Huo Hai looked at the advancing army, for the West Vietnamese generals, Zhou Long was their old opponent. Among the twelve generals in the capital city, the Zhou brothers were the generals who fought against them the most, and Huo Hai also knew how powerful Zhou Long was.

Shiraishi raised an army of 10,000 and rushed forward fiercely, and the dust raised by the narrow strip obscured the view from behind. Seeing that the battle formation on the other side was still indifferent, Shiraishi couldn't help but let out a cruel smile. It's just that his sinister smile has just emerged. The front hooves of the war horse were tripped by a rope stained with carbon ash, and the first rope was broken by the momentum of the horse, but the second rope was not broken. The front hooves of the war horse were short, and the white stone was planted with a hole.

Shiraishi hurriedly threw away the spear in his hand in a panic, and wanted to roll on the ground with both hands to avoid the trampling of the war horse behind him. For cavalrymen, horse control is very sophisticated, as long as Bai Shiqi can stand up, the guards behind him can pull him onto the war horse with a copy of their hands. But the premise is to get up quickly, otherwise it is difficult to avoid the trampling of tens of thousands of riders. In peacetime training, this is also a training subject that cavalry must pass, not to mention a battle-hardened horse general.

But this time, Shiraishi couldn't stand up. Because on the ground in front of the tripwire, there are broken arrows covered in soot. Shiraishi not only pressed his hands on the arrow, but also pierced his knees with the arrow, where could he roll and stand up. Not only Baishiqi, but more than a dozen war horses rushing over on the left and right sides neighed and fell to the ground one after another.

The raised carbon ash blocked the cavalry's view, and Bai Shiqi and the others lost the opportunity to roll and stand up, and the screams were suddenly drowned in the shouts of killing. The torn shouts of several pro-soldiers blocked it, but they couldn't stop the rolling torrent behind them at all.

Zhou Long saw it clearly, but he didn't expect the dignified Xiyue general to die so tragically under his iron horse. The dozen or so horsemen who were stopped by the stumbling horse rope did not stop the footsteps of the army. But then, the forward soldiers rushed to the place where the horse was trapped.

A normal trap should be at least a horse deep. But this time, Liu Gucheng led people to dig a trap pit, but it was shallow enough for people's knees. Although the trap is shallow, it is wider than the average pit. Moreover, Liu Gucheng ordered people to dig up thin mud from the swamp next to him and sprinkle it with carbon ash to cover it. The war horse stepped into the mud, although there were no sharp thorns in the normal pit, but it made it difficult for the war horse to pull out the horse's hooves.

"Stop~Stop Forward~!" A Qian general who pressed the formation saw that something was wrong, and shouted hard in the carbon dust, and finally stopped the charge of the army.

In fact, even if he didn't shout, the war horses in front were crowded, and the back couldn't continue to sprint at all. The guards who fell into the mud pit at the front were only less than thirty zhang away from where Zhou Long was standing.

Due to the lifting of carbon dust, Huo Hai did not know what was happening in front of him. But tens of thousands of war horsemen were congested in the narrow place, and listening to the sound that was not the killing sound of the battle, Huo Hai knew that something was wrong, and hurriedly shouted.

"Blow the horn and let the old white them come back."

The order sounded, and the rear team of Shiraishi's headquarters changed to the front team and evacuated backwards. The guards were all disgraced, and they couldn't tell who was who without looking carefully.

"White Stone ~ Old White ~!" Huo Hai shouted loudly, a look of horror in his eyes.

The carbon dust gradually fell, and Huo Hai and the others saw the scene in the narrow passage clearly. There were also many guards wriggling on the ground, screaming from their mouths. Inside the pit, the horses were also struggling and neighing. The blood was stained with soot, and the men and horses were dyed with ink, and it was impossible to tell who was who. Ying Shoushan also looked at this scene in surprise, he didn't expect the trap set in the dust to have such a shocking effect.

"Lao Bai, where is General Bai?" Huo Hai shouted loudly.

