Chapter 230: Falling rocks and flying arrows, the victory or defeat of offense and defense can change in an instant!
Ten thousand boulders formed an endless dead line on both sides of the valley and broke through the fog, rushing towards the crowd like monsters hungry for flesh and blood.
Looking at this dead line, no one can have the courage to resist!
Zhao Yuan's eyes were about to burst, and he roared in shock: "No!"
"The Qin army is outnumbered, how dare Chang'an Lord divide his troops into two groups, how dare he sneak into our territory of Dachu to ambush our army ! ”
Zhao Yuan couldn't figure it out at all. Although this place was not far from the front line, it was still within the Chu State. How could the Qin army ambush the Chu army here!
But Zhaoyuan’s shock and roar were not enough to rewrite gravity.
Just when Zhao Yuan was shocked, the tens of thousands of boulders had turned into tens of thousands of smaller stones in the jolts, and hit the Chu army in the valley!
"Brother! Brother, where are you!"
"Run away!"
"The Qin Army has an ambush! Run! Hurry! Make way for me!"
"Those who stand in the way will die!!!"
Roll down the steep slope of hundreds of feet. The boulders are far more terrifying than those thrown by catapults.
No matter people, horses or baggage vehicles, they were all smashed into pieces when faced with the boulder!
In the eyes of some belated soldiers, they only noticed a black shadow flashing in front of them, and the man walking in front of them disappeared without a trace, leaving only a little more flesh on his face. Sauce and brains.
The unpredictable and unstoppable boulder shattered the will of all Chu troops to resist.
In order to get out of the Misty Mountains faster, the Chu army even thrust out their halberds at the foreign soldiers blocking the way!
Zhaoyuan finally recovered from the shock and roared angrily: "Ling! Sun clan! Cheng clan... all clans must not flee! Anyone who dares to retreat will be executed!"
"This place is very far from the mouth of the valley. You can't escape!"
"The only way to survive is to go up the mountain and kill the enemy!"
Zhao Yuan's voice was almost hoarse: "How many people can be killed by a huge stone?"
"How many troops can the Qin army divide to ambush our army!"
"The order was given to the two armies before and after. , immediately climb up the mountain from both sides after escaping from the valley, and kill the enemy!"
Anyone standing in front of the boulder will be smashed into pieces.
But not every boulder can hit someone.
If they can find a stable corner, the Chu army can even avoid the rocks completely.
The boulders were terrifying, but the collision of the boulders only took away more than 4,000 lives, which was completely within the tolerance range for the coalition of various ethnic groups with more than 100,000 troops.
However, what Zhao Yuan understands, can Wang Ben not understand?
Looking down at the Chu troops who were in chaos and taking refuge, Wang Ben quietly ordered: "Send the order to the crossbowmen."
"Target valley, fire endlessly!"
Xin Sheng immediately ordered: "First row, elevation two, target directly in front, shoot!"
"Boom~"
Three thousand crossbow strings exploded together, urging three thousand The crossbow bolt slid through a perfect parabola and fell towards the valley.
The height gives the crossbow arrow more energy storage space.
When three thousand crossbow bolts fell, the thin helmets of the Chu army’s grassroots soldiers were unable to withstand them.
The narrow valley maximizes the crossbow's hit rate.
Just a single diffusion actually caused more than a thousand casualties of the Chu army!
Zhao Yuan roared angrily: "Form up, raise your shield!"
"Raise your shield!"
Faced with the crossbow bolts falling from a height, the only choice was A shield can be used to block.
But a round of boulders had already dispersed the Chu army's formation, and the shield-hands could only protect themselves, unable to form a stable formation at all.
"Boom~~"
The second row of crossbowmen also fired crossbow arrows at the Chu army, once again taking away the lives of more than a thousand Chu soldiers.
Seeing that they could not form a formation within a short period of time, Zhao Yuan immediately changed his tactics and shouted: "Go up the mountain!"
"Send an order to the entire army to rush up the mountain and destroy the Qin army!"
"Only by killing the Qin army can we live, otherwise everyone will die!"
Under Zhaoyuan's call, some Chu soldiers picked up shields or robes of corpses and put them on their heads, heading towards the hillside Charge.
However, Wang Ben just watched the Chu troops rushing up the mountain quietly.
When they climbed to a distance of only a hundred feet away from the Qin army, Wang Ben just spit out two words from his mouth: "Falling rocks!"
