Great Han Empire

Chapter 358 The Swordsman
In mid-June, the original Pingcheng.

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The original Pingcheng is adjacent to the Hutuo River in the east and Wushan Mountain in the west. The road passes through the city from north to south and goes straight down to Jinyang.It is an important town in the southernmost part of Yanmen County and the last barrier to protect Jinyang.After leaving the Wushan Pass, the dangerous terrain extending from Yanmen Pass becomes flattened. Within ten miles, there are small mountains and ridges, and then there are plains with luxuriant green grass.

Zhang Yan and Zhang Baiqi led an army of 5000 and set up a huge defensive position two miles away from Yanming Ridge at Wushan Pass.They placed a horse-repelling formation about 5000 paces long in the Chidao and the open area on both sides of the Chidao, and [-] soldiers were densely packed in the repelling formation.At the rear of the Juma formation, six phalanxes of [-] people were lined up side by side, and three layers of giant shields were erected at the front of each phalanx.Behind the phalanx of [-] people is a phalanx of [-] people, and three car formations are arranged at the front of each phalanx.

On a small hill behind the formation, a wooden platform was temporarily built.On the left side of the wooden platform is the big banner, on the right side is the banner order soldier, in the front is the order soldier, and in the back is the war drum soldier.

Standing on the wooden platform, Zhang Yan looked up at the bright red sun in the sky, full of thoughts.

Now, everyone says that the General defeated 20 Yellow Turbans with only 5 cavalry in Yingtao.Every time Zhang Yan heard this, she felt very uncomfortable.It wasn't, but he wouldn't explain.During Yingtao's battle, if the commander-in-chief hadn't died suddenly, the general and his Fengyun cavalry would have been defeated.At that time, it was Yang Feng's [-] army who was fighting with Fengyun Iron Cavalry. He led [-] horses and hadn't fully engaged in the battle before the commander died.The death of the marshal directly led to the failure of the Yingtao War, and also created the myth of the leopard.

The Yellow Turban Army spent a period of painful days under the shadow of the leopard. Until Jinyang was caressed, the soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army were still terrified when they saw the general's cavalry.Today, can we overcome this fear and defeat the Xianbei people?Zhang Yan looked at the [-] soldiers in the field with a heavy heart, and his eyes were full of sadness.How many people are left after the war?In the past five years, the soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army fought bravely for the hope in their hearts, and millions of people died, but everyone got nothing except blood and tears.Today, just when everyone saw a glimmer of hope, the Xianbei people came in.This time the Yellow Turban Army is fighting for the hope that is about to be obtained. The soldiers should be braver and more fearless, and the Yellow Turban Army should also win a battle and build a great reputation for themselves.

Zhang Yan is grateful to the general, and even more grateful to Xu Rong. The general has brought hope to the Yellow Turban Army and millions of refugees, and Xu Rong has given the Yellow Turban Army a chance to create glory.Xu Rong personally planned and formulated the Yanmen Pass Battle. He prepared everything and even boosted the morale of the Yellow Turban Army. Then he left the final glory to Zhang Yan and the Yellow Turban Army.The Yellow Turban Army is not a rebellion, not an ant thief. The Yellow Turban Army is fighting for survival, to keep thousands of people who cannot survive alive. Today, the Yellow Turban Army will use its own blood and victory to tell the world that the Yellow Turban Army It is to fight for the great big man.

"Feiyan, what are you thinking?" Zhang Baiqi asked softly.He and Huang Ting stood behind Zhang Yan, one on the left and one on the right, observing the battlefield with all their attention, lest there be any omissions.

Zhang Yan pointed at the big banner flying in the air, and said with a wry smile: "Brother Ziyin, the great virtuous teacher and the general's spirit in the sky saw me standing under the banner of the big man and commanding the battle, what would they think? Would they call me an idiot? Rebellious?"

"No." Zhang Baiqi looked at the big black Chinese character banner, his heart twitched, bitterness and pain filled his body and mind instantly, "Feiyan, no, we kill the Xianbei people, we protect the common people, we protect the big men, We didn’t do anything wrong, whether it’s a great virtuous teacher or a great coach, they won’t blame you, they will definitely bless us to defeat the barbarians.”

