Chapter seven hundred and fiftieth: the scolding battle begins first
"Hahahaha." Hearing Zhang Xiu's words, a burst of loud laughter rang out in the military formation of the Cold Bandits. I saw a horse walking out of the military formation. Sitting on the horse was a middle-aged man. He had a shaved head and a face full of flesh, but he was wearing a large cape made of unknown animal fur. Inside the cape, there was nothing. A muscular body was exposed. Only the sound of this big man could be heard. Slowly walked to the front of the military formation. He smiled and glanced in front. He turned around and shouted to the Jianghuai Army next to him: "Brother Du, did you hear that? They asked us brothers to stretch our necks." Go out and chop it for them."
"Humph." After a while, a cold snort came from the Jianghuai Army's formation. The same cavalry was seen walking out of the Jianghuai Army's formation. But the difference was that behind this cavalry there was another They were followed by a group of cavalry. The two cavalry arrived in front of the Jianghuai Army one after another. They were none other than the commander-in-chief of the Jianghuai Army, Du Fuwei, the overlord of the Jianghuai Army, and Ximen Junyi, Du Fuwei's adopted son. Du Fuwei sneered. He glanced at the bald man before. Then he looked at the Jiangnan Army in front. He hummed in a deep voice: "I, Du Fuwei, have been in the Jianghuai River for so many years. There are countless people who want my head. However, .My head is not so easy to get. King Garuda, what do you think?"
The bald man, the notorious Garuda King Zhu Can, laughed a few times after hearing Du Fuwei's words. While laughing, he shouted: "Brother is right. My Zhu Can's popularity is my heart. I know very well. There are countless people in the world who want to chop me into meat paste and feed it to dogs. But I still live here. On the contrary, those who once wanted to behead me have now entered my belly. But they don’t. I don’t know who else is willing to take a trip inside my belly.”
As the saying goes, you can never deviate from your own profession. This Zhu Can also never deviates from his hobbies. Suddenly it comes to cannibalism. When this matter is mentioned, even Du Fuwei, who is an ally of Zhu Can, They were also a little overwhelmed. They frowned. They glanced at Zhu Can and closed their eyes. On the other side, Zhang Xiu, the third general of the Jiangnan Army, was already nauseated by Zhu Can's words. Subconsciously, it was in their minds. After seeing the tragic scene of Jiujiang City being massacred, Zhang Xiu and others almost vomited when they thought of the smell of meat that permeated Jiujiang City. Lei Shimeng immediately gritted his teeth. He picked up the pumpkin hammer in his hand and rushed forward. Zheng Wenxiu, who was next to Lei Shimeng, had quick eyesight and quick hands. He immediately grabbed Lei Shimeng and shouted: "King Qin, don't be impulsive."
"Let me go." Lei Shimeng shook his arm hard, trying to get rid of Zheng Wenxiu. However, Zheng Wenxiu's hand still held Lei Shimeng's arm tightly and refused to let go. And Lei Shimeng also used all the strength in his body. They were all used. Blue veins popped out on his forehead. He stared straight ahead with a pair of bloodshot eyes. He gritted his teeth and shouted: "I'm going to kill him. I'm going to kill him. I'm going to kill this one." Beast. Beast."
"Prince Qin, calm down." Seeing Lei Shimeng so angry, Zheng Wenxiu couldn't hold him back. Thanks to Zhang Xiu beside him, Zhang Xiu stepped forward and followed Zheng Wenxiu to hold Lei Shimeng back. Looking at the angry Lei Shimeng, Zhang Xiu and Zheng Wenxiu couldn't help but shake their heads secretly. They also knew the reason why Lei Shimeng was so angry. They heard that Lei Shimeng's only son had been arranged to He served as the defender of Jiujiang City. After the fall of Jiujiang, Lei Shimeng's son was not able to escape. Now it seems that he has really become the rations for Zhu Can's army. Lei Shimeng's white-haired man gave away his black-haired man. .How can I not be angry now that I am watching the murder of my enemy?
Zhang Xiu directly asked people to drag Lei Shimeng down. Then he turned his head and looked at the enemy troops in front. Especially when he saw Zhu Can, who was still laughing arrogantly. His face was also extremely ugly. Although Zhang Xiu did not What kind of relatives died at Zhu Can's hands? But Zhu Can's massacre of the city really made Zhang Xiu feel very shameful. However, Zhu Can dared to be so arrogant and made his inhumane behavior public. He was simply a beast. Why not? Zhang Xiu immediately flicked the spear in his hand. As he gave the order, the Jiangnan Army behind him immediately formed a formation. Zhang Xiu shouted in a deep voice: "Get ready to fight."
"Kill. Kill. Kill." All the soldiers of the Jiangnan Army were heard shouting in unison. They also raised the spears in their hands. Suddenly, a line of guns was formed behind Zhang Xiu and Zheng Wenxiu to defend Zhang Xiu. They were all generals arranged by the Sui Dynasty in Yueyang and other places in the south of the Yangtze River. Because they were dissatisfied with the Sui Dynasty's notice, they decided to rise up and support Xiao Mian, the leader of the Later Liang Dynasty. It can be said that the Jiangnan Army was basically composed of the Sui Dynasty. The army is composed of veterans who have undergone rigorous military training. Because of this, the Jiangnan Army still maintains the basic combat qualities of a regular army.