A pro-soldier replied cryingly, "General, the little one saw General Bai ~ fell off the war horse and was ~ trampled by the war horse." ”

When Huo Hai heard this, he raised his horsewhip and whipped it, "Bastard, don't look for it yet." I can't find General Bai, Lao Tzu has cut off your heads. ”

Huo Hai's eyes were torn, and the two sides had not officially started the war, and they actually lost a general. After he went back, he didn't know how to explain to Lu Mududu. What made Huo Hai even more angry was that many of the war horses that had returned were lying on the ground frantically, looking extremely painful.

The entire army fell silent, and the coalition soldiers lost the clamor they had just hauled. Ying Shoushan didn't say anything, in this case he knew that the best option was to shut up. Bai Shiqi sneered at him just now, and at this moment, no matter what Ying Shoushan said, he was suspected of falling into the well.

Compared with the silence of the coalition forces, Zhou Long's side was cheering. Although Qian Chong and the others were far away, they also saw the other party turning on their backs. Zhou Long saw it very clearly, and couldn't help but say happily.

"Lao Liu, you kid really have a set. If you can survive this battle, I will personally ask Duan Shuai and the military advisor for credit for you. ”

Liu Gucheng smiled innocently, "General Long, it doesn't matter if you don't work or not, but you have to treat me to a good meal." ”

Zhou Long smiled heartily, "How can a meal be made, I will invite you to eat for half a month." Lao Liu, how many traps are there to set next? ”

Liu Gucheng shook his head embarrassedly, "The tools in the hands of the brothers are not suitable, and they have been busy all night, so it's basically almost the same for them to sprint." ”

Zhou Long nodded, he knew that it would not be easy to set these traps in just a few hours. After all, they were all war horses and not infantry sappers, and some of the brothers had blood blisters on their hands.

"General Long, even so, I believe that the other party will not dare to charge on a large scale again. Next, it's up to the capabilities of these archers. I reckon it could be delayed for at least more than an hour. Liu Gucheng said again.

"Yes, there are these traps on the way, and even if they want to rush and kill, they have to make a detour on both sides. In this way, they will lose the advantage in the battle formation. In addition, I didn't expect that the dust raised by these guns would cause so much damage to the war horse. ”

Zhou Long was also quite surprised, he found that these raised carbon ash not only made the guards choke, but also made many war horses as if they were seriously ill.

Both sides were in a stalemate, and after Huo Hai was counted, the loss of men and horses was not much, but Bai Shiqi's tragic death made his fault very significant.

"General Ying, what do you think should be done?" Huo Hai calmed down and asked Ying Shoushan.

Ying Shoushan sneered in his heart, he understood that Huo Hai didn't really ask for advice, his purpose in doing this was to let Ying Shoushan share part of the responsibility after he went back. After all, as soon as Huo Hai asked like this, no matter what the consequences would be, it became an order after consultation between the two of them. Unlike Bai Shiqi just now, Huo Hai is not fighting for merit now, but sharing the responsibility equally.

"General Huo, when it comes to this, you can't go back. Visually inspecting the defeat of the war horse, it is already very close to Zhou Long, and there should be no more traps. Even if there were, there should be very few. First, send the guards to explore the way and clean up the mechanism settings on the way. Ying Shoushan said.

Huo Hai gritted his teeth and nodded, "If you don't cut off Zhou Long's head, Lao Tzu really can't give an account to Lord Dudu, and Lao Bai's blood can't be shed in vain." Someone comes, send people to carefully explore the way. ”

After Huo Hai finished ordering, Ying Shoushan said, "General Huo, the other party's setting up like this has exposed their weaknesses. It seems that, as General Bai said, Zhou Long's soldiers and horses were indeed seriously damaged, and there were no ambushes. Just now I asked the scouts to visually inspect from a high place, and the opponent's strength will definitely not exceed 15,000 troops. As long as we can pass through this narrow place, we still have an absolute advantage. ”

"Okay, then let him wait. Even if it is filled with men and horses, Lao Tzu will fill this long and narrow place. Huo Hai gritted his teeth and looked at the other side, wishing that he could rush over and bite the other party now.

Dozens of guards raised small arms and shields, cautiously groping forward. Liu Gucheng immediately ordered, five hundred archers lined up, whether they could shoot or not, anyway, they had arrows.

Zhou Long was watching, and suddenly heard two long beeps in the air. Zhou Long was overjoyed and hurriedly looked up. Da Fei spread his wings and hovered in the air, Zhou Long looked at the opposite side and whispered.

