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Chapter 65 Ambush
The Huai River flows from west to east, and then turns south to join the river after passing through Huai'an.
Where the Huai River turns, many lakes are formed, and White Horse Lake is located at the easternmost point of this lake.

Further east of Baima Lake is a hilly area.

In summer, the edge of Baima Lake is covered with reeds as tall as a person.
When pedestrians pass by, water birds fly out from the reeds from time to time.

Three thousand soldiers from the Tiger Battalion passed by the White Horse Lake in strict discipline.
Neat footsteps stepped on the shore, causing ripples in the lake.

There was such a loud noise, but there was no movement in the reeds.

Jia Xu rode a horse and walked in the middle of the military formation.

He looked at the terrain ahead.

On the left side of the official road is the mountain, and not far away on the right is Baima Lake.

The intersection of the mountain and the lake forms a narrow pass.

This is an excellent place for an ambush.

Jia Xu pointed to the mountain on the left, smiled at Liu Xuan and said,

"Lord, there must be an ambush on the mountain on the left."

Liu Xuan heard this and looked intently towards the mountain on the left.

Keen eagle eye, activated.

Liu Xuan can clearly see objects about 800 meters away.

Even if there is someone a thousand meters away, he can still get a rough idea.

Liu Xuan's eyes searched among the trees on the mountain.

After a quick glance, he didn't find any ambush. He was about to make fun of Jia Xu.

Suddenly there was a flash of light in the corner of my eye.

Liu Xuan squinted his eyes again and looked at the flash of light.
Finally, I discovered that the light came from a bush. It was the light reflected by the sunlight on the blade.

It turns out there really is an ambush.

However, these people's ambush skills in the woods are really superb.
Not only the body is fully integrated into the environment, but also the huge rolling stones placed on the top of the slope.
They were all decorated with leaves and vines.
If Liu Xuan's eyesight hadn't been enhanced, he wouldn't have been able to see it at all.

"Why is Mr. Wenhe so sure that there is an ambush on the mountain?"

Jia Xu stroked his beard and said with a smile: "The news of the attack on Yan Xing has been released a long time ago. Although Yan Xing is arrogant, he still has some motive to conquer Sheyang with thousands of bandits. Yan Xing I will never sit still and wait for death.”

"What's more, holding on to the city is not their specialty. On the contrary, ambush in the mountains and forests to attack passing merchants is their strength. From Huaiyin to Sheyang, only here is the most suitable place for bandits to ambush."

Having said this, the smile on Jia Xu's face suddenly disappeared.

"This is also the burial place I chose for them."

After speaking, Jia Xu nodded to Cheng Hu next to him.
Cheng Hu signaled and immediately gave the order to the messenger.

As soon as the command flag was raised, the three thousand Tiger Battalion marched towards the right side of the official road in uniform order.

Let the team stay a few meters away from the hillside on the left and continue moving.

On the mountain, Yan Xing tightened the ax in his hand and looked at the soldiers who were about to enter the stone-throwing range and suddenly changed direction.
It was barely out of the rolling stone's attack range, and at this distance, the attacking team's lethality was greatly reduced.

Yan Xing spat and cursed: "Damn these cowards, they are so damn cautious."

"Brother, what should we do? Should we rush or not?" the men on the side asked in a low voice.

The carefully arranged rolling stones and fire oil grass balls were in vain because of the sudden change of direction of the team below, and the men felt a little guilty.

"Brothers have been in ambush all morning. We must not give up halfway. This kind of fighting is our strength. Since a sneak attack cannot succeed, then we will attack by force."

After Yan Xing finished speaking, he took out the fire stick and lit it, then put the fire stick close to the fire oil grass ball.
The grass ball poured with fire oil burned instantly.
Yan Xing kicked the grass ball down the mountain.

"Brothers, kill!"

Following Yan Xing's order, the bandits who were ambushing all pushed down the grass balls and rolling stones.
No matter whether he can attack the enemy or not, he must take the necessary steps.

