Chapter 10 The Demon King Returns to the Green Forest
Not long after the scouting horse report, in less than a stick of incense, the incoming reinforcements were picked up by Zhu Biao and others. The three heroes of the Zhu family were ready to tell Xiang Chong and Li Gong's treacherous military tactics, and the powerful rolling of those wild cards.
It could also be seen from the previous battle that the soldiers and horses under his command were really unable to withstand it.
Luan Tingyu said: "The commander-in-chief has sent you here, and the military advisor is worried. He regrets not having more troops with you, so he specially sent me two here to help." Zhu Biao and others were overjoyed, and they joined forces together.
On the border of Zhongmu, there is a stronghold.
Zhu Long said: "Those officers and soldiers will definitely hear the news that our reinforcements have arrived. We are afraid of a sneak attack at night, so we'd better prepare in advance."
"Yes, you should be careful and be prepared." Lin Chong said: "If not, we will leave the camp here tonight with a small number of soldiers and horses, and the rest of the troops will be hidden nearby. If they come to attack at night, we will light a fire as a signal.
, rushed out and surrounded the guys, catching them all in one fell swoop."
Luan Tingyu nodded and said: "It should be so!"
That night, when the whole army was full and had their stomachs full, they took their weapons and went quietly. However, no one came after they kept watch all night.
At dawn the next day, the somewhat disappointed generals were about to raise troops to fight against the enemy. The sergeant reported again: "Another army horse is coming this way on the road to the west!" Upon hearing this, the three heroes of the Zhu family, Luan Tingyu, Lin Chong, and the Zhu family, all mounted their horses to look.
At that time, Marshal Shi Jin personally and military advisors Wu Xuexue, Zhu Wu, Gongsun Sheng, Liu Quantian, Lei Heng, Li Ying, Hu Sanniang, Du Xing, Shi Qian, and Kui Er arrived with 20,000 troops. Zhu Biao arrived.
When Xiang Chong came forward to explain Xiang Chong in detail, all the soldiers and horses led by Li Gun used flying knives and javelins to roll. The two armies were fighting hard to get close, and they lost men and horses.
Shi Jin was not surprised when he heard this, nor did he criticize the three tigers of the Zhu family. Wu Yong also shook his feather fan and said calmly: "Let's put the army horses down at the stockade and let's discuss it again. A mere Zhongmu city will be captured sooner or later.
"Shi Jin helped all the troops in the camp and visited the wounded. Let's not talk about it for the moment. Let's say that Shi Jin, Wu Yong and others took advantage of the fact that it was getting late, and rode seven or eight miles closer to see the place.
The formation of dug trenches. Who would have thought that after climbing a small hill, I would see not only the winding trench that looked like scars on a fierce man's body, but also a lot of blue floating in the mid-air in Zhongmou City.
lantern.
Gongsun Sheng looked at it and quickly pointed with his hand and said: "Commander, look at those green lanterns! There must be people who can practice magic in this city. We will place our troops and horses away from them tonight and retreat twenty miles."
Village, tomorrow Pindao will present a formation to capture alive the two generals outside the ravine, and then come and deal with these people." Shi Jin was overjoyed and ordered his troops to retreat twenty miles and set up camp.
Early the next morning, Gongsun Sheng presented a formation map to Shi Jin and Wu Yong. Those inconspicuous pieces of paper were so detailed that Shi Jin and others were surprised, especially those who were well versed in formations.
Zhu Wu had never seen such a formation before. At this time, Gongsun Sheng pointed at the picture and said: "This is the three-point formation method used by Zhuge Kongming in the late Han Dynasty: it is divided into eight, eight, sixty-four and sixty-four teams in all directions."
