Chapter 41: The Battle of Cattle Slope

Cattle Slope, the only place outside Qingfeng Ridge for dozens of miles that can allow nearly 10,000 people to set up the battlefield. Today, the two armies are facing each other in East and West.

The army standing in the east was about 3,000 people, all of them wearing armor, and a large banner was embroidered with the word "Yue" of Douda, hunting in the autumn wind. One of its generals is holding a Zhangba iron gun, which is Yue Fei. Niu Gao, Ji Qianhua, Ruyu, and Yao Zheng's four generals stood beside Yue Fei, silently looking at the army in the west.

The army in the west was equal in number to the Protectors, but they were all grown men, wearing fine iron armor and holding most of the weapons in their hands. Looking at the recklessness on the faces of these soldiers, it can be seen that most of these people are charlatans. But they did not have the freedom of the charlatans, but lined up in a strict queue and were silent. In front of the team, a large banner was painted with a cloud-flying unicorn, but there was no surname. Under the banner stood a beautiful man with an extraordinary bearing. Holding a fluttering folding fan in his hand, he is rocking it slowly and methodically.

Li Heng, the head of the hair, carried an iron-cast Zen staff and stared at Yue Fei with fierce eyes. He really wanted to fight Yue Fei very much. But without the permission of Lin Gongzi, he did not dare to fight without permission. At this time, Lin Gongzi was using the peerless demeanor that had persuaded Li Heng in the past to lobby Yue Fei.

"General Yue is invited. General Yue was a criminal general, starting from Yingtian, in just three months, with tens of thousands of troops, defeated Wang Shan, surrounded Zhang Jun, and walked Liu Guangshi, he can be called a famous general. Lin has admired General Yue for a long time, and when he saw it today, he was really extraordinary. General Yue's intention is already known. Zhang Yong has the same friendship with you, and General Yue's righteousness is thin and cloudy, which makes Lin admire it even more. But the Song Dynasty has run out, and it is not surprising that Zhang Yong is a reckless man and takes refuge in Zong Ze. But with a talent like General Yue, he actually joined Zong Ze's command, and Lin Shen was not worth it for General Yue. Not to mention that King Kang sent a large army to attack you Yingtianfu twice, but seeing that Zong Ze only gave you a commander, and he was side by side with Zhang Yongzhi and others, didn't General Yue feel that Mingzhu was secretly cast? ”

Speaking of this, Lin Gongzi stopped talking, shook the folding fan, and looked at Yue Fei with burning eyes.

Yue Fei smiled slightly, arched his hand and said, "I didn't expect that Gongzi Lin was so familiar with my Ying Tianfu, it seems that he is a person with a heart." Since Lin Gongzi said this today, could he give Yue Fei a better future? ”

Seeing that Yue Fei didn't make a clear statement, Lin Gongzi couldn't help but perk up, and said loudly, "With General Yue's talent, it's not too much to be the generalissimo of the world's soldiers and horses." Zhao Song has always emphasized literature and suppressed martial arts. But I definitely won't. As long as General Yue leads the army to vote, I will ensure that General Yue will be a great minister and will be glorious from generation to generation. I don't know what General Yue thinks? ”

Yue Fei laughed, pointed an iron gun at Lin Gongzi and said, "Listening to Your Excellency's tone, it seems that you are extremely confident in winning the world. But I can't believe you. Because a person who doesn't even dare to say his name is definitely not a hero who has seized the world. As for your lobbying, I think it's better to stop there. You know me well, and I do hate the cowardice of the court. But I don't hate Marshal Zongze, and I don't hate the people of the Central Plains. In my Yue Fei's opinion, the golden dog is looking at the Central Plains and intends to swallow the whale, and my Central Plains heroes should abandon selfishness, unite and cooperate, and repel the attack of the golden dog first. If our generation continues to kill each other, the Central Plains Lu Shen is in front of us. Your Excellency thinks so highly of yourself that you can't even tell the order of order? ”

