Chapter 373: Iron-blooded Zhang Xiaozhong

Zhang Xiaozhong kept in mind Cheng Yue's advice not to allow him to fall in love with war, took off his gun from the saddle, and aimed at the enemy's five thousand households.

Gunshots rang out one after another, and the five Senhu who were directing the battle suddenly burst into a hole for some reason, and one by one they fell off their horses, and were immediately trampled into flesh by the horses' hooves. The Mongolian army had never seen such a situation, and they were so frightened that they screamed. They never imagined that the legendary spear would be so powerful, and a few thousand households who could fight well would be easily killed!

The thousands of households leading the troops were all killed in the blink of an eye, and the Mongolian army was in an uproar, and suddenly the dragons were leaderless and in chaos. Zhang Xiaozhong commanded the army to encircle and annihilate on a large scale, killing corpses all over the field, and only more than 500 horsemen of more than 4,000 Mongolian troops were able to escape, almost completely wiped out!

A large number of horses were captured on the battlefield, enough for slaves to ride. The slaves were overjoyed when they saw that the Song army was so good at fighting, and after simply packing up a few things, they set fire to the camp, and all of them mounted their horses and ran after Zhang Xiaozhong's army to the place that would bring them freedom.

The 8,000 elites of He Hu and Duwa didn't run far, and the current golden dragon flag with a red background was dazzling, and a Han general led more than 2,000 troops to block their way, it was Lu Shikui's soldiers and horses!

He was suddenly anxious, and seeing that there were few people on the other side, he didn't stop, and immediately ordered the forward to rush away from the enemy formation.

Lu Shikui is a big expert in defense and has been prepared for a long time. Two thousand five hundred men formed a circle, shields outside, crossbowmen included, a few showers of arrows fell, and more than 200 Mongol cavalrymen fell from their horses screaming.

Duwa was furious and ordered to besiege the Yuan army on the opposite side and take their sacrificial flags first.

Lu Shikui was not in a hurry, and the general formation was organized like an iron bucket. Constantly shoot the charging Mongol cavalry.

Du Wow and He Hu are not stupid. It didn't take long to realize how stupid it was to do so. Urgently ordered to stop the attack, ordered the army to detour, and left 3,000 people to fight with Lu Shikui, and the rescue was important.

Lu Shikui immediately launched a rapid attack, divided the men and horses into five teams, supported each other, and shot the Mongolian army that was about to leave first, the purpose was very simple. It is to make every effort to hold back the footsteps of Duwa and Hehu.

Eight thousand soldiers and horses were dragged by Lu Shikui's two thousand five hundred people and couldn't move, He Hu and Du Wow were so angry that they shouted, but at this time, when was the time to be angry, the two held back the evil anger in their chests, quickly divided their troops, and then led the army to rush to block the main force of the Yuan army led by Zhang Xiaozhong.

The two were so anxious that they galloped wildly, but they only traveled more than ten miles, and they were faced with a group of men and horses fleeing in a hurry. If you look closely, it turns out that it is all Mongolian routs!

The two were shocked. Called a rout soldier and asked, "You, tell me quickly, what's going on?" ”

The defeated soldiers knelt on the ground and said sadly: "The two khans, Zhang Xiaozhong is too powerful, and all those targeted by him have been killed." His elite cavalry was so well armoured that we couldn't hurt it, and they could cut our swords off in a few strokes. Cheng Yue's gun was even more powerful, and all five thousand households were shot to death by Zhang Xiaozhong. Thousands of households died, and more than 4,000 of our horsemen lost their command, and were scattered by several crazy generals under Zhang Xiaozhong, and could only be slaughtered by others, and in the end, only us were left. Zhang Xiaozhong is about to chase after him, the two khans don't fight with him, it's best to avoid it first! ”

He Hu and Du Wow were shocked, more than 4,000 elites, and they were gone like this? This is a rare defeat! But it's no wonder that Zhang Xiaozhong is the first fierce general under Cheng Yue, bravely crowning the three armies, and the Mongolian army was ordered to protect the Han slaves from losing, and it was the opportunity for a fierce general like Zhang Xiaozhong to shine. Could it be that Cheng Yue has already seen through his strategy? Or do you just want to save the Han people?

The two of them took so much trouble to bring out the troops, of course they couldn't be scared back, and besides, they had the advantage of their own troops, so they had to fight again.

The two gathered the defeated army, combined with 5,000 troops, and stood firmly, and they both shouted: "Descendants of Genghis Khan, we Mongols have been dominating the world for decades, how have we ever been frightened by others? Those who dare to fight to the death, follow me! ”

The Mongolian army was in high spirits and shouted in unison: "Yes! "Follow behind Duwa and He Hu, and face Zhang Xiaozhong!

Zhang Xiaozhong was not a reckless man, and he ordered 500 personal soldiers to gather in front of him, with his bow and crossbow wound, and engage the enemy at any time.

The two armies soon collided head-on, and Du Wow and He were afraid that Zhang Xiaozhong would have a gun and did not dare to step forward to engage in the battle. Be protected by the people around you and retreat to the back.

