Amidst the loud shouts of killing, Yu Li personally led the "Orphan Army" to take the lead for Luqiu Borong. Behind him was the vanguard general Ying Ren in command, and hundreds of Pengguo soldiers. In the hands of all the sergeants
Without exception, they all carried a weapon called a fire-throwing crossbow.
As the name suggests, the Fire Crossbow is a weapon specially used by the Peng Kingdom to project blue flames. At first glance, it looks like a crossbow machine used to fire ordinary arrows, but it is slightly larger and thicker.
However, if you look closely, you can find that there is a hanging block on the string that is as thick as an arm. The lower side of the hanging block is fixed with a machine bracket, and there is a hemispherical socket at the upper end. On the string machine
With its rapid push, it can even project an iron lump the size of a fist and weighing several kilograms to a place two hundred steps away.
Although such a range cannot be compared with ordinary bows, arrows and crossbows, it is several times or even ten times farther than human throwing. For the already thin "orphan army", it is even more powerful.
Now, the sky fire thunder was thrown into the air by the fire crossbow in an instant, and fell down almost at the same time. The fire light generated by the explosion illuminated the night under the ice as if it were daytime, and also caused a strange look on the faces of everyone present.
Blue purple.
However, this seemingly massive offensive did not use even one percent of its strength. Yu Li did not even order the "Orphan Army" to use firebolts. But the only effect it had at the moment was to make people suffer.
Luqiu Borong, who was watching the battle from a distance, could hear the loud noises and saw the blazing flames.
But even this level of attack was enough to suffocate Jiang Yan and Qi Ziyin. With Ning Yue's help, they set up several towering ice shields in the ruins. However, when Ying Ren led his army north this time, it was General
All the remaining blue flames from the country were brought out. Under the continuous attacks of sky fire and thunder, the ice shield was quickly broken through until it completely melted and disintegrated.
Being stretched thin and unable to resist, Jiang Yan and Qi Ziyin did not expect that after such a strong offensive, the Pengguo army did not move forward in formation, but instead seemed to deliberately delay time by setting up an ice shield for themselves.
However, Ning Yue's physical strength has reached its limit. The ice shield condensed with all her strength is as thin as paper. Before it was even attacked, it was crushed by its own weight and turned into debris on the ground. Even if the others wanted to
He tried to help, but he was unable to do anything and could only retreat again.
At the same time, the princes' military formations were already in chaos.
In desperation, the regretful Duke of Peng had no choice but to order the withdrawal of his troops. Before the soldiers of Guan Ning, who was holding the golden flag high, arrived, he led the remaining "orphan army" and the Pengguo army to leave the battlefield in a hurry, following closely behind.
Jiang Yan and others fled northward. When they stopped again and calculated the casualties, he and Yu Li discovered that more than half of their own troops were killed or wounded, and there were less than a thousand people left...
After all, Yin Qianzhi was still too young and was angered on the spot:
At the same time, Jiang Yan and Qi Zi, who were already in danger and were almost defeated by Tianhuolei's offensive, were hiding in the formation and saw hope again because of this incident.
"You know that damn woman still doesn't trust me after all! Let me, Peng Guo, take the lead first and use up our strength. Now, taking advantage of the emptiness behind my formation, two tough opponents, Cheng Guo and Nan Hua, have been sent. This
You want to kill me!"
Under the command of Jiang Yan, the Red Flame Army and the soldiers of Ye State once again opened up their formations, seizing this rare opportunity, and launched a charge against the allied forces of the princes who were fighting together. The formations they formed,
It was the Queyue Formation that Guan Ning's soldiers used to attack him not long ago!
Tan Meng Sheng, who was over 30 years old, had just succeeded to the throne and was the nephew of Tan Yijian, who had no heir. However, he never thought about avenging his uncle. He only hoped to win a share of credit in front of the new emperor.
Although he heard what Ying Ren said, Yu Li still had a trace of doubt in his heart. But after all, the military order had been issued, and even if he had no choice but to order the eight hundred "orphan troops" to turn around and attack the allied forces of the princes that were attacking fiercely behind him.
fired a volley.
Although it lost its horse, the Queyue Formation, which was originally an infantry formation, showed considerable advantages. The military formation of more than a thousand people easily covered up and surrounded the "orphan army" of more than 800 people.
After forming a semicircle, they attacked with all their strength towards the Pengcheng, which was obviously the weakest flank among the Nanhua Three Kingdoms rebel forces!
"So, very good!"
