Chapter 6: The Storm Rises Again Section 12
The sound of trumpets in the valley echoed among the mountains, low and desolate, adding a sense of solemnity to the silent valley.
The doubts in Helian's heart disappeared, and his chest suddenly swelled with pride, he felt that Chang'an City was already in his bag, and from then on, the prairie would reappear a generation of overlords, and the Xianbei King and Lian's great names would spread all over the rivers and mountains.
"Order the law to lead the Chinese army to rush to Boluo Valley."
"Ordered Hao Shuai to lie in Shaquan, take 10,000 men, and immediately pass through the Boluo Valley and occupy the southern end of the valley.
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Ten thousand iron horsemen roared out of Wosha Spring, galloping along the meadow in the middle of the valley. They soon crossed the ten-mile-long valley and reached the banks of the Jingshui River.
After Helian got the news that Wosha Spring had arrived safely at the southern end of the valley, his heart was completely relieved. In the end, the leopard still didn't dare to brush the tiger's whiskers, and withdrew all the way to Guanzhong.
He Lian excitedly raised his horsewhip and looked back and shouted: "Brothers, go to Chang'an!" ”
"Whew...... Ho ......"
"Hohoo...... Hohoo ......"
The Xianbei people were beating their horses and galloping, and they were shouting frantically, and their morale was like a rainbow.
The iron cavalry poured into the valley like a tide, rushed out of Liupan Mountain, and poured down along the Jingshui River, unstoppable.
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Qingshian is a very ordinary post station in the upper reaches of the Jingshui River, sixty miles away from the Boluo Valley. On its left side is the surging Jingshui River, on the right side is the mountainous bluestone mountain, and the small post station is located on the mountain pass of the bluestone mountain.
Xian Yufu is now standing at the gate of the post station, looking at the lush bluestone mountain in the distance.
Behind him, Huo Ran was Yan Liang in black armor.
"Your Excellency, the army is complete!"
Xian Yufu bowed slightly, turned his head to look at Yan Liang, and then looked at the mighty army behind him, and asked leisurely: "Ziwei, what do you think of the scenery here?" ”
Yan Liang smiled toothily and arched his hand and said: "Xianbei people have such a good burial place, I think I will definitely appreciate the kindness of our Han people." ”
Xian Yufu smiled slightly, and said: "The battlefield chosen by the adults is always beyond our expectations, such a good place, it is a pity that the Xianbei people are cheaper for nothing, it is a pity." ”
Yan Liang looked up at the sun in the sky and did not speak.
"The Xianbei people are coming, and the big war is about to begin." Xian Yu stroked three locks of long beard with his auxiliary hand, and said calmly, "Look, the Xianbei people will crush our phalanx?" ”
"Although the army in Jizhou was the main force of the Yellow Turban Army in the past, they were not familiar with this phalanx tactic, and they had no experience in fighting cavalry, so they couldn't support it for too long." Yan Liang said, "Many of Lord Xin Zeng's 5,000 soldiers participated in the battle of Xiliang to quell the rebellion, and their strength was slightly stronger than that of the Jizhou army, but it was useless. ”
Yan Liang pointed to the hillside in front of him and sneered: "Fortunately, the terrain here is very good, after the Xianbei people rushed up from the bottom of the mountain, the width of attacking us head-on was less than five hundred steps, so they could only attack our two phalanxes at a time." We have six huge phalanxes of four thousand men, and the Xianbei people don't have half a day to defeat us. ”
"Where did they get their day?" Xian Yufu smiled, "It's good to have half an hour." ”
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Da Hei squatted behind the giant shield, his heart was uneasy, and his expression was very nervous.
He is a native of Hanoi County, farming for a wealthy local family and barely supporting his family. After the Yellow Turban Army occupied Montenegro, he often went down the mountain to attack the county and plunder money, and he was coerced to Montenegro by the Yellow Turban Army at that time. He took part in several battles against the town, that is, he followed behind with a spear, and he had not even killed anyone.
He looked up at the giant shield in front of him and took a few hard breaths. He tried to restrain the panic in his heart, but then he found that he was trembling all over his body. He hurriedly lowered his head to hide his gaffe.
