Chapter Twenty-Seven: Trapped in Anfeng
In 1363 AD, the Red Turban Army of Jiangbei retreated to Anfeng City. At this time, the Jiangbei Red Turban Army was reduced from 400,000 at the beginning to less than 200,000, and Anfeng City was besieged by Yuan soldiers on all sides.
Da Kui was covered in blood at this time and stood on the tower of the north gate of Anfeng with a gun, only Yang Yonghuai and Feng Biao were around, and now the city soldiers fought with the Yuan soldiers for days and days at the head of the city, and they were already tired and fell asleep. Da Kui knew that in half an hour, the Yuan soldiers would charge again, and he took advantage of this moment to hope that the Red Turban soldiers could rest better. Because the next battle will be harsher.
The Yuan soldiers fought day and night to attack the city regardless of casualties, with the aim of destroying the Jiangbei Red Turban Army in one fell swoop. No one knows how long An Feng can hold out, but Da Kui knows that as long as he still has a breath left, he will fight to the end. Maybe future generations will not remember Zhang Dakui, but the history of the Red Turban against the Yuan Dynasty will not be erased. For the sake of China, for the suffering of the people.
Looking at the more than a dozen Yuan army 10,000 phalanx under the city, and the Yuan barracks in the distance. Da Kui is not afraid, Marshal Liu once said: What is the joy of life, what is the fear of death. At this time, although Da Kui's face was stained with blood, it was still full of perseverance. The horn sounded, and the phalanx under the city moved.
The soldier lying dead on the ground next to Da Kui seemed to be infused with his soul again, either holding on to the wall with his hands, or slowly standing up with his weapons. No one was afraid that no one flinched, and when the Yuan soldiers set up a ladder and desperately climbed the city, the red scarf soldiers on the four walls of Anfeng let out a shocking cry at the same time: "Kill." The rolling wood and stone have long been thrown, and the strong bow and crossbow have been used up. But there is the flesh and blood of the Red Turban righteous warriors, and the surging blood in their bodies.
The hand-to-hand battle began, and Da Kui took Zhang Kai and Feng Biao to hold weapons several zhang apart to defend the city. The archers of the Yuan army under the city flew arrows like locusts to shoot at the head of the city, and from time to time some red turban soldiers fell to the ground with arrows. As long as they did not die, these seriously injured red scarf soldiers climbed to the edge of the city and fell out of the city with their bodies as rolling logs.
For a while, the sound of weapons colliding around him 'clanged', and Da Kui swept and smashed with an iron spear in his hand, overturning all the soldiers who climbed into the city wall in front of him. Da Kui, Yang Yonghuai, and Feng Biao each kept a few zhang distance, and Yang Yonghuai was already injured at this time. The swing of the big knife in his hand has been slow. At this time, more than a dozen Yuan soldiers came up not far from the three of them, and Feng Biao shouted: "I'll come." After that, he rushed over and picked up the big knife and slashed the first Yuan soldier to the ground, and the rest of the Yuan soldiers each brandished their scimitars and rushed to Feng Biao to kill. Feng Biao unfolded his knife technique to slash horizontally, vertically, and obliquely, and a nine-ring golden knife was like a wheel.
More than ten Yuan soldiers were cut down by five or six in a blink of an eye, and the rest of the Yuan soldiers were afraid of their might and couldn't help retreating. And there were constantly Yuan soldiers climbing up to the top of the city, Feng Biao saw a loud shout and raised the knife pole and slammed forward, and several Yuan soldiers who did not enter the city wall were pushed down the city without a stable foothold.
The bloody battle at the head of the city fell into a stalemate, and the soldiers outside the city continued to enter the city. At this time, the reserve men and horses of the Red Turban Army in the city were also constantly reinforcing the city. For a while, the people in the city were crowded and fighting, face-to-face slashing, both sides were fighting for their lives, and for a while the city became a tug-of-war situation, just to see which side could hold on to the end.
Da Kui always paid attention to Yang Yonghuai in the battle, because Yang Yonghuai was already at the end of his crossbow. The four walls are guarded by the generals of the Red Turban Army, and only the north gate has been impregnable. The other three gates were seized by the Yuan army many times around noon today, and were recaptured by the red turban soldiers in the city.
