Zhang Huanzhi ordered his troops and horses, leaving a thousand men to guard the city, and led 4,600 flying ax troops out of the west gate, intending to give the rebels coming towards Jiangyuan a head-on blow.
The soldiers and horses of the Leng family, with the Chengyu Seven Guards as the elite lineage, compared with the Xingyuan Guard (about Hanzhong) and Juzhou Guard (about Guiyang), on the one hand, the Jiajian soldiers are better equipped and better, and on the other hand, the treatment is better.
The Youwe garrison is rich, and the training was originally more rigorous than the latter two. However, because Tubo and Dali have become a lot more honest in recent years, the training of the Chengyu guards, who are the backbone of Shu, has also been relaxed. In addition, the military generals sang songs every day, and even many
The general does not return to camp at night, and the upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked, so training naturally becomes a show-off.
But in any case, the well-equipped regular army cannot be compared with those peasants who have never even touched a knife. This is why Zhang Huanzhi dared to act so unceremoniously even though he knew that the rebel army numbered at least 40,000 to 50,000 people.
The reason for the counterattack
"General, those rebels are still a little far away from Jiangyuan. Why don't we wait for them to arrive and launch a surprise attack while their foothold is not yet stable? By marching away with such force, General is worried that our brothers will not be able to bear it."
The deputy commander of the Fourth Guard is Liu Xupeng.
Zhang Huanzhi waved his hand, not caring: "It doesn't matter."
Liu Xupeng was a little anxious and said: "General, the burden on our brothers is so heavy. We have to walk thirty or forty miles a day. If we encounter rebels, we won't even be able to lift our swords."
In terms of weight, the infantry armor (infantry armor) of the Wei army is the heaviest armor in Chinese history. The infantry armor of the Wei Dynasty is made of iron armor leaves connected with leather strips or nails. It is a typical type of armor.
The protection range includes the whole body. In terms of protection range, it is the Chinese armor closest to European heavy armor, but it does not reach the airtight level of protection of European heavy armor. According to regulations, infantry armor is composed of 1825 armor leaves.
The total weight reaches 29kg. At the same time, the protection can be improved by increasing the number of armor leaves, but the weight will further increase. For this reason, Emperor Wanchang personally issued an order, stipulating that the infantry armor should be limited to 29.8kg. After that, the weight of the spearman's armor was also set.
is 32-35kg; since archers are often involved in close combat, their armor is set at 28-33kg; while the armor of crossbow shooters is set at 22-27kg. At the same time, the armor type of European infantry and cavalry was mainly chain mail.
It did not reach such a weight, including weapons. At that time, the load of the heavy infantry of the Great Wei Army was as high as 40-50kg. Calculated in later generations, the whole body weighed 80-100kg!
With such a heavy load, mobility will obviously be affected. Liu Xupeng's opinion is actually very reasonable, but Zhang Huanzhi is sitting on the horse, wearing a fine but not too heavy armor all over his body. Naturally, he cannot feel the pain of the infantry. Besides, he is full of heart at the moment.
I just want to quickly wipe out this group of invading rebels so that I can show off in front of the generals of the Leng family, and at the same time I can be qualified to propose marriage to the fifth lady of the Leng family. How can I care about the life and death of my "brothers"?
After listening to Liu Xupeng's words, his face immediately dropped: "Deputy Commander Liu, the anti-thief climate is just beginning to take shape. If we give them time to develop, it will be even more difficult to control them. At this time, we are going to use our troops quickly and with lightning speed.
If you can't cover your ears, they must be wiped out quickly. Only in this way can we intimidate Xiao Xiao and prevent people's hearts from wandering. We can only march fast, not slowly! A day's delay is better than a day's delay in rebelling against the rebels. If we wait until the rebels arrive in front of the door,
We have just hastily sent out troops to fight. By then, won’t the people of Jiangyuan also suffer from military disasters? Deputy Commander Liu, can you bear such a responsibility? I, Commander Mu Shou, must protect this place completely, fight out, go out and fight, this is
The best way"
Liu Xupeng is a general who was promoted from the grassroots level based on his outstanding performance. In terms of theoretical level, he is far behind Zhang Huanzhi, a general of the Leng family. He does not consider these twists and turns. He only knows the brothers under his command.
