Chapter 1075: War Begins on All Fronts
While driving the snail toad, Dong Rui murmured, "We have to find a way to increase the load."
Carrying more guards in will also protect his own safety.
On the other side, Qiu Hu led the landing army to maintain the original direction and continue to meet the Bailong people.
Wulu's reaction speed was beyond He Lingchuan's expectation, and he actually ran away halfway. Even if the Yangshan army ran at full speed, it might not be able to intercept him in time.
This guy probably ran away when the Yangshan ship landed on the beach, and now it has caused trouble for He Lingchuan.
Looking at the forces of both sides, the Yangshan Islands sent a 3,000-man guard team, and the combat power of Lu Qingbang and the Bailong tribe was only 2,000 exhausted soldiers after two days of fierce fighting.
Looking at the opposite side, Wulu brought more than 6,000 people, minus more than 1,300 people who fell into the water, there were still a full 4,000 people.
These are all elites trained by Wulu for many years, and they have Yuanli to rely on.
In terms of the number of soldiers, quality, and fighting spirit, He Lingchuan and Lu Qingbang's side not only did not have an advantage, but also suffered from a lack of Yuanli.
Now Wulu was busy fleeing, only because He Lingchuan's surprise troops came from the sky, disrupting his battle plan; the ships coming from the sea were so dense that he could not tell the real number for a while. He was cautious by nature and decided to avoid the sharp edge for the time being.
When Wulu found out the number of the support troops, he would immediately analyze the pros and cons and change his tactics.
By then, what awaited He Lingchuan and the Yangshan Guard was a round of hard battles.
So He Lingchuan had to intercept Wulu as soon as possible.
He now attacked Wulu's army by surprise, just as Wulu ambushed the Bailong people before, playing a time difference.
Just after He Lingchuan and others disappeared for a cup of tea, a second signal suddenly burst out in the jungle. This time it was two red smoke arrows, which were more significant than the first one.
Qiu Hu and others were already fighting with the Yaguo army. At this time, they looked up and were overjoyed:
He Island Master hit the target!
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Lu Qingbang has been struggling to hold on.
Wanqi Tong was seriously injured, and the morale of the Bailong people also fell to the bottom. Fortunately, before Wanqi Tong fell into a coma, he handed over the command to Lu Qingbang.
He knew very well that Lu Qingbang might not have the ability to lead the Bailong people to escape, but if Wanqi Tong had any accident, the Bailong people would immediately need a new leader, so as not to collapse on the spot.
In order to encourage these Bailong people, Lu Qingbang tried every method, so he was overjoyed when he received Lu Feiyan's signal to take action.
Finally, the reinforcements finally came!
However, once they counterattacked on all fronts, they would have to bear all the pressure of the Ya country army's concentrated fire in a short period of time.
Lu Feiyan also communicated with him about this matter in a secret letter, and he was mentally prepared.
Even so, the casualties of the coalition forces increased at an alarming rate.
Although they were all fighting away from home and not in their own territory, the Ya people had Yuanli, which had a clear advantage over the Bailong people. Wulu put all his troops into Luding Beach, and the coalition forces suddenly felt overwhelmed.
If they continued to fight like this for another hour, I'm afraid that all the elite soldiers of Bailie and Bailong warriors would die!
Lu Qingbang had never experienced the intensity and severity of this battle on the eastern front of Bailie.
This is called a fight to the death!
Fortunately, just when Lu Qingbang himself was on the verge of collapse, several strange large ships suddenly sailed out of the thick fog and waved flags to them.
Don't do it, don't shoot arrows, they are our own people.
Then, these large ships anchored on Luding Beach.
In addition to the name of the ship, a large word "Shan" was painted on the bow, which was illuminated by the torches and caught the eyes of every Bailong person.
The tired Bailong people had to cheer up and prepare to fight or welcome.
Previously, Wulu had several large ships in his hands, but he did not choose to attack Luding Beach from the sea because Yaren was not good at beach battles and forced landing would result in heavy casualties. Obviously, the Yaguo army can wear out the Bailong people, so why would he take the risk?
And attacking from behind the enemy's back sounds wise, but it is extremely difficult to implement in practice. Once the ship approaches, the opponent will definitely be aware of it.
Now this fleet dare not rashly land on the beach, lest the Bailong people misjudge the attack. A man appeared from the bow, with empty hands and shouting Lu Qingbang's name.
Lu Qingbang recognized him at a glance.
Isn't this Huang Zhao, a subordinate of Hedaozhu? He was also on Soding Island on the night of the Spring Festival. It is said that he was originally a pirate leader.
"Mr. Lu!" Huang Zhao smiled and waved at him, and he didn't jump off the boat until Lu Qingbang ran over.
The two clenched their fists and patted each other's shoulders.
Even if they didn't have much interaction in the past, they were like brothers at this moment.
"Get off the boat!" Huang Zhao waved to the boat, "Change people!"
Then, densely packed, fully armed soldiers jumped off the boat, all of them were in high spirits, in sharp contrast to the fatigue of the Bailong people after a long battle.
The Bailong people were drooling at the sight.
It turned out that Lu Qingbang had not lied to them, and the reinforcements had really arrived!