, the general is in the middle; he turns left and right, in the shape of dragons, tigers, birds, and snakes, according to the circumstances of the heaven and earth. When the officers and soldiers rush into the formation, both armies open up, just like opening a door to welcome guests. They salute first and then the soldiers. Once he enters the formation, only
Look at the starting point of the seven-star sign, changing the formation into the shape of a long snake. The poor Taoist started to teach the two people that there was no way forward or backward and no door left or right in the formation. However, they dug a pit on the ground and approached it.
All three of us should go there. Just ambush the fishermen on both sides and prepare to capture the generals alive."
Shi Jin was overjoyed after hearing this, and sent an order to the generals, telling them to follow the order. He then appointed eight fierce generals to guard the formation. Those eight members were Luan Tingyu, Zhu Long, Zhu Hu, Zhu Biao, Li Ying, Liu Quantian, and Lei Heng. , Lin Chong. Then he taught Hu Sanniang, Zhu Wu, Du Xing, and Quan to photograph the Chinese army. Shi Jin, Wu Yong, and Gongsun Sheng led the banner. Also called Shi Qian, Kui Er directed a hundred sergeants to watch the battle on the high slopes of the nearby mountains. , report changes at any time.
At the end of the day, all the troops formed a formation near the city, waving flags and beating drums for battle.
I saw thirty or twenty gongs ringing loudly on Zhongmu City. "Devil King" Fan Rui came with his troops and horses, separated from the Green Forest Army by a trench outside, and set up a formation. Among the officers and soldiers holding rolling swords The demon king Fan Rui came out, rode a horse, and stood in front of the formation. Although Fan Rui knew some magic skills, he didn't know the formation. He looked at Shi Jin's troops and horses, closely packed in all directions, and secretly said with joy in his heart: " If you set up a formation, you will play into my hands!" Immediately, he called the messenger Xiaosi and told Xiang Chong and Li Gun in code: "If the wind blows, two groups of people will lead five thousand hobs to kill them. Go into battle."
After Xiang Chong and Li Gun received the order, they each held their barbaric cards, raised their javelins and flew their swords, and fought along the outside of the ditch from both sides of the city. When they arrived at a place three hundred strides away from the Green Forest Army, they stood up and waited. Fan Rui's method.
When Fan Rui saw the troops and horses from all sides in place, he immediately stopped Fuchen on his horse. Holding the sword of the world in his right hand, he muttered something like a curse, raised his finger to the sky and shouted: "Quick!" He saw several strong winds circling up, and then he From the ditch, they swept away in the direction of the Green Forest Army. For a moment, sand and rocks were flying, the sky was dark, the ground was dark, and the sun was dark. The Green Forest Army looked a little frightened. When Xiang Chong and Li Gun saw that the time had come, they immediately shouted "Kill" and then He brought five thousand hobs and chopped them with his hands.
When Shi Jin saw the enemy's killer general approaching, he waved his command flag, and the front formation separated on both sides. Xiang Chong and Li Gun drove straight in from there. As soon as they entered the formation, the hobhands behind them filed in. At this time, Green Forest Both sides of the army fired volleys of strong bows and crossbows. Xiang Chong and Li Gun's soldiers and horses saw the situation and quickly set up their shields. They jingled and jingled, and random arrows splashed on the shield like raindrops. At this time, the formation changed. , those hobhands could block the arrow feathers falling from above, but they could not block the hooks shot from under their feet, especially those hooks and sickle gunners trained by Xu Ning. The silver light of the sharp blades accompanied by the dust, rolled those rolling The sword hand was injured a lot. At this time, Shi Jin saw Xiang Chong and Li Gun already entering the formation, so he asked Wu Yong to wave the seven-star flag, and the formation rolled one after another and turned into a formation of long snakes.
Xiang Chong and Li Gun were in the formation, rushing east and west, turning left and right, unable to find a way. The four walls were covered with tall shields, so they could do nothing to rush around. On the contrary, there were hooks, sickles, and spears appearing and disappearing between the shields. They took advantage of the opportunity. The surprise attack happened when the two generals were in a panic. On the high slope, Shi Qian held a small flag to guide him: if Xiang Chong and Li Gun were going east, Shi Qian would look east and point; if they were going west, Shi Qian would be pointing. Point west.
