Standing on the bullock cart in the first row, Mingwei General Ma Yuehao was so proud.
He was originally a policeman in Anding City, and his usual task was to capture bandits and thieves and maintain local order. When the rebels came to the door of his house, he was unwilling to surrender with the county magistrate, so he took more than a hundred people and hacked the county magistrate to death. , fought out of the city. He originally wanted to run to Fenzhou to join the Anxi Army, but he heard the news of Wang Shi's counterattack halfway, so he turned around and came back to fight, and united with several nearby groups who were also unwilling to accept the Yan Kingdom. The ruling heroes, Wang Hong, Du Laoda, Xu Liuzi, etc., harassed the rebels in every possible way.
They knew that their family was weak and could not withstand a fierce battle, so they did not confront Cui Qianyou's people head-on. They always took advantage of the cold and attacked the old, weak, sick and disabled in the enemy army, and they managed to get along well.
One day, they were so lucky that they discovered a supply camp owned by Cui Qianyou on the banks of the Luoshui River. With the thought of risking their own lives, the heroes took the risk and organized a surprise attack. Unexpectedly, there were not many soldiers and horses in the supply camp that should have been strictly guarded. .He was rushed in by Ma Yue and others, and was completely burned in a fire.
It can be said that the reason why the Tang army was able to successfully defeat Cui Qianyou was that Ma Yue, Wang Hong, Du Laoda and others played a crucial role. They recruited Xijing and defended Pu and Tong. Du and other envoys Fang Guan also understood this truth, so they did not hesitate to reward them heavily. They reported to the Lingwu court and made all the heroes generals. They ranged from the fourth rank to the sixth rank, and they were all satisfied.
Having received the kindness of His Majesty the Emperor and the Prime Minister, Ma Yue and others naturally wanted to repay the favor. They kept high spirits along the way and made countless achievements every time they fought. In order to commend them for their bravery and fearlessness of death. , Fang Guan personally wrote the word "Zhenwu" in his own hand, and ordered it to be embroidered on the flags of Ma Yue and others. From this, the name Zhenwu Army became known, and it became a unique elite under Zuo Prime Minister Fang Guan's account.
Since they are elites, it is reasonable for them to be used on the edge of the sword. In this decisive battle with the rebels, Fang Guan personally ordered Ma Yue's generals and ordered them to lead Wang Hong, Du Boss, Xu Liuzi and other old friends and Li Chujin. Zhang Ting, Liu Ang, Chen Zaixing and other local generals together with the Xingwu Army commanded the formation of vehicles to clear the way for the army.
Ma Yue happily accepted the order and led his soldiers to practice day and night. Finally, on the night before the decisive battle day, he had mastered the formation of the hanging chariot. Although it was not yet as good as what the military manual said, "as soon as the hanging chariot comes out" , the "Sixth Army Piyi" model can at least prevent the convoy from falling apart halfway.
Boom, boom, boom. The drums sound like thunder, and the wheels roll.
Ma Yue took a deep breath and suppressed the urge to shout loudly.
He is already a fourth-grade general, and he can no longer be as careless as before. Otherwise, he will not only embarrass the Zhenwu Army, but also embarrass the Prime Minister and His Majesty the Emperor. Although Ma Yue still has not figured out what the Emperor looks like.
The only thing he knew clearly was that there had never been any big shots in Lao Ma's family since his great-grandfather's generation. Back then, in order to create a job for himself as a spy, his father forced his younger sister, who had just grown hair, to be a fill-in for the chief bookkeeper. Only then did he barely qualify for a bowl of official rice. Although his sister was very unhappy after her marriage, no servant in Lao Ma's family dared to block the door to bully her.
Now he has become a fourth-grade general, and his position far exceeds that of the county magistrate and chief registrar. If he takes the time to return to his hometown one day, he doesn't know how envious his neighbors will be. His colleagues back then will certainly not
If he dared to make fun of himself again and his snobbish brother-in-law, if he were still alive, he would definitely not dare to brag about his sister again.
Even if it is not to repay the support of Mr. Zuo Xiang, just for this respect, Ma Yue will continue to fight bravely. Although several good brothers under him have secretly reminded that Mr. Zuo Xiang is probably planning to treat everyone as a river.
