Great Han Empire

Chapter 869 The Heroes of Troubled Times Compete in the Central Plains
Pingyang Pavilion.

General Li Hong, Left General Qu Yi, Right General Zhang Yan, Jia Xu, Fu Gan and others gradually became dignified after listening to She Yingtong's narration.

Today, She Yingtong and Lu Huanyang were ordered to take iron cavalry to attack the rebels. First, it was to give the rebels the illusion that the main cavalry in northern Xinjiang had left the line of Baima and Pingyang Pavilion and transferred to the battlefields on the two wings of Hanoi and Yanzhou, so that the rebels would reduce their vigilance. , speed up the attack speed, and the second is to test the defensive capabilities of the rebels and see if their offensive and defensive battle formations pose a threat to the cavalry's attack.

"Now it seems that our first goal has been achieved, but..." She Yingtong looked at Li Hong, hesitated for a moment, "The rebels' offensive and defensive battle formation is very strong, if they attack forcefully, the casualties will be very heavy, and there will be a lot of casualties. It will seriously delay the attack time of the army. Once we are delayed in the Pingyang Pavilion battlefield for too long, or are dragged into the night by the rebels, then it will be difficult for us to wipe out the rebels north of Yancheng."

"Yuan Shao and Liu Biao have learned all the methods we used to deal with Hu Qi back then." Qu Yi waved his hand bitterly, "Both of them participated in the battle of Yicheng that year, and they are very familiar with the process of us defeating the tens of thousands of Qiang cavalry in June Jinglei. It’s all clear. The disastrous defeat in the Jizhou War last year probably reminded them of the past, so this time they specially prepared a lot of equipment, planning to confront our iron cavalry head-on.”

"We fought several battles in Xiliang, especially the two attacks by Qingshi Mountain and Boluo Valley, which not only blocked the Xianbei people, but also dealt them a heavy blow." She Yingtong said to Li Hong in Xianbei dialect , "This time going south, many tribal leaders are worried that they will suffer too much damage and may be annexed by other tribes in the desert in the future, so they feel anxious. If the general ordered them to attack from the front of the battlefield regardless of the cost, they would immediately think Based on the painful lessons of the past, the determination and confidence to attack will be greatly reduced."

The others couldn't understand Xianbei dialect, so they all looked at Li Hong, waiting for his explanation.Li Hong thought for a while, explained what She Yingtong meant, and then asked Zhang Yan, "How many people are there in the central army of the rebel army? Is it like their vanguard army, which also has a very strong offensive and defensive battle formation?"

"According to the scouts' investigation, there are about 4 people in the middle army. They saw Yuan Shao's battle flag, as well as the battle flags of Jiujiang Army and Jiangdong Army." Zhang Yan said, "This army has brought a lot of luggage. , the battle formation is not as strong as their vanguard."

"This time we withdrew quickly, and the rebels' pursuit was also very fast. Many heavy equipment were left behind, while the Jiujiang Army and Jiangdong Army hardly had any heavy equipment. The ability is much worse." Jia Xu continued, "If the rebels want to defend against the attack of our cavalry army, they need not only huge shields, spears and strong bows, but also many experienced soldiers. Most of the rebels' forward troops It was the army that participated in the Battle of Jizhou the year before last, such as Kuai Yue, Xin Ping, Jiang Qi, Xia Houyuan, Liu Pan, Wenpin, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei. These people and their subordinates have certain confrontation experience, and it is indeed very difficult to fight .”

"Has the number of the vanguard of the rebel army been determined?" Li Hong asked again.

"It can be determined to be about 6 people." Zhang Yan said, "We have checked carefully. The commander-in-chief of the vanguard army is in Kuai Yue's army. This army is now under his command. In addition, Jiang Qi, Xia Houyuan, Guan Yu, etc. People's men are all elite soldiers from all over the world, if we attack forcefully, our casualties will indeed be not small."

Li Hong pondered for a long time, then suddenly said: "Immediately change the attack strategy, let the infantry army and an iron cavalry drag the rebel's forward army to Pingyang Pavilion, don't attack it for a while, and then send an iron cavalry to block the rebel rear. Stop their rescue." Li Hong raised his big hand and slapped it hard on the map, "We will gather about [-] cavalry, first encircle and annihilate the central army of the rebels, and encircle and annihilate Yuan Shao."

