The person who shot these two arrows was Fu Jun, and with him were Liu Xiu, Zhu You and many cavalrymen. With the arrival of Liu Xiu, Zhu You, Fu Jun and others, the three groups of people were at the Chinese military tent. They also converged at one place.
How could the dozens of soldiers outside the camp withstand the charge of so many cavalry? In the blink of an eye, all the dozens of soldiers were killed.
Seeing that the battle outside was over, Xu Xiling quickly walked out of the tent, threw Pan Ji's severed head outside, and said loudly: "The head of the enemy general Pan Ji is here!"
Seeing that Xu Xiling was safe and sound and had successfully killed the enemy's general, everyone present was surprised and happy.
Liu Xiu urged the horse to come to Xu Xiling, turned over and dismounted, looked her up and down carefully, and saw that she was indeed uninjured, he was completely relieved and said: "Xiling, you rest here, next Leave the battle to us!"
Xu Xiling said seriously: "Lord, I have used Pan Ji's mouth to lure all the enemy troops to the river. The more than two thousand officers and soldiers are now just more than two thousand sheep waiting to be slaughtered!"
Hearing this, Liu Xiu was overjoyed. During the battle, he found it strange that the officers and soldiers in the camp did not put up a desperate resistance. Even if they were caught off guard and disoriented by their own sneak attack, the county army's fighting will would not be the same. What's even more ridiculous is that the officers and soldiers in the military camp are running to the west as hard as they can, but there is a dead end over there, filled with surging river water. What can the officers and soldiers do if they run to the river?
Now after listening to Xu Xiling's words, Liu Xiucai understood that she was the one who caused the trouble and led the officers and soldiers to a dead end.
Liu Xiu patted Xu Xiling's shoulder excitedly, then got on his horse, pointed his sword in the direction of the river, and shouted in a loud voice: "All the soldiers in the army, follow me to kill the enemy!"
Ma Wu laughed heartily and couldn't help but raise his thumb to Xu Xiling and said: "Xiling, you have made a great contribution this time! What do you think, do you want to follow Brother Ma to kill the enemy?" As he spoke, he clapped his hands. Pat yourself on the back.
Xu Xiling looked at Ma Wu, smiled brightly at him, then walked to Liu Xiu's horse, stretched out his hand, and asked with a smile: "My lord, can you bring Xi Ling with you to kill the enemy?"
"This..." There are still a lot of enemy troops left. Taking Xu Xiling along is not without danger, but she took the initiative to extend her hand. Liu Xiu couldn't refuse, so he just pondered briefly, and then took Xu Xiling's hand. Lift upward with force.
Xu Xiling rose into the air and sat firmly behind Liu Xiu. Carrying the two of them on his back, Wu Zui not only was not frightened, but became more excited and neighed. Liu Xiu knocked the horse's belly with both feet and shouted: "Drive——"
Wu Zui spread his hooves and rushed straight towards the river. Xu Xiling was not on the same horse as him, and Ma Wu didn't mind. He laughed, urged the horse together with Yao Qi and others, and rushed towards Liu Xiu at the same pace. Riverside.
At this time, more than a thousand county soldiers and more than a thousand county soldiers gathered here on the river. There were no boats moored at the ferry, and there were no boats on the river. People were crowded on the shore, and there was no formation at all. The whole scene was chaotic.
Seeing clearly the current situation of the officers and soldiers, Ma Wu grinned, turned to look at Liu Xiu, and asked loudly: "My lord, do you want to live or die?"
Liu Xiu narrowed his eyes and said in a serious voice: "Leave no one behind!"
It's not that Liu Xiu is cruel, it's that they really can't leave anyone alive now.
The fundamental purpose of their trip was to prevent the county army from crossing the river. The county army was blocked from crossing the river here in Tuoyang. It is very likely that they would go south from Tuoyang and then wait for an opportunity to cross the river. They could not lead a large number of prisoners to fight guerrillas with the county army.
