Watching the Kangju cavalry being thoroughly defeated, Li Ru smiled slightly from behind.
"Blow the bugle, retreat!"
After giving an order to the messenger beside him, Li Ru turned his horse around and headed north.
"Waaaaah~!"
As a series of urgent horn calls sounded, the Xianbei cavalry immediately stopped what they were doing and spurred their horses toward Li Ru's location.
Only after all the Xianbei cavalry had withdrawn did the remaining Kangju cavalry, still shaken, gather together.
The garrison commander of Keluo City also looked in the direction where the Xianbei cavalry had left with a mixture of anger and uncertainty.
“General, it seems that these Xianbei people are heading towards other tribes. Should we give chase?” A guard approached hesitantly and asked.
How do I pursue her?
The garrison commander of Keluo City said with lingering fear, "These Xianbei people are too terrifying. If we had continued to chase them, our small number of cavalry would have been wiped out in no time!"
The guard said with a worried look, "But if we don't do anything, won't the people suffer?"
Moreover, many soldiers' families in the city are still in those tribes…
Kolo's subordinate raised his hand to interrupt his subordinate, saying uncertainly, "Let's wait and see. Maybe they'll leave once they've looted enough!"
Like everyone else, this commander of Keluo City was also skeptical that the Xianbei people would choose to launch a large-scale operation in the cold winter.
Therefore, in his view, the Xianbei people's visit this time was probably just to plunder some supplies.
After returning to the city, the commander of Keluo sent men to strengthen the city's defenses while also sending men out of the city to warn the surrounding cities and tribes to be wary of a possible Xianbei attack.
Unfortunately, he was a step too late. When he sent people to several nearby tribes, all he saw was devastation and corpses everywhere.
When the news reached Kolo City, people realized the seriousness of the situation.
The Xianbei and Xiongnu people launched a large-scale invasion.
In an instant, panic gripped the city of Kolo, and a dark cloud of fear hung over the city.
At the same time, Li Ru's troops also broke through a tribe fifty miles north of Keluo City, and arrived at Keluo City again early the next morning, throwing nearly a thousand heads onto the city wall.
Although Li Ru's actions once again provoked the anger of the defending soldiers, no one dared to leave the city again.
They couldn't win in a fight, and they couldn't catch up in a chase. Once they left the city, they would get nothing but being slowly worn down by the enemy.
Looking at the Kangju garrison on the city wall, who had been intimidated, Li Ru frowned slightly. He hadn't expected these guys to be so cowardly.
Then, Li Ru summoned a messenger and ordered, "Immediately send messengers to the other teams, tell them to bring the heads of the Kangju people here. I want to see how long these cowards can endure this!"
"yes!"
The messenger agreed and then led dozens of his men, each rushing off in a different direction.
After receiving Li Ru's order, the remaining teams that were plundering the Kangju tribes also cut off the heads of the tribespeople and converged on Keluo City.
On the first day, four teams arrived at Keluo City and threw nearly five thousand heads into the city. The city's garrison also gathered on the city wall and cursed Li Ru and his men.
The next day, six more teams arrived, throwing nearly seven thousand heads into the city. Many of the garrison soldiers saw the heads of their family members among the heads, and many began to clamor to leave the city to take revenge, but the garrison commander suppressed their pleas.
On the third day, all the teams arrived, bringing with them ten thousand heads.
As another ten thousand heads were thrown into the city of Kolo, the area near the city walls was piled high with heads, leaving almost no room to step.
Furthermore, since this was inside the city, there was no way to bury so many heads, making the entire city of Kolo resemble a living hell.
The people in the city were terrified by the sight and began to condemn the soldiers who were guarding the city.
In their eyes, it was these garrison soldiers who were cowardly and afraid of death, allowing the enemy to slaughter the civilians at will.
Moreover, given the enemy's brutal nature, if things continue like this, the entire city of Kolo might be filled with the heads of their own people.
The mere thought of that terrifying scene fueled the city's scathing curses, with the residents demanding that the garrison leave the city and wipe out those inhuman bastards.
Hearing the curses of the people and seeing heads scattered all over the ground, the garrison commander of Kolo City completely lost his composure.
"Open the city gates! Everyone, follow me and fight your way out!!"
At the command of the garrison commander, the city gate was slowly opened, and all the garrison soldiers picked up their weapons and rushed out of the city.
They knew that if they continued to stay in the city, even if they weren't cursed to death by the people, they would be tormented to death by this endless fear.
Watching helplessly as the enemy slaughters his family and throws their heads in front of him is something no one could bear.
Even knowing they were outmatched, they were determined to fight. At that moment, they would rather die by the enemy's sword than live in such fear.
Soon, 30,000 infantrymen and 4,000 cavalrymen rushed out of the city of Kolo.
"Ah~, finally out!"
Watching the Kangju garrison rush out of the city, Li Ru, standing at the front of the column, raised a slight, cruel smile.
"Pass down the order: continue using the 'sparrow tactic' and wipe out these defenders!"
"yes!"
A dozen messengers immediately rode off to relay Li Ru's orders.
"Waaaaah~!"
Soon, the mournful sound of horns echoed through the army formation, and ten thousand Xianbei cavalry and ten thousand Xiongnu cavalry immediately dispersed and charged towards the Kangju garrison.
The so-called "sparrow tactic" emphasizes striking once and then immediately retreating.
If the Kangju garrison pursued them, they would choose to stay away; if the Kangju garrison retreated, they would swarm forward.
The 20,000 cavalry, relying on their superb archery skills and the speed of their horses, continuously shot down the defenders of Kangju.
Within a quarter of an hour, all four thousand Kangju cavalrymen were shot dead.
The remaining Kangju infantrymen became lambs to the slaughter.
Originally, these Kangju infantrymen were prepared to die, intending to use their own bodies to withstand the iron hooves of the warhorses.
Unfortunately, the Xianbei and Xiongnu cavalry did not choose to charge directly, but instead continued to use guerrilla tactics, forming a huge encirclement that surrounded the Kangju infantry.
Waves of arrows rained down, relentlessly devouring the lives of the Kangju infantry.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
