"Master Hou!"

A sentry rushed over, "I just met some defeated soldiers who escaped from the military stronghold on the other side of the valley. According to them, the Han army has broken through the military stronghold, and Governor Xue was taken away by the defeated soldiers and disappeared.

In addition, they also said that there were artillery fire and shouts of killing coming from the direction of Ermaofeng!"

"Er Maofeng?"

Just this short sentence made Huang Chen's heart sink to the bottom. The army led by Shui Rong must have stepped into the encirclement of the Han army, and the sound of artillery made him remember the time he was there.

When Funing ambushed the Henan Guards, he used artillery to defeat the 30,000 Henan Guards who entered the encirclement. How ironic!

Huang Chen sent people to cut down trees and build fortifications, and at the same time sent out sentries to explore the surrounding situation and pass the news back to Jintan to prevent being raided by the Han army.

Just as Huang Chen set up his military formation, Xie Qiong, Guo Xiaode, Jiang Yiming, Zhang Wenyuan and others led 10,000 cavalry to the foot of Damao Peak, completely blocking Huang Chen's troops here.

Huang Chen's face became very serious. Looking at the cavalry formation neatly arranged a mile away, he couldn't help but take a breath. This is an elite cavalry, not the five thousand cavalry he misplaced.

In comparison, his face became more solemn.

Xie Qiong came forward with a spear in hand and did not get close. He reined in his horse and said loudly: "Old man Huang Chen, listen, I am you, Uncle Xie Qiong! If you are wise, quickly tie yourself up and surrender in front of the battle. Don't think that anyone will come."

We are here to rescue you. Just now, your military stronghold has been trampled to pieces, and the reinforcements have been blasted into the sky by artillery shells. The army will arrive in a moment, so don’t resist in a corner!"

When no one answered, Xie Qiong drove her horse forward dozens of steps and shouted at the top of her lungs, "Huang Chen, you are a capricious villain. Back then, you committed a heinous crime. The late Emperor did not care about your ancestors' merits.

You also swore in the name of your ancestors never to get involved in court disputes, and to live in peace in the south of the Yangtze River. But now you have colluded with the demons of the White Lotus Sect to rebel against the court. You are a capricious villain! You have betrayed the Han Dynasty, and you have humiliated all the previous generations of Marquis Jingwu.

Reputation! If you still have any sense of shame, you should kill yourself for this to thank the ancestors of the Huang family!"

Huang Chen, the Marquis of Jingwu who was standing behind the soldiers, heard Xie Qiong's voice and knew that it was Xie Qiong who was coming. Seeing him riding his horse forward, he immediately took the long bow from the soldiers and aimed the bow at Xie Qiong.

At this time, Xie Qiong cursed and approached the shooting range of the bow and arrow. With a "whoosh!", the arrows came in response. Xie Qiong had been guarding against the hidden arrows fired by the rebels, and waved his spear to knock the arrows away.

"snort!"

Xie Qiong snorted coldly and scolded loudly: "Is this the ambition of the dignified Marquis Jingwu? It's too mean!"

As he said this, he clamped his legs between the horse's belly and beat the horse back to the army.

Taking advantage of the opportunity just now, Xie Qiong observed the situation in front of the rebel formation. Huang Chen ordered people to set up some trees and simple horses in front of the formation. The terrain was also a bit high, which was not conducive to the charge of the cavalry. However, he also found that the rebels

There were no weapons such as crossbows, artillery, and muskets, otherwise he would definitely not be able to return completely. Thinking of this, he called his deputy Li Weibing to start organizing the attack, without giving the rebels a chance to breathe and build fortifications.

"attack!"

Following Li Weibing's order, a cavalry phalanx composed of a thousand men, led by General Qian, rushed out of the formation and rushed towards the left wing of the rebels.

"...."

Seeing this Han cavalry rushing towards them at extremely fast speed, all the rebels were very confused.

Just when all the rebels were confused, the Han cavalry arrived in an instant. When they saw the Han cavalry bending their bows and setting arrows, a rebel officer couldn't help shouting, "Put up your shield, quickly up your shield!"

"Buzz!"

When the Han cavalry rushed to a place just a stone's throw away from the left wing, they suddenly turned and faced the rebel formation from the side. Following the officer's orders, the Han cavalry began to shoot arrows at the rebels, wave after wave, and the arrows were like arrows.

Heavy rain fell on the rebel formation.

Although some officers reacted and alerted everyone, it was too late. Before they could react, the arrow rain had already shrouded their heads, and the rebels suffered hundreds of casualties in just one breath.

"Mounted shooting!"

Huang Chen's face changed drastically. This was a skill unique to the Tatars in the steppe. The average Han cavalry could rarely be so skilled. He glanced at his own cavalry on the right wing of the army and sighed. They were really not on the same level.

The thunderous sound of horse hooves came, and another thousand-man cavalry troop attacked. Huang Chen knew that he could not continue fighting like this, otherwise his side would collapse before the Han army ran out of arrows.

Looking at the galloping Han cavalry, Huang Chen quickly thought about countermeasures and quickly ordered: "Cut down more trees. The sword and shield men stepped forward to block the bows and arrows. The archers took aim and shot again. The cavalry was accurate."

