On the desolate snowfield in the middle of the night, the two military camps that were only a few miles apart showed an extremely strange contrast. One was silent, the other was moving, the sound of killing was loud, and the other was silent. It was as if the two camps were in two different places. It's like a completely different plane of time and space.
But if anyone really approaches the Huben military camp, which is still dark and has only a few crackling bonfires, they will be surprised to find that the place is actually already well-prepared. Thousands of Forbidden Army swords and guns are in hand, and the bows and crossbows are cocked. The surroundings of the military camp are guarded like iron. It was like a barrel. If an assassin really dared to bump into it, he would be shot into hedgehogs even if he was only a hundred steps away.
Of course, such a tight defense line cannot be built overnight. It is not even something that can be mobilized urgently after the turmoil in Gao Qiu's camp. It must be a deployment arrangement made shortly after dark. But even so, when Gao Qiu's camp was attacked by surprise, it was still quiet and there was no reaction at all.
On the hill behind the military camp that was not too high, a dozen people were climbing up to look into the distance. With the help of the night vision telescope in his hand, Sun Tu had a panoramic view of the chaotic battle situation there. He also muttered a few words as if sighing: "Unexpectedly, Gao Qiu had been on guard for a long time. He was not in the Chinese army's tent and escaped this assassination. But I don't know who he was guarding against by making this arrangement. … These assassins do have some skills and are very thoughtful, and they actually have a lot of people outside to deal with them… "
In the military camp ahead, which was illuminated by fire and constantly changing light and dark, the battle had become increasingly chaotic.
Originally, there was a real possibility that those assassins would be surrounded and killed by the imperial troops who reacted. After all, they had too few people in the camp and had no experience in stealing camps. They did not set fire to disrupt the entire military camp. Of course, this may also be because they did not want to. Soon, thousands of officers and soldiers from the other side were attracted. Anyway, as the Forbidden Army continued to attack and outflank the surrounding camps, it became increasingly difficult for these assassins to break through.
Thanks to the three people in charge, the leader of Gangcha and the two men who charged with swords were sufficiently skilled in martial arts that ordinary soldiers could not pose much of a threat to them, so they were not completely surrounded and killed. However, as the number of officers and soldiers continued to increase, almost on three levels inside and outside, and swords and guns continued to attack them, some of these assassins continued to be hit and fell. In the end, they were killed more than ten steps away from the camp fence. Completely intercepted.
At this time, a cold arrow suddenly shot from the darkness outside the camp, dealing a serious blow to the imperial army who was rounding up the assassins from behind. In the blink of an eye, more than ten soldiers on the periphery screamed and fell one after another. This immediately frightened the others into hurriedly turning around to protect themselves, and they were no longer able to go all out to surround and capture the assassin.
After seeing this scene, the leading man immediately shouted loudly, and the steel fork in his hand danced with many phantoms. He sneered repeatedly, hurting several people in front of him, and forced the twenty or so soldiers in front of him to go. The edges dispersed, and a passage suddenly appeared. He immediately shouted: "Don't be entangled, fight out!" Then he took the lead again and rushed forward with a dance fork. When he rushed to the wooden fence that was half a man high, he shouted loudly, swung the steel fork with all his strength, sawdust flying with a bang, and actually opened a hole in the wooden fence, and rushed out quickly.
More than a dozen other people followed closely behind, quickly leaving the camp, then turning to the other side.
Run to the hill on one side. But before they could even take two steps, an order came from behind: "Fire the arrow!" But it was Gao Qiu in the tent who, after learning that the assassin was about to escape, no longer cared about catching anyone alive, ordered him to kill him.
Suddenly, the strings sounded loudly, and the sound of hundreds of sharp arrows piercing the air almost covered up the howling of the north wind. The assassins who were about to escape quickly felt their scalps numb, and without even thinking about it, they all rushed towards the snow ahead.
Thanks to their quick and direct reaction, if they were even one step late, the rain of arrows coming from the sky would be shot into their backs. As of this time, except for two or three unlucky ones who were injured by falling arrows, everyone else was unscathed.
But this approach also had a huge drawback. This sudden attack completely interrupted their full-strength escape, but the officers and soldiers at the rear did not need to stop, and directly pounced on them viciously. At the same time, the archers behind quickly raised their bows and fired random arrows into the surrounding darkness, suppressing the bows and arrows of the assassins' associates hiding in the darkness.
Seeing the officers and soldiers ten times their own number rushing towards them, the people who had just risen from the snow in panic did not feel a trace of horror in their eyes. At this time, if you just give your back to the enemy when you run away, you will only die faster. So they immediately gritted their teeth, shouted angrily, advanced instead of retreating, and waved their weapons again to kill them back. They immediately started fighting with the first wave of forbidden troops in front of the camp.
