Chapter 456: Reinforcements
Lu Zhi became more and more anxious.
Just now, he found that Bai Ma Yi, who was still invincible in the middle lane, began to fall apart from this meeting.
Although the cavalry was still flying the banner of "Gongsun", he keenly felt that something had happened to his beloved disciple Gongsun Zhan.
Sure enough, the remnants of the White Horse came back from carrying Gongsun Zhan's corpse.
His nephew Zheng Yi was crying in front of his eyes with Gongsun Chan on his back, and his son was also holding Gongsun Chan's hand and crying bitterly.
Lu Zhi only felt that the sky was spinning.
No, no, I still have to persevere, I can't fall.
Lu Zhi tried to stabilize his mind and asked Zheng Yi:
"How did Zan Er die?"
Zheng Yi looked sad and sobbed:
"When Senior Brother led us to charge the bow and crossbow array, we were plotted by a stray arrow and died in battle."
Lu Zhi saw Gongsun Du kneeling on the side, he recognized this person, and when he saw that he was in full armor, he directly ordered:
"Can the White Horse still fight?"
Gongsun Du frowned and said frankly:
"More than half of the losses are feared to be ...... again"
Lu Zhi didn't have time to listen to this, so he interrupted directly:
"You are the new captain of the White Horse, reorganized with the White Horse Yicong and Hu Hanqi. Give you half an hour, and you will be in the Chinese army to reorganize the army. Can it be done? ”
Gongsun Du knew that he had no personal relationship with Lu Zhi to maintain, and he could only be valued by being able to do things and daring to do things.
So, he gritted his teeth:
"The last general will be commanded, and this task will be accomplished."
Subsequently, Gongsun Du moved the army outside the Chinese army with the remaining white horse generals, and stepped up the time to mix the new Hu cavalry and re-form the combat effectiveness.
Well, by now, Lu Zhi has lost his humerus again.
Now that the east has collapsed, the center can still be supported by reinforcements, the west is good, and the whole front is largely maintained.
But what about the army? Zhou Zhong of the East Road had 6,000 troops and lost it. There were 6,000 Gongsun Chan in reserve, and more than 1,000 cavalry were left to withdraw to the Chinese army, and about 2,000 infantry were stranded in the middle battlefield, and life and death were unpredictable.
And Wei Duan in the middle lane, originally had 8,000 troops, but now he is completely gone. After that, in order to stabilize the battle line in the middle, Lu Zhi transferred eight battalion heads from his old battalion, and Gongsun Zhan's two battalion heads, a total of ten battalion heads.
On the west road, Li Min had also taken his own army to support Wei Jie, a total of 10,000 people and the Taishan army on the opposite side were intertwined.
In other words, before the war, he had 52 battalion heads, but now at least 17 battalion heads have collapsed as a structure, and 25 battalion heads are fighting, and there are only 10 battalion heads left with the troops he can still dispatch.
And looking at the opposite side from Lu Zhi's place, the Chinese army of the Zhang Chong thieves was densely arranged, and it seemed that the strength had not been lost in the slightest until now.
This made Lu Zhi despair and lamented:
"Hejian Corps, when will you arrive?"
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At the same time, the reinforcements that Lu Zhi was thinking about, that is, the 20,000 Hejian Corps led by Yang Xuan, Chen Yan, and Ling Huyu, were struggling to move forward in the muddy ground.
There was no marching road from the place where the Hejian Army was stationed to the Zhongren Pavilion at that time, and because of the heavy rain in the previous two days, the dirt road became a yellow mud road, and even some places were swamps, which were already inaccessible, and every time they stepped on the road, they had to lose their lives.
It is conceivable how much the officers of the Hejian Legion have suffered along the way.
Naturally, not all of them persevered.
The first one who couldn't hold on was Chen Yan, who had already handed over the Hejian soldiers to Yang Xuan. From this point of view, he actually has no heart, and the reason why he is now in the army is just supported by a family honor.
But because of the rapid march on the road, he still got drenched in the rain, and then he fell ill.
In the end, Yang Xuan saw Chen Yan's situation and understood more or less in his heart, so he left a hundred people as Chen Yan's guards to take care of him, and then continued to take the legion at the same time.
On the road that followed, the Hejian soldiers, the Bohai soldiers, and the Anping soldiers suffered a lot.
Because this road is even more difficult to walk than the eastern section.
In this world, the Jizhou area is still in the situation of dense forests and river networks, a primitive landform.
Then, because of the heavy rain for two days in a row, the original creek swelled, and the water level, which was only above the knee, suddenly rose to the chest.
If the river army wants to cross these waterways, it can only abandon the baggage and war horses, and then wade hand in hand together.
The process of crossing the river is fraught with danger.
Because the depth of the water varies from place to place, some reach the chests of the officials, while others can submerge over the top. And these officials of the Hejian Corps are not really human walls.
Many of the officials struggled because they stepped on deep water. In the process, the sergeants on both sides fell. Except for those who decisively let go, many of them drowned in the water like this.
But it was all worth it, on August 11, at three o'clock.
