Chapter 4: Gancheng (Part 3I)
The location of Luo Shixin is a beam of earth that protrudes diagonally into the valley floor, just stuck in the narrowest part of the valley. The strength of him and his soldiers made the Turks fully appreciate the taste of a stalk, and whoever tried to cross the valley was greeted by feathered arrows from the earthen beams. And the Turkic warriors who tried to rush to the earthen beam to drive the archers away could not break through the first line of defense built by Luo Shixin and hundreds of county soldiers with their lives.
The wildfires in the valley are getting stronger, and many large trees that have lost their leaves are also rising. The night breeze blew, choking on smoke that made it almost impossible to breathe. If a breakthrough is not formed in a hurry, all the Turks will be burned alive in this nameless valley.
"Golden Wolf Guard, attack!" Shibi Khan was helpless, so he had to use the last bit of life-saving power in his hands. The five hundred golden wolf guards around him are all good players selected from various tribes, and each of them can be used as ten on the battlefield. Usually these people are only tasked with protecting the Great Khan, and rarely take the initiative to confront the enemy. But now, Shibi Khan can no longer only care about his personal safety. The Turks are a people who respect the strong, and if his losses are too heavy tonight, the position of the Great Khan will have to be ceded to others when he returns to the steppe. This is the law of the wolf pack, and even the people of the Ashina family must not violate it.
The five hundred golden wolf guards wearing golden armor used their knives to cut a bloody path from the rout of their own side and killed Luo Shixin. Their level of training and physical condition were significantly higher than those of previous waves of attackers, and their formation was scattered but not chaotic. The county soldiers were already exhausted, and suddenly encountered a group of new troops, and the disadvantage was immediately apparent. Luo Shixin took more than a dozen personal soldiers to "put out the fire" everywhere, but after a little longer, the defense line was still rushed by the wolf guards.
"Stand back, take twenty steps back and reline!" Luo Shixin had no choice but to issue an order to temporarily disengage from the enemy. The golden wolf who tasted the sweetness was so unforgiving that he pasted it like a maggot attached to the bone. "you!" Luo Shixin opened the battle axe, personally cut it off, and cut the two golden-armored wolf guards who rushed forward into four pieces. But the other six wolf guards immediately rubbed themselves up, sandwiching them in the middle from the front, left, and right angles.
"Protect my back!" Luo Shixin didn't look back and shouted behind him. Then he stepped forward and swung his axe at the enemy soldier facing him. Knowing that the opponent was powerful, the golden-armored wolf guard did not dare to take it hard, shook a knife, and quickly retreated. Luo Shixin wanted this gap, and with a sudden flip of his wrist, the blade of the axe quickly turned from vertical to oblique, and a gust of wind blew through the golden armor on the side.
"Poof!" The pillar of blood flew up a full five feet high, and the wolf guard, who had lost half of his body, spun around in a half circle and rolled down the hillside like dead wood. Solving a flank threat, Luo Shixin shouted and turned around, dodging the enemy's cutlass as the five fingers of his empty left hand suddenly joined together into a blade and stabbed the throat of another wolf guard.
The wolf guard immediately dropped his weapon and covered his throat with both hands. "Giggles", he made a terrifying sound in his throat, his mouth wide open, and he was desperately breathing. But the wind seemed to freeze in all directions, and not a single trace of it blew into his body.
"Giggles!" The wolf guard, whose throat was stabbed by Luo Shixin's palm, began to spurt blood from his mouth, and then fell on his back to the sky. Luo Shixin didn't have time to examine his victory, and brandished his plate axe and slashed at the fourth wolf guard. At the moment when he fought the second wolf guard, a few drops of blood were obviously splashed behind his ears. It was the blood of the pro-soldiers, in order not to distract Luo Shixin, the loyal and brave pro-soldiers blocked four knives with their bodies, and did not say a word until they were out of breath.
Seeing that the wolf guard who had become directly opposite Luo Shixin was about to be split in half by the giant axe, the wolf guard who had retreated earlier and another person who was eager to make meritorious contributions pounced on the gap behind Luo Shixin at the same time. This young general is the courage of hundreds of Sui troops on the hillside who have undertaken the task of blocking, as long as he is killed, the "fish bone" stuck in the throat of the army can be successfully removed.
Hearing the shouts behind him, Luo Shixin still didn't look back. The huge axe slashed out of the air, slashing the golden-armored wolf guard in front of him along with the weapon in his hand. As he turned around, he saw another soldier rush over and block the enemy's two scimitars. One is a horizontal knife, and the other is a chest.
