Chapter 657 Sharpshooter
Liu Chong is ambitious.
He is the great-grandson of Emperor Ming's son and heir to the state of Chen. However, he is actually far away from the lineage of this dynasty and has no chance of realizing his ambition through normal means.
So he had hoped that some gods and ghosts would bless him. But in the second year of Xiping, his Prime Minister Shi Qian reported him directly.
At that time, when the former Prime Minister Wei Min was still in office, he once prayed for a ghost and god in Shu. It was said that worshiping this ghost would bring good fortune. Wei Min also had some ideas at the time, so the two secretly worshiped the ghost and god together.
Originally this matter was very secret, but Shi Qian found out.
Since this dynasty, in order to avoid the recurrence of the story of the Seven Kings Rebellion in the previous dynasty, when each king was assigned a minister of state, these ministers actually also had a supervisory role over the princes and kings.
Private worship of ghosts and gods was a very fatal political event at the time, such as the case of the King of Chu during the Ming Emperor's period.
Therefore, Shi Qian reported Liu Chong to Liu Hong without even thinking about it.
Originally, this division moved to picket the traitor king, which was naturally meritorious, but he never expected that he would meet an emperor who was not good at anything.
At that time, Liu Hong had just punished King Bohai, and he was worried that if he punished King Bohai again, the world would pay attention to him, so he decided to let Liu Chong go without any further investigation.
But Liu Hong arrested Shi Qian and the former Prime Minister Wei Min together and beheaded them all.
The crime of killing Wei Min was that as the prime minister, he could not correct the virtues of King Chen and acted collusion. The crime of killing Shiqian was even more outrageous. He was blamed for betraying his master as a subordinate.
In short, you will die if you say it, and you will die if you don't say it.
Liu Hong's political style is evident.
Later, because of Liu Hong's protection, the matter of Liu Chong was held up high and put down gently. But Liu Chong still had great ambitions and relied on various methods to hide thousands of strong crossbows.
You must know that ordinary people will be destroyed if they dare to hide even one crossbow at home, let alone thousands of powerful crossbows.
Later, when the Yellow Turbans broke out in Runan, the Chen State was inevitably affected. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Liu Chong cooperated with his Prime Minister Luo Jun to take over the military and political power of the Chen State.
But just when he was expelling the Yellow Turbans and preparing to extend his power to other counties in Yuzhou, he never expected that Yuan Shao actually raised troops in Runan.
Liu Chong fought three battles with Yuan Shao, and all three battles ended in the north.
This is not because Liu Chong is not good at fighting, nor is it that his elite soldiers are not sharp. In fact, compared with Yuan Shao, he has almost no political talent.
While Yuan Shao had united most of the wealthy people in Yuzhou with his prestige and interests, Liu Chong was still devoting himself wholeheartedly to the war in front of him.
In the end, when many wealthy families in the Chen Kingdom behind him changed their banners, the outcome was already doomed.
With his escape route cut off, Liu Chong had no choice but to take some of Chen's elite troops to Luo to seek refuge with the imperial court. Even the thousands of powerful crossbows he had accumulated gave Yuan Shao an advantage.
It was precisely with Liu Chong's legacy that Yuan Shao established his elite "Shesheng Army".
In this way, King Chen, who always had great ambitions, had his ambitions collapsed in the hands of Yuan Shao. His ambitions were as high as the sky, but his fate was as thin as paper.
After that, Liu Chong, who had his foundation and minions cut off, could only play the role of a wise king in Kyoto. Now, he really regards himself as a general who assists the Han Dynasty.
But you can question Liu Chong's political ability, but you cannot doubt his military courage.
Because he is really brave!
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The Taishan Army in the military camp is advancing along the corridor between the barriers.
At this time, they had been fighting vigorously for three moments, and they were in high spirits. The morale of the entire army was at a high level. The Shangdang army in front of them could not resist their attack at all, and they were killed and retreated steadily.
