Gai Jun straightened his clothes, looked at the other side of the river with bright eyes, and said: "Cross the river."
Following Gai Jun's order, more than 6,000 cavalry lined up in order and boarded the bridge one by one. Hundreds of people cleaned up the corpses of men and horses on the bridge and treated the wounded on both sides to ensure that the cavalry could move smoothly. Naturally, people were also sent to salvage the wounded in the river.
, but the number is very small, and those with minor injuries will swim ashore on their own, while those with serious injuries and those who are not good at swimming will not wait until this time and will drown long ago.
After half of the cavalry had crossed the bridge, Gai Jun boarded the bridge under the protection of dozens of personal guards. Before leaving, he subconsciously glanced back at the distant sky. A group of dark clouds was approaching at a visible speed. The power of nature
It is extremely majestic, making people clearly realize that in front of it, human beings are no matter whether they are high or low, they are all small and humble existences.
"..." Gai Jun frowned slightly, thinking that it was March, and a woman's face was erratic, changing at any time. Just a moment ago, it looked like the sky was clear and blue, but now there are dark clouds.
Judging from its momentum, this rain will definitely not be let down. Logically speaking, it will take a month for Jizhou to receive rains of this magnitude. This year’s climate is not normal, which is not a good sign...
It seems that not much has been normal in the past few years. Droughts, floods, locust plagues, and earthquakes have taken turns. Gai Jun has been made numb by God.
Of course, what he was more concerned about at this time was whether the rain would affect the war between him and Gongsun Zan.
Seeing Gai Jun's cavalry arriving in large numbers and beginning to cross the river in an orderly manner, he obviously wanted to fight Gongsun Zan to death. Although the opponent had thousands of cavalry, Pound was not afraid. He pulled the reins sideways with his right arm and at the same time ordered someone to blow the horn, woo woo.
Amidst the sound, more than a thousand people from Shehu Camp followed Pang De and turned to the right, which is the direction of Luodiao Camp in the northeast, like tributaries converging on the main river.
Tens of thousands of horses in Youzhou charge, like a flood pouring down, snow-capped mountains collapsing, overwhelming and boundless. Even if the Second Battalion of Shooting Tigers and Luodiao is equipped with stirrups and wants to fight head-on, they will be instantly submerged and trapped in heavy siege.
Even if he successfully penetrated his formation, he would suffer heavy losses. Pound would never engage in such a loss-making business, so he immediately led more than 2,000 Gaijun knights to walk northeast, that is, walking along the Zhangshui River, and the Youzhou Army entered the shooting range.
, immediately perform the art of galloping and shooting.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..." Countless long arrows shot toward the left wing of the Youzhou Army. The knights watched helplessly as the dense arrows penetrated the chest armor, splashing blood, and the heart-breaking pain was felt. In an instant, the whole world was shaken.
Everything turned red, even the sky was red. This was the last scene in everyone's eyes. At the moment when he lost consciousness, his body swayed and he fell off his horse.
All the real elite knights of the Youzhou Army gathered in the middle, and most of the left wing were improvised. They were unable to fight back against the Gai Army's cavalry shooting, and there were countless casualties. Even if they did not die immediately, they could not hold the horses between their legs.
They fell off their horses and were trampled to death by the hooves of horses passing behind them. Only a few dozen people immediately galloped to shoot, but found it difficult to shoot their opponents. These Youzhou soldiers who were able to ride and shoot looked at a loss, and they were different from the white-horse righteous followers just now.
The mood is exactly the same. I can't figure out why the other party can shoot seventy or eighty steps away. This should be something that only warriors in the army can do? It is no exaggeration to say that gathering Liang and all the elites of Yousanzhou can't make up more than a thousand, but the other party can't do it.
There were more than two thousand people, completely beyond the limit of people's imagination.
It's normal for the Youzhou soldiers to wonder, because Gai's army was equipped with equipment that transcended the times - stirrups.
