Chapter 586: The Rebellion of Hua and Xiang (7)

Early the next morning, the two sides beat the drums again. The enemy's front was stretched very long in order to exaggerate its numerical superiority; The coalition forces, however, concentrated their limited forces. The rebels were very happy about the meeting. The rebels marched first with drums, and the phalanx slowly pressed towards the coalition forces; The war drums of the Song State immediately responded, and the coalition forces slowly moved forward.

But when the spears of both sides were able to stab each other, the coalition forces suddenly all threw away their long weapons; They grabbed the enemy's spear shaft, raised it high, and then drew their swords and quickly pressed them down on the enemy; By the time their shields collided, the enemy's spears had become a complete burden, and they didn't draw their swords as quickly as the coalition forces (often giving up their spears at the last minute), so many were stabbed to death instantly.

The soldiers of the second platoon lost the protection of their shields and were immediately exposed to the range of the opponent's attack; Their spears were too long to wield at all, and the third platoon was unable to provide effective support, resulting in the merciless slaughter of the second platoon.

The coalition forces successfully took out the enemy's vanguard, and their morale was immediately boosted. The sergeants fought hard to attack while shouting slogans of victory, and all their comrades responded to them. They had both shields and the support of their comrades in the back (because they also used swords), and when they broke through three rows of enemy soldiers in a row, the enemy began to retreat and disperse.

The allied soldiers immediately pressed forward to keep the ground out of the range of the sword, which could not be effectively attacked; This kind of entangled tactics made the enemy very angry and helpless. As the losses gradually mounted, so did their confidence.

The rebels showed signs of defeat and began to retreat in the direction of Xinli. Xinli was originally a fortress controlled by Hua, but when the defeated army poured into the city, it was discovered that the Xinli garrison had already run to Song Yuangong with his sergeants.

Chef Pu decided to end the battle by crushing the rebels in one fell swoop (because the coalition forces fought three battles in two days, and the physical exertion was huge, once the enemy gained a foothold, the numerical superiority would soon become apparent). The coalition forces followed the rebels into Xinli, and the cook Pu led his efforts to find Walden; Xinli Street is criss-crossed, and the situation is very chaotic. The cook Pu simply cut off the head of a rebel, wrapped it in a cloth and waved it vigorously on his head, and shouted as he ran: "Walden is dead!" Walden is dead! Hurry up and surrender! Ask for a pardon from the monarch! "The rebels were in confusion and could not distinguish between the real and the false, so they no longer resisted, but fled through the opposite gate.

The rebels fled from Shinsato only to find out that they had been deceived: Walden was alive and well, but slightly injured. Walden thought of the kilometer, which was another stronghold of his. But he immediately heard that Hua Yu, the general of the kilometer guard, had also rebelled, so he had to retreat to Nanli. Huahai, who guards Nanli, will not rebel. Zihua felt that there was no hope of victory, and led Wu Jun back to China with infinite emotion. Hua Hai was very depressed, and he told Hua Deng to recuperate from his injuries while strengthening the city defense of Nanli and preparing for the next big battle.

The office was only a temporary victory, and Fahrenheit still seized several cities in the southern part of the Song kingdom to confront the office.

On November 4, Gongzicheng guided the Jin reinforcements into the Song State, and the commander of the Jin army was Wu, who was known as the "Tiger of Taihang". In the next few days, Qi Dafu Yuan He Ji, Wei Dafu Gongzi Chao, and Cao Dafu Hanhu led the three ** teams to come one after another. The four ** teams united with the Song army, and their numbers far exceeded those of the rebels.

The Jin army was the first to reach Nanli, and Hua wanted to take advantage of its unstable foothold to catch the Jin army off guard, but Wu was very cautious, and he would never let down his guard even in the face of a group of rogues.

The Jin army was very well defended, and Hua Cheng saw that there was no chance to take advantage of it, so he turned to tease the Song Gongzi city department who came with the Jin army. The two sides fought a small contact battle, and each lost some soldiers. The two sides retreated, and the chariot of Gongzicheng turned a corner, and saw Lu Fengrenhua Leopard coming from the opposite side, his royal hand was Ganli, and the right of the car was Zhang Kuo. Gongzicheng has grown up with Hua Leopard since he was a child, and his friendship is very deep, he can't bear to kill Hua Leopard, so he pretended not to see him and ordered Yu Rong to speed up.

But the leopard was determined to fight him, and he cried out: "O city, city! Why do you avoid me because you are afraid? ”

Childe Cheng was furious - being called by his name by someone of low status was more unbearable for him than humiliating him for being timid and afraid of death.

Childe turned around and pulled out an arrow and put it on his bow, and the leopard pulled his bowstring and aimed at him. Gongzicheng prayed: "Father Pinggong, please bless Son's City with your spirit in the sky!" The sharp arrow burst out of the air and passed between Gongzi City and Yurong Xiangyi's cheek.

Gongzicheng was stunned, and Hua Leopard's second arrow was aimed at him again. Childe Cheng shouted, "What a despicable and rude! You villain! Don't leave me a little time to spare! ”

During the Spring and Autumn period, samurai followed a war etiquette, which was that when dueling with bows and arrows, they should shoot arrows at the same time or take turns. Hua Leopard was a little ashamed, he put away his bow and arrows and waited for Gongzicheng's attack, and Gongzicheng shot him down in the car with an arrow. Zhang Kuo was furious, and pulled out a long sword and jumped out of the car and ran towards them. Gongzicheng shot an arrow through his thigh, Zhang Kuo dragged his injured leg and broke the car, and Gongzicheng shot him to death.

Ganli did not run away, he straightened the body of Hua Leopard, stood in the chariot, and begged Gongzicheng to give him an arrow. Gongzicheng said, "I know that you are not guilty, come back with me, and I ask the monarch for forgiveness for you." ”

Gan Li said: "You can't die with Wu Cheng, you have violated a felony of military law; If you sin and follow your son, the monarch will not agree. Childe, let's hurry up! ”

Childe Cheng sighed as he drew his bow and took aim, killing him as well.

The coalition forces entered the positions one after another, and then defeated Fahrenheit, besieging the rebels in the city of Nanli.

Hua Hai beat his chest and shouted: "Hua is about to perish!" We have become the Luan clan of the Song Kingdom! ”

Hua Wei said: "Don't be alarmist, we still have hope of escape. I will send Hua Deng to the state of Chu to ask for help, please don't worry, Master. ”

Hua Cheng observed a weakness in the Song army's camp. At night, Hua Wei and Hua Deng took fifteen chariots and seventy of the bravest infantry warriors, moved open the city gates, and quietly went out. When they arrived at the designated place, the walls of Shinsato Castle suddenly burst into flames and drums shook the sky. For unknown reasons, there were some riots in the coalition forces; Fahrenheit took the opportunity to rush through the area. The Song army could not figure out the situation at night, and was afraid of being attacked by the enemy, so they did not dare to pursue rashly.

Hua Cheng crossed Suishui overnight, and after breakfast at dawn, the brothers hugged their heads and cried for a while, and Hua Deng took two chariots to Chu to ask for help. Hua Yu took the rest of the people to hide, and at night, he broke through the defense line and returned to Nanli.