The bridge was stepped on. "The bridge is just a bridge, I don't care! It's better than no one using it and rotting in the mud ditch!" At that time, Ma Yue responded sternly and confidently. After more than ten years of officialdom strife, he can now
Tolerate being used. In other words, he can tolerate being treated as a sacrifice and an abandoned son, but he cannot tolerate himself remaining unknown. Besides, it is impossible for the left prime minister to regard nearly 8,000 people and 2,000 ox carts as abandoned. Do that.
, what’s the difference between him and suicide?!
"Bang!" A crossbow arrow about ten feet long shot from the sky, pierced the shield wall in front of Ma Yue, and staggered. His mind quickly cooled down from his fanatic state, and he looked straight ahead. Countless long and short arrows
The crossbow arrow appeared in his sight, carrying the wind, reflecting the morning light, igniting the prelude of blood and death.
"Speed up!" Ma Yue raised the long spear in his hand above his head and waved it vigorously. Before going into battle, Zuo Xiang Fang Guan once called several of their generals who were pioneers to give them face-to-face instructions. Lin Linzongzong said a lot, but the main points were only
One is to maintain the speed of the ox-cart formation and ram the enemy hard. As long as it can crash into the enemy's team, with the remaining speed of the ox-cart formation, it can also tear the opponent into a bloody passage.
Ma Yue had no doubts about Master Fang's wisdom. Although the cow looked slow, it was actually quite powerful. Once it got mad and got angry, even three or four strong boys could do nothing. Unlike
Horses and mules, no matter how majestic they look, can be controlled by you with a rope.
The crossbow arrows fell one after another, or were blocked by the shield wall, or hit the oxen pulling the carts, splashing blood. Some oxen carts overturned to the ground, blocking the path of the vehicles behind and nearby. Countless small particles appeared in the entire vehicle array.
There was a gap, but the formation could basically remain neat. People who were not hit by the crossbows used their poles to hit the cow's buttocks to increase the speed of the impact. The archers on the car also raised their walking bows and slowly stretched them into a half-moon shape.
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The arrow broke through the air, crossed a distance of more than 150 steps, and fell to the ground in vain. The archers were so anxious that they forgot the range difference between the crossbow and the infantry bow. They looked at each other in despair, and let go
Bowstring, curl up the body behind the shield wall, and continue to wait patiently. While waiting, some people were penetrated by crossbow arrows along with the shield wall, screaming to death. Some people lay down lower, with their fingers clasped on the shaft of the car, at the joints.
Stiff and white.
Close, close, the car formation braved the hail of crossbows and pushed forward. Every step came at a great cost. But the rebels were still outside the effective range of the rifles. The archers had only the intention to fight back, but they
They had no power to fight back. However, there were an unknown number of crossbow carts among the rebels, and they fired their crossbow arrows one after another as if they were free of charge, causing the Tang army soldiers on the carts to stagger like lotus leaves in a storm.
"Accelerate!" "Accelerate!" "Charge over and kill the bird in the sky!" Ma Yue waved the Zhenwu Army flag and shouted like a madman at his direct subordinates. The archer beside him had been nailed to death by a crossbow.
On the shaft of the chariot, the driver's arm was hit by a crossbow, and blood flowed down the reins of the morning bull. However, he could not take care of this, and could only try his best to boost his morale.
If this continues, without the need for enemy troops to kill, the car formation will collapse on its own. The feeling of being shot without being able to fight back is too uncomfortable. It is an unprecedented torture for both the generals and their subordinates. The Left Prime Minister is preparing
When the five-party hanging chariots formed the star formation, I certainly didn’t expect that there would be so many crossbow chariots in the hands of the rebels. I also certainly didn’t expect that the brothers’ morale would always remain consistent under the heavy fire of crossbow arrows. But now I mention these things.
, there is no point anymore. If you turn around and run away, exposing the back and sides of the bullock cart without any defense facilities to the enemy, everyone will only die faster!
Not only Ma Yue was aware of the crisis, Li Chujin, Zhang Ting, Liu Ang, Chen Zaixing and other local generals also invariably led their subordinates to squeeze out the last bit of speed from the ox cart. The heavy ox cart began to run wildly, and the wheels pressed against the withered grass.
