Jiang Shuo thought to himself: Could this "supernatural general" be an alchemist, capable of defeating the enemy without a fight?
Just when the Tang army had almost finished crossing the river, they saw that the Dabolu army that had retreated in chaos suddenly split to both sides, revealing a cavalry team inside. This cavalry was fully equipped, and there were many Dabolu people without armor. These knights But he rarely wore leather armor, and the horses he rode looked generally tall. He seemed to be the elite of Dabolu's army.
It turned out that the Dabolu people's Queen Cang retreated just now to show weakness, hoping to induce the Tang army to underestimate the enemy and advance rashly. When they had just crossed the river and were slightly relaxed, they suddenly launched a thunderous strike.
The five hundred Tang troops seemed not to see the oncoming cavalry. They just held the long poles and lined up with their backs to the river. The Tang troops changed from columns to five rows of hundreds of people. The change speed was extremely fast, just like a guard of honor in the palace.
Jiang Shuo was multitasking, repelling the climbing Fei Yuan army while looking down, he couldn't help but shake his head, this Tang army was too dull. Jiang Shuo had seen Zhang Shouyu leading his infantry to defend against the Tibetan cavalry in Hexi, and he also They had followed Gao Xiuyan's cavalry to attack the Tubo infantry archers, and knew that it would be impossible to defend the infantry against the cavalry without support. At this moment, even if the Tang army dispersed and evaded, they should stay close together to withstand the cavalry's attack. But not only did they form a formation with their backs to the water, If we line up in such a thin line of five, wouldn't we be asking for death?
Seeing that the Dabolu cavalry was about to crash into the Tang army's infantry, with the scimitar in his hand almost reaching the Tang army's neck, he suddenly heard a loud shout from someone in the Tang army's horizontal formation! It was like a thunder exploded on the ground, and then five hundred Tang troops shouted in unison, as if Jiao Lei rolled in the valley after landing. The incident happened so suddenly that Jiang Shuo did not hear what they were shouting. However, they saw that the Tang army was facing Da Bolu's cavalry. Instead of retreating, they advanced. They took a step forward and simultaneously swung their long poles to slash downwards.
Although it was a dark night, he could see hundreds of cold lights shining together. Only then did Jiang Shuo realize that these long poles were actually long knives stored in cloth bags. Therefore, when he saw that the bulging bags looked like flags but not flags, he did not know when the Tang Army infantry took them off. The cloth bag revealed the sharp edge as cold as autumn water inside.
Immediately afterwards, a horrifying scene appeared. Where the long sword struck, the big Burrow cavalry and the horse under its crotch that collided were suddenly torn to pieces like paper-cut figures!
Jiang Shuo couldn't help but feel his scalp tightening. He took a closer look and saw that there was an unusually tall man in the center of the line. He estimated that this man was the "Supernatural General" among the people, and he was also the one who had just led the shouting. However, he heard that this Tang army was coming to him again. The leaders shouted in unison, raised their swords and took a step forward again, facing the cavalry behind them and slashing them down again... The big Bolu cavalry charged in the dark night, and the cavalry behind them ran into the sharp sword before they could see clearly what was happening in front of them. Blade.
The Tang army marched forward with a loud shout, but they not only chopped down the cavalry arrows that were charging in the middle, but also chopped at everything they encountered along the way like wood. People blocked people and horses blocked horses. Looking from a distance, in the air, A faint mist of blood actually floated up.
Only now did Jiang Shuo hear clearly what the Tang army was shouting. What they were shouting was: "Kill the enemy! Kill the enemy! Kill the enemy!"
Although this Tang army only had 500 people, the Dabolu people on the opposite side completely collapsed. This time they really pushed each other and retreated. The Tang army's wall-like formation looked extremely ruthless. No matter whether the Dabolu people were running fast or slow, the rhythm of their steps did not change at all. Anyone who ran slowly was immediately chopped into pieces, but those who ran fast were not. They did not rush to pursue them until they were frightened and unable to run any longer and were cut into two pieces by the Tang army who ran over them.
The cavalry of the Tang Army rode across the Heilong River with the bravely advancing infantry. They followed the infantry and fired arrows at the Dabolu people with their bows and crossbows. Although there was only five miles between Dabolu and the Tang Army's cavalry. The infantry looked like an insurmountable chasm. They could only hide their heads and run for their lives, letting arrows like steel rain hit their heads, leaving countless corpses along the way.
