Chapter 035: Retreat
Billowing smoke and dust rose on the dirt road, and the brigade arrived as scheduled.
At the forefront were Qi Yun and the Black Flag Army soldiers. In just half a year, Marshal Qi Yun is even older. The tiger's golden helmet had long since fallen, his face covered in blood, and his white hair was tied to the top of his head in a mess of blood and sludge. The armor on his body was tattered, and blood was constantly oozing from inside. The soldiers of the Black Flag Army behind him were all wounded and embarrassed.
Time was pressing, and the barbarian army was behind him, and there was no time to greet him. Qin Feng strode forward to greet Qi Yun with a fist and salute, asking Qi Yun to board a boat and cross the river as soon as possible.
Qi Yun looked at the more than fifty ferries on the river beach, and his face was a little gloomy. He knew that these ferries could not take everyone to the other side. With the barbarian army behind him, it seemed inevitable that a bloody battle would be committed.
"You wait for the eldest prince and the people to go first. The soldiers of the Black Flag Army stayed with me to stop the barbarians from pursuing. Qi Yun didn't hesitate at all, and asked Qin Feng to take the eldest prince and the people on the boat first.
The old marshal was reluctant to go first, and the eldest prince Zhao Hong was also unwilling to leave tens of thousands of Zhao people to cross the river alone. He also said loudly to Qin Feng: "Arrange for civilians to cross the river, and then the sergeant can get on the boat." After I stayed with the old marshal, the people and soldiers did not all evacuate, and I would never go first. ”
The two heavyweights were reluctant to get on the boat first, and Qin Feng was stunned for a moment.
More than 50 ferries can carry up to 2,000 people at a time. And it takes at least an hour to come and go. Now there are 90,000 civilians on the shore plus the soldiers of Zhao State. Even if it was a sleepless ferry, it would take three days to get everyone to the other side. According to the scouts, the barbarian army behind them will be able to reach the golden beach in one day at most. Everyone knows what it means to stay.
Looking at the white-haired Qi Yun, Qin Feng felt a little sour in his heart. He knew Qi Yun and knew that this old man was very stubborn, and he would never leave if he didn't leave. In desperation, he had to arrange for the people to start crossing the river.
Soon, more than 50 ferries filled with people and headed for the opposite shore.
But no sooner had the ferry shored than a resounding eagle's cry could be heard in the sky.
The barbarians' eagles arrived.
Everyone was shocked in their hearts and secretly shouted that something was wrong. Qi Yun's face was even pale. He knew that these eagle horses were not much of a threat to the Zhao army on the ground. But it was fatal for the people on the ferry.
Due to the shortage of ferries, each boat is packed. It was difficult for the people on the boat to turn around, and there was no place to hide from the sharp arrows of the eagles in the sky. And due to severe overloading, the ferry could capsize and sink at any time due to the riots and shaking of the people. More than 50 ferries floated on the river like more than 50 big arrow targets. The 3,000 people had nowhere to hide, but to be shot by the barbarian eagle riders.
"Archers, shoot me! Don't let them fly to the river. The old marshal gave a loud order, hoping to prevent the eagle horsemen from attacking the ferry.
All the archers on the river beach raised their bows and arrows and shot at the eagle riders in the sky. But the eagle flew too high, and the bow and arrow were of no use at all. Tens of thousands of Zhao soldiers could only watch them fly over their heads and go straight to the ferry on the river.
"It's over, these thousands of people are finished!" The Wei River in February was already icy and snowy, and the river water was extremely cold. If you stay in the boat, you will be shot to death by the barbarian eagle horseman, and you will only freeze to death if you jump into the river. Everyone knew that the people on the river were finished, and no one could save them.
The eagle rider was swift, and in a few breaths it had already flown over the ferry. Tens of thousands of soldiers on the river beach closed their eyes in pain, they couldn't bear to watch so many people die tragically under the eagle cavalry arrows. This is not a fight between soldiers on the battlefield, but a naked torture and killing of civilians by soldiers armed to the teeth. No one wants to see such a tragic scene.
Another startling eagle cry came.
This time the chirping was even louder and louder, and I don't know how many eagles had been killed. Everyone on the river beach was terrified, and there were so many eagles sniping in the sky. Not only are these 3,000 people going to be poisoned, but I'm afraid that no one will dare to continue to board the boat to cross the river in the future.
"No, that's not a barbarian eagle horse. That's our very own snow caroon. Brother Qin, look at it. Look at it!" Shi Ling'er had the best eye, and saw countless huge white snow sculptures flying towards the black eagle. On the back of each snow sculpture sat a soldier in a purple uniform. happily pulled Qin Feng and shouted.
Following the direction of Shi Ling'er's finger, Qin Feng also saw those snow-white eagles. And he saw the figure of Young Master Yuan on the back of the snow sculpture flying in front.
"Haha, hahaha! Sure enough, it's a snow sculpture. Our Young Master Yuan has arrived. Qin Feng also shouted.
Yuan Yun and the Lu brothers took more than 100 soldiers to Wulong Mountain to look for snow sculptures for several months, but they never returned. However, during this period, he once sent a letter to Qin Feng. The letter said that they had already captured a large number of snow sculptures, but that they still needed time to acclimatize them, so they decided not to rush back to the camp for the time being. After these snow sculptures are found to be suitable and ready to ride in Wulong Mountain, they will fly back with the snow sculptures in a beautiful scenery.
Being able to fly back on a snow sculpture is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to show off. Qin Feng knew that Young Master Yuan's temper liked to do this kind of thing to show his face. So he never urged him to return to the camp.
Unexpectedly, Young Master Yuan came back at the most critical moment. And it fell from the sky under the embrace of hundreds of snow sculptures and stars holding the moon. This extremely shocking way of appearance fully met the expectations of Young Master Yuan. It also made Qin Feng excited.
Nearly 100 huge snow sculptures in the sky flew towards the black eagle. It was like two distinct clouds, one black and one white, colliding together in an instant. Then they scattered in all directions, flying in the sky, chasing after me.
Countless giant birds flew and circled in the blue sky and white clouds, and the stars over the entire Wei River were all black and white. The knight on the giant bird keeps shooting sharp arrows at his enemies. The arrows in the sky came and went, and black and white giant birds and soldiers continued to fall to the surface of the river, and the battle was very tragic.
In terms of mounts alone, Qin Jiajun's snow sculpture is slightly larger and more swift than the Black Hawk. But after all, it has just been tamed, and there is not enough tacit understanding with the knight. Moreover, the snow sculpture knights of the Qin family army are all recruits who have been in the army for less than half a year. Individual combat power is far inferior to that of brute soldiers.
Fighting on the Giant Eagle is mainly fought with bows and arrows. The brute who can become an eagle rider, each of them is one of the best archers among the barbarians. As soon as the two air powerhouses fought, the Qin family army suffered a big loss. Not only are the sharp arrows they shoot less accurate than the barbarians, but they are also much less powerful. After the first two rounds, the casualties were almost double those of the Eagle Rider.
The barbarian eagle riders are all battle-hardened veterans with extremely rich combat experience. It was soon seen that the snow sculpture knight on the opposite side was not accurate in archery. It's okay to shoot at close range, but once it's a little farther, it's not accurate. So he urged the black hawk to sit down and spread out in all directions, trying not to get close to the snow sculpture. Keep a sufficient distance to shoot at the soldiers of the Qin family.
The barbarian eagle rider's fighting style was correct, but they didn't know that there was a Yuan Yun and Yuan eldest young master in the Qin family's army.