Ji Han Liu Zhang

"Wait a minute."

Captain Xia Yu felt that the Shu army camp was too quiet, and a strange and uneasy feeling came over him. Without thinking, he issued an order, wanting the soldiers charging in the front to stop.

To be more precise, Xia Yu wanted Gao Shuo, who was charging in the front, to retreat. He and Gao Shuo were standing in front and behind each other. Gao Shuo was leading the soldiers in the front, while he was in the middle to give commands. The situation seemed to be a little wrong at the moment. He could probably retreat safely from his current position, but that might not be the case for Gao Shuo, who was charging in the front.

Xia Yu and Gao Shuo are from the same hometown. They became good friends when they were young and fought together on the battlefield when they grew up. As for today, the friendship between the two is no less than that between brothers. Therefore, Xia Yu naturally could not watch Gao Shuo jump into the pit and lose his life.

But the soldiers who were the first to climb the ladder were about to accomplish a great feat, and their physical functions were stimulated to the maximum. They had no other thoughts in their minds and just kept charging forward. Even though Xia Yu had given the order, the soldiers could not stop for a while.

Gao Shuo, who was in the first group, looked back at Xia Yu in confusion. He didn't understand why Xia Yu called for a stop at this time. Now was their chance to make a contribution, so how could they miss such a good opportunity.

But Gao Shuo soon found out the reason. He saw that the Liangzhou soldiers in front of him, who were the first to climb the mountain, strode forward with big feet, but they did not step on solid and stable ground. Instead, they stepped on empty air and their bodies unconsciously fell forward.

'It's a trap.'

As the first soldier fell forward, a thought flashed through his mind. The trench that should have been outside the camp actually appeared in the Shu camp. It was obvious that the Shu soldiers had dug a big pit for them, waiting for them to jump in.

Gao Shuo was a fierce general. He was sandwiched among the first rows of soldiers. When he saw the soldiers in front of him fall into a deep pit, he was suddenly frightened and broke out in a cold sweat. He managed to stop himself and shouted to the soldiers in the back row not to push forward.

"Back off, back off, back off, Lord."

There was an uncontrollable urgency in Gao Shuo's tone, just like his current mood.

The Shu soldiers dug a big hole in the camp for no reason, which shows that the Shu soldiers had guessed that they would attack the camp at night, so they resorted to such means. Of course, the Shu army should have more means than these, there must be other countermeasures.

Just as Gao Shuo was thinking about it, the development of events was just as he had guessed. After a golden sound was heard in the Shu army, countless soldiers poured out from all directions, advancing in a crescent shape, as if they wanted to encircle them in one fell swoop.

However, the Shu army did not rush forward to fight closely, but lined up several teams of crossbowmen in the front row. The crossbowmen operated the powerful crossbows skillfully. The sounds of machines and strings were endless. The arrows on the crossbows flashed with cold light, reflecting murderous intent under the moonlight.

All he saw was the cold light of the Shu army's crossbows. Gao Shuo, who was in the front row, suddenly broke out in cold sweat on his back. Sweat also condensed into beads on his head and slid down his cheeks. These reactions all revealed the panic in his heart.

Gao Shuo turned around instantly. There was a deep pit in front of him and there were also crossbowmen from Shu army. He could not move forward. He had only one choice at this time, which was to run away. He had to fight to the death to escape before the crossbowmen from Shu army fired their crossbows.

"Don't block Naigong."

Gao Shuo pushed aside the soldiers blocking his way and kept pushing forward. He only hoped that the soldiers behind him could block the crossbow arrows of the Shu army so that the arrows would not fall on him. He was a captain and very important, not like the group of lowly soldiers under his command.

Gao Shuo was on the run, and the soldiers under his command were not fools, so they realized that something was wrong with the situation. In front of them was a deep pit dug by the Shu army for them, and crossbow arrows were about to be fired. Driven by the desire to survive, the Liangzhou soldiers who had climbed the ladder first also turned around and fled.

"Bang, bang, bang..."

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..."

When Gao Shuo and the vanguard soldiers turned around and fled, Gan Ning, the commander of the Shu army's front camp, with murderous intent in his eyes, gave the order to the crossbowmen to fire. Then the clanging sound of the crossbowmen pulling the trigger and the sound of the crossbow arrows piercing the air suddenly resounded on the battlefield.

Hearing the sound of a powerful crossbow being fired, Gao Shuo, who was fleeing among the soldiers, immediately had a bad thought in his mind. At such a close distance, if he was hit by a crossbow arrow, even though he was wearing black armor, he would probably be hit by a pierced armor and bleed.

