The offensive was frustrated, and the bandit soldiers looked at each other, but the bandit leaders who came up from behind immediately used leaves to make a sharp sound like a whistle, causing them to disperse and launch a siege from all sides.
"Too reluctant..." The female village master frowned. He knew that the dozens of fighters who acted as decoys were all good players selected by the believer Zhao Zhen from their men, and all were elites with high martial arts skills. It is even on the flat ground that can be supported under the siege of three hundred bandit armies for a while, not to mention that it is under the situation of taking advantage of the geographical advantage.
But in any case, it is still too reluctant to survive the siege of the Three Hundred Mountain Pirate Army to induce the opponent to send more support.
But what she didn't expect was that after the bandit leader ordered his men to launch two rounds of offensive and failed, he decisively used a sharp whistle to make all bandit troops retreat and surrounded the gravel forest, which was easy to defend and difficult to attack. The hills are waiting.
How is this going? Dozens of fighters are standing by the edge of the hill. The previous battles have consumed a lot of their physical strength. As long as the bandit army works harder, they may be able to take this hill as a temporary position in one fell swoop, but I didn’t expect it. It was at this time that they retreated.
"The bandit army is unwilling to pay the price. At this time, although the storm can be carried out in one fell swoop, it is impossible to attack when the geographical advantage and personal strength are not conducive to one's own side. It is impossible not to pay a lot of casualties." Xin Wang Zhao Zhen felt beside him. The surprise of many leaders explained.
Although these people have gone through various battles, they have not necessarily dealt with these fighters from the north. In the context of brutal competition, hunting, killing, and fleeing, since those bandits are of high quality, each of their fighters is a very precious resource, and they are not allowed to be wasted at will.
This is also the reason why the average individual strength of these soldiers from the north is generally higher and they are very united. Just imagine, these fighters must be leaders who are willing to take responsibility for their lives.
"So that's the case," Shan Hongfei glanced at Xinwang Zhao Zhen. As people from the rivers and lakes, they didn't necessarily see the noble gentry and tycoons and royal families on the battlefield.
But for these people from the rivers and lakes, being able to apply military knowledge to the battlefield can't help but let them take a high look.
Suddenly, there was movement in the thief cottage. Everyone was startled, and their eyes fell back to the silver mine on the other side of the river. The wooden gate creaked up again, and at first a band of bandits came out from inside, and then a string of heavy footsteps came, followed by dozens of heavily armored infantry. These bandit warriors with huge physiques, wearing iron armor all over their bodies, slowly walked out from behind the gate with a large shield in one hand and a large knife in the other.
Heavy armored infantry soldier. Although most of the people present had never seen similar military fighters in the past, they also recognized these newly emerged units based on the descriptions of people they had met. These heavily armored infantry are full of iron armor, with a shield in one hand and a knife in the other.
At this time, bandit soldiers and dozens of bandit heavy-armored infantry fighters were wading through the middle of the river beach together. Although the bandit troops at the edge of the forest retreated far away, they still surrounded the dozens of people who acted as bait. .
The river beach seemed strangely quiet for a while, and the invisible balance of war vacillated on the battlefield.
The Bandit Army launched a second round of attacks, but they immediately felt wrong.
Several crossbowmen and archers on the hill lost their heavy crossbows and longbows at this time, and then untied their long swords from behind one by one. Those were two long swords with gleaming silver, the blades gleaming under the sun.
"Who's the crossbowman?" The heads of all sizes focused on Miao Yufeng, Huazhonglong and Shan Hongfei. In their opinion, only these three big leaders could take it. Come to such a luxurious lineup.
But the three leaders had the same doubts in their hearts. Although they had the same thoughts in their hearts, they weren't theirs at all.
But if this moment is only a surprise, then the next moment is to hold your breath at the same time. I saw two white sword lights flashing on the hill, and the two bandit armies who had jumped up the hill were cleanly cut into two sections. These crossbow fighters all possess high martial arts strength, and among the many masters present, only the three big leaders have this level.
