Chapter 3 Winds and Clouds Section 19
Zhang Baiqi led the troops to run wildly.
The Leopard did not take the lead in launching a siege against Zhang Baiqi as they imagined, but instead attacked Zhang Niujiao, who was more powerful, which made Zhang Baiqi feel a little incredible. But no matter which one the Leopard attacks, as long as another Yellow Turban Army quickly encircled it, it could severely damage the Fengyun Iron Cavalry. This is the purpose of the Yellow Turban Army.
Zhang Baiqi ordered the troops to give up their baggage and advance lightly. 20,000 Yellow Turban soldiers ran between the plains and the forests. In order to encourage the soldiers, Zhang Baiqi gave up riding horses. He was like everyone else and ran at the front of the team with weapons. Time is too precious now. If you can arrive at the battlefield earlier, you can save the lives of more Yellow Turban soldiers and kill more enemy cavalry.
In the past, this Yellow Turban Army was all the old subordinates of Zhang Baiqi, with strict discipline and well-trained. The soldiers stayed in the Taihang Mountains for a long time and had very good physical strength. They could barely support this long-term high-speed running.
When everyone shouted excitedly when they saw Jiuliting appearing in their sight.
Zhang Baiqi couldn't hold on, and his legs were as heavy as lead. Under the urging of his servants, he climbed up the white horse with difficulty.
He drove his horse to a small hill and looked back. The troops were like a long and stout gray dragon, with no head or tail in sight. Sweaty soldiers were running with their heads down and strode.
He shouted excitedly: "Brothers, Jiuliting has arrived. After a while, we will meet with the Grandmaster."
"Kill all the leopard cavalry and avenge the dead brothers."
The soldiers ran for more than forty miles in a row, their faces were pale, their hands and feet were sore, exhausted, and their physical strength was severely overdrawn. Now, let alone going to war, it would be a problem to ask them to line up.
Zhang Baiqi saw the soldiers shaking and being out of breath, as if they could not catch their weapons, and felt very guilty. When he rushed to the Jiulihe battlefield like this, what else could he do besides going to die? Now he is all counting on the commander. If they fight fiercely with the enemy, after more than an hour, both sides will definitely suffer heavy casualties and are difficult to make up for. At this time, he suddenly rushed over and no matter how he fought, he could get miraculous effects.
"Zhang Shuai, let us climb over this hill, should we give the soldiers some rest?" Sima Huangting asked in a low voice.
"No." Zhang Baiqi said firmly: "After rest, everyone may be exhausted and unable to run anymore. Just run like this and run until the battlefield. The enemy suddenly sees our reinforcements appear, and morale will be greatly reduced, while our army will be greatly boosted. As one rises and the other falls, it is difficult for the enemy to be unbeaten."
Suddenly, a few sounds of ox horns came from the wind.
Zhang Baiqi's eyebrows were deeply locked, and turned his head to look towards Jiuli Pavilion.
On the hill in front, the trees with withered branches and leaves are arranged neatly, swaying gently in the mountain breeze, just like countless soldiers lined up on the hill. In the whistling of the mountain breeze, a heavy and low roar was faintly heard.
Zhang Baiqi looked at Huang Ting in confusion. Huang Ting was looking around nervously.
There are still seven or eight miles away from the battlefield, how could the sound of the horn be heard here?
Immediately afterwards, the white horse that Zhang Bai rode down suddenly became uneasy and then raised his hooves and neighed.
Zhang Baiqi's face changed drastically and he kept shouting:
"Beat the drum, beat the drum, prepare to fight..."
Huang Ting immediately remembered the terrifying sound from the darkness that night when the Fengyun Iron Cavalry robbed the camp.
He shouted loudly without thinking:
"Attack, enemy attack..."
The running soldiers suddenly heard the sound of war drums forming a formation and were a little confused. But then they heard the roar of the horse galloping and felt the ground under their feet shaking.
Needless to say, it is known that it is the enemy attacking, and it is the Leopard Iron Cavalry that everyone is afraid of.
The Yellow Turban soldiers at the front were frightened, shouted, turned around and ran back. Under the command of the battle flags and drums, everyone tried their best to quickly concentrate on the central army. The soldiers of the central army unfolded their formation on the spot. The soldiers of the rear army were not sure what was going on, but when they saw the soldiers of the front army running back like a tide, they instinctively felt danger and blood. Everyone rushed to speed up, aroused the last bit of spare force in their bodies, and ran towards the central army.
