Seventy-eight

No one could have imagined that the situation would turn so quickly.

More than 200 Jurchen bannermen had the upper hand over the five Han Chinese. Originally, those five people were already fish on the knife board and let them slaughter their fate, but they were scooped down by the other party's main general by surprise in one fell swoop, and as a result, they got to this kind of embarrassment, and no one thought of it.

They obviously tied these Han people with strong knots, why did those good hemp ropes break like straw ropes? The brute strength of the Han people is inevitably too great. Seeing that the Ezhen people were forced by these Han people with knives, the Jurchen soldiers were a little confused, and according to the terms of military law stipulated by His Majesty Jin Yingming Khan, anyone who lost his main general on the battlefield was beheaded by the whole team. If there was anything good in Yabalhai, all of them would not be able to eat and walk around.

To say that they are all outlaws who are not afraid of death, but the situation in front of them is not something they are good at dealing with. The head man is in the hands of the other party, like a snake being scooped seven inches. The pressure is too great, for fear that these Han people will be forced to commit murder and hurt people; But it's even worse to leave it alone. Many people suddenly thought clearly that the left and right were finished, and they couldn't help but panic.

They were not afraid of dying on the battlefield, but they were reluctant to bury them for these five Han Chinese. In particular, if they die dishonorably under military law, I am afraid that even their families will be guilty of crimes in the flag.

Hundreds of people and horses formed a large circle, and the open space of the mountain pass was densely packed to the brim. All kinds of weapons were aimed at the Han people in the encirclement, but no one dared to launch them, just shouted like intimidation. On the contrary, these Han people looked calm and moved slowly. The crowd on the periphery was also moving chaotically with the movement of these people.

"You can't run! Hurry up and let go of my family, and spare you from dying! Several Han bannermen have been yelling loudly, but in fact, they have been saying these few sentences over and over again, and they can't think of any new tricks. Saving Yabalhai's life is the most important thing now, and they don't dare to act rashly.

"Less! Hurry up and get out of the way for me, otherwise Lao Tzu will kill him first! Do you hear that!? Hurry up and get the hell out of here! Wang Yining's scholarly demeanor at this moment has long been thrown out of the clouds. With a hideous face, he held Yabahai's saber in his hand, pressed his neck, and roared in Jurchen words while looking around to find the way.

He and Yue Xiang actually had a tacit understanding for a long time, and the thief captured the king first, and as for being caught, it was a half-truth. It was only because Yabahai was hiding behind the crowd that they were the only way to lure him into making an appearance. In fact, this is also a risky fight, and later after Yabahai came out, they tried every means to provoke him and try to get him closer, but they didn't succeed, who knew that in the end it was Xiaowan who made a big contribution.

Now that they have hostages in their hands, they have a talisman, but they are far from getting out of trouble. Although these Jurchen bannermen are obviously flustered, they still have the most basic quality, and they know that they must not be allowed to run away by loopholes.

And as they moved, the encirclement around them moved slowly, not blocking them head-on, but always encircling them. So that they have no chance to break through the siege and escape.

This is also a kind of pressure, and now the two sides are afraid of the two sides beating the wolf with a hemp stick, and no one dares to shoot the first shot.

"Get the out of the way! Otherwise, everyone will be doomed! Yue Xiang's heart was also anxious. If you can't get out, then it's useless to catch this Jurchen leader. Moreover, there are many dreams at night, and a long delay here will only cause a steady stream of enemy reinforcements to arrive, and if a more senior officer comes and orders an attack regardless of this person's life or death, it will be a complete game.

At this moment they had actually moved out of the mountain pass to a gentle slope, and the next slope was flat. If you can grab a few horses, you might have a chance......

Thinking of this, Yue Xiang gritted his teeth and said in his heart.

"I tell you, as long as you let us go, I won't touch him! We're all right, if you force me to be in a hurry, I'm going to go under the knife! Get out of the way! Otherwise, Lao Tzu cut off one of his ears first! As he spoke, he grabbed Yabahai's ear, and the blade of the sword was directly attached to it.

Yabahai's face turned pale, but the acupoint on the back of his neck was held by Wang Yining, and he couldn't move at all. However, he is the Niu Lu Ezhen in the Eight Banners Army, and he still showed his true character as a tough guy at this critical moment, knowing that he couldn't figure it out that he was going to return to his position this time, so he yelled wildly like a broken can, asking his subordinates to immediately release arrows and shoot all these Han dogs to death.

