When the Han army was still ten miles away, the Qi-Han knights in the vanguard began to eat hastily. Because they were afraid of lighting a fire to attract attention, they ate cold dry food. While the soldiers were eating, the slave soldiers also hurriedly cut grain and grass for the horses.
After feeding once, the horse's hooves were tied with cowhide, and the armor was wrapped and placed on the horse.
After eating for two consecutive days, everyone breathed out milky white steam.
They felt that they were full of strength. Although their mounts were all covered with autumn fat, the soldiers still cherished their horse power. They only wore bridles on the horses along the way and threw the saddles, harness and other items on the horses.
Holding the reins one foot at a time, walking through the mountain road.
After they completely walked out of the mountain road, they saw an open wilderness in front of them, and they stopped.
They began to put on armor and armor for their horses. Slowly, the officers at the front began to nervously line up in formation. Those soldiers who knew that the battle was about to begin couldn't help but start to tremble with excitement or fear. Veterans who had experienced the battle formation
They comforted the recruits and said: "Hold the handle of the sword firmly. After this battle, there will be no more big battles."
When the Qi and Han sergeants just came out of the mountain, the Han army's reconnaissance cavalry already knew about it.
After Zhang Fei's attack, the Han army set up a dozen reconnaissance cavalry sentries on the back of the cliff at the foot of the mountain. These reconnaissance cavalry carried enough dry food for seven days, wrapped in sheepskin, and pressed a layer of withered grass on the sheepskin.
Waiting in the wilderness during autumn and winter. The horses were tied to a stream not far from them.
As a result, when the sound of Qi Ren's horse hooves was still echoing in the mountains and fields, the famous scout reacted. He raised his head and looked up, and saw several fire dragons swaying in the mountains and forests in the distance. They immediately rolled out of the woods and headed towards the horses.
Run.
It's just that he has been lying on the ground for too long, making it difficult for the scout to move.
The joints seemed to be frozen, and he accidentally pressed the horse when he mounted it, causing the horse to neigh, and even the Qi people on the mountain heard it. Some people thought it was an illusion, but Song Pinghan, the military commander in charge of the vanguard, was very vigilant.
I personally led people to search at the foot of the mountain. When I saw a pile of scattered withered grass, I screamed in my heart. While urging the troops to move forward faster, I sent a message to Yanzhou Shepherd Zhang Fang.
Not long after, Zhang Fang wrote back, saying that he had urged the rear troops to hurry up, but now there was no time to wait, so he ordered the forward troops to reorganize their ranks and attack the camp directly.
Song Pinghan understood what he meant: at this point, it was no longer possible to retreat. He could only run faster and faster before the enemy was ready.
They took the lead in attacking,
Only by driving the enemy into Surabaya can they seize the chance of survival.
So they accelerated their advance and stopped three miles away from the Han camp.
The night was still dark, and the wind became more violent. Wherever it passed, there was flying loess, raising gray-yellow dust barriers, and swept into the Qi Han horse team that was forming several columns. The Qi Han people and horses were already wearing armor. After this strong wind
With the impact, the flags and armor were suddenly crooked and no longer in line. The wind was so strong that people couldn't open their eyes at all, so they could only keep calming the anxious horses and wait for the rear team to catch up.
When the wind calmed down a bit and the 20,000 knights in the vanguard arrived, Zhang Fang ordered them to line up. They were a mixture of the Black Mountain Army, the Baibo Army, and the Geng Cang Army. They came from all over the world and spoke different languages. However, after receiving the order at this time,
, everyone lined up solemnly. According to the pre-battle arrangement, the cavalry was quickly divided into six teams.
The first team is four thousand light cavalry, led by Yang Feng, the captain of the Black Mountain School, with Li Feiyan as deputy general.
The second team consisted of four thousand armored cavalry, led by former general He Yi, with Guo Xiaoxian as deputy general.
The third team is a thousand cavalry, led by General Gong Du of Dingyuan, with Yang Baique as deputy general.
The fourth team is Zhang Fang's main formation, which leads 6,000 fast cavalry and has Song Pinghan as its deputy.
The fifth team and the sixth team each had 3,000 men, led by the great Danyu Dugu Qubei and his son Dugu Mengxun respectively. They were both trained in Xiongnu warfare as a cover.
This is the essence of Qi and Han. After the formation was completed, Zhang Fang looked out under the torches in the dark night. Only the vast crowds in the front and rear formations were looking to the west. What kind of mood did they have? Zhang Fang didn't know, he
I only know that my blood is jumping even more excitedly in the cold wind. There is only one thought running in my mind: Where should I attack?
At this time, the scout in front sent back news that the enemy was mobilizing troops back and forth in the camp, and he was obviously on guard. But two miles to the north, he saw the Soaring Cloud and Flying Tiger Banner, and there were many soldiers.
Going around, maybe that’s the main camp of the puppet general Liu Bei!
The first news made Zhang Fang a little disappointed, but the latter news immediately cheered him up. He asked several times, and after confirming that it was correct, he said excitedly: "Okay! Good!". In this way, the direction of the cavalry attack was determined.
Then it was completely clear: if they could knock down that flag, it would mean that Qi and Han were reborn from the ashes after the Linzi Rebellion. If they were defeated here, the countdown to the demise of Qi and Han would begin.
Zhang Fang then informed each team of the main attack direction, and all generals had no objections after learning.
