It turned out that Huangfusong's original intention was to ambush Bai Bo and rest in Hongnong County to see what Bai Bo's army planned. If the Baibo army continued to defend the city, he would retreat and attack Huayin again. If the Baibo army pursued him, he would turn around and fight.
Unexpectedly, when he was halfway through the journey, it snowed heavily. Looking at the snow-covered pavilions on the Qinling Mountains, he suddenly had a plan in mind. He ordered the entire army to cross the river that night and set foot on the Zaomu Mountain on the south bank, so that the soldiers would not be killed. Open fire, rest in place, and wait for the Baibo army from behind to catch up.
On the evening of the second day, the Liang army saw the Baibo army passing by the south bank of the river. Huangfu Song was overjoyed. After the entire Baibo army fell into ambush, he first ordered the rockets to be fired, and then played the trumpet sound for a surprise attack. The sound of the trumpet echoed in Zaozhou. In the wooden mountains, with the rolling footsteps of the cavalry, the snow hanging on the branches and leaves of jujube, pine, and cypress trees shook off, revealing the dark brown branches, and then rolled up a burst of snow dust. In Bai Bojun's eyes, these The knights of Xiliang are like mandrills in winter, appearing on their flanks like monsters, and everyone is afraid of them.
However, 30,000 people were in ambush and 10,000 people were in ambush, and the white wave was surrounded from head to tail. For them, it was impossible to escape. They could only fight to the death. There was no chance of survival. But the most desperate thing was that they were After traveling all day in the ice and snow, their hands and legs were already stiff from the ice water. Many people took out their knives, and their hands and feet were shaking uncontrollably due to the cold.
So this is destined to be a fragile defeat.
When Guo Da saw Liang people pouring down the mountain like a tide, he was extremely upset, but then he came to a realization. The past days quickly appeared in front of him like running water: the earthy smell of digging in the soil, drinking The bitterness when he drank the water, the strong wind that hit his face for the first time... When he remembered his childhood, he remembered a lone wolf he met in the countryside. Its pupils were like candlelight, and he confronted it. One night, at dawn, the lone wolf turned and left.
At this time, the Liang people had entered the formation, and the Shirabo warriors on the southernmost side were unable to resist, and were killed as neatly as if they were chopping melons and vegetables. Han Xian knew that he could no longer fight, so he pulled Guo Da's fur collar and shouted to him: "Let's go quickly! Brother Guo, it's too late if you don't leave!" Guo Da asked him, "Where are you going?"
"Go north and go back to the east of the river over the mountains. The mountains are steep. As long as we go around a few more times, we can always get over it."
General Guo took off the wine bag from the saddle, drank a swig himself, and handed it to Han Xian, saying: "As the commander in chief, I cannot absolve myself of the blame for the defeat in this battle. I cannot just abandon it. Brother Han, let's go!" Then he said to Xu Shu who was at a loss on the side: "Commander, please follow Brother Han. He has superb equestrian skills and will be able to protect you!"
Han Xian glanced at him, took the wine bag, bowed his hands to Guo Da, and then drank the remaining wine in one gulp. He threw the wine bag on the snow, then dragged Xu Shu to his horse, and led his followers to greet him. The north bank of the river gallops away. In the distance, many knights could be seen riding their horses heading north, forming a formation like scattered geese. The Ryo people quickly caught up with them, filling in the gaps and leaving most of them behind easily.
