"Boom, boom......" The sound of cannon rang out in the distance, and Guo Shao turned his head to watch for a while. An artillery array on the other side of the city wall seemed to be shelling the Liao army, but it was obviously useless. A mile away stone bumps were thrown over, with almost no accuracy, and a pit in the ground was completely lethal to the cavalry. I can't scare the horse, it's too far away; The movement of the artillery from hundreds of paces away was no greater than the battle of drums in the vicinity.

Guo Shao looked at the situation from a distance, and the infantry phalanx on the periphery of the Chinese army seemed to have begun to advance and counterattack.

The Liao army attacked the camp, apparently failing to break through the infantry battle formation of the Chinese army of the Zhou army, which had been prepared; However, Guo Shao did not report the results of the Zhou army's counterattack, and the infantry had to maintain the phalanx formation attack, which was very slow, and the tactical maneuver could not be faster than that of the Liao army; First of all, the phalanx defense was maintained, and then the cavalry within range was mainly attacked by long-range bows and arrows. Although the cavalry infantry of the Tiger Ben Army was mobile, it was not easy to beat the Liao army in horse warfare, and it was only a temporary emergency reserve when the Youzhou Zhou army lacked mobile troops.

So far, Guo Shao feels that this battle is very passive.

Since the Liao army unexpectedly took the lead in launching an offensive, all deployments seemed to be passively coping...... Not only Guo Shao, but even Wang Pu and many other civil and military forces did not expect that the Liao army would take the risk of doing this!

After Zhou Jun learned of the situation, although he adopted the strategy of active defense, he still could not get rid of passivity.

Now Guo Shao can only hope that the left road of Hantong will block the west in time, and Li Chuyun and Luo Yanhuan will free up their hands to copy from the east, and form a siege of the Liao army outside Youzhou City...... And the infantry of the Zhou army in Youzhou can't count on it, even if they defeat the offensive of the Liao army at this time, what's the use of not catching up?

At this moment, the battle array was dusty and chaotic. Guo Shao thought about the overall situation in his mind, and it was also a mess, as if countless threads were interspersed and entangled.

Countless preparations in advance, under the sudden changes at this time, are chaotic; It seems that there are omissions everywhere, and there are uncertain risks everywhere.

Guo Shao turned his head to look at Wang Pu on horseback next to him, and couldn't help but say in a deep voice: "I suddenly feel that Wang Zhang's words are quite reasonable, we are using cavalry as infantry." The tactics of the Liao army were different from those of the other countries in the interior. ”

Wang Pu frowned, and casually echoed with a serious face.

At this time, a cavalryman with a flag on his back ran to the front of the Chinese army camp, turned over and dismounted, and then ran over, knelt down on one knee and said: "Report!" The Liao army has stopped attacking, and the bulk is fleeing north! ”

Guo Shao said: "Order Yang Biao, don't rush in." ”

As for the infantry, Guo Shao ignored it...... They can't keep up if they want to.

Soon Guo Shao realized that the order just now was redundant. A military general reported that the cavalry infantry of Yang Biao's Tiger Ben Army intended to attack the flank of the Liao army in the northeast, but they were also attacked by the Liao army, and half of them were defeated!

At this moment, a chaotic group of horsemen came towards the camp gate. The military general guarding outside the Chinese army camp shouted and asked, and a voice from afar said: "Yang Gong is back!" ”

The horsemen got out of the way, and saw a man with arrows like a hedgehog on his horse, and he was being helped by people on both sides. The "hedgehog" drooped his head, not who Yang Biao was!

When Guo Shao saw Yang Biao's appearance, he suddenly felt his brain "buzzing", and hurriedly slapped his horse and rushed over.

Yang Biao was covered in arrows, and the blood was blurred in the broken armor...... Still alive?

"Yang Biao!" Guo Shao turned over and dismounted, glared at him, and his voice changed, "Second brother......

The armies were silent. Unexpectedly, at this time, two people came from behind carrying a pair of boards, and Luo Mengzi was lying on his back......

Guo Shao turned around and glared at Luo Mengzi, who was lying there, and said in a trembling voice: "Is he injured?" ”

A military general lowered his head and said, "General Luo has ...... Killed in battle. ”

Guo Shao walked to the side of the board, and when he saw the blood on Luo Mengzi's face, he didn't move, where was there any movement of life?

Guo Shao stretched out his palm and wanted to touch Luo Mengzi's face, but when the palm touched his nose, he couldn't feel a little heat. The breathless coolness suddenly went straight from Guo Shao's palm to his heart!

Guo Shao's hand froze there, and gradually began to tremble. Yang Biao was shot like that, and Luo Mengzi had completely become a dead corpse...... Guo Shao has many generals in his hands, and there are not a few who are stronger than the two righteous brothers; But there is no one to replace them.

In this world, people meet and get acquainted with each other for various reasons and at various times, but when they are destitute and poor, after countless life and death tests, the brothers who still treat each other with their hearts are not so easy to get after all.

Lonely, Guo Shao suddenly felt an inexplicable loneliness and coolness coming.

Self-blame, and remorse welled up in my heart. Guo Shao suddenly realized at this time that there were many deployment matters in this battle, and he lost the initiative but failed to produce serious consequences, the biggest mistake...... It is to let the Tiger Ben Army ride infantry and attack the elite cavalry of the Liao Army! The mounted infantry of the Tiger Ben Army was fashionable and could be used as cavalry in the face of the armies of Shu and Southern Tang Dynasty, but in order to maneuver and want to fight as cavalry and the elite cavalry of the Liao army, it was obviously a big mistake!

