Horse on the World

Chapter 701 Bloody Battle at Yaque Ridge (3)

In Yaqueling Military Village, the golden drum roared, and the sound of killing shook the sky. Wave after wave of attacking soldiers rushed towards the defensive position of Hengdao Division standing on the top of the mountain like waves of the sea. He fell down, but the one behind pressed him up again.

Stone bullets flew in the air, and the unique howling sound of the eight-ox crossbow resounded across the battlefield. Every sound meant the loss of several or even dozens of lives. The defenders used their inherent geographical advantages and sophisticated equipment to make the offensive The attackers returned without attacking again and again, while the attackers pushed the Mengchong cart, lifted the ladder, and hit the wood, launching desperate attacks again and again without hesitation.

This is already the third day. Zhou Zuhao and Ouyang Gangqiang took turns to fight, but they did not make any achievements. They just left corpses in front of the army village. On the high main castle of the army village, the Dingzhou army flag Still flying high.

By this point in the bloody battle, the eyes of both sides were bloodshot. The originally soft ground had been trampled down to the ground. The blood from the wounded and the dead seeped into the ground, turning the yellow ground into purple-black. Yes, it's hot now, and the smell of these things is really disgusting.

When the ladder was put on the city wall, some soldiers desperately pulled the rope tied in the center of the ladder to prevent the ladder from being pushed away by the opponent, while other soldiers immediately climbed up. This stage is the most deadly for all soldiers. Because they have lost almost all their defenses.

Immediately above the military village, some push rods hit the ladder and pushed the ladder outward. This was a process of wrestling, but it was the city that had the upper hand. During the push, other soldiers picked up the stone , smashed down hard, either the soldiers who were climbing in the middle, or the people below.The most frightening thing is that the ladder is just under the rolling log. At this time, the Dingzhou soldiers only need to put down the rope of the rolling log, and the rolling log nailed with sharp blades will fall along the city wall, beheading the soldiers on the ladder like shaving their heads. The worst But some were pierced by sharp knives, and when the log was raised again, people were still hanging on it, and the sound of howling and screaming was hardly human.Faced with such a thing, the only thing Cheng Xia could do was to pounce on the rolling log as soon as it fell, and use a long saber to cut off the rope on the rolling log, so that it could not go up again for a second attack.

An officer belonging to the capital's battalion finally climbed up the city wall, stood on the city wall, held a long saber in his hand, cut off several long spears that stabbed at him at the first time, and then swept across the four directions, forcing away the people around him. Dingzhou Army, he jumped off the wall with a roar, landed on the wall of the village, swung his saber, and swung in a big circle. Behind him, there were a dozen soldiers from the capital camp climbing up immediately. He climbed up, surrounded the officer, and worked hard to maintain this hard-won bridgehead, guarding the ladder behind him, waiting for more people to climb up.

"Go up, go up!" Ouyang Gang jumped up excitedly. After fighting for three days, this was the first time he had attacked the city wall. He turned around and looked at Zhou Zuhao beside him, "This is Niu Geng, the number one general under a certain command. How about it, our soldiers from the capital battalion are better, right?" The expression of complacency was beyond words.

The two sides cooperated and attacked for several days, and some of the earlier unhappiness had disappeared. Fighting side by side on the battlefield is the easiest way for two men to develop friendship. Although Ouyang Gangqiang is proud, his tone is more ridiculed In the past three days, the bravery of Qinzhou soldiers also left a deep impression on him.

Zhou Zuhao smiled slightly, "The officers and soldiers of the capital camp were selected from all over the country. Of course, their individual combat ability is the best among the three armies." Although the soldiers of the capital camp took the lead, they did not admit defeat verbally. The ability is strong, but we will not lose to you in group combat.

Ouyang Gang laughed loudly, he had already gained the upper hand, but he didn't take it seriously, there was no need to fight verbally, the two had a verbal battle, but their eyes were fixed on the point where they had just broken through, breaking through might be easy, but hold on But it's even more difficult. If you can't keep it, everything will be in vain.

