In order to get to the young master earlier, Shi Lei could only give these barbarians five breaths. If they did not surrender after the time passed, he would have to order everyone to shoot arrows, and most of these barbarians would probably die.
After "One" shouted, Shi Lei opened his mouth.
"Charge back." No one paid attention to Shi Lei's threatening voice. More barbarian soldiers turned around and wanted to continue rushing towards the east city. But they were also greeted by a batch of sharp crossbow arrows, and more than a dozen were lost. After becoming barbarians, these people had to stand firm again.
"Two", the shouting continued, Shi Lei's voice was full of determination, without any hesitation.
"General, what should we do?" After two attacks and the loss of thirty brothers, the other barbarian soldiers all set their sights on Xiang Longqiang. They are barbarian warriors and are not afraid of death. But something like this They can't even touch the hem of their opponent's clothes and then be shot to death. This is not what they want.
"What should I do?" Xiang Longqiang had a look of defeat in his eyes.
I originally thought that this plan was perfect and would definitely catch people off guard. But now it seems that this is simply a trap that they have designed long ago. Fortunately, I thought I had found their weakness, but in fact it was just their weakness. He did it for himself, and he became a fool and was deceived.
Seeing that these brothers he had brought were all selected by him from among two thousand people. Now, without even touching a hair of the enemy, a third of them were dead or captured. He felt that he was really It was such a failure.
Next, if I try hard, I am afraid that in the end neither I nor these people will be able to survive. In that case, I don’t know how many barbarian women will become widows, and how many barbarian children will be without their fathers, and all of this is his fault. That's a mistake.
He couldn't be such a sinner. It was not the time to fight to the death. Xiang Longqiang gradually gained determination. When Shi Lei shouted four, he was the first to take the lead and throw away the weapon in his hand, "Okay , we are willing to surrender, but please do not kill prisoners, otherwise, even if we have no weapons, we will fight you with our teeth."
"Don't worry, as long as you lay down your weapons and surrender, you will definitely get preferential treatment. Our young master is still making money from you." The barbarian soldiers finally surrendered, and Shi Lei breathed a sigh of relief, and then ordered the guards to step forward. , disarm and bind the enemy.
Things in the city have come to an end, and everything outside the city has just begun.
According to the plan, Ran Chaoming led three thousand warriors to abandon their horses and rush straight to the outside of Xiucheng.
Along the way, their actions were clearly seen by Tielong's reconnaissance team, but no one took action to stop them. Obviously, Shen Ao was also prepared for their arrival. The mission of the reconnaissance team was just to Just to monitor how many barbarians came this time.
"Three thousand"!
When this number was reported to the ears of Shen Ao who was in Xiucheng, his eyes quickly swam around in his eye sockets, "Order everyone to prepare for defense."
"Master, do you need to launch an attack?" Feng Xun asked as if he didn't hear clearly.
"It's not necessary. We can handle this small number of people." Shen Ao shook his head and had no intention of using his trump card. If he used his trump card just because of these three thousand people, it would be like killing a chicken with a butcher's knife. Meaning. More importantly, using his trump card will scare other barbarians and greatly affect his plan.
Shen Ao was still waiting for more barbarian soldiers to attack before he would use his trump card. In fact, five miles away from Xiucheng, the barbarian king himself led fifteen thousand barbarian soldiers and charged towards him. This time, except for His daughter Oyadan was placed outside the base camp to guard the baggage and horses. He took all his troops with him, hoping to defeat the coalition forces in Shen Ao's hands with a thunderous force.
When he reported the loose discipline of the Qian army to Long Qiang and Ran Chaoming, King Man did not have any doubts. Various intelligence had already shown that the one who captured Xiucheng this time should be the 1,200 guards led by Duke Zhong of Da Qian. Thousand Rangers and two thousand soldiers of the Khan tribe.
This army of 6,000 people seemed to be quite powerful. But in the eyes of the Barbarian King, it was just a coalition of ragtag people. Most of them had never been on the battlefield, and they were told how to go. Observe discipline, obey military law, and win the battle?
If it weren't for Shen Ao who was leading the team, who always used surprise and sneak attacks, I'm afraid even Su Dui Shana City wouldn't be able to be defeated by these people. It is reasonable for such an army to have loose military discipline. middle.
It's ridiculous that he, as a barbarian king, leads an army of tigers and wolves, that he is afraid of such an army. If he tells it, he will be laughed at. Now, only victory and the blood on the sword can wash away the shame on his body.
With a sense of revenge, the Barbarian King came with his barbarian army. Although they had to give up their horses and their advantage because of trenches everywhere, but with the advantage of numbers, they were far away. From the looks of it, it looks quite impressive.
