"Damn it!" , Zhao Mang looked at his own soldiers who fell under the rain of arrows of the guards in front of him, and couldn't help but curse. He deliberately led his subordinates to rush into the enemy formation and intertwine with the enemy army, just to avoid the enemy archers, but he didn't expect that the other party's commander was so ruthless, in order to give full play to his long-range attack, even his own soldiers were solved together.

Watching his subordinates distance themselves from Qianniuwei, and re-forming a line of defense in the rear, after advancing layer by layer, a smile appeared on the corner of Ling Xiao's mouth.

"Herald! All ministries are working together to advance at all levels, and I want to completely solve them here. ”

"Archer, prepare!"

"Shoot ......"

The rain of arrows rose into the air, and after a whistling sound in the sky, it fell on top of the Qianniu Guard, and suddenly, more than 100 people fell down on the Qianniu Guard. With the continuous appearance of the arrow rain, the Qianniu guards were gradually suppressed, and the front could not break through the guards' sword and shield defense line, and the rear suffered from the rain of arrows, and for a while, fell into a disadvantage. Coupled with the comparison of forces between the two sides, the defeat of Qianniuwei has basically become a foregone conclusion.

"General, withdraw! You lead people to retreat to Jizhou and avenge your brothers in the future! Several lieutenants came to Zhao Mang's side and said in a loud voice.

Zhao Mang laughed and said, "I, Zhao Mang, have never planned to abandon my brothers and run for my life alone. Even if you die, you will die with your brethren in battle. ”

"General......

Zhao Mang waved his hand, interrupted the speeches of several captains, and said in a deep voice: "No need to say more, brothers, kill me!" ”

Seeing that the soldiers in the front battle were all killed and wounded, and there were only more than 5,000 people still following him, Zhao Mang couldn't help but feel distressed. Three thousand, just like that, three thousand were lost. Although the guards also left behind the corpses of nearly 3,000 people, the other side still had more than 15,000, and their own disadvantages were getting bigger and bigger.

Gathering the soldiers together again, Zhao Mang looked at the Qianniuwei soldiers around him and shouted: "Brothers, everyone is good, and they didn't lose my Qianniuwei's face. The guards have nothing to fear, they are raised by our parents just like us, they can cut off our heads, and our spears can pierce their chests! Today, we are dying, and we are going to die in battle. ”

"Fight to the end!"

The generals beside Zhao Mang lost no time in raising their arms and roaring, and their hideous faces revealed a thick killing intention, like an evil spirit killing god who respectfully chooses people to devour.

"Fight to the end!"

All the Thousand Ox Guards roared along, even though their voices were hoarse, but they were still roaring hoarsely. Such a roar may not help them kill the enemy, but it can give them courage, and the frenzy of rage is enough to make their blood burn when thousands of people gather together to shout wildly.

In the middle of the guard, Ling Xiao looked sideways at the knight in the center of the Qianniuwei army, his eyes showed surprise, he looked around and asked, "Who is that person?" Can you make Qianniuwei the same enemy? Morale is booming! ”

Liu Yi, the general of the Shenwu Army, rode forward and said to Ling Xiao: "My lord, this person is Zhao Xun's brother, the deputy general of Qianniuwei, and the commander of Qianniuwei after Zhao Xun left, Zhao Mang!" ”

Ling Xiao's eyes flashed, and the corners of his mouth were already flushed with a sneer, and he said in a deep voice: "Interesting, see what else he can do?" The general trend cannot be changed! Zhao Xun's brother, hum...... The order must be killed, and he must not be allowed to escape! "Ling Xiao is in Situ Lei's current mood, if he can kill Zhao Xun's brother, Situ Lei will definitely be in a good mood.

When the whole army of Qianniuwei broke out with an earth-shattering shout, Ling Xiao was also a little uncalm. Although he can win, it does not mean that he can ignore the casualties of his own army.

The corners of Ling Xiao's mouth twitched slightly, a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes, and he said coldly: "It's really getting more and more interesting, this Zhao Mang is really extraordinary!" ”

Suddenly, there was murder in his eyes, and his heart, which was originally disapproving of it, seemed to become hot.

Since Qianniuwei showed an unprecedentedly high fighting spirit and wanted to fight to the death, Ling Xiao decided to give his opponent the treatment he deserved, he decided to solve these people with the strongest attack, and he wanted Zhao Mang's head to want Situ Lei to show his exploits.

