Chapter 272 The Final Battle

"Yes." Xiao Changfeng stopped smiling. "Boda is stuck in the middle, cutting off the communication between us. Now we are all fighting blindly and by instinct. Boda can choose to attack any of us, and we don't know yet, so there is no way to reinforce us in time."

Shen Zhao stared at the fire thoughtfully. The chilblains on his hands were heated and itchy, so he had to clench his fists to relieve it.

"This is indeed a difficult problem."

Xiao He said: "Why don't we continue to play fast attack and tie Boda down on our front line, so that they have no time to take care of the rear. Princess Beilin can just catch them off guard in the rear."

"No."

"No."

Xiao Changfeng and Shen Zhao said in unison.

Xiao He's proposal was rejected by both of them at the same time, and it was difficult to speak for a while.

Xiao Changfeng looked at him, "Son, let me tell you why. The method you just mentioned is based on the fact that we can communicate with each other. We can never win head-on. The previous few times, Boda was testing our strength. Once he confirmed it, he would attack us. Besides, Boda has been quiet for the past two days. He also knows that we don't communicate with each other. He will definitely find a way to swallow us up at this time."

Boda thought so.

He rubbed his face with snow to make himself completely sober.

"Move as soon as it gets dark." Boda ordered.

The Western Jue soldiers marched in the dark. They were familiar with the route and headed towards the camp occupied by the Xiao family army.

There was wind and snow at night, and the soldiers with the best eyesight could not see far on the watchtower.

Until they heard the sound of marching and shouted that the enemy was attacking, the Western Jue people had already touched a hundred meters away.

There was a muffled sound in the camp, and the boulder smashed a huge pit on the ground.

When Xiao Changfeng and Shen Zhao saw the boulder falling from the sky, they finally realized that they had miscalculated.

Boda was not testing their strength before, but he was waiting for the opportunity.

Boom——

The boulder fell from the sky again and hit the center of the camp. Soldiers were wailing around the boulder. Some of them were crushed into meat paste by the boulder before they even had time to scream.

The rain of flaming arrows fell in the heavy snow, and the tents in the camp were set on fire, and the fire suddenly became bright.

This was the Xijue camp they occupied temporarily, without the several-zhang-thick walls of Yanliang Pass as a defense.

"Quick! Assemble the army——!"

Xiao Changfeng lifted the tent and came out, jumped on the horse, and covered his head with a helmet.

"Set up the Crane Wing Formation! Shen Zhao on the left wing, Xiao He on the right wing!"

The cavalry rushed out from both wings first.

The war drums beat in the dark night, and the snowflakes rolled up the military flags.

The two armies charged and fought each other, and the swords and weapons crossed, making a clanging sound.

The sound of weapons, fighting, and horse hooves intertwined and echoed throughout the battlefield.

Blood dyed the snow red, and corpses were everywhere.

The sound of fighting continued for two hours, and the wind and snow gradually subsided. Xiao Changfeng retreated to the camp to rest.

"I can't stop it, I can't stop it." Xiao He panted and said, "I didn't expect Boda to bring a siege weapon."

Xiao Changfeng gritted his teeth, "He is anxious to fight, and wants to take us down quickly. He doesn't plan to take the camp."

He changed the subject, "Where is Shen Zhao?"

Xiao He looked around, "He hasn't come back yet."

"Let him come back!" Xiao Changfeng shouted, "Boda and his men have limited boulders, let Shen Zhao come back first, and let the shield soldiers and archers take over!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a soldier rushed in, "It's bad, General Xiao, the reinforcements from Xijue are here, and it looks like there are more than 20,000 people."

Xiao Changfeng was shocked by the news, and then Shen Zhao also rushed in from the side door of the camp.

Before Shen Zhao got off his horse, he shouted, "We must retreat. We can't hold on any longer. Their reinforcements are coming."

Xiao Changfeng's heart sank, "Shen Yu defeated Xijue and didn't pursue them? She actually asked them to come to reinforce? How is this possible?!"

Xiao He cursed, "Women, maybe they are timid."

Shen Zhao didn't dare to refute now, and he couldn't explain.

He couldn't figure out why Shen Yu didn't continue to pursue, it was not her character.

But no matter what, he did make a mistake in judgment, or he and Shen Yu lacked tacit understanding, and didn't understand the other party's intentions when the message was not transmitted.

Now Xijue's reinforcements have come, and they have lost this battle.

"We can't care so much now, reorganize the troops and retreat, we can retreat to Chihe."

In fact, if we retreat to Chihe, it can also solve the crisis of Yanliang Pass being under siege. Although the loss tonight is indeed a bit heavy, at least Yanliang Pass has not been broken.

Xiao Changfeng said in a deep voice: "Shield soldiers and archers should suppress the firepower first. We can only fight and retreat at the same time. Xiao He, you——"

Xiao Changfeng suddenly stopped and turned his head to look in the direction of the battlefield.

Shen Zhao and Xiao He also turned their heads to look at the same time, with expressions of surprise and shock on their faces.

Because they all heard the horn of the enemy attack on Xijue.

Xiao Changfeng was still in shock, "Shen Yu is also catching up?"

The horn of launching an attack came again in the wind. This was Shen Yu's signal.

Shen Zhao's face turned pale.

Boda originally brought 70,000 people, plus the 20,000 reinforcements just now, a total of 90,000 people.

They have more than 30,000 here plus Shen Yu's 30,000, which adds up to more than 60,000. The difference in strength is several times, and it is difficult to fight even if they attack from both sides.

Shen Zhao said: "No, we have to notify her to retreat quickly."

Xiao He was so angry that he stamped his feet, looked at Shen Zhao and said, "We are putting our eggs in one basket now, and you have suffered miserably."

"Xiao He!" Xiao Changfeng scolded sternly.

Xiao He glared at Shen Zhao fiercely, then ran quickly with the knife on his waist.

Xiao Changfeng stepped on the stirrups and was about to mount his horse, when he saw another soldier rushing in excitedly.

"General! General! Xijue's own people are fighting with their own people!"

"What!" Xiao Changfeng slipped and almost fell down. Shen Zhao quickly reached out to help him.

"say clearly!"

The soldier swallowed his dry throat, panted and said quickly: "The Xijue reinforcements just rushed up and started fighting with the Xijue people. We don't know what happened."

"No, no, no, no." Shen Zhao thought quickly, lingering anxiously.

Shen Zhao suddenly raised his head and shouted excitedly: "I know!"