Chapter 503 Chapter 506

At this time, Bai Wenyuan came to Shen Mu's side and said, "Mr. Chen is in charge of guarding the Nanxiakou. I'll send 400 people to him. Don't worry, young commander."

Shen Mu nodded happily, and asked Wang Xuanshu who was following Bai Wenyuan relaxedly, "Where do you put Xiao He'er?"

Wang Xuanshu had no time to blush, and looked at the enemy lineup, which was less than a thousand steps away from a trench outside the wall. He gasped and replied, "Sister Xiaohe is in the main building. Is there anyone here?" Be her companion. Alas! She begged me to let her help, but how dare Xuan Shu let her take the risk of flying stones with bows and arrows."

Ba Fenghan's tiger's body suddenly trembled, his eyes pierced through the heavy rain, he cast his gaze far ahead, and said in a deep voice: "Brother! We made a mistake, the opponent's strength is not three times ours, but more than six times."

Shen Mu was taken aback, turned his gaze back to the hills outside the village, and said in a voiceless voice: "His grandma's bear, as well as eight crossbow arrow machines and flying stone cannons."

Ma Chang came behind the crowd and said, "It must have been transported from Luoyang by water."

The torrential rain is over, but God is still lingering, and the drizzle is falling, the thick clouds in the sky have disappeared, and it is gray, and the entire battlefield is shrouded in smoky drizzle.

In the depths of the misty rain behind the enemy army attacking the village, the Tang army appeared all over the mountains and plains. They were divided into two armies and advanced, each equipped with eight crossbow arrow machines, ten guns, five flying stone cannons, and hundreds of portable ladders that could quickly climb the wall. Composed of swordsmen and archers.In the hazy distance farther away, there are cavalry in formation.

Shen Mu's heart sank.

How can this battle be fought?But it is impossible not to fight.Only dealing with the opponent's vanguard attacking troops of 5000 people is enough to exhaust one's own strength, the wall is broken and the village is destroyed, and the casualties are heavy!How can it be devastated by another more powerful integrated force of the powerful eight-bow crossbow machine and flying stone cannon.

Shen Mu felt that death was approaching step by step as the enemy approached.

The clouds dispersed and the rain closed, but the starry sky was covered by thick smoke from dozens of fires inside and outside the cottage, and it was dimmed.

The vanguard of the Tang army left the slope like a lake and retreated back to their own positions. The wall-hitting chariots left behind were either seriously damaged or set on fire. Eleven of the destroyed chariots were inside the village instead of outside it.

Shen Mu's side was not idle at this time, and sent over a thousand wounded soldiers to the safety of the gorge, where the medical soldiers rescued and treated them, while the engineering soldiers put out the fire. Nearly half of the main building was burned down, and all the arrow towers collapsed. The power of defense.

The wall of the village is no longer complete, three gaps were forcibly dug by the enemy by crashing a car, and the solid gate was destroyed by the lumber, with broken wood and rocks everywhere, reminding everyone of the fierce battle just now.

The Tang army suffered more than 3000 casualties, more than three times the number of Shen Mufang's casualties. The problem is that only one-third of Li Shimin's troops participated in the battle.

Shen Mu stood bloodied on a section of the wall that was still relatively complete, recalling the battle just now, it was like a nightmare, only wished that the nightmare had not passed, only death could end the dream.

In the past two and a half hours, they first defeated the enemy with the hammer to prevent the enemy from attacking the slope, and then used strong arrows and throwing stones to defeat the enemy severely in a condescending manner, making it difficult for the opponent to cross the thunderstorm.

But this advantage can't last long. Tang Jun tied the wood with ropes and dragged it away with mules. If you throw more, he will move more. They went up the slope, and then started a battle of hitting and climbing the wall. The young generals fought back desperately. Shen Mu and Ba Fenghan took the lead and tried their best, but they were still attacked by the enemy three times into the village.

Until the rain stopped, under the command of Shen Mu, the young generals stubbornly defended the wall and the main building, and then Shen Mu and Ba Fenghan personally led the two armies to drive the enemy out of the village. At this time, firearms came in handy again , Killed the enemy and retreated down the slope in a panic, Li Shimin retreated his troops knowingly.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The [-] new infantry, equipped with eight crossbow machines and flying stone cannons, and the subsequent [-] cavalry stopped at a distance of a hundred paces from the slope.

Shen Mu stared at the distance behind the enemy, and said, "Li Shimin finally made his debut!"

