Feng Yi walked back to the desk, looked down at the map, pointed on it, and asked: "How many Huns cavalry should be left now?"
Han Xin said: "There should be more than ten thousand."
Feng Yi said: "But in Gaoyang Fort, they gathered more than 6,000 people. What does this mean?"
Geng Shu's eyes suddenly lit up and he said, "It's very possible that King Ori Zhu is here!"
Feng Yi nodded, turned to look at Guo Ji, and asked, "Is there any money or food in Gaoyang Fort?"
Guo Ji slowly nodded and said, "Yes!"
"how many?"
"I don't know exactly how much, but I can be sure that there is quite a lot of money and food stored in the fort." Guo Ji said: "Basically all the money in the Datong Army has been brought to Gaoyang Fort. In recent years,
We came down and accumulated a lot of food."
Feng Yi smiled and said: "So, the current Gaoyang Fort is the last and biggest piece of fat in Dai County. It is understandable that King Auri gathered 6,000 troops to besiege Gaoyang Fort."
Han Xin continued: "The Huns are greedy. When they know that there is a place like Gaoyang Fort, they will not let it go."
Geng Shu stepped in and saluted Feng Yi and said: "General, please prepare the last general to go to battle, and we will annihilate the barbarians outside Gaoyang Fort in one fell swoop!"
Feng Yi looked at Geng Shu, pondered for a moment, and nodded. Geng Shu was indeed the best candidate to rescue Gaoyang Fort.
First, Gaoyang Fort is not close to our own camp. If we rely on infantry, we will probably have to walk for two or three days, but if we use cavalry, we can reach it in half a day by hasty walking.
Secondly, Geng Shu was the best at dealing with the Huns, so he sent others to lead the troops. Feng Yi was not at ease, but Geng Shu was the only one who could make him feel confident.
He said sternly: "General Geng, you lead all the Youzhou assault cavalry and go to Gaoyang Fort immediately for rescue. You can save as many people as you can!"
"General, I obey!" Geng Shu stepped in and saluted. Guo Ji looked happy and kowtowed to Feng Yi again and said, "Thank you so much, general!" Then, he kowtowed to Geng Shu again and said, "Please give me a favor from Gaoyang Fort.
It’s General Geng!”
Geng Shu stepped forward to help him and said seriously: "As long as Shu still has three inches of energy left, the people in the city will be safe!"
The situation was urgent and Geng Shu did not dare to waste time. He took Guo Ji with him and led more than 6,000 Youzhou cavalry to set off overnight and rush to Gaoyang Fort.
If they were allowed to walk on their own, it would be difficult to find the specific location of Gaoyang Fort even if they drew a clear route. But now with Guo Ji as a guide, it can be said that they can get twice the result with half the effort.
Under the guidance of Guo Ji, the Youzhou cavalry traveled all night, and at noon the next day, the army finally arrived at Gaoyang Fort.
However, when they arrived, they were still a step too late. The Huns who besieged Gaoyang Fort had already begun to attack the city, and had already torn apart the city defenses and entered the city.
Geng Shu looked up and saw that Gaoyang Fort was a small earthen city with walls less than two feet high.
Because it has been abandoned for too long, the city wall has been severely weathered and has collapsed in many places. It was temporarily piled up with soil.
Such a defense system may be able to resist a small group of Huns, but the main force of the Huns in front of thousands of people is completely vulnerable.
Seeing that Gaoyang Fort had been breached by the Huns, Guo Ji's eyes turned red. He turned to look at Geng Shu and shouted loudly: "General Geng!"
Geng Shu took off his tiger-headed halberd from the victory hook of his war horse, took a deep breath, and shouted loudly: "All our Han soldiers, kill all the barbarians, protect our Han territory, and protect our Han people!"
"kill--"
Geng Shu responded to his call, and everyone shouted in unison, followed Geng Shu, and rushed straight to the Gaoyang Fort ahead.
On the outskirts of Gaoyang Fort, there were many small groups of Huns cavalry patrolling back and forth. The purpose of their patrols was to intercept and kill all those who escaped from the city.
The reason why people talk about the Huns is that they are cruel. Once the Huns gain an advantage, they will kill them all, rob them all, and leave no one alive.
