It was a hot day on July 24th. Shi Le, still wearing his helmet and armor, led a group of generals to the top of the city.
It was only four or five miles from Caoqiao to Yecheng. At this time, this short journey was already covered with flags, drums, chariots and horses, and sergeants.
The infantrymen in iron armor raised their spears high and marched forward in formation with solid and neat steps.
The big flags are connected to each other, flying in the south wind.
War drums were arranged neatly on the chariot, and the rumbling sound made the roof tiles of Yecheng shake.
When hundreds of horn players puff up their cheeks and blow their horns in unison, they can be clearly heard even in villages more than ten miles away.
The knight took his time and escorted the general in gold armor and red robes forward.
Behind him, countless Tigo infantrymen fought bravely. After being listed at the designated location, they stood in awe with weapons and quietly looked at the No. 1 city in Hebei.
The generals and subordinates around Shi Le looked at him, and all of them lost their countenance.
Zhang Bin, who had been silent all this time, suddenly raised his head and looked down at the magnificent military formation below the city.
The silver gun veterans under Shao Xun have practiced hard for many years and are highly skilled and experienced. Even a single person in the countryside can easily kill three or five dealers when he encounters them.
When rangers who claim to be brave go up against them, they will find that their martial arts skills, which they have practiced hard for many years, are mostly useless in front of these veterans. They have beast-like intuition and can shoot a spear back and forth with just a few blows.
You fight in a hurry. Even if you win in the end, you will still have to spend a lot of time and even get hurt.
And he brought over ten thousand such people.
A somewhat strange military formation was formed outside the city.
There are three thousand people on the left and right in front, forming a square formation.
The middle was sunken, leaving a large area open, and behind this open space was another heavy infantry phalanx of 3,000 people.
This formation method is very strange, but if you think about it for a moment, you can understand: it attracts cavalry to rush in along the gap.
They were so confident that they could surround the cavalry that was charging straight at them and kill them one by one.
If you don't control this powerful army, you are not worthy of being the lord of the world!
Zhang Bin suddenly felt a sense of enlightenment in his heart.
But at this moment, hundreds of knights were seen approaching one person in front of the formation.
"Victory!" Under the leadership of the officers, the sergeants cheered warmly wherever they went.
The golden-armored general walked very slowly, squinting his eyes as if he was enjoying the roar of the mountains and the tsunami, and seemed to be silently savoring the satisfaction of a man reaching his peak.
Shi Le on the top of the city had a sullen face, showing a very complicated expression.
He hated the man on the white horse because he was so aggressive that he mobilized 70,000 troops to attack Hebei.
He also envied this golden man, because his victory was within easy reach. He was about to send countless warriors of tiger and wolf to attack Yecheng and seize his spoils in a grand manner.
The once high-spirited Hebei generals were very silent.
Some people gnashed their teeth.
Some people look pale.
Some people are anxious and restless.
Some people looked determined.
Only Tao Bao showed the same complicated expression as Shi Le's face.
Outside the city, the general in golden armor turned his horse's head, facing the soldiers all over the mountains and fields, and raised his right hand high.
The cheers slowly died down.
"For more than ten years, the national economy has become increasingly difficult, and the royal administration has become increasingly chaotic." He rode his horse to the right, passing by the formation of Silver Spear's left camp.
From the governor Wang Que'er down, all the generals knelt on the ground.
"When the kings were fighting, the ministers and the people could not sleep peacefully and were displaced. Then they died on the road and lay frozen on the road. They were deeply hurt." Shao Xun said loudly: "I am here. There will be no more disobedience in front of the Taiji Palace.
There will be no more violent deaths among the rebellious people on Tongtuo Street."
The battle flag roared.
The prostrate generals all bowed their heads and listened quietly. At the same time, there was a hint of pride, and they were also proud of it.
The white horse continued to move forward, this time arriving in front of the military formation.
"In the year of drought and locusts, white bones are exposed in the wild, and there are no roosters for thousands of miles. Refugees are everywhere, and they exchange their children for food. The common people, Guizhou and Li, are all in ruins." The voice continued: "I am here, you guys have their fields and houses first.
, followed by a wife. On the day of Laba, the whole family shared red bean porridge. The hardships of the past have gone with the wind."
The head of the Tuntian Army general lowered his head.
After hearing this, the sergeants in the front row looked grateful and uplifted. A little tiredness and fear seemed to have disappeared with the wind.
The knight on the white horse came to the Kansai military formation again.
"Since the Han Dynasty, the Xiongnu have been canonized and moved to Hebei, Bingzhou, and Guanyou. They inherited the favors of the Han, Wei, and Jin dynasties without thinking of repaying them. Instead, they destroyed their loyalty and trust, abandoned their virtues and worshiped treachery. They robbed our people,
They killed my people, robbed my grain and livestock, and destroyed my fields and houses. The disaster in Guanyou actually started with the Huns." After a pause, Shao Xun continued: "I am here, and one day I will lead you back to kill them.
Guanzhong, restore the old mountains and rivers."
After the soldiers repeated the order in unison, the Guanxi soldiers were infected. This time no one started, and everyone spontaneously shouted: "Chen Gong is victorious!"
"Chen Gong is victorious!" Soldiers from other phalanxes responded one after another, and even the soldiers from the heavy supply camp in the rear formation stamped their feet and shouted, their faces turning red.
The knight in shining armor returned to the front again.
Everyone's eyes followed him, and they saw him galloping up a high slope and stopped.
