Chapter 21 Bloody Canyon

In a blink of an eye, Hu Qi has come to one-third of the canyon, and the Hu people behind have become extremely sparse. Xu Jinghong secretly calculated that the number of Hu people entering the valley should be less than 30,000. It seems that they are not paralyzed enough to throw everyone in, leaving some people to look out. But this is enough to cause serious damage to them!" Thinking of this, Xu Jinghong nod his head to the soldiers beside him and let him send a signal to do it.

A very conspicuous little red flag was shaken, and all the Song soldiers lying in ambush high looked at it. Immediately, the dozens of people who were ambush at the entrance of the canyon took the lead. Under their shouting, hundreds of huge stones placed there and logs transported from afar were constantly pushed down and killed by them.

"Boom!" Boulders and logs rolled down with the soil and gravel on the mountain. The barb cavalry below were stunned when they heard the loud noise, and then rushed forward crazily to avoid the disaster. But in front of them, they were all their own companions, and the canyon mountain road was so narrow that there was no place for them to pass. This suddenly made the unprepared ruly huren team in a mess. Some people rushed down the mountain by their own people and fell into the bottomless because of their own people's unpreparedness. Under the cliff.

And the end of those barb cavalry who reacted slowly was even more miserable. They were knocked to the ground by the rolling stone wood before they could dodge at all. After they screamed, more stones poured down and quickly buried them. And the role of these stones is not only to kill the Hou people's back team of only 100 people, but also to completely block the entrance of the canyon. That is to say, these more than 20,000 Hu people who came in have no way out and have lost direct contact with the people outside.

At the same time, at the exit at the other end of the canyon, many stone trees also fell down, blocking the exit at that end, thus making the barren here really become the turtle in the urn!

The turmoil of the Hu people made the Song army more able to grasp the opportunity to attack. Arrows and wooden stones also attacked from the mountain at the same time when the two exits were blocked, smashing the already panicked Hu people with nowhere to hide. Many Hu people died confusedly in this first round of attack.

"What's going on? What's going on? Don't panic, stabilize me first, and support the shield for me!" Shortly after the attack, some Hu leaders quickly regained their composure and greeted loudly. After seeing that their people were killed by Song Jun one after another because of panic, many Hu people finally understood the key to calm down and began to disperse on both sides one after another to open the distance of the team and reduce the probability of being hit by the arrow stones above.

After all, these Hu people are the most elite people in the three Hudi. Even in such an unfavorable situation, with the orders of their respective leaders, they can still quickly stabilize, avoiding the falling stones and arrows above, while looking for a way to fight back.

However, the geographical environment here determines the offensive and defensive posture of the two people. The steep mountain is impossible to let the Hu people's horses rush up, and if they dismount and walk, they will become less mobile, and the possibility of an oncoming stone hit becomes higher.

At this time, the barbarian behind him had rushed over. Before he could make more dodge, he collided with the barbarian in front of him and made a mess again. It was not until the barren behind him found that the situation in front of him was not good and hurriedly slowed down the speed of the horse that the chaos was further expanded.

But these crowded people have become the best target of the Song army. They have launched a new round of offensive against the crowded Hu people over there, but because of the distance, they can only use bows and crossbows, which cannot be compared with the previous large-scale killing and wood in damage.

This is the case, the Hu people still suffered a certain blow this time, especially there were traps on the road ahead, which made the Hu people think of rush forward to avoid being questioned by the strategy of being surrounded and annihilated by the Song people. The first to propose was Wanyan Dala. He said to Tongus urgently, "The Song people have obviously been well prepared for a long time. If we blindly retreat, it will only make the warriors more dead and injured, and their deaths are not worth anything. Why don't we take a bet and take the mountain with all our strength? As long as we can rush up, the geographical advantage of the Song people will no longer exist!"

Tungus did not have the last patience with the current situation. Seeing that the people of his tribe kept falling, his anger also burned. So this time he did not discuss with Xiao Qin again, so he immediately made a decision: "We will attack the mountain with all our strength. I believe we can kill all these Song people soon!"

