Great Han Empire

Chapter 237 The situation changes suddenly
Standing on the tower, Fu Xie saw the kingdom's army moving.

Yang Hui pointed to the formation of the rebel army and said, "Your Excellency, look, that is Wudu's battle flag. They are moving east. I guess he is going to support June Thunder."

Fu Xie nodded slightly, and asked doubtfully, "Li Zhonglang's cavalry still hasn't appeared?"

"No." Yang Hui replied, "Zhao Yi from the East Gate and the Marquis of Zhao Jun sent someone to report. So far, we haven't seen Li Zhonglang's Fengyun cavalry appear on the East Gate battlefield. Now, Li Zhonglang's infantry phalanx is fighting with Qiang Hu. When the Qiang people started to attack, they were fiercely shot by Li Zhonglang's crossbow battalion, causing heavy casualties. Li Zhonglang's cavalry is powerful, I never thought his infantry would be so powerful."

"Li Zhonglang's infantry are all soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army. When I followed General Huangfu to suppress the Yellow Turbans, although the Yellow Turban Ants did not have any sophisticated weapons, they were very powerful in combat. When fighting Guangzong, more than 5 Yellow Turban Ants swore to die You can imagine how brave and fearless they are in battle." Fu Xie stroked his beard.

"Why did Li Zhonglang's cavalry not move?" Yang Hui asked strangely, "Although his infantry formed a defensive formation and fought tenaciously, they suffered heavy losses."

"I guess Li Zhonglang wants to use the infantry phalanx to drag down the Qiang soldiers and consume their strength. The cavalry will attack only when the Qianghu is scarred, and give the Qianghu the last blow, and strive to wipe out the Qianghu. Destroy the [-] Qianghu, our border county in Xiliang can enjoy at least three to five years of peace. At the same time, without the support of the Qianghu outside the Great Wall, the rebels will be in a very difficult situation."

He looked at Yang Hui, patted his hunched back, and said with a smile: "If I die, you will follow him. You are so talented, you can't be buried like this for the rest of your life. You should find a place to fulfill your ambitions, It's not in vain of your own ability."

"My lord is joking." Yang Hui said solemnly, "The battle of Yicheng has been reversed because of Nie Xiao's defection. Even if Li Zhonglang wins or loses miserably, the rebels will be hit hard, and the only way is to withdraw. Under such circumstances, Yicheng is already safe, how could your lord die?"

Fu Xie said solemnly: "I may die on the battlefield. I will lead my troops to attack and delay the support from Wudu, so that Li Zhonglang can have more time to encircle and wipe out the Qiang people."

Yang Hui looked at Fu Xie in surprise, and said loudly, "My lord, we don't need this at all."

Fu Xie nodded firmly, and said, "If Wudu joins June Jinglei, it will be very difficult for Li Zhonglang to encircle and wipe out the Qiang people. Therefore, I decided to attack."

"My lord, you...why did you do this? We only have more than 1000 people, if we kill them, we will definitely die."

"I should do this for the sake of killing the barbarians, for the sake of annihilating more rebels, and for the peace of Xiliang. Don't tell me you let me stand on the top of the city tower and watch Qiang Hu show off his might and run back to Daxue Mountain swaggeringly?" ?”

"My lord, we are just guessing how Li Zhonglang will fight, and we don't know what his real intention is? Why do you have to make such a meaningless sacrifice?"

"Why is this a meaningless sacrifice? This is killing Qianghu, defending the family and defending the country, and it is for the tranquility of the border of the Han Kingdom."

Yang Hui was speechless and stared at him dumbfounded.

"You and I have known each other for many years, and we are as close as brothers. If I unfortunately die in battle, I will entrust Fu Qian and his mother to you." Fu Xie patted him on the shoulder hard, and said with a heavy heart: "This battle, We must fight to the death."

"The order. All the soldiers in the city rushed to the south gate to gather immediately."

"Order the people in the city to immediately remove the earth bags under the city gate and open the city gate."

"Drumming... Gather..."