On the ground, roaring yellow smoke and dust were brought up. The vision in front began to become dim, and the cold light emitted from the crossbow arrows became blurred little by little. It was a favorable wind, so the smoke and dust blew towards the enemy. God bless, Ma Yue
Surprised and delighted, he continued to shout at the top of his lungs, "Speed up, speed up, crush them to death, crush them to death!"
What answered them was a denser crossbow. At a distance of 150 steps, not only the Fuyuan Crossbow could accurately hit the target, but the ordinary Zhang Zhang Crossbow also reached an effective range. The latter was not as powerful or as huge as the former, but it was better.
Faster and more flexible. Passing through the smoke and dust densely, nailing the soldiers of the Tang Army to death one by one on the way forward.
General Wang Hong of Dingyuan fell down. He was sitting on the chariot next to Ma Yue, holding a crossbow arrow in his hand and his eyes wide open. This man, who was born as an Orion, was dragging Ma Yue to nag him yesterday.
I want to take the reward given by the Prime Minister Zuo home, buy 400 acres of land, and buy a dozen cows. "I have calculated that the fertile land in Luoshui can produce nearly 250 kilograms per year.
Wheat. After harvesting the wheat, you can still plant a crop of millet in the ground. Don’t laugh, we don’t want to harvest, we just want it to grow quickly. The straw can be cut and dried, and stored for the cattle and sheep to survive the winter.”
At that time, Boss Du laughed at Wang Hong for being short-sighted and not like a general of the Tang Dynasty. But Wang Hong insisted that officials must be like Fang Guan, who has a lot of knowledge in his belly, but he could only recognize his own surname.
Even if the whole sentence is complete, the situation is not easy to say, and there is no destiny to be a high official. Being able to get a Dingyuan general is a blessing accumulated in many lifetimes. People must be content, and if they continue to make every effort, they will be blessed.
It will become thinner, and the children and grandchildren will suffer.
Now, he no longer has to worry about using up the blessings that originally belonged to his children and grandchildren. He sleeps in the dust forever with his dream of being a senior official.
Another round of crossbow arrows came and nailed the archer in Wang Hong's car to death next to his body. The driver of the car was frightened and pulled the rope, trying to stop the cart and turn around to escape. Return to Dezhong
Lang jumped over Mr. Du from the bullock cart next to him, raised his knife and chopped the timid charioteer to death. He grabbed the rope and urged the cart to move forward.
"Speed up, speed up, crush them to death, crush them to death!" Boss Du shouted at the top of his voice.
"Speed up, speed up, crush them to death, crush them to death!" Countless people responded at the top of their lungs. They were blocked by the smoke and dust and couldn't hear who it was. The shooters who were not choked to death by the smoke and dust shed tears and drew their bowstrings again.
, put on the feather arrow, and once again pointed directly ahead at an invisible place.
"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!" The surviving archers scrambled to loosen their bowstrings. Thousands of arrows flew up from the vehicle array and fell on the heads of the rebels. Or they were shot by
The shield blocked or hit the target. Hundreds of rebel soldiers screamed and fell down at the same time, and many small gaps appeared in the solid phalanx. But the next moment, hundreds of rebel soldiers came from behind holding shields.
They rushed forward and blocked the gap where the bow and arrow were shot.
"Grandma, I don't believe in this evil!" Xu Liuzi, a swordsman, stared at his red eyes, leaned out half of his body from behind the shield wall, and shot a stream of arrows towards the opposite side. The smoke and dust were too big to see clearly.
Which target is it? But there is no need to aim. In such a dense formation, even if you close your eyes and cover your eyes, you can't miss it too much.
In the enemy formation on the opposite side, a general's flag was knocked down. Immediately afterwards, hundreds of crossbow arrows and feather arrows were reflected back, completely submerging the ox cart where Xu Liuzi was. When the rain of arrows fell, the ox cart turned into a
Hedgehog Xu Liuzi was hit by more than a dozen arrows. He grabbed the shield wall in front of the car with both hands and refused to fall. His two wide eyes were filled with pain and unwillingness.
Arrows flew back and forth, and the enemy and we were shooting at each other face to face within a hundred steps. The penetrating power of the crossbow became extremely great. Every time it hit the target, it could penetrate the shield wall and the Tang army soldiers hiding behind the shield wall.
