Great Han Empire

Chapter 296
The sound of the horn in the Boluo Valley echoed among the mountains, low and desolate, adding a bit of chill to the silent valley.

The doubts in Helian's heart disappeared, and his chest suddenly burst into pride. He felt that Chang'an City was already in his pocket. From then on, a generation of overlords would reappear on the prairie, and the name of King Xianbei and Helian would spread throughout thousands of miles of rivers and mountains. .

"Order Luri to lead the Chinese army to rush to Boluo Valley."

"He ordered the powerful commander of Wosha Spring to take 1 people with him, immediately pass through Boluo Valley, and occupy the southern end of the valley.

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The [-] cavalry from Wosha Spring roared out and galloped along the grassland in the middle of the valley.They quickly crossed a ten-mile-long valley and reached the banks of the Jingshui River.

After He Lian got the news that Wosha Spring had reached the southern end of the valley safely, his heart was completely relieved.After all, the leopard still didn't dare to stroke the tiger's beard lightly, and retreated all the way to Guanzhong.

He Lian excitedly raised his horsewhip, turned his head and shouted wildly: "Brothers, go to Chang'an!"

"Hoo...ho..."

"Huho...huho..."

The Xianbei people yelled frantically while galloping on their horses, their morale was like a rainbow.

The cavalry rushed into the valley like a tide, rushed out of Liupan Mountain, and rushed down the Jingshui River, unstoppable.

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Qingshi'an is a very common station in the upper reaches of the Jingshui River, sixty miles away from Boluo Valley.On the left side of it is the surging Jingshui River, and on the right side is the mountainous Qingshi Mountain. The small post station is located on the pass of Qingshi Mountain.

Xian Yufu is currently stationed at the gate of the station, looking at the lush Qingshi Mountain in the distance.

Behind him, suddenly, is Yan Liang in black armor.

"My lord, the formation of the army is complete!"

Xian Yufu nodded slightly, turned his head to look at Yan Liang, then at the mighty and majestic army behind him, and asked leisurely, "Ziwei, what do you think of the scenery here?"

Yan Liang grinned, cupped his hands and said, "Xianbei people have such a good burial place, and they will be grateful to us big Han people for their kindness."

Xian Yufu smiled slightly, and said: "The battlefield chosen by your lord is always beyond our expectations. It's a pity, a pity, that such a good place should take advantage of the Xianbei people for nothing."

Yan Liang looked up at the sun in the sky, but didn't speak.

"The Xianbei people are coming soon, and the big battle is about to begin." Xianyu Fu stroked his three long beards and said calmly, "Look, how many squares will the Xianbei people destroy us?"

"Although Jizhou's army used to be the main force of the Yellow Turban Army, they are not familiar with this phalanx warfare method, and have no experience in fighting cavalry, so they can't last too long." Yan Liang said, "Xin Zeng Many of your lord's five thousand soldiers have participated in the battle against the rebellion in Xiliang, and their strength is slightly stronger than that of the Jizhou army, but it doesn't help."

Yan Liang pointed to the hillside in front and said with a sneer: "Fortunately, the terrain here is very good. After the Xianbei rushed up from the bottom of the mountain, the width of their frontal attack on us was less than 4000 steps. In this way, they can only attack two of our phalanxes at a time. We have six huge phalanxes of [-] people, and the Xianbei people don't have half a day to beat us."

"Where did they get a day?" Xian Yufu said with a smile, "Half an hour would be good."

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Dahei squatted behind the giant shield, feeling uneasy and extremely nervous.

He is from Hanoi County. He farms for a local wealthy family and barely supports his family.After the Yellow Turban Army occupied Montenegro, they often went down the mountain to attack counties and counties and plundered money. It was at that time that he was taken to Montenegro by the Yellow Turban Army.He took part in some of the battles against the town, that is, running after with a spear, and he hadn't even killed a man yet.

He looked up at the giant shield in front of him, and took a few deep breaths.He wanted to restrain the panic in his heart, but then he found himself trembling all over.He quickly lowered his head to hide his gaffe.

