Chapter Seventy-Seven: The Mighty City (3)
There are two roads from Tangcang to Huanghua Valley, the two roads extend from the same place and gather in another place, and they have the same destination. Drawing on a drawing is like drawing a dumpling, the road to the north is more winding, and the road to the south is the closest.
Luo Yanhuan and the Second Army were waiting for Wang Zhang to lead the army first; The First Army was followed by Yu Hou. The deployment they received was: Wang Zhang's five commands men and horses to bypass Tangcang Town to block the return route of the Shu army; The fourth commander of the First Army then rushed to Huanghua Valley to fight against the Shu army from Tangcang Town.
It is about forty miles from Weiwu City to Huanghua Valley, and then fifty miles around Tangcang Town. Luo Yanhuan and the others must rush to Huanghua Valley before the Shu army, and then enter the northern valley road, otherwise they will encounter the Shu army and will not be able to form a flanking attack to expand the results of the battle.
They marched from outside the mighty city, and before they had gone ten miles, night gradually fell, and Wang Zhang ordered the march all night. It's easy to get lost when you walk at night, but there are Luo Yanhuan and local guides in the army, and there is only one valley, just walk along the river.
Luo Yanhuan's round forehead was shiny, and his eyes were shining. He looked excited.
Wang Zhang, who was in front, turned around and said, "Is the Luo Platoon formation the old department of Guo Du's envoy?" Good things are for you. ”
"Hey......" Luo Yanhuan neither admitted nor objected, but said, "We have to do this well to have merit, otherwise we will have to shoot water birds with a bamboo basket!" I found out the military situation, there are 6,000 people in the Shu army in Tangcang Town, if we take it all together, then the credit, tsk...... Wang Duhou is still afraid that the credit is not enough? You can rest assured, Guo Ducheng has always been fair, and he knows who is working hard and who is cheating. ”
"That's that, that's." Wang Zhang nodded hurriedly. This time, I have made a great contribution, and I will rely on the striker to ask for credit when I go back. The size of the credit does not depend on Guo Du's mouth, he doesn't tell the top, who is to boast about?
Everyone was afraid of exposing the target, so they didn't light the torches. Otherwise, there is a long string of fire dragons on the road, it is too obvious, fortunately, there is a crescent moon in the air, everyone is used to this kind of light and can still see the road clearly, the road is a white flower at night, and there is nothing wrong with walking slowly. It is said that the villagers could not walk at night, and their eyes were black at night, and their food was too poor; Only a small number of professional soldiers in the forbidden army have night blindness.
The river was tumbling and sparkling in the moonlight. There was a chill in the air, it was the turn of spring and summer, and it was still cold at night in the valley; However, Luo Yanhuan and the others didn't think that they were wearing at least twenty or thirty pounds of iron, holding a few pounds of weapons, and carrying wheat cakes for three days.
In the middle of the night, Luo Yanhuan could hear the occasional yawn of people before and after. He felt strange that he didn't feel sleepy at all, and now he might not be able to sleep, and he was in good spirits.
Mother|Yes, a few months ago, I went to the yamen every day to mix rice, this time I went back, what position do I have to be promoted? Luo Yanhuan felt that he had to go to fortune telling when he was free...... When people are in the world, they are fateful. Who knew a few years ago that a case involving a privy counsellor would be involved? Now I see the future again, but I met a staff member by chance, and then I voted for the right person, which was not expected at all.
Luo Yanhuan thought in his heart: When he is promoted, the mother-in-law in the family will not sneer at Lao Tzu every day, and the concubine will not cry at every turn as if she is with the wrong person; I'll have to change to a better house.
In the middle of the night, the army stopped for a while, ate cakes with the river water and cured meat, and after a long rest, they told them to continue walking. Wang Zhang said that he was afraid that he would fall asleep when he rested.
Before dawn, the army arrived at Huanghua Valley, and then went west along the road and went on the road. When he entered the valley to the north, the sky gradually brightened, and Wang Zhang ordered him to rest and eat cakes.
Luo Yanhuan wiped his hand on his face and scolded casually: "The oil on the face." ”
Wang Zhang said while chewing the cake: "Rubbing it on the cake, it's a little oily, isn't it?" ”
The human persevered, with incredible endurance, walked all night, and then started walking again. Of course, you need to give everyone a reason to be patient, and that is to win the battle and have a heavy reward.
Wang Zhang looked back at the road and called a ten-year general of the archery team: "You take two horses, hide them at the intersection behind, and if there is a lone person who hits here, you will catch it, and if you want to run, you will shoot it to death!" ”
Luo Yanhuan praised: "Wang Yuhou is thoughtful, maybe he can catch the scouts of the Shu army." Then he told the ten generals to change their guards and not to fall asleep.
When the sun was approaching mid-heaven, the army rushed to Tangcang Town. Luo Yanhuan followed Wang Zhang to the front, first climbed up a hillside to watch, there is a very wide and flat field, green crops are planted in the distance, and the crops are dotted with villages; You can't see the end at a glance, you can only see the shadow of the mountains in the distance, and if you don't pay attention, you may mistake it for a dark cloud on the horizon. Compared to the valley on the road, this is a good place.
