Chapter 321 The Battle of Dongshi Kip (Part 2)
In order to cooperate with the elite troops in the army who took the risk of taking a detour to the cliff and launched an attack on the ambush above, and to make it impossible for both the enemy and us to accurately see how many Qingzhou troops were entering the Dongshiji Valley this time, Sun Tu decisively ordered the entire army to set off as dawn approached and drilled into the net set up by the other party.
Since he had guessed that there was an ambush here, Sun Tu naturally could not have been completely unprepared. He asked his soldiers to take out all their shields and protect them around him, and at the same time urged the army to move forward at a faster speed. In fact, he didn't need to make such arrangements. After seeing the dangerous terrain here, neither the White Tiger, the descendants of the Peach Blossom Mountains, nor the original Qingzhou soldiers dared to stay here for too long. They all took big strides and ran towards the exit to the west.
But just after the team advanced for more than a mile, a sudden change occurred.
Two orders came from above, and then there was a shout. Stones were quickly pushed down and smashed towards the army below like hail. This sudden change scared the entire army and suddenly became in chaos. Some people turned around and wanted to run away, and some even screamed in vain. They even raised the weapons in their hands to block the stones falling from the sky.
But now they have been deeply trapped in the enemy's ambush circle, and no matter what choice they make, they cannot change their fate of being beaten. The stones fell down with a roar, easily smashing the swords and guns that were waving above their heads, and then hitting them heavily on the heads of these people, blood splattering and screaming...
In this narrow and narrow valley, which can only allow three or five people to pass side by side, the rocks falling on both sides are like the death talismans of the King of Hell, constantly reaping the lives of the two bandits who are already in chaos. The quick movements really run forward for a while, but the enemy waited for the entire army to enter for a while before launching an attack. There were also stones flying down behind them, and they were dead when they ran over.
However, the Qingzhou Army members quickly got off the horse and shouted, "Rise the shield and rush forward!" After Sun Tu, they quickly showed the hard training in the previous few months and the results of the previous battles. Although they were panic, they still quickly gathered together, holding the shield high above the head and in front of them to avoid greater damage, and at the same time, they kept rushing forward.
But even so, when several millstones fell down and hit their shields, the shield holder behind could not hold back and screamed and bleeded. Human power was limited after all, and the stones that fell with power had hundreds or thousands of pounds of force, so how could they resist it?
But while one person fell down, another person immediately went up to fill the gap and raised the broken shield again to support it. Until the shield was broken, no one could retreat. This is the character of the Qingzhou Army!
Han Benshan on the mountain changed his face after seeing this scene: "Sun Tu really has some skills. He can train such an army with strict military discipline and dare to fight against the wind in just a short time. If it were time for a while, he would probably not be able to hurt him even if he had such a plan."
But then, he sneered again: "But even so, you will definitely die today. Even if you rush out of the valley, there are still thousands of people waiting for you outside. In this battle, you will definitely kill Sun Tu!" Thinking of this, he was even more lucky in Dantian and shouted loudly: "You will definitely kill Sun Tu!"
The Erlong Mountain minions around him were inspired by it, and at this time they continued to smash the stone down, shouting: "I will kill Sun Tu!" The momentum has reached its peak.
Hearing the screams and the tragic situation of Qingzhou official troops falling down below, Han Benshan felt a little quick and killed his enemy only today. But his excitement lasted for a short while, and his face changed because he noticed something was wrong on the opposite mountain. Not only did he not respond to the shouting from him, but even screams came...
Screaming? This thought flashed through his mind, which made him look at the opposite stone mountain, and then he saw an extremely terrifying scene. A group of officials and soldiers broke out from behind the ambushers at some point, and were wielding sharp weapons to slaughter those guardians of Erlong Mountain.
That's right, it's just a massacre. Because most of the ambushers ambushed on the rocky mountains on both sides only brought bows and arrows, but they didn't even bring swords for close combat. Because climbing this steep rocky mountain is not easy, and one more weapon will make it more burdensome, and it's better to be empty-handed. Moreover, they determined that the ambush was absolutely safe in its high place. It was impossible for the official army to climb a cliff dozens of feet high with the stones that were constantly thrown down. It was impossible for melee combat to occur at all, so why should we bring weapons?
So, when these two hundred officials secretly went up to the stone mountain under the cover of their comrades' lives and launched a raid, these minions could not even counterattack, and a large number of people had already fallen into a pool of blood. What's more, the scouts even lit up the crossbows in their hands at the beginning, and directly shot the enemy who had the bow and arrows to fight on the spot. So after just a moment, the place became a one-sided slaughter.