"Who is that?" The surprised Miao Yufeng finally turned around and asked, "Shan Hongfei, your person?"
It's a pity that Shan Hongfei didn't even have the mind to answer his words. He finally changed his face when he saw the two swords. He turned his head and looked at Xinwang Zhao Zhen. He had recognized that it was the long sword used by the two martial arts guards who followed Wang Zhaozhen's side that night. Only then did he understand why Hua Zhonglong would safely send his most powerful archer as a bait. There are two fighters with high martial skills and extraordinary strength for personal protection. What else is there to worry about
But the cognition of the middle-aged leader obviously can't replace the others. Not everyone present recognizes the two swords, so for a time there was only a quiet inhalation in the woods.
The letter king Zhao Zhen did not answer, but in his eyes, the bandit army who had been frustrated by the attack stepped aside, and the first bandit heavy-armored fighter who came ashore from behind suddenly caught up in stride. They waved the weapons in their hands and screamed, and then threw them in the air, and a piece of iron bumped towards the hill.
There was a loud "bang", it was the sound of cracking soil and rock, it was a thunderbolt, these bandits obviously had a way to get gunpowder firearms. The hills suddenly fell apart. And everyone saw that the crossbowmen pretending to be pigs and tigers suddenly jumped high, one of them grabbed an archer, and the warriors rolled back one by one, one by one fell behind the hills behind. ground.
The bandit army screamed in excitement, seeming to be ready to attack.
But it is this time. With a sharp whistle, a team of more than 500 cavalrymen suddenly slammed out of the forest. Everyone turned their heads subconsciously. Hua Zhonglong and Miao Yufeng saw that the leading horseman was Cui Hu. The others are the fighters and guards of the special forces and the fighters of more than a dozen unknown little gangs.
"Xinwang Qiansui, who are you?" Seeing this amazing soldier, Hua Zhonglong suddenly realized that Xin Wang Zhao Zhen wanted to use the tactics of adding fuel to attract the main force of the bandit army. If you put in too much force at the beginning, it may cause the opponent to be alert, but if you increase the force a little bit, it may have the miraculous effect of boiling frogs in warm water.
"This is Cui Hu's method." Xinwang Zhao Zhen said quietly, staring at the direction of the river beach.
"The key is that these bandit soldiers are unwilling to give up the bandit fighters and companions they have sent." Xinwang Zhao Zhen smiled slightly.
In fact, as soon as Cui Hu mentioned this idea to him before, he knew that he would definitely succeed, because it was so clever, it was similar to winning with the mentality of the golden man himself in the past.
The three big leaders turned their heads in unison, and the gate of the silver mine village was creaked again. But this time it was not an army, but three armies from east to west and south to upwards. Everyone saw the steady stream of bandit troops popping up out of thin air, pouring out from behind the tall wooden fence, as if there was no end, Shan Hongfei almost took a breath of air with a small amount. These alone are more than two thousand people, and it seems that his previous forecast is not a little bit worse.
This means that there may be more than three thousand bandit troops in this camp. How do you fight this? It's one thing to be able to draw them out, but now it seems that even if the other party gives up their geographical advantages, it doesn't seem like they can eat it in one bite.
He couldn't help looking at Xin Wang Zhao Zhen with a pale face.
But the letter king Zhao Zhen just silently watched the black bandit army wading across the river. Their goal was obviously to save their troops who were crossing the river before the warrior cavalry and their companions met.
In terms of distance, they do have this advantage.
It is exactly this moment that Wang Zhaozhen is believable. He ignored the ugly faces of the three big leaders, but silently raised his hand: "Shang crossbow."
