The year before last, when Chen Caozhi returned from Yecheng, he gave the famous Dragon City horse given to him by Murong Ke to Ran Sheng. Ran Sheng was tall and strong, and the big white horse he won from Zhi Fahan could be used to ride normally, and he could charge in armor.
However, this famous Dragon City horse is tall and strong, all red in color, and is called the Fire Dragon Colt. It runs extremely fast, and its mane flutters like flames swaying and flying. Ran Sheng usually rides a big white horse, but when he charges into battle, he rides a Fire Dragon.
foal——
In Gusxi Prefecture, Ran Sheng had a good relationship with Huan Shiqian and Deng Xia, and they often wrestled with each other. Huan Shiqian and Deng Xia both called Ran Sheng a tiger general. There were three tigers in Xifu instead of two. Before the Northern Expedition, Deng Xia had encouraged
Ran Sheng became famous in one battle and received a high promotion. Unexpectedly, Deng Xia was killed at the hands of Xi Luoteng at the gate of Xuchang City. Just before the heavy cavalry decisive battle, Ran Sheng also saw with his own eyes the ferocity of this yellow-bearded Xianbei, who killed dozens of people in Beifu.
The heavy cavalry actually broke away and ran away. How could Ran Sheng be willing to let Xi Luoteng escape like this? He led a group of cavalry in hot pursuit——
Following Xi Luoteng were Murong Zhu and nine other brave Yanqi. Fu Yan was trapped in the rebellious army and he didn't know whether he was alive or dead, but he couldn't care about that at this time. He had to return to Xingyang City as soon as possible——
A Yan cavalry shouted: "General, there are enemy cavalry in hot pursuit."
Xiluo Tengkongqi looked back. In the dim dusk, a group of white-robed and brightly armored Jin cavalry were chasing after them. They were unwilling to give up. There were about twenty cavalry——
Xi Luoteng sneered and shouted: "General Murong led several cavalry ahead and left three cavalry to help me. Today I want to let the people of Wu know that I lost this battle because I fell into a treacherous trick and was outnumbered. It was not a crime of war."
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Murong Zhu knew that Luo Teng was extremely brave. With him cutting off the rear and establishing his authority by killing the Jin army, the enemy would not dare to pursue him again. He immediately said: "Don't be reluctant to fight. Hurry up after retreating from the enemy." He led six cavalry across the ridge.
And go.
This is the intersection between Hongmaoling and Jiaoshan in the south of Xingyang City. Between the Xiluoteng Lima Mountain Road, the two halberds on the left and right pointed diagonally at the ground. Seeing the Jin army approaching, they suddenly shouted: "Who is coming? This horse is bred by His Highness the King of Taiyuan."
Why did you get the red dragon horse?"
Xi Luoteng recognized the fire dragon colt under Ran Sheng's crotch and was greatly surprised.
Ran Sheng reined in his horse, raised his face curtain, and shouted: "You humble slave, do you still recognize me?"
Xi Luo Teng looked carefully. The year before last, Ran Sheng accompanied Chen Caozhi on his mission to the North and met with Murong Ke in Gong County. Xi Luo Teng was deeply impressed by the extraordinary handsome Chen Cao Zhi and the heroic and heroic Ran Sheng, and said angrily: "Chen Zisheng
, your brother was in Yecheng in the past and was treated with great courtesy by the King of Taiyuan. Now I will avenge my kindness and lead my troops to invade our Yan territory. I swear to kill you!"
Ran Sheng gritted his teeth and said: "My hatred for the old thief Murong Ke is as deep as the sea. The old thief will die early, otherwise I will eat his flesh alive, and I will even wish I could kill all the Xianbei slaves. The yellow-bearded thief, please die." Tingshuang.
The bladed spear rushed straight up.
Ran Sheng's double-edged spear is two feet long and as thick as a duck egg. The front end of the spear has double blades and a bottle at the rear end. It is all made of fine iron. He also wears a six-foot long sword with a hundred steels, which is hung diagonally on the side of the saddle.
The knife has no sheath and is only wrapped in cloth. When using it, the knife is shaken and the silk is torn, revealing its sharp edge——
Xi Luo Teng didn't understand why Ran Sheng said that he and Murong Ke had a deep hatred. At this time, he didn't think much about it. He only wanted to kill or capture Ran Sheng. This man was a younger brother of Chen Cao Zhi. Capturing this man would be a big blow to the Jin Dynasty.
