Updated: 2013-09-12

The night is deep, and five miles south of the city of Lu is the camp of the Han army. The latest free chapters of the book can be found here. Because the king of Hanzhong ordered the withdrawal of the army, the soldiers of the Han army also rested early and prepared to withdraw the army to the south on the second day.

Five miles southwest of the Han army's camp, the cavalry of the tenth town of the Zhao army was already in place. Under the dark moon, the ironclad faint 'shoot' cold light, and the five thousand knights were fully armed, like the ghost generals in the Netherworld Mansion.

"Returning to Lord Duwei, the ranger sentries in the southwest around the Han army camp have all been cleaned up!" A horse went straight to the front of the cavalry and returned to the cavalry general.

Yan Xu, the commander of the cavalry, was a Khitan, who had already attached himself to the Zhao army when he was in the northern part of Youzhou, and was one of the five captains of the cavalry of the Zhao army in the past. Later, he was incorporated into the Zhao Army's town soldiers and became the commander of the cavalry of the tenth town of the Zhao Army.

Yan Xu nodded slightly, raised his head and looked up at the main camp of the Han army camp on the northeast side of the city, where the lights were still bright, and he could even see the figure of the Han soldiers patrolling outside the camp 'gate'.

Qin Jiang, the chief general of the Han army, was appointed by the king of Hanzhong as the commander of the road, and he did have some ability to use troops, and this camp was set up quite cleverly. Because its large camp is very close to Lushi City, in order to prevent the defenders of Lushi City from robbing the camp, heavy antlers are set up in front of the camp, and there are deep trenches dug in front of the camp, which can be described as impregnable.

"It's a pity that your sturdy barracks are all defenders guarding against Lu City, but there are no too strong barriers to the flanks and rear." The corners of Yan Xu's mouth gradually sneered, and the murderous intent in his eyes was surging. Although Yan Xu is a Khitan, he can be a captain of Zhao Junzhen's soldiers, so he naturally studied many times in the Martial Arts Academy, and he also knows a lot about the art of war. It is also extremely clear about the weaknesses of the Han army camp

Of course, this can't be blamed on Qin Jiang's carelessness, it's just that the Zhao army's troops are all in the city, and the Han army's camp is very close to the city, if the Zhao army is raided, it will be more likely to be discovered, and the deployment in front of the camp is just to give their own side a time to prepare. If the Zhao army really went out of the city to fight a decisive battle, he would definitely be happy to see it. However, he didn't expect that the reinforcements of the Zhao army would return from Xiyongzhou so quickly and arrive here.

Yan Xu's knife-like eyes swept over the soldiers, and shouted loudly: "Soldiers, tonight is the time for us to exalt our might, these Han troops have invaded our territory, brothers, go out with the generals, kill all the enemy troops, and let them know how powerful we are!" Let them know that this land of Dongyongzhou is the territory of my Zhao Kingdom,"

"Kill...... Kill...... Killing ......" The murderous aura that shook the sky suddenly rose like an angry wave.

Yan Xu turned around suddenly, swung his spear on his horse, and rushed towards the Han army camp in front of him like black lightning. Five thousand cavalry, following closely behind, roared out like a surging torrent of steel, and the iron hooves flew like flying, rolling towards the Han army camp.

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It was late at night, and in the camp of the Han army, the soldiers were finally able to withdraw and rest because of the hard fighting for many days. The soldiers were also happy in their hearts, and almost all of them had fallen asleep.

However, in the tent of the commander of the Chinese army, Qin Jiang, the commander of the Han army, could not sleep. After fighting hard for many days, he failed to achieve any results, and he was indeed very unwilling to leave like this. In fact, if he was given more time, he firmly believed that this Lu City would break the city sooner or later. After all, there are a number of Zhao troops in the city, and there are also a number of grain and grass materials in the city.

A few days ago, Zhao Jun's Heaven-shattering Thunder was so strong, but now it was exhausted. In the first few days of the siege, the Zhao army's arrows and crossbow arrows were so powerful, but now the Zhao army in the city will only release arrows at certain moments.

At the beginning, the Han army basically couldn't get close to the city wall of the Zhao army, but now, the soldiers under his command have been able to climb to the top of the city, and even occupy a place.

