Invincible Iron Man 11, Soldier's Passionate and Heroic Flag

  Jiang Cai shot five arrows in a row, and five Xiongnu people were hit by the arrows and fell off their horses. Jiang Cai suddenly felt proud and thought to himself, "I've been in the army for many years, and I've never killed as many Xiongnu as I have today." He couldn't help but want to laugh out loud. At this moment, a fleeing Xiongnu warrior suddenly turned around and shot an arrow at Jiang Cai's back, hitting him right in the chest. Jiang Cai immediately fell to the ground.

  Li Li shot six arrows and hit four Xiongnu warriors. He felt somewhat proud of himself and thought, "If one day I can return to my hometown, I will tell my fellow villagers about today's heroic deeds. It's a pity that many people who have spent their whole lives as soldiers on the border have never killed any Xiongnu before they died. But after today, I, Li Li, will have no more regrets."

  Zhang Wan shot nine arrows and killed eight Xiongnu. At this time, the Xiongnu escaped from the shooting range, Zhang Wan was shocked and thought: "I haven't shot many arrows, how can I hit so many Xiongnu?" The Xiongnu are now gathered together, and almost all of them were shot without aiming.

  Du Lu also killed eight Xiongnu, thinking that his military achievements were not bad. Wang An picked up a crossbow, but he didn't have the strength to pull open the bow and arrow, so he found a crossbow and had someone pull it open for him, loading an arrow onto it. He took aim at a Xiongnu and pulled the trigger, and the arrow flew towards the Xiongnu like a shooting star, hitting the Xiongnu's warhorse.

  Liu Jiao had been observing Wang An, and found that he aimed at a Xiongnu, as a result killed a war horse, immediately issued a silvery laughter. Wang An also felt somewhat embarrassed. The Xiongnu cavalry was originally in high-speed movement, the war horse suddenly fell to the ground, throwing him off, instantly killing him on the spot. After seeing this, Wang An immediately burst out laughing and said: "This is called 'killing people before killing horses'", using it to cover up his own awkwardness.

  Wang An and others found that Jiang Cai was shot with an arrow, immediately surrounded him. Jiang Cai's wound continuously flowed out blood. Li Li immediately wanted to take action to pull out the arrow shaft, Wang An immediately said: "Absolutely not, one pull will die immediately". Li Li hurriedly withdrew his own hand, Wang An immediately fetched hemostatic medicine and applied it to Jiang Cai's wound, then had someone cut off the arrow shaft.

  Jiang Cai slowly opened his eyes and said, "I may not make it, you all must listen to Wang An's command." Jiang Cai's voice was still full of energy, but his face gradually turned pale. Wang An thought about how Jiang Cai had taken care of him like an older brother during these days, even though he was only a squad leader, but he always listened to Wang An. This kind of tolerance was truly remarkable. Wang An felt that these days of laziness and chaos were all seen by Jiang Cai, who had been tolerating him like an older brother. Li Li thought about Jiang Cai's care during these days, while Zhang Wan and Du Lu thought about the care they had received from their older brother over the years, and they all burst into tears.

  Liu Jiao looked at them, and she slowly felt the bond of comradeship established on the battlefield of life and death. For a moment, her nose also turned sour, thinking to herself: "Brother Jiang, you hit my head many times, among these people, you hit me the most. But now I forgive you, because I admire your character."

  Wang An was anxious in his heart. If it were during peacetime, he could have taken Jiang Zai to see a doctor for treatment. Now that they were besieged within the beacon tower, their own lives were precarious, and naturally, there was no way to take care of Big Brother Jiang.

  At this time, the Xiongnu cavalry outside launched another charge. Wang An had to swallow his grief and let the soldiers return to their posts. The Xiongnu cavalry charged towards the beacon tower again like waves, now filled with anger in their hearts. With over a thousand men, they were unable to take down a small beacon tower, and just now they had been taunted by the enemy, suffering over 200 casualties. This could not but make the proud Xiongnu cavalry feel angry.

  Wang An handed the crossbow to Li Li, letting him shoot at the enemy army. The shooting range of the crossbow was a bit farther than that of the bow. Wang An hoped to utilize the difference in shooting range between the bow and crossbow to greatly injure the enemy army. Li Li, Du Lu, and Zhang Wan made great efforts to open fire with the crossbow, and continuously, there were Xiongnu cavalrymen falling off their horses after being shot by arrows.

  The Xiongnu cavalry was enormous in number, and although dozens of them were killed, they still closed in on Wang An and his men. They continuously shot arrows at the beacon tower, their marksmanship extremely accurate. Du Lu's reaction time was slightly slower when dodging the arrow, and he was immediately hit by an arrow. Fortunately, the distance was great, and the arrow had lost its force by the time it reached him. Additionally, Du Lu wore a layer of thin armor outside, which somewhat blocked the arrow's force. Du Lu's injury wasn't severe, but having his arm pierced by an arrow still affected the flexibility of his arm, greatly reducing his combat effectiveness.

  Jiang Cai's face is getting paler and it seems he can't hold on for much longer. Now that Du Lu has been injured, Wang An is no better than a useless person, and relying only on Zhang Wan and Li Li, they probably won't be able to persist for much longer either.

  The Xiongnu cavalry rushed to the foot of the beacon tower, and some Xiongnu soldiers began to climb up again. Li Li and Zhang Wanting were getting anxious, as all the stones on the beacon tower had been used up, and if they couldn't think of another way, they would really be in danger. Wang An was also turning around anxiously now. Liu Jiao shouted: "Let me go quickly, I'll help you fight", but Wang An ignored her.

