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The three battalions of crossbowmen were quickly deployed to the high ground in front of the right, and Zhang Yongde transferred three battalions to guard Guo Rong with the direct escort of the Bandian, and led the remaining four battalions of 2,000 people, and Zhao Kuangyin advanced forward on the left and right, taking advantage of the defeat and undefeated position of the training department in the front, and launched a head-on attack on the Northern Han army. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

At the same time, Guo Rong also planned to go into battle in person, leading the guards to rush forward in the middle, drawing his sword and shouting: "The country has raised troops for a thousand days, and at this time, it is time to make meritorious contributions, and all the armies will kill the enemy with me!" ”

At this time, the weather seemed to be changing, the south wind was getting stronger and stronger, blowing the sand and stones between the sky and the earth, and the yellow dust was surging, covering the sky and the sun, and there were no people in sight almost dozens of steps away.

When the soldiers in front of the palace saw that the emperor not only dared to personally supervise the battle, but also went to the battle array in person, they couldn't help but boil their blood and echoed the peace. Ma Ren, the direct commander of the inner hall, followed the horse mobilization and shouted: "Let Your Majesty be in danger, then what do you want us guards to do, everyone follow me to escort!" ”

Ma Ren is a native of Xiajin, brave and good at fighting, good at riding and shooting, he took the lead in the front, opened his bow and arrows and shot with a bow, and shot more than a dozen people to the Northern Han army that broke through the front formation. The guards of the front division of the palace were all red-eyed, and the morale of the Chinese army was greatly boosted, escorting Guo Rong to move forward bravely.

The soldiers of the forbidden army on the right side of the front were very brave, especially Zhao Kuangyin, who was very discerning, and only led two or three hundred cavalry guards to break into the disconnection between the heavy cavalry and the light cavalry of the forward of the Northern Han Army in one fell swoop, and beheaded several enemy generals in a row, killing a pair from it, and disrupting the formation of the light cavalry in the rear. But Zhao Kuangyin was so strong that the arrow in his right arm was bleeding, but he still didn't care about it, and turned around again to kill him, and with the more violent wind, he cooperated with the soldiers of his headquarters to advance like a wall, and launched a rapid counterattack against the heavy cavalry who were trapped.

The momentum of the enemy's heavy cavalry impact was repeatedly frustrated, and it was trapped in the three flanking attacks of Zhang Yongde, Zhao Kuangyin and Guo Rong, and the front line Xiang Xun regrouped his position and was trying to close the gap.

The Chinese army was all mobilized, the morale was great, the shouts of killing shook the sky, and the momentum of advancing and blocking could not be stopped.

The Northern Han army lost its heavy cavalry to open the way, and the advance of the infantry army behind was blocked, and it was too late to change the formation, and the counterattack of the Zhou army suddenly could not stand on its feet, and the wind, dust, sand and fog were too large, and they only held out for a while, and then the whole line was defeated.

On the high ground to the north, Liu Chonggang received the news of Zhang Yuanhui's death in battle, and before he could calm down, the battlefield ahead had begun to rout. Liu Chong was shocked, and hurriedly stepped forward to grab the big red tooth flag and command the troops. The guards behind him also hurriedly retreated, but it was useless. The soldiers retreated and ran in disorder, all the formations were scattered, the officers could not coordinate and command, and the whole field was full of soldiers running in all directions.

At this time, on the right side of the Northern Han army, Yang Gon saw that the defeat of the Chinese army was irretrievable, and he was annoyed that Liu Chong did not listen to his advice, so he broke off the horse army, and the infantry army turned around and began to withdraw from the battlefield.

Seeing this, Li Chongjin did not dare to pursue easily, and on the one hand, he sent 2,000 cavalry to hang the Liao army from afar, and on the other hand, he sent someone to inform Yao Yuanfu in the northwest direction, asking him to contain and harass the Liao army. At the same time, Guo Rong led his troops to kill from the west to the middle battlefield.

When Zhang Yue led his troops from the east, he found that the field was full of angry shouts and crazy rushing crowds. Although the uniforms and armor of the two armies are basically the same, but the flags are different, and the enemy and the enemy are still very different, and the ones who run in front are naturally the Northern Han army. This kind of pursuit battle is completely to collect credit, and chasing the foot soldiers with the horse army is like chasing ducks, except for more kills, there is no point.

Zhang Yue did not rush into the battlefield with a hot head, but led the three battalions of horses to the edge of the battlefield to the north to chase bravely, two or three miles of distance quickly crossed, and arrived at the place where the Northern Han Dynasty was lined up before, there were overturned carriages everywhere, bags of grain were thrown in a mess, and scattered arrows, knives and guns were also everywhere.