"Roar..." After getting this new order, the Hu people began to roar, then jumped off the war horse and rushed straight to the steep mountain road. The terrain here really can't let the war horses play any role. In order to preserve their foundation, they resolutely abandoned their best partners and fought against the Song army with their own ability.

Although the Hu people injured a lot of people in the previous attacks, after all, they have an advantage in terms of military strength, and the anger in their hearts has reached the peak, so this time their counterattack is also full of momentum. Looking down from above, I only saw a large area of black pressure, rushing towards the mountain like a dark cloud.

Xu Jinghong smiled and said, "It's cheap for them! The trap I set in front seems to be useless this time. It turned out that in addition to the Triblin array that was just triggered, there are also a series of tricks against the Hu people's cavalry, such as tripping horse pits and traps. If these traps are triggered, how can hundreds of Hu people be hurt and their confidence can be dealt a heavy blow. But now the Hu people have suddenly changed their strategy, but this series of designs has been in vain.

"All of them, can you light the fire?" Wang Fang looked at the barren who had been halfway through the road and advised them with concern, "If you don't light the fire, I'm afraid they will rush up."

"What's the hurry? First, greet with stones. The real killing is to be used to hit the enemy hard. Anyway, we have to bring them closer, and there is no way out before moving!" Xu Jinghong smiled indifferently and refused the other party's request.

This Song army has been preparing on this mountain for several days. Both the equipment and the spirit have been fully nourished. In addition, Xu Jinghong and his subordinates have made precise arrangements, so even if they see the barren rolling in like waves, they still have no sense of panic. The archery of archery and the stone throwing are constantly facing each other. The barbi came up to kill and injured them.

In this attack, the Hu people completely relied on the advantage of the number of people to attack. They did not have any strategy, but after lengthening the front line, they kept rushing up. They bet that the Song army was limited and could not deploy enough troops on the whole defense line, so that they could open a little, expand it, and finally take the mountain.

However, the process is still quite tragic. Many barren were hit by arrows and fell down the mountain screamingly. Some were taken directly down the mountain because the people in front of them fell. The disadvantage of Hu people's lack of attack and defense was completely exposed in this battle. Tens of thousands of horses have almost no rules, only know how to fight fiercely.

However, relying on this force, they really quickly approached the target. Seeing that it was only a few feet away from the top of the mountain, the appearance of the Song soldiers above could be seen. However, many of them were not happy when they saw Song Jun above, because they found that Song Jun was not flustered at all, which means that the other party still had no later moves. At the same time, they also saw thick spherical objects piled up next to Song Jun on the mountain. At this time, the Song people were pushing to the edge.

Sure enough, just as the two sides were about to formally meet and have a final hand-to-hand fight, Xu Jinghong spit out a few words coldly: "Fire!"

"Wow..." The torch quickly lit up and then put it on the balls. When the big balls burned, they pushed hard. Suddenly, hundreds of balls pressed straight down.

These balls were made by Song Jun from the underground grass roots, as well as the branches, leaves and bark of trees. Because the weather is fine these two days, they are all dry and can burn quickly as soon as they encounter fire. When the ball was lit, it immediately became a fireball, and the fireball rolled towards the barren below with the wind.

Hungarians wear mostly fur clothes, which are very easy to be attracted by fire. Now that the fireball comes down, the threat to the Hu people is too big. However, in a blink of an eye, the Hu people rushing to the front of them have become firemen, shouting and falling to the ground, rolling to put out the fire, but the final result is to fall directly from the steep mountain.

The people who rushed up were either burned to death or fell to death, which was a great blow to the people behind. Their footsteps couldn't help but pause this time, and then another exclamation and began to retreat with all their strength. Because those fireballs have rolled down and caused many people to suffer.

For good, the force rolling under these fireballs slowed down because the mountain became gentle, which made the damage of the barbarians less serious. But the casualties of nearly 3,000 people in the front alone have greatly weakened the fighting spirit of the Hu people.

