Zhou Xu looked at the battlefield in the distance, closed his eyes, and then opened them. His face was ferocious, his eyes were scarlet, and he gave an order: "Distribute the horses brought by the heavy cavalry to the infantry, and prepare the crossbowmen."
Yang Dong was startled and realized that he was about to rush into battle.
Hu Dali and Chang Shuanglin looked at each other, and the latter passed on the news. The emotions of anger and hatred made these heavily armored knights thunderous. After hearing the general's order, no one said a word.
The royal flag of Youzhou is as bright as blood and flutters in the air.
Hu Dali breathed rapidly and felt his fighting spirit rising!
The afternoon sun was comparable to summer. When I noticed that they were moving, the Shenwu Infantry on the opposite side also began to move. The crossbowmen at the rear of the three major square formations also quickly got into position. Obviously, in addition to the horse-rejecting stakes, the first wave of attacks It's the rain of arrows.
Yang Dong asked the crossbowmen on his side to prepare, and then looked at the lord who had been in front of the heavy armored cavalry.
Not long after, I saw Hu Dali coming in a hurry.
"The general ordered that the eyes of Gui Tuqi's horses be covered."
Even though he had expected it, Yang Dong still felt sad in his heart. There is no cavalryman who doesn't love horses.
The wind suddenly picked up, and after everything was set up.
Zhou Xu drew out his Youzhou sword with an expressionless face. The blade was sharp and sharp, and he suddenly roared loudly: "Youzhou cavalry, follow me to dig into the formation!"
"I am willing to die for the general!"
Behind him are the black heavy armored cavalry who respond to every call.
Yang Dong led five thousand light cavalry scattered on both sides and did not move. The enemy had three major phalanxes. The general took the lead in attacking the Chinese army's formation. The cavalry always won with speed, mostly attacking from the side. Therefore, there were three major phalanxes on both sides of the enemy. They will definitely send more manpower to break the infantry formation. There is no other way on the battlefield but to fill it with life. After breaking the infantry formation, it will become a sharp edge that penetrates deep into the enemy's abdomen, thus opening the enemy's abdomen. Disembowelled.
Yang Dong listened to the sound of fighting in front of him.
Not one of the cavalrymen flinched. They moved forward, following only one person.
Yang Dong took a deep breath, always paying attention to the battlefield, waiting for the opportunity to immediately outflank with Qingqi.
On the battlefield.
The Shenwu Army panicked for a moment when they saw the Ghost Tuqi breaking the formation. Then the crossbowmen prepared. The infantry in the front row looked at the heavy cavalry wrapped tightly in iron armor. Even if they were wearing armor themselves, they couldn't help but bring them with them. It was a bit timid, and what was even more frightening was that the enemy war horses were blindfolded and could not see the horse-repelling stakes in front of them, so the war horses would not flinch and feel no fear.
What frightened the soldiers was that those arrow soldiers did not hurt the enemy much.
The enemy army was getting closer and closer. A very burly general wearing heavy armor and a mask in front of him made the war horse run at a higher speed. Then he tightened the reins hard, and the war horse took off, and was about to hit the horse-repelling stake. At this moment, he leaped high in the air, and with the horrified eyes of everyone, he slammed into the infantry phalanx, and the war horses neighed and fell.
The huge heavy sword carried by the general swung a circle in the air, and the body of the infantry in front was suddenly broken into two parts, leaving a big circle. Still not stopping, he reached out and grabbed one of Hu Dali's iron spears and shot it. , a group of people were blasted out like candied haws, no one dared to get close, they retreated crazily! Had to step back!
Hu Dali pulled out the iron spear inserted into the chests of the five men, and looked at the general ahead who could chop the enemy to pieces with only a giant sword, feeling lingering fear in his heart.
After waiting for him to fight out for a long time, he looked back and saw a lot of corpses hanging on Juma stakes. There were some divine warriors and some ghost slaughterers. There were more and more corpses, and finally formed a continuous bulge. The Chinese army was dug into the formation. After that, both the left and right sides came to help, hoping to trap the cavalry in this dead place.
Yang Dong led the Qingqi to fight fiercely, and the shouts on the battlefield were loud.
Wei Yanshan looked at the battlefield with a pale face. The Youzhou Cavalry was still attacking continuously. He could see that except for the heavy armored cavalry at the front, the light armored cavalry following the Ghost Tuqi were completely treated as heavy armor. Even if they were killed by heavy crossbows, they still couldn't stop their attack.
In the center of the battle, the infantry phalanx was in a mess.
When Zhou Xu came out of the formation, as expected, Wei Yanshan had already left.
The sunset is like blood.
Zhou Xu threw away the mask on his face, blood spattered on the floor, and his ferocious face was distorted into shape, as if the god of death was still alive, roaring at the fighting generals.
