89. Chapter 89

On the third day of the third month of the Dayan calendar, it was an important day for Yuchai Liangyou, one of the commanders of the East Route Army of Heguo, because he wanted to set up an ambush according to the line report he had received in advance, and attack the grain and grass supply team of the East Dayan Route Army at night.

In contrast, the country at this time was actually far from being compared with Japan, which had just been divided into reunification for less than ten years, and the wounds caused by the protracted war had not yet been completely repaired, and the rulers had focused on expanding their armaments and expanding their armaments, and the army was very advanced, but the logistical forces were difficult to keep up, and it was already somewhat stretched to support such a long and huge expansion war.

Since Qiwen and his father lost Jinzhou and the Liaodong garrison retreated to Ningyuan, many of the surrounding people have fled, even after Jinzhou was taken back by Dayan, the population north of Ningyuan is still small.

Because he expected that the country would invade the south sooner or later after occupying Baekje, the emperor had already made arrangements, and deliberately coordinated the resettlement of refugees from the south, so as to protect their property and rations as much as possible.

After the first team entered Liaodong, the battle line became longer and longer, and there was a blockade by the Dayan Naval Division on the sea, but last year's domestic grain production in Baekje was reduced, and there was no more available, and the rear supplies could only be transported from the country along the land around Baekje, which cost a huge amount. It can be said that when the peace army first mobilized, the grain and grass were not very abundant.

I was bent on invading the south into Liaodong to grab some food, but because of the emperor's strong wall, it fell short again. As a result, the β–‘β–‘ and the soldiers of the country had only one hope left, that is, to plunder the grain and grass from the Yan army to feed the war.

At the beginning of March of the lunar calendar, the Central Plains is already a prosperous spring, but the eastern Liaodong area is still withered with grass and trees, and the cold wind is howling. This year's Liaodong has been colder than in previous years, and there was a heavy snowfall in February, which has not yet melted away, and it is a little colder than the coldest time in winter in Beijing.

On such days, it is obviously difficult to endure the lack of food in the mouth. From the commander to the small soldiers, the army of the country has long been looking forward to food and grass with red eyes.

This time, after finding out the route of the Yan army's grain team, Yuchai Liangyou personally led 10,000 elite soldiers to avoid the opponent's main force and set up an ambush on the road that the grain team must pass through.

In front of him was a shallow valley, with a long road, and the sides were tightly sandwiched by a gentle hillside, and there were no tall trees on the slope, but it was full of half-man-high bushes, just hiding the figure, and it was an excellent place for ambushes.

The thin and cloudy sky was densely covered with stars, the light was dim, and a shallow crescent moon hung in the distant sky, as if there was nothing. It's also a great weather for an ambush.

General Hashiba was very satisfied with this.

What he brought today is a team of 10,000 naginatas, which are similar to Chinese simple knives, with long handles, easy to chop and stab, but the material is similar to that of Wu. The swords are similar, they are both extremely hard and sharp. This team is one of the strongest elites in the Eastern Route Army, although it is not as strong as the long. The spear team is more aggressive, but it is more suitable for sneak attacks at night, so as not to alarm more enemy troops to come to the rescue.

General Yuchai has reason to be confident that he can completely deal with the 6,000 Yan army that is holding the grain.

After waiting in the cold wind for nearly two hours, I finally saw a group of men and horses in the darkness in the distance, and from the slow speed of the march, it could be judged that it must be the logistics army escorting the baggage.

The soldiers who were ambushed on the hillside would hold their breath and not say a word, allowing the Yan army team under the slope to march all the way until the entire team entered the valley.

Clearly seeing the convoy of dozens of carriages stretching for a long time behind the team, looking at the swarthy cart full of grain and grass, Yuchai Ryoyu could not suppress the excitement in his heart, and sweat oozed from the palms of his hands holding the three strands of the Heavenly Fork.

