Domination of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 524 Xiliang Athletes 2
Both sides sent a hundred cavalry to fight each other. For the sake of fairness, the soldiers of both sides participated voluntarily.Anyone who is a soldier can participate, and the first 100 people who are selected enter the arena to prepare for the battle.

This was the first time that the soldiers of the Northern Xinjiang Army and the athletes of the Xiliang Army had used the method of fighting to decide the outcome. Although the two had fought each other before, it was a large-scale melee, which was different from the current one.

Before the war, both sides have the opportunity to line up and negotiate.The soldiers of the Xiliang Army formed a charge formation on their own, with a hundred soldiers all holding long guns and ready to fight at any time.

The 100 people of the Northern Frontier Army are different. Twenty archers are selected as cavalry archers, twenty pikemen lead the battle, and the rest are distributed in different positions. They jointly elect the oldest corporal as commander.

With an order, the two sides attacked almost simultaneously.The soldiers of the Xiliang Army didn't need to command. They knew how to attack the opponent's formation. Even if there was no unified dispatch, each of them could find a suitable attack point.

The Northern Frontier Army is different here. Twenty cavalry archers are in the rear. They are all waiting for orders. When the distance between the two sides is less than [-] steps, the corporal commander in charge orders to release arrows.

The twenty cavalrymen shot their arrows almost without aiming, followed by the second round, and the third round. Soon, when the soldiers on both sides were about to engage in hand-to-hand combat, the corporal commander ordered the cavalry archers to shoot freely, and the rest of the soldiers remained in formation. charge.

After the first fight, the two sides turned their horses and lined up again. The soldiers of the Xiliang Army obviously lost more than a dozen people. The difference in individual combat ability between the two sides is not too big, but the soldiers of the Xiliang Army simply used Lancers to attack , while the Northern Frontier Army is composed of cavalry archers, cavalry cavalry, and swordsmen.

The second charge was launched soon, and the Northern Xinjiang Army was still cooperating with each other, but after the fight just now, the cooperation between the remaining soldiers of the Xiliang Army was obviously not so tacit.

If there is a battle, there must be a loss, and if there is a loss, it will have an impact on an army.After three charges, there were only about 80 Xiliang Army soldiers left, while there were more than [-] Northern Xinjiang Army soldiers who could still ride on their horses.

"The victory and defeat have been decided, do you want to fight again?" Dian Wei rode out and shouted: "Our army has seen the majesty of the Xiliang man, but this competition is over."

"Hey, order them to come back." Yang Ding said with a face of pain: "This is the difference between us and them. The northern army's bravery is not inferior to our army, but our army's command and mutual cooperation are different. Not as good as them, my lord, is this the reason why our army will go downhill? If we win a battle, our army is as powerful as a broken bamboo. Once we lose a battle, our army is like the Yellow River bursting its banks."

Gongsun Xu nodded. He was very satisfied with the performance of his subordinates. It was not easy for the temporarily formed [-] cavalry to achieve this level. At least, none of them would rob the commanding position at the beginning. The commander was elected Those who come out, once confirmed, the rest must obey the order, this is the style of the Northern Xinjiang Army.

"They should be here soon." Gongsun Xu looked at the sky and said, "It's been so long, it's meaningless to procrastinate any longer. Come here, get ready to fight."

The cavalry of the northern border army gradually dispersed, and the cavalry charge formation was quickly set up. The Xiliang army here was not to be outdone, and they were also waiting for the last moment.

A total of more than 4000 cavalry from both sides fought on the grassland. More than 2 horses charged together.

Cries of killing came one after another, screams continued, horses wailed, weapons collided, the Xiliang Army broke out with the final ferocity, and the soldiers of the Northern Xinjiang Army cooperated with each other to maintain a tight formation.

Less than half an hour after the battle, there was a sudden burst of thunder from the sky, and the soldiers on the periphery took a closer look and found a large number of cavalry in the distance.

The warning horn sounded, and the cavalry of both sides quickly withdrew from the battlefield and came back to form. Most of the soldiers of the Xiliang Army had panic expressions on their faces. They didn't know what to do, whether to continue attacking or retreat quickly.

The soldiers of the Northern Xinjiang Army didn't care so much. After finding their own positions, they stared outside, and the wounded soldiers were arranged to recuperate in the back.

"I'm Xiliang Huaxiong." A voice sounded from behind the Xiliang army. Immediately afterwards, a large number of cavalry appeared on the left and right of the Xiliang army. Together with the Northern Xinjiang army in front, they were surrounded. .

"Ah, Hua Xiong, it's General Hua Xiong, how could it be him..." Many soldiers had seen Hua Xiong's face clearly, and they were all surprised how Hua Xiong appeared in Zhang.

Facing the soldiers surrounded from all directions, the soldiers of the Xiliang Army already felt how dangerous their situation was. Hua Xiong could not have come to help them, because the equipment and expressions of the soldiers under Hua Xiong's command had already clearly told them that a little.

The soldiers of the Xiliang army were like a group of wounded beasts. They all gathered together and unanimously turned their weapons to the outside, apparently preparing for the final struggle.

