At the end of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 476
The battle outside the bamboo forest by the river has been going on for three days, and the camp of the Sui army has not yet been breached, and the sandy land outside the camp has been trampled over and over again, and it is also stained black and brown by blood. The soldiers who died on both sides were buried nearby.

One can imagine how lush the foliage will be on this fertile black sand in the spring of the coming year. After a few years, the area of ​​the bamboo forest will most likely increase several times.

"Kill! Kill!"

Ma Xingkong personally led a group of infantry to rush towards the Sui army camp. There were still 100 meters away, and the five big bamboo bows of the Shenji squad showed their power. The bamboo arrows that were more than two feet long... no, it should be said to be bamboo The gun roared out, stabbing fiercely into the enemy's infantry formation, nailing several enemy soldiers to the ground on the spot, the screams were heart-rending and lung-piercing.

Although the damage range of the Big Bamboo Bow is limited, its psychological deterrence is extremely powerful. No matter if you are riding a horse or holding a shield, you can't resist it. Those who fall into it will either die or be seriously injured. It must also be abolished.

"Brothers, hurry up, get rid of Gao, and Hejian County will be ours from now on. We will eat delicious food and drink spicy food, and you will be appointed as a prince and king. You can enjoy endless glory and wealth." Charge forward, unexpectedly very brave.

It is said that Ma Xingkong was originally a member of Yang Xuangan. After Yang Xuangan's rebellion failed, he fled to Shanggu County and took refuge under the command of Wang Xuba and Li Shanfei.

In the past two years, Wang Xuba's business has grown bigger and bigger, and he has captured Boye and Gaoyang counties. The number of people has grown to more than 100,000 people. He calls himself the King of Mantian and rewards his subordinates. Ma Xingkong also won the "title" of Gaoyang Duke , and for this joint operation, Li Mi found Ma Xingkong as a matchmaker. After all, the two were "colleagues" before, and both worked under Yang Xuangan.

Let's say that Ma Xingkong took the lead and rushed to the front of the Sui army's camp first. He raised his shield in one hand and swung his waist knife in the other to chop and chop, sweeping away the bamboo spears and barbed wire made of bamboo sticks blocking the way. They were all greatly encouraged by their bravery, and rushed forward without fear of death.

At this time, a large number of bamboo spears were thrown from the Sui army camp, and another wave of human lives was harvested in a short time. After half a stick of incense, the bandit soldiers finally couldn't stand it and retreated, leaving only dozens of corpses. The dead and wounded howled horribly.

Gao Bufan fired several arrows in succession, and shot and killed the bandits who were seriously injured and struggling to the point of death, which can be regarded as completely relieving them of their pain.

Gao Ming sneered and said, "Li Mi, Dou Jiande and Gao Shida are all good people, but Wang Xuba and Ma Xingkong are two idiots who send people to die every time."

Gao Bufan threw the bow back to a soldier, shook his head and said calmly: "Wrong, only Wang Xuba is an idiot."

Gao Ming thought about it for a while, nodded and said: "That's right, that guy Ma Xingkong looks brave, so he just pretended to take the lead for a while, and then retreated when the others got on him. Stupid."

However, Lu Sheng smiled and said, "Lieutenant Gao Gao, you only see the surface. In fact, Ma Xingkong is deliberately consuming Wang Xuba's strength. It is estimated that after this battle, Wang Xuba is likely to be annexed by Li Mi."

Gao Bufan glanced at Lu Sheng approvingly. Among the rising stars in Yingyang Mansion, this Lu Sheng is the smartest, and he is focused on training. He may become another Xu Shiji in the future, who can be a handsome talent on his own.

At this time Gao Ming suddenly realized: "So that's the case. It is said that both Ma Xingkong and Li Mi are under Yang Xuangan's command. This time Wang Xuba might be tricked to death."

"It's also possible that we will kill him." Cui Zijian said coldly.

While everyone was talking, another group of troops rushed out from the upstream Dou Jiande camp and charged towards the Sui army camp. After Dou Jiande's camp finished attacking, the downstream Gao Shida immediately launched a third wave of attack, and finally it was the turn of Li Mi's cavalry to finish.

For the past three days, the enemy army has been fighting in this way. Obviously, this is using the wheel to fight, so that the Sui army can't stop fighting without rest, so that they are exhausted and exhausted.

There is no doubt that this trick is very effective. Although Gao Bufan divided his soldiers into four groups, taking turns to rest and take turns to fight, but the strength of the enemy army was twice that of the Sui army, and the Sui army couldn't get enough to eat every meal. The consumption is also greater. If this continues, it will only be a matter of time before you are exhausted.

Fortunately, although the several families joined forces to deal with Gao Bufan, their hearts were obviously not in the same place. They each had their own plans. Dou Jiande and Gao Shida basically did not work hard. Put it away and fight, the two thousand cavalry under his command are precious, and he doesn't want to lose too much. In the end, only Wang Xuba's family was taken advantage of.

Because of this, the pressure on the Sui army was also greatly reduced, but the food problem was still like a dangling sword. Once the food was eaten up, they were so hungry that they would collapse without the enemy attacking at all. .

The sun sets, night falls, another day passes, and the smoke rises. Everyone gathers around the campfire to eat porridge. It's rotten in the soup.

In the past few days, Gao Ming and the brothers from the Shenji class quickly used bamboo to catch dozens of fish baskets and caught a lot of fish. Later, someone came up with an idea to deepen the trench in front of the camp and connect it with the Jiaohe River behind the bamboo forest. , lead the river water into the ditch, and the next morning, a lot of fish came into the ditch, and they could be caught directly by blocking both ends.

As more river fish were caught, everyone's food has also improved slightly. Although the fish soup is very fishy and the taste is not good, it has high nutritional value, which replenishes everyone's physical strength to a certain extent.

"Master Tongshou, our food can't last for a few days. The day after tomorrow at the latest, we must break through or cross the river." Lu Sheng whispered while drinking fish soup.

Gao Bufan nodded and remained silent. Originally, he had placed some hope in Yuchi Jingde and Duan Da, but now it seems that there is little hope that the two will come to help at the last moment, and Li Mi and Dou Jiande are very cautious. He didn't really launch an attack, and his plan of trying to use the favorable terrain to consume the opponent's vitality was also shattered.

Therefore, there are only two roads ahead, the first is to desperately break through, and the second is to risk crossing the river.These two roads, no matter which one it is, the final loss will definitely be huge.

Gao Bufan drank a bowl of fish soup in a few gulps, and then walked to the bamboo forest behind. All the young generals looked at each other, and they also drank the fish soup in unison, and then followed Gao Bufan to the bamboo forest.

(End of this chapter)