Qu Yi, Zhang Yan, Jia Xu and others looked at each other and nodded at the same time.

"In this way, we won't be able to reach Yancheng tonight." Qu Yi shook his head regretfully.

"If you can wipe out the vanguard and central army of the rebel army, the Great War in the Central Plains will be over." Zhang Yan said with a smile, "You can come to Yancheng anytime you want."

Li Hong briefly discussed the details with everyone, and then ordered Zhang Yan to sit in Pingyang Pavilion to command the overall situation, Qu Yi commanded the northern and southern armies and Xian Yufu's cavalry to hold down the rebel vanguard in the area of ​​Pingyang Pavilion, Lei Zi led the army to rush towards The Yancheng and Wating areas blocked the rear army of the rebels.

"He ordered Yan Wuwei to lead his cavalry to join Zhao Yun immediately and move towards Xiaomating, preparing to encircle Yuan Shao together with the main force."

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In the afternoon, Kuai Yue commanded the forward army to advance to Pingyang Pavilion.

Qu Yi and Lu Bu assembled an army of [-] infantry, and based on the favorable terrain, they fought hard to block the attack.

Xian Yufu, Xian Yuyin, Li Su, Gongsun Xu and others each brought an iron cavalry and galloped around the formation of the coalition forces. They did not intend to attack and forced the coalition forces to stick to the battle formation, lest the northern Xinjiang cavalry rush into the formation. Inside.

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In the afternoon, twenty miles southwest of Pingyang Pavilion, Xiaoma Pavilion.

On the horizon in the east, a cloud of dust quietly rose, and the cloud of dust became bigger and bigger, gradually covering the blue sky and the gray-yellow land in the sky.

"Boom...boom..." The sound of war drums for the alarm immediately resounded through the field.

"Order the ministries to move closer immediately, quick, quick..." Yuan Shao's face changed slightly, and he ordered repeatedly.Although Kuai Yue said that the enemy's iron cavalry has less than 1 people, the army in the middle is not as strong as the vanguard army. If the northern Xinjiang iron cavalry is allowed to rush over when the formation is loose, the army is very likely to collapse.

Both Meng Dai and Tao Yi were borrowed generals from Jizhou, and they had also participated in the Jizhou War the year before last. They were calm and unhurried, commanding their soldiers and the people who transported the luggage to quickly set up a car formation with hundreds of heavy trucks.The number of supply vehicles is limited, and they can only be placed directly opposite the battlefield, which is the direction where the enemy cavalry is most likely to attack.

Ji Ling, Sun Fu, and Lu Su commanded their respective armies to quickly assemble and form a battle formation with Yuan Shao's army.

"Didn't Lord Kuai say that they have restrained the northern Xinjiang cavalry?" Ji Ling rushed to Yuan Shao's side and asked in surprise, "Why is there another cavalry here? Have we been ambushed?"

Yuan Shao shook his head and comforted him with a smile: "The number of iron cavalry in northern Xinjiang is limited, and we have already taken precautions. Although they intend to bypass the forward army and attack us, it is difficult to work." Yuan Shao pointed to the big sun above his head, "In the In this weather, before the iron cavalry approached us, the smoke and dust in the sky had already exposed their appearance. By the time they arrive here, we have already prepared for defense. Don’t worry, it’s okay.”

Before he finished speaking, there was a sudden horrified cry from the battle formation, and people turned around to look behind them.

Between the sky in the west, a puff of smoke rose into the sky, rolling violently in the air like a dark cloud before a thunderstorm, and quickly spread to the surroundings.

Yuan Shao's complexion changed suddenly, he was suffocated for a while, and his panting suddenly became rapid.

Sun Fu and Lu Su came on horseback, pointing to the west, panicking, "My lord, what's going on? Is it the northern Xinjiang cavalry? We are surrounded?"

"Don't panic, don't panic." Yuan Shao waved his hand vigorously, barely calming down his nervous mood, "This is a bluff, it's a bluff, they can't stop our vanguard's attack, all the bluff, they want to drag us here, give them The army withdrew from Pingyang Pavilion to gain time."

