Ji Han Da Sima

Chapter 336 Hanshan beheads Xiahou

"Six Tao, Leopard Tao": "The method of fighting in the forest: lead my spear and halberd, and fight with each other; there are sparse trees in the forest, with riding as a supplement, and the chariot in the front. Fight when you see it, and stop when you don't."

"Wow!"

Amidst the loud sound of drums, Cao Jun's sergeants took action upon hearing the sound and attacked along the mountain. Its troops are divided into units, with archers as the front and crossbows as the inner.

Hanshan Mountain is lush with trees and rocks. Cao's soldiers advanced slowly along the mountain road, covering each other. The crossbowmen were alert to the surrounding mountains and forests, ready to shoot the arrows in their hands at any time.

Thousands of troops arrayed at the foot of the mountain looked dense and scary, but once they entered Han Mountain, they were swallowed up by the forest, cut by trees and mountain paths, and became thin and fragmented, making it difficult to exert the power of the military formation.

As the sergeants of Cao's army continued to pour into the mountains and forests, as far as the eye could see, there were many figures looming in the mountains and forests. They used wooden boards as supports, were dressed in linen, held crossbows in their hands, and shouted some unknown words in their mouths.

"there!"

Li Zhi, the captain of Cao's army, pointed his finger at the enemy and shouted loudly, signaling the crossbowmen to shoot there.

However, before he could finish his words, the soldiers scattered in the forest. Even though they were carrying wooden rafts on their backs, they were not slow at all. The steep and difficult mountain road was like walking on flat ground for them. While running around, Zizhu shuttled through the mountains and forests, and could also shoot arrows accurately.

"Whizzing!"

More than a hundred arrows passed through the trees and shot at Cao's soldiers who were attacking from the mountain. Nowadays, these soldiers of Cao Cao are sparsely distributed among the trees and are not densely packed. Most of them are covered by shields and leather armor, so they are still hit by these arrows.

"what!"

An arrow hit the throat of Cao Jun's crossbowman. The crossbowman abandoned the crossbow and covered his neck with both hands. Hot blood kept spurting out from his wet hands. Gradually losing strength, he fell to the ground and closed his eyes unwillingly.

"Chase!"

Li Zhi poked his head out from behind the tree. Seeing the Taoist fleeing, he signaled the sergeant to pursue him. The chasing crossbowmen would stop shooting from time to time, and the men would also fire back arrows from time to time. The whole forest was filled with the sound of arrows breaking through the air.

The Taoist infantry were running in the mountains and forests. Some of them would run while stretching their bows and shooting arrows downwards; or when encountering danger, they would carry crossbows on their backs and use their hands to climb up the mountain wall and shoot from the top.

Cao Jun's sergeants rushed behind the mountain road. The upward slope did not consume the strength of the soldiers, but quickly exhausted the physical strength of Cao Jun's infantry. This caused Cao Jun's infantry to have to pause at every interval.

However, when Cao Jun's infantry were resting, the tribesmen who had fled before came from nowhere and called out to their fellow tribesmen with high-pitched voices. Hundreds of people relied on the rocks on the edge of the mountain road to shoot arrows at random, and the infantry at the forefront responded. They fell down, screamed, suffered heavy casualties, and looked for bunkers.

Xia Houyuan said it right. If the Mi people were to fight head-on with Cao's soldiers, they would not be able to defeat them. However, if the people used their strengths and circumvented their weaknesses, taking advantage of being good at running in the forest, relying on the mountains, and using bows and arrows, they could easily bring down those Cao soldiers and even cause serious damage to them.

It was inconvenient to transmit news in the mountains, so Huo Jun first asked a small number of Taoists to lure Cao's infantry into the mountain, and then used the mountains to consume the enemy's physical strength. Instead, he asked the Taoists who were good at shooting to guard the dangerous points and shoot them with bows and crossbows.

Under the dense arrows, Cao Cao's soldiers did not dare to raise their heads. Those men were good at fighting in the forest, so they would not act like archers on the battlefield. They would shoot a few arrows and then change places to avoid attracting Cao's soldiers' attention.

The crossbowmen of Cao's army often just found the crossbowmen of the Jin people. When they wanted to set up their bows and load arrows, the people would change places, so they had to look for the enemy again.

Moreover, these infantrymen were mostly elite, fierce and brave, and good at shooting crossbows. They dared not say that they would hit a hundred hits, but they could hit five or six out of ten arrows. The crossbowmen of Cao's army were not used to fighting in the woods, and they were fighting on mountain climbs. They were at a disadvantage and were almost suppressed by the crossbowmen of the Taoist army.

