Chapter 227 Decisive Battle
In the sixth year of He Dynasty, on July 20th, Sishi, northwest of Yingyang, on the west bank of Yingshui River.
The sharp sound of gold ringing sounded, and Xu Huang, the Han army's Hedong cavalry general, led his remaining six subordinates and retreated to the bank of Yingshui under the cover of arrows from behind.
Huangfusong's Sanhe Cavalry is divided into three divisions, namely the Hedong Cavalry Corps, the Henan Cavalry Corps and the Hanoi Cavalry Corps. These three places are the capital area of the Han Dynasty. The people are prosperous and there are many martial arts. The Han family often recruits the brave warriors from these areas to serve as the core force to pacify the four directions. After these people returned to their hometowns, they passed on their battle experience to their children in their hometowns. Their bravery in Sanhe was unparalleled in the world.
Xu Huang is also such a member. He was only sixteen years old this year, but he has already learned the bow and horse battle formations with the veterans of the tribe. As soon as Huangfu Song's visitors arrived in Anyi County, Hedong, Xu Huang brought his own war horses. He rushed to Anyi from his hometown of Yang County to join the army. Because he scored three hits in the cavalry shooting, he joined the Hedong Cavalry Corps as a cavalry pawn.
During the training period, he was promoted to the corps commander for his bravery. Later, he followed Huangfu Song out of the pass and was promoted to the rank of general of the Hedong Cavalry Corps based on his first-level merit. The generals in the army were already serious food-fighting officials, and it only took Xu Huang three months to go from being a Guizhou official to a Han official. This is the charm of war. As long as you dare to kill and fight, you can be awarded the title of general. No wonder war always attracts these Han heroes to fight.
Xu Huang's Hedong Cavalry Corps has been fighting all morning, and the company has broken through three small formations of the Runan Yellow Turbans on the opposite side. However, these Runan Yellow Turbans are not ordinary bandits. So far, not only the Han army's horses have suffered heavy casualties, but also the Han army themselves. Already exhausted.
Huangfu Song, who was watching the formation and dispatching from behind, found that the Hedong Cavalry Corps was already blunt, and immediately offered money for them to retreat to the bank of Yingshui River to rest.
After Xu Huang and his brothers retreated, they immediately jumped off their horses and led their old companions to Yingshui. The war horse was also injured from running. He buried his head and drank heavily. After drinking, he felt comfortable, and he was so naughty that he squirted at Xu Huang.
Xu Huang laughed, stroked his beloved horse, and turned his attention back to the battlefield ahead. In Xu Huang's field of vision, the frontline spearmen of both sides were already fighting together. Soldiers from both sides fell at every moment. Broken troops could be seen everywhere retreating from the battlefield, and then more people arrived.
The noisy, unpleasant-smelling battlefield drowned out everyone's voices, and everyone was mechanically stabbing the enemy on the opposite side. As Xu Huang saw, a group of ragged yellow turban thieves were ambushed by crossbowmen ambushing Han soldiers in the formation as soon as they broke through their own line. Their yellow clothes were like cut wheat. They all fell to the ground. Then these crossbowmen took off the ring-headed knives from their waists, chopped off the heads of these moth thieves, and hung them on their own waists.
Xu Huang squinted his eyes and felt uncomfortable, but he knew that this was war. In just three months of fighting, Xu Huang's psychological world has been destroyed and reshaped. The blood and fire of the war have sharpened the sixteen-year-old Han official, and he has quickly grown numb.
He looked back at the six remaining subordinates. At this time, they were so tired that they were sitting on the ground, saving their little energy.
Xu Huang sighed and said to them:
"Everyone, hurry up and rest. I'll wait for a while and we'll have to rush in again. Then you all should follow me and don't fall behind."
The remaining six Han cavalrymen, after hearing Xu Huang's words, except for one or two who sighed, the others nodded numbly, and then there was no other sound.
Xu Huang understood, and only looked at his side's central formation again. That was where coach Huangfu Song was. What decisions were being made there?
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At this time, Huangfu Song, who was fighting in the chao chariot and looking down at the battlefield, was listening to the visitor talking about the military reports that had just been sent by the captains on the battlefield.
"Bao Hong, the captain of the Zuo Army, came to report that the battle between his army and the thieves had reached three o'clock, and half of his eight formations had been defeated. The remaining battalions could only hold on to the corners of the formation, hoping that the old commander would send troops to support them."
