Great Han Empire

Chapter 234 The situation changes suddenly
Suddenly, there is a trace of paleness between the sky and the earth, and the dark curtain is quietly pulled away, and the morning comes slowly.

Niuyin Ferry is thirty miles away from Wangyuan City.At this time, Xian Yufu was commanding the army to cross the river at Niuyindu.

There are four pontoon bridges on the river.People and horses pass through the two bridges in the east, and supplies pass through the two bridges in the west.The heavily armed soldiers lined up in a neat queue, and under the leadership of their respective officers, they walked onto the pontoon bridge in an orderly manner and passed quickly.With the efforts of the officers and soldiers of Cao Ying, the cart after cart of weapons and equipment, food and supplies were quickly sent to the other side.

It was the first time for Jian Shuo, Yuan Shao, Liu Biao, and Liu He to go to the battlefield with the army, which was novel and exciting.They stood on horseback by the river, watching the bustling stream of people, listening to the hustle and bustle, and kept pointing and talking.

"At the beginning, after visiting the battlefield in person, I realized that this march has a lot of knowledge about warfare. It is definitely not possible to plan a strategy and command a certain order by sitting in a study and studying military books." Liu Biao pointed to the convoy of trains on the other side and said, "If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes. , It is difficult for us to imagine how much preparation work the army needs to do, how much manpower, material and financial resources are required to ensure that these materials can be transported to the battlefield in time. Saying it and doing it are completely different things."

Liu He smiled and said, "Brother Ben Chu and Brother Jing Sheng kept asking Lord Xianyu for tips on marching and fighting along the way, isn't it very rewarding?"

"It's more than just knowledge." Yuan Shao said with a smile, "This trip to Xiliang has yielded so much that you and I can't compare it. We worked behind closed doors at home, talking high-spirited, thinking we knew everything, and only when we got here did we know. I actually don’t know anything.”

He pointed at the army crossing the river with the whip in his hand and asked, "Zian, do you know how to speed up the speed of the army crossing the river?"

Liu He asked back in surprise: "Brother Benchu, does this soldier have any tricks to cross the river?"

"Of course." Yuan Shao said triumphantly: "With so many troops concentrated on both sides of the Weishui River, you must first consider the safety of the troops and prepare for defense and counterattack. Therefore, you must make reasonable arrangements for which army to pass first. The river, which army will cross the river later. The speed of crossing the river can only be considered when it is confirmed that both banks along the river are safe. At this time, you must first consider whether the cavalry crosses the river first or the infantry crosses the river first, and the infantry crosses the river first At this time, will the archers cross the river first or the spearmen cross the river first..."

"Okay, okay, brother Benchu, don't talk about it..." Liu He cupped his hands and begged for mercy, "If you have time, you can save it for yourself and think about it slowly. I know that fighting is too complicated. Anyway, I won't know it in my life. Leading the army to fight. What about brother Jing Sheng? Do you want to lead thousands of troops and gallop across the battlefield in the future like brother Benchu?"

Liu Biao shook his hand with a smile, and said, "I don't have that chance." He pointed to Yuan Shao and said, "Brother Benchu ​​is very talented in war, and he will definitely be a general in the future."

Liu He echoed with a smile.Suddenly he pointed to Jian Shuo who was standing next to Xian Yufu and said, "Master Jian is also very interested in fighting. I heard that he is good at martial arts, is it true?"

Yuan Shao taunted: "That is in the palace. You let him try here? You can find any military lord and beat him to death."

The three laughed maliciously.

Jian Shuo is asking Xian Yufu about Li Hong.Xian Yufu and Li Hong knew each other very early, and they had been fighting together since Li Hong returned to Lulongsai.Xian Yufu understood what Jian Shuo was thinking, and he introduced a lot about Li Hong, and he was full of praise.Hearing more detailed stories than legends, Jian Shuo became more and more curious about this leopard who had never shown himself.

"Where is Master Li now?"

"He crossed the river with the Black Panther Yi Cong yesterday, and he is now hunting down the enemy's scouts. There are still fifty miles from here to Yicheng. If we want to ensure that the army arrives secretly in Yicheng, we must eliminate the enemy's eyes and ears. No If something goes wrong, your lord will be able to meet Li Zhonglang on the Yicheng battlefield this afternoon."

Jian Shuo nodded with a smile and asked, "Why is your lord's cavalry army missing? Did they cross the river earlier?"

