Aspiring to the Ten Kingdoms

Chapter 645
Luanhe Camp.

Dang Jin and Zhang Qiong sat opposite each other.

Zhang Qiong was not in a good mood, and muttered: "I just chopped off the heads of a few remnants of the defeated soldiers, and the teeth are not enough."

The same is true for Dangjin. Although I am happy that my friends can get such credit, but I have worked hard, but I didn't get any credit, so I feel the same.

"The Khitan cubs call themselves eagles and wild wolves one by one, blowing their beards in a big way, I think they are quail dogs, and they can't help but beat them at all."

Dang Jin was full of complaints.

Zhang Qiong blinked her eyes, and suggested: "There is nothing left and right, let's go to the enemy's camp?"

Dang Jin is also a daring advocate, and his heart beats up when he is vigorous: "Let's go, let's chop off a few heads together to vent our anger."

The two didn't bring too many soldiers and horses, but each led a hundred guards, and they came all the way to the foot of Mount Taizi.

Taizi Mountain is located 23 miles southeast of the Luan River, surrounded by mountains and rivers, with alluvial plains in front and Songting Pass in the back. It is a strategic place that can be attacked and defended.

It is also the place Yelusha chose to camp.

At this time, Yelusha was sullen in the army tent, his favorite son and best friend died in battle one after another, even though he had experienced many battles and was used to seeing life and death, he still felt a sense of grief and anger.

Especially at this moment, he still can't avenge it, and feels that he is incompetent, drinking alone.

Yelusha took a big gulp of wine, and unexpectedly heard a commotion in his ear, and frowned slightly. Just as he was about to get up to see what happened, he heard the report from his attendant: "Mr. People outside the camp insulted us Khitan as cowards and cowards..."

Call for formation, invite battle?
Yelusha shook his dazed head and asked, "How many people are there?"

The attendant replied: "It looks like there are more than two hundred people!"

Originally, Yelusha was holding back his anger, but at this moment, his anger went straight to Tianling Gai, and he shouted angrily: "The traitors of the Southern Dynasty, are you really deceiving me in Khitan? Let me take a look..."

One-on-one, it has become a little demonized in later generations.

In the novel "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", the single-handed battle of generals is the most exciting, such as warming wine and killing Hua Xiong, fighting Ma Chao naked, Zhang Yide fighting Ma Mengqi at night with lights on, Tai Shici bravely fighting Xiaobawang, etc., are all well-known and popular. A famous scene that we like to talk about.

But as more and more people are more serious, some people feel that it is too fake, that heads-up does not exist, and that it is all fiction.

That's overkill.

In fact, the custom of heads-up has existed since ancient times, and it is more common than imagined. It is also a battlefield custom that has passed the development and test of history...

As early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there was a theory of heads-up.

But it's not called heads-up, but a very elegant word called "Zhishi". The earliest record of Zhishi is the Battle of Muye in the Shang Dynasty.But at that time, it was a battle of chariots, and there were at least two people participating in the battle. Strictly speaking, it was not a one-on-one duel.

With the emergence of cavalry, the number of singled out cases gradually increased.

During the battle between Chu and Han, there were many records of heads-up, and Xiang Yu invited Liu Bang to head-to-head many times.

How could Liu Bang be Xiang Yu's opponent?Of course not.

Lou Fan under Liu Bang also single-handedly shot and killed three giants under Xiang Yu's command.

During the Han Dynasty, the main opponent was the Xiongnu.The barbarians of the Xiongnu didn't talk about martial arts, so there were few cases of single-handedly fighting.

At the end of the Han Dynasty, there was civil strife, and many people regained their martial arts virtues.

Lu Bu and Guo Si have single-handed records, and Guan Yu beheaded Yan Liang among thousands of troops...

Especially with the emergence of stirrups, heads-up has become a common phenomenon.

During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, a large number of heads-up records began to appear.

Even when Li Shimin was the king of Qin, he once challenged a brave Turkic general. According to historical records, Taizong shot him with a big arrow with a hole in the center, and died in response to the string.

This is even more true for Shi Wansui, Qin Qiong, Xue Rengui and other unrivaled generals.

At the end of the Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties, when warriors were in power, the atmosphere of fighting generals became even more serious. There were even strange situations where the generals of both sides fought one-on-one, and the officers and soldiers on both sides watched the excitement and laughed nearby without weapons.

Even in the Song Dynasty, which emphasized literature and suppressed martial arts, there were many examples of heads-up...

Yue Fei is not only a marshal who can win thousands of miles, but also a general who is good at one-on-one.

In the early Ming Dynasty, the same was true because of the martial arts brought by Mongolia.

Chang Yuchun, under Zhu Hongwu's command, is a one-on-one maniac. Even if he becomes the commander-in-chief of the army, he still does not change his style of loving one-on-one.

Zhu Yuanzhang persuaded Chang Yuchun more than once that singled out is the job of the small school, and it is not what you expect as a general to compete with the small school, so you should avoid it.

It can be seen that single-handedly fighting generals has been a common thing in ancient armies since ancient times.

It wasn't until the real prevalence of firearms, the one-on-one style, that it disappeared.

