Chapter 224 Ambush in the Bee Forest
This forest is quite large, but it would still be difficult to hide a thousand people. Lin Changning looked at the surrounding terrain.
He gave the order again: "Lushan, you take four hundred men and hide in the woods. I'll take two hundred men to lure the Tartars in. Once they're in, climb the trees and knock down the beehives in the woods. Wanjin, you take the remaining three hundred men and ambush them on the right side of the woods. After the bees sting them, the Tartars will escape and we'll surround them together!!!"
The two men quickly accepted the order, and after their men had been coated with mud, they went to lie in ambush.
Lin Changning led two hundred men, covered themselves in mud, wrapped themselves tightly in their cloaks, and even covered their faces completely before finally leading them out.
The 100 men they had left behind had already entered the valley with their men. About two hours later, the sound of horses' hooves could be heard behind them.
Lin Changning narrowed his eyes and made a gesture to the person next to him.
Lu Shan and Wan Jin, who were lying in ambush nearby, quickly became alert.
A thousand Tartar cavalrymen quickly caught up, and Balu, who was leading the troops, squinted at the firelight in the valley.
They stopped right outside the valley, and a cavalryman nearby said eagerly, "Chief? He's right there, let's go!"
Balu pointed to the top of the valley and said, "At their current pace, they should have crossed the valley by now. You see, there are mostly slaves over there, only a few soldiers. So these cunning Han people must be lying in ambush above the valley."
The cavalryman looked up at the valley above and nodded obsequiously, "Our leader is truly wise; we almost fell for the Han people's trick!"
Balu hesitated for a moment, then said, "Go take two hundred men and kill those slaves!!!"
The cavalryman beside him received the order and, with a wave of his hand, led 200 men straight into the valley. Lin Changning frowned and attacked from the side, catching the 200 men off guard.
The two sides engaged in a life-or-death struggle almost immediately upon meeting. Lin Changning swiftly took the lives of several leading cavalrymen after throwing them off their horses with a few slashes.
In the blink of an eye, dozens of people had rushed in front of the refugees. The 100 people she had left behind were fighting with the refugees, while her family members held them firmly in front of the refugees. What surprised her most was that Zheng Wenshu was also fighting with the Tartars, carrying a knife.
Just as a Tartar's sword was about to strike Zheng Wenshu, Lin Changning's eyes sharpened, and he grabbed the bow and arrow from his horse and shot an arrow.
The force was so great that it pierced through the chest of one Tartar and into the chest of another, only stopping after it had completely penetrated the other Tartar's body.
Zheng Wenshu turned around abruptly and saw the Tartar with a cold sweat on his forehead as the arrow pierced his chest. Following the direction, he saw Lin Changning holding a bow and arrow. Zheng Wenshu bowed slightly to Lin Changning and then, limping, continued to help the soldiers kill people with his long sword.
Lin Changning thought to himself, "He's a real man."
The leader outside the valley snorted coldly. So few people had rushed out, so there must be someone lying in ambush in the valley.
His guess was correct.
Lin Changning led his several hundred men in a rapid retreat. Balu sneered, "Now that you've realized we're not falling into your trap, you're trying to escape?? Chase after them!"
Lin Changning turned around and saw that the Tartar cavalry were rapidly approaching her. After casually cutting down a few of them, she broke through the Tartars' encirclement and led her troops quickly into the Wild Bee Forest.
The thunderous sound of hooves soon awakened the bees in the forest. Lin Changning looked back and saw that they had already spread out quite a distance.
He quickly dismounted and slapped Mo Yun's backside: "Run!"
The others also dismounted one after another, found some secluded places to hide, and covered their faces and heads with their outer garments.
When Lu Shan and the men lying in ambush in the woods saw Lin Changning and his group enter, they quickly drew their bows and shot arrows at the beehive in the tree.
A group of Tartars had already chased into the woods, but seeing that the woods were quiet, they followed the horses in the direction they had galloped.
Balu narrowed his eyes slightly, looked around, and then ordered, "Search them! They can't have gone far!"
No sooner had he finished speaking than the sound of arrows whistling through the air came from above. Balu shouted, "Watch out, there's an ambush!"
No sooner had the words left his mouth than the sound of something falling rang in the ears of the group.
Balu looked around warily, but the forest was quiet and there was no sound at all.
Balu drew his scimitar and squinted at his surroundings. A moment later, a buzzing sound came from all directions.
Balu looked around; under the cover of night, the swarm of bees was perfectly concealed in the woods.
Until Balu heard a buzzing sound in his ear, Balu looked around and impatiently slapped the thing next to his ear.
With a soft thud, it seemed like he had slapped something on his hand. Just as Balu was about to turn around, a huge bee landed directly on the tip of his nose.
Balu shook his head, preparing to shoo the insect off his nose, when suddenly he felt a sharp pain on his face.
"hiss!!!"
Balu slapped the bee that had stung him to death, but then heard his soldiers screaming behind him.
The buzzing grew more intense as the bees flew rapidly toward the Tartars, their sharp stingers piercing them relentlessly. Not only the Tartars, but also their warhorses were stung and could not bear it.
The ranks were thrown into chaos. Lin Changning, covered and lying face down on the ground, looked at the Tartars in disarray and smiled.
With a cunning glint in her phoenix eyes, Lin Changning thought, "If we can break up the Tartars' ranks a little longer, we can launch a counter-encirclement." She secretly peeked out from under a crack, watching the Tartars' miserable state, and her heart was filled with joy.
Lu Shan lay on the ground, grinning from ear to ear. His eyes, which were partially visible, were full of schadenfreude, and he couldn't help but let out a muffled laugh.
Unexpectedly, this laugh attracted a bee. A large bumblebee landed on Lu Shan's eyelid. Because of the long time that had passed, the mud on Lu Shan's eyelid had dried into mud spots.
Lu Shan waved his hand lightly to drive the bees away, and then prepared to cover himself up tightly. Unexpectedly, a bee landed directly on his eyebrow and stung him hard.
The needle-like pain made Lu Shan gasp.
Before he could react, Lin Changning, seeing the Tartars' ranks already scattered, drew his longsword and shouted, "Kill!! Surround them!!"
As shouts of battle rang out from all directions, the soldiers lying prone on the ground threw off their clothes, grabbed their long swords, and charged towards the Tartars.
Hearing the deafening shouts of battle from outside the woods, Wan Jin led his men and rushed into the Wild Bee Forest. As soon as they met, he was stung on the face by a bee.
Wan Jin cried out in pain. Lin Changning, who was the first to rush in, was also stung on his arm and back by the indiscriminate bees. Lin Changning only frowned slightly, then killed a Tartar with a backhand slash before heading straight for Balu.
"You barbarian thief!! Prepare to die!!!"
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