Chapter 268: Saving People
Situ Wen led 3,000 men out of the city and drove thousands of Mongol soldiers to the moat. Suddenly, www.biquge.info Mongol soldiers suddenly split into two wings and took the initiative to retreat. Situ Wen was stunned, he had been at war with the Mongols for many years, and knew that with the strength of the Mongols, he would never retreat for no reason. At the moment, all armies must be restrained, and they must not be pursued exhaustively.
Suddenly, the earth shook, everyone's faces changed, and everyone knew that this was the Mongolian iron horse that dominated the world.
Those who came out of the city were all infantry, but the Mongols actually followed up with iron cavalry. Although there were also cavalry in Guanzhong, it was too late to reinforce them. If you use 3,000 infantry against the Mongol cavalry, you will be like sending 3,000 unarmed men to the execution ground.
Situ Wen was shocked and hurriedly ordered to retreat. His own soldiers were the most elite troops in the city, and after the 1,000 men were broken at the moment, 2,000 slowly retreated to the city, and there was no confusion at all.
Of the thousand, five hundred men with spears were in front of them, and they were formed in the formation of long snakes, and the first row was half crouched, with the tips of their spears pointing upwards. The second row is an arrow step, and the guns are held flat. The other 500 men lined up with swords and shields, and when the enemy arrived, they fell down and cut off their horses. This formation was created by Situ Wen to meet the enemy's iron cavalry, and there should have been 500 archers to shoot the enemy cavalry from a distance. But this time there were almost no bows and arrows, and even if they had to be mobilized from the city, they would not be able to do so.
In the blink of an eye, the desert iron horseman, which was as dense as a dark cloud, appeared in front of him. Situ Wen looked at it and knew that there were at least three thousand horsemen. When he looked back, he saw that most of the soldiers had retreated into the city, and the city head had also strengthened its vigilance, with more strong bows and crossbows, so he was a little relieved.
The three thousand iron horsemen were getting closer and closer, rushing towards the thousand men. Situ Wen's face was pale, he knew that no matter what, these infantry would not be able to stop the iron cavalry. If you want to withdraw from the army, it's too late. But he saw that the Mongolian iron horsemen raised their scimitars in their hands, and they rushed to it in an instant. Five hundred pikemen struggled to raise their spears, and at least two hundred horses fell to the ground with a single blow. However, it did not stop the momentum of the Mongol cavalry, and in a matter of moments, the five hundred pikemen were trampled by swords and horses, and were killed and wounded.
The Iron Cavalry rushed past the first line of spears, but was met by five hundred swordsmen. These 500 men had learned the art of the Rolling Hall, and as soon as they saw the horse, they fell asleep on their backs to the sky, shielded themselves, and slashed the horse's feet with a knife in one hand. It was the first time that the Mongolian Iron Cavalry had encountered this style of play. More than 100 war horses that rushed to the front were cut off and fell to the ground and wailed. Once the cavalry fell, they were often held down by the horse's belly and could not move, and their heads were easily cut off by the swordsmen.
The iron cavalry that came from behind was startled and hurriedly spread out to the two wings, avoiding the card knife formation. Situ Wen took the opportunity to retreat to the city with the remnants of the army. The Iron Rider then pursued, but was within range of the city's crossbows. A rain of arrows knocked down more than 100 horsemen, so the offensive slowed down slightly. But another volley of crossbows from the Mongol rear force crushed the archers in the city.
Situ Wen ordered the remaining four or five hundred people to return to the city as soon as possible, and after his sword was broken. In the blink of an eye, dozens of horsemen rushed in, and he stabbed several horses with his long sword, but how strong the impact of the iron cavalry was, under the siege of dozens of horsemen at the same time, Rao is his swordsmanship is skillful, but he is also full of dangers.
Suddenly, a horse rushed from the flank, and the man on the horse waved a long sword and smashed into the Mongolian iron horse, invincible.
