Chapter 31 Brave Win

In order to make a precaution on the road, Xu Jinghong deliberately selected hundreds of archers when selecting candidates in the team. Now after hearing his orders, these archers responded. However, Xu Jinghong still frowned when he saw their appearance. Although these archers had put arrows on them, their formation was a little loose, and there was no rebuttal will to fight.

This is also understandable. Although Yunzhou is located on the southwest border, the border troops here have basically never been disturbed by the enemy, especially the Xuanzi Camp, which has never fought with foreign enemies. Now they are asked to come up immediately to fight against the barbarians. Even those who practiced diligently in the past will be timid, not to mention these people who usually don't practice much.

However, at this time, Xu Jinghong had no time to give them any more. He just reminded the archers to aim away and shoot, so that the arrows would not fall to the ground before they reached the enemy. In fact, the archers are still very nervous, but when it comes to the end, they can only summon up a little courage to prepare for a battle.

Seeing that the barbarians were killed, they prepared bows and crossbows on their side. Xiong Geng and others were a little panicked and quickly slid down. Naturally, it was impossible for the barbarians to let go of these pieces of fat meat that reached their mouths, and a few bamboo arrows immediately shot at them. Xiong Geng and the old dog were quick and dodged the arrows that hit them with the steep mountains and rising rocks. When they were still seven or eight feet from the ground, they suddenly stepped down and quickly retreated back to their own array.

Seeing that his two brothers were able to retreat, Xu Jinghong's heart was put back. He looked at them with appreciation, but said nothing more, because he was the enemy in front of him, and he had to put all his mind on it. Xiong Geng and the two also understood Xu Jinghong's thoughts. After they retreated, they immediately clenched their weapons and were always ready to continue to kill back.

Mu Min on the mountain beam couldn't help but be a little surprised to see that Song Jun actually set up a position and stood there quietly. He remembered clearly that he attacked the Song army's grain-redder team twice. Once, when he appeared, Song Jun turned around and ran away in horror, and was finally chased and killed by him. Once Song Jun shouted and killed him as soon as he appeared, but he was defeated by his own people by geographical advantage. In the end, it was also the end of the destruction of the whole army.

Unexpectedly, this Song army from Yunzhou did not attack or escape, but set up a defensive position, which was indeed a little unexpected. However, soon, Mu Min smiled self-deprecatingly. Why should she worry about this? Song Jun's combat effectiveness has already been learned, and presumably the team in front of him is also average. Although they seem to be determined to have a war now, in fact they are not their opponents at all. As long as they rush, they will show their flaws.

Thinking of this, he no longer hesitated. With a wave of the steel knife in his hand, he had already issued an order to kill!

"Kill!" After the impatient barbarians got the order, they did not hesitate to shout and howled straight down the mountain beam. Although they were on a ten-foot-high mountain beam and had no way to charge them, they still rushed down at the fastest speed. The steep mountain road was no different from the flat ground for them, which was enough to make Song Jun feel afraid. Zheng Tong was even more glad that he had listened to Xu Jinghong's meaning, otherwise he would rush up. It's over.

The barbarian came very quickly and rushed within range in a blink of an eye. Xu Jinghong immediately ordered: "Fight!" Dozens of sharp arrows came out. Fortunately, these archers were also specially selected by Xu Jinghong. Although he was a little flustered, the time in his hand was still there, and dozens of arrows were good in both strength and angle.

Although those barbarians had seen Song Jun's formation, they obviously did not expect that they would go first with a crossbow. Suddenly, 20 or 30 people who ran the fastest were shot down because they were unprepared, and many people were shot to death on the spot.

The tragic death of the barbarians stabilized the mood of these archers. It turned out that these fierce enemies were not as terrible as they thought. They would still bleed and injured under their own arrows and still die. This gave them some confidence to attack the enemy and made their hands more brisk. They quickly took out their arrows and continued to shoot at the enemy in front of them. Another group of people were shot to the ground. In this way, the barbarians' plan to kill the Song army in front of them with a strong force, and then defeat them with an advantage failed.

Mu Min was immediately angry when he saw this situation among the barbarians. The combined casualties of the first two battles were not as large as this time, which made him feel extremely angry and just wanted to execute these Song troops on the spot. However, he also knew that this rush would only make more people die in vain, so he decided to change his tactics. However, at this time, his men did not have weapons that could defend against the bow and crossbow, which was a little difficult. After all, they could not bring too much except for the necessary weapons.

Although bamboo arrows were shot just now, they were only very sparse arrows. Otherwise, no matter how powerful Xiong Geng is, it is impossible for them to escape from the enemy's dense shooting. Now, the barbarians have obviously suffered losses on weapons. If you want to change this unfavorable situation, you must think of another way.