Jiang Shuo suddenly felt that this Tang army was like farmers driving ducks in the south of the Yangtze River, or like shepherds driving sheep outside the Great Wall. Regardless of whether they looked like farmers or herdsmen, the Dabolu people opposite were just like ducks and sheep. Just being able to be slaughtered by others.
He suddenly found that no more Flying Ape Army was climbing up in front of him. Not only himself, but Yuchi Sheng, Bi Sichen, Wang Tao and others had also stopped and looked down the cliff. It turned out that the Flying Ape Army had retreated back down the cliff at some point - -If they don't retreat, they will be cut off by the queue of 500 Tang troops.
Jiang Shuo looked back and saw that the fighting behind him had almost stopped. Two hundred cavalry reinforcements sent by Feng Changqing had arrived. Firstly, the combined numbers of the Khotan Army and the Tang Army were greater than that of the Feiyuan Army. Secondly, the reinforcements were cut off. Hundreds of flying ape troops were unwilling to fight, and were either killed or captured. Many of them rolled down the cliff with their heads in their hands to escape. Naturally, they died more than they survived.
The infantry of the Tang army held up this weird long knife and passed by the cliff where Jiang Shuo and the others were standing with murderous intent. They swept from east to west, squeezing the Dabolu people and kept fleeing westward, while the cavalry of the Tang army crossed over. More and more people came to cross the Heilong River and join the hunt for the Dabolu people.
The hearts of the Dabolu people were shattered. Many of them threw down their weapons and surrendered. The rest fled westward. They did not dare to fight with this Tang infantry, so they could only forcefully cross the river bend upstream. At this moment, the west side was their only way to survive. The Dabolu people pounced more fiercely on the Tang army guarding the other side of the river in the west.
At this time, the Tang army no longer defended the river bank, but fought and retreated. They did not seek to block the enemy's retreat, but their first priority was to shoot Da Bolu. After finally letting go of hundreds of fast-moving cavalry, the Tang army's infantry encircled them completely in the shallows on the west bank, leaving most of the Dabolu people with no time to escape from the encirclement.
Seeing that there was no way to escape, they all threw down their weapons, raised their hands in the air, and screamed loudly, presumably shouting "surrender" and "spare their lives". Jiang Shuo thought to himself: The military books say that "a siege must be defended" and "poor bandits". "Don't chase." Is this the method you are talking about? Let go of those who are resisting fiercely, and the remaining soldiers who are demoralized should just surrender.
Bi Sichen said happily: "Our army has won a great victory! King Khotan and Young Master Jiang, let's go down the mountain to meet Doctor Feng and General Li."
Jiang Shuo, surrounded by soldiers from Tang Dynasty and Khotan, followed the gentle slope on the side to the foot of the mountain. The battlefield at this moment was in a mess, with broken arms and limbs everywhere, as if he was in Abi Hell, Jiang Shuo smelled something in his nose The strong smell of blood made people frown, but the two armies in Khotan and Tang Dynasty were very excited and kept praising the bravery of the "supernatural general".
This river bend does not look very big when viewed from the mountain. However, when walking on the ground, it is several miles in radius. Everyone galloped for a while before they arrived at the west bank of the river. Dugu Xiang had already come up to him and pointed towards the river bank. Shuo said: "Brother Shuo, look!"
I saw Feng Changqing also riding here. Opposite him stood a tall officer. The long sword in the man's hand was about a foot long, and when the man was standing, it was not much shorter than the sword. I guess The man's length was over one foot according to the Han ruler, and more than seven feet according to the Tang ruler.
Seeing Jiang Shuo and others galloping towards him, Feng Changqing hurriedly dismounted his horse and took a few steps to salute Yuchi Sheng. Feng Changqing's legs and feet were not very flexible, so the general who looked like a black iron tower hurriedly followed up to help him. Feng Changqing was still riding on the horse before. He didn't look very short, but now that he was on the ground, he could see that he was nearly two heads shorter than the tall Tang General.
Although Yuchi Sheng was the king of Khotan, Khotan was a vassal of the Tang Dynasty. Although Feng Changqing behaved very humbly, he did not dare to act like a master towards Feng Changqing. The Tang general crossed his hands and said, "Today we know that General Li's reputation as a 'supernatural power' is not false. The general defeated tens of thousands of Dabolu's army with a team of 500 swordsmen. It is truly a feat unprecedented in ancient and modern times."
