After the sky fully dawned, the Sui soldiers repelled a sneak attack by the rebels. Yang Xuangan's people traveled all night and effectively escaped the scouts sent by Yuwenshu who patrolled the field, but they did not escape the rising sun in early autumn. So,
The night attack turned into an encounter. The bleary-eyed officers and soldiers had just woken up and rushed out of the tiger prison, and had a confused fight with the exhausted rebels. After half an hour, the enemy and our generals realized that no one could take advantage, so they went their separate ways.
withdraw troops.
There were more than 60,000 rebels who came to wipe out the tiger's beard, but the number of Sui troops gathered near Hulao Pass at this moment was as high as 350,000. Since the number of soldiers under his command was five times that of the attacking enemy, Yu Wenshu naturally would not
Huddled in the pass and waited for the enemy to attack. After eating the first meal, he once again mobilized his troops and generals, with the naval commander to protect his son, Wu Benlang and Chen Leng's troops as the left wing, and the right guard as the guard.
General Zhang Jin and Youwuhou General Zhao Xiaocai's troops formed the right wing. They personally led the central army, with Yu Wenshi and their Xiongwu camp as rearguards, and went out to invite the battle.
There were still more than 200,000 reinforcements who were not in the city. Yu Wenshu sent an order to the generals in charge, ordering them to outflank and cut off the enemy's retreat, trying to prevent Li Zixiong from returning.
There were 60,000 rebels and more than 140,000 official troops accompanying Yu Wenshu. No matter in terms of equipment or numbers, the Sui official army had no reason to be defeated.
The rebels faced the enemy with the most traditional infantry phalanx. Except for the thousands of warriors standing at the front, most of them did not have armor. But the morale of this team was obviously slightly higher than that of the troops led by Li Mi and Han Shihe.
, the military appearance is also very neat. Thousands of war flags of various colors are fluttering in the morning wind, and they seem to have a decisive momentum. And those farmers holding bamboo drills and wooden sticks can also be several times as powerful as they are.
He stood tall in front of the enemy troops, showing no signs of flinching.
"The enemy general who led the army this time is a guy who really knows how to use troops!" Yu Wenshiji heard someone behind him talking in a low voice. This sentence was very insightful. He turned around and tried to chat with the other party.
, but saw a few pairs of slightly frightened eyes.
Cui Qian, Murong Luo, and Li Mengchang, these guys who once patted him on the shoulder and laughed at him for looking like a pretty boy, immediately shut their mouths and held their heads high when the supervisors turned around. They were trying to express their feelings to their superiors.
Respect, but the respect shown by several people at this moment was as cold as ice. Yu Wenshiji felt a bitter taste in his mouth, but he didn't know what to say to ease the atmosphere. He was always known for his sharp tongue, which was rare.
He was silent for a while, smiled, slowly turned his head away, and looked at Xuzi, who was standing beside him.
What he saw on the other person's face was a different kind of concentration and calmness. "He was observing the enemy! He was not affected by yesterday's dinner!" Yuwen Shiji breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that his body was exhausted after not sleeping all night.
, the legs are also so weak that they can hardly hold the saddle of the war horse.
After three tentative shots at each other, the enemy and we stabilized their positions 250 steps apart. This is almost the limit distance that ordinary walking bows can reach. By this point, the arrows are already at the end of their strength. Even if one of the two sides has the ability,
A super powerful character with a four-stone bow cannot guarantee that he will hit the target even from such a long distance.
The sound of war drums and curses followed in the formations of both sides, deafening. It is said that doing so can increase the morale of one's own side and undermine the confidence of the enemy. But Yuwen Shiji never thought so. Except for bandits, there are no
A general will tell his men that the battle they are engaged in is a despised evil deed. Both sides will think that they are righteous. As for who is right, it will not be clear until one of them falls.
Sure enough, amidst the noisy shouting and cursing, Yu Wenshiji differentiated sentences such as "Aiding Zhou to do harm!" "Working for tigers!" On his side, he responded with "Traitor!" "Scoundrel!"
!" and other comments. As the curses grew louder, the drum beat became more and more intense, like an invisible knife tip, coming and going in mid-air.
The quietest place at the moment was under the flags of both sides. The two generals and the core staff of both sides did not participate in the scolding. They just sat astride their horses and listened calmly to each other's innovations in rhetoric.
"Dad is looking for each other's flaws. The enemy generals obviously have the same idea!" Yu Wenshiji suddenly realized the true purpose of the generals on both sides. He immediately turned his head habitually and tried to share this discovery with Xuzi. However,
It was discovered that Xu Zi was no longer at his original position. Among the generals in the Xiongwu Camp, only Zhang Xiu was holding a pile of command flags, sleeping there in a daze.
