Chapter 1569 Deceit
King Xiping ordered the archers and crossbowmen who were ambushing both sides of the mountain col to be almost completely wiped out by the Zhou army led by Bai Qingyan.
However, because the Zhou army was unprepared, they were massacred by arrows at the beginning and suffered heavy losses.
Then, Bai Qingyan asked the soldiers to rush up the high slope on the right and wipe out the archers led by King Xiping. He also asked the soldiers to use the crossbows of King Xiping to kill most of the archers who rushed out from the high slope on the left. The archers of the Xiping Army who are eager to save their lives.
However, after all, the Xiping Army had a huge advantage in numbers. It was five times the size of the Zhou Army. Although it was partially destroyed by the Zhou Dynasty, it also suffered heavy losses at the beginning of the Zhou Dynasty. Later... the three troops who were ambushed at the exit As soon as the 10,000-strong Jiaxi Ping Army arrived, the Zhou army, which had already fought hard against the enemy, was defeated. Bai Qingyan led his soldiers to rush up the high slope and took advantage of the high ground to defend and wait for reinforcements.
After a day of fierce fighting, the Xiping army was unable to attack for a long time and retreated to the foot of the mountain, threatening to trap the Bai family army to death.
Prince Xiping said angrily: "Set the mountain on fire! I don't believe they can't be burned to death!"
"Your Majesty, it has just snowed heavily, and the snow is knee-deep. There is also a lot of snow on the big branches and vines in the deep forest. I am afraid that they have been soaked by the snow water, and the fire may not be able to burn." Consultant Xuanyi held me. Prince Xiping said, "Your Majesty, there is no need to worry. Our Xiping army is several times more powerful than the Zhou army. Even if we are trapped at the foot of the mountain, we can trap them to death."
"The Zhou army has already fought out, and reinforcements will definitely be brought in soon. Instead of killing the Zhou emperor, he will be in trouble! If... other vassal kings are afraid of Zhou's betrayal, and in order to protect themselves, What should we do if we push our Xiping Army Prince’s Palace to the Great Zhou?” Prince Xiping thought of his father, and his heart was filled with hatred as if fried in oil, “We can’t hesitate, we must go up the mountain to kill the Emperor of the Great Zhou!”
When counselor Xuanyi saw that Prince Xiping was determined to kill the Emperor of Zhou, he said no more.
Prince Xiping looked up at the mountain and said, "Let the soldiers have a good meal, and we will kill them!"
After the sun set, it got dark very quickly, and the mountain wind became more and more biting.
At this time, the night was dark and windy, and there was no moon in the sky. Deep in the inaccessible mountain forest, only the shadows of towering trees standing in the knee-deep snow could be seen.
Wei Zhong found the wooden house built by the forest guard next to the water in the mountain forest. The wooden house seemed to have been left aside for a long time, and the furniture inside had a layer of dust. Bai Qingyan could also go in to resist the cold wind in the night.
Bai Qingyan glanced at the soldiers who went up the mountain with her, and counting the time, she estimated that Bai Jinzhi should move in soon to reinforce them.
"Light a fire, get some water or snow, and boil it for the soldiers to drive away the cold!" Bai Qingyan looked at the soldiers who were helping the injured comrades come up and said to Liu Pinggao, "Carry the seriously injured ones into the house! I will Just light a fire outside."
"Light the fire?" Liu Pinggao stepped forward and said to Bai Qingyan quite unexpectedly, "It's dark and windy this night, so our position in the ignition will be exposed!"
"Do you think the Xiping Army will allow us to stay safely on the mountain?" Bai Qingyan looked down the mountain and said calmly, "Our spies reported that the Xiping Army has started to make food. When they are full, they will definitely attack the mountain! No need to hide. It’s over, let the soldiers take a rest, drink some hot water, and send a team out to find a way out!”
Liu Pinggao was silent for a moment, nodded and ordered people to light fire and boil water.