Xian Yufu replied casually: "The army of cavalry has crossed the river through another ferry. After joining up with Li Zhonglang's army, they will arrive at the battlefield in the afternoon."

Zheng Xin came galloping on horseback.

"Your Excellency has an order to order the army to advance rapidly, and must arrive at Yicheng at noon."

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When the sun rose, the kingdom commanded the Xiliang rebels and launched a fierce siege.

Wu Du and Ma Teng commanded an army of [-] to attack the South Gate continuously.Teams of soldiers rushed across the moat, climbed up the ladder, roared forward, and charged bravely.The corpses of the rebel soldiers lay crouched among the stones and logs, filling the narrow area below the city, blood staining the water of the moat.

Fu Xie and Jun Sima Ju Wu in the city vowed to stick to it.The city defenders suffered heavy casualties, and the number of troops was decreasing. The situation was very tense.

In order to open the breakthrough as soon as possible and occupy the city wall, Ma Teng is going to personally lead people to kill him.He ordered his subordinates to give up the siege for the time being, and to clean up the corpses, stones and other obstacles under the city first, so as to make room for the follow-up army.Ma Chun, Ma Teng's subordinate, commanded his staff to quickly throw the corpses and sundries piled up under the city into the moat.

Following an order, the bow and arrow battalion fired a round of dense long arrows at the top of the city wall.Under the city, Ma Teng roared wildly, and rushed up fiercely with more than 1000 knives and axes.

Ju Wu stood on the left side of the city wall, and his defensive position was first broken by the rebels.Ju Wu killed three people in a row, and then met Ma Teng.Ma Teng's saber slashed down with his arms around his head, and it was so powerful that Ju Wu couldn't resist it, and was chopped into two pieces by the company and the saber.Lao Ding in the distance was furious. He was Ju Wu's subordinate. Seeing Shangguan being killed, he was so angry that he roared again and again.He aimed five arrows at Ma Teng.Ma Teng swung his saber, blocked two arrows in a row, and immediately became flustered.In desperation, he roared, grabbed a city guard and stood in front of him.Three long arrows roared and pierced through the corpses of the defenders in an instant.The distressed Ma Teng opened his eyes angrily, opened his mouth and let out a howl, then he lifted the body of the soldier shot by Lao Ding, and ran towards Lao Ding with all his strength.Dazed by hatred, Lao Ding shot three more arrows without fear.Ma Teng's saber arrived, and with the sound of howls, Lao Ding's head flew up, and blood spurted out, splashing Ma Teng's head and face.

Ma Teng bared his teeth, dropped the corpse in his hand in resentment, and spat out the blood that spewed into his mouth towards Lao Ding's head.

"Brothers, kill..."

Ma Yu and Li Huo, one on the left and one on the right, killed each other one after another.More and more rebel soldiers gathered on the city wall.Under the leadership of Ma Teng, they moved forward tenaciously.The defense of the left city wall is about to collapse.

Fu Xie, who was commanding the battle on the right side of the city wall, was in danger. He pointed at Yang Hui and shouted: "Order the crossbow team to shoot, shoot..."

Yang Hui swung his spear, picked up a rebel soldier who had killed him, and then roared loudly, throwing him out of the city wall with all his might.Then he rushed to the vicinity of the corridor in a few steps and yelled at more than 100 archers hiding in the corridor: "Shoot..., shoot to the left..., shoot them dead..."

Ma Teng and a group of subordinates were happily fighting, thinking that they were sure of victory, but unexpectedly, a group of sharp arrows fell from the sky, and a large area fell down immediately.Ma Yu hurriedly picked up a shield, protected Ma Teng, and shouted: "Let's go, let's withdraw first, withdraw..."

Ma Teng ignored him at all, kicked off the long shield, raised his knife and shouted: "Brothers, kill me..."

Fu Xie rushed over with dozens of attendants.

Ma Teng saw a dazzling saber flying in the air.Facing the sun, he was shot by the light of the opponent's saber, and he couldn't open his eyes for a while. Under the shock, he took two steps back and swung the saber wildly. "When..." There was a loud noise, and the tiger's mouth shattered.

Ma Teng felt a chill in his heart when he saw the murderous Fu Xie.

"Kill..." Fu Xie roared, holding the knife with both hands, and struck again.Ma Teng didn't have time to change his moves, he hastily sealed the frame with his sword. "When..." With a sound, the saber shattered.The horror in Ma Teng's heart suddenly reached its peak, and he opened his mouth to let out a desperate roar.

