The appearance of the Jinfan Thieves seemed to be the arrival of dusk early. The Han army listened to the sound of horse hoofs and looked over. What they saw was a group of cavalry that looked like red clouds. They were dressed in iron armor and had a layer of crimson brocade on the outside.
, under the ringing of the beautiful bells, it seemed like a river of blood covering the ground, divided into several vertical columns, and poured straight towards the Han army.
At the beginning, each of the Jinfan thieves basically kept in a straight line, but the ground was undulating, and there were even more bumpy places that required mountain walls, so by the middle of the road, they all fell into a scattered formation. But even so, the ground was filled with hooves.
The sound is still like the trembling of the mountains, the turf and mud turned up by the horses' hooves are rising up, and a stream of moisture from the snow hits the nostrils following the dull sound of treading the ground.
Gan Ning originally thought that this raid would achieve unexpected results, but the reaction of the soldiers seemed to be extremely sophisticated, as if they had expected it. The soldiers on the flanks took out piles of iron pears from the bags around their waists, and used them with ease.
Sprinkle it on the slope to the north, and then form a dense formation, squeezing the rows of long rice paddies in front and back together, and then stretch them forward. The soldiers further behind stretch out their hands to press the rice paddies to help them resist the Shu army's cavalry.
The first wave of impact of the army.
Seeing this, the Jinfan thieves at the front had to rein in their horses urgently and prepare to shoot with their bows and arrows first. However, they were a step too late to react. The soldiers of the Han army had already fired like rain of flying missiles, hitting them like hailstones.
On their stomachs and horse armor, the horses kept neighing for this, appearing extremely fearful.
Gan Ning was unmoved by this. He only praised him and said: "What a fighting man." Then he got off his horse and took out his two halberds from the saddle. It seemed that he had given up the advantage of the cavalry and wanted to fight the Han army in hand-to-hand combat!
Seeing his behavior, the Han soldiers couldn't help but secretly laugh at his unwiseness. When Gan Ning approached, they discovered that this tall and handsome man was not only gorgeously dressed, but also had gold threads on his brocade cloak.
Knowing that he was a wealthy man, he was probably the commander of this cavalry army. Everyone couldn't help but become greedy and took the initiative to spread out the formation into a semicircle, trying to surround him and capture him.
Unexpectedly, Gan Ning did not retreat but advanced instead. He waved the halberd back and forth with both hands, forcing the soldiers around him to move away. Suddenly he stopped for an instant and took the halberd in his right hand out, like a large arrow missing.
Normally, everyone would only see a blur in front of their eyes when they realize that a person has been pierced through the chest by a halberd and nailed directly to the ground. Blood gushed out along the halberd shaft, and soon there was no sound.
Gan Ning seized this opportunity, switched the other halberd to his right hand, pulled out the long knife from his waist with his left hand, and rushed into the crowd with lightning speed. The Han soldiers had no time to stab him, but Gan Ning got close to him.
In front of him, there was already a distance that Chang Zhen couldn't reach. The quick-reacting ones put on their knives and could fight for a while. The slow-reacting ones were stabbed several times by Gan Ning before they could even put down the Chang Zhen.
Seriously injured, the Jinfan thieves behind him couldn't help but cheered when they saw how heroic their leader was. They also dismounted and started fighting. After they rushed up, a space several feet wide was cleared, and the knights poured in from here. p>
The Han army on the right tried its best to counterattack, trying to contain the Shu cavalry offensive, but there was still Huang Quan's army to the east of them. After receiving support from Gan Ning, Huang Quan immediately beat the general attack drum, and the right
The army's prepared formations immediately raised their halberds high, and the vast army's momentum was like thunder roaring across the field, and like a mountain slowly meandering, pressing straight towards the Han army's left army.
When Jingyuan Colonel Hu Zhen saw this, he knew that the war was reaching the most critical moment, and without hesitation he ordered to the army Sima Liangzong: "Shrink the formation, let each song form a circular formation, and wait for reinforcements!" Then he turned to the side.
The soldiers sent an order: "Go and tell the envoy that it's time to act according to the plan!"
While waiting for a reply, Hu Zhen saw the number of Shu people several times his own surrounding his tribe, and he became anxious. Even though Chen Chong had given instructions, he still put on his armor and mounted his horse like yesterday, and personally went to the front line to boost morale. However, it was not just the Han soldiers.
They saw Hu Zhen coming forward, and the Shu people also saw it. After fighting with Hu Zhen yesterday, they were deeply impressed by how he killed several people in a row, and they all shouted: "It's the black iron man here."
Because Hu Zhen wore two iron armors painted pure black, but could shine brightly in the sun, so the people of Shu called him so.
Gan Ning's original intention for charging into the battle was Hu Zhen. When he saw Hu Zhen rushing out, he immediately withdrew from the battlefield, took a silver-white strong gelding from the hands of his henchmen, and replaced it with a horse that had never seen blood.
With a hundred-forged steel sword and a sword eight feet long, he shouted to the Shu soldiers in front: "Get out of my way, this man's head is mine!"
After saying that, he shook the reins without hesitation, ran his horse along the gap between the Han army's circular formations, and rushed in. Seeing his obvious intention, the surrounding Han soldiers tried to block him a little, but he turned a blind eye and wrapped themselves with long ribbons.
After waving twice, the soldiers had to get out of the way again. Sand and dust were dancing on the ground, and grass blades were floating. In the gap where no one was disturbing him, he clamped Chang Zhen between his hands and quickly drew an arrow and nocked his bow. It happened that Hu Zhen was in front of him.
