Volume 2 Heroes in Troubled Times Chapter 6 Success in Heaven Section 7
Koji beat his horse and rushed up the hillside.
On the battlefield, flags fluttered, drums and trumpets sounded one after another, and the soldiers of both sides lined up in battle formations, and the atmosphere was very tense.
Three hundred paces ahead of him was the army of foot soldiers of Prince Sun and Wang Dang. Three hundred paces behind him was the army of Zhang Ji, Wang Fang, and Huang Fuhong. In the depression on the left, Zhao Yun and Pang De's iron cavalry were arrayed. On the hillside on the right, the iron cavalry of Lu Bu and Jiang Wu was ready to attack.
"My lord, Yuan Shaobu is in a defensive position, it seems that he doesn't want to take the initiative to attack today." Sima Wu Ye pointed at the enemy troops in the distance and said loudly, "My lord, did you give the order to attack immediately?" ”
Koji narrowed his eyes and looked at the sky. The dazzling sun hung in the air, and the white clouds drifted in the wind, and it was a good time to attack.
"Order Lu Bu to attack the Xiliang army."
"Attacking the Xiliang Army?" Lu Bu looked at the herald in disbelief, almost suspecting that he had misheard, "You say it again." ”
"Your Excellency has an order, attack the Xiliang Army." The herald shouted again, then turned his horse's head and flew away.
Lu Bu, Jiang Wu, Liu Ming, Zhang Liao, Mustafa and others looked at each other and felt incredible. What does it mean that Koji Yoshiki did not use his army to attack the front of the enemy, but ordered the iron cavalry to attack the enemy's flank first? The left flank of the enemy army is Han Sui's Xiliang Iron Cavalry, which is strong, and it is difficult to get out once it is caught in a melee. At this time, if Yuan Shao commanded 60,000 foot soldiers to attack the front of the army, it would be difficult for Sun Prince and Wang Dang's 20,000 foot soldiers to resist without the support of the two winged iron cavalry.
Lu Bu hurriedly opened the warrant of Koji Yi, hurriedly swept it, and suddenly showed a sudden look on his face, "Quick, everyone return to the headquarters, and attack with me." ”
The sound of trumpets rose into the sky. A desolate and majestic voice resounded on the flanks of the battlefield.
The war horse neighed and rose into the air. Lu Bu pointed in front of his halberd, his eyes widened angrily, and he shouted wildly: "Brothers, raise your weapons and kill ......"
For a moment, the sound of killing shook the sky, and the iron knights raised their weapons and galloped wildly.
The Iron Cavalry Army rushed down the hillside with the momentum of the river breaking the embankment, and faced the enemy's roar and slaughter.
Yuan Shao suddenly looked at the flank of the battlefield.
Countless colorful flags danced wildly in the wind, and the iron cavalry of Northern Xinjiang shouted wildly all the way, roaring forward like a hurricane protruding from the flatland.
Yuan Shao's face suddenly changed greatly, "Liyi, this madman, he actually attacked the flank first, this madman ......"
Tian Feng hurriedly stepped forward and shouted loudly: "My lord, quickly, launch a frontal attack, let Yuan Tan, Pan Feng, and Zhu Ling each lead their men and horses to kill, hurry." ”
Yuan Shao hesitated.
This unexpected move by the Northern Frontier Army completely disrupted its own deployment.
Under the secret planning of Chongji and others, he and Huang Fuhong, Zhang Ji and others planned to cooperate with each other to defeat the Northern Xinjiang Army and drive the Northern Xinjiang Army out of Guanzhong.
Chongji and a group of ministers believed in the sincerity of King Qin, and they sincerely helped them rescue the Son of Heaven and successfully occupy Guanzhong. But Zhang Ji, Wang Fang and others don't think so, they know very well what their real thoughts are. Therefore, he planned to make full use of the defection of Zhang Ji, Wang Fang and others to severely damage the Northern Xinjiang Army, and at the same time preserve his strength as much as possible, and take the opportunity to kill Zhang Ji's rebels.
