On the eleventh day of the eighth month, at Si hour, in the corner, there was a pavilion in the middle.
For the Han army, the situation has reached a very critical point.
The east wall fell, and the military formation deployed on the front slope before the war was about to collapse. The Wuhuan Tuqi who had just come up to support them fell apart.
Lu Zhi never imagined that it had only been two hours since the war began, and the war situation had deteriorated to this extent.
But Lu Zhi also figured out something from the eager and fierce offensive from the opposite side.
The more urgent the fight, the more it means the opponent is grabbing time! So what time is the opponent fighting for? Just think about it and you will know that reinforcements from the Hejian Corps are nearby and may appear on the battlefield at any time.
Lu Zhi believed in his own judgment, which was his confidence as the first-class commander of the Han Dynasty.
The more this happened, the less he could let the forward slope collapse, so he dispatched his most trusted troops.
Gongsun Zan's white horse Yi Cong.
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On the back slope to the east, out of sight of the Taishan Army, there was an infantry phalanx of 2,000 men, and two battalions of cavalry troops of 1,000 men each.
These are the soldiers of Cavalry Commander Gongsun Zan.
Originally, he had an infantry battalion of 2,000 men under his command, but Lu Zhi moved him to the front not long after the battle, and there is no news yet.
Therefore, Gongsun Zan's own troops at this time actually numbered four thousand.
At this time, Gongsun Zan and his white-horse followers were sitting or lying on the slope to rest, listening to the noise and fighting on the battlefield in front, and they were chatting as usual.
Gongsun Zan was also lying down surrounded by several horsemen, chewing a weed in his mouth, and chatting wordlessly with his brother Gongsun Du.
Gongsun Kang was eleven years older than Gongsun Zan, so he was hardly a generation apart in this world. But for some reason, Gongsun Zan was very kind to his brother, perhaps because they were all border people who believed in violence in their bones.
Like Gongsun Zan, Gongsun Du's background was not very good, and he came from Xuantu County, the most remote county in the empire. It can be said that he had no upper-class connections.
But Gongsun Du had a good nobleman, who was the governor of Xuantu County at that time and the uncle of the main lineage, Gongsun Yan, because this Duke had a son named Gongsun Bao and Gongsun Du were born in the same year, and Gongsun Du’s nickname was Ah Bao, so Gongsun Yan loved him dearly and regarded him as his own son.
But since Gongsun Du had such a good father, his whole life became different. First, he was promoted to the rank of Lang by Yin, and then he served as the governor of Jizhou, both of which were noble public positions in the Qing Dynasty.
But Gongsun Du was brave at heart, so when he was the governor of Jizhou, he investigated a wave of illegal activities in the state, and then offended the nobles of Jizhou. In the end, he had to return to his hometown in Liaodong to avoid trouble.
This time Lu Zhi held a military ceremony, Gongsun Du dispersed his family wealth, sold all the property left to him by his adoptive father, and organized a thousand-man army.
I thought I could start a battle, but who knew that during the Battle of Dingting, I suffered a huge defeat and lost all the foundation I had finally accumulated.
At this time, Gongsun Zan, who was also from the Gongsun family, gave him a hand and not only arranged for him to be under his command, but also ordered him to lead a cavalry of 500 men.
Gongsun Du also became ruthless and arranged all his two sons, one eighteen and one sixteen, into the team, and also assigned his confidants Liu Yi and Han Zhong to assist in leading the troops.
In this way, Gongsun Du took control of the five hundred cavalry.
Gongsun Du was so favored by Gongsun Zan, so although he was eleven years older than Gongsun Zan, his tone was quite respectful, and his words were very useful to Gongsun Zan.
At this time, he was asking Gongsun Zan a question:
"Bogui, how far are we going to fight for Lu Shuai in this battle?"
Gongsun Zan frowned and heard the meaning of Gongsun Du's words. Obviously, his clan brother has begun to doubt the necessity of working for Lu Zhi.
Yes, this is how people's hearts change. Man is not a piece of wood, and has no permanent loyalty.
As the war progresses, the visible defeat is already revealed. The military generals are thinking, should we find a way for ourselves?
Thinking about the Ma Teng tribe who surrendered before the war, seeing that they surrendered safely makes people even more heartbroken.
Gongsun Zan was about to speak some truth. At this time, the sound of horse hooves was heard, and a knight from the Junzi camp came galloping from the Chinese army without stopping.
Gongsun Zan had good eyesight and could tell at a glance that this commanding knight was Zheng Yi, the son of his uncle Zheng Xuan.
He immediately realized that the situation on the battlefield ahead had reached a very critical point, otherwise Master Lu would not have sent Zheng Yi to deliver the order.
So Gongsun Zan loudly ordered:
"The whole army is ready, mount up."
