Ji Han Da Sima

Chapter 306 Battle of Hefei ([-])

On Pingdan, when the sky is hazy.

The setting sun gradually emerged from the east over there, and smoke curled up from the Confederate camp on the Feishui River Weir.The cook was busy in the camp, chatting with the sergeants passing by on patrol from time to time, showing a simple and honest expression.

There is often a fireman among the people who cooks for the colleagues in the same tent.In Huo Jun's military system, those who serve as fire husbands must be honest, strong, capable of shouldering tasks, willing to serve as subordinates, and able to endure the same kind of service. They can be used as fire men.

This is not because Huo Jun specifically bullies honest people, but because of the special nature of the army. As a violent machine, the army cannot be compared with normal society.

Being a fire soldier in the army is mostly about taking care of others, washing pots and cooking meals. If you don't choose honest people to be fire soldiers, but let people with hot tempers be used as fire soldiers, how can you endure the oppression of others?There must be many conflicts and quarrels in the camp.

Of course, the firemen also get good treatment. They don't have to keep vigil and patrol, and they don't have to fight in daily battles.And if they win in battle, they will also be rewarded.

A general governs the army fairly. What is fairness?
Not only should rewards and punishments be fair during battle, but one should not be greedy for the merits of his subordinates.It is also necessary to develop indicators for each role's subordinates that are in line with their assessment, so as to ensure that each role can receive appropriate rewards as much as possible.

While Huo Bing was cooking in the pot, preparing for breakfast this morning.

The six thousand soldiers in Hefei City had already eaten meat, drank wine, and had a feast.Under Zhang Liao's call, they assembled at the gate of the city wearing armor and weapons.

Xue Ti walked down from the tower and said: "General, we have arrived at Pingdan. The fire soldiers in the southern army camp are cooking, and the night patrol sergeants take turns to rest."

Zhang Liao took a deep breath, reached for the long spear in the attendant's hand, and shook the long spear gently with his right hand. The long body seemed to come alive, and the tip of the spear cut the air, making a sound of breaking through the air.

Zhang Liao checked the bow and arrow on the horse's back and said: "Although Huo Jun's troops are superior to others, it is difficult to change the weather. At dawn, the night patrol sergeants are tired, and the soldiers are slow when they wake up. Today, if we send out sharp troops to break the stronghold, we will definitely be able to do so." Something gained.”

Zhang Liao could also guess Huo Jun's thoughts when he sent his troops north and gathered his troops in camp.First, he has a back-up force outside the camp, using the sense of time urgency as the rainy season is approaching to lure him into fighting, and then destroy them in one fell swoop; second, Huo Jun wants to rely on his current military strength to hold on to the river weir until the water rises in the rainy season. Hefei is flooded.

However, no matter what Huo Jun's thoughts are, if Zhang Liao does not take advantage of the opportunity of the army to move north, go out of the city and destroy the river weir, the only thing waiting for him may be floods flooding the city.And Zhang Liao also had confidence. He didn't believe Huo Jun could accurately guess that he would choose to leave the city on Pingdan to break the stronghold.

Looking at Zhang Liao who was about to leave the city to fight, Xue Ti said: "General, you should be careful first. If the war goes unfavorably, you should withdraw your troops and not tangle with the enemy. Ti and General Zhu prepared crossbows in the west city to meet the general with crossbows. .”

"good!"

Zhang Liao got on his horse and turned to look at Li Dian.

Li Dian put on his robe, held the long spear tightly in his hand, and nodded to Zhang Liao, indicating that he and his subordinates were ready.

"Out of town!"

With the sound of creaking, the suspension bridge slowly descended and was built on the moat.

Then the melodious drums sounded from the tower, and the north gate suddenly opened amidst the sound of the drums. A general in heavy armor galloped out on a galloping horse, followed by armored cavalry.Amidst the sound of galloping cavalry, thousands of infantry also left the city.

"Shut up!"

Riding his horse to Li Dian's side, Zhang Liao said in a deep voice: "Mancheng, Liao is deeply sorry for what happened in the past. In the past, each was his own master, and the soldiers fought with each other. The fighting was blind, and many lives were harmed. This was not the intention of Liao. Now you and I are leaving the city. Destroy the enemy, hope we can work together to fight, and don’t mess up big things.”

Li Dian held the reins in his hands, looked at the resolute face hidden under the beast's mask, and said: "Dian and the general have a personal grudge, what does it have to do with official business? We are going through difficulties together now, just to defeat the enemy!"

