Zhang Wulang's line was in the courtyard of a large family in the north of Shancheng City, and the owner here smelled the smell of war and ran away from the limelight early, so he was requisitioned as the official residence of Xingyuan. It can be seen that the owner of this room is a rich and tasteful person, and the winding path in the yard leads to the singing of birds and flowers, and the design is very beautiful. However, Zhang Wulang has never been to the garden in the back, only lives in a wing room in the front yard, and then makes the living room of the inverted room a duty room.

The sun was rising from the eastern sky, and Zhang Wulang had just finished practicing his sword and was washing his face in the wing, when a sergeant hurriedly came in to talk about it.

After a while, Chen Tuanlian also came dressed in armor, and said when he entered the door: "Wulang, I just got a letter from Rongbao, the Tuyuhun people have entered the Kou, and the army is approaching Shancheng, and Rongbao is probably lost yesterday." ”

"I already know." Zhang Wulang said calmly.

Chen Tuanlian didn't expect Zhang Wulang to know it first, and he was slightly surprised when he heard it.

"Are the four gates under martial law?" Zhang Wulang took off his robe and changed into a battle robe as he spoke. Buckled the silver hook belt, and he hung knives, flints, leather bags, and other things around his waist.

Chen Tuan practiced: "That's natural, these days, the four city gates have rarely been opened. ”

At this moment, the handyman came in with a wooden plate to bring breakfast, and Zhang Wulang asked, "Have you eaten Chen Tuanlian, eat some together." ”

"When is it, I'll eat when I'm empty." Chen Tuanlian said angrily.

Zhang Wulang said: "Only when you are full can you fight." Then you go over first and summon the generals above the captain to the Xicheng Tower. I arrived then. After he said that, he stopped talking, picked up the bowl and picked up the chopsticks, and drank the porridge with fine meat and rice in a big gulp.

Chen Tuanlian hugged his fists and said: "The last general will leave first." ”

At this moment, a heavy bell sounded in the air, and it was the big bell on the tower that rang. The bell on it usually strikes only at dusk, so that the subjects are wary of it; And now the sound is obviously not a time signal, but an alarm.

Zhang Wulang quickly drank the porridge in the bowl, took a sip of the teacup, then took a horizontal knife and hung it on his waist, picked up the helmet and left.

When he walked out of the wing, he saw a group of cavalry standing at the open gate to the south, and the groom was waiting with his horse. When Zhang Wulang looked back, the officials such as the army, the recorder, and the scribe at the gate of the duty room on the north side were standing there, bowing to him together.

Zhang Wulang said: "Send someone to contact Shanzhou." With that, he put on his helmet, walked straight out of the gate, and turned over on his horse.

A group of people went south along the straight north-south street, and when they reached the intersection in the middle, they turned west, and at the intersection stood a sign: idlers are forbidden to walk on this road, and violators will be imprisoned.

"Knock knock knock......" suddenly heard a sound of leather drums, and the neat and heavy footsteps of casual "Boom" came, and when Zhang Wulang looked back, he saw a group of infantry troops trotting westward.

Zhang Wulang and the others continued to move westward, and along the way, teams moved from the main road to the direction of the city walls. He had just taken over the Shanzhou Army, and he hadn't been familiar with it yet, but when he saw that the troops were in an orderly manner before the battle, he had five more points of confidence in his heart.

When I came to the downstairs of Xichengqiao, I saw that there was a queue the size of a polo field standing in the open space under the city tower. One or twenty generals greeted him from the formation, and although Chen Tuanlian was only responsible for commanding the three regiments of the swimming battalion, and his position was only that of a captain, he was like their boss and walked in the forefront.

Chen Tuanlian hugged his fists and said: "General, the first ten regiments have been stationed in the four-gate defense area, and the last ten regiments are assembled here and are ready to be ordered at any time. ”

Zhang Wulang suddenly saw a lot of hibiscus planted under the city wall, which happened to be already blooming, and the pink and white ones were very beautiful, and he couldn't help but praise: "Very good." Everyone didn't know whether he was praising the flowers or praising everyone for their flexibility and speed.

Zhang Wulang took the captain and the general to the tower, he stood on the upper floor and looked into the distance, the wind from the height of the wind blew the cloak, so that his upright body seemed to become taller. Zhang Wulang has a square face, two sword eyebrows are heroic, the nose bridge is high and there is a bit of a hooked nose, he is really a handsome man, and he is dressed in military uniform at this time, which makes him look more heroic.

At this time, as far as the eye could see, clouds of smoke and dust rose from the distant horizon, and a black shadow was dotted at the end of the green grassland, as if a huge green screen had been painted horizontally.

"Tuyuhun forward, they must have bypassed Linfan Fort in the south of the city." Chen Tuanlian said.

