After walking southward for more than ten days, the terrain gradually became undulating. Compared with the vast and boundless plains on the border of Lucheng, there were already many hills and hills here.

The Lucheng frontier army was retreating in large strides, and the Mongolian army behind them was also very strange. It did not strike like a thunderous storm in the past, but carefully maintained a relatively safe position with the Lucheng frontier army.

Due to the distance, in this current state, it seems that one has given up on a place and the other is busy accepting it. Neither side has the intention of a big fight.

The Mongolian army easily took over the places abandoned by the Dai Viet Army one by one, but the Lucheng border army, which was retreating with great strides, was not easy, because beside them, a team of nearly 200 horse bandits followed them ghostly.

, although there were only less than two hundred people, the fighting power displayed by the opponent made all the Lucheng border troops fearful.

For more than ten days, two teams with hugely different numbers have fought dozens of times, which made both sides exhausted. The first two days were relatively calm. The horse bandits did not appear in public, but everyone was

Knowing that they must be following in the dark, the Lucheng border army no longer sent out cavalry sentries, because once these people went out, they would rely on their own feet when they came back, and their horses became the trophies of the horse bandits.

If you immediately compete with horse bandits, you are indeed seeking death.

From the third day on, the conflict between the two sides finally erupted. The cause was that Sima Rui didn't know that the tendon was wrong, so he nailed a high wooden frame to a carriage and tied Shen Feng high.

He was put on the shelf and dragged along among the Chinese army. This behavior successfully angered the horse bandits, but it did not make the bandits lose their minds. After seeing the scarred Shen Feng tied to the shelf,

, the horse bandits did not launch a surprise attack when the Lucheng border army was heavily guarded, but chose a time when the Lucheng border army thought that the opponent would not launch an attack. The team that had just relaxed suddenly encountered

The powerful assault of the horse bandits, with two sharp knives, one red and one black, cut through the ranks of the Lucheng border troops like sharp knives, killing two phalanxes of the third battalion before retreating.

What makes Yao Meng and others feel even more heavy is that since Shen Feng was hung on the wooden frame, the Yingzuiyan horse bandits gave up the practice of not killing the soldiers of the border army. They had previously captured the cavalry sentry of the border army.

Although the horses were gone, the people were restored. But now, just the first time the horse bandits charged into battle, hundreds of people were killed by the horse bandits' swords, and they only paid less than ten lives.

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After more than ten days, the Lucheng frontier army was attacked by horse bandits dozens of times, and each time they paid dozens of lives. The opponent's archery skills were too powerful. Even after the first time, the Lucheng frontier army would be attacked.

We heightened our vigilance and remained vigilant at all times, but the archery skills of the man in black riding a black horse on the other side were too terrifying, and he could always force his way into the tight formation by tearing a hole through it.

In ten days, nearly 500 lives were lost, which made Yao Meng and others extremely heartbroken. This was completely unnecessary. However, the general Sima Rui did not listen to the suggestions of Yao Meng and others at all, so Shen Feng remained high

Hanging high on a wooden frame.

Wang Zhuang walked to Yao Meng's side angrily. There was a striking arrow hole on his helmet. It was the arrow that Yun Zhao shot at him when he was charging into the formation. If he hadn't reacted so quickly, he would have jerked his neck.

, this arrow would hit the front door, even so, a hole was still shot out of the helmet made of fine steel.

"What does this mean? Competing? Old Yao, you have to talk about it. If this continues, we will be dragged down by these horse bandits. Besides, although Shen Feng is a horse bandit, he is also a person. Isn't this too boring? It would be better to kill him with one knife." Wang Meng took off his helmet and dug at the small hole fiercely.

Yao Meng looked back at the hills in the distance, where the faint figures of the horse bandits appeared again, and said calmly: "Don't worry, it's useless for me to say that we can't drag them down. We are already close to Tanzhou. It's only three hundred miles away from Yumen Pass, and the Yumen Pass must have been prepared long ago."

Wang Zhuang choked and didn't speak anymore. He understood the meaning of Yao Meng's words.

We are about to enter Tanzhou, which is where Sima Ren, an important figure of the Sima family, has been in charge for many years. The Sima family has strong power there. Once there, Sima Rui's reliance on the four of them will naturally decrease, unlike in Lucheng. In that case, it would be impossible without the support of the four of them. Thinking of this, Wang Zhuang couldn't help but feel heavy. The future was uncertain!

On the hills in the distance, Yun Zhao, Hong Niangzi, Three-Eyed Tiger and others were all covered in dust. They had been fighting continuously for many days, which made them exhausted. However, every time they saw someone hanging on a shelf, they lowered their heads. Shen Feng, who didn't know whether to live or die, generated a powerful force in their bodies because of their anger, supporting them to launch rounds of strong attacks. Shen Feng's request not to allow them to kill the Lucheng border troops had long been abandoned by them. In the back of their minds, over the past ten days, more than a hundred Lucheng border troops had died under Yun Zhao's arrows. Hatred had made them put aside all their thoughts. Now the only thing they wanted to do was to rush into the battle. The old boss was rescued, but since Sima Rui had set up this formation, how could he let them succeed easily? The first battalion was transferred to the Chinese army and surrounded Shen Feng's location.

