The subtle fragrance of cotton needles

Chapter 256 What Strange Things Happened

Li Fu stood on the tower. Since Yotu Linshun was determined to attack the city, they didn't need to save face: "Archers, get ready! Shoot!"

The soldiers on the city wall who had been ready long ago received the order and shot arrows down in unison to give Xia Zhibai the upper hand.

Xia Zhibai rushed to the front, Dongfang Xujiang and Mo Chen followed Xia Zhibai on horseback, and the three of them rushed forward with five thousand elite soldiers.

The Rouran army on the opposite side was huge in number. Luo Xie, who was on the East Mountain, saw the commander on the city wall waving the flag and immediately gave the order to start releasing hidden weapons.

Xia Yanxiang didn't know how to wave the flag, but fortunately Yukui and Li Guan both understood that Dongshan had already taken action, and Li Fu had not yet ordered Xishan to take action.

Li Guan kept a close eye on the movements of the opposing commander.

Xia Yanxiang and others stood at a high place, so they could naturally see the situation of the war below clearly.

The situation below was indeed not very good, but fortunately Dongfang Ji quickly led 20,000 people to rush up.

Li Fu, who was standing on the city wall, was slow to give the order to Xishan to take action. Even if Xia Yanxiang was calm, she was getting anxious. Just standing there was not a solution.

Xia Yanxiang took two steps anxiously on the spot, and suddenly saw someone next to her carrying a bow and arrow. An idea suddenly came to her, and she took the bow and arrow.

"Ayan! What are you going to do?!" Li Guan didn't understand what Xia Yanxiang was going to do.

Xia Yanxiang thought quickly and made a decision: "A Guan, you wait here for your uncle's order. Yu Kui, you and I will go somewhere else!"

"Ayan! What are you going to do?!" Li Guan was worried about Xia Yanxiang leaving alone, so he quickly called out to her.

Xia Yanxiang turned around and said, "Don't worry! I'll be fine!"

Yukui caught up with Xia Yanxiang in two steps.

Xia Yanxiang and Yukui carefully hid on another hill, avoiding the hidden weapons arranged on the west hill.

"Yukui, cover me!" After Xia Yanxiang gave the order to Yukui, she began to pull the bow hard.

"Miss!" Yu Kui didn't even know that Xia Yanxiang could shoot arrows!

Xia Yanxiang knew that Yukui might have doubts, but she did not intend to explain to Yukui. Instead, she stared at the battlefield with high concentration.

Yu Kui also knew that now was not the time to ask these questions. Xia Yanxiang was obviously trying to help secretly, and all Yu Kui could do was to ensure Xia Yanxiang's safety.

Xia Yanxiang stared at the situation on the battlefield intently, pulling the bow to its full extent.

Xia Yanxiang had never learned archery properly, but she was gifted in this area. She stared closely at the situation on the battlefield and shot an arrow without hesitation.

A long whistle pierced the sky, and an arrow from the sky pierced through the two people in front of Xia Zhibai. Even Xia Zhibai was stunned for a moment.

However, Xia Zhibai reacted immediately, picked up his sword and rushed over: "Kill him!"

Xia Yanxiang didn't have enough arrows, so she pulled the bow and said, "He Yuan, go get me some arrows!"

"Yes!" He Yuan agreed from somewhere and left quickly.

Yu Kui looked around vigilantly, then turned back to look at Xia Yanxiang.

Xia Yanxiang bit her lip, tightened the bow, and shot another arrow, directly killing the person in front of Mo Yuchen.

Xia Yanxiang's shooting attracted the attention of the other side, and someone immediately reported to Yue Tulinshun: "General, there is an archery expert on the other side!"

"An archery expert?" Yotu Linshun frowned. "I haven't heard that there are archery experts in Darong this time? How many are there?"

The soldier shook his head: "I don't know, there should be more than one."

"Bah!" Yotu Lin Falcon spat fiercely and cursed, "Don't worry about it. Judging from the situation, there shouldn't be many people. Let's catch Xia Zhibai first!"

"Yes!"

Xia Yanxiang shot several arrows in a row and couldn't bear it anymore, so she stopped to rest for a while. Yu Kui was a little worried and hurried over to ask, "Miss, are you okay?"

Xia Yanxiang pinched several acupoints on herself, forced herself to be alert, and started drawing the bow and shooting arrows again.

"Miss! Are you okay?" Yu Kui was very worried about Xia Yanxiang's health, but she couldn't stop Xia Yanxiang.

Xia Yanxiang was determined not to give up and no one could persuade her otherwise.

Li Fu was observing the situation below from the city wall, and he discovered that there were archery experts in the direction of the west mountain, but he could not remember who in the army was very accomplished in archery, and could not tell whether they were enemies or friends.

"Someone, go and see if the Third Miss Xishan is here?" Li Fu was worried about Xia Yanxiang's safety.

"Yes."

Li Fu originally planned to let Xishan take action, but now he is not sure whether Xia Yanxiang is safe in Xishan, so he can only temporarily change his strategy.

The 5,000 elite soldiers brought by Xia Zhibai were indeed powerful, and the 20,000 soldiers who followed also put great pressure on the Rouran.

"Divide 2,000 men into two teams and encircle the enemy from both sides!" Xia Zhibai gave orders while killing the enemy.

"Yes!"

Mo Yuchen and Dongfang Xujiang followed Xia Zhibai closely, and the three of them fought back to back on three horses.

The Rouran had obviously invested a huge amount of money, sending out 30,000 people in the first battle. It seemed that they were determined to capture You County in the northwest.

The fighting on the battlefield was fierce, and now it was just a fight between one man and one horse. The Rouran side had not yet deployed more lethal weapons. Xia Zhibai clearly felt that the Rouran should still have some killer moves.

Li Fu also felt it, and immediately gave up the idea of ​​asking Xishan to use hidden weapons. He had to leave a killer move behind so that he could deal with Rouran's follow-up move.

The commanding soldier waved the flag again, and Dongshan Luoxie received the order and immediately ordered the hidden weapons to be launched again.

The archers on the city wall continued to shoot arrows down.

Thousands and thousands of arrows were shot out, and no matter how many people there were on the Rouran side, they could not withstand such a large number of attacks.

Yotu Linshun kept receiving reports of casualties and endured it again and again. Finally, he said, "Move up the sleeper artillery!"

"Yes!"

Xia Zhibai fought all the way, his eyes bloodshot, and suddenly turned around to see that the Rouran side had launched nearly a hundred lying cannons, and everyone was shocked.

The Rouran actually had a lying chariot cannon!

The Rouran had always been a weak and backward country. Even if it developed rapidly, it would be impossible for it to possess chariots and cannons in a short period of time. It turned out that someone in Dayong was secretly providing weapons to the Rouran.

"Retreat!" Xia Zhibai had no time to make arrangements, so he quickly ordered everyone to retreat. They had to keep some distance temporarily, otherwise the losses on Darong's side would be unavoidable.

Mo Yuchen and Dongfang Xujiang also saw it. As someone who had been in the army for a long time, Dongfang Xujiang naturally understood the significance of the sleeper cannon and the surprise of its appearance here.

Although Mo Yuchen had never participated in military affairs, he had made corresponding preparations on the way here. Now it seemed that the Rouran were determined to win the first battle.

Xia Yanxiang was standing far away, but she could see Xia Zhibai and the others retreating. She was shocked. Why were they retreating? Could something strange have happened?