Chapter Seventy-Five: Shooting and Cutting
On the Taniguchi side, the Shentang Army and the Shenxiao Army maintained a posture of advancing and retreating.
Because the valley mouth is not open, and the Shenxiao army has been completely pressed into the valley, the Shenxiao army, which has the advantage of troops, is in a low place, and the area that can contact the Shentang army is also limited, and because of low morale, it is still pressed and beaten by the Shentang army.
However, Jing Zhisheng's arrival, as well as Long Aotian's efforts to boost morale, gradually changed the situation.
"Unable to quickly defeat our army, the high morale of the enemy has begun to decline, please ask the Taoist Lord to order a breakthrough with all his might. "Gu Xichao is proud of the dragon.
Long Aotian nodded heavily, and gave an order loudly: "The whole army listens to the order and turns defense into attack!"
Jing Naosheng said categorically: "Jing Naosheng is willing to lead the Igu soldiers to be the vanguard. ”
Long Aotian waved his hand vigorously: "Go ahead, try to destroy the enemy army." ”
Another banner was raised, and dozens of the most elite guards joined in.
Long Aotian knew the hearts of the people well and knew that Jing Yigu was very independent, even if Jing Naosheng was loyal, but with such heavy casualties, Jing Yigu's soldiers would definitely be war-weary.
At this time, he also put his personal guards on the front line to fight bloodily together, so that they could be willing to fight to the death.
At this time, the middle army of the Shenxiao Army had completed the transformation of the front team into the rear team, and the back team into the front team.
Iiya's elite warriors charged forward, having lost their beloved horses but still brave because of their shameful thoughts.
Long Aotian's personal guards were also mixed in.
Their main direction of attack is the junction of Su Meng's pillow and Su Youguang's department, which is the weak point of the Shentang army's formation.
The sound of drums and horns shook the night sky lit up by firelight. The tragic battle song sounded from the Shenxiao army array.
Long Aotian personally led the singing to boost morale. The soldiers sang a long song, their voices tired and hoarse because of the long battle, but still full of pride.
Like a sharp split, the Shenxiao Army cut into front of the Shentang Army's formation.
"Kill!" Jing Zhisheng still spoke extremely simply, but he personally charged forward, and he had already set the best example.
He had dismounted and fought on foot, for his soldiers had lost their horses.
The spear sparks shook out scorching flames, and the smell of burnt fire permeated the air.
Under the counterattack of Jing Naosheng and others, the Shentang army retreated step by step, and they were about to be torn out.
"Then it declines, and then it is exhausted. Long Aotian boosted morale and said: "The Shentang army can't defeat us quickly, it's already starting to get tired, everyone can break through the encirclement with a little more effort!"
The soldiers of the Shenxiao Army continued to advance without fear of death, like a sharp knife piercing, and blood splattered everywhere they passed.
"The hall master...... There's something unstoppable ahead!" Someone reported to Su Mengzhen.
Between Su Meng's pillow and the white army's wave department, it was originally the weak point of the Shentang army, and when it was attacked by this attack, it was like a residual leaf on an autumn branch, crumbling.
Hearing this, Su Mengzhen smiled slightly, and said, "Mobilize the reserves!"
He actually danced the red sleeve knife himself, and his green shirt fluttered, rushing towards Jing Naosheng and the others like a cyan whirlwind.
On the west side, Bai Junlang also ordered the sharp soldiers to cover up, and the opening was blocked in an instant.
Jing Naosheng and the others rushed too deep to kill, and in the blink of an eye, they fell into the encirclement of the Shentang army.
With Su Mengzhen's character, how can the so-called weakness not be a trap?
For a while, the besieged Shenxiao soldiers all looked panicked.
Jing Zhisheng said leisurely: "Very good, form a circle, put down the iron shield, fight hard, create opportunities for the young master, and buy time." ”
The rumbling sound shook the ground, and the shield array was formed almost instantaneously.
The circle formation is suitable for elite small troops, especially in this situation of being surrounded in all directions, and can provide effective protection in every direction.
The Shindo sergeants poured in like a tidal wave.
