Three Kingdoms: Heir of Wolong, my father-in-law is Guan Gong

Chapter 177: Han soldiers fight bloody battles, the brave one wins when they meet on a narrow road (Pursuit)
Wei Yan was taught by Liu Bei.

In a sense, Wei Yan was also Liu Bei's disciple.

Liu Bei was best at making surprise attacks with thousands of men in small groups, so when he taught Wei Yan, he focused more on surprise attacks with elite troops.

however.

Nowadays, it is no longer the era of vying for power in the past. Except for Jiangdong, which has not yet established a country, Cao Wei and Liu Han have already formed a confrontation between countries.

in short.

In the era when heroes competed for the throne, those who supported the army basically occupied one city or several cities. The soldiers and people in the city were not very attached, and no matter who came, they would be Han generals.

There is no question of betrayal or not.

But it's different now.

Chang'an is an important city where Cao Wei controls Guanzhong and Yongliang. Almost all the powerful officials in the city are Cao Wei's cronies.

Wei Chang had never suffered the same hardships as Wei Yan, nor had he received Liu Bei's step-by-step instruction, so how could he have the same mind and ability as Wei Yan.

Soldiers are the courage of generals, and generals are the soul of soldiers.

Zhang He just smiled coldly and issued orders one after another. A group of shield soldiers wearing armor and holding shields stood at the front.

Zhuge Qiao smiled, hid the jade close to his body, kept his armor and weapons on, and slept with his clothes on.

He received many favors from Zhuge Qiao on weekdays, and after hearing Zhuge Qiao's promise, his morale was even higher.

The archers behind him also shot upwards to block the formation and prevent Wei Yan's archers from advancing forward.

Wei Yan also fell into a fixed thinking zone. Like most parents, he felt that if he could do it, so could Wei Chang.

After this group of unworthy flying soldiers brought their wives, children, and parents to the rich Shu County, they no longer had to eat as much as they did in Nanzhong, nor did they have to be oppressed by the powerful in Nanzhong.

The rising sun is rising, and the morning light shines on Guanlong Avenue.

After Zhuge Qiao made some suggestions, Wei Yan had a vague understanding and initially understood the purpose of the military struggle.

There will be a fierce battle tomorrow, but Zhuge Qiao doesn't show any panic. Compared with Ma Su who ran away from the battle, his mental capacity is much higher.

"Zhuge Qiao, the general who assisted the Han Dynasty, is a hero in the world! If Chang'er has the same character as the general who assisted the Han Dynasty, I would be satisfied." Wei Yan looked at Zhuge Qiao's back and sighed sincerely.

Zhuge Liang also promoted his military power and promised benefits to the officials of Tianshui County, so that he could temporarily stop the officials of Tianshui County from thinking wrongly. He also had to intercept Guo Huai and intercept Chang'an reinforcements, just to avoid the officials of Tianshui County surrendering and rebelling again.

Wei Yan's current vision can't see details other than tactics, and his thinking is still limited to fighting for victory in a small-scale army.

Most of the family members of these officials are in Luoyang. If they surrender without a fight, their homes will be confiscated and exiled, and the nine tribes will be implicated.

"Wang Ping, Ma Zhong, you two lead two flying troops to attack, and tell the brothers in the flying army that if there are unfortunately those killed in the battle today, their wives, children, and parents will be raised by me."

The order was given quickly.

When Wei Yan saw this, he ordered his generals to lead the archers out of the battle in an attempt to kill the strongest Wei soldiers.

Upon seeing this, Zhuge Qiao made a decisive decision and changed the battle order: "We can't wait any longer. We will fight in close combat while the opponent's cavalry is unable to detour."

"It's all for the Han Dynasty, no need to say thank you! Tonight's camp patrol will be left to Wei Zhenbei." Zhuge Qiao yawned, waved his hand, and left.

Zhuge Qiao returned to the camp.

There are many flags, and the dust is like smoke.

Zhuge Qiao shook his head: "Your Nanzheng soldiers have not yet experienced a fierce battle and are not suitable for fighting in the front line. Let's boost their morale first with the flying army."