Only then did Lu Qiu Borong, who was stunned by the scene before him, wake up and immediately ordered his soldiers to rush towards the battlefield where it was already difficult to formulate a plan. However, Jiang Yan and Qi Ziyin, who had successfully attacked, did not fall in love with the battle, but used very little force to fight.
The price tore a gap in the enemy's formation, and they immediately took advantage of the victory and left, leaving only a pile of corpses and enough blood to float around, as well as the soldiers of the Three Kingdoms who still could not distinguish between ourselves and the enemy.
She was so angry that she regretted extremely why she had not been able to decisively get rid of the old wolf Ying Ren as she had done with Tan Yijian when she succeeded to the throne at Suoyang Pass, thus leaving endless troubles today.
Seeing this situation, Yin Qianzhi and Qin Mengsheng finally understood that by ordering them to join forces, the empress had fundamentally cut off the opportunity for them to fight independently and rush forward to compete for credit. Their expressions dropped. However, the emperor had to order them.
Due to the intimidation of Wei Liang's soldiers, the two men had no choice but to kneel down to accept the order and lead the troops to set off.
However, at the moment, she felt that today's defeat must not be known to the world even by a single word. After thinking about it, she immediately sent a document and asked:
"Today's battle situation has been truthfully recorded in the book?"
Luqiu Borong seemed not to have noticed this detail, and sighed with relief, "What happened today—no, all the events that happened after entering Guizhou, if there are any records, must be destroyed by me, understand.
What?"
Although the timid Duke Dun only brought five hundred followers with him this time, they were all top-notch warriors. No one fell down along the way. At this time, all he wanted in his mind was to be able to quickly
He wanted to have some truce so that he could return to Hejian City alive and live his free life as a Sanxian.
When they realized that the enemy had led their troops to a place only a few hundred steps away from them, the three kings, who had their own ulterior motives, suddenly woke up and hurriedly ordered their sergeants to change direction and hurriedly set up defenses. However, at that time, the soldiers of the three parties on the battlefield
They were already jealous of each other, and the military drums and trombones used to convey orders were all standard in the Great Sheng Dynasty. In the chaos, they didn't know who to follow orders, so they just waved their weapons and killed everything around them that was not wearing their own clothes.
Where can a living creature in armor stop?
"What a big mistake! This group of coalition troops behind you and me is called reinforcements, but it is actually a supervising force! If we don't attack with all our strength, these two people will definitely attack my rear first, and then move forward! But I will never do that.
Being plotted by a woman so easily, I immediately ordered all the fire-throwing crossbows to turn around and strike first!"
"Uncles, please listen to my nephew's advice. You are all the kings of a country, and you have accompanied His Majesty on the expedition here. You should work together as one, why do you need to get angry and hurt the harmony over these trivial matters?"
The clerk immediately knelt down, bowed, and hurriedly retreated. However, he could not have expected that half an hour later, the camp where he was staying would burst into flames without warning, burning himself and all the books and papers recorded in the tent. Empty.
But after all, the armies of the two countries were temporarily put together in one place. Even if the military orders, drums, and trumpets were all clear, the accident in front of them still made the soldiers panic. For a moment, they didn't know where to retreat. They were pushing and obstructing each other. Just like a group of ants whose ant nest has been dug up.
Luqiu Borong could not have expected that Ying Ren, who had never shown any intention of retreating even though she was facing a life-or-death situation along the way, would turn against him at such a critical moment. What made her annoyed and anxious was that her subordinate The already dwindling military strength became even weaker after the Nanhua Tongcheng Kingdom suffered heavy losses.
However, the sky fire thunder in mid-air did not wait any longer, and fell directly at his feet. With the sound of explosions, limbs were broken, and blood and internal organs were scattered everywhere. Before the foothold was stable, people were wailing all over the field, and they were defeated. .
"Where did Duke Cheng Guo get the confidence? Think back to more than sixty years ago, when Brother Ying led an army to defend the capital and fought with tens of thousands of powerful enemies at Suoyang Pass. You hadn't even come out of your mother's womb yet! Don't interrupt, don't interrupt. !Don’t you think the scene is not chaotic enough?!”
"Why did the king bring me back? The ice shields in the opponent's formation have already been cleared. This is the opportunity to charge!"
Yin Qianzhi, the new king of the Cheng Kingdom, was eager to make meritorious service in front of the new emperor, and immediately stepped forward to ask for a fight. However, Lu Song, the leader of the Dun Kingdom, who was standing aside, snorted contemptuously, clearly siding with Ying Ren:
But when the army carrying the double-colored flags of Chengguo and Nanhua drove at full speed to the rear of the Pengguo army, Ying Ren had already secretly ordered Yu Li, who was attacking in front of the formation, to return to defend.
