As soon as the enemy and we came into contact, Xuzi was keenly aware that the bandits in front of him were very different from those he had conquered in the past. The improved prairie cavalry galloping tactics had always been his trick to deal with the peasant army.
Rough training and too thin armor make it difficult for them to hold on for half a stick of incense in the rain of arrows without losing their morale. Once morale drops to the bottom line, these bandits without military discipline will often drop their weapons and run away, leaving their companions with them.
life and death.
In the past few years, from Liyang to Licheng, and then from Licheng to Wagang, relying on the coordination of galloping and cavalry raids, Xuzi has almost never encountered an opponent. He is invincible, victorious in every battle, and the enemy can remain in front of him.
A draw is enough to be proud of. The only two draws happened to the Wagang Army. The first time was at the foot of Mount Tai. He and more than a thousand Qijun brothers led by Qin Shubao encountered the elite Wagang troops under Xu Maogong. Both sides assessed the situation.
In the end, they each chose to give in. Another time happened by the canal. Cheng Zhijie saved the situation with his personal bravery and the determination of his soldiers to sink the boat. In Xu Zi's mind, Xu and Cheng were both rare heroes.
, it was natural for the two of them to lead their subordinates to block their cavalry assault. But Zhang Jincheng, who was cruel and easy to kill, was obviously not within the scope of his approval. In Yu Xuzi's eyes, Zhang Jincheng, the enemy of the killer, was just a simple-minded and dirty person.
These bandits and gangsters are the same as Pei Changcai, Qi Guoyuan, etc. whom he has wiped out in the past. Their greatest skill is bullying the honest and responsible civilians around them. They are completely vulnerable to the regular army of the imperial court!
However, the development of the battlefield situation was somewhat beyond his expectation. Faced with the sudden blow, Zhang Jinsheng's troops were indeed in chaos. But then, the team with broken armor and uneven weapons attacked them armed to the teeth.
The officers and soldiers launched a counterattack. Li Xu adjusted his tactics in time and used cavalry to divide the area into several sections. In a local area, the expected retreat did occur, and nearly one-third of the bandits fled without a fight. But the remaining bandits remained.
Nearly half of the minions who came down not only did not give up resistance even though they knew there was no hope of victory, but also displayed a more powerful fighting force than before the victory was decided.
Those desperate minions were fighting on their own, unable to effectively cooperate with each other. But everyone's moves were extremely cruel, with no regard for their own life or death. Those people sang all kinds of slang songs, some
Some are cheerful, some are tragic, and the rhythm is not neat at all, but they are singing wholeheartedly, as if they regard death as a feast that is about to begin.
"Don't surround them, open a gap!" Li Xu had to rush to the front line in person and adjust the purpose of the battle. The cost of annihilating this bandit team was too high. For the future development of the Fenyang Army, he
They had to give their opponents a hope of escape. The messenger sent out the commander's intention with the sound of horns in time. The cavalry who were trying to divide and surround the enemy army moved away to the south after hearing the order, leaving some space for the rogue bandits.
A wide enough survival channel. To everyone's surprise, no more minions exited the battlefield, and the enemy's movements became more and more crazy and intoxicating.
"Kill the culprit first, and never ask for help!" After finding out that the enemy had no other forces hiding nearby, Li Xu rode his horse to join the battle group. This situation reminded him of the Battle of Hulao Pass that he had participated in.
At that time, Li Zixiong, the general of Youwuhou, relied on a group of dead soldiers to entangle Yu Wenshu's central army and left wing, and then led another army to defeat the Sui army's right wing. If he had not made a timely counterattack,
, Yu Wenshu's 400,000-strong army was almost defeated by his opponent, whose number was less than one-fifth of his own.
Many years later, the same situation happened again before his eyes. The training level of Zhang Jincheng's subordinates was far less than that of Li Zixiong's subordinates, but they had the same determination on their faces. Their clumsy fighting skills failed in the face of the high-speed cavalry.
As vulnerable as a toddler, their tenacious fighting will is like a wounded lone wolf, who would rather be shattered to pieces than to retaliate.
It only took a few breaths from the beginning of the contact between the two sides to fall into a melee. However, in this short period of time, nearly five thousand rogue bandits fell, and more than a thousand Fenyang Jingqi were killed. Such an exchange ratio
Li Xu couldn't bear it. It would take him at least more than half a year to train a cavalry, and the other party only needed to break through a few forts to recruit tens of thousands of people.
"The commander-in-chief has an order, kill the first culprit first, and never ask any questions!" The messenger promptly sent Li Xu's order to the entire battlefield. After hearing the order, the captain and brigade leaders who led the team adjusted their battle strategies again and gave up fighting with ordinary people.
The entanglement of minions gave priority to those bandit leaders whose armor looked more polished. This adjustment had a certain effect. As the leaders and veterans fell one by one, more and more people from Zhang Jin's troops fled the battlefield.
.But those who stayed to fight to the death became more and more powerful. Every time the cavalry took a step closer to victory, they almost had to pay the price of dozens, or even hundreds of cavalrymen.
