Chapter Ninety-Four: Yao Jin's Death

Knowing that Xu You had broken the Tong Pass, Zhu Zhi immediately waved his army north and approached Qingni. Yao Xin set up a position in the southwest of Qingni, with 10,000 infantry in the center, 10,000 cavalry on the left flank, and 10,000 cavalry on the right flank, wanting to fight a decisive battle with the Chu army.

Since he led his troops into Qingni, he blocked the way for the Chu army to go north from Shang County. The two sides have been facing each other for more than 20 days, and if the Chu army does not attack, he will naturally not go forward to provoke, Zhu Zhi's reputation is on the one hand, on the other hand, in his heart, he is actually a little afraid of facing Yao Jin.

No matter how Yao Ji whitewashes the throne after usurpation, if he is not right, if he is not right, if his name is not right, his words will not be good, and the ministers of Chang'an will inevitably feel that his waist is not hard, and when facing Yao Jin, he will naturally be suppressed.

Yao Jin rode to the front of the formation and said, "Uncle Ten, at the beginning, I respected my father's legacy and took you as the right commander, which is not unimportant!" Later, you were attacked by the frustrated Wugu, and you fell helplessly, the sin is not you, but my ignorance! But Yao Ji is disobedient, the law of the country does not allow it, today I will cooperate with the king to ask the thief, I only ask you, do you want to help me? ”

Yao Xin was silent, his face was ashamed. Before Yao Yan died, he told him to help Yao Jin and not let Yao Ji do stupid things, but later the war reversed, so he had to surrender. Yao Ji also treats him well, Feng Dongyuan Gong, Auxiliary General, and more importantly, his wife and children are in Chang'an, if he submits to Yao Jin, I am afraid that he will be killed by Yao Ji's tyrant.

"Yao Jin, burn Dangqiang to be the king of the strong, the matter has come to this, why bother to fight in the same room, let the Chu people and fishermen benefit? Zhu Zhi is known as Xiao Zhuge and slaughtered by people, what a vicious mind, you seek skin with a tiger, are you not afraid of being swallowed by this tiger in your stomach? If you are willing to give up your grudges and return to Daliang, I will vouch for it with my head, and the Lord will not be difficult for you, and you will be crowned king and caiyi, and you will enjoy wealth and prosperity in peace......"

Yao Jin was furious, and the horsewhip pointed at Yao Xin, and said, "Your head is temporarily borrowed from your neck, and you dare to guarantee me?" Listen to the soldiers, Tongguan has been conquered by the royal division of Dachu, and General Xu is leading hundreds of thousands of male soldiers into Guanzhong, you surrender now, put down your weapons, and wait for me to regain the throne, and everyone will be awarded the title of marquis. If it is stubborn...... he reined in his horse and returned to the battle, led the Yu Duo Wei on the right flank, and said sharply: "Then we have to see if your head is harder, or if Yu Duowei's sword is faster!" ”

Yu Duowei was originally the Praetorian Guard of Xiliang, a fully armored cavalry, and the combat effectiveness was still above the Xiliang horse, but at the beginning of Yao Ji's mutiny, 20,000 Yu Duowei surrendered with Yao Xin, and were disrupted and incorporated into the army, which was considered to have completely withdrawn from the historical stage of the Golden Bird Dynasty. And after Yao Jin escaped from Chang'an, he took over the 10,000 imperial guards left in Liangzhou, with curtains, chicken necks, chests, horse body armor, backs, parasites, saddles and stirrups, and they were really armed to the teeth, and they had a huge psychological advantage against Yao Xin's 20,000 light horses.

After listening to Yao Jin's words, many people in the Liang army camp looked at each other, and in the face of the coercion of the equipment, not everyone had the courage to carry it head-on, but they didn't dare to put down their weapons, more like they were looking forward to others taking the lead, so that they could follow up and get some cheapness.

