Chapter five hundred and eleventh: Battle of the Valley of Flowers
Baihua Valley is located at the junction of Xingyang and Luoyang. It is a seemingly ordinary deep valley. In October of the first year of Huangtai, Dou Jiande's general Cao Dan led the Xia army with more than 10,000 people and entered it in a mighty manner. Valley of Flowers.
Looking at the flowery valley in front of him, Cao Dan, who is Dou Jiande's brother-in-law, was in a particularly good mood. Now Dou Jiande is getting stronger and stronger. As expected, he will become the emperor sooner or later. Thinking of the relationship between Dou Jiande and his sister So good, his sister will definitely be the master of the harem in the future, Cao Dan feels very comfortable in his heart.
Cao Dan's mission in sending troops this time was not to go directly to attack Luoyang. There were 160,000 troops in Luoyang City, and Cao Dan only had 10,000 troops, but he would not go to die. According to the plan of Song Zhengben, the counselor beside Dou Jiande, this Cao Dan's first task was to occupy Baihua Valley as a check. As for the other matters of conquering cities and territories, it was all the responsibility of others. There was no need to fight a single battle. When the time came to reward him based on his merits, his contribution would be indispensable. In this way How could such a good deed have happened to him if his sister hadn't blown him away? Thinking of the reward he would receive in the near future, Cao Dan felt light and airy, with a bright smile on his face. When he was working as a farmer in his hometown in Zhangnan, how could he have done it? I will think that I am as rich as I am today.
"General," at this time, a deputy general ran over on horseback, clasped his fists at Cao Dan and shouted: "The army has stationed at the mouth of the valley. General, please give the order."
Although he was interrupted from his imagination, Cao Dan's good mood made him not angry. He just nodded with a smile and said: "Okay, okay, since we are already here, let's go into the valley, haha, okay Come on, I will have my own reward, general."
"Yes, General." Although Cao Dan looked like a nouveau riche, after saying this sentence of reward, the deputy general also smiled from ear to ear. After all, who would have trouble with money? The deputy general immediately said He directly cupped his fists and shouted, and then led the troops towards Baihua Valley. This deputy general was different from Cao Dan. He was originally a junior general in the Sui army, but he surrendered to Dou Jiande's tent. This ordinary The march was not difficult for him, so Dou Jiande appointed him as Cao Dan's deputy general, which meant that he would assist Cao Dan.
Under the command of this lieutenant general, the army began to enter Baihua Valley in an orderly manner. The lieutenant general who was at the forefront had just marched to the mouth of Baihua Valley and saw a huge rock erected at the mouth of the valley. In addition to the three big characters "Valley", there is also a row of small characters, but they are blocked by some vegetation and vines, making it difficult to see clearly. The deputy general frowned and subconsciously wanted to step forward to see those small characters clearly, even if he rode forward. .
But before he reached out to push away the vine branches on the rock, suddenly, he heard a sharp sound breaking through the air, and an arrow was shot directly from a corner in the distance. The deputy general As soon as he felt something was wrong, he immediately shrank back, but the arrow still hit his arm. For a moment, a sharp pain came from his arm, but the arrow had already penetrated him. The deputy general's arm was so painful that the deputy general screamed, rolled back, and fell to the ground.
The deputy general who was leading the front was suddenly hit by an arrow and fell to the ground. This was unexpected. Before the Xia army officers could react, they heard the sound of a bang, and the originally quiet Baihua Valley suddenly screamed for death. Shocking the sky, I saw a general in silver armor standing proudly on the top of a hill to the left of the entrance of Baihua Valley. It was Zhu Muwu, a young general of the Liang Army. He threw the longbow to the soldiers beside him and said to himself: "General Changsun's archery skills are really not that easy to learn. Forget it, this thing is more convenient."
After saying that, Zhu Muwu picked up the silver spear, pointed at the Xia army in front, and shouted: "The whole army attacks,"
Following Zhu Muwu's shouts, the shouts of killing in Baihua Valley became even louder. Suddenly, a large group of soldiers and horses rushed out from the valley, holding high the flag of King Liang, and rushed directly towards the Xia army at the entrance of the valley.
When Cao Dan, who was in the Xia army, saw this scene, he was so frightened that he almost jumped up from his horse. Looking around, it seemed as if countless enemies were rushing out. Cao Dan was not very courageous to begin with. Faced with such a situation, if you dare to stay, you just turn the horse's head and shout with sweat: "Retreat, retreat, retreat quickly,"
In fact, although the Xia army was suddenly attacked at this time, the formation was not in chaos yet. If Cao Dan had the courage to defend the formation, the outcome was still uncertain. But when Cao Dan called for retreat, the morale of the Xia army dropped. Zi had hit rock bottom. As the saying goes, the army is dominated by generals. Even the generals ran away. Those soldiers who stayed and fought hard all turned around and ran away.
