Chapter 92: An Army Without a Commander
There were only two hundred Dong Zhuojun guarding the Chinese army, and when he heard a shout from behind him, Zhao Shu hurriedly commanded this group of Dong Zhuojun to turn around and line up in a defensive formation.
Suppressed by Dong Zhuojun, the Huainan army, which had already shown some signs of defeat, saw a team wearing Dongjun soldiers' armor rushing out, and the morale that was falling sharply suddenly rose again, and the five or six hundred Huainan troops who could continue to fight let out a shout in unison, and launched another wave of **** towards Dong Zhuojun who was fighting with them.
With a long sword in one hand and a shield he had just received from a soldier in the other, Liu Wei rushed to the front and slammed into Dong Zhuojun.
Dian Wei and Zhou Cang followed close by his side, one left and one right supporting him. A group of men with a lot of weapons and soldiers from the Dongjun Army followed closely behind them.
Most of the Dongjun soldiers were holding javelins sharpened from wooden sticks, and rushed to a place only more than ten steps away from Dong Zhuojun, these Dongjun soldiers lifted their javelins, leaned back, and threw the javelins forward vigorously.
Hundreds of javelins flew towards Dong Zhuojun, who was guarding the Chinese army, with a strong wind, and the momentum was actually a little more fierce than the arrows.
The soldiers with long swords and short spears followed Liu Wei and the others and slammed into the defensive formation set up by Dong Zhuojun.
The locust-like javelin flew over the heads of Liu Wei and the others and fell into Dong Zhuojun's array, and Dong Zhuo's officers and soldiers, who had just set up a defensive formation, were suddenly stabbed by the javelins.
A soldier of Dong Zhuojun, holding a short contradictory card, was nervously staring at Liu Wei and the others who were about to rush in front of him, but a javelin flew towards him with a strong wind.
Seeing a javelin flying towards him, the soldiers of Dong Zhuojun hurriedly raised their shields to block it.
The heavy javelin slammed against his shield, and he felt his arm go numb, and the shield made a dull thud, and a javelin made of sharpened wooden sticks fell to the ground with a clatter.
Blocking the oncoming javelin, the Dong Zhuojun soldier had just put down his shield, ready to defend against the impact of Liu Wei and others, but another javelin that flew over immediately pierced two inches below his neck impartially.
The javelin pierced Dong Zhuojun's leather armor with a "poof", piercing his body deeply, the wooden tip penetrated his backbone, and the powerful impact made Dong Zhuojun's soldiers retreat several steps backwards before falling to the ground.
Dong Zhuojun, who had just lined up in formation, was torn open under the attack of hundreds of javelins, and just when they were trying to fill the gap and redeploy their defenses, Liu Wei led a group of men with long swords and short spears and Dongjun soldiers to collide with them.
The shield hit a Dong Zhuojun's round shield, and the strong impact force made Liu Wei feel a sore arm, but he didn't have much time to think about the sore arm, and while colliding with the other party, the long sword in his hand also slashed towards Dong Zhuojun on the opposite side.
Dian Wei and Zhou Cang, who were supporting Liu Wei on the left and right sides, also picked up their weapons, fought with all the strength of their bodies, and slashed at Dong Zhuojun nearby.
The hundreds of Dongjun soldiers who were only carrying javelins stopped at a distance from the battle group, took off the javelins they were carrying behind them, and threw them at Dong Zhuojun, who was fighting with the Huainan army.
Dong Zhuojun, who was fighting with the Huainan army with his back to this group of Dongjun soldiers, had no way to defend against the attack behind him, and many of them were shot by javelins and fell to the ground.
Dong Zhuo's army fell piece by piece, on the contrary, the Huainan army became more and more courageous, and the situation on the battlefield was reversed in an instant.
"Withdraw!" As the commander-in-chief, Zhao Shu saw that the momentum was not right, and hurriedly shouted to the officers and soldiers of Dong Zhuo, who had already shown a slight decline: "Retreat in formation!" ”
Nearly 2,000 Dong Zhuojun received the order to retreat, and immediately gathered in the middle of the battlefield, and soon formed a circular array, resisting the coordinated attack of Liu Weijun and Huainan Army while retreating outside the battlefield.
Dong Zhuojun's retreat was not hasty, and in the pursuit, although Liu Bianjun and Huainan Army tried their best to expand the results, they had little effect.
"Stop!" After chasing more than 100 steps, Liu Wei stopped, raised his long sword above the top, and gave the order to stop the attack.
The men and Dongjun soldiers who obeyed his orders stopped, and hundreds of Huainan soldiers chased and killed dozens of paces before gradually stopping.
"Who are you waiting for?" Seeing Dong Zhuo's army retreating farther and farther, Liu Wei shouted to the Huainan officers and soldiers who had just experienced a bloody battle: "Please ask your general to come out and speak!" ”
"General Ji Ling ordered me to wait for the queen of the palace, and he has led the rear army to follow the lord!" Hearing Liu Bian's inquiry, an officer of the Huainan Army turned around, first saluted Liu Bian, and then said: "I met the thief army here, I thought that the bones must be buried here, but fortunately, the general came to the rescue, and dared to ask the general......
