"Block them!" At this time, Zuo Shiren's face showed great anger. He finally understood that these so-called refugees were most likely here to delay the march.
"Array up!"
Groups of Dongling soldiers, under the continuous command of their generals, formed a defensive formation. Flying arrows continued to be thrown out from the defensive formation, intertwining into a rain of arrows.
It fell to the ground with a thud.
For a time, there were many corpses of rebels lying on the ground in a pool of blood.
Zuo Shiren raised his head and sneered.
He was a little speechless. The people in front of him were not many in number. They were able to attack the elite of his headquarters with just a burst of energy. It was really bold.
"My lord, this is the person who leads Xia'er!"
"I can see clearly." Zuo Shiren's voice was calm.
Relying on Qinggong, there were only a few thousand Xia'er troops, but they were already gradually tearing open holes further away from the formation.
Zuo Shiren was not in a hurry, but he could still kill these rebels as long as he spent some time.
"Have you noticed, my lord, that they are stalling for time?" At this time, an aide hurriedly approached Zuo Shiren.
Zuo Shiren was startled to wake up. Zuo Shiren was startled, remembering just now, it seemed that these people were using methods to keep holding back his army of more than 20,000 people.
After pondering for a while, Zuo Shiren already understood something, and his face became a little anxious.
"Quick, repel the enemy and head towards the dock immediately!"
Zuo Shiren vaguely guessed from the spies' report and the appearance of Xia'er Duo. Perhaps, not far away, it was very likely that Xu Buyi came with an army to intercept him personally.
But it is clear that the coalition forces of Xishu and Donglai outside Chenshui Pass are not very large. How dare they be so bold and send so many troops.
"Have you sent a message to the military advisor?" Zuo Shiren turned his head.
"Don't worry, my lord, as soon as the enemy attacks, they will send hundreds of cavalry to send a message to Commander Ling of Chen Shuiguan."
"Very good." Zuo Shiren gritted his teeth, "Xu Buyi has always been cautious, but this time, he actually dared to take such a risk. If he wanted to block me, he would have to send out at least 30,000 to 40,000 people, but Chen Shuiguan's
The military strength is simply insufficient!"
"My lord, be careful, Xu Buyi is a cunning person."
This sentence was undoubtedly nonsense. Of course, Zuo Shiren did not ask further questions. He knew that the crooked man who followed the army could not tell the truth like Ling Su did.
In front of them, although the Xia'er army suffered many casualties, they had retreated and were out of the range of their bows and arrows.
"What's going on?" Zuo Shiren narrowed his eyes, "You don't attack the formation, but you retreat step by step, and you're not afraid of losing morale?"
"My lord, do you want to change the formation? Kill Xiaer Duo's people as soon as possible."
Zuo Shiren was a little hesitant. He knew that Xu Buyi also had a title - the chief commander of the Xia'er in thirty states in the world. In other words, these Xia'er rebels were very likely to fight to the death.
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After closing his eyes and thinking for a while, Zuo Shiren opened his eyes and said, "Assemble the army and rush to kill these knights as fast as possible. Then, immediately rush to the dock."
"Military order from the lord!"
Orders were quickly passed down, and before long, the nearly 20,000 Dongling Army began to disperse and change into a charge. Following the command of Lingqi and General Pi, in an instant, like an overwhelming rising tide, they moved forward.
Fang's Xia'er army rushed over.
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"Hall Master, the Dongling Army has changed its formation!"
Shangguan Shu, who came back, was hit by an arrow in his left arm, so he had to tear off the corner of his robe and tie it up. The remaining hand was holding the sword tightly.
He turned around and took a few quick glances. Only then did he realize that the Xiaer Rebel Army, which originally numbered more than three thousand people, now had nearly a thousand casualties.
Moreover, many of the remaining people have fallen into disgrace.
But at this time, Shangguan's mood was one of relief. Although this time, although the fight was a little anxious, it still dragged on for a long time.
He discovered that Zuo Shiren on the opposite side probably understood something and began to organize an army to counterattack them.
"Go to death!"
"Go to death——"
There were only about 2,000 rebels left, holding weapons and shouting in unison. It seemed that only by fighting to the death could they be worthy of the peace of the world.
Unexpectedly, at this time, Shangguan Shu became extremely calm and quickly issued an order to stop the Xiaer rebels from going to their deaths.
"Hall Master?"
Shangguan Shu's face was cold, "Don't forget the wishes of the chief helmsman. I'll keep my body useful. Who knows, I can still do my part to bring clarity to the world."
"Listen to my order, do not fight with the Dongling Army, and retreat. Zuo Shiren has already become suspicious at this time. If we stay further away, we must not dare to pursue deeply. The most likely thing is that we will use long-range shots to contain them.
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"Master Shangguan Hall, I am not afraid of death!"
"No one is afraid of death!" Shangguan Shu interrupted, "If we can save the world, it doesn't matter if we die. But don't forget, our role is to stop the Dongling Army! Don't say any more and follow the orders.
!I will be here waiting for the chief helmsman!"
After several orders, the more than 2,000 rebels who were originally determined to die began to retreat in accordance with the orders given by Shangguan.
During the retreat, the Dongling Army also shot dozens of people to death with long-distance arrows.
Each of the chivalrous rebels had their eyes wide open. However, they did not disobey the order. They each held their weapons and waited for the arrival of their chief helmsman before launching a heavy counter-attack.
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The cavalry camp of more than 4,000 people stirred up bursts of dust and smoke on the official road.
"Kill!"
The iron hooves stepped over and the temporary pile-up of resisting horses did not have much effect. They only blocked less than ten horses and were almost knocked away.
"Shoot them!"
After accurately calculating the distance, the flying arrows blocking the road were densely intertwined and disrupted from the sky. Some cavalrymen who were hit by arrows fell heavily to the ground after their horses stumbled and could not get up again.
But more importantly, they were cavalrymen who marched forward in an unstoppable manner. Since Donglai's military system was not equipped with long spears, they had no choice but to obey Xu Mu's orders and waved the long sword in their hands as they passed by on horseback.
"Punch through!"
Pong.
As the last rebel horse was knocked over, several Dongling troops blocking the road were suddenly killed and lost their fighting spirit, and they fled to both sides of the official road.
"Lord, we're not far away!"
Xu Mu raised his head and visually measured the distance ahead. This time, it was extremely dangerous. As a general, he should not have been involved in the danger. But in the current situation, there were not enough horses, and he needed to command the riding formation.
Use your maximum power.
There were no face-covering helmets, no heavy armor, and not even standard spears. But at this time, the more than 4,000 cavalrymen who had followed Xu Mu all the way, whether they were Shu soldiers or Donglai soldiers, all had expressions of desolation on their faces.
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People from the north are good at horses, and people from the south are good at boats. However, the king of Western Shu led them in a heroic and fierce riding battle.
"Cavalry assault!" A Xishu cavalry general raised his sword and shouted angrily.
"assault!"
Behind General Pi, there were also bursts of shouts of killing.