Chapter 436: Fire Bull Array

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The Fire Ox Formation is a tactic invented by Tian Dan, a general of Qi during the Warring States Period. During the reign of King Yan Zhao, there was a great war between the Yan and Qi kingdoms. Yan general Le Yi broke the Qi army and occupied more than 70 cities in Qi. The Qi general Tiandan held on to Jimo (now Shandongping) for two years, but the Yan army was unable to conquer it.

In 279 BC, King Yanhui ascended the throne. Tian Dan to the Yan army commander to rob and deceive, paralyzed, and at night with more than 1,000 head of oxen, the horns of the ox tied to the blade, the tail tied to the reed to fill the oil, ignited with fire, rushed the Yan army, and then rushed to kill with 5,000 warriors, defeated the Yan army, killed the Yan general cavalry.

Immediately, the Qi army took advantage of the victory to counterattack. The entire Qi country was in a sensation, and the soldiers who were occupied by the Yan State all raised troops one after another, killed the guards of the Yan State, and greeted Tian Dan.

Wherever Tiandan's army hit, the surnames of where responded en masse. In less than a few months, more than 70 cities occupied by Yan and the four kingdoms of Qin, Zhao, Han, and Wei were recovered. Then, Tian Dan welcomed King Qi Xiang back to Linzi from Jucheng, and the Qi State recovered from the situation of almost losing the country.

Although the Fire Bull Formation has played a great role in history, it has rarely been used in later wars. The reason for this is that it is very difficult to collect so many cows, and these frightened cows will only rush forward, and if the enemy dodges slightly, they can avoid them completely.

However, this Fire Bull Formation, which had not played much role in the first place, was very terrifying on such a narrow and difficult mountain path with a deep cliff valley behind it. Because the mountain road is so narrow, the soldiers are densely packed together, with cliffs on one side and cliffs on the other, how dare you dodge?

Although the panicked Zhou Jun began to shoot arrows, and used shields to resist. But these goats with fire on their buttocks and running frantically down the mountain road are already red-eyed, and they don't think about whether they are afraid of death. Once they are hit by an arrow, as long as they are not fatal on the spot, the goats will run faster under the pain. And behind these goats, the Wei soldiers with spears in their arms, under the leadership of Jia Xiong, howled loudly and rushed down.

In the blink of an eye, these goats with daggers tied to their horns had already rushed to the front of the Zhou army, although there were shield soldiers in front of them who erected huge shields to resist, but the strength of these goats rushing down from the mountains was huge. The average soldier couldn't resist it at all, and soon the shield array was rushed open...... The dagger tied to the horns of the rampaging goat suddenly pierced into the chest and abdomen of the Zhou soldiers, and the scene was filled with a desolate scream.

At this moment, the goats in the back rushed in a row, and they couldn't stop their hurried steps and hit their companions in front of them heavily. However, here is the bend of a mountain road, and the huge impact force will rush many Zhou troops who have not had time to retreat into the abyss between the mountains, and the desolate screams of the Zhou army resounded through the valley......

And following behind this large herd of goats were more than 8,000 Wei troops.

Armed with spears and broadswords, they covered the Zhou army from the mountain road. Although their number is much smaller than that of the Zhou army, but now the Zhou army has long been frightened by this fire bull array, and even has no basic defensive formation, how can they resist these Wei soldiers who are like tigers descending from the mountain?

Cheng Biting Jin also secretly screamed badly, thinking that with such a narrow mountain road, if he was rushed by these goats with daggers tied to his horns, his own army would inevitably be in chaos, and a chaotic and demoralized army would collapse under the impact of the enemy army, and could only be slaughtered by the Wei army. If you don't withdraw, more people will die. So, he had no choice but to order a retreat.

At this time, Jia Xiong shouted loudly on the city wall: "Listen to my orders, except for leaving two thousand people to guard the Black Wind Village, the rest will attack with me!" ”

With that, he took the lead and rushed down the mountain road.

Several generals next to him hurriedly dissuaded: "General Jia, now you are the guard of Heifeng Village, don't go out of the village without permission!" Pursue the enemy, let's go a few of them......"

However, Jia Xiong disagreed: "You don't have to worry, the enemy army is already frightened now, if we go on a counterattack with all our might, maybe we can take the opportunity to recover the sixth pass...... I've always been very cautious and know when to chase and when not to chase! Rest assured! Follow me, yes! ”

When the generals heard this, they thought that this was the same reason, so they also followed Wang Bodang boldly and rushed down.

However, not long after the Wei army rushed past, they passed a slightly more open mountain road, and there was a dense bush next to this mountain road.

At this moment, Jia Xiong suddenly slipped under his feet, and then fell to the ground, moaning.

He stopped and exclaimed, "Ouch, my ankle is twisted!" ”

Several generals around him were suddenly shocked, and hurriedly stopped and asked warmly: "General Jia, your foot is sprained?" Do you want us to carry you back to the military doctor in the Black Wind Village to bandage it......"

