Gao Shun smiled bitterly and shook his head

"I'm afraid not, if we are all killed. The other party only sees us guards, but does not see the caravan, and the people must be suspicious. There were very few places to hide in this room, and a little search would reveal clues, after all, the black ash in the pit was not so easy to hide. "There are more than twenty people in those caravans, where can Gao Shun still draw troops to help those people dig a life channel at this time, and besides, twenty people use the same method to hide, if there is a flaw, then these people will die, instead of being distracted to take care of more than twenty, it is better to concentrate on hiding Zhou Ping, as long as Zhou Ping does not die, he can gather some more talents.

Chapter 116: The Back Road

The grass in the dilapidated village was knee-deep, and most of the houses collapsed due to wind and rain erosion, Gao Shun ordered the people to push the grain into the courtyard, and watched the outside situation through the layers of earthen walls, the cavalry of Wen Qin's department was less than three miles away from here, and the sound of horses' hooves mixed with the howls of those Wuhuan soldiers came into Gao Shun's ears.

Seeing this, the elite soldiers in the village clenched their spears tightly and looked cold. Gao Shun sent Zhou Ping and the caravan personnel into a relatively intact courtyard and gathered the soldiers, "The streets in the village are criss-crossed, and we can't gather together. From this moment on, the army was divided into ten teams, each of which was commanded by a hundred commanders. Remember, don't go head-to-head with the cavalry, use the environment to entangle with the enemy, as long as we can hold out for four hours, reinforcements will arrive! ”

The leaders of the hundred men nodded one after another, and led their soldiers to hide in this dilapidated village.

Wen Qin stopped at the entrance of the village, staring at the two deep wheel marks on the ground, his eyes flashing, and the caravan was hidden in the village at this moment. Looking up at the village, the silence was unusual.

The criss-crossing narrow streets and the collapsed houses combined with the silence made the battle-hardened Wuhuan soldiers feel a little oppressive. There seems to be an infinite murder hidden in this village.

The war horse also seemed to sense this murderous aura, and let out a low neighing from its mouth, and its hooves kept hitting the ground. Wen Qin untied his bow and glanced at the village again. With a wave of his hand, the order was given: "Attack!" "Tell your soldiers to be careful.

Five hundred elite cavalry were the first to enter the streets, clutching their sabers and walking briskly, their sharp eyes scanning their surroundings. If they hadn't seen the caravan enter the village, they would have thought it was a deserted village with no people.

Wen Qin saw that the thousand soldiers entered the village without any movement, and walked into it with a large group of cavalry, and could only see the layers of earthen walls with his eyes. "Everyone, be careful!" Wen Qin looked around vigilantly, although she didn't see the figure shaking, but she sensed that there seemed to be a lot of people hidden in this layer of earth walls, and they were spying on their movements.

A large number of cavalry walked through the narrow streets, which greatly limited the speed and agility of the cavalry. Did the caravan disappear into thin air? The cavalry felt strange in their hearts, and when they came to a crossing, a sudden change occurred, and they heard a shout, as if it were some kind of signal. Before the Wuhuan soldiers could react, they saw spears piercing out of the dilapidated courtyard, and the sharp tips of the spears reflected in the sunlight flashed with a cold light, and then they felt a pain in their chests, and when they raised their eyes again, they only saw the cold face holding the spear, and nearly a hundred Wuhuan soldiers fell under their horses.

With one blow, the officers and soldiers rushed out of the hiding courtyard under the leadership of the hundred-man commander, flexibly climbed over the earthen wall, and reached the other side. A sharp sound of breaking the air sounded, and a soldier who had not yet climbed over the earthen wall was pierced through the throat by a feather arrow, and Wen Qin bent his bow and arrows again, shooting and killing three officers and soldiers. "The army is scattered in pursuit!"

Hundreds of Wuhuan soldiers marched together in this village, and the soldiers of Gao Shun's department were once again divided into zero, and fifty people were entangled with Wuhuan soldiers in the village, and the screams in the village came and went. There are not a few Wuhuan soldiers who were attacked by the officers and soldiers and fell off their horses, and the casualties of the officers and soldiers were not small.

Wen Qin's headquarters turned into an alley, and happened to run into a team of ten officers, "Kill them!" Wen Qin gave an order, and dozens of Wuhuan cavalry brandished sabers and shouted and rushed over.

At this time, it was too late to escape, the steel spear in the hands of the ten people did not retreat but advanced, leading his soldiers to rush towards the cavalry, the saber opened several holes in the official army, and the spear in the hands of the official army also picked off a number of Wuhuan soldiers off the war horse, but how could these ten soldiers be dozens of cavalry opponents, a charge fell under the sabre of the Wuhuan soldiers in less than five minutes.

Although he killed these ten soldiers, the Wuhuan cavalry did not have a happy look on his face, although he killed ten soldiers, but more than ten cavalry on his side were picked off the horse by the other party.

Although the fight scene just now was small, Wen Qin still had lingering palpitations, "How can the caravan guards be so fierce!" "It was a complete fight for their lives, and several of the guards were still unwillingly collapsed at the last moment of their lives by sending their spears into the chests of the cavalrymen. If it weren't for the speed advantage of your own cavalry, you might have suffered more casualties in foot combat.

Wen Qin had plundered caravans more than once, and those caravan guards ran faster than rabbits when they encountered their iron horses, and they had little ability and courage to resist. But this team of guards impressed Wen Qin, when his cavalry attacked, instead of panicking, he made the right decision to block the impact of his cavalry with village obstacles, and his subordinates were brave and strong, if this guard was trained as cavalry, its combat power would be much stronger than his own troops.

