On the top of the mountain, the old man took off the bamboo tube from the pigeon's feet, glanced at what was written inside, and then said to the two village owners around him: "Inform the second brother and the third brother that only fifty archers will be left on the east, west and north sides to suppress the formation, and the rest of the troops will be deployed to the south to launch a complete counterattack!" ”

When he said this, a trace of cruelty appeared on the old man's face, which was not at all like the face that a scholar should have. But it's understandable to think that he broke his family because of Kang Boquan. In the world realm, there are two kinds of pain, which are difficult to extinguish. One is the hatred of killing one's father, and the other is the hatred of taking one's wife. These two things were met by him, and they were done by the same person, how could he not feel angry? He really wanted to be a killer, even if he died with Na Kangbo, it would be better than living in such a painful life!

But he also knows that on this mountain, there are many people like him who have fallen into the grass because of Kang Boquan.

Hmph, Imperial Court! Feudal official! So, let me, the owner of the showy village, see how good you are at fighting! Let me vent the anger that I have accumulated for more than two years because of that Kang Boquan!

On the mountainside, Zhou Xiaocao stood in the wind.

Halfway up the mountain, the wind at night was not small, blowing the torches in the hands of those forbidden soldiers began to sway, swaying like candles in the wind, and it was unpredictable.

Zhou Xiaocao's heart tightened slightly, he was afraid that tonight's offensive would start to sway like this torch. 4,000 forbidden soldiers, if he can't take down these 1,000 bandits, he will lose face!

However, it was as if God was specifically against him. A herald arrived from the front line and walked in front of Zhou Xiaocao. Bow down: "General! The resistance of the enemy in the east, west, and north suddenly weakened, and General Wang was afraid of changes. I came to ask General Zhou to decide! ”

General Wang is Wang Rui, the general who insists that Piaohong is a spy. And he was in charge of the attack from the south.

Zhou Xiaocao looked at the mountain and suddenly wanted to weaken a lot of resistance, and his eyes narrowed. It's just that he didn't notice at all, right next to him, Piaohong also clenched his fists, and his face was full of worry.

Suddenly, Zhou Xiaocao waved his hand fiercely: "Immediately divide half of the troops from the east, west and north." Full support for the southern troops! ”

As soon as the words fell, a burst of shouts of killing suddenly sounded from the south, and seeing this situation, the bandits on the mountain had almost concentrated all their forces in the south, trying to break up the attack from the south in one fell swoop.

At this time, even if Zhou Xiaocao informed the east, west, and north sides to take advantage of the emptiness of the three aspects of the mountain and forcibly seize the village, due to the dangerous situation of the mountain, plus there were at least fifty archers on each side to suppress the formation, it would not be able to take it for a while. And this time. The soldiers of the Forbidden Army in the south will definitely suffer heavy losses!

Zhou Xiaocao's heart tightened suddenly, and he exerted force under his feet, and rushed towards the troops in the south. Behind them, the four charms of Begonia glanced at each other. I also tried my best to speed up and keep up. Piaohong looked left and right, and also followed.

It has not yet reached the front line to the south. There was a scream in my ears from time to time. This voice is clearly the voice of the forbidden soldiers!

Southern front line positions. Wang Rui and another general were directing the battle. Wang Rui shouted hysterically: "Pay attention to the rolling stones and trees on the mountain, and try to find all kinds of cover." Reduce casualties! ”

On the mountain, a man-high log rolled down, mixed with stones and clods, and the forbidden army under the mountain was crushed. This thing is condescending and can exert its strength the most. And this is not a siege, and the forbidden army can't use things like ladders to climb, so they can only temporarily avoid the edge, and try to find big trees and behind rocks to hide. However, Bishan is not a pure stone mountain, there is a lot of loess on it, but the soil on the mountain is barren, and it is difficult to grow any big trees, and the screams of the forbidden army are endless for a while.