Sun Fu and Lu Su looked at each other, dubious.Lu Su cupped his hands and asked, "My lord, are you sure that this is a suspicious plot by the Northern Border Army?"

Lu Su's official position is nothing more than a lieutenant in the commanding army, so it is really disrespectful to speak to Yuan Shao in this tone.Yuan Shao snorted coldly, glanced at him disdainfully, and waved his whip, "We have 4 people, and the Northern Xinjiang cavalry has limited strength, and they want to launch an attack at this moment, so they must concentrate all their forces to ensure a single hit. If you want to get a flock of sheep, would you rather attack with one tiger, or drive two wolves to attack? Li Hong is proficient in cavalry warfare, how could he spread his forces at this time?" Yuan Shao paused, and then said, "Of course. If the Northern Border Army can't hide their tracks and carry out a sneak attack, if they have enough troops, they can also carry out the siege of wolves, but do they have so many cavalry?"

In terms of cavalry, Ji Ling and others had little experience. On the contrary, Yuan Shao had a lot of experience because he fought Li Hong and Gongsun Zan repeatedly.After listening to Yuan Shao's explanation, the tension in the hearts of the three was greatly relieved.Since it is a tactic of suspicious soldiers, there is nothing to be afraid of.

Lu Su realized that he had spoken impolitely just now in a hurry, and was about to apologize to Yuan Shao, when he heard an even more terrified cry from the soldiers on the flank of the battle formation, and then the shouts came one after another, surging up like waves. spread throughout the army.

Yuan Shao and the others were horrified and looked up to the north.

A huge cloud of smoke gradually lifted into the sky, like a whistling hurricane, faintly carrying the sound of wind and thunder, sweeping in, it was more like a gray monster, roaring all the way, growing rapidly at an unimaginable speed , and unscrupulously devoured the blue sky, white clouds and the vast land.

"My lord, the south, the south is here too..."

Yuan Shao's back was cold, and the bone-piercing chill instantly hit his whole body, his hands, hands and feet seemed to be stiff as if they couldn't control them.With a low growl, he twisted his body vigorously and looked to the south.

In the southern sky, a puff of smoke and dust, like a flame in a strong wind, violently rolled and burned along the horizon, covered half of the sky in a blink of an eye, and then merged with the smoke and dust from the east, west, and south directions.

Yuan Shao was dumbfounded. He opened his eyes wide and looked around. Suddenly, he found that the entire horizon had been swept by smoke and dust. With the help of the wind, this cloud of smoke and dust was constantly encroaching on the blue sky and white clouds and the scorching sun above his head. Solitary army.

"We are surrounded..." The shouts of the coalition soldiers were chaotic and terrified, and the howls were deafening. Everyone was shrouded in the shadow of death, and the rumble of war drums quietly disappeared in this huge howling. in the sound.

"My lord, we are not surrounded by a group of wild wolves, but by a group of vicious tigers." Ji Ling cried and looked at the cavalry rushing out of the smoke, shaking his head in disbelief, "One Ten thousand iron cavalry? This is more than ten thousand iron cavalry? Kuai Yue, the blind man, does he have eyes on his forehead?"

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An army of [-] cavalry rushed out of the horizon from all directions, rushing out of billowing smoke and dust.

"Wuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

Li Hong rode his horse and rushed up the slope, looking up at the battlefield.

[-] cavalry were densely arrayed in a ring between the sky and the earth, and the colorful flags fluttered, like blazing flames encircling the coalition army.

In the central area within two miles, the coalition forces are shrinking their positions and intend to form a formation to defend to the death.

Ji Feng held up the Black Panther battle flag and followed Li Hong closely.Sima Yi, Wei Yan, Fu Gan, and Wang Ling were all dressed in military uniforms and stood on Li Hong's side.The soldiers of Hu Qiying, these black panther followers who had followed Li Hong to fight all over the world, lined up at the rear, their morale was like a rainbow.

"Wuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu...

Li Hong turned to look at Sima Yi and the others, and smiled at them, "Follow me, always follow me, don't leave."

