When Liu Yan and the others arrived at the east city gate, the gate had already begun to close, and there were thousands more defenders.
"Rush over and don't let the city gate close."
Following Liu Yan's order, the Black Dragon Guards cavalry charged at full speed. The two sides fought together. Even Wang Yibo, who was in the dark, joined the battlefield with more than a thousand Jin Yibo.
The war fell into a stalemate for a while. The enemy's reinforcements were constantly increasing, but our own side only had a few hundred Black Dragon Guards and Jinyi Guards who were not very powerful in combat. The longer it dragged on, the more disadvantageous it would be for our side. If this continued, sooner or later they would be completely annihilated. .
So Liu Yan ordered a messenger beside him: "Issue an order to have the two thousand Black Dragon Guards outside the city attack the city with all their strength."
"As you command!"
The messenger took the order and immediately took out a horn to convey the order outside the city. The two thousand Black Dragon Guards lurking not far outside the east city gate heard the horn sound and began to attack the city with all their strength. Liu Yan and others suddenly felt that the pressure was reduced, and the battle lasted for half a month. At this time, Liu Yan and other talents finally came out of the city gate.
"Where are Mr. Cai's family members? Have they left the city?"
"Lord, they have left the city safely. My subordinates sent 300 people to escort them and leave first."
"That's good, everyone mount up. The pursuers will arrive soon. We must get out of here quickly."
"As you command!"
All the Black Dragon Guards mounted their own horses. Of the more than 100 horses Wang Yibo left with Liu Yan, he only took more than 40 with him and left them for Cai Yong's family. Wang Yibo took the rest with him.
On the other side, the furious He Miao left the restaurant and went straight to the west camp after taking advantage of the chaos. He personally led 20,000 troops in pursuit. When he arrived at the east gate, he saw corpses everywhere and rivers of blood.
He yelled at the sergeant who was cleaning the battlefield: "Where are they?"
"Qi, General Qi, they have broken through the city gate and have escaped from the city. The defending general Song Qi personally led five thousand elite soldiers to pursue them."
Hearing that Liu Yan and others had escaped from the city, He Miao was furious. He whipped the young general to the ground and chased him out at full speed with his 20,000 men.
While chasing and fleeing, Liu Yan and others, because of their excellent horses and extremely fast speed, ran more than fifty miles in half an hour, leaving their pursuers far behind.
"Everyone, please dismount, let the horses drink some water, and rest for a while before leaving." When passing by a creek, Liu Yan and others dismounted to rest.
When he took Cai Yan off the horse, as soon as he let go, the latter quickly ran to hide behind his mother Zhao Wuniang with a blushing face, and refused to come out no matter how much Zhao Wuniang screamed.
She was held in Liu Yan's arms all the way, and she was already so embarrassed.
Cai Yong came to Liu Yan with the help of his servants, fell to his knees on the ground with a plop, and said with tears in his eyes: "Thank you, general, for saving the lives of my whole family. Even if I die, I cannot repay the general's great kindness."
"Please get up quickly. Mr. Cai is very polite. It just happened to be the meeting. No need to say thank you." Liu Yan helped Cai Yi up. "Mr. Cai is injured, so he should go and rest. He will rest later. That’s enough, let’s do it again…!”
"Report...report..."
The scout came to report urgently and interrupted Liu Yan!
"Lord, the pursuer behind us is less than ten miles away from us. There are two groups of troops. One is flying a flag with the character "He". There are 20,000 people, of which 10,000 are cavalry. They are well-equipped and are a powerful force. The other group is flying the flag with the character "Song". Banner, there are six thousand people, two thousand of them are cavalry, the equipment is slightly worse, the weapons are mainly long swords, and there are more bows and arrows."
Hearing that there were so many pursuing troops, Cai Yong panicked and hurriedly clasped his fists at Liu Yan and said, "General, run away for your life. If you don't leave, it will be too late."
"It's too late. The further we go, the more soldiers will be chasing us. By then, soldiers and horses from the cities in front will continue to join in to hunt us down."
