In the hazy twilight, Bagong Mountain, reflected by the ice and snow, stood alone. Not far away, at the Qin Army camp on the west bank of Feishui River, a jaw-dropping scene was taking place!
A large number of armored Qin soldiers gathered from the tide of defeated troops one after another. These strong and well-equipped Qin soldiers gathered desperately in the direction of the supply camp. Accompanied by the roar of the Beifu soldiers and elite cavalry charging to kill, Zhu Xu arranged for them to go out. The soldiers on guard were alerted!
In the darkness before dawn, heavy snow began to fall in the sky. The Qin soldiers near the baggage camp ran behind the wind and snow at a rapid speed, holding the banner of the general who conquered the west.
The horses kicked up the snow on the ground and a loud arrow was lit. A group of about 3,000 people came to the camp where Xu Zongwen and Zhu Xu were staying. The people in the front group quietly waited for the arrival of the rear group.
In the pale night, beside the burning military tent, those pairs of dark green eyes peered closely at the direction blocking their progress like will-o'-the-wisp lanterns!
Looking behind the Qin soldiers, to the northeast of the camp is a tall and winding mountain range covered in heavy snow. The wall fortress of Shouyang City still stands on the north bank of the Huai River.
"General, a large number of Qin troops are gathering now and are surrounding the supply camp. What should we do now?" A captain of the Xiangyang soldiers under Zhu Xu's account hurriedly pushed open the military tent to report the military situation, with an urgent tone in his voice. .
"Have you finally been discovered?"
Zhu Xu quickly tied the red scarf on his forehead, with a chill in his eyes. He put on his robe and stood firmly in front of everyone, but murmured as if nothing: "The horses can't be taken away for the time being. We have to deal with the enemy in front of us first.”
Xu Zongwen thought to himself: "These Qin soldiers who turned back instead of fleeing for their lives seem to belong to Fu Rong's personal army. The commander's personal army is the elite of the Qin army!"
Zhu Xu patted the armor on the shoulders of the unconscious Xu Zongwen for no reason, and said comfortingly: "Young man, calm down. In the battle of Luojian, you defeated one enemy with ten soldiers and fifty thousand men, and killed more than ten thousand people." , where did this go?"
The Battle of Luojian benefited from Liu Lao's bravery and fearlessness. The Beifu soldiers killed the Qin army's leader Liang Cheng. The wolves without a leader could only turn into a group of discouraged sheep, so those 50,000 sheep He was no match for the Beifu soldiers.
Zhu Xu continued to encourage: "Tell the brothers to follow our daily training. Don't panic and mess up the position. The so-called raising an army for a thousand days and using it for a while. Now that we have come to the Qin camp, we don't want to return to the Jin Dynasty alive and fight with the Qin Dynasty." The dog fought hard!”
Xu Zongwen's erratic eyes suddenly became determined, "No, General!" He replied with a strong and powerful voice.
Although Xu Zongwen was only ordered to supervise grain and grass in the rear army and did not follow Liu Laozhi to join the army, but after the war, he and the forward commander Xie Xuan went to inspect the Luojian battlefield. The miserable scene of gunpowder smoke and corpses strewn in the field was deeply in his memory. Indelible everywhere!
Xu Zongwen made up his mind that he would not miss it again this time. The current situation was very beneficial to the Jin army. As long as they held on for an hour, the Beifu soldiers would definitely discover them. When the time came, they would be attacked from both inside and outside, and there might not be any way out!
Xu Zongwen bowed to Zhu Xu earnestly, and when he turned around and was about to leave, he suddenly remembered the famous Queyue Formation, which would be a powerful weapon that could defeat a large number of enemies in the future!
Xu Zongwen grabbed his hair, which was a habit he had when thinking. At this moment, he was thinking hard about the arrangement and structure of Queyue Formation.
Queyue Formation mainly uses chariots arranged on the periphery of the combat formation as a buffer. Shield soldiers are on the outside, followed by spearmen and spearmen. Archers and crossbowmen are on the inside. In close combat, sword and ax hands are used to protect the crossbowmen.
"The formation you mentioned is very exquisite, but currently our army has no tanks and can only use baggage vehicles instead. Our army only has 800 people and there are no navy ships to respond. This plan is too risky!" Queyue Formation As soon as Xu Zongwen proposed it, Zhang Tianxi beside him listened and said after careful consideration.
The Queyue Formation requires a last-ditch battle to exert its greatest power, and it requires the cooperation of navy, infantry, and crossbowmen to catch them by surprise, attack them unprepared, and achieve sufficient lethality.
After thinking about it, Xu Zongwen said: "General, check out the remaining intact military tents in the baggage camp, and use the extra baggage vehicles to fill the holes. I'm sorry that the Qin army will not dare to attack the rear, so that we can meet the enemy head-on with all our strength."
Since it is a baggage camp, there is definitely no need to worry about the baggage trains. We can only use local materials. If we are in a hurry, we can arrange it this way. There is really no other way!
"Plus Juma and Luzhai, it's not bad." Xu Yuanxi stroked his beard and thought about it carefully before coming to a conclusion.
"I'll give the order immediately!" Zhu Xu nodded, feeling that this plan was very feasible.
"Wait!" Zhu Xu stopped Xu Zongwen again the moment he stepped out of the barracks, "Zongwen, the sword has no eyes on the battlefield, you have to hold on!"
Zhu Xu gave Xu Zongwen an encouraging look, and the latter sped towards the outside of the tent with brisk footsteps.