And the formation of Jing Naosheng and the others was as immobile as a reef in the tide.
Swords and spears flew, and in the angry roar of Gangmang, the sharp soldiers of the Shenxiao Army continued to fall.
But they all have a will to die in their eyes.
Jing Naosheng had already told them that he still had to jump in knowing that it was a trap. Their task is to hold back the onslaught of the Shentang army and create an opportunity for the large army to break through.
There are people constantly filling the gap, and at the same time, the circle is constantly shrinking towards the center of the circle due to the decrease in the number of people.
Compared to the phalanx, the circle has an advantage in this regard.
Su Mengzhen danced the red sleeve knife, and in a blink of an eye, he had already come to Jing Zhisheng's face.
"General Jing Naomori, take it. ”
Su Meng's pillow knife is fluttering, as elegant and elegant as the smoke and rain in the south of the Yangtze River, but it hides endless killing opportunities.
Jing Zhisheng smiled: "It's an honor." ”
The flames flowed on the tip of his spear, meeting Su Mengzhen's red sleeve knife.
The flames burned the sky, with an indomitable determination, as if to burn the sky into nothingness.
Su Mengzhen's figure is flickering left and right, flickering forward and backward, there is only one person, but it is like turning into countless people, and the afterimage floats, surrounding Jing Zhisheng and a partial general beside him.
The red-sleeved knife fell, and the general was stabbed in the chest in an instant, and blood gushed to the ground.
"Come and don't be rude. Jing Naosheng replied coldly.
After saying that, the spear slashed angrily, and the flames sprayed, also piercing the chest of a junior officer of the Shentang Army.
Then he deceived himself and went straight forward, and directly fought with Su Mengzhen.
Jing Zhisheng is a generation of strong generals, although he is a cultivator, his body is not weak, and his melee ability is much better than that of cultivators of the same level.
The two of them made a move, and it was the chess opponent who would meet the good material, and the killing would be indistinguishable from victory or defeat, and the dragon and tiger would fight, which was very exciting.
When the Shenxiao soldiers saw that Jing Zhisheng was able to resist the enemy of the Divine Hall Master, they all had a high fighting spirit and fought hard, making it difficult for the Divine Hall soldiers who were surging like a tide to take a step forward.
However, in fact, Jing Zhisheng's cultivation is still a little worse than Su Mengzhen. With a heart that is not afraid of death, it will be difficult to last long.
Gradually, Jing Zhisheng showed a decline.
But I saw a shark shadow splitting and roaring.
"Interesting. Bai Junlang said loudly.
He slammed out his palm, and his anger was like thunder.
Jing Zhisheng can't even resist Su Mengzhen, and another white army wave will definitely die.
But as calculated, several armor soldiers rushed out at the same time, shouting: "Death for the Taoist Lord and the general, right today!"
The white army roared in the palm wind, and the sea tiger shook the sky, splitting these elite armor soldiers into meat patties at the same time.
But Jing Zhisheng has already flown over and returned to the formation.
He quickly issued an order, and the circle array faced the continuous attacks of the Shentang army, constantly retracting and adjusting to achieve a stable situation.
In the face of the onslaught of Su Mengzhen and Bai Junlang, the formation was able to stabilize the position!
Long Aotian looked at this scene from afar, and said categorically: "Launch! Don't let down the opportunity that General Jing Naomori has created for us at the risk of death. ”
He personally drew the Heaven-Shaking Bow, which sounded like thunder, and the lightning pierced the void.
The famous strong archers of the Divine Sky Dao followed him to bend their bows and draw arrows, and the arrows fell like a storm towards the Divine Hall military array.
The rain of arrows filled the sky, as if it had filled the entire dome.
The dazzling white light hovered across the night sky, whistling endlessly.
"A rain of arrows that can pierce the heavens, inflicting the deepest destruction on the enemy - shooting and cutting!" Long Aotian hung in the air, and his body glowed like the sun, like a god descending.
Advanced Archer Tactics - Shoot and Cut!
