After the sound of drums rises, the flags are waved.
To the west of the pass and to the east of the mountain, a large number of people gathered.
The movement became louder and louder and continued...
Everyone inferred: Zhou Che should be going for a full-scale attack? !
"Send the order!"
Zhang Boyu stood up with a solemn look on his face: "Order the commanders of Beiling, Dongshan, Zhongmai, and South End to assemble on the Central Mountain Road and prepare to stop the incoming enemy!"
"Here!"
Several thieves agreed in unison and rushed out.
Zhang Boyu put on his clothes and walked out of the mountain gate when someone came to report: "The third son of the Li family has arrived!"
"Um?"
Zhang Boyu was slightly stunned and whispered: "He came quickly... lead the way!"
"yes!"
Li Wangbai, the third son of the Li family, was born with great strength and martial arts, and was responsible for commanding the Li family tribes.
Going in and out of the mountains, annexing various families, supporting, and annexing other bandits or military tribes are all his responsibility - in short, he is responsible for running Li's military.
According to common sense, whether it was for the purpose of 'avoiding the suspicion of rebelling' or preserving his own family, he should stay back.
It's not normal to be so positive.
Soon, the two met.
Li Wangbai was accompanied by hundreds of people, all wrapped in black robes, very low-key, and with hard crossbows hung on their horses.
"Third Young Master..."
"Shh!"
Just as Zhang Boyu was about to shout, the man in the black robe made a silencing gesture.
He walked up to Zhang Boyu and said in a deep voice: "Brother Zhang, I'm here to help you, please don't make any noise."
It's really both upright and upright... Zhang Boyu knew that the other party was a loyal minister of the emperor's relatives, so he smiled knowingly: "They can't pass Jishan, why bother coming here in person?"
"No one else." Li Wangbai lowered his voice: "I want to kill the sixth prince!"
Zhang Boyu looked stern.
Boom boom boom——
At this time, the sound of the drums became louder and more powerful, shaking the mountain walls on both sides with roaring echoes.
There were also bandits running over: "Commander, the imperial troops are arrayed and starting to attack!"
"Walk!"
Going west from Jiguan, there is a mountain road that is not too wide.
On both sides of the road, there are not giant cliffs, but overlapping low ridges.
At this moment, the bandits coming from all over were being led by their leaders into the woods of the low ridge.
The imperial army launched from Jiguan was advancing along the mountain road in a tight formation.
Different from the previous imperial army's propaganda, persuasion to surrender, and recruitment before the war, Zhou Che obviously did not follow the routine and attacked directly!
Li Wangbai glanced at Zhang Boyu, who understood and walked to the front of the mountain and shouted: "Sixth Prince, if you want to use weapons and weapons, you don't need to be able to negotiate with words?"
A majestic voice came from the imperial army: "We are fighting against the rebels, what else do we need to negotiate with?"
Zhang Boyu pondered for a moment and said: "Jishan Mountain is so steep that only these thousands of people can pass it. Why would Your Highness risk it in vain and cause casualties?"
"Fart! Killing thieves and performing meritorious deeds is our duty as warriors!"
Zhen Wu replied in a rough voice again, and waved the knife: "Brothers, give it to me!"
Wow——
The attacking imperial army split from the middle and turned into two long dragons, moving up the side mountains.
There are cavalry surging in the middle, and it should be that the cavalry is preparing to attack and sweep.
Zhang Boyu frowned: "Why are these six princes so careless in fighting?"
It seems that his sister overestimated him... Li Wangbai sneered in his heart and said, "Why, does Brother Zhang think he is too weak and is unwilling to take action?"
Zhang Boyu sneered and shook his head, pressing his hand down: "Let go!"
Whizzing--
In the mountains and woods, a shower of arrows shot out like a splash, scattering densely towards the approaching imperial infantry.
Wow——
The military formation tightened, and shields were raised one after another.
The arrow fell and made a crackling sound.
Most of them were broken and fell to pieces on the ground; some were inserted into the cowhide of the shield, and a few fell through the crowd, hitting the armor and causing sparks to appear.
