Chapter Fifty-Three: The Fierce Battle on the Battlefield Crowds Compete for the First
"Why hasn't Governor Li lit a torch yet?" The third princess, Yan Junluan, noticed that the Yan and Tang people who crossed the river were still dark.
"It's not time yet," said Deputy Chief Pei, "lighting a torch in the dark night is the target of the arrow."
The black water is about four miles wide, and the stars on the opposite bank are lit in the morning mist, and the sound of fighting gradually rises.
The bridge on the north bank is also full of people, and the person in charge of building the bridge is the Pyongyang military ambassador Gai Suli, and countless small boats have been lowered into the river, and the wooden stakes on the shore have been erected, and the wooden rafts that have been tied are being extended.
The other side was silent, and the soldiers of Yantang crossing the river were still fighting two or three miles away.
"Do you want to send someone across the river to investigate and answer," Deputy Chief Pei suggested after looking at the situation on the other side.
"Wait a minute," the general manager told the generals not to be anxious.
Pyongyang military ambassador Gai Suli shouted at the Yantang sappers to speed up the bridge.
Yan Tang was fully prepared, and the small boat of Zhang Yu Chang was paved with horizontal wooden pads and wooden rafts to form a pontoon bridge, which was very fast, and the two of them were now quickly extended into the river.
The cavalry of the right guard on the shore had already lined up, preparing to cross the river in the first batch, and it was Cheng Peng, the commander of the forbidden army, who led the team.
The sky gradually brightened, and the sky was reddish.
"There is someone on the other side," the sergeant who built the bridge had a sharp eye.
"Which part of the people?" Manager Shan asked.
"It's too dark to pinpoint"
The fighting on the other side continued, the torches swayed, and the shouting and screaming could be faintly heard.
"It's really anxious" Wang Jiangnan's three little ladies clenched their fists and looked at the hazy south bank of the black water with anxiety.
"It's Captain Dugu," called the bridge-building engineer in the middle of the black water.
"Okay," said the general manager of Shan Daxi, "speed up the bridging,"
The sky was bright, the sound of the opposite bank was gradually calming, and the pontoon bridge was almost close to the south bank.
"The pontoon bridge has been built," a captain of the Pyongyang Army ran back from the pontoon bridge to report.
"Okay, send a team of cavalry to cross the river first," Shan Daguan waved his hand and ordered.
The hour was approaching, the fiery red sun jumped out of the ground, and the black water shimmered and shone with golden light.
The north bank of the Yantang camp was busy, and a forbidden cavalry from Zhichong Mansion had already crossed the river and sent back the news that the other bank was unharmed.
The brigade began to cross the river, and Shan Sijing, the general manager of the Yantang Zhengmohe East Road, also began to cross the river surrounded by the generals, and he was not alarmed.
One of the reasons for choosing this place to cross the river is that the south bank is flat and the four fields are open, which is conducive to early detection of enemy situations. Wang Jiangnan's three little ladies followed the chief manager to the south bank of Heishui, and found the temple street demon wolf Dugu Tianxing who was "born as a hero and died as a ghost" on the pontoon bridge.
At this time, Dugu Tianxing was still on the wooden row, already lying leisurely on the comfortable chair, there was a small red clay stove on the wooden row, the cooking smoke was thick, and from a distance, Wang Jiangnan seemed to smell the fragrance of fish porridge.
Shan Da Governor went to the south bank, Li Xiancheng, the governor of Heishui who swam in advance, hurriedly came to pay respects, and heard that only a dozen people disappeared during the river crossing, and after going ashore, there were only more than 2,000 Turkic soldiers who came to harass, and Yan Tang lost only more than 100 people.
The soldiers and horses crossing the river and set up camp do not need to be bothered by the general manager personally, and the general manager of Shan leisurely watched the soldiers of the host battalion busy, and his heart was settled, and then he looked at the lazy man who was drinking fish porridge on the wooden raft by the river, and there was a wave of anger rising in his heart.
