Chapter 4: Gancheng (Third Shang) Luo Shixin's location is an earthen beam that protrudes diagonally into the valley bottom. It happens to be stuck at the narrowest point of the valley. The strength of him and his county soldiers made the Turks fully appreciate the feeling of having a stick in their throats, regardless of whether
Anyone who wanted to cross the valley would be greeted by arrows from the earth beams. The Turkic warriors who tried to rush up the earth beams to drive away the archers could not break through the first barrier built by Luo Shixin and hundreds of county soldiers with their lives.
line of defense
The wildfires in the valley are getting stronger and stronger, and many big trees with fallen leaves are also burning. The night wind blows, and the thick smoke makes it almost impossible to breathe. If we don't seize the time to form a breakthrough, all the Turks will be burned alive.
In this nameless sloping valley
"Golden Wolf Guards, attack!" Shibi Khan had no choice but to use the last bit of life-saving power in his hand. The five hundred Golden Wolf Guards around him were all selected masters from various tribes, and they could all compete with each other on the battlefield.
The task of these people is only to protect the Khan, and they rarely take the initiative to fight with the enemy. But now, Khan can no longer only care about his personal safety. The Turks are a nation that respects the strong. If his losses are too serious tonight, after returning to the grassland,
, this position of the Great Khan has to be given to others. This is the law of the wolf pack. Even the people of the Ashina family are not allowed to violate it.
The five hundred golden wolf guards wearing golden armor used their swords to cut a bloody path through the chaos of their own troops, and killed Luo Shixin. Their training level and physical condition were obviously much higher than those of the previous waves of attackers.
Intercepted, the formation was scattered but not chaotic. The county soldiers were already exhausted, and suddenly encountered a group of new troops. The disadvantage was immediately apparent. Luo Shixin led a dozen soldiers to "put out the fire" everywhere, but after a little time, the defense line was still blocked by the wolf guards.
Rushing to the point of danger
"Back off, take twenty steps back and reposition!" Luo Shixin had no choice but to issue an order to temporarily break away from the enemy. After tasting the sweetness, the Golden Wolf Guards were unyielding and clung to them like maggots attached to their bones. "Fuck you, grandma."
!" Luo Shixin swung his battle ax and cut off the back himself, cutting the two golden-armored wolf guards into four pieces. But the other six wolf guards immediately rushed up and clamped them from three angles: front, left and right.
middle
"Protect my back!" Luo Shixin shouted behind him without looking back, then stepped forward and swung his ax at the enemy's golden-armored wolf guard who was facing him, knowing full well that his opponent was powerful.
If he dared to take it hard, he made a feint with his sword and stepped back quickly. Luo Shixin wanted this gap. He flipped his wrist suddenly, and the ax blade quickly turned from vertical to oblique, creating a gust of wind that "blowed" the golden armor on the side.
"Pfft!" The pillar of blood flew up to a height of five feet. The Wolf Guard, who was missing half of his body, turned half a circle on the spot and rolled down the hillside like a dead tree to deal with a flank threat. Luo Shixin shouted and turned around to avoid the enemy.
The scimitar was slashed at him, and the five fingers of his free left hand suddenly came together to form a blade, and he stabbed the other wolf guard hard in the throat.
The wolf guard immediately dropped his weapon, covered his throat with both hands and "clucked". He made a terrifying sound in his throat, opened his mouth wide, and tried to breathe hard, but the wind around him seemed to have frozen, and not a single breath blew into him.
Body
"Grrrr!" The wolf guard whose throat was stabbed by Luo Shixin's palm began to spurt blood, and then fell on his back. Luo Shixin didn't have time to review his results, and swung his axe, slashing at the fourth wolf guard. Right between him and
At the moment when the second wolf guard fought, a few drops of blood were clearly spattered behind his ears. That was the blood of the soldier. In order to prevent Luo Shixin from being distracted, Zhongyong's soldier blocked the four swords with his body and said nothing until he lost his breath.
Absolutely
Seeing that the wolf guard facing Luo Shixin was about to be split in half by the giant axe, the wolf guard who had retreated earlier and another person who was eager to make a contribution simultaneously pounced on the young man in the gap behind Luo Shixin.
The general is the courageous leader of the hundreds of Sui troops on the hillside who are responsible for blocking the army. As long as he is killed, the "fish bones" stuck in the throats of the army can be successfully removed.
