The heavy rain is still falling, and the bright sun that should be above the clouds is also hiding behind the clouds, ashamed to be seen in the world.
Outside this killing field, a tent canopy was surrounded by a canopy, and there was silence.
The heavy rain pattered on the tent, then bounced away and rolled down.
Under the canopy, Zhang Chong gently stroked Tabai's crotch. Either because of the heavy rain or the dull air pressure, Tabai was very restless.
In fact, war horses like Tabai have long understood human nature. They feel their master's heart, so they express it unconsciously.
The generals beside Zhang Chong still held their feathers, guarding their king like green pines.
At this time, Tian Feng's voice broke the silence:
"Your Majesty, do you think we should move the camp to Qipan Mountain?"
Zhang Chong shook his head, he knew what Tian Feng meant.
Now the rain is getting heavier and heavier, and water has begun to accumulate on the ground. If we don't move the camp, a flood will occur later, causing heavy losses.
But now at the critical moment when the three armies are attacking Xuantu, how can he lightly move the big banner?
Therefore, he could only suppress his anxiety and wait patiently for the final result.
…
Within the city.
When Xu Huang killed a Han general with a broken arm, he kicked the body down the steps and strode forward in the heavy rain.
In front of him is Xuantu's last stronghold, Xuantu Prefect's Mansion.
At this time, the gate of the Taishou Mansion had been hacked open by Taishan Army soldiers with their big axes, revealing the scenery of the mountains behind.
Countless soldiers were sneaking in through the gap, and then fought into a group with the Han soldiers guarding the door.
The corpses on the ground were piled higher and higher, and blood condensed on the ground and flowed down the steps.
Standing alone on the middle step, Xu Huang wiped the rain off his face with his hands.
The rainwater was mixed with some blood and dripped on the lips, carrying a bit of fishy odor.
The brothers had already rushed in, and then bursts of wailing could be heard in the government office. Even if Xu Huang couldn't see it, he knew that killing was going on inside.
The war has been going on so far, and the people in Prefect Xuantu's mansion will definitely not survive.
Xu Huang didn't go in just to give the brothers a chance to vent.
The heavy rain continued to fall, washing away the dust and blood on Xu Huang's armor.
It was as if Xu Huang had not killed twenty people with his own hands before.
Suddenly, Xu Shang from the government office ran out carrying a head and shouted:
"Captain, the thief governor has been beheaded."
This sentence woke Xu Huang out of silence, and he suddenly shouted:
"Go and give the king a good news, saying that Xuantu has been captured by us."
…
Outside Xuantu City, groups of You Yifei troops brought the situation in the city to Zhang Chong's hands.
First, so-and-so occupied the granary, and then so-and-so killed an important official. It wasn't until Xu Huang's cavalry galloped over with a yellow flag on its back that Zhang Chong made a move.
Sure enough, when the news rider arrived, he shouted:
"Prefect Ji Gao has been crowned! Xuantu City has been destroyed."
Zhang Chong was about to laugh when he suddenly saw sentries running towards him from the south.
They made no detours and kept a straight line the whole way. Many battalion heads on the road gave way, because these sentry riders with red flags in their hands must have brought urgent military information.
These sentinels did not fall off their horses even when they reached the middle camp, but continued to run wildly until they reached Zhang Chong before reining in their horses and stopping.
They brought the worst news to Zhang Chong:
"The enemy appears five miles to the south."
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This news was beyond the expectations of the Taishan Army. They never expected that even though it was raining heavily, reinforcements from Liaodong would arrive.
But that's it. After fighting for an unknown amount of time and winning countless battles, Zhang Chong had already developed huge self-confidence.
He did not blame Fei Jun for not finding out the news until now, but decisively ordered:
"Let the Feilong, Feibao, and Tianxiong armies prepare."
At this moment, a man walked out from the group of cavalry generals, and it was his wife's brother Zhao Yun.
I saw Zhao Yun cupping his fists:
"Your Majesty, the Feilong, Feibao, and Tianxiong armies were all walking near the battlefield. Even after being ordered to do so, they still had to organize their armies. Now, the only ones who are ready to go are the Heji Knights under my command. I would like to lead this army to attack first, to prepare for the sudden attack.
Riding three armies wins time."
Zhang Chong nodded immediately without any hesitation.
He said directly to Zhao Yun:
"Okay, you can lead the Heji Knights up first and win two moments, can you do that?"
Zhao Yun did not hesitate, clasped his fists and was about to leave.
But Zhang Chong stopped him. He took a wine bag from his horse's trousers and threw it to Zhao Yun:
"Your sister brewed this, drink it to warm yourself up."
Zhao Yun took the wine bag, pulled out the cork and took a swig, then shouted happily:
"It still tastes the same, and it's boring to drink. I'll go get a few thieves to go with this wine."
After saying that, Zhao Yun hugged Dounong and ran down the hillside towards the station on one side, where the Heji Knights were.
The so-called Heji Knights are actually a new army. Zhang Chong organized and trained the knights who came north from many bases south of the river into an army.
The first generation military leader was Zhao Yun.
Zhao Yun, who was running downhill, was about to lecture these Heji knights when suddenly there was a rumble of war drums from behind, and Zhao Yun turned his head and looked back.
It was raining heavily, and Zhang Chong was beating the drum with a drum hammer.