"Did the Xiliang iron cavalry under the command of the Grand Master look like this now?" Hua Xiong single-handedly pointed at the soldiers of the Xiliang Army and scolded: "Look at you, see what you look like now, if the Grand Master Seeing you, how sad and angry he must be, which one of my Xiliang men is not a hero with iron bones."

"Hua Xiong, I didn't expect that you were still alive, and we could still meet in this situation, hahaha." Yang Ding laughed and said, "Heaven really made a joke, and asked you to die for us."

"I don't care what Guo Si and the others want to do." Hua Xiong roared: "But you, you used to be direct subordinates of the grand master, have you all forgotten the teachings of the grand master? What are we Xiliang men born to do? It's about fighting, it's about defending the country, it's not about oppressing the people."

"We haven't forgotten." Yang Ding also roared angrily: "We followed the grand master from Xiliang to Luoyang, and from Hulaoguan to Chang'an. We all remembered what the grand master said. The big clan collects grain and grass.

Hua Xiong, for the sake of the old friendship, don't come to humiliate us again, come on, let's make a difference on the battlefield, even if I die today, my Xiliang man's prestige will still exist. "

"Okay, okay." Hua Xiong nodded and said, "It still looks a little bit."

While Hua Xiong was speaking, cavalrymen from all directions bent their bows and set arrows at the Xiliang army inside, and they narrowed the encirclement and approached.

Gongsun Xuce immediately walked forward to the position fifty steps ahead of the Xiliang army formation, Hua Xiong immediately ran over and obeyed orders.

"This is the real man from Xiliang." Gongsun Xu said, "Hua Xiong, tell them that they have already lost."

"My lord, the general is willing to persuade you to surrender." Hua Xiong said, "Son of Xiliang, even if he dies, he should die on the battlefield against foreign enemies."

"Go ahead, don't force it." Gongsun Xu nodded and said, "If you can't be persuaded to surrender, forget it."

"The general will understand." Hua Xiong took the order and galloped forward.

Arriving in front of the formation of the Xiliang Army, Hua Xiong looked at the sergeants in the front row. Many of them still had blood on their faces and wounds on their bodies were clearly visible. The escape for the past few days also left a tired look on their faces.

"I want to see Yang Ding." Hua Xiong finally spoke, he said this for Yang Ding, and also for all Xiliang Army soldiers.

Without dullness or suspicion, the soldiers of the Xiliang Army in front automatically moved out of the way, and at the end of the road was Yang Ding, who was also riding on a horse now, with two arrows stuck in his body.

Hua Xiongce immediately walked up to Yang Ding, looking at this old friend, Hua Xiong's mind flashed back to the time when the big guys killed the enemy together in Xiliang. At that time, they were the poorest and most miserable, but they also The simplest and the happiest.

"Surrender." Hua Xiong said, "You have already lost."

"Do you think we will surrender?" Yang Ding lowered his head and said, "There are three cavalry in the Xiliang Army who are unlikely to surrender, the first is the lord's armored guards, the second is the Flying Bear Army, and the third is us. "

"Stupid, how heartbroken the Grand Master will be if he hears your words." Hua Xiong scolded, "Tell me who are you leading your brothers to fight for now, Li Guo? Liu Xie? Or the aristocratic family in Chang'an ?”

"What qualifications do they have to make us sacrifice our lives." Yang Dingang replied, "We are doing it for the grand master's last wish and for the dignity of Xiliang men."

"Fart, who told you that this is the grand master's last wish?" Hua Xiong roared angrily, "Who is it? How could they treat me like this, Xiliang man, you idiot, you don't even know you were cheated by others Are you going to take your brothers to die? Do you know that those people treat you as a chess piece, a puppet."

Yang Ding'an lowered his head slowly, he shook his head and said, "I know, but we can't stay in Chang'an any longer, without our lord, we are nothing."

"The military division is in the grassland." After a pause, Hua Xiong suddenly said: "The grand master's family is in Hetao. The grand master's last wish is that the general can take good care of his family. The military division and the Iron Armored Army brothers are already there. Grassland, I brought five thousand old brothers this time.

Yang Ding, you are a soldier, but don't be played by those villains.If you really think of the grand master's kindness, don't lead your brothers to make unnecessary sacrifices. "

Yang Ding kept his head down, and the soldiers of the Xiliang Army around him also lowered their heads. Since Dong Zhuo's death, they seemed to have lost their mothers and children, and they didn't know what to do?At that time, Chang'an said they wanted to kill them all, and Xiliang said they wanted to hunt them down. No one in the world wanted to make trouble for them.

When they fought back to Chang'an, they all tried their best to avenge Dong Zhuo, but after entering Chang'an, they realized that they had become the pawns of Li Guo and others. The so-called revenge was just an excuse for these passionate men to lose everything. Without direction, they got lost.

During the time in Chang'an, they had many conflicts with other armies, because they felt that they were the last Xiliang army, and the others did not deserve this title at all. This time, they were tricked out to die. But they are still willing to come, because they want to defend the reputation of the Xiliang Army, which is why they still gather in the grassland after being defeated. They are waiting for the final battle.

(End of this chapter)