Chapter 44: The Battle of Yecheng (2)

Outside the west gate of Yecheng.

Just after nine o'clock in the morning, Liu Chengyou personally pressed the formation and sent the Tianping Army to make Bai Wenke out of the battle.

This Bai Wenke's eyes are embarrassed like electricity, white hair, seventy years old, quite incorruptible, Huang Zhong's bravery, holding a wide-handled long knife, the body is carrying a sky-shaking bow, it is said to be the bow of Xue Rengui, the god of war of the Tang Dynasty, came to the west gate of Yecheng City, looked at the city gate tower Guo Wei shouted: "Oh, the city is Guo Harrier, now the Han Emperor has arrived, you still don't go down to the city to be bound, when will you stay?" ”

Before Guo Wei could answer, dozens of loud soldiers in the city gate tower shouted in unison: "Liu Chengyou poisoned the emperor, killed the minister for no reason, the cunning rabbit died, the lackeys cooked, the birds were exhausted, and the good bow was hidden." Today's Yecheng, tomorrow's body. And so on, shouting loudly. Similarly, at the north gate and east gate, dozens of loud soldiers shouted back and forth, eating mutton flatbread when they were hungry, and cold and white open when they were thirsty.

Looking at the military tent of the Han army under the city, Liu Chengyou was so angry that his face turned blue, his forehead was bruised, and he said angrily: "Guo Harrier Zi'an dares to bully me, come, give me a drum to attack the city." Bai Wenke didn't mention it.

On the wall of Yecheng, hang the war-free card, let the Han army under the city beat the drum three ways, ignore it.

It was nearly noon, and the sun in late spring was still quite scorching, and because there was no siege equipment, Liu Chengyou was so angry that he circled around the Chinese military tent and scolded angrily.

Let's say that there is a military general Shang Yuwen under his command, who is nearly fifty years old, and the veteran Youzi climbs to the position of a partial general step by step, and often boasts that he has worked hard and killed countless enemies. The heart said that Bai Wenke called the battle in Yecheng and no one went to fight, Liu Chengyou let people beat the drums to attack the city or no one to fight, if there are too few soldiers and horses in Yecheng, it must be impossible to hold on, if I also go out of the camp to call the battle, Guo Harrier will definitely not go out of the city to fight, there is no danger and reputation, why not. With joy in his heart, he stepped forward and knelt down, and saluted: "Tell His Royal Highness the Emperor of Han that Guo Wei can't hold on today, and he is willing to go out of the camp to call for a battle with Guo Wei?" ”

Liu Chengyou said in his heart, the city is hung up free of battle cards, this Guo Harrier designated to stick out, the city three drums to attack the city, morale has been lost, why not let him go out to call the battle, and will be over today, and then think about the siege strategy. said: "General Shang has a heart, accurate." ”

This Shang Yuwen, holding a bright silver sledgehammer in his hand, rode out of the camp to the city, and shouted as Bai Wenke: "Oh, Guo Harrier, dare to go down to the city to fight with me?" After saying that, he didn't feel majestic, so he dismounted his horse and tried to come to a place a stone's throw away from the west gate of Yecheng, waving a bright silver sledgehammer, posing every once in a while, showing off his might.

On the tower of the west gate of Yecheng, Guo Wei and the generals saw Shang Yuwen acting as a clown under the city, and they wanted to laugh but couldn't laugh.

The generals under his command couldn't stand it anymore, and they stepped forward one by one to ask for battle. Guo Wei said in his heart, I heard that this Shang Yuwen is very powerful, and he can't let the Han army under the city behave like this, otherwise the morale in the city will be low and the big thing will not be good. Who should be sent to war?

Zhao Kuangyin and Zheng En stepped forward and saluted: "I am willing to go down to the city to fight." ”

Guo Wei pondered, let the young people fight, try the depth of the enemy army, even if he is defeated, he thinks that both of them are Taoist Huang Sanlang's sworn brothers, and Liu Chengyou doesn't dare to do anything?

"That being the case, you two should be careful, this Shang Yuwen is very good at it, and it should not be taken lightly."

Zhao Kuangyin and Zheng En were overjoyed.

