To the east of Donglinkou is a low mountain with a swamp below, and to the west is a primitive jungle with overgrown thorns. Many places are closed to pedestrians, with only a passage in the middle.
The passage is like a gourd mouth, with an open space in the middle. As it goes deeper, the mouth will gradually become narrower. The narrowest place can only accommodate five or six people walking together.
Zhang Xiu led the Xiliang cavalry to clear the way first, Wei Yue took charge of the middle army, and Xu Sheng took the last position to hold down the formation.
A team of five thousand people stretched for two or three miles in the passage at Donglinkou.
"Soldiers, the plank road ahead has narrowed, which is not conducive to the movement of the army. Speed up and pass!"
"Here!"
From Bingzhou, he followed Lu Bu to Guanzhong, defeated the Black Mountain Bandits in Jizhou, traveled to Yanzhou and Xuzhou, and now came to Yangzhou. Wei Yue's brilliant record is not something to be proud of.
The keen insight accumulated from hundreds of battles makes him extremely cautious about such terrain. If time permits, he will even send a small force to slowly investigate in front to confirm that it is safe before passing.
Of course, he didn't have such rich time. If he had, he could skip Donglinkou and spend an extra day walking around the mountain.
As the plank road slowly narrowed, Zhang Xiu in front subconsciously tightened his grip on the tiger-headed golden gun. No general would like such terrain.
Whoosh whoosh~
Halfway through the journey, a dense rain of arrows poured from the mountains and forests on the east side, knocking down more than thirty Xiliang cavalry in an instant.
Zhang Xiu quickly waved the tiger-headed golden gun to knock down the incoming arrows. At the same time, he shouted loudly: "Enemy attack! Enemy attack! Shield soldiers, come up!"
When this military order blurted out, the lineup seemed very messy.
Because the terrain is too narrow, the simplest defense change in normal times seems extremely difficult at this moment. The shield soldiers behind have to come up, the cavalry in front have to retreat, and there are even people and horses colliding with each other.
At the same time, Cao's army surged out from the mountain depression. They followed Le Jin, waving the Huanshou sword in their hands, and rushed directly towards the Xiliang cavalry under the cover of arrow rain.
There is only one purpose, and this group of cavalry cannot be allowed to charge. As long as the cavalry has no speed and fights hand-to-hand with the infantry, his advantage will be lost.
"Retreat! Retreat quickly! Retreat to an open area!" After seeing the problem, Zhang Xiu shouted desperately. The entire team was also shouting the same military order, hoping that the people behind would stop crowding in.
They wanted to retreat, but found that the way back seemed to be blocked. Wei Yue even cursed anxiously: "What does Xu Sheng do for food!"
It wasn't until he heard the sound of fighting from the rear that he realized that the way back was also blocked by Cao's army, and that Xu Sheng was fighting a bloody battle with Cao's army.
Immediately, my heart sank, and I suddenly felt that something was wrong.
No wonder the opponent's crossbowmen didn't start their attack only when the army was halfway through. It turned out that they planned to eat all the 5,000-person team. They had quite an appetite.
Wei Yue knew very well that when surrounded in such terrain, it was useless to have more soldiers. There would be no more than a hundred people who could participate in the battle at the same time. He had to make up his mind quickly, otherwise he would be cannibalized by the opponent sooner or later.
He looked forward and backward, feeling passive at this moment. He would not be able to fight again if he went to Ankou, so it was better to retreat first.
After making up his mind, Wei Yue raised his spear high and shouted: "Don't panic, officers and men of the Chinese army, stay where you are and I will open your mouth for you!"
After speaking, the somewhat turbulent army calmed down. Wei Yue galloped towards the rear, and the soldiers gave way in a tacit understanding. At this time, he had no time to care about Zhang Xiu in front. If he could not open the escape hole quickly, everyone would have to Buried here.