Looking at Yanming Ridge in the distance, Huang Ting sighed with a gloomy expression. At this moment, he saw a battle flag appearing on Yanming Ridge.

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Xu Rong Zhuma stood on Yanming Ridge, his mind was shocked.

Guo Yun, Ding Yuan, Zhang Liao, Lu Bu, and the soldiers of the Han army who walked up Yanming Ridge one after another were stunned.

In the distance, hundreds of thousands of mighty and majestic Yellow Turbans formed huge phalanxes, and their majestic momentum made people excited and excited.

An exhausted Han soldier plopped down on his knees. With tears streaming down his face, he raised his hands high and exhausted all his strength, crying hoarsely: "Big man... my army of the big Han country..."

The hoarse and excited cry resounded through the mountains with the howling mountain wind. The Yanmenguan soldiers who had been walking for a day and a night were suddenly awakened by the cry. The soldiers swept away their fatigue and frustration, and all raised their weapons and shouted wildly. , "Big... Han... Big... Han..."

On Yanming Ridge, cheers thundered.

Guo Yun burst into tears and couldn't make a sound.Ding Yuan covered his face, tears streaming down his cheeks.

The soldiers were yelling and running like crazy, and the broken Han battle flag was flying high in the air, fluttering in the wind.

"Let's go, my lord, after we enter the city for a short rest, we will join the battle immediately." Xu Rong said loudly while looking at the excited Guo Yun with a smile on his face.

Guo Yun nodded again and again. He wiped away his tears, pointed at the army in front of him, and asked with some doubts: "Master Xu, there are 20 people here? Our army is not enough, and we still can't stop the Xianbei cavalry."

Xu Rong said with a smile: "These 10 people are just blocking the front, we still have 10 people."

"where?"

Xu Rong pointed to the mountains behind him, "They are all in ambush in the mountains, and they will come out when they should come out. Please rest assured, my lord, we will definitely win this battle."

"Master Xu, it is very inappropriate for you to place the frontal blocking battlefield under the mountains." After Ding Yuan calmed down, he pointed to the battlefield and said, "Master Xu, this terrain is just right for cavalry to charge and not for infantry. The army blocked it. Although you have reinforcements on the mountains on both sides, you may not be able to stop the continuous rush of the Xianbei people."

Xu Rong glanced at Ding Yuan and asked, "Master Ding thinks so?"

"Yes, very inappropriate." Ding Yuan said without hesitation, "The blocking battlefield should be placed on Yanming Ridge."

Xu Rong nodded and said with a slight smile, "Very good, very good. Since Master Ding thinks it's inappropriate, the people of Xianbei must also think so."

Guo Yun and Ding Yuan were very surprised when they heard Xu Rong say "very good". They looked at Xu Rong in puzzlement, wondering why he had put on such a defeating position.

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Xu Rong jumped off his horse, walked up to the two of them, and said in a low voice: "If there are 20 people in the front, the Xianbei will be worried that they will lose too much after a long time, and they will withdraw to Yanmen Pass immediately. We were defeated, not only did we fail to severely injure the Xianbei people, but we also gave up Yanmen Pass."

"The purpose of our battle is actually to inflict heavy damage on the Xianbei people. As long as a large number of Xianbei people are killed and wounded, whether it is Tuoba Feng or Kuitou, they must rush back to consolidate their territory. At this time, occupying Yanmen Pass is already a big deal for them. It doesn't make any sense. Keeping Danhan Mountain and the northern Xianbei from being encroached by other tribes is the most important thing, especially Murong Feng, the master of the central Xianbei, is still unscathed. Great threat."

"If any one of Kuitou, Tuobafeng, and Luozhi Dianluoluo died here, Xianbei would be in chaos immediately. If all three of them fled back with lost troops, Xianbei would soon be in chaos. These three are not strong enough , For the other commanders of the Xianbei ministries, this is the best opportunity to eliminate them and redistribute the prairie, I believe no one is willing to let go of such a good opportunity."

