Looking at the Uighur cavalry brigade that sprang forward in two groups, the faces of Shi, Zhang, and Liu were extremely sad, and they couldn't help but feel a wave of fear in their hearts - had Xiao Wei not ordered the withdrawal of troops, the three of them would have been killed.
If someone just leads the troops to chase the enemy like this, the result will be a beautiful ambush. Only geniuses know whether they can escape. When thinking about this, everyone feels different in their hearts.
Xiao Wei couldn't help but be impressed by his abilities.
"No, it's the Black Bone Sect jihadist!" Just when Shi Fenggong and others were horrified, a guard commander of the Liu Mansion recognized the origin of the cavalry brigade that was outflanking from the left side of the battlefield, and immediately exclaimed.
"Hiss..." With this exclamation, Shi Fenggong and others couldn't help but take a breath. Although Shi Zhang and others have never been in battle, as heirs of aristocratic families, they naturally have a deep concern for Yanxi's military and political affairs.
Countless of them have heard about the fanaticism and bellicosity of the Black Bone Jihadists in the past, and have a general understanding of their combat capabilities. They know very well that with such a small number of troops, they cannot withstand the opponent's two armies.
Even though everyone was a little bit surprised how this large group of jihadists penetrated deep into the hinterland of Yanxi, it is an indisputable fact that the jihadists have appeared now, and the situation before everyone has become extremely dangerous.
"Young prince, the enemy army is strong, we are outnumbered, retreat quickly!" Zhang Chaoyang saw the panic on the faces of all his men, and couldn't help but become a little anxious, not caring whether it would happen or not.
It would hurt the morale of the troops, so I shouted in a hurry.[
"We can't withdraw. If we withdraw now, we will definitely be defeated. Let's fight! Kill all these thieves!" Shi Fenggong's knowledge was obviously a step higher than Zhang Chaoyang's. Seeing the menacing Huihe cavalry, he knew that this was the moment.
There was no way to retreat. If he retreated, the whole army would collapse. Of course, he also knew that fighting was a dead end. However, as a general, Shi Fenggong was not afraid of death at all, and the blood in his bones surged up.
, roaring angrily, he wanted to lead his army to charge forward and fight to the death.
"Young prince, you retreat first. I will lead my troops to fight to the death!" Liu Mingli was also shocked by the large number of Uighur cavalry coming, but he still did not forget his responsibility. When he saw that the situation was not good, he hurriedly rode forward and raised his head.
He shouted loudly.
Escape? At this moment, if Xiao Wei abandons everyone and escapes first, there is a high possibility that he can escape. The question is, can he escape? Obviously, no! Not to mention that Fatty Tang and the Ning family brothers are all Xiao
The arm abandoned by fear of law is Shi, Zhang and others, and Xiao Wei cannot abandon it. Otherwise, even if they successfully escape back to Jinchang City, they may not be able to calm down the anger of the various families in Yanxi, and the final result is very likely
He, Xiao Wei, would have to become the scapegoat blamed by thousands of people. Xiao Wei would not do such stupid things. The question is, so what if we fight? Can we win? It seems that the hope is also very slim. The result of facing a head-on battle is eight out of ten.
Ninth, the entire army was annihilated, which was also not an outcome Xiao Wei was willing to face.
There is no way to escape, and there is no way to fight to the death. The only hope is to stand firm and wait for change. The question is how to hold this position? Xiao Wei ignored the shouts of the waiting people and quickly glanced at the surrounding terrain, until he saw a lake.
As he climbed up the hill, he already had an idea in mind. He interrupted everyone's shouting with a wave of his hand and shouted loudly: "Brother Shi, Brother Zhang, Brother Li, each of you will send one person back to Jinchang City to ask for help, and the rest will
Follow Xiao Wang and occupy the hill on the right. Hurry!" As soon as he finished speaking, he didn't care whether everyone followed the order. He rushed to the hill near the water with a wave of horses. Shi, Zhang and others
Seeing this, everyone hurriedly ordered one of their personal guards to rush back to Jinchang. The rest of the people followed Xiao Wei in chaos and galloped towards the hill three hundred steps away.
