Although most of the soldiers around them were veterans of the Yellow Turban Army who had seen big scenes, the scene before them still made them feel uneasy. The laughter around them was replaced by solemnity. Even the people of the Spartacus clan rubbed their hands up and down on their spears.
There was a panic in the team. We had never seen so many cavalry. There were only more than 10,000 cavalry in our team, which was also put together temporarily, and they were not in the battle formation now. There were even fewer archers, and most of our bows were short wooden bows, which could only be used when defending the city, and I sent them to other places. The rest were all Yellow Turbans who didn't even have armor, but the conspicuous Yellow Turbans were gone. On the other hand, Dong Zhuo's army even had armor on their horses. The entire army was completely wrapped in black iron helmets, and only the eagle feathers that soared into the sky and the big flag with the word "Dong" were the only places where this army felt popular. But I was wondering why Dong Zhuo came to the vanguard camp. Did they think that the vanguard camp could defeat us
At this time, Deng seemed to sense something. He waved his spear, and suddenly a dozen female soldiers stood up from behind, holding something that looked like a musical instrument, a few upright reed pipes, and began to play. They played the same sound. The soldiers in front heard this information and began to move in an orderly manner. They lined up in five rows and walked forward in a neat and fast pace. My sister also felt the atmosphere, because the big drums on the city began to sound rhythmically, and the soldiers seemed to be inspired by the courage of the warriors in front.
"They are not from Jingzhou, but they are at the forefront to defend Jingzhou. If we don't fight bravely, how can we face the elders of Jingxiang?" I said loudly to my brothers. Jiang Zheng smiled and nodded, Li Zhen nodded, Chen Liang lowered his head and smiled, and Chen Ou looked at me with a weird expression. They all understood that I was not talking to them, so Chen Liang did not stop the soldiers from whispering.
When Dong Zhuo's army was about two miles away from us, they suddenly slowed down. The cavalrymen in the front row began to take out their bows and arrows and began to shoot arrows at Spartacus and his men who were closest to them! However, the people on the climb reacted very quickly. The first row quickly squatted down, shields tightly connected to shields, the second row placed their shields on the shields of the first row, and the ones behind quickly placed them layer by layer. Half a mile later, we saw a rain of arrows falling on their shield formation, and heard a fierce collision like fried beans. The cavalrymen who had finished shooting an arrow immediately dispersed to both sides and continued to draw their bows and arrows to shoot at the front of the formation. Before an incense stick, the rain of arrows stopped, and the enemy also stopped advancing. When the dust settled, we suddenly found that the densely packed Dong Zhuo army in front of us had been lined up neatly, and the current large flag was "Dong".
Wen Dong and I exchanged glances and nodded. He waved his hand, the drums started beating, and we slowly moved forward. Spartacus and his men in front of us also took down their shields and began to disperse. As we were moving forward, Wen Dong lowered his voice and said to me, "Hey, they are much stronger than we thought. They are really strong. We have a tough battle today."
I thought to myself, I think I underestimated the ability of Dong Zhuo and his men. We originally planned to let them charge over and defeat their cavalry, and then take advantage of their unstable footing to force them to the hillside, and use the large slope to divide and annihilate them. But they used arrows to distance their charge from us, and made everyone climb up the large slope to the gentle south slope to integrate. I tried my best to appear calm, because I was the chief general, the great Han Ping An Feng Yun Hou Xie Zhi. I knew that from this moment on, cowardice no longer belonged to me. My cowardice and hesitation would kill everyone. I deliberately let the horse run faster than the others. I was wearing a black cloak and black armor, sitting on a tall black horse and leading the way. Against the backdrop of the red infantry, and with the banner of Ping An Feng Yun Hou Xie behind me, I think all the Dong Zhuo army knew that I was the chief general, and the soldiers were also inspired by my behavior. Marching in unison with the drums, I couldn't help feeling proud. I thought that I was only seventeen years old, and I could boost the morale of the whole army. Am I really going to be a great general
As soon as I was distracted, I suddenly felt something shooting at me. I almost subconsciously reached out with my left hand and looked closely. An arrow was in my hand. My heart suddenly beat so fast. I was almost ambushed. The soldiers suddenly burst into cheers, but this time, I was much calmer. I waved my hand and asked everyone to be quiet. There was nearly a mile between them and me. The person who could shoot an arrow so accurately at my face must not be a good person. I held the arrow in my right hand and looked at it, and I was always on guard against the next arrow. There was nothing special about this arrow. I couldn't tell who shot it. I asked Chen Liang behind me, but he didn't see it either. Suddenly, I thought. I knew it was not good. Before I turned my head, my left hand pushed back and barely grabbed the tail feather. My heart beat wildly again. The army cheered again. He really knew how to find the right time to attack, but this also let me know who shot the arrow.