"Lao Tzu wants you to be buried with you!" Luo Shixin's eyes were red, he put down the corpse in his arms, and strode to kill. One of the golden-armored wolf guards was directly chopped away by him with an axe, and the other retreated again, and the soles of his feet were slid by blood, and he fell to the ground with a "plop". Without waiting for Luo Shixin to make a move, a long lance stabbed into the body of the fallen man in front of him. "Ahh The screaming Turkic wolf guard was picked up, and he drew an arc in the air, slamming into the swarming knife bush.
"Stand back!" Dugu Lin drank in a deep voice, and took three generals to replace Luo Shixin. The four of them were all rifles, echoing each other, forming a small attack array. Caught off guard, the offensive of the Turkic wolf guards stalled. Taking advantage of this moment, Luo Shixin strode back to his position, dropped his axe, and took another lance from his own soldier that had just been pulled out of the enemy's corpse.
He wanted to ask Dugu Lin, 'Why did you come up!' But before the words could be spoken, Dugu Lin and his four generals had been trapped by the Golden Armored Wolf Cavalry Regiment. Those tall, armed to the teeth, rode like madmen, and had no regard for life or death. Dugu Lin took his lance array to rotate and clash among the wolves, stabbing over more than a dozen wolf guards, and the generals around him also hung up their colors.
"Brethren, squeeze in array!" Luo Shixin didn't have time to hesitate, and commanded the county soldiers around him to rush forward again. He would never watch his friends die to save him, although Dugu Lin's behavior felt like he was looking for death.
The soldiers who had just taken a breath followed Luo Shixin quickly, raising their swords and lances together, peeling off a thick layer of the enemy in front of them. They were very close to Dugu Forest, almost a stone's throw away. But this is a stone's throw away, and it seems to be 108,000 miles away, no matter how hard the soldiers of the county try, they don't want to take Dugulin out of the wolves.
Dugu Lin was greeted by a Turkic man dressed in a gold-clad iron coat, and he wielded two scimitars in his hands, and his movements were very flexible. Dugu Lin used his lance to pick up a wolf guard who rushed over from the flank, and then twisted his body and stabbed sharply. Turkic Ye Hu used his left-handed scimitar to push away the lance, his body quickly lunged forward, and the other scimitar in his right hand slashed in the air.
The lance is too long, which is not conducive to close combat. Dugu Lin quickly retreated. Dodging the blade of the Turkic Leaf Protector, he stabbed the tip of the lance towards the other wolf guard to his right. According to the cooperation that has been rehearsed countless times, the general on his left side should spin around and stab diagonally at this moment to solve the trouble of pounce for him. But the spear in the general's hand was held by an injured wolf guard, and he couldn't provide effective support at all.
Dugu Lin had to give up his opponent, who had closed his eyes and was waiting for death, and used his lance to fight back against the Turkic Ye Hu. The two quickly exchanged moves, Dugu Lin's shoulders were red, and the Turkic Ye Hu was hit in the chest by the lance, and the blood in his mouth vomited wildly. The four-person lance array fell apart in an instant, and the three generals fought desperately, but they could no longer guarantee the tacit cooperation between each other. In the blink of an eye, the two generals fell, and the other general wiped the blood on his face and pressed his back against Dugulin's back.
"Heavy wood, hurry up and get closer to me!" Luo Shixin was so anxious that he was about to go crazy, and shouted at the top of his throat. Dugu Lin, who was red-eyed, seemed to be deaf, and quickly took a few steps forward, caught up with the Turkic Ye Hu who was about to escape, and stabbed him through from behind. Then use the long lance to slash away a few scimitars, and the body quickly rotates.
The heavy lance swept through the enemy like a whip, sweeping down a large area of the Turkic wolf guard. Ignoring those who fell to the ground and wailing, Dugu Lin once again rushed towards an enemy general who seemed to be noble. With a crazy smile on his face, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly.
"Heavy wood, you're crazy!" Luo Shixin's eyes were on fire, and he drove the formation to kill desperately. But the Turkic wolves came like ants and blocked them. Seeing that, Luo Shixin saw that the last general fell to the ground, and Dugu Lin had become a completely trapped beast, still fighting fiercely.
