Five hundred and eighth chapter worthy of the heart
Several soldiers stood up and said, "General, I know the nature of water!"
Yao Qi nodded and said seriously: "You will cross the river immediately to find the king. If you see the king, say, we have fought to the death with the enemy in Yanzhou. We are worthy of the Han Dynasty and have not insulted the reputation of the king!"
After hearing this, several soldiers who stood up all retreated in unison. One of them had red eyes and said: "General, we are definitely not people who are greedy for life and afraid of death! General, we will never fight to the death with the enemy in Henan."
Meet Hebei!"
The other soldiers also said in unison: "I am willing to follow the general and fight the enemy to the end. I will never return to Hebei alive!"
Yao Qi looked at a few soldiers and said: "You can go back to Hebei to find the king. Our fight to the death today will still be remembered by future generations. If no one returns to Hebei, our reputation will only be left to the Bronze Horse."
Thieves and bandits slander!"
If after this battle, not a single person is left alive, then their battle in Yanzhou will be left to the Bronze Horse Army to make up random things. The Bronze Horse Army can even slander them that they surrendered first and were killed later.
Yao Qi himself did not want to bear such an infamy, and he did not want his brothers below to bear such an infamy. They were not afraid of death, but they also wanted to die with value. They could not bear the infamy after death and be cast aside by people.
All the soldiers present looked at the brothers who were good at water and said, "Just listen to the general and swim back to the other side. As long as you survive, we will not be buried in today's deadly battle!"
"General." Several soldiers knelt down in unison, sobbing so much that they couldn't stop crying. Yaoqi curled up his lips with a smile on his face. He waved his hands to several people and said, "Go quickly, the bandit army is attacking again."
Come up!"
As he spoke, he looked back and saw that three battalions of bronze horse troops were approaching step by step. A cold light flashed in Yao Qi's eyes, and he said faintly: "The man will die in the wilderness, and his ears will be buried with his body wrapped in horse leather!"
What Yao Qi said was a quote from Ma Yuan. Ma Yuan was a famous scholar and was originally a minister of Wang Mang. Later, when Wang Mang was killed, he fled to Xiliang.
The idiom "shrouded in horse leather" comes from Ma Yuan's words.
Yao Qi ordered several of his subordinates who were good at swimming to swim across the Yellow River, return to Hebei, and report the battle in Yanzhou to Liu Xiu. He himself led the remaining Han army to fight against the Bronze Horse Army again.
The Han army of less than 2,000 people was surrounded by 30,000 bronze horse troops. This battle really became a deadly battle.
Yao Qi fought to death three of his horses, and there were countless wounds, big and small, all over his body. But even so, he still rode his horse and charged left and right among the rebellious army.
Cold arrows flew from time to time, nailing Yao Qi's shoulders, thighs, and the horse under his crotch. The horse was overwhelmed and fell to the ground, and Yao Qi fell off the horse again.
The soldiers of the nearby Bronze Horse Army swarmed forward, but Yao Qi, who was almost as good as a bloody man, stood up from the ground again inconceivably, brandishing his iron-point steel spear, and used the sharp edge of his spear to attack the surrounding enemy troops in a swarm.
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Seeing that his whole face was stained red with blood, and only his eyes were still white with Yao Qi, the Bronze Horse Army who had never been afraid did not dare to step forward rashly at this time. People stood around Yao Qi, involuntarily
The ground retreated continuously.
Someone in the crowd shouted: "Shoot the arrows! Shoot him with the arrows!"
Following the shouts, the sound of crossbows ejecting was heard in the crowd, and several crossbow arrows flew towards Yao Qi. Yao Qi roared, rolled to the side, dodged a few crossbow arrows, stood up, and stabbed out with one shot.
The spear head penetrated the chest of a soldier, and then stabbed the chest of a soldier holding a crossbow behind him.
One shot, two lives! Yao Qidian shouted and continued to stab the gun forward. The edge of the iron gun penetrated the second person and stabbed the third person.