The drunkenness gradually came to him, and the fingers holding the knife in his hand began to heat up. Guo Da could not help but drive his horse forward and said angrily to his scattered subordinates: "If you die, you will die! We are just fighting, why are you so childish!" He gathered some men and horses in the chaos, but the overall situation was irreversible. There were only about two hundred horses who could firmly follow him. …
Guo Da thought that if he could not break out of the encirclement, he might as well take advantage of the chaos and rush to Zaolin Mountain. If he could kill Huangfu Song in formation, his life would be considered worthwhile even if he died in battle. He waved his hand and spurred his horse, leading the crowd to rush in the direction of the enemy's attack. In the blink of an eye, two groups of Liang people's cavalry passed by them. After all, the sky was getting dark and the Marche Liang people were unprepared for the sudden charging of the troops, so they rushed past them at once. The knights from Xiliang behind were as numerous as crucian carp crossing the river, rolling by. Some of them were intercepted. Guo Daquan ignored them and just looked up to look for the enemy's central army. After a while, they reached the mountainside of Zaolin.
The sky was completely dark at this time, but he was unable to find Huangfu Song, and there was no one around him for the time being. So he turned back to summon the people who were following him, and saw that there were only about a hundred riders left, and Bai Long, Yu Chou, Li Heng and others who had followed him in battles in the past were all gone.
In this situation, Guo Da was filled with grief and anger, and suddenly felt that all his thoughts were lost. Most of the soldiers who came with him this time were the soldiers of the Baibo Army who had accumulated many years of experience and were accustomed to fighting. He was ambushed in one fell swoop and completely killed the elite! He asked them: "If you die in battle with me, do you have any complaints?" The remaining knights all replied: "If you die with Guo Shuai, don't hate me!"
Guo Dalian said a few "good" words and then led them forward again. At this time, there was another horn sound in the forest. The source of the horn sound was not far away and was clearly visible. Guo Dalian couldn't help but be overjoyed. It turned out that they were the same as the others. The enemy's army was no more than a hundred feet away, and they immediately ran towards the source of the sound.
Then, after walking no more than a hundred steps, a fire suddenly lit up in the forest, allowing Guo Da to see the night scene in the mountain clearly. Only then did he realize that there was a hanging wall in front of them, and except behind them, there were rocks on both sides, and on top of the hanging wall, Huangfu Song was waving his flag, and the distance between them was indeed only a few dozen feet, but there was absolutely no way they could climb up.
On the left and right sides of the hanging wall, countless archers stood upright with their bows clasped, holding arrows hung with pine trees in their hands. Soon, countless firelights flew from their heads, mixed with the sound of horse hooves on both sides. This was reserved by Huangfu Song. , specially designed to pick up prey that slipped through the net, and the lone wolf in danger. Even Guo Da couldn't help but sigh inwardly. Huangfu Song really used his troops as if he were hunting for prey. While strolling in the courtyard, he seemed to be trying to keep a small net of them, but in fact he was trying to kill them all!
Facing the fire, Guo Da immediately drew his bow and nocked an arrow, and shot upwards against the fire. The people who followed him also shot arrows toward the fire.
The sound of arrow shafts hitting the air was heard, and dense flying arrows shot out from China. The number was more than ten times that of what they had shot. Guo Da and the others had no screen, and their men and horses were struck by arrows and fell down, and most of them were gone immediately. The remaining people did not have the strength to fight back and shoot again.
Liangren fired another round, and then the Pegasus galloped closer. Seeing that there was no more reply, he stopped shooting. Dozens of horsemen came running with fire in hand, surrounded these people and horses, and surrounded them.
The surviving members of the Baibo Army sat or knelt without struggling. Only one person clasped his hands together and raised them above his head, as if making a request.
A Liang man rode his horse around him, beat him with his bow, and shouted at him.
He pointed to a dead horse next to him, and there seemed to be a person pressed in the darkness under the horse. He said to Liang Ren: "He is not dead yet, please save him!" Seeing that Liang Ren was indifferent, he asked again: "He is our coach Guo Da of Baibo. Please give him a reward for saving his life!"...
When the Liang people heard this, they couldn't help but be overjoyed. Several men jumped down and dragged away the horses on top. Then he saw a tall man lying down below who had been hit by several arrows. He was not wearing any armor and was wearing a light sheepskin coat. His blood soaked through the white velvet. Someone stepped forward and grabbed his bun, lifted his head and looked at it under the torch. None of these men from Xiliang knew Guo Da, but they were attracted by this man's handsome and determined face. I even think that Baibo coach Guo Da, who has been able to control Bingzhou for several years, should be like this. But at this time, Guo Da's pupils had dilated and he had long since lost his breath.