The Turkic general greeted him with a sinister smile, and used his leather shield to hold the spear that Dugu Lin had stabbed in. "Ahh The man's mouth uttered a cry of joy as the beast caught its prey, and he dropped the scimitar in his right hand and grabbed the lance that was stabbing forward. His strength is not as great as Dugu Lin, but he can temporarily make Dugu Lin unable to regain the blade. Another Turkic wolf guard saw the bargain and raised his knife to sweep down Dugu Lin's neck.
"Heavy wood is dying!" The pain was so severe that he could barely breathe. He turned his head sideways, and couldn't bear to see the moment when his friend's head was separated. At this moment, there was a feather arrow whistling in his ears, Luo Shixin turned his head in surprise, and saw the wolf guard who was raising his knife and rushing towards Dugu Lin standing in place, and a feather arrow shot into his left eye, straight into his brain.
"I'm coming!" Luo Shixin shouted happily, wielded his lance to overturn the Turkic wolf guard in front of him, and moved closer to Dugu Lin again. At the same time, another feathered arrow flew in the air, right in the throat of the longlance who was fighting with Dugu Lin.
The person who released the arrow was Li Xu, and when he found that Luo Shixin's position was tight, he immediately led someone over. The carved feather in the hand is never in vain, and every time the arrow is off the string, an enemy will fall in response.
Two arrows were fired in a row to save Dugulin, and Xuzi's third arrow shot at the wolf guard who was blocking Luo Shixin's body. It is very difficult to aim in the melee, but the skills he has honed over the years allow him to always grasp the fleeting moment. One of the wolf guards who pounced on Luo Shixin with a knife was shot through the throat, and in an instant, another wolf guard was shot in the chest. The pressure in front of Luo Shixin suddenly lightened, and he stabbed the last person in the way with his lance, and strode to Dugulin's side.
"Look for death, you!" Luo Shixin scolded angrily, commanded his own soldiers to protect Dugulin, and returned to the main formation with the other party. Dugu Lin, who escaped death, seemed to have lost his soul, ignoring Luo Shixin's reprimand. As he retreated with the group, he threw the lance in his hand and pinned one of the people who was in hot pursuit to the ground.
After Li Xu led reinforcements to join, the situation on the slope of the mountain reversed again. The wolf guards could not break through the defense line established by Luo Shixin and Dugu Lin in the near distance. In the distance, he was shot by the Great Sui archers, and his strength gradually failed. Seeing that there was an opportunity, Li Xu gave an order, and the flag officer next to him blew the horn. Zhang Jiang, who had long been unable to bear it, immediately led his troops to pounce, and took advantage of the inertia of the hillside to give the wolf guard a blow to the head.
The wolf guards, who were exhausted by Luo Shixin and Dugu Lin and others, rushed to meet the battle, and were beaten by the county soldiers who were neatly formed and cooperated tacitly. Seeing the enemy's embarrassed appearance, Luo Shixin shouted happily, "Brothers, get stuck, get stuck in the valley!" ”
"Jam them, jam them!" The soldiers responded with their swords raised, forcing the enemy down a gentle slope and regaining control of the valley. The path left for the Turks to escape became narrow again, and these guys, who had been dazed by the smoke, trampled on each other in order to escape first, and countless people died at the hands of their own people.
"Woo-woo-woo-woo!" Seeing that the fire was almost over, Li Xu ordered someone to blow the horn of the general attack. All the Sui soldiers who were lying in ambush on the slopes on both sides began to attack, and one after another pressed towards the Turkic wolf cavalry from the flank. They stabbed and stabbed the devastated raiders, snatched the Turkic banner and threw it into the fire. Drive the Turkic soldiers into the burning bushes like sheep.
The robbers found the impending calamity and ran around crying and screaming. Someone was stunned by the thick smoke and pounced directly on the tip of Sui Jun's knife. Others dropped their weapons and shrunk into crevices in the rocks, trying to escape punishment. Feather arrows flew in all directions, turning these venomous snakes directly into hedgehogs.
The soldiers of the Sui army became more and more courageous, although they were outnumbered, but they all rushed to be the first. The ranks of the Turks were constantly squeezed, divided. Cut into small pieces, and then chopped over by the Great Sui soldiers, trampled down, and sent back to the arms of Changshengtian.
"Immortal Heaven, do you want me to die like this!" Shibi Khan raised his head and shouted. As if hearing his wail, the shouts and killings around him suddenly weakened. In and after, the cheers of escape from death thundered.