"Yun Zhao, I'm afraid we don't have a chance!" Three-Eyed Tiger looked at the team marching in the distance, then looked back at the more than a hundred exhausted brothers behind him, "Even if we overwhelm the outer perimeter, we still can't get into the first place." The last barrier guarded by the battalion, and it is very close to Tanzhou."

The red lady lowered her head and shed tears. As time went by, her hope became smaller and smaller. Every day and every battle, brothers were lost, and in every battle, brothers were lost. , Chen Feng in the formation occasionally raised his head, and the red lady could always read the deep sadness in his eyes. Uncle Shen no longer had the strength to shout. If he could shout, he would definitely order him to retreat. He can read I understand my uncle's heart, but can I watch Uncle Shen being taken away like this?

"Master Hu, let the brothers have a good rest and take good care of themselves. We will not take action for the next two days." Yun Zhao stared at the Lucheng frontier troops retreating and said.

"Yun Zhao..." The red lady raised her head.

"Miaomiao, we try again, but the current situation of the brothers is not good. Although the opponents are tired from the continuous attacks, their alertness is also higher. In the next two days, we will see from their sight Disappear, this is still more than three hundred miles away from Tanzhou, right? Let’s go in front of them and wait for them." Yun Zhao said.

"Wonderful!" The Three-Eyed Tiger clapped his hands and said, "If we don't show up for two days, the other party will definitely think that we have given up and retreat, and the vigilance will inevitably be relaxed. And three days later, they have already approached the Yumen Pass in Tanzhou, and there, we Launch a fatal blow, maybe it will be effective and rescue the old master."

Listening to the words of the three-eyed tiger, the red lady's red and swollen eyes slowly lit up, "Okay, Yun Zhao, that is our last attack. If it doesn't work, we retreat. I want to save Uncle Shen, but I am also an eagle." As the second boss of Zuiyan, I can't bury the last brothers of Yingzuiyan. When Uncle Shen enters Tanzhou, I will sneak into Tanzhou, maybe there will be another chance."

Yun Zhao nodded, "If that's the case, I'll go with you."

"I'm willing to go too!" said the three-eyed tiger.

Stirring up the horse's reins, Yun Zhao said: "Let's go, brothers, let's recharge our batteries and show off our majesty again in two days."

As the sky darkened, the Lucheng border troops also stopped and began to set up camp. Over the past few days, the continuous fighting has made every soldier's nerves extremely tense. Although the number of opponents is not large, they come and go quickly. The wind and arrows kill people, which really puts great pressure on them. You don't know where the opponent's next attack target is, and the opponent's performance is so good. If they want to attack that military formation with all their strength, then this The military formation will definitely be broken up by them, whether it is the third battalion, the fourth battalion, the fifth battalion, as for the second battalion, needless to say, in the desert, they were defeated by more than 300 people. The horse bandits marched on three military formations and were all defeated.

The tired soldiers were eager for night to come, so that they could have a good rest, and hoped that it would not be their turn to be on duty today.

The soldiers were busy setting up camp, digging ditches, setting up defensive horses, and building parapets. In the Chinese army's tent, Shewenzhuang was also persuading Sima Rui, "General, put down Shen Feng. This will not only anger the opponent. Outside, it's useless. The soldiers below, including the generals, are now complaining. As the saying goes, a scholar can't be killed but cannot be insulted. This Shen Feng is also a person, even if he kills him with one sword, he won't be as violent as now. You aroused the anger of those horse bandits and launched a desperate attack. Those who are dead now will be your capital to establish a foothold in Tanzhou in the future, General!"

Sima Rui sat there depressedly, "Wenzhuang, you also think that what I do is boring. Of course I know that if I want to gain a foothold in Tanzhou and not be kicked out by my uncle, I must have a solid foundation." I am also heartbroken about the cost, but I have to do this."

"Why is this?" She Wenzhuang said a little puzzled.

"I'm worried!" Sima Rui looked at She Wenzhuang, "the fighting power of these horse bandits is too amazing, especially the guy riding the black horse, whose archery skills are shocking. To make such an enemy will make people... People are restless, Wenzhuang, don’t you think now is the best time to eliminate them? They will be angry, and they will lose their minds when they are angry, and when they lose their minds, they will attack the army. I have an army of tens of thousands of people. , If you can’t kill them, you can drag them to death and exhaust them to death.”

"General, you are the commander of the army. These strange bandits are weak. Even if we let them escape, what will happen?" She Wenzhuang said.

"I don't think so!" Sima Rui shook his head, "If these horse bandits escape, they will recover in a few years. Wenzhuang, if the opponent is a cavalry team of thousands of people, we will defend Can they survive? Well, even if it is difficult for them to recover, I don't want to have to worry about a black arrow shooting out every time I go out. That guy's archery is extremely accurate. If I can't save Shen Wind, is he hiding in some dark corner? When did he plot against me? I don’t know how I died. I can’t stay in the military camp all my life and never come out, right? I can only be a thief for a thousand days, but I can’t guard against a thief for a thousand days. The truth is that even if some manpower is lost now, it is still worthwhile. What's more, letting these soldiers go through some battles and shed some blood is also good for honing their fighting will and fighting skills. Wenzhuang, haven't you noticed? These days, it is becoming more and more difficult for the horse bandits to break through."

"So that's what the general thought!" She Wenzhuang exclaimed.
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