Horse on the World

Chapter 444 Bloody Battle at Nine Swords Peak
Guo Shanfeng led more than [-] cavalry to press down on Zhuji, beware of the Zhuji defenders reinforcing the Nine Swords Peak, or sending troops to attack his own flanks. He was in Zhuji, but his heart was still on the Nine Blades Battlefield. He knew in his heart that the most important thing was to conquer Quanzhou. The most important thing is this battle. The defeat of Nine Knife Peak will not only deal a great blow to the morale of the whole state, but also there will be no such arduous battles in future wars. Feng believes that the entire state is not enough to pose a major threat to the Dingzhou army.

Every hour, there will be a messenger coming from the direction of Nine Blades to report the development of the war to Guo Shanfeng. Although it is expected that the process will be extremely difficult, but for this reason, Guo Shanfeng is still shocked. .

Xiong Dewu's Hailing Battalion fought for a whole morning before they finally won the first checkpoint. Chen Shouxin led hundreds of soldiers, carried the wounded soldiers, and withdrew into the second checkpoint hundreds of meters later. His elder brother, Chen Shouyi, was in charge.

"Crazy, these fucking Dingzhou soldiers are all crazy!" Chen Shouxin cursed, sitting cross-legged on the ground, and the doctor accompanying the army carefully cut his clothes. After a morning's fierce battle, Chen Shouxin was injured in many places, his blood clotted, and he took his clothes off. Sticks firmly to the wound.

The female tooth grinned and endured the piercing pain, "Be a little bit fucking soft!"

Chen Shouyi remained silent. He saw the battle in the morning very clearly. The life-and-death attack on the Dingzhou barracks was shocking. His younger brother only brought back half of the nearly one thousand defenders, and all of them were wounded. Losing combat power, although the opponent's casualties are greater, in Chen Shouyi's mind, his own army has such an advantage, and the casualty ratio should be maintained at about one to ten to be normal, but the reality is that the current casualty ratio is at most one to three , the Dingzhou Army captured the first checkpoint, with more than [-] casualties.According to this style of play, it is not good for oneself.

"Take a good rest. I'm going to patrol and prepare. I think the other party will come up again in the afternoon!" Chen Shouyi said to his brother.

"Brother, be careful!" Chen Shouxin said with concern.

"Don't worry! The coverage of my second trap is farther and longer than your first trap. The opponent will definitely pay a higher price if they want to attack the pass!"

Under the Nine-Blade Peak, Xiong Dewu looked annoyed. It's not that the sons are not brave, it's not that they are constantly working hard and risking their lives, but this damn Nine-Blade Peak is too steep, and the terrain is too unfavorable for us. It was the most difficult battle that Xiong Dewu had encountered since he was in the army, and this was just the beginning. Looking up at the second hurdle, it was bigger and more dangerous than the first one. Knowing that the next battle will be more intense, Xiong Dewu bit his lip looking back at the soldiers who were eating in the camp. After this battle, there are still many familiar faces that will never be seen again.

The logistics soldiers were carrying down the fallen soldiers one by one, and arranged them in rows in the battalion. Xiong Dewu walked among the rows of familiar faces, his nose suddenly felt a little sour. The old brother brought out by Hailing!

"This battle can't be fought like this!" Li Qing sat in the tent, looked at Xiong Dewu, and said in a deep voice.

"Marshal, give me an afternoon, and I will definitely win the second card!" Xiong Dewu was a little anxious. If he just gave up like this or replaced with other troops, the sacrifice of Hailing Camp in the morning would be in vain.

Li Qing stood up, walked in front of Xiong Dewu, and patted him on the shoulder, "Did you see that? Nine Blades' defensive center of gravity is above the second checkpoint. If you beat the second checkpoint, the main village will be better." Playing a few more will be more conducive to our attacking formation. It is conceivable that heavy troops must be stationed in the second checkpoint. According to the way of play in the morning, even if you hit the second checkpoint, Hailing Camp will no longer exist. , Do you want to do such a thing that is not worth the candle?"

"Master!" Xiong Dewu was speechless.

"I'm not saying don't fight, but I'm saying you can't fight like this again!" Li Qing looked into the opponent's eyes, "Think of a way, how to curb the opponent's advantage! Let's have a truce this afternoon! After returning home, discuss it with your subordinates. "

Watching Xiong Dewu go out of the tent, Tang Hu said: "Commander, it's really impossible, let us go to the guard camp!"

Li Qing shook his head, "The infantry of the Hailing Battalion is not much worse than yours. They are struggling, and it's the same if you change them up. Let's see tomorrow! Wan Changlin is really smart, he decisively gave up the defense of the second and third peaks, and concentrated The troops and the main peak are exhausted fighting us, and the battle is such a dangerous terrain, if he insists on guarding the second and third peaks, we will fight better!" Li Qing felt a little regretful.

"Otherwise, we'll trap them to death!" Tang Hu said again: "Send troops to block them, and we'll attack Quanzhou on our own. I will stick to the Nine Swords Peak."

