Chapter 248 Bloody Battle in Yanchuan
The morning sun, pale without any warmth, flashed out from the ridge due east, out of the vague mist. It shone on the plateau covered with a layer of white frost.
Silent on the plateau, the thousands of troops advancing in a hurry are shining there
The fiery red flag with the word "Chuang" leading the entire army shines on the black military flag that follows, and the red, black, white, and blue uniforms that follow, undulating and twisting.
The hills are swaying in the wind, disappearing and appearing, looking very spectacular.
Lu Shi stared into the distance, looking at the silent land of northern Shaanxi, looking at the vast mountains and thousands of ravines. He didn't know where the expected enemy was waiting for him. He no longer prayed for God's favor in his heart, but was just nervous.
staring at the upland forests all around the river valley.
Just as he was thinking about it, suddenly a supervisory sergeant rode up to the post with his body covered with wind and frost and fatigue. He gave him a military salute and reported: "To the military advisor, I will report to the deputy commander Zhao Dahai. The officers and soldiers following behind are here yesterday."
Wan had been chasing us into the canyon all night long, and was blocked by the deputy commander in the canyon. We were only two or three miles away and did not attack. I don't know what the purpose was.
The deputy commander said, please ask King Chuang to instruct the outpost troops to be more careful." "I have already given the order." Lu Shidao seemed to be thinking about the problem. "Tell the commander in front to speed up and don't stay too far away from the old camp. Tell him
All brothers are on strict alert. Today, we must cross this river valley and enter the mountain on the opposite side." "Obey the order!" said the prison sergeant.
He turned his horse's head and ran off to his post. Lu Shi knew in his heart that Guo Weiquan's pursuers were waiting for the fighting to begin before launching a flanking attack. However, he did not know where the officers and soldiers had deployed the intercepting troops. They might still be far away, but in the future
The pursuers began to accelerate overnight, and it seemed that they might encounter them soon. Even I knew now that that section of the river valley was the best place to ambush me.
On the battlefield, after passing that section of the river valley, as soon as he entered the mountains, it would be difficult for the officers and soldiers to encircle and suppress him. He saw that the outpost troops had bypassed a hill and disappeared into the increasingly heavy white mist. "Zhao Xing, you
Send someone again and tell the brothers in front to slow down and pay attention to the people in the old camp. Don't make the formation too long. Otherwise, if there is a change, it will be difficult for us to deal with it."
"Yes, military advisor." When Zhao Xing agreed, his voice was trembling either from nervousness or coldness.
Lu Shi turned around and gave a calm smile to the pale Zhao Xing, and then said: "Don't be nervous, everything is still under our control."
Zhao Xing's face turned red. Under Lu Shi's calm gaze, he took a deep breath, smiled with difficulty and said, "It's a lie that I'm not nervous, but with the military advisor here, I know everything will be fine."
"It's everyone." Lu Shi corrected: "As long as everyone sticks together, any difficulty is not a difficulty."
"Yes." Zhao Xing nodded, then mentioned the war horse and said, "I'd better go in person. If anything happens, I can still help the commander-in-chief come up with an idea."
Lu Shi thought about it, nodded, and then said softly: "A scholar, don't go up to fight in a rough manner." He said this because he recalled the image of Zhao Xing holding bricks in Mizhi North City.
Zhao Xing also remembered what he looked like at that time. At that time, he had forgotten his fear and was full of pride. He couldn't help laughing and said: "I don't have the power to tie a chicken, but I have millions of soldiers in my heart. Let's see how I rebuke Fang Qiu."
"After saying that, he smiled and rode away. The sun rose higher. It shone on the mountains in the west. The mountains were as green as the sea.
, ups and downs! It shines on the big flag with the word "Chuang" on the hilltop. The silver light of the flag gun flashes, and the flag roars in the morning wind. It shines on Lu Shi and his white dragon horse, he is quietly
Raising its head and staring forward, the white dragon horse is turning its ears on the bamboo leaves, listening to the sound of horse hooves and neighing in the distance, as if it has a premonition that it is about to dive in.
Fighting, he snorted excitedly and let out bursts of hisses. Worried that a battle would break out at any time, Lu Shi was still worried. He waved his whip, took Chunlan and Zhang Xiaochi off the post, and followed the advance of the Chinese military camp. He walked for two more times.
Three miles away, I suddenly heard the sound of a cannon in front of me, and immediately a cry of death arose from the thick fog in the distance.
The dense sound of cannons, "It's begun." He whispered. At this moment, the tense nerves suddenly relaxed, and the tension for many days relaxed. What was supposed to come finally came. This is like a lottery. There is no lottery.
It was the most difficult time, but once the mystery was revealed, even if I won a million-dollar prize, I was no longer nervous.
Lu Shi raised his eyebrows slightly, then whipped the white dragon horse on the buttocks, left the central military camp, and rushed forward. Geng Kui knew military affairs and was assigned to the front army. He led the cavalry forward vigilantly, while
Observing everywhere, three teams of spearmen followed closely, maintaining the battle formation. Guo Tianxing pressed the newly attached troops behind them, supervising the team's advance while inspecting the terrain ahead.
Everyone was on high alert, knowing that as long as they passed through the Qingjian River Valley and entered the mountains, they would be basically safe, and the officers and soldiers would never let go of this last opportunity.
When Geng Kui saw a small river ahead, with dense forests and undulating hills on both sides, it was very conducive to infantry combat. His heart moved, and he stretched out his hand to stop the Black Tiger Guards who were following him. He called the guards around him and ordered: "Go and report to the commander-in-chief.
