Chapter 42: The Scarlet Valley
It's late at night. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info It is a sunny day in the daytime, and the Big Dipper at this time is very distinct in the sky.
A strange team without a flag gradually drove into the Baigou River valley along the Baigou River, and the Lion Rock on the side stared at its eyes, and the swarthy figure lay under the sky like a dragon.
The official road from Li County in Wuyangcheng to Fangluo County passes through the Baigou River Valley, the dense forests on both sides of the official road are lush and green, evergreen all the year round, the river valley is not deep, but it stretches long and narrow.
At this time, the dense forests on both sides were already covered with countless black iron crossbow bows drawn into a full moon, and as the group of cuirass-wearing bannerless infantry slowly entered the hinterland of the river valley, the breathing of all the archers seemed to stop, and with a command, the archers fired their bows and arrows in unison.
In an instant, my eyes bloomed with blood-colored Porosher flowers.
The screams that tore through the air spread among the soldiers who were hit by the arrows, and the panic gestures of clutching their bodies and screaming in horror and the surprise attacks that tried to rush to the firing point rose like a crowd.
A repeating bow can fire ten arrows at a time, and can pierce rattan plates and breastplates. Screams, shouts, charges, and screams resounded through the valley with blood and fire.
And the one who waved the flag and commanded was Prince Rui's lieutenant, Geng Wenbin, known as the first brave general of the five sheep.
When the first round of archers is about to finish firing repeaters, the first round of musketeers starts to ignite, and at the same time the second round of arrows continues to shoot out, and then the second round of musketeers, the third round, the fourth round...... The screaming soldiers and the burning valley were like a burning grave
- This is the first time that the twenty-three-year-old Prince Rui and his advisors have fought in the Shura Slaughterhouse chosen for his opponent. The battlefield tempers the cruelty of people's hearts, and the bows and arrows and swords in their hands make the hearts of flesh and blood hard over rocks, and the slaughter stimulates the beasts in people's hearts.
There is no charming fragrance of flowers, no poignant story of paulownia trees, no quiet tranquility of the Moon Palace, and no tenderness, only the grace of the horses, galloping on the battlefield, drawing the bow and swinging the sword, killing the opponent's corpse all over the field, and the strong color and red eyes of the victor's chest when the blood flowed like a river.
Not far away, outside the city of Lixian City, which is surrounded by clusters, the torches all over the mountains illuminate the city. As soon as the smooth battle on this side is released, the army on that side will launch a general attack.
Looking at the fiercely burning slaughter scene in front of me, I couldn't help but say to Qin Qing, who was also firing arrows next to me, "This Prince Rui made such a vicious deployment at a young age, and he will definitely not be a simple person in the future." ”
Qin Qing pulled out his bow and said to me while aiming:
"The war was like this, and you also have a share of the credit for attacking it under the pretext of pursuing the troops. Prince Rui's advisor Jing Jinshui is a mysterious military advisor who sees the head and the end of the dragon, and it seems that this time it is this person who gave the prince a thousand miles of advice, Feng Jingtong, the general of the peasant army in Li County, "
Saying that, she released the arrow, and with a quick backhand, she took out one from the arrow basket behind her back and continued to draw the bow and aim, while continuing: "He is a steady and honest street fighting genius, and the prince is going to cut off all his aid and surround him this time, so as to persuade him to surrender."
Sure enough, when he learned that Li County was besieged and was about to be lost, Zhou Pei, the general of the peasant army in Nafangluo County, gathered a large number of guerrillas in the wild mountains and forests of the county, and the peasant army that had not seen the end all the year round came to help, so that we could ambush here and catch them all. ”
"But from Fangluo County to Li County, it is not necessary to take this dangerous place, this place is very easy to set up ambushes, how could Zhou Pei be so careless this time and fall into the trap by mistake?" I also followed the bow and shot arrows, while asking Qin Qingdao.
"It's also the trick of that Jing Jinshui," Qin Qing waved his hand and pulled up his bow and arrow, "I think they originally came to help to go to the side of the Wolf Feng Bridge, but the prince arranged for them to sneak in according to the plan, and pretended to surrender to them.