The general manager of Shan beckoned people to summon Dugu Tianxing, the commander of the temple street, to come to listen to the order, and after a while, the Dugu Tianxing Shi Shiran came, although the armor was complete, but how to look at the general manager of Shan was resentful in his heart, "Dugu Duwei, all the generals are busy, you are good, eating porridge and looking at the scenery?" Do you want to go on a wild trip? ”
"Ah, has the Shan Boss ever eaten? There is still a can of fish porridge left, cooked by the black water morning fish, which is delicious and sweet" Dugu Tianxing smiled brightly.
"You..." The general manager looked at the clay pot of fish porridge held by Ah Gou, the fragrance was fragrant, but he was speechless.
"As the saying goes, eat a good breakfast, eat a full lunch, eat less dinner, and the way to maintain health. Shan Da Guan for the country and the people, hard work, a certain Far Eastern soldiers in the eyes, pain in the heart, although the state affairs are heavy, but also have to pay attention to the body, fresh fish porridge, nourish the stomach and heart, please Shan Da Guan is not polite. ”
Although he couldn't wait to kick the lazy thing in front of him, but looking at the fragrant fish porridge and the other Yantang generals who were dumbfounded, the general manager Shan had to hold back.
The clay pot is not big, only the general manager and the third princess Yan Junluan and the three little ladies each get a bowl.
"Wild onions? "Wang Jiangnan is not afraid of the single manager, her mother is the young sister of the majestic single deputy in the Far East.
"Of course, this is the famous sturgeon in the black water. There are many kinds of fish in this black water Huma River, the water flow is mostly snow melting, and the fish and shrimp that are raised are tender and juicy, fat and incomparable, used to cook porridge, which complements each other, the little lady drinks to nourish the beauty and beauty, clear the lungs and nourish the stomach. ”
"Okay, the generals in the camp are still busy, and Dugu Duwei also needs to be cautious" The third princess, Yan Junluan, looked at the general manager of Shan, whose face became more and more gloomy, thinking that after drinking this bowl of porridge, she had to say a few words to mention it.
"That is, my Yan Tang army and horses are neat, the three armies are killed, and it is easy to take Huma at your fingertips" Dugu Duwei also knew how good it was, and hurriedly changed the topic.
"Hmph," Shan Dadu finished drinking the fish porridge and threw the bowl to Ah Gou.
"Dugu Duwei, can the Turks in this Huma City let me Yantang cross the river without blocking it?" Deputy Chief Pei also fished a bowl of fish porridge, and asked the right question after drinking.
"How can it? These khanates are recuperating, and you see, the enemy is coming, thinking of attacking halfway. Dugu Tianxing lazily pointed in the direction of Huma and said.
The three little ladies and the generals looked at the direction of Dugu Tianxing's fingers, and in the morning mist, the glow was brilliant, but there was nothing unusual.
The general manager of Shan observed for a while, and ordered the cavalry that had crossed the river to rearm for battle.
"Nothing, huh?" Wang Jiangnan asked curiously.
"Is it nothing? But I feel that there is a murderous aura over there," Dugu Tianxing replied lazily.
"Murderous?"
"Little lady Wang, do you want to read more? Now in the army, you must not only learn to observe words and colors, but also learn to observe qi. ”、
"Observing Qi? I will, the qi of the five elements, gold, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, rain, thunder, lightning, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, I can recognize it."
"Hey, I think you and others are all warlocks, I don't know how you and other teachers teach, and now I will teach you a unique knowledge."
"What is the mastery?" Everyone present was interested. Even the big manager listened attentively.
"You know that you have to understand yin and yang, but do you know that qi has good and evil?"
"Is there good and evil in qi?"
"The qi of the five elements has emotions, there is a cheerful qi, there is a gloomy qi, the qi can tell you his joys, sorrows, sorrows, and sorrows, and can also tell you good and bad luck."
