Chapter 2: Bloodshed on the battlefield and escape from the Immortal Gate
Chapter 42 Battle (2)
Following the sound of the horn, the enemy troops retreated backwards. Then several people stepped out and went straight to Jiang Meiliang to kill him.
Hong Ling and Luluo also faced the same attack. Obviously this was the enemy's tactic. They wanted to use the generals in the army to entangle them and kill the swordsmen guarding them first.
"Chirp!"
But as soon as they moved, Jiang Meiliang reached out and took out an arrow from his waist, pulled the tail, and the arrow screamed into the sky.
"kill!"
As the trumpet arrows exploded in the sky, a cry of killing suddenly sounded from behind the enemy.
Brothers Zhigao and Zhiyuan came quickly from the left and right directions.
Although both teams only had fifty people each, each horse was dragging clothes and other things behind it.
This was originally a semi-desert area, and the teams were lined up in a row. For a time, the sky was filled with sand and dust, covering the sky and the sun, making it impossible to see how many people and horses there were.
At this moment, the enemy troops were besieging Jiang Meiliang and the others. They thought they had become the turtle in the urn and were determined to win. Suddenly, the sound of killing behind them was loud, and everyone was shocked.
You must know that although they have a large number of people, what they are doing is to assassinate court officials. No matter how tough their background is, once it is brought to the table, it will be a serious crime against the Nine Clan, and they will always be sinners.
Just when everyone was looking at each other, a row of arrows were fired, and dozens of people were caught off guard and shot off their horses on the spot.
There were even crossbowmen. Although the arrows were not dense, it still caused great pressure on them.
You know, in order to march quickly this time, they even chose to wear light armor. The only weapons they had were melee weapons, and bows and arrows were basically abandoned.
In their opinion, there is no need at all. Just kidding, two thousand people are chasing four people, what kind of bows and arrows do they need? As long as they can't intercept them, it's all empty talk. Are they shooting the air behind with bows and arrows?
But now they actually have archers, and the cavalry team that rushed over, judging from the dust raised, must not be thousands of cavalry, so who is ambushing whom?
When the second round of arrows flew, everyone was prepared and used their weapons to adjust the arrow feathers. The casualties were greatly reduced on the spot, but the formation was already in chaos. Before they could relax, the cavalry was already approaching.
Under the huge impact of the cavalry, the enemy troops who were standing still were knocked over in the blink of an eye, leaving many dead and injured.
Countless sergeants who were knocked away screamed in agony, some fell directly to the ground, and some bumped into other unlucky people and both rolled to the ground.
Jiang Meiliang had already been prepared. When brothers Zhigao and Zhiyuan rushed out, their formation had already changed and they were attacking from the same direction.
Although the enemy army numbered 2,000, they had already lost nearly 20% after the previous fighting, and the depth of the encirclement was only a dozen horses. Under the two-pronged attack, they collapsed on the spot.
As the saying goes, a defeat is like a mountain. The soldiers on this side retreated and collided with the people on the opposite side who were trying to cover up the enemy. In addition, the raised sand and dust covered them, and the battlefield suddenly became chaotic.
"Ding ding ding!"
At this moment, a series of metal knocking sounds suddenly sounded.
"Retreat, retreat, you've been tricked, retreat quickly!"
I don’t know who it was, but suddenly I drank loudly.
The enemy had no idea where they were, but the sudden arrival of a large group of cavalry killed them. Everything was so sudden, and this shout made them finally understand that they had been tricked.
What I was doing was illegal, and I didn't have enough confidence. When I heard that I had been tricked and someone ordered me to retreat, I didn't insist on it and just ran away.
"Wow!"
All of them just hated the fact that their horses were running too slowly, and there was no way to follow any rules. They were like a group of ants on a hot pot, running away randomly.
The sand and dust raised by their chaos instantly turned the originally clear battlefield into darkness.
"kill!"
Waves of shouts of killing followed the defeated army.
But at this time, the most critical problem emerged. They were already depleted of men and horses. Once they were defeated and fled for their lives, they would obviously lack motivation.
A large number of soldiers were beheaded by the swordsmen who then covered them up. This was no longer a battle, but a one-sided massacre.
The defeat here was inexplicable, and the soldiers were frightened, but this time the two thousand troops were not just ordinary cavalry.
In addition to the normal two thousand cavalry and related officers, there were also twelve deliberately strengthened generals. They had been gathering around the general and did not move rashly.
Their goal was only one, to kill Jiang Meiliang. They didn't care about the others, and until now, they had not seen the figure of Jiang Meiliang described in the intelligence.
The general's name is Jiang Tiance. This man is not simple at all. He is the number one warrior in Jialing Province and a Tiance General given by the emperor. His military strength is not inferior to Jiang Meiliang's.
And the twelve generals he brought were all good fighters and ranked among the best warriors in the Jiang Kingdom. This was almost the entire combat strength of Jialing's top garrison.
The thirteen of them joined forces and it was definitely not difficult to kill Jiang Meiliang. The reason why they brought two thousand cavalry was firstly to cover up people's eyes, and secondly they knew that Hongling, Zhigao, and Zhiyuan were all highly skilled in martial arts.
Don't underestimate the enemy.
The most important thing is to worry about them refusing to fight, so a large number of troops are needed to trap them with the lives of soldiers and prevent them from breaking out and escaping.
It's a pity that not only Jiang Meiliang has not been found, but also several of her personal guard captains have not been trapped at all. It is really a complete failure.
Just when Jiang Tiance was secretly annoyed, suddenly a figure in the distance entered his field of vision.
"Haha, God is really helping me!"
Jiang Tiance couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Just when he was secretly annoyed and was about to order Hongling and the others to be killed first, suddenly, a figure hundreds of meters away caught his attention. Isn't that Jiang Meiliang?
His laughter made others look over.
Absolutely right, with a silver helmet, a king's gun, and a bloody horse, that's Jiang Meiliang.
"kill!"
One of them was the most excited. He couldn't hold back his excitement at all. He shouted loudly, urged his horse, and went straight to Ye Feng to kill him.
In fact, Ye Feng has always been quite depressed. The battlefield was full of fierce killings, but he could only hide far away and do nothing.
He had no idea what the Rangers meant or what they were going to do. Jiang Meiliang asked him to stay far away, so he could only stay there honestly.
But I don't know if it was due to Xian's panic or some other reason, but I was always thinking about whether Jiang Meiliang and the others would be in danger, and unknowingly they slowly approached the battlefield.
He was afraid of causing trouble to Jiang Meiliang, so in the end he could only stop not far away and poke his head around in worry.
Just when he was getting agitated, someone came running towards him, screaming excitedly, which made Ye Feng furious.
Seeing that the opponent was approaching, he didn't bother to urge his horse to charge. He didn't know how to do it anyway, so he simply followed the same method, kicked off the horse with both feet, and flew up like a roc spreading its wings.
The man was in the air, and he used the Overlord Spear in his hand as a throwing spear, and threw it at the man with all his strength.