Chapter 81: The Eastern Army Breaks Out
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"Urgent! There is a change in the Northern Frontier Army under the pass! ”
When the Eastern Sergeant spread the news to the house, Yan Kai and Chen Gang stood up subconsciously in shock, and their calm faces showed a little shock. Even, even Liang Qiuwu's eyes showed a hint of solemnity.
"What the hell is going on?" Yan Kai, who was holding on to it, asked in a deep voice for the first time.
The Eastern sergeant clenched his fists and said urgently, "I don't know about this matter, I only know that there are noisy voices in the camp in northern Xinjiang, and there seem to be signs of movement of troops and horses......"
Before the words fell, a sergeant of the Eastern Army hurriedly rushed in outside the house, knocking on the ground and reporting in a panic, "General, the big thing is not good, the army of Northern Xinjiang is now arraying outside my Boling Pass, and the giant siege equipment such as wells and rushing cars have also been pushed to the front of the formation, as if they want to attack my Boling Pass!" ”
"What?" A trace of surprise flashed on Yan Kai's face when he heard this.
In all fairness, since Li Mao, the king of Yan, bypassed Boling and went to Jijing, Yang Ling, a veteran of the Northern Xinjiang Army, has built siege equipment here, in preparation for one day using troops against Boling, but Yang Ling has not been seen to attack the pass for several months, Yan Kai subconsciously ignored it, so that it was not until this moment that he suddenly remembered that in fact, the siege equipment of the Northern Xinjiang Army had been built a long time ago.
As for why he didn't attack Boling and kill the Eastern Army, Yan Kai could guess a little if he thought about it carefully.
Either Yang Ling was afraid of the terrifying force of Liang Qiuwu, the general of the Eastern Army, and thought about his own life, and did not want to persecute too much; Or, it was Li Mao, the king of Yan, who issued an order to the veteran generals before leaving, and ordered Yang Ling to trap the Eastern Army and Liangqiu Wu in Boling in order to take care of the old kindness.
[Mostly the latter......]
Secretly glanced at Liang Qiu Wu without leaving a trace, and Yan said secretly happily.
But thinking about it this way, Yan Kai felt a little puzzled, why did Li Mao, the king of Yan, open his eyes to the Eastern Army and Liangqiu Dance before, but now he ordered Yang Ling to launch an offensive against Boling?
Suddenly. Yan Kai seemed to have thought of something, and said to Liang Qiuwu with a bit of joy, "General, Yang Ling has besieged my Boling for several months without attacking it. Now without any warning, he did the opposite, and the last general thought that it must be that Li Mao, the king of Yan, encountered obstacles before and after the attack on Jijing, and wanted to summon Yang Ling to help! ”
Liang Qiuwu's intuition was so keen, and a trace of warmth flashed in his eyes when he heard this, and he said softly, "So, has An already returned to Jijing at this moment?" ”
Secretly praising Liang Qiuwu's amazing intuition in his heart, Yan Kai nodded in agreement and said with a chuckle. "That's all I have to say! Li Mao has a strong sense of self-esteem since he was a child, if he was only temporarily frustrated by Jijing and it was difficult to conquer the Beijing division in a short period of time, he would definitely not summon the other half of the Northern Xinjiang Army to rescue him, unless he fell into passivity at this moment. had no choice but to convene Yang Ling's first ...... Although Jijing has the old lady and Lu Gong, and the southern army and the northern army, and the Hou Wenqin of Beichi is also a fierce general with superb martial arts, but if you want to make Li Mao fall behind, I am afraid that it is still not enough, and the only explanation is that my uncle has led the victorious Jizhou army back to aid Jijing. And defeated Li Mao in a battle, forcing the latter to call in reinforcements! ”
Before the words fell, Chen Gang's eyes widened next to him, and he said in disbelief, "Didn't Xiao An's kid quell the rebellion in Jiangnan?" Coming back so soon? ”
Seeing that Chen Gang called his uncle Xie An that kid, Yan Kai glanced at him helplessly. immediately looked at Liang Qiu Wu, waiting for her to make a judgment on this matter.
