In the middle of the night, the rapid chirping of apes suddenly came from below the hillside at the edge of the forest. Many Han soldiers were awakened. They cursed and turned over to sit up. When they heard the cry of apes, they lay down again. Before someone fell asleep again, they cursed: "When I get enough sleep, I will shoot you all and drink your brains! You are a bunch of restless beasts!"
The cries of the apes became more and more urgent, as if they were encountering a dangerous natural enemy, they were screaming in fear, but this could not wake up the sleeping Han soldiers and horses in the forest. The few Han soldiers on duty who were woken up just looked at the black shadows jumping on the treetops in the distance, yawned and muttered a few curses, then turned around and ignored them.
The rapid cries of the apes suddenly stopped, which was a sign of extreme panic. They squatted on the treetops with their eyes wide open and their mouths wide, but they did not make any sounds. Following their gaze, I saw countless black shadows on the slope at the edge of the forest, slowly approaching the valley along the hillside.
The armor on their bodies and the swords in their hands shimmered in the dark night, and their footsteps walked gently on the grass, slowly descending into the valley. There are bonfires everywhere in front, and all the people around the bonfires are sleeping Han soldiers.
The black shadows stopped and one person waved his hand gently. Thousands of black shadows leaped up in front and quickly came to the sleeping Han soldiers at the edge of the forest. Their swords flashed and blood burst out. They counted their breaths. During this time, hundreds of sleeping Han soldiers had their throats cut.
The shadows kept attacking, killing one after another. They even killed for several rounds without anyone noticing, because these Han soldiers were so sleepy that they had no reaction to the abnormal sounds from the outside world.
Xie Chong was sleeping in the grass under the tree and snoring. He was having a sweet dream. He dreamed that he was back in Lianzhou and playing with his new concubine. He held his concubine in his arms and teased her. I saw her pretty face smiling pitifully at him. Then she took a pot of wine, poured some of it into her cherry mouth, and then fed her lovingly. Give it to Xie Chong...
Just when he was feeling the sweet and ecstatic taste, he didn't expect that the concubine seemed to be lacking in skills. She couldn't close her mouth and sprayed out a stream of wine, which hit Xie Chong's face, making it hot and sticky. He smiled and cursed and raised his hand to wipe it. As soon as he raised his hand, he suddenly woke up.
Then he was shocked to find that around him, countless black shadows were raising swords to kill the Han soldiers around him. He also tasted something hot and sticky in his mouth. It was not the wine fed by the concubine in the dream. It was hot blood. It was the hot blood splattered from the necks of the killed soldiers!
Because Xie Chong was lying flat in the grass, surrounded by several shrubs, he was not discovered by the murderers for a while, and they actually missed him. The Han soldiers beside him were killed, and hot blood spurted onto his face, which woke him up.
After understanding all this, the stunned Young Master Xie opened his mouth and let out several heart-rending screams: "Enemy attack! Enemy attack! Enemy attack! Enemy -"
In an instant, a cold light flashed through, and Xie Chong's neck was cut in half, hanging crookedly on his shoulders. The death state was extremely horrific, but it was considered that he followed his will, and his soul ascended and was able to ride on the wind. Finally, I can go home to see my concubine.
Although the shadows struck quickly, Xie Chongao's voice still woke up the Han soldiers not far away from their dreams. They got up one after another, then screamed in panic, groping randomly on the ground, looking for the weapons they had casually thrown away before going to bed.
Soon their shouting woke up more people. In an instant, all the Han soldiers in the forest were awakened. They all stood up in panic, grabbed their swords and guns, and ran around like headless flies, shouting loudly. .
Their whereabouts were revealed, and thousands of shadows quickly retreated into the darkness at the edge of the forest. The Han soldiers finally figured out the direction and then rushed towards the edge of the forest. Just as they rushed to the edge, the sound of bowstrings sounded continuously, and with a terrifying "buzzing" sound, countless feather arrows shot out from the darkness, instantly knocking down a row.
In the darkness, the Han soldiers were so distraught that they turned around and ran towards the woods. Countless archers appeared from behind, pulling strings in their hands and shooting arrows like rain towards the Han soldiers, suppressing them all in the woods.
