19 Long Lance (3)
During the day, the county seat of Fang County is still as stable as Mount Tai, why is it that at night, it is broken?
Han Gon, who was in doubt, had no time to think carefully, and immediately got up and put on his armor, the soldiers outside were already fighting with open flames, they all saw the sky-high fire in the direction of the county town in the dark, and they quickly gathered under the mobilization of the officers.
"Domination!"
Han Gon put on his armor and robe, strode over to the war horse, and stepped on. Yang Zhaofeng, Cui Shuqiang, Meng Aocao, and Hu Keshou stood in a row, waiting for orders.
"The situation is urgent, the whole army will follow me to rescue Fang County!" Under an order, the Qili plaque and the left camp of the four wild Feijie battalions were full of Jin Ge symphony and war horses. The original plan to rendezvous with the main force was abandoned, and the battle came early, but the generals seemed to be infected by the fire of war in the distance, and they were all full of energy and stretched their arms and fists.
The horse army galloped, rushing for several miles, and along the way, you could already see groups of people who had taken refuge in a hurry. To Tangquan Temple, there is a group of rogue is besieging the temple, Meng Aocao led dozens of cavalry to rush to kill the rogue scattered, and captured a few to inquire about the situation, learned that the east gate of Fangxian County has fallen conclusively, and the west and Cao two battalions have rushed in.
Han Gon continued to wave his army non-stop, the main purpose of Zhao Ying's battle was to relieve the siege of Fang County, although the county town has been lost, it is not too late to make amends, and the sense of responsibility drives Han Gon to go to the county to make the last effort.
Walk another mile or two, catch the local aborigines, and ask the place name is Mayanggou. The fire over the county town not far away became brighter, and Han Gon ordered the whole army to prepare for battle. In Han Gon's view, the county seat has not been broken for a long time, and usually there are still remnants of small-scale battles inside and outside the city, and the situation is chaotic, so there may not be no chance of overturning. Just as Meng Aocao was about to be the vanguard to kill the city gate, there were several clouds of smoke and dust on the road ahead.
According to the old tactics, Meng Aocao and Hu Keshou were divided into two hundred cavalry to outflank them from the left and right, while Han Gon brought the remaining hundreds of cavalry to meet them head-on. The two sides were about to collide, but Han Gon saw that there were only a dozen riders, so he immediately closed the formation and did not continue to expand.
The more than ten horsemen who saw the nearly 1,000 horses of Feijie's left battalion were obviously in a panic, and they all immediately spun around in place, at a loss. Only a purple-robed knight galloped out of it, spotted Han Gon's military flag, and drove straight over.
"How reckless!" Han Gon was surprised by the other party's fearlessness, and with a wave of his hand, the five riders on the side came out together, each throwing a flying rope and riding all the way.
But the purple-robed knight was very good at equestrianism, and the men and horses dodged left and right in unison, and he was stunned to dodge all the ziplines. The next moment, the horse jumped high, and immediately the purple-robed knight stabbed out, and the cavalry of the Feijie left battalion who was attacked was caught off guard, and hurriedly pulled the reins to dodge, and he could have escaped, but between advancing and retreating, the center of gravity of the war horse under the crotch was unstable, and he staggered back a few steps, and even the people and horses were almost forced down by the purple-robed knight.
Seeing this, the other four cavalrymen of the Feijie Left Battalion surrounded them, and the purple-robed knight on the opposite side was not afraid, fighting with spears, fighting the four enemies alone, and after a few rounds, instead of caring about one or the other, they were vigorous and brave.
Han Gon was secretly surprised, looked back and forth at the purple-robed knight, and felt that something was wrong, so he personally stepped forward, called back the four horsemen who were struggling to besiege Wuzi, and said to the purple-robed knight: "Your Excellency is not a rogue? ”
"Aren't you a rogue?" The purple-robed knight had been fighting fiercely so far, panting, and asked rhetorically.
Han Gon immediately reported to his family and said: "We are all soldiers and horses under the command of Lord Zhao, the chief soldier of Yunxiang, and we are here to support Fang County. ”
"Support Fang County?" The purple-robed knight was stunned for a moment, and laughed miserably, "Fang County has been trapped for seven or eight days, and he sent an envoy to Prime Minister Xiong of Xiangyang to ask for help more than ten times, but there was no response. Tonight, you will not arrive sooner or later, but you will arrive when the city is broken, and you will be grateful! The last word "end" almost exploded out of his mouth, full of grief.
