CHAPTER XVIII
On the second day, the weather in the grassland was excellent, and it was a rare cloudy sky in Chongqing.
Tuoba Yan, the general of Xirong, was still summing up the experience of the defeat in the previous battle, when he received a report from the soldiers below that the Dayu army was calling for a battle 500 battles away from their camp.
Tuoba Yan stood behind the soldiers and squinted at the army on the other side that was completely different from Beiyi's dress, because this battlefield was a grassland, there was no city gate to defend on, and there was no rugged terrain, so the forces of both sides were exposed to each other's sight at a glance.
It is estimated that there are more than 20,000 people, although there are casualties on his side, but there are more than 30,000 soldiers in his heyday, plus Xirong's unique strong shield and spear, it must not be difficult to repel the other party.
"Hit!"
Tuoba Yan decisively gave the order, and the Xirong soldiers, who were already ready to go, lined up in a full line to meet the battle.
It was also Tuoba Yan who was young and had never fought with Qin Yizhong, otherwise he would not have been able to fight so confidently.
However, this was exactly what Qin Yizhong wanted, and he also gave an order to let the Zhong family army enter a state of response, and the two armies confronted each other, full of murderous spirit.
"I don't know which general from Dayu is on the other side?" Tuoba Yan stood on his horse and asked in a raised voice.
Qin Yizhong sneered, puffed up his chest and shouted, "I'm your grandfather!" โ
When the two armies fight, they will first know the names of the generals, which has been the case for thousands of years, but Qin Yizhong looks arrogant, obviously looking down on Tuoba Rock very much.
Tuoba Yan gritted his back molars, his face full of humiliation, and his eyes were swelling.
He was the youngest of the generals in Sijon, but he was the most ferocious in the march, like a lone wolf, even if he fought to break his head and bleed, he had to bite off a piece of flesh from the enemy.
In the eyes of the leader of Xirong, such a person is the most suitable to be a striker, and Tuoba Yan did not live up to his expectations, and rarely lost on the way to Beiyi. In just a few months, the reputation of Major General Tuoba Yan of Xirong spread all over the mainland, and he had always been smooth, but he did not expect that someone would dare to be so arrogant in front of him at this time.
"Kill!!"
Tuoba Yan stopped talking nonsense, and led the Xirong army to rush towards the Zhong family army with a clip of the horse's belly.
Qin Yizhong's eyes were cold, and he left a sentence: "It's here." He went up to meet Tuoba Yan's attack, but after a few breaths, the Zhong family army and the Xirong army also fought together, the cry shook the sky, and blood spattered withered grass.
Tuoba Rock is accustomed to the big knife, the move pays attention to the big opening and closing, at first glance it is full of flaws, but at a closer look but there is no way to start. And Qin Yizhong is a good hand at making a gun, his moves are light and changeable, like a dragon and snake flying, fast and powerful.
As soon as the two of them fought, they knew that they were a strong opponent, and they even raised the spirit of twelve points to deal with it carefully, and after a few rounds, it seemed that no one could help anyone.
Others can't see the inside story clearly, but the two of them are very clear. Qin Yizhong's spear was fast and strong, and Tuoba Yan had no choice but to use a knife to block it, although all the moves were guarded by him, but it also shocked his forearm numb.
It should not be delayed for a long time.
Tuoba Yan immediately made a decision, rode the horse back a few steps to avoid a shot stabbed by Qin Yizhong, adjusted the rhythm and danced the big knife to defend and attack, the knife flashing with white light went straight to Qin Yizhong's door, but Qin Yizhong did not hurry to bend back, and the horizontal gun stood in front of his chest to try to pick the big knife.
But I didn't want to, the head of the spear didn't pick the broadsword of Pioneer Bayan, but was split in half by the very strong broadsword, and the fracture was smooth and smooth, which showed the sharpness of the blade.
Qin Yizhong was so shocked by this change that he hurriedly turned over and dismounted, and the horse had a tacit understanding with him for many years, and ran behind him as soon as he kicked his hooves and waited for him to get back on the horse.