"The wind has changed, the wind has changed!" Countless people shouted in Turkic. Shibi Khan turned his head to look and found that the slope of the hill that was stuck at the narrowest point of the valley was actually surrounded by smoke and fire. The Sui army of the brigade had to retreat, giving up its rock-solid position to wind and fire.
"Immortal Heaven is blessing us, rush out!" Shibi Khan was ecstatic, and the golden sword pointed to the road blocked by fire. The trees in the valley are alive, and there is enough moisture in the trunks to make the wildfires that have just spread to the terrile look vigorous but not too dangerous. The Sui army had no experience dealing with wildfires, so they did not dare to linger on that deadly dirt slope. But Shibi Khan and the Turks often encountered wildfires in the autumn in the steppe, and it was clear at a glance whether the fires were serious or not.
"Get out of the way, get out of the way, make way for the Great Khan!" The guards escorted Shibi and ran towards the smoke. At the same time, the Turkic soldiers closest to Tupo also dropped their weapons and rushed forward with their heads in their hands. The wildfire quickly curled their beards and hair exposed from their leather helmets, and the smell of burnt fire permeated everywhere. The Turkic soldiers, however, did not care about the pain on their faces and hands, and ran quickly through the flames, falling like moths to the valley mouth in the distance.
Taking advantage of the opportunity of Li Xu leading his brothers to escape the mountain fire, Shibi Khan also rushed through the narrowest section of the valley under the escort of his own soldiers. The tribal warriors who dared to stand in front of the head of the Great Khan's horse were cut down one by one by his own soldiers, and the Great Khan's life was extremely noble, and he did not hesitate to sacrifice 10,000 ordinary shepherds for his safety.
"Rush over, rush over, the fire is not big!" Seeing Shibi rushing through the valley, the other Turks suddenly came to their senses, braved the rain of arrows above their heads, and swarmed through the flames under their feet. Many people didn't have to wait to run a few steps before they fell into the smoke. Their bodies covered the flames beneath their feet, and their bodies were trampled on by their companions without hesitation, gradually stepping into a mass of meat sauce.
Perhaps in order to avoid greater casualties at home, the Great Sui soldiers who discovered the truth of the fire did not continue to block the valley, but intercepted and killed the Turks who had stragged from both flanks and tails. The Turkic wolf riders who had a way out did not care about their companions at all, even if the slain was not far from them, as long as the long lance of the Sui people did not stab them, they chose to turn a blind eye.
Several brave Sui soldiers rushed to the edge of the enemy group and stabbed one of the outermost Turks with a lance. The wounded screamed loudly, but the Turkic warriors who were close to them had no intention of saving them. They didn't even intend to resist, they just bowed their heads and fled for their lives, just glad that the person who was stabbed was not themselves.
At this moment, they are no longer wolves, but stupid roe deer to be slaughtered. Don't run the fastest, just run no slower than your peers. As for the scimitar in his hand and the feathered arrow at his waist, they all became ornaments at this time. They can't think of it, and they don't dare to use it. Fleeing in droves, even though the number of hunters is less than a tenth of theirs.
After all, the number of people was far less than the other side, and after the Sui army had to stop the pursuit after bringing down more than 20,000 enemies with the help of the mountain fire. The Turks, who had narrowly escaped death, did not look back, crossed the valley pass, hugged each other and ran away quickly, blending into the boundless darkness in the distance......
"Why deliberately let them go!" Seeing that batch after batch of enemy troops were fleeing, Luo Shixin was very dissatisfied and asked angrily.
"They rushed out by themselves, we have few people, and we can't intercept them!" Li Xu shrugged his shoulders and replied with a smile. He couldn't explain the mysteries on the grassland to Luo Shixin, and he couldn't admit that he deliberately let go of the enemy army, so he could only find another excuse, "Li Shimin and Hou Junji are waiting outside the valley, Shi Bi can escape our pass, whether he can't escape the interception and killing of the Li family's flying tiger army, it's hard to say!" ”
"The Flying Tiger Army is only about 2,000 people!" Luo Shixin pouted angrily.
"We're only over 8,000 people!" Dugu Lin, who had been silent, suddenly spoke. Then, ignoring Luo Shixin, who rushed over and tried to reason with him, his eyes looked straight at the valley under his feet. The battle there is gradually coming to an end, and among the layers of corpses, Mars appears and disappears from time to time, like unwilling souls, beating, shining, blending into the surrounding flames, gorgeous, but in the end it will inevitably go out.
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