Chapter 14: The Smoke Rises Again (2)
In the early morning of the next day, Zhuang Shaoyou practiced his sword and had breakfast, and Zhou Canglai informed Zhuang Shaoyou to go to the school to gather and go to war again!
Zhuang Shaoyou packed up, hummed a little song with a sword, and went to the school to assemble the team, the whole team of 100 people rode a good horse in Xiliang, full of spirit, very mighty, Zhuang Shaoyou was very satisfied, but some people were not happy, then Liu Cai was very angry, he didn't hand over a single good horse after seizing so many good horses, and ran to Zhang Ning and Zhou Cang to complain, of course, he was refuted by stern words.
Looking at Liu Cai's stupid appearance, Zhuang Shaoyou smiled slightly, and then the cold light flickered, this damn thing, although it was nothing to send me out last time, but his heart can be punished!
In the school field, two thousand cavalry lined up neatly, Zhuang Shaoyou with his own team was also in it, Zhang Ning stood in the front, Zhou Cang was on the side, and then there were two thousand commanders Liu Cai and Zhao Dadao, the entire Yellow Turban Army of Guangzong was mobilized, and the 100,000 Yellow Turban Army was divided into 20 battalions, and the whole army was driven to the bank of the Qing River according to the establishment.
Zhang Jiao rode on a horse in a yellow old robe, boosting the morale of his subordinates, coughing a few times from time to time, looking a little tired, while Zhang Ning led two thousand cavalry to bypass the infantry side and run towards Hulu Mountain.
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Dong Zhuo's army in the Xiliang camp, Dong Zhuo was neatly dressed, riding on a horse, looking at the younger soldiers who were going to the battlefield in front of him, and he didn't do any mobilization. Just whispered to Li Ru and Niu Fu next to him.
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Under the leadership of Han Liang and a group of court generals, the Wanguan army marched towards the bank of the Qing River.
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Hulu Pass, Zhang Ning led two thousand cavalry to guard here, a little nervous, looking back from time to time, others thought she was concerned about her team, in fact, only she knew who she was looking at, the disciple who made her worry, but seeing him on this battlefield was a lot more relieved, it seemed that it was a very happy thing to fight side by side with Zhuang Shaoyou.
And Zhuang Shaoyou looked at the mountain pass in front of him listlessly, anyway, he had already explained to Zhang Ning, if he saw Dong Zhuojun how to fight, if he saw the official army how to fight, he believed that Dong Zhuo and Li Ru were not stupid, such an obvious situation, as long as you use your brain a little, you should know how to choose, because Zhuang Shaoyou firmly believes that he has convinced Dong Zhuo and Li Ru that they will not use their younger soldiers to fight with the Yellow Turban Army.
Liu Cai turned his head and glanced at Zhuang Shaoyou with a smile, Zhuang Shaoyou felt disgusted for a while, it would be good if he could directly slaughter this dog, he was not afraid of thieves stealing, he was afraid of thieves, and it was also a very disturbing thing to be remembered by such a villain all day long.
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On the banks of the Qing River, on the sandwich road
Han Liang led the 10,000 official army to advance rapidly, but he always remained vigilant, this is the habit of soldiers, the officers and troops marched forward, and the road in front of them gradually narrowed, Han Liang also observed the situation ahead more vigilantly, about half an hour, finally passed through the narrowest place, Han Liang couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
At this moment, a large group of Yellow Turban soldiers killed from the hillside on the left, Han Liang was very disdainful in his heart, a group of local chickens and dogs, they didn't come just now, and now they came to die, stupid! It's as stupid as those brainless Western Liangman, it is estimated that those Western Liangman are now ambushed in Hulu Mountain, right? Hahaha! Han Liang drew his sword and killed it, happily thinking about what might be unlucky on Dong Zhuo's side.
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Dong Zhuo rode a horse and walked in a relatively high position today, Niu Fu and Li Ru followed behind, and a few cronies and generals, Niu Fu's 3,000 cavalry was originally a good response, but Dong Zhuo didn't take it seriously at all, that is to say, when it came to the scene, the officials and soldiers didn't take it seriously, whether you love to come or not, they all died in Hulu Mountain!
When he arrived at the Hulu Pass, Zhang Ning ordered 1,000 cavalry to get off the mountain and bring more bows and arrows according to Zhuang Shaoyou's words, and the remaining 1,000 cavalry lined up to defend in the mountain pass.
