Chapter 426 Danger
The young general's prominence caused a panic among the soldiers behind him. Li Hu, who was also charging, also saw this scene and subconsciously shouted:
"Hurry up, protect the third son, don't let him be in danger."
In fact, Li Hu didn't need to say anything. The guards behind him immediately rushed forward and rushed directly in front of the young general.
It turns out that this gentleman is none other than Zhang Chong's younger brother and the third eldest son of the old Zhang family, Zhang Shao.
At this time, Zhang Shao was no longer a skinny boy pulling weeds behind Zhang Chong. After five years of systematic military training, Zhang Shao had grown into an excellent warrior.
Since the age of ten, when the second brother was drafted into prison, the life of the old Zhang family in Dasangli has been turned upside down.
First, people from Shigu Mountain went down to notify the Zhang family to move, saying that the second brother had rebelled in Onezawa and killed officials. Then the family hid in Shigu Mountain and felt uneasy.
But not long after, the second brother came back with a team, saying they were all his brothers. As a result, Zhang Shao suddenly gained so many brothers.
Oh, by the way, Zhang Shao was just called Zhang Ji at that time. His current name was given to him by his elder brother.
No one thought this was illegal.
Because after Zhang Chong came back, the whole family understood that from now on the Zhang family would be dominated by the second brother.
After that, they went to Mount Tai to stay. It was a very hard time, and even people like Zhang Shao couldn't have enough to eat. But things soon changed.
The second brother joined Taiping Road and became the commander of Mount Tai. After that, with the help of Li Taiping Dao, their life began to get much better.
At that time, Zhang Shao was accompanied by a group of young men from Da Sang, as well as his second brother and the nephews of his old brothers, who were studying and practicing martial arts together.
After five years of practicing martial arts, Zhang Shao, who had grown eight feet tall, finally got his second brother's approval to officially join the Taishan Army.
This raid on Gongsun Zan's camp was Zhang Shao's first battle.
He has the aura of a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers, and he also has the pride of a king's brother, who wants to make great achievements in the first battle.
Although no one in the Zhang clan has been named a prince at this time, everyone knows that Zhang Shao is the king's younger brother.
At this time, Zhang Shaochuo was on horseback and was about to take the lead when he was overtaken by the soldiers behind him and suppressed his speed.
He was a little annoyed, and the war horse under his crotch also snorted heavily. He was quite annoyed that his running route was occupied by those in front of him.
But until now, that's all it can do.
Zhang Shao lay on his horse and looked sharply at the enemy cavalry rushing out of the darkness in front of him.
Over there, Li Hu could no longer see Zhang Shao. He was Zhang Shao's earliest equestrian teacher, so he was naturally attracted to him.
But at this time, the middle part, where General Tian Jun was, had already erupted with a high-pitched cry to kill. Li Hu did not dare to be distracted anymore and continued to charge straight with his troops.
Tian Jun did not make any arrangements in the rushing tide of cavalry, because at night, these were of no use. Tian Jun only gave each army one order before charging:
"The military officers took the lead and kept rushing forward."
At this time, Tian Jun took a look at the dark night sky and saw dark clouds covering the moon and darkness. He felt quite happy. The darker the moon, the less clear the enemy's true identity is.
At this moment, the night wind blew from the southwest side and behind, and Tian Jun shouted:
"This is the victory of the wind, follow me to kill!"
After hearing this, the nearby military officers also clamored:
"Win the wind, win the wind."
During this commotion, the southwest wind blew through the hunting flags and military tents of the Han army's camp, blowing out the chilling sound of gold and iron horses.
In the camp, the first batch of Han troops to react had already rushed out of the camp.
There's nothing we can do if we don't take the initiative. Gongsun Zan is a brave general, but he hasn't really grown up yet, and he still has this rough character flaw.
He felt that he had surrounded the Taishan Army in Sanhe Pavilion, and looked down upon the Taishan Army on the north bank of the Hutuo River for having no cavalry, so he had no intention or intention of establishing a stronghold.
Therefore, most of the Youzhou Tuqi lived directly in tents just like the prairie people. There were no trenches, horses or walls to support their defense outside.
That is to say, the Youzhou Tuqi are mostly elite, otherwise, under such circumstances, it would just collapse.
This group of Han cavalry had just left the stronghold and met Zhang Shao and his team.
At this time, Zhang Shao was an ordinary general, subordinate to Tian Yue, the general of Feilong Army.
Tian Yue is from Guangyang, Youzhou. He is proficient in bow and horse and extremely courageous. He has just been transferred from Fei Xiong Army to Fei Long Army and been promoted to captain.
As for the attacking Youzhou cavalry team, they encountered Tian Yue's fifty-man cavalry army just after leaving the camp.
Tian Yue was born as a general, and he was more willing to risk his life for wealth than ordinary people. Ever since Zhang Shao came under his command, he had regarded him as his source of wealth.
