Chapter 242 The North-South War (1)
The sun was rising and the fog had not yet dissipated. The Zhou and Tang armies confronted each other for several days and finally ushered in their first battle.
The Tang army's central infantry was 60,000, and the two wings were 50,000 cavalry each, with a total of 100,000 red-suited Xuan army, which was like a maple forest in autumn, fiery red.
A loud and urgent horn, the army of Zhou's camps moved out, and the long black was like pine forests everywhere, and the formation seemed to be roughly the same as the Tang army.
These are two armies with very different strengths: the Zhou army used horizontal swords, the Tang army used swords, and the two wings of cavalry were even more different. The Tang army used spears, and the Zhou army used Shuo.
Suddenly, the Tang army drums and horns were made, and the flags were fluttering in the wind. The two wings of the Tang army were the first to move, while the central army soldiers took the neat steps. The mountain wall squad advanced forward, shouting "kill" every three steps, and they actually rumbled calmly.
At the same time, the shrill sound of the ox horns shook the plains, the cavalry on both wings roared to fight, and the infantry strided unstoppably, as if the black sea tide swept across the plains.
The two leaders and generals are in a safe position in the rear, one is the new hero and the other is the future overlord. The two's eyes cross the crowd and make a fierce collision!
Finally, the two armies collided like a sea of thunder, like rumbling thunder resounding throughout the valley, or like thousands of acres of angry waves hitting the mountains.
The long sword and the horizontal sword fly, the spear and the spear roar roar and flew away, the dense rain of arrows is like locusts passing through the world, the dull shouts and short roars make the mountains and rivers tremble!
At this time, both of them were holding on to their energy, and no one looked down upon each other. Although the Great Zhou was located in the Central Plains, there were dozens of prefectures and counties in the Southern Tang Dynasty.
These are the two most powerful iron troops in the Five Dynasties. Both have the brilliant achievements of victory and unbeaten, and they all have the courage of brave men who are generous in their lives.
The iron man hit, never reeling, his hideous face, bloody sword, low howl, and dust. The entire plain was shrouded in the tragic aura of this primitive fighting...
Zhao Kuangyin, who was in the crowd, finally had the opportunity to perform. He led the cavalry and cut directly into the rear of the Tang army, and then turned around and came back, with no one to take it.
kill……
The war was thrown on, and both sides were in full swing, and the warriors who beat the drums were replaced, but neither side showed any signs of withdrawing troops.
The loess and smoke filled the air, and the earth was dyed dark red where the two armies were.
The sun gradually sets westward, Chai Rong's heart is bleeding. He holds the sword in his hand tightly, and his whole body is trembling.
Li Hongji rode on the horse, his heart was a little numb. At some point, his lips were bitten. He sucked greedily and showed a hideous smile.
"Die, kill, as long as you die, the world will be mine!"
As the death toll increased, the soldiers on both sides began to panic. They fought for a day and their bodies had reached their limits.
The sword in his hand was full of gaps, and the person who could still stand was covered with blood, which was evaporated in the hot air, and reflected a strange light under the irradiation of hope.
"He's just a lunatic!"
Chai Rong roared unwillingly and ordered the withdrawal of troops. Li Hongji planned to die with him, but he didn't want to be buried with him.
Although the Zhou army retreated, the Tang army did not have the joy of victory. They were too tired and quickly returned to the camp after cleaning the battlefield.
After the army retreated, it was already dark, and the battlefield was quiet, and even the sound of insects disappeared, with only the occasional sound of wind, as if the unjust souls were wailing.
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The fierce battle in the south could not affect Guo Hao's heart. At this time, he looked at the darkness in front of him. It was the Khitan army of 50,000!
Faced with 50,000 cavalry, Guo Hao overestimated his courage. He originally planned to go out of the city to compete, but when he saw the endless sea of people, Guo Hao gave up this plan.
"Send the order and hold your position. Without my orders, no one can leave the city!"
"yes!"
Guo Hao was guarding Ying County, Daizhou at this time. The Khitan army surrounded Ying County on three sides, giving them a way out from the south.
The three sieges are missing one, which is a common routine used in ancient wars. The other party is not afraid of him escaping, but also hopes that he will escape. Guo Hao established three lines of defense in Daizhou, namely Shuo County, Ying County, and Lingqiu.
