The fox minister in the late Tang Dynasty

Chapter 297 Chaos

The sound of fighting is boiling, the burning tents, the firelight illuminates the night, the shadows of people and horses are indistinctly fighting in the light, the line of guns in formation is striding forward, and the charging horses stand in front of the line of guns. When he got up, several blood holes were poked out of the horse's body in an instant.

The Khitan cavalry above were also thrown off their horses, and the nearby Liang soldiers swarmed over and hacked each other to death with their knives. They were also scattered by several Khitan horses and knocked down to the ground.

In the chaos, the soldiers of the Liang Army who were on fire screamed and rushed out of the camp, and ran around in the crowd. Around the past, the Khitan cavalry was just beginning to withdraw from the front camp of the Liang Army, when they were reinforced by the Longxiang Army from the rear camp. The other generals intercepted a small number of cavalry in their hands. Because of the darkness, the two sides did not fight immediately, and they caught each other and ran.

The entire Liang army camp is in the shape of "Chang", the back camp is backed by the foot of the mountain, and only [-] soldiers and horses are deployed in the front camp, so that if they are attacked by surprise, the losses will not be too serious, and the soldiers and horses in the rear camp have time to react .

"How is the battle ahead?"

Geng Qing walked in the back camp, surrounded by soldiers who had been ordered to form an formation to reinforce the front camp, and the hundreds of guards behind him were all green forest masters, and they didn't go to a tragic level, so there was no need to pull them up.

"No news has come back yet, Ji Chang, our family thinks it's best to stay with Yang recruiter, or go to the mountain to take refuge temporarily, just in case." Jiuyu looked ahead, said and sent One person went to see the battle situation.

On the side, Geng Qing looked at the red-hot night sky with his hands behind his back, as if he didn't hear the eunuch's words, he slightly nodded and said softly: "Then Yelu Abaoji is really not the master of Yi Yu, fortunately, the soldiers here have also fought tough battles. Yes, it's just a pity that I am not here, otherwise they would not let them show off."

"Why do your words sound so familiar to me, as if you have told about that who in the story of the end of Han Dynasty. A leader before Hulao Pass."

When Jiuyu followed Geng Qing's words and recalled, the sent guards had returned at the same time, the two sides of the field where the battle was fought were dark, and figures on horseback galloped around the front battalion and towards the two sides of the Liang army's rear camp.

The guard who found out the news came back to the camp, clasped his fists and bowed to explain the situation, Jiuyu, who was still thinking about it, frowned, looked at the night on the side of the camp, and the ground under his feet trembled slightly.

Geng Qing scolded: "Speak less of these things in the future, it's bad luck."

After the words fell, the soldiers on the sentry tower shot loud arrows and shouted: "Khitan cavalry—"

"Anything else?" Geng Qing tilted his head in surprise, and Jiuyu grabbed his arm and called the guards around, "Go up the mountain!!"

The remaining soldiers in the rear battalion quickly assembled, Yang Shihou and Liu Wei ordered to form a dense formation, shields and spears were set up, and the archers also launched free throws at this time.

In the dark night, the Khitan cavalry who turned around from two directions lit the tarpaulin wrapped on the arrowheads, and the burning flames spread in spots, and then swept across the night sky together, falling densely like a sea of ​​stars, dragging Arrows of flames fell into the crowds and tents, and riding the wind, the flames 'boomed' into the sky.

A few Khitan cavalry who came rushing threw iron hooks to grab the fence, and with the strength of the horses galloping, they dragged down the wooden railings on both sides of the gate, and the lost gate also fell at the same time. Lie rushed in through the collapsed shaft gate.

The cavalry rushed into the camp, and there was no possibility of retreating at this time.

Yang Shihou pulled out the blade, tightened his grip on the horse's belly, swung the knife and roared: "Slow down their horse speed, kill—"

next moment.

The Khitan cavalry charging at high speed slammed into the formed formation, and the horses slammed into the shields and spearheads. While overthrowing the enemy, the huge horses also rolled up. A pair of cavalry followed closely and rammed into the crowd continuously. Flesh, guns, and horses all exploded crazily in an instant.

The broken formation, the Liang soldiers wandered and fought in small groups, the Khitan cavalry who broke through the front line frantically brandished their blades, or jumped off their horses and went straight to the nearby enemies, rolling and wrestling on the ground.

Geng Qing, who was far away from the back camp, was climbing up the foot of the mountain at this time, when he heard a huge noise and fighting sound, standing on a higher rock and looking back, the entire Liang Army camp was full of people, while those outside the front camp On the field, there were also dense figures, and it was impossible to tell where the Longxiang army was.

