Chapter 114: What Do You Fight?
Outside the north gate of Tuyin City, more than 5,000 Han horsemen gathered, standing solemnly.
More than a year has passed, and the traces of the great battle under the city have been washed away without a trace. Only the earthen wall left behind by the collapse, some ruins remaining, witnessing last year's battle.
On that day, the banner was like a cloud, the halberd was like a forest, and the king of Wuhuan stood proudly on his horse, showing the invincible edge of the Wuhuan iron cavalry in front of the Han military camp; On that day, thousands of horses were like clouds, and thousands of horses were like rain, and the elite of Wuhuan in the three counties came violently, and they couldn't wait to trample on the city wall in one breath. These scenes seem to have vanished in the blink of an eye. There was only a faint trace of a large group of men and horses, all the way north, disappearing at the end of the sky.
5,000 people and horses, just leading the horses and standing quietly. 1,200 White Horse Followers, 1,200 White Horse Followers Auxiliaries, and 3,000 Moyun Riders pulled out a long queue. Armor and blades, feather arrows, dry food, and all materials and equipment are readily available.
The 2,000 foot soldiers led by Wu Ming and Yan Fei stayed behind to guard the stability of Tuyin City and the entire Youbeiping County.
Gongsun Bai was dressed in gilded leather armor, carrying a three-foot-long dragon spear, sitting proudly on the back of the Snow Eagle BMW, and a snow-white hunting suit behind him was displayed in the wind. Behind him, Zhao Yun, Tai Shici, Guan Hai and other generals, all draped all over their bodies, with a cold expression, not angry and arrogant, this year's invincible and invincible battles have made them have more confidence and momentum to win.
And those Han cavalry, especially those veterans of a hundred battles who are righteous on white horses, are all energetic, standing proudly, murderous and arrogant, and have the potential to kill gods and demons.
Gongsun Bai raised his spear high, and all the soldiers in the audience held their breath and looked at him in unison, silent for a moment.
Gongsun Bai Qi Luck Dantian, stretched out his voice, and clearly entered the ears of every Han army soldier.
"Soldiers, what are you fighting for?"
The audience was silent for a while.
Why fight? No one can answer. Some people fight for the promotion of officials, some fight for glory, and some fight for silver. There are also people who fight to repay the main general, and many more people just fight passively for the battle, because they either fight or are killed by the enemy. Either they were punished by the commander and despised by their colleagues, so they had to fight.
What are we fighting for? Many soldiers asked from the bottom of their hearts.
What are we fighting for? The generals raised their heads one by one, although everyone had their own answers in their minds, but they were all waiting for Gongsun Bai's answer.
Especially Zhao Yun, he suddenly seemed to be touched by something in his heart. looked at Gongsun Bai with hope. He voted for Gongsun Zhan, just because Gongsun Chan could send troops to fight against Dong Zhuo's rebels, fight against the alien races in the north, and kill those alien races who bullied the Han people. However, for a long time, Gongsun Zhan's actions disappointed him, if it weren't for his deep friendship with Gongsun Bai, he even thought that Liu Bei was the real master, and almost moved his mind to follow Liu Bei. Later, with the independence of Gongsun Bai, his mind gradually returned to Gongsun Bai's heart. decided that this little apprentice was the master, but he still wanted to hear Gongsun Bai's answer.
Gongsun Bai shouted loudly: "If no one answers, let Benhou answer." Before I answer, I would like to ask you: Do you want to live a stable life, where you have food to eat when you are hungry, clothes to wear when you are cold, healing when you are sick, a warm bed with a beautiful wife at night, and a child around your knees during the day, so that you can support your parents? ”
"Yes!"
There was a moment of silence. Then there was a roaring roar that soared into the sky. Gongsun Bai's words hit their hearts and made them respond loudly from the heart.
Gongsun Bai waited for the voice to settle down before he did his best. shouted loudly: "Okay, then Benhou will tell you that Benhou's goal is to let everyone in the world have food, clothing, marry a wife, have children, and support their parents." I can live a stable life. If you want to ask Ben Hou why he is fighting, Ben Hou is fighting for the Han family and the people! ”
"Fight for the Han world, fight for the people!"
The shouts rose to the sky and shook the sky. At this moment, all the Han troops were full of enthusiasm and pride. Zhao Yun in the crowd looked at the young man in white clothes like snow and jade in front of the array, the young man who pestered him to call Master, and the young man who was crazy and stupid from time to time, and burst into tears.
The spear in Gongsun Bai's hand was raised high again, and the cries of the audience gradually subsided.
"Now that the Xianbei evil wolf has invaded my Han land and killed my compatriots, how should I deal with it?"
"Kill!"
"The enemy has 100,000 cavalry, and our army has 5,000, can you dare to fight?"
"Fight!"
The shouts became more and more neat and louder, and although there were only 5,000 people, the monstrous fighting spirit was majestic and earth-shattering.
Gongsun Bai laughed loudly, and pointed north with a horse whip: "Go!" Go north with Ben Hou and kill Hu Lu! Those who commit strong men will be punished even if they are far away! ”
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In the north of Beiping County, there are hundreds of Han villages.
On the gentle slopes of the snowy hills that stretched out from the village, a team was like a savage beast running on the wasteland, except for the thunderous sound of iron hooves hitting the wasteland, and the terrifying screams of the knights on horseback.
Although they couldn't see the clothes of those people from a distance, they only heard this strange howl, and the people in the village knew that this was a Xianbei cavalry that had come out of nowhere, and they had come to rob the village.
