The rugged terrain caused a lot of trouble for the march. The formation of the central army led by Macarillo himself dragged on longer. The weather in late April was already a bit hot, and the hot weather brought a lot of difficulties to the soldiers. Fortunately, the soldiers who were accustomed to the hot climate were able to adapt, but marching in such a mountainous and forested area was indeed not a good job. In order to speed up, the officers leading the troops broke away from their formations, hoping to reach their destination earlier. , Macarillo has already punished two thousand-man captains who led troops, but after all, this team was not led by him himself, and it is difficult to satisfy people in terms of discipline. Macarillo could only watch helplessly as the army spread over the hillside like locusts, not even waiting for the second wave of scouts to report back.
Shi Lin lurked motionless in the bushes on the mountainside. The hot weather had already soaked his military uniform more than three times. The itchy feeling on his vest was simply driving people crazy. Unknown bugs swiped from his cheeks from time to time. However, maybe it felt that there was no difference between the color of its cheeks and the soil on the ground, which made him feel relieved and a little frustrated. It seemed that the camouflage of his team was successful, but the dark skin was also one of his true colors. It will be even more difficult for a Tang woman to be a wife. The people ambushing behind him were all soldiers from the Fourth Battalion of the Second Regiment. As an attacking team of pure Gaoyue people, even if the blade was inserted into the neck, as long as there was no order, they would remain motionless. This was already an achievement. An iron discipline is deeply instilled in the mind of every soldier of the First Division.
The sun was getting hotter and fiercer. Although there were branches above to cover him, the hot and humid weather was even more unbearable. Beads of sweat slid down the corners of his forehead and eyes one by one. Finally, it slipped to the corner of my mouth and I licked it. It was salty. I quietly tightened the belt around my waist. There was not much water left in the water bag on my back. I had to save some water in case the march of the Luzon people slowed down. I'm afraid that the waiting time will be longer. I have to endure it if I can't help it. No matter what happens, we can't lose the prestige of our second team. The commander of the regiment has already said that the division commander has an order. If anyone dares to cause problems in this battle, it will not only be a matter of a few whips, but you may even be asked to pack up and go home, and you will also be held accountable to the third level. The responsibility of an officer is an unprecedented shame. Ever since Gao Yueren joined His Majesty the King of Qin, he has never been sent home. If such a thing happened, no one would dare to go back to his hometown and find a remote place to settle the matter as soon as possible.
Looking up, there was still no movement ahead. The brothers had been lying on this land for more than two hours. These scouts didn't know how to get the news. How come we have walked less than ten miles for more than two hours and still haven't seen a trace. Although this is a mountain road that is not easy to walk, the slope is not that big. Two hours is enough, but there is no sign yet.
Even his eyes were a little sore. Shi Lin's gaze finally fixed on a blurry figure three hundred meters ahead. Yes, he looked around cautiously. It seems to be quite conscientious, but from the speed of its movement and the shape of the stone forest, it can be inferred that it is a young child. The observation position chosen is inappropriate, thinking that standing at a high place can overlook the panoramic view and discover everything. It's the performance of a newbie. The distance pushed to the two wings is not enough. It seems that it was a perfunctory idea from the beginning.
The blurry figure finally became clear, and finally passed 80 meters away in front of Shi Lin. Soon, as soon as the scouts passed, it was time for the forward troops to come over. Shi Lin was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief, and scratched the itch that was almost paralyzing. The back of endurance. As several figures emerged, groups of Luzon soldiers gradually began to appear in the distance, followed by piles of blurry black figures swarming towards the area. Perhaps they felt that the weather was too hot. Hoping to arrive at the destination a day earlier, when the neatly arranged Chinese army appeared, the front army was already scattered like a pot of boiling porridge.
Shanzhu looked down with some surprise at the Luzon army passing from the front. Except that the Chinese army following closely behind could be regarded as an army, the performance of the Luzon front army was simply unbelievable. It was the army under the command of Frederick, the military prodigy of the Central Continent, who was highly praised by His Highness the King of Qin. Could it be that Frederick knew that he was ambushing here and was preparing a trick to lure the enemy? Or did Frederick simply live up to his reputation
Of course he didn't know that in order to achieve the goal of a quick victory, Luzon had already mobilized almost all the troops in the country except for the army that had to stay across the Brahmaputra River, and Manlong City had to retain a considerable number of troops. Just in case, since Patmao City has been captured, the troops left behind are naturally the reserve troops that have just been converted into second-line troops. Due to the lack of necessary training funds due to domestic financial constraints, these reserve troops have almost no formal training. Many of them have not undergone formal training. People even changed from peasants to soldiers. Except for the 3,000 regular troops commanded by General Maccarillo himself, the other 7,000 people were almost a patchwork of rabble. Frederick originally had no intention of letting them go to the front line. He just hoped that they could perform their duties as a garrison in Luzon and station themselves in the Pamir area in a pretentious manner. It was enough to make the natives fearful and dare not act rashly.
