Chapter 296: Three Thousand Abandoners (4)

Urgent???????? - The rapid and long sound of bamboo whistles exploded above the heads of these gathered crowds. The soldiers threw away the tents, timber and other things in their hands one after another, and looked at their hundred-man chief with a puzzled expression.

"There is an enemy! All on alert! Liu Chang led your one, led the craftsmen and their families, and quickly went into the mountains and forests to hide! Xu Jian took away the bamboo whistle, and turned over and stepped on his war horse while roaring: "The rest of the people, assemble!" ”

The horsemen ran towards their mounts at a speed of twelve minutes. Many people also went to the place where they had just stayed, picked up their bows and knives, and hurriedly hung them on their bodies, and then climbed on their horses one after another. Watch the horse soldiers loosen the horses of the robes one after another. Then he jumped on a war horse, and trotted with the robes to the middle of the road, and then hurriedly formed a formation.

"Hundred-man chief, look!" At first, a horseman saw the billowing smoke and dust looming on the left side of the mountain forest in the distance, raised his right hand, and pointed it to Xu Jian. Xu Jian carefully observed the flying dust, observed for a while, and muttered in horror: "Three hundred horsemen...... Three Hundred Riders...... How can we stop ......?"

"100 people, or ...... I'll leave later......" A soldier looked at the dust in the distance, his expression full of horror.

"It's too late...... It's too late......" Xu Jian shook his head: "Besides, if we abandon the craftsmen, even if we escape with our lives, do you think we can escape the military law?" ”

"That'...... 100 people long, how about we wait? ”

"You go to the forest, inform Liu Chang, take the craftsmen and family members, and escape as soon as possible, the farther away the better!"

"Subordinates take orders!" The soldier clenched his fists, then turned his horse's head, and the smoke was gone.

The smoke is getting closer. The enemy cavalry apparently also discovered this group of Lingju cavalry blocking the road. The smoke and dust gradually dispersed to gather in one place, straight to the place where everyone was.

"Fight! Take the bow! Xu Jian, who was unavoidable, led his seventy or eighty subordinates to rush towards the smoke and dust. However, after more than ten breaths, the hideous face of Hu Qi on the opposite side was already displayed in front of everyone.

Xu Jian hung a bamboo whistle from his mouth, and struggled to blow a long whistle. As the whistle fell, the horsemen's right hand full of bowstrings was released, and a thin rain of arrows whistled and flew straight towards the opposing captive horse.

Almost at the same time, a rain of arrows also poured out among the captives, drawing a graceful arc in the air, and the rain of arrows shot by the Lingju cavalry staggered through the air, each heading towards their own destined target.

Xu Jian released an arrow, and in a blink of an eye, he took a second arrow from the quiver, put it on the bow and pulled the string, and while blowing the bamboo whistle, his right hand was also loosened, and the bowstring rebounded violently, sending the arrow on the string into the air.

Hearing the whistle, the Lingju cavalry also let go of their hands, and the second wave of arrows in the array shot out. Almost at the same time as they let go of the second wave of arrows, the rain of arrows released by the opposing captives came suddenly. The rain of arrows shot by more than 300 people naturally exceeded the level that the cavalry of Lingju County could bear. With the sound of arrows hitting the flesh incessantly, many people had fallen from their horses in the cavalry formation that was rushing into the road.

The fallen horseman howled in despair, but could only watch as the hooves of the robe trampled over his body. A tooth-aching creak of shattered bones was drowned out in the rumbling hooves. Xu Jian turned his head with difficulty on horseback, but saw that in the formation that was still neatly arranged, almost a quarter of the robe was missing at this time. Among the rest of the subordinates who still insisted on charging, many of them had arrows stuck in their bodies, and at this time gritted their teeth, reluctantly raised their bows and arrows, and wanted to draw their bows to shoot at the captives again.

Xu Jian couldn't help but feel a heartache. Most of the cavalry under his command are old battalion cavalry. Now, after a rain of arrows and arrows on the captives who outnumbered them, almost thirty percent of them had been lost. And the faint and sparse arrows that were shot by his side did not cause many casualties to the enemy cavalry.

"Draw your sword!" Xu Jian saw that he had rushed closer to more than 30 steps, so he blew the bamboo whistle and shouted loudly. He knew that in the face of these large number of enemy horsemen, his own team, which had been marching all day, would definitely not be able to use the mode of turning their horses back and firing arrows at the same time to stop and consume them. If you do this, your own cavalry will be annihilated in this rolling dust sooner or later.

