The sixty or seventy villagers who survived the disaster all retreated to the large courtyard located in the middle of the stockade. The walls of the courtyard were high and thick, and the buildings were solid. The previous arson attack failed to cause a fire, and the Chihu people were unable to clear the inside of the stockade in a short time.
If there are any Tibetans elsewhere, it is certainly impossible to storm that compound.
In addition to a dozen people occupying the ridges of the surrounding roofs, using heart-stoppingly accurate archery to suppress the villagers in the courtyard or assassins hiding in them to rush out, the remaining people were divided into groups and searched from the outside first.
Two groups of cavalry patrolled back and forth on the main street, preparing to quickly rush to the rescue wherever they encountered enemies. However, they did not expect that the threat was hidden on the eaves of a wooden building next to the main street.
Xu Huai walked to the side of the eaves, and there was a slight noise, as if a civet cat was walking on the tiles. One of the soldiers wondered why there were small animals that were not scared away by them, and even came closer. When he looked up, he saw Xu Huai's murderous look.
Several soldiers were patrolling with bows on their faces. When this soldier saw Xu Huai slashing at him, he subconsciously swung his bow to hit Xu Huai's knees, and took advantage of the situation to fall sideways to avoid the extremely sharp blade.
Such a reaction was not unpleasant, but it was a pity that he met Xu Huai.
Xu Huai's whole body's muscles and bones flexed, and there was a slight thunder in his body. His body suddenly stopped in mid-air for a few seconds, his long arms stretched out like an ape, and his long knife turned into a cut, and hit the soldier's throat just right.
Looking at the shocked look on the soldier's face, Xu Huai then took the handle of the knife and let the blade fall along the body, from the soldier's left neck to his shoulder and armpit, and it was sharp.
The blade of the sword also opened a bloody gash in the flank of the horse he was riding on.
Different from the powerful mountain-splitting sword in the battle formation, Xu Huai used the sword lightly and simply at this time, saving every drop of energy as much as possible. In the battle formation, Li Xie could hand over the front line to the left and right to withstand it first.
, and still had a chance to breathe, now he was fighting in the middle of the village and had to rely on himself to hold on until the end.
According to the previous plan, Xu Huai only needed to attract the attention of the captive soldiers so that Yan Xiaoyi, Zhou Yong and others could sneak out of the stronghold, but now he still needed to attack the mounts of the captive soldiers who entered the stronghold.
Injuries or killings are dealt with to prevent prisoners from breaking out in the end.
Xu Huai didn't want to fight anymore. He cut across with the blade and opened a bloody gash on the right hind leg of the horse in front of him. Then he stumbled close to the wall. Two sharp arrows shot past the side armpits and hit the pavement.
There was a clanging sound on the ground stone; Xu Huai raised his elbow and knocked down a sharp arrow that hit his face in a flash of lightning. The vertebrae of his body twisted, and the surging force drove the whole body to turn out of the corner at an unimaginable speed.
In the narrow alley, avoid the denser arrows.
There are more than a hundred families living in Canzhai. There is only one village gate facing the official road to the east, which is very small. The narrow paved road from east to west is only more than 220 steps long.
At this time, there were dozens of soldiers holding bows standing on the roofs and walls around the courtyard in the stronghold. If there were no houses or courtyard walls to block them, any corner of the stronghold would be within their shooting range.
This is also the most difficult place for Xu Huai and Xiao Yanhan to hunt down these captive soldiers in the stronghold. They have to kill them with one strike.
If they were entangled by three or five soldiers in an unobstructed alley, it is very likely that within two or three breaths, dozens of sharp arrows would be shot accurately. Xu Huai did not dare to say that he could avoid them in time?
Zhou Yong, Shi Hu, Yan Xiaoyi and others also want to
Xu Huai did not allow them to participate in the hunting in the stronghold, because when they attacked and killed these elite soldiers, they could not form a crushing advantage of advancing and retreating freely as soon as they got started; while the soldiers searching for Xiao Yanhan and the soldiers patrolling along the street,
They also mainly ensure that they move within the range visible to their archers.
However, the group of captives who were attacked had obviously not realized how powerful Xu Huai was. They thought that one person was killed and two horses were injured in a single encounter, because they were caught off guard and encountered a sneak attack.
The remaining four people were so angry that they turned the corner on horseback and headed towards the narrow alley between the two earthen walls.
The leader was the one whose second horse was cut. In a rage, he was the first to abandon his horse and pick up a sword to chase after him. The other three had to avoid the two wounded and neighing horses. Even if they rushed forward, they were unable to do so.
Be a little behind.
The person at the head thought that the attacker must quickly flee deep into the alley on the side, but he didn't expect that he had just turned around, and before he could clearly see the situation in the narrow alley, the blade that slashed towards him turned into an extremely cold streak.
A lonely sword flashed across his eyes.
The scimitar in his hand was only halfway out, and the incredible rhinoceros leather armor did not give him any protection. He vaguely heard the sound of the sharp blade scratching across his sternum, and saw the attacker crouching slightly in front of him.
, still changing in an instant and slashing forward, his body rushed towards him like a beast; as his figure quickly drew closer, his elbow was placed horizontally on the spine of the knife, pressing against his chest and hitting him, making him unable to control himself.
He backed up and collided with the first horse galloping in from the alley.
The two huge forces at the front and back were added together, and the prisoner heard the subtle sound of his sternum being cut off by the blade, and then watched helplessly as the attacker retreated quickly. The next moment he got close to the earth wall, stretched out his long arm, put his body on the wall, and rolled into the south.
In the side of the courtyard that was burned by fire, two sharp arrows were shot at them without even touching the corner of the opponent's clothes.
