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- The night was as dark as pitch black, with the muffled sound of cannons heard from the horizon from time to time, and flashes of light piercing the night. This was a dark night in war, a dark night filled with dead souls.
In the wilderness, there was a rapid sound of horse hooves, but I saw a black shadow passing through the dark night. It was Xue Lingxiang galloping on horseback, leading the team to run wildly in the dark night, towards the Chimu Fortress.
The Redwood Fortress is a natural strategic fortress, a valley passage, and a giant tree wall is erected at the entrance of the passage, making it a separate stronghold and passage control entrance.
Xue Lingxiang stopped on the hillside next to Chimu Fortress. It could be seen that the fortress was ablaze, and a large number of barbarians were attacking outside the fortress. In the dark night, the catapults drew arcs and threw burning boulders towards the fortress. Under the huge wooden wall, the huge wild elephants and the barbarian soldiers were almost able to reach the top of the wall.
Under such a crisis, Chimu Fortress has been able to persist until now. Xue Lingxiang led the troops to fight for more than a day or two. He had full experience in leading troops and his judgment of military strength was also very accurate.
She estimated the fighting strength of both sides, but she was too cautious. She said to Qi Shaojin next to her: "You leave three hundred horses here waiting. If anything goes wrong, you can still ask for help!"
Now she leads more than 500 cavalry, and the combat power of Xue's army has doubled. Currently, there are less than a thousand barbarians attacking the city, and there are 200 elite cavalry plus the garrison in the fortress. It should be said that it is completely sufficient for rescue.
Qi Shaojin¡¯s judgment on military strength was also quite accurate. He knew that two hundred horses were enough, but he was still worried about Xue Lingxiang. He said, ¡°I¡¯d better go, and you stay here to observe!¡±
Xue Lingxiang said unhappily: "This is such a small battle, don't you still believe me? In fact, if you give me a hundred fine knights, I can break the siege of Chimu!"
Qi Shaojin couldn¡¯t say much. Looking at this situation, it is not a difficult battle.
"Drive!" Xue Lingxiang clamped her horse's belly and took the lead in charging out: "Team One and Two, follow me!"
Two hundred elite cavalry followed Xue Lingxiang and charged down the hillside. The cavalry were as sharp as steel knives, and the rumble of horse hooves made the earth tremble. The barbarian soldiers in the dark night suddenly panicked when they heard the sound of rolling horse hooves in the dark night. By the time they saw the person, it was already too late. The cavalry were as fast as lightning. When they emerged from the darkness, the snow-white sabers also appeared on their necks.
Ahhhh!
With several screams, the Batu barbarians had realized that the cavalry was coming, and they were shouting loudly. The soldiers around them were already on defense against the cavalry. At this time, a group of spearmen rushed out from the catapult. Pikemen are the nemesis of cavalry. When encountering the opposing spears under the strong impact of cavalry, their own impact will be transformed into danger to themselves. Even when the battle is stable, spears have irreplaceable advantages.
The appearance of many spearmen put Xue Lingxiang's cavalry in a dilemma. The advantage of the cavalry is their flexibility and speed. The spears standing like a forest now will be smashed into sieves if they rush into the group of spears.
Qi Shaojin, who was on the hillside, saw so many spearmen appearing from nowhere and knew that the situation was not good. He immediately put his horse on his back and rushed down the hillside with three hundred elite cavalry to rescue him. Rushing to the bottom of the mountain, they saw spearmen coming towards them. There was a dense forest of guns on the opposite side, and spears in the dark were even more dangerous. If you rushed straight over, you would hit the tip of the spear and be stabbed to death.
The experienced Xue Lingxiang quickly judged the situation and made the most effective response plan. She ordered in the dark: "Retreat into the fortress and use archers to deal with the spearmen!"
The best way to deal with pikemen is naturally bows and arrows, because pikemen have no shields. In front of archers, pikemen are completely a living target.
Two hundred fine cavalry quickly moved closer to the fortress and came under the city wall. The cavalry behind them was in great danger. Several fine cavalry had already been poked off their horses by the swarming spearmen. In this moment, Xue Jiajun's two hundred elite cavalry had lost twenty or thirty people.
Xue Lingxiang shouted towards the walled city: "Open the door quickly, we are the Xue Family Army!"
The soldiers on the city wall looked down and were sure that it was General Xue who was rescuing. They immediately shouted to the soldiers above to lift the door. The heavy, huge and scorched gate rose slowly, and Xue Lingxiang led the cavalry to quickly retreat inside.
After rushing into the fortress, Xue Lingxiang jumped off the horse and shouted to the soldiers on the wall: "Archers, get rid of the pikemen!"
