It was obvious that it was a crossbow, and the triangular arrow easily pierced through the light armor on its body. I felt my throat and eyes fishy, and a hot thing surged in my chest. "Wow" Xiang Sanqiu opened his mouth and spit out a mouthful of blood. Another bolt came at him, this time in the shoulder.

Xiang Sanqiu felt that his arm was gradually losing strength, and the hand holding the plank was slowly loosening. No, you can't just die. I also have to be the captain of Jiangdu Country, and I have to work hard for my own country. Heaven did not favor him, and his hands no longer had the strength to grasp the broken plank. Little by little, the fingertips leave, and finally leave completely. The river quickly flooded his head, this time not as much as the last time, because there was no strength left in his body.

The speed of sinking was not very fast, and Xiang Sanqiu's eyes widened. Because he saw Ge Hong, he also had big eyes, his hands were raised upwards with a hideous face, and there was even a fang on the corner of his mouth. However, his eyes no longer moved, as if they were covered with a film like a dead fish.

The soldiers on the shore had gone mad, and standing on the embankment by the river, they could see the general's boat exploding and catching fire in the distance. Everyone knows what this means, and it is very difficult for someone who falls into the water to survive in such cold weather. Not to mention, they could hear the sound of crossbow bolts being fired.

A few anxious fellows rode into the reeds, but soon the horses snorted and refused to go forward. The sharp reed leaves scraped many holes in the horse's body, and one horse had its eye bruised. The pain drove the horse into a complete frenzy, and he ran desperately into the depths of the reeds.

The earth began to tremble, and a cloud of smoke and dust suddenly rolled up not far away. The lieutenant, whose eyes were blood-red, immediately rushed over with his men. Two puffs of smoke and dust quickly approached. Then it collided like Mars hitting the Earth. The man called the horse neighing, and there were knights on both sides who fell off their horses. But as long as it can move. will stand up and fight with their swords.

Batu's rifle pierced the chest of a rebel, and the guy gritted his teeth and held on to his horse. And he slashed out a sword with lightning and slashed at Batu's armor.

The palm-sized nail leaves were chopped in pieces, and the inner armor of the silk was also cut open. The sharp blade made a big hole in Batu's shoulder, and blood gushed out, and Batu felt that his shoulder had no strength in an instant.

As soon as he leaned down on his horse, his other hand drew his saber like lightning.

It was just a lightning strike, like two rows of waves in the ocean crashing together. After that, there is the broken splash, and the battlefield is a killing field for you to live and die. Many of those who fell to the ground were trampled to pulp by horses, and those who were able to move were still slashing at each other with their blades.

The mace in the bear's hand smashed into the shield of a rebel knight. The great force knocked the knight and his shield off his horse. Lying on the ground and vomiting blood.

The battlefield was completely chaotic, and there was no formation anymore. Everywhere there were people fighting each other, and the only sounds in my ears were the clashing of blades and the screams of the wounded. The rebels who were attacked by the sneak attack still suffered after all, and their horse speed was combined by the Huns and Liu Cheng's men before they could be raised.

The gladiatorial fight between the spear and the sword also made them suffer enough. Most of the people who fell off the ground were the knights of the rebels, and the bear with the Huns behind him was like a dragon going to sea, constantly rolling in the crowd. The number of rebels gradually decreased, but everyone who could move was fighting. If the right arm is cut off, it will be replaced with the left arm. Both arms were cut off. He kicked with his feet and bit with his teeth.

No one thought of leaving, and almost every rebel had some kind of suicidal tendency. They often ignore the swords they come into, and stubbornly plunge their swords into the chests of their enemies. When two horses are missed, it is often the knight who has no head and the knight who has a hole in the chest fall at the same time.

Time is short. There is only a short time for a cup of tea. The noisy killing fields fell silent, except for the occasional neighing of horses or two and the wails of humans.

The rebels were almost all dead, and not a single one begged for mercy even if they were besieged by a few people from beginning to end. It just howled and made a wolf-like sound.

There were corpses of people and horses everywhere, and Batu pressed on his wounded shoulder. The Huns on the side were busy bandaging the leader. The losses are significant. More than twenty Hun men died. There were no less than thirty or forty wounded, and five or six seriously injured survived, and I am afraid that they would also be crippled.

Liu Cheng's men suffered even heavier casualties. More than three hundred people and half of them died. The other half was almost all injured, and Liu Cheng was stabbed in the ribs. Fortunately, the armor Yun Xiao gave him allowed him to escape, and now that he thinks about it, he is still afraid. The hand holding the sword was trembling, and it didn't penetrate the scabbard several times.

Suddenly, smoke rose from the reeds in the distance, and the people who were resting were startled. Standing on the embankment, you can see that the cavalry who can't cross the opposite bank is frantically firing rockets into the reeds on the opposite bank. The purpose is obvious, this is to burn the people inside.