"Brother, under the Ox-shaped flag." Hu Yujun had sharp eyes and she discovered the source of the arrow.
"Thank you, sister-in-law." But I only used my mouth and didn't dare turn my head.
I took off my cape, took out the iron bow from the saddle, gathered my strength, and immediately drew the bow to its full length and shot two arrows back at the ox-shaped flag one by one. It was dark there, and I didn't know which bastard was plotting against me. However, revenge was effective. Two people fell down one after another, and the ox-shaped flag tilted. Then I saw someone holding up the flag. The death of the flag bearer boosted our morale. But the enemy's saoluàn only lasted for a while. Immediately, the terrible calm was restored.
We stopped fifty feet behind Deng's front team. The order to stop was given by Brother Wendong. It seems that this space is for Spartacus and his team to play.
Then, the war ceremony began. I saw a man from Dong Zhuo's army coming out in front of me, so I rode forward. The two armies were only a few hundred steps apart, so we each stopped a few dozen steps in front of the army. The man opposite was about 40 years old, with a savage beard. It was hard to tell what he looked like. He was strong and muscular. I just felt that he rode a horse like an ordinary person riding a dog, which was not pleasing to the eye.
He immediately bowed to me, and I returned the greeting. He spoke first: "I am Dong Xi, the younger brother of Tianshui Duke Dong Zhuo..., and now my army has arrived..." I didn't listen to his boring words. I looked at the big flag behind him, Anding Bo Dong, and Zi, he was afraid that he would be one level lower than me, so he used the name of his brother to suppress me. His long and tedious proclamation almost made me fall asleep, but the man under the big flag with the word "Niu" kept me awake. I only paid attention to his meaning, which was nothing more than that he came to Yizhou to suppress the remnants of the Yellow Turbans, why did he see us blocking him and hoped that we would give way, otherwise... I have 170,000 troops, and you have 50,000, and you are still so arrogant.
"We also came here to suppress the Yellow Turbans, but somehow we were attacked by your arrows. Now that we arrived first and we don't think it will be difficult to suppress the rebellion, there is no need to trouble the Earl of Anding to lead his troops here in person. Instead, you camp here and we will send you food and supplies for your return home. I will welcome the Earl of Anding tonight in Hanzhong. Tomorrow, please go back to Liangzhou." I know that both of us are talking nonsense, but we are all Han officials, and it is not right to fight like this. However, there are precedents of separatist regimes and wars among princes under one country, and such words are the special language of this dynasty. If the higher-ups investigate, it will be as if we are just an ordinary local conflict, and we can blame each other and shirk responsibility. In the end, the higher-ups will have no choice but to treat it as a fight among the people and let it go.
After all the nonsense, we still had to fight. We returned to our respective positions. When we came back, I saw a man in the first row looking at me. I guess it must be Spartacus. He must think we are weird.
Drums began to sound, and the soldiers on both sides began to make noise. A general rushed out from the other side, holding an axe and started to challenge us in front of our two formations, running back and forth. I looked around.
"Who of you will go up? If you don't go up, I will." My hands were itching, so I didn't wait for anyone to respond, and I wanted to go up to fight myself, although I had already thought that I was the main general and it would be difficult for me to go up. But I haven't hit anyone with the Heavenly Wolf yet. I also thought of the last time I had a fake fight with Pei Yuanshao.
"You'er!" As soon as Li Zhen's voice rang out, I knew that the monkey would definitely attack. Li Zhen also left the formation and watched worriedly in front of the formation. Zhou Yu seemed to have learned well from his master. He stabbed the opponent's face with his spear without holding back. It was obvious that he had been stabbing the rat for a while. The opponent had a heavy axe and had no time to swing it. The spear was already chasing him. Zhou Yu also knew that he was strong, so he didn't charge back and forth with him. After avoiding kicking, he just pestered him. Dong Zhuo's army was originally cheering for the female general, but seeing that their general was about to die at the hands of a girl, they couldn't help but be relieved. It seems that we will win this round.