With the stirrups as a support point for the knight's feet, the knight who usually fired a bow with one stone (120 kilograms) can now fire a bow with one and a half stones (180 kilograms), which means that the drawing force is increased by one-third, and the arrow can be shot more accurately.
Not surprising.
The arrival of the reinforcements allowed Gongsun Zan to escape with his life. He had 3,000 white horse followers. Now there are only more than 200 people around him. From this, we can imagine how thrilling it was just now. If the reinforcements arrived one step later, he would definitely drink Zhangshui.
riverside.
Gongsun Zan hated Gai Jun even if he poured all the water from the Zhang River across the north and south of Jizhou, he could not wash away his hatred for Gai Jun.
How many of the three thousand white-horse righteous followers are relatives and villagers who followed him from his hometown of Lingzhi in western Liaoning? How many of them have risked their lives to save his life on the battlefield? How many of them are promising talents he is trying to promote?
…
All dead, all dead, all dead...
In the third year of the reign of Emperor Guanghe of the Han Dynasty (AD 180), he was promoted to Xiaolian and Lang, and then served as the chief historian of the Liaodong vassal state. From the beginning, he established the White Horse Guards with dozens of riders. The White Horse Guards has only been expanded to three battalions.
, three thousand people, eleven years of hard work, all destroyed in one day.
Now Gongsun Zan has reached the rank of Fenwu General, and his reputation is also very good. He still has more than 200 white-horse righteous followers as his foundation, and tens of thousands of knights for him to choose from. If he wants to reorganize the white-horse righteous followers, it will definitely not take another eleven years.
It will be greatly shortened, but the most optimistic estimate is that it will take three to five years, and the combat effectiveness will inevitably be reduced. How can Gongsun Zan accept this?
What makes Gongsun Zan even more miserable is the death of his younger brothers Gongsun Yue, Gongsun Fan, general Shan Jing, and Yan Gang. He only had eight captains in total, half of whom were lost today. This is like Gai Jun's nephew Gai Yin, brother-in-law Yang Aruo,
General Pang De died in battle, and Gai Jun couldn't bear it. It was a blessing that Gongsun Zan didn't go crazy. He still looked at Shehu and Luodiao 2nd Battalion, his eyes were like torches, his eyebrows were standing straight, and he was gnashing his teeth. He wanted to tear them to pieces on the spot to solve the problem.
The hatred in my heart is overwhelming.
Gongsun Zan still can't figure out why he shot the tiger. The second battalion of Luodiao was as brave as a magic weapon, but he knew that everyone in the Gai army could not be like this, so he turned a blind eye to the Gai army knights who were crossing the river a few miles away, and planned to do it.
Wan Jingqi used the fastest speed to surround and annihilate the second battalion, breaking the backbone of the Gai army, and then swept the Gai army cavalry to the north bank with the power of victory.
"Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo..." The dragon-like horn sound instantly overwhelmed the huge roar of thousands of galloping horses. Upon hearing the order, the Youzhou Army turned its left wing and rushed toward the east bank of the river like the top of Mount Tai.
The front and rear parts separated from the main army, one shot to the north and the other to the south, cutting off the path of Shehu and Luodiao 2nd Battalion, forming an encirclement network.
Gai's army was not in a hurry, and continued to gallop at an even speed. In units of fifty or hundreds of people, they set up their bows and fired arrows in a uniform manner. They were fast, accurate and fierce. There was no such thing as the front line of the Youzhou army.
After the silence passed, the knights fell to the ground in groups, causing chaos in the entire cavalry formation. Before the commotion subsided, the second round of arrow rain came again and continued continuously.
As the Youzhou Army continued to approach, even if the Gai Army relied on stirrups to make various dodges, it could not avoid heavy casualties. Not only did the Youzhou Army's left wing press from the side, but there were also rear troops in front blocking the way.