Zhang He waved his flag, and the warriors stepped forward to carry the rocks and logs.

With the cover of shield soldiers and archers, the rocks and rolling trees that Wei Yan had worked so hard to arrange were being cleared one by one.

even so.

"Thank you, General Fuhan, for the tip." Wei Yan thanked him sincerely.

Wei Yan was moved and said: "General assisting Han, why not let me lead the brave soldiers to advance first."

The next day.

Although based on his own principles of life, he could not get too close to Zhuge Qiao, this did not prevent Wei Yan from expressing respect and gratitude to Zhuge Qiao.

"If I am unfortunately killed in the battle, my promise will be fulfilled by the Prime Minister!"

Guan Feng's past words are still fresh in my ears.

Wei Jun's infantry and cavalry stood in front of the 100-meter narrow road.

The details of this game are far from being solved by a tactical raid.

Unless the Wei general guarding Chang'an was cruel and ruthless, it would be impossible for these powerful officials to panic and surrender just because Wei Yan appeared outside Chang'an.

He took out the beautiful jade hanging around his neck, which was given by Guan Feng when Zhuge Qiao followed Guan Yu in the Northern Expedition.

Although Wei Yan was not willing to make friends with others, Zhuge Qiao gave Wei Yan a different feeling.

Then he thought about his useless eldest son Wei Chang, who was similar in age to Zhuge Qiao. Not only was he impetuous, but he was also not open-minded enough, which gave Wei Yan a headache.

The dust was flying, and Cao Wei's heroic cavalry came through the dust. They lined up on the left and right of the central army like the wings of wild geese, and among the heroic cavalry were the Wei army's infantry with high morale.

Even if Tianshui County surrendered, it was because Ma Zun, the prefect of Tianshui County, ran away. The officials of Tianshui County thought that they had been abandoned by Ma Zun, so they were willing to surrender.

He has the intelligence of a scholar without losing the heroic spirit of a warrior. In his words and deeds, he does not have any contempt for warriors.

Where the soul is, the courage is there.

"We will fight to the death for the sake of our family and our country!" Wang Ping was the one who received the most kindness from Zhuge Qiao. It was Zhuge Qiao who taught Wang Ping how to read and digit. This great kindness is like reborn parents.

Now that Zhuge Qiao is going to fight to the death here, Wang Ping will not have any fear!

Seeing that Zhuge Qiao ordered the flying troops to go out into battle, Zhang He also understood Zhuge Qiao's intention and ordered: "Xia Houru, lead the soldiers forward, don't lose your spirit!"

Unlike the battle for water in Nanshan, both sides almost only used bows and crossbows to fight against the enemy, and the fighting was not too fierce. On this narrow road of 100 meters, the Han soldiers and the Wei soldiers fought at short range with ring-headed swords.

When the knife goes down, it will either make a clanging sound or blood and flesh will fly everywhere.

"kill!"

"kill!"

"kill!"

Han soldiers, Wei soldiers, and soldiers from both sides fought in this narrow passage of 100 meters.

This 100-meter narrow passage is like a meat grinder. An increasing number of dead bodies and injured people are lying in the narrow passage.

It would be okay if he died in battle, but if he was injured and could no longer fight, he would not be able to wait to be rescued. He could only wail in pain on the battlefield, or be ignored, or receive last-minute hits.

In the narrow passage, Wang Ping's shirt was broken, and there were cracks in his armor. There was even a knife mark on his left arm oozing blood, which was left by a fierce soldier of Wei Bing before his death.

Wang Ping tore off the broken shirt and wrapped the rags around the handle of the knife to prevent it from being too slippery to hold the knife due to the blood.

Looking at the surging Wei soldiers, Wang Ping couldn't care less about resting, tightened the Huanshou sword in his hand, and Wang Ping rushed towards Xia Houru.

This brave general of the Wei army and Xia Houshang's disciple had already killed several warriors who were useless as flying soldiers.

