The arrows fired by the Qingyuan cavalry were getting denser and thicker, and the space on the bridge was limited. No matter how high the dodge skills of Luo Chong's sergeants were, many people were still hit by one or two sharp arrows soon after. Fortunately, The moment they were hit by an arrow, they all had a sense of protection that they had developed through countless exercises. They used another technique taught by Luo Chong to avoid the critical point. Even if the arrow hit their chests, they could still move neatly back off the bridge. n¡Ê
When injured, he retreated, went down to receive first aid from his comrades, and was immediately replaced by someone. Even though the overall level of archery would decline with constant replacement, the entire process had already caused a large number of casualties to the Qingyuan cavalry.
On the surface, the Qingyuan cavalry's offensive was fierce, and our side seemed to be in chaos. But unknowingly, when we looked again, we saw that more than 200 people were lying on the ground on the other side of the bridge, and some unmanned horses were running around. , some guarded the knight's body and refused to leave, and were later shot to the ground by several stray arrows that were unintentionally aimed at it.
"Are you injured so much?"
Inside the carriage, from the angle of the maid, she could see more than thirty soldiers who had retreated and were treating their wounds.
She couldn¡¯t understand the extent of the injuries, but dozens of people were bleeding and bleeding together. Just looking at them made her whole body numb and nauseated.
The arrows have barbs and have been smeared with animal feces and other dirty things. Even if the internal organs are not injured, it is still a scary scene with bloody flesh and blood when they are taken out bit by bit from the body.
According to the medical standards of this world, the soldiers who were shot by arrows in the chest and abdomen were not dead at the time, and few were able to survive afterwards. They often died of wound infection.
But they have a good medicine prepared by Luo Chong, which can save him as long as he doesn't belch immediately.
¡°It¡¯s so scary.¡±
The little maid covered her mouth and still muttered: "It must be very painful, but why don't they scream?"
Think about yourself, when you are a nvhong, you have to scream when you are pricked by a needle. The huge pain of this kind of sharp knife cutting out the flesh will definitely make you cry and scream, but they don¡¯t seem to have groaned
Don¡¯t these men feel pain?
Like what Princess Yongning said just now, even though they are all dirty and smelly, looking at them now, they are really admirable.
¡°Furthermore, the little maid, who has never been with a man, naturally develops some kind of curiosity about these big men, a rather strange feeling that is difficult to explain: Men, so amazing, so powerful
Yongning also saw the scenes she could see, and the feeling in her heart must be more complicated than that of her maid. After all, these soldiers were injured because they were escorting her.
It¡¯s okay if you can¡¯t see it. Seeing it with your own eyes at this moment will naturally have a huge psychological impact.
Her Royal Highness the Princess looked calm on the surface, but her hands were tightly clenched in her long sleeves, and she was sweating in her palms.
With so many soldiers injured, she couldn¡¯t help but worry: Could that person who has been standing at the front
??Already started to worry about him.
Yongning knew very well that he didn¡¯t really like him, but he had placed some hopes on him, not just his own hopes.
Whoosh!
There really was a stream of arrows flying towards this side, and coincidentally, it was heading towards the slightly opened window of the princess carriage.
Snapped!
But it flew for too long, and the crossbow was exhausted. It fell to the ground with a gentle slap from the scabbard of a sword. Ma Hanzi, who was guarding the car in front, didn't even blink, and his feet didn't move at all.
The arrow was shot down, and only then did the two girls in the car react and realize their fear: If they were touched by it, even if they didn't die, their faces would be disfigured, right?
"Your Highness, it's better to close the window." The little maid advised again with lingering fear.
"No!"
The princess girl is still so stubborn: "With their protection, nothing can hurt me. You see, these are the best soldiers in the world."
Although he said this, he sighed in his heart: They are not my soldiers, but his.
"Then let me stand in front of you."
The little maid said, and moved forward like a pig, but was pushed back by Her Royal Highness: "If you block it, what else can I see?"
The little maid pouted, looking more like a pig
woo woo woo woo¡¡
A horn sounded across the river, signaling a retreat, albeit a temporary one.
They lost more than 200 people in just this one wave of attack. The opposing commander would definitely feel that it was unfair because the terrain was not advantageous and their riding and archery skills could not deal with Luo Chong and the others.
"If you are only temporarily withdrawing your troops, but you will also think of other ways to send an impact, that proves"??
Meng Danzhong stood on the other side of the river and analyzed in his heart: "They already know about Princess Yongning's motorcade."
This matter is not difficult to find out. The convoy escorted by five hundred cavalry must be heavyweights. They sent a few scouts to the nearest Muyang County in the southeast to find out the answer.
In the previous confrontation, they had already lost more than 200 people. A fool would know that he would encounter a tough nut to crack, and would normally retreat. After all, they were just here to rob, cause trouble, and cause destruction. They should be the ones who encountered it. Bully when someone is soft, and avoid someone when someone is tough.
If you refuse to leave, there is only one possibility: you already know that the eldest princess of the Jin Dynasty is here.
Sure enough, he guessed it right. The remaining thousand cavalry did not evacuate. They just stopped three hundred meters away and sent a large number of scouts to gallop in several directions.
Asking for help!
The opposing commander is definitely not a fool. He knows the importance of the eldest princess of the Jin Dynasty and knows how to use strategies. He is neither impatient nor impatient, and is quite calm.
