"Yes." Xiao Changfeng stopped smiling, "Boda is stuck in the middle, cutting off the lines for us to communicate with each other. Now everyone is playing blindly and relying on their feelings, but Boda can choose to attack any of us. And we don’t know yet, so we have no way to provide timely reinforcements.”
Shen Zhao stared at the fire thoughtfully. The frostbite on his hands was heated and itched uncomfortably, so he had to squeeze his fists to relieve it.
"It's a real problem."
Xiao He said: "How about continuing to attack quickly and contain Boda on our front line so that they have no time to worry about the rear. Princess Beilin can catch them off guard in the rear."
"no."
"no."
Xiao Changfeng and Shen Zhao said in unison.
Xiao He's proposal was rejected by both of them at the same time, and it was hard to talk for a while.
Xiao Changfeng looked at him and said, "Son, let me tell you why. The method you just mentioned is based on us being able to exchange information. We can never defeat us head-on. Boda was testing our strength a few times. Once he confirms it, he will launch an attack on us. Moreover, Boda has been quiet for the past two days, and he also knows that the two of us are not communicating with each other, so he will definitely find a way to eat us up at this time."
That's what Boda thought.
He scratched the snow and rubbed his face to wake himself up completely.
"Leave as soon as it gets dark," Boda ordered.
The Xijue soldiers moved forward in the dark night. They were familiar with the route and headed towards the camp occupied by the Xiao family army.
There was snow and wind at night, and even the soldiers with the best eyesight could not see far from the watchtower.
When they first heard the sound of marching and shouted about enemy attack, the Xijue people were already a hundred meters away.
There was a muffled sound in the camp, and the boulder smashed a huge crater into the ground.
When Xiao Changfeng and Shen Zhao saw the boulder falling from the sky, they finally realized that they had made a mistake in their estimation.
Boda was not testing their strength before, but he was waiting for the opportunity.
boom--
The boulder fell from the sky again, hitting the center of the camp head first. Surrounded by the boulder were wailing soldiers. Some of them were crushed into a pulp by the boulder before they even had time to cry out in pain.
A rain of flaming arrows fell from the sky amidst the heavy snowfall. The tents in the camp were set on fire, and the fire suddenly became bright.
This is the Xijue camp they temporarily occupied, and there is no wall at Yanliang Pass that is several feet thick to act as a barrier.
"Quick! Form an army—!"
Xiao Changfeng lifted up the tent and came out, got on his horse and put his helmet on his head.
"Set up the Crane Wing Formation! Shen Zhao's left wing, Xiao He's right wing!"
The cavalry took the lead and rushed out from both wings.
The war drums beat in the dark night, and the snow flakes rolled up the military flag and flew.
The two armies rushed to fight each other, and their swords clashed with each other, making clanging sounds.
The sound of fighting, fighting, and the sound of horse hooves intertwined together and echoed throughout the battlefield.
Blood dyed the snow red and bodies were everywhere.
The sound of fighting continued for two hours. The wind and snow gradually subsided, and Xiao Changfeng returned to the camp to rest for a while.
"It can't be stopped, it can't be stopped." Xiao He gasped and said, "I didn't expect that Boda would bring a weapon to attack the city."
Xiao Changfeng gritted his teeth, "He is in a hurry and wants to knock us down quickly. He is not prepared to take the camp."
He changed the topic, "Where is Shen Zhao?"
Xiao He raised his eyes and looked west, "He's not back yet."
"Let him come back!" Xiao Changfeng shouted: "Boda and the others have limited boulders. Let Shen Zhao come back first, and let the shield soldiers and archers top it!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a soldier rushed in, "Sorry, General Xiao, reinforcements from Xijue are here. It looks like there are 20,000 troops."
Xiao Changfeng was shocked by the news, and then Shen Zhao also rushed in from the side door of the camp on horseback.
Before Shen Zhao even dismounted, he shouted, "We must retreat, we can't carry it anymore, their reinforcements are coming."
Xiao Changfeng's heart sank, "Shen Yu defeated Xi Jue and didn't take advantage of the victory to pursue her? She actually asked them to come for reinforcements? How is this possible?!"
Xiao He cursed lowly, "Women, maybe they are timid."
Shen Zhao didn't dare to refute now and couldn't explain.
He also couldn't figure out why Shen Yu didn't continue the pursuit. This was not her character.
But no matter what, he did make a mistake in judgment, or he lacked a tacit understanding with Shen Yu, and did not understand the other party's intentions when the message was not passed through.
Now the reinforcements from Xijue have arrived, and they have lost this battle.
"We can't control that much now. Let's retreat. We can retreat to Chihe."
In fact, if we retreat to Chihe, we can also solve the crisis of Yanliang Pass being attacked by troops. Although the losses tonight are indeed a bit heavy, at least Yanliang Pass has not destroyed the city.
Xiao Changfeng said solemnly: "The shield soldiers and archers suppressed the firepower first, we can only retreat while fighting, Xiao He, you -"
Xiao Changfeng stopped suddenly and turned to look in the direction of the battlefield.
Shen Zhao and Xiao He also turned to look together, with expressions of surprise and shock on their faces.
Because they all heard the horn that Xi Jue was attacked by the enemy.
Xiao Changfeng didn't calm down, "Did Shen Yu catch up too?"
Another horn to launch an attack came in the wind, which was Shen Yu's signal.
Shen Zhao's face turned pale.
Boda originally brought 70,000 people, and adding the 20,000 reinforcements just now, there were a total of 90,000 people.
They have more than 30,000 people here plus Shen Yu's 30,000 people. The total is only more than 60,000 people. The difference in strength is several percent. Even if they attack from the front and back, it will be difficult to defeat them.
Shen Zhao said: "No, we have to notify her to evacuate immediately."
Xiao He was so angry that he stamped his feet, looked at Shen Zhao and said, "We are putting our eggs in one basket now, and you have suffered miserably."
"Xiao He!" Xiao Changfeng scolded sternly.
Xiao He glared at Shen Zhao fiercely, then ran quickly with the knife on his waist.
Xiao Changfeng stepped on the stirrups and was about to mount his horse, when he saw another soldier rushing in excitedly.
"General! General! Xijue's own people are fighting with their own people!"
"What!" Xiao Changfeng slipped and almost fell down. Shen Zhao quickly reached out to help him.
"say clearly!"
The soldier swallowed his dry throat, panted and said quickly: "The Xijue reinforcements just rushed up and started fighting with the Xijue people. We don't know what happened."
"No, no, no, no." Shen Zhao thought quickly, wandering anxiously.
Shen Zhao suddenly raised his head and shouted excitedly: "I know!"
