Chapter 20 Prepare for battle
"Hundred steps through Yang Shenjian mighty general" Wang Heming and "force to pull out the mountain and cover the world Shenwu general" Hu Li stood on the hillside side side together. The two of them held their breath, and their eyes watched without blinking as the new soldier Ma of the Protector of the Nation, who had neat steps and dazzling armor, entered their ambush circle in an orderly manner.
There was a loud "boom", and the cannon shook the sky. Wang Heming raised his spear, Hu Lian suddenly raised his crescent shovel, and the two shouted almost in unison: "Heavenly soldiers and generals of the Celestial Empire, kill me!" ”。
War drums sounded, horns whimpered, and the Taiping troops who had been in ambush on the hillsides on both sides rushed down with shouts.
Facing the ambush of the Taiping Army rolling down like a mudslide on the hillsides on both sides, Lang Zhendong, the pioneer officer of the New Army for the Protection of the Country, did not show a panicked look, raised the spear in his hand, and shouted with a firm gaze: "Brothers, pay attention to protect the two wings, and fight and retreat!" Don't panic! ”。
With his order, the vanguard battalion of the Protector Army quickly launched a defensive formation, and the two wings brushed together to erect a large shield, and the long spear spear stretched out from behind the big shield, and the sharp tip of the spear shimmered in the sun.
The surging "mudslide" collided violently with the ranks of the new army for the protection of the country, and the sonorous sound was incessant, mixed with the neighing of war horses and the screams of soldiers.
The sharp spears that poked out from time to time behind the big shield mercilessly pierced the bodies of countless Taiping knights, and many people's weapons were not next to the big shield, so they turned on their backs, and blood sprayed wildly from their mouths and fell into the dust.
But the force of the men and horses to dive was huge, and many soldiers of the Protector Army with shields were also knocked out, and the Taiping troops who continued to rush down waved various weapons with red eyes, desperately breaking through the gap that was opened.
Lang Zhendong did not hesitate to urge the horse to rush over, screaming and dancing his spear, and fiercely picked off the Taiping soldiers who broke through the gap, trying to block the gap. The soldiers behind him also roared and swarmed up, and started a life-and-death struggle with the Taiping army's brigade.
Hu Li, who was watching the battle from afar, couldn't stand it anymore, and in the face of the Heavenly Pilgrimage Saint Army, which was obviously superior in number and momentum, these soldiers of the Protector Army who did not know whether they were alive or dead did not have the slightest panic and timidity, and completely put on a desperate posture! Don't you really take me, the "great general who pulls out the mountains and conquers the world", in his eyes? You have become a turtle in an urn, so let General Ben personally send you on the Huangquan Road!
Without greeting Wang Heming, General Hu gritted his teeth and burst into shouts, led his own personal guards, and rushed down the hillside with a crescent shovel.
Lang Zhendong vigorously knocked out the long knife in the hand of a Taiping army general who rushed to the front, shook his wrist, and once again violently exerted force, the spear directly pierced the opponent's body, and in the opponent's bloody howl, he waved his hand and lifted it off the horse. Then he turned his head and shouted to his own men and horses: "Don't fall in love with war, Mingjin retreats his troops and evacuates quickly!" ”。
General Hu was so angry that his stomach was bulging, and he was about to rush in front of the enemy general led by him, but the sound of gold came from the opposing camp, and the man with a spear and a yellow face swept his horse and shot to open a bloody road, and led his men to break through to the outside of the encirclement. Want to slip away? Leave your life behind and go! Hu Gang slammed the belly of the horse, increased the speed of the war horse to the limit, and chased after him with a wild shout.
Wang Heming, who was on the hillside, did not hesitate to give orders to the left and right: "The enemy army fled in a hurry, give me a drum and blow a horn, and chase and kill with all my might!" They can't be left alone alive! ”。
At this time, the entire team of the Protector Army under the hillside suddenly changed from the original defensive formation to an attacking formation, and a strong shield was instantly transformed into a sharp spear, desperately charging outward. Before reacting, the encirclement of the Taiping army was instantly torn open a gap of flesh and blood, looking at the enemy army who fled by the way, the morale of the Taiping army was high, and they screamed and pursued desperately.
The soldiers of the Protector Army, who were anxious to flee for their lives, ran all the way without looking back, and the pursuers of the Taiping Army released arrows while chasing wildly, and from time to time the soldiers of the Protector Army screamed and fell off their horses, and no one stopped to reach out to help. The wounded soldiers who fell off their horses and did not die were quickly trampled into pulp by the horses of the pursuers behind.
The sound of horses' hooves rumbling shook the earth, and the flying dust obscured the view of the Taiping soldiers. The screaming Taiping army pursued and killed all the way, and had rushed out of four or five miles.
Hu Li, who was galloping wildly, felt that the shouts of his own team suddenly became quieter, and the people who rushed in front also restrained their horses. He stretched out his hand and swept away the dust in front of him, and when the dust settled, he was stunned by what he saw.
It was an empty field, and not far away a huge black phalanx appeared in front of him. The neat and uniform black iron armor on the soldiers reflected the light of slaughter in the sun, and the flags were fierce, and the swords and guns were dazzling. What's even more terrifying is that these centaurs uniformly maintained a deathly silence, and everyone's eyes were staring at the front in unison, and their eyes were chilling. A huge blue rectangular flag of the Chinese army fluttered high in the wind, and the word "strict" was prominently displayed on the flag.
