It was obvious that this was a powerful crossbow, and the triangular arrow easily penetrated the light armor on his body. He felt that his throat was fishy, ​​and a hot thing surged in his chest. "Wow" Xiang Sanqiu opened his mouth and spit out a large mouthful of blood. Another crossbow arrow shot over, and this time it hit the shoulder.

Xiang Sanqiu felt that his arms were gradually losing strength, and his hands holding the wooden board were slowly loosening. No, he couldn't die like this. He also had to be the Grand Marshal of Jiangdu and work hard on his own country. God did not favor him, and his hands no longer had the strength to grab the broken wooden board. His fingertips left little by little, and finally left completely. The river quickly flooded the top of his head, and this time he didn't struggle as much as the last time, because he had no strength in his body.

The sinking speed was not very fast, and Xiang Sanqiu's eyes were wide open. Because he saw Ge Hong, he also opened his big eyes, raised his hands upwards with ferocious face, and even a fang was placed on the corner of his mouth. However, his eyes could no longer move, as if he was covered with a layer of membrane like a dead fish.

The soldiers on the shore were already crazy. Standing on the embankment by the river, you could see the general's boat exploded and caught fire in the distance. Everyone knew what this meant. It was difficult for people who fell into the water to survive in such cold weather. What's more, they could hear the sound of crossbow arrows firing constantly.

Several anxious guys rode their horses into the reed marsh, but soon the war horse sucked and refused to move forward. The sharp reed leaves scraped many holes in the body of the war horse, and another war horse was scratched with his eyes. The pain made the war horse completely crazy and ran towards the depths of the reed marsh with no chance.

The earth began to tremble, and a ray of smoke and dust suddenly rolled up not far away. The captain with his blood-red eyes immediately rushed over with his subordinates. Two streams of smoke and dust quickly approached. Then they collided like Mars hitting the earth. People called the horses neighed, and knights on both sides were caught. But as long as they could move, they would stand up and fight with swords and swords.

Batu's rifle penetrated the chest of a rebel, and the guy gritted his teeth and held on his back without falling off the horse. He also slashed out a sword like lightning and slashed on Batu's armor.

The palm-sized armor leaves were cut a few pieces, and the silk inner armor was also cut open. The sharp sword tip made a huge hole in Batu's shoulder, and blood was gushing out. Batu felt that his shoulder had no strength in an instant.

He lowered his body and pulled out his saber like lightning with his other hand.

It was just a lightning-like collision, like two rows of huge waves colliding together in the sea. Then there were broken splashes, and the battlefield was a killing field that was alive and dead. Many people who fell to the ground were trampled into meat paste by horses, and those who could move were still cutting each other with their weapons in their hands.

The mace in Cangxiong's hand slammed on the shield of a rebel knight. The huge force smashed the knight and his shield off the horse. He lay on the ground and vomited blood.

The battlefield was completely chaotic and there was no formation. There were people fighting each other everywhere, with only the sound of weapons and the screams of the injured. The rebels who were attacked were at a loss after all. Their horse speed was not lifted and they were jointly attacked by the Huns and Liu Cheng's subordinates.

The fight against the long sword by riding a spear also caused them a lot of suffering. Most of the people who were caught off guard on the ground were rebel knights. Cang Xiong and the Hun men behind him were like dragons going out to sea, constantly rolling in the crowd. The number of rebels gradually decreased, but everyone who could move was fighting. After cutting off his right arm, it was replaced with his left arm. Both arms were cut off. He kicked and bit with his teeth.

No one wants to leave, almost every rebel has a tendency to commit suicide. They often ignore the slashed sabre and persistently stab the long sword into the enemy's chest. If two horses miss it, they often fall off the horse with half a head and the knight whose chest is pierced.

Time is very short. There is only a short cup of tea. The noisy killing field has quieted down, and there are only one or two neighing of war horses and the wailing of humans.

Almost all the rebels died. No one begged for mercy even if they were besieged by a few people from beginning to end. They just screamed and made a wild wolf-like voice.

There were corpses of people and horses everywhere, and Batu pressed his injured shoulder. The Hun men beside him hurriedly bandaged the head. The losses were huge. More than twenty Hun men died. The injured were no less than thirty or forty, and five or six seriously injured people were probably disabled.

Liu Cheng's subordinates suffered even more casualties. Half of more than 300 people died. The other half was almost injured. Liu Cheng was stabbed by a sword under his ribs. Fortunately, the armor given to him by Yun Xiao made him escape. Now he was still afraid of it. His hand holding the sword was trembling constantly, and he inserted it into the scabbard several times but failed to insert it.

Suddenly, thick smoke rose from the reed marsh in the distance, and the people who were resting were shocked. Standing on the embankment, you can see that the cavalry that could not pass by the other shore were firing rockets into the reed marsh on the other shore. The purpose was obvious, and this was to burn the people inside to death.