Ling Xiao waved his right arm in the void and shouted coldly: "Order, sword and shield soldiers are guarded, archers, up!" ”

The herald beside Ling Xiao immediately conveyed Ling Xiao's military order, and Ling Xiao's previous ruthlessness let all the guards know that this guy who looks like a crepe is definitely a ruthless master. As soon as the military order was given, all the departments quickly began to act, and the sound of passwords and trumpets was not unheard, and the long sound of trumpets and agitated golden drums all rushed into the sky for a while, and the final battle was finally about to begin.

"Archers ready to ......"

At the sound of the officer's loud trumpet, all five thousand grim-looking archers rose from the ground, untied their longbows from their backs, and began to sort out the arrows in the quiver.

"Sword and shield soldiers ready...... Three layers of defense, forward! ”

"Spearmen, follow the sword and shield soldiers!"

Three thousand sword and shield soldiers and five thousand pikemen shouted neatly trumpets and quickly formed a neat infantry cover formation.

"Forward!"

The officer gave the order, and the long sword in his hand swung forward vigorously.

However, just as the army of the guards was preparing to advance, there was a rumbling sound from the ground.

"Woo woo woo ......" In the sky, there was a low horn sound. Gradually, in the north, a thin line appeared. It was as if a flood was coming from the sky. The black line on the horizon grew thicker and thicker, and it squirmed faster and faster.

The soldiers on both sides stopped fighting and looked north! In the suffocating wait, everyone felt that time and space had become an eternity at this moment, there was a faint sound of thunder coming from the sky, and the earth under their feet was also trembling gently.

The red color spreads across the sky, getting closer and closer. The faces of the guards officers changed, Ling Xiao's faces changed, and the faces of all the guards changed.

That's a cavalry, a huge cavalry! What's more, the cavalry of the Xiaoguo Army at that time. The Xiaoguo army is red on top, and red on top and bottom.

It's close, it's finally close, and sure enough, when Ling Xiao saw the fierce flag waving in the wind, the momentum was still high, and the heart of the heart of annihilating Qianniuwei beat vigorously, because the flag was embroidered with a red unicorn. The Flame Qilin Banner, the symbol of the Xiaoguo Army at that time. Roughly and superficially, the cavalry of this Xiaoguo army almost had the momentum of seven or eight thousand people, and the smoke and dust billowed straight forward.

"Damn! What the fuck are our tanma doing? Why the cavalry of the Xiaoguo army approached us, we don't know yet! Ling Xiao, who has always been very polite, finally scolded.

"My lord, now is not the time to blame, what shall we do?" The two guard generals beside Ling Xiao said in a trembling voice.

"What to do? Just these seven or eight thousand cavalry need our whole army to resist, and they may not be able to resist it. Order, withdraw! Immediately! Evacuate to Yi County immediately! Ling Xiao scolded angrily.

Suddenly, the order of the guards was changed, and they who had been preparing to charge with the whole army immediately turned around and retreated. However, they still retreated in turn, and the advance and retreat were well-founded, and they were not completely scattered.

"Guards are guards, well-trained!" Looking at the retreating guards, Zhao Mang couldn't help but sigh.

"General, we don't chase?"

"yes, why not take advantage of this to fight back?" Several lieutenants beside Zhao Mang said urgently, they were pressed and beaten by the guards before, but now that the situation has reversed, they naturally can't watch them escape.

Zhao Mang looked at the cavalry of the Xiaoguo Army who was gradually approaching, and said in a deep voice: "These cavalry should be the soldiers of the Weizhou Mansion in Jizhou, but the cavalry in the Weizhou Mansion is only 3,000 people, where are the more than 8,000 people?" Although Qianniuwei still has 5,000 cavalry, it is also covering the retreat of various departments, and it is too late to change clothes to help. Besides, our soldiers are exhausted and should not fight again. ”

"The general is saying that this is not the cavalry of my Xiaoguo army?"

"No, it's my cavalry of the Xiaoguo Army, yes, but there shouldn't be so many of them."

"That's a shame! They were always chasing us before, but now they finally let them retreat......" Watching the guards gradually disappear from view, some captains couldn't help but sigh.

