Chapter 813: The Han Army's Counterattack 2
Seeing that the people and horses he brought with him retreated because of the panic of these family owners, Li Qinglin completely lost hope in his heart for this operation. Thinking that he could be discovered by Zhao Jun here, what about the branch of his own family? Will it also be discovered by Zhao Jun? Li Qinglin, who was confused, had even forgotten to command the men and horses below to resist.
However, even if Li Qinglin is in command, I am afraid that he will not be able to reverse the current situation. Because on the three originally empty streets around the General's Mansion, there were already Zhao soldiers at this moment. The streets that were originally dark are now brightly lit, and countless torches illuminate the three streets like the day.
"Brother Li, withdraw! The Zhao army has thousands of ambushes here, and it seems that our men and horses acting here have attracted half of the soldiers in the city. Hopefully, we can take the pressure off the people who are operating elsewhere and hopefully they will be successful. Zhang Yuan, who was still drinking orders to fight against Zhao Jun, said to Li Qinglin in a deep voice, among these people, only he and Li Qinglin knew the full plan of their actions. He didn't want himself to die in battle with Li Qinglin, and he didn't want Li Qinglin to be captured by Zhao Jun.
"Withdraw? Withdraw! Li Qinglin looked around, and he was also panicked at the moment. As soon as Zhang Yuan spoke, he could only respond.
However, the two leaders of the chaotic army were naturally in the attention of the soldiers of the Zhao army for a long time. As soon as they saw that they wanted to escape, Xu Gang, the commander of the forbidden army of the Zhao army, who had just been killed from the general's mansion, shouted angrily: "The thief will leave!" Since you're here, let's stay, I, General Zhao Jun's Mansion, can't just anyone come. ”
As he spoke, Xu Gang suddenly accelerated, crossed over the head of a chaotic soldier, and fell in front of Zhang Yuan and Li Qinglin. Without waiting for the pro-soldiers around Zhang Yuan to react, he immediately waved the big gun in his hand and swept towards them. A powerful sweep swept away all those generals, and they were seriously injured if they didn't die.
Xu Gang was born in the Young Guards, and his martial arts are really extraordinary, three times five divided by two, more than a dozen guards around Zhang Yuan were killed or seriously injured by Xu Gang, of course, this is also related to the fact that these guards have no armor. As soon as they saw that the officers of the Zhao army had killed the best of them, they were immediately frightened and the surrounding soldiers and soldiers who had already dispersed and fled in all directions. Soon, there was no one between Xu Gang, Zhang Yuan, and Li Qinglin to obstruct the line of sight.
Xu Gang walked towards Zhang Yuan step by step with a spear in his hand, his eyes were full of cold killing intent, and he asked in a cold voice: "I didn't expect that the head of the Li family, who was still a guest in the General's Mansion a few days ago, is now taking the lead in making trouble. As a member of the Gaoling City clan, you used to be a powerful place, and you don't know how many lives you have. I, Da Zhao, didn't trouble you, and allowed you to open a shop and do business normally. But instead of thinking about reciprocation, you even dared to collude with outsiders privately, and even rebelled and rebelled in the city. As he spoke, the spear in his hand was like a green dragon coming out of the water, swallowing a sharp cold light, and went straight towards Li Qinglin's chest.
Li Qinglin was completely stupid at this time, although he had a deep relationship with the Han army, and many people in his family served in the Han Military Mansion, but he was only the head of a family, not a military general. When he saw that Xu Gang had killed dozens of good men in a row and swept away the henchmen and guards around him, he was already frightened. was shocked by Xu Gang's bloodied appearance and the monstrous murderous aura on his body, and he forgot to dodge for a while, and watched the head of the gun stabbing him in the chest in a daze.
Before it could react, with a "poof", Xu Gang's sharp spear tip instantly pierced the body that was blocking its advance.
Xu Gang drew his spear without care, looked at Zhang Yuan on the side with cold eyes, and said, "Ben will see your previous behavior, if your guess is correct, you should be a soldier of the Han army." ”
"That's right! This will be Zhang Yuan, the general of the Han army. What are we doing, you already know? Zhang Yuan took a deep breath, knowing that he couldn't get out, and asked in a deep voice.