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Jinglei in June ordered the ministries to concentrate their forces and attack the two phalanxes of Yushi and Yanliang in the middle of the Han army.As long as these two phalanxes are broken, and then the army splits left and right, it will surely break the enemy's phalanx defense and defeat the Han army.

Trumpets sounded all over the battlefield.

Qianghu with Northwest Rain and Snow Mountain Fox as the main force attacked Yushi's phalanx, and Qianghu with Kuangfengsha and Sirius as the main force attacked Yanliang's phalanx.The battle suddenly became fierce.

Three layers of giant shields and giant spears were neatly arranged. After hundreds of rounds of collisions, they were severely damaged, and there were very few survivors.Although the soldiers of the bow and crossbow battalion in the phalanx of the Han army fired wildly and killed a large number of enemies, the enemy cavalry had no fear and attacked as before.

The ox horn sounded one after another, and Qiang Hu started a new round of charge.The Qiang people gathered hundreds of war horses, concentrated on several attack points, and rammed them continuously. "Boom... Boom..." The sound was endless, and the huge sound was terrifying.

The phalanx led by Yushi was the first to break through, and more than a dozen giant shields were all shattered, and the Qiang people swarmed in.Yushi, Wen Chou, and Zhang Yun bravely greeted them with spearmen and swordmen under the cover of crossbowmen.

Zhang Yun jumped up, raised his hand and shot a cavalryman, and then he was knocked to the ground by the galloping horse.The two Qiang men who came rushing up after them trampled on their horses and stabbed with their spears. Zhang He rolled left and right on the ground, in a panic.Several crossbowmen rushed up and aimed at the Qiang soldiers and fired continuously.Two Qiang soldiers, one dead and one wounded, fell off their horses one after another. After a few steps, the two horses crashed to the ground.Using both hands and feet, Zhang He got up in a disheveled manner, gritted his teeth and flew up, put his foot on the Qiang soldier who had just raised his body to attack with a knife, drew the knife and chopped off the enemy's head.

Yan Liang in the phalanx held a saber in his hand, facing the enemies charging into the formation, he kept shouting and shouting, his voice became hoarse.He was tired of killing, the fierce Qiang people were not afraid of life and death, and repeatedly hit him, causing heavy losses to his subordinates.On the frontal defensive position of the phalanx, there was no trace of the giant shield anymore. The broken pieces, together with the dead soldiers and horses on both sides, covered the narrow battle zone. As far as the eye could see, they were all bloody corpses. And the swords and spears and arrows stuck on the corpse.The strong smell of blood stimulated Yan Liang's blood.

"My lord, the enemy has rushed in..." the soldiers screamed.

Yan Liang stood with his head held high, full of murderous intent. He glanced at the Qiang soldiers who rode their horses with their fangs and claws in disdain.

Yan Liang raised his shield in one hand and his saber in the other, and galloped towards the enemy.A group of knife and ax fighters looked furious, and they followed behind Yan Liang, raising their weapons, screaming at the top of their lungs, and their morale was like a rainbow.A group of long arrows passed over Yan Liang's head, howled fiercely, and shot at the rushing enemy.

Horse arrives.Spears came rushing.With a roar, Yan Liang jumped up suddenly, raised his knife and slashed at the enemy's horse's head.The war horse was hit in the middle, let out a painful hiss, and the huge body flew out more than ten steps away with the inertia.Immediately, the knight was thrown into the air, and before he landed, he was chopped into several pieces by the sword and iron axe.

Yan Liang was running, howling, and slashing, like an angry tiger, invincible and invincible.

The jade short halberd flew across the throat of the Qiang soldier, the enemy's throat was broken, and blood shot out like a fountain.Yushi kicked the corpse away and was about to enter again when he saw more Qiang soldiers galloping towards him from afar, brandishing their weapons.

"Blow the horn, blow the horn, ask for help, ask for help." Yushi's face changed drastically, and he raised his arms and shouted wildly.

"Bow and arrow battalion, salvo, salvo..."

"Back back, let's go back." In the distance, Wen Chou yelled loudly while fighting hard.

The flying drumsticks hit the war drum like raindrops, and the sound was rapid and wild.