The general was greatly frightened, and immediately shouted: "Huan-eyed thief, I swear to kill you!" He held his two halberds high, like a dragon going out to sea, his right halberd blocked Ge Ran Sheng's double-edged spear, and his left halberd held it on the chest and stabbed it——
Ran Sheng was very powerful and agile, and his spears were blocked. The two of them fought fiercely like a revolving door on the mountain road, while the rest of the Jin and Yan cavalry stood on the sidelines and watched.
Xi Luo Teng was proficient in martial arts and extremely powerful. He could move his halberd like the wind. Ran Sheng's double-edged spear was on the defensive. Both sides were a little anxious. Xi Luo Teng was surprised by Ran Sheng's strength.
The Xifu Tiger General was killed by him easily. Chen Caozhi's brother was only twenty years old, but he couldn't fight for a long time. It would be bad if the Jin army's cavalry chased him. Xiluo Teng roared again and again,
Want to kill Ran Sheng as soon as possible——
Ran Sheng felt that Xi Luoteng was a tired soldier, but he couldn't defeat him. It was really shameful. He was furious and his blood was boiling. His eyes gradually turned red, the strength of his arms increased sharply, and a fine iron double-edged spear roared.
When the wind blows, you can feel the whistling sound of the spear tip tearing through the air. Xiluo Teng feels great difficulty when parrying the one-handed halberd. He is secretly frightened. He can no longer maintain an attack and defense with his two-handed halberd, so he can only parry with all his strength.
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Ran Sheng roared at first, then became thunderous, his eyes turned red, his beard spread out, the double-edged spear in his hand rained down on Xiluoteng, and the cold wind blown by the blade made people feel chilly in summer——
With a "clang" sound, the spear in Xi Luo Teng's right hand couldn't bear the force and flew out. He quickly held the single halberd with both hands, looking embarrassed. Xi Luo Teng has never suffered from today's predicament since he followed the Taiyuan King Murong to fight eight years ago.
, even if the enemy surrounded him with thousands of troops, he was not afraid. He did not expect that this little-known Jin general would be so brave. He became more and more brave as he fought.
He had never felt that death was so close to him. The whistle of the spear tip breaking through the air was the cold air of death——
Xi Luo Teng became timid and turned his horse's head back to escape. Ran Sheng shouted: "Where to go!" He opened the two spears and halberds and struck them down. Xi Luo Teng did not look back. He blocked the iron halberd with his backhand, but failed.
Blocking the block, the halberd and spear hit the armor on his right shoulder. He screamed in pain, but at the same time, with this strong force, the famous horse under his crotch rushed forward and jumped several feet away——
Ran Sheng was furious, he quickly drew the steel knife on the side of his saddle, threw it with all his strength, and the steel knife shot out——
Xi Luoteng was lying down and riding his horse to run for his life, when his mount suddenly hissed and fell to one side. The moment he fell to the ground, he caught a glimpse of the mount's right hind leg with two hoofs broken off, and blood splattered wildly——
Ran Sheng urged his horse forward, raised his double-edged spear high, and plunged it down fiercely, as if he had used a spear gun to spear fish in Mingsheng Lake before, stabbing Xiluoteng through the chest and nailing Xiluoteng to the mountain road while he was struggling to get up.
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In the battle of the ancient Great Wall south of Xingyang City, the eight thousand cavalry led by Xi Luo Teng, Murong Zhu and Fu Yan were completely wiped out. Xi Luo Teng and Fu Yan died in the battle, and only seven of Murong Zhu's cavalry were left. The Jin army also suffered many casualties.
Cavalry Governor Duan Si's left arm was cut off at the elbow by Fu Yan. Although he struggled to kill Fu Yan, he was seriously injured and could no longer command the Beifu heavy cavalry. Ran Sheng became famous in one battle, killing the first warrior of Xianbei.
Xiluo Teng was ordered to temporarily take over the position of sixth-grade cavalry commander and command the Beifu heavy cavalry——
More than a thousand carts of grain and grass that Fu Yan transported from Xuchang to Xingyang were all captured by the Jin army, and they were used to support the war. The Beifu soldiers' rations were safe in the short term, and there were also countless gold, silver, coins and silk. Chen Cao ordered all the subordinates to follow the statistics
Be on the books and be rewarded based on your merits after the Northern Expedition is successful——
Xiluoteng's head was placed on a carriage frame and displayed to the public outside Xingyang City. The city's guards, Murong De, King of Fanyang, and Murong Li, King of Xiapi, had learned about Fu Yan and Xiluoteng's tribe from the mouth of Murong Zhu, who had escaped.
