Chapter 420: Opening the Way in the Mountains

A few soldiers under the command of Thunderstorm, as soon as they walked to the edge of the bushes, they met with the Shu army soldiers who came out of the bushes, and it turned out that these soldiers and horses hiding in the woods were all men and horses under the command of Li Yi, and the number was more than 500.

"General Lei, there is an ambush in Luofengpo." A Shu soldier in small soldier costume walked to the horse's hooves of the thunderstorm and said loudly.

Thunderstorm felt that this person's voice was very familiar, and when he looked at it carefully, he couldn't help but be surprised, isn't this the missing Li Yi?

"General Li, why are you?" Thunderstorm was puzzled and asked loudly.

Li Yi sighed and replied: "General Lei, our soldiers and horses were ambushed in Luofengpo, except for those who died and escaped, the rest are here, there are only more than 500 people, and the last general is afraid that General Hua will blame, so he has been waiting here, and sent scouts to find a way to the peaks on both sides to atone for his crimes." ”

Thunderstorm looked at Li Yi and asked softly: "General Li, how many people are there in ambush in the Shu army ambushed halfway up the mountain of Luofengpo, and what is the combat strength?" ”

The corners of Li Yi's mouth were a little sour, and he said: "The last general has carefully checked, and the enemy army only has about a thousand people, but they are equipped with Zhuge repeaters, and their power cannot be underestimated!" When the ambush was just in place, the last general thought that there were 20,000 or 30,000 crossbowmen on both sides of the mountainside? Although the bolts are small, they are truly powerful! With that, he handed the repeater arrows in his hand into the hands of Thunderstorm.

Thunderstorm took the crossbow arrows handed over by Li Yi, looked at them carefully for a long time, nodded, and said, "Okay, General Li, you and I will join forces to destroy the enemy army in ambush at Luofengpo." ”

"Well, that's what the last general means. Three miles ahead is Luofengpo, and our army scouts are exploring the road leading to the halfway up the mountain on both sides, and I believe that there will be news soon. Li Yi was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly agreed.

Thunderstorm nodded, looked in the direction of Luofengpo, and ordered: "The army is camped in place, ready to attack at any time." ”

Hearing the order, the two thousand cavalry under his command jumped off their horses and rested on both sides of the path, in order to better find the road to the halfway point on both sides of Luofeng Slope. Thunderstorm also dispatched dozens of scouts under his command. Go probe.

A moment later, the scouts under Li Yi's command, who were the first to go to investigate, returned in vain, and they did not find the road leading to the halfway up the mountainside on both sides of Luofeng Slope, but were ambushed by the Shu army crossbowmen. Shot several of his companions.

Immediately after that, the second group of scouts returned in vain. The third group of scouts also did not gain anything. Subsequently, the scouts dispatched by the thunderstorm also did not find any road leading to the halfway up the mountain on both sides of Luofeng Slope.

Repeated attempts were fruitless. Li Yi and Lei Storm couldn't help but be a little discouraged, they even thought that the roads leading to Luofeng Slope were all in the south of Luofeng Slope, and only by venturing through Luofeng Slope could they find the road to the halfway up the mountain on both sides.

And this obviously doesn't work, the crossbowmen of the Shu army are not vegetarians, as long as a rain of arrows can easily kill and injure the scouts who are trying to get through the Fengpo, besides, even if they are lucky enough to find the way, the army has to pass through the ambush circle before they can attack the ambushed Shu army, which is obviously meaningless.

"General Lei, our army scouts have been looking for so long and haven't found it, and the road leading to the halfway up the mountain on both sides of Luofeng Slope seems to be really no road." Li Yi said helplessly.

Thunderstorm was also very discouraged when he heard this, but he felt that the peaks on both sides of Luofeng Slope stretched for dozens of miles, and they would always find a way to the top of the mountain, and once their army quietly reached the top of the mountain, they could launch a surprise attack on the Shu army ambush halfway up the mountainside.

Condescending, the strength is doubled, and no matter how powerful the crossbow of the Shu army is, it is impossible to resist.

Thunderstorm looked at Li Yi and said softly: "Luofeng Slope is uninhabited all year round, the trees on both sides of the hillside are very dense, and the road leading to the halfway up the mountain is naturally not ready-made, however, we can cut down some trees that are in the way and open up a road by ourselves, as long as a single person can pass guò." ”

"Oh, make your own path." Li Yi was shocked when he heard this, but quickly agreed.

To this end, the two sent more men and horses to the vicinity of Luofeng Slope, and asked them to bring machetes, and when they encountered bushes blocking the way, they cut them down directly, so as to open up a road.

Under the orders of Lei Storm and Li Yi, five hundred soldiers marched in the direction of Luofengpo in five ways, and their mission was only one, that is, to open a road to the top of the mountain.

In order to increase the success rate of opening up the road, these 500 soldiers all chose a relatively gentle position on the hillside to start exploring the road, and when they encountered small bushes blocking the way, they directly waved their knives to cut them down, and when they encountered relatively large trees, they detoured to both sides as much as possible to save time and body.

Despite the great efforts of all the people of the five routes, it is not just hard work that can be done, and sometimes it takes luck.

On the road they have opened, they often encounter a situation where there are cliffs all around and there is no way out, so they have to go back a certain distance and then detour to one side and continue to open the road.