He nodded to the messenger beside him, who immediately drew his bow and fired an arrow into the clouds.

A screaky sound pierced the night sky, stirring the nerves of everyone in the valley at the same time. The Hejun army ambushed on the hillside on both sides let out a heaven-shattering shout, and first shot a dense rain of arrows at the Yan army below the slope.

Yuchai Liangyou was noisy by the shouts of the soldiers around him, and vaguely heard a tuk-tuk sound coming from the bottom of the slope, as if the feather arrows were all shot at the shield and other coverings, rather than shooting into the human body, and at the same time, he couldn't tell whether the other party's screams came, and he felt a sudden shock in his heart: Could it be that the other party came prepared?

The light is too dim to visually judge the effect of the arrow rain, but you can vaguely see that the opponent's formation has quickly dispersed, obviously caught off guard, the soldiers are fleeing in a panic, Yushiba Yoshiyou turned his worries into joy, stepped on the upper part of the general to lead the war horse in front of him, and led the soldiers to rush downhill according to the plan.

I have heard that the Dayan army has been corrupt in recent years, and most of the teams have no combat power and will collapse at the first touch, so it seems that this team in front of them is a typical example. Before they could rush to the front, the other party had already fled towards both ends of the road, and there were few people left to kill them, whether they were carrying food, leading the team, or driving the car.

In addition to the dozens of swarthy carts, there were also a lot of swords and weapons discarded on the ground, which shone with a cold light, so that the soldiers of the Peace Army who rushed down had to be careful not to step on them and cut their feet.

This battle was too easy to win, and Yushiba Yoshisuke, who rushed down the slope on a black horse, muttered again, but seeing that the other party ran away and the truck was abandoned, he couldn't think of what he might be fooled and what he would suffer.

For the past few days, the soldiers of the Heguo country, who had been eating two rice balls every day, naturally concentrated their attention on the grain and grass carts, and as soon as they saw it, they crowded over one after another, vying to see the spoils of war.

Yuchai Ryoyu instinctively felt that something was wrong, and when he saw this, he shouted loudly, asking the generals to pay attention to discipline and not take it lightly. The army has always been strict in military discipline, and after giving an order, the soldiers quickly began to purge themselves. However, because the people gathered in front of the grain cart were as many as several layers, the people inside could not get out if they wanted to, and it was still difficult to disperse for a while.

Just as they were quieting down a little, there was a sudden "boom" that was deafening, and one of the convoys exploded, instantly burning into a ball of fire, and the soldiers gathered in front of them were killed and wounded, screaming and shaking the sky. Without waiting for the rest of the people to react, there were several "booms" in succession, and the goods on the dozens of carts exploded and burned one after another.

This change shocked everyone, and Yushiba Liangyu suddenly reacted and fell into the scheme! Sure enough, the other party had already prepared, these were not grain trucks at all, but powder kegs for dozens of cars!

He also had a grain cart in front of him, and the lieutenant general next to him hurriedly pulled his reins and wanted to take him away, but Yushiba Ryoyu turned his eyes and landed on an inconspicuous red dot under the grain cart, which was the lead of gunpowder!

Yushiba Ryoyu quickly lifted the reins, drew his waist knife and slashed his hand, cutting off the lead. With the explosive power of so much gunpowder, it is difficult to avoid injury if you want to dodge, so it is a good way to get out of danger. As soon as General Yuchai took the opportunity to avoid the misfortune in front of him, he heard a loud noise from another grain cart more than a dozen paces away next to him, which made his ear drum buzz.

Groin. The black horse scurried in horror, Yuchai Liangyou finally controlled the war horse, and also forced himself to wake up, while urging the horse to dodge to the side, he gritted his teeth and pulled out a steel nail from the gap in the armor under the ribs, and the blood suddenly flowed out.

