Chapter 111: The First Battle Victory
A few days later, the army arrived at Donglu, the territory of Jiang Huanchu, the Marquis of Dongbo, and Jiang Huanchu, who received the news of the Son of Heaven's personal conquest, hurriedly led the crowd to greet him. As soon as they met, Jiang Huanchu asked the Son of Heaven for guilt, although Di Xin was dissatisfied with him in his heart, but Jiang Huanchu was on one side after all, so it was not good to embarrass him too much, and he lightly brushed aside the "poor requisition", and said a few words to appease him, focusing on asking about the situation on Dongyi's side.
Dongyi people are good at archery, good riding skills, long-range attacks are quite powerful, the most like guerrilla tactics, the big merchant army is often still in the distance on the countless damage, and so on to spend the price of rushing closer, the other party retreats at a rapid speed, the merchant army is like a powerful fist, but can never hit the other party's body, gradually consumed, dragged down until failure. Every time Dongyi was repelled or defeated, the merchant army had to pay several times the price of the enemy.
After Di Xin learned about these circumstances, he knew that Jiang Huan Chu certainly had the idea of preserving his strength, but Dongyi was indeed difficult. However, since he decided to drive the expedition in person, he wants to make a blockbuster, so that all the princes of the world know the prestige of the Son of Heaven, and see if Ji Chang's generation still has the courage and strength to rise up again. He was well versed in the principle of buying people's hearts, and without waiting to stay in the temporary palace arranged by Jiang Huan Chu, he immediately went to the front line to visit the princes whose territories had been attacked, and at the same time sent a medical team to rescue the wounded soldiers and civilians, and issued relief materials. The soldiers and people who had been ignored did not expect that the dignified Son of Heaven would care for them so much, and they were all grateful and wept, praising the kindness of the Son of Heaven.
In the early morning of the next day, the spies urgently reported that the allied forces of the Youyu clan and the Youhu clan led by the Youyi Youqiu clan invaded the territory, and the army had arrived in the Dongyuan area. Emperor Xin summoned his ministers to discuss countermeasures, Jiang Huan Chu thought that Dongyi was good at moving but not quiet, good at attacking but not good at defending, in order to avoid fighting with him on the plains, it was better to abandon the Dongyuan battlefield, hold on to the nearby city of Kancheng, and look forward to the opportunity to counterattack again. Jiang Wenhuan thinks that his father's strategy is too conservative, first, it will fuel the arrogance of the other party, second, it will make the people in the Dongyuan area suffer, and third, it is impossible to pursue it, so it is better to take the initiative to attack and win with surprise soldiers.
Jiang Huanchu didn't expect that his son had only been going to Chaoge for two years, and he had become so aggressive, and he tried his best to oppose it at the moment, but Jiang Wenhuan, who was the marshal of the merchant army, was not afraid of his father's majesty, but fought the basis of reason, and made Jiang Huanchu so angry that he was angry, but it was hindered by the face of the Son of Heaven and it was not easy to attack.
What surprised Jiang Huan Chu even more was that the Son of Heaven, who was calm and composed on the surface, actually agreed to his son's extremely risky proposal, and planned to personally lead a large army to meet the enemy in Dongyuan. Although Jiang Huan Chu had the intention to preserve his strength, he didn't want this son-in-law of Heaven, who represented the highest authority of the Great Shang, to suffer a big defeat in his own territory, so that he would lose face, so he told Emperor Xin to fight steadily and slowly.
It's a pity that this young son of heaven didn't listen to his good words and persuasion at all, and insisted on leading the three armies to go out in person, which made Jiang Huan Chu feel satisfied, and almost disregarded etiquette and issued the famous words of Cao Mengde in later generations.
In desperation, Dong Bohou only stubbornly accompanied the Son of Heaven on the expedition, and secretly instructed the Donglu elite to be ready to rescue and respond at any time.
Di Xin divided the army into the front, middle, and rear armies. The front army was the vanguard force, with Huang Feihu as the commander; the Chinese army was the unit under the command of the main general, and it was also the main force of the three armies, so naturally the Son of Heaven himself was in charge; the rear army was mainly responsible for covering and guarding the task, and Di Xin considered Jiang Wenhuan's youth and recklessness, so he made him the commander of the rear army.
