Chapter 219: The Beginning of the Show
This time, in order to kill Zhao Yougong, the king of Jinling, Guo Sancai sent nearly a thousand people, and these people were half of the elite of the Longmen sand bandits. Of course, the personal combat effectiveness of the Longmen Sand Bandits is also about the same, so they can be regarded as elite. But these nearly 1,000 elites, driving camels and horses, were about to enter Hancheng to rob it, but as soon as they got out of the Gobi Desert, they saw a vote of people killed in the willow forest. The men were each dressed in soft armor and armed with guns in both hands, and there were two rows of shield soldiers in front of them for protection.
Gao Zhong rode on his horse, dragged his spear upside down, and when those sand bandits were almost out of the Gobi Desert, he raised his spear with one hand and shouted, "The shield soldier is in front, the pikeman retreats, three columns of archers are forward, the first column, oblique thirty degrees, throw, release!" ”
With the order, hundreds of archers advanced and retreated in a certain degree, neatly aligned, arrows flew into the sky, forming an insurmountable arrow array, the first column was shot, automatically retreated, and the second column was filled, so that the arrows did not stop, and constantly harvested the lives of the sand bandits dozens of zhang away. The sand bandits are also outlaws, and they are not lacking in bravery, but where have they ever seen such a strange formation, and they are not surprised by this rain of arrows.
When they left the Gobi Desert, the sand bandits were close to each other and gathered together, so in a short period of time, a rain of arrows caused huge damage. In the crowd, there were wails and scolding, and several small leaders kept shouting to control the situation, but it had no effect at all.
The biggest difference between the sand bandits and the official army lies in this, when fighting a tailwind battle, the sand bandits each move forward bravely, extremely powerful, but when faced with the dilemma, the habits of the sand bandits are exposed, at this time, some people want to move forward and destroy the officers and soldiers who took the opportunity to sneak attack, and some people want to retreat.
There is a way for the layman to look at the excitement. Insiders look at the doorway. Niu Gao has been observing from the sidelines. He found that the army under Gao Chong's command was very different from the previous officers and soldiers. With the order, the soldiers were uniform, just like a person, it was really like a command, I was really curious, how did Gao Changke train the soldiers, and he could make the soldiers act in unison?
After a whole pillar of incense, the sand bandits left more than 300 corpses. Several small leaders finally managed to control the situation, they shouted loudly, so that their subordinates scattered, and at the same time organized more than two hundred people, opened their mouths and scolded and rushed towards the opposite officers and soldiers. It's not that I haven't suffered the loss of the official army archers before, but there is no need to worry, as long as you fight in close combat, it only takes a few rounds to kill the officers and soldiers.
The sand bandits shouted and rushed through the arrow array, and the high pets raised their guns horizontally. Hit the horse forward and said loudly. "Draw your bow, draw your sword, and the pikemen forward!"
At the sound of the command, the longbowmen hung their bows on their backs in unison, and with a dip of their right hand at their waists, they drew their swords. With a knife in one hand, he raised it horizontally and stepped back, and the pikeman filled in his position. At this time, those sand bandits also pounced on them, and Gao Pet shouted, "The shield is oblique, squat!" ”
The shield used by the Dingguo army is special, nine feet high, three feet wide, the shield soldier squats, the shield is tilted, and the body is directly protected under the shield, at this time the second row of shield soldiers hold the shield high, put it on the first row of shields, two rows of shields, and form a wall in an instant.
Isn't it a shield? The sand bandits can not be afraid at all, waving all kinds of weapons and rushing up is a burst of slamming, at this time, Gao Pet waved his left hand, "Spearman forward, diagonally up, stab!" ”
The pikemen held the barrel of the spear with both hands, and stabbed along the gap in the shield, and at this time there were people in front of the shield, and when the spear stabbed, blood and water flowed down the shield, and in an instant, along the shield, it accumulated into a red stream.
Most of those who dared to rush up and break into the shield array were outlaws, and when they saw the blood, these people became even more crazy, and some of them actually hit the shield with their bodies. Since there were only two columns of shield soldiers, and there were no alternates at the back, many pikemen threw away their spears and helped the shield soldiers carry their shields, but even so, the shield wall was still a little crumbling.