Spartacus couldn't stay any longer, he ran back and asked me why he wasn't fighting, I pointed to the front, not the one that was fighting. He, I meant the kind of fighting. He also made a gesture. It seems that he didn't understand the generals fighting against each other in front. In fact, I didn't know, I just knew it was the rule, but I didn't do that, I explained it like this, "Most of our soldiers are farmers, or farmers are directly pulled here to serve as soldiers. They were probably herdsmen before, and they were pulled into the battlefield without training for a few days. Of course, their combat effectiveness is low, so we have to let those fierce generals fight in front. If we win, our army's morale will rise, and the enemy's morale will fall. It will be easier to win the war this way. He was very satisfied with my answer, so I was also satisfied. He also asked to let him try it, but I rejected it. He wanted to command the plan to break the cavalry, what if he got injured? But I didn't do that, I asked him, "Are your skills on horseback as good as your skills on the ground? Where's your horse?" He thought about it and finally decided to go back to his position.
However, at this moment, the battle situation suddenly changed. The big man was cornered and dodged Zhou Yu's shot. He used the axe to protect his face and rammed his whole body into Zhou Yu's horse's head. The horse was suddenly hit hard from the side and stood up high. Zhou Yu did not expect such a change and did not hold the reins, so he fell off the horse. Dong Zhuo's army was immediately in a state of excitement. Li Zhen immediately rode his horse to rescue him. It was also because the general was afraid of Zhou Yu's gun and did not dare to approach. Zhou Yu was able to be safe and sound when Li Zhen arrived.
Li Zhen was obviously furious. His future wife was almost killed by this guy. He let go of his airs and attacked fiercely. His strength was obviously much greater than Zhou Yu, and his reaction was much more agile than Zhou Yu. Moreover, it seemed that he was playing with revenge. Li Zhen also used a gun, but like an axe, he swung the opponent up and down, left and right, and the guy was beaten back and forth with his horse. Suddenly, a gun seemed to hit him down. The man just raised his axe to meet him. Li Zhen suddenly turned the gun body, picked up the axe, turned back, and shot through. This time it's our turn to cheer. At this time, Zhou Yu hadn't run back to the formation. She turned around and saw that her lover succeeded. She jumped up excitedly. Suddenly, she looked back and saw that everyone was looking at her with a smile, including all the soldiers. She was embarrassed and lowered her head to hide in the formation. I think this may be the first time she was embarrassed in her life. Li Zhen was still not satisfied. He shook the corpse on the tip of the gun twice and threw it fiercely from the horse into Dong Zhuo's formation.
I wanted to quit while I was ahead, but Li Zhen didn't. He continued to challenge Dong Zhuo in front of his formation. Li Zhen is only slightly shorter than me, and he is considered a tall man in the world. In addition, he showed his prowess just now, and now he looks even more majestic in front of the formation, like a god.
Another general from Dong Zhuo's camp came out, holding a sword and galloping towards Li Zhen, shouting, "Do you know General Fan Chou?"
"A general who sells silk? You're still reselling official silk? Didn't the emperor arrest you? But we don't know each other, and the one who died has no name. I don't know who sells silk?" Li Zhen responded loudly. Don't argue with the generals of Jingzhou, it's best not to do anything. We are all time-tested and have been hammered out after five years of brutal attacks on each other. If it were me, I would think, "To be honest, I can't help you with your worries, but do you need help?"
The general was so proud that he had to hold back his anger and started fighting. He was better than the nameless ones, but he was no match for Li Zhen, and might be better than Zhou Yu. Thinking of this, I looked around and saw that the female soldiers were watching the battle seriously. Suddenly, she jumped up and down, and the others started cheering. I knew I missed the show. I turned my head and saw Li Zhen continued to curse in front of the battle. The worried one leaned over his horse, covered his arm, and fled back to the battle with his sword. Another general rushed out, and a loud voice rang out: "Do you know Niu Wei from Liangzhou?" But he knew that Li Zhen was good at talking, so he rushed straight over and didn't let Li Zhen say what he said to mock him. I have to admit that these people are really bad at naming. I heard many people laughing nearby, and the loudest one was Jiang Zhengfu, but when Jiang Zheng found this problem, he quickly became serious and even pulled his wife with his hand.
It was still one-sided. I thought I could bet with others that within ten moves, Niu Wei would either run away with his tail between his legs or lift his tail up. However, things changed. Suddenly, Li Zhen ran back to the main formation, holding his left arm. Niu Wei did not chase him and started to challenge him. Li Zhen returned to the front of the formation, with an arrow stuck in his left arm. Seeing Zhou Yu anxiously running towards him, he made up his mind, pulled the arrow out of his arm, and turned around to fight again.
Like the wind, a female general grabbed the red horse under her seat, with long hair like the wind, raised her weapon, and rushed towards the ox tail. Zhou Yu quickly led Li Zhen's horse back to the formation, climbed on the horse, and bandaged Li Zhen's wound as if no one was around. Li Zhen cursed the plotter under the ox flag at first, but later everyone scolded him to pay attention to his image in front of the formation.