Suddenly, Mu Min's eyes fell on the trees on the mountain. Aren't these dense trees a natural shield against the bow and crossbow? He immediately ordered everyone to retreat for the time being, cut down a few big trees first, and then carry these trees to open the way to attack the Song army.

Opposite, Xu Jinghong has seen their behavior and guessed the other party's intention. After a little hesitation, he gave the order: "Let's rush up and fight head-on with the barbarians!" Or let the bow and crossbowman take the lead!"

"But... we still have to protect the grain cart here..." Zheng Tong said in embarrassment.

"The enemy is powerful. If we can't hit them before they react, our situation will be more passive! As long as we can defeat them, these food trucks and people will be safe!" With that, Xu Jinghong rushed out first and shouted, "Team 5, follow me!"

At this time, it showed the trust and obedience of the soldiers of the fifth team to their own team. After Xu Jinghong's order, the 50 people of the fifth team were killed without any hesitation. This also greatly encouraged other teams of soldiers. They are also soldiers of Yunzhou Weixuanzi Battalion. Since his fifth team can be killed, he can also do it himself. After watching the robes rush up, the remaining team of more than 400 people rushed straight up.

At this time, the barbarian over there just turned around and wanted to cut down the trees, but he heard a shout behind him, and Song Jun killed him directly. First, a messy arrow shot more than a dozen barbarians to the ground, and then Song, who was carrying a long gun, rushed straight over like a tiger.

Those barbarians did not dare to neglect. After turning their heads, they used the weapons in their hands to meet them. Naturally, the first to bear the brunt was the front Song general, that is, Xu Jinghong. Hearing his angry cry, the long gun in his hand crossed an arc, swinging away all the weapons attacking him, and then rushed forward. After collecting the gun, he stabbed out.

The two barbarians happened to face him and had just stopped the weapon that had been swung away, and the tip of the gun had appeared on their chest. Poo-sss!" After two sounds, the two were pierced and fell to the ground. Xu Jinghong made it difficult to splash water with a gun and threw away the weapons that were constantly handed to him, which also created an opportunity for the soldiers of the fifth team behind him.

They don't have to look for much. Those barbarians who have been beaten by Xu Jinghong's fierce attack are all flawed. The weapons in their hands easily penetrated into the enemy's key points and immediately harvested the bodies of dozens of people. With the support of these brothers behind, Xu Jinghong has no worries about his future. As long as he keeps waving a long gun forward, he can greatly kill and injure the enemy. At this time, it also reflected the mystery of Xu Jinghong's diligent cultivation of Xuanmen in those years. Although he was constantly doing his best, Xu Jinghong did not feel tired at all, and every time was as powerful as the first time.

At this time, the archer who had fallen behind had put on the sharp arrow again. At this time, they have developed confidence and are more clear-headed. In order not to hurt their own people, they used ups this time. The sharp arrows shot up and down with a parabola, but the target was the barbarians in the back. They were unprepared for a moment and suffered a lot of arrows.

At the same time, the remaining 400 soldiers have also been killed. They didn't hold fire sticks in their hands. They waved knives and guns and fought with the barbarians.

After the initial chaos and retreat, the barbarians quickly stabilized their positions and began to fight back against the Song army by relying on the terrain on the mountain road. They are indeed barbarians who have been active in the mountains and forests for a long time. Even in the battle, they came and went quickly, but the Song army slowly fell into passivity. They should always pay attention to the ground under their feet. If they are not careful, they may fall down or even fall down the mountain. Then what awaits them is death. However, the strength of the two sides was similar, and Song Jun was suppressed by the other side.

Fortunately, the Song army also had its own killer mace, that is, the arrows that kept appearing, which made the barbarians dare not attack with all their strength. They always had to retain some strength to prevent them from being killed by the sudden cold arrows. So at this time, the battle between the two sides was insoluble.

Suddenly, the barbarian team separated from it, and a big tree with two people rushed out of the crowd and crashed directly into Xu Jinghong's side. However, it turned out that when the barbarians were attacked by the Song army, they still did not give up cutting down trees. They quickly cut down a tree in the inevitable battle on both sides, and then rushed out by more than a dozen people.

Several Song Jun couldn't react and were hit hard by the tree trunk, and their whole bodies flew straight out by this collision. The shield that the barbarians wanted to use to block the arrows has now become a sharp weapon to kill the enemy. Seeing this scene, Mu Min was naturally overjoyed. While ordering people to continue to cut down the tree, he commanded the barbarians to cooperate with the tree to fight back.

Another round of arrows came, but this time the effect was much smaller than just now. Because the archer's strength in his hand was insufficient after putting a few rounds of arrows. In addition, many of the barbarians hid behind the branches and leaves of the big tree. Those arrows could not penetrate the shield-like branches and leaves, so they could only fall to the ground in failure.

