"Woo————"
The long and distant sound of the horn echoed over the wilderness in the Blackwater Valley.
Gao Yingxiang is wearing battle armor, holding a whip in his left hand and an order in his right hand, standing on the high ground in the front formation.
Behind him, a large purple paper was blowing in the wind.
The trumpet belt is flying and the flag tassel is swaying.
Behind the large banner is an endless forest of spears.
Those pieces of cold light almost reflected the cold and gloomy sky.
These soldiers with guns on foot were the horse soldiers who broke into the army. They did not ride their horses, but placed them behind them.
Being able to ride a horse and being able to fight on horseback are completely different things. The road is muddy and difficult for horses to travel, so it is better to walk through this last section on foot.
And what they want to fight is a tough battle, not a field battle.
"Rumble--"
The hoofs of the war horses trampled the ground, kicking up countless mud specks and grass clippings.
The elite cavalry of the invading army wearing gray clothes on horseback roared past the two wings of the battlefield.
Gao Yingxiang raised his head and stared at the dark sky.
It was raining lightly in Heishui Valley at this time, and faint thunder could be heard in the distance from time to time.
The dark clouds began to gather again, sweeping in from the distance like black clouds over a city.
Shuntian King He Guoguang, Qian Gongji Zhang Er, and Zhuantian Harrier Wang Cheng came to Gao Yingxiang's side one after another.
Their arrival made Gao Yingxiang's eyes turn slightly.
Gao Yingxiang did not turn his head to look at them, but lowered his head and set his sights on the camp of officers and soldiers not far away at the entrance of Heishui Valley.
"This is our last chance..."
Gao Yingxiang's voice was hoarse and low.
"The reinforcements of officers and soldiers have arrived, and they are all elite cavalry from the frontier. The follow-up troops should arrive soon."
"If we can't escape, Heishui Valley will be the place where you and I will be buried."
Gao Yingxiang clenched the command flag in his hand, and in the last round of attack, he used the lives of more than 500 elite riders to break open the gate of the Yukou camp.
The camp of officers and soldiers at Yukou was about to be completely broken.
But at the last moment, Cao Bianjiao led a large group of cavalry and suddenly came from outside the valley to kill the generals, instantly scattering the troops he sent to attack the camp.
A person's name, the shadow of a tree.
In the entire seventy-two camps, no one was not afraid of Cao Wenzhao, and no one was not afraid of Cao Bianjiao.
Originally, because they were ambushed and trapped in the valley, the morale of the army was horribly low.
The arrival of Cao Bianjiao caused fear to spread like a plague, becoming the last straw that broke the camel's back, triggering the collapse of the army.
It wasn't until he retreated to Xianyou Temple that Gao Yingxiang regrouped his army.
"If we lose this battle again, the morale of the army will never recover..."
Gao Yingxiang looked gloomy, and this time he glanced to the left and right.
"The first wave of the main attack will be carried out by my horse army to storm the Yukou camp. You only need to lead your troops to block the soldiers in the Beishan officer camp."
"I will send three thousand fine knights to protect your flanks. If Cao turns into a dragon, my fine knights will entangle him."
"At this time, don't think about preserving your strength anymore..."
Both Zhang Er and Wang Cheng accepted the order.
"King Chuang."
But He Guoguang did not accept the task assigned to him by Gao Yingxiang. Instead, he stepped forward a little and spoke.
He Guoguang looked sluggish, his face was pale, and his lips were bloodless. Now he only had more than 400 elite cavalry left under his command, and his horse army only numbered 300. The rest of the soldiers were already trapped outside the Heishui Valley.
"I only have more than 700 cavalry below me, and their morale is no longer there. I'm afraid the officers and soldiers will collapse immediately after a cannon blast."
"Let us follow you to the Yukou camp. I will be the vanguard and pave the way for you..."
He Guoguang's eyes were dark and his tone was low and weak.
His words also caused everyone to fall into a brief silence.
"Okay, this time you will be the vanguard at Dayukou, and I will send my fine cavalry to follow you forward."
Gao Yingxiang lowered his head and agreed to He Guoguang's request.
"Rumble————"
Thunder rolled from the sky, and a strong wind suddenly came.
Countless flags were rolled up behind Gao Yingxiang. The weather was no longer sultry. It had been raining for several days and the temperature was getting colder.
Zhang Er, Wang Cheng and He Guoguang have all left Gao Yingxiang's side and galloped towards the location of their respective soldiers and horses, preparing for the final wave of attack.
The rain seemed to be heavier now, and the raindrops fell on the top of the helmet, making a crisp sound, which Gao Yingxiang heard in his ears.
The rainwater slid down the top of the helmet, and finally dripped slowly along the edge of the helmet.