This order spread quickly throughout the camp through person-to-person transmission.
When Zheng Yi came running out of breath, he saw his senior brother Gongsun Zan and all the army officers and soldiers were ready with their helmets on and their armor on.
Regardless of lamenting his senior brother's wisdom, Zheng Yi conveyed Lu Zhi's verbal military order to Gongsun Zan:
"I have an order, order your troops to immediately support Wei Duan in the middle and defeat the enemy in the front."
There is actually something wrong with this command.
Gongsun Zan is the reserve army on the right wing. Once the friendly forces on the right wing of the front slope fail to support, he should be dispatched up. This is what Gongsun Zan originally thought.
But now Master Lu wants him to lead his troops to support the middle road? So what does your backup do in the middle?
This order was not conveyed clearly. Gongsun Zan learned the lesson from his old boss in the Battle of Jize and had to understand the purpose of this military order.
So he asked Zheng Yi, who was on the battlefield for the first time:
"Why does Lu Shuai want our army to support Wei Duan on the front slope?"
Fortunately, this question was answered by Zheng Yi. He had always been with Lu Zhi and knew very well about the information Lu Zhi had obtained. So he explained:
"Wei Duan's troops are now exhausted, and the Wuhuan cavalry that previously supported them have also been defeated. Your troops are urgently needed to stabilize the defeat of the Chinese army."
Gongsun Zan asked again:
"I am the Zuoji reserve. I went to support the center. What if the left wing position is lost?"
Zheng Yi pursed his lips and replied honestly:
"Lu Shuai's plan is to use the first division of my brothers and the reserves of the Chinese army to support the Chinese army on the front slope and launch an offensive in the middle. Lu Shuai found that of the three armies currently attacking our army, only the middle army has the most combat power. Strong. Only by gathering more troops can we open up the situation here."
Gongsun Zan suddenly thought of many things, some of which were said by Zheng Yiming, and some of which were said by Zheng Yiwei.
Gongsun Zan understood what the teacher meant, and at this moment they were connected with each other.
Afterwards, Gongsun Zan stopped asking Zheng Yi any more questions, and instead gave a rare speech to his subordinates in a loud voice:
"Brothers, this time I will take you to the battlefield again. But this time, I am not taking you to survive, I am taking you to die. I, Gongsun Zan, will die here, and your royal family will die behind me. You, Zou Dan, died behind us.”
Gongsun Zan's first words made the atmosphere depressing, and he continued:
"The country has been in chaos for two years, with all its clothes and clothes and the Han Dynasty in ruins. This battle is related to the survival of our Han Dynasty. If our death can exchange for the life of the Han Dynasty, then why not die? What is the fear of death? In Xingyang , we have brothers who have died. We have brothers who have died in Julu. In Yecheng, in Handan, in Jize, in Sanheting, Dingting, where is there no blood of our children?”< br>
At this time, Gongsun Zan himself was so emotional that he could not restrain himself. He said sadly:
"We have shed too much blood, so if we die in this battle, we will stop the war and prevent more people from dying. So what if we die? At least I, Gongsun Zan, am willing to die! Are you willing? ?”
The officers and soldiers of the three armies, thinking of Paoze who died in the battle and the children at home, burst into tears and shouted:
"I am willing to die with the general!" Gongsun Zan laughed loudly, pulled out his sword, made a wound on his little finger, and then wiped his forehead with blood and swore:
"We obey our righteousness. Where righteousness lies, we obey each other in life and death."
Seeing that the general was like this, the rest of the generals were also like this. These people include Gongsun Zan's secret friends Liu Weitai, Li Yizi, Le Hedang, the white horse general Zou Dan, Wangmen, and even Gongsun Du also brought his sons Gongsun Kang and Gongsun. Gong, and his generals Liu Yi and Han Zhong swore an oath.
The three armies are united and willing to fight for their lives with Gongsun Zan.
Before Gongsun Zan set off, he smiled and asked his friend Liu Weitai:
"Old Liu, can you figure out whether our battle will be good or bad?"
Liu Weitai was a famous sorcerer in the north. He was once approved by Gongsun Zan to be the ruler of the north.
Now before Gongsun Zan's final charge, he couldn't help but ask whether he was good or bad. Liu Weitai answered with tears:
"It's just death."
Gongsun Zan's face turned pale rapidly. He never expected that Liu Weitai would approve such a result for him, and he was not even willing to lie to him. He smiled miserably and said:
"It's good to die, it's good to die. I, Gongsun Zan, am no more than a warrior on the border. I was favored by the Han Dynasty, and cherished by Master Lu as a humerus. I should repay with my own strength. This battle cannot be won, and there is only death. As the saying goes, jade can be broken. The whiteness cannot be changed, the bamboo can be burned but its knots cannot be destroyed. Even though I am dead, I can still leave my name in the world. ”
After finishing speaking, Gongsun Zan held his head and shouted:
"Persistence!"
