Chapter 77 The entire army retreats?
The enemy's ranks were stretched thin on the road, which was flanked by woods on either side.
The bandits were in chaos, the main force was cut off, and the combat effectiveness of the group in the middle was relatively low.
The elite infantry on the periphery couldn't get over for a while, and the mob in the middle had no commander, so the numerical advantage was meaningless at this time.
"Covering fire!"
Li Ang once again appeared in the woods on both sides with archers, shooting arrows continuously - these bandits were in a bit of a mess right now, and only a few of them could fight back, so it was a good opportunity to reap a lot of damage.
Klose led his stormtroopers on a rampage on the road without even encountering any decent resistance.
The Mettenheim Greatswords suffered almost no losses, with only two of them suffering minor injuries.
The fighting spirit of these bandits when faced with unexpected situations is completely different from that of the Jatu people.
Li Ang led thirty archers to attack at full strength. Facing densely packed enemies, the archers were able to inflict heavy casualties even with low proficiency.
There were also enemies charging at the archers, but Leon was always checking for any gaps - he had already replaced his weapon with that black but extremely sharp sword, and almost every time the sword fell, an enemy would fall down, and there were already more than a dozen corpses lying around the archers.
"Assemble! Charge forward!"
"Spread out into the woods! Surround them!"
Two orders came from the front and back of the enemy team one after another.
The leading knight had probably run to the front of the team, and started charging towards Maixiangling with his men. The enemies in front had already turned around and ran away, panting!
The elite infantry at the end of the team shouted "surround them" and had already entered the woods.
For the enemy, this is the right way to break the deadlock.
Since they were cut off and the command was messed up, they decided to make the best of it. The front half of the people charged straight towards Mai Xiangling, while the back half surrounded him.
Even if there are heavy casualties and the method is a bit clumsy, it will be difficult for Li Ang to deal with it.
Li Ang made a prompt decision: "Retreat!"
Then he led the way as a pioneer and ran into the woods again.
The archers followed closely behind their lord, with Klose's stormtroopers following closely behind. Dozens of people disappeared quickly once again.
The Lord's goal has been achieved.
The half of the enemies that fell behind would search carefully for the attackers, while the half in the front would charge quickly - this place was only a few miles away from Maixiangling, so they could charge now, probably because if they delayed any further they would not be able to cooperate with Bailubao.
However, this also means that the number of enemies that Mai Xiangling has to face at the same time is only a small half.
But Li Ang did not leave this section of the road. He was not satisfied with this result.
After waiting quietly for two minutes with his men, he returned through the woods and came back to the road littered with corpses - the enemies in front had run away, while the enemies behind were still slowly searching the woods . There were only a few enemies left on this short stretch of road.
These people obviously didn't expect Li Ang to come back, and they died in a rain of arrows in an instant.
"Klose, take the archers and follow the enemies in front!"
"They haven't rested much, so they don't have enough energy to outrun you. Follow them and shoot arrows. If they chase you, retreat. If they retreat, chase you."
Leon quickly explained the essence of guerrilla warfare. Klose nodded to show that he understood, but he was a little confused: "Sir, what about you?"
Leon blew a whistle to summon Alice, and then began to strip the armor off the bodies of the knights on the ground. As he did so, he replied, "I want to trick the people behind me away. You go... Uh, Summer, come and help me put on my armor!"
Klose obviously understood the lord's intention. Although he was a little worried, he still obeyed the order and took his men away.
Summer took two people to help Leon drag the bodies of the three knights into the woods, and then stood watch nearby.
Alice also ran from the woods not far away to Leon's side. This clever little mare was not discovered by the enemy. She even knew to avoid the crowd and only ran when there was no one around.
Fortunately, the equipment of those knights was the same. With the help of two strong men, Leon spent five minutes piecing together and finally put on a complete set of armor.
After wiping the blood off his armor and rubbing it on his face, the Lord completed his transformation in a gorgeous manner...
"Okay, take my equipment...you go find Klose, you can't keep up with me on horseback."
Li Ang mounted his horse, gave some instructions, then left the woods and galloped towards the road behind.
"Retreat! The whole army retreats... Everyone in front is dead! Follow me!"
Li Ang shouted as he ran.
Gradually, bandits appeared from the woods and looked at the lone knight with confusion in their eyes.
Li Ang ignored him and kept running while shouting "assemble", looking like he was conveying an order.
Gradually, some bandits left the woods, followed Li Ang's horse, and followed behind, panting and eating dust.
But Li Ang didn't keep running backwards. Occasionally, he would run back and forth, looking like he was calling everyone to retreat.
From time to time, he would encourage others: "Shout with me: The whole army retreats! Quick, save the lives of our brothers!"
"Come! Retreat!"
"The whole army retreats!"
Soon, a large group of people followed behind Li Ang, all of them running back, panting and shouting to retreat.
Until another knight appeared - the one who had just escaped from the great swordsmen and was running back.
This knight had lost his horse and was walking slowly, surrounded by dozens of infantrymen. It was obvious that he was the one commanding the team to search the woods.
Seeing Leon riding a horse and shouting "retreat", the knight was a little confused: "What's going on! Why retreat!"
Li Ang did not stop and shouted: "Everyone in front is dead! All dead! Retreat quickly!"
The knight sensed something was wrong: "What nonsense are you talking about!"
After saying that, he drew his sword.
But the infantrymen beside him looked at each other, looking confused - they did not recognize that Li Ang was pretending to be him.
Li Ang ignored him and continued to shout: "The whole army retreats! All the people in front are dead!"
Then he slowed down in front of the knight: "Run! You will die! This is a trap! They are sending us to our deaths!"
The bandits who had been following Li Ang just now also gradually ran over at this time, and their shouts of "retreat..." could be heard.
The nearby infantrymen also began to panic, and one or two even started to run away.
The knight finally realized that something was wrong with Leon: "You bastard... you are..."
Before he could finish his words, Li Ang quickly raised his sword and chopped off his head.
The blood spurted out two meters high like a fountain.
The nearby infantry were caught off guard and had no reaction. They also did not expect that the two knights would actually have an "internal conflict".
Li Ang shouted in a muffled voice: "This bastard! He wants to trick us into death!"
Then he turned to the infantry next to him and shouted: "Run! All the people in front are dead! Retreat!"
After saying this, he rode away.
The bandits behind him who were unaware of the situation also happened to run past at this time, shouting "Retreat! Retreat!" as they ran.
It really looks like a total defeat...
So, except for a few infantrymen with puzzled looks, everyone else started running back, and most of the enemies searching in the woods were also called out by the bandits and started running away.
Li Ang turned back again and rode his horse towards Maixiangling, still shouting "All troops retreat!" as he ran.
This mob really retreated like this...
