The Golden Age Chapter 613: Losing soldiers and losing generals
Someone reacted and rushed forward to pull away his companions. Ma Xingguo was lifted up and glanced down. Fortunately, his breastplate was strong, otherwise he would have broken his chest like the others. .
He is a long history, and the armor is naturally not comparable to that of ordinary soldiers.
The place where the sackcloth was piled up just now is already in a mess, and potholes have been exploded on the ground. Everyone has lingering fears, and they dare not approach the past for a while.
At this moment, I heard a scream from behind, and Song Liang yelled: "Be careful, everyone, they are on the roof."
"In an ambush!"
Fang Xingguo's face changed suddenly.
He thought that tonight’s action was a game of cat-catching mice. Who would have thought that Tai Xuan Guan had been ambushing beforehand. Before he saw a Taoist priest, he was killed and wounded more than ten times by a strange sack. people.
The screams continued, and Fang Xingguo solemnly said: "Follow me!" Although there was a faint tear in his chest, the soldier's tenacity was still reflected at this moment. Pass the main hall and go to the backyard to support.
At this moment, when he heard the sound of "swish", Ma Xingguo heard the screams coming from behind him. He was shocked. Looking back, only a few soldiers fell to the ground and were shot by crossbow arrows. When Ma Xingguo was horrified, a crossbow arrow had been shot directly at his chest. Ma Xingguo roared, swung the big knife, and opened the crossbow arrow. At this time, he had noticed the direction in which the crossbow arrow was shot, and looked up. I was shocked to find that many people were lying in ambush on the beams of the main hall.
When I just came in, I barely looked at the beams, and the roof was dim. These people were all in black, even if I glanced at them, I might not be able to find them.
These people are holding arrows and crossbows in their hands.
"Above!" Fang Xingguo roared: "Be careful, everyone!"
For the operation tonight, fifty archers were transferred to participate in the operation. Twenty archers followed Qin Xiao and lay in ambush at the back door of Taoist Temple. After entering Taoist Temple, the soldiers were divided into three groups, ten archers in each route, followed The ten archers who rushed into the hall by Ma Xingguo became the targets of the first round of attacks by those on the roof beams. Among the officers and soldiers killed by the crossbow arrows, four or five were archers.
The remaining few archers reacted very quickly. They quickly found a place to hide, bent their bows and set their arrows, and launched a counterattack at the black-clothed men hiding in the roof beams.
Arrows come and go. The people in black live high and overlook the hall. They have a great line of sight. However, they have a very limited range of activities when they are on the roof beams. Once the advantageous arrows are shot, they want to dodge It is not easy.
"Swish swish!"
A few of the officers and soldiers fell to the ground, but the archer shot down two men in black instantly.
Among the officers and soldiers, they don’t have wings and can’t fly up to kill the opponent. They can only find a place to hide in the hall. However, dozens of people are densely packed in the hall, and the people in black will surely be able to shoot if they shoot with crossbow arrows. One person was shot dead and wounded by a man in black in an instant. More than a dozen people were killed and injured by the bombing. At this moment, there are less than half of the people who rushed into the hall.
Ma Xingguo didn't expect such a situation at all. Even if Tai Xuan Guan killed the chickens and dogs tonight, but there were so many casualties, it would not be considered to have made much credit. He was frightened and angry, and dodged. It was also judged that there were at least a dozen people in black ambushing on the beams above the hall.
He knew that these people in black must be Taoist priests, and they could cover up in the dark place above when they changed into black clothes.
Although the number of opponents is small, they occupy the most advantageous place, and they have deadly crossbows in their hands. The arrows have a longer range than the inaccessible bows, but in this hall, these crossbows have become the sharpest. Effective weapon.
Remaining in the main hall will only increase the casualties.
Ma Xingguo shouted: "Get out and enclose the hall!" But he rushed over, swung a knife and chopped down the remaining copper lamppost. When the previous explosion, a copper lamppost had already been destroyed. When it exploded, the lamppost was extinguished, and the interior of the hall was instantly dark, but there was moonlight outside the door. Everyone knew where the door was going. There were injured companions who dragged their companions and ran out.
As soon as the lights went out, the man in black on the roof beams could no longer see the target, and could only use the movement below to throw arrows indiscriminately.
Ma Xingguo rushed out of the hall and watched his men escape with scars. In the end, wounded soldiers were added, but only 30 people came out, breaking nearly half of the manpower.
The officers and soldiers had gray heads and faces, as if they were escaping from a ghost gate. When they rushed into the Taoist temple, they were like wolves and tigers. At this moment, everyone was in shock.
"My lord, they...they have been in ambush a long time ago." One of his men gasped.
"Block the front and back doors of the main hall, and don't let them escape." Ma Xingguo clenched his fist and said: "Bell the arrows, let the reinforcements come and strengthen."
The Taoist temple was surrounded on all sides, 350 officers and soldiers, only 150 were responsible for attacking the Taoist temple. At this time, many people were damaged in the main hall, and there were killings and screams from the backyard. The fighting was fierce, and Ma Xingguo could only make people shoot arrows, letting the officers and soldiers ambushing on the other three sides of the Taoist temple come for reinforcements.
Qin Xiao is now in a bamboo forest not far from the back door of Taoist Temple.
