Xiao Heng looked up and fell in the grass, with blood flowing like a spring from his chest.
The sky is clear and clear, with floating clouds swirling around.
The shouts and roars that were so close at hand, the fierce fighting, the clashing of swords and halberds, and the sharp roars of arrows piercing the air, seemed to fade away like the tide at this moment, and only the wind blowing over the grass became clearer and clearer.
Two leather boots stepped over, one from the left and one from the right. One person leaned down and glared at him. He turned and shouted: "Jie Shuai, this guy still hasn't breathed his last breath. It seems that he refuses to accept defeat at your hands, Jieshuai!"
The man sneered, but did not stop. He stretched out his hand to untie the knot under Xiao Heng's neck, kicked the knot aside, then reached out to grab his bun and pulled it back hard, making his neck
Completely exposed.
With a flash of sword light, his last deep attachment to the world completely fell apart at this moment.
"General Heng!"
A few dozen steps away, the Yunzhou cavalryman who was riding his horse to kill Xiao Heng saw a Chushan warrior cut off Xiao Heng's head and then raised it high in a show of force. He screamed in sorrow, waved his spear with all his strength, and slashed Wuchihai diagonally.
Chang Chang, who came over, opened his arms and galloped forward on his horse, trying to recapture Xiao Heng's body.
Most of Yunzhou Cavalry's military officers and generals are from noble families. Many of them either watched Xiao Heng grow up or hung out with Xiao Heng since childhood. They felt sad when they saw Xiao Heng being beheaded in front of the formation.
Of course there are some, but the vast majority of Yunzhou cavalrymen are more shocked and fearful!
When Xu Huai dismounted and fought on foot, the Yunzhou cavalry had already galloped to a distance of 140 to 50 steps. The hundreds of generals knew that they could not retreat. At that moment, they suppressed the deep fear in their hearts.
The blood is flowing and the fighting spirit is high.
The archers on horseback who were good at shooting powerful bows had already stepped on their stirrups and stood up ready to shoot.
The top-grade war horses, which are herded on the Yunshuo grassland and whose muscles and bones have been tempered by ice and snow, have reached their maximum speed at this time. The horses' hooves trample the earth, making a dull and powerful drum sound.
The distance of one hundred, forty and fifty steps may only take seven or eight breaths to reach.
Xiao Heng is good at cavalry and shooting with swords and guns, and is definitely a top-notch expert among the younger generation in Yunzhou. In the past three or four years, he has dared to charge into battle and has perfected his martial arts skills. He is also accompanied by eighteen bodyguards, Jian Rui, and messengers.
There were more than twenty flag bearers, drum and buglers.
The eighteen bodyguards Jian Rui were all top-notch experts, and they formed a formation around Xiao Heng in time to protect him.
And the more than a hundred riders on their side also pushed their horses to the extreme speed, rushing towards them as if desperately trying to rescue them. Any one of their men would have hesitated, and had to be on guard to avoid being trampled by hundreds of horse hooves.
No matter how you look at it, Xiao Heng and those around him definitely don't look like they can't hold back seven or eight breaths.
Although most of the Yunzhou warriors were restrained by Wu Chihai and others from both sides, there were four Yunzhou Jianrui guards in front of Xiao Heng.
However, looking at the four Yunzhou Jianrui who killed Xiao Hengzhen for Xu Huai, they only blinked or opened their mouths to take a breath; while Xu Huai killed Xiao Heng with seven thorns, even in a short time.
I haven’t even breathed out all my breath...
How cruel this is!
Most of Yunzhou's cavalry officers and soldiers were good at riding and shooting, and many of them prided themselves on being strong. However, seeing the scene of Xiao Heng being beheaded, they intuitively understood
A chill ran out of his vertebrae, and he instinctively refused to face such a powerful and powerful general from the depths of his heart.
However, the Chushan Cavalry's battle formation is as sharp as a rock wall. It is invincible and invincible, which is even more frightening.
Is this a formidable enemy they can defeat?
Countless Yunzhou cavalrymen were gripped by such doubts and fears at this moment.
Seeing the cavalry general rushing toward the enemy formation in Chushan in anger, several cavalry guards immediately grabbed him from the side, and while slashing wildly with their swords, they clamped the cavalry general from both sides and forcibly dragged him to a stop.
A loud voice shouted: "General Heng has been killed by the Chu Mountain bandits, and there is no resurrection after death!"
The hundreds of Yunzhou riders who had already reached the edge of the grass slope retreated timidly. However, Wu Chihai and the others would not give up when they were ready. They galloped, roaring, stabbing with spears and swords, and slashing out streaks of swords in mid-air.
There was a sharp cold light, and the head and blood flew together.
It was not until the two groups of enemy cavalry on the left wing were defeated one after another and scattered in all directions that Wu Chihai gathered his troops and horses and retreated to the vicinity of the grass slope.
By this time, Wang Ju, Wang Zhang and others had also finished their charge on the right wing and gathered towards the grassy slope.
Xu Huai sat back on his horse again, holding the reins in his hand and looking around.
The fierce battle just lasted not long, and the number of enemy soldiers they killed was definitely not that many, maybe only one hundred, thirty or forty.
The Yunzhou cavalry were extremely maneuverable as they galloped around the open battlefield. With only three hundred elite cavalry beside them, there was no possibility of further expanding their victory at this time.
At this time, no one of the Yunzhou Cavalry, whose strength was not seriously damaged, dared to advance to the grassy slope, but they could not patrol in the distance; the scattered cavalry also regrouped near the river beach.