Yushiba Ryosuke because of his status is still quite high, the big armor he wears is the best of the samurai armor of the country, this armor structure is complex and gorgeous, on the surface it looks like it is very heavy, the actual material is mostly bamboo strips and leather, and there is very little metal, so the defense effect is also very limited, it can be said to be flashy.

Those grain wagons were only piled with gunpowder barrels under a layer of grain and grass on the surface, and in addition to gunpowder, there were many steel nails and stones more than two inches long, which exploded with great lethality, and it was very easy to penetrate this large armor at close range.

In addition to a serious injury under his ribs, Yushiba Yoshiyu also had many minor injuries on his limbs. Seeing that in addition to some of the soldiers who avoided it in time, nearly half of them were killed and injured by this round of explosions, and some of them were still running around with fire wailing, and most of the soldiers who escaped by luck were also hasty and demoralized, and Yushiba Ryoyu was both resentful and sad - I had heard that the Chinese were sinister and cunning, scheming, and did not act according to morality, and it was really true!

He raised the three-strand fork in his hand with an all-steel handle, and shouted an order. The lieutenant general, whose face was covered in blood, shouted orders and his subordinates blew horns, allowing the panicked soldiers to temporarily clean up.

The grain carts are almost blown up, and the other side can't just prepare this move, there must be ambushes at both ends of the valley to rush in and harvest them, and if they don't quickly pick up and prepare for a counterattack, they can only be wiped out.

Sure enough, as soon as the sound of their trumpets ceased, they heard the sound of drums and shouts of killing at both ends of the valley, and it was like a storm.

Today it was not their ambush on the Yan Army's grain team at all, but the other party's ambush on them with the fake grain team as bait.

Now that there is no way to retreat, Yushiba Yoshisuke can only do his best to boost morale, so that the soldiers understand that there is only one way to die except to rush out, and do their best to make a last stand.

For a while, it was impossible to tell which end had fewer enemies, so Yushiba Yoshisuke led his soldiers to rush in the direction of the way they came.

The exploding grain cart was still burning, and the light reflected a large area. After a while, Yushiba Liangyu saw the opponent's soldiers and horses, although it was difficult to distinguish the number for a while, but he could also see that it was definitely above his remaining troops. He gritted his teeth to endure the pain on his body, and waved the Tuotian fork to pounce like a tiger out of the cage.

Under such a shape, the other party will definitely take fire first. Gun shooting, but knowing this, you can't stop and wait to be flanked from front to back. I guess it's about to get to the fire. Within the range of the gun, Yushiba Yoshisuke quickly ordered to go down and pay attention to vigilance.

Sure enough, there was a dense rain of gunfire in front, and the soldiers either raised their shields, or fell to the ground to dodge, although many of them avoided this round of shooting, the front still fell like a piece of wheat, and even if the people who dodged on the ground dodged the bullets, some of them were trampled under the feet of their companions who did not have time to collect their feet, and they wailed for a while.

The He army continued to fight hard under the instigation of Yuchai Liangyou, and soon engaged the Yan army in one place.

The He army is fighting to the death for survival, and the Yan army is rejoicing at its own commander's prediction, both sides have their own excitement and morale, and they all fight with all their strength in one place.

War is like a meat grinder, and no amount of bloody film and television scenes can compare with this real scene. It was really flesh and blood, broken limbs fluttering, life became extremely cheap, and people were no longer considered human.

Not long after the battle, Yushiba Ryoyu could already see that there was no hope for his remnants to break through, and it was already a written fate to be submerged here.

The large and small wounds on his body are like several rats biting on the flesh, in pain, consuming the little body and energy left, he is so unwilling, he is also a well-known general in the country, he has fought with the Yan army in Baekje more than ten times, always wins more and loses less, and defeat is also a small defeat, how can he die here so cowardly?

Because this team of naginata soldiers did not include cavalry, only a few officers rode on war horses, and Yushiba Ryosuke was the most delicate one of them, which naturally attracted the most attention from the other party. The Yan army rushed over three horseback officers to attack him, and the rest of the soldiers also came to bite him and insisted on letting go. It shows that everyone wants to kill him to make a great contribution.

