More than 10,000 Han cavalry flew southward like a black waterfall, running wildly for dozens of miles, and met Zhang Yan's tribe. Zhang Yan looked at the black armored cavalry rolling in in the distance, like dark clouds pressing over his head. His chest was so tight that he could hardly breathe.
"Gai Ying..." Zhang Yan squinted her eyes and muttered to herself. The name Gai Ying was an exaggeration when heard every day, but it was inevitable to hear it once every ten and a half months. This name was once the name of a young talent.
The representative word later represented the most valiant general of the Han Dynasty. Over the years, Gai Jun fought from west to east, then from east to west, and then from west to north, beheading hundreds of thousands of enemies, especially those of the Han Dynasty.
The nomadic peoples in the west and north, who were known to be brave, were plowed by him and became invincible.
Encountering an opponent like Gai Jun would be a disaster for anyone. At the same time, Zhang Yan was very lucky. Fortunately, Gai Jun arrived early. There was a small village a few miles ahead. If the Han army had been half an hour later, it would have been a disaster.
The soldiers all ran into the village to plunder, and they would be easily surrounded and annihilated by the Han army. Now he at least has a chance to fight...
The enemy is overt and we are hidden. Gai Jun can do this. In doing so, he can indeed win at the minimum cost, and even have the opportunity to directly kill Zhang Yan... But, I'm sorry, let him use the suffering of the people to achieve victory, he did
No. Between a hero and a tyrant, he chooses the former, even if the path of the former is ten or a hundred times more twists and turns than the latter.
Hu Feng looked at the Black Mountain bandits opposite and cursed: "Damn, there are so many generals, what about General Pinghan, General Dinghan, General Pohan, General Niulangshan?... Are you deliberately trying to piss me off? I've been working hard to survive for several years.
, Only then did he join the commander-in-chief of a certain department, and act as a powerful captain." The so-called line means temporarily taking charge of the line, and temporarily taking over.
"General Niulangshan?" Yang Shou made a "poof" sound, holding his stomach and laughing, leaning forward and backward, almost falling off his horse.
"I guess Niulang Mountain must be the top of the mountain he occupied." Hu Feng hummed and pointed forward, "Look, there is another White Horse General. It took Gongsun Zan, the "White Horse", ten years to become the Zhonglang General.
"Ling Ming is only a captain..." A general knows very well the principle of "sawing off the rafters on the wall first". There are few people who ride a white horse. If you dare to ride a white horse, you must be extremely confident in yourself. Gongsun Zan is like this, and Pang De is also.
If so.
Gai Jun reminded: "Ziyi, your news is lagging behind. Not long ago, Gongsun Bogui was promoted to General Fenwei and granted the title of Marquis of Ji."
"Then there are two white horse generals in the world?" Hu Feng rubbed his chin and said: "Your Majesty, how about capturing the white horse general across from you alive? When you meet Gongsun Zan in the future, wouldn't it be wrong to use the "white horse general" in front of him?
Are you happy?"
"You..."
Zhang Baiqi is known as Mo, and as his name suggests, he rarely talks. He is from Zhongshan, Jizhou. He is about twenty-eight or nine years old. He is seven feet nine inches tall, has a handsome figure and a face like a crown jade. In modern times, he is
A sunny and handsome guy. He was born in poverty. He was a ranger in his early years and was well-known in the Zhongshan Kingdom. After his friend was killed, he single-handedly avenged his friend and fled to Montenegro. Because the person who was killed was a local wealthy family with huge power, he could not return home even if he was amnesty.
Zhang Mo was very famous in the Zhongshan and Changshan areas, and the people were willing to take refuge with him, and he gradually became the leader of the Black Mountains. He was an expert and bold man, and often rode a white horse. Over time, everyone called him Zhang Baiqi and forgot his real name.
Zhang Baiqi had no idea that he was being teased by his opponent. He rode his horse to Zhang Yan's banner. At this time, most of the leaders had arrived. Most of the people here were from common people and had no words. It was rude to call each other by names, so they called each other nicknames.
