It was cold and windy, and few people were willing to get up.
Murong Yanzhao led several sharpshooters and rushed into the Chu army camp outside Xiaodukou Town. The accuracy and lethality of the divine arm bow were maximized in the hands of these sharpshooters.
Anyone who was wandering outside the town and could still get up, whether they were soldiers or civilians, were basically shot to the ground.
Only the young civilian husband who held down Brother Tuesday's head escaped the disaster because he was also prostrate on the ground.
The cold reduced people's ability to perceive external things. It was only after the tooth soldiers killed seven or eight people in a row that they realized something was wrong.
At this time, Guo Rongdu had already reached the outside of the town.
In an instant, Zhou Jun, who was wearing black cotton armor with Buddhist monsters embroidered on the stomach and a diamond mask on his face, frightened the peripheral members of these large numbers of civilians and a small number of tooth soldiers.
None of the civilians and soldiers shouted, 'The Zhou army is coming! '
They all shouted "Ghost!" and then exploded on the spot like a bomb.
The camp, which had been silent just a moment ago, immediately became a mess. Countless civilians and soldiers screamed and fled in all directions. Ragged bedding, pots and pans were scattered all over the place.
The attacking warriors divided into three groups according to the prior regulations and began to take action. Guo Rong led his people to charge forward, while Zhao Kuangyin, Murong Yanzhao and others went to the left and right respectively.
The earthen walls in Xiaodukou Town are not high at all. In addition, there are many sections that don't even have earthen walls and are directly made of wooden fences, so it is easy to break in.
Zhao Chang and Wang Jingcun stood side by side, holding the hook and sickle spears in their hands forward. Anyone who stood in front of them, whether they were civilians or Chu soldiers, were ruthlessly stabbed to death.
This was not the time of the Holy Mother. Although a large number of civilians ran in front of them because they were frightened and lost their minds, Wang Jingcun and others still showed no mercy.
Xue Cunyuan was cruising around with his comrades shoulder to shoulder with his bones in hand. Anyone who rushed towards the formation from the side would be hammered by him mercilessly.
Panic and chaos spread rapidly from outside the city to inside the city like a plague.
When the civilians and the Chu army in the city saw the Zhou army commandos emerging from the darkness, they looked like ghosts and gods.
They often stare blankly at each other for a moment at first, then suddenly howl loudly together, drop their swords, sticks and even pots and pans, and run back like crazy.
While running, he screamed, "The ghosts and gods are coming! The ghosts and gods are coming!"
The civilians and soldiers along the road didn't know why. They heard countless people screaming that ghosts and gods were coming. When they saw someone running away, they all hurriedly got up and ran.
Some people who were still sleeping were unable to react for a while after waking up. When they woke up and saw the panic scene in front of them, they were as confused as a goose.
When the blood from the killing began to spread in all directions, and they smelled the smell of blood, they would run around behind the others as if they had just woken up from a dream.
Since Guo Rong was attacking from three sides and deliberately creating chaos, the civilians and soldiers around him were horrified to find a large number of ghosts and gods wearing black armor and diamond masks.
This made them more and more panicked, and some people kept repeating the screams of ghosts and gods coming.
Some people were awakened from their sleep and ran hundreds of steps with the crowd without even opening their eyes. They clearly saw nothing, but this experience, like a nightmare, immediately clouded their sanity.
They were even more frightened than those who had seen Zhou Jun, fearing that the horrific scenes processed by him would constantly appear in their minds.
This also made them more frightened, scurrying around like rats, spreading fear to distant places faster.
Soon, ordinary soldiers everywhere began to blow up the camp, and the chaos immediately spread to the barbarian camp in the middle circle.
As Langzhou barbarians who are deeply bound to Ma Xi'e, Xiang, Tian and other barbarians' control over the barbarian soldiers and the morale of the barbarian soldiers are still much higher than those of the civilians and the Chu army in the periphery.
In the chaos, the little man from the Xiang family immediately grabbed his sword and gun and rushed out of the barracks. At this time, Zhao Kuangyin had also rushed in with others.
The Wuling Barbarians are a group that has been active in Chinese history for a long time. When Liu Bei conquered Wu, the Wuxi Barbarians recruited by the white-browed Ma Liang, and the Barbarian King Samoko who died in the battle, were a branch of the Wuling Barbarians.
Although these barbarians were poorly equipped, their combat effectiveness had always been very good. Twenty years ago, Lei Man was able to rely on them to become the governor of the Tang Dynasty.
At this time, in response to Ma Xi'e's call, the 15,000 barbarians who stationed troops in Xiaodukou Town together with Zhu Jinzhong were the same group that sacked Tanzhou in the first place.
They have great interests entangled with Ma Xi'e, so they are far more reliable than civilians or even the rebuilt Wu'an army.
The surroundings were already in chaos, and the Xiang family's barbarian soldiers didn't even think about escaping, and even started to gather.
Although they only had swords, guns and shabby clothes, there were so many people that they really needed to stand firm. Zhao Kuangyin only had two hundred people. The barbarians just stood there and let them kill them. Each of them had to kill seventy-five people, and they couldn't do it even if they were exhausted. arrive.