"Give me the order."
"From now on, no one will be left alive!"
After the war.
Under the sky.
A crescent moon clears the sky.
On the Guieryan Plain, mountains of corpses can be seen everywhere on the soaked black soil. The formation of the Shenwu Infantry was destroyed. The horses that first followed the general into the battle were almost dead. The Ghost Slaughter Cavalry was also seriously injured and bloody. Dyeing the iron armor, Hu Dali leaned exhausted on the corpse of a comrade, the hand holding the iron gun still shaking.
How can a complete infantry square be broken so easily? The battle lasted until ten minutes after sunset before it could be considered as breaking through the infantry formation. This was a deadly battle!
If they can't successfully attack in one go, they will eventually be surrounded by endless infantry, and the opponent will trap them to death. However, those ghost slaughter cavalry followed the general without hesitation, even if there was a dead ground in front of them, they There is no turning back!
To be honest, Hu Dali was shocked.
Taking the lead is easy to say, but no general can do it, so Hu Dali admires the general very much.
Yang Dong wore armor and walked all the way. The brutality of this Guieryan battle made him even more taciturn. There were cracked shields, broken knives, crossbows, spears, armor in pieces, and pieces of armor all over the ground. Corpses, many infantrymen died in extremely miserable conditions, reduced to mud under the iron hooves, and the battlefield was filled with a nauseating smell of blood.
There were sounds of continuous begging for mercy in the distance, and then there was no sound again, everything was buried on the battlefield.
Hu Dali looked at Yang Dong strangely, moved his butt and made room for him: "Why are you here? All the soldiers have been put away."
Yang Dong sat down and said in a hoarse voice: "It's almost done."
"After the prince gave the order, everyone in the military camp was completely furious." He whispered.
Hu Dali didn't understand what Yang Dong was talking to him about, although he also felt that the general's order was very cold.
"Oh." Hu Dali said dumbly, and then he came to his senses: "Do you think those who surrendered should not be killed?"
The scars on Yang Dong's face were like centipedes, horribly congested, but his expression was exceptionally calm: "This time there are extenuating circumstances. What I care about is that the prince said that from now on, no one will be spared. I I feel that if this continues in the long term, it will be detrimental to the prince."
"This is not good." Yang Dong said sincerely: "If the enemy knows that we will not leave any surrendered soldiers, their resistance will be fierce, and the enemy will be more willing to unite together."
"Why didn't you say these things to the general?" Hu Dali had rested and wanted to get something to eat, but after feeling all over his body there was nothing, so he gave up angrily.
Yang Dong was silent for a while.
Finally he said softly: "I don't dare."
Hu Dali stood up and looked around, and found that the general was sitting on a hillside far away, with his back to them. He could not see them or hear them talking, so he sat down again and his voice Also a little younger: "I don't dare either."
He knew what Yang Dong said just now, but he didn't dare to raise his opinion with the general. Their official positions were given by the general, and the soldiers under his command also belonged to the general. The general had been in the army for many years. In the early years, these armies in the North were , almost all the generals have been there. Lin Wenjue's Long Xiao Army was formerly the Longwei Army that the general was in charge of. He also led the Xuanjia Army and the Beifu Army. After the Ghost Slaughter Cavalry was born, the General preferred the Ghost Slaughter Cavalry. Some.
Privately, I don't know how many soldiers looked at Gui Tuqi with red eyes.
The soldiers in the north recognized him as the general, and his military morale was so condensed that Hu Dali sometimes felt terrible when he thought about it.
Just like this time, Yang Dong clearly disagrees with killing and surrendering, but does anyone listen to him?
"I will write to the young master later." Yang Dong said: "Let him know the whole story. It would be best if I can give him some advice."
"It's up to you." Hu Dali said meaninglessly. He sighed: "Where do you think the princess will be rushed to?"
"How did I know that?" Yang Dong's heart became heavy and troubled. To be fair, the lord treated those damn Turks with cruel methods, but this was also what the Turks deserved. When treating the soldiers of the Central Plains, they often behaved the same way. This implicit kind of gentle attitude is not only towards the civilians, but also towards the soldiers. As long as they sincerely surrender, he can accept them very generously, just like he accepts those grassland aliens and Tuoba tribes.
Cao Heilong, Gao Chongying, Tian Jian, and Pang Si...
By absorbing enough talents, the strength of Wei Guogong will naturally weaken. Instead of being dazzled by hatred and leaving a bad reputation of killing and surrendering, the southern generals will reject the lord even more in the future. After occupying the city, this bad reputation will also disappear. It will bring them many difficulties.
Now, all the compassion and mercy the Lord has given them will be taken back.
In short, Yang Dong firmly disagreed with his lord's decision.