Cluster formation. Only dense formations can resist the cavalry's charge.
The soldiers were almost exhausted and almost everyone could breathe. But the fear of the Fengyun Iron Cavalry and the desire for survival in their hearts made everyone roar hysterically and run, looking for the last glimmer of hope for themselves.
In order to regroup, the troops fell into chaos. Twenty thousand people crowded on the plains under the hills, running around, shouting and making a mess.
The loud roar became louder and louder, getting closer and closer, and arrived in an instant.
Zhang Baiqi looked at his messy army, stunned and looked desperate.
Fast. This is the second time he felt the speed of the Leopard Army. It was too fast. Before his soldiers were concentrated in the central army to form the most basic formation, the sudden sound of horse hooves was already shaking in his ears like *.
He did not expect that Li Hong was so brave that when he and Zhang Niujiao were close to each other, he would do his best to ambush him. Aren’t he afraid that Zhang Niujiao will come all the way and seize his way? Could it be that the official army has other reinforcements? However, Li Hong’s move was extremely cruel and hit his vital point. In order to achieve the goal of Zhang Niujiao attacking the Leopard Army inside and outside, he led his troops to travel for more than 40 miles to Jiuliting, but at this time the soldiers were exhausted and the troops were at the end of their strength.
At this moment, Li Hong came out and had a sure killing move.
Zhang Baiqi was angry from despair.
He held up his sword and roared wildly:
"Brothers, kill...ah..."
Before he finished speaking, the huge horn sound suddenly rose from the hills and the loud and loud charge sound directly hit the hearts of everyone on the battlefield, with a heavy blow.
With a shocking sound, countless cavalry soldiers rushed out of the hills, out of the woods, and rushed towards the messy enemy. The shouts of killing soared into the sky were deafening, covering everything on the battlefield.
"kill……"
Zhang Niujiao could hardly believe his eyes.
He turned to look at Zuo Yan. Zuo Yan's eyes were wider than him.
Tieyue held up a white flag and ran down the hill.
"Is Xian Yufu crazy?" Zuo Yan said loudly: "He actually sent someone to persuade him to surrender."
A faint smile appeared on the corner of Zhang Niujiao's mouth.
"Xian Yufu moved quickly and ran to the front of us. But you see, he only brought five or six thousand people at most, including the troops of Xianyuyin, Daijun who had been staying in Fangcheng. In addition to the leopard's 10,000 cavalry, this is basically the entire force of the official army west of the Holy Shui River."
"We have 30,000 people. Even if he has an iron cavalry, if he wants to defeat us through positional warfare, his troops will be killed or injured."
Zhang Niujiao smiled coldly.
"Okay. Since he wants to persuade him to surrender, let's have a good talk with him."
"Master General, Xian Yufu must know that Zhang Baiqi, forty miles away, may support him at any time. The official army should be anxious to attack. How could there be time to mess with us here? Do they have any conspiracy?" Zuo Yan said worriedly as he looked at the white flag getting closer and closer.
"They have so many troops. No matter how great he has, what kind of tricks he can make." Zhang Niujiao looked at the cavalry in the distance and said disdainfully: "Send someone to meet him, and it will take as long as you can. As long as Zhang Baiqi arrives immediately, we will win today's battle."
The sound of the horn suddenly sounded from the sky, and the storm cavalry in the distance sounded the horn to prepare for the attack.
Zuo Yan, who was negotiating with Tieyue, was startled.
"What does it mean? Want to attack?"
Tie Yue smiled wickedly, and he didn't have any kindness at first glance.
"Zuo Sima, Zuo Sima, be calm and be calm. You know that there are many Hu and barbarians in the Leopard Army, and many people do not obey orders, so it is difficult to discipline them."
Zuo Yan ignored him and looked carefully at the distance. After confirming that the opponent's cavalry had not moved, he turned around and continued:
"You boy is not a good person at first sight. Are you a military waiter fake? You lied to us?"
Tieyue was furious when he heard this.
"Zuo Wang, don't be shameless. We lords are heartbroken that the Yellow Turban soldiers died innocently and committed more murderous crimes, so they kindly persuaded them to surrender. Did you deliberately seek a beating?"
Zuo Yan smiled slightly, touched the beard on his lips, and said slowly:
"I won't talk to you. Your qualifications are too bad. Find someone who is similar to me and has a strong voice. For example, your lieutenant."