Zhang Liao showed a rare smile and said: "Liao led the cavalry in front, and the general led the infantry behind. First break Huang Zhong's northern camp, and then charge into the central army to see if we can kill Huo Jun."

"good!"

Outside the north gate, Zhang Liao led his cavalry ahead, and amidst the sound of horse hooves, they headed towards the Heyan camp to kill.Li Dian led his infantry to form a formation outside the city, with bows and crossbows ready and swords and spears in hand. The soldiers were in good order. The clang of armor sounded in the formation, and they slowly approached the Heyan camp.

At this time, the soldiers of the Southern Army standing on the lookout had discovered Zhang Liao's troops who were rushing towards the camp. They shouted loudly for an enemy attack and beat the golden drums on the watchtower to signal that there was an enemy attack in the camp.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

The sound of drums resounded endlessly in the Heyan camp, and the patrolling sergeants in the camp shouted and ran to signal the camp to be on alert for incoming enemy soldiers.However, the sky was getting brighter and the sergeant had just woken up. He was either washing or eating breakfast, and his reaction was a little slower than usual.

The river weir camp is shaped like a trapezoid from the sky. The river from the fertile water continues to flow into the river weir, and it is already filling the river weir more than half.If heavy rains arrive, the river weir will inevitably be filled.

The front of the Heyan camp is a gentle slope, and the camp is built up and down the gentle slope.Down the gentle slope, there are antlers, horses, and trenches on the outside of the camp as camp fortifications. The sergeants relied on the fortifications to patrol and guard.Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun's sergeants were deployed on the left and right sides of the river weir. Anyone who wanted to destroy the river weir would have to fight against the two troops.

After a while, the cavalry under Zhang Liao's command had approached Heyan from a distance. The soldiers in the village were hurriedly reorganizing their troops, and the sergeants outside the camp were already rushing to fight.

"Archery!"

When the soldiers stationed on the outskirts saw Zhang Liao's cavalry coming in for a surprise attack, their crossbowmen quickly set up their bows and fired arrows.But before they could shoot, they were hit by a hail of arrows, which made them dodge in a hurry.

Zhang Liao held the horse's belly between his legs, galloped along the perimeter of the fortifications, took his bow and arrows, and shot several people with heavy arrows from a distance of dozens of steps. He was extremely brave.

There was a sudden sound of breaking through the air, and hundreds of arrows flew out from the cavalry, hitting the sergeant hiding behind the horse.Many of the Southern soldiers were killed or wounded, and they were suppressed by cavalry fire. How could they dare to shoot at them.

Taking advantage of this moment, Cao Jun's two to three hundred cavalrymen dismounted, and under the cover of cavalry shooting, they moved away their horses or cut off the antlers with knives and axes to open a passage into the camp.

A Nanjun soldier hiding in the distance raised his heavy crossbow and aimed at Cao Jun's cavalry who was moving the antlers.

"Whoosh!"

Zhang Liao caught a glimpse from the corner of his eye and raised his bow to shoot. The heavy arrow shot through the air and hit the southern soldier's throat eighty paces away.The southern soldiers clutched their throats, blood spurting out uncontrollably, and now their precise shooting skills scared off the southern infantry.

In this way, Cao's cavalry used cavalry fire to suppress the Confederate infantry. The cavalry dismounted and fought on foot. Zhang Liao quickly opened the passage to the Heyan camp.

After a while, the passage was opened by Cao Jun, and at this time the Southern troops in the camp continued to pour out.Zhang Liao led his cavalry to charge in, stabbing with swords and spears, trampling on horses, and killing the Southern troops who came out of the camp to support them.

Zhang Liao saw two spearmen approaching, took the bow in his hand, opened the bow left and right, and fired two arrows in succession.One of the two infantrymen at the front was hit by an arrow in the throat, and the other was hit by an arrow in the eye socket. They died tragically on the spot.

Zhang Liao turned his head and looked behind him, and felt relieved when he saw that Li Dian was leading the infantry soldiers to the edge of the fortification, and the infantry were pouring in along the passage.

"kill!"

Holding the spear in his hand, Zhang Liao rode his horse to clash with the crowd. He flipped his wrist and stabbed with the spear, killing several people in a row. Such a brave performance frightened the Confederate army.

The sergeant who looked upstairs saw Zhang Liao's bravery and drew his bow to shoot.However, Zhang Liao's cavalrymen on the left and right had already raised their crossbows and shot dead the sergeants on the tower at the camp gate.

"kill!"

Li Dian led the infantry to attack. With the support of the infantry, the cavalry led by Zhang Liao became more and more calm.In an instant, the outer fortifications were rushed to pieces. The southern soldiers who were guarding the camp gate were unable to withstand Zhang Liao's fierce attack. Cao's troops poured into the camp on foot and cavalry.