"Cut down those battle flags! Follow me and chop down the enemy's battle flags." Li Xu didn't have time to hesitate anymore and charged forward on horseback. The soldiers around him responded with a bang, forming a wedge-shaped attack formation with the commander as the tip of the spear. Just now
Zhou Daniu, who had recovered and returned to the army, protected Li Xu's left side, and Liu Yi, who came to surrender from the Xiongwu Camp, protected Li Xu's right side. Zhang Ji, who returned from outside the Great Wall and joined the army in Sicang, was eager to make meritorious deeds, so he rode a tall horse and closely followed Li Xu.
Followed at the end of the team.
"Zhang Canjun, are you okay?" Zheng Luo Yuan, a soldier walking side by side with Zhang Ji, asked with concern. From the pale face of the other party, he knew that the man in front of him had a deep friendship with the coach and had once escorted a large amount of property from beyond the Great Wall.
It must have been the first time that Sicang joined the army after Dan returned to the battlefield. Although this man's riding skills were very good, his posture when holding the sword was obviously a bit stiff. This was because he had difficulty adapting to the tense atmosphere on the battlefield. He followed Yuan Fang back then.
My brother Luo Shixin also looked like this when he went to the battlefield for the first time after his death.
"I swore to repay General Li!" Zhang Ji's voice was trembling. He smiled as hard as he could, but the expression on his face was uglier than crying. "If he hadn't taken me in back then, I wouldn't have known it now.
I have died so many times. If you can do it, I can do it too!"
"Lower your head and keep it close to the horse's neck. Be careful of stray arrows. If you are injured, retreat to the edge of the team. Don't fall off the horse!" Luo Yuan, the member of the Guards Corps, was unable to persuade Zhang Ji to leave, so he warned Zhang Ji with a smile. He liked it very much.
Unlike other civilian officers, this companion of mine, who had lived outside the Great Wall for many years and had joined the army, had a frankness unique to the people of the Great Wall. This man had lost contact with the general for many years, but he had never misappropriated any of the general's property.
.This kind of quality is also found among traders in the Central Plains, but it is by no means common.
The two of them followed the end of the team and rushed into the enemy army. The coach at the front was invincible, and the entire team was unstoppable. Li Xu struggled to cut down a battle flag, and Zhou Daniu and Liu Yi stepped on it with their war horses.
He overturned the dead soldiers who tried to rush forward to protect the flag. The cavalry who rushed forward one after another brandished their swords and cut down the minions around them one by one. Arrows whizzed around them, and bamboo spears and wooden clubs flew from behind.
The horses flashed past on both sides, like a moving jungle. Li Xu turned the horse's head and rushed out from the other side of the jungle. The entire team pierced the enemy formation like a long spear, leaving behind bloody corpses on the ground.
"Front left!" Li Xu pressed forward with the tip of his knife, pointing at the enemy's battle flag on the other side. The entire team turned around like an angry dragon and followed him towards another group of minions who were resisting. Horse hooves stepped on
Passing through the white snow melted by red blood, thousands of pink mud splashed up. The cavalry held their breath and raised their swords high.
The leader of the Mianzhan banner was also a veteran of many battles. When he saw Li Xu coming on horseback, he not only did not dodge, but took the initiative to meet him, facing each other with his spear and scimitar. "Kill one and it's enough!" "I've already made a profit!"
That's enough!" The minions, big and small, shouted, following behind the leader and raising wooden sticks and sickles. The enemy and we soon collided with each other. The sound of metal knocking and human shouts were intertwined, and the red mist filled the air, filling the world with fear.
Things are coated with a layer of pink.
Li Xu chopped down the leader with only two moves. The leader looked younger than him. The moment he was hit in the neck by the long knife, his face was full of surprise. The signs of life quickly slipped away from his face.
, before falling to the ground, he opened his mouth as if he wanted to laugh, but all the blood spurted out of his mouth.
"Young master!" Zhang Ji heard someone crying, heartbreaking. The cry made him feel relieved suddenly, and he swung the scimitar in his hand more smoothly. Because he was at the end of the team, most of the time
He was just watching the battle and rarely had the chance to take action. Occasionally, one or two unlucky guys passed by the war horse. Zhang Ji swung his machete and quickly cut a foot-long crack on the opponent's body. All the men in the tribe were
He had the obligation to go to the battlefield. During these years on the grassland, he had learned many tricks of the barbarians.
One of the minions who had been injured and lying on the ground suddenly sat up, holding a sharpened wooden stick and stabbing his horse in the belly. Zhang Jim fiercely raised the reins, and the horse jumped directly over the heads of the other minions. Luo
The long spear in the far general's hand flicked out and pierced the neck of the minion directly. "Follow me! Stop fighting!" He greeted Zhang Ji, and then the two of them got rid of the minions and followed the coach to the next shot.
Battle flag.
Like the official army, the bandits controlled their troops solely by flags. As battle flags were cut down one after another, Zhang Jincheng's subordinates were obviously in chaos. They were still fighting hard, but they did not have effective organization and support.