Zhu Yuanying stood beside Zhu Zhi, carefully observing the situation on the other side, knowing that the Liang army was in turmoil, and said, "It's time!" ”

Zhu Zhi nodded, Liangzhou Sima, also a famous general, Qi Nansheng began to issue combat orders in an orderly manner, the archers opened their bows and arrows, and the sword and shield hands slowly pushed forward, and at the same time, the left flank moved to the enemy's right flank from the two thousand light cavalry collected from Wuguan and Shangluo County, and Yu Duowei stood by.

Yao Xin found that the range of the Liangzhou army's infantry bow was farther than his own, and if he stood still, he would be a live target, so he immediately ordered the 5,000 cavalry on the right flank to attack, first driving away the opponent's 2,000 light cavalry with an absolute numerical advantage, and then using the remaining 5,000 cavalry to go around the flank to concentrate on eliminating those archers who were more threatening. It would be better if you could attract the Imperial Guards to charge, and when these mounted cavalry who could not run far ran out of strength, and then use the hoplites to cover the frontal past, the 10,000 cavalry on the left flank would attack the rear of the Imperial Guards at the same time, and they would definitely be able to defeat the enemy.

The cavalry on the right flank had just been dispatched, and the 2,000 cavalry on the opposite side quickly fled to the periphery while shooting arrows indiscriminately, and had no intention of fighting at all. Yao Xin was overjoyed, these two thousand cavalry had just been recruited, and it was obviously not willing to return, and it was normal for them to escape from the battle. It's ridiculous to think that Zhu Zhi called Xiao Zhuge in vain, and the arrangement of troops revealed such a big flaw, and dared to use the newly incorporated enemy army to protect his left flank. If he is allowed to set up the formation, he can divide the Yuduowei into two and put them on the two wings, and then keep the two thousand cavalry as a reserve, once the Yuduowei successfully charges the formation and occupies the upper hand, how can these two thousand cavalry run away with the victory in hand? will definitely rely on the mobility of light horses to grab credit frantically, and after this battle, the blood of the cool people is stained on his hands, and there is no way to retreat, that is the real retribution.

"Order, the front army does not have to chase, go around to the rear of the belly, and disrupt the enemy position with bows and arrows from the flanks!"

The five thousand cavalry skillfully turned, and the leader of the army was called Yang Weidi, and found that although the rear flank of the Liangzhou army was surrounded by five hundred giant shields, there were no spearmen, only more than a thousand swordsmen as backup. And the archers who were slightly in the front did not have time to turn, and the fear of cavalry caused them to be confused, and it was a good time to break in.

Yang made a decisive decision, the fighter plane was fleeting, he changed Yao Xin's battle plan without authorization, and chose to break in directly with light horses, which could slaughter the archers and completely rush into the formation of marchers.

Without the cover of the infantry, the equipped Yu Duowei is the arrow target of the light cavalry, and the left and right flank shots will definitely be able to win a big victory, and after the big victory, who else will be the first to take the lead?

The powerful temptation allowed him to blind his eyes to see through the truth, and Yang no longer wasted the cavalry's physical strength to shoot arrows, but all pulled out his cavalry swords, shouted slogans, and swooped down like mercury. When they were separated by more than thirty steps, they could already be seen with the naked eye that there was smoke and dust in the Chu army's infantry array, and there was a mess, Yang Vicious's face showed a cruel smile, and his excited tongue licked his dry lips, and suddenly the five hundred huge shields fell to the ground at the same time, and more than a thousand people knelt and half-squatted densely behind them, all holding ten thousand crossbows, waiting for the strings.

Qi Nansheng gave an order, ten thousand crossbows were fired together, and the five thousand cavalry were killed and wounded countless times, Yang Xiansheng rushed to the front, with more than ten arrows in his body, and entered the Yellow Spring with the dream of being promoted to become rich, and the rest of the people scattered and collapsed.

Yao Xin was speechless in shock, and when he came to his senses, he was about to order the five thousand men on the left flank to go to support, but the two thousand horsemen who had fled earlier actually circled the low and undulating hills in the west to the rear of the formation, and immediately launched an attack.

