Chapter 77: A Narrow Encounter
"Hide!" Several soldiers were still stunned, and Dian Wei walked up to them, glared at them, and let out a low roar.
The few soldiers who were still standing there in a daze were shocked by Dian Wei's roar, and quickly hid in the jagged rocks on the side.
Hiding in the rubble, Liu Wei stared at the suspension bridge that was not very far away.
Zhou Cang, who was squatting next to Liu Bian, looked at the suspension bridge for a while, and then turned his face to look at Liu Bian with some puzzlement. In his opinion, there was nothing abnormal near the suspension bridge, and it was really strange that Liu Wei suddenly ordered it to stop.
"It's weird!" Looking at the riverbank near the suspension bridge, Liu Wei lowered his voice and said to Zhou Cang: "If Wang Kuang's men and horses occupy the suspension bridge, they will definitely take five steps, one post, ten steps and one sentry, but we have already marched here, but there is no one to guard, don't you think it's strange?" ”
"What does Your Highness mean ......?" After Liu Bian's analysis, Zhou Cang was stunned for a moment, and then Liu Bian's words said: "Let the brothers go to explore the way? ”
"No!" Liu Wei shook his head and whispered to Zhou Cang: "I'll go with Dian Wei, you lead your brothers to prepare bows and arrows to stay here, and once you find something abnormal, release the arrows immediately!" Remember, be sure to keep an eye on the soldiers who lead the way, and don't let them spoil a big deal! ”
"I'd better go!" Liu Wei wanted to explore the road in person, Zhou Cang felt that something was wrong, and hurriedly said: "Your Highness stays here to sit in town, if the situation suddenly happens, it can be dealt with in time!" ”
"I'm afraid something unexpected is going to happen!" Liu Wei smiled, patted Zhou Cang's shoulder lightly, and said to him in a tone full of trust: "The decision is handed over to you!" ”
Then he beckoned to Dian Wei, who was hiding not far away, and bent his waist and lightly touched another big stone in front of him.
From where they were hiding to the drawbridge, it was only fifty or sixty steps at most. As far as the eye can see, the riverbank is full of craggy rocks, and there is no trace of half a person in sight.
Leading Dian Wei lightly through a mess of rocks, every time Liu Wei hid behind a big rock, he would stop a little, observe the nearby situation, and find the next stone that was enough to cover his and Dian Wei's tracks.
After walking through the rocks for more than ten steps, Liu Wei squatted down behind a big rock, and quickly waved his hand to Dian Wei, who was following him, and signaled Dian Wei not to move.
Seeing Liu Bian's gesture, Dian Wei hurriedly stopped, hid behind a big rock, held his breath, and looked at Liu Bian without blinking.
The "rustle" sound of feet stepping on the gravel reached the ears of Liu Wei and Dian Wei, and the movements of the people walking were so light that it was impossible to hear their footsteps if they did not listen carefully.
With his back against the big stone, Dian Wei pressed his hands on the handle of the halberd, and looked at Liu Wei without blinking, just waiting for Liu Wei to give him instructions to attack.
Liu Wei, who was hiding behind another large rock, did not move, he adjusted the rhythm of his breathing, while quietly listening to the sound of footsteps getting closer and closer, and pressed one hand on the hilt of the long sword at his waist.
The footsteps are getting closer and clearer. From the sound of footsteps to a little heavier, Liu Wei could hear that the few people who were walking towards them should be very nervous at this time.
Just now, he led the team to quickly advance towards the suspension bridge, and there was no trace of his whereabouts on the road, and the other party was probably already discovering them, just waiting for them to fall into the net. It wasn't until they stopped and hid in the rocks that they couldn't help but send someone to investigate.
Walking towards Liu Wei and Dian Wei were three soldiers wearing Dong Zhuojun's armor. They rubbed cautiously forward, turning their heads to look to the left and right.
The three soldiers walked side by side, Liu Wei gently drew out the long sword, and the moment the long sword was removed from the scabbard, the sword body made a soft sound of "poof".
Hearing the soft sound of the long sword coming out of its sheath, the three soldiers of Dong Zhuojun hurriedly turned their heads and looked at Liu Wei!
At the moment when they turned their heads, Liu Wei jumped up, and his long sword brought out a silver light, stabbing at the head of one of the soldiers.
Liu Wei suddenly jumped out, startling the three soldiers, and the soldier he stabbed with his long sword stared at him with his mouth wide open and stunned.
Before the soldier could understand what had happened, the long sword had already pierced into his mouth, and the sharp tip of the sword went straight through the back of the soldier's head.
The other two soldiers standing on the side saw that their companions were being attacked, and raised their short spears to block their shields in front of them, assuming a posture of battle.
As soon as they were in their poses, Dian Wei, who was hiding behind another large rock, picked up his halberds and jumped at them from behind.
Rushing behind the two, before the two soldiers who were about to turn their heads when they heard the sound understood, the halberd in Dian Wei's hand had been raised high and smashed heavily on top of their heads.
The halberd struck their heads, and with a muffled "pop", two streams of red and white viscous liquid splashed up, splashing the old high, and the two corpses with their half-pulled heads split also collapsed limply.