Seeing that Yu Wenshiji was looking over, Zhang Xiu quickly cheered up and gently glanced towards the front of his army. Yu Wenshiji followed Zhang Xiu's instructions and found that Li Xu was riding Heifeng, slowly surrounding him.
He patrolled with his brothers. Wang Qijin, Li Anyuan, Wu Dong, Qin Gang, Qin Xingshi, these core generals of the Xiongwu camp at different levels were called out one by one by him, and after whispering a few words in his ear, they quickly ran back to their base.
Team.
"What is this silly boy going to do? Is he going to take the initiative to ask for a fight?" Yu Wenshiji thought in surprise.
Due to too many injuries, Xu Zi's body was covered with medicine and cloth by the army doctor Sun Jin, and he could no longer put on the black armor in a short period of time. So today he only wore a large soft leather armor, and his arms
, thighs, back, chest and other parts of the body are bulging, which looks very funny. If Asahi is dressed in this way and takes the lead in charging, it is obviously equivalent to providing a target for the opponent's archers. And Yu Wenshiji knows that his father must
He would be very happy to agree to Xu Zi's request for a fight and quietly remove this stumbling block for the Yuwen family. He mobilized his horse to catch up, preparing to stop Xu Zi's reckless behavior. After running a few steps, he suddenly saw Li Xu holding the black knife
Lift it high and then swing it down hard.
"Only pursue the mastermind, never ask questions about the alliance!" the core generals of the Xiongwu Camp shouted in unison.
"Only pursue the mastermind, never ask questions about the alliance!" The 30,000 soldiers of the Xiongwu Camp shouted in the same rhythm.
"Only pursue the mastermind, and the Association will never ask!" "Only pursue the mastermind, and the Association will never ask!" The shouts centered on the Xiongwu Camp and spread outward like waves. There were no tricks, no changes, and it was always a simple sentence.
But this simple sentence is worth thousands of words, covering up the noise between the two armies, suppressing the sound of drums, and breaking the ears of the rebel soldiers without missing a word.
This was a trick invented by Yu Wenshiji during the Battle of Liyang Guards. Li Xu followed it and moved it to Hulao Pass to attack the enemy, and it was still effective. The shouts of the rebels soon softened, and even the sound of the drums was lost.
Strength. The old general Yu Wenshu was very good at seizing opportunities and gave a few instructions to the ordering soldiers. Soon, the war drums of the Chinese army began to actively cooperate with the shouts of the heroic brothers. Accompanied by the thunderous drums, more than ten people
Thousands of soldiers shouted the same promise in unison.
"Only pursue the mastermind, never ask questions about the alliance!" The sound of landslides and tsunamis hit the rebels, making many people turn pale and their hands holding weapons trembled.
According to the laws of the past dynasties, rebellion is a crime of confiscating the family and exterminating the clan. Regardless of whether the rebel soldiers joined voluntarily or were coerced, except for a few families with extremely powerful families, everyone else has been involved since the first day they picked up the sword.
, all understood that they were on a road of no return. Yang Xuangan and Li Mi repeatedly emphasized this to everyone in their daily training. They could either establish a new court and be granted the title of a general, or they could die in battle and want to go home and guard it.
My wife and children can live a peaceful life, but there is no way out.
But today, someone told them that there was still a way to survive after defeat. Although this promise was probably temporary, it still allowed the rebel soldiers who were gradually despairing of their future to see a way out.
Although, there is no glory in this way out.
"Don't listen to them, they are lying!" Li Zixiong, the leader of the rebel army, could not bear the risk of his troops' morale being shaken, so he had to rush outside the battle in person to boost the morale of his troops. This man was at least fifty years old, and his chest was fluttering with
He had a snow-white beard. As he rode his horse back and forth in front of his brothers, he shouted angrily, "Don't believe them, they lie! Today we will either win or die. If we die, we will die at our own doorstep, so we can go to Liaodong and die."
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"Either win or die in battle. I'd rather die in Henan than go to Liaodong!" The old general's soldiers surrounded him, using their weak voices to counter the shouts of 300,000 people.
The calls made by dozens of people were very weak, but they were like a ray of sunshine penetrating the clouds and fog. The hope of survival was once again shattered in the eyes of the rebel soldiers. They once again clenched their weapons and were filled with righteous indignation. Liaodong was a hellish place, although
There are many scoundrels in the market who are willing to go there to gain fame. But for ordinary people, it means that they will never look back.
"I would rather die in Henan than go to Liaodong!" Someone held a wooden stick high. As the old general shouted, gradually more and more people joined, thousands or tens of thousands of people, raising their hands high.
Kitchen knives, iron forks, and wooden sticks. At this moment, they are not rebels, they are just a group of adventurous survivors. Everything they do is to survive, to live humbly on the land pioneered and cultivated by their grandfathers and fathers.
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If you die, you will die next to your ancestors, and your soul can look at your homeland at night. (To be continued)
