Chapter 256: Reinforcements Arrive
After a night of escaping and setting up an ambush, Xiao Shaobei hid in the mountains and forests with the remaining soldiers and horses, but the consumption of the people was too great, I am afraid that it would not last long, and they urgently needed to find a new way out now.
He really miscalculated at the beginning, but he didn't expect Beigong Han to personally lead his troops to ambush him, it seems that he had already made a good plan, and he had to take his own life.
Thinking of this, Xiao Shaobei's face became more and more ugly.
He didn't believe that there was no Ding Zhen's handwriting!
In order to eradicate himself, Ding Zhen even did not hesitate to collude with Yan Bing, anyway, as long as he died, Ding Zhen returned to Chang'an, and he could be excused casually, and it could even be said that he was pretending to be close to Yan Bing, and the emperor would believe it!
"Master Hou, it's almost dawn, are we going to leave now?" asked the relatives beside him.
Xiao Shaobei's eyes sank, the sorrow and anger just now had been swept away, replaced by calmness and composure.
"Are the pathfinders back?" asked Xiao Shaobei.
"Come back, now the Yan soldiers are behind us, there are two roads in front of them without their people, if you go east, you can go around to the Longshan Mountain outside Zhaoxian County, where the terrain is complicated, you can avoid the Yan soldiers to wait for reinforcements, if you go west, you can go around a hillside to return to another road, and then not far away is the official road that can lead to Yingzhou City." ”
When Xiao Shaobei heard his relatives say this, he thought for a while.
If they go east, they can indeed evade the pursuit of the Yan soldiers, but at the same time it is difficult to hold on in the mountains and forests, if there are only hundreds of people, they can look for prey and wild fruits to satisfy their hunger, and it is no problem to stay in the mountains and forests for ten days and half a month, but he now has more than 3,000 people left, and it is impossible to stay in the mountains and forests for so long.
What's more, whether there are reinforcements or not is still a question now.
If it was really Ding Zhen and Beigong Han who colluded, then his military camp would naturally be controlled by Ding Zhen's design.
Rong Che was seriously injured and couldn't come forward at all, if Ding Zhen did it again, even if the intelligence soldiers he sent back could deliver the news, they might not be able to bring reinforcements.
If he wants to think about the soldiers under him, he can only look for an opportunity to return to Yingzhou City.
Zhaoxian County is now controlled by Beigong Han, and if you go further east, you can only wait.
"To the west, look for an opportunity to return to Yingzhou City, and always be aware that there may be an ambush. Xiao Shaobei said, "At the same time, two hundred people were drawn out to continue to move eastward to distract the attention of the Yan soldiers." ”
He said: "Yes, the subordinates will let people go down and prepare." ”
Xiao Shaobei led the people and began to slowly go back to the west in the mountains and forests, bypassed a mountain, and continued to walk forward.
These distances are not easy to walk, but fortunately, the Dingbei Army has trained to fight in the mountains and forests on weekdays, and it has been ambushed, but it can solve a lot of Yan soldiers.
As long as you make a detour for a while, you will have to go on the official road.
Xiao Shaobei raised his hand to stop the team.
He stepped forward with Le Ma and came to Xiao Shaobei's side: "Master Hou, what's wrong?"
Xiao Shaobei looked deep, and there was a strange feeling in his heart.
Judging from the feeling that he and Beigong Han have fought a few times, he feels that Beigong Han is indeed a rare opponent, often unexpected.
But how could such a person not think that they would find a way to return to Yingzhou City?
"There may be Yan soldiers ambushing at the entrance of the official road. Xiao Shaobeidao, "Is there any other way to choose?"
After listening to Xiao Shaobei's words, he frowned and was a little embarrassed.
Now that they have come to this point, there are pursuers behind them, and an ambush in front.
But they had to go back to Yingzhou City, so there was no way out.
"Yes, there is, but the road is on the edge of a cliff, and it is too dangerous, and it is completely impossible to get through as long as there is an ambush there. "So the most certain thing is to take the official road." ”
Xiao Shaobei fell silent.
He asked, "Master Hou, what should we do now?" It's better to wait, if there are reinforcements, they will probably arrive today." ”
Xiao Shaobei's eyes moved slightly, and he hummed softly, but said again: "Let everyone eat all the dry food on their bodies, fight to the death today, rush out of the encirclement of Yan soldiers in three ways, and tell everyone that they just can't fight, as long as they can break through, they will continue to walk in the direction of Yingzhou City." ”
When he said this, his tone was slightly deep, and his followers also felt the meaning of his words.
It seems impossible to wait for reinforcements.
But Hou Ye is not afraid of death, how could they retreat!
The words of Xiao Shaobei were passed on, and everyone's faces were different, but they still ate the dry food, and only when they were full could they have the strength to fight to the death with the enemy!
The Dingbei army was divided into three routes, and the two teams sneaked into the mountains and forests on both sides, while Xiao Shaobei still led a group of soldiers and horses along the initial path towards the direction of the official road.
It's just that he just arrived at the intersection, and he really caught up with Beigong Han and Helian Rong's people.
Beigong Han was riding on a group of reddish-brown fierce horses, dressed in silver armor, with two long swords on horseback, and was proudly looking at Xiao Shaobei who was slowly coming in their direction.
Seeing that there were Yan soldiers in front of him, Dingbei Jun's heart sank, and he looked behind, and the people who came down from the mountain behind him really also had Yan soldiers.