Following the defeat of Shangdang's army, Taishan's army poured into the second barrier like a tide, trying to repeat the victory just now.
But who would have known that the armored soldiers of the Taishan Army at the front had just rushed into the camp when two rows of large spears suddenly flew out from the open space in front and plunged into the crowd of the Taishan Army in a hurry.
Just a moment ago, they were using the same method to harvest the lives of Shangdang soldiers. Unexpectedly, just a moment later, the same method fell on them.
The arrows fired by the Shangdang Army were much thicker than those of the Taishan Army. Even though these Han crossbows fired slower and had a shorter range than the Taishan Army's ballistae, at this distance, the thicker arrows On the contrary, it increased its power.
These arrows, as thick as spears, were struck by the Han army's sledgehammers, and each arrow was like a bolt of lightning. The iron armor worn by the Taishan Army soldiers was no different from paper.
And because the distance is close enough and the power is strong enough, after these arrows and spears penetrate one Taishan armored soldier, their kinetic energy does not decrease at all, and they pass through the next one.
So, in front of the camp, the elite officers and soldiers of Taishan Army fell like wheat under the fire of these two rows of powerful crossbows.
To kill such a number of Taishan Army elites, the Shangdang soldiers would need to pay double or even triple the casualties, but at this moment, only two rows of arrows and spears were needed.
This is the power of technology, human life is nothing.
At the back of the crowd, Xu Sheng saw his brothers being hit by thick arrows and spears, falling down, and his eyes were filled with blood.
He was about to rush forward against the crowd, but was suddenly stopped by one of his generals.
General Naqu, who was also a descendant of Lao Taishan, shouted angrily to Xu Sheng's soldiers:
"I will take your battalion to retreat to the camp at the back and hold on there."
After saying that, he roared over with his armored soldiers, wanting to avenge the dead brothers. Most of the people who died just now were from his song.
But at this moment, the party soldiers in front beat the drums of war again, and then from the narrow cracks of the card players on the opposite side, another group of enemy soldiers in crimson uniforms rushed out.
Each of these people had quivers hanging on their waists, and when they ran a hundred and fifty steps to Xu Sheng's side, they started firing their crossbows.
The general from Xu Sheng's camp lowered his head and let the arrows hit his armor. He ignored them and charged forward.
One hundred and fifty steps, in a state of angry blood, took less than ten breaths. At this time, the crossbowmen of the Shangdang Army had not even finished shooting the arrows in their bags.
General Naqu held a two-edged sword and violently rolled into these archers, cutting off a head with one blow. After him, the remaining ten armored soldiers also followed.
Either holding heavy troops or using iron bones, they kept hitting the Shangdang archers in front of them. For a moment, the sound of bones breaking and the wails of pain resounded throughout the battlefield.
"Whoosh!"
"Whoosh!"
"Whoosh!"
……
Without any warning, another row of arrows and spears was fired from the Dang army formation on the opposite side, aiming at the area where Taishan army generals were fighting.
You know, there are still dozens of Shangdang crossbowmen and Taishan Army soldiers fighting together. But they still don't distinguish between friend and foe, and kill without fail.
Naqujiang did not escape this time. His chest was pierced by a spear. The only thing he could do was to lean back hard to prevent the spear from hurting the robe behind him.
Before dying, this song general looked to the east, which was the direction of Mount Tai. He vaguely saw the sky full of golden color, where the robes who had died in battle were already waiting for him among the clouds.
"Brothers, I'm coming!"
After reading it, you will die.
So, all 200 Taishan troops died at the foot of Baigu Ridge.
Xu Sheng, who saw this scene completely in his eyes, was furious, but looking at the big yellow crossbow opposite him that was being re-strung, he spat out a mouthful of blood and said with hatred:
"Let's retreat to the village." But it was not easy for Xu Sheng to retreat. He heard loud drumming on the opposite side, and a gorgeous chariot suddenly ran out of the camp full of corpses.
