Dahan Pirate Air Force

This time, the spaceship did not take action.The old man's army charged several times, but were shot back by Li Hui's crossbows.

That night, the old people continued to besiege the Shu army, but did not dare to attack forcefully.

Zhang Bai and Li Hui took advantage of the darkness to direct their men to continue digging trenches.The newly dug trench was behind the previous trench and also surrounded the top of the mountain, but in a smaller circle.

On the second day, Meng Huo's men relied on their large numbers and sufficient logistics to shoot bows and arrows at each other on the mountain, obviously preparing to fight at the expense.

Their bows had a relatively short range, but they sent out some bamboo players.Wearing rattan armor all over their bodies and carrying huge bamboo shields, they advanced in groups to a place where they could shoot at each other, allowing the archers hiding behind to keep firing.

The Shu army's counterattack was not violent, and the spaceship did not appear.

Seeing the opportunity, the bamboo player moved a few steps toward the top of the mountain.Then, the archers in the back row fired another shower of arrows.

With this alternating advance, the rebels cautiously approached the first trench of the Shu army.

The distance between the two sides is only about 200 meters.

A battle flag with the word "Meng" suddenly stood up.

A bearded general was the first to line up, commanding the rear row of infantry to rush forward.

The crossbows of the Shu army suddenly became denser. The rebels were blocked, but some of the braver ones were still charging.

He even rushed to a place only a few dozen steps away from the trench.

At this time, someone in the Shu army formation loudly ordered, "Zhuge Crossbow, fire!"

All of a sudden, the crossbow arrows blew horizontally like a heavy rain.

This rain of arrows was so violent and sudden that all the rebel forwards were wiped out on the spot.

As soon as Zhuge's crossbow stopped, another order was issued from the Shu army formation, and several bonfires were lit in the trenches.

The crossbow arrows turned into rockets and shot directly at the bamboo shield of the bamboo player.

When the bamboo encounters fire, it gradually burns.

The bamboo card players did not dare to fight the flames for fear of being hit by crossbow arrows, so they had to retreat slowly down the mountain with their flaming bamboo shields on their shoulders.

This attack ended just like that.

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In the rebel camp, Meng Huo was sulking.

On the side, his brother Meng You was trying to persuade him.

Meng Huo did not expect that this group of Shu troops was so strong. He suffered hundreds of casualties yesterday and today for two consecutive days, but the Shu troops still stood firmly on the mountain without wavering.

Obviously our troops are several times larger than theirs, and it's all because of those big turtles flying in the sky.

To them, the spaceship looked round, especially like an inverted turtle, but it was really scary that these turtles could fly in the sky.

Meng You is usually a person with ideas, but he is at a loss at this time.

The two chatted for a long time, and finally Meng You had to persuade: "Brother, it's better to relax. Although the Shu army is strong because of the fierce crossbows and arrows, they are surrounded now. They can't support them with food, grass and arrows. Sooner or later, we won't be able to support them. We still have to hold on." Yes, let’s try again tomorrow.”

Meng Huo was silent for a long time, then nodded and said, "That's all we have to do. Send people to inquire around to see if any other reinforcements from the Shu army have arrived."

On the third day, there was another fierce battle, but the spaceship still did not appear, and the Shu army did not come for reinforcements.

As expected by Meng You, Li Hui's resistance showed signs of decline.

The arrows are not as dense as yesterday, and the firing duration is not as long as yesterday.Even the wounded soldiers who retreated from the vanguard reported that they saw that the number of Shu soldiers on the opposite side was not as large as yesterday.

Meng Huo was overjoyed and immediately praised Meng You for his foresight. Then he organized his troops and personally directed the attack on the mountain.

As expected, the Shu army could not resist, abandoned the first trench and retreated to the second trench.

The rebels took advantage of the victory to pursue, but Zhuge's crossbow was fired from the second trench, killing and wounding hundreds of people with another blow.