At the point where the city was broken through, the formation of the Dingzhou Army on the city wall suddenly became extremely flat, with both sides desperately squeezing towards the middle, while the defense on the forward passage became weaker. The formation made the attacking burdock involuntarily move forward step by step. With his movement, the attacking soldiers who had climbed up earlier also moved forward around him, which made them farther and farther away from the city wall.

Those involved in the fierce battle were still unaware, but Ouyang Gangqiang and Zhou Zuhao, who were watching the battle below the city, both changed their colors in shock. Before they had time to react, there was a bang, the situation on the city had changed drastically, and they rushed forward desperately The suppressed Dingzhou Hengdao Division soldiers finally joined forces behind Niu Geng successfully, cutting off his retreat, and the attackers who were climbing up from this point were immediately doomed.

"Withdraw, withdraw!" Ouyang Gang screamed anxiously, and the burdock whose escape route was cut off was like a fish out of water. Even if he was a shark, he would have to be torn off piece by piece sooner or later. It became a skeleton and became the trophy of Dingzhou soldiers.

Niu Geng was in his early thirties and was an extremely experienced general. When his way back was cut off on the wall and his comrades around him fell one by one, he noticed the change in time.

"Go back!" He roared, turned around, slashed repeatedly with the saber in his hand, turned around and slashed towards the city wall again.

The Dingzhou soldiers blocked the ferocious killing god, and after being slashed wildly by him, they managed to get close to the city wall again.

"It's not easy to come, but it's even harder to leave!" A loud shout suddenly rang out from among the soldiers in Dingzhou. A general in full armor held a shield in one hand and a knife in the other, and jumped out from the crowd of soldiers. .

When the sound of the wind was approaching, all the soldiers of the capital camp around Niu Geng had fallen, leaving him as a naked general. Seeing the opponent who was attacking from the sky, he swung the saber sharply in his hand, forcing the spears beside him away. The long knife was placed horizontally, trying to block the opponent's volley.

With a soft cracking sound, the mulberry knife shaft that had been soaked in tung oil and then wrapped with metal wire broke into two pieces at once, and suddenly there was a light in his hand, and Niu Geng couldn't help being shocked. Once again, he slashed straight down, his body twisted abruptly on the spot, and at the same time, the broken knives in both hands stabbed at the opponent. If the opponent did not slash straight down, it would be a lose-lose situation.

The opponent snorted coldly, turned his body sideways, and changed the posture of the saber slightly. The saber was cut against Niu Geng's face, almost causing Niu Geng to lose his nose forever.

Niu Geng also broke out in a cold sweat after escaping the severed head. The sharpness and strength of the opponent's sword far exceeded his imagination.There was no time to change the weapon in his hand, so he could only wield two cut-off knives and fight with his opponent.

The opponent's tiger roared again and again, and the knife slashed down like raindrops. The strength of each knife made Niu Geng feel chills. At this time, he still dared to use the knife shaft in his hand to stand against the opponent's sword. , the weapon in his hand is almost a dagger.

The two rolled and fought together, fighting in a pile, but the Dingzhou soldiers around them were difficult to attack. The two of them changed positions frequently, and their figures were extremely fast. On his own general, he could only surround him, cheering for his own people non-stop.

Niu Geng fought for a while, and he knew it was not good. The opponent's martial arts were extremely high, and he was not inferior to him. No matter how long he fought, he would not be able to win. The problem is that this is the enemy's territory, and it doesn't matter if the enemy loses. It will turn into a sieve, full of holes.While beating, he was thinking urgently about how to get out.Although the current situation made him extremely embarrassed, it also invisibly solved the situation where he was under siege.

On the main castle, Guan Xinglong accompanied Li Qingzheng to watch the dragon-tiger fight with great interest, "My lord, will this trick make the opponent fall for it?"

Li Qing didn't answer him directly, but said with a smile: "It's true that the capital's camp is a hidden dragon and a crouching tiger. This enemy general's martial arts are very good. If we compete in a fair environment, the iron leopard may not be the opponent."