"What general!" Before the officer's words were finished, Dian Wei had already stepped forward, glared at him, and roared angrily: "King Hongnong is here, and he hasn't seen the courtesy yet!" ”
Dian Wei's words made all the Huainan troops present stunned, and the princes of the alliance gathered in the name of Liu Wei, the king of Hongnong. Yuan Shu also led the Huainan Army to leave his hometown and came to Tiger Pass to participate in the conquest of Dong Zhuo under the banner of supporting Liu Wei to regain the throne.
Outside the Tiger Prison Pass, the Huainan Army was stationed for several months, but rarely fought with Dong Zhuo's army, and could only watch Sun Jian lead his Jiangdong Army to fight against Dong Zhuo's army. For the aggressive Huainan army, this kind of day is really a bit boring.
If it weren't for Yuan Shu who left them behind in the palace when he retreated, and came to the Tiger Prison Pass this time, maybe they just came to fight the second autumn wind, and they wouldn't have experienced a real battle at all.
The only battle was abandoned by the main general, allowing them to attract Dong Zhuojun's attention. Although these Huainan soldiers were unhappy in their hearts, their aggressive temperament supported them to start a bloody fight with Dong Zhuojun here.
Abandoned by the main general, they were already very desperate, but they didn't expect that someone would come to the rescue, and what they didn't expect was that it was the leader who came to the rescue, and it turned out to be the Hongnong King who was just a puppet in their hearts!
"Brothers, it is Your Majesty who rescues us today!" After Dian Wei revealed Liu Wei's identity, the officer was stunned for a moment, and after a while, he turned his head and shouted to the Huainan army who was slowly surrounding him: "Come and knock on Your Majesty!" ”
"Your Majesty is mighty!" Five or six hundred Huainan soldiers who survived the battle held their weapons high, first shouted a few times, "Your Majesty is mighty," and then they all knelt on the ground and gave Liu Wei a half-kneeling salute.
"Troops, please!" Liu Wei raised his hand towards the Huainan army who was half-kneeling in front of him, looked around at them for a while, and then nodded and said: "There is no main general, facing a strong enemy, but you are not afraid at all!" With such courage and pride, if the righteous army in the world is like you, how can the Han Dynasty be stolen by Dong thieves! ”
These words are Liu Wei's heartfelt voice.
Traveling to the end of the Han Dynasty, he also came into contact with some troops, including the men who had been following him from Bishan, and in the absence of a main general, once facing a strong enemy, he would definitely not perform better than this group of Huainan troops.
If the army under his command can do this in the future, Liu Wei will also have a little more confidence in seizing the world.
When he said these words, he only sighed from the bottom of his heart, but in the ears of hundreds of Huainan soldiers, it was undoubtedly the greatest affirmation.
All the Huainan troops raised their faces and faced Liu Wei, and the officers who led this group of Huainan troops said loudly to Liu Wei: "Our lives were saved by Your Majesty, and from today on, we are willing to follow Your Majesty's left and right, live for Your Majesty, and die for Your Majesty!" ”
"Born to be born under His Majesty! Die for your majesty! As soon as the officer's words fell, all the Huainan troops shouted loudly.
Liu Wei traveled over two thousand years later, and was not as easy to be moved by some small things as people in the late Han Dynasty, but after listening to the words shouted by these Huainan soldiers, he was also inexplicably a little emotional, and once again raised his hand to the Huainan officers and soldiers who were half-kneeling in front of him and said: "Soldiers, please get up!" From this day forward, you are not only my soldiers, but also my siblings! You didn't live for me, and you don't have to die for me! You are born for this great Han Sheji! It is to fight for the people of the world! The world is in turmoil, and the people are tragically poisoned! What you have to protect is not only this infinite country, but also the flesh and blood of your loved ones in your family! ”
Listening to what Liu Wei said, not only the Huainan officers and soldiers who were half-kneeling on the ground were full of solemnity, but even the men and Dongjun soldiers standing behind him all had solemn expressions.
Except for the men who have been following Liu Wei, whether it is the Dongjun soldiers or the Huainan army, they have never dared to think that an emperor would say to them that they are their closest siblings.
Their former lords only used them as tools of war, and would never really have a heart to heart with them, putting their parents, wives and children first to protect.
"Huh!" With the sound of standing up in unison, hundreds of Huainan soldiers stood up almost at the same time, and under the leadership of the officer, they raised the weapons in their hands and shouted: "The great Han is mighty!" Your Majesty is mighty! ”
The Huainan officers and soldiers shouted a few times, and everyone present raised their weapons and shouted: "The Han is mighty!" Your Majesty is mighty! ”
More than a thousand people shouted at the same time, and the deep shouts echoed in the empty wilderness, drifting far, far away......
"Your Majesty, Qiao Zhen ran away!" As soon as everyone's shouts fell, a man raised his hand and pointed to more than a hundred figures in the distance that were getting farther and farther away, and shouted to Liu Wei: "He also took away many brothers!" ”
"If you leave with Qiao Zhen, you will no longer be the brother I am waiting for!" Looking at the direction of the man's finger, a faint smile hung on the corner of Liu Wei's mouth, and he shouted to everyone present: "Yesterday night, Qiao Zhen contacted many officers and soldiers of Dongjun, intending to leave us this morning!" Remembering that he had also come to ask for thieves with loyalty, this king will no longer pursue them, but let them go. ”
Among the officers and soldiers of Dongjun, many of them had been instructed by Qiao Zhen the night before, but they were not selected by Qiao Zhen in the morning, so they stayed.
When Liu Wei said such a thing, the Dongjun soldiers who had thought about leaving lowered their heads with shame on their faces.