The most serious decisions are often overridden by too many trade-offs and red things.

The green tendons on Guo Shao's forehead were tensed, he clenched his fists, and his eyes flashed, but he finally gritted his teeth and didn't let the tears come out, but he felt a salty hot current in his throat.

He suddenly felt as if the heavens and the earth were shaking, and he stumbled under his feet.

"Your Majesty......" The ministers hurriedly held on.

The first few generals bowed to the ground together: "The last general deserves death!" ”

Guo Shao looked back at the hedgehog-like Yang Biao, walked up to him, and grabbed his hand, but did not get a response. Wang Pu hurriedly said: "Still stunned, hurry up and take General Yang down for treatment, you must revive him!" ”

"Yes!"

Guo Shao looked at Yang Biao, who was sitting on the horse and was moved, and was a little out of shape at this time.

Wang Pu hurriedly persuaded: "Wait for Han Tong and Li Chuyun to join forces, exterminate the Liao army on the South Road, and avenge General Luo!" ”

……

This time, the Liao army sacrificed their lives to rush the Zhou army camp for the sake of the Great Zhou Emperor, and the casualties were not small; However, the Zhou army also suffered a lot of losses, and many wounded soldiers were successively carried into the healing camp by the Sanggan River. The Langzhong, miscellaneous soldiers, and people inside were busy.

At this time, the surgical treatment was naturally very backward, but Lang Zhong also had a lot of means to treat external injuries, and in the Guan Gong era, he would scrape the bones to heal the wounds, and the splint for fractures was also one of them...... But the most useful thing is to clean the wound in time and simply disinfect it with herbs. This simplest treatment can also prevent many deaths from traumatic infections.

Xu Erniang and some women washed the cloth by the river, and then took it to the pot to boil.

At this time, another group of wounded soldiers was carried in. Xu Erniang immediately dropped the wet cloth in her hand, ran over and asked when she saw someone, "Do you know Zhao Hu?" Zhao Hu of the Tiger Ben Army Divine Fire Capital...... Who knows Zhao Hu? ”

At this moment, a soldier lying on the wooden board turned his head and said, "I don't know Zhao Hu, but I have seen the divine fire, and they are holding firearms, which is very different." ”

Xu Erniang hurriedly rushed over and asked anxiously, "Did you win?" Has the Divine Fire Won ......?"

The soldier said: "The Great Zhou army, it can be regarded as a victory, anyway, the Liao army was defeated." But Shenhuo is a bit miserable. They set fire to the phalanx of pikes, protected only by repellent rifles...... The boss said that there was still a counterattack, so how could we bother to repair the fortifications, and besides, we came out of the barracks and lined up, but there was no time.

The cavalry of the Liao army rushed up regardless of their lives, and as soon as the fire gun was released, it was almost the same as a burning stick, and the divine fire immediately collapsed, and it was estimated that more than half of the dead and wounded, and I heard that all the heads were hacked to death. I saw it with my own eyes, I was in the first row behind the Divine Fire Capital at that time, otherwise how could I come back lying down......"

As he was talking, there was a man behind him: "I know Zhao Hu." ”

Xu Erniang followed the prestige, and the person who spoke was a man who had just entered the camp carrying the wounded soldiers. The man asked again: "Who are you Zhao Hu?" ”

Xu Erniang didn't care much, and immediately said, "I'm him...... Wife! ”

The man frowned, and beckoned a man who had come up to pick him up. He stepped to the side of the road and said, "Zhao Hu is dead." ”

"Dead?" Xu Erniang was stunned and looked at the strange man in front of her blankly.

The man nodded and said, "Yes, it's dead." I am a miscellaneous soldier of the Divine Fire Capital, and when I saw him dead, I carried his body...... I'm just a miscellaneous soldier, at the back of the Divine Fire Capital, at that time, the whole population collapsed, and I naturally had to run. ”

Xu Erniang was at a loss, and she didn't know where she was, she only felt that she had no strength in her body, and she had almost no strength to speak, so she shook her head and said, "I don't believe it." ”

The man rubbed his palms and frowned: "I am a soldier of the Divine Fire Capital, what do I have to do to deceive the ladies of my fellow brothers?" Sister-in-law's Day mourning, let's change. His tone didn't fluctuate much, he might have seen too many dead people, and Zhao Hu was no different from other soldiers who died in battle to him.

Xu Erniang bit her lip hard, almost biting blood, she choked and said, "Where is he?" I'll see it with my own eyes before I believe it......"

The man looked back to the left and right and pointed: "In the camp over there, the dead are all there, and the corpses will be sent back to the country...... My sister-in-law will come with me, and I will take you there. ”

Xu Erniang staggered, silently following the sergeant along the side of the road, and there were people pushing carts or carrying wounded soldiers on the road. She couldn't remember how she got to the camp where the dead were kept.

When you walk in, it's like walking into the Yama Hall from the human world! There were many corpses on the ground inside, and they were everywhere at a glance; There are also a lot of coffins piled up. In addition to the dead, there were also many living people, some of them soldiers in armor, and most of them were people, who were busy stripping the dead of their armor, washing their bodies, and applying lime.

The military man in front of him suddenly asked, "Sister-in-law really wants to watch it now?" I think it's better to wait and see......"

"Why?" Xu Erniang asked blankly.

Jun Han didn't answer, and he didn't ask more. He searched around, and finally came to a place where he stood in front of a corpse on a wooden shelf.

Xu Erniang walked up to take a look, and immediately knelt on the ground, covering her face with her hands, and tears welled up.