Final Chapter. 213. Bloody Battle in the Wilderness
Generally speaking, anyone who lives a rich and wealthy life to the point of Zhou Changan can't find a reason to kill himself. However, the extremes of things must be reversed, and the moon is full of losses; If Zhou Changan was not born in the emperor's family, even if it was Wang Fang or Cai Xi's son, he would definitely not be squeezed into this dead end.
Whether intentionally or unintentionally, Emperor Zhou Yuanqing sent Zhou Chang'an to the front line of Hedong City this time, all of which were paving the way for the prince who was about to ascend the throne.
Because if Zhou Changan dies on the battlefield, then among the princes, no one can threaten today's prince and tomorrow's saint; If Zhou Changan had not died on the battlefield, and had won a complete victory and put down the rebellion in Qindi in one fell swoop; Then it is only necessary for him to find a mistake and convict him in the process of commanding the battle, and then demote him out of Beijing.
From the perspective of the overall situation of Northern Yan, Emperor Tianyou's approach is understandable; However, from Zhou Changan's own point of view, he can understand his father's approach, but he is emotionally unacceptable. Emperor Tianyou can believe that his eldest son can accommodate his own brother who once had a high prestige in the army; But Zhou Changan didn't want to believe that Zhou Changyong, who had been in charge of the accounts for most of his life, would have anything to say about it.
After all, if Zhou Yuanqing believed the wrong person, he was just annoyed under Jiuquan; But if Zhou Changan believes the wrong person, he will definitely pay the price of his life.
So the current battle between Qin and Yan is a dead end for Zhou Changan. If the Qin army won this battle, he would not only become the eternal sinner of the Zhou family; Because of the identity of the coach of Beiyan, it will be difficult to escape death; But if Beiyan wins, he will also be splashed with dirty water by his father, and then driven out of Yanjing City.
As the days go by, no one will remember how much blood and sweat he shed for the Northern Yan Dynasty. So the result of dying on the battlefield is the only dignity he can get.
As the saying goes, one person is desperate, and ten thousand people are not responsible. After Zhou Chang'an, who had the heart of death, jumped into the enemy formation, he immediately waved the saber in his hand and slashed the unprepared Qin army, crying for his father and mother, and retreating in defeat; All of a sudden, the Qin army he killed only had the ability to parry, and he had no power to fight back!
However, the Mobei war horse that jumped into the enemy formation with him was also poked in the abdomen by seven or eight "wooden spears" in the blink of an eye, and his neck was also stirred into a puddle of rotten meat by the war knife......
Zhou Chang'an jumped through the camp of the Qin army, showing amazing bravery and heroism, which also made the auxiliary soldiers who were already trembling in front of them tremble, and they subconsciously looked back. However, it was this short-term "collective distraction" that made them pay a very painful price!
Although Zhou Changan did not bring many people and horses on this trip, they were all elite soldiers who had kept him out of the encirclement! They accurately seized this good opportunity of the enemy's distraction, stepped up their urging to put their horses under their crotches, and crashed into the arms of the Qin army!
The four cavalrymen led by him, without the slightest fear, directly crashed into the crowd with men and horses, instantly knocking the forward front line formed by the Qin army in a hurry! The four cavalrymen were already prepared, their feet were withdrawn from the stirrups in advance, and with the inertia brought by the galloping horses, they jumped high into the crowd, and stood up after rolling on the spot, and also learned from Zhou Chang'an's appearance, and slashed the saber in their hands to open the cold full moon, outlining the blood rain in the sky!
In the face of the boundless enemy army, the hearts of all the Tianyou cavalry were calm and peaceful. For them, Zhou Chang'an is the fourth prince, and at this time, they should be hiding comfortably in Yanjing City, and invite a group of alchemists to open the furnace and study the method of immortality. Now that he dares to go to the front line with his head in his hands, and risking his life to avenge those thousands of old brothers, what else can he not do?
Whether it is revenge or sacrifice, in fact, it is all done by the living for the living.
However, due to the large number of people in the ground formation, coupled with the horses that broke up the front and kept falling to the ground, it also blocked the way of the brothers in the rear. Therefore, these 300 cavalrymen did not penetrate the enemy formation as they did on the previous two occasions, but fell under their horses one after another, and fell into the heavy encirclement of the enemy.
A big melee in hand-to-hand combat kicked off like this!
Zhou Changan was not a military general, and even before he came to Hedong City, his hands had never touched human life. Now the saber he is holding in his hand is just a standard product cast by the Beiyan Ministry of Industry, and the quality is very ordinary; And as early as after his second charge, three gaps the size of rice grains had already collapsed.
Even though the combat effectiveness of the Qin army's auxiliaries is ordinary, the bones are not soft at all! Zhou Changan slashed down and accurately slashed at the neck of the person opposite, causing a rain of blood! At the same time, Zhou Changan noticed that the evil wind behind him was not good, and he planned to immediately draw his knife and turn around to resist the enemy attack; Unexpectedly, I found that the saber in my hand had been stuck by the other party's neck bone!
