"Swish swish swish swish swish..." More than a hundred arrows rushed towards him like locusts. Even the injured in the valley behind were all worried, worried that the two hundred people who were guarding the valley would not be able to resist it. After all, there were not many shields here, and it was not a wise choice for everyone to use their flesh and blood to carry the sharp arrows.

Sure enough, many imperial guards had already retreated in front of the arrows, and quietly retreated backwards. But at this time, Sun Tu, who was in the formation, shouted loudly: "Those who escaped at the battle will definitely not forgive me!" His tone was extremely firm, and he was even more murderous intent, which made the actions of these imperial guards suddenly pause. But in this delay, the arrows had arrived, and they could only grit their teeth and waved their troops to protect themselves. But the slight chaos just now still caused many gaps between them. Suddenly, screaming and many people were already arrowed and fell down.

Compared with these scattered imperial guards, the defense line formed by the Qingzhou army was unbreakable and completely unaffected by the rain of arrows. With Sun Tu shouting lowly, "Shield!" More than ten people in front raised their shields in the rain of arrows, trying to block themselves and their comrades behind them. At the same time, the soldiers behind them were not idle, and they all tried their best to wave their weapons to dial the arrows. Even though someone was caught, none of them retreated and gave in, and still gritted their teeth and struggled to support them.

The rain of arrows lasted only for a moment. Although more than 20 people were shot down, it was only then. It was impossible to show signs of collapse of the military formation in front of the valley mouth. Instead, with Sun Tu's shout, they took a step forward, and the knife handle and the spear handle behind the shield were ready to go.

Tong Guan's eyes lit up when he saw this scene. As a veteran who had led his army to fight against the Xixia people many times, his eyesight was naturally not low. He could see that this Qingzhou army was completely united and had a strong combat power. Although he knew that Sun Tu had a skill in training troops, the Qingzhou army under his command was called the most elite group of the Song Dynasty's official army, but today he truly realized how powerful this Qingzhou army was: "If both the northwest armies of our Song Dynasty could have such combat power, why worry about the unfairness in the world? Sun Tu is indeed a rare general, and should be used with it!"

Yelu Xiongge, who was as shocked by the power of the Qingzhou army, was also shocked. However, this person's eyes looked a little gloomy: "This person might really become a major concern for my Great Liao in the future. Moreover, he is still so young, and there is still a chance to grow..." If he hadn't been in a dangerous place now, he would have wanted to get rid of Sun Tu for the Liao Kingdom.

The last one who was shocked by the time was Yelu Sibuda, the one who had the most personal experience of the Qingzhou army. But at this time he could not think about it any more. After the arrows were blocked by the Song army, the cavalry that had sprinted with all their might had no time to shoot the second arrow. Amid the shouts, the hundreds of cavalrymen who were leading the charge had already reached the Song army. With the rushing moment, they had already leaned forward, raised the scimitar in their hands, and wanted to reap the lives of the enemy in front of them.

However, the Qingzhou army that had assembled into a formation on the opposite side had already been prepared. Seeing them rushing over, everyone still had a firm face, none of them took a step back, and with an order: "Get out a gun!" Dozens of spears had been stabbed out by the soldiers with all their strength, and they took the war horses under the cavalry.

The sudden attack of the spear was indeed beyond the expectations of these Liao soldiers, but at this time they had no time to react. They could only watch the spear penetrate into the mount in a scream. Then the horse fell down with a bang in a tragic neigh, throwing the knight above out fiercely.

At this time, the knife hand that had already been half-squatting in front of him also quickly moved. With a low shout, the steel knife rose and fell quickly, and slashed at the enemy who had just fallen to the ground and was injured, and quickly slashed these people on the spot.

This round of tactics that combines attack on defense immediately caused the Liao soldiers to rush over to storm, and the cavalry's impact speed slowed down. This was not only because of the strong and heartbroken enemy formation, but also because the fallen war horses and comrades blocked their way forward. Anyway, after the first dozens of people rushing to the valley were suddenly dropped and killed, the Liao soldiers' sprinting momentum was absent.

"Shoot the arrows and shoot them!" Yelu Sibuda's eyes were about to burst into flames. He really didn't expect that he had paid such a great price just after the battle. However, he was a veteran who had been fighting all year round. He was not discouraged when he suffered the setback in the first battle, but immediately came up with a countermeasure to defeat the enemy.

But before the Liao soldiers could follow the order, Sun Tu at the entrance of the valley shouted the same order: "Shoot the arrow!"