Gao Shuo silently prayed to ghosts and gods. He only asked for their protection and hope that he would not be hit by an arrow. Otherwise, he would probably die here today. After all, after being hit by a crossbow arrow, it would be difficult for him to run too far because of the penetrating power of the crossbow arrow.

Of course, as a soldier who was used to seeing his own death, Gao Shuo did not place all his hopes on ghosts and gods. He placed more hope on the soldiers behind him. He expected that the soldiers behind him could act as meat shields to help him block the crossbows of the Shu army in exchange for the survival of him, the commander.

It is easy to get an army but difficult to get a general. Gao Shuo believes that his head as a captain is more precious than the dozens of soldiers behind him. If he can exchange the lives of dozens of soldiers behind him for his life, it will not be a losing deal at all.

Gao Shuo fled forward regardless of anything. At the same time, he heard the wailing and crying of soldiers behind him. The crossbows of the Shu army were fired one after another. In a moment, looking down from the sky, a large number of soldiers behind Gao Shuo had fallen down.

Fortunately, Gao Shuo survived the first wave of crossbow arrows from the Shu army. This made Gao Shuo feel that he was blessed by God. But at this moment Gao Shuo also knew that it was not the time to be thankful, because the second wave of crossbow arrows from the Shu army would probably not be far behind.

Just as Gao Shuo expected, after Gan Ning's crossbowmen fired the first wave of crossbow arrows, he immediately urged his soldiers to fire the second wave of crossbow arrows. At the same time, Gan Ning turned his gaze to Lou Fa, the sharpshooter of Ba County who was known as the Little Yang Youji.

Lou Fa felt Gan Ning's gaze and nodded knowingly. His personal guard took the strong bow he usually used. Compared with ordinary bows and arrows, the strong bow used by Lou Fa was not only powerful, but his arrows were also different from ordinary pointed arrows. Instead, they had a flat head, like a crescent moon, which was a weapon used to break armor.

Lou Fa drew his bow and arrow, pulling the bowstring as if it were a full moon. His hawk-like eyes, under the hazy moonlight, could clearly see the fleeing Liangzhou bandits in front of him. Moreover, he locked onto his target very quickly, the Liangzhou general in golden armor.

As a fierce general under Guo Si, Gao Shuo always liked flashy armor, so he plated his own armor with a layer of gold. The glittering armor used to make Gao Shuo very proud, but tonight, Gao Shuo's armor allowed Lou Fa to tell who was the leader of the Liangzhou soldiers at a glance, and he aimed at Gao Shuo who was fleeing in an instant. Lou Fa never shot arrows lightly, he always aimed at the leaders and warriors in the bandit army, these extraordinary people were worthy of his arrows, and worthy of his arrows.

"Bang." After a sound like thunder, Lou shot his arrow. He aimed very quickly and shot even faster, and the arrow flew through the air at an extremely fast speed.

Gao Shuo, who was concentrating on escaping, seemed to have some feeling in his mind. He sensed a biting chill coming from behind him. At this time, he should turn around to take a look, but he didn't dare and didn't want to waste time turning around.

Xia Yu, Gao Shuo's best friend, was commanding his soldiers to escape from the Shu army's camp gate while constantly looking back at Gao Shuo's figure. He saw Gao Shuo, wearing golden armor, standing tall in the crowd and rushing towards him. He felt a little relieved.

But Xia Yu's peace of mind did not last long. He noticed that Gao Shuo suddenly stopped and stopped running forward. When he was feeling confused and uneasy, he saw Gao Shuo's strong figure fall forward. On the back of Gao Shuo's neck, an unusual arrow was still swinging as Gao Shuo fell.

Xia Yu's eyes suddenly turned red with anger, it was clearly only a dozen steps away and Gao Shuo could have escaped, but now Gao Shuo fell to the ground in front of him, seemingly dead beyond death, without even a chance to struggle. This was hard for him to accept as he regarded Gao Shuo as his own brother.

With a distorted face and bulging veins, Xia Yu looked like an angry ghost. However, even though he was filled with rage in his heart, Xia Yu knew that he had fallen into the trap of the Shu army. The most urgent task was to escape rather than to fight against the Shu army.

Restraining the grief and sorrow in his heart, Xia Yu led his soldiers to flee.

"Excellent archery skills. No wonder my Lord calls Lord Lou 'Little Yang Youji'." Wen Pin praised. He saw the golden-armored general among the Liangzhou bandits fall to the ground as Lou Fa's arrow flew away, and knew that Lou Fa had hit the target with one shot.

"Your Excellency is too kind. I am no match for sharpshooters like Yang Youjin." Lou Fa said modestly, but the complacency on his face was hard to conceal. He was not proud of having shot the golden-armored general of Liangzhou, but because of the title Liu Zhang gave him.

