Everyone in Nanjing knew that Xiao Jinde, the privy envoy of Nanyuan, had four biological children and one adopted son, but in terms of bravery and daring to fight, even if his four biological children were tied together, they would not be able to compare with his adopted son Xiao Yanping.
At this time, Xiao Yanping, who was chasing closely behind the Song and Liao coalition forces, showed his powerful side. With just one arrow, he flew over a distance of more than 150 steps and shot directly through the "Yelu Xiongge" who was wearing hard leather armor. ", shot him directly off his horse, and shocked the Liao soldiers who were left to guard him. They suddenly stopped.
Even Sun Tu was shocked when he heard the sharp sound of the arrow piercing the air and turned around to see his substitute being killed and thrown off his horse. The strength of this arrow is probably close to the strength of three stones, which is equivalent to a hard bow of about 300 kilograms. The strength of the divine arm bow that the Song Dynasty is proud of is only about this, and it can only be achieved by borrowing the power of Ji Kuo He did it, but the person behind him shot the arrow completely with his own arm strength.
This arrow even penetrated ordinary chain armor and even heavy armor. Sun Tu believed that if he was shot from behind by someone without warning, he would end up like the substitute, at least. Seriously injured and fell off the horse! This made him suddenly become more cautious, but he did not dare to slow down the horse's speed at all.
Although the remaining Qingzhou troops also felt a sense of fear, they continued to rush forward without any expression from Sun Tu. On the other hand, the Liao soldiers, after discovering that their king had been shot off his horse, their first reaction was to rush over to rescue them. . They didn't know that this person was a substitute, and the real Yelv Xiongge had already taken the opportunity to withdraw from the back of the valley.
While they were taking a break, the bowstrings from behind kept ringing, and seven or eight particularly thick feather arrows were fired at them in succession, piercing the torsos of several Liao soldiers in the blink of an eye, causing them to scream in agony. Fall off the horse. At the same time, Xiao Yanping, who had just withdrawn his bow, had already chased after them with a sword. Just as the remaining people roared and raised their weapons to avenge the "king", the sword in his hand had already emitted a cold light. None of these relatively elite Liao soldiers could block his sword, and they were all slaughtered while screaming.
In just a moment, the Liao soldiers behind had not had time to arrive. Xiao Yanping, who was chasing at the front, had already killed the last dozen or so Liao soldiers. Then, without slowing down, he pursued the Song army in front again. , the big bow in his hand lit up again.
It wasn't until he ran out for a long time that the soldiers and horses behind him arrived at the place where "Yelü Xiongge" fell. Xiao Jinde's face was full of ecstasy at this time, and he quickly stopped his horse and asked someone to check the situation of "Yelü Xiongge". He wanted to witness the death of this terrible opponent. Compared to the fleeing Song people, he was more concerned about Yelu Xiongge's life and death. As long as he died, his plan would be more than half successful.
But just when the men went over to turn the body over and took a look with the newly lit torch, the smile on Xiao Jinde's face disappeared in an instant: "Fake..." In addition to his disappointment, he immediately felt something in his heart. A trace of suspicion arises. If this person is fake, is it really possible that Yelv Xiongge is among the team that apparently broke out and escaped? He is not a fool. He was blinded by ambition before, but now once he realizes there is a fraud, he begins to regret his reckless behavior. He should leave some troops to guard the Xifeng Valley, or even send people into the valley to continue the search. of.
But now, quite an hour has passed since the battle and pursuit, and I'm afraid I might turn back.
It's too late. But soon, Xiao Jinde suddenly gritted his teeth and pointed at the two hundred cavalry beside him: "You continue to pursue Ping'er and be sure to eradicate them all. Others, follow me back! "After saying this, he turned the horse's head suddenly, struck the horse's buttocks with a whip, and rushed back with hundreds of other people.
His move made the Sibuda troops who were still following far behind became even more confused. They had lost their backbone and didn't know what to do. They stopped completely now and looked at the approaching people with some hesitation. Privy Xiao.
After Xiao Jinde came to them, he shouted loudly: "Follow me and go back to the main road leading to Nanjing. No matter who you meet, I will kill them all!"
He gave this order with murderous intent, which immediately shocked these masterless Liao soldiers. For a moment, these thousands of soldiers and horses continued to follow his intention and rushed back, not much slower than when they were chasing.
The number of Liao troops chasing behind them suddenly decreased, which made the Song army, which was still running forward, feel a little relieved. But before they could really relax, another arrow shot through the air from behind, and they immediately knocked off the horses of the three soldiers at the rear. Until this time, the distance between them and Xiao Yanping was only within two hundred steps, and they were completely within the shooting range of his bow and arrow, with almost no missed arrows.
Sun Tu heard the screams and the sound of falling horses coming from behind, and his heart was filled with blood and anger. These Qingzhou troops were carefully trained by him in the past two years, and his relationship with them is even closer. Now hearing that they were being killed continuously made him feel angry. Should he continue to be beaten passively like this
"No, just now the enemy was ten times more powerful than me, so we would run away. But now, the pursuing Liao army is only two hundred, but we still have..." Sun Tu looked around, and his heart tightened: "forty or fifty people, You may not be their opponent!”