Ordinary warriors cannot stop a general like Xia Houru!

A stab at an angle and a tricky slash from Wang Ping. He didn't sign up or say anything like "Fight me". This kind of close-quarters fighting meant life or death, and there was no retreat.

Not to mention fair!
If you can sneak attack, do it. If you can deceive, do it. The most correct choice is to deal with your opponent in the fastest, cruelest and most accurate way.

When Xia Houru heard the wind of the sword, he also struck Wang Ping with the sword in his hand.

Although he didn't know who was attacking, Xia Houru knew that he could only survive by blocking back.

The two swords collided, and both Wang Ping and Xia Houru felt the vibration from the tiger's mouth.

What a great strength!
The two generals did not dare to be careless. They each gathered their strength and looked at each other.

After half an hour of fighting, Wang Ping's two useless flying troops had been destroyed in half!
This is the biggest loss Wudang Feijun has suffered in the past few days!
The Wei soldiers also received no benefits, and Xia Houru's two Wei soldiers were also lost in half.

The corpses left on this 100-meter narrow passage made the narrow passage even narrower!
"Liu Yin, Mi Zhao, press on!"

Zhuge Qiao looked stern and asked Liu Yin and Mi Zhao to lead an unworthy flying army to fill the gap.

Although Liu Yin is not as well-known as Wang Ping's four generals, he is also a fierce general in the later period of Ji Han. He followed Jiang Wei in his Northern Expedition several times, and bravely won the championship when the enemy was trapped.

But now Liu Yin is only a young man in his early twenties, and he is only one of the captains of the flying army.

Mi Zhao's eyes were red. As Mi Zhu's grandson, Mi Zhao had longed to kill enemies on the battlefield and make meritorious deeds since he was a child, instead of continuing to inherit his ancestral business and become a businessman who cultivated the family.

He has practiced martial arts since he was a child, and now he has finally embarked on the battlefield of life and death.

"I, the son of the Mi family, am no worse than anyone else!"

Mi Zhao roared, cut off his brocade robe and wrapped it around his wrist.

"kill!"

Looking at the increasing number of corpses in the narrow passage, Zhang He couldn't help but frown: "Zhuge Qiao has so many capable soldiers under his command?"

Zhang He actually did not expect such a brutal hand-to-hand fight today.

In the confrontations in the past few days, the Han soldiers did not show the spirit of close combat. Most of the time they used bows and crossbows to fight the enemy.

Only when Hu Hu's troops were destroyed were they pursued the enemy in close combat with more enemies and fewer enemies. However, fighting more soldiers with fewer enemies did not show the courage of the sergeants.

Zhang He's judgment was still to quickly pass through the 100-meter narrow passage and then fight together on foot and cavalry.

This error in judgment caused Zhang He to encounter new difficulties.

The bodies of more than 2,000 people from both Han and Wei sides had been piled up in the 100-meter narrow road, making the already narrow road even narrower and more difficult to pass.

Zhang He couldn't take advantage of the strength of his troops, let alone the coordination of infantry and cavalry!

"General, we can't fight like this, we have to go around to the rear of the Han soldiers!" Su Ze also saw the current predicament of the Wei soldiers. As long as the Han soldiers' courage is still there, this 100-meter narrow passage will be impossible to pass!
Zhang He made a decisive decision: "Lead the cavalry and take a detour on the south mountain!"

Su Ze got the order and quickly mobilized his cavalry to go around the mountain, trying to get back to the rear of the Han army's camp.

Such an obvious deployment of troops could not be hidden from Zhuge Qiao's eyes.

Zhuge Qiao immediately ordered Wei Yan: "Wei Zhenbei, I will block this road, and the cavalry will be left to you. Don't be scattered by Wei cavalry in one surprise attack."

Wei Yan was awe-inspiring and accepted the order: "General Fu Han, don't underestimate me! If a Wei cavalry rushes behind you, chop off my head!"

Two thousand Nanzheng soldiers, led by Wei Yan, quickly arrived at the rear of the camp, where there were antlers, fences, trenches and other obstacles arranged in advance.

