Chapter 117 Fire War
Deng Chong and Shi Lang, a total of twenty people, moved away from Juma in the fog and entered the Wei market.
Fortunately, they don't have any enemies in this area, only a few wooden houses and empty towns.
They walked along a dirt road and prepared to bypass Fangshi and attack the enemy on the south side. Before they had even taken twenty steps, they saw a group of enemies wearing crimson uniforms.
Deng Chong lay on the ground and tried his best to count the enemies in his field of vision. He estimated that there were more than a dozen people, which was also a team of two or so. At this time, these enemies were sitting on the ground and resting, and there were sounds of fighting from time to time in front of them.
Deng Chong and Shi Lang looked at each other and saw worry in each other's eyes.
Why?
Because those resting in front are obviously elite soldiers.
The fighting continued in front, but they had some time to rest in the back. This kind of psychological quality can only be seen in the old battalions of the Shijia Army.
It is a pity that the two troops led by him, Deng Chong and Shi Lang, were only formed within half a year. The two of them met Zhang Chong very early. They were the first wave of mountain residents that Zhang Chong entered into the mountain. Both of them were named after Zhang Chong.
But their troops are not so sophisticated. There are Shanliao, surrendered bandits, and disciples from the nearby dock. Although they have participated in large-scale military training and fought several bloody battles, compared with the previous veterans who looked like elites, Deng Chong and Shi Lang are still A little scared.
But this meeting is imminent. How can we resist the two of them? We can only fight hard.
The two came down to check the fighting equipment in the team. They were a standard pure team, and they were all swordsmen.
However, since Zhang Chong fought several victorious battles and captured sufficient weapons and armor, many of them were carrying short spears on their backs.
At this moment, the two men threw their short spears in unison, and then Deng Chong took the lead and Shi Lang took the back, preparing to attack and kill the thieves in front.
At this moment, these sergeants in crimson uniforms were also slacking off and chatting with each other. Suddenly, seven or eight short spears were thrown from the air. They were not prepared, and four of them were killed immediately.
The rest of the people were shocked and hurriedly picked up their swords and spears and stood up. Then they saw a row of swordsmen in the mist coming over with a dense formation of arrows.
As the leader of the attack, Deng Chong moved very fast and had already killed the enemy as soon as they got up.
He first used his own weight to rush and knock over one person, and then used the knife with his right hand to chop down another one. As for the one on the ground, the robe behind him was scratching him to death.
Deng Chong's bravery greatly inspired the brothers in the army. They screamed and strangled the enemy troops in crimson uniforms.
These crimson-colored military robes were also scared at this time. They had no idea how many enemy troops were coming behind them. Now there are enemies in front and behind, and the army has no fighting spirit for a while.
Deng Chong dug his way into the enemy army, and Shi Lang, who had finished throwing his short spear, came over to kill him with his sword, and the shouts of killing were loud.
At this time, the sergeant in the crimson uniform was desperate. He had no luck in his heart. He thought that those who were killed were the enemy's main force, so he no longer dared to fight. He abandoned his helmet and armor and hid in the mist.
Deng Chong and Shi Lang did not chase the skirmishers, but continued to organize their formation and rush forward. In front of them, right at the entrance to Wei City, enemy troops also wearing crimson military uniforms were fighting with their Taishan side across a wooden fence.
Deng Chong and Shi Lang led their troops on a rampage, killing them like crazy. The person in the crimson military robe had no idea how many people were behind him, and the already unstable defense line collapsed immediately.
Then the Taishan soldiers outside the fence climbed over the wooden fence and came in. The leader was Chang Xi. He saw that Deng Chong and Shi Lang were covered in blood and praised:
"Well done, whose soldiers are you?"
The two met Chang Xi and immediately said respectfully:
"General returning to the camp, the commander of our two villages is Li Wu."
Chang Xi rolled his eyes, knowing that his attempt to gain the upper hand from two people would not work this time. Because this Li Wu was Zhang Chong's seventy-five-year-old sworn brother in the army, and he was still the master and apprentice of Yang Mao, who was the second-largest in the army. This was not something he, Chang Xi, could mess with.
So Chang Xi cursed in his heart and encouraged him with gentle words on his face:
"Very good. This time you were able to attack the enemy from behind and open the wooden fence for our troops. You have done a great job. I will show my merit for you."
When Deng Chong and Shi Lang heard this, they felt happy and quickly thanked them.
Chang Xi didn't want to talk to the two people anymore, fearing that he could not help but draw his knife and stab them to death, so he hurriedly led his troops along the dirt road of Wei City and fought in.
In the rear formation, Yang Mao and Guan Yu were interrogating the surrendered prisoners sent by Li Wu. The surrendered prisoners told everything they knew, but what they said made Yang Mao frown.
It turned out that the soldiers stationed in Wei City in front of them at this moment turned out to be a battalion of Dongpingling, and they were not powerful soldiers at all.
The military system of this dynasty was different from that of the previous Han Dynasty. The former Han Dynasty generally used a conscription system, while this dynasty implemented a recruitment system. These recruited soldiers were also called camp soldiers.
The man leading this battalion was Cao Changguoyong, a thief from Jinan. Originally, he led his own family soldiers, but several generals in the camp at that time also wanted to make a fortune, so they followed him.
At this moment, in the Wei City opposite, there were five hundred Dongpingling soldiers.
After thinking about this, Yang Mao didn't delay any longer and hurriedly said to Guan Yu:
"Yun Chang, today's strong troops are in front. I'm worried that the front army will be unprepared and suffer serious losses. The bravery of Fenjun is needed at this moment. I intend to lead the officials and soldiers of the five villages to quickly support the front."
Guan Yu took the order and marched towards the front army with Yu Jin, Dian Wei, Wang Zhang and other troops stationed on the slope.
