With a loud bang, the enemy leader's head turned back, and his neck made a crisp sound. Half of his head and the cowhide helmet on his head were directly blown away by Song Xin's gun, and his body fell uncontrollably from the horse.
"Plop!"
The enemy's war horses did not hear the loud noise, and instantly jumped and neighed, knocking down several soldiers on top. The horses fled in all directions, raising a puff of dust and smoke. A gust of morning wind blew away the dust, revealing the stunned enemy soldiers behind them.
They looked at the general on the ground and then at the black muzzle of the gun in Song Xin's hand, like a group of surprised statues.
Song Xin also felt surprised. He subconsciously glanced at the weapon in his hand. The pistol made by Peng Mu was so powerful that it could blow away a person's head.
But at this time, he had no time to be dazed. He raised his gun again and pointed it at a man who looked like a king.
"Bang!" Another shot.
That man, like the enemy commander before, was shot in the chest, knocking him off his horse. The thick cowhide armor was easily penetrated like paper.
"Demon...witchcraft!" Someone in the enemy formation shouted, and everyone looked at Song Xin with a hint of fear in their eyes.
In an instant, the enemy troops erupted into a cry of terror, and the people behind the formation began to flee backwards.
Song Xin also didn't expect that two shots could collapse the opponent's morale. Because this weapon was beyond its time, they couldn't explain it with their limited knowledge and could only describe it as sorcery.
However, this played into Song Xin's plan. He noticed that the enemy army seemed to be on the verge of collapse. He immediately saw the opportunity and shouted to the Di warrior behind him: "Today is the day to make a great contribution, kill!"
After saying that, he galloped towards the enemy formation, raised his hand and fired continuously. After killing a few more people, he pulled out two long knives from his waist, straightened his arms and pointed the blade forward.
The war horse rushed into the enemy formation like a dragon. The enemy in front was knocked several feet away and their muscles and bones were broken. The soldiers on both sides were cut into pieces by the blades like wheat.
The Di warriors behind him saw Song Xin being so brave and their morale was greatly boosted. They admired brave warriors the most.
These fifty people rushed left and right in the enemy formation, using their horses and sharp knives to mess up the formation. The enemy's morale was on the verge of collapse. When Song Xin and the others charged, it collapsed instantly like falling blocks.
A scream broke out from the crowd, "Run away!"
"witchcraft!"
"Run away!"
"Help!"
Halfway up the mountain, Zou Yi looked at everything that happened down the mountain. He was so surprised that he forgot to close his mouth. He looked at Zhang Hu blankly, "That...what was that just now?"
Zhang Hu also looked shocked at this time, "I...I don't know either..."
Zou Yi couldn't help but raise his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead. If Song Xin had treated him like this last night, his body would have been completely cold by now. In fact, he was somewhat reluctant to surrender to Song Xin. He felt that the other party was just a team leader, while he was already a commander of an individual unit. But now it seems that if the other party wants to kill him, it is like picking something out of a bag.
At this time, Zou Yi finally made up his mind, "Although this young man is young, he is very wise and brave. He will definitely achieve great things in the future. I, Zou Yi, will not lose anything if I follow him!"
Seeing thousands of enemy troops at the bottom of the mountain dispersed and running around like a river bursting its banks, Song Xin reined in his horses and refused to fight. He said to the Di soldiers beside him: "The enemy troops have been routed, let's go!"
"No!" the Di warriors shouted. Song Xin was like the God of War in their hearts during this battle.
Seeing that more than fifty cavalrymen actually dispersed thousands of enemy troops, Zou Yi and Zhang Hu were also shocked. Seeing Song Xin and his party rushing back, they also hurriedly urged everyone to speed up and move towards the mountains.
When the last person entered the forest, Song Xin looked back towards the county town at the foot of the mountain. It seemed that several more armies were gathering towards Kaihua County. He murmured to himself: "It seems that the enemy troops from the direction of Jiugong Mountain have begun to withdraw." That’s it. Then Zhang He’s side should have defeated the enemy.”
Song Xin turned around and rushed into the forest, disappearing in an instant.
At the same time, Chen Tao and Chen Kang's uncle and nephew fled north.
One night, it was only in the early morning that we got rid of the enemy's pursuit. The two went ashore and gasped for air. They counted their soldiers and found that there were less than a hundred.
Chen Tao scolded: "What kind of tricks did that boy Song Xin make? I lost my army. Let's see how I deal with him when I get back!"
"Yes, let's go to General Wenyuan and sue him! Just say that he was timid in the face of battle and caused us to be surrounded by enemy troops!"
They cursed for a while and slowly calmed down. Chen Kang asked, "Uncle, if we go back to the camp like this, General Zhang will definitely punish us. Why don't we escape back to Wei County."
Chen Tao glared at him, "Go back now, and you will never want to be an official in the court again! You might even bring trouble to the family."
"What can we do? We have suffered heavy losses."
Chen Tao sighed and shook his head, looking helpless. The uncle and nephew were in a dilemma. They did not dare to go back to the camp, nor did they dare to go back to the camp to check, let alone fight the enemy.
At this time, several cavalrymen came running from the direction of their own camp. When they saw Chen Tao, they shouted: "It's a great victory, it's a great victory!"
Chen Tao was stunned, grabbed the man and asked: "You said a great victory, where is the great victory?"
"The enemy troops in Jiugong Mountain retreated, and General Zhang He broke through the enemy stronghold." After saying that, the man rode off, heading towards Zhang Liao's stronghold.
