Chapter 90 Reunion
In order to avoid the bows and arrows on the wall, the square formation blocking the gate was an arrow's distance from the wall. Guan Peizhong rode his horse towards the gate in this safe gap. Turning his face to look at the one-sided massacre, and thinking about the enemy general's challenge just now, the resentment and anger in Guan Peizhong's chest burned more fiercely than the fires of those trains. Just before the door was closed, this anger finally broke out. , Mr. Guan Qian asked the horses that had slowed down to a trot to turn dozens of steps towards the enemy line on the west side, and shouted angrily: "hit"! The hacker threw the lance into the bandit's formation!
With a scream of "Ah", the lance pierced the ear and forehead of a thief, and came out through the brain, pinning the guy to the ground. The tail of the gun pointed straight to the sky, trembling constantly, as if he was telling the story of Guan Mr. Qian was filled with grievances and anger.
"Okay!" When the defenders on the wall saw Mr. Guan Qian's thunderous strike, they burst into brief cheers. However, the cruel battlefield in front of them soon silenced them again.
The quality of the cavalry team of officers and soldiers varies: some are cavalry, and some are "mounted infantry": they are elite infantry who use horses instead of walking in peacetime and dismount to fight on foot in wartime. Many of the Eight Banners of Manchuria who were later known as invincible were like this. Horse-like infantry (you can think of them as modern assault infantry riding Bradley fighting vehicles). Seeing that the easy success was close at hand, all the mounted infantrymen who had been organized into the reserve team rushed out. Due to the essential difference in professionalism, the vast majority of them, like Yuan Wu, saw Gu Baisong. The horse team that rushed towards them made a stupid mistake that cost them their lives: they reined in their horses and ran back. And most professional cavalry made the right choice of accelerating to hedge and then trying to avoid it.
Of course, not everyone can escape. After the first round of confrontation, under the continuous attacks from the opponent's column, hundreds of officers and soldiers fell off their horses. By now, about half of the officers and soldiers' cavalry had been lost.
The riders who were lucky enough to escape the first level had no time to calm down their panic, but they were immediately gripped by a new fear: a large group of thieves were coming out of the east gate of Xin'an City, with swords and guns like a forest! After these thieves left the city in columns, they quickly gathered in units and formed square formations. As soon as each square formation was assembled, they marched onto the battlefield without hesitation under the command of their respective team officers!
The front row and both wings of the team were full of spearmen. Even though there was only a thin layer, the cold light of the spear tip was enough to keep the horses away. When he was busy parrying the spears that were thrust at him, the knife behind him The players will then pounce... Thinking of this, none of the riders who had just escaped had the idea of forcibly charging into the formation, and they all drove their mounts towards Hangu Pass - and on the opposite side, the thieves' cavalry also finished He turned around and collided head-on again!
Sun Fugui had already rushed up to the gate, and faced Qi Xiaoguang's hopeful and searching gaze, he shook his head heavily. Qi Xiaoguang suddenly felt a buzzing sound, and his mind went blank. Cai Wenying stood there blankly, at a loss.
Sun Fugui quickly walked to the wall, put up a pergola and looked west. I saw the cold light flickering under the reflection of the sun, one after another, getting closer and closer, driving steadily towards the east. He knew that this was the enemy's hammer - the square formation in front of the closed door was the enemy's anvil! The hammer is about to fall and everything in between will turn to dust. Then, the hammer and anvil merged into one, and the once majestic pass under their feet was about to collapse!
"Sir, I...that turtle grandson named Kou...I..." Guan Peizhong also limped up the wall, stammered a few words and then choked up.
"It'll be good if you can escape." Of course Sun Fugui knew what was going on, but he didn't know how to comfort this beloved general, so he reached out and patted his shoulder, "Get ready, let's go back to Luoyang."
"Ah? Back to Luoyang? Could it be..." Qi Xiaoguang stared at Sun Fugui with wide eyes and confusion.
"Well, we can't defend anymore." Sun Fugui looked directly at Qi Xiaoguang and said, "Sir, the gate has been destroyed and the morale of the army has been dispersed. This battle cannot be fought. Look," as he spoke, he looked towards those who were driving in the distance. The armored soldiers pointed at the small formation, "The men in the pass can't see the thieves' elite soldiers now. They can hold on for a while. When they see them later, they will run in all directions, and the thieves will rush directly into the pass. At that time, they can only count on these few The fire of a train was stopped. The fire can burn for half an hour at most, and then, even if you want to leave, you can't get away!"
Cai Wenying narrowly escaped death and was rescued by Qi Xiaoguang. At this time, she got into a big disaster. Although she was deceived by Kou Zhizhang, she was still ashamed and said with a sudden heart: "Your Majesty, please leave Qingshan here. Please leave quickly. Sir, help me." I have no repayment for my kindness and humble position, and I have committed a heinous crime. I am willing to lead the new Anding Zhuang Duan and try my best to protect you."