His intention is clear: There is no need to confront you head-on. He just wants to prevent you from leaving the terrain advantage on the other side of the bridge, and then he will tie you here. Just wait, our large army will arrive soon, and we will even attack you from two sides from behind.
Of course Luo Chong could guess that they would continue to harass them, so that his soldiers would not dare to retreat from the stone bridge or give up the advantageous terrain.
Although a flying arrow could kill the commander, Luo Cheng still walked slowly off the bridge and said to Ma Hanzi, "I'll leave it to you first."
Ma Hanzi nodded in agreement, but then whispered: "General, delaying this is not good for us. After all, we can't wait for reinforcements, but they can recruit thousands of troops at will."
This is really ironic. Those who don¡¯t know better think that we are not on the land of the Jin Dynasty, but that we are deeply trapped in the enemy¡¯s territory and can¡¯t stand alone.
Luo Chong did not refute and gave his men enough opportunities to express themselves.
Ma Hanzi added: "They think that we only know how to occupy the geographical advantage and do not dare to fight with their horses in an upright manner, then"
Ma Hanzi also knew that the reason why Luo Chong chose Shiqiao was because he did not want to see too many casualties among his soldiers, so he thought that his proposal at this moment could not be approved.
Unexpectedly, Luo Chong waved his hand lightly: "If you want to fight, just go ahead and leave fifty people here to protect the carriage."
"real?"
Ma Hanzi was pleasantly surprised. If he could defeat the Qingyuan Cavalry in an upright horse battle, he would be satisfied with just this sense of accomplishment.
Let them know who is the strongest cavalry in the world!
"I think it's a bit early."
Luo Chong slowly replied: "But we must also respect your morale and bloodshed. After all, you do have enough strength to defeat them. The only question is how big your casualties will be."
"It won't be too big."
Ma Hanzi suddenly became excited, and drew out his sword with a gasp. Of course, he was not going to chop Luo Chong, but to draw a few curves on the ground.
"General, I have some ideas, I think"
But before he could say anything, he was interrupted by Luo Chong: "Don't tell me, this battle is yours, you make your own decision. My responsibility is to protect the princess, fifty people are enough."
"Follow your orders!"
Ma Hanzi gave a military salute, turned around and left. He immediately called a few assistants and began to discuss tactics.
Luo Chong walked towards the princess's carriage, while Yongning opened all the windows and watched him gradually approaching with a pair of phoenix eyes.
"Your Highness, don't look at me like this."
Luo Chong came to the window, put down the iron bow casually, and said with a smile: "It seems like I did something wrong."
"Thanks."
Yongning said softly: "For me, your soldiers suffered so many casualties."
¡°That little injury is nothing, it¡¯s not much worse than the usual training.¡±
Luo Chong replied nonchalantly: "Just don't die. Fortunately, no one has died yet."
"That's good."
Yongning felt better in his heart, but he knew that no one was dead now. If any soldiers were killed in the future, the guilt would only accumulate.
Luo Chong said: "Everyone says that the royal family is ruthless, but I never expected that His Highness would be so kind and merciful."
"When my mother left, I was by her side, holding her hand tightly, but I couldn't keep her."
Yongning sighed in a low voice: "Death is the most ruthless thing. At least during this period of time, I really don't want to die."Want to see someone die again. "
"There are a lot of them on the other side of the river."
Luo Chong nuzzled toward the other side of the river, where more than two hundred corpses were lying, as well as dozens of dying horses neighing: "Life and death belong to rules, and war is the most ruthless."
"yes."
She thought Luo Chong's words meant something again, so she nodded: "The ones who started the war are the royal family like us. When the same words come out of my mouth, it seems hypocritical."
¡°I didn¡¯t mean that, it really didn¡¯t happen this time.¡±
Luo Chong rubbed his nose: "Just chatting."
Hidden by the veil, I could only see her smiling at the corners of her eyes. I never thought that he also had such a funny and cute side.
At this time, Meng Danzhong ran over angrily and said to Luo Chong: "General Luo, what do you want to do?"
"What's wrong?"
Luo Chong glared: "You can't even talk to His Highness for a few words?"
"I¡¡"
Meng Danzhong was stunned and lost his momentum. He quickly explained: "I didn't mean this, look at it!"
He turned around and pointed. Over there, Ma Hanzi was gathering his troops, preparing to launch a counterattack. Among the fifty men left with Luo Chong, they actually included the more than thirty wounded who had just retreated from the bridge, that is, It is said that there are only a dozen soldiers with full combat strength.
Of course Luo Chong knew that Ma Hanzi's handling of this situation was not because he didn't care about his own safety, but just because he didn't care about the princess's safety.
Ma Hanzi and the others have almost blind worship and trust in their own force. They always feel that no matter how many enemies they come, they cannot cut off a hair of their own, so there is no problem in leaving themselves alone with the princess.
Therefore, all those he left to Luo Chong became the 'old, weak, sick and disabled'.
But in Meng Danzhong¡¯s view, this is simply making fun of the princess¡¯s safety. You are hot-blooded and warlike, and if you want to kill the enemy and make meritorious deeds, it¡¯s not impossible, but at least leave a head office of 200 people here for us.
With two hundred people left to guard the convoy, I couldn¡¯t bear it no matter what.
But now, only fifty people are left, and most of them are wounded.
Meng Danzhong, who couldn't bear it anymore, glared at Luo Chong: "General Luo, don't tell me that you can stand up to five hundred soldiers by yourself. Even if I believe it, I can't listen to it!"