Chapter five hundred and ninety seventh bloody battle in the forest
Liu Xiu returned to the carriage and asked, "Is Xi Ling feeling unwell?"
Xu Xiling shook his head and said seriously: "The terrain in the canyon ahead is steep. Your Majesty, it is best not to walk in front."
Liu Xiu was stunned for a moment before he realized. It turned out that Xu Xiling said he was not feeling well because he was worried that he would be in danger ahead. He smiled leisurely and said, "The scouts have already found out clearly that there are no rebels on the tops of the mountains on both sides of the canyon."
Xu Xiling frowned and said: "Your Majesty has a body of thousands of gold, so it's better to be careful."
Liu Xiu didn't say anything more about the matter and asked with a smile: "Is there any more partridge tea? Give me another cup!"
Xu Xiling frowned, picked up the water bag, poured another cup of tea from it, and handed it to Liu Xiu. The latter took it, took a sip, and sighed comfortably. He leaned back, pillowed on the soft cushion, half lying down and half
Lying.
When we arrived at the Digou Valley, the road began to be difficult to walk, mainly because there were too many stones on the ground, and the carriage was very bumpy when walking on it. Sitting in the carriage at this time, it was really uncomfortable, and it felt like all the bones in the body were being shaken apart.
shelf.
Liu Xiu was about to propose that when he went to ride a horse outside, he heard a loud roar in his ears, accompanied by violent shaking on the ground. Even the horses pulling the cart were so frightened that they raised their front hooves high and squeaked.
neighing.
The horse tilted, and Liu Xiu and Xu Xiling in the carriage also rolled backwards. First there was a muffled sound, the back of Liu Xiu's head hit the carriage board, and then there was another bang, and the rolling Xu Xiling hit him.
on the body.
For a moment, Liu Xiu felt like stars were flashing in front of his eyes, the back of his head was in pain, and his chest was feeling tight.
He endured the pain, pulled up Xu Xiling, and rushed out of the carriage quickly. When he got outside, he saw that the soldiers around him were already in a panic.
Looking forward, I saw a huge stone falling into the canyon. This huge stone was three or four meters high and three or four meters wide. It fell from the sky and smashed into the canyon, splitting the canyon in two.
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After Liu Xiu looked at it, he was shocked. Such a big stone could not have fallen for no reason. The only explanation was that there were enemies on the top of the mountain!
Escape quickly! These two words were on Liu Xiu's lips, but before he could shout them out, he saw basin-sized rocks falling down like snowflakes from the top of the mountain on the left side of the canyon.
This time, the Han army in the canyon suffered.
In the canyon, the space was limited, and the number of Han troops was large. People were crowded next to each other, and they could not find bunkers. There was no place to hide. Stones fell from high altitudes, and people could only instinctively block them with shields.
But such a big stone fell from the top of the mountain with such force that it was so powerful that a shield could not withstand it. When the falling stone hit the shield, the shield and the Han soldiers below were often flattened.
into a ball.
Liu Xiu was shocked. He held Xu Xiling with one hand, drew his sword with the other, and shouted to the surrounding Han soldiers: "Retreat! Get out of the canyon quickly!"
Before he could finish his sentence, he heard an evil wind blowing above his head. He looked up and saw a large piece of falling rock falling on his head. Liu Xiuduan shouted and waved the red sword in his hand upward with all his strength.
Xiaojian.
Click!
The sharp edge of the Scarlet Sky Sword struck the falling rock solidly. Such a large falling rock was cut in half by the Scarlet Sky Sword and fell to the ground from both sides of Liu Xiu.
The soldiers of the Han army in the canyon followed Liu Xiu all the way back. Some people were knocked down by falling rocks from time to time. Even if the fallen people were not killed on the spot, they would never have the chance to stand up again, because more people would soon come.
Many falling rocks hit him and covered his body.
Liu Xiu tried his best and finally exited the Digou Valley in embarrassment. The Han troops who ran out with him, less than 3,000 people, at least 3,000 Han troops, were buried alive in the Digou Valley by falling rocks from the top of the mountain.