The knights of the battalion put away their bows, replaced their swords, and formed a cone-shaped formation. The sound of killing was loud and deafening.
The soldiers of Youzhou were immediately frightened by the indomitable momentum of Gai's army. They had never known that an army facing tens of thousands of elite cavalry could display such an earth-shattering fighting spirit. Then they thought of Baima Yi, who was like a god in their eyes.
From a few seconds until the whole army was annihilated, the knights in the front row of the Youzhou Army began to hesitate, the spear tip was not straight, the sword tip was unstable, and they were half-hearted.
"Rumble..."
While galloping at high speed, the horses in the front row of Gai's army were rubbing against the air, buzzing and trembling, making strange whistling sounds, piercing through the opponents like paper, one, two... until the horses could no longer withstand the strong force.
Break from it.
As in the past, the risk of such a charge was very high, and one would usually be pushed off the horse. Even if one's riding skills were superb and he managed to stay on the horse, it would be difficult to achieve anything in a short period of time. Facing the opponent's attack, he would be like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered. Therefore.
It often happened that the soldiers in the first few rows who held the sword were all killed, and the people behind them needed to launch a second round of attacks. The Gai army equipped with stirrups was different. With the help of the power of the stirrups, they immediately abandoned the sword and drew their swords, slashing fiercely, and they were all killed in one fell swoop.
The gap created earlier was opened.
The sounds of fighting, screams, and trumpets mixed together, rising straight into the sky.
If you look down from a high altitude, you will see that the Second Battalion of Luodiao is like a big iron awl, cutting through the black and gray Youzhou Army Cavalry Formation. The unparalleled impact force makes the Youzhou Army continue to move from
It was split in the middle. If I were to find an adjective, it would be sharp, shockingly sharp.
"Kill..." Pound stretched out his big iron rod like a poisonous dragon and stabbed one person to death. The bloody iron edge came out from his back and penetrated the chest of a Sima. Pang De roared violently and raised the two men with fierce force.
He knocked over the big flag that symbolized Sima's identity. In just a few moments after entering the battle, he had already chopped down two big flags in succession. Such bravery could be said to be feared by both men and gods.
Under the leadership of Pang De, Gai's army charged all the way, killing gods when God blocked it, killing Buddha when Buddha blocked it, and Pegasus fought to the center of Youzhou Army.
The opponent was approaching aggressively and there was no way to avoid it. Zou Dan, the commander-in-chief of Youzhou's rear army, had to take Buqu to join the battle in person. Most of the opponents were taken over by Buqu's personal guards, but there were still fish that slipped through the net. Zou Dan tilted his head to hide.
After a while, he raised his spear and danced horizontally, making a long and deep gash in the chest of a Gaijun knight. In an instant, the breastplate broke and blood burst out. The Gaijun knight fell from his horse with a howl and fell into the air.
He wanted to stab his horse, but Zou Dan knocked him down with a spear.
"You still have the energy to fight back even before death, you are very strong..." Zou Dan frowned, looking at his attire, he was obviously an ordinary soldier, but he had the strength of a village commander, and all his bodyguards were the best warriors in a hundred.
The Gai army was at a disadvantage in the battle. "Baima Yicong's defeat was unjust, and his opponent was surprisingly strong...".
"Kill..." Another sergeant pierced through the troops and stabbed straight at him with his sword.
"The second one" Zou Dan opened his long body with all his strength, pierced his throat with one blow, and said silently in his heart. When he counted the sixth person, nearly half of his body was damaged, the gap became wider and wider, and there were more and more opponents.
Zou Dan had no choice but to switch from attack to defense. He made two attacks in the interval and occasionally gained something. Just as he reached double figures with beheadings, he saw an enemy general on a white horse charging straight at him. The pressure on him was different from that of ordinary soldiers.
Zou Dan knew who the other party was. White Horse Pang Lingming, a warrior from Western Xinjiang who had killed King Xianbei and his company in formation. This man was truly worthy of his reputation for bravery. He had killed at least three Sima of the Youzhou Army. However, Zou Dan was not afraid either.
