The oars paddled gently, quietly approaching Puyang Jinjia Village along the river.
Luo Gang and Pan Zhang took 300 selected water warriors, dressed in brown clothes, and swam upstream with bows and axes. Except for the sound of the river churning, everyone held their breath and concentrated. The journey went smoothly, when Luo Gang and others approached the pontoon. , the Han soldiers didn’t even notice it.
The pontoon bridge in Puyangjin is made of bamboo rafts, iron oxen, and rocks, and is considered semi-permanent. Luo Gang took the lead in climbing to the bridge head from the bottom of the wooden piles, followed by Pan Zhang.
After they got on the bridge, they did not continue to charge, but waited for the people below to bring armor clothes up. They only had brown clothes now, and they went to charge the Han soldiers like this. It was not a charge but a death. So they were in front of the three villages. When the crowd was buzzing, Luo Gang and others put on their armor and took their time.
After a while, everyone was getting ready. Luo Gang glanced at the brothers and said solemnly:
"Brothers, if I don't say anything else, today we brothers will just act like brothers."
No one spoke and had nothing to say. They were all supported by the Luo family. There was no reason or purpose. Since the eldest brother wanted to attack and kill these Han soldiers, then just follow the eldest brother and attack.
Luo Gang held a big ax and ran as fast as he could. The Dazhai they chose was the most important Nanzhai. At this time, there was a loud killing sound there. The Han soldiers who were originally stationed on the side of the river on guard had already been transferred to the south.
That was Guan Yu's main attack surface, so you can imagine what kind of pressure the Han soldiers were under.
When Luo Gang rushed up the wall, two Han soldiers saw him and were about to instruct him to go to the front to support him. They saw soldiers climbing up the wooden fence. Just as he was about to shout "thief attack", Luo Gang's big ax They had already been chopped to pieces.
At this moment, Luo Gang, whose face was covered with blood, held a big ax and pointed at a big flag in front, signaling Pan Zhang to follow. There was a general under the flag, the Northern Military Academy Lieutenant Zhongshao, and there was another person beside him, couldn't he be Yang Du? .
When Luo Gang pointed his ax at Zhong Shao and others, these Han officials also turned to look at them. Although the two Han soldiers who had discovered Luo Gang were dead, their death screams finally alerted Zhong Shao and others in the village. people.
Seeing the enemy suddenly appearing from behind, Zhong Shao was not frightened, but whispered to Yang Du on the side, and Yang Du led a group of soldiers to kill him with a cruel smile.
As the saying goes, enemies are jealous when they meet.
Yang Du, in particular, felt aggrieved. The gap between his actual treatment and his ideal was too big, and he didn't dare to go against a child of a family like Zhong Shao. After all, the person said that he, Yang Du, was still a man without soldiers. A good thing, this is also a break with the past, and he can be a Han official with peace of mind. But just now, Zhong Shao hinted that if he kills these people, he will have a great future.
Jiali was aggrieved and induced Yang Duzhi to regard Luo Gang as his enemy for nine generations. Why didn't you, Luo Gang, be recruited along with him? Sure enough, the big road won't work, and I have to take the small road, so I'll ask you to die.
Not to mention how brave Yang Du was, he actually blocked the offensive of Luo Gang and Pan Zhang with his troops. But unfortunately, this was his own illusion. Luo Gang and Pan Zhang just looked at each other, An agreement was reached. He, Luo Gang, continued to rush forward to kill Zhong Shao, while Pan Zhang came to block Yang Du.
Immediately, the two groups of people fought together.
Seeing Luo Gang's bravery, Zhong Shao was worried that the soldiers could not stop him, so he drew a group of soldiers from the front stronghold and continued to squeeze Luo Gang's attack.
Because the Nanmian Village is the main gate of Puyangjin, it is the most important, so all Zhongshao's troops stationed here are the Northern Army, a total of 600 people, with a total of six villages.