"Alas...... It's a pity to withdraw the troops! Since the king is 'pumping' the southern forces under the condition that the king of Qi is offended, why can't he hold on for a while? Although the Zhao army has a town of reinforcements, if you want to get here and exert your combat power, it is not something that can be achieved overnight. As he spoke, Qin Jiang took a sip of stuffy wine.

"General, these things cannot be decided by us, and this matter cannot be discussed lightly! If you let the king know, the future will be not small! Opposite him were two of his cronies.

"Forget it, don't talk about it, it's ...... to drink" Qin Jiang smiled bitterly and drank with his subordinates.

The two generals under Qin Jiang's command can only accompany him, and now Qin Jiang is obviously unwilling to withdraw his troops, what else can they say? These are not things they can discuss.

Just as Qin Jiang and the two generals were drunk, they suddenly heard a drum noise outside the tent, as if a sergeant was shouting in a panic.

Qin Jiang, who was already unhappy in his heart, immediately ordered the guards outside the tent to check to see who was so bold and dared to make trouble at night. But before he could continue to drink the wine in the cup, the guards outside the tent hurried in and shouted in panic: "My eldest prince, my rear camp has been attacked, and the Zhao army has already killed it, and all the granaries located in the rear camp have been burned by the Zhao army who raided in. ”

"What!" Qin Jiang, who was a little drunk, was suddenly stunned, his face changed drastically, and he hurriedly rushed out of the tent, and then the direction of the camp was on fire, as if in an instant, the entire rear camp was burned.

"Damn! How could Zhao Jun appear in the rear camp? Could it be that the people sent to monitor Zhao Junchengchi are all stupid pigs? Could it be those Zhao Army rangers and stragglers who were active in the rear of our army? However, we also have a large army to protect us in the rear camp, how can we be broken into the camp by the Zhao army and destroy the grain and grass? Qin Jiang said angrily. At this moment, Qin Jiang thought that the cavalry of the Zhao army, who was active in the rear, wanted to burn his own grain and hinder his attack on Lu City. This situation is not once or twice, in the rear, there has always been an active cavalry of the Zhao army, who specialize in 'door' plundering their own baggage team.

However, before he could give the order to put out the fire and appease the soldiers, the shouting and killing sound that accompanied the fire made Qin Jiang's expression change drastically. There were sounds of killing in all directions, and in the night, there seemed to be countless soldiers and horses killing, shouting the slogan of "breaking the camp and killing the enemy". Moreover, the shouting of killing is still gradually approaching the Chinese army.

"General, it's not good, this is the Zhao army breaking into the camp!" Located on Qin Jiang's side, the general who was drinking with Qin Jiang said in a trembling voice. However, whether it was Qin Jiang or the two generals, they just couldn't understand that the cavalry of the Zhao army replied a few days ago that they were still operating in the rear hundreds of miles away, how could they now kill into their own camp. In addition, the cavalry of the Zhao army has always been scattered in the rear to plunder their own baggage teams, and has never used their hands against the big camp, so how can they attack here now.

"How is it possible, how is this possible......" One of the generals was even panicked for a while because of his horror. And Qin Jiang was also shocked, under the shock, Qin Jiang reluctantly calmed down, and was anxious to order the soldiers not to panic, and immediately went out to fight. At this moment, the situation suddenly felt that the ground seemed to tremble under his feet. The rumbling sound, from far and near, seemed as if countless beasts were rapidly approaching.

"Damn! It's the cavalry of the Zhao army! It's really them! As soon as he heard the sound of galloping war horses, Qin Jiang was sure that it was the cavalry of the Zhao army that had entered the camp, not the defenders of the city on the opposite side.

"Quick! Array...... Array! Qin Jiang immediately put on his armor and mounted his horse, roared violently, and began to organize his soldiers to resist the upcoming attack of the Zhao army.

"Burn me! Burn it all for me! ”

Yan Xu rode his horse and galloped wildly, commanding his cavalry to set fire to the Han army tent in the barracks, sheepskin bags filled with fire oil, rockets, and torches were still on the Han army camp tent, and in an instant, the Han army camp tent was on fire.

In Yan Xu's field of vision, the fire in the enemy camp was getting bigger and bigger, and he could even see clearly that in the firelight, the Han soldiers who ignored it were running around like rats crossing the street. Because the Han soldiers were caught off guard, the cavalry moved very smoothly, and as soon as they entered the camp, they burned the grain and grass in the rear of the Han army, which made the Han soldiers fall into a panic at a loss.

