Volume 1 Chapter 453 Beacon Fire (II)

"Liu Yuanjun led an army of 500,000 to break through the Tiger Pass, personally beheaded the thief and handsome Hu Zhen, and broke the 100,000 Xiliang army, and now he is chasing the remnants of the army."

"Folks, don't panic, stay at home, and the army will clean up the Dong thieves and soldiers in a few days."

At this time, a large number of troops patrolled the street entrance, and occasionally there were screams of killing the rebels, and the streets in the county town had already been quiet, and every household had closed its door.

At this moment the cavalry galloped through the streets, shouting these words, causing the figures in the house to look at them and shrink back.

For the people, the news of such a sudden breakthrough was a little surprised, but also a little joyful, and they took it for granted...... But at this time, you can't go out, there are still soldiers outside.

But for the Xiliang army, it was great bad news, and in the Xiliang military camp that was blocked and besieged in the city, this small army heard that everyone was as pale as dirt.

Even if the general chanted "there must be a fraud", it could not dispel the rapid decline of morale...... Because that's the world-famous Liu Da'er

At this time, dense footsteps, 10,000 bows arrived in time.

These people were dressed in paper armor, with a huge bronze mirror on their chests on the front and back, and high red tassels on their iron helmets, carrying red flags.

These officers are all fierce, with a tiger's back and a bear's waist, with wind and frost, and at a glance they know that Lu Dao is a veteran of the battlefield.

In addition to these, as well as a thousand professional archers, the rest were both foot soldiers and crossbowmen.

Guan Yu swept it and saw that it was originally only a good crossbow of more than six stones-Ye Qing Ziyu, Xuzhou and Jingbei arsenals were selected and preferred, and the 330-meter limit range was indeed excellent, but it was not enough in front of the 550-meter limit range of the big yellow crossbow, not to mention the 'end of the strong crossbow, the effective killing range of kinetic energy weapons should be greatly reduced, and the advantages and disadvantages would be more obvious after the drop.

Command: "Change your clothes and get on the rhubarb crossbow"

"Yes" the officers responded, they actually trekked along the way, very tired, but they also heard the good news, the confidence and courage to kill the enemy, let them overcome the fatigue, under the command of the officers, their response, like the spring thunder rolled across the earth, immediately the whole army changed clothes, one by one smiled.

For light and heavy cavalry, a good horse is the foundation for a life, mainly to charge in groups, and for formally trained foot soldiers, it is a good crossbow, professional archers have an excellent rate of fire, but the training cost is extremely high, and shoot a dozen or twenty arrows, and the arm strength is consumed to the point that it is difficult to aim with a full bow, or is it reduced to being a crossbowman......

The bloodline of the Han people who came down from the plateau has not yet degenerated, and at this time, the height and strength of the waist to open the crossbow are not difficult, and the people's wisdom is the first to open, and after the aiming habit of the scale of the mountain after fixing the string, it is easier to aim than pulling the bow.

"Command the surrender inside" Guan Yu ordered again, he had the intention to kill all these Xiliang soldiers, but after thinking about it, he still issued this order.

At that moment, an officer rushed out, escorted by a few armored soldiers, ran to a distance of two hundred paces from the camp, and stopped at a distance.

The man ran a few more steps and shouted to the barracks: "Listen, my lord has broken the tiger prison, you surrender quickly, otherwise there is no need for my lord to come in person, there will be no way to survive if tens of thousands of troops attack here, you must think carefully, lest you regret it."

There was an uproar in the barracks, and for a moment, there was a sound of killing inside, and the officer looked at the movement of the barracks, and after a while, a bloodstained shot came out, which was an arrow: "Bah, how can I wait for you?"

The officer sneered, dodged the arrow, and galloped back to the formation.

Seeing this, Guan Yu showed his murderous eyes, and said coldly to the deputy general: "You go to command, go and concentrate the twenty bed crossbows, first destroy the arrow tower in the camp, and then fire a thousand crossbows in unison."

"Yes" The deputy general went immediately, and sure enough, only for a moment, the "boom boom" continued, and the twenty bed crossbows fired intensively, and there was a series of loud noises, and one by one the arrow towers fell.

Seeing this, tens of thousands of Han troops cheered together, deafening.

"Shooting" the arrow tower has gone, the crossbow bow stepped forward, and suddenly a rain of arrows fell, this was a chaotic rain of arrows, under the large-scale attack, there was a rhythmic sound of falling shots, and suddenly there were screams inside.

"General, someone is going to surrender. "Seeing a white flag, someone reported it.

Guan Yu sneered: "I want to descend at this time, it's too late, kill in"

Suddenly, shouting and killing, the Han army poured in like a tide along the gaps in many places, and the desperate Xiliang soldiers were inspired by the bloody nature at this time, desperately resisting.

I saw the sword light and sword shadow in the camp, several puffs of smoke came up, and the flames were faintly seen, but someone set the fire, but Guan Yu saw this, but he didn't move.

A moment later, the killing in the barracks subsided.

"Mend the knife, recover the crossbow arrows," Guan Yu commanded, and the sorcerer quickly passed on the order.

With this order, in this barracks, a large number of soldiers inspected and cleaned up the battlefield, making up for any Xiliang soldiers, eliminating all resistance, and suddenly a continuous scream sounded.

"Gongxian has vested, we must prepare for Luoyang's resistance, and we must reorganize and arrange the defense of the county. When Guan Yu saw it, his eyes did not move, and he was saying commandingly.