Obviously.

Wei Yan had also expected that if he set up a stronghold here, he would be bypassed by the cavalry and sent back to the rear.

"Chang'er, Mi Zhu's grandson Mi Zhao is about the same age as you, and his time in the army is far less than yours."

"But you saw it on the narrow passage just now, Mi Zhao was at the front!"

"Don't you be worse than Mi Zhao!"

Wei Yan's cold words inspired the general.

Wei Yan was also cruel to Wei Chang, his only son.

Wei Chang couldn't stand the excitement and swore: "How can I be inferior to the descendants of merchants! Mi Zhao has courage, don't I have courage? In today's battle, I am willing to fight to the death!" A trace of intolerance flashed in Wei Yan's eyes, but his expression remained stern. : "Very good! You are indeed my eldest son! If you take the lead, you will not be afraid of death, and the soldiers will not be frightened!"

Without the dangerous terrain, Su Ze's cavalry easily detoured back to the rear of the Han camp.

Seeing obstacles such as antlers, fences, and trenches outside the Han barracks, Su Ze's heart sank.

"Did the Han soldiers not even leave a way to retreat?"

Who set up a camp and placed obstacles behind the camp?
This is tantamount to cutting off your own path!

This is to risk your life and survive!
Su Ze did not dare to laugh at the stupidity of the Han soldiers, but instead felt respect and worry in his heart.

I respect the Han soldiers for not fearing death, but I worry about how many casualties the Wei soldiers will have to pay to defeat this camp!
"Mounted shooting test!"

Su Ze calmly ordered, preparing to test the combat effectiveness of the Han soldiers in front of him.

The nearly one-to-one battle losses on both sides along the hundred-meter narrow road made Su Ze dare not look down upon the Han soldiers in front of him.

Arrows flew.

Even if there are obstacles such as antlers, fences, and trenches, Wei Qi can still gain the advantage of mobility.

Another cavalryman hooked the deer's antler fence with a flying hook and dragged it away with the help of horse power.

Without the antler fence, it was just a trench, which was not enough to have much impact on Wei Qi.

Han soldiers were constantly shot by Wei Qi’s arrows!

This method of cavalry shooting, in which one shoots, then leaves, and then retrieves the arrow and comes back again, which maximizes the advantages of the cavalry.

Although Han soldiers also fired back, it was very difficult to hit moving targets.

"Damn it! If you are so passive, you will be consumed by this group of Wei Qi!" Wei Chang stared at Wei Qi fiercely and shouted to Wei Yan: "General, give me two hundred soldiers!"

Wei Yan knew what Wei Chang was going to do, so he didn't say much and directly gave Wei Chang two hundred soldiers.

But they saw Wei Chang holding a shield in one hand and a sword in the other, rushing out of the camp with the two hundred soldiers mobilized by Wei Yan.

Su Ze was a little surprised, but still let the cavalry surround the two hundred Han soldiers, preparing to surround and kill them first.

But they saw Wei Chang arrayed directly on the spot, holding up his shield like a turtle.

The arrows hit the wooden shield and were unable to cause any damage. Even if a lucky arrow shot through the gaps in the wooden shield formation, only a few screams of pain would be heard.

Su Ze couldn't help but feel a little angry, and ordered: "Chang Chang, pick this group of Han soldiers for me!"

Immediately, hundreds of cavalrymen hung their long bows, took out the long spears on the saddle hooks, and rushed towards the wooden shield formation of the Han soldiers with the help of horse power.

Horsepower is already heavy. With the help of horse power, Wei Qi flew away many wooden shields and stabbed with his spear. A Han soldier vomited blood and died.

However, what surprised Wei Qi was that even if they died, these Han soldiers showed no fear on their faces, and some of them who did not stab him to death clung tightly to Wei Qi's long arms.

Before Wei Qi could react, sharp arrows were fired from the direction of the camp.

"What a ruthless Han general!" Su Ze's expression changed drastically.

