Prancing Horse Xiliang

Chapter 274 Zhang Xiu is miserable
Northwest of Huayin, ten miles away.

Zhang Xiu led Wang Qian to attack Gao Shun's camp aggressively.

"General, look!"

Just as he climbed up a slope, the schoolmaster pointed and yelled ahead.

Zhang Xiu hurriedly took a closer look, and saw hundreds of steps away, Gao Shun's camp opened, and a group of pawns rushed out, and quickly lined up outside the camp. 8000 people, which is quite different from the actual number.

"what happened?"

Zhang Xiu was startled, "Why are there so many soldiers in Gaoshun's camp?"

A small school student wondered, "Could it be that Gao Shun is bluffing?"

"not good!"

But Zhang Xiu came to his senses in an instant, and shouted: "You have been fooled. There are not many soldiers and horses attacking Xu Huang. It must be Gao Shun who forcibly recruited the people and mixed in the army to confuse our eyes and ears. A large army lay in ambush."

The little school was startled, and hurriedly said: "General, should we still fight?"

Zhang Xiu hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "Here's an order to line up on the spot to meet the enemy."

The little principal said anxiously: "General..."

"Shut your stinky mouth!"

Zhang Xiu scolded: "Didn't you see that Gao Shun's army has come over? Not ready to meet the enemy yet."

"As ordered!"

The little school didn't dare to talk nonsense, and hurriedly waited attentively.

It was too late to say anything at this time, and there was no choice but to fight to the death.

As for withdrawing troops, it will only lead to faster defeat, and the only way to survive is to fight to the death.

"Han army mighty!"

In front of the formation of the army, the commanding officer raised his sword to the sky and shouted sharply.

"War must be won!"

The [-] army responded with three calls, and the momentum was like a rainbow.

"Damn it, what a ghost!"

Zhang Xiu cursed angrily, his face was not very good-looking.

Although he knew that most of them had been tricked, he didn't worry too much.

I have an army of 8000, and the Gao Shun army on the opposite side has only [-] people, and it seems that I want to fight a decisive battle with myself. As long as I am not ambushed and attacked, Zhang Xiu has nothing to fear.

It's also the Xiliang army, who can be afraid of whom.

"That bastard Li Lin was ambushed, but not this general!"

Zhang Xiu tightened his grip on the long spear in his hand, and thought to himself, let's see how powerful Gao Shun's soldiers are.

But soon, his eyes froze for a moment.

The formation of Gao Shun's army was a little strange. The front row was not spearmen, but heavy infantry, and these heavy infantry were all carrying huge shields as tall as a man, forming a square formation and rushing forward quickly.

What's going on here, how come the front is heavy armored infantry instead of spearmen.

Moreover, this army formation is too weird.

The infantry charge is to wait, not to line up in front of the spearmen, to maximize the impact of the infantry, right? Why put the heavy infantry at the front.

Wearing such a thick piece of iron armor, the morale must be able to run to hell.

Moreover, this phalanx is even more hellish. Is there a military formation arranged like this? Never heard of it before.

Is Gao Shunjun planning to defend?But it's not right!
If it's defense, it would be better to hide in the camp, why would he run outside.

Moreover, Gao Shun's army in front of him was obviously still advancing rapidly.

Zhang Xiu only felt that his head was full of lawsuits, and he really didn't understand what Gao Shunjun was going to do.

The rest of the military academies were also full of doubts, their eyes widened and their faces full of question marks.

However, it was too late to think about it.

Just as Zhang Xiu gathered his soldiers and horses and formed a formation on the slope, the rolling eight thousand Gaoshun troops had already arrived. Zhang Xiu had no choice but to put aside his doubts, tightened his iron gun in his hand, and shouted, "Kill, kill these gangs!" Son of a bitch."

"Kill kill kill..."

Eight thousand troops responded in unison, their murderous aura soaring.

Soon, the two armies collided fiercely, formally fighting hand to hand.

Zhang Xiu rode a war horse, took the lead, swept the iron spear, and smashed heavily on the giant shield carried by the heavy infantry. Amid the cracking sound of the wood, the giant shield was torn apart, and the heavy infantry behind were also alive. Shock to death.

At this moment, at least five long spears stabbed towards him like lightning.

Among them, three long spears stabbed Zhang Xiu, who was running out of power on the horse's back, and two long spears were even more tricky, stabbing fiercely at the horse under Zhang Xiu's crotch. When the embroidery moves are old.

"Ow!"

Zhang Xiulang howled, and it was too late to retract the iron spear. He twisted his body violently to avoid the three stabbing spears. .

puff puff!

Xi Yuyu...

The blood shot out, the war horse raised its head and neighed, and the fierce man stood up.

Zhang Xiu took advantage of the situation to turn over and roll off the horse, and when he swept away several stabbed spears, the horse had already collapsed to death.

"I am too angry!"

Zhang Xiu's eyes were about to burst, and he roared angrily, and the iron gun shook out, killing several people in a row.

However, as soon as a gap was opened by the heavy infantry in the front row, someone immediately pushed forward, carrying a huge shield and moving forward unswervingly, while the spearmen following behind the heavy infantry kept raising their hands from the gap. Gun thrust.