Another general looked at it for a while, and then said, "There are not ten thousand, there are seven or eight thousand, and there are so many forwards, and there are 100,000 Tuyuhun people?" ”

Zhang Wulang said: "They are known as an army of 200,000, wouldn't it make people laugh out of their big teeth if they don't have more people?" ”

Someone laughed and said, "Now our hands have to be sour." ”

Zhang Wulang turned around and asked, "Is our food and grass enough?" ”

Chen Tuanlian said: "The military rations can last at least a month, and Shanzhou is only fifty or sixty miles away from here, so it's not bad to get reinforcements after a month here?" ”

Everyone laughed, and Zhang Wulang said: "Then we have to be able to hold on for a month." The order was to guard the granary strictly, not a single fly was allowed to fly in, and the nearest well was drilled, and the water truck passed by, so as to beware of fire. ”

At this moment, there was a jumble of voices from under the city. At this time, the surroundings were actually very quiet, except for the neat footsteps of the army, the sound of drums, horns and other sporadic sounds, there was basically no one on the street, and most of the people heard that there was going to be a war, and most of them hid back in their homes. So that shouting attracted the attention of Zhang Wulang and other generals. They turned around and walked to the wall to look in, only to see a crowd of people talking to the generals in the queue below.

"What's going on?" Zhang Wulang shouted below.

An old man in satin shouted: "General Zhang led Erlang to protect the people of the city, and the people were grateful, pushing the old man and others to send pennants to all sides, hoping that the general would accept the hearts of the people of Shancheng." ”

Chen Tuanlian whispered next to Zhang Wulang: "These rich people are afraid that we will leave the city and run away. ”

Zhang Wulang said: "It is our duty to defend the land for the country, and Shangfeng has entrusted the safety of the city to me, and swears to live and die together in this city!" ”

Chen Tuanlian's expression froze when he heard this, and he said: "The last general is willing to follow the general and kill the enemy side by side." ”

Zhang Wulang nodded in satisfaction and walked down the stone steps to the city. The old man in the satin robe led the people to meet him, and presented the pennant with both hands. After Zhang Wulang took it, he asked the general to unfold it and take a look, only to see some words embroidered on it.

The four flags, the Chinese characters written are different, each is: the national fortune lasts forever; The spirit of the army is immortal; General Jin Wuwei of the Tang Dynasty; Sheet.

Zhang Wulang was overjoyed when he saw this, "A good military soul is immortal, and the national fortune will last forever, come here, find a flagpole to hang it!" In the land of my Great Tang Dynasty, any enemy who dares to take a step will make them pay the price of blood! ”

Someone in the crowd shouted: "I am the proprietor of Shen Kee Grain Shop, and I am willing to offer half of the stored grain to replenish the army's rations, please accept it with a smile." ”

Another person said: "Mr. Xu's family Langjun is an official in Beijing, and it is also regarded as the home of the official eunuch, if the general allows it, I wish to sign that the strong men of the whole city will serve the Tang army, and they can do it to move grain and repair the wall." ”

Zhang Wulang was very moved when he saw this, and hugged his fists and said: "Your kindness Zhang wrote down in his heart, please forgive me for staying for a long time in military affairs, you go to Xingyuan to find officials to do those things, and there are records in the registration and register, and Zhang Mou will report to the imperial court to commend the righteous deeds of the villagers after the war." ”

The old man who delivered the flag hurriedly said: "General Zhang is waiting for me in his busy schedule, don't delay any longer, let's disperse, find an official to do business." ”

After taking the people away, Zhang Wulang looked back at the generals and said: "The enemy forward bypassed my front fort and reached the city, and the large force of men and horses behind could not reach it in a short time. The fighter plane has appeared, wait for me to go out of the city to fight, frustrate the enemy's spirit, and boost my morale! Let's get off to a good start! ”

The generals were stunned when they heard this, and they persuaded one after another: "The enemy is outnumbered, and it is not enough to defend the city, so why abandon the high city and fight in the wild?" "The defender of the city is the best policy......

At this moment, suddenly Chen Tuanlian shouted: "Stop! Who are you listening to here? Is it the general who has the final say, or are you the ones who have the final say? ”

The generals immediately fell silent.

Zhang Wulang glanced at Chen Tuanlian quietly, and said after a moment of silence: "Order, transfer three regiments of soldiers and horses from the four gates to Xicheng as a reserve camp, and here the ten regiments will go out of the city with me to face the battle!" ”

After about a stick of incense, Zhang Wulang ordered the city gate to be opened. Suddenly, the horns on the wall sounded in unison, and the drums thundered and thundered, and the momentum was very loud. The gates of the city were opened, the drawbridge was paved, and the horses went out of the city first, and the rumbling iron hooves and the drums on the city reflected each other, like a bold and unrestrained music. Immediately afterwards, a group of infantry troops carrying more than two feet long also went out in turn, and the riverside suddenly became lively.