Now Wang Shenqi is stationed in Shuo County, where he has five thousand troops, and Zhou Heng, the governor of Yiwu, is stationed in Lingqiu, where he has five thousand troops.
As a result, Guo Hao had only 30,000 people here, because the Khitan mainly attacked the place. If the Khitan was transferred, Guo Hao would also have to transfer.
In the Khitan army, Yelu Dilu grabbed a sheep leg, took a big bite, looked at the figure on the top of the city, and said vaguely: "Who is Guo Hao? Shoot him to death to avenge Yang Gun!"
If you want to say that Yang Gun was lucky this time, he was even killed by Guo Hao's iron spear. After returning, he was rescued, but he was seriously injured and had to be cultivated for a year or two.
"Sir, the Han man who was not wearing armor and holding a fan in his hand is Guo Hao, the commander of the Zhou army."
In order to stabilize the morale of the army, Guo Hao deliberately did not wear armor. As for why he took a fan, people thought he was afraid of heat, after all, there was no TV at this time.
Zhuge Liang's image is little known. As he dressed more and more, when he wrote "Three Kingdoms", he took preconceived ideas to treat him as Zhuge Liang's prototype.
But Guo Hao was actually unsure. Chai Rong was in charge of the army and didn't know what was going on. The mainland is now very empty. Once he did not block the Khitan, the Later Zhou Dynasty would probably be gone.
So for the sake of the Later Zhou Dynasty, Lao Zhao, and himself, he had to block the Khitan, otherwise history would be rewritten and he would not be able to play with it.
So Guo Hao was calm on the surface, but he was actually panicked inside. Fortunately, Liu Shouzhong and Han Chongyun were around him. Those who could get along with Zhao Kuangyin should have some skills.
Just when Guo Hao was a little dazed, he heard the sound of breaking through the air, and then an arrow rushed straight to Guo Hao's face. Han Chongyun reacted first and quickly pushed Guo Hao.
"Supervisor, Supervisor!"
The feather arrow flew over Guo Hao's face, leaving a blood mark. Guo Hao looked down with lingering fear, and his heart almost jumped out of his throat.
"Master General, the city is dangerous, you'd better retreat to the city!"
Guo Hao calmed down and raised his hand and said, "I'm fine. Did you see who shot me? Grandma's, you dare to hurt someone secretly. This is forcing me!"
Han Chongyun turned around when he heard this, and saw Yelu Dilu put down his bow and arrow, picked up the water bag and poured a sip of wine. It seemed that he had said something, but the distance was too far and could not be heard clearly.
"It seems to be the commander of the Liao army, Xuan Hui, the Northern Court of the Liao Kingdom, sent Yelu Dilu!"
"It's him!"
Another old acquaintance, Guo Hao suddenly felt a little ridiculous. There were so many generals in the Liao Kingdom, why did they send only these two people out? What are the others doing?
Guo Hao knew who the opponent was, stepped forward and shouted to the distance: "General Yelu, we are old friends too. Is this your gift for meeting? Then I will give one back!"
After saying that, someone brought a bow. His and Yelu Dilu's arm strength was different from that of ordinary people, so he used a bow. At this time, the two armies gathered for more than 200 steps, and ordinary bows and arrows could not be shot at all.
Whoosh!
Guo Hao shot an arrow, and Yelu Dilu subconsciously avoided it. As a result, Guo Hao shot not him at all, but the military flag next to him.
The strong force of the strong bow, coupled with Guo Hao from top to bottom, was broken by a piece of large flag of the Liao army.
"The commander-in-chief is mighty and has good arrow skills!"
Guo Hao was also a little proud when he heard this. When he was in Hedong, he had practiced his archery and riding skills a lot. Since he learned that he wanted to guard the border, he has been practicing martial arts even more.
Mainly here, apart from commanding wars, he only practiced literature and martial arts. However, they focused on defense, so there were few opportunities to charge, so Guo Hao's archery skills improved rapidly, and he shone brightly.
Seeing the flag being shot, Yelu Dilu cursed, threw the lamb legs on the ground, pulled out his waist knife, and issued an order to attack!
This time, there was no hesitation or conspiracy. Ten thousand Khitan troops rushed over like a tide, and Guo Hao immediately asked everyone to prepare for battle.
As the Liao army entered the range, Guo Hao calmly ordered arrows to be fired, and used three-stage shooting. The continuous rain of arrows immediately killed many Liao army.
Chapter completed!