Sun Fugui is a member of the royal family and cannot interfere in local affairs, but his favorite general is in exactly the same situation as Cai Zhixian. They were both tricked by Kou Zhizhang. If Cai Wenying has any shortcomings, Guan Peizhong may not be able to keep him, so he doesn't care. Not too much, he advised: "Sir, Luofu City is high and deep, so you still need these men to guard it. Master Cai's strong men are also very useful. If we are all trapped here, Luofu will have no one to guard it. Let's go together. Come on, it will be too late!"
After finishing speaking, without waiting for Qi Xiaoguang's expression, he turned to Sun Houhou and ordered: "Send the order. Prepare your horses and escort Mr. Qi and Mr. Cai down to the city! Mr. Guan Qian gathered the brothers on the wall to follow and return to Luofu! Leave all the flags, more Stop the thief for a while."
Sun Houhou waved his hand, and several guards rushed up, picked up Qi Xiaoguang and Cai Wenying, and walked towards the horse road. Qi Xiaoguang's guards all knew that this was for your own good, so they pretended to stop him, but no one seriously stepped forward to tear him apart. Qi Xiaoguang struggled for a while, sighed and said, "That's all it can do. Let me go, and I will leave on my own. Wenlan (Cai Wenying's nickname) doesn't need to say anything, let's go together." Everyone got off the wall together.
No one noticed that these words were all heard by Kou Zhizhang's soldiers on the horse road. Before Qi Xiaoguang could take a step, the guy ran away in a hurry.
The officials had just stepped off the wall and were about to mount their horses when they saw a general with iron armor and bronze helmet standing majestically by the road, with more than a dozen bodyguards standing behind him, all of them looking heroic as if they were ready to die - —Looking closely, it was Kou Zhizhang!
Qi Xiaoguang rubbed his eyes in disbelief but had not spoken yet. Kou Zhizhang clasped his fists proudly and said: "Your Majesty, I will defend the city for you and fight the thieves to the end!" After saying this, without waiting for Qi Xiaoguang's reply, he waved his hand and led his relatives The guards went up to the wall!
Not only Qi Xiaoguang was dumbfounded, but everyone was stunned!
While helping Qi Xiaoguang mount his horse, Sun Fugui said hesitantly, "Could it be that this fellow's conscience found out that he had gotten into trouble and wanted to die to atone for it?"
Qi Xiaoguang snorted: "How is that possible! Who knows what he will do next."
Cai Wenying shook his head. He didn't know how long his life could be saved. He had no intention of guessing what kind of nerve Kou Zhizhang had.
When Kou Zhizhang climbed up the wall, the defenders were retreating in full force. Lieutenant General Kou walked straight to the golden drum team and stopped the team leader: "Leave all the war drums behind. I have been ordered by the prefect to serve as the rear of the army!"
The team officer had already been tricked by this guy once and almost had his head chopped off by Sun Fugui. He was still scared at this time. How could he listen? Several of Lieutenant Kou's personal followers couldn't help but rush forward to grab it. How dare the soldiers dare to fight against the deputy general's personal soldiers? In the blink of an eye, several of them had nosebleeds and even their drums and hammers were robbed. Kou Zhizhang shouted triumphantly at the scurrying figures: "If you don't drink a toast, you'll have to drink a fine wine! I risked my life to resist the enemy, but you dare to stop me? I'm not afraid of killing you!"
Then he ordered: "My sons, let me beat the drums!"
The golden drum is the most important means of communication on the battlefield, and different drum beats have their own meanings. However, how could Kou Zhizhang's servants and guards know this? Everyone was knocking at random!
Lucky hit. Like all fireworks, the non-stop drum beat represents a total attack across the board!
At this time, both warring parties were in chaos.
Zhang Ding thought that reinforcements were about to be sent from the pass, so he hurriedly transferred manpower from the front line in the west to the side facing the pass in the east. The officers and soldiers besieging the phalanx originally wanted to find a way out and escape back to the pass, but at this time they breathed a sigh of relief. Try desperately to break through - reinforcements are coming, who is willing to die now? The dozens of cavalry troops who escaped Gu Baihua's head-on attack for the second time could have rode their horses into the city to save their lives. However, when they heard the general attack order, they were worried about running into "reinforcements" and disrupting the team, and they were even more afraid of being regarded as The deserters were beheaded before the battle, and they turned their horses and galloped towards Xin'an again to fight to the death. Guan Shengyun had taken over the command of Poxiao Battalion, and when they heard the drums, they accelerated their attack. Jia Wanzi, the temporary battalion officer of Gangfeng Battalion, , Worried about falling behind and losing face to Gu Baihua, so as not to get a slap in the face for free, plus being born with two good legs, he didn’t even think about saving any energy to lead the charge and actually ran in front of Poxiao camp, Gu Baihua Brother Gu Baisong's cavalry only lost three or five people against the official army twice. At this time, when they saw that the thirty or so cavalry on the opposite side dared to fight back again, they couldn't help but become furious and rushed towards them with roars. This time, one of the seven or eight was killed, and there was no suspense anymore: after the third round of attacks, the cavalry of the officers and soldiers leaving the city were completely wiped out...
The drum beat fell silent for about half a cup of tea, but everyone on the battlefield was more focused on what was in front of them, so no one noticed. In short, this tong drum has no other effect besides accelerating the battle process!
