Chapter 219 The Tiger of the World, Guan Yunchang
To the west of Guangfu, the army coming from the northwest launched an siege.
Stone bullets the size of millstones followed the four battalions of soldiers from Qi Liang and Liang in front, carrying ladders and rushing towards the city wall. The polished and rounded stone bullets streaked across the sky with a 'bang' sound.
It hit the low city wall hard, and stone fragments flew everywhere. Above, nearly a thousand archers of the Yizhou Army stretched across the city. Arrows flew down like raindrops, and blood was stirred up one by one. The moment the soldiers from the two countries set up the ladder and held on to the female wall, the fighting cries from up and down the city finally started to ring out crazily.
Four battalions of soldiers and horses, about 8,000 people, climbed up the city wall as densely as a colony of ants. The Yizhou Army infantry shields on the top of the city blocked the enemies coming up the ladder. On both sides were fellow thorns. He took out his spear and stabbed down the Qi and Liang soldiers who climbed up and brandished their swords from the top of the city.
"Get on the rockets and prepare the tung oil! The siege vehicles are coming!"
Zhou Cang ran to both sides of the city tower with a big knife, and the flying stone bullets hit him not far away.
Below the city tower, the siege chariots were guarded by shields and hit the city gate with a bang. Then the fire arrows were shot and the kerosene was poured on the rockets. In an instant, a fire spread out. Go, the Qiliang soldiers who are on fire are wailing and screaming, rolling all over the ground.
The stone bullets kept flying towards the tower and the shield. The man and his shield were thrown backward, knocking over his comrades behind him.
In Guangfu City, soldiers walked up and down the stairs of the inner city wall like ants. The young men in the city were recruited to help carry the utensils for defending the city under the inner city wall, or they were pieces of equipment that had been sent from Youyan Army before. Stone bullets from operations.
The moment it was placed on the wooden spoon, the winch tightened to the extreme.
More than twenty Tang Dynasty trebuchets standing tens of feet behind the city gate can throw three hundred kilograms and fly one mile. However, the weight of the stone bullets is reduced, so it can be thrown casually for two miles. .
After calibrating the height and angle, Zhang Fei dragged the snake spear and kept observing the orders on the fighting city wall. Not long after, war drums sounded, and he drew his sword and waved it away: "Throw!"
Bang, bang, bang——
The long bow-string-like string rebounded, and the lever was pushed to the bottom instantly. The stone bullet placed in the wooden spoon was thrown high and flew over the city. Below it was spreading The Qiliang soldiers who came up fought with the soldiers of the Yizhou Army. After flying for a while, they saw ladders leaning against the city wall, and soldiers climbed on them densely.
After a short flight, it and the more than twenty 'companions' that flew with it landed among the dense crowd below the city. The sound of flesh, bones breaking, and the screams of people could be heard below it.
The falling stone bullets hit people, pressing several people down and sliding out a long carpet of blood on the ground.
The generals of Qi and Liang in the rear are watching this scene. Standing under the two banners of "Qi" and "Liang" is Xi Feng Yunshu, the general of Xi Liang. He is wearing a felt helmet with clouds on the side of the helmet. Tuan, the body is covered with wart armor, which is silver-white, and the inner part is a white military uniform. This is related to the fact that many Buddhist temples were revered in the Liang Kingdom.
On the other side, Li Xunwan, the general of Qi State, had an ordinary appearance but a tall figure. He was on the border with Xirong. His armor was rough, with an animal face round protection, fur lining, and iron boots. The instep and the top of the head are covered with moiré pattern. The whole body is black and the edges are red. Under the seat is a charcoal red curly war horse.
“The Yan army’s fighting power is impressive, no wonder they fought all the way to the hinterland of the Central Plains.”
"The cavalry led by the cavalry general outside the opponent's city is also very powerful. They can fight equally with our Qi cavalry. It is natural that the 90,000 Wei troops from the three states were charged and killed in one night. If it were our Qi cavalry, they could do the same." Do it."