"Former military lieutenant Feng Fang came to report that our army must be the main force of thieves. The armor, clothing and equipment are not inferior to our army, but the number is three times that of our army. It's dangerous! I, Feng Fang, and my four thousand officers and men have already prepared Prepare to die for the country. Our army will fight to the last man and hold the line of defense for the old commander! Feng Fang, the last word”
After reading this letter, the visitor stopped for a moment and glanced at Huangfu Song, who was still paying attention to the battlefield. Seeing that he did not respond, the visitor continued:
"Chun Yuqiong, the captain of the right army, came to report that our army had just engaged the thieves. From the captain to the general, they rushed to the front and killed six thieves in a row. They killed 20 thieves, Xiao Shuai Xiaorui, and had pushed the front line. The first two hundred steps, but in order to prevent the lone army from going deep, I hope that the commander will deploy Xia Mou's troops on the rear route of our army and quickly move to the right side of our army to guard and help our army."
After reading the military report, Huangfu Song, who had been standing like a sculpture, finally said:
"I know this Chunyu Qiong. He is always brave. He really lived up to my expectations. Well done."
In fact, Huangfu Song also saw it on the chao chariot. On the entire front, only the right wing was moving forward, and the rest was in a state of anxiety. It can be seen that the Right Military Academy Weibu did a good job.
Seeing Huangfu Song nodding, the visitor first glanced at the military report, hesitated, and continued:
"Xia Mou, the commander of the rear army, came to report: Chunyu Qiong, the captain of the right army, was arrogant and did not listen to his ministers. He went deep alone and his army was surrounded by thieves. The thieves include Liu Pi, Huang Shao and He Man, all of whom are brave. One of his subordinates, the Good Warrior, was killed and three others succeeded him. Our troops charged and killed him three times and were unable to save him. I hope the commander will send reinforcements as soon as possible. If it is too late, I am afraid that the captain on the right will not be able to bear his words. "
As soon as he finished speaking, Huangfu Song didn't react at all, but his hand holding the railing of the chariot had bulging veins, which showed how angry he really was.
This Chunyu Qiong did not succeed enough, but failed more than enough.
If he collapses there, the entire right wing of the defense line will collapse. Even if the battle is not a disastrous defeat, they will have to retreat to Yangdi. This is something Huangfu Song absolutely cannot accept.
But there is only one ready now. What if the reinforcements come now and the Taishan bandits come out when the time comes? Thinking of this, he looked at Zhu Jun's army on the other side. Two hours ago, he asked Zhu Jun for reinforcements, but he still hadn't seen any movement on the other side. What on earth was Zhu Jun thinking.
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On the east bank of Yingshui River, there is the original barrier group of Bocai tribe, and the tribe of Zhu Jun, the right middle man of the Han army.
What Huangfu Song didn't know was that Zhu Jun really planned to put aside past grudges and serve the country with a public heart this time. As soon as he received Huangfu Song's letter asking for help, he planned to cross the river with his entire army.
But who would have thought that the Bocai tribe and Ma Yuanyi tribe, which had been huddled in Lianzhai for the past few days, would actually send troops to attack his camp at this time. Even the Runan Yellow Turbans in the west had a force of ten thousand people, carrying the flag with the word "Wu", crossing the water from the seven pontoon bridges, and had blocked Zhu Jun's westward passage.
Now, even if Zhu Jun wanted to rescue Huangfu Song, he couldn't.
At this time, outside the camp, the Henanxi Archer Battalion under Ma Yuanyi's command calmly and calmly fired arrows at the Han troops arrayed outside the camp.
This Henanxi archer battalion is the elite of Ma Yuanyi's command. Most of its members are from the Funiu Mountains, Xiong'er Mountains, and Waifang Mountains. They are not afraid of death and are good at bows and arrows. Because this group was too unruly and untamable, Ma Yuanyi did not mobilize this group when he mobilized believers to enter Luoyang. But now they have become Ma Yuanyi's trump card.
The archer camp in western Henan, equipped with the Han army's hard bows, has simply become a killing machine on the battlefield. They drew, cocked, aimed, and fired their bows very mechanically. In the eyes of these Shanliao soldiers in western Henan, there was no difference between the Han soldiers on the opposite side and the beasts they had hunted before. Moreover, they are easier to kill than wild beasts. After all, wild beasts can run away, but these Han soldiers can only obey military discipline and stay on the defensive line.
Ma Yuanyi obviously exerted his strength in cooperating with the Runan Yellow Turban this time. Bundles of arrows from behind were continuously sent to the front line for consumption. The archers from the archer camp in western Henan shot until their fingers bled and their arms were sore before they stopped.
Looking at the Han soldiers on the opposite side who were out in battle, lying on each other's back, dying, the arrows pierced their skin and pierced their bones, howling and waiting for death in the bushes full of arrow feathers.
