Chapter Eighty-Nine: Sun Xinli Fights Cao Mengde, Huang Zhongzhen Kills Pei Yuanshao
Bows and crossbows shoot at each other, and they keep throwing torches of various materials filled with boiling oil at each other, the torches swirl, scattering fireworks, covering each other's sight, and picking up the torches that fell beside them and throwing them back.
Zhou Cang had done his best to cover the feint, but he did not see an ambush, and at this time, he began to let his subordinates line up and rest before the battle.
Zhou Cang galloped his horse from Sun Xin's main formation: "Dashuai, when will our department join the war?" ”
"Half an hour later, I led the armor to assault the enemy formation, and the Yuanfu Department sent arrows to cover it, so I don't have to worry about the enemy and me! The arrows were shot out, and Yuan Fu gathered the crowd to defend themselves against the Han army ambush! ”
"Yes, handsome and cherished!"
Although he felt that there would be no ambush army, after all, he had already looked around just now to be a bait, but since Sun Xin had ordered it like this, Zhou Cang had no choice but to carry it out.
Zhou Cang turned over his horse and returned to the formation to convey the battle instructions, and after the shield formation of the Chinese army, the sergeants pushed the green bamboo in groups of two or three people, and pushed the green bamboo seven or eight zhang long to the camp trench, and under the green bamboo was the suspended and piled up reed bundles.
These bundles of reeds were used as support to ensure that slippery sergeants would not fall into the water of the trench pool.
The water in this trench is not only the flowing river water, but also a lot of wastewater, which is the sewage canal of this Han military camp.
The more the army gathers, the closer it is to the water, not only relying on the water transportation capacity of the river, but also relying on the water source to treat the wastewater, so once the epidemic breaks out, it can quickly spread through the river water.
The morning sun rose, Sun Xin raised his hand to hang the face armor on his face, held a shield in one hand, and held a sword in the other, leading his subordinates to slowly approach the Han army camp.
Cao Cao watched the battle at this time, holding the hilt of the sword tightly in his right hand, and said with emotion: "This yellow scarf is fighting to the death, it is really a vicious battle that I have never seen in my life!" ”
Let the eyes stare at the north gate of the camp, there is the way to retreat, so there is no trench, the front is about three or four zhang wide ground, as long as the Yellow Turban breaks through the gate, they have to abandon the camp, and flee from here on horseback, see the Yellow Turban offensive is vicious, now the situation is really unclear, Cao Cao's confidence is also insufficient.
Although the casualties were very large, watching the Yellow Turban Army approach the camp step by step, the large and small military officials shouted and commanded, and did not show weakness in firing at the Han defenders.
Yuan Shu raised a shield to watch the battle at this time, and could only see the Yellow Turban Army battle line shrouded in smoke and fire more than a dozen steps away, and at this time he could even see that the opponent's shield array was replaced.
Some arrows were repeatedly fired by both sides, and they had collapsed and broken, at this time Yuan Shu did not perceive people's hearts, only felt that he still held a few reserves in his hands, so unlike Cao Cao, he was not panicked at all, and did not notice that Cao Cao was carefully observing the morale of the Yellow Turban Army on various fronts.
"Cast!"
Pei Yuanshao approached the front of the formation, the Chinese army moved forward, at this time he and Zhou Cang converged, was attacking according to Sun Xin's instructions, he waved his sword and roared, more than 100 sergeants pulled the rope and flicked, and a straw weaving mixed with horse manure smoke balls crossed the night sky, falling in the camp more than 30 steps away, and some fell outside the camp.
Horse manure is easy to obtain, after all, they are cavalry, this kind of smoke ball, thick smoke billowing, once inhaled, snot and tears can not be stopped, it is even more choking, the counterattack of the Han defenders' bows and crossbows is stagnant at this time, followed by several rounds of hundreds of poisonous smoke balls thrown into the Han army camp.
Seeing that the Han army camp was full of fireworks at this time, there was no need for Sun Xin to shout and command, and the drums of the whole army hurriedly beat the waist drum to urge the attack, and the drums were pounding, up to the Qu Shuai Sun Xin, and then to the basic Yellow Turban Force, and then to many Yellow Turban Army, all of them shouted and rushed to the camp at this time.
This is exactly the time!
Cao Cao shouted loudly at this time: "Release!" Shoot the arrows! Hurry up and release the arrows! ”
He himself grabbed a bow and began to shoot at the approaching Yellow Turban Army, not far away Yuan Shu and Sun Jian were also the same at this time, they all understood that if the Yellow Turban Army rushed down, none of them could run, and in the charge of the Yellow Turban Army, Sun Xin stepped extremely fast, stepped on the Qingzhu pontoon bridge, and took the mace sent by his own soldiers.
Not only him, but also the Yellow Turban Warriors, rushed to make contributions everywhere, and in an instant, no less than twenty people broke through the fence with Sun Xin, or crossed and broke into the earthen barrier in one step, or rushed forward into the earthen fortress.