Without the help of horses, the cavalry was replaced by infantry. Therefore, the barbarians were trotting in twos and threes. The team became more and more chaotic as they ran, showing a free and loose appearance.
There was nothing that could be done about it. Everyone was used to fighting the enemy on horseback, and now they suddenly couldn't ride on horseback. Everyone felt very uncomfortable. When he saw the army dispersed, the Barbarian King didn't say anything, as long as everyone could go on time They rushed to Xiucheng, and it was too late to regroup by then.
Under Xiucheng, Ran Chaoming and three thousand elite barbarians appeared in Shen Ao's sight.
"It came so fast." Feng Xun sighed, but at the same time he tightened his grip on the steel knife. This time he came with Shen Ao. He had adapted to the military career. He found that compared to being a guard, He seems to prefer the feeling of killing enemies on the battlefield.
At this moment, not only Feng Xun, but also more than 2,000 rangers were gearing up. These 3,000 barbarian enemies were worth three thousand military merits and silver. At this moment, everyone was scrambling to make new achievements. .
This is the benefit of money. When there is enough motivation, ghosts can come out to grind.
"Master, the archers haven't come back yet." Ao Qi looked around and found that Shi Lei hadn't come back yet, so he said a reminder.
"It doesn't matter, there are no archers, we are sure to deal with these three thousand people." Shen Ao's face was calm. He knew very well that as the commander-in-chief, his every word and deed was being watched. If this moment He showed a look of fear, fearing that it would give the morale of the entire army a blow, which would be the most fatal thing.
Shen Ao's calmness, in the eyes of others, really boosted the morale of the army. Over the past few battles, everyone has formed a habit that if Shen Ao is around, they can win. This is a bit of a personal cult.
Shen Ao is naturally aware of this, and he has no intention of correcting it. Now the enemy is strong and the other is weak, and what is needed is the unification of political orders. It is not impossible to want democracy. Wait until he has no better way to defeat the enemy, or Let's talk about it when he has more troops than the enemy.
The barbarian soldiers are getting closer and closer. Just now they were black spots, which were five hundred steps away, but now they are within a hundred steps. The shouts and charging sounds are already deafening.
"Get ready to charge!" Seeing the enemy getting closer and closer, Shen Ao knew that he could not wait any longer. Otherwise, when the enemy rushed in front of him and the order to charge had not been given, it would be a blow to morale and there would be more people. Some variables come.
As he spoke, Shen Ao had already grasped a steel knife handed over by Ao Qi. Although Shen Ao usually learned some whip techniques with Xue Fei, he believed that it was more enjoyable to use a steel knife to kill enemies on the battlefield. It's more emotional.
Everyone was looking at Shen Ao, and saw that the young Duke had already held the weapon in his hand, and they all picked up the weapon in a pattern. Some people had taken a deep breath, and they could give orders at any time. It will look like it will launch a charge.
"Master, we are back, it's not too late." Just when Shen Ao was thinking of setting an example and jumping out of the city first, Shi Lei finally rushed back with 1,200 guards and came to Shen Ao's side.
"Haha, it's just the right time. Now let's find a position to shoot arrows, and first destroy the majesty of the barbarians." Shen Ao's face also became much better. Although he is not afraid of close combat, he still has the upper hand in numbers. You can gain an advantage, but if you can use your bow and arrow to injure the enemy first, that would be the best thing.
"No." Shi Lei quickly agreed, and the 1,200 well-trained guards also found the best position. After this period of training in formation and military posture, their obedience and discipline were already at an all-time high. It’s been a huge improvement, and everything is very smooth in action.
Without giving any orders, Shen's small repeating crossbow fired out, but the crossbow arrows fired five times at a time, like a repeating rifle, giving full play to their advantages in a distance of less than a hundred steps. It shot into the body of a barbarian soldier who rushed forward.
The sudden shooting of bows and arrows really caught the barbarians off guard. Ran Chaoming's face turned as red as blood. He was really angry. He didn't understand why some bows and arrows were not fired from a hundred steps away, but were placed a hundred steps away. Within, at such a distance, many soldiers were unable to hide even if they wanted to. In the blink of an eye, hundreds of barbarian soldiers were shot to the ground.
This kind of loss was seen in Ran Chaoming's eyes, and it hurt in his heart. He even tightened his grip on the long knife, thinking that he would kill more people in revenge later.
Seeing that the bows and arrows killed a lot of enemies, which greatly suppressed the morale of the barbarian soldiers, Shen Ao laughed and waved his hand: "Order the cavalry to charge and cut the enemies apart. All the other rangers will be charged. We are going to do it together." We will attack the enemy and let them know how powerful we are."