When the Zhuangyangju Fire burned, the villagers of Huangmenting did notice what was going on here.
They thought they had lost water, so they immediately beat gongs and drums and organized people to come to the rescue.
As a result, while they were still on the way, the villagers who were first arranged to go to Zhuoyangju to see what was going on came back with frightened faces and ran back like madmen, shouting about massacre.
Soon everyone learned the truth. There was actually a group of thieves who were killing wantonly in Zhuanyangju. The entire village was killed.
In an instant, all the villagers in Huangmenting were excited. The news was reported to the elders of the second clan of Deng and Shen. Many clan elders immediately ordered the village soldiers to organize and prepare to resist the enemy.
The Han people have always had strong military virtues and strong folk customs. Especially in Qingzhou and Xuzhou, there has always been a very good source of soldiers. For example, Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu, was from Xuzhou. At the end of the Han Dynasty, it belonged to Xiapi Xiaxiang County in Xuzhou, and later became Suqian, Jiangsu Province. city.
When they heard that bandits were robbing the countryside, the village elders quickly organized their tribesmen even though they did not know who they were. Soon, more than 200 people who were selected as tribesmen gathered this time, led by Deng Chen tribesmen. .
The commander is Deng Mao's eldest son, named Deng Zhao, who is thirty-four years old this year. In his early years, he followed Zhang Wen to Xiliang to fight Han Sui and Ma Teng. Although he was just an ordinary border soldier, like Shen Zhen, he had been in battle. Because of his experience in killing enemies, he was selected as the clan leader.
In the Han Dynasty, there were five people in a group, two groups in one group, five groups in one group, and two groups in one group. There were one hundred people in a group, and Shen Zhen and another Deng clan member were the group leaders. The three of them hurriedly went to the clan ancestral hall. , ordered the tribesmen to get weapons and prepare for battle.
When Cao Ren slaughtered Zhuanyang Ju and found that the horses had been released by Shen Chen, he pursued Shen Chen. When he met Liu Bei and others on the way and immediately chose to evacuate, Deng Zhao and others had already ordered 200 tribesmen to go to Zhuoyang Ju. Set off.
The two sides happened to meet halfway. Cao Ren watched from a distance and saw a large number of people appearing on the road ahead.
In addition to Deng Zhao, Chenzhen and other clan members, other Huangmenting folks also came to help.
It's just that most of the tribesmen and the villagers who came to help were motivated by enthusiasm, and the weapons and equipment in their hands were extremely poor, almost the same as the ordinary Yellow Turban Army in the early days.
There are rakes, hoes, poles, and bronze knives. The best equipment is a few slender boning knives.
Ironware was very scarce in the Han Dynasty, and salt and iron minerals were monopolized by the state, so very few ironware remained among the people. Many of the farm tools and kitchen utensils used by the people were stone or bronze.
Such as stone hoes, stone knives, stone rakes, bronze farm tools, bronze knives, etc. Those who can own an iron kitchen knife are considered to be the wealthiest families in the village.
This is recorded in many materials unearthed from Han tombs in later generations. For example, there is a bronze knife in "Pictures of the Kitchen".
The two clans of Deng and Shen sold their properties and purchased a large amount of pig iron and wrought iron to make weapons. Unfortunately, iron was a strategic material these days. Even if they tried their best, they would not get much, so the real combat effectiveness was actually very limited.
However, because the sky was too dark, Cao Ren could only see countless flashing torches in the distance, as well as the roaring of mountains and tsunami-like shouts of death. He was frightened for a moment and did not dare to move forward.
But soon Cao Ren realized that the other party could not be a powerful enemy, because Tao Qian's army was in Shan County. Even if they came from Shan County, they could not arrive in an instant after traveling dozens of miles, so these people were at most The locals nearby have nothing to be afraid of.
Thinking of this, Cao Ren immediately issued an order: "Commanders, listen to the order. There are just some villagers in front of us. It's good to kill them all, so that we don't have to gather together to slaughter the villagers one by one. This will save trouble!"
"only!"
Cao's troops are all elite soldiers with great morale.
