Mountain trails.
The Han army had no baggage, and everyone was equipped with strong weapons and marched forward. He ran faster than Chen Ping, a young man who grew up in the mountains.
"General Zhang, after climbing two more mountains, we will reach the location of Ningxia Guard."
The guide Guan Shan rode a small black donkey and pointed forward.
"Okay. You guys stay out of the way." Zhang Zhen nodded, then pointed Ma Shan forward and said loudly: "Kill!!!"
"Da da da!!!!"
The Han army ran with all its strength, walking as fast as flying.
Xie Pingcheng's spies spread out to listen to the situation as eyes and ears. Immediately, a spy saw the Han army. He was frightened and quickly rode back to the station.
Xie Pingcheng was taking a dump when he saw a soldier coming at full speed and said in a panic: "General. The Han army suddenly came to kill him at a very fast speed."
"What did you say?" Xie Pingcheng's eyes widened. Didn't Xiao Yu say that Zhang Zhen only had a thousand soldiers and horses? How dare he come out of the city and attack me?
Xie Pingcheng instinctively felt bad, but he managed to keep his composure and said, "Blow the trumpet and gather the troops."
"Yes." The soldier responded and immediately turned around and went down.
After Xie Pingcheng collapsed, he took toilet paper and wiped his butt randomly, returned to the top of the mountain, and asked his soldiers to come over and put on armor.
By the time he was dressed neatly and mounted his horse, the Han army had already reached the foot of the mountain.
The five thousand-household warriors of the Ningxia Guard were divided into five parts under the command of each thousand-household warrior. One of the thousand-household warriors guarded Xieping City.
The terrain is too fragmented and the soldiers cannot gather in one place.
"Quick, rely on the terrain to arrange defenses." Xie Pingcheng looked down at the Han army and his heart sank.
It was like a big gun, charging straight towards him.
Such a strong momentum.
Under the command of officers, Ningxia Wei Qianhu Soldiers deployed their defenses based on the terrain.
"Da da da!!!!!"
The sound of horse hooves sounded like war drums. Zhang Zhen sat astride a horse, leading the way. He looked at the Ningxia Guards formation on the mountain without fear. He raised his flag and shouted: "The heavenly soldiers of the Han Dynasty are here. Xie Pingcheng, if you don't get off your horse and surrender quickly, what else can you do?" hour."
The sound of horse hooves added to the sound, like thunder.
"kill!!!!!"
The Han army roared and killed in unison, like a pack of tigers roaring with unparalleled momentum.
On the top of the mountain, the Ningxia guards all changed their expressions and began to feel uneasy. What a powerful soldier, can you block it?
Xie Pingcheng was also a little panicked. He raised his horse and shouted: "Don't panic. We have more soldiers and occupy the mountain peak, so we have an advantage."
"Kill!!!" The Han army surged up along the road. Zhang Zhen took the lead and handed the horse to Chen Ping. He took out his bow from behind the horse, bent the bow and shot arrows without missing a beat.
Ten of the Ningxia Guard archers who were ambushing in front died immediately. He put his war bow back on his horse, retrieved his horse's shaft, and took the lead.
At the end of the road, there was a mass of Ningxia guards.
There were many archers standing on high places on both sides.
"Whoosh whoosh!!!!" The archers of the Ningxia Guard opened their bows and shot arrows one after another. Arrows rained down like rain and the sound was endless.
Zhang Zhen ordered Ma Shan to either pick up the flying arrows or use his heavy armor to fight back and reach the front of the Ningxia guards.
At the same time, the divine arm archers and archers of the Han army all fired their arrows and fired at the archers of the Ningxia Guard. Their accuracy was too high.
The Ningxia Guard archers screamed and fell to the ground.
"Kill!!!!" Zhang Zhen raised his spear and swiped it, treating the head like a carrot. As soon as he cut it, four or five heads shot up into the sky. He rode alone into the formation, twisted his waist, returned to his horse, and stabbed two more to death. people.
