The raging fire ignited the tree array, and then ignited the trees on the gallop road, and the fire grew bigger and bigger, and the more it burned, the more and more vigorous, Zuihou turned into three dragons dancing wildly at the end of the tree, constantly extending in both directions. The night sky was lit up by firelight, and even the stars lost their light.

Wei Ba could no longer see Sima Shi, they were separated by fire, except for the occasional arrow that passed through the fire curtain, it was basically impossible to be sure if there were any enemies on the other side, and how many enemies there were.

Wei Ba looked at the firelight, his eyes flickering.

The fire was so great that it seemed that there was no possibility of a battle between the two sides until those trees burned out. Could it be that Sima Shi came to attack with great momentum in order to burn these tree arrays to the fullest, so as to exert the power of his iron horse? He was waiting on the other side before these trees burned down?

The fire is so big, even if it doesn't burn tomorrow morning, at least it can burn until midnight. Everyone waiting here for the middle of the night?

One question after another came to Wei Ba's mind, and he felt that something seemed to be wrong, but he couldn't think of anything wrong. The reason why Sima Shi did not attack was because there was a tree formation, and the tree formation was destroyed, so that the iron cavalry could be powerful, which seemed to make sense.

But Wei Ba just felt that this didn't make sense.

On the other side of the fire curtain, Sima Shi looked at the jumping flames, and a smile finally appeared on the corner of his mouth. He knew that his adventure had succeeded. Wei Ba didn't rush up to fight with him, he successfully destroyed the tree formation and lost the opportunity. Now, even if Wei Ba wanted to rush up and entangle him, he couldn't pass through this raging fire.

Fire and water are ruthless, and the most powerful weapon on the battlefield is not a bow and crossbow, nor an iron horse, but fire and water. Those who are good at water and fire are famous generals.

Seeing that the fire was getting bigger and bigger, and gradually even the bow and arrow could not shoot through this distance, Sima Shi left some people to bluff and quietly withdrew with the main force. His purpose was not to fight Wei Ba. It's not just that he wants to destroy Wei Ba's tree array, he wants to take this opportunity to jump out of this trap and go around Wei Ba's back.

Stay by such a dazzling fire. And who would notice something in the darkness in the distance? Even if Wei Ba sent scouts and took precautions, he would inevitably divide his troops for the sake of being thorough. And he was desperate, going all out, integrating more than a thousand cavalry into a single fist. How could Wei Ba's loose defense line stop him?

Only by jumping out of the dilemma of being attacked on the back and going around behind Wei Ba can we truly regain the initiative. At that time, Wei Ba, whose tree array was destroyed, not only escaped, but also used those unskilled knights to fight him to the death.

Of course, if Wei Ba insisted on facing him with foot soldiers, he would welcome it.

A thousand Wei knights circled in a circle. It detoured back to the hillside on the north side of the trail. The distant firelight lit up half of the sky, just enough to illuminate them, and they didn't even have to hit the torches. They didn't walk very fast, and the formation was very loose, and the soft ridges of the fields just silenced the sound of horses' hooves. Everything seems so logical.

Until the striker met the scouts sent by Wei Ba.

When the two Wei family soldiers saw the shadowy figure, they immediately became alert, and they quickly separated, one touched forward, and the other quickly retreated, and at the same time raised the shield in their hands vigilantly. No sooner had they raised their shields than two arrows came at them, one nailed to the shield and the other grazed by the helmet of the retreater.

"!" The retreating soldier scolded, shouted, turned around and ran, and at the same time shouted: "Enemy attack-"

Several horses rushed out of the darkness, and the knights on horseback brandished their swords and slashed at the soldiers who met them. As soon as the warrior heard the dull sound of horses' hooves, he immediately knew that something was wrong. He roared, and instead of retreating, he swung his sword and met the knight who rushed out.

With a soft "click", the war knife in his hand cut off the war knife chopped by the knight, and the person was also carried upside down by the huge impact force. He volleyed a heel in the air, unloaded the impact of the warhorse, and slashed a sharp arrow with a timely swing of his sword, and the tiger roared and rushed forward again.

"Kill!" With a loud shout, the sword cut off a horse's leg, and the horse fell to the ground with a bang, knocking the knight on horseback to the ground. The warrior didn't even look at him, and the long knife swept up with beads of blood, slashing fiercely into the left knight's thigh. Before he could withdraw his sword, two arrows roared out of the darkness, one to his chest that was ricocheted off the armor, and the other deep into his thigh. He snorted, fell to his knees on one leg, rolled on the spot, avoided the collision of a war horse, raised his war knife, and cut the belly of the war horse.

Hot blood gushed out of the wound, and then, the white intestines squeezed out of the wound, and were soon trampled off by the horse itself, and the horse ran out a few steps in mourning, fell to the ground, and threw the knight into the dust.

The warrior turned over and just wanted to get up, but two more war horses rushed out of the darkness, and two war knives slashed at his shoulders at the same time, bringing him to the ground again, followed by a war horse rushing over, and the hooves of the big bowl stepped on him.