Since running away will only increase casualties, it is better to give it a try! Sun Tu had made a quick decision in his heart, and shouted loudly: "Soldiers, our Qingzhou Army has not been afraid of any enemies. Follow me and fight back!" As he spoke, his hands holding the reins shook violently, and so did his legs. As soon as he pinched the horse's belly, he controlled the horse and suddenly turned sideways. Then with a loud shout, the man and horse actually drew a strange arc in a short distance, and turned around and rushed towards the chasing Liao soldiers.
Naturally, the other Qingzhou soldiers couldn't compare to Sun Tu in terms of riding skills, but they all responded loudly and quickly turned their mounts around. Following Sun Tu, who was leading the way, they counterattacked the Liao soldiers who were chasing after them. The people's faces were distorted, and they rushed forward with murderous intent. The Qingzhou Army, which had been simmering for the past two days, just wanted to have a quick fight with the enemy, and they had nothing to fear even if they died in battle!
Their sudden return of carbine really stunned the Liao soldiers who were chasing them. Many of them subconsciously stopped their horses and hurriedly drew their swords to fight. As for Xiao Yanping, his face lit up with excitement when he saw this. He shouted loudly and stopped using his bow. He directly raised his sword, clamped his horse and charged forward at full speed. .
Just a moment later, Sun Tu and Xiao Yanping, who were no more than a hundred and fifty steps apart, collided head-on. The former's spear was like a furious dragon rising out of the sea, while the latter's sword was like a tiger descending from the mountain. In an instant, the swords and guns collided with each other, clanging loudly.
More than ten moves were fought.
Although Sun Tu's marksmanship was tricky and quick, he could not take advantage of this sword, which made him feel nervous. He originally thought that with his own martial arts, he could definitely kill the enemy general, and then lead his army to disrupt the two hundred Liao soldiers, thereby reversing the situation in one fell swoop, but the result was obviously beyond his expectation.
At this time, the Qingzhou Army who had followed his footsteps and returned to counterattack also collided with the Liao Army who had followed him. There were shouts, the sound of weapons clashing, and screams. The Qingzhou Army was indeed brave enough. Even at this time, they still maintained the front arrow formation that was most conducive to charge operations. However, the Liao soldiers in front of them were all elite, and their number was several times theirs. Although they paid some price, they still They quickly disintegrated their momentum, and then cut and surrounded them, causing the Qingzhou soldiers to quickly suffer casualties.
When Sun Tu and Xiao Yanping fought fast and turned around to fight again, both Song and Liao sides had already fallen more than twenty people each. Although the casualties for the Liao soldiers were not small, they were still within an acceptable range. However, the Qingzhou army was seriously injured and actually lost half of its troops in a single encounter.
After Sun Tu saw the results, he knew that his previous plan was completely wrong. After all, the elite Liao soldiers were different from the enemies he had encountered before, and their general's martial arts skills were not any faster than his own. If they continued to fight, they would not have enough troops. I'm afraid they will all be wiped out here.
No more entanglement... With a thought in Sun Tu's mind, the spear in his hand suddenly shook, turning into a little bit of cold light, and directed towards Xiao Yanping. This move was so powerful that even Xiao Yanping did not dare to be careless. He quickly pulled his horse back a few steps and then blocked it with his sword.
But at this moment, Sun Tu suddenly retracted his move. With a flick of the reins, he spurred his horse and charged into the diagonal stab. As he waved his spear, he assassinated several Liao soldiers who had trapped his men, and then shouted loudly: : "Let's go! Lian Nu, call them to me!"
The remaining dozen or so Qingzhou troops immediately agreed, revealed their unused repeating crossbows, and fired at the heads and faces of the defenseless Liao people in front of them. Although they had used the repeating crossbow once or twice after being attacked before, they had reservations after all and only waited to use it as a life-saving weapon. Moreover, this crossbow machine is more complicated than a bow and arrow. The rain did not have much impact on the crossbow string, but it actually exerted great lethality at this moment.
Now, those Liao people suffered a disaster. When faced with the rapid five-arrow burst, even the most exquisite riding skills were unable to resist and dodge. Suddenly, dozens of Liao people blocked Sun Tu and the others. The soldiers screamed one after another, and almost all of them fell off their horses, allowing them to fight their way out again and continue to run westward to escape.
Xiao Yanping was also furious at this time. He was about to raise his bow to attack Sun Tu, but the latter suddenly turned around as if there were eyes in the back of his head, raised the repeating crossbow in his hand that had not been used, and faced this powerful enemy five times. Continuous arrows.
Within thirty steps, the power of the repeating crossbow was quite terrifying. Even Xiao Yanping could only duck and hold the long bow to avoid parrying, but he was still hit by an arrow in his shoulder. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Sun Tu quickly distanced himself from him, and this time when he galloped away, he deliberately took a zigzag route to prevent the other party from easily taking aim.
Once again, Sun Tu led his troops to successfully break through, but there were only a dozen followers left...