"It's really unexpected...... Under the gaze of Yan Kai and Chen Gang, two generals who are like brothers, Liang Qiuwu's face couldn't help but bloom with a few warm smiles, and then he said, "Since that's the case." Our army has to have something to do with it! ”
As if he understood the deep meaning of Liang Qiuwu's words, Yan Kai showed a strange expression on his face, and said tentatively, "General, what do you mean, you don't want to drag Yang Ling as much as possible and not ask him to support Li Mao in Jijing, right?" ”
Liang Qiuwu looked at Yan Kai with a pair of beautiful eyes, and her clear gaze undoubtedly announced the correctness of Yan Kai's words.
"This ...... But it's a little troublesome......" looked at Liang Qiuwu with some embarrassment, Yan Kai's face was full of embarrassment and hesitation.
Of course, he can understand Liang Qiu Wu's intentions, and besides, even if he puts aside the rest, when did his Eastern Army lag the rest of the Great Zhou Army behind since it was established hundreds of years ago?
But the problem is that at present, his eastern army has been scattered by the veteran Yang Ling, although there are still nearly 10,000 cavalry of Xiang Qing and Luo Chao in the nearby snow hills, but the key is that these cavalry are limited to some small areas by the Northern Xinjiang army, and they cannot rescue Boling, relying on the few or so generals in the Boling Pass, Yan Kai honestly does not have the slightest confidence to resist Yang Ling's attack.
After all, Yang Ling is not an ordinary general, that is the uncle of their Liangqiu family, the first generation of Yuyang Iron Cavalry generals founded by Liang Qiu Gong, the tiger of Northern Xinjiang, in terms of qualifications and experience, how can they be compared?
Thinking about it, the only chance of victory for the Eastern Army is to rely on the force of Liang Qiu Wu, but the problem is that the experienced veteran Yang Ling does not have a hard fight with the Eastern Army at all, and he uses the clever siege and food loss tactics to weaken the combat power of the Eastern Army step by step, so that the current Eastern Army in Boling City, the daily ration is only half of the usual, how can this meager food support the Eastern Army to carry out high-intensity operations?
Defending, only defending, in the case of repeated failures to break through, stubbornly defending the Boling Pass, has been the only way out for the Eastern Army, but at this difficult moment, Liang Qiuwu advocated to correspond to the war in Jijing, as much as possible to drag Yang Ling and the other half of the Northern Xinjiang army under the command of Yan King Li Mao here, and never let it support Jijing, which is simply a difficult thing.
"Miss, Rong Mo will say a word......" Just as Yan Kai was thinking about how to persuade Liang Qiu Wu, Chen Gang pondered for a while, and then suddenly lowered his voice and said to Liang Qiu Wu, "Miss, although Chen Gang has repeatedly scolded Yang Ling for being a turtle with a shrunken head, in the final analysis, this is just a quick tongue...... That old puppet is really powerful, the toughest guy I've ever seen Chen Gang!
More than ten times before, our side did not take advantage, even if the young lady personally commanded the breakthrough, but also repeatedly by the old man with a strong crossbow to be locked up...... Miss's bravery, Chen Gang knew in his heart that if he hadn't remembered the situation of my Eastern Army generals, he wouldn't want his sons to lose too much. With Miss alone, where in the world can you go?
Therefore, the last general proposes, miss, you...... Let's go to Jijing. The convergence with my uncle's Jizhou army, the strength of the Jizhou army, has now been proven, in just one year, the Three Kings forces and the Taiping army thieves swept away, if the young lady arrives in the army, the Jizhou army must be like a tiger with wings, when the time comes, Li Mao will no longer talk about it! ”
The more Liang Qiu Wu listened, the more frightened he became, after all, what Chen Gang revealed in his words. actually wanted her to let Liang Qiu dance break through and escape alone.