Since these people dared to come to the military camp to assassinate Gao Qiu, in addition to their deep hatred, it was also because they were bold and talented people. Even if everyone has to deal with more than four or five people, they can still sustain it. Especially the leader, who made a steel fork fly like a dragon, flying through the air, always hitting the target from the crowd, killing the soldiers in front of them and retreating.
However, they were ultimately at an absolute disadvantage in terms of numbers. Facing waves of continuous attacks from officers and soldiers, their movements began to become sluggish, and then some people were injured or even fell down. At the same time, another group of officers and soldiers had bypassed and actually launched a pincer attack on them from both sides.
At this moment, the leader knew that the situation was very bad. Although he and the two brothers were still able to protect themselves and kill the enemy, the others could not hold on. Moreover, some of the archers who were responding in the wilderness over there kept screaming. They were obviously injured by the dense rain of arrows from the officers and soldiers. If it dragged on any longer, the entire army would really be annihilated. After all, in the final analysis, these brothers are just hunters, not real soldiers. If they fight with an army several times larger, they will naturally suffer heavy losses.
"Fourth child, you take the others and go first. Me and the third and fifth children are blocking them!"
"Boss, you better go..." The man whose name was called hurriedly spoke, trying to persuade the leader to leave first, but the other party interrupted him: "Where did you get this ability? This is an order, let's go!" , he had already stood up, and the steel fork in his hand swept out with a roar. After sweeping down the two officers and soldiers in front of him, the others hurriedly retreated. And he took the opportunity to pounce forward, roaring like a mad tiger, thrusting his steel fork in all directions with all his strength, and actually blocked a large number of enemies at once.
The two swordsmen who had been following him also laughed loudly at this time, and the two swords rolled forward like wheels, cooperating with him to slash forward.
Unexpectedly, just with the ferocious killing methods of three people, they killed the one or two hundred officers and soldiers in front of them and retreated, making it difficult for them to pose a threat to others.
This scene fell into the eyes of Sun Tu, who was observing with a telescope. Even he couldn't help but admired: "He is really a rare warrior, but it's a pity..." Personal martial arts are indeed not very useful in the formation of the two kings. Damn, he has actually understood this truth a long time ago, but at the same time, he did not feel that he cherished talents. If these people can be used for his own purposes, it can temporarily solve the problem of insufficient talents at hand.
The change happened at the same time as he sighed. After seeing how arrogant and vicious these assassins were, the officers and soldiers over there finally became completely angry. You must know that Lieutenant Gao was still watching them behind the scenes. If they were really killed by three of them and were unable to fight back, these Forbidden Army soldiers would definitely be severely punished. So at that moment, with a command, dozens of archers suddenly changed their targets, and a dense rain of arrows went straight towards the three people.
After hearing the order and seeing the rain of arrows coming, the expressions of the three of them changed drastically. They all shouted out and hurriedly retreated with all their strength to defend themselves. Steel forks and knives formed a chain in front of them. A line of defense to resist random arrows.
However, no matter how close they were, arrows would still hit their bodies through the gaps. And as soon as they were shot in the body, their movements would slow down, allowing more arrows to take advantage of the gap. In an instant, the three of them were hit by seven or eight arrows in a row. With miserable groans, their steps were messy, The body is even more shaky.
When the officers and soldiers who had been suppressed by them before saw this, they immediately counterattacked and killed them. In just a few seconds, the weapons of the three of them fell to the ground one after another, and their necks were also pointed with knives and guns. If it hadn't been for the order given by Captain Gao just now to keep alive, all three of them would have died.
However, the sacrifice of their queen was valuable. Because during this time, the remaining ten or so people had fought their way up the hill and climbed up the hill. With the help of their companions who were lying in wait there, they climbed over the hill and ran towards the darkness beyond.
"Follow me, don't let anyone get away!" Seeing this, an officer became even more furious. He kept urging, and he took the lead and chased forward. If these assassins were allowed to escape when such troops had an absolute advantage and were almost surrounded on all sides, then his guilt would be huge.
The other soldiers had the same idea, followed him, and rushed up the hill quickly. But just when they were about to reach the top of the mountain, the officer suddenly screamed and disappeared in front of everyone. This made everyone on the left and right stunned, but their steps did not stop. Then, screams and screams immediately broke out on the hill, and many people suddenly disappeared.
Only then did someone suddenly wake up and say, "Everyone, be careful, there's a trap above!" This made those who were chasing after them quickly stop and approach them carefully. Sure enough, I saw a large collapsed hole in the snow ahead, with more than ten people lying inside. What's even more frightening is that there are actually barbs buried underneath. After these robes fell into a pit about ten feet deep, they were actually pierced through the body. Some of them had their vital organs pierced and they were dead. .
Even Sun Tu was a little surprised at this time and sighed in a low voice: "These guys are well prepared. It's just a pity that they didn't succeed in the end..."