Chapter 20: The Goshawk's Wings (Part II)
Tan Ji is the general Long Tingfei, who is reckless, and personally passes on the art of war and tactics, from the common people to the general, it is not easy. He is a person, widowed and unhappy, not close to his colleagues, the general drinks the generals every swallow, in order to boost morale, although he is reluctant to follow it, but the drop of wine is not stained, a person to the corner, and the seat is not happy, several times, the general also suffers, has to be sent. The taboo is very strict, there are those who violate the military law, although the warrior will be killed, so the department is refined and rigorous, and every battle must not be afraid of sacrifice, and the military power is rare. Although the position is high, but do not change the simplicity of the old days, do not like to give away, every reward, are given to the subordinates, so although strict and fearful, the subordinates are willing to serve the dead ear.
Jealous parents and clansmen are all killed in the war, jealous of deep hatred, every battle, killing must be heavy, there are many killings and disturbing the people, the general does not listen, but its use of troops is quite lawful, Yong people are afraid, so the general can not restrain it. Jealous of the appearance of the show, and the miserable life, often ashamed, is covered with a bronze ghost face, all day long, people are called "ghost face general", the escort is effective, the enemy and I are up and down, are afraid of it.
――"History of the Northern Han Dynasty - The Biography of Tan Ji"
The goshawk flies over the sky, the wilderness is blue, the grass is long, the water is whimpering, and the desolate eagle chirps make people feel lonely in their hearts. Tan Ji rode his horse and stood on the bank of the Qin River, his eyes full of coldness and frost.
Several scouts flew to the ground and fell to the ground, one of them said in a loud voice: "General Qiqi, the enemy's baggage battalion is built on the temple slope, the grain and grass are piled up like a mountain, the east camp of the baggage battalion crosses Qinshui, the west camp crosses the Shili River, the rear camp is only three miles away from the Qiufeng Ferry where the two rivers meet, there are four pontoon bridges on the Qinshui River, there are three pontoon bridges on the Shili River, and there are more than 1,000 naval vessels in the Qiufeng Crossing, which can transport grain and grass for several days at a time. The army in the heavy battalion fought under the banner of Jing Chi, with a total of 10,000 cavalry and 20,000 infantry. ”
Tan Ji didn't make a sound, just made a gesture, and a guard standing beside him, also wearing a bronze mask, one of the thirty-six horsemen, said loudly: "The general ordered you to retreat." ”
Several scouts breathed a sigh of relief at the same time and respectfully retreated. In the face of Tan Ji, few people can be calm.
After he retreated, Tan Ji said coldly: "Luo Meng, you say, why is a dignified general put in the baggage camp, Jing Chi is already one of the best cavalry generals in Dayong, but he is left in the baggage camp, in the past, when the King of Qi was in charge of military power, he did not do this, and he changed Emperor Yong's henchmen to supervise the army, how could this kind of thing happen." ”
The guard hesitated for a moment and said: "General, where is there no power dispute, although the King of Qi is powerful, but this Jing Chi is obviously a nail sent by Emperor Yong, if the King of Qi puts him idle, wouldn't it be blatantly against his imperial brother, now that he has changed people to restrain the King of Qi, then Jing Chi is not important, and he naturally wants to take advantage of this time to attack him." In this world, there are a few people who will care about whether their subordinates are loyal or treacherous, and they are not willing to use thick words when they are not used, and they are discarded when they are not used. When the general was seriously injured in the assassination, didn't someone take the opportunity to embarrass the general? I didn't see the general stand out for you. ”
This guard is the one who has followed Tan Ji the longest among the thirty-six horsemen, and he is naturally a confidant, so he dares to speak out. Tan Ji was neither annoyed nor surprised when he heard this, and said lightly: "People are like this, and there is nothing to say, but the general treats me like a mountain, and you are not allowed to be thin." General Shi is just outspoken and can't get used to my methods, but he doesn't mean to go against me, and he is not allowed to say this kind of thing in the future. ”
The guard hurriedly agreed, but asked again: "I don't know how the general is going to attack the enemy's camp, Jing Chi is also a strong enemy such as us, if you are a little careless, I am afraid that you will be defeated and invincible." ”
Tan Ji smiled coldly and said: "A reckless person is bound to be dissatisfied, what are you afraid of, I already have a plan, the enemy army relies on water transportation to transport baggage, which is a good thing, but unfortunately it also gives me a chance to take advantage of." Let's look at my means, let the enemy carry heavy grain and grass, and turn it into ashes, I want to see what way they can continue to fight. This is also why they want to fight, otherwise how could they set up a heavy camp in Miaopo, although it is convenient to transport, but it is not as good as the city with high ditches and deep fortresses. Romone, pass on my order, gather the lieutenant colonel, and prepare for battle. ”
Luo Meng was happy in his heart, he knew that the general was clever, and when he rarely fell short, he made a great contribution this time, but Quartz lost his troops last time, and he and others could wash away the humiliation of being suppressed by Quartz and others for several years, although the general didn't care, but the rejection and indifference of those people were all in his eyes, so Luo Meng hurriedly went down to give the order, ready to break the enemy again with the main general and make meritorious contributions.