Han Gon was speechless, and before he could speak, the bamboo whistle in Meng Aocao's formation in front of him that meant vigilance sounded hurriedly, and the road ahead shouted and killed. The purple-robed knight turned his head to look back, and said with a dry smile: "The rogues you are looking for are here." With that, he took the horse's head and turned around again, turning back to the road from which he had come.
Han Gon followed behind him, urging Meng Aocao and Hu Keshou to continue to expand to the wings, and everywhere they looked, the people and horses were boiling, and the purple-robed knight had already jumped into the pursuers alone. Han Gon raised his head and looked, the chasing soldiers were full of banners, and Yang Zhaofeng caught up and said, "It's the horse army of Xiying!" ”
Xiying Jingqi is famous in several provinces, Han Gon calmed down, and observed carefully through the flowing firelight. However, seeing that the chasing Xiying horse army was about four or five hundred horsemen, all of whom were wearing armor, and marched in clusters, perhaps only caring about pursuing the fleeing enemy and did not expect to encounter the formed Feijie Battalion horse army, although they were numerous, they were very scattered and almost disorderly.
This is the best chance to break the enemy!
Han Gon inadvertently caught a glimpse of a big flag in the messy Xiying flag, and greeted Yang Zhaofeng: "There are several words on that flag, can you see what is written?" ”
Yang Zhaofeng tried his best to identify it, and finally recognized it all, suddenly shuddered, and stammered: "Ten thousand, long live eight, eight kings!" ”
"Long live the Eight Kings!"
Han Gon's head buzzed when he heard this, and he was immediately stunned, and then the sound of fighting resounded in the sky, pulling him back to reality. Everyone knows that this is the most commonly used flag of the "Eight Kings of Xiying" Zhang Xianzhong Pingsuri, seeing the flag is like seeing people, and the famous Zhang Xianzhong is now less than 100 steps away from him!
It takes no effort to get it, it's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!
Han Gon's heart was like a hammer, thumping wildly. In a flash, another soldier came to report, saying that there were thousands of soldiers from the West Camp who followed him, and Han Gon immediately gave the order to attack the West Camp and capture the thief Zhang Xianzhong! At the moment, Meng Aocao 300 rode on the right, Hu Keshou 300 rode on the left, did not retreat but advanced, Feijie left battalion front, Han Gon sat in the rear, the front line command was replaced by Cui Shuqiang, assisted by Yang Zhaofeng.
Xiying was also quickly aware of the existence of Feijiezuo's battalion. They also didn't have time to take into account the origin of Feijie's left battalion, and immediately dealt with it. Han Gon saw that the "Long Live the Eight Kings" flag in the Xiying array was swaying with countless small flags, and the four or five hundred elite horsemen of the Western Battalion who were the first to enter the battle all turned to the direction of Hu Keshou's division on the left side of the Feijie Left Battalion, while Cui Shuqiang and Meng Aocao were all stopped by the thousands of horses and horses that came later. For a time, the smoke and dust of the dark night in Mayanggou soared, and the sound of killing shook the sky.
The two sides quickly came into contact and fought for nearly three quarters of an hour, and both sides were getting better. Cui Shuqiang in the middle of Feijie's left camp led the crowd to resist the Xiying horse army several times his own, Meng Ao's Cao division on the right was constantly interspersed, and Hu Keshou's department on the left gradually showed its decline.
Most of Hu Keshou's horse army was absorbed by Fan Hecheng after the first battle, and its combat effectiveness was relatively weak, and the opponent he was facing now was the elite of the Western Camp personally controlled by Zhang Xianzhong, and the battle situation was already at a comprehensive disadvantage.
Zhang Xianzhong's ace horse army of hundreds of people was composed of the most fierce people selected from the whole battalion, led by his son Zhang Sihu. Almost everyone has seven or eight life debts in their hands, and they are not afraid of death in battle, and they are all equipped with almost the same standard armor as the regular horse army of the Ming Dynasty, and their combat effectiveness is extremely strong. He sent this personal army, which was supposed to be guarding his left and right at all times, in order to quickly defeat Hu Keshou's troops, and now it seems that the goal has been achieved, Hu Keshou's troops are retreating one after another, and the resistance is gradually weak.
