Just when Fei Qian watched helplessly as the black line suddenly approached, and there were several crisp clanging sounds in succession, Zhang Liao instantly danced his spear, like a barrier, and shot towards Fei Qian.
All the arrows bounced away.
While Fei Qian was still in shock, several long screams rang out from the soldiers nearby, but several soldiers on his side were unable to dodge and were hit by arrows on the spot!
I don't know when, a small team of more than twenty Xiliang scouts had reached the small earthbag hiding in the distance. Perhaps Zhang Liao and others' attention was focused on crossing the river, or perhaps Fei Qian gave the order.
Let people go forward to find a suitable place to make a fire. Perhaps these Xiliang scouts felt that Fei Qian was a target worth taking the risk, so they suddenly launched an attack!
The sky was already darkening. In order not to attract attention, Fei Qian and others did not raise fire when they swam across the water. Moreover, they had just crossed the Juqishui River. Both Zhang Liao and other soldiers and Fei Qian and others were all wet.
There were no torches or other lighting objects anywhere, and the torches thrown by the Xiliang scouts at high altitudes immediately illuminated the figures of Fei Qian and others, while the attackers on the small mound were hidden in the darkness.
The shadows are blurry and cannot be seen clearly.
The distance from the small mound to here is only a hundred steps, but under the cover of the rushing sound of Juqi Water, coupled with the noise of the people and horses while swimming, Zhang Liao was unable to hear any special sounds.
, if it weren’t for the sharp perception of a martial artist, he might not have noticed anything strange until he was shot in the body.
No matter which side the scouts are on, as long as they are veterans, they are basically proficient in bows and horses. Listening to the scream of arrows, you can basically know that these Xiliang scouts are using three-stone hard bows in the army, and the arrows they shoot are
Quickly and urgently, several of the soldiers who were shot hit their bodies with arrows, and the arrows almost came out from the other end!
In order to make it easier to cross the river, everyone took off their armor and swam, and their armor was separated. Otherwise, the heavy armor would drag people into the Juqi River. Therefore, when the Xiliang scouts suddenly attacked with bows and arrows, they had no protection.
Often people who are shot in the body are seriously injured.
Before the screams of the soldiers who were hit by the arrow could stop, Zhang Liao had already thrust his spear in front of him, snatched the bow and arrow from the horse beside him, opened his bow in the blink of an eye, and returned the arrow with a whoosh.
With one arrow, the power of the bow was really strong, and it made a loud screaming sound. Suddenly there was a miserable howl from the other side of the small mound, and a person fell down!
But Zhang Liao shot again and again, but all his shots came up empty...
It's bright here, dark there.
Zhang Liao relied on his memory to shoot the arrow along the trajectory of the torch just thrown. The Xiliang scout on the small mound over there changed his position slightly, causing Zhang Liao to lose his accuracy.
However, it was Zhang Liao who bought these few breaths. Several personal guards on Fei Qian's side immediately gathered around Fei Qian and protected him behind him.
"Put out the fire! Put out the fire!" Fei Qian knew that he couldn't help much now, so he just reminded loudly, "Cover it with wet cloth and sand!"
Zhang Liao also shouted from the side: "Here comes someone! Protect... get behind the horse!"
Zhang Liao was just about to call out the word "Jun Hou", but subconsciously swallowed it back. Under such circumstances, calling out Fei Qian's official position would undoubtedly set a huge target for the Xiliang scouts...
The second round of feather arrows has already roared in. Although the Xiliang scouts don't know that the person standing here is Fei Qian, at least half of them are still coming in the direction of Fei Qian and Zhang Liao!
After all, it was too obvious for the two of them to be together alone.
Huang Xu walked around Fei Qian without saying a word, waving the sword in his hand wildly, desperately blocking the flying arrows, and pushing Fei Qian back.
In order to cover Fei Qian, a personal guard did not bother to dodge. Suddenly the arrow shot through his chest, and he was exposed bloody in front of Fei Qian. The blood spurted out and splashed all over Fei Qian's face.
Fortunately, his vision was dim now, and Fei Qian, who was covered up, quickly left the range of the torch and disappeared from the eyes of the Xiliang scouts. So these Xiliang scouts turned their targets to the soldiers who were trying to put out the fire.
We had just crossed the Juchi River, and most of the soldiers' clothes were still wet. Therefore, some soldiers on one side had already rushed out, took off their clothes and put out the few burning torches on the ground.