The high slopes were built artificially as a place for giving orders.
The shogunate's officials stood on it and saluted Duke Chen when they saw him coming.
Shao Xun stood on the top of his horse and pointed his horsewhip at Yecheng in the distance, saying: "Since Yongjia, Lu Yi has become a ruin, and farming and weaving has been abandoned many times. Therefore, some people migrated to the south and abandoned China. To the south of the river, Yizi eats, and to the north of the river
, the fishy smell is everywhere.”
At this point, he paused and said: "I don't have many wishes left. I only wish that there are rare vultures riding on the roadside of Qingzhong, and that there are no worries about arrowheads in the north of Yanmen Pass. The mountains and rivers will last forever, and both Yi and Xia will be safe."
If you can’t do this, you are not worthy of being a king!”
Everyone was shocked.
When the army approached Yecheng, Chen Gong finally revealed his thoughts and made public his ambitions.
From then on, some things were no longer secretive and could only be understood but not expressed.
This is what he wants to do, to achieve his goal.
Those who follow him may be prosperous and wealthy, or their families may be ruined.
But no matter what, he has to go on, will you follow?
The white horse rushed down the high slope again, its red robe flying in the wind.
"Xia Ye City!" The knight on the white horse drew his saber and pointed at the city wall.
"Xia Yecheng!" The Silver Spear Army soldiers followed his figure and shouted in unison.
"Go to Yecheng!" The man from the field army raised his sword and spear and shouted in response.
"Go to Yecheng!" The war horses of the Yi Congjun roared to their feet. After calming down, they scratched the ground with their hoofs, as if they were about to charge at the next moment.
"Go to Yecheng!" The knight on the white horse rushed towards the Chinese army's main formation. Wherever he passed, it was like splitting waves. The sergeants fled to both sides, and then gathered together to watch their commander leave.
"Xia Ye City!" The oncoming murderous aura rushed towards the city wall, as if there was an invisible force, making everyone on the wall subconsciously want to retreat.
Shi Le's face was ashen.
He looked around with the corner of his eye, and saw that the generals seemed to be possessed, their eyes subconsciously following the red-robed general.
Men also like men.
Characters such as heroism, bravery, ambition, generosity, kindness, and wisdom, if gathered in a man, will attract a large number of men to follow him, make contributions, and change the world.
You weak sissy, get away!
The scheming villain should die!
The timid and timid people crawled away quickly!
The warriors on the corpse field don't appreciate you trash! Even with your wretched appearance, you still want to drive us to sacrifice our lives? Are you worthy?
Shi Le walked off the city wall without saying a word.
The generals looked at each other and then left.
After a while, only Taobao and Zhang Bin were left on the city wall.
They looked at each other.
Taobao quickly looked away, while Zhang Bin looked at him silently. After a long time, he cupped his hands and left.
Taobao sighed and stood quietly at the top of the city, his mind wandering.
In the Battle of Caoqiao, Lu Ming died on the spot.
I heard that Ji Bao also failed to escape from Anyang and died in the rebellion.
Since the beginning of the war, many masters and disciples have been lost, many generals have been killed, most of Ji, Wei, Dunqiu, Leling and other counties have fallen, and countless people have killed their officials and returned to the Jin Dynasty. The situation has become extremely bleak.
Today, Shao Xun led his army of hundreds of warriors to Ye, showing off their power.
The morale of the defenders was low, and the generals were shaken.
The Battle of Caoqiao was carefully planned. It could have wiped out more than 3,000 Jin army vanguards and boosted the sluggish morale. However, after a fierce fight, the brave general Lu Ming was defeated and sank in the sand, and hundreds of warriors shed blood on the battlefield.
On the contrary, it made morale even lower.
With the war situation reaching this point, he was very scared and didn't know what to do in the future.
After sighing deeply, he looked down at the city again.
The south gate of Yecheng was suddenly opened, and a large group of cavalry filed out of the city. After forming a formation for a while, the troops divided into two groups, surrounded them on the left and right, and began to attack around the flanks of the Jin army's formation.
It was obvious that the plan was to take advantage of the Jin army's arrival and an unstable foothold to rush in first and restore some morale.
After Taobao watched it for a while, he didn't want to watch it anymore.
He had some expectations before, but now he just feels that this is a waste of money.
With such an organized infantry formation, why are you afraid that your cavalry will attack from behind? There is a carriage camp over there, and you can't charge forward.
Just throw some simple antlers made of branches outside the formation, and you won't be able to get through. You can only shoot arrows from a distance, and this is exactly the strength of the infantry - it may be the shortcoming of most infantry, but it is the strength of Shao Bing.
Taobao also left the city and walked home.
At the corner of the city wall, there were sergeants sitting on the ground everywhere.
They leaned on the city wall, looking at the sky, their expressions numb.
Farther away, there were sergeants escorting a group of strong men from Silla, who didn't know where they were going.
The doors of every house were closed tightly, as if a disaster was approaching.
The more he saw, the heavier Taobao felt.
Halfway through the journey, a messenger came to convey the order for Taobao to go to Tongque Tower to discuss matters.
Taobao then went to Santai, while silently guessing what was being discussed.
Probably sending someone out of the city to fight the Shao thieves.
In fact, at this time, it was difficult to send anyone, and only Dahu personally went into battle to boost morale.
Victory is victory, defeat is defeat. The further you delay, the more useless it becomes.
Chapter completed!