Hearing the shouts from behind, Luo Shixin still didn't look back. The huge ax fell from the air, cutting off the golden-armored wolf guard in front of him and the weapon in his hand. The moment he turned around, he saw another soldier rushing over to block him.
Killed the enemy's two machetes. One was used as a horizontal sword, and the other was used on the chest.
"I want you to be buried with me!" Luo Shixin's eyes turned red, he put down the body in his arms, strode to kill a golden-armored wolf guard, but he directly chopped him away with an axe, and the other one stepped back again, and the sole of his foot was slipped with blood, "
He fell to the ground with a thump. Before Luo Shixin could make a move, a long spear pierced the body of the fallen man in front of him. "Ah!" The Turkic wolf guard, howling miserably, was picked up and drew an arc.
, slamming it into the swarm of knives.
"Back off the whole team!" Dugu Lin shouted in a deep voice, and took three generals to replace Luo Shixin. The four of them all used rifles, echoing each other, forming a small attack array. They were caught off guard, and the Turks
The Wolf Guard's offensive suddenly stalled. Taking advantage of this moment, Luo Shixin strode back to the main formation, dropped his axe, and took another long spear that had just been pulled out from the enemy's corpse from his own soldier.
He wanted to ask Dugu Lin, 'Why are you up here!', but before he could say anything, Dugu Lin and his four generals were already trapped by the golden-armored wolf knights, who were tall and armed to the teeth.
Like a lunatic, with no regard for life or death, Dugu Lin led his own formation to fight among the wolves, stabbing more than a dozen wolf guards to death, and the generals around him were also wounded.
"Brothers, line up and squeeze!" Luo Shixin had no time to hesitate and commanded the county soldiers around him to charge forward again. He would never watch his friends die trying to save him, although Dugu Lin's behavior felt like he was seeking death.
The county soldiers who had just taken a breath quickly advanced behind Luo Shixin, raising their swords and swords at the same time, peeling off a thick layer of the enemy in front of them. They were very close to Dugu Forest, almost within a stone's throw away, but they were so far away.
It seems that even though they are thousands of miles apart, no matter how hard they try, they can never rescue Dugu Lin from the pack of wolves.
A Turkic man wearing a gold-plated iron suit greeted Dugu Lin. He wielded two scimitars with very flexible movements. Dugu Lin used his long sword to pick off a wolf guard who was rushing towards him from the flank, and then twisted his body and stabbed the Turkic man.
Ye Hu used the scimitar in his left hand to push away Zhang Feng, and jumped forward quickly, and the other scimitar in his right hand fell in the air.
The step is too long, which is not conducive to close combat. Dugu Lin quickly retreats to avoid the blade of Tujue Yehu, and stabs the tip of the step towards the other wolf guard on his right. Following countless drills, the guard on his left will be there.
At this moment, he should have turned around and stabbed diagonally to help him solve the trouble of rushing towards him. However, the step in the hand of the famous general was held by an injured wolf guard, and he was unable to provide effective support at the critical moment.
Dugu Lin had no choice but to give up his opponent, who had closed his eyes and was waiting for death, and used Suan to fight back at the Turk Ye Hu. The two quickly exchanged moves. Dugu Lin's shoulders were red, and Tu Jue Ye Hu was hit in the chest by Suan, with blood in his mouth.
The four-man formation instantly fell apart. The three generals fought desperately, but could no longer guarantee their tacit cooperation. In the blink of an eye, two generals fell down, and the other general wiped the blood from his face.
Put your back against Dugu Lin’s back
"Chongmu, come closer to me!" Luo Shixin was so anxious that he almost went crazy. He shouted at the top of his lungs, and Dugu Lin, whose eyes were red, seemed to turn a deaf ear. He quickly took a few steps forward and caught up with Tujue Yehu who was about to escape. From behind, he
He stabbed it through with his long spear, then used his long spear to deflect several scimitars that were coming at him, and quickly spun his body around.
The heavy pole swept through the enemy group like a whip, sweeping down a large area of the Turkic wolf guards. Ignoring those who fell to the ground and whining, Dugu Lin once again rushed towards an enemy general who seemed to have a noble status with a crazy smile on his face.