Take the opportunity to eat some of the Han cavalry."

As soon as he finished speaking, another thousand cavalrymen rushed out from the Han army's formation. Huang Chen's face darkened and he quickly ordered his cavalry not to attack and to retreat.

The Han cavalry was like a giant roaring wave, constantly beating and impacting the rebel formation. Looking at the soldiers who kept falling to the ground, Huang Chen felt heartbroken. Just when he couldn't help but prepare to let the cavalry attack, the Han cavalry

All the cavalry retreated, moving like the wind and in unison. This cavalry was simply too terrifying. Even with the same number of people, even the Tatars were no match for it.

Just when Huang Chen breathed a sigh of relief, Xie Qiong rode up to the horse again and said loudly: "Jingwu Hou, the commander just sent a military order to let you go, and promised to take away these five thousand cavalry and another five thousand."

Infantry, but except for the horses, all weapons and armor must be kept. How about it? Don’t worry, as long as you agree to the commander’s request, I won’t have any difficulty in refusing! By the way, Wujin County, you have to let them out.”

After listening to his words, Huang Chen couldn't help but smile bitterly. At this point, Jia Qi would actually let him go, but the price was not small. Not to mention giving up the important place of Wujin, even 20,000 elites were not something he could bear.

Although this side has many soldiers and horses, they are not very elite, so this battle was all lost here.

"Master Marquis, I humbly lead my brothers to hold back these cavalrymen here, and let Vice General Li protect you and rush out. As long as you reach the Jintan, you will be safe."

At this moment, a general standing on the side bowed and said.

"...."

"Master Hou!"

Huang Chen's body swayed, and several generals behind him were shocked and rushed over to surround him.

"Master Hou, we will definitely be able to rush out..."

"Can't run away!"

Huang Chen waved his hand and interrupted the general, "It sounds like retribution. This is how I surrounded and annihilated Henan Guard's 30,000 troops. Who would have imagined that in the blink of an eye, King Beijing's 30,000 troops were captured by Jia Qi?

We used the same method to surround and annihilate the foot of Maoshan Mountain, and even more tired people are trapped here, it’s all my fault!”

Just after he finished speaking, Huang Chen spat out a mouthful of blood and passed out. The general shouted several times in succession. Seeing Huang Chen passed out, he immediately gave a loud order: "Vice General Li, lead the cavalry to protect the Marquis and break out of the siege.

I will bring someone to wean you off."

.....

"go ahead!"

Amid thunderous shouts, the rebels advanced like an overwhelming force towards the cavalry led by Xie Qiong. At the front were the infantry holding spears and branches, followed by swordsmen, shieldmen and archers. Under the sound of war drums, 20,000 soldiers

Five thousand rebels rushed in in a mighty manner.

"...."

Xie Qiong's brows furrowed into a frown. This shouldn't be the case!

Are these rebels crazy and want to annihilate their own cavalry with swords and guns in their hands, or are they on the plains?

"General, Huang Chen wants to run!"

Jiang Yiming, who was standing on the edge, suddenly said.

Li Yanwu: "Let him go."

Xie Qiong didn't look at him, "Why?"

"White Lotus Sect."

Xie Qiong slowly looked at him and whispered one word, "Yes."

"Everyone prepare their bows and arrows!"

Li Weibing took out the sword from his waist and ordered loudly.

"Whoosh!"

Under Li Weibing's order, his two thousand cavalrymen took out their bows and arrows. Then, Li Weibing shouted: "Kill!"

"kill--"

In the roar of thunder, Li Weibing rushed out with his horse's belly between his legs, followed closely by the first row of cavalry behind him, and then the second row...

"Rumble..."

The sound of horse hooves resounded throughout the wilderness like thunder, and the entire ground shook and trembled.

"Come on!"

"Kill!"

The rebels on the opposite side also moved. Those at the front were all old soldiers. One to two hundred people formed a defensive formation and rushed towards them without fear of death.

"Fire the arrow!"

As Li Weibing shouted, the cavalry behind him began to fire arrows, wave after wave, and the arrows fell like a downpour on the rebel crowd.

"Pfft--"

"ah..."

The rebels advanced with their shields raised, and some people were constantly hit by arrows and died miserably. In the rain of arrows, the rebels formed a long formation and charged forward desperately.

Three consecutive rounds of arrow rain fell, and the formation of the rebels charging at the forefront became very sparse. However, these rebels gritted their teeth and persisted. No one retreated or escaped, and they continued to charge forward in a sparse formation.

"boom!"

The two armies finally collided. In an instant, the spears broke, human bodies flew up, and broken limbs were scattered everywhere. Many people were drowned in it before they could even let out a scream.

The rebels who fell to the ground were trampled to pulp in the blink of an eye by the war horses that followed closely. The war horses neighed, the sounds of weapons clashing, and the shouts and screams of the soldiers were intertwined.

Looking at the rebel cavalry fleeing the battlefield, Xie Qiong looked fierce and shouted: "Press up and crush them to death!"
To be continued...