He saw the boots on his feet. This is the pair of combat boots that Master Li Hong Li gave him, he has always worn them, he loves them very much, and he has to wipe them clean every night before going to bed. Although these boots had accompanied him for more than 2,000 miles, and they were broken in many places, he was still reluctant to change them, because they were given to him by Lord Leopard, the biggest official he had ever seen, the best official, and a person for whom he was willing to give his life.
Da Hei looked at the combat boots on his feet, and remembered the barefoot feet of the leopard master walking in the mud, and the fear in his heart gradually dissipated. The Leopard Lord is mighty and brave in battle, and I am his soldier, a soldier who has received his favor, and he trembles on the battlefield. He felt ashamed and sorry for Lord Leopard. Even if I die, I can't disgrace Leopard, and I can't be sorry for Leopard.
The thought of dying on the battlefield reminded Daikoku of his wife and children who were still on the Black Mountain. He touched the money hidden in his arms, and a bitter smile appeared on his face. The first time he got the military salary of 800 yuan, he was very excited, happy for a long time, he even saw the smiling faces of his wife and children, but then he felt a heart-wrenching pain, because he was getting farther and farther away from home, from his wife and children. He didn't know if he would be able to return home alive, and he didn't know if he would be able to give the money in his arms to his wife. What would happen to them if they died? Can they feed themselves, can they live?
Da Hei looked at his comrades around him and sighed quietly. They all left their homeland to fight in the far west to fight in the far west like themselves, and they all have their own families, and they must think about their relatives at home as much as they do.
"Your Excellency is back, and it's time for war."
The big black probe looked over, and saw Yan Liang holding a big knife in his hand, and Pegasus came.
"Da Hei, you say, how many Xianbei people will come?" The comrade-in-arms next to him lazily asked, "Let's make a bet, whoever wins will give a hundred dollars." ”
Da Hei smiled, "I don't gamble." The officials all said that there were 30,000 or 40,000 Xianbei people north of Liupan Mountain, and I estimated that at least half of them would arrive here first. ”
"You believe that." The soldier glanced at Da Hei with disdain, and said angrily, "These superiors are very bad, they are careful to disturb the morale of the army, and deliberately say that the Xianbei people are little. Even though there are 10,000 enemies in front of them, they only have 1,000 rogues, and I have seen a lot of this kind of deception, so don't believe it. ”
"Then how many Xianbei people do you say?" Da Hei's heart trembled, and his breathing suddenly became short
The soldier leaned into his ear and whispered: "I heard that there are more than 100,000 Xianbei people in front, and the leopard can't resist it, and he has already lost several battles in a row." ”
Da Hei almost choked, swallowed a mouthful of saliva with difficulty, and looked at the mountains and forests in the distance with a frightened face.
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Tang Yun and Yin Si sat in the woods, looking at the huge infantry phalanx at the bottom of the mountain, looking excited and nervous.
"First time fighting?" Tian Zhong looked at them with a smile and asked kindly.
The two nodded repeatedly.
"You're so much better than I was. I was sixteen years old when I first went to war, and I was younger than you. He pointed at Yin Si and smiled, "As soon as the war drums sounded, I was so frightened that I turned around and ran, and even my soul flew." ”
Tang Yun and Yin Si laughed when they saw that his expression was funny and his movements were very exaggerated.
"Uncle, will the Xianbei people rush to the mountain?"
"A trench was dug at the bottom of the mountain, and the cavalry of the Xianbei people could not rush up." Tian Zhong shook his head and said, "We don't need to fight the enemy hand-to-hand, we just need to let these five hundred strong crossbows and repeater vehicles exert their power." ”
Yin Si looked up at the chariots densely lined up on the hillside, and said excitedly: "This time, the Xianbei people will definitely have no return." ”
"Uncle, where did you get this chariot?" Tang Yun asked curiously, "Although these ballistas are amazingly powerful, they are very inconvenient to move, and they are basically used to defend the city. ”
"These are all weapons sent by Lord Jingzhao Yin Gai." Tian Zhong smiled bitterly, "There are only these bulky things left in the Chang'an arsenal, you have to ask for them if you don't want them." ”
He reached out and patted Yin Si's shoulder and complimented, "This time it's thanks to Zhong Zhi." Most of these ballistas were in disrepair, and most of them were unusable, and the craftsmen of the Bingcao battalion had not repaired them, and they were helpless one by one. Luckily, Nakashi understands this, otherwise, I would have burned them as firewood. ”
Yin Si blushed and smiled embarrassedly.