Not only are the Song army guarding the entrance of the valley here, but also more than a hundred Liao soldiers. These people are all archers. At this time, the enemy has already entered the range and are still stopping there. Isn’t it their living target?

In fact, without Sun Tu's order, Yelu Xiongge's personal soldiers who had already occupied the high ground had already drawn their bows and shot hundreds of arrows at the enemy below, covering the large area of ​​people in front of the valley entrance.

So the screams sounded again from the entrance of the valley, and another group of people fell down. The Liao soldiers in the rear no longer cared about sending arrows to kill the enemy, and quickly turned around and retreated. Even Yelu Sibuda, the main general, had to retreat temporarily after quickly blocking the three shot arrows, because the Song army, who had only defended before, rushed up with the rain of arrows, and with the cooperation of swords and guns, many people were killed to the ground.

It was not until the Song army chased out for twenty or thirty steps that the Song army regained its guard at the entrance of the valley and set up its previous solid formation again. Not to mention the already fearless Qingzhou army, even the remaining twenty imperial soldiers boosted their morale and dared to fight the enemy head-on at any time.

The two armies fought for combat strength and courage, and the two could transform and grow each other. Obviously, this battle has won the morale of the side guarding the valley, and even the soldiers of the imperial guards who were originally cowardly have changed significantly. This is the benefit that a skilled general can bring to the army.

After leaving nearly a hundred corpses, Yelu Sibuda led his army to retreat. Although his face was full of anger, he no longer dared to force the attack and kill him. Although he has always been reckless, he also knew that attacking such a powerful place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack will only consume its troops in vain, which is what he least wants to see.

After all, killing Yelu Xiongge in this mutiny was just the beginning. After he was eliminated, he had to rely on his power to seize the throne of the King of the South Court. Once his subordinates were too damaged, the subsequent plan would be difficult to continue, and it might be a waste of money for others.

Moreover, he had not yet arrived, and his own strength was only a little stronger than Yelu Xiongge's side, so a strong attack was not advisable. But when the reinforcements arrived, the situation would be completely reversed. At that time, thousands of people attacked with all their might and would definitely defeat the enemy in one battle!

After understanding these, Yelu Sibuda led his army to guard the Guqian, and sent several horses to harass and observe from time to time to prevent the enemy from escaping from the night or fighting for gamble. However, at present, they also had great casualties and exhausted, and had no intention of doing all this.

This time his judgment was correct. After seeing the enemy retreating and guarding, the people in the valley also took a temporary rest. While Sun Tu sent the injured person in this battle to the rear for simple treatment, he continued to encourage the morale of the army: "Don't worry, this place is only two or three hundred miles away from Nanjing, and it is believed that reinforcements will arrive in less than two or three days. So we can keep safe for these two days."

This is still quite necessary. The soldiers were attacked suddenly before, and they had no time to think about it, but once the battle was suspended, some problems would also surface - such as the number of enemies, their own situation... and the most important point is the shortage of logistics.

They were suddenly attacked and fled, so they almost didn't bring any logistics supplies. Fortunately, everyone came out to hunt this time, so they had several more pots of arrows with them. Now they don't have to worry about the shortage of arrows. However, what they eat and drink is a real big problem. I'm afraid that these hundreds of people will not be able to get much food together. If the enemy is really determined to trap them to death, it will be a dead end.

Of course, the road behind them was still there, so they could continue to run back. But in this way, they lost the most favorable terrain of the Xifeng Valley. In addition, they did not know whether the enemy had reinforcements or not, retreating through the valley would only be even more dangerous, so in the end their choice was to stay here.

Tong Guan and Yelu Xiongge actually had the same thoughts. After hearing what Sun Tu said to inspire the military spirit at this time, the two nodded at him with praise again. Yelu Xiongge forced a smile and said, "Shumi Tong, it seems that there is another general who can fight in the Song Dynasty this time."

"Haha, he is still young. But as long as he can return safely from this accident, he should have a place in my Song army." Tong Guan's smile was also a little bitter. In fact, he could see that the situation this time was extremely dangerous. Since the Liao people dared to launch a mutiny at this time, they must be fully prepared!

So immediately, Tong Guan asked the most important question: "King Xiongge, if there is really Yelu Sibuda outside, how many soldiers do you think he can transfer?"

"If it were just his family, it would not exceed one thousand people at most. If there were too many, it would make Nanjing notice and his plan would have problems. However, if there were other people involved, it would be hard to say." At this time, there was nothing to hide, and Yelu Xiongge gave his own answer happily.
Chapter completed!