The first huge stone that fell down not only divided the Digou Valley into two, but also divided the Han army in the valley into two.
Like the Beijing garrison army commanded by Jia Fu, the capital army commanded by Wang Liang, the Forbidden Army commanded by Li Tong, and even the Yulin Guards commanded by Fu An, these elite Han troops were basically at the front of the team, and their role was to lead the charge.
The Han troops walking behind were mostly soldiers from Zhuolu County and Xiuwu County. To put it bluntly, their role was more for appearance, to boost their momentum, and to gain popularity.
Now such an accident happened, which separated Liu Xiu and the county soldiers around him from the elite Han troops such as Jia Fu, Wang Liang, Li Tong, Fu An and so on.
Liu Xiu's mind changed quickly and he realized that this time he had fallen into a trap carefully laid by the Red Eyebrow Army.
As for how the Red Eyebrow Army on the top of the mountain avoided the prying eyes of his own scouts, Liu Xiu couldn't figure it out yet, but one thing he was sure of was that the Red Eyebrow Army would definitely have to attack later.
He turned around and said urgently: "Long Yuan, Long Zhun, Long Bu, the three of you, go out of the mountain immediately and go to Huaicheng, so that Kou Xun can quickly send out the county troops for reinforcements!"
"Your Majesty!" In such a critical moment, Long Yuan, Long Zhun, and Long Bo did not dare to leave rashly.
"Go quickly! Remember, don't take the original route, try to go through the woods and hide your tracks to prevent the enemy from intercepting you on the way!" Liu Xiu said urgently.
The matter was urgent, and Long Yuan, Long Zhun, and Long Bo did not dare to waste time. The three looked at each other, gritted their teeth, and saluted Liu Xiu, saying: "Your Majesty, please be more careful. I will definitely lead the county army."
Come back for rescue as soon as possible!"
Liu Xiu nodded and waved to the three of them. Long Yuan, Long Zhun, and Long Bu said to Xu Ying, Xu Ting, and Xu Fei: "Your majesty's safety is up to you!" After speaking, the three people quickly said
Run towards the woods on the roadside.
After Long Yuan and the others left, Liu Xiu gathered his own soldiers. Now the Han army around him was too mixed, including county soldiers, imperial guards and Yulin guards. Added together, there were two thousand five or six hundred
People, and many of them are also decorated.
Liu Xiu took a deep breath, looked up at the mountain peak where the rocks fell, and said in a deep voice: "Go around the back of the mountain, and you must find a way up the mountain!"
The enemy troops on the top of the mountain must be eliminated, otherwise our side, Jia Fu's side, and Wang Liang's side will be really separated by the enemy.
It's okay for me to say that in the worst case, I can return the same way, but in this case, Jia Fu, Wang Liang and others will become completely alone. Liu Xiu cannot ignore their lives and only care about his own survival.
Liu Xiu took the lead and walked around the mountain on the left where there were falling rocks. As he walked along the roots of the mountain, he observed carefully, looking for a way to climb to the top of the mountain. As they were walking, Xu Ying, who was exploring nearby, Xu Ying,
Ting and Xu Fei rushed over in a hurry.
When the three of them came to Liu Xiu, they gasped and said urgently: "Your Majesty, there are enemy troops."
Xuying said: "Enemy troops were found in the woods at the foot of Zuofeng Mountain!"
"Can you clearly see how many enemy soldiers there are?"
Xuying, Xuting, and Xufei shook their heads together. Xuying said: "There are too many trees in the forest, so we can't see the specific number of enemy troops clearly. My subordinates estimate that there must be at least several thousand people!"
Liu Xiu took a breath. Many soldiers on his side were injured. Facing thousands of enemy troops, there was really no guarantee of victory. As he was thinking about it, there were already shouts of killing coming from the woods ahead.
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The secret cry came so quickly! Liu Xiu held the Chixiao Sword, looked around, and shouted in a loud voice: "Our army can no longer avoid this battle, and we must fight to the death with the enemy!"