Zhang Boyu nodded slightly: "They all wear armor, which is worthy of the word elite."
Speaking of this, he couldn't help but sigh with envy.
The thief army is better in numbers, but when it comes to equipment, it is completely different from the elite troops of the imperial court.
However, he didn't think that Zhou Che could chew down the huge Jishan Mountain with his shield and armor!
As the ridge got higher and higher, the front of the formation was compressed and the connections between them were not tight enough.
So, a loophole appears.
The rebel army’s arrows were also replaced with stones!
Bang bang bang——
When there is a height advantage, the power of flying rocks is better than that of bows and arrows.
As fist-sized stones flew towards me, cracks first appeared in the solid cowhide shield, the cracks spread, and then it shattered with a bang!
After losing the protection of the shield, the infantry walking at the front was instantly surrounded by flying rocks.
With a muffled groan, his brains splashed onto the rocks.
"Look for the mountains to avoid!"
Hu Ba, who was responsible for supervising the battle on the left side, shouted angrily.
He led ten of his followers, hid behind a huge rock, took a long bow in his hand, and said to the people around him: "When I count to three, all of them will shoot."
"After the arrow is shot, return immediately without delay!"
"yes!"
His followers also took powerful crossbows.
"one,"
Hu Ba put the arrow on the arrow and drew the bow full.
"two,"
He held his breath, glanced at his subordinates, and suddenly shouted:
"three!"
After spitting out this word, he quickly turned around from behind the boulder and shot towards the ridge.
Whoosh whoosh——
Dozens of arrows were fired in succession, and six or seven thieves hit by arrows rolled down the mountain.
When the thieves reacted and the rocks flew towards them, they quickly retreated.
When the stone rested for a while, Hu Ba emerged and shot again.
In this way, he killed twenty or thirty thieves in a row.
The organization of the rebel army was far inferior to that of the officers and soldiers. After twenty or thirty people were killed in a row, a hundred-man army collapsed and they retreated one after another.
"superior!"
Hu Ba shouted, replaced his bow with a shield, and quickly rushed towards the gap with his men.
Zhang Boyu frowned and was about to sing a song and go over, but was stopped by Li Wangbai: "I'll go over."
"Aren't you looking for the sixth prince?" Zhang Boyu asked.
Li Wangbai snorted dissatisfied, his voice full of disappointment: "This guy can't hide his head, I can't come in vain!"
He heard what his sister told about Zhou Che, and he came here specifically to take Zhou Che's head so that he could make a great contribution in front of his brother-in-law!
Unexpectedly, Zhou Che didn't show his face before the war started.
After the war... I don't even know where his army is!
He led the hundred men to press forward, and also fired back with crossbows.
The accuracy of their troops was astonishing - they lowered their bodies so that the arrows would attack from the gap under the shield, hitting the enemy's knees and legs.
At one time, more than ten people were injured by imperial infantry.
"Hey! There are some in this group of thieves who can fight!" Hu Ba narrowed his eyes and ordered his men to drag down the wounded soldiers.
He held a heavy shield covered with iron in his left hand and a sword in his right hand, and quickly approached the opponent.
Bang bang bang——
His shield was specially made, long, thick and hard, and when flying stones fell on it, it would break apart like fried beans.
boom!
Suddenly, a penetrating muffled sound came from the shield.
One arrow was so powerful that it tore open the iron sheet.
But it only stopped there, and then broke off, sinking only the arrow inside.
Hu Ba frowned slightly.
He has been on the battlefield for a long time, and he has never felt this strange before.
Opposite me, Li Wangbai sneered and waved to the side: "Bring me the iron arrow!"
"yes!"
The guard handed over a specially made arrow.
The front end of this arrow is bright silver, and the top is tungsten black.
The bow was fully drawn and made a creaking sound.
Under the black robe, murderous intent shook, and the arrow left the string!
Whoosh——
Just listen to the air whistling and making a harsh sound.
The next moment, there was a sound of the shield breaking, and a trail of blood appeared on the shield!
Zhang Boyu couldn't help but praise: "As expected of the Huo family, the third young master is really a great shot!"