"Quizou, Tuobafeng, and Luozhi Dianluoluo will also consider what we want, but there is one thing they never thought of, and that is the strength of the Yellow Turban Army." Xu Rong patted his big hand with a whip, He said lightly, "Why did the Xianbei people attack Yanmen Pass? Because Bingzhou has no troops except for the vulnerable Yellow Turban Army. All our troops have been trapped by them in various ways on various battlefields in northern Xinjiang. They only need to After taking down Yanmen Pass, Bingzhou belonged to them. After Bingzhou fell, basically all other border counties in northern Xinjiang were lost. The reason why Tuobafeng sent troops was not only to keep his four northern counties, but because he saw Because of the huge benefits in this, he attacked Yanmen Pass at all costs. The leader also thought so, Luo Zhiluoluo came all the way from Xianbei in the west, and he thought so. The reason why Murongfeng was willing to send troops was because he Of course, they want to seize the entire Youzhou after the fall of Bingzhou."

"You may think that Murong Feng has not been harmed so far. A person as cunning as Tuoba Feng may not be willing to risk the entire army to attack Taiyuan. If Tuoba Feng is damaged again, the prairie is basically Murong Feng's. The world is over. But why does Tuoba Feng still take risks? In fact, in his opinion, he has no risk at all. You know, if Tuoba Feng wins Yanmen Pass, what power do we have to wipe out Tuoba Feng's entire army? Or is your vitality seriously injured? No more, except for the Yellow Turban Army, we don’t have any power anymore. Isn’t that the reason why you are unwilling to give up Yanmen Pass until your death?”

"What kind of army is the Yellow Turban Army? Master Huangfusong defeated Zhang Jiao's army of millions with tens of thousands of ordinary soldiers, and our Lord General even drove Zhang Niujiao from Youzhou to Jizhou with 60 cavalry. In the end, almost all of his [-] troops were wiped out, and he fled into the Taihang Mountains in embarrassment. With such an army, would the Xianbei people take it seriously? Would Tuobafeng take it seriously?"

Guo Yun and Ding Yuan thought of the past achievements of the Yellow Turban Army, and the joy just now disappeared. They looked at the opposite army worriedly, and their faces were very ugly.Is Xu Rong crazy?Even if the Xianbei people were damaged at Yanmen Pass, there were still at least 20 to [-] cavalry. The [-] Yellow Turban Army faced [-] to [-] Xianbei cavalry. The gap in strength is unimaginable.

"Then you still put the Yellow Turban Army in front of the Xianbei Iron Cavalry and let them slaughter wantonly?" Guo Yun cried anxiously.

"Yes, only in this way can the Xianbei people be firmly restrained." Xu Rong smiled, "The Yellow Turban Army has no combat effectiveness, and they put on such a posture of being beaten, and the Xianbei people can't take it down in a hurry, but they They were unwilling to give up, so the Xianbei army must slowly gather in the Wushan area."

"My lord wants to use the ambushes of the Yellow Turban Army to encircle and wipe out the Xianbei people?" Ding Yuan felt that Xu Rong was really crazy.

"It is very difficult to encircle and wipe out, but we can use the opportunity of the concentration of Xianbei troops to attack them hard, regardless of the cost."

"Have the Yellow Turbans beaten the Xianbei people?" Ding Yuan asked, "Does your lord think that the Yellow Turbans have this strength?"

"Yes." Xu Rong nodded confidently, "Since the Yellow Turban Army was appeased last year, Zhang Yan and Yang Feng's armies have been greatly reduced. Zhang Yan retained 7 troops, and Yang Feng retained [-] troops, because the number of troops is small. , They were worried about accidents, and trained these [-] people for eight months, which was not suspended until last month. These [-] elite soldiers plus sharp weapons, their combat effectiveness is very strong."

"I recruited 20 soldiers from the 13 field soldiers in Hedong. Don't think that these 13 soldiers are vulnerable. After Yang Feng brought the 20 field soldiers to Hedong, because they missed the sowing period, everyone except for reclaiming wasteland There was nothing to do. Yang Feng was worried that the soldiers in the field would cause trouble, so he had to use training to restrain them. After hearing the news, General Zhenbei specially transferred 13 elite soldiers from the Lifeng camp to Hedong to be responsible for the training of the soldiers in the field. The [-] soldiers in the field Although the soldiers are not as good as the [-] elite soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army, their combat effectiveness is still greatly improved compared with the past. You must know that the effect of training a soldier hungry and training with a full stomach is very different. of."

