Chapter 40: The Past in Guanzhong 2
As the so-called persimmon should be pinched softly, the ugly slave emperor on the frontal battlefield is already a little unable to defeat Erzhu Tianguang, but He Batsheng and others in Qizhou in the south are very weak and absolutely can't withstand the pressure of the ugly slave army, so it is wise to give priority to solving the siege in the south and let the iron bucket array break a big hole first.
Therefore, in the autumn of 529, Emperor Chounu personally led a large army south to attack Qizhou, and sent his subordinates to the governor of Xiatai, Chi Bodhisattva, and the monk Shangshu to lead the partial army to attack Wugong County in Qizhou, preventing Erzhu Tianguang from sending troops to support He Batsheng from the east.
Under the city of Wudu, the capital of Qizhou, the mountains are full of the army of the ugly slave emperor, and the four sides surround this small city with water, not to mention birds, even ants can't pass one.
Emperor Chounu appeared in the middle of the battle in Buluan, carrying eight people, two yellow canopies fluttering above his head, and beside him were several palace maids wearing gorgeous colorful clothes, this battle was no different from the real emperor. The ugly slave emperor in front of the two armies is so magnificent, even if he is really beheaded and exterminated, he is aiming at the domineering energy of the current meeting, it is worth it!
So why do some people in the troubled times dare to climb to the pinnacle of the emperor's power, the scenery above is not something that ordinary people can feel, although it is painful but also happy. Of course, there will be more happiness in troubled times, because you can do ridiculous things as you want.
The two brothers, He Batsheng and He Batyue, looked at the luxurious lineup of the ugly slave emperor and the style of the Son of Heaven on the city tower, and they were both shocked and jealous in their hearts. What is jealous is that a foreign barbarian untouchable man actually claimed the king and hegemony in the land of the Central Plains and arrogantly respected the Son of Heaven. This is something that the two brothers can't even think about.
Under the city, the "imperial general" Po Qi Liu rode on a horse and held a two-meter-long mace, showing off his might and asking He Batsheng to win the decisive battle out of the city, He Batsheng was a little worried and didn't want to fight, but He Batyue was young and vigorous, and couldn't stand the enemy's stimulation and instigation, so he turned back to He Batsheng and said: "Big brother, the enemy is coming to invade my territory, if we don't even dare to go out of the city to fight, who can defend the city for us with peace of mind, who still has the courage to kill the enemy and break the captives, who will continue to support the official army?" I am willing to fight for my eldest brother, increase the morale of our army, and teach the thieves in the city to know the majesty of our officers and soldiers. ”
He Batsheng originally did not agree to go out of the city for a decisive battle, after all, the enemy was outnumbered, and the best strategy was to defend the city and wait for work, and the enemy's strong attack would take a lot of effort and suffer heavy casualties. But seeing that He Batsheng was silent, Yu Wentai came out and spoke: "The little general is angry, although his words are radical, but it is not a good strategy. The thieves have just arrived and their foundations are unstable, so going out and fighting at this time may be able to force back the enemy army and buy us some time to wait for rescue. ”
Because of his meritorious service in attacking Chang'an in front, Yuwentai has been promoted from He Bayue's subordinate general to a partial army general by Erzhu Tianguang, which means that Yuwentai is now the general of an independent army, and is no longer subordinate to He Bayue's subordinates, but can be on an equal footing with them. So what he says now also has a certain weight, and some people will agree with it. No, Hobatak cast an approving glance at him.
"That being said, I'm afraid it's not appropriate to just send you out of the city, so let's let General Yuwen go out of the city with you to fight." Considering that the two have been together for a long time and cooperate closely, so He Batsheng arranged it this way.
Yuwentai saw that the pit he had dug could only lie down on his own, so he had no choice but to follow He Bayue out of the city together.
The two armies are facing each other, majestic and majestic, here he Bayue and Yuwentai are heroic, and Po Qiliu over there is also leading people...... In a strange dance, He Bayue and Yu Wentai sat on their horses, looking very strangely at the group of people opposite them dancing wildly.