Originally, Zhongshao left three villages in the south, and one on each of the other three sides. But who knew that a red-faced giant from below would come up directly and attack the south with overwhelming force. It turned out that the officials of the three villages could not stop them at all, so he had no choice but to move the northernmost ones. , the village near the river was transferred to the south, thus maintaining the strength of the four villages, and finally withstood the attack of the Taishan Army.
But now that the deserted north side suddenly rushed in with thieves, he didn't know how he had fallen into the opponent's plan, but because he didn't have enough troops, he was stretched thin, so he could only draw the enemy to the south wall, and then draw another Come down and defend yourself.
But unfortunately, Zhong Shao did not visit the front line in person, and had no idea what kind of pressure the Han soldiers on the front line of the south wall were already under.
When Guan Yu launched an attack with 300 tiger soldiers from his headquarters and 500 soldiers from Li Bi's Yishan Battalion, there were only 300 Han soldiers in front of him, which was impossible to stop. You must know that only Guan Yu's 300 tiger soldiers were Zhang Chong personally selected the Taishan warriors who dared to die for him. He dared not say that one was equal to ten, but the two enemies did not give way. Therefore, the Han soldiers could not stop them. If there was not a group of reinforcements coming from behind, they would collapse at that time.
But now that the military order suddenly came, it was necessary to wipe out a whole group, so how to fight? In just a moment, Li Bi led Sanshi's Yishan battalion to rush up the wall. This time, a chain reaction, the defense line Water was leaking everywhere, and when the red-faced giant finally appeared on the wall, he killed Qu Jiang Zhongliu with a single blow. Zhongliu was Zhongshao's cousin, and as soon as he died, the entire formation collapsed.
When the defeated troops on the south wall told Zhong Shao about Zhong Liu's death, he was mobilizing his troops to fight Luo Gang who rushed up. The balance of victory was gradually tilting towards him. Yang Du, the good-for-nothing, had already been chopped down with only three swords. He died at the hands of that rough man. After that, he and Luo Gang rushed against Zhong Shao. The situation was a bit dangerous.
But when a group of soldiers transferred from Zhongshao arrived, the whole situation was turned upside down. These water bandits were water bandits after all. They were somewhat brave, but their fighting equipment was crude and they didn't have many armors. How could they stop the soldiers of the Northern Army? .Therefore, these rushing bandits have been squeezed into a ball by the soldiers of the Northern Army.
Victory is at hand.
But Zhongliu died, and Zhongshao couldn't accept it at all. He stood under the banner, and heard the news of his clan brother's death, but remained silent. Before he could persuade him again, Zhongshao shouted: "It hurts me!" He coughed up blood, and the Tie Ruyi in his hand fell to the ground.
A mouthful of blood spurted out, and Zhong Shao came to his senses. He knew that the stronghold could no longer be defended. He glanced bitterly at the bandits who were about to be surrounded and annihilated, and ordered:
"The whole army retreats to the west wall."
Zhong Shao will continue to resist there.
But when the soldiers protected Zhongshao and rushed out of the stronghold, they heard the roar of mountains and tsunamis coming from the west wall. Then they saw the big banner with the word "王" that had been erected on the west wall, and it was cut down.
It's over, and the west wall has collapsed.
Zhong Shao quickly changed course and rushed towards Puyang City, where there was still a way to survive.
Just as he was halfway running with the soldiers, the sound of horse hooves suddenly came from behind. Now Zhongshao stopped running, looked at the surrounding Beijun robes, and said generously:
"Our Northern Army is the first army of our Imperial Han Dynasty. Only those who die standing up, not those who kneel down will live. All you gentlemen, please sacrifice your lives with me and go to the country."
After saying that, Zhong Shao tied his pocket tightly, then drew out his Huanshou sword, and formed a circular formation with all the Northern troops in the fields of Puyang.
But it's a pity that Zhong Shao and others wanted to die generously, but they all died in frustration.