Those sharp spears were like countless poisonous snakes hiding in the grass, they kept jumping out and biting people, biting the unprotected Zhang Xiu soldiers all over their bodies, like a straw man, they were quickly peeled off a layer.

Zhang Xiu fought hard to kill the enemy, but it was still difficult to recover the defeat.

This tactic is too damned, it has never appeared in the book of war.

Zhang Xiu is familiar with military books and has experience in hundreds of battles. This infantry is not only strange in battle formation, but also very well equipped. Without any psychological defense, the [-] troops were immediately killed and retreated steadily. .

"Hold it for me, I can't retreat!"

Zhang Xiu was a little annoyed, he couldn't even take care of servant Wen, and yelled angrily.

However, even if his voice was comparable to Lei Gong, it would be useless to yell any more.

Once this kind of head-on decisive battle is lost, it is easy to cause a fatal blow to morale.

The [-] field soldiers were still rolling forward, because the front line was severely cut off a layer and caused a collapse. I am afraid that Zhang Xiujun would not have time to stop and re-arrange.

Even though Zhang Xiuyong is unstoppable and kills repeatedly, it is difficult for one person to control the battlefield.

The situation is very bad, there is a slope behind.

The front army was pushing the rear army back, and quickly retreated to the slope.

After Zhang Xiu discovered this, he immediately sighed and finished.

The situation is already very bad, this damn terrain is really terrible.

Once the army retreated to the slope, it would be tantamount to wishful thinking to hold back the formation and make a comeback.

When the eight thousand troops were all driven down the slope, even greater chaos immediately ensued.

Zhang Xiuding fought hard on the slope, but it was difficult to gather Zhenma. Countless soldiers couldn't stand this kind of terrible war that almost made people vomit blood, couldn't bear the huge psychological pressure, and threw away their weapons desperately and ran for their lives.

"Assault formation, charge!"

In front of the Gaoshun army formation, the captain of the commanding army hiding behind the heavy infantry now had the right time, and immediately roared, and the spearmen who were also hiding behind the heavy infantry immediately jumped out of the formation, holding their spears flat and charging forward quickly.

Zhang Xiujun was already in disarray, but Gao Shun's army took advantage of the favorable terrain and immediately became more and more out of control.

"General, it's not good!"

At this moment, a small school rushed to Zhang Xiu, and said in panic, "A cavalry from the northeast is coming."

"what?"

Zhang Xiu was shocked and said: "Where did the cavalry come from, how many cavalry are there?"

The little principal shouted, "It's Gao Shun's cavalry, with two thousand cavalry."

Zhang Xiu's face changed suddenly, and he said sharply: "Nonsense, where did Gao Shun get two thousand cavalry?"

"This, the villain doesn't know either!"

The Xiaoxiao wiped off his cold sweat, feeling really uneasy.

Zhang Xiu's complexion instantly became extremely ugly, and his heart felt a little inexplicably uneasy.

Gao Shun only had [-] field soldiers, how could there be [-] more cavalry suddenly? This is really terrible.

In normal times, [-] cavalry is naturally nothing to worry about. As long as [-] troops are in formation and self-defense, how can a mere [-] cavalry be able to defeat him?

Bing Township, Xu Huang Camp.

Gao Shun's army, who was attacking Xu Huang's camp, suddenly withdrew, and then quickly withdrew under Xu Huang's nose.

All the Hedong soldiers breathed a sigh of relief, sat down on the ground, panting heavily.

There was a small principal who was sweating and cursing at his mother, damn Gao Shun, and finally withdrew.

And that damned Zhang Ji, the Hedong Army came to help, and that guy hid in Huayin City, staring at Gao Shun's army storming his camp, but didn't send troops to rescue him, it's really not a thing.

As long as they think of this, all the Hedong soldiers want to scold their mothers angrily.

However, Xu Huang couldn't be happy at all.

There was a faint sound of shouting and killing in the distance, and I don't know what happened.

Gao Shun's army suddenly withdrew, which was a strange fact.

"Come on, hurry up and scold the Marquis to inquire!"

Xu Huang let out a shout, and must find out what happened as soon as possible.

Before the camp was surrounded by Gao Shun's army, even the scouts hiding outside couldn't get the news in.Otherwise, he wouldn't be so passive. Xu Huang would definitely not pursue Gao Shun rashly before he knew what Gao Shun's intentions were.

God knows if this is Gao Shun's trick, trying to lure his army out of the camp.

Xu Huang has led troops for many years, and he is well aware of the dangers of the battlefield, so how could he make the mistake of underestimating the enemy and rushing forward.

"As ordered!"

Some soldiers responded loudly and left quickly.

In Huayin, Zhang Ji frowned and paced back and forth on the top of the city anxiously.

Occasionally, I stopped and looked into the distance, feeling an inexplicable sense of uneasiness in my heart.

I don't know why, ever since his nephew Zhang Xiu led the army out of the city, he has been feeling uneasy.

As time went on, this anxiety became more and more intense.

An hour passed quickly, and there was still no news.

This is not normal, something must have happened.