It would have been difficult for the Han soldiers in the camp to shoot at the wandering Wei cavalry, but because Su Ze ordered the replacement of long guns, the hundreds of Wei cavalry were directly changed from moving targets to fixed targets.

The two hundred Han soldiers from Wei Chang came out specifically to lure the enemy to death!
The ruthlessness of the Han soldiers made Su Ze feel a little scared.

What ruthless people are these Han soldiers!

What Su Ze didn't know was that Wei Yan's stern expression was filled with suppressed pain.

These Han soldiers were all brought from Yiyang!

Wei Yan was valued by Liu Bei because of his ability. The others who were not capable, and were grateful for Liu Bei's kindness, gathered around Wei Yan and became his own soldiers.

These people are all willing to fight to the death for Liu Bei!

Even if they can't perform meritorious service or be granted a title, as long as they fight for Liu Bei, they are willing to do so!

Wei Yan also treated these Yiyang compatriots very well on weekdays, so when Wei Chang decided to fight to the death, these Yiyang warriors did not blink an eyelid.

If one of them dies, Wei Yan feels like his heart is bleeding!

Su Ze did not dare to fight so hard with Wei Yan. The cavalry was much more valuable than the infantry.

Seeing that Su Ze was temporarily retreating, Wei Yan quickly sent troops to take Wei Chang and his guards back to the camp.

"General, I am embarrassed for you!" Wei Chang's face was a little pale, there was blood on the corner of his mouth, and his left arm was hanging down, obviously broken.

It is almost impossible for infantry to block the horse power without being injured.

Wei Yan endured his heartache and stared at Wei Chang with stern eyes: "The performance is good. Wei's cavalry was killed and wounded more than a hundred cavalry. Let's rest and fight again."

Wei Chang grinned, unable to bear the pain anymore, he passed out.

Wei Yan took a deep breath and clenched the sword in his hand.

If given the chance, Wei Yan would definitely go out in person; however, Wei Yan knew better that he was not appearing here as a first-line soldier, but as a camp guard.

Behind the scenes were Zhuge Qiao and other soldiers who were fighting to the death with the Wei soldiers on the 100-meter narrow road.

Even if everyone around him is dead, Wei Yan has to stand at the end. This is the duty of the guard!

Time passed by minute by minute.

Both Zhang He in the east and Su Ze in the west have launched many strong attacks.

Even though the Han soldiers had suffered losses of more than 3,000, they were still holding on!

"Zhuge Qiao!"

Zhang He stared fiercely at Zhuge Qiao across the 100-meter narrow road.

The accumulation of corpses has made the road even narrower!

The Han soldiers are risking their lives and buying time!

"Although I am cautious enough, I still underestimate this guy."

"With so many casualties, they can still maintain morale."

"If this son is not eliminated, he will definitely become a thorn in the side of the Wei Dynasty in the future!"

Zhang He tightly clenched the Changshan in his hand.

On the battlefield in Jingzhou, Zhuge Qiao only showed a strategy beyond his years. Although it was surprising, Cao Wei had many talents and knew a lot of strategies.

Comparatively speaking, Zhuge Qiao is at most a junior with potential, but he is still deficient compared to those wise men who have been famous for many years.

however.

In less than two years, Zhuge Qiao went from an aide who made suggestions to a general who could command troops and supervise battles. He was also a general who won the hearts of his troops and made his soldiers willing to die!

We need to change the opponent. With so many casualties, morale will collapse!
Zhang He couldn't help but think of the talented people from Jiangdong in the past, Zhou Yu from Lujiang and Zhou Gongjin: they were also talented in literature and military, brave and courageous!

"Even if Su Ze's cavalry detours to the rear, can't they gain an advantage?"

Su Ze's report on the battle also made Zhang He feel even heavier.

The Han soldiers' determination to fight to the death far exceeded Zhang He's expectations!

Looking at the scorching sun in the sky, Zhang He gritted his teeth and hesitated whether to continue.

Hesitation.

A horseman came from the southern hillside: "General Zuo, there are reinforcements from the Han army! The flag is 'Hanwei General Huang'!"