There may be an ambush ahead. Let the commander restrain the new auxiliary troops. I will suspend my troops here and send scouts forward to search. Wait for me——"
Before he could finish his words, "Boom, boom, boom" there were more than a dozen earth-shattering cannon sounds, and more than a dozen blazing projectiles flew out of the bushes on the hillside with a scream, hitting the river ground hard, and a huge
The potential energy stirred up gravel and ice cubes all over the sky, and then bounced and rolled on the ground. An iron egg rolled into the Black Tiger Guards formation without losing force, smashing the leg of a war horse and splashing away a cloud of ice.
There was a burst of blood, and the war horse fell to the ground with a mournful neigh, slamming the brothers on the horse to the ground. The entire formation was thrown into chaos. Following this burst of artillery fire, the officers and soldiers ambush in the woods on the other side jumped up.
, making an earth-shattering cry of killing, they rushed towards the river beach. At the same time, a group of fire commanders and a group of crossbowmen stood on the mound and fired fiercely at the Black Tiger Army.
In an instant, some unprepared cavalry and infantrymen of the Black Tiger Army fell down, and their blood immediately dyed the water of the river red. Fortunately, Geng Kui had been alert for a long time and did not panic under such a sudden attack.
In a dangerous situation, in the chaos of thousands of troops and swords, standing still like a mountain, now is a test for him
,Calm down, calm down, this is what he should do. A melee has already broken out in the river beach thirty feet away in front of him. The soldiers of the Black Tiger Guards are engaging in hand-to-hand combat with the officers and soldiers who suddenly came out. Brothers are falling down one after another.
Moreover, cannonballs and sharp arrows flew around and over his head, as densely as locusts. In this moment, he saw the enemy's weakness and suddenly felt relieved.
It would be even more dangerous if the officers and soldiers let go of his front team, fight in their old camp, and at the same time surround the front team from all sides. Now, the officers and soldiers are still too impatient. The officers and soldiers continue to pour out from behind the hills, endless
Endlessly and desperately, he crossed the narrow glacier, trampling on the broken ice and then threw himself into the melee.
This doesn't work. Once the cavalry is entangled by the infantry, it loses its own advantages. It must break away from the battle group and take advantage of its own pig burst formation. At the same time, it also avoids the range of the official artillery to avoid unnecessary casualties. At the same time, it also
Avoid the small river that is not conducive to cavalry charge. Inflict a heavy blow to the officers and soldiers, and strive for the opportunity for the main force behind them, the spearmen, to form a formation. Geng Kui thought of this and shouted loudly: "The whole army retreats and breaks away from the battle."
Formation, the pig-arranging formation method."
The Black Tiger Guards, who were fighting fiercely, immediately retreated according to the order, cutting down every officer who dared to pursue them. They immediately ran out of the range of the officers' artillery and crossbows and retreated to an open field.
The spearmen formed a formation again in front.
In this burst of fighting, more than 20 brothers of the Black Tiger Guard were killed and more than 50 were injured. The blood of the officers and soldiers flowed like a stream on the saber of each brother. They were all panting, but they were all fearless.
Staring at the officers and soldiers who were still flowing across the glacier like a tide.
Geng Kui rode his horse and ran to the front of the battle, drew out his saber that was still in its sheath, raised it high and shouted: "Brothers, life or death depends on this one move, for the sake of the fathers and elders behind you -" Nearly three hundred brothers raised their bows and shouted in response.
: "Fight to the death and never retreat, kill——"
Li Li raised his riding bow and shouted: "Pig break formation, first team, charge with me -" he urged his horses to take the lead and charged at the officers and soldiers who were swarming towards them with red eyes.
The first group of 50 cavalrymen followed Li Lifen and charged towards the official army regardless of their own safety. The first batch of long arrows exerted great power at the speed of the horses and plunged into the enemy's formation.
There is no need to worry about missing the target, because the enemies are too dense. Even if the enemy wants to hide, they have nowhere to hide. The enemy formation immediately splashes with blood all over the sky, and the entire formation is like a sudden collapse.
collapse like
There was a big pit, and howls and screams rose into the sky, but the screams were immediately trampled by countless big feet. Those who were dead or injured and fell to the ground immediately turned into meat. The collapsed formation was immediately swarmed.
The officers and soldiers filled it in.
The first team's horses turned away, and the second team's arrows flew out again, causing the pursuit formation that had just returned to its original shape to collapse again, but it was filled up again in the blink of an eye.
The third team attacked again and once again shot and killed the officers and soldiers who dared to advance.
Such a cycle continued, causing the officers and soldiers who had high morale to panic, and the pace of pursuit began to slow down, but this gave the Black Tiger Guards a chance to shoot them, and layers of corpses fell down, each person
Twenty arrows and six thousand killed thousands of officers and soldiers. This was not the power of the bows and arrows, but the result of being trampled by the enemy's dense formation. Almost all those who fell to the ground were trampled into meat by countless big feet.
However, there was no expected rout and flight this time. The officers and soldiers just gathered together and refused to retreat despite the rain of arrows.
When the bows and arrows were exhausted, the sword and shield soldiers of the army also stepped forward and replaced the mixed team of officers and soldiers.
When Geng Kui saw this, he immediately gathered his bow and arrows, drew out his saber, and shouted loudly: "Front Arrow Formation——"
Chapter completed!