23. Break the siege
Xu Huang's big axe jumped up and slashed down with a gust of wind. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
That Bai Bo Qu Shuai is already the first soldier, the mountain road is narrow, and there is no place to avoid, watching the big axe chop down, purely using a long sword to block, just like a mantis arm as a car, it will only end up with a sword breaking and people die.
He gritted his teeth, didn't dodge, and stepped forward directly, the long sword also stabbed Xu Huang's chest, the long sword in his hand was also a hundred steel swords, under the desperate fight, if he stabbed Xu Huang directly in the chest, there was also a certain chance to kill the armor in front of him.
"Ahh
The two sides shouted almost at the same time, but the outcome was very different. Xu Huang's big axe slashed down, removing Bai Boqu Shuai's head and one arm, but Bai Bo Qu Shuai's long sword only made a scratch in front of Xu Huang's breastplate.
At the moment of life and death, his strength came to an abrupt end with his life, and he could only spill blood on this narrow mountain road.
"Kill, kill!"
Seeing that Xu Huang was unstoppable, he easily killed Bai Bo Qushuai in one fell swoop. The other armor soldiers behind him also let out a thunderous shout of killing, and took advantage of Xu Huang's killing opening, rushed in, slashed Bai Bo Shi to the ground, and completely drove down the mountain road of the pass.
Qu Shuai is dead, and the natural danger has been lost. The psychological pillar that supported Bai Bo's soldiers to continue fighting collapsed in an instant, and a large number of Bai Bo soldiers who were forced to retreat simply turned around, discarded their weapons and fled behind, allowing the Han army behind them to rush and kill.
Xu Huang killed the thief, and at this moment, seeing the enemy's massive retreat, he finally stopped his unstoppable footsteps. He looked at the battlefield with blurred flesh and blood and corpses all over the place, and his spirit became in a trance for a while.
He boasted of his courage and ambition, although he came from a humble background and had no good teachers or old friends to support, but he did not disdain to be like those evil young men in the middle of the Lu, bullying the good and weak, and serving the powerful and powerful, but became a fighting official in the county government.
In the county government, even if he is a low-level official, Xu Huang, who is quiet and agile in action, has also noticed the signs of chaos in the world, because whenever he hears the news that the side affairs are urgent and the thieves are swarming, he is always angry in his heart, sighing with emotion that the world is changing and his fate is uncertain.
But these are far from the rapid changes in his circumstances in recent times, from being ordered to escort military rations to saving people, from being hunted down to joining the army to serve the army, from marching to armoured bloody battles, in this dramatic change, he felt for the first time that he was so close to the goal of "making meritorious contributions and making a name for himself on the battlefield" that Yan Xing said.
Xu Huang's armor was now soaked inside and out, both his own sweat and the blood of the enemy, this kind of battlefield battle, men and sons competing for dominance were so familiar and passionate, he swallowed a saliva, moistened his dry throat, a little unbelievable.
But he quickly approached, grabbed the head of the thief, which had been unrecognizable, and held it high, as if to announce it to himself and to everyone.
"The head of the thief is dead, and the one who takes his head, Hedong Xu Gongming is also!"
The sound waves spread out in all directions, and countless eyes were cast on this bloodied ironclad man, both enemies and comrades, envy and fear.
Xu Kun heard the shout of "The thief is dead" in the back of the sword, he couldn't help laughing, followed the shout, and then shouted at Yan Xing with his eyebrows fluttering:
"The leader of the thieves is dead, and our army has won a great victory!"
Listening to the shouts of the soldiers, Yan Xing looked at the black smoke rising from the valley, and he knew that this was a signal that the other old and weak women and children in the valley were retreating.
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The news that the lair in the rear was attacked by a surprise attack soon spread from Baibo Valley to Linfen City, and there was an uproar in the Baibo army. Even if the grain and grass in the valley were burned down, but the relatives of the soldiers were still in the valley, even if they retreated in time and were not surrounded and annihilated in the valley, they were afraid that they would lose most of their personnel on the way to escape.
For a while, the besieging Bai Bo soldiers were sad in their hearts, where was there still the desire to fight, and Guo Tai in view of the fact that his own rear road had been threatened by the Han cavalry, and the rear was also suffering heavy losses, hurriedly ordered, the battalion was falsely spread with banners and golden drums, and the soldiers hurriedly retreated to the north of Hedong County, and begged Yu Fuluo to take his Hun cavalry to help block the pursuit of the Han army from Linfen City and the other side of Fenshui.
During the confrontation, Li Wei, who watched the changes in the battle situation day and night, soon noticed the abnormality on the other side, and the flags in the Baibo military camp were denser than before, but the movement of soldiers and horses had stopped a lot, and he hurriedly sent elite scouts to smuggle across Fenshui to spy on the military situation, and soon discovered the actual situation that the Baibo army was constantly withdrawing.