The night is dark, the lights in the Yongjun camp are bright, in the Chinese military tent, it is not Jing Chi who sits in the position of the main general, but the king of Qi who has changed the ordinary green armor, this time in order to avoid the eyes and ears of the secret spies of the Northern Han Dynasty, the king of Qi and his personal guards have changed the armor of ordinary soldiers, and they have hidden 20,000 cavalry in the baggage camp, on the surface, there are only 20,000 infantry, 10,000 cavalry, but in fact it is 20,000 infantry, 30,000 cavalry. Tents were set up in the camp, and these heavy cavalry hid in the tents and took turns to go out to show their faces, so they hid from the eyes of the Northern Han army.
Jing Chi, who was sitting at the bottom, said excitedly: "Your Highness, none of the scouts we sent out came back immediately, it seems that Tan Ji has really come, Mr. is clever, if Tan Ji can be captured alive this time, not only will Long Tingfei lose his right-hand man, but also boost the morale of the army, then Tan Ji has been ravaging Zezhou for many years, if he is cut by a thousand knives, it can also dispel the boiling of public resentment."
Li Xian said with a smile: "I don't know if I can be captured alive, I heard that this person is strict and strong, and he leads the army to fight as cunning as a fox, and many ruthless people are afraid of death, I hope this Tan Ji will not let me down." The two were chatting, and at this time, suddenly the soldiers outside the camp were in an uproar, but after a while, someone reported in the account: "Your Highness Qiyu, General Jing, someone lowered the fireboat from the upper reaches of Qinshui, and set fire to the Qinshui pontoon bridge and the baggage on both sides of the river. In front of the battalion, more than 1,000 Northern Han troops were fighting. ”
Li Xian's spirit was shocked, and he said: "Sure enough, Jing Chi, you can do what you want." ”
Jing Chi got up and saluted, strode out of the tent, and said loudly: "Quickly bring my weapons, I want to see who dares to go against Lao Tzu." ”
Li Xian smiled slightly, and said to the guard Zhuang Jun beside him: "Ready, we will wait until General Jing leads away the enemy army before leaving the camp." Zhuang Jun showed joy on his face and said: "Your Highness, don't worry, we have been ready for a long time, just waiting to go into battle to kill the enemy, these days are suffocating." So saying, he turned around and went out of the tent to give orders.
Tan Ji saw Da Yongzhong riding out of the camp from a distance, ten thousand horses galloping, magnificent, and couldn't help sighing: "It's a pity that such a general's horse is let them guard the baggage." Fu sneered again: "I want to see if the generals who usually charge into battle have a way to stick to the camp." With that, he waved his hand and led the guards around him to greet the Dayong army. Just when the distance between the two armies was less than 100 paces, the Northern Han army suddenly turned around, avoided the edge of the Yong army, and forced it from the flank, Tan Ji rushed into the Dayong army formation with 36 cavalry. The cavalry under his command was the best at sprinting in the Northern Han army, and the flesh and blood flew as Changge waved, while the cavalry behind them used crossbows to shoot in all directions, and the Dayong army was shaken. Jing Chi brought out seven thousand iron horses, and Tan Ji led his own troops to rush and kill for a while, tearing through the heavy cavalry defense line, and fledging into the distance with great might. Jing Chi was ashamed and annoyed, and took the sergeant to rescue the baggage, although it only affected some camp tents on the shore, but it was also a big loss. Rectified until the afternoon, but it was from the Shili River to float down the fireboat, this time the Yongjun had already taken precautions, but it was still disgraced. Jing Chi rode his horse and stood at the camp gate, pointing to the sky and the sun, and scolded Tan Ji to the point of being decent. At this time, Tan Ji came to fight with more than 1,000 soldiers.