At this time, the rolling stones on the mountain were almost exhausted, and the offensive was stagnant. Just when the soldiers were greatly relieved, Wang Rui shouted loudly: "Everyone assemble and prepare to deal with the next hard battle!" ”

The order of the peak must be absolutely obeyed, which is the fundamental idea of being a soldier throughout the ages. The soldiers who had just fled in all directions to avoid the rolling stones and trees heard the call of the commander, and they all began to gather rapidly.

Wang Rui shouted again: "The wounded soldiers retreat, retreat down the mountain, quickly!" ”

In the end, there were less than 500 people gathered around Wang Rui. It seems that the attack just now really caused him heavy losses. It's not that there are many deaths, it's mainly these wooden rolling stones, next to each other are injured, and there are countless broken bones. In any case, these people are temporarily incapacitated.

On the mountain, the gate of the south side was wide open, and a team of more than 700 bandits roared down, holding a ghost-headed knife and spear in their hands, rushing from top to bottom. This speed is indeed much faster than that of the soldiers of the forbidden army who do not live in the mountains all day, not to mention the condescending impact.

Wang Rui's pupils contracted suddenly, and he commanded loudly: "Everyone pay attention!" The shieldmen and pikemen stood in the front row to resist the first wave of onslaught, and the archers pressed on both sides to give me a deadly shot! The rest of the manpower is always on standby! ”

The bandits on the mountain attacked fiercely, because they knew that their hard-won opportunity to attack was not long. You must know that there are 4,000 forbidden troops under the mountain, and if they are allowed to react and attack together, they will not be enough to see at all. Therefore, their strategy is obvious, which is to take advantage of this rare gap and severely damage the forbidden army in the south!

The tide of battle was reversed at this moment! The bandits who had no power to fight back and were played by the forbidden army finally found a sense of existence at this moment, they want to vent, they want to attack, they want to be ashamed!

The bandits on the mountain were very poorly equipped, and even the shield they held in their hands was made of a kind of rattan shrub common in the mountains, which was soaked in sesame oil and dried three times, which was enough to resist ordinary flying arrows. It's just that under the crossbow or the Pu knife in the hands of the forbidden army, it is also very fragile. In China, there are some skilled knife forgers, who can be trained to sharpen their swords like clay.

Note that this is not an ordinary blacksmith, but a knife forger. As the name suggests, this knife is not an ordinary knife, but a trained one. Although this is an exaggerated legend, it also reflects from the side how difficult it is to forge this knife.

Fortunately, the Imperial Court had the ability to gather some skilled swordsmiths and equip the forbidden army with such equipment, although not one per person, but it was enough to inflict great damage on these bandits.

It's just that the bandits have been holding back for a long time now, and their momentum is like a rainbow; The forbidden army collapsed under the rolling stones and trees just now, and its morale was naturally much weaker. In a war, morale is very important, and this is the true meaning of "a thousand troops are easy to get, and one general is hard to find." A real general must have extremely clever means of mobilizing morale.

Compared to the distinctive armor of the forbidden army, the bandits in the mountains were dressed in a rather inferior manner. Or rather, it is not an exaggeration to call it tattered. But people are not afraid of death, if it weren't for the forbidden army that had experienced the baptism of war, the local security army, just with this murderous atmosphere, they could be scared to lose their armor. Many famous battles in history were won by more than few, and they were not all lost in momentum?

It seems that this time the situation of the southern forbidden army is very bad.

Wang Rui's cold eyes were fixed on the bandits who rushed down from the mountain, and he secretly prayed in his heart, hoping that his soldiers could resist this wave of attacks and wait for the arrival of reinforcements.

The bandits were dressed in cloth armor, and some of them were tied with simple rattan plaques made of rattan, most of them went directly to battle, and there were even shirtless men, who looked very poor. But these people are all characters who lick blood from the edge of the knife, and if you simply think of them as soft persimmons that can be kneaded at will, it would be a big mistake.

As soon as this "motley army" and the forbidden army met, they were entangled together, like two rivers of different colors coming together in one place, making the two rivers mix with each other and splash in bursts. It's just that this splash is made of blood. (To be continued......)