"That's right, your every move has already been expected by our adults, do you think that you little miscellaneous fish also want to stir up trouble in Gaoling City?" In fact, Xu Gang also knows that he is not aware of all the other party's actions, but what Zhao Jun is doing now is just countermeasures.
"How so? Is there a mole? Zhang Yuan suddenly lost his mind.
"Die!" As soon as he saw Zhang Yuan lose his mind, Xu Gang naturally would not miss this opportunity, and the spear stabbed out like lightning.
"Despicable!" Zhang Yuan scolded angrily and immediately reacted, but Xu Gang's spear had already stabbed over, making him a little too late to react.
......There was a crisp sound, and Xu Gang's spear pierced into the body of the enemy in front of him. However, it was not Zhang Yuan who was stabbed by Xu Gang, but his personal guard.
"It's lucky, but even if someone dies for you, you can't escape, kill!" Xu Gang pulled out his spear, shouted violently, and rushed towards Zhang Yuan. Although Zhang Yuan wanted to escape, on the one hand, Xu Gang was attacking, and on the other hand, there was a retreat disrupted by the chaotic army, so that Zhang Yuan had to stop and fight with Xu Gang.
Maybe it was because he was ambushed and his mood was upbeat, or maybe it was because he had no intention of fighting, Zhang Yuan finally failed to escape Xu Gang's spear, was pierced through the thigh by a shot, and was captured by Zhao Jun.
"I don't know if I'm alive or dead! If it weren't for the usefulness of you, Ben would have killed you and stayed! Xu Gang pulled out the spear that pierced Zhang Yuan's thigh and muttered to himself in a cold voice. With that, he immediately brandished his spear and ran towards several other family heads.
After Zhang Yuan was captured, the entire rebellious army completely lost its command, and the low-level officers below were even more chaotic. The Zhao army that came out in three ways besieged them, and there were chaotic troops to advance, and there were people who wanted to retreat, so that they could not organize effectively and continued to die at the hands of Zhao army soldiers.
At the same time that these rebellious troops and family heads in front of the General's Mansion were ambushed by the Zhao army, the men and horses led by the heads of the families in the city were also killed by the Zhao army.
On the avenue near the north gate of Gaoling City, the Zhao army team that was originally going to block the military camp near the north gate was originally going to block the Zhao army team that rushed to support from the military camp near the north city gate. Their original intention was to set fire to the Zhao army here and intercept the Zhao army with fire. In addition, because the Zhao army in Gaoling City had previously gone south under the banner of supporting the war in the south, there were not many defenders in the city, so there were not many people and horses who came here. Of course, Zhang Yuan, Li Qinglin and others didn't expect them to really intercept Zhao Jun completely and defeat Zhao Jun. The goal of Zhang Yuan and Li Qinglin was to delay the time for the Zhao army's reinforcements to rescue the general's mansion here, so that they could attack the general's mansion and take down Liu Wenqi, the head of the Zhao army on the northern front of Chang'an.
In the eyes of Zhang Yuan and other Han army officers, as long as the general's mansion is taken by himself, coupled with his own actions on the other hand, the Zhao army in the cities of Feng Yi's mansion will inevitably be in chaos, and the northern front will be in chaos, and the pressure on the three auxiliary places of Chang'an will naturally be reduced. How to fight back and regain this place is not impossible.
The Qian family in Gaoling City was responsible for the interception task at the North Gate, and many of their families were officials in the Han army, so they had to act according to Lin Shucheng's arrangement. Of course, the profit from it is another important reason why they follow the arrangement of the Han army officials.
"Ready, burn all the shops on both sides for me!" Qian Gui, the person in charge of the Qian family, listened to the shouting and killing sound coming from the General's Mansion, and immediately waved his hand to give an order to the guards around him.
However, before the people below could start moving, there was a sudden and dense sound of horses' hooves from the north. Listening to the momentum, it should be a large number of cavalry troops, and Qian Gui and his private soldiers could clearly feel the ground trembling under their feet. The sound of horses' hooves was heard very clearly at night, and it was approaching.
"Cavalry? Where did it come from? We don't. Could it be that ...... "Although Qian Gui is not the head of the family, he can be sent by the head of the family to be in charge of such a major matter, so he naturally has a certain understanding of military affairs." As soon as he heard the sound of horses' hooves, he felt very bad. The most unfortunate thing is that the sound of horses' hooves came from behind.
