Chapter 400

Ziying divided the Sky Eagle Army into two waves, each with 30,000 soldiers. He led the first wave and set off first to block the exit of the Three Holy Mountains. He also ordered his general Liu Zhu to lead another 30,000 soldiers, and then Leave the city and block the entrance to the Three Holy Mountains. Two waves of troops, one in front and one in back, drove out of Jian City.

The 30,000 Sky Eagle Army commanded by Ziying walked in front. After leaving Jian City, they only walked more than 20 miles when they passed by the small forest where Zhan Wushuang, Zhong Tian and others were hiding. Before they arrived, Ning Jun's spy discovered their whereabouts and immediately reported the news to brothers Zhan Wushuang and Zhan Wudi.

Hearing that the Tianyuan Army had left Jian City to pursue them, Zhan Wushuang and others were shocked. They did not expect Tang Yin to be so aggressive and even march at night to pursue him. Zhan Wudi's eyebrows stood up angrily, and he roared again and again. He said to Zhan Wushuang: "Brother, we can't run away anyway, so let's fight the enemy!"

"This..." Zhan Wushuang frowned and slowly shook his head. With only these few soldiers left, how could he defeat the Tianyuan Army with high morale? I'm afraid that as soon as the battle begins, the few people on our side will be wiped out. After pondering for a moment, he asked the spy: "Can you clearly see how many people are coming from the other side?"

"It should be around thirty thousand." The spy replied cautiously.

"About 30,000?" Zhan Wudi scratched his hair in confusion and said, "That's not right! The enemy army commanded by Ziying still has at least 60,000 to 70,000 people. With Tang Yin who came over to support, the enemy army would not even have 100,000 people." , but it’s almost there, how could it be only thirty thousand? Did you read that correctly?”

The spies are having a cold war. How can they be wrong about a major military aircraft matter? He immediately replied: "Invincible General, my subordinates have checked again and again. The opponent indeed has only about 30,000 people. There is absolutely no mistake."

Zhan Wudi took a breath and turned to look at his brother Zhan Wushuang. At this time, Zhong Tian and others also came over, and everyone's eyes were focused on Zhan Wushuang to see how he would decide. If the opponent really has 30,000 people, there is still a possibility of a dozen people fighting. After all, the opponent is in the open and we are in the dark. We are caught by surprise and are unprepared. Even if the number is much different, there is still hope of victory.

Zhan Wuyan's eyes turned around repeatedly, and his mind was also racing, wondering what kind of tactics the enemy was using.

He remained silent for two or three minutes, which seemed to the people around him for centuries. Just when people were scratching their heads anxiously and impatiently waiting, Zhan Wushuang finally said: "I estimate that the enemy soldiers are probably divided into soldiers." There are two routes. Our army is hidden in the woods. The spies of the Tianyuan Army must not be able to find out our specific whereabouts. And the Tianyuan Army is afraid that a rash pursuit will lead to an ambush by our army, so they will first divide 30,000 people into the front army. If nothing else happens, there will still be enemy troops behind the 30,000 enemy troops, and that will be the main force.”

After listening to Zhan Wushuang's analysis, everyone nodded, feeling that what he said made sense. Even Zhong Tian, ​​who did not understand military matters, had to admire Zhan Wushuang's thoughtfulness.

He questioned: "General Wushuang, in your opinion, we should..."

"Bring these 30,000 enemy troops over. If we want to fight, we will attack the main force of the enemy's army. If this battle can be successful in one blow, the enemy's troops who are chasing our army will be greatly confused. Our army can also take the opportunity to go south and go smoothly. Withdraw into Mo Country." Zhan Wushuang said every word, sonorously.

"Brother, you make the decision! I listen to you!" Zhan Wudi said before anyone else could answer.

Zhan Wushuang nodded, looked around at the others, and asked, "What do you mean?"

"Oh..." Zhong Tian and others looked at each other. Although they felt that it was very risky to attack the main force of the Tianyuan Army, they had no choice but to fight now. Otherwise, if the Tianyuan Army rushed to the front of their side, they would not be able to escape southward. .

"Let General Wushuang decide!"

"good!"

Soon, Ning's soldiers, who had just rested for less than an hour, got up from the ground and hid in the woods, getting ready for battle. Fortunately, they didn't light a fire beforehand, so they quickly prepared for the battle.

They were just getting ready when the 30,000 Sky Eagle Army soldiers commanded by Ziying also arrived.

Ziying didn't pay much attention to this small forest next to the official road. In his opinion, it was impossible for Ning Jun to hide in such a small place. Once discovered by his own side, he would be surrounded and couldn't escape even if he wanted to. A place like the Three Sacred Mountains is suitable for Ning Jun to hide and hide.

When Ziying passed by the woods, he didn't stop for a moment and walked straight through. The Ning army hiding in the woods did not launch a sneak attack. The two armies were as powerful as water and fire, one in the light and the other in the dark, almost within easy reach. , but surprisingly peaceful.

After the Sky Eagle Army walked through the official road in front of the woods, Zhan Wushuang also let out a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the enemy army was not aware of his own signs. This was really a blessing for him! After the Tianyuan Army passed by for a while, Zhan Wushuang sent out several groups of spies to find out if there were any enemy troops heading towards this side from behind.

Sure enough, the spies they sent returned not long after, and the news they brought back was the same as Zhan Wushuang predicted. There was indeed another Tianyuan Army coming from behind. Their number was similar to that of the Tianyuan Army that just passed by, also around 30,000. .

