The leader was scratching his neck and shouting. Suddenly, a whizzing sound of wind was heard in the woods. Before people could understand what was going on, they heard a pop and a gun shot out from deep in the woods.
The crossbow arrow nailed the leader's neck with such great force that the arrow poked out from the other side of his neck.
The leader opened his mouth wide, swayed twice on his horse, and then fell down.
The scene was silent for a moment, and then it was like a pot exploding. People around looked at the leader's body lying on the ground and screamed: "Enemies! There are enemies in the forest -"
At the same time as they were shouting, they heard a continuous crackling sound in the woods on both sides. It was the sound of a crossbow machine ejecting.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh——
In an instant, countless crossbow arrows flew out from the woods and shot into the crowd. The sound of the arrows piercing the skin and flesh of the human body, and the heart-rending screams of people after being hit by the arrows, came and went, and they were indistinguishable.
Chen Mu hurriedly drew out his sword and used all his strength to fire the crossbow arrows flying from both sides. Amidst a series of jingling sounds, he was hit by an arrow in the shoulder and was shot straight off his horse.
Plop! Chen Mu fell heavily to the ground. He lay on the ground and waited for a while before Han Zanglang's head regained consciousness.
He turned around subconsciously and saw someone lying next to him, Zhang Sui. However, Zhang Sui's body was already full of crossbow arrows, and one crossbow arrow penetrated his temple and was on his head.
Two bloody holes were shot out.
Chen Mu took a breath and looked around him again. His brothers were gathered together in small groups, trying to work together to resist the arrows shot from all around, but there was no one. From time to time, some of the people who were together were hit by arrows.
arrived.
Some soldiers of the Hirabayashi Army waved their weapons without hesitation and rushed into the woods. However, as soon as they took two steps into the forest, they were turned into hedgehogs by the crossbow arrows fired from inside.
There are countless enemies ambushed in the woods on both sides of the road, and their arrows seem to be inexhaustible. The arrows are fired one after another, like the sickle in the hand of the God of Death, harvesting people's lives one by one.
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In just a moment, the ground was almost covered with corpses, stacked one on top of another, and rivers of blood flowed from them.
Oops! We've fallen into a trap! We've fallen into the trap of the officers and soldiers! Chen Mu finally realized it, but now it's too late for him to figure it out.
He reached back and pulled out the crossbow bolt nailed to his shoulder. He leaned on the ground with his sword, stood up with his teeth gritted, and shouted to the men around him: "Retreat! The entire army retreats!"
The scene was so chaotic, how could his orders be conveyed? Even if he shouted at the top of his lungs, the only people who could hear him were only ten to twenty meters around him.
Furthermore, they had already slipped into the ambush designed by Lu Zhi, and it was not easy to escape.
The rear column of the Hirabayashi Army turned back and when they planned to retreat, they were unable to retreat at all. The rear was blocked by officers and soldiers.
The number of this group of officers and soldiers was not large, only two hundred, but all of them were holding crossbows. When the Pinglin army retreated, there were arrows from these two hundred officers and soldiers directly in front, and arrows from the woods on both sides. People
Those who rushed forward were shot down. The scene was as brutal as the autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves. The corpses on the ground were piled up one after another, almost reaching people's knees.
This is not a fight between two sides at all, it is completely a one-sided massacre.
Deep in the woods, Lu Zhi was sitting on a rock with a smile on his face, playing Go with an aide in a relaxed manner.
Even here, the sound of fierce fighting could be heard from the edge of the woods. When the aides were playing chess, they straightened their bodies from time to time and raised their eyes to look at the direction where the fighting was taking place.
Lu Zhi picked up a black stone, put it on the chessboard, and said with a smile: "Shiheng was very careless in his chess game today!" As he spoke, he cheerfully picked up three white stones from the chessboard.
The staff member's name was Du Yi, whose courtesy name was Shiheng. He smiled bitterly and said: "The battle has fully begun. Isn't the general not worried at all?"
"Haha!" Lu Zhi looked up and smiled and said: "The battlefield is like a chessboard, the enemy and ourselves are like chess pieces, the battle situation is like a chess game, and the formation is like a piece. The battlefield is like this chess game, there is no suspense."
"The general's clever plan will lead to victory thousands of miles away!" Dui shook his head and laughed, praising repeatedly. At the same time, he picked up a white stone and threw it on the chessboard, throwing in the stone and admitting defeat.
Lu Zhi's fingers were very beautiful, white and slender. His fingertips tapped the chessboard lightly, and he said quietly: "Even if you have great ambitions, you can only be trapped in this chess game!"
He does not have an extraordinary family background or a proud background. He has been able to get to where he is today step by step, all thanks to his own talent, learning and hard work. Unfortunately, he has become a partial general. His official career is coming to an end and it is difficult to continue.
Promotion.
Currently there are rebellions all over the place, from south to north, from east to west, there are rebels in every state and county, causing great chaos in the world, people are in dire straits, corpses are everywhere, and life is in ruins. Even though he wanted to serve the imperial court, he failed to save the imperial court from disaster.
With so much power, he could only be trapped in Nanyang County.
Inwardly speaking, Lu Zhi was very unwilling, powerless and helpless.
Du Yi was both his subordinate and his friend, so he could understand Lu Zhi's mood very well. He sighed softly and said, "Bo Wen, we are living in troubled times, so we can only do our best and obey fate."
