‘Boom! Boom! Boom!’, the exciting drum beat again, soul-stirring, echoing at the foot of the mountain. Five thousand sword and shield soldiers lined up in twenty rows, holding their shields high and striding towards the hill.
A few miles away, Yang Yuanqing stood at the overlook and watched the Sui army's attack. He frowned slightly. The opponent actually used crossbow arrows. He remembered that when they attacked Dou Jiande's camp in Zhuoxian County, the opponent did not use crossbow arrows. Now he actually saw
Crossbows, and there are as many as three thousand.
This shows that Dou Jiande's army is not as weak as he homesickly thought. So it seems that the small is the big one. Dou Jiande's camp should also have more powerful strength, so he should not be careless.
"General manager, we only sent 10,000 troops to attack the camp. Are we underestimating the enemy?" Li Jing said worriedly next to him.
Yang Yuanqing shook his head, "This kind of attack on high ground will probably result in more casualties if the number of people on the ground increases. However, heavy armored infantry is not suitable for this kind of attack at high altitudes. What I am worried about now is that there are too few cavalry to press the formation. If the enemy cavalry comes from
Rushing down the mountain, I will suffer heavy casualties."
He immediately turned back to Pei Xingyan and said: "General Pei, you can add 5,000 cavalry to General Luo to suppress the formation, and respond to him at any time. Once the enemy camp is breached, the cavalry can charge up the hill!"
"As you command!"
Pei Xingyan rushed down the post, and a moment later, a group of 5,000 Sui cavalrymen rushed out from the camp, like a powerful and frightening wave, and rushed towards the hills several miles away...
Amidst the passionate sound of war drums, two thousand Sui soldiers with swords and shields accelerated their pace, broke out with an earth-shattering cry, and rushed towards the top of the mountain like a tide.
The sword slope was not long, only less than a hundred steps away, and could not accommodate too many Sui troops to attack. The Sui troops did not conduct multiple attacks. They chose a place with a gentler slope and rushed towards the top of the hillside.
The Sui troops who launched the attack were all sword and shield troops, holding high square shields and holding horizontal swords. Dozens of them stood in a row, one step apart from the front and back, and attacked shoulder to shoulder to the top of the mountain. Above their heads, the Sui troops fired arrows as densely as
The rain roared away, hitting the camp fence and the enemy's shields, suppressing the enemy's counterattack.
Inside the camp fence, Wang Fubao stood in front of a gap in the fence, watching the Sui army's attack coldly. Dozens of steps behind him, five thousand archers were ready, and five thousand arrows were aimed at the camp fence.
Above, although the Sui army's crossbow arrows were so powerful that the Xia army soldiers on the camp fence could not raise their heads, arrows passed over the camp fence and shot into the barracks and into an open space.
The archers stood outside the shooting range of the crossbows. The Sui army's crossbows did not affect their upward firing. They were waiting for the general's order.
The Sui army had already advanced within fifty steps, and Wang Fubao resolutely gave the order, "Shoot!"
Five thousand archers ran forward, fired arrows together, and then quickly retreated. Five thousand black arrows rose into the sky, like a cloud of birds, over the camp fence, and fired whistlingly at the Sui army approaching the camp fence.
A Sui army officer noticed the arrow cloud and shouted, "Form up!"
The soldiers of the Sui army raised their shields at the same time, forming a shield formation that covered the sky and the sun. Arrows fell like rain. They were all two-feet-four-inch long arrows. They used their own gravity to shoot at the group of Sui soldiers, like raindrops.
The arrows hit a dense shield, making a clanging sound. The sound was accompanied by the screams of the soldiers. Many soldiers were still hit by the arrows. The shields overturned and the soldiers fell to the ground.
Immediately afterwards, another cloud of bird-black arrows emerged from the camp gate and roared towards them. The dense arrows were so heavy that the Sui soldiers could not lift their heads, and every step they took was extremely difficult.
Luo Shixin bit his lip, rushed to the giant drum, grabbed the drumstick, raised his arms and started beating hard.
‘Boom! Boom! Boom!’, the drum sound was shocking, and the Sui soldiers burst out with a cry. Their inner courage was inspired by the drum sound, and they rushed to the top of the mountain desperately.
However, the enemy general Wang Fubao smiled coldly and gave another order, "Throw the wood!"
The red flag on the Xia army's command platform was raised, and the order to throw the logs was issued. Three thousand men standing under the camp fence picked up the logs more than a foot long, turned around and threw them outside the camp fence.
