"There are only a dozen people at both ends of the road, and there are at least one or two hundred people on the hillside. How can we rush out?" The leader of the servants obviously did not agree with Ye Ying's idea, and some servants beside him began to talk and express their objections.
Beside Ye Ying, everyone in the Mad Lion Army said nothing, but judging from their expressions, it was obvious that they could not understand Ye Ying's thoughts.
"Their wine jars and bundles of firewood were obviously used to block my breakthrough. There were so many enemies on the steep slope that they would never have thought that we would break out from here. It was inconvenient to move on the slope and it would be difficult for us to break through. In fact, they Wanting to reinforce each other is also a troublesome thing." In order for everyone to act in unison, Ye Ying shared his thoughts.
"Don't run to a place with a small number of people, but go to a place with a lot of people. I don't know what you are thinking, but I will not follow you to die." At this time, a voice came from among the servants, and was immediately echoed by many servants.
Ye Ying looked at Lu Tianzhao and the leaders of the servants, and saw that they did not stop the servants who spoke, so he knew that they also had such thoughts in their hearts.
"What you said makes sense. This mountain road is narrow, and it is useless if there are too many people. You go first to drive away the enemies on the road. I will lead people here to protect you. If we succeed in breaking through, we will rush over."
Ye Ying doesn't have much affection for these arrogant servants. Since they want to ask for trouble, let them go!
Before Ye Ying finished speaking, these servants had already begun to take action. They divided the team into two parts, each with forty or fifty people, and rushed towards the woodcutters and wine sellers who had been parked by the road. passed.
"What are you doing? I am an official of the imperial court, how can I be so unreasonable?"
Not long after these servants left, Ye Ying winked at Qi Jiao and others. Everyone understood. Immediately, several soldiers from the new barracks grabbed Lu Tianzhao who had not yet reacted. Then everyone followed Ye Ying and walked up the steep slope. Rush away.
The few remaining servants saw that Ye Ying and others had taken away Lu Tianzhao, but they could not snatch him away, so they had no choice but to follow Ye Ying and others and rush up the steep slope.
The terrain of the steep slope is very complicated. The bandits on the slope cannot gather together and can only stand scattered around the steep slope. This gives Ye Ying and others a chance to break out.
The scar-faced man who led the bandits saw the servants down the slope breaking out from both sides. Not only did he not panic, but he showed a relaxed look on his face. But in the blink of an eye, he saw the group of Mad Lion Army soldiers again approaching Lu Tianzhao towards the steep slope, and his face showed seriousness.
"Doorbolt, Huzi and Lao Qi charge forward with me. Brother Zhang and Brother Li lead your men to prevent the guys from both sides from coming around." Ye Ying gave orders to his several corps commanders while charging upward.
When the bandits in front saw Ye Ying and others rushing up, they immediately surrounded the crowd with weapons in hand. However, these bandits obviously underestimated the ferocity of these crazy lion troops.
As soon as the two sides came into contact, the masters in front did not test any of them. They used their best moves to launch a fierce attack on the bandits regardless of their physical and internal strength.
The bandits did not expect that they would meet four masters of the warrior realm as soon as they met, one of whom was a second-grade warrior. They were caught off guard and several of them were killed quickly.
The screams of their companions frightened some of the bandits, and they began to slowly retreat to the rear. Ye Ying and others took the opportunity to break through the enemy's first line of defense and continued to rush up the steep slope.
At this time, screams suddenly came from the mountain path. Someone turned their head and looked down, and saw that the mountain path was already filled with flames. The screams came from several servants who were already covered in fire. from.
It turned out that when these servants rushed towards the woodcutter and the wine seller, the two groups either spread firewood sprinkled with tung oil on the mountain road, or simply broke the wine jar and poured the wine in the jar on the ground. Then a raging fire was lit, and the servants who rushed at the front were suddenly surrounded by the fire.
The mountain road was already very narrow, but once the fire spread, there was no way to pass. The servants' plan to open a hole from both ends was completely in vain.
The servants who rushed towards both ends of the road saw that the road was blocked, so they had no choice but to imitate Ye Ying and others and rush up the steep slope. However, it was already too late by this time. More and more bandits surrounded them, blocking their way forward.
Lu Tianzhao, who was held by the soldiers of the Mad Lion Army, now finally understood that Ye Ying's strategy was correct. He no longer resisted in his heart and began to cooperate with the others and rush upward. At the same time, he also commanded the few servants following him to cooperate with Ye Ying's soldiers to kill the enemy.
The addition of the servants slightly eased the pressure on Ye Ying's soldiers, but the situation they faced was still very critical because more and more bandits were surrounding them.
Fires are now appearing on the steep slopes, but these fires were not set by the bandits. The ones who lit the dry grass branches on these slopes were soldiers under Ye Ying's two corps commanders, Zhang San and Li Si.
Zhang San and Li Si were experienced veterans. Seeing more and more bandits coming from both sides, they ordered people to light the dead branches on both sides of the steep slope. This has two advantages. The thick smoke can provide cover for the rushing team. Although the fire is not large, it can also effectively prevent the bandits from encircling them.
Although the terrain was at a disadvantage, Ye Ying and others quickly broke through a long distance upwards with the ferocity of several warrior realm masters and the bravery of his soldiers.
