When the arrow fell from the sky, Li Chengdong was escorting Li Benshen across the suspension bridge.
"Enemy attack!" Arrows fell as the soldiers reminded.
Li Benshen subconsciously stopped his horse, and Li Chengdong also stopped.
The cavalrymen were all wearing armor.
This indiscriminate attack caused limited damage to the soldiers, but it brought a strong sense of oppression.
The cavalry that followed Li Chengdong into Liao were all elite troops under Gao Jie.
The overall combat capability is very strong.
The comprehensive combat capability here is not just horse archery and melee skills, but also the ability to maintain the formation after forming the formation.
So when the arrows rained down, most of the soldiers stayed still on their horses.
But there are exceptions.
Some soldiers who had already lined up outside the moat had arrows piercing their armor and suffered varying degrees of injuries.
After being injured, they first looked at their companions nearby, and then at the central army flag.
Wherever the Central Army Flag goes, they must follow.
At this time, the flag-bearing soldier was standing on the right side of Li Benshen, carrying the national flag of the Ming Dynasty and the flag with the word "Li" on it. The bright flags were fluttering freely in the air.
When the rain of arrows fell, he also stopped with Li Benshen.
A cavalryman in front of him had his horse hit by an arrow.
The warhorse in his hand kept neighing and twisting backwards.
The width of the suspension bridge was limited, and the injured horses were soon squeezed together with the horses of the flag bearers.
"Whoa! Whoa!" The flag bearer steadied his horse and yelled at the cavalryman, "Get the hell away from me!"
On the battlefield, it is a capital crime for a soldier of one's own to charge into a flag bearer.
The cavalryman was already a little flustered, and he became even more panicked when he heard the flag-bearing soldier's scolding.
He swung the whip hard at the warhorse: "Don't move, or we'll both die!"
Bang!
After the whip fell, the injured warhorse not only did not calm down, but was frightened and lost control.
With a neighing sound, the warhorse's front hooves leaped high and then landed heavily on the ground.
Then he kicked back with his hind legs and hit the flag-bearing soldier's horse.
The flag bearer's horse felt pain, and although it was not frightened, it began to retreat uncontrollably.
The Ming cavalry outside the moat saw the central army's flag moving backwards and thought it was a signal to retreat to avoid the enemy's attack.
So they turned their horses around and rushed towards the suspension bridge.
Li Chengdong and Li Benshen, who were passing through the suspension bridge, collided with the retreating cavalry.
"Damn it, the Jiannu are in front, why are you running back?" Li Chengdong roared and drew his sword.
The battlefield was filled with the sounds of horse hooves, bowstrings, and arrows breaking through the air.
The retreating Ming cavalry could not hear what Li Chengdong said at all.
You can't even see him.
Everyone stared at the central flag and moved towards it.
The suspension bridge, which was not wide to begin with, was soon filled with cavalry.
The cavalry at the back pushed forward, while those in the front retreated.
In the crowd, people kept falling into the water.
At this time, the flag-bearing soldier finally controlled the horse and stabilized his body.
The elite are the elite after all.
Seeing that the central army flag had stopped, the retreating Ming cavalry also stopped.
The Eight Banners soldiers did not dare to stay for long, and circled the battlefield before retreating.
“Save me!”
"Help!" The Ming army soldiers who fell into the water shouted for help.
"Save them!" Li Chengdong quickly ordered, "Everyone retreat back to the moat, reorganize the formation and regroup."
Under his command, the soldiers rescued people in an orderly manner and began to retreat.
Looking at the soldiers who restored order, Li Chengdong said to Li Benshen beside him with some pride: "Following orders, this is the elite."
I thought I would get praise from Li Benshen, but Li Benshen didn't say anything.
He turned his head to look to his side, and a chill rushed from his heels directly to the top of his head.
There was no one beside him, no trace of Li Benshen at all.
"Where are the people? Has anyone seen Li Benshen?" Li Chengdong shouted anxiously.
"In the moat!" a guard shouted, pointing at the moat.
Li Chengdong looked in the direction of his finger and saw Li Benshen struggling in the water.
"Save him first, throw the rope quickly!" Li Chengdong was so anxious that he was sweating profusely.
In fact, before he shouted, a soldier threw the rope to Li Benshen.
Li Benshen was from Shaanxi and was not good at water.
In addition, because he was wearing armor, he kept swallowing water and choking after falling into the water, and had no time to grab the rope.
Seeing this, several personal soldiers risked their lives wearing armor and jumped into the water to rescue him.
After a lot of trouble, Li Benshen was finally rescued.
At this moment, his face was pale, his body was cold, and he was not breathing.
"Quick," Li Chengdong was already soaked in cold sweat, he personally brought a war horse and commanded: "Hang him upside down on the horse's back to control the water!
At that time.
The method of saving people after drowning is to hang the drowning person upside down on the back of a cow or horse and shake him or her, or hang him or her upside down on a tree and pat his or her abdomen.
In folk terms, this method can save people who have drowned, but not people who have choked.
Li Benshen was drowned and choked, and was beyond death.
After struggling for a long time, Li Benshen not only did not move, but dark red blood flowed from the corners of his mouth.
Li Chengdong was completely panicked.
He had never been so flustered since he was a child.
Gao Jie is Li Benshen's uncle.
As the saying goes, the mother's uncle is the most important, and now he has killed Gao Jie's nephew...
After Gao Jie found out, chopping off his head was considered an exception to the law.
"Sir," Li Benshen's personal guards knelt beside Li Chengdong, "What should we do next?"
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