"Haha, your Qi cavalry suffered a lot from my Pingmo Iron Riders in Daliang."
"Huh, that's because you are not familiar with the desert terrain of Xiliang. "Climate!"
The queen mothers of the two countries came from the Wei Kingdom in the Central Plains together, and they have a brother-sister relationship with the emperor Zhao Chuanting. However, conflicts and frictions are inevitable at the border between the two countries. Once the tempers arise, a big war is about to happen. The queen mothers of both countries will intervene to suppress the situation forcefully.
So much so that for decades, neither side has surrendered to the other.
Naturally, the two of them were tit-for-tat and secretly mocking each other both inside and outside their words. However, at the moment, as guest troops coming to the Wei Kingdom in the Central Plains to help, the two of them still focused on attacking the city.
Soon, five more catapults were pushed to the front line, and the two sides once again assigned a battalion to attack the Guangfu city wall.
On the city tower, a stone bullet flew towards the city tower. A figure standing under the eaves, stroking his beard and holding a knife, suddenly opened his eyes, the dragon pattern groaned softly, and the sword whistled.
Guan Yu raised his sword and slashed hard, directly splitting the flying stone bullets in half. He looked at Zhou Cang running on the city wall and killed a group of siege soldiers who climbed up on ladders.
He stroked his beard and stepped forward, dragging his sword. The guards around him followed closely. When passing by the fighting wall, the Liang soldiers who climbed up let out a loud roar of "Wow" and flew down. , Guan Yu killed him with a sword and flew him down to the top of the city.
Qi and Liang were no better than the Central Plains. The land was bitter and cold, and the people were hard-working and more bloody. They were outstanding soldiers. The ferocious spirit fostered by fighting with the barbarians was unmatched by Wei in the Central Plains.
The siege lasted for noon, and soldiers from both countries failed to capture the city wall, so they had to withdraw their troops and rest. Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhou Cang and the defenders on the top of the city would have a chance to breathe.
When the young men in the city came up to distribute dry food and water, Guan Yu took a bite of dried meat, drank a sip of cold water, and looked at the Qiliang soldiers and horses who were also eating.
Suddenly he threw the food in his hand to the ground, "Yide, come with me, the Zhoucang city wall is handed over to you!"
"Second brother...you are going to..." Zhang Fei turned his head and glanced outside the city. He probably understood what Guan Yu was going to do. He gave Zhou Cang a handle of food, took the Zhangba snake spear leaning against the wall, and hurriedly followed Guan Yu down the city wall. The Yizhou Army has two special battalions, namely Guan Yu's Tiger Cavalry Battalion and Zhang Fei's Tiger Buoy Battalion. The Hubu Battalion is armored with heavy steps, while the Tiger Cavalry is dressed in leather armor and its weapon is a long-handled sword. There are 20,000 people in the Yizhou Army. The best among them.
For more than a year, Guan Yu trained them with all his heart, from riding combat to sword skills. Fighting in a group may not be as good as Lu Bu's string-controlled wolf cavalry, but few people can fight head-on at close range. Horseback can avoid huge sword blades, and there is another thing that cavalry can't match, that is, the Tiger Cavalry Battalion can dismount and use their horses to fight on foot.
Going down to the city tower, in the long corridor, two thousand soldiers from the Tiger Cavalry Battalion stood on the side of the war horse, with their backs straightened and sharp swords in their hands.
"Since we formed an army, we have had few achievements. Today we fight independently. The enemies in the world will be frightened by the news. The tiger cavalry will mount their horses!"
Guan Yu got on the bay red horse and was struck by the dragon sword. Press and shout: "Open the city gate——"
The sound was as sharp as thunder, which cheered up the Yizhou soldiers guarding the city gate, and they all stepped forward and worked together to remove the door bolt. The moment the city gate slowly opened with a heavy groan, Guan Yu closed his eyes and bathed in the sunlight. His mighty body was on horseback, holding the handle of the knife tightly. The heavy blade reflected the sunlight. The dragon pattern is eye-catching.
