The arrow shot by Sima Shang landed two feet away from Ji Jie. The soldier who shot the arrow lowered his head and said, "This subordinate is incompetent. Please punish me, general!"
Sima Shang waved his hand and said: "It's not your fault, you have done a good job! This is the gap. Fortunately, Ji Jie is just a small figure in the Zhou Empire, not a general of one of the six countries. Otherwise,
Sooner or later, it will become a threat to Zhao State. Everyone, prepare your knight shields, protect yourselves, and follow me!"
Cavalry with shields is a very unusual combination. At least Ji Jie has never seen it before. This is unique to the Zhao cavalry. Because they have fought with the Huns tribe in the north for a long time, they have learned some of the Huns' fighting methods.
The Huns did not know smelting technology. It was not easy to buy enough metal to make weapons. There was really no extra material to make armor. The Huns cavalry in animal skins would prepare a round shield for themselves.
To resist flying arrows.
Ji Jie smiled bitterly again. He had never thought of relying on a dozen of them to block Sima Shang's large army. The purpose of shooting arrows was to dampen their spirit. Who would have thought that these guys would rush over with shields in hand.
"Your Majesty, what should we do?" The speaker was Bu Feng, a strong soldier of the Zhaocheng Guard's heavy armored infantry team. He had just been appointed by Ji Jie as the squad leader to lead the remaining guard members.
Ji Jie said with a smile: "Of course we have to grease the soles of our feet. We are small and flexible, so we can lead them in a big circle!"
The four horses took the first step, each horse dragging branches behind them. Smoke and dust were raised in the place where they ran. From a distance, they looked like a large group of people. Ji Jie led the rest of the people to make a show of cutting off the rear.
followed behind.
As soon as they came out of the valley, Sima Shang no longer had any scruples and ordered a quick pursuit. The follow-up troops followed up in time. Two thousand men and horses moved together, and the sound of horse hooves was loud.
Bu Feng looked back and said happily to Ji Jie: "Your Majesty, you are really wise. You led a few of us to lead thousands of Zhao troops around here. When they found out that there were only a dozen people chasing them for a long time, they didn't know what to do.
What do you think!"
Ji Jie smiled. What he was thinking in his heart was not as relaxed as the expression on his face. He hoped that the people walking in front had almost destroyed the bridge. He had never seen the Zhanghe Bridge, but had only read about it in a classic.
The above is a detailed introduction to this bridge as a typical example. The bridge is made of wood and stone, and the stone piers are laid with thick wooden boards. It does not require too much effort to destroy it.
After chasing for half an hour, Sima Shang felt more and more that something was wrong. He had given the order to pursue quickly instead of pursuing at full speed because he knew the terrain here very well. In front of him was the Zhang River. It was the season of rapid water flow.
It was impossible to pass on foot; and since they had been running for several hours, the horses could not hold on for long.
If this is the case, why risk your life in pursuit! The order Sima Shang received was to round up, not to kill. If the pursuit is too hasty, it will easily cause changes. However, they chased in a leisurely manner, but Ji Jie did not rush in.
Running, this is somewhat unjustifiable.
Fooled? Sima Shang had such an idea.
However, this idea was immediately abandoned. Ji Jie and the others turned around and headed straight for the Zhanghe Bridge.
"Pursue at full speed!" Sima Shang changed his order: "We can't let them cross the bridge smoothly!"
On the Zhanghe Bridge, only one-third of the original bridge deck, which was more than one foot long, was demolished, and the remaining wooden boards were attached with iron rings and ropes. Finally, people passing by the bridge held the ropes and used horses to
The force of the forward thrust directly blew away the remaining wooden planks, leaving only the bridge piers standing in the river, making the bridge impossible to pass.
"Bu Feng takes your soldiers and goes through first, I will stop the rear!" Ji Jie ordered, and Bu Feng executed it.
The last person successfully crossed the bridge. Sima Shang was still three arrows away from here. At this time, he suddenly felt frightened. He finally understood why he felt something was wrong. Once the bridge was destroyed, he would need to take a detour of more than a hundred miles to reach the other side of the river.
By that time, Ji Jie had long since disappeared.
"Drive!" Sima Shang didn't have time to give the order and rushed over first.
Ji Jie made a farewell gesture to the group of pursuers, grabbed the rope and patted his horse across the bridge.
"Crack..." There was an unusual sound, and Ji Jie looked back and felt a chill in his heart! The wooden board was of a falcon structure, and the force of the stubble could only make it stronger and stronger, but could not dismantle it.
What a cheat!
"You go first and return to Dazhou according to the predetermined route!" Ji Jie said, turning the horse's head and dragging the rope back along the original route. The stuck wooden boards spread out and fell into the rushing river.
"Your Majesty!" Bu Feng rushed to the bridge and was about to dismount from his horse and wade into the water.
"Bu Feng, didn't you hear what I just said?" Ji Jie said with a dark face: "Go back quickly and lead everyone out of danger!"
"But Your Majesty, we have sworn to live and die together!"
"Go back quickly, don't let me down!"
Bu Feng jumped off his horse, kowtowed three times to Ji Jie with a few people who ran over, and said with tears in his eyes: "Take care, Your Majesty!"
The pursuers were only two arrows away, so Ji Jie hurriedly ran eastward along the river bank.
The pursuers, led by Sima Shang, formed a huge cone-shaped formation. From what was originally a simple mission, he couldn't accept the fact that even if he only captured Ji Jie, going back would be a bit of an explanation.
"Don't let go of arrows, catch them alive!" Sima Shang believed that a brave man must be rewarded with a heavy reward. He turned around and shouted: "Whoever catches Ji Jie will be rewarded with thirty gold ingots and a three-level promotion!"
The knights tried their best, but Sima Shang's equestrian skills were not the best, so he promised a heavy reward. Soon seven or eight people passed him. At this speed, it would be a matter of time to catch up.
This group of annoying guys, Ji Jie opened his bow and nocked an arrow, turned around and shot an arrow, which hit the Zhao army who was running at the front and fell from his horse.
"If you don't want to live, just chase him!" Ji Jie's words were filled with endless pride.
The people at the front were stunned and did not slow down the pursuit. In comparison, the rewards offered by Sima Shang were too generous. They were all lucky. You can't always hit the target!
In fact, Ji Jie is always on target.
No matter how accurate the arrows are, they will eventually run out! This is a concrete manifestation of the fact that a brave man must be rewarded under a heavy reward. There are fewer and fewer arrows in Ji Jie's quiver, but there is no shortage of pursuers.
A forest appeared in front of him, and Ji Jie dived into it without thinking, and then two feather arrows flew out, killing the first two people.
"Stop chasing, surround me first!" Sima Shang ordered in time. The area of this forest is not large. He arranged for 1,600 people to surround it, and another 400 people formed eight teams, starting from eight.
Search in different directions.
Ji Jie held his breath, hid in the darkness, and held the dagger tightly.