Chapter 471: Set fire to the mountain
Zang Ba has been memorizing calligraphy since he joined the pottery merchant.
First, Xu Chu, the fierce general of Xuzhou, chased him down the mountainside and had nowhere to run. He was as panic-stricken as a lost dog.
Then came Changxi's rebellion, which caused Zang Ba to fall from his position as the leader of the five thieves in Mount Tai to the bottom of the valley, leaving Ziran alone.
Then he stabbed Chang Xi on the way to rebel, and he almost died.
In the end, he was actually saved by the Tao boy whom he usually despised the most. He was also ridiculed and subordinated to him.
He had been injured for more than half a year, and he just wanted to persuade the three thieves except Chang Xi to take revenge. However, Chang Xi colluded with Cao Cao and attracted Yu Jin, who beat him to pieces and was seriously injured again.
Zang Ba was feeling extremely aggrieved right now, and he urgently needed a fight to vent his anger.
Hitting Yuan Tan played into his hands.
He watched Yuan Yao's front vanguard army pass by, and not long after, Yuan Tan's Qingzhou main force arrived in front of him.
A cruel smile appeared on Zang Ba's lips, and he turned to face Li Tongtong: "We can attack him when his main force is halfway through the march!"
Although Li Tong's commanding ability was strong, his experience in mountain warfare was naturally far less thorough than Zang Ba's, and he naturally knew everything he could.
Yuan Tan was currently in the middle of the army, prancing forward with an eager look on his face.
Just when the Qingzhou soldiers were about halfway through, in the blink of an eye, dozens of feather arrows were fired at Yuan Jun's formation. Some Qingzhou Yuan troops who had not yet reacted quickly were hit by arrows and fell to the ground.
But after all, it was dark, and the mountain was unstable, and there was no place to hold a crossbow. Most of the first round of arrows ordered by Zang Ba missed the target, and many Yuan Jun who were hit by the arrows only suffered flesh and blood injuries.
, it doesn’t matter.
Several soldiers quickly moved out their shields to block Yuan Tan.
Yuan Tan reined in his horse, reacted in his mind, and shouted: "Shield defense! It's Tao Jun's sneak attack! Quick, put up your shields!"
Yuan Jun's soldiers were indeed well-trained. When they were suddenly attacked, they quickly set up their formations and waited carefully for the side that shot the arrows.
After knowing that the losses of his troops and horses were not great, Yuan Tan immediately knew that the ambush soldiers and generals on the mountain were not very strong, and immediately issued an order for Yuan's army in Qingzhou to attack.
Zang Ba wrinkled his nose, feeling unhappy.
This first wave of arrows was a bit of a failure.
He ordered the crossbowmen on the mountain to regroup and take aim.
"Quickly, shoot the arrow and set your aim for me!"
"Shoot, aim the arrow!"
"Shoot the arrow, shoot the arrow!"
Round after round of arrows rained down from the mountain, and the Qingzhou Yuan Jun who rushed to the front to climb the mountain were shot down on the spot. However, Yuan Jun did not stop. They stepped on the corpses of their companions or were still miserable.
The screaming body continued to surge up the mountain, like an out-of-control flood...it was just a flood rushing upwards.
Li Tong, who was behind Zang Ba, was a little nervous.
Seeing a large number of Qingzhou troops surging upwards, Li Tong couldn't help but swallowed his saliva and said to Zang Ba: "The strong soldiers of the North are really brave and brave, and they are by no means idle. Such a brave soldier who is not afraid of death is really the best in my life."
Rare!"
Zang Ba gave a cold "hum" and said: "What's there to be nervous about? I have been gathering in the mountains and forests of Langya Kingdom for many years. If I can't even get a partial army of Yuan Shao, then the name of the Five Heroes of Mount Tai will be in vain.
Got it!"
Seeing that those Qingzhou Yuan troops who were climbing the mountain were only dozens of steps away from the mountain, Zang Ba finally ordered to use his trump card.
The ambush battle in Shanli is different from the battle on the city wall. The mountain is covered with dirt, and there are no battlements on the city wall. Sometimes the place where you stand is not at a good angle because the hillside is too steep, so the crossbows are much sharper than when they are on the city wall.
It's a bit weaker.
But apart from the crossbows, rolling stones, wooden piles and haystacks splashed with sulfur grease are the most terrifying and sharp things in this kind of mountain battle.
