Chapter 462: Life (II)
Chen Ao stepped forward and saw Feng Hu striding alone. Chen Ao couldn't help but ask strangely, "Why are you alone?"
Feng Hu didn't have time to salute, and immediately said, "General, we have found a path that can climb over the mountain in front. The others continued to explore, and I came back to see the flames rushing to the sky. ”
When Chen Ao heard this, he was surprised and delighted, asked Feng Hu to sit down and rest for a while, and asked some more questions. Feng Hu answered them one by one, they originally planned to get out of this mountain, find the main road to the south, and then come back to inform the army. But in the afternoon, when I saw the fire on the hill here, I thought that it might be the Liao army attacking. Feng Hu gave up his original plan, let people mark along the way, rushed back first, and led the army to take one step at a time.
After resting for a while, Chen Ao asked Feng Hu to lead the way in front, and the others followed. Although surrounded by Khitans, Feng Hu carved a path on the edge of the cliff and went around to the path they had discovered. In this way, although it is a little farther away, it is fortunate that there is no need to climb the rock, and it will not be discovered by the Liao army.
Chen Ao was very anxious to leave here, but when he thought of Peng Guangzu and Guo Wenhui, it was because they were greedy for life and afraid of death that they left the whole army and ran away by themselves, which led to a great chaos in the army. Although he is now leading a more disciplined forbidden army, as a commander, he should also have a little bit of a high wind and bright festival that takes the lead in enduring hardships and enjoying pleasures in the back.
So he stood on a large rock on the side of the road, as if inspecting the troops, and watched his ranks line up in two rows and rush forward. Zhao Ling and Long Qingping naturally accompanied him all the time, but without that team of personal guards, it seemed a little thin.
The march of the army did not make much noise, and Chen Ao had already followed Zhao Ling's advice and set up many torches on the original camp to confuse the Khitans. But he didn't go far and was still discovered by the Liao army.
Perhaps it was because the Liao army felt that the Song soldiers were too indifferent to the aroma of the barbecue in the absence of food, which was really a very incomprehensible thing. So the Khitans quietly touched it up and took a look, only to find that the Song soldiers who were originally surrounded were gone.
Xiao Tzu Rin immediately thought that the Song army might have escaped from the side of the cliff, so he led people to catch up and found traces of the army's march. So he followed all the way and followed. Because this road was opened up by Feng Hu cutting through thorns. The Song army walked very slowly in front, and when Xiao Tzu Rin chased after him, because this road had been trodden by tens of thousands of people, it was much easier to walk. Therefore, the speed of the Liao army was much faster.
Seeing that the army had not yet gone down from the edge of the cliff, and there was a faint shout of Khitan people from behind, Chen Ao couldn't help but be a little anxious. He was now at the end of the line, and he couldn't go forward on this narrow path, so he could only keep urging the rear army to speed up.
But the Khitans were faster. They left their horses behind, and ran on two legs, and they didn't have to be slow on four legs. Chen Ao looked back and could already see the light of the torches. He jerked out the sword at his waist and ordered the last team to break off with him.
It was Chu Da Zhuangbu who pressed the tail. Chu Dazhuang put the sword up and ordered his subordinates to prepare shields. On this mountain road, there is no way to fight with a large army. The only thing to watch out for is that the Khitans shoot arrows from behind. When the time comes, the army is eager to hurry, but it will be even more panicked.
Chen Ao glanced at Zhao Ling, who was sweating profusely, and sighed secretly, thinking to himself, this errand was originally taken by herself, but she was made to suffer with her.
Thinking of this, he said to Long Qingping, "Xiaolong, do you remember what I said to you?"
Long Qingping didn't ask him anything very stupidly and innocently this time, but glanced at Zhao Ling and nodded silently. Chen Ao knew that she was not stupid, and she must have understood what she meant.
The Liao army led by Xiao Tzu Rin was getting closer and closer, and faces could almost be seen on both sides. Xiao Tzu Rin's reaction did not surprise Chu Dazhuang. As soon as he saw the Song army in front, he immediately ordered his men to shoot arrows.
Almost at the same time, the Song army erected the shield and covered it tightly. A round of bows and arrows of the Liao army did not work, and immediately shot arrows while quickly approaching. And if the Song army wants to erect a shield to cover it, it can only walk backwards, so that the speed is even slower.
When the Liao army arrived twenty paces away, they stopped shooting arrows, drew their scimitars, and rushed forward. Chen Ao secretly scolded in his heart, why can't this group of Liao soldiers get along with Lao Tzu, do they have to kill them all?
He was a little strange, but he wasn't wrong. It turned out that Xiao Tzu Rin had already seen from their armor uniforms that this group of Song troops was the elite of the Great Song Dynasty. If this army can be defeated, it will not only be a huge victory, but also a heavy blow to the entire Great Song army, making them lose confidence even more.
That's why Xiao Tzu Rin chased after him so persistently. In his opinion, this Song army has already been defeated, if he doesn't take advantage of the victory to pursue now, and wait for the other party to recover his breath, there will not be such a good opportunity.
Chen Ao secretly complained in his heart about this group of Liao soldiers who were like dogskin plasters, and hurriedly ran forward. But he couldn't run too fast, lest he make Chu Dazhuang's people think that he had escaped first, so as not to make them lose their fighting spirit. So Chen Ao had no choice but to let Long Qingping take Zhao Ling to rush forward first, while he ran a little ahead of Chu Dazhuang's department.
The two armies at the back had already exchanged hands, but on the narrow path, they could not be used at all. At the same time, there can only be a maximum of three pairs of people cutting and killing each other, and others can only do it in a hurry. At this time, Xiao Tzu suddenly had an idea, and roared a few times.
Of course, Chen Ao didn't understand what mantra he was reciting, but he suddenly saw the Khitans take out a bundle of hemp rope from their waists. Just as he was wondering what they were going to do, he saw that these people threw up the hemp rope and actually used the method of lassing horses to tie up the Song army.
Chen Ao was dumbfounded, and finally saw the legendary majestic man who set a horse. But these nooses were thrown over, and they all became deadly weapons. On the mountain road, as long as you are caught in a lasso and pulled, you will immediately lose your footing. Especially in the middle of the night, there is a cliff next to it, and if you are not careful, you will fall into the air.
Chen Ao knew that it was powerful, and shouted loudly: "Hurry up, hurry up, don't fight!"
The people behind him also realized the danger and sped up. Anyway, now that the Liao army is in close contact with them, it is impossible to shoot arrows at such a short distance, so there is no need to protect them so closely.
As he was running, Xiao Tzu Rin suddenly shouted in broken Chinese: "General of the Song Kingdom...... There's a kind of fight like a man!"
Chen Ao couldn't help but shout: "Lao Tzu has a kind, but Lao Tzu is not stupid." Xiao Tzu Rin, your revenge with this arrow, Lao Tzu will definitely take revenge!"
As he ran, he shouted when he heard the ringing of a bowstring behind him. He subconsciously looked back, as if he wanted to see which one of those who didn't open his eyes dared to shoot arrows at such a close distance, and was he not afraid of shooting his own people?
However, as soon as he turned around, Chen Ao suddenly saw a little cold light on Xiao Tzulin's hand, and suddenly took off his hand and flew towards him. He finally understood who the blind thing who dared to shoot arrows was. Chen Ao subconsciously flashed to the side, trying to dodge the arrow. But suddenly he realized that his foot was empty, and then his body fell down.
Chen Ao's heart sank, and a thought turned in his mind, it was Xiao Tzu Rin again! If I couldn't shoot him with an arrow, I, Chen Ao, would not be a human being!