Jing Chi was furious, and was about to leave the camp with an iron horse, when a civilian official in military uniform came to stop him and admonished: "General, the enemy army is only challenging with one part, which is obviously to lure the enemy, and please be cautious." ”
Jing Chi scolded: "What if the enemy army has backup, our 30,000 people were teased by these thousands of people and spread out, wouldn't it make people say that we have no one in Dayong, and besides, I only led cavalry out of the camp to chase and kill, can't 20,000 infantry still hold the camp?" Then he took the cavalry out of the camp.
This time the two armies first connected, the Dayong army exerted a strong combat power, for a while the Northern Han army suffered heavy losses, Tan Ji saw the disparity between strength and weakness, and retreated with his own soldiers. After Tan Ji took his personal guards to break it off, he chased and fled for dozens of miles. Although Tan Ji has few people, he is the elite of the elite, and the Northern Han army is a light horse, and he steadily keeps the Jing Chi army a stone's throw away, and if the Jing Chi army chases closely, he will use a bow and crossbow to force him back. Jing Chi is also proficient in cavalry warfare, so he simply follows behind without hurry, as long as the Northern Han army in front is slightly relaxed, he will attack the enemy in one fell swoop. The two sides chased and fled in this way, but they were deadlocked.
After chasing for half an hour, Tan Ji had already arrived at the upper shore of Qinshui, where the Northern Han army had erected several pontoon bridges, and Tan Ji gave an order to withdraw to the west bank of Qinshui with all the troops. Jing Chi was furious and ordered: "Catch up with me, you can't let them destroy the pontoon bridge." ”
More than 1,000 people crossed the pontoon bridge in just a moment, and there was a hill on the opposite bank, and they watched the Northern Han army turn to the back of the hill. Jing Chi was even more urgent, but a pontoon bridge was really not enough for nearly 10,000 Dayong Iron Riders. was anxious, and he didn't care about waiting, Jing Chi chased after him with his pro-army. Turning around the hills, it was seven thousand Northern Han light horsemen with bright clothes and armor. Tan Ji, who rode his horse to the top of the hill, grew up in one fell swoop, and the horn sounded in unison. In an instant, Jing Chi and more than 1,000 personal guards were surrounded by iron cavalry, Tan Ji divided his troops into two places, half surrounded Jing Chi, half blocked the reinforcements behind, and with the geographical advantage of the corner of the hills, he blocked the iron cavalry behind.
Luo Meng said excitedly: "I thought that Jing Chi would send a pioneer to explore the way first, but I didn't expect him to lead the army in person, but let me choose a big bargain for nothing." ”
Tan Ji said coldly: "Be careful, if things are abnormal, you will be a demon, beware of us who fall into the trap." ”
Luo Meng said with a smile: "The general is too worried, it must be Jing Chi who is not angry and is left to be idle, the lord has put down the fireboat twice, he has suffered a lot of losses, if the King of Qi is investigated in the future, he must be guilty of the crime, no wonder he is so angry, besides, Jing Chi is a brave general, but I have not heard that he is good at resourcefulness." Isn't the general already checked, although he used to have great achievements, but he has never rushed to the front, although he seems to have a general who is good at defense, but at this time, that person is coming together, I'm afraid he will have to stay in the town. ”
Tan Ji said indifferently: "Don't be careless, and although our army set fire to the boats and burned a few camp tents, but they set fire prevention things between the camp tents, in fact, the losses were not as heavy as they seemed, Jing Chi brought out almost all the cavalry, although it was very in line with his style, but I always felt a little strange."