After hearing the news that the whole army had been wiped out, seeing the Jin army displaying Xi Luoteng's head to the public, I couldn't help but be angry and seized it. I was in panic all day long. Xingyang has now become an isolated city. Although there are 12,000 defenders, the Jin army is still weak.
Xingyang was so large that it was difficult to defend, and the waiting reinforcements from Hebei were delayed. There were reports that Grand Sima Murong Zang’s army had gathered on the north bank of the Yellow River in the Xingyang section, but the troop transport was captured by the Jin navy.
Three ships were overturned, and nearly a thousand Yan troops fell into the water and drowned. The Yan troops on the north bank did not dare to cross south, and were rushing downstream to cross to Jiyang. However, it was more than 700 miles from Jiyang to Xingyang, and there were still people on the way.
The Jin army blocked the attack and could not reach it within half a month——
Murong De was worried. In Henan, only Xingyang and Luyang were still under the control of the Yan army. It was unknown how long Luyang could hold on!
Chen Caozhi had a dispute with Huan Xi for the first time over whether to attack Xingyang by force. Huan Xi was so happy about his success because of several great victories that he wanted to drive the soldiers from the north to attack Xingyang. Chen Caozhi believed that Xingyang City could not be attacked in a month.
If they cannot come down, and this must be a forced attack regardless of casualties, the current situation must not delay too much time in Xingyang. We should cross the river as soon as possible and go directly to Ye City. As long as Ye City is captured, the matter can be decided——
Huan Shixiu also supported Chen Caozhi, which made Huan Xi extremely angry. He was about to get angry when Chen Caozhi said: "Let's ask the Grand Sima to make a decision on this matter."
Huan Xi felt that Chen Caozhi did not obey his orders and hated him very much.
On this day, the Jin army received another good news. Xu Fan, the prefect of Yan Gaoping, came to surrender. Xu Fan was a Han nationality and came from a large Yanzhou clan. During the Yongjia Rebellion, his family did not move south, but later joined the Xianbei Murong clan. Xu Fan was appointed Gaoping.
The prefect heard that Huan Wen's Northern Expedition was overwhelming, so he raised the county to join him.
Huan Wen was overjoyed when he heard the news. He first ordered people to send Murong Chui and his son to Hefei to settle down. He led the crowd from Yingchuan to Junyi on the Dragon Boat Festival, the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, to meet Xu Fan and at the same time commend the meritorious soldiers in the battle of the ancient Great Wall.
It is planned to promote Duan Si to the rank of General Zhaolie of the fifth rank. Ran Sheng is proposed to be promoted to the rank of Cavalry Commander of the sixth rank for his meritorious service in killing Yan general Xi Luoteng, to lead the heavy cavalry of Beifu. The other generals will report to the court for rewards after their meritorious deeds are made——
Huan Wen knew that Huan Xi and Chen Caozhi had different opinions on the attack on Xingyang, so he said: "Murong Zang is approaching Hebei with a heavy army. If our army crosses the river to fight, we may be attacked halfway across the river. It is better to station troops at the river to help and reserve resources in time."
, and rebellions are rife in Yan territory, wouldn’t it be more effective with half the effort if we advance troops again?”
Because of Zhao Hong and Xu Fan's defection, Huan Wen had great expectations for the Han people in Yan Kingdom. He hoped that the wealthy Han people would come to join him after hearing the news. Moreover, Huan Wen suffered from a foot disease again and was mentally exhausted——
Chen Caozhi argued hard: "There are many landing places on the north bank of the Yellow River. Our Jin navy has strong transportation capabilities and can completely avoid Murong Zang's army. We can besiege Xingyang without attacking and lure Murong Zang's reinforcements. We
The army then ambushes them, and the art of war goes like this: ten sieges and five attacks. This is what we call it."
Huan Wen said: "Chen Yu's plan is light and sharp, and he will win in the face of difficulties. I want to secure Henan first, and then wait for the opportunity to act."
Chen Caozhi secretly sighed in his heart, Huan Wen's old habit was committed again. During the Northern Expedition to Fu Qin in the 10th year of Yonghe, when the army reached Bashang, they did not attack Chang'an violently, so that they did not achieve great success. Now they are hesitant to move forward again, just for fear of great success.