Chen Tao's uncle and nephew looked at each other and were shocked. How could such a difficult bone in Jiugong Mountain be broken so easily?
While the two were still in a daze, several more people came on horseback.
Chen Tao grabbed them and asked, "How is the battle ahead?"
Seeing that Chen Tao was an officer, the man hurriedly said respectfully: "I am General Zhang's sentinel. Last night, Kaihua County was attacked, and the enemy's food and grass were completely lost. I heard that it was a young general who did it, but I don't know his name."
"Young general?"
Chen Tao and Chen Kang almost thought of someone at the same time, "Is it Song Xin?"
After the man finished speaking, he mounted his horse and headed north.
"Uncle, could it be Song Xin?"
"I didn't hear that General Zhang arranged for others to attack Kaihua County, and there is only one road leading there on the east bank of the river. Is it really Song Xin?"
Chen Kang was furious with jealousy at this time, "If it's really that boy who has made such great achievements, won't he be riding on our heads in the future?"
Chen Tao thought for a while, "We must figure out the situation! Let's go back to our camp!"
The uncle and nephew walked south with the remaining soldiers. They met many friendly scouts along the way. They gradually figured out the situation ahead. Last night, a troop suddenly appeared in Kaihua County and burned all the enemy's food and grass. At the same time, they also Attacked the enemy's camp in the north of Kaihua City.
Without the support of food and grass, the enemy troops in Jiugong Mountain were in chaos. The defender knew that they could not fight for a long time, so he divided his troops and retreated. Zhang He seized the opportunity and captured Jiugong Mountain in one fell swoop early this morning.
Chen Tao found out the situation and heard that a young man was leading the troops and had killed thousands of enemy pursuers. He must be Song Xin.
"Get a pen and paper quickly!"
Chen Kang quickly handed over a pen and paper, and Chen Tao quickly wrote a battle report and handed it to Chen Kang, "Quick, take this letter and rush to our army camp. You must hand it to General Wen Yuan before those scouts! "
Chen Kang didn't know what he meant, but seeing his uncle's serious and dignified face, he nodded, found a fast horse and ran north.
Two days later, Song Xin returned to the camp with his troops. It was found that there were less than a hundred people in the camp. The arrival of their large group made the entire camp tense.
When Chen Tao received the news, he immediately walked out and was shocked when he saw the team of thousands of people behind Song Xin.
But then he remembered that he was still Song Xin's commander, a hint of cunning flashed in his eyes and he changed his smile, "Song Xin, where have you been these past few days?"
Seeing that he actually had a smile on his face, Song Xin felt a little wary, "Mr. Chen, have you not received the battle report from the front?"
Chen Tao twitched the corner of his mouth, squeezed out a smile and said: "Ah, so that's what happened. I was waiting for you to come back and help you clean up the dust! You have made such a big contribution this time, I will definitely report it to you. "
"Thank you very much, then.
Mr. Chen, please prepare a place for these brothers under me to live. "
Chen Tao looked at the dark crowd behind him and asked cautiously: "Are these...?"
"Most of them are soldiers from Kaihua County and are willing to serve me as the Prime Minister."
"Oh, that's it, that's it. Please!" Chen Tao politely invited Song Xin to come in, without any of his previous arrogance. Seeing that Song Xin's soldiers were all strong and strong, he wanted to recruit them into his own ranks to make up for his losses. He lost more than a thousand people in this battle, most of whom were sunk into the Lishui River and fed to fish and shrimp by the enemy.
At the banquet, Chen Tao changed from his previous arrogance and rudeness, toasted Song Xin frequently and even called him brother.
Although Song Xin looked happy on her face, she was still sneering in her heart, "I want to see what tricks you are going to play."
Sure enough, after drinking for more than an hour, Chen Tao said: "Brother Song, I have something to do. I wonder if you are willing to help?"
"My lord, that's all."
"Tomorrow, General Zhang will send troops to review, but as you have seen, my men have suffered too many losses, and I am afraid that they will look bad, so..." When he said this, he started laughing.
Song Xin smiled lightly, "Do you want my subordinates to temporarily serve as soldiers under your tent?"
"That's what it means."
"Easy to say, easy to say." Song Xin nodded and agreed.
"Okay! Thank you so much, brother!" Chen Tao laughed, but he smiled coldly in his heart, "When the troops assigned to me from above arrive, I won't be afraid of you anymore. Let's see how I deal with you then!"
The next day, Zhang Liao's army arrived at Chen Tao's camp. They saw strong soldiers standing in two rows outside the camp. Chen Tao came up to greet them with a smile on his face.
Jun Zheng exclaimed in admiration: "Chen Sima is really a good leader and can lead such good soldiers. No wonder he can achieve such great achievements."
Chen Tao said a few humble words and happily led the army to inspect the soldiers.
Jun Zheng looked at it and nodded repeatedly, "Mr. Chen, when I came this time, I also brought General Zhang's order and commendation order."
Chen Tao was overjoyed, stepped forward and knelt down, "It's just a small merit, I'm ashamed to accept it."
Jun Zheng hurriedly helped him up and said: "If you hadn't led a surprise attack on Kaihua and burned the enemy's food and grass, our army's attack would not have been so smooth. General Zhang He specially wrote a letter and praised you greatly. 2 The generals have already signed a letter and sent it to the Prime Minister."