, the corners of the mouth are slightly raised
"Chongmu, you're crazy!" Luo Shixin's eyes were on fire, and he drove his formation to fight desperately, but the Turkic wolf guards came like ants, blocking him tightly. Luo Shixin saw the last general fall to the ground, and Dugu Lin had already become a
The beast was completely trapped, and the fight still continued.
The Turkic general came up to him with a ferocious smile, and used his leather shield to catch Dugu Lin's stabbing spear. "Ah--ouch!" The man let out a cry of joy when a wild beast catches its prey. He dropped the scimitar in his right hand and grabbed the sword that was being stabbed by Dugu Lin.
He was not as strong as Dugu Lin in stabbing forward, but he could temporarily prevent Dugu Lin from regaining the weapon. Another Turkic wolf guard saw the advantage and raised his knife to strike at Dugu Lin's neck.
"Chongmu is going to die!" The severe pain made Luo Shixin almost unable to breathe. He turned his head and couldn't bear to see the moment when his friend's body and head were separated. At this moment, there was a whistle of arrows in his ears. Luo Shixin turned his head in surprise and saw
The wolf guard who rushed towards Dugu Lin with his sword stood there, an arrow shot from his left eye and went straight into his brain.
"I'm here!" Luo Shixin shouted happily, waving his long spear to overturn the Turkic wolf guard in front of him, and moved closer to Dugu Lin again. At the same time, another feather arrow flew in the sky, and Dugu Lin was competing for the long spear.
The throat of the beholder
The one who fired the arrow was Li Xu. He found that the position Luo Shixin was holding was tight, so he immediately led his people to rush over. The eagle feather in his hand never missed the target. Every time the arrow came off the string, one of the enemies would fall in response.
Two arrows were fired in a row to save Dugu Lin. Xuzi shot the third arrow at the wolf guard blocking Luo Shixin. It was very difficult to aim in the melee, but the skills he had cultivated for many years allowed him to always grasp the fleeting moment.
In an instant, one of the wolf guards who rushed towards Luo Shixin with a knife was shot through the throat. In the blink of an eye, another wolf guard was shot in the chest.
Stick to Dugu Lin's side
"You are seeking death, you!" Luo Shixin cursed angrily, commanding his own soldiers to protect Dugu Lin, and returned to the formation with the other party in his arms. Dugu Lin, who had just escaped from death, seemed to have lost his soul, ignoring Luo Shixin's scolding and talking to him.
The group retreated together, throwing out their long spears and knocking a pursuer to the ground.
After Li Xu led the reinforcements to join in, the situation on the hillside reversed again. The wolf guards were unable to break through the defense line established by the county soldiers led by Luo Shixin and Dugu Lin at close range. They were shot and killed by Sui archers in the distance, and their strength gradually dwindled.
When he had an opportunity, Li Xu gave an order, and the flag officer beside him blew the horn. Zhang Jiang, who could no longer hold back, immediately led his troops and pounced down. Taking advantage of the inertia of the hillside, he gave the wolf guard a head-on blow.
The Wolf Guards, who had been exhausted by Luo Shixin, Dugu Lin and others, hurriedly fought, and were beaten so hard by the well-organized and cooperative county soldiers that they ran away. Seeing the enemy's embarrassed look, Luo Shixin shouted happily, "Brother.
They, get stuck, trap the Turkic bastard to death in the valley!"
"Stick them, jam them!" The county soldiers responded with their swords raised, forcing the enemy down the gentle slope and regaining control of the valley's throat, leaving the Turks' escape path to a narrow one again.
The guys who were dizzy from the smoke trampled on each other in order to escape first, and countless people died at the hands of their own people.
"Woo-wu-wu-wu!" Seeing that the fire was almost over, Li Xu ordered his men to blow the general attack horn. All the Sui army officers who were ambushing on the hillsides on both sides began to attack, one after another, pressing in from the flanks.
The Turkic wolf riders stabbed and knocked down the frightened marauders, snatched away the Turkic flags and threw them into the fire, and drove the Turkic soldiers into the burning bush like sheep.
The robbers realized that a disaster was coming, and ran around crying. Some were fainted by the thick smoke and jumped directly on the tip of the Sui army's sword. Some dropped their weapons and curled their bodies into the cracks of the rocks, trying to escape punishment.
