Chapter 174: The Great Army Pressed (3)
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh......"
The White Tiger Army scout team, every reincarnation of horses and arrows will cause a lot of losses to the Xirong Iron Cavalry, and it also greatly slows down the pursuit speed of the Xirong Iron Cavalry; The short distance of one mile is like a year for the scout cavalry of the White Tiger Army.
After the scout team led by Captain An entered the range of the crossbow of the defenders of Xizhai, Captain An shouted at the defenders on the wall: "Hurry up and release the arrows!" Hurry up and release the arrows......"
After shouting a few times, Captain An saw that there was no movement on the wall, and shouted urgently: "Nana's, hurry up and don't let go of the arrows, the enemy will rush into the walled gate." ”
Hu Qiong, who was standing on the wall of the wall, did not seem to be shouted by Captain An on the surface, and watched his cavalry get closer and closer to the stockade.
Hu Qiong calmly issued a military order: "Order the bed crossbowmen to attack with maximum saturation projectiles, open the gate of the fortress and let Captain An and them in." ”
"Bang, bang, bang......"
The bed crossbows on the wall of the wall roared and fired non-stop, and the stout crossbow arrows pierced the sky and flew towards the attacking Xirong Iron Cavalry.
"Poof, poof, poof......"
More than 100 sharp crossbow arrows led people and horses, and shot down three or four hundred Xirong cavalry, further slowing down the pursuit of Xirong cavalry, but this was only the beginning; As the Xirong cavalry got closer and closer to Xizhai, the casualties rose in a straight line.
"Step, step, step ......"
When the last White Tiger Army scout cavalry returned to Xizhai, Captain An, who got off his horse and was panting, saw that the Xirong cavalry was only a stone's throw away from the gate of the village, and the Xirong cavalry could rush in with a single step.
So he roared heartbreakingly: "Close the gate of the village, close the door of the village......"
In fact, there is no need for Captain An to shout, the sergeant in front of the gate has already begun to close the gate.
When the gate was about to close, there was a loud bang, and the door latch that had been completely closed and had not yet latched the door was knocked open again, and the sergeant behind the gate flew out upside down due to the huge impact.
At the same time, the defenders of the walled wall began to use bows and crossbows, thunder stones and rolling wood to constantly attack the Xirong cavalry that had rushed to the cottage, especially at the gate of the wall, which was the focus of the guards on the wall.
Speaking of the walled gate, Captain An, who already felt that he was about to collapse, saw this scene, didn't even think about it, rushed up with a brisk step, and joined forces with several scouts who finally entered the city to close the walled gate again, and inserted the thick door latch.
After all this was done, several people sat on the ground and looked at each other, with charming smiles on the corners of their mouths; This is the real escape from death, if their reaction is slower just now, I am afraid that the entire Xizhai will be lost.
"Draw the bow and release the arrows...... Captain Luo kept directing the crossbowmen to shoot round after round of arrows.
"Quick, bring me that rock."
"If you see it, don't smash it."
……
There were all kinds of noisy sounds on the wall, and under the wall were the painful wails of the Xirong cavalry soldiers.
In the distance, the main formation of the Xirong army, Murong Hao, the right general of Xirong, saw this scene on the battlefield, and his face was no longer visible; In which one of the gates of Xizhai Village was closed, Murong Hao knew that he had lost the first battle.
"Order, Mingjin withdraws the troops." Murong Hao ordered unwillingly.
The gong of "bell, bell, bell......" sounded, and the attacking Xirong cavalry retreated like a tide.
"Oh, oh, oh...... We won, we won......"
At the moment when the Xirong cavalry retreated, the soldiers of the White Tiger Army defending the city waved the weapons in their hands and shouted excitedly, and even insulted and urinated at the Xirong cavalry who were retreating, they celebrated their victory in their own way and humiliated the defeated Xirong cavalry.
Seeing the Xirong cavalry gradually moving away, the soldiers of the White Tiger Army who were cheering gradually quieted down and began to clean up the battlefield under the command of Captain Luo; A soldier of the Yongjun army who upholds diligence and thrift cleans up the battlefield like an iron broom, and the horses, weapons, and armor left behind by the Xirong cavalry within a thousand steps outside the village; And all the arrows that were shot were recovered, and not a single hair was left.
At the same time, the soldiers of the White Tiger Army also began to deploy defenses outside the city, and all the iron thistles, traps, and horse rejections were used as long as they could block the rapid advance of the Xirong cavalry; This is not the end, Hu Qiong also ordered to dig a trench one zhang wide and one zhang five deep 80 steps away from the wall, and the soil from the trench was piled up on the east side of the ditch to form a simple low wall.
"See the general." Captain An came to the big tent of the Chinese army and saluted Hu Qiong.
"Sit down! What are the losses of the 300 scout cavalry that accompanied you? Hu Qiong asked Captain An.
"A total of one hundred and twenty people, including the lowly ones, came back, and all of them were wounded, and none of the remaining brothers were able to come back." Captain An's eyes were red.
"It's good, it's good for them and it's good for you." Hu Qiongyan said: "Fight! It is normal for dead people to die, they died to defend their home and country, they died for us, and when our class teacher returned to the court, they would all be sent to the martyrs' shrine in Yongcheng. ”
"General Xie." Captain An knelt down on one knee and saluted.
"General, General...... Rich, rich......" Captain Luo broke into the road with a big grin.
"What a fortune, make you happy to be like this bear."
"Horses, war horses; The lowly generals have recovered all the war horses left behind by the Xirong cavalry outside the wall, guess how many? ”
"I don't guess, just say it!"
"Three hundred and twenty-seven horses! And they are all excellent Hexi war horses. "Captain Luo's mouth is cracked like a lotus.
"General, these more than 300 war horses must be given to our Scout Mansion." As soon as he heard that there were more than 300 war horses, Captain An immediately opened his mouth to beg for help.
"No, why! Lao An, you are taking advantage of the fire to rob, you know! "Captain Luo's Fire Avenue.
"Just take advantage of the fire to rob, what's the matter!" Not to be outdone, Captain An said: "If Lao Tzu hadn't taken three hundred brothers to beat the Xirong cavalry, he would have been able to chase him!" If you don't chase it, you go up there and pick up more than 300 war horses;
Besides, our scout mansion suffered huge losses in this battle, and these more than 300 war horses should be regarded as compensation for us. ”
"Why should I give you compensation! My brothers are not idle......"
"Bump!" Hu Qiong pulled his face and said: "Look at the two of you, aren't they more than 300 war horses!" It's worth the two of you shouting here, too;
After Captain Luo goes back for a while, you will first select twenty-seven war horses, and the remaining three hundred war horses will all be handed over to Captain An's scout mansion. ”
"General......
As soon as Captain Luo wanted to say something, he was stopped by Hu Qiong and said: "The loss of the Scout Mansion this time is not small, and in the future, in a tough battle like this, the Scout Mansion will have to come;
Don't care about these three walnuts and two dates at this time, this time the Xirong army is sending us war horses, if it is done well, it will not be a matter of getting ten thousand and eight thousand;
Take a long-term view, this war has just begun, and the Scout Mansion must ensure its combat effectiveness. ”
"Humble duty understands ......"
On the other side, the Xirong barracks, inside the big tent of the Chinese army.
"General, the losses in this battle have been counted......"