Fifty thousand Qin troops pushed forward again With the huge boulder in his hand, ten thousand boulders rolled down the hillside!
"The falling rocks are coming! Get out of the way!"
"Second brother, get out of the way!"
"Ah!!!"
The roads that can go up the mountain are limited. A large number of Chu troops who were climbing mountains were crowded on a mountain road.
When a huge boulder rushes down this mountain road, a bloody channel will roll out!
Thanks to the power of the terrain, the number of Chu troops killed by the boulders in this round was actually higher than in the first round.
Wang Ben spoke again: "Line up to meet the enemy!"
Ten thousand Qin troops stepped forward to guard the main road up the mountain, guarding against the sporadic Chu troops rushing up.
Behind them, the Qin army's crossbowmen were still firing endlessly at the valley with the power of the Qin crossbow.
“Boom~~~”
Round after round of crossbow bolts were fired at the Chu army continuously. The Chu army had no way to go from heaven to earth, no way forward and no way back.
The only thing waiting for them is death!
Death without dignity!
Looking at the soldiers and tribesmen lying around like cutting wheat, Zhao Yuan's heart was bleeding: "How could this be so!"
"How could this be so!"
"What should I do? What can I do!"
At this moment, a roar came from a distance:
"The great Chu will be victorious!"
< br>Zhaoyuan suddenly turned around and looked behind him, and saw a Chu army in the distance charging towards the top of the mountain from the gentle slope on the west side of Wuyan Mountain.
The Chu army in Nanshan held high the banner with the word "xiang".
The Chu army in Beishan held high the banner with the word "Qu".
In the distance, Zhaoyuan can still see a large banner flying outside the valley of Wuyan Mountain!
Zhao Yuan cried with joy and shouted sadly: "Shangzhu Kingdom!!!"
As Zhao Yuan shouted, Dou Zhan, Sun Xing and other generals from all tribes turned around, shocked. Afterwards, he shouted ecstatically: "The reinforcements have arrived, Shangzhu Kingdom is here to rescue me!" At the same time, Wang Ben also looked to the west and murmured softly: "The Shangzhu Kingdom of Chu State?"
To this day, Xiang Yan's main credit is Baiyue in the south. He only fought once as a captain in the war against Qin, and he had no record of noteworthy achievements in the war against the Six Kingdoms.
Looking at the record of the civil war among the princes alone, Xiang Yan is even worse than Li Mu at the same time.
So Wang Ben doesn’t know much about Xiang Yan.
But after all, Xiang Yan is the top pillar of a powerful country like Chu. Wang Ben showed corresponding respect to Xiang Yan and immediately ordered in a deep voice: "Order! Xin Sheng led 20,000 troops to guard the west slope of Nanshan Mountain , Qiang (qiāng) Yu (lěi) led an army of 20,000 to guard the western slope of Beishan! "
"Both troops are holding fast and are not allowed to take the initiative to fight!"
After the order, Wang Ben glanced at the foot of the mountain again and said softly: "Falling rocks!"
After another round of falling rocks, 40,000 Qin troops followed Xin Sheng and Qiang Hu and quickly occupied both sides of the hillside. The advantageous terrain was eyeing the charging Chu army.
Outside Wuyan Mountain, Xiang Yan looked at the valley and ordered in a deep voice: "Order!"
"Zhaoyuan's troops will charge to the top of the mountain at all costs!"
Seeing the flags in the distance, Zhaoyuan cheered and shouted: "Paozes!"
"The Shangzhu Kingdom has arrived with more than 100,000 reinforcements and is launching a charge against the Qin Army."
"Half of the Qin Army's troops have been tied up by the Shangzhu Kingdom, and now the enemy troops are still standing on the mountain to block us. Not much left!”
“If you want to survive, you must save yourself!”
“Children of the Zhao family, charge to the top of the mountain!” The coalition brought hope of life.
Zhaoyuan once again let the children of the Zhao family rush to the front, setting an example.
The coalition forces of all ethnic groups finally ignited their fighting spirit and roared in unison: "Where are the children of the Sun family? Charge!"
"The children of the Dou family must not let others see the joke. Follow me." Charge!”
Listening to the roar that erupted in the valley, a slight smile appeared on the corner of Xiang Yan’s mouth.
Even though the Chu army has been fighting fiercely for several months and the Jing family has withdrawn, the Chu army still has 220,000 troops.
How could a partial Qin army stop the desperate charge of 220,000 Chu troops?
