Chapter 3: The Storm Rises Section 22
The soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army fought less and less, and the damage was very serious.
The soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army in the valley on the east bank of the Jiuli River, under the command of the officers of the various departments, quickly assembled to the riverbed. The troops that had been deployed on the riverbed earlier had all rushed to the embankment, and most of the soldiers had already entered the battlefield.
Did Zhang Baiqi's troops arrive at Jiuli Pavilion? Did the leopard receive Xian Yufu's request for help and give up ambushing Zhang Baiqi? The cavalry of the leopard came back in time, and if it was half a quarter of the night, the hill would now be the Yellow Turban Army.
Zhang Niujiao thought silently, his face expressionless, as if the battlefield in front of him did not exist at all.
Of course, Zhang Niujiao will not meet with Xian Yufu to negotiate.
Tie Yue and Zuo Yan first broke up, and then felt that they had similar thoughts to each other, and they were both looking for trouble to delay time, so the two simply chatted.
Tie Yue said that he used to be a horse thief. Zuo Yan was surprised. Can a person like you enlist in the army and be a military candidate? You should join the Yellow Turbans. Tie Yue saw that he didn't believe it, so he told him about the ambush in the Burial Moon Forest, and then said, Leopard Li Hong is not the kind of ruthless person you think, he is very kind, and even a little ...... He pointed to his brain and said that Li Hong, just like the rumors, has lost his memory of the past, so some ways of doing things are very strange and difficult for ordinary people to understand. Tie Yue thought that if the Yellow Turban Army surrendered, Li Hong would definitely give them a way out, and would not be as cruel and murderous as Huangfu Song. Zuo Yan was silent. Tie Yue then introduced him to the battles commanded by Li Hong, which of them were captured and not killed, and which ones participated in the Fengyun Iron Cavalry. Zuo Yan even listened to it with relish.
About an hour later, Zhang Niujiao saw that the two were still messing around, and felt that something was wrong.
Li Hong and Xian Yufu's delay in launching an attack shows that they must have something else to rely on.
Zhang Niujiao immediately called back to Zuo Yan and discussed the matter with him. What kind of tricks are the officers and soldiers playing?
Zhang Niujiao believes that no matter what strategy Li Hong uses, he has only one purpose, and that is to eat himself. Now Li Hong knew that Zhang Baiqi's troops were coming, but he was slow to attack, indicating that he most likely wanted to drag us here, but the main force took the opportunity to raid Zhang Baiqi. Nine times out of ten, those cavalry in the distance are all covers. If the cavalry in the distance is indeed all the main force of Li Hong, then as long as he breaks through, his cavalry must participate in the battle, even if the positional battle has a large loss, he has to fight. The fight is also conducive to Zhang Baiqi coming safely all the way. If not, it means that Li Hong has already ambushed Zhang Bai with cavalry.
If Li Hong wants to ambush Zhang Baiqi, he must consider whether we will break through? If we break through, these thousands of infantry will become our pockets, and he will not give up. Moreover, if we break through his resistance, we are also a great threat to his cavalry. So the place of his ambush should not be too far from here. As soon as we launch a breakout battle, he can return in time.
Li Hong's troops are not here, and in front of us is our opportunity to eliminate Xian Yufu and Yan Rou. After annihilating them, the troops advanced quickly, buying time to join Zhang Baiqi. If Li Hong ambushed Zhang Baiqi on the way, he and Zhang Bai's 20,000 horses would definitely be entangled for a while. Only if we arrive in time, we can completely encircle and annihilate the leopard.
According to the time, Zhang Baiqi is almost to the Jiuli River. Now is the right time for us to launch a breakout battle. No matter how this leopard is designed, we are now a sure winner.
He then ordered his troops to attack.
Although Xian Yufu had been prepared, he was still beaten by the Yellow Turban Army. 6,000 men were guarding the hill and were attacked by 30,000 troops in a row, and their situation can be imagined.
"Junyi, how many of us are left?"
Zhang Niujiao turned around and asked Zuo Yan.
"Twenty thousand people are a little short." Zuo Yan reclined on the wheel of the carriage and said lazily.
"Let's attack again, what do you think of the cavalry that entangles the leopard?"
Zuo Yan stood up, glanced at the Fengyun Iron Cavalry lined up on the hill with some timidity, and then looked back at the troops gathered on the riverbed, and said very cautiously: "Attack with 10,000 people, I hope this cunning leopard can be fooled." ”
Li Hong stood on the hill with his horse on top of the hill, condescending, and saw the battlefield clearly.
