Volume 3 The Wind and Clouds in the Two Capitals Chapter 23 The Wind and the Rain
The sound of violent horses' hooves tore apart the tranquility of the plain, and thousands of mixed cavalry galloped over like a splash of wind, and the iron hooves that fell one after another were like thunder on the flat ground, rolling away.
"The leader has an order! The whole army rests! A cavalryman waved a small flag in his hand and quickly passed by the large group of men.
"Rest?" Yan Xing, who was dressed in iron armor, was stunned when he heard this, and a trace of displeasure flashed on his face, and he took the reins of his horse and ran towards the rear of the team.
"Miss!" He immediately shouted to a general wrapped in iron armor: "Why do you need to rest? ”
"What? Did you displease Brother Yan? The sweet and soft voice of heaven came from behind the cold face protection, which made people have infinite reverie about her true appearance of Lushan.
"Miss misunderstood! Contempt and Brother Ling are sworn brothers, and they will share the world in the future, and Miss is also the next half of the master, how dare she be disrespectful? What's more, Miss Suwen is full of military books, how can she question it? Yan Xing reluctantly smiled: "It's just that I don't understand, I can attack Xianyang Yuan in half a day, but why does Miss deliberately delay the speed of the march?" ”
He hesitated for a moment, and finally said, "Wouldn't this give the Han army enough time, they can completely rush to transport gold, or strengthen their defenses, or even mobilize reinforcements!" ”
"Brother Yan, don't worry!" The young lady let out a soft laugh, like an infinite spring breeze, which made Yan Xing's impatience dissipate a lot.
"Rush to transport gold? Can they outpace our cavalry? No matter how far you run, you are still a caged bird! Strengthening defenses is a joke, their military strength is limited, and even the people who can rely on them are empty, how easy is it to strengthen defenses? Miss's words were like pearls falling on a jade plate, and every word was beady: "As for the reinforcements? Brother Yan is not making fun of the little sister? The main army of the imperial court was all driven to the Beidi area, and they were confronting your two generals, Beigong Boyu and Li Wenhou. Where are the reinforcements near Chang'an? ”
"Ahh That's right! Yan Xing said embarrassedly: "So what is Miss waiting for?" ”
"Of course we're waiting for our reinforcements!" The young lady said leisurely: "Could it be that Brother Yan has forgotten?" We are now alone, how can we not wait for the 5,000 army behind us? ”
"They? A bunch of rubbish! Yan Xing said disdainfully: "I don't believe it, with Miss Wanjun's ability to take the head of the general, can you really look down on those lost dogs of the Heavenly Master's Dao?" ”
"You can't say that!" The young lady said softly: "Of course these people can't fight, but they are of other uses!" I believe Brother Yan has also heard that when Zhang Xiu attacked Nanzheng that day, there were so many types and quantities of siege equipment that even the officials and soldiers trembled! ”
"It turns out that the young lady wants to wait for them and supervise the construction of siege equipment!" Yan Xing suddenly realized, and then frowned: "But on that day, didn't they fail miserably under Nanzheng City, so they were slumped?" ”
"A sharp weapon also depends on who has it!" The young lady chuckled and said, "Zhang Xiu once occupied the right time and place, but his uncle and nephew killed each other, and he lost all people!" Coupled with greed for merit and misemployment, how can you not be defeated? ”
"That's what Miss said!" Yan Xing said sincerely: "On the other hand, our army, the soldiers are brave and brave, and they are united, if they can make good use of the resources in their hands, they will be invincible!" ”
He smiled and said: "It seems that I have been thinking too much, Miss is confident, this time I will take Xianyang Yuan first, and then go down to Chang'an City, I will definitely be able to make some achievements!" ”
"Nope! I'm still not completely sure! The young lady said softly, "Do you know why I am so cautious about entering the army?" It's because of one person! ”
"Who?" Yan Xing blurted out: "Can you make Miss so jealous? ”
"Him!" The young lady suddenly reined in the reins, and the horses under her neighed up like spirits, forming a perfect appearance of people and horses. She said lightly: "In the previous battles, he and I were indistinguishable from each other, but now we are leading an army, but I don't know who will kill the deer?" ”
Yan Xing was stunned and said, "Could it be that the person Miss said could be ......?" ”
"Woo---- woo----" The long horn suddenly sounded above Yangling.
The 200 Han soldiers in Yangling were panicked, because although they had been away from the battlefield for several years, they could still hear that this was the horn of an emergency assembly in the Han army.
"Quick! Lined up! "The headmaster Zhang Ben has been detained, and the highest-ranking military commanders and Du Bo have no choice but to take on the command duties.
The Han soldiers hurriedly formed a small formation on the plain outside the mausoleum, but they were stunned to find that the cavalry of the Northern Army Brigade, which had left the day before, was coming in a strict formation and lined up on their sides.
"Could it be that Fang Cai's horn was sounded by the Eagle Yang Zhonglang?" The thought came to everyone's minds at the same time.
The earth shook gently, and a large number of black cavalry galloped from afar, not only the banner of the eagle and the general, but also a black eagle banner waving in the wind.
"My mother! Where did these cavalrymen come from? In the Yangling Army, someone muttered quietly.
The faces of the more than 1,000 cavalry of the Northern Army were also full of question marks, but none of them dared to pop out of their mouths for half a note. Since it is a soldier led by a general, it is a friendly army, and it is a brother, who dares to question it?