"This is just a small group of Zhao Jun's troops, as long as we stop them, we can wipe them all out!" Qin Jiang's loud roar broke through the air, and the sound of the horse's hooves that was gradually approaching could not hide his sharp 'wave', "The officers and men of the Chinese army listened to the order, the spearmen advanced, and the horses were rejected. Heavy infantry in the center of protection, archers ...... Hurry up and replenish your arrows! ”

The cavalry of the Zhao army gradually advanced, and with the light of the fire, the four thousand foot soldiers under the organization of Qin Jiang could clearly see the cavalry of the Zhao army that swept like a sea 'wave'.

"Spearmen marched...... Stop them for General Ben! ”

More than 4,000 hastily organized spearmen rushed forward, formed an incomplete formation of rejecting horses, and erected sharp spears one after another, and pointed the spearheads of the cold light at the front obliquely, converging into a dense forest of death. Although they were also very nervous, they had no choice at the moment. If they can't stop the Zhao cavalry, they will always be unable to escape the pursuit of the Zhao cavalry.

"Kill ......"

Qin Jiang let out a loud shout and swung the long sword in his hand forward. After hastily arranging the formation, the spearmen of the Han army shouted loud slogans, stepped on the chaotic steps and slowly moved forward, and greeted the surging Liukou Iron Cavalry. Most of these Han soldiers are veterans who have gone through bloody/desperate battles, and countless killings and bloody battles have told them that on the battlefield, only if they are not afraid of death can they not die! At this moment, they have suppressed their fears......

"Just these foot soldiers want to stop us? Delusion! Yan Xu's face became more and more hideous.

"Front, throw guns and prepare! In the back, ride 'shoot'! ”

......From the rear of the Zhao cavalry and the Han army's foot soldiers, both sides began to 'shoot' arrows and cover each other. Suddenly, the soldiers on both sides heard a miserable scream. However, whether it is the Han army or the Zhao army, the lethality of this arrow rain is not great. Especially the Zhao army, one is that they are low on horseback, and the other is that they wear plate armor to protect the vital points. Therefore, there are more wounded and fewer killed.

"Instigation...... Instigate...... Instigation......"

When the cavalry of the Zhao army approached, when the soldiers of the Han army in Qinjiang were in doubt, the sharp scream pierced the sky, and rows of sharp javelins had been thrown from the hands of the cavalry of the Zhao army, drawing a strange arc of 'yin' cold in the air, dragging the scream of death, and coldly descending on the heads of the Han soldiers.

"Throw guns! It's actually a gun! Damn, I forgot about that! Qin Jiang was taken aback, Zhao Jun threw a spear on horseback, they had already heard of it! In the north, the tribes of the Tatars, the Khitans and the Turks have all suffered heavy prices.

Throwing spears at the gallop of a warhorse, even a sturdy wooden shield could not stop it from piercing, let alone a spearman who lacked shield protection? Although Qin Jiang had never seen the use of spear-throwing cavalry with his own eyes, he already knew how powerful it was. And at this moment, he learned like this once.

"Puff ......" Countless Han soldiers watched in horror as a spear fell from the sky, and the sharp three-edged spear tip quickly enlarged in front of their eyes, and before they could come back to their senses, it had already penetrated their bodies, and the remaining strength was inexhaustible to bring down his body and nail them to death.

Slaughter! It was, so to speak, nothing short of a massacre.

Lacking the protection of giant shields and the lack of strong offensive crossbow army formation, the Han spearmen became the best target for the Zhao cavalry to practice throwing spears, although the Han army also had archers, but most of the spearmen who hurriedly came out of the barracks to resist the Zhao cavalry. And Qin Jiang thought that this was a small team of Zhao cavalry, and he also hoped to use this to stop the Zhao cavalry, waiting for the surrounding soldiers to besiege and kill. He didn't expect that it was a cavalry capital of the Zhao army that entered the camp.

After the cavalry of the Zhao army at the front threw their guns, they did not immediately rush into the Han army's formation, but walked around to both sides. The cavalry of the Zhao army in the back continued to throw guns and 'shot' the Han sergeants. After a round, there are very few of the 4,000 spearmen of the Han army, and of course, the most important thing is that the psychological pressure they bring to the Han soldiers is too great.

