Trapped on the mountain, a dead end.

Retreat to Yinyang, there is a glimmer of hope.

After receiving the news that Zhao Langjiang had regained Yinyang, Liang Yuanzhi ordered the entire Western Army to rest for two hours and prepare to withdraw his troops. This is a battle against the enemy, and success or failure is here.

At the third update.

On Shuangfeng Mountain, the Western Expedition Army began to evacuate in an orderly manner. When they retreated to the third batch, the scouts of the Northern Zhou Dynasty finally realized something was wrong and immediately sent troops to stop them. After the Chishui River diverted, there was a lot of silt, and the large army could not come quickly, so they had to shoot at each other with bows and arrows.

Liang Yuanzhi ordered the archers to fight back, delaying time while ordering the rest of the people to evacuate. Since joining the army, Liang Yuanzhi has never been as embarrassed as he is today.

But the other party was a Tuoba Niu, the Northern Zhou war god who was as famous as Yuwen Tianlu. He used troops like a god, and it was not easy to escape under his hands.

The order he issued to the Huoziying Ye Erlang was to delay the attack of the Northern Zhou army at all costs, at least two hours, to buy time for other troops to retreat, and leave Shuangfeng Mountain, a flat horse. If the entire army moves rapidly, they can arrive at Yinyang City before noon tomorrow.

In this battle, the Fire Battalion will probably be destroyed.

This is the price that war has to pay.

The cavalry of Lin's name was the second line of defense to retreat. After the first group of them evacuated from the Hengduan Mountains, they rectified on the spot to block the pursuit of the infantry of the Northern Zhou army.

The Northern Zhou Dynasty was dominated by cavalry, but it was never easy to cross the Chishui River.

In the Shuangfeng Mountain, the sound of drums shook the sky.

Countless torches illuminate the camps of both sides as bright as day.

Ye Erlang was wearing armor and carrying a longbow on his back, standing on Shuangfeng Mountain. In front of him were the crossbowmen of the Three Thousand Fire Characters. Some of these people were old soldiers on the battlefield, and some were newly enlisted soldiers. These people had different expressions, either surprised, frightened, or determined, but they stood upright all over, waiting for his speech.

Ye Erlang said, "The word "huo"!"

The soldiers said, "Get orders!"

"Are you scared?"

There was a commotion in the crowd.

The war is coming, who can be fearless?

Ye Erlang took a deep breath and said loudly: "Tonight, the Western Army will evacuate from Shuangfeng Mountain. Our Huo Cang is ordered to stop the wolf cubs from the Northern Zhou Dynasty."

Someone shouted, "General, is the court going to give up on us?"

Ye Erlang shouted, "No, the court will never give up on us. We are trapped on this broken mountain, without food or drink, and starve to death sooner or later. Instead of doing this, it is better to fight!"

"Working, we may die. When we run away, we will die, and the 30,000 robes ahead will die. Are you willing to fight with me in exchange for a chance, a chance to live, and a chance to make the wolf cubs in the Northern Zhou Dynasty regret their lives. We will not surrender because we are the Fire Camp!"

Everyone said in unison, "Huo character camp!"

Ye Erlang took off his long bow and pointed to the front, saying, "Tonight, I will teach those wolf cubs in the Northern Zhou Dynasty to know the power of the Fire Character Camp!"

Three thousand crossbowmen are divided into three rows.

The horn of the Northern Zhou army started.

The Northern Zhou infantry teamed up in groups of four, and the heads were holding giant shields and the rest of the long bows and arrows began to cross the river.

Three hundred steps, two hundred steps, one hundred steps.

The terrain here is relatively high and the enemy has entered the range.

Ye Erro calmly ordered, "Shoot the arrow!"

Countless arrows soared into the sky, drew a long arc in the air, and shot towards the Northern Zhou camp. The Northern Zhou infantry raised their shields to defend, while the rest took the opportunity to fight back, but the terrain was at a disadvantage and the effect was not obvious.

After the first row of arrows were released, they retreated backwards, and the second row attacked in turn. After this cycle, nearly a hundred people died and arrows were killed.

Under the night, red light reflected in the river channel, blood flowed all over, mixed in the mud. Countless Northern Zhou soldiers who were caught in the arrows, wailing sounds spread throughout the valley, making them particularly miserable.

This is war.

There is no emotion, only killing, cruel killing.

Once the soldiers holding the shield were shot, the rest were exposed to the river without any cover. Ye Erlang dispatched several archers to shoot the soldiers who were left alone.

Eighty steps.

A scattered arrow began to shoot into the Fire Battalion, and the Western Army also began to lose its soldiers. But everyone was as solid as a rock, guarding their positions, obeying the slogans of the commanders and mechanical shooting.

On the battlefield, the veils are still the second best for such crossbow shooting, with dense saturation attacks, which have strict requirements on the arm strength and neatness of the archer.

After several rounds of volleys, some soldiers with insufficient arm strength had a shorter range. The Northern Zhou army suffered heavy casualties and suffered nearly six or seven hundred losses. At this time, the sound of horns across the river sounded again.

