The next battle situation completely entered the rhythm of Shanhai Town.
Among the three leaders of the rogue bandits, the first leader Huo Du was killed in battle, the second leader Heiqi was trapped at the north gate, and the third leader Huo Liu was captured. The rogues in the west have no leader. Although they still retain part of their combat power, they don't know what to do next, whether to continue to attack or retreat.
Ouyang Shuo didn't give the rogues much time to think. After the crisis of the city wall was resolved, he decisively ordered Shi Wansui to gather sword and shield soldiers and prepare to leave the city to completely defeat the rogues.
Ouyang Shuo bid farewell to Bai Hua and the others, and walked down the city wall. Below the city wall, the cavalry is resting on the spot, and the medical team is simply bandaging the wounded. Although this wave of shock was unexpected, in order to damage the siege equipment of the rogues to the greatest extent, more than fifty people were still lost.
"My lord!" Seeing Ouyang Shuo, Lin Yi immediately saluted.
Ouyang Shuo nodded and said with a smile, "Good job."
"My lord, what should we do next?" Lin Yi asked with concern.
"Naturally, they will be defeated in one go. The infantry battalion will leave the city with you this time."
Lin Yi was stunned, and said suspiciously: "My lord, there are still many rogues? Why don't you use the city wall and continue to defend the city?"
Ouyang Shuo shook his head and said, "They are already scared, how dare they continue to attack the city. If my prediction is correct, as long as we launch the last attack, it should be difficult for the enemy to organize their defenses. Retreating and fleeing is their only option." Choose. We don’t have time to waste time with these rogues, don’t forget that the North Gate is still under attack from rogue cavalry, and it will change sooner or later.”
"clear."
After a short rest, Ouyang Shuo personally led the team, leading 550 cavalry, plus 800 surviving sword and shield soldiers, rushed out of the city gate again.
This time, Ouyang Shuo was no longer planning to adopt guerrilla tactics, but to have a head-to-head duel with the bandits. The cavalry was like a torrent, crashing directly into the bandit formation, and started killing mercilessly. The sword and shield soldiers who followed up did not show any weakness, and under the leadership of Shi Wansui, they were extremely brave.
Speaking of which, the sword and shield soldiers were holding their breath. They had passively defended on the city wall for a long time, and now they finally had the opportunity to launch an attack on the frontal battlefield. How could they not be excited.
As expected by Ouyang Shuo, the attack launched by Shanhai Town was once again beyond the expectations of the rogues. After paying huge casualties, the rogue who has become a frightened bird can no longer bear it. At this time, there is no need to be entangled anymore, just run for your life as soon as possible.
At this moment, Ouyang Shuo had other thoughts. Riding on a green horse, he shouted loudly to the fleeing bandits: "Put down your weapons, surrender and don't kill!"
Seeing that the lord was playing tricks of recruiting and surrendering again, the soldiers cooperated and shouted tacitly: "Put down your weapons, surrender without killing!" The huge sound was deafening.
To be honest, it is a bit inexplicable that these rogues were arranged to attack Shanhai Town. Since the big boss is dead, surrendering is also a good choice. Therefore, without too much urging, the rogues kept dropping their weapons and surrendering on the spot.
Of course, there are also diehards who want to take the opportunity to escape. Of course, Ouyang Shuo would not be soft on these rogues, he ordered the cavalry to pursue and kill them one by one. Those who walked on two legs could not run faster than those on four legs. Needless to say, most of these rogues who tried to escape were killed.
Seeing that there was no hope of escape, more rogues began to surrender. The weapons in their hands were like hot potatoes, and they were thrown faster and faster one by one.
Ouyang Shuo didn't have time to count the number of people who surrendered, so he left behind the soldiers with swords and shields to escort the captives to the barracks. Ouyang Shuo led the cavalry back to the city, passed through the town and ran towards the north gate.
At this time, the black cavalry did not know what happened to the west, and was still trying to lead the cavalry to break through the defense of the north gate. It is a pity that these cavalry are good at charging, and it is difficult for them to attack the city. Coupled with the lack of siege equipment, it is even more difficult.
Limited by the width and depth of the moat, the Mengchong fighting ships of the Beihai Fleet could not enter the moat. Therefore, the defenders of the north gate at this time consisted of only four squadrons of the City Defense Battalion of Yushui Town, including a squadron of sword and shield soldiers, two squadrons of archers, and a squadron of crossbowmen. Fortunately, the Shenji Battalion deployed four ordinary bed crossbows at the north gate, which finally made up for the gap in strength slightly.
The offensive and defensive sides were at a stalemate, and they didn't know what to do for a while.
At this time, Ouyang Shuo led the cavalry to the gate of the North Gate. Ouyang Shuo ordered Lin Yi to stand by at the gate of the city with his troops, and climbed up the tower by himself.
Seeing Ouyang Shuo, Ge Hongliang and Zhang Daniu, who were in charge of guarding the north gate, were very surprised.
Ge Hongliang's heart moved, and he asked uncertainly: "My lord, but Xi Mian has already won?"
Ouyang Shuo nodded approvingly, and said with a smile, "That's right, the threat to the west has been completely lifted. General Shi is escorting the prisoners back to the camp. I'm worried about your side, so I came here with cavalry for reinforcements."
