Chapter 125 General Hu knew the reason in detail, and the Tiande army rushed into battle

"The last general led people out of the door, and the other party disappeared out of thin air before our eyes, and disappeared without a trace. Zhuang Xiaowei said: "We couldn't find anyone around, so we had to go back and find that General Pang Biao had died in the room with his wife." Like the soldiers outside, they had no wounds on their bodies. The last general knew that something was wrong, and hurried to the consul general's mansion, only to find that the consul's mansion had also been killed. We found traces of a fight and a pool of blood in the Consulate's quarters, presumably because the Assassin had fought with the Commander-in-Chief, and was wounded by the Commander-in-Chief. However, according to the calculation of time, the assassin who assassinated the Commander-in-Chief and the person we found in General Pang's Mansion should not be the same person, and the last general thinks that there should be several assassins, and they are all at the same time. ”

Hu Chao nodded, acknowledging his judgment.

Zhuang Xiaowei paused for a moment and continued: "After the last general knew the truth of the matter, he immediately sent his soldiers and horses to inform the Zhongzi Battalion and the Kuizi Battalion, and then led people to Nancheng. However, by the time his subordinates arrived, the gate of the southern city had been broken, and the city walls had been lost. The enemy was fierce and outnumbered, so I could only gather the remnants of the army and fight and retreat, engage in street battles with the enemy, and hold the city for reinforcements. But I didn't expect that the reinforcements were delayed, and the Tiande people couldn't attack us, so they even set fire to the city, and we ......"

Speaking of this, Zhuang Xiaowei thought of his brothers again, and his eyes couldn't help but burst into tears.

Hu Chao patted Zhuang Xiaowei on the shoulder, and said with guilt: "General Zhuang, I will be sorry for you." However, under the circumstances at that time, I had no choice but to make any other choice, I only had 30,000 horses, but I had to defend the mountains and rivers behind me, and I could only give up on you! If I was lucky enough to be alive after this battle, I would definitely go to Tianguan City to mourn my brothers and make amends for their crimes!"

Zhuang Xiaowei said repeatedly: "General, the last general doesn't dare to blame the general, it's just my brother, who died too miserably." ”

Hu Chao comforted him a few more words, and Zhuang Xiaowei gradually calmed down.

After listening to Zhuang Xiaowei's report, Hu Chao finally knew the situation that night.

Zhao Yingzhi, the commander of Tianguan, and the commanders of the three battalions in the city were all secretly assassinated! As a result, the army in Tianguan City was almost completely uncommanded.

The so-called snake has no head, in this case, the combat effectiveness of the soldiers and horses of Tianguan City cannot be brought into play at all, and they are fighting separately, so they naturally cannot resist the onslaught of Tiande, and the fall of Tianguan City is reasonable.

It's just that Tianguan City is so heavily guarded, the assassins sent by Tiande were able to sneak into it unknowingly, and silently slaughtered Zhao Yingzhi and the three main generals, which made Hu Chao a little unbelievable. You must know that even an ordinary martial saint-level powerhouse can't do this.

Moreover, from Zhuang Xiaowei's mouth, he learned that the deceased had no wounds all over his body, and his description of the assassins was even more strange and mysterious, which also made Hu Chao feel that these assassins were extraordinary.

However, the past is gone, and now the most important thing is to face the Tiande army coming from the direction of Tianguan City, Hu Chao put away his thoughts and said: "General Zhuang, you go down to rest and deal with the injuries on your body, the Tiande army is coming soon, we just need such loyal and brave people!"

"Yes, General!" Zhuang Xiaowei clenched his fists and was taken out by Hu Chao's soldiers.

"Hengchuan, what do you think of this group of assassins?" As soon as Zhuang Xiaowei left, Hu Chao turned his head to Li Hengchuan and asked.

Li Hengchuan said: "The last general has no clue now. However, according to Zhuang Xiaowei, this group of assassins is by no means idle, and we must be vigilant and more cautious in the future, and we must not repeat the mistakes of Tianguan City. ”

Hu Chao nodded.

The two were discussing in the tent, and suddenly there was a long voice outside: "Report ~ ~ ~!"

Hu Chao and Li Hengchuan glanced at each other, and immediately opened the tent door and walked out.

A sweaty probe pounced on one knee and said loudly: "Report to the general, the Tiande cavalry has left Tianguan City and is coming here, and the forward is less than twenty miles away!"

"It's coming so fast!" Hu Chao said: "Can it be found that it is Tiande's department that is the striker, how many people are there?"

Tanma replied: "The enemy army has erected the Vulture Battle Banner, and there are 20,000 men and horses. ”

Li Hengchuan said: "General, it's the people of the Vulture Department!"

Hu Chao nodded: "The Vulture Department ranks sixth among the eight Heavenly Virtue Divisions, and their Vulture Riders are good at short-distance attacks, which is extremely difficult to deal with!

"Yes!"

In the next moment, Hu Chao's army waved its flags, and the whole army moved in unison, the sword and shield hands rushed forward, the pikemen were behind, and the few cavalry wandered on both sides to maneuver. After the battle formation, the dense archers lined up in a phalanx and waited for the battle.

Although the Southern Qi Dynasty was weak, it occupied the richest Tianci Plain on the mainland, and its national strength was rich. Among the Three Kingdoms, the army of Southern Qi has the highest salary, the best treatment, and the most sophisticated equipment, and sufficient military expenditure can allow them to equip expensive archers on a large scale, so the longbowmen of Southern Qi are the most, and the arrow array of Southern Qi is also famous in the world.

