Text Section 118 A tragic smile
On the other side of the canyon passage, Duan Lang was not in the passage, but stood on the cliff wall on one side. He had many of his brothers with milder illnesses dragged up with ropes and ambushed them on both sides of the cliff. These brothers could not fight in battle, but they could shoot the enemy on the cliff wall with their bows and crossbows. What's more, Duan Lang's melee with the Eighteen Guards was very effective, and he planned to continue to use this method to kill the Nanping army.
"Duan Shuai, a signal has been sent from the front, and the Nanping army has arrived." One of the guards shouted.
Duan Lang nodded and waved the command flag below. Liu Xusheng saw it and hurriedly ordered all the brothers who could still fight to assemble and return to their positions.
When the Nanping army arrived, Hu Tianzhuang did not stand in the first array. Seeing the layers of rejection arrays on the road, Hu Tianzhuang's face showed a hideous look.
"Empty the horses, break the stumbling ropes and traps."
Hu Tianzhuang gave an order, and more than a dozen war horses were pulled out, and the guards behind him stabbed the horses fiercely. Frightened, the horse screamed and rushed forward. Hu Tianzhuang ruthlessly used the lives of more than a dozen war horses, and quickly and simply destroyed the first line of defense in front of the horse rejection array.
"The heavy armored battalion listened to the order and rushed to kill ~ destroy the horse rejection formation. The left cavalry was prepared to prevent the enemy from attacking on both sides. ”
Hu Tianzhuang gave the second order, and the heavy armored cavalry, who couldn't be armed to the teeth, rushed forward brandishing his spear.
On the cliff, Duan Lang looked at this group of heavily armored cavalry with cold eyes, and when they almost rushed to the front of the horse rejection formation, Duan Lang waved the red battle flag in his hand.
On both sides of the cliff, the guards who had been waiting for a long time suddenly cut down the rattans that had been set up. Sharp wooden thorns tied up on one side, with large stones tied together, flickered towards the passage.
The heavily armored cavalry is not afraid of sharp arrows, but in the face of this setting of killing fierce beasts in the mountains and forests, many people were suddenly stabbed. There were screams in the canyon, and Hu Tianzhuang was even more stunned.
"General, they have an ambush, they should immediately withdraw the heavy armor." A soldier said cautiously.
"No, there won't be a lot of these settings, and if you want to use them once you use them, you have to take them back. Don't give the other party any chance, keep rushing! Hu Tianzhuang said strongly.
The heavy armor battalion continued to attack, although it lost a lot of men and horses, but as Hu Tianzhuang said, there were not many sharp wooden thorns on the cliff wall. Without the attack of these wooden thorns, the heavy battalion quickly destroyed the first line of rejection.
Duan Lang looked at it and raised the order flag again. On both sides of the cliff, the dry wood was suddenly pushed down. And the location is right behind the heavy armor rider.
"Shoot the arrows!" Duan Lang gave an order, and a rain of arrows shot down. But these arrows are tied with rags stained with pine oil.
The fire suddenly blocked the retreat of the heavy armored horseman. Hu Tianzhuang was shocked in his heart and hurriedly ordered.
"Hurry~! The front cavalry dismounted and quickly put out the fire! ”
Hu Tianzhuang ordered here, and Duan Lang was not idle, "Brothers, go down the mountain and kill these heavy armored horses." ”
After Duan Lang finished speaking, he jumped off the cliff first, and fell to the ground with a few steps. The heavy armor rider loses the distance of the impact, which is equivalent to losing the greatest reliance. However, the heavy armored cavalry with full armor is still not weak in combat effectiveness. There were only more than 150 people who followed Duan Lang to participate in the battle, and in the face of a full 1,000 heavy armored cavalry, the two sides immediately launched a fierce battle. And on the other side of the fire, the dust was flying, and the Nanping guards were busy putting out the fire.
"Brothers, cut off the horses." Duan Lang gave an order, and the heavily armored cavalry suffered now.
Cave tom tom, continuous neighing of war horses, heavy cavalry fell off their horses. The heavy cavalry who had lost their horses had no trouble dodging due to their bulky armor alone.
In a tragic killing, 800 heavily armored cavalry were beheaded from their horses. At this time, Hu Tianzhuang's light cavalry also extinguished the fire.
"Right Cavalry Battalion, kill~ kill these bastards." Hu Tianzhuang's eyes were red, these heavy armor riders were the flesh of his heart.
