My Chinese ancestors

Chapter 154: Pioneer of Attacking Wei
Black smoke filled the sky, and when the river wind blew, fires crackled along the large ships.

The Wei soldiers fighting the fire on the deck were hit by arrows thrown from them, or their uniforms were ignited by the fire. They screamed and jumped off the side of the ship, falling into the water and flopping.

Lu Bu put down the dragon's tongue bow in his hand and inserted it into the bow bag on the horse's hip. He looked at the burning ships in front of him. Thinking of this world and hearing the story of what happened after his death, he suddenly laughed.

"This can be considered a series of fires for a certain family..."

Hearing the news of Wei troops arriving for reinforcements from behind, Lu Bu gritted his teeth and tilted his head slightly with a smile, "How dare these troops come out."

He turned his horse's head around, pulled up the Fangtian painted halberd on the ground, and looked at the vaguely erected banner with the word "Wei" in the distance. The grudges of the past could not help but come to mind, and his clenched teeth made a harsh "squeaking" sound. .

"Send the order, three thousand cavalry are assembled, follow me to eat this group of Wei soldiers, and think of it as a fun battle against Cao Cao!"

Ling Qi was stunned for a moment. He didn't know who Cao Cao was and what grudge he had against his general, but he still followed the order and rushed out to blow the horn, and then shouted: "The general has an order, if you eat this group of Wei soldiers, you will treat Cao Cao as a enemy." Have a great time!”

In the light of sky and fire, three thousand war horses galloped along the long river bank.

The startled dust filled the air with a gray dust miasma, and densely packed cavalry followed Lu Bu in a turbulent advance. From time to time, cavalry broke away to kill the spying Wei Qingqi, chasing and fighting in the open wilderness.

If you look at it from a sky perspective, with Pingshang City as the center and twenty miles southeast, the roaring cavalry gradually turned into a huge circle as they rushed towards the army formations of the Wei State. This way, the Wei State on the outermost side continued to wear down hundreds or thousands of military formations.

A 600-man Wei army discovered that it wanted to break through the encirclement of the movement. Unfortunately, it ran into a cavalry of more than a hundred people led by Lu Bu. Most of these cavalry were wearing the iron armor of the Yanshan cavalry. They followed Lu Bu and directly penetrated the opponent's array. Many people had their muscles and bones smashed directly by the war horses, their bodies were penetrated by spears, and their formations were torn apart. Lu Bu led a hundred cavalry to make a detour, kill them again, and cut them.

By the time the consciousness of the Wei army in other positions was in crisis, the moving cavalry formation had shrunk to two miles. The 1000-strong Wei army had only more than 20 people left this afternoon. On Lu Bu's side, only more than [-] people were injured, and seven were seriously injured, including two. Whether a man or a war horse, he was shot in the forelimb by the opponent's arrow, fell to the ground and was seriously injured.

Soon, the last fighting was over, and the fields were filled with shocking corpses and ownerless horses.The surrendered Wei troops were led to the nearby woods, where their hamstrings were cut off one by one by wolf riders, and then the woods were set on fire, burning them alive.

This battle takes no prisoners.

After quickly cleaning the battlefield, Lu Bu gave the horse some water and got back on his feet. "Everyone wanders and hunts, sweep up from south to north. No prisoners will be taken. Anyone who dares to call himself a soldier will be killed!"

It was dark and light.

The three thousand cavalrymen who dispersed from south to north advanced wildly through the woods and plains, heading towards the team with the flag of Wei. After encountering it, they immediately sent out a signal, attracting nearby cavalry to come for reinforcements. If the opponent's number was large, the wolf would The cavalry quickly gathered together, and Lu Bu led a thousand men to charge. Two thousand cavalry ran around and shot, breaking the opponent's resistance. Two thousand cavalry also joined the massacre and attacked the opponent's banner.

The general of the Wei army looked at the general on the red horse, beheaded the generals who were rushing from all directions, and went directly towards him. The Wei general commanded his guards to meet him, and then he was chopped into pieces. After a while, his head was picked on the On the painted halberd.

On the seventh day after entering Fenzhou, the two armies from the north and the south made contact.

Soon, Xia Houyuan sent a message to Lu Bu on his fast horse, and then pulled up his troops and horses to go north, echoing Zhang He in the southeast, and passing through Guangjun City, the important place for the Wei army to gather grain.

Sensing that the Yan army was moving toward Wei's scouts, he rushed to Fenshui City, more than 100 miles away in the northeast.

On the afternoon of the eighth day, as black smoke swept over the city wall, Wei soldiers were withdrawing down the ladder. Wei general Wang Chuan angrily walked towards the Chinese army commander's tent and opened the curtain to enter.

"Commander, why are you withdrawing your troops?! We are about to capture Fenshui!"

"Humph, you are deceiving yourself. If we really want to capture it, the flag of Fenshui City Tower should have been changed this morning!" Shi Jingzhong greeted him to sit down. After a while, several generals came into the tent. He slapped a letter on the desk, "This It was the news from Guangjun that the Yan army suddenly turned around and forced towards Guangjun City."