.The one who rides a white horse is naturally a white horse, the one with a loud voice is called Thunder God, the one with many mustaches is called Digen, the one with big eyes is called Big Eyes, and so on.
The big leader Zhang Yan also has a nickname. Because of his agility and toughness, everyone calls him Feiyan. Of course, no one has the right to call him Feiyan anymore. He is usually called Yanshuai.
"Yan Shuai."
"Baiqi, I'm waiting for you." Seeing Zhang Baiqi's arrival, Zhang Yan's brows relaxed slightly. The enemy was facing a powerful enemy and there was no time to discuss it in detail. Zhang Yan finished in a few sentences. There was only one actual purpose, to win the battle quickly, no matter what.
Win or lose. They came down the mountain mainly for plunder. They didn't bring much food and couldn't afford to delay. Moreover, the Han army most likely had backup.
"Eh? The other side is very courageous." Gai Jun watched in amazement as the Montenegrin army led with 3,000 infantry as the vanguard, 7,000 infantry as the center force, and the 3,000 horse army trailing behind.
Gai Jun envoy Zhenliang, and I each led two thousand cavalry to attack. Amidst the passionate horn sound, thousands of cavalry left the group and shot out like two arrows. There was only a roar between the sky and the earth. The two sides quickly engaged in battle.
Zhenliang, I did not conduct a frontal attack, but kept firing arrows around the Black Mountain forward. For a moment, arrows rained down all over the sky. Most of the Black Mountain troops were wearing leather armor or even civilian clothes when traveling in the mountains. How could they resist?
With sharp clusters of arrows, soldiers fell to the ground in rows, wailing endlessly. The Montenegrin army immediately fought back. In terms of long-range weapons, hunting bows accounted for more than half, and their lethality was limited, but they still caused certain casualties to the Han army.
Gai Jun frowned slightly. The cavalry was an important force in this era, but it was far from the height of later generations. During the Three Kingdoms period, Sun Jian's infantry defeated Dong Zhuo's cavalry, and Yuan Shao's infantry defeated Gongsun Zan's cavalry. They were both victorious, and they were not victorious by chance.
He won successive victories and beheaded tens of thousands of people. Several battles in which infantry and cavalry attacked the nomads under his personal command also proved that the cavalry had no absolute advantage over the infantry.
Gai Jun felt that it was time to make horseshoes and stirrups. The former could enable horses to travel long distances and continuously run long distances. However, Gai Jun never worried about the lack of horses and was not in a hurry, but the latter was extremely urgent.
Without stirrups, riding a horse is definitely a hard job. The legs are hanging in the air and the horse's belly is clamped. This step alone requires a long period of training. Those who can shoot on horseback today all practice hard for several years, ten years or even a lifetime, even if they shoot
Not everyone in the Second Battalion of Tigers and Eagles has this ability. Moreover, if equipped with stirrups, a person who can normally fire a stone bow can fire a stone and a half, which means increasing the pulling force by one-third, which will undoubtedly make the arrow shoot farther. Melee combat
Not to mention, the knight no longer has to pull the horse's mane with his left hand and can sit more firmly. The man and horse are integrated into one body, and the combat effectiveness increases exponentially.
Gai Jun here was not satisfied with the results he had achieved, and Zhang Yan was furious. At first, he wanted to advance forward to engage the enemy, but the Chinese infantry followed up and formed a melee. The cavalry finally delivered a fatal blow, but Han
The main force of the army did not move, and only one unit was sent to surround the forward and fire arrows in a circle without engaging in a fight, which made Zhang Yan's plan fail.
If allowed to develop, the Black Mountain Army would be defeated by the Han army one by one. Zhang Yan turned to the flag envoy and said: "Command the three generals White Horse, Angry Eyes, and Lei Gong to attack." The three men controlled the Black Mountain Army's three thousand horsemen. Zhang Yan took the risk.
The elite base is to have the cavalry go up and entangle the enemy, and the infantry to press and fight to the death, fighting for a slim chance of survival.