For generals to rely on their bravery, they have practiced martial arts for more than ten years. Who would think that they are weak to the other party?
"kill……"
Pang De's roar was like thunder, pouring straight into his ears. Zou Dan's head buzzed, and black spots suddenly appeared in front of his eyes. Zou Dan's heart became cold, and he stabbed and stabbed with all his strength.
The big black iron came, and the power on the iron rod was beyond his expectation. He almost didn't move it, and his body was swaying. Zou Dan was shocked. He knew that his opponent was too strong to be defeated, and he wanted to retreat.
Pang De missed the blow, turned his body into a stick, and slapped his hood down. Zou Dan felt the wind blowing loudly above his head, and he was either killed or injured. The cold hair all over his body couldn't help but explode, and he raised his spear with both hands to resist.
"Looking for death." A disdainful smile appeared on the corner of Pang De's mouth. He was not surprised that the other party had such a reaction. Every time he went into battle, he would encounter several such people. Unfortunately, no one has been able to block his full blow so far.
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"Bang" Pang De hit the opponent's spear shaft with force, then fell unstoppably and hit his head. Although Zou Dan had an iron bag weighing more than ten kilograms to protect his head, he was still shocked to the point of bleeding from all his orifices.
Fleeing on horseback.
Pang De's outstanding martial arts skills often overshadowed his superb archery skills. It should be noted that his idol was Gai Jun, who shot tigers and fell eagles, or even the generals of the army. His archery skills can easily be ranked in the top three, compared with Dian.
Huang Zhong, the general in the army, was among the brothers.
Pang De then put away his sword, bent his bow and arrow, turned his head and fired. The arrow flashed past like a meteor and lightning, and sank into the horse's butt. The horse stood up in pain, exposing Zou Dan who was lying on the horse's back.
Pang De took the arrow and shot again, and an arrow penetrated his back.
Zou Dan screamed, and his men and horses were submerged into the crowd. Pang De didn't care whether the opponent was dead or alive, and swept down the main flag with his vigor. Seeing that the main flag collapsed, the Youzhou army became even more confused.
Pang De took the opportunity to lead the soldiers of the second battalion to kill straight through the Youzhou Cavalry Formation. A low and desolate horn sounded, and the Gai army turned to the west, which was the side of the Youzhou Army's semi-arc encirclement net.
The clear spring river flowing down the mountain naturally turns at the twists and turns, giving people an incomparable smooth feeling.
"Arrow——" Pang De took the lead and rushed to the front of the team. He raised his bow and pointed it at the enemy formation on the left while shouting loudly. The bow held by Pang De weighed two and a half stones and three hundred kilograms. Li Guang and Gai Yan also
However, it is most rare that he can still speak and even roar while drawing the bow.
There was a look of exhaustion on the face of the Gaijun knight. After two battles in a row, even a hardened man would become tired. However, the Shooting Tiger and Falling Eagle knights were both men of perseverance. After hearing the order, they took back their swords again and lowered their bows and arrows.
"Shoot—" Pound let go first, and a pitch-black arrow flew across dozens of steps at an invisible speed and appeared in front of the Youzhou army. It hit one person and spattered a splash of blood.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..." The arrows were like locusts, overwhelming the sky and the earth, gnawing wantonly on this delicious field of Youzhou Army.
"Puff...Puff..." The sound of arrows piercing the body was heard endlessly, followed by people flipping onto their backs, and then they were all drowned out by the thundering sound of horse hooves.
"Arrow——" Pound shouted again. "Shoot——"
The Youzhou army was in commotion, watching in panic as arrows were fired more densely than last time...
Seeing that his own cavalry faced the enemy knights like a duel between young children and young adults, with no ability to fight back, Gongsun Zan roared: "Why? How can there be such a strong cavalry in the world? Why?..."