The ground trembled slightly, the people in the village had already let out a cry, and the Xianbei cavalry swooped down like locusts.
The arrogance stunned everyone for a while, and the Xianbei cavalry that swooped down from the bottom of the mountain roared through the village, and the people who ran into the streets in terror were dragged by long knives, and with the momentum of their horses, they were effortlessly beheaded.
Despite the small force that sneaked up from the mountain paths, the Xianbei cavalry still maintained the habit of attacking their opponents on the grassland, and did not rush to invade every house and loot their property, but rushed by, with the help of a fierce momentum, breaking the enemy's formation and dismissing all the enemy's courage to resist.
They had received information in advance that there were no officers and soldiers stationed in this small village, and the purpose of their crossing of the village was to prevent the villagers from escaping.
However, the Xianbei cavalry that rushed to the forefront quickly swept to the entrance of the village, but was stunned to find where thousands of officers and soldiers who were waiting for the battle were standing solemnly, with bows and arrows, and the arrows were as dense as a forest.
But they didn't have time to analyze why a squad of officers and soldiers suddenly appeared in the village. This Xianbei cavalry is Putou's personal army, known as the most ferocious Xianbei cavalry, this team of 1,000 people sent to grab food is even more brave and good at fighting, a slight stunned, it screamed and waved weapons and pounced.
The Xianbei cavalry who saw the situation here behind all rushed towards us. While picking up the bow and arrows, the Xianbei people are good at riding and shooting, and they are extremely skilled in opening the bow and arrows immediately, and they have entered the state of attack in a moment.
Woohoo!
Don't wait for them to get closer. A burst of dense rain-like crossbow arrows had been shot out, fast and ruthless, instantly knocking down the Xianbei cavalry more than a hundred paces away.
Arm crossbow!
The three-edged wolf tooth arrow, which was more than three feet long, maintained a terrifying attack power although it was separated by a distance of more than a hundred steps. The sturdy bodies of Xianbei soldiers in leather robes were instantly penetrated, and the arrows came out through their backs and died under the horses.
Under this terrifying crossbow arrow, the cavalry in the first two rows were killed almost instantly, and none of them survived, including the commander, a thousand cavalry was shot down in an instant, two or three hundred people were shot down in an instant.
"White Horse Righteousness. They are white horses! Someone finally recognized the group of demons in front of him who were riding white horses, and they neighed and roared.
The fierce name of the White Horse Yicong, the mighty grassland, even the fierce Putou has repeatedly told the subordinates not to fight with the White Horse Yicong once they see it.
"The Han army under the same strength can fight with it, except for the White Horse Yicong, once encountered, the only thing you have to do is to flee!" This is the advice of some Xianbei veterans to their clansmen.
At that time, Gongsun Zhan only led twenty or thirty white horse righteous followers, and defeated nearly 1,000 Xianbei elite horsemen. The Xianbei people, like the Wuhuan people, have a deep sense of awe for the White Horse Yicong.
Panic spread like a plague, and the remaining hundreds of Xianbei cavalry were like frightened rabbits. No longer had the will to fight, they turned their horses' heads one after another, ran desperately and fled, and went straight to the entrance of the village.
When they galloped out of the narrow entrance of the village, they found that they were facing a denser Han cavalry, and the rain of arrows was even more dense. The hundreds of people who had just rushed out of the village did not even snort, but they were drowned in the crossbow arrows that were pouring like a downpour, and fell under their horses.
Seeing that there were crossbow arrows in front of him, and there was a vicious white horse from behind, this group of Xianbei cavalry finally collapsed, and someone shouted cleverly: "If the Han people don't kill the prisoners, I'll surrender!" ”
Whoa!
The desperate Xianbei people turned over and dismounted, threw down their weapons, and raised their hands to surrender.
The Han cavalry on both sides had already surrounded them with crossbow arrows, surrounding the Xianbei cavalry on the ground.
"What should I do?" Zhao Yun looked at Gongsun Bai.
Gongsun Bai's eyes were murderous, but there was a smile like spring blossoming on his face, and he said loudly: "Tell them that we Han people treat prisoners very favorably, ask them to hand over their weapons, and then dig a big pit outside the village to bury their people." ”
As soon as a general who knew Xianbei finished translating, the captured Xianbei people immediately showed a grateful look and bowed respectfully to Gongsun Bai.
Outside the village, the remaining five or six hundred Xianbei captives struggled to dig a large pit with their bare hands, some of them had already dug bloody with their hands, and these captives dug the pit from time to time exchanging angry eyes or whispering, probably meaning that once they were free, they must lead a large group of men and horses to take revenge.
The pit was getting bigger and bigger, and it was enough to bury thousands of people, and the dead Xianbei cavalry was only four or five hundred, a Xianbei centurion finally couldn't bear it anymore, and asked respectfully: "Your Excellency, Honorable Han Chief, thank you for your kindness to our Xianbei people, but this pit is enough to bury our dead clansmen, do you still want to dig it?" ”
After listening to the general's translation, Gongsun Bai showed a hideous smile on his face, waved his hand violently, and shouted loudly: "Send them on the road!" ”
Ho!
Crossbow arrows rained down, and the Xianbei captives who were digging the pit fell into the pit one by one screaming, and the centurion yelled angrily at Gongsun Bai unwillingly.
The general, who was proficient in Xianbei language, was about to translate, but Gongsun Bai had already waved his hand and said, "Tell him that Benhou only said that he would treat them preferentially, not that he would not kill them." Not only kill but also bury, Ben Hou has been very kind to them, and they should be grateful to Ben Hou. (To be continued.) )