This is a kind of ethnic minority dance that prays for victory before the battle, and I saw Po Qi Liu's naked upper body full of tattoos, with his hair scattered, chanting words in his mouth, and dancing with his hands, like a madman who dances the great god.
After a long time, He Batyue and Yu Wentai were tired of watching, only to hear He Batyue raise his whip on the horse, and scolded loudly: "Wu Na God Stick, do you beat or not?" After a long day of movement, we don't have time to see you dancing here, and we will quickly retreat without fighting. ”
Qi Liu, the god stick woman, was stunned when he heard this, and then turned back to the middle of the army formation and said, "Conspiracy Ma bar moo tick." Then with a wave of the big stick in his hand, he flew on his horse and came straight towards Hebayue.
He Batyue was taken aback by this sudden move, what kind of bird language he spoke. But he immediately calmed down, and jumped out of the battle with a knife to meet the snake spirit sick woman Qi Liu. The soldiers of the two armies were clamoring and shouting, and the Emperor Chounu watched the beginning of the battle for a long time, and He Batsheng personally cheered for his younger brother on the city tower.
Po Qi six horses fast, first rushed to He Bayue, plus the mace belongs to a long weapon, a stick almost to his face, He Bayue hurriedly bowed his head to avoid this stick, when the two horses staggered, He Bayue backhand stabbed at Po Qi Liu's waist, this hand two ears and three pointed knives are also fierce and abnormal.
Po Qiliu hurriedly leaned on the horse's back, and parried with the big stick in his hand, which was worthy of this stab, and the two sergeants clapped their hands one after another. The two horses galloped in opposite directions, thirty or fifty paces apart, turned back together, and began to sprint again when they faced each other.
I saw Po Qiliu's face tattooed, his eyes widened, and he shouted: "Whoa! Whoops! The mace in his hand was whistling with the wind and water he danced. Not to be outdone, He Bayue raised his two-eared three-pointed knife and shouted: "Drink! "Rushing straight towards Poqi Liu.
The two exchanged horses for a moment, only to hear the sound of ping, sparks everywhere, the weapons in the hands of the two people were stubbornly stored in one place, and even the horses that sat down were almost skidded and lost their hooves by this impact force, and as soon as the two separated, the horses galloped away from each other again.
The third time when the two were hedging on the horse, He Bayue made a skill, Po Qi Liu's mace came over, he used a three-pointed knife to support and block, grabbed Po Qi Liu's wrist and pulled it hard, and dragged Po Qi Liu off the horse. Don't look at He Bayue, who is only twenty years old, when he is young, but this strength is terrifying, how can this Po Qiliu say that he also weighs more than two hundred catties, and he will be dismounted as soon as he is shalved. The sergeants on both sides looked stupid, only to hear a burst of cheers from the officers and soldiers.
He Bayue was young and vigorous, and when he saw that Po Qiliu was pulled off the horse by himself, he also jumped off the horse and walked, and you were terrified if you wanted to kill you, and seeing me was like seeing the king of Hades. Thinking so in his heart, He Bayue threw away the three-pointed knife in his hand, pulled out his portable saber, and prepared to have a hand-to-hand combat with Po Qi Liu.
Seeing this scene on the city tower, He Batsheng hurriedly sent someone below to inform Yu Wentai and ordered him to pay attention to protecting He Batyue's safety, after all, he was a compatriot, and with such a heroic brother, He Batsheng was also very proud in his heart, and naturally did not want to see him injured.
Po Qiliu panicked and wanted to pick up the mace, but He Bayue was faster than him, and stepped forward and stepped on the stick. Po Qiliu couldn't help it, and looked at He Bayue in a panic with his bare hands.
He Bayue shouted to Emperor Chounu: "Your general is not even a weapon, give him a knife quickly, and I will fight a fair duel with him in front of the battle." As soon as these words came out, the morale of the emperor's army immediately decreased by three percent, Wan Qi ugly slave looked at He Batyue with great interest, and then waved his hand, only to see a general sweeping behind the infantry formation, threw a scimitar to Po Qi Liu, and then turned around and left.
