Horse on the World

Chapter 699 Bloody Battle at Yaque Ridge ([-])
Li Guo was the first to rush out of the trenches. As the commander of the forefront, this is the great trust that Guan Xinglong gave him. You must know that Wang Peng, Guan Xinglong's old subordinate, did not get this job, and at this time Dingzhou Li Qing, who is also the supreme ruler of the Li family and also the patriarch of the Li family, is standing on the fortress of the main village and looking at this place. As a child of the Li family, how can he not be excited?Li Qing is advancing step by step towards the position of the supreme ruler of this continent. As long as he succeeds, he will gain the Tao alone, and he will be promoted. As a child of the Li family, he will naturally have a bright future. But at the same time, Li Guo also knows that, Li Qing pays attention to military merits and achievements, if he doesn't have any good results, he can only be a child of the idle clan in the future, this is not in line with his ideal.
Jumping out of the trench, the Qinzhou soldiers who climbed up were on the way. With a tiptoe, he picked out a stone bullet half embedded in the soil, and then pumped it up with one foot, and the stone bullet immediately accelerated. Go, with a muffled bang, he hit a person head-on, the person hissed miserably, fell on his back, and even knocked over a few comrades around him. , Keep harvesting life.

The master took the lead, and the rest of the soldiers, who dared to neglect, rushed out one by one, howling, with spears in hand, and stabbed forward densely. Scanning around like a shuttle, once there is a gap, it will be filled immediately, and those who are further behind will draw the longbow and throw arrows to block the reinforcements behind the opponent.
The Dingzhou army occupies the advantage of the terrain, and it takes a lot of effort to attack from a high altitude. Although the Qinzhou army is also brave, they do not have the slightest advantage in front of the Dingzhou army. On the forward position.

There was more and more blood on the slope, gradually staining the ground red and soaking through the surface. As time progressed, more blood flowed out from the fallen soldiers one by one, leaving marks on the ground , and converged into some shallow trenches, flowing downward.

The attacker finally couldn't withstand the huge casualties. When the defender's formation was still and there was no sign of shaking, and when he saw that the sacrifices of himself or his companions were worthless, the heart of death began to waver. Some people He took a step back, and then more people began to retreat, and soon, the soldiers who attacked retreated back like a tide.
Tang Wansong's expression was extremely ugly.
Zhou Zuhao just praised the first battalion for its good performance, and in a blink of an eye, the first battalion retreated, and his face sank, "Supervisor the battle team!" He shouted in a deep voice.

Tang Wansong looked up at him in shock, but Zhou Zuhao didn't lift his eyelids.
Before the retreating soldiers had time to take a breath, there was a swishing sound behind them. Two whistles whizzed towards the ground and were nailed to the ground. He, whoever dares to pass the arrow will kill Wuhe!"

The soldiers crowded in behind surged, and several soldiers in front couldn't hold on any longer, and they crossed the horizontal line marked by Ming Di, and the feather arrows whizzed towards them, shooting them to the ground.

Seeing that the law enforcement officers were really serious, the retreating soldiers turned around as soon as they could get agitated, and under the loud yelling of the officer, they turned around and went up to the top of the slope again.

Li Guo stood proudly on the slope with his bloody spear in hand, pointed his halberd at the Qinzhou soldiers swarming down the mountain, and laughed loudly: "Come on, turtle sons, let me show you how the invincible Dingzhou army is like!" Harvest your lives with one knife at a time!"

Following Li Guo's loud laughter, the Dingzhou army on the top of the slope shouted together: "Dingzhou army, Wansheng!"

The answer to them was dozens of stone bullets. Seeing the stone bullets coming in the air, Li Guo cursed, dragged his spear backwards, ran back to the trench with a squeak, and hid behind a boulder. The stone bullet hit the boulder, splashing Sparks.There were screams in my ears, it was because some soldiers had no time to evade, or the evasion position was not enough to protect them, and they were hit by stone bullets. Needless to say, these people were already dead.

