Chapter 40: The Siege
On a small hill three miles southwest of the castle tower at the mouth of the gorge, there are many people, not to mention hundreds of people, who are driving down the hill slope one after another, and flowing into the large plain between the hill and the gorge, as if they are about to advance towards the pasture.
Five miles to the northwest there was a river that crossed the plain and stretched like a bend behind the hill, and the trees on both sides were dense, and the neighing of horses was faintly heard.
There is a small village built by the river in between, but just looking at the lack of lights, let alone the sound of chickens and dogs, you know that the villagers have already fled.
The soldiers of Pegasus Ranch on this side of the gorge also drove out of the city tower in an endless stream, with an attitude of determination to fight a tough battle. Just looking at the actions of both sides, we know that a vicious war is inevitable.
Shang Xiuxun, dressed in military uniform, rode on a horse, extremely heroic, holding an unknown sword in his right hand, surrounded by several deacons, and led three thousand ranch soldiers to battle.
And on Shang Xiuxun's nearest horse, Shi Fan sat down. At this time, Shi Fan was no longer dressed up usually, Lu Miaozi was proficient in the art of disguise, and at Shi Fan's request, he disguised himself into a big man who looked like he was in his thirties, full of beard and extremely fierce, and followed Shang Xiuxun to fight.
With the 3,000 soldiers and horses of the pasture lined up on the plain, the four major vanguard troops on the opposite side were standing solemnly. Shi Fan glanced at the third deacon Tao Shusheng without a trace, and saw that he was the same as everyone else at this time, with a look of resentment on his face, but he pretended to be excellent!
The two armies confronted each other, only to see a short man on the opposite side shouting: "I show love to Batian, friends in the rivers and lakes, and give me a nickname that will not grow an inch of grass in the next place! The owner of the shopping mall, but in fact I am a person who cherishes flowers very much, as long as you commit yourself to me for three days, you will definitely stand up and clarify the misunderstanding of me to the people of the world, what do you think?"
When the thieves heard this, they couldn't help but burst into laughter, and the meaning of obscenity was overflowing. This is a bully with an extremely ugly appearance, five short figures, a bulging belly, and a flat head that seems to grow directly from the shoulders. But his eyes that have been squinting are shining, showing his internal spirit, and a little blue light in the depths of his eyes shows that he is taking the path of evil skills......
At this time, Xiang Batian was carrying a steel ring full of sharp teeth in each hand, which really made many ranch soldiers fearful.
Shang Xiuxun heard Xiang Batian's unspeakable foul language, and his pretty face was covered with frost, but he was still calm, and he was already suspicious in his heart: "No, the four big cowards, why is there only an inch of grass and Xiang Batian is here?
Immediately, a lightning bolt flashed in Shang Xiuxun's mind, and his phoenix eyes suddenly widened, "Not good!" At this moment, countless figures poured out from the right, left, and rear, and there were thieves all over the mountains, and the Xiang Batian in front of him was actually just a pretense, and the enemy's plan was to lure himself out!
Shi Fan's face remained unchanged, for him, no matter how many people there were, they couldn't hurt him in the slightest. But the rest of the people didn't think so, their faces changed drastically, and they stood in two shares. Shang Xiuxun didn't have time to think about it at this time, and said coquettishly: "The back road has been intercepted, and there is still a glimmer of life if you break out of the encirclement!"
With Shang Xiuxun's coquettish shout, everyone also knew that this was the only chance at the moment, fortunately, the pasture was rich in good horses, and these three thousand soldiers and horses were all cavalry, rushing up along the plain, and the earth trembled and shook in an instant.
The thieves had some cavalry, but most of them were thieves on foot, and Xiang Batian didn't expect that under such a heavy siege, Shang Xiuxun was so resolute, and couldn't help shouting: "Stop them! Capture Shang Xiuxun, reward a thousand taels of gold! Break the pasture, let us wait!"
In just an instant, the three thousand cavalry collided with the thousands of thieves in front of them, and several other thieves all over the surrounding mountains also rushed all the way to kill!
The pasture war horses are all good horses, and the impact force brought by the war horses after running can crush everything in front of them! Shang Xiuxun has only one thought in her mind at this time, that is, to lead everyone out of the encirclement, how can she not know that the information is wrong at this moment, originally thought that there were only two thousand thieves and Kou forwards, who would have expected that the four big Kou would do their best to attack Pegasus Ranch, at this time the road back to the ranch has been broken, and only by breaking out of the encirclement can there be vitality!
As soon as they collided, the thieves suddenly turned on their backs, and the power of the cavalry in the ancient era of cold weapons was extremely terrifying, like a dark cloud. There were stumps and severed arms everywhere, and the sound of shouts of killing filled the entire plain!
Shi Fan was at ease in the chaos of the army, and with a wave of the Jinpeng ink sword in his hand, there was a blank space in front of him, and he only protected Shang Xiuxun tightly, keeping the cavalry peak from being blocked by thieves! If the cavalry was blocked by the impact on the battlefield, there was only a dead end waiting for him!
Just a moment, Shang Xiuxun found that the front was clear, but he had already broken out of the encirclement, looking at the silent Shi Fan beside him, Shang Xiuxun turned back silently, after a sacrifice of life, only fifty percent of the three thousand cavalry who followed him to fight were left...... Fortunately, none of the four deacons were harmed......
"Rush, rush out!" Shang Xiuxun didn't dare to think about it, shouted again, and immediately rushed towards the dense forest.
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Half an hour later, Shang Xiuxun took Shi Fan and waited in a village, there was no one in the village at all, but there were a lot of bloodstains, but it was a ruin after being cleared by the four great Kou......
At this time, most of the surviving ranch soldiers had already rounded around to the west entrance of the ranch and returned, only Shang Xiuxun was still in this village with more than a dozen masters, but he was preparing to find an opportunity to kill the leader of the thieves.
More than a dozen people gave up their horses at this time and sneaked into a house in the village alone, closing their eyes and breathing. In this rush, except for Shi Fan, the rest were a little exhausted, the archdeacon Liang Zhi was covered in blood, and the second deacon Liu Zongdao was shot in the left eye by a stray arrow, and his life was saved by stopping the bleeding, but his left eye was destroyed......
Tao Shusheng was also covered in blood, but there was an unknown meaning in his eyes......
"Let's rest here, the thief army will inevitably search for our whereabouts, and then it will be our chances to break through! As long as we kill the four great thieves, the rest of the thieves will definitely be leaderless, and the danger of the ranch will be solved immediately!" Shang Xiuxun gasped, she didn't know how many thieves she had killed in this battle, and her right hand trembled slightly at this time, but it was because she swung too many swords.
The deacons were silent when they heard this, but Uncle Tao touched his arms without a trace, and there was a strange look in his eyes. It was only tea time, but there was the sound of horses' hooves at the entrance of the village at both ends, and the thieves were chasing after them!
Shang Xiuxun's face changed, and he looked at Shi Fan, Shi Fan nodded slightly, and quietly glanced at Tao Shusheng, Shang Xiuxun nodded secretly, and then said softly: "I didn't expect to chase after me so soon, everyone restrain their breath, don't be noticed by the thieves!" (To be continued.) )