Chapter 73: Fighting
After a slight pause again, Zhao Jie frowned and continued: "The primary crisis is that hundreds of thousands of Xiongnu troops are attacking on all fronts, which is almost a rare occurrence in decades, and the northern counties such as Yanmen and Daijun are full of beacon fires, and the people are living in dire straits!" ”
Zhao Ying continued with Zhao Jie's words: "The second crisis is that Yanmen County has just changed hands, and the generals appointed and dismissed by Handan are not yet familiar with the strong soldiers of Yanmen County, and the military spirit is not yet aligned and they are unable to mobilize to rescue the counties in the territory, so the counties have to defend themselves and protect the people and there is a possibility of being broken one by one. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info"
"There is another point and the most serious point: after the perverse actions of Yan Juyan County Guard during this period, the people's hearts are no longer attached to the county rule located in Shanwu City, and the people at this time are just fighting to protect their families. If Handan can't handle this crisis well, it is very likely that the word "country" will disappear in the hearts of the people of the north! ”
"Yes! But how could the Huns defeat the wolf-like Huns by relying only on a small number of elite garrisons in Yanmen County? Zhao Ying continued in Zhao Jie's tone: "I hope that the imperial court will send troops to the rescue as soon as possible!" ”
"It's really an existential crisis! If the Xiongnu army can't be quickly repulsed, I'm afraid that these northern counties will no longer belong to my Zhao country! Zhao Jie sighed worriedly.
Zhao Ying nodded, and then said with a resolute expression: "I believe that the imperial court will definitely send troops!" I'm sure you, my father, will be aware of the criticality of the situation! I believe that Pingcheng will hold on until the arrival of Handan reinforcements! ”
Zhao Jie couldn't help but be infected when he heard this, he clenched his fists tightly and said: "Heroes are born in troubled times, and now is the time when heroes are born, let us work together to establish our own achievements!" ”
"The urgent problem in front of us now is how to solve these foreign soldiers and horses outside the city!" Zhao Ying reminded: "One step at a time, don't be too ambitious!"
In between conversations, the Hun army outside the city once again regrouped, and groups of knights broke away from the formation and scattered in all directions, trying to find the culprit who caused them to lose the first battle.
However, this time the great search did not take much effort, and after only half a pillar of incense, a knight with multiple injuries all over his body fell on his horse and returned to the formation.
"Hurry up and report to the patriarch, the Zhao army has nearly 3,000 people, including more than 500 cavalry, more than 500 sword and shield soldiers, more than 500 crossbow soldiers, more than 500 pikemen, more than 500 lightly armed people, and 300 forward cavalry are less than five miles away from our army." After saying that, the bloody cavalry fainted.
After a while, the urgent military situation reached the ears of the decision-makers, and Zamuhe immediately ordered the whole army to be on alert, and the nearly 10,000 Hun troops were ready to fight as if facing the enemy.
After learning of the new changes in the Xiongnu army, Zhao Jie categorically ordered the collection of healthy horses and knights in the city, and finally counted more than 100 people. Zhao Jie was ready to personally lead them to join the battle outside the city at any time along with the cavalry entering the city.
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The wait is tormenting, but it is the time when half a pillar of incense has passed, and Zhao Jie and Zha Muhe have the same feeling that several hours have passed. At this moment, Zhao Yin's banner finally appeared in front of everyone, surrounded by more than 2,000 soldiers and horses.
Zhao Yin led an army of 2,000 to advance directly towards the Xiongnu formation, and stopped at a distance of one mile.
"The crossbowmen are in the forefront, the pikemen are in the middle, the sword and shield soldiers are second, the heavy armor soldiers are in the middle of the armor and swords, and the cavalry is scattered on the battlefield to cover the two wings of the army." Zhao Yin's series of military orders spread from the middle army to the whole army.
"Patriarch, attack! Take advantage of the unstable position of the enemy army to fight quickly! "Zamu and the generals around him ask for battle.
Zamuhe nodded, and the heralds immediately dispersed and left, and after a while, hundreds of cavalry left the formation and rushed towards Zhao Yin's army.
On top of the city, Zhao Jie, Zhao Ying, Fan Wuya and others stood side by side. "Brother Ying, what should we do?" Zhao Ying asked nervously.
Zhao Jie stared at the battle in the distance, and said with a bloody vein: "Let the brothers put on their armor and get on their horses and make the final preparations."
At the forefront of Zhao Yin's army, the spears were erected like a forest in the thin spear array, and the silver-white spear tips shone in the cold light of the sun. Centurion Kuroko swallowed his saliva, and then shouted to his comrades: "Brothers, are you afraid of death? ”
"Don't be afraid!" The sound was uneven, slightly chaotic.
"I can't hear it, everyone will say it to me again in unison!" Kuroko roared with a fierce look on his face.
"Don't be afraid! Unafraid! Unafraid! Three neat and loud shouts resounded through the field.
"I'm not afraid!" Heizi laughed wildly: "Lao Tzu's family has been farmers for several generations, and I can only dig in the field for food in this life, and I will be unknown all my life until I die." Now I am fortunate to meet such good people as Zhao Gongzi and Zhao County Ling, who can serve the country as a soldier, and have the opportunity to live in history, which can be described as no regrets, and the parents and wives at home are taken care of by Zhao Gongzi, which can be described as worry-free, gentlemen, follow me to kill the enemy! “
"No!" A group of people shouted in unison, and then a song belonging to them sounded in the field under the leadership of Kuroko: With the son as the embankment, with the son as the shore, the spear is like a forest, the front guard army, as if death is home, the former servant follows one after another, the heart is determined, and there is no regret in eternal life......"
Listening to the singing of the pikemen brothers, the mood of the crossbowmen also rose, and they stared at the arrow in front of them with wide eyes.
The galloping Hun cavalry soon came within range of the bow and arrow, and immediately "Whoosh! Sou! The sound of "whooshing ......" sounded in the front line of the Zhao army.
People howled, horses neighed, and the Hun cavalry suffered a rain of bows and arrows, and the formation of the forward attack was suddenly weakened.
After being hit by an arrow, a person may immediately die on a horse, or he will be seriously injured and his horse will be trampled to death by his successor, and after the horse is hit by an arrow, he will continue to charge in a frenzied manner, or he will fall to the ground and throw the knight out, and the battlefield will be a tragic and bloody color.
After two rounds of arrow rain, the Huns, who were struggling to kill, also began to draw their bows and arrows in color, and there were casualties in the Zhao army's formation. However, due to the fact that all the soldiers of the Zhao army were equipped with armor, and the Xiongnu bows and arrows were of inferior quality, plus the protection of shields, the casualties were not large.
The Zhao crossbowmen braved the Huns' counterattack and fired their bows and arrows one last time, and then retreated from the gap in the heavy pikemen formation.
"Raise your spear and stand your shield!" At the command of the commander, the pikemen fell to their knees on one knee and erected their huge shields on the ground, placing their spears on them and pointing diagonally at the sky in front of them.