"I haven't even had time to write down a word yet—I wonder what your Majesty's instructions are?"
The Pengguo Duke on the opposite side knew that even if the defeat of the Red Flame Army and the Ye State Army was revealed, if they were to fight hand-to-hand, what was waiting for him would still be an extremely hard nut to crack. He originally planned to recruit Yu Li first In order to show his loyalty, he asked Luqiu Borong to retreat on the grounds that he could not attack for a long time, so as to conserve his strength and wait for the opportunity to move again. However, he was rebellious. At this moment, he suddenly saw more than a thousand troops behind him coming to kill him, but it was his judgment that He made a mistake and scolded the general angrily:
When the other party saw that the emperor's expression was not kind, he immediately guessed the reason and couldn't help but become trembling with fear. Even his voice trembled uncontrollably:
However, in the face of the quarrels and quarrels in his own camp, Luqiu Borong always looked at it with cold eyes. When they were tired of arguing, he stepped in to mediate and gave a firm order:
"My dear friends, please stop arguing. What Duke Yu said is true. Although our military strength is greater than that of the bandits, if we fight with each other, it will only increase the consumption. Duke Cheng and Duke Nanhua listen to the order. I order you two to join forces. Rush to the front line to help, set off immediately, no mistakes!"
Yu Li, who hurried back, didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in Ying Ren's gourd, so he asked breathlessly.
However, his fingertips were holding a thin wolf hair that had just been dipped in ink. In a panic, he hurriedly put his hand behind his back.
"I understand..."
It was night, and the empress, who had taken off her fine scale armor, couldn't sleep.
"That's right. In terms of experience in fighting those Shuodi barbarians, your Chengguo state may not even be able to match one-tenth of my Nanhua. What qualifications does a young boy have to let alone kill the enemy! If you want to ask for a fight, it should be I, Nanhua, am the most qualified!”
Yin Qianzhi shouted angrily and rushed forward to attack Tan Mengsheng. Fortunately, he was stopped by the guards on the left and right, but his eyes and teeth were still furious, and his crown and canthus were split.
"Did Mr. Qin come here to make a joke? When my grandfather Yin Qujian was roaming around and conquering two states, you, Nanhua, could only be a coward. Now that my father has died suddenly and the country is in turmoil, I can't tolerate such a little thing like you. No one is talking!"
"This move - maybe it's just to send more reinforcements to help the country's leader?"
From the day he was promoted to the dynasty, everything that Emperor Gai has done, regardless of merit or demerit, will be compiled and recorded in the annals by historians to show to future generations. Lu Qiu Borong originally thought that his victory in Guizhou this time The army will return in triumph, bringing new hope to the world, so I specially bring the military documents with me that are dedicated to recording them.
"What are you doing, Ying Ren? Now that the bandits have opened their door, it's a good opportunity to break the formation and capture them in one go! I am willing to lead a thousand elite soldiers of the Cheng Kingdom to outflank them from both wings and take the head of the rebellious Qi family. Please give your approval." !”
Originally, Yin Qianzhi and Qin Mengsheng were still a little passive, but suddenly they saw that the deadly weapon that was supposed to be fired at the enemy's formation was falling on their heads, and they immediately ordered their sergeants to scatter and avoid it.
"Where does the harmony come from? Ever since Nanhua annexed our river corridor, the two countries have been mortal enemies!"
Ying Ren finally realized that he had made an irreparable mistake - more than sixty years later, although he was ambitious, he was no longer as brave as before. And his selfish desires made it impossible for him to be focused on the battlefield. , calm and calm.
When several heads of state had a quarrel, the one who came out to smooth things over was, as expected, still the Yu State. Now, Xiu Yunzhi is the youngest among them all, but he has completely inherited his father Xiu Jingwen's ability to adapt to the situation. , but for his ability to protect himself, no one is willing to buy his face.
It was not until many years later that the great historian Xun Gong of later generations traced the footsteps of this past event and led his students once again deep into the ice fields of Guizhou and came to this place that had been stained with countless blood. Under the ashes that had long been frozen into ice, I found half a piece of paper that had not been completely burned, so I could get a glimpse of the truth of that year.
The few words left on that piece of paper read:
"... In the early winter of Daxin, the night was endless and the stars and the moon were difficult to distinguish. The emperor fought against the bandits under the ice dome and was betrayed. He killed Meng Sheng, the Duke of Nanhua, and the Yin family, the Duke of Cheng, and hid in front of the battle. .The princes were all horrified, they hesitated, and no one dared to speak..."
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