Chapter 216: The Great War Tong Guan
Lin Chong looked at Wang Huan, who slowly drove forward, and frowned.
This is a veteran in his fifties, his life is quite legendary, in his early years, he was also a robber who occupied the mountain as the king, when he was requisitioned and suppressed by the imperial court, he took the initiative to surrender, turned into a low-level officer of the Song Dynasty, and repeatedly made meritorious contributions in the war against the Western Xia.
Although the festival is only a fictitious position, it is a high-ranking official from the second grade, and it is indeed a good position for the elderly.
Lin Chong has heard Wang Huan's name in Beijing for a long time, and he admires him a lot, and he wants to be his enemy today, and he has some bad feelings in his heart. But in front of the two armies, they couldn't help themselves.
"General Wang is old, he should be in retirement, why bother braving the wind and snow to compete with young people!"
Lin Chong said sincerely, but Wang Huan felt that it was ridicule, and said angrily: "White-haired Huang Zhong, you can also behead Xiahou Yuan!" Seventy Lian Po, can still ride a horse and open a bow! Although the old man is over half a hundred years old, killing you is like picking up something! ”
With that, the prancing horse raised his gun and rushed towards Lin Chong!
Lin Chong also slapped his horse and sprinted, and the two horses staggered, and the battle began.
Although Wang Huan is old, he has a brave personality, his marksmanship is wide open, and he is fierce and domineering. Lin Chong, who is in the prime of life, is very calm, steady and steady, no matter how violent and ferocious the opponent is, he resolves them one by one, and he is at ease.
When the battle reached the twentieth round, Wang Huan pulled the reins horizontally and turned the horse's head, when the horse's hooves suddenly slipped and fell to the ground, and Wang Huan was also thrown to the ground.
Lin Chong did not take the opportunity to attack, and said to him: "Old general, if you are not convinced, you can go back and change horses to fight again!" ”
Wang Huan got up and led the injured horse back to his own formation, thinking to himself: It's normal to slip in the snow, but Lin Chong's mount sometimes sprints sharply, sometimes turns suddenly, but why is it steady.
Could it be that their war horses are all nailed to the horseshoe?
The horseshoe is not a great thing, not to mention the Western Xia and the Great Liao, even the Western Army is also commonly used, but the vast majority of the army of the Great Song Dynasty did not use it, mainly because the above did not pay attention to it, Emperor Daojun played the piano every day, and occasionally asked about the little mutton, how could he have time to care about the horseshoe!
As for the ministers below, they strictly abide by the two whatevers: whatever the emperor likes, resolutely support, and whatever the emperor does not care, resolutely invisible.
Seeing that Wang Huan returned to the formation because the war horse lost the ladder, Tong Guan jumped off the horse and said, "My wind-chasing yellow dragon horse will lend you a use!" ”
Wang Huan took the reins and said gratefully: "Thank you, Prime Minister!" ”
He turned on his horse and rushed towards Lin Chong. The war horse galloped, and he only felt that the horse was light and fast when he sat down, which made him feel like the wind was blowing under his ribs.
Lin Chong's face was solemn, and he waved his gun to meet the battle. I saw two spears flying, and the afterimages filled the sky.
Tong Guanjiu has been in the army for a long time, quite eye-catching, seeing that this battle is very fierce and exciting, both of them are rare fierce generals, and they can't help but applaud loudly, and the anger just now has been reduced a lot.
"Who is this person, he has such martial arts!"
Yumei replied: "This person's name is Lin Chong, he was originally the head of the 800,000 forbidden army in Tokyo, and later committed a crime, was assigned to Cangzhou, and finally fell into the grass in Liangshan, and now he has taken refuge in Zhulong!" ”
Lin Chong...... The old man has also heard of his name, and he is really a tiger general, but unfortunately he succumbed to a thief and could not serve the country! Tong Guan sighed, he had heard of the grievances between Lin Chong and Gao Yu, and this person had a common enmity with Gao Yu, and there was no way to take it for his own use.
