The area of this poplar forest is not big, but it is not small, just enough to ambush and set fire.

If the area is too large and the local army cannot get out after entering, the ambush soldiers will not dare to set fire to it. If the area is too small, and the pursuers are partly inside and partly outside, they will support each other and soon escape from the fire.

Moreover, the density of this forest is also just right, if the trees are too dense, the pursuers will definitely beware of ambushes and dare not chase easily. If the trees are too sparse to burn enough fires, they will not be able to effectively kill or injure enemy troops.

And the forest chosen by Cao Cao is simply the best place to set fire, the area is appropriate, the trees are not thick or thin, Gao Shun rushed into the woods and couldn't help but praise in his heart: "What a Cao Mengde, he really knows how to pick a place!" ”

The 3,000 Zhou army shot back, and at the same time panicked into the woods, "Hurry up, run away!" ”

Jiang Batian urged the horse to chase after him, and from time to time he turned his head and urged the Shen army soldiers to speed up the chase, "Speed up the pace for me, don't be as weak as if you haven't eaten enough!" ”

The soldiers who rushed to the front heard Jiang Batian's reprimand, and many people whispered with a look of grievance: "The young master really doesn't have a backache when he stands and talks, you are full of wine and food all day long, but I can't eat for a few days!" ”

"Young master, there is a forest in front, be careful of ambushes, don't chase after them!" The deputy general gasped, rode his horse to catch up with Jiang Batian, and once again admonished bitterly.

Jiang Batian only slowed down slightly, glanced at the woods in front of him, and showed a disapproving look: "It's just a poplar forest, sparse and scattered, even if there is an ambush, what is the way?" Give me all the strength to catch up, and if you dare to disturb the hearts of the army, don't blame me for being angry! ”

The adjutant general didn't dare to persuade again, so he had to let this army of 8,000 people follow Jiang Batian's horse hooves and rush into the woods, chasing forward like a swarm, "Zhou Jun is gone, leave the head!" ”

Although it is the middle of February, the grass and trees have not yet sprouted, the branches are bare, and the feet are covered with thick dead grass and fallen leaves.

"Pull up the tripwire!"

After the Zhou army led by Gao Shun rushed out of the woods, Cao Ren, who was ambushed in the ravine, suddenly jumped out and shouted.

With Cao Ren's order, hundreds of Zhou troops jumped out of the ravines and pulled up ropes hidden under the leaves to block the charging Shen army.

"......"

The Shen army was in chaos in an instant, and the war horses that rushed to the front were caught off guard, and they were all knocked down by the stumbling horses, and the people on their backs flipped over.

"Appeal ......"

Jiang Batian's eyes were quick, and he hurriedly reined in the reins of the horse, and the war horse under his crotch neighed, and the person stood up, almost knocking Jiang Batian off the horse, but finally avoided the fate of falling from the horse.

Cao Cao and Cao Zhen, who had been in ambush for a long time, both jumped out of the ravine, waved their swords and shouted: "Where are the crossbowmen?" ”

Fifteen hundred archers who had been in ambush for a long time came out of their hiding places and fired flaming rockets into the woods, quickly igniting the dead grass and leaves sprinkled with sulfur, fire salt, pine resin and other combustibles, and the fire soon burst into flames.

It happened that the north wind was blowing, and the fire became more and more vigorous, and the flames that were half a foot high were running around, and soon ignited the dry branches, and even the thick poplar trees were burning.

After Gao Shun rushed out of the woods, his troops divided into two routes, intercepted the Shen army in the woods, and waited for the burned and dizzy Shen army soldiers to escape from death and get out of the woods, and then fired arrows and shot them mercilessly.

Fang Li and Dian Wei turned out from behind the mountain col, blocked the retreat of the Shen army, brandished swords and guns, and wantonly killed the Shen army who had escaped from the sea of fire.

For a while, the flames soared into the sky, and the sound of screams and fires soared into the sky, and soon the air was filled with the smell of burnt flesh, which made people feel sick.

Jiang Batian rushed out of the woods from the flanks with his horse, although he was burned, his hair was burned, his eyebrows were bald, and his face was covered with soot, but he finally rushed out of the "hellfire" and hurriedly rode his horse to run for his life.

Gao Shun saw it not far away, and hurriedly urged the horse to chase after him: "Shen will leave and leave the head!" ”

Jiang Batian was already frightened by the fire, and he looked left and right that there was not a single soldier, and he didn't dare to fight, so he urged the horse to flee in the wilderness: "A hero doesn't eat the loss in front of him......"

With a "...... whew", a huge wind swept in.

A swarthy iron halberd fell from the sky, as if a black thunderbolt fell from the sky, and Jiang Batian, who was caught off guard, hurriedly raised his two guns to parry: "It's ...... again Sneak attack! ”

Attacked by Dian Wei's big iron halberd before, Jiang Batian lost a gun and a horse, and he still has lingering palpitations, so this time he used two guns to parry.

However, Jiang Batian's new spear was made of ordinary white wax, and as soon as it intersected with Dian Wei's iron euphorbia, it was broken by a huge force, making a crisp "click" sound.

Fortunately, the spear in Jiang Batian's right hand was tough, although it was almost bent by the huge force, but he finally picked off the iron halberd weighing forty catties and escaped by luck.

"Eat me again!"

Dian Wei let out a loud shout, took a sharp step forward, and threw another iron halberd out in the standard javelin throwing position.

The forty-pound iron halberd broke through the air with the whistling wind, flew out of more than 30 zhang, and fell to the top of Jiang Batian's head with the momentum of Mount Tai.