Qian Gui walked a few steps quickly, looked back, and in the dark night, a long red fire dragon came from far and near. In astonishment, Qian Gui found that the fire dragon illuminated a large banner in front of him. Above the banner, a unicorn fluttered up and down.
"It's not good, it's Zhao Jun, Zhao Jun is here! Immediately sprinkle the oil in your hand on both sides and prepare to set it on fire! The rear is ready to form a formation to resist the Zhao army. If you want to live, move me, quickly! After this battle, everyone has a big reward. Qian Gui gave his military order solemnly.
"Da Zhao Tieqi, I am invincible! Kill me! Zhao Jun, who was from far and near, suddenly roared violently, and in such a majestic shout, a fire dragon swept towards Qian Gui and his private soldiers with the momentum of a flood overturning.
As soon as he saw the cavalry of the Zhao army coming straight forward, Qian Gui, who knew the strength of the cavalry and the current situation of his side, was suddenly frightened, and hurriedly shouted: "Form a formation, quickly form a formation!" Stand up the pikes, otherwise we won't be able to stop a single onslaught of the cavalry...... Quick, don't stand stupid! ”
Although Qian Gui is very aware of the current situation, he also knows that if these Zhao troops cannot be stopped, then they will not be able to survive under the iron cavalry of the Zhao army. But he forgot that his men were not regular soldiers, not elite soldiers who had experienced bloody battles and battles with cavalry. They are just family privates, guards. If they can still be useful in fighting alone, but in the face of the regular army, they are not half a little behind.
"Xiu Xiu Xiu ......" Zhao Jun's archer flew out with sharp arrows, and directly shot several Qian family soldiers who were about to set fire to the spot, which immediately caused a riot among the Qian family soldiers. The rest of the people no longer dared to set fires, and even these people even had some riots.
"Stupid, can you outrun the cavalry of the Zhao army? If you want to live, stop me! Quick, get in shape! After this battle, you all have a big reward! Qian Gui angrily scolded and killed a family member who threw down his weapon and was about to escape, and roared sharply.
It's a pity that although what Qian Gui said is reasonable, there is not much that can be done below. Besides, he has no armor and no body protection, and he is armed with spears, broadswords and other miscellaneous weapons, and it is difficult to form a battle formation. The hooves of the horses roared, the war horses neighed, and when Qian Gui drank the order, the cavalry of the Zhao army had already crashed towards their team.
As a result, according to Qian Gui's statement, there was not one out of ten, so the soldiers were so frightened that many of them had already fled in all directions before the cavalry approached. After all, it is always terrifying to have a person use his own flesh and blood to block the impact of a galloping horse.
Cavalry is the most powerful type of army in the era of cold weapons, and it is the king of land warfare. They have an incomparable degree of superiority, and once they form a group charge, they have a strong impact power, these advantages give the cavalry an overwhelming advantage over the infantry, whether it is a frontal charge or a roundabout attack to disturb the enemy's food routes.
Of course, among the infantry, they can rely on strong cities or advantageous terrain to deal with the group of cavalry. But cavalry with mobile combat is invincible to foot soldiers most of the time. After all, not every time you go to war, your foot soldiers have the opportunity to choose the location you want.
In the face of cavalry, even the foot soldiers among the regular soldiers are difficult to match, not to mention these family guards who have no armor, no strict organization, and even the guerrillas are not considered brave.
As a result, as soon as they saw the cavalry of the Zhao army pressing down like a wave of the sea, they were all frightened to the face of the earth, and these rabble did not have the slightest intention of resisting, and they all began to retreat desperately, and soon squeezed into a ball. Qian Gui, who was in charge of the command, could only roar but had no effect, and needless to say, these private soldiers were not only their Qian family, but the private soldiers of other families ignored his military orders, which made Qian Gui helpless at the moment.
"Brothers, kill me! Let these rebels be our merits. ”
When the leading cavalry officer of the Zhao army saw the panicked appearance of those rabble, not only did he not have the slightest pity, but immediately waved his troops and rushed forward. The entire cavalry of the Zhao army turned into a sharp arrow that was off the string, and plunged headlong into the rebels who were already in disarray, quickly splitting their scattered formation in half, and then splitting and slashing and slashing.
