When Zhu Youzhen watched TV shows such as "Animal World" in his previous life, he could often see such scenes: a large group of herbivores were chased by a small group of African hyenas, and in the end, there was always a slow runner who was caught and eaten.

He had been wondering since then: both bison and zebras were much larger than hyenas, and if they were one-on-one, the hyena would have no chance of winning. And the number of herbivores is far greater than the number of hyenas, and when they run together, the momentum is simply devastating and unstoppable. How could such a strong animal become a meal for hyenas who are far weaker than themselves?

At this time, looking at the scene of the thieves slaughtering the crowd downstairs, Zhu Youzhen was considered to have realized something!

Thieves are like hyenas, although they are not many in number, they are extremely strong, and they have long been accustomed to slashing people with knives.

And the slaughtered crowd is like those docile herbivores. They are obviously numerous, but they are used to living a comfortable and stable life, and they have long lost the blood of men. In the face of the enemy's butcher's knife, no one dared to resist, but only ran around like a headless fly, and if they couldn't run, they closed their eyes and waited for death.

Dogs can jump over the wall when they are in a hurry, and pigs can jump out of the pigsty when they are in a hurry, but these people don't even have the courage to do so! In just a moment, except for the thieves on the first floor, there were no people standing, all of them were cut down to the ground, the corpses were piled up like a mountain, and the blood flowed like a river!

If they could unite to resist, or even if they didn't have to unite, even if they each grabbed the tables, chairs and benches next to them and fought with the thieves, they would not have suffered such heavy casualties! The so-called law of the jungle is actually such a thing!

However, the "strength" of the hyena is only relative. They can only bully herbivores, and in the face of the real king of the grassland, the lion, they can't bargain for half a penny.

And the guards under Zhu Youzhen are such an angry but calm group of lions. They have been strictly trained in the Qi family's army since they were young, and they followed the head of the family, Qi Xianzong, and the main general Qi Meifeng to fight in the south and the north, and they have long been accustomed to the days of licking blood with knives. Whether it is the treacherous Japanese pirates or the extremely vicious Jurchens, they have all fought with them without fear, not to mention these vulnerable thieves in front of them!

At this time, seeing the thieves swarming like a tide, the guards were not in a hurry, and under the leadership of Qi Meifeng and Shi Biao, a slightly concave semicircular formation was discharged at the staircase. Although they didn't have spears and shields at this time, they couldn't expel the powerful Mandarin Duck Array, but even this simple semi-circular array was enough for the thieves to drink a pot.

These thieves had never fought with the Qi family's army, and they thought that these guards were just officials or officials, so they didn't pay attention to it at all.

In the past two years, they have fought more wars with the official army, and most of the people they met were greedy for life and afraid of death. When the two armies faced each other, many officers and soldiers were still able to open their bows and arrows, or shoot a few shots when the two sides were not close. And once it is time for hand-to-hand combat and flesh-and-blood combat, these Qiu Ba, who eat the food and salary of the court and can't stop oppressing the people in ordinary times, will be exposed in their original form, and they can run faster than rabbits one by one.

At this time, seeing that the number of guards was small, the thieves were even more careless. Led by a small leader, dozens of thieves hurried up the stairs and rushed straight towards the semi-circle formation.

This small boss is also a fierce general in the camp, and he always charges forward in ordinary battles, and his attack is a move that will die with the enemy. And opponents often don't have the courage to fight with him, and when they flinch slightly, they will be slashed to death by him.

Today he did the same trick again, slashing his knife and yelling, and came straight to the staircase. Seeing that the position of the two people standing on the left and the right at the staircase was more prominent, and one of them was still a woman, he couldn't help but snickered in his heart, and chopped his head, thinking that as long as the other party took a step back, he would be able to open the gap and rush upstairs.

But it's okay for him to scare ordinary officials and soldiers these two times, isn't it an axe in front of Qi Meifeng, who is strong in martial arts. Seeing him raise the steel knife high, the door in front of his chest was wide open, Qi Meifeng sneered, and the long sword in his hand stabbed out like lightning, hitting the enemy's chest.

The little leader was shouting wildly just now, but at this time, it was as if he had been unplugged, and the shouting stopped abruptly. He looked at Qi Meifeng with stunned eyes, no matter what, he couldn't believe that this sword could be so fast. He really wanted to die with the other party at this time, but unfortunately he had no chance.

Almost at the same time, the swords of seven or eight guards were also summoned to the little leader. In the end, Shi Biao took a step forward, and with a wave of the ghost head knife in his hand, the opponent's huge head immediately flew out, drawing a perfect parabola in the air, and finally smashed it impartially on the head of the thief who was bowing his head downstairs and rushing up. only listened to the sound of "pop", which is called "eggs touching eggs without complaining", and the two heads collided with each other.

And the headless body of the little leader was kicked in the chest by Shi Biao, and while constantly spurting blood out of the cavity, he slammed down the stairs with the skull. The staircase was already very narrow, and the thieves rushing up were very dense, and they were knocked down by dead bodies when they landed.

What's even more unfortunate is that this little boss subconsciously clenched the handle of the knife at the moment of death. Although he was dying, the steel knife did not escape. Rolling down the way, the thieves were caught off guard, and at least six or seven of them were slashed by sharp blades. Two of them were cut to their throats, and they were killed instantly, and they followed the leader straight to the Senluo Treasure Palace.

Taking advantage of the slight decline in the momentum of the thieves, Qi Meifeng snorted: "Release the arrow!" ”

The guards understood, and immediately another round of arrows swept down. Originally, these thieves had no combat qualities, and the first wave of impact was blocked, and when the formation was scattered, they were caught off guard by the sharp arrows that cut their heads and covered their faces, and they were immediately shot dead more than a dozen people.

Liu Zongmin originally thought that he would be able to retreat by taking advantage of the chaos to raid the outer heavens. I didn't expect my subordinates to suffer such serious casualties, and I couldn't help but scream in anger.

In fact, he originally followed Li Zicheng's camp and passed outside Xi'an. Some time ago, Li Zicheng was active in the area of Xiong'er Mountain on the border between Henan and Shaanxi, and almost robbed the nearby counties, so he set up camp and rushed to Guyuan, Gansu Province to join Gao Yingxiang, the king of Chuang, and burned and looted along the way.

Of course, Xi'an was the place where the governor of the three sides and the governor of Shaanxi were stationed, and the imperial court was heavily fortified here, so Li Zicheng certainly did not dare to attack the city. But he robbed a lot of gold and silver treasures along the way, and since he passed through Xi'an, he sent hundreds of people disguised as civilians to infiltrate the city, intending to buy some food to supplement the army.

In fact, there is a certain risk in this kind of thing, and if the officers and soldiers are caught exposing their feet, they will inevitably lose their heads. If in the past, Li Zicheng would of course send some insignificant minions to do it, and would not let a general like Liu Zongmin go out in person.

But this time it was different, Li Zicheng also heard that Chen Yuanyuan had arrived in Xi'an. Although he is blind in one eye, his preference for women has never changed, and when his heart is moved, he wants to snatch this world-famous woman into the army as a concubine.

Therefore, he sent Liu Zongmin to personally supervise the battle, and if he had the opportunity to attack, he would snatch Chen Yuanyuan out, and by the way, kill a few rich gentlemen, and make a big profit!