"Zhong Zhi's best thing is the study of civil engineering, and repairing this thing is a breeze for him, and there is no need to praise it." Tang Yun said with a smile, "In the past, he was in the teacher's house, and he also made a chariot for throwing stones. ”
"What did you say?" Tian Zhong asked with great interest, "Is the stone-throwing chariot powerful?" ”
Yin Si's face turned even redder, he glared at Tang Yun, and whispered, "I'm playing with it, and I haven't tried how powerful it is. ”
"When the battle is over, make one for me right away." Tian Zhong said solemnly, "If there are not enough craftsmen in the Bingcao Battalion, I will recruit a batch for you in Guanzhong." You can rest assured, money is not a problem, we have more. ”
"Haha, with the support of the old man, you can do whatever you want now, and you don't have to worry about being scolded by the teacher." Tang Yun put his arm around Yin Si's shoulders and said, "However, you have to serve me well, otherwise I won't allocate money for you." ”
"You kid, if you dare to pretend to be a public servant, I will break your legs." Tian Zhong stretched out his hand and slapped Tang Yun, laughing loudly, "Zhongzhi, if Wenlong embarrasses you, you come and tell me, and I will clean him up." ”
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The Xianbei Iron Horse is like a flood that bursts the embankment, surging all the way, and its huge roar is earth-shattering, shaking the mountains and wilderness.
The mighty torrent rushed in with a thunderous momentum.
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He even beat the horse out of the array and stood on the Jingshui River embankment.
The sudden appearance of the Han army on the bluestone shore greatly surprised him. The leopard is not ambushing in Boluo Valley, but has set up a formation here, does he want to use the narrow terrain here to stop his progress again? The impact of the army has been completed, and no matter how the Han army resists, it can no longer stop the southward movement of the Xianbei army. What the hell does the leopard want to do?
He Lian looked at the rolling bluestone mountain, listened to the sound of the turbulent water of the Jingshui River, and frowned deeply.
"King, the leopard let the infantry stop us here, just to buy time and let the main force of the Han army withdraw to Chang'an as soon as possible." Dusk Gaiting hurriedly arrived with Pegasus and said with an eager expression, "King, the main force of the leopard must not be far from here, after we capture the bluestone bank, we must speed up the pursuit in order to quickly take Linjing City." ”
He Lian hesitated for a moment and did not make a sound.
"King, this is definitely not suitable for ambushes." Twilight Gateing saw through Helian's thoughts at a glance, and said loudly, "You see, the Jingshui River on the right and the mountains on the left, the terrain is narrow, and the tens of thousands of cavalry of the leopards can't find an ambush place at all. If he wants to attack us, there is only one direction. Twilight Gate, pointing to the way the army came from, smiled lightly, "That's behind us." ”
He Lian followed the gesture of Dusk Gaiting and glanced at the majestic Liupan Mountain in the distance, and there was no doubt in his heart. He waved his hand to the herald behind him and said, "Immediately order the Ritsuri to deduce and rush to the bluestone shore to support." ”
"Blow the trumpet, attack!"
After hearing the order to attack, the 10,000 iron horsemen of the Wosha Spring Division, who had been rushing to the front, immediately accelerated the speed of their war horses, and the army galloped like a whistling hurricane, sweeping towards the bluestone bank.
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The drums of war beat and the rousing drums soared into the sky. The horn of the Xianbei people is not to be outdone, wave after wave. The two voices are intertwined, one after the other, like two fierce warriors fighting fiercely in the clouds.
Da Hei's eyes widened with fear, looking at the Xianbei cavalry who were overwhelmingly killed, and his whole body trembled unconsciously.
As the earth shook beneath his feet, his heart was beating violently, and the panicked heart in his chest was overwhelmed, as if it was about to burst at any moment. The intense feeling of suffocation made him dizzy, and he opened his mouth wide and gulped in the scorching air of the battlefield, and he even smelled the thick blood in the air.
