Chapter 227: A Last Battle
The puppet Qi army brigade hurriedly walked through the forest under the leadership of Ge Congzhou, all the way to the south. Everyone looked tired, and many of them were still wearing war wounds, but no one dared to leave the brigade. Do your best to keep up.
Only by retreating into the woods can we stop the pursuers as much as possible, and only then can we reach the Huangchao camp on the other side of the river.
However, the headquarters of the puppet Qi army, after all, was in a hurry for more than ten miles in the middle of the night, raiding Chenzhou City, and when they rushed to Chenzhou City, they had already consumed a huge amount of physical strength. After a bloody battle in Chenzhou City for a day and a night, this consumption is also not light. Now, I'm really tired to death. Everything that can be lightly loaded on the body is light, even the armor. Only the helmet and cuirass, arm and leg guards, and armor leaves remained, all of which were discarded. Everything that can be eaten is stuffed into the stomach as you go, and what you can't eat is discarded on the spot. Other miscellaneous items on the body, when the puppet Qi army got the money that he had saved for a few months, he also felt that he was falling down at this time, and he always felt warm in his heart when he touched these yellow and clear copper coins. They used to be under the rule of the Tang Dynasty, and it was rare to see Qian Wen reward money in a free year. But at this time, as long as they are not willing to sacrifice their wealth and life, they will throw away this precious money.
Everyone knows that only by keeping up with the brigade and forming an array of infantry troops can it be possible to struggle out of the pursuit of the hussar brigade cavalry. In troubled times, the most precious thing is only xìng life!
The county towns and villages around Chenzhou City have already been looted by Huangchao, not to mention the terrain so close to Chenzhou, so this piece of terrain is relatively fragmented and there are not many roads. It was not the terrain where the cavalry brigade was suitable for movement. In the valley of the Bingling River, there are also farmland and cottages, all of which have been abandoned at this time, and the strong walls of nearly a year have long been desolate.
Nearly 10,000 soldiers of the puppet Qi army walked through it, and when they came, they were afraid of someone for fear of exposing their whereabouts. Now the more I walk, the more frightened I feel, between the quiet hills and valleys and small forests, it seems that there will be an ambush of the Tang army at any time to clash out, cut off and kill their army horses that burned Chenzhou City, and leave them all in this wilderness! But fortunately, on the way, there was no imaginary Tang army ambush rushing out to intercept and kill. The only thing that showed signs was that there was always an unhurried force following behind their ranks.
After the river in front of him flowed, there would be a way out, and Ge Congzhou finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The soldiers in front had stopped in front of the river, and the people behind them were still pouring up. until they are crammed together on the road.
The hussars who had been hanging behind their tails also stopped at this time, watching from a distance, and they didn't even bother to step forward, presumably knowing that this puppet Qi army was cornered.
The pseudo-Qi army hedgehogs of the brigade gathered together, staring blankly at the river in front of them, the water was turbulent, and they couldn't cross people, unless the water was exceptionally good, was it destined to fight against the water? Ge Congzhou was stunned for a moment, and every subordinate was exhausted, and his body was sweaty and heavy. The cold wind passing through the forest and the mountains swept through, and everyone's heart was cold. Gradually, the discussion began to sound louder, mixed with wailing.
Banner hunting and flying. The hussars of the brigade had already come out of the woods, turned on their horses one after another, and pulled the formation apart. The hussar knights who were ready to charge at the front also put on their armor. More than a dozen horns blew loudly around Luo Hou, and Luo Hou had already ridden to a high place, looking at the turbulent river flowing in front of him, looking at this picturesque river and mountain, and smiled faintly, "God really help me!" ”
The figure of the puppet Qi army finally appeared on a hill that was not too high, formed an array, and slowly advanced towards the river bank.
From Ge Congzhou's personal position, the hussars in front of him were arranged in black, as if they were undulating black waves layer by layer. This momentum is enough to make people tremble.
10,000 dead infantry troops against 10,000 cavalry soldiers are nothing more than death. However, it is not completely impossible to resist riding with foot, and resisting riding with foot is nothing more than using a dense phalanx. Ge Congzhou has been on the battlefield for a long time, and he has fought with all kinds of cavalry, and he gave orders unhurriedly, and generals at all levels organized phalanxes one by one. Five hundred men in a formation, and between each formation, keep a distance of one spear. The outer layer is full of spearmen, and the inner layer is covered by crossbowmen. With slow and steady steps, slowly walk towards the riverbank.
However, before the absolute strength, especially when the difference in strength is too large, Ge Congzhou really can't expect his subordinates to burst out with great combat effectiveness! Is it time to ride away on horseback? On horseback, Ge Congzhou looked at the only dozen cavalrymen around him, and his mood suddenly sank to the bottom.
The hussar knights had all put on their armor, turned over on their horses, and kept looking back at the location of Luo Hou's banner behind them, but they never waited for Luo Hou's attack order.
The puppet Qi army spread out the array in the vertical direction along the other side of the river, with rows of spears flattened and the first row of soldiers squatting down. Waiting for the hussars to come on the storm. No matter how much fear is in my heart, at least standing here side by side with Paoze will stabilize my hands and feet.
However, where did so many cavalry come from in Songzhou, it's really fucking evil!
As soon as Luo Hou mentioned the war horse, he was about to charge in person, and with a wave of the command, he let out a low roar in his mouth: "Kill!"
The brigade slammed into the frightened pseudo-Qi army, and the war horses neighed and slammed into the human body. Swords, spears, and spears, all kinds of long blades spread, and in an instant, flesh and blood fly. The shouts and screams were continuous, and the puppet Qi army had no power to resist, and was forced out of the bloody roads by the knights of the hussar brigade.
The only dozen or so cavalry on Ge Congzhou's side also rushed towards Luo Hou, and they fought in the blink of an eye.
Several feather arrows whistled past Luo Hou's ears, and one of them hit Luo Hou's heart guard, and there was a bang, but it only pushed Luo Hou's figure slightly back on the horse, and it was bounced away.
After all, the strength of the bow is weak, and Luo Hou, as a general, has a natural armor on his body. I really don't care about these idle feather arrows. Seeing that the riding bow was ineffective, a pseudo-Qi knight shouted and lifted his spear and rode his horse to meet it. A spear stabbed at Luo Hou. Luo Hou saw that the knights of the puppet Qi army moved, so he flicked his horse's ears in advance, and the long-experienced mount suddenly stepped sideways.
The spear slid past Luo Hou's left body, Luo Hou grabbed the spear with his left hand, and before the puppet Qi army knight abandoned the spear and drew his sword, he had already rushed past him, and reflexively slashed down, and suddenly slashed into it from the neck to a depth of one foot!