The four nodded repeatedly, the tense atmosphere before the fierce battle made them almost out of breath.This is an iron cavalry battle of 7 people, a battle of unprecedented scale.

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The coalition battlefield was in chaos, and the sound of war drums was chaotic.Everyone in the army was in danger, desperately squeezing towards the center of the battle formation, as if this could ease the panic in their hearts.

Yuan Shao stood on his horse and stood under the big banner, looking at the densely packed northern Xinjiang cavalry, he had already figured out the ins and outs.

Today's battle was well within Hebei's expectations.For a long time, everyone thought that Hebei's military strength was insufficient, even including many officials of the Jinyang court, but everyone was fooled, and no one thought that Li Hong would actually transfer troops from the desert.There has been a long history of conscripting troops from various tribes of the Hu tribe, but in the past, the imperial court conscripted the Huns, Karasuma, and Qiang people to guard the border, to resist the invasion of other Hu tribes, and to quell the rebellion in the border counties. The cavalry of the Hu tribe was recruited to fight in the border counties within the Great Wall, and no one dared to recruit the cavalry of the Hu tribe to fight in the Central Plains.It is precisely because there has never been such a precedent in history, and it is precisely because no one would have thought that Li Hong would dare to recruit Hu people to go south to the Central Plains to fight against Han people, so no one would have thought that Hebei would have a chance to deliver a fatal blow.

Lost, the Central Plains War failed.Yuan Shao looked up to the sky and sighed, feeling extremely depressed.At this moment, he hated Li Hong very much, wishing he could eat him alive.I can accept failure, but I really can't tolerate defeating myself with barbarians.Why use Hu people to beat Han people?For hundreds of years, the Hu people in the desert have frequently invaded and slaughtered countless people of the big man, and have a deep hatred with the big man.Today, in order to usurp the country, you actually borrowed troops from the desert and went south to massacre the Han people. Are you still a Han Chinese?Do you still have the conscience of the Han people?
"My lord, the traitor Li Hong actually used his troops to ravage the Central Plains in the desert." Lu Su pointed in front of him and roared angrily, "We will fight him, kill this shameless traitor, kill him."

Although Tao Yi, Meng Dai, Ji Ling, Sun Fu and others looked desperate, their hearts were filled with righteous indignation.Hu people, they saw tens of thousands of Hu people's cavalry in the Central Plains, and today they are going to be buried under the iron hooves of the Hu people, even if they die, they are unwilling to die.When Dong Zhuo was in trouble, when he was forced to return to Guanzhong in desperation, he never went to Xiliang to second the Qiang people to fight.Today's Li Hong is so insane to such a heinous point, he can be said to be the first rebellion in the past 400 years of the dynasty.

"Beating the drum... beating the drum..." Yuan Shao suddenly raised his hands and roared, "Today, I will fight Li Hong to the death, I will fight to the death..."

"I swear to the death..." Ji Ling and others shouted loudly, and the Pegasus galloped to their respective positions.

The violent and majestic sound of war drums soared into the sky.

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Li Hong looked up at the blue sky.

Late Emperor, your spirit in heaven, the spirit of brothers in heaven, bless the great man, bless the soldiers of the great man, bless me...

Li Hong slowly raised his spear.

Hundreds of horn soldiers raised their horns.

Li Hong reined in with his left hand, and kicked the horse's belly with his right foot.The war horse suffered from pain, and suddenly stood upright, raised its head and neighed.

"Kill..." Li Hong waved his spear, hoarse, "Kill..."

The war horse soared away, rushed to the slope, and galloped away to the battlefield.

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"Wuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuutou

"Boom..." The [-] cavalry army slowly started amidst the sound of the horn, just like a flood that burst a levee and broke through the dam, sending out a roar that shook the world.

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Li Hong took the lead, firmly controlled the speed of the horses, and led the army to advance rapidly.

It was the first time for Sima Yi, Wei Yan, Fu Gan, Wang Ling, Ji Feng and others to participate in such a large-scale iron cavalry battle. They roared excitedly, and the blood in their bodies boiled with the howling wind in their ears.