This command borders on madness, with a clear tendency to die together. The surrounding Jurchen soldiers didn't know what to do.

Who would dare to shoot an arrow? The other party's martial arts are so high, even if he is shot to death, it is estimated that Ezhen will not survive, and in the end, everyone will be buried for him. Anyone's life is raised by his father and mother, and it is not blown by the wind, and no one wants to die with this ending. So the scene was even more chaotic, with people raising bows and arrows, some people stopping them, some people pretending not to hear, and many people's nerves were stretched to the limit.

Wang Yining directly removed Yabahai's chin, so that he could no longer speak. It was the first time he had encountered such a situation after he had been in the rivers and lakes for so long. Now he can only rely on Yue Xiang's judgment, after all, he has such an experience.

"Which of you dares to shoot an arrow!? Don't you want his life! "Yue Xiang didn't expect that this Jurchen pervert would actually make trouble for himself when he died, and seeing that the situation was about to get out of control, he was also anxious." Just let us go, and I'll let him go! If you don't get out of the way, this is an example! ”

As he spoke, he yanked Yabahai's left ear, and the blade of the sword pushed down, and blood splattered.

Yabahai screamed, his body twitched, and the entire left side of his face was suddenly drenched in blood, splashing Yue Xiang's hand. Yue Xiang held the knife in one hand, held the blood-soaked human ear in the other, and threw it directly to the ground: "Do you understand!" That's the example! If you don't want to die, do as Lao Tzu instructs, otherwise everyone will be finished together! ”

Yue Xiang is taking a risk, there is no way.

If you want to suppress these people, you have to be ruthless than them. Unless you put life and death aside first, you can't control the scene at all. But even Wang Yining couldn't believe that he really cut off Yabahai's ear at this juncture. It must be known that the spirit of the surrounding Jurchen soldiers has been tense to the extreme, and this hand may be able to deter them, but it may also add fuel to the fire. If someone goes off the rails, it's really out of control.

This is something that only a madman can do, but there is no way for a normal person to solve the current situation. Yue Xiang had already done it, so he had to let him get to the end. He also shouted in Jurchen language.

And the Jurchen soldiers next to him seemed to have fried the pot, seeing that their heads' ears were cut off, how could they be indifferent. Their scolding voices were chaotic, completely overshadowing Yue Xiang's voices, each urging the reins, emotional, waving the swords, axes, bows and arrows in their hands, like out-of-control beasts, ready to pounce at any time. Even Wang Yining couldn't understand what they were shouting.

The situation has really become a mess, and the only one on the Jurchen soldiers' side who was caught and didn't come out to scoop the idea. The psychological and military qualities of the more than 200 people are not the same, and as a result, there are people who react in various ways, and many unpredictable variables have been added. In the confusion, the crowd didn't know who it was, and as soon as the bowstring in his hand was loosened, an arrow flew out with a whoosh.

It happened suddenly, and no one thought about it. As a result, Ma Sandao screamed, and the arrow shot directly through his thigh. He was already lacking in physical strength, and he couldn't parry such a strong bow and arrow at such a close distance, so he was directly knocked to the ground, and blood spurted out directly along the shaft of the arrow, which seemed to have injured the artery.

This time it was even more chaotic, not only the surrounding Jurchen soldiers, but even Yue Xiang's mind was buzzing. It was like splashing a spark in a barrel full of gunpowder, and the tension around him was completely detonated, and he realized almost instantly that he had messed up and was dead today.

And the few Jurchen flagmen around him were really as he expected, and they were stimulated and rushed up, and it seemed that they wanted to snatch Yabahai back desperately. Yue Xiang roared with the consciousness of death: "Kill him!" Then he raised his sword and went forward. And the actions of those few people drove a large number of people behind, and many people in the back saw the people in front of them move, and they couldn't help but rush forward.

The situation is completely out of control, and it is time to fight to the death.

Wang Yining only heard Yue Xiang shouting to kill him, and then saw him swing his knife and slash into a ball with the people who pounced on the other party. He didn't have time to think about whether he should just give up the trump card in his hand, and the blade in his hand was about to push Yabahai into the neck.

