Chapter 129: The Decisive Battle of the Tiger Prison Pass (2)
"I am the prince...... Sima Shu. ”
As soon as the words fell, the arrow in Sima Shu's hand shot directly at the rebel officer in the patrol, and the rebel officer did not have time to react at all, he shot an arrow through the throat, and then fell to the ground and died.
The death of their own leader as soon as he saw him, coupled with the momentum of the phrase 'I am Sima Shu', the rest of the rebels were completely frightened, and they rode back after a few shouts of 'ah'.
Sima Shu's roar not only frightened the rebel patrols, but even Li Te, who was very frightened, if the rebels knew that the prince only brought a dozen guards to visit the camp, I am afraid that it would not be long before the rebels poured out.
Alas! Prince, prince, why do you want to be so flamboyant? Be low-key and low-key, otherwise you will be struck by lightning!
At this time, Li Teh also became nervous, if he was really caught up by the rebels, he would really be to blame, so he came to the prince's side and persuaded: "Your Highness, we should withdraw!" ”
"Xuan Xiu, don't worry, wait a minute, the pursuers of the rebels haven't appeared yet, in case they can't find us and go back, won't we be busy in vain?" Sima Shu glanced up at the direction of the rebel camp and said slowly.
Hey! My little ancestor! You're even worried that the rebels won't find you! You're still worried about your safety! Li Tet couldn't help but say in his heart.
As Li Teh feared, the phrase 'I am Sima Shu' really rolled over the entire rebel camp like thunder, and in an instant the rebel camp was like a few drops of water splashed in a pot of oil, becoming flag-waving, drumming and galloping.
When the two vassal kings of the East China Sea and the King of Hejian first received the report from their subordinates, their faces were full of shock, and they couldn't believe that the prince dared to come to investigate the military situation in person. But soon they were all excited, if they could catch Sima Shu in one fell swoop, this war would not have to be fought, and they could take the Tiger Prison Pass bloodlessly.
"Quick, quick, quick, send an army to the widow to chase! We must arrest Sima Shu for the widow! ”
In an instant, a team of no less than 5,000 men and horses quickly drove out of the rebel camp, bringing up bursts of smoke and dust towards Sima Shu and them.
"Mother! At least 5,000 people, they really look up to us. ”
"I don't know if the ambush is enough?"
Listening to the discussion of several guards in his ears, Sima Shu replied with some pride: "How can it not be enough?" To deal with such a group of local chickens and dogs, only three hundred dragoons are enough! In that year, Guanzhong suppressed the rebellion, and a thousand dragoons killed tens of thousands of Hu cavalry. ”
Several of the guards touched their noses, looked at each other, and said no more. It wasn't until the rebel cavalry approached that Sima Shu waved his hand and shouted: "Withdraw!" ”
Perhaps he really couldn't believe that the prince dared to come to the camp with more than a dozen guards, and He Lun, the leader of the rebel army, was stunned for a moment when he saw Sima Shu and them, and forgot to order the pursuit.
It wasn't until he saw Sima Shu and them fleeing towards the Tiger Prison Pass that He Lun reacted and waved his big hand, "Capture Sima Shu alive!" ”
5,000 people chased 14 people, this situation is really scary and pressing.
However, Sima Shu, who was used as a bait, couldn't rely on their horses to throw the rebels too far, after all, this place was not far from the Tiger Prison Pass, and the rebels did not dare to approach the vicinity of the Tiger Prison Pass at will, in case they were ambushed by the other party, it would be troublesome.
Seeing that the rebels were getting closer and closer, Sima Shu shouted to all the guards, "You go first, Gu and Xuanxiu Palace!" ”
How dare the guards leave the prince alone, if they leave like this, I'm afraid they won't want to stand out in the army for the rest of their lives! Everyone shouted in unison: "No, I will never leave first, please Your Highness go first, and the rebels will be handed over to us!" ”
Sima Shu knew that in this case, the guards would never leave alone, so he didn't say much, but stared intently at the enemy, and at the same time the bow and arrow in his hand were not idle.
'Whoosh' crossbow arrows continued to fly towards the rebel pursuers, killing them instantly, and three or four rebel soldiers fell to the ground in an instant.
After the others saw the prince's movements, they were not far behind, and they all set up bows and shoot arrows, and the rebels were shocked by the power of Sima Shu's bow and crossbow, and they all dodged to both sides.
"Hahahaha...... A bunch of cowards! ”
Seeing the embarrassment of the rebels, Sima Shu and the others laughed at each other on their horses. The other party dares to defy the army of 5,000 with only a dozen people, this is simply a naked provocation!
He Lun, the general under the command of the King of the East China Sea, was furious when he saw this! , how can you be willing to suffer this great humiliation?
He Lun shouted: "Chase, shoot their horses!" Those who capture Sima Shu will be promoted to three levels and rewarded with a thousand taels of silver! ”
Shoot the man first and shoot the horse, and capture the thief first and capture the king. There is a way, and there must be a brave man under the reward! As soon as He Lun's words fell, thousands of rebels swarmed up, and dense arrows rained down on Sima Shu.
NND, the enemy is ruthless! Sima Shu sighed with emotion, and at the same time used his horizontal knife to dial the arrows that came over. The people around him were just like him, and at the same time, everyone did not forget to speed up the pace of escape.
