Chapter 15: The Battle of the Castle
That night, an army of 20,000 men was entering an underground entrance behind the barracks!
Zhenxiongguan is in the city, and the city guards the house.
Zahan stared at the five captains sitting below with sharp eyes, who were also the chiefs of several large tribes, and he said in a sonorous voice: "Tomorrow's battle is about the supreme glory of my grassland, and at the same time, it is also related to your pockets, how is it?" It's a matter of success or failure! You are all old comrades-in-arms who have assisted the king for many years, and I hope that in this battle, you can also work together to defeat the Jizhou army! β
"We will fight with all our strength to defeat the Jizhou army!" BolwalΓ© and others said in unison!
"Good! Tomorrow's battle will show the majesty of my grassland! Zahan stood up and said excitedly!
At dawn, when the first morning glow sprinkled on Zhenxiong Pass, the 60,000 troops had already set up their own positions!
Zhao Hui grabbed the horse rope, and the war horse under his crotch seemed to be a little frightened, constantly wandering left and right! In the barracks behind Zhao Hui, Qian Chong looked left and right, and suddenly found that the 20,000 soldiers and horses in the second and third military towns were missing, and he hurriedly asked Pan Shixun beside him: "Brother, this big battle is imminent, why is the second and third military towns, the strongest, missing?"
Pan Shixun was not as shocked as Qian Chong at all, as if he knew something. He said mysteriously: "Last night, why was the barracks suddenly curfew? I'm telling you, it must be our general's big move! I'm afraid that the one who carries out the mission is the second and third military towns! β
"That's right! It seems that Yang Qiong and Han Jian are going to make meritorious contributions! "Qian Chong only broke down with Pan Shixun in Zhenxiong Pass, and the two of them were like wearing pants for a day, and their relationship was growing day by day.
"Hey! It's a pity! We can't catch up with this good show! It is our duty to guard the barracks well! Pan Shixun said with regret, looked at the other three town governors next to him, and shook his head.
Zhao Hui led the first military town of Huohan, the fourth military town Li Chengqing, and the fifth military town Liu Chong with 30,000 soldiers and horses to fight Zahan!
And Zahan also led 30,000 elites of Yarle, Qizhen, and Cobilon to fight, and let Bolwal lead 20,000 people to stay in the city in case there is a change!
Seeing that Zhao Hui actually only brought 15,000 cavalry and half of the infantry, he couldn't help but laugh secretly. But then he understood that the Great Qian Empire lacked good horses, and there were naturally very few cavalry, and it was already very good that he could have 15,000 fine horses!
The drums of war are pounding.
With a wave of the halberd in Zahan's hand, Yaerle understood, and five thousand elite horses galloped wildly, heading straight for the Chinese army!
"Let Liu Chong send out shield soldiers to step forward to block the enemy, and the spearmen will defend it! Bow and arrow to hold down the position! Zhao Hui's face sank like water, a pair of sharp eyes stared at Zahan, and said calmly!
As soon as the flag came out, Liu Chong's 10,000 horses moved! The three thousand shield soldiers were divided into three rows, interspersed with pikemen, and three rows, and finally three thousand archers, and the back row pressed the formation! The formation was quickly completed, and at this moment, the military quality of the Fifth Military Town was fully reflected! Steady progress, uniform movements, in the face of five thousand elite horsemen, not afraid at all, the shield landed, the spear clenched, the bow and arrows wound, ready for battle!
"It's worthy of being my fierce rival in the grassland! Elephant of the Elite! Zahan praised! Qi Zhen on the side said disdainfully: "No matter how elite you are, you can't use ** to resist the iron hooves of my grassland!" Zahan nodded lightly!
When Yarle's 5,000 barbarian cavalry rushed to the Fifth Army Town one hundred and fifty paces away, the arrows in the sky rushed like a torrent of steel like a torrent of arrows, and 3,000 arrows covered the entire sky!
Then there were screams, and the barbarians who rushed to the fifth military town kept falling! Three rounds of arrows passed, and the other party only paid six or seven hundred brutes to rush to the front of the Fifth Army Town!
When he brazenly collided with the shield, the "boom" only momented that five or six shield soldiers in the front row were knocked away, bleeding within five years, and they had to be seriously injured if they didn't die!