The next moment, more than 100 people rushed in after him.
The next moment, nearly 200 people followed the front team and submerged into the choking poisonous smoke, the smoke was filled, and Sun Xin brandished a mace and smashed all the shaking figures and cold arrows in his sight.
Rushing out of the area covered with poisonous smoke from horse manure in one breath, he quickly took a breath of air that was still slightly choking, he turned his head to look around, and saw that the Han army that was already waiting for death came up in formation, but collided with the crossbowmen of the Han army in the former camp that had fled.
Cao Cao was escorted back to the camp by his own soldiers, his heart beat faster, so dangerous, he was excited, his heart beat like never before, full of vitality!
He coughed dryly, and saw a dense rain of arrows falling everywhere above his head, and the Yellow Turban Army who had burst into the camp picked up torches and lit them everywhere, and the fire was shining.
Seeing that the fire started in the north, in the headquarters of Zhou Cang and Pei Yuanshao outside, the archers shifted direction, and more arrows fell in the chaotic camp of the Han army, and the Han defenders in the camp became more and more confused.
"Great!"
At this time, Zhou Cang saw that the front army had broken through the Han army camp, so he couldn't care about anything, shouted excitedly, and raised the horsewhip: "Blow the trumpet!" Attack with me! ”
The sound of the horn spread, and his scattered cavalry began to prepare for battle, and the knights mounted their horses, abandoned their bows, and began to rush with him with spears.
"How is that possible!"
Huang Zhong stood up in the reeds, his eyes staring at the Han army camp where the fire was gradually rising, the man-made fire was burning everywhere, could it be that these Han soldiers were paper-paste?
Otherwise, why was the camp broken so easily, they were just yellow turbans, there was no general's family, there was no military division of the scholar clan, there should not be much combat power, and the ordnance or anything was definitely not as good as the Han army, why was it so easy to break through the battle formation when the number of people was about the same?
Huang Zhong led his subordinates to hesitate among the reeds, looking at the battle situation several miles away, whether to save or not, this is a question.
He also has two thousand Han army knights under his command, and with him leading, who can fight on the battlefield?
But the combat power of the Yellow Turban Army made him a little confused, is this a trap?
If you don't save it, then you will escape, Huangfu Song will enforce the law harshly, and he will definitely cut off the heads of the main generals and military officials.
Can it be saved, is it too late?
Seeing that the fire in that camp was strong, and now running over to it has become a tired army, saying that Cao Cao and the others are dead, and their army has been destroyed.
If you can't save people, you will be swallowed by the Yellow Turban Knight who may be ambushed, and then you will only die in battle, if he is from Nanyang, he will definitely not surrender.
But what if you save someone?
How can we hold on to tomorrow with a broken stronghold?
Wait until tomorrow, more Yellow Turban Army will arrive, how to defend it?
If you want to escape, you can naturally escape, the terrain and water system here are dense, and you only have one way to run to the north, and if you want to chase the Yellow Turban Army, there is only one way, and the north is Nanyang, and the Yellow Turban will definitely not dare to chase.
Huang Zhong was silent for a long time at this time, and none of the left and right military officials dared to speak, on the battlefield, all decisions were made by the main general, and the main general's merit was the greatest, and the defeat was the greatest responsibility of the main general, so no one could help them.
"Gentlemen, follow me to fight, and if you fight, you will fight to the death!"
After a long time, Huang Zhong finally made up his mind that he had to fight, he was not rich in combat experience, but he also knew that if he fled without a fight at this time, then it would be a lifelong regret for him who was still young!
At this time, in the large camp, after Sun Xin's fierce attack, he was retreating in defeat, and a passage had been opened behind him, and the seriously injured soldiers who could not fight were constantly carrying them out.
Sun Xin stared at the shield array put out by Cao Cao on the opposite side and couldn't help gritting his teeth, the surface of the shield was spliced with iron pieces, and it couldn't be smashed with a mace, with the feeling of rebound, Sun Xin judged that if he used a big knife, then he would be able to smash these iron-inlaid shields, but the mace, heavy and without a blade.
Before and after, he only killed two or three shield soldiers, and his arms were numb, so he had to retreat, and if he didn't retreat, he would be surrounded by the Han army, and then with his combat experience, I am afraid it would be dangerous.
You know, although his force seems to be very strong, but it is fast, he doesn't have much experience in bloody battles, and even sometimes, he will have the idea of escaping, which is not surprising, he has only been in this world for a year, and he has not yet become a qualified warrior.
Standing on the ground with a mace at this moment, Sun Xin grabbed the gourd and drank the wine, and under the light of the fire, the few spilled drinks were red like blood.
At this time, Cao Cao's short beard had been burned by the fireworks, but at this time, looking at the yellow scarf temporarily retreating, he stood still, and smiled to the left and right: "The enemy general's first attack failed, and his morale has been discharged!" In another round of attack, our army's array will not move, and its army will retreat! Pass on my military order, and after the war, the whole army will be rewarded with ten pieces of gold! ”
The reward has been greatly increased, and the soldiers of the Han army on the left and right seem to be boosted by money, and the hands of the shield array seem to be a little harder.