Guan Xinglong smiled and said: "The capital's camp selects elite soldiers from all over the country. Naturally, there are strong generals like clouds, but I am not bad in Dingzhou. Not to mention General Wang Qinian, General Guoshanfeng, it is me, Guan. , this enemy general in front of him, within ten moves, he will definitely be beheaded right now."

Li Qing laughed loudly, "That's right, that's right, I forgot, the one next to me is a straight sword, and I'm the only one who shuts down the general!" He glanced at the fierce battle on the city wall, "That kid is going to run away."

"Iron Leopard is also good at pretending to be stupid. This is trying to kill the other party. This is simply escorting the opponent to pass!" Guan Xinglong laughed.

"Good run, good run!" Li Qing propped himself on the wall, and said, "Xinglong, the strength we have displayed these past few days has always made the opponent feel that we are just a little short, so next, we will You have to make your opponent feel desperate."

"Of course!" Guan Xinglong said: "Next, we will let our opponents know what is the real Dingzhou Army that is rampant all over the world."

On the city wall, Iron Leopard and Guan Xinglong fought rollingly to the edge of the city wall, Niu Geng pressed his back against the city wall, secretly happy in his heart, he was only a little bit away from getting away.

"Eat my iron leopard!" Iron leopard seemed to have lost face in such a scene because his opponent had resisted for so long. Amidst the roar, he held the knife in both hands and slashed his head. Geng couldn't help being overjoyed, raised one hand, and thrust forward the half of the knife shaft held by the other hand. The sharp blade on the end of the knife is not for fun. If it really hits, even if it can't penetrate the armor, the severe pain can be avoided. no.

Iron Leopard let out a muffled snort, retracted his saber, and backed away. This moment of opportunity was exactly what Niu Geng had been waiting for for a long time. The saber in his hand swung sharply, forcing away the random guns around him, and he had climbed onto the city wall. , laughed loudly and said: "Iron Leopard, we will fight again in the future." When he overturned, the whole person fell to the city wall, and the soldiers on the city wall were startled, rushed to the city wall, and looked down.

After the burdock, which was falling sharply, fell more than ten meters, the saber in his hand slammed into the city wall, and the blade was embedded in the city wall. The huge force caused the blade to burst out a burst of sparks, and all the way down, sparks splashed in all directions. , Niu Geng's falling figure began to slow down, and when he was a few meters above the ground, Niu Geng let go of the hand holding the knife. At this time, his right hand holding the knife was full of blood. As soon as they surged up, they raised their shields and rushed back.

"Good boy, that's not bad!" The iron leopard on the city wall saw the opponent retreating so cleanly, and nodded in praise, but felt a little regretful in his heart. He was really unwilling to kill such a brave general on the city. .

The Qinzhou army and the soldiers of the capital camp under the city couldn't help applauding loudly when they saw Niu Geng escape from the city like a divine soldier descending from the sky.

Amidst the applause, this attack failed again.

"What did you say?" Zhou Zuhao and Ouyang Gangqiang both stood up abruptly, staring blankly at Niu Geng, who was being bandaged by the military doctor, "The general Dingzhou who was fighting with you called himself Iron Leopard?"

Niu Geng nodded, "That's right, he calls himself Iron Leopard, and his martial arts are very good, and his knife, tsk tsk, is really sharp, once it came down, it cut my knife shaft in two, if I didn't react quickly, I wouldn't be able to return today coming."

Zhou Zuhao and Ouyang Gangqiang ignored Niu Geng and glanced at each other, "How could it be an iron leopard?"

"Why can't it be him?" Niu Geng, who wrapped his hands and stood up, looked at the two generals in bewilderment.

Ouyang Gang looked at him strongly, and said in a deep voice: "Iron Leopard is Li Qing's bodyguard in Dingzhou, and he is Li Qing's shadow. If he is here, then Li Qing?"

Zhou Zuhao's face was agitated, and he forced himself to suppress it, "This is just our guess. Whether Li Qing is there or not depends on the reaction of the Dingzhou Army."

Ouyang Gang clenched his fists, his hands trembling nervously. If Li Qing was really here, he would be furious.

"Why is Li Qing here?"

