Zhang Liao was very pleased and moved to see that his subordinates were not greedy for life and fearful of death, but looked calm and ready to die. There are soldiers like this, what more can I ask for!
I saw Zhang Liao sighing, drawing out his spear, and without any nonsense, he rushed forward to face the swarming Xiliang enemy troops.
The sergeants under his command were also unambiguous when they saw their commander and immediately rushed to the front line. Those with horses rode on horseback, and those without horses fought on foot. They wiped the blood on their faces, picked up the weapons in their hands, and launched a countercharge in the direction of the enemy's advance.
At this time, any shouts and shouts are redundant, and all kinds of words seem pale and ineffective at this time. Only silence is the best description of them.
Huangfu Song also looked at these Jizhou troops who were going to die in silence. As an enemy, he was very troubled by these people who were not afraid of death. But as a soldier, I have to respect them.
When in a dangerous situation, in order to buy some time for the reinforcements, we also plan to weaken the enemy's combat effectiveness and create better conditions for the follow-up troops. Even at the expense of his own life, he must fight to the end. In fact, Zhang Liao and the others can evacuate safely, but it is for the sake of their lord's great cause that they have to stick here and strive for the final victory.
Huangfusong felt the same way about this. If he had to put this matter on himself, he would do the same, maybe. Who can say this clearly? It can only be decided by the future. Let’s face reality now.
Facing the desperate charge launched by the death squads led by Zhang Liao, Huangfu Song responded calmly. Instead of following the previous practice, they chose to retreat temporarily. After their morale was exhausted, they launched an attack to annihilate them.
Instead, Huangfu Song personally stepped forward to supervise the battle, and fought hard with Zhang Liao's army, not retreating even a step, regardless of the life or death of his men.
Huangfusong did this not to say that he was indifferent to the life and death of his men, but that he understood it deeply. His subordinates are just a makeshift army, and they are definitely no match for Zhang Liao and the others in terms of combat effectiveness. Being able to persist until now is just a matter of numerical superiority and high morale. Once you retreat, it will be difficult to accumulate courage and combat effectiveness. So facing Zhang Liao's charge, he chose to actively respond and fight.
The effect of this was immediate. Although it caused huge losses to himself, it also caused considerable losses to Zhang Liao and the others. At this moment, the 5,000 men and horses led by Zhang Liao dropped sharply to 3,000 men, and the number continued to decrease.
Zhang Liao didn't care about this at all, and he was as red-blooded as his soldiers. Anyway, he would probably die, so no one was afraid of whom. Before I die, I can still hold a few people on my back, which is good.
Just mechanically waving the spear and thrusting it would kill several Xiliang soldiers. However, the enemy troops gathered more and more, gradually surrounding Zhang Liao and others. The situation had completely shifted to the Xiliang Army's side.
Seeing that Zhang Liao was in a desperate situation and still didn't give up resistance, even though the beast was trapped and still fighting, he also admired his previous performance very much. Huangfusong became interested in talents and asked his subordinates to slow down the frequency of their attacks, while he himself threatened to surrender.
"General Zhang, I think you are a talented person. There is no need to resist. Wouldn't it be better to put down your weapons, become ministers of the same palace, and serve the country together?"
Zhang Liao felt a little proud when he saw Huangfu Song, a veteran general of the Han Dynasty, stroking his beard. He looked convinced and persuaded him to surrender.
Out of respect for him, Zhang Liao stopped and said with a smile, "Haha, the old general was joking. Aren't we the same ministers and serving the country now?"
These words made Huangfusong a little speechless, but he still refused to give up and continued to persuade.
"General, don't be stubborn. It's still too late to surrender, and you won't lose your status as a prince. Once you miss it, you will regret it."
Zhang Liao firmly refused and said, "Old general, don't waste your breath. I regard death as home and will not surrender."
Seeing that Zhang Liao refused to take any advice, Huangfu Song gave up a little and lost his patience, so he persuaded him one last time.
"If you surrender, you will avoid death, otherwise you will be shot without mercy."
The voice was very high, and it spread throughout the entire battlefield at once. Judging from his meaning, it was clear that he was talking to all the people in Jizhou, not just Zhang Liao himself.
"Hahaha, a true man travels all over the world with his horse, and he should put his trustworthiness first. When he meets a good friend and a wise master, he should fall in love with him and stop at death. Now that we are in a desperate situation, there is only death!"
"Hahaha, we are willing to follow the general underground and fight to the death!"
"Yes, I hope I can fight with the general in the next life!"
Huangfu Song's answer was due to Zhang Liao and his soldiers' courage and righteousness. The voices of three thousand people suddenly drowned out all other voices, and this was the only voice left on the entire battlefield.
Huangfu Song saw that Zhang Liao not only refused his surrender, but also led his men to resist. I felt a little regretful and a little impressed, but for the sake of the future of the Han Dynasty, I finally issued the order to exterminate them.
"All the soldiers in the army listen to the order. Since the enemy is stubborn, let's help them. Don't let any of them go, kill them!"
Upon hearing the murderous orders from their general, the Xiliang army licked their lips, feeling a little excited. There's nothing more exciting and a little blood-curdling than carnage.
Huangfu Song did not need an organization, so he spontaneously picked up weapons and faced the Jizhou soldiers in the encirclement, preparing for a feast of slaughter to vent their grievances.
Zhang Liao looked at the approaching Xiliang soldiers and sighed helplessly in his heart. Could it be that I, Zhang Liao, are going to die here today, and my lord's great cause has not yet been accomplished?
Zhang Liao sighed in his heart and felt a little regretful. But the spear in his hand kept on killing the enemies around him.
The other Jizhou soldiers also followed suit. They kept holding weapons in their hands and slowly released a few more enemies. I thought that when I was about to die, I would have to support a few people.
But war has its own iron laws, which do not depend on human will. It can be said to be very cruel.
Gradually, Zhang Liao had fewer and fewer soldiers, and even he himself was somewhat injured. We are about to confess here, the situation is very critical.
At this time, I suddenly saw the west gate open wide, and there seemed to be an infinite number of people arriving in front, as if the lord's reinforcements had arrived.
"Hmph, Bohai Wen Chou is here, who dares to hurt my brother!"
"I am Changshan Zhao Zilong, you can sit back and wait for death before I take action!"
The voices of Zhao Yun and Wen Chou sounded one after the other, almost at the same time. Although they were a bit arrogant, they were very exciting.
"Kill kill kill"
"Kill kill kill"
"Kill kill kill"
Although the reinforcements behind them came at a fast pace, they still maintained a neat military appearance and came in through the west gate. The murderous look, mixed with the dust kicked up, was so scary.
When Zhang Liao and others were in the most critical moment, Zhao Yun's army finally rushed back in time and reinforcements arrived.