When the cavalry general Ren Yun came after him, he did not rush into the formation. He just led his cavalry around the circular formation and fired arrows. From time to time, nooses flew out, pulling the Northern Army soldiers out of the circular formation and dragging them to death.
Not far away, the Puyang soldiers who were standing on the Puyang City Tower watching the formation heard constant wailing and were heartbroken. They were worried that the general would be guilty and ask them to go out of the city to save people. Fortunately, the general was sober and did not do this. Disorderly order.
In this way, the Puyang soldiers saw the smoke billowing in front of them and heard the wailing of the friendly troops, and then they remained motionless.
A moment later, the west wall fell, the south wall was also lost because the general abandoned the stronghold, and then almost at the same time, the general's flag of the easternmost stronghold also fell.
In just one morning, all three walls of Puyangjin collapsed.
The screams in Puyangzhiye continued, but they were much weaker than before. But soon after, the sound was inaudible, and only a bright red amidst the billowing smoke.
Zhong Shao, a loyal member of the Han family who was supposed to be sacrificed in Dongpingguan, died prematurely in the wilderness of Puyang, which makes people sigh.
News of the fall of Puyangjin Sanbi was quickly sent to Cao Shao's case in the city. Cao Shao could no longer hold back and smashed everything on the case crazily.
For a long time, the man lamented:
"What do I need the Northern Army for?"
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Puyangjin, west wall.
After a bloody battle, Guo Mo was exhausted, but he still managed to find the strength to walk to the wall where his brothers died.
At this moment, the brothers who were still alive were collecting Pao Ze who had been shot to death by the Han soldiers' rhubarb crossbows before, and moved them to the open space inside the wall.
Guo Mo looked at these guards who were as big as him and could no longer control his sadness. These people were his guards and lived with him day and night, and now thirty good warriors who were good at fighting died here, leaving Guo Mo Mo was so painful that his heart was bleeding.
He wants revenge! He wants to pay homage to his dead brothers.
He asked the guard on the side cruelly:
"How many prisoners were taken this time?"
The guard on the side guessed Guo Mo's thoughts and hesitated:
"This wave of soldiers are willing to die rather than surrender. This time our camp only captured twenty people."
"so little?"
The guard nodded and explained:
"Our side mainly attacked the Han soldiers of the Northern Army. They resisted fiercely and took few prisoners. However, General Jinqu's side attacked the original Dahe water bandits, and they captured a lot of prisoners."
Guo Mo hesitated, not because he was afraid of the golden spring, or of Ding Sheng, who was in front of him. He was proud of his bravery and felt that as long as he had enough time, he could still surpass Ding Sheng's status.
The reason why he hesitated was because Ren Jinquan had just saved his life.
It turned out that when he was targeted by the Han soldier's Dahuang crossbow, it was Jin Quan who shot an arrow and killed the crossbowman. Although Guo Mo felt that he could escape, he still owed the favor.
But now, if he was asked to open his mouth and Jin Quan asked for his prisoner's mouth, Guo Mo couldn't open his mouth. After thinking about it, he couldn't accept this tone, so he asked the guards to give him the head of the enemy general he had just killed.
Jinquan, said to exchange the prisoner's mouth in his hand.
But who knew that Jin Quan not only rejected Guo Mo's deal, but also asked the guard to go back and persuade Guo Mo:
"Old Mo, don't make impulsive mistakes and think more about military discipline."
Guo Mo pointed in the direction of Jin Quan and yelled:
"Hot girl, your Ding Dawei kills few prisoners? Are you trying to do this with Naigong now?"
But after scolding, Guo Mo also knew the difference between him and Ding Sheng. It was not about identity, but that Ding Sheng did not accept surrender and only treated them as traitors and killed them together, while he killed prisoners after the war. This is a big difference.
Yes. Killing during wartime can be treated as if the enemy has not surrendered, but killing after war is a blatant violation of military law.
In the end, Guo Mo did not dare to kill the more than 20 Northern Army officials and just sat beside the sacrificed robes for a long, long time.