On Jade Talisman Peak.
When the drums sounded, a unique rhythm could be heard from the place where Du Qi, Li Daen, and the others were. The ambush was set up on Jade Talisman Peak, which was relatively far away. Therefore, under such a premise, using the war drums to transmit messages, the frequency of the drums required a certain degree of skill.
When Du Qi heard the drumming, a bright smile appeared on his face. "Second-rank Prince Dingxiang, the enemy has entered the ambush zone. The battle has begun. It's time for us to move out. "
Li Daen nodded and immediately ordered, "Pass down the order. Let's move out!"
As soon as the order was given, the messenger quickly conveyed the order. In a short time, Li Daen's ambush troops quickly emerged from both sides of Jade Talisman Peak and shot arrows into the narrow path in the mountain.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
A dense rain of arrows was shot out rapidly.
In an instant, the dense rain of arrows rained down. Countless people were hit as soon as they landed in the crowd.
Yuan Junzhang was leading his troops forward. When the drums sounded and the arrows fell from the forest on both sides, he was stunned and his mind went blank for a moment. Soon after, Yuan Junzhang recovered and a panicked expression appeared on his face.
They had fallen into a trap!
They had been ambushed.
They wanted to attack the Gate of Yanmen and take their food supplies. However, they did not expect that the army of the Tang Dynasty had already set up an ambush on Jade Talisman Peak while they were busy dealing with the Tang Dynasty.
"Hold on, hold on!"
Yuan Junzhang shouted.
He looked to his left and right because there were mountains on both sides. Although they were not steep, the mountains were inclined at seventy to eighty degrees. There were also some weeds. It was impossible to climb up the mountain that was more than twenty feet high.
It was impossible to avoid the arrows.
If they didn't rush forward or retreat quickly, they would become live targets and could only be shot by the arrows. Under such circumstances, Yuan Junzhang shouted to advance.
He did not retreat. Instead, he chose to charge forward.
"Charge! Charge forward! As long as we get out of Jade Talisman Peak, we'll be safe."
Yuan Junzhang kept moving forward as he gave the order.
He was also surrounded by soldiers. Because of the soldiers' protection, Yuan Junzhang's safety was guaranteed. If not for the protection of the soldiers, Yuan Junzhang would have been turned into a meat sieve by the endless arrows.
Just as Yuan Junzhang led his troops and charged forward, the five thousand elite cavalry led by Zhi Shili also quickly moved forward. If they were on a vast grassland, Zhi Shili would not be afraid at all in such a situation. He only needed to give the order and the cavalry under his command could turn around and leave, or kill the enemy's archers.
However, things were different now. All the archers were hidden in the forest. The cavalry under Zhi Shili's command, because of the mountainous terrain on both sides, were completely controlled in the narrow path, unable to move at all.
As a result, he had become a living target.
"Charge! Charge!"
Zhi Si Li ordered loudly, this was the only thing he could do. Because if he stayed where he was, he would become a live target. Furthermore, they had already entered the narrow tunnel. If he continued to delay, he would only be wasting his life.
Countless people were sprinting at high speed.
Be it cavalry or infantry, all of them were charging forward. As more and more arrows rained down, a large number of troops and horses charged forward quickly. Their goal was simple, which was to kill their way out and head straight for Gate Yan.
Dugu Qiong followed beside Yuan Junzhang, but he had a bad feeling in his heart. In the past, they had fought with Li Daen. Li Daen was not good at setting up traps, but he was rather strict in defending.
Or perhaps, Li Daen had set up a formation on the battlefield and had not set up an ambush like this.
But now, he had set up an ambush.
Obviously, there was an expert guiding him.
In Dugu Qiong's opinion, it had to be Zhangsun Shunde's guidance. Only someone like Zhangsun Shunde was both intelligent and brave. After all, Zhangsun Shunde was from the Zhangsun Family, a true military family.
Especially Zhangsun Shunde's elder brother, Zhangsun Sheng, who dominated the grassland and made the Turks not dare to attack.
Dugu Qiong sped up a little and stood side by side with Yuan Junzhang. He shouted, "Daxingtai, we have been ambushed and cannot continue forward. There might be more ambushes ahead. Retreat, retreat immediately. "
"No!"
Yuan Junzhang didn't even think about it and directly refused.
Yuan Junzhang gritted his teeth and said angrily, "This battle is imperative. We can't back down. As long as we kill our way through Jade Talisman Peak, we will reach an open area. "
"Li Daen's army lying in ambush in Jade Talisman Peak seems to be a good move. In fact, after Li Daen's army left the headquarters of the Gate of Yan, they were completely alone. "
"Once we leave Jade Talisman Peak and cut off Li Daen's retreat, it will be easy to kill them."
Yuan Junzhang said, "This is our chance."
A crazed look appeared in his eyes.
Now that things had come to this, he had no way out and no chance to delay. He could only charge forward.
Dugu Qiong frowned when he saw this.
Dugu Qiong felt that this was not a good move. If they retreated now, even if Li Daen had set up an ambush ahead, they could still retreat calmly.
Especially once they left Jade Talisman Peak and Juzhu Mountain, their cavalry would be able to attack and retreat freely on the wide plains. No matter what the army of the Tang dynasty did, they would be safe.
Once they rushed forward, they would be in danger.
Dugu Qiong wanted to persuade him, but Yuan Junzhang glared at him. Dugu Qiong immediately stopped talking.
A large number of troops were still rushing forward.
"Clop! Clop! "
The dense sound of horse hooves constantly sounded.
The soldiers shouted and the horses neighed. A dense crowd of people ran forward along the narrow path. Fortunately, this path was not considered narrow. After all, it was fifty to sixty feet wide. When everyone rushed forward, it was not particularly crowded.
The group of people continued to rush forward.
The distance of a few miles was not a long time for the cavalry. In a short time, a large number of cavalry had arrived at the exit of Jade Talisman Peak.
"Charge out!"
The leader of the cavalrymen shouted loudly.
One of the generals in the lead charged forward recklessly.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! "
Suddenly, at this moment, a rapid sound of something breaking through the air was heard. Even the ear-piercing whistling sound was fleeting. A cold light suddenly appeared at the forefront of the cavalry.
One after another, crossbow bolts were shot at them.
"Puff! Puff! "
The dense crossbow bolts pierced the bodies of the soldiers and horses. In the next moment, they continued to move forward, leaving behind a cloud of blood. Especially the momentum of rushing forward, they did not stop at all.
Row after row of dense crossbow bolts were shot. Immediately, the cavalry running at the forefront were shot into meat sieves and fell to the ground. More and more people fell to the ground.
Outside the exit of the official road, ballistae were placed on the ground one after another. This was not an eight-ox crossbow. It could not shoot three bolts at once. This ballistae was a simplified version of the eight-ox crossbow. It could only shoot one bolt at a time.
Even so, dozens of simplified ballistae were placed outside. The ballistae were constantly shooting bolts, forming a land of death. Anyone who stepped forward was killed by the ballistae.
Batch after batch of cavalry fell under the crossbow bolts.
Even so, there was still a wave of cavalry charging forward. However, when the number of people charging out increased slightly, suddenly, groups of archers appeared on both sides of the dozens of ballistae.
The archers got into position and quickly nocked their arrows.
The power of the arrows was weak and the lethality was low. However, the number of arrows was more than ten times that of the ballistae. For a moment, arrows were shot out like rain. As soon as they landed among Yuan Junzhang's cavalry, countless people were killed.
There was already a group of cavalry charging out, but when the archers appeared, all of them were stopped in an instant. The offensive that rushed out was immediately suppressed.
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