Chapter 572: The Last Battle
Early in the morning, when the sun dispelled the mist in the valley, Lu Xun led the army out of the camp and lined up. Pan Jun, who had been guarding the rear camp of the army, walked in the front, pushing a huge wagon, less than fifty paces away from the main force led by Xiangfu, and crossbowmen and spearmen lined up behind the wagon. The people pushed a thunderbolt cart and rushed to the front of the battle, but instead of aiming at Xiangfu and the others, they aimed at the position on the mountain ridge that was no more than 200 paces long.
Seeing this scene, Wei Ba breathed a sigh of relief gently. Lu Xun's decisive battle is exactly what he wants to see. Unlike the calmness he showed in front of everyone, he was actually very anxious in his heart. More than six or seven thousand people were killed and wounded, almost one-third of the men he led. The army had not collapsed to this extent, which was beyond his expectations, but he did not dare to expect too much, and if he persisted, no one knew when the catastrophic consequences would come. Fighting to the death before the army collapses is a good option for him. What's more important is that Lu Xun couldn't hold his breath in the first place, and in the psychological contest between the generals of the two sides, he had already gained the upper hand.
The atmosphere before the decisive battle permeated the valley, and the soldiers on both sides understood the situation they were facing, and there may be many people who will never be able to return to today's battle. They silently lined up and entered the position. The soldiers of the Wu army, who regarded death as home, also showed a sad look at this moment. The atmosphere was also a little oppressive, like a thick layer of dark clouds over the valley, pressing on everyone's hearts and making them breathless.
"Prepare for battle!" Wei Ba gave the order. The heralds waved the flags, and the drummers beat the drums of war. The rumbling of war drums echoed through the valley. Reverberated in the hearts of every warrior. Aio received the order and also roared loudly and prepared to fight. The crossbowmen wielded their crossbows, the spearmen clenched their spears, and each of them silently checked their weapons, waiting for the bloody battle to begin.
Almost at the same time, Lu Xun also gave the order to fight. Gathered in the valley, the Wu army spread out on both sides. To the west, it was only blocked, and the direction of the main attack was the mountain ridge on the east side, which was where Wei Ba was located.
Two rows of sword and shield men with huge wooden shields walked in front, followed by three rows of spearmen, and then three rows of crossbowmen. When they reached the bottom of the hill. The Shu Han army on the mountain ridge began to shoot. Throw rocks and block. Sharp arrows flew down from the sky, and boulders rolled down the mountain with a loud rumbling sound. Smash into the Wu army's position. Boulders smashed on the shield. Make a loud noise. He smashed the shield to pieces, and beat the soldiers behind the shield to the ground, and his head was bleeding. The screams continued. Sharp arrows fell from the sky and shot at Wu Jun's body, splashing blood flowers. One after another, Wu soldiers fell, but they refused to retreat, they held their shields and fought back with all their might.
The people pushed thunderbolt carts and braved a dense rain of arrows to launch a fierce attack on the mountain. Huge boulders flew into the sky and smashed into the positions on the mountains. In order to be able to fight a little farther, a little higher, they had to get as close as possible, and this also caused them huge casualties, and people kept falling from arrows, lying in pools of blood, moaning helplessly. But their companions did not have time to save them, and everyone continued to fire, and they could only be safe if they broke through their positions on the ridge and ended the battle. Lu Xun gave a death order, if the position is not broken today, no one is allowed to retreat. Although they were afraid to die, they were even more afraid of being killed by Lu Xun, so they had to continue to fight.
Xiangfu launched a fierce attack on Pan Jun's position, and Pan Jun relied on the huge van to hold the position and not give an inch. His task was to prevent the husband and them from supporting Wei Ba and leave precious time and space for Lu Xun. It was more than two hundred steps away from Wei Ba's position, and ordinary bows and crossbows couldn't shoot at all, even if the thunderbolt could barely reach it, the damage was limited. In the past ten days, the consumption of Thunderbolts on both sides has been very large. Although Xiangfu and the others threw the stones into the distance as much as possible, they could not stop the attack of the Wu army. They rushed and struck, trying to break through Pan Jun's resistance, but Pan Jun held his position like an iron barrel and did not let them advance half a step.
The drums of war on both sides stirred each other, and the shouts of killing mingled. Under the cover of crossbowmen and thunderbolts, the Wu army launched an assault on the top of the mountain, and groups of Wu sergeants hobbled forward on the narrow mountain road with shields and swords in hand. Many people were killed by the arrows that came down and were stoned to death, but there were still some who rushed to the front of the battle. The battle array was already in tatters, unable to stop the attack of the Wu army, seeing the Wu army killed in front of them, the soldiers of the Shu Han army could only jump out of the trench and start a white-edged battle with the enemy.
The battle began to heat up, with both sides going all out, hoping to defeat the enemy in one blow and achieve a decisive victory.
Under Linhe City, Zhuge Ke led 3,000 men and horses to line up facing Linhe City. His task was to take care of Linhe City, not to let the Shu Han army in the city rush out and interfere with Lu Xun's attack. For this task, Zhuge Ke accepted it calmly. He knew that Lu Xun was not satisfied with him, and the opportunity for meritorious service would not be left to him, and the loot would not have his share at that time. He knew very well what Lu Xun was thinking, for this war, Lu Xun had paid more than 10,000 lives, half of which were his own troops, these were real losses of strength. But as long as Wei Ba is defeated, Wei Ba's subordinates alone will be enough to make up for his losses.