Bai Qingyan gathered all the uninjured soldiers together again and asked them to make snowballs. It would be best to find stones beside the stream and wrap them in the snowballs. The ball does not need to be too big, as large as one person's arms. Well, try to use the snow from the way down the mountain to pile it near the hut and block it with horizontal logs...
Some soldiers were doubtful and couldn't help but mutter: "Isn't this clearing the way for people to go up the mountain, so that they can go up the mountain more easily?"
"Your Majesty must have your reasons for asking you to do it. Don't forget that our Majesty is the invincible God of Killing!"
The young general nodded and gave an order for the soldiers to make snowballs.
While the soldiers were waiting for the hot water, they had already made a lot of snowballs. After drinking the hot water, their empty stomachs finally filled with heat, and the soldiers gathered even more energetically.
"Send someone to count our bows and arrows!" Bai Qingyan said to Liu Pinggao, "Collect the arrows just captured and redistribute them!"
Bonfires were lit one after another. After Bai Qingyan and Liu Pinggao explained how to fight the next battle, they sat down beside Taiping, who was seriously injured and lying next to the bonfire, and gently stroked Taiping's neck. .
When Taiping escorted Bai Jinzhi out of the siege today, Bai Jinzhi was too impatient and broke into the enemy's army alone. If Taiping hadn't jumped to block the enemy's spear for Bai Jinzhi, Bai Jinzhi might not have been able to fight his way out.
After Bai Jinzhi was rescued by Lu Yuanpeng, Taiping stood up and followed Bai Qingyan regardless of his injuries.
Fortunately, Taiping's jump was high, so the spear didn't penetrate very deeply.
Now that the bleeding has stopped, Bai Qingyan hopes that Taiping will be safe.
"Report..." The spy who was staring at the Xiping Army at the foot of the mountain ran back panting, knelt on one knee in front of Bai Qingyan, and said, "Your Majesty, the Xiping Army at the foot of the mountain seems to have finished eating!"
Prince Xiping did not give Bai Qingyan and the others more time, and was determined to eradicate Bai Qingyan tonight.
Bai Qingyan stood up, looked back at the hut left by the mountain guard, and said: "Move the wounded soldiers out of the hut, all soldiers, prepare for battle!"
Bai Qingyan gave the order, and the archers and crossbowmen with bows and arrows on their backs immediately stood up and rushed down the mountain. When they were close to the bottom of the mountain... they dispersed and climbed up the tall trees.
The remaining soldiers sent the feathered arrows up. Each archer was equipped with about 80 feathered arrows, and the crossbowmen accompanied them with 150 feathered arrows. After sending the feathered arrows, they helped wrap the feathered arrow barrel around the tree, and then randomly He made footprints in the snow, hid his comrades in the trees, and then returned as fast as possible.
All the bows and arrows carried by the entire army, plus the bows and arrows seized from King Xiping, were all distributed to the archers in the tree, except for the fifty left for Bai Qingyan.
Seeing that all the remaining soldiers had returned, Bai Qingyan shouted: "Light this hut on fire!"
The snowballs were ready and were intercepted between the big trees by the crossbar. When they were massing the snowballs, they cleared the road halfway down the mountain. Bai Qingyan wanted to lure the Xiping Army over.
Sure enough, Prince Xiping saw the flames rising deep in the black forest and immediately ordered which direction to move in.
"Your Majesty! The Emperor of Zhou Dynasty was forced up the mountain by us. He couldn't even hide in time. How could he light such a big fire to seduce our Xiping Army? There must be fraud in it!" Counselor Xuanyi wanted to stop Prince Xiping.
Prince Xiping was not afraid at all and sneered: "This Emperor of the Zhou Dynasty has always been crafty. My father took me to study the emperor's fighting methods. He used troops very cunningly!"
Second update, my aunt is here and she is in excruciating pain. I can only write so much. I will make up for the missed update before noon today!