Yuchai Liangyou, as one of the most famous generals in China, is naturally not weak in martial arts, and still killed one and two of the three Dayan officers with his injured body, and even cut down countless small soldiers, he himself was also scarred, and he was also hit by a cold arrow on his shoulder, and there was not much left in his body, almost relying on his last breath of spiritual support, mechanically rushing to kill, like a beast that went crazy under a serious injury.

The more he rushed forward, the fewer people he had around him, and the more enemies he had, and he knew that there was no hope of saving his army, or even his own life, so at this time, he could only kill a few more enemies to realize the last bit of value in his life.

Suddenly, his eyes lit up.

Under the blind rush, he had already come to the rear of the Yan army, and in the dim light, he saw a small group of men and horses standing on the gentle slope not far ahead, with a few handsome flags held high in the middle, it was obvious that that was where the other party's commander was.

Yuchai Liangyou was in good spirits, if he could kill the opponent's coach with all his strength, he would not lose this time! Although this task may be difficult to accomplish, it is worth his full effort to do so far.

He stabbed one of the soldiers in front of him to death with a quick move, pulled back the blood-stained Celestial Fork, and urged the horse to rush towards the small group of centaurs.

Sensing his attempt, several of the soldiers who had been left behind him shouted loudly and hurriedly chased after him, and several horseback officers standing on both flanks of the group of men and horses immediately nervously raised their swords and were about to come over to meet them.

Looking at the muzzle of the gun in the opponent's hand aimed at this side under the starlight, Yushiba Ryosuke had no way to resist, and could only secretly pray that he would not be hit by the key points during the run, and that he still had time to rush to the front and kill the boss in the middle.

At this time, the sky was already white, and under the handsome flag, the commander of the Yan army riding a black horse had his back to the sky, and his face was difficult to see, but Yuchai Liangyou, who was approaching quickly, had already seen that there was a golden humanoid decoration on the top of his silver helmet, and he had seen the portrait of Emperor Dayan's military uniform, and there was such a figure on the top of the helmet.

Yuchai Liangyou's heart trembled, could it be the Great Yan Emperor who was pro-Zheng?

But he quickly rejected this conjecture. I heard that the people of the Central Plains have always protected the emperor as a baby, and the so-called pro-conquest has always been closely protected in the rear of the army, pretending to boost morale. How could the dignified Emperor Dayan come to command in person in the middle of the night?

But seeing the nervous posture of the soldiers in front and behind, it can be inferred that even if he is not the emperor, he must be a heavyweight, and if he can be killed or at least wounded, it is still extremely valuable.

Seeing that there were only dozens of steps left between him and the man, the fast horse rushed away and was within reach, and the fire guns of the servants on the left and right were about to sound, but they suddenly heard the man in the middle say something.

Yuchai Liangyou only knew a little Central Plains language, and the man's voice was not very loud, he didn't hear it clearly, only judging from the reactions of the servants, that person should have ordered the rest of the people to dodge and not fire, and he himself raised a silver rod in his hand. gun, made a posture of battle.

He actually wanted to face the battle in person, or use a cold weapon to face the battle, what a guy who didn't know the height of the sky. Seeing this, Yuchai Ryoyu couldn't help but sneer contemptuously, he was full of confidence in his own force, and he had already seen that the other party's jaw was beardless, obviously very young, how could it be his opponent? He mustered all the strength he had left, and at the same time used the momentum of his horse to stab the Tuotian Fork towards the opponent's chest.

In the faint light of dawn, the dark horse commander turned the silver spear in his hand, drew a graceful arc in the air, and the head of the spear slashed diagonally towards his fork.