Yan Rou, fresh in the silver horse flew like a fly.
"Ziyu, Boyu, you're all right." Li Hong greeted him and asked with concern, "Yu Xing was injured, and I let people carry him down." ”
When the two of them heard that Xian Yufu was safe and sound, their mood suddenly relaxed.
"Zimin, Zhang Baiqi's matter has been solved." Yan Rou asked anxiously.
"Fluke, fluke. It's all solved. Li Hong said with a smile: "From Yihe Xiaolazy, he took the prisoner to the direction of the Jiuli River." When the encirclement is closed, they will attack from the other side of the river. ”
"You're fighting too hard." Li Hong saw the appearance of the two and comforted: "How are the casualties of the soldiers?" ”
"It's over." Xian Yuyin smiled bitterly, "It's basically over." ”
Yan Rou shook her head and smiled, "There are less than a thousand people left." If you don't come back in time, I'm afraid we won't see each other. ”
Li Hong expected it to be like this, but when he heard Yan Rou say it with his own ears, his heart still sank.
"People, if you use cavalry to gnaw on such a large chunk of enemies, I'm afraid you will suffer heavy casualties." Yan Rou pointed to the Yellow Turban Army in the direction of the Jiuli River and said worriedly, "Now the Fengyun Iron Cavalry is the main force in the entire Youzhou, if the losses in this battle are huge, it will be even more difficult for us to deal with the battle situation in the next few months." ”
"Knock out Zhang Niujiao, and there will be no war in Youzhou. Success or not, it's up to you. Li Hong said resolutely.
The corners of Xian Yuyin's mouth moved, and he wanted to say something but didn't say anything.
"Boyu, do you have anything to say?" Li Hong said with a smile.
"If we hold on to it, we won't be able to attack it for half a day, and things will be a bit troublesome. The enemy at the Dingxing ferry can arrive here by tomorrow afternoon at the latest. ”
"We're going to try to solve the problem tomorrow morning." Li Hong said confidently.
The drums of the Yellow Turbans suddenly thundered and exploded on the bloody battlefield.
Bands of Yellow Turban soldiers were like dragons out of the water, and they roared loudly and angrily, rushing up the river embankment and rushing into the battlefield.
The iron cavalry warriors who were fighting on the battlefield seemed to have been hit by someone on the waist with a stick, and they suddenly lost their footing and retreated again and again.
Yan Liang roared continuously, with a sword in his right hand and a spear in his left hand, attacking alternately, desperately blocking the enemies who came up like a tide. Arc Ding has regained his big hand, he swept left and right, no one can get close, and those who are hit are either dead or injured.
"Shield forward, shield forward, block, block......" Seeing that he couldn't resist the swarming Yellow Turban soldiers, he shouted.
With a roar, Shen stepped hard, and the round shield in his left hand quickly blocked more than a dozen spears stabbing at him, and the knife in his right hand quickly slashed through the hilt of the spear, cutting off more than a dozen spearheads. The spear hilt slammed into the shield at the same time. As if he had been hit hard, the shield shattered, and his body flew upside down. Three or four fighters pounced at the same time, blocking in front of him.
Abandoned Shen and crawled with a roll, ran into the belly of the war horse behind, and escaped death. He immediately sounded the trumpet for help. The rapid and panicked sound of the horn instantly pierced the noisy battlefield and soared into the sky.
"Horse formation, horse formation, block the enemy."
"Ring the horse, ring the horse, block the ......"
Arc Ding used all his strength and roared hoarsely. If you don't use the war horses to line up in formation and temporarily delay the enemy's attack speed, I'm afraid everyone will die here today.
Yan Wudaunt and Lei Zi's cavalry were also unable to resist the enemy's fierce attack, and the cavalry immediately formed a barrel-shaped formation in a circle of horses, shooting continuously while retreating rapidly.
Li Hong suddenly heard the sound of the horn. The slightly sharpened sound of the abandoned horn is particularly recognizable.
"Order Yan Fearless, Black Panther Yicong immediately withdraw from the battlefield."
"Order Heng Sacrifice, shoot all the archers of the Yingtong Department to bet on it, and block the pursuers."
"Ziyu, you command on my behalf."
Yan Rou just wanted to call out to him, but Li Hong had already rushed down the hill like a fly, followed by more than a dozen attendants.
"Archer, out of the ranks......"
Yan Rou beat his horse and galloped in front of the formation, roaring loudly.