The two armies fought, first each with a bow and crossbow, and the five hundred pro-army shot thousands of arrows in a very short time, forming a curtain of arrows, which made the Mongolian cavalry turn over on their backs, and learned the power of a new crossbow.

The Mongolian army withstood several rounds of crossbow arrows and suffered heavy casualties, but because Duwa and He kept boosting morale, their fighting spirit did not diminish at all. Take advantage of the opportunity to wind the crossbow and rush forward.

Zhang Xiaozhong was not in a hurry to do it himself, and first commanded the troops to meet the battle. Behind him, the five generals went out to sea like a dragon, and they fought separately, and the Mongols did not back down and faced the battle head-on, and the battlefield was suddenly full of screams of fighting.

Zhou Shifang and Ren Qing were the first old brothers to follow Cheng Yue, Cheng Yue treated them very well, gave them high-ranking officials, and let them train seriously, but never sent them to the battlefield, and his heart was already uncomfortable.

Chen Yi, Sun Zhiwang, and Si Wenjie had followed Su Liuyi to oppose Cheng Yue before, and Cheng Yue doubted their loyalty in front of everyone, and the three of them needed to make meritorious service to go back, otherwise I am afraid that there would be no next chance.

The five generals desperately killed the enemy, rushed forward like crazy, and rushed out of the five bloody roads, and the Mongolian army was thrown into chaos.

Zhang Xiaozhong nodded secretly and raised his gun to help them. After every shot, a Mongolian warrior would be killed, and the death was extremely miserable, and headshots were not uncommon, which frightened the Mongolian army more and more panicked.

The high morale of the Mongolian army was hit more and more low by the crazy rush of the five generals and the gunshots of Zhang Xiaozhong, and the one who rushed to the front died the worst, how dare the one behind go up again? Du Wow was so anxious that his eyes were on fire, and he said to Hehu: "Zhang Xiaozhong's gun is too powerful, what should I do?" ”

He suddenly said: "Don't worry, there is only one gun, it can be seen that as we guessed before, this thing is very small, and it cannot be used arbitrarily." And as long as we keep moving, it is not so easy for Zhang Xiaozhong to hit. ”

Du Wow sighed: "Even so, it's not a way to let him kill like this." You see, none of the routs just now dared to step forward, and the elite of our men were also shaken. I don't want to come up with a way out. Can we go back? ”

The two were discussing. Suddenly, I saw Zhang Xiaozhong put down the gun and pulled out his double knives again.

He was overjoyed, pointed at Zhang Xiaozhong and shouted, "Okay! It seems that Zhang Xiaozhong's gun can't be used, so why wait for it? After speaking, he stepped over the clamp and pounced on Zhang Xiaozhong.

Duwa wanted to lead the whole army, and he couldn't move lightly, so he could only watch He Hu lead his troops to rush in front of Zhang Xiaozhong.

Zhang Xiaozhong saw that He was dressed gorgeously, and shouted: "Who are you?" Get your name in! ”

He Hu shouted loudly: "I am He Hu Khan, the grandson of Guiyou Great Khan. I'm here to kill you! ”

When Zhang Xiaozhong heard He Hu's name, his eyes lit up, and he laughed and said, "It turns out that you are the killer!" Most of the governors have mentioned you and said that you are a little clever, do you want to die or live? ”

He Hu sneered: "Don't be killed by me!" ”

The pro-army around the two immediately fought in one place, Zhang Xiaozhong shouted, danced with two knives, a knife flashed, blood splashed everywhere, and the screams shook He's ears like pins and needles.

The fallen Mongol army did not frighten those behind. He Hu's pro-army did not retreat but advanced, sacrificing their lives and forgetting to die with guns and knives. pounced on Zhang Xiaozhong one after another, with only one purpose - to kill him!

Zhang Xiaozhong laughed and shouted: "Good! This is like a man, and I will send you on your way with the knife in my hand! ”

As soon as the words fell, the double knives in his hands shone with dazzling light again, stabbing left and right like thunder, and the knives did not fail. He suddenly saw a ball of sword light rushing left and right, no matter how the opponent resisted, he was still either dead or injured!

One by one, the most courageous Mongolian warriors screamed and were cut off their heads and severed arms, and the sword light was as pervasive as mercury, and the blade pointed at them was invincible!

He suddenly couldn't help but open his mouth wide, frightened by the scene in front of him, he didn't expect Zhang Xiaozhong to be so powerful, and thought that he probably relied on the help of a gun, this is miserable, do you want to escape?

Without waiting for He Hu to understand, Zhang Xiaozhong broke through the layers of interception of He Hu's pro-army like lightning, and yelled at He Hu and pounced!

He suddenly made a decision, not caring about making people laugh, and shouted wildly: "Stop Zhang Xiaozhong!" "Dial the horse and run back.

When He Hu's pro-army heard He Hu's plea for help, they rushed to Zhang Xiaozhong like crazy, and hundreds of pro-soldiers fell under Zhang Xiaozhong's knife one by one, still fighting one after another, fighting to the death. These fierce Mongolian men, even if they use their lives to fill in, they have to fill in the time for He Hu to escape!