A bronze horse soldier on the side roared, rushed up with a spear, and stabbed Yao Qi in the chest. The latter twisted his body, sand, and the spear tip scratched the armor on his side. He drew his arm back and used
He clamped the spear tightly under his armpits, twisted his body slightly, and with a click, the spear broke. Yaoqi reached back and grabbed the half of the spear under his armpit, and thrust the spear back. Poof, the spear was broken.
Stab the soldier in the face and knock him to the ground.
Yao Qi stepped back and pulled the spear out of the bodies of the three corpses. He gasped for air and glanced around with bloodshot eyes.
The surrounding bronze horse soldiers raised their swords and spears and gestured at Yao Qigan, but no one came forward.
Yao Qi knew that he was at the end of his strength and could not hold on for long. Before he fell, he could only kill one more person!
Thinking of this, he waved his arm outward, and half of the spear flew out, hitting a soldier in the chest. Then he held the gun in both hands and charged into the crowd of Bronze Horse Army again.
At this time, Yao Qi had no thought of seeking life at all, he only wanted to die.
He fought his way into the crowd of Bronze Horse Army and surrendered to the opponent's attacks. As long as they were not coming for his vital points, he simply stopped hiding in order to save his own energy.
His desperate dismissal really shocked the surrounding Bronze Horse Army soldiers. If you stood at a high altitude and looked down at this time, you would find this strange scene on the battlefield.
Yao Qi was obviously in the center of the Bronze Horse Army, with enemies on all sides, but the circle around him was completely deserted. It was as if Yao Qi had a deadly virus on his body. No matter where he went, the crowd around him
Move back immediately.
The choice of the soldiers of the Bronze Horse Army was very wise. At this time, no matter who rushed up, it was because they thought their life was too long. People avoided Yao Qi, which actually made Yao Qi want to recruit a few more thieves to back him up.
Failed.
In the crowd of Bronze Horse Army, he rushed to the left and right, but the Bronze Horse Army just avoided, gave in, and refused to fight him. After only a while, Yao Qi was exhausted and out of breath.
, beads of sweat flowed down his cheeks, washing the blood on his face into white streaks.
Just as Yao Qi roared angrily, there was sudden chaos behind the Bronze Horse Army. At the same time, there was a muffled thunder from the horizon.
"Is it...cavalry?" The experienced soldiers of the Bronze Horse Army immediately judged that the roaring sound was not thunder, but the sound of a large group of cavalry galloping.
The Bronze Horse Army's judgment was correct. There was indeed a large group of cavalry coming here, and the leader was none other than Liu Xiu.
Liu Xiu originally planned to go to Hanoi to hunt down the remnants of the Bronze Horse Army, but he only led his army halfway. When he arrived in Wei County, he suddenly received information from Yunxi Pavilion that the Bronze Horse Army that had fled to Hanoi had limited strength and could only
There are tens of thousands of people, and most of them are Bronze Horse dependents, and Dongshan Barren, Shanghuai Kuang and other Bronze Horse leaders are not among them.
Since Dongshan Huangtu and Shanghuai Kuang were not among the remnants of the Bronze Horse Army who fled to Hanoi, they must have fled to Yanzhou. Since Dongshan Huangtu and Shanghuai Kuang were in Yanzhou, the main force of the Bronze Horse Army must also be there.
Thinking of this, Liu Xiu broke out in a cold sweat. You must know that Yaoqi only led an army of 20,000 to Yanzhou. Once he encountered the main force of the Bronze Horse Army, these few troops and horses were not enough to fill the teeth of the Bronze Horse Army.
Liu Xiu also underestimated the strength of Yao Qi. The first unit of Yao Qi had very few troops and was very small in size. However, they were not pieces of fat, but pebbles. They almost failed to crush the two queens of the Bronze Horse Army.
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Judging that the main force of the Bronze Horse Army was in Yanzhou, Liu Xiu immediately changed his marching route. He led his cavalry one step ahead and galloped eastward from Wei County, heading straight for Yanzhou.