"So, the 20 Yellow Turban Army is no longer the Yellow Turban Army of the past." Xu Rong laughed, "The Xianbei people are doomed this time."

Guo Yun and Ding Yuan looked at each other, doubtful, they were frowning and worried.

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At noon, handsome Tuoba raccoon arrived at Yanming Ridge first.When he saw the Yellow Turban Army two miles away, he was taken aback by the momentum of the [-] army.He hastily sent someone to notify Tuoba Feng behind him, and at the same time ordered five thousand Xianbei cavalry to form a dense array at the foot of the ridge, ready to charge.

Tuoba Feng and Tuoba Hui rushed here with a group of attendants.The two men stayed on the mountain and waited and watched for a long time, hesitating.

"This is the Yellow Turban Army of Zhang Yan and Yang Feng." Tuoba Rao introduced, "I sent people close to the formation of the Yellow Turban Army to observe carefully, and the battle flags of the main generals of the Yellow Turban Army are among them. This is the last blocking barrier for the Han people. Yes, as long as we defeat them, Bingzhou will be ours. My lord, please order, and I will lead people to kill them immediately."

Tuoba Feng looked ahead and remained silent.Tuoba Hui kept twirling his beard, frowning deeply.

"My lord, the Yellow Turban Army is just a bunch of rogues, it's useless." Tuoba Rao smiled disdainfully, "Don't look at them putting on such a big stance, they are actually very stupid, they don't know how to use soldiers at all, no wonder the leopards only used [-] The iron cavalry killed them to the brim. They set up formations two miles away, leaving us with such a long impact distance, it is simply courting death."

Tuoba Feng and Tuoba Hui looked at each other, their faces were full of suspicion.Zhang Yan, the commander-in-chief of the Yellow Turban Army, is very famous. He repeatedly repelled the killing of the imperial army of the Han Dynasty in the Taihang Mountains. Is this kind of person still making such stupid mistakes?
"Xu Rong doesn't have any impressive achievements. Compared with him, Zhang Yan and Yang Feng are much more famous than him. These two are famous rebels in the Han Dynasty, even if they are bad, they will not be so bad. Right?" Tuobahui said doubtfully, "With 10 people fighting us, does he not want to live? With these 10 people guarding Yanmen Pass, we can't get in at all. Why doesn't he guard Yanmen Pass but wants to stay here? A decisive battle with us? What is the reason for this?"

"Haoshuai, in my opinion, they were going to support Yanmen Pass, but they probably didn't expect Xu Rong to lose Yanmen Pass so early, so they had to fight us here." Tuoba raccoon laughed.

Tuoba Feng snorted coldly, "Zhang Yan can guard Yuanping or Jinyang, why does he have to seek death here? The Han people have tricks."

"There are only these vulnerable Yellow Turbans left in Bingzhou. What tricks can they do?" Tuoba raccoon snorted, "My lord, I will bring 5000 people to kill them, and I will surely kill them until they cry."

"Don't worry, it won't be your turn if you want to fight." Tuoba Hui waved his hand and said, "The horse-repelling formation is very powerful, and the cavalry will suffer if they charge up. In the Boluo Valley in the western border, if it weren't for the Han people to resist the horse formation, Where did we get such a big loss?"

"Hit?" He looked at Tuoba Feng and asked.

"Fight." Tuoba Feng said resolutely, "Bingzhou is already at your fingertips, and if you don't fight, you have to fight. If the Han people have tricks, they will at most use the Western Xinjiang method to concentrate their superior forces to ambush us, but this time our opponent is the Yellow Turban. Army instead of Leopard, the difference between the two is too far."

"Order Tuoba Han to immediately bring the Han slaves to Yanming Ridge. Let's destroy the horse-rejection formation first."

"Tell the king to let him stay at Yanmen Pass for the time being, and then join us after we defeat the Yellow Turban Army and occupy Yuanping City."

"Urgently order all ministries to move forward quickly, and keep a distance of five miles between each ministries to prevent Han Chinese from raiding."

He thought for a while, and then said: "Send someone to tell Lord Luozhiyanluoluo, ask his army to move faster, and don't make too much distance to avoid accidents."

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(End of this chapter)