Yujun played very cleverly, hiding behind the ox's tail, always letting him stand in front of the assassins under the ox-shaped banner. Without the help of the hidden arrows, it didn't take much effort for the tail to rise.
The Valkyrie held the pole in her left hand, placed her weapon on the horse, pointed at the flag with her right hand, and then gestured with her hand, "That guy, come here." Let the wind blow her long hair to the southeast, she was really a majestic female general.
Only then did I notice the difference in her weapon. It looked like a fork, but the fork head was in the shape of a "mountain", while hers was in the shape of a "cross". I asked Jiang Zheng what it was called, "I don't know. When I was in their mountain stronghold, all the long weapons I saw were of this shape. Later, I asked someone in Wuling to make one for her with black iron." Since that was the case, I thought of a name for it, called the trident, and everyone thought it was pretty good. The person who secretly shot the arrow was finally found out, but he was still tough, "You bitch, you dare to hurt my second brother, wait for me, Niu Fu, to kill you."
"Your name is Niu Fu?" Yu Jun asked this question.
"Of course it's true." The man was really confused.
Suddenly, Yu Jun rode back to the battle formation, which surprised everyone. I didn't know why she came back, but I think Niu Fu must have felt relieved at this time.
"Zheng," she shouted from a distance, "What is Fu?"
"Fu means dried meat. Uh... fu means dried meat. Dried meat means sun-dried or roasted meat."
The Valkyrie pulled her horse back and shouted at the man, "Hey, Niu Rougan, let's fight." I clearly saw someone from Dong Zhuo's army fall off his horse in front of me.
It should be, that Niu Rou Gan's martial arts skills are not low, and his physical strength is even better than Yu Jun, but he seems to have no intention of fighting, and he slashed with his knife and ran to the edge of the formation. Yu Jun was unwilling to give up and chased forward, but I thought it was not good. Sure enough, after chasing for more than 30 steps, Niu Rou Gan suddenly fell backwards, and a bow and arrow appeared in his hand. He shot an arrow at the person behind him. The good barbarian woman also leaned back, but when her body was upright, there was an arrow in her mouth. Yu Jun took this opportunity to approach the front horse and stabbed the horse's butt with a gun. It was a pity that the beast forgot to add a butt curtain even though he was wearing armor, so he seemed to be crazy and flew into the Dong army formation, kicking and jumping around, but the Dong army seemed to have a countermeasure. Several people nearby used spears to stab the crazy beast to death in a moment.
I think it's time for Dong Xi's general attack. We should charge at this great opportunity, but the enemy is all cavalry and we are all infantry. We can only watch the initiative being handed over. However, after this battle, our army's morale is winning, while Dong's army has been greatly weakened. So I said to Brother Wen Zheng: "Hurry up and call back my sister-in-law." Because I found that I still neglected one aspect. I ignored whether Yu Jun could understand our request to return to the battle. I thought she would understand, but the opponent she fought last time was the southern barbarians. How could she fight against the southern barbarians
Brother Wen Zheng rode out on his horse: "Yù Jun, Yù Jun, Jun Jun, Jun Jun, Yù..." If we fail today, we will have every reason to blame this couple. I looked at Chen Ou beside me, and Chen Ou looked at me, "I have goosebumps." "Me too." However, his words that softened everyone's legs did work, and the Valkyrie finally returned to the battle.
The enemy's formation was also changing. With the intermittent trumpet sounds, about one-third of the cavalry separated from the team and slowly dispersed and returned to their positions, keeping a certain distance between the lines. The number of cavalry in each line increased greatly. I felt that my heart could not bear it, mainly because I didn't know how the red-clothed warriors in front of me would break the cavalry. But I continued to stay in the front of the team, looking back at the soldiers confidently, and then looking forward, showing a look of disdain. But I knew that my heart was not letting me down, and it was beating very hard.
"Woo... Woo... "The horn sounded again, and the arranged cavalry square began to sweep over from the slope quickly!
As the distance between us widened, the cavalry soon began to advance at full speed. My heart became more and more frustrated as they approached. I unconsciously looked back at my sister. Her white dress was particularly conspicuous on the gray city wall. I even felt like I had regained my identity as a child. I suddenly needed my sister to help me drive away a barking dog in front of me. My sister also seemed scared, but she still picked up a bamboo stick from the wall next to her to drive away the dog. I suddenly felt relieved. I would be afraid too, but fear and escape are not the same. Thinking of this, I waved in the direction of my sister, turned my face and looked at the black waves in front of us calmly, gradually rolling towards us, slowly getting closer and thicker.