Zhang Baiqi, Zhang Leigong, and Li Damu received Zhang Yan's order and immediately led three thousand cavalry to bypass the formation from behind, forming a "pin" shape and rushing toward the Han army.
"Oh, you finally couldn't help but send out the cavalry?" Gai Jun said with a smile. With Guan Yu as the leader and Zhang Yang as the deputy, five thousand cavalry galloped out to meet the enemy.
The two long dragons met at the left front of the Han army. Guan Yu followed Zhenliang's example and selected those who were good at galloping and shooting. They circled and shot, then fled far away, returned and shot again. The Black Mountain Horse Army was composed of people from Jizhou, and was not as good as those from the border areas.
The Han and Hu soldiers, who had never experienced a fierce battle and were far away from the Gai army, were killed by hundreds of people in just a few rounds of arrows.
"Ignore the harassment, go straight to the flag of the Han army commander, capture and kill the Han commander, capture and kill the Han commander..." Li Damu lived up to his name, with eyes like copper bells. At this moment, his eyes seemed to have a ball of flame burning, red.
Guan Yu snorted coldly. His main force had not yet been used, but the opponent turned a blind eye and went straight to Gai Jun. Do you think Gai Jun only knows how to ride and shoot? The reason why Gai Jun dominates the world is not riding and shooting, but hand-to-hand combat. That's right.
It was his near-invincible hand-to-hand combat ability that allowed him to beat the nomads who were unparalleled in cavalry and archery to the bone marrow, either surrendering or escaping.
"Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo..." The trumpet sounded like a dragon roaring and a tiger roaring. Thousands of Han soldiers followed Guan Yu, drawing a wonderful arc and facing the Black Mountain Army head-on.
There was a loud bang, the two cavalry teams collided violently, people screamed and horses neighed, and there were bloody scenes everywhere, which was almost nauseating.
Guan Yu led hundreds of tribes to advance. These hundred people were all former Lingqiang Zuoqu warriors of the Luodiao Camp. They had followed Guan Yu for several years and had experienced hundreds of battles. They were powerful and loyal. With them protecting them, Guan Yu did not need anything at all.
Don't worry about anything else, just move forward.
"Kill..." Guan Yu turned Qing Ming around. Wherever he passed, swords and halberds were broken, and heads were flying wildly. No one in the Black Mountain Cavalry in front of him could escape the fate of being killed. Guan Yu flew all the way, stepping on countless corpses.
Under a big flag, he looked at a general with black armor and big eyes, his phoenix eyes opened, and he was filled with murderous intent.
Li Damu was heartbroken and wanted to run away, but there were people behind him and he couldn't escape, so he had to bite the bullet and raise his halberd to fight. The so-called cowardice before fighting means that you are already three-thirds scared psychologically, and you can use only half of your tenth strength.
That's not bad. The two of them fought with just one move. Li's big-eyed halberd flew into pieces, and the big eyes on his severed head were wide and full of fear.
Guan Yu grabbed Li Damu's head, without looking at it, and threw it back. A disheveled Qiang man Buqu quickly caught it and put it into a large cowhide bag on the side of the saddle. His movements were very skillful, and he obviously did this kind of thing often.
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Guan Yu conveniently chopped down Li Damu's flag, and with a sideways glance, he saw a Black Mountain general riding a white horse roaring towards him.
"court death"
Without waiting for the two generals to engage in battle, Bu Qu started the battle first. The Black Mountain bandits were far less elite than Xian Ling Qiang. Xian Ling Qiang killed all his opponents and surrounded Zhang Baiqi on all sides.
Not to mention Zhang Baiqi is the most powerful person in Heishan. He can kill five or six people in just a few moves with a halberd hook, peck, stab and cut. However, the Xianling Qiang people have always regarded death in battle as auspicious, and they will not hesitate to take their own lives.
, before he died, he became even more crazy. Zhang Baiqi couldn't stop him and was hit on the shoulder.
Guan Yu came on flying horse, waving a brilliant green curtain.
"Cang..." The swords struck each other, and the sharp sound stung people's ears. Zhang Baiqi swayed, but finally did not fall off his horse. He hurriedly made a move, and then hurriedly resisted the siege of the surrounding Qiang.
