The army was close to Manzi Mountain, and Xi Changzhen's heart was also a little nervous.

This battle must be fought!

If you don't fight, you won't be able to cross Barbarian Mountain at all.

Xi Changzhen ordered the vanguard to speed up and leave as soon as possible, but no matter what, when the vanguard passed by Manzi Mountain, Li Zhen decisively gave the order to shoot. Li Zhen's soldiers attacked on the slope, condescending and lethal, giving a huge blow to the soldiers under Xi Changzhen's command. The soldier quickly went to report to Xi Changzhen, and suddenly Xi Changzhen frowned.

Rao is that he had already thought of the possibility of facing a bloody battle, but when he really faced it, he still felt a headache and felt the difficulty of this battle.

Zhou Chen said: "General, we have too many troops, and it takes a long time to cross the Barbarian Mountain, if we can't resist Li Zhen's attack firepower, it will be very dangerous!" ”

Xi Changzhen bowed slightly, falling into thought.

He quickly used his brain, stroked his beard, and suddenly had a smile on his face, and ordered: "Zhou Chen, you are the only one in the army who can take on the heavy responsibility." Now, you lead 3,000 soldiers and start a counterattack on Manzi Mountain, attract all Li Zhen's firepower, and cover the rest of the soldiers to advance. Your task is very difficult, and I hope you will be able to take on this heavy responsibility. ”

"Rest assured, the general will not let the general down!"

Zhou Chen responded loudly and immediately ordered troops.

Xi Changzhen looked at Manzi Mountain and sighed lightly, he only thought of such a plan.

If you blindly defend, the final result will definitely not be ideal.

In the end, there must have been countless casualties.

Instead of this, it is better to organize a force to counterattack, which is more effective and can drag Li Zhen's strength better. Zhou Chen is a smart person and can figure out the problem. He took with him the 3,000 soldiers who had been stationed at Nanming Pass, bypassed the ranks, marched from the left flank of the army towards Manzi Mountain, and soon organized a counteroffensive.

The team moved on, while Zhou Chen stayed behind to command the army.

Zhou Chen chose to counterattack with a layered attack, and the first group sent 300 soldiers as the vanguard to forcibly occupy some small strongholds that could launch counterattacks and build a firepower area.

After the first group of soldiers went up, the second group of 300 soldiers followed.

In this way, 3,000 soldiers continued to advance in batches.

It's just that the soldiers under Li Zhen's command are not vegetarians, and under the powerful firepower counterattack, coupled with the grenades and shells that keep falling, they quickly beat the soldiers organized by Zhou Chen. Zhou Chen knew that the chance of capturing Manzi Mountain was almost zero, and in fact, he didn't really plan to capture Manzi Mountain, just drag Li Zhen's soldiers and block the firepower of Li Zhen's army. Buying time for the evacuation of the army is the ultimate goal.

Zhou Chen saw that the first batch of soldiers had retreated, and once again organized the soldiers to charge, and began to rush up in layers.

Li Zhen saw this scene and couldn't help but praise Xi Changzhen's arrangement.

This strategy temporarily dragged down his firepower.

Chen Yucheng returned to Li Zhen's side, raised his hand and saluted, and said loudly: "President, we can also set up an ambush in front and continue to fight ambushes." Why don't I take a regiment of soldiers and go to an ambush! Slow down the advance of Xi Changzhen's army. ”

Li Zhen shook his head and said, "No, maintain the status quo!" ”

"Ahh

Chen Yucheng exclaimed in surprise and looked at the position of the Eight-Nation Alliance in the distance.

Li Zhen said: "I have my own arrangements! ”

As soon as Chen Yucheng heard this, he knew that Li Zhen had made a decision, and Li Zhen probably already had a plan. When Li Xiucheng walked towards Li Zhen, Chen Yucheng grabbed Li Xiucheng and whispered a few words, but Li Xiucheng also stopped and stopped walking towards Li Zhen. Obviously, Li Xiucheng also asked Li Zhen to fight and wanted to fight another ambush, but Chen Yucheng couldn't succeed, and it was useless for him to go.

The battle continued, and most of the 3,000 led by Zhou Chen were killed and wounded, and they were still attacking.

When Zhou Chen saw this scene, his heart was sour.

These brothers were all under his command, but unfortunately they died helplessly.

In an hour, Xi Changzhen's troops passed through the Barbarian Mountain, and Zhou Chen took the few remaining soldiers to cushion the back, and then quickly chased after the army. On the Barbarian Mountain, the commanders and envoys of the Eight-Nation Alliance saw this scene and stomped their feet again and again. Gobard rushed in front of Li Zhen and said loudly: "President, chase quickly, chase quickly, you can't let Xi Changzhen escape!" ”

Li Zhen smiled and said, "Your Excellency Gobard, if you want to chase it, you can let your soldiers attack." Although your number is small, you are also elite soldiers, and you use elite weapons, plus there is also my back, I don't think Xi Changzhen will dare to fight back. ”

The corners of his mouth were raised, with a hint of banter.

Gobard was speechless, waved his hand, and then said: "President, my tone was a little heavy just now, please forgive me." However, now is the great opportunity to pursue. If you don't pursue, when Xi Changzhen is far away, it will be difficult to pursue again. ”

Ma Hui stood aside with a thoughtful expression.

He believed that with Li Zhen's ability, it would be impossible for Xi Changzhen to leave easily.

In the current situation, Xi Changzhen really left. What's the mystery here? Ma Hui didn't ask, he knew that even if he asked, Li Zhen would not be able to admit it, and he wouldn't answer, so Ma Hui simply observed it himself.

Li Zhen glanced at Gobard and said, "Your Excellency Gobard, I have my own plans for how to fight, you don't have to worry. Let's go, start chasing Xi Changzhen's army! ”

Gobard, Rywell, Adams, and the others couldn't intervene and had to nod.

Li Zhen led the army to leave Manzi Mountain, and halfway through, Li Zhen found Chen Yucheng and Li Xiucheng and instructed: "The two of you lead the army to pursue Xi Changzhen, take turns to chase after you, don't be too ruthless." As long as Xi Changzhen is pushed faster, it is enough. Remember, you can't be too ruthless, if you really defeat Xi Changzhen, you will be responsible! ”

The two were stunned, even more incomprehensible.

Chen Yucheng and Li Xiucheng couldn't understand Li Zhen's intentions, so they could only carry them out.

In the past few days, Xi Changzhen's army has run faster, but there are not many dead and wounded soldiers, only a small number. This situation was quickly discovered by Xi Changzhen, and similarly, Zhou Chen also discovered this situation. Zhou Chen followed Xi Changzhen, showing a puzzled look, and said, "General, I think the march in the past few days is a little strange, have you noticed it?" ”

Xi Changzhen said: "I also found out that we were all driven away, and the pursuers rarely made spicy moves. It seems that Li Zhen's soldiers are merciful, what is the reason for this! ”

Zhou Chen said: "Yes, that's the problem! ”

Xi Changzhen rolled his eyes and said, "If this problem is not clear, we will have to be ambushed by Li Zhen in the next stage." Since Li Zhen attacked Qinghua, he has set up a trap in Xiaoshui County and Xingyang County, allowing me to drill into Nanming Pass, and then easily take Xingyang County and Xiaoshui County, so that I did not go to support. Now, Li Zhenyou has done this, I ......"

Speaking of this, Xi Changzhen suddenly paused.

He raised his eyebrows and said, "I thought of it, I thought of it!" ”

"What comes to mind?" Zhou Chen asked.

ps: the fourth shift, call it a day;