Just when Yao Qi and other Han troops were determined to fight the enemy to the death, Liu Xiu led more than 10,000 Youzhou assault cavalry and finally arrived at the battlefield.
The Bronze Horse Army, which had been fighting fiercely with Yaoqi for a whole day, was already exhausted physically and mentally. For them, all that was left was to finish the battle.
But the Bronze Horse Army never expected that the Youzhou Cavalry led by Liu Xiu suddenly appeared in front of them as if they had fallen from the sky.
Under the iron hooves of more than 10,000 Youzhou sudden cavalry, the unprepared and exhausted Bronze Horse Army did not put up a decent resistance. To be more precise, the Bronze Horse Army had no time to resist at all.
The army's formation was scattered by the sudden cavalry.
Dongshan Huangtu and Shanghuai Kuang wanted to lead their men to compete with Youzhou Tuqi again. At this time, they heard people shouting from inside Youzhou Tuqi: "Prince Xiao is here, why don't you wait?"
Capture them without mercy!"
Hearing this, Dongshan Huangtu, Shang Huaikuang and others were all broken into cold sweats. Liu Xiu was here! Liu Xiu actually led his army into Yanzhou himself! Wasn't he afraid that the Red Eyebrow Army would besiege him?
The generals of the Bronze Horse Army completely lost their will to resist. The Bronze Horse Army, led by Dongshan Huangtu and Shanghuai Kuang, was defeated all the way to the west. The Han army refused to give up, and the cavalry carried the Bronze Horse Army in pursuit.
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Especially Wu Han and Geng, both of whom were good at commanding cavalry. At this time, they took the lead, each leading three thousand fine cavalry, chasing the bronze horse army that had retreated thousands of miles away.
Liu Xiu did not continue the pursuit, but instead galloped across the battlefield, looking for Yao Qi. The battlefield on the south bank of the Yellow River was now littered with corpses, piled high on top of each other, and rivers of blood.
The corpses of the Han army officers and soldiers were spread on the ground in one layer, and the corpses of the Bronze Horse Army soldiers were even more numerous. They were spread on the ground in several layers. In some places, the corpses of soldiers from both sides were piled high.
Through these shocking scenes, we can also see the brutality of today's battle.
The more Liu Xiu watched, the more panicked he became. As he ran, he couldn't help but start to pull his neck and shout: "What's the next situation? What's the next situation? What's the next situation?"
For his subordinates, Liu Xiu can indeed be said to be affectionate and righteous.
Now the Gengshi court and the Red Eyebrow Army have become so jealous that it's either you or me who will die. And as Liu Xiu, Prince Xiao of the Gengshi Court and a relative of Liu Xuan, entered the territory of the Red Eyebrow Army, it can be said that this
It takes a huge risk in itself and may fall into a situation of being besieged by the Red Eyebrow Army at any time.
But in order to rescue Yao Qi, Liu Xiu not only came, but in order to rush for time, he entered Yanzhou first with only more than 10,000 cavalry.
In order to live up to his kindness to Liu Xiu, Yao Qi was able to make up his mind on the battlefield and fight to the death with an enemy force that was ten times his own. In order to protect Yao Qi, Liu Xiu was able to risk his own life and go deep into the enemy's territory.
It is rare in ancient times for both monarch and minister to achieve this level.
Just when Liu Xiu shouted Yao Qi's name, a large group of soldiers suddenly appeared in front of them, but they couldn't tell whether they were Han soldiers or Bronze Horse soldiers. Almost all of them turned into bloody men.
Long Yuan and others immediately urged their horses forward to protect Liu Xiu, while Liu Xiu rushed out from the crowd on horseback and headed straight for the group of soldiers.
"Your Majesty! It's really your Majesty!" These soldiers were none other than Yao Qi's subordinates. When they saw Liu Xiu coming on horseback, everyone screamed, and then couldn't help crying with joy.
