Chapter 3: The Storm Rises Section 33 (II)
Zhang Niujiao's hair turned a lot whiter. He sat in the tent, his grim face expressionless.
"Tomorrow, we will launch a final assault and kill Guo Dian at all costs."
Chu Feiyan was squatting on the ground looking at the map.
He slowly stood up, looked at Zhang Niujiao's murderous face, and said softly: "The scout has reported that the leopard Li Hong's troops have crossed Xiaquyang and are rushing forward. We should send 30,000 horses and horses to Tieheling to block the attack. ”
"Dashuai, against us on the plains, we really don't have the certainty of defeating the leopard iron horseman, but we should still be sure of ambushing him. He now has only 4,000 men. Inside the tent, a young man of medium stature, with a scorched complexion and a fierce demeanor said loudly. He is Wang Dang, the fierce general of the Yellow Turban Army.
"Kuroko, don't underestimate the enemy." Sun Qin, who was sitting next to him, whispered, "Listen to the handsome, don't bluff." ”
The middle-aged Confucian sitting next to Sun Qin was Bai Huan. Bai Wan was born in the common people, and his family is a wealthy man, with thousands of hectares of fertile land. But because of his bad background, although he is very talented, he is looked down upon everywhere. He lamented the injustice of the world, joined the Taiping Sect, and became a handsome. He doesn't even know martial arts, but he has money, and if he has money, he can buy people.
Bai Huan twisted his short beard and said slowly: "Although we have 150,000 men and the enemy only has 35,000 men, the personal ability and equipment of the officers and soldiers are far superior to ours. After four days of fierce fighting, the troops had suffered 50,000 casualties. According to the marshal's plan, if he wants to annihilate the enemy army in one fell swoop tomorrow, all these 100,000 people must be thrown up. If 30,000 people are dispatched to Tieheling to block the Leopard's cavalry, not only will the troops on the main battlefield be insufficient, but I am worried that even if the Leopard Army is completely annihilated, I am afraid that there will be few of these 30,000 people left. This seems to defeat the purpose of our fight. The casualties of the troops are too large, which will affect the next battle. ”
Zhang Niujiao immediately said in agreement: "Bai Shuai said it very clearly, so leave him alone, we will concentrate all our forces and go all out to eliminate Guo Dian cleanly and completely." Even if reinforcements from the Leopards keep coming, it will not be until tomorrow night at the earliest. By that time, there was nothing but dead bodies on Guhong Ridge. Our goal has been achieved, why should we fight with his cavalry and lose the soldiers in vain. ”
Chu Feiyan hesitated for a moment and asked, "Don't block?" ”
Zhang Niujiao nodded affirmatively and said loudly: "Don't block." ”
A trace of disappointment flashed in Chu Feiyan's eyes.
"Swallow, you have to eat the rice one bite at a time, and the enemies must be destroyed one by one, so there is no need to hurry. We have all seen Li Hong's cavalry, and when we confronted him on the plains, our casualties were too great, and we really couldn't fight him. But what about Taihang Mountain? Maybe he's just a sick cat. Zhang Niujiao said slowly, "This time, we will fight Guo Dian first." After beating Guo Dian, the rest is him. ”
Chu Feiyan smiled, "I know, but I'm a little unconvinced, why is his luck so good every time?" This time his reinforcements had come all the way, and the soldiers were extremely tired and outnumbered, but it was simply strange that such a good opportunity could not be beaten against him. ”
Zhang Niujiao smiled coldly, "No one's luck will always be so good." ”
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The clouds in the sky are very thick, and the sun is like a red and black disk, which appears and disappears. There was hardly any wind, and the black Chinese character battle flag hung feebly from the high flagpole.
The trees on the Lonely Ridge had been cut down by the soldiers for warmth, and the entire bare stump was full of corpses. Several obstacles of the officers and soldiers were successfully broken through by the soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army, and they had no choice but to temporarily pile up the corpses of their comrades and use them as shields.
After nearly a day of bloody fighting, both sides suffered heavy casualties, and the battlefield within a radius of about a mile was strewn with corpses and a mess.
There were less than 3,000 officers and soldiers left, and they were squeezed by the Yellow Turbans onto two hills. On the left is the location of the Chinese army, and on the right is the place where the baggage is piled up.
The drums of war rang out again, and the sound shook the sky.
"Kill...... Kill ......"
The Yellow Turban soldiers let out an earth-shattering roar, and they frantically rushed up the mountain from all directions, weapons in the air. For a time, the sound of killing shook the sky.
Guo Dian sat quietly under the handsome flag, looking at the fierce battle battlefield in front of him, his heart was like water.
In the past two years, he has led his troops to kill I don't know how many Yellow Turban Army soldiers, and today it is the turn of the Yellow Turban Army soldiers to kill him, and he feels that this is normal. He never imagined that he would die right. Think about the Guangzong battlefield and the Xiaquyang battlefield, Huangfu Song and his soldiers wantonly slaughtered the soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army, until the sky was dark, and the sun and moon were dark. At that time, he thought that he would have such a day after all. On the battlefield, what is the difference between killing and being killed?