Sure enough, under the fearless charge of the Chu troops on all sides, the rolling stones and crossbow arrows caused greater damage, but they could not push back the Chu army's front!
Seeing the Chu army getting closer and closer to the Qin army, Wang Ben immediately ordered: "Order!"
"The whole army retreats into the mountain mist!"
The Qin army immediately retracted its front line, abandoned the front line at the bottom of the mountain, and retreated to the mountainside covered by fog.
Under the cover of the fog, the generals of the Qin army could see the distribution of the Chu army's forces, but the Chu army could only see the Qin army's distribution after they got close.
Relying on the advantage of the fog of war and the favorable terrain, the Chu army could no longer push forward!
But Xiang Yan’s goal has been achieved.
Looking at the crossbow arrows shooting out of the mist, Xiang Yan quietly ordered: "Ming Jin!"
To beat the high with low, you are destined to pay a higher price.
The only purpose of Xiang Yan's attack was to force the Qin army to retreat and give Zhaoyuan's troops a lifeline!
There was a loud sound, and Zhao Yuan and others all breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately ordered: "Withdraw the troops!"
The Chu army retreated down the hillside like a tide, gathering towards Xiang Yan's troops. .
Seeing Xiang Yan from a distance, Zhaoyuan and other clan representatives all raised their hands: "Greetings to Shangzhu Kingdom!"
"Thank you to Shangzhu Kingdom for saving your life!"
A few days ago, he had scorned Xiang Yan and decided to withdraw his troops, but today his life was saved by Xiang Yan.
Zhaoyuan and others only felt ashamed and ashamed, and their cheeks hurt!
Xiang Yan asked back: "Could it be that all the generals have returned to Shouchun?"
Zhao Yuan and others were shocked.
You are asking this question.
If we had already returned to Shouchun, how could we be ambushed in this misty mountain?
Xiang Yan smiled warmly: "Since you have not returned to Shouchun yet, you are still my soldiers."
"Why should you, generals, express your gratitude to the soldiers who were supposed to rescue me? ?”
Zhao Yuan and others felt a warm feeling in their hearts.
I was waiting to face Zhuguo like that a few days ago.
Instead of blaming us, Shangzhu Kingdom comforted us and still regarded us as its own soldiers.
He really made me cry to death!
Zhaoyuan and others suddenly handed over their hands: "I am willing to die for the Shangzhu Kingdom!"
Zhaoyuan and others expressed their heartfelt thanks, but Xiang Yan only went in with one ear and out with the other.
The interests of the clan outweigh everything else. Until the internal conflicts in Chu are resolved, no matter how grateful Zhaoyuan and others are to Xiang Yan, this friendship will only be temporary.
Xiang Yan avoided this salute and instead bowed his hands in the direction of Shouchun: "I am willing to die for the great Chu!"
Zhao Yuan and others came to their senses and hurriedly bowed their hands in the direction of Shouchun: "I wish to die for Chu!" Die for Da Chu!"
After the ceremony, Zhaoyuan immediately asked: "Shangzhu State, how will our army fight next?"
"Should we besiege Wuyan Mountain and capture Qin? The army was trapped and died on the mountain?"
Xiang Yan smiled and nodded: "What Lieutenant Zhaodu said is true!"
"The Qin army is alone in the Wuyan Mountain, and it is still in the Wuyan Mountain in our territory. This is a way to seek death."
"As long as heavy troops are deployed to surround it, the Qin army will be defeated!"
< br>"And all the generals can also get a share of military merit!"
From being suppressed and beaten by the Qin army with no way out, to being able to trap the Qin army to death and exchange the lives of the Qin army for military merit. This rollercoaster-like change made all the generals look excited.
Xiang Yan took advantage of the situation and ordered: "Order!"
"The Qu family guards the valley, the Zhao family guards the northern slope of Beishan, the Sun family..."
After the generals issued orders one after another, Xiang Yan said in a deep voice: "If the Qin army intends to break out, report it to my general immediately."
“We must not let the Qin army leave Wuyan Mountain!”
All the generals raised their hands in unison: “Wei!”
The generals followed the order and left, but Xiang Rong He rode his horse forward and whispered: "There is a patio on Wuyan Mountain that can be used by the Qin army to divert water."
"There are many wild beasts in the dense forests of Wuyan Mountain, which can be hunted and eaten by the Qin army."
Xiang Rong looked at Xiang Yan: "Ah, weng, do you really want to encircle the enemy?"
(End of this chapter)