Zhao Yun's expression was stern, and his strong body heaved up and down with the galloping horse.His eyes have been fixed on the big banner of the rebels in front of him, that is his target, and he wants to be the first to kill there.

Amidst the deafening roar, Liu Ming raised his spear and stabbed the arc tripod beside him, "How long has it been since you saw this scene?"

"Ten years." Hu Ding roared at him, "After the Sunset Plains War, the General has never led us to such a happy war."

"Probably there will be none in the future." Qi Chen put his saber on his shoulder and shouted at Liu Ming, "After this battle, we can live a stable life in the desert."

"This is our last battle." Hu Ding laughed, "The last battle."

Patting his face like frost, looking at the countless black panther battle flags in front of him and behind him, he felt a sense of awe for the first time.Over the past ten years, I have fought against the general several times, and often ended in failure, but I have never felt so scared and scared like today.After traveling thousands of miles to the Central Plains, the first time I rushed to the battlefield was to encircle and wipe out everything. Everything was under the control of the general. To be an enemy of such a person was to seek death.How powerful Murong Feng was in the desert back then, but in the end he was still defeated by the general and died in the battle of the setting sun. The rising star Kirby was even driven to the desolate Xianbei Mountain by the general.If it wasn't for the general's nostalgia for the old love, Kirby Bear would have been decapitated long ago.After this battle, the general will sweep the world, and our life in Liaodong will get better and better.Following the general, following the general, may be the guarantee that our generation of Karasuma people can live a stable life.

"Woo... woo..." The horn sounded again, penetrating through the thick roar and spreading to every corner of the battlefield.

Ta Dun suddenly raised his spear, turned his head and shouted wildly, "Speed ​​up, speed up..."

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The ground was trembling violently, and every soldier of the coalition army could feel his heartbeat crazily intensifying along with the trembling ground.

The iron cavalry army set off huge waves like a shocking tsunami, and smashed towards them with overwhelming force.

Yuan Shao's face was pale, and his tall body curled up involuntarily, as if he wanted to find a gap for survival in the desperate situation.

Ji Ling, Sun Fu, Lu Su and others were heartbroken. They had never seen such a thrilling scene. It was the first time they felt that death was so terrifying when it was stuck in their necks.

The soldiers of the coalition army uttered desperate cries, they retreated desperately, squeezed desperately, every inch of retreat seemed to bring them the hope of survival, for this little hope, someone raised a weapon, Hacked and killed his brother Paoze like a madman.

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The horses were running faster and faster, and the iron cavalry officers and soldiers lay prone on the horses, vigorously urging the sitting horses to reach the limit speed.

The roar suddenly rose, and the sky and the earth shook at this moment.

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"Hoo... ho..." Li Hong brandished his long spear and shouted wildly, "Hoo... ho..."

"Huho..." The Black Panther followers raised their weapons and shouted wildly with all their strength, "Huho..."

"Hoo... ho..." Seventy thousand soldiers echoed at the same time, like thousands of thunders exploding in the sky above the battlefield.

"Hoo...ho..." The roars of [-] soldiers and the gallop of [-] horses finally merged into an incomparable sound wave, blasting into the center of the battlefield.

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The coalition suddenly collapsed.

The soldiers of the Jiujiang Army on the left wing took the lead in turning around and attacking the formation.The main formation was in chaos, and nearly ten thousand people then turned around and attacked the central formation.The middle formation was Yuan Shao's army, they couldn't hold on, and immediately fell apart.The Jiangdong Army on the right wing suddenly lost their minds when they saw the chaos in the battle. They yelled frantically and dispersed.The northern Xinjiang cavalry came from all sides, and there was no place to escape. The soldiers of the Jiangdong army rushed towards the center of the formation.

In desperation, some soldiers climbed up to the flagpole of the center banner.This high flagpole seems to be the only place to escape at present, so more people rushed to the flagpole.The big banner was overwhelmed and collapsed.

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"Get in, get in..." Seeing the chaos of the coalition forces, Li Hong immediately ordered all the troops to give up riding and shooting, and charge directly into the battle.

"Kill, kill at will..."

The majestic army of [-] iron cavalry roared in, and blood and flesh flew all over the place in an instant.

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