Zhang Liao used his sword as a sword, and the sharp sword struck and stabbed him, killing several people in an instant.A captain of the Southern Military Academy rode to fight. He spurred his horse with a spear and used the momentum of his horse to stab Zhang Liao in the chest.

Zhang Liao dodged sideways, and the tip of the spear passed by his chest, almost leaving white marks on the armor.However, Zhang Liao was seen waving his long spear, and when he stretched his arms, the sharp spear blade passed through his neck, and the blood in his arteries splashed out. The captain of the Southern Army fell to the ground, covered his neck, and was killed by the cavalry.

Zhang Liao and Li Dian led their infantry and cavalry out of the city to launch a surprise attack at dawn, catching the Confederate infantry by surprise and rushing into the camp.However, as the war progressed, the various units of the Southern Army had completed their reorganization and were put into battle under Huo Jun's dispatch.

On the slope of the river weir, the "Huo" banner flutters in the wind.

Huo Jun was wearing Zhongjia and holding a Han sword in his hand. He stood on the gentle slope and looked down at the battle taking place in the camp.But Zhang Liao, with the cooperation of infantry and cavalry, and his own bravery, charged left and right in the camp, without any enemy.

Huang Zhong looked ugly, raised his hand and asked for battle, saying: "Captain, Zhang Liao has entered the camp. The soldiers are timid and difficult to fight. Zhong requests to fight."

Huo Jun looked indifferent and said: "Zhang Liao is a tiger and wolf general. The troops and horses in the camp are in full strength now. How can we fight with the enemy? Let's use the troops and horses in the camp to consume Zhang Liao's energy. When the enemy is tired, the old general will lead his elite cavalry to kill him. Come out and defeat the enemy in one fell swoop."

As mentioned before, Xiahou Dun, Wu Dun and Zhang Liao were located in various places.In order to prevent Wu Dun from joining Xiahou Dun and putting pressure on the besieging army.Huo Jun chose to strike preemptively, taking advantage of the developed intelligence system and the elite of the Zhihu Army to defeat the Xuzhou soldiers in the north. In order to prevent Xiahou Dun from going south, Huo Jun sent an army north to resist.

Regarding the enemy forces in Hefei, Huo Jun was indeed tempting Zhang Liao to fight.But Huo Jun really had no backup plan. He only had two or three thousand more troops than Hefei City.

Why is there no backup plan?

Without him, Huo Jun believed that he could defeat Zhang and Li with his own commanding skills.

Zhang Liao's surprise attack was calculated by Huo Jun, but when Yu Pingdan launched a surprise attack, Huo Jun failed to accurately calculate it.Even so, Huo Jun still believed that he could defeat Generals Zhang and Li with his original arrangement.

In the camp, Zhang Liao fought fiercely, blocking from left to right.Under his leadership, the cavalry turned Huang Zhong's camp upside down.Many of the Southern infantry were defeated by the cavalry, and many fell to the ground groaning. The soldiers and horses in Huang Zhong's camp were unable to withstand Cao's infantry and cavalry attack.

Seeing that the battle situation in Beiying was so unfavorable, Huo Jun ordered: "Let General Zilong lead his troops to support Beiying."

"promise!"

The flag bearer on the river bank waved the military flag, signaling Zhao Yun of the South Camp to support the North Camp.Zhao Yun received Huo Jun's order and led the elite infantry and cavalry of the South Camp to support the North Camp.

After a while, Zhao Yun picked up his horse and appeared in the northern camp.But they saw that the North Camp was in chaos at this time. The soldiers were fleeing in all directions. There were no soldiers in the generals. No one dared to fight despite beating drums.

During the chaos of the battle, Zhao Yun saw the flag bearer running away with the flag, and scolded him: "If the flag bearer does not fly the flag, what crime is that?"

Zhao Yun pointed his bow at the flag bearer and said sternly: "Raise the flag, raise the troops, and follow me to the battle."

When the flag bearer saw Zhao Yun aiming at him with a bow and arrow, he trembled and hurriedly raised the flag and followed Zhao Yun.As soon as the flag was raised, the troops of the headquarters gathered around the flag bearer one after another, fighting amidst the shouts of the officers.Reinforcements from the southern camp joined the battle, and Zhang Liao, who had a keen sense of the battlefield, suddenly noticed a large number of flags appearing in the camp.Moreover, the enemy's troops are strong and strong. Unlike Huang Zhong's troops who are old and weak, this unit dares to fight and kill and is well-equipped.

