Liu Xiu, Ma Wu, and Yao Qi each led 300 cavalry, divided their troops into three groups, and attacked the army camp on the east bank of Juiyang.
This heavy rain was already smoking, thunder roared, and the rain poured down, everything between the sky and the earth turned into a misty patch of water. Similarly, this heavy rain also helped Liu Xiu and others a lot.
The sound of thunder and rain completely covered up the sound of horse hooves. The three hundred cavalry led by Ma Wu rushed straight towards the south camp of the officers and soldiers camp despite the heavy rain.
Even on a heavy rainy day, there were guards at the gate of the county army camp, and there were officers and soldiers patrolling outside the camp gate. However, the rain was too heavy and the temperature dropped sharply. The patrolling officers and soldiers wore bamboo hats and gathered around, non-stop.
He breathed into his hands.
"The weather in Juoyang is terrible. Just a moment ago, the sky was clear and clear, and in the blink of an eye, it's pouring rain!" "Yeah, I don't know when this heavy rain will end!" "If I had known this, I might as well have been patrolling at night!"
Several officers and soldiers on patrol were complaining when they suddenly felt that the ground beneath their feet was shaking.
At first they didn't pay much attention to it, but as the ground trembled more and more violently and frequently, everyone looked at each other and exclaimed in unison: "Isn't it a flood?"
As they talked, people turned their heads and looked toward the river. But it was raining so heavily now, and the visibility was no more than five meters. How could they see so far away from the river.
We can't blame the officers and soldiers for not being vigilant. First of all, they have only fought against bandits and bandits before, at most against the Green Forest Army. They have never encountered cavalry, and naturally they don't know the signs before the cavalry attacks.
Secondly, the weather has been unfavorable in the past two years. There have been severe droughts, floods, or locust plagues. In short, natural disasters have continued. There have been several major floods in Jieshui before, and many people drowned.
So when people felt the ground shaking at this time, the first thing they thought of was not that the enemy was attacking, but that the nearby Feishui River was about to flood.
When all the officers and soldiers were discussing whether to return to camp and report to the captain, they saw a horse suddenly rush out from the rain curtain opposite them. This man had a golden helmet on his head, wore golden armor, had a yellow-maned horse on his crotch, and had a spear in his hand.
Nine ears and eight rings knife.
The blade cut through the rain curtain, making a faint sound of dragon roar.
Hearing that something was wrong behind them, the two officers and soldiers turned around and looked back.
Click, click! At the moment when the two of them turned back, with two crisp sounds, the heads of the two officers and soldiers fell. Bang! Bang! The two severed heads fell into the muddy water, and the two headless heads fell.
The body was still standing in the heavy rain.
The other eight officers and soldiers were so frightened that they opened their mouths wide and were about to shout when they heard a whooshing sound of wind and countless crossbow arrows were shot out from the rain curtain, nailing their chests, necks and heads.
Bodies filled with crossbows fell to the ground one after another, but just a dozen meters away, the officers and soldiers guarding the camp gate showed no reaction. It was not that the officers and soldiers guarding the gate were asleep, but that they really saw nothing and heard nothing.
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When they realized that an enemy had appeared, Ma Wu, who was leading the way, had already rushed towards them.
Ma Wu swung the nine-eared and eight-ringed sword and slashed to the left and right. As the war horses passed by, four officers and soldiers standing on the left and right of the camp gate fell to the ground in a pool of blood with their heads missing.
The remaining officers and soldiers shouted repeatedly, and before they could turn around to catch up with Ma Wu who had rushed into the camp, other soldiers of the Xiaoqi Army rushed towards them.
The war horses arrived, and so did the spears. Puff-puff-puff, the muffled sound of the spear penetrating the human body became one continuous sound.
Many officers and soldiers were thrown upside down by the inertia of their spears.
There was no time to pull out the spears from the corpses. The cavalry did not waste a moment, urging their horses to trample over the corpses of the officers and soldiers. At the same time, they drew out the ring-headed knives from under their ribs and slashed at the enemies blocking the way.
officers and soldiers.
The three hundred cavalrymen headed by Ma Wu hardly encountered any obstruction and rushed into the officers and soldiers camp in one go.
Dang, Dang, Dang! The officers and soldiers in the watchtower hurriedly sounded the alarm, but soon he was hit by the cavalry's concentrated crossbow fire. The warning officers and soldiers fell from the high watchtower like hedgehogs.
Because of the heavy rain, most of the officers and soldiers in the camp were hiding in their tents. Suddenly they heard the alarm bell ringing, and many people didn't even bother to put on their armor. They ran out of the tent in a panic and went outside to see what happened.
thing.
Before the people could see the specific situation clearly, they were pinned to the ground with a spear from the cavalry who rushed towards them.
This was just a corner of the battle. On the other side, Liu Xiu and Yao Qi also led their respective cavalry and successfully entered the county army camp.
For a time, in the huge county army camp, the sound of thunder, rain, horse hooves, fighting, and people's shouts were all mixed together.
Upon learning that the camp had been attacked by the enemy, two soldiers guarding the central military tent hurried into the tent.
After entering, the two of them did not dare to break into the inner room. They stood in the big tent outside, stepped in to salute, and said urgently: "Master Captain, the enemy is attacking! The enemy is all cavalry and has entered the camp!
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The two soldiers probably never dreamed that their captain was currently lying on the bed in the inner room.
Xu Xiling, who was enjoying his meal, slowly put down his chopsticks, took out his handkerchief, wiped the corners of his mouth, and asked: "How many cavalry did the enemy come?"
The strange thing is that the sound she made at this time was not her own voice at all, but a man's voice. It is unknown whether Xu Xiling's master, Mr. Yichen, was a qualified expert, but the skills she taught Xu Xiling did have some merit.
