On the hillside south of Yiqueguan, there are two crooked-neck peach trees. It is now late February, and the branches are covered with peach blossoms, and even the grass on the ground is covered with petals.
The peach blossoms are red, but they don't have much beautiful smell. Because the peach trees are full of dust, and the dust mist is mixed with light black ash, sweeping in the wind, the peach blossoms have already turned gray in the dirty and barbaric dust.
The black ash is the soot rising from the burning villages at the foot of the hillside. When thatch burns, the black ash is so light and abundant that it flies all over the sky.
There was heavy smoke, fires were rising into the sky, and several houses were on fire. The Luoyang Army passed by here, probably because they were afraid that someone was hiding inside, so they fired directly!
There are mountains on both sides, and the roar of people and horses echoing on the Yishui River.
On the west side is Yique Mountain, on the east side is Yishui, and in the open space in the middle, the rebel military formations are arranged in staggered steps, with several large and small horizontal formations. Arrows on both sides are flying randomly, and the black spots in the smoke are like locusts all over the sky.
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In the rebel formation, those people were shooting arrows and shouting curses at the same time.
Amidst the noise, someone was teaching. The individual voice was very small and could not be heard clearly. But the soldiers shouted together, and the voice was very loud: "Attack the imperial city, seize the arsenal..." The people in the formation gave another lesson.
, people shouted together again, "Who are the guards guarding?"
It was like a limerick, and had quite a rhythm. Soon, without being taught, all the ministries started shouting in unison, shouting one after another, "Attack the imperial city, seize the arsenal, who did the imperial guards defend!"
The soldiers at the Wu|Wei camp were annoyed and ashamed! The most annoying thing was that the other party's shouts had a strange accent and the shouts were not very standard. They seemed to be locals in Huainan! Even the soldiers from other towns laughed at the Chinese and foreign troops.
Already?
At this time, some generals from the Wuwei camp finally received military orders from the military governor, and multiple elite infantry and cavalry phalanxes began to advance forward, preparing to charge!
The heavy infantry advanced first, forming multiple columns and advancing southward. The shouts of "kill, kill" were shaking the heavens. Each team of cavalry followed closely behind, looking for opportunities to charge and kill.
There was a large formation of two to three thousand people on the west side of the rebel army. Each square formation dared to retreat before the formation! It was simply because they didn’t collapse quickly enough. However, because there was no close combat, the teams in that large formation could still keep retreating alternately, and there was no chaos.
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The generals of the front army of the Wuwei camp immediately pursued them with their men and horses.
At this moment, at the foot of Yique Mountain, in a simple camp built on a gentle hill, a burst of fire suddenly flashed, and fireballs flew out from the mountain!
The camp only had scrawled trenches and low fences. The fireball was an oil jar wrapped in linen and dipped in tung oil. When the tung oil burned, black smoke rose up, leaving a string of black tracks in the air.
The columns of the Wuwei camp did not move close to the hillside, but the fireballs must have used equipment. The camp was located higher and the projectile range was far, reaching the right wing of the front army of the Wuwei camp.
Hey, there is only a low hill in the open land, and it can be used!
Many earthen jars were smashed to the ground, and the fire oil splashed after breaking. The oil was sprinkled on the ground and in the grass. Tung oil burned more easily than soybean oil, and suddenly there were flames in all directions.
The soldiers of the Wu|Weiying camp were rushing over, and there were crowds everywhere. From time to time, there were soldiers who were unlucky enough to be hit by earthen jars. After the "bangdang" broke open, tung oil spread all over the soldiers, and they immediately burned like a fire.
Just like people.
"Ah, ah..." Pyro waved his arms and ran around in the crowd. The people around him had no other choice but to use shields and other objects to hit the flames. The man was beaten and screamed even more miserably.
From time to time, someone would be unlucky and his body would be set on fire, and there would be flames everywhere on the ground. The crowd, which was originally in a column, soon became a little chaotic.
In the rebel formation to the south, after the crossbowmen in front got out of the way, the wooden poles on many catapults began to rotate, and earthen jars flew out one after another. In the black smoke in the sky, strings of bright lights flew past,
The whirring sound contrasts with the arrows in mid-air, which is very spectacular.
There were bursts of black smoke in the air, and there was a special smell of burnt beards, hair, and skin, mixed with the stench of excrement and urine, and the crowd on the open ground was in chaos.
Then came the shouts one after another from the opposite side: "Zanshe!"
Densely packed crossbow arrows flew in, hitting the armor of the Luoyang soldiers with a "ding, ding, clang" sound, just like countless people banging iron. Some people were constantly shot through the armor, or hit unprotected places.
He screamed loudly and fell to the ground.
The heavy infantry of the elite Wu|Wei camp was delayed before they could kill anyone. Some generals saw that the situation was not right and called their subordinates to retreat temporarily.
At this moment, among the staggered military formations on the rebel side, countless cavalrymen holding super long spears jogged out first.
The elite cavalry from the Wuwei camp also shouted, clapped their horses and came forward, and the people waved their swords, halberds, sticks and spears to fight!
"Kill! Kill..." The shouts were deafening, and the thunderous hoofbeats became louder and louder. The mountains and forests on both sides of the Yishui River seemed to be flooded and mudslides, roaring and shaking, shaking the earth!
The rebel cavalry column ran and spread out, kicking the horse to speed up. Groups of cavalry rushed towards them as if they were desperate for their lives.
There were Wei troops on both sides, wearing a lot of black armor, and the dark horses quickly moved towards the middle.