Looking intently, holding high the flag of Li Shimin, the main force of [-] cavalry, with infantry as the secondary, began to move to the front line.

Ma Chang said: "If we retreat into the gorge, we should last for two more days!"

Shen Mu laughed and said, "Even if I'm going to die, I'm going to die vigorously. Damn it! Besides, I might not lose."

Ba Fenghan said: "How about the opportunity in the South Road?"

Ma Chang shook his head and said: "Wang Junkuo sealed the way out with earth and rocks, and then blocked the way out with stone villages. If you want to break through, you can only go forward."

Shen Mu resolutely shook his head and said: "Our only chance is to defend the stronghold, repel the enemy, and try to repair the gap tomorrow."

Ba Yegang said in the back: "But how to deal with the opponent's crossbow machine and cannon flying stones with mana?"

Shen Mu sighed secretly in his heart, and said in a deep voice: "The only way is to take the initiative. Lao Ba and I will attack the enemy from a long distance with strong arrows, disrupt their formation first, and then attack the enemy formation with three thousand cavalry. As long as we can attack the enemy with mana If the crossbow arrow machine and flying stone cannon are destroyed, the enemy's combat power will be greatly reduced."

Everyone was speechless.

In fact, everyone in the village was too tired to deal with the enemy's tide of assault just now, not to mention the enemy has [-] cavalry in charge, so why be afraid of the onslaught of our own cavalry?But because no one could think of a better way, I had to keep silent.

Shen Mu knew that he was exhausted, but with his character, even if he knew he was going to die, he still had to fight hard until he breathed out his last breath.

Li Shimin's main force advanced to a stop about [-] paces behind the front troops.

Thousands of torches were lit by the opponent, illuminating the field outside the stronghold blood-red. The overwhelming military strength and the rustic atmosphere like a rainbow can indeed make the defenders in the stronghold feel terrified and think that the end is coming.

Shen Mu suddenly smiled wryly and said, "Maybe the sky is not beautiful. If it was not raining heavily but snowing just now, the current situation would not be like this."

"puff"!
Bing Yuanzhen and Wang Xuanshu, who had just climbed the tower, knelt down behind Shen Mu at the same time, and Bing Yuanzhen said with tears in his eyes, "Young Marshal and Ba Ye please break through the siege and go away immediately, Li Shimin will be dealt with by us, Young Marshal and Ba Ye Then come to avenge this blood hatred for us."

Shen Mu turned around in astonishment, and the others were already kneeling on the ground.Shen Mu was in a daze for a while, then looked at Ba Fenghan.

Ba Fenghan smiled and said: "Don't look at me, just like you, I will never abandon my brother and live in secret."

Shen Mu looked up to the sky and smiled: "Okay! Get up quickly, I don't know what to say to express the excitement in my heart. If you die, everyone will die together, but I won't die. I still have the confidence to win this battle." battle."

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The enemy's forward troops, according to the rhythm of the war drums, began to advance towards the damaged cottage, and climbed up the slope to kill them.

Shen Mu and Ba Fenghan stepped on their horses and faced the enemy advancing down the slope of the village. Behind them were the brave cavalry of the [-] young commanders. They lined up neatly at the top of the slope outside the gate of the village and waited for Shen Mu to attack. The command.

The enemy stopped and set up an formation, and their frontline commanders were Luo Shixin and Liu Dewei. Both of them were famous generals who had experienced many battles. With heavy hands protecting the crossbow machine and flying stone cannon, they were ready to hit Shen Mujun head-on, and a confrontation was temporarily formed.

Shen Mu's eyes shone with divine light, life and death had long been ignored, and what he thought about was how much damage he could inflict on the enemy when he died in battle.

Ba Fenghan lowered his voice and said to Bing Yuanzhen and Ba Yegang who were behind them: "Young commander and I will attack the enemy first, and you will come to help later. Remember to concentrate your strength and not disperse it."

Bing Yuanzhen and Ba Yegang nodded in agreement. There are probably only a few people in the world, such as Shen Mu and Ba Fenghan, who have the courage and ability to face the enemy's thousands of horses without fear, and dare to charge forward.

Shen Mu touched the horse's neck and sighed: "I'm really sorry for you, Ma, but I will definitely pay for you with blood."

Bing Yuanzhen and the two sighed secretly, under the enemy's arrows and crossbows, it was very rare for Shen Mu and Ba Fenghan to survive, and the horses under their crotches must not be spared.

