Chapter 140: The thief army is powerful, and it can't be done if you don't withdraw!
He Xian secretly said that it was a pity, if there were enough manpower to take Guguchi, it would be a copy of the fire above the valley, even if it was to completely annihilate the eight divisions of Zuo Zhang. www.biquge.info If there are enough arrows, He Xian can also rely on his strong firepower to stiffen the front of what is the left mustache. But again, the second plan, He Xian, can't do it. Because of this diversion to Changshan, He Xian only wanted to recruit Zhao Yun, and then rushed to Youzhou, and was not ready for a large-scale battle. Conventional arrows, each person is only 3 quivers, 30 crossbow arrows, you need to save shots.
Before he could see the enemy, he was surrounded by the routs and squeezed out of the valley. Reorganized the team, good fellows, a full number of more than 500 people were reduced. Although only more than 300 people died directly from the arrows and fire, in the process of retreating, many people trampled on each other, resulting in no less than 200 casualties. The most annoyed was the proud long beard, which was burned in half of the flying sparks. Zuo Zhangba is so angry that he is angry! Sitting on horseback, he poked his fingers and shouted: "The Zhongshan ghost who killed a thousand knives, I will teach one of you to keep the whole corpse, and you will not mix on the road in the future!" ”
He Xian secretly scolded the other party for being stupid, and when he spoke like this, wouldn't he force his own people to fight to the death?
The fire had been burning for nearly an hour, and the sky was already bright. He Xian, Xiaoqiang, He Qian, and the members of the special operations squad ate some Nanyang's special military food powder and cold water to maintain their strength. The Black Mountain thieves came back and surrounded the slope to death. Looking at this posture, Zuo Zhangba is ready to kill He Xian and others, and then deal with the rockfall blocked by the valley mouth.
He Xian and He Qian glanced at each other and knew that the hardest time had come.
Because the difference in numbers is too far, He Xian's scalp is a little numb, and he can't help but tell himself to calm down.
There was a shout from the ground down the slope, and a group of more than 200 Black Mountain bandits rushed towards the mountain with spears in hand. He Xian knew that the other party was just testing the truth, and ordered everyone to keep their posts, calm down and not act rashly. The two teams of Black Mountain thieves began to fight up from the slope, and a sharp howl came out of their mouths, which chilled the hearts of those who heard it. The Black Mountain bandits came halfway up the hillside, scattered, and quickly sprinted upward.
The thieves in the front row of the ground flipped on their backs, either falling into a pit full of spikes in the sky, or knocking down the stumbling horses. He Xiangao shouted "release the arrows", the members of the special operations squad hidden in the bunker appeared one after another, the crossbow arrows were sprinkled down like rain, the enemy was in chaos, and the ability to resist, the bandits in the front row were hit by arrows and rolled down the slope, so that the bandits who followed behind also fell sideways, and rolled back one after another, under the chain reaction, more than half of the two teams of nearly 200 bandits were killed and wounded, and they were unable to form an army.
All the team members cheered and shouted together, and their morale was greatly boosted.
He Xian was very sure in his heart, knowing that the other party was carelessly losing the enemy, and he was caught off guard by the trap. Hurriedly ordered everyone to move down the slope, hide in a deep pit without spikes, pull up the smurwoods, set up the crossbow arrows, and prepare for the second round of the enemy's onslaught. Easily deal with all the Black Mountain bandits in the pit who are not yet dead.
At the sound of the horn, the Black Mountain bandits went out again. This time, they were divided into two teams, each with about 200 men, the first team holding shields and spears carefully touching the slope, waiting for an opportunity to destroy the traps set by the special operations team, and the second team was full of archers, constantly firing arrows into the mountain to cover the shield spearmen's mountaineering operations. Zuo Zhanghachi and hundreds of his subordinates stood still at the bottom of the slope, ready to rush up and kill at any time. But I didn't know that He Xian and the others had already hidden in the arrow pit in the middle of the slope.