The plank road at the rear is slightly larger and can accommodate a dozen people standing side by side. Xu Sheng and his Xiliang infantry are fighting a bloody battle with Cao Jun.
The fighting force of Cao's army is not weak, but Xiliang is very martial, and all the people are soldiers. In addition, they have been fighting fiercely in Guanzhong for many years, and their bravery and toughness are also eye-catching.
"Anyone who stands in my way will die!" Wei Yue ran to the front of the army, jumped on horseback, and fell directly into the encirclement of Cao's army. He waved the spear in his hand unscrupulously, and only heard the extremely harsh sound of his skin being torn. .
Zhang Yan, who can defeat tens of thousands of Black Mountain bandits with dozens of cavalry, is indispensable in addition to good martial arts skills and a fearless spirit of death.
At this moment, Wei Yue seemed to have completely forgotten that he was the commander of this army. He was like a beast rushing into the sheep. The afterimages of the Silver Spear Dance appeared everywhere. The blood mist filled the Cao army that was killed, and a clearing was soon cleared. .
Wei Yue's desperate fighting style greatly stimulated the Xiliang army. Xu Sheng, who always regarded himself as charging into battle without risking his life, felt his blood boiling. He roared and chopped at random with the iron chain knife in his hand, chopping melons and vegetables. Push forward.
The Xiliang army took advantage of every opportunity. If Cao's army retreated, they would take advantage of it, with the intention of breaking the shackles.
For a time, the surrounded Lu army had the upper hand and seemed to be suppressing Cao's army and fighting.
"Who is this person?" Guo Jia, who was standing on the mountainside watching the battle, couldn't help but become curious.
Xia Houlan, who was behind him, glanced over and said, "Wei Yue, a fierce general under Lu Bu's command."
"It turned out to be him."
Guo Jia had heard some stories about Wei Yue. He was a strong general who followed Lu Bu through life and death. He was once surrounded by three hundred Black Mountain troops and fought his way out. "Today's bravery is not inferior to that of the Black Mountain bandits in Yang County." ah."
"It's a pity that he will be buried in Donglinkou today."
Xia Houlan sneered, and then asked: "Why are you so sure, sir, that Lin Mo will not capture our stronghold? The general is still frightened when he thinks that there are only three to two thousand people left in the stronghold."
"Guess."
Guo Jia just smiled faintly and said, "A fire just broke out in Anfeng County. He may not be worried that I will follow suit and set up a fire attack in the camp, so it should be the most appropriate place to do it."
"Sir, you will be impressed by your understanding of fire." Xia Houlan bowed in admiration.
Below, with the cooperation of the two tigers Wei Yue and Xu Sheng, Cao's army fell at a speed visible to the naked eye because they had no strong generals to help them fight.
It's fast, it's coming soon!
Seeing that they were about to reach Hulukou, the two of them fought harder and harder. As long as they fought through this road, this wilderness could accommodate thousands of people fighting, and their own combat power could be fully displayed.
Finally, the two men led the Xiliang soldiers to the mouth of the gourd, but the scene in front of them made their hearts tighten.
Cao Chun rode a war horse and led countless Cao troops to occupy most of the gourd mouth, waiting for them to fight out.
Wei Yue and Xu Sheng looked at each other. They were not afraid and shouted: "Keep killing!"
The matter has come to this, there is no way out.
After the Hulukou was opened, Lu's army poured out like a flood. This time, they fought hand-to-hand with Cao's army led by Cao Chun.
Wei Yue became more and more courageous as he fought. His whole body was soaked with blood, and he rushed forward and stabbed a Cao soldier. The spear penetrated the armor and blood dripped down the tip of the spear.
Before he could draw it out, two Cao soldiers had already slashed at them with their swords. His instinctive reaction drove him to take several steps back and reluctantly pulled back the spear with one hand. Before he could adjust his body, Cao Jun's infantry swung their swords again.
Obviously, these people are different from those just now, and their combat power is incomparable.
