Chapter 14 Hurricane North
"General, are you going to save Madame?" Zhang Liao asked urgently, he felt that this kind of thing was too ridiculous! How could a commander of a large army risk a woman? And this risk is not an ordinary danger, what is the grassland? It can be said that it is Longtan Tiger's Den, Bear Cave, Wolf's Den! Not to mention that these thousands of people went in, even tens of thousands of people had to pray for the blessing of their ancestors if they wanted to get out! Soon after Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty came into power, he sent Wei Qing, Li Guang and other four generals to each command 10,000 cavalry to launch a tentative counterattack against the Xiongnu at that time. Even if today's Huns are far from being the Huns of the past, but with only thousands of iron horses going deep into the grassland, it is definitely a sheep in the mouth of the tiger and there is no return!
Zhang Liao's views have been recognized by everyone and have echoed them.
Zhang Lang glanced at everyone, "I entered the grassland, not only to save my wife, but also to save the hundreds of thousands of people who were taken away by the Hu people!" ”
Everyone was stunned.
Zhang Lang glanced at the sky in the north, frowned, and said, "We are soldiers, and our duty is to protect the people!" Hundreds of thousands of people have been taken captive, how can we remain indifferent? ”
Zhang Liao's heart was touched.
Hou Cheng said urgently: "General, why do you want to take risks for those untouchables? ”
"Shut up! What do you mean by a pariah? Zhang Lang asked coldly. Hou Cheng was forced to hang his head by Zhang Lang's fierce gaze, but he still didn't think so.
"Wen Yuan, gather the team immediately!"
Zhang Liao hugged his fists and promised, turned the horse's head and ran down, shouting while galloping: "The general has an order, the whole army is assembled!" ……”
A moment later, nearly five thousand iron horsemen were assembled, and everyone looked at Zhang Lang.
Zhang Lang glanced at the generals and soldiers, and said in a loud voice: "The Hu cavalry went south to burn, kill and loot, and robbed countless property and hundreds of thousands of people!" As great warriors, don't you dare to be angry? ”
The five thousand soldiers had long been filled with righteous indignation by the tragic scenes they had seen and heard along the way, and at this moment, when Zhang Lang asked like this, the flames of revenge burned in their chests!
Zhang Lang saw the expressions of the soldiers in his eyes, and was relieved in his heart, raised Fang Tian's halberd and said loudly: "I want to go into the grassland to rescue the people who have been taken captive!" Which of you would like to go along? ”
"Yes! Willing! ......" All the soldiers raised their weapons and shouted in unison, the sound shook the sky, and the fierce fighting intent frightened the birds and birds in the woods more than ten miles away!
"Good! It's all guys with handles! ”
The soldiers laughed.
"But I still need someone to escort the people here to Chang'an! If both father and son are in the army, the father will be in the ranks, and if the brothers are in the army, the younger brother will be in the ranks! ”
Nearly two thousand iron horsemen immediately separated, and these cavalrymen were either fathers or younger brothers.
Zhang Lang glanced at them, "You stay." The two thousand people were stunned, and then there was a commotion, and a middle-aged knight said indignantly: "Does the general look down on us?" We are not afraid of anyone in the battlefield fight! It's a big deal, and twenty years later, he will be a good man again! All the knights shouted, and for a time the crowd was furious. Zhang Lang waited for them to calm down when they had enough, and then said lightly: "How could I not know that my soldiers are all iron-clad men?" But I don't want your father, son, and brothers to die on the battlefield! Get back! This is a military order! ”
The scene was quiet, and everyone's expressions were very complicated, some were moved, and some were unwilling.
Zhang Lang turned his head and called, "Wen Yuan! ”
"The last general!" Zhang Liao immediately clenched his fists and promised.
"I want you to lead these two thousand iron horsemen to escort the people to Chang'an safely!"
Zhang Liao was stunned for a moment, and said urgently: "The last general is going to fight to the death with the general!" Never stay! ”
Seeing his resolute attitude, Zhang Lang nodded. His eyes fell on Hou Cheng, "Hou Cheng!" Hou Cheng hurriedly stepped forward, "The last general!" "I want you to lead these two thousand iron horsemen to escort the people to Chang'an!" When Hou Cheng heard this, he breathed a long sigh of relief in his heart, and swore that he clenched his fists and said: "The last general will definitely live up to the general's trust!" ”
Zhang Lang advised: "You have to send more sentry horses, if there is a situation, immediately cover the people to hide on the spot, do not fall in love with the war, do not abandon the people and flee!" Do you understand? ”
"The last general has written it down!"