When Xian Yufu heard Yushi's request for support, he pointed to the iron ax without hesitation and said loudly, "Take 500 people and go to support quickly."

Tie Yue was running around in a hurry, cursing non-stop, when he suddenly heard Xian Yufu's order to call him to fight, he was so happy, cheered, and ran away without looking back.

Lei Zi, Wei Zheng and the others looked enviously at his back disappearing into the boiling battlefield.

"Order Xu Rong and Qu Yi to lead the phalanx on the left and right wings and move forward immediately."

"Beat the drum and tell the whole army to fight bloody battle to the death and never retreat."

Hundreds of war drums were beating at the same time, and the violent and passionate drums were like hundreds of spring thunders exploding on the bloody battlefield at the same time.

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Hua Xiong's muscular body was slightly tired, he took three steps in parallel, and hurried up the tower.

"My lord, are we going to take the initiative?"

Fu Xie nodded, pointed at the moving rebels in the distance, and said, "That's Wudu's army. They're going to support Jun Jinglei, so we'll hit him."

Hua Xiong looked at Fu Xie suspiciously, and asked, "Is it useful for us to have such a small force?"

"Li Zhonglang's cavalry has not appeared so far. I guess he will attack suddenly when the Qiang people's losses are the most serious, encircle the Qiang people in the east gate battlefield and wipe them out." Fu Xie looked at Hua Xiong and said with a smile, "Wudu's army There are more than 1 people. If they rush to the East Gate battlefield, they will not only help the Qiang people to leave the battlefield quickly, but also block Li Zhonglang's army and destroy Li Zhonglang's strategy of encirclement and annihilation. Our attack is to delay Wudu's army from rushing to the East Gate. battlefield."

Hua Xiong nodded and said with a smile, "Your Excellency is more considerate." He turned his head to look to the east, listened carefully to the shouts of killing coming from the battlefield, shook his head, and said, "Strange, why Li Zhonglang's cavalry hasn't appeared yet?" ?”

Fu Xie said: "It's normal to have mistakes in coordination on the battlefield, especially in a battle with 10,000+ people."

He paused and continued: "Li Zhonglang dared to fight such a big battle, which already shows his courage and courage. For this battle, he was neither fully prepared nor fully sure. He was fighting with his eyes closed. , I even suspect that he has no specific combat method at all. He has been near the Weishui River and has no contact with the generals of the main force. It is hard to say whether Xian Yufu and Xu Rong can accurately understand his combat intentions. He is young and alone There are so many troops fighting, and it’s a battle of adaptability, what can we ask of him? I suspect that even if Huangfusong is here, he would not dare to fight this battle, and only this idiot-like leopard would dare to fight.”

Hua Xiong said: "He dares to fight this kind of battle, and people must be convinced. I am convinced. No wonder he is a general at a young age, and I am still a soldier."

Fu Xie laughed and said, "Ziwei is also my Xiliang general, so there is no need to underestimate yourself."

Hua Xiong shook his head, pointed to the battlefield to the west, and said, "I can't do it. In Xiliang, in terms of fighting, except for General Huangfusong, it is Han Sui. Han Sui commanded the Xiliang rebels to fight everywhere, and the battle was brilliant. Although they lost to the leopards one after another, there are internal reasons, not the fault of Han Sui's own command. You see, he was caught off guard by Nie Xiao this time. Tens of thousands of Huangzhong Qiang cavalry attacked him, but he still resisted. .”

Fu Xie laughed and said: "That's not because Han Sui commanded well, but because Beigong Boyu's subordinates and Han Sui's subordinates all came from the same place. They fought together for many years. , some are horse bandits and robbers, more or less friendly, how could they risk their lives to fight each other? Like Nie Xiao, it is normal for Qu Shuai, a tribe like Luotuo, to turn against Han Sui because of Beigong Boyu's relationship, but they Your subordinates don’t necessarily think so. You’ve been in Jincheng for many years, didn’t you think of this?”

Hua Xiong smiled wryly, and said: "Huangzhong Qiang, Baohan people, and Jincheng people are actually one family. They killed each other, which can be regarded as a brotherly rivalry. Han Sui really shouldn't have killed Beigong Boyu. In the future, he will regret it." of."

