Chapter 38: Rain of Guns
"Raid Qingyun! Yang Yu was taken aback by Zhao Yi's words, Qingyun was Zhang Jiao's station. According to reliable information, there were 50,000 Yellow Turban troops, and 30,000 of them were elite soldiers led by Zhang Jiaoqin.
A few days ago, from the mouth of the Changshan county guard, everyone heard the county guard say that the elite soldiers led by Zhang Jiao were equal to the strength of the official army. At this time, with his own 6,000 soldiers, against the enemy's 30,000 elite soldiers, isn't that a dead road? "My lord, the Yellow Turban Thieves in Qingyun's Department are known as the elite of the Yellow Turbans, and we only have less than six thousand soldiers, how can we fight against tens of thousands of Yellow Turban Thieves."
Zhao Yi squinted at Zhou Cun in the fierce battle: "Didn't General Yang pay attention to the direction where the reinforcements came just now?" The thieves came from the south. It shows that 20,000 of the 50,000 troops in Qingyun have been drawn. And General Lu attacked Song Liu, and the strength of Song Liu's defenders was not as strong as that of officers and soldiers, so he would definitely ask Zhang Jiao for help. If I'm not mistaken, there are only 10,000 soldiers left around Zhang Jiao at most, or even less. There's no better time to do it. ”
Zhao Yi stretched out his hand and waved: "Full speed ahead!" "Order the soldiers to throw away all the useless things, each must carry more than two spears, and quickly run towards Qingyun.
At this time, Zhang Jiao stood at the door of the tent, staring at the east and west directions. When he received the news of Song Liu and An Lin asking for help, Zhang Jiao thought that his opportunity had come.
Lu Zhi's troops have been holding on to Guangzong and it is difficult to get out, and Zhou Cun said that Zhao Yi was surrounded by them, but it was difficult to overcome because of the strange formation.
Zhang Jiao made up his mind to annihilate all Lu Zhi's troops this time, and ordered the two generals to lead 20,000 troops each to reinforce Song Liu and Zhou Village. At the same time as sending reinforcements, he also asked the fast horse to go to Anlin to deliver the news.
As long as Song Liu's defenders could entangle Lu Zhi for a few hours, An Lin and his own troops destroyed Huaxiong and Zhao Yi. In the case of being attacked on the back of the abdomen, Zhang Jiao wanted to see how Lu Zhi turned defeat into victory.
The general who attacked Zhou Village raised his arms and shouted, and the defeated Yellow Turban Army regrouped, but less than half of the 30,000 soldiers remained, and in addition to more than 10,000 dead and wounded, thousands of people fled here in a short time.
On the way to help, the general naturally saw thousands of fast horsemen leaving here, and asked who led the part that escaped while giving the order to attack Tucheng.
When he learned that it was Zhao Yi's department, the general's face changed, and when he came to Zhou Village, Zhang Jiao had specially instructed himself to cut off Zhao Yi's head to see him.
At this time, Zhao Yi escaped, and the generals couldn't guess Zhao Yi's thoughts, thinking that Zhao Yi had returned to Guangzong County. "A few of you quickly report the news of Zhao Yi's escape to the lord!" The general beckoned a few soldiers and waved his army to attack Tucheng.
The combat effectiveness of these 20,000 elite soldiers is no worse than that of Huaxiong and other officers and soldiers, and these soldiers are a new force, which is far from being comparable to Huaxiong's department that has been fighting for half a day. The battle was much fiercer than before, and the two sides were engaged in a tug-of-war, depending on who could get the most out of the fight.
There are only 6,000 soldiers and horses on Huaxiong's side, but there are more than 30,000 people on the Yellow Turban Army's side, so the Yellow Turban Army can afford it, but Huaxiong's side can't afford it. It can still be supported in three or four hours, but after a long time, Huaxiong's department will undoubtedly be defeated.
Hua Xiong, who was standing on the earthen wall, looked at the yellow turban thief who surrounded him like an iron bucket, and his heart kept sinking. Rush out without a war horse, and after walking for a short time, you will be caught up by the enemy cavalry, and you may die sooner.
At this time, Hua Xiong put all his hope on Dong Zhuo and ordered his soldiers to guard it to the death.
Although the general sent a few fast horses to report the news of Zhao Yi's escape to Zhang Jiao, Zhao Yi and the others took a step earlier and hurried their horses, so they went to Qingyun for a while.
Sitting on horseback, Zhao Yi could see the undulating houses. The big "Zhang" flag is waving in the wind. Zhao Yi saw the footprints of a large group of people and horses on the ground on the east and west sides, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. Because their speculation has become a reality.
Zhang Jiao's troops must be empty, "Kill!" Zhao Yi waved the sword in his hand, and the army screamed and rushed wildly.
There were no soldiers on the Qingyun Tower, and the sentry was sitting below talking to the Yellow Turban Army. "The officers and soldiers were surrounded, and many brothers went to kill the officers and soldiers, but we sat in the back, which was really not a taste." A few Yellow Turbans were chatting below.
A general-like man walked over and saw three or five soldiers chatting together, frowning at the sight of the empty tower. walked up to a few people and kicked a yellow turban soldier to the ground: "Don't laugh, watch the tower!" "This tower is the eyes of their own department, these soldiers dare to be lazy, if there is an enemy attack at this time, wouldn't they die very unjustly.
The soldier rubbed his buttocks and muttered, "There is only my Yellow Turban camp within a radius of 100 miles, and the soldiers and horses of the imperial court are all surrounded." He casually glanced at the bronze jue on the table. There were ripples on the originally calm surface of the small water in the bronze lord.
The dull sound of "knock knock" came faintly from the front.