Instead of being slaughtered by the enemy on the way to escape, it is better to charge desperately, or you can kill a few thieves to accompany the burial. Xu Jian, who knew that his task was arduous and that there was no way out, could only act like this at this time. However, seeing that they had already marched more than thirty paces, the captives adjusted the angle of their arrows, from the previous projectile to a direct shot.

Seeing that the enemy soldiers had lowered the bows in their hands, Xu Jian closed his eyes, and his right hand was still stubbornly holding the knife. For fear that seeing the scene of the thieves and arrows raining down will make him afraid, and then he will have the idea of abandoning the army and fleeing alone. However, after only running for more than ten steps, Xu Jian's ears had already caught the whistling sound of the arrows sent by the captive cavalry piercing the sky.

Xu Jian only felt a huge force crashing into his chest and shoulder socket. What followed was a sharp pain in the heart. I almost fell off my horse because of the arrival of this huge force. Knowing that he had been hit by an arrow, he opened his eyes slightly, and saw two arrows, one in his shoulder socket and the other in his chest.

The pain from the two arrow wounds made Xu Jian more and more sober. He didn't look back, and the incessant screams behind him gave him a general idea of the situation of his robes. He wouldn't have been surprised if he had been told that he was the only one still charging on the road.

Xu Jian's right hand was still stubbornly holding the knife, relying on the momentum of the galloping horse, and the remaining dozen or so steps rushed over with the galloping horse's hooves in a few breaths. Xu Jian gasped, and the battle knife in his hand was already raised high.

"Kill!" Xu Jian roared vigorously. A stream of blood foamed from the corner of his mouth, and he had already rushed into the captive cavalry formation, and the ring knife in his hand slashed at the first captive rider who blocked him!

With the muffled sound of the blade entering the flesh, a few smiles appeared on Xu Jian's face. He slammed the blade so hard that it nearly slit open the neck of the thief he had slashed. Watching the captive ride fall off the horse, Xu Jian showed a look of relief on his face. At the same time, several spears came from the side and stabbed into Xu Jian's body without hesitation. The huge momentum of the spear stabbed Xu Jian directly off the horse.

The last picture in Xu Jian's eyes was the Hu Qi that was raised one after another. He struggled to reach out, trying to grab the ringhead knife that was close at hand. However, a Hu rider urged the horse to come, and the horse's hooves stepped on Xu Jian's chest mercilessly. A sharp pain followed, followed by an almost numb relief. Xu Jian's eyes gradually drifted, and in the end, it turned into darkness.

One of the captives slowly pulled out the spear in his hand from the corpse of a Lingju horseman. Then he looked around. The enemy cavalry that rushed forward without knowing whether to live or die did bring them great trouble. His cavalry also suffered more than 40 casualties due to the surprise attack of this wave of enemy cavalry.

The leading captive reined in his horse and looked at the corpses of the enemy horsemen scattered on the ground. Many of the enemy's horses wailed in pools of blood, while those that had not yet been wounded sniffed through the corpses with their noses, trying to find their owners.

Captive cavalry leader (Xiongnu language): Collect their dry food and property, and cut off their heads as proof of military merit. Continue to send people to search the neighborhood to make sure that there is no one nearby, and we will set up camp here!

Dozens of captives rode out in all directions, following the orders of their leader, and went out to find possible enemies nearby. The remaining 200 or so people put the robes that had been killed and wounded in the outpost battle on their horses, and slowly walked to the left of the camp that Fang had just made the Juxian soldiers abandon.

The leader rode slowly through the camp. The food, utensils, and tools carried on the cart were an eye-opener for him. He was about to summon his men to receive the supplies, when suddenly he saw a belly pocket made of red brocade on top of a cart. In the corner of the cart, a red sachet was also found.

(Huns) "Woman? The leader of the captives let out a terrible laugh. Then, carrying the belly pocket and sachet that had just been found from the cart, he galloped around his cavalry and shouted: "Brothers! There must have been people nearby, probably quite a few women...... Send some more men, and we must find them...... We're having fun again tonight! ”

Listening to the agitation of the leading captive cavalry, those Hun cavalry became noisy. The general who led them understood the intentions of his subordinates very well. He used this explicit way to motivate his soldiers. When many people heard of this great news, they spontaneously rushed out almost immediately, trying to find out what their leader called "those women."