  Some Xiongnu soldiers had climbed up the beacon tower, but Li Li and Zhang Wan immediately engaged in a fierce battle with them. Li Li was exceptionally brave, and as soon as an enemy soldier showed his head, he would smash it with his wooden club. Zhang Wan also fought valiantly, and in no time at all, several enemy soldiers had been killed by him.

  Zhang Wan and Li Li were covered in blood, but they had exhausted their physical strength. If the enemy troops came again, it would be difficult to deal with them. The situation on the beacon tower was extremely dangerous. As long as the enemy soldiers climbed up, they might occupy this beacon tower, and the Xiongnu soldiers were constantly climbing up.

  Zhang Wan and Li Li's eyes turned red with anger, their gazes fixed on Liu Jiao Jiao, hoping to kill this Han traitor before they died. Liu Jiao Jiao also saw the anger in their eyes and felt a little afraid, thinking that she was really going to die this time. Just then, Wang An stepped forward and blocked their way, saying: "Don't kill her yet, things are not clear." Du Lu trusted Wang An and immediately stopped his action of killing Liu Jiao Jiao. Liu Jiao Jiao felt a little grateful towards Wang An, but soon saw him shouting loudly: "It's so dangerous now, where is that dog official, the jiedushi, why hasn't he sent any reinforcements?" Liu Jiao Jiao glared at Wang An in anger.

  Zhang Wan and Li Li continued to stare at Wang An, wondering what to do next. Wang An said, "Take it one step at a time, pour the boiling water down." Zhang Wan and Li Li's eyes lit up, and they picked up the pot and poured the boiling water down, circling around the beacon tower and pouring some in each place.

  Immediately, there were wails and howls from below, and many Xiongnu soldiers who were climbing the beacon tower were scalded and fell to their deaths. The remaining Xiongnu soldiers were also frightened and scattered like birds and beasts.

  Zhang Wan and Li Li seized the opportunity to shoot arrows at the Xiongnu continuously. Du Lu endured the pain and continued to draw his bow, because he knew that opportunities were hard to come by. Every time Du Lu drew his bow, he felt extreme pain, but he persisted in shooting arrows. His sweat had already soaked through his clothes.

  The Xiongnu quickly escaped from the battlefield, and this time they lost more than 100 people. Now there are only more than 600 Xiongnu left. In two battles, more than 400 people died, which is extremely rare in the history of the Xiongnu. This loss was even higher than that when they invaded the Great Wall.

  The Xiongnu's chiliarch also got angry and decided to launch a final attack.

  The bows and arrows on the beacon tower have been exhausted, the governor has equipped each soldier with thirty arrows, which were also exhausted early, the new arrows they shot out were picked up by the enemy and shot back, now even these arrows are exhausted. In addition, the water on the beacon tower has been used up, the water on the beacon tower needs to be drawn from the well below, there is no water in the beacon tower, but just now all the water was boiled by Wang An to deal with the enemy's attack and poured down.

  The Huns launched another fierce attack, and as they entered the range of the crossbows, they prepared to meet a hail of arrows from the beacon towers. But there was complete silence above. A Hunnish general shouted with glee, thinking that their enemies had run out of arrows. The Huns' morale soared instantly. Wang An picked up a sword, and Li Li, Du Lu, and Zhang Wan all took up their weapons. Wang An said, "Prepare to charge!" Li Li and the others showed determination on their faces, ready to die heroically. They had lived humble lives, but now they were going to die gloriously. Liu Jiao was also deeply moved, thinking to herself, "Our army may be weak, but the people of China value righteousness. As long as we have this spirit, we can surely defeat our strong enemies."

  The Xiongnu cavalry gathered together without any fear, charging towards the beacon tower. At this time, Wang An shouted: "Open the mechanism!" Li Li and others pulled hard, and the mechanism suddenly moved. The ground suddenly collapsed, and the Xiongnu cavalry fell down one after another, being pierced to death by the sharp wooden stakes in the trap. This trap was dug by Jiang Cai and others under Wang An's orders before. After it was dug, wooden stakes were placed in the east-west direction, supporting the wooden boards on top, and a layer of thin soil. When used, one pull would make the east-west wooden stakes immediately turn into north-south direction, losing support for the wooden boards, which would collapse immediately.

  About 500 Xiongnu people died, and the remaining 100 people were suddenly panicked. At this time, war drums sounded on the beacon tower, and Wang An and others had already arrived on the ground. Wang An pointed with his knife and shouted: "Attack!" Li Li and others let out a loud shout, charging towards the Xiongnu without hesitation. At this moment, they put their lives aside, only having courage, blood, and the heroic spirit of soldiers.

  The Xiongnu cavalry had already been frightened by their endless tactics and hastily turned to escape.

  This scene is too shocking, four people are chasing more than a hundred cavalrymen. These cavalrymen are desperately fleeing as if the army behind them has an invincible and powerful force. Liu Jiao looked at it and couldn't help but say: "Since we fought with the enemy, this is our second defeat of the enemy's cavalry, and in the case of fewer people winning more, they actually won so beautifully." The speed of the cavalry was fast after all, and in a blink of an eye, they disappeared without a trace. Wang An and Li Li looked at each other, feeling that their actions today were too crazy, and they couldn't help but laugh loudly, with laughter echoing through the sky and earth, resonating with the hot-blooded heroism of the Huaxia army.

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