Chapter 600: Horse Plague
Xiao Zhan's iron cavalry only had 3,000 people, which accounted for a very heavy part of the original battle plan.
Now the Iron Cavalry could not be dispatched, and before he could change the battle plan, the enemy attacked the city again.
The Great Zhou responded in a hurry, using infantry against the enemy's cavalry.
The ending can be imagined.
Xiao Zhan was defeated.
An Rong used some incense for himself and slept for three hours.
She witnessed the fight with her own eyes.
The sword is shining and the blood is flowing like a river.
Looking at the soldiers of the Great Zhou, under the enemy's iron cavalry, they had no power to fight back, and An Rong's heart ached tightly.
The horse's hooves trampled on the flesh and blood of the Great Zhou soldiers.
Watching them struggle under the horse's hooves, spitting blood from their mouths, the feeling of being helpless when they could see it clearly made An Rong's hands tighten.
And on the city gate, the enemy erected a staircase, climbing up step by step.
The soldiers of the Great Zhou Dynasty threw stones and smashed one down, and some people continued to climb up, persevering.
In response to the city's emergency.
General Sun saw that the casualties were heavy, and asked Xiao Zhan to give an order and lead the army to retreat to Miancheng.
An Rong also agreed, she felt that she was staying in the green mountains, and she was not afraid of running out of firewood.
But Xiao Zhan didn't, he only said one sentence, "Yingcheng can't be lost!" ”
Several generals said that Xiao Zhan was stubborn.
They all knelt down and begged Xiao Zhan to retreat.
Xiao Zhan pulled out the soft sword at his waist, and the face of General Sun, who knelt down, turned pale with fright.
He thought Xiao Zhan was going to kill him.
But Xiao Zhan didn't, he stepped on the city wall, jumped over, and jumped off the city wall.
A suit of armor, glowing with a cold glow, and a soft sword sharpened like clay, reflecting the bright light of the sun.
Alone, rushing into the midst of thousands of horses.
If he could, An Rong would love to drag him back!
After Xiao Zhan, there are eight experienced secret guards.
The enemy didn't expect that Xiao Zhan would rush over.
I panicked for a moment.
When you come to your senses. smiled coldly, "Look for death!" ”
After speaking, the general shouted, "Who cut off Xiao Zhan's head?" The emperor rewarded him with 10,000 taels of gold! ”
"Capture Xiao Zhan alive! The emperor rewarded him with high-ranking officials! ”
For a time, the blood of the Dongyan soldiers was high.
You must know that no matter how powerful Xiao Zhan is, as the saying goes, it is difficult to defeat both hands and four hands.
They had an army of 200,000 men. Even if Xiao Zhan stabbed him one by one, he could exhaust him to death seven or eight times!
In the end, he is a hairy boy, he is too eager for quick success, and if he wants to change to Xiao Laoguogong, he will never be able to do such a reckless thing.
The soldiers of the Great Zhou were also dumbfounded, their general was not in command in the barracks, and actually ran to the enemy camp?
Xiao Zhan just went.
But he didn't kill ordinary soldiers.
He understands the principle of capturing the thief and capturing the king first.
However, the first king captured by Xiao Zhan was not a general.
Rather, the son of a great general.
Xiao Zhan stood on the city wall and looked at him for a long time.
He was a pioneer officer. The Iron Rider is headed by him.
It's a pity that this person is too arrogant, and when he saw Xiao Zhan jumping off the city wall, he wanted to meet Xiao Zhan for a while.
Even Prince Dongyan was afraid of Xiao Zhan, how could he be Xiao Zhan's opponent?
Xiao Zhan didn't kill him, just knocked him unconscious, and then threw him on horseback.
Among the thousands of troops, he is a talisman for Xiao Zhan.
The son of General Dongyan Zhou is in the hands of Xiao Zhan, who dares to release arrows?
It's good to shoot Xiao Zhan to death, but if you accidentally shoot General Zhou Xiao. Who will take care of it?