Compared to the "Ghost Rain" and "Flame Blood Phoenix", which are also high-level archers, "Shooting and Cutting" is more terrifying, not only has extremely high lethality, but also weakens the morale of the enemy army, and may cause the enemy army to fall into panic.
One by one, the Shentang sergeants were shot by sharp arrows, letting out an extremely painful scream, and then they were directly cut into two pieces by the incomparable edge, some of them were cut by the waist, and some of them were heads flying down from their bodies.
"This ...... Is this the power of the gods?"
"It's just like that......"
The Shentang sergeant exhaled a cool breath and sighed tremblingly.
Suddenly, someone exclaimed, "General Jiang Chuan is dead!"
On a tall horse, a general wearing a purple cloak and ornate armor had lost his head and had been cut off by a sharp arrow.
The Jiang family is a powerful family in the shrine, assisting Su Mengzhen in economic reform, contributing a lot, and his strength is also extremely strong.
Jiang Ren, the head of the Jiang family, did not participate in this battle, but let his thirteenth brother Jiang Chuan lead the Jiang family's troops.
Jiang Chuan's cultivation is not very high, but his reputation in the Jiang family is not low.
Now Jiang Chuan died under the tactics of "shooting and cutting", which caused the Jiang family's subordinates to fall into a daze and panic.
And the military strength of the Divine Hall is really weak.
Long Aotian's strategy was to let Jing Zhisheng and others attract the fierce attack of the Shentang army with elite foot soldiers, and he led the archers to carry out fixed-point strikes against the Shentang army, creating a real weak point.
As long as there is a weak point in the Shindo army, Jing Naomori and others, who are surrounded in the depths of the enemy army, can also fight their way out of the siege and return to the army.
Su Mengzhen and Bai Junlang looked at each other.
Knowing that the plan to kill the entire army of the Shenxiao Army here has completely failed. Although this battle was won, it could not be won in the end.
In fact, both sides saw each other's calculations very clearly.
But it's a bet.
If the two of them can join forces to kill Jing Zhisheng, then the Shenxiao Army may be wiped out.
But after all, Akakii Yi is not in vain, and in the end he successfully dragged down the Shentang Army and created an opportunity for Long Aotian.
However, with this, Su Mengzhen also took the opportunity to eliminate more elites of the Shenxiao Army and expand the results of the battle.
Because of Jiang Chuan's death, the Shentang army in that area retreated in panic.
Long Aotian took the opportunity to lead the army straight forward and rescued Jing Zhisheng and others.
"The number of our elite soldiers and capable talents are not enough after all. Su Mengzhen looked at Bai Junlang and sighed.
Five years ago, he was defeated by Xue Yiren, the peak master of Tianzi Peak, on the Han River, and lost a large number of elite soldiers, which was an important reason for the shortage of elite soldiers.
However, in the case of insufficient talents, the temple has always existed. For a long time, Shentang has relied on the support of several brothers, and five years ago, the second Su Mu was killed by Xue Yi's hands, which became more and more stretched.
Although Su Mengzhen despised Jing Zhisheng, if the Shentang had four or five second-tier famous generals like the Four Heavenly Kings of Shenxiao, he was afraid that Long Aotian would not be able to escape the annihilation of the entire army this time.
Bai Junlang also said helplessly: "Yes, whether it is Feng'er, Can'er or Ruoxue, they are all too young. ”
Although Jiang Chuan's death in battle was an accident, the inevitable thing hidden under the accident was that because Shenxiao had more than one second-tier famous general like Jing Zhisheng, it was undoubtedly wishful thinking to defeat Shenxiao Dao in Jingzhou through a victory.
When faced with Su Mengzhen's strange plan, the Shenxiao Army could not collapse completely, and Su Mengzhen's plan to destroy the living force of Shenxiao Dao in a battle had actually failed.
After a long period of fighting, the soldiers of the temple gradually showed fatigue. Bai Junlang's troops were even more dressed in light armor, and the defects of armor defense could not be completely compensated for by high morale, and the casualties were not small in the fierce battle so far.
Next, Long Aotian led the army to break out of the encirclement and retreat successfully, it was only a matter of time.