As if noticing Liang Qiuwu's excited expression, Chen Gang raised his hand to interrupt her, and said solemnly, "The Shenwu Battalion of our Eastern Army is the head of the four towns of Jijing, and I learned that Jijing was besieged and His Majesty was trapped before. But repeatedly failed to break through, unable to rescue the Beijing Division, which has already brought shame to my Eastern Army, and now there are all kinds of signs that my uncle may have led the victorious and triumphant division back to aid Jijing, and it is very likely that Li Mao's spirit has been severely defeated on the battlefield...... What a godsend! Miss Ruo went to the Jizhou Army at this moment to help her uncle quell the rebellion of Li Mao, the king of Yan. Our army can also sweep away the shame of the previous humiliation, and it is worthy of the importance that the emperors of the past dynasties attached to our Eastern Army! Speaking of this, he knocked on one knee, clenched his hands into fists, and said categorically, "The overall situation is important." Please make a quick decision and break through to the Jizhou Army! ”
Liang Qiuwu's face was moved when he heard this, and he opened his mouth several times to speak, but he couldn't say a word.
She clearly remembers that when she was in the Battle of Northern Hebei. When the battle situation was not good, it was Chen Gang who led three hundred Eastern Army warriors to fight hard after breaking alone, which gave her Liang Qiuwu a chance to breathe.
But as a price, the 300 cavalry led by Chen Gang at that time also died bravely on the battlefield, and even Chen Gang himself suffered dozens of wounds all over his body, and almost died of incurable death.
However, even so, today, Chen Gang still made a request for a break without hesitation.
"Second Brother Chen......"
"Hey, it's worthy of the words of the 'invincible ghost general', arrogant and domineering!" Yan Kai laughed and teased.
"The invincible ghost general......" Chen Gang grinned, with a bit of provocation, and said to Yan Kai, "'If you don't open it', without Lao Tzu, give you two thousand soldiers, how many days can you defend?" ”
As if he understood the deep meaning of Chen Gang's words, Yan Kaihu's eyes lit slightly, and he scolded with a smile, "You troublesome guy is no better!" Two thousand soldiers, Yan and I will guard for ten days and a half months, which is more than enough! ”
What arrogant and domineering remarks, in the face of the veteran Yang Ling's 80,000 soldiers, including the Western Army's Troublesome Army, Yan Kai actually said that he could defend for ten days or even half a month.
"That's it!" With a long breath of evil, Chen Gang looked back at Liangqiu Dance and said, "Get ready, Miss, I'll break through immediately!" ”
"Second Brother Chen......" Seeing Chen Gang making his own assertion, Liang Qiuwu was stunned.
I saw Chen Gang and Yan Kai glance at each other, and said in a low voice with a strong warmth, "Miss, Lao Yan and I both grew up watching you...... Chen, Yan, Xiang, and Luo have been valued by the Donggong Mansion for generations, and our ancestors and fathers are all under the hands of the old lady, the uncle, and the second master, and today, it is the time for our brothers to sacrifice their lives for the Donggong Mansion! From now on, Chen Gang and Yan Kai will no longer be ordered by the general......"
Yan Kai next to him interjected with a smile, "Although Chen Gang and I are both over thirty years old, however, Miss still tolerates me and waits for a willful time......" Speaking of this, he walked outside the house in a few steps and shouted in a deep voice, "Pass the order, order a thousand strong men for General Chen Gang, and help the general break through!" ”
"Order!" When the Eastern Sergeant who was guarding outside the house heard this, he immediately went to give the order without saying a word.
"Brother Yan, Second Brother Chen......" looked at Yan Kai, and then at Chen Gang, Liang Qiuwu's eyes couldn't help but be a little moist, she knew very well that if she left like this, Boling's 3,000 Eastern Army would inevitably be wiped out. In other words, Yan Kai and Chen Gang, the two generals who are like brothers, are fighting with their lives, trying to fight for her to create a smooth road to the Jijing and Jizhou Army.