Tuoba Yan didn't want to let go of this great opportunity, he also turned over and dismounted and stretched out his arm to Qin Yizhong again, Qin Yizhong took advantage of the strength of falling to the left and swooped to the left, narrowly avoided, seeing that Tuoba Yan was going to cut the third knife, he threw out the remnant gun in his hand and shook a move, Tuoba Yan's vision was blocked, and he also turned sideways to avoid the remnant gun, before he was about to get up, he saw Qin Yizhong's horse's front hooves raised high in the air, towards his own front door.
A horse's hooves are not pleasant, and this is not something that can be solved simply by cutting off the hooves of a horse - cutting off the hooves of a horse will make the horse lose its balance and overwhelm itself with its strong body. So Tuoba Yan hurriedly retreated a few meters, while Qin Yizhong took advantage of this gap to re-ride on the back of his old partner.
"Withdraw!!" Qin Yizhong shouted, his body was mixed with dirt and dry grass, and he didn't look embarrassed, but his expression was still the same, and he still looked arrogant, shouting at Tuoba Yan: "Grandson! Grandpa won't play with you beforehand today! Next time, I'll pick up your head! โ
Seeing that he was obviously defeated by his own men, Tuoba Yan wanted to withdraw his troops unharmed, and "snorted" with his nose and said: "If you want to fight, you will fight, if you don't fight, you won't fight, how can there be such a good thing in this world?" โ
Qin Yizhong ignored him anymore, and retreated back with his horse. Zhong Jiajun, who got the order, also ran faster than the other, for fear that if he ran slower, he would leave his life on this grassland forever.
Tuoba Yan looked at the image of this defeated army, and hurriedly ordered a pursuit.
So one ran in a hurry and ran a complacent pursuit, and after half an hour the two armies confronted each other again, only this time the state of the two armies was on the other side.
In the slit at the bottom of the thumb mountain, the Xirong army chased the Zhong family army, but they didn't want the Zhong family army to have already responded, and the Zhong family army who fled here climbed to the top along the vines on the mountain wall, and when they also wanted to do the same, they found that the Zhong family army scissors had cut the vines.
Tuoba Yan's right eye jumped, he consciously hit the plan, turned over and wanted to leave, but was surrounded by the Zhong Jiajun who came later, and looked like a little white-faced scholar strolling forward, pointed to the ground under his feet and pointed to the top of the mountain that Qin Yizhong climbed, and said to him: "My Dayu soldiers have surrounded this Thumb Mountain, there are more than 20,000 people here, and there are more than 20,000 people on the top of the mountain." โ
He Yu showed a smile, but the words he said made Tuoba Yan want to blow his head: "We happen to have a little more people than the little general Tuoba , I don't know if the little general Tuoba will descend or not?" โ
"Don't fall!" Tuoba Yan stiffened his neck with an unyielding face, and quickly thought of a way to break through in his mind.
He Yu was not surprised by this answer, only lowered his voice and said in Xirong dialect: "It's a pity." "It seems that he mutters to himself, and he seems to really feel sorry for him.
Before Tuoba Yan could think about what He Yu meant, there was a rumbling sound of rolling stones over his head, and when he looked up, he was shocked.
The people of Dayu actually took a big and sharp stone and smashed it down!
The people of Xijon could not react, and the part of the people standing under the stone was instantly smashed to the head and bleeding, and died on the spot.
"Let's rush out!!" In a panic, a Xijon soldier said.
As soon as everyone heard this, they rushed to the entrance and exit, and the horses ran over their infantry comrades, trying to be the first to escape from the stones.
"Whoosh."
With the sound of arrows piercing the air, the first group of Xijon people who ran out of the intersection fell to the ground with several arrows and died. The soldiers of the Zhong family guarding the intersection had crossbows in their hands, and they waited for people to run out and take a few more heads to make meritorious contributions.
