"To chase or not to chase? To chase or not to chase? The thieves were dumbfounded.

Sun Guan had already walked away, bypassing a mountain col, and he couldn't even see the flag, only heard the faint shouting of killing. None of the others pursued very strongly. What's more, the enemy's tactics are too unreasonable, it is difficult to predict what they will do next, and if they rush to pursue, they may be deceived again.

"Wait, wait for the scout to return." Xi Zhicai looked at the battlefield full of corpses, and frowned. The Zang Bajun has the upper hand in terms of numbers and individual combat power, but the number of corpses on the ground is actually dominated by the Zang Bajun.

In the final analysis, it was the opponent's chess that was superior, and he successively calculated the reaction of Zang Ba and himself.

If Xu Shu turned around and fled before, his own troops would not move, Guan Hai's second wave of attack would not be able to take any advantage. If the whole army pursues, Guan Hai still can't get a profit, unless he is stupid enough to chase after Zang Bajun and attack on his back, in that case, it will be time for his side to take advantage of it.

As a result, his side chased first and then stopped, and after discovering the enemy's attack, he hurriedly lined up, which is why he incurred such a large loss.

The other party has done a lot of homework, and has studied all the leaders on his side.

No matter what other means Xu Shu has behind him, at least for now, his tactics are successful. The vigilance in Xi Zhicai's heart has been raised to the highest, and he is fully prepared to face today's extremely difficult battle.

The current situation on the battlefield is unclear, in case Xu Shu also prepares a third wave of offensives, and Zang Ba's army divides his troops again, maybe it will be in his hands. Divide and surround, and break each one!

Thinking of this, Xi Zhicai's heart jumped suddenly, and he hurriedly asked Zang Ba: "General Xuangao, can you let General Zhongtai withdraw his troops for the time being?" ”

"This ...... I'm afraid it's a little difficult. Zang Ba replied with a bitter face.

Sun Guan is not his subordinate, and the Taishan group is headed by him. Sun Guan and the others are all on an equal footing, and whoever speaks louder is looking at whose fist is bigger. Zang Ba has 8,000 troops and is the leader of the group, so he is the boss, but the others are not much worse than him. The Sun Guan brothers also have more than 6,000 subordinates, and Yin Li, who is good friends with him, supports each other, and his voice is not much smaller than that of Zang Ba.

"Mr. Zhicai, could it be that you doubt ......" turned his brain. Zang Ba's face suddenly changed drastically.

He never doubted the intelligence of Xi Zhicai, before the war, the relationship between Taishan and the Kou, the other party knew it well, otherwise when the war started. I won't put on such a position. In the final analysis, it is to give the leaders the greatest autonomy, not to let them feel constrained, and at the same time, to maintain the integrity of the army.

And now, Xi Zhicai suddenly asked him to order Sun Guan to collect his troops, obviously......

"A plan in a count!" Xi Zhicai said in a voice that only two people could hear, with a solemn expression. The voice was hurried: "Xu Yuanzhi used himself as bait to deceive and lure the enemy, and there was an ambush in the mountain!" ”

The terrain of Phoenix Mountain is good, and the mountains are flat. The scenery is beautiful, very suitable for sightseeing, climbing to watch the wind, but it is far from dangerous. So Xi Zhicai didn't pay much attention to it at first. I don't think Xu Shu will choose this kind of place where there is no danger to defend and fight with him.

But now, he doesn't think so anymore. Xu Shu took advantage of his own psychology to do the opposite. He took advantage of the location to the extreme, using those gentle slopes as impact acceleration; With the special shape of the Phoenix Mountain, two bread copies were completed; As for the ambush, it's simpler, there are many valleys in this mountain, just find a bigger one.

"But Zhongtai won't listen!" Zang Ba was also anxious, rubbed his hands, stomped his feet, and proposed: "Otherwise, let's go and answer it?" ”

"I'm afraid...... It's too late. Xi Zhicai's face changed, and he instantly changed from solemn to gloomy.

Just as they were discussing and hesitating, a few low horns sounded under the clouds. Immediately after, a black line appeared on the gentle slope at the eastern foot of Phoenix Mountain, and more than 10,000 militiamen armed with various weapons rushed over with shouts.

"Again? Bastard! Do you play Lao Tzu for a fool? Zang Ba was dumbfounded, then gritted his teeth and shouted: "Keep the formation, don't hide the, take out all the treasures, and greet them with bows and arrows!" ”

It's not that the Taishan thieves don't have bows and arrows or no archers, but the bows and arrows are too precious, and they are intended to be used after attacking Qingzhou, attacking the city or encountering hard stubble. Previously, Xu Shu's militia even ran away in formation, where would he take the other party seriously?

Now it's different, he doesn't know how many attack waves the enemy still has, and he is worried about the safety of Sun Guan and Yin Li, so he is in a hurry to come to the rescue, and simply sacrifices the magic weapon at the bottom of the box. Although the number of militia in Qingzhou is large, but the armor is insufficient.