The defeated enemy army, which had just been pursued, quickly merged into the phalanx, like a drop of water flowing into the sea, without stirring up a ripple.
The soldiers of the Taiping Army, who were in high spirits and came after him, were all shocked by the awe-inspiring murderous aura emanating from the huge phalanx in front of them, and they strangled their mounts and stretched their necks to watch with their mouths wide open.
"Hundred steps through the mighty general of the Yang Divine Arrow" Wang Heming also restrained his war horse beside Hu Li, he stared at the figure of the commander under the banner of the Chinese army on the other side and couldn't help but gasp, as if muttering to himself: "White-bearded old man!" ”。
General Hu didn't understand what he was saying at all, so he turned his head in confusion and asked in a low voice, "General Wang, should our army take the initiative to attack?" ”。 Wang Heming didn't answer him immediately, although General Wang couldn't have known that there was a person named Shakespeare in other worlds in his life, but at this time, a sentence adapted from Shakespeare's famous play was floating in his mind: To fight or not to fight? That's a problem!
Under the banner of the Chinese army of the new army to protect the country, an adjutant general smiled and clasped his fists and said: "Old General Yan, how do you know that there must be an ambush ahead?" ”。
Old General Yan raised his hand and stroked the heavy silver beard under his chin and said with a smile: "The old man has been a horse for half his life, and from the topography, the front should be the best ambush location, so he sent a pioneer battalion to test to see if he could lure the snake out of the hole, but he didn't expect to really lead out a giant python." It seems that the bandits on the opposite side are still hesitating, passing on the commander's order, attacking at full speed, and the first battle will definitely play the majesty of our national protection army! ”。
"Hundred steps through the mighty general of Yang Shenjian" and "Pull out the mountain and cover the world, the great general" had a fierce dispute in front of the soldiers of the Taiping army.
Wang Heming had learned the ruthlessness of the New Army and the "white-bearded old man" under the capital, so he was quite jealous. He whispered to Hu Li: "General Hu, our side has already won a game, the opponent's main lineup is strong, and we have been prepared for a long time, and our army may not be able to take advantage of the head-on conflict, so it is better to accept it when it is good, evacuate first, and fight again at another date." ”
General Hu, who was not afraid of tigers as a newborn calf, shook his head firmly and said, "It's better to choose a day than to hit the day!" Today, our Heavenly Pilgrimage Army just took advantage of the great victory and made persistent efforts to annihilate the enemy army in one go, and completed its work in one battle. I would like to give an explanation to the Holy Father Tianzun."
Wang Heming raised his hand to support his crooked nose, and said in a muffled voice: "Finish the battle? Easier said than done! Before the army set out on the expedition, the Heavenly Father Holy Venerable had personally explained that this general is the main commander, and you are the deputy commander, you have to obey the orders of this general! ”。
Hu Mian rolled his eyes and said dissatisfiedly: "If General Wang is greedy for life and afraid of death, he can lead his troops to evacuate first." Ben Shuai will never let go of the great opportunity in front of him! I, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, dominate the world, and I will fight here! ”。
Wang Heming no longer raised his hand to support his nose, because he discovered two truths: one is that he can't help his nose after it is completely crooked. The second is that the General Hu in front of him has a pot of paste in his brain, and he doesn't know whether he is alive or dead! What's even more infuriating is that he has to drag many brothers to accompany him to die!
Wang Heming's face turned red and shouted: "This general followed the Heavenly Father Holy Venerable to fight in the north and south of the great river, creating an immortal foundation. How have you ever been greedy for life and afraid of death? How long the fuck have you been in the army? The rat's eyes are small, the milk smell has not dried, what else will you do besides patting the ass of the Heavenly Father? How dare you slander General Ben like this?! ”。
Before the words fell, with the deafening sound of cannons, the rear team of the Taiping army exploded. Many headless horses and soldiers with their lower bodies flew into the air with the rolling heat.
Wang Heming watched intently, and the originally neat enemy phalanx had cracked open, roaring in three directions and rushing towards his own army. General Wang hated it so much that the roots of his teeth itched, and at this time it was pointless to argue about the question of evacuation or attack, so he had to rush forward and fight hard.
"Hundred steps through the mighty general of the Yang Shenjian" and "the mighty general of the mountain and the world" reached an agreement in an instant, one held a big gun, the other shook the crescent shovel, and led the people of the headquarters to grit their teeth and pounce against the rolling torrent of the new army to protect the country.
The smoke and dust rising from the sky once again covered the entire battlefield, obscuring the sky. The loud sound of people shouting and neighing horses and swords and guns clashing reached the sky.
In the Protector Army, the pioneer officer Lang Zhendong's eyes were red, and the silver spear in his hand danced wildly, killing all directions, as if entering a no-man's land. There was only one strong thought in his heart: to kill all the Taiping bandits in front of him and avenge the brothers who had just died not long ago!
A snow-bright crescent shovel danced to block his way, and the immediately "Pull out the mountain and cover the world Shenwu General" Hu Mian shouted: "Oh, come and report your name!" General Ben shoveled down the undead nobody. ”
Lang Zhendong snorted, smiled coldly, and did not answer. I said in my heart: Who the hell has that spare time to work nonsense with you?! Lao Tzu cares about you, Zhang San, Li Siwang, and Ermazi, take your life!
With a flick of both hands and wrists, he suddenly exerted force. The spear shook its head and shook its tail, quickly poked out, like a poisonous snake spitting out a letter, and went straight to the door of Hu Mian, the "Great General of the Divine Martial Arts of the World".