Zhang Liao stabbed the Confederate infantry to death and asked loudly: "But Zhao Yun is coming to help!"

Congqi looked around and said, "It's Zhao Yun's army."

Then, the knight was surprised again and said: "General, there is Huo Jun's great banner on the river weir!"

Zhang Liao looked for the reputation and saw the "Huo" banner standing on the high slope of the river weir, which was extremely eye-catching.

"Ha ha!"

After laughing a few times, Zhang Liao wiped his face, the blood in his hands staining his face red.Under that laughter, the scarlet face was very ferocious.

"This is the time to make a contribution!"

Zhang Liao looked behind him and saw that Li Dian was not far away from him. He rode his horse to find Zhang Liao and said, "Zhao Yun's troops are elite and we are outnumbered. We are between the enemy camps and we cannot fight for a long time."

After a pause, Zhang Liao said: "Huo Jun's great banner is standing on the river weir. On the left and right sides of Liaoguan, there are only hundreds of infantry guarding at the bottom of the slope. Can General Li lead the infantry to plunder the formation for Liao? I will lead the cavalry to charge forward. Yan, let’s see if we can kill Huo Jun.”

"How can it be impossible!"

Li Dian looked at the large banner on the river weir and nodded in response.

"Come with me!"

Generals Zhang and Li ignored Zhao Yun and immediately sent troops and horses to kill Huo Jun on the river weir.How could such a move not be seen by the condescending Huo Jun.

Seeing Huang Zhong watching Zhang Liao's movements closely, he said, "Captain, Zhang Liao is coming towards me with his infantry and cavalry. Can you go out and fight?"

Huo Jun nodded slightly and said: "The old general is ready to mount his horse and prepare for battle. When the order is given, he will lead a hundred men of elite cavalry into the formation and kill the incoming general."

Since he was luring the enemy into battle, Huo Jun naturally had to use bait to lure Zhang Liao.

Looking at Zhang Liao's method of using troops, most of them were to advance with elite troops, defeat the enemy and kill generals, which is a pure border warrior style.Huo Jun was very familiar with this kind of combat method. Liu Bei, Zhang Fei, and Guan Yu mostly used this kind of tactics.Now if I want to seduce Zhang Liao, Huo Jun himself would be the most suitable bait.

Huang Zhong handed over to Huo Jun and said: "Zhang Liao is brave and Li Dian dares to fight. Please look for an opportunity to evacuate, lest the sword is blind."

Huo Jun smiled faintly and said: "Although Zhang Liao is brave, how can he hurt me when there are generals and generals Zilong fighting against him?"

"promise!"

While Huang Zhong was going downhill to prepare for the battle, generals Zhang and Li were already riding towards the river weir. Ding Fengtong and 500 infantrymen were guarding the river weir.At this time, the soldiers holding spears were in front, and those holding crossbows were behind, forming formations relying on the river weir.

Seeing Zhang Liao and Li Dian at the foot of the river weir, less than [-] steps away from him, Huo Jun subconsciously looked at Chang Li beside him and took a deep breath to stabilize his emotions.

Zhang Liao and Li Dian noticed the canopy on the river weir and became more and more excited.If they can kill Huo Jun in this battle, they will not only be able to break the siege of Hefei, but also become famous all over the world.

Ding Feng stood with his spear in hand and shouted at the top of his lungs: "Fire the arrow!"

Nearly half of the five hundred soldiers were crossbowmen, aiming at Cao Jun's infantry and cavalry and shooting intensively.Hundreds of arrows rose into the sky like dark clouds and shot at Cao Jun.Under the charge, the horse that had no time to dodge fell and the cavalry fell.The foot soldiers were hit by arrows and groaned in pain, screaming in agony.

However, even so, Cao Jun's infantry and cavalry, driven by Generals Zhang and Li, still rushed forward towards the river weir!

Zhang Liao was rushing towards his horse. Facing the rain of arrows, he used his long spear to strike. Although he was hit by arrows, because he was wearing heavy armor, most of the damage was to his muscles and it was difficult to reach deep.And the pain only aroused his fighting spirit and stimulated his strong nerves.

"Zhang Wenyuan is here!"

Zhang Liao raised his long spear high, rode his horse into the formation, and shouted loudly: "Huo Zhongmiao, do you dare to fight?"

Amid the shouts, Zhang Liao swung his spear and stabbed the spearman to death.The war horses immediately ran in through the gap in front of them, and the subsequent infantry followed the formation and fought hand-to-hand with the five hundred personal guards led by Ding Feng.