The Hejian Corps finally arrived less than two miles away from the Zhongren Pavilion, where the roar of the battlefield could already be heard.
Although the Hejian army at this time was only thirteen thousand men, although they had lost all their baggage, heavy troops, and horses, although they had not eaten for half a day, although they were also exhausted.
But they finally arrived on time for the battlefield, and they accomplished a great feat.
The tired sergeants saw their Taishou Yang Xuan and Ling Huyu walking in front of them in muddy cloaks, and everyone cheered.
Yang Xuan and Ling Huyu glanced at each other, and in the end, it was Yang Xuan who said:
"My sons and daughters of Hejian, Bohai and Anping. Everyone, be quiet, be quiet, and listen to me. It is far from the time to rejoice, and it is not too late for us to drink the celebration wine after the war. What I want to tell you is that you are the most loyal and tenacious warriors I have ever met, and what you can walk through this journey must be your loyalty to the Han family. ”
"When I was as old as you, I also set foot on the battlefield in Xizhou like you. There, I won military merit and honor. But what I have gained more is that my Han family will reward military merits, and fierce generals and virtuous ministers will be promoted to the army. In my Han family, as long as you make meritorious contributions, you can become a feudal official like me, and you can rank 2,000 stones. Since then, the children have been nurtured. ”
"And now, there is such a military feat that changes your fate ahead. At this time, the enemy army had been fighting with Lu Shuai's main force for a long time, and his troops were exhausted. As long as we drive over, the military merit is to explore the bag and take things. This is nothing compared to the arduous march before Yuer and the others. ”
"It's what you give, but what do you get? In addition to the honor, I will send each of you home full of gold and silver and the clothes of slaves. When you were old, you had a good land, and your grandson asked you why our family was so rich. You can proudly tell him that you have earned it all today. ”
"Believe me, carry your knives, follow me, I will not only lead you to be human beings, but also make each of you a human being."
"And all you have to do is gamble with your life for the last time, do you dare to gamble with me Yang Xuan?"
Yang Xuan used the most simple words to inspire the deepest desires in the hearts of all the officials.
That is, to be a master, they also want their children to grow up to be high-ranking officials and enjoy the wonders of the world without worries.
Then the officials shouted:
"I'm willing."
Yang Xuan yelled and drew his knife:
"Okay, then come with me. The enemy is in the Zhongren Pavilion, follow me to make contributions! ”
As a result, 12,000 Han soldiers, with red eyes open and covered in mud, joined the Zhongrenting battlefield step by step.
And Zhang Chong didn't know about this.
So, this battle, the most serious test, came.
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In any era, anywhere, on any occasion, there is no shortage of people who love to watch the excitement.
In the Zhongrenting battlefield, in addition to the protagonist's Zhenbei Army and Taishan Army, there is also a group of spectators and spectators.
They are all local tyrants in the nearby Shanliao and Rito, as well as the outcome of the war that affects the fate of the family.
They hid in the mountains and forests, constantly hunting lone samurai, and always keeping an eye on the battlefield of Zhongrenting.
After all, a great battle involving 100,000 people, they had never seen it in their lives.
Anyone who has met once, they have enough talking points in their lives to brag about their martial arts to the younger generations.
In particular, it is even more convincing when they can still take out a well-preserved ring-headed knife or a rusty arrowhead, and say that these are the trophies of Naigong's great war.
In short, in the life-threatening battlefield of Zhongren Pavilion, such a group of people watched everything on the battlefield with such a mentality.
At this moment, at the very edge of the battlefield, two young sons of Orion were crouching behind a boulder, listening intently to the battle not far away.
Both are barefoot and swarthy. But one was taller and stronger, and there were scars on his arms; One is a little shorter, and the fluff at the corners of the mouth has not been broken.
They are all from the neighborhood, two brothers, the eldest is called White Tiger, and the younger is called White Rabbit. Just by looking at the name, you know that it is not the Han family, and it is more likely that it is the genus of Bai Di, a relic of Zhongshan Kingdom.
At this time, the younger brother White Rabbit said to his brother with envy:
"Brother, those people are really magnificent. I can't even imagine how much fortune we would have made if we could get closer. ”
With the beginning of the Battle of Zhongren Pavilion, one of the nearby Shanliao and Lihu surrounded one.
It's like two giant whales fighting, and the flesh and blood they fall from the fight can fatten the small fish nearby.
But there are rules for the fish.
The strong ones are naturally close to each other, and they can eat more, and the ones with poor strength are behind, and they can only pick up the ones that are eaten and missed in the front.
Nature always follows this law of power.
Strength, priority.
And the two Bai brothers, although they are weak enough, are two Dings in the end, and they have hunting knives and bows in their hands, so they still occupy a good hunting ground in the outermost area.
It's just a pity that no lone samurai has passed them by now.