Zhang He was shocked: "Who are you talking about? Han Wei General Huang? Is it that old man Huang Zhong? Is he not dead yet?"

The cavalryman gasped: "Yes, it's Huang Zhong! General Su is ready to withdraw his troops. He ordered me to report to General Zuo first."

Huang Zhong.

That was a veteran who was famous in Cao Wei!

In the past, Xia Houyuan was on the right side of the pass, but he was pushed forward by the veteran Huang Zhong and killed him at Nanwei Lujiao.

Since Huang Zhong was already seventy years old when he killed Xia Houyuan, Zhang He never thought that Huang Zhong would appear in Longyou!

"This old man is not dead yet!"

"You have become a general of the Guard. If you are not waiting to die in Chengdu, why come to the battlefield!"

Zhang He was very angry.

The arrival of Huang Zhong not only means that reinforcements from the Han soldiers will arrive one after another, but also means that the morale of the camp will rise again!
What could be more morale-boosting than the personal arrival of Huang Zhong, who "killed Xia Houyuan"?

And Huang Zhong's reputation even frightened Zhang He, let alone other Wei generals!

"withdraw!"

Zhang He did not dare to fight Zhuge Qiao here anymore and ordered the gold to be paid.

Xia Houru heard the sound of gold and returned to the formation: "General, I am about to kill the general, why are you ringing gold?"

Zhang He said solemnly: "Han reinforcements have arrived, it's that old man Huang Zhong!"

Huang Zhong?

Xia Houru's pupils subconsciously tightened, and he was shocked and hated: "Is this old man not dead yet?"

Xiahou Yuan's execution was a shame to the entire Xiahou clan!

"Let's withdraw the troops and discuss later!" Zhang He sighed.

Seeing Zhang He retreating with his troops, Zhuge Qiao rubbed his tense cheeks and tired eyes and let out a long sigh of relief.

Seeing the Wei soldiers retreating, the Han soldiers in the narrow 100-meter-long road roared crazily, venting their anger for the rest of their lives.

"General, Captain Gong, is dead." Jufu said in a sad tone.

Before being transferred to the Wudang Flying Army, Jufu was the captain of Brazil County and Gong Lu was engaged in Brazil County.

Zhuge Qiao's body was shaken.

Gong Lu is also skilled in both civil and military affairs. He is only twenty-eight years old now. With Gong Lu's level, he will be promoted through meritorious service and become a prefect.

Without Zhuge Qiao, Gong Lu would have died in history during the Southern Expedition, and was killed by the rebel leader Li Qiucheng. Yang Xi even commented that he was "ambitious and strong. He cultivates his will through hard work, and the fragrance of Shu".

When Zhuge Qiao asked Liu Bei for help, he wanted to incorporate Gong Lu into the Wudang Feijun, so that Gong Lu would have more opportunities to leave his name in the world.

But I never thought that Gong Lu did not die in Nanzhong, but in Jieting!
Zhuge Qiao took a deep breath: "Remember Gong Duwei's merits! If this battle comes back, I will submit a petition to Your Majesty. Please remember Gong Duwei's merits and transfer all three of Gong Duwei's young sons to the crown prince's position. Mansion, accompany the prince to study and practice martial arts!"

The sentence is awe-inspiring.

Gong Lu's eldest son is eleven years old, and his youngest son is six years old. Now he is transferred to the Prince's Mansion to accompany Liu Chan in studying and practicing martial arts. From now on, he will be Liu Chan's direct descendant!

In addition to Gong Lu who died in the battle, Wang Ping, Ma Zhong and Mi Zhao all suffered many injuries.

Especially Wang Ping, who exchanged wounds with Xia Houru for injuries, and received three stabs, all of which were visible to the bones!
Fortunately, Wang Ping was wearing thick armor, otherwise these three swords would have been strong and he would have been disabled even if he died!
Sad room.

A familiar voice sounded from behind: "Bosong, I'm here to help!"

(End of this chapter)