Zhang Niujiao pointed to a group of cavalry galloping from the hill, and said to Zuo Yan beside him: "The first person should be the leopard Li Hong." ”
Zuo Yan glanced at Zhang Niujiao suspiciously, and said strangely: "So far away, can you see clearly?" ”
Zhang Niujiao nodded solemnly: "I can feel it, there must be a leopard in there." Did you see the big man? ”
Zuo Yan looked in the direction of Zhang Niujiao's finger. A burly man with a mantle, a sword in one hand and a spear in the other, invincible, was covering his comrades to retreat behind the horse formation behind him.
"You know?"
"Yes, his name is Yan Liang, and his nickname is Tiger Head. Back then, he hunted and killed many of our brothers in Taihang Mountain. ”
"He's amazing." Zuo Yan said with a chill.
"Hmph." Zhang Niujiao smiled coldly and continued: "His martial arts are the best in the world, and no one can beat him, but today I still let him die and bury him." ”
He looked behind him for his hand. The leader of his guards ran over.
Zhang Niujiao pointed at Yan Liang and said, "Bring more people and kill him." ”
Yan Wuxing saw Li Hong flying on his horse and shouted, "My lord, we have retreated......"
Li Hong waved his hand at him and shouted, "Hold down your position and prepare to block with bows and arrows." ”
The Black Panther Followers, who were gradually retreating, suddenly saw Li Hong appear among them, and they all looked excited and thunderous with joy.
Li Hong was so anxious that he anxiously shouted to the soldiers: "Withdraw, withdraw, withdraw quickly......
"Who else is ahead? Who else? ”
A Xianbei soldier replied: "The tiger head and the two tun chiefs are still ahead. ”
Li Hong didn't say a word, and galloped forward.
The first obstacle was quickly cut to the ground by the angry Yellow Turban soldiers, and hundreds of horses fell to the ground with a neighing and slamming to the ground, and the soldiers who were still not satisfied with it were frantically chopping at the horses that were not yet dead.
Dozens of fighters behind the obstacle were immediately overwhelmed by the surging enemy.
Arc Ding, Qi Shen and more than a dozen soldiers leaned close together, with Yan Liang as the tail of the arrow, fighting and retreating. Yan Liang's strength is long, and he has fought fiercely until now, and he is still vigorous and invincible.
The Yellow Turban soldiers destroyed the second barrier in an instant. All the soldiers with swords rushed to the forefront, and they raised their swords to chop off the four legs of the horses, cleanly. The soldiers roared and pounced on the cavalry warriors who were rapidly retreating.
Li Hong held a knife in one hand and an axe in the other, and led dozens of soldiers without fear and bravely killed.
Li Hong used both swords and axes, fists and feet, and the enemy soldiers against him fell one after another, and more than a dozen bloodstained corpses fell behind Li Hong. The soldiers who followed him were inspired by his bravery, and their morale was like a rainbow, and their roars were like thunder, and they were like a herd of bison trapped in a wolf pack, rushing and killing frantically.
Qi Shen was the first to see Li Hong. He screamed excitedly:
"Adult ......"
"Brothers, the adults are here......"
Yan Liang, who was dragging at the back, had been injured in many places, weak, dizzy, and confused. In the face of countless enemies, he was no longer able to cope with them, and he was about to collapse. At that moment, he suddenly heard the shout of Abandonment, which was like a handful of blows to the head. His heart was beating violently as if it had lost control, and a chill rushed through his body. The strength that was rapidly being lost poured into his body like a flood flowing backwards, filling his whole body in an instant. Yan Liang suddenly came to his senses.
Yan Liang roared, the war knife reappeared, and immediately chopped off the spear that stabbed to the chest, which was worthy of saving his life. Yan Liang knew that he couldn't do it, but behind him were his comrades-in-arms, and even if he died, he couldn't retreat.
Li Hong killed.
"Zishan, go back." Li Hong strode in front of Yan Liang, roaring like thunder, slashing with his swords, and hacking several people to death in a row.
Li Hong's words were like a life-saving decree, Yan Liang didn't say a word, and took a few steps back. He retreated into the middle of his comrades, gasping violently, almost falling.
Li Hongding was in his position, fighting and retreating. His ferocity is better than Yan Liang, and he kills the enemy with fear.
At this moment, he saw Yan Liang's big knife.