Ding Chong from the Yong Tribe of Huangmenting Township. The one at the front is a tribesman with a serious Eastern Han Dynasty Huan Shou Dao. These people are basically soldiers and well-trained border soldiers. Although they are not many in number, they are extremely brave.
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Under their leadership, the people from Huangmenting behind them also surged towards Cao Jun like a tide. Their number exceeded 400, giving them a numerical advantage.
"Kill!"
"Avenge the clansmen!"
"Don't let any of them escape!"
With a hoarse roar, the two sides finally collided.
On the first day of the encounter, the first wave of casualties appeared on both sides.
Although the villagers have poor weapons, Cao Jun also has no armor. Everyone in the front row is a soldier. The same ring-headed sword will kill anyone if it is struck on the body.
It's just that Cao's army is all elite men in their prime of fighting, and the people at the front of Huangmenting's village are basically veterans. The older ones are already in their forties, and the younger ones are in their thirties.
I haven't been in battle for a long time, so I feel a lot rusty.
Therefore, after the two sides collided, the casualties of the Huangmenting villagers were even greater. Almost half of the more than forty soldiers who rushed to the front fell in an instant, while the enemy only lost more than ten people. The gap was still quite obvious.
As the commander of the village, Shen Zhen also rushed to the front. Under the cover of a clan brother, he attacked a Cao soldier from the flank and stabbed him in the waist. The Cao soldier was also fierce, holding his left hand and stabbing into the body.
With the blade of his right hand, he struck Shen Zhen in the forehead with a backhand knife.
It can be said that Shen Zhen has been hunting in the mountains all year round and still maintains his skills. After stabbing in with a knife and being unable to pull it out when his opponent grabbed the blade, he made a decisive decision and retreated, dodging the blow. The clan brother next to him took the opportunity to chop down the Cao Jun soldier.
neck, resulting in his life.
The next moment, another Cao Jun on the left rushed forward. Shen Zhen had no weapon in his hand at this time. The clan brother had just drawn his sword and had no time to fight back. At the critical moment, several Xiangyong behind him started swinging their rakes and hoes.
Smash the enemy on the head.
To be honest, when it comes to killing efficiency, these brave peasants are definitely not as good as Cao Jun, but when it comes to chaotic fighting, Cao Jun really can't do anything. Because the ring-shou sword in the Han Dynasty was actually not long, about 80 centimeters to 1.2 meters.
It is a medium-length weapon, incomparable to long weapons such as spears.
The hoes and rakes in the hands of the village warriors are obviously longer than the Huanshou knife, with a length of one and a half meters. Some long-foot rakes used for drying can even reach more than two meters, although they are not as capable as Zhu Bajie's rakes.
It's three meters long, but it also takes advantage of long weapons.
As the saying goes, one inch is long and one inch is strong. When you encounter the enemy head-on, the enemy cannot attack you, but you can attack the enemy first. For a while, a mess of farm tools came to greet Cao Jun's head, which felt like beating a master to death with random punches.
The only difference between the regular army and the brave peasants is reflected in the cooperation and quality of the army. Shen Zhen was able to cooperate with that clan brother because both of them had fought in battles and even enlisted in the army together and went through life and death together.
On the other hand, other farmers just smashed randomly, and the scene was very chaotic. After a while, Cao Jun adapted and cooperated in pairs, and the casualties among the villagers were much greater.
It often takes three to four people to die to kill one Cao Jun soldier, which is hard to imagine in the era of cold weapons.
Seeing that the villagers are at a disadvantage in the battle, there are already signs of collapse.
Behind Cao Jun, the sound of horse hoofbeats suddenly came.
"Zhang Yide from Yan is here. Folks in Huangmenting, don't be afraid. Tao Shijun's reinforcements are coming."
Because Zhang Fei had a loud voice, he was assigned the job of stabilizing the morale of the army.
The brave villagers in the distance died in battle one by one. The villagers in the rear were already timid. Suddenly, when they heard that the reinforcements were coming, Deng Zhao was overjoyed and roared: "Folks, the reinforcements are coming, kill them to avenge the tribe!"
"Revenge, revenge, revenge!"
"Kill them all!"
"Come on!"
The villagers suddenly became brave and roared and charged forward again.