"It's cavalry!" The general felt that something was not right, at this time, the army should be fighting in Song Liu and Zhou Village, how could there be a large group of cavalry back?
The sentry who climbed up, and saw that the cavalry led by Zhao Yi was galloping over, and it was too easy to distinguish between the enemy and me, and Zhao Yi's head was a black helmet, not the yellow turban of the Yellow Turban Army: "Enemy attack!" ”
The general was startled when he heard these two words, and hurriedly ran to the tower, at this time Zhao Yi was still four or five miles away from the camp. The general waved his hand and shouted: "Prepare for war!" ”
These words made the lax soldiers suddenly nervous, this team of soldiers is worthy of the elite soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army, the battle broke out very suddenly, but the actions of these soldiers are not panicked. Clenched the spear in his hand, he stared at the north without squinting.
The general quickly informed Zhang Jiao of the news.
Zhang Jiao slapped the table fiercely: "Cut down the soldier guarding the tower!" What is the number of enemies? ”
"It's a group of light cavalry, about four thousand,." The general replied truthfully. The tone was not panicked, the Yellow Turban Army was brave and outnumbered by the other party. Whether it's guarding or attacking, there's a chance to win.
Zhang Jiao's solemn expression on his face relaxed slightly: "With this amount of troops, you dare to raid my Qingyun, and the courage to come is not ordinary." He stood up and beckoned to the general: "Come with me and have a look." ”
Zhao Yi was less than two miles away from Qingyun at this time, and everyone could see the Yellow Turban Army lined up at the entrance of the village, facing the cavalry onslaught, his face was calm, and it seemed that it was really not an ordinary Yellow Turban Army.
Zhao Yi gave an order: "The purpose of our army's trip is only to open the horns, and the troops do not have to be entangled with the Yellow Turban Army, and they slammed into the middle of Qingyun." "The armies promised.
The formation was quickly changed between the marches, and the five hundred heavily armored soldiers led by Dian Wei stood out at the front, and the troops galloped forward in a wedge shape.
Zhang Jiao saw the formation lined up by Zhao Yi, especially the obviously heavy armor worn by the hundreds of soldiers in front of the sudden, and his eyes flashed: "Shield array!" Crossbowmen prepare! ”
At this time, Zhao Yi and the others were already less than a mile away from Zhang Jiao's army, and Zhao Yi could even see the appearance of the crossbowmen in the front row of the other party. With Zhang Jiao shouting: "Release the arrow!" ”
Hundreds of feather arrows flew towards Zhao Yi and the others, and Zhao Yi's soldiers were busy defending with small shields on their horses, but dozens of people still fell to the ground screaming.
Zhang Jiao's archers released arrows in echelons, and Zhao Yi suffered hundreds of casualties here, and finally fell less than a hundred steps away from Zhang Jiao and the others. Zhao Yi flipped the spear in his hand half a circle, pointed diagonally into the air, threw it hard, and the spear crossed a black arc and flew towards the Zhang Jiao camp. Zhao Yi's soldiers also shouted in unison, and threw the spear in his hand straight out.
More than 5,000 spears rained down on Zhang Jiao's camp like a rain of arrows, and a miserable scream came. Because they were afraid that the cavalry would use their horsepower to impact the shields, many soldiers were on the shield passage, and the spears that rained down caused great damage to these people, many of them were pierced in the chest by spears, and some were stabbed in the arms and thighs.
In particular, the spear thrown by Dian Wei penetrated the chest of a soldier in front of Zhang Jiao, if it wasn't for the general next to him who saw the opportunity and pulled Zhang Jiao, I am afraid that Zhang Jiao would have been hit by the spear that passed through his chest.
In this round of gunfire, thousands of men and horses were lost on Zhang Jiao's side, and the soldiers who kept crying on the ground had a great impact on the morale of the army.
Zhao Yi flipped the head of the gun and threw it again: "Kill!" ”
Seeing that the dense rain of guns came again, the soldiers standing in the position suddenly panicked, and no one wanted to be the undead under the gun.
Because of the proximity of Zhao Yi's department, the spear he threw landed a little further back than before, Zhang Jiao hurriedly retreated, and several spears fell to the ground in front of his feet.
Zhao Yi responded quickly, more than Zhang Jiao expected, his archers lost most of them in the first round of gunfire, and the second round of gunfire almost wiped out the entire army, and nearly 2,000 soldiers lost their combat ability without even seeing the enemy's face. These two rounds of gunfire caused a great shock to the Yellow Turban Army.
Before the Yellow Turban Army woke up from this shock, the five hundred heavily armored soldiers led by Dian Wei had already arrived in front of the shield formation of the Yellow Turban Army.
Dian Wei was in a strange attack, ignoring the spear piercing from the gap in the shield, and the double iron halberd in his hand struck down towards the shield. The spear stabbed at the heavy armor with only a crisp metallic crash, which did not cause harm to Dian Wei.
However, the huge force from the twin iron halberds caused a gap in the shield array. Dian Wei saw the right time, and the double iron halberd drew down towards the gap, and then swung left and right, the gap became larger, and Dian Wei squeezed in with the momentum of the horse.
Then the heavy armored soldiers who followed also squeezed into this gap, and killed a bloody path on this shield array, Zhang Jiao saw Dian Wei, who was brave and unparalleled with a double iron halberd, rushing towards his side, and a trace of panic flashed on his originally calm face: "Quick, resist!" ”
With Dian Wei's five hundred heavily armored soldiers in front of the attack, the people behind can easily cover up, and Ma Kuaidaoli cut the chests of many soldiers in the Yellow Turban Army, but he has no intention of entanglement with these soldiers, but keeps advancing!
Zhang Jiao understands that the other party's goal is himself!