In Wei City, Chang Xi also encountered trouble.
As he led his troops to accelerate along the dirt road, suddenly a shower of arrows fell from the roadside, and several of Chang Xi's men who were walking fell to the ground immediately.
Chang Xi and others lay down on the ground and looked at the direction of the arrow. They saw a wooden gate tower looming in the mist. This place was originally a police building in Wei City. When the Jinan national thief Cao Changguoyong was stationed here, he saw that the place was critical, so he ordered it to be expanded into an archery tower. At this moment, a group of archers occupied the wooden tower and attacked the Changxi tribe from a high position.
Chang Xi's soldiers were suppressed and waited until Zhao Jian led a group of archers behind to stabilize their position.
Here Zhao Jian was shooting down below, and over there Chang Xi and his men took out the ax from their backpacks and touched the wooden floor.
Chang Xi took the lead in cutting the wooden building, and the officials behind him held up big rafters to protect him, causing sawdust to fly for a while.
The archers on the wooden floor also heard the sound of axes being fired. They became anxious and fired arrows at the people downstairs, but to no avail. The sound of axes being fired continued.
In the mist, the sound of the ax chopping was not chopping wood, but it was clearly chopping into the hearts of the archers downstairs.
The archer upstairs saw that firing arrows downwards was useless, so he began to scream at the back, apparently calling for troops.
Then he heard bursts of footsteps coming from the mist. Chang Xi became anxious and knew that it was enemy reinforcements. Just when he was about to be distracted and meet the enemy, Li Wu ran over with what he had, and then intercepted the reinforcements from the opposite side in the fog.
Chang Xi suddenly heard a voice coming from the fighting over there:
"Xizi, hurry up and chop it off. Once you're done, Nai Gong will treat you to some beef."
This was Li Wu's voice. Hearing this, Chang Xi felt a sudden warmth in his heart. He frantically began to cut the wood of the watchtower. Gradually, the watchtower began to tilt to one side. The enemy troops upstairs began to panic, began to scream wildly, and even shouted. Some couldn't help but jumped down and broke their legs.
Finally, Chang Xi roared angrily and said to the brothers around him:
"Brothers, work harder and follow Nai Gong's recommendation. Nei Gong will treat you to beef."
The soldiers were excited and shouted slogans:
"One, two, three, push!"
In the end, the wooden building swayed and fell to the ground. Dozens of shooters upstairs were buried in the rubble and were no longer alive.
As soon as the wooden building fell, the whole army was cheered up. Chang Xi roared and led his troops to support Wang Zhang.
In this way, all the Taishan generals worked together to push the front line to the center of Wei City, where the enemy's tent was located, with the largest number of soldiers and the most intense resistance.
It was also here that Chang Xi failed to withstand the enemy's counterattack and retreated with his troops.
At this time, Guan Yu came over with Zhang Dan, Hei Fu, Dian Wei, Yu Jin, and Wang Zhang, holding the Huanshou Sword. As soon as he came over, he saw Chang Xi retreating with his troops.
Without saying a word, Guan Yu wanted to attack Chang Xi's head. Fortunately, Dian Wei's sharp eyesight hugged Guan Yu immediately, and then the sword missed Chang Xi's head.
Chang Xi was so frightened that he felt like he was dying, but he immediately lost his anger and roared:
"Why do you want to cut off Nai Gong's head just after a bloody fight?"
Guan Yu narrowed his eyes and spat out:
"You quit."
Chang Xi was dissatisfied and wanted to argue. Yu Jin immediately intervened:
"Guan Jun, this Chang Xi is a good man. Instead of retreating and dying, it would be better for him to make meritorious deeds."
After hearing this, Chang Xi cursed in his heart:
Hot girl, just bully me. There are so many enemies, and I only have a hundred or so people, how can I fight them? Fight with your life?
But Chang Xi also knew that this was going to be bad, so he didn't say much, and without waiting for Guan Yu's consent, he immediately led his troops back to fight, shouting as he ran:
"Haha, you bunch of dog slaves have fallen into Naigong's scheme! This is called a carbine."
Chang Xi was so smart and quick-witted that he directly called this retreat a counterattack.
When the generals heard what Chang Xi said, they secretly breathed a sigh of relief for him.
Guan Yu ignored the emotions of the generals and didn't say much. He just picked up his sword and rushed forward first, followed closely by Dian Wei and other generals.
Zhang Dan, Hei Fu, Yu Jin, and Wang Zhang are all ordinary warriors in martial arts, so there is nothing much to say. However, Guan Yu and Dian Wei are indeed brave. Once they join, they will be even more powerful, directly suppressing the front line. Returned to Wei City.
Zhang Dan has been with Zhang Chong for the longest time and has been taught the most by Zhang Chong. Now he loves to use his brain when fighting. After he led his troops to slowly press the formation, he began to observe the fighting situation in front.
At this glance, it was discovered that the reason why the enemy soldiers are still holding on is because most of the enemy soldiers are covered by wooden houses, and Guan Yu and the others cannot take advantage of their strength for a while.
Zhang Dan immediately found grass from nearby, then started to light a fire, and began to light the wooden houses in this area. After a while, the fire spread and started to burn towards the wooden house behind, and soon the wooden house was ablaze.
The enemy soldiers guarding the wooden house were smoked out by the fireworks, and they were shot to death by Chen Huan and other archers.
Guan Yu took advantage of this opportunity and led his troops to swarm forward, directly breaking through the enemy's last line of defense.
Finally, when Guan Yu reached a general, he had already stabbed himself in the stomach with a knife, vomiting blood, and before he died, he said to Guan Yu:
"What a great head, who will cut it off?"
After saying this, Guan Yu slashed his head with a sword.
(End of chapter)