This Han soldier who came out of camp to intercept the Yellow Turban Army was finished.
But this is still just an episode on the battlefield on the east bank of Yingshui. At this time, Zhu Jun's generals Sun Jian and Fu Xie, other commanders Zhang Chao, and the cavalry troops from Henan and Hanoi all went out to fight with Bo Cai and Ma Yuanyi's troops.
In this battle, Ma Yuanyi sent a total of 15,000 troops to attack the Han army directly. These were all Yellow Turban warriors trained by Ma Yuanyi. Although they were not familiar with the battle formation, they all had the courage to fight.
Ma Yuanyi himself led 10,000 troops to garrison Lianzhai, waiting for the results of the Pengtuo tribe on the west bank and the battlefield on the east bank. As long as one side wins, he will lead his own army to advance, and finally win this battle, providing Huang Tian with Make great achievements that will last forever. But if he loses, then he will need to use these 10,000 people to pick up the remaining troops and continue to hold on to the stronghold. But in that case, the defeat of the Ruying coalition is just a matter of time.
So in other words, because of the early decisive battle of Pengtuo's troops on the left bank, the Ruying Yellow Turban coalition has actually started a decisive battle with the main force of the Han army.
The battle reached its climax from the very beginning. On one side were the Yellow Turbans, who were devout in their faith, risking their lives, and just wanted to create a peaceful and prosperous age for the poor; Military officials. They fought in the wilderness, countless people using arrows, swords and even teeth to destroy the enemy.
It was when the battle between the two sides reached its peak that Yingchuan Bocai personally led the army. A group of about 10,000 warriors quietly circled from the right wing of the battlefield to the north of Zhu Jun's army. Because the Yellow Turbans of the former army were attacking fiercely, all the Han army's cavalry were attracted by it, and no one was wandering around the periphery. Therefore, when the Bocai tribe held high the six-section staff of Taiping Dao and fluttered the apricot-yellow flag, they appeared in front of Zhu Jun. When they reached the rear, everyone in the Han army panicked.
At this time, Zhu Jun, the right-wing lieutenant general, showed his due ability as a commander. He pointed at the sudden appearance of Bo Cai's tribe in the north with his military equipment, and said loudly to the warriors under his command:
"Only Yellow Turban Qukuibo has a reputation for wisdom and bravery. Instead of standing firm and defending, he is attacking us from the north. This is to overwhelm our army in one fell swoop. What are your plans?"
There was a general in the formation who came out with his fists clasped and said:
"Deputy Commander, we must now return to defend the rear wall. If there is a strong wall that refuses to defend, we will attack from the front and defend from the back. As long as we defeat the Yellow Turbans on the opposite side and then return for reinforcements, great things can still be done."
Zhu Jun saw that the person speaking was none other than Zheng Tai, the captain of the tent, who was thirty years old. He is a descendant of the Zheng family in Xingyang. His family governs "Gongyang Chunqiu" and "Zuo family biography". He is longer than Li Shi, and his family name is known as Qingzheng. And this Zheng Tai was also a momentary figure. His family was a scholar of Confucian classics, but he had few talents. He liked to associate with heroes and was adept at martial arts. He was always the general used by Zhu Jun.
Historically, during the dictatorship of Dong Zhuo, Zheng Taihui conspired with He Yong and Xun You to kill Zhuo. However, he fled back to Yuan Shu and served as the governor of Yangzhou. He died on the way. His younger brother, Zheng Hun, served as an official to Jiuqing of Cao Wei. His son's position is the third Duke of Sima Jin. His six grandchildren are all Jiuqing. It can be said that it laid the foundation for the origin of the Xingyang Zheng family with five surnames and seven looks in the Middle Ages.
Of course, none of that has happened. In this life, this person is just a captain.
Zhu Jun heard what his beloved general said and said boldly:
"Since I, Zhu Jun, have been using the army, my ability to fight has always depended on the loyalty of my soldiers and my heart. I don't care about external things. Why should I defend the stronghold and fight cowardly? At this moment, it is the time for heroes to fight hard. I intend to select an elite army to fight against the waves of war. The talented troops seem to be brave, but they are all defeated. When our troops come out, how can they not be in danger? br>
After Zhu Jun finished speaking, Zheng Tai understood and asked for orders to fight.
Zhu Jun wasn't done yet, he wanted to boost morale again, so he smiled and said:
"The merits of this battle are the delicacies for you and others. When mortals see delicacies, who wouldn't want them? How can I let you monopolize Gongye? However, you are brave and sharp, so I will reward you with this pioneer. Gongye, do your best. Come on, I’ll wait for your success here.”
Zheng Tai was full of energy, clasping his fists with his hands and taking orders to fight.
