Chapter 367 Chu Feiyan vs. Zhang Liao
Since Xian Yufu made a move, he withstood Zhang Yan's onslaught. Next, let's watch the performances of Zhang Liao and Guo Jia.
Zhang Liao led an army of 20,000 dragoons from the north of Yangqu to Lucheng and Fanqi, which had been destroyed by bandits. As he got closer and closer to the big city drama, Zhang Liao's heart panicked, and the tragic situation of the people in Lucheng and Fanyi made him unbearable to take a second look. Zhang Liao was worried that when he arrived at Juyang, what appeared in front of him was a picture similar to the two cities in front of him.
After so many years in the army and fighting opponents from all walks of life, it was the first time he had seen the people of Bingzhou suffer such heavy and miserable losses. Even at critical moments such as the Xianbei people going south to invade the border, Li Wenhou leading the crowd to attack, and the plague rampant in the north, the people of Bingzhou were not hurt too much.
Zhang Liao hated it in his heart! This time, right under his nose, Zhang Yan of Montenegro dared to do such a perverse thing. Of course, the stronger the hatred in Zhang Liao's heart, it means that the Montenegrin Army, which has just come out and has not been in the mix for a long time, needs to be repaid.
When he saw Juyang City from afar, Zhang Liao, who put down the clairvoyance in his hand, finally stabilized his mind. The flag of the state is still flying high at the head of the city, indicating that Zhang Yan of Montenegro has not yet succeeded. Zhang Liao reined in the horse, turned the horse under his crotch and turned his head, and then shouted loudly: "Brothers, Juyang City is still in the hands of the villagers, it's time for Zhang Yan to feel our anger, dragoons, charge!" After shouting, Zhang Liao was like a swift wind, hula-la.
When the 20,000 cavalry rushed wildly, the dust kicked up and the ground shook caused by it were enough for Zhang Yan, who was anxiously attacking the city, to feel it ten miles away. If he couldn't take Juyang City in one fell swoop before the final sprint of the dragoons, Zhang Yan could imagine what kind of attack the Montenegrin army would endure. So Zhang Yan shouted to his subordinates: "Children, the Zhang butcher who is rampant in Jizhou is about to rush over, everyone is desperately killing!
Zhang Yan saw that the dragoons had already pursued, desperately boosted morale, and continued to attack the city. Xian Yufu, who was on the defending side, also saw the reinforcements coming, and he also shouted loudly: "Fathers and fellow villagers, you must grit your teeth and resist it! The dragoon army of the Zhenbei Army is already five miles away, and these bandits who killed a thousand knives will be punished soon!"
The besieging side attacked more desperately because of fear, and the defending side held on more selflessly because they saw hope and hatred in their hearts. As a result, the situation was still stuck and did not develop in the direction that Zhang Yan expected.
Seeing the dragoons who were getting closer and closer, Zhang Yan finally gave up the idea of attacking Jiyang, and urgently ordered all the siege troops to withdraw and rest. The Montenegrin Army, which was originally waiting a little farther away, had already lined up a defensive formation under the command of Xiaoshuai Bai Bo and Sun Qing, and was just waiting for a head-to-head showdown with Zhang Liao's team.
Xian Yufu in the city saw that the Black Mountain thieves had finally given up the siege, wiped the sweat on his forehead fiercely, and said to himself: "The dragoon army is really extraordinary, and they actually rushed to Juyang in such a short time! Fortunately, I asked the dragoon for help, otherwise this body would have to be confessed to the head of Juyang City today......
"Five miles...... Sanli ...... Two miles", Zhang Liao measured the distance between the team and Juyang City, and when he was two miles away, he suddenly shouted loudly: "Stop advancing!"
"Boom, boom, boom", the sound ......of horses' hooves shaking the ground gradually spread to the city.
"Hoo ——!" was sounded, and then the high-speed galloping procession gradually slowed down until it was completely still. The mouths of people and horses "snort, snort...... spitting white gas, as if to melt this cold winter.
Something strange happened to Zhang Yan and the Montenegrin army, only to see that the cavalry on the opposite side actually stopped, instead of rushing over directly with the help of the high-speed movement of the war horse. The things that made them a little curious and puzzled continued.
"Attention everyone! Dismount and prepare your weapons!"
"The Great Shield Soldier Splices the Shield Wall!"
"Spearmen build a forest of guns!"
"Longbowmen prepare their bows and arrows!"
"Thunder thrower ready to thunder!"
Zhang Liao, who was very angry when he met Zhang Yan's enemies, unexpectedly did not immediately charge, but took advantage of the time when Zhang Yan and the Montenegrin army were stunned, and in full view of everyone, let the dragoons dismount and start arming.
Zhang Yan may not know that the real name of the dragoon should be more accurate than the mounted infantry, but Zhang Liao himself knows it. If the soldiers under his command want to talk about cavalry combat, they can't compare with the Flying Tiger Army and the Blue Wolf Army in any case, but if it talks about the infantry combat of the large corps, even the Crouching Tiger Army will dare to shake it! Let Zhang Liao take the mounted infantry to crash into the Black Mountain Army's sword mountain gun forest and even the city wall of Jiyang, he is not so stupid.
When the dismounted dragoons erected a shield wall in the dark, and stretched out their spears from the gaps in the shield wall, Zhang Yan suddenly discovered the problem. He could see that Zhang Liao did not intend to launch a cavalry battle at all, but wanted to fight a foot battle. In other words, he watched the dragoons prepare for the attack in front of him, and the Montenegrin army missed the best opportunity to counterattack.
Zhang Yan, who had figured it out, hurriedly issued an order to Bai Bo and Sun Qing: "The whole army will charge and break up the shield wall on the opposite side!"
So, Bai Bo and Sun Qing led the fierce Black Mountain Army to charge the dragoons who were still busy in the distance.
Seeing the Black Mountain Army surging over like a tide, Zhang Liao showed a cold and disdainful smile, and began to give combat orders with unusual calmness: "Longbow soldiers prepare, the range is three hundred steps, prepare, release!"
"Boom——!" A rain of black arrows passed over everyone's heads from behind the shield wall, and shot at the Black Mountain Army that was shouting for killing, and immediately swept down a large number of soldiers at the front.
"Longbowmen prepare, the range is two hundred steps, prepare, release!" As Zhang Liao's command sounded, the second round of arrows flew away, continuing to harvest the lives of the Montenegrin army.
"Longbowmen prepare, the range is a hundred steps, prepare, release!" By the time Zhang Liao's third attack order was issued, the Montenegrin army that was charging at the forefront had become sparse, and there were not a few left. But not far behind them, a large group of Black Mountain troops still rushed towards the shield wall of the dragoons desperately.
"Crossbowmen are ready, shoot indiscriminately. Ready, release!" When the forward soldiers of the Black Mountain Army came within fifty paces of the crossbow, Zhang Liao began to give the fourth order.
"Boom, Boom......" A burst of denser and faster crossbow arrows shot out from the cracks in the shield wall, instantly shooting the Black Mountain soldiers wielding knives and spears not far away into hedgehogs.
Before the crossbowman finished shooting, Zhang Liao's fifth order was issued: "Thunder thrower, throw!"
Then, the large group of Black Mountain soldiers who rushed up saw a kind of black, round rumbling thing flying from behind the shield wall, and if it was unfortunately hit, it really made people feel painful.
Of course, it was only a short time to feel the pain, and before everyone could scream, a scene that broke the hearts of the Montenegrin soldiers appeared. Those round rumbling things suddenly burst into scorching firelight, setting off a violent qi, sending them directly up to the clouds, and then there was darkness all around......