There was an important grain storage area there, guarded by [-] soldiers and horses, and they were not afraid of the enemy attacking the city with [-] soldiers. However, the generals were shocked after reading the contents of the letter - there was another elite cavalry force of the Yan Kingdom!
"The cavalry also made a detour from Junzhou and advanced eastward along the Hun River." Shi Jingzhong's face was heavy. He planted a Yan State flag on the north bank of the Hun River. "Everyone should have known that the other party detoured back to the river bank. , our retreat is cut off, and the ferry over there is either destroyed or occupied by them."

He then moved the Yan State flag that previously represented Xia Houyuan and pushed it to the south of Guangjun City. "This Yan State soldiers and horses went from south to north. They obviously knew that our army's ferry was destroyed and focused their attention on Guangjun City." Juncheng, you are forcing our army to return for reinforcements!"

"Don't throw away the land where we store grain!" A general patted his thigh and said in a deep voice.

The other generals also nodded.

They crossed the river and headed north, storing most of their baggage and grain and the proceeds from the massacre in Guangjun. If they lost their gold and silver, it would be a trivial matter. If they lost their grain and grain, what would 5 people eat?
Especially if Fenshui City cannot be conquered for a long time, once the soldiers know that there is no food in the army, not to mention the loss of morale, a mutiny is very likely to occur.

Shi Jingzhong also agreed with what he said, but he was not in a hurry to draw conclusions, but analyzed all possibilities to them.

"If the whole army returns to support, Fenshui City will have a chance to breathe. If we want to conquer it again, I'm afraid there will be no chance. Secondly, if we divide our troops to return to support, we will definitely be ambushed on the way. The Yan State cavalry is waiting for us here!"

He nodded at the position between Guangjun and Fenshui, "If we abandon Guangjun and attack Fenshui to occupy the city, we will be alone. When the troops from Fenzhou and Junzhou counties come to help us, we will be in a certain death situation. .”

Lieutenant General Jiang Zun nodded: "If you don't move, you will die. If you move, there is still a glimmer of hope."

Although the Wei army is said to have [-] soldiers, in fact, in addition to Guangjun's [-] Wei soldiers, there are also [-] Wei soldiers who attacked the city and were attacked by the Yan army before. At present, they only have about [-] soldiers in their hands, and the remaining [-] soldiers are surrendered by Fenzhou. Thousands of people were lost during the siege, but they were still a force that could not be ignored. Once they took advantage of the situation and rebelled, it might be a disaster.

"These two Yan soldiers and horses are fighting hard and are elite troops. I cannot divide my forces to attack them. I abandon the Fen River and return the main force to support Guangjun. I concentrate my troops in one place and break out to the south. They occupy the north bank of the Hun River and form a camp. Waiting for the domestic Gather the ships!”

Although it was a pity that the success fell short, Shi Jingzhong was indispensable for being able to save [-] soldiers and horses and go back. Moreover, attacking the city and building a stronghold also showed the power of the Wei army.

"As for the more than 1 surrendered troops in Fenzhou..."

He looked at the generals in the tent and said softly: "Kill them all."

At the end of June, the second year of Kaiqian's reign, in the north of Fenzhou.

cloudy day.

On the bloodstained and scorched city walls, tired soldiers looked at the camp standing in the distance and slowly retreated. The guard who came after hearing the news was pleasantly surprised, but also worried about whether the other party was cheating.

"Be careful to prevent the Wei army from suddenly coming back. Repair the city wall quickly and make defensive equipment as soon as possible!"

In the voice, where he couldn't see, among the retreating Wei army, the Fenzhou surrender troops received orders and were left on standby, and then asked to disarm their weapons and armor.

In addition, they were ordered to gather at a location ten miles away. Many people felt uneasy at this time, but they were surrounded by Wei soldiers and horses, escorting them. If they escaped or left, once they were discovered, they would be immediately Shoot.

More than 1 people were divided into eight teams. Some people resisted from time to time along the way. However, the resistance was negligible in front of the [-] organized Wei troops. Most of them were killed in public as a warning to others.

In the afternoon, more than 1 people came to the place one by one. They were dug pits in advance. Wei soldiers with bows and spears drove them one by one, yelling and cursing, and pushed them into the pits one by one.

Under a gloomy sky.

Wei general Xu Yuanzhi stood on the piled mound and watched with satisfaction as the surrendered soldiers walked into the pit. Then, the warning arrows rose in the sky not far away.He turned around and looked to the south. Several Wei army scouts rushed out of the woods in front of him in panic, riding towards them on horseback.

"Youyan..."

Before one of the scouts finished shouting, an arrow shot him off his horse.The woods shook for a while, and a torrent rushed out of the woods and rushed towards the wilderness.

Steel swords, leather shields, black armor, and banners with the word "Yan" are the standard equipment of the Xiliang army. Thousands of people rushed towards the Wei soldiers who were preparing to fill the hole. Each Wei soldier formed a panic and was immediately beaten by the shield. After turning over, the Xiliang soldiers who rushed over ferociously slashed, then stepped over the corpses and followed the torrent to continue charging. Some people jumped into the pit and cut off the ropes on the surrendered soldiers with one knife.

