Chapter 209: The Struggle for the Throne (13)
Just when the ballista of Zhuang Shaogu's army was launched, He Jinjun's 5,000 iron cavalry also began to attack the Jiaoshuo Xiyuan Army, and the 12,000 infantry of the Xiyuan Army formed a dense formation, struggling to resist the penetration of the iron cavalry.
Although the Xiyuan Army also has a certain combat effectiveness, it is still not a small gap compared to He Jin's five thousand battle-hardened iron cavalry, and soon there are signs of collapse, Jian Shuo was shocked, and immediately restrained his subordinates to resist desperately, and made a heavy promise that after the war, each person will be rewarded with 1,000 money! 5,000 yuan for the families of the war dead! Kill an enemy and reward 10,000 yuan!
Jian Shuo also made a bloody investment, if more than 10,000 people are alive after the war, then 1,000 yuan per person, a total of 10 million, if all the 5,000 iron horsemen are destroyed, they will be rewarded with 50 million! Of course, this is impossible! If they all die, well, then there is no need for a reward! They are all dead, which means that this battle is defeated!
Jian Shuo thought very thoroughly, this is a critical moment, the decisive moment of the king and the defeat, there is no room for the slightest retreat, so you must make a bloody investment! In other words, take the money and stone him to death!
Encouraged by the heavy money, the Xiyuan Army finally stabilized its formation, moved forward, and fought with the cavalry, which was able to resist! Seeing this, Jian Shuo immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and then observed the situation elsewhere, just when he saw the scene of Zhuang Shaogu's army exerting his might and bloodily slaughtering He Jinjun, his heart was suddenly settled!
Although a lot of thought has been spent on Zhuang Shaoyou, it is all worth it! Zhuang Shaoyou is worth this value! After this battle, Zhuang Shaoyou's worth will definitely rise! At the same time, Jian Shuoxin also had some careful thoughts, such as, how to encircle this powerful army under his command? Those ballistas and hard crossbows are definitely magic weapons, and they seem to be quite easy to operate, can your own army also get some of this equipment?
In fact, if Jian Shuo was given a little more time, he could still come up with something deeper, where did he get these weapons? Liaonan? There are also those warships, although I haven't seen them, but their power is also good, and they once fought He Jinjun all over the ground looking for teeth! If all this is from southern Liaoning, then what did Zhuang Shaoyou do in southern Liaoning?
And, what is he tinkering with these things for? If Jian Shuo thinks of this, I don't know what kind of mood he should have!
At this moment, He Jinjun suddenly sounded an arrow, and a series of special signals were issued, which could be seen throughout the battlefield, Jian Shuo was thinking about Zhuang Shao's weapons, and when he saw these signals at first glance, he was suddenly a little strange, and he didn't know what it meant for a while.
But Zhuang Shaoyou was shocked, it was obvious that He Jinjun's hole cards were about to be opened! Could it be that they still have strange soldiers? No, He Jinjun's troops in Luoyang are well known, and they haven't heard any movement now; Could it be, could it be, it must be so!
Thinking of this, Zhuang Shaoyou immediately found Le Jin, who was commanding the battle in front, and hurriedly ordered a few words, Le Jin was also taken aback after hearing it, and immediately started to prepare.
When the Xiyuan Army and He Jin's iron cavalry were anxious, the undercurrent in the back of the Xiyuan Army surged, and He Jin's hole cards were opened! A small army gathered in the rear of the West Garden, although the number was small, but there were hundreds of people, and they all looked extremely brave, they all took out a red belt from their chests and tied it to their heads, and quietly sneaked towards Jian Shuo's location under the leadership of a general in his early thirties.
For what happened in the back, Jian Shuo had no way of knowing, he was still complacent about his own arrangement, the henchmen were all placed in the back, and then went up when they couldn't stand it in the end, those troops who fought with the cavalry in front were all surrendered after Jian Shuo suppressed the generals with thunderous means, as long as this battle can be won, even if they all die Jian Shuo will not feel distressed!
Suddenly, there was a commotion behind him, followed by a burst of screams, Jian Shuo was taken aback, and quickly got up and looked back, and the own troops behind him fought, and scolded in his mouth: "This group of rabbits!" There is also kung fu infighting at this juncture! It's really annoying to our family! ”
Jian Shuo walked briskly towards the place where the dispute occurred, thinking about how to repair these troublesome little rabbits for a while, but those who stayed in the back were all henchmen, and it would never work if they were not punished, and they would not be punished heavily! It's really distressing!
"What are you bunnies messing around? Didn't you see what's going on in front of you? Aren't they tight again! Stop for us! If you dare to move again, you will be killed! ”
However, the people below are still fighting, and they are bloody, not an ordinary fight at all!
Seeing this, Jian Shuo was extremely angry, jumped to his feet, and shouted at the male duck's throat: "It's the opposite, it's the opposite!" It's all fucking reversed! You bunnies, we definitely can't spare you this time! ”
"Whoosh!"
Dozens of light crossbow arrows shot in the direction of Jian Shuo, Jian Shuo's face was colorless, and he wanted to dodge, but it was too late!
"Puff puff!"
More than a dozen arrows sounded into the flesh, Jian Shuo looked ahead with a look of unwillingness and doubt, and fell to the ground on his back, dying! When the soldiers around them saw this, they scattered and fled, and the Lord was all hung up, and they were still waiting here to die?