Compared with the Jiangnan Army, although the Jianghuai Army led by Du Fuwei can be regarded as an elite division of the Jianghuai Army, it is a bandit after all. Its strength is still different from the regular army in both training and combat. On the other side, the up to Not to mention the cold thieves. They are just a bunch of real bandits, prisoners, and gangsters. Such an army has no military discipline at all. And Zhu Can never requires his soldiers to have any military discipline. .
After the roar of the Jiangnan Army's great morale, both the Jianghuai Army and the Kodahan Thief were suffocated by the rainbow-like morale of the Jiangnan Army for a moment. But not long after, the Kodahan Thief took the lead. The Jianghuai Army reacted earlier than the Jianghuai Army. They saw those villains yelling curses one by one. All kinds of dirty words burst out from their mouths. These thieves were cursing and making vulgar actions at the same time. .bring their true nature to light.
Seeing the movements of the traitors, Du Fuwei, who was standing in front of the Jianghuai Army's formation nearby, also turned around and glanced at his subordinates who had been frightened back by the Jiangnan Army's momentum. He frowned and hummed: "Isn't that what I said? What's your voice? There's nothing to be afraid of. Call me back."
Du Fuwei was a very face-conscious person. He always considered himself to be more powerful than Zhu Can. But Zhu Can's thieves could withstand the enemy's intimidation, but his own subordinates could not withstand it. This made Du Fuwei Fuwei couldn't help but feel that he had lost face. Naturally, he wanted to get it back. And after hearing Du Fuwei's words, Ximen Junyi, who was behind Du Fuwei, also frowned. With a clang, he pulled out the saber from his waist and turned around. Pointing at the soldiers of the Jianghuai Army, he shouted in a deep voice: "Didn't you hear what the king said? Call me back."
Under the intimidation of Du Fuwei and Ximen Junyi, the soldiers of the Jianghuai Army slowly stabilized their momentum. They also suppressed the panic in their hearts. They calmed down and shouted angrily in unison: "Kill. Kill. Kill. "
Seeing the momentum of his subordinates, he shouted back. Du Fuwei's face finally looked much better. He turned his head and looked at Zhu Can. His face was full of pride. Faced with Du Fuwei's performance, Zhu Can also He just responded with a flamboyant smile. He didn't seem to care much about Du Fuwei's performance.
In front of the Jiangnan Army formation on the opposite side, both Zhang Xiu and Zheng Wenxiu looked solemn. Then Zhang Xiu turned to Zheng Wenxiu and said: "King Chu, the enemy's momentum is not weak. Don't take it lightly. You should lead him immediately. I will lead half of the troops back to the city, while I will lead the remaining soldiers to meet the enemy under the city wall. If you and I join forces, we will definitely be able to defeat the enemy."
In fact, Zhang Xiu made such a decision, which already indicates that Zhang Xiu is not very confident in this battle. Although the Jiangnan Army has 10,000 well-trained soldiers and horses, neither the Jianghuai Army nor the Han Thieves can defeat them. Both have a total of 30,000 soldiers and horses. The two groups of soldiers and horses add up to a total of nearly 60,000 troops. With just these 10,000 soldiers, it is impossible to withstand the joint attack of the opponent's 60,000 troops. Zhang Xiu asked Zheng The other half of Wenxiu's troops stayed in the city, while he led the troops to fight outside the city. He just wanted to join forces with the defenders at the top of the city to continuously delay the opponent's footsteps and buy time for Xiao Mian to dispatch his troops at the rear.
Zheng Wenxiu has also been a warrior for many years. Hearing Zhang Xiu's words, he naturally understood Zhang Xiu's thoughts and intentions immediately. He immediately showed a hesitant expression on his face. He wanted to say to Zhang Xiu: Let me stay. Next. You guys want to leave first. But there is nothing you can do. Zheng Wenxiu's courage is much worse than Zhang Xiu. The words came to his lips, but he couldn't say them out. In the end, Zheng Wenxiu could only say Neng nodded slightly and said "take care" before leading the soldiers and horses to turn around and walk towards the city gate.
Zhang Xiu didn't know anything about Zheng Wenxiu's performance behind him. All his energy now was completely focused on the approaching enemy troops in front of him. The first one to launch an attack on Yueyang City was... They were the Kodakhan bandits under Zhu Can. Looking at the approaching enemy, Zhang Xiu also frowned. He took a deep breath, suppressed the fear in his heart, and shouted in a deep voice: "The whole army raises their shields. Prepare for battle."
Boom. Boom. Following Zhang Xiu's order, a large group of people behind him took off the buckler he was carrying on his back. After shouting a few times, he put the buckler on his left hand with the buckler on his right hand. He raised all the spears and faced the enemy in front. But this was not over yet. Zhang Xiu raised his fist again and suddenly stretched it forward. He released his fist and waved hard to the side. He whirred a few more times. The archers from behind the military formation and those who had just established a foothold on the top of the city stood up in formation, bent their bows and nocked arrows, and aimed at the enemies outside the city.
As the enemy got closer and closer, Zhang Xiu's eyes were wide open and covered with bloodshot eyes. Then, he heard Zhang Xiu suddenly raise the spear in his hand and wave it forward, pointing straight ahead. He shouted: "Fire the arrow."