"General, Lieutenant Fang has led his troops to the top of Youshan Mountain again, and the brothers who have retreated to the bottom of the mountain are coming up the mountain continuously to support us."

Upon hearing the sentry's report, Qi Hu hummed and asked, "Can Fang Jing join forces with Zhu Zhao?"

"The Wei army fought tooth and nail to intercept, but the two armies have not yet joined together," the sentry replied.

Qi Hu nodded, waved his hand and said: "I know, I will investigate again and report back later."

"No." The sentinel took the order and left.

The news that Youshan had not yet completely fallen and that his side was fighting a desperate battle with the enemy finally made Qi Hu relax a little, and allowed him to concentrate on commanding the troops in Zuoshan to resist the enemy's attack from the front.

The Wei army, who had just attacked the enemy head-on, saw their own side attacking the right mountain from the flank, and their morale was immediately boosted. They seized the opportunity of the Han army's declining morale to launch a fierce attack, and actually broke the Han army's second antlers in a short period of time.

If Qi Hu had not responded in time, commanded well, and personally led the sergeants to rush down the mountain and shoot arrows, the last layer of antlers might have been taken by the Wei army.

"What a great method, so powerful. He was able to come up with such a clever strategy to break the situation in such a short period of time. Fei Yao is worthy of being a famous general of Cao Wei, and he is not as good as anyone!" Qi Hu looked at the Wei army at the foot of the mountain, who were full of fighting spirit, and couldn't help but sigh.

At first, he did not think much of the Wei army because of the powerful combat power of the flying army, and he also looked down upon Fei Yao and other senior generals of Cao Wei. It was not until the Wei army made a surprise attack from the flank that they almost broke through Youshan.

I know Fei Yao’s sophistication in using troops.

If our soldiers had not been well-trained, if Zhu Zhao and Fang Jing had not been so calm, if the overall strength of the Wei army had not been superior to ours, I am afraid that Youshan would have been captured by the Wei army by this time.

Once the right mountain is broken, the Han army will no longer have the defensive advantage of the geographical location, and the Taiping Ferry will most likely be lost again. If this is the case, Qi Hu will be the sinner who ruined the entire battle and will never have the face to go back.

Seeing Wang Ping who valued him very highly, he was even more embarrassed to go back and see Yang Qing who had warned him not to underestimate the enemy.

Qi Hu was frightened at the thought of almost having such a consequence, so he put away his suspicion of underestimating the enemy and commanded the hundreds of sergeants on Zuo Mountain with all his energy to continue taking advantage of the condescending location to shoot arrows at the Wei army.

Not only that, he also personally led more than a hundred warriors down to the foot of the mountain, approached and shot the Wei army officers through the last layer of antlers.

In such a short distance, the Han army's exquisite and superb archery skills were almost perfect. Officers such as Wu Chang, Shi Chang, and captain were killed and wounded immediately. Without the command of these grassroots officers, the Wei army's formation became

Chaos arose, and the fierce offensive was thwarted.

Of course, because the distance between the two armies was too close, the more than 100 Han troops also suffered many casualties. In the end, there were only more than 70 sergeants Qi Hu brought back to the mountain to rest, and almost one-third were lost.

"General, the five hundred soldiers and horses who went to the mountainside of Youshan to stop the enemy's reinforcements were attacked from two sides by the Wei army on the mountain and below. They can't hold on anymore. Just now, Chu Sima sent someone to ask if they want to increase their troops to the mountainside of Youshan." Qi Hugang replied.

When they got to the mountain, Yan Lin, the Qu Chang who stayed on the mountain to conduct the conduct in his place, hurried over to report.

Qi Hu asked: "Have you ever found out how many people there are in the second wave of Wei thieves attacking Youshan?"

"I figured it out, there are almost a thousand troops."

Qi Hu was surprised when he heard this: "A thousand troops? The Wei army, like our army, only has more than 3,000 people in total. They attacked directly from the front with a thousand troops. The first wave of attacks on Youshan included a thousand troops. Now this second wave

The Bo reinforcements also amounted to a thousand troops, which means that the entire Wei army has pressed forward, and Fei Yao only has at most a hundred personal guards left."

