Volume 1 Jianghu Beacon Smoke Chapter 37 Hand-to-hand combat Ancient temples become slaughterhouses
Unexpectedly, a big war was about to break out.
Shen Wanshan's national guard force of nearly 600 people surrounded the Fenglin Ancient Temple. The torches reflected half the sky.
Shen Wanshan instructed Tsing Yi Tai Long: "Take my seal letter to Yangzhou Mansion to transfer troops, and the others will seal the surroundings of the ancient temple, and Xu Jiye must not be allowed to run away again this time." ”
Tyrone took the order and left.
General Lu and Tong each led 300 men and horses to guard the ancient temple. The archers bent their bows and arrows, waiting for orders. Everyone unsheathed their steel knives and was cautious, lest they disturb the Yasukuni Army in the ancient temple.
Inside the ancient temple. Yasukuni Gong Xu Jiye sat in the hall, like an ant on a hot pot, rubbing his hands back and forth, watching his subordinates come and go, turned around and asked Ye Zhiqiu: "How many people are outside?"
"About six hundred. ”
"How many archers?"
"Not less than two hundred. ”
"How many people are on our side?"
"Fifty archers, fifty crossbows, one hundred and thirty soldiers. ”
"What are the odds of rushing out?"
"Forty percent. Ye Zhiqiu thought for a while, and then said: "If Guogong listens to my arrangement, the chance of rushing out can be increased to seventy percent." ”
"You say. ”
"Grandpa Guo and Zai Xia have changed their clothes, and we have broken through in four ways, but there is a seventy percent chance of breaking through. ”
"No!" shouted Yasukuni.
Ye Zhiqiu glanced at the others and said, "Grandpa Guo, I'm offended." ”
Xia Chan'er stepped forward, made a lightning shot, and Yasukuni Gong was spotted on the spot. In a moment, Ye Zhiqiu and Yasukuni changed their clothes.
Xia Chan'er looked at Ye Zhiqiu and said, "You have to be careful." ”
Ye Zhiqiu smiled and said, "We still have a little time." Shen Wanshan is not attacking now, he must be waiting for reinforcements. When you broke through for a while, you and Shen Xuehan protected Guogong and hid in a hole in the ground. I will arrange for others to force a breakthrough with me in four ways, and now that it is dark, they can't tell which team is the real Grandpa Guo. After we leave, you rush out again, you must remember that your direction is due south, and Mu Fengchun's men and horses will meet you five miles away, and after the convergence, take Guogong to Tianning Temple for temporary refuge. The six doors have just been evacuated, and they would never have thought of you killing each other. If I can escape, I will go to Tianning Temple to meet you. If I don't arrive at Tianning Temple within five days, you can leave quickly with Grandpa Guo. ”
Xia Chan'er had tears in her eyes and said, "Don't say it." You're going to be able to get out?"
Ye Zhiqiu said: "Don't cry cicadas. Don't worry, I'll be fine. ”
Shen Xuehan said on the side: "Third brother, don't be a mother-in-law, you and the second sister will stay." I led people out of the city. Clothes for me. ”
Ye Zhiqiu said with a smile: "Fourth, don't look at your high martial arts, you are still far from arranging troops and fighting on the march." Zhenguo Divine Beast you bring with you, and the responsibility is equally heavy. Stop arguing, go and hide. ”
Shen Xuehan was not verbose, and left with the Duke of Yasukuni on his shoulders. Xia Chan'er turned back three times in one step, her eyes teary-eyed.
When the three of them left, Ye Zhiqiu instructed his subordinates: "Only the archers will be left to defend, and the others will quickly gather in the hall." ”
All the pro-soldiers quickly gathered in the hall.
Ye Zhiqiu said: "Brothers, today is the time to witness the might of the Yasukuni Army. In a moment, we will break out in four ways. Zhao Dajun. ”
"Here!"
"You lead a team of four tens, north. Wei Wuyou. ”
"Here!" a black-faced man stepped forward.
"You lead a team of four tens, south. Wu'an. ”
"Here!"
"You lead a team of four tens, to the east. ”
"Yes!" the three commanded.
"The others broke out west with me. Archers and crossbows followed me. After breaking through, find a place to hide, leave a secret plan, and someone will contact you in the future. Now everyone is preparing separately and acting in unison for half an hour. ”
"Yes!" everyone began to prepare in groups.
Wu An came up and said to Ye Zhiqiu: "General Ye, if you arrange it like this, we can all rush out, but you will definitely be bitten to death in the back." ”
Ye Zhiqiu smiled: "Do you look down on General Ben?"
"You see, you are wearing a national uniform, and you have the largest number of people who have broken through, don't think about it, the enemy will definitely bite you to death. ”
Zhao Dajun also came up and said, "Not really." General Ye, you are like this, everyone is not happy. ”
"you. Ye Zhiqiu smiled and said, "Let's make a bet and see who succeeds in breaking through first." If I lose to you bunnies, I'll turn the leaf upside down. ”
Everyone didn't squeak anymore, but everyone felt panicked.
Half an hour passed in the blink of an eye, and everyone stood solemnly waiting for orders.
Ye Zhiqiu drew his sword in his hand, waved his hand, and said, "Yasukuni Army, rush me!"
As soon as the gate opened, the crossbowmen rushed out first, with a short shield in one hand to protect their chests, and a crossbow in the other. The archers then followed, not aiming, and shot indiscriminately, and in a few breaths, dozens of people were put down in the open space of the West Gate, and the fire dimmed.
