The dry sheep guessed well, the reason why Gou Gong contacted him was nothing more than to buy time for the Zhou army, but in any case, he was a step too late, so that when he led the main force of the Niuzhu Taiping army to attack the tent of the Zhou battalion, what he saw was a row of Zhou army crossbowmen waiting solemnly.

And in the hands of the many Zhou army bows and crossbows, the Yuheng God General, the former Taiping Army's six god generals, stood with a sword, quietly waiting for the arrival of the withered sheep.

[The original six gods will be the Yuheng god will be planted together......]

Looking at the seemingly familiar but somewhat unfamiliar Zhou General, the withered sheep squinted his eyes unconsciously.

In his impression, Qi Zhi was a general close to Liang Qiuhao and Liu Qing in the Taiping Army, and he had always been at odds with Wu Heng's party, while he was a neutral faction, so he had no direct contact with Qi Zhi in the past. After all, when he was still a pawn, Qi Zhi was already a god general in the military affairs of the governor Xiakou and Jiangxia, and his authority was extremely great.

Having said that, for this Taiping Army general appointed by Liu Qing and Liang Qiuhao to stay behind in Jingzhou, the withered sheep still heard some deeds about this person.

If the reckless man Xu Le is an existence that the withered sheep once needed to look up at but now it is enough to look down, then the feeling that the original Yuheng God gave him Qi Zhi is much more complicated, after all, Qi Zhi is a high-level general of the former Taiping Army in the real sense, with both civil and military skills, enough to take on great responsibilities, no more than Xu Le is just a strong and competitive battlefield fierce man.

However, when I thought that before Qi Zhi, the two good generals Fei Guo and Ji Hong also threw themselves into the Great Zhou Imperial Court, and the withered sheep didn't feel so surprised, at most, they had a little admiration for their brother-in-law Xie An and Li Xian, the king of the Eight Sages, who had fought once before, after all, these two were the generals of one of his Taiping army.

Compared with the withered sheep, Qi Zhi's reaction was calmer, and with a wave of his big hand, he shouted in a deep voice, "The first team of sword and shield men squats, and the second and third teams of crossbowmen are ready...... Don't be in a hurry, wait for the enemy to come into range of our army! ”

[What a guts......]

The withered sheep secretly praised in his heart, after all, he was leading as many as 20,000 Niuzhu Taiping troops to attack the tent of the commander of the Zhou army in the middle of the Zhou army, but that Qi Zhi was still not in a hurry. You must know that there are only four or five thousand troops in Qi Zhi.

Dealing with more than 20,000 with four or five thousand, he can still be calm, like this state of mind, he really deserves to be one of the original six god generals.

Again......

Raising his hand to signal the troops to move slowly, the withered sheep was not in a hurry to storm the defense line where Qi Zhi was located, but looked intently at the middle camp of the Zhou army.

Withered Yang clearly remembered that when he led the army to storm the gate of the Zhou army's southern camp, the middle camp of the Zhou army was still in an extremely chaotic state, and the noise, even if it was far away, could be heard clearly in such a quiet night. However, when he broke through the southern camp of the Zhou camp and arrived here, the chaos on the side of the middle camp of the Zhou army had been stopped, and even Qi Zhi had already organized a defensive force and waited solemnly.

[It's just a short stick of incense...... Hum! It seems that after this Qi Zhi switched to the Zhou army, his reputation in the Zhou army was not weak......]

Thinking of this, the withered sheep frowned slightly.

In all fairness, for Xu Le's reckless man's offering, the withered sheep didn't pay attention to it at all. Because in his opinion, Xu Le is simply an incorrigible idiot.

It's not because Xu Le once despised him, so the withered sheep held a grudge. To be honest, if he had come into contact with another scheming former Taiping Army general who was not as reckless as Xu Le, he would probably have listened to his advice and used a strategy to deal with his brother-in-law Xie An.

But that Xu Le is good, obviously he is bent on revenge on the Zhou army, and even assassinating the commander of the Zhou army, Xie An, but he is unruly and unsociable, and has repeatedly deliberately created incidents to provoke the contradictions between the Taiping soldiers and the Jizhou soldiers, and has deepened the Jizhou army's suspicion and distrust of him again and again.

A few days ago, it was even more interesting, that Xu Le actually contacted his withered sheep without completely winning the trust of Zhou Jun, and whimsically offered some so-called combination of inside and outside, in a vain attempt to defeat Zhou Bing, and withered sheep really couldn't figure out what that idiot was thinking.

How could the withered sheep adopt the so-called combination of the inside and the outside offered by such brave and unscrupulous fools? At the same time, Xu Le had been unkind to him several times, so the withered sheep mercilessly regarded him as an abandoned son who defeated the Zhou army.

