Chapter 0302 - Danger Counts
Bian Xi looked at the dead comrades lying on the ground around, his heart was sour, and he wanted to cry without tears.
There have been too many battles, too many comrades-in-arms have died by their side, those who have been together for a few years, those who have just come, those from Youzhou, Jizhou, Liaodong, Bian Xi can't cry anymore. He slowly got up and dragged the remains of his comrades into the nearby woods.
This time, General Yide took them on the road for more than a month, initially starting from Quanzhou City, marching nearly 2,000 miles, and finally arrived at Mayi City, but immediately turned around and retreated.
The soldiers all scolded, beat and beat, what are they always running for? Fight everywhere you die?
After retreating to Juzhu Mountain, the battle finally began. However, this battle was carried out in a bit of a sloppy way, although their infantry occupied the advantage of the terrain, but the Xianbei cavalry was too many, and it was too many to parry. In every battle, they fought with absolutely inferior forces against the Xianbei cavalry, which was several times their own. Therefore, every time he fights, Bian Xi feels that he is surrounded by countless enemies. Even though you kill a lot of enemies, it feels like you can't kill all the enemies around you.
In desperation, the army could only fight the enemy while retreating backwards.
The song where Bian Xi was located was fought all the way, through eleven obstacles, and after three days and three nights of bloody battles, there were only more than 80 people left. Qu of 200 people is now less than 100 people, and the casualty rate is nearly 60%. The soldier was killed as early as the fifth obstacle to block the attack, and now it is this tun commander who commands everyone to fight.
This is not only the case of the song they are in, but the situation of the entire army led by General Yide, and Bian Xi estimates that there are only about 2,000 people left in General Yide's 5,000 men at most.
But the bloody battle continues.
The Xianbei people blew the horn of the charge, and the galloping sound of the war horses and the shouts of the soldiers shook the mountains and fields.
Bian Xi leaned against the tree barrier and sat quietly on the bloody ground, wiping the war knife in his hand. This is the third knife he has used today.
Bian Xi suddenly remembered his mother, and if his mother knew that he had not died until now, she would be very relieved. Mother's greatest wish. It is to hope that they can all survive, whether they have enough to eat or not, as long as they live, there is hope.
The tremor on the ground became more and more intense, and the roar became louder and louder, but Bian Xi looked calm as if he hadn't heard it. He placed his knife across his lap and reached out and grabbed a handful of grass on the ground. The grass was stained with brown blood, and in Bian Xi's eyes, that little bit of blood was the laughter of his comrades. He counted them one by one. There was no distraction, and his ears were filled with the sound of galloping horses trampling grass stems.
The sound of war drums suddenly sounded, and the hoarse roar of the commander hit the hearts of every soldier: "Brothers, stand up, stand up...... Raise your spear, raise your spear......"
"For the sake of our dead brothers, we will fight to the end......" Bian Xi roared, jumped up, and slashed the sword in his hand into the trunk of the tree.
The iron horses of the Xianbei people roared.
Bian Xi glanced at the enemy coldly. The dwarf crouched down and picked up the four-foot spear that lay on the trunk of the tree.
"Kill ......" Bian Xi roared angrily, picked up his spear and stabbed the Korean despicable person. The next moment, his spear pierced through the enemy's warhorse. He released the spear from his hand in an instant. Shaped like an agile cheetah, the splitter snatched the sword and slashed into the air towards the Xianbei cavalry who were rolling on the ground.
The Xianbei people shouted frantically, and they kept jumping over the obstacles. Rush into the battlefield of fierce fighting.
The tun commander was knocked into the air by the enemy's war horse, and was pierced by three spears and died.
Bian Xi killed two people in a row and chopped off seven horse legs. Rolling and crawling, panting and jumping into the second tree barrier ten steps later. More comrades were intercepted by the enemy in a narrow strip within ten paces.
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The Xianbei people attacked in a queue of 2,000 people, stubbornly and ferociously continued to charge, and the Han army resisted desperately under the cover of dense tree barriers, and the two sides fought extremely fiercely.
Bian Xi gasped for breath, and under the drag and pull of several comrades-in-arms, he climbed over the last obstacle with difficulty. Further on, there is a flat hillside.
"What about the cavalry? And what about our cavalry? Bian Xi asked exhausted as he lay on the ground.
Whenever the infantry's resistance basically collapsed, the cavalry arranged behind the blocking obstacle began to attack, repulsing the Xianbei people with a powerful counterattack, covering the next position after the infantry retreated to two miles.
A comrade-in-arms said weakly: "It's coming soon, I already hear the sound of horses' hooves, can't you hear it?" ”
Bian Xi listened carefully with his ears close to the ground, and his face gradually showed an excited look.
"Which cavalry is it this time?" A soldier asked with a smile as he wiped the blood from his face.
"This time it's the personal guard iron horse, it's the lord's personal guard iron horse!" Bian Xi suddenly knelt up, raised his hands high, and shouted wildly: "It's the personal guard iron horse, it's the lord!" ”
"The lord is here......"
Li Yi took 3,000 personal guards, Li Zhong's 5,000 iron horsemen, a total of 8,000 men and horses, and rushed down the hillside like a sea of mountains.