Carrying nearly a hundred kilograms of stuff on my back, I have traveled more than twenty miles now. Most of them are out of breath and exhausted. If I walk another ten miles, I'm afraid I won't have to wait for the rebels to come, and I will be half exhausted.
Thinking of this, he was also worried. Since when did the elite Chengyu Guards degenerate to this extent? Is this the same flying ax army that entered Shu a hundred years ago and marched sixty miles in one day?
"Commander Zhang, I, Old Liu, don't understand these principles you are talking about. I just see that the brothers can't walk anymore. Look at them. They have carried hundreds of kilograms of stuff on their backs for so far without even drooling.
Drink, if this continues, there will be a lot of trouble... It's already noon, how about... at least let them rest for a while, drink water, bury the pot to make rice, and then leave after eating? "
Zhang Huanzhi curled his lips: "When you're hungry, eat rice, and when you're thirsty... aren't there all kettles? You can just drink while walking. Even if you finish drinking, aren't there still oil and hemp pills? - Well, I lead by example, so it's not a hassle.
Okay, Zhang Xiaosan, bring me two moose cakes."
The so-called wrinkled rice is one of the military rations during the Wei Dynasty. It is similar to rice cereal. It is dried by being exposed to the sun. It can be stored for a long time and can be eaten raw directly.
The so-called kettle is made of gourd seeds or bamboo tubes. It can hold two liters of water and needs to be filled before marching or fighting.
The so-called oilseed pills are used for emergency thirst quenching during marches or battles. When thirsty, take 30 pills and put them in your mouth to quench your thirst, or substitute them with black plums or cheese. There is also cheese for horses to quench their thirst in an emergency. However,
Their fourth guard only had less than a few dozen horses, so Zhang Huanzhi didn’t say anything.
As for the elk cake he wanted, he ground venison into flour, stirred it into boiling soup and made a cake. After cooling, it was cut into pieces the size of chess pieces, dried and stored like in the camp.
It is eaten with soup and ginseng. If you are marching or in battle, you can eat it directly. This is a higher-end marching ration. Although the Flying Ax Army is stationed in the prosperous place of Chengdu and Chongqing, the rich ones are the generals and ordinary big-headed soldiers.
Naturally, there is no high-end treatment, such as military rations such as elk biscuits. Of course, it is not their turn.
Liu Xupeng's opinions were vetoed by Zhang Huanzhi time and time again. Even though he had a bit of a temper and his face became a little ugly, he thought to himself, anyway, I am just a deputy commander. I have also raised the opinions that need to be raised, but you, the commander, do not agree.
That's all, if anything happens, I won't be held responsible. Aizhe immediately darkened his face and ordered the soldiers: "Commander has an order! If you are thirsty, drink from the kettle, and if you are hungry, eat by yourself."
Wrinkle rice, the whole army continues to advance, no delay!"
As soon as these words came out, the fourth guard immediately complained, especially those who were far away from Zhang Huanzhi. They had already scolded the generals: "Zhang Huanzhi, a melon boy, came out in the morning and walked more than 20 miles with such a heavy luggage.
You’re barely allowed to rest, so you’re screwing up your rice, screwing up your mother, why doesn’t your kid eat his screwed up rice? I’m so pissed off, I’ll give you a piece of earwax!”
An earwax means a slap. It is naturally impossible for a big-headed soldier to give an earwax to Zhang Huanzhi, that is to say, but the comrades around him agree: "I think he is just a mess."
Like, when we meet the rebels, I will see how successful they are if they can’t do their job! It’s my fault!”
The other one said: "He is an idiot. You don't know how fast those rebels move! I heard yesterday that our county had the eyes and ears of the rebels a few days ago. When we come out this time, they will definitely
I know! This melon boy even led us to run away like crazy. I always felt that we would encounter rebels! You see, if the rebels come out, we will definitely be unable to walk. Don't say anything at that time.
In the war, even if I give you a good wife, you won't be able to work hard! Mahler is next door!"
