Fifty guards on horseback followed behind, while seventy suicide soldiers walked ahead, carrying weapons and charging up the hill step by step.
According to Yuan Shao's plan, they would lure the enemy into the mudflats along the Yellow River.
The guards provided cover with arrows, while the assassins shouted and charged forward, their momentum fierce.
Not far behind them, Yuan Shao also ordered Chunyu Qiong's five hundred cavalry and Bao Xin's one thousand infantry to prepare, maintain their formation, and follow closely.
At the same time, Yuan Shao also gave orders to prepare ignition materials at any time.
Those three hundred elite troops happened to be carrying them with them, because they were planning to set the mountain on fire last night, but they didn't end up using them.
In an instant, shouts of battle erupted, almost drowning out the roar of the Yellow River.
Arrows flew back and forth, and screams filled the air!
The two sides quickly engaged in close combat.
Upon contact, the long swords of the guards rained down on the assassins like snowflakes, and more than ten assassins were killed in a short time.
However, these assassins were ruthless enough to take their own lives with them before they died. The guard battalion, which only had more than ninety men, suddenly lost two more men.
Even Wang Fangyi was leaped high into the air by them and almost fell off his horse.
Fortunately, Liu Wei had sharp eyes and recognized that this group of people were the same ones who had followed He Miao to assassinate him on Zhengyangmen Street last night; they were all acting like they didn't care about their lives.
He acted in time, prompting Murong Ping to fire two arrows, which sent the two desperate men rushing towards Wang Fangyi flying through the air, their throats struck by arrows, and they fell heavily to the ground.
"Kill them all, leave no one alive!"
Seeing how fierce these people were, Liu Wei's face turned cold, and he gave an order in a cold voice.
These men were fearless and incredibly fierce; each one of them was a desperate fugitive. They did not scatter like birds and beasts after He Miao's death, but instead joined He Jin and continued to serve him.
I was just thinking about how to get around and kill them, but now they've come to their deaths on their own initiative, how can I let them go?
Wang Fangyi also sensed the ferocity of this group, and his expression immediately became serious.
He became extra vigilant and directed his men to deal with the situation carefully.
Human resources are precious right now, so we absolutely cannot afford to lose anyone if we can avoid it!
Those protecting Liu Wei, besides the seventeen riders of Yanyun, were the Imperial Guard and the recently subdued Murong Ping.
The Imperial Guard, having single-handedly held off three hundred men, became overconfident and revered Liu Wei as a god.
Murong Ping also fiercely protected his sugar daddy.
One man held a crossbow with a draw arm, and the other held a bow with an iron core, firing arrows from time to time.
Murong Ping was already an outstanding archer, and with the iron-rimmed bow given to him by Liu Wei, he was even more formidable.
In just a few breaths, he had already fired several arrows, and each arrow took a head.
After shooting an arrow, Murong Ping carefully drew a horizontal line on a small stone slab.
Liu Wei had told him that he would not only receive double the hiring fee, but also a commission. After killing 100 people, he would receive an additional 10 coins for each person killed.
Murong Ping thought it was a great deal; having received the money, of course he would help Liu Wei kill someone!
He just wanted to kill 100 people as soon as possible so he could get his commission.
Before long, fifty guards and seventy elite soldiers rushed over. They had been released by Yuan Shao to lure the enemy, but unexpectedly they were caught up with.
"Oh no, they're serious! We have to get out of here!"
Fifty guards rode on horseback, well-equipped.
Those who were chosen to serve as He Jin's personal guards naturally possessed formidable fighting prowess.
During the battle, they hid in the rear and fired arrows, which also served as a way to supervise and drive away these assassins.
They lost one or two men in the exchange of fire with Wang Fangyi's guards, but it did not affect their overall combat effectiveness.
As soon as they see that they are at a disadvantage, they immediately retreat.
As a bodyguard of the great general, preserving strength is definitely the priority.
The squad leader of the suicide squad, seeing this, inwardly groaned.
He Jin's guards rode off on horseback without warning.
But they rely on their own two legs, which are nowhere near as fast as a horse.
Seeing that the guards behind them had quickly betrayed them, they hurriedly followed suit and retreated.
"Retreat! Retreat! Retreat!"
The leader of the assassins shouted, and the seventy assassins, leaving behind more than thirty corpses, hurriedly retreated towards the riverbank, following behind He Jin's guards.
"Trying to leave? No way!"
Liu Wei also planned to go to that mudflat to launch a feint attack on the west side of the fortress. Now that these people are also retreating in that direction, it's just right!
So the two groups of people went one after the other towards the mudflats.
The remaining thirty-odd suicide soldiers were pitiful. They ran for their lives, but they couldn't catch up with the mounted guards in front of them, let alone outrun the guards chasing from behind. They were sandwiched in the middle.
Wang Fangyi and his guards caught up with them in just a few breaths, hacking and slashing left and right, killing more than thirty people and trampling their warhorses into a bloody pulp.
Keep in mind that each of them had two horses, and with two hundred warhorses passing by, how could these corpses still survive intact?
"Haha, Benchu, your plan has indeed worked!"
When He Jin saw the scene on the other side of the hill, he couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Although many of his men died, Liu Wei was mobilized and headed towards the mudflats along the Yellow River, proceeding in the direction Yuan Shao had envisioned for him.
The encirclement of five hundred cavalry and one thousand infantry was also slowly shrinking.
Then, once Liu Wei and his men enter the mudflats, a full-scale attack can be launched, the reeds can be set ablaze, and Liu Wei can be burned to death in the reeds, if not killed on the mudflats.
"Liu Wei, Liu Wei, I've arranged such an auspicious place for you, are you satisfied?"
He Jin looked at the surging army and immediately became smug.
Similarly, Liu Wei also became happy.
Before we could even reveal our intention to attack the western side of the fortress, the enemy had already made their move!
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