"The big picture counts!" patted Liang Qiuwu on the shoulder, and Yan Kai whispered in a brotherly tone.
Looking at the resolute and resolute gaze of Yan Kai and Chen Gang, Liang Qiuwu endured the sparkle in his eyes, gritted his teeth and nodded.
Because, if in Jijing, the Jizhou army has indeed forced Yan King Li Mao into a desperate situation, then, no matter what she says, her eastern army can't ask Yang Ling's 60,000 northern Xinjiang army to go over and stir up the situation.
When it is very bad, it is necessary for a strong man to break his wrist. At all costs, we must drag Yang Ling, the northern Xinjiang army, to death here, and concentrate on killing Li Mao, the king of Yan, first!
"Brother Yan, Second Brother Chen...... Take care! ”
Seeing that Liang Qiuwu's eyes gradually changed from unbearable hesitation to resoluteness, Yan Kai and Chen Gang glanced at each other. Laughing happily.
"Then ...... Let's go! ”
After half a month, the gate of Boling Pass slowly opened, and at the same time, Yang Ling, a veteran general under the command of Li Mao, King of Yan, had led tens of thousands of troops from Northern Xinjiang to set up a formation in front of the pass.
"Huh?" Looking at the slowly opening gate of Boling Pass, a trace of doubt flashed in the eyes of the veteran Yang Ling, and he stroked his beard and muttered to himself, "Strange, actually out of the pass?" ”
From the side, the general Tian Kai was suspicious, "Could it be the Eastern Army in this pass." Has it been learned that the Jizhou army may send reinforcements to? ”
"It shouldn't be ......" Yang Ling shook his head and analyzed carefully, "If Xiang Qing and Luo Chao, the four generals of the Eastern Army, know that the Jizhou Army may have reinforcements, it will not be surprising, after all, they lead cavalry to attack outside every day. But Boling has been surrounded by our legions, so it stands to reason that he can't get any news! ”
"That is, the other party sees that the situation is not good, and is ready to break through again?"
"Probably so!" Brushing his beard, the old god Yang Ling was saying, "Seeing the old man's army knocking on the pass, don't defend it, but want to fight?" Interesting. It deserves to be the Eastern Army! Pass the order, tell all the troops to be calm and not impatient, as long as they defend tightly, no matter how strong the Liangqiu Dance is, they will not be able to break out of the encirclement! ”
"Order!"
While he was talking, a cavalry had rushed out of the Boling Pass. According to Yang Ling's visual observation, there are about seven hundred horsemen, and the direction of this cavalry charge is actually his Yang Ling's own formation?!
Seeing this, a little surprise appeared in Yang Ling's eyes.
Even though he has been fighting horses all his life, he has extremely rich combat experience. This time, he was also puzzled by the suicidal charge of the 700 cavalry of the Eastern Army.
You must know that he has an army of more than 60,000 on his side, and with 700 cavalry alone, what is it that is not looking for death?
"He is the only one who can do this kind of thing...... The invincible ghost general, Chen Gang! Yang Ling's face was unshocked, and he looked indifferently at the seven hundred cavalry of the Eastern Army charging from afar.
To tell the truth, Yang Ling looked down on Chen Gang's reckless behavior from the bottom of his heart, after all, the reason why Liang Qiugong, the tiger of Northern Xinjiang, was able to dominate the grassland at the beginning, relying not only on his outstanding martial arts and strategy, but also on the key to the balance of Yuyang Iron Cavalry at that time.
However, even so, when Yang Ling saw Chen Gang in the distance, he couldn't help but show surprise and shock on his face. I saw that Chen Gang had taken off the armor of his upper body, his upper body was naked, and a white cloth was tied to his head, with the word "death" written on it.
Obviously, since this guy has fought his way out of the pass, he doesn't want to go back alive!