The withered yellow reeds were easily lit, and Dai Yu sniffed his nose and smelled the smoke and was shocked. Standing on top of the carriage covered with reeds, he noticed that smoke was rising from all sides. Some tongues of fire were already burning in front of them.

"Master Hou, get into the carriage quickly. Let's rush out. Dai Yu yelled at Yun Xiao.

"No, the carriage can't run out of the reeds. Have you forgotten the hardships we had when we came in? Quickly let the men cut off the nearby reeds and cut out a circle. Let's set fire to it inside and burn it outside, or the smoke will kill us. ”

Dai Yu drew his saber and began to frantically chop the reeds around him with his crossbowmen and guards.

Soon a circle with a radius of several zhang came out, and Dai Yu took out a match and lit a few fires. Smoke rose from the billowing smoke, and the horses pulling the cart were so startled that they screamed. But due to the preservation of the stopper, they cannot move a slight.

"Everybody got down on their stomachs with their noses on the ground. Don't move, shoot the hell at the gunpowder crossbow on the other side. Quick"

"Boom Boom"

Twelve three-bow bed crossbows fired gunpowder crossbows incessantly, and the billowing smoke choked the crossbowmen with a shudder.

The explosion of the gunpowder crossbow caused the reeds on the opposite bank to rise and smoke billowing up. For a while, the fireworks were connected, and a huge column of smoke could be seen dozens of miles away.

Dou Yuan, who was waiting in Daxizhuang, was completely stupid, and begged all the immortals he knew in his heart, and he must bless Xiang Sanqiu if he was fine. I have already told my aunt about persuading Xiang Sanqiu in a family letter, if something goes wrong at this time, I really don't know how to explain to my aunt.

The men sent out hurriedly ran back, and Dou Yuan knew that things were not good when he looked at his stumbling steps.

"Xiangguo, it's not good. The headquarters of the Marquis of Lintong and the headquarters of General Xiang met eight miles ahead. The Marquis of Lintong killed more than 500 horsemen. General Xiang is nowhere to be seen, and his life and death are unknown. ”

"Ahh

Dou Yuan sat on the spot, didn't Yun Xiao take the team to the King of Jiujiang? Why did you come here again, you must know the report I got last night, the campsite is a hundred miles away from here. He couldn't fly?

"If you probe again, you must find out the whereabouts of General Xiang."

The most important thing now is to find out if Xiang Sanqiu is wrong. If he is dead, it is fine, and if he is alive, he is estimated to be rushing back to Jiangdu immediately.

"No"

"Go back to Jiangdu immediately."

Without waiting for the person to come back, Dou Yuan felt that it was becoming more and more unsafe to stay here. It's safer to go back to Jiangdu City.

Batu was about to rush into the reeds like a madman, but he was stopped by his people. The curly beard was now even more curly, and the scorching heat of the fire forced people dozens of feet away. The smoke in the sky obscures the sky, and it is not the ashes of plants and trees that fall and hang on people's hair.

The fire burned for three or four hours, and was not extinguished until it was almost dark. People walked deep and shallow into the depths of the reeds, and everywhere was pitch black. There seem to be only two colors between heaven and earth, blue sky and black earth. The Huns were all terrified, for fear that all they would find was a charred corpse. This makes the clansmen how to live in the Han Dynasty in the future.

The bear was even more anxious, because not only the Hou Ye was inside. And his brother was also inside, and he ran forward a mile away on horseback. Suddenly, I saw a tall carriage, and a group of smoked people like little ghosts were loading the three-bow bed crossbow into the cart.

"Fourth brother, are you still there? How about Master Hou. ”

The bear shouted at the neck when it was far away.

Before the horse could steady, its sturdy body slammed down. fell on the ground, and suddenly became a black charcoal head.

"Second brother."

The goshawk ran out and helped the bear up, and the two eight-foot-tall men cried like dolls in two months.

The Huns also gathered around, and saw the clouds that were blackened with smoke. Everyone grinned, Liu Cheng ran over and hugged Yun Xiao, looked at it and saw that his hands couldn't stop patting Yun Xiao's shoulder.

The way back is much easier, and there is no need to cut a path with a sabre. Burned bare land, flat river. On the way, Yun Xiao learned of the casualties this time, and his heart was a little distressed.

Although he was mentally prepared for casualties on the other side, he definitely did not expect such a large casualty. More than half of the Hun men who followed him along the way were killed or wounded, and even Batu was wounded.

Liu Cheng's side was no better than himself, and his subordinates also suffered more than half of the casualties. Fortunately, the enemy's cavalry was divided into two groups, if there were 1,000 cavalry on each side. It's really hard to say how it turned out.

It seems that his usual tactics are right, and he should try to use his bow and crossbow against the enemy. This is an effective way to reduce casualties, even for people like the Huns, who can suffer heavy casualties in close combat.

The carriage was loaded with the wounded, and the scarred team dragged towards Jiangdu City. (To be continued......)