Chapter 70: Fighting
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The tripping horses grabbed their hooves, and the two horses that were running in front fell to the ground with a long neigh, breaking the silence of the night. Countless arrows shot out from the forests on both sides of the road, taking away fresh lives in the night.
There was no mercy on the battlefield, and as the arrows continued to shoot out, the avenue was full of mourning, as if death had descended, turning the living into corpses without mercy.
The sudden rain of arrows caught Zhai Rang's army off guard, but fortunately, the road was not wide, and there were not many soldiers walking in front, so Zhai Rang shouted loudly: "Cut the tripwire and rush over!" ”
How many people were hidden in the dense forest, Zhai Rang didn't know, he faintly regretted it, he shouldn't have executed the two scouts in a fit of anger. He regretted it even more that he shouldn't have been so careless.
Naturally, there were other scouts in the army, and after leaving Zhang Xutuo's camp, Zhai Rang also sent scouts to explore the way ahead. However, after the army walked safely for more than ten miles, Zhai Rang felt that sending scouts to explore the road would slow down the march, so he let the scouts return to the team, and the army marched all the way.
Zhai Rang led the army to attack Zhang Xutuo's camp, naturally he would not let the soldiers carry heavy shields, and at this time, in the face of the rain of arrows falling from the sky, there was no other way than to rush over.
Dozens of soldiers rushed to the front, cut the tripwires, and made the way for the army. Some people were shot by arrows, and the others ignored them, still rushing forward, cutting ropes one by one.
Although the tripwire was cut, the speed of the army was still not fast, and the potholed ground made the cavalry have to be careful. Some unlucky horses, after being shot by arrows, ran desperately in pain, regardless of their master's orders, and ended up on their backs.
After losing hundreds of corpses, the army finally broke out of the trap set by Zhang Xutuo.
The arrows in the forest also stopped, but Zhai Rang did not dare to stop, for them, the faint light of the fire could not guarantee their safety, at this moment, only by returning to Wagangzhai would they feel steady.
Unfortunately, as soon as I rushed a few hundred meters, I saw a torch not far ahead. In the firelight, the arrows glowed with a ghostly light, which was breathtaking.
Zhai Rang made a decision immediately, pointed his spear, and yelled: "Kill!" ”
The soldiers were afraid, but they also understood that if they wanted to return to Wagangzhai, they had to disperse Zhang Xutuo's army, so they rushed forward one by one with a fluke mentality.
"Shoot the arrows!" Zhang Xutuo's face was expressionless, and he ordered in a cold voice.
I have to say that the bow and arrow are the best weapons to consume the enemy's army, and the Wagang thieves who rushed in front fell one by one, and the archers kept taking arrows, pulling strings, and letting go, for them, everyone who fell was a credit.
It takes time to take arrows and pull strings, and it is this gap that the Wagang thieves continue to approach Zhang Xutuo's army, one hundred meters, fifty meters, and twenty meters
"Change formation." Zhang Xutuo gave another order.
The archers retreated, Zhang Xutuo rode on his horse, without saying a word, his legs were clamped, and the horse under his crotch was forced to rush forward. Facing the Wagang thieves who had no formation, Zhang Xutuo swept the horse lance and picked up a few heads.
At the same time that Zhang Xutuo rushed towards the Wagang thief, his partial general also led the army to rush over, and the two sides fought each other, and suddenly, the sound of weapons colliding constantly sounded.
Zhai Rang glared at Zhang Xutuo angrily in the army, full of hatred in his heart, but he didn't dare to move. There were also Zhang Xutuo's soldiers hidden in the dense forest, and Zhai Rang knew that those people could be killed at any time, so he couldn't be impulsive now.
Facts have proved that Zhai Rang's calmness at this time is very correct.
Two cold arrows shot out from the forest on both sides, Zhai Rang had already taken precautions, only to see him lying backwards, two arrows slashed through his armor, one shot into the forest, the other shot a lieutenant general, and half an arrow passed through the lieutenant's neck!
The sneak attack failed, Jia Wuben and Qin Qiong threw their bows to their own soldiers, each took a weapon, and came out of the forest to kill the general.