Sun Xin drank all the wine in the gourd, and at this time abandoned the idea of escaping, and even took off his helmet and threw it to the ground.
And Sun Xin took off the red scarf with his left hand, grabbed the hair ball that had not been cut short for a year, took the short blade and stuck it under the hair ball and gently pushed it, and the thick hair was also thrown to the ground by him: "If I don't break the Han army today, I'd rather die here!" Gentlemen, fight with me! ”
Long hair turned into short hair, Sun Xin suddenly felt refreshed, but the remaining hair was still wet with sweat and stuck together, at this time he had short hair and shouted left and right: "If you don't break the Han army again, I don't want to abandon my head!" ”
The surrounding soldiers and wrestlers were shocked, and at this time, Zhou Cang, who was close to him, was breathing faster, and felt that the blood was burning, Sun Xin refused the iron mask handed by the soldiers, threw the mace, and drove out a big knife out of thin air, at this time he sneered: "You will break the formation with me!" ”
This knife is a glaive knife, which appeared in Sun Xin's hand like a miracle, which shocked him left and right, knowing that this is a handsome and Huang Tian rewarded the divine soldier, and the morale is greatly boosted, this glaive knife does not know what material it is, it is about dozens of catties, but at this time it was held in Sun Xin's hand, as light as nothing.
"Gentlemen, rush with me for a while!"
"Kill!"
Zhou Cang roared as hard as he could at this time, seeing that the fire was covering everywhere and it was difficult to rush into battle, he abandoned his horse at this time, dismounted and rushed to the forefront with other swords, shields, and heavy armor.
More than a dozen steps away, and in an instant, they collided together, and there were two elite armor soldiers of the two armies, totaling seven or eight hundred, entangled in the colonel field of the Han army's camp.
When he approached the Han army, Sun Xin slashed everywhere with the Glaive Knife, which easily passed through the gap in the shield, or cut through the chest armor of the Han soldiers, or slashed directly at their faces.
In less than three breaths, Sun Xin slashed down the surrounding Han army's shield soldiers, and the wrestler's own soldiers immediately broke through this gap and tore apart the Han army's shield array.
Sun Xin saw that the shield soldiers were gradually chaotic, and he disregarded the defense, and began to wander left and right, and the glaive knife struggled to slash, and everywhere the Han army saw his ferocity, they all retreated, and the Han army dodged everywhere, so that Sun Xin, who was heavily armoured, could not catch up.
At this time, Yuan Shu was pointing at Sun Xin in the distance and shouting with all his might: "That person is the enemy general!" ”
More than a dozen crossbowmen around him aimed at Sun Xin, a round of crossbow arrows came, two crossbow arrows were nailed to Sun Xin's chest, and a crossbow arrow shot into Sun Xin's eyes was knocked away by Sun Xin's sword, Sun Xin just trembled, but he didn't retreat, he still struggled to slash and kill.
Huang Zhong was reorganizing his army in the reeds at this time, they were all in rank, and the horses were all in their mouths, but at this time they were completely let go, and the whole team was ready to charge.
got on the horse, with the height of the reeds, it can no longer be covered, don't hide it at this time, Huang Zhong has already begun to charge, Huang Zhong is holding a horse lance at this time, and rushed directly towards Pei Yuanshao of the Yellow Turban Battalion, just a few dozen breaths of time, he jumped over this road that is two miles away, and the moment he fought, just a lance was up, and he directly pierced Pei Yuanshao's throat.
Pei Yuanshao didn't expect that Huang Zhong was so powerful, although he had seen it before, but he didn't face it, he still couldn't imagine the horror of this kind of force, he covered his throat with both hands and stepped back, and he didn't take a few steps back and fell to the sky.
As soon as he fell, at this time, more than 2,000 Han light cavalry under Huang Zhong's command had already begun to wave their spears: "Charge!" ”
The horse's hooves rumbled and trampled the ground at this time, and in the big camp, the Han army that was fighting was covering each other and leaving the battlefield, Pei Yuanshao fell to the ground, and the corpse was crushed by the Han cavalry in a blink of an eye.
However, when the first hoof sound galloped past him, a cavalryman just copied it, and cut off his head with a short knife, the head of the enemy general is very valuable, Huang Zhong didn't need it, but his own soldiers did this kind of thing.
The knights of the Han army rushed to this place at this time, the horses trampled on the left and right violently, and some knights waved their swords and guns, and Sun Xin's carefully prepared rear camp defense collapsed after the main general was killed with one blow.
In the camp, Cao Cao saw that the shield array was broken, and at this time, under the cover of his own soldiers, he ran out of the north gate, took off his armor and got on his horse, and the infantry without horses could only scatter, or rushed into the river in a panic, trying to escape for his life.