I don't even dare to use a tripping horse.
I could only watch Xiao Zhan rush forward.
General Zhou was angry, that was his beloved son!
How could he ruthlessly order the arrows to be released, and kill Xiao Zhan at any cost?
General Zhou hesitated for a moment, but still gave the order.
If only the emperor knew. He let go of the excellent opportunity to capture Xiao Zhan alive for his son, and the entire Zhou family will not end well!
General Zhou reluctantly ordered.
It's a pity it's late.
Xiao Zhan arrested General Zhou first, not to kill him, but to disturb General Zhou's heart, no father can give up his son's life without hesitation.
As long as he hesitates. Even if it is only for a short moment, for Xiao Zhan, it is an opportunity.
It is also Xiao Zhan's only chance.
Among the thousands of troops, it is not easy to get close to General Zhou, but it is said that every time you take a step forward, you have to kill dozens or even hundreds of people.
When General Zhou gave the order ruthlessly, Xiao Zhan was only fifty meters away from him.
General Zhou is an admirable general, he is ruthless, but he is ruthless and frightened, only listen to him, "Shoot arrows!" If there is a violator, behead! ”
really put his son's life and death out of the way.
As soon as he finished speaking, he took his bow and shot arrows.
As soon as his arrows fell, the archers let go.
In an instant, arrows like rain shot towards Xiao Zhan.
An Rong's heart almost stopped, as if even his breath had been taken away.
She didn't dare to look.
But when she opened her eyes again.
The scene she saw made her unbelievable.
I saw Xiao Zhan pinching General Zhou's neck, smiling coldly, with a kind of domineering attitude that looked at the world, "You still want my head?" ”
The situation reversed too quickly, and An Rong couldn't come back to his senses.
She forgot about Xiao Zhan's speed.
Fifty meters, for Xiao Zhan, is just a blink of an eye.
Those people shoot arrows, they shoot horses, they have to take care of not hurting General Zhou Xiao as much as possible, and they also want to capture Xiao Zhan alive.
If you think too much, you'll be tied.
General Zhou was stupid and couldn't believe what he was seeing.
He moved slightly, and Xiao Zhan's hand holding his neck tightened for three points.
There were also several wounded guards at his side, swords pointed at him.
He couldn't escape.
Xiao Zhan gave the dark guard a look, and the dark guard picked up General Zhou Xiao, who had been hit by an arrow in the leg, and rode away.
General Zhou's face was as black as charcoal, he was captured by Xiao Zhan in the midst of thousands of troops, it was a great shame!
Even if he is alive, what kind of face does he have to face the ancestors and ancestors of the Zhou family who died on the battlefield?!
General Zhou wanted to commit suicide, but unfortunately, Xiao Zhan would not give him the opportunity to commit suicide.
If General Zhou died, Xiao Zhan wanted to break out of the thousands of troops again, not to mention that there was no hope, but it was difficult.
When the time comes, Dongyan will attack it, and Yingcheng will really not be able to keep it.
Xiao Zhan casually stunned General Zhou.
With a little bit of his hand, General Zhou was stunned.
General Zhou had a lot of prestige in the army, and those generals wanted to save him. Now that General Zhou is in Xiao Zhan's hands, who dares to act rashly?
only urged Xiao Zhan to let go of General Zhou and General Zhou Xiao quickly, otherwise thousands of troops would trample him into a pulp.
Xiao Zhan hooked his lips and smiled, "If you want me to let General Zhou go, it's okay." Give you an hour, and retreat thirty miles. ”
After those generals looked at each other, they agreed to Xiao Zhan.
The army of Dongyan withdrew.
Xiao Zhan also spoke and let General Zhou go.
As for General Zhou Xiao, Xiao Zhan told the soldiers of Dongyan. "Seven days later, I will release General Zhou Xiao, during this period, whoever dares to attack the city, I will take General Zhou's head to sacrifice the flag!"
Xiao Zhan rode back, and the secret guards greeted him under the city gate.