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Furthermore, killing all the officers and soldiers who have already crossed the river will also have a great deterrent effect on the county army. At least it will prevent the county army from trying to cross the river easily for a long time.
Liu Xiu is indeed a gentle person, but he is not stubborn. When he should be hard-hearted, he will also become hard-hearted.
After hearing Liu Xiu's order, Ma Wu looked up to the sky and shouted: "My lord has an order, kill all the enemy troops! Kill -"
"Kill -" the cavalry shouted in unison. The people did not charge directly to the crowd of officers and soldiers, but moved sideways back and forth in front of the crowd of officers and soldiers, shooting crossbows while galloping.
The sound of popping crossbows being ejected was endless. Looking at the crowd of officers and soldiers, rows of soldiers on the periphery were shot to the ground.
Seeing their companions in front being shot one after another, the soldiers behind were so frightened that their hair stood on end and they kept retreating. People crowded and collided with each other, making the scene even more chaotic.
Seeing that their own side had been pushed to a dead end by the enemy, the county army took the lead in launching a counterattack. The people held their spears and roared towards the cavalry.
Seeing the county army taking the initiative to attack, the cavalry led by Liu Xiu retreated, while the two cavalry led by Ma Wu and Yao Qi inserted diagonally in from the left and right wings of the county army.
The two cavalry commanded by Ma Wu and Yao Qi, like two sharp knives, penetrated deeply into the enemy army and cut the county army's crowd into two parts.
The county troops behind saw the menacing cavalry coming, especially Ma Wu and Yao Qi, who were simply unstoppable. People did not dare to fight, so they turned around and ran back.
The hundreds of county soldiers who were cut off outside did not even have a chance to run back. They were surrounded by cavalry and horse teams, and they were completely surrounded.
The three cavalrymen were running around the crowd while firing crossbows.
The soldiers on the periphery were shot to the ground one after another like dumplings. When the crossbows ran out, the cavalry circle began to shrink. The cavalry continued to gallop around the crowd, but from time to time thrust spears into the crowd.
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This was completely a massacre. The county soldiers who had originally gathered into a large group gradually turned into a small group, and hundreds of people turned into hundreds and ten people. Looking at the ground again, there were corpses scattered in piles and piles on top of each other.
Most of them had been trampled by war horses until they were bloody and bloody.
The blood flowing out mixed with the rainwater and flowed into the river, dyeing the water on the riverside red.
"Surrender! We surrender -" The remaining hundreds of county troops had no morale at all and no longer had the will to resist. People threw away their weapons and knelt on the ground.
The county army is all elite soldiers carefully selected from the county soldiers in each county. They are strong in combat power and determined. It is very rare for the county army to surrender on the battlefield.
However, the killing of the cavalry did not stop because of the surrender of the county army. The cavalry swarmed forward, and the people held their spears high and stabbed the county army who was kneeling on the ground mercilessly.
After the battle, the cavalry lined up again and looked at the ground in front of them, where a large area of corpses of county soldiers was spread out.
This situation made the remaining county troops and county soldiers scared to death, and people involuntarily stepped back again and again.
The soldiers at the back have all been squeezed into the river.
The cavalry that had finished lining up, driven by the whistle, launched another attack. The ensuing battle could no longer be called a battle, but was completely a one-sided massacre.
Seeing the enemy's cavalry red-blooded, killing people like chopping vegetables, the officers and soldiers had no way to hide or escape, and had no choice but to retreat into the river.
Some with good water properties can still float on the river surface, while some with poor water properties can no longer see people when they retreat into the middle of the river.
The cavalry did not rush their horses to attack the officers and soldiers who entered the water. People reloaded the crossbows with arrows, aimed at the officers and soldiers in the river, and launched a volley.
Arrows were like rain, and countless officers and soldiers were shot and killed in the river. Their corpses were floating on the surface of the river. The bright red blood dyed the river red for a long time.