There are many side theories, such as the art of charming, the art of disguise, and the voice-changing art she is using now, etc.
In fact, Xu Xiling's voice change at this time was not exactly the same as Pan Ji's, but the situation was urgent and the two soldiers outside had no time to distinguish carefully. They did not doubt that he was there and said anxiously: "The enemy has arrived from the south.
Camp, North Camp and East Camp were attacked from three sides. The exact number of men and horses is still... unclear!"
"Trash! Pass my order, all officers and men in the army, retreat to the west camp!"
"West...West Camp?" After hearing this order, the two soldiers were dumbfounded. They didn't have any Western Camp. To the west of their camp, there was only Feishui.
Just when the two soldiers looked at each other, Xu Xiling in the inner room said coldly: "Back then, the Overlord of Chu broke the cauldron and sank the boat, fought with a last ditch effort, and defeated the Qin army. Today, our officers and soldiers should follow the example of the Overlord and fight the enemy to the death with their backs to the Feishui River.
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The two soldiers looked at each other, grinned secretly, and stood still without moving.
Bang! The sound of cups being smashed came from the inner room, "Did you not hear my order clearly?"
The two soldiers shrank their necks in fright, and hurriedly intervened and said: "Yes!" As they spoke, the two hurriedly ran out of the central military tent to convey the order of 'Pan Ji'.
At this time, the county army camp has become a mess, especially the county soldiers. People are running around like headless flies. However, no matter which direction they run, they can see enemy cavalry heading towards them.
Come.
After all, the county army was a well-trained elite. After the initial chaos, the people quickly calmed down. After receiving the order from "Pan Ji", the people began to retreat to the west of the camp in an orderly manner.
Seeing that the county army had retreated, the county soldiers still dared to stay in the camp and fight. Following the county army, they retreated to the west of the camp in a swarm.
Xu Xiling, who was in the central military tent, stood up slowly and took off a sword hanging on the tent. She unsheathed the sword and gently touched the blade. It felt sharp enough.
Carrying the sword, he walked up to the corpse on the bed and without hesitation, slashed with his sword.
Click!
This sword cut off the corpse's neck, and Pan Ji's head rolled off the bed.
Xu Xiling held the sword in one hand and grabbed the severed hair with the other hand and lifted it up. At this moment, following a series of hurried footsteps, an officer and soldier rushed into the Chinese military tent and shouted loudly: "
Miss Xu? Miss Xu?"
Hearing the words, Xu Xiling frowned secretly and muttered in his heart: Trouble!
The person who ran in was none other than the commander of the county army, Pan Li. Now that so many enemy troops had entered the camp, the camp was in danger. He didn't care about Pan Ji's life or death, but he was very concerned about Xu Xiling's safety.
"Miss Xu, where are you?" As he spoke, he rushed into the inner room, looked up, and his expression changed drastically.
I saw Pan Ji's body lying on the bed, but his head fell to the side, and Xu Xiling was huddled in the corner of the Chinese military tent, his face was pale, and his whole body was shaking into a ball.
"Miss Xu, are you... are you okay? What... is happening?" Pan Li rushed to Xu Xiling and asked stammeringly.
"The rebels...it was the rebels who killed General Pan..."
"Miss Xu, what about you? Are you injured?"
"Yes...it was the rebels who killed General Pan..." Xu Xiling seemed to be frightened to the point of unconsciousness. She just kept repeating that it was the rebels who killed Pan Ji.
Seeing her like this, Pan Li felt so distressed that he was rubbing his hands in his intestines. Without saying a word, he picked Xu Xiling up by his waist and said, "It's too dangerous here. I'll take you out of here..."
In the middle of his words, he suddenly paused. He saw a bright dagger stuck in the hollow of his chest, and the person holding the dagger was Xu Xiling who was being held in his arms. There was a smile on her little face.
With panic and fear.
Plop!
Pan Li knelt down heavily on the ground. Until he knelt on the ground, he didn't let go of Xu Xiling's arm, as if he was afraid of hurting her.
After a while, his body fell to the side and he was breathless. Xu Xiling got out of his arms, patted the dust on his body, then pulled out the dagger inserted into Pan Li's chest, wiped it carefully, and hid it back in his cuffs.
within.
In the words of her master, Mr. Yichen, as a woman, if you can avoid fighting with others, try not to fight with others. Anyone who relies on your own martial arts to fight and kill the enemy is at the bottom of the class.
Xu Xiling picked up Pan Ji's head again and walked out of the inner room to the door of the central military tent. She did not go out immediately, but opened the curtain slightly to observe what was going on outside.
Following the rapid sound of horse hooves, two horsemen came from one south and one north of the Central Military Tent. The one from the south was in a gold helmet and gold armor, holding a long sword, and the one from the north was in a silver helmet and silver armor, holding a long spear.
The two of them were none other than Ma Wu and Yao Qi. They both reached the front of the Chinese army's tent almost at the same time.
The soldiers guarding the door of the Chinese military tent huddled together. While looking at the charging enemies, people shouted: "Master Colonel, run quickly, the enemy has already attacked the Chinese military tent..."
Before they could finish their words, Ma Wu and Yao Qi had already rushed forward like a whirlwind. The light of their swords flashed, and several heads flew away. Their spears pulled out blossoming spear flowers, causing several soldiers to
There was a bloody hole in his chest.
Seeing that the situation was bad, two soldiers turned around and ran towards the central military tent. As soon as they ran to the door of the central military tent, two flying arrows hit them, hitting them in the back of the heart. Puff, two
The soldiers broke open the curtain and rushed into the Chinese army's tent, killing them on the spot.