"Bang! Bang..." Countless war horses crossed each other and rushed past. Because the speed was too fast, some of the horses that could not avoid even collided with each other, making a huge impact. People were thrown on their backs, horses neighed miserably, and people shouted,
Sudden surge.
The dust was billowing, and the horses were galloping like they were frightened and crazy.
The rebel cavalry was stupid and desperate. The weighted spear they held was very long. If it was held under the right arm and moved slightly, the direction of the front would change greatly. Because it was long enough, it could always hit someone.
The cavalry from both sides collided, and after superimposing their speeds, they were as fast as lightning. Between the lightning and flint, a military guard cavalry had no time to make any movement, and his chest hit the spear head-on.
With a "clang" sound, the huge momentum of the spear penetrated the armor, and the blood-red iron spear penetrated from the vest. But the two sides rushed at each other, and the war horses ran forward a little, and the angle of the spear changed, "Crack!"
"The spear shaft broke immediately.
But the cavalryman of the Wu| Guards Camp was hit by a huge force, and the horse under his seat was running forward again. The whole person almost flew into the air, and instantly hit the ground with a heavy "bang" without even a grunt.
Not far away, another rebel cavalryman swung his spear to the right, and immediately hooked it on a cavalryman far away. The iron spear scratched across the man's armor, making a tooth-wrenching noise.
, even some sparks flashed in the dust, and the cavalryman was also thrown off his horse.
Then there was a "bang" sound. The rebel knight wanted to hit another person just now, but was blocked by the opponent's horse.
The rebel knight didn't pay attention. He was shaken so hard that his spear fell out of his hand. He leaned up and almost didn't fall off his horse. Fortunately, his feet were staring at the stirrups. He was swaying on the horse and he actually sat upright again! Take the horse stick.
The armed guard cavalry was not so lucky. He was thrown violently and fell down.
But immediately another cavalry | guard rushed past, swung his spear and swept away. The rebel knight only had a wooden shield in his hand, which could not block the spear. He was hit on the waist and screamed in pain.
Turn over and fall.
The cavalry array was relatively sparse to begin with, but the rebel cavalrymen rushed very fast. After a while, the large group of cavalry directly penetrated the cavalry array of the Wuwei camp!
In just a short time, the rebel cavalry lost countless spears. After breaking through the enemy formation, many people threw away their bucklers and drew their long knives from their backs. Some people disappeared, but the horses were still there.
The empty horse still ran with the cavalry group.
Passing by the cavalry of the Wuwei camp, the rebel cavalry immediately targeted the retreating heavy infantry. Amidst the intimate greetings to the mother, insults and shouts were mixed together, and the cavalry waved their long swords.
Go straight to the crowd.
Even if the elite heavy infantry of the Armed Forces Battalion are charged directly into the back or flanks by the cavalry, who can stop them on horseback?
When the war horse is running, the sound of the horseshoes is very loud when it steps on the ground. The horse's head is covered with hard leather armor, and the person on the horse looks like a lump of iron. Normal people can't control themselves at all when rushing towards them with such a roar.
Instinctively avoid.
Groups of infantry that were originally in columns were instantly divided and became chaotic. Occasionally, cavalrymen were knocked off their horses, but this did not prevent groups of cavalry from rushing people everywhere.
Those rebel cavalry didn't look at people at all, wielding their swords and slashing at the sides. The horses ran very fast, and they could always kill someone from time to time.
The infantry formations of the Wu|Wei camp started to appear one after another, and they immediately dispersed and ran northward.
To the north, the Luoyang Army's array remained unmoved. As long as the defeated troops ran into the gaps between the arrays, their lives were saved... The rebel cavalry charged and killed them. Once they reached the north, it was impossible to charge the infantry array head-on.
However, some of the defeated soldiers ran in the wrong place and were forced to go up the hillside. The hillside was very steep in some places. It was impossible to climb to the top of the mountain without building roads in advance. Many people were hanging in the middle of the hillside, unable to get up or down.
Suddenly, a defeated soldier of the Luoyang Army shouted: "Throw your weapons, raise your hands, kill or kill!"
Obviously, the rebels' previous cries to persuade them to surrender were a bit magical. Especially the first two sentences were short and catchy. They were actually remembered by the Luoyang soldiers unconsciously, which came in handy at this time. But people did not listen carefully.
Half of the sentence should probably be "no guilt, no reward".
Someone shouted this, so more people dropped their weapons, raised their hands and stood there, simply surrendering.
The battlefield was very chaotic. A cavalry battle was going on on the southern front line. The rebel cavalry that came up later were holding black flags and were still fighting with the Wuwei camp. At the same time, there were actually many infantrymen from the Wuwei camp in the north and behind.
Already surrendered.
The first round of attacks by the Wuwei camp at Yique Pass was quite a failure. Not only did they fail to break the formation, they were also suddenly counterattacked, resulting in heavy losses!
Sima Fu, the governor of the south, a gentleman and a gentleman, was looking at the chaotic battlefield. He couldn't help but cursed: "Is this his servant a garrison?"
The Sima Master on the side pointed to the black flag in the distance and said: "Not entirely, that group of people should be the Wenqin tribe."
He went on to say, "The tactics require advancing on foot and cavalry, and fighting hand-to-hand. The soldiers cannot defeat the elite military and guard camps. The generals in front retreat without authorization, which is really unreliable. We should temporarily withdraw the troops, stabilize the position, and then kill the retreating generals.