So, Li Dao and other three lieutenants hurriedly led the army to rush across the Fenshui, pursued the retreating Baibo army, and bit the rear of the Baibo army in time, and the Xiongnu cavalry after being asked to help break off the brave battle when the situation was superior, but after contact with the Xiliang cavalry under the command of the third captain, it quickly retreated, so the lonely army was broken, and the soldiers who had no fighting heart rushed to flee, Li Dao and others took advantage of the situation to rush and kill, and captured more than 10,000 people, and finally broke the main force of the Baibo army and relieved the siege of Linfen City.
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Although Linfen City was embarrassed, it was not able to get a share of the credit in this pursuit battle. However, the good news of Li Dao and others still spread quickly to Linfen City.
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Holding these military reports in his hand, Niu Fu's brows furrowed tightly.
Just when he thought he was in control, the Huns' cavalry fell from the sky like a nightmare, completely shattering his dream of defeating the thieves. When he thought that he was helpless, the front line suddenly reported frequent successes, as if those Bai Bo soldiers who were guarding the pass and not retreating had become puppets and straw bales, and the thieves' lair was broken by the junior Xu Kun in the army with a surprise attack, and the fierce Hun cavalry also seemed to have changed roles, and was defeated by the soldiers and horses of the third lieutenant in one fell swoop, and tens of thousands of Baibo's main forces that were still besieging Linfen City not long ago were scattered and fled north in a blink of an eye······
These good news relieved the siege of Linfen City, rescued the people in the city, and the defeated thousands of remnants, but did not solve the crux of Niu Fu's heart.
He led more than 10,000 men and horses to attack Baibo Valley, but he lost his troops and suffered a defeat, but when he arrived at Xu Kun, it became a good news that 500 horsemen attacked the thief's lair and broke the thief's lair. He was trapped in a lonely city, besieged by the so-called 100,000 white waves, but when he arrived at the third lieutenant Li Dao, he became a brave soldier and a thief who was difficult to resist, and all of them were defeated and fled.
This makes Niu Fu how to command the armies, how to show up in front of the generals, how to gain a foothold in the army in the future, and how to face the women who are still waiting for their good news.
At the thought of these troubles, Niu Fu's heart felt as if it was blocked by a heavy object, and the huge pressure forced him to breathe.
Suddenly, he remembered the sentence "Xunfeng, the sixth day of the first month, advance and retreat, the chastity of the martial arts." ”
The old witch swore that she would win the attack on the Baibo army, and even if there was an occasional misfortune in front of her, she would definitely have good luck in the future and fulfill the will of the gods.
He was originally defeated like a mountain, trapped in Linfen City, and he also had a lot of doubts about the words of the old witch in his heart. Although these witches are proficient in the art of witchcraft, claiming to be able to ward off disasters and avoid disasters for themselves, and boost morale, Niu Fu himself also believes in the art of ghost and god divination, so he does not hesitate to raise them in the army and prepare for consultation at will, but Niu Fu is not stupid, once he finds out that these witches do not have the kind of magical powers they claim, his suspicions will continue to derive, until this thin side of paper is pierced by external forces.
But now everything is as the old witch said, it is really a good news of the great victory, although it did not happen to himself, but it also confirms the hexagram interpretation of "advance and retreat, the chastity of the martial arts".
Niu Fu couldn't sit down any longer, so he suddenly got up and shouted out of the hall.
"Someone!"
"General, subordinates are here!"
Hu Chi'er, who was wearing armor and holding soldiers and guarding the hall, immediately appeared and saluted Niu Fu respectfully. Niu Fu saw this henchman of his own family, nodded with satisfaction, and said in his mouth:
"Go and summon the master to me!"
"No!"
After listening to the order, Hu Chi'er turned around and was about to take the order to leave, when Niu Fu, who suddenly frowned, suddenly asked in a loud voice:
"Wait, is there any abnormality on the master's side recently?"
"There is nothing abnormal, the Master and his disciples are still practicing the Dao as usual."
The safety of those witches in the army, Niu Fu was also handed over to this confidant of his own family, and he was personally taken care of by his own guards. Now that he heard Hu Chi'er's report, Niu Fu's heart was finally settled, and he was even more determined in his heart that these witches who were still calm and calm had real skills, and he shouted at Hu Chi'er and said:
"In this way, you don't have to summon people, you bring a few other guards, and I will go there in person."
After speaking, Niu Fu had already strode out of the hall, and he also thought about it, since this witch's divination has real magical powers, then he will let her divination again, to see if he can take advantage of the victory to pursue the Bai Bo army, and whether he can wipe out these thieves in one fell swoop in the land east of the river, and let her help him explain this hexagram clearly, so that he can feel at ease.
Hu Chi'er saw Niu Fu walking like a fly, although he deliberately showed a steady look, but those who knew him well still noticed that his pace was a little chaotic.
Hu Chi'er has followed Niu Fu for many years, knows Niu Fu's mind quite well, and saw that Niu Fu was not happy and worried after receiving the good news, and then rushed to find the mysterious master, and also expected what Niu Fu wanted to do, so he quickly ordered a few guards and followed up.