Chapter 13: Tooth Extraction (Part I)

The camp was silent, and everyone stared at Zhang Lang quietly.

Zhang Lang shouted: "Come on, change your clothes and change your armor." ”

As soon as Zhang Lang's voice came out, Guo Jia and Cheng Yu looked panicked at the same time, and they obstructed loudly: "The lord must not." ”

Zhang Lang said lightly: "Fengxiao, Zhongde, you have almost packed up the valuable military secret map and other things." ”

Guo Jia and Cheng Yu were stunned for a moment when they heard this, and then nodded at the same time.

Zhang Lang suddenly shouted: "Let Huang Gai come to see me." ”

When he was young, a yellow-covered heavy helmet with white hair and beard came to him, and he was still old and strong, and he was full of energy.

Zhang Lang showed a hint of admiration on Huang Gai's face for being able to crisscross the battlefield at such an advanced age, and said in a somewhat soothing voice: "Old general, I bother you to preside over the evacuation of the three armies, and at the same time, Fengxiao and Zhongde will also hand over their safety to you." ”

Huang Gai was also shocked: "Lord, I can't help it, you leave it first, and leave it to your subordinates here." ”

After Huang Gai's words fell, Guo Jia hurriedly beat the snake and said: "Yes, lord, this place is dangerous and it is not suitable to stay for a long time, you better go first." ”

Zhang Lang knew that his subordinates were worried about his safety, but he said confidently: "It's okay, I have my own measure." ”

Guo Jia looked at Zhang Lang's firm expression, knowing that he was unconvincing, sighed slightly, and withdrew with Cheng Yu and Huang Gai.

The sound of war drums outside the village became louder and louder, such as a storm, the gold and jade collided, and wave after wave of shocking the earth resounded throughout the village. Zhang Lang had a gloomy face, after driving away Guo Jia and Cheng Yu and a group of civil officials, he was equipped with gold armor weighing dozens of catties, led a group of generals, and strode away. The armor protected the vital points of his whole body, leaving only a resolute face in the air, and his body was draped in a brocade silk robe, and a long-lost murderous aura had surged all over his body. Zhang Lang was in the year of fighting, although the power leaned towards the government and the opposition, he never stopped training himself, although he no longer needed to go to the battlefield in person.

Zhang Lang stood high on the platform, watching the torches in the distance like dragons, and the speed of a group of cavalry, frantically attacking Dazhai under the encouragement of war drums. In the distance, he followed the countless Cao soldiers who were pressed by the black, walking neatly and shouting loud slogans, striding towards Dazhai. The northern cavalry, due to the natural water and soil environment, the horses have weathered the wind and frost, and they are fat and strong, which is several times stronger than the war horses in the south, so the impact and combat effectiveness of the northern cavalry are not comparable to the war horses raised by the docile water and soil in the south. The cavalry team of the Cao army hurriedly approached Zhang Lang Dazhai, the horse's hooves stepped on the ground, making a dull sound like thunder, like the ground shaking the mountain, and in a blink of an eye, it was only a stone's throw away from Dazhai.

Zhang Lang saw it really on the platform, there was no expression on his face, just the order flag in his hand flew lightly, but because in the dark night, the signal soldiers couldn't see Zhang Lang's dispatch at all, so a soldier behind him left in a hurry.

Qiao Rui, who commanded 10,000 archers in front, found that the enemy army had entered the firing range, and couldn't help but cheer up and shouted: "Archer, prepare." ”

The 10,000 archers who lay in ambush around the ravines and fences were neatly drawn and wound, ready to attack.

"Launch." Qiao Rui saw that the cavalry team had entered the firing range, and couldn't help but let out a loud shout. Suddenly, ten thousand arrows were fired in unison, and a dense rain of arrows pierced the void and shot towards the position of the cavalry in front.

There was a scream, and many members of Cao's cavalry team were shot to the ground, causing a small confusion.

The infantry brigade that followed closely behind the cavalry, Yu Ban shouted and commanded: "Rush up, rush up for me." ”

The war drums were noisy, the golden gongs were ringing in unison, and the cavalry braved wave after wave of arrows, most of their bodies were bent on horseback, desperately holding the clues and rushing forward. After several waves of arrows, Cao's cavalry had rushed to the front of Dazhai after losing about a few hundred combat strength, and soon made the archers defending the village ineffective.

At this time, the traps such as ravines, trenches, and tripping ropes in front began to play a role, and some iron hooves were pierced by iron thorn vines, turning over and dismounting, and the impact speed of the cavalry slowed down significantly. And the trenches and ravines were full of spikes and blades, and the soldiers who fell into them let out earth-shattering screams and groaned in pain in pools of blood.