So when he saw Zhang Shao standing closer to the front, he immediately came over on horseback and shouted loudly:
"Rat, I am Guangyang Tianyue, I am here to die."
The Youzhou Cavalrymen on the opposite side burst into a loud roar when they heard this sound.
Of course they knew that Tian Yue was a traitor to the Youzhou Army, so even though they knew he was a warrior named Guangyang, they still killed him angrily.
Tian Yue increased the speed of his horse to the maximum, and the horse hit Yi Han's chest with lightning speed.
The broken horse silk was so broken that it penetrated into the man's neck, and he fell to death without being able to say a word.
Tian Yue had just killed one person, but he still didn't stop. He pulled out the Huanshou knife from behind his waist with his right hand. Then it was leveled, and the sharp blade passed over Yi Hanqi's neck. The man's blood came out, his hands touched his throat and he fell down.
This back-sword style is a unique way of holding a sword among border warriors.
Mainland warriors often wear the sword on their left waist and push the handle forward. In case of conflict, they can draw the sword with their right hand and fight. But the border warriors were not like this. They put the handle of the knife back and raised the knife in front.
It stands to reason that this method is very slow. You need to push the handle to the front before you can pull the knife out with your right hand. So why do border warriors straddle their swords so much?
Just because they are almost all good at mounted archery, the sword fight is also the second round of the horse fight.
At this time, if the handle of the knife is in front, it will affect the action of taking the bow or holding the bow during mounted combat. For this reason, border warriors developed their unique back-sword style.
Tian Jun's extraordinary riding battle made Zhang Shao, who was watching the battle from behind, excited.
He didn't expect that his captain would be so brave. Seeing him kill two cavalry effortlessly, he became so courageous that he let out a roar and shouted:
"Captain, I'm here to help you."
After saying that, Zhang Shao directly grabbed a handhalberd from the side of his horse bag and threw it towards the person opposite with a loud bang.
Zhang Shao can also do the unique skills that the second brother is good at.
At this time, more and more Han troops rushed out in the darkness.
Zhang Shao was not afraid, so he rushed into the darkness with his horse in his hand. He was wearing bright armor and stood out in the dark.
Tian Yue didn't expect that the king's third brother would be so reckless, and he was so frightened that he broke out in sweat. Ignoring the yelling from a few people around him, he caught the horse in its belly and chased after it.
The night is so dark, and the wind is blowing again.
On the vast flat ground, there were cries and groans everywhere, and the Taishan Cavalry and the Youzhou Cavalry were already fighting together.
Not all Han troops reacted as quickly as Zhang Shao's side. On the contrary, these talents were the minority on the battlefield. Most of the peripheral Youzhou Tuqi and Hu Qi did not react at all, and were already buried in the military tents and trampled to death by horse hooves. Some Han cavalry who were slightly behind woke up from their nightmares and went to the stables to get their horses. However, the Feijun cavalry who had already rushed here directly threw a torch and scared these horses away.
The chaos could no longer be controlled. Two thousand Taishan cavalry fired four attack arrows directly into Gongsun Zan's camp.
You can imagine how big the camp can be, which can accommodate 5,000 cavalry troops.
So when the Han army in the south and central part was already in chaos, Gongsun Zan, who was sleeping in the east, had already woken up.
He first glanced at the chaos to the south in confusion, and then said to himself in disbelief:
"Where did the Taishan thieves get their cavalry?"
After another sentence, Gongsun Zan suddenly became horrified and knew what this meant.
"The Hutuo River was opened up by thieves."
The lightning and thunder in Gongsun Zan's mind came to another level. Does that mean that the main force of the Taishan bandits has arrived nearby?
But it was useless to think about these things at this time. The top priority was to defeat the rebel army first. At the same time, thinking that there would be such heavy losses in this battle, Gongsun Zan regretted why he didn't build a strong stronghold!
Gongsun Zan took out the horn, blew the rallying call with the guards, and then waited here.
The first to arrive was Gongsun Zan's headquarters, eight hundred white-horse Yi Cong. These elite cavalrymen never leave their horses even when they sleep, so they can return to their coach as soon as possible.
Without enough time to wait for the sudden cavalry behind, Gongsun Zan led the eight hundred white horse rebels and rushed to the west where the fighting was most intense.
This is the main attack surface of Xu Huang's Flying Tiger Army.
With Xu Huang taking the lead, the offensive on this side went very smoothly.
Xian Yufu, the Youzhou Cavalry heavy general who was stationed here, had already covered his horse and left. When he saw the offensive behind him, he guessed that this was the enemy's main attack direction. And there were more than ten cavalry guards around him who didn't dare to block him.
But not long after he retreated, he saw a large white block coming from a distance.
Xian Yufu's dead souls appeared in great numbers. Seeing these white horse Yi Cong rushing towards him was more terrifying than the flying army behind them.