But then, their path forward became difficult, because more and more bandits blocked their way forward.
Ye Ying knew that time was precious now, so he showed no mercy. He could kill a bandit with almost one or two swords, but the next moment, the sword he swung was blocked by a ghost-headed sword.
Ye Ying looked up and saw that the owner of the long ax had a long scar on his face. It was the bandit Chen Tianshun who was standing on the high ground just now.
"Sweeping leaves in the wind!"
"Escape the Wind to explore the path!"
Seeing the scar-faced Chen Tianshun standing in front of him, Ye Ying used the two unique moves of Shi Potian's Sky-breaking Sword Technique without hesitation.
Chen Tianshun didn't expect that the young man in front of him, who still looked a little childish, had such exquisite moves, and was killed in a panic as soon as he came up.
"Brothers, hold on, it only takes a stick of incense, and victory will be ours." Even though he was at a disadvantage, Chen Tianshun still had no intention of backing down, and he even greeted the bandits beside him.
"Brothers, we must break through here as soon as possible and use all your special skills!" Ye Ying shouted and tried his best to kill Chen Tianshun.
Chen Tianshun's force is slightly inferior to Ye Ying's, but he occupies a favorable terrain at this time and always focuses on defense. Therefore, although he is at a disadvantage, he can still prevent Ye Ying from advancing.
The two sides continued to stand together, but at this time, Chen Tianshun discovered a phenomenon that troubled him. This young officer of the Mad Lion Army actually took the risk of his life. Facing the ghost-headed sword that he had attacked, he actually adopted a method of refusing to evade and just attacked him blindly.
Don't let Chen Tianshun be in trouble at this time. He really wanted to take revenge, but he didn't intend to die with others, so he had to take back the moves he used several times, halfway through using them, to avoid or block Ye Eagle attack.
As a result, Chen Tianshun, who was already at a disadvantage, became even more difficult. He was accidentally struck in the waist by Ye Ying's long knife, and he soon felt severe pain.
"Oops, we can't lose our lives here today!" Such a thought flashed through Chen Tianshun's mind, and most of his courage was lost. He subconsciously stepped aside, allowing Ye Ying to break through.
Some of the bandits beside Chen Tianshun obviously did not expect that the enemy would break through so quickly. They had no psychological preparation. In a hurry, a hole was quickly torn open in their defense line.
"Everyone, follow up!" Of course, Ye Ying couldn't let go of this golden opportunity. He fought hard to kill the surrounding bandits in an attempt to widen the gap, while shouting to the people behind him.
Qi Jiao, Shan Fu, Zhao Hu and others had a tacit understanding with Ye Ying. They arrived quickly and resisted the surrounding bandits, holding on to the gap that Ye Ying finally opened, allowing the people behind him to rush through the gap. Go up the hill.
With the efforts of Ye Ying and others, the Kuang Lion Army finally protected Lu Tianzhao and broke through the bandits' defense line. They climbed to the top of the steep slope and saw a slightly gentle area above.
In front of this area, some bandits were carrying some large tree trunks cut into sections and large rocks towards the steep slope.
At this time, Ye Ying and others figured out why the bandits had not taken the initiative to attack because they wanted to wait for the successful transportation of these giant trees and stones.
Thinking of this, everyone couldn't help but feel scared. Fortunately, everyone rushed forward before the enemy prepared these things. Otherwise, everyone would have become living targets for these stones and giant trees on the mountain road.
"Stop them quickly!" Seeing these Mad Lion Army soldiers trying to get into a dense forest on the hillside with their enemies, Chen Tianshun was anxious. The revenge opportunity he had spent so much effort to find would not allow Lu Tianzhao to escape again. Lose.
After hearing Chen Tianshun's order, the bandits who were carrying stones and huge trees quickly dropped their things, picked up the weapons on the side, and rushed towards Ye Ying and others.
At this time, the bandits who were originally on the steep slope also rushed up in a steady stream. Their purpose was obvious, they wanted to surround the group of people with their numerical advantage.
"Quick, let's rush over!" Ye Ying gave the order again.
But before Ye Ying finished speaking, three people had already rushed to the bandits who were carrying wood and rocks, and started fighting with them. These three people are Qi Jiao, Shan Fu and Zhao Hu.
Qi Jiao was impatient. As soon as he saw the bandits in front of him blocking his way, he couldn't help but rush forward. Shan Fu and Zhao Hu, of course, didn't want to let go of the opportunity to fight, so they followed them without hesitation. .
Since the bandits who carry wood and stone are assigned to perform logistical tasks such as sawing wood and moving stones, it is because they are not the most elite combatants.
Such bandits, when they saw the brave and fearless Mad Lion Army soldiers, first lost their momentum. Several people were killed as soon as they entered the battle, and their morale dropped to the bottom. Without spending too much effort, they Ye Ying's people rushed over.
It didn't take long for Ye Ying and his team to successfully break through the bandits' encirclement and enter the dense forest, finally out of danger for the time being.
At this time, Ye Ying had time to sort out his team. Only then did he realize that two soldiers had been lost. Ye Ying couldn't help but feel very sad. These brothers who had just fought side by side were now separated from each other.
But Ye Ying also knew that now was not the time to be sad. The bandits would soon be chasing him, and he had to hurry up and get rid of these guys.
