"Block them!" At this time, Zuo Shiren's face showed great anger. He finally understood that these so-called refugees were most likely here to delay the march.
"Array up!"
Groups of Dongling soldiers, under the constant command of each of their assistant generals, formed a defensive formation. There were constant flying arrows, thrown out one after another from the defensive formation, intertwined into a rain of arrows, and landed on the ground with a thud.
For a time, there were many more rebel corpses on the ground, lying in a pool of blood.
Zuo Shiren raised his head and sneered.
He was a little speechless. There were not many people in front of him. With just a breath of energy, he should attack his elite troops. It was really bold.
"Lord, this is the person who leads Xia'er Helm!"
"I can see clearly." Zuo Shiren's voice was calm.
Relying on Qinggong, there were only a few thousand Xia'er troops, but they were already gradually tearing open holes further away from the formation.
Zuo Shiren was not in a hurry, but he could still kill these rebels as long as he took some time.
"Have you noticed, my lord, that they are stalling for time?" At this time, an aide hurriedly approached Zuo Shiren.
A word startled him awake. Zuo Shiren was startled, remembering just now, it seemed that these people were using methods to keep holding back his army of more than 20,000 people.
After pondering for a while, Zuo Shiren already understood something, and his face became a little anxious.
"Quick, repel the enemy and head towards the dock immediately!"
Zuo Shiren vaguely guessed it from the spies' report and Xiaer Duo's appearance. Perhaps, not far away, it is very likely that Xu Buyi came with an army to intercept them in person.
But it is clear that outside Chenshui Pass, the coalition forces of Xishu and Donglai are not numerous. How dare you be so bold and send so many troops.
"Have you sent a message to the military advisor?" Zuo Shiren turned his head.
"Don't worry, my lord, as soon as the enemy attacks, they will send hundreds of cavalry to send a message to Commander Ling of Chen Shuiguan."
"Very good." Zuo Shiren gritted his teeth, "Xu Buyi has always been cautious, but this time, he actually dared to take such a risk. If he wanted to block me, he would have to send out at least 30,000 to 40,000 people, but Chen Shuiguan's The troops are simply not enough!”
"My lord, be careful, Xu Buyi is a cunning person."
This sentence is undoubtedly nonsense. Of course, Zuo Shiren didn't ask further questions. He knew that the crooked melon split date with the army would not be able to tell the truth like Ling Su did.
In front of them, although the Xia'er army suffered many casualties, they had retreated and were out of the range of their bows and arrows.
"What's going on?" Zuo Shiren narrowed his eyes, "You don't attack the formation, but you retreat step by step, and you're not afraid of losing morale?"
"Lord, do you want to change the formation? Kill Xiaer Duo's people as soon as possible."
Zuo Shiren hesitated. He knew that Xu Buyi also had a title - the chief rudder of Xia'er in thirty states in the world. In other words, these chivalrous rebels are very likely to fight to the death.
After closing his eyes and thinking for a while, Zuo Shiren opened his eyes and said, "Gather the troops together and rush to kill these knights as fast as possible. Then, immediately rush to the dock."
"Military order from the lord!"
Orders were quickly passed down, and before long, the nearly 20,000 Dongling Army began to disperse and change into a charge. Following the command of Lingqi and General Pi, in an instant, like an overwhelming rising tide, they moved forward. Fang's Xiaerjun rushed over.
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"Hall Master, the Dongling Army has changed its formation!"
Shangguan Shu, who came back, was hit by an arrow in his left arm, so he had to tear off the corner of his robe and tie it up. The remaining hand was holding the sword tightly.
He turned around and took a few quick glances. Only then did they realize that the Xiaer Rebel Army, which originally numbered more than 3,000 people, now had nearly 1,000 casualties.
Moreover, many of the remaining people have fallen into disgrace.
But at this time, Shangguan Shu's mood was one of relief. This time, although the fight was a little anxious, no matter what, it dragged on for a long time.
He discovered that Zuo Shiren on the opposite side seemed to understand something and began to organize an army to counterattack them.
"Go to death!"
"Go to death——"
There were only about 2,000 rebels left, holding weapons and shouting in unison. It seems that only by fighting to the death can we be worthy of the innocence of this world.
Unexpectedly, at this time, Shangguan Shu became extremely calm and quickly issued an order to stop the Xiaer rebels from going to their deaths.
"Hall Master?"
Shangguan Shu's face was cold, "Don't forget the wishes of the chief helmsman. I'll keep a useful body. Who knows, I can still do my part to bring clarity to the world."
"Listen to my order, do not fight with the Dongling Army, and move back. Zuo Shiren has already become suspicious at this time. If we stay further away, we must not dare to pursue deeply. Most likely, we will use long-range shots to contain them. "
"Master Shangguan Hall, I am not afraid of death!"
"No one is afraid of death!" Shangguan Shu interrupted, "If it can save the world, it doesn't matter if you die. But don't forget, our role is to stop the Dongling Army! Don't say any more and follow the orders. ! I will be here waiting for the chief helmsman!"
After several orders, the more than 2,000 rebels who were originally determined to die began to retreat according to the orders given by Shangguan Shu.
During the retreat, the Dongling Army also shot dozens of people to death with flying arrows fired from a distance.
Every chivalrous and rebellious soldier has eyes that are about to burst. But they did not disobey the order. Each held their weapons and waited for their chief helmsman to arrive before striking back hard.
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The cavalry camp of more than 4,000 people stirred up bursts of dust and smoke on the official road.
"Kill!"
The iron hooves stepped on, and the temporary pile-up of resisting horses did not have much effect. They only blocked less than ten horses and were almost knocked away.
"Shoot them!"
After calculating the distance, the flying arrows blocking the road were densely intertwined and disrupted from the sky. A cavalryman who was hit by an arrow fell heavily to the ground after his horse lost its front foot and could not get up again.
But more importantly, they were cavalrymen who marched forward in an unstoppable manner. Since Donglai's military system was not equipped with long spears, they had no choice but to obey Xu Mu's orders and waved the long sword in their hands as they passed by on horseback.
"Peel through!"
Pong.
As the last rebel horse was knocked over, several Dongling troops blocking the road were suddenly killed and their fighting spirit was lost, and they fled to both sides of the official road.
"Lord, we're not far away!"
Xu Mu raised his head and visually measured the distance ahead. This time, it was extremely dangerous. As a general, he shouldn't be involved in danger. But in the current situation, there are insufficient horses, and the riding formation needs to be commanded by him in order to exert its greatest power.
There was no face-covering helmet, no heavy armor, and not even a standard spear. But at this time, the more than 4,000 cavalrymen who had followed Xu Mu all the way, whether they were Shu soldiers or Donglai soldiers, had expressions of desolation on their faces.
People from the north are good at horses, and people from the south are good at boats. However, the king of Western Shu led them in a heroic and fierce riding battle.
"Cavalry assault!" A Xishu cavalry general raised his sword and shouted angrily.
"assault!"
Behind General Pi, there were also bursts of shouts of killing.
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