There was a strange color in Guan Yu's eyes. He didn't expect that the opponent's injured arm could still block his attack. He was a man. He raised the knife and chopped again. This time, the power was stronger than the last time. There was a loud bang, and Zhang Baiqi's right arm was completely lost.
Guan Yu swung his halberd away, stamped his chest with a flying foot, and kicked Zhang Bai off his white horse.
"Tied." Guan Yu shouted softly at Buqu, and at the same time, the white horse flag fell to the ground with a crash.
Most of Heishan's three thousand cavalry were lost, and the three leaders were killed and captured. Zhang Leigong lost all courage, and nearly a thousand remaining troops turned around and fled. Not wanting to be blocked by Zhang Yang, Guan Yu took advantage of the victory and pursued him, and the two sides engaged in another melee.
Zhang Leigong was stabbed several times, but he managed to break out of the siege with his hundreds of cavalry.
At this time, the Montenegrin front army formation was full of holes under the galloping fire of the Han cavalry. Zhenliang and I saw that the time was almost up, and each of them invaded the formation with their cavalry on the left and right. The Heishan soldiers were tortured and finally couldn't bear it anymore.
, collapsed and disintegrated, rushing toward the Chinese army like rising tide.
Zhang Leigong knew that his side would be defeated and did not dare to return to his own formation, so he fled directly to Hukou Pass.
Zhenliang, I have chased the defeated soldiers into the Black Mountain Army. Guan Yu has surrounded the opponent's right wing, and is just short of the final blow.
Although there are only three thousand horsemen left around Gai Jun, they are the second battalion of Shehu and Luodiao. It is no exaggeration to say that these three thousand people can easily defeat ten thousand horsemen, which is the essence of Gai Jun's army.
"Attack -" Gai Jun unsheathed his sword and shouted loudly. Shoot the tiger. The Luodiao Second Battalion heard the order and moved around the back of the Montenegrin army. Facing the opponent whose defense was loose, they rushed into the formation without any hindrance.
中. If Shehu and Luodiao Second Battalion are compared to an arrow, Qu, the guard of Shehu Camp, is the arrow, and Che'er, Hu Feng, and Yang Shou are the sharpest points of the arrow...
The cavalry and the former army were defeated one after another, and now they were besieged from three sides. The strings that the soldiers in Montenegro had been tightening suddenly broke, and they dispersed in a rush, scrambling to flee westward.
"Don't run that way. There is the Zhangshui River over there. There is no way to survive. Go east, east, back to Hukou Pass..." The situation was irreversible. The coach Zhang Yan shouted several times in vain, but no one paid attention.
With a long sigh, he had no choice but to escape westward among the crowd. He didn't want to, but he had no choice. Everyone was running westward, and he was heading eastward alone. It was too obvious that the chance of breaking through was slim.
Gai Jun commanded the Han army to disperse into small groups and followed him. The strong Han people in the surrounding villages hunted the lone stragglers with knives and bows. The Black Mountain bandits ran to the Zhangshui River and were blocked. Their heads were counted, and they were less than two thousand.
"There is no way to escape, surrender..." Zhang Yan thought like this. Just after taking two steps, the wind blew up behind his head and a chill suddenly hit his neck. Then he felt as if he was flying into the sky. Until he lost consciousness, Zhang Yan also guessed
No one knows who committed the murder...
Tao Sheng lowered his head and wiped the blood on the knife with a calm expression, as if he was not killing the leader of Montenegro but a cat and a dog.
The surroundings were horrified, and Yu Digen said angrily: "Tao Sheng, you, you dare to kill Yan Shuai, I..." Just as he was about to draw his sword, the next moment, a ring-headed sword came out from his chest, dripping with delicate liquid.
Blood.
Yu Digen turned his head with difficulty, gritted his teeth and said: "College Zuo, kid..."
"Go to hell" Zuo Xiao sneered, took out a dagger and inserted it into his mouth, completely cutting off Di Gen's life.