Po Qiliu picked up the scimitar, thinking that if I didn't kill this little cub today, I wouldn't be able to mix in the army in the future, how His Majesty the Emperor and the ministers would mock me! The more Po Qi Liu thought about it, the more angry he became, and he was annoyed and angry at the moment, picked up the scimitar and shouted violently, and slashed at He Batyue, who had his back to him.
He Bayue turned around and used a knife to open Po Qi Liu, and then smiled and gently pushed the saber in his hand to his chest, Po Qi Liu hurriedly retreated and dodged, He Bayue also followed him, quickly pasted up, and took his left hand to Po Qi Liu's heart.
Saying that it was too late, Po Qi Liu wailed, and had already eaten He Bayue's punch heavily, although it was through the leather armor, but the chest cavity was as if it was stuffy, and it was a heart-rending pain. Po Qi Liu still wanted to die and struggle, and threw the scimitar in his hand at He Batyue with the last trace of strength, He Batyue easily dodged this blow, and then another old punch hit Po Qi Liu's face directly, and now he didn't need a knife to kill him. He Bayue thought to himself.
Po Qi Liu's face was like a smashed medicine jar, his face was full of blood, his nose was crooked, his eyes were slanted, and his head was shaky. He Bayue flew again and slammed a heavy fist on the head of Po Qi Liu, only to hear the sound of a broken neck, and Po Qi Liu fell in front of the battle in response, and was beaten to death by this He Bayue.
He Bayue stepped on Po Qi Liu's chest and shouted at the emperor's army: "Who else?!" "This domineering spirit and the ferocious punch just now have already made the enemy tremble, who still wants to fight against this little demon king of the world.
Just when He Batyue turned around to celebrate the victory with Yuwentai in the army and He Batsheng of Chenglou Mountain, suddenly there was a whoosh, and a dark arrow flew from the emperor's array, and shot directly on He Batyue's back in a daze, He Batyue turned around and scolded a little confused: "You still release dark arrows to hurt people?" As soon as he finished speaking, a second arrow hit him straight in the chest.
Seeing this, Yuwentai hurriedly slapped his head and came to rescue He Bayue, and the officials and soldiers behind him rushed up to protect the lord. On the city tower, He Batsheng was also annoyed and angry when he saw this scene, and said loudly: "Open the door for me to attack!" Kill these unethical wretches! Follow me! "He is also crazy now, his own brother is plotted, and his life and death are uncertain.
The officials and soldiers rushed to kill without their lives, but the ugly slave emperor was a little scared, so he ordered the troops to retreat fifty miles and set up camp to avoid its edge.
Under the snatching and escort of everyone, the little overlord He Bayue was carried into the city for treatment.
Because the arrows were highly poisonous, the doctors in the city had no antidote, so they could only cry out in vain. After a night of hard work, he was pronounced dead in the early hours of the morning. He Basheng and the others were very sad, and their hatred for the ugly slave emperor was even greater.
Although He Batyue's death was an accident, it also tells us a truth: "No matter how high your kung fu is, you are afraid of kitchen knives." No matter how you show off your power and dominate the world when you are alive, you can kill you with just one arrow, and life is so fragile.
The ugly slave emperor who retreated fifty miles was also not at ease, and Zhu Tianguang, the assassin of Yongzhou, took advantage of his absence in Jingzhou, and the headquarters attacked Xiao Baoyin, who was stationed in Xinping County, this Xiao Baoyin was also a coward, and the city was broken in a few days, and even people and their families were captured alive. In addition to his wife, he and his three sons were abandoned and beheaded. This strategy of using one's own dismount against the enemy's upper donkey, and then using one's own upper disadvantage to beat the enemy's inferior dismount is obviously successful.
Erzhu Tianguang can now free up his hands to support Hebatsheng. The first is to repel the Wei Chi Bodhisattva who is besieging Wugong, and then stationed in Hengshui City, echoing with He Batsheng in Wudu, and becoming a corner.
Yu Chi Bodhisattva led the remnants of the army to join the army of Wan Qian Chounu, and immediately attacked Wudu again.