At this time, the handle of this saber and Zhou Changan's entanglement were already soaked in sticky and sweet blood, and the hand felt wet and slippery; Zhou Changan struggled to draw the knife, but he got rid of it twice in a row, and his strength was not used at all! In desperation, he could only quickly raise his right foot and kick the chest of the "iron neck" in front of him; Taking advantage of the small space created by the opponent's body, he hurriedly stepped forward and turned around, intending to snatch the blade from the opponent's hand empty-handed......
Burst!
Zhou Changan is not Shen Gui after all, and his skills are really ordinary! He had just turned around when he felt a chill on his left shoulder, and the numbness instantly rushed to the top of his head!
Slow!
Zhou Chang'an, who was stabbed in the left shoulder, didn't care about checking the injury, and quickly raised a kick to push away the opponent who was also stunned; Then he grabbed the free hilt of the knife with his backhand, and with the strength of drawing the knife, he slashed forward!
Zhou Changan, who was highly nervous, unconsciously poured his strength into his body when he drew the knife; The knife slashed a diagonal line like lightning, not only severing the neck of the owner of the steel knife; By the way, an unlucky guy who had just come forward was disemboweled, and his intestines flowed all over the ground!
Zhou Chang'an's knife in a hurry can be regarded as completely out of force, and a gold star suddenly shines in front of him, and he gradually loses his balance under his feet; At this critical juncture, a thunderous roar suddenly came from not far away, which made Zhou Changan's ears buzz, and also made him lift his spirits again!
"Kill this way!"
Before the voice fell, there was a push force behind Zhou Changan! It turned out that it was a man with a wooden gun behind him who seized this great opportunity! Fortunately, these casually disassembled wooden sticks did not pierce the leather armor on Zhou Changan's body, and also made him stagger away in the direction of the sound with just the right amount of strength.
With the first blow, Zhou Changan felt dizzy again, followed by a black eye, a weakness in his knees, and an unconscious roll forward after his front foot kicked into the air; However, the physical inertia brought about by the long-term desperate fight still prompted him to vigorously wield the Qin army's war knife that had just been captured, and in the process of staggering, he accidentally cut down two people holding stones!
"Zhou Shuai, what kind of trick are you...... How? You're hurt? ”
A familiar voice came from above his head, and Zhou Changan, who was lying on the ground, turned around with all his might, spit out the gravel and sand in his mouth, and saw a rather familiar face.
This person is the horse archer who casually shot Wang Yi's guard!
In fact, Zhou Changan, who fought alone before, still doesn't know whether his shoulder injury is light or serious; But after all, he is also an "old soldier" who has been in the army for more than a month, and his elegant and modest style has also changed a lot, at least he refuses to give in anymore!
"Hey, just let the mosquitoes bite it, and it's out of the way!"
"That'...... Can you still keep killing? ”
"Why not?"
"Then get me up, you ......"
The man bent down and stretched out his hand, grabbed Zhou Changan's right arm and lifted him up, grabbed the steel knife in his hand into his hand, and pushed his back hard:
"If you can move, don't play dead, go, fill that gap!"
That's how strange people are! When Zhou Changan's eyes were dark and he fell to the ground, he was ready to sacrifice his life for the Northern Yan Dynasty in his heart! But now that he was forcibly dragged up by the man with excellent archery skills, he actually felt that Fang Cai's body, which had been exhausted, began to gradually recover his strength, his eyes could be refocused, and his right arm was no longer as soft as a noodle!
People are right, don't pretend to be dead if you can move! Men on the battlefield can only get a decent ending if they fight until the last moment!
Zhou Changan stabilized his mind, continued to swing the steel knife in his hand, and resolutely filled the gap in his own circle; And the old soldier who "saved the driver" bent down and picked up the Qin knife captured by Zhou Changan, and spat out and cursed, "What the is this called", and then separated his own front and entered the enemy encirclement alone!
I don't know how long it took, Zhou Changan only felt that the crowd in front of him was like a tide, and a gap was torn apart; And the old soldier who had just saved himself, carrying a half-handled knife in his right hand and a fellow brother with a thigh injury in his left hand, killed him with an indifferent face......
Zhou Changan subconsciously kicked away a Qin soldier in front of him, and then stood outside his own front, struggled to cover the old soldier who had returned to the battle, and dragged the injured brother into the circle together......
After the three of them entered the center of the circle, the old soldier waved his hand and slapped the wounded soldier who was still wielding his sword:
"You're eye-popping? Don't you see we're safe? I guess you can't move this virtue, right? Lend me your knife first, and then I'll go out for activities......"
Zhou Changan looked at the sturdy old soldier again, only to see that he entered the enemy line alone and rescued a wounded soldier, but the leather armor on his chest was not scarred; But when he turned to the other party's back and looked again, it was a scene full of holes and devastation!
Zhou Changan wanted to open his mouth to stop him, but the words had already come to his lips, but when he looked down at the wounded man with a grateful face, he couldn't say anything anyway......