Another person came to report: "General, there are 1,700 volunteers in this county who want to serve our army in the newly organized volunteer camp, and I have made preliminary inquiries about my hometown, and the four prefectures of Hebei account for more than 70 percent, and many people say that they know you, the general."

As he spoke, he handed over a handful of small small numbers that were somewhat inconspicuous: "Let me show you this."

"Immediately check the secret record book to have this sign, set up a partial division, promote the old soldiers who are marked with red names, and the whole battalion will be equipped with captains, and they will be fully armed" Guan Yu's eyes lit up and said, the lord had a previous advice, but it can be of great use when he encounters this part of the soldiers

Some of the newly promoted lieutenants were still puzzled and discussed: "Why did you vote for so many when you first came, and most of them are from Hebei?"

The old man in the army couldn't help laughing: "Do you know that two years ago, there was a great drought in Hebei, and the displaced people fled to Luoyang, and the imperial court established a camp of 370,000 displaced people? At that time, the struggle for power between the DPRK and China was fierce and no one paid attention to it. ”

"Ah......" The captain from the Hanmen suddenly said loudly: "I remember that at that time, the court and the central government still laughed at this, saying that the lord was called the commander of the Hanako battalion. ”

"Hmph, who is laughing the most now? Tuntian is just a four-month rotation training hammer丨... ̈Someone came to their senses.

At this time, the local heroes and strongmen had the ability to summon the people for rotation training on time! Traditionally, the "April Civil Order" described that during the agricultural slack, the five soldiers were recruited, and the soldiers practiced shooting and shooting, so as to be prepared, but they did not compile the systematic training level of the "Han Militia Drill Code" like the lord, and the people who could complete the rotation training were called reserves by the lord

Guan Yu listened to the discussion of his subordinates, and only ordered the magician to establish a soundproof magic circle, and did not stop it, because this was a matter of morale.

Even he looked back and smiled at the generals: "The people of Hebei are no less brave than the Central Plains, and these 370,000 displaced people can struggle to live in Luoyang, most of them are young and strong, and they are saved by the lord and the queen mother, which is not trivial."

The generals glanced at each other and nodded thoughtfully, the people of the time were fierce, both revenge and kindness, and the grace of a meal still had to be reciprocated, not to mention the grace of a meal when they were going to starve to death

"Usually with an inch of iron, scattered everywhere, and brutally oppressed by the Xiliang soldiers, at this time, I heard that our advance army entered the customs, how could I not come to serve?"

"This part of the soldiers is brave and loyal, and even the initial rotation training is completed, and there are a few deficit martial arts and even martial arts, but the difference is only battlefield experience...... And if we break into the pass alone, will we have to fight less? After a few games, we will be able to exercise."

"On my side, I have to wait for the Tiger Prison to be defeated, and I have to resist Dong Thief to rescue the Tiger Prison...... Or, the lord has already made a move in Luoyang?"

"What will Dong Zhuo's reaction be...... But it's all the same, because the lord has already entered the customs......"

Guan Yu stood under the red banner at the head of the city with a long knife, looking at the red and black beacon fire that ran through the east and west sky, this was once the beacon fire that belonged to the Han Dynasty, and now it is the enemy's beacon fire, but it will still return to the hands of the Han Dynasty in the end.

"Let's let our advance army be deeply inserted here, and become an obstacle that cannot be bypassed by the defeat and reinforcement on both sides of the Dong thief."

With the sound of military orders, the defense area was constantly divided, and the soldiers were constantly sent up, and when seen from above, a trace of white and red gas was permeated, gradually forming an array, and there was a faint roaring red tiger, condensed and formed in the sky.

In the blink of an eye, it was night, and the city was very quiet, but there was a lot of firelight, and the sky was reflected in a red color, and from time to time there were soldiers and horses patrolling.

At this time, it was forbidden to walk at night, but there were still some lights in the courtyard of the deep house.

At this time, a Taoist was facing Xiaolou, looking melancholy, looking a little haggard, with a few tail lines at the corners of his eyes, and his eye sockets were a little dark.

He was the leader of the Gongxian Daoren, and when he saw the aura of the county, he was very worried, and he didn't leave the window for the whole dusk.

"Senior brother, seeing this array arrangement, the military qi is condensed, and there is an instinctive clamp on our Dao technique, how can this be good?"

The middle-aged Taoist didn't answer at first, but just asked, "How is the news today, is it confirmed?"

A Taoist replied: "This Liu Bei's troops are very sharp, and he has indeed broken through the Tiger Prison Pass, and he will attack Luoyang in a few days depending on the situation."

For a moment, the middle-aged Taoist was silent. In fact, he can get a report on the situation outside at any time, and he doesn't need to ask, at this time it's just to relieve pressure.

After a while of silence, the middle-aged Taoist looked thoughtfully into the distance, stood up in a moment, paced back and forth in the small building for a while, and said in a deep voice: "The enemy army also has magicians, and at present, in order to deal with the situation, they can't spare their hands to search for us." ”

"But if we don't have support for a day or two, it's hard for us to stay. But in this situation, without the support of the army, we can not play much. ”

"It's just that this main general has already entered the Dao with martial arts, and it is difficult for us to add his Dao skills at this level, and if it is a close combat, it is even more difficult to defeat. ”

The man replied: "Yes, senior brother, everything is decided by senior brother, but as long as senior brother gives an order, I am willing to go to the soup and die on the battlefield, and I will never live up to the grace of my master for many years." ”

The middle-aged Taoist nodded, sat down, and whispered: "It's good that you have this heart, but don't worry too much, the master has his own calculations, and he will not let this thief continue to run rampant." ”