Han Gon was also aware of the purpose of the western camp, and he knew in his heart that the reason why his army could barely withstand several times the enemy's attack was that he used most of the main force in the frontal direction, and the defense on both sides was handed over to Hu Keshou and Meng Aocao, and his own defense was almost zero, if the side was exposed, it would inevitably cause a rout of all the troops.
Looking at the current situation, Meng Aocao said that he had been pressing Xiying to fight, and although the progress was slow, he would not expose the flanks of his headquarters to Xiying; The situation on Hu Keshou's side was much more critical, and the soldiers were basically only beaten in the face of the extremely brave elite of the Western Battalion, and it was difficult to fight back. If this continues, within half an hour, Hu Keshou's troops will be completely dispersed, and at that time, Feijie's left battalion can be said to have lost the game.
"Domination, the left side is almost untenable!" Yang Zhaofeng retreated from the front line to Han Gon's side, and shouted at Han Gon, who was close at hand, at the top of his voice. The battlefield is too noisy, and a person's words can easily be drowned out by the earth-shattering sound of fighting.
Han Gon bared his teeth and looked at the front line, in order to facilitate the melee in the night, most of the horse troops on the left, center and right sides had dismounted and fought on foot, under the desperate defense of the main force of the left battalion of Feijie in the front row, the front line has not moved two steps back until now, such resistance is not amazing, on the one hand, it is the reason why the attack point of the west camp focuses on the left side, and on the other hand, it is also because these soldiers under Han Gon have abandoned their fears, worries and other distractions, and devoted themselves to the battle.
The West Battalion that died at the forefront had been piled up with corpses, and sometimes the soldiers of the Feijie Left Battalion fought fiercely with the soldiers and horses of the West Battalion almost through these corpses. Behind the brilliant results, Han Gon is also well aware of his own casualties, and the corpses of his subordinates who have been pulled from the front line to the back of the battle will pass in front of him, so it can be said that at this time, it is not those soldiers of the Feijie Left Battalion who have fought bloodily to the point of forgetting themselves, but Han Gon who is sitting in the rear.
"Command, the left side is almost untenable!"
"The brother on the right has advanced five more steps!"
"The forward front was recaptured by our army by one step!"
At the moment when Yang Zhaofeng finished speaking, news from all sides was reported to Han Gon by the soldiers one after another.
All kinds of reports were intertwined and shuttled in Han Gon's mind, and it was almost a mess.
Han Gon is not an indecisive person, abandoning the disorganized thoughts, he now has two thoughts in his mind, one to retreat and the other to advance.
The so-called retreat is to take advantage of the fact that the battle situation has not completely deteriorated at this time and the flanks have not been completely exposed, giving up the idea of capturing Zhang Xianzhong, and immediately retreating. However, his innate sense of honor drove Han Gon to dispel this idea again and again. So far, the fierce battle with the West Battalion, the soldiers of the Feijie Left Battalion have also suffered many casualties, and the front lines of the two sides have also become extremely stalemate due to the dismounting and foot fighting, and it is not possible to pull it apart if they want to. Han Gon knew very well in his heart that since he ordered an attack on Zhang Xianzhong, the Feijie Left Battalion had no way to retreat.
Thinking of this, Han Gon's thinking became clear, and there was only one way to go in front of him - enter!
"You go and call Lao Cui!" Han Gon said loudly to Yang Zhaofeng. Cui Shuqiang was fighting on the front line with his soldiers at this time, and Yang Zhaofeng was not as brave as Cui Shuqiang, and he was also caught in the army formation to be responsible for the command of a little later. But even if he was in a later position, Yang Zhaofeng was already wounded in many places, which shows the fierceness of the battle at the front line.
Yang Zhaofeng was ordered to leave, and not long after, Cui Shuqiang came to Han Gon. I saw him holding Peng Pai in one hand and a waist knife in the other, his face was covered with mud and blood, his eyes were bloodshot, and his clothes and armor were also stained with blood, and his appearance was hideous and terrifying.
"Please show me!" Cui Shuqiang said with a slight wheez.
Han Gon said sternly, "How is the battle ahead?" ”
"We have the upper hand, and we just took a step forward!"
"I now want you to draw ten of the bravest men, and you will take them with you to kill the thief himself!"
Cui Shuqiang originally lowered his head slightly, but when he heard this, he suddenly raised his head, his mouth opened slightly, his eyes widened, and he seemed to be surprised: "Commander, you, what are you talking about?" ”