Gao Yingxiang stretched out his hand and caught the dripping rain.
The continuous rain made the road muddy, and the road up the mountain was even worse.
They could only attack the camp at Yukou. The price of attacking the mountain was too high and he couldn't afford it.
Gao Yingxiang looked at the rain in his hands with mixed feelings in his heart.
The right time and place had never been on his side before.
It rained continuously during the second half of the plank road, and it took them longer to get out of the plank road.
Not long after he stepped out of the plank road, the rain stopped. The officers and soldiers ambush outside the valley and used a large number of artillery and firearms, causing him heavy losses.
The continuous attack lasted for a long time, but it never rained. The officers and soldiers mobilized artillery to occupy the high ground and guard the intersection, and there was no conflict at all.
But now it was finally going to rain, and when the weather was on his side, the reinforcements from the army and soldiers were about to arrive again...
Gao Yingxiang felt gloomy in his heart, feeling like a big stone was pressing on his heart, making it difficult to breathe.
The low sound of horns slowly came from all directions, which was the response signal blown by each battalion and team after they arrived at their positions.
The horn sounded one after another, seventeen times in a row.
Gao Yingxiang has also re-adjusted his mood. Now is not the time to blame others, there is still a chance for everything!
"Woo——————"
An extremely high-pitched horn sounded suddenly, and an ocher-yellow flag behind Gao Yingxiang was suddenly shaken.
In an instant, more than 30,000 soldiers of the invading army surged forward like a flood that had burst a dike.
Throw yourself into death and survive; fall into death and survive.
At this time, they were in a desperate situation, and the officers and soldiers took the attitude of encircling and annihilating them all in the valley.
No one wants to die, they all want to live, and none of them want to die.
Gao Yingxiang used this to inspire them.
At this time, the Chuang army regained its strength and the whole army came out. They had completely fallen into madness and were ready to fight desperately.
…
"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"
Going north to the mountainside, the Ming army camp.
The high-pitched and exciting war drums spread slowly in all directions, resounding in the sky above Heishui Valley.
The drum beater stood naked in the rain, beating the drum in front of him fiercely.
In the past few formations, Sun Chuanting has been in the front formation in person and has not sat in the middle.
Since taking over the station, under his command, the Ming army achieved two victories in two battles. The enemy was beheaded by Ma Chao, 1,300 were beheaded, and more than 5,000 of the enemy were captured.
He has proven with his actions that he is not just a civil servant who only knows how to read military books, but that he really has the talent of a general.
The thunder has died down and the rain continues.
Sun Chuanting, wearing armor and holding a sword, stood on the observation tower built slightly behind the camp gate.
A group of soldiers wearing burqas and belts and conscientious environmental guards were under the observation tower.
The two military camps in Beishan and Yukou were already in a state of excitement.
Sun Chuanting stood on the watchtower like a divine needle fixing the sea. Facing the intruders' horse, infantry and cavalry coming like a tide, no one was afraid, no one panicked, and no one flinched.
At Beishan Camp, the battalion of soldiers were running quickly down the mountain along the mountain road to help the camp at the foot of the mountain.
At the entrance of the valley, Li Yuchun led the soldiers to guard the camp. A large number of soldiers stood on the camp wall inside the camp, blocking the direction of the entrance of the valley.
Behind the camp, there were four to five hundred Ming army cavalry wandering outside, and any fish that slipped through the net could not escape their pursuit.
In front of the Yukou camp, a large number of auxiliary guards were digging trenches and placing various obstacles in the heavy rain.
Cao Bianjiao also led his cavalry out of the camp to fight. He led more than a thousand cavalry in a large formation, not far in front of the camp.
On the flat area in the rainy Blackwater Valley, groups of hundreds of Ming army cavalry wearing red armor were chasing and fighting with the elite cavalry of the intruder army wearing gray armor.
The large formation of the invading army slowly pressed forward, and more than 30,000 invading army horse, infantry and cavalry mixed in. They were ready to make this last stand.
"Half an hour..."
Sun Chuanting turned his head and glanced in the direction outside the valley. It had just been a quarter of an hour since Cao Bianjiao arrived, and he still needed to persist for about three quarters.
Three quarters of an hour is neither long nor short.
As the art of war goes, the enemy must be surrounded by enemies.
Surround it on three sides and exclude one side, so it shows the way to life.
If it is surrounded from all sides, and the enemy sees that there is no way to survive, they will engage in a trapped animal fight and fight to the death.
And if a way out is left open, the enemy will focus on escaping and lose their fighting spirit.
Sun Chuanting read the Art of War thoroughly, and he naturally knew that he needed to surround the army and defend it.
But he didn't dare to let go of any opening.
Because he couldn't give Gao Yingxiang any chance to escape.