Huo Jun sneered a few times and ordered: "Blow the trumpet and surround and kill Generals Zhang and Li."

"promise!"

"woooo~"

The attendant raised his horn and blew a long blast.

Immediately afterwards, Huang Zhong came out from behind the forage yard under the river weir, leading more than a hundred armored men on horseback. He shouted loudly: "Zhang Wenyuan, Nanyang Huang Hansheng is here!"

In the northern camp, Zhao Yun heard the sound of the horn of Heyan, and led his cavalry to help Huang Zhong, and handed over his headquarters to his subordinates.

In an instant, the heavy cavalry led by Huang Zhong crashed into Cao Jun's infantry and cavalry from the flank, rushed to kill the unprepared Cao Jun's infantry and cavalry, and shouted to Zhang Liao to fight.

In such a scene, how could Zhang Liao not know Huo Jun's plan and secretly scolded Huo Jun for his cunning.With a loud shout, the short and sharp sword stabbed his side, and the Confederate soldier fell down covering his face, wailing in his mouth.

Zhang Liao looked at the situation around him and saw Zhao Yun coming from behind, so Li Dian led his troops to fight Huang Zhong.Looking at Huo Jun, who had only a hundred steps left, Zhang Liao became heartbroken and decided to give it a try, calling for his subordinates to follow him.

At this time, Huo Jun could not help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw Zhang Liao leading several cavalry out of the military formation from the flank, seemingly trying to escape.After all, facing Zhang Liao's charge with ten thousand enemies, it was impossible not to feel nervous.

After exhaling, Huo Jun let go of the hilt of the sword, sweat overflowing from his palms.

However, not long after Huo Jun relaxed, Zhang Liao led several cavalry from the retreating direction and suddenly turned around and sprinted.Fortunately, the slope of the river weir slowed down Zhang Liao's charging horse, giving Huo Jun time to react.

Seeing Zhang Liao's approach, the attendant advised him: "Zhang Liao's soldiers point to the big banner, please ask the governor to move."

Huo Jun sat on the Hu chair with a calm expression and said: "Although Zhang Liao is brave, he will die here."

While talking, Zhang Liao led his cavalry to bypass the heavy troops on the front and cut through the formation from the flanks.

While galloping, he was about to hit the military formation. Zhang Liao pulled on the reins, and the horse's front hooves were raised high, and half of its body was in the air.The long spear in Zhang Liao's hand stabbed down, piercing through the chest in the horrified gaze of the soldier.

"Please transfer, Commander!"

Huo Jun whipped the attendant with his whip and scolded him fiercely, saying, "Zhang Liao is a dead man!"

"Huo Hu, Huo Xiong prepare for battle!"

"Take me!"

"promise!"

Huo Jun looked around the battlefield and saw that Zhang Liao's armor was stained with blood. There were more than ten arrows stuck in the armor. He had several wounds on his body and his face was ferocious, as if he was too old in the world.

Although Zhang Liao returned bravely, his subordinates were not as skilled as him in martial arts, and suffered heavy casualties.After crashing into the military formation, the enemy's horse lost speed and started fighting hand to hand with the soldiers.

"Where is Huo Zhongmiao?"

Zhang Liao shouted to kill, and the soldiers on the left and right saw this and stabbed him from the left and right. One of them stabbed the horse's abdomen with a spear, and blood spurted out; the other man was killed by Zhang Liao's lifting of a spear and hitting his head.

"Huo Zhongmiao is here!"

Huo Jun sat on the top of the slope, looking down at Zhang Liao who was coming from an oblique direction, and raised his voice in response.

Among the rebels, Zhang Liao heard Huo Jun's response and went out looking for fame. He saw Huo Jun wearing armor and sitting on a high chair, with only five guards on his left and right.

"Behead Huo Jun!"

Laughing endlessly, Zhang Liao spurred his horse and shouted, followed closely by two cavalrymen, only ten steps away from Huo Jun.

"shoot!"

Huo Xiong raised his hands and shouted, and the five men raised their heavy crossbows and fired the crossbow machine. Five crossbow arrows shot out of the air and aimed at Zhang Liao and his riders.

"what!"

Under the heavy crossbow, two knights were shot to death on the spot.

Zhang Liao used his spear to deflect the arrow, but his left arm received a heavy blow.His left arm, which was already feeling dull pain, was hit by a heavy crossbow again. Old pain and new injuries recurred at the same time, making the pain even worse.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Huo Jun stepped out quickly, raised his long spear, and stabbed Zhang Liao on the horse.

　One more chapter tonight

　　
　
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