These soldiers of the Northern Zhou Dynasty were from the partial division heading from Xiaoguan to Tianshui. Their marching route was from Xiaoguan all the way south through Longxi, and then turned westward along the Weishui River Valley. Because there are Liupan Mountains lying between Xiaoguan and Tianshui.
, so if you want to go from Tianshui to Anding or Xiaoguan, you need to do this when Longshang is basically covered with ice and snow.
Therefore, this group of soldiers and horses wanted to find a dangerous place in the Weishui River Valley, guard the key points, and block the road from Tianshui to the north. However, they ignored one thing, that is, Changsun Sheng captured Tianshui.
The speed is really too fast, and the Weishui River Valley is some distance away from Xiaoguan, but very close to Tianshui City.
Before this group of troops entered the Weishui River Valley, their whereabouts had actually fallen under the control of Hou Mi.
The opponent has two thousand people, but Hou Mi only has a scattered number of five or six hundred people in total, and more than a hundred of them are elite combat soldiers selected from various aristocratic families, but these combat soldiers are also
It's really just "combatable". Hou Mi doesn't expect them to take the lead, he just needs them to follow behind to help build momentum.
But it turns out that these guys from the northwest at least have enough physical strength.
Hou Mi, who arrived at the Weishui River Valley first, decisively seized the position on the hillside, and these private soldiers of the aristocratic families were responsible for gathering the stones, and then when the Northern Zhou army rushed in stupidly, they used these stones to entertain them.
When a hundred people were divided into groups of two and began to push the stones down at the same time, the number of people was definitely not small. Think about the fact that more than fifty large stones fell from the sky at the same time. For the Northern Zhou army that was already in panic
, this blow is fatal.
What's more important is that these stones are just the beginning. Hou Mi led the people along the road to kill the panicked Northern Zhou army directly.
"Retreat, retreat quickly!" The Northern Zhou general who led the team had already realized that something was wrong. At this time, arrows whizzed past him. Several Northern Zhou soldiers fell to the ground after being struck by arrows.
The narrow road is completely blocked.
The general really wanted to cry without tears. On this narrow mountain road, ahead were the enemies rushing down the gentle slope, and behind were the troops that were already in chaos. On one side of him was the rugged river beach.
, there is really no way to retreat.
"Kill!" Hou Mi roared and rushed into the crowd. He raised his sword and chopped down a Northern Zhou soldier who tried to stop him to the ground. More Bashu soldiers followed closely, even on the hillside.
Those strong locals in Tianshui also mustered up the courage to rush down the winding mountain road.
When Secretary Hou took them away from Tianshui, he made it very clear that all the merit calculation methods were the same as those of Li Xinchen's headquarters, so there was no reason for them not to compete for the first place. Li Xinchen's military achievements here were far better than those of the local aristocratic families.
They have gained a lot of money, and now that the enemy is even more in decline, they certainly have nothing to fear in the pursuit of victory.
"Surprise the position!" The Northern Zhou general who led the team seemed to have discovered something, "There are not that many enemies. We have more than 2,000 people. We cannot be intimidated by just a few hundred people!"
At this time, many Northern Zhou generals also came to their senses and hurriedly tried to stabilize their men. Without the attack of rocks, the Northern Zhou archers and crossbowmen were finally able to reluctantly deploy their arrays, and they retaliated with arrows very decisively. After all, this was already involved.
When it came to the question of their survival, these soldiers did not hesitate.
Hou Mi suddenly felt the pressure on him increasing. The arrows had taken away the lives of several soldiers in front of him. Hou Mi jumped over their corpses and rushed into the Northern Zhou army. In front of the enemy's crossbowmen, he retreated.
It is the most unwise choice, especially on this narrow mountain road, it can easily become a target for the enemy, so the best way is to rush forward and get involved with the enemy who is still in chaos.
After all, this mountain road is really narrow. No matter how much the Northern Zhou generals ran around and shouted, they could only control a few people around them.
When Hou Mi rushed in front of a Northern Zhou warrior leader and killed him with three strikes, five strikes and five cuts, the Northern Zhou army was completely unable to maintain the most basic stability. Several warrior leaders in the rear team took the lead and began to lead people along the road towards
Running up a hillside not far behind, the commanders and generals in the front looked at the companion who was thrown off the cliff by Hou Mi, and roughly knew what would happen to him if he didn't leave at this time.
What kind of fate will it be, so their actions did not stop at all.
It's just that compared to the generals in the rear team who can still take their men with them, these generals in the front team just separated the crowd and ran away under the cover of a few cronies. The victory or defeat has been decided, if you care about it at this time
Your own army will really die without a burial place.
"Hold the position!" Fortunately, the generals who were fleeing in the rear knew what they should do. The remaining dozen or so crossbowmen were reluctantly organized and lined up along the hillside, regardless of whether there were still people among the fighting crowd.
If you have your own companions, you are just a mess of arrows.
Hou Mi waved his shield to shield the arrows, while gritting his teeth and looking towards the hillside. From here to the reorganized defense line of the Northern Zhou army, it was more than ten feet away. Hou Mi did not expect that these guys would actually escape once they started running for their lives.
So shameless.
As there were fewer and fewer Northern Zhou soldiers who had not had time to run out, it was conceivable that Hou Mi's men would suffer heavy losses if they continued to fight. On this narrow mountain road, a burst of arrows were fired at them, but they were all treated equally.
The elite troops under Hou Mi cannot bear such losses.
"Ming Jin withdraws the troops!" Although he was helpless, Secretary Hou had to hurry up and issue this order. If the four hundred soldiers Li Xingchen entrusted to him suffered too many losses, then he would have no way to explain to Li Xingchen, and I am afraid Li Xingchen would not easily do so.
Let yourself go.
The captains and generals who led the team were obviously aware of this, and began to retreat at the same time. The soldiers on the hillside were also organized, and the few remaining stones were given to those who had not had time to escape.
The soldiers of the Northern Zhou Dynasty in this hellish battlefield.
The shield bearer rushed to the front of the team at the first moment when Ming Jin withdrew his troops. The arrows hit the shield with a "puff puff". However, they did not panic and just retreated step by step. At the same time, the bowmen in Hou Mi's army
The crossbowmen also climbed up the hillside and began to suppress the enemy's crossbowmen.
Obviously the crossbowmen in Hou Mi's army were much more skilled than those in the Northern Zhou army. Soon the Northern Zhou crossbowmen were suppressed, and the Northern Zhou soldiers who were running away with their backs to these Bashu crossbowmen screamed and fell down after being hit by arrows.
Down.
The Northern Zhou general who led the team realized something was wrong and ordered the shield men to come forward to cover. However, he was still a little slow in the end. In this short period of time, it was enough for the Bashu crossbowmen to make many gains. Rows of Northern Zhou soldiers
He fell down screaming. When the sound of fighting gradually dissipated, the screams echoed in the empty river valley, chilling everyone. (To be continued)