Chapter 628 Nameless
Jiexiu, Du Suoyuan.
This is the final battle.
On November 8, after learning that Zhang Chong, the thief leader of the Taishan Army, had arrived in Dusuoyuan, Hu Zhen abandoned his last illusion and began to mobilize his troops, trying to take advantage of the instability of the Taishan Army to attack his army. .
Before the battle, he wrote to Li Jue and Guo Si at Queshu Road and Qianlixing in the rear.
These two generals not only guarded the retreat of the Guanxi Army, but also guarded the food routes of the entire army. The food and fodder transported from the Linfen area to the front army every day had to pass through these two places.
Among them, the Queshu Road is the most important, and the Fenshui flowing through it is the biggest helper in transporting grain.
When Hu Zhen wrote to the second general, he actually had no confidence in this battle, so he repeatedly asked in the letter:
"The two generals Li and Guo personally announced that now the bandit chief has arrived at Du Suoyuan. At this point, if you advance, you will have a safe way to live, if you retreat, you will die and be buried. We have received the grace of your majesty and the imperial master Jian Bao. We should inspire our conscience and resolve Kill the enemy. It is better to die on the battlefield than in the West City. What I am worried about now is the food road. If the food road exists, the army will survive. The life and death of the army will be in your hands. I hope you will think carefully and act carefully.”
After these instructions, he was still uneasy and asked Li Su to take three thousand of the Central Guards south to Queshu Road to support Li Jue. Two hundred of them were Hu Zhen's own troops.
After realizing that the arrangements were in place, Hu Zhen began to dispatch troops in the early morning of November 8.
The entire army of 40,000 horse infantry was divided into three echelons, front, middle and rear, and attacked the Taishan military camp.
However, in the three days from November 5th to 8th, Zhang Chong dispatched 20,000 elite battalions from the Taiyuan battlefield to support the Jiexiu battlefield.
Therefore, when the front part of the Kansai Army was used as the first line to attack the Taishan Army's camp wall, it immediately suffered a heavy setback. The Taishan Army's fortresses were strong, the trenches were deep, and the ballistas on the walls fired even more fiercely. The Kansai Army suffered heavy casualties. Even if they dared to die, they could not advance even half a step after fighting for an hour.
Hu Zhen, who was in the rear, saw the situation of the front army and was worried that the losses would be too heavy. He immediately ordered his men to carry flags and go to the front army to order them to withdraw.
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Among the front troops, Lu Bu looked at Luzhai ahead with red eyes.
There, he had already lost the lives of more than 200 brothers from Bingzhou.
He is very angry!
Two days ago, when he watched Zhang Yang's body being taken down by Wei Yue and the others, Lu Bu already felt resentful in his chest.
He could never forget the scene that day.
Wei Yue carried Zhang Yang on his back and retreated with more than 300 remaining soldiers, and then met him halfway.
At that time, Wei Yue said sadly:
"Colonel, Vice Colonel Zhang died in the battle, at the hands of the Taishan Army."
At that time, Lu Bu's head exploded.
He looked at Zhang Yang's body still wearing his armor, but the body had been separated. At that time, Lu Bu guessed in his heart that Zhang Yang might have been mistaken for him by the enemy.
Wei Yue is still talking:
"We were patrolling outside and suddenly ran into an enemy cavalry group. Their number was not large, only half of ours. At that time, the Colonel, no, it was Vice Colonel Zhang, decided to lead the brothers to fight first We won the battle. But in the first round of collision, our army suffered a big loss. The opponent's armor was much better than ours, and the spears they used were longer than ours, and their equestrian skills were also better. Tactically, we began to use cone formations to break through, and tried to use personal bravery to defeat the generals and capture the flag.”
Lu Bu's eyes were red and he forced out a sentence:
"Then what? How did Lao Zhang die?"
Wei Yue trembled as if recalling a painful experience, and then vomited:
"But who knew that there was a warrior on the opposite side who was extraordinary and brave. At that time, the three of us, the vice-colonel, myself, and Lao Cheng, were the vanguard."
Lu Bu nodded, because this configuration was what he often used in the past. He and the two generals Wei Yue and Cheng Lian, each with hundreds of cavalry, could break out of the formation and be invincible.
But in Zhang Yang's case, it was obvious that he had encountered a ruthless person.
Wei Yue continued speaking:
"I still remember that when the three of us broke into the enemy general's flag, the Taishan Army cavalry general opposite didn't even start his horse speed. He just sent his horse forward, and the deputy colonel was skewered. Enter Ma. At that time, we were all shocked. We all thought that the deputy colonel was you, the captain, so the remaining military spirit collapsed immediately. "
Lu Bu's face was ugly, and he did not have the slightest suspicion that Wei Yue was trying to pass the buck. He knew his position in the hearts of the Bingzhou Army. If he was underground, it was understandable that his subordinates would collapse.
But understanding is understanding, he was still angry and scolded Wei Yue:
"So you abandoned Zhang Yang like them? Huh? At that time, you should have regarded Lao Zhang as mine, so did you also abandon me and become a coward?"