The mountain is not very high, only about thirty feet high, and there are no trees. There are only knee-high green grass and shrubs all over the mountain. It is no obstacle to Yanxi and the others who are galloping on horseback. They rush all the way.
Then, they finally managed to rush to the top of the slope before the two groups of Uighur cavalry came, and they gathered together in a mess, each breathing heavily.
"Damn it, this is a desperate place!" Zhang Chaoyang rushed to the top of the slope on horseback. He only glanced at the surrounding terrain. He was shocked and couldn't help but cursed - this mountain is just a mountain.
The solitary peak faces water on one side and a cliff on the other. There are only two hillsides on the east and south sides, but they are both gentle slopes. In addition, the mountain is not high, so it is not only a retreat but also dangerous to defend. It is not in line with the way of military formation.
"Damn it, brothers, we have a long way to go. We have to fight with the thieves. Kill each one and count them all. Come with me!" Shi Fenggong also saw the terrain clearly, and his heart was angry, and he didn't have the intention to blame.
Xiao Wei gave a blind command, raised the scimitar in his hand, and went down the slope to meet the Uighur cavalry group that had rushed to the hill not far away.
"Brother Shi, wait a minute!" When Xiao Wei saw Shi Fenggong being so impulsive, he quickly stretched out his hand, pulled the reins of Shi Fenggong's horse, and said calmly: "Although this is a desperate place, it is a defensive place, but it must be able to hold off until dark.
, Xiao Wang has his own strategy to defeat the enemy!"
"Dark?" Shi Fenggong looked up at the sky and saw that the sun was in the middle. There were still two or three hours before dark. With so few men and horses in hand, it was not easy to delay it until dark.
At least he, Shi Fenggong, was not optimistic about it. He shook the horse's reins and snorted angrily: "It's still early before dark, how can we hold on to this kind of terrain? If you have anything to say, young prince, please say it directly.
Already."
Seeing Shi Fenggong's attitude was so bad, Xiao Wei was angry. However, when he was not expressing his anger, Xiao Wei breathed out lightly. Without talking nonsense to Shi Fenggong, he directly ordered: "Ning Nan
, Ningbei, you immediately stationed your horses as a wall to guard the east slope, but there were bandits rushing up the slope, and used crossbows to greet them. Brother Li, you will lead your headquarters to guard the south slope, and you must block the first attack of the bandits. The rest will dismount.
, stand by on the spot, and anyone who dares to disobey will be killed!"
"Yes!" The Ning brothers and Liu Mingli both agreed loudly, and each led their troops to retreat to the halfway position, nervously preparing for battle. The difference was that all the Ning brothers' troops dismounted and
The horses were divided into groups of six, tied with reins to the handles of long spears that were pierced deep into the soil, and formed into a horse wall. More than two hundred royal guards hid behind the horse wall holding crossbows, while Liu Mingli led one hundred of his troops.
Fifty cavalry formed a cavalry formation along the mountain on the south slope near the lake, ready to take advantage of the mountain and ride down the mountain.
Just as the people of Yanxi were nervously preparing for battle, the rolling Uighur cavalry brigade had already rushed forward. The first to arrive were the group of three thousand Uighur rebel soldiers who had been defeated by the Yanxi people earlier.
When they saw that the hill where the Yanxi Army was stationed was not high and had a gentle slope, relying on the large number of soldiers and horses, they swept up the east slope to the top of the slope without stopping. There were loud shouts and shouts, and soon they were
They rushed to the mountainside, but when they got there, they were blocked by a wall of horses. Fa Zai rushed forward and had to rein in his horses and huddle together.
"Set arrows, shoot arrows!" When the Ning family brothers saw that the enemy was approaching, they each shouted at the top of their lungs. The royal guards who had been waiting behind the horse wall for a long time did not dare to neglect and came out from the gaps in the horse wall.