Fu Xie was so angry that he was about to explode, and his saber was broken by a long arrow the moment he chopped into Ma Teng's body.The war knife that was already cracked suddenly burst, and one end of the handle chopped off Ma Teng's armor, drawing a string of sparks.Ma Teng took a life and flew back with lingering fear.Fu Xie took advantage of the situation and kicked up a saber, leaping forward, holding the saber in one hand and clenched a fist in the other, he attacked Ma Teng again.

Ma Yu led three or four people to swarm over, and everyone put their swords and shields on them, and immediately wrapped Ma Teng into the crowd.Fu Xie punched Pegasus Yu's round shield with a fist, and at the same time cut off with his right hand, chopping one of Ma Teng's attendants with the shield to death on the ground.Fu Xie flew up and kicked Ma Yu down, and charged at the crowd guarding Ma Teng like a tiger.

"Ma Teng, I'm going to kill you..." Fu Xie looked like he was going crazy, screaming at the top of his lungs.

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It was three poles high in the sun, and June Jinglei led his Qiang army slowly to the East City Gate to form an array.

Although Beigong Boyu is his good brother, June Jinglei wishes him to die soon.This person has been stationed in Huangzhong with his tribe, hindering the migration of Baima Qiang, Shenlang Qiang and other Qiang people.Beigong Boyu is a Qiang who grew up in Huangzhong. He lived with Han people since he was a child, and learned a lot of things about Han people, but he didn't make any progress at all.

In June, Jinglei and other Qiang people sent troops to Xiliang to help the rebels attack the government army. Apart from taking the opportunity to loot property, they mainly wanted to migrate to Han.Lao Bian, Han Sui, Beigong Boyu and others invited him to send troops to help, and that's how they agreed to him.Now that Beigong Boyu is dead, the Huangzhong Qiang tribe has no chief leader, and a group of small Qushuai in the clan will still fight for the position of this great leader. It is difficult for the Huangzhong Qiang tribe to unite and unify in the short term.This gave other Qiang people outside the Great Wall the opportunity to move inward to Huangzhong.Xibeiyu is already planning to move to Han next year.Now that Beigong Boyu is dead, the strength of the Qiang people in Huangzhong has been greatly reduced. Who would dare to stop the Qiang people from outside the Great Wall to move inward?
The Xiliang rebellion is good.If the fighting continues like this every year, within a few years, the Qiang people outside the Great Wall will all be able to move inward to the counties of Xiliang.

"Marshal, are we starting to attack?" Lei Wa asked.Lei Wa is one of his several capable subordinates, the handsome young Qu in the clan.

June Jinglei looked at the guarding officers and soldiers waiting in full force on the tower, shook his head, and asked: "Shenlang, zero first, burn Dang, burn why all the troops of the big clans have come up?"

"The army of the Shaohe clan hasn't caught up yet. I guess the Sirius is still eating at the camp." Lei Wa laughed.

June Jinglei cursed softly while shaking his head.

"Marshal, Mr. Wang, Mr. Han, and the big man Ma are all attacking the city. Are we acting like this?" Lei Wa whispered, "This appearance is a bit..."

June Jinglei glanced at him and said with a smile, "How many women did Mr. Wang send you yesterday?"

"Two?" Lei Wa said, "Same as Marshal, two. Why are you asking this?"

"I just gave you two women, and you're working so hard?" June Jinglei laughed, "You're too worthless."

"Hey..." Lei Wa laughed dryly, "The commander-in-chief made a joke. This Mr. Wang is much more generous than Mr. Bian and Mr. Han."

June Jinglei dissatisfied glanced at him, cursed a few words, and then said: "Old man Wang is very stingy, and he looks down on us Qiang people, do you know that?"

Reva shook her head puzzled.

"After he became the commander-in-chief, I asked him, when can my people move to Longxi, or to Wudu County? He didn't answer at all, and kept talking nonsense with me. He didn't want to. This is not as good as Mr. Bian, Mr. Han. They strongly advocated that we move inland, and hoped that we would move inland as soon as possible, and they said a lot of benefits for Qiang people to move inland.”

June Jinglei looked at Lei Wa and said, "Back then, Mr. Bian asked me, do you want to be rich or to be rich for generations to come, do you want to have enough food and clothing for yourself, or do you want the whole family to have enough food and clothing?" June Jinglei paused, sighed, and said, "Unfortunately, Mr. Bian is dead. Now, who is generous and who is stingy, you should know, right?"