Cao Ren frowned instantly. He didn't expect that he would be trapped by a group of villagers. Seeing the pursuers coming from behind, he gritted his teeth and said: "Kill them all!"
However, the soldiers of Cao's army were not made of iron. They raided for dozens of miles in the middle of the night and gathered in Zhenyang to burn, kill and loot, which consumed a lot of physical strength.
Now I encountered the entanglement of Huangmenting Township warriors. Their strength was weakening, and the speed of swinging the butcher knife was much slower.
Liu Bei, who was behind him, led more than ten cavalrymen into the flock of sheep, and directly attacked Cao Ren's rear.
Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun were like tigers descending from the mountain, waving swords, spears, swords and spears from left to right, killing more than ten people in an instant, and continued to charge forward.
Under the protection of Zhao Yun, Shen Chen most intuitively felt on the battlefield how powerful the top generals could slaughter ordinary soldiers.
Before Zhao Yun rushed into the battlefield, he had already observed the situation. There were four Cao soldiers in the direction of his charge, one on each side, and two more on the rear.
This is a very typical pocket formation. If Zhao Yun chooses to rush in directly, Cao Jun on the left and right sides will separate to let him rush in. At this time, the two men in the middle pretend to attack, but in fact they are covering Cao Jun on both sides. Someone will stab the horse.
Someone will attack the flank.
However, Zhao Yun was not fooled at all, and turned his horse's head to stab the Cao Jun on the right first. The man obviously did not expect that Zhao Yun fired the gun so fast, and before he could even react, his chest was pierced, and blood spurted out.
The next second, Zhao Yun didn't even look at the result, he drew his gun and stabbed the left wing again, and then the gun shot was like lightning, like the brush in the hand of an artist, dotting the canvas with stars, dyeing the Aoxue Dongmei a bright red.
At this moment, Shen Chen finally felt Adou's happiness.
Although there was a person in front of him, it did not affect Zhao Yun's movements at all. His movement and spear skills were extremely skilled, coupled with his excellent equestrian skills, he easily killed four enemies in an instant, even with ease.
Not only Zhao Yun, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, but also Liu Bei who wielded a double-pronged sword. The male and female swords in his hands were like dragons and snakes dancing. Every time he swung it, a life would be taken away and Cao's army would be killed in pieces.
The Youzhou cavalry charged behind the four men at the same time. Cao Jun's rear line was instantly disintegrated. In just three or four minutes, forty or fifty soldiers were killed or injured.
"Cao Ren!"
Liu Bei saw a man with a very familiar face among the rebels from a distance. He took a closer look and said angrily: "You still dare to invade?"
Previously, the two sides fought a bloody battle in Lanling County. Liu Bei defeated Cao Ren first and then was defeated. The two sides fought a small-scale battle involving thousands of people. Among the rebels, Cao Ren and Liu Bei had recently fought each other. If it hadn't been for the rescue of his own soldiers, he would have been killed long ago.
Guan Yu chopped into meat sauce.
But he didn't expect that in the middle of the night, Cao Ren would secretly come to Huangmen Pavilion and massacre the villagers.
Guan Yu frowned and snorted coldly: "Cao Ren, I was lucky enough to let you escape last time, but this time I will make you die under Guan's sword!"
Cao Ren never expected that the pursuer behind him was actually Liu Guan and Zhang. He knew how brave the three of them were during the previous battle. Even though he had the numerical advantage, he was almost defeated by Liu Bei's miscellaneous army, so he was frightened to death.
He patted the horse and left.
In fact, the defeat was already decided at this time. His way forward was blocked by the villagers. More than a dozen of Liu Bei's cavalry rushed into the rear, causing chaos in the rear. He had less than 200 soldiers in total, and now only less than 200 soldiers were left.
to a hundred people.
It was impossible to turn defeat into victory if he continued to fight, so at this moment he had to make a decision and abandon the soldiers decisively. He took several personal guards who could still ride horses to cover him as he broke out of the encirclement and tried to escape.
When Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun saw a big fish from Cao's army in danger alone, they were naturally unwilling to let him escape, so they gave up and continued to kill the pawns and chased after him.