Those cavalry galloped closer and closer, and finally fully appeared in the eyes of the Han army. The Yangling Han army couldn't help but gasp, these cavalry were wearing pitch-black leather armor, and the leather helmets on their heads were also inlaid with terrifyingly curved thick horns, and the weapons in their hands were also strange-looking, and they couldn't find the slightest shadow of the regular Han army, but the awe-inspiring murderous aura exuded by those cavalry made everyone frightened.
On the contrary, the cavalry of the Northern Army looked at each other, showing a look of relief. The attire of these cavalry is very similar to the general's ranger squad, needless to say, this is the general's personal unit.
Suddenly, the cavalry of the Northern Army erupted in cheers.
A young general with black hair and a shawl rode out and rushed straight to the front of the Han army. With a faint smile on his face, he shouted to the cavalry of the Northern Army: "Boys, the general will keep you far away and sneak back to slaughter the demon beast by himself, aren't you very happy?" ”
A carriage drove over, and several strong men worked together to carry down a huge and terrifying beast corpse and throw it heavily in front of the military formation.
"Look! This is the monster that has been in trouble for many days! The young general laughed and said, "What is the disaster from heaven?" Phew! It's all a bunch of gutless bandits working in the dark! ”
"The general is mighty! The general is mighty! The cavalry was in a crowd, waving their weapons and shouting wildly.
Even the Yangling defenders were stunned, and when they heard the cheers of the northern army, they suddenly burst into shouts of joy together. In the team, Li Jin, the chief of the team, had bright eyes and stared at the young general without blinking.
"Don't rejoice too soon! Do you really think that Xianyang Yuan can restore peace from now on? The young general's face suddenly sank: "The conspiracy of these thieves is far more than that, half an hour ago, the general had already received a report from the scout, about 3,000 Hu light cavalry were rapidly driving towards Xianyang Yuan, and there was an infantry of about 5,000 people behind him!" They're trying to eat us in one bite! ”
"What?" Several generals of the Northern Army exclaimed in unison: "Could it be the Liangzhou rebels?" ”
"Exactly! Now the demon beast is dead, and the thieves are beheaded! The people behind them finally couldn't hold it anymore! The young general raised his arms and shouted, "What should we do?" ”
"General!" A cavalry man in the front row suddenly shouted: "Even the demon beast has been slaughtered by the general, and his subordinates are still afraid of him?" Kill the fuck! ”
"Kill!" The cavalry of the Northern Army and the black-armored cavalry roared together.
Only the Yangling Han army was silent. The enemy army also has at least 8,000 men, how can they fight with less than 2,000 people present?
"Oh?" The young general glanced at the Yangling Han army sneeringly: "I heard that the brothers guarding the tomb are all selected to be good at fighting?" Why don't you speak? Is it so that even people lose their courage to guard the mausoleum? ”
"General Rongyu!" A tun commander stood up with courage: "Our mausoleum guards are ordered to guard the mausoleum, and they have important responsibilities, and they are not allowed to participate in the war without authorization, please be considerate of the general!" ”
"A big responsibility?" The young general slowly rode his horse to him and said coldly: "How can Ben think that you are cowardly and afraid of war? But don't be afraid, don't tremble, Ben will never be the kind of ruthless person who kills people at every turn in the legends of the outside world! ”
"Someone! Stripped of his armor, he is no longer a Han army from now on! He leaned down and looked at the earth-colored Tun Chief: "Your eyes tell the general that you are not worthy of being a warrior at all!" So, Ben won't need you! ”
His sharp eyes swept straight over the silent Yangling Han Army: "Let's tell the truth!" Ben is going to recruit not only you, but also the remaining defenders of the Eight Great Imperial Tombs! If you dare not go, take off your armor and get out of here with cowardly shame! ”
"Under the nest, Ann has finished eggs? If the enemy wins, the jade will be burned, and you still hope to be alone? Dream it! His loud voice seemed to resound throughout Xianyang Plain: "You were all brave warriors, but perhaps the ordinary days have washed away the blood in your hearts!" If you're willing to be a war-like coward, you can leave now! ”
"Nope! Checkmate! A voice suddenly shouted: "We are not afraid of war, and we are not cowardly!" As long as the general can persuade the court not to investigate our trespassing, we are willing to fight with the general! ”
A tall figure squeezed out, bowed deeply to Nan Ying, and when he raised his head again, his eyes were already burning with fierce battle intent.
The Yangling Han army was stunned together, and when they saw the person who spoke, they couldn't help but roar angrily: "I am willing to fight with the general!" ”
"Li Jin? Good! Ben was not mistaken! The young general's eyes lit up: "Someone! Please issue the imperial decree of the Son of Heaven, this will be announced on behalf of the Son of Heaven, all the soldiers participating in the war are not only innocent, but also rewarded for meritorious deeds after the war! ”
The 2,000 soldiers present broke out into loud cheers again.
"The war is urgent! Now the rebels are less than a hundred miles away from Maoling, the westernmost point! It must be fought immediately! The general's gaze collided with Li Jin's gaze in the air: "Li Jin, the Yangling army is now leaderless, and the general will appoint you as the marquis, supervise two hundred soldiers, and go to battle with the general!" ”
"It's a blessing to be able to follow the general!" Li Jin's face suddenly burst into an unprecedented look, and he solemnly performed a military salute: "Fight to the death!" ”
In the distance, a solemn-looking Han official was quietly looking at everything that was happening here, his expression seemed indifferent, but his wandering eyes revealed the relief and joy in his heart. He lowered his head and said softly: "Nanying Yang, the Son of Heaven didn't mistake you!" And Li Jin will only sharpen it into a divine weapon if he follows you! ”