Lei Wa nodded, and cursed a few words bitterly.

The horned horse gallops from a distance.

"Marshal, the people who participated in the wolf clan asked when you will start attacking?"

"What's the hurry for Northwest Rain?" June Jinglei said with a frown, "How many women did old man Wang give him yesterday?"

Niu Jiao shook his head suspiciously, and said: "Last year, several brothers of Xibeiyu were killed by Huangfusong in Yicheng, so this time, he is anxious to take revenge. Xibeiyu is worried that once the city is captured by Big Ma and Mr. Han first." , he will have no chance to massacre the city."

Lei Wa sneered, and said, "I think his revenge is false, and it is true that he went to the city to rob money and women."

"Ignore him." June Jinglei waved his hand and said, "If he wants to attack, attack him. Let's shoot a few rounds of arrows and cooperate with him."

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Han Sui hoped that the army could take the west city gate in the afternoon.

He ordered Li Kan and Zhang Heng to lead their troops to launch a feint attack on the left flank of the city gate, and asked Yang Qiu and Cheng Yin to lead the main force to carry out a strong attack on the right flank of the city gate.

Han Sui personally supervised the formation under the city.The rebels launched a fierce offensive.

Although Huangfuzheng's subordinates fought hard, the enemy launched an attack on the entire city wall, and the attack points were numerous and scattered. In order to defend the city wall, the soldiers ran back and forth, exhausted.By noon, the number of casualties was increasing, and the defensive strength was seriously insufficient.The soldiers were exhausted and gradually couldn't support them.

The right-wing wall was once again breached by rebels.Huang Fei led the last dozen people to rush up.Everyone was immediately surrounded by swarms of rebels.There was a frantic slashing.

Huang Fei slashed at the three of them, unstoppable, and fought fiercely.The soldiers around him couldn't resist the enemy's siege, and fell down with screams.Huang Fei's blood was racing and he was filled with anger. He stared at a pair of blood-red eyes, shouted and slashed wantonly, completely disregarding his own life and death.Blood was flowing on his body, broken branches and broken arms were flying in front of his eyes, his roar was echoing in his ears, and his anger was burning in his heart. He relentlessly fought forward.He cut down the last enemy in front of him, and saw the blood-stained blue city wall.He thought he had killed all the enemies, so he excitedly raised his sword, stood among the bloody corpses, and yelled at the rebels outside the city: "Kill them all, I killed them all..."

"Puff...Puff...", the sound of the spear piercing into the body was dull and piercing.Huang Fei saw more than a dozen icy spears rushing out of his body from different directions.Blood spurted.

The defense of the right-wing city wall collapsed instantly.

Han Sui saw the battle flag fluttering on the city wall and heard the excited cheers of the soldiers, a smile finally appeared on his stern face.

"Order the candidate, Cheng Yi, to lead another 500 people to attack the left wall for the last time."

"Beating the drum... preparing to enter the city..."

Huangfuzheng and a dozen soldiers were surrounded by the enemy.Huangfuzheng was fighting, shouting, and fighting desperately.He saw the Marquis Wucheng fall down, he saw several swords still brutally chopping his body, and he saw the flesh and blood of Wucheng flying in the air.Huangfuzheng felt a pain in his heart, and the sword slashed on the enemy's head with the fury of hatred. Warm blood spurted out and splashed on his face that was extremely distorted by hatred.Huangfuzheng roared wildly, shouting with all his strength: "Brothers, kill..."

Crossbowmen rushed up the city wall.The candidate pointed at the unstoppable Huang Fuzheng, who was going back and forth in the crowd like a madman, and shouted loudly: "Shoot him... shoot him..."

When the rebel soldiers around Huangfuzheng heard the shouts of the candidate, they all retreated as if they were about to receive an amnesty.More than a dozen crossbowmen picked up the short crossbows, aimed at Huang Fuzheng who was rushing towards him with his sword in hand, and shot the arrows at the same time.Huangfuzheng's body shook violently a few times while running, and then stopped, and then the swords and spears in the hands of the rebel soldiers shot at Huangfuzheng who was covered in blood like raindrops.

The candidate let out a long breath, then turned to look into the city with satisfaction.He saw a pair of thick eyebrows, a familiar face, and his heart suddenly contracted.

Hua Xiong appeared on the city wall.

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(End of this chapter)