The officers and men of the Han army, who had originally been ordered by the officers to come and prepare to rush to support, suddenly lost their courage when they saw the situation on the battlefield, and instead scattered and fled.

Qin Jiangka looked at the situation in front of him, his eyes were distracted, and there were not many more than 4,000 spearmen left in front of him......

"The first battalion is to the left, the second battalion is to the right, and the rest of the soldiers, kill with me!" Yan Xu looked at the panicked Han soldiers, laughed and ordered.

"Array, if you want to live, you can't run! Can you run faster than a war horse? Block them for me. After Qin Jiang watched Zhao Jun divide a part and go to the left and right, he immediately commanded the remnants to continue to resist in formation.

"I don't know if I'm alive or dead!" Yan Xu drank coldly, "Attack!" ”

In the sound of heavy horses' hooves, the sound of the war horse's nose sounded clearly again, and the remaining Zhao army did not 'waste' the throwing spear in his hand again, but pressed down the spears that pierced the clouds and nights, and pointed straight at the Han army's main formation.

Seeing the formation of the cavalry of the Zhao army, Qin Jiang, who was slightly drunk, instinctively rode his horse and hid in the rear formation, then turned back to the horse and roared hoarsely: "Don't panic. , no return! Zhao Jun didn't throw guns, don't be afraid, stop them! Archers, 'shoot' each other! Fight to the death! ”

"Fight to the death...... Death ......"

The sparse echo of the echo resounded in the Han army's array, a small number of heavy infantry in front, and the remaining Han soldiers and the soldiers who continued to gather gathered gathered together, and rushed towards the forest of spears with a hard head and fear......

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On the city of Lu, Xie An and his generals were waiting on the top of the tower in the south of the city, all of them were wearing armor, and their eyes were only staring at the Han army camp in the south of the city. And inside the city gate, the 8,000 army was already in formation, waiting quietly.

Time passed minute by minute, and in the silent night, the time that felt so fast on weekdays felt so long at this moment.

"General, why haven't you seen the action yet, is it that the operation has been canceled tonight?" A bias will not be able to sink the muffled voice.

Xie An smiled: "What? Don't even have the patience for that? Just wait quietly, even if there is no action, there is no loss for us, right? Right when we watched the night view tonight. As a general, you have to be patient. ”

As soon as Xie An's words fell, a soldier beside him shouted excitedly: "General, look, the Han army camp is on fire!" The Han army camp caught fire. ”

Xie An's head shook up, and he, who was still waiting quietly, jumped up. A few steps rushed to the battlements, raised his eyes and looked into the distance, and sure enough, he saw the rear of the Han army camp, and the fire rose to the sky.

"It's great that it did! Haha......" Xie An laughed excitedly, turned around and picked up the big knife, and walked down the city like a fly.

"Is that patience? I think the general is more anxious than anyone else......" the previous partial general couldn't help but mutter. Of course, at this moment, he also hurried down the city wall, followed closely behind Xie An, and prepared to go out of the city to fight.

Xie An turned over and got on his horse, and the 'spirit' of the soldiers also 'excited' with the situation outside the city, and they had already seen the signal that the battle was about to start from Xie An's face.

"Open the city gates and pull up the drawbridge!" Xie An shouted the order.

With the creaking sound, the city gate, which had been closed for more than a month, finally opened slowly again, and the suspension bridge that had been hanging high was slowly lowered.

Looking through the city gate, the fire in the direction of the southern Han army camp has become even more raging. Even, there was a faint shout of killing. The raging fire, the faint shouting of killing, instantly made the fighting spirit of the defenders burn.

Xie An was dressed in black armor, carrying a spear, and his horse was crossed in front of the city gate, and the firelight reflected his tower-like body, towering like a god. With razor-like eyes, he glanced at all the soldiers and shouted: "Soldiers, how long have we been besieged by the Han army for more than a month, can you continue to endure it?" ”

"Can't...... No...... Can't ......," thousands of soldiers roared in unison.

"Excellent! The Han army entered our borders and attacked our cities. Today, it's our turn to fight back! Brothers, go out of the city with General Ben and drive these Han army 'bastards' to my Dazhao border! With that, Xie An turned around suddenly, swung his spear on his horse, and rushed out of the city gate like black lightning. Thousands of defenders followed, rushing towards the Han army camp outside the city. They had been suppressed in the city by the Han army for more than a month, and they could no longer bear it. It's time to vent the anger in my heart.