Twenty miles away from the southern slope of Fengqiyuan, there are lush trees everywhere. There are tall trees such as nan trees, cypresses, pine trees, and elm trees, as well as various low shrubs such as peonies, roses, lilacs, and mountain teas. But the most common one is the sycamore tree. The broad sycamore leaves have a slight The velvet weaves into a yellow-green cloud on the mausoleum where the old sword is buried. Under the clouds, you can see many phoenix trees that are still green, swaying back and forth like wind chimes.
The Mid-Autumn Festival is not far away, and the leaves of the phoenix tree are somewhat yellowed, like gold threads imitating the leaf veins. Some early red leaves have fallen, but not many. A group of elk passed by here, and the deer's hooves stepped on the fallen leaves, making a crisp rustling sound. They entered the sycamore forest as usual and wanted to go to the Yanming Lake in the north to drink water. There was a group of figures, all holding terrifying knives in their hands, and the cold light was flowing. The timid deer were extremely panicked when they saw this, and they hurriedly turned east and ran towards Bailuyuan.
Hu Che'er withdrew his gaze and continued to patrol the crowd to ensure the silence around him. However, there were still some people who couldn't control their emotions and couldn't help but talk to others in a low voice. Hu Che'er went up to pat them. These people fell silent again.
Hu Che'er knew that they were nervous, but he didn't criticize them harshly, because he himself was the same, but he couldn't see it on his surface. Since yesterday, they have been hiding here for a day and a night. Even though they cannot see the movement of the army in front of them, they can still hear the sound of fighting between the enemy and ourselves, but the sound is very small. But everyone present knew that in that far away place, the sound of fighting must be soaring into the sky, making people deaf and dizzy.
Hu Che'er knew that he was the decisive factor in the battle against Liang's army. He would have to wait until he stepped out. Once he did, he had to achieve full success. But where would he attack? He himself had no idea at all, he could only look at the sky between the sycamore leaves, waiting for Xu Rong and others on the front line to make a decision.
At this time, someone suddenly spoke loudly: "Colonel Lieutenant! Attack quickly!"
The sound was like a burst of lightning that shot into Hu Che'er's spinal cord. He was so excited that he immediately asked loudly: "Is the news coming?"
Without waiting for a response, he turned around and saw such a scene among the forest leaves in the northwest: three steaming smoke clouds were rising and finally merged into one place. That was the signal that led to the impact. Hu Che'er immediately ran to the front of the team. As he ran, he shouted to the soldiers around him: "Mount the horse! Mount the horse!"
He ran to the front, turned over neatly and sat on his mount. Looking back, the knights were all sitting upright on their saddles like benchmarks. They said nothing, but their eyes were full of fire.
The trumpet sounded loudly, and the five thousand knights immediately galloped northward. As the horses' hooves flew, the layers of sycamore trees shook and the autumn leaves that were not yet red fell, falling on the knights' heads, bodies, and horses, and then fell into the mud again. Trampled to pieces by horses' hooves.
When they launched the offensive, they were still about twenty miles away from Hong Guyuan's merging army. At this time, what was more threatening to Chen Chong was the combined attack of Xu Rong and Guo Si in front of him.
After Xu Rong's troops stabilized the front, they stopped on the Honggu plain for half an hour. It was not until Guo Bang's troops had basically reached the plain that he launched another attack. Thousands of knights formed a cone-shaped formation, still using armored knights as the vanguard, light cavalry as the wings, and infantry troops behind to prepare for the response.
When the battle was completed, Xu Rong personally rode his horse to the knights in the front line, boosted the morale of the army and said: "Today's victory or defeat will determine the fate of the world for decades to come. If we win, we will enjoy endless glory and wealth. If we win, we will enjoy endless glory and wealth." If we die in battle, we will be buried together with the Tian family, what’s the regret! Let’s fight with force to make our name of bravery!”
Upon hearing this, nearly seven thousand knights first responded loudly, then roared three times angrily, launching a furious attack on Chen Chong's flag. On the other side, Guo Bang and Xu Rong had fought together for many years and had a tacit understanding. Almost within a moment, six thousand knights also charged towards the hill. Two iron currents from the north and south penetrated Linghu Yuan's defense line like pincers.
Linghu Yuan's tribe was originally the second line of defense in Yuan Shang, but Qin Yilu's tribe had been broken through and retreated behind him to rest. He could only bite the bullet and fight Liang Ren.
When the Liang people came to the plain, the infantry at the front temporarily dug a three-foot-shallow tunnel and inserted wooden trusses into the tunnel as a cover. At this time, the Liang people started running, and they could only rely on this to rely on them. He stood with his bow drawn and fired, hoping to neutralize Liang Ren's first wave of offensive.
Liang Jun's armored knights have long been accustomed to the scene of arrows flying everywhere. Even though they were bathed in the clanging sound of gold and iron, they did not let go of Chang Jin's hand for a moment. If someone fell, they would Someone immediately filled the fallen position, as if there was no change in the military formation.
Thousands of horses were galloping, and the spears were as sharp as a forest. People watched the forest of guns spread from far away to the entire sight. Many people were shaken, but fortunately, the rumbling drums behind them stabilized their mentality. Some veterans looked at Liang Qi, chewing poplar leaves in their mouths, and did not spit them out until they were almost two hundred steps away. They calmly said to the recruits around them: "Don't hold the spear shaft too far forward, it looks like It may be safe, but when it comes to stabbing, you won’t be able to use your strength.”
