HCB Chapter 216: The Fang Family Army is Destroyed
Chapter 216: The Fang Family Army is Destroyed
Now for Fang Chengyu, it’s time to give it a try.
More than two thousand cavalrymen rushed forward quickly without stopping at all, preparing to rely on the impact of the horses to force open a gap.
I believe it's dark now, so if we force our way through, there shouldn't be any problem.
But soon, the cavalry horses in front kept wailing and screaming, causing the cavalry on the horses to fall down in fear.
After a group of cavalrymen fell one after another, the cavalrymen behind them did not slow down their horses, but forced their way over the fallen wounded soldiers.
They were greeted by another wave of arrows.
After much difficulty keeping an eye on the casualties, they finally arrived in front, but the rows of brooms in front made the horses in front panic and run away.
The elite cavalry of the Fang family army had never seen or encountered these things.
Soon, many horses slowed down, especially at this time, white smoke was rising from behind the brooms.
"Bang bang bang bang" firearms and muskets fired continuously.
Hundreds of muskets fired at once, causing more than two hundred cavalrymen to fall off their horses with screams.
Before they even got close to the shield, nearly one-third of the cavalry had been killed.
However, these cavalrymen of the Fang family army were all the commanders and guards of each army, especially Fang Chengyu's 800 most loyal guards, who tried their best to force their way forward.
But then there was a series of "bang bang bang bang" sounds of muskets firing bullets.
At such a close distance, and with the warhorse target being so high, it is easy to be hit. As long as the warhorse is hit, the horse's scream is enough to make the cavalry fall down.
Then came the third round of musketry.
The Fang family army's cavalry, half of whom had been killed, were all shocked. What on earth could this thing be?
The remaining people finally managed to survive, suffering heavy casualties from the damn bullets and the endless rain of arrows, and crashed into their shields.
The soldiers behind the shield flew out, spitting blood.
But as more brooms came around, the warhorse's speed did slow down a lot.
There were also wounded soldiers and disabled war horses all over the ground, which also reduced the speed of Fang's army a lot.
Moreover, there were many long-haired people inside. Not long after these war horses rushed out, they were completely defeated and fell into the sea of people.
Thousands of blocking soldiers quickly surrounded them from all directions and forcibly surrounded the more than a thousand cavalrymen.
No matter how strong the cavalry on horseback were, they were powerless to open the door with brooms sweeping over them.
There were also spears and tridents that appeared one after another, constantly pulling them off their horses.
Fang Chengyu, who was also wearing fine armor, was hooked by the broom, and his horse slowed down, and he was forcibly pulled off the horse.
A group of soldiers quickly stepped forward, surrounded him and pinned him to the ground.
"Catch Fang Chengyu, catch Fang Chengyu."
When the cavalry of the Fang family army, who were still resisting, heard this, they shouted and called for saving the Duke.
The deputy general also roared and wanted to provide support, but when his horse was stabbed with a bloody hole, he fell off and was immediately stabbed through the heart by a spear.
The last cavalry of the entire Fang family army finally fell completely into the chaotic sea of infantry.
And except for Fang Chengyu, a veteran in fine armor, all the others had died in battle.
These are Fang Chengyu's absolutely loyal guards, so naturally none of them will be left alive.
As for the other infantrymen who wanted to come to support, they were hit by a hail of arrows and suffered heavy casualties, so they had to retreat again.
They don't even have armor now, and a rain of arrows is enough to take their lives.
The armies from four directions surrounded the tens of thousands of Fang family soldiers tightly, forming several encirclements.
Force them to lay down their weapons and surrender immediately.
Some people wanted to rush forward to resist, but they were immediately shot to death by a hail of arrows.
The other members of the Fang family army felt extremely aggrieved. When had the Fang family army ever encountered such a miserable scene?
They can't even resist, they have no way to survive.
Moreover, the armies surrounding them were all well-armored and had shiny weapons, which were no match for this group of hungry remnants.
All the soldiers who wanted to be loyal to Fang Chengyu have been killed one after another.
The Fang family army without armor was like pigs without hair, ready to be dealt with at will.
Finally, someone surrendered crying, and one after another people laid down their weapons and surrendered.
The glory that they had always been proud of as the direct descendants of the Fang family army was now completely shattered. The Fang family army, which had never been defeated before, was completely wiped out this time.
Fang Chengyu was handed over to the two commanders of the Beijing Camp, and the Third Army quickly cleaned up the battlefield according to Ning Yi's orders.
They also forcibly took away the less than 10,000 prisoners of the Fang family army.
Anyone who dares to make any unusual moves will be killed immediately, and as long as they are honest and obedient, they will be given a chance to live and reunite with their families.
The Fang family army, which had already surrendered, became complete prisoners and became obedient.
In fact, they still don’t understand whose army defeated them, and they still think it was a conspiracy of the Beijing camp.
It was already midnight when Ning Yi received the news. He laughed heartily: "This battle was well fought."
Qin Haifeng was also happy: "Your Highness is amazing."
"This time, not only did we seize a large amount of weapons and equipment, as well as money and food, we also captured 20,000 Fang family soldiers, including over 6,000 cavalrymen."
The Fang family army had 8,000 cavalrymen, and suffered more than 1,000 casualties, but they captured enough troops to make 6,000.
If Ning Yi had control over so many cavalrymen, he would have a ready-made cavalry army.
These cavalrymen of the Fang family army, once mounted on their war horses, are truly elite troops who can go directly to the battlefield after a little reorganization.
But it is much more powerful than his First Cavalry Army, which has only been trained for a few months and is formed by relying on looted war horses.
As for the other more than 10,000 Fang family troops, after being screened out, another infantry army was formed.
As long as these are mastered, within two months, they will be able to compete with the First Army that has been training for so long.
Ning Yi was naturally happy, as this did not include the large amount of weapons and equipment he had seized, which was enough for him to slowly arm and train tens of thousands of elite soldiers.
This is much cheaper than buying weapons and equipment from the enemy's army. After all, these are zero-cost and don't cost anything.
Moreover, in order to rebel, Fang Chengyu made excellent armor for his own soldiers, but now all of it has become Ning Yi's.
Adding on to the many replacement weapons and armors taken from the Ministry of War warehouse, Ning Yi felt that if he were to forcibly expand his army, he would have at least 200,000 men.
And it was a large army with weapons and armor.
This kind of thing is just something to think about. He doesn't want to randomly drag people to the battlefield. That would be no different from the current Beijing camp. When the war goes well, everyone is very active.
The slightest setback can make them collapse.
What he wanted to build were truly strong armies, elite enough to fight tough battles and fight two at a time, and loyal armies equipped with firearms that could transcend this era and create a generational gap.