He suddenly got cover, hit the horse and galloped back, his whole body was trembling, he only felt a chill on the back of his neck, for the first time in his life, he was so frightened, and his ears echoed with the sad cry of the death of the pro-army behind him, one after another, every sound hit his heart, every time the horse's hooves rose and fell, several people would die in the hands of Zhang Xiaozhong!

He Hu's heart is bleeding and his eyes are tearing!

Zhang Xiaozhongβ€”β€”!

Cheng Yueβ€”β€”!

I will take revenge on you!

"Ahh He suddenly closed his eyes and roared frantically, tears in his eyes almost spurted out, and the roar was painful and desperate, shaking everyone on the battlefield.

Du Wow saw it from afar, and gritted his teeth desperately, so as not to let himself cry. He Hu was brave and good at fighting, unruly, and was forced to flee in embarrassment by Zhang Xiaozhong, which was definitely the first time he was born. Zhang Xiaozhong bravely crowned the three armies, Cheng Yue still has several generals who have not been in battle, how strong is his troops? !

Suddenly, there was a rumbling sound of horses' hooves in the distance, and Du Wow looked back, and there were only about 1,000 horses left in the 3,000 soldiers and horses left to fight against Lu Shikui, and they were chased by Lu Shikui and fled in a hurry, and they were rushing towards him.

Du Wow sighed, understanding that the general trend had gone, and the elite of the 8,000 Mongolian army of him and He Hu were defeated by Zhang Xiaozhong and Lu Shikui's 6,000 yuan army.

Duwa raised his hand weakly and shook it, and the desolate horn sounded immediately, and the Mongolian army on the battlefield hurriedly separated from the Yuan army and quickly gathered together. The Mongol army was well-trained, and soon even the defeated soldiers were assembled.

Zhang Xiaozhong and Lu Shikui went one after the other, sandwiching the Mongolian army in the middle. Du Wow put down all his weapons, patted his horse forward, gritted his teeth and said to Zhang Xiaozhong: "Zhang Xiaozhong, although you are winning now, I advise you to leave as soon as possible, after all, this side is not far from my camp, reinforcements will arrive at any time, and if you continue to fight, you may not be able to take advantage." ”

Zhang Xiaozhong looked at Du Wow coldly, and said: "The marshal has already told me when I left the camp, asking me not to fall in love with the war, and let you go today, and I will have the opportunity to meet in the future." After speaking, his hand swept downward, and the troops under him hurriedly carried the corpse of the Yuan army who died in battle on the horse and quickly tied it with a rope.

Zhang Xiaozhong arched his hand and said indifferently: "There will be a period later." "Merge with Lu Shikui into an army, and fight back along the road. The freed slaves also followed from a distance, spat on the Mongol army, and calmly withdrew.

The Meng army watched the Yuan army go away, and the frustration in his heart was indescribable.

Zhang Xiaozhong deserved to be the leading general under Cheng Yue, who led more than 3,000 people to kill 4,000 defenders and rescue more than 4,000 Han slaves. On the way back, he defeated the reinforcements led by Duwa and Hehu himself, and then marched away under their noses.

Lu Shikui, the general who surrendered to the Yuan army from the Southern Song Dynasty, thought he was a spineless soft goods, but he was not weak at all, and he killed 3,000 Mongolian troops and cavalry. In this way, isn't it appalling that Cheng Yue's troops are so strong?!

Du Wow gritted his teeth, saw He Hu coming up from behind, and asked in a low voice, "How many dead and injured?" ”

He Hu replied in a low voice: "There are more than 5,000 of the 8,000 people left, fortunately, you saw the opportunity quickly." ”

Du Wow couldn't help but look up to the sky and sighed, and said for a long time: "Our plan must be hurried, and it is also beneficial to be beaten by Cheng Yue like this, maybe it will make Kublai Khan despise us even more, and hurry up and fight with us." You said the same thing to Ciriji, just say that we deliberately set up for the enemy, but I didn't expect to be exploited by Cheng Yue. Let Haidu and his busy brother Timur also deliberately defeat a few battles, and then arrange some deserters to induce Kublai Khan to act as soon as possible. ”

He suddenly said: "What if Kublai Khan is not fooled? ”

Duwa smiled bitterly: "We have all been beaten like this, Kublai Khan still has to wait carefully and slowly?" I don't believe it. ”

He suddenly sighed gloomily and said: "Forget it, it's good to fight this battle in advance, let us see why Cheng Yue can make Kublai Khan suffer a few big losses in a row, and he won't be fooled when the final battle comes." Alas, I really didn't expect the Han army to be elite so far, I think that the kidnapping horses of Western Xia back then were just like this, right? ”

Du Wow said hatefully: "I think Cheng Yue is deliberately imitating the kidnapping horse, I think that Genghis Khan was defeated in the hands of the kidnapping horse several times and twice, he has learned the same, and we still can't deal with it!" ”

He Hu sighed: "That's why Kublai Khan wanted Cheng Yue to lead the right army, with such a general, with such an elite, it is a fool not to use." He Kublai Khan sat back and enjoyed the success, let us kill and break the bloodshed! (To be continued......)