At this time, Jing Chi was covered in blood, and with his pro-army, he actually broke through the interception of the Northern Han army, and after the horn sounded, the Yong army that was blocked behind also retreated to the east bank of Qinshui like a tide. Tan Ji couldn't help frowning and said: "No wonder Jing Chi is so reckless, but the original combat power is like this, okay, let's go after Jing Chi, he is alone now, we must take the opportunity to get rid of him." After that, Tan Ji ordered someone to destroy the pontoon bridge, cut off the possibility of Dayong reinforcements on the east bank pursuing from behind, and then chased after Jing Chi.
After chasing for a hundred miles, Tan Ji had already grasped the direction of Jing Chi's escape under the guidance of the scouts, but he was preparing to return to the baggage camp in a roundabout way. Tan Ji couldn't help but have the idea of winning in his heart, if he could capture Jing Chi, it would be a great achievement. And after chasing for half a day, after the reports of the scouts, those Dayong reinforcements had already become headless flies, and they could not help Jing Chi at all. Tan Ji was overjoyed, and he chased after him. He was already familiar with the terrain on the west bank of Qinshui. Under his continuous division of troops, Jing Chi was gradually besieged in a small area. However, Tan Ji frowned, it was only more than ten miles away from the baggage camp on the east bank of Qinshui, although the pontoon bridge had been destroyed, if you wanted to transport soldiers across the bridge, it would not be possible to do it in half a day. However, Tan Ji was still worried that there would be an accident, but the idea of wanting to capture and kill Jing Chi was becoming more and more likely to come true, Tan Ji couldn't help but smile bitterly: "This kind of bait is poisonous, and I am reluctant to give up." "After thinking about it carefully, there are not many generals in Dayong who are stronger than Jing Chi, if Dayong will put the two generals in the rear, then he will fall into the trap and admit it. Since the decision was made, Tan Ji ordered to concentrate all his strength to encircle and annihilate Jing Chi.
Stretching out his hand to wipe the blood and sweat on his face, Jing Chi looked at the pro-army with only a few hundred people left around him in distress, and said in his heart, if King Qi wants to borrow a knife to kill people, I am afraid he will succeed. At this time, there were no reinforcements in sight, and Jing Chi was a little suspicious of King Qi, but after thinking about it, even if King Qi had a heart, it would not harm the overall situation. Another horse took the lead in rushing to the Northern Han army that was intercepted in front, shouting loudly in his mouth, encouraging the morale of the pro-army.
Tan Ji stood on a high place, looking at the Yongjun struggling in the siege, and a feeling of happiness arose in his heart, the eldest husband is alive, if he can't kill happily, then what's the fun of living.
At this time, out of the corner of his eye, Tan Ji suddenly saw smoke and dust billowing in the direction of the heavy camp, and couldn't help but move in his heart, the distance was too close, if he sent scouts to go, he was afraid that he would be killed by the enemy before he could report back, so he hurriedly ordered someone to drive the eagle falcon to check the enemy's situation. After a while, the smoke and dust got closer and closer, Tan Ji didn't see the goshawk return, and the smoke and dust condensed but did not disperse, I wanted to know that it was the arrival of enemy reinforcements, Tan Ji was shocked, the enemy crossed the river so quickly, unless it was prepared, Jing Chi began to build a bridge to cross the river after the battle, it seems that he still fell into the trap, Jing Chi Guo has backup. However, Tan Ji quickly calmed down, and said in his heart, the enemy army is coming in an instant, Jing Chi still has hundreds of warriors with him, and the momentum is undiminished, if he still wants to capture Jing Chi, he will definitely be taken advantage of by the enemy, it is better to form a sharp arrow formation, sacrifice his life to fight, if he can defeat the enemy's Chinese army, he can go in peace, suppress the arrogance of the enemy, that is, he can't kill the enemy's main general, and the Chinese army of the enemy army can also be caught off guard, and there will be more chances to break through, although it is dangerous, but only in this way can there be a glimmer of life. As soon as he thought of it, Tan Ji immediately ordered the whole army. Although those Northern Han troops didn't understand why the main general ordered the withdrawal of the siege when they saw that the enemy army was in danger, Tan Ji had always had strict military orders, and they didn't dare to delay, and they lined up in a frontal formation in a moment. As soon as the formation was placed, the deafening sound of horses' hooves was clearly visible, and in the billowing smoke and dust, the red-clad Dayong Iron Riders were like tigers and horses, like dragons, surrounded by a golden dragon king flag, with their wings stretched, faintly encircling the Northern Han army. But it was the King of Qi who ordered his subordinates to change back into their armor to complete the final blow.