The Protector was taken by surprise and fell into chaos for a moment. At this time, the other three people and horses also came out, they all threw the futon out along the wall first, and the stall that was shot by the bow and arrow came out of the wall together.
In an instant, shouts of killing rang out.
Especially at night, I can't see how many people there are on the other side. Everyone rushes out with one mind, and they don't stop at their feet.
The fighting in the south was the worst. Wu An was the first to be hit by an arrow in the leg, and blood flowed down the river. After slashing three people in a row, he finally lost his strength, collapsed, and was hacked to death by the Protectors. The Yasukuni Army was also red-eyed, gritting its teeth and rushing forward, but it could not withstand the large number of the Protector Army.
One by one, the people fell, and one of them was slashed three times on his body, and his intestines flowed out, but he still covered his stomach with one hand and rushed forward desperately with the other hand. A carved arrow swished through his throat, and he fell on his back, his eyes wide open, blood gushing out of his throat, and his eyes were as bright as day, and a fresh life was over.
Most of the men and horses on the north side rushed out, and they kept running, and they couldn't see the road clearly, stumbling, and the men and horses of the Protector Army chased after them. There were only about two dozen people left in the four ten-man teams. Everyone panicked and ran forward desperately. They all know that they must not stop, and if they stop, they will face death. Suddenly, there was a trumpet sound, and the pursuers stopped, and some people began to turn and rush back.
Two dozen people also stopped, and watched as the torches were withdrawn.
Zhao Dajun's face was covered with blood, wiped a handful, and said, "It seems that they withdrew, and they went to besiege General Ye." ”
The person next to him asked, "What are we going to do?"
Zhao Dajun spat and shouted, "Brothers, kill me back." ”
"Yes!" said two dozen people in unison.
The western road advances at the fastest speed and the most pressure. The crossbowmen are better, and the archers are much less powerful once they are in close combat. And the number of crossbow boxes for repeaters is limited, and they are quickly finished.
Ye Zhiqiu shouted: "Change the knife." ”
Everyone drew their swords in their hands, threw away their repeaters, bows and arrows, and continued to rush forward. There were fewer and fewer enemies on the front, but the enemies on the flanks poured up at the command of the horns.
Ye Zhiqiu's men and horses were all infantry, and there were nearly fifty war horses among the people and horses of the Protector Army. War horses circled back and forth, harvesting the lives of the Yasukuni Army brothers.
Ye Zhiqiu shouted again: "Grab the horse." ”
The ten-man team of the pro-barracks quickly threw away their weapons, lunged down, put their hands on their knees, and another ten people stepped forward quickly, stepping on their hands and jumping up, the lungers used both hands to lift up, and the ten people flew up at once. Circling in the air, the flying ten men kicked the cavalry off their horses.
Five of the ten took their horses, and five others were cut down horizontally.
Ye Zhiqiu turned over and got on his horse, but was shot in the left shoulder by an arrow behind him. Immediately, the soldiers handed the reins into Ye Zhiqiu's hands, slid off the horse's back, slapped the horse's buttocks, and shouted, "You escort the prince to leave quickly." ”
The other four people rode up to Ye Zhiqiu and rode away. And the pro-soldiers behind him were instantly cut to the ground.
At this time, the Zhao army in the north led people to kill again, and Wei Wuyou in the east also led people into the battle group, and for a while, blood flowed like a river.
The battle continued for another half an hour, until all the Yasukuni troops were killed. Shen Wanshan looked at the men and horses who were guarding the national army, there were countless casualties, and less than 100 people could stand. Inside and outside the ancient temple, there are corpses everywhere, mourning is everywhere, and the lack of arms and legs is shocking.
Shen Wanshan said to the second generals Lu and Tong: "You take the cavalry to chase after you, and you must not let Xu Jiye escape." Twenty people were left here to search the ancient temple, and I took the other people to continue to search around to see if there were any fish that slipped through the net. ”
"Yes!" Lu and Tong took the reins of their horses and took the orders to leave.
Shen Wanshan said to the rest of the people: "You, lead two teams of ten people to search the ancient temple, and the rest of the people search around, and be sure to correct all the chaotic parties on the spot." ”
At the same time as a large number of people dispersed, Shen Xuehan and Xia Chan'er climbed out of the cave with Yasukuni Gong. As soon as he saw the corpses all over the ground, Yasukuni's face changed color and said, "Hurry up!"
The two ten-person teams that stayed behind did not search the ancient temple at all, but sorted out the corpses of their comrades with tears in their eyes. Everyone was silent, and someone sat down, staring blankly at the sky, tears streaming down their cheeks.
A group of people who have just experienced life and death can sometimes easily become broken. For many people, this fight was a nightmare.
The three of them escaped from the encirclement with ease, and the three of them hid around in embarrassment until they came to a river.
The three of them rushed to the river, washed their faces, and drank some water. Looking at the rising sun, Xia Chan'er shouted: "It's not good, we're going in the wrong direction." ”
Shen Xuehan was also stunned, and said, "Then what should I do?" Why don't you and Jingguo Gong find a place to hide first, and I will contact Mu Fengchun's men and horses, and then come back to pick you up." ”
Xia Chan'er looked at Yasukuni Gong and said, "That's the only way, I'll go to the front to take a look, there seems to be a cave." We'll wait for you there. ”
Shen Xuehan untied the Zhenguo Divine Beast, handed it to Xia Chan'er, and said, "I'll leave this to you first." I left, and by the way, I inquired about the situation of the third brother. ”
The face of the Yasukuni Emperor was full of sorrow and did not say a word.