The metals collide and make a crunch sound. Seeing that the other party was just gently and skillfully tilting towards him, and he didn't use any more strength at all, Yushiba Ryosuke felt that all the offensive power of his swift and unmatched move was taken aside by the other party, and suddenly even the people and horses lost their balance and fell to the side.

What a trick to pull out a thousand pounds! As an expert, Yuchai Ryosuke instantly understood that the other party was also an expert in martial arts, and knew how to use the simplest way to resolve his own struggle at the end of the crossbow.

As soon as the hope was gone, he fell to the ground with a "poof", and Yushiba Ryosuke jumped up again, and stabbed the coach in the belly of the horse.

This was already a meaningless dying struggle, for example, the power of the ten thousand blows was far from the same, and unexpectedly, I saw that the boss did not come to meet the attack, but lifted the reins and retreated a little to the side, flashing a vacancy.

Yushiba Ryoyu was guessing what his intentions were, when he suddenly heard a crisp shout from a silver-armored young general riding a red horse on the left side of the coach, and the spear in his hand stretched out like a silver snake, stabbing into his throat with a "poof".

The strength was rapidly lost with the bubbling blood, and Yushiba Ryosuke habitually analyzed the opponent's combat power, and found that this young general who finally succeeded in killing himself seemed to have mediocre martial arts, and even said that it seemed that there was no martial arts at all, but he simply poked it and gave himself a fatal blow.

This is really incredible, Zhongji was counter-ambushed, dressed like the emperor's commander, and his own soldiers who don't know martial arts...... The situation of today's battle is all so incredible!

The young general waved the spear in his hand, knocked down the Tuotian fork in his hand, and snorted: "It's not a shame to come and kill people with a dung fork!" ”

Yuchai Liangyou lay on his side, and his remaining consciousness understood a few words in this sentence, but he didn't understand the key word "dung fork", and he had to be hated for life.

Emperor Bai Yuanchen of Xianjia glanced at the soldiers who chased after him and the guards on both sides, and couldn't help but reproach in a low voice: "What nonsense! Didn't you tell sΓΉ not to make a sound? ”

What about the dung fork, I don't recognize it, this is a shame, a big shame......

Most of Qiwen's face was covered behind the face scarf, only a pair of eyes were exposed between the face towel and the helmet, and she muttered quietly when she heard the words: "No one else hears it." ”

The generals who chased Yu Chai Liangyou dismounted and pleaded guilty when they arrived, and the emperor ignored Qiwen for the time being and gave them an explanation of the aftermath. When the rest of the people dispersed, and they also embarked on the way home under the guard, the emperor approached Qiwen and said: "There is a chance to go to the battlefield in person, and there is also a chance to kill people with your own hands, isn't it enjoyable?" ”

Qiwen showed him her smiling eyes and nodded.

The emperor smiled slightly: "I really didn't expect that you would really dare to do it." ”

Qiwen laughed dryly, still not answering.

Now there are no outsiders in front of him, and he doesn't need her to endure not talking, the emperor saw that she didn't make a sound, and this laughter was also very unnatural, so he understood what was going on, and said with laughter: "If you want to vomit, just vomit, don't bear it." ”

Qiwen turned on a switch as if he was by his words, and immediately lifted the face towel, hugged the horse's neck and vomited wildly.

The emperor raised his eyebrows, stretched out his hand and patted her on the back and blamed: "Leave that vacancy for you, just to let you poke him and have a good time, who made you fatal with one move?" How fun is it for you to kill someone? ”

Qiwen had the heart to argue, but because she couldn't free her mouth for a while, she had to give up. She couldn't say that she had been brainwashed by the Nanjing Massacre since she was a child, and she had long been holding back her strength to kill the invaders of that country, and when the killer really went down, she realized that it didn't taste very good.

One shot. The touch of stabbing into human flesh kept replaying in her brain, and she was so disgusted that she wanted to vomit all her internal organs. Damn, I knew it felt so disgusting, and I also played with the three-eyed firecracker, why bother with any cold weapons!