Chapter 720 Breaking Through Fangling

These Taoist priests were sitting on the ground, holding some yellow talismans in their hands, but they were mumbling something, not knowing what they were saying. The surrounding Hanzhong soldiers looked at them with pious expressions and seemed to admire them very much.

As for the officers and soldiers of the Liangzhou Army in the front army, although the military discipline was strict and they did not dare to disrupt the formation, they were all cheerful and did not care about these Hanzhong Army.

"Pretend to be a ghost!"

He opened his jaw and sneered, and ordered behind him: "Archers, come forward!"

Wow! The 10,000 soldiers of the front army quickly obeyed the order and gathered together. In an instant, 2,000 archers gathered and stood in front of the army formation with stern faces.

"Prepare!"

Opening their jaws and giving an order, the two thousand archers skillfully reached out and took out the arrows from the quivers behind their backs, placed them on the bow strings, and pulled the bow strings hard.

"put!"

The open-jawed hand fell, and the two thousand archers immediately released their bow strings, and two thousand arrows flew out and shot into the Hanzhong army.

"Forehead!"

A Taoist priest who was concentrating with his eyes closed suddenly opened his eyes and looked down with difficulty, only to see an arrow piercing through his lower abdomen. The arrow was blood red, and gurgling blood flowed out of the wound.

"Well"

How could this Taoist priest be able to endure such suffering? Immediately, his body was on the verge of collapse, he screamed and fell down.

"No, no, no, the military advisor's grand sacrificial wine was hit by an arrow!"

"The enemy is shooting an arrow. The military advisor is going to make a big sacrifice of wine quickly. Oops!"

The regime established by Zhang Lu in Hanzhong was of a political nature. Hanzhong was led by the Five Dou Rice Cult, which ordinary believers called "ghost soldiers", while ordinary military leaders called it "sacrificial wine", and more advanced ones called them "ghost soldiers". The leader called it the "Grand Sacrificial Wine of the Military Advisor".

The people of Hanzhong respected these sacrificial wines and the grand sacrificial wine for military advisors. Therefore, after hearing that Zhang Jaw led his army to invade, they expected that these sacrificial wines would be able to repel the enemy, but they were disappointed.

"ah!"

"It hurts me."

Two thousand arrows rained down, and nearly half of the more than a thousand Hanzhong troops were killed or injured. They fully believed that the military advisor's grand sacrificial wine could protect their safety, so they stood still and became a target for the Liangzhou Army's archers. You must know that these people are elites who have experienced hundreds of battles. Even when shooting at moving targets, they have a hit rate of 30 to 40%. Now that these Hanzhong soldiers are standing still, they will naturally suffer heavy casualties.

"Run!"

More than a thousand Han Chinese soldiers were stunned by the rain of arrows, and then subconsciously turned around and ran away. They had previously believed that the military advisor's grand sacrificial wine could protect their safety, but now it seemed that was not the case. Naturally, they all turned around in fright. run.

"Huh, rabble."

He opened his jaw with disdain and ordered: "Pursue."

"kill!"

Ten thousand Liangzhou troops attacked immediately, but they were all elite troops who had experienced hundreds of battles. Although they won a small victory, they were not dazzled by the victory, but maintained their formation and continued to pursue forward.

Although these enemy troops seem to have no brains, what if they set up an ambush?

The Hanzhong army cried for their fathers and mothers and fled forward, while the archers of the Liangzhou army shot while walking. One after another, the Hanzhong soldiers fell to the ground, either killed on the spot or became prisoners of the Liangzhou soldiers.

Hundreds of Hanzhong soldiers ran away risking their lives. They usually neglected to practice, but at this moment, each one of them burst out at a speed like the wind. After all, anyone would risk their lives when faced with a life-or-death situation.

Hundreds of Hanzhong soldiers ran for their lives, sweating profusely. From time to time, they looked back to see where the Liangzhou Army's pursuers had gone. Unknowingly, they had already run for dozens of miles, and a city finally appeared in front of them, with seal script on it. Written in two big words.

Fangling.

Seeing Fangling, all the Hanzhong soldiers were overjoyed. Their legs, which were as heavy as lead, suddenly seemed to have new strength in them. They immediately jumped out with their legs and waved their arms desperately.

"Open the city gate!"

But the gatekeeper above the city frowned, because he had already seen the sparse Hanzhong soldiers, dragging a long tail, which was obviously the Liangzhou soldiers.

"no!"

The gatekeeper shouted: "Close the city gate immediately, quickly!"

The soldiers on the side said hurriedly: "But the lord, there are many brothers outside."

"I know." The Gate Lord said solemnly: "But the Liangzhou Army is following them. If the city gate is not closed in time, I will be finished waiting."

"this"

"Hurry up!"

The gate lord roared angrily, and the guards on top of the city had no choice but to slowly lower the thousand-jin gate, preparing to completely close the city gate.

"Don't close the door!"

"Zhang Wu, have you forgotten that I lent you two buckets of grain? How can you repay kindness with hatred?"

"Open the door quickly, or we will be dead."

When the Hanzhong troops who rushed under the city gate saw this, they all yelled and slapped the city gate with their hands, looking sad.

The defenders on top of the city all had expressions of embarrassment on their faces. You must know that many of them were relatives and friends of the guards below. How could they bear to do nothing to save them at this moment?

"no!"

A guard walked quickly to the Thousand Jin Gate and shouted: "I can't wait to die without saving him, my brother is down there!"

The prince was furious when he heard this, and chased after him with a knife: "You stop here, are you thinking?"

Unexpectedly, several soldiers nearby suddenly rushed out and threw the gatekeeper to the ground. Seven or eight hands tied the gatekeeper tightly. He couldn't get away no matter what, and he couldn't help roaring angrily.

"Monarch, you must open the door. My brother-in-law is below."

"Yeah, as long as we drive fast enough, wouldn't it be over if we let the brothers come in early?"

The gatekeeper was restrained, and the defenders guarding the Qianjin Gate immediately released the Qianjin Gate, and the city gate suddenly opened.

The Hanzhong soldiers at the top of the city were all overjoyed, and then they filed in. Four or five Hanzhong soldiers rushed in together, but they bumped into one place and were stuffed into the city gate hole, unable to enter. The Hanzhong soldiers behind were in a hurry, and the pursuers were right behind them. How could they waste time here?

The Hanzhong soldiers at the back rushed forward and bumped into each other, kicked and pushed with their hands. Finally, they pushed the blocked people in, and then continued to rush in.

"kill!"

There was a cry of killing in the woods, causing countless birds to fly, and the Liangzhou Army in black armor emerged from the woods with murderous intent. The faces of the defenders on the top of the city all changed greatly, and they all wanted to close the city gate. However, the Hanzhong soldiers outside had not yet entered, so they naturally blocked the city gate.

But after such a delay, the Liangzhou soldiers from behind finally caught up. Each of them held a sword and wore armor, and they chased after him fiercely.

Poof!

With one slash, a Hanzhong soldier screamed and was cut in half.