The general wearing a red scarf stepped forward, kicked the corpse, and snorted coldly: "Gelding, is it true that I will be committed to submitting to you like you?" ”
But Jian Shuo couldn't hear it, leaving only a pair of big eyes that didn't bare at the sky.
It turned out that Chun Yuqiong, as one of the eight captains of the West Garden, had a close relationship with Yuan Shao, and this time he implemented Yuan Shao's undercover plan, took the lead in expressing obedience to Jian Shuo, and assisted him in suppressing other captains, and then kept patting Jian Shuo's ass, and soon won Jian Shuo's trust, not only did not deprive him of his military power, but also allocated him more people! The reward is also very rich!
Jian Shuo is very generous, these two moonlights have been drummed up more than 40 million from Zhuang Shaoyou's side, but the fat is flowing oil, this has money, the confidence is enough, and the money is also spent lavishly, relying on coercion and temptation, he actually controlled the Xiyuan Army in his hands! Of course, there are many hidden dangers, and Chun Yuqiong's backwater is just one of them! But just this one is enough to kill Jian Shuo!
Under the wanton spread of Chun Yu Qiong, the news of Jian Shuo's death soon spread throughout the whole army, Jian Shuo's army was suddenly in chaos, and the Xiyuan army that was fighting hard with He Jin's cavalry in front had no morale and retreated, He Jin's iron cavalry took the opportunity to break through the defensive formation, a piercing chisel, and cut off the Xiyuan army's waist, Chun Yu Qiongwei took his henchmen and coerced and lured the original subordinates, quickly gathered more than 3,000 people, and rushed to kill in the rear, and the Xiyuan army completely collapsed in an instant.
When Jian Shuo's Xiyuan Army collapsed, Zhuang Shaoyou was pressing the remnants of He Jinjun to fight, and He Jinjun was fighting to the death under the constraints of the generals, and he was struggling to support.
When the signal sounded, Zhuang Shaoyou and Le Jin had already begun to prepare for contingencies, and when they saw the riots in Jian Shuo's army, they had already begun to shrink their formation and prepare to retreat.
More than 3,000 infantry crossbowmen formed four rotating hedgehog formations and slaughtered He Jinjun bitterly! The 1,800 crossbow soldiers have been loaded, and under the command of Le Jin, they have rearranged their formation, and they can attack the enemy troops close to them at any time.
Zhuang Shaoyou saw that Jian Shuo's army collapsed in an instant, and he had roughly guessed what was happening, so he must have taken the opportunity to make trouble! I'm afraid that Jian Shuo is already more than lucky! Seeing the cavalry that chiseled through the Xiyuan Army, his brows suddenly furrowed, and he sighed:
"It seems that a bloody battle is inevitable today!"
Zhuang Shao is right, his side is all infantry, and there are a lot of ballistae, and the mobility ability is much worse, it is impossible to escape the pursuit of the cavalry, if you run away immediately, you will definitely be killed by the cavalry! No matter how elite your command is, you can't do it! What's more, these centaurs are not veterans who have followed them for many years! Today, it is only by relying on high morale, peculiar formations, and divine weapons that we can have an advantage!
Thinking of this, Zhuang Shaoyou ordered loudly: "All the ballistas obey the order and arrange a defensive formation facing the left flank!" Qian, hurry up and change the formation! ”
When the Xiyuan Army was being defeated, Zhuang Shaoyou's side also acted at the same time, and made up his mind that this cavalry must be defeated before it can be evacuated! Eighteen hundred ballistae quickly rearranged their formation, divided into twelve columns, and gathered together; Le Jin commanded more than 3,000 infantry to retreat while fighting, gradually disengaged from the battle, and then gathered towards the ballista array.
He Jinjun's infantry were all relieved, in the battle just now, whether it was long-range or close-range, they had no temper at all, and when they saw that Zhuang Shaogu's army showed signs of retreating, instead of pursuing with their tails, they were relieved to move forward.
He Jin saw that the Xiyuan army was disrupted, and his own iron cavalry was mighty, and he immediately smiled.
But Yuan Shao on the side was still frowning, Yuan Shao's attention was not Jian Shuo at all, only Zhuang Shaoyou! Seeing that Zhuang Shaoyou's army was gradually detached from the battle and there were signs of changing formations, he was taken aback and immediately ordered: "Order the infantry facing the enemy to move forward with all their strength to prevent Zhuang Shaoyou from rearranging the formation!" Just go! We must not let him succeed in changing formations! Violators will be killed! ”
He Jin was very dissatisfied with Yuan Shao's direct order without asking for instructions, although he did not have a seizure, but his face was still gloomy, Yuan Shao quickly explained when he saw this: "General, please forgive your subordinates for trespassing!" The situation is really urgent, if Zhuang Shaoyou's army succeeds in changing formations, who knows what will happen! The big battle just now Zhuang Shaoyoujun was not badly damaged! If he succeeds in changing formations, we may fail! ”
When He Jin heard this, he was immediately shocked, and he didn't care about resenting Yuan Shao's arrogance, but asked eagerly: "Originally, you were in charge of command!" Your orders are the orders of this general! ”
Yuan Shao suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, it seems that this He Jin has not yet reached the point of hopelessness, and he can still distinguish the priorities! Immediately ordered:
"Order the cavalry battalion to immediately break away from the Xiyuan Army and attack Zhuang Shaoyou's army with all its might! They must not be allowed to form a formation! ”