Although Gao Shun's tactics are correct, the gap between the strength of the enemy and us is too great. He had already seen several groups of officers and soldiers surrounded and annihilated by cavalry, but Gao Shun did not dare to come to the rescue, so he could only lead his troops to quickly leave to find new fighters.

Screams rang out one after another, and the tug-of-war in the village lasted for nearly three hours. Wen Qin's face was gloomy, and just now the soldiers reported that their troops had suffered seven hundred casualties

。 Before reaching Zhuojun, the cavalry suffered nearly a third of the casualties!

The more this is the case, the more it can arouse Wen Qin's revenge. Even if you can't get the goods of this caravan, you must drive them to death.

Gao Shun, who was covered in blood, dodged into the courtyard, and the continuous attacks and runs made him seriously depleted, and he leaned against the earthen wall to take a few breaths. In the past few hours, the officers and soldiers have lost more than half, and if they continue to fight like this, their own troops will be wiped out.

Zhou Ping, who was sitting in the room, kept trembling his legs, and he had seen some fighting scenes, but none of them were as nervous as now, and the screams of people before they died penetrated into his ears, making him tremble. Zhou Ping originally thought that he was just an ordinary horse thief, but under the resistance of Gao Shun and other officials and soldiers, he would leave if he suffered a loss. I didn't expect these cavalry to be so fierce, like well-trained cavalry. If this was the case, it would have been better to throw away the food and hydrosol and run away. But now it's too late to regret it, so many people have been killed and injured on both sides, and this hatred is no longer something that money can dissolve.

Gao Shun carefully looked outside through the crack in the door, and waved his hand for the soldiers to come over, "You occupy the courtyards in front." "Dozens of soldiers were ordered.

Walking into the house and seeing Zhou Ping's scared look, Gao Shun didn't laugh, Zhou Ping was not a soldier and it was normal for him to die of cowardice, "Mr. Zhou, this time it involves Mr., Gao Shun can't escape the blame." ”

What is the use of saying these words at this time, Zhou Ping raised his eyes and looked outside, although he tried his best to stay calm, his words were still a little trembling, "General, how is the situation outside?" How much longer can we hold on? ”

"The situation outside is chaotic, but don't worry, as long as there is still one person in our army alive, I will definitely keep Mr. safe." Gao Shun said with a firm gaze, more than half of his troops have been killed and wounded, and the physical strength and energy consumption of the soldiers who have not rested for three hours are very serious, if Zhao Yi's reinforcements are delayed, his troops are afraid that they will not be able to support it for long.

When he came, Zhao Yi told Gao Shun to pay attention to protecting Zhou Ping's safety. In Zhao Yi's eyes, neither grain nor hydrosol was precious to an outstanding businessman.

The longer the fight, the more obvious the advantage of the opponent's cavalry, on the contrary, Gao Shun's troops will be passive everywhere, even if Gao Shun uses soldiers like gods, but in this case, no strategy can stop the opponent's iron cavalry scimitar.

Gao Shun looked at the house, his eyes turned, and he waved his hand to call a few soldiers: "A few of you use the head of a gun to carefully chisel the inside of this earthen kang larger." The soldier went as ordered. Watching a handful of blackened scorched earth come out of the pit, a smile appeared in Gao Shun's eyes. instructed Zhou Ping, "Sir, if something special happens, you will hide in the kang and don't come out no matter what sound you hear." Gao Shun has already thought of a way out for Zhou Ping.

Seeing that he had a chance to live, Zhou Ping suddenly had strength. With a happy look on his face, he looked at the kang that the soldiers had chiseled, and looked at the soldiers who were made gray by the black ash in the pit, thinking that he might be like this for a while, Zhou Ping touched his nose. At this time of life and death, I can't care so much. He suddenly thought of something and asked, "General, can these people in my caravan also use this method to escape?" ”

Gao Shun smiled bitterly and shook his head, "I'm afraid not, if we are all killed, we will be killed." The other party only sees us guards, but does not see the caravan, and the people must be suspicious. There were very few places to hide in this room, and a little search would reveal clues, after all, the black ash in the pit was not so easy to hide. "There are more than twenty people in those caravans, where can Gao Shun still draw troops to help those people dig a life channel at this time, and besides, twenty people use the same method to hide, if there is a flaw, then these people will die, instead of being distracted to take care of more than twenty, it is better to concentrate on hiding Zhou Ping, as long as Zhou Ping does not die, he can gather some more talents.

In addition to being afraid of being discovered by those cavalry outside, Gao Shun also wanted to use those people to paralyze the cavalry outside and create a false impression for them. Let them think that their caravan has been wiped out.

glanced at the silk silk worn by Zhou Ping, "Sir, you have to take off this dress." ”

Zhou Ping is also a person with a lively mind, and when he heard Zhou Ping's words, he already understood what Zhou Ping meant. hurriedly took off the clothes on his body and handed them over to Gao Shun.

Gao Shun and Zhou Ping exchanged clothes, and saw that the soil kang was almost chiseled, Gao Shun let Zhou Ping get in, and then commanded the soldiers to push this earthen wall to, "boom" sounded, and the dust was flying, Gao Shun slapped the dust flying in front of him, "No matter what you hear, please don't speak." Gao Shun told Zhou Ping, waved his hand and left the house with the soldiers, and at the same time whispered two words to the soldiers around him, "If the cavalry enters this street, kill the people of those caravans first." ”

The soldier was stunned for a moment, then nodded and obeyed: "Obey the general's orders!" ”

Gao Shun sighed, he was also afraid that these people's mouths were not tight, and in order for Zhou Ping to survive, he could only sacrifice them. Tighten your grip on the long knife in your hand, "The sound of the battle has subsided, and the cavalry is likely to attack in a big way, follow me to another courtyard." ”