It may be ironic, when the bloody breath is approaching, the weather is exceptionally bright, and there are new green and tender teeth between the trees, and the little golden sunshine jumps lightly, bringing a feeling of leisure and warmth.
Meng Zhi's sword stood at the forefront of the forbidden army's defense line, motionless as a mountain. He was born on the battlefield, and he knew that when an enemy more than ten times his size swarmed up, the sense of oppression was astonishing. , so he must take the lead, arouse everyone's blood and courage, and cannot lose the contact at the very first moment.
Due to the high mountains and dense forests, the narrow and curvy roads, and the well-equipped troops of the Imperial Guard, with fine armor and strong shields, the Qingli Army could neither use cavalry nor arrow crossbows to clear the way, so the infantrymen with long spears were the ones rushing in front. Xue Liang was dense, like a forest, and rushed straight up in the sky with the shouting and killing. When I got close, I could still hear an officer shouting loudly: "Come on! One head will be rewarded with three taels of gold!"
There were only 3,000 imperial troops on the mountain, and 9,000 taels of gold wanted to remove this barrier, and King Yu was very good at doing business. But this is not the case for the soldiers. Many people have only used copper coins in their lives, not even silver. If they get this reward money and send it home, they can buy two acres of thin fields. As for whether they are rebelling or not, no one knows. I don't think about it too much, anyway, Shangfeng has ordered, and there is a big reward ahead, there is no reason to rush forward.
In the face of the attack like a huge wave, the Imperial Army was as majestic and stable as a reef by the sea. The front row is a thick shield, covering the strong crossbowmen in the second row. As soon as the rebels rushed into the range, the sound of feather arrows "swoosh" sounded, not dense but extremely accurate. It collapsed in an instant, and the people behind surged forward, and people kept rolling over and fell to the ground. The momentum of the attackers coming from the crowd was suddenly broken by several points.
"Rush! Rush up, melee attack!" A man dressed as a general screeched loudly. The commander was right, as long as he was not afraid of death because of the large number of people, he could fight in contact and give full play to the superiority of his troops by rushing through the range of the arrows. Because a black-grey figure immediately swept up, dashed down like a roc with wings, stepped on the top of the heavy rebels and headed straight for this person, just a simple slashing and closing action, the head has already flew up, and the blood is gushing out. At the same time, the black-grey figure had already jumped back to its original position, standing proudly with a horizontal sword on his chest.
The momentum of the first master of Daliang instantly stunned the audience. Amid the thunderous cheers of the Imperial Army, the Qingli Army's position was a little loose and could not push forward any further.
But only for a moment. The new commander has already filled in, and this time he is standing farther away. Drive soldiers hard in the rear. Keep increasing the reward. At the same time, the heavy armored soldiers in full armor were replaced. To deal with the arrow rain, this trick is really effective. There are not many sharp archers who can hit the gaps in the iron armor. Almost no one fell in the first half, and only a small part fell in the second half, but most of the local people fell. It was still before the shield formation. At this time, the shield holder suddenly retracted the shield and retreated, the crossbowman turned to one side, and a row of swordsmen appeared. These are all excellent combat powers with outstanding martial arts. Light armor and strong armor, thin swords like ice, dealing with cumbersome iron armored soldiers is like chopping melons. Like a dish, it only attacks at the joints where others are not wrapped, and occasionally the counterattacks encountered are slow and easy to dodge.
In the state of being slaughtered, the subway armored soldiers were followed by more agile infantrymen, which were originally intended to be used as the main attack ground after preparing to break up the arrow formation. Although the bloody slaughter ahead was terrifying, the array of arrows had been closed after all, and they began to charge forward. Unexpectedly, at this moment, the sound of the bowstring of the god of death sounded again. It turned out that Meng Zhi had arranged crossbowmen to hide in the surrounding trees. After this round of rapid shooting, the casualties of the Qingli Army were even higher than the previous wave. heavy.
Just as the rebels started to retreat in panic, someone shouted: "Don't be afraid! Go! They don't have many arrows!"
Meng Zhi frowned and looked around. After shouting, the man withdrew into the crowd, covered by a dense forest, and disappeared. At this time, except for those who fled backward, the iron armored soldiers had basically been solved, and the forbidden army retreated several meters and re-arranged the arrow formation.