Lin Gongzi said in a tone of great contempt, "The Jurchen barbarians, with the courage of tigers and wolves, but without heroic ambitions, they are not afraid. The Jurchens are only rich in money. As long as their appetite is satisfied, it will naturally make them return to Yanyun. At present, the most important thing in the Central Plains is to set up a new master, not to let Zhao Song's corrupt officials continue to poison. I have many heroes in the Central Plains, and the strong army is like a cloud, as long as it is properly integrated, it is also within a snap of a finger to repel the golden dog. ”

Yue Fei said with a smile, "Listen to your words, the golden dog asks you for food, and you will definitely give it." Ask you for children, and you will certainly give them too. In that case, what is the difference between you and Emperor Qinzong? Isn't it enough that the people of the Central Plains were sold by the Zhao Song official family? I have to let your so-called new master sell it again. Your so-called new dynasty is just Shi Jingjiao's later Jin. ”

Lin Gongzi laughed, and the folding fan swung twice very quickly. Everyone in the world said that Shi Jingjiao was a traitor, but they didn't know that Shi Jingjiao was also a generation of heroes. Shi Jingtang rose up with one side, became the master of a country after the founding of the country, how could he do this step if he was not a hero? As for selling his children's money to foreigners, Tang Suzong did this kind of thing more than once, but he was called the master of Zhongxing. Shi Jingjiao was only sold once, how did he become a traitor? In my opinion, Shi Chonggui is a traitor, he doesn't know how to keep his head up, and he fell out with Da Liao before his power was enough, and as a result, he died and the country was destroyed, laughing for the world. If he can have Li Shimin's forbearance, Yelu Abaoji is just another Jieli Kehan. ”

When Yue Fei saw that Gongzi Lin was talking and laughing, he simply regarded the children of the Central Plains as livestock dedicated to the Jin people, and immediately became angry, and he no longer wanted to be false with him, and scolded loudly, "Enough! You are but a traitor, and you dare to boast before me. I can spare you, and I can't spare you with an iron spear in my hand. ”

Lin Gongzi didn't care about Yue Fei's anger, still shaking his fan, and said slowly, "General Yue can be handsome, he can be a general, but he can't be a king." Because you don't know what contingency is. ”

Niu Gao saw that Gongzi Lin was pointing out the country, and he seemed to have regarded himself as the next master of the Central Plains. I couldn't help but snort and said loudly. "Fuck you! If you set up a new master, you can't be a fake man. My family is handsome, wise and brave, loves the people like a son, and can dominate the Central Plains. ”

The most annoying thing for Lin Gongzi is that others call him a sissy, his eyes glared at Niu Gao, he took a deep breath, and then said slowly, "Niu Gao, I will kill you today." ”

Niu Gao shook his hammer, walked out of the battle formation, and shouted loudly, "Miss Lin, come and fight with your grandfather Niu." See that your grandfather Niu doesn't snatch you back to the cottage, and be my wife in the village. ”

Niu Gao's words were so vicious that all the soldiers on the side of the Protector Army were like being beaten with chicken blood, laughing, and their momentum quickly reached the extreme. The three thousand elite soldiers on the opposite side, in the eyes of the Protectors, are just fake women who are fake models, just waiting for the Protectors to come forward and tie them up and fall to the ground to abuse them.

Ji Qian snorted, "This old cow is too good at scolding." It's comparable to Zhuge Liang of the Three Kingdoms. "Lin Gongzi can no longer pretend to talk about Fengyue. His handsome face almost distorted into a devil, and suddenly he crumpled the folding fan in his hand and threw it on the ground.

Li Heng saw that Gongzi Lin was angry like this, and immediately shouted in time, "Children, the lord humiliates the ministers to death!" Lin Gongzi treats me like a mountain. Now that he has been insulted by Niu Gao so much, if he doesn't kill Niu Gao, won't my generation become a brave person. Follow me forward, kill Yue Fei Niu Gao, and vent your anger to your son. ”

Lin Gongzi is no longer a writer at this time. He put on armor, stretched out his hand to take the two steel spears handed over by his own soldiers, and put an extremely hideous bronze mask on his face, and suddenly changed from a literati to Di Wuxiang when he broke the Western Xia. The only difference is that Di Qing is a hero, but this lord is a big traitor.