Chen Tuanlian rode his horse to Zhang Wulang and asked, "Wulang, how do we line up?" ”

Zhang Wulang stretched out his hand to cover his palms between his eyebrows and looked over, only to see that the Tuyuhun army was numerous, and there were five polo fields as wide as five squares on the left and right, he frowned and said: "This place is open, it is difficult for my cavalry to attack the enemy's flank, and we can only break through from the middle." ”

Chen Tuan practiced: "Then put the two regiments of horses in the formation as a jump, and when the enemy soldiers are near, they can rush through the formation from the middle." ”

"It's so good, the phalanx is left and right, the Chen Dao players, the shooter team, to prevent the enemy from outflanking." Zhang Wulang nodded.

Chen Tuanlian shouted a formation, and the generals shouted to deploy troops, and soon 2,000 men and horses spread out with their backs against the city wall, forming a phalanx the size of most of the court. Two regiments of cavalry stood in the middle; a regiment of infantry in front and behind, left and right; Two regiments of shooting battalions are displayed in front. There were also two regiments of infantry lined up in the formation as reserves, and the troops were ready to fight.

The drums of "Knock, Knock ......" were rhythmically beaten, and the horns sounded six short blows and seven long sounds, and the phalanx then slowly moved forward neatly.

The crowd of enemy soldiers in front of them was also approaching, and the two sides faced the march and stopped when they were about five hundred paces apart. Unexpectedly, the Tang army actually went out of the city to fight, and the other party must have been very surprised. After a while, the horns whined, and a team of horses began to move forward in the black crowd to the west.

"Prepare for war!" Chen Tuanlian roared, and all the soldiers slapped their shields with swords and hammers, and shouted in unison, and the momentum was very powerful.

Zhang Wulang pondered for a moment, raised his head and said, "The enemy army will definitely attack from both flanks, and the shooting team will change to the left and right lines. ”

A convoy of horses from the west slowly approached two hundred paces, and sure enough, the left and right split into two strands and swooped straight from the two wings. Tang Jun saw that the opponent's movements were accurately estimated by his own generals, and his morale was greatly boosted for a while. Zhang Wulang glanced back at the four flags. The fortunes of the country are eternal......

A flame rose in Zhang Wulang's chest, and he pulled out his horizontal knife and shouted: "Brothers, the time has come to make meritorious contributions!" ”

"Defensive formation."

I saw that the formation of the left and right wings of the Tang army changed, and the sword and shield men in the front row squatted down together, lining up the iron-hearted wooden shields in front; The second row of infantry soldiers held a rifle more than two feet long and placed it on the legs of the sergeants in the front row as a support, the people in front held the center of the rifle, and the people in the back stepped on the tail end of the spear with their feet, and at the same time held the barrel of the spear with both hands, so this camp immediately thought of two rows of dense horse blocking posts. The crossbow team drew out the arrow feathers and was ready.

The left and right enemy cavalry were a hundred paces apart.

"Up!" A loud shout. Rows of crossbowmen raised their crossbow arrows and pointed diagonally at the sky, as if to shoot down the red sun. I saw a sergeant holding two round bronze medals into his arms and slamming them into each other, and with a "bang", countless arrows flew into the air, and soon turned into black dots. The dense black dots fell like showers into the Tuyuhun horse team, and suddenly the people turned on their backs, and the people who fell off the horses rolled on the grass.

A moment later, the horse team was within fifty paces and attacked with mounted archery. The Tang army changed archers to shoot quickly, and the air flew like a rain of arrows. The Tang army continued to fall to the ground with arrows, but the people behind them immediately stepped forward to make up for it step by step, and the camp was as unwavering as an iron plate.

The enemy approached the flanks in the rain of arrows, but they were faced with a dense array of rifles, and if they collided with it, they died, and many of them did not move forward, and some were driven up by the men behind, and the horses hit the sharp points of the spears, and the people turned on their backs. Some also took advantage of the situation to stick up, and the knife player behind the shield greeted him with weapons such as one-handed swords, iron hooks, and short axes. The archers behind the knife players were also taking turns to shoot arrows to attack, and the Tuyuhun people suffered heavy casualties, and many people were crying and screaming on the ground, and the scene was extremely miserable.

And there were many corpses in the ground, and the blades of grass were stained with blood.

The frightened horses ran sideways, the chaotic and wounded soldiers were in a mess, and the Tuyuhun cavalry behind saw this, where was they willing to follow? I saw an enemy general in the distance waving a horsewhip and "crackling" it, but it was useless. They grinded for a while, and finally backed away.