Zhang Lang glanced at the other three thousand iron horsemen, and as soon as he pulled the reins of the horse, the red rabbit horse neighed, and the person stood up, Fang Tian drew the halberd and pointed north, "Brothers, go with me!" ”
Hertz! Three thousand soldiers shouted in unison.
The people who were resting were suddenly alarmed by the rumbling sound of horses' hooves, and they stood up in a panic and followed the sound, only to see Zhang Lang leading three thousand iron horsemen towards the north to sweep the dust. "How did the general go? Does he ignore us anymore? A middle-aged woman asked with a pale face. A middle-aged man next to him said excitedly: "No! The general is going to the grassland to rescue the captive people! The middle-aged woman looked incredulous, and then excitedly glanced at the back of the three thousand iron horsemen.
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The long procession on the grassland could not be seen at a glance, and more than 10,000 people of Hongnong County, who had been captured, marched north under the drive of thousands of Hun cavalry. The Hun cavalry beat and scolded these people as they wanted, and even slashed and killed each one if they were unhappy, and countless corpses had fallen along the way. There was a cry in the ranks, and everyone's faces were filled with horror and hesitation.
"Help! Help me! ......" came the terrified cry of a young girl from behind a small hill. It turned out that a Hun centurion was pressing a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl with a delicate appearance under him, ready to commit violence! The centurion smiled and tore off the girl's clothes and pants, and the girl struggled, not only to no avail, but to fuel the other party's bestiality! When the people heard the girl's cry for help, their hearts were dripping blood, but there was nothing they could do!
Sou! A sharp sound suddenly sounded in the air! Almost at the same time, a sharp arrow pierced the centurion's head from one side. The centurion's expression instantly stiffened, and he fell beside the girl. The girl lay there stunned, and then she heard a loud rumbling noise, and the earth trembled. Subconsciously looked towards the south, only to see countless iron horses coming from the sky! On the first battle flag, there is clearly a big Chinese character, 'Lu'! It was as if the girl had suddenly seen light in the darkness!
The Huns didn't expect that the iron cavalry of the Han army would chase after them, and they couldn't help but panic.
"Don't mess around! There aren't many of them, so follow me to fight! The leader of the army shouted loudly, and then thousands of Hun soldiers brandished scimitars and shouted to meet them.
In the blink of an eye, the two sides met! The three thousand Han army iron cavalry slammed into the enemy formation like a tiger descending from the mountain, and in an instant, I saw blood rain flying, and the shouts and screams were intertwined and resounded! What does it mean to 'sweep away thousands of armies like a sweep'? Right in front of you! The three thousand Han army iron cavalry was unstoppable, like a tiger entering a flock of sheep, and in a blink of an eye, the Hun soldiers who responded to the battle in a hurry were killed so that people turned their backs and turned their corpses all over the field! In the fierce battle, the commander of the Huns was beheaded by Zhang Lang's halberd!
The Huns couldn't resist and rushed to the north in a panic!
More than 10,000 Hongnong people never dreamed that they would be saved, and they all cried with joy, and knelt down to Zhang Lang and thanked them for saving their lives. The girl who was rescued by Zhang Lang at the last moment felt that the general riding the fiery red war horse was like the god of war in the sky, and her admiration couldn't help but come to her heart.
"General, what about these people?" Zhang Liao asked.
Zhang Lang glanced at the more than 10,000 people, "Leave a dozen horsemen to lead them back to their hometown!" The others follow me on northward! ”
"No!"
Zhang Lang led 3,000 iron cavalry to rush on the grassland, spanning more than 1,000 miles in a few days, defeating tens of thousands of grassland cavalry, killing more than 10 Xiongnu generals, and saving tens of thousands of people. However, Zhang Lang did not stop there, and the three thousand iron horsemen went straight to the heart of the grassland like a sharp knife, the location of the royal court of the Huns! Because Zhang Lang learned from the mouth of a captive that the Huns had sent the best women captured by the Huns to the royal court, and more than 30,000 people were also trapped in the royal court! Zhang Lang was so anxious that he couldn't wait to fly to the Hun Wang Ting immediately!
A world-famous battle is about to begin!