Seeing their companions falling to the ground, with their chests almost completely broken open, the other three soldiers realized that the attackers were much more powerful than they thought. They immediately yanked the reins on the horses, not daring to get into the archers' arms.
A narrow alley chase with a wide field of view.
Xu Huai did not run away. He leaned against the earth wall and quietly took out a sweat towel and wiped the blood on the blade to prevent the blood from dripping to the ground and leaving clues. He listened quietly to the wheezing horses and bricks and tiles outside the alley.
The slight sound of falling pieces should be from the stronghold, there are archers flying over the eaves and walls to come for reinforcements.
At this time, Xu Huai sneaked towards the north side along the earth wall.
The thieves had set fire to the stronghold. Except for some embers that were still smoking black smoke, most of the houses were unburned. At this time, the fire was basically extinguished. The broken walls and ruins were broken, and the collapsed doors and windows were smashed.
Xu Huai provides convenience for walking between houses.
Arriving at the meeting place agreed with Xiao Yanhan, he saw that she was resting her strength against the earth wall. Xu Huaigang was about to ask her about her record. Suddenly he saw the clothes on her chest torn open and stained with blood. He was startled and lowered his voice and shouted: "You
Why are you injured?"
Xu Huai stretched out his hand to check the wound, but Xiao Yanhan looked over angrily and growled: "What did you do? I'm not hurt, it's just that the outer clothes were scratched, and the blood belongs to someone else."
Feeling that there was indeed a layer of unbroken silk clothes inside, Xu Huai pretended to be confused and pretended to stick his head out to check the enemy's situation, saying: "I told you not to take risks!"
"How many people have you killed?" Xiao Yanhan asked.
"Two people and two horses." Xu Huai said.
"I killed three people and destroyed four of the opponent's horses!" Xiao Yanhan said proudly.
"Don't take any more risks,
Let me beg you." Xu Huai warned with a headache.
"Give me your belt!" Xiao Yanhan said.
Xu Huai glanced at Xiao Yanhan hesitantly. He was wearing a short-breasted jacket. It didn't matter whether he had a belt or not. He took it off and handed it over. He saw Xiao Yanhan wrap the belt around his chest twice and then tighten it. He commented with feeling: "
It’s really a hindrance.”
Xiao Yanhan glanced at Xu Huai and heard horses galloping on the stone street outside. The two of them clung to the earth wall behind them and listened to the movements of the captured soldiers in the village.
Xu Huai and the others could urgently look and feel the terrain in the village before, but the soldiers were a little blind.
There are already two strong attackers hiding in the stronghold, and there are only more than thirty captives, five of whom have been killed. Who dares to rush into the house and search the house?
Seeing that the soldiers searching on both sides were far away, Xu Huai took out the mulberry long bow and quiver he had hidden in advance from a pile of ruins, and tied the quiver behind his shoulder. When the war horses neighed from outside the village on the east and west sides, he and
Xiao Yanhan quickly walked through the hall and rushed to the gap in the west wall.
Shi Hu, Zhou Yong and others sneaked out of the stronghold. It was impossible to wait for Xu Huai and the others to completely eliminate the captive horses in the stronghold before taking action. This would also arouse the alert of the captive soldiers, or drive more horses into the stronghold.
So that they can continue to control Stone Street.
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Xu Huai and Xiao Yanhan only need to deal with some of the war horses in the stronghold first, while Shi Hu and Zhou Yong will take action directly outside the stronghold. This is the right time.
Xu Huai and Xiao Yanhan listened to the screams of the prisoners in the stronghold, confirmed that Shi Hu and the others had succeeded outside the stronghold, and rushed to the west side near the Sushui River.
Their manpower was also too limited. The main manpower outside the stronghold was on the east side. Xu Huai and Xiao Yanhan then mainly attacked and killed the captive soldiers from the west side of the remaining stronghold to reduce the pressure here.
Enemy traces were seen inside and outside the stronghold, and the captive soldiers became panicked. They could not figure out the details of the enemy's attack. They neither dared to spread their hands to search for the attackers nor dared to easily leave the stronghold and escape when most of the horses were frightened.
As the captive soldiers advanced and retreated, it became more convenient for Xu Huai and Xiao Yanhan to join forces. Xu Huai first shot two enemies and wounded a horse, then lured five captive soldiers into an alley, and attacked with Xiao Yanhan through the gap in the earth wall.
Killed five people.
This made the soldiers even more afraid to act rashly. They quickly occupied a courtyard with a thick wall on the west side, hoping to wait until dark before breaking out.
Although Xu Huai only led a dozen people to arrive here first, the Yiqi Battalion had more than ten small groups of elite cavalry cruising within a few to ten miles to the south in an attempt to frighten away the captive soldiers in this area.
Clear the way for the following troops and horses to march north at night.
This group of captive soldiers did not dare to break through hastily and fell into Xu Huai's heart. At dusk, Yuan Lei, Wu Chihai and others each led small groups of cavalry to join Xu Huai.
At this time, they had the advantage in numbers and were well-armed. They first occupied the high point with crossbows and divine arm crossbows. Yuan Lei, Zhou Yong, and Wu Chihai each led small teams and rushed in with heavy shields. Less than twenty people were left.
All the Japanese soldiers were wiped out, ending this unexpected outpost battle.
After nightfall, the mausoleum defenders took advantage of the darkness to advance north in batches. King Jing Zhao Tuan, Qian Shangduan, Qiao Jien, Deng Gui and others also came to Canzhai to join Xu Huai in the early morning.
This is the last stop in the north of Jiangxian County. They do not need to continue north. They rest here for a day and tomorrow they can directly follow the northwest slope of the mountain range and enter the mountains at the eastern foot of Taiyue Mountain...