There were arrows in front, rolling stones in the back, most of the people of Xirong were killed and injured at once, Tuoba Yan was so angry that his eyes were red, but he was helpless, looking at his fallen comrades one by one, he also conceded defeat: "Stop!" I'm dropping! โ
The rolling stone stopped suddenly, and the Zhong Jiajun, who was holding a crossbow at the intersection, still maintained a vigilant posture, He Yu shook his head and said in a "tsk" voice: "It would be good if the general surrendered early, he lost the lives of so many soldiers in vain." โ
Tuoba Yan consciously insulted, clenched his big knife and was silent, but Qin Yizhong's voice came from above his head.
"I lost all my weapons, and I squatted down with my head in my hands."
The voice is calm, and there is no arrogance and rudeness when they meet.
"I see......," Tuoba Yan said to himself, "You left all the horses outside, and I thought you were in a hurry and ready to abandon your horses and flee...... I was stupid. โ
The Xirong people were tied one by one, and they were guarded by Zhong Jiajun one-on-one and walked towards the station. Tuoba Yan was not afraid when he was a prisoner, he only looked at He Yu and Qin Yizhong, and seeing that he was about to reach the camp, he still couldn't hold back, and asked in Xirong language: "You are a Xirong person, how can you help Dayu and Beiyi?!" โ
"Is the little general Tuoba questioning me?" He Yu's expression was pale.
Tuoba Yan said sharply: "You are the shame of Xirong!" โ
"Oh? I'm afraid that the little general Tuoba is not qualified to say that about me. He Yu glanced at him coldly, and said calmly and firmly: "I am a Dayu person!" โ
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"County Lord, the hussar general has sent a message back, saying that he has won the first battle!" When Slush got the news, she ran back and told Zhong Zhiyu the news.
"It's good to win!" Zhong Shuyu clapped his hands, feeling that he could still eat a few pork knuckles: "I'll tell Aunt Qin!" โ
Relying on lo-mei, the relationship between Mrs. Qin and Zhong Zhuoyu has improved by leaps and bounds, if it weren't for the big age gap between the two, maybe they would have become close friends in the boudoir.
When Zhong Zhuoyu arrived at the Hussar General's Mansion, Mrs. Qin also received the news, and was laughing with her personal girl at this time.
The two of them talked and laughed, which was originally their own joy, but it became two joys, but Zhong Zhuyu was sensitive and keenly aware of the worry behind Mrs. Qin's joy.
"Auntie is worried about Uncle Qin?"
Mrs. Qin smiled, nodded and said, "Since marrying into the Qin family, I have... Although he has not had an accident for so many years, he has suffered a lot of injuries. This time, there are Xirong and Beiyi, and if he doesn't return home for a day, I won't feel at ease for a day. โ
Zhong Zhiyu was silent, deeply sympathetic.
When I was a child, my father was not a prince, nor was he a general, and whenever he went out on an expedition, he was suddenly notified, and she and her mother often sat at the dinner table and waited for him, and the stove was heated over and over again with the dishes that my father liked to eat, but he still couldn't wait for him to come home.
On the second day, when I inquired, I learned that he had gone out with the army again.
Thinking of his mother, Zhong Zhuyu's eyes were also red, but he still patted Mrs. Qin's back with a smile and comforted: "Uncle Qin will definitely be fine, he is one of the most powerful generals in our Dayu!" Let me tell you quietly, I think he is more powerful than my father, if something happens to him, will my father still live? โ
Mrs. Qin stretched out her finger and nodded at Zhong Zhuyu's head, and scolded with a smile: "Your father is really uneasy to raise such a girl like you, and her elbows are turned out like this. โ
"I'm elbowing out!" Zhong Zhiyu pouted and waved his elbow: "Aunt and we are originally a family!" โ
"As long as you can speak, you can't stop your mouth with your elbow!" Mrs. Qin scolded with a smile, and sighed again: "If only my kid had you so caring, that kid would make trouble!" โ
Zhong Zhuyu bent his eyes and unceremoniously gave eye medicine to the son of the Qin family who he had never seen.
The son of the Qin family, who was studying far away in Lin'an, sneezed: "Hatche! Someone must be missing me! โ