General Xie Gui finally rushed to the edge of the forest in panic. Because he was so panicked, his helmet was tilted. The grass blades on his beard had not been wiped off. They were mixed with saliva and hung firmly under his lips, looking extremely embarrassed.
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"What's going on?! Are they Li Yuan's troops? How many people are here?" Xie Gui asked anxiously, feeling confused.
"Capital, it seems that it is not Li Yuan's troops! The enemy army did not attack from the way they came, but from the east. While our army was resting, they sneaked in secretly. There are many people, at least four Five thousand people." The deputy general said quickly.
"Eastern?" Xie Gui took a breath of air. Where did these Tang troops come from in the east? It's really a strange thing. Right now, the closest one to the east is naturally Yiyang City, but how can there be such a coincidence in the world? He had just made the decision to attack the city at night, but the Tang army in Yiyang City didn't even defend the city. Did he come here specifically to make a surprise attack?
"Don't panic! So what if there are four or five thousand people? Our army is three times the enemy! Why are we afraid of them? Pass the order to the military command of this capital and quickly mobilize archers to suppress it. So what if we shoot against them? Since they are looking for death, they will Kill them all!" Xie Gui roared filial piety.
The deputy general promised repeatedly, turned around and left. After a moment, he led countless archers to gather, and the arrows "swished" and fired fiercely into the darkness outside the forest. In the darkness, there were repeated screams from the opposite side. It was obvious that someone had been hit by an arrow.
"Press out and shoot them all." Xie Gui yelled. Being bullied by Li Yuan was not enough. This time, even the remaining defenders of Yiyang City who had suppressed them for several days were riding on him. This was simply too cowardly. At this time, he was determined to annihilate the soldiers and horses on the opposite side to vent his anger.
The archers rushed out of the forest and fired volleys of arrows into the forest on the hillside. The poor monkeys in the forest also suffered from the disaster. Dozens of apes were shot down, screaming and jumping loudly with arrows on their red buttocks, and then were shot to death by more arrows. After several rounds of fierce arrow rain, there were only a few arrows fired from the opposite side, and they seemed to be completely suppressed. _o_m
Xie Gui laughed loudly and ordered the infantry to charge immediately. The Han soldiers shouted and rushed into the forest, only to find that except for dozens of corpses, the place was empty.
"Chase, catch up." Xie Gui ordered loudly.
The deputy general beside him hurriedly reminded: "Du Tong, this is not appropriate. The mountains here are high and the forests are dense. It will be dangerous to pursue too deep... Brothers are not familiar with the terrain. If they are ambushed, it is not worth it." ?”
Just as Xie Gui was about to speak, he suddenly heard shouting in the valley and forest. Before he could ask about the situation, news came that a group of Tang Army cavalry appeared on the east side of the valley. Taking advantage of the army's attention focused on the enemy in the forest, they rushed in and trampled The collision killed thousands of Han soldiers.
"It's over..." Xie Gui's face turned pale and he lost his voice in fear, and then he yelled out without thinking: "Shao, where is Shao Tingjian? Are you sleeping? Please ask him to bring someone to rescue him quickly."
The deputy general was also frightened. When he heard this, he suddenly understood that the general Xie Gui was in a state of confusion. He quickly came closer and whispered: "Have you forgotten, Commander-in-Chief? Three hours ago, you personally ordered Shao Junrong to lead three thousand soldiers as suspected soldiers to the north. Go... Didn't you tell the general that after tricking him, we will look for an opportunity to retreat south quietly... Now I'm afraid that Shao Junrong has encountered the main force of Li Yuan's army, and his life or death is unpredictable... ....”
"This..." Xie Gui opened his eyes wide, as if he had regained his memory in an instant, then calmed his expression, gritted his teeth and said grimly: "That's it, it's over, it's destiny! Send an order to the entire army not to rush in and pursue the enemy. , break out to the south as soon as the situation calms down. You, protect the capital and retreat first!"
"Don't worry, Commander, the last general will fight to the death to protect you!" the deputy general responded loudly, cupping his hands. .