When the battle was over, Ma Wu, Yao Qi, Zhu You, and Fu Jun rode their horses to Liu Xiu. They all stepped in and saluted, saying: "Lord, the enemy army has been completely wiped out!"
In the battle just now, Liu Xiu only watched the battle and did not directly participate, because the overall situation had been decided and there was no need for him to participate anymore. He nodded to Ma Wu and others and urged his horse to move forward.
Here on the shore, there was a thick layer of corpses on the ground, including stumps, broken arms, headless bodies, and disembowelled bodies. The conditions were too horrific to behold.
Looking towards the river, the scene was even more tragic. The river turned into red blood, mixed with countless floating corpses, some of which had dozens of crossbow arrows stuck in them, like hedgehogs.
Since the battlefield is a Shura field, it is no different from hell on earth.
Xu Xiling, who was sitting behind Liu Xiu, subconsciously hugged Liu Xiu's waist, closed her eyes, and pressed her face tightly against Liu Xiu's back.
Everyone present could understand her reaction. Not to mention a girl like him, even people like Liu Xiu and Ma Wu felt nauseated after seeing such a scene.
At this time, the cavalrymen had all dismounted from their horses and were cleaning the battlefield. People took back the fired crossbow arrows one by one, took them to the riverside, washed them with river water, and put them back into the arrow pots.
For the impoverished Zhutiandu tribe, crossbows are also very important and scarce combat resources. If they don't recycle them themselves and wait for them to be distributed by the superiors, they will probably have to wait until the Year of the Monkey and the Horse.
After inspecting the battlefield, Liu Xiu asked Ma Wu and others around him: "What are the casualties of the brothers?"
"One hundred and thirty-five of our brothers were killed in the battle, and 89 were seriously injured. Minor injuries are not counted."
Even in a crushing battle, the Knight Cavalry still suffered more than two hundred casualties. Compared to the number of enemy casualties, their casualties of more than two hundred people were already very few.
Of course, the reason why the Knights suffered so few casualties was that they made clever use of the weather and the heavy rain came just in time. The second reason was that they were caught off guard and the officers and soldiers were caught off guard.
In addition, another very important reason is that Xu Xiling successfully assassinated Pan Ji, the commander-in-chief of the officers and soldiers. Not only did the officers and soldiers become leaderless, but he also gave the officers and soldiers a fatal order to retreat to the riverside.
All kinds of factors accumulated together to complete the victory of the heroic cavalry army in this long-distance attack.
The west bank of Qishui River.
The battle taking place on the east bank camp was completely unnoticed on the west bank side.
The officers and soldiers stationed at the ferry were hiding in a thatched hut to take shelter from the rain. Suddenly an officer and soldier stood up, stared at the river with wide eyes, and exclaimed: "Then...is that a human being?"
After hearing his words, the other officers and soldiers also stood up and looked towards the river. As expected, they saw a few people floating on the river. These people all used leather armor as floating boards and fought for their lives.
Swimming to the shore, some of them still had arrows stuck in their bodies.
"It's a person! Someone is swimming over on the river!" "Quick, quick, everyone, go over and take a look!"
The officers and soldiers in the thatched hut ran out one after another, and when they reached the shore, people used long bamboo poles to hook the officers and soldiers in the water and pulled them to the shore one by one.
They hooked up a total of five people. As soon as one of them came ashore, he was breathing too much and not taking in enough. He looked like he was dying. There were two crossbow arrows deeply embedded in his back.
The other four people were okay. Although they only had half their lives left, at least they were still alive.
A soldier who was not injured but was exhausted from exhaustion said intermittently: "Quickly... report to the Captain... that the camp on the east... east bank... has been attacked... has been attacked..."
When the officers and soldiers present heard this, they all took a deep breath. Without daring to delay, they picked up a few soldiers and ran towards a nearby carriage carrying goods.