"Kill!" The warrior roared wildly and threw the sword in his hand with all his might.

There was a crisp "click", and the horse's hooves stepped on the chest of the soldier, and the soldier spurted blood from his mouth, and his eyes opened and died. He threw his sword and whistled in the air, spinning and stabbing deep into the chest of a knight. The knight was caught off guard and fell off his horse with a "plop".

Sima Shi swept past his horse, pulled out the war knife from the fallen knight, and glanced at the already exhausted warrior, and couldn't help but be shocked. This Shu army foot soldier not only did not run away in the face of the group of knights, but bravely met it, and injured several horses in a row between gestures, and the superb martial arts skills are really breathtaking.

Sima Shi's most skilled martial arts guards may not be able to do this, but this is just a soldier under Wei Ba.

Sima Shi did not dare to slack off, and since he had already discovered his traces, he no longer hid his whereabouts, and ordered all the knights to disperse and run as fast as they could. At the sound of the command, the knights let go of the reins and began to urge their horses to gallop. It's dangerous to run through the ridges, and you can stumble at any moment, but it's better than being stuck here. Their actions have been exposed, and the longer they drag, the more dangerous it becomes. Once those Shu army foot soldiers rushed over, their casualties would be even more staggering.

Sima Shi scattered the team in order to expand the width of the formation as much as possible and delay the blocking attack of the soldiers. Although the war horse can't gallop at full speed, it is still faster than a human after all. He could only escape to the gallop before Wei Ba stopped him, and he could at least save his life.

Nearly a thousand horsemen began to gallop at risk, and although some people kept falling off their horses, they still ran faster and faster, faster and faster, and gradually merged into a torrent.

Wei Ba, who was galloping on the road, looked at the Wei cavalry fleeing in a hurry under the mountains, and couldn't cry or laugh. He now understood Sima Shi's true intentions, but he was a step slower. Now even if he orders to catch up, he can't stop Sima Shi.

It is a great risk to escape from the ridges, once he is blocked, there is a possibility that the whole army will be annihilated, even if he escapes smoothly, I am afraid that the loss will not be small. He originally thought that Sima Shi would not do this, but he didn't expect Sima Shi to do it.

On the battlefield, there is always something you can't think of. No one can be left alone.

"This kid is a strong man with a broken wrist and a gecko with a broken tail." Wei Ba said with half regret and half emotion: "This kid has courage and deserves to be Sima Yi's son." ”

"And, what kind of courage is it, it's not a lost dog?" Seeing that the night attack he proposed had lost its effect, Wei Xing couldn't help but feel a little frustrated, wrinkled his nose, pouted, and spat at the fleeing Wei cavalry.

"What happened to the lost dog?" Wei Ba disagreed, "As long as you live, the lost dog will have a chance to bite you again." Only a dead dog will have no chance of backbiting. ”

"Young master, then let's chase him and beat him into a dead dog, right?" Wei Xing's eyes rolled, and he said excitedly: "No, it's not that you beat him into a dead dog, but you beat him into a dead horse." He thought his statement was creative and couldn't help but grin.

"Of course I can't let him escape so smoothly." Wei Ba rubbed his hands together and ordered the soldiers to start pursuit. They mounted their horses and drove along the gallop. As soon as they found those Wei cavalry trying to rush up the gallop, they fired with their bows and crossbows. The knights of the Wei army were miserable. They are in the ridges, and they can't let the horses run at full speed, even if they are good at riding, they can't show their performance. The warriors were running on the galloping road, and although they could not see the road, they were much safer, at least they would not worry about the horses stepping into the ditches and the horses would lose their hooves. Moreover, the soldiers are all strong infantry armor, and their protective ability is stronger than that of the Wei cavalry.

One was on the galloping road, the other was in the ridge, the two sides launched a mutual fire, and the soldiers who had the upper hand suppressed the Wei cavalry to the death, so that their riding skills could not be played, and they were always in the point of being passively beaten.

Under the protection of the guards, Sima Shi finally rushed to the gallop. His heart was bleeding. He knew very well that although he was safe, his 3,000 cavalry was almost lost. Look around, except for more than a hundred guards who are still following him, there are few other cavalry, some of them are still fleeing in the ridge, and some have fallen in the ridge forever, Zuihou can live to follow him back to the gallop road, definitely not more than half.

It was a fiasco, a complete fiasco.

This was the third time he had been defeated in front of Wei Ba, and this time it was more embarrassing, more thrilling, and more painful than the last two. Of the 3,000 fine horses his father gave him, he could only take 20% back.

Wei Ba, as long as I live, I will always come again. Sima Shi looked at the gallop behind him, looked at the faintly visible firelight, and imagined Wei Ba, who was smiling proudly under the firelight, and his heart was full of hatred. He tightened his grip on the whip and whipped it hard. It is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge. I have discovered your weakness, and next time, I will definitely double the shame you inflicted on me.

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Well, it's 727 votes now, and it's 3 votes away from 730 votes, but Lao Zhuang is about to go out for a while, so I'll change it first, and I hope that when I come back, I won't be disappointed. (To be continued.) )