Chapter 52: Victory in the First Battle
The Huns were eating heartily on the riverbed, shouting and screaming, unaware that bad luck had befallen them.
Liu Ze had already led the team to the edge of the poplar forest at this time, and ordered everyone to stop in a low voice, draw a bow and set up arrows, and with an order, the arrows were like flying locusts, shooting at the Hun soldiers in unison.
The Huns who were caught off guard had fallen a third under a row of arrows, and the remaining Huns woke up like a dream, shouting wow, knowing that they had encountered an enemy attack. These Hun soldiers have been in battle for a long time, and in this situation they did not panic for a moment, and all of them prostrate on the ground, their heads facing the poplar forest, closely watching the movements here.
In this way, it will be difficult for the second row of arrows to hurt them again. The Hun soldiers crawled on the ground, powerless to fight back, and seemed clumsy, but Liu Ze really admired the quick reaction ability of these Hun soldiers.
You must know that in the case of unclear enemy situation, in the face of the sudden attack of the opponent's bow and crossbow, there are only three ways to deal with it, one is to counterattack head-on, to the poplar forest, the second is to turn around and escape, escape from the enemy's range or escape to the side of the war horse, both methods have a fatal flaw, the distance between the two sides is too far, it is inevitable to be hit by the second and third waves of the enemy's bow and crossbow, in the case that you have no strong defense capability, it is likely to suffer the fate of the whole army. The third way is to stay put, use the undulating terrain as a cover, and climb there to see the situation develop. Although it is passive, it can effectively dodge the enemy's bow and arrow attacks, so as to respond to all changes, which is actually a clever move.
Liu Ze couldn't imagine that the reaction ability of these Hun soldiers was so agile, he thought that a row of arrows could stun them, as long as they scattered and fled, he could take advantage of the situation to cover up, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei attacked from both sides, with an absolute advantage of three to one, it was extremely easy to win this battle.
But now the Huns are lurking in place, they are indeed in a dilemma, bows and arrows can not be shot, if they are forced to assault, they will inevitably fall into a white-knuckle battle, in the case of their own numbers are not completely superior, and these battle-hardened Huns have a short fight, even if they can win by luck, casualties are inevitable. Therefore, Liu Ze decided to stand still for the time being, in addition to using a few arrows to carry out suppressive shooting, wait for Guan Yu and Zhang Fei's two teams to come from the north and south to encircle before carrying out a surprise attack.
The two sides were at a stalemate for a while, and suddenly a soldier with sharp eyes shouted: "Lord, they want to escape!" ”
When Liu Ze looked at it, sure enough, the group of Hun soldiers crawled towards the place where the horses were tied under the leadership of a leader. Liu Ze secretly screamed badly, he knew that the strength of the Huns was all on the horse, and once they were allowed to ride on the horse, the impact force was completely geometric multiple. And their bows and arrows are also on horses, and the riding and archery capabilities of the Huns cannot be underestimated. So he immediately made a decision and shouted: "Rush! ”
"Kill!" The soldiers under his command were in high spirits, shouted, drew their bows and raised their knives, jumped out of the poplar forest, and rushed towards the Huns. When the Huns saw that the enemy soldiers pounced, they did not dare to climb any more, first bent down and trot, and then saw that the other party was about to rush over, and ran wildly. The soldiers under Liu Ze's command are all elite soldiers selected from the archers, and their riding and archery ability on the horse is extraordinary, although they are running fast, the bow and arrow in their hands have not lost their accuracy, and under the random arrows, more than a dozen Hun soldiers have been killed in a company.
But most of the Huns walked vigorously and still touched the reins of their horses. Once on the horse, the Huns were like trapped dragons in the sea, like fish in water, under the command of their leader, they scattered a cloud of smoke and dust, and fled to the valley mouth.
Liu Ze couldn't catch up, and he felt a little remorseful in his heart, knowing that the Huns were on their horses and fled, it was better to attack quickly without hesitation, although they had to go through a hard battle, but the Huns had no chance to get on the horse. While ordering the pursuit, he secretly hoped that Zhang Fei could intercept these Hun deserters.
Zhang Fei had already assembled his team and was about to march into the valley, but seeing the smoke and dust billowing in front, a group of cavalry rushed towards the valley like a swift wind, and he blocked the intersection with a horizontal spear, shouting: "Your grandfather Zhang is here, and he will not get off his horse and die!" ”
The leader of the Huns saw that there were more than 100 foot soldiers blocking the road at the mouth of the valley, as the leader of the general, with a majestic figure, black robes, black armor and black face, such as half a black tower standing on the road, he sneered in his heart, forgive you for only a hundred people, how can you stop my Hun iron cavalry that dominates the world, and now the war horse under the crotch has already rushed up, like a broken bamboo, and it is just a pile of meat in front of him. With a wave of his hand, the riders who rushed in front of him added a few more whips, and the four hooves forged ahead, rushing straight towards Zhang Fei.
Zhang Fei sneered, stepped to catch up, the front hooves of the fastest horse were almost about to step on him, and when he heard Zhang Fei shout, he waved the Zhangba snake spear in his hand, and directly pierced the neck of the horse, along with the knight on the horse. Then he rounded his arms, and picked up the man and the horse on the tip of the spear, and shook it from side to side, knocking the two horsemen who had burst from the left and right to the ground, and the horses behind him were caught off guard, and they crashed directly into it, and knocked one man on his back.