As if he had a heart, the Third Route Militia Army did not rush down at all, but had the same idea as Zang Ba. Standing more than two hundred paces away, the militia commander pulled the team into a double arc. The militia in the front row carried wooden shields in layers, and the back row held various curved bows, launching a jagged volley.

With a distance of more than 200 steps, you can only use the method of warp shooting, and the feather arrows shuttle back and forth among the snowflakes, which are denser than snowflakes. In an instant, the sky was black, white, and white, with a sharp roar, which was very spectacular.

But after falling, the lethal effect is very limited.

Most of the archers of Zang Bajun's army are proud and strong private soldiers, and their martial arts and archery skills are far superior to each other, and the strong bows that have always been treasured are not worse than those used by the elites of the princes.

However, despite the small slope, they were shooting from their backs, and the militia had prepared for it, neutralizing their advantage with loose and long formations and heavy shields.

Most of the militia's bows and arrows were hunting bows, soft and weak, and most of the arrows would not have been able to shoot if it were not for the strong north wind. Even if it hits the place, it is actually not much lethality, at least half of the arrows do not have iron arrows at the root, they are just bamboo poles, otherwise how can they be blown by the wind?

No head, no power, but not purely to disgust. After all, there is a condescending advantage, and the armor rate of Zang Bajun is also low, and if he is accidentally poked by a bamboo arrow, it is also a big bloody mouth, and it makes no sense to say that it is not lethal.

After a few rounds of shooting, the casualties on both sides were small, but Zang Ba felt disgraced. The militia's arrows do not kill people, but they are not small in their lethality to the flag. After a few rounds of shooting, including Zang Ba's handsome flag, the banner of the Taishan thief has a lot of transparent holes, Zang Ba's handsome flag stands the highest, the most conspicuous, and as a result, it has attracted the most attacks, and it has become full of holes.

"His grandmother's!" Zang Ba is so angry that he is about to explode, after so many years of fighting, he has never seen such a shameless enemy!

Is this still an army? Is there such an army that specializes in disgusting people? Meet at close quarters. They hit and run, shoot at a distance, they don't care if they can kill or injure their opponents, the world calls themselves thieves, and Wang Pengju is lifted to the sky. Now let's see who is more like a thief!

"Order, the whole army will attack the mountain and kill it!" There is no need to endure it, there is no need to endure it anymore, such an army must have limited combat effectiveness. Can't let them continue to be arrogant, Zang Ba shouted angrily.

"No!" Xi Zhicai hurriedly stopped, and saw Zang Ba turning his head angrily, his eyes full of unwillingness and anger. Pointing to the general's flag on the hill, he explained: "The enemy seems to be stalling for time, and ...... General Xuan Gao, look at the flag. You should know who is leading the troops. ”

Zang Ba really didn't pay attention to it for a while, he only knew about the general of Qingzhou, Hebei. There is only Xu Shu in his hometown to support him independently, and he doesn't think there are any tricky characters. But Xi Zhicai's mention could not be without a reason, he raised his eyes and looked into the distance, but saw that the flag was a big 'Tian' character.

"Tian? Could it be ......" Zang Ba looked at Xi Zhicai, his eyes full of hesitation.

"Tian Yuanhao!" Xi Zhicai nodded, and said with certainty: "Tian Yuanhao is also here, it can be seen that the people left behind in Qingzhou have come out of the nest in this battle, Xu Shu and Guan Hai are strong in martial arts, but they can charge in front and wave their swords to break behind." Tian Feng was not brave, but his resourcefulness was high, so he set up this formation to provoke the general. If the general pursues, I am afraid that they will immediately turn around and leave, and in the end they will be in vain, if they do not pursue, they will also be held back here, and the two generals Sun and Yin may be ......."

Saying that, Xi Zhicai laughed miserably: "Since Qingzhou has poured out, it is bound to win, and this battle is probably already ......"

"Impossible!" Wu Dun pointed to the mountain and shouted in disbelief: "Although there are many people in Qingzhou, only Xu Shu and Guan Hai still have some combat strength, and when they reach Tian Feng's batch, they don't dare to get close, why are they ambushing us?" Even if Sun Guan fell into an ambush, would it be useful to delay this time? ”

"The most powerful are here? Not necessarily! Xi Zhicai suddenly turned his head to look at Chang Xuan, who was stunned at first, then at a loss, and finally suddenly jumped to his feet and shouted: "Impossible! No way! Lu Shan and I have eight friendships, he can't lie to me, the personal soldiers he sent clearly said that the envoy of Qingzhou was beheaded by Xu He......"

Under Xi Zhicai's cold gaze, Chang Xuan's voice gradually deepened.

