The rumbling sound of running resounded throughout the earth. Mastiffs and wolves angrily tore at the bodies of people or horses. Halberds and broadswords kept hitting each other. The dense rain of arrows was like locusts, and dull shouts of death and short roars filled the air. This vast battlefield.
After Wu Gen issued the first blow, killing more than thirty cavalrymen of the opponent in one fell swoop, and cutting the officer's arms into several pieces, the Fearless Army pierced deeply into the Flying Tiger Army like a sharp sword.
The officer was not dead. Under the desperate cover of his personal guards, he was finally rescued, but he had already passed out.
Without the leadership of the general, coupled with the deterrence of these ferocious mastiffs and wolves, as well as the unexpected surprise attack by the Fearless Army, the Flying Tiger Army quickly fell into chaos.
Although there was no one to command these cavalry, as a long-established army, the soldiers still faithfully performed their duties, fought on their own, and tried their best to resist the opponent's attack.
Arrows flew towards the Fearless Army from time to time in the distance, and gradually wolves or mastiffs fell down with whining sounds, becoming part of the grassland under countless iron hooves.
"Fearless Army, kill." Wu Gen's eyes widened with a ferocious face. He jumped up from the Mengmeng Bird again and slashed out with his long sword. In the blink of an eye, a wide gap appeared in the Flying Tiger Army on the opposite side.
This is the time when the two sides are competing. It depends on who vents his anger first.
Kill... A tsunami-like roar resounded on the battlefield. Although these fearless troops who had not been formed for a long time, although their movements were still a bit clumsy, although their cooperation in a small area was not very tacit, and although they were a little timid when seeing blood and knives, they were After seeing their coach being the first to rush into the enemy formation, everyone's blood was racing and they roared at the top of their lungs, driving away the last trace of fear in their hearts and colliding with the Flying Tiger Army without fear of death.
On the huge battlefield, Niu Chao was the only one standing there, still looking up and howling, allowing himself to break away from the team. From the beginning of the charge, he controlled his mount and allowed himself to retreat from the leading position to the end.
If Wu Gen could have looked back at that time, he would have discovered how similar Niu Chao's actions were to the tactics Mo Xin taught him to avoid fighting on the battlefield.
Gradually, some of the Flying Tigers could no longer bear the fighting and turned around and withdrew from the battle. After the first one, there was a second one. Soon, this kind of escape spread like a plague, causing the team that still retained a lot of combat power to collapse so quickly.
Wu Gen led his men to break through the obstruction of the two thousand men. Seeing that the Flying Tiger Army had been defeated, he turned around and rushed back. In this way, the Flying Tiger Army was penetrated three times in a row, and the opponent no longer had a complete formation. Looking up, there were people running for their lives everywhere.
Wu Gen remained unyielding and urged Mie Mengniao to chase the fleeing enemy. Behind them, these mastiffs and wolves followed closely.
Thanks to the mastiff wolf's natural tendency to follow the leader of the pack in attacking, coupled with Suoji's methods, although these soldiers did not have a long period of running-in with them, the Fearless Army still maintained a complete formation. In addition, the mastiff wolf was as good at running as the flying tiger army, and many deserters were killed along the way.
Seeing his team go away, Niu Chao panicked and quickly urged the giant mastiff under him to chase Wu Gen. While running, a Flying Tiger sergeant saw this lagging boy and was angry at the fearless army's sneak attack today. The man raised his knife and rushed towards Niu Chao.
Niu Chao was petrified with fear for a moment. The two were too close to each other. They couldn't outrun each other by running, let alone fighting. No matter how thick his skin was, it couldn't withstand the sharp blade.
"Dad." Niu Chao shouted heartbreakingly.
In the distance, a white arrow flew towards the flying tiger soldier. After a muffled sound, countless pieces of flesh and blood flew everywhere, and the soldier and his horse were blown into countless pieces.
Wu Gen put away the Sky-shattering Bow with an annoyed look on his face. This bow was specially brought by Suo Ji when he came. Since Wu Gen didn't want the Lu family to master the power of the Sky-shattering Bow, he never used it after arriving at Youyi Mountain. .