"Zhang Dutou, you first lead people to rush to the intersection in the south and seal it for me." Wang Zhang looked at it for a while and then ordered. Then he sent out a ranger scout to find out what was going on in the neighborhood.
Then the various units successively drove into the boundary of Tangcang Town, and deployed to the south of the valley under the orders of Luo Yanhuan and others. In the distant villages, there were still bold people looking over there, and Zhou Jun ignored them.
Estimating that the Shu army would not be able to come for a while, Wang Zhang arranged for the men and horses on duty and ordered the whole army to rest. And they did not set up camp, but fell into the ground and slept. Luo Yanhuan was lying down, his forehead was shiny by the sun, he pulled a handful of grass and piled it on his head, and still couldn't sleep. One mind is waiting for the arrival of the Shu army.
The insects in the wheat field only squeaked, and then the snoring on all sides was deafening, and Luo Yanhuan couldn't sleep even more.
It was dusk when suddenly a sergeant in heavy armor ran fast and shouted: "The Shu army is back, and there are so many people that there are so many people that they are surging and walking around two miles away!" ”
Luo Yanhuan got up as soon as he was agitated and said, "Call everyone up and work!" ”
There was a shout on both sides of the valley, and people got up from the weeds and crops, and they lined up in a queue under the arrangement of the commanders and generals. The total strength of Wang Zhang's army is 2,500 people, there are people everywhere, there are no flags, and they didn't bring anything with them on the road last night. The generals had to remember which commander was in which position, there was no sign at all, and everyone was wearing similar clothes.
The formation made Luo Yanhuan order the commanders to ambush, and the men and horses on both sides were mobilized to the slopes of the valley mouth; The mountain at Taniguchi was gentle and uneven, and everyone climbed up to find a mound to hide.
The second commander moved to the back of a hill in front of the valley and assigned them properly.
The five commanders had deployed their troops and gathered on the hillside on the north side. Wang Zhang and Luo Yanhuan led their horses and stood on the slope, Wang Zhang turned his head to look at Luo Yanhuan, Luo Yanhuan rubbed his round forehead and said: "When the Shu army arrives in front of the hill, the first and second commanders on the front rush out first; When the others saw that the valley was moving head-on, they swarmed up and killed for a while. What does General Wang think? ”
Wang Zhang nodded and said: "I think it's okay, the Shu army fled in panic, and there is no fighting spirit, just attack from three sides!" ”
The congregation will disperse. It was not long before the noise and messy footsteps of the valley were heard, and first a few horses rushed out, and then they saw the dense formation of infantry following closely behind, the banners being carried crookedly, and the army rushed straight in, completely ignoring the front and back, left and right.
The horsemen in front of them had just walked to the front of the hill, when suddenly a Zhou army general jumped up and shouted: "Kill!" Suddenly, a crowd of soldiers in armor and sharp armor swarmed, and the queue was not neat, and the zigzag rows of men with spears ran down the hill and rushed out of the hill.
Behind the mountain, there was a sudden dense string sound, and countless arrows were thrown into the air, flying towards the Shu army. Suddenly there were screams, and the cavalry in front reined in their horses and turned back.
At this moment, I suddenly saw a crowd of people rushing down the hillsides on both sides. For a time, the sound of killing shook the sky, and the soldiers ran and rushed.
The army fought in front of the young day, and the Shu army was in a hurry, retreating while fighting. Luo Yanhuan rode out on horseback and followed the army, only to see a group of horseback riders in many infantry troops surrounding a military general. Luo Yanhuan slapped his horse and rode in alone, and when Wang Zhang saw this, he led his own soldiers to chase after him.
Several Shu army foot soldiers saw the war horse rushing forward, threw away the knife and gun and turned around and ran, Luo Yanhuan raised the tassel gun sideways, and stabbed it in the back of a Shu soldier, he immediately gave up the tassel gun and pulled out *** from his back.
The war horse did not stop, the saber did not dance, and only with the momentum of the blade hit a horse soldier with a "clang", and blood was splashed in the air. The war horse turned in a different direction under the force, and Luo Yan circled around and continued to rush. The small group of escort cavalry was not afraid, and after a moment the two horsemen rushed towards each other. The sprint on both sides was slow, Luo Yanhuan slashed left and right, killed one person, and took advantage of the situation to raise the blood-stained saber and rush towards the general.
The general of the Shu army was shocked, his face was frightened, and at this moment, suddenly an arrow suddenly pierced from his pocket, and the general's expression suddenly froze there. Luo Yanhuan turned his head to look, only to see Wang Zhang leading his own soldiers to rush in, shooting an arrow at the military general at a distance of ten paces, and the bow was still in Wang Zhang's hand. Luo Yanhuan scolded, and rushed up with Wang Zhang and others, and the cavalry of the Shu army immediately fled, and the foot soldiers around also lost their armor and fled in rout.
When a large crowd of people rushed to the mouth of the valley, many threw away their weapons and fell on the ground and begged for mercy. Seeing this, the generals of the Shu army had gone, and countless people knelt on the ground and shouted for mercy. For a moment, the valley was like a large crop blown by the wind, and the situation was spectacular.
Luo Yanhuan grabbed the bun of a corpse and lifted it up and asked the pawn: "Who is this guy?" ”
A military general kneeling on the ground said, "Our main general, Wang Luan." ”