These people became the focus of the Xiliang scouts. Arrows flew in one after another. One person was hit by an arrow in the shoulder, and another person was hit by an arrow in the calf. They were snatched away by the brothers around him. The other two people were not so lucky.
, was shot straight into the body, and fell to the ground with a thud...
The arrows on the small mound also came very fast, and all you could hear was the trembling sound of the bowstring one after another. The arrows screamed in the air, just to suppress the people who came to put out the fire. Others were directed at Fei Qian's place.
The shooting caused some panic among Fei Qian's soldiers.
Where did these people come from?!
Fei Qian was escorted to the side by Huang Xu and other personal guards. After avoiding the attack of arrows from the front, Fei Qian calmed down a little in the panic of the attack. He clenched his fists tightly, took a few deep breaths, and
I didn't bother to wipe the blood splashed on my face, and forced myself to quickly start thinking about the current situation.
At present, Zhao Yun is still on the south bank of the Juqishui River. On the north bank, there are only Zhang Liao and less than two hundred soldiers. The rest of the soldiers and most of the weapons and armor are still on the south bank, while Xiliang is attacking behind the small mound.
In fact, the number of scouts is not large. The problem of resisting or even solving these Xiliang scouts is not too big. It just depends on the length of time and the price paid...
But the important question now is, behind these Xiliang scout teams, are there other Xiliang soldiers, and are there any large groups of people?
If this is just a small number of Xiliang scouts, then the problem is not too big. However, if Li Jue's large army is here, or is rushing here from the north bank, then Fei Qian will face more than just a last-ditch battle.
If not, you will die here!
It is indeed possible for Li Jue and others to take advantage of the opportunity to get in front of Fei Qian, and to be honest, the terrain in Guanzhong, Xiliang, and others are more familiar with it than themselves, so
It is also possible to guard yourself here and catch yourself off guard!
On top of the small mound, another dynamite tied with burning cloth rose into the sky, screaming and drawing an obvious line of fire in the sky. In this Han Dynasty, where there was no light pollution, it could be seen from ten miles away.
See!
This is reporting a message, this is calling for reinforcements!
Are you entering now?
Or retreat?
Can't wait any longer!
Now Fei Qian must come up with an idea, and if he makes a wrong step, he may be doomed!
Want to retreat?
There may be something wrong with Zhao Yun and Zhang Liao's investigation, perhaps due to carelessness?
Just like Zhang Liao failed to notice the small group of Xiliang scouts approaching on the hillock, maybe Li Jue was just bluffing on the south bank and had actually moved to the north bank?
After all, the soldiers led by Zhao Yun on the south bank of Juqishui behind him still have not removed their armor, and their numbers are larger than those on the north bank. They may be safer, and it will be easier to resist...
Asking Zhao Yun to lead his soldiers to the river bank, suppress them with bows and arrows, and prevent the Xiliang scouts from approaching, so that he can safely escape from this dangerous area, and then take a detour to Wannian County to Zhengguo Canal. It seems to be a good idea.
s Choice.
But the next moment, Fei Qian was blown by the night wind, and his feverish head seemed to cool down a bit.
wrong!
As soon as the idea of retreating came up, another voice in my heart vetoed it.
It is impossible for Li Jue's large army to be on the north bank of Juqishui!
You should not doubt the judgment of Zhao Yun and Zhang Liao!
Because along the way, Zhang Liao and Zhao Yun were making various marching arrangements and warnings. Since Zhang Liao proposed to take Juqishui or cross the Zhengguo Canal in Wannian, it means that at least when Zhang Liao and Zhao Yun were detecting, this
There is no trace of Li Jue's large troops in either place, so what appears in front of him is most likely just a small group of troops sent by Li Jue to patrol back and forth along the river...
Do you believe in yourself or Zhao Yun and Zhang Liao?
Fei Qian closed his eyes and took a few deep breaths...
"Let Zilong speed up and cross the river!"
Fei Qian decisively ordered: "Wenyuan! Mount your horse! Lead the assault! Defeat the enemy soldiers in front!"
On the battlefield, once a decision has been made, there cannot be any hesitation. Trusting Zhang Liao and Zhao Yun's judgment and not easily changing the established plan can reassure subordinates and is an effective measure to stabilize the soldiers.