Two soldiers rushed out from the village, handed two large shields to Shen Mu and Ba Fenghan respectively, saying that they were sent by General Ma Chang's order, and returned to the village.

Shen Mu's true energy was sent into the shield, and there was a clanging sound.Looking at Li Shimin's main force behind the enemy lines on the front line, he laughed and said: "I, Shen Mu, have experienced countless battles in my life, and no one can do anything to me. It depends on whether Li Shimin can make an exception this time."

Ba Fenghan shouted loudly: "Turn off the fire!"

Suddenly all the torches in the village were extinguished, and the inside and outside of the village were suddenly plunged into darkness. Shen Mu and his cavalry statues melted into the darkness, shining brightly against the enemy's formation. Feeling angry.

Shen Mu clamped his horse's belly and ran down the hillside, followed by Ba Fenghan.

Bing Yuanzhen, Ba Yegang and Ma Chang from the village shouted at the same time, causing the young commanders inside and outside the village to shout and cheer, and to wash away the frustration of being beaten under the siege of a powerful enemy.

Now the greatest asset of the Young Marshal Army is to have the two invincible leaders, Shen Mu and Ba Fenghan. The success or failure depends on whether they can create another miracle and save them from the fate of being wiped out, but even if they have great confidence in them Even when faced with the enemy's overwhelming superiority, no matter how strong their beliefs are, they will inevitably be shaken.

The enemy's war drums were beating vigorously, and the archers bent their bows and set their arrows, waiting intently.

Luo Shixin gave an order, and the soldiers in the rear moved closer, trying not to leave any space, so that the two of them could not rush into the gap in the formation calmly.If Shen Mu and Ba Fenghan broke into the formation forcefully, without stretching their hands and feet, they would inevitably be torn apart by swords.

Shen Mu and Ba Fenghan came to the halfway of the slope, they were still more than a thousand steps away from the nearest enemy, they used the technique of unity of man and horse, and at the same time reined in their horses to stop.

The war horse neighed.

Luo Shixin knew that the two men were going to use the magic bow for a long-distance attack, and then issued an order. The cavalry in the rear divided another 1000 people, galloped out from the left and right wings, and fought for the initiative. Pushing towards Shen Mu and Ba Fenghan, the hooves of galloping horses, and the footsteps of infantry stepping on the ground constituted a death rhythm with a strong killing intent.

At this critical moment, Shen Mu still grinned at Ba Fenghan and said, "If I don't die this time, I'm afraid Bi Xuan will no longer be your opponent."

Ba Fenghan swept away the infantry attacking from the front and the enemy cavalry galloping from the two wings, his eyes shone with divine light, and said in a deep voice: "We will never die."

Before the words were finished, the sound of the gong suddenly sounded, and it came from Li Shimin's handsome army far away, and it was an urgent order to retreat.

Shen Mu and Ba Fenghan were stunned, completely unable to grasp what was happening in front of them.

……

With Shen Mu and Ba Fenghan and even the entire Young Marshal's army puzzled and staring at each other, the Tang army, which had launched a full-scale offensive, retreated like a tide.

If you want to come, you can come, if you want to leave, you can leave.

The Tang army retreated without chaos, showing its excellent training.First retreat and form an array, then the crossbow arrow machine and flying stone cannon slowly move back with the army.Li Shimin's commanding army also changed, moved to the two sides, divided into two hills, and made room for the frontline troops to retreat to the rear.

Ba Fenghan frowned and said, "What trick is Li Shimin playing?"

Shen Mu looked around, and said in a deep voice, "Maybe he has to play in person!"

Ba Fenghan shook his head and said: "This is not in line with the law of war. Although the law is not chaotic, it would be a great risk to retreat before the battle."

Shen Mu smiled wryly, "It's a pity that we are unable to attack, otherwise we could teach Li Shimin a big loss."

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Amid the sound of retreating gongs, the frontline Tang troops retreated neatly to the rear, and then changed from the frontline army to the rear army, stopping and forming formation.

Li Shimin's handsome army sewed left and right and turned into a front-line army, which was three thousand steps away from the slope.

Ba Fenghan said indifferently: "As long as Li Shimin takes Xuanjia warriors as the main force and all the cavalry rush to attack, their strength will be enough to completely crush us."

Just as Shen Mu was about to answer, the infantry in Li Shimin's formation started to retreat, leaving only the cavalry.