Although "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" exaggerated the effect of heads-up, but if you really want to generalize and say that heads-up does not exist, then it is nonsense.

Both Dang Jin and Zhang Qiong are fierce generals of this era.It's just that Luo Youdu doesn't advocate one-on-one fighting, and they haven't shown their abilities in this regard.

Bai obviously took all the credit for this time, the two of them felt that it was not a good taste, their heads became hot, and they came to the Khitan camp to find trouble.

"Swear, scold me harder!"

With arms akimbo, Dang Jin commanded the guards under his command, greeting relatives of the Khitan people in the camp from a distance, laughing at them as cowards.

Yelusha came to the front of the camp, and there were only two hundred people on the other side, so he showed off his power in front of their camp, and became even more angry, shouting: "Call the warriors in the army to follow me to fight."

With the rapid sound of war drums, Yelusha led a group of soldiers and horses out of the camp.

Yelusha said to the person beside him: "Tubu, go up and let them see that I am a Khitan warrior!"

Hearing this, the captain named Tubu jumped out without hesitation.

On the other side, Dang Jin and Zhang Qiong are still arguing about who comes out first.

Dang Jin said: "My kung fu is better than yours, so I'll come first!"

Zhang Qiong snorted: "Are you capable of fighting with me?"

The two have been friends for many years and know each other well.

Dang Jin's riding skills are superb, and Zhang Qiong is better at stabilizing in riding battles.

But Zhang Qiong has extraordinary physical strength and quick footwork, and his fat body does not affect his agility.In infantry, Dangjin is really no match.

The two faced each other tit for tat, staring at each other with lantern-sized eyes, and no one persuaded the other.

Zhang Qiong saw that the opposing military general had already arrived at the front of the formation, and said helplessly: "Old rules!"

Dang Jin looked solemn and said, "Old rules!"

The two stretched out their palms at the same time, and said in their mouths: "Jian, Kun, Yan..."

This is the old saying of rock-paper-scissors.

Knife, boulder, bamboo basket, boulder can smash the knife, basket can carry boulder, knife can poke the basket...

"Kun!"

"Closer!"

Dang Jin looked at the knife he drew, and said with a smile: "My good brother, I have accepted it."

He winked at Zhang Qiong, complacent.

Zhang Qiong was furious, looked back suddenly, and called out, "Your Majesty?"

Dang Jin was so frightened that he shuddered and got off his horse.

But Zhang Qiong rushed over at the head of the horse. He held a bow and arrow in his hand, shouted "Look at the arrow" and shot an arrow at the picture.

Unlike in the novel, in history, it is allowed to use bows and arrows in duels.

Even running horses and shooting each other is better than fighting horses.

Zhang Qiong was extremely skilled in archery, and this arrow went straight to Tubu's chest.

Tubu is also a warrior in the army, seeing the direction of the arrow clearly, he said with a smile: "Well done!"

He is also proficient in archery, and with just one arrow, he can detect that the opponent's archery is mediocre.

"This battle is the time for me to become famous!"

Thinking of this, he dodged to the right side, and reached out to catch the arrow shot by Zhang Qiong.

But just as he was holding the arrow in his hand, Zhang Qiong's second arrow approached his chest again.

The arrow was fast and accurate, with a bit of surprise.

It was only then that Tubu realized that this arrow was the real level of the opponent. Such a thought flashed through his mind, and then he was hit by an arrow in his chest and fell to the ground.

Zhang Qiong held up the bow and arrow in his hand.

The more than two hundred soldiers beside them, seeing Zhang Qiong shoot and kill the enemy, shouted: "The general is mighty, Dayu is mighty!"

Although Dang Jin was annoyed that Zhang Qiong was stealing his limelight, he killed the enemy with two arrows, which was really beautiful.Although he is proficient in riding skills, his ability in riding and shooting is slightly inferior. He was a little envious, and shouted: "Fatty Zhang, let me be the next one. If you fight against me again, we will break up."

Zhang Qiong made a big show and said: "Let you let you!"

He backed away slowly.

Dang Jin snorted, and jumped forward and said: "Come a few more, one is not enough for your Grandpa Dang to kill."

Seeing the two arrows at Tubu, Yelusha was shot by the opponent, his face was gloomy, and he heard that Dangjin wanted to shoot a few, so he suppressed his urge to go on the field, and said: "Lang Zhen, you go up and shoot him, I will send you a shot." Soldier, I will promote you to Dao commander."

In Khitan battles, every 500 cavalrymen form a team, ten teams form a team, and ten teams form a team.There are coaches for teams, roads, and places.

Lang Zhen is the commander of the 500-man team. When he heard that he had the opportunity to have [-] troops, his spirits were lifted.

He saw that Dangjin had a leopard head and eyes, and was unparalleled in power. He held a horse in his hand instead of a bow and arrow, and he would not fight melee.

Dang Jin's complexion remained unchanged, and with a wave of Ma Qian's hand, the arrow flew away.

Lang Zhen's complexion darkened. The opponent's eyesight and skills demonstrated by this move were far better than anyone he had met. He drove the mount under his command to try to widen the distance between the two of them, and raised his hand to shoot another arrow.