As a result, the fifty pear blossom guns in Zhao Kuangyin's hand immediately came into use.
Xiangjia's small-headed man was riding a war horse, and was still running back and forth to encourage people, shouting loudly.
Suddenly, he saw bursts of thunder and fire flashing in front of his eyes, and then he was sprayed by those thunder and fire.
Severe pain and unpleasant smell hit him at the same time. The war horse under his crotch had never seen this battle at all, and it neighed and knocked Xiangjia's little man to the ground.
Then the frightened war horses turned around and rushed towards the gathering Xiang family barbarians like headless flies.
Xiangjia's little-headed man was hit so hard that stars appeared in his eyes. He was no longer able to control his war horse, because he only felt an excruciating pain on his face, as if someone was stabbing him in the face with countless steel needles.
The severe pain was magnified a hundred times by the fear. He rolled on the ground and let out an inhuman howl.
At the same time, the barbarian soldiers who had been gathered by the Xiangjia Xiaotou were even more frightened.
They looked at the Zhou soldiers wearing black armor, with faces like ghosts, who suddenly appeared from the dark night, and roared with thunder and fire. They also thought that there were people everywhere shouting that ghosts and gods were coming, and these barbarian soldiers collapsed immediately. .
They are brave as long as they are brave, but they are more likely to believe in ghosts and gods than the Han people.
Not to mention that they live in the mountains, so it is much easier for them to associate various strange phenomena with ghosts and gods than the Han people on the plains.
Moreover, among the barbarians in Langzhou at this time, the original shamanic belief combined with Taoism was mostly popular.
The barbarian soldiers suddenly discovered that these ghosts and monsters were so similar to the wizards and gods who danced with Duangong in their tribe. How could they think of resisting? They all just hated their parents for losing two legs and cried and howled. It immediately exploded.
In fact, it would be better if the Xiangjia Xiaotou people did not gather them together. After all, there are tens of thousands of people in this place. The speed at which fear and chaos spread cannot spread throughout the entire camp in a short time.
But now the Xiangjia Xiaotou people have gathered them, and at once two to three thousand people have witnessed this horrific scene with their own eyes. In addition, they are barbarians, and unlike the civilians and the Chu army, they have no language with other barbarians. obstacles.
Therefore, their frightened cries directly set the entire barbarian camp on fire!
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Zhao Chang concentrated on using the faint moonlight to identify obstacles on the ground to prevent himself from tripping. In this case, falling to the ground was very dangerous.
A group of barbarian soldiers suddenly appeared more than ten steps in front. They rushed over with howls. Zhao Chang couldn't tell whether they had weapons? I don’t know if they are here to fight?
He only heard the ten generals shouting loudly, and the surrounding comrades were stabbing rapidly. He also shouted mechanically and suddenly thrust out the hook and sickle gun in his hand.
There were quite a few barbarians running towards them, but when they got closer, they were not as clear as they could be seen from a distance.
Zhao Chang only felt that he was stabbing in the void, but the black shadows that kept moving in the darkness were screaming loudly, one after another without stopping.
After a while, there seemed to be not so many black shadows in front of him. Zhao Chang suddenly felt the pressure loosen and saw only the remaining barbarian soldiers wailing and fleeing north into the darkness.
An inexplicable sense of excitement and impulse surged into his heart, and the sharp secretion of adrenaline gave Zhao Chang the desire to attack. He wanted to rush forward and continue to chase the black figures.
Fortunately, at this time, the ten generals blew their sharp whistles. This extremely harsh whistle woke up Zhao Chang and reminded him of the strict military discipline in the army.
Zhao Chang, who suddenly woke up, suppressed the impulse in his heart. He turned his head slightly and used the corner of his eyes to pay attention to the helmet spear and dark red helmet tassel reflecting the faint light above the ten generals' heads.
He quickly adjusted his pace and position around the ten.
The comrades didn't speak, and some couldn't see each other, but in the darkness, they still leaned close to each other inadvertently, and then continued to move forward.
Xue Cunyuan was on the side of the charge of his comrades, and he could see it more clearly than Zhao Chang and others.
There were many corpses on the ground, and they were not killed by them at all. He even saw a considerable number of barbarians or Chu soldiers in the distance. They were naked and killing each other crazily in the cold wind.
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The fire shot up into the sky, which was lit by Pan Mei's order in order to convey the message to Zhang Zhaojun on the north bank of Lishui River.
Although they have not captured Zhu Jinzhong now, or even discovered him, it is only a matter of time before the Chu army is completely confused after breaking into this level.
Crossbows and crossbows were fired from a distance, they were quickly dispersed by the pear blossom spears, and then stabbed collectively. There was nothing special. They just came back with these three moves.
But even with these three simple moves, no army that pounced on them could withstand them.
The three groups of troops attacked very quickly, and within a short time they advanced directly to the center of Ma Chu's army.
The core military strength of Ma Chu was stationed here. Ma Xihe controlled the Wuping Army for seven or eight years when he was the military governor of Wuping Army in Langzhou.