Liu Yan ignored Cai Yong and began to look at the surrounding terrain. Fortunately, the location was not bad. A hundred meters ahead was a small mountain col, and there was a rocky hillside to the left of the stream. Liu Yan immediately heard that the commanding officer of the Black Dragon Guard, Second Lieutenant Zhou Lin ordered: "Zhou Lin, you immediately arrange for a thousand Black Dragon Guards to ambush among the rocks on the hillside with most of their crossbows. Give them all the thunderbolts and tell them that when the pursuers arrive, everyone will give up." I aimed at the cavalry and officers, and when the enemy became confused, they threw thunderbolts to blow them up!"
The thunderbolt bomb is a simple version of the bomb that Liu Yan and his secret guards made in the back mountain of Taohuayuan. It looks like the hand grenade during World War II and is more powerful than the hand grenade. Liu Yan has strict control over the thunderbolt bomb. In several of his major Currently, only the Black Dragon Guards in the legion are equipped with thunderbolts, and each Black Dragon Guard carries ten of them.
"In addition, you are arranging for a hundred people to specifically target and shoot at the two enemy generals. You must shoot them for me. As long as they die, the enemy army will be leaderless and will inevitably be defeated."
"I'm arranging two hundred people to hide in the forest on the right. When the enemy is in chaos, let them shout loudly to surrender. The remaining more than a thousand people will form a formation here to meet the enemy. The enemy must not be allowed to break through the defense line. I will lead fifty people Take Cai Yong's family back to the mountain col ahead to supervise the battle."
"Yes, I will obey my orders. Even if we fight to the last man, we will not let an enemy escape."
"Okay, as long as you win this battle, I will promote you to the rank of major. In addition to the two bottles of wine I promised you in the restaurant, I will also reward you with ten bottles of the best wine. Go ahead!"
"Yes, please don't worry, lord."
Liu Yan urged again: "By the way, tell the brothers to pay attention, aim and shoot, and be sure not to hurt those horses."
"As ordered..."
After arranging the battle, Liu Yan led fifty Black Dragon Guards and Cai Yong's family retreated to the mountain col to observe the battlefield.
"General, are we really not going to run? There are more than 20,000 people on the other side!"
"If you don't run, where can you run? The further you go, the more soldiers will be chasing you. Don't worry, Mr. Cai, it will be fine. There are only more than 20,000 soldiers and horses. I think Xiang Yu, the overlord of Chu, only used 30,000 cavalry." The great ancestor Liu Bang's army of 500,000 was killed without leaving any trace behind. How many people are there? It's a small scene, so rest in peace!"
"This... alas! Seeing Liu Yan like this, Cai Yong shook his head and sighed. He had no choice but to lie down on a stone slab with the help of his servants and closed his eyes and fell asleep."
However, among the frightened Cai family members, there was one person who was secretly taking a look at Liu Yan, who was standing like a pine tree with his hands behind his back.
It is said that beauties love heroes. When Zhao Wuniang saw her daughter's shy and unusual appearance, she didn't understand it as a person who had been there. She couldn't help but take a look at Liu Yan and said to herself: "This boy is young and has a lot of talents. He is also calm in the face of danger and has an extraordinary bearing." , it would be a blessing if Yan'er really followed him."
So he whispered in Cai Yan's ear and said with a smile: "When your father recovers from his injury, I will ask him to help you ask if this young man is married!"
"Mother..." Cai Yan, who had been peeping at her when her thoughts were revealed, blushed so much that he started to bleed. He buried his head between his knees and did not dare to look.
As soon as Zhou Lin arranged his troops, the pursuers led by He Miao arrived. More than 20,000 people were in darkness, and the sky was filled with scarves and flags.
When all the cavalry were within shooting range, Zhou Lin waved his hand, and all the crossbowmen fired in unison. A sharp arrow shot directly into the enemy's head with a sound of piercing the air.
The bows and arrows used by the Black Dragon Guard are composite bows made by Jun Lintian based on the technology of later generations. The composite bow made by Liu Yan is easy to carry, weighing only about ten kilograms. When equipped with a hundred arrows, it only weighs seventeen or eight kilograms. It is foldable. , Black Dragon Guard usually carries it with him.
