Chapter 235: The Battle of the Suburbs (1)
Later, after returning to Luyuan Village, Hua Xingjun happened to lack a captain when he set up his scout team, and Hua Xing remembered this person.
Officially promoted Li Ang to centurion and served as the first captain of the scout team of the Huaxing Army.
After greeting the two generals, Li Ang wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead and reported to the two:
"After a day and a night of observation, my scout team found a total of two military information, and I came to report to the general."
In order to find out the enemy's movements, nearly 100 members of the scout team poured out yesterday at noon and surrounded the enemy barracks.
After observing through the night, they had first-hand information on the movements of the enemy. As soon as he returned to the camp, he didn't even have time to wipe his face, so Li Ang came to report to Huaxing.
And Huaxing was reluctant to set off before, just waiting for news from the scout group.
"Oh? What is the military situation? Captain Lee, hurry up! Hua Xing asked urgently.
"First, the Youzhou army has ordered 1,000 troops this morning, and under the leadership of the two generals Guan and Zhang, they went to the open space in the north of the suburbs of Luoyuan Village."
As soon as Li Ang's words fell, he saw Zhang Liao ask suspiciously, "Really only brought a thousand people?" You read that right? ”
"Replying to the general's words, although the last general's eyes are not good, he will never be wrong in such an important matter, please rest assured that the general." Li Ang said with a confident face.
"What about the second one?"
"Last night, a group of men and horses sneaked out of the camp in the dark of night and headed south. They thought they were well hidden, but they were already discovered by a few of our brothers. Speaking of this, Li Ang still showed a little smug on his face.
As soon as they heard that the enemy had slipped out, Hua and Zhang showed concern at the same time.
"How many?"
"About a thousand or so."
"Who's leading the team?"
"The light is too dim to see clearly, it seems to be the white-helmeted guard."
"Where did you go after leaving the camp?"
"All of them were ambushed near a hill two miles west of the north of the suburbs."
Knowing that the other party had ambushed his troops near today's battlefield, Zhang Liao's face instantly crossed a trace of resentment:
"No wonder I only brought a thousand people, and it turned out that there were a thousand ambush soldiers? Hum! This surnamed Guan really didn't believe his words, and I have to teach him a good lesson later! ”
Hua Xing, who was sitting at the table, was not as angry as Zhang Liao, and after praising Li Ang concisely, he got up from his seat.
Holding the helmet in one hand, patting Zhang Liao's shoulder with the other, he said "go out" in his mouth, and walked towards the door.
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Half an hour later, in the open space north of the outskirts of Luoyuan Village, the officers and men of the two armies had already set up their positions here.
The Youzhou army is located on the north side of the clearing, they are wearing white uniforms, numbering 1,000, holding halberds, lined up, and put out a long snake array, which is more than 100 meters long.
Guan Yu and Zhang Fei respectively rode high-headed horses and stood at the front of the formation.
One is holding the Green Dragon Glaive Knife, and the other is carrying an eight-point snake spear on his shoulder, which looks majestic.
Looking at them again, the Huaxing army has also been assembled.
But the difference is that the 1,000 people are wearing yellow-green camouflage uniforms.
The standing position is like an annual ring, which is a circular gathering, and a large square circle is placed.
At the very front of the formation, there are also two generals:
One is the coach Hua Xing wearing black armor, and the other is Zhang Liao who is holding a crescent halberd, which just echoes Guan and Zhang opposite.
Seeing that the soldiers on both sides were in place, Guan Yu, who was wearing a green robe and brown armor, took the lead in lifting his knife forward, pointed at Hua Xing on the opposite side and shouted:
"Boy surnamed Hua, do you have the courage to fight with me, Guan Yunchang, here?"
Although Huaxing also had the experience of suppressing bandits before, because the opponent always hid in the cottage and refused to come out, and the two armies did not have a heads-up and duel scene in the end, so in Huaxing's eyes, the battle of Sankun Mountain was not a real battle.
In a strict sense, this battle in the suburbs of Luoyuan Village was his first battle in the Eastern Han Dynasty.
Since it is the first battle, Huaxing will inevitably be excited.
Especially after hearing the shouting of the martial saint Guan Yu, the blood in Hua Xing's body boiled instantly, and he lifted the reins and prepared to rush away.
But at the last second before departure, a question suddenly popped up in Huaxing's mind:
Before coming to the Eastern Han Dynasty, did I practice fighting people on horseback?
Due to his amnesia, he really can't remember it at all.
If you have practiced, then there must be no problem, just go straight to battle;
But if you haven't practiced it, you'll be in trouble!
Because fighting on horseback and fighting on flat ground are completely two different concepts.
This is the same as fighting on the ground and fighting on a bicycle, although Huaxing has a strong fighting strength, but whether it is combat skills or combat experience, it is based on fighting on the flat ground.
Once on horseback, the situation is bound to be very different.
If he had never practiced before, in the face of the terrifying Martial Saint Guan Yu, he would probably be killed by the opponent with one blow!
In addition, there is another problem that also plagues Huaxing: so far, he does not even have a long-handled weapon that can be used.
Although the seven-star treasure knife that Wang Yun gave him was extremely sharp, no matter how powerful it was, it was also a short knife, with a total length of only a few feet, which was not comparable to the weapons in Guan and Zhang's hands at all.
To try to win a horse battle with such a short weapon is simply a fool's dream.
Therefore, under the influence of these two concerns, Huaxing's eyes involuntarily flashed with hesitation......
Seeing that Huaxing hesitated and did not respond to the battle immediately, Zhang Liao on the side was secretly happy, hurriedly seized the opportunity, and said to Huaxing:
"Master! You promised me before that you would hand over this green-robed Guan Yu to me to clean up, and you can't regret it now! ”
After speaking, without waiting for Huaxing's reaction, he saw Zhang Liao is legs clamped violently, flicked the reins and galloped towards Guan Yu, and shouted loudly:
"Just because you are a red-faced thief, how can you be worthy of fighting General Hua? It's up to me to take your life today and avenge the Governor of Waldu!" ”
Seeing that Hua Xing did not fight, but sent a hairy boy to fight, Guan Yu, who had always been arrogant, immediately showed contempt, and a cold snort came out of his nose:
"Humph! The milk smell is not dry, and it is not self-sufficient! Since you want to die so much, then General Ben will give you a ride. After waving the cuffs vigorously, he saw Guan Yu ask again with a puzzled face:
"But who is the Governor of Waldo you just mentioned?"
"Red-faced thief, the Huaxiong Governor who was killed by you outside the Bishui Pass, don't you remember it so soon?" Zhang Liao replied resentfully.
Since Huaxing and Huaxiong are not in the same camp, and Huaxing is also surnamed Hua, it is easy to misunderstand, so when he heard the words "Huadu Governor", Guan Yu really didn't react to who Zhang Liao was referring to.
At this moment, as soon as he heard that Hua Du Du was Hua Xiong, Guan Yu's face once again swelled with contempt.