"So godly?"
"Of course, contemplation of qi is the basic skill of a sorcerer, and you listen to the surroundings, there are many breaths singing?"
"No," Wang Jiangnan also carefully observed the surroundings, the army was accumulating, people were neighing, the river was flowing, tumbling, but he didn't understand the emotions of the demon wolf Tianxing.
"Listen, the water is flowing happily, they are the snow melted last year, accumulated a winter's cold, and now they find the joy of rushing to the sea, they sing all the way: I come from the snowy mountains, I want to go to the sea."
"Is there such a god?" The generals suspect that this demon wolf star is playing tricks.
"Where is there a splash, do you see it? It was a salmon, and she was about to lay eggs, but the arrival of this army brought with it a murderous aura, and she felt panic, and wanted to jump out to see what was going on, and now she was vigilant, and hurriedly swam into the depths of the water. Dugu Tianxing continued to talk.
"The army is walking, you look at the mid-air, this side is clear and thorough, and the haze above the pontoon bridge is condensed, this is the murderous aura, this air is red and purple, it is a blessing for Yan Tang."
"Well, it's a little different" Everyone looked carefully, and Wang Jiangnan also found that the sunshine and fog over the pontoon bridge were indeed a little different.
"Look, I'm not wrong, look at Huma's side, the murderous aura is coming, the light in the air is gray and gloomy, and there is purple in the yellow, which is ominous for Yan Tang."
The general manager of "Hude Hu" also looked solemnly at Huma's side, a burst of smoke and dust rose into the sky, the sunlight reflected, it was indeed golden, the fog rose, and the light was black and purple.
"Still haven't seen the Turkic soldiers?" Wang Jiangnan looked at it for a long time and didn't see the figure of a Turkic soldier.
"Well, there are about 10,000 enemy troops, mainly cavalry, and the tea is ready," Dugu Tianxing God chattered.
"So godly?" Wang Jiangnan expressed disdain.
Dugu Tianxing didn't argue, waved his hand to ask Ah Gou to clean up the porridge jar, and asked Da Xiong to carry the chairs on the wooden raft ashore.
After a while, a group of cavalry appeared in the morning mist, the horses were not high, not as good as the shoulders, and the knights were all wearing hair belts, left leather robes, and no armor, and a black wolf red flag at the head.
This Yan Tang Army also drove out with a group of men and horses, and the first cavalry was Cheng Peng, the commander of the Right Weiwei Forbidden Army. The other lightly armed Blackwater Army and the men and horses of the Thirteen Divisions were all infantry, and they were also arrayed to meet the enemy at this time.
Sure enough, just after a cup of tea, the Turkic soldiers and horses arrived, and Wang Jiangnan had also learned several heads these days, roughly about 10,000 people.
Wang Jiangnan looked at Dugu Tianxing in surprise, this gentleman was looking like a master of the Tao of God and God, holding eight steps with his hands and raising his eyes to the sky.
"Little lady Wang, this soldier and horse dispatch, there must be smoke and dust, gather and not disperse, high in the air, that is, the cavalry dispatch, smoke and dust scattered, that is the infantry march, this is the common sense of the march" The third princess on the side, Yan Junluan, couldn't bear to get lost again, and the devil was on the devil wolf Tianxing, and hurriedly explained.
"Isn't it a bad spirit?" Wang Jiangnan was still confused.
"Well, of course the enemy is coming," General Yan was speechless.
Huma City is still four or five miles away from Heishui, this is a peaceful place, the two armies confronted each other for less than a while, the Turkic soldiers horn sounded, and the whole army assaulted.
The Right Weiwei Forbidden Army did not focus on armor because it was crossing the river and fighting, but the horse lance and horizontal sword were still fully equipped, and there was a battalion of crossbowmen following them, and at this moment they were also firing thousands of arrows.