"Yelu Abaoji is really a difficult opponent. He actually attacked the camp twice." These words made Geng Qing think of Li Cunxiao who had done similar things a few years ago, but his style of play was somewhat different.

The burning camp, the fighting crowds were reflected in the bottom of his eyes, his face was flushed by the firelight, Geng Qing frowned: "I also said to preserve the strength of the Dragon Army, this situation may be difficult to save, I hope Ge Cong Zhou can see the battle here and come to support."

Under the night sky, the burning barracks, the flames illuminating the darkness, and the torrent of fighting and fighting on the battlefield seemed to be gradually pushed back, and the sound of Liang Bing's war drums could be vaguely heard.

While Geng Qing was talking, a few Khitan cavalry rushed out from the collapsed gate, and together with hundreds of Liang Jun cavalry, they were the personal guard cavalry beside Yang Shihou and Liu Po. For a moment, Geng Qing seemed to see Wang Yanzhang leading As a group of infantry also came out, the scope of the battlefield became larger, and there was a tendency to spread towards this side.

A thousand-man Khitan cavalry galloped around the battlefield. A figure in a red cloak frowned and was observing the situation on the battlefield. He vaguely sensed something different in his eyes. He looked towards the illuminated mountain body, faintly I saw a figure standing on the rock, dressed a little differently.

"A senior official of the Han people?" Khitan whispered from the red lips.

"Ji Chang, we should get out of here and go up the mountain." Jiuyu was very skilled in martial arts, and naturally had good eyesight. Seeing hundreds of horsemen approaching from a distance, he quickly said something.Geng Qing echoed with a 'hmm', turned around and got off the rock, and was supported by others to get on the horse's back. Shi Jingtang hurriedly pulled the reins and ran up the mountain road, while Li Siyuan followed beside Jiuyu. At this time, he also had a weapon in his hand. If you encounter a melee, you can barely protect yourself.

At this time, the sound of horseshoes sounded at the foot of the mountain, and Liang Jun chasing in the distance shouted, and the guards who fell behind to observe the situation ran after the front team, and whispered to Jiuyu: "A Khitan cavalry with nearly a thousand people swept over. Found us."

The vegetation at the foot of the mountain is not dense, and the exposed mountain body can be clearly seen in the burning fire of the back camp, not to mention Geng Qing's team of more than a hundred people.

The Khitan is a half-farming and half-herding nation, and they are also proficient in hunting, climbing mountains and wading, and have amazing acuity. Not long after, Geng Qing heard the Khitan's words ringing behind him, but it was the unique voice of a woman.

female soldier?

At the moment of surprise, a feather arrow shot up from below, Jiuyu turned around and raised his hand, stretched out his two fingers, and broke it with a 'snap', and a hundred guards here pointed down with hand crossbows and bows and arrows Fighting back, from top to bottom, has an advantage, and there are several screams from the woman in an instant.

It's a pity that they can't understand Khitan, but the other party quickly responded. Dozens of Khitan cavalry with excellent riding skills rushed up with their blades and fought with the guards behind the team. , fearing that the guards who went up to him would be scattered and overturned.

During the fight, some Khitan cavalrymen were cut off from their horses, their helmets fell off, and their black hair was spread on the ground. It was clear that the face was a woman, which made many guards subconsciously withdraw their hands. However, more Khitan women Soldiers came up on foot from the mountain road, the wasteland on both sides of the mountain road, and abandoned horses in the woods. There were still some guards who were pityful and pityful, but they had to take out the fierceness of the past to meet them. Large numbers of female soldiers were shot by crossbow arrows or sprinkled with lime. He was blindfolded and fell to the ground with a knife.

Nine hundred against one hundred, even though tens of hundreds of people were killed or injured at the first time, the number was still too many, they swarmed and squeezed, instantly reducing the space of Geng Qing's team to a minimum.

Not far away, a Khitan general riding on a bay red horse galloped and led a dozen or so female soldiers with superb martial arts behind him to the crowd, advancing forward: "The Han officials are in front, wearing black official robes. Catch him, and the Han army will be defeated!"

The next moment, the arrow was shot from the bow of a Khitan female cavalry, and when it was approaching Geng Qing, Jiu Yu grabbed it in his hand. Geng Qing gave a jolt, took off his official robe subconsciously, and urged Shi Jingtang to lead the horse and go fast.

"I never imagined that someone like me would be chased by a woman one day."

(End of this chapter)