Chapter 61: Confrontation before the battle
On the fourth watch of the next day, the patrolling soldiers began to sound the gong.
The soldiers began to raise the fire one after another, and when they had eaten, they began to assemble.
After the assembly, the sky also began to brighten, and began to march in the direction of Xu County.
Along the way, when it was dawn, Zhu Jun ordered all the generals to change their armaments, after all, if you encounter an enemy on the way, the other party will not give you time to change your clothes.
And after Bo Cai's spies found out the news of the imperial army, they passed back the news of the other party from time to time.
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"According to the time reported by the spies, they will be here in more than two hours."
Hearing this, Bocai said: "The opponent's troops are not less than ours, and they are much better equipped. If we want to win, we have to win by surprise,"
He Man nodded and replied, "Indeed." In this case, the mode of combat will have to be changed. ”
Previously, they wanted to set up the battlefield in a place that was favorable to them, but due to the large number of people on both sides, if there was a full-scale war, the battle line would either be stretched very long or spread far away.
And with such a geographical advantage on both sides of the hillside, the other party will not be a fool.
It can only be said that Bo Cai's previous thoughts were a little too simple.
He Man continued: "I have arranged for the cavalry to make a long detour to the sides to wait for orders, and the archers still go to the high ground as originally planned, even if the archers are found to be withdrawn. It's always better to be prepared with both hands. ”
"Hmm."
Several people feel that at present, they can only go first, the armament is not as good as others, and the number of people is about the same, and they don't want to think of other ways, so what should I do? And now we can only take one step at a time.
Near noon, the figure of Zhu Jun's team finally appeared.
Because they wanted to push the battle line out, Bo Cai and the others also went out of the city gate in advance and waited.
Looking at the clothes of the sergeant behind Zhu Jun, he was looking at what he was wearing. In addition to the leader and leader, the soldiers under his command are difficult to uniformly dress except for the yellow scarf on their heads.
Liu Bi turned around and looked at the subordinates behind him, all of them had greedy eyes in their eyes, and then turned his head to look at Bo Cai, and said, "Boss! Can you do it? ”
For the soldiers of the imperial court in front of them, these yellow turban soldiers did not reveal a trace of timidity, but because of the gap in armaments between the two sides, they were eyed by each other.
Wu Ba glanced at him and said, "What about the good order?" I'll go first. ”
Several people looked at Wu Ba helplessly.
At this time, Zhu Jun's team also stopped near the high slope.
Looking up at the high slopes on both sides, Zhu Jun turned around and asked Yan Zhong'an to repel Hou to investigate, this position is an excellent position for ambushes, although it will not cause many casualties to his side, but it can also cause a lot of trouble.
Seeing the other party's actions, Bo Cai guessed what the other party wanted to do, glanced back at Huang Shao, and signaled that the archers could be evacuated.
After a while, the scout sent the news back.
"General, all the archers on the other side have been evacuated."
Zhu Jun nodded, and then looked in the direction of Bocai.
"Which of you is Bocai?"
Seeing the other side shouting, Bo Cai said heartily: "Your grandfather is here." ”
Zhu Jun didn't care, it was not necessary for him to be quick talked. When even replied: "I heard that this Yingchuan County is the most powerful of you, the Yellow Turban traitor? ”
"What? Want to join us? If you're willing to join us, I'll make you a deputy commander. ”
Yan Zhong replied: "Traitor, the general of my family is the right middle general named by His Majesty, and I can look up to you when I talk to you!" ”
Hearing this, Bo Cai pursed his mouth, and he thought he was a big official.
"My eldest is talking to your general, what are you talking about? Looking for death? Wu Ba said, raising the plate axe in his hand and pointing at Yan Zhong.
Bo Cai said indifferently: "General Zhu, your subordinates are a little overstepping." ”
As soon as these words came out, Yan Zhong suddenly felt a burst of pressure and wanted to refute it, but he didn't know what to say, so he had to look at Zhu Jun and say, "General, I." ”
Zhu Jun interrupted him, "It's nothing." ”
Although he said that it was nothing, Zhu Jun's impression of Yan Zhong in his heart dropped a little.
Then he looked at Bo Cai and said, "Bo Cai, I asked someone to send a message to you that day, saying that I want to meet you, do you want us to do it first?" ”
Bo just wanted to open his mouth, but Wu Ba next to him quit.
Seeing Wu Ba, several people had a headache.
Bo Cai smiled: "General, why don't you let your subordinates come first?" ”
Hearing this, Zhu Jun nodded, and then looked at the few people beside him.
For the few generals under these hands, Zhu Jun doesn't know their bottoms, but since he can sit up, even if they are all showmanship, he should have some ability.
The two lieutenants and the five lieutenants all asked for orders to prove themselves.
"Deputy General Ge Chuanyou, please fight!"
"Duan Yigao, the captain of the shooting battalion, please fight!"
"Meng Chen, the captain of the Yue Cavalry Battalion, please fight!"
"Infantry battalion captain Yan Zhong please fight!"
"Zhao Pingcheng, captain of the Changshui Battalion, please fight!"
"The captain of the Tun Cavalry Battalion is always happy to fight!"
