As he spoke, Zhang He rushed to the front army, galloped his horse from the dug trench gap to Xu Huang and Pang De, and said loudly: "Two generals, don't move yet. The enemy general Han Meng and I
I have a few words to say."
The entire south gate garrison was under Zhang He's command. Xu Huang and Pang De only led 500 heavy infantry and 500 heavy cavalry to help. After hearing Zhang He's words, the two did not take action.
Instead, he waited there quietly, watching Han Meng come from the suspension bridge with his neatly arranged soldiers holding oval wooden stakes.
Zhang He rode his horse to the suspension bridge. Holding a spear, he reined in the horse. Seeing Han Meng leading the soldiers towards him, he raised his hands on the horse and said, "General Han, are you okay?"
Han Meng was holding an oval-shaped wooden stake. The wooden stake was thick and long. Without certain arm strength, it was impossible to hold it for a long time. When he saw Zhang He single-handedly appeared in front of the suspension bridge, he stopped and put the wooden stake in his hand.
The wooden stakes were erected on the suspension bridge. At the same time, he raised his left hand. The thousand soldiers behind him who were neatly arranged and holding wooden stakes stopped and erected each wooden stake straightly. At first glance, it looked like
A forest of spears.
Han Meng saw that Zhang He was wearing a steel armor, a steel helmet on his head, and tight-fitting clothes. There was a steel knife hanging from his waist, and a steel gun in his hand was also shining with cold light, so he gave a slight fist.
He said loudly: "After ten years of separation, I don't think you are already a dignified man..."
The past events came to mind, and Zhang He's face became slightly relaxed, but his sharp eyes remained consistent, and he said softly: "What happened back then..."
"Stop talking about it. The past is in the past. The friends we once had ceased to exist the moment my parents died. Now you and I are our own masters, and we are still enemies. We can only compete as generals on both sides.
." Han Meng interrupted Zhang He directly, not wanting Zhang He to remind him of his past memories again.
Zhang He hesitated for a moment and said slowly: "Okay! I'm here to tell you that the Zhao army is gone and the Yan army is at its peak. You are a rare general. You can't show your true potential by following Yuan Shao.
Skill, Yan
Hou has always cherished talents and promoted them on their own merits. As long as you are willing to submit to Yanhou, I believe you will become a unique general under Yanhou. Your old ambitions and dreams may be realized under Yanhou.
.”
Han Meng snorted coldly, raised his face to the sky, and said slowly: "Marquis Zhao is not kind to me. When I was in poverty, he gave me hope. I, Han Meng, live in no fixed place and wander around.
I have always lived in the open air, until I met
When I arrived at Zhaohou, I stopped wandering. Zhaohou gave me hope and allowed me to have a family. This kind of kindness is not something that can be let go. You and I have known each other since we were young. How can you still think about my character?
Not clear?"
Zhang He said: "Can the more than ten years of friendship between you and me be swept away like this? Brother Han, do you know that I have been looking for you all these years?"
"General Zhang, standing in front of you is General Han Meng of the Zhao Army. We are hostile to you. You have to understand that after I left my hometown, I was no longer your big brother. I am
Han Meng is your enemy!" Han Meng lowered his head, looked straight at Zhang He, and said loudly, "Since God has arranged for us to meet again, you should cherish it. How have you grown in the past ten years? I will tell you today
Have a good experience.”
Zhang He knew Han Meng's character. When he saw that Han Meng was determined to do this, even if he used ten oxen, he could not pull him back. He cupped his fists at Han Meng and said: "Brother, there are still many things that I don't understand about the art of war in the past. Today I will tell you
Big brother, please give me some advice. With a thousand people against a thousand people, our army will dispatch 500 infantry and 500 cavalry. If I can defeat you, how about asking big brother to join me and join the Marquis of Yan?"
Han Meng said: "Whether or not you surrender is my business. Anyway, the outcome must be decided today. I want to see whether the upper half of the military strategy in your hand is more powerful or the lower half of the military strategy in my hand."
"Okay! In today's battle, let us brothers understand what happened ten years ago, including the resentment you have towards my parents. Let's understand it here today. If you defeat me, I will take this to the south.
The siege of the gate has been removed. But if I defeat you, I will ask you to open the city gate and lead your troops to surrender to my lord. What do you think?" Zhang He's face became determined.
Han Meng had his own plan in mind. He didn't say anything. He just raised his hand slightly, and then waved it down hard. The soldiers behind him holding wooden stakes made a series of movements, and each one was long and thick.
The wooden stake stood straight forward.
Seeing that Han Meng didn't answer, Zhang He didn't ask any more questions. He turned his horse's head and ran back, saying loudly: "General Xu, General Pang, you two will hand over all the infantry and cavalry to my command. Please temporarily
Back into the trenches!"
Generals Xu Huang and Pang De saw Zhang He giving orders to them, and it could be heard from their words that Zhang He was preparing for a decisive battle with Han Meng. However, when the second general heard that Zhang He was preparing to take the withdrawal as a bet, the two of them mutually agreed.