The Hun cavalry that followed behind had to hold on to the reins, and the momentum of the cavalry's onslaught was gone. The soldiers behind Zhang Fei had already stabbed their swords and guns, pounced, and fought with the Hun cavalry.
The regiments surrounded and launched a war of annihilation. However, the tenacity and ferocity of the Huns greatly surprised Liu Ze, and when the enemy was outnumbered and there was no possibility of breaking through, none of the Huns were willing to lay down their arms, and they all fought to the end.
Zhang Fei was murderous, taking the lead, wielding a snake spear, even stabbing and picking, none of the Hun soldiers in front of him could escape alive. Guan Yu over there was not to be outdone, and the Qinglong Yanyue Knife in his hand turned into a piece of knife light, like chopping melons and vegetables, killing corpses all over the field, and blood flowed like a river.
The first battle in Liu Ze's life ended in the afterglow of the setting sun. Due to the stubborn resistance of the Huns, the battle was particularly fierce, more than a dozen soldiers were wounded, but fortunately they were all dressed in armor and did not hurt the vital points, except for the three Huns who were captured alive, the rest of the more than 120 people were all killed or shot.
Zhang Fei was covered in blood, kept shouting, came to Liu Ze, danced excitedly, and said, "Hahaha, big brother, it's really happy!" ”
Liu Ze nodded slightly and said, "Third brother, in today's battle, you are the first to make a contribution." ”
Jia Xu, who had been watching the battle behind the mountain, also came to the battlefield and witnessed the process of Liu Ze leading the crowd to annihilate the stubborn enemy of the Huns, and he was already secretly frightened, and he couldn't imagine that Liu Ze's team had such combat power, almost annihilating a Hun cavalry at the cost of zero casualties, but it had never had a record since the opening of the Han Dynasty, even in the era when Wei Qinghuo went to illness, and the enemy was destroyed by thousands of self-losses of 800. At the moment, he bowed his head slightly and said: "The third master is born with divine power, extraordinary bravery, and rare in the world." ”
Zhang Fei laughed and said, "Mr. Jia doesn't have to set foot in such a blood-stained place, so as not to stain Mr.'s robe." ”
"It doesn't matter. Looking at the feats of Shopkeeper Liu and the second master and the third master, I was already fascinated. ”
Liu Ze turned around and ordered Pan Feng to clean up the battlefield, collect war horses and supplies, and ordered Wu Anguo to lead people to dig a few big pits and bury the Hun soldiers who died in the battle on the spot.
Zhang Fei's eyes widened and said, "Big brother, these vicious people are dead when they die, why bother to bury them, isn't it better to let wild wolves and wild dogs gnaw them?" ”
Liu Ze said solemnly: "Although these Huns are alien races, and we and other Han people have a deep blood feud, but they are all worthy warriors on duty, although they fight to the death and do not surrender, just by virtue of this, it is worthy of me Liu Ze to respect them, how can I sit back and watch them in the wilderness, and I Liu Ze is the enemy, it is their misfortune and their honor." ”
Jia Xu silently stared at Liu Ze's resolute and calm face, which was full of confidence and pride.
Immediately, Liu Ze ordered the prisoners of war to be brought up, one of the three prisoners of war was the centurion of the team, and the other two were small soldiers, the centurion looked unruly, and his mouth was babbling, and no one could understand what he was saying.
Liu Ze turned his head to look at Jia Xu, and Jia Xu immediately translated it: "He said that you rely on a large number of people and sneak attacks and plots, and you are not a hero, even if he dies, he will not accept it." ”
Liu Ze sneered: "There is only the difference between victory and defeat on the battlefield, if you don't understand tactics, you can only bring about your own destruction, and if you are defeated, what kind of hero is you, it's ridiculous!" Liu Ze said to Jia Xu: "Ask him why they are here?" To whom is it sent? What tasks to perform? Where is the destination? ”
The centurion scoffed and ignored Liu Ze's questioning, Zhang Fei was furious, gave him two big mouths, and beat him to a mouth full of blood, but his arrogance did not decrease, and he still said: "Even if the eagle on the grassland breaks its wings, it does not want to hear its wailing." ”
Zhang Fei was furious and was about to slap him a few more mouths, but Liu Ze stopped him. Pan Feng stepped forward and said, "Lord, hand him over to his subordinates, forgive him and don't dare not speak." "There is a torture subject in the special training course for special agents, and even King Kong can't survive the seventy-two kinds of torture.
Liu Ze didn't make a sound, turned around and took out a lancet from the scabbard of the soldier next to him, "swooped" two knives, and cut off the arm of a Hun soldier up to the shoulder, the soldier screamed and fainted, just between the consternation of everyone, Liu Ze stabbed two more knives, and cut off the legs of another soldier at the knee, the soldier did not faint, but screamed again and again, and the pain was heart-wrenching.
The lancet was so sharp that even the centurion was stunned. Liu Ze casually instructed his subordinates: "Dig two pits and plant these two people in the pits, just expose their heads, water and fertilize more, maybe they can grow arms and legs next year." ”
Liu Ze stretched out his knife and swished off one of the centurion's ears, ignoring his howl like killing a pig, and while placing the bright willow leaves in front of him, he said to Jia Xu: "Sue him, if he refuses to cooperate, those two are examples, if you can grow arms and feet next year, you can walk back to the Xiongnu by yourself." ”
The centurion was paralyzed and honestly confessed.