The military flag is held by a tall Han soldier wearing double-dang leather armor. There is no wind, and the flag is drooping. This military flag is one of the three military flags of Hu Zhen's tribe. It is not exactly the same, but except for the traditional black military flag of the Han army,
Except for the red border on the bottom, there are gray-yellow lone wolves embroidered on them, galloping in the wilderness.
Gan Ning did not hesitate, he raised his thumb and fired, and at the same time he galloped his horse forward. When the soldier fell down in response to the string, Gan Ning felt that he had already galvanized his horse. He directly dropped the bow and arrow, loosened his arms and hugged him.
He just grabbed the flagpole in his hand, then turned the horse's head with his right hand, dragged the flag, and shouted at Hu Zhen not far away.
The military flag is the soul of the three armies. Gan Ning waving the military flag at this time was simply a great shame and humiliation for the Han army. Hu Zhen also knew that he was by no means an easy disciple, but at this time it was about honor and he could not tolerate any hesitation, so he had to hold up the blood-stained flag.
Jian Jian, come back to confront him.
Hu Zhen first reined in his horse and slowed down, and slowly approached Gan Ning, showing that he was cautiously waiting for the enemy and wanted to fight for a long time. Gan Ning was unmoved, holding the flag and staring at him leisurely. At this time,
, suddenly a stream of fire passed through the air, like a torch in the two people's still vision, and immediately ignited their fighting spirit.
Hu Zhen suddenly hit his horse and got out from the gaps between the soldiers who were twisted to the point of being almost invisible. When he was about to get close, he reined in his horse and immediately stabbed the enemy who was close to Chi Chi with his long sword.
Mixed with a slow thrust and a quick thrust, it is a technique that Hu Zhen has accumulated over many years of fighting enemies on the Long Mountain. It is unknown how many recruits fell under his long sword.
But Gan Ning was obviously not a novice. Although he had a look of surprise on his face, he swung the flagpole in his left hand just in time, hitting the tip of Hu Zhen's flag. There was a crisp "snap" sound, and the flagpole passed through the pole.
However, it was about two inches away from the tip of Gan Ning's nose. He missed the target, and when Hu Zhen was about to pull out the flagpole and stab it again, Gan Ning threw the flagpole outward. The sudden increase in weight made Hu Zhen lose his balance and he had no time to pull out.
Chang Zhen, Gan Ning's next sword came from the left. Hu Zhen knew it was too late to dodge, so he could only shrug his shoulders and use the armor on his shoulder blades to catch him.
A very violent "ding" sound sounded, and Hu Zhen almost fainted from the severe pain, but his strong will to survive prompted him to wake up. He knew that he was no match, so he decisively picked up the flag and escaped from the cover of the soldiers.
Fleeing back to the military formation. Upon seeing this, the Shu army's morale was greatly boosted, and they shouted "Wonderful victory!" in unison, and the Han soldiers could not help but lose their countenance.
But then, the situation on the battlefield changed again. Almost at the same time as Hu Zhen ran backwards, a heart-wrenching horn sound suddenly sounded from the rear of the Chinese army. Unlike the Shu army, the Han army's bugle was deeper, but
But it was also clearer. Although it was a call in the distance, it was like a hazy whisper in everyone's ears, lingering for a long time before slowly dissipating. Then, the sound of horse hooves sounded, as if the spring snow was melting.
It turned into a stream and quickly flowed from the top of the mountain. The Shu army looked towards the source of the sound and found that the Han army also rushed out of the cavalry like waves, like the waves of a big river leaping into the wilderness.
Then there was an endless wave, which was really amazing.
The Shu army did not expect that the Han army still had unused cavalry. The morale that had just risen quickly turned into panic. Gan Ning was keenly aware of the change in morale and shouted to the soldiers around him in advance: "Those who deserted before the battle."
, the crime will not be forgiven!" Then he encouraged: "The enemy's army is less than half of our army, only a few thousand horsemen, so why be afraid? It's all our reward."
However, just as they were preparing their formation, they noticed commotion coming from the Chinese army in the distance. Gan Ning looked back and saw a black stream of iron coming out from the front. They crossed over the piles of corpses and passed through the flying
The locust-like rain of arrows, under the illumination of the noon sun, actually reflected a dazzling blackness on the body of this cavalry, like the god of death leaping out of a deep spring, and no one could stop it in the slightest.
At this time, the battle has reached its most anxious moment. The left and right wing lines of the two armies have been completely integrated. Only the central armies of both sides have not yet fully exerted their strength. At this time, the central army of the Han army sent out two thousand heavy armored cavalry, representing the
Chen Chong’s last ditch effort.
When Liu Fan, who was sitting in the middle of the Shu army, saw this scene, he was suddenly shocked. Because at this time, he had sent all the cavalry to assist the left army. Just as he had worried before the war, at this time the Chinese
The army is at its weakest moment, and Gan Ning is at the northernmost part of the battlefield. Even if he is recalled to resist, it will be too late.
But at this moment, there was no room for Liu Fan to hesitate anymore. What to do? He had an answer in his mind instantly, and then he stood up and walked to the drum array in person. In the astonished eyes of the drummer, he took the drumsticks and beat them himself.
The largest green cowhide drum in the center was sounded. After one breath, the entire Shu army drum array began to beat rapid drumbeats. Even though the sky was clear, the battlefield was filled with thunder at this time. It was the general march.
command.
This means that today's battle has finally come to an end.