In order to preserve his strength as much as possible, he gave up taking the initiative to attack the Northern Xinjiang Army and instead took a defensive position. When the two sides are inseparable, Zhang Ji and Wang Fang will make a move, and then they can kill two birds with one stone, which can not only defeat the Northern Xinjiang army, but also kill the rebels.
However, the battle didn't unfold as he expected, and Koji Yoshiki slashed his plan to pieces. Whether or not the situation on the battlefield can be reversed again depends on the people of Xiliang.
He spent a lot of time and money, hoping to persuade Han Sui to help him attack and kill the Northern Frontier Army. Han Sui agreed, but he still said that the Xiliang Army could send troops to flank the battlefield to contain the Northern Frontier Army, but the Xiliang Army resolutely did not participate in the war. The fact that the Western Liang Army did not participate in the war did not mean that the Northern Xinjiang Army would not fight them. The Xiliang army and the Northern Xinjiang army have a deep grudge, as long as the Northern Xinjiang army takes the initiative to attack them, the Xiliang people will definitely fight back. When it comes to the ever-changing battlefield, where are you willing or not? If you don't fight, you have to fight. However, Han Sui's ambiguous attitude has always been a hidden danger for himself. Now, the Northern Frontier Army is like an omniscient god, killing its own hidden dangers.
If Han Sui responds to the battle and drags the iron cavalry on the right flank of the Northern Xinjiang Army, the army placed in front of the battlefield by the Northern Xinjiang Army will be greatly weakened by the lack of the iron cavalry on the right flank, and then he can command the army to launch a fierce attack, depending on the numerical superiority.
If Han Sui should not fight, then ......
"Woo...... Woohoo......"
The horns of retreat screamed fiercely on the flanks of the battlefield, and then the banners of the Xiliang people began to move back rapidly.
Yuan Shao was furious, "Han Sui, I'm going to crush your bones and scatter ...... ashes."
"My lord, hurry, hurry, order the army to kill out, kill it immediately......" Tian Feng was angry, his face flushed, and he waved his hands excitedly, "The Northern Xinjiang Iron Cavalry is about to enter the flank, hurry up, ......"
Yuan Shao didn't hesitate anymore, raised his hand and shouted: "Beat the drums, beat the drums, order all departments, and quickly enter the ......"
"Order Ma Teng on the right flank, and ask him to follow up and respond, block the iron cavalry of the northern frontier, and cover the infantry army to attack the enemy's main position."
The drums thundered like thunder, the sound of killing shook the sky, and the army of foot soldiers quickly changed formations and quickly advanced forward.
Ma Teng's iron cavalry army also sounded a rapid horn, and in an instant, the battle flag flew, thousands of horses galloped, and the roar of iron hooves became louder and louder.
The Xiliang Army was like the sea at low tide, roaring all the way, and it was far away in an instant.
Lu Bu crouched on the galloping horse, looking at the back of the Xiliang Army in the distance, he was secretly horrified in his heart, and a chill involuntarily swept behind him. Lu Yi had already prepared, if he obeyed the holy decree of the Son of Heaven, I am afraid that it would not be Jiang Wu and Liu Ming and others who would die, but himself and his group of innocent subordinates. Your Majesty, you have been deceived by traitors, not only to yourself, but also to the great man.
The wind was howling in his ears, and Lu Bu could barely open his eyes.
Suddenly, from the center of the battlefield came a dense sound of war drums. Yuan Shao fought back.
Lu Bu sat up straight, raised his halberd, and looked back and roared: "Blow the trumpet, turn right, turn right, attack the rebels......"
The long, loud sound of the horn pierced through the roar of the iron hooves and soared into the sky.
The Northern Frontier Iron Cavalry drew a beautiful arc on the battlefield, like a sharp long arrow, aiming at the center of Yuan's flank and nailing it fiercely.