Shouting: "Men of Yan State, kill the enemy!"

Xu Yuanzhi looked at the Yan army pouring out like a tide. His mind was a little confused, "Aren't they in Guangjun City?"

Then, he suddenly woke up and shouted: "Sound in the east and attack in the west!"

He rode his horse and rushed down the mound with his personal guards, asking the soldiers to hold the flag high. The surrounding soldiers saw the general's flag and were galloping towards him, but the torrent of fighting was not a confrontation between formations at all, they were running like a swarm. Swinging his sword, he killed Wei soldiers on sight, devouring human lives crazily and spreading.

Xu Yuanzhi led his assembled men to form a formation to counterattack. Suddenly, he was diagonally across from him, without dodging a general's flag, and a general, Yan, led his bodyguard and rushed towards him.

"Shoot the arrow and alert Shi Shuai quickly! Stop him!"

Then, as soon as he stopped speaking, he saw the generals of the Yan State coming over, killing a group of unformed Wei soldiers, turning the reins, urging the war horses to control the huge body of the horse, almost tilting to the ground and breaking through the body of Xu Yuanzhi's personal guards. The defense line was charging towards him with crazy churning iron hooves!

The Yan general swung his long sword and roared!
"General, Zhang Junyi is here——"

Xu Yuanzhi said "Ah!" he pulled out his sword and faced him——

……

'Clatter' is the sound of flapping wings, and a flock of frightened birds fly into the sky.

The 3 Wei troops who were twenty miles away were returning south in a hurry, rushing to Guangjun City, stationed in the city, taking away food and supplies to stabilize the morale of the army, and they were racing against time at all times.

A sounding arrow rose from the southeast, and then the scouts ran wildly. Finally, half an hour later, the news was delivered to Shi Jingzhong.

A Yan army came out from the southeast and was extremely fierce. All 4000 people under Xu Yuanzhi's command were killed. Then this Yan army brought more than [-] Fenzhou troops to kill here.

He had considered almost all possibilities, but the sudden appearance of Yan's troops caught him by surprise.

"I fell into the trap... There is no Yan army outside Guangjun City. They have been... waiting for me here!"

Shi Jingzhong threw the note out of his hand with a cry of "Ah!" He hurriedly summoned his generals and at the same time ordered all the troops to gather in formation towards the commander's flag.

Just as the Wei army was adjusting its various units, the sounding arrows rose into the sky again in the northwest. A cavalry advanced at high speed and attacked a battalion of soldiers and horses two miles west of the Wei army.

In an instant, the entire 2000-man military formation was penetrated. After Lu Bu led two thousand wolf cavalry through the defense line, he continued to pounce on the next Wei army unit without stopping!

At the same time, in front of the main force of the Wei army returning south, Xia Houyuan led [-] Xiliang soldiers to form a formation, with a thousand wolves riding on the side. To the southeast, Zhang He, with [-] Xiliang soldiers, led [-] Fenzhou surrender troops. Sweeping in.

With the word 'Xiahou' floating under the general's banner, Xiahou Yuan sat on his horse, his eyes like a hawk, sharp and cold.

"When you attack the enemy, you must save him. Only by surprising him can you use military force!"

He looked at the sky and raised his hand: "Send the order to advance, kill!"

Three groups of soldiers and horses, Lu Bu came out from the west; Zhang He cut into the battlefield from an angle from the southeast;

The distance is reduced by less than a mile!
……

As far away as Yanzhou in the north, the team returning to Yanzhou from the snowy plains has entered the capital.

Su Chen sat on the horse, frowning, looking through dozens of pieces of detailed information about the Wei army that had been sent recently, which made his eyes look murderous.

Two cities were slaughtered, nearly [-] people were killed, and countless others were injured.

"Emperor Wei...it seems you want to be honored as the late emperor."

While murmuring, Su Chen threw a stack of information in his hand into the air and flew away, then fell down in his sight.

The sky is clear and the sun is scorching. The chirping of summer cicadas drowns out the hearing and vision, and buzzes in the ears...
Su Chen looked south from the horseback. At the blue sky, the white clouds were changing shapes like catkins, as if he saw a scene of an iron horse.

In the hot and restless air, the flags of 'Xiliang' and 'Xiahou' are fluttering.

The soldiers surged across mountains, forests and plains.

They fought and shouted, waving their blades and rushing into the enemy formation. A piece of flesh and blood exploded, and heads rolled.

The surging cavalry marched at high speed, tearing apart the formations one after another. Countless shouting soldiers flew into the crowd, brandishing their swords.

Countless arrows criss-crossed across the sky.

The flames rode the wind to stir up huge waves, and black smoke filled the sky.

Three plumes of smoke penetrated the military formation of more than [-] people. In a moment, a red figure approached the handsome flag!

……

Xia Houyuan looked at the fallen banner with the word 'Wei' and spat on the ground.

"You are so ordinary, you dare to call yourself Wei."

He tilted his head: "Write this sentence down, give it to a prisoner, and ask him to bring it back to their emperor to change the name of the country!" He said, "Otherwise, I will come to destroy the country."

(End of this chapter)