These barbarians, who don't even have their own writing, are particularly fond of abusing and abusing women in the Jin people. Even if there are very few soldiers in the Central Plains who can fight. Sieges are rarely frustrated, and these thieves have always enjoyed it. Originally, it was a world of cannibalism with beasts, and these nomads on the grassland, slaves under the rule of the Jin Dynasty, were even more afraid to release the most primitive beast nature in their hearts.

The inspired Hun cavalry began to center on the abandoned camp with great care, scattering in search of the hidden enemy troops and the unknown woman who provoked them.

Lu Yi's entourage of craftsmen and their dependents desperately drilled into the depths of the mountains and forests under the support of those horsemen at this time. However, after entering the forest, after walking two miles, he has entered the foot of the mountain. The mountain in front of them was so steep that the horses could not climb it. In desperation, everyone had to turn south and go south, hoping to get out of this place as soon as possible and avoid those Hun cavalry.

However, the team with their dependents did not move quickly. Only about half a mile to the south, the whistle of those Hun horsemen was already heard in the mountains and forests. Knowing that the catastrophe was coming, the people had to speed up their pace to the south. But how can a two-legged man outrun a four-legged horse? Even if it is sheltered by dense mountain forests, it can only hide for a while, and in the end it will still have nothing to hide under the carpet search of the enemy army.

Lu Yi's arms and body were already full of blood stabbed by the bushes, and at first glance his face was very hideous and terrifying. But at this critical moment of life, Lu Yi couldn't care about the hot pain coming from his arms everywhere. Just went all the way forward, trying to find a place where everyone could temporarily live and avoid the pursuit of those Hu Riders behind him.

The crowd walked more than a hundred steps along the foot of the mountain. But they still haven't found a suitable shelter. As the whistle of the Hu cavalry got closer and closer, the cavalry who escorted them had spontaneously been on their sides under the leadership of the chief, holding bows and guarding. Everyone knows in their hearts that this time will not escape. It's just that apart from taking up arms and fighting to the death, there is no way out of the current situation.

Soon, whistles began to gather around the fleeing crowd. Lu Yi looked up in fear, but saw that he didn't know how many bearded horses in leather clothes and hats gradually appeared in the forest. Each of them rode on tall horses, and the blades in their hands seemed to be dripping with blood.

The cavalryman, who was responsible for protecting the craftsman and his dependents, rushed out under the command of the commander who was helpless to charge under the control of fear. However, in a short time, they fell under the siege of the superior Hu cavalry. The riders had already seen a group of craftsmen walking at the foot of the mountain. Among them, the ladies were even more exciting. They shouted in nonsense, stepping on the corpses of the Lingju horsemen, and charged at the team that had little power to resist.

From time to time, the bushes in the woods blocked the galloping routes, and they raised their knives and eagerly split the branches of the bushes that stood in their way. Everyone was excited. Shouting and rushing towards the fat sheep and booty in their eyes.

The unarmed craftsmen watched almost as the captives galloped towards them. There is almost no suspense in such a matchup. Lu Yi stepped forward and broke off a thorny bush branch beside him in vain. Ignoring the wooden thorns piercing deep into his palm, out of instinct to protect his family, he forgot about the pain, and also forgot that he was just an ordinary person who was afraid of death.

A captive rode straight forward, and Lu Yi saw the military horse galloping towards him, his legs trembled, and his whole body was unable to move a little. The sound of the horses' hooves drew nearer, and the hideous and terrifying face of the captive rode into his eyes. The captives raised their swords and struck at him with a roar.

The moment before he was hit by the war horse under the crotch of the captive, countless thoughts flashed through Lu Yi's mind. The short life began to replay in his mind. The thorny branches that stretched out were also trembling. In the moment before being knocked away by the horse, Lu Yi thought that if he had joined the army before, maybe today, it would be different.

The fragile branches snapped without any suspense, and after being rammed by the horse, Lu Yiyi felt that he had been knocked flying by a giant hammer. The scene in his eyes was constantly changing, and before he was knocked away, the captive rider fell with a single knife and slashed Lu Yi's left arm.

Lu Yi flew upside down in the air for a few breaths, and then crashed into a bush on the side like a broken sack. The tremendous momentum allowed Lu Yi to overwhelm the bush without hindrance. The pain from the shrub's spikes piercing his body was no longer intense, as the rest of Lu Yi's body hurt even more from the impact of the horse.

Under this great pain, Lu Yi struggled for a few moments, and another enemy horse galloped past him, and the captives on the horse did not even look at him, obviously thinking that he was a dead man.

The horse's front hooves kicked Lu Yi's head unceremoniously. Lu Yi, who couldn't even speak, fainted almost instantly......