The few hundred archers also showed themselves and shot down the arrows in their hands.

Seven thousand bandit soldiers rushed down from the mountain with an astonishing momentum.

However, the three thousand soldiers at the foot of the mountain seemed to have expected it.

Facing the rushing thieves, he didn't panic at all.

The team quickly assembled and changed formations, quickly forming a crescent formation at the foot of the mountain.

Form a concave semicircle to welcome the charge of the thieves.Rolling stones and kerosene naturally did not cause any damage because of the distance problem.

The arrows shot randomly by the archers were easily blocked by the Tiger Battalion soldiers with their arm shields.

The bandit soldiers rushed down the mountain and faced the elites of the Tiger Battalion who were waiting for them.

The bandits were suddenly dumbfounded and at a loss.

This situation was completely different from what they imagined and experienced.

In the past, they robbed caravans, robbed pedestrians, and even robbed official grain convoys.

What he faced was the prey that was in panic and chaos.

They just need to rush and kill easily.

However, this time, the bandits faced a team that was waiting for them.

The shields in the front row are inlaid one by one, forming a tight shield wall.

Behind the shield wall, there is a nearly two-meter-long horse-killing sword, and the cold light of the broad blade is frightening.

But what made the bandits' hearts beat the most was the pair of innocent eyes under the black mask.

There was no fear in the eyes, as if what was rushing towards them was not a hunter, but a prey.

The bandits in the front row rushed ten meters away from the Tiger Camp. Finally, they couldn't control the fear in their hearts and stopped charging.

A group of people looked at each other, but no one dared to be the first to rush forward.

"You have been surrounded. Put down your weapons immediately."

Cheng Hu's cold voice sounded like thunder.

Seven thousand soldiers were surrounded by three thousand tiger battalions in this narrow area from White Horse Lake to the hillside.
The situation looks a little weird.

Seeing that the team in front suddenly stopped rushing, Yan Xing stepped forward angrily.

With an ax, he chopped down the bandit soldier at the front who kept pushing back, and shouted sternly,

"If you kill one person, you will be rewarded with a thousand coins. If you kill three people, you will be rewarded with ten thousand coins. If you kill a woman, you will be rewarded with a thousand coins. If you take one step back, you will be killed without mercy!"

"Come on for me!"

As a senior bandit leader, Yan Xing naturally knows how to mobilize the enthusiasm of his men.

Under coercion and inducement, these thieves who were already licking blood from their swords once again inspired their murderous nature.
Howling, he rushed towards the shield in front.

These thieves have all kinds of weapons, including long spears, short knives, iron bars, chains and hammers.
It's a pity that it has no effect in front of a solid shield array.

The first wave of thieves who rushed into the attack range of the Zhanma Sword,

More than half of the people were killed by the Zhanma sword thrust from above the shield, but the shield was not even touched.

But the charge had already been launched, and the thieves in the rear could only continue to rush towards the shield formation without fear of death.

However, the soldiers of the Tiger Battalion seemed to be killing machines. The shield formation and the sword formation worked perfectly together.

The shield array spreads out, the sword array attacks, the sword array retracts, and the shield array combines.

Within a quarter of an hour, three layers of dead soldiers were piled up in front of the shield array.

Of the three thousand elites, only a dozen were slightly injured.

"Get out of the way!"

Suddenly a dull roar came from the bandit formation.

When all the thieves heard this voice, they all subconsciously stepped aside.

I saw a giant man two meters tall in the passage formed by the crowd.
Holding a huge mace and taking clumsy steps, he rushed towards the shield formation.

Yan Xing stood aside with a cruel smile on his face.

"Well done Tieniu, smash the shield formation for me, and reward me with ten women for you to play with when I go home."

"Roar!"

When the giant man named Tieniu heard this, his eyes turned red, and bloodshot threads crawled up his eyeballs like spider webs.

(End of this chapter)