They looked at each other, and then said in unison: "General Zhang, don't act out of emotion!"
Zhang He rode his horse to the camp. After hearing what Xu Huang and Pang De said, he said: "No need to say more. Zhang He will bear all the consequences and has nothing to do with the two generals."
After hearing the words, Xu Huang and Pang De were silent and looked at each other. Xu Huang whispered to Pang De: "Ling Ming, you quickly go to the north gate to inform the lord, inform the lord of the things here, and ask the lord to make a decision. Here is
I'm keeping watch, just in case... Anyway, hurry up
Going to the North Gate, although General Zhang is well versed in the art of war, I saw that the soldiers Han Meng brought out this time were quite strange. I had an ominous premonition that General Zhang might lose this battle. The only plan now is for the Lord.
Only by coming here in person can we stop it."
Pang De glanced at Han Meng opposite him, and then at Zhang He. He saw that the eyes of both men were full of confidence, and even a confident smile appeared on their faces. Although he knew that Zhang He had the talent of a general, he could
There is always an exception to everything. If they lose to Han Meng, then the encirclement they have worked so hard to build will be in ruins. He nodded heavily, cupped his hands towards Xu Huang and said, "Gongming, please wait here, I'll go right away."
See my lord!"
After bidding farewell to Xu Huang, Pang De got on his horse, shouted and drove away with his whip.
At this time, Zhang He's generals Pan Xiang and He Ning galloped over. The two men came to Zhang He's side and said loudly: "General Qi, the enemy has been repulsed. Zhao Jun's generals Jiang Qi and Zhang Wei are dead."
Under the random arrows, Jiang Yiqu led Lu Kuang, Lu Xiang, Zhang Nan and the remaining troops to retreat."
Zhang He said with a gloomy face: "I understand, go back and continue to defend the fortress, and don't let a single soldier go!"
Pan Xiang and He Ning said "Promise" at the same time and rode back.
Zhang He looked at Han Meng and said loudly: "General Han, your army failed to attack the camp, and instead killed two generals, Jiang Qi and Zhang Wei. It seems that your plan to cooperate with Jiang Yiqu to attack our army is impossible. I advise you
It is better to put down your weapons quickly, open the city gates, and let our troops enter the city, which can also avoid many casualties."
Han Meng sneered and said: "It is reasonable for Jiang Yiqu to be defeated by you. Although it is good to sneak attack on your military camp, it is a pity that the leading general underestimated you. If it were me, I am afraid that your camp would have been destroyed by our Zhao Jun cavalry."
They were trampled into ruins by the iron hooves. I only use these thousand soldiers to fight against you today, so that you can see the true strength of our army."
Zhang He was confident and didn't say much. With a move of his steel spear, 500 heavy infantry and 500 heavy cavalry gathered together. The heavy infantry blocked Zhang He's front, while the 500 heavy cavalry were divided into two groups scattered among the heavy infantry.
On both wings, the horses were not locked together by iron ropes, but appeared to be riding alone. Even so, the mixture of a thousand infantry and cavalry wearing steel armor could also put a kind of psychological pressure on the opponent.
Han Meng had fought against the Yan Army's heavy infantry in the Battle of Julu. Their whole bodies were covered with a layer of steel armor, and ordinary weapons held by the soldiers could not harm them. Even the fine steel weapons in the hands of some generals could not hurt them.
The weapons had little effect. After thinking hard, he thought of using long wooden stakes to control the enemy, so he immediately gathered a thousand strong men, holding a thousand useless sharp poles disassembled from various places in the city.
The wooden stakes came out to meet the enemy.
Zhang He's troops were deployed, and he planned to use heavy infantry as the leader and heavy cavalry as cover to completely block Han Meng. What's more, the soldiers Han Meng brought were all holding wooden stakes, which made him even more confident that he could defeat Han Meng. He
Now I seem to have seen the scene in my mind of Han Meng being defeated and then Kaicheng surrendering.
"Forward!" Han Meng looked unusually calm. He was the first to take a step forward, his eyes always staring at the armor of the opponent's soldiers, and he also had some doubts about his combat method this time.
Zhang He saw Han Meng and his soldiers walking forward step by step, with neat steps and a forest of wooden stakes approaching him step by step, and slowly walked to the open space beside the suspension bridge. He is fair, my lord.
They retreated some distance and gave up the open space beside the suspension bridge, which was a distance away from the Zhao army led by Han Meng, as a place to prepare for a decisive battle.
"The whole army obeys the order. No one can harm the enemy generals. They must be captured alive. Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed!" Zhang He raised the steel gun in his hand and shouted loudly.
Xu Huang listened on the side, watching Han Meng and Han Meng approaching Zhang He's soldiers with neat steps, his whole heart was clenching. He didn't know how this battle would turn out, but he could feel that whether it was Zhang He
It was Han Meng, both of them put all their energy into this battle.
"Attack!" Seeing Han Meng approaching step by step, Zhang He gave the order without hesitation, loudly ordering the infantry in front to attack forward.