The Tang army camp immediately erupted in a burst of cheers.

Zhang Wulang straightened forward with the scabbard and shouted excitedly: "Forward!" ”

The drum sounded calmly, and the sword and shield hand pulled up the big shield and turned to face forward, bang, bang...... Although the grass is soft, the two thousand iron shoes step on the ground in unison, and the sound of their footsteps is also very imposing.

I saw a long march standing in the air, iron armor, and the neat queue moved forward like a huge armored combat vehicle irresistibly.

The battle flag flew fiercely in the wind, like a fierce tiger waving its claws, while the large crowd on the opposite side looked like a giant whale. Is the tiger ferocious, or the whale ferocious? A qiē still needs to be tested in a duel.

The Tang army formation advanced two hundred steps forward and suddenly stopped. Just like a guzheng, when it is playing rhythmically, the master's fingers suddenly press on the strings, and the sound of the piano suddenly stops, and there is no aftersound, without the slightest sense of mud and water.

Zhang Wulang looked straight ahead and said, "The cavalry opens the way." ”

Chen Tuanlian eagerly hugged his fists on the horse and said, "The last general, please be the forerunner!" ”

Zhang Wulang was a little hesitant, he was not familiar with the Shanzhou army when he first arrived, and he had Chen Tuanlian to practice in order to most effectively and smoothly military orders. At the moment of the great enemy, it is indeed a bit troublesome in case this fight dies.

"Please give the general the order, who will lead the horse team?" One of the generals reminded.

There was no room for any further hesitation, Zhang Wulang said categorically: "I will lead the horse team in front, if I am fortunate enough to be martyred, I will authorize Chen Tuanlian to take over the defense of Shancheng." ”

"I have made up my mind, and I have no more to say. Cavalry battalion, out of battle! ”

The infantry in front staggered, and the two regiments of cavalry rushed out of the gap between the camps, and quickly formed a long queue of twenty rows, with the Lancer Regiment in front and the Hu Cavalry Regiment in the rear.

At this moment, he suddenly heard a sonorous sound of the piano coming from the wind, and when Zhang Wulang looked back, he saw an old man sitting on the city wall. "How did the old man get to the city?"

The general from Shancheng replied: "It's Elder Xu, he is a Beijing official who told the old man to return to his hometown, and most of the brothers will not be embarrassed by him." ”

After a while, a desolate and hoarse authentic Qin dialect sang, only to hear the lyrics were the words in Qin Feng: "How can you say that there is no clothes?" with the Son. Wang Yuxingshi, repair my spear. Enmity with the Son. How can you say that you have no clothes? With the Son. Wang Yuxingshi, repair my spear halberd. Work with the child. How can you say that you have no clothes? with the Son. Wang Yuxingshi, repair my armor soldiers. Walk with the child......"

The soldiers in the infantry camp listened to Qin's dialect, and some of them hummed along, and some even sang tears exaggeratedly. When Chen Tuanlian saw Zhang Wulang turn around, he hugged his fists and said, "Brothers, do great things for the general!" ”

The singing voice was like a vigorous whimper, echoing and drifting in the right path of Qianli Long......

"......Sizzle" There was a crisp sound of metal rubbing, Zhang Wulang slowly pulled out his horizontal knife, pointed at the sun in the east, and shouted, "Emperor Yan, Emperor Huang, ancestors and ancestors, bless our Han army to be invincible!" ”

One hundred steps, a loud shout: "Break!" Suddenly the roaring hooves of the horses hurried, and the lancers raised their horses, which were eight feet long, lined up in a dense and vertical line, and charged the enemy group.

The sun was in the eastern sky, the bright armor was shining in the sun, and the feathers on the helmet were fluttering in the wind. Twenty columns marched forward in an orderly and rapid manner, and the horses happily turned their hooves and galloped across the steppe.

Fifty paces, the enemy fired on a wheel, and then a dense group of men and horses rushed to meet them.

The two armies met the enemy head-on, and in an instant, they collided together like two torrents, and the "bang bang ......" suddenly the sound of heavy blunt objects crashing suddenly sounded, and people turned on their backs in the violent scene.

It was too late to say that it was fast, and the Tuyuhun horse team could not resist the lancers wearing heavy armor and arranging the horses, and the Tang Army spear cavalry broke through the enemy's defense line in an instant, and penetrated directly into the center.

Many barbarians with scimitars couldn't touch a single hair of the Tang Army at all, and they were poked by spears and dismounted. Some spears were inserted into the body of the Tuyuhun knights, and the horses rushed too fast to pull them out, so the Tang Army knights had to decisively give up the spears, pull out the horizontal knives at their waists and continue to charge. G