"Little Yang Youji." This was said by the wise man Liu Zhang, who gave Lou Fa an affirmation that made him feel that his life had been sublimated.

As the commander of the front camp, Gan Ning was in charge of Lou Fa and Wen Pin. He gave an order to Wen Pin: "Wen Jun, it's your turn to perform."

Now, they were prepared for the night attack by the Liangzhou bandits, and used deep pits to stop the Liangzhou bandits' plan to attack the camp. Now, "Xiao Yang Youji" Lou Fa shot and killed the golden-armored general among the Liangzhou bandits, and the attacking bandits have lost their courage. It is a good opportunity for them to chase and kill them.

"Yes." Wen Pin bowed in agreement. He had been waiting for this moment for a long time. He surrendered to Lord Liu Zhang at the end of last year. Lord Liu Zhang thought highly of this defeated general. He first promoted him to the rank of captain, and then allocated a full complement of soldiers to him. Moreover, the soldiers he was given were the brave and fierce Qing Qiang.

'I have no way to repay your kindness.'

Wen Pin felt Liu Zhang's kindness, but he never had the chance to repay him. Now that Lord Liu Zhang has arrived at Guanzhong with his army, he has the great wish to save the people. The two thieves, Li Jue and Guo Si, who stand in front of Lord Liu Zhang, naturally become thorns in Wen Pin's eyes and flesh. He should eliminate Li Jue and Guo Si for the Lord.

Wen Pin stepped forward and ordered his soldiers to put up wooden boards on the deep pit and use them to cross the pit to chase and kill the soldiers sent by the two thieves Li Jue and Guo Si to attack at night.

Under Wen Pin's command, the soldiers quickly built wooden passages on the deep pit that was used to trap the Liangzhou soldiers. Following the wooden passages, they chased and killed the Liangzhou soldiers in front of them.

Wen Pin led his troops in pursuit, while Gan Ning and Lou Fa led troops in the back to support and prevent Wen Pin from falling into any danger. The two were worried that the Liangzhou army coming for the night attack was not just the group in front of them, and there might be more troops behind to support them.

In addition, Gan Ning and Lou Fa did not know much about Wen Pin's talents. They only knew that Wen Pin was from Jingzhou and was captured by the Shen family of Shangyong when Cai Mao and Zhang Yun attacked Shangyong. Because of Ming Gong's benevolence, they redeemed him and kept him under Ming Gong as a general.

Gan Ning and Lou Fa were not very confident about Wen Pin because of his past. Even though their Lord Liu Zhang thought highly of Wen Pin, they felt that they could be sure that the Lord would not make a mistake and employ the wrong person, so they decided to be cautious.

Normally, chasing and killing the enemy is a technical job. During the process of chasing and killing, it is necessary to ensure that the formation of one's own troops is not disordered. Otherwise, if the formation is loose during the chase and killing, and then the enemy counterattacks, the chase and killing may turn into a counter-chase.

Therefore, one must be careful when chasing and killing. Wen Pin did a very good job here. He led his soldiers in a tight formation to chase and kill the defeated Liangzhou army, determined not to give the defeated Liangzhou army even the slightest chance.

Xia Yu, who was in the defeated army, naturally saw the tight formation of the pursuing Shu soldiers. He knew that there was no chance to turn defeat into victory. The pursuing Shu soldiers should not be underestimated. Now he had no choice but to keep fleeing and wait for the support of the main coach Guo Si.

Xia Yu kept running away and Wen Pin kept chasing him.

After chasing for a distance, Xia Yu saw Guo Si who was leading his troops forward. He immediately ordered his soldiers to send a signal and conveyed the general situation of what was happening to Guo Si's central army.

Soon, a response came from Guo Si's central army. Flags were ineffective at night, so messages could only be conveyed by drums. Xia Yu understood the order conveyed by Guo Si, and he immediately ordered his soldiers to flee to both sides to avoid a head-on collision with Guo Si's army, so that Guo Si's army could move forward and face the Shu army that was chasing them.

Wen Pin saw the defeated Liangzhou soldiers fleeing in all directions and showing a tendency to split into two sides. In addition, he had just heard the sound of drums not far away. He made up his mind and did not assign soldiers to chase and kill the defeated Liangzhou bandits. Instead, he gathered his troops and moved forward to meet them at a leisurely pace.

Soon, Wen Pin's troops faced Guo Si's army. Since their soldiers were fewer than Guo Si's army and the Liang Province cavalry was stronger, Wen Pin just defended his position and did not give Guo Si any chance, waiting for Gan Ning and Lou Fa to lead their troops.

However, it was not easy to fight at night. The two sides exchanged a few blows, and after Gan Ning and Lou Fa led their troops to arrive, the two sides left. (End of this chapter)