The corpses of the dead soldiers were wrapped in horse leather, the injured were given emergency treatment, the armors were removed from the bodies of the dead enemy soldiers as seizures, and dozens of scattered horses were collected near the grassy slope. Xu Huai general
Tuomu's bow was placed in front of the saddle, he glanced at the sun that was slightly tilted, and ordered:
"Let's rush to Yuma Lake now!"
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Yuma Lake is a swampy land formed between Bianzheng and Bianzhou by the Yellow River that broke its embankments and drained southward in the past dynasties. The water and grass are lush among the sand dunes and low hills.
Since the founding of the Dai Viet Dynasty, in order to breed military horses, more than 100,000 acres of grassland near Yuma Lake have been reserved, local people are prohibited from reclaiming it, and it has been opened up as a military horse farm.
The boundary of the entire Yuma Lake pasture is actually not far from the Cai River Ancient Ferry; and the Muma Supervisor House is located on the southeast side of Yuma Lake, and Jundu Village on the east side of Huaihua Gang is only twenty miles away from the Cai River Ancient Ferry.
After Chushan's sudden cavalry meandered towards Yuma Lake, groups of Yunzhou cavalry gathered again beside the grass slope, but no one dared to pursue them directly, but quietly waited for Jiedushi Commander Xiao Qian to cross the river.
Xiao Heng's headless body lay quietly in the messy grass where the blood had solidified. Xiao Qian dismounted and came over. Looking at this scene, he almost fainted. He stood his sword on the grass and roared through gritted teeth: "Heng'er, you
Rest in peace until my father gets Xu Thief’s head to comfort your spirit in heaven!”
Xiao Qian was a noble relative of the Khitan. He was young and charming, had many wives and concubines, and had many children. However, only three of his sons were talented enough to win his favor, and the second son, Xiao Heng, was the most popular.
Xiao Qian had always groomed his second son Xiao Heng as his successor, but he never thought that today he would be sending a black-haired man away from a white-haired man by the Cai River.
The generals stood silently behind Xiao Qian.
Three hundred Chushan cavalry went to Yuma Lake. Of course everyone knew that they were going to the army capital stronghold with three or four thousand good horses.
From the dusk of yesterday to the noon of today, the thieves who raided Bianliang had already deployed thousands of soldiers and horses to surround Jundu Village. This was also a situation that the Zhengzhou Jiedushi Mansion had long detected - and precisely this was the case. Xiao Qian came from Zhengzhou
The troops were dispatched from the city, and Cai's troops marched across the river in two directions, and ordered his son Xiao Heng to lead two thousand Yunzhou cavalry to the north bank, intending to expel the thieves outside the military capital stronghold and break the siege of the military capital stronghold.
He led two thousand horse infantry to the south bank and rushed to the remaining city of Zhongmou, which was only two to three thousand steps away from the ancient ferry. He intended to use Zhongmou as a stronghold, and after gathering more reinforcements, he would then fight eastward to relieve the danger of Bianliang.
Before the Battle of Gudu, the Yunzhou generals around Xiao Qian did not pay attention to the more than a thousand troops besieging Jundu Village - the messenger sent by Yang Jingchen also made it clear that the troops who raided Bianliang this time were
The thieves from Yanling, Weishi and other places were mainly the thieves. There were about three to four thousand Chushan elites who secretly passed through the Yingshui defense line and went north. The Chushan elites should mainly stay in the southern outer city of Bianliang.
But are the words of the messenger sent by Yang Jingchen still credible now?
Three hundred Chushan cavalry went to Yuma Lake. After joining the troops who had besieged Jundu Village before, it seemed that there were only 1,400 to 500 people, but could they take it down?
The generals in Yunzhou were deeply confused, but no one dared to say "no" at this time.
A middle-aged scribe next to Xiao Qian pondered for a long time and said to Xiao Qian: "It might be better to invite the Bianliang messenger to ask the matter further..."
"Invite the messenger!" Xiao Qian firmly grasped the handle of the knife with his exposed hand, trying his best to suppress the boiling anger in his heart, and said in a deep voice.
If the messengers sent by Yang Jingchen were unambiguous and explained the details of the battle at Longjin Bridge clearly, so that they could understand the strength of the Chushan Cavalry, how could Heng'er be careless and easily expose himself to the Chushan Cavalry?
Under the front of the cavalry?
At this moment, Xiao Qian wished he could chop the messenger alive to sacrifice Heng'er's spirit in heaven.
The middle-aged scribe was about to arrange for the guards to go to the south bank and grab the messenger sent by Yang Jingchen to question him. He saw a dozen riders galloping towards this direction from the direction of Zhengzhou City.
The generals stared at each other in surprise and doubt, wondering what big thing happened in Zhengzhou that caused such a lack of effort.
"Is that Commander Xiao in front?" The visitor reined in his horse outside and asked in a loud voice, "I am Zhu Xiaotong, the privy envoy in front of Commander Yue's account. Commander Yue has known about the Chushan Army's sneak attack on Bianliang.
Zhu Xiaotong brought a handwritten letter to Xiao Shuai to discuss the matter of annihilating the enemy..."
As a disciple of the Cai Mansion, Zhu Xiaotong served as the camp manager of the stone quarry when Wang Zhen served as the supervisor of the Lanzhou stone yard. In order to monitor Wang Zhen nearby, Zhu Xiaotong once served as the camp manager of the quarry. Therefore, he had close contact with Xu Huai and other people in Chushan. He was the only one.
There are only a few people who have a deep understanding of Chushan.
Although the hope was not great, Yue Hailou still hoped in his heart that he could persuade Xiao Qian to send elite soldiers and horses to the vicinity of Zhiwanqiu in Chenzhou to jointly intercept Chushan's troops who attacked Bianliang and retreat south. He specially sent Zhu Xiaotong to Zhengzhou to meet Xiao Qian.
