Chapter 69: An Unquiet Night
Xindu, Anping Prime Minister's Mansion
"My lord, Zhang Niujiao raised 60,000 troops to attack Le'an." Anping Guofu Cheng and Duwei said to Anping Prime Minister at the same time.
Anping Xiang Zhang Shen, the head of the Zhang family. In June of the first year of Zhongping, he led the army to besiege Xindu and went down in three days. After donating money, he was awarded the title of Anpingxiang. Zhang Shen is a scheming person, and he has been in power for a year and has steadily controlled the five cities of Xindu, Wuyi, Jingxian, Nangong and Wusui. The family rose to the rank of a first-class scholar in Anping. So far, there are more than 13,000 soldiers and horses in the five counties of Xindu and Wuyi, and more than 30 generals can fight. Oh, by the way, he is still Fan Xiwen's top boss.
Anping Guofu Cheng Li Shu, Zhang Jiakeqing, is responsible for assisting Zhang Shen in managing the political affairs of Anping State.
Liu Ming, the commander of Anping State, was born in the Zhang family tenants, and was deeply used by Zhang Shen, and had an army composed of tenants, numbering about 5,000 people, but the combat effectiveness was extremely strong, and it was the trump card army under Zhang Shen.
"And how is the battle going now?" Zhang Shen asked.
"Lord Hui, Zhang Niujiao's former army failed to attack the city three times today, but lost thousands of men and horses." Li Shu replied.
"These Yellow Turban Army are still so weak!" Zhang Shen couldn't help but sigh with emotion, it was precisely because of the weakness of the Yellow Turban Army that he, Zhang Shen, would have everything he had today, and he would have a number of cities with thousands of subordinates.
"Since they are so weak, let them toss, let Zhang Niujiao and Fan Xiwen Xiao'er be tired, that is, when I gather the army and am ordered to quell the rebellion, wouldn't it be very good to get the two cities of Le'an and Anping?" A slight smile appeared on Zhang Shen's face, and soon An Pingguo will all be under his control, how unhappy are you called Zhang Shen.
"Brilliant plan." Li Shu and Liu Ming slapped them at the same time.
"Hahaha." The three of them laughed smugly at the same time.
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"Report, my lord, Fuliu is urgent." The scout's hurried voice shattered the trio's illusion and pride.
Zhang Shen's face turned green.
"Read." Zhang Shen's face was gloomy at the moment, and he had some bad premonitions in his heart.
"20,000 yellow turbans attacked Fuliu, and Fuliu fell. The Fuliu defenders, from the county lieutenant down, were all killed. ”
"What?" Zhang Shen roared loudly, his tone full of disbelief. Just now he was laughing at the low combat effectiveness of the Yellow Turban Army, and now he was attacked by someone who also had a city guarded by 3,000 people, which made Zhang Shen believe it, Zhang Shen only felt a hot pain in his face.
"Liu Ming." Zhang Shen was already furious at the moment, and what he was thinking about was to recapture Fuliu.
"The end will be." Liu Ming responded.
"I order you to quickly dispatch 5,000 soldiers and horses to recapture Fuliu."
"Yes."
Liu Ming's order represents that the Anping Xiang forces officially participated in this war that originally had only two forces, and the Anping Xiang forces, which did not ally with Fan Xiwen, became the second most powerful force at present, and only Fan Xiwen's Le'an forces were the second. The original battlefield of the two-person game was upgraded to three rounds, and the trophy of the winner was the great country of Anping.
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"Kill."
"Kill."
"Where is the shouting of killing?" Hu Zuo hurriedly put on his armor, walked out of the tent and saw a yellow turban sergeant next to him hiding in a panic, so he asked.
The Yellow Turban Army originally wanted to continue to find a safe place to hide regardless of it, but when he found that it was his boss who asked him, he immediately pulled his face bitterly, as if someone was going to rob his wife. However, this yellow turban soldier did not dare not answer Hu Zuo's question. "General, it's the rear camp that is on fire." After speaking, the Yellow Turban soldier also pointed in the direction of the rear camp.
Hu Zuo looked in the direction pointed by the Yellow Turban soldiers, and his back camp was already a sea of fire at the moment.
The grain and grass in the rear camp have been almost burned by the fire, but the soldiers under their own command can't put out the fire at all, a group of officers and soldiers wearing Han army armor have rushed into the back camp, thousands of people are actually pressed to death by less than a thousand officers and soldiers, especially more than 300 officers and soldiers wearing black brocade clothes and masked faces in this official army are even more fierce! In the midst of his own men, he is like entering and leaving a land where no one is. The Yellow Turban Army was in a hurry to resist at the moment, obviously at a disadvantage.
"Don't be alarmed, all obey my commands, and gather all to me." Hu Zuo shouted loudly to his subordinates.