Looking at a few people, Zhu Jun thought in his heart that if he won this first battle, it would be a very big boost to morale. Zhu Jun was skeptical about the captains of the five battalions, he could feel that the few people behind Bo Cai were not simple, and a few captains might go up to deliver food.
immediately looked at Ge Chuanyou, and said, "Ge Chuanyou, you go." ”
Ge Chuanyou's eyes lit up, "No! ”
The other five people were relieved in their hearts, although they took the initiative to ask for battle, they were really afraid that they would be chosen.
The relaxed demeanor of several people fell into Zhu Jun's eyes, revealing helplessness in their hearts.
With his legs clamped, Ge Chuanyou drove his horse to the front of the battle. Holding a halberd, he pointed to Bocai's camp and said, "Moth thief, I am the general's deputy general Ge Chuanyou, who will fight with me!" ”
Wu Ba rode directly out of the battle, and did not give them a chance to discuss at all.
He Man and the others looked at Bo Cai helplessly, and Bo Cai shrugged his shoulders, indicating that he couldn't help it.
Coming to Ge Chuanyou, Wu Ba held a plate axe in each hand and shouted: "Your grandfather Wu Ba has come to see how much ability you have!" ”
The two of them were also happy, and they didn't say much and started fighting directly.
Ge Chuan Youze rushed towards Wu Ba, holding a halberd and stabbing him in the chest, even if he didn't hurt the other party, he had to pick him off the horse with one move.
Wu Ba looked disdainful, but since the other party can play as the first general, he must have some ability.
One axe slapped away the halberd, and the other axe slashed over.
Seeing this, Ge Chuanyou pulled back his halberd to block this move.
The two also misunderstood.
"Come again!"
The two kept going back and forth, and the weapons of both sides were intertwined.
The halberd was like a poisonous snake with an open mouth, and the Ge on both sides were like poisonous fangs, carrying the sound of wind and constantly slashing in front of Wu Ba.
The double axes in Wu Ba's hands, one for defense and the other for offense, attacking left and right blocking, the double axes did not look bulky in his hands at all.
Seeing this, Duan Yigao's hand quietly touched the bow and arrow on the horse's back.
None of the people around him noticed his actions, including Zhu Jun, and their eyes were now on Ge Chuanyou and Wu Ba.
In the first confrontation just now, he saw that Ge Chuanyou's strength was weaker than the opponent's, but fortunately, Ge Chuanyou's skills were higher than the opponent's, so he didn't fall behind.
Several lieutenants didn't expect the other party to be so brave, and they couldn't help but be a little glad in their hearts, if they really let themselves step forward to deal with it, they might lose the first move.
Ge Chuanyou didn't expect that the person in front of him really had some ability, so he couldn't help but be cautious. But he also saw that Wu Ba's kung fu on the horse was not good, so he still had an advantage.
Riding his horse again and rushing towards Wu Ba, Ge Chuanyou kept attacking around Wu Ba.
Hooks, stabs, cuts, halberds rattle.
Wu Ba could only resist with a double axe, and the war horse under him kept spinning, and he was a little angry in his heart.
Blocking the halberd again, Wu Ba pulled the reins and pulled away from Ge Chuanyou.
Wu Ba took the initiative to get off the horse, kicked on the horse's buttocks, and scolded: "What's the use of this broken horse? ”
The horse neighed and ran back to the camp.
This is not his strong point in this game, although without the war horse, it seems to be weaker than the opponent on the surface, but he is confident that the opponent will be knocked off the horse.
Ge Chuanyou didn't expect this person to take the initiative to get off the horse, but he didn't follow him. This is a better way to attack the opponent, and although the mobility will be worse on horseback, the horse can also be used for defense and offense.
Riding his horse again and rushing towards Wu Ba, he kept waving the halberd in his hand.
Wu Ba also strode over, and with each step, the smoke and dust under his feet were also raised.
The halberd swept over, and Wu Ba also slashed it with a double axe.
Under the fight, Ge Chuanyou felt that his right hand was a little cracked, and if he hadn't held it with his left hand immediately, I'm afraid that the halberd would have taken off.
On the other hand, Wu Ba just fell with a blow, and he raised his axe again and slashed over, and the two axes danced in turn, like the sound of a tiger's roar.
After fighting a few moves, Ge Chuanyou clamped the horse's belly with his legs, tightened the reins with one hand, and the horse's front hooves suddenly rose high, wanting to trample on Wu Ba.
I saw that Wu Ba was not afraid at all, and the double axe that was originally slashed at Ge Chuanyou slashed at the horse's belly with a turn.
The double axe slashed heavily on the horse's belly, and the horse suffered pain, neighing, and the hooves fell heavily, but they also fell to the side unsteadily.
And Ge Chuanyou's halberd landed firmly on the ground, looking at the war horse lying in a pool of blood in distress, and anger suddenly rose in his heart.
"You're looking for death!"
Without waiting for Wu Ba's mocking words to come out, Ge Chuanyou brandished a halberd and attacked Wu Ba.
Even though Wu Ba's strength was stronger than Ge Chuanyou's, the latter's heart was now surging with anger, and the sound of the halberd breaking through the air continued to pounce on Wu Ba like a spirit snake.
If it weren't for Wu Ba's strong strength and the fact that he was holding a double axe, I am afraid that he would have been injured a long time ago.
Why did he see that Wu Ba was on the defensive, and asked Xiang Bocai a little anxiously, "Boss, do you need help?" ”
Bo Cai shook his head, if he really helped Wu Ba, he would not be nagging afterwards, and the two of them have not been injured until now, and they have not yet reached the point of death.