Three thousand pieces of giant wood crossed the one-foot-three-foot-high camp fence and fell head-on like hailstones. Most of them were only thrown a dozen steps away, but the giant wood rolled and hit the Sui soldiers. The hundreds of Sui soldiers who were rushing in front were caught off guard.
It was knocked over by the impact of the rolling giant tree.
The huge shields of the Sui army could withstand the intensive shooting of arrows, but they could not withstand the impact of the rolling force of the giant trees. The Sui soldiers were knocked over one by one, and the dense arrows were fired at them. The Sui soldiers in the chaos were unable to assemble a shield formation.
There were heavy casualties.
Seeing that the attacking Sui soldiers suffered heavy casualties, Luo Shixin was so angry that he threw his mallet to the ground and said, "Ming Jin, withdraw the troops!"
"Dang! Dang! Dang!" The bell rang, and more than 1,500 Sui soldiers retreated like a tide.
At this time, Pei Xingyan rode up and said with a smile: "General Luo, how about letting me attack?"
Luo Shixin looked gloomy without saying a word, and said in a muffled voice for a long time: "Who dares to attack without permission from the general manager!"
Pei Xingyan raised his head and smiled, "Okay, I'll wait for the supervisor's order to replace him!"
He turned his horse's head and ran towards the cavalry team behind him. Luo Shixin looked at his back. He was ashamed and angry. He hated his soldiers for not living up to expectations, and shouted, "Three thousand people are coming for the second round!"
A general stepped forward and said, "General Luo, I have a plan that may succeed."
"Tell me! What's the plan?"
"I'm thinking of my humble duty. More people are worse than fewer people. Send twenty brothers up and use kerosene to burn their camp fence. As long as the camp fence is completely burned down and protected by crossbows, it will be easy for us to attack!"
This strategy immediately reminded Luo Shixin, yes! You can use fire to attack, how could you not have thought of it?
He immediately found thirty strong soldiers, promised them a heavy reward, and each carried three bags of fire oil. Under the cover of dense crossbows and arrows, holding shields in hand, he ran towards the top of the mountain.
There are indeed more people than fewer people. The thirty soldiers running on the open slope looked sparse and small. It was difficult for them to be hurt by arrows or giant trees. At this time, Wang Fubao's face became solemn, and he was obviously also
Aware of the Sui soldiers' intentions.
"Open the door, a hundred brothers rush out and kill them!"
There was only one gate to the camp, which was not easy to open. However, there were more than a dozen small movable doors on the camp gate, three feet square, which were fastened with iron wedges. They could be opened when necessary. More than a hundred soldiers armed with spears came through.
The door hole was drilled out.
But Luo Shixin was already prepared. When the door opened, he immediately ordered, "Shoot!"
Hundreds of crossbowmen aimed at the door and fired together. The Xia soldiers who had just stepped out of the door were shot over by arrows, and the other soldiers were frightened and went back.
At this time, thirty Sui soldiers had rushed a few steps outside the camp fence. They used shields to cover themselves, took off the kerosene bags on their backs, and sprayed black kerosene on the camp fence. Almost at the same time, several
Ten rockets soared into the sky from the foot of the mountain and hit the camp fence. The flames immediately burned, spread rapidly, and thick smoke billowed into the air.
"Get water and put out the fire!"
Wang Fubao yelled. He was obviously helpless against the fire attack. There was not much water on the top of the mountain. The soldiers quickly brought dozens of bottles of water for cooking and poured it on the camp fence, but there was no point in pouring water from inside. There were soldiers standing on the fence.
He poured water on the wooden platform, but was shot by the Sui army's crossbow arrows.
Many soldiers threw sand outwards, but the sand only had some effect on the fire on the ground, but could not extinguish the fire on the camp fence.
The Sui army at the foot of the mountain was in jubilation. Luo Shi was excited with confidence and immediately ordered: "Go up fifty more soldiers and come on!"
Fifty more soldiers rushed up the mountain to spray fire oil, making the fire even more intense. A camp fence that was more than 200 steps long was completely engulfed in a sea of flames.
At this time, Dou Xianniang ran up and shouted: "General Wang, we are no match for the Sui army. We must ask the king for help immediately!"
Wang Fubao shook his head slowly. It was too late to ask for help, and he didn't want to ask the prince for help at all. He said in a deep voice: "Xian Niang, you must return to the camp!"
"I won't go back!"