Seeing this situation, Gao Zhong was not in a hurry, and raised his voice, "The pikemen retreat, and the two swordsmen march forward!" ”
With this command, the pikemen retreated like a tidal wave, and the swordsmen who had been waiting for a long time swarmed up, but none of the two columns were next to each other, and none of the two columns formed a team, and there was a gap a foot wide between the teams.
"Shield, points!"
The crumbling shield wall parted in an instant, and the sand bandits outside poured in like a tide along the path where the shield was separated, and they instinctively killed along the wide gap, but they were greeted by countless long knives on both sides. Many sand bandits, before they could shout and curse, fell into the gap.
"Shield, he!"
The shield wall was divided and closed, and nearly a hundred lives were taken in an instant, and the pressure of the shield array that was reclosed at this time was also reduced a lot.
When have the sand bandits seen this method of killing? Are these still the officers and soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty? Several of the leaders died behind their shields, and those who survived were frightened.
People are not afraid of fear, but once they let their fears control their actions, something big will happen. At this time, several small leaders who had managed to survive cried and ran back, and even lost the weapons in their hands.
"Brothers, evacuate"
"The shield is in front, the spear is behind, and it is moving forward, kill!"
"Kill"
An angry roar shook the sky, and it was not only the sand bandits who were afraid, but even Niu Gao was deeply shocked. The Dingguo Army of that year was also the first elite of the Great Song Dynasty, but compared with today's soldiers, it was still too far behind.
At the moment, this group of people and horses is holding a killing machine, and the order points out, and the people will arrive, the sound is like Yama, the swords and guns are numerous, the Buddha blocks and kills the Buddha, and the people block the killing.
Nearly a thousand soldiers, motionless as a mountain, walking like a tiger, they walked in unison, and the earth they stepped on trembled. With every step, there was a uniform roar.
"Kill"
The mighty military formation, like a giant carriage, slowly ran over, and no one survived the military formation. The sand bandits were already afraid, and in the face of this murderous official army, they could no longer afford to resist at all, and some only had how to flee for their lives.
Nearly 1,000 sand bandits, facing nearly 1,000 officers and soldiers, were like a flock of sheep, encountering a group of lions, and they didn't even have the courage to parry.
After dropping hundreds of corpses. The bandits lost their camels and horses. Crazy fled into the vast Gobi Desert. At this time, Gao Zhong also stopped the pace of pursuit, and turned his head to let people clean up the battlefield.
In a big battle of nearly 2,000 people, the Dingguo soldiers only injured a few people, if they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, no matter what, Niu Gao wouldn't have believed it. No matter how bad the sand bandits are, they are blind cats and rats. How many people can you kill, right?
Riding a horse to Gao Chong's side, Niu Gao took a long breath and said with a wry smile, "Gao Changke, Niu has served, how did you train this team?" Even if the soldiers and horses under the small kind of Jingluo are not as good as them! ”
"Hehe, Boyuan, you are wrong this time. This soldier is completely trained according to His Highness's method. If you want to admire, you should also admire Your Highness. Of course, most of the people left behind in Dayangtan are new soldiers, and if they want to become elite soldiers, they have to see blood! ”
"Changke, what do you mean is that there are nearly 10,000 horses in Dayangtan, all of them?"
"Well, almost, to say a little stronger, that is, these nearly a thousand centaurs have all seen blood, and most of the others are new soldiers. Hehe, Boyuan, don't be surprised, if it weren't for that, His Royal Highness wouldn't let you stay in Dayangtan for two months. ”
Niu Gao nodded lightly, if he was a little disdainful before, but now he has no intention of underestimating it. Looking at the vast Gobi Desert in the east, he sighed and said, "Your Highness is really extraordinary, if the old lord has a spirit in the sky, he will definitely bless us with omnidirection." ”
"It will be, Gao believes that in less than two years, Guanzhong will be ours!"
The scorching sun on his head, his heart is like the sun, and he is proud of his high pets, and he looks around, as if Guanzhong is in the palm of his hand. Although he is a little disrespectful, he still has to admit that the little lord is much stronger than the old lord, if the old lord also has the mind and means of the little lord, then how can the throne be the turn of King Zhao Ji?
