Without money, what is the point of being a traitor?

Chapter 259 Breaking Out
One of the auxiliary soldiers boldly asked, "Does the commander want us to fill in those ditches?"

"No!" Pei Yuan replied briefly, "Just rush over from the front."

The main responsibility of those auxiliary soldiers was to transport the baggage. Seeing that Pei Yuan was easy to talk to, they bravely asked, "What about the baggage?"

Pei Yuan replied, "Don't worry about the baggage."

"What about the food..."

Pei Yuan was surprisingly patient and said, "Don't worry about the food."

The auxiliary soldiers had heard of Pei Yuan's reputation these days and did not dare to ask any more questions. They all went to get various tools from the baggage carts.

Pei Yuan waved his hand, called Hou Qing over, and said to him, "Did you see those cars?"

Hou Qing followed Pei Yuan's gaze and saw several supply carts lined up in the front.

Hou Qing didn't know about the other baggage trucks, but he was very clear about one of them.

That was the one where Pei Yuan put the silver.

Hou Qing nodded, "I see."

Pei Yuan said, "Take your men and stand guard beside the baggage carts. When you hear me shout, push them over immediately."

Hou Qing was always straightforward in his actions. He didn't think too much and agreed directly, "I obey your command."

As he spoke, he and Monk Daigo each brought a few people and stood behind the baggage carts.

Xiao Yan and Gu Dayong were both very nervous. They did not dare to disturb Pei Yuan's arrangements. After Pei Yuan paused for a moment, they came over to ask, "Captain, what are you planning to do?"

Xiao Yan roughly understood Pei Yuan's plan, "Does the commander intend to charge in by force?"

Pei Yuan didn't have time to explain to them, and simply told them, "Follow me later!"

Both of them understood that it was a critical moment. Xiao Yan kept reminding Xiao Tong, and Gu Dayong also asked Wu Qing and other young eunuchs to follow closely.

Pei Yuan saw that most of the 500 auxiliary soldiers already had tools in their hands, and immediately put on armor himself.

Song Chunniang came over in armor and said, "She told you to be careful."

"Yeah." Pei Yuan responded sullenly while wearing a helmet, and then said, "Keep an eye on her."

Pei Yuan was preparing for a foot battle this time, so he chose a heavier but stronger armor over the cotton armor.

In addition to wearing double armor, carrying the Bazhou sword and the golden melon hammer, Pei Yuan also learned from his previous experience and brought two additional spears.

When everything was ready, Pei Yuan waved to Cheng Leixiang.

Cheng Lei responded and immediately led the soldiers wearing armor and carrying swords and shields, got off the road from the side of the road that was full of weeds, rotten leaves, and tree roots, and went around to the front.

What Pei Yuan didn't expect was that the first trouble the team encountered was slipping.

The many half-rotten leaves were unusually slippery on the uneven muddy ground on the high ground.

Even though the Xuzhou soldiers were tall, their steps were not very agile even after wearing two layers of armor, and some of them fell to the ground from time to time.

The action here immediately attracted the attention of the other side.

With noisy and chaotic shouting, many bandits armed with spears rushed out of the woods.

They stood on the stable road and pointed their shining spears at the Xuzhou soldiers who were trying to bypass the road.

A part of the archers who had come out to intimidate the road builders were also sent out to shoot back the soldiers who were coming around.

Pei Yuan waved his hand again, and Chen Toutie immediately led the second team of soldiers down the road and followed.

The second team of soldiers only wore cotton armor and were much more agile. They began to draw their bows and load arrows as they walked.

The second team of archers from the Xuzhou soldiers and the second team of archers from the bandits appeared in each other's sight almost at the same time.

Both sides immediately gave up their original opponents and started shooting at each other.

The bows and arrows of the government troops were of better quality and better maintained, and they exerted greater power at the same distance.

What's more, the archers of the government army generally wear cotton armor.

In the first round of shooting between the two sides, a small number of government troops were hit by arrows, but there were almost no casualties.

The situation on the bandits' side was much worse. In this round of shooting, more than ten of them were killed.

However, this wave of bandits was very fierce. Although many of them fell, the rest were still charging forward and shooting under the instigation of a small leader.

Their disadvantage is already huge. If the distance is shortened, the gap between the two sides will narrow rapidly.

The bandits' arrows could also cause casualties to the government troops.

At the same time, a large number of archers appeared to replenish the lost manpower of the bandits.

The soldiers of Xuzhou Guard are all technical soldiers who are proficient in shipbuilding, and Captain Pei has no confidence in them at all.