Seeing the Han cavalry suddenly attacking, several groups of Xiongnu troops joined together to face the Han cavalry and counterattack.
It has to be said that the Huns are indeed tough. They only have a few hundred horses. Facing the thousands of Han soldiers, they not only did not escape, but also took the initiative to counterattack. This warlike courage can overwhelm the Han army in terms of momentum.
One enemy.
When there were only a hundred steps left between the two sides, the Huns fired arrows one after another. The Huns' cavalry arrows had always been their weapon to kill the enemy. Unfortunately, their troops were too few now, and the Han army had too many.
Scattered arrows shot into the phalanx of the galloping Youzhou Cavalry, and their lethality was very limited.
When the two sides were fifty steps apart, the Youzhou Cavalry's crossbows began to fire back.
Guo Ji, who was running at the front with Geng Shu, heard popping and swishing sounds from behind him. When he looked back, he was so frightened that he almost fell off his horse.
He saw a large black cloud flying toward him, and his body instinctively leaned to the side. Fortunately, Geng Shu next to him had quick hands and quick eyes, and gave him a hand in time, preventing him from falling off his horse.
Buzz——
The arrow array flew over his head, past him and Geng Shu, and smashed into the oncoming Xiongnu army. The sound of popping popping was heard continuously. Guo Ji's eyes widened and he looked at the Hun cavalry opposite. He was not a
They fell down one by one, but fell down in rows and pieces.
Not only people were covered with crossbow arrows, but even war horses were not spared. Both people and horses became hedgehogs. This was the cavalry arrow formation. Within the scope of its coverage, no living thing could survive.
Geng Shu looked at Guo Ji, who was still dazed, and shouted angrily: "You don't know how to fight, why are you rushing forward? I'll step back!"
This is a battlefield, a battlefield where human lives are like nothing. If you don't know how to fight and still rush to the front, isn't that your death in vain?
Guo Ji drew out his sword and said loudly: "General Geng, I have been practicing martial arts for many years, and I can fight alongside you!"
"You...forget it!" The cavalry rushed into the formation. There was no chance to say anything, and the sound in the ears was the rumble of horse hooves, and it was impossible to speak clearly.
Buzz——
The Han army's second round of arrows was fired again. This time Guo Ji calmed down a lot and did not look back. He just clamped the horse's belly to make the horse run faster.
Just like before, the arrow array passed over his head and hit the opposite side. The Hun cavalry fell down one by one again, row after row.
There was no chance for the third round of arrow formation. When the two sides came into contact, Geng Shu shouted loudly and raised the tiger-headed halberd. When the two horses crossed each other, a Hun cavalry was killed by the halberd.
Guo Ji looked at Geng Shu. He was distracted for a moment when a Hun cavalry rushed towards him. With a sharp whistling sound, the Hun scimitar slashed towards his face. Guo Ji didn't have time to wait.
Thinking about it, he swung his sword outward.
He heard a clang, a spark suddenly appeared in front of him, and the opponent's scimitar that was slashing at him was bounced away.
However, Guo Ji felt that his wrists were numb and the tiger's mouth was painful. The horses on both sides were galloping in opposite directions, and their inertia was extremely large. With the swords drawn with all their strength, even ordinary soldiers were extremely powerful when they were struck with this sword.
Guo Ji also looked back at the Hun cavalry passing by, and heard a pop sound. A Youzhou cavalry behind him had inserted an iron bar into the chest of the Hun soldier. The strong inertia knocked the Hun soldier away.
Everyone was dismounted from their horses.
In just a short while, Guo Ji broke out in cold sweat. The battle between the army and the battle between the rivers and lakes were two different emotions.
The rivers and lakes are dangerous, but the battle between armies is even more dangerous. Here, the most valuable thing is human life. A living life may be wiped out in the blink of an eye, and this person will never be found again.
Guo Ji swallowed his saliva and looked up at Geng Shu who had rushed in front of him. He saw Geng Shu holding a halberd and shooting his bow from left to right. The Hun cavalry running past him were hit from time to time and sprayed out with bloody arrows.
, threw down the war horse.
He took two breaths, braced himself, sprinted faster, and at the same time swung his sword repeatedly, making tinkling sounds all around him.