The sound of horses' hooves came from behind him, and Yang Zaixing stood on his horse and asked loudly, "Commander Gao, can Sanniang and Commander Han get in?" ”
"Rest assured, they've already gotten in?" Gao Chong squinted at Yang Zaixing, pouted and said, "Shao Lie, are you asking like this, are you afraid that a certain family will slaughter Sanniang and Han Liangchen?" Don't worry, a certain family is still reluctant to let Han Liangchen die. ”
"Ahem, Commander Gao, you, if you let Commander Han hear it, you have to fight with you again!"
"Hehe, Gao is still afraid that he won't succeed? If you want to talk about the art of war, a certain family may not be as good as him, but if you want to talk about fighting, a certain family will let him have one hand! ”
Niu Gao glared at the bull's eye and snorted unceremoniously, a good Gao Changke, but this guy didn't brag either, when it came to fighting, it seemed that no one was his opponent except His Royal Highness.
"Okay, stop bragging, when are we going to catch up?"
"Don't worry, let that group of people escape for a while!"
Gao Zhong and the others rested lazily with their backs to the elm tree, but in the desert ancient town, it was a different scene. In the "elegant" room, Fan Liuniang held her chin with both hands, and her two apricot eyes kept looking at Dongfang Jin opposite.
"Fox, this His Royal Highness the King of Jinling looks very young, is he really worthy of your attention?"
Dongfang Jin frowned, and said slowly, "Liuniang, you don't know, a certain family told you one thing, just the year before last, the little county king did an earth-shattering thing!" ”
"What's the matter?"
The corners of his mouth were cold, and he said in a low voice, "Hehe, he accompanied Zhu Mian to dig up the ancestral grave of the Xiao clan in Lanling!" ”
"This" Fan Liuniang has lived in Guanzhong for a long time, and she is not the daughter of everyone, but she still knows the Lanling Xiao family, it is said that this Lanling Xiao family is a wealthy family in the world, and there are dozens of prime ministers alone. In the area south of the Yangtze River, the Lanling Xiao clan is the same as the Pei clan in Hedong and the Li clan in Jinyang.
"Hehe, Liuniang, you are clear now. This little highness can be ruthless, not only to others, but even more ruthless to himself. He has the means, he has the strategy, and if he is not worth following, then a certain family will not be able to find anyone else. ”
"But he dug up the ancestral grave of the Xiao family, isn't that hateful? All the wealthy clans regard him as an outlier, what kind of climate can you become if you follow him? ”
"Hey, what do you know? This is where His Royal Highness is smart, digging the ancestral grave of the Xiao family seems to be self-defeating, but if it weren't for this, would the current official family be able to let him leave alive? The wealthy families are cold-eyed, and the literati are disdainful, and it seems that there is no way out, but our little highness has never thought of relying on these people, what he wants is a group of martial artists, relying on the knives and guns in their hands, to kill a bloody way. ”
Dongfang Jin was a little excited in his tone, he liked the character of His Royal Highness, as a hero, my life is up to me. When one day, you really hold Guanzhong and achieve hegemony, then it will be a different scene.
In this world, the will of the people is sometimes very important, but sometimes the will of the people is also worthless. Because the people are the most easily fooled, one day, the people will see you as a scoundrel because of all kinds of mistakes, but the next day, they may also see you as a hero.
Today's little highness, there is only one way to go, that is, to rely on a group of martial artists under his hands to kill arbitrarily, he can't be defeated, as long as he fails, the people's hearts will instantly beat him into the eighteenth layer of hell, but if he wins all the way, he can get rid of these people's hearts.
There was a knock on the door, and the guy in the store shouted outside, "Mr. Dongfang, the big boss asked you to go to the Black Eagle Hall to discuss matters!" ”
"Okay, let's go right away!" Standing up, Dongfang Jin looked at Fan Liuniang and whispered, "Liuniang, after a certain family leaves, you lead Sanshun to the secret passage to hide, I can't say it, something big is going to happen tonight!" ”
"Fox, be careful, the old lady is waiting for you to come back!"
"Hmm!"
With a wave of his hand, Dongfang Jin walked away, and when he came to the Black Eagle Hall, he saw a lot of people sitting in the hall, the big leader Guo Sancai, the three leaders Hai Dayuan, Zhao Yougong's master and servant, and the king of Suning in Western Xia, Li Qiankun. (To be continued......)