Zhao Mang said: "If we can save these 5,000 brothers, we should be content." In the future, we will avenge this in person. ”

After a while, the huge cavalry slowly approached, perhaps because the guards had withdrawn, and the cavalry began to slow down slowly, and it took a long time to slowly approach.

"Ahh There were only two thousand cavalry, which ...... O branches! A lieutenant beside Zhao Mang pointed to the branches tied behind the horses of the cavalry and exclaimed.

"I see! I'll just say, how can the horn be blown at such a distance? Zhao Mang muttered to himself.

"Zhang Yong, the cavalry commander of the second subordinate province, has seen General Zhao!" The cavalry commander rode his horse to Zhao Mang's body, turned over and dismounted, and said respectfully.

"No need to be polite, this time it is thanks to Zhang Duwei's timely rescue! Otherwise, my 5,000 brothers would not have survived. By the way, Zhang Duwei's plan was very clever, and he made the guards retreat at once. Zhao Mang said with a smile.

Zhang Yong shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Where do I have such a means, this is Zhang Yuanjing Zhang's idea, let us use this method to force the enemy to retreat." ”

"Master Zhang Yuanjing, did he return to Weizhou Mansion along the way? There were no surprises! ”

"Arrived at Weizhou Mansion yesterday afternoon, the various departments of Taihang Mountain and Qianniuwei all arrived yesterday, and there was no major problem. Master Zhang guessed that General Zhao might meet the guards when he attracted the enemy, so he specially asked me to use this method to break the enemy. Unexpectedly, it was successful. Zhang Yong also had an emotional look on his face.

"Just in case, let's retreat from science, after this boundary, it is the land of Jizhou, no matter how arrogant the guards are, they don't dare to cross the line and be presumptuous!"

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In Yixian, 15,000 soldiers rushed back to the city with a disgraced face, Ling Xiao gathered the generals with a blue face, and reprimanded them fiercely, especially the captain of the scout battalion, which was the focus of the focus.

"What are your spies doing? What about scouts? Why is the cavalry of the Xiaoguo Army approaching the battlefield, and our army does not know about it? Ling Xiao asked gloomily. Seeing that he was about to take down Zhao Xun's brother, he just slipped away from his eyes. Seeing this imminent achievement with his own eyes, like having wings, he snorted away from him, and no one was happy.

The lieutenant of the scout battalion opened his mouth and did not speak for a long time. Originally, if you chased me and fled, you wouldn't have scattered the scouts directly in front of the enemy army.

"Strange, didn't our people in Weizhou Mansion say that the cavalry of the Xiaoguo Army that entered Weizhou Mansion was only three thousand, how could seven or eight thousand suddenly appear?" The first general muttered puzzled.

When Ling Xiao heard this, his face turned pale immediately, he took a deep breath, and said to the scout captain: "Immediately check the situation of Qianniuwei and Xiaoguo Army in the northwest of the city." ”

The Scout Lieutenant didn't know why, but he immediately obeyed.

Half an hour later, the captain of the scout battalion turned back and reported in a deep voice: "Lord Hui, Qianniuwei has been evacuated. But ......" At this point, the captain of the scout battalion paused and did not continue directly.

"But what? Say it! His heart sank, and he said coldly.

"However, according to the scouts, there were only 2,000 cavalry on the battlefield, and there were branches and trails scattered all over the ground. Want...... I think it was the method of dragging the branches of the Xiaoguo army with the tail of the horse, causing the scene of seven or eight thousand troops appearing. The captain of the scout battalion glanced at Ling Xiao cautiously and said in a low voice.

"Damn! Hit the trick! Ling Xiao's eyes darkened, and his guess finally became a reality. Only now did he remember that the cavalry of the Xiaoguo Army could have pursued his own side with mounted archery, but the other party did not. It turned out that it was not that the other party came from afar and was tired, but that the other party simply did not have the ability to pursue. After doing it for a long time, I can only blame myself for running too fast at that time.

"The departments will rest again and return to the station tomorrow!" Ling Xiao snorted coldly. Although he dealt with a lot of things for Situ Lei on weekdays, this was the first time that he personally led the army to appear on the battlefield, and before and after this battle, he also told him that the ongoing battle was not as simple as he believed. Now that Qianniuwei has withdrawn, they have lost the last chance to besiege them.