But the lord is in a rage now, and his words have no effect in persuading him. It would be better if the mistress was here.
Yang Dong remembered the day last year when he brought a carriage to greet Mrs. Xiao, and he felt that things had changed.
Chang Shuanglin came over and said, "Captain Yang, the prince asked you to clean up the mess and take charge of Daizhou. When the moon reaches the zenith, he and his people will rush to Qinghe in Yuzhou first."
Yang Dong agreed.
After Chang Shuanglin left, Hu Dali also left. He looked at the battlefield and suddenly felt a coldness in his nose. He looked up at the sky, the dark clouds were obscured, and the slightest drizzle fell. It was actually raining.
Hu Dali suddenly cursed.
Then he looked at the general who had been sitting on the hillside with his back to them. After a moment of hesitation, he walked towards the other side of the hillside.
In the dim light, Hu Dali couldn't clearly see the expression on the general's face. Besides, he didn't dare to look at it. He was just thinking about whether to sneak away quietly.
"We're going to Qinghe, you should follow us." Zhou Xu sat on the hillside with his armor still on: "Whenever she meets someone she knows, she is always happier than usual."
It took Hu Dali a while to realize that the general was referring to the princess. He sat down unconsciously. In fact, he felt uncomfortable in his heart. He still remembered that the general and the princess once went to their Zheliu Town to play together. , the princess is very approachable, and together with the general, she took care of her brother's wonton stall. What happened in the past, now that I think about it, is still vivid in my mind.
Hu Dali felt inexplicably that the general was very sad at this moment.
"The last general takes orders." Hu Dali lowered his head, his voice choked with sobs.
Zhou Xu turned his head, his face neither sad nor happy, as calm as wearing a mask: "Why are you crying?"
Hu Dali wiped his tears, and the old man burst into tears: "I, I will definitely find the princess." After saying that, he cursed the culprit Wei Guogong and the Xun family who deserved to be killed a thousand times, and at the same time there was a vague feeling in his heart. There was a kind of fear, and I always felt that the general's expression was more terrifying than in the evening.
Zhou Xu stroked the giant sword on his knees. After drinking blood, the sword was still as black as ink. The blade was unedged and extremely blunt.
There have been floods in Hu Dali's hometown before. After the water covered thousands of miles, many people would be swept away by the torrent. Those who were lucky enough to stay had a hard time and had no fixed place to live. He once worked as a beggar and lived among the refugees. There is a long queue outside the city waiting for relief porridge. Want to enter the city? It depends on whether the officials will give in or not, and whether they have any money. Even if they have money, it may be robbed by someone accidentally. Is the refugee team necessarily safe? The old, weak, women and children are even more likely to be bullied.
The lower you go, the more chaotic and disorderly you are.
"What if..." Hu Dali murmured.
"There is no if." Zhou Xu looked at the boundless night, the rain hit his face, and his voice was scattered in the wind: "I will find her."
Hu Dali saw clearly the faint bloody madness in the general's eyes and did not dare to say anything.
Chapter 261 (Overhaul Completed)
"Ms. Ying, take some medicine."
Xiao Yinzi held the medicine bowl and called out before entering. When the nobleman sitting by the bed looked towards her, he walked up to her and handed half a bowl of dark medicine into her hand. When it gets cold, let the medicine cool for a while before you drink it.
"Thank you." The woman, who regarded the words on the jade plate as her own name, thanked Xiao Yinzi. This little girl had been taking care of her since she lost her sight, so she was very grateful.
"You're welcome, drink it quickly." Xiao Yinzi sat next to the noble man with his hands in a very depressed mood.
Ever since he found out that the noble people couldn't see him, the eldest brother said that she couldn't see them anyway. As long as Xiao Yinzi didn't talk about the past, she wouldn't recognize them at all. He also temporarily changed her nickname and told Lady Ying that their family belonged to her. The savior, and if Lady Ying asked about the jewelry they took from the noble man, they would say they didn't see it.
Xiao Yinzi heard from his eldest brother and others that the jewelry should be treated as medical expenses for Lady Ying.
But after Xiao Yinzi found out that Guiren was blind, Aniang and the others hesitated whether to continue to treat her. They passed through a small town a few days ago and the elder brother didn't bring any medicine when he came back.
Xiao Yinzi vaguely felt that the elder brother and the others regarded Lady Ying as a burden.
Xiao Yinzi felt that this was wrong, but her mother-in-law forbade her from telling Lady Ying.
Now the noble man still thinks that he is a kind person who saved her family, but he has no idea that the bracelets and earrings on her body were actually taken away by them.
"Xiao..." Xiao Jinzi came into the room and called his sister. As soon as he opened his mouth, he was pinched by his mother-in-law. The pain caused him to yell: "Third sister."
