Joyful Motherhood in a Rural Family

Chapter 891: Chapter 891: Chaos Resurfaces

Everyone did not surrender without a fight, they stabbed their weapons onto their backs and immediately picked up long bows, beginning to shoot arrows.

These were all specially selected trusted soldiers, each equipped with a long spear and bow and arrows, every one of them capable and extraordinary in combat, far from ordinary people.

When the bowstring was loosed, the swift arrows flew out with a “whizz,” and the person on horseback fell to the ground without even a chance to cry out.

Besides bow and arrow, strong crossbows were naturally taken out as well.

With its lethal power, ten iron crossbow arrows were fired, not only knocking down the enemies on horseback but also hitting several incidental victims as the arrows flew past their targets.

Even so, the enemies still kept swarming over relentlessly.

Not long after, cavalry with shields appeared at the front.

The power of shields became apparent at that moment, as ordinary bows and arrows could not penetrate the shields, forcing them to watch helplessly as the feathered arrows were blocked and fell to the ground.

Only the iron crossbow arrows fired from strong crossbows could penetrate those shields and also strike through the soldiers behind them. This caused the enemies to panic and no longer dared to close in.

Zhang Peng breathed a sigh of relief and urgently scolded, “Move quickly! Don’t dawdle!”

This was a battlefield; who would dare to linger unnecessarily, as if they had lives to spare?

The group hurriedly rushed forward.

Liu Sisi also did not hesitate at all, she was protected in the middle by everyone as they charged towards the direction of the city gate.

However, after a moment, these cavalry apparently also discovered the strong crossbows’ weakness – their heavy weight meant they were far less agile than ordinary bows and arrows. As long as they kept moving on horseback, the likelihood of the strong crossbows hitting their targets greatly decreased.

Therefore, as the cavalry raced around them rapidly, everyone once again found themselves trapped in a dead end.

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On the other side, the situation for Qi Yuanzheng, who was leading the destruction of the enemy’s grain and grass, was somewhat better.

This was originally a backwind, inner position surrounded by the army with layers of guards. In theory, they shouldn’t have been able to get close to the grain storage without being taken down by the guarding horsemen.

But they forgot to calculate the range of the strong crossbows!

When Fire Arrows, as if they cost nothing, fell into the grain storage, only then did the enemy troops hurriedly try to put out the fire.

This was the supply of grain and hay needed to last through the winter, and in this snowing season, without grain, hay, or charcoal fire to keep warm, wouldn’t it cause tens of thousands of the stationed army to starve or freeze to death?

Once the grain storage caught fire, General Gu sent a troop of horsemen to support, and thus, the number of enemy troops there surged like dumping dumplings, so dense that turning around was difficult, let alone rescuing the burning military supplies from the grain storage in time.

While Qi Yuanzheng and his men mixed in with the multitude of enemy soldiers, they passed by the grain storage with no trouble at all.

It wasn’t until they heard a series of thunderous explosions from the other side that Qi Yuanzheng’s eyes spun, and taking advantage of the opportunity of appearing like others moving grain, directly blasted two grain storages that weren’t burning very fiercely!

Instantly, the chaos rose again.

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Here, Zhang Peng was extremely anxious. With so many horsemen surrounding them, what should they do?

However, Liu Sisi’s eyes were focused on the camp tents nearby.

These camp tents were made for cold resistance, so they were exceptionally dense and warm.

Because of this, once the tung oil-soaked Fire Arrows hit them, they quickly caught ablaze. And at the moment, the towering flames had risen up high, making everything nearby as bright as day.

“Quick! Get near the tents, we’d rather die in a big fire than be captured and kept warm by the enemy!”

The crisp voice of Liu Sisi rose up, like a cool breeze brushing through the hearts of everyone present who quickly agreed and moved towards the blazing tents.

As they got closer, the galloping horses indeed stopped. The horses refused to approach the fire, and the people were so close to the tents that it seemed as if the fuzz on their bodies began to burn.

Liu Sisi looked down at the support stick used for setting up the camp tents, her eyes shifted, and she bent over to pull out the stick. The corner of the tent immediately collapsed, making a cracking and clattering noise.

Liu Sisi couldn’t care less at that moment and picked up the wooden stick, swinging it towards the cavalrymen.

Everyone was inspired and followed suit; several trusted soldiers also pulled out wooden sticks and attacked the cavalrymen.

Zhang Peng, wielding a burning wooden stick, forced the cavalrymen to retreat hastily.

Everyone was overjoyed and just about to sigh with relief when suddenly countless enemy soldiers equipped with long bows emerged, nocking and shooting arrows in a seamless movement, clearly well-trained.

They quickly surrounded Zhang Peng and Liu Sisi, protecting them as they stepped back steadily.

Liu Sisi gritted her teeth and shouted courageously, “Don’t retreat! Never retreat, or the only path is death. If you want to live, follow me and charge!”

Having said that, she took the lead and charged out of the crowd.

“This is bad! Charge now!”

Zhang Peng shivered and quickly followed upon seeing the situation at hand.

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The Deputy General who rushed out from the city felt extremely frustrated.

There were so many enemy troops at present, it seemed as if there was no end to them no matter how many were killed.

They had intended to make a profit by leaving the city gate, but from what they could see now, that seemed unlikely.

Could they really return empty-handed?

Looking at the raging flames consuming the tents, he resigned himself and pointed in that direction.

“Go! Let’s charge that way! Perhaps the grain and grass are hidden over there. Attack!”

The Deputy General shouted as he kicked his horse’s belly hard, and the horse, in pain, no longer cared if there was a fire and ran swiftly in that direction.

The carefully selected people behind him also followed closely.

Meanwhile, Liu Sisi and others were also desperately sprinting towards the city gate; the two groups of forces, trying hard, soon converged.

The enemy troops were left dumbfounded as if they had swallowed coptis, unable to speak. They had intended to encircle Liu Sisi and her group, but unexpectedly, their efforts were quickly thwarted.

Liu Sisi and others didn’t have time to choose carefully and grabbed several horses to mount.

“Sister-in-law, hurry! Get on the horse!”

Zhang Peng turned his head in surprise and saw Liu Sisi silently backing away.

Could these mad horses really not harm anyone?

Why did she feel that the horses’ eyes, looking at her, were so malicious?

Especially those eyes, sly and full of trickery, every time they met hers, she felt as if she had entered an ice cave.

“I, I can’t ride a horse…”

Although she knew how to ride, she had learned from Di Yelei. These tall horses at a glance were clearly no easy ride, and she didn’t have the courage to climb on their backs.

Zhang Peng cursed under his breath and quickly dismounted, walking over to her.

“Don’t be afraid, sister-in-law! Come, I’ll help you onto the horse…”

He dismounted quickly, but not swiftly enough to evade those firing hidden arrows!

A feathered arrow whistled through the air, targeting Liu Sisi’s chest and striking directly towards her heart.