Chapter 17 The Beacon Fire Mountain Road

The mountains to the north are shining in the sun. It looks a little bit of green mountain charming. The area around the official road, which is not too spacious, is a large area of paddy fields that have been harvested.

It's summer, and the rice fields are full of water, and they look like an ocean, not like rice paddies, but like lakes.

It's an idyllic setting.

However, the people in this painting do not feel comfortable at all.

Countless cars are working hard all the way to the north, and the official road in this area is also high in the north and low in the south. All the way to the north, all the way uphill, whether it is livestock or people, walking this section of the road is very difficult, sweating profusely.

Zhang Xuan also stopped riding horses, and he pushed the grain cart hard, hoping to enter the mountain before the official army caught up.

Yes, his idea is nothing more than extravagance.

On the road from Yingshan to Qishan Town, the officers and soldiers had already chased after them.

This time it was not a small group of people used to harass, but the main force of He Renlong.

I saw the billowing smoke and dust coming from the south spreading, Luo Yulong and Liu Fangliang met each other left and right, and the battle between the two sides spread from the end of the convoy.

"Quick." Seeing that the momentum was not good, Zhang Xuan had already made preparations, and he did not cut off his subordinates or open the way as he usually marched. Instead, gather around yourself. In the middle of the grain team, seeing a mess in the back, Zhang Xuan immediately ordered all the grain trucks to be lined up, although the row was not too neat, but the official road was not wide, and more than 100 grain trucks became an insurmountable obstacle for the officers and soldiers.

Just as Zhang Xuan had just arranged the matter here, he saw Liu Fangliang and Luo Yulong's subordinates coming from the gap in the grain cart.

Zhang Xuan immediately sent someone to answer.

"He Chuangzi's ideas are hard and invincible. Zhang Xuan: Let's go. Luo Yulong didn't mean to get off the horse, and said on the horse. As soon as he finished speaking, he quickly left.

Zhang Xuan had expected this, so he did not hesitate and immediately prepared to retreat.

I saw barrels of fire oil poured on top of the vehicle, anyway, all the animals pulling the horses were unloaded, and most of Zhang Xuan's troops rode on the animals. Suddenly ignite. More than 100 grain trucks blocked the official road and even both sides of the road. It's like a wall of fire.

Zhang Xuan was distressed while urging the soldiers to leave.

Yes, distressed, these more than 100 grain trucks are more than a few or more lives in Zhang Xuan's heart.

The longer Zhang Xuan has been in this era, the more he understands one thing, that is, in this era, human life is not valuable, what is valuable is food.

"Let's go." Zhang Xuan turned over and rode on the big black, never looked back, and was surrounded by the horse team and continued to go north.

He Renlong sat firmly on his horse and looked at the raging fire in front of him, and there were rice fields nearby. It was not easy to walk on a horse, and He Renlong snorted coldly: "Carving insect skills." ”

He Renlong ordered: "Get off the horse and push this thing away for me." ”

Immediately, more than 100 soldiers dismounted, pointed their spears against the burning vehicles, and pushed them down among the rice fields on the side of the road, but in a few moments, the road was cleared. He Renlongbu chased after him again.

"He Chuangzi has caught up." I don't know, who shouted.

The fleeing crowd became even more frenzied. For a time, everyone was crowded, and such a crowding level could only make it impossible for anyone to leave.

The so-called defeat is like a mountain, and this is the case.

Zhang Xuan held the horsewhip tightly, and countless thoughts flashed in his heart, if he didn't care about it and fled with his tail between his legs, he would definitely be able to escape, but these soldiers under his command were thrown here.

But he refused to leave these people behind. In the troubled times, people who have no military power are almost slaughtered by others, since he has decided to mix in this world, he would rather die than give up these brothers under his command.

Death in battle is just a temporary thing, if there is no military power, in the troubled times, life is entrusted to others, it is better to live than to die.

Zhang Xuan turned over and dismounted, patted Da Hei lightly, and whispered, "Let's run for your life." Then he stood facing south, rushed past the enemy, raised his arms, and said, "Array formation." ”

Zhang Xuan shouted loudly, Cao Zongyu and Deng He responded one after another.