"Kill!" As soon as Dian Wei eliminated the two soldiers, the two corpses collapsed on the ground, and not far from them, there was a burst of shouting and killing, and hundreds of soldiers wearing Dong Zhuo's military armor rushed towards them with weapons and shields.
"Shoot the arrows!" The distance between the two sides was very close, at most only more than thirty steps, when the group of soldiers appeared from behind the rocks and jumped out, Liu Wei yelled at the place where Zhou Cang and the others were hiding, and led Dian Wei to turn around and run towards the location of Zhou Cang and the others.
With Liu Wei's order, more than 100 men stood up in the pile of rocks with short bows in their hands, put their arrows on the bowstring, and shot a puff of arrows at the Xiliang army that rushed out.
Before leaving Woniu Mountain, Liu Wei asked all the men who went down the mountain with him to each bring a short bow. In Liu Wei's budget, the march was likely to pass through Dong Zhuo's defensive line, and the short bow could launch a sneak attack when passing through the enemy's defensive line, which played a surprisingly winning effect.
Although they did not pass through Dong Zhuojun's defense line along the way, they met the enemy on a narrow road here, and the short bow happened to play a key role.
Dong Zhuojun who rushed out was five or six hundred people, and the arrows shot by the men flew towards them like raindrops, and Dong Zhuojun, who launched the charge, held a short spear, blocked the shield in front of him, and rushed towards Liu Wei and the others.
The craggy rocks on the bank of the river caused great trouble to Dong Zhuojun who was charging, but it invisibly helped Liu Wei and others a lot.
The officers and soldiers of Dong Zhuo who were running, when they stepped on the stones, their bodies would at least slightly turn sideways, and if they were unlucky, they would even fall to the ground.
It was not tight on his feet, but there was a puff of arrows fired at close range in front of them, and some of Dong Zhuo's officers and soldiers were just because they did not step on their feet steadily, and they instantly revealed their emptiness, and they were shot by arrows in their bodies, and they turned over and fell to the ground.
Dong Zhuojun, who was rushing towards him, saw that he was only more than ten steps closer, and a black flag was suddenly erected one or two hundred steps away, and as the black flag was raised, an army with a larger number of people rushed towards the location of Liu Wei and the others.
"Withdraw!" Seeing that another army appeared in the distance, Liu Wei didn't care whose command that army was, he just waved his hand and gave the order to retreat to the men.
After getting the order to retreat, more than 100 men carried the soldiers of Wang Kuangjun's army and rushed towards the north of the river bank.
To the north of the riverbank, there is an uneven mountainous area, although the mountains are undulating, there are not many trees nearby to hide, but there are a lot of deep weeds, but Liu Wei and the others cannot hide in the grass in front of the pursuers.
It may be that Dong Zhuojun only calculated to intercept and kill the coalition forces near the drawbridge, and did not think that there would be a pursuit if the interception failed, they did not prepare war horses, let alone arrange cavalry near the drawbridge, otherwise even if Liu Zhuojun had the ability to reach the sky, he would definitely not be able to avoid a desperate fight with Dong Zhuojun here.
After leading everyone along the hillside for a long time of sticking incense, Liu Wei turned his head to look behind him, and found that Dong Zhuo's army, which was five or six hundred people, was still chasing after him, and another army with more people did not catch up.
Glancing at Dong Zhuojun who was chasing behind him, Liu Wei raised his sword and pointed to a small hill not far ahead, and shouted to the men who were running: "Brothers, follow me up the mountain!" ”
More than 100 men responded in unison, and rushed up to the hillside where Liu Weijian pointed with a few Wang Kuangjun soldiers who had met him by the river.
The officers and soldiers of Dong Zhuo, who were chasing Liu Wei and others, saw everyone running towards the top of the mountain, and the officer leading the army raised his long sword, pointed at the hillside, and shouted to the soldiers behind him: "The thieves have been forced to a dead end, soldiers, kill with me!" ”
Nearly 500 Dong Zhuo officers and soldiers shouted, and they rushed to the hillside like a tide.
Leading the men up the hill, Liu Wei ran to the other side of the top of the hill and looked down the mountain.
As far as the eye can see, there is a vast expanse below the mountain, and there are deep meadows everywhere.
"Brothers, go down the mountain!" After briefly observing the scenery at the bottom of the mountain, Liu Weichao beckoned to the men who had already lined up at the top of the slope and were ready to fight with Dong Zhuojun, and rushed towards the other side of the downhill.
As soon as this order was given, not only did Zhou Cang not understand what Liu Wei wanted to do for a while, but even the more than 100 men who had already lined up to prepare for battle were all at a loss.
They have all fought, and they all know that the road is guarded on the top of the mountain, and they can condescendingly occupy the favorable terrain. At this time, Liu Wei ordered to abandon the top of the mountain and choose a more unfavorable downhill, which made everyone feel a little unclear.
Although they couldn't understand the reason why Liu Wei did this, the men would not question it in person, after all, he had brought them several victories, and the price paid for each victory was far less than that of the opponent at that time.