At this time, the deputy general who had just been hit by an arrow and fell off his horse finally stood up despite the pain. This deputy general was also tough and endured the pain. He simply pulled out the arrow that had penetrated his arm and used Covering the wound with his hand, he looked left and right with a pale face. Only then did he realize that the Xia army behind him was defeated. The deputy general also saw cold sweat pouring from his forehead, and hurriedly shouted: "Don't retreat, don't retreat." , we can still fight, don’t retreat,”
Unfortunately, the morale of the Xia Army was shattered at this time, and their morale was completely lost. No matter how much the deputy general shouted, those Xia Army soldiers would not turn around and come back. The deputy general yelled at the top of his lungs, but it had no effect, and his face was full of despair. After quite a while, I kept hearing the sound of horse hooves coming from behind, and then I realized what I was doing. I quickly turned around and ran towards my horse, ready to leave.
And the moment he turned around, a silver light suddenly came into his eyes. Then, before he could react, he felt a cold sensation in his throat, and the general flew up immediately. In the end, he could only watch helplessly. Seeing countless horse hooves and footsteps trampling his body, the last thought left in his mind was: "What a fast gun."
After killing the deputy general of the Xia Army with one shot, Zhu Muwu did not stop at all. This time he was ordered to ambush the Xia Army in Baihua Valley and sneak attack the Xia Army. This was the first battle between the Liang Army and the Xia Army and the Zheng Army. Although he only had less than eight soldiers under his command. Thousands of men and horses, but including the element of sneak attack, such a victory was achieved, but Zhu Muwu was not satisfied. He remembered Wan He's instructions to him when he left Luoyang. He wanted a big victory in this battle. , Zhu Muwu immediately shouted angrily, rushed to the front, waved his silver gun and shouted: "Come on, don't let any of them escape,"
After all, most of the retreating Xia troops were infantry. How could two legs outrun four legs? Zhu Muwu chased after him in one breath. Although he was alone, Zhu Muwu would not show mercy at all when dealing with these defeated troops who fled in a hurry. , I saw General Zhu Mu holding his silver spear on his chest, but his horse trampled directly towards the Xia Army soldiers in front. Many Xia Army soldiers were either knocked over by the horses, or died under the horses' hooves. , even those who were lucky enough to survive were directly overwhelmed by the Liang Army soldiers who rushed from behind.
In one breath, he rushed into the Xia Army's formation. Zhu Muwu began to kill. The silver spear in his hand was swung very fast. Almost every shot fired would definitely take away the life of a Xia Army soldier. In the blink of an eye, fifty or sixty Xia soldiers died under Zhu Muwu's gun. Zhu Muwu's silver armor was instantly stained red by the enemy's blood.
When many Xia Army soldiers around Zhu Muwu saw this scene, some of them were brave enough to grit their teeth and attack Zhu Muwu. Unfortunately, none of them were Zhu Muwu's opponents, and they died tragically one by one in Zhu Muwu's silver spear. Under the leadership of Zhu Muwu, eight thousand Liang troops massacred the Xia army with a one-sided advantage. Zhu Muwu became more and more brave as he killed, and the killing was so satisfying that in the end, he was even excited while killing. The ground roared.
In the front, Cao Dan, who was the first to turn around and run away, felt a little calmer at the moment, but was startled again by Zhu Muwu's roar. Looking back, he happened to see Zhu Muwu's bloody fight not far away. That look was like a demon being slaughtering. Cao Dan suddenly felt that his back was soaked with sweat, and his face turned pale with fright. Without saying a word, he picked up the reins and continued to charge forward. But before the mount could take two steps, it suddenly staggered. The mount seemed to be tripped by something and fell down. Cao Dan was not aware of it and was lifted up by the mount. Got up.
Cao Dan, who was flying in mid-air, could be in a commanding position and saw the fighting between the two armies behind him. At this moment, Cao Dan realized that the number of enemies behind him was not as large as his own troops. Cao Dan, who discovered this scene, was stunned. Time also forgot about his situation, and he couldn't help but laugh. If he could turn defeat into victory, then he could also become a famous general.
"Go back..." But just when Cao Dan was about to give an order, he just had time to say one word. Cao Dan fell heavily to the ground, and happened to fall on a raised stone. , Cao Dan's head was smashed to pieces, and all the red and white stuff spurted out from the big hole on his head, but there was still a smile on Cao Dan's face, as if he had seen himself become a general. of majestic appearance.
And as Cao Dan fell to his death, the Xia Army's military formation became even more chaotic. Those Xia Army soldiers did not bother to resist, but simply fled in panic. This pursuit and massacre continued for a long time. It lasted for more than two hours, out of ten thousand Xia troops, in the end, less than two thousand people escaped. The first battle between Wan He, Wang Shichong and Dou Jiande ended with Wan He's victory.