Pei Yuan discovered that Cheng Leixiang's heavily armed soldiers did not dare to charge into the spear formation when their footing was unstable, and Chen Toutie's lightly armed archers also seemed to be attracting firepower away.

Seeing that he could not break through the situation, he immediately shouted to Hou Qing decisively, "One!"

After receiving Pei Yuan's order, Hou Qing waited attentively for Pei Yuan to speak, and was not at all attracted by the fighting on the flank that had already started.

Hearing Pei Yuan's command, he pushed hard and overturned the baggage cart.

The huge weight in the wooden box fell to the ground, instantly breaking the box apart, and large, shiny silver ingots poured out.

The other selected servants and gangsters also woke up as if from a dream, and quickly overturned the baggage cart and toppled it to the ground.

One supply wagon after another was overturned, and the wooden boxes on them all broke apart under the huge weight. Silver, gold, utensils, jade, pearls, and all kinds of treasures were scattered everywhere.

Now, not to mention the bandits on the opposite side, even the Xuzhou auxiliary troops here were dumbfounded.

But Pei Yuan continued to shout, "Two!"

Those auxiliary soldiers who had been prepared for a long time finally came to their senses as if awakened from a dream.

When Pei Yuan shouted, "Three!"

Those auxiliary soldiers who had just come to their senses had almost no time to think, and they subconsciously rushed forward according to the previous orders.

The bandits on the opposite side shot a few scattered arrows, and many auxiliary soldiers had already crawled into the ravine, trying to cross this obstacle with the simplest method.

Seeing that climbing was difficult, some auxiliary soldiers simply threw heavy objects such as axes and shovels directly out of the trench.

Pei Yuan saw that this two-line attack caused obvious chaos on the other side, so he decisively went to the flank to help the two generals open up the situation.

Hou Qingxin organized the underworld figures and selected servants to follow closely behind Pei Yuan. Song Chunniang also brought the fully armed Jinyiwei, escorting Jiao Yaner, who was wearing a cotton armor, and followed behind.

Xiao Yan and Gu Dayong gritted their teeth and followed Pei Yuan with the last of their followers to fight to the death.

Only Xu Feng was a little dazed as he watched rows and rows of soldiers entering the battlefield in an orderly manner. These... no one mentioned them.

Fortunately, he recognized Xiao Yan and quickly followed.

Pei Yuan walked steadily and quickly. The hard armor on his body, plus the arms, helmet, armpit guards, and reinforced steel armor plates weighed dozens of kilograms.

With Pei Yuan's strong physique, he immediately attracted everyone's attention when he entered the venue wearing this heavy outfit.

Some of the bandits who were originally shooting at each other also began to shoot arrows at Pei Yuan.

Pei Yuan almost ignored the tickling attack.

Sometimes he was like a heavy and slow bear or tiger, and sometimes like a fast-moving monkey or leopard. In the bad terrain, he rushed to the front of the two armies almost without any delay.

Then Pei Yuan pulled out a long spear from behind him and threw it with all his strength at the bandits who were guarding the road.

The bandit that Pei Yuan was targeting happened to be carrying a shield. When he saw Pei Yuan throwing his spear at him, he quickly dodged while protecting his vital parts with his shield.

There was a loud "bang" and the wooden shield in the bandit's hand was shattered. The spear trembled with great force and pierced the bandit through.

Without waiting for the bandits to panic, Pei Yuan fired another shot with all his might.

The bandit who was hit this time was still in shock from the powerful throw, and in the blink of an eye he was hit by the terrifying spear.

The weapon with destructive power quickly pierced through his chest and flew far away.

Pei Yuan brought two spears with him, and he threw them towards crowded places. Relying on the close distance, he was able to achieve results with two consecutive attacks.

Pei Yuan felt a little regretful that he didn't bring enough, so he immediately held the hand shield in his left hand and the golden hammer in his right hand, and roared loudly, "Follow me! Kill them all!"

The bandits, who had already been frightened by the two previous projections, became even more demoralized.

Many people exclaimed quietly, "It's him!"

With every noise and every commotion caused, the bandits' tight defense line began to shake visibly.

Many of the bandits who had seen Pei Yuan had memories of one kind or another activated.

If Pei Yuan was still cowardly at this moment, he would be unworthy of the armor and golden hammer given to him by Han Qianhu.

Even if Pei Yuan's skills are mediocre, he still has to respect these dozens of kilograms of iron.