Although the centurion next to him was not happy, fortunately he had a horse to ride and he was a high official. Naturally, he couldn't let the people below him talk nonsense. Seeing them whispering over there, he couldn't help but trembled.
After a while, he drank: "What are you making a fuss about? What are you making a fuss about? If nothing happens, just be quiet and don't cause trouble for me! You have endless energy. When you find the rebels, I will hear what you do!"
Zhang Huanzhi took a bite of the elk cake and immediately frowned, thinking that although this cake was a meat cake, it was now cold and tasted like wood slag when chewed in his mouth. I, Zhang Huanzhi, worked hard for the commander-in-chief.
Almost dead
Liu Xupeng also ate elk biscuits, but he didn't think there was anything bad about the taste. He remembered that when he was still making Shenchang, he couldn't eat such things as elk biscuits. At that time, he thought every day, if he could eat them on the battlefield in the future.
Moose cake, even if my life has not been in vain, I didn’t expect that not only can I eat moose cake now, but I have also been promoted to deputy commander. The fate of my life is really irreversible.
As he was thinking about it, he suddenly saw that the road ahead had reached between two mountains, and the mountains on both sides were densely forested and overgrown with weeds. He felt a little wary. Wouldn't such a place be a good place for an ambush? The original teacher taught
The veteran who fought in the war said that Prime Minister Zhuge likes to set fires like this, and then ambush all the troops, so the enemy army is defeated on the terrain in front of him...
"Commander Zhang, the terrain ahead is dangerous. Why hasn't Tan Ma come to report the situation? How about we don't leave in a hurry and wait until Tan Ma reports the situation before going?" Although Liu Xupeng felt unhappy, he couldn't help but remind him.
Zhang Huanzhi looked ahead and felt that the green mountains and white clouds were so beautiful. As for the danger... what danger could there be? Those damn rebels are now dividing Lao Qi's property and money in Pengshan County. How could they appear here, a bunch of idiots?
, you still know how to lay an ambush? Besides, in front of my elite flying ax army, so what if they really ambush there, the carrots I eat are more dangerous than them!
He then sneered and said: "Deputy Commander Liu, they are just a bunch of idiots, why are they always so suspicious? Not to mention that they don't know how to use soldiers, they don't know how to do this at all. Even if they ambush, are we afraid? Deputy Commander Liu
If you are afraid, you can go back and defend the city with Lord Supervisor Cheng while you are not far away now, but this is the only way to defeat thieves..."
Liu Xupeng was furious. He was promoted because he was brave but not reckless. He was a person who was brought up from below. How could he be regarded as a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death? He immediately said: "Liu has been in the army for ten years."
After six years, I still don’t know what fear is!”
Zhang Huanzhi smiled lightly: "That's good."
Liu Xupeng snorted and turned away. He knew that Zhang Huanzhi looked down on him as a big boss. Zhang Huanzhi was the direct grandson of Zhang Xiancheng, the veteran of the Leng family army. He had been smart since he was a child and had a reputation for talent. In addition, he had a close relationship with Leng Yu, the heir apparent of the Leng family.
, that’s why he reached such an important position as the commander of the Chengyu Seven Guards at such an age. Although it is said that the commander-in-chief once said that this person was "exaggerated and cannot be used in a big way", there is no real evidence. It is believed to be a rumor.
It’s not surprising that the pride looks down on such a rough guy like him, but Liu Xupeng is also the deputy commander of the fourth guard, so it would be a bit too much to not take him seriously.
I was feeling aggrieved, but I heard Zhang Huanzhi laughing: "Deputy Commander Liu, aren't there a lot of detective horses you want?"
Liu Xupeng looked up and saw that a dozen or so scout horses were riding from the front. Although they looked anxious, their expressions were normal and there was no panic at all. It must be nothing serious.
The scouts came forward, dismounted and knelt down on one knee, and shouted in a loud voice: "Report! Eight miles ahead, a rebel vanguard was found, about 3,000 people, wearing tattered clothes and few weapons. Most of them were holding wooden sticks, hoes, etc.
Things, the marching speed is average!”
Liu Xupeng was a little surprised. Did the rebels really come so quickly? However, the vanguard army was usually elite, so why did the rebel vanguard army sound like beggars? How could such a vanguard be used?