This chariot is pulled by three brown-red war horses, with a red canopy, two red flags hanging on the left and right, embroidered with Kowloon gold patterns. On the baffle of the carriage are waving the banners of Chi You and his seventy-two evil masters. The wheel is also painted with red paint and painted with gold, and is as tall as a human being.
At this time, sitting in the chariot and controlling the three horses was a warrior in full armor. He wore a halberd on his head, a red lacquered halberd behind him, and an extended unilateral halberd buckled on the carriage.
The warrior standing on his side was even more impressive.
He wears a beard on his head, a vermilion basin collar armor, a crimson military uniform, and a jade ring seal ribbon on his waist. He holds a thick horn bow in his hand and is pointing at Xu Sheng.
This person is none other than the unparalleled warrior, King Chen Liu Chong.
Under the skillful control of the samurai on the right side of the chariot, the chariot surged through the camp, its red horse, red chariot and crimson robe, the whole thing was like a ball of fire emitting infinite heat, running rampantly.
From a distance, Liu Chong saw the Taishan Army general who had been fighting for ten times in ten battles. He was holding a red lacquered treasure bow and exerting force with his hands. The strong tendon bowstring was pulled apart with a creak, and an arrow that destroyed the family was shot like lightning. Xiang Xu Sheng.
Xu Sheng's heart was full of grief at this time, and his attention was actually a little distracted.
But Liu Chong's appearance was too sensational, and it was difficult for Xu Sheng not to notice.
When he saw the warrior on the chariot pointing his bow at him, he knew something was wrong, so he grabbed a card holder in his hand and held it in front of him.
"Crack!"
There was a violent explosion, and the wooden card holder was shot open by an iron-cone arrow. After the arrow broke the card holder, it shot straight towards Xu Sheng's face.
In the flash of lightning, Xu Sheng quickly lowered his head, and the arrow that was blocked by the card and deviated from its trajectory hit Xu Sheng's pocket.
Sparks flew out and Xu Sheng fell to the ground.
When the Shangdang soldiers surrounding the chariot saw their general shooting down the opposing general with one blow, they became excited and shouted enthusiastically.
And what about Liu Chong?
He lightly kicked the right side of the car, and then the chariot began to deflect under the control of the right side of the car, and began to run in front of the Shangdang army formation.
Liu Chong held up the big red lacquer bow in his hand and shouted loudly, constantly motivating the Shangdang troops present.
In this way, the Shangdang Army watched the Taishan Army on the opposite side dragging their generals and remaining soldiers back to the barrier in embarrassment.
As a result, morale doubled!
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Outside the Shangdang Army's barrier, Zhao Yun was planning the second wave of offensive. Xu Sheng from the front camp fought well. He captured one side of the Shangdang Army within a moment of the battle, demonstrating the military might of the Taishan Army.
But soon, Zhao Yun saw that something was wrong. When the yellow tide, which originally represented his military strength, was surging southward, it suddenly seemed to hit a strong dam, scattered in all directions, and then went back against the tide. .
Zhao Yun immediately realized that Xu Sheng must have been fiercely blocked and could not hold on any longer. At this time, the only people who could quickly rescue him were his own elite and trapped troops.
So, he shouted:
"Where is Han Dang?"
Han Dang, who was leading his men to guard the camp tent, heard this and replied loudly:
"The end is here!"
Immediately afterwards, he saw Zhao Yun pointing his whip forward and angrily ordering:
"As soon as you lead your troops into the formation, support Xu Sheng."
Han Dang curled up his lips and thought to himself, that boy Xu Sheng is still his junior, and he will have to save him now. , but Han Dang also knew that it was not that his life was lighter than that of Xu Sheng, but that the enemy camp occupied by Xu Sheng at this moment was the fulcrum of our army in front of the battle.
Once Xu Sheng was squeezed out of the barrier, it would be difficult to break into the enemy's defense line so quickly.
So Han Dang still held his fists to accept the order, and then led Sun Qing, Dou Tai, Wang Ji and other trapped generals to press forward.