"Great!" Ge Hongliang and Zhang Daniu said in unison.
"Let's go, let me see the cavalry of the bandits." Ouyang Shuo walked to the side of the tower and looked down the city. I saw about 800 cavalrymen hiding far away from the range of the bed crossbow, not daring to show their heads.
Ouyang Shuo also did not want to let this group of cavalry go. After experiencing this battle, although Shanhai Town won the victory, it also suffered heavy casualties and urgently needed fresh blood. The rogues in front of them happened to be the right soldiers sent up. Second, after this battle, Shanhai Town will be promoted to Shanhai County, and it is imperative to expand the army. That being the case, it is most appropriate to bring these rogues under the flag.
Ouyang Shuo didn't care about their rogue identities, a large part of Shanhai Town's army came from rogues. As long as the military salary is paid on time, and then restrained by military discipline, the banditry of the rogues will be slowly worn away over time. There are not many bandits themselves who really like to do evil. Most of them are forced to make a living, out of desperation or by chance, they become bandits.
Ouyang Shuo turned around, looked at Ge Hongliang, and asked calmly, "Director Ge, according to your observation, what is the character of that leader of the rogue cavalry?"
"What does your lord mean?" Ge Hongliang was a little surprised.
"You don't have to worry about what I think, just talk about your own intuitive feelings." The director of military affairs, sometimes, just likes to think too much.
Ge Hongliang thought about it, and said, "According to my subordinates, the other party doesn't seem like a vicious person."
"Oh." Ouyang Shuo's eyes lit up, and he asked with interest, "How do you say it?"
Ge Hongliang sorted out his wording, and then said: "In the beginning, the opponent rushed directly to the city gate, preparing to launch a strong attack. However, after discovering that our bed crossbow was too lethal, the opponent decisively ordered to retreat, and did not act recklessly. Continue to attack. Therefore, the subordinates boldly speculate that the other party still cherishes the subordinates. Generally speaking, such a leader will not be a vicious person."
Ouyang Shuo nodded, noncommittal.
Ouyang Shuo thought for a while, and finally said to Ge Hongliang: "In that case, let's meet the cavalry leader for a while!"
"Here!"
Going down the tower, Ouyang Shuo rode on the green clam horse and ordered the city gate guards to open the city gate and put down the drawbridge.
When the black knight was in a dilemma, he suddenly saw the city gate that he had been unable to attack for a long time, but suddenly opened it from the inside. The suspension bridge was slowly lowered, and a group of cavalry appeared at the gate of the city.
Ouyang Shuo led the cavalry, crossed the suspension bridge, crossed the moat, and was less than a thousand meters away from the rogue cavalry. He shouted loudly, "I am the lord of Shanhai Town. Which one of you is the leader, can you come out and speak?"
The black knight was in doubt, when he suddenly saw a young general walking in the front, riding a horse that looked handsome and extraordinary at first glance, wearing exquisite armor, with extraordinary momentum.
Hearing Ouyang Shuo's words, Heiqi was even more surprised, a bad premonition rose from the bottom of his heart. At this time, Heiqi didn't allow himself to admit his cowardice, he patted his horse and walked to the front of the team, and replied loudly: "I am the leader of the cavalry, Heiqi, what advice do you have?"
Ouyang Shuo nodded, seeing the other party's words, he was not as rude as ordinary rogues, and he had more confidence in his heart, and said, "I don't dare to be taught, it's just the battle situation in the west, I'm afraid you don't know, I can tell you something .”
The bad premonition in Heiqi's heart became stronger and stronger. On the surface, he was still strong, but in terms of momentum, he did not show any weakness, and shouted: "Hmph, how do you say it?"
Ouyang Shuo also played tricks, saying: "Your chief has already been shot and killed by our bed crossbow. Not only that, the entire West Route army has surrendered. I don't need to say more, I think you all know what this means. The situation of the battle has been decided, and I don't want to cause more slaughter. As long as you are willing to surrender, I guarantee that you will not be blamed for the past, and you can be accepted into the Shanhai Town military."
Ouyang Shuo's shout immediately caused a commotion among the rogue cavalry.
Heiqi felt a chill in his heart, sure enough, the worst result came out. Of course, he would not be fooled by the other party's simple words, and he shouted sharply: "Absurd. This is just your family's words, how can you believe it." After the black knight finished speaking, the rogue became much quieter, and followed to doubt the truth of the matter. .
Ouyang Shuo smiled, and turned his head to signal to Lin Yi who was behind him.
Lin Yi understood and ordered Huo Dian's head to be sent to the opposite side.
Seeing the head of the great leader, the rogue cavalry finally became convinced that the army to the west had really surrendered. A wave of despair welled up in my heart. It is impossible for their lone army to escape across the pontoon bridge now. After all, the opponent also has cavalry, so he will never allow himself to cross the pontoon bridge calmly.
Heiqi turned his head to look at the panicked subordinates with a pained expression. In the end, he became cruel, turned his head to look at Ouyang Shuo, and shouted sadly, "I'll wait for my wish to come down."
"Good!" Ouyang Shuo was overjoyed.