"General Zhou, you can no longer throw stones. The hit rate of the trebuchet is too low, and the opponent has a cover. If you throw it like this, we will hurt more of our own people!" Tang Wansong shouted.
Zhou Zuhao was unmoved at all.
"How many enemies are there in Yaqueling? At best, there are no more than [-] people. How many of us are there? We are just the first army to arrive, and the number of troops already reaches [-]. There are also second and third troops fighting for their lives , we don’t suffer! Paying the price and rushing into the opponent’s bunker will no longer have the advantage of location.”

The trebuchets were thrown towards the top of the slope without stopping. In all the previous battles, the long-range pressure range has always been the strength of the Dingzhou army. They have always suppressed their opponents, and no one can suppress them. But in this special place Under the terrain, the catapults on the main village, Ba Niu Nu could not help them, they could only watch helplessly as the opponent's catapults were launched wantonly, suppressing Li Guo so much that he couldn't lift his head.

"Kill [-] enemies and lose [-], this Zhou Zuhao is simply a lunatic!" On the top of the main village, Guan Xinglong shook his head.
"The opponent is superior in numbers, and he is not afraid to fight for his life. If the fight continues like this, Li Guo and his thousand people will fight hard sooner or later. After dark, we will take them down!" Li Qing said calmly, "When we reach the main village, we will fight They, not the current situation."

"Yes, the general understands, my lord, do you want to send a support army up to support Li Guo? It seems that the next fight will be even more tragic."

"No need, in melee combat, Dingzhou soldiers are as good as anyone. If Li Guo can't persist until dark, he is not worthy of being a descendant of the Li family!" Li Qingdao.

At the foot of the mountain, watching the stone bullets thrown by the trebuchets continuously smashing down his soldiers, far more of his own soldiers died than the enemy soldiers, Tang Wansong couldn't bear it anymore, pulled out his saber, Holding up a shield, he strode forward and rushed up himself. Behind him, the soldiers of the first battalion uttered a cry and rushed up together.
"Very good, this is like our Qinzhou soldiers, all bloody men!" Zhou Zuhao shouted loudly. "Beat the drums and cheer for General Tang!"

Dozens of cowhide drums were beating, and amidst the sound of the drums, soldiers from Qinzhou climbed up desperately, risking being killed by stone bullets.
Li Guo knew that trouble was coming, and when he saw the enemy army appearing densely at the front, he shouted, "Dingzhou army, kill the enemy!"
During the brief stalemate at the front of the trench, Qinzhou soldiers took advantage of their numbers and squeezed into the trench abruptly. Of course, the price they paid was extremely considerable. In the trenches, almost all the soldiers made the same choice, abandoning their guns, drawing their knives, and raising their crossbows.

The sound of chirping can be heard endlessly, and the continuous shooting of the powerful hand crossbow at close range caused the Qinzhou soldiers to fall one after another. When it comes to weapons and equipment, the Qinzhou soldiers can't keep up with the Dingzhou army even if they flatter them. To the first-line troops, and in the Qinzhou Army, only officers can enjoy this sharp weapon.
After shooting the crossbow, the soldiers of Dingzhou did not hesitate, and did not regret to throw the rather heavy crossbow as a hidden weapon to the opposite enemy, and then charged into the crowd with steel swords.
In the narrow trenches, steel knives are obviously more suitable weapons than spears. Apart from stabbing forward, spears cannot do other actions at all. The military quality of these Qinzhou soldiers is also really good. Immediately, he followed suit, abandoned his gun, drew his knife, and trampled on his body.
In the trenches, there is no room to dodge in close combat, with knives piercing the flesh. Apart from mechanically swinging knives, chopping, stabbing, and smashing, you can't do other actions at all. People on both sides are constantly falling down. ．

The Dingzhou army still has an advantage in close combat. Their armor is solid. Compared with Qinzhou soldiers, they wear a lot of leather armor. The important parts of their bodies are covered with plate armor, and their steel knives are of better quality. Well, the edge of the blade is covered with steel, which is incomparable to Qinzhou soldiers. The gap in equipment between the two sides is especially obvious in close combat. Often when two knives collide, sparks fly, and Qinzhou soldiers Immediately, there was a gap in the knife, and after a few hits, it was like a sawtooth, and the Qinzhou knife would break after being cut a few times.

