Fighting his way back from the official cavalry was Yu Jue's only feasible option. There were ambushes on both sides of the road, and the large group of rebels rushing down the hillside were about to complete the encirclement. Yu Jue relied on the sharpness of his horse and his sharp sword.

Even if he could resist for a while, he would still be killed in the end. And his cavalry could not escape destruction anyway. It made no difference whether they died in the hands of the rebels or by Yu Jue's sword. That's why he killed his own soldiers without mercy.

, escaped first.

After hearing what Hua Bushi said, Yang Jiangyi disagreed and snorted: "Although he escaped with his life, he paid for it by cutting his own men. Even if this kind of person is a general, he will not be able to survive."

Too cold-blooded and not a good person!"

Hua Bushi exclaimed: "That's what my sister said. But the essence of war is killing. Since ancient times, most of the generals have been cold-blooded. How many good people can there be among them?"

While Hua Bushi and Yang Jiangyi were talking, two horses galloped from behind the hillside. The two people riding on the horses were none other than Ximen Tong and Li Hu. They had previously led two hundred disciples from the Perak Battalion in the Rebel Company.

Smoke and dust were created behind the camp, creating the illusion of the arrival of a large army of troops. Now that they had completed their mission, they returned to the hillside.

In a blink of an eye, the two of them rushed forward and greeted Hua Bushi respectively.[

Li Hu said: "Today's battle was so lively. Why did Third Senior Brother and I only do such a small thing? It's too boring! Boss, why don't we lead the Perak Battalion to rush out and kill at least a thousand officers and soldiers?"

, so that you can help Li Chuang defeat them!"

Hua Bushi waved his hand and said: "No! We are the Baidao sect, how can we blatantly attack the officers and soldiers? Let the rebels do it for the head-on confrontation. Unless we really encounter difficulties, we will act on our own initiative."

Li Hu frowned and said: "Then they must encounter some difficulties quickly, don't make us wait too long!"

This fearless young man had never had a good impression of the government and the imperial court. From his tone, he hoped that Li Zicheng and the rebel army would encounter difficulties soon so that he could go up and kill them.

At this time, all the 500 officers and soldiers and cavalry at the foot of the hillside had been wiped out. These cavalry were trapped in an ambush of several times the rebel army, and were squeezed on the narrow road. They were unable to exert their combat power until they were completely wiped out. On both sides of the hillside,

The rebels from Biluoshan who had rushed down met in the middle of the road and charged towards the infantry of the army behind them.

Yu Jue had already fled back to the infantry of the official army and was constantly mobilizing soldiers to resist.

Outside the city wall of Huaiqing, the rebels who had been fleeing quickly regrouped and stood between the officers and soldiers leaving the city and the city gate of Huaiqing. These rebels were just pretending to be defeated, but now they gathered in formation again and were about to attack.

Cut off Yu Jue's escape route back to the city!

A little further away, from behind the hillside, several more groups of people and horses emerged from the woods, each numbering in the thousands, all under the banner of the rebels. These soldiers and horses, armed with swords and guns, also charged towards this side with great momentum.

come over.

According to the plan of Li Zicheng and Hua Bushi, except for Zhang Xianzhong who led his 8,000 troops to Huangshi Valley to intercept Zhang Yingchang's reinforcements, all the other rebel armies were mobilized to the Dongcheng area, with a total strength of more than 30,000 troops, just to capture the remaining troops.

After Jue Yin came out of the city to decide the outcome, only a hundred or ten people were left to guard the company camps on the south, north and west sides.

Now that all the ambushes have been launched, Yu Jue and more than 4,000 army infantrymen have been surrounded by rebels that are seven or eight times more numerous than them. It can be said that they have been put to death.

Seeing such a situation, even Li Hu was discouraged and sighed: "Oh! These many people rushed over at once, and they could crush those officers and soldiers under their feet. There is nothing left to fight in this battle!"

Only Hua Bushi's solemn look on his face did not change, and he said: "Do you want to crush them? I'm afraid it's not that easy."

Li Hu is a good player in sword fighting and killing, but he is an amateur at charging into battle with thousands of men and horses. Hearing what "Stone Boss" said, he didn't know why, so he just stared at the distance.

I saw that the four thousand officers and soldiers were moving, but they were climbing up a hill next to the road. The hill was only about ten feet high. One side next to the road was relatively empty, but the other side was covered with a whole forest. The officers and soldiers arrived in groups on the hillside and stopped near the edge of the woods.

The various rebel armies set up ambushes at different distances, and the order of engagement with the officers and soldiers was also sequential. The first people to fight with the officers and soldiers were the troops from Biluo Mountain under Li Zicheng. However, when the shouts of killing were heard, both sides The soldiers fought fiercely with swords and guns. More than a thousand officers and soldiers formed a defense line on the hillside. The rebels were stopped and could not rush up the hillside for a while.

You must know that the three thousand infantrymen under Li Zicheng are not only well-trained, but also experienced in battles. Their weapons, armor and other equipment can also be regarded as the best among the various rebel armies. Ordinary officers and soldiers are by no means their opponents. Now Yu Jue can only With a thousand infantrymen, it was no small feat to be able to block the charge of the Biluo Mountain troops.