Fu Xie sighed, "Wen Yue has gone astray."

Suddenly there was a violent drumbeat in the city.The army is assembled.

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Wang Guo pointed at Wudu's army angrily, and asked loudly, "Yi'an, why hasn't your army assembled yet? When do you want to last?"

Wu Du wanted to retreat wholeheartedly, and didn't want to be trapped in this battlefield where both sides would suffer, so he had emotions.He glanced at the Kingdom, and said with a mournful face: "These people have been spoiled by leopards in Zixiu Mountain. They have military pay and good food in Zixiu Mountain. They can also go to the military market to find camp prostitutes. They live a very happy life." Shu Tan. What about now? Don't say that there is no military pay, even their armor has been stripped off and distributed to soldiers of other armies. Do you think they have a big opinion? Slow down, don't provoke them, If there is another batch of defections, we will be completely finished."

Wang Guo was flushed with anger, but what Wu Du said was the truth, and he was powerless to refute and was speechless.

The troops in Wudu were basically Han Chinese recruited by the Xiliang rebels in Hanyang, Anding, and Beidi. After they were captured, they were recruited by Li Hong in Zixiu Mountain as soldiers of the Han army, under the command of Xu Rong and Qu Yi. train.After Geng Bi took power in Xiliang, he forcibly deprived the two of them of their commanding power, assigned them to Xiliang Governor's Mansion, and let him command and control them.It was under such circumstances that Wudu began to command a part of the army.He spent a short time with the soldiers of these armies, and they were not familiar with each other.

Wu Du comforted him and said, "Marshal, June Jinglei is smarter than ghosts. When did he suffer? Don't worry, he will be fine. You should consider our retreat as soon as possible."

Huang Yan said very unhappily: "Yi An, don't just want to leave and don't care about fighting. The key now is to bring June Jinglei's army back as soon as possible, and everyone will work together to increase their strength, otherwise, our retreat will be in danger Go and kill some soldiers who delayed the military plane as a punishment. I don’t understand, you are the leader of the army, why don’t you have any prestige and no one listens to you?”

Wu was a little unhappy.Wang Guo then scolded him a few more words.Wu Du ran back angrily, and killed a few slow-moving Shi Changhe Dui Lv.Several military officers, including Jiang Wu, rushed to Wudu's horse and questioned loudly.Wu Du said resentfully: "If you don't gather quickly, I will kill you."

The military officers dared not speak out, turned and left bitterly.

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June Jinglei saw a sudden change in the formation of the Han army, and the huge phalanx on both wings began to move forward under the cover of arrows all over the sky.

Thunder in June felt incredible.Under such fierce confrontation, the Han army's two-wing armies even gave up their solid frontal defense and changed their formations to advance. Isn't this seeking their own death?Once moved, the giant shields and giant spears that the Han army relied on to resist the cavalry's impact were useless, and they could only rely on the shooting of bows and arrows and dense formations to resist the impact of the cavalry army.Although it is possible to move forward, the price is huge casualties of soldiers.

Lei Wa came galloping on the horse.

"Commander, it's raining in the northwest, and the wind and sand have sent people here, asking us to increase the number of troops for frontal assault. They are about to break through the enemy's phalanx."

June Jinglei did not answer, he stared at the battlefield for a long time, contemplating.

"Commander, the two wings of the Han army are moving. This is the best opportunity to attack them. Should we withdraw the troops attacking the center and attack the two wings of the Han army instead?"

Thunder in June suddenly woke up.

He thought of the leopard's cavalry.From noon to now, the leopard cavalry has not appeared on the battlefield.At the beginning of the battle, I left an army to deal with the leopard's cavalry attacking from both wings, but the leopard never appeared.As I was immersed in the battlefield, I went crazy, and I forgot that there was still a leopard that didn't show up.

The leopard that was waiting to be devoured must be nearby. He would wait until he was tired, wounded, and dying, and then rushed out, killing him with one blow.The infantry of the Han army deliberately showed weakness in order to entangle their own cavalry in order to continue the fierce battle and deplete their own strength.