Waiting for the two groups of thieves to climb the mountainside and slowly press, He Xian ordered loudly: "Release the stone!" "More than a dozen piles of stones from tree trunks hidden behind the grass and low trees were torn off the trees and rolled down like waves, knocking the opponent's shield and turning over. He Xian shouted "release arrows" again, and the members of the special operations squad hiding in the pit appeared one after another, and the crossbow arrows were sprinkled down like rain, and the enemy did not expect He Xian and others to hide in the pit, and immediately became a mess, and the arrows rolled down the slope one after another, killing and wounding more than 200 people. The members of the special operations squad were greatly lifted and shouted cheers.
Zuo Zhanghachi was so angry that he thundered down the slope, withdrew the wounded and sick soldiers, and immediately organized a third round of offensive. He Xian observed the situation of the other party's movement and knew that Zuo Zhangba was ready to put all his hands into it.
He Xianchu made a slight estimate that there were still nearly 1,000 Black Mountain bandits around Zuo Zhangba, and the number was still far superior to his own. And He Xian's crossbow arrows have been consumed almost completely, and he will have to fight with bayonets when he fights again. The thief army is strong, and it will not work if it is not withdrawn! At this moment, it has been less than half a day since Zhang Shiping's caravan left, and they must have fled far away. And the left bearded Zhanghachi had just fought for half a night, and his physical strength was not good. In between, it is unlikely that Shohachi will want to catch up with the caravan. There is no point in He Xian holding on any longer, but it will only increase casualties. Therefore, He Xian ordered the members of the special operations team to withdraw to the mountain one by one to arrange the retreat.
The horn sounded, and Zuo Zhanghachi personally escorted five hundred bandits and horse thieves to attack slowly from the front. Unbeknownst to them, He Xian, Xiao Qiang, and He Qian had already led more than 80 members of the special operations squad to retreat to the top of the valley. This is the advantage of a small number of people, the actions are covert and difficult for the enemy to detect. There is a mountain road to the south from the top of the valley, which can just go around the valley exit. When he went down the hill, there were eighty-nine horses reserved for him. This was the last link in the battle plan formulated by He Xian, He Qian, and other squad leaders after careful deduction. Judging from the previous situation, everything is under control, as long as everyone gets on the horse and leaves quickly, the plan can be called perfect!
However, just as everyone was on the way to retreat with their heads in sight, the situation was abrupt.
The sound of bowstring firing suddenly sounded, and a member of the squad walking at the back of the group was caught off guard, groaning in pain and falling to the ground.
"Watch for secrecy!" He Xian shouted loudly.
The attack came from the direction of the top of the valley where He Xian and the others had just come down, and the black mountain thieves led by Zuo Zhangba were still in the process of slowly attacking the mountain, so it was impossible to kill the top of the valley so quickly. Moreover, there was a clear difference between the dress of this group of hundreds of enemies and the dress of Black Mountain thieves such as Zuo Zhangba. Who are these people?
"It's the gang of bandits that Shohachi Zuo recruited on the road! I guess they climbed up from the steep cliff face of the valley mouth! He Gan's shout reminded He Xian.
These guys are real bandits! If it was half an hour later, He Xian and the others would probably be caught in the slope valley from front to back, and they would not be able to advance or retreat. Thinking of this, He Xian couldn't help but feel a chill behind him. The way of the battlefield is really changing rapidly, and the battle of Nanyang gave He Xian too much self-confidence, and the yellow turban thief cried and called his mother. Unexpectedly, feng shui really rotated, and He Xian actually had such a day, trapped in this unknown valley by the remnants of a group of yellow turban thieves, unable to advance or retreat.
He Xian's current location is just halfway up the hill, about a few hundred meters away from the horse storage place at the bottom of the slope. It's impossible to go up the hill again, and it's going to waste too much time, and if you're entangled by the relieved Zuo Zhangba and the others, it's really impossible to escape. For today's plan, the only way to escape is to forcibly flee down the slope and escape on a fast horse.
He Qian has a different opinion!