However, it was unsuccessful after all, and a plum needle arrow whistled down and hit him right in the shoulder. He staggered and let go, and the blade smeared against Yabalhai's neck, and although the blood flowed out, it was not fatal. And his hand holding the acupuncture point was also loosened, and Yabahai was hit by it and fell forward, although he fell to the ground, he was unexpectedly out of control.

"Come and save me!" Although Yabahai acupuncture was solved, his hands and feet were numb, and he was not very dexterous, rolling on the ground and screaming for help. Seeing this, the flagmen on both sides immediately pounced on the shore of Yaba and dragged them back. Wang Yining took a secret calculation, his anxious eyes were bloodshot, and he struggled to get up and was about to step forward desperately, but he heard a terrible arrow roar overhead.

The Jurchen Eight Banners dominate the world with horse archery, and the flagmen present are all veterans who use bows and arrows, and they can hear it as soon as they hear it, which is the unique whistling sound of the Tiger Arrow Shooting in the Eight Banners Army!

The arrow, also known as the ringing arrow, was mainly used in the Jurchen and Mongol armies to transmit information. Among the Jianzhou Jurchens, they are mainly used for school parades and hunting. The arrow arrow is made of animal bones, and the carved carving is selected, and there are generally four, six, and eight holes, so that the arrow makes a sound. Different from the whistle arrow, in the production process structure, the front end of the horn horse of the whistle arrow is equipped with an iron arrowhead, and its function is to not only whistle but also shoot; The skull of the arrow does not have an iron arrowhead, and its function is mainly to give orders.

The Tiger Arrow is a special kind of arrow, the bone is made of the limb bone of a large animal, round, the tail is adducted, and the tip is thinner than the front end; There are four holes at the front end, and the hole is at the front end, and the sound is heavy, so as to distinguish it from other arrows and whistle arrows.

According to the rules of the Jianzhou Jurchens, if you shoot tiger arrows during hunting, it means that there are tigers in the enclosure, and you can send a signal to all hunters so that they can prepare early. If you hear the signal to shoot tigers and arrows in wartime, it only means one thing: the whole army is attacking!

Yabahai also heard this whistling sound clearly, and at first he thought it was reinforcements from some way, but when he looked up, he was suddenly frightened and flew out of the sky, only to see the rain of arrows in the sky falling down on his head and face!

Suddenly, the slopes of the entire valley mouth became a battlefield.

The attention of the bannermen of Zhenghongqi was attracted by Yue Xiang and the others, and they didn't expect that an unknown group of people and horses would suddenly appear behind them to attack them, and they used the usual tactics of the Jurchens. Many people didn't have time to take precautions, just looked up to see the chaotic arrows in front of them, and suddenly people fell on their backs and fell down a large area, and the remaining bannermen began to be in a big chaos, and they didn't care about dealing with the Han people in front of them, and soon they automatically formed a battle formation, and began to shoot back at the enemy troops on the hill with their bows and arrows.

Arrows whistled through the air, and the battle began to heat up.

Yue Xiang slashed over a flag man passing by with a knife, and then lay on the ground, and several powerful arrows swept over his head. Looking at the surroundings, they were already lying to the ground, and some wounded war horses were desperately shaking their hooves, and there was already a pool of blood under them, but unfortunately they had no strength to stand up. Some were still wriggling with a few arrows stuck in their bodies, but more were dead bodies. The air was thick with the smell of blood.

Although the rest of the Jurchen soldiers were still faintly maintaining the posture of encircling them, the encirclement network was already scattered. In fact, they are already too busy to take care of themselves, and they have already shown considerable quality in being able to organize a counterattack so quickly, and if they change the Ming army, it is estimated that they will have already collapsed all over the mountains.

Yue Xiang raised a corpse as a shield and ran towards Wang Yining. They narrowly escaped the attack when it came suddenly, and now they are hiding behind a large raised rock to avoid the rain of arrows, and although Wang Yining has been injured, it does not look serious. I don't know where I took a piece of armor from a corpse and picked it up with a knife to use as a shield, and it was already pierced like a hedgehog.

Ma Sandao's situation was indeed worrying, his face was pale, the blood from the sores on his thighs was spurting vigorously, and the person had already fainted, and it seemed that his life would not be long. Li Shoucai pressed his leg in vain on the side, and his hands were covered with blood. injured the artery, and now there is no way to treat it, Yue Xiang is helpless.

Yabahai was rescued by his team, and as soon as he had time to catch his breath, he heard shouts of killing all over the ground.