Before blowing the horn, Yang Feng, the leader of the first team, ordered his knights to say: "There is honor in death, but no shame in life."
Then there was a sharp sound and a long bugle blast, like an unsheathed sword cutting through the roar of the cold wind. Thousands of troops and horses roared together. The first team broke away from the formation and galloped away in the direction of the banner as planned. p>
I don’t know when it happened, but the dust subsided, and the roaring wind in my ears gradually faded away. In the surrounding darkness, a faint white began to appear slowly. Looking up at the sky, the clear blue background was faintly visible. Just now.
At dawn, Yang Feng saw that the sky in the west was still dark, and only the torches in the Han army's camp were dancing in his eyes. But in the eyes of the Han army, behind these moth thieves, the thick clouds in the sky reflected a blood-red color. Gradually, the Han camp was getting closer and closer. The forward Qingqi took out their bows and arrows on their horses and prepared them calmly. The horses slowed down. When they got close to the arrow range, they did not nock their arrows and shoot from a long distance.
After a slight pause, the camp on the opposite side couldn't hold back and threw out a burst of arrows like a rainstorm. But in the dark night, most of the arrows hit the empty space. After one wave of shooting, they had to pause and leave.
Take the arrow and shoot again.
In this gap, the follow-up light cavalry of the first team broke into the arrow range and fired back at the Han camp. The firelight and hazy figures of the Han camp became the best guide. They had many hits. Unfortunately, here
The Han soldiers were all the elite of Jinyang Bafu, wearing the best armor. Although the rain of arrows made them unable to lift their heads, it could not cause many casualties.
But that was enough. The first team of Qingqi seized this opportunity and took advantage of the situation to divide into two waves, taking turns to shoot arrows at the Han camp. Within three quarters of an hour, the antlers and ravines of the Han camp were already visible to Yang Feng.
It was clearly visible. Yang Feng looked around and wondered whether it was due to luck. The enemy troops here were a little immature and the fortifications were not very careful. The trench in front of the deer horn was only two feet deep and wide, and the watchtowers between the camps were also separated.
It’s a hundred feet long and not dense, so it’s a perfect place to set up camp.
With this in mind, he ordered his men to move forward and try to pull out the antlers and open the gap between the forts. However, the Han soldiers kept using long thorns in the gaps between the antlers, making it difficult for Yang Feng to break through. But he did not panic.
, This time the attack on the camp was well prepared, and he heard him shout loudly: "Feiyan!" Li Feiyan immediately led twenty warriors forward, but these twenty warriors were different, with a strong back and a strong waist, and they were all eight feet tall.
Wearing thick armor covered with two layers of cowhide, they look like giant beasts that prey on people. What is even more shocking is the long-handled ax in their hands.
The twenty men approached the Han camp with their heads high, and the cold light of the big axes came one after another, and then there was a thunderous sound of the wooden fence breaking. The antlers could not support the momentum of the axes at all, and they fell straight into the Han camp, and they were startled.
There was smoke and dust all over the place. Even some of the Han soldiers who had experienced battles saw it for the first time. They could not help but stand there in shock, not knowing what to do.
But Yang Feng would not be stunned. He said loudly to the soldiers: "Comrades! Have you seen the big flag in the north? Continue to move forward there and rush under the flag! The thieves will raze our formation to the ground.
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Then there was the sound of loud trumpets, which even drowned out the sound of drums in the Han military camp. Four thousand Qingqi rushed into the gap like a roaring wave. They would beat back and forth at the gap.
It was torn into ulcers by the Han army.
The one who stood up and faced this raging wave was none other than Taishi Ci's troops. Seeing the opponent sweeping in with an overwhelming momentum, he knew that this was not the time to be a powerful enemy, so he led the army back slightly to show weakness. Yang Feng was overjoyed when he saw this,
I want to take advantage of the situation and drive them to the edge of Surabaya to form a rout.
In the chaos, most of the cavalry entered the Han camp. The antlers and wooden fences were trampled by the horses' hooves and became unrecognizable.
At this time, former general He Yi noticed something was wrong. Seeing that Yang Feng was in unstoppable strength, he immediately led the second team to make up for it. However, when chasing the forward, without any prior warning, the soldiers discovered that there seemed to be a black shadow shaking in the south.
, it seemed that a cavalry team was running down from the south, so the ground began to shake slightly.
Experienced knights all understand that this is the sound of a large group of horseshoe towers on the ground. But if you listen carefully, there are no trumpets, no drums, and no shouts of raising flags in the south. Looking into the distance, you can see the dim transition between east and west.
At the same time, the sky was full of colorful clouds in the east, and the horizon was sensitive and indistinguishable. But after a while, the shaking of the ground was extremely strong, like a giant rising from the river, raising his hands to shake the wilderness wildly, it really felt like the earth was shaking and the mountains were shaking; the enemy's armored weapons
The sound of the impact was loud, as if it were in front of you.
He Yi couldn't help shouting: "Turn to the south! There is an attack on the flank!" But the cavalry was flying like the wind, so turning was not easy. The second team only had the slightest sign of turning, when they heard a crisp sound, and then the people in the middle section turned on their backs and fell to the ground in panic.
The noisy shouts.
This surprise attack caused He Yibu to be cut off at the waist. He could not communicate with the front and back, and could only watch the Han knights flying back and forth. After a while, someone finally saw the flag of the Han knights. The writing on the flag looked dim in the morning glow.
It was hard to tell, but in the end he was recognized.