Seeing that he was saved, Niu Chao no longer dared to wander outside alone, and urged the giant mastiff to catch up with the large army.
Wu Gen was leading his men to chase the fleeing Flying Tiger soldiers when he suddenly felt something in his heart. He turned his head and looked into the distance, his eyes suddenly widening.
On the distant horizon, a line of whitecaps appeared. Soon, the whitecaps became clear. It was a densely packed Flying Tiger Army. It looked like there were five to six thousand people, and they were lining up in a line, rushing towards Wu Gen. Because there were too many people and the horses were moving too fast, smoke and dust rose into the sky behind them, like a sandstorm deep in the desert.
"Master of the village, in front is the main force of the Flying Tiger Army." Suoji shouted loudly.
"Run." Without hesitation, Wu Gen led the team in a big circle, turned around and ran towards Jialingou. Today there was a sneak attack and pursuit, and it was this group of people who were waiting for them.
A chase started on the plain. In front was the mastiff wolf with its neck bent and head down, and behind it was the flying tiger army with wings.
From time to time, long arrows flew up from the heads of the Fearless Army, arced and landed on the Flying Tiger Army. On the other hand, due to the extremely fast running of the Flying Tiger Army, even though the Longbow of the Flying Tiger Army had a longer range, the shooting distance was greatly reduced, and they could only sigh and fall behind the Fearless Army.
The leader of the Flying Tiger Army was very angry. These mastiffs and wolves appeared out of nowhere and ran so fast that they maimed a member of his family and lost nearly a thousand men. These days, the only thing the Flying Tiger Army does is beat others, watching them helplessly and contentedly, but today it's completely the opposite, and I can only follow others and eat dust.
Wu Gen exchanged a few words with Suo Ji and jumped onto Niu Chao's mount. The holly bird took a few steps and flew away, flying away into the distance.
Looking at the strange bird flying up, the leader of the Flying Tiger Army became wary and wanted to give up the chase. After all, according to the report just now, these people were just the vanguard of the Lu family. If they encountered a large group of such tough birds again, Mastiffs and wolves are asking for trouble.
While hesitating, he suddenly saw that the formation of the enemy in front was somewhat disordered. It turned out that the mastiff wolf suddenly lost the "alpha wolf" Holly Bird, and had no direction. It was a little panicked for a while. Fortunately, Niu Chao spoke up in time and redirected the team to run.
As a general who has led troops for many years, the leader of the Flying Tiger Army can see that the cooperation between these people and their mounts is not a tacit understanding.
These mastiff wolves are more like chariots, pulling these soldiers to fight, but where the chariot goes and how fast it goes are largely out of the control of these soldiers, and more controlled by the giant running at the front. mastiff.
These people should have sent troops in a hurry. It was probably a certain family who sent people to protect the Ji family on their own initiative. Looking at it like this, there is not even any follow-up baggage, so this battle can be fought.
Even if he can't beat him, is it possible that he can't outrun him? In Iron Shou Province, probably no family dares to pat their chests and be sure that they can catch up with the Flying Tiger Army.
Soon, the Flying Tiger Army caught up again, biting and holding on to their opponent. However, the leader of the Flying Tiger Army discovered that since the strange bird flew away, these mastiff wolves were running faster, with agile formations, climbing hills and drilling ditches, as if they were walking on flat ground. 33
On the giant mastiff, Wu Gen pulled Niu Chao's ears and ordered: "Run slower, you will lose the enemy." Niu Chao has been living with these mastiff wolves for a long time, and he takes them out to look for food all day long. Naturally, Cooperation is more tacit.
"Boss, we are running for our lives. You don't know, but they have wings. If they get fluttered, we won't be able to run away. It's okay for you to die. I haven't even untied the girl's bellyband. It's a long time to die. What an injustice, even if it goes underground, it will turn into a resentful ghost." Niu Chao was a little dissatisfied and tried his best to break free from Wu Gen's hands.
"Stop being so verbose. If you dare to run around again, I will destroy your little treasury when you go back." Wu Gen was furious and slapped the kid on the back of the head.
Niu Chao was so frightened that he quickly covered his crotch and muttered, controlling the giant mastiff to run slower.