What's worse is that they are obviously well prepared. The soldiers in the front are fighting desperately, and the crossbowmen in the back are constantly firing arrows.
The brothers who had just rushed out of the gourd's mouth fell in pieces under the hail of arrows.
Wei Yue saw pain in his eyes and felt pain in his heart, and he seemed to understand something.
All this is Cao Jun's plan.
They first trapped their people in a narrow passage, making them uneasy and frightened. When the opening was opened, their instinctive desire to survive drove them to rush out desperately. In this way, Cao Jun's arrow rain could be unleashed unbridled. Go ahead and shoot!
Phew~
In just a moment of distraction, a golden feather arrow shot into Wei Yue's arm. The heartbreaking pain made his face look ferocious. Looking along the trajectory, Cao Chun, who was sitting on the horse, still held a strong bow in his hand, squinting. Own.
"Chun Nan!" Xu Sheng shouted.
"Leave me alone, rush out!" Wei Yue was really fierce. Even though his left arm was hit by an arrow, he still kept fighting with a spear under his right arm.
The sergeants who were shot over in the back almost piled up into a hill. They finally waited for the shield soldiers to open the way.
But Cao Jun seemed to have expected all this. Cao Chun jumped off his horse, picked up a tung oil jar with both hands, rushed forward a few steps and took advantage of the situation to throw it out.
With a bang, the pungent tung oil spilled all over the floor.
Then, there were bursts of broken pottery, and Cao Jun threw dozens of prepared tung oil jars across the military line.
"Don't come out again, go back!!!" Xu Sheng roared hysterically. He knew what was going to happen next moment.
As soon as he finished speaking, a torch was thrown in the air in a gorgeous arc. After landing, with a bang, tongues of flames shot up high, and the fire spread rapidly along the tung oil.
What followed were screams one after another, and tongues of fire as tall as a man engulfed the Xiliang army one after another, making the Lu army behind them flinch and tremble in fear.
Cao Chun, who was in the distance, snorted coldly, "Isn't it fun when Anfeng County burns us?"
Seeing Lu Jun fleeing in the sea of fire and smelling the disgusting smell of burnt meat, Cao Chun felt inexplicably happy in his heart. Brothers who were buried in Anfeng County, you can rest in peace.
"Wen Xiang, take the people back and kill them. We can't get out from here!" In addition to the arrows stuck in his body, Wei Yue was also hit twice by knives. He didn't know how long he could hold on, but he just hoped that Xu Sheng could fight back and bring him back. It depends on how many people there are.
"fart!"
Xu Sheng's condition was not good either. He took a knife and his waist was dripping with blood. While he cut down Cao Jun who rushed up, he shouted: "If you die, you will die. If you frown, you are not a man!"
This kid is really not a fuel-efficient person. Wei Yue glanced at him and shouted with a wry smile: "Okay, our brothers will fight here to the death today. If we kill a few more, we won't be lonely on the road!"
The two of them had already come to the point of death, and Cao Chun didn't think they could escape with their lives today.
Desperate suffocation swept through the hearts of all Lu Jun soldiers
At that moment, the sound of horse hooves came from behind Cao Chun. He turned around and saw a sergeant flying away.
If you look carefully, you can even find a dent in the chest of the soldier who was thrown away, which was obviously caused by a heavy object.
The next breath, a familiar figure appeared in the rolling dust.
The visitor was riding a neighing red rabbit horse, with a hundred-flowered robe rustling under a purple and gold helmet, and the Fang Tian painted halberd held horizontally created a halo in the sunlight. "Marquis Wen. It's Marquis Wen!"
"Marquis Wen is here!"
"Brothers, Marquis Wen is here!"
"Hahaha, Marquis Wen is here to save us. Fight out and join Marquis Wen!"
The originally desperate soldiers and their shaky military morale seemed to be grasping at life-saving straws at this moment. They saw the hope of survival and began to fight back.
(End of chapter)