He saw the boots on his feet.This is the pair of combat boots given to him by Mr. Li Hongli. He always wears them and loves them very much. He wipes them clean every night before going to bed.Although these boots have been with him for more than 2000 miles, and many places are broken, he is still reluctant to change a pair, because it was given to him by Lord Leopard, the biggest official he has ever seen, the best. Officer, a person he is willing to give his life for.

Dahei looked at the combat boots on his feet, and thought of Master Leopard's bare feet walking in the mud, and the fear in his heart gradually dissipated.Lord Leopard is powerful and brave in battle, and I am his soldier, a soldier who has received his favor, trembling on the battlefield.He felt very ashamed and sorry for Master Leopard.Even if I die, I can't embarrass Lord Leopard, nor can I be sorry to Lord Leopard.

Thinking of dying on the battlefield, Dahei couldn't help thinking of his wife and children who were still on Montenegro.He touched the money hidden in his arms, with a bitter smile on his face.The first time he got the military salary of [-] yuan, he was very excited and happy for a long time. He even saw the smiling faces of his wife and children, but then he felt heart-wrenching pain because he was farther and farther away from home , farther and farther away from his wife and children.He didn't know if he could go home alive, or if he could hand over the money in his arms to his wife.What would happen to them if they died?Can they support themselves, can they survive?

Dahei looked at his comrades around him and sighed quietly.Like myself, they all left their hometowns to fight in the remote western Xinjiang. They all have their own families, and they must also think about their relatives at home just like myself.

"My lord is back, and the battle is about to begin."

Da Hei looked over, and saw Yan Liang coming on a flying horse with a big knife in his hand.

"Dahei, tell me, how many Xianbei people will come?" The comrade beside him asked lazily, "Let's make a bet, whoever wins will give him a hundred dollars."

Dahei smiled, "I don't gamble. The officials said that there are [-] to [-] Xianbei people in the north of Liupan Mountain. I estimate that at least half of them will come here first."

"You also believe this." The soldier gave Dahei a disdainful look, and said angrily, "These superiors are very bad. They deliberately disturbed the army's morale and deliberately said little about the Xianbei people. They have thousands of enemies, but they only have a thousand bandits, I have seen this kind of deceitful pretense a lot, don't believe it."

"Then how many Xianbei people do you think there are?" Dahei's heart trembled, and his breathing suddenly became rapid
The soldier leaned close to his ear and whispered, "I heard that there are 10,000+ Xianbei people in front of us. Master Leopard can't resist, and has already lost several battles in a row."

Dahei was almost suffocated, swallowed with difficulty, and looked at the distant mountains and forests with fear on his face.

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Sitting in the woods, Tang Yun and Yin Si looked at the huge infantry phalanx at the foot of the mountain, looking both excited and nervous.

"First time fighting?" Tian Zhong looked at them with a smile and asked with a pleasant face.

The two nodded in succession.

"You guys are much better than I was back then. I was only 16 years old when I went to the battlefield for the first time, younger than you." He pointed at Yin Si and smiled, "When the drums rang, I was so scared that I turned around and ran away. Fly."

Tang Yun and Yin Si laughed seeing his funny expression and exaggerated movements.

"Old man, will Xianbei people rush to the mountains?"

"A trench has been dug at the foot of the mountain, and the cavalry of the Xianbei cannot charge up." Tian Zhong shook his head and said, "We don't need to fight the enemy hand-to-hand, we just need to let these five hundred strong crossbows and continuous ballistas exert their power."

Yin Si looked up at the chariots lined up densely on the hillside, and said excitedly: "This time, the Xianbei people will definitely come and go."

"Old man, where did you get this chariot?" Tang Yun asked curiously, "Although these ballistas are amazingly powerful, they are very inconvenient to move, and they are basically used to defend the city."

"These are all weapons sent by Lord Jingzhao Yingai." Tian Zhong said with a wry smile, "These cumbersome things are left in Chang'an's arsenal. If you don't want them, you have to have them."

He reached out and patted Yin Si on the shoulder, and praised: "Thanks to Zhongzhi this time. These ballistas have been in disrepair for a long time, and most of them are useless. The craftsmen in Bing Cao Ying have not repaired them, and they are helpless. Fortunately, Zhongzhi Know this thing, otherwise, I will burn them as firewood."

