The mad lion looked at the battle situation ahead and felt a wave of despair in his heart.
He couldn't help but raise his head and stared at the "Xia" flag erected high in the middle of the battle.
Ever since they entered the territory of Yunchui, Mad Lion, or most of the Xiliang soldiers, were most familiar with only two flags.
One is the ubiquitous "Huo" flag.
The second is the Xingluo Army Flag, which made all the people of Xiliang change their expressions after hearing it.
Now when I go out for a walk, I accidentally encounter a flag with the character "Xia" in it. Is the opponent actually so tyrannical?
The mad lion was a little puzzled.
As for what?
The Yangguan Ancient Road in front has been breached, so the group in front of them doesn't need to work so hard.
They just need to form a formation where they are and wait for reinforcements from behind to arrive.
So what if the Lion Tribe is all cavalry? At that time, they will have no choice but to retreat, unless they decide to die here.
Who would have thought that the other party would be so fierce when he first came up?
From the leading general down to the ordinary soldiers, they all came to kill them as if they were dead. None of them took their own lives seriously.
Ahhhhh.
The tall war horses in front fell to the ground one after another.
Before the dust had dispersed, the surrounding Yunchui soldiers, whether injured or not, had already roared and pounced on him, poking out countless holes with both men and horses, and they were all dead in an instant.
The more the mad lion looked at it, the colder his heart became.
He suddenly understood why Xiliang had spent countless manpower and material resources but still stopped at Dingxi County and could not cross the Luoxia Mountain not far away.
It's not that their tribes don't work hard, it's that the enemy has too many ferocious border officers besides the Huo clan.
front.
Seeing the enemies in front of him approaching like an unstoppable tide, Jean also had some doubts about life.
When the cavalry encountered the infantry, not only did they fail to block it, but they also suffered heavy casualties?
Is this justified?
"Chief, how about we retreat?" the guards suggested.
The mad lion looked around and reacted quickly.
Cavalry requires considerable space to move.
At this time, there are hills on the left and right sides. Although they are not steep, they are not something that the horse can run up and down casually.
There were a large number of enemies in front of them who simply ignored the horses' hooves and rushed over to them, blocking every inch of space.
And they blocked the retreat in the rear.
As the Yunchui people approached again and again, Jean in the middle would soon be unable to move.
When the cavalry loses the space to move and cannot run, they are even worse than the infantry.
At this moment, the generals in Dingxi were so excited that they shouted, "Arrow formation, release!"
All the archers watched the spearmen at the front follow the Lord Lieutenant and beat them to death. Their teeth were bleeding.
They had been looking forward to this moment for a long time. They squatted down and pointed their arrows at the sky, and released their hands to pull the string.
Boo hoo hoo.
A rain of arrows covered the sky and flew towards the west, killing a large number of people in an instant.
Fuck you!
Everyone, including Jean and the mad lion behind him, was so frightened by the density of the arrow rain that their eyes almost popped out of their sockets.
The cavalryman who was hit by the arrow fell to the ground without a sound, including his horse and man. His whole body was covered with dense arrows. It was obvious at a glance that there was no need to save him at all.
This is not just a rain of arrows, it is simply a wall of arrows!
Unless the cavalry were carrying large shields, no matter how fast they swung their lances, they would never have time to deflect so many arrows.
quiet!
Quiet!
Because of this rain of arrows, the cavalry running back and forth in the middle of the battlefield suddenly fell down collectively, leaving a vacancy for the boss.
Both sides were in a daze, and there was a moment of silence on the murderous battlefield.
Ha ha.
Chabon laughed heartily.
He had been staying on the Yangguan Ancient Road where there were dense forests everywhere.
There is not much in the hand, but there are many arrows.
In more than two years, he even trained an arrow array.
Now that it was used for the first time, not only the enemy but also himself was shocked.
It's just that the power of the arrow array is great, but it consumes a lot of arrows.
At this time, their baggage has not been brought up. If they launch one or two more attacks, it is estimated that all the archers will be empty-handed.
However, the people of Kuangshi and Shizheng tribe did not know this.
They were ready to run away at any time and were not prepared to carry him to death. Now, when they saw it, they were all so frightened that their hands and feet were weak.
"Withdraw, withdraw!" the mad lion roared decisively, "Everyone withdraw!"
clang clang clang.
The golden sound of retreating troops resounded in all directions.
咴咴咴.
The war horses neighed.
The Lion March tribe retreated much more swiftly than when attacking.
In the blink of an eye, everyone, including Jean, had turned their horses and ran dozens of feet away.
The Dingxi guardsmen cursed one after another.
It's just that the enemy ran too fast, and no matter how powerful their bows and arrows were, they were useless at this time.
Tap tap tap.
The war horses galloped wildly, and within a few breaths the entire Shizheng tribe disappeared in front of Xia Bangwei and others.
What is this operation?
Xia Bangwei was a little confused.
But at this moment, he couldn't think too much. Not to mention what traps the Shizheng tribe had set up ahead, even if they knew it was a mountain of swords and a sea of fire, they still had to get through it.
"Sir, where are you injured?" The guards hurriedly came over to bandage it.
Xia Bangwei shook his head, "Don't worry, I'm fine. It's all the blood of the enemy."
He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, looked back at his brothers lying on the ground, then opened his legs again and continued to take the lead in running towards the west with long strides.
"The seriously injured are resting in place and waiting for treatment from behind. Others are not allowed to stop and continue moving forward. Peishi City is waiting for us."
"Yes!" No one had any objections, and they all followed.
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At sunset, the vanguard of the Yanhui Corps finally arrived at the Yangguan Ancient Trailhead.
According to Tian Hongyan's instructions, five thousand people were left to guard the pass and hunt down the Xiliang people who fled around.
The other generals all led their troops into Dingxi County and then headed to Dishi City.
As for when to arrive, Tian Hongyan had no specific instructions, so a group of generals and their men headed forward leisurely.
"Xia Bang passed the pass before sunrise, but his people are all infantry, so they shouldn't be able to go very far."
"Absolutely!" The other generals nodded in agreement, "We, the First Army, are all riding horses, and we will probably catch up soon."
"They should be not far ahead. Send spies to get a feel for the situation ahead. Just use the time to get to the Stone City earlier than them."
In this way, even if Huo Ling wanted to scold him afterwards, he would not be able to find a reason.
However, it was not until nightfall that any of the dozen or so spies who went to investigate the situation came back out of breath.
"Where is Chabonwe now? Ten or twenty miles ahead?"
"Back to the general, my subordinates and others kept chasing west on horseback for nearly sixty miles. However, they did not see the Dingxi garrison, and they did not even catch up with the baggage they carried. The other brothers felt something was wrong, so they sent their subordinates
Come back and report first."
Having said this, the little spy paused.
"My generals, Lord Xia may be advancing much faster than we imagined."
laugh.
Someone took a breath and said, "How is this possible? The weather is so hot, they are all infantry, and they may encounter enemies on the road ahead."
The generals of the Yanhui Legion looked at each other in disbelief.
The little spy said nothing. After the announcement, he bowed and turned to leave.
"This is bad. It looks like we need to speed up. It's just..."
The man looked up at the sky.
I just don’t know if I can still reach Peishi City before Xia Bangwei.