He shot the crossbow arrow in his hand, but when he heard the whistling sound of the steel arrow cutting through the space, the huddled Uighur cavalry were immediately shot and turned upside down.
"Let it go, let it go!" Facing a chaotic mess with so many good targets to hide from, how could the Ning family brothers let it go? They kept shouting loudly, urging their guards.
They kept raining death arrows on the Uighur cavalry group that rushed forward. In just a moment, more than two hundred Uighur cavalry died tragically in front of the horse wall. The corpses of the men and horses were lying on the ground.
, a wall of corpses several feet high was piled up. The screams of the dying and the whine of the horses were intertwined. How could it be so tragic? No matter how brave the Uighur cavalry was, facing such heavy casualties,
Unable to hold on any longer, they "randomly" left behind the dead and wounded one after another and collapsed.
"Woooooo..." The group of jihadist cavalry that had rushed near the hill saw that the forward army failed to attack, so they did not continue to attack, but stopped only fifty steps away from the hill.
, the horns of the whole army were blown, and the defeated Huihe cavalry brigade returned one after another, and formed a formation at the foot of the mountain, surrounding the small hill.
"Ha, damn, you did a great job!" Shi Fenggong obviously didn't expect that the crossbows in the hands of the palace guards combined with the horse wall would be so powerful. Seeing the Huihe cavalry being killed and injured in a mess, Shi Fenggong couldn't help but give him a slap in the face.
, shouted excitedly.
"Yes, we killed more than two hundred thieves in one go. After a few more rounds, no matter how many thieves there are, they won't be enough to kill. The soldiers under the young prince are still so good. I admire them, I admire them!" Zhang Chaoyang saw.
The palace guards killed so many thieves in one encounter, but only a few of them were hit by stray arrows. At the meager cost of killing one person and wounding six others, they achieved such a great victory. While admiring them, they couldn't help but sigh.
stand up.
Shi and Zhang were excited, but Xiao Wei not only did not follow the excitement, but frowned - this time when hunting, the palace guards carried a lot of crossbows and arrows, but when they were hunting, Xiao Wei was
The number of crossbow arrows consumed by the palace guards was not much, but the number of crossbow arrows carried by each palace guard was limited after all. After the previous retreat from the enemy and this crazy "shooting", I was afraid that all the crossbow arrows would be
There are not many arrows left. Every time you shoot, you will lose one, and there is no place to add more. Let alone two or three more arrows. I am afraid that the enemy will charge one more time. The crossbow arrows on hand will
It would have to be exhausted. As for Shi and Zhang's troops, because they fired arrows wildly during hunting, there were not many arrows left. If they wanted to defend the mountain with bows and arrows, it would be impossible, even more so.
What's more, the commander of the Uighur cavalry at the foot of the mountain is not a fool. He can't do the stupid thing of charging with the cavalry again. If he dismounts and fights on foot, the outcome of this battle is hard to say, but he is still worried. In order to
Because of the morale of the army, Xiao Wei did not express his worries, but silently watched the Uighur cavalry brigade preparing for war at the foot of the mountain, constantly thinking about how to hold on.
Just when Xiao Wei was thinking hard, a shrill sound of horns suddenly sounded from the Uighur army at the foot of the mountain. More than a thousand Uighur cavalry jumped off their horses one after another, holding a round shield in one hand and a scimitar in the other.
Under the leadership of the general, they formed a formation and climbed halfway up the hillside. At the same time, a group of about five hundred Uighur cavalry, commanded by a strong general, launched an attack from the south slope, targeting
Directly pointing at the 150 cavalry Liu Mansion soldiers led by Liu Mingli, as for the jihadists with white scarves on their heads, they were steadily arrayed at the foot of the mountain, ready to fight up to the top of the mountain along the gap opened by the forward.
A fierce battle that Xiao Wei is unwilling to face is about to begin...[