Since you have succeeded in provoking the anger of the rebels, let's run for your life quickly, in case you are entangled by the rebels, Sima Shu's dozen or so people are not enough for thousands of rebels to plug their teeth.
"Drive, drive, retreat, retreat!"
Everyone beat their horses and galloped, and thousands of rebels behind them were in hot pursuit, and it was also thanks to the good quality of the Mingguang armor on Sima Shu's body, most of the arrows could not penetrate their armor at all, and it was by relying on this armor that they avoided being shot into hedgehogs by the rebels. But even so, some of them were unlucky enough to be shot by rebel archers.
During the run, one of the guards was suddenly shot by a rebel bow and arrow in the gap in the armor, and accidentally fell off his horse and fell right at the feet of Sima Shu. Sima Shu bent down and grabbed the guard's arm, pulled it behind him with a hard pull, and shouted: "Withdraw, withdraw, quickly withdraw!" ”
Li Te, who was beside him, saw that this was not good, and the prince immediately carried two people, and his speed dropped sharply, and he might not be able to reach the ambush circle and be killed by the rebels. So Li Te yelled, "Your Highness, you withdraw first, and a certain family will come to break off!" ”
Sima Shu knew his important surname, so he no longer had the ability to do so, but 'drove' and galloped wildly, and several guards clinged to Sima Shu to shield him from the arrows.
The guard who was pulled behind by Sima Shu also came back to his senses in an instant, if it wasn't for the prince reaching out and pulling it just now, I'm afraid his own life would be lost. But he also knew that if he still rode with the prince like this, he would definitely not be able to escape the pursuit of the rebels, and if he didn't make it, more than a dozen of them would have to be explained here.
So he glanced at one of the guards next to him, and with the help of the other, jumped onto the horses of the other guards. While jumping, he shouted: "Thank Your Highness for saving your life, a small rotten life, if you die, you will die, it's not a big deal, but Your Highness must not have any loss." Please take the first step for Your Highness, and let the little one block the enemy for His Highness! ”
Saying that, the two slowly separated from the large army, turned around and killed the rebels! Sima Shu's eyes were hot, knowing that these two guards seemed to be more than lucky!
Seeing that Sima Shu and the others were embarrassed under the rain of arrows on their side, He Lun was suddenly overjoyed, and he didn't plan to let Sima Shu and them go. Although he had lost nearly 100 people, he still kept in hot pursuit of Sima Shu.
Just when Sima Shu and them were becoming more and more critical, they finally arrived at their own ambush circle. At this time, Fu Hong and Yao Gezhong had been waiting impatiently, and now after seeing the figures of the prince, they suddenly became excited.
Seeing that the prince and everyone could pass the ambush circle, soon, the rebels' vanguard troops also arrived, when the rebel vanguard troops had just passed the ambush circle, Yao Gezhong and Fu Hong immediately led their troops to kill from both sides, and cut off the rebels' pursuers!
"Not good! There is an ambush! Withdraw, withdraw, withdraw! The moment the ambush appeared, He Lun panicked, thinking, couldn't it be Sima Shu's annihilation?
The rebels never expected that Sima Shu would set up an ambush here, and now they can't care about each other, plus He Lun's voice is not good! It made the rebel pursuers panic, and at this time they didn't care about chasing Sima Shu, but thought about how to escape from here.
In order to ensure the victory of the first battle, these 500 ambush soldiers were all brave men selected from the dragoons and the Modao team, each of which could be used as ten, plus Li Te, Yao Gezhong, Fu Hong and other fierce generals, the thousands of soldiers chased by the rebels were quickly killed by them as if they were chopping cabbage.
"Let them go back."
Sima Shu looked at the rebel soldiers who had been broken, and ordered with some disdain. The reason why a few people were to be sent back was nothing more than to disturb the line of sight of the rebels. Think about it, these surviving soldiers will definitely trumpet tens of thousands of ambushes for the prince in order to escape punishment.
Even if the King of the East China Sea didn't believe this, they would be robbed of their momentum by the crown prince. Thousands of chasing soldiers couldn't deal with Sima Shu's dozen people, think about how aggrieved it should be. What's more important is that the morale that has finally been mustered up through reinforcements may fall to the bottom immediately.
Li Teh and the others knew Sima Shu's intentions, so they showed mercy to their subordinates when they started, leaving more than a dozen lives of their pursuers, and letting them flee all the way to the direction of the rebel camp.
Tiger Prison Pass, the orderly camp of soldiers, and the bonfire burning by the heroes all indicate that Zu Yue really lived up to expectations and arranged the Tiger Prison Pass impenetrable.
As soon as Zu Yue, who was anxiously waiting, saw Sima Shu and the others under the gate, he immediately became excited, "Hurry, hurry, prepare the drink, Your Highness has returned from a great victory, we have to celebrate!" ”
Sima Shu lured the enemy alone, and the victory of annihilating the rebel army of 5,000 soldiers soon spread throughout the Tiger Prison Pass, and the morale of the defenders was really high, and everyone looked at Sima Shu on a tall horse like worshipping a god. Sima Shu rode a big horse and passed through the city gate majestically amid the cheers of everyone.
"Long live the Prince! Banzai! ”
"The prince is mighty!"
"Our army will win!" (To be continued.) )