Not bad! Withered Sheep knew very well that Xu Le's whereabouts were being monitored by Zhou Jun, and he also knew that his brother-in-law would probably pretend not to know anything while secretly setting up ambushes in the camp, waiting for his brother-in-law to take the bait.

The withered sheep is not stupid, seeing that the tents in the Zhou military camp have not yet been completely placed, but the barracks on all sides are built extremely strongly, where can he not guess his brother-in-law's intentions, it is nothing more than a trick to invite the king into the urn.

The so-called saw the move, and noticed that his brother-in-law Xie An was using a trick to kill the withered sheep general, and sent Weizhuang, the general of the Taiping Army, who was better than Qi Zhi, to feint to attack the eastern camp of the Zhou army, and used him to attract the attention of the Zhou army ambush in the camp. The reason why he chose Wei Zhuang instead of generals such as Wang Jian, Yang Feng, and Xu Chang under his withered sheep is because Wei Zhuang is handsome, knows how to advance and retreat, and can always investigate the movements of the Zhou army, so as not to be surrounded and annihilated by the Zhou army; Second, Wei Zhuang is now a general under the command of Wu Heng, the fourth commander of the Taiping Army, the general of the left army of the heavenly general, Wu Heng sent this person this time, obviously as an assistant, but it is inevitable that there is also the meaning of monitoring in private, therefore, even if Wei Zhuang is broken in Zhou Ying, the general who served as a feint, the withered sheep is not distressed, as long as the matter is pushed to the Zhou army, Wu Heng is not good to say anything afterwards.

In other words, the withered sheep sent Wei Zhuang to feint to attack the eastern camp of the Zhou army, although it was not to kill people with a knife, but it did not mean this at all. In short, everything depends on Wei Zhuang's own response and creation.

And it turns out that Wei Zhuang is worthy of being the general of Wu Heng, the fourth commander of the Taiping Army, and with a clever design, he lured Liao Li, Tang Hao, Ou Peng, Zhang Dong and other four Zhou army generals out of the Zhou army camp and led them away from the battlefield, which made the withered sheep surprised and happy in his heart. After all, judging from the news that came, Liao Li and other four generals led their troops to leave the camp lightly, which means that there are only five or six thousand defenders left in the Zhou military camp, and there are more than 20,000 under the command of the withered sheep.

He really couldn't figure out how Qi Zhi, the former general of the Taiping Army, could enjoy such a high prestige in the Jizhou army, so that the Jizhou soldiers obeyed him, so that in just a few incense sticks in his withered sheep attack the southern camp of the Zhou army, Qi Zhi had gathered an army in the camp. You know, just a moment ago, the five or six thousand guards were just stragglers in a state of confusion.

But...... So what?!

"Kill! - Capture Xie An alive! ”

Suddenly drew the sword at his waist, and the withered sheep raised his arms and shouted. Immediately, more than 20,000 Niuzhu Taiping troops under his command scattered in all directions, led by generals Zhang Feng and Xu Chang, each leading 3,000 foot soldiers to take the lead in attacking Qi Zhi's defensive line.

During this period, some unknown Taiping Army generals even shouted the slogan of "Kill the traitor Qi Zhi", only to hear that Qi Zhi was angry in his face.

[How dare you come?] Junior! ]

Qi Zhi's slightly complicated eyes flashed with a hint of murderous intent. If it is said that for Xu Le, he Qi Zhi does have feelings for the past, but for young generals such as Zhang Feng and Xu Chang under the command of Withered Sheep, who have never been in contact with them before, Qi Zhi's concept of them is at most the level of the brothers of the original Taiping Army. Now that he has joined the Great Zhou, the former Taiping Army brothers in the past turned against him, and Qi Zhi will not be polite. After all, the two armies are fighting for their own masters, and he Qi Zhi will not lose his surname because he can't bear it. What's more, he is not without allegiances today.

Even though he has taken refuge in the Great Zhou, Heavenly Ji Liu Qing is still the lord he Qi Zhi is willing to follow and be loyal to.

"Don't be in a hurry!" Seeing that the Jizhou soldiers under his command were forced by the aggressive offensive of the Niuzhu Taiping soldiers, and made several moves to shoot privately, Qi Zhi shouted, woke up the soldiers who were intimidated by the momentum of the Taiping soldiers, and calmly shouted, "The other party is just some foot soldiers, the length of the blade is only six feet, and the bow and crossbow in your hand have a range of more than 100 steps?" - Stay within 100 steps! ”

It must be said that Qi Zhi once worked with Cheng Yang to capture and kill a stand-in for Li Shen, the king of Qin, which made the Jizhou soldiers trust him. Therefore, hearing Qi Zhi say this, those Zhou soldiers who were panicked in their hearts also calmed down, even if they were still shocked by the fierce charge of the Taiping Army in their hearts, the trigger in their hands still never let go.