On Zhu Jiajun's side, Guan Sheng and Luan Tingyu also exchanged their heads and said: "This old general Wang is really old and strong, and he can fight with Lin Jiaotou for seventy rounds!" ”
Luan Tingyu said with a smile: "Lin Jiaotou has always been a late striker, he has not yet exerted his strength, and if he fights for another twenty rounds, he will definitely win!" ”
Wang Huan knew that he could not win, so he suddenly abandoned Lin Chong and retreated to his own position, and Lin Chong did not chase after him.
"Prime minister, his subordinates are incompetent, and he can't take down Lin Chong's head for the prime minister!" Wang Huan came to Tong Guan and dismounted to plead guilty.
Tong Guan said gently: "This Lin Chong's marksmanship is like a god, and he is brave, what is General Wang's crime!" ”
"Please ask General Xu Mo to go into battle to invite the battle, kill the thief general, and atone for his crimes!" Yumei and Bi Sheng have just suffered a defeat and must fight a victory to save face.
Tong Guan glanced at them, these two people were his confidants, and it was time to give them a chance, and at the same time to boost morale.
He snapped, "Good! When you go into battle, you can only win, not be defeated! ”
He still has confidence in Yumei and Bi Sheng, the two have followed him for many years, and many times have charged into battle and captured the flag.
The two of them came out of battle and invited to fight before the battle.
"Luan Tingyu, dare to fight with me!"
"Guan Sheng, come out and die, see how my Bi Sheng cuts off your dog's head!"
Guan Sheng sneered, "The person who inserts the label and sells the head, I don't know that my Qinglong Yanyue Knife is hungry and thirsty!" ”
After speaking, he drove forward, but was stopped by Xu Ning: "Captain Guan, the lord let you be the master and command the three armies, how can you take risks lightly and compete with the fanatics, please let Xu go to meet them for a while!" ”
"Okay, Brother Xu, be careful!"
Xu Ning rode his horse and rushed out, he was wearing a golden armor with a wild goose ring, holding a hook and sickle gun, and shouted: "Who will send him to death!" ”
"It turned out to be Xu Ning!" Bi Sheng scolded: "You are the teacher of the Golden Gun Class, and the Son of Heaven is a close servant, but you have joined the thief and resisted the king's teacher, how can you see the world?" ”
Xu Ning sneered and said, "You have sharp teeth and sharp mouth, I wonder if the kung fu in your hands is also so powerful?" ”
After that, he stopped talking nonsense, raised his gun and stabbed Bi Sheng, and the two of them exchanged guns and knives in the same place, and they fought.
Luan Tingyu saw Yumei's invitation to fight, and sneered: "Brother Zhang Qing, you press the formation for me, see how I capture him!" ”
"Captain Luan, why use a slaughtering knife to kill chickens! Let the youngster capture him and see how he speaks big! ”
After Zhang Qing finished speaking, he stepped forward and said in a loud voice: "Does Yumei know me Zhang Qing!" ”
Yumei scolded angrily: "You are a national officer, you are defeated and a thief, shameful and hateful, I will behead you today to correct the law of the country!" ”
After speaking, he brandished a big knife and rushed towards Zhang Qing.
Zhang Qing took out a stone from the brocade bag behind his back, clasped it in his hand, and waited for Yumei to rush to the front of two zhang more, and suddenly threw it away, and the stone went straight to Yumei's forehead, dripping with blood.
Yumei was caught off guard, screamed in pain, and fell off the horse.
"Help!" Tong Guan hurriedly shouted, and the soldiers hurriedly rushed forward to save Yumei, but Zhang Qing was close to him, rode to Yumei, reached out and grabbed his belt, carried the horse, and ran back to the main formation.
"Well done!" Luan Tingyu was overjoyed and asked the soldiers to tie up Yumei, tie her to a horse, and escort her back to the camp.
Guan Sheng also praised: "General Zhang captured the generals in battle, and made a great contribution, and after he goes back, he will definitely report to the lord!" ”
When Bi Sheng saw that Yumei was captured, he immediately panicked, shook a shot, and retreated to the main formation, Xu Ning saw that his sword skills were good, and he didn't chase after him.