And the bow and arrow is a peerless weapon against the cavalry, and Taiyuan City is close to the border pass, which is the forefront of dealing with the Tiande cavalry. Therefore, Zhou Qiwu was equipped with about 10,000 elite longbowmen in the defenders of Taiyuan City, accounting for one-third of the defenders of Taiyuan City, which is extremely rare, but the effect is also extremely significant.

For more than ten years, Tiande and Nanqi have fought several times, although the scale is not large, but as we all know, Tiande soldiers are extremely strong in combat, and every time they will pose a huge threat to Nanqi. Fortunately, Nanqi has the Tianguan City, a dangerous pass, and with the timely support of Taiyuan City, Tiande soldiers and horses can be intercepted outside the southern border every time, among them, the peerless arrow array of Taiyuan City is indispensable!

Twenty miles away, for the Tiande cavalry, running at full speed, they can arrive soon, Hu Chao knows that there is not much time left for the Southern Qi army.

Knowing that the Tiande cavalry was rapidly approaching, the entire Southern Qi army became nervous. The previous battles were covered by Tianguan City, and their own side had an absolute advantage. However, this time, the Southern Qi army met the opposing cavalry with infantry on flat ground, and although the front of the army formation was full of pits, and there were many horses and horses, they still felt uneasy.

Feeling the nervousness of the soldiers and horses under his command, Hu Chao immediately secretly ordered his generals to cheer up the army, after all, these 30,000 soldiers and horses were an elite division that had been in battle for a long time, and they soon calmed down under the appeasement of the generals.

In the front row of the military formation, six thousand sword shields held sword frame shields, waiting for the battle, looking at the bend at the mouth of the valley with full attention. Behind the sword and shield hands, six thousand pikemen stood with their spears upright, and the sharp tips of their spears lined up in a forest of spears, poking out from the gaps in the sword and shield hands, and the cold cold light shone in the daylight.

These twelve thousand melee infantry were followed by ten thousand well-trained longbowmen, the left of the archers

On the right, there were 3,000 Mo sword soldiers to protect the archers who were weaker in close combat, and on both sides of the entire army formation were 5,000 cavalry, which were used as mobile forces. The whole army of 30,000 horses and horses is in a neat formation, and the troops are complete.

As time passed, the aura of the real army formation became more and more solemn, and suddenly, the whole army shook at the same time, and tens of thousands of eyes looked forward in unison.

On the ground, the scattered rocks began to shake incessantly, and everyone only felt that the ground under their feet began to tremble, and small stones began to fall down on the mountain walls on both sides of the valley.

"It's coming!" Hu Chao muttered to himself with deep eyes.

Gradually, from far to near, a faint sound of horses' hooves became clearer and clearer, and finally there was a roar, noisy like muffled thunder, like a drum beating in the hearts of the Southern Qi soldiers.

Hu Chao patted the war horse and said loudly: "The whole army is ready!"

The generals standing in front of the longbowmen immediately began to wave their flags, and more than 10,000 longbowmen drew their arrows from their backs and put them on the bowstrings, bending their bows like a full moon and aiming ahead.

At the same time, sword and shield men, pikemen, sword soldiers, and cavalry all prepared to defend themselves.

The tremor in the valley was even more violent, and finally, at the bend, with the clear sound of horses' hooves, a figure flashed out. In his hand he held up a tall flag, on which a fierce vulture came to life.

As soon as the flag bearer of Tiande pulled the reins, the war horse "Xi Sisi" under his crotch roared, and the person stood up and stayed in place.

Immediately after, countless cavalry of the Heavenly Virtue Vulture Department frantically poured out of the corner. The sudden appearance of the Southern Qi army formation in front of them only surprised them slightly, and in the next second, they had already let out a wild roar, and they charged towards the Southern Qi army without hesitation.

"Longbowmen prepare!" Hu Chao roared, and ten thousand longbowmen pointed their arrows forward.

"Shoot!"

"Buzz~ ~ ~" A sound of bowstring vibration came, and countless arrows shot into the air, turning into a rain of arrows, whistling and enveloping the galloping Tiande cavalry galloping towards them.

"Ah~" A terrible scream sounded, and under the cover of the Nanqi arrow array, none of the hundreds of knights who rushed to the front were spared, and a large piece was suddenly missing from the entire Tiande formation.

But immediately, this blank was filled by the Tiande cavalry that followed closely, and the Tiande cavalry was like a rainbow and moved forward.

"Shoot again!"

The rain of arrows rose into the air again, taking away countless souls, but on the contrary, the distance between the Tiande cavalry and the Southern Qi army formation was getting closer and closer.

Finally, after losing thousands of cavalry, the Tiande cavalry finally approached the Southern Qi army formation. The Tiande cavalry at the forefront could clearly see the nervous expressions of the Nanqi soldiers in the military formation. Far from intimidating them, the dead companions stirred up their bloodthirsty nature. The mouth of the Tiande cavalry let out a beastly howl, and countless sabers lit up, and the cold light flickered.

"Boom" At this moment, the war horses in the front row of Tiande were planted forward, and the knights on the horses were caught off guard and were fiercely penetrated by this ruthlessness. It's time to trap the horse!

Tens of thousands of horse pits were densely packed in front of the formation, and the effect was excellent, and thousands of Tiande cavalry planted their horses, either killed or wounded.

However, in the next moment, the Tiande cavalry roaring behind them did not slow down at all, and they did not hesitate to step over the compatriots and war horses that had fallen to the ground, trampled them into meat paste, and fiercely loaded the horse-rejecting stakes in front of the Southern Qi army array.

The war between Tiande and Nanqi finally began.