, leading to the scarlet sky. The shooting frequency of the bow was at its best at this moment. The archers standing on the bullock cart straightened up, bent their bows and set arrows, and the arrows brought up a bunch of blood flowers.
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!"
"Dong dong dong dong, dong dong dong dong!" On the building car in the center of the core military formation, the sound of horn drums continued. There was no emotion or any change. Move forward, move forward, shoot arrows, shoot arrows,
It seems that this is the only move to defeat the enemy, and it is also the only move that the Tang army relies on.
When the battle reached this point, the archers on both sides were almost competing for willpower. Whoever couldn't hold on first would be completely at a disadvantage. Even if he didn't have much experience in battle, Ma Yue was clearly aware of this.
Teeth, he put down the flag of the Zhenwu Army, bent down and raised the rifle stained with blood on his robe, pushed the arm, pulled the string, aimed at the enemy's main formation behind the smoke, and shot the first arrow in his life.
"Whoosh!" After the feather arrow soared into the sky, it flew into the distance. He didn't know whether he had hit the enemy, but Ma Yue hoped that he had. There were less than forty steps left, and at this distance, a hit would be a fatal injury. He quickly returned
Grab an armor-piercing awl, draw the bow, and shoot the arrow...
"Buzz!" The sound of an arrow piercing the air sounded in his ears. It was a bit weird, with a little tail sound. He suddenly turned his head and saw the driver next to him with a horrified face. An oiled arrow was stuck on the shaft of the chariot.
, there are wisps of green smoke coming out of the arrow.
"Rockets? They are preparing to set fire!" Ma Yue tensed up, and the arrow already on the string flew out instantly, and he didn't know which direction it shot.
There are still fifty steps, fifty steps. Ma Yue thought painfully, his wide eyes filled with despair. The arrows on the shaft of the chariot burst into flames, beating like candles in the wind. The driver took out the horizontal knife from his waist and slashed it
, smashing the burning arrow shaft to the ground. However, all the struggling actions were in vain. More rockets fell from the sky and were nailed to the shield wall, shaft and wheels of the bullock cart. More rockets jumped up
The flames are poignant and eye-catching.
Almost all the people on the bullock carts put down their bows and arrows, grabbed everything available around them, and struggled to put out the fire. The enemy's attacks continued uninterrupted. The second wave of rockets struck quickly, with countless torches mixed in. Then the third wave.
Waves, hundreds of takraw balls coated with butter, were tied to crossbow arrows, launched into the air, passed a distance of less than fifty steps, fell, hit the bullock cart, and exploded with a bang.
The bullock cart on the left side of Ma Yue caught fire. The three soldiers on the cart had to jump out and flee for their lives on foot. However, the vehicle behind them could not stop in time and directly hit them, crushing them and breaking their bones.
Immediately afterwards, a tank not far to his right also turned into a fireball. The two soldiers could not extinguish the flames, and they did not dare to risk being hit by the vehicles behind them. They waved their swords and were helpless.
Someone passed a spear from the side, trying to get the trapped person to pull the spear and jump to another bullock cart. Before they could prepare, the burning chariot suddenly came to a sudden stop. The man pulling the cart suddenly
The cattle turned around and charged diagonally toward their own team.
"Boom!" An advancing bullock cart couldn't avoid it and collided with the burning vehicle. All the soldiers on the two tanks were thrown up, fell to the ground, and were then tied to the horns of a certain bullock.
stabbed to death with a dagger.
More rockets and torches fell, making the chariot formation even more chaotic. More cattle were frightened mad by the flames, and no longer controlled by their masters, they broke free of their nose rings and ran rampant. More chariots overturned, and more chariots were thrown into chaos.
The soldiers were thrown under the wheels of their own men and faced the front. More blood surged out, and more souls flew into the smoky sky, their faces full of confusion.
The fire attack continued. Cui Qianyou had been fighting with grassland tribes on the fortress all year round, and was very familiar with large livestock such as horses and cattle. Under his command, the rebels lit more torches and oil balls and threw them directly in front of the vehicle formation.
.It does not seek to directly kill or injure the Tang people, but only seeks to frighten the cattle.