Yu Poison roared wildly, and shook off the Yellow Turban Banner with all his strength.
The banner danced wildly in the wind, and the bloodstains on the flag were shocking.
Yu Poison rode wildly, and his hoarse roar made people's blood tremble, "Brothers, swear to kill the enemy...... Revenge Blood ......"
The roar drifted over the battlefield with the wind, and in an instant it aroused the long-suppressed anger and hatred in the hearts of the soldiers, "killing ......"
The 20,000 foot soldiers that Lu Yi brought to Guanzhong this time were all the Black Mountain Yellow Turban Army. The Yellow Turban Army of Montenegro has fought bloodily with Yuan Shao in recent years, and they have formed a deep grudge against each other. What Koji Yi wants is this murderous spirit, this morale that swears to fight to the death.
The bitter chief stared at the approaching enemy troops, his eyes were about to split, and the scolding in his mouth became more and more unbearable.
"My lord, they're coming, do you want to shoot?"
"What's the hurry? When they get closer, more people will die. The bitter chief gritted his teeth, "In the past, we didn't have these ballistas, and we didn't have so many strong bows and arrows, we couldn't beat them, and countless brothers died. This time, we want to return a tooth for a tooth, we want blood for blood, we want blood to pay back, we want to kill a happy ......"
The enemy's long arrows roared.
The bitter chief swung his knife down, "Shoot...... Shoot me ......"
"Boom...... Boom ......" hundreds of ballistas fired at the same time, and its huge sound shook the entire battlefield like a landslide.
"Woohoo...... "Tens of thousands ......of long arrows roared into the sky.
The strong archers of the Northern Frontier Army shouted hoarsely, venting the hatred in their hearts into the air as fast as they could.
Long arrows covered the sky and the sun, the heavens and the earth were darkened in an instant, and only a thrilling roar was left on the battlefield.
"......Boom" exploded, the dull sound of arrows entering the body and the terrible screams erupted suddenly, and the center of the battlefield seemed to suddenly collapse, and suddenly fell into a huge piece.
Rivers of blood flowed and corpses were strewn all over the field.
Koji Yoshi's expression was grim, and his gaze shifted from the center of the battlefield to the left flank of the army.
The 20,000 iron cavalry army of Zhao Yun, Pang De, Wei Jun, Storm Sand, and Nie Xiao started, and the battlefield shook violently under the trampling of iron hooves.
"Tell Lord Zhao to give me a head-on attack on Ma Teng, scatter them for me, and strive to attack the enemy's flank in the shortest possible time, and be sure to inflict heavy damage on Yuan Shao."
Several heralds said yes, and rushed into the battlefield on horseback.
"My lord, the enemy is rushing over." Wu Ye pointed to the center of the battlefield and shouted, "Yuan Shao has too many people, he seems to have thrown all 60,000 people in, he is going to fight hard." ”
Ko Yi sneered, "If he doesn't fight hard, our iron cavalry will kill his Chinese army and cut off his head." ”
"My lord, there are too many enemies, we can't hold out for too long, otherwise the casualties will be too great to explain to the general." Wu Ye was anxious, looked back at the rear of the army, and said with a nervous expression, "Did you order Prince Sun and Wang Dang to gradually retreat to the north with the army?" ”
Koji Yi shook his head, "Wang Heizi and Yu Poison are all crazy now, even if you put a knife on their necks, they won't take a step back." ”
"My lord, the casualties are too great, and this battle is not worth fighting." Wu Ye was anxious and shouted at the top of his voice.
"Don't worry, Yuan Shao won't be able to support it soon." Koji reached out and tapped him on the back with a horsewhip, "Wait." ”
The iron cavalry of the Northern Xinjiang Army smashed into the two flanks of the enemy army and slashed and slashed at will. Ma Teng commanded the army to fight hard, but because of the lack of troops, he was killed by Zhao Yun and Pang De and retreated step by step.
The Kwantung and Jingzhou soldiers suffered heavy casualties.