The huge roar hit his ears, hit his heart, his hearing was gradually lost, his will was also fading little by little, he felt that a thousand pounds of boulders suddenly fell from the void and held himself tightly to the ground, he had no way to bear this weight, he felt the pain that went deep into the bone marrow, he felt that he was about to die, he wanted to give up the struggle and close his eyes and die forever.
He closed his eyes vaguely, but saw his wife's smiling face, he wanted to go home, he wanted to survive, he wanted to give his wife the money in his arms, he had not yet taught his children how to plow the fields. Daikoku roared with all his strength, and suddenly opened his eyes.
"Come on, come on, come on......"
He screamed and shouted hoarsely, he had only one belief in his heart, that he was going to live, that he was going to go home.
The Xianbei cavalry was getting closer and closer, but he still felt that the enemy was running too slowly, too far away from him, he could not bear this long wait, he could not bear this painful torment, he felt that his whole body was like a lit bonfire burning, and the flames inspired his most primitive strength and confidence.
He was screaming, screaming frantically, and he found that only this hearty cry could temporarily free him from the pain of the flames.
"Kill...... Kill...... Kill ......"
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Long arrows roared in the air, crossbow arrows roared in the air, and arrows on the bluestone mountain were like locusts.
The soldiers were howling, the horses were neighing, and the flesh and blood on the battlefield after the people turned over on their backs were miserable.
"Haste...... Hurry forward......"
"Rush over...... Rush through the ...... of arrows"
The Xianbei people looked like crazy, beating horses and galloping wildly, ignoring the long arrows in the sky.
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"Putting ......"
Tian Zhong gave an order, and a hundred ballista cars let out an earth-shattering howl, and the huge ballista cars trembled violently, and at the same time spewed out two thousand thick crossbow arrows.
"Boom ......"
The bolts are like lightning, fleeting.
The Xianbei people were hit by arrows on the flanks, and they fell down in an instant, like a solid wall suddenly collapsing, which was jaw-dropping.
Whether it is a soldier or a war horse, as long as they are shot, they are all pierced and killed, and no one is spared.
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And Lian was stunned.
Twilight's eyes widened suddenly, the smile on his face froze, and his eyes were full of terror.
"Ballista." Twilight Getting whispered, then let out a howl of fear, "Ballista, Han Ballista." ”
"This is a ballista?" Helian pointed to the distance and exclaimed in disbelief, "This is a ballista?" ”
"This is the ballista, king, the Han people have been useless for many years." Twilight Getting shouted in horror, "Order the soldiers not to form a dense formation, and to attack the Han Chinese phalanx with a scattered array to reduce casualties." ”
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Tashige excitedly ran up the hillside.
"Shoot ...... Shoot one more round...... Shoot me ......"
A hundred ballistas opened their bloody mouths and let out a thrilling howl again, and the bloodthirsty beast was furious.
Yin Si and the soldiers were loading the ballista with iron arrows, and they were in a hurry.
"Zhongzhi, the old man will be fine, right?" Tang Yun pointed to Tian Zhong, who was jumping around on the mountain, dancing like a child, and asked worriedly.
Yin Si smiled: "What nonsense are you talking about? The old man said that he had not seen the ballista in many years, and he was happy. ”
Tian Zhong ran to the top of the mountain, watching the patches of Xianbei people fall to the ground, tears were in his eyes, he raised the Han battle flag, and shouted: "The Han Tianwei ...... I'm a big man......"
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The Xianbei people paid a heavy price for this short period of more than 100 steps, and they stepped on the remains of thousands of comrades, and finally rushed to the front of the phalanx.
The bloody battle begins.
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Xian Yufu stood on the mountain bag behind the phalanx, looking at the battlefield in front of him, his expression was still so calm and leisurely, as if he was enjoying the beautiful scenery of Qingshi Mountain.
At the back of the mountain bag, there are three piles of giant trees as high as a hill.
"Yuxing, shall we light the pile?" Zuo Yan patted his horse and walked to his side, and asked, "The two phalanxes in front are about to be broken by the Xianbei people." ”
Xian Yufu looked up at the sky and said slowly: "Wait, when the Xianbei people are exhausted, we will launch the final blow." ”
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