And the Song army on the mountain cheered again, and the arrow rain and stone rain poured down again, driving all the Hu people back to the valley road.

With the end of this confrontation, the sky slowly darkened, and the two armies stopped fighting and began to count the damage. On the Song people's side, except for a few people who were shot from below with bad luck, only more than a dozen people fell down the mountain and died because they were unintentionally. And on the Hu people's side, the loss is too heavy. Roughly, the number of deaths has reached 5,000, and countless people have been injured. Seven or 8,000 people have lost their ability to fight.

As soon as the news spread, the Hu people were even more shocked. Looking at the hazy figure of Song on the mountain, they were afraid for the first time. No wonder this Song army dared to kill into the grassland. It turns out that their combat effectiveness is so amazing.

And when the night comes completely, the situation of the barren is even worse. Because they are in a hurry to catch up, they don't bring much food with them. The only way is to eat those dead and injured horses. Song Jun above was already prepared and quickly started a fire, cooking meat and drinking wine, full of provocation to the enemy.

However, Xu Jinghong did not relax his vigilance because of the success of this battle, because he knew that the Hu people below still had a certain advantage in military strength, and his side was still surrounded by the other side.

"Team Zheng, what do you think we should play next?" Xiong Geng nibbled a piece of beef and asked, which was snatched from the barbarian ethnic group.

One word, drag! The logs, stones and arrows we prepared before have been consumed too much today, and I'm afraid we can't attack as fully as before. However, we are well prepared for food. As long as we prolong the time, it must be the barbarians who will collapse!" Xu Jinghong looked at the darkness below and expressed his opinion.

"What...what if the Hu people attack again?" Wang Liehai said worriedly, "Next, we are not sure that we can make them suffer such a big loss as before."

"Don't worry, their spirit is exhausted, and they dare not rush as hard as they did just now. We have held the most critical battle, and then as long as we are safe, we can win the final victory!"

"Also, depending on the situation, there are still enemies outside the valley, we have to defend against it." The old dog is also a little worried.

"The barbarian outside the valley should not be able to come in, but the necessary preparation is still necessary. Just send Mao Shun to keep an eye on it." With that, Xu Jinghong nodded to Mao Shun.

Mao Shun answered and rushed to the entrance with a few familiar scouts to watch.

The night was deep, and the canyon also fell into tranquility. Only a few tragic hums from below announced the tragedy of the bloody battle that had happened before here!

Under the same night sky, in Youzhou City. Wang Chong is looking at the dark northern sky with his hands behind his hand. His heart is worried about Xu Jinghong and others: "It has been almost two months since five thousand of them entered the Hu land, and I don't know what happened to them. There has never been any news, and the main force of the barren has turned back. I'm afraid their situation will not be too good?

"Marshal, you don't have to worry. I believe that Jinghong has the ability to deal with any trouble." Wang Junqing comforted softly: "Didn't he say when he left that the grassland is so vast that as long as he goes with the battle, the Hu people will have no choice but to get him."

Wang Chong nodded slightly: "Although that's the case, what happened on the battlefield is still unpredictable. He took this risk because he wanted to help me and avoid being made difficult by the court. If something really happened to them, what should I do?

At this time, Wang Junqing was also silent. He was worried that Xu Jinghong's heart was no less than his father, and his son was also in this team, but he couldn't show it, which was indeed a little embarrassing.

"How's it going in Bingzhou?" Seeing his son's silence, Wang Chong also guessed his thoughts and simply changed the topic.

But this topic is equally heavy. Wang Junqing said miserably, "The city has been taken back, but the situation in the city is really too miserable. The whole city, with tens of thousands of people, whether military or civilian, has been... After seeing this, the soldiers were very indignant and asked to send troops to fight back against Hudi.

"The cruelty of Hu people has long thought of this. It was also the general of Bingzhou who was too careless and gave them the opportunity to take advantage of this tragedy. Wang Chong sighed, which was a little comforting, but he didn't say anything about sending troops to Hudi. Because he knows that it is impossible to take the initiative to send troops to Hudi, whether it is the current reality of northern Xinjiang or the attitude of the imperial court.