The general was captured, Tong Guan's heart was flustered, and he was in a dilemma, when suddenly a desolate horn sounded in the east, and a group of cavalry poured out from behind a hill, flooding over like a raging tide, like thunder.
The first cavalry was dressed in black and black armor and black horses, with men and horses in armor, revealing only a pair of eyes, as if they were knights from hell.
The knight at the front of the charge was a burly man, holding a mace aloft, and exuding a devastating rage.
Behind the left and right, followed by two fierce generals wielding giant axes, just like the King Kong Giant God.
"Change formation!" Tong Guan shouted, his voice so high that he changed his tone and became sharp.
The infantry phalanx was originally against the Zhujia army in front, and the two wings were the cavalry that had just fled back from defeat, which was very fragile.
The formation changed in a hurry, and the officers and soldiers were a little confused.
Guan Sheng keenly noticed the fighter, held the Qinglong Yanyue Knife high, and said loudly: "Qinglong, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, the three armies listen to the order and break the formation!! ”
The officers and men shouted "break the formation", and under the leadership of the commanders of each army, they turned into three sharp arrows and rushed towards the infantry phalanx of the officers and soldiers who had loosened.
"Cavalry meets the enemy!" Tong Guan saw that the situation was not good, and hurriedly ordered, he wanted to use the cavalry to buy time for the infantry to change formations.
Bi Sheng led 2,000 cavalry to meet the ambush in the east, and Wang Huan led 2,000 cavalry to meet the three cavalry of Guan Sheng, Lin Chong, and Luan Tingyu.
How can the remnants of the defeated soldiers stop the army of tigers and wolves.
I wish the momentum of the family army is like a rainbow, the iron hooves of the war horses are flying, the soldiers are all fighting bravely, and thousands of troops and horses are like thunder.
Wang Huan charged bravely, in order to buy time for Tong Guan, but was rushed by the cavalry of the Zhu family's army, his helmet fell off, and his gray hair was unkempt in the wind, showing helplessness and desolation.
Bi Sheng led his troops to the ambush on the east side, and he asked a junior general to lead his troops to entangle the heavily armored cavalry, and he himself rushed to the rear army.
Directly in front of the army, a five-clawed golden dragon flag fluttered in the wind.
The five-clawed golden dragon has appeared, and the young man who is surrounded by the generals must be the thief Zhu Long!
The situation is unfavorable, and if he wants to turn the tide of the battle, Bi Sheng can only come up with one way - capture the thief and capture the king first!
He led the remaining 1,000 cavalry and rushed against the trend to Zhulong under the five-clawed golden dragon.
The cavalry of the Zhujia army was also charging, but it was not a sprint, the war horse was trotting, it looked terrifying, and the sound of the horse's hooves was like muffled thunder, but in fact, the speed was not fast, and the physical strength of the war horse was fully taken care of.
Looking at Bi Sheng who rushed over, Zhu Long said disdainfully: "Mantis arm blocking the car!" ”
"I'm going to kill him!" Wenda shouted: "Drive!" The war horse accelerated and rushed out, and a battalion of Xuanwu cavalry behind followed closely.
Bi Sheng didn't know Wenda, but between the masters, he had his own sense and clenched the big knife in his hand. If you want to kill Zhu Long, you must kill this person first!
The two horses approached, Bi Sheng stared closely at the fierce general who swooped on the opposite side, he could see it very clearly, this person's national face, thick beard and halberd, very powerful, under the thick eyebrows, a pair of tiger eyes murderous awe, he couldn't help but feel a little timid.
"Kill!" He roared angrily and raised his knife to slash at the other party.
The long knife was approaching, Wenda suddenly fell his body, as if he had fallen off the horse, and when he was rejoicing, Wenda suddenly came out from under the horse's belly, swept with a knife, and cut Bi Sheng in two sections, dripping with blood.
Wen Da slashed the enemy with one move, his momentum skyrocketed, and he raised his head to the sky and roared, like a tiger entering a flock of sheep and killing into the official cavalry.
This group of officers and cavalry was defeated and fled in all directions.
