Chapter 982: Camel Cavalry!
The army continued to move forward, and Liu Bei quickly saw the true face of the city.
It was a dilapidated and old fortress, and it looked like a centuries-old house that could collapse with a single kick.
This city, not to mention compared with Tongguan and other Xiongguan in the world, is not even as good as an ordinary small city.
Liu Bei understood why, it was not that the Han Dynasty did not have the money to make the Yumen Pass more magnificent, but that it was not so necessary.
To the west of Yumen Pass, there are the countries of the Western Regions, and in the four hundred years of the Han Dynasty, even when it was the most declining time like now, the countries of the Western Regions did not dare to send troops to invade.
Since the people of the Western Regions did not dare to invade, there was naturally no need to waste money, and they had to build the gate into a magnificent Xiongguan.
The dilapidated and short Guancheng symbolizes the Huaxia Dynasty, which disdains the countries of the Western Regions and represents a strong posture.
And now, Liu Bei, a former strong man, is forced to flee from his homeland and go to those weak countries in the Western Regions to survive.
Liu Bei stood still, looking at the dilapidated Guancheng, his heart was full of bitterness, and he was silent for a long time.
Zhuge Liang beside him persuaded softly: "Your Majesty's existence means that the sky will not forget my great man, hope is still there, I hope Your Majesty must not be discouraged." ”
Zhuge Liang's encouragement lifted Liu Bei's spirits a little, and he sighed: "Okay, let's go to the Yumen Pass first." ”
The voice fell, and in the direction behind him, there was a sudden sound of a horn of slaughter, piercing the sky.
Liu Bei's heart was shocked, and when he turned around, he saw that the dust was rolling, and countless Wei army iron cavalry were approaching.
Liu Bei's face changed in shock!
I saw that in the rolling dust, a big banner with the word "Wei" crashed out of the dust and mist, and countless Wei army iron horsemen chased after them like a torrent.
The Wei army pursued and killed!
Liu Bei was so frightened that he didn't have time to think about it, he was in a hurry to whip the horse and flee desperately.
Three or four thousand Han soldiers, like frightened lambs, frantically fled, throwing away all their weapons and armor along the way, for fear of being caught up by the Wei army by half a step.
It's a pity that they broke their legs, but the Wei army behind them chased closer and closer.
There is no way, who told them that the cavalry was lost, almost all of them were infantry, how could they outrun the cavalry of the Wei army.
Even the mount under Liu Bei's crotch was exhausted even after escaping all night, and he was pumped until he foamed at the mouth, but he still couldn't get rid of the Wei army.
The Jade Gate Pass is just a stone's throw away, but for Liu Bei, it is far away from the sky and out of reach.
And this is, on the two wings of the Han army, two more waves of dust are rolling in, which are the light cavalry of the Wei army, which wants to outflank him first and cut off his front.
There were rolling chasing soldiers behind, and the road leading to Yumen Pass in front seemed to be about to be cut off, and Liu Bei was almost in a desperate situation with no way to escape.
"Could it be that I, Liu Bei, really want to die here today? Is my big man really hopeless? ”
Liu Bei, who had no way to escape, roared in grief and indignation, and was desperate.
Guan Zhang Zhaoyun, who followed left and right, was all very sad, and even Zhuge Liang had a miserable face, and he was almost about to lose his belief in living.
Tom tom!
At the moment of life and death, suddenly, thunderous war drums sounded in the sky.
The rumbling drum sound actually came from the closing of the jade gate.
Immediately afterwards, the originally closed jade gate gate suddenly opened, and countless people and horses roared out of the city.
No, not centaurs, but camels!
What rushed out was thousands of camel soldiers, and they were still waving the imperial flag with the word "Han".
"That'...... What's that? Liu Bei, who had never seen a camel, was pleasantly surprised.
Yang Fu beside him said excitedly: "Your Majesty, that's a camel soldier, a cavalry only in the Western Regions!" It was our reinforcements that arrived. ”
Liu Bei was overjoyed, and his originally desperate face swelled with endless surprises in an instant, as if he was about to drown, and suddenly grabbed a life-saving straw.