Red snakes were flying and Venus was rising. The smoke and dust raised by the wheels were expelled by the flames in the blink of an eye, and the ground suddenly became brighter than the sky. The oxen pulling the cart spread their hooves and ran wildly. A few moved forward, while most turned back.
, and some went completely crazy and crashed sideways into their companions. The entire hanging chariot formation fell apart less than forty steps in front of the enemy. The Tang Army soldiers on the chariot were either pulled by oxen and ran toward their own rear troops.
, or be thrown to the ground and crushed to pieces.
Huai'an regiment commander Zhang Ting jumped off the bullock cart and tried to rescue his hometown boys. His physical strength was very strong, and he pulled two crazy cattle in succession, allowing the people on the cart to escape safely. The third cart
The bullock cart came roaring, and the spear tied to the shaft of the cart pierced directly into his lower back. The half-foot-long spearhead came out from the front and lifted him up into the air. Zhang Ting stretched out his hand to grab the spearhead and shouted: "Ah
——”
The spear shaft broke with a "click", and his body fell to the ground, and was then mercilessly run over by the wheels, leaving his flesh and blood covered in blood.
Liu Ang, the commander-in-chief, was also trying to save himself. This general who was born as a scholar was no less courageous than a martial artist. He grabbed a burning spear and quickly stuffed it into the back of an ox cart.
Between the spokes of the cart, the wooden spokes were stuck, making a "clucking" sound. The next moment, the wheels shattered and the ox cart overturned. The soldiers on the cart jumped down and sidestepped another out-of-control ox cart.
Car, grab the rope hanging in mid-air to create more escape opportunities for the people on top.
The crazy cattle were far beyond human power to stop them. The pulled cattle cart only paused for a moment before it began to run rampant again. But this moment of pause was enough for the people on the car to make a survival move. They
They jumped down one after another and gathered in a group around Liu Ang, waving their weapons to protect themselves.
Several crazy cattle were killed, and their bodies were piled together with the burning vehicles to form a simple barricade. More surviving soldiers began to move closer to the back of the barricade, while gradually expanding it.
Ang stood in the middle of the crowd and shouted, "Come here, here. Block this opening and light this piece of wood. Cattle are afraid of fire. As long as there is fire around us, the cattle will not dare to come near! Here, here, hurry up
Son........."
His actions reminded more people. The athletes of the Tang Dynasty who were lucky enough not to be run over by their own chariots or impaled by the daggers tied to the horns followed suit and used the overturned bullock carts and dead cattle.
The corpses of the people formed a simple shelter. The Fang Dacaizi sitting in the car in the four-story building had not yet issued a new order, and they did not know what to do. They could only think of ways to save themselves first, and then look for opportunities to kill.
The enemy may leave the battlefield.
Mingwei General Ma Yue was also rescued. He was accompanied by more than twenty Minzhuang who had fought out of Anding City together. Their eyes were full of hatred, not only for the rebels, but also for Prime Minister Zuo.
Guan. Ever since the enemy started to counterattack with rockets, the Zuo Xiang, who claimed to be the current Wuhou, had not issued any orders. It was as if he had fallen asleep or had no intention of letting the soldiers on the ox cart return alive.
"Go to Mr. Liu's side. There are many people there!" Ma Yue quickly looked at the surrounding situation and made what he thought was the most appropriate choice. If he turned around and retreated now, he would not be killed by the chasing enemy troops.
Even if he dies, that bastard Fang Guan will regard him as a deserter to enforce military law. It is better to gather more people and make a plan.
Liu Ang, who gave up handing over to the chief secretary, probably had the same idea. When he saw Ma Yue leading a group of people towards him, he quickly waved his sword and shouted: "General Ma, let's stay here together and wait for reinforcements. There is still a chance."
, Master Fang, do you still have the twenty-eight-year-old array there..."
His voice suddenly choked in his throat. An arrow came from the sky and hit his neck. Not far away, Cui Ganyou, who was wearing iron armor, dropped his crossbow and drew out his horizontal sword. The tip of the sword pointed forward vigorously, "Kill.
Capture the nerd named Fang alive!"
"Kill, capture the nerd named Fang alive!" the rebel soldiers responded in a roar, laughing, urging their horses, following the bullock cart that turned around and rushed back, towards Fang Guan's 28-year-old formation.