Guide them to take the road that does not have to go through the dangerous place, and at the same time dismantle the Wolf Feng Bridge, and when they get there according to the words of the fine work, they see that the bridge is gone, and the fine work is not seen, with Zhou Pei's suspicion, he must think that the safer road is the ambush, so he took this road instead. ”
It was too late to say that it was too late, and a peasant army general who still pounced on him with several swords in his body threw out two tongues of fire and came straight towards Qin Qing.
Seeing this, I was furious, and immediately drew the full moon scimitar and jumped up and slashed at his neck, and the general was immediately beheaded.
Qin Qing also dodged the hidden weapon, glanced at the corpse with a sneer and disdain, then pulled out the soft sword at his waist and swung it, and rushed forward with the scout camp.
Together with Geng Binwen, who was rushing with a knife over there, he stepped on the war horse hidden on one side and rushed to slaughter the rout, while I and Lu Yiwei on the left flank led men and horses and fences to block the entrance and exit of the valley, and continued to shoot arrows with crossbowmen to block their retreat, so that according to the order of Prince Rui, the whole army was killed here, and no one was left.
Finally saw the somewhat weathered face of Zhou Pei wrapped in a red scarf, he looked at the miserable screams around him, continuous screams, commanded many breakthroughs, more and more soldiers who were rolled by arrows and bullets, but there was a more and more calm expression on that face.
He took the soldiers on his side, took out the chopping knife and slashed the rushing war horse, and stabbed at the cavalry on the horse, only to hear him shout "Grab the horse and fight to the death", he jumped on the horse he grabbed first, waved the long knife and fought with Qin Qing and Geng Wenbin.
The soldiers of the peasant army next to them did the same, and some people continued to fall down from human arrows, and some people continued to assassinate and rob horses, and the soldiers who shot arrows on both sides did not dare to shoot rashly at the cavalry on horseback, so as not to injure their own people by mistake, so they could only continue to shoot horizontally and slaughter the fleeing infantry below who tried to rush out of the valley.
Zhou Pei did not rush out on both sides as expected and entered the ambush at the entrances and exits on both sides of us, but directly fought with Qin Qing and Geng Wenbin in the center with the heart of death, which made me and Lu Yiwei throw a mouse, and Qin Qing and Geng Wenbin could only fight with them.
I saw that Zhou Pei stabbed and slashed, his hand was up and down, although he was wounded, he was still as high as ever, and there was no panic on his face, which caused the morale of the soldiers around him to be high.
With limited range and fear of killing allies by mistake, I didn't know how to help in the battle for a while, but suddenly I saw the spear on my side, and I had a plan, shouting, "Those who surrender will not be killed!" This call not only shocked Zhou Pei's peasant army, but even Qin Qing and the others were confused by me.
Obviously, this posture, this battle situation, and the military orders we hold are all lore, but it is to take advantage of everyone's doubts and slight separation at this moment.
I looked in Zhou Pei's direction and threw a spear, the golden head of the spear penetrated Zhou Pei's abdomen like a meteor, and he immediately fell to the ground.
Qin Qing and Geng Wenbin took the opportunity to assassinate the peasant army on their side, and at this moment, the peasant army, which had lost its main general and lost its will to fight, finally began to flee to the entrances and exits on both sides as we wished, entering, "one hundred meters...... Fifty meters...... Ready—release the arrow—"
With the sound of the command, the crossbowmen and arrows rained down, and the final slaughter began, and after more and more people fell and lost their lives, the screams of surprise and screams gradually weakened, until only the corpses of the valley were left, and Geng Wenbin was heard to announce the end of the battle.
Put the smooth flower battle to Prince Rui's department outside the city of Lixian County, and the whole army will monitor the battlefield and cut off the head.
Qin Qing rushed towards me from the side of the night wind with a bloody body, dismounting as agile and skillful as jumping from above, and then, with a warm embrace in the Beiming style, my armor was also stained with gunsmoke and blood.
And I hugged her tightly, hugging and snuggling in the night breeze in the miserable scene of the slaughterhouse.
