Chapter 507
The sound of horns came from afar, low and heavy, making people tremble.↖
The Turkic cavalry climbed onto their mounts that had lost weight, cursing loudly in Turkic language, mocking each other, many of them obviously were drunk. Yang Xuangan led these Turkic surrenders to set off. The morning glow in the east was red, and the grass was still full of crystal dewdrops that had not dried.
In the dawn of dawn, the two famous generals of the Sui Dynasty had their first duel.
Yang Su did not hide in Lingzhou City, nor did he retreat to Fengzhou. As before, Yang Su never retreated, with a high fighting spirit, and did not almost twice his 50,000 army. In the morning light, Yang Su was in formation under the city, and his army was like a slowly blooming caltrop flower, with glittering spikes so dazzling.
Yang Su's central army was commanded by General Zhou Luohou. This former general of Southern Chen, who led the heavy cavalry to charge in the battle with Datou, has made countless military achievements since he surrendered to Zhou. At this time, he raised his flag on the road. This time, the archers in his general lined up into two square formations and placed them in front of them to separate the east and west roads. When the war came, these archers were still very calm. After experiencing the baptism of wars, they were already calm and sophisticated, calmly debugging.
With their bowstrings, the white feathered arrows in the quiver on their waists swayed with their movements. More spearmen lined up in a huge square formation, occupying the middle roads vacated by the archers. Behind them were rows of swords, shields, and crossbowmen. Behind them, the three hundred heavy cavalrymen who survived the last battle were not yet armed, and they surrounded the general flag, and behind them were war horses that were also raising their strength. The chariots beside them were piled with their armor.
On the right wing of the central army, there are about 5,000 cavalrymen. This is also an elite army. Most of the cavalry in Yang Su's army gathered here, like a sharp sword. This elite force is led by the cavalry general, Yu Juluo. Yu Juluo has two very prominent characteristics. One is that his voice is particularly loud, and he can be heard as if he is thunder when he opens his mouth. The other is that Yu Juluo has two eyes, which is quite rare. Although he has a strange voice and a loud voice, Yu Juluo is quite brave when fighting. He has been guarding the frontier for many years, and no Hu people dares to come to his territory.
As the commander of the entire army, Yang Su sat on a hill about two miles away in the rear, surrounded by his reserve troops, half of the infantry and cavalry, with a number of up to 10,000. Yang Su was very fierce in battle, but he did not like to rush to the front line, but liked to command the reserve troops, and was at a point behind the battlefield where the situation could be fully visible and control the situation at any time. He always had few people to grasp the situation. He could always put the precious reserve troops into the battlefield at the most suitable time and place to the most suitable and needed place. With a small number of troops and horses, he sled the entire battle situation.
Yang Su has always been luxurious, even if he is leading troops to fight at this time, he still does not change his style.
Even if you look from a distance, you can see Yang Su at a glance. The armor on his body is too dazzling, a set of real gold armor. A yellow golden cloak, the tall golden spike on the helmet, the bloody red helmet, and his five-foot-high Persian horse, there is no more conspicuous and cool outfit than his. This set of armor alone is worth more than ten thousand yuan.
It's not just the sword that Yang Su wore, the precious horse spear he held and the famous horse under his straddle.
At this time, Yang Su made someone beat the rumble of war drums.
Shi Wansui's army was slowly coming, and the dazzling Yang Su rode his horse to the front.
Yang Su glanced at the front soldiers, and then said to Yang Xuangan, the eldest son who commanded the 5,000 Turkic surrenders on the left wing, "Look at it carefully and learn more." After saying that, Yang Su shouted loudly, "Take those who violated the military law forward."
With a shout, Yang Su's personal guards immediately brought hundreds of embarrassed soldiers. These people were all violating military discipline.
"Read their crimes." Yang Su's face was solemn.
The military judge stepped forward and began to read out the crimes of all the convicted people one by one. Those who violated military orders and left the camp privately, some fights, gamblers, some looted businessmen, some raped women, etc., all of which violated military discipline.
Yang Su stepped forward, "Does there be any denial of the charges for the crimes that have just been read?"
No one spoke out, most of them were arrested by law enforcement officers on the spot and could not be denied at all.