In this way, the barbarians forced down step by step, killing the Song army step by step, and many soldiers were inadvertently killed by the enemy for a moment. In a blink of an eye, Song Jun returned to the ground again, and there was a lot of damage immediately.

Both sides came to the ground, the barbarians also temporarily stopped attacking, and many of the Song army retreated.

After all, the combat effectiveness of Yunzhou soldiers was too weak. Xu Jinghong could see that the barbarians were nothing more than that, but they could defeat the Song army head-on. If he wanted not to be defeated by the enemy, he could not even save his food and grass and life. Xu Jinghong knew that he had to fight desperately. And perhaps only the brother of his fifth team is willing to work hard with him.

He turned his head and looked left and right, and found that the brothers of the fifth team were still following him closely. Although there were only more than 30 people left, although many of them still had injuries, they did not mean any timidity. In the battle just now, the people of the fifth team rushed to the front, and the casualties were naturally the biggest, which made him a little sad. After all, they were brothers who had followed him for a long time, but they lost a lot in this battle.

However, when Xu Jinghong came into contact with their eyes, he found that they did not have any regrets. The soldiers still stared at the enemy in front of them, as if they could see the belief of victory in their eyes. This gave him a little comfort in his heart. He didn't see the wrong person. They are all bloody men. As long as they pass this disaster, they will definitely become real elite soldiers. While staring at the barbarians who were reorganizing the team, he said to the left and right, "It seems that there will be a hard battle this time. If we don't have the courage to confront the enemy, we will all die here, and tens of thousands of troops in Dingxi will also have big problems. Do you dare to fight back with me?

"Dare!" The soldiers of the fifth team gave their own answers without any hesitation, which also boosted the military heart of other teams of Song. Their panic was calmed down, and even the people who were huddled behind picked up some sticks and stood behind, waiting to fight with the barbarians with all their strength.

"Okay, let's kill with me!" After Xu Jinghong said this, he threw away the long gun in his hand and pulled out the sword with his backhand. He can't use guns well now. Now is the time to work hard, and naturally he needs to use the most effective weapons. If he hadn't known that he could hardly protect himself on the battlefield, he would have left his knife behind.

The sword waved in his hand, and Xu Jinghong rushed up with an arrow step: "Kill!" The brothers of the fifth team around him also shouted and followed. At the same time, the other people also followed after a moment of hesitation.

The barbarians opposite also howled and greeted them. First, there were five big trees. After they tasted the sweetness, they would not put them down easily. However, soon, they had to pay for their decision. After Xu Jinghong jumped out, he saw a sharp arrow shot from the barbarians and hurried down. This not only dodged the arrow, but also let him see the enemy's weakness. That is their legs that can come and go like the wind on the mountain road. These legs and feet are naked. Obviously, the barbarians do not have the habit of wearing shoes, which can also give better play to their advantages. But at this time, this has become the weakness of Xu Jinghong's intentional attack.

He rolled one by one and killed the next three roads of the barbarians. These barbarians only guarded against the crossbow of the Song army, but did not guard against Xu Jinghong's attack from below. Those barbarians who raised the trees in the front suddenly were immediately hit. They were cut off their calves with a knife by Xu Jinghong and fell to the ground screaming.

After the barbarians in the front row broke their legs and fell down, the big trees also fell forward, so that their idea of resisting the Song army's random arrows could not be achieved, and this feeling of weight-heavy feet messed their formation, and those big trees became the drag of the barbarians at this moment.

At this time, the Song army did not let go of the opportunity to kill the enemy at this time. All the arrows were shot directly at them, and the barbarians without the big tree again fell under the sharp arrows of the Song army because they were not prepared.

After this round of arrows passed, Xu Jinghong, who was rolling on the ground, suddenly bounced up with the strength of his waist and abdomen. Before he stood up straight, the knife in his hand had risen. After brushing for a few times, he had cut down the two barbarians who wanted to pick up cheap things on the ground. Then after a big shout, he rushed into the middle of the barbarians and cut with a knife.

The brothers of the fifth team over there were not much slower than Xu Jinghong, especially Tian Dahu. His two knives were danced like wheels, but all the barbarians close to him were cut off with blood, and Xiong Geng and the old dog were not much worse than him. The two spears flew up and down, straight through the enemy.

Under the leadership of these fierce men, everyone in the fifth team was brave. Even in the face of the barbarians, they did not retreat and still kept rushing forward, which made the barbarians timid.

And Song Bing of the other teams who followed were also deeply encouraged after seeing such a brave performance of the fifth team. They no longer detered, no longer afraid, and rushed up one after another. What's more, the civil husbands who had been hiding behind were also encouraged by the fierce performance of the soldiers. Many people also picked up sticks and then killed them, smashing many barbarians who had not yet died on the ground one by one, which was also a revenge for their peers in the other two states.

The balance of victory has begun to tilt towards the Song army...