The withered reeds were easily lit. Dai Yu sniffed his nose and was shocked when he smelled the smoke. Standing on the carriage covered with reeds, he found thick smoke coming out around him. Some running flames were almost burning in front of him.

"Marty, get on the carriage quickly. Let's rush out." Dai Yu roared at Yun Xiao.

"No, the carriage can't run out of the reed marsh. Have you forgotten the difficulty when we came in? Let everyone cut off the reeds nearby and cut out a circle. Let's set fire inside and burn it out, otherwise the thick smoke will kill us."

Dai Yu pulled out his saber, took the crossbowman and the iron guards and began to chop the reeds around him frantically.

Soon, he cut out a circle of several meters in size. Dai Yu took out a match and lit several fires. The rolling smoke rose up, and the horse pulling the cart was so scared that it screamed. However, due to the existence of the chariot, they could not move at all.

"Everyone lay down, his nose against the ground. Don't move around, he shot the gunpowder crossbow to the other side. Quickly."

"Boom boom boom"

Twelve three-bow crossbows kept firing gunpowder crossbows, and the rolling smoke made the crossbowmen cough.

The explosion of the gunpowder crossbow caused thick smoke to rise from the reed marshes on the other side. For a moment, the fireworks were connected into one piece, and huge smoke columns could be seen dozens of miles away.

Dou Yuan, who was waiting in Daxizhuang, was completely stupid and asked all the gods he knew in his heart. He must bless Xiang Sanqiu without any trouble. He had already reported to his aunt the family letter to his aunt for persuading Xiang Sanqiu. If something went wrong at this time, I really don’t know how to explain it to her aunt.

The sent-out subordinates ran back in a hurry, and Dou Yuan looked at his staggering steps and knew that things were not good.

"The prime minister is not good. The troops of the Marquis of Lintong and General Xiang encountered each other eight miles ahead. The troops of the Marquis of Lintong killed more than 500 cavalry. General Xiang disappeared, and he did not know his life or death."

"ah"

Dou Yuan sat there on the spot. Didn’t Yun Xiao take the team to the King of Jiujiang? Why did he come here again? You have to know the report I received last night that the campsite is a hundred miles away. Could he fly here?

"If you explore again, you must find General Xiang's whereabouts."

The most important thing now is to figure out whether Xiang Sanqiu is in trouble. It would be fine if he died, but if he was alive, he would probably have to rush back to Jiangdu immediately.

"promise"

"Go back to Jiangdu immediately."

Before the person who was inquiring about the news came back, Dou Yuan felt that it was becoming increasingly unsafe to stay here. It would be safer to return to Jiangdu City.

Batu was about to rush into the reed marsh like a madman, but was stopped by his tribe members. His curly beard was now even more curly, and the scorching fire forced people dozens of feet away. The thick smoke in the sky covered the sky, and there was no grass and ash falling down and hanging on people's hair.

The fire burned for three or four hours until it was almost dark. People walked deep into the reed marsh, and there was a dark area everywhere. There seemed to be only two colors in the world, blue sky and dark. The Huns men were worried, afraid that they would find only a burnt corpse. This made the tribe members live in the future.

Cang Xiong was even more anxious because not only the Marquis were inside, but his younger brother was inside, and ran forward a mile away with a horse. Suddenly, he saw a tall carriage, and there was a group of people who were so smoky as little ghosts that were loading the three-bow bed crossbow.

"Fourth brother, are you still here? How about the Marquis?"

Cang Xiong pulled his neck and shouted as he was far away.

Before the horse could stop, its strong body slammed down with a bang. It fell on the ground and immediately turned into a black charcoal head.

"Second brother."

The eagle ran out and helped Cang Xiong up. The two eight-foot-tall men cried like babies in two confinement periods.

The Huns also surrounded Yun Xiao, who was so angry that his face was really dark. They all smiled with big mouths. Liu Cheng ran over and hugged Yun Xiao, looked at him and patted Yun Xiao's shoulders with his hands.

The road back was much easier, so there was no need to cut a road with a saber. The bare land was burned and the horse was flat. On the road, Yun Xiao learned about the casualties this time, and felt a little distressed and thrust.

Although he was mentally prepared for the casualties on the other side, he never expected such a large casualties. More than half of the Hun men who followed him to charge into battle along the way were injured, and even Batu was injured.

Liu Cheng's side was not better than himself, and his subordinates also suffered more than half of their casualties. Fortunately, the enemy's cavalry was divided into two groups. If there were a thousand cavalry on each side, it would be really hard to tell what the result would be.

It seems that my consistent tactics are correct, and I try to use a crossbow to deal with the enemy. This is the effective way to reduce casualties. Even people like the Huns will suffer heavy casualties in melee combat.
Chapter completed!