Chapter four hundred and eighty-eight well pipe detention market
"Though the mob is happy at first, they will eventually quarrel with each other. Even though they are good friends, they will not be close to each other." [Guan Zi]
The sun hangs in the sky, shining with blazing light and temperature.
Zhang Xiu wore stiff and heavy armor, sat on a horse, and lined up behind the formation. Although it was his first time to lead an army independently, he had also watched the battles under his uncle Zhang Ji, Fan Chou, Li Jue, and even Dong Zhuo.
Putting aside people's character and morality, let's just say that their military habits and methods are indeed outstanding, otherwise they would not have come to the stage with their military exploits.
As for the advantages of these people, Zhang Xiu, who is the younger generation of the Xiliang Army, has long seen it. Now that he is in the battle formation, he is calmly commanding the army to fight and attack the city. Giving orders and beating drums to march, Zhang Xiu does the same.
Everything was done in an orderly manner, not like leading an army for the first time at all, which was very convincing to his subordinates.
The hot wind roared past, and there were sounds of fighting outside the city, mixed with the smell of blood, which made Zhang Xiu feel dizzy and nauseated. He had not been in battle for several years, and he really couldn't get used to it. He vaguely remembered the last time he killed someone, which was in
In the large tent outside Chang'an City, he killed Li Jue and Guo Si's relatives one by one.
Qixian is not a big place, but it is a bit too noisy and a bit too hot.
According to the scouts' reports, Qixian's defense was divided into two parts: internal and external. Li Feng led thousands of troops to garrison in the city, while Liang Gang and Lejiu led ten thousand troops to garrison outside the city. On the way, Zhang Xiu and Taishi Ci made a preliminary agreement,
Determined to first eliminate the most powerful Lejiu tribe outside the city and force the rebels into the city.
Taishi Ci said at the time: "Yuan Shu is not a good general. This shows that. Since he has entrusted the north gate, how can there be a reason for three generals in a city to separate their powers and not lead each other? Moreover, Li Feng, Lejiu and others have no foresight.
When the war begins, we must defend each other and not dare to support each other, and we can defeat them one by one."
Zhang Xiu was convinced that Yuan Shu didn't trust his subordinates, so he asked people to check and balance each other, and he was not sure about the next decision-maker. He only expected that they would reunite and help each other when encountering difficulties. How could this be possible?
So there was this scene before us. Taishi Ci waved the spear in his hand and led more than 7,000 people straight into the music formation, his voice as loud as a bell.
"kill!"
The general sacrificed his life to kill the enemy, which naturally boosted the morale of his subordinates. In order to make contributions and earn a future, these veterans who originally belonged to Zhu Jun and were later transferred to Xu Huang's subordinates charged forward one by one and were unstoppable.
Le knew that Xu Huang was ordered to march south, and the Qixian County he was guarding was the first to bear the brunt. Before leaving, Yuan Shu did not specify which of the three of them would be the highest commander during the war. The three of them were working independently and disliked each other.
Otherwise, they would not be stationed inside and outside the city.
In order to unite these 20,000 people in time, Le went into the city to look for Li Feng. He had already thought about it. Since he had the largest number of soldiers and horses, and was experienced in fighting, it would not be difficult to win the recognition of the other two at this critical moment.
But who would have thought that Li Feng's expression changed as soon as he heard his intention and said, "Liang Gang has made a good deal with me. The inside and outside of the city are each other's horns, so there is no need for another commander. What's more, Yuan Gong has not yet arrived."
These generals have ordered that if you mention this idea, you should accept it as soon as possible."
Le had no choice but to retreat early. Unexpectedly, as soon as he left the city, he saw that his tent was torn to pieces by someone.
"Everyone stop! Don't retreat!" When Le saw a large number of people retreating as he approached the formation, he quickly drew his sword and scolded him. When the deserters saw the return of their leader, their hearts calmed down, and although they stopped, they did not dare to go back to stop the attack.
Le Jing did not force him, and simply gathered some of his troops to form a small formation in the northeast of the camp, hoping that they could withstand it for a while until Liang Gang led his army from the northeast to come for reinforcements.
The soldiers and horses led by Taishi Ci were the elite ones that Zhu Jun had trained in Henan. However, mediocre generals had no elite soldiers and were simply strong. Li Feng and Le had no choice but to command these Jianghuai vagrants and moth thieves.
During Lebu's absence, once Taishi Ci led his troops into the formation, more than 7,000 people behind him were dispersed in several groups, either driving or killing them. At the same time, Taishi Ci led the troops in the middle to press forward. Taishi Ci fought bravely and was completely incompetent. Like his elegant appearance, a long spear danced like a windmill, killing him if he hit it, and hurting him if he touched it. Soon, he opened a bloody path in the formation that Le had reluctantly gathered, and the soldiers and horses behind him also rushed in. .
Standing in Lejiu's position and looking from a distance, Taishi Ci looked like an awl piercing his own heart. The deeper it pierced, the wider the hole opened. In the end, only Taishi Ci's people were left. After the tide passed, only corpses were left on the ground.
When they had just joined together, Le discovered that he only had less than two or three thousand troops left, and the opponent's losses were minimal. His troops were all fallen. Le couldn't help but tremble with fear, and wanted to rush out. The thought of fighting Taishi Ci immediately disappeared, and he kept looking to the northeast: "Where is Liang Gang? Is he blind?"
Le was still unclear as to why Liang Gang, who was nearest, did not come. He saw Taishi Ci dispersing the remaining soldiers, gathering and separating the various troops, and concentrated on killing them. Le shouted loudly, no longer willing to sit still and wait for death, picked up his weapons, and jumped up. The horse rushed forward. The remaining soldiers also shouted and charged towards Taishi Ci. Although the momentum was extraordinary, many ordinary soldiers took advantage of the chaos to escape during the charge. Finally, they rushed to Taishi Ci's headquarters. In front of him, without realizing it, only Le had hundreds of soldiers under his command.
"kill!"
In the middle of the roar, a long knife slashed at him. The soldier's neck was immediately cut off, and hot blood spurted out from the wound.
"kill!"
"ah!"
One after another, the soldiers were hacked to death, and sometimes some fell down and were trampled to death by their own troops before they could get up.
Swords were interlaced on the battlefield, and wails continued. Taishi was kind to the troops. He killed more than 20 opponents in a row in just one charge, and his arms were only slightly sore. He was organized effectively and knew when to disperse his troops and attack in separate groups. In addition, he also knew when to gather all his strength to give the opponent a blow. On the other hand, Guan Lejiu's image was very miserable. After a melee, his helmet disappeared somewhere, there were several blood marks on his body, and he stood on the opposite side with disheveled hair. There were only a hundred or so of his own soldiers left, but the reinforcements he had hoped for had yet to arrive.
Liang Gang was slowly arranging his troops and horses at this time. After listening to the cries of killing on the battlefield for a while, he received a message from his subordinates and said mockingly: "Li Feng really doesn't want to save him? That's fine." , then let’s go.”
His plan was very shrewd. The opponent only had tens of thousands of people. Even if Lejiu was annihilated, it would be a defeat. When they were exhausted and started to relax, he would attack together with Li Feng in the city, and he would reap the benefits. As for Lejiu, As for life and death, on the battlefield, one can only leave it to fate.
Li Feng, who was watching at the top of the city, had the same calculation, but he could see more clearly and further. He saw that in addition to Taishi Ci entering the battle formation on the battlefield, there was also a troop of 3,000 men standing still not far away. .So he was not in a hurry to leave the city, but wanted to wait until Liang Gang fought with the opponent first, and then act as a surprise soldier and attack unexpectedly.