There is a lot of attention to in the Yantang cavalry horse lance. The lance is not at all like the wooden pole used in ordinary guns and spears, but the main trunk of the finest toughness is taken and peeled into a uniform thickness and glued. The toughest wood is the most used for bows, followed by mulberry, oak, and rattan, and the worst is also made of bamboo. Soak the fine scorn in oil repeatedly. The bubble is no longer deformed, no longer cracked, and the first step has been completed. This process takes almost a year, after which the strips are removed and dried in the shade for several months. After gluing with high-quality glue paint into a thick, eight feet long, the outer layer is wrapped around hemp rope. Wait for the hemp rope to dry thoroughly, apply raw lacquer, and wrap it in arrowroot cloth.
The kudzu cloth is lacquered, dried and wrapped in a layer, until it is cut with a knife, and the mallet makes a metallic sound, but it does not crack, so it is qualified. Then go to its head and tail, truncated to about six zhang. The front is equipped with a three-foot stainless steel lance, and the rear is a red copper lance. Constantly adjusted, the qualified standard is to use a hemp rope to hang at the tail of the lance two feet, the whole Zhangba horse lance can be in mid-air like a weighing rod at both ends without falling. In this way, the military commander can ride on the horse, so that he can keep the tip of the lance forward without the slightest effort. The resulting lance is light, tough, and strong. Generals can charge with horsepower, or swing them in melee combat. It's just that the whole lance takes three years, and the success rate is only 40%, so the cost is surprisingly high. Therefore, the horse lance has always been the symbol of the Sixteen Guards Forbidden Army, and the ordinary cavalry of the border army only has a spear.
Cheng Peng, who was born as a disciple of Cheng Men, one of the top ten generals of Yantang and Tang, naturally doesn't care about the cost of equipment, what blades are easily equipped, what weapons are lethal and what weapons are equipped.
Although Cheng Peng is slightly fat, but has lived in the army for a long time, the Cheng family will be a martial heirloom, although the ancestors are famous for the Xuanhua axe as a weapon, but mainly use the popular horse lance of Yan and Tang, as a child of the Cheng family has the title of marquis, Cheng Peng is also a martial artist rampant in the Sixteen Guards Forbidden Army, at this time Cheng Peng Pingduan horse lance, surrounded by the generals at home and rushed straight to the enemy formation.
The Yantang Empire allowed the princes and princes to raise family soldiers and generals, ranging from 800 to 1,020, and these generals even had the imperial court, so Cheng Peng's Zhichong Mansion was the upper house, and the whole army was 2,500 regular troops, but the Cheng family and its 200 generals were all veterans of the Cheng family's battlefield, and they participated in many battles with the head of the family.
The two teams of men and horses were wrong, flesh and blood were flying, the dull sound of falling horses, the bloody light of the blades cutting through the chest, the beastly ho-ho shouts of the warriors, and the beautiful Huma became a killing battlefield.
Nearly 3,000 gold helmets and gold armor of the forbidden army cavalry and the enemy army encountered, but the two wings of military horses went straight to the Yantang infantry, the left wing in front of the Yantang formation was the subordinate of the war madman, but the right wing was a column of 500 people Mo Dao team, the first leader was the Temple Street Mo Dao General Dugu cheap, at this time the Mo Dao battalion in Temple Street was covered with heavy armor, and even the face was covered by iron nets.
The battle maniac on the left flank did not wait for the enemy to rush closer, and took the lead in meeting him with his sword sword, and the sword light was full of blood.
The Modao battalion on the right wing was not slow, silently lined up, the Turkic cavalry attacked like a mountain, the hot air spewed out of the horse's nose was clearly visible, and the hideous face of the knight on the horse came into the eyelids.
Two columns of Mo knife formations stepped forward in turns, and the attacking Turkic soldiers fell in turn, the Mo knife was about seven feet long, and the Turkic scimitar was less than four feet.