Chapter 412: Besieged
Cao Shuo led the immortal battalion all the way.
The horses' hooves trampled through the thick snow, throwing up patches of residual snow.
"Childe, how far are you going?" Deng Zhan asked.
"More than twenty miles." Cao Shuo said: "With such deep snow, the enemy army will not move too fast. β
"Marching on a snowy day." Deng Zhan said: "It seems that Zhang Xiu deliberately wants to avoid Gongzi. β
"I've fought with Zhang Xiu several times, and he has long been instigated by me." Cao Shuo said: "It is not surprising to take advantage of the heavy snow to transport grain and grass. β
"Childe." Zhu Ao asked on the side, "Just rush over like this?" β
"Quick fix." Cao Shuo said: "Although the enemy army took advantage of the snow to transport grain and grass, it was impossible for them to be unprepared. β
Deng Zhan and Zhu Ao didn't understand, and the two looked at Cao Shuo blankly.
"Just rush in and stir it up first, and then withdraw quickly." Cao Shuo explained: "When they clean up the mess, we will kill them back." β
The two of them suddenly realized.
More than 20 miles, if it is usual, it will not take long to arrive.
However, in the weather when the road was closed by heavy snow, Cao Shuo and others walked for most of the day before they saw a team in front of them moving forward with difficulty.
Seeing the team, Cao Shuo restrained his horse.
"Childe, what's wrong?" Deng Zhan asked.
"Not quite right!" Cao Shuo said: "When we see them, they should also see us." β
"That's right!" Deng Zhan nodded: "So what?" β
"You don't find it strange?" Cao Shuo asked, "Why are they still so calm when they see us?" β
As soon as Cao Shuo said this, Deng Zhan and Zhu Ao realized that the team in the distance was really very calm.
As if they hadn't discovered the immortal camp at all, they stepped on the thick snow and continued to move forward with difficulty.
Looking at the team in the distance, the more Cao Shuo looked, the more he felt that something was wrong.
The team was so calm that it didn't look like it was marching at all.
"Childe ......" Deng Zhan called Cao Shuo.
"Let's go!" Cao Shuo turned his horse and planned to leave with the team.
As soon as he turned around, the snow field he had just passed suddenly moved, and I don't know how many people arched out of the snow!
"Defense!" Cao Shuo's reaction was also extremely fast, and when he saw the snow loosening, he had already shouted out.
After all, the immortal battalion was well-trained, and when they heard the shouts, they had already dismounted and blocked their shields in front of them.
As soon as they lined up in formation, Cao Shuo squatted down behind the shields of several soldiers, and a shout came from behind him: "Childe, there are people in the back!" β
Looking back, sure enough, there were many people in the snow behind me.
What made Cao Shuo rush to this time and encounter big trouble was that the team that had been marching calmly also turned around and killed them in this direction.
Six hundred soldiers of the undead battalion quickly formed a tight formation like a turtle shell.
The charging enemy fired a puff of feathered arrows at them.
The arrows struck the shield with a crackling sound like rain.
The shield of the undead camp is somewhat different from the normal shield.
When Cao Shuo ordered the shield to be made, he spared no expense to have the carpenter wrap copper on the surface of the shield.
Of course, copper is not found everywhere, but only in places where the shield pattern is recessed.
The arrow struck the shield, slid from the raised part of the grain to the depression, and was blocked by the copper plate embedded in it, and fell into the snow.
"Don't show the gaps!" Hiding in the shield array, Cao Shuo shouted: "When they get closer, let them taste the power of the immortal camp!" β
No one spoke, and all the undead soldiers were focused on holding their shields to defend against the flying arrows.
"The enemy has surrounded us, are you afraid!" Cao Shuo shouted.
"Don't be afraid!" Only then did the soldiers of the immortal battalion shout.
Their shouts drowned out the sound of arrows striking shields.
"Just don't be afraid!" Cao Shuo shouted: "The immortal battalion was born to be surrounded by the enemy, and today is the first time that the immortal battalion has been surrounded. β
The soldiers were silent, shields in front of them, shielding the feathered arrows fired by the charging enemy.
The distance between the two sides became closer and closer, and when they rushed to a place where they were only more than ten paces apart, the enemy troops besieging the immortal camp threw away their longbows, drew their long swords, took off the shields behind their backs, and rushed up with shouts.
"Kill!" The enemy launched a close-range charge, and Cao Shuo also burst into a shout, drew his long sword and killed him head-on.
Deng Zhan and Zhu Ao were worried that he would make a mistake, so the two of them followed Cao Shuo on the left and right.
Six hundred soldiers of the undead battalion followed closely behind, killing the enemy.
There were about four or five hundred enemies coming at the head-on, and the undead battalion in the charge maintained a not tight formation, but the lance in its hand was pointed straight ahead like a plowshare.
The two sides collided in one place, and with the crisp sound of the shield clashing, the undead battalion was like a harvester, pushing forward.
The enemy troops, who had thought they would be able to engage in a melee with them, soon discovered that the idea was naΓ―ve and ridiculous.
The soldiers of the Undead Battalion have been specially trained to fight in battle formations, and although their arrays may seem loose, in fact, each fighter maintains a very close connection with each other.
The oncoming enemy troops crowded one after another, and the two sides collided in one place, and the long lance in the hands of the undead battalion was like a steel needle pierced into the tofu, poking the enemy in front one by one.
The impact didn't last long, as the enemy from behind poured in, and the two sides were in a scuffle.
"Mess with them!" Swinging two swords in a row, crackling over the two enemy soldiers who rushed up, Cao Shuo shouted loudly.
The soldiers of the undead battalion shouted, and pushed forward a little, and the two sides were mixed together, and there was no formation at all.
The enemy, who rushed up from behind, did not rush up until this time.
But their formation has completely lost its effect, and even if they are killed, they are only involved in the melee.
The enemy army in the distance was still running this way, and another enemy was cut down, and Cao Shuo glanced up.
That enemy army was one or two thousand men, and if it rushed up, the ratio of the undead battalion to the enemy army would be more than five to one, at least.
"Kill it!" Cao Shuo shouted.
Deng Zhan and Zhu Ao followed closely beside him.
"Childe be careful!" Cao Shuo grabbed an enemy by the neckline, and was just about to pull out his long sword when he heard Zhu Ao shouting.
Turning back, he saw an enemy soldier howling and pounced.
It was too late to draw the long sword, and Cao Shuo was about to dodge when a long lance stabbed into the enemy's neck from the side.
Staggered forward two steps, and the man who pounced on Cao Shuo fell headlong into the snow.
Nodding to Deng Zhan, who had stabbed the man to death with a lance, Cao Shuo drew his long sword that had pierced into the enemy's body and rushed towards another group of enemies.
Cao Shuo had already given the order to kill, and the soldiers of the immortal battalion struggled to kill in the direction they came.
The enemy army, which was the most numerous, had already rushed to a place only forty or fifty paces away from the battlefield. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point () to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support, is my biggest motivation. For mobile phone users, please go to M. to read. )