Zhang Yue ignored these, led his troops to rush into the front of the north village, and entered the village with Hao Tianying left and right, but unfortunately Liu Chong ran too fast, and there were only some servants who carried grain and grass in the village. Zhang Yue joined Hao Tianying, ordered the soldiers to drink horses and feed, and then ate some dry food and continued north.

Considering that the war horses were unbearable to drive, they first led the horses and walked for a while, and then they did not walk fast, and in the middle of the afternoon, they finally saw the guards of the Northern Han Army, about five or six thousand remnants, they were actually arrayed on the flat ground, and the chaotic crowd was crowded into a mass near the left, shouting and scolding.

It was only two or three hundred steps away from the front that Zhang Yue saw clearly that there was actually a ravine in front of him, and there was a sparkling river at the bottom of the ravine, about two or three zhang wide, but on both sides were thirsty river flats, and the water surface was only about two zhang wide.

On the top of the slope on the other side of the river, the Huangluo umbrella cover fluttered, obviously Liu Chong's car, and there was a group of purple-robed civil officials pointing to this side, and six or seven thousand forbidden troops lined up to escort them by the river, receiving their own men and horses to cross the river.

Zhang Yue looked up and looked into the distance, and with a cursory sweep, he could roughly see that the enemy had broken off three lines of defense on the slope of the south bank of the river, at the bottom of the valley, and on the north bank of the river, and at the same time in order to meet his own defeated troops. This terrain is not conducive to attacking, and his troops are tired, and the troops are also less, so all he can do is to hold them back.

"Kill!" Zhang Yue was overjoyed, and immediately led the team with Hao Tianying to attack the enemy army at the top of the ravine on the south bank of the river.

The Northern Han army has withdrawn some of the deserters, and they are also prepared, and they immediately dispatched a thousand cavalry to meet the battle, and the two sides launched a hedge on the wasteland by the river, but the soldiers under Zhang Yue are tired soldiers after all, and the enemy is basically a fresh force, he and Hao Tianying rushed away from the enemy formation, but the soldiers behind could not keep up, and almost fell into it, so they had to kill again.

The Northern Han army did not dare to pursue from afar, but Zhang Yue refused to go, and led his troops to keep circling with them, keeping a distance and carrying out cavalry attacks, which made the Northern Han army helpless, and the soldiers crossed the river much slower.

Later, the defeated soldiers of the Northern Han army rushed back, and Zhang Yue immediately turned around to intercept them, preventing them from joining the main force. Seeing this, the Northern Han army horse team ran to intercept it, and Zhang Yue immediately turned around and left, only waiting for them to leave and then repeatedly attacked and harassed.

Not long after, the sound of horses' hooves roared in the southeast, and a group of men and horses galloped wildly. Zhang Yue was secretly surprised, turned his head and saw from afar that it was the banner of the Great Zhou, so he sent his own soldiers to contact, and soon reported that it was Liu Ci, the marshal of Heyang, who led two thousand horses to arrive first.

In a moment, a gray-haired veteran of fifty or sixty years old, dressed in heavy armor and carrying a long-handled sword, arrived at the scene. Presumably this person is Liu Ci, Zhang Yue immediately stepped forward and bowed his hand and said: "Liu Yuanjun came just in time!" Liu Chong's remnants are about to finish crossing the river, and we can take advantage of the victory to pursue. ”

"No hurry! First deal with the remnants of the enemy here, wait for the infantry army to come and then cross the river to attack, and then you can chase straight to Gaoping, and you will definitely win. Liu Ci bowed slightly on the horse and returned the salute, turned his head and ordered the soldiers to line up.

Zhang Yue beat his horse and ran back, reorganized the queue, and when Liu Ci gave an order, he and he charged again. At this time, the Northern Han army was insufficient, and only 2,000 horsemen were sent to intercept Zhang Yue's department, and the rest did not cross the river to meet Liu Ci in an infantry formation.

Heyang Jiedu is under the jurisdiction of Meng and Huai Prefecture, and the location is north of the Yellow River and south of Zezhou. Halfway through, Fan Aineng and He Hui led their troops to flee south, and the two blocked the road to persuade Liu Ci not to go north, claiming that Wang Shi had been defeated.

At this time, Liu Ci was even more anxious, threw off the deserters of Fan Aineng and He Hui, ordered the infantry to come behind, and led 3,000 horsemen to rush to the battlefield, not wanting to be a big victory for his own side. I didn't eat the fat of the first battle, and there was still a hard bone. It is said that Liu Chong's Chinese military guards were very strong in combat, and the dog jumped off the wall in a hurry to die, but it was not easy to fight. (To be continued.) )