When they got closer, the iron cavalry did not rest for a while, and rushed towards the Northern Han army array. Tan Ji shouted: "Life and death, in this move, follow me." "Let's go ahead and rush towards the Dayong army first. He was originally a smart man, as soon as he saw Wang Qi, he knew that something unexpected had happened, the king of Qi was not in the main army, so this is definitely a trap, although I don't understand why the king of Qi would sacrifice his roots to deal with his own partial division, but Tan Ji knew that if he didn't fight to the death, he didn't want to leave this place alive.
Li Xian looked at Jing Chi, who was covered in blood, and couldn't help but say apologetically: "It's all to blame for the bad of this king, if you don't want to leave Tan Ji's elite soldiers behind, you won't let General Jing enter the encirclement." ”
Jing Chi collapsed on his horse weakly, and said after a while: "Your Highness, don't forget to give the bottle of imperial wine rewarded by the emperor to the last general." ”
Li Xian couldn't help laughing, Jing Chi couldn't help laughing, and all kinds of estrangements between the two came to naught in this laugh.
At this time, Jing Chi saw that behind King Qi, a young man wearing ordinary green armor and a white robe looked a little unfamiliar, the person hung a silver bow on the side of his left shoulder, his appearance was handsome, his expression was cold and arrogant, his eyes were like electricity, but he was very powerful and outstanding, and couldn't help asking: "Your Highness, which general is this?" ”
Li Xian said with a smile: "This is the guest of this king's mansion, Duanmu Qiu, the eldest grandson of the golden bow, the eyebrows and green shirts, the silver bow Duanmu, the red makeup rakshasa , he is the silver bow Duanmu, just came from Beijing to see the king a few days ago, the king thought of the eagle falcon of the Northern Han Dynasty was very annoying, so he let him stay, and it was he who shot the two black eagles." Although Duanmu is not good at military strategy, if it comes to archery, he is not under the eldest grandson. ”
Jing Chi and Duanmu Qiu saluted, and said in their hearts, it's a pity that such a character doesn't join the army. At this time, Tan Ji and his thirty-six horsemen actually broke through the many obstacles, and they were about to rush to the Chinese army. Jing Chi's heart tightened, and he said, "Your Highness, order the two wings to come to the rescue." ”
Li Xian shook his head and said: "Although there are more of us, but the enemy army is brave, if we relax the siege and give him the opportunity to rush out, it will be a waste of all our efforts, let's talk about it." Isn't the king's personal guard as good as the cavalry of the Northern Han Dynasty? The last two sentences, but he said them loudly, and the guards of the King of Qi who heard them were all ashamed in their hearts, and they even sacrificed their lives to fight, and for a while, even the thirty-six horsemen who were the best at sprinting were almost unable to move an inch.
When Tan Ji saw this situation, he seemed to have returned to the situation when he saw his parents and relatives being slaughtered, but he could only hide behind the rocks and watch, the kind of humiliation and heartache that he wanted to die immediately made him unable to help himself. He shouted loudly: "Gentlemen, we have formed countless blood feuds with Dayong, if we are captured by the enemy, even if we are cut by a thousand knives, we will not be able to pay for the crime, if we fight to the death, we will not fall into the hands of the enemy and suffer humiliation." As soon as he stretched out his hand and tightly clamped the horse lance under his armpit, Yige cut off the head of the Dayong sergeant, and then reached out to lift the man to his horse, hung Changge on the horse, and then raised the corpse of the man high with both hands, and shouted: "There is no enemy and no self, fight to the death and survive." Then with both hands, he tore the corpse into two pieces, and the blood splashed down, staining Tan Ji's body blood-red. The Yongjun was in an uproar, but the Northern Han Army was full of ferocity in their hearts, followed behind Tan Ji, broke through the obstacles in front of them, and cut into the Chinese army.