The sound of drums and trumpets and shouts of killing was earth-shattering, and the long arrows in the sky flew towards the enemy line with a terrifying roar, and the fierce battle began again.
Bian Xi lay on the tree barrier on all fours, and watched with his comrades smile and watch the war horses fly over the tree barrier in front of him, and his heart was happy. This time he didn't die, and he could live for a few more hours.
He looked up at the clear blue sky, squinted at the dazzling sun, and felt a sense of peace in his heart.
To be alive is to be good.
His eyelids grew heavier and heavier, and the sound of fighting in his ears was as beautiful as a hypnotic tune.
With comfort and satisfaction, Bian Xi gradually fell asleep.
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The white dragon horse hissed a few times and slowly stopped his sturdy body.
Li Yi threw the overlord gun in his hand to the ground, slid under the horse with difficulty, and lay down on the ground.
He was so tired, in the past hour or so, he led the cavalry to attack non-stop, kept slashing, he didn't know how many times he wielded the overlord gun in his hand, and he didn't know how many Xianbei people he had killed.
In the process of fighting, he was slightly better, and the crises around him forced him to desperately squeeze the potential of his body, and broke out attack after attack. But when the battle ended, he evacuated the battlefield and stopped to rest, Li Yi felt that his whole body was sore, sore and painful. Several wounds on his body had not stopped bleeding due to the fierce fighting, and the oozing blood had stained his armor red.
Due to the crazy attack of the Xianbei people, the natural danger of Juzhu Mountain has been lost. The Han army paid the price of nearly 10,000 people and finally held out until the fourth day.
In these four days of fierce fighting, they annihilated no less than 40,000 Hu people, including Xianbei people, Xiongnu and Qiang people.
Li Yi was worried, waiting day and night for the news of the trial.
"Lord, will you drink some water?" Tai Shi Ci carried a cowhide bag filled with water, walked to Li Yi's side, and shouted in a low voice.
Li Yi opened his eyes and sat up slowly. Strands of his long hair were stained with blood, sticking to his face. Li Yi casually pulled his hair together, revealing that resolute face.
He turned his head to look at Tai Shici and asked, "Have you drunk?" ”
"Lord, drink first." Tai Shi Ci handed over the water bladder and said.
Juzhu Mountain is an arid area with little precipitation, so water sources are relatively scarce. In addition, many water sources have been polluted due to the recent bloody battles, and the army has begun to fall into the dilemma of water shortage.
"You drink first, and then give it to me when you're done." Li Yi turned his head to look at the guards lying around, and asked very tiredly, "Have you seen Xiao Zuo?" ”
Tai Shici raised his head and drank a few sips of water, wiped a handful of blood on his beard, looked around, and said with a reluctant smile: "Xiao Zuo didn't come, which means that there is still no news from the trial." ”
Li Yi sighed, took the water bladder, and looked at the mountains in the distance, feeling heavy.
If this kind of fierce resistance war continues, the casualties of the soldiers will be more and more large. In addition, the stock of grain, grass, and weapons is also getting smaller and smaller, and once it is exhausted, the army will inevitably be weak and unable to support it. At that time, the army will have to withdraw if it is not withdrawn.
Haven't the 20,000 Jizhou troops who have been tried and matched yet arrived in Jinyang?
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In a daze, Li Yi heard Xiao Zuo's voice, he was startled suddenly, and opened his eyes: "Bofu, is there any news of Shen Zhengnan?" ”
Xiao Zuo was standing in the distance chatting with Tai Shici, and when he heard Li Yi speak, he hurriedly ran over, shook his head and said, "There is no news of Shen Zhengnan, it is the holy decree of the imperial court that has arrived." ”
Li Yi got up from the ground and asked with a smile, "What did Your Majesty say?" Agree to abandon the sentence and note the mountain? ”
Xiao Zuo shook his head and said, "Your Majesty ordered us to stick to the sentence note mountain. His Majesty said that if you let go of a Xianbei person, all the officers above the military Sima level will be killed! ”
Li Yi seemed to have known for a long time, and he didn't look surprised at all. He patted the ashes on his body with his horsewhip and said without hesitation: "The general is outside, the king's order is not subject to anything, don't listen to him." ”
"You put away the decree and don't leak this news." Li Yi approached Xiao Zuo with a smile and whispered, "If someone asks about the Holy Decree, you will say that Your Majesty rewarded the army." ”
Xiao Zuo nodded in understanding, he himself was born in the Yellow Turban Army, and there was no court in his eyes at all, only Li Yi, the lord, who smiled when he heard this: "What the lord said is very true, those traitors in the court don't know the situation on the battlefield at all, and they are blindly commanding there." If they really have that ability, why don't they come to fight the Xianbei people? ”
"Did you send someone to ask Shen Zhengnan?" Li Yi smiled, didn't continue to discuss this issue with Xiao Zuo, and instead asked, "His army hasn't arrived yet?" ”
"It's time to arrive." Xiao Zuo comforted Li Yi and said: "The Jizhou army needs time to prepare, Shen Zhengnan is acting safely and will not delay the military aircraft." (To be continued.) )