"Very good. It seems that you all admit it. It's very good. At least you know how to do it and take responsibility. Since that's the case, I will give you another chance today, a chance to atone for your sins. Now, you will take up your sword and go to the battlefield. If you can cut off a person's head, you will be exempted from his crime. If you can take two heads, you will not only be exempted from crime, but also be rewarded with 10,000 yuan! If you have the ability to bring back three heads, you will not only be exempt from crime but also be rewarded with 20,000 yuan! The more you have the ability to kill, the more you rewarded."
The knife and shield had been thrown in front of them.
The soldiers who had been convicted of death and were killed by military law were silent one by one, and then lowered their heads to pick up the knife and shield.
"Beat the drum and cheer for them!" Yang Su shouted.
The sound of war drums sounded, and more than ten large cowhide drums swung at the same time, sounding like thunder.
"ah!----"
The more than a hundred soldiers who violated the military law all shouted to the sky, then carried swords and shields and began to run towards the vanguard of Shi Wansui's army who had just arrived at the battlefield and had not yet begun to line up the military formation. Without hesitation, he was swearing to death.
Yang Xuangan looked at the scene and couldn't help but shake his head in his heart. More than one hundred people rushed to the 50,000 army, and he would undoubtedly die.
"Father, in the face of the war, why not give them a real chance?"
“This is the opportunity.”
"But this is a death sentence."
"If I die, I will ask the record office to register that they died in battle for the country, and the court will give their families a pension and reward. If they can really kill the enemy, their crimes will naturally be spared." Yang Su replied calmly.
More than a hundred people launched a decisive charge, which rushed quickly and retreated quickly. After a while, most of them were dead. Before they even had time to rush to the enemy formation, they were intercepted and killed by Shi Wansui's ranger halfway. Of course, there were also a few brave and lucky ones. Finally, they killed the ranger and snatched the horse and fled back.
Several blood-covered soldiers were lying on their horses and slapped their horses and fled back desperately. Behind them was Shi Wansuijun's cavalry, roaring and chasing, shooting arrows from time to time.
It was about to come, and one of them was unlucky and was shot in the back center with an arrow. He fell off his horse and was driven off his head with a knife.
"Hurry up, hurry up, hurry up!"
"Hurry up!"
In the Yang Sujun formation, the soldiers in the front row were cheering for their comrades and running over a little more. They could enter the range of their bows and arrows and cover them.
Another sin army fell down. He climbed forward with an enemy's head in his hand and finally struggled. After running two steps, the head fell to the ground. The man turned around and picked it up again. Yang Xuangan immediately watched the roar approaching from behind, and couldn't help but say in a hurry, "Don't pick it up. Come back quickly, come back."
The man ignored the shouts and still stubbornly picked up the head.
He finally picked up his head, but an enemy ranger had arrived. The spear rushed forward, and the sharp spear penetrated from the man's vest and nailed him to the ground. Before he died, the man was still holding the head in his hand.
"Idiot!" Yang Xuangan felt so uncomfortable that he even wanted to cry.
“There is nothing wrong with his choice.”
"This is not wrong?" Yang Xuangan contradicted his father.
"If he can't bring his enemy's head back, then he will be executed in the end if he comes back." Yang Su replied coldly.
"But everyone saw it, he killed an enemy cavalry."
"But he still did not bring back his head. He did not complete the task and could not atone for his sins."
"What a bullshit rule?"
"Xuangan, you have to remember that the military orders are like a mountain, and there is no joke in the army. Don't you think about why I should deal with those illegal soldiers in this way in front of the battlefield? Think more." After Yang Su said that, he ignored his son.
More than 100 people who violated military laws finally returned after going out to fight, three of whom carried an enemy's head, two brought two heads back, and two came back empty-handed. One was that the enemy had not been killed at all, and the other was that the spoil was thrown away when he was chased halfway.
Yang Su stepped forward, reached out and patted the three soldiers who brought back a head, saying, "You have redeemed your own guilt with your bravery. Now, you are innocent, go back to your ranks."
The three of them came forward excitedly and knelt down to thank him. They went back happily, and the soldiers on the side cheered together.
Then Yang Su walked to the two soldiers who brought back the two heads, "It's great. You have proved yourself. Not only are you exempted from punishment now, but I also rewarded you with ten coins of money each. In addition, we will promote your team's deputy to go down."
"Thank you, Marshal!" the two of them replied excitedly.