Gongsun Sheng stood on the pre-built cloud platform, which was as tall as a person. Naturally, he could see the general idea. With Shi Qian's guidance, he understood even more clearly. He immediately pulled out the Songwen Ancient Dingjian and chanted the incantation in his mouth. He shouted: "Sick!"
The Demon King of Hunshi only saw his two brothers killed in a formation and disappeared. He could only hear the fighting, but could not see what was happening under the billowing dust. And the several whirlwinds he summoned were even more bizarre.
The ground stopped and swirled in front of the Green Forest Army's formation, unable to move no matter how hard he controlled it. Just when he was surprised and doubtful, those whirlwinds shot from a distance and jumped into the formation, like wolves seeing their prey.
, all chasing Xiang Chong and Li Gun, rolling around at their feet. Xiang Chong and Fan Rui, as well as the soldiers and horses under their command, were quickly swallowed up by those whirlwinds in the formation. Under the strong wind, those round ones
The shield was extremely difficult to use and became a burden to block the wind, and they were even more frightened in their hearts. The sky was dark and the ground was dark, the sun was dim, and there was not a single soldier or horse of the Green Forest Army on all sides. Everything as far as the eye could see was black smoke and loess.
If you look behind you, you will see that the way you came from has long since disappeared, and even the soldiers and horses following behind have disappeared. Xiang Chong and Li Gun panicked and just wanted to seize the way out of the battle. The two of them were like headless flies looking for an exit, but they failed.
The further you walk, the more chaotic you become, and you are always lost.
At this moment, Fan Rui, the demon king outside the formation, tried his best to control those whirlwinds. Looking from here, he saw the green forest soldiers and horses standing neatly in formation, but the soldiers and horses led by his two brothers were heavily covered.
Wrapped in a sandstorm, he circled endlessly in the formation. Fan Rui knew that his magic was limited, and now he met an expert. But if his two sworn brothers died, he thought that it would be meaningless to live alone.
In order to save the two brothers, Fan Rui risked his life and taught his soldiers to carefully build a wooden bridge and fly across the trench to rescue them.
However, the trench is one foot wide and about seven feet deep. How can we bring all the soldiers and horses over at once? Just jump down and climb up on their side to cross the trench. Over there, Shi Jin has already given the order to let Hu Sanniang and Du Xing
He led his soldiers and horses to the edge of the trench to stop the killing. Before the officers and soldiers climbed up to the opposite side, they were knocked over by the Green Forest Army in the trench. Fan Rui saw this and was anxious in his heart. The sword in his hand was covered with sweat.
, his heart was in his throat, but the Green Forest Army on the opposite side was approaching fiercely. No matter how Fan Rui directed his troops, he could not break through.
Just when the two armies were fighting fiercely, there was a sudden thunder explosion in the formation. Xiang Chong and Li Gun were shocked in the formation. At this time, their feet suddenly sank, and even the people and horses somersaulted.
They fell into the horse pit. Fortunately, there were no barbed knives arranged below, but the fishermen from both sides immediately rushed out and caught the two of them. They held them down and tied them up with hemp ropes.
Go back to camp and ask for credit.
All the soldiers and horses in the formation were lost, and the goal of capturing the two generals was achieved. Shi Jin immediately pointed the tip of his whip, and the three armies attacked together. Fan Rui led his troops and horses before they could cross the trench, and was intercepted and killed back. He was in the trench.
Deflated arrows came from the opposite side. Under the random arrows, the Green Forest Army retreated hurriedly. Out of the range of the arrows, the two armies were in a stalemate across the trench. At this moment, Fan Rui lost two brothers. He was heartbroken and counted his soldiers.
Most of the horses were broken again. Shi Jin won a victory today and ended his army. The leaders returned to the camp and sat down in front of the tent.