However, after the Zhou army attacked here, the Wuping army camp had long been attacked by frightened rebels.
The camp was even more chaotic. The soldiers of the Zhou army could only judge a general direction, and then rushed towards it.
Zhu Jinzhong actually woke up early. He pushed the two Tanzhou prostitutes out of bed, put on only a robe, and began to gather the tooth soldiers.
But don't think that Zhu Jinzhong was thinking of resisting. While he was gathering his troops, he found his most trusted guards and prepared to let these guards take him and escape from the rebel army.
There is no such thing as turning the tide. As a veteran who has been fighting and killing on the battlefield for more than ten years, Zhu Jinzhong knows very well that except for the few people around him, basically everyone outside has bombed the camp, and it is impossible to return it. There is a point of salvation.
Well, it's not that it's not impossible. It's just that Zhu Jinzhong doesn't have the ability and can't come out to turn the tide.
Five or six guards were called in, and with one look from Zhu Jinzhong, they knew what they were doing.
Everyone worked together to put more gold and silver on their bodies. Ma Xi'e rewarded Zhu Jinzhong with a batch of gold and silver taozi. If he didn't take anything else away, he must take away this thing.
Unfortunately, just when Zhu Jinzhong and others were desperately loading gold and silver into their arms, the neighing of war horses came from the stable.
Zhu Jinzhong was horrified. The war horse was the key to escape. Without the war horse, he could not go far at all. At that moment, he and several guards quickly stopped loading gold and silver on their bodies and ran out directly.
Several people rushed out and saw the flames outside turning the sky red. Screams could be heard from all around. The assembled tooth soldiers were all looking at Zhu Jinzhong who suddenly appeared, waiting for his orders.
Perhaps due to nervousness, one of Zhu Jinzhong's guards kicked him without knowing what he was doing. He staggered and suddenly rolled to the ground, and then threw out all the gold and silver on his chest.
Hundreds of tooth soldiers gathered at the door looked at Zhu Jinzhong in shock. The howling and roaring in the distance seemed to be isolated from the outside at once.
Zhu Jinzhong had the idea of cutting this guard into pieces. He looked at the uncertain tooth soldiers in front of him, suddenly gritted his teeth and pushed the two guards around him towards the tooth soldiers.
The gold and silver carried by the guards also fell to the ground, and then Zhu Jinzhong took three steps and two steps at a time before disappearing into the darkness.
The tooth soldiers of the Wuping Army were angry. Some went to grab the gold and silver on the ground, but most of them howled and chased Zhu Jinzhong. The tooth soldiers of the Wuping Army, who had hoped to stop him, were completely confused.
By the time Guo Rong and others arrived, the Chu army's central military building was already in a sea of fire, with soldiers fighting and killing each other and figures running around everywhere.
The chaos of tens of thousands of people was terrifying, with frightened people rushing back and forth everywhere.
Guo Rong knew that he could no longer go to Zhu Jinzhong at this moment, so he immediately ordered the soldiers to retreat behind an earthen wall, with their guns pointed outwards, and began to defend the formation to avoid being taken away by the rebels.
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Zhang Zhaojun slept peacefully. It is very important to maintain a good attitude before the war.
It can even be said that it is something that all experienced commanders and soldiers must master. Only when they have enough rest can they have the strength to kill the enemy on the battlefield.
At this time, the Zhou army was already ready. As soon as the fire on the other side ignited, the Zhou army, which had already finished eating and drinking, immediately began to cross the river.
The vanguard who crossed the Lishui River in advance was the cavalry of the You Shenwei Guards. They wanted to intercept and kill more Chu troops and prevent them from escaping back to the mountains of Langzhou. The cavalry was the most effective unit.
At the same time, Zhang Zhaojun also sent out his most trusted guards. Now Xiaodukou Town has fallen into chaos, but the ferry is not necessarily there, so a sharp soldier is needed to open the passage.
However, Zhang Zhaojun was overly worried. When the Zhou army began to cross the river with great fanfare and loud cheers, the more than 3,000 Chu elite horses at the ferry were already confused by the sudden chaos in the camp.
Pu Gongyi, the commander of the former army's ferry formation, still wanted to resist, but he was unaware of the commanding officer in the government office. However, General Liao Yan suddenly shouted when the army was gathering.
"Zhu Jinzhong ran away! Zhu Jinzhong ran away!" The followers around him also shouted, "We are defeated!" Lost! '
It turned out that Liao Kuangtu, the envoy of Ma Chu who surrendered to Zhao Yanjin at Sanjiangkou, was Liao Yan's father.
Ma Xi'e and Zhu Jinzhong didn't know that Liao Kuangtu had taken refuge with Zhang Yan, but Liao Yan knew it because this was planned by the Liao family and his son.
The Chu army at the ferry was already in a panic, but when Liao Yan shouted, their hearts suddenly shattered, and the soldiers dispersed in a hurry. Some returned to camp and prepared to rob supplies, while others robbed the boat and went directly down the river.
Liao Yan then set his sights on Pu Gongyi, the commander of the ferry formation. He wanted to prepare some greeting gifts for the imperial army crossing the Lishui River.
