Chapter 21 Section fifteen

Iron Claw led 600 cavalry men, galloped out of the east gate of Dai Town at midnight, and headed towards Piaocheng at the highest speed. A quarter of an hour later, Iron Claw approached the first line of ambushes set up by "Feng Yilong" beside the road.This route is led by Zhuo Xiaoyang. Zhuo Xiaoyang knew that what was in front of him was the murderer of his two senior brothers.Gritting his teeth, he waited patiently for Ironpaw's cavalry to pass. Zhuo Xiaoyang counted while watching the enemy team pass by. Just as Yu Runsheng expected, Tiezhuo only took the cavalry with him in order to return to the city as soon as possible. "Feng Yilong" did not spend a single soldier, and the opponent had already divided his force into two halves.

"Great..." Zhuo Xiaoyang thought to himself.He stretched out his left hand and ordered the hundreds of troops under his command to stand still.His ambush team is all on foot, and it is difficult to escape now, and he must wait to cooperate with other three-way ambush troops. Zhuo Xiaoyang watched Iron Claw's cavalry enter the attack range of the second ambush. The second level of ambush consisted of two lines, the one on the left was led by Wen Sixi, and the one on the right was "Vulture" Lu Xun. It was the first time for Wen Sixi to lead troops before the battle, and he couldn't help being extremely nervous. At this time, he was still checking repeatedly in his heart whether there were any loopholes in the predetermined tactics.

Lu Xun gripped the iron chain tightly.After suffering many defeats in Piaocheng in the past five years, he finally had an excellent opportunity to defeat the "slaughterhouse".But whenever he thinks of going against Iron Claw, Lu Xun still has worries in his heart.He is well aware of how strong the "Four Disciples" are.But Iron Claw is a master who killed Zuo Feng and Tong Mucheng with a single gesture. Fortunately, he knew that Shen Bingchen, who led the last ambush, was always much stronger than the three juniors, and might be able to fight against Iron Claw.It's just that Shen Bingchen hasn't made a move for many years, is his strength still maintained?

The "slaughterhouse" cavalry team galloping at full speed on the road lined up in a long line.Iron Claw also knew that this was extremely unsafe, but he had no time to adjust his position.Returning to the city is the first priority. Thousands of thoughts flooded his mind: What happened to the fire?Did something happen to Boss Zhu?There are still thousands of brothers in the city, even if the enemy comes to sneak attack, they should be able to defend the "massacre house" because of its location, right?What's more, it is impossible for the other party to sneak into the city silently—unless "Feng Yilong" has a powerful internal response in the city.Is it Cha Song?No, maybe it's just a fire somewhere in town...

An ominous premonition flashed through Iron Claw's mind like lightning, and he suddenly strangled his mount. Little Crow's horse rushed forward for more than ten steps before it could stop.The rest of the subordinates immediately tightened their reins.The knights in the rear almost collided with their colleagues in front because they were slow to rein in their horses.Fortunately, Iron Claw's direct cavalry team has been trained for a long time, so there is no confusion. "Fourth Master." Little Crow looked at Tie Claw worriedly. "There is an ambush. Set up the formation immediately."

As soon as Iron Claw said this, silhouettes of a man and a horse appeared in front of the road. "The idea is ahead!" the little crow shouted. "The number of people does not seem to be many! Let's rush over!" Iron Claw saw it: there was a special shadow among the enemies ahead: a knight with crossed swords on his back, and Iron Claw had heard of Shen Bingchen's name. "No! Defense on both sides—" At the same time as Iron Claw called, Wen Sixi's crossbowman on the left fired a rain of arrows from the woods.Iron Claw's long cavalry team is like an open fishing net, receiving arrows at close range, and there is nowhere to dodge on the narrow road.