Dong Zhuojun stopped about two miles before arriving at the mountain pass, and the thousand dismounted cavalry on the mountain also suddenly stood up, holding bows and arrows in their hands, wound up, ready to shoot at any time, Li Ru almost laughed out loud when he saw this posture, this play is too fake, right? The enemy came out before the ambush came?
Zhuang Shaoyou is also helpless, if it's fake, you can't really come out again, so whether to fight or not? Simply stand up first, anyway, I made my attitude clear, you also make a statement, right?
Li Ru whispered a few words to Dong Zhuo, Dong Zhuo smiled, and ordered Niu Fu to charge with three thousand cavalry, Niu Fu was very entangled, with three thousand cavalry, running at a constant speed, charging along the mountain range on one side towards the ambush, Zhuang Shaoyou ran to Zhang Ning and muttered a few words, Zhang Ning ordered the archers on the mountain to shoot arrows at the gap on the side of the cavalry.
Niu Fu breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the arrows shot by the other party, and then shouted: "The enemy's bow and arrow are so powerful, let's retreat!" "Saying that, he retreated with the 3,000 cavalry, and the 3,000 cavalry were very puzzled, what happened today? But it's better to withdraw than to rush up and be killed by an arrow.
Dong Zhuo saw this scene and said loudly to Li Ru: "Military advisor, which one do you think the Yellow Turban Thief is singing?" ”
Li Ru thought about it and said slowly: "Lord, the enemy's ambush is so obvious, it must be a deception, I'm afraid that there are countless ambushes on the mountain, I'm afraid that this gourd mountain can't get through today, it's better to retreat, and then contact Han Liang to discuss it in the long run." ”
Dong Zhuo suddenly realized, and then shouted to his subordinates: "The rear team becomes the front team, the whole army retreats, no chaos, otherwise there will be no mercy." ”
Although the generals of the Xiliang Army were puzzled, they were still very loyal to Dong Zhuo, and they were very impressed by Li Ru's strategy.
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The 1,000 cavalry of Hulu Mountain, led by Zhang Ning and Zhou Cang, shouted: "The official army has run away, we will chase!" Then rushed towards the outside of the mountain pass, halfway through, Zhang Ning continued to slow down the speed of the horse, Zhou Cang also ordered his subordinates to slow down the speed of the horse, and the two armies retreated and chased, so they always maintained a distance of less than two miles.
On the banks of the Qinghe River, the officers and soldiers still don't know the situation of the battle in Hulu Mountain, so it should be very tragic, those stupid Xiliang Army, what's wrong with him!
Zhang Jiaoxin was very worried, he didn't know what the situation in Hulu Mountain was, but he still followed the plan, constantly lured the enemy deeper, and when the road was the most muddy, he suddenly pressed all his troops up, blocking the road for the officers and troops to advance.
Han Liang led his troops all the way forward to kill smoothly, but after rushing for a while, he suddenly got stuck again, and why was this road so difficult? You can't pull it out when you step on it, the Yellow Turban Army wears straw sandals, and is used to walking this way, so it doesn't have much impact, and the officers and soldiers are miserable, they all wear uniform standard military boots, especially their own pro-soldier troops, and metal protection, which is simply impossible to use in this kind of place!
Han Liang thought about it for a while, looking at this situation, the Yellow Turban Thief was planning to intercept them on both sides, and it was estimated that Dong Zhuo's side should be killing fiercely, and his side had to move forward quickly, and he must capture Guangzong in front of Dong Zhuo, so that the credit would be his own!
Dong Zhuo was originally a Western Liangman, and those magnates in the court didn't treat him very well, but he was a descendant general of the imperial court, if he won this battle, at least he could ask for a man to be in the future, and it would be better if he could behead Zhang Jiao! Han Liang continued to sketch out a bright future, while ordering the whole army to assault and seize the time to break through this difficult place.
On the side of Hulu Mountain, Dong Zhuojun and Zhang Ning's cavalry chased me for about ten miles, Zhang Ning deliberately slowed down, and the distance between him and Dong Zhuojun became farther and farther, and finally he couldn't see the shadow, so Zhang Ning gathered his subordinates, and Zhou Cang, Zhuang Shaoyou, and two thousand commanders Liu Cai and Zhao Dadao, after a little discussion, they turned to the back road of the official army on the bank of the Qing River.