Wang Dang and Sun Qin personally led the personal guards to kill them.
Gao Ran roared, and the spear pierced into the enemy's heart, and before he could draw the spear, Wang Dang's war knife had already slashed ferociously head-on. Gao Ran abandoned his spear and retreated, drew the long sword at his waist, and stabbed it into the body of the oncoming enemy soldier.
Sun Qin had already aimed at him, and suddenly surrounded him with three or four warriors. Gao Ran was caught off guard and was slashed twice. Wang Dang kicked him into the air.
Seeing that the soldier was wounded by the enemy, the soldiers behind Gao Lan rushed up, some of them struggled to block the enemy, and the other two hurriedly dragged him to safety.
"Kill...... Kill it......" Wang Dang held his bloody sword high and roared at the warriors behind him.
Sun Qin's baby face was tense, and he lowered his head and slashed all the way. The Yellow Turban soldiers trampled on the corpses of their comrades and pushed with difficulty to the top of the hill.
Zhang Niujiao stood at the bottom of the mountain.
He saw that the impact of Prince Sun and Wang Dang's personal guards was blocked, and the speed of advance was getting slower and slower, and a trace of murderous aura flashed on his face.
He suddenly waved his big hand and shouted:
"Drumming ......"
The sound of war drums was like a thunderclap, which suddenly exploded in the ears of the surrounding soldiers, and then soared into the sky, echoing on the battlefield where the sound of killing was like a tide.
Zhang Niujiao pulled out his war knife with a "......swish", looked back at the guards behind him, raised his sword violently, and roared out with all his strength:
"For the sake of the dead brothers...... Kill...... Ah......h
"Kill the ......" A hundred warriors echoed in unison, and the roar accompanied by the rumbling war drums resounded through the battlefield in an instant, and they rushed to the mountain like a tide.
Gao Ran bandaged it twice, ran to Guo Dian's side, and shouted loudly: "My lord, I will send you to the baggage convoy opposite, where can you maintain it for a while." ”
Guo Dian smiled slightly, and asked unhurriedly, "What's your name?" ”
"The lower official Gao Lan is a subordinate of Lord Sima Qin. Let's go, my lord, it's too late. Gao Ran shouted loudly.
Guo Dian glanced at him. Gao Ran is tall and broad, about twenty years old, with a beardless face, a square face, and a pair of big heroic eyes. As a result of the days and nights of fighting, his body was covered with bloodstains, his leather armor was also cut in many places, and several wounds were only hastily tied with strips of cloth, and the blood was seeping out.
Gao Ran saw his soldiers retreating step by step, screaming one after another and being cut down by the Yellow Turban Army, and shouted loudly: "My lord, let's go." ”
"That's the horns." Guo Dian suddenly stood up, pointed ahead and shouted loudly.
Gao Ran followed his gesture and looked.
More than a dozen steps away, Zhang Niujiao and a group of attendants shot in like a sharp long arrow, invincible. On his left is Sun Qin, and on his right is Wang Dang, each with a group of pro-soldiers, bravely following up. The three teams formed a solid zigzag attack formation and advanced rapidly.
Zhang Niujiao saw Guo Dian. Hatred was like a great fire suddenly bursting into his heart.
"Guo Dian, kill Guo Dian......"
Zhang Niujiao no longer cared about life and death, he was like a crazy tiger, screaming and roaring with all his might, killing the past.
Guo Dian looked at him coldly, a hint of sarcasm on his face.
When the soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army heard the shouts of the commander, their spirits were lifted, and they howled as if they had been slashed by the enemy, and opened their bloody mouths like bloodthirsty beasts, and pounced on them.
Gao Lanhu roared and greeted him first. Zhang Niujiao slashed down, and Gao Ran blocked it with a knife.
Zhang Niujiao's knife was full of hatred and thunder, how could Gao Ran take it. Gao Ran suddenly felt like he had been hit hard, his sword broke, the tiger's mouth burst open, and he opened his mouth to spew out a mouthful of blood. Zhang Niujiao kicked him into the air and threw him into the distance.
More than a dozen soldiers who stood in front of Guo Dian were immediately slaughtered by the wolf-like soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army. Immediately, more officers and soldiers rushed over frantically, and more soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army frantically killed them. The judge, who had been standing in the baggage convoy and directing the battle, shouted hoarsely, and he ordered the soldiers to quickly move the formation, and he took all the soldiers and rushed out, all of them, rushing out to the mountain that had been occupied by the Yellow Turban Army.
Zhang Niujiao looked at Guo Dian and suddenly laughed, the laughter was miserable and sad.
Guo Dian looked at him with a smile on his face. Being able to die at the hands of one's own opponent is not a happy thing in life.
Zhang Niujiao slashed his head.
Immediately, the soldiers behind him rushed up and slashed together, chopping Guo Dian's body into meat sauce in an instant. The tall handsome flag behind Guo Dian fell to the ground with a bang.
Zhang Niujiao held a knife in one hand and Guo Dian's bloody head in the other, his face was full of tears, and he roared at the dim sky:
"Master...... I've avenged you......"
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