So, he didn't even care to speak, and just pulled the reins to go around to one side.
But before he could ride far, a dense rain of arrows came from the sky, directly shooting Xian Yufu's dozen riders into hedgehogs.
Yes, Xian Yufu is a smart man and knows that he will definitely die if he meets Gongsun Zan in this situation.
Sure enough, after shooting Xian Yufu and the others to death, angry shouts came from the darkness:
"Xian Yufu abandons the army before the battle and deserves death!"
After saying that, the eight hundred white horses passed by without even looking at the "hedgehogs" on the ground.
Only Xian Yufu on the ground could die with his eyes open.
After casually dealing with the villains in the army, Gongsun Zan grabbed his horse and shouted:
"Clamp, prepare for impact!"
The eight hundred white-horse followers all crossed their arms, pursed their lips, and looked resolutely at the enemy and friendly troops fighting together in front of them.
At this time, the horse speed of the White Horse Yi Cong has reached its maximum, while the horse speed of the Flying Tiger Army's assault riders on the opposite side has almost stagnated because they were fighting with the Han army.
In an instant, with a "crash" sound, the white cloud crashed into the black soil.
The Flying Tiger Army was caught off guard, and their flags fell down in pieces.
Even the deputy general of the Flying Tiger Army was knocked off his horse and never got up again.
In the distance, Xu Huang saw his deputy falling to the ground. He was stunned for a moment, and then neighed:
"A Liang!"
In the crowd, Gongsun Zan heard the cry of the cuckoo crying blood across from him, and felt great. He roared:
"You dog, you dare to attack my camp, but you will spare your life today."
But as soon as Gongsun Zan finished speaking, his skin suddenly trembled and he subconsciously turned his head.
Then a sharp arrow shot right through his neck and hit Yi Cong's helmet behind him.
Knowing that there was an archer on the other side who could listen and recognize the sound, Gongsun Zan did not dare to speak anymore, pursed his lips and joined the battle group in front.
Xu Huang's headquarters only has 500 horses, and they can be separated. At this time, the horses are not fast enough. Even though the fighting equipment was sophisticated and the brothers dared to fight, they were still defeated by Baima Yicong.
Xu Huang knew that he could not stop it on his own, and without being pretentious, he hurriedly blew the horn for help.
Near the Flying Tiger Army is Xi Shen of the Flying Leopard Army.
At this time, Xi Shen had already led his troops to the center of the Han camp, and he would be able to reach the enemy commander's tent in a short while.
At this moment, a call for help was heard nearby, and Xi Shen's cavalry officers all looked at Xi Shen.
However, Xi Shen's face didn't change at all and he continued to charge forward.
The cavalrymen under his command didn't know what it meant, but they remained silent.
Just kidding, in a moment we can cut down the enemy's banner and formally defeat the enemy army. How can we ignore the overall situation just because of one or two friendly troops?
As the saying goes, there is no war without sacrifice. For the sake of the overall situation, all costs are necessary.
But not all cavalry generals are like this. One of the red-banded cavalrymen in the crowd did not miss the military achievements in front of him, and led the hundreds of cavalry around him to come back for reinforcements.
He is Wang Dang, the commander of the Flying Leopard Army, and he can be regarded as an old leader in the army.
Wang Dang used to be Wang Kuang's cavalry companion. He was dissatisfied with Wang Kuang's ruthlessness and cruelty and surrendered Zhang Chong. After two years and more than ten battles, he has become a general.
Wang Dang knew very well that the direction in which the horn was blowing was Xu Huang's Flying Tiger Army. Wang Dang is not without thoughts that this junior who is younger than himself has risen faster than him.
But what Wang Dang knew better was that Xu Huang was the king's confidant. If he was really found here, they would definitely be held responsible for the Flying Leopard Army afterwards.
So Wang Dang decided to lead a hundred people back to help. Anyway, he continued to charge forward, and Xi Shen got the credit.
When Wang Dang rushed over with his troops, he saw exactly this scene.
I saw Xu Huang, who was like an enemy of ten thousand people, using horse silk as a stick to beat the white horse Yi Cong who was surrounding him. He screamed every time he struck, and he screamed every time he smashed. In the blink of an eye, he had already knocked over five or six people.
Just when Xu Huang was about to break out of the encirclement, a cold arrow hit the forehead of his horse under his crotch. The horse continued for a few steps and then threw Xu Huang out.
Xu Huang just hit a powerful and heavy blow, and when he was suddenly thrown out, he knew in his heart that something was wrong. Subconsciously, he rolled his body into a ball and then rolled to relieve his strength.
Just as Xu Huang stood up unsteadily, he saw an iron bone growing bigger and bigger in front of his eyes.
It’s dangerous!
Zhang Shao pays tribute to his friend's new book "Kuang Fu Han Shi" written in July. Everyone is welcome to collect and read it.
(End of chapter)