At this moment, Wang Ping led several hundred warriors of the Tao people who were good at fighting, armed with shields and spears, they fought out of the mountain col and launched a surprise attack.

"kill!"

"Woooo!"

Hundreds of strong soldiers, led by Wang Ping, the warriors in the front row raised their bodies and sang loudly, and the sergeants in the back row beat bronze drums to boost their strength, and violently charged down the mountain.

Wang Ping jumped over the ravine, stabbed the crossbowman to death with a spear, and blocked the spear with a wooden frame. The spear in his hand flipped over and pierced Cao Jun's abdomen from under the wooden frame. Taking advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness, Wang Ping took the lead and killed two Cao soldiers.

Immediately afterwards, hundreds of soldiers followed and slaughtered the crowd of Cao soldiers. These soldiers are undoubtedly brave men selected by Wang Ping from among the elite. Cao's army was dodging arrows shot from above and was scattered in the mountains and forests, making it difficult to form a defensive formation. Therefore, they were killed and suffered heavy casualties in an instant.

Cao's troops were mostly elite when climbing mountains, with light troops in the front row clearing the way and heavy troops in the back row suppressing the formation. The light soldiers were caught off guard, and the enemy chased them down the mountain and fled, but they dared not turn around to fight. While the soldiers were running, they gathered into a tight queue at Wang Ping's call and drove Cao's soldiers down the mountain road.

Since ancient times, battles between two armies have mostly relied on bravery and daring to fight. Whenever the brave warrior takes advantage, it is easy to form a chain reaction. Today, the situation on the northern slope is no longer controlled by Cao Jun, but is gradually controlled by the people.

However, Cao's troops who attacked on the mountain were elite after all. Even though they were attacked, the sergeants in the front were timid and walked away in fear of fighting. The sergeants in the rear were mostly shouting loudly and gathered around Li Zhi, trying to form a formation and defend the enemy with spears.

But are people afraid? Of course I am not afraid.

Wang Ping seemed to have expected it, and he asked his subordinates to get out of the way. As the crowd moved away, a dozen men carried freshly cut trees to serve as rolling logs.

"put!"

Boom!

Four or five rolling logs rolled down the rugged hillside. Cao's troops who had fled before heard the sound of rolling logs, and they fled faster and faster; the infantry of Cao's army who had formed a formation scattered in all directions, trying to avoid the rolling logs.

Taking advantage of this moment, Wang Ping used the impact of going down the mountain to knock over Cao Jun's infantry, then brandished his spear and stabbed left and right, injuring several people.

The Shi people rushed down and drove off Cao Jun's defeated soldiers. By speeding down the mountain, they used the tiger pattern boards in their hands to fight Cao Jun's infantry. Many of the heavy soldiers are armored, so they can still fight fiercely with the Zhi people.

In the small space between the mountains and forests, the Zhi people and Cao's army fought each other. The clang of clashing swords and spears and the high-pitched shouts of the Zhi people echoed endlessly in the undulating Han Mountain.

The next moment, the soldiers who had been shooting arrows sang songs and attacked Cao Jun's infantry from the left and right mountain roads respectively. Arrows flew and the sound of breaking through the air was heard everywhere.

A man holding a crossbow fired the crossbow, and the poison-coated crossbow arrow hit the iron-armored infantry of Cao's army.

"Humph!"

The soldier who was hit by the arrow snorted coldly, but didn't care. The armor protects the crossbow arrows very well. The crossbow arrows only penetrate the armor and puncture the muscles without causing serious injuries.

But a word from the crowd scared the soldiers out of their wits and said: "Many crossbow arrows are coated with poison, so be careful."

The soldier looked down in confusion and saw that the crossbow arrow was coated with a layer of black oil. For some reason, his head was still dizzy and his steps were staggering.

When he was unconscious, the enemy stabbed him over with a spear. Before the poison could take effect, he died on Mount Han.

The thoughtful reminder completely frightened the armored infantry of Cao's army. They were distracted and doubted whether the arrows they hit were poisonous. Those infantry of Cao's army who missed the arrow were afraid of the men holding crossbows in the forest.

Cao Jun's heart was in confusion, but the soldiers fought more and more fiercely. Amidst the singing and drumming, their blood became more and more swollen, as if they were blessed with an uplifting buff.

This is the fighting style of the Zhi people. They sing before dancing and then charge into battle. Their nature is to be brave.