The only advantage of the Qinzhou soldiers is that they attack with more people, and they can always push the opponent back a few steps after paying two or three times the price.

Tang Wansong climbed up with a sword and shield, and fixed his eyes on Li Guo who was killing all directions among his soldiers. As a child of the Li family, as a battalion general, Li Guo's equipment is of course higher than that of the soldiers The steel knife in his hand is made of a hundred years of refined steel. This kind of steel knife is time-consuming and labor-intensive. It is all handmade. In the Dingzhou Army, only senior generals can have it. Li Guo, as a child of the Li family, it is not uncommon for him to obtain such a saber.
The weapon in Qin Zhouhou's hand was almost fatal once he slashed it head-on. In addition, Li Guo's martial arts skills were really good. He led a group of people and even forced the opponent in front of him step by step. retreat.

The armor on Li Guo's body had long been splashed with blood, and the blood stained on the nail leaves kept falling as his body moved.Tang Wansong couldn't help being furious, he held up his shield and raised his saber, and charged forward, pressing down on the top of Mount Tai, with the saber in his hand covering his head and covering his face, he chopped down.
"Good time!" Li Guo yelled, holding the knife in both hands, using all his strength, he pushed forward.

When there was a loud noise, the knife in Tang Wansong's hand broke in two, and the head of the first half flew high into the air, and it flew to nowhere. However, Li Guo was hit by the opponent with all his strength, and he sat on the ground with his buttocks. A burst of soreness.
The knife in Tang Wansong's hand was cut off, and his upper body was even more stimulated by the force. He leaned back and instinctively pulled up the shield in his hand to protect his body.
Seeing Li Guo sitting down on the ground, the soldiers who followed him were taken aback. One of them stepped forward to grab his armor, and then ran backwards. Do not let the enemy pursue.

Li Guo didn't have time to stand up, but was dragged upside down by his subordinates and landed on the ground, flying away, he couldn't help yelling, "You son of a bitch, you're dying, let go!"

Seeing the enemy general retreating in this manner, Tang Wansong was stunned for a moment before he realized that he picked up another knife from the ground and chased after him with strides.

"Let go, I'm going to cut off that guy's dog's head!" Li Guo shouted.

"General, how can you kill a chicken with a ox knife? You forgot that there are eight ox crossbows not far behind us!" A soldier whispered, "That guy is very strong, we have eight ox crossbows to deal with him. "

Li Guo's eyes lit up, "Oh, why did I forget this move, run, and give him a big meal later!"

After chasing Li Guo through a bend, the scene in front of him frightened him out of his wits. The four shots of the eight-ox crossbow almost filled the entire trench with the flashing cold light, and behind the eight-ox crossbow, the enemy general who had just fought with him Smiling at himself, Tang Wansong didn't think about it at all due to years of war experience. Looking back, the people behind him were strung together like candied haws.
Pulling the trigger, four rounds of eight-ox crossbows were fired, but the opponent escaped by chance, Li Guo was very disappointed, "You son of a turtle, your skills are really good."

He dragged his long knife, yelled and crossed the Ba Niu crossbow, and then chased him down.
This time it was Tang Wansong's turn to run. When he got up, he saw that behind Li Guo, there were soldiers loading arrows into the eight-ox crossbow. Hold yourself for a while, run again, and then give yourself a crossbow, whether you have the luck just now, that's not sure.

The battle on the battlefield showed a stalemate. The Dingzhou Army deployed a lot of eight-ox crossbows and crossbows in the trenches. For the Dingzhou Army, compared with the lives of soldiers, these expensive ordnance were even more important. It's not worth pity.These things inflicted great damage on the Qinzhou Army. At nightfall, the two sides each occupied half of the position. At this time, the first battalion of the Qinzhou Army had suffered more than one-third of the casualties. However, Li Guo's side is not much better. There are only a handful of wings with more than 1000 people, and most of them are slightly or seriously injured.