Yuan Shao couldn't bear to look at it anymore, and lowered his head in pain, "Quick, quickly change to the Son of Heaven Daxu, please Zhang Ji, Wang Fang and others immediately attack the Chinese army of Liyi, hurry up." ”
Tian Feng looked up at the sky, and stopped talking. It was afternoon, at least an hour before dusk. If it was fought early, the Northern Frontier Army could rely on the advantage of iron cavalry and slowly retreat while the sky was still bright. In this way, the original plan to take advantage of the *night* victory to defeat the Northern Xinjiang Army is no longer possible.
Tian Feng didn't dare to say this, but Guo Tu couldn't wait to say it. Yuan Shao was furious, pointed to the battlefield and shouted: "When we fight until dusk, it is not the Northern Frontier Army that will lose, but us, us." Han Sui is a rebellious man, he betrayed us and made us miserable. From the moment the drums of war were beaten, we had already lost this battle. Whether or not the Northern Frontier Army can be defeated now depends on whether Zhang Ji's rebellious people dare to turn against each other at this time. If they are like Han Sui and change their plans on the spot, we will be finished, completely finished. ”
Zhang Ji turned over and was about to get on the horse, but Huang Fuhong hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed him, "It's not dusk yet, wait." ”
"Wait any longer, Yuan Shao will be defeated, and there will be no chance." Zhang Ji was so anxious that he stomped his feet again and again, "Jianshou, I can't wait any longer." ”
"Yuan Shao and Kuai Yue's army combined has 60,000 people, and Ma Teng's 10,000 iron cavalry, will Yuan Shao defeat? At most, it's just a loss of troops and a big loss of vitality, and this is exactly what we want. Yuan Shao's vitality is greatly injured, and the Northern Xinjiang Army is scarred, at this time, we can first unite with Yuan Shao to drive away Liyi, and then unite with Kuai Yue to drive Yuan Shao away, and the rest of the matter is not very simple. Huangfu Hong smiled leisurely, "Didn't Koji Yi scold you a few words?" What does it matter. He lost the battle and fled back to the north in disarray, and even if the general did not kill him, he would not be used again. This megalomaniacal kid is finished. ”
"Jianshou, Han Sui ran away suddenly, the situation on the battlefield has changed, I think it's better to be cautious. Taking advantage of the inseparable fight between Koyi and Yuan Shao, it is better to do it as soon as possible, so as not to miss the opportunity and fall short, but be eaten by Koyi in one bite. Wang Fang looked at the Northern Frontier Iron Cavalry galloping back and forth on the battlefield, and said with trepidation, "The Northern Frontier Army is too powerful, we can't deal with it." ”
Huang Fuhong shook his head resolutely, "No, we have to wait until dusk." At dusk, Lu Bu will make a move. If Lu Bu makes a move, the Northern Xinjiang Iron Cavalry will be in chaos. As soon as the northern frontier iron cavalry is in chaos, our opportunity will come. He pointed to the iron cavalry army on the battlefield and said, "Take a closer look, if the northern Xinjiang iron cavalry is not chaotic, Liyi can calmly withdraw the army." ”
Zhang Ji and Wang Fang had no choice but to accompany Huang Fuhong to patiently watch the sun go down.
Yuan Shao watched it for a long time, but the Chinese army of the Northern Xinjiang Army still did not move.
"Withdraw, you can't fight anymore." Yuan Shao gritted his teeth and said hatefully, "These rebels, there is no good person, let them die." ”
"Adults, never." Tian Feng, Juan Pei, and Guo Tu were shocked and almost shouted out in unison. Withdrawing troops at this time is tantamount to asking for a dead end.
The three tried their best to persuade Yuan Shao, but Yuan Shao was unable to make a choice.
At this moment, the scout rushed in, "My lord, the Xiliang people have killed us in the back. ”
Yuan Shao's eyes were dark, and he almost fell under the horse.