On the top of the city, Lian Yong's eyes bulged, and his beard and hair were spread out. His decades of military service had created his calm and unwavering temperament.
He raised the knife with one hand and pointed to the position in front of him with the other hand.
Following his gesture, thousands of flying arrows roared down in an instant, seemingly carrying the anger of the defenders. Half of the Beidi infantry phalanx at the head was shot dead in an instant.
But these are far from victory.
The siege equipment covered by bamboo curtains and shields were getting closer and closer.
"Lean over!"
The catapults from both sides were thrown far away in opposite directions, as if they were being released.
The whole city of Hezhou was shaking.
The horse arrows that covered the sky and the moon came at the right time.
The ancient city wall, a new round of baptism of weapons, completely kicked off with the radical horn trombone of the Di people.
After an unknown amount of time, when the catapults and the sound of shooting stopped, and only the whistling sound of the Di people's phalanx approaching was heard, Lian Yong roared and straightened up.
From Wangzhou to Hezhou, from a boy in linen robes to a tough old soldier, he never retreated. Both his man and his sword have grown old, but only the ambition to serve the country in his heart has not.
"Guard my mountains and rivers in the Central Plains!"
Countless soldiers defending the city roared and stood up, wielding their swords, bows and halberds. A bloody battle was imminent.
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Xu Mu knocked down the enemy cavalry with one sword, wiped the blood on his face, raised his head, and looked at the crumbling Hezhou City in front of him.
The Di people's sophisticated siege equipment was their greatest weapon.
"General Xu, Di Gou is coming after you again!"
Xu Mu gritted his teeth and his eyes suddenly turned cold. Under this general situation, breaking the siege of Hezhou was tantamount to reaching the sky.
"If not, I'll connect the iron rope and kill a few more rounds!"
The chain link is a chain of ten horses.
"Wait a moment." Xu Mu's face darkened, and he turned around to look. Behind them, more than 4,000 people, were puffs of dust and smoke.
It's coming menacingly.
"Into the forest." Xu Mu said concisely and to the point.
More than 4,000 horsemen, extremely obedient to Xu Mu's military orders, quickly turned their horses and entered the forest.
As everyone knows, the woods are deep and the terrain is rugged, which is not suitable for cavalry at all.
Therefore, when Huang Daochun and Zhao Qingyun arrived, they both stopped their horses immediately, their faces full of scruples.
"I claim to be the Imperial Advisor of Beidi, and I am well versed in the art of war. This must be a trick by the little thieves from the Central Plains to lure the enemy. Lure us into the forest and set fire to them." Huang Daochun said in a condensing voice.
It seems that he really understands the art of war, but it is more like an excuse to be afraid.
Zhao Qingyun, who was standing next to him, also felt fear in his heart. He had never dared to underestimate his old friend, his little boss. Back at the old racecourse, he was still astonished by his elusive playing style. Even now, he is still astonished.
"Go back, we can't catch you."
"One ear, don't forget that King Zuo Khan gave a death order and asked us to lead our troops in pursuit. If the little boss misses the important event of attacking the city, neither you nor I will survive."
Zhao Qingyun frowned.
Entering Beidi without any merit is indeed the biggest problem for him.
"You tell the truth yourself, for fear of an ambush."
"I have a good plan in mind."
Upon hearing this sentence, Zhao Qingyun's expression immediately became strange.
This time, not only the Di people's army, but also his nearly 10,000 light cavalry were brought over. If something went wrong, they would lose even the capital to survive.
"Everyone, please look." Huang Daochun raised his riding whip and pointed forward with some pride, "It is indeed dangerous to enter the forest, but you should be able to see the rocky mountain at the end of the forest."
"What does this mean?"
Huang Daochun laughed, "In other words, the end of this forest is actually a dead end. As long as we set up defenses along the forest, we will be able to surround these Central Plains cavalry."
"The troops are scattered. What if the little boss charges out?" Zhao Qingyun frowned.
Huang Daochun raised his head and laughed, "May I ask General One Ear, how can you launch a charge in the woods?"
"Since it's not a charge, what ability does he have to break up our encirclement and suppression? How dare he shoot fire arrows? In this case, if a fire really breaks out, he will burn himself to death in the forest."
Zhao Qingyun was startled, and his face became slightly happy.
"Zhao Qingyun, you have never believed in me. It is not without reason that I, Huang Daochun, am called the Imperial Master of Beidi."
"Among the most intelligent people in the world, to be more modest, I, Huang Daochun, can also be ranked among the top three."
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"Encircling the forest?" Xu Mu was startled. Originally, he just wanted to avoid it before making any plans, but now it's better to encircle the forest.
"General Xu, there should be more than 20,000 riders. That dogman Zhao Qingyun also came with his headquarters Xiaofeng Camp."
Xu Mu's face darkened.
The pursuers outside must have felt that they were unable to charge in the woods.
"Brother Mu, burn them to death!" Si Hu puffed up his face.
"I was waiting in the forest, and if a fire broke out, we would definitely suffer first." Xu Mu calmly shook his head.
"General Xu, what should we do?"
"I don't know who is behind this plan. He is a bit clever." Xu Mu said and suddenly smiled, causing the thousands of big men on horseback in front of him to be stunned.
"This formation is like a long snake, surrounding the entire forest. But its shortcoming is obvious. The cavalry, which is most mobile, cannot follow each other head to tail because of the narrow forest road."
It is normal for the forest to be separated from each other by rocky mountains.
"Brother Mu, is this about hunting snakes?"
"To be precise, it's to kill the snake's head." Xu Mu condensed his voice, "Eight hundred people abandoned their horses to form an infantry and spear formation. Five hundred people abandoned their horses and used bows to cover."
"The rest of the armored cavalry were on horseback. They saw the right opportunity and first went around the forest, then charged forward to kill them."
In fact, there is another big problem. When I first left the city, I was afraid that it would be too heavy for my horse, so I didn't bring a shield with me.
But this is not difficult.
Listening to Xu Mu's cover, Wu Bai bowed his bow, and when he got close to the forest road, he immediately drew the bowstring to full length, and fired a series of smoke arrows towards the front.
It was just some green turf. Even if it could burn, it would never be able to burn. For a while, the entire forest road ahead became filled with thick smoke.
The choking smell made Huang Daochun, who was riding a horse, cough until his throat bled.
"Chang Wei, let me see your marksmanship." Xu Mu turned his head and said quietly.
After hearing Xu Mu's words, Chang Wei roared angrily, led a spear formation of 800 people, suppressed the black iron spears, covered his mouth and nose, and rushed out immediately.
In an instant, the Beidi cavalry army was thrown into disarray. There were about six or seven thousand cavalry in the front position, and they screamed for a while.
"Stab the horse——"
Countless Di horses were stabbed into their belly with iron spears. Each Di man cursed and fell off his horse.
The enemy cavalry in the middle and rear section of the forest road saw that something was wrong, but they were unable to rush forward and were tightly blocked behind them.
"Cavalry, rush out." Riding on General Feng, Xu Mu's expression remained unchanged.
As more than 2,000 cavalrymen continued to make circuitous routes, they then launched a wave of charges, killing hundreds more enemy troops.
"Everyone, get on your horses and leave." When he saw that he was out of the predicament, Xu Mu did not hesitate at all, and led more than 4,000 riders straight through another forest.
"The best wise man in Beidi! The top three in the world! Master Zao!" Zhao Qingyun was trapped at the end and cursed angrily.
Huang Daochun, whose face was stained by smoke, was shocked and angry. When the smoke was dispersed, he found that the little boss was still there.
There were only human and horse corpses all over the ground, covering half of the forest road.