Zhang Huanzhi laughed loudly: "Okay, okay, good detection. In the future, I will give you a share of my merits and rewards. Hey, you dare to seek death with a stick and a hoe. You really are impatient to live. Since you think so
If you die, this commander will have no choice but to help you." He turned his head, completely ignoring Liu Xupeng, and loudly ordered: "The whole army listens to the order! The anti-thief forward has arrived eight miles ahead, and our fourth guard has a good start right in front of us, kill him immediately
, wipe them all out, and I, the commander, will be rewarded heavily!"
Half of the elite soldiers were divided into the front line, and the rest were guarding the grain carts. After a short journey, they had already entered between the two mountains, and the rebel vanguard was also far away. Zhang Huanyi looked at it and laughed: "It is indeed a group of beggars. This army is indeed a group of beggars."
Although three thousand people are not many, it is still a great achievement. Since it is a dish delivered to your door, wouldn’t it be a loss of face if you don’t eat it? All troops, speed up! The front army’s thousand-man team is ready to fly axes!”
The soldiers also saw it at this moment. The rebel army really didn't look like an army at all. It was loose and in disarray. It was just a group of kabobs who came out to make soy sauce. They were indeed out-and-out rebels, and there was military merit in killing them.
Yes! Immediately, the momentum came up. Everyone forgot about their dissatisfaction and the fatigue on their bodies. They cheered up and prepared to get some battle merit for themselves so that they could get rewards. It can be said that the momentum was like a rainbow.
Zhang Huanzhi was extremely satisfied. Although my soldiers are usually lazy, at the critical moment, look at this momentum. This is called the demeanor of a strong army. Even Yan Yunwei is not necessarily as powerful as my soldiers.
!As for the young marshal of the Yun family whom the marshal praised, well, who is he? He just has a good father, doesn’t he? After fighting a small battle, writing a few couplets, and a few articles, he is considered a young hero?
Look at this general who wiped out tens of thousands of rebels in one fell swoop. This is called military merit! He slapped the horse's buttocks and rushed over first.
The vanguard of the rebel army on the opposite side saw the fourth guard charging towards them like a rainbow, and immediately became confused. The leading generals could not hold them back, and the whole army ran back in a chaotic manner. It was really a chaos, and it was worse than a defeat.
It was ugly. The flags and other banners had long been lost. It looked like he just hated his parents for having two legs. Zhang Huanzhi was very happy and proud. Look, look, this is the so-called rebel army.
This is what is called being brave and not afraid of death. When he saw the army under my command, he turned around and collapsed. Isn't this giving credit to my general in vain?
He suddenly became even more excited, shouting and rushing forward with his bodyguards. The troops behind him didn't care about the formation. It was more serious to rush over and grab the credit. Looking at the formation, those who ran late would probably be nothing.
Can’t get it!
Liu Xupeng also aroused his fighting spirit, but he was a little surprised. Didn't he say that the rebel army was high-spirited and fearless of death? How could it be like this? It collapsed at the first touch, no, it was already collapsed before it was touched.
, is it too weird? But now that the matter has come to this, I have to take the credit that deserves it. I immediately shouted: "Brothers, come with me!" He slapped his buttocks and rushed forward.
The whole army was excited, and their speed suddenly increased. In the blink of an eye, they had all entered the canyon between the two mountains. Zhang Huanzhi laughed in his heart, thinking that the military book said, "The brave will win when meeting on a narrow road." It turned out to be true. When the mountains on both sides
But suddenly there was a loud whistle, and in the blink of an eye, countless flaming arrows were shot from the mountain towards the canyon, while a lot of kerosene flowed out of nowhere in the nearest forest, and there were also some dry grass branches and the like.
They were tied into bundles and thrown down from the mountain. These things were immediately ignited by the rockets fired from the mountain and burned immediately.
And the defeated troops in front suddenly stopped "retreating", turned around, and quickly formed a general formation. The weapons in their hands were not sticks and hoes, but serious Wei Dynasty standard sabers.
Zhang Huanzhi couldn't see clearly. If he had been closer, he would have been able to see that these sabers