Everyone was taken aback, watching the black bandit army and the bandit fighters following behind, they really lacked the courage to fight. And even at this time, half of the enemy is still on the river beach, is it too early to prepare for the arrow at this moment? But no one dared to disobey the order of a prince. Regardless of whether this prince is worthy of the name here, at least the believer Zhao Zhen's suspected royal identity and his own strength are enough to make the three high-ranking leaders present agree to this.
And the three biggest leaders have no objections, and of course others dare not express different opinions. What's more, the bait is still their people, and they can't let their companions ignore it.
Army fighters composed of swordsmen and disciples helped untie the bows and crossbows behind them, preparing to start winding the bows and arrows. With the arrow up, a person tensed the bowstring. A crossbow was erected silently, and the sound of rustling sounded in the forest, like the sound of a breeze stroking the treetops.
"Prepare." Xinwang Zhao Zhen immediately lowered his voice and ordered when he saw the last person put on the bowstring.
The time is just right now, this time the bandit army is wading ashore. Shan Hongfei turned his head and glanced at Xinwang Zhao Zhen in surprise. He was meticulous, and he was the most sensitive among the three chiefs.
You must know that they have never given the command of their subordinates to this letter king Zhao Zhen.
At this moment, including many small gang leaders, every soldier leveled his bow and crossbow. Even if there was no easy-to-use crossbow, at least they would prepare a bow or a bamboo javelin. These weapons are available in the Shimen Arms Depot, and most of the people who can do it with their own weapons have long-range weapons.
Each bow aimed at its own target, but the enemy approaching like a tide made people wonder how effective this round of strikes would be.
Everyone couldn't help but think, before the young letter king said that this was just a warm-up
The question is, is there such a difficult warm-up
What they didn't know was that it was a tactic used by Xin Wang Zhao Zhen to understate the enemy's contempt to improve their own morale. Just like in a battle with the Golden Soldier, before starting the fight, ask the opponent whether to surrender or not.
The letter king Zhao Zhen did not answer. He waited for two seconds, then snapped his fingers and yelled, "Let it go!"
In the forest next to the river beach, there were countless sounds of "buzz...". Behind the faint green bushes, countless spiked arrows suddenly appeared. These arrows formed a semi-transparent black wind. , Sweeping through the empty riverbed covered with pebbles, the bandit army standing in the forefront was immediately caught by surprise. They were like actually hitting an invisible wall. The huge impact caused them to stagnate, and then backed down one after another. The corpses filled with arrows lay motionless on the beach like a rock soaked in water. , More corpses floated in the middle of the not deep river, undulating, and the river water immediately became red.
The bandit army was stunned by the sudden arrow rain. The front one retreated, while the back was still moving forward under the inertial command of the bandit leader behind. Thousands of people collided on the river beach, some of them slipped into the waist-and-chest water in a panic, and were washed into the depths by the water... Suddenly the bandit army turned into a pan of porridge.
good chance! Hidden in the bushes, the two leaders, Miao Yufeng and Huazhonglong, flashed this thought at the same time. They immediately took out their slender swords and big swords, and seemed to be ready to seize this opportunity to lead the people to charge, and bring these mountains in one fell swoop. The thieves were defeated.
However, the long sword in the scabbard strapped on his waist by Xin Wang Zhao Zhenpei ejected at the same time. With a movement of his right hand, a wind pressure had been pressed against the ground and shot a'brush' across in front of the two leaders. With this forward sword wind, the dead wood and the severed leaves flew up and down in front of the two of them. Miao Yufeng and Huazhonglong breathed, and subconsciously stopped to look at the young letter king.
"My lord?" Hua Zhonglong said, he meant, what should I do now
"Triangular formation, go to the river beach." Xin Wang Zhao Zhen looked ahead. In his vision, more than 500 soldiers led by Cui Hu were bypassing the river beach, preparing to launch a charge.
"My lord, but..." The long-haired female leader bitterly looked at the bandit army chaotically in the direction of the riverbank. He bit his white teeth and said: "You can't miss the opportunity."