At this time, Zhang Xuan's real team was revealed, that is, the teenager recruited by Zhang Xuan from Nanyang. They followed Zhang Xuan through several battles, and Zhang Xuan sometimes explained the art of war to them, Zhang Xuan didn't know much about the art of war, but most of what he talked about was discipline.

At this moment, they responded to Zhang Xuan's call, but after a while, Zhang Xuan's troops lined up, and the two phalanxes looked heavily guarded, one in front of the other. There are many knives and guns.

He Renlong arrived, glanced at Zhang Xuan's department, and said, "Hey, yes, there are two brushes." But--" He Renlong pulled the reins and rushed over from Zhang Xuan's side with his soldiers. "Why should I hit you?"

He Renlong could see clearly that it was already a mess in the north of Zhang Xuan. Why bother with him, put him here first, he can still run away. He Renlong's department is not all cavalry, and the brigade is still behind, and it is not too late to slowly concoct it when the time comes.

Although the terrain here is already a little undulating, after all, it is not a place in the mountains, next to the official road, it is just difficult to walk, not that it cannot be walked.

He Renlong faced no one else, it was Huang Xu and his party.

Huang Xu and these people had no blood and bravery, and they couldn't compare with Zhang Xuan's subordinates at all, and they had just gathered after Zhang Xuan's subordinates had already lined up. There was no queue to speak of, and as soon as the sand was scattered, He Renlong's cavalry rushed over in an instant.

For a time, as if driving sheep, they were scattered. Countless people fell on the swords of the cavalry.

Most of the cavalry pursued them northward.

Zhang Xuan's headquarters was surrounded by hundreds of cavalry.

Zhang Xuan had no time to worry about Huang Xu and them, he had to worry about himself.

Zhang Xuan saw the paddy field behind him and said, "All go to the paddy field." ”

Zhang Xuan was the first to step into the knee-deep paddy field, at this moment the rice had just been harvested, and the paddy field was empty. It's just the sludge under the surface of the water, which is very slippery and not easy to get a foothold.

He Daming rode on the horse and said secretly: "Do you think that in this way, I will have no way to take you?" ”

He Daming is the son of He Renlong. He Renlong left him here to deal with Zhang Xuan.

He Daming waved his hand and said, "Use the three-eyed fire gun to deal with them." ”

The three-eyed musket is a musket commonly used by the Ming army, with three barrels that can be fired three times, after the fight, it can also be turned around, when the mace is used, and it is not negotiable to smash people. The border army likes to use it the most.

He Daming gave an order, rode on a horse, took out a three-eyed fire gun, and lit the fire rope.

"Bang. Bang, bang. The Three-Eyed Flame Bolt struck.

The two sides are not far apart. Just within the firing range of the Three-Eyed Firebolt, the sword and shield men standing in front fell to the ground in rows, and the thin shields could not stop the power of the Firebolt at all. Zhang Xuan's weapons were all made by himself, and he definitely didn't cut corners.

For example, this shield is a piece of hardwood, and there is a layer of cowhide wrapped around it. It's not that Zhang Xuan doesn't want to add iron plates or anything, but if it is processed like this, the shield will be too heavy.

Moreover, the shield area is not large, but it is just enough to cover the chest and abdomen, and other places cannot cover it at all.

Faced with this situation, Zhang Xuan's subordinates all lost control, some retreated, and some threw the javelins in their hands. For a while, it actually made a contribution. It gets messy.

Because He Daming didn't see what long-range weapons Zhang Xuan's subordinates carried, such as bows and arrows, such as firearms. Therefore, it was very close, and was smashed down by a rain of javelins, and many people died.

The Three-Eyed Torch is difficult to reload, and after a burst of Torch, there is a gap in time. Zhang Xuan immediately formed the team and said, "Withdraw, withdraw." ”

The hilly area around Yingshan. The terrain is undulating, even the rice fields are not connected, perhaps in ancient times, such as the modern endless rice fields are a special phenomenon, Zhang Xuan's rice field is not too big, Zhang Xuan wants to wade through this rice field, from other places, into the mountains, these horseback riders have nothing to do with him.

However, Zhang Xuan thought that one thing was too beautiful.

In the muddy rice fields, it was much more difficult to walk, and the subordinates, who had been beaten by the fire guns, were even more chaotic in the rice fields.

Seeing this situation, He Daming obviously smelled an opportunity.