Hundreds of black-pressed knights in strong suits emerged from the hiding places everywhere, they occupied the commanding heights on both sides and continued to release arrows, two teams of more than 100 knights condescendingly rushed down from the left and right wings, the superb riding skills were definitely not inferior to any of the strong teams in the Eight Banners Army, and the momentum was even more terrifying, like a group of crazy beasts full of bloodthirsty murderous aura!

Yabahai was taken aback, there were people in this Liaodong land who dared to openly attack the regular troops of the Jianzhou Banner Army, and with such elite combat effectiveness, he really couldn't think of any tribe with such a strong army. Could it be the Ming Army? Or the Mongols?

But at this moment, he didn't have time to think about it, so he shouted and grabbed these Han people, and the rest of them faced the battle. Then he raised his hand and arrow, and one of the black knights suddenly rolled and fell, and then was trampled into flesh by the hooves. Then a rain of arrows returned fire, shooting the two relatives in front of him into hedgehogs, and his horse fell with a wail, crushing him underneath.

When he struggled to climb out, he saw countless war horses in front of him violently colliding and interspersing together, shouting and killing, screaming, and metal collisions sounded together, and stumps and flesh were splashed sideways, and all around him were already full of people, completely beaten into a pot of porridge.

But to his relief, the situation seems to be still promising. Although his bannermen suffered some losses at the beginning, they were in confusion for a while. But after all, they are all battle-hardened warriors, and they quickly recovered their fierce nature, and they still fought bravely and did not show weakness in the melee with the other party. He believed that no one in the land of Liaodong could defeat the Jianzhou Jurchens, and as long as he persevered and withstood the momentum of the other party, his subordinates would definitely turn defeat into victory.

Yabahai picked up a fine iron sickle and slashed at himself. The shadow swept past him, and he swung his arm and struck a backhand blow right in the horse's leg. The horse roared and fell to the ground, knocking the knight off the horse.

"Dog mongrels, dare to be the enemy of the Great Golden Banner soldiers, so that you will die without a place to be buried!"

He roared and cheered himself on, snatched an ownerless warhorse and went on a rampage, swinging his iron scythe and slashing around. A black-clad knight rode forward and swept away with the tiger tooth knife in his hand. Yaba Hai sparkled his horse and made an iron bridge directly in the saddle, and the wind swept over his face. He quickly stood upright, slashed his backhand into the opponent's neck, and a human head flew up with a chamber of blood.

Yabahai laughed wildly on the horse, "This little ability, I dare to touch the old man's tiger whiskers, I really don't know whether ......to live or die" Halfway through the laugh, he stopped abruptly, looked carefully at the human head on the ground, and his face changed greatly.

"Braids...... This, this is the Jurchens!? ”

The head that had dropped its hood revealed its true form, which was the head of a standard Jurchen. Yabahai was shocked, he realized that he should have thought of it a long time ago, and looked at the blades scooped in the hands of these people around him: shooting tiger arrows, tiger tooth knives, picking knives, and fine iron sickles, these are all the weapons used by the Eight Banners of Jianzhou.

Could it be that these people are disguised by the troops in other flags?!

However, as soon as this thought flashed through his mind, he felt a suffocating gust of wind rushing in front of him. When he looked up, a familiar face flashed in front of him, and he was so shocked that he turned around with all his strength to avoid the fatal point; The black whip shadow swept over, the fine iron sickle in his hand was directly shattered and broken, the bone joint of his right arm was shattered, and his body flew out four or five meters away like a broken kite, falling heavily to the ground.

And his opponent looked at him with a disdainful sneer, his eyes burning with bloodthirsty **.

He barely got up from the ground, gasping intermittently and said, "You...... You ......" But before he could finish speaking, a Han figure floated in front of him like a ghost, and a hand gently pushed him on the chest.

He staggered for a moment, but then stood firm, and then looked at the Han man drifting away a foot or so, smiling at him as if he were looking at a dead man.

"Why? You...... You ......" He knew that death was coming, and he just wanted to be a ghost. But the other party did not answer, when he gasped for breath to the tenth sound, his heart cramped for no reason, the strength of his whole body seemed to be drained, the blood in his nose and mouth almost gushed out uncontrollably like spring water, and his legs were weak, and he fell directly to the ground.

Before he died, the last words he heard were a Jurchen saying: "Cut down the grass and eradicate the roots, and leave no one behind!" ”