After a while, the vanguard of the Taiping Army led by Zhang Feng and Xu Chang finally rushed to within 100 steps of the Zhou soldiers, seeing this, a thousand-person general beside Qi Zhi hurriedly said, "General Qi, the enemy army has reached within 100 steps!" ”

I didn't want Qi Zhi to squint my eyes, stared intently at the momentum of the Taiping army's charge, and said calmly, "Call me again in fifty steps!" ”

"......" The thousand people looked at Qi Zhi in amazement, after all, they didn't dare to say more, forcibly suppressed the panic in their hearts, and quietly waited for the Taiping army to rush to within fifty steps.

"General Qi, the enemy army has reached fifty steps!"

"Don't worry! - Call me again in ten steps! ”

[Ten steps?] ]

The nearby Zhou soldiers were shocked and subconsciously held their breath.

Finally, the thousands of vanguard soldiers of the Taiping Army were killed by about ten steps of the Zhou soldiers, which can be said to be close at hand. Even, the squatting Zhou sabers and shield soldiers in the first row could vaguely see the image of themselves reflected in the wide eyes of the Taiping sergeants in front of them.

And at this moment, Qi Zhi shouted, "The first team of crossbowmen, release the arrows!" ”

Subconsciously, the first row of Zhou crossbowmen subconsciously released the trigger after hearing Qi Zhi's order, and suddenly, thousands of crossbow arrows were vented, and those Taiping soldiers who rushed to the forefront did not react, and their bodies were pierced by the dense crossbow arrows like a waterfall. Even after those crossbow arrows pierced the body of the Taiping soldiers in the lead, the residual strength did not fade a little, and they also caused immeasurable damage to the Taiping soldiers behind.

It's no wonder, after all, crossbows are different from bows, and they have terrifying penetrating power under the action of mechanical principles, and it is not impossible to take the lives of several enemy soldiers with a single crossbow arrow at medium and close range.

It's just that not every general is as calm and composed as Qi Zhi, and will quietly wait for the enemy army to reach about ten paces before giving the order to shoot arrows; Not all armies are as disciplined and obedient as the Jizhou soldiers.

And the result of the addition of the two directly led to the Zhou soldiers killing and wounding more than 2,000 people in the vanguard of the Taiping Army under the command of Zhang Feng and Xu Chang with more than 1,000 crossbow arrows.

"Hiss......"

Seeing that his side had suffered such a huge loss, Zhang Feng, the young general of the Taiping Army, subconsciously stopped the momentum of the charge and gasped in shock. After all, it seems that Qi Zhi's crossbow tactics are not something that any army can do. In addition, the powerful penetrating power of the Zhou army's crossbowmen also greatly surprised him.

"Don't stop!" Seeing that Zhang Feng and a large number of Taiping soldiers subconsciously stopped because they were shocked by the huge casualties, Xu Chang shouted, "Right now, the only way is to move forward!" ——There is still life ahead! ”

[Clever!] ]

Under the heart of the withered sheep who watched the battle from the rear, he secretly praised and praised the subordinate general Xu Chang's quick decision. After all, under his view, although there were five or six thousand Zhou soldiers under Qi Zhi's command, aside from the sword and shield soldiers in front and the spearmen on both sides, the crossbowmen in the center only accounted for half of the number, and among them, the number of crossbowmen was even less, only a few thousand people.

In other words, a round of crossbowmen fired a volley just now, which directly caused the crossbowmen in the opposite formation to lose their deterrent power in a short period of time.

Merely......

[Then why didn't Qi Sik use those archers?] Is it because our army rushed too fast, and he was negligent for a moment and missed the best opportunity to give orders? ]

The withered sheep secretly wondered in his heart, but no matter what, he felt that he could not worry about those archers for the time being, after all, although the range of bows and arrows is far that of crossbow arrows, the lethality of bows and arrows at close range is really embarrassing.

"If it were me, I would never have exhausted all the crossbowmen that could be used as a deterrent like this...... All at once exhausted of crossbowmen as a deterrent, I see how you can resist! ”

Muttering to himself, the withered sheep looked at Qi Zhi's eyes in the distance with a little contempt and disappointment. After all, the other party was the six god generals he once needed to look up to, and the withered sheep really didn't expect that the six god generals he once needed to look up to was only to this extent.

However, it turns out that although the withered sheep has a good talent, it is still inexperienced.

He underestimated Qi Sik too much.