Seeing that the cavalry team was approaching Dazhai, Zhang Lang's expression was still calm, and he whispered a few words to the generals on the side. Not long after the general's departure, a spearman entered the battlefield from the flank battalion. At the same time, Qiao Rui drew his sword, turned over and rode on, and roared: "Bow and arrow for me to shoot at the infantry brigade behind, and the spearmen and halberders will follow me on top." With a roar from Qiao Rui, the spearmen who had just come out of the battle immediately strode in front of the Dazhai Gate, and used the defense of Dazhai to block the cavalry team outside the Dazhai Gate, and for a time they could not exert the power of the cavalry.

The archers are still constantly loading their arrows and shooting at the enemy. The screams rang out from time to time, more and more motivating the bloodthirsty surnames of the soldiers, Cao Jun was willing to show weakness, and a row of rocket soldiers under the cover of sword and shield soldiers quickly shot burning arrows into Zhang Lang's village.

Zhang Lang said in a deep voice to the deputy general on the side: "The fire extinguishing team will prepare immediately." ”

Another man rushed out of the flank camp, carrying sand, wet cloth, and water in his hands. Occasionally, sparks erupted in Dazhai, which were quickly extinguished, and finally turned into a few wisps of light smoke, rising in a curling manner.

After an initial ambush, the two armies finally began to engage head-on. On the battlefield, absolute strength trumps all sinister schemes. The footsteps in the village are chaotic, the soldiers shuttle, the figures are shaking, staying to intercept the enemy's men and horses, constantly mobilizing, walking around, and putting into the battlefield one by one. The evacuation brigade had already gone into battle lightly, escorting extremely valuable military aircraft and items, and quickly came out of the rear village.

The two armies fought fiercely, the halberd soldiers were in front, and although the cavalry team was brave, it could not exert any power for a while because of the defense system of Dazhai. However, after tens of thousands of dense northern infantry came up, they kept destroying Dazhai, so that the Jiangdong Army began to fall into a bitter battle. Fortunately, the morale of the Jiangdong people is also high, although the Cao soldiers are fierce, but they can't advance half a step for a while, and they are blocked outside the village, and the two armies are fighting to the death for the battle for the walled gate.

The battlefield began to enter the white-hot stage, Dazhai flesh and blood flew everywhere, and more and more Cao soldiers stepped on the corpses of their comrades and poured in.

At this time, Zhang Lang's army stayed in Dazhai with absolutely no more than 30,000 people, and Cao's soldiers were about twice as strong as Zhang Lang's army. However, the side with fewer people is the main defense, and the more party is the main attack, so the situation is not one-sided.

"It's broken, it's broken," several Cao soldiers shouted excitedly. With a heavy "babbling" sound, after holding each other for another hour, the front gate of the Jiangdong Army was finally destroyed by Cao Bing. And the entire Dazhai external defense, has long been unable to withstand the impact of Cao soldiers, the damage is very serious, many Cao soldiers have climbed over the fence, climbed through the side door, scattered in various places in the cold, and the soldiers inside close to hand-to-hand combat.

Zhang Lang's calm expression didn't show a trace of abnormality, but he kept giving orders, allowing the soldiers to organize a counterattack. And it was precisely because of Zhang Lang's pressure that the Jiangdong Army did not have a trace of panic, and desperately blocked the Cao Army's wave after wave of impact.

At this time, a general quickly reported: "Lord, two men and horses have come around from the left and right sides, and they are preparing to attack the left and right sides of our army." ”

Zhang Lang pondered for a while, then looked up at the sky again, this battle has been going on for two hours, and it should be time to leave. Zhang Lang thought so, so he said to Han Shan and Dian Wei: "Prepare it, let's go wrong." ”

Zhang Lang said to the people on the side: "Tell Qiao Rui to let him start walking after half an hour." ”

Zhang Lang finally took a cold look at the hot battlefield, and then took Dian Wei and Black Eagle Wei and five thousand soldiers to retreat in the direction of Huaixian.

After running on the road for a few hours, Zhang Lang and his eagle guard were far away from Dazhai without danger, the sound of killing gradually faded away, and the night slowly turned into day, and the tired body of each soldier contained an unwavering gaze. It's just that I don't know why I haven't met Guo Jia and their centaurs on the road. Just when Zhang Lang felt bad, a cavalry suddenly came from the front in a panic in the dark night.

Han Shan's vigilant leader stepped forward to block it, and it turned out to be a member of the party who moved the scout.

As soon as the scout soldiers saw that they had touched their own people, they immediately shook out the latest news and said: "Lord, an hour ago, the Zhili brigade encountered enemy soldiers and horses halfway, and under the encounter between the two armies, General Huang Lao in order to protect the safety of Guo Junshi and Cheng Daren, after his death was broken, he fought hard for half an hour to ensure that Guo Junshi and Cheng Dashi withdrew safely, and are now heading towards Huaixian. It's just that General Huang's life and death are uncertain now. ”

Zhang Lang's face was gloomy, his expression was not good, Sima Yi knew how powerful he was, but he never thought that he would be so shrewd that he would even calculate his own retreat. If you don't let Huang Gai and them take the lead, it should be you who will be intercepted. I hope Huang Gai won't have any accidents, otherwise Zhang Lang will really be a little unhappy.