The man was quick with his sword, came to Situ Wen's side, stretched out his hand, and shouted, "This general, get on your horse quickly." Seeing that this person was handsome, Situ Wen couldn't help but secretly admire. Immediately grabbed him by the hand and jumped on the horse.
The two rode together and galloped towards the city.
The two rode together and went back to the city. There were still more than a dozen horsemen chasing after them, bending their bows and arrows, and shooting at the two of them. The young man did not look back, but listened to the speaker, and if he shot at the horse, he swung his sword and pulled it out. Shoot in the back, but ignore it. A few arrows were fired at him in his vest, and several Mongol cavalrymen immediately cheered. Unexpectedly, those arrows could not pass through his body, and they fell to the ground one after another.
The Mongolian knights were amazed, but they expected that he must be wearing close-fitting soft armor or something, and he was still chasing after him. Although the war horse that the young man rode was a healthy horse, after all, he rode two people, and his footsteps were much slower. After a while, several horsemen chased after him. One of them swung a knife at the back of the young man's neck, expecting that even though he was wearing soft armor, his neck was naked.
The young man suddenly sprang upside down, and with a single blow he slashed the cavalryman's scimitar, and his body fell, and the long knife in his hand stabbed down and pierced through his chest. but fell on his horseback. The Mongolian iron horsemen were all wearing heavy armor, and the young man's hand was just an ordinary long knife, which could pierce through the iron armor, obviously because the knife contained a very strong internal force.
Situ Wen looked back and saw that he was also surprised, seeing that this young man was not yet twenty years old, even if he had practiced martial arts since he was a child, he had only worked for more than ten years, how could he have such strong skills?
The young man snatched the Mongolian war horse, with the long knife in his hand, like a tiger with wings, and rushed to chase the nearest dozen Mongolian iron horsemen. The cavalrymen waved their scimitars and shouted to kill, but they were all killed by a single flash of the sword. In an instant, more than ten horsemen were killed cleanly, leaving no one behind.
The young man laughed and said, "Kill happily today, don't be afraid of death, just come and die!" Situ Wen praised: "Good sword skills! The young man nodded, and rode his horse towards the Dragon and Tiger Pass.
Later, when the Mongolian cavalry saw that the two were brave, they were all hostile and chased after them. For a while, the smoke and dust rose loudly, and hundreds of paces behind the two of them were chased by hundreds of cavalry, and the sound of hooves shook the earth. According to the boy's temperament, he will turn around and fight. However, Situ Wen, as the commander of a city, was quite serious, but persuaded him to enter the city first.
Seeing that the pursuers were getting closer and closer, all of a sudden, the sound of Mingjin withdrawing troops came from the Mongolian camp. The pursuing Mongol cavalry had no choice but to circle their horses and return. The besieging tribes of the city also retreated, carrying the wounded away, but the dead were left alone. I saw tens of thousands of people slowly retreating several miles away. When the soldiers and civilians in the city saw that the enemy army had been repulsed again, they cheered.
The battle was the worst of all wars, and the Mongol army almost stormed the city. Although they were repulsed, both sides suffered heavy casualties, and the vitality of the city was greatly damaged. Although the Mongols lost 20,000 or 30,000 men in this attack, and more than 10,000 people were also killed or wounded in Longhu Pass, the military strength was quite insufficient.
Situ Wen returned to the city, jumped off his horse, saluted the young man with his fists, and said, "Thank you for saving this hero, I don't know the name of the honorable person, how to call it?"
The man smiled: "Under Ling Lingqi." ”
It turned out that Ling Lingqi came to the city and happened to see the Mongol army attacking the city, he rode into the camp, but happened to save the dragon and tiger guard Situ Wen.
Situ Wen didn't know where he came from, but when he saw that he was heroic, martial arts and martial arts, and a good man, he was very happy, so he took his hand and said: "The young man is willing to come to help, and he will be deeply grateful." Please go up to the castle tower and tell us. (To be continued.) )