The next moment, Guan Yu opened his eyes, his energy soared, and he galloped out, rushing towards the wilderness.
"Second brother, wait for me!" Zhang Fei followed closely with his snake spear, and the two thousand tiger cavalry battalion filed out with the sound of hooves.
In an instant, the roaring sound of iron hoofs plowing the ground was heard in the wilderness outside the west of the city.
At this time, thousands of Qiliang soldiers and horses sitting around the catapult remained in line and sat on the ground to rest. When they heard the sound of horse hooves, they were eating dry food and raised their eyes in confusion.
"You native chickens and dogs--"
The bay-red horse strode its iron hooves hard and galloped wildly in the wilderness. The figure in golden armor and green robes dragged a knife with one hand, drawing a shooting star in everyone's field of vision. , the slightly closed phoenix eyes opened, with fierce killing intent. The moment the knife edge was opened, his powerful voice roared throughout the world, and the bodies of everyone above and below the city were trembling slightly.
"How can you stop me!"
Prancing horses and swinging swords, one man and one horse rushed into the resting military formation. The speed of the war horse and the speed of swinging the sword left and right. , the dragon roar brought up, mixed with the stumps and heads of countless people, rose into the sky, and the torn flesh and blood flew wildly.
The roar of Zhang Fei "Wow, ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah", like a chariot to kill people into the pile, horrible impact power, the snake spear directly runs through the soldiers who are still holding the crickets, He stabbed several people in succession and pushed them away.
Two thousand tiger cavalry battalions roared in, and the horizontal swords charged into the formation. In a moment, they directly passed through and followed Guan Yu at the front to rush towards the center of the Qi and Liang armies.
Zhao Yun, who was far away in the southwest corner of Guangfu, got on his horse. Behind him, more than a thousand white-horse Yi Cong quickly gathered. Looking at the dust and smoke stirred up over there and the heart-rending screams, they fired their guns backwards. Roared: "Where righteousness lies"
The cavalry lined up behind them all roared: "——Life and death!"
Zhao Yun's eyes turned red, he tore off the white cloth strip and put it in his hand. The gentian gun was firmly fixed in his hand, and he urged his white horse to rush to the front of the array. His white helmet tassel shook: "Kill with me!"
"Kill!"
The mighty cavalry rushed out of the camp, followed the general who was galloping on horseback, and madly urged the horses to spread like a tide.
In the eighteen thousand Youyan army, Zhang Yi ran wildly on horseback, raising his spear: "Kill!"
"Kill——"
Countless roars and shouts Shocking throughout the wilderness, the running figures lost any formation or any restraint, like a torrent that destroyed a dam. In a moment, they knocked down the camp fence and swept towards the front line of 90,000 people several miles away.
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Under the banner of Qi Liang, Xi Feng Yunshu was sitting opposite Li Xunwan, holding wooden bowls and picking vegetables to eat. The war horses swung their tails and gnawed on the grass around them.
When the bell-like voice roared from the distance of the battlefield, "You chickens and dogs, how can you stop me -", the two of them stood up, holding bowls and chopsticks, their eyes widened. .
"Come here while we are eating... General Yan will not say anything... Send the order quickly to stop them!"
In the field of vision, the green robe was stroking, and the beard was flying. The figure was like a ferocious tiger, leading a dense mass of cavalry, tearing through the human walls. It became clearer and clearer in the eyes of the two of them. Without any stagnation, it came directly towards this side with the dragon roar formed by the blade.
Xi Feng Yunshu and Li Xunwan cursed loudly with numb scalps: "Mother..." Throwing away their bowls and chopsticks, they hurriedly mounted their horses, took the weapons handed over by their own soldiers, and commanded the array to resist!
In an instant, a figure in golden armor and green robes came galloping forward, waving a long knife, lifting half of the person's body, and rushed towards the two flags.
——The formation kills Yan Liang!
(End of this chapter)