The Wagang thieves were fighting in front, but there was no chaos in the rear, and the officers and men of the two armies were red-eyed and killed.
Under the protection of Captain Xiao, Li Xuanba poked his head out of the forest and looked at the battlefield on the narrow road.
The soldiers kept falling, and torches fell to the ground, rolling on the dead soldiers' bodies in the confusion and burning.
The real battlefield is not that the soldiers of the two armies wear neat armor and slash each other. In fact, whether it was a soldier of the imperial court or a tile gang thief, they all wore ordinary robes.
The only difference was that the robes of the court soldiers were yellow, while the Wagang thieves basically wore white and gray robes.
Looking at the tragic situation in the field, Li Xuanba couldn't help but gasp, and then couldn't help but vomit.
Captain Xiao glanced at Li Xuanba strangely, and said secretly: Childe has not killed anyone, how can he be so timid?
Li Xuanba did kill people, but he had never seen severed arms and stumps all over the ground, let alone a headless corpse lying on the ground. Of course, the head was cut off by the victor, and each head was the evidence of the reward for meritorious deeds in the future.
After vomiting for a while, Li Xuanba endured the discomfort, turned his gaze to the battlefield again, and his face turned blue.
"Childe, don't look at it if you feel uncomfortable." Captain Xiao persuaded.
"You'll have to get used to it later." Li Xuanba shook his head and said lightly: "You don't have to worry about me, learn how to survive the battlefield." ”
Hearing this, Captain Xiao nodded thoughtfully, and also looked at the battlefield.
The movements of Li Xuanba and his party did not attract Zhai Rang's attention, and Zhai Rang did not bother with anything else at this time.
After Qin Qiong and Jia Wuben rushed into the battlefield, they each grabbed a horse, Qin Qiong used a horse lance, Jia Wuben used a spear, and the two worked together to kill Zhai Rang.
Before meeting Zhang Xutuo, Li Xuanba liked Qin Qiong very much, because according to legend, Qin Qiong was loyal to his liver and courage, stuck a knife in his friend's ribs, and was one of the eighteen heroes of the Sui and Tang dynasties.
However, after knowing that Qin Qiong was Zhang Xutuo's subordinate, Li Xuanba's favor towards Qin Qiong decreased a lot.
Zhang Xutuo finally died at the hands of Li Mi, but Qin Qiong later surrendered to Li Mi, and had no intention of avenging Zhang Xutuo at all. This alone is enough to make Li Xuanba underestimate him by three points.
But Qin Qiong's martial arts still made Li Xuanba's eyes shine,
Although Qin Qiong and Jia Wuben attacked Zhai Rang, the two of them were also surrounded by Zhai Rang's personal soldiers. Jia Wuben faced several pro-soldiers, and he couldn't get close to Zhai Rang at all, and Qin Qiong picked, stabbed, and swept away, all of which were just right, and when he rushed in front of Zhai Rang, his face was light and light, and he had no fear, and he fought with Zhai Rang.
Zhai Rang is indeed fierce, facing Qin Qiong, he is only a little weaker, and with the help of the deputy general, he is not left behind.
After the failure of the sneak attack on the camp, the Wagang thieves ran for more than ten miles, and now they encountered resistance again, whether it was morale or physical strength, they could not compare with Zhang Xutuo's army, and soon showed a trend of decline.
"Hold on, brethren, reinforcements will arrive soon." Zhai Rang swept away Qin Qiong and the others with a shot and roared.
Zhai Rang's roar did have an effect, and the Wagang thief thought that Shan Xiongxin and Xu Shiyun were leading the army not far from the rear, so they cheered up and fought hard.
They know that if they hold on a little longer, they will have a better chance of surviving.
The morale of the Wagang thieves has risen a little, but the soldiers under Zhang Xutuo have always maintained a high morale.
Zhang Xutuo was like a god, and guessed the actions of the Wagang thieves at all, and in the face of a group of tired rebels, Zhang Xutuo's soldiers completely regarded them as money.
Not long after, there was a shout of killing from the rear, and Shan Xiongxin and Xu Shiyun rushed here!
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