Yin Si blushed and smiled embarrassedly.

"Zhongzhi is best at civil engineering. Repairing this thing is a breeze for him, so there is no need to praise it." Tang Yun said with a smile, "In the past, he used to make chariots for throwing stones at the teacher's house. Woolen cloth."

"What did you say?" Tian Zhong asked with great interest, "Is the rock-throwing chariot powerful?"

Yin Si blushed even more. He glared at Tang Yun and said in a low voice, "I did it just for fun. I haven't tried how powerful it is."

"When the battle is over, make one for me right away." Tian Zhong said solemnly, "If there are not enough craftsmen in Bing Cao Ying, I will go to Guanzhong to recruit another batch for you. Don't worry, money is not a problem, we have plenty. "

"Haha, with the support of the old man, you can do whatever you want now, and you don't have to worry about being scolded by the teacher." Tang Yun put his arm around Yin Si's shoulder and said, "However, you have to serve me well, otherwise I will No money will be allocated to you."

"You boy, if you dare to pretend to be public for your own benefit, I will break your legs." Tian Zhong stretched out his hand and hit Tang Yun, laughing loudly, "Zhong Zhi, if Wen Long makes things difficult for you, you can tell me, and I will deal with him. "

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The Xianbei iron cavalry was like a flood that broke a bank, surging all the way, and its huge roar was earth-shattering, shaking the mountains and fields.

The mighty torrent rushes forward with the momentum of thunder.

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Helian Dama rushed out of the formation and stood on the Jingshui River embankment.

The Han army suddenly appeared on Qingshi'an, which was beyond his expectation.The leopard did not ambush in Boluo Valley, but set up an army here. Could it be that he wanted to use the narrow terrain here to block his progress again?The momentum of the army's attack has become, no matter how the Han army resists, it can't stop the Xianbei army from going south.What the hell is the leopard trying to do?
He Lian frowned deeply as he looked at the rolling Qingshi Mountains and listened to the sound of the rushing water of the Jingshui River.

"My lord, the leopards let the infantry stop us here just to buy time so that the main force of the Han army can withdraw to Chang'an as soon as possible." Mu Gaiting hurried over on his horse and said eagerly, "My lord, the main force of the leopards must be far away from here." Not far away, after we capture Qingshi'an, we need to speed up our pursuit in order to quickly capture Linjing City."

Helian hesitated for a moment, but didn't make a sound.

"Your Majesty, this place is absolutely not suitable for ambushes." Mu Gaiting saw through Helian's thoughts at a glance, and said loudly, "Look, here is the Jingshui River on the right, and the mountains on the left. We can't find the ambush location. If he wants to attack us, he has only one direction." Mu Gaiting pointed to the way the army came and said with a relaxed smile, "That's behind us."

Following Mu Gaiting's gesture, He Lian glanced at the majestic Liupan Mountain in the distance, without any doubts in his heart.He waved to the messenger behind him and said, "Immediately order Lüri to deduce and rush to Qingshi'an for support."

"Blow the horn and launch the attack!"

After hearing the order to attack, the [-] cavalry of Wosha Springs, who had been rushing to the forefront, immediately accelerated their horses' speed. The army was galloping like a whistling hurricane, sweeping towards the bluestone bank.

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The war drums were beating, and the passionate drums soared into the sky.The horns of the Xianbei people were not to be outdone, and the wave was higher than the wave.The two voices intertwined and intertwined, one after another, like two fierce warriors fighting fiercely in the clouds.

Dahei's eyes widened in fear, looking at the Xianbei cavalry who were killing the sky and covering the sky, his whole body trembled unconsciously.

With the shaking of the ground under his feet, his heart was also beating violently. The panic-stricken heart in his chest was overwhelmed, as if it was about to explode at any moment.The strong sense of suffocation made him dizzy. He opened his mouth wide and breathed in the hot air on the battlefield. He even smelled the strong blood in the air.