Li Qing smiled and said: "How can they be trapped to death? There is a deep well on the Nine Knife Peak. There is no need to worry about the water source, and the food reserves are sufficient. Even if there is no food, there is plenty for them to eat in this mountain? We How many people are used to block them, we are short of manpower, we can't get out if there are too many, isn't it a dish for the other party if it is missing? Have you seen that Wan Changlin's subordinates are very difficult to fight!"

Tang Hu was silent. As an old army, the elite level of the opponent's soldiers can be seen at a glance as long as they start the battle. This Wanchanglin's troops are indeed difficult to fight, at least not worse than the barbarians back then.

There was no battle in the afternoon, but Xiong Dewu's Hailing camp was very lively. From the wing commanders to the ordinary soldiers, they all began to discuss enthusiastically, how to take down this stumbling block at the least cost.

On the mountain, Chen Shouyi didn't dare to take it lightly. After the opponent paid a huge price to win the first trap, he suddenly stopped advancing. This only meant that when the opponent attacked again, it would definitely be more violent than the previous one. It was even more difficult, he would never believe that Dingzhou soldiers would retreat after being killed. This is not Li Qing's style, nor is it the style of Dingzhou soldiers.

He didn't sleep well all night, and he would go to the pass every half an hour for inspection. It is not without precedent for Dingzhou soldiers to attack the checkpoint at night, and now such battles are not uncommon. This method of warfare began to spread. The most recent example is the successful example of King Ning's subordinate Xu Siyu leading his troops to raid Shiziguan. If Dingzhou soldiers came up in the dark, it would be a disaster.

But the Dingzhou soldiers didn't move at all all night. Standing on the gate, Chen Shouyi could vaguely see that the other side's camp at the foot of the mountain was brightly lit, and it was noisy for most of the night.It wasn't until early in the morning that he leaned against the wall and took a short nap.

The sound of attacking drums woke Chen Shouyi up. He leaped up and strode up the wall. The soldiers under his command had already been waiting for the formation. The stone balls that could kill opponents in large numbers had already been pushed to the predetermined position, and they would push them when he gave an order. go down.

The Dingzhou soldiers who launched the attack from the first checkpoint were not the same as yesterday. A weird-looking plane was carried by rows of soldiers on the railing made of giant wood. The thick and thin tree poles are connected with the thick and thin tree poles cut off every one or two meters above the tree poles, and layers of soft nets are tied in the middle.

With just one glance, Chen Shouyi understood that the opponent was defending against the rolling stones in a targeted manner. The giant trees blocked the first wave of attacks, and then layers of soft nets could make the impact of the boulders invisible one by one. The speed is extremely slow, but it is very effective. Under this kind of terrain, the rolling stone is the most effective means of killing. It can kill a large amount of the opponent's vitality, and the death is extremely miserable. , It is also a great blow to the morale of the enemy, but the opponent's stupid method can minimize the casualties.

"Damn it!" Chen Shouyi cursed in a low voice. Originally, he wanted to wait for the enemy to attack the middle section before releasing the stone to kill as many enemies as possible, but now he couldn't. He could only extend the rolling distance of the stone bullet and increase the impact force. up.

"Let go!" he ordered harshly.

Several stone bullets rolled down bouncingly, and the speed was getting faster and faster. The Dingzhou soldiers stopped advancing, shouted, and stopped the block in the middle of the road, holding it firmly.

There was a loud bang, and the blocking wood in front was broken from it. The huge impact made the soldiers supporting at the front fly backwards. They were in the air, but their mouths were spurting blood. Seeing that they could not live, the soldiers behind The soldiers watched helplessly as the stone bullet broke through one block, broke through the second block, then tore through the second block, and finally stopped before the third block after bouncing a few times.

Dingzhou soldiers cheered, this time the losses suffered were minimal.

The soldiers behind carried the new block and quickly moved upwards. The blocked stone bullets were quickly pried to the side of the road. Two soldiers carried it, and rushed up following the soldiers in front.

Seeing that the method worked, Xiong Dehai let out a long sigh of relief. As long as he can successfully attack the pass and start a hand-to-hand combat, he believes that no one can stop the impact of the soldiers of Hailing Battalion.

Chen Shouyi's face was gloomy, and the situation was steep and grim. He kept ordering to put down the raging wood and rolling stones, while preparing for the enemy's siege. Lesson learned.When Chen Shouxin, who was resting inside the pass, ran out in a hurry, there was a burst of cheers just as the pass was closed, but it was a stone bomb that was padded by something, jumped up suddenly, flew into the air, crossed the barrier, and went wild all the way. Roll down and bring out a bloody canal.

But this kind of accident was only once. Chen Shouxin knew the seriousness of the situation after just one glance. He weighed the iron bow in his hand and said, "Brother, something is wrong!"

"We must defend here! If the second trap is lost, the main stronghold will be in danger. I have two thousand defenders here, plus the hundreds of people you have withdrawn. Hmph, even if they attack, we are still a piece of cake." Copper peas that can't be smashed, beaten or swallowed, are in this city, and I will choke them to death!" Chen Shouyi said viciously.

(End of this chapter)