Dou Xian Niang stubbornly refused Wang Fubao's kindness. Wang Fubao winked at the soldiers around him, and dozens of soldiers pounced on her, trying to catch Dou Xian Niang. Dou Xian Niang was already on guard, and she took three steps back.
, the phoenix tail knife slashed across, "Who dares to catch me!"
Wang Fubao sighed, "Ms. Xian, I mean well. If something happens to you, I can't explain it to the prince."
"I have horses, knives, bows and arrows. If the situation is critical, I will evacuate myself. I don't want you to force me!" Dou Xianniang yelled angrily.
Wang Fubao was very anxious, but there was nothing he could do about her. At this moment, a soldier shouted: "General, the camp fence is about to collapse!"
Wang Fubao was startled. He turned around and saw that a camp fence more than ten feet long had been scorched. The bottom could no longer support it and was crumbling. As the soldiers shouted, the camp fence collapsed, and a series of battalion fences collapsed.
The gate followed the example and opened a hole more than twenty feet wide.
Wang Fubao shouted anxiously, "Get out of the way!"
Many soldiers did not react. The Sui army's dense rain of arrows shot through the gap. Hundreds of soldiers screamed and fell to the ground. The remaining soldiers fled in fear.
Wang Fubao knew that a bloody battle was inevitable, so he shouted, "Cavalry is ready!"
There are a thousand cavalry in the camp, mainly used to attack the enemy's infantry. They kill them from the commanding heights, and the impact is very shocking. A thousand cavalry have been prepared, and they have raised their spears, waiting for the order to attack.
At the foot of the mountain, Luo Shixin was overjoyed when he saw the camp fence. He got on his horse, took the trumpet, raised his head to the sky and blew loudly, "Woo..."
The horn sound was low and distant, which was the sound of the cavalry attack. Two thousand cavalrymen raised their spears together like a dense forest. Pei Xingyan, who was guarding the formation not far away, also shouted loudly: "Get ready to attack!"
"Kill~!"
Luo Shixin roared angrily, brandished his big holmium spear and rushed towards the mountain first. The two thousand cavalry behind him also roared at the same time, "Kill!"
Two thousand cavalrymen urged their horses, raised their spears high, and rushed up the hillside following Luo Shixin. Luo Shixin took the lead, followed by two thousand cavalrymen galloping like wild waves, the sound of hoofbeats shaking the sky, and the momentum was huge.
Wang Fubao also led a thousand cavalry to wait in front of the camp. He shouted, "Kill the Sui army!"
He brandished Fangtian's painted halberd and charged towards Luo Shixin. The two men clashed with each other, making a loud noise. The two cavalrymen immediately collided with each other and started a fierce battle.
Wang Fubao was very skilled in martial arts. The two fought for more than ten rounds without deciding the outcome. At this time, Wang Fubao used a flaw. The two horses were heading towards Bai. He swung with one arm and the crescent moon on his halberd struck Luo Shixin in front of him like lightning. Luo Shixin was not alone.
Instead of dodging, he sneered, and with a flick of the spear, seven spearheads were separated and stabbed at Wang Fubao's throat. The spear speed seemed slow, but in the blink of an eye, it was in front of him. This was the first of Zhang Xutuo's thirteen sword techniques.
Style: split the mountain.
Luo Shixin turned the essence of power in swordsmanship into spearmanship, and developed his fatal spear. He may not be as fast as Yang Yuanqing, but he can shake out seven spear heads, which is not as good as Yang Yuanqing.
Wang Fubao was shocked, and it was too late to dodge. The spear pierced his throat with a 'poof!' sound. The tip of the spear penetrated from the back of the neck. The crescent moon of the halberd deflected and struck Luo Shixin's head, splitting half of his helmet off.
, Fang Tian’s painted halberd fell to the ground.
Luo Shixin roared and lifted Wang Fubao's body high, "The enemy general has been killed by me!"
The Sui army roared with joy, but the Xia army was panic-stricken and had no intention of fighting. They were killed and retreated steadily, and saw their collapse was imminent. At this moment, Luo Shixin suddenly found a cold arrow shooting towards his neck from the side. In his hand
Carrying Wang Fubao's body, it was difficult to dodge. In desperation, he tilted his body and raised his left shoulder. The arrow hit his left shoulder.
There was a sharp pain, all his strength disappeared, and the spear fell to the ground. He only saw a young female general standing by the camp gate a hundred steps away, holding a bow and arrow, staring at him with murderous eyes.