The huge roar impacted his ears, impacted his heart, his hearing was gradually lost, and his will was also fading bit by bit. He felt that a huge boulder suddenly fell from the void and held him tightly. Stuck on the ground, he couldn't bear the weight. He felt the pain that went deep into the bone marrow. He felt that he was going to die soon. He wanted to give up struggling and close his eyes to die forever.

He closed his eyes vaguely, but saw his wife's smiling face. He wanted to go home, he wanted to survive, and he wanted to give his wife the money in his arms. He hadn't taught the children how to plow the fields yet.Dahei roared with all his strength, and suddenly opened his eyes.

"Come on, come on, come on..."

He screamed and shouted at the top of his voice, he only had one belief in his heart, he wanted to survive, he wanted to go home.

The Xianbei cavalry was getting closer and closer, but he still felt that the enemy was running too slowly and was too far away from him. He couldn't bear this long waiting, he couldn't bear this painful torment, he felt like a pile of quilts all over his body. The lit bonfire was burning, and the flames inspired his most primitive strength and confidence.

He was yelling, yelling crazily, and he found that only this kind of hearty yelling could temporarily relieve him of the pain of the burning flames.

"Kill...kill...kill..."

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Long arrows screamed in the air, crossbow arrows roared in the air, and arrows on the Qingshi Mountain were like locusts.

The soldiers were howling, the horses were neighing, and the battlefield was bloody and bloody.

"Quickly...quickly forward..."

"Rush over... rush through the arrow array..."

The Xianbei people looked like crazy, one by one riding horses and galloping, ignoring the long arrows all over the sky.

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"put……"

Tian Zhong gave an order, and one hundred ballistas let out a terrifying howl. The huge ballista trembled violently, and at the same time ejected two thousand thick crossbow arrows.

"boom……"

The crossbow arrows are like lightning, fleeting.

The Xianbei people were hit by an arrow in the flank, and they fell down in an instant, just like a solid wall suddenly collapsed, which is jaw-dropping.

Whether it is a soldier or a war horse, as long as they are shot, they will all be pierced and die, and there will be no exception.

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Helian was stunned.

Mu Gaiting suddenly opened his eyes wide, the smile on his face suddenly froze, and his eyes were full of terror.

"Ballista." Mu Gaiting said in a low voice, and then let out a howl of fear, "Balista, Han people's ballista."

"This is the ballista?" He Lian pointed to the distance and shouted in disbelief, "This is the ballista?"

"This is the ballista, Your Majesty. The Han people have not used it for many years." Mu Gaiting shouted in fear, "Order the soldiers not to form a dense array, and use scattered arrays to attack the Han phalanx to reduce casualties."

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Tian Zhong excitedly ran along the hillside.

"Sho... shoot another round... give me a shot..."

A hundred ballistas opened their bloody mouths, and let out a thrilling howl again, and the bloodthirsty beast got angry.

Yin Si and the soldiers were in a hurry to load the ballista with iron arrows.

"Zhongzhi, is the old man okay?" Tang Yun asked worriedly, pointing at Tian Zhong who was jumping up and down on the mountain, dancing like a child.

Yin Si smiled and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? The old man said he hasn't seen the ballista show off its power for many years, so he is happy."

Tian Zhong ran to the top of the mountain and watched the Xianbei people fell to the ground in tears. He raised the banner of the Han Dynasty and shouted wildly: "Dahan Tianwei... I am a Dahan Tianwei..."

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The Xianbei people paid a heavy price for this short 100-odd steps. They stepped on the remains of thousands of comrades-in-arms and finally rushed to the front of the phalanx.

The bloody battle begins.

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Xian Yufu stood on the hill behind the phalanx, looking at the battlefield in front of him, his expression was still so calm and leisurely, as if he was admiring the beautiful scenery of Qingshi Mountain.

Behind the hill, there are three piles of giant trees as high as hills.

"Yu Xing, when are we going to light the pile of wood?" Zuo Yan patted his horse and walked to him, and asked in a small body, "The two square formations in front are about to be broken by the Xianbei people."

Xian Yufu looked up at the sky, and said slowly: "Wait a little longer, when the Xianbei people are exhausted, we will launch the last blow."

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(End of this chapter)