At this moment, a small school pointed to the distance and shouted, "Look, my lord!"

Zhang Ji hurriedly stopped and turned his head to look, and saw smoke and dust rising in the distance, and the huge momentum of cavalry charging, a rout army was fleeing all over the mountains and plains, and there was another cavalry chasing after them.

With just a cursory scan, Zhang Ji could see that there were no fewer than two thousand cavalrymen.

"How is this going?"

Zhang Ji gasped, "Where did the cavalry come from?"

The little school replied: "The lord and Xu Huang don't have cavalry, most of them are Luo Zheng's cavalry."

Only then did Zhang Ji come to his senses, and his face turned pale with shock, "No, Jin Rong is in danger."

Xiaoxiao's expression also changed, and his expression suddenly became solemn.

Soon, the soldiers rushing from all over the mountains and plains entered a mile away.

Even closer, Zhang Ji could already see that the fleeing soldiers were not really his own army.

"This……"

Zhang Ji couldn't believe it: "What happened?"

All the generals around looked at each other, and no one knew when it happened.

None of the scouts sent out came back, probably killed by the sudden appearance of the cavalry.

Not long after, soldiers rushing from all over the mountains and plains rushed to the bottom of the city, shouting to open the city gate quickly.

"Uncle, don't be a thousand gates!"

A mournful roar sounded from below the city, and Zhang Ji hurriedly took a closer look, but it wasn't his nephew Zhang Xiu.

However, the heroic and heroic nephew in the past lost his helmet and armor at this moment. He was in an indescribable embarrassment. He even lost his horse and fled with the defeated soldiers. His face was full of aggrieved and grief .

Zhang Ji couldn't believe his eyes, rubbed his eyes desperately, still a little unbelievable.

What the hell is going on here? Could it be that Gao Shun's attack on Xu Huang's camp was fake, and his nephew was ambushed?

And what happened to those two thousand cavalrymen, why didn't I get any news before.

"Go, follow me!"

Zhang Xiu roared, and immediately led a group of defeated soldiers around the Hongnong West Gate, and ran for his life.

At this time, the city gate must not be opened.

Gao Shun's [-] cavalry hung behind and pursued unhurriedly. Once the city gate was opened, Gao Shun's [-] cavalry would surely seize the city. Also don't make such a mistake.

"Chasing, Hugh is leaving Zhang Xiu!"

Gao Shun yelled and waved his hand, and two thousand cavalry immediately bypassed Hongnong and chased him down.

The [-] pawns who followed quickly surrounded Hongnong Tuan, shouting in unison: Break the city and leave no chickens or dogs behind.

Zhang Jiqi's face was livid, while the soldiers around the military academies and the city were terrified.

The [-] troops went to attack Gao Shun's army, but they were killed and defeated. This dealt a huge blow to morale, and now there are only [-] infantry left in Huayin, how can they hold the city.

Not long after, Gao Shun rode his horse and stopped at the city.

The [-] cavalry were sent by the lord to listen before the troops were dispatched. Gao Shun hid them well all along and did not show them, but now he has finally received a miraculous effect. Just like the lord said, good steel must be used well.

It would be a pity to have such a constant force of surprise soldiers, if they are not fully utilized.

If it was just a decisive infantry battle, even if Zhang Xiu's [-] army could be defeated, Zhang Xiu could gather up the defeated soldiers and retreat back to Huayin City calmly. However, the appearance of this cavalry broke all Zhang Xiu's dreams.

Under the trailing pursuit of the cavalry, it is impossible for the defeated infantry to gather together, let alone escape into Huayin City. They can only bypass Huayin City and continue to escape, and the final fate will only be the whole army all gone.

"Where is Zhang Ji?"

Gao Shun reined in his horse and shouted loudly.

Zhang Ji's face was livid, he barely suppressed his anger, and raised his voice, "This general is here, what advice does General Gao Shun have?"

Gao Shun said in a loud voice: "My lord has always respected the general as a man, and he doesn't want to meet the general in battle. However, the world is in chaos. My lord has the ambition to help the country. Why don't the general lead the people to surrender? My lord and the general used to be robes. Wait!"

"This……"

Zhang Ji groaned silently, really unwilling to surrender.

Working one's life under the hands of others is not as comfortable as being an emperor.

If he had a choice, Zhang Ji would certainly not be willing to surrender.

But the problem is, the [-] army is probably over. Although Huayin still has [-] soldiers, how can he stop Gao Shun's [-] army? big.

Gao Shun had [-] cavalry under his command, and it was extremely difficult to break out with a large army.

Even if I can run away, but there is no army, and I have a bare commander, even if I run to seek refuge with Li Jue, I guess the end will not be much better than that of Luo Zheng, and Li Jue is not a good bird.

Even if he sent his nephew to help, he just didn't want Luo Zheng, who had a grudge against him, to occupy Guanzhong.Zhang Jike still remembered that when he heard that the guy led the army to Luoyang, he immediately killed Dong Min and took over Dong Min's [-] Imperial Forest Army.

Even Dong Min dared to kill him, which shows that he is not a kind person.

If he went to seek refuge with no soldiers and no rights, his situation would be much better.

(End of this chapter)