Seeing that Guo Ji was okay, actually able to survive in the chaos and keep up with him, Geng Shu held a halberd in his right hand, pulled out the Huanshou knife from under his ribs with his left hand, threw it back, and said: "Change the knife."
!”
The swords used by Jianghu people are not very useful on the battlefield. They cannot split human bones and break after a few hard fights. For cavalry, the really useful sword is the Huanshou sword, which can cut bones and tendons.
Extremely sharp.
Guo Ji reacted quickly. He threw away his sword and raised his hand to catch the ring-headed sword thrown by Geng Shu. He slashed to the side, and there was a pop, and the head of a Huns cavalry fell off his neck.
His eyes flashed and he shouted loudly: "Thank you, General Geng!"
"Follow me and kill the enemies, leaving no one behind!"
"Kill -" When he went to the battlefield and faced so many life and death situations, his blood started to boil unconsciously. Guo Ji held the ring-shou sword and followed Geng Shu, slashing the surrounding Huns cavalry with all his strength.
He didn't remember how many Hun cavalry flew past him, nor did he remember how many Hun cavalry he killed. When he felt his speed slow down, he took a closer look and found that he had followed Geng Shu to Gaoyang Fort.
The city gate is near.
The number of Huns here increased sharply, including both cavalry and infantry. Looking around, they saw a large and densely packed area. Guo Ji's heart was shaken, and he subconsciously looked at Geng Shu. Geng Shu urged his horse and rushed past without hesitation.
Seeing this, Guo Ji suppressed the fear in his heart, roared, and also urged his horse, charging forward regardless.
Geng Shu rushed to the crowd of Xiongnu soldiers. Before the men and horses arrived, the halberd arrived first. The halberd was inserted into the crowd. The screams suddenly started. The body of a soldier was pierced. Due to its inertia, the body of the Xiongnu soldier turned backward.
Flying upside down, knocking his companions behind him into pieces. Geng Shu rushed into the crowd, swung his halberd, and slashed left and right. The Hun soldiers around him screamed and fell to the ground. In the blink of an eye, all around him had fallen.
The next circle is the corpses of the Huns.
Guo Ji did not have as much combat experience as Geng Shu, so he rushed into the crowd of Huns soldiers with both men and horses. When he bumped into a group of Huns soldiers, others also jumped out on their horses and fell directly into the crowd.
Several Xiongnu soldiers were knocked to the ground by Guo Ji, who was flying towards them. Guo Ji stood up in a hurry, and before he had time to catch his breath, he swung the Huanshou sword in his hand outward with all his strength.
The two Huns soldiers were unable to dodge, and their stomachs were cut open by the blade of a knife, and they fell on their backs.
Guo Ji held a knife, and while rushing forward, he stabbed the knife forward continuously. The chest of a Huns soldier blocking him was almost turned into a hornet's nest by him. Suddenly, hearing that the evil wind behind him was not good, he subconsciously
Lower your body downward.
Whoa, whoa! Two scimitars passed over his head. Without thinking, Guo Ji kicked back twice. With two muffled groans, the two Huns soldiers fell to the ground. But after he kicked him down,
At the same time as the two of them were approaching, more Huns soldiers swarmed over.
Looking at the swarming Hun soldiers around him, Guo Ji suddenly felt powerless. There were so many enemies in a sea of people, how could he kill them all by himself?
He just had such a sigh in his heart. The Huns soldiers who were charging towards him suddenly became confused. He saw the Youzhou Cavalry rushing in along the city gate, one after another, and crashed into the crowd of Huns soldiers. The iron hooves of the war horses were beating on the people.
Trampled on him mercilessly.
Just now, Guo Ji was surrounded by Huns, but in this moment, there were no more Huns. They were all galloping horses, horses riding unexpectedly from Youzhou.
Seeing such a scene, Guo Ji's eyes were red with excitement. Before his tears fell, he saw a big hand reaching out to him, and at the same time, he heard a shout: "Brother!"
Guo Ji grabbed the big hand that was stretched out in front of him, and then he jumped into the air and sat behind a Youzhou trooper. The speed of the war horse did not slow down, carrying two people, and followed the other troopers.