This tug-of-war lasted for two hours, and the commander of the Qingli Army finally decided to stop the attack. When the night fell, the arrow formation could not function. The Imperial Army also took the opportunity to rest and eat, and the two sides were deadlocked.
When the line of sight was blocked by the black wings, the killing sound resumed. The line of defense of the forbidden army was not as strong as it was during the day, and they retreated after fighting. People are almost on the run. For the rebels, what they are after is walking gold. How can they let go? They are biting the shadows in the back, watching over the ridge. Falling into a deep moat, the back hurriedly wanted to stop, but was rushed by the further back, and rolled down one after another, screaming constantly. When I finally stabilized, I saw the blackness in front of me. I just lit the torch to see it, but the light came on, and it became a living target for the archers who were ambushing around. The whole team had to step back from the original path. stand still.
As the sky dawned, the commander of the Qingli Army couldn't help but feel angry, and saw that although the deep cut was not narrow, it was definitely not wide. Ordinary strong men could jump over with a little help, and the real mountain road was in the sky. There is a sharp bend here, but the road is full of branches and weeds, and in the dark night, no one noticed that the road turned this way.
So the fierce battle of the day began to repeat. This time, the Qingli Army was mobilized with 30,000 people. It had an overwhelming advantage in strength and could be put into the battlefield in batches. However, the forbidden army had to fight continuously. Sometimes they didn't even have time to drink water and eat. , and had to retreat piece by piece, relying on pre-arranged traps and changeable tactics to maintain resistance.
Early in the morning of the third day, the Imperial Army was almost exiting the edge of the jungle. However, at this moment, they were exhausted and suddenly launched a counterattack. The Qingli Army was startled, and hurriedly retracted its forces and retreated temporarily. Who knew that as soon as one side retreated, the other side retreated at an extremely fast speed. They withdrew from the dense forest, and the broken team of crossbowmen fired rockets, igniting the kindling objects that had been arranged in various places in the forest. The mountain wind was fierce, and it burned into a line of fire in a short time, and gradually spread rapidly.
outside the jungle. It is a mountain stream, about five feet wide. The amount of water is abundant, and there is a natural wall of fire, and there is no fear that the fire will be led to the higher hunting palace.
Mei Changsu stood on the high platform outside the Hunting Palace, staring at the thick smoke rising in the direction of the dense forest and the growing fire, but his plain white face was calm. Without the slightest expression.
"Mr. Su," Lie Zhanying rushed over breathlessly, his face black and gray, "there are still a total of 1,300 people in the Imperial Army, plus the guards from various prefectures, we can make up to 2,000 people. The commander suggested that they all retreat into the hunting palace, and asked me to ask Mr.
Mei Changsu nodded, "It's the right thing to do. The hunting palace is surrounded by open grassy slopes, there is no danger to defend, and there is no need to fortify. It is the best choice to retreat directly to the hunting palace." Yes. Lie Zhanying replied, and stretched his neck to look at the fire in the distance. He smiled. "Although it is spring, you can watch the fire. As long as it doesn't rain, it can be burned for a day or two. Unfortunately, this is an imperial garden. It has always been cleaned up, and there is no accumulated leaves. It is not possible to set the whole forest on fire. However, even if the group of rebel cubs retreated quickly, they were not burned to black coal, and the ready way was gone. There are steep slopes in the north and south, and one can be crushed to death by rolling two rams. The east is connected to the main mountain. They can only wait for the fire to be smaller or climb over from here. It is estimated that when they climb to the stream, they will not Gotta be tomorrow night. "
"I'm afraid that His Highness won't be back tomorrow..." Mei Changsu said lightly, "The forbidden army is already too tired, and the Qingli army has at least 10,000 combat strength, and it is impossible to continue the jungle war. "Everyone, take the time to rest."
"The chief commander is already arranging for a change of rest," Lie Zhanying said, suddenly remembering something, "By the way, when I came over just now, I saw Concubine Jing's maid holding a medicinal soup for replenishing qi, and it was delivered to me. went to Mr.'s room."
Mei Changsu hummed softly, wrapped his cloak tightly, turned around and got off the high platform. At this time, basically all the people had moved into the hunting palace, and it was very crowded for a while, but in this case, no one had the time to complain about the poor conditions.
