At the foot of the mountain.
After evacuating in a panic, seeing that it was safe, the Ghost King also said coldly: "Everyone, get out of the way!"
Following his words, the buckler protecting him immediately spread out to the left and right.
The Ghost King lightly smashed the horse's belly, took a few steps forward, looked up at the mountains ahead, and frowned deeply.
"Your Majesty the King." The deputy general came close to him, looked at the ambush position, and said with worry: "Looking at the enemy's armor, there is no doubt that it is the Qin army. Now that they are guarding this place, the situation is a bit bad."
"When did the Qin army get here!" The Ghost King said angrily first, and then asked: "Is there any other way to Anyang?"
"Here, after studying the map before, this place seems to be the only way to go." The deputy general returned.
"Hateful!" The Ghost King gritted his teeth secretly when he heard this.
The deputy general said: "The Qin army must have been prepared for setting up an ambush, and this mountain range stretches for a long time. If they charge hard..."
The Ghost King understood what he meant and did not respond to this sentence. Instead, he raised his head and looked around. He changed the subject and said, "Although there is an ambush, this place is not very high, is it?"
After hearing this, the deputy general also looked around: "Your Majesty means..."
"Do we have a ladder?" The Ghost King asked directly.
"This, because it is a rapid march, all the baggage is not carried."
"Where's the rope?"
"There are some ropes, but Your Majesty, the Qin army is at a high place, so if they attack the mountain, they may not be able to please them," the deputy general reminded.
"Well..." The Ghost King began to get confused.
Just as Su Yi expected, now that he knew there was an ambush ahead, he naturally did not want to get into the ambush circle, but if he retreated, it would be even more impossible.
It’s neither progress nor retreat. It’s normal to have difficulty making decisions.
He hesitated, but Su Yi was even less panicked. While letting people continue to carry the stones that were being collected, he began to deploy at the edge of the ridge to prevent the ghost army from attacking the mountain.
On the Ghost King's side, after struggling for a while, he tentatively said: "If we can attack the mountains, the Qin army's ambush will be broken."
"This..." The deputy general looked confused, no doubt even more confused.
"Try it. This is the only solution at the moment." The Ghost King emphasized again. From his tone, it was not difficult to see that he was actually undecided. He was just forced to issue this order due to the issue of returning home.
Hearing this, the deputy general moved his lips, wanting to make some suggestions, but there was no good solution. In the end, he could only accept the order: "Yes, I will personally take command."
"Yes." The Ghost King nodded and looked at the mountains ahead again.
The deputy general of the ghost army summoned several generals, and they gathered around. They started pointing at the mountains in the distance and discussing something.
"Although the mountain here is not high, it is not that easy to climb up..."
"The Qin army is at a condescending position. If they attack the mountain, I'm afraid they will have to pay a lot of casualties..."
"Then take the pile of lives. As long as we go up one, we can go up to the second one. The third one can be fought as a siege! Only by removing these ambushes can our main force pass safely..."
"This is more difficult than a siege..."
"Okay, the king's order has been issued. The issue to be discussed now is how to attack! Instead of complaining here!"
"Looking at the mountains on both sides, the left side is lower, so it should be the first choice..."
"But the left side seems to be steeper..."
"How about attacking from both sides."
"That's not appropriate. This road is very wide. Attacking from both left and right will not achieve the containment effect. And we don't know the strength of the Qin army now. Instead of taking risks, it is better to concentrate our strength and attack one place fiercely."
"Then attack the left side! After all, it has to be lower. For me, the warrior who attacks the mountain, less distance means less blood will be shed!"
"Well... ok! That's it!"
After a brief discussion, a few people began to formulate tactics for attacking the mountain, and then selected soldiers and mobilized them before the battle.
During this time, a lot of time has been wasted without even realizing it.
By the time they were ready, more and more rocks were being collected on Su Yi's side.
Then, the deputy general of the ghost army gave an order, and thousands of soldiers, with scimitars attached to their waists, rushed towards the foot of the mountain on the left in a swarm.
Seeing this, the crossbowmen on the mountains loaded their bows with arrows and started shooting at random below.
Random arrows struck, and at the foot of the mountain, there were many bucklers who were covering the attack on the mountain. They all raised their bucklers high. At the same time, the ghost army's attacking troops also began to use their hands and feet to climb up as hard as they could.
"Stop!" On the mountain, Su Yi raised his hand and said coldly: "Save your arrows and use them sparingly. This is just a small group of ghost army attacking the mountain. Don't fire arrows randomly. Wait until they climb halfway up the mountain and have no way to dodge. , it’s not too late to release it.”
Following his order, the random arrows stopped. Seeing this, the ghost army was unwilling to miss it and hurriedly climbed up.
If viewed from a high altitude, the entire mountain wall, front, back and back, is densely packed with ghost soldiers.
Not long after, the ghost army at the front had climbed to the mountainside, and Su Yi gave the order again.
At this time, it is no longer a random arrow, but a real arrow.
The soldiers of Qin Army did not panic. After drawing the bow, they took aim and then released their fingers.
Often when an arrow hits the target, the person in front will be shot directly and fall with a miserable scream, followed by a continuous running around.
At first, the ghost army saw some hope, but in just a moment, everything on the mountain wall they were climbing had already fallen to pieces, and miserable howls followed one after another. Some were lucky enough to witness the people on top falling from them. , then turned his head and looked down, his face suddenly turned pale, and he no longer dared to climb up easily.
Climbing the mountain with bare hands is already difficult, and there are defenders shooting arrows from above. You can imagine the scene.
This battle to attack the mountain didn't last long at all, and the thousands of ghost troops were killed and wounded, more than half of them, and they hurriedly withdrew.
Witnessing the whole process, the deputy general also shook his head secretly, then went to find the Ghost King, and saluted respectfully: "Your Majesty, in my opinion, attacking the mountain is not feasible, and we cannot use ropes, because the Qin army will wait You get halfway up the mountain and cut it off with one knife."
The Ghost King's expression was a bit unsightly. He had seen clearly from a distance during the battle just now, but he did not speak immediately.
The deputy general glanced at him cautiously and said: "From this point of view, we have no choice but to forcefully rush through the Qin army's ambush circle."
Anyone who jumps into a pit of fire despite knowing it is a pit of fire will be in trouble.
The Ghost King raised his head slightly and looked at the sun that was gradually turning to the west: "It is getting late, and Xuan Jun may come from behind. You are right, we have no choice."
"Tell the warriors below! Only by overcoming the Qin army's ambush can we return to the country! Otherwise, we will die!"
"Throw away all the heavy objects! Run through here as quickly as possible!"
"As long as we can get to Anyang! As long as we can go back! We can make a comeback!"
"Yes!" The deputy general accepted the order in a trembling voice.