In the melee, Duan Lang found that there were fewer and fewer brothers around him, so he hurriedly ordered, "Retreat into the horse rejection formation and release the arrows!" ”
Duan Lang's side retreated into the horse rejection formation, and at this time, Duan Lang found that in addition to the eighteen guards, there were less than ten brothers still alive.
A rain of arrows fell, and Hu Tianzhuang had no choice but to order a temporary withdrawal of troops. In less than a stick of incense, Hu Tianzhuang suffered heavy losses, and he was angry and immediately scolded. The road was blocked by the corpses of heavily armored war horses. Hu Tianzhuang had no choice but to order the guards to clean up with shields. In the process of slowly cleaning up, Duan Lang and the others once again ushered in a short rest.
Duan Lang's arm was a little numb, and Xiang Tiangu Fan and the others were also gasping for breath. In the face of the heavy cavalry killing, although they won a great victory, but the physical exertion was huge.
It took an hour and a half to wait for Hu Tian's strong army to clear out the passage. Immediately afterwards, the light cavalry began to attack, and Hu Tianzhuang wanted to use superior forces to forcibly exhaust the opponent. After a few rounds of rushing kills, the layers of defense became shorter and shorter. What worries Duan Lang even more is that there are fewer and fewer brothers who can fight hard.
The sun was setting in the west, Hu Tianzhuang ordered a short repair, and the Nanping army buried the pot to cook on the opposite side. On Duan Lang's side, he tried his best to trim the horse rejection. Duan Lang looked at the sky, fortunately, the night was coming, and it was more difficult for the Nanping army to attack.
Hu Tianzhuang was also a little anxious, he didn't care about the coming of night, and continuously ordered people to carry torches to impact. Even if the casualties are too large, the other side must be dragged down. This night, large and small, experienced more than a dozen shocks and resistances, and both sides were extremely tired.
It was another night of tragic offensive and defensive battles, and including Duan Lang, they all showed a bit of a state of detachment. Dongfang showed his white belly, Duan Lang looked at the last rejection of the horse, and asked with a breath.
"Brothers, how many more can we fight."
Fang Yan counted and bit her lip slightly, "Ninety people." ”
Duan Lang's eyes closed slightly, he knew what this number represented. I'm afraid that these 90 or so people, even if they fight for their lives, can hold out for half an hour at most. And the army on the opposite side, there are still thousands of soldiers and horses to fight, Duan Lang doesn't know if he can still hold on to the other party's two impacts.
"Duan Shuai, don't wait, leave immediately with Lord Shangguan and Miss Fang. Leave it to us here. ”
"No, hold on a little longer, maybe Zhou Long and they will be there soon. Fang Yan, you leave with the dead fat man, quickly. ”
Although Duan Lang said this, there was no news of Da Fei, and he knew that the reinforcements should still be some distance. But let him leave like this, Duan Lang will definitely not leave.
Fang Yan didn't talk, as if she hadn't heard it. Zhang Ruming leaned on the cliff on one side and said blankly, "If Lao Tzu doesn't leave, Lao Tzu won't go anywhere." Eat what you should eat, drink what you should drink, and I don't lose anything in this life. ”
Duan Lang smiled bitterly, shook his head and didn't say anything. Liu Xusheng was also helpless, he knew that no one would leave. It seems that as soon as the last line of defense is broken, everyone can only fight heroically.
On the other side, Hu Tianzhuang also saw the weakness of Duan Lang's side. This night, although his army was seriously damaged, Hu Tianzhuang believed that the other party would not last long.
Hu Tianzhuang raised his spear, "All the guards obey the order, kill ~ kill them all, not one will be left!" ”
Duan Lang and the others stood up one after another, and in the face of Hu Tianzhuang's crazy killing, everyone knew that the last moment had come.
"Brothers, fight with them!"
After Duan Lang finished speaking, he jumped out of the horse rejection formation and took the initiative to rush out. Xiang Tian and the others looked at each other, shouted a few times, and followed heroically.
The seriously ill guards, who were still sitting and lying, stood up one by one. Some of them held each other and took their swords in their hands. Even if it is death, you have to use your last bit of strength.
Zhang Ruming looked at everyone with dull eyes, and suddenly, he smiled, and a tragic smile appeared on Zhang Ruming's face.