Chapter 352 Three Arrows Set the Tide

Water is impermanent, and soldiers are impermanent.

Wars in the era of cold weapons, especially battles in which both sides have their own strengths, are usually very variable, and it is difficult to determine who will lose and who will win until the dust settles.

Just like the Western proverb that goes from nail to country, morale, weather, off-the-field factors, there are so many things that can affect the outcome of a battle.

In this ambush battle, the Qingzhou army took the lead, not only taking advantage of the ambush raid, but also occupying the geographical advantage. On the slopes of the mountains on both sides, they condescended, and with their bows and arrows, they sent the breath of death down the mountain, and at every moment, dozens of lives were harvested.

However, despite the heavy casualties, the Jizhou Army did not have a chance to turn around.

The area of the valley is limited, and in order to maintain concealment, the ambushed Qingzhou army is destined not to be too many. If the ambush is too dense, even if it has a level of concealment, it may be detected, causing the entire plan to fall short.

The number of people was originally small, and the troops were divided into two routes, so the strength of the Jizhou army after suffering heavy losses was still above the ambushers.

I want to turn defeat into victory, but it's just an opportunity.

Yan Liang's outburst provided this opportunity, his personal guards were already strong, and they were completely red-eyed by the inspiration of the main general's might, and in the face of the rain of arrows in the sky, they rushed forward with a scream, without even blinking their eyes.

The desperate assault launched by 200 people did not threaten too much, and the greater effect was that they pointed out the direction for the Jizhou army that was beaten with their heads under the mountain. In this kind of chaotic war, the most feared thing is to wander, always thinking about the place and thinking about the west, and when you come up with a reason, I am afraid that the army will no longer exist.

It can also be seen from this that the combination of Yan Liang and Zhao Zhao is very complementary.

The former has courage. Have courage and dare to work hard at critical moments; The latter is not very good at courage and martial arts, but he is quick to adapt, and he does not drag his feet, so he hurriedly thought of a way to deal with it, and immediately pointed it out to Yan Liang.

Then, the latter rushed up, looking like it was going well, and rushed halfway up the mountain when he saw it. It's in the range of hand-to-hand combat.

Is a comeback expected?

Led to the overjoyed. When he proposed to Yan Liang, he didn't expect such a result. After being ambushed and suffering heavy casualties, did the morale of the army collapse? Yan Liang launched a surprise attack, how many people will follow? It's all unknown. Under normal circumstances, the army would have almost collapsed.

Fooling Yan Liang can only be said to be a way out of the way, with Yan Liang's martial arts, at least, he can attract the attention of the ambush soldiers within a certain period of time. So. If you pull yourself, you can hope to take the opportunity to escape.

As a result, things went smoothly, more smoothly than he could have imagined.

The two hundred guards spontaneously formed a defensive formation, depending on the position. The soldiers bent their waists, facing in different directions, holding their round shields in front of them or at their sides, or above their heads. Cover each other, fending off arrows from all directions.

There's nothing esoteric about this formation. But miraculously blocked most of the arrows, and even the concentrated shooting of the Qingzhou army's cross-fire failed to achieve enough results.

It was as if God had come to pull the shelf, and a gust of wind suddenly blew at the mouth of the valley to the east. In the winter, when the northeast wind prevails, this situation is not strange at all, but it greatly interferes with the shooting of the Qingzhou army. Swept by a strong wind, the feather arrow suddenly lost its strength and accuracy, and the originally airtight offensive appeared a rare vacancy.

"God help our army! Brothers, kill, kill! Yan Liang was overjoyed and roared.

"Kill!" All the guards shouted in agreement, straightened up, and rushed up the mountain with great speed. Reflecting the remnant sun of winter, the cold light of the war knife in his hand flickered, and the aura of slaughter filled the entire valley!

"Kill—ah!" An earth-shattering cry also erupted from the bottom of the mountain, and the suppressed Jizhou army also discovered this rare opportunity, and jumped out of the hiding place one after another, exposing their backs to the arrows of the Nanshan ambush without hesitation.

At the same time, some people struck the leather shields with their swords, making a rhythmic thumping sound, like a war drum to encourage their comrades. More than 200 Jizhou troops rushed to the front of the enemy and quickly pounced forward to the beat of the drum, like mad tigers.

At this moment, the advantage of geographical advantage was weakened to the extreme!

The situation seems to be about to be reversed.

"Let's go!" In Liu Bei's opinion, this is the case, so he made the wisest choice immediately.

"Big brother?" Guan Yu hesitated a little, in the unfavorable situation, leaving the friendly army to walk alone, this is not his style.

"Since General Wang has set up an ambush here in advance, there is always everything to prepare, so you and my brother don't have to mix it anymore, so as not to cause chaos to General Wang. The two armies are fighting, how much effect does your strength play alone, second brother? Don't forget, you're already hurt! ”

After realizing what kind of calculation he had suffered, how could Liu Bei still regard Wang Yu as an ally? If it is possible, he wishes that the Qingzhou Army and Yan Liang would die together.

Wait for the two sides to decide the winner? Joke! Is that still possible?

If the Qingzhou army wins, he may have a chance to gather some of the defeated troops, but what next? Do you want to face Wang Yu with a small number of remnants? Who knows what other means that seemingly bold, but in fact treacherous villain has prepared to deal with himself? Only one thing is certain, the result of going to the confluence with Wang Yu,

Even if you don't die, you have to shed your skin.

The Jizhou army won even worse, the loss was so big, Yan Liang's temper was not crazy fast? Count the new and old grudges together, it's no wonder if you don't get chopped into meat sauce!