Eight worships? The knife is on the neck, and eight hundred worships are in vain! The pro-soldier may not be reliable, the pro-soldier is not popping out of the crack in the stone, the knife is on the neck of the family, what is the loyalty to Lu Shan? What's more, this person ......

"What about the messenger from Juping? Where are the others? Chang Xuan's eyes were red, and he asked the guard.

The guards looked at each other and replied with a wince: "It seems that it was still there before the fight, but now it ......."

"Rubbish!" Chang Feng slapped the over, shook the guards up, and his anger was slightly discharged, he turned to Xi Zhicai, and asked with a hint of luck: "Time may not be in time, right?" ”

His messenger had been sent out at the beginning of the army, and he had been well received in Juping, and had stayed for several days before returning to his life. During this period, the envoy from Qingzhou must not have arrived, and Xu He's hesitation can also be regarded as waiting for news from Qingzhou.

Later, Lu Shan sent a message to say that Xu He had broken with Qingzhou, and he also felt that he should take it for granted. Wang Yu is too stingy in delegating power, and it is strange that Xu He, who is used to being the boss, can endure it.

But if it is really as Xi Zhicai expected, Xu He was persuaded by the envoy of Qingzhou to make a decision and send troops, and there is too little time left for this series of actions, unless ......

Xi Zhicai sighed: "As soon as Xu He saw the envoy coming from Qingzhou, he made up his mind to capture Lu Shan, eliminate his henchmen, and march eastward...... Such a resolute decision is unexpected. ”

"So what now?" Zang Ba was also a little flustered, Xu He alone had nothing to fear, but if you added the unknown number of people gathered in Qingzhou, it would be terrible.

Xu He's army is the most warlike group of people in Qingzhou Yellow Turbans, and their personal combat strength is not at all under the Taishan thieves, with these people as the backbone, supplemented by tens of thousands of people, this battle is not an ordinary danger.

"Withdraw your troops!" Xi Zhicai spit out two words categorically.

"Withdrawing troops?" Zang Ba and others changed color together.

"The strong man broke his wrist, General Sun's side should be too late, rashly enter the mountain to rescue, it is likely to fall into the siege!" Xi Zhicai said in a deep voice: "Retreat now, at least you can save the main force, if you are willing to fight to the death, you may not be able to give Qingzhou a heavy blow." ”

Obviously, what he meant was that Zang Ba would ignore the back road and pounce on Qingzhou with all his might, desperately losing heavy losses, unable to defeat the city, and tearing off a few pieces of meat on Qingzhou's body. If it can succeed, it will undoubtedly be great good news for Cao Cao, but for Zang Ba and others, this is a little too dangerous.

"Or else...... Exit the mountains first? "Chang Feng is the coolest person, since he has judged that Xu He is looking at each other, he knows that he can't please today, how can he take a chestnut for Sun Guan and Yin Li.

"This ......" Zang Ba was difficult to decide.

At this moment, the militia on the mountain suddenly sang in unison: "The word forbearance is high, the word forbearance is high, and the word heart is a knife on the head." If you don't bear it, you will be difficult, and the word forbearance is worth scrutinizing. History is used as a mirror, and the characters of the previous dynasties mock you; Jiang Gong was able to endure fishing and lived to eighty to support the Zhou Dynasty; Su Qin can endure the cone and stab the stocks, and the six countries are high; Han Xin can endure the humiliation of his crotch and take the stage to worship the ...... of the Han Dynasty"

Zang Ba and the others have never heard this slang song, but they heard the meaning very clearly, but they didn't know what the other party meant. Bear with it, bear with it, you can become a turtle with a hundred endures! General Turtle, now that you know that you are defeated, why don't you make a living as soon as possible? ”

Immediately after, the mountain burst into laughter, and all the militiamen laughed and scolded: "I know shame, but there is always a little bit of human appearance, so let's get out of here!" ”

"Wash your neck obediently, and wait for the prince to come back and clean you up!"

"It's better to die early than to die late, it's better to die well than to live, Sun Guan is finished, do you also want to be martyred? Hurry back to the nest, and you can survive for a few more days. ”

There are many outlaws in the Taishan thief army, and they don't even take their own lives seriously, how can they be afraid of Wang Yu's prestige? Today's battle was fought in a nest, and then they were provoked by the militia on the mountain, where could they endure it, and they didn't wait for Zang Ba's generals, a group of people hula poured up the hillside, and the sound of killing shook the sky.

"Kill them!"

"Chop out their tongues and see how they rap again!"

"Kill, kill!"

It's messed up.

The battle was completely chaotic.

Xi Zhicai seemed to be stunned, and even Zang Ba and other leaders shouted to kill and ignored it. After a long time, he made a move, looking up to the sky and sighing: "Unexpectedly, who would have thought that Tian Feng, an honest man who is known for his integrity, would be so provocative?" The general trend has gone, this calculation is a ten percent, someone has the intention to kill the thief, but he has no power to return to the sky! ”