June Jinglei looked around nervously, and shouted loudly: "Blow the horn, blow the horn, order all ministries, retreat immediately, retreat..."

Lei Wa stared at the shocked June Jinglei in shock, puzzled.

"Immediately send someone to urge Old Man Wang, and quickly send someone to support."

"Commander..." Lei Wa shouted, "Commander, we are in the middle of a fierce battle, and we can defeat the Han army with a little more effort. Why do you..."

"Where are the leopard's cavalry? We were so confused that we even forgot that there was a leopard."

"What does it matter?" Lei Wa said indifferently, "The leopard's cavalry is here, and we will call him dead."

June Jinglei shook his head, pointed to the battlefield and said, "If the leopards lead the cavalry to attack from the southeast, we will be surrounded. You see, to the east of us are the infantry of the Han army, to the west is Yicheng, and to the north is the Han army. To the south of the Weishui River is the cavalry of leopards, we are trapped here, and it is difficult to fly with our wings."

"Withdraw, order them to withdraw immediately..."

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Xian Yufu looked at the battlefield where the sound of killing was shaking, and his eyes slowly turned to the enemy's big banner in the distance. Below that was the famous Thunder in June.

The long trumpet sounded suddenly, and its desolate and majestic sound penetrated the noisy battlefield and echoed in midair.

Xian Yufu's complexion changed drastically.

"My lord..." Lei Zi yelled loudly, "The enemy is about to retreat."

Xian Yufu slowly turned his head to look towards the southeast, a trace of worry and anxiety flashed in his eyes.

"My lord, the enemy is about to withdraw..." Wei Zheng slapped his horse forward and said eagerly, "We must charge up immediately."

Xian Yufu looked at the seething battlefield, waved his hands decisively and said, "You and Lei Zi lead 1000 people to support Yushi and Yan Liang, tell them to advance immediately, and must entangle the enemy."

"Order the left and right wings to speed up the advance."

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Fu Gan knelt on the ground, tears streaming down his face.

Fu Xie squatted in front of him, patted him on the shoulder lovingly, and said with a smile: "Okay, don't cry, I'm not dead yet. Besides, I may not die. Your father is good at martial arts, so it's not easy to die." .”

"Father..." Fu Gan couldn't make a sound, looked at Fu Xie pitifully, and shouted with sobs, "Father..."

Fu Xie touched his head and said, "Look at those uncles and uncles. They clearly know that after following me out of the city, their chances are slim, but they still die generously without hesitation. Do you know why?"

Fu Gan lowered his head and wept.

Fu Xie pointed to the blue sky above his head and said: "This is the territory of my big man. Anyone who tramples and humiliates this land is our enemy. When facing the enemy of life and death, as the people of a big man, we You should stand up, raise your sword to kill the enemy, and serve the country with your own body."

Fu Xie reached out to wipe away the tears hanging on Fu Gan's face, and said solemnly: "You must remember that you are a citizen of the great man, you must hold your head above the sky, keep your feet on the ground, and behave in an upright manner. Don't insult the majesty of my man. .”

Fu Gan nodded repeatedly, tears streaming down his face.

"Stand up." Fu Xie grabbed Fu Gan's shoulders with both hands and pulled him up from the ground.

"Wipe away your tears." Fu Xie said gently.

Fu Gan tried his best to restrain his sad tears, sobbing fiercely.

"Wipe away your tears." Fu Xie raised his voice slightly and said sternly.

Fu Gan was taken aback, and looked at Fu Xie timidly.

"Even if I die, I also die for the sake of a big man. I die heroically, and I can afford to die. What is there to be sad about?" Fu Xie said solemnly, "Isn't it a happy thing to die for the country's loyalty?"

Fu Gan didn't understand his father's words, but he knew that his father was going to die in battle. He was worried about losing his father, and he wanted his father to live.He burst into tears.

Fu Xie felt sour in his heart, tears immediately soaked his eyes.

He shook Fu Gan's shoulders vigorously, and said loudly, "I promise you, I will definitely come back alive, and I will definitely take you home."

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(End of this chapter)