In the square formation, Zhang Ding stared intently at the two half-closed doors, fearing that they would suddenly open at any time and a large number of people would rush out. Zhang Youzhi licked his dry lips and nervously turned his head to look westward from time to time, praying that the commander and Gu Manzi would come faster and faster. The soldiers of the two battalions have been fighting since morning. Although it is a feint attack, they have sacrificed more than a hundred lives and injured more in order to make the trick come true. No grain of rice has been eaten for most of the day, everyone's water hyacinth has also bottomed out, and their physical strength has almost reached the limit. The rotation frequency is becoming more and more frequent. Now the main force in the front row is the half of the Zhenyong Battalion who is pretending to be the escort of the commander-- —Even they have already rotated once. If a new force suddenly emerges from the pass at this time, Zhang Ding estimates that the phalanx may not be able to hold on longer than a stick of incense.
Fortunately, the dog officers and soldiers who were blocked outside the pass relaxed a little when they heard the drum beat, and no longer tried desperately to escape. Each one of them made a fierce expression with bared teeth, and uttered various threats and curses:
"Grandpa will spare you if the thief has been surrendered long ago"!
"When your father catches me, I'll skin him first and then kill him!"
"I'll take out your heart and drink it in a moment"!
However, Zhang Ding knew that they were just bluffing. They were actually waiting for reinforcements. Once a large group of people came out of the city, these guys would rush forward with double their efforts and attack from both front and back, so they became even more nervous.
The bamboo whistle is already in the mouth. Zhang Ding decided that as long as reinforcements were sent out from the pass, he would shrink the front and change it to a thick multi-layered defensive circle: Since it can't be stopped, let's just let go of the officialdom and try to protect ourselves first. The rest will be up to the commander and the barbarians. The new force and the dog officers and soldiers are tough!
Zhang Ding took the risk and jumped a few times in the formation: Great! Friendly troops can already be seen from a distance!
Well, the dog officers and soldiers should be forming their team and will be out soon, right? Zhang Ding spat out his bamboo whistle and shouted: "Children, cheer up! The dog officers and soldiers will be out soon. As long as you carry half a stick of incense, the commander will be here!"
"With half a stick of incense, the commander will be here!" the soldiers in the formation shouted in response, to encourage their companions and themselves.
Half the time to burn incense has passed, and you can hear the noisy shouts from the west. The friendly forces are getting closer!
Why don't the dog officers and soldiers come out yet? You can see it yourself, and you can see it even more clearly from the top of the city! Why haven't you come out yet? Well, it may be that the servants and guards are leading the charge, all wearing double armor, and making a desperate assault. definitely is! Looking at the flags on the wall, there are commanders, lieutenants, and civil servants. Together, there are always one or two hundred personal guards. Can the Pili camp withstand it? Once the front is defeated, even if the rear has not lost its fighting spirit, the formation will be disrupted by the defeated troops, and it is often impossible to stop... Zhang Ding's back was soaked in cold sweat: life and death depend on this moment!
"Boys, the dog officers and soldiers are coming! The commander is only a hundred feet away from us. It won't take a while. As long as we can survive this wave, we will win!" Zhang Ding shouted, coming from the west again He mobilized dozens of shield soldiers and packed them on the side near the door. He stared with blood-red eyes and shouted: "When the dog officers and soldiers come out, I will hold them back! If the front is dead, the ones behind will push forward. Who dares to retreat?" One step and I will chop him alive!"
"If you hold on for one round, you will win!" The soldiers responded with hoarse throats. Everyone who greeted the door was silently praying that they would not be rushed by the enemy reinforcements from the pass.
The sounds coming from the west were clearer. Listen, you can vaguely distinguish the loud Baoding accent of "bastard" and "dog-hearted". Isn't it Lao Gong or someone else? It’s only twenty or thirty feet, right? Why haven't the dog officers and soldiers come yet? Depend on! Could it be that he was pushing a knife cart to rush over and clear the way? It's definitely too late to change the formation, the dog officers and soldiers will definitely use this interval to rush over! Forget it, just take lives as a cushion. If you risk dozens more lives, there is no other way!
"Young men, be careful! This is the time when the dog officer army shows up, hold on, and enter the pass to make a fortune!" Zhang Ding wiped the cold sweat from his hands on his trouser legs, and then tightened his grip on the long knife in his hand again. Staring at the dark doorway, he shouted again, "My sons, squat down in the front row, hold the back row against the front row, take a step back and behead!"
Huh?
Why did my voice become so loud? Why don't you guys respond? What about the drums? Why can’t I hear the drums? Why is it so much quieter outside the formation? Before I had time to think too much, a series of miserable cries came from the front of the formation! Zhang Ding hurriedly turned his head and looked back.
ah!
Several war horses emerged from the smoke, and they galloped to the front of the battle in the blink of an eye. The dust brought up by the horses' hooves hit the front row soldiers in the face, and several people were choked and bent over and coughed.
Damn it! You should stab him with a gun. If you persist a little longer, you will win... Zhang Ding was so shocked and angry that he was about to yell and scold when a familiar laugh came: "You can beat a bastard!"
Gu Baihua has arrived!