As the ambush on the south side was harvested, the rocks fell here naturally decreased rapidly. Sun Tu was always paying attention to the situation on both sides, and immediately ordered loudly: "The whole army leaned to the south side, and the shields were all concentrated to deal with the rocks on the north side. Archers, shoot me!"
When the attack on both sides became only one side of defense, the situation quickly improved. The Qingzhou army was immediately energetic and immediately retreated to the front as ordered. At the same time, there were archers who kept firing arrows at the enemies on the north mountain. Although most of the arrows were unable to shoot up the mountain due to insufficient strength, several arrows still had an effect, shooting two or three enemies directly down, which also caused a riot among the minions.
At this time, the ambush on the hillside on the south side had almost all been wiped out. Zhou Xing, who led the team, immediately ordered and pointed at the hillside on the north side several feet away, saying, "Show me the arrows and kill them all!"
The soldiers did not dare to neglect them. They immediately took out or picked up the bows and arrows on the ground and fired arrows at the Erlong Mountain bandits on the opposite mountain. This time, the lethality of the bows and arrows was completely revealed. After all, the two sides were only separated by a valley, only seven or eight feet apart.
Suddenly, dozens or hundreds of arrows flew towards the enemy, scaring the minions so much that they hurriedly found a place to dodge, but they were no longer brave enough to fight back with bows and arrows. Compared to the Qingzhou army, which could calm down and defend themselves when they were suddenly attacked, these bandits and bandits were completely a group of mobs. Once they encountered a setback, they were immediately at a loss and their original momentum collapsed.
Han Benshan couldn't believe his eyes anymore. With just a rain of arrows, the more than a hundred people lost their courage to fight. But just as he waved his knife to knock away a few arrows shot in front of him, he wanted to greet the leader who had seen the powerful man reorganize his troops and fight again, he found that the other party had actually hid behind a big rock, looking terrified and uneasy.
OK, even the leader is mainly self-protection. Can he expect other minions to fight again? Moreover, the ambushers on the mountains on both sides can no longer cause any resistance to the official army below. This three or five-mile-long Jiu Valley is no longer a problem for the official army, and it may be able to pass through it soon.
Sure enough, when he looked down casually, he saw that the Qingzhou army was running towards the exit of the Jiu Valley with all their might. It was obvious that they had already crossed the attack range of the cliffs on both sides. It was no longer possible for them to block and damage the enemy.
"The waste... are all a bunch of waste!" Han Benshan's anger and dissatisfaction had reached its peak. He even wanted to kill these incompetent and timid guys and let out a sigh of anger. But in the end, he still endured it and said anxiously to the leader who was still hiding behind the stone: "Brother Li, please inform the troops outside the valley quickly, be sure to intercept them, otherwise you will lose all your efforts!"
This finally reminded the other party. The man quickly took out a bamboo whistle and blew it with all his strength. At that moment, a sharp whistle sounded, which actually overshadowed the sound of killing on the battlefield and headed far out of the valley.
After saying this last sentence, Han Benshan no longer hesitated and turned around and ran towards the back mountain. Amid the screams of others, he saw his body unfolding and jumping straight down. Through the continuous entanglement of the chain knife shot out from his hand, he actually quickly went down the mountain. This amazing body movement immediately aroused everyone's surprise. No one cared about why he left the back mountain.
In fact, he took the risk of going down the mountain from behind to leave this place of failure. Seeing these ambushes so vulnerable, Han Benshan could already guess the next battle trend. Once there was no threat from both sides, the Qingzhou army that broke out of the valley of Kan Valley could quickly defeat the so-called ambush outside the valley of Erlong Mountain. This time the overall plan had completely collapsed.
There is no benefit to staying here except for death. He doesn't want to be killed just like that. So when he is cut off, he leaves immediately!
Behind him, the ambushers from Erlong Mountain were full of confusion. He could walk, but they could not escape. At this time, there were still people on the opposite side who kept shooting arrows, making them unable to hide behind the big stones, and they could not even lift their bodies. As for the back mountain, there was no road for them at all. They were completely trapped to death on this stone mountain, and their only hope was that their own village leader could defeat the Qingzhou army outside the valley.
Fortunately, the previous ambush also greatly damaged the Qingzhou army. Seeing that only five or six hundred people rushed out, the brothers outside could be nearly twice their size.
Chapter completed!