Liang Jun didn't have time to react, the step formation was chaotic, Zhu Zhi hadn't opened his mouth yet, Yao Jin ordered the long-waiting Yu Duowei to start charging, Zhu Yuanying stood beside him, looked at Zhu Zhi's face, lowered his head, and a cold smile flashed in his eyes, but he didn't make a sound.

Although it was said before the battle that the two armies would work together and obey Zhu Zhi's unified command, Yu Duowei did not disobey Yao Jin's reasoning, and as Liu Hui, the military master of Yu Duowei, issued an order, the sound of horses' hooves became consistent with the adjustment of pace and speed, and the cold equipment reflected the scorching light of the sun, from slow to fast, as if the fire swept in the sky.

The mounted cavalry is the decisive force on the battlefield, and the unparalleled impact first scattered the 10,000 cavalry on the right flank, and then cut into the infantry phalanx, such as chopping melons and vegetables, frantically harvesting the heads and the enemy's confidence.

At the same time, Zhu Zhi ordered Qi Nansheng to launch a general attack, and the Liang army was divided into several sections, fighting separately everywhere, and it seemed that it would not last long.

Zhu Yuanying said with a smile: "Lord Yao, the victory is decided, don't you go to practice?" ”

Although Yao Jin is a Qiang person, he can be raised in the deep palace since he was a child, bathed in Sinicization, and does not have much Qiang martial arts on his body, and rarely rides a horse to charge into battle in person, which is also one of the reasons why Yao Ji looks down on him.

"This ......" Yao Jin hesitated a little.

Zhu Yuanying said in a low voice: "Why is it that after Yao Jina's traitors raised troops, there were not many loyal and righteous people in the subjects of Liang Country who were willing to die for the lord of the country?" I'm afraid that they feel that Yao Ji is a general immediately, and it is easier to be feared and supported......"

The implication of the words, Yao Jin understood it, he was quite annoyed in his heart, looked at Zhu Zhi, but he didn't expect Zhu Zhi to say lightly: "If the lord of the country wants to subdue the heart of the cool people, he can't just sit in the deep palace, be the master, and be the hero!" If this battle is not afraid of life and death, degrading to the noble, and personally leading the royal Duowei to win a big victory, the cool people will hear it, will they not kneel to welcome the lord of the country into Chang'an? ”

Yao Jin has always been convinced of Zhu Zhi, and when he heard him say so, he had an idea in his heart, and immediately led eight hundred guards to raise the former Liangguo White Tiger Big Tooth Banner and go straight into the battle.

At this time, the Liang army was already at the end of the crossbow, and Yu Duowei saw the big tooth flag, like knocking five stones, and it was even more invincible. Yao Xin knew that he couldn't resist anymore, so he took the lead in retreating in the direction of Chang'an, and the Liang army suddenly collapsed, and the armor was lost all over the ground, panicking like a lost dog.

Yao Jin sat on horseback, looked around, saw the wolf smoke rising, the ground was full of corpses, and the generals cheered, how complacent? Zhu Zhi really didn't lie to him, as a master, he shouldn't always cower behind, pointed at the long knife, and shouted: "Follow me!" After saying that, he took the lead, chased and killed, and suddenly shot a strange arrow from the defeated army that was struggling to flee for his life, as fast as lightning, and the angle was tricky, and the guards around him didn't even have time to react, and the arrow pierced directly into the heart through the incomparably strong breastplate.

Yao Jin maintained the posture of the prancing horse horizontal knife, looked down at the arrow in his chest blankly, the pain was not strong, but the mouth was sweet, he spit out a large mouthful of blood clots, his eyes gradually lost focus, and his ears listened to the roars and exclamations of Yang Hui and others, but for some reason, his tense mind for so long became extremely relaxed, maybe death, he could unload the burden on his shoulders......

Father, you love your son and want me to take over your throne, I am very grateful and afraid, I may be a good son, but I am really not a good emperor......

Yao Jin fell into the arms of the guards who rushed over, and without even explaining his last words, he died in anger!