The sound of the drums became louder and louder, passing through the rain curtain and reaching the ears of the entire army on the battlefield, shaking the hearts of countless people.
Zhao Yun gritted his teeth, jumped on his horse, waved to the Heji knights behind him, and then the five hundred horsemen rushed south.
…
After passing the Xiaoliao River, we are already very close to the Xuantu battlefield.
In order to rush across, Liu Yi left most of his baggage on the south bank of Xiaoliao River, since the friendly troops behind him would come anyway.
At this time, the lightly-armed Liaodong Army had marched another two miles, and the outline of Xuantu County City could be vaguely seen in the rain.
Liu Yi asked his two thousand officers and men to stop. The long run had consumed a lot of their physical energy. In addition, they were even more exhausted after being drenched by the heavy rain.
So Liu Yi planned to enter the city from the south gate of Xuantu to rest.
But at this moment, news suddenly came from the front that they had encountered a sentinel rider from the Taishan Army.
In the heavy rain, the Liaodong cavalry and the Taishan Army's sentry cavalry experienced a brief fight.
The result of this fighting was that the Liaodong Army experienced attrition for the first time.
Liu Yi understood that his whereabouts had been exposed, and without any intention of resting, he decided to go straight to the battlefield outside Xuantu City.
Before the entire army moved, they suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves from the north.
It was Zhao Yun who led the Heji knights to kill him.
At this moment, Zhao Yun controlled the reins with one hand and held the horse's horse with the other hand, with a sullen face:
"Kill the thief!"
Zhao Yun led these Heji knights directly out of the rain curtain and gained the opportunity first.
More than two thousand Liaodong troops were completely unprepared when they were penetrated by these Heji knights and were thrown into chaos.
Although Zhao Yun's troops only had 500 cavalry, the unexpected heavy rain gave them the best assist. Those Liaodong soldiers had no idea how many cavalry were coming from the opposite side, and their momentum was completely suppressed.
Zhao Yungang, who was the vanguard of the entire army, threw away the broken horse, then drew out his Huanshou knife and slashed left and right, creating a bloody path.
At this time, a cavalryman rushed towards him, wrapped in armor and with his horse in high gear, he charged at him.
The sharp spear head directly rubbed against Zhao Yun's armor, and Zhao Yun directly removed the momentum. Then, as the two horses crossed each other, Zhao Yun sent out the sword, following the gap in the armor, and directly inserted it into the enemy general's ribs.
But when pulling it out, the ring-shou knife got stuck in the ribs.
Zhao Yun decisively let go, leaned down to avoid a swipe in front of him, took out the iron bone flower in his sash, and hit a Han cavalry on the waist.
This knight and the cavalry commander in front fell off their horses one after another, and were then trampled to a pulp by the Heji knight behind them.
Under the leadership of Zhao Yun, the Heji knights quickly defeated this battalion of Liaodong soldiers.
Obviously, although these Liaodong soldiers were numerous, they were clearly no match for the Heji knights. After suffering hundreds of casualties, they all retreated backwards.
Following the retreat of the Liaodong Army, Zhao Yun led the Heji Knights like parting a sea, pushing deeper and deeper into the Hedong formation.
At this time, Zhao Yun obviously forgot Zhang Chong's military order, which was to cruise and harass, and gain two moments of time.
The war horse stepped on a puddle, and the mud splashed all over Zhao Yun's boots.
He didn't care that these were boots made by his sister. His sharp eyes penetrated the rain curtain and directly saw the enemy's center.
I saw hundreds of armored soldiers lined up densely under more than a dozen flags soaked by the rain.
While running, Zhao Yun thought up his tactics quickly.
He led the knights to turn directly around the right side of the Liaodong Army, trying to bypass the enemy's armored soldiers.
Zhao Yun's move was naturally discovered by Liu Yi who was in the formation. At this time, he was holding umbrellas to protect Liu Yi from the rain. Liu Yi saw that the Taishan Army on the opposite side was indeed circling the formation from the right, and a smile appeared on his lips.
…
Zhao Yun never expected that there would be a swamp on the enemy's right formation.
In fact, it is not accurate to say that it is a swamp, because this was originally the construction soil of Xuantu City, and the soil for the high platforms in the city was dug from here.
Zhao Yun would not have missed such a conspicuous place, but it rained heavily and some shallow pits were directly covered by rainwater. This made Zhao Yun misjudge and thought that there were only some small pools here.
And Liu Yi, who had a thorough understanding of the battlefield situation, couldn't be overjoyed when he saw Zhao Yun running to his death?
His eyes were fixed on the Taishan Army cavalry opposite, silently counting in his mind.
But until Zhao Yun led the cavalry to completely pass through the right side, the expected people still did not appear.
Now Liu Yi panicked. Because of the existence of this swamp, he deliberately made the right side weak to lure the enemy to attack.
But now that the enemy army unexpectedly passed through the trap zone safely, Liu Yi suddenly became passive.
He quickly waved the flag and tried to mobilize the troops from the rear to step forward to fill the gap here.
However, the heavy rain wet the flag and blurred the vision. The Liaodong Army in the rear could not see the Chinese flag clearly, so they remained motionless.
At this critical moment, his son Liu Qing volunteered to fill the vacancy with his family members.
Just like that, Liu Yi watched his son disappear under the rain curtain without hesitation.