It seems that the prestige of Lin Gongzi is extremely high. As soon as he put on his armor and held a gun, the three thousand military horses under his command suddenly became imposing, and shouted in unison, "Gongzi is invincible." Childe is invincible. ”

Yue Fei shouted loudly, "Young Master Lin, you are a traitor, and you dare to wear the mask that Di Wuxiang wore and pretend to be a ghost. Come with me, brothers, and kill these dog thieves. ”

Whether it is Yue Fei's 3,000 Protector Army or Lin Gongzi's 3,000 elite soldiers, almost all of them are infantry. There were only a few dozen generals on horseback. Originally, Taihang Mountain was not suitable for cavalry to fight, and the vicinity of Qingfeng Ridge was even more dangerous and steep. Although the cattle herding slope is relatively gentle, it is still not enough to charge on horseback.

Lin Gongzi was shrewd with soldiers, and when the scouts knew that Yue Fei's reinforcements were coming, he first sent 1,000 elite soldiers to block Zhang Yong's main road down the mountain, and then led 2,000 elite soldiers plus 1,000 troops who had surrendered in the past few days to take the lead in occupying the high place of the cattle slope.

So at this time, the two sides went to war, and Lin Gongzi's soldiers were condescendingly rushing down, while the Protector Army was attacking from the low to the high. Such a battle can be said to be extremely beneficial to Lin Gongzi. But the vanguard of the 3,000 Protectors was a 400 back-to-back army that dismounted and fought on foot. These were all elites of a hundred battles selected by Yue Fei from tens of thousands of people's protectors, and they were extremely experienced in combat.

Before starting the charge, they already found out about the unfavorable terrain. As early as Yue Fei's secret command, he took off the crossbow on his back. For example, each backbow army is equipped with a crossbow and 30 steel crossbows.

The two armies were five or six hundred paces apart, but they were hedged against each other, and it was only a few breaths, and it was already time for the bow and arrow to go unchecked. The forwards on Lin Gongzi's side were each carrying longbows, and at this time, hundreds of longbows were fired at the same time, and in the whoosh, hundreds of long arrows had already been shot into the protectors. But all the protectors were wearing iron armor, especially the four hundred backed soldiers who were taken care of by bows and arrows, and they were all wearing excellent foot armor. As long as it is not a special armor-piercing cone, it will not hurt the back army at all.

When the two armies face each other, three arrows are not as good as one sword, and three knives are not as good as one shot. It is common for some fierce men to fight with dozens of long arrows hanging on their bodies, but it is rare to see a fierce general who has been shot several times and can still stand up.

Therefore, Lin Gongzi did not expect a wave of bows and arrows to scatter the Protector Army. He relied on his elite soldiers composed of 3,000 men from the rivers and lakes. Most of these people are outlaws with human lives on their bodies, and they are extremely strong in battle. After months of hard training by Lin Gongzi, he changed from a rabble to a strong army in the world in an orderly manner.

After three waves of bows and arrows, the two armies were no more than fifty or sixty paces apart. Lin Gongzi's subordinates put away their longbows, picked up their weapons, and prepared to fight face-to-face. At this moment, I suddenly heard Ji Qian shouting, "Shoot!" ”

The Beiwei army, who had not shot an arrow, suddenly flat-ended crossbows, and hundreds of steel crossbows were divided into several waves and pierced towards each other. The longbow has a range of up to one hundred and fifty paces, and the strong can reach two hundred. The range of the crossbow was only one hundred and twenty paces. Although not as powerful as a longbow, a crossbow arrow can break through heavy armor at a distance of sixty paces. This is something that Longbow can't do.

Lin Gongzi didn't expect the Beiwei army to be so bold, and only sent out the crossbow when the two sides were only fifty paces apart. At least a dozen of them targeted Lin Gongzi. But Lin Gongzi danced with two guns, and actually knocked more than a dozen crossbow arrows out of the circle. But the other big men didn't have the ability of Lin Gongzi, and at least two dozen big men lost their lives under the crossbow arrows. Even Li Heng, the head of the hair, was shot in the shoulder with a crossbow arrow.

Li Heng was even more fierce, ignoring the crossbow arrows on his shoulders, dancing with a cast iron Zen staff, and rushing out first with a strange roar.