"Lao Liu, you press the formation here first, and when the opponent's army hits, you will immediately lead people back."

"Order!"

After Zhou Long finished speaking, a dozen horses galloped back. Zhou Long did not stop, and ran to the back of the team, and then pulled the war horse. Don't look at Da Fei, everyone knows it among the soldiers and horses in Lidu City, but the enemy doesn't know that there is such an outlier as Da Fei. Even if he guessed that Duan Lang had Fei Yu in his hand to exchange news, he would not know that Da Fei was so supernatural. Therefore, Zhou Long should also avoid it.

Da Fei fell, and Zhou Long looked at Da Fei with satisfaction, "Brother Fei, you can count it." Hurry up and tell Duan Shuai to let them come quickly. The coalition forces are going to set fire to the mountain, remember, it is to burn the mountain. If I don't come again, I won't be able to stand it. Do you understand, Brother Fei? ”

Da Fei's eagle eyes stared at Zhou Long, as if he whispered twice thoughtfully, and flew into the air with a flap of his wings. Zhou Long let out a long breath, as long as he could bring the news to Duan Lang, at least he still had a hope in his heart. Otherwise, Zhou Long really didn't know how many days he could hold out.

In the battle array on the opposite side, Huo Hai sent three waves of manpower in a row, and it was generally found that there were almost no traps under the carbon dust. But in the face of this damn soot, Huo Hai couldn't help but hesitate a little.

Ying Shoushan saw Huo Hai's worries, stepped forward and said, "General Huo, for most of the road ahead, the carbon dust is basically solid. The distance of thirty zhang behind is not a big deal. You can let the pioneers, wet wipes cover their mouths and noses, and war horses can bring mouths. As long as you rush to the past, it's not a big deal. ”

Huo Hai looked at Ying Shoushan, "General Ying, I think that it is more beneficial for the entire army to charge with your heavy armor in front." ”

Ying Shoushan shook his head, "General Huo, the heavy armor cavalry has no advantage in speed. Moreover, the heavy armored cavalry cannot fight a protracted battle, and must fight quickly, otherwise people and horses will not be able to withstand it. If we are attacking in front, the opponent only needs to maneuver, and the heavy armor will consume physical energy in vain. Only when the light cavalry fights, our heavy armored cavalry can form an encirclement and force the opponent into a corner. With such a tactical cooperation, General Huo must understand better than his subordinates. ”

Huo Hai glanced at Ying Shoushan depressedly, he didn't plan to use Ying Shoushan's heavy armor before leaving the city. After all, Huo Hai and Bai Shiqi didn't want Ying Shoushan to share a piece of the pie. But now, Huo Hai has no confidence in his heart, and he wants to pull Ying Shoushan into troubled waters, but people don't agree.

Huo Hai had no choice but to order another attack. After all, he still has nearly 30,000 light cavalry, and he has an absolute advantage in terms of strength. Huo Hai ordered the forward 3,000 horsemen to tear off the armcloth to cover their mouths and noses, and give the war horses a muzzle to prevent a large amount of carbon ash from being sucked in by the war horses.

Seeing the opposing army rushing again, Zhou Long raised his sword, but Qian Chong shouted, "General, leave this battle to me, you just need to press the formation behind." After all, the other party still has heavy armor and has not been dispatched, so you should keep an eye on it. ”

Zhou Long hesitated slightly, nodded and said, "Okay, leave the three heralds, and hand over the rest to you." Old money, be careful. ”

Qian Chong's spear was raised, "Order, Li Buyang led the men and horses of the headquarters to meet the enemy head-on in an impact formation." Summoned Ji Zhaoliang and led his headquarters to form a blocking formation to block the enemy soldiers in the narrow passage. I led the people of the headquarters for the third wave of impact, and Liu Gucheng's department was pressed. ”

"Order!" Several thousand guards shouted at the same time.

Zhou Long nodded silently, Qian Chong's array was very accurate. This kind of confrontation cannot carry out the piercing that they are good at, and can only fight hard. Although they did not have an advantage in numbers, the deployment of Qian Chong just made up for this shortcoming. He wanted to block the opponent's army in the narrow passage, so that the soldiers and horses behind him would be powerless. Unless the opponent's combat power is strong, they can conduct a piercing battle and break Zhou Long's team into two sections.