The Northern Zhou army, which had originally forcibly crossed the river, began to move horizontally to both sides, and nearly 5,000 soldiers and horses began to cross the river. The distance between these soldiers and horses was widened, making it impossible for the Huozi Camp to conduct intensive attacks.

The crossbowmen in the Fire Character Camp were strictly selected, and each person could shoot two quiver pots with full bows, but when the opponent's crossing tactics changed, the disadvantages in numbers began to appear.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

About fifty steps, the Huozi Battalion entered the range of infantry in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and more and more soldiers were caught in the fire.

Boom boom!

The infantry following the back row began to shoot fire thunder at the Fire Battalion.

The so-called fire thunder is tied to the cluster of arrows, and under the cluster of arrows are flammable and smoke-producing objects such as wolf dung. After landing, they immediately catch fire and produce a large amount of black smoke, which can hinder the sight of the Western Army.

Obstructed vision.

The shooting speed of the Huozi Camp was slower, and Ye Erlang decisively ordered, "Calagus."

On the catapult, the caltrops that had been installed had been thrown into the middle of the river. The caltrops, with hexagonal edges, have barbs on them, fall into the mud and are not easy to detect.

Countless Northern Zhou soldiers stepped on them, and there were wailing again.

As a result, the movement speed of the Northern Zhou Dynasty in the rear row slowed down, and Ye Erlang began to order the attack to be dispersed, no longer volleys, and both sides shot each other, killing and injured.

The sound of gongs.

The soldiers in the rear row of Northern Zhou were unable to break through the caltrops in the river and began to retreat, and would rush within thirty steps of the Northern Zhou soldiers discarded them on the front line.

Seeing this, the soldiers did not care about anything else and retreated one after another, leaving their backs to the Huozi camp. But it was not easy to cross the caltrop. Ye Erlang took advantage of the victory to chase him, and then shot several rounds of volleys, leaving nearly a thousand corpses in the river.

After the first round of attacks, more than 3,000 people were killed or injured by the Northern Zhou army, and less than 200 people were lost to the Huozi camp.

A big victory.

Everyone cheered in unison.

Ye Erlang looked at the enemy camp with a serious face.

The Huozi camp was at the end of their strength. If the other party sent more troops and forced them to cross the river, they might not be able to survive the dawn. However, at this time, the Tuoba Niu people suddenly withdrew their troops.

This puzzled him very much.

He ordered the soldiers to rest and prepare for the second round of attacks.

The east is gradually white.

The second round of attacks never came.

Ye Erlang looked into the river and was suddenly shocked.

Just three or four miles downstream of the river, a pothole-paved road made of wooden boards and sand has been built. The feint attacks in the Northern Zhou Dynasty just now and the incense and thunder that were released by the opportunity were all suspicious strategies.

Their real purpose is to take advantage of the darkness and the smoke, and take the opportunity to force a road and a way to cross the river.

The main force of the Northern Zhou Dynasty has crossed the river.

Ginger is old and spicy.

Compared with the Tuoba Niu people, Ye Erlang is still a little immature.

About five thousand soldiers crossed the river and siege them. The deputy general looked pale and asked, "General, what should we do?"

Ye Erlang made a quick decision, "withdraw troops, go up the mountain, and fight to the death!"

...

There were no pursuers along the way, but Liang Yuanzhi did not dare to neglect the slightest.

The 50,000 Western troops successfully evacuated Shuangfeng Mountain and walked quickly for a night. When it was dawn, it was already deserted. The sky was about to dawn, and there was the last mountain in front of me. After turning over, I entered the territory of Yinyang City.

It is less than a hundred miles away from Yinyang City.

As long as 50,000 troops retreat to Yinyang, if the city, which is known as the first border city in the western frontier, refuses to defend, the troops who fight against the Western Army can still have the power to fight.

Now the imperial court must have known the situation of the Western Expedition Army. The closest garrisons here should be the Longxi Army and the defenders of Jianmen Pass in Shu. However, the power of these troops is in the Ministry of War. Even if they arrive for help, it will take one or two months to wait for the capital to order them.

These are not issues that are considered immediately.

They were about to arrive at Yinyang City before Northern Zhou catching up.

With the withdrawal of troops tonight, Ye Erlang's Huo Battalion may be in danger. Liang Yuanzhi had no choice. He was the general of the Western Army. Yuwen Tianlu was not there. He had the highest official position and had to try every means to retain the strength of the Western Army.

That's how war should be.

As for the failure to defend the Western Frontier, the first line of the sky was broken, and the court held accountability in the future, Liang Yuanzhi did not care about it. He was a soldier and a soldier guarding the border. Their duty was to fight for the Ming Dynasty until the last moment and shed the last drop of blood.

After Shuangfeng Mountain was trapped, news was lost at the Hulukou.

After so many days, the reinforcements on the Western Front had not arrived, and they must have encountered trouble. Since the Tuoba Niu people dared to cross Hengduan Mountain and came to the territory of the Ming Dynasty, the Western Chu army would not be idle, and the restraint of Hulukou was also expected.

Liang Yuanzhi had no choice but to pin his hopes on Yinyang and Zhao Langjiang.
To be continued...