"Your opponent is not an ordinary bandit fighter." Xinwang Zhao Zhen glanced at him and replied concisely. He raised his left hand and tapped the opposite bandit. Said: "This group of bandit forces have strong combat effectiveness. They are all years of experience in combat under various conditions. As veteran fighters, they are much more experienced in unexpected situations than ordinary bandits. Even for a while. The attack caused them chaos, but these bandits from the north will also recover quickly, especially the way they communicate with each other is also relying on the whistle of leaves, which is better than soldiers relying on flags to identify the team and command direction in a chaotic army. It came quickly and effectively."
The letter king Zhao Zhen couldn't help but think of the unique horn of his army, which was a characteristic signal of the letter king army. The expression has many meanings, and it improves morale.
For a bandit army that has been fighting for a long time, only an extremely good army can seize a short opportunity to defeat the enemy. In the eyes of Xinwang Zhao Zhen, the army composed of these people from the rivers and lakes, once launched an assault on others, I am afraid they will be eliminated in the first place.
The two leaders glanced at each other, it seemed difficult to be persuaded, but at this time Shan Hongfei drew his sword and walked between them.
"I listen to Lord Wang." The middle-aged man with long hair and shawl looked at the bandit army on the river beach, keenly smelling something unusual, and said: "In terms of the experience of dealing with these elite bandits, we are not as good as the king. Chitose."
The letter king Zhao Zhen was slightly startled. He glanced at this guy and saw some kind of ambition hidden in the other's shrewd eyes. But he smiled in his heart, and he didn't care what the three big leaders wanted to follow him at the moment, because as long as there was such an expectation, then there would naturally be a time to subdue.
"Just understand, I don't have extra time to explain." He put down the tip of the sword and replied: "Then follow my order." After that, Xin Wang Zhao Zhen turned to face the direction of the river beach.
The three leaders fell silent. "How about you, my lord?" But the female leader Miao Yufeng, with her long hair curled up, asked with some worry. It seemed to her that she still didn't quite understand why this believer Zhao Zhen had to fight the bandit army head-on.
It was composed of more than two thousand, or even close to three thousand soldiers from the northern horse bandits and the fleeing Northwest Army. It is a regular formation of the Southern Army of the Great Song Dynasty or a 5,000-man brigade under the leadership of the Great Song Dynasty. They dare not say that they can block the opponent’s attack from the front, let alone the scattered, single-handed ones under their command. The fighters of the Jianghu Gang with strong combat effectiveness and poor cooperative combat effectiveness.
"I already have a goal." Xinwang Zhao Zhen replied looking at the direction of the river beach. the goal? Where--? Everyone looked strangely at the battle in the distance.
Cui Hu and his cavalry were launching a charge at the more than three hundred bandit soldiers, and their horses' hoofs rumbling forward along the river beach. The bandit army seemed to want to turn around to deal with these new enemies, but at this time the two guards of Xinwang Zhaozhen completely removed their disguise, and they began to wield their swords and brought a team of Xinwang guards to entangle themselves from behind. These enemies.
The battle on the river beach suddenly became difficult to separate. The two guards who had completely let go of their strength and the three martial arts high-strength bandit leaders almost reached a tie. However, under the entanglement of many bandit armies, the two of them. But it is difficult to gain the upper hand.
But this was only a moment and the situation quickly changed, because Xin Wang Zhao Zhen had put down his sword and launched a charge. The letter king Zhao Zhen shot out of the forest like a sharp arrow. When he fell on the river beach for the first time, he had already shortened the distance from the battlefield by half, and when his foot jumped up a little on the ground, the person was like a ghost. Between bandit forces.
At that moment, in the eyes of the warriors who put down their crossbows and walked out of the forest, their young leader, Xinwang Qiansui, seemed to turn into a wandering black light. When he moved forward, it was like a swallow swaying in the wind. In the blink of an eye, it cut between the "official eunuchs and merchants team" that acted as bait and the bandit soldiers.