Yang Su finally walked to the two people who returned empty-handed, shook her head, sneered at the two pale losers, then pulled out his precious sword with gold and jade, waved it twice, and the two heads had already landed on the ground. He executed these two people with his own hands, but they did not bring back their heads, so they were killed as a crime.
"Prepare to fight!" Yang Su shouted loudly, then put his sword into the sheath, rolled over the horse, and returned to his own flag behind.
The whimpering horn sounded again and the drums started to move.
Shi Wansui's army was getting closer and closer. Both armies could clearly see the other party's front and the war was about to break out.
Yang Su's messenger carried a red flag on his back and ran in front of the formation, shouting loudly: "The general has an order. Anyone who kills the enemy's head and gives ten thousand yuan, one of the team is given twenty thousand yuan, and one of the school lieutenant is given hundreds of thousands of yuan. If anyone who kills Shi Long Live, give one million yuan! Three rewards are given!"
Yang Xuangan returned to his formation and looked at his troops, five thousand cavalry. No, it should be five thousand drunkards, gambling ghosts, and five thousand defeated and surrendered grassland herders of the nomadic tribe trapped in the Han area. With such a group of people, can I defend the left wing?
The drum sounds became louder and louder, and the sharpshooters on both sides had already started shooting arrows and test shots. Then there were sporadic shootings, and then the feather arrows flying all over the sky. Both sides began to shoot with bows and arrows at a long range, carrying out the first wave of attacks.
The battle began, and it was a fierce and tragic battle. After several rounds of bows and arrows, Yu Juluo was indeed the first to launch a fierce attack with his five thousand elite cavalry on the right wing. Five thousand elite cavalry galloped like the wind. They circled an arc on the battlefield and cut sideways to the left infantry formation of Shi Wansui's army. With a beautiful turn, beautiful horses were riding and shooting, and countless arrows were invaded into the enemy infantry formation. After the beautiful attack of the five thousand cavalry, Shi Wansui's left wing infantry formation was already a little messed up. At this time, they were suddenly surprised to find that behind the light cavalry army, there was actually a cavalry following him.
However, they were not ordinary cavalry, but heavy cavalry with armored cavalry. They first hid behind the infantry, and then waited for the right-wing light cavalry to launch an attack before they began to equip their armor, then began to run, and rushed straight along the air path left by the cavalry attack.
The infantry formation had some cracks. When the three hundred heavy cavalry rushed over, the Shi Wansui infantry, who had witnessed the fierce and bravery of heavy cavalry on the battlefield not long ago, were panicked. The heavy cavalry was a friendly army before, and it was so pleasant to see them rushing around. At this time, they became the targets of heavy cavalry, and everyone was frightened. The small crack began to expand, but when the heavy cavalry hit hard, the crack began to expand continuously and then became an irreparable hole.
Taking advantage of the fact that the enemy infantry's shield wall spear formation was not too late to close, Yu Juluo's light cavalry returned again after reorganizing the team. This time, they did not run past and just shot a few rounds of arrows, but rushed in directly from the hole.
Under the impact of the cavalry, the left-wing infantry formation of Shi Wansui's army continued to collapse. Even Shi Wansui behind had no time to react. Yang Su had already issued a military order and rushed directly to the left wing that had begun to collapse. Shi Wansui's left wing collapsed, and the defeated soldiers continued to retreat. Yang Su led his troops to chase him...
The horn sounded again, this time passionate and powerful.
Yang Xuangan finally received the order and led his left-wing Turkic cavalry out in full swing and launched a fierce attack on the already collapsed Shi Wansui army.
Yang Su's commander's flag was flying on the battlefield. Shi Wansui finally did not lead the rear team to intercept and fight. Seeing that the situation was not good, he took the initiative to order to retreat. He retreated in time and left behind about 10,000 troops from the left and middle roads. The hero cut off his arm and retreated from the battlefield.
"A beautiful victory!" Yang Xuangan saw his father, so he jumped off his horse and laughed at him. "Father is really good at grasping the timing."
Yang Su's dazzling golden armor was stained with many blood stains and had solidified into black and purple, making the golden armor inevitably lose a little light. Yang Su sat on the horse, looked at Shi Wansui's far away, and shook his head.
"Father, this battle is very good. We fought more than 10,000 Shi Wansui, who was lucky and ran away, otherwise the child would capture him alive."
Yang Su took the clear water handed over by his personal guard and drank several large mouthfuls, with no expression on his face.
Chapter completed!