But such a mighty and chaotic army swaggered through Shanzhu's nose. It didn't feel like an army marching, but like a group of noisy mobs heading to a certain place to prepare for a party and cause trouble. Taking a deep breath, Shanzhu shook his head. No matter what, this was an opportunity. In this case, even if it was a trap, Shanzhu was ready to give him a try. This kind of opportunity was too rare. The target is right in front of you. If you don't even have this kind of decision-making ability, then you really should go back to your hometown and work hard.
We should be grateful to the local Pamir residents. Without their guidance, Shanzhu and the others would not have been able to find such a suitable ambush location in a short time. Although they were prepared versus unprepared, the victory of the Western Xinjiang Army would have been early. It was already doomed, but it would be the best thing to be able to ruin the Luzon people's journey north with an extremely perfect ending.
Just when Maccarillo was cursing the difficulty of the road and looking around for changes in the terrain, he also discovered that this terrain was not only not conducive to rapid passage, but also a good place for ambush. The gentle slope to the east was spacious. It is smooth and smooth, except for dense shrubs and grass, and to the west are rugged mountains, forcing the team to spread out on the lower edge of the gentle slope. Coupled with the chaos of the front army, the entire team appears to be disorganized. If an enemy chooses to Ambushed here, Maccarillo didn't know how many of these ten thousand people could be left.
Thinking of this, Macarillo couldn't help but shuddered. Perhaps in order to respond to Macarillo's guess, Macarillo was preparing to order all ministries to pass this section as quickly as possible. It didn't look dangerous, but When it turned out to be a slope in a bad land, only a roar was heard, as countless round boulders mixed with countless rolling logs swarmed down, immediately covering up the Luzon soldiers who were almost all over the lower half of the gentle slope area. , as the speed of running accelerated, huge boulders and rolling logs jumped and pressed down on the mountains, instantly swallowing up countless Luzon soldiers and turning them into meat paste. Just as the Luzon soldiers were painfully avoiding the coming from When the rolling wooden boulders from above attacked, wave after wave of Western Xinjiang crossbowmen and spear throwers, who were already ready to attack, condescendingly purged the Luzon soldiers who had finally escaped the first wave of attacks.
The panicked Luzon soldiers ran around howling and running to avoid the blow that came from an unknown source. In their minds, they did not realize at all what dangers they would encounter on their trip to the Pamirs, but the reality before them was Tell them they are on the wrong trip.
Faced with the sudden blow and the unprecedented chaos of the front army, Maccarillo, apart from the panic he showed at the time, should be said to be extremely responsive. In addition to ordering his Chinese army to maintain their formation immediately, In addition to moving steadily westward to avoid as much as possible the impact of rolling logs and rocks and the collapsed front army, he also ordered the flanking troops to quickly form a formation to face the enemy, preparing for the upcoming head-on confrontation. Although it is not yet known where the enemy belongs, the fact that they can choose this place to set up an ambush is quite telling. The large number of crossbows and spear attacks are definitely not something that the local indigenous armed forces can possess. It seems that except for the Komini people or the Tanghe people, there is no such thing. Which side has this kind of force, and throwing spears is not what the Komini people are good at, then the only possibility is the Tanghe people.
Now is no longer the time to think about how the Tanghe people suddenly appeared in the Pamir region. How to escape from this area as much as possible is definitely what Maccarillo needs to think about. Since his middle route army has been attacked, Then one can imagine the fate of the other two armies. The Tanghe people have always liked to catch them all in one fell swoop, and that Li Wufeng was not a good person. Macarillo, who had already predicted the fate of the other two armies, besides cursing the false information provided by the intelligence department, now also We can only hope that the enemy's frontal combat force will not be too strong so that we can escape by chance, although this hope is slim.
The Xijiang soldiers swarming down suddenly shattered Macarillo's last illusion. The Xijiang soldiers, who were at least similar to the armed force he led, quickly swarmed the entire battlefield, while the Gaoyue soldiers were running around in the mountains with murderous intent. Teng Teng's heroic performance also completely dashed Macarillo's hopes. The front army, which was completely in chaos, and the rear army, which was on the verge of collapse at any time, were simply unable to shoulder their responsibilities. Except for the Chinese army he led, they were able to resist bravely. , the two armies raised their hands and surrendered without causing much trouble to the people of Xijiang.