Chapter 10: The Prince
The war was provoked by the Cheng country, which often won by rebel generals, and the Cheng army did win many victories at the beginning. Then, Hou Chong's army gave full play to its advantages, won more and lost less, and fought all the way to the national border. After the remaining three counties, it is the big river, and across the river surface of more than ten miles of misty waves, it is the country itself.
Hou Cong received a report from the scouts about the military situation and gave it to his grandfather: outside the town of Duquan Town, the main road leading to the Snow City, the Cheng army had a new movement - twenty miles of continuous battalions, all built on high places, the front salient was actually in a position day and night to wait for the enemy, tens of thousands of chariots built the strongest defense line on the periphery, and Chengguo crossbowmen and spearmen were waiting behind the chariots. The commander-in-chief banner in the Chinese military tent has been changed, and the red and white heart dragon claw flag has been raised.
"The prince of Chengguo is in charge of the army himself." Hou Chong slowly said the answer.
The legendary successor to the throne of Chengguo, whose name is Mo Chang, Emperor Mo Rong, and the only sister-in-law of Empress Xianhui, is the same age as Hou Cong, and it is said that he is both civil and military, and he is deeply popular.
The matter of war is inherently complicated and involves many factors. The army of Chengguo is no worse than that of Liguo in all aspects, and it is even a little stronger in many places. This time, the country has taken advantage of the current situation and occupied the advantage of "morale". In the first general battle, Hou Cong's army took the head of the rebel general, which brought confidence to his own side as much as the frustration he brought to the enemy. However, all this will change with the presence of the crown prince of Chengguo himself.
Sure enough, the Cheng army has not been able to hold out since then. Anyway, the battlefield in front of us is the land that is sacrificed after often winning and betraying, and it is only now that we have reached the real territory of Chengguo. Only now did the soldiers have the determination to defend the land and protect their homes. On the one hand, the army of Liguo could not think of a reliable way to break the chariot array, and on the other hand, a small force of Chengguo kept attacking and harassing the army, causing considerable losses. Hou Chong once sent people to make a long-distance detour to harass the flanks of the three counties including Xixue City, but as a result, he fell into an ambush and suffered a crushing defeat.
Mo Chang's ability can be seen.
The 20 members of the escort team, including the white clothes and Changkong, saw Hou Cong, who was in the open space of the camp day and night, motionless and looking at the moon. I don't know where the sound of the horn sounded, turned into mist, and wrapped around his brocade robe. On the third day, when the rooster crowed, he seemed to have made up his mind and walked towards his grandfather's tent. His three henchmen: Murong Xing, Dugu Zheng, and Yuan followed behind, and Bai Yi and the others were silent and followed.
"Give me five thousand cavalry, no, I'll only have two thousand."
Hou Chong and his baby grandson were no longer spoiled in the past, his voice was cold and serious, "What, do you want to charge repeatedly?" Not to mention two thousand five thousand, twice as much, it is not enough to stuff the teeth. ”
Hou Cong was extremely firm: "I have my thoughts. It's not like you think. ”
Hou Chong looked at the few stars in the sky, and remembered that the grain road on his side was robbed yesterday, and if he continued like this, he would either retreat or be surrounded by Chengguo.
And he agreed.
In the cold morning breeze, Hou Cong completed a silent point. For the sake of his duty, Bai Yi followed him closely, watched him walk in front of three henchmen and a few lieutenants, whispered orders, and then ordered all the men and horses, without looking back, and sent troops south.
As Hou Chong imagined, and as the enemy imagined, Hou Cong set up a cavalry formation one mile north of the chariot formation of the army, and with an order, he charged towards the enemy formation with 500 cavalry as the first wave of strength. Cheng Jun shot powerful bows and crossbows from the gaps in the chariots, causing the cavalrymen to roll on their backs, and the charge was like suicide, like a brave joke. But Hou Cong did not give up, he launched the second and third rounds of charge. Finally, a cavalry rushed to the front, and the long iron halberd poked into the opponent's chariot. He changed the speed of the charge and ordered the second wave not to wait for the first wave to charge immediately, and the third wave did not have to wait for the second wave, as long as it charged, it did not have to attack.
She looked at him and knew he was calculating: altitude, speed, distance, and even - intensity.
Suddenly, he rode forward and rushed out himself. The white clothes were the first to react, and amid the roar of the horses and the roar of arrows, he followed the pure white tassels of the eldest prince. She was close to him, close to him, and though he didn't look at her, for a moment, she felt that her snort and blood were connected to him. When her horse staggered suddenly, he stretched out his hand beside her, lifted her by the waist, helped her back to the saddle, and then took hold of her reins with great force, and covered half of her small hand with half of his big hand. In just a moment, the horse in white steadied. She didn't know how he did it.