When King Wu attacked Zhou, he acted as a vanguard and defeated the Shang army. Qin conquered Bashu, admired the bravery of the people of Shu, exempted them from taxes, and did not rule them according to Qin's laws.

Taizu Liu Bang was established in Hanzhong, and he sent people as soldiers to bring peace to the world. Liu Bang exempted the seven surnames of the Chi people from paying taxes, and the rest of the Chi people paid forty qian per year. At the end of the Later Han Dynasty, the world was in chaos.

Now, Cao Jun was completely at a disadvantage. The Qiang soldiers seemed to have remembered the nightmare in their hearts and began to retreat in fear of fighting.

"Banzhen Divine Weapon!"

"Banzhen Divine Weapon!"

The defeat of the heavy troops caused a chain reaction. These sergeants started climbing the mountain to chase the people, but now they were pushed down the mountain by the people.

"Whoosh!"

Wang Ping stood on the rock, aimed at the fleeing Captain Li Zhi of Cao's army, and pulled the crossbow. But he saw Li Zhi, who was running away, staggering a few steps and falling to the ground. His body rolled down the mountain along with it.

"Chase!"

In the mountains and forests on the north slope, shouts and wailing can be heard endlessly.

Standing on the mountainside, Huo Jun smiled while stroking his sword when he saw the situation on the battlefield reversed.

He was originally worried that the enemy would not be able to stop him, so he also mobilized [-] warriors from Huang Zhong's tent to hold down the battle, ready to be sent out to help at any time. It seems that there is no need for it now.

The people themselves are brave, not to mention elite. With the characteristics of being brave and fearless of death, if you train them, you will really be a master of breaking formations. Now, taking advantage of the mountains and forests and following the mountain forest tactics he has studied for a long time, it is not difficult to defeat Cao's army.

It's a pity that Gao Xiang and Huo Du, who know how to maneuver the Yuanyang Formation, are not there. If they had them in hand, they could directly defeat Cao's soldiers in a head-on confrontation.

"General, how should we march today?" Seeing that the situation was excellent, the attendant asked.

Huo Jun's face straightened slightly and he said, "Where is Huo Xiong?"

"exist!"

"I led the sergeants down the mountain and saw my big flag raised. You put a tall tree on the mountain and raised the flag to signal the old general to go to war."

"promise!"

Huo Jun followed the sergeant and led seven or eight hundred warriors down the mountain quickly along the mountain road.

At this time, Zhao Ang was leading his personal guards to reprimand the fleeing sergeants.

"Stop!"

Zhao Ang galloped on horseback and held a sword to chop down Cao's troops who were retreating, shouting: "Those who retreat will die!"

In the fearful eyes of Cao Jun, Zhao Ang said: "The enemy invaders are outnumbered and have already descended the mountain. We should fight to defeat them."

Under Zhao Ang's stern voice, Cao's soldiers did not dare to retreat, so they had to return to fight with the soldiers commanded by Wang Ping. However, the people were already using the wide planks to form a shield formation and their spears to form a forest of spears to advance forward.

When Zhao Ang saw the tiger-striped wooden frame, he cursed in his heart. Ban Zhenman was also famous for his bravery. Now that I saw it with my own eyes, I couldn't help but admire his bravery.

"Come on!"

Zhao Ang pulled over the messenger and said: "Tell the general that the Zhi people have driven our army back to the foot of the mountain. Our army is fighting with them. Please lead the army to reinforce and defeat the Zhi people!"

"promise!"

When Cao Jun passed the order at the foot of the mountain, Huo Jun had already reached the empty hillside and commanded the flag-bearing sergeants, saying: "Divide into five groups, A, B, B, D, D, and W, with fifty people in each group. When a certain big banner is raised, you can wait either holding the flag, or If you beat the drums, you must make a big show to scare the enemy.”

"promise!"

Two hundred and fifty people were divided into five groups and ran through the forest, looking for a suitable place, waiting for Huo Jun's banner to be raised.

Huo Jun walked up to a high place, looked at the situation at the foot of the mountain, and looked around, feeling very satisfied. If you put up a flag here, Xiahou Yuan and Cao Jun at the foot of the mountain will definitely be able to see it.

At this time, Xia Houyuan was wiping sweat from his head and was very satisfied with the antlers he had created himself.

"General, General Zhao has come to report that the Zhi people have killed and retreated our army from attacking the mountain. However, the Zhi people are still fighting fiercely at the foot of the mountain, and our army has held them back. Now we ask the general to send troops to rescue." The scout reported back.