After several hours of hard work, a group of people finally successfully walked to the top of the cliff on the right side of Luofeng Slope, except for a few soldiers who went back to report, the remaining dozens of soldiers all stayed on the top of the mountain, waiting for the thunderstorm and Li Yi's main force.

The road opened by this group of men and horses was extremely precipitous, and it could be said that it was a road full of dangers, and if you were not careful, you could roll off this newly opened road and die with a whimper.

However, it is better to find the road than not to find it, and after Thunderstorm and Li Yi learned about this road, they immediately ordered everyone to prepare to set off.

A moment later, all the men and horses were ready, and Lei Storm and Li Yi led more than 2,000 people and horses along the extremely steep road to the top of the mountain on the right side of Luofeng Slope.

Along the way, there were many dangerous situations, and many soldiers, because of the carelessness of their feet, fell from the steep road and lost their lives, but fortunately, most of the soldiers were safe and sound, and went down the most dangerous section of the road.

Just when Lei Storm and Li Yi led two thousand men and horses to the top of the mountain on the right side of Luofeng Slope, several Wudang Fei soldiers who were ambushed in the bushes on the top of the mountain found dozens of Jin soldiers who had reached the top of the mountain, but the Jin soldiers were unaware of the surrounding situation.

A few Wudang Feijun did not alarm the Jin soldiers and horses on the top of the mountain, except for leaving one soldier to continue to observe, the remaining Wudang Feijun quietly walked down the mountain and reported the situation to Zhuge Qi, who was ambushed in the middle of the mountain.

Zhuge Qi was taken aback when he heard that the Jin army had touched the top of the mountain, and when he learned that the Jin army was less than 100 people, he was completely relieved, and immediately mobilized 300 soldiers to follow him to the top of the mountain and quietly wiped it out.

Under the cover of dense grass, Zhuge Qi's men and horses were only discovered more than a dozen steps away from the Jin army's horses, and at this time, it was too late to resist, and under the threat of Wudang Feijun's strong bows and crossbows, nearly a hundred Jin soldiers and horses were forced to raise their hands and surrender.

After capturing nearly 100 Jin soldiers and horses, Zhuge Qi immediately set up an ambush on the top of the mountain, preparing to meet the main force of the follow-up Jin army.

Thunderstorm and Li Yi naturally didn't know what happened on the top of the mountain, and the two still led their men and horses to the top of the mountain.

Since the road to the top of the mountain is rough and narrow, the army can only line up in a long serpentine formation, one by one.

When they were about to reach the top of the mountain, several soldiers who were exploring the way pointed to the last section of the path above their heads and whispered: "General, climb this road and you will reach the top of the mountain." ”

Thunderstorm and Li Yi glanced at each other, they both became excited, they felt that the moment of revenge and meritorious service had finally arrived, and naturally they would not have thought that there was an ambush on the top of the mountain.

In order to atone for the crime, Li Yi strongly asked his subordinates to go up first, and the thunderstorm was not easy to refuse, so he readily agreed.

Seeing that the road above his head was very narrow, with a slope of 50 degrees and a length of 30 zhang, Li Yi asked his soldiers to slowly climb up one by one, and after all reached the top of the mountain, they assembled at the top of the mountain, and then launched an attack on the Shu army in ambush halfway up the mountain.

According to Li Yi's order, the soldiers climbed up one after another, and soon, a hundred soldiers entered the last section of the path, and the first soldier to climb had already reached the top of the mountain.

The top of the mountain was quiet, and no one could see it, which surprised the soldiers who climbed to the top of the mountain first, this road was opened by him and his comrades, and he was ordered to go back to report the news, but the rest of his comrades were all waiting at the top of the mountain? Why are all these people missing, is there something wrong?

Maybe they hid it in order to prevent being discovered by the Shu army! The soldier didn't take it too seriously.

Soon, more than 200 horses under Li Yi's command arrived at the top of the mountain, and the follow-up soldiers and horses continued to climb up.

Zhuge Qi looked at the pro-soldiers beside him and said softly: "The number of people is almost the same, no matter how many it is, it will be difficult to deal with, let the soldiers prepare for battle." ”

"Yes, Camp Master." The soldier whispered, and then sent a secret signal to the soldiers hiding around him to prepare to attack.

"Chirp ......" With a secret signal, the three hundred Wudang Feijun who were lying in ambush around the top of the mountain, all with their bows and arrows, were ready to shoot.

"Shoot the arrows." Zhuge Qi let out a loud shout, suddenly emerged from the dense grass, and took the lead in firing arrows at the enemy soldiers who climbed to the top of the mountain.

"Whoosh ......" 300 unfazed flying troops appeared one after another, and quickly fired arrows at the enemy troops who climbed to the top of the mountain.

The frequency of firing of repeaters is extremely terrifying, and three hundred repeaters firing continuously at the same time can completely create the effect of thousands of crossbowmen.

Under the several rounds of shooting of the Wudang Flying Army, more than 200 people and horses under Li Yi who climbed to the top of the mountain were all shot, and the soldiers who were about to climb to the top of the mountain saw that the situation was not good, and hurriedly retreated, collided with the soldiers who were climbing behind, and then rolled down from the path as high as more than 20 zhang. (To be continued......)