Liu Cai glanced at Zhuang Shaoyou with jealousy, why did this centurion discuss with me? The young lady is too partial, no, she has to find an opportunity to knock him. Zhuang Shaoyou glanced at Liu Cai's triangular eyes, and knew that this was strain and hated himself, but he never had a chance! Pack up your mood and lead the team to follow Zhang Ning towards the Qing River.
The battle on the bank of the Qing River was extremely fierce, Han Liang personally led the team to rush forward to kill, the morale of the officers and soldiers was very high, Zhang Jiao saw this and immediately drove forward, cast a spell that he didn't know what and then loudly encouraged the soldiers, the two sides were red-eyed, in less than two hours, the two sides had killed more than 30,000 people, 10,000 of their officers and soldiers, and more than 20,000 of the Yellow Turban Army were killed, but the officers and soldiers were well equipped, and there were many Yellow Turban soldiers, each with its own advantages, and the advantages of the Yellow Turban Army could not be brought into play in this not too wide place, and the mobility of the officers and troops was much worse.
Just when the two sides were fighting fiercely, Zhang Ning and Zhuang Shaoyou and others led the cavalry to suddenly kill from the rear of the official army, and the official army was caught off guard, but the generals of the rear army of the official army quickly stabilized the formation and began to counterattack, this place is the narrowest section of the Qing River, the width is only less than two hundred steps, and the ground is muddy, and the advantage of the cavalry can not be brought into play, the official army reorganized the formation, and is slowly rushing up to counterattack.
At this time, Zhuang Shaoyou was anxious and argued with Zhang Ning for a while, and finally Zhang Ning compromised and shouted at the cavalry battalion: "Everyone will obey the command of Centurion Zhuang from now on, including myself, and those who violate the order will be killed!" ”
Zhou Cang didn't react, Zhao Yidao was noncommittal, Liu Cai was just about to oppose it, Zhuang Shaoyou deliberately ran to his side, suddenly pulled out the sword, and made a move at the air in front of him.
Zhuang Shaoyou's expression was extremely serious, and he raised his sword and shouted: "The two hundred-man teams of the front army drove out the approaching officers and soldiers, and all the rest of the people dismounted, lined up in four columns, and took bows and arrows!" Zhuang Shaoyou's own hundred-man team quickly carried out the order and quickly completed the formation, and the other hundred-man team also formed their formations in the same way, took out their bows and wound their arrows, and at this time, the officers and soldiers had already rushed to a place less than a hundred paces ahead.
Zhuang Shaoyou ordered loudly: "The cavalry expelled in front immediately disperse to both sides, quickly!" The first column of archers is ready, release the arrows! The second column is ready, release the arrows! The third column is ready, release the arrows! The fourth column is ready, release the arrows! ”
In this way, every two breaths, a column of soldiers released arrows, always maintaining a uniform output of firepower, and the officers and soldiers were not fast in action, and were used as live targets to shoot, and suffered heavy casualties. The most commonly used firearm in the Ming and Qing dynasties made its debut in the Three Kingdoms!
However, due to the narrow terrain, Zhuang Shaoyou asked the soldiers to line up in four teams, but the effect was almost the same, in less than a quarter of an hour, this wave of charging officers and troops retreated, and the general in charge of the palace finally panicked, and hurriedly sent someone to ask Han Liang for instructions.
Zhuang Shaoyou got on his horse, glanced forward, and then ordered loudly: "Half of the people go forward and pick up the arrows that can be used!" The two hundred cavalry on the flanks dismounted and walked up the hill to advance to the officers and troops in front of them, spreading rumors! ”
When Han Liang was leading the official army and the Yellow Turban Army to fight inextricably, the signal soldiers of the rear army came forward to report to him the situation of the rear team, Han Liang was taken aback when he heard the news, and wondered, where did the Yellow Turban Army come from? How can it appear in the rear? Could it be that Dong Zhuo's side was defeated? Can't it be so fast? Immediately calmed down again, there are not many cavalry of the Yellow Turban Army, no more than three thousand at most, the terrain here is narrow, the roads are muddy, and the cavalry can't be used, don't pay attention to them, as long as you kill them from the front, you won't be afraid of them!