Shen Mu was startled and said, "My mother! What's the matter? Could it be that Li Shimin really wants to attack the stronghold purely with cavalry, that would greatly increase his casualties, which is not wise."

Ba Fenghan turned his gaze to the east, but there was no movement in the dark field.

Shen Mu said in shock again: "My mother! Li Shimin really retreated."

At this time, Li Shimin's cavalry on both wings turned around and retreated, leaving the Xuanjia soldiers under Li Shimin's command.

All of a sudden, the enemy's torches were extinguished, and the battlefields of the enemy and us were all plunged into darkness. The stars that had been neglected before were sporadically scattered in the night sky that could not be covered by clouds, full of peace and tranquility, and confronted the two armies The atmosphere of the fierce battle that is about to start is in sharp contrast.

This time it was Ba Fenghan's turn to tremble, his eyes returned to the eastern field, and he lost his voice: "It's the sound of horseshoes!"

Shen Mu also heard the faint sound of horseshoes stamping on the ground from the east, and he was overjoyed: "Could it be that Xuan Yong and the others finally repelled Li Shiji's army and came to help in time?"

Ma Chang in the rear waited to hear the strange noise, and looked east one after another.

Shen Mu's heart was beating wildly uncontrollably. There is only one explanation for Li Shimin's strange behavior and the sound of hoofbeats in the east, that is, his own people came to help.Thinking of this, he turned his horse's head and shouted: "Light it up!"

When the torches of the cottage were lit repeatedly, there was a large flame behind the hills in the east, followed by countless cavalry, galloping from the east field all over the mountains and plains, with majestic and majestic flags flying.

Shen Mu said in shock: "My mother! It was my future father-in-law who arrived."

The young marshal's army in the cottage survived a desperate situation, and thunderous cheers shook the entire battlefield.

Song Que finally led the army to help at the most critical moment.

The mountains on the right side of the cottage were full of flames, and the Song family's light cavalry vanguard force of about 5000 people set up a formation on the high hills. Shen Mu looked around, but there was still no sign of "Sword of Heaven" Song Que.

In the darkness half an hour before dawn, the sound of wheels rolling on the ground came from the Tang army's position, which showed that Li Shimin ordered his men to send crossbow arrow machines and flying stone cannons to camps further away in the dark.

Ba Fenghan watched the formation of the Song family's cavalry from a distance, and praised: "The soldiers are elite soldiers, and the horses are good horses. They rushed over a hundred li in such a hurry, they are still moving in an orderly manner, and their momentum is overwhelming, which is enough to compete with Tang soldiers. The length of a day."

When Shen Mu was about to speak, Ba Fenghan patted him on the shoulder and said, "Go and meet your future father-in-law! Even if God borrows his courage, Li Shimin will not dare to attack by force. Someone from Ba will escort you here."

Shen Mu smiled and said, "The old man probably hasn't arrived yet, it's better for me to put on a show here."

Ba Fenghan turned his eyes to the direction of Tang Jun who was integrated into the dark field, and said: "If I were Li Shimin, I would withdraw immediately, otherwise the back road will be blocked, and his troops will never be able to leave Yintan Mountain."

Shen Mu sighed: "The battle of Luoyang taught me one thing, that is, never underestimate Li Shimin. If my prediction is correct, my future father-in-law's Song family army should first solve the siege of Chenliu, and then come to rescue day and night We are a group of remnants struggling on the verge of life and death. Because Li Shimin expected the time of my father-in-law's arrival, he couldn't wait to attack the village with all his strength. Fortunately, we can last until this moment. In retrospect, the difference between success and failure is only a thin line. To break out in a cold sweat."

Ba Fenghan nodded and said: "The biggest benefit for Bayou from this Luoyang battle is that he has never been so close to death before, and he is breathing in the breath of death every moment."

Shen Mu said: "Your elder brother seems to have forgotten what it's like to die under Bi Xuan's hands and come back to life."

Ba Fenghan shook his head and said, "This time is different from that trip, everything happened too fast."

Suddenly, the Song family's cavalry burst into loud shouts and cheers.

The two looked at each other, and the flag fluttered. Song Que sat upright like a mountain, and his majestic figure atop a horse appeared on a hill and was running towards the village. The other Song family horses were still occupying the high ground on the hill , stand still.

Shen Mu grabbed Ba Fenghan's horse rein with one hand, and pulled Ba Fenghan to meet him together.

The Young Marshals inside and outside the cottage set off another wave of cheers and thunderous cheers.

(End of this chapter)

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