The guards gathered around Hu Zuo also drew their weapons and shouted to their panicked companions, if those people still didn't obey the order and continued to break through headlessly, then they would be killed directly and stabilize the situation with cruel methods.
After a while, the soldiers gathered around Hu Zuo gradually regained their calm, waiting for Hu Zuo's orders at any time.
"Everyone listened to the order, and they all went to the back camp with Ben and killed all those dog officials." Hu Zuo raised the hammer in his hand and said loudly to his subordinates.
"Kill them all." I don't know who chimed in.
"Kill." At this moment, the Yellow Turban Army, who was still running for their lives, shouted the slogan of the boss and rushed towards the dog officer who was being slaughtered.
The chaotic situation of the Yellow Turbans has improved slightly.
"Isn't it time for us to strike, master?" A sound suddenly came from the black fog not far in front of Hu Zuo's camp, and although the sound was deliberately suppressed, it could also be heard by the people around him.
"Hiss." There was the sound of horses.
In the darkness, one hundred and ten horsemen were trying to control the horses they were sitting on, but the horses shook their heads gently and continued to neigh stubbornly.
A black-clothed cavalryman said to the white-clothed cavalry beside him, with an extremely respectful attitude, but the white-clothed cavalry was not very old, and even the crown salute was wooden.
"All of them, Charge." After listening to the advice of the black-clothed cavalry, the white-clothed cavalry drew his spear, pointed the tip of the spear at Hu Zuo, who was leading the team to the rear camp to support, and ordered loudly. After speaking, the white cavalry patted the horse sitting down with the spear in his hand, and the horse ran hard in pain.
The one hundred and nine cavalrymen behind the white-coated cavalry also patted their horses and sat down and ran with all their might.
"Boom." Even though there were only one hundred and ten horsemen, the effect they exerted was extraordinary, and the momentum of the Yellow Turban Army was overwhelming.
One hundred and ten cavalrymen lined up in a triangular cone formation led by white-armored cavalry, and ran rapidly with a thunderous momentum. As if the wooden horses of Huzuo's front battalion were completely useless to these cavalry, these cavalry easily crossed the wooden horses set up by the Yellow Turban Army, and then faced the Yellow Turban Army, which had restored a little order.
These 110 cavalrymen have been trained for a long time, and whenever they encounter the enemy who is in the way, they will directly kill them, pay attention to the lethal blow, and do not leave the enemy the slightest chance to counterattack, as soon as they encounter the enemy, they will directly use the spear in their hands to pick the opponent away, just like a scavenger, clearing the obstacles for the brothers behind to advance. And these cavalry are very unethical, killing a Yellow Turban Army is actually three together, not only that, they actually attack different places, have you ever seen hooligans fighting? It's where it's so big, and where it's easy to get the other party hurt, hit it.
In less than a quarter of an hour, this cavalry entered Hu Zuo's camp and the Yellow Turban Army, which had already regained calm, continued to start chaos, and these Yellow Turban Army were really afraid. Because the combat strength of this cavalry lion is too terrifying, the horror of strength makes them instinctively feel afraid, and a tremor from the soul is deeply devouring the young hearts of the Yellow Turban Army. And the horror of strength made these Yellow Turban troops ignore the fact that there were only more than 300 cavalry members.
"All charge." The spear in the hand of the white-armored cavalry was pointed at Hu Zuo, and the head of the spear, which was already stained with blood, was constantly dripping blood.
The intention of the white-armored cavalry was obvious, that is, to take Hu Zuo's life.
"Drive." The cavalry once again urged their horses to rush towards Hu Zuo.
"Hmph, there is a price to be paid for bullying Lao Tzu." Hu Zuo heard the order of the white-armored cavalry and knew that the enemy wanted his own life, and immediately the fear in his heart came up, but it was more of a desire to survive, and Hu Zuo still felt that he had to fight. Immediately said hysterically.
"Listen, everyone, there are more than 2,000 of us, and they are only about 300 people, and we can kill them even if we use people. Don't be afraid, listen to Ben's orders. At this time, Hu Zuo remembered that there were thousands of people around him, and there was still a certain gap in the number of people between the two sides.
So Hu Zuo immediately ordered his subordinates to change the formation, as long as he could resist the enemy's attack on the time of the two pillars of incense, not far away was Zhang Niujiao's 30,000 Chinese army, as long as Hu Zuo held on and waited for Zhang Niujiao's rescue. As long as Zhang Niujiao's reinforcements arrive, not only can he save his own life, but he can also make dumplings for the enemy here. At that time, as long as he tells the marshal that this is his own plan to lure the snake out of the hole, then it will be another great achievement. Hehe, thinking of this, Hu Zuo actually laughed out loud. On this battlefield where lives can be lost in the blink of an eye.
However, will the white-armored cavalry let Hu Zuo hold out until Zhang Niujiao's reinforcements arrive?