Huo Hai's army bypassed the trap and rushed over frantically. Li Buyang, a thousand cavalry guards, led three thousand cavalry and shouted in a triangle to meet them. At the exit of the narrow passage, the two sides suddenly scuffled together. Immediately afterwards, Ji Zhaoliang, a thousand cavalry guards, led three thousand cavalry to form a phalanx and rushed over. Qian Chong Liu Gucheng followed closely and faced the enemy soldiers.

Huo Hai did not participate in the charge, he and Ying Shoushan stood on a high place, watching the battle between the two sides. Seeing that the army was crowded at the exit to fight, both of them watched anxiously. In this case, you can only fight until one side retreats.

In less than two incense sticks, the exit was full of blood, and the dust was no longer raised. The two sides fell into a scuffle, and Liu Gucheng led his troops to press, resolutely not allowing any soldiers and horses to rush through his defensive line.

Ying Shoushan saw the constantly losing West Vietnamese soldiers and horses, and immediately said, "General Huo, let your soldiers and horses evacuate." If this continues, sooner or later the exit will be blocked by the carcasses of centaurs. Withdraw from you, and our heavy armoured cavalry will clear the way. Rush through the exit, and the superiority of the soldiers and horses can be revealed. ”

"Okay, come on, give the order to collect the troops!"

Huo Hai didn't say a word, and immediately ordered someone to blow the horn of evacuation again. The West Vietnamese guards retreated one after another, and Qian Chong did not order to chase and kill. On the battlefield, corpses were left all over the ground. Many ownerless horses neighed and fled in all directions.

Zhou Long rode over on horseback, "Quick, the wounded soldiers of each team retreat." ”

Zhou Long gave an order, and the lightly injured people supported and wrapped the seriously injured people, and quickly evacuated to the back. They knew that the great war was about to continue, and they could not let their wounded brothers hinder the rush of their own men.

After a simple count, more than 1,700 people were injured in the battle of Zhou Long's department. This figure does not include those who were slightly injured, many of whom were slightly injured by a knife and a shot, and then rejoined the team after a simple treatment.

In the opposite camp, Huo Hai was even more furious. The battle of these two incense sticks caused him to withdraw nearly 6,000 men and horses from the battle sequence. Ying Shoushan was also shocked by the strength of the other party's combat effectiveness, if Duan Lang's army was so powerful, he doubted whether the coalition army could hold Molan City. Ying Shoushan didn't know that Zhou Long's troops were all elites of the capital city, and Duan Lang led 30,000 horses and horses, and Zhao Zhuofeng's 100,000 troops fled in a hurry. If it weren't for the hard work in this crowded place, Zhou Long would have lost even less. Of course, in order to delay time, Zhou Long could only do this.

After a little repair, Nanping Heavy Armor appeared in the narrow passage. The heavily armored cavalry, heavily armoured, carried their spears around the trap pit, and the neat battle formation advanced step by step.

When Zhou Long saw the heavy armored cavalry dispatching, he knew that the exit could not be guarded, so he immediately ordered, "Liu Gucheng, lead the wounded soldiers to evacuate first." Old Qian, retreat five miles and prepare to fight. ”

Zhou Long led the army to retreat, while the lightly and seriously wounded, led by Liu Gucheng, withdrew in another direction.

Huo Hai finally led the army out of this damn narrow passage, Huo Hai shouted like a vent, and immediately ordered a quick pursuit. After losing so many men and horses, if Zhou Long's department is not destroyed, Huo Hai will not have the face to go back to the business.

Fighting in the open field, Zhou Long immediately changed his fighting style. In order to reduce losses, Zhou Long didn't want to fight hard. Several warbands started a hand-to-hand battle with Huo Hai, using the advantage of speed to constantly pierce and evacuate as soon as the heavy armor arrived. This tactic is very conducive to the combat characteristics of Zhou Long's department, and Huo Hai's intestines are about to be repentant.