Now, hearing his younger brother say such envious words, Baihu groaned for a moment and reminded:
"In this mountain forest, the roles of hunter and prey are always inadvertently switched. For example, those invincible samurai, no one would have imagined that they would be killed by Orion Disciples with hunting bows and dung forks. But are we really hunters? Those closer to the battlefield were more likely to be killed by the retreating samurai, although they gained more loot. It's better to be like us, although the profit is thin, but it is better to be safe. ”
Obviously, from the words of the white tiger, it can be seen that he should be a person with a story, not an ignorant mountain liao nofu.
For the eldest brother's words, the white rabbit was very convinced, so he also calmed down the little unwillingness in his heart a little, and he thought of another question:
"Big brother, why did you say those soldiers were killed like this? We are in the mountains, and those tigers, leopards, bears and wolves also hunt, but they are all for food and clothing. It's the same with those prey, all to fill their stomachs. Are they the same? ”
The white tiger pursed his lips, not knowing how to explain, he could only answer with his own understanding:
"Brother Ji, you know that I went out of the mountains early, and I haven't told you what I did in the past. I went to work in Taiping Dao, and then joined the Yellow Turban Army. It was only later that the incident failed, and the brothers died tragically, that I returned. Now, not far away, there is the most famous general in my Taiping Dao before. On the other side is the old thief Lu Zhi who suppressed my Taiping Road. You ask why the two sides are fighting, and the brother will tell you. ”
The White Rabbit's eyes widened, waiting for an answer.
At this time, the sun fell on the white tiger's face, a golden yellow, and only the dark shadow on the cheeks made the white tiger appear more three-dimensional.
The last thing that White Tiger replied was a word:
"For the sake of fairness."
The White Rabbit muttered:
"Fair?"
The white tiger nodded, and his tone seemed to be a lot more excited:
"The great sage and good teacher once said, this prey is my harvest, this field is my cultivation, and this silk is my weaving. But why are we the poorest? Why am I waiting for a bird's nest and a beast's den, and I don't have enough clothes? What's wrong with this? ”
See that the white rabbit doesn't understand. White Tiger explains:
"Your two elder brothers and our father were born in this forest farm, and the prey here was given by God, and they hunted bear skins with bows and arrows in their hands, so why should they finally sacrifice them to the local tyrants nearby. But this sacrifice suffered another disaster, and the other generation drove his father and brother into the mountain to hunt for more bear skins, and finally lost his life. That's injustice. ”
At this time, the red-eyed white rabbit understood.
He clenched his fists and said to the eldest brother:
"Big brother, isn't that one called the general who is called the Heavenly General his own person? Then why don't we help him. ”
The white tiger touched the head of the white rabbit and said dotingly:
"Those are all big people's things, not something we can mix. If you don't measure your strength, you can only lose your life. I'm just a relative like you, don't get involved in these big things. ”
The White Rabbit nodded, and could only look at the battlefield over there with regret.
The fight is so big, three or five hundred people can't be counted, and I heard the eldest brother say that this is a big battle of 100,000 people. I really want to see how many of these 100,000 people there are!
So the two brothers did not speak again, and quietly waited for the prey that slipped through the net.
Suddenly, the white tiger fell to the ground, his ears lying on the ground, and his face changed sharply. In the end, he gritted his teeth and said to his younger brother White Rabbit:
"You just stay here, don't go anywhere. Don't hunt later, just hide. Don't come out unless I shout. ”
Seeing that his younger brother was still confused, Baihu said it again before letting his younger brother remember.
After that, the white tiger jumped up from behind the boulder and ran like an ape in the mountains and forests.
After he left, the white rabbit obediently hid, not understanding why the eldest brother was like this.
White Rabbit doesn't know how long it took for his brother to return.
It's just that the white tiger was not in a good state at this time, and he was hit by three arrows in the back, bleeding all over his back.
The white rabbit panicked, grabbed the white tiger's arm and cried.
But suddenly, the white rabbit was woken up by a slap, and it was the white tiger fan.
The White Tiger was very, very serious at this time, and he told the White Rabbit in an extremely serious tone:
You must remember the following passage. You have to memorize it for me, and don't miss a word. You have to take this sentence to the battlefield of Zhongren Pavilion, you have to find an apricot yellow daxu, and you have to find the general who is holding a nine-section scepter. Tell him that. Did you hear that? ”
But the white rabbit doesn't care about this, he is looking for the herbs he has with him, and he wants to stop the bleeding for his brother.
But the white rabbit was directly slapped twice more by the white tiger, and he scolded:
"Fool, you remember this for me and bring it over. Remember, look for the apricot and find the man holding the nine-section scepter. Do you understand? Ah, do you understand? ”
Because of his anger, the white tiger directly spat out another mouthful of blood and sprayed it directly on the white rabbit's face.
Only then did the white rabbit cry:
"Got it, got it. Big brother, you say, I use death to remember. ”
Soon, the white tiger finished speaking, and the white rabbit was reluctant to go straight to the Zhongren Pavilion from a mountain road.
And looking at his younger brother's back, the white tiger hoho was smiling.
Today's Mid-Autumn Festival, everyone has a happy reunion, Xiao Chen made a Hungarian beef stew, and sent a picture for his family to taste online.