Jia Xiong shook his head again and again: "You don't have to worry about me!" Isn't it just a sprained foot? It's not a serious injury, it won't be long before it gets better! Jia Mou and take a rest here, you rush down first, and listen to General Hu's command! ”

After saying that, he immediately appointed a lieutenant general surnamed Hu to command on his behalf, and continued to kill on the sixth pass.

And the deputy general surnamed Hu saw that Jia Xiong just twisted his ankle, it was no big deal, but there was no need to make a fuss.

On the contrary, if you rush towards the Zhou army now, it is a good opportunity to recapture the sixth pass in one fell swoop, and you can't let it go. If he served as the commander of the next battle and really recaptured the sixth pass, it would be a great achievement.

So, he couldn't wait to say: "That is the case, General Najia, you can rest for a while, let's go first!" ”

"Hmmm! Don't worry about me, I'll follow later! At this time, Jia Xiong's eyes flashed with a trace of imperceptible resentment.

After all the Wei troops rushed up, Jia Xiong looked at the backs of his subordinates, but he suddenly stood up and looked normal. His feet don't seem to be twisted.

At this time, Jia Xiongfang walked to the bushes next to him and whispered inside, "Okay! You're ready to come out! ”

As soon as his words fell, I saw five or six big men suddenly emerge from the forest, all of them were dressed in the armor of the Wei army, but they had a white scarf tied around their necks.

It turned out that these people had been lying in ambush here for a long time, waiting for Jia Xiong's arrival.

Jia Xiong walked up to one of the tall officers, bowed and saluted, and said with a respectful expression: "General Niu, most of the soldiers and horses in the Black Wind Village have asked me to order Deputy General Hu to chase after General Cheng." At present, there are less than 2,000 old and weak remnants in the Black Wind Village, which should be easily taken! ”

It turned out that this officer turned out to be Niu Jinda.

Niu Jinda nodded, patted the dust on his body, and said with a smile: "General Jia, you are well aware of the righteousness, abandon the darkness and turn to the light." This time, if you can conquer Wagang Mountain in one fell swoop and destroy the strongholds of the Wei army such as Heifeng Village, Baishui Village, and Wagang Village, you should take the first credit! It will be reused by the king of Zhou. ”

After Jia Xiong heard this, a trace of shame flashed in his eyes and said: "Actually, Jia is a dead man, I should have been martyred as early as when Zhai Rang's eldest brother was killed by Li Mi." However, in order to avenge Zhai Rang's eldest brother, I have been hiding in the Wei army, looking for an opportunity to assassinate Li Mi...... But I didn't expect that Li Thief was heavily guarded, and I never had a chance to attack. I have to keep being humble and waiting for the right time...... The hard work paid off, I finally won the trust of Li Mi's number one henchman Wang Bodang, and according to King Zhou's plan, I successfully got the position of the guard of Heifeng Village, which is a chance to avenge Zhai Rang's eldest brother......"

It turned out that Jia Xiong had always been loyal to Zhai Rang, but after Zhai Rang's death, in order to avenge Li Mi, he kept holding back. Now he finally waited for the opportunity to cooperate with the Zhou army and prepare to deal a fatal blow to the Wei army.

"Hmmm! King Zhou has always admired you very much, and I believe that joining the ranks of Zhou Jun will not disappoint you. Our King Zhou is a righteous and trustworthy man, I will never look at the wrong person, believe me! That's right......" Niu Jinda encouraged him.

He is Jia Xiong's fellow countryman and knows Jia Xiong's reverence for Zhai Rang. He said that he didn't believe that Jia Xiong would forget about Zhai Rang's death and go to Li Mi to be loyal. After sending someone to contact him, he finally confirmed Jia Xiong's true intentions. After reporting to Yuming, Niu Jinda began to work on Jia Xiong's rebellion. Now, the rebellion has finally succeeded, giving Wei Jun and Li Mi a fatal blow.

At this time, these five commandos who were carefully selected from the Zhou army and had strong martial arts had all been assembled.

"General Jia, take us to Black Wind Village! This time, we must take down the cottage and open the passage to Wagangzhai! Niu Jinda said solemnly.

Jia Xiong nodded, took a few steps forward, and then looked ahead, but asked a little uneasily: "General Niu, the more than 8,000 people of Vice General Hu in front of him can really ensure that they don't come back?" ”

"General Jia, you can rest assured! With King Zhou personally in charge there, General Luo and General Qin are also there, and they will definitely be able to let Vice General Hu and their 8,000 people go without returning! Niu Jinda's eyes flashed with a hint of murderous intent.

Jia Xiong sighed, these 8,000 people are all recruits who were recruited with great difficulty, almost all of them are natives of Wagang Mountain, and they are very loyal to Li Mi, which can be regarded as the foundation of the future of the Wagang Army. But now it's about to become a corpse.

He then solemnly bowed his hand and said, "I hope General Niu can tell King Zhou to treat the captives well." Many of them were good brothers who were loyal to Zhai Rang's eldest brother, but they were forced by Li Mi's obscenity to oppose Da Zhou...... Not ...... they meant it"

After Niu Jinda heard this, Zhengse said: "General Jia can rest assured!" For those who know the current affairs and are full of darkness, our King Zhou has always given preferential treatment! Niu is an example......"

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