Soon, Liang Ren's first wave of cavalry rushed to the front of the formation. Due to the presence of wooden posts, some of the cavalry in the forefront had to slow down slightly and stab each other in front of the formation. Some people turned their horses around, ran horizontally along the military formation, and then jumped over obstacles from weak points. But more Liang cavalry were extremely brave, ignoring the wooden pillars, and jumped directly over the wooden pillars. Although from time to time some war horses were scraped bloody by the spikes on the wooden pillars, most of the cavalry crossed the initial barrier. block.
When Wang Chang, who was at the front, crossed the wooden pillars, he saw a forest of steel in front of him. He and the knight beside him stabbed at the same time. The two forests collided and began to hit and stab each other. Liang Ren's horses were all crowded together, losing their impact and becoming a huge target for assassination. This was extremely disadvantageous in an assassination attack, but Liang Ren's armor was better after all. Wang Chang felt the red horse under him move toward With the first spear, the spear point in his hand became stronger and pierced the opponent's chest armor in one breath, while the opponent's spear point only left a slight dent on his own breastplate.
It's just that the impact range of the horses was greatly reduced. Many knights were not injured, but the vests could not cover the whole body after all. Many horses were stabbed to death and fell between the wooden posts and the people, piled up together. The Xiliang knights behind They stepped on the carcasses of these horses and came in to fight, but there was no place for the horses to gallop, so they had to put the horses aside first, tie the reins together, and then charged forward without fighting with their swords and swords.
The soldiers of the two armies were entangled, and soon the line of contact became twisted. On one side are the brave Longshang veterans, and on the other are the Taihang warriors who regard death as home. Under the fighting, no one is willing to take even half a step back. Once someone is stabbed down, the people behind him rush to make up for it. Bloody water drifted, and the horses that fell on the ground were dyed blood red.
When Xu Rong saw this scene, he was very anxious. The cavalry could not pause for a long time, otherwise it would lose its greatest maneuverability advantage. But in a hurry, how could it break through? When he saw the wooden pillar tunnel where the soldiers were defending against the enemy, he suddenly had an idea. He demolished all the wooden pillars within a hundred steps, buried the mounds of earth and wooden pillars excavated by the soldiers together, and temporarily built a pile of more than ten feet high. On the high platform, the guards with extremely high archery skills rushed up and fired arrows at the entangled army in front.
The soldiers near the high platform were weighed down by arrows and could not lift their heads. When they wanted to fight back, they found that the shadow of the sun had already slanted to the west and was shining on the back of the high platform. If people wanted to aim at the enemy, they had to look directly at the dazzling light behind the enemy. The daylight made their eyes hurt, and their shooting was inaccurate. This front quickly evolved into a one-sided massacre. This greatly depressed the morale of the people. Finally, the Liang people broke through a hole, and then tore the front line along this hole and continued to advance eastward.
One mile behind was Qin Yilu's tribe who had just reorganized their front. The number of Qin Yilu's tribe was slightly smaller than that of Linghuyuan's tribe, and they had been repelled by the Liang people before. Logically speaking, they could not stop the Liang people. However, they had rested for nearly two hours at this time, and many of them had added some supplies nearby. Hot food restored a lot of strength. Correspondingly, the Liang people had been fighting for too long, and many of them were physically exhausted. Even though they had the advantage in terms of weapons and armor, the number of casualties in the fight with the Bing people at this time was only 50 to 50.
Seeing that the Liang people's offensive was gradually stalling, Xun You turned to Chen Chong and said, "We can use the Chinese army."
Chen Chong nodded slightly, but when he spoke, he thought completely differently from Xun You: "It is indeed the time. As long as Yide is allowed to occupy the original ridge of Longshou Plain, this battle will be completely won!"
Xun You was startled and asked in a low voice: "Ting Jian, is it too risky? The bandit army had smoked as a signal before, so it was obvious that there would be backup to attack. Now that backup has not arrived, the enemy's army is showing signs of decline. We should use the Chinese army to attack head-on." , let them overwhelm the backup, how to make the Chinese army surround them? If the enemy's backup arrives, you and I will be in danger!" At the end of the sentence, even Jing Ruxun You's tone was a little angry.
But Chen Chong was unmoved. He had obviously thought about the pros and cons, and replied while writing the military order: "Gongda, if you follow your plan, today's battle may only be a small victory, and our front infantry will be difficult to pursue." , let the Liang people preserve their strength. There will be a big battle in the future. If you want to complete the victory in one battle, you must make dangerous moves. As for the enemy's foreign aid, I haven't used it for a while, so don't worry."
After saying that, he immediately handed over the military order to the soldiers beside him, and ordered the soldiers to fly to Yanming Lake to inform Zhang Fei.
The soldier did not dare to delay for a moment, so he mounted his horse and ran towards the north slope of Fengqiyuan. In just two quarters of an hour, he rode his horse to the junction of Hongguyuan and Fengqiyuan. He could vaguely see the sound of wild geese and the waves of the lake. But before he could get excited, he felt a faint vibration behind him.
He turned around and saw an iron stream rolling in from above Fengqiyuan, heading straight towards Hongguyuan's merging troops.
Chapter 29 Fengqi Honggu
