"My lord has an order to dig through the cave wall!"
At the intersection of the Dihe River, there was clearly a huge stone wall. Xu Mu observed around the stone wall for a long time and found no other way out.
Therefore, he could only try his best to find a hidden path behind the stone wall.
Under the order, many Shu soldiers began to use long spears to dig into the stone wall. The moisture from the ground river spread over the years, making this large stone wall not very hard.
"Brother Sheng, look around." Xu Mu frowned and spoke again.
The underground palace in front of him was a bit weird according to his senses. Of course, if he could occupy this place and build it into a transit station for the Silk Road in the future, or even slowly turn it into a mutual trading town, it would only be possible.
I am afraid that the income from trade will be even more substantial.
The excavated gravel kept rolling into the underground river. Soon, it was washed downstream by the river.
For about an hour, Xu Mu, who was sitting on the ground meditating, was suddenly startled by the angry shouts of several soldiers and turned his head.
After looking over, I realized that at some point, a flying arrow had shot over from the darkness.
"Raise your shield!" Chen Sheng was shocked.
The Shu soldiers on the side quickly raised the leather shields they carried to block the incoming arrows.
"Lord, be careful!"
Soon, a large group of soldiers rushed over and surrounded Xu Mu with their shields raised.
"Where did the arrow come from?"
"The surroundings were dim and I couldn't see clearly."
"Assemble the infantry and bow camp, read the wind and shoot back, without worrying about accuracy."
Xu Mu stood up with a cold expression. His guess was not wrong. There was indeed a secret hidden in this underground palace.
Where the torches did not shine, only the shadows of people could be seen occasionally passing by. However, the flying arrows fired were not too dense.
According to Xu Mu's guess, these ambush bows in the darkness were most likely unable to ambush a large number of people due to the terrain.
The assembled Xishu infantry bowmen listened for the direction of the arrows. Under the command of General Pi, they all aimed in the direction and quickly fired their bows.
In the darkness, faint screams could be heard, and someone fell into the underground river.
"My lord, please listen carefully——"
A guard came over with a surprised look on his face and pointed at Xu Mu, above his head.
Xu Mu understood instantly. After pricking up his ears and listening carefully, he could vaguely hear the sound of fighting above. When he went down to the underground palace, he was worried that there was a scam, so he deliberately left three hundred people above.
boom!
Another huge boulder suddenly fell down somewhere. Caught off guard, four or five Shu soldiers on guard were killed on the spot.
"Lord, there is someone behind the stone wall!"
More than a dozen spears smashed through the thin stone wall and stabbed several Shu soldiers. Before Xu Mu could recover, the sound of roaring and killing could be heard in his ears.
"Xu Thief!"
A turbaned middle-aged man, holding a torch, appeared on the stone wall by the river, his face full of anger.
"Xu Thief, today I, Dong Xin, will avenge the Dong family!"
"Shoot him to death!" Without Xu Mu's order, the Bu Gong camp general Pi spoke angrily.
It's a pity that the man who called himself Dong Xin suddenly disappeared on the stone wall after announcing his identity.
Xu Mu narrowed his eyes.
If I am not mistaken, there are people in this underground palace who have been hiding for a long time, and have also modified many institutions. If they are people from the Dong family, it makes sense. When Western Shu conquered Liangzhou, people from the Dong family could only
Fleeing for his life to the west, he escaped all the way here.
Of course, even now, Xu Mu does not regret killing the Dong family. At that time, if Dong Wen had been victorious, he would have killed his family and the general's staff who followed him loyally and bravely.
"Thief Xu, die quickly!"
All around me, I suddenly remembered the bursts of shouting again.
Xu Mu's face was calm. He walked step by step, with only one last great thought left in his heart.
"Lord, if the enemy is in darkness and we are in the light, we may be at a disadvantage." Chen Sheng gritted his teeth and retreated.
"Brother Sheng is pretty good, he knows a lot about the art of war." Xu Mu raised his head and looked around. As long as the matter of the underground palace is confirmed, the rest will be easy to handle.
Moreover, as Chen Sheng said, fighting here is too disadvantageous.
"Exit first."
"My lord has an order, please exit the underground palace first!"
Six to seven hundred Shu soldiers formed a formation in an orderly manner and began to retreat toward the stone pit leading to the underground palace.
"Charge and kill Thief Xu!"
"Bei Zi Camp, fight!"
"kill!"
More and more enemies are coming out from behind the stone wall. There are also many sounds of fighting in the darkness.
…
"Dong Xin! Killing Thief Xu is a great achievement for us! This is a great opportunity!" Feiying Mask was so excited that his voice began to tremble.
Beside him, Dong Xin, the last patriarch of the Dong family, looked even more crazy. After killing Thief Xu, he would find a way to return to Liangzhou and unite with those old tribes. There might be a chance to regain the power of Liangzhou!
"Quick, surround and kill Xu Thief quickly! Whoever leads Xu Thief will be rewarded with a thousand taels of gold!"
In the underground palace, the fighting became louder and louder, and the sounds of flying arrows and clashing knives echoed from time to time.
"I'll fuck you, grandma!" Si Hu angrily waved his giant axe, chopping left and right, chopping the approaching enemies like melons and vegetables, until they were hacked to death in a pool of blood.
Flying Eagle Mask was furious when he saw it. He used Qinggong to quickly rush over. Taking advantage of the danger, he wanted to stab Si Hu through the back with his long sword.
"General Tiger under Xu Thief? He died here today——"
puff.
Before he finished speaking, the flying eagle mask suddenly spurted blood from its mouth and was swept away by the handle of the axe.
Sihu cursed and kicked an enemy away, pulled out the small half of the dagger from his back, and threw it to the ground.
"Who just stabbed me? Tell me the dog's name!"
Flying Eagle Mask, who fell to the ground, felt so humiliated that he didn't dare to respond or challenge anymore. He hurriedly held on to his injuries and ran back.
Xu Mu, who was standing in the formation, had been observing the battle situation. He found that there were not many people in these underground palaces. The biggest reliance was on a surprise attack.
But at the moment, due to the stability of the Shu soldiers, there is not much damage in the battle. Moreover, those who stay outside should not be at a disadvantage. Otherwise, the enemy will block the exit.
Fighting and retreating, the Shu soldiers in the underground palace slowly retreated to the exit.
"Step and bow, use flying arrows to block the pursuing army!"
One after another, flying arrows continued to fly out of the Xishu phalanx, which was fighting and retreating. The twenty or thirty enemies who charged the most fiercely were quickly shot dead on the spot.
The enemy behind them suddenly became frightened and slowed down their pursuit.
The junior general of the Bu Gong Camp waited until his lord and the shield formation soldiers climbed up before he cautiously raised his head.
"Hiiya!"
Another batch of flying arrows were thrown angrily.
The people waiting to be chased retreated again. General Xiao Pi calmed down and turned his face.
"The next wave is the open string method."
"call."
More than two hundred bowmen made bow-arranging movements, frightened the pursuers back, then quickly retracted their bows, and under the command of General Xiao Pi, they crawled out of the cave entrance one after another.