Keep moving forward without stopping. He slashed left and right, killing more than ten people in the blink of an eye. The armor on his body was dyed red with blood. As he moved forward, he shouted: "I am General Zhang Zhen. I will not kill anyone who surrenders."
"Kill!!!!" His son Chen Ping was trembling with excitement. Holding an ordinary cavalry spear, he and more than ten cavalrymen followed Zhang Zhen and broke into the Ningxia guard formation.
The Han infantry followed suit.
The Han army was like a rushing torrent, full of strength and rushing forward. The soldiers of the Ningxia Guard either died under the swords of the Han army, or were pushed away and rolled down the mountain.
With the support of the soldiers, Zhang Zhen rode up the hill alone. There were many Ningxia guards ahead, but they had lost their courage, their faces were pale, and a few of them had excrement and urine in their hands, and their hands and feet were weak.
Zhang Zhen held the spear with one arm and tightened the reins of the horse with the other hand. The horse under him stood upright and made a squeaking sound.
He shouted: "Xie Pingcheng, why don't you quickly dismount and surrender!!! Are you waiting for me to take your life?"
The sound was like thunder, exploding in the ears of Ningxia Wei and Xie Pingcheng, making them dizzy.
When Zhang Zhen saw that Xie Pingcheng had not responded for a long time, he couldn't help but became furious. He tightened his feet on the horse's belly and moved forward with the spear in hand, intending to kill Xie Pingcheng in the midst of thousands of troops.
Facing this sharp aura.
Xie Pingcheng trembled, and while scolding Xiao Yu half to death, he threw down the horse in his hand and shouted: "General Zhang, spare your life, Xie Pingcheng is willing to surrender."
Zhang Zhen reined in his horse and stopped, raised his head and said loudly: "Since you have surrendered, why don't you come and see me quickly?"
Xie Pingcheng hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth, rode out alone, and came to Zhang Zhen. Seeing Zhang Zhen's young face and bloody armor, he trembled, turned over, dismounted, knelt on the ground, and said: " General Zhang, spare your life."
"I am a dignified Han general. I will not kill anyone who surrenders. I won't kill anyone who surrenders. You don't have to worry."
Zhang Zhen raised his voice and spoke condescendingly. Then he turned to Chen Ping and said, "Keep an eye on him."
He rode his horse forward and came to the front of all the Ningxia guards, and glanced at them. All the Ningxia guards who were caught by his gaze lowered their heads and did not dare to look at him.
Zhang Zhen said loudly: "The world rises and falls. The state of Chu declined, but the Han Dynasty rose."
"I am the emperor's nephew, General Zhang Zhen. This time I led the troops to invade northern Shaanxi. They captured Yan'an the day before yesterday and surrendered the Ningxia Guard today. The Liangzhou Guard and Xiao Yu are nothing to mention."
"Now the emperor is on the east bank of the Yellow River, and I am in northern Shaanxi. If we are attacked from the east and north, Shaanxi is within easy reach."
"The prosperity of the Han Dynasty is right before our eyes. Whether it's thousands of households, hundreds of households, or soldiers, you have to figure it out."
"Being an enemy of the Han Dynasty will lead to destruction."
"Being a vassal of the Han Dynasty will make you invincible."
After finishing speaking, Zhang Zhen shouted: "Send out a few people and gather thousands or hundreds of households together. I have something to say."
"yes."
The Ningxia guard's mind was buzzing, and he didn't understand what Zhang Zhen was saying, but he was convinced. Some soldiers took the initiative and went to summon hundreds or thousands of households.
Zhang Zhen exhaled, a look of satisfaction on his face.
Xiao Yu's incident left him a bit shadowed. In this battle, he had already established his authority in front of the Ningxia guards.
Win over all the thousands and hundreds of households and deprive Xie Pingcheng of its military power.
After reorganization, we can attack the Liangzhou Guard tomorrow.