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At noon on the twelfth day of the siege of Lixian, the desperate Feng Jingtong finally successfully persuaded Lan Qin, the former general of the peasant army who went to persuade him to surrender single-handedly.
He was a burly man, but he had his hands tied behind his back, a white flag tied behind him, and a bottomless look of despair and deep concern for the soldiers at his side in his eyes. I saw that he first took a thousand soldiers in the city to untie their weapons and surrender all of them.
On this day, Geng Binwen, Qin Qing and I had already returned to the division, so we witnessed the scene and ritual of the complete disintegration of the last Laoliangshan peasant army after countless waves and bloodshed.
In addition to all the calm, it is the foreshadowing of thousands of ups and downs of blood and life.
Of course, the winner should have the demeanor of the winner, and the loser must also maintain the courage of the loser, and the surrender seems to mean that the carp is placed on the sword, and life and death are tied to the hands of others, however, people still need to maintain a resolute and calm posture.
Prince Rui greeted these soldiers, scattered them into different teams, and under the leadership of Feng Jingtong, visited the cave where the peasant army ambushed and collected grain and grass troops.
The bottom few large caves were full of military rations, bags neatly stacked.
"This cave is twenty-two zhang deep, three zhang high, eleven zhang wide, can stack 50,000 stone grain, this is a single cave, there are two same single caves on both sides of the next door, the prince looks at the above, those layers are called even caves, the caves are connected with the caves, these caves are made of natural stalactites unique to the local area, it is very convenient to practice street fighting and as the last line of defense."
Soon after Feng Jingtong surrendered, under the influence of his friend General Lan Qin and Prince Rui's reward, he dutifully changed his role and explained to Prince Rui the training method he was concerned about: "This cave can accommodate more than 20,000 people to take refuge, and both soldiers and civilians can retreat into the cave to conduct defensive ambush street combat drills modeled after houses." ”
"If it's peaceful, these places are really good cellars." Hearing this, I secretly whispered to Qin Qing.
But I don't want Prince Rui, who is not far away, also turned his head back, smiled at me slightly, and I remembered this face when I smiled, at the head of the city on the night of the Pengcheng Rebellion, it was this young man who stood behind Prince Li and spoke boldly to boost morale, Fang Juncheng's son, sure enough, he was a tiger father and no dog.
The war skills that a general must possess are not extremely complicated for a 23-year-old boy. He must be able to control many of his famous generals, make them submit and settle under his command
-- It is necessary to have logistics that can obtain endless food and straw for the troops, resourceful advisers, energetic and brave Chinese troops, cautious, sensible and tenacious rear troops, and fearless and courageous strikers who will capture the flag
- In order to achieve this mastery, he must be kind and stern; frank and cunning; generous and stingy; meticulous and bold and enterprising; Vigilant and alert, and good at sneak attacks......
Some of these qualities can be honed through training and continuous actual combat, and some of them come from innate qualities and personal charm.
Just as I was deserting, Qin Qing's pink fist once again gave a blow from the waist behind me, I turned around, and saw Qin Qing, who was wearing golden armor all over his body, with a pair of phoenix eyes slightly raised, glared at me and said, "Go forward." ”
When we came back to our senses, we saw that the team had already hugged Prince Rui and walked out of the cave, so I hurriedly followed, smiled at Qin Qing by the way, walked side by side with her, and said softly, "The Liu family and the rest of the Wu family have reported that they have arrived in Luo Wei and have successfully settled in the Changzhou Domain. How's the hostage on your side? ”
"Wu Xize's father and son and the old woman of the Liu family are very good, and they are already helping each other plan the land reclamation of Beiming on the other side of Xiami Island, don't worry, I promised you," Qin Qing's bright phoenix eyes looked at me, and his crystal eyes exuded a sincere light, "I believe in you." ”
At that moment, my emotion and guilt surged like a tide, and I was once again like a Beiming person who had undergone literary and artistic enlightenment—not a Xinyue person who grew up under the Xinyue Confucian culture in the country of rituals and religions
- Then, in front of the public, he hugged Qin Qing tightly.
Warmth blooms all around you, like a passionate and rushing music, refreshing people's hearts.