After listening to the spies' report, Zhan Wudi said in surprise: "Thirty thousand people again, brother, what's going on?"

Zhan Wushuang also found it strange that 30,000 people was either too much or too little. He couldn't figure out what the Tianyuan Army's intention was in sending troops like this. He did not answer Zhan Wudi, but asked the spy: "Are there other enemy troops behind this enemy army?"

"No more!" The spy shook his head affirmatively and said, "Only these two armies were sent out from Jiancheng, and no other enemy soldiers appeared."

"Yes!" Zhan Wushuang responded, nodded, and said faintly, "Very good." After thinking for a moment, he cheered up and said to his subordinates on the left and right: "Everyone, prepare for battle. This time, we must defeat this enemy army no matter what."

"Yes!" The generals received the order, released their spiritual armor, and spiritualized their weapons. The soldiers took off their bows and arrows and aimed at the official road outside the forest.

On the other side, Liu Zhu, the commander of the 30,000 Sky Eagle Army, soon came to the woods. Since Ziying and his group had passed safely in front of him, he was unprepared and led 30,000 soldiers to walk through the forest.

The Sky Eagle Army marched very fast. It didn't take long for half of the soldiers to pass through the woods. But at this moment, a sharp whistle suddenly sounded in the forest. Before the Sky Eagle Army soldiers could react, they heard a sharp and rapid whistle in their ears.

Pounce, pounce, pounce!

Almost instantly, a large number of soldiers of the Sky Eagle Army near the woods fell down. They didn't even figure out what was going on, and they became the first target of arrows. They were hit by the dense arrows shot from the woods. They were all hit by several arrows and fell to the ground. Some people were full of arrows and died on the spot. Some people were shot by arrows and lay on the ground screaming in pain. For a while, the sound of eagle feathers flying, arrows piercing flesh, and heart-wrenching screams were all connected.

The continuous rain of arrows in the forest caught the Sky Eagle Army off guard, and batches of soldiers died under the strong shooting of arrows. At this time, Liu Zhu suddenly realized that it was not good. He was ambushed by the enemy! The first thing he did was not to command the entire army to meet the enemy, but to call the spies of the Sky Eye and the Ground Network, and asked them to send pigeons to Ziying and Tang Yin in the city, asking for immediate rescue from both parties.

His action seemed cowardly and incompetent, but it was undoubtedly the most correct. Although the enemy was not large, it was still unlikely for him to resist the Ning Army with his ability and 30,000 troops.

After explaining all this, he turned his horse's head and ran back, commanding the entire army to line up and hold up shields to resist the enemy's arrow formation.

Under his command, the Sky Eagle Army finally stopped the chaotic situation, and people put up shields to resist the enemy's rain of arrows. However, at this time, thousands of soldiers had been killed by the Ning Army's arrow formation.

After stabilizing their position, the Sky Eagle Army soldiers also twisted their bows and arrows and fired back at the woods, but the trees in the dense forest became the best cover for the Ning Army. The arrows shot back by the Sky Eagle Army did not hurt a few Ning soldiers, and most of them were shot on the trees. In this way, it provided weapons for the Ning Army, which was short of arrows. After many Ning soldiers shot their own arrows, they pulled out the arrows nailed to the trees and shot back at the Sky Eagle Army.

The Ning Army was famous for its sharp arrow formation. At this time, they relied on the trees in the forest and shot arrows recklessly, posing a great threat and killing to the Sky Eagle Army. Even if they put up shields, arrows would still pass through the gaps between the shields from time to time and hit the Ning Army below. Even if Liu Zhu came back to command, he could not sit still on his warhorse. He was knocked off his warhorse by the whistling rain of arrows and hid under the shields supported by his own soldiers.

Gradually, the entire camp of the Sky Eagle Army was forced to retreat step by step by the Ning Army's arrow formation, and was about to retreat to the other side of the official road.

At this time, someone suddenly roared in the forest, and then a group of people and horses rushed out from it. The first few people were Ning Jiang and Peng Jiang riding warhorses, followed by a large number of Ning Army soldiers. The leader was covered with spiritual armor and held a purple spiritual sword in his hand. This person was not someone else, but Zhan Wudi.

Zhan Wudi rushed to the front, shouting as he rushed. His roar was like thunder, shaking people's eardrums, and his momentum was so strong that it could capture people's souls. The soldiers of the Sky Eagle Army almost instinctively shot arrows at the team of people and horses. Zhan Wudi was naturally the first to bear the brunt. He saw that he turned the big knife in his hand to prevent the wind and rain from penetrating, and the arrows hit the knife curtain and broke into two.

Because the distance was too close, the Sky Eagle Army had not had time to launch a second round of arrows. Zhan Wudi rushed to the front and stabbed forward with the purple lightning ghost light knife in his hand, hitting the shield in the hand of a soldier. The iron shield could not withstand the sharpness of the spiritual knife. With a click, the purple lightning ghost light knife directly pierced the shield, and the blade continued to move forward, piercing the chest of the shield-holding soldier.

"Ah——"

The soldier let out a shrill scream, and Zhan Wudi kept shouting, using his arms to force the soldier hanging on the blade to roll out horizontally. There was a dull thud, and the soldier's body flew out sideways, knocking several Feng soldiers beside him to the ground and rolling into a ball.