Jing Chi's heart tightened, and he hurriedly clenched the horse lance, but he felt that his hands and feet were weak, but at this time, the king of Qi had already laughed for a long time, rode his horse to meet him, and the left and right guards hurriedly rushed up, wanting to protect the king of Qi. However, the king of Qi was fast, but he had already caught up with Tan Ji, the head of the Northern Han army's sharp arrow array.
Tan Ji was originally rushing to kill smoothly, but he felt that he was suddenly being held up by Changge, and when he raised his eyes, he saw that the person was dressed in gold armor and a fire-colored robe, and he would not be anyone else except King Qi. Thinking that if this person was killed, the enemy army would inevitably be in chaos, Tan Ji couldn't help but be shocked, and even made a killing move, and the ghost riders around him also surrounded him, and he must sacrifice his life to fight the enemy's main general. But Li Xian, the king of Qi, has also practiced martial arts for many years, both taught by famous teachers, and has been in battle many times, and he does not lose Tan Ji in martial arts, and there are many warriors around him, King Qi this kill, they also followed, the two sides fought a bloody battle, Tan Ji's offensive was temporarily contained, it didn't matter if it was fought as usual, but now the Northern Han army fell into a heavy encirclement, the result was different, taking advantage of the opportunity of the temporary obstruction of the sharp arrow array, the other Yong army strengthened the offensive, the two wings of the Northern Han army and the formation behind it gradually scattered, but for a moment, The iron cavalry of the Yongjun army who swarmed up took the position of the king of Qi and completely surrounded the Northern Han army.
Li Xian, who retreated under the banner, took a deep breath of cold air, after so many years of going into battle to kill the enemy, although due to his status as a prince, there are not many situations facing danger, but it is not that he has not hovered on the edge of life and death, but at the moment when Tan Ji and the ghost riders under his command attacked him, Li Xian still really felt what life and death were. Looking at Jing Chi gratefully, Jing Chi did not rush up to save people, but quickly ordered to strengthen the offensive, giving Li Xian a chance to retreat. Looking at Tan Ji and the others who were still fighting in the trapped beast, Li Xian not only did not feel angry in his heart, but added a little appreciation, it is not that he has not seen fierce generals and brave generals over the years, but it is rare to see a brave and resourceful general like Tan Ji, if it were not for the Northern Han Army taking a wrong step at the beginning, there would be no chance to trap this person. After another moment, the cavalry under Jing Chi finally arrived in time, they joined the battlefield, and finally determined the victory of Dayong, although the Northern Han army has formed a circle to hold on, but there are no reinforcements, defeat is already a matter of time, and the overall situation has been decided.
After fighting for a long time, the sky was getting dark, Li Xian was worried that Tan Ji would break through at night, so he transferred the infantry again, lit torches in all directions, and illuminated the battlefield clearly, the Northern Han army had only a few 3,000 people left, and Li Xian controlled the rhythm of the attack, unwilling to destroy the fighters of the total annihilation of the enemy. The remnants of the Northern Han Army set up a fixed circle formation, and the Dayong Army also set up a circle outside, full of the lives of the Northern Han Army. The besieged battle circle is getting smaller and smaller, and Li Xian ordered the Yong army to take turns to fight, and the Northern Han army must not rest, becoming more and more tired. However, under the command of Tan Ji, this Northern Han army has not lost its combat strength.
Standing in the heart of the formation, Tan Ji's lips were chapped, and there were only seventeen ghost riders left around him, and since he led the army, there had never been such a fiasco. But there was no frustration or fear in his eyes, just the same cold indifference as usual. These Northern Han troops are brave and brave, although they are on the verge of despair, but they and Dayong have a deep hatred and blood hatred, although it is said that the battle on the battlefield, death without resentment, but they are different, there are countless civilians in Dayong who died in their hands, and the sergeants under Tan Ji have always fallen into the hands of the Yongjun, almost only a dead end. But now they can't have a grudge against Tan Ji in their hearts, although this person is the one who led the slaughter that left them with no way out, but these soldiers also understand that only under Tan Ji's command can they accumulate enough gold and silver in just a few years, although they died on the battlefield, but their families already have enough gold and silver to live. For the sake of their families, they can only fight to the death, as long as the Northern Han Dynasty is finally preserved, their families will be safe, this belief makes them fall into a desperate situation, but they have no idea of aggrieved survival.