Jiang Batian was shocked, and hurriedly raised a single gun to parry, but this time he couldn't support the huge strength, and broke his waist with a "click". The powerful iron halberd was still in full swing, and it pierced Jiang Batian's armor with a "poof", and pierced his chest when he landed, and fell off the horse with blurred flesh and blood, and gurgling blood kept coming out of his mouth.

"I don't accept ......"

Jiang Batian spat blood and struggled to get up, but his limbs were limp and he couldn't use his strength anymore, and he groaned: "Can ...... Dare...... ...... with me Upright...... World War I......"

Dian Wei clapped his palms in the distance, and showed a sincere smile to Fang Li: "Hehe...... There are few things in this world that can't be solved with a halberd, and if there is, then another halberd! ”

Fang Li laughed, gave a thumbs up and said, "Haha...... It's amazing my Ziman general, it is estimated that this Jiang Batian is the number one fierce general who has been sniped in recent years! ”

Dian Wei strode over to Jiang Batian's corpse and picked up his iron halberd, and said angrily: "To be honest, this Jiang Batian's martial arts are really good, but he is too feminine, his strength is insufficient, and his mind seems to be worse than me, and he can't complain about others when he dies!" ”

Fang Li nodded: "What Ziman said is extremely true, life and death on the battlefield is not a competition of martial arts, the winner will die if he is born or lost, and he can't complain about anyone!" ”

The fire burned non-stop, and the 6,000 Zhou troops under the leadership of Fang Li, Cao Cao and others blocked the way out, and wiped out the 8,000 Shen army.

Cao Cao once again offered his advice to Fang Li: "There is a hillside in front, our army can be condescending, and Tang Gong can choose a person who can speak well and take Jiang Batian's token to the Shen army camp to ask for help, and kill him again!" ”

"The widow also has this intention!"

Fang Li immediately ordered Ma Pi to change into Shen Jun armor, take Jiang Batian's token to the Shen army camp for help, and give Shen Jun another ambush battle.

Ma Pi's acting skills are good, and he quickly came to the Shen army camp to see Jiang Huan, crying and shouting and kneeling on the ground: "Lord, the big thing is not good, the young master is surrounded by the Zhou army and is in a bitter battle." The villain was ordered by the young master to ask for help! ”

Jiang Huan was shocked, and after checking the token, he was no longer suspicious, and hurriedly recalled Jiang Kui, leaving 5,000 soldiers to guard the camp, and led 12,000 people to the east to rescue the trapped Jiang Batian.

An hour later, Jiang Huan followed Ma Pi to the hillside where Fang Li's ambush soldiers were, and asked Ma Pi anxiously: "Where did Wu'er fall into an ambush?" ”

"Don't be impatient, the place where the young master is attacked is ahead, let the villain go and investigate!" Ma Pi pretended to appease Jiang Huan, rode his horse and whipped, and swaggered away from the Shen army.

Jiang Huan led the Shen army to walk forward for another three or four miles, and suddenly the drums sounded loudly, ambushes rose on the hillside, dense arrow rain poured down, countless rocks rolled down the hillside, and the smashed Shen soldiers turned over on their backs, and there was a big mess.

Fang Li stood on a high place, holding Jiang Batian's head with his own hands and shouting: "Jiang Huan old thief, Ruzi has already been awarded the head, why don't you get off the horse and be bound?" ”

"My Son ...... the Sky"

Jiang Huan saw that his son's head was not bloodied, and he was in a hurry, but fortunately, he was able to avoid falling off the horse thanks to the timely support of the left and right.

"Jiang Batian is dead, Wancheng has been broken, why don't you come down soon?"

The ambush soldiers led by Cao Cao, Cao Ren, Cao Zhen, and Gao Shun rose in all directions, and they shouted loudly with arrows, killing the Shen army in panic and chaos. Died under the rain of arrows, and the number of people who voluntarily surrendered was uncountable.

Xu Sheng and Zhu Rong in Xingyang City saw that the killing sound was everywhere outside the city, and the Shen army camp was empty, so they opened the east gate and led 6,000 soldiers to attack the Shen army camp. Pick up the antlers, cut through the fence, and kill the leaderless Shen army, or scatter and flee, or disarm and surrender.

Jiang Huan saw that the general trend had gone, sighed helplessly, and greeted Jiang Kui: "Wancheng has been lost, Batian has died in battle, and the soldiers have suffered heavy casualties. ”

"Stay in the green mountains and don't be afraid of no firewood, the little nephew is willing to make a comeback with his uncle!" Jiang Kui promised to swing his spear to open a bloody path and escort Jiang Huan to flee north.

After walking for more than ten miles, Jiang Huan turned his head to see that there were more than ten horsemen left to follow, and he couldn't help but look up to the sky and sigh: "Heaven is dead, I am Shen Guoye, why is this defeat so fast?" ”

Suddenly, hook and sickle spears came out of the grass under his feet, and Jiang Huan's war horse was overturned to the ground at once, and more than a thousand Tang troops poured out from all around, tying up Jiang Huan and nearly 100 other horsemen. Only Jiang Kui, who was broken, saw that the situation was not good, and took more than ten horses to run away towards the oblique thorn.

Ma Zhong opened the crowd to check and found that it was Shenhou Jiang Huan who was arrested, and couldn't help but smile from ear to ear: "Haha...... Sure enough, as Ma expected, Jiang Huan really planned to go north to Pang Juan, and this time he caught a big fish. Brothers follow me and Ma Zhongming, why worry about no merit? ”