Although we are facing a small force, since the rocket has been fired, it means that Fei Qian's traces here have been exposed. Every minute and every second of time is extremely precious. Maybe Li Jue's large force will appear at any time.
!
Zhao Yun, who was on the south bank of the Juqishui River, saw that Feiqian was attacked on the north bank. He, who had always been extremely calm, became a little anxious. Although he had a bow in his hand, he couldn't see the other side clearly across the Juqishui River and the dark sky.
Where the enemy was, even if he wanted to help, he couldn't help, and a thin layer of sweat could not help but appear on his forehead.
"Your Majesty has an order, cross the river quickly!" A messenger ran to the edge of Juqi Water and shouted loudly at Zhao Yun.
"Wei!" Zhao Yun took a deep breath to calm down his anxious mood, and then began to continue arranging people to cross the river.
Which cowhide rope is used to hoist armor, which one is used to transport weapons, whether the speed of the soldiers packing and binding can keep up, and whether the soldiers waiting in line to cross the river in front of the other cowhide ropes are balanced, all of these are
Everything was moved quickly under Zhao Yun's arrangement.
The more times like this happen, the less you can panic!
Zhao Yun kept reminding himself, and then calmly analyzed and deployed. With Zhao Yun's orderly arrangements and command, the soldiers on the south bank of Juqishui quickly calmed down in panic and began to change from a state of stagnation and chaos.
The flow was effective, and I began to speed up to swim towards the north bank. Unknowingly, the speed of crossing the river was three minutes faster than before...
Zhang Liao, who was on the north bank of the Juqishui River, was not wearing any armor, but after hearing Fei Qian's order, he did not hesitate at all. Under the protection of several personal guards, he immediately mounted his horse, carrying the same armor that he had no time to wear.
The soldiers in armor rushed towards the small mound!
Zhang Liao seemed to have a nameless intuition innately on the battlefield. When he was suddenly attacked, almost before the Xiliang scouts launched an attack, he was already alert and fired the first wave of the most deadly arrows.
The arrow was not able to hurt Fei Qian in the slightest.
Before Fei Qian gave the order, Zhang Liao didn't say anything, but he was still observing the situation of the small mound. After hearing Fei Qian's order, he led a few cavalry and rushed out. His movements were as quick as if
lightning!
Zhang Liao did not rush straight to the small mound, but went around a bit to avoid the front part of the small mound. On the one hand, it could open up the attack angle of the Xiliang scouts like the small mound. On the other hand,
You can also avoid some traps that these Xiliang scouts may have laid in front of the small mound...
Sure enough, when the Xiliang scouts on the small mound saw Zhang Liao leading his men around half a circle and attacking from the side, they immediately became panicked. When these Xiliang scouts saw Fei Qian and others swimming across with their horses, how could they not
Make some preparations, but the traps prepared by the Xiliang scouts are basically in the direction facing Fei Qian's soldiers. Who would have thought that Zhang Liao and his men had to go half a circle around the small mound before attacking?
When the Xiliang scouts discovered something was wrong and hurriedly turned around and shot in Zhang Liao's direction, Xiang Feiqian's suppression force suddenly became much thinner, and the rest of the soldiers immediately seized the opportunity and even covered him with wet cloths.
The sand and soil extinguished all the torches scattered around.
The surroundings suddenly fell into darkness, with only a few stars overhead.
Without the advantage of the light, the arrows fired by the Xiliang scouts suddenly lost their accuracy. Instead, Fei Qian organized some soldiers to cover the past two or three waves of arrow rain according to the approximate direction. Although they were also unable to aim,
But the advantage is greater numbers. There are always a few unlucky people who are lucky enough to get one or two arrows...
Seeing that the situation had taken a turn for the worse, these Xiliang scouts did not expect that a small mound could withstand Zhang Liao's surprise attack. Before Zhang Liao could rush forward, they scrambled down from the mound in panic and pulled.
After passing the war horse hiding behind the mound, hit the horse and run away.
Zhang Liao pursued for a while and killed several soldiers who escaped slowly. He originally wanted to survive, but he couldn't control the accuracy of his bow and arrow in the dim night. Although he had already shot a little to the side, he still hit the target.
By the time Zhang Liao arrived at his chest and abdomen, the unlucky Xiliang scout was already vomiting blood blisters at the mouth, unable to speak a word, and died after a few hard breaths...