The first thing Xiao Zhan asked was, "How are the soldiers?" ”
The dark guard replied, "Six thousand are dead, and three thousand are seriously wounded." ”
The serious injury in the eyes of the dark guard is very likely to be unsavable. There is no chance to go to war again if you are alive.
In this battle, although Dongyan failed to capture Yingcheng.
But the Great Zhou lost too many soldiers.
This battle, in Xiao Zhan's eyes, was extremely miserable.
But in this battle, Xiao Zhan's military might also came out like this.
Xiao Zhan is very young, and in the eyes of many generals, he is a hairy boy.
is such a young general, brave and strategic, with his own strength, to turn the tide. Guarded Yingcheng and guarded the first gate of the Great Zhou.
"How's the warhorse?" This is the second sentence that Xiao Zhan asked.
Zhao Feng shook his head, "Half of the war horse is dead, and the military doctor has gone to see it." said that it was a horse plague, and the other half, the life that could not be saved was also said, even if it was saved, it was a sick horse, and it was okay to pull goods. It can't be used on the battlefield anymore. ”
Xiao Zhan and Zhao Feng entered the city while talking.
All that's left is to clean up the battlefield.
There were corpses everywhere, and the air was filled with the smell of blood.
An Rong saw that there were soldiers struggling in a pool of blood, and An Rong wanted to call Xiao Zhan to help him.
But at this time, the carriage was walking on an unstable rock, and the body slanted and almost overturned.
An Rong's head hit the carriage and woke up in pain.
Listening to An Rong's sullen pain, Zhao Cheng hurriedly asked, "Young grandma, are you okay?" ”
An Rong rubbed his forehead and said, "I'm fine." ”
After speaking, An Rong lifted the curtain and said, "I've been on the road for two days, so let's rest here for a while." ”
Zhao Cheng nodded, and the four secret guards also turned over and dismounted.
An Rong found a stone and sat down.
Zhao Cheng brought water and dry food, An Rong had no appetite and couldn't swallow it at all.
She looked at the horses grazing with their heads bowed and frowned.
The plague is terrible.
Wherever a plague breaks out, it will die of innumerable deaths.
But the horse plague in Yingcheng is too dangerous, is it really just the plague?
At first, An Rong just saw an officer and soldier riding a horse, and suddenly fell from the horse, the horse fell to the ground, and the officer patted the dust on his body and led the horse again.
She thought it was funny, thinking that there were many officers and soldiers who could not ride horses, and she didn't know how to train the iron cavalry.
The racecourse is a bit far away because there is enough space for horse training.
An Rong searched for a while before finding it.
But she saw many horses kneeling on the ground, foaming at the mouth.
At that time, An Rong knew that there was nothing good, and hurriedly found a way to sue Xiao Zhan.
When he thought of those horses in Yingcheng, An Rong had a headache.
Walk for a while and rub your temples calmly.
Zhao Cheng was worried about An Rong's headache, and said, "Young grandma, wait until the town in front of you and let the doctor cook you a bowl of fetal medicine, right?" ”
Running around like this, Zhao Chengzhen was worried that he would accidentally turn his future little master upside down.
An Rong glanced around and asked, "Where is this?" ”
Zhao Cheng replied, "We have reached the border of Cangzhou, the border between Yongzhou and Bingzhou in front, after Bingzhou, and then to Xuzhou, it is Mianzhou, and there are about five days, we can get to Yingcheng." ”
Afraid that An Rong would be in a hurry, Zhao Cheng said very carefully.
But An Rong didn't hear it at all.
She heard the word Yongzhou.
She had seen the Yongzhou City Gate, and when Xiao Zhan went to Chi's house, she passed by Yongzhou and was stopped.
The Chi family is in Hezhou, adjacent to Yongzhou.
An Rong got up and said, "Go to Hezhou." ”
Zhao Cheng was stunned.
Didn't you want to rush to Yingcheng, why did you change the route to Hezhou again? (To be continued.) )