Two thousand cavalrymen, including eight hundred white-horse retinues, heard this and held their horses in hand. A forest was established here for a while.
Gongsun Zan gave another order, and all the soldiers passed the order:
"Formation!"
After saying that, Gongsun Zan took the lead in organizing a horizontal line with his white horse righteous holding the white horse flag from high.
After this series of actions, all the officials of Baima Yicong began to shout:
"Slow pace."
Then, nearly two thousand cavalrymen in the entire army lined up in forty rows, and slowly went uphill at high horse speed.
It's slow, very slow.
At this time, in the queue of Baima Yicong, the young Youbeiping native Jie Jun was marching in the long queue. His position was close to the inside, so apart from hearing the hustle and bustle of the battlefield in front, he could only see the robes in front and to the left and right.
But Jie Jun was not afraid. He was surrounded by his trusted brothers Pao Ze, and in front of him was their trusted commander. Why should he be afraid?
Now, they just need to steady their horses, calm their anxious and anxious hearts, and wait for the commander's final charge horn.
Thinking of this, Jie Jun unconsciously looked at the tall warrior in front of him on the left. His name was Wang Men, and he was the white-horse general of their unit.
In fact, not only Xie Jun, but all the knights in their row were staring at Wangmen with bright eyes, waiting for his charge order.
The horse speed of a cavalry charge is not consistent from beginning to end. In order to preserve the horse's physical strength for the most critical charge, the cavalry generally accelerates from a stroll to a trot, and then to a full gallop. This is only done before engaging the enemy. Sprint with all your might.
The sound of whirring horses lingered in the ears of Baima Yicong, and gradually, a nervous emotion began to emerge in their hearts.
It turns out that they are not as fearless as they thought.
Suddenly, a rapid horn sound sounded, and then Xie Jun's vision disappeared. They had already rushed up the slope and began to rush up and down the slope.
After the horn sounded, Wangmen, whom Xie Jun had been paying attention to, suddenly shouted:
"Let go and charge."
Following Wangmen's order, the five rows of white horse Yi Cong on his side put down their horses and began to rush along the ridgeline.
The white-horse Yi Cong led by Gongsun Zan cut in from the right side of the center, and the target of their charge was the Flying Leopard Army's assault cavalry who had just killed Wuhuan Colonel Gong Qichou.
At that time, the Flying Leopard Army was preparing to regroup, but was suddenly attacked by the White Horse Yi Cong. They were unprepared and suffered a heavy loss.
Xi Shen's use of troops is consistent with his character. He is neither reckless nor aggressive.
Seeing that he was blocking the passage of the enemy's elite cavalry, Xi Shen didn't care if there were friendly troops behind him, so he directly ordered the Flying Leopard Army to evacuate to the periphery of the battlefield and reorganize.
Is Xi Shen's method correct? Yes, because that's what the military regulations for cavalry are.
But in doing so, he ignored friendly forces, which can be described as cold-blooded.
As the Flying Leopard Army took the initiative to retreat, Baima Yi followed the ridgeline and began to attack the Iron Spear Army that had just fought hard.
Although Zhu Ling fought bloody battles several times, he could not save his troops from defeat.
Baima Yicong's offensive was so fierce that they shouted:
"Righteousness lies in the obedience of life and death."
Every few knights dare to charge a military formation. While these people were not afraid of death, they also displayed the riding and archery skills of the Northern Xinjiang warriors to their full potential.
They all dared to ride their horses in front of the formation and shoot at the officers who were attached to the spear army. Their courage was extraordinary.
In the final fierce battle, Zhu Ling was shot in the calf and was finally carried off the battlefield by the guards.
Once the Iron Spear Army retreated and left the battlefield, the Iron Forest Army and Iron Armor Army on the side began to stop marching and began to form a large formation to stabilize their formation.
The cunning Baima Yicong was not reckless. They let go of the entire Taishan Army array and began to attack the Che Nu camp behind them.
But on the way, they were intercepted by the charging Tianxiong Army of Li Fu and Yan Gang's Tianwei Army. Not far away, Li Hu and the Feilong Army were also running towards them at high speed.
Suddenly, the situation changed, and Gongsun Zan found that his troops were surrounded by enemy troops.
But how could Gongsun Zan back down at this time? He rushed forward, holding his double-edged spear, and shouted:
"The Great Wall of the Han Dynasty is a white horse of righteousness; the place of righteousness is the obedience of life and death. All the gentlemen, please follow me to kill!"
The righteous followers shouted in unison:
"Kill!"
Then they followed Gongsun Zan and crashed into the Taishan Army's sudden cavalry below.
White dragons and yellow dragons fight in the wild, their blood is black and yellow.
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