Sparse shrubs appeared in front, and in the distance were meandering green waves. In the middle of the waves, there was a gap, like a giant mouth, ready to swallow prey that entered it.
Looking at the gradually slowing pace of the Flying Tiger Army behind him, Wu Gen knew that the other party must have had doubts and was unwilling to enter this area that was unfavorable for cavalry operations.
"Let the formation be more scattered." Wu Gen put up a pergola with his hands and looked back, and ordered Niu Chao loudly.
"It's so laborious, isn't it just to trick a few cats and dogs into trapping them?" Niu Chao showed contempt and patted the giant mastiff under him. The giant mastiff slowed down its pace, lifted one of its front legs, and jumped forward.
Since the "lead wolf" did this, the mastiff wolves behind him followed suit. Some raised their front legs, and some raised their hind legs. The team was in chaos for a while. From a distance, it looked as if these mastiff wolves had their legs injured by stones in the ditch.
The leader of the Flying Tiger Army was overjoyed. He did not want to give up his military exploits. Besides, someone in the army had his arms chopped off by someone else. If he let his opponent escape, he would not be able to explain to his young master when he returned.
With a wave of his hand, the Flying Tiger Army speeded up again and followed the mastiffs and wolves into the Jialin Valley.
Jialin ditch is not a straight ditch, it is winding in the middle, and there is no exit at all in the ditch.
Once they entered the ditch, even though the Flying Tiger Army did not have high requirements on the terrain when running on weekdays, they had to slow down here. The ditch is mostly filled with large and small rocks washed down during the rainy season, as well as dead tree branches that were swept into the ditch by the water.
There were still tattered swords and armor left on the ground, and it seemed that those weird mastiff wolves had dispersed. The leader of the Flying Tiger Army carefully moved his mount to prevent the horse's legs from tripping over these obstacles.
Walking in the slightly dark valley, the leader of the Flying Tiger Army suddenly felt a little throbbing, and an ominous premonition came to his heart.
Looking up and looking around, his face suddenly turned pale. After entering the valley for more than three miles, not a single bird flew out of the woods on both sides. What does this mean? There must be someone hiding in the forest. In shock, he shouted to his men in front: "Retreat, there is an ambush in the valley."
The team panicked for a moment. Thousands of people entered the ditch and filled it to the brim. How could they suddenly turn around in such a hurry?
Whoosh, a white arrow flew into the air, exploding into a brilliant light above the woods.
The leader of the Flying Tiger Army suddenly turned his head and looked to his left. On a tall tree, stood a young man with a tight waist and slender limbs. He held a bow in his hand and a strange knife on his body. His body was slightly bent forward, like a fierce blade unsheathed. Staring coldly at himself.
It was the young man who had led the team just now. The leader of the Flying Tiger Army seemed to have fallen into an ice cellar. Sure enough, there was an ambush.
A burst of rapid drumbeats sounded, and roars of death erupted from the forest on both sides. From among the branches, on the rocks, and in the grass, arrows shot out one after another with a cold light.
A harsh whistling sound sounded, and arrows fell like a rainstorm, penetrating the skin of the war horses, piercing the soldiers' armor, and splashing blood in the air. For a moment, the people in Jialingou were thrown off their backs. Many of these brave and skilled Flying Tigers lost their lives inexplicably before they faced their opponents head-on.
"Don't run around, charge to both sides." The leader of the Flying Tiger Army did not choose to charge forward, because he knew that since the other party had set up an ambush here, how could they not know how to block the way forward.
At present, they had to rely on the Feihu Army's advantage of being good at fighting in various terrains, seize the high ground on both sides, engage in close combat with the opponent, and reduce the power of the opponent's bows and arrows.
It's not that they don't want to start shooting with each other, but in such a narrow terrain, the enemy is dark and we are clear, the enemy is high and we are low, the longbow loses its power.
The wings on the backs of the Flying Tiger Army flickered, emitting a faint glow. These seemingly cumbersome cavalry suddenly became light, carrying long pointed spears, and rushed along the steep slope towards the fearless troops on both sides. .
Some people died, but not completely...