Due to Jiang Huanchu's insistence on admonishing him, Zhang Zixing had no choice but to give up his intention to go out in person, and after instructing Huang Feihu a few words, he asked him to lead the front army to Dongyuan to meet the enemy.
"Report to the king, a large number of merchant troops have been found ahead, about 30,000 people!"
"Oh, so many troops, how fast are the marches?"
"The enemy marched in formation, numerous, and powerful, but not fast, and not a lure to the enemy. ”
"It seems that Jiang Huan Chu is actually going to fight with us in the field this time?" When the commander of the Dongyi Coalition Army, the king of the poor country, Cangjie, received the report of the horse visit, his thick eyebrows furrowed: "He knows that our army is powerful, and he has always used troops carefully, why did he make such a decision today, could it be a fraud?"
"Returning to the king, this time it was not Jiang Huan Chu who led the army, but the king of the great merchants who came to conquer in person. ”
"Oh, it's actually the royal driver, hahaha, a hairy boy, watch me capture him as a slave, hahaha!"
The high-spirited King Cangjie immediately ordered the coalition army to slow down and prepare for a big battle with the merchant army on the plains.
In the eastern plains, the armies of the two sides are facing each other from afar, and there is a momentum that is about to break out.
"Is it the King of Yin Shang who is coming ahead?" asked King Cangjie loudly as he stepped out of the ranks, his voice full of anger and resounding throughout the field.
I saw a heroic general wearing gold armor and silkworm eyebrows and beautiful beard holding an all-copper spear, riding a five-colored sacred cow and walking out, and responded: "I am the marshal of the former army of the Great Shang Expedition to the East, and Huang Feihu, the king of Zhenguo Wucheng!
Originally, the weapons of the Shang Dynasty were mainly Ge, and under the improvement of Di Xin, various cold weapon styles came out in advance, and the Shuangyue Divine Spear in Huang Feihu's hand was one of them, and correspondingly, it was a set of exquisite spear skills evolved from Gofa.
"This king is the head of the Dongyi coalition army, and there is a poor king Cangjie! I heard that the prince of Su is conscripted, why don't you dare to come out to fight with me, is it because you are afraid of this king, haha!" As soon as these words came out, the Dongyi army suddenly burst into laughter.
"Barbarian and rude!" deal with Er's and other pawns, the Son of Heaven must come out, King Cangjie, do you have the courage to fight with me?" Huang Feihu was furious when he heard Cangjie insult the Son of Heaven.
"Hmph! The unknown general is also worthy of the king's action, Uzamu! Go and take off his head to set an example to the king of Shang!" Cangjie was also serious, knowing that Huang Feihu dared to invite him to fight alone, he must not be an idle person, so he did not fight in person, but sent his right-hand man Uzamu. This Uzamu is strong and powerful, known as the first warrior in Dongyi, and he shouted loudly, and rushed towards Huang Feihu with a fierce horse.
Huang Feihu also urged the five-colored sacred cow to move forward quickly, and the two fought in front of the two armies, Huang Feihu's spear touched the Wuzamu big axe, only to hear the sound of "bell", and the two horses neighed and retreated a few steps. Uzham's strength is unmatched in the clan, and he believes that he can fly the enemy's weapon with just one blow, but unexpectedly, the merchant general in front of him is holding a long weapon dominated by light spirit, and he is actually fighting with himself. Huang Feihu knew that this reckless man was a fierce enemy, and just now he relied on the five-colored sacred cow and the stabilizing effect of the stirrup to not lose the wind when he worked hard, and immediately shook his spirit and concentrated on the enemy.
The two fought for nearly 100 rounds, Uzamu suffered from the monotony of moves, wasting too much strength, Huang Feihu was originally superb in martial arts, plus with the help of stirrups, the soft and rigid marksmanship was more agile and changeable, and Uzamu was gradually defeated. This Dongyi's first "fierce" soldier is not simple-minded, and he has developed limbs, but after seeing Wuzhamu make a false move, he turned his horse's head and ran, where is Huang Feihu willing to give up, and chased after him.
Uzamu originally wanted to lure the other party to chase after him, seeing Huang Feihu's "plan", he secretly took out an arrow from the quiver, Huang Feihu had already heard of Dongyi's reputation for good shooting, and he was also wary in his heart, so he buckled the gun on the hook of the saddle, and quickly touched the light horse behind his back.