Command. The veterans who usually played a core role in the team were killed one after another. The remaining small bosses lacked prestige and courage and were unable to coordinate the brothers around them.
The situation was obviously tilting towards the officers and soldiers, and Zhang Ji felt that the resistance his team encountered was getting smaller and smaller. He glanced forward secretly, and saw the coach Li Xu opening a horizontal knife. Immediately afterwards, the knife flashed,
The thief's head flew high into the sky.
"General Li! General Li!" Some among the soldiers cheered loudly for the general's bravery.
"General Li! General Li!" Zhang Ji followed the others and raised his weapons high, shouting and cheering with enthusiasm.
"Get fame on the horse!" This is the motto that many people use to motivate themselves. But looking at the Sui Dynasty, in the past twenty years, only Li Xu was able to climb from a humble family to the position of general, general manager, and prince with his own martial arts.
One. The soldiers knew that they might not be able to reach Li Xu's current heights in this life, but after all, the experience of their own coach gave them hope of changing the family. This hope does not have to be too big, even if it is only as weak as the light of a firefly's tail, it is still possible.
It is enough to inspire people to be ten times or even a hundred times more courageous.
For many soldiers, the three characters "General Li" not only represent their confidence in victory, but also represent their goals in life.
He has the same background as us, and his talent may not be outstanding. He only relies on disdainful efforts and a little luck. "People are not livestock, and they do not need famous breeds and famous blood!" Many years ago, Huben General Luo Yi once said, in
Li Xu has been confirmed one by one. For many brothers, Li Xu is their future now. In other words, becoming the next Li Xu is their whole dream.
"General Li, we must win, we must win!" On top of the city, countless infantrymen stretched out their bodies and cheered in the same rhythm as the brothers fighting fiercely below the city. The cheers that surged around were like sunshine, penetrating in an instant.
The rogue bandits used slang songs to form a melancholy cloud, casting light and hope deep into the center of the battlefield.
"We must win, we must win!" the soldiers raised their swords and shouted, following Li Xu's horses and clashing in the enemy formation. The bandits still risked their lives, but their resistance was like the snow after spring.
They are getting weaker and weaker. "We must win, we must win!" The soldiers of the Sui Dynasty urged their mounts, and they galloped past the enemy like the wind, their swords shining brightly, and the most gorgeous flower of life bloomed.
"Work harder so they don't dare to come again!" Li Xu raised his knife and shouted. "Smash their courage!" Zhou Daniu, Liu Yi, Zhang Ji, Luo Yuan and others repeated loudly, overpowering all other noises on the battlefield. The blade of the knife
They swept through the rudimentary leather armor of the rogues, cut open their hides, cut off their skin and flesh, chopped up their muscles and bones, and took away every living life. They were invincible and unstoppable...
A small group of minions, led by several veterans, rushed forward, trying to reverse their side's passive situation. They knew that their martial arts skills were far inferior to their opponents, so their shouts were full of despair. Black Wind kicked them away without mercy.
He killed the fastest charging gangster, and Li Xu knocked down the second one with a long knife. Zhou Daniu stabbed the third one with a horse spear. Liu Yi's opponent turned around and ran away, but he caught up from behind and slashed him with a knife.
There were two sections. The enemy troops dispersed quickly, and the cavalry chased them from behind. The blood quickly stained everyone's armor, including those of the bandits and their own. But no one cried out in pain, and no one retreated. They followed
Li Xu kept waving his sword and sword behind him, and his old or young faces turned red, as if they were drunk. Yes, they drank the wine of war. They were addicted to it and did not know how to return.
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At that moment, everyone experienced an intoxicating feeling. They were high above, as if they were floating in the clouds. Under the clouds, there was a battlefield composed of blood and fire. Their souls watched themselves and the enemy fight, and cheered proudly for their bravery.
. They forgot their fear, their fatigue, and even the wounds they had just added to their bodies. The enemy became extremely weak and fell down with a push. The spears and horizontal knives that were stretched out moved slowly and were full of flaws. They only needed to draw out the knives.
If you go, you will gain victory. And the taste of victory is so sweet, just like the bride's lips illuminated red by the candlelight...
Zhang Ji didn't know how many groups of enemy troops he had broken through following Li Xu. He felt that he had never lived as happily as he did today in his life. "No wonder Uncle Zhongjian would rather lick blood with the tip of his knife than fight again."
Go back and become a rich man outside the Great Wall. The difference between the two lives is indeed one in the sky and one in the earth." He thought dreamily, while feeling the overwhelming pride of galloping on the battlefield.
"I cut down at least six people today. I can register him as a hero. If I have better luck, I might be promoted to a higher rank, from joining the army in Sicang to marching in the trough." He accurately used the Sui military regulations he was just familiar with.
Calculating his own gains, although there has been no news from his parents for a long time, and his hometown has been destroyed by the war. But if they know that he has entered the official career, the spirits of the two elders in heaven will also smile. (To be continued)