Facing the offensive of Xu Chang, the general of the Taiping Army, who was still desperate, Qi Zhi was not in a hurry, and shouted in a deep voice, "Sword and shield hand...... Deterrence! ”

As soon as the words fell, I saw the row of sword and shield hands in front of the Zhou army's formation standing up in unison, slamming the center of the iron shield in the left hand with the war knife in the right hand, and roaring loudly. This is generally used by all armies to deter the enemy and boost their morale, and the most representative of them is the southern army trapped camp known as the shield of the four towns, when the soldiers of the southern army trapped camp seem to make a deterrent move, even the cavalry of the eastern army's Shenwu battalion may be frightened, far away and dare not clash with it head-on.

I have to say that the effect of Qi Zhi's move is really extraordinary, and suddenly he was shocked by the loud noise and roar coming from the front, and the faces of those Taiping soldiers in the charge were like earth, and they unconsciously slowed down their momentum, and some even stood in place in fright.

Seeing this, Xu Chang was furious and scolded sharply, "Just screaming, why be afraid?!" - General Ben killed him! ”

"Oh...... Oh! ”

The soldiers of the vanguard of the Taiping Army, who had just woken up from a dream, began to charge again, but ......

[It's too late, junior!] ]

There was a bit of contempt in his eyes, Qi Zhi sneered, and shouted, "The sword and shield hand ahead...... Stand up and form a formation! ”

As soon as the words fell, the sword and shield hands in front of the Zhou army's formation suddenly moved closer to the center from both sides, shoulder to shoulder, and the shield was also close to the shield, forming an impenetrable shield wall.

At this time, those Taiping soldiers lost the momentum of their charge because they were so frightened by Qi Zhi before, and when they rushed to the shield wall of the Zhou soldiers, they could not break away the insurmountable defense line of the Zhou saber and shield soldiers. And this is precisely the purpose of Qi Zhi.

After all, people have the impact power when they run rapidly, and this force may be able to break through the shield wall of the Zhou saber and shield soldiers, and once those Taiping soldiers slow down their momentum or simply stop halfway, then the subsequent distance is not enough for them to enter the state of rapid running again. In other words, it could not have much impact on the defense line of the Zhou saber and shield men.

Just like the Taiping soldiers at the moment, in front of the iron shield wall of more than seven feet high in the Zhou soldier's sword and shield hand, even if he slashed the weapon hard, it could not bring any damage to the Zhou soldiers behind the shield.

Seeing this, Qi Zhi sneered in his heart, waved his hand and shouted in a deep voice, "Prepare the archers, aim at the enemy in front of my saber and shield man, and shoot in a hanging shot!" ”

Hanging shooting, to some extent, should be regarded as the highest distance projectile, this shooting method is often used in siege warfare under the city archers to shoot the enemy on the city wall, although the lethality is good, but unfortunately there is no accuracy at all, it is completely all the tactics of heaven's will.

But at this moment, it had a good effect, after all, those Taiping soldiers were blocked in front of the Zhou swords and shields, and there was no possibility of moving or dodging, so even if the Zhou army archers closed their eyes, they could bring immeasurable damage to those Taiping soldiers.

[Was it used here?] - So, I deliberately used up all the crossbowmen before, just to seduce our army to rush over? ]

The withered sheep, who had already figured out something, was slightly startled, and watched as those soldiers under his command were baptized by the rain of arrows, and suffered heavy casualties.

What shocked the withered sheep even more was that Qi Zhi dispatched the pikemen on both sides at this time, taking advantage of the fact that those Taiping soldiers were embarrassed to dodge the arrows from the overhead, and attacked from both sides. What's more, just as those Taiping soldiers were caught between the Zhou army's archers and pikemen, the row of sword and shield soldiers suddenly stood up and spread out on both sides, revealing the crossbowmen behind them who had finished loading their crossbows.

"Whoosh ......" a round of rapid shooting.

"Ah——!!h

After a series of screams, a total of 6,000 vanguards led by the Taiping generals Zhang Feng and Xu Chang lost more than 4,000 troops in a short period of time.

On the other hand, the Zhou army had few losses to speak of.

"Qi Zhi ......" The withered sheep looked at the Yuheng God General of the Six Divine Generals of the Original Taiping Army in the distance with a pale face.

As if noticing the withered sheep's gaze, Qi Zhi turned his head to look at the withered sheep, and the corners of his mouth raised a little inexplicable smile.

[Do you think General Liao Li was lured out of the camp because of your trick?] Scold! How can the plan of transferring the tiger from the mountain be concealed from Lord Xie and Her Royal Highness the Princess? If General Liao Li and the others didn't take the initiative to leave this camp, how could you dare to attack so unscrupulously? - Do you know why Lord Xie left me here? That's because, just because I'm planting it is enough to stop you from being here, junior! (To be continued.) )