Wei Ba gathered a total of 30,000 barbarian warriors, and there were 15,000 to 20,000 or so in the valley alone, all of whom were warriors selected from various tribes. At present, about six or seven thousand people have been killed in the war, and at least more than 10,000 more. Even if half of these people are picked out, it is enough to supplement Lu Xun's losses, plus the other departments, all the costs paid by Lu Xun can be compensated, and they are very generous.
If you add the great effort of killing Wei Ba, Sun Quan will never hesitate to reward. Lu Xun's losses can be overcompensated, and his strength will be stronger.
Of course, this kind of good thing will not fall on his head Zhuge Ke.
Zhuge Ke didn't expect to get along with Lu Xun either, he knew his role very well. If he and Lu Xun become good friends, then his role will be gone. So he is now very calmly guarding under Linhe City, willing to be a spectator, waiting to watch Lu Xun's victory. He lamented a little that he had not been able to complete the task given to him by Sun Quan, but he did not feel that he had gained nothing. Watching the battle between Lu Xun and Wei Ba benefited him a lot. One is the most famous general of Wu State, and the other is a young famous general who was born out of thin air, and the confrontation between them is really a rare classic. Although Zhuge Ke couldn't ask Lu Xun for advice in person, nor could he go to the battlefield in person, he still understood a lot with his cleverness. These are valuable experiences and priceless treasures, and he believes that Sun Quan will be very satisfied after listening to his report.
Zhuge Ke looked at Linhe City as if looking at a tomb. Once Wei Ba was killed in battle, or the main force collapsed, Linhe City had nowhere to escape. All the soldiers and wealth in the city were Lu Xun's trophies. At the beginning, he once stood at the head of Linhe City, waiting for Wei Ba to attack, but Wei Ba defeated Dai Liang under his nose and destroyed his hope. Now, he was outside the city, waiting to see how Lu Xun defeated Wei Ba.
Thinking of this, the corners of Zhuge Ke's mouth showed a self-deprecating smile.
On the mountains, fierce battles are raging. After unremitting efforts and heavy casualties, the Wu army finally destroyed the position on the mountain ridge, cutting off the connection between Wei Ba and the main force. Although Wei Ba's battle flag has not yet fallen, it has become a lone army, and it is about to face the fate of defeat.
Zhu Ji, who has been recuperating in the past few days, jumped up, pulled out his long knife, and roared sharply: "Kill-"
Three thousand soldiers of the Wu army roared and rushed up the hillside, facing the rain of arrows, and rushed to the top of the mountain. They held their shields, carefully guarded their faces, took advantage of the terrain to cover themselves, and leaped forward like frogs.
Wei Ba wore his armor and stood in front of the formation under the protection of his personal guards, personally commanding the battle, Dunwu and Han Zhenying guarding his side, not daring to be careless for a moment, for fear that he would be shot by a stray arrow. Wang Shuang held a long knife in his hand, led dozens of heavily armored soldiers to stand at the front, brandished the long knife, and slashed the Wu troops who rushed up one by one in front of the battle.
The Wu army surrounded the mountain ridge and launched continuous attacks, and the few remaining thunderbolts also turned around and fired stones at the top of the mountain. The terrain on the ridge was too narrow for the thunderbolts to be placed, only the crossbowmen fired constantly. Although the stones thrown by the thunderbolt were not accurate, the momentum was very alarming, and once they were hit, the destructive force was huge, and even the heavy armor soldiers were not spared, causing great damage to the position on the top of the mountain.
The two sides fought hard for half a day, and the Wu army broke through the two positions and rushed to the front of the Zuihou position, and Zhu Ji could even see Wei Ba's face. He was even more excited, and personally killed in front of the battle, victory was in sight, and the morale of the Wu army was high, and he became more and more courageous. After half a day of hard fighting, Wang Shuang and other heavy armor soldiers were exhausted, and several armor soldiers were dragged down by Wu Jun, who lifted their armor and killed them. Being able to kill the almost invincible heavy armor soldier, Wu Jun was even more excited.
Wei Ba ordered the recall of Wang Shuang and the others, these heavy armor soldiers were his treasures, and he couldn't waste them here in vain. He ordered the Twin Rabbit banner to be raised to send a signal for help.
See the twin rabbit flags on the top of the mountain. Lu Xun stood up in surprise, with heart palpitations. He didn't know who Wei Ba was asking for help. Are you asking for help? The husband was blocked by Pan Jun and couldn't get over at all. Are you asking for help from Rinka City? There were only two or three thousand people in Linhe City, and they couldn't break through Zhuge 's resistance. These Wei Ba should all know, so who is he asking for help, is there still a group of people hidden in the dark? Lu Xun knew very well that Wei Ba only had more than fifteen or six thousand people in the valley, and at most less than 20,000 people. There are two or three thousand people in Linhe City, and there are probably nearly ten thousand elites who don't know where to go, he once provoked a large number of scouts to track down the location of these people, but he has never received any news, Zuihou can only come to one conclusion, these people should be in Cangwu, Wei Ba can't not leave enough manpower to protect Cangwu and guard against the Wu army in Nanhai County.
He didn't understand who Wei Ba was asking for help now. It's precisely because he can't figure it out that he's worried.
At this moment, Zhuge Ke's eyes widened under Linhe City. He couldn't believe what he was seeing.
The gate of Linhe City was wide open, and countless soldiers rushed out from inside, shouting and killing to the sky. A big flag is waving in the wind, and there is a big Jin character on it.
Jin Dongliu? Isn't he in a tight lock? (To be continued......)