Chapter 22: The Battle of Ren County [1]

July was the time when the autumn tigers were in full swing, digging trenches in the hot weather, which really made the Hedong army miserable. Of course, there are even more bitter than them, that is, the soldiers who are in charge of guarding. One might wonder why they are more bitter? Soldiers on guard don't have to work, they can find a shady place to sit!

But you have forgotten what it means to be on guard, and the guard naturally has to be fully armed, wearing a chain mail or bright light armor, and under the scorching voice, even if you sit in the shade of the tree, you can't stand it. And what is guarded? It's okay to sit once in a while, but if you sit in the shade for a long time, you have to eat a military stick. From time to time, they have to patrol to prevent the people and soldiers from being lazy, and whether there will be a surprise attack in Xingzhou City, which is not only a matter of duty, but also a matter of their lives.

Not to mention the stinky sweat at the end of the day, Lie Yue felt as if he was in a steamer. The sun had not yet set today, and the soldiers on guard had already taken off their clothes and armor in a hurry, ready to go to the small river next to the camp to relax. It can't be said that the soldiers are not vigilant enough, mainly these ten days, oh no! Coupled with the fact that today is already eleven days, these hours have reduced their vigilance to the lowest point.

The sunset in the sky is like a piece of fire floating in the sky, forming a charming landscape with the military camp below. Groups of soldiers and men walked loosely on the ground.

Suddenly, the gate of Xiangren County in Xingzhou opened, and a group of cavalry rushed out. However, this cavalry was different from the others, they were unarmed, dressed in civilian clothes, and carried blocks of shields on their backs. Rushed to the edge of the trench. The soldiers stationed on the trench have not yet reacted, they have turned over and dismounted, untied the ropes on their bodies, and the long square shield was erected on the trench, but in a moment, four wooden bridges more than ten zhang long have been paved on the deep trench.

The Hedong Army, which was stationed behind the trench, also reacted, and fired arrows at the enemy amid the roar of the officers. The cavalry did not carry only one square shield, they each carried three square shields. Two pieces of foreshadowing, one for yourself. As soon as the wooden bridge was paved, several people were formed into a tortoiseshell formation. Even if he was the Hedong Army, he was helpless to shoot millions of arrows.

The officer was also dazed, and when he saw that the bow and arrows were useless, he shouted: "Sword and axeman, go out of the city and kill them!" ”

The wooden wall erected behind the trench suddenly pushed open a passage, and hundreds of Hedong troops wearing heavy armor and armed with broadswords and axes rushed out. But at this time, the Hedong Army felt that the mountains were shaking for a while, as if the mountain gods were angry. It was when I was in doubt that I saw a large area of smoke and dust in the direction of Xingzhou. I saw a famous man in heavy armor in the smoke and dust, with an iron mask on his face, and a cavalryman wearing heavy armor under his crotch. Although the speed of these cavalry is not fast, the momentum is shocking, and the iron hooves trampled on the ground seem to be trampled on people's hearts, which is terrifying.

The guard on the trench also reacted and hurriedly shouted: "Quick! Hurry up and let people report back to the Chinese army, the rebels are raiding! ”

If it is a normal officer, they are not afraid, because they dug a long trench outside the city of Xingzhou, one zhang wide and one and a half zhang deep, with bamboo sticks and sharp wood inserted underneath. Behind this main trench, there is a small trench about one zhang wide and one zhang deep. However, now the advance military planks sent by Li Cunhuan have already erected a flat avenue above.

Behind this trench is a long wooden fence, between which the excavated earth and wood are used to build forts. If it is built, it will take a while for Li Cunhuan to say this. However, because of the rush of work, the wooden fence was not only poorly built, and even if the fortress was only a half-man-high earthen wall made of earth, and a wooden fence was erected on the earthen wall, and inside were several tents and wooden houses. It's okay to deal with infantry. In the face of the armored iron horse, such a defense can be directly knocked away.

"Shayuk, you lead a team of people to destroy the fortress on the left and right!" Li Cunhuan ordered loudly, and without looking back, he rushed over with a team of armored iron horsemen who were never in time to retreat.

The war horses galloped, like tanks, and although hundreds of axe men resisted hard, they were just like a small stone dropped in the rolling Yellow River. What good can it be but a splash?

Led by a group of about 100 men, Sha Yuke broke through the wooden fence and launched a one-sided massacre of the archers of the Hedong Army in a small fortress.

Li Cunxiao followed behind Li Cunhuan with an expressionless face with an army of 5,000. To be honest, he didn't want to raid Li Keyong yet. He was too afraid of Li Ke in his heart. However, Li Cunhuan persuaded him, and with his Li Cunhuan's iron cavalry as the pioneer, coupled with Li Cunxiao's desire to defeat Li Keyong in his heart, Li Cunxiao finally agreed.

After Li Cunhuan broke through the ditch, he immediately saw the soldiers and men who had returned, and they were lazily walking on the road. Suddenly seeing a large army appear, they were all shocked, and their minds went blank.

"Forward!" Li Cunhuan roared angrily and charged quickly with the armored iron horse. At this time, the soldiers and men of the Hedong Army reacted, and they cried and screamed. Of course, the effort under his feet did not fall, and he fled towards Ren County quickly.

Li Cunhuan did not speed up the killing, but ordered the whole army to trot through the heralds. The army also slowly reorganized its formation. If you look at it from the sky, you're bound to find something else. Thousands of soldiers were driven by about 2,000 armored iron horsemen, like shepherds driving sheep.

It's not that there is really no resistance, but in the face of armored iron cavalry, the infantry has no way to resist. The soldiers of the Hedong Army worked hard all day, and their clothes and armor were also taken off. The soldiers of the Minfu and Chengde Army, who dug up the soil for a day, consumed more physical strength than the soldiers of the Hedong Army, and more importantly, the weapons in their hands were nothing more than shovels and hoes. Mo said that they didn't have the courage to turn around and fight, and even if they did, Li Cunhuan was not afraid of him.

Although Li Cunhuan's plan was good, now the Hedong Army on the county side has also reacted. Even Li Cunhuan has to admit that Li Keyong has a lot of capable people under him. Kang Junli, the envoy of the Zhaoyi Festival, saw Li Cunhuan's surprise attack, and hurriedly ordered his 5,000 Zhaoyi troops to assemble in front of the barracks.

[Note: The Hedong Army in Ren County was divided into two parts, Li Keyong and his personal soldiers Ya'er Army were stationed in Ren County, and the large army was camped outside Ren County. 】

"Order, all the defeated soldiers go from both wings, otherwise there will be no mercy!" Kang Junli said murderously. Not only that, but also let his 2,500 crossbowmen turn into the range of fire, whether it is the enemy or the rout, they will all be shot.

The defeated soldiers saw the Zhaoyi Army and thought that they were saved, but they didn't want the Zhaoyi Army to be more ruthless, and many of the dazed defeated soldiers entered the firing range, and the crossbowmen did not recognize people, so they directly released arrows vigorously, and the defeated soldiers who killed them cried and cried for their fathers and mothers.