The site of Taoist Temple is very particular. The front and back are spacious, and the shops of the residential houses are a little apart. After going out the back door of Taoist Temple, but a few dozen steps away, it is a bamboo forest. Qin Xiao and a hundred people lie in ambush in this bamboo forest. .
Tonight’s arrest plan was drawn up by Ma Xingguo himself. According to Ma Xingguo’s vision, the officers and soldiers launched an offensive from the front door. If they could catch the Taoist priests in one fell swoop before they woke up, it would naturally be hard to ask for. We noticed that in panic, they must have fled from the back door. At that time, Qin Xiao could just round them up from behind.
But when he heard a loud noise from the Taoist temple, Qin Xiao knew that his actions tonight must have been unsuccessful.
It's just that loud bang, like a thunder in the sky, it's really scary, Qin Xiao really doesn't understand how such a terrifying loud noise can be made in the Taoist temple.
When the Taoist temple heard the sound of fighting, the officers and soldiers in the forest drew their swords in their hands, ready to go, but without Qin Xiao's order, no one dared to act rashly.
Only when there was a stern sound from the sky, someone around Qin Xiao immediately said: "My lord, that's a ringing arrow, Lord Chang Shi asked us to go for reinforcements."
Qin Xiao also guessed that Ma Xingguo's actions were not going well, and no longer hesitated, with a wave of his hand, the soldiers who were ready to go rushed out of the forest to the back door of Dedao Temple, Qin Xiao said: "Leave twenty People, ten archers blocked the back door, no matter who came out from the back door, they shot immediately, and the others followed me in." Kicked on the back door.
In fact, this back door is also very strong, but Qin Xiao is now a fourth-grade cultivation base, it is naturally easy to kick open a door.
The gate of the courtyard was kicked open with a "bang", and the soldiers had already swarmed in. Qin Xiao was not in a hurry to charge forward. Looking over, he saw fierce fighting in the backyard, and a group of officers and soldiers were encircling them. The famous Taoist priest slashed and killed, but there were more than 20 corpses lying on the ground. Among them were the slain Taoists, and some lay on the ground struggling in pain. The scene was quite chaotic.
Although the remaining Taoist priests were not many in number, they stood by the door of a house. They all held long swords in their hands. Although their swordsmanship was not very sophisticated, they were able to resist them for a while.
These Taoist priests were at the end of their lives. Their robe was stained with blood. At this moment, dozens of officers and soldiers rushed in from the back door. The backyard was crowded, and most of them couldn't get forward.
"Go to the front hall." In the crowd, Song Liang saw the reinforcements coming, and shouted: "Master Qin, Master Chang Shi is in the front hall, go for reinforcements." Another person beside him said: "There is nowhere to go, you Bring some people to join me to reinforce Master Chang Shi."
A group of people hurried towards the front hall.
When I got to the back of the Great Hall, I saw someone running over and saw a group of people coming to reinforce me. He hurriedly said: "Master Chang Shi has an order, surround the hall. There are all adversaries. Don't let them. Escaped."
Qin Xiao dispatched some people to surround the back of the main hall, and only then took a dozen people around to the main entrance of the main hall, only to see Ma Xingguo leading a group of people in front of the main hall.
"Master Changshi, what's the situation?" Qin Xiao was a little surprised when he saw Ma Xingguo's front clothes shattered and his face turned gray.
When Ma Xingguo saw Qin Xiao bringing reinforcements, he pointed to the hall and said bitterly: "These bandits are lying in ambush in the hall. They have hidden arrows and crossbows, and they have extremely powerful weapons. Did you hear that? The sound made?"
"I heard." Qin Xiao nodded and said: "What weapon?"
"I can't figure it out." Ma Xingguo said: "When the fire was on, there was a loud noise. The people who approached were all shattered. A dozen people were killed or injured. If I hadn't had a refined breastplate, I would have died. In there."
Qin Xiao was a little surprised and couldn't understand what kind of weapon was so powerful.
"Master Qin, it is now certain that Tai Xuan Guan is indeed the nest of the Queen Mother in Suzhou." Ma Xingguo held a knife in one hand and a fist, staring at the front door, his eyes like a blade: It's already a mess. If it weren't for the rebels, how could a gang of Taoists hide their weapons?"
"Why would they know that we will kill tonight?" Qin Xiao frowned and said: "Otherwise, how can they make an ambush in advance?"
Ma Xing National Road: "Last night it was found out that Dong Yuan was the Queen Mother’s God’s Envoy. Dong Yuan died and the Dong family was also sealed. This must have been known by Huang Yang Lao Dao. He knew that since Dong Yuan was exposed, Taoism This side is likely to be exposed, so be prepared in advance." asked: "Can you catch Taoist Huangyang?"
"There was also an ambush in the backyard, but the remaining Taoist priests have been surrounded and they can't go." Qin Xiao glanced at the hall and asked, "My lord, what should I do here?"
"The guys are hiding on the beams of the room, holding arrows and crossbows in their hands. As long as they enter, they will shoot them immediately." Ma Xingguo took two steps forward and said loudly inside: "The people inside listen, You are already surrounded. If you are caught with your hands, you still have a chance to survive, otherwise I will burn the hall and burn all of you to death." He ordered: "Come on, find kerosene nearby and bring firewood. I will do it today. I want to burn this bunch of dog offal alive."