Its power is huge, its range is long, and its effective range is about three hundred meters, which is more than three times more than ordinary bows and arrows. Some materials that could not be produced at the time were bought by Liu Yan directly on the Super Mall. In the past few years, he has made many Later, one hundred thousand composite bows were built. Because the Black Dragon Guard was his personal guard, all members were equipped with composite bows. The remaining tens of thousands were divided equally among several legions.
Moreover, the composite bow used by the Black Dragon Guard is equipped with a simple sight made by Liu Yan, which can achieve the triple mirror effect of later generations. Therefore, it can be said that all the Black Dragon Guards are sharpshooters, and the arrows they shoot can accurately penetrate It penetrated every enemy's head.
After several rounds of shooting, three to four thousand people fell into a pool of blood before the enemy army could react.
The worst thing was the two generals He Miao and Song Qi. More than a hundred people aimed at them and shot at them. At this time, the two of them had turned into dead people like hedgehogs.
When the general died, the army was leaderless and in chaos. Many soldiers who fell on the ground were not killed by arrows, but were trampled to death by their own people.
Seeing this situation, Zhou Lin, the commander of the Black Dragon Guards, ordered the Black Dragon Guards to throw thunder bombs. Thunder bombs exploded in the dense crowd of enemy troops. Each thunder bomb took away several lives. A group of people ambushed in the forest More than a hundred Black Dragon Guards began desperately shouting to surrender.
Cai Yong woke up just after the battle started. At this time, he was standing next to Jun Lintian and watching the massacre in front of the mountain. His face was pale and his whole body was shaking. When had he ever seen such a powerful army? This was simply a soldier from heaven descending to earth.
At the same time, he became more curious about Liu Yan's identity, thinking: "This man is young and has a royal surname. He dares to rob a prison in the imperial capital Luoyang City in broad daylight. He has such fierce soldiers and horses at his command. This man What is your identity? And why do you want to save yourself?"
Half an hour later, the enemy's death toll increased. As the Black Dragon Guards shouted for surrender, they began to drop their weapons and surrender...!
At the end of the battle, Zhou Lin came to the mountain col covered in blood and said: "Your Majesty, our army suffered 20 serious injuries and 50 minor injuries in this battle, and no one died."
"Eight thousand enemy troops were killed, a thousand were seriously injured, and two thousand were slightly injured. Except for three hundred who escaped, the rest were all captured, and ten thousand horses were obtained. The commander of the army, He Miao, was shot and killed...!"
"Okay, let the brothers have a good rest, arrange for a hundred people to cut down the big trees, make a few simple carriages to pull the injured brothers, and set off in half an hour."
"As ordered, my subordinates will go now!"
"Come here, get the map." After Zhou Lin left, Liu Yan ordered someone to get the map. After looking at it for a while, he shouted: "Send the order."
Hearing the shout, a soldier next to Jun Lintian with a seven-pole flag on his back stood up and shouted back: "Here"
These small flags are divided into various colors, with Liu character flag and Ling character flag representing Liu Yan, and the rest are written with the characters Qiu, Qin, Xue, Lan, Yuwen and so on. Those are the flags representing Qiu Tianchi and the others. During wartime, the messengers who followed Liu Yan had to carry these small flags on their backs to convey orders. They usually kept them in a box and carried them with them.
Liu Yan took the Orchid Sword from Zhuri and handed it to him and said: "Eight hundred miles south of here is the territory of Jingzhou. You take my sword and rush to Jingzhou and order Yuwen Chengdu to lead 50,000 elite troops out of Wancheng. Come support.”
"As you command!"
The messenger took the Orchid Sword with both hands, then handed all the small flags on his back to another messenger, and flew away with the three flags of Liu, Ling, and Yuwen on his back...
Liu Yan was extremely strict on the delivery of military orders. Special messengers were responsible for issuing military orders. The messengers carried Liu Yan's tokens or military symbols and flags commanding them to deliver orders. Only a few generals could lead the troops to the expedition. If you send troops privately, you will commit the crime of beheading. Serious crime, despite the fact that each of them has hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses in their hands now. Without Liu Yan's tokens and orders, their generals can only order their own five thousand soldiers. The rest of the soldiers and horses are mobilized. The power was firmly held in Liu Yan's hands and he would not listen to their orders at all.
After everything was arranged and the carriage was built, Liu Yan gave the order to set off.