Then Zhuo Xiaoyang's swordsmen appeared from behind the road calling out. The soldiers in the rear section of the "butcher's" cavalry team immediately turned their horses' heads, ready to meet Zhuo Xiaoyang's attack. At this time, the front half of Iron Claw's troops were facing Shen Bingchen, while the second half had turned to face Zhuo Xiaoyang. There was a gap in the middle due to Wen Sixi's crossbow attack.Cracks appeared in the command of the entire cavalry. Lu Xun's attack further widened the crack.Wielding a murderous iron chain, he led more than a hundred of his subordinates who had fought in Piaocheng for many years, and made a surprise attack on the center of the enemy.

Due to the difficulty of turning on the narrow road, the "slaughterhouse" fighters on horseback lost to Lu Xun's foot team in terms of flexibility. Lu Xun's team pierced into the center of the "slaughterhouse" cavalry like sharp knives.At the same time, Shen Bingchen in the front and Zhuo Xiaoyang in the rear are also approaching.Wen Sixi's subordinates took the opportunity to replace the crossbow with a melee weapon. When Lu Xun's foot team rushed into the enemy's formation, they lowered their bodies as much as possible to avoid the attack of the enemy on the saddle, but the target of the attack was on the enemy's mount.The blades of knives and axes chopped off leg after leg.Lu Xun's subordinates did not pursue the enemy who fell from the horse, but took advantage of the momentum to create a gap in the opponent, following Yu Runsheng's tactic of getting away with one blow.

Wen Sixi's team also launched an offensive immediately, rushing along the same gap from the opposite direction, and then broke away and entered the opposite woods.These two attacks managed to split Iron Claw's cavalry in half. "Ignore it! All charge forward!" Iron Claw roared angrily.However, the second half of the subordinates had already started to fight with Zhuo Xiaoyang's team. At the same time, Lu Xun also joined the encirclement and suppression of this half of the cavalry team after adjusting his position in the woods. Iron Claw could no longer take care of the subordinates behind him, he only had the "slaughterhouse" in his mind at the moment.Iron Claw led about 300 riders galloping forward at full speed, and launched a big charge against Shen Bingchen.

The 200 people led by Shen Bingchen were all knights. He quickly drew the two long swords on his back, held the saddle tightly with his knees, and led his men to fight head-on with Iron Claw. "Iron Claw! Return my junior brother's life!" Shen Bingchen, who had always been terribly calm, completely changed his expression at this moment.The long hair flew away as he galloped, revealing a still chilling but red face, and even the blood vessels on the forehead were clearly visible. Shen Bingchen met Iron Claw's mount. Iron Claw's palms were pinched into claws. Shen Bingchen crossed his swords like scissors.