Li Hong cheered, and suddenly rushed out diagonally, and in the flash of his sword, he killed three enemy soldiers who were caught off guard in a row, and the small axe cut off the head of an enemy. The Yellow Turban soldiers were all heartbroken, and the most advanced people turned around and fled. Li Hong took the opportunity to run a few steps in a row, leaned over and picked up the big knife. The long-handled broadsword was whistling up, and the momentum was suddenly boosted, and all those who blocked it died on the spot.
At this moment, Lei Zi led a group of iron horsemen to fly in. The horses galloped, the swords flew, and the roar was like a tide, like a gust of wind whistling to kill.
Li Hong laughed, raised his knife and roared: "Brothers, kill ......"
Then he galloped, shouted all the way, followed the war horse, and killed the enemy.
Arc Ding, abandon Shen, Yan Liang and a group of soldiers who were about to take the opportunity to retreat to the hill were suddenly stunned and shocked.
Lei Zi and his subordinates encountered a slight obstacle, and immediately scattered and fled.
Li Hong had just rushed a dozen steps before he was surrounded by countless enemies. Immediately he was stabbed several times with a spear. Li Hongwei screamed, scolded angrily, and then ran away, no longer caring how many weapons were cut behind him.
The Yellow Turban soldiers shouted, and hundreds of people frantically slaughtered.
Li Hong dragged his knife and ran wildly, embarrassed.
Qi Shen and the others were about to rush up to answer, but when they saw Li Hong fleeing for his life, they immediately retreated again, turned around and ran in the direction of the hill.
"Shoot ...... Shoot ......" Li Hong roared.
Yan Wuxing didn't dare to give an order.
The enemy is only a few steps away from Li Hong, who is running in the front, how to shoot. Li Hong saw that Yan Wuxing did not react, and scolded loudly. He peeked back and was suddenly frightened. Behind him were the angry faces of the enemy, weapons held high.
In a hurry, Li Hong flew up and kicked up a round shield that was discarded on the ground, and the round shield rose into the air and rolled quickly in the air. Li Hong ran a few steps and flew to grab it, and yelled again: "Shoot...... Shoot......"
Yan Wudauntless comprehended, looked back and shouted: "Let go ......"
Suddenly, hundreds of long arrows roared towards the enemy.
Li Hong dragged a knife in one hand and a shield in the other, and ran wildly. A dozen long arrows slammed into his shield, and the force of the impact nearly brought him to his knees. Li Honghu roared, and strode forward with all his strength against the round shield.
The enemy soldiers behind him were hit hard and immediately fell.
On the river embankment, the war drums of the Yellow Turban Army beat louder, as if the earth was shaking the mountains.
Inspired by the drums of the charge, more Yellow Turban soldiers shouted, undaunted by the long arrows that roared in the air, the soldiers in front fell, and the soldiers in the back stepped on the bodies of their comrades and marched forward bravely.
Li Hong tried his best, and finally ran out of the range of the long arrow. He threw away the round shield full of arrows and ran wildly towards the hill.
Yan Liang had already regained a little strength, he took the reins of the black panther from the hand of the attendant, and pulled it to meet it quickly.
Li Hong raised his hand and shouted: "Go, go, go......"
The cavalry archers under the hill couldn't stop the swarming enemy at all, and in the sound of the horns urging the retreat on the hill, Yan Wuxing led them to beat their horses and fly back.
Li Hongfei got on his horse, threw the big knife to Yan Liang, and shouted: "Withdraw, withdraw quickly......"
When the Black Panther and the guards saw Li Hong running back to their camp unharmed, they cheered in unison and swarmed their horses uphill.
The enemy soldiers followed closely behind, and the sound of killing was shocking.
Yan Rou on the hill scolded fiercely, and roared wildly: "Let go ......"
A dense array of long arrows burst into the sky, and a piercing howl that tore through the air resounded through the air.
The courage of the Yellow Turban soldiers was admirable, and they turned a blind eye to the whizzing arrows, and swooped down on the hill like a herd of wild horses.
With a "......" sound, the long arrows in the sky were empowered, and many soldiers who were rushing were suddenly hit by arrows, and the screams were endless, and more soldiers fell down one after another.
Three rounds of arrows were fired, and the Yellow Turban soldiers had already rushed halfway up the mountain. Hundreds of enemy soldiers lay on the hillside behind them, and many wounded soldiers rolled on the ground wailing.
The horn sounded again.
The archers who had lined up on the mountainside immediately beat their horses and ran to the sides, giving way to the open space in the middle.
On the hill, according to the constant sacrifice that had long been unbearable, Yingtong led two cavalry to ride horses and whips, like a flood that broke the embankment, roaring, roaring, and pouring down.
"Kill ......"