Xu Zongwen responded, then lowered the curtain of the military tent and sped towards the battlefield outside with brisk footsteps.
"The whole army is ready!" The flag was lost in the heavy snow in the dark night, and it also drowned out the shouts of the messengers.
"My sons of Da Jin, prepare the arrow array!"
"Don't panic, don't be confused. Qin Dog is also a human being with flesh and blood. Please pay attention -" Wang Xian, the prefect of Anfeng, hid in the back and spoke in a low voice. Only he could hear...
"Form up!" Zhu Xu was fully armed and shuttled through the crowd. Facing a large number of invading enemies, he showed no fear and commanded calmly.
Although the eight hundred soldiers under Zhu Xu's command are few, they are all Xiangyang soldiers who have followed him for many years. They have rich experience in confronting Qin soldiers. They are tempered from blood and fire, and have been in the battle between life and death time and time again. Wandering around in the world, he is a strong man who broke out from the gate of hell. He is an iron man and a warrior with high combat power!
Xiangyang soldiers formed a shield formation to wait for work, and Fu Rong's troops on the other side had also gathered.
Military law clearly states: If the commander fails, all the guards will be killed!
This is why the Qin troops in other military camps ran faster than rabbits, but only Fu Rong's pro-army army did the opposite. They did not hesitate to cross the camp that was swallowed up by the sea of fire to surround and kill Xu Zongwen, Zhu Xu and others. The reason is!
The disaster caused by a single head is terrifying!
Xu Zongwen had to sigh with emotion at this time: "This head is a bit hot to hold!"
After the Xiangyang soldiers fired several rounds of volleys of bows and arrows, the Qin soldiers also opened their bows and began to fight back. At this critical moment of life and death, Zheng Lue was not aware of it at all! No one among the Jin soldiers who were busy carrying arrow clusters and preparing for defense noticed that several skilled archers hiding diagonally opposite were gathering their strength to draw their bows and prepare to go!
"Zheng Lue, do you want to die? You are too close, go back!" Xu Zongwen suddenly threw Zheng Lue down, "Whoosh-whoosh." After a few sounds, Xu Zongwen's face was next to the sharp arrow whizzing by with the sound of wind. , leaving a shallow blood mark on Xu Zongwen's cheek. The Qin army's crossbowmen failed to hit the target and continued to fire. At this time, the Qin army's outposts took the opportunity to jump up and charge into the formation with steel knives in hand!
At first, when he heard Xu Zongwen's angry shouting, Zheng Lue didn't know what was going on. When he stood up and took a closer look, he really didn't know what to do and was shocked when he saw it!
"Brother, are you okay?"
"It's just a scratch, no problem."
The arrow rubbed against Xu Zongwen's cheek and then hit a Xiangyang soldier in the eye. "Ah!" The sergeant dropped his weapon and howled, covering his eye with the arrow cluster.
"Injure my brother! Qin Dog, why don't you take your life?" The crossbowmen of the Xiangyang soldiers raised their heads towards the archers of the Qin soldiers and fired fiercely.
Xu Zongwen carefully walked over and held the arrow in the wounded soldier's eyes with one hand. With the other hand, he drew his sword and cut off the excess arrow shaft and feathers. At the same time, two sergeants stepped forward to cut off the injured bow. The crossbowman dragged it down and placed it.
Xu Zongwen covered the snowflakes coming from the air with his hands, raised his head and looked up hard, squinting, Xu Zongwen finally saw Qin Bing's appearance clearly, and the smile after success at the corner of his mouth!
Having served in the military later in life, he began to unknowingly integrate into the battle and began to adapt to the battlefield where he could lose his life at any time.
This is a troubled world after all. If you want to see the sun tomorrow, the only way is to use all your strength to kill the enemy. Only by stepping on the enemy's corpse can you survive!
"Brothers, prepare to meet the enemy!" Xu Zongwen stood up straight. He tilted his head and seemed to see something incredible. His eyes were wide open and he stared motionlessly at the sea of fire in front of him. After the heavy snow passed, it became clearer. A large number of Qin soldiers began to move!
Zhu Xu looked out along his line of sight. More and more Qin soldiers gathered together. They stepped on the corpses of their comrades crazily, and finally revealed their hideous and terrifying faces!
"Kill!"
Zhu Xu pulled out his steel sword. When he first saw the Qin soldiers who were about to charge into the shield formation, he clenched the scabbard in his hand and shouted, ready to take action. However, Xu Zongwen on the side took the opportunity to swing his sword and hit the nearest The palm of the Qin soldier who failed in the sneak attack was completely chopped off.
"Damn it! Are your arms and fingers frozen, and are your bowstrings and crossbows rotten? What are you doing standing still? Shoot with all your might within eighty steps. If there are not enough arrow clusters, there are more behind. Who can save it? Where are you?" Zhu Xu roared at the top of his voice, and the crossbowmen received the order and began to line up and fire continuously, and soon an effective arrow array was formed to suppress the attack of the Qin soldiers!
Blood flowed from the broken bone of the injured Qin soldier's left elbow. He stared at Xu Zongwen fiercely, as if in pain, he couldn't help but roared, but he temporarily retreated due to the crossbow attack of the Xiangyang soldiers. Go down.
Half an hour later, the arrow array of the Xiangyang soldiers began to become sparse, and the arrow clusters were still being transported. The Qin soldiers seized the opportunity and began to charge for the second time!
Seeing that dozens of Qin soldiers were about to break through the shield formation, the situation took a turn for the worse. How should the few Xiangyang soldiers respond?