Concubine Jing showed her composure and orderliness at this time. There has not been a chaotic situation in the Hunting Palace so far, and it all depends on her arrangement and mediation. The princes and princes were called into the emperor's bedroom to accompany him. First, they made room for other clans and accompanying civil servants to live. Second, these people talked to Emperor Liang, which was also good for the old emperor's emotional stability. Since Prince Jing was not there, the rest of the people in Prince Jing's mansion were in the team. After concubine Jing and Emperor Liang asked for the decree, Mei Changsu was also called in. He was accompanied by Buddha Tooth, and Feiliu had already been sent to Mongolia. Zhi went there.
After a quiet and almost suffocating day and night, the figure of the rebels reappeared in the sight of the Hunting Palace defenders on the evening of the fourth day. The fierce battle at this time was even more different from the previous days, because it was so close that the big figures in the palace could almost smell the blood. Under the attack of the rebels wave after wave, the banned army, who had run out of arrows, tightened the front line and started guarding door by door, step by step. Because this is the most elite part of the most elite team trained by the first master of Daliang, and because of the blood and courage of the last battle, they fought until late at night, and the rebels only entered the outermost side of the pavilion.
"Haven't the reinforcements from the imperial capital arrived yet?" Listening to the shouts of killing outside, Emperor Liang muttered in the dormitory, not knowing whether it was a human being or talking to himself.
In fact, at this time, he already understood that even though the one he trusted to move troops to the imperial capital was one of his most trusted guards, and even though he had received a reply from the carrier pigeon from the guard that he had successfully sneaked out of the siege, the expected reinforcements would not Came from the west.
"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, Jingyan will be back in time." Concubine Jing comforted her softly, holding the old emperor's trembling hand. For fear of becoming a target, only a few dim lamps were lit in the room, and the dim light made the faces of the people in the hall more and more pale. The most timid Duke Huai couldn't help but curled up into a ball, and said in a trembling voice, "If they were attacked by them, would they really dare to... do something to us?"
"Shut up!" Emperor Liang shouted angrily, trying his best to maintain his imperial demeanor, not wanting to show timidity in front of others, "How could this group of rebels get in? I trust Mengzhi and Jingyan!"
With this anger, the room was silent, making the shouting and killing from outside even more harsh and bloody.
Buddha Tooth suddenly raised his head, and a long howl of "Ow----" shocked everyone in the hall who was already nervous.
"What kind of beast is this? How did you get in?" Emperor Liang shouted angrily.
Mei Changsu gently stroked the back of Buddha Tooth, soothing its wildness inspired by blood, while Concubine Jing smiled and said, "Your Majesty, rest a little. This is Jingyan's warrior wolf. , it can be regarded as protecting His Majesty on his behalf."
"Oh?" Emperor Liang immediately turned his anger into joy, "This wolf can kill the enemy?"
"Yes, with it guarding in front of His Majesty, who can get close to His Majesty's next step?" Concubine Jing's calm smile eased the tension in the hall in a timely manner. Under Mei Changsu's touch, Buddha Tooth gradually returned to calm, but his ears were still upright alertly.
However, the night was getting more and more restless. Although the pace of retreat of the Imperial Army was slow, but after all, it was retreating step by step. Everyone in the hall felt this.
"Haven't the reinforcements arrived yet?" This time, King Ji couldn't help but said, "The Hunting Palace is already the last line of defense!"
"Of course not," Mei Changsu's calm and icy voice sounded at this moment, "we broke the palace gate, and this palace gate, and broke the palace gate, and our own body. Not lost."
His remarks were so cold that King Ji was terrified, and Emperor Liang's eyes couldn't help but jump quickly.
Mei Changsu turned around and faced the monarch who was sitting in the center: "Your Majesty also has a sword by his side, isn't it?"
Emperor Liang was aroused by his heavy gaze and his youthful sentiments. He tightened his fingers and grabbed the sword beside the throne, but after staring for a long time, he could not draw the sword out of its sheath. Concubine Jing got up slowly, and when she stretched out her hand, the sword's edge flashed across her brows, and a chill reflected on the autumn water.
"Please, Your Majesty, give this sword to the concubine. The concubine is willing to be the last line of defense for Your Majesty."