At this time, the father and son really have nothing to say. In this awkward silence, a man hurried over: "Marshal, there is news from the capital." However, Wang Jieqing, the third son of Wang Chong, sent the news that Wang Chong has been paying attention to. His son does not serve in the army, but is responsible for paying attention to the movements in the court. Only in this way can Wang Chong's position be truly stable.

Seeing him talking with joy, Wang Chong also smiled faintly: "What, is there anything good going on?"

"The general guessed well, which is a good thing." Wang Jieqing handed the secret letter in his hand to his father and said to his brother, "Recently, a series of things have happened in Beijing, which is not a little more than here."

"Oh? But what's the big deal?" Wang Junqing also became interested and quickly asked.

Wang Jieqing said little by little about the series of conflicts in the capital, and finally said, "How about it? I didn't expect these families to meet their opponents, right? What will happen to the Cui family this time!"

After reading the secret letter, Wang Chong did not reveal much joy and surprise. Instead, he was a little worried and said, "Da Liang is the foundation of the Song Dynasty, but there can't really be any trouble. Otherwise, the world is turbulent, and it is a bad thing for the country and the people!"

"Handsome, you don't have to worry too much!" Wang Jieqing said disapprovingly, "With the style of those adults, once they really endanger their own interests, they will definitely make sacrifices. And I'm afraid the Cui family will become the second Fang family and be abandoned by them!"

"This is really possible." Wang Junqing also nodded. But then he said strangely, "But one thing I can't figure out. Who is behind all this? If everything is the spontaneous behavior of the people, it is really unbelievable!"

Wang Chong nodded: "That's the point. Whether it is the previous Fang family or the Cui family this time, their difficulties are artificial, but who has so much energy to do these things that the family can't find out?

"Isn't there any new power rising in the court?" Wang Jieqing guessed irresponsibly.

"Impossible. With the strength of seven people, how can another force pose a threat to itself? If the Fang family's incident happened suddenly, the Cui family will definitely be prepared for this time. But it seems that they have been calculated the same way?" Wang Junqing shook his head and denied his brother's opinion.

Wang Chong also nodded and said, "Yes, there is only one possibility, that is, someone has been hiding their strength in the court until recently! Because of Xu Jinghong's intervention before, this power was not revealed much, but now it is much more obvious. And several other families must have noticed this.

"Who did the general think would have such power?" The Wang brothers couldn't help asking together.

"It's hard to say. I already have a choice in my heart, but I really can't believe that he will do this, because if the capital is really in turmoil this time, it will also be a bad thing for him."

Seeing that his father refused to say it directly, the two brothers did not force him to ask again, because they knew their father's character so well that no one could force him to say what he didn't want to say.

But Wang Chong's words were not finished: "Although we can't guess what identity this person is, I think we will soon see how powerful this is."

"Oh, what did you say?" The Wang brothers were stunned again and quickly asked.

"Here's the answer." Wang Chong pointed to the secret letter: "Isn't there a mention of the root of the current contradictions in the capital?"

"Food!" Wang Jieqing said, "What does this mean?"

"Now the family has begun to transport the grain of Jiangnan to the beam to solve the current crisis. And if the force does not want to see the family stabilize again, it will definitely try to block all this. Wang Chong explained.

"That is to say... if they can take away or destroy the grain transported from the south of the Yangtze River, it means that their power is not small?" After saying this, Wang Junqing understood, but then frowned, "In this way, the situation of the people in Beijing is..."

"This is also what the force hopes to see, because he has to rely on the people to deal with the family. Only when there is no way to live will they be determined to fight with the family!" Wang Chong's eyes flashed with a trace of worry: "But in this way, it's not a good thing for me after all... I guessed wrong this time..." With that, he sighed heavily. Now there are too many things to worry about inside and outside. The old general has already felt tired!

But the development of the matter still unfolded according to the situation he was most worried about, and the food competition on the canal has begun!