Hearing this, Xia Houyuan was angry at first and then happy, shouting: "Come here, wear armor!" "No!"

When repairing the antlers, Xia Houyuan took off his armor, and now he will wear armor on the battlefield again.

The attendants came with fish scale armor, pocket armor, arm guards and other items. Xia Houyuan put them on himself and said: "Gather a thousand elites together, today we will defeat the Jin people and capture Hanshan Mountain, and tomorrow and the day after tomorrow we will surrender the two cities of Hanzhong."

"promise!"

Xia Houyuan got on his horse, held the long spear in his hand, and said: "Keep the antlers guarded and don't lose anything."

"promise!"

Xia Houyuan drew the "Xiahou" banner and led thousands of elite troops to the battlefield on the north slope.

On the hillside, the soldiers with good eyesight shouted: "General, Xia Houyuan is here in person!"

"color!"

Huo Jun pounded his palms heavily, with a big smile on his face, and said, "It's really God's will!"

Huo Jun had made some guesses about Xia Houyuan's personal assistance, but it was beyond his control. According to his plan, he was to defeat Cao's army at the foot of the northern hillside, follow the defeated army, and infiltrate Cao's army.

After all, the group of Cao soldiers at the foot of the mountain were either repairing antlers or setting up camp and cooking. If they take advantage of the situation and attack, Cao's army will be defeated.

Now that Xia Houyuan came to his door in person, he couldn't live up to his good intentions!
  "General!"

Xia Houyuan rode his horse to the battlefield in person. Zhao Ang went up to meet him personally and said: "The people are brave~"

Xia Houyuan had the air of a general, and raised his hand and said: "Victory and defeat are common matters for soldiers. The Ti people grew up in the mountains and forests, and are good at running. Their arrows are poisoned. It is normal that our army will have difficulty in defeating the mountain climbers. But if the Ti people go down the mountain, they will be defeated. Chance, this battle can be won!"

After saying that, Xia Houyuan sneered a few times and said: "Send five hundred additional soldiers to defeat the Japanese shield formation!"

"promise!"

Five hundred soldiers came out, wearing armor and holding sharp weapons, with murderous intent, like heavy hammers. Once they were engaged in battle with the Jin people, the Jin people's army formation was likely to be broken.

When Xia Houyuan looked at the mountain on the north slope, his eyes suddenly stopped, and he couldn't help but tighten the reins in his hands, sweat dripping from his back.

Squinting his eyes, Xia Houyuan seemed to want to judge whether it was that man's banner.

Just when Xia Houyuan was making his judgment, a voice suddenly echoed across the mountains, like thunder coming to the world, making birds fly in terror.

"General Xiahou, I have been separated from the East China Sea for several years. I am quite diligent."

"Huo Jun!"

Xia Houyuan's expression changed drastically, and he pulled the reins tightly in his hands, staring at the man who appeared on the gentle slope!

Zhao Ang didn't know Huo Jun, he was so angry that he shouted: "Who is coming?"

"Huo Zhongmiao from Chu is here!"

"Xia Houyuan, do you know if you have fallen into my trap?"

Amid Huo Jun's threats, Xia Houyuan looked terrified. The World War II in Wanshui and the East China Sea was an unconcealable nightmare brought to him by this man.

Huo Jun almost stepped on his body and became famous step by step. In the battle of Wanshui, he became a clown in the eyes of the world; in the battle of snowy night in the East China Sea, he was defeated again by Huo Jun without knowing it.

Now that Huo Jun is hiding his name, there may be a conspiracy waiting for him!
  Xia Houyuan's heart was beating, and his palms were covered with sweat. It was obviously a scorching sun, but it made him feel like he was in an ice cellar.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

While Xia Houyuan was attacking by himself, flags were flying in the mountains, drums were beating throughout Hanshan Mountain, dust was flying, and there seemed to be a large number of soldiers and horses moving.

"kill!"

The cry of killing rang out from the hillside and rushed towards the foot of the mountain!
  "withdraw!"

Xia Houyuan was frightened to death by the sudden appearance of Huo Jun. Now he saw smoke and dust billowing in the mountains, flags were flying, and the sound of killing was loud. He had lost his previous judgment.

"withdraw!"

"Huo Jun has an ambush!"

Xia Houyuan had long forgotten the idea of ​​seizing the mountain and beheading the generals, and hurriedly called for withdrawal, fearing that he would fall into Huo Jun's ambush plan.

