Hua Yisun threw down the silver clay box in his hand and said angrily, "Damn it! Who stuffed so many pigeons in the box?"

The rebel vanguard chased the enemy, but saw hundreds of silver-white clay boxes in the middle of the river, and there was a "fluttering" sound coming from inside.

Lieutenant General Sang Yi was worried about a trap, so he ordered the troops to stop and wait for the commander.

Li Shibin came in person, but couldn't figure out what was hidden in the silver clay box, so he asked someone to open it.

Unexpectedly, the silver box was full of pigeons, which flew out as soon as it was opened.

The sharp sound of pigeon whistles marked the beginning of the Battle of Haoshuichuan, and then a two-meter-high banner appeared on the distant ridge.

The flagpole of the banner was newly made, but the flag seemed to have gone through countless vicissitudes and was covered with scars.

On the scarlet battle flag, a huge word "God" can be clearly seen even from a distance of two miles.

The ridge was located at the mouth of a river, and the river valley formed a Y shape. The two large carts that the rebels had been chasing for a long time were now parked at the foot of the ridge.

Li Shibin's pupils shrank slightly as he stared at the majestic figure under the banner and said word by word, "Chen, Wu, Ju!"

The two are old acquaintances and were sworn enemies when they were studying at Whirlpool Academy.

I didn't expect to meet you here.

Before the pigeon whistles had died down, ambushes appeared all around, and the first wave of arrows made nearly a hundred rebels lose their combat effectiveness.

Li Shibin didn't even raise an eyebrow. He straightened his body and said in a deep voice, "Since the main force of the imperial court is here, it saves us the trouble of running away."

"The space here is limited and can't accommodate too many people. We can only ambush 10,000 people at most."

"And our army also has 10,000 men, and we are evenly matched. Even if we are ambushed, what is there to fear?"

"Someone bring me the flag of the Shen Ce Army!"

A general who was leading a horse nearby bowed but said nothing.

Li Shibin knew that he was a quiet person, so he didn't take it seriously and ordered:

"Sang Yi! Take your troops with you! It will be a great achievement if we can capture the enemy's battle flag!"

Sang Yi was short and plain-looking, and he didn't look like a brave and powerful military general at all.

A long sword hung at his waist. Since he had joined the army, he had replaced his usual iron ruler with an iron mace hanging on the side of the saddle.

Another general shouted, "I'm willing to fight!"

He was six feet tall, a full head taller than Sang Yi - in fact, among the rebels, even ordinary soldiers were over five feet seven inches tall, or 1.77 meters.

It was a complete exception for Sang Yi to be able to join the Imperial Guards.

Sang Yi suddenly said, "I will only take 500 people with me, and the rest will set up the battle formation."

As he said this, he turned over and jumped onto his horse, drew his sword and pointed it at his own army, picked out a battalion, and charged towards the battle flag in front.

Li Shibin knew that he was taking advantage of the enemy's unstable foothold to enter the enemy's formation first, so as to give himself time to prepare the formation.

After all, the Qin army's infantry formations are famous throughout the world. As long as they can form a formation, they will be invincible.

However, the terrain of Haoshui River is narrow, and after a long chase, the seven thousand of them had left a distance of two or three miles in the river, and it would take at least half an hour to form a battle formation.

Hua Yisun watched Sang Yi rush out with his sword, his eyes reddened, and he called out, "Uncle Li!"

Li Shibin glared at him, then waved his hand, "Go!"

Hua Yisun cheered and led his own cavalry of a hundred men to follow Sang Yi and charge forward.

As the enemy ambushes were set out in all directions, fierce fighting broke out in several places in Sichuan.

Li Shibin ignored it and gave orders one after another, gathering his soldiers and starting to form a battle formation.

Sang Yi lay on his horse, constantly using his sword to deflect incoming arrows, and quickly approached the ridge where the enemy's battle flag was located.

When they were still more than a hundred steps apart, the two large trucks parked side by side at the foot of the ridge suddenly separated to the sides, and the oilcloth-covered rear ends of the trucks dragged out a ring-shaped object, like a continuously elongated black giant python, which instantly blocked the ridge and the valley entrances on both sides.

The first few rebel cavalrymen involuntarily slowed down and exchanged astonished glances with each other.

Hua Yisun opened his mouth wide and forgot to spit out the dust he had ingested.

The enemy's cart was not loaded with Eight Oxen Crossbow arrows, but a pile of circular iron wires.

The wire ring was half a person's height when erected, and was covered with densely packed two-inch long iron spikes.

No matter whether it is a man or a horse, if they collide with it, they will inevitably be injured.

This type of barbed wire is extremely easy to place. Once it is dragged out, it will naturally erect into a barrier.

Moreover, it is ring-shaped and cannot be pushed down at all. The best you can do is get close to it and try to cut it open.

Compared with the deer antlers and bamboo sticks commonly used by the Great Zhou army, this barbed wire has great advantages. Its half-human height makes it impossible for cavalry to jump over it on horseback, nor can it be trampled by horse horseshoes.

It takes a lot of effort to cut it off, but it is very easy to connect it. It is also convenient to clean up after the battle without having to worry about missing it like scattered antlers and caltrops.

Li Shibin took a peek from behind the formation and his expression grew even colder.

The generals around were seeing this unique and difficult to attack defensive device for the first time, and they couldn't help but look at each other in dismay.

"Iron... barbed wire?" Lieutenant General Liu Su exclaimed in surprise.

"Shut up!" Li Shibin said coldly, "What can an iron net do to me?"

"Liu Su, go to the rear and gather your soldiers!"

Liu Su's troops were the first to start the pursuit, and in order to save horsepower, they were hanging behind at this time.

He came to his senses, clasped his fists in response, and immediately ran back with his personal soldiers.

The ring of barbed wire suddenly dragged out by the Shen Ce Army turned the thoroughfare into a dangerous place in an instant, which not only terrified the rebels who were charging into the battle, but also shocked Chen Wujiu.

"Junior brother, you really have a brilliant idea. This thing is a magical weapon on the battlefield!"

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