Sure enough, I saw Uzamu turn around abruptly on the horse, and the four actions of drawing the bow, setting up the arrow, aiming, and sending the arrow were done in one go, and the archery skills were so proficient that even Huang Feihu sighed to himself. The bowstring sounded, and Huang Feihu screamed and fell from the five-colored sacred cow. When Uzamu saw the success of an arrow, he was overjoyed and turned his horse, wanting to kill the enemy.
At this moment, there were suddenly three strange sounds in Uzamu's ears, and his rich experience made him aware of the existence of danger, and he subconsciously flashed to the side, but unfortunately it was too late, and he felt a sharp pain in his chest and shoulder, as if he was pierced by several powerful arrows at the same time. Uzamu knew the other party's way, and hurriedly returned to his horse and galloped to his own phalanx, just when he thought he was running out of the effective range, suddenly his vest hurt again, and the vital point had been deeply nailed into a long arrow, Uzamu shook a few times, and finally fell off the horse, seeing that he could not survive.
Seeing Uzamu's victory and defeat, Dongyi's soldiers couldn't believe their eyes, and saw Huang Feihu's entire body slowly stand up from the saddle's single foot, and spit out the arrow in his mouth - it turned out that Huang Feihu actually bit the arrow shaft with his teeth just now, pretending to be an arrow hidden under the belly of the five-colored sacred cow, taking advantage of Uzamu's slackness, he returned the salute with a light stab in his hand, Uzamu was caught off guard, and the speed and power of Lian Yu's firing were too strong, and all three shots hit. When Uzamu was wounded and fled, Huang Feihu quickly replaced a strengthened bow improved by Di Xin, and shot the first warrior of Dongyi on the spot with an ultra-long range. This time, arrows were used to make arrows, and the vanguard of the other party was defeated, and the morale of the merchant army was greatly boosted.
After Huang Feihu won, his first reaction was not to be happy, but to admire and be grateful, the reason why he was able to make such a difficult move just now was inseparable from his own courage and ability, but if there was no stirrup, it would never be able to be completed. Shoot Uzamu, one relies on Lian Yu, the other relies on a strengthened bow, these treasures including the spear in his hand are all improvements of the Son of Heaven, and King Cangjie and the Dongyi soldiers only have the word shock in their hearts at this time, I can't imagine that the first warrior Uzamu died at the hands of the Shang generals, and he was defeated by the Dongyi people's best riding and archery.
Cang Jie knew that the vanguard had been beheaded, and the Dongyi army was suddenly frustrated, so he hurriedly ordered the divine bow spirit cavalry under his command to be dispatched - no matter how powerful Huang Feihu was, he was only one person, and it was impossible for everyone in the merchant army to have such strong riding and archery skills. Cang Jie is determined to use his usual long-range tactics to deliver a powerful blow to the enemy in order to avenge the killing of Uzamu. The Divine Bow Elite Cavalry is a selected archer from various ethnic groups in Dongyi, with superb riding skills, the best at guerrilla, don't look at the number of only 5,000, but it is the first trump card army under Cangjie, and it is also the most important military capital of a poor country to become the first big country in Dongyi. They and the merchant army were extremely experienced in dealing with the enemy, and they were not in a hurry to step forward to assault, but lined up in a formation, slowly advancing, and waiting for an opportunity to attack while giving the other side strong psychological pressure.
However, to Cang Jie's surprise, the merchant army did not form an early defense as before, or rushed up to melee combat at any cost, but stood up with several long rows of soldiers armed with longbows. Seeing this, the kings of the coalition showed contempt. Dongyi's strong bow is famous all over the world, whether in terms of strength or accuracy, it is far superior to the Shang army, unless every Shang Dynasty soldier has the powerful bow skills and strength of the commander Huang Feihu, it is not an opponent at all. The problem is that it is impossible for the Shang Dynasty to have so many "Huang Feihu".
What is especially ridiculous is that the target fired by the merchant army is not the opposite elite cavalry, it is actually the sky, and the arrow has been shot out before the Dongyi elite cavalry enters the effective range - even if it is a strong bow that Dongyi is proud of, it is impossible to touch the target at this distance, let alone hit.