Tie Yue curled his lips and said provocatively: "The lieutenant said that he is unwilling to talk. He wants to attack."
"Shenyufu is OK."
Tieyue laughed.
"Okay. I'll go back and ask."
Xian Yufu saw Tie Yue coming back as if he was flying, and smiled at Yan Rou beside him. Xian Yuyin said, "Zimin has a good idea. If we continue to tangle with Zhang Niujiao like this, it will be fine for an hour."
"I'm afraid we're willing, but Zhang Niujiao doesn't." Yan Rou smiled, "After a long time, Zhang Niujiao must have suspected that there is a ghost in it."
"If Zhang Niujiao suddenly wakes up and falls into a trap, he will immediately launch an attack, break through and block the block as quickly as possible, and quickly move closer to Zhang Baiqi." Xian Yuyin looked at the soldiers behind him and continued: "We have few people. Although we have the advantage of the terrain, it may be very difficult to block the Yellow Turban Army."
Xian Yufu said confidently: "As long as the people surrounded and annihilated Zhang Baiqi, no matter how powerful Zhang Niujiao is, these Jiuli Pavilion will be his burial place."
"This time Zhang Niujiao lost a lot, and the main force lost more than 100,000 yuan at a time. After this battle, the day of the defeat of the Yellow Turban Army in Jizhou was not far away." Yan Rou said with emotion: "Since the militia crossed the Shengshui River, the situation has become more and more urgent. Thousands of troops are easy to obtain, but one general is hard to find. The ancients are really not bullying me. Once the people arrived at the battlefield in Zhuojun, they won one after another. After more than ten days, the Yellow Turban Army actually wanted to withdraw and flee. I really can't imagine."
Xian Yuyin immediately continued: "Great Emperor of this dynasty once praised Han Xin, the Huaiyin Hou, who could reach a 100,000 army by one person. However, we have not met any military strategy like Huaiyin Hou for hundreds of years. Now the people have annihilated more than 100,000 Yellow Turban Army by one person. I think he is a military strategy master who meets once in a few hundred years. With time, his achievements must be very remarkable, and may be able to surpass Huaiyin Hou." Xian Yuyin exclaimed sincerely.
"Zimin must be so happy when he heard this. Junyi, I can't tell that you shot the arrow well. This flattery skill is also good!" Xian Yufu laughed.
Xianyuyin's handsome face immediately turned red.
"But you're right. Since the Lulongsai War, the people have led their troops to fight for more than a year, but they have not lost a single battle. This is a miracle. I remember that during the Warring States Period, there was a famous general named Bai Qi, who killed 400,000 Zhao troops in Changping. He led countless troops in his life, annihilated more than one million troops of the other six countries, attacked more than 70 cities of the six countries, and never lost in his life. I think it is unlikely that the people's future achievements will exceed Huaiyin Hou, but it is very promising to surpass Bai Qi."
Yan Rou pointed at Xian Yufu, looked at Xian Yuyin and said, "Junyi, Brother Yu Xing's flattery is much more subtle than what you said, and his level is obviously higher."
The three of them laughed.
"I was worried that you would not come before, but the people trust you very much and did not doubt your trust in him at all." Xian Yuyin continued, "His ability to win consecutive battles has a lot to do with his sincere and open-minded personality. If you have been with him, I'm afraid that there will be a lot of military achievements. At least Brother Yuxing can be promoted to the commander-in-chief."
Xian Yufu shook his head indifferently.
Yan Rou nodded repeatedly and said with regret: "At the beginning of the year, if Taishou He had not repeatedly tried to keep him, I would have gone to Shanggu with him. Whether or not he was promoted is secondary. The key is that he can fight and win battles continuously, which is satisfying."
Xian Yufu looked at Yan Rou in surprise and said, "Ziyu has been to the county government for many years, but can't hesitate to get rid of the habit of bloodthirsty?"
"It's not bloodthirsty, it's warlike." Yan Rou corrected: "So this time we received a request from our people and rushed to the war immediately. Let's fight with him, and enjoy it."
"I'm afraid you'll have a good time this time." Xian Yufu pointed to the Yellow Turban Army scattered around Jiuli River and said with a serious expression: "Block the enemy, and there are so many enemies, and there are bloody battles."
"By the way, is there any news from the people?" He suddenly remembered something and asked Xianyu Silver Road.