A crack opened at the west gate of Yecheng, Zhao Kuangyin and Zheng En rode out of the city, Zheng En whispered to Zhao Kuangyin: "Third brother, why don't you let me fight first, and you will watch the battle?" ”

Zhao Kuangyin shook his head and said, "Brother, haven't you heard? This Shang Yuwen is very good at kung fu, and I don't know if I can beat him for my brother, you can sweep the battle for me, if I am not defeated, I will immediately go around to Nancheng and return to the camp, and I can't fight. ”

This is the first time for the two to go into battle, and after some discussion, the fighting spirit is high, Zhao Kuangyin raised the spear above his head with one hand, rode a horse and rushed towards Shang Yuwen, and stabbed down.

Shang Yuwen was shocked, I'm damn. This plot is not right, why did Guo Harrier dare to send someone to fight, others don't know his kung fu in the sea, he himself knows his kung fu. Hurriedly closed his eyes and danced the bright silver sledgehammer wildly, while shouting loudly, trying to scare Zhao Kuangyin away.

Zhao Kuangyin was taken aback, this Shang Yuwen is so powerful. The momentum of the gun quickly changed, his legs clamped the horse's belly, and he changed to holding the gun with both hands, and stabbed towards Shang Yuwen's horse's belly. suddenly stabbed Shang Yuwen's feet from the sparse hammer shadow, startling Shang Yuwen.

The horses of the two sides are side by side, and the horses run out of the land of half an arrow, and then turn back, and the two will face each other.

Shang Yuwen shouted: "Little friend, it's wrong for you to be like this, you and I haven't reported your name yet, you attacked you, how can you be so rude." ”

Zhao Kuangyin was stunned, and said in his heart, I don't understand this. It turned out that there was such a courtesy, and he immediately clasped his fists and said: "I have been taught, in Xia Zhao Kuangyin, now I can fight, right?" ”

Shang Yuwen leaned back on the horse, and said with a smile: "Little friend, I see that you are young, and I can't bear to hurt you, why don't you and me compare Wenbi and get off the horse and fight, how about it?" ”

Zhao Kuangyin didn't know that there was such a thing on the battlefield, so he had to say: "Dare not follow the old general." After speaking, the two sides dismounted, walked in a circle, and looked at each other, not to mention that Guo Wei and the generals in the city did not know what they meant, and the Han army camp under the city also did not know what to do.

Let's see Zhao Kuangyin standing on a horse, and with a single punch, he went straight to Shang Yuwen, as fast as lightning. Shang Yuwen was shocked, his left hand clenched into a fist to meet him, and his right hand slammed into Zhao Kuangyin's face with one palm. said that it was too late, Shang Yuwen couldn't dodge, and was teased by Zhao Kuangyin's punch in the corner of his left eye, and tears flowed out all of a sudden. While retreating, he whispered: "Little friend, you are too lacking in martial arts, I stopped hitting you with a single palm with my right hand, I couldn't bear to hit you with a heavy hand, at this time according to the rules of traditional martial arts, you have already lost, and you suddenly attacked." Stop! Stop! Stop! ”

Zhao Kuangyin was stunned for a moment, as if this was the case, and hurriedly put away his fists and saluted: "It's me who is abrupt, thank you for the old general's mercy." ”

Shang Yuwen angrily lifted the hammer on his horse, pointed at Zhao Kuangyin and said: "Today you and I are fighting without a win, you can go back to the camp." ”

Zhao Kuangyin and Zheng En gathered in a daze, a small crack was opened at the west gate of Yecheng, and the two rode back to the battle.

Shang Yuwen clamped the horse's belly with his legs, looked at Zhao Kuangyin and Zheng En, and chased half an arrow at the west gate of Yecheng, and Shang Yuwen scolded and returned to the camp.

Shang Yuwen returned to the camp tent of the Chinese army and said to Liu Chengyou happily: "Fortunately, I have fulfilled my mission. ”

Liu Chengyou saw that Shang Yuwen was chasing Zhao Kuangyin and was taken care of by the arrow rain in the city, thinking that he had won, and said happily: "General Shang is mighty, and he will be rewarded after the battle, and go down to rest." Then Ming Jin withdrew his troops.

At the west gate of Yecheng, Guo Wei and the generals asked Zhao Kuangyin, who was at the city gate, with a puzzled face, what was going on, but they couldn't ask why. However, there were no casualties, so the generals held on.