Chen Wujiu dodged the arrows and gestured to Moss.
Moss, holding two long knives with hooks, whistled and led several of his brothers to guard several large trees, allowing everyone to retreat as quickly as possible.
With the cover of trees, the threat of crossbow arrows was suddenly much smaller.
Everyone fled backwards like a swarm of bees. Wei Wuyin rode his horse to catch up with the most powerful families and shouted, "Everyone! Stop shaking! This is a matter of life and death!"
"From now on, all of you are under my command."
Without waiting for anyone to respond, he shouted at the top of his voice, "All the retainers of the noble families, listen to me!"
"Xie Wanshi is plotting a rebellion. The imperial guards in Jingzhou City will soon arrive to quell the rebellion!"
"Brothers! Fortune and wealth are achieved through risk! Your young master has already said so!"
"As long as we can make it through today, everyone will reward us according to our merits!"
"The enemy is full of rebels. Behead one of them and you'll get a fifty-string reward!"
These guards were all desperate men seeking wealth at the risk of their lives. When they heard such a huge reward, their blood immediately boiled. They rubbed their hands and shouted loudly.
It's done.
Wei Wuyin then handed over the command to Wu Dadao, who came from the military.
Wu Dadao arranged dozens of guards to set up a defense line in the forest to support Moss and others who had retreated. He also called some followers to assist. Finally, with the help of the protection of the dense forest, he managed to stabilize the situation temporarily.
Wei Wuyin had to admit that Pharmacist Li was really a good trainer.
The person sent here is extremely capable, and it would be a waste of his talent to just make him a centurion!
He couldn't help but mutter, "Junior brother, how did you find such a talent?"
Moss took a quick look at the surrounding terrain and said, "Sir, this is a deadly place."
"There's a cliff behind."
"There's a hill to the west. As long as we guard it well, we can hold out for a few hours."
Wei Wuyin looked up and asked, "Where's Lao Chen?"
Moss's face was full of admiration. "Lord Chen has gone east, leading most of the pursuers away. Mr. Xie is now anxious to restrain his men."
"Master Chen must be from a military background, otherwise how could he be so capable!"
No wonder the pressure here has been greatly reduced, allowing me to make arrangements calmly.
Wei Wuyin laughed and said, "He studied under Master Zhong. He is an outlier in the academy and is known for his aggressive and violent nature."
Wu Dadao didn't understand what was being said, and shouted to himself, "Old Mo, don't rest, take the people to that hill!"
Both of Moss's knives were stained with blood. He smiled and said, "Okay! Leave the camping to me!"
Wei Wuyin took a look and saw some of the children from aristocratic families who were as soft as mud.
Angry and amused, he called a few guards over and said, "Take them all away so they don't get in the way!"
The dense forest made it impossible for the palace soldiers to maintain their formation. They divided into teams of five and gradually approached while clearing out the guards who tried to escape.
The children of the aristocratic families had plenty of money together, and the guards they hired were also quite strong.
The initial defeat was due to the lack of organization and everyone fighting alone. Now that they had stabilized their position, more than a dozen nimble men climbed up a big tree and attacked the approaching palace soldiers from above.
The weapons these people used were varied, including bows, crossbows, and various hidden weapons.
Although those heavily armed soldiers were well-prepared, they were easily ambushed by the guards at the slightest flaw, and their progress had to slow down.
I don’t know where the reinforcements are or how long it will take.
Wei Wuyin had no confidence in dealing with these well-trained soldiers.
"Lord Wei, thank you so much." Lei Shaohuang said with a pale face.
Wei Wuyin knew that he was timid, and he was also timid, so he said with a smile: "Lord Lei, I heard that you have a good bow. Can you lend it to me to try?"
Lei Shaohuang was stunned for a moment, looking at the calm Wei Wuyin with a rather unfamiliar feeling, then shook his head and sighed, "Master Wei is only a small Sima, it's really a waste of his talent."
He immediately handed the bow on his horse to Wei Wuyin.
Wei Wuyin gripped the bow handle, his hands shaking uncontrollably.
Archery is one of the six arts for a gentleman, and his skills are pretty good, but he hasn't done it in many years, so his hands are a little rusty.
Taking a deep breath, Wei Wuyin picked up the arrow, put it on the bowstring, primed it and shot it out.
Sixty steps away, the soldier holding the flag staggered, and his breastplate was pierced by an arrow, splattering blood.
"Excellent archery!" Lei Shaohuang was also aroused, snatched another bow from his men and shouted:
"Master Wei, let's have a competition!"
Lei Shaohuang's face flushed with excitement as he shouted, "Master Wei, I guarantee you'll lose!"
The two men drew their bows and arrows, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
Several more soldiers fell to the ground.
Wu Dadao stepped forward and said, "My lords, these few arrows are enough to confuse them for a while. Let's retreat quickly. There will be plenty of opportunities to compete!"
Xie Wanshi is worthy of being the legitimate son of the Chenjun Xie family, and he has actually learned how to command troops.
After a brief period of confusion, he shouted loudly to reorganize the soldiers and dispatched more than a dozen crossbows to attack the guards in the trees.
Wei Wuyin saw that Wu Dadao divided the guards into three rows, setting up a defense line every fifty steps, and using bows and crossbows to shoot from a long distance to block the pursuit of the provincial government soldiers.
When the provincial government soldiers stabilized their position, the guards on the first line of defense began to suffer casualties. Wu Dadao immediately ordered a retreat, and the guards on the second line of defense behind them continued to provide cover.
The provincial soldiers broke through the first line of defense, advanced fifty steps, and were shot by crossbows again, forcing them to re-form their ranks.
In this way, Wu Dadao led his guards to fight and retreat, and although the distance was only more than 200 steps, he managed to delay the palace soldiers for more than half an hour.
By avoiding close combat, the price paid was only a dozen casualties.
Xie Wanshi became more and more impatient, shouting and cursing while ordering the soldiers to attack.
Time waits for no one!
Facing the enemy head-on, the guards were no match for the soldiers who had received long-term training and were quickly defeated.
But Xie Wanshi's joy did not last long. As soon as the soldiers crossed the last line of defense, they saw the camp in front of them.
Yingchou Valley is surrounded by mountains, with a dense forest in the middle and a hill two or three meters high to the west.
At this time, a clearing more than a hundred steps wide was cleared in the forest, and hundreds of freshly cut trees were dragged to the foot of the hill and piled into a wooden fort half a person's height.
The wooden fort is in the shape of a crescent, with two wings extending forward, rising to a height of more than one person, and slightly lower in the middle.
If we attack the two wings by force, we will inevitably pay a huge price.
A hidden gap is left in the middle of the wooden fort, with two wooden walls separating the front and back. The front wooden wall is slightly lower, and the back is six feet high. The passage in the middle can be used for horses to charge.
The guards hid behind the wooden fort, leaving only a row of cold arrows exposed.
If the government troops were to attack, they would have to pass through the open space in front of them, and the soldiers without any trees would become excellent targets for shooting.
A chill rose in Xie Wanshi's heart.
How could this rabble set up such a tight camp in half an hour?
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