Looking down the hillside, the enemy's next attack is coming in an instant.
Xiao Shilian breathed a sigh of relief, stretched out his hand to support the baggage truck next to him and stood up. He patted the shaft of the car. The shaft had been dyed dark red with blood, and Xiao Shilian felt that he could draw blood with just one pat.
In the battle just now, the Northern Zhou army, which had directly crossed the mountainside defense line, rushed to the top of the mountain. The two sides fought fiercely around the circular formation composed of several large baggage vehicles. If the Northern Zhou army had not been on the offensive for more than half an hour, they would have had no energy to move forward.
And Yuchi Jiong also promptly ordered the troops to retreat. I am afraid that many people will die here.
"This should be our last battle." Xiao Shilian couldn't help laughing and said, "I am deeply honored to be able to fight side by side with you. Thank you for your persistence! We can also walk together on the road to hell!"
The surrounding soldiers stood in the cold wind, listening to Xiao Shilian's hoarse voice. Xiao Shilian fought bloody battles with them and never flinched. This was seen by everyone. Being able to fight under such a general,
Isn't it their honor?
No one shouted, no one cried, just figures who were leaning or sitting slowly stood up and stood upright in the howling cold wind.
At that moment, a general smiled and said: "General, a man's true nature can only be revealed when he is wrapped in horse leather. Today we will die together!"
Then the rest of the soldiers smiled.
Xiao Shilian nodded: "The enemy is coming, the crossbowmen are ready!"
Countless arrows had already come ahead and pierced the shields, making a "puff" sound. Some of the shields had even been shot into hedgehogs. From time to time, some of the soldiers behind the shields fell down after being hit by arrows, but the ones who were hit by arrows fell down.
Without saying a word, the other soldiers stepped forward quickly and dragged their companions down, and soon someone took their place.
The remaining ten or so crossbowmen fired their crossbows at the same time, and the soldiers of the Northern Zhou Dynasty who were climbing up the hillside in darkness fell down. However, just like the Nanchen army, their vacancies were quickly filled, and the soldiers' lines were opened.
Always so neat and tidy, with the aura of crushing everything.
Although this kind of military line has been smashed many times in front of this small hill.
"General!" Just when Xiao Shilian was about to give the order, an exclamation suddenly came from behind him, and Xiao Shilian turned around almost subconsciously.
A group of men and horses appeared at the foot of the hillside at an unknown time, and of course Xiao Shilian knew the leader. He was Li Ping, the captain of Li Xunchen's bodyguard. The general who had just been ordered to find out the news rushed to Xiao Shilian's side in three steps and two steps at a time:
"General, reinforcements!"
Xiao Shilian felt his body become weak for a while. The group of Nanchen soldiers and horses came very quickly and rushed up the hillside in an instant. Not far from them, the Northern Zhou army was almost within the distance between spears and shields!
"Li Ping, why are you here?!" Xiao Shilian looked in surprise at this young boy who was supposed to be with Li Xingchen.
Li Ping ran all the way over, out of breath: "General Xiao, Panlong County has been captured, you guys, retreat!"
Xiao Shilian's face showed a look of ecstasy.
Li Xingchen indeed captured Panlong County!
Cheng Feng next to him also smiled. Everyone had been waiting for this news for too long.
Li Ping calmed down and said, "General, the enemy has already come up. General, please retreat with his men first. My general has sent more reinforcements and will pick up and cover the general on the road."
At this time, Xiao Shilian discovered that Li Ping only brought two to three hundred men. They should be the troops Li Xingchen sent immediately after taking Panlong County. With these people, he wanted to resist this attack.
so easy?
And after this attack there will be another one. Yuchijiong will not give them a chance to breathe. Once Xiao Shilian leaves, it means that it will be difficult for the group of troops who followed Li Ping to escape. Li Ping is using himself
life in exchange for their lives.
"No!" Xiao Shilian said coldly, "Let's repel the enemy first!"
"General!" Li Ping suddenly became anxious. He came to take a living Xiao Shilian back according to Li Xingchen's general order. Now that Xiao Shilian is alive, Li Ping certainly cannot just watch him die.
A Northern Zhou soldier jumped onto the cart and slashed down with the sword in his hand. The Nanchen soldier holding a spear rushed forward. The soldier had obviously expected such a reaction from the enemy and calmly dodged the spear.
Take this opportunity to jump off the cart.
"Well done!" Xiao Shilian couldn't help laughing and stepped forward quickly. The knife in his hand swung away the knife that the Northern Zhou soldier had set up in a hurry. Li Ping, with quick eyes and quick hands, went straight towards him with his knife and chopped down the Northern Zhou soldier with one blow.
Hot blood splashed on the faces of Li Ping and Xiao Shilian. Xiao Shilian stretched out his hand to wipe his face and laughed: "That's it! He is also a general, and Li Shizhong has no ability to let him retreat!"
Li Ping immediately smiled bitterly. He knew Xiao Shilian's stubborn temper. Unless he tied up Xiao Shilian at this time, he might not be able to pull him back. And the enemy had already rushed in front of him...
Li Ping breathed a sigh of relief and waved to the bodyguards of Li Xingchen beside him. The bodyguards understood and stepped forward to block the rushing Northern Zhou soldiers. Li Ping whispered: "General, I'm sorry.
.”
As he spoke, Li Ping turned the handle of the knife upside down and hit Xiao Shilian directly on the back of the head.
Xiao Shilian was startled. Before he could realize what Li Ping meant, his eyes went dark and he fainted.
Li Ping smiled helplessly and said to Cheng Feng: "General Cheng, I'm sorry to trouble you."
Cheng Feng was not ambiguous and directly called Xiao Shilian's personal guards to carry Xiao Shilian down. However, he himself had no intention of withdrawing from the battlefield. He just casually wiped the knife in his hand with his sleeve and said with a smile: "
Now that the general is gone, I can free my hands and feet to compete with these damn guys."
Li Ping couldn't laugh or cry for a moment and could only nod. He didn't expect that Cheng Feng was as stubborn as Xiao Shilian. What Li Xingchen wanted was Xiao Shilian and all the soldiers under his command. Now it seemed that except Xiao Shilian, no one else planned to retreat.
It seems that I can’t complete my task!
"What are you thinking about? Kill!" Cheng Feng patted Li Ping on the shoulder, laughed and jumped up, "Come here, everyone, I have no intention of going back alive!"
Li Ping responded immediately and strode to follow him. Xiao Shilian was carried down the hillside. The Nanchen soldiers on the hillside all saw it, but instead of retreating, they seemed to let go of their worries, and their faces became more and more serious.
The ferociousness.
But no one saw that behind them, an army was coming quickly.
Cao Zhong's flags were dancing in the wind.
Compared to Li Ping, Cao Zhong was not slow at all.