"Do your best and obey fate..." Lu Zhi raised his head and looked up at the sky.
On the battlefield outside the woods, the fighting between the two sides has entered a fever pitch.
The back road was blocked by the county troops and they were unable to break out. Chen Mu could only change his tactics and lead a group of confidants to break out. However, there were also many officers and soldiers in front, but the number of crossbow arrows fired was gradually decreasing.
While charging forward, Chen Mu shouted to the people around him: "Whoever breaks out, rush to Xinshi immediately and inform Wang Kuang and Wang Feng that the main force of the county army is not in Xinshi at all, but here, let them
They come to help quickly!"
"General——"
"Stop blabbering! Break out!"
Chen Mu led Ping Lin's army and fought desperately to break out of the encirclement.
Perhaps after fighting for so long, there were not many arrows left by the officers and soldiers. The crossbow arrows were not as fierce as they were at the beginning. The battle lasted for nearly half an hour, and in the end, Chen Mu and others were killed.
Bloody road, successfully broke out.
The group of people headed by Chen Mu ran desperately towards Xinshi after escaping from the trap. When they finally got rid of the pursuers in the rear, they turned back to count their number. Chen Mu was even ready to kill himself with a horizontal sword.
He left the city with three thousand men, but now, there are not even two hundred brothers following him. Most of the brothers are still trapped in the woods and have not escaped at all.
Chen Mu made a move to run back, but several of his confidants hurriedly grabbed him and said hurriedly: "General, no! If we turn back now, it will be like seeking death. It will not help!"
"Yes, General! The top priority is that we should rush to Xinshi City first and ask the Xinshi Army to come to the rescue quickly. Only in this way can we rescue the trapped brothers!"
After everyone's dissuasion, Chen Mu finally gave up the idea of turning back to rescue, and hurried towards Xinshi City with the remnant of less than 200 people.
The Pinglin Army, which originally went to the new city for reinforcements, encountered an ambush by the main force of the county army on the way. Most of the three thousand people became the prey of the county army. This result also left Wang Kuang and Wang Feng absolutely hopeless.
Thought-of.
Wang Kuang and Wang Feng frowned as they looked at Chen Mu and others who had fled into Xinshi City with multiple injuries on their bodies and were in a state of panic.
Only now did the two of them finally understand the tactics adopted by the county army. The county army deliberately made the illusion of attacking Xinshi. Their purpose was to lure Pinglin's army out of the city to come for reinforcements. It was better for them to set up an ambush halfway and to annihilate Pinglin's army in one fell swoop.
What a sinister and vicious Zhen Fu. I didn't expect that this prefect was so good at using troops.
Seeing Wang Kuang, Wang Feng was silent in thought. Chen Mu became anxious and said loudly: "You two, in order to reinforce Xinshi, three thousand of my brothers are trapped. The situation is now very dangerous. You can't just sit back and ignore it!"
Wang Kuang hurriedly said seriously: "Brother Meng Jian, don't worry, I will send troops to rescue you right away!" After speaking, he subconsciously looked at Wang Feng beside him. Wang Feng frowned, lowered his head, and remained silent.
throat.
Wang Feng always felt that the tactics of the county army were not that simple. Could it be that the main force of the county army was really besieging the Pinglin army? Suppose a group of troops were separated and ambushed near Xinshi, waiting for their own troops to go out of the city to rescue the Pinglin army.
What should we do if the county army takes advantage of the situation?
But in front of Chen Mu, he couldn't express his concerns. His mind changed quickly and he said seriously: "Commander, why don't I lead a troop to rescue the Pinglin Army brothers?
How about leaving all the soldiers and horses to guard the city?"
Before Wang Kuang could speak, Chen Mu became anxious and said loudly: "The main force of the county army is besieging our Pinglin army brothers in the forest. What's the use of detaching soldiers to stay in the new city? Knowing that the new city is in danger, I
The brothers from the Pinglin Army came out in full force, but now that the Pinglin Army is in danger, the Xinshi Army refuses to fully help?"
Wang Kuang's old face turned red when he heard this. As a man in the green forest, what he fears most is being said to be unloyal and being stabbed in the spine.
After hearing Chen Mu's words, he made a decisive decision and said to Wang Feng in a deep voice: "Ciping, take five hundred brothers and stay in Xinshi. The rest of the brothers will all follow me out of the city. In this battle, our troops and brothers from Pinglin Army are determined to fight.
Defeat the county army!"
Wang Feng tried to dissuade him, but to no avail. Wang Kuang summoned his subordinates and took the main force of the New City Army out of the city to rescue the trapped remnants of the Pinglin Army.
Chen Mu and others did not care about their injuries and set off with Wang Kuang.
So far, the reaction of the Green Forest Army has been planned by Lu Zhi. It can be said that the battle between the two sides has not even started yet. Lu Zhi has already done this to his side. How will the Green Forest Army respond? If his side does that, what will the Green Forest Army do?
How to deal with it is clearly planned.
This is not just about the proper use of tactics. Lu Zhi's ability to figure out the enemy's temperament and figure out the enemy's psychology is outstanding.
What is the battle fought for? The battle is about psychology, and the battle is about who can guess the opponent's mind more accurately. Throughout the ages, all famous generals who strategize and win thousands of miles are actually top experts in psychological warfare.