The Liang people couldn't bear to cut off his head, so they carried his body to Huangfu Song. When Huangfu Song saw this, he couldn't help but sigh: "Although he is a rebel, looking at his face, he is clearly a righteous man. I am If the imperial court is defeated and the massacre is overwhelming, how will future generations view me?"
But he finally put these emotions aside and thought to himself: The troubled times are coming, and human lives are as numerous as grass. I am just trying to survive. If I can spend my old age peacefully, I will have no worries. He still ordered that all the Baibo sergeants beheaded, and their heads were placed on the top of the bamboo pole. Among them, Guo Da's head was at the front. They just held their heads high and attacked Taolin.
Let's say that Li Le was restless after waiting for Guo Da to lead his troops in pursuit. He only patrolled and watched on the fortress. Gradually, the sky turns white in the east, and the morning breeze blows, making people feel chilly all over. Li Le was extremely anxious and exhausted, so he put on another long coat outside his armor, walked to a bonfire under the city, sat down and slowly fell asleep. He didn't know how long it had passed, but suddenly, there was a noise on and off the city. He suddenly woke up and saw the sergeants running towards the city. He quickly took off his long coat, climbed up the city wall, and looked out from the crenellations.
At this sight, he was immediately shocked. It turned out that the mysterious flags were fluttering outside the city, and they were surrounded by countless Xiliang cavalry troops in dense layers. What should I do now? He was stunned for a while, then hurriedly ordered his subordinates to get the fire oil for bows and arrows, and then went back to his room to get the knives and halberds.
At this moment, military commander Zhou Long led a dozen people and ran over. Apparently Zhou Jun had been looking for him for a while. When he saw Li Le, he hurriedly ran closer. Li Le saw that each of them was holding bows, arrows, knives, long swords and other weapons, and their bodies were covered with mud, blood and snow. Before he could speak, he heard Zhou Long crying: "Li Shuai, you don't know yet, Guo Shuai was killed! The cold dogs took the heads of Guo Shuai and his brothers and threw them at the east gate. There were thousands of them! Seeing that the situation was over, the few dog thieves guarding the door opened the door and the cold dogs poured in. Come on, we can’t stop it anymore.”
Li Le suddenly felt his head buzzing and his vision went black. Although he had been worried, he suddenly learned the unbearable bad news that Guo Da had been killed and the city gate had been lost, which made him unable to bear it at all. In a daze, he was picked up and carried up to the arrow tower. He sat leaning against the wooden pillar for a while, slowly regaining his strength.
The archery tower was cramped, with only about twenty people around. Zhou Long and others all carried their quivers and shot arrows downwards.
Li Le's eyes might be filled with bloodshot eyes. He felt that his surroundings were blurry and everything he saw was blood red. Now that he knew there was no chance of escape, he calmed down. He stood up, picked up his bow and arrow, and said to Zhou Long and others: "Shuai Guo and I are named brothers, and we are better than brothers. Even if he dies, I will not live alone, but you don't have to, just take advantage of the chaos and escape!"
But Zhou Long turned around and said: "Li Shuai! Guo Shuai treats you like a brother, why should he treat me as his own son? We all regard Guo Shuai as our father, and we are willing to die in retribution!"
Together they drew their bows and fired arrows downstairs. Liangren attacked for a while, and when they saw the casualties were heavy, they fired rockets at the archery tower. Flames billowed up and soon engulfed the wooden archery tower. The people upstairs did not want to be burned to death, so they all drew their swords and committed suicide.
On the third day of the first lunar month, after Huangfu Song's victory over Fenyin, he wiped out all the enemies of Huayin.
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