Ying Shoushan's face was solemn, and he looked at Huo Hai, who was a little crazy, and said, "General Huo, it's not okay to go on like this." Give up the chase and go all out in the direction of Mibo Mountain. Only in this way can Zhou Long be forced not to flee. And right now, my heavy armor doesn't do anything at all. Let your men and horses be in the center, and the heavy armored horses will guard the sides, and march towards Mibo Mountain with all your might. Only in this way can we force Zhou Long to resist with me in heavy armor. ”

Ying Shoushan's words immediately woke up Huo Hai, and he was also confused because of Bai Shiqi's death. Fighting a chase battle with Zhou Long here, isn't he looking for something ugly. The other party's purpose is to delay, as long as he arrives at Mibo Mountain, Zhou Long has nowhere to hide if he wants to.

"Come on, quickly march in the direction of Mibo Mountain." Huo Hai shouted angrily.

"Nope! Your horses must not be separated from the protection of the heavy cavalry. Otherwise, you won't have much of your 30,000 horsemen left. Ying Shoushan shouted to stop him.

Ying Shoushan completely saw that Huohai's cavalry was not anyone's opponent at all. In this chase battle, Zhou Long's losses were extremely slight. On the contrary, it was Huohai's department, and three or four thousand people and horses were involved. If this continues, sooner or later his forces will be wiped out. Ying Shoushan knew that his heavy armored cavalry was inseparable from the assistance of light cavalry. If Huo Hai's soldiers and horses were really destroyed, Zhou Long would return and deal with their heavy armor. Now that the physical exertion of their heavy armored cavalry is very huge, they have lost the assistance of the light cavalry, and Ying Shoushan does not dare to guarantee whether they can bring the heavy armored cavalry back to Molan City.

Huo Hai listened to Ying Shoushan's advice, and could only slowly follow the heavy armored cavalry, and the overall battle formation marched towards Mibo Mountain.

Zhou Long and the others watched from afar, with the heavy armor riding on the outside defense, their piercing battle could not be formed.

"General, what should I do, the heavy armored cavalry has formed a wall, and even if you rush in, you will face the siege of the other party." Li Buyang said.

Zhou Long looked at the sky, "Follow first, I hope Chen Zhanxuan's mechanism can stop them." Before sunset, they didn't evacuate, and Lao Tzu told none of these bastards to think about going back. ”

Huohai's army moved forward slowly, and Zhou Long and the others also followed unhurriedly. Huo Hai was ruthless in his heart, and said in his heart that when the time comes, Lao Tzu will set fire to the mountain, see if you kid can still be so calm.

When the army reached the fork in the road to Mount Mibo, the screams of the advancing soldiers and horses were heard again. Zhou Long immediately ordered Li Buyang to lead hundreds of guards to walk through and shoot the other party's men and horses to clean up the trap.

Originally, the cavalry was rarely equipped with bows and arrows, but Zhou Long and they picked up the cheap and organized a small number of archers. Facing the setting of the mechanism in front of him and the shooting of Zhou Long's department, Huo Hai stomped his feet angrily.

"Traps, fucking traps, I'm going to burn these bastards sooner or later."

There are still seven or eight miles to reach the bottom of the mountain, but in the face of many traps on the way, Huo Hai can only look up to the sky and shout angrily. Ying Shoushan looked at the sky and hurriedly persuaded Huo Hai to evacuate. Otherwise, darkness will come, and in the face of the advantage of Zhou Long's rapid blitzkrieg, Ying Shoushan does not know how many men and horses will be lost.

Huo Hai smashed his thigh with a sad and angry fist, and he didn't dare to lose all the people here. Before coming, Lu Mu repeatedly explained that he must not fight at night. After all, Lu Mu knew that Lidu City's proficiency in night warfare was far beyond that of any soldier in the world. Huo Hai reluctantly issued an order to retreat, and this day's battle not only cost him nearly 10,000 horses, but also lost a Western Vietnamese general. Huo Hai didn't know what Lu Mu would do with him after he went back.

Seeing the other party evacuate, Zhou Long finally breathed a sigh of relief. After a day of fighting, everyone was extremely tired. Moreover, of his more than 12,000 soldiers and horses, there are less than 8,000 left. The wounded soldiers led by Liu Gucheng may not be able to continue fighting for the time being.

Just when Huo Hai led the remnants of the defeated army to return to Molan City, a group of soldiers and horses was separated from the main army of Lidu City, and Duan Lang personally led 50,000 cavalry and quickly rushed to Molan City.