It is a pity that Qi Yuan cannot act on his own initiative. If he is surrounded by Zhou Xingyun and others and is at a disadvantage in the battle, the remaining spiritual support of the soldiers will collapse in an instant.
Therefore, Qi Yuan could only bypass the strong men on all sides and find ordinary soldiers to kill, trying to win back some morale.
It is true that as time goes by, the five thousand rebel soldiers will be annihilated sooner or later. Qi Yuan and the three generals who accompanied him in the battle may really become the bare commanders and be surrounded and killed by Zhou Xingyun and others. But despite this, Qi Yuan
Yuan could only watch his subordinates die in battle.
They failed to live up to expectations and were ambushed by the enemy. Now they can hold on for a second, but the future is dark and there is no bright way out.
Now Qi Yuan can only hope that the reinforcements from 'Longmen Pass' can arrive as soon as possible to win them a glimmer of hope.
The only hope left in Qi Yuan's heart was not his own, but given to him by Xu Zhiqian. Xu Zhiqian lit the beacon fire at "Shuimen Pass" and deliberately lured "Longmen Pass" to send troops to rescue.
Xu Zhiqian knew very well that if she took the initiative to light the beacon at Shuimen Pass, it would only increase the pressure on our army and lead to a two-front battle.
But why did she do this? The reason was simple. She wanted Qi Yuan to see hope. As long as there was a glimmer of hope, Qi Yuan would stay and fight.
Xu Zhiqian lit the beacon and gave Qi Yuan subtle hope because he was a top warrior.
Others cannot ride on the wind, but top warriors can. If Qi Yuan was dominated by despair as soon as the war started, then he would definitely leave six thousand soldiers behind and escape alone across the barrier without saying a word.
Now Qi Yuan didn't do that and didn't run away immediately because he felt there was hope.
Qi Yuan was reluctant to abandon his subordinates. You must know that the six thousand elites who came with him were all confidants he had recruited and cultivated with great pains. He would feel bad for even one of them if they died in battle.
Therefore, Xu Zhiqian gave him hope, just like boiling a frog in warm water. When Qi Yuan felt real despair and wanted to escape, he would find that not only was he exhausted, but he was also surrounded by experts and could no longer escape.
Furthermore, why didn’t Xu Zhiqian wait until the 6,000 rebels sent by the capital were wiped out before lighting a beacon to lure reinforcements from the ‘Longmen Pass’? Why did Xu Zhiqian want to fight on two fronts at this time?
In addition to giving Qi Yuan hope to stay and fight, there is another most important reason... night ambush!
Mu Ya and others were outside the checkpoint. After the gate fell, they were idle and simply went to ambush the reinforcements sent by the 'Longmen Pass'.
If Xu Zhiqian and others wiped out the 6,000 rebels sent by the capital, and then lit the beacon fire to attract reinforcements from the "Longmen Pass", it would be completely bright by then, and the best effect of the ambush would not be possible.
At this time, the two-front battle was different. The sky was dark and Mu Ya and others were lying in ambush on the mountain path. They suddenly launched an offensive to surprise the reinforcements at 'Longmen Pass', which would definitely cause unexpected damage.
You must know that ambushing the enemy during the day and ambushing the enemy at night can produce completely different effects.
Just like when you are wandering around the stadium in broad daylight and a football suddenly flies towards you, you can react and avoid it after seeing it. But at night, unless the football is glowing, you just wait to eat the ball.
Xu Zhiqian wanted to use the cover of night to severely reinforce the "Longmen Pass" and win the greatest results with the least casualties.
After all, the troops controlled by the Sixteenth Prince of the Emperor are several times greater than theirs. If Xu Zhiqian does not plan carefully and use our troops to the extreme, they will not be able to rescue the capital at all.
Back to the subject, just when Zhou Xingyun and others were fighting fiercely with Qi Yuan's rebels at 'Shuimen Pass', Mu Ya and others who were ambushing on the mountain path also welcomed their prey.
The dark mountain road ahead gradually lights up with little firelights, and then the earth trembles slightly, and you can hear the clatter of horse hooves lying on the ground.
There were more than a thousand rebels from "Longmen Pass". Two of them rode on the night road, one person drove the horse forward, and the other held a torch to light up.
When the "Longmen Pass" reinforcements approached the mountain path, Mu Ya, who was lurking in the dark night, could see clearly.
The enemy holding torches at night is a clear message to the ambush ambushes on the road, 'We are here, we are here, come and attack us'.
Unaware of the danger they were in, the Longmen Pass soldiers held their torches high in a fearless manner, like stains on white paper, clearly exposed on the mountain trail.
For Mu Ya and others, the enemy in front of them is a living target.
Within a short while, the soldiers from 'Longmen Pass' entered the ambush circle.
Yu Xingzi, the head of Qigong Palace, who was responsible for commanding this battle, and Wan Dingtian, the second head of Biyuan Villa, did not launch an attack immediately after seeing the enemy. Instead, they waited patiently and watched the enemy pass in front of them.
passing by.
Why don't Yu Xingzi and Wan Dingtian take advantage of the opportunity to attack the enemy? That's because they want to wipe out the reinforcements sent from 'Longmen Pass' according to their plan.
If they were to fight out now, what if the enemy gave up and immediately returned the same way? So they waited for the enemy to move forward, and then launched an attack, ambushing the enemy's rear troops like chasing ducks.
Mu Ya visually inspected the reinforcements at 'Longmen Pass', and was about to walk out of the ambush circle. She immediately made a signal gesture of 'get on board' to her companions behind her, and then held her head high, raised her chest, and drew her arrow.