The iron claw flew up from the saddle at the moment of handover, and jumped above Shen Bingchen, head and foot, quickly stretched out his left claw to attack Shen Bingchen's forehead! ——This attack method is exactly the same as the technique used to kill Tong Mucheng. ——Shen Bingchen's speed was much faster than Tong Mucheng's. Shen Bingchen didn't turn his eyes, and without looking, he swung his left sword and slashed at Iron Claw's attacking left palm, and at the same time, his right sword stabbed straight up at Iron Claw's face! However, Shen Bingchen did not expect that Iron Claw could still change his moves in this completely volleying situation. Iron Claw's waist twisted violently, and his body turned violently, dodging Shen Bingchen's two murderous long swords, and at the same time he kicked back with his right leg, hitting Shen Bingchen's back! With the kick of Iron Claw, he leaped forward again and rushed into the cavalry formation of "Feng Yilong". At the same time, Shen Bingchen coughed up blood and fell under the saddle. A "slaughterhouse" knight wanted to pick up a ready-made bargain, so he drove his horse to kick Shen Bingchen who had fallen to the ground.However, Shen Bingchen's body did not stop after landing on the ground. He rolled to the side and dodged the stepping horse's hooves. Iron Claw leaps to the nearest enemy, swings his claws in front of his chest, grabs the knife with his left claw, and pulls off the jawbone of the enemy at the same time with his right claw.Iron Claw spun around and sat on the horse's neck, kicked back with his right elbow and knocked the seriously injured enemy off the saddle. The cavalry teams of both sides handed over head-on.Horses hit horses.The spear pierced the chest.The blade cuts the blade.Horseshoes crush bones.Horse blood mixed with human blood.The reins broke.After the knight fell from the horse, the soles of his feet were still worn on the stirrups, and he couldn't help being dragged.The knight who lost his head is still sitting in the saddle, as if he still knows how to ride. Little Crow, who had been cut on his cheek and right waist, successfully led two hundred riders across the enemy line and joined Fourth Master Iron Claw. "Fourth Master, are you okay?" Xiao Ya didn't even bother to wipe off the blood stains on his face, letting it drip on the horse's mane. Ironpaw looked over.The subordinates in the second half had already been surrounded and attacked by Zhuo Xiaoyang, Lu Xun and Wen Sixi on three sides, and there were less than 150 riders left. Shen Bingchen re-boarded the saddle with the assistance of his subordinates.He directed the remaining 100 riders to regroup and turned around to confront Iron Claw. "Fourth Master, what should we do?" Xiao Ya was very upset.He never thought that the troops led by Fourth Master Iron Claw would be in such a mess. Is it to rescue the besieged brothers?Or take this opportunity to rush back to Piaocheng at full speed?However, the horses of one's own side have run a long way before, but the other party has been waiting for work, even if they escape now, they will eventually be caught up before returning to Piaocheng... Then the little crow saw a scene that made him even more desperate: At the end of the road at the west end, another road of enemies came after them. More than 200 main forces led by Pang Wenying, Yu Runsheng and Qi Chu finally arrived at this time.In order to avoid the iron hammer stationed in Dai Town, they had to go around another official road in the north, and then came down south.Fortunately, Yu Runsheng's grasp of the time was accurate enough, and the departure time was brought forward, just in time for this important moment. The strength of "Feng Yilong" has increased to 700 people.Unless Fifth Lord Iron Hammer in Dai Town led the five hundred people to come to rescue in a short time, Iron Claw's cavalry could not escape the fate of annihilation.And that is simply impossible.Hammer led all brothers on foot, and a third of them were still asleep. "Fourth Master, go back to the city." Xiaoya said suddenly. "I'm blocking it here." "What did you say?" Ironpaw said angrily. "Do you want me to let go of these brothers and escape alone?" "Fourth Master, it's for the sake of the overall situation. There are thousands of brothers in the city. If something happens to Boss Zhu and the others, as long as you can go back to the city, you can gather the brothers." Xiaoya looked extremely calm when he spoke. "Maybe Wu Ye can hold Dai Town. At that time, we gathered all our forces, and against 'Feng Yilong' we still had an advantage in terms of numbers." "No. I'll block it here." Iron Claw said excitedly. "Go back to the city to find reinforcements. Boss Zhu will be fine. I'm here, and I'll kill at least 30 to 40 more people than you!" The little crow shook his head. "The fourth master is the 'butcher'. There is no one in the gang who does not admire the fourth master, and the fourth master should not be sacrificed in this kind of battle that must be lost, and the subsequent counterattack needs you to lead." Iron Claw couldn't refute every word of the little crow. "Fourth master, let's go! Don't be like a woman, procrastinating here!" Little Crow's lips were trembling as he scolded. "You bastard..." Iron Claw turned the horse's head.He turned around and said, "Don't die!" He glanced at the other followers again: "You too!" Iron Claw quickly turned his head back to prevent his subordinates from seeing his tears, then lowered his head, his buttocks were off the saddle, and drove the mount towards Piaocheng. Shen Bingchen was greatly surprised. ——Iron Claw must never be allowed to return to Piaocheng! He immediately organized his subordinates to prepare for the second round of charge. Little Crow ordered the cavalry to expand as far as possible. "Don't let any enemy rush to chase Siye! Use all means to block the Yankees! If the gun barrel or knife is broken, use your horse to hit it! If the horse is dead, use your body to block it!" At this time, with the addition of Pang Wenying's main force, half of the "slaughterhouse" cavalry team that was besieged was quickly wiped out.Only the 200 solitary troops led by Xiao Ya remained on the road, facing 700 enemies fearlessly.