Here Zheng Taiyuan is far away, and the basin collar armor is clanging. Over there, the decisive battle between Huangfu Song Army and Runan Peng Tuo on the west bank of Yingshui River has also reached a critical stage. Huangfusong didn't wait for Zhu Jun's reinforcements from the east bank for a long time. In the end, he used the last preparations at hand, the Central Military Academy Lieutenant Division, to press forward.
However, he did not send reinforcements to rescue the trapped right military captain Chun Yuqiong. Instead, he concentrated all his troops in the center and launched an attack on Peng Tuo's own army.
At the same time, the Sanhe knights who were repairing by the Ying River gathered in the horns of their respective military officers. They had gathered on the left side of the battlefield, ready to launch an attack on the Runan Yellow Turban Army at any time.
To be honest, in terms of combat effectiveness, the Yellow Turbans in the world recommend the Runan Yellow Turbans first. Looking at history alone, they can still be active in Yuzhou, the place where the Four Wars were, for more than ten years. No matter it is the Sun Jian era, Yuan Shu era, Liu Bei era, or Cao Cao era, they can all have their own living space, which shows that the Runan Yellow Turban extraordinary.
In fact, this is indeed the case. At this time, the Han troops who were fighting fiercely with the Runan Yellow Turbans had the most say. It was not easy for them to defeat the Bocai tribe before, but it was also quite difficult. However, the Yingchuan Yellow Turbans were poorly equipped and relied entirely on Bo Cai's command. To be honest, he was indeed a natural-born general. After making up for his lack of experience in the early military formations, he became more sophisticated in using troops, and the Han army suffered a lot.
But this is different from when they beat the Runan Yellow Turbans. Because the Runan Yellow Turbans surrounded and annihilated the main force of the Han army in Runan, they captured a lot and had sufficient armor and weapons. Although his troops did not have the skill of fighting, they had great skill in fighting. When it comes to fighting, it's just fighting in formations, one sword at a time, one shot at a time, without any skillful strategy. But this kind of situation made the Han soldiers miserable.
As the saying goes, it is better to meet three fine dogs than a rough man.
Although the Bocai tribe is flexible, it is not very lethal to the Han army. On the contrary, those like the Runan Yellow Turbans who fight tough battles will either die or die. Paoze will die tragically every moment. This really tested the nerves of the Han soldiers.
For example, at this moment, the Han soldiers of General Zuo Zhonglang and the right school lieutenant were surrounded by three strong generals of Runan Yellow Turban, Liu Pi, Huang Shao, and He Man.
Faced with the crazy attack of the three strong generals, Chunyu Qiong's soldiers struggled to hold on. If not for Chunyu Qiong, his commander, who was open-minded and able to win the hearts of soldiers, all his troops were willing to die for him. Otherwise, they would have faced three times the siege of the enemy. It collapsed long ago.
But Chun Yuqiong, although he was a bit rough-tempered, never lacked courage. Since he entered the siege, he led his troops to charge and kill more than ten times, and constantly led the besieged Pao Ze into the formation.
At that time, Liu Pi, the fierce general of the Yellow Turban Army, personally led his troops to intercept and kill Chun Yuqiong. However, Chun Yuqiong killed three generals in a row and shot an arrow over Liu Pi's yellow turban. If Liu Pi had not been shorter, this arrow would have killed him. Liu Pi's life was taken. It is because of Chunyu Qiong's bravery that the Han soldiers have persisted until now.
But Liu Pi, Huang Shao, and He Man, who surrounded and attacked the Han soldiers, also had a hard time.
Especially Huang Shao and He Man, they not only had to surround and kill the Han soldiers in the circle, but also resist reinforcements from the Han soldiers outside. If the Han soldiers outside with the flag with the word "Xia" hadn't worked too hard, it's hard to say whether Chunyu Qiong could have been surrounded.
At this point in the battle, He Man, who was covered in blood, had killed countless people.
At this moment, he was sitting on the headless corpse of a Han traitor soldier to rest. The hot sunshine was scorching the earth, causing the corpse under He Man's buttocks to start to smell.
But He Man was not moved by this. He was a butcher himself, and this kind of scene was just common. He opened his mouth, gasping for breath, and shouted to the side:
"Is there any water? Why is it so hot today?"
But the guards around him looked at their water bags and found them empty. Finally, there was the youngest one, who looked like he was not yet a boy. There was still one in the bag, so he hurriedly gave it to He Man.
He Man hesitated for a moment, then took the water bag, drank it all in one gulp, then threw away the water bag and shouted to the surrounding soldiers:
"Come together with Nai Gong and kill that mediocre dog over there."