Mu Ya remained silent, and the members of Youyu Luo Yue Gong only watched her gestures and movements. When Mu Ya's arrow was on the string, more than a hundred people consciously drew their bows to full capacity...
The 'Longmen Pass' reinforcements have entered the shooting range of the archers. Muya looked up at the sky and drew her bow, silently estimating various factors such as wind strength, wind direction, wind strength, angle, and arrow path drop, and then...
There was a crisp sound, and the arrow injected with internal force took off like a rocket, shooting almost straight into the sky. Then, as if the arrow had eyes, it drew a magical parabola under the moon, and fell vertically at nearly 90 degrees, neatly.
He swooped down and pierced the Adam's apple of the enemy soldier who was leading the advance with an arrow.
The arrow fell at a vertical angle and stuck close to the face and into the heart. Even if the enemy was wearing armor, he could not escape death.
"Ugh!" With a painful hoarse roar, the enemy soldier who was leading the advance fell from his horse and died.
Because the incident happened so suddenly, the soldiers at Longmen Pass were unable to react, and looked at the fallen man in confusion. To be precise, the soldiers at Longmen Pass had no idea what had just happened...
Because it was pitch dark, the arrow fell almost vertically into the throat under the cover of the night sky, and the soldiers could not see the trajectory of the arrow at all.
Even the man who was riding with the soldier who fell from his horse didn't understand why his comrade suddenly had an asthma attack and fell off his horse. It wasn't until he lowered his head and saw an arrow feather on his comrade's neck that he suddenly understood...
"enemy……!"
Enemy attack! The soldier found an arrow stuck in his comrade's neck, and even shouted "enemy attack". Unfortunately, before he could say "enemy attack", the arrows turned into a downpour, falling from the sky one after another.
The hundred and ten members of Youyu Luoyue's archery team fired volley after Mu Ya. The sharp arrows drew charming arcs under the bright moon...
The projectiles of flowing clouds and flowing water are like rain of arrows from the sky, almost vertical throat killing, washing the soldiers of "Longmen Pass" with precision.
"Damn it! Where is the enemy!" The soldiers at 'Longmen Pass' panicked and did not dare to raise their heads due to the rain of arrows.
Indeed, the worst thing was that because the darkness covered the arrows and sharp arrows fell from the sky, not only were they unable to determine Mu Ya's position, they were even unable to figure out the angle from which the arrows were flying and how to defend themselves.
To put it bluntly, Mu Ya and others stood on the mountainside and fired in the sky. The shots made the soldiers at "Longmen Pass" cry for their fathers and mothers, but they were stunned and didn't know where the enemy archers were sniping at them.
Youyu's Luoyue Bow succeeded in a surprise attack, causing the soldiers of 'Longmen Pass' to fall into chaos. Yu Xingzi and Wan Dingtian raised their arms and immediately led their disciples to attack and ambush the enemy's rear.
"Report! Enemies appear in the rear! Our retreat is blocked!"
"We were ambushed! Come out with me!"
The more than a thousand reinforcements at 'Longmen Pass' faced a surprise attack by arrows, and an ambush appeared behind them, completely cutting off their retreat, leaving them in an extremely anxious situation.
The leading general had no time to think, so he could only rush forward and get out of the range of the enemy archers at full speed.
The "duck-driving" plan was in progress. Yu Xingzi and Wan Dingtian led more than 500 people and shouted out from both sides of the mountain road, cutting off the enemy's retreat route.
However, Yu Xingzi and others did not attack the enemy immediately, but followed the enemy's rear and charged slowly with impressive momentum.
The frightened soldiers of the "Longmen Pass" could only move forward at full speed, because there were no enemies in front of them. As long as they crossed the range of the archers, they would escape.
Turn back to fight? Leave your back to the enemy archers? Are you right in your mind?
The soldiers at "Longmen Pass" charged with their heads covered under the rain of arrows. They didn't understand why they were ambushed by the enemy on their way to "Shuimen Pass".
If they had time to calm down and think, they would probably think that "Shuimen Pass" might have fallen long ago and they were deceived by the fake "Beacon Fire".
It's a pity that the soldiers at 'Longmen Pass' now have no time to think about the problem. They just want to rush out of the range of the arrow rain.
As for the mission of rescuing "Shuimen Pass", they, Ni Bodhisattva, can't save themselves when crossing the river, so they don't care about the situation at "Shuimen Pass".
Nine out of ten soldiers from the 'Longmen Pass' did not intend to rescue the 'Shuimen Pass'. They just wanted to get out of the range of the arrow rain as soon as possible and then take a detour back to the 'Longmen Pass'.
If Mu Ya knew the inner thoughts of the enemy soldiers, she would probably persuade them with a conscience... Surrender, don't struggle in vain. Our Youyu Luoyue Bow is condescending, and its projectile range is enough to cover this mountain area. Unless you can break out.
Mountain road, otherwise... let's just take it easy.
It was impossible for the Shuimen Pass soldiers to rush out of the mountain road, because Mu Ya and others had already planned and set up a simple trap in front.
Why didn't Yu Xingzi and Wan Dingtian attack from both sides and deliberately leave a path in front for the other party to escape?
First, cavalry charges are difficult to deal with. If the opponent encounters an ambush and charges with all his strength, our casualty rate will double.
The second is that the initial mission of Yu Xingzi and others was to prepare for a rainy day and prevent Qi Yuan from leaving behind if he did not enter Shuimen Pass.