The camel army galloped closer, and Liu Bei finally saw the big banner with the word "Jiang" clearly, dazzlingly flying in the dust.
In the blink of an eye, a heroic young man will gallop closer, immediately slashing at the gun, and shouting: "Jiang Wei is here, but in front is Your Majesty!" ”
Jiang Wei?
An unfamiliar name, Liu Bei looked dazed, and he couldn't even remember that there was such a person under his command.
Zhuge Liang's eyes were bright, and he said happily: "Your Majesty forgot, among the young generals sent by Your Majesty to pass through the Western Regions, there is this Jiang Wei, and this must be our Western Regions Legion who came to the rescue." ”
Liu Bei suddenly realized, couldn't help but be overjoyed, and shouted happily: "I'm here, Jiang Wei, quickly escort." ”
Jiang Wei recognized Liu Bei in the recognition group, hurriedly stepped forward, and arched his hand: "The minister is one step late, so Your Majesty is frightened, please forgive Your Majesty." ”
"You came just in time, Jiang Wei, Jiang Wei, you are really my lucky general, you have made a great contribution!" Liu Beile couldn't close his mouth, and it was too late to reward Jiang Wei, so how could he blame.
Jiang Wei made a move with a silver gun and said proudly: "Your Majesty will retreat to Guancheng first, and the ministers will come to resist Wei Gou!" ”
"Then be careful, I will wait for you at the closing of the jade gate." Liu Bei didn't dare to stay, so he swept past Jiang Wei and fled towards Yumen Pass with a defeated army.
Jiang Wei made a move with a silver spear and shouted: "All armies obey the order, quickly form an arc-shaped camel formation, and prepare to meet the enemy!" ”
When the order was passed, nearly 5,000 camel soldiers immediately formed a semi-circular formation to block Liu Bei's escape route.
Immediately afterwards, the five thousand camels fell to their knees and formed a semi-circular defensive formation, the tall camels equivalent to the city wall, and the raised hump equivalent to the battlements.
"The gunslinger is in place!" Jiang Wei shouted again.
The Han soldiers with guns immediately put their spears on the hump and formed a blade wall.
"Bend the bow, open the crossbow!" Jiang Wei shouted again.
Thousands of sharp arrows were raised and aimed at the approaching Wei army outside the camel formation.
This 5,000 camel cavalry, in the blink of an eye, formed a small fortress and turned into infantry on the ground!
100 steps ahead.
Ma Chao led 10,000 iron horsemen, and they were already rolling and rushing.
Looking at the camel cavalry that suddenly appeared, Ma Chao couldn't help but look shocked, and a little surprise shot out of his eyes, and he wondered: "What's going on, where did so many camel soldiers suddenly appear?" ”
Although Ma Chao was surprised in his heart, he did not slow down the pace of the attack, urging the 10,000 iron horsemen to continue rolling forward.
Just when he thought that the enemy's camel cavalry was about to collide with his cavalry head-on, the opponent suddenly turned into a battle, and actually lined up an arc camel formation on the spot.
"Something is wrong......"
Ma Chao had a bad premonition in his heart, but he had no choice but to stop the impact.
In the blink of an eye, the iron cavalry rushed close to fifty paces.
In the camel formation, Jiang Wei made a move with a silver gun and shouted: "Release the arrow!" ”
Whoosh!
The sound of breaking the air was like the hissing of a thousand birds, and more than a thousand streamers and arrows roared by, shooting towards the Wei army.
The screams sounded, and in the blink of an eye, more than 100 Wei riders were shot to the ground, and people turned on their backs.
The Wei army's attack did not stop, and in the blink of an eye, it rushed to the front of the enemy's camel formation.
The huge camel became a good cover for the Han army, and the Wei army's war horse hit the hunchback, and it was directly knocked back.
Almost at the same time, the Han gunners, who were hiding behind the hump, immediately stabbed out the big guns in their hands and pierced through the Wei cavalry.
The surging momentum of the Wei army was stopped, and it was blocked from the camel formation, becoming a live target for the Han army's arbitrary assassination.