Counting points, there are less than 300 people who still have fighting power, and there are only more than 400 people who are injured.Looking up at Chen Guang, Li Guo said in a low voice, "Brothers, help the wounded brother, destroy these ordnance, and we retreat. '

Zhou Zuhao stood on the Shikan position, looking at the main village of Yaqueling not far away. Shikan was not just an attached position of the opponent. More than 1000 people defended it, and it cost him thousands of lives to defeat it. There are some fortresses with numbness in the scalp, and I really don't know how much it will take to break down.

It's really hard to imagine how the Dingzhou army could turn the dilapidated army village into what it is today after only a few months of occupying Yaqueling. The giant wood is the foundation, the middle is filled with earth and rocks, and the outside is covered again. In Shangtiaoshi, the fortresses cover each other. According to the mountain situation, they are horns for each other. If you choose which one to fight, you will be covered by other fortresses. If you pull one, you will mobilize your whole body. It is said that the Dingzhou army is invincible in field battles, but just look at them With the ability to build forts and fortifications, the opponent is definitely not unfamiliar with this kind of defensive battle.

Zhou Zuhao decided to stop. Attacking Yaque Ridge was far from as simple as he had imagined before. He had to wait for the other two troops to come up. He had paid a huge sacrifice and laid down the stone ridge. Next, he should also let those who look too high The soldiers of the capital camp came to try something new.

"I can't take all the credit for it, can I?" Zhou Zuhao thought maliciously. "Tang Wansong!"

"The end is here!" Tang Wansong, whose body was stained with blood, stepped forward.
"You did a good job in knocking down the stone ridge, but the casualties were too high. Now you retreat and rest first. While repairing, you must guard against the surprise attack of the Yizhou cavalry battalion belonging to the Hengdao Division. The Dingzhou cavalry is very difficult. You be careful."

"Thank you, General, I will be careful!" Tang Wansong nodded, turned around and led his men down the stone ridge. In this battle, his first battalion was really hurt. The whistling sound when the shot came, he still felt chills all over his body.

Zhou Zuhao didn't launch an attack, but the Yaqueling military camp was still as quiet as before, soldiers on both sides were on guard against each other, but the air was very stagnant.
One day later, the second army that Zhou Zuhao was looking forward to arrived first, and it was the army led by Ouyang Gangqiang from the capital camp.Ouyang Gangqiang, a family of generals, his brother Ouyang Jianqiang was once the cavalry commander of the Luoyang Imperial Forest Army. After the mountain wind swept Minzhou last time and surrounded it with Li Feng, Ouyang Jianqiang surrendered in despair, but was killed by the mountain wind. , was regarded as the general who died the most embarrassingly, but after his death, Luoyang respected his family for his heroic death. His younger brother Ouyang Gangqiang was originally a battalion general, but because of his After dying, he was promoted to one level, and became the general who leads tens of thousands of troops today.
Because of his brother's hope of death, Ouyang Gangqiang was full of hatred for the Dingzhou Army.
"General Zhou, you wasted a day!" Ouyang Gangqiang said to Zhou Zuhao unceremoniously.
Zhou Zuhao was not angry, and looked at Ouyang Gangqiang with a smile, "General Ouyang, you should have seen it when you first came up. My first battalion took over half of the casualties before taking this position. If it is not repaired, our troops are really powerless." We will fight again, but fortunately General Ouyang has arrived, just to give us a rest, can you ask General Ouyang to attack first, and our troops will serve as backup temporarily, if General Ouyang's attack is not good, how about switching to our troops?"

Zhou Zuhao’s words were extremely insidious, and he put the facts to make sense for a while. My subordinates did fight bloody battles and took a piece of ground. Now that you are here, of course it’s time for you to go up. If you can’t, we go up again, naked Contempt for the opponent's fighting power.

The generals and soldiers who followed Ouyang Gangqiang immediately showed anger on their faces.

Ouyang Gangqiang is not an idiot, of course he could hear that the opponent used the aggressive method, but he didn't care, since he came, of course he wanted to fight well, even if the opponent wasn't aggressive, he had to try what kind of advantage the Dingzhou Army had To avenge his brother, but it was his great wish when he left Beijing.
Ouyang Gangqiang laughed, "Very well, but General Zhou invited you to watch the battle, just don't blame me for taking the credit afterwards!"

Zhou Zuhao smiled, "No, no, no!"

(End of this chapter)