"Fight to the death!" Liu Xiu, as the emperor, was ready to risk his life at this time, and the soldiers below also shouted without fear.
Following the sound of rushing footsteps, several burly men with red eyebrows rushed out of the woods. Some were holding spears, and some were holding high swords and knives, shouting and shouting.
Rush forward.
Bang, bang, bang! On the Han army's side, the sound of crossbows ejecting came one after another. The red-browed troops running out of the woods fell to the ground after being hit by arrows, and rolled forward.
At first, there were not many red eyebrow soldiers running out of the woods. Every one who came out was shot dead. But gradually, the woods seemed to turn into a hornet's nest. The red eyebrow soldiers who rushed out were no longer dozens, but hundreds.
There were thousands of enemies. Faced with so many enemies, the crossbows and arrows could no longer be suppressed. Liu Xiu waved his sword forward and shouted: "Kill". As he spoke, he took the lead to face the red eyebrow army on the opposite side.
The Red Sky Sword slashed down in the air, and with a sharp click, the sword's edge cut off a spear, and along with it, half of the head of the opposite Red Eyebrow Army was cut off diagonally.
Liu Xiu turned sideways to get rid of the sword, then stabbed back with his hand. With a pop, the Red Sky Sword penetrated the opponent's chest.
He lowered his body, let go of the long sword that swept over him, and then stepped forward, knocking the opponent to the ground. Before the opponent could get up, he flipped his wrist, holding the Red Sky Sword upside down, and suddenly pointed towards it.
The next stab, poof, another enemy was killed.
Liu Xiu fought his way from outside the woods into the woods. In this short distance of more than ten meters, he killed dozens of enemies in a row.
When you enter the forest and look up, wherever you look, you will see either a dense sea of trees or a dense sea of people.
Xuying said that there were at least thousands of red eyebrow troops in the forest. Liu Xiu felt that Xu Ying underestimated the number. Even if the red eyebrow army here was less than 10,000, it was not much different. In critical moments, Liu Xiu did not think about it.
Otherwise, there is only one thought in my mind, kill!
The Han army led by Liu Xiu was engaged in a huge melee with the Red Eyebrow Army in the woods. At this time, both sides had no formations to speak of, and they were fighting in complete chaos.
Looking around, there are figures of soldiers from both sides fighting each other everywhere, and there are corpses of soldiers from both sides who died in battle everywhere. The whole forest has become a life-and-death Shura field.
Liu Xiu couldn't remember how many enemies he had killed. The Chixiao Sword had turned red, emitting a strange and cold red light.
While he was continuing to charge forward, he suddenly heard a woman's scream from behind. He turned around and saw that Xu Xiling was trapped by more than a dozen red eyebrow troops. wavv
"She is Liu Xiu's concubine! She must be Liu Xiu's concubine!"
The Red Eyebrow Army did not know Xu Xiling or who she was, but they did know that there was a woman riding in the same car as Liu Xiu. They naturally concluded that this woman was Liu Xiu's concubine.
Seeing a dozen red-browed soldiers surrounding Xu Xiling and trying to capture her, Liu Xiu turned to one side to pass a spear that was coming towards him. He then struck back with a sword, cutting off the neck of the enemy soldier on the other side.
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When the head fell to the ground, Liu Xiu kicked it over.
Bang! The severed head that landed on the ground flew out and hit a red-browed soldier on the back. The red-browed soldier staggered forward and roared, turning around. He hadn't seen clearly what was going on.
Liu Xiu's sword had already scratched his neck.
When the other red eyebrow troops surrounding Xu Xiling saw this, they all abandoned her and rushed towards Liu Xiu. Liu Xiu swung his sword and fought with her until they reached a point. Wherever the Red Xiao Sword passed, there were clouds of blood mist.
Spray out.
More than a dozen red-browed soldiers fell to the ground in the blink of an eye.
However, before Liu Xiu had time to take a breath, more red eyebrow troops surrounded him and besieged him.