"Congratulations to the island master for sending us here to fight alongside Master Lu!" Huang Zhao said solemnly, "Since the big ship is free, please quickly transport women and children off the island, as many as you can!"
Lu Qingbang could not say anything except nodding his head vigorously and saying "good" a few times.
At this time, fireworks of hope finally ignited in the direction of Storm Bay.
There, the main force of the reinforcements had successfully landed!
Two fireworks, one red and one yellow, illuminated the night sky, and Lu Qingbang almost choked up.
"Reinforcements are coming, reinforcements have landed in Storm Bay!" He shouted loudly. The long battle and command made his voice hoarse, but he didn't feel any pain. "Charge, let's push back to Storm Bay!"
The fireworks exploding in the sky and the commander's shouting made the team, which had been fighting to the point of numbness, have light in their eyes again.
Reinforcements are coming?
Many people were slow to react and thought for a long time before they realized:
Reinforcements are coming!
Finally they have waited for it!
They don't have to die.
Their families don't have to die.
They have been looking forward to it for so long, but when the chance of life really came, they couldn't believe it.
Until the comrades around them shouted to kill, the Bailong warriors woke up from their dreams and rushed forward with the team.
Counterattack, counterattack!
After being humiliated for so long, they finally broke out again with the remaining strength of surviving from desperate situations.
Then, they found that their opponents were weak--
Ulu urgently transferred more than 2,000 people back to Storm Bay, and the pressure on the Bailong tribe suddenly decreased, and they immediately broke out with all their strength in the southeast direction.
The Yangshan Guards marched northeast from Storm Bay, while Luqingbang and the Bailong tribe attacked southeast from Luting Beach, rushing in both directions.
The Ya Kingdom army, caught in the middle, was attacked from both sides, and it was not easy for the thieves.
Wanqi Feng led his tribesmen to cut diagonally to the northwest, and each of them had a wind charm attached to them to speed up the mountain running.
This was left over from the previous attack on the Qinglong tribe, and it can still be used now.
He Lingchuan and Aunt Zhu had already gone to intercept Wulu, and Wanqi Feng was going to block the Ya Kingdom army from responding to Wulu.
Wulu was not in the army, this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! As long as this snake head was cut off, the battle in Storm Bay would be over.
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The mountain road was tortuous, and it was not easy to encounter a section of the road. Wulu and the two hundred guards seized the time to whip the horses.
He chose to station on the high ground, not only because it was in the middle and he could keep an eye on Storm Bay and Ludin Beach at the same time, but also because the roads up and down the high ground were naturally relatively flat and could accommodate horses.
Now, whether the Bailong tribe set out from Ludin Beach or the new enemy army rushed from Storm Bay, the rugged mountain roads did not support riding, and they could only run on their legs.
No matter how fast the army ran, could it compare with horses?
So even if the enemy wanted to catch up with him, they would definitely not be as fast as him - unless they used magical powers.
In times of crisis, Wulu's meticulousness and foresight were revealed.
At most seven miles, he could join the main force. This distance was only half a cup of tea (five minutes) for a horse.
Seeing that the mountain road ahead was empty, Wulu urged the horse to speed up.
He was surrounded by the guards in the middle, and there were guards galloping to protect him in front, behind, and on both sides.
At this moment, the three cavalrymen running in the front did not slow down, but an accident happened -
The man was still riding on the horse, and while running, his head fell off!
I don't know what beheaded them. Their mounts were so fast that their heads fell to the ground after running for more than ten feet. The blood from their necks spurted all over the ground, and even the leaves on the roadside were dyed red.
The riders behind them didn't notice and followed them. As a result, their necks were also cut by invisible weapons and they died inexplicably!
"Stop, stop!" Wulu shouted twice.
He didn't need to shout. The cavalrymen of Yaguo were so scared when they saw this scene. They tightened their reins at the same time. Several horses were so stiff that they stood up.
It was so shocking. The companions who were running well before the snap of a finger were suddenly beheaded.
What kind of killer weapon was invisible and took the lives of ten people in an instant?
Before the hooves of the horses that stood up fell back to the ground, dozens of arrows were shot out from the long grass on the roadside.
When encountering an enemy attack, the first reaction of the guards was to turn around and protect the general. The arrows shot at Wulu were either knocked away or hit the shield, and none of them hit the target.
But the other seven or eight arrows pierced other guards and horses.
They looked down and saw that these were not ordinary arrows, but black spikes the length of a palm!
Although it was easier to pull out than the arrow head, the wound immediately felt a burning pain, as if the muscle was being dissolved by strong acid.
The thorns were poisonous!
The guards trembled with pain and quickly took out the antidote pills and swallowed them in one gulp.
After the reduction of Yuanli, it could still cause such pain. How strong must the poison on the arrows be?
The horses knew.
The two well-trained horses went crazy on the spot, leaving their masters and rushing to the curb. They shook their heads and neighed while rolling down the slope, followed by the bang of heavy objects falling to the ground.
After two waves of arrow rain, the bushes shook twice, and two broken wood flew out and hit Wulu directly.
Each piece was more than six feet in diameter. The cross section was very fresh, and the tree still had green leaves and branches.
The opponent was so powerful that he used the tree as a hidden weapon. Now the guards were all crowded together, and if they were hit, they would fall down.
Wu Lu had no choice but to shout "Disperse".