Wenda continued to lead the army to break through the formation, rushing towards the phalanx of officers and infantry who had not yet completed the formation. At this time, the dragoons led by Qin Ming had already entered the formation, rushing left and right, and the officers and soldiers could not stop it.
Immediately afterwards, Lu Zhishen led the first battalion of cavalry of the Xuanwu Army, and Zhu Hu, Shi Wengong, and Bian Xiang each led the first battalion of cavalry of the Guards Army, and also accelerated towards the officers and soldiers.
If someone looks down from the sky, they will find that the 20,000 officers and soldiers are like a slow and sluggish behemoth, and the Zhujiazhuang battle clusters are like a vicious wolf that pounces on the prey, although the individual is small, but fierce and agile, eating the prey piece by piece.
Three giant wolves in the north: Guan Sheng's Blue Dragon Army, Lin Chong's White Tiger Army, and Luan Tingyu's Vermilion Bird Army;
Six male wolves in the east: Qin Ming's dragoons, Lu Zhishen, and Wen Da each led a battalion of cavalry of the Xuanwu Army, and Zhu Hu, Shi Wengong, and Bian Xiang each led a battalion of cavalry of the Guards.
And Zhu Hu, Guan Sheng, Lin Chong, Luan Tingyu, Qin Ming, Lu Zhishen, Shi Wengong, Bian Xiang, Wen Da and other fierce generals are the head wolves of the Zhu family's army
Zhu Long, the king of the wolves, stood on the high ground on the edge of the battlefield, calmly watching the battle situation, looking for a fatal opportunity. Wu Song, Hu Gang, and Zhu Fei were guarding Zhu Long, five hundred elite Su Guards were preparing to charge in front, and one thousand Guards infantry were also in an attack formation in the rear
Watching his subordinates rushing left and right in the formation of officers and soldiers, rushing the formation of officers and soldiers to pieces, the army cannot form an army, and the formation cannot form a formation, Zhu Long knows that he has won this battle!
However, he did not take it lightly. According to Fan Xiu's intelligence, there are a total of 50,000 officers and troops, and only half of them are here, where are the 25,000 troops?
He asked the Qianji battalion to continue to expand the reconnaissance area, and it was necessary not to allow officers and men to sneak up on them.
Suddenly, more than a dozen light horsemen rushed quickly, and when they came to the foot of the mound, Zhu Long saw clearly that it was Zeng Lang and Zeng Sheng, father and son.
The rest of the light horsemen waited at the foot of the mountain, and the father and son of the Zeng family dismounted and ran up, looking anxious.
"Old General Zeng, is there any military intelligence?" Seeing him like this, Zhu Long felt ominous in his heart.
Zeng Lang nodded, and hurriedly said: "The dog Zeng Sheng went all the way to the southeast and saw a large group of officers and soldiers coming towards Zhujiazhuang!" ”
Zhu Long's face changed, and he asked in a deep voice, "How far is it?" ”
Zeng Sheng replied, "Thirty miles away!" ”
"Cavalry or infantry?"
"All infantry, no cavalry!"
"Well done!" Zhu Long was silent for a while, and said to Zeng: "Continue to monitor them, and if possible, please delay them!" ”
Zeng Sheng puffed up his chest and said arrogantly: "Don't worry, my lord, I will let the officers and soldiers see Yan Zhao Jian'er's riding and archery skills!" ”
Looking at the figure of the Zeng family's father and son running into the distance, Zhu Long said to Wu Song: "Let the brothers get on the horse, let's get on!" ”
The officers and soldiers rushed to the battlefield, at least for an hour and a half, and he wanted to use this hour and a half to defeat the army led by Tong Guan and eat the piece of meat that had reached his mouth.
"Lord, you sit in the back, just let me charge!" Wu Song dissuaded.
Zhu Long smiled: "With you, what am I afraid of!" ”
He took the Flying Dragon Spear from the guards, jumped on the war horse, and drove the horse to the front of the camp to act as an arrow.
Hu Gang and Zhu Fei led the Guards infantry to maintain formation, pointed forward with spears, and slowly advanced.