And all the soldiers in the northern frontier who were bumped into by him were stopped and beheaded to death, and the end was so miserable!
It is hard to imagine that it is the northern Xinjiang side that occupies an absolute advantage in terms of troops, but under Chen Gang's lifeless charge, it gradually showed a trend of collapse.
I have to say that for such a bold and fierce general, even if Yang Ling is a little prejudiced against the Eastern Army because of some things, he can't help but respect Chen Gang in his heart.
"It seems that this son led 300 cavalry to raid 100,000 Beirong cavalry back then, and it was really true! Merely...... The old man is not a Gutu Hachi! With a heavy snort, Yang Ling raised his hand and pointed in the direction of Chen Gang, and shouted sternly, "The bow team is ready, the target is seven hundred cavalry of the Eastern Army in front of you, and release the arrows!" ”
Sure enough, Yang Ling deserved to be a general who was very good at using soldiers, seeing that Chen Gang was menacing, he did not fight hard, commanded the army to transfer the cavalry and infantry, and only used crossbowmen to suppress the attack of the seven hundred cavalry, so that after several waves of crossbow and crossbow fire, the seven hundred cavalry were immediately killed and wounded, and even Chen Gang himself was hit by an arrow in the chest.
"Damn it!" Pulling out the arrow from his chest, Chen Gang turned his head to look in the direction of Yang Ling's main formation, and scolded angrily, "Yang Ling's old horseman, you are a turtle with a shrunken head, you can only rely on a lot of soldiers, what kind of hero?" Do you dare to fight Chen for 300 rounds?! ”
Yang Ling laughed when he heard this, and seeing the angry expressions of the guards on the left and right, he waved his hand and said lightly, "Don't care, the old man didn't want to be a hero!" Let him scold, the more fierce this person scolds, the more it proves that this person is already exhausted! With that, he turned his head back to the guards on his left and right and said, "Don't stop bowing and crossbowing!" ”
"Yes!"
Not long after, another wave of bows and crossbows shot towards Chen Gang's seven hundred cavalry, and in an instant, the seven hundred dead soldiers of the Eastern Army turned on their backs, only to see the anger in the heart of Liang Qiu Wu in the Guannei.
"No!" As if noticing Liang Qiuwu's expression, Yan Kaizheng persuaded, "Now is not the time, don't be impatient!" ”
"But Brother Yan ......"
"The big picture counts!"
"......" Seeing Yan Kai's unquestionable expression, Liang Qiu Wu was speechless, and slapped the stone pillar next to him heavily, and actually smashed the stone pillar a little.
And this, Yan Kai just couldn't see it, and looked at the situation on the battlefield intently.
Finally, Yang Ling's attention was gradually attracted by the tenacious Chen Gang and the seven hundred cavalry of the Eastern Army, and at this moment, Yan Kai's eyes suddenly opened, and he shouted in a low voice, "Let's go!" ”
Liang Qiuwu turned over and got on his horse, gritted his teeth and led the three hundred cavalry along the pass to encircle.
It's a pity that this scene did not escape Yang Ling's eyes.
"Heh, is it a plan to attack the west? I thought that the Eastern Army wanted to make a final counterattack, but I didn't expect that after all, it was still for the breakthrough of the Yanhu Ji Liangqiu Dance, so there was a suspicious formation......" As he spoke, Yang Ling waved his hand and shouted in a deep voice, "Surround it!" The spearmen formed a formation in front, the crossbowmen covered behind, and Hugh was about to leave! ”
"Oh-oh-"
"It's come to this, how can I let you get away with it...... Yang Ling muttered to himself, and suddenly, his eyes inadvertently glanced at the distance on the side of his army, and in an instant, his eyes suddenly froze.
I saw that on the dirt slope in the distance, several horses were standing, looking at the situation from afar.
Behind this, the dust is rising, and there are faintly as if there are thousands of troops.