Hua Bushi frowned slightly and said: "Brother Li finally underestimated the enemy. What Yu Jue has set up is the 'Xuanwu Formation'. How can the rebels attack them if they charge straight up like this?"

"Xuanwu" is a mythical beast in ancient legends. It looks like a combination of a turtle and a snake. It has thick armor and is best at defense. The "Xuanwu Formation" is also a battle formation with strong defensive capabilities. It is a square array, and more than ten square arrays are stacked and connected, and can be combined together to cooperate with each other, just like the pieces of hard armor on a turtle shell.

Although Biluoshan's men and horses were brave, and their individual combat power was stronger than that of the officers and soldiers, they were very organized when charging. Therefore, as soon as they joined the battle with the officers and soldiers, three thousand people were blocked without any advantage. arrive.[

Not long after, several other groups of rebels also arrived, and they also swarmed up and rushed towards the hill. However, they saw that the officers and soldiers had separated into more than a thousand people and formed a formation to fight. The whole side was dozens of feet wide. The hillside suddenly turned into a fierce battle and killing field. Soldiers from both sides fought each other, with swords and swords flashing, and flesh and blood flying everywhere!

The capabilities of the other rebel armies were much inferior to those of the elite soldiers of Biluo Mountain. When they engaged with the official army's "Xuanwu Formation", they not only failed to charge through, but suffered a lot of injuries. They quickly fell on the hillside. A layer of corpses fell down, and the grass and loess on the slope were stained red with blood!

The men and horses in Biluoshan began to retreat. Li Zicheng probably realized that the formation set up by Yu Jue was very strong. The rebels only took advantage of the strength of their troops. It was impossible to swallow up the opponent's 4,000 official infantry in one go, so they prepared to line up. The militant formation went on the offensive again.

This was a wise move, but another problem arose, that is, the rebels had too many troops.

Now all the rebels have rushed down the hillside, and 30,000 people have surrounded the hill. Everyone is eager to fight up the mountain, and the battle line with the officers and soldiers is only 50 to 60 feet wide.

As soon as the men and horses of Biluo Mountain retreated from the hillside, the rebels who were originally behind them immediately rushed forward and filled up the space.

Among the various rebel armies, Li Zicheng's men are the most powerful. Many others are just weak. They cannot take advantage if they rush forward to engage in battle. The pressure they bring to the officers and soldiers is actually not as good as before. As for Biluoshan's men,

After retreating, he was immediately crowded behind by numerous friendly troops and found it difficult to move. Even if he formed a battle formation, he could not charge forward.

This situation was caused by the fact that the tens of thousands of soldiers of the Thirty-sixth Battalion of Rebels were originally made up of temporary pieces. Not only did the combat power of each battalion vary widely, but they also lacked training. Most of them didn't know how to arrange them.

The formations, as soon as the battle started, went their own way, swarming up like a swarm of swarms. Relatively speaking, although the number of officers and soldiers was small, Yu Jue arranged it well, and now took advantage of the terrain to limit the fighting areas of both sides.

On a hillside dozens of feet wide, most of the rebel troops were crowded at the foot of the mountain and unable to play any role. Only the hundreds of people in front were actually fighting. Even if the entire force was seven or eight times more than the official army, it would be in vain.

Seeing that it was difficult to attack from the front of the hillside, several groups of rebels went around to the back of the mountain and tried to attack the rear of the army through the woods. Unexpectedly, black smoke suddenly appeared in the woods, and then the fire burned brightly.

Get up. It turns out that Yu Jue sent an order to his soldiers to set fire to the forest.

It was the late autumn season, and there were a lot of fallen leaves and branches in the woods. Once it was ignited, it immediately burst into flames, and the whole forest quickly turned into a sea of ​​flames.

The rebel soldiers and horses who had circled behind the mountain had to retreat hurriedly. As a result, the official army's "Xuanwu Formation" was backed by the burning woods, with only one side vulnerable to the enemy, and it could resist the continuous charge of 30,000 rebel troops.

, actually did not fall behind.

Of course, burning the forest to block the enemy can only be a temporary measure. As long as the trees in the forest are burned out, the fire will naturally be extinguished, and the officers and soldiers will still be surrounded and attacked from all sides. However, what the rebels lack most now is time.

The battle has been going on for more than an hour. According to previous estimates, Zhang Xianzhong could hold off Zhang Yingchang's reinforcements for three hours. Now half of that time has passed, and the woods behind the hillside are very dense. Even if he burns them for two hours, he may not be able to stop them.

Burned out.

Watching the battle in the distance, Hua Bushi's face became increasingly ugly.

Of course he could see that with the strength of the army's current position, they would be able to hold on for another hour or two until reinforcements arrived. Yu Jue obviously had the same idea. Whether it was Li Zicheng or the young master,

I used to think that I could defeat Yu Jue's thousands of troops in just a few seconds with his overwhelming military strength. I really underestimated this man's ability.

"Since we can't eliminate the officers and soldiers outside the city for the time being, why not leave Yu Jue alone for the time being and attack the city directly? As long as we attack the city, wouldn't everything be solved?" Chu Yiyi said.
Chapter completed!