Chapter 107 Falling Phoenix
Tanisha's army, which was running slowly along the road, suffered a setback. Hundreds of troops fell to the sword in batches. There were broken limbs and broken arms everywhere along the way, and the blood dyed the continent red. Akash
Lead the cavalry and rush forward, while the infantry behind them use their lives to buy time for them.
Many infantrymen could no longer run, so they simply threw away their weapons and knelt down to surrender. Liu Feng and Su La also led the cavalry in pursuit. When they saw those who surrendered, they ignored them and let their troops behind them take care of them.
Akashi looked around and saw that there were less than 2,000 troops left around him. An army of 50,000 came in force, and there were only 2,000 left. They were like bereft dogs. The ups and downs of life were really exciting. No matter what, the most important thing is to save your life.
The city walls of Tanisa City are high and thick, and there are still tens of thousands of defenders in and around the city, so there is still a chance of a comeback.
While comforting himself, he led the army to flee. The sound of the enemy troops behind him gradually became distant, and Akash felt a little at ease.
After running away for more than twenty miles, there was a fork in the road not far ahead. Both sides could lead to Tannisha City, one side was a little further, and the other side had to cross the Yamna River. There was a pontoon bridge on the river, and the road was a little closer.
"Your Majesty, should we take the main road or cross the river?" his lieutenant asked.
After thinking for a while, Akashi ordered, "Take the main road, the pontoon bridge is not wide, be careful of being overtaken by the enemy."
Akashi led the team towards the main road. At this moment, the drums and trumpets sounded, and the army came out from the intersection. Smoke and dust billowed behind them, and there were flags all over the mountains and fields. It looked like there were a lot of people.
Looking around, the two thousand cavalrymen all lost their helmets, their faces were covered with mud, they were running away too fast, panting, and they saw that they had no intention of fighting anymore. Helpless, Akashi had no choice but to order the army, "To avoid the enemy's sharp edge, it is better to follow the elegant path."
Let’s go to the Munna River.”
So the sergeants under his command turned their horses' heads and walked another way.
This is the thousand troops and horses previously sent to Muji. In fact, the troops were not sufficient at the beginning, so they could only send this much. Liu Feng wrote a letter to Muji, asking him to ambush at the fork in the road, place flags everywhere, and put flags on the horses' tails.
They tied some branches and ran left and right on the road, deliberately making smoke and dust billowing, making it look like there were thousands of soldiers and horses.
Seeing that Akashi's army had indeed been fooled, Muji was not in a hurry to pursue them. After all, he was outnumbered, and he did not dare to open the intersection to prevent Akashic from escaping.
Less than half an hour later, Liu Feng and his followers arrived. Muji hurriedly came forward to greet Liu Feng and said to Liu Feng: "Madman, Akashi and the others ran to the Yamna River." After saying that, he pointed to Ya.
Direction of Munna River.
"Are you ready as I told you?" Liu Feng asked.
"No problem, I've finished it long ago." Muji replied.
"Okay, I'll mark your merits. Leave five hundred elite soldiers to guard the intersection, and the rest of the troops will follow us in pursuit." After saying that, he didn't dare to waste too much time and led his men to continue chasing towards the Yamna River. This opportunity is rare, this time
You must take the life of the Akashic dog, and never let the tiger go back to the mountains.
Akashi led nearly two thousand cavalrymen and ran towards the Yamna River. When they reached the river, they were dumbfounded: the pontoon bridge on the river had disappeared, and the current of the river, which was dozens of feet wide, was flowing rapidly.
"Your Majesty, the bridge, the bridge is gone." His subordinates reported in panic.
"I saw that the bridge was gone, it must have been done by the Marshal of the Tang Dynasty." Akashi jumped off the horse, patted his head with both hands, and thought desperately. Seeing his generals and counselors surrounding him, the innocent little boy
His eyes followed him around, and he suddenly became angry.
"Hurry up and think of a solution. You're just a bunch of losers, do you expect me to make the decision? Then why are you raising me?"
"Your Majesty, otherwise, let's turn back and take the main road." A counselor said tremblingly.
With a convenient remark, Akashi roared, "The pursuers are coming. There are ambushes on the road. Are you going to seek death?"
But this also reminded Akashi, and he quickly ordered his men, "Quick, quick, go to the nearby villages to look for fishing boats. If you can't find them, you don't have to come back and just wait to die on the spot."
The sergeants under his command split up and galloped towards the surrounding villages.
Akashi felt a little strange. Before, there were always some boats on this river. After all, there were many fishermen nearby, relying on the mountains and rivers for fishing and health. But today, it was really strange. The huge river surface
Not a single ship can be seen on the boat.
At this moment, Akashi felt that something was not good. It seemed that every step he took had been planned. Could it be that the sky wanted to kill me here?
Knowing that there were pursuers behind them, the sergeants did not dare to run too far. After a while, they all came back to report:
"Report to your Majesty that there are no ships in the nearby villages."
"Oh? Where have all the fishing boats gone?" Akashi's face was full of doubts.
"I asked, and they said that someone hired a boat at a high price two days ago, and all the fishing boats were twenty miles downstream."
"This is so unreasonable." Akashi screamed angrily and was furious.
"Your Majesty, the matter is urgent. The sergeants have collected a lot of barrels and basins. Why don't we just swim across the river?" one of his subordinates suggested.
Looking back behind him, he could already hear the sound of the chasing horse's hooves. Looking at the river in front of him again, after hesitating again and again, Akashi paused his feet, sighed, and then ordered, "That's all, everyone is safe."
It’s destiny.”
After saying that, he took a wooden barrel from the soldiers around him and jumped into the river first. The sergeants followed suit one after another, some holding wooden barrels, wooden basins, gourds, and some who were unlucky and hugged tree sticks. The generals
Fortunately, no matter what, I had some strength, so I held the floating object with both hands, pumped the water hard, and swam slowly to the other side.
At the critical moment of life and death, no one could care about anyone else. The few counselors had no power to restrain the chickens, and the water was flowing fast. It was obvious that they could not save their lives by relying on the wooden basins in their hands. A few minutes after entering the water, a wave of waves hit, leaving only
The next string of bubbles comes.
Before they could swim to the middle of the river, the pursuers had already arrived. Seeing the heads floating on the river, Liu Feng saw the afterimages of Akashi and the others and sneered, "Humph, a fallen phoenix is worse than a chicken. Keep chasing."
After saying that, he took off his armor and shirt, jumped directly into the water, and chased forward. The sergeants around him who knew how to swim followed suit one after another. Those who didn't know how to swim could only wait on the shore with their eyes open.
Sulla shouted, "Archers, shoot your arrows."
In an instant, arrows rained down like rain. The Akashic team swam not far away, bursts of bright red appeared on the river, many wooden barrels and basins flowed down the river, and many soldiers lost their lives. The bows and arrows were fired several times in a row.
, there are fewer and fewer people left in the Akashic team.
Some were shot to death, and some drowned because they were too tired from swimming and panicked. There were only a few hundred people left on the river.
At this moment, another group of pursuers arrived, and it was the cavalry led by Mitab and others who caught up.
Chapter completed!