Gao Yingxiang is a fierce tiger. Once the tiger returns to the mountain, there will be endless troubles.
The rain fell again, and it fell harder and harder. The artillery and muskets in the army were no longer usable, which greatly weakened the ability to fight.
This battle will be a face-to-face, close-quarters hand-to-hand combat.
In this battle, the competition was about the blood and spirit of the soldiers of the two armies.
The guards were unable to fight, so Sun Chuanting naturally would not place all his hopes on the guards.
He sent a force of 1,000 soldiers from the Supervisory Biao Battalion to help the valley in advance.
Sun Chuanting sighed in his heart, but it was a pity that the governor Biaoying under his command was formed too late. If he was given more time, he would be more confident in this battle.
"kill!!"
Suddenly there was a sound of killing people from the bottom of the mountain, like a mountain roar and a tsunami.
Sun Chuanting's thoughts were interrupted, and he turned back to look down the mountain.
The cavalry led by Cao Bianjiao was already in close combat with the elite cavalry of the Chuang army.
The soldiers and infantry of the Chu army were mixed together, trying desperately to block the sudden advance of the cavalry led by Cao Bianjiao and interfere with the formation.
The large group of invading infantry formed a formation under Beishan, between the Beishan camp and the Yukou camp. There were also many fine cavalry wandering behind the formation, trying to isolate the two camps.
At the entrance of the valley, the infantry of the invading army were crossing the ravine and moving away from the horse.
They waded through the muddy ground and pushed forward with difficulty.
Looking down from a high position, everywhere in sight are the heads of the invading army, and all the soldiers in the field of vision are like a tide.
Sun Chuanting's face was calm, and he kept issuing military orders one after another, directing his battalions to fight and contain the intruder's strength.
Doing his best to fulfill his destiny, he can only do what he should do now.
As for everything that follows, success or failure is God’s business...
Sun Chuanting looked at the surging soldiers of the invading army and frowned. He was so anxious about the battle that he forgot the most crucial part.
In the letter delivered by Chen Wang, he stated that he followed Gao Yingxiang all the way along the Tangluo Road.
Judging from the current situation, Gao Yingxiang did not find Chen Wang.
And for so long, Sun Chuanting has not found any clues in Heishui Valley.
There was silence in Tangluo Road, and there was no sound among the mountains surrounding Heishui Valley.
At this time, the army of the invaders moved forward and they were fighting hand to hand. If Chen Wang led his troops to make a surprise attack on the rear of the army of the invaders, it would definitely make it difficult to take care of the head and tail...
…
In the forest on the west mountain of Heishui Valley, Chen Wang, who was reminded by Sun Chuanting, was taking his own Three Flags Moon Helmet from the hands of his guards and wearing it on his head.
Chen Wang put on his helmet and tightened the belt around his waist again.
After confirming that everything was complete, Chen Wang pressed his hand on the saddle and jumped onto the back of his bay-red horse in just one step.
The bay-red horse under the seat felt that its owner had ridden up, and shook its head slightly.
Chen Wang held the reins and gently patted the neck of the maroon horse beneath him.
This bay-red horse was a congratulatory gift from Cao Wenzhao to congratulate him on his promotion to Hanzhong General.
It is a famous horse bought from a horse dealer in the northwest. Its head is much higher than that of ordinary war horses, and its body is stronger.
Chen Wang lowered his head and looked through the gaps in the forest at the mouth of the Heishui Valley at the foot of the mountain.
At the entrance of Heishui Valley, the Chuang army and the Ming army were now fighting hand to hand.
The intruders were as dense as ants, like mountains and seas. Wave after wave continued to attack the Ming army camp at the entrance of the valley, as if they would never tire.
From the very beginning, the battle has reached fever pitch.
Chen Wang turned his head and glanced left and right.
Zhao Huailiang and Chen Gong were both wearing helmets and armor, waiting for his military orders. The soldiers behind him also focused their attention on him.
Chen Wang tightened his grip on the horse in his hand, took a deep breath, and gently squeezed the horse's belly with his legs.
"drive!"
Under the guidance of the reins, the war horse slowly walked towards the outside of the forest.
First he walked slowly in small steps, then the speed became faster and faster, turning into a trot.
Behind him, Zhao Huailiang and Chen Gong, together with a group of armored cavalry, also drove their horses forward.
The rain came in my face and was caressed by the contrary wind.
Chen Wang looked forward, holding the horse pole in his hand, and crossed the trees.
The confrontation between the Chuang Army and the Ming Army in the Blackwater Valley attracted everyone's attention.
No one noticed that just on the hillside to the west of Heishui Valley, a group of cavalry was slowly stepping out of the forest.
(End of chapter)
