The soldiers behind were constantly passing through the dangerous clearing, and although the enemy's arrows were not as strong as before, there were still scattered arrows whistling over the tunnel, and soon the screams on the hillside could be heard.

Obviously, in order to save arrows, the enemy concentrated more arrows in the hands of soldiers with better archery skills, so although the number of crossbowmen was greatly reduced, the effect of suppression was not less at all, especially some obviously prominent lords and generals received special attention, and soon three or four grassroots generals fell on the hillside, and the rest of the generals also sensed that something was wrong and retreated into the crowd, so that the Northern Zhou soldiers who were charging were also completely in a panic.

Yu Xi in the trench knew very well that if these chaotic soldiers and horses behind him poured in all of a sudden, then everything would only become more chaotic, and the narrow trench was originally only able to accommodate three or four hundred Bashu crossbowmen, but now it suddenly poured in six or seven hundred Northern Zhou soldiers, which was already crowded, and even some spearmen had to put their spears up, if no one went out at this time, the entire trench would have to be squeezed to death.

Soon several generals heard Yu Xi's roar and rushed out along the protruding part of the trench with his subordinates, and Yu Xi was not far behind, regardless of the obstruction of several guards, he picked up his general flag and jumped out of the trench.

The arrows were suddenly dense, and it was obvious that the Bashu army on the mountain had also discovered the enemy's attempt, and the Northern Zhou army had rushed out of the part of the communication trench where the Bashu crossbowmen had retreated before, and the people were hula-la-hula, and once again became a live target for the crossbowmen on the hillside.

Rows of Northern Zhou soldiers fell screaming, apparently not realizing why the enemy's attention had suddenly shifted from those companions who had just crossed the stake behind them, but since they had already rushed out, and the trench behind them was soon filled with companions rushing up one after another, they had no choice but to move forward.

Of course, they didn't know that this was all expected by Li Xinchen, so they just pulled out a few soldiers and continued to shoot arrows to suppress the soldiers on the hillside, not to save arrows, but to concentrate on waiting to shoot these enemies who rushed out of the trench densely.

With such a large area on the hillside, with such a small number of people around Li Xinchen, it is obviously impossible to completely suppress it, but from the first trench with only a few nearest exits, the enemy will definitely rush out in a crowd, and this time is naturally a gluttonous feast for the crossbowmen.

"Short spear, put!" In the second trench, all the soldiers were already in position, each with a short spear in their hands, and when the order was heard, all of them threw the short spear in unison.

Not to mention that most of the men in the northwest have great strength, this short distance of more than ten zhang, seven or eight zhang, even a thin southerner, can make this short spear very powerful. What's more, when Li Xinchen designed it like this, he didn't expect how useful these short spears made of sharpened wood could be, firstly, to form a deterrent, and secondly, to force the enemy's position as much as possible, so that the enemy would become more and more chaotic.

The soldiers of the Northern Zhou Dynasty who jumped out of the trench undoubtedly suffered a head-on impact from the short spear after experiencing the baptism of arrows, and finally did not know who could not bear it first, shouted, turned around and ran into the trench.

Compared to a trench where you can dodge arrows by crouching down, it is obvious that this short distance of a few feet is too dangerous.

There was one who took the lead, and the rest naturally went without saying, and soon the Northern Zhou soldiers were defeated and retreated in a mess. Originally, they didn't have a general to lead them, and they were more likely to follow the nearest general who rushed upwards for unknown reasons, but now that someone started to run back, they naturally didn't care about it, and followed it and retreated.

"No retreat, no leaving!" Yu Xi was dumbfounded, the wooden stakes and bare hillsides that were so difficult just now had already broken through, how could he give up his efforts here? You know, it's only a few steps away from the enemy's second line of defense!

But the defeated army ran back in a hurry, and even some generals were already timid and retreated, where could Yu Xi be able to stop it, not to mention that on the long front, there was a certain distance from the exits of several traffic trenches, and Yu Xi could only restrain dozens of soldiers around him at this time, and the rest of the soldiers were really beyond the reach of the whip.

When the rest of the Northern Zhou army retreated one after another, Yu Xi's small team naturally became the target of public criticism in a short period of time. The arrows roared, as if endless, and the Northern Zhou soldiers continued to fall, and the people around Yu Xi were getting fewer and fewer.

"General, let's go!" The guards suddenly had red eyes, they were not afraid of death, but Yu Xi couldn't have an accident.

stomped his feet hard, and Yu Xi could only retreat in a hurry, so that the Northern Zhou army retreated in embarrassment after losing nearly half of its manpower.

Yu Xi leaned against the wall of the trench and gasped for breath, he just rushed up and ignored everything, but now that he has calmed down, he always has a feeling of palpitations. And looking around, the soldiers of the Northern Zhou Dynasty were also speechless, and the crowded trenches were filled with a sense of frustration. And a guard picked up the short spear that fell in the trench, Yu Xi looked at this shoddy short spear with little lethality, and sighed deeply.

It was this kind of thing that crushed the last bit of fighting spirit of the Northern Zhou army.

It seems that he also realized the failure of Yu Xi's charge, and Yu Yi under the mountain no longer continues to send soldiers forward, otherwise I am afraid that this trench will really not be able to squeeze in. At the same time, Li Xinchen on the hillside also ordered to stop firing arrows.

The hillside, which had just been filled with the sound of arrows breaking through the air and fighting, suddenly fell silent.

All that remained was the whirring wind and the low groans of the wounded soldiers.

Behind the second line of defense, Li Xinchen silently looked at the hillside strewn with corpses. In the battle just now, the Northern Zhou army paid more than 500 casualties, while Li Xinchen's side lost no more than 100 people, and most of them were wounded.

This is not so much a tough battle as a psychological one.

Li Xinchen tried his best to constantly torture and even destroy the psychology of the Northern Zhou soldiers, and it turned out that he succeeded.

Niu Tong, Cheng Feng and the others were also shocked just now, they were surprised not that these trenches could play such a big role, but that Li Xinchen actually played the hearts and morale of the Northern Zhou army to such a meticulous level.

A short distance of a few zhang is an insurmountable barrier for them. It seemed that Yu Xi was very close to being able to chase and engage with the enemy, but in fact, Li Xinchen had been subtly adjusting this distance.