These soldiers are all friends of Da Kui in the past, and they are brothers who have been in the bloody field together. When Jia San died in battle outside Bianliang City, Da Kui's heart was as sad as a knife. Yang Yonghuai later advised him: Since he is serving the battlefield, he must always prepare the horse leather shroud.
In order to prevent Yang Yonghuai from encountering an accident, Da Kui picked the two Yuan soldiers off the city and moved closer to Zhang Kai. Along the way, there were three or five Yuan soldiers lying beside him. When Da Kui and Yang Yonghuai faced each other, Yang Yonghuai had already suffered three knife wounds.
Da Kui asked with concern: "Brother Yang, how are you?" Zhang Kai barely squeezed out a smile and said: "No wonder you are a Shenwei general, you can survive the hard battles day and night, and you are still alive and well." Da Kui stabbed a Yuan soldier with a spear and then smiled: "I am practiced, who told you that you have nothing to do just hold on to what kind of military book and tactics, but the martial arts are neglected to practice." After a pause, he said: "But I am very convinced of you, if it weren't for your many hearts, I wouldn't be so majestic now." Yang Yonghuai gasped and said, "If there is an afterlife, I am willing to fight the enemy side by side with you." ”
Da Kui hurriedly said: "Bah, bah, I actually said frustrating words." Neither of us will die. Yang Yonghuai laughed: "From ancient times to the present, the clay pot has never been broken by the well, and the general will inevitably die in battle." Then Yang Yonghuai shouted loudly and stabbed a Yuan soldier who rushed to his side to the ground. The two of them were close to each other in this way, side by side against the enemy. They are all silent and no longer speak, because they have already had a tacit understanding.
At this time, five red scarf generals rushed up along the city defense ladder in the city. Went straight to Da Kui and Yang Yonghuai's side and said: "Two generals Zhang, the marshal asked me to wait to replace the two generals, and asked the two generals to go to the Chinese army to discuss matters, saying that there is something important to discuss." Hearing this, Da Kui turned around and picked up Yang Yonghuai, turned around and shouted, "Brother Feng, you have to resist for a while." Let's go and go back. At this time, Feng Biao was fighting fiercely and had no time to reply. Da Kui carried Yang Yonghuai down the city defense ladder and went straight to the Chinese army.
Entering the Chinese military camp, Da Kui hurriedly shouted: "Medical officer, medical officer, come and take care of General Yang." When the medical officer heard this, he rushed over early to check on Yang Yonghuai's injuries, while untying Yang Yonghuai's armor and bandaging the wounds. On the other hand, he said: "General Yang's injury is fortunately not critical, so it's okay." ”
After Yang Yonghuai's wound was bandaged, Da Kui helped Yang Yonghuai into the Chinese army's tent. In the tent, Prime Minister Liu Futong was discussing military aircraft with several generals, and saw Da Kui coming in. Liu Fu channel: "General Zhang came just in time, I have something important to discuss with you." With that, he pulled Da Kui out of the tent and came to a tent on the side. There were dozens of red scarf soldiers guarding the tent outside, but when they entered the tent, they saw Han Lin'er, the king of Xiaoming, sitting in the tent.
Da Kui was very puzzled and asked: "What is the important matter of the prime minister?" Liu Fu channel: "Now Anfeng is surrounded on all sides, and the red turban soldiers and horses in the city have been less than 100,000 after repeated fierce battles, and the grain and grass have been exhausted. Outside the city, the Yuan army had no less than 500,000 soldiers and horses, and it was already a matter of time before the city was broken like this. Da Kui gritted his teeth and said: "So what, it's a big deal to fight a fish and break the net." ”
Liu Futong comforted: "Hard fighting is by no means an option! A few months ago, I sent someone to ask for help from Wu Guogong of Jiangnan Province, and the Yuan soldiers will arrive in the near future. But King Xiao Ming is here, but the old man doesn't dare to take risks. The old man has something to trust, I wonder if the general agrees?"
Da Kui couldn't help but be stunned, knowing that there must be something important for Prime Minister Liu Cheng to say so.