"No. I guess Zhang Baiqi is still a long distance away from Jiuliting."
"When that kid passed Jiuliting before, he ran very fast. Now he is going to run back quickly, so he is exhausted." Yan Rou said with a smile.
"It is precisely because he is exhausted, otherwise he will be entangled after the fight and cannot be solved for a long time, and things will be troublesome. The time will be delayed. If Zhang Niujiao is rushed over, we will die." Xian Yufu said: "This Jiulihe battlefield depends on us that we may defend this hill. If we keep it and block Zhang Niujiao, we will win; if we can't defend it, we will lose our skin even if we don't die."
Tieyue returned from the horse and cursed.
"Send someone to tell Old Man Tian, don't swear lies when you're fine. Does he want me to die?"
Xian Yuyin hurriedly came forward and smiled gloatingly:
"It's nothing wrong with you if you die. Why, the Yellow Turbans are going to kill you?"
"That's not. But it scared me. Old man Tian suddenly whispered a trumpet. If the Yellow Turban Army members thought we were going to attack and shot them with arrows, I wouldn't be the target."
Xian Yufu and Yan Rou looked at the young man in front of him with interest.
Now in the Fengyun Iron Cavalry Army, there are five or six young soldiers like him. Xiaolan and Shooting Tiger are the youngest, only sixteen or seventeen years old. Xian Yufu and Yan Rou both admire Li Hong very much. He dares to use the hairy children who have just grown up, and there are still people who dare not use it. When Xian Yuyin told them that Tieyue was the famous horse thief leader in Dai County, the two were not surprised at all.
"Mr. Xianyu, Sima Zuoyan of the Yellow Turban Army said he would talk to you."
"Yes. You can go there and tell him that I want to talk to Zhang Niujiao in person."
Tie Yue agreed, turned the horse's head, raised the white flag, and rushed down the hill again.
Li Hong rushed to the front with Black Panther Yicong.
Yan Liang pressed tightly on Li Hong's left.
The battle of Du Kangting made the conceited Yan Liang arrive at his martial arts skills. He saw Li Hong killing people without blinking, like a gust of wind, but he was not as good as the difference. If he hadn't been for his comrades-in-arms and Li Hong's fight to save them, he would have died. On the battlefield, no matter how powerful his personal martial arts were, it would be useless. So he now pays great attention to cooperation with his comrades. Yan Liang did not like the Xianbei soldiers of Black Panther Yicong at the beginning. But since the Xianbei comrades saved his life, he began to take the initiative to get to know them, get familiar with them, and gradually became friends with Arc Ding and Qichen. Black Panther Yicong's bravery and fierceness deeply shocked Yan Liang. Although he could not speak Xianbei and Yicong would not speak the words of the Han Kingdom, they could still communicate and joke together. When the relationship between his comrades-in-arms was deep, the cooperation on the battlefield naturally became tacit understanding.
He is the leader of Li Hong's personal guard and should always be guarding Li Hong's side. But last time, Li Hong and his comrades saved his life, and he did not fulfill his duties as a personal guard. So this time he warned himself to stay by Li Hong's side no matter what, and never run around.
When Li Hong saw the chaotic Yellow Turban Army in front of him, his heart hanging in his throat was immediately relieved.
He was most afraid of entangling the Yellow Turban Army. Once the Yellow Turban Army has a strict formation and morale is high, just like the troops of the Zuo School at Dukangting, everyone vowed to fight to the death and fight bloody battles with the cavalry, which would be bad. It took two hours to kill 30,000 people from the Zuo School that day. If the same situation happened today, it would probably take so long. In this way, Zhang Niujiao in the direction of Jiulihe would have plenty of time to break through the infantry's blockade, cross the Jiuli Pavilion, and rush straight behind him. Under the front and back of the Yellow Turban Army, it is impossible to annihilate the enemy. It would be great to ensure that the troops retreat safely and soundly.
Everything was as expected. The Yellow Turban Army was rushing all the way, causing serious physical overdrawing. The soldiers were exhausted and almost lost their combat effectiveness. Although the soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army were still running and forming a formation, they were exhausted physically and mentally, and in this case, failure was inevitable.
Originally they were bait, a carefully prepared and very dangerous bait, but after such trouble, they became a prey at the slaughter of others and without the power to tie a chicken.
Li Hong held up the black steel gun, used all his strength, and shouted in a loud voice:
Chapter completed!