"The general has hit the mark. The Wei army is so desperate because they want to defeat us in one fell swoop and take back Taiping Ferry," Yan Lin said.

Qi Hu said: "Okay, since the Wei army is so desperate, we don't need to reserve any force. Send an order to Chu Rong and order him to lead the remaining troops to the mountainside of Youshan for support. We must block the reinforcements of the Wei thieves at the foot of the mountain."

"promise."

At this time, the battlefield on the mountainside was extremely fierce. The Wei army had more than a thousand troops and was outnumbered. They were attacking from two directions, up and down the mountain. Therefore, the situation of the Han army on the mountainside was very bad.

Fortunately, there is only a narrow path on the back of the mountainside that connects to the foot of the mountain. The more than a thousand Wei troops attacking from the bottom of the mountain cannot move away, and the number of soldiers fighting the Han army head-on is only a hundred or so at most. Therefore, it is not very difficult for the Han army on the mountainside to be condescending.

The greatest threat to the Han army was the enemy army on the mountain. Although there were only a hundred people there, the rain of arrows pouring from the mountain made it difficult for the Han army below to escape.

The Han army's archery skills are all extraordinary. If they shoot at full strength and knock down the enemy, they can make up for the disadvantage of the terrain. However, the enemy at the foot of the mountain also needs to divide their troops to resist. Therefore, although the Han army's archery skills are excellent, they still suffer heavy casualties even though they are weak on the left and right.

So far, half of the 500 sergeants have been killed in the fighting, and most of these casualties are caused by the enemy troops on the mountain. This shows that the situation of being attacked on both sides is indeed dangerous.

Although all the soldiers were not afraid of death and fought bravely to kill the enemy, they killed no less than 300 Wei soldiers, but they were still unable to defeat several times the enemy force. If this continues for a long time, the remaining 200 people will be killed by the Wei army.

The numerical advantage is exhausted.

Just when the Han army on the mountainside was about to lose its hold, Sima Churong, who was staying at the ferry, finally led the remaining 500 sergeants to rush for reinforcements.

With the addition of this new force, the situation of the Han army on the mountainside was greatly improved. Not only was the Wei army at the foot of the mountain suppressed to death, but even the Wei army on the mountain was shot by a group of archers sent by Chu Rong, killing and injuring more than half of them.

The remaining Wei army was too frightened to take the lead easily and could no longer pose a sufficient threat to the Han army.

Youshan could not be attacked for a long time, and Fei Yao, who originally had the pearl of wisdom, gradually became anxious. At this time, the sky was getting dark, and if the Wei army's offensive could not make progress, they would have to withdraw their troops and return to camp when night fell. But in this way

The advantage he managed to gain through hard work will be in vain.

"We must not waste this hard-earned opportunity. If we wait until tomorrow to fight again, the Han army will have established a firm foothold. It will be much more difficult to recapture Taiping Ferry by then than it is today."

Thinking of this, Fei Yao made a decision in his heart, and immediately ordered to his left and right: "Come here, send an order to all the troops. The one who kills the general first will be promoted to the third level and will receive a reward of one hundred taels."

"promise."

Soon, Fei Yao's order spread throughout the battlefield. Upon hearing this, the Wei soldiers gave out deafening cheers and their morale was greatly boosted. They once again launched a fierce attack on the Han army's defense line from the front and flanks without fear of life or death.

However, the Han army was not frightened by this, because Qi Hu followed suit and issued a military reward order. The soldiers were inspired by this and their fighting spirit increased, and they started fighting tit for tat with the Wei army.

The strength of the two armies is similar, but in terms of combat power, the Han army is slightly superior after all. However, the Wei army's commander-in-chief Fei Yao's ability to command on the battlefield is superior to the Han army's commander-in-chief Qi Hu. After all, the two armies are still weak.

Evenly matched.

At present, the generals of both armies are using all their means. Which side can win the final victory depends on which side is more resilient.

Just when the two sides were in a stalemate, the arrival of a scout changed the entire battlefield situation.

"Report to General, a large group of Shu thieves cavalry appeared twenty miles away."
Chapter completed!