However, they saw that the soldiers on the city wall did not move, and the hanging city gate was not lowered either. Suddenly an ominous premonition hit her, and Xue Lingxiang shouted: "No, this is a trap, everyone, be careful!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the archers on the city wall all turning towards the fortress. There was a swish of arrows, and a scream suddenly came from the Xue family army. The spearmen behind them had already rushed into the fortress.
This fortress is a complete trap. The attackers outside and the defenders inside are in conflict with each other.They are all Batu troops, just to attract troops asking for help and throw themselves into the trap.
At this critical moment, Xue Lingxiang shouted and ordered: "Everyone dismount and use sabers!"
So Xue Jiajun abandoned his horse and pulled out his dagger-like saber from the sheath. Xue Lingxiang quickly picked up a shield on the ground and rushed under the wooden door to prevent the spearmen outside from entering. Her subordinates followed her After that, come to the wooden door.
The other Xue Jiajun were also well-trained and quickly cleared out the pikemen who entered the fortress. Under the rain of arrows on the city wall, they suffered huge casualties.
The soldiers on the city wall shouted excitedly to the barbarians outside the fortress: "It's the Xue family army, it's the Xue family army, go back and report it quickly, we will make a lot of money this time!"
Despite the huge casualties, the Xue family army still charged up the city wall. There was a massacre on the city wall. In the darkness, the archers screamed and rolled down the city wall. After retaking the city wall, they immediately came to the wooden gate mechanism. When Xue Lingxiang and others were about to be unable to withstand the city gate, a Xue Jiajun soldier cut the rope and with a bang, the huge wooden door slid down and blocked the fortress again.
Xue Lingxiang slumped on the ground helplessly, her body covered with blood stains, and she didn't know whether it was her own or the enemy's. Outside the wooden door, there was a loud crashing sound of giant elephants, and the siege outside had restarted.
A soldier came over and helped Xue Lingxiang up. Xue Lingxiang covered the wound on her shoulder and struggled to stand up.
Looking inside the fortress. Xue Lingxiang bit her lower lip tightly as Xue Jiajun's corpses were strewn all over. During the day, these were still soldiers laughing together. Tears are not meant to be shed at this time, they are meant to be offered as a drink offering after the enemy's blood has been shed.
She stepped onto the city wall with heavy steps and an expressionless face. Sparks were flying, boulders roared, and roaring barbarians were swarming outside the city wall.
She said coldly: "Report the casualties!"
"Twenty-one minor injuries. Fifteen serious injuries. Death. Seventy. There are still one hundred and four people left!" The soldier lowered his head slowly.
Xue Lingxiang's eyes burst out with anger, and she punched the wooden pile with a punch.
However, there were more than a thousand barbarians outside the city. There were more than 500 pikemen ambushing outside, and there were hundreds of other wolf cavalry, and there was even a witch doctor among them.
Qi Shaojin¡¯s three hundred elite riders were furious on the outside but could do nothing. The more than 500 pikemen alone have prevented his cavalry from exerting its power, and even more wolf cavalry. This is simply a nightmare for cavalry. Horse wolves are the ultimate nemesis of horses. In front of the horse wolf, even the war horse will lose control. One bite from the horse wolf will hit the horse's neck directly, killing it immediately.
Qi Shaojin was anxious in his heart, but had no choice but to ride his horse around but couldn't rush in.
The huge siege officially kicked off. This time, the siege was not like the previous Yang siege, but a real siege. The catapults whirred, and huge pieces of burning stone crashed down, hitting the wooden wall. The earthquake was so strong that no one could stand still.
More than twice as many siege troops as before appeared. The giant elephants roared and charged. The barbarians above could climb up the city wall with a single jump. Other barbarians also set up ladders to attack the city.
The training of the Xue family army is diverse. A cavalryman can change his equipment and become another soldier. He picks up the bow and arrow on the ground and shoots wildly below. The other people fight with the barbarians who climb up the city wall.
The witch doctor in the distance is standing on a giant elephant. There is an altar built on the back of the elephant, flags are flying, four skulls are hanging from the corners, and the upper body is tattooed with various fear patterns. The powder thrown into the air burned into fireballs under the torch, and various incantations were chanted in the mouth. However, they saw that a group of soldiers suddenly had red eyes and howled like wild beasts. They let bows and arrows hit their bodies but did not feel the pain. When they climbed up the city wall and had their arms chopped off, it seemed as if they were not their own.
Even Xue Lingxiang felt horrified at this point. There were repeated defeats on the city wall. The number of Xue family troops was decreasing sharply. He didn't know how long this fortress could last.
In another quiet forest in the dark night, only unknown birds are howling.
(Delinquent arrears, routine arrears!)
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