He ordered the Tao army on the mountain to light the haystack balls. In an instant, huge igniting objects appeared one after another on the entire mountainside, illuminating the entire horizontal mountain as if it were daylight.
Zang Ba looked up at the dark sky, smiled and said: "The wind direction is just right!... Push it down!"
When Yuan Jun at the bottom of the mountain saw the fireball halfway up the mountain, he finally began to show a frightened expression.
No matter how brave the northern soldiers are, when faced with natural disasters such as fire and water, it is impossible for a human being not to be afraid. This is human nature and cannot be changed.
Huge fireballs rolled down the mountain, leaving paths burned by the flames along the way.
At this moment, the Qingzhou Yuan army who had bravely climbed the mountain could no longer resist. Many soldiers turned around and started running down the mountain almost subconsciously.
It is impossible for people to gain the upper hand when competing against falling objects on difficult mountain roads. Many Yuan Jun soldiers who had no time to run back were burned by the flames and let out painful wails. But the really miserable ones were those who were directly hit by the fireball.
Yuan Jun's body was covered with burns. They could not find a source of water to extinguish the fire on their bodies. They could only let the fire burn more and more fiercely on their bodies. Their shrill wails made everyone present frightened and inexplicable. They felt that those who were
The burning person seems to be in hell.
"Wood stakes and rolling stones! Release them at the same time!" Zang Ba continued to issue orders.
The deterrent effect of flames is huge, but the real damage caused to the enemy is not much. The only ones that can really cause substantial damage are wooden piles and rolling stones.
"Go forward! Go forward and get out of this mountain road!" Yuan Tan shouted angrily at the soldiers. His voice was shrill and shrill, and the sound he made was like a roar, which made people feel frightened.
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But the problem is that the current central army of Qingzhou Yuan Army cannot move forward at all, because directly in front of them, the front vanguard soldiers of Qingzhou Yuan Army are running back one after another, as if there is something terrifying in front of them.
Something is driving them.
One moved forward, the other backward, and the two sides collided together, naturally forming a huge blockage.
Not long after, the thing that terrified Yuan Jun's vanguard in Qingzhou appeared.
Taishi Ci held a long halberd and wore silver armor, leading a group of elite Xuzhou troops, charging towards Yuan's troops in Qingzhou like a hurricane.
And hanging in front of his horse was the head of Captain Wu Yao, the vanguard of the Yuan army who had just passed the mountain road.
The appearance of Tai Shi Ci completely blocked Yuan Tan's path forward.
The soldiers behind Taishi Ci were not in a hurry to move forward. They just controlled the Jinling repeating crossbow and followed Taishi Ci as he slowly advanced. The repeating crossbows in their hands were not in a hurry and the ten crossbows were fired quickly... just one arrow, one arrow.
Methodically, he shot and killed Yuan Jun who was blocking the official road.
"There are enemies ahead, there are enemies ahead..."
"The captain is dead! The vanguard army has collapsed!"
"Quick, mount up."
"I've been hit by an arrow, ah! Save me, save me!"
Yuan Tan frowned, flicked away the shield soldiers protecting him, and began to gallop forward with his sword in hand.
Along the way, many panicked soldiers of his own side blocked his way. Yuan Tan did not hesitate and killed these deserters with his sword.
His fierce behavior and attitude stabilized the situation for a while.
The problem is, after getting rid of the shield soldiers protecting him, Yuan Tan's figure was exposed to the firelight.
Yuan Tan kept rushing forward, swinging, and killing the defectors. Gradually, his figure appeared in Taishi Ci's sight.
Taishi Ci immediately judged Yuan Tan's identity based on his clothes.
A cold smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he immediately took out the precious eagle bow from under the saddle, bent the bow and nocked an arrow, and aimed at Yuan Tan.
At this moment, he suddenly heard the deputy general behind him, Colonel Zhu Huan, step forward to admonish him: "General, Taifu has an order, just defeat the enemy, don't harm the life of Yuan Shao's son!"
Taishi Ci woke up after hearing this, but felt helpless in his heart.
The third brother is a little timid. Since he has already broken up with Yuan Shao, why should he worry about harming his son's life?
Is it possible that at this time, he is still afraid of offending Yuan Shao?
However, ideas are ideas, and Taishi Ci would not disobey the potter's military orders.
He said calmly: "I know!"
Chapter completed!