Huo Jun saw Xiahou Yuan's army's flags in confusion and laughed and said: "Xiahou Yuan is afraid before he fights, he can attack!"

"Command!"

On the top of the mountain, Huo Xiong set up a "Huo" banner and held up a red flag, signaling Huang Zhong to charge towards Beishan.

"Old General, Governor Huo gives the order!"

Seeing the flag raised high, Congqi hurriedly pushed Huang Zhong, who was almost asleep, and said.

Huang Zhong woke up with a start, squinted his eyes to see the big flag, and shouted, "Come here with my spear and fight the enemies on the north slope!"

"Wow!"

At the sound of the trumpet, four hundred cavalrymen rushed out from the valley on the northeast slope of Hanshan Mountain, charging at the fastest horse speed to kill Cao Jun who was attacking the mountain.

In an instant, thousands of horse hooves stamped on the ground violently, raising smoke and dust as they circled from the southeast to the north slope. The sound was extremely terrifying.

At this time, Xia Houyuan was summoning his sergeants to retreat, fearing that he would fall into Huo Jun's plan. When the sergeants of Cao's army saw that there seemed to be heavy troops hidden in the mountains, they also retreated one after another, not daring to fight.

During the retreat, Zhao Ang supervised the front troops and led them to the rear to avoid a rout. Xia Houyuan was really frightened by Huo Jun's behavior.

"cavalry!"

Hearing the sound, the knight shouted: "General, Huo Jun has an ambush!"

Xia Houyuan looked at the billowing smoke, his face became more and more frightened, and he shouted: "Huo Junguo has a back-up plan!"

Cao Jun, who was scared off by Huo Jun's bluff, lacked a strict formation. Now seeing the cavalry charging fiercely into the formation, Cao's soldiers fled in fear, how could they dare to follow the officer's order to form a formation.

The sergeant became frightened, and it was inevitable for Xia Houyuan to do so!

"withdraw!"

"Xiahou Yuan, please leave!"

When Huang Zhong saw the "Xiahou" flag, he held a spear in one hand and ran rampant through the crowd. No one could stop him wherever he went!

The heavy cavalry rushed into the formation like an overwhelming force. Sergeant Cao's soldiers fled in panic, who dared to stay to resist!

"Throw the paper away quickly!"

When Xia Houyuan saw Huang Zhong leading the trapped cavalry towards him, he hurriedly ordered his men.

After saying that, Xia Houyuan did not dare to stand behind him and led dozens of horsemen away from the chaotic crowd.

How could Huang Zhong let Xia Houyuan go?
  "Xiahou, please don't leave!"

Huang Zhong's robe was stained with blood, and he fought his way out of the crowd with a spear, staring at Xia Houyuan's back and killing him.

The horse is galloping, Huang Zhong's white beard is flying, and his blood is boiling!

"Little Xiahou, take your life!"

Huang Zhong went down to take the bow, and while the horse was galloping, he drew his bow from left to right and fired several shots at a time.

Seeing Huang Zhong's bravery, Xia Houyuan turned pale with fright and ran away towards the antlers he had built.

Xia Houyuan looked back at Huang Zhong, saw antlers blocking him, and shouted loudly: "Move the antlers and let me pass."

However, when the soldiers guarding the antlers saw the cavalry charging towards them, they seemed to have suffered a defeat at the front. They dared not move the antlers, so they naturally fled to the rear.

"drive!"

When Xia Houyuan saw the antlers in front of him, he became furious and waved his riding whip, trying to escape by jumping over the antlers on his horse.

Unfortunately, under his supervision, the antlers were built so high and pointed that the war horse could not jump.

"thump!"

The horse's hoof was caught in the antlers, and the war horse brought down the antlers, and both the man and the horse fell to the ground. Xia Houyuan was rolled several meters away, his helmet flew to nowhere, and his horse was stabbed by antlers, making it difficult to get up.

The fall made his head dizzy. When Xia Houyuan came to his senses, he saw Huang Zhong approaching him with a gun. Xia Houyuan was so frightened that he put his hands on the ground and moved back repeatedly.

"Three steps~"

"Second step~"

"One step~"

"what!"

Huang Zhong's war horse galloped past, and Xia Houyuan was lifeless and fell into the cold sand.

"Shut up!"

Huang Zhong pulled the reins, slowed down his horse, looked back at Xia Houyuan, and couldn't help laughing loudly.

From now on, who dares to say that he is old!
  (End of this chapter)