Pei Yuan shouted and stepped forward, using his hand shield to vigorously hit the long spears that were thrusting at him, and waving the golden hammer in his right hand wildly to hit everything that blocked his way.

Pei Yuan relied on the protection of his large armor to approach and kill several people in a row.

The golden hammer in his hand would fly away if it hit any weapon, and kill any bandits if it hit them.

After killing so many people, he even took a liking to hitting people on the head with helmets on.

The crisp feeling of the impact is like cracking an eggshell, with full feedback of the kill.

As Pei Yuan broke through the defenses of the bandits like a tiger or wolf, and as Pei Yuan stood firmly on the smooth road, the morale of the Xuzhou soldiers behind him was suddenly boosted, and they shouted and screamed, and a surge of energy rushed up.

Pei Yuan was the first to rush onto the road. He had the widest field of vision and immediately saw large groups of bandits coming out of the nearby woods and heading here to reinforce.

Pei Yuan estimated the number of people and confirmed his previous guess.

The number of soldiers and horses assembled by "Little Wu Song" has indeed far exceeded the one thousand.

Pei Yuan immediately quickened his pace, trying to completely defeat the bandits who were blocking the way before their reinforcements arrived, and ordered the Xuzhou soldiers to rush onto the road and form a battle line.

Pei Yuan was smashing things around vigorously while shouting the names of Cheng Leixiang and Chen Toutie.

The two general flags heard Captain Pei's urgent cries and knew that the situation must have reached a critical juncture, so they desperately drove their soldiers forward.

Chen Toutie didn't even bother to let the second team of lightly armored soldiers suppress the opposing archers, and directly ordered them to follow the first team to charge.

The sudden momentum here immediately caused the bandits to be defeated.

It was at this moment that the sound of horse hooves suddenly came from afar.

The Xuzhou cavalry led by Ding Hong successfully made a larger detour and got to the rear of the bandits after taking a long detour.

The large group of bandits who came out to support were about to join the blocking troops when they were attacked from the rear by Ding Hong.

In their panic, they had no time to react before they were quickly approached by the Xuzhou cavalry led by Ding Hong.

Most of the bows and arrows of these bandits were concentrated in the blocking troops, and they only had time to shoot a few arrows at Ding Hong and his men.

Just as Pei Yuan expected, this team included a large number of civilians who were temporarily recruited from the surrounding areas.

Faced with the fierce cavalry attack, this bluffing reinforcement immediately became unstable.

"Little Wu Song", who was in charge of this operation, was watching the battle from behind. When he saw that the situation was not good, he quickly sounded the call and withdrew his troops.

Although he now has enough troops to try to fight the enemy, but since "Big Tiger" and "Starry Sky" will be here soon, there is no need for him to take this gamble.

He had seen very clearly that under his harassment and attack, these government troops had been forced to abandon their baggage and planned to flee directly.

As long as he can hold these people back, he will win!

"Little Wu Song" has divided his troops to block the road leading to Yanggu County. As long as these people are left in the wilderness without the support of baggage, he can kill them all in an easier way.

As "Little Wu Song" sounded the retreat and gave up support, Pei Yuan led the Xuzhou soldiers and rushed onto the road in one breath.

The auxiliary soldiers who were not harassed by anyone also quickly climbed across the ravine.

Pei Yuan ordered the first team of Xuzhou soldiers who rushed up to form a simple formation. After everyone arrived, he moved slowly and marched back the way they came yesterday.

When passing by the forest where waves of ambushes had appeared before, Pei Yuan had someone help him mount his horse. He put on a big armor and went to the front of the forest to show off his power, asking who dared to come out and fight.

Pei Yuan could feel many eyes falling on him, but he was not afraid at all.

Pei Yuan returned to the team only after the team slowly passed through the ambush forest.

These teams completely abandoned their baggage, and the soldiers were all in excellent physical condition. After carefully passing through the forest where the ambush was set, they immediately began to speed up.

Pei Yuan ignored Xiao Yan and Gu Dayong who came to ask questions, and shouted, "Let's go. There is a hill not far ahead, covered with pine trees. Let's set up camp there. Now, quickly!"

When everyone heard Pei Yuan say this, they knew that he must have a plan, so they stopped talking and quickened their pace to follow him towards the hill.

The hill was discovered by Ding Hong when he went out to catch a guide last time. Because his intention was too obvious at that time, he fell into the trap of "Little Wu Song" and was led to another road.

Now that they have reached the end of their rope, they didn't expect that the source of the mistake would provide the most powerful support for Pei Yuan's bold plan!
(End of this chapter)