Accompanied by the burst of sword energy, there was a rush of trumpets in the forest.
Without any order, countless soldiers came out of the forest covered in mud and leaves, and attacked Li Neng's army from left to right, like two sharp knives piercing the softest abdomen, completely killing Li Neng. I was caught off guard. The army in front had already run 100 meters away. Seeing the disaster in the rear, they were caught in an embarrassing situation for a while. Many exhausted soldiers didn't even have time to react, and they didn't even have the idea of returning to help.
Li Neng didn't expect to encounter an ambush here at all, and the sword energy just now made too much noise, startling the horse he was riding. The frightened white horse was out of control for a while, knocking four or five soldiers into the air one after another before barely stopping, Li Neng barely had time to make any command, the soldiers of Yuxi City had already smashed his formation to pieces.
But Li Neng has read some military books after all, and knows that this is the most stressful time, but he must not just let it go. In history, many generals turned around and left when encountering an ambush, that is, they really couldn't escape.
On the contrary, if you can gather your own army as soon as possible, there is still room for change.
"Are you pigs, being chased and killed? Take up arms for me, have you forgotten how I taught you! Attack, attack me! Take the spears in your hands and kill me back! !"
Li Neng whipped a hesitant soldier in the face, causing blood to flow from his mouth and nose.
But he was attacked in a hurry, and he didn't know how many ambush soldiers were still in the woods. Li Neng's idea is indeed correct. At this time, the situation must be stabilized to make a comeback, but what an ambushed army needs most is a person with leadership qualities to tell everyone what to do now, simply fight Scolding is a matter for the supervising team, and it will not have any effect.
So one soldier was beaten, and the other soldiers not only failed to recover as soon as possible, but even showed signs of fleeing.
The biggest effect of Li Neng's voice was to let the army in Yuxi City understand that this stupid general on a tall horse is the enemy commander. So in an instant, the soldiers of Yuxi City quickly changed their combat direction, and went directly to Li Neng's side to cover up and kill them.
Li Neng was dumbfounded.
"What are you doing in a daze, protect me quickly! Come on, stop these bastards for me!"
Li Neng, who was helpless, could only yell at him while turning his horse's head and fleeing towards the place where his soldiers were densely packed. In the process, the brave steed he was riding knocked down many of his own soldiers, causing more chaos.
After getting a little safer, a soldier rushed back immediately and said to Li Neng:
"Third Young Master, there has been an ambush here in Yuxi City for a long time, and I am afraid it will be difficult to succeed this time. The most urgent thing is to go back to Lingyun City to meet the Eldest Young Master and report the situation here. We will escort the Third Young Master back, please give the order as soon as possible. .”
Li Neng recognized that this was one of the elite that Li Yi entrusted to him, but right now he didn't care about being polite, and ordered directly:
"Go back? Now that we are fleeing, and Yuxi City is launching a pursuit, won't our people all die here?"
As soon as the voice fell, his expression changed suddenly, and he had already reacted:
"You fucking... want my people to stay and die?"
The elite soldier said without changing his face:
"We are the soldiers of the eldest son, not the soldiers of the third son. We will not fight battles that are not sure, or where the sacrifice is too great. The eldest son has given us instructions in advance. If we are in danger, we will take the three You can take it home alone, young master."
Li Neng really wants to say that if the world is full of sure battles, what do you need? !
Before the words came out, the shouts of killing were approaching.
In times of crisis, Li Neng's army is completely disorganized. Li Neng's military formation training for them is to let them memorize who they are, who they are, who they are, who they are, who they are, who are front, rear, left, and right, so once they are scattered at the beginning of the scene, they don't know what they should do in the chaos. In contrast, the army in Yuxi City not only recharged their batteries for a long time, but also had double buffs of [Array Enhancement] and [Territorial Protection], which was absolutely overwhelming.
Even Li Neng hesitated now.
If you can run, who doesn't want to run, even if the army you have organized with great painstaking efforts will suffer heavy casualties, at least you can survive. Stay here and continue to fight, who knows what the result will be.
Li Neng looked at the Yuxi City soldiers who were coming towards him, and swallowed a mouthful of saliva.
At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded on the battlefield:
"The number of ambush soldiers is only four hundred, and our number is three times that of the opponent. Can't three people kill one person? If we continue to run like this, no one will survive! Those who are willing to fight once, follow behind my Selaginella , I personally lead the troops to buy time for everyone to line up, but you must hurry up! Don’t panic, if you find that the people in front of you die unfortunately during the formation, the people behind will make up for it! Hurry up, take action, the army Those at the front of the line should stand in an open space first, and the others will follow quickly!"
There was no pep talk in this speech, it was as plain as a physical education teacher calling a scattered group of students.
But there are actually two crucial pieces of information in it:
First, let each soldier know what to do next.
Second, make them understand that there is hope in what they do.
So the fleeing soldiers quickly assembled, and Selaginella also fulfilled his promise, leading the soldiers under his command to face the army of Yuxi City and kill them.
But Selaginella is very smart, he did not fight the soldiers of Yuxi City head-on, but adopted a roundabout strategy.
He didn't know which school officer he snatched a horse from. At this moment, he didn't even think about superiority and inferiority. Everything was for survival. With high mobility, coupled with his own level of cultivation, he can play a certain role in restraining the soldiers of Yuxi City.
Li Neng immediately saw hope. But he didn't notice the difference between Selaginella's words and his own. He only saw that he yelled a few times and no one responded, but after Selaginella said a few words, everyone started to act. He felt that it was necessary to show his sense of existence, so he immediately turned his horse's head and ran towards the army formation. When he saw a soldier who couldn't find his position, he went up with a whip without saying a word, and scolded while whipping:
"Trash, why don't you hurry up? What kind of soldiers are you still doing? Look at the difference between you and the soldiers of Yuxi City? They don't even need someone to command, and then look at you! I thought about running away before I met you." , Is this your attitude? Whoever doesn't work hard, I'll kill him with a sword first!"
What Li Neng didn't know was that the soldiers he whipped and reprimanded were already desperately trying to find their place. However, due to the long march and lack of food, they were already quite weak, and coupled with the large changes in the military formation, it was difficult for them to stand in the right place in a short time. They were so anxious that they were whipped and scolded again. The grievance and anger made them no longer want to fight seriously, and the desire to escape emerged again.
What Li Neng didn't know was that he slowed down the pace of the soldiers' assembly and almost killed Selaginella who was desperately dealing with the troops in Yuxi City. During this period of time, he entered and exited the army formation in Yuxi City several times, and suffered at least five or six serious injuries. The soldiers who followed him were also going through life and death. Everyone held their breath and desperately squeezed out a trace of pain from the depths of their muscles. Strength, every second is a life and death torment.
If he was a little distracted and looked back at this time, and saw that the situation he had finally calmed down had become like this, I don't know what he would think.
But Selaginella never looked back once, not because he was so brave and relentless, but because he wanted to live so much that he had to go all out.