Chapter 355: Head on the Neck

call out--

An arrow pierced a cavalryman's throat.

The cavalryman fell from his horse, with blood trickling from his neck.

Helian Shuchi straddled the horse, holding the bow and arrow in both hands, and fired several arrows in succession.

The wolf-head flag fluttered in the winter wind.

The wolf head on the flag opened its sharp teeth, as if it wanted to tear everyone's bones and flesh into pieces.

To the north of Chang'an, Helian Shuchi led his troops to fight against Dayu's army.

The person who had come back to scout for military intelligence said that an army of 200,000 would attack from two directions. However, when Helian Shuchi led his army to the north, he found that the enemy had no more than 50,000 soldiers.

However, although the other side did not have many people, their combat power was indeed not bad, at least much stronger than those cowards they had fought before.

"Kill!" Helian Shuchi gave the order.

The Hu cavalry charged forward, their scimitars flashing coldly, their horses' hooves kicking up clouds of dust and their shouts of killing deafening.

On the opposite side, several large black flags fluttered in the wind, made more eye-catching by the white snow on the ground.

The Black Mountain infantry phalanx was in full formation, with shield bearers in front and archers in the back, forming an impenetrable line of defense. Arrows were like a forest, ready to give the Hu people a fatal blow at any time.

When the Hu cavalry rushed to the front, the shield bearers quickly put their shields together to form an impenetrable shield wall.

They cooperated very well and the Hu cavalry failed to break through several times.

Helian Shuchi saw two old men on horseback in the Black Mountain Army, and they shouted provocatively:

"The Hu people are nothing but this, it's better to surrender as soon as possible and go back!"

Helian Shuchi was furious and ordered his soldiers to change their formation.

The Montenegrin army also promptly adopted a new formation to respond.

When the Hu people wanted to chase them, the Black Mountain Army hid. When the Hu people did not chase them, they came around to provoke them.

The two sides fought for a long time, and Helian Shuchi noticed something unusual.

"No, they're stalling!"

Helian Shuchi felt that something was wrong and planned to lead his troops to retreat.

"Jiang Gan, Jia Kun!" Helian Shuchi shouted.

She ordered Jiang Gan and Jia Kun to lead the troops to block the retreat, while she led the troops back to the city to observe the situation.

Jiang Gan and Jia Kun had previously surrendered to Tiele Khan with Dayu's army, and had since followed Tiele Khan southward to fight.

Helian Shuchi often asked them to take the lead, on the one hand to see if they would turn against him, and on the other hand he was happy to see the Dayu people killing each other.

Previously, Jiang Gan and Jia Kun also understood the situation they would face after surrendering to the enemy, so they had no choice but to do as they were told.

But just now, after Helian Shuchi gave the order, Jiang Gan reined in his horse, brandished his sword, and led his army to block Helian Shuchi:

"Doesn't the general despise deserters the most? Why are you running away today?"

Jia Kun sneered: "The general is very cunning. He leaves us here to die, while the Hu people want to hide away?"

Helian Shuchi narrowed his eyes:

"What do you mean? You don't obey my orders?"

Jiang Gan and Jia Kun changed their usual reserved expressions:

"What do you mean? This is what we mean!"

Jiang Gan raised his sword and slashed, and the head of the Hu man closest to him rolled off, and blood splattered all over his body.

"kill!"

At Jiang Gan's command, Dayu's army, which had previously surrendered to the Hu people, suddenly turned against them and started fighting with the Hu people around them.

"You, you guys..." Helian Shuchi didn't expect that they would suddenly change their faces at this time.

She had clearly done everything she could and they were already tied to her boat, yet they still dared to turn against her at this time.

Helian Shuchi remembered something and his pupils shrank suddenly:

"It's He Tingfang! He's the one who instigated you again! Are you colluding with the people outside?"

No one answered her, and her voice was drowned out by the clamor of fighting.

The Montenegrin army was also stunned for a moment.

They didn't get in touch with people like Jiang Gan and Jia Kun.

They have fewer people on their side, and their purpose on the northern front is to tie up the troops here and buy time for the people in the south and in the city.

The Montenegrin Army was caught off guard by the sudden defection from within the other side.

At this time, the rebellious Jiang, Jia army and the Black Mountain Army surrounded the Hu people.

Helian Shuchi's uneasy premonition became stronger, so she led a team of her men out of the encirclement and headed straight for the city gate.

Just as Helian Shuchi was fighting with the Black Mountain Army, groups of soldiers emerged from Chang'an City like ants emerging from a cave.

The elite Black Mountain troops who sneaked in from the tunnel were divided into several directions and moved quickly towards the city gates.

The Black Mountain Army heading north launched a surprise attack on the defenders in the north of the city. They hung all the poison powder bags they brought on arrows and shot them at the city gate.

As the arrow flew onto the city wall, the poison powder bag fell to the ground and scattered, creating a thick cloud of smoke.

The Black Mountain Army, who had taken the antidote in advance, took advantage of the chaos to rush to the city gate and fight.

Outside the city, Helian Shuchi led his men to finally break out of the encirclement and rushed to the city:

"Open the door quickly—!"

The city gates were slow to open, and the Hu soldiers guarding the city had already started fighting with the Black Mountain Army.

The Montenegrin army guarded the gate and prevented the Hu people from opening it.

Helian Shuchi and others were blocked outside the city gate for a while.

The troops of Dayu behind them quickly caught up, surrounded the city gate, and forced Helian Shuchi and others into a dead end.

Jiang Gan shouted from a distance across the crowd of soldiers: "Old demon Helian! Defeat is inevitable, why don't you just surrender--"

He couldn't finish the last word "capture".

A fast arrow hit his chest and penetrated his ribcage.

Before falling, Jiang Gan looked at Helian Shuchi holding a bow and arrow in disbelief.

How is that possible? It's so far away...

Even the best archers under his command could not shoot so far and so accurately.

How could it be...

Jiang Gan fell off his horse.

Helian Shuchi's wolf eyes were filled with murderous intent:

"Is defeat inevitable? We haven't fought till the end, and we don't know who will die! Do you think our southern defense is so easy to break?!"

This time, Helian Shuchi aimed his arrow at Qin Xiao of the Black Mountain Army.

The moment the sharp arrow was shot, two plum blossom darts flew over and collided with the arrow head, creating sparks.

Bang. Bang.

The arrow deviated from its direction.

Murong Di and Old Man Qin were hidden in the army.

Murong Di also sneered:

"Your southern defenses are difficult to break, but once they see your head, they will fall without a fight."

…

South of Chang'an City.

There were also two armies engaged in a fierce battle.

With hundreds of thousands of Dayu's troops pressing forward, the Hu people found it difficult to fight back.

But the Hu people did not flee or retreat. They were tall and brave, and they were not at a disadvantage when fighting against the army led by Yin Li.

They believed that Helian Shuchi would win a great victory and then lead his troops to support them.

boom!

There was a loud explosion in the air, attracting everyone's attention.

Two shadows fell from the sky.

Qiu Jinyu and Ni Tianji's voices rang out:

"Open your eyes and see clearly!"

"Your general Helian Shuchi is dead! The northern front has been defeated. If you don't surrender quickly, when will you?"

Everyone looked up and saw one of them holding a bloody head.

Under the clear winter sky, the head in Qiu Jinyu's hand was clearly visible.

His head was dripping with blood, his eyes were wide open.

It was Helian Shuchi's face.