The left and right are dead, and the best way is, of course, to take advantage of the dog-eat-dog on both sides and get out quickly!

If you don't have a chance to collect the rout, then there's no way, just pay the tuition, who makes the family more skilled and more strategic? As long as you stay alive, there will always be a chance to make a comeback.

When Yan Liang launched an assault just now, when Guan Yu stepped forward to meet him, Liu Bei deceived his righteous brother by deceiving him; Now, he's really going to withdraw.

"Let's go!" Pulling Guan Yu and greeting Jian Yong, Liu Bei rushed down the mountain without looking back, and rushed to the mouth of the valley in one breath, only then did he breathe a sigh of relief. Turning his head to look back at Beishan, his eyes were full of resentment, and there was a hint of schadenfreude.

If you go up to the mountains, you will eventually encounter a tiger, and the thief will not count the fish that falls into the net. Will you tear the net and jump out and bite back, right? This is providence, haha, deserved!

In the face of the decisive counterattack of the Jizhou army, the Qingzhou army seemed to be a little unprepared, their position was too scattered, and the rapid offensive of the Jizhou army exceeded the estimate, and the gust of wind came at a bad time.

Dozens of Qingzhou troops in the front row lowered their bows and arrows. Spears were raised, and they were lined up in two rows, front and back, with some thin sniper formations. At the moment when the two armies began to engage in hand-to-hand combat, they held spears and stabbed forward, and more than a dozen samurai were pierced through the chest with spears. Angry on the spot. The rest pushed the spear edge with their knives and howled and pounced into the Qingzhou army.

The spears stabbed from all sides, stabbing several Jizhou warriors who were rushing too fast into a hornet's nest. The blood hissed and splattered in all directions. At the same time, there was also a gap in the formation of the Qingzhou army, and several sturdy Jizhou soldiers swung their knives in the gap, slashing out several blood waves.

"Stay in formation. The first row goes backwards, the second row goes forward! ”

The leader of the Qingzhou army was a tun commander, and when he saw his brother fall down with blood, a deep hatred flashed in his eyes. But the performance is very calm, and there is no impulsiveness at all. While shouting and reminding the brothers to stay in formation, he swung his spear and walked in all directions. Pick and kill the enemy who pounces on you.

When the wind subsided, the bow and arrow were again powerful. The situation will get back on track.

However, it backfired, the strong northeast wind has not stopped, and there are more and more Jizhou troops rushing up, forgetting to die one by one, and in a few breaths, the Qingzhou army was forced to retreat dozens of steps.

The retreating sniper formation has drawn more and more Qingzhou troops into the battle, but the number has always decreased, which shows how fierce the battle is.

"Kill, kill! The thief who released the dark arrow will not be able to hold on immediately! ”

Because of the battle with Guan Yu, Yan Liang's position was relatively backward, and he was responsible for commanding a team leader in the front row. The command during the assault was not complicated, he shouted loudly, and at the same time used the war knife and leather shield in his hand to hit each other non-stop, like a war drum, adjusting the morale of his subordinates and the rhythm of the attack.

The eyes of the archers were attracted by his actions and turned their bows and arrows to this high-value target, but the Jizhou army was not blindly attacking, but maintained enough vigilance. The arrows were affected by the wind, weakened their accuracy and strength, and were easily blocked by the guards around the Jizhou team.

Seeing this, the offensive of the Jizhou army became more fierce.

At this moment, there was a sudden sound in the wind! Like the roar of a tiger, like the roar of a dragon, whistling, hissing, breaking through the sky!

The Jizhou team, who was shouting loudly, heard the exclamations of his subordinates, knew that it was not good, and he didn't care about looking at it, so he hurriedly raised his shield to save himself. His reaction was quick, and as soon as he raised the shield, he felt the tremendous force coming from the shield.

Blocked?

No, it's not!

I didn't have time to think, I didn't have time to rejoice, the power from the shield was too great! Tearing the thick raw cowhide like a piece of paper, and then continuing forward, sticking to his arm, stabbing him in the chest, penetrating two layers of leather armor, flesh, ribs, and back, pushing him down and nailing him to the ground.

"Ah......h With a face full of disbelief, the Jizhou team led both hands to hold the arrow shaft that had pierced their body, and struggled desperately. Black blood gushed down his mouth, nostrils, and ears, staining the dead branches and leaves around him red.

Until he swallowed his last breath, he still couldn't believe that in such a wind, someone could actually break the shield and kill people with the power of an arrow? Even if you throw a gun, it may not be so powerful, right?

"The thief is rampant!" A figure jumped out from behind the formation, compared with the power of the earth-shattering arrow, this person's figure was not tall, but as soon as he appeared, the Jizhou army knew that the arrow came from this person's hand. The big black bow he was holding in his hand was the best proof of this!

There is a lot of baggage in his hands, and there are rugged mountains under his feet, but his movement is not hindered in the slightest, and the rabbit rises and falls, and the wind is as agile. Between the ups and downs of the body, the string opened and the moon was full, and there were arrows on the string, this time two. He didn't even aim, he fired his bow left and right, and the long arrow was pointed accurately at the other two officers who were commanding the battle—a squad leader and a canton!

Whistling again, the long arrow leaped a distance of more than twenty paces under the gaze of countless people, striking the first target back quickly, and then crashing into a dead tree, firmly connecting the human corpse and the trunk; The second target was hit by the force of the impact and flew into the air, knocked out of the crowd, and rolled directly down the mountainside.

Three arrows destroy the array, and the power is unmatched!