Only then did Jiang Shuo realize that this long sword was the famous "Mo Dao".
General Li crossed his hands and said with a smile: "It's all Dr. Feng who strategized and planned well. His legacy is nothing more than fighting bravely to kill the enemy."
Li Siye was a right-weigh general conferred by the saint, and Changqing was no more than a subordinate judge of Gao Xianzhi Jiedu Envoy Yamen. There was a big difference in their grades. Li Siye was very respectful to Feng Changqing. Jiang Shuo originally thought that Li Siye killed too many people, but now he saw He was so courteous and courteous that it made a difference to him.
But I heard Li Siye say again: "It's just that the infantry marched too slowly and almost missed the time. I heard that before our army arrived, the Dabolu people wanted to climb up the cliff and bypass our army's back. If they had a plan, not only would they be surrounded today." The success fell short, and our army was even more in danger of being defeated. It seems that we have to thank King Khotan for blocking the gap in the mountain for today's victory!"
Yuchi Sheng waved his hands repeatedly and said: "I don't dare to take it, I don't dare to take it. I heard that Doctor Feng was cleaning up foreign enemies for our country, and he led his army to see us. We happened to bump into him. If it hadn't been for Young Master Jiang, we would have been unable to withstand it on the mountain. "
Li Siye then turned his head and saluted Jiang Shuo and said, "Siye just heard from Doctor Feng that another young talent has emerged from the Central Plains. I didn't expect Young Master Jiang to be so young!"
Jiang Shuo hurriedly crossed his hands and said "I don't dare" in return. At this time, with the help of the torches around him, he could clearly see the appearance of the "Supernatural General" Li Siye. Although he was tall and tall, his appearance was not as rough as Cheng Qianli's. He His complexion is not too dark, he has a square face with a straight nose and a broad mouth, and he has a short beard. He looks heroic and has the demeanor of a Confucian general.
If it weren't for the blood on his head, face and body, which had already condensed into scabs at this moment, no one would have imagined that he could be so vicious and ruthless just now.
However, Li Siye handed the Mo Dao in his hand to the soldier beside him, stepped forward and stretched out his arms, like a pair of iron pliers, and locked Jiang Shuo's wrists. It turned out that he wanted to weigh Jiang Shuo's methods.
Jiang Shuo couldn't help but feel amused. He wanted to try Li Siye's skills, but he was too embarrassed to ask for advice. Unexpectedly, Li Siye took the initiative himself, which was exactly what he wanted. Jiang Shuo felt that Li Siye's hands were indeed strong, but they were purely external force and had no internal strength at all.
Jiang Shuo originally wanted to cross his hands to salute, but when his hands were not crossed, Li Siye pushed his arms outwards, trying to separate his hands. It seemed to prevent him from saluting, but in fact it implied a test of strength.
Jiang Shuo didn't need to use energy at this moment. He only had the self-generated counter-throwing force of the Yin and Yang in his body, and he was going to fly Li Siye away. However, if he did this, it would be too embarrassing for Li Siye. Naturally, Jiang Shuo couldn't embarrass him, so he deliberately used force. Without vomiting, he pretended to pause for a moment, then slowly crossed his hands together, bowed slightly and bowed, then slowly moved his hands to the left to the position of his heart, performing a standard "crossing hands and holding heart" present.
His movements were quite slow. From anyone's perspective, he had to perform this ceremony forcefully despite Li Siye's strength. Although Li Siye did not stop him, the strength of the two of them was about the same. Only Li Siye himself knew that although Jiang Shuo's hands moved slowly, they moved at a constant speed. No matter how hard he secretly exerted his strength, he could not delay Jiang Shuo's movements even a little. He knew that not only was Jiang Shuo's strength extraordinary, but he also considered it even more. He saved his face.
Li Siye spread his hands and laughed loudly: "Young Master Jiang is indeed a young hero, Siye admires you!"
But what he didn't expect was that Jiang Shuo didn't save his strength, but tried his best to suppress the surging internal force in his body to avoid accidentally hurting him. Compared with wrestling with Li Siye, Jiang Shuo might have used more energy to suppress himself. .