Wei Yue was humiliated by these words, and he suddenly shouted:
"Colonel Lieutenant, you have no idea that when Vice Colonel Zhang died in the battle, the enemy general swept him to the ground, and some nearby tooth soldiers came to cut off his head. It was Lao Cheng and I who fought to the death He snatched the vice-principal back, and Lao Chengdu was seriously injured.”
With that said, Wei Yue pulled out a bloody package from his horse bag. When he opened it, it turned out to be Zhang Yang's head.
The withered face and round eyes all tell Zhang Yang's meaning and unwillingness.
He didn't even leave a last word, so he sadly passed away.
Lu Bu held Zhang Yang's body and cried after all. This time he did not blame Wei Yue, but asked:
"Who killed Lao Zhang?"
Wei Yue said angrily:
"There is no name, but all the troops on the opposite side hang the flag with the word 'Jinhu'."
Lu Bu nodded silently, then suddenly shouted loudly, and slashed the Fangtian painted halberd on a tree in his hand. With great strength, he split the old wood into two halves.
For a moment, the whole army was in awe.
Just when Wei Yue and others thought that Lu Bu would lead his brothers to hunt down the enemy general, they heard Lu Bu grit his teeth and order:
"Let's go back to camp."
No one knows what Lu Bu was thinking at that time, but he was very sad.
……
Now, Lu Bu once again launched an attack on the Taishan Army with more than 2,500 Bingzhou troops, but the development of the situation was still not optimistic.
The Bingzhou army was very brave. None of these warriors who came from the border areas to fight against the weak and the strong was weak. But they were flesh and blood after all, and they fell to the enemy's ballistae.
This kind of ballista is the most terrifying weapon Lu Bu has ever seen. A knight in iron armor can be completely penetrated by a huge arrow, and even the person behind him can be injured with enough force.
It can be said that it was precisely with such a ballista in front that the Bingzhou army could not advance even an inch.
But at this time, the Chinese army's tooth soldiers came down with Hu Zhen's feathers. When they saw Lu Bu, he didn't even get off his horse, and they shouted:
"The commander-in-chief has ordered that Lu Bu's troops retire and rest."
But Lu Bu didn't seem to hear it, and still looked at the front of the battlefield, where Zhang Liao led an elite armored soldier to rush onto the barrier and fell into a bloody battle.
Seeing that Lu Bu ignored him, the tooth soldier whipped Lu Bu with his riding crop out of habit.
Lu Bu didn't even try to dodge this blow, and let the whip hit his brow bone, instantly tearing open his skin and flesh.
After the tooth soldier whipped the whip, he realized that the person who whipped him was Lu Bu, a flying general in the army. He also felt guilty and couldn't help but trembled:
"Lu Bu, the commander is doing this for your own good. Come down quickly and avoid unnecessary casualties."
But I don't know where these kind words stung Lu Bu, but I saw Lu Bu chuckle, put his hand on the handle of Fang Tianhua's halberd stuck in the mud, rubbed it twice, and then held Fang Tianhua's halberd with both hands. With the halberd, he twisted his waist and turned around, then made a diagonal slash towards the back.
This blow directly cut the tooth soldier who was delivering the order into four pieces, including the man and the horse.
The sewers of men and horses rolled all over the floor, and the heat, irritation, and fishy smell mixed together.
The tooth soldier was not dead for a while, and he was wailing in great pain. He didn't understand at all, was this Lu Bu crazy? To attack him.
He wanted to question Lu Bu, but the massive blood loss and tremendous pain left him speechless. Fortunately, his pain did not last long. Qin Yi, the general under the banner, came up with a cruel smile and killed him with a knife.
Lu Bu held Fang Tian's painted halberd that was still dripping with blood, looked at the battlefield in front of him, and said calmly:
"No one has seen this person, let's continue fighting!"
Everyone held their breath, understanding Lu Bu's will, so they all focused on Zhang Liao on the distant barrier.
There, Zhang Liao had achieved breakthrough results.
……
"It's obviously the twelfth lunar month of winter, why am I so hot?"
At this time, Zhang Liao, who was wearing three layers of armor, was huffing and puffing under the thick iron surface, sighing in his heart.
He really couldn't remember how many people he had killed.
All he knew was that the guards accompanying him had changed three times, and the Huanshou swords in their hands had changed six times, but even so, this barrier had still not been taken down.
At this time, Zhang Liao finally couldn't help but look to the east of the battlefield.
There is the battlefield of the Yizhou Army. The four battalions of Zhang Ren, Yan Yan, Gan Ning, and Shen Mi are launching a fierce attack on several enemy front walls.
But no matter how he looked, he couldn't see any Han flags planted on the enemy's camptops.
At this time, Zhang Liao couldn't help but think:
"It can't be that I, Zhang Liao, have come up."
Just when Zhang Liao was thinking this, a urgent cry from beside him suddenly interrupted his distraction. But it is:
"Be careful."