As soon as Han Dang left, Zhao Yun immediately adjusted his tactics. He ordered the remaining two battalions on the left and right to start attacking the barrier in front of them at the same time, so that multiple points would bloom at the same time.
Just like that, the drums were beating loudly, the front lines of all battalions were shouting, and the entire Baigushan defense line was suddenly fighting everywhere!
The war was suddenly pushed to a climax.
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When Han Dang rushed into the front camp with 200 soldiers in full armor, he saw Xu Sheng sitting on a high cart and roaring:
"Brothers, this time we fight in together and fight out together! We live in the same robe and die in the same cave!"
Xu Sheng's condition was not good at this moment. Although Liu Chong's arrow was blocked by his dagger, the huge impact still caused him to lose his balance.
At this moment, he could only rely on the high car to mobilize the army.
Under Xu Sheng's control, the remaining former camp officials were building a defense line under the cover of antlers and barriers. Xu Sheng knew very well that with an unparalleled general like Liu Chong on the opposite side, he would definitely come to regain this barrier. At this moment, he must We must hold on here and wait for reinforcements from outside to come in.
At this time, he saw Han Dang and his 200 trapped warriors filing into the camp. He waved quickly, and was ashamed when he saw Han Dang running over:
"Old Han, I was the one who missed the lives of my brothers!"
Han Dang just glanced at the corpses placed in the open space of the camp, and saw the wounded being sent out one after another, and he knew that the front camp had suffered a lot of damage.
The military situation was urgent, so he just asked:
"How do you use me to trap the army?"
What Xu Sheng wanted was this sentence. His face was full of hatred and he said in a hateful voice:
"The enemy general is brave and thinks he is an excellent archer. I want to use your condor to help me ambush the enemy general."
Han Dang nodded, then patted his chest:
"I am enough!"
But after thinking about it later, he felt uneasy, so he pulled out a boy. He looked like a Han man, but had a pair of sapphire blue eyes. The hair on his face was still there, but he was already tall. Then he heard Han Dang Introduction:
"This is the magic archer of our trapped army. Kudigan, whose Chinese name is Hulvding, is from the Shuofangzhile clan. His skills are superior to mine. With him, there is no chance of failure."
This warrior named Hu Luding was very frightened and could not speak Chinese fluently, so he could only bow to Xu Sheng.
Xu Sheng was skeptical about this miscellaneous person, but out of respect and trust for Han Dang, he directly stated his plan:
"Old Han, the enemy general will attack first. Remember, the enemy is riding a vermilion chariot, covered in crimson from head to toe, and holding a huge bow. When the day comes, I will shout from a high place. When he sees me You will definitely shoot me before you die, and at this time, you and this Hu Luding will shoot him.”
In fact, Xu Sheng was using himself as bait to fish for Liu Chong. Needless to say, there were risks involved.
As for Han Dang, one of them didn't understand, and the other felt that it should be like this, so no one came to persuade him.
Just like that, the corridor in the south of the wall became noisy, and the Shangdang soldiers, whose morale had greatly increased, came rushing towards them under the leadership of Liu Chong.
According to Xu Sheng's plan, Taishan's army retreated steadily until they were only a hundred steps away from Xu Sheng.
At this time, the sound of drums sounded from the corridor, and a flaming chariot appeared on the battlefield.
At this moment, Xu Sheng shouted:
"Shoot!" Then, he turned around and lay on the ground to avoid a heavy arrow shot by Liu Chong. When he stood up again, he saw that the shooter's position on the red lacquer chariot was empty. The enemy general was being dragged to the chariot by the panicked chariot soldiers, and then he ran back wildly.
When Xu Sheng turned to look at Han Dang again, he saw Han Dang giving a thumbs up to Hulv Dang! At this time, Xu Sheng had only one thought in his mind:
"Good man, it's a good thing you don't know Chinese, otherwise you will be one of us in Yantai Pavilion one day!"
(End of chapter)