Afterwards, everyone rushed into the Han army formation again and fought fiercely.
Over there, Huang Shao, another handsome man from Runan Yellow Turban, is also motivating everyone in his own way.
Huang Shao has a beautiful long beard, but it has turned into a bloody scab at this time. He stood in front of the last reserve team and said to everyone:
"What kind of life did we live in the past? It was worse than pigs and dogs. Your team are all from my hometown and my children. You should know why I, Huang Shao, joined Taiping Dao. There is no other reason, it's me A drop of blood fell into eight pieces on the ground. I worked so hard all day long that I couldn't support my mother. In the end, she was so tired that she vomited blood and died. But the rich man in my hometown, even the family dog, had a better life than me, Huang Shao. The dignified eight-foot-tall man has plenty of strength, but no matter how hard he works, he can't be as good as others. Now, Taipingdao gives us a chance, we are here to create our own Huangtian world and bring prosperity to the poor people in the world. Live well and eat well.”
After saying that, he ordered other people in the team:
"Huang Si, your wife was kidnapped, who rescued her?"
"It's you."
"Zhao Changjiao, your family put in a bid and sold their lives, who redeemed your life?"
"It's you."
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After that, Huang Shao called on dozens of people, all of whom were his brothers who were bound by kindness and righteousness. Everyone knew what he was going to do now.
Just listen to Huang Shao roar:
"Hot girl, I am kind to you, and Commander Qu is kind to me. Now Commander Qu wants me to resist the soldier named Xia. I have no choice but to repay him with death. Now that I am dead, if the brothers think that I If you can still stand up to everyone, then take over the flag in my hand and continue to repay Qu Shuai and our Taiping Dao. We want to let the nobles across the street know that we men from Runan dare to die."
After speaking, Huang Shao took the lead in carrying the banner and rushed to the front. But then more and more Yellow Turban warriors crossed Huang Shao and attacked the Han formation.
Loyalty was reborn, and death seemed like home. Huang Shao led the last team of Yellow Turbans to launch a desperate charge, and then disappeared into the dark crowd.
The sun is high in the sky, watching the battlefield here with an expressionless face. Of all the emotions in the world, none are more intense than here. Fear, courage, indifference, and hatred are brewing together here to make everyone drunk and sleep forever.
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About twenty miles away from the battlefield, the guard Sima Huangfu Li was in a forest, looking solemnly at the horse dung all over the forest.
He touched the already hard horse manure and asked uncertainly to the old sentry in the team:
"How long do you think this horse dung is? It depends on the size of the ride."
The old sentry detective was also in the army. He knew this kind of thing at first glance, but he didn't dare to say it at the moment because the matter was too big.
Seeing that the sentry was silent, Huangfu Li directly drew a knife and put it on his neck. He said coldly:
"Old Zhao, don't be confused. Just say what you are told. How old is this horse dung?"
The sentry agent no longer concealed anything and told everything he estimated:
"The hardness of this horse dung can be traced back to two days ago. Looking at the dung all over the ground, at least four thousand cavalry troops lurked here two days ago."
Two days ago? Four thousand riders? Huangfu Li's whole scalp was numb, and he immediately realized that something was wrong.
Afterwards, he immediately rode back to Yingyang with the personal army of General Zuo Zhonglang. He wanted to tell his uncle the news. He just hoped that it would not be too late.
But there is never enough time.
At three quarters of noon, Huangfu Song, who was watching from the watchtower, was sweating profusely. He desperately discovered that in the northwest of the battlefield, dust was rising thousands of feet high, and a majestic army was coming.
Needless to say, these are definitely not Han reinforcements, they must be Taishan bandits! They're really here!
The Runan Yellow Turban Army, who were fighting on the battlefield, also gradually discovered the situation in the northwest. In the smoke and dust, I saw a large apricot-yellow flag with the words "Pedestrians for Heaven". On the left it was written "Field to the tiller", and on the right it was "To the laborer his own strength". There was also a large crimson banner with the words "General to the Sky". .
Everyone understood who was coming.
At this time, a song is being sung between heaven and earth:
"Raise swords and soldiers, exchange for peace, and restore the Qingming Dynasty to the world!"
I didn't hear this song at first, but then the sound was like a bell that moved the world. Finally, even the Yellow Turban Army of Runan joined in singing, and everyone cried with joy.
The brothers of Taishan Army finally arrived.
In the sixth year of Guanghe, on July 20th, at noon, the decisive battle in Yingyang officially began.
It was so fun to write! Zhang Chong leads the Taishan Army on the stage magnificently, and tomorrow's chapter will be the real climax. Families, your monthly tickets are flying high!
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