Li Xian admired it in his heart, and said: "Such an iron army still refuses to give in, it is really rare, even my Dayong is rare such a cavalry, Jing Chi, how do you say this king surrenders?" ”
Jing Chi hesitated for a moment and said, "Tan Ji is deeply hated by the Dayong army and people, but he is afraid that it is not appropriate to surrender." ”
Li Xian thought for a while and said: "I also know some things, you don't have to be taboo, this Tan Ji and Dayong are indeed as deep as the sea." Not to mention the death of his parents and relatives, it is that he has killed people in Zezhou Zhenzhou over the years, and he has also had a lot of blood debts, but this king really cherishes his talents, if he is willing to surrender, at most I will transfer him to the south. ”
Speaking of this, Li Xian raised his voice and said in a loud voice: "Tan Ji, you are already in a dead situation, if you are willing to surrender, this king promises not to hurt your life, even your subordinates can be spared." This king is like a mountain, would you like to think about it? ”
There was internal force in his voice, although the battlefield was very chaotic, everyone could hear it clearly, and the Yongjun army also temporarily slowed down the offensive under the instructions of the generals.
Tan Ji heard it clearly, the guards around him all heard a hoarse laugh from behind the bronze mask, and after a while, he said loudly: "Tan Ji, as a general of the Northern Han Dynasty, is deeply favored by General Long, although he is defeated today, it is only death, the prince does not have to bother, Tan Ji has already sworn that he will never be humiliated again." ”
Li Xian said in a loud voice: "Even if you don't spare your life, don't you care about the lives of the soldiers under your command?" ”
Tan Ji smiled again when he heard this, knowing that Li Xian took the opportunity to attack the military heart of the Northern Han army, he didn't expect that this King of Qi was really cautious, and at such a time, he didn't forget to hit the enemy's military heart, he slowly looked around, and said with a smile: "You are all the people of the Northern Han Dynasty, if there are people who want to surrender, you might as well say it, this general will not stop you from surviving." Everyone knew that he didn't want to deceive unstable people to kill him, which was something Tan Ji never disdained to do. After a while, everyone said in unison: "May I die with the general." ”
Tan Ji sighed, his eyes fell on the shortest ghost rider, and said: "Ling Duan, you are only seventeen years old this year, your two elder brothers were my ghost riders, but unfortunately they both died on the battlefield, if it wasn't for your martial arts skills half a year ago, and you begged hard, I couldn't bear to choose you into the ghost rider, if you want to surrender, I won't blame you." The ghost rider hurriedly jumped off his horse and knelt on the ground, took off his bronze mask, revealing a handsome face that was still childish, and cried: "Why did the general say this, our brother has no father and mother since he was a child, and he is homeless, if it weren't for the general to teach martial arts, he would still be a beggar that everyone can bully." I am willing to die with the general, and I ask the general not to say such things again. ”
Tan Ji only felt a warmth in his heart when he heard this, and his heart, which had been as cold as ice and snow since the death of his parents and relatives, also felt a little warm, and he said lightly: "You get up, I won't drive you." "I saw the boy wipe away his tears, put on his mask, and jump on his horse.
Tan Ji looked up to the sky, clapped his palms and sang: "The sky is unkind, and the earth is unkind; The parents of the relatives turned into dust, and their hearts were broken, but they could not help it; Although the resentment is endless, it is difficult for Jun En to die heavily; Murder is wild and unrepentant, bloodshed and life; The king holds the crossbow, I hold the ge, and I drive the horse to obey; Qinshui buried my body in the cold, and went to Huangquan to calm my mind; Life and death are fearless and generous, and I am sad when I am old! ”
At the beginning, the armies just sang together, and then they also sang along, the vigorous and sad singing echoed and circled between the heavens and the earth, and the murderous spirit of the Northern Han army rose, and everyone looked at death as if they were at home.
Seeing this scene, Li Xian didn't need to ask again, just sighed and ordered: "Kill." "For the soldiers who deserve respect, only by letting them die in honor can they express their respect in their hearts.
The Dayong cavalry pressed towards the Northern Han army under the cover of firelight, and at this time, the dark clouds in the sky dispersed, and the bright moon and stars ruthlessly reflected the cruel battlefield. Watching the final battle of the Northern Han army.