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Chapter 783 Friction (2)

The South Campus, as the name suggests, is the Martial Arts Field located in the south of Luoyang City. The military exercise venue, of course, the military exercise venue is big, but for the cavalry, it is inevitably smaller. There is no room for group charge drills at all, so we can only do some group exercises. , At this moment, a cavalry army is performing a drill here, but seeing a team of ten people galloping back and forth on the field, amidst the dust, murderous aura rises into the sky, it is really powerful!
"Fang Xiaoshan, how did you lead the team, speed up for me, and then wait for me with a military stick!"

Although the cavalry squad galloping on the field is full of majesty, the general Zhang Mingwu led by Huben is obviously not satisfied. Shouting and commanding all the troops under his command to speed up their horses.

"Humph!"

Adhering to the tradition of the Hexi Army, Zhang Mingwu was strict in governing the army, even to the point of being harsh. He couldn't understand Fang Xiaoshan's looseness. The cold snort was full of dissatisfaction, of course, it was not entirely aimed at Fang Xiaoshan alone, but more dissatisfied with the current mental state of the soldiers under him - the Hexi Army has always been known for its toughness, but why? It has been several years since he was transferred to the palace. Due to the limitations of the venue and duties, it is difficult to continue the training. Compared with the past, the current combat power is obviously not as good as before. How can Zhang Mingwu be happy about this.

"Boom..."

Just when the guards of the Eastern Palace were in full swing, there was a sudden sound of rumbling horseshoes, and immediately a cavalry army of thousands of people rushed into the South School Field on horseback.

"Ok?"

Hearing the sound, Zhang Mingwu quickly raised his eyes and looked over. Seeing that it was the Yulin Army who was coming, he couldn't help but froze for a moment, and his brows immediately tightened - there was only one school field in Luoyang City, and the Donggong Wei led the Yulin Army. They all have the right to use them, but in the past, the Habayashi Army's military discipline was loose, and there was no tradition of getting up early for training. The south school grounds were basically exclusive to the guards of the Eastern Palace. Now, the Habayashi Army has suddenly grown, and the reason is quite obvious. suspicious.

"Command: The whole team!"

No matter what the Yulin army wanted to do, Zhang Mingwu didn't want to conflict with the opponent, and after a moment of pondering, he issued the order to withdraw the troops.

"Ohh Ohh ohh……"

Zhang Mingyuan gave an order, and the messengers who followed him immediately blew the call-off horn. Amidst the shrill horn sound, the Donggong soldiers who were scattered for training quickly returned to the team on horseback, and within a few breaths, they were on guard. In the formation, he watched with cold eyes the thousands of cavalry of the Yulin Army who came showing off their might.

The one rushing to the forefront of the Habayashi Army was a burly bearded general, wearing a shining bright armor, holding a long horse lance, and full of murderous aura, obviously not a good person, this person is the new Zuo Habayashi General Cheng Wuting——Cheng Wuting, whose father was Cheng Mingzhen, a famous general in the early Tang Dynasty, was born in Pingen, Mingzhou (now southeast of Quzhou, Hebei). Li has made a lot of contributions. After his father died, he took over the post of Governor of Liaodong. After the battle to suppress the Turkic rebellion, he was ordered to lead [-] cavalry into the Eastern Capital, becoming a hot newcomer in the court.

"Array!"

Although Cheng Wuting has always served in Liaodong, he has been famous for the prestige of the Hexi Army for a long time. Seeing that the Donggong Guard led the army so quickly and the formation was so strict, his eyes immediately narrowed. But he didn't say much, but waved his hand and issued a general order loudly.

The Liaodong Army is also well-known for being good at riding and shooting. They are also a great army of hundreds of battