"Lord, we are close." Beside Xu Mu, a lieutenant general from the Liennu Battalion said calmly.
Xu Mu nodded, raised his head and looked forward. Even though it was raining, he could still vaguely see a mighty army marching forward in a chaotic formation.
"The tiger barbarian is not good at military formation, but he kills the enemy like a madman."
The plain barbarians try to integrate into Shuzhou, while the tiger barbarians are more like wild beasts that drink blood from their hair.
"Hide." Xu Mu waved his hand.
Not long after, the three-thousand-strong crossbow camp carefully hid itself in the forest.
The range of the continuous crossbow is too short. Fortunately, Shuzhou is mountainous and forested, and it is hidden on the edge of the forest on the road, which is enough to ambush and kill.
The steps of the tiger barbarians are getting closer and heavier.
Turning around, Xu Mu looked at the three thousand crossbows behind him. They were all naked from the waist up, carrying three crossbow arrow pots, and only had a short knife embedded in their belts.
Time was too tight, and the ironworks in Bailu County could not rush to make standard light armor. They only wore the captured modified armor, which was too heavy and had to be temporarily removed for the purpose of guerrilla warfare.
"Prepare."
Seeing the tiger barbarian getting closer and closer, Xu Mu immediately gave the order.
The three-thousand-strong crossbow battalion began to take aim with their crossbows.
Too much rain will eventually affect the field of vision and transmission, but fortunately, the tiger barbarians only wear animal robes and armor, which is not very thick.
Less than half of the 40,000-strong Human Camp had already passed in front of Liennu Camp.
But Xu Mu did not give the order immediately.
The road in the middle of Shu is long and narrow, and what he wants to do is to cut off the 40,000 tiger barbarians from it.
Seeing that more than half of the people had passed, Xu Mu waved his hand coldly. The general who was waiting for him suddenly roared angrily.
"Liannu camp, lasing——"
In an instant, countless crossbow bolts shot out densely from the woods on the side of the road.
This round of concealed shooting obviously made the tens of thousands of marching tiger barbarians suddenly startled.
Under the rain, at least hundreds of corpses fell into the stagnant water.
"There's an ambush!"
"Tiger barbaric warrior, fire back quickly."
"Those from Wuerdong, go into the forest to suppress the enemy!"
"Hide!" Xu Mu immediately ordered before firing a round of crossbows.
The three thousand men from the battalion holding a serial crossbow quickly put away their serial crossbows, took their daggers, and followed Xu Mu's orders and ran deep into the forest.
"I asked, who dares to ambush your barbarian grandpa!" A young cave master was holding a long axe. Before he could pursue him a few steps, a small arrow shot from the darkness and nailed his head.
Gongou lowered his hand, and like Xu Mu, led the mountain hunting camp of a hundred people and disappeared into the darkness.
Lightning flashed across the clouds, and in the blink of an eye, there was a loud thunder that hurt my ears.
In the rain, tens of thousands of tiger barbarians camped, waving their weapons and shouting wildly.
"Master Pei Da Cave, Wushan Cave please order us to enter the forest!"
"Huangyang Cave also needs to enter the forest!"
Pei Dang wiped a handful of rainwater, put the mace on his shoulder, and stared in the direction of the forest with eyes like a ferocious wolf.
He is very angry now. These Central Plains people like to play tricks and hide like an old roe deer.
Of course, he was not a fool. He would not miss the march for the sake of this small group of people.
"You from Huangyangdong, go into the forest at night. If you capture the Central Plains general, it will be yours."
A burly man with a full beard looked excited when he heard this.
Fearing that Pei Dang would regret it, he immediately called someone with an ax and rushed into the forest.
"The tiger barbarians are good at fighting in the mountains and forests. Are they hiding in the woods?" Pei Dang shook his head and walked forward with the mace on his shoulder, preparing to lead the tiger barbarian camp and continue the march.
In the forest, Xu Mu looked back from time to time. The night was dark and he couldn't see anything clearly.
Fortunately, this is their chance. If the rain passes and the sky breaks out, these tiger barbarians who are familiar with fighting in the mountains and forests will be even more dangerous.
The three thousand naked battalion of crossbowmen would hide in the woods from time to time. Just listening to the direction of footsteps, they would work together and shoot a wave of crossbow bolts.
"Wu'erdong, shoot back at me!"
"Huangyang Cave, surround it on both sides!"
Hearing the sound, the crossbow battalion, which did not need to reload the crossbow arrows, fired another batch of crossbow arrows.
"longbow."
"My boss, the northwest location is getting closer and closer."
Xu Mu frowned and whistled. The people from Liannu Camp immediately ran forward again.
…
Riding a tall horse, Pei Dang's face was still gloomy. Things that he thought were going smoothly had some mistakes, and he was unhappy.
"March, let me run."
Under Pei Dang's urging, the remaining thirty thousand people had to work harder in the rain.
"Let the people behind you hurry up."
As soon as he finished shouting, Pei Dang turned his head sharply in surprise.
After more than 30,000 tiger barbarians, there suddenly became a commotion again. Each of his warriors waved their weapons crazily and roared.
"whats the matter?"
"Big Cave Master, another enemy attack!"
"Fu Gong?"
"It was the sword and shield that charged into the formation. After charging for a round, they ran away again."
"You son of a bitch." Pei Dang's face grew darker and darker. Now, after being ambushed again and again, he finally understood that someone was dragging the Human camp.
But under this kind of sky, it is impossible to see people clearly. On the contrary, tens of thousands of them walking on the road can easily be ambushed.
But they were not allowed to stop, as the White Armored Army was still waiting for the tiger barbarians to join them.
"Caught, caught! I caught it, Big Cave Master!"
"We also killed a dozen Central Plains soldiers!"
Dozens of savage men frantically dragged back a dying general of the Xu family army.
"Bring it here!" Pei Dang looked overjoyed.
"look up!"
A savage man rushed over, grabbed General Pi's head, and cracked it off.
The sound of bones breaking could be heard.
"Let go." Pei Dang dismissed the people.
Xu Jiajun's junior general, trembling in the rain, stood up with difficulty.
"Tell me, the cave master, where the ambush army is hiding and how many people are there? When I return to the palace in Sichuan, I will introduce it to you."
Xiao Pi Jiang coughed up blood and laughed, which made Pei Dang's hair go cold.
In Shu, before he was drafted in the past few years, he often fought with the camp soldiers in Shu. If those camp soldiers were captured, they would definitely kowtow and beg for mercy.
"Should you tell me?"
"I'm talking about your grandma——"
Pei Dang got up in anger, picked up the mace and struck it down, causing Xiao Pi to stagger and fall down.
…
"Congratulations."
In the forest, Yu Wen's eyes were about to split.
Behind him, thousands of soldiers had angry expressions on their faces. Even those new Sichuan troops who had just joined did not lose half their hatred for the tiger barbarians.
"Only kill those at the back. Kill one round, avoid one round."
“General Yu, if the tiger barbarians turn around and chase—”
"This is better." Yu Wen took a breath, "Our mission is to hold back these 40,000 tiger barbarians."
Whether it is him or his lord's side, they are currently focusing on guerrilla warfare, holding back the footsteps of these tiger barbarians, waiting for Dou Tong's side to return to attack.
If the tiger barbarians are allowed to approach Zhishui County, I am afraid that the road into the middle of Shu will become even more dangerous.
"New Army Camp Archery, Sword and Shield Camp, follow me and charge for another round."