And he continued to sprint like lightning as if nothing happened, without squinting, black armor and white tassels.
She also continued to follow her side.
They rushed to the front.
Hou Cong made an astonishing move - he jumped up, abandoned the already panicked war horse, launched a light feat, and climbed onto the steel chariot nearly five feet high. This is something that neither the enemy nor Hou Chong has ever thought about.
The cavalry's repeated charges were nothing more than a disguise, a show of weakness, and a decoy. All the troops in the front line of Chengguo were concentrating on dealing with the rushing cavalry of Liguo, and there was no time to adjust. Because madmen will try to rush into the chariot formation with flesh and blood.
Hou Cong is such a madman.
Bai Yi and the others quickly dismounted, followed Hou Cong's physical martial arts, stepped on the cold and hard iron giant monster, and rushed into the enemy camp in this way. The pure white tassels did not stop, and quickly headed towards the enemy's tent. This is not a cavalry battle, but a small detachment decapitation operation. Kill as many of their generals as possible, break the order brought about by their tactical changes, shatter their belief that they have been defeated for many days, and storm the fortress they think is safe.
Bai Yi, Changkong and Yu Wenxing, etc., guarded Hou Cong to the death, and around him, they resisted all killing opportunities for him. Other talents can continue to move forward under the banner of Hou Cong.
But Chengguo's reaction was not unfast, and five teams of fifty people had already rushed in, with the goal of crushing the Liguo soldiers who rushed in to mince meat.
The white clothes were like a flower of ice mist, fluttering in front of the fastest army squad that rushed a few steps behind Hou Cong. The leader of the team, the red brocade shining under the golden armor, the eyebrows are gentle, and the eyes are like peach blossoms, I didn't expect that between myself and Hou Cong, there would be a beautiful girl, white armor, white clothes, white boots, the previous record, turned into a little bloodstain, like plum blossoms.
The white-clothed face was unhappy or angry, his eyes emitted a cold light, he took two steps forward, rushed left and suddenly, and killed the two subordinates of the golden armor boy in the blink of an eye. Everyone in this team was shocked by this scene, and the voice of "Protect Your Highness" shook the sky.
If it weren't for this sound, the entire military camp and Hou Chong, who was watching the battle from afar, would not have had a chance to see it, the white clothes fluttering on the ground and in the air like ink butterflies, and corpses falling. The tip of her spear was pointed at the golden-armored boy.
The boy seemed to be frozen, and he didn't know whether he was scared or surprised. The morning sun has risen, and in the blood-red glow, the white clothes are as beautiful as fate.
"Stay alive!" Hou Cong understood the development of the situation and issued an order to the back of the white-clothed man. It was also the first time in eight years that he had spoken to her. The speed of the white-clothed assassination slowed down, the direction changed, and the tip of the spear pierced the left side of the golden-armored boy's face, turning him into a peach blossom tree wounded in the wind.
Changkong and Yu Wenxing quickly cooperated and tied him up strongly. Murong Xing is usually the most silent person, and he is also the most "following the master" among the three henchmen, but at this time, he reacted the fastest, and shouted with all his strength: "The prince of Chengguo has been captured!" Our army has won a great victory! ”
This sentence is half-true, but as the wind spreads, it immediately spreads to the corners and corners. Hou Cong's personal soldiers and lieutenants were according to his arrangement, except for the waves of cavalry that kept charging, the reserve team finally took this as a number, and the soldiers who entered the enemy formation killed the enemy and pushed away a few chariots, and the army swarmed in with this small opening.
Hou Chong, who was watching the battle, ordered the army to march.
The advantage that the Cheng army had gained in the past few days was lost in an instant, and it was completely defeated, retreating to the south of the Yangtze River, losing three counties including Xixue City. Since then, the two countries have been bounded by a large river.
In the tent of Liguo, Hou Chong greeted the prince of Chengguo, the young general of Jinjia: Mo Chang.
"Your Highness really lives up to your name, since Your Highness came to the army, your army has high morale, strict discipline, and clever formations, the old man admires, admires!"
Mo Chang just smiled slightly, nodded, and said lightly: "The old general and all the generals are the real heroes, I am a shallow learner, and I studied today." He glanced at the tent, his eyes stopped on Hou Cong's face, smiled, as a greeting, and continued to search.
Everyone understands that Mo Chang is looking for someone.
"Old general, where is the girl who captured me?"