The resistance encountered by the cavalry this time was almost negligible, and as long as the rebels organized by the guards of the family Ding saw the cavalry of the Zhao army rushing over, they immediately fled desperately to both sides, allowing them to rush through very smoothly. But in this way, the speed of the cavalry advance was greatly increased, and in addition, they were almost free of casualties. Of course, the enemy's casualties were also reduced considerably.
However, even if the lethality is greatly reduced, such a chiseling impact will still have a huge blow to the morale of these chaotic troops. These rabbles have been completely frightened by the impact of the cavalry of the Zhao army, and they are desperately fleeing one by one, only hating their parents for giving them two legs. At this moment, they had realized the difference between themselves and the regular soldiers.
"Your Excellency, these are good labors, and the Privy Envoy hopes that they will stay and make good use of them, and we can't kill them all." Seeing that Lord Du Wei was only concerned about rushing and killing, the adjutant general reminded in a low voice.
"I almost forgot! Ha ha...... This group of bastards, even if they dare to go against our Da Zhao, they don't know whether they are alive or dead! Lieutenant Zhao Jun laughed and said, "Pass the order down and persuade him to surrender." As for those who do not surrender, they will be killed! ”
"Lay down your arms and kneel down and beg for mercy to avoid death!" Under the orders of the commander, the soldiers of the Zhao army shouted slogans while dividing and surrounding them everywhere, trying to wipe out those chaotic troops as much as possible and prevent them from escaping.
"Put down your arms, kneel on the ground and beg for mercy, you can avoid death!" Hundreds of iron horsemen shouted in unison, and they couldn't stop relying on their high equestrian skills and extraordinary degrees to surround those scattered chaotic divisions.
How can a two-legged man outrun a four-legged horse? Under the constant deterrence and pursuit of the cavalry of the Zhao army, those chaotic soldiers knelt on the ground and begged to surrender. Soon, the entire battlefield was empty, and the ground was full of kneeling and begging to surrender to guard the rebels. And on the edge of the battlefield, there are still groups of men and horses guarding some family heads and heads who are still desperately fleeing, which is particularly abrupt in the empty battlefield that suddenly quiets down.
If it weren't for the quick surrender of these rebel troops, if it weren't for the large number of torches of the Zhao army's soldiers, and if it weren't for the fact that the Zhao army had already taken these big clan heads as their main targets, maybe these family heads would really be able to take advantage of the chaos to escape. However, they have already been on the list of Zhao Jun, and the officers of Zhao Jun who are acting have already seen their actions in their eyes.
"Yo, isn't this the Qian family, the Li family, the Liu family, and the Zhang family? What's the hurry? Leave them all to me, we adults want you to go, and if anyone dares to escape, they will be killed. Captain Bendu wants to see if you are fast or our horses are fast, whether you are fast at hiding or fast at the arrows in our hands. ”
Qian Gui and a group of family soldiers had just escaped from the crowded rout, and he was secretly glad that he could escape, but he didn't expect that the "army" composed of the family guards behind him lost their fighting spirit in an instant after their "officers" left, and surrendered directly, and were wiped out by the Zhao army, directly exposing their actions under the noses of the Zhao army's cavalry. Hearing the shouts of the Zhao army officers, the sound of bows and arrows pulling strings, and the sound of chasing horses' hooves, Qian Gui knew that he was in a catastrophe this time. After all, not everyone is not afraid of death, so seeing that there is a chance to live, Qian Gui stopped running away.
"I surrender, I surrender! Don't kill me! Seeing Zhao Jun rushing over, several other family heads also knelt down and begged for mercy.
"Take them all and escort them to the General's Mansion for me!" After Lieutenant Zhao Jun glanced at these big clan heads with disdain, he said coldly, "This is the noble family who is high up in the world on weekdays?" Amusing! ”
In Gaoling City, several rebellious armies composed of family members, guards, and private soldiers were all wiped out by the Zhao army, and except for two places that were successfully set on fire by the rebel army, the rest failed. However, even if the two arsons were successful, they were quickly extinguished under the swift action of the Zhao army's officers and soldiers, and did not bring any harm to the Zhao army.