Zhang Liao came back to his senses immediately and subconsciously saw on his side, a warrior with a Han beard and hair, but a barbarian face and temperament, shooting at him with a hard bow.
In the midst of lightning and flint, Zhang Liao turned sideways, and then kept retreating with both feet. He first slid back with his left foot, then used his left foot as a fulcrum, and slid back with his right foot. He performed the above actions several times in an instant.
He was like a compass, sliding around and avoiding the cold arrow.
Zhang Liao didn't know that the warrior he faced was the sharpshooter of the Sushen people.
Since the Taishan Army pacified Liaodong, relying on good military discipline, illustrious military power, and the policy of treating Hu and Han equally, not only the Hu and Han warriors in Liaodong, but also in the forest sea and snowy fields further north, countless warriors joined the army in an endless stream.
The first step for these people after joining the army is to wear Han Chinese buns, wear Han Chinese clothes, and then learn Chinese.
It's difficult to speak Chinese, but if you blend into a large group of the army, you can speak roughly in half a year at most.
The bun is difficult to comb, but I was raised in a group that values consistency and I quickly accepted it.
In this way, the army became the first stop and the most effective link in the Hu-Han equalization movement.
After absorbing these warriors from various ethnic groups in the Northeast, the Taishan Army's infantry combat level improved by leaps and bounds.
After all, these soldiers from Linhaixueyuan are too good.
They have the physical strength of tigers and leopards, the perseverance of wolves, and superb military skills. After receiving systematic training from the Taishan Army, they soon became the fist force of the Taishan Army.
At this time, Zhang Liao was attacking the head of such a mixed Hu and Han battalion.
The superb skills of the warrior Su Shen were combined with the sophisticated ordnance of the Taishan Army. Fortunately, Zhang Liao dodged this arrow, otherwise the three layers of armor might not have been able to protect Zhang Liao.
If you don’t believe it, look at the man behind Zhang Liao.
After Zhang Liao dodged, he was in the path of the arrow. One arrow penetrated two layers of armor and came out of his body.
Zhang Liao naturally saw it and was angry and frightened. As a powerful warrior, he certainly knew how powerful this arrow was.
He glanced coldly at the solemn warrior opposite him, knowing that he was not a mortal, so he shouted unwillingly:
"楯!"
So the dozen or so soldiers behind Zhang Liao hurriedly pulled out their planks from behind and formed a plank wall in front of Zhang Liao.
Yes, the Su Shen warrior who shot Zhang Liao was indeed extraordinary.
His name is Kili, and he once participated in the siege of Xu Huang's tribe on Longshan. It can be said that at that time, he killed people and chased souls with just one arrow.
After that, Kili and his commander-in-chief surrendered to the Taishan Army. Then his commander-in-chief was deprived of all his accounts and sent to Yecheng to enjoy his fortune.
And what about Kili? Not only was his freedom restored, but he also got a new Chinese name.
His tribe was given the surname Yuchi, and Kili was given the name "Gong" because he was good at archery.
Thus, the Kili of the past became the Yuchi Gong of today.
And then Yuchi Gong’s fate corresponded to that sentence:
"Some people should be brilliant, but just because fate has never favored them."
Yuchi Gong is such a person. When he joined the Taishan Army, he was just an archer. During the battle against Liaodong, arrows marked with the mark "Yuchi Bow" claimed the lives of six Liaodong warriors.
Then, in the Battle of Pingcheng, the Battle of Yanmen Pass, and the Battle of Taiyuan, he killed sixteen people based on merit alone.
So, by the time of the Battle of Jiexiu, the archer's Yuchi Bow had accumulated merit and became a general.
This is the fundamental source of the strong combat effectiveness of the Taishan Army. It is open to everyone and gives opportunities to all who strive for progress.
As a result, a situation that shocked outsiders emerged.
An unknown person who has never left his name in history and should not leave his name in history actually blocked the famous Zhang Liao with a bow.
You know, he is Zhang Liao!
But he was so helpless. Zhang Liao looked at the solemn warrior through the slit under the wooden frame. For a moment, he really had no choice.
Just when his side was reaching a stalemate, Hu Zhen, who had been watching the battle on the Chao chariot at the rear of the army, suddenly saw several riders from the south, and felt a little uneasy in his heart.
And when these people came straight to deliver the military report they delivered to Hu Zhen, he only felt dizzy.
Hu Zhen was suddenly drained of energy, leaned against the railing weakly, and suddenly cried.
Then, the central army in the rear made a loud sound of gold, and the sound of gold actually sounded.
Lu Bu, who was watching the battle from the front, saw more and more armored soldiers browsing on the front wall. He suddenly heard the golden sound from behind and couldn't believe it.
He still wanted to hold on, and even planned to go into battle himself.
But as the Yizhou military faction next door retreated like a tide, he was finally left alone.
So Lü Bu sounded the gold, and all the troops retreated to the camp.
Taishan's army did not stop him, and seemed exhausted.
(End of chapter)