Zhou Zuhao pondered for a moment, "It is very likely that Li Qing just came here for inspection, we launched an attack very suddenly, and Ben Kuan's troops did not rush here to meet us as originally planned, but inserted obliquely into Xiaoaihe, Cut off the opponent's return route, making it impossible for Li Qing to retreat."

"If this is the case, then the crossing mountain wind in Qinzhou will definitely blow up the nest, and in a short time, all the troops will come to rescue. Therefore, as long as we find out the military movement of the crossing mountain wind in Qinzhou, we can judge Is Li Qing here?" Ouyang Gang asked excitedly.

"There is another way, that is, if we take down the Yaqueling military stronghold, we will know whether Li Qing is here or not?" Zhou Zuhao said.

"Fight, of course we must do our best to fight, but at the same time, we must report the situation that Li Qing may be here in Xingzhou, and ask General Zhou to come up with a decision quickly, and now, Shang Shoufu and Commander Yuan are still here. Xingzhou, if they judge together, there should be no difference." Ouyang Gang said forcefully.

"You're right. We'll send a message to Xingzhou immediately, and at the same time, we'll pass on the military information to Ben Kuan, so that he will block the passage of Xiaoai River at any cost, and buy us more time. If our judgment is right , then it is very likely that he will be attacked extremely fiercely."

On the Xiaoai River, on a slope, the Xingzhou soldiers led by Ben Kuan lined up along the hillside. In front of the soldiers, there was a line of defense consisting of chariots. With the sharp blade of cold light, behind the chariot, spears stood up one after another, forming a forest of guns. Under the hillside, Li Feng's Yizhou Battalion cavalry was wandering around. Seeing the army formation on the slope, Li Feng He spat bitterly, "You have to fight again, but you can't really crush your opponent. Damn, this job really makes people feel useless."

Looking up for a while, he said loudly, "Li Tie, attack."

"Yes, General!" Li Tie responded loudly, and with his horse in the belly, he rushed to the hillside.

Groups of cavalry scattered, accelerated on the flat ground, and then rushed towards the slope, waving iron bones with iron chains in their hands. As the cavalry entered the range of bows and arrows, a black cloud suddenly burst out on the hillside, first rushing towards Sky, then turned around and rushed towards the galloping cavalry.

When the rain of arrows fell, the soldier immediately lowered his head slightly, allowing the rain of arrows to fall on the armor. At the same time, the iron bone in his hand flew out. Among them, the soldiers in the gun forest were knocked down one by one, rushed up the slope, and along the opponent's chariot formation, the cavalry circled in a circle, and rushed down from the other end, followed by those behind. , Arrow Rain and Tie Guduo were flying in the air, soldiers on both sides fell down from time to time.

Although Ben Kuan occupies the ground, he dare not take the initiative to launch an attack. The Dingzhou Iron Cavalry has a strong shadow in his heart. Attack, once the army formation is dispersed, he is extremely worried that he will not be able to stop the opponent's impact.

This attack and counterattack lasted for about half an hour. After the two sides each paid hundreds of lives, Li Feng took the initiative to retreat and put a certain distance away from the opponent.

This kind of attack has been staged almost every day for several days, and the result is always the same. As time goes by, Ben Kuan's confidence is strengthened day by day. After a few days, I didn't suffer much.This made him feel extremely better.

But his good mood was completely ruined by a secret letter from Ouyang Gangqiang and Zhou Zuhao at Yaqueling Army Stronghold. When he saw what was said in the letter, Ben Kuan couldn't help being shocked. I'm afraid it's not the cavalry battalion in front of me that can resist it, but the Qinzhou Guoshanfeng Group with an unknown number of soldiers and horses. There are nearly [-] soldiers and horses. Not much.

Ben Kuan is so regretful. I made a mistake at the time. I wanted to come here to block the escape route of my opponent. Now it's all right. I will besiege Yaqueling and capture Li Qing. I can't make any money, but I want to block the opponent's powerful reinforcements here. Isn't this suicide?
"Come on, report to General Zhou immediately, I can't stop it here, I can't stop it!" Ben Kuan howled heartbroken.

(End of this chapter)