Dang Jin is not in a hurry to approach, but keeps a certain distance.

He has rich combat experience, his arrows are fast within fifty paces, and accurate and fast within ten paces.

Approaching Zhang Gong's archer rashly is tantamount to committing suicide.

Lang Zhen's shooting method is a test of arm strength. Under normal circumstances, after shooting three or five arrows, the stamina will be insufficient, and then is the opportunity to get close.

Amidst the shouts of soldiers on both sides, Lang Zhen and Dang Jin competed with each other's mentality and tactical skills.

Yelusha also noticed at this time that the two opponents were not middle-level and lower-level generals at all, but real generals.

Grandpa Party?
Could it be that the party is advancing?
Yelusha was furious.

Generally speaking, the so-called fighting generals are all generals of the middle and lower ranks, who are born with their own bravery.Moreover, fighting generals are at most just desserts before the big battle. At the end, they can increase some morale and can't control the situation of the battle. Who is the real general who will take such a risk?

The other party is cheating, bullying the small with the big!
Lang Zhen couldn't bear the oppression at first, and seeing Dang Jin approached a little bit, pulled a full ring for the third time, and shot out hastily.

Hearing the sound of the arrow, Dang Jin knew that the approach was imminent and he couldn't take it head-on. He bent down and leaned on the saddle. The arrow brushed past his head, and at the same time accelerated instantly, approaching Lang Zhen.

Lang Zhen gritted her teeth, and hastened to use the magical skill of Lianzhu, chi chi two arrows to attack Dangjin left and right.

Dang Jin laughed, turned sideways to avoid an arrow, and Ma Qian swung away another arrow.

Lang Zhen wanted to shoot again, but lost her breath in an instant, her arm was raised halfway, and she was unable to draw the bow.

Seeing that Dang Jin was approaching, he was so frightened that he threw his hand at Dang Jin, wanting to turn around and run away.

Dangjin Yimaqiang stabbed him in the back of the heart and finished him off.

Dang Jin laughed wantonly: "Everyone says a few more, one is not enough..."

Seeing that Dang Jin was so insolent, Yelusha was about to let his number one general fight, but saw a cold arrow shot at Dang Jin.

This arrow is like a shooting star.

Zhang Qiong shouted in shock: "Be careful!"

Dang Jin's expression also changed drastically, he raised the reins quickly, and the mount stood up quickly, blocking in front of him.

This arrow is so powerful, it is inserted from the chest of the horse to the end of the arrow.

The war horse fell to the ground in severe pain, throwing Dang Jin off the horse, quite embarrassed.

Zhang Qiong shouted, "Save people!"

He rode his horse forward, and the more people came out, he shot three people without missing a beat.

The two hundred personal guards of the two moved in an instant.

Dang Jin rolled on the ground, saw his beloved horse lying on the ground, and without hesitation, quickly galloped to Lang Zhen's horse, flew on the horse, turned around and ran, loudly said: "Khitan rat, I hate your party!" Grandpa will report in the future."

He didn't dare to stay, exchanged glances with Zhang Qiong, and hurriedly withdrew.

A man walked out from the crowd and said, "Why didn't Prime Minister Nan lead his troops to pursue them? If you capture them, you will win a big game."

Yelusha was already in a bad mood, seeing that his side had lost his martial virtues, it was even more irrelevant on his face, which showed the identity of the visitor, but he could only suppress his anger.

The person who came was Yelu Tizi, the grandson of Wuli, the prime minister of Beifu, and the emperor Yelu Bishe was a close friend and had a very good relationship. He was the supervisor of the army.

If it were someone else, Yelusha Custodian would beat him up, but Yelutizi could only sneer: "The supervising army has the guts to injure people, why don't you pursue them yourself?"

Seeing him looking around with a little contempt in his eyes, the young Yelu Tizi had never been so angry, and said: "Let the enemy go away, Nan Xiang himself will explain to His Majesty."

He thought about throwing his sleeves and returning to the tent.

The mocking and disdainful eyes of the surrounding people appeared in Yelu's mind, and the more he thought about it, the more angry he became.

When these two armies confront each other, how can there be any martial arts to speak of?
Extremely pedantic.

Although Yelu Tizi came from a famous Khitan family, he has always regarded himself as an elegant man. He is good at archery, but he is even better at painting, especially painting people and horses, which is a Khitan masterpiece.

What people like him dislike the most is Wu Fu's set.

The other party came today is obviously a big fish, don't you eat this?

idiot?
"no!"

Dang Jin's embarrassment appeared in Yelu's mind because he was thrown by an arrow and the dog gnawed on the mud. His heart moved, the other party's call here was nothing more than trying to break the morale of our army.It's better to draw the picture of Dang Jin's distressed appearance, and pass it on to the whole army of the Southern Dynasty on the battlefield in the future, to see how cowardly their generals are, maybe they can be famous all over the world.

Thinking of this, Yelv Tizi immediately took out the pen and ink he was carrying with him, and carefully described the situation today.

　Thank you book friend Sikong Hanyu for your reward, thank you for your support!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)