In the blink of an eye after the shield soldiers in the front row were knocked away, the shield soldiers in the second row quickly made up for it! The pikemen brazenly put the spears. Stab out and kill the brute who rushes to the front!
But there were still hordes of cavalry rushing behind them, and in a breath, five or six shield soldiers were knocked away, and the pikemen were knocked down, and the spearmen next to them mercilessly stabbed their spears and pierced the brute soldiers' chests!
Before they could recover the ranks, another brigade of cavalry rushed over.
The shield soldiers on both sides didn't even think about it, and merged to the middle!
After the barbarian cavalry finally paid hundreds of soldiers in the fifth military town, the brute cavalry stopped, and the next thing was melee hand-to-hand combat, spear stabbing forward, two people stabbing horses in front, and killing people in the back! The shield soldier pulled out the war knife at his waist and rushed towards the barbarian, when they came into contact with the barbarian, they bent down, and the war knife swept the horse's legs, the barbarian could not dodge, and was thrown off the horse by the war horse, and immediately two or three war knives slashed at the brute at the same time, and blood was splashed!
The brute cavalry is indeed powerful, 10,000 soldiers and the opponent's 5,000 cavalry confronted, the casualties were very large, and more than 3,000 soldiers died on the battlefield in two hours!
Zahan seemed to feel that it was not enough, and he shouted at Yarle, "Give it to me!" When Yarle heard this, he drove his horse and rushed away with the remaining 5,000 cavalry!
Zhao Hui saw another team of 5,000 cavalry rushing up, he frowned and shouted to the herald: "Go!" Tell Liu Chong and let him hold on to Lao Tzu for an hour! β
"Yes!" The herald rode his horse and rushed over!
"Governor! The general has an order to hold on for an hour! Don't take half a step back! The herald waved his banner and said!
Liu Chong stood behind, and after hearing the military order, he nodded and signaled that he knew! The herald turned and left!
However, I didn't expect that in less than half an hour, the front ones were beaten and retreated! Seeing this, Liu Chong was furious! Rushed up and grabbed a retreating soldier and shouted, "Who told you to retreat!" Resist Lao Tzu! Those who retreat again will be killed! Throwing the soldier out, he rushed to the front, pulled down a brute on horseback, and stabbed him in the stomach with a sword!
Throwing the body away, he roared again: "Brothers, kill me!" Avenge the death of your father! The three-foot sword swung forward, and rushed towards a barbarian again, the barbarian turned sideways, and the scimitar slashed at Liu Chong, Liu Chong blocked it with a sword, pushed away the barbarian, and swept backwards, and the barbarian who had just missed was slashed in the back! Fall off the horse!
"Archers! Give up the bow and arrow! Pull out the short sword for Lao Tzu and kill! Liu Chong tore back and shouted!
Seeing that the commander was so leading, the soldiers were all desperate! One of the generals threw away his bow and arrows, drew his short sword, and shouted, "Fight the dogs!" Kill! β
"Kill the brute dog!"
"Kill!"
More than 4,000 people gathered again, they were no longer stubborn, but took the initiative to rush at the barbarians, they were in groups of three or five, pounced on the barbarians, stabbed with short swords, smashed with fists! Or even hit each other in the face with their own heads!
Seeing that his brother was in danger, a pikeman threw his spear, and the spear pierced the brute's chest in an instant. But he was beheaded by another brute!
After another hour, Liu Chong had less than a thousand people left, but he bit off more than 7,000 people from the other party! Liu Chong has already suffered two knife wounds at this moment!
"I have Liu Chong! What more could you ask for! Zhao Hui's face was full of tears, and then he shouted: "Order Li Chengqing to rush to the aid of 5,000 infantry!" Replace Liu Chong! β
"General Liu! The general has an order, ordering you to withdraw quickly! Lee Seung-kyung is here! Li Chengqing rode over and shouted! Liu Chong has been numb at the moment, where do you know what to retreat from! In the end, it was his soldiers who dragged him down!
"What's going on over there with Zhang Cheng now? Why is there no movement for a long time? Was it discovered? Zhao Hui watched himself lose his eight. Nine thousand people, not a taste in his heart, and he didn't know anything about Zhang Cheng's side, and his brows became tighter and tighter.