The arrows flew and turned these coiled snakes directly into hedgehogs.
The soldiers of the Sui army became more and more courageous as they fought. Although they were outnumbered and outnumbered, they all rushed to the front. The Turkic troops were constantly squeezed, cut into small pieces, and then chopped up and trampled down by the Sui soldiers, and sent back to the embrace of Changshengtian.
"Changshengtian, do you want me to die like this!" Shibi Khan raised his head and shouted as if he heard his screams. The shouts of death around him suddenly weakened and then, the cheers for escaping from death rang out like thunder.
"The direction of the wind has changed, the direction of the wind has changed!" Countless people shouted in Turkic. Khan turned around and saw that the slope that was stuck in the narrowest part of the valley was surrounded by smoke and fire.
The large group of Sui troops had to retreat, leaving their rock-solid positions to Wind and Fire.
"The Immortal God is blessing us, rush out!" Shibi Khan was ecstatic, pointing the golden knife at the road blocked by the fire. The trees in the valley are alive, and there is enough water hidden in the trunks, so it has just spread to the stems.
The wildfires here looked strong, but they did not pose much danger. The Sui army had no experience in dealing with wildfires, so they did not dare to stay on that deadly slope. However, Shibi Khan and the Turks often fought with the mountains in the autumn on the grassland.
When encountering a fire, you can tell at a glance whether the fire is serious or not.
"Get out of the way, get out of the way, make way for the Khan!" The guards protected him and ran towards the thick smoke. At the same time, the Turkic soldiers closest to the slope also dropped their weapons, held their heads with both hands and rushed forward towards the wildfire.
Their beards and hair exposed outside the leather helmets were quickly burned, and the smell of burning permeated the air. Those Turkic soldiers did not care about the pain on their faces and hands, and ran quickly through the flames, falling into the distance like moths.
Taniguchi
Taking advantage of Li Xu's opportunity to lead his brothers to avoid the mountain fire, Shibi Khan rushed through the narrowest section of the valley under the protection of his soldiers. The tribal warriors who dared to stand in front of the Khan's horse were killed one by one by his soldiers.
Cut it down, the life of the Great Khan is extremely noble, and for his safety, he would not hesitate to sacrifice 10,000 ordinary herdsmen.
"Charge over, rush over, the fire is not big!" Seeing Shi Bi rushing through the valley, the other Turks suddenly became energetic. Braving the rain of arrows above their heads and the flames under their feet, they swarmed past many people before they could run away.
After a few steps, their bodies were overwhelmed by smoke and covered the flames under their feet. Their bodies were stepped on without hesitation by their companions, gradually turning them into balls of meat.
Perhaps in order to avoid greater casualties for their own family, the Sui soldiers who discovered the truth of the fire did not continue to block the valley, but intercepted and killed the straggler Turks from both wings and the rear. The Turkic wolf riders who had a way out did not care about their companions at all.
Even if the person being killed was not far away, as long as the Sui people didn't stab him with their long spears, they would choose to turn a blind eye.
Several brave Sui soldiers rushed to the edge of the enemy group and stabbed the injured Turk on the outermost edge with a long spear. They screamed loudly, but the nearby Turkic warriors had no intention of rescuing them. They did not even intend to resist.
, just lower your head and run for your life, just be glad that the person being stabbed is not you.
At this moment, they were no longer wolves, but stupid roe deer who were allowed to be slaughtered. They didn't want to run the fastest, but just wanted to run no slower than their companions. The scimitars in their hands and the arrows on their waists all became
They couldn't remember to use the decorations, and they didn't dare to use them to escape in groups, even though the number of hunters was less than one-tenth of their number.
After all, the number of people was far less than that of the opponent. After the Sui army brought down more than 20,000 enemies with the help of mountain fire, they had to stop chasing the Turks. The Turks who had a narrow escape did not look back, and crossed the valley mouth, hugging each other quickly
Run away and merge into the boundless darkness in the distance
"Why did you let them go deliberately?" Luo Shixin was very dissatisfied and asked angrily as he watched batch after batch of enemy troops flee.
"They rushed out by themselves. We have few people and can't intercept them!" Li Xu shrugged his shoulders and replied with a smile. He couldn't explain the mysteries on the grassland to Luo Shixin, nor could he admit that he deliberately let the enemy go. He could only