Meng Huo had no choice but to retreat to the first trench and ordered his soldiers to clean the battlefield and rest before fighting again.

The task of cleaning up the battlefield was left to Meng You.

After Meng You received the order, he led his men to inspect the trenches.After walking around the mountain peak, he found that there were not many dead Shu soldiers in the trenches, and there were not many trophies left behind. The entire trench was empty, which gave him an ominous premonition.

That day, Meng Huo and his generals attacked the top of the mountain several times, but were all repulsed.

The rebels had to temporarily camp in the trenches for the night, and separated small groups of soldiers to garrison in the camp at the foot of the mountain.

That night, the moon came to the third watch.

The camp at the foot of the mountain suddenly encountered an attack.

The attackers launched the attack from outside the encirclement, behind the rebels.

The equipment of these people is somewhat special. Most of them carry huge square bamboo shields and use short swords and daggers when attacking.

They are accustomed to hiding behind shields, using their shields against their opponents in hand-to-hand combat, and stabbing with short swords and daggers from above the shields. Instead of taking human lives, they specialize in injuring hands, feet, heads, and faces.

This team is very aggressive and skilled in their moves.When encountering a strong enemy, several soldiers holding shields can form a line of defense.

They are fierce in attack and solid in defense, and they all look like well-trained veterans.

The Nanzhong rebels were unprepared and were defeated and fled in all directions.

That night, the camp was filled with flames.When Meng Huo and others led the troops down the mountain to rescue, the camp had been burned to the ground.

This was of course Zhang Baishi's strategy, deliberately luring Meng Huo and others into the first line of defense, and inducing the rebels to automatically divide into two groups on the mountain and on the mountain.

Huo Yi and Zhao Guang took advantage of the night and led their infantry to attack the camp.

Even the two of them didn't expect that the infantry under their command was so powerful.

These infantrymen were recruited in Mi City and trained by Liu Ning himself.The training methods used are all Roman infantry tactics.

Liu Ning has realized that the tactics of Roman infantry are very effective since the battle in Peshawar.Although he was a cavalry general, he grew up in the Parthian army and was naturally interested in military combat skills and tactics.

And because he knew Alexander, he had sought advice from the Roman emperor many times.Combining his own military experience with the local weapons and materials in Secret City, he created such a set of infantry tactics.

A strategy like this would not be enough to fight the Romans, but how could the Nanzhong rebels compare with the Romans? They were beaten to a pulp.

After Huo Yi and Zhao Guang finished fighting, they immediately formed a turtle formation and slowly retreated. Meng Huo and others did not dare to pursue them, so they had to send out detailed troops to follow the Shu army from a distance to find out where they came from.

In the early morning, Meng Huo was filled with frustration as he looked at the ruins on the ground and the burned-down camp gate.

He sent people everywhere to collect the scattered troops, count the men and horses, organize supplies, and ordered the siege on the mountain to be lifted, and the entire army retreated toward Dian Lake.

That night, Meng Huo, Meng You and several of their main generals, such as Dong Dana, A Hui Nan and others, gathered in the dam beside Dian Lake to discuss countermeasures.

At the meeting, I was surprised to hear a "voice of conciliation."

Both Dong Dana and Ah Huinan were unwilling to continue fighting. There were many reasons. On the one hand, they believed that the elite Shu army was difficult to resist. It was better to negotiate peace now. Even if the negotiation failed, there was no problem in fighting again.

On the other hand, they were almost all frightened by the spaceship and believed that the Shu army must be protected by gods. Since the gods did not want the Shu army to be destroyed, it was impossible for them to win.

Meng Huo didn't believe this superstitious nonsense, but the spaceship was clearly in the sky, and he couldn't explain what it was, and he couldn't refute his generals.

He felt helpless and remained silent for a long time.

It wasn't until Meng You urged him to speak that he said leisurely: "Master Yongkai set out to rescue Gao Ding. I can't help but share his worries. Surrendering the enemy so easily is not hurting people in the back. How could I do such a thing?" ah!"