The front and back were attacked, the abdomen and back were attacked by the enemy, and Xiao Shaobei could not escape.
"Marquis Xiao, we've been waiting for you for a long time!" Helian Rong shouted towards Xiao Shaobei.
Xiao Shaobei lowered his eyes, looked up at Beigong Han and He Lianrong, and clenched the red tassel spear in his hand.
Beigong Han looked at Xiao Shaobei, with a smile in his eyes, and said: "Xiao Shaobei, why do you have to work hard for the emperor of Great Wei again, he treats you like this to the Beihou Mansion, it is better for you to turn to our Yan Kingdom, I will definitely treat you well!"
He knew that the current Xiao Shaobei was not treated by the Great Wei Emperor, not to mention that now the Xiao family left him alone, alone, and naturally there was nothing to be nostalgic for.
Xiao Shaobei looked at Beigong Han and said, "I'm not Ding Zhen, you don't need to use such a method to win me over." ”
Beigong Han chuckled, he really admired Xiao Shaobei, but unfortunately he couldn't use it for himself, so it could only be ruined.
He raised his hand and ordered, "Kill!"
"Kill—"
Xiao Shaobei held a spear in his hand and walked up against the Yan soldiers, but his eyes were scarlet, waving the weapons in his hands and leading his soldiers and horses to fight with the Yan soldiers.
The entire valley was filled with shouts of killing and the clashing of weapons.
Beigong Han rode on horseback and watched his Yan soldiers gradually devour Xiao Shaobei's Dingbei army like a bloody mouth, and his eyes were the dawn of victory.
"Your Highness, little general, it's no good!" a soldier hurried to gallop his horse.
Beigong Han's eyelids jumped, and he had a bad premonition in his heart.
Helian Rong looked at the probing soldier and asked, "What's the matter!"
The soldier took a deep breath and said, "We have reinforcements from Great Wei behind us, about 20,000 people and horses, and they are now coming towards us. ”
"Reinforcements?" Helian Rong said angrily. "How could the Wei army send reinforcements, can you find out? Who led the soldiers!"
The detective's eyes flashed slightly, and he said, "It seems to be a woman." ”
"It's ridiculous, I've never heard of the Wei army and female generals!" Helian Rong said.
The probe soldier lowered his head and said, "But Wei Bing really ......"
"Whoa—"
A sharp sound pierced the air and roared, Beigong Han keenly looked back, Helian Army's battle flag was actually shot by a sharp arrow on the flagpole, only to hear the sound of "click" breaking, and the battle flag fell directly.
"Wei soldiers are coming!" The soldiers in the back suddenly shouted when they saw the Wei soldiers who were hurrying with the soldiers.
The Dingbei Army, which was fighting bloodily, was overjoyed when they heard the news.
"Brothers, reinforcements are coming!
Xiao Shaobei was slightly stunned, hearing the news, he also felt incredible.
Suddenly, a burst of sword light flickered in front of him, and he subconsciously waved his backhand, stabbing the spear in his hand into the chest of the Yan soldier who was about to attack him.
With the sharp muzzle of his gun drawn, the soldier was already falling straight backwards.
The soldiers and horses led by Ji Yanning swooped towards Yan Bing!
From behind, he began to fight with Yan Bing, originally Xiao Shaobei was ambushed and attacked, but now it has become Beigong Han and the enemy is on his back.
Ji Yanning didn't know martial arts, and he didn't wear armor, so he was very easy to get injured, so he and Yuan Wu only stayed at the back of the team, and let the surprised guards lead the soldiers forward.
She looked at the surrounding situation, and then led Yuan Wu up the high slope to get an unobstructed view of the situation below.
Seeing the few people led by Yan Bing, Ji Yanning's eyes lit up slightly, and he immediately drew out five arrows, put on a bow, and then aimed at them who were fighting.
She narrowed her eyes slightly, gradually widened the distance between the five arrows, chose the right time, immediately let go of the arrows in her hand, and shot in the direction of Beigong Han and Helian Rong.
Beigong Han drew his sword and was about to get rid of Xiao Shaobei, who was exhausted at this time, he raised his sword and headed in the direction of the Dingbei Army, when he suddenly felt a cold wind coming towards him, he subconsciously dodged quickly, but found that another arrow was shooting in the direction of Helian Rong.
He immediately pounced on Helian Rong and pushed him away!
The arrow went straight into the shoulder of a soldier next to him!
Helian Rong and Beigong Han raised their heads, only to hear a few sounds of falling to the ground, and then realized that the few young generals who were originally standing not far from them had all fallen to the ground, with a sharp arrow stuck in their throats.
All three were killed by an arrow through the throat!
Beigong Han and Helian Rong were both stunned, except for Xiao Jifeng, there was actually someone with such superb archery skills.
Youding's Beijun slashed at the two of them, Beigong Han's eyes became deeper and deeper, and he kicked the man to the ground, took his long sword with his backhand, and stabbed it fiercely into the enemy's chest.
He stood up and looked in the direction from which the arrows had come, and saw a small group of centaurs standing on the high hillside, looking at them condescendingly.
There was only one person with a bow and arrows, and it was a thin figure dressed in black at the head.
Against the light, Beigong Han couldn't see this person's face clearly, but he had a familiar feeling, this person, he must have seen it somewhere.