Han Shan cautiously said to Zhang Lang: "Lord, ...... now"

Zhang Lang said heavily: "According to the plan, we will retreat to Huai County." General Huang Lao Taji people have their own celestial phenomena, and there will be no problems. ”

Han Shan responded: "My subordinates understand. ”

Zhang Lang asked, "How is the situation in Qiaorui?" ”

Han Shan said respectfully: "Qiao Rui has already led the team to leave, but Yu Ban's cavalry is staring very closely, chasing after him tightly, and it is not so easy to get rid of it." ”

Zhang Lang raised his eyebrows and said in a deep voice: "Did Sima Yi personally lead the troops to chase him out?" ”

Han Shan himself said: "Yes, Sima Yi dispatched about seventy or eighty thousand men and horses, of which 10,000 were cavalry teams and two mobile teams, and he himself commanded the Chinese army and followed behind the cavalry. Now the entire Tianjing Pass is only afraid of being an empty shell, but it is a pity that our army can't organize a surprise soldier now, otherwise it may be able to steal Taihang Dao immediately. Speaking of the back, Han Shan couldn't help but sigh.

Zhang Lang sneered and said, "Sooner or later, I will take Sima Yi and drive." After saying this, Zhang Lang stepped on the stirrup, clamped the horse's belly, and violently raised the horsewhip, making a crisp sound, the horse was in pain, screamed several times, and ran wildly.

The other teams escorting Zhang Lang followed closely behind, protecting Zhang Lang's safety.

Halfway through, they encountered a lot of Jiangdong's scattered remnants, which turned out to be Huang Gai's remnants of their defeated generals. Huang Gai's image was a little embarrassed, the snow-white temples had already been bloodstained, his face was also covered with blood beads, the back armor was torn and there was a gap of about three or four inches long, and the dark red blood was constantly oozing out, which was very shocking. The pair of iron whips were still tightly held in his hands, and he kept looking back at the direction the enemy was chasing.

When Huang Gai saw Zhang Lang, he couldn't care about his injury, and even got off the horse with a roll, and said excitedly: "Lord, you go from another rut, Le Jin chased after him from behind with 10,000 horses and tails, and his subordinates are willing to take their headquarters to intercept them." ”

Zhang Lang was a little excited, looking at Huang Gai, who was injured, his face was a little pale, and he turned his head to the guards on the side and said, "Come on, you guys take care of General Huang." A few guards who were pointed out by Zhang Lang walked out and held Huang Gai.

Zhang Lang smiled at him and said: "General Huang doesn't need to worry, even if he has the ability to reach the sky, with 10,000 horses alone, don't want to do anything with me." ”

Huang Gai watched Zhang Lang's wisdom turn from time to time, and said in surprise: "Lord, do you still want to?" ”

Zhang Lang pondered for a while, and then hummed: "If it weren't for the Sima Yi brigade behind me, I would have called Le Jin to come and go." ”

Huang Gai slowly thought about Zhang Lang's words, and said carefully: "What does the lord mean?" ”

Zhang Lang sneered and said, "Even if I can't eliminate Le Jin, I have to make him suffer a big loss." ”

Huang Gai was stunned for a moment, thinking in his heart, there was an interception in front, and there was a chasing soldier in the back, do you dare to stop and fight?

Zhang Lang looked around with his eyes, and just saw a valley mouth in front of him, his eyes turned, and he thought about it, and said to Han Juzi: "You lead these remnants, slow down some speed, and lure Cao Bing across the valley." I led people to ambush outside the valley, as long as Lejin entered, I led people to intercept and kill, and attacked back and forth. With mental calculation or unintentional, under the panic, Lejin will inevitably fail. ”

Han Juzi was a little worried: "But it's not realistic to eat it in one go." And Sima Yi's troops will soon come up. ”

Zhang Lang said with confidence: "I naturally know this, so within an hour, no matter what the battle situation is, we will immediately part, we must not let Sima Yi target us, otherwise the situation will be very bad." ”

Han Juzi admired: "It is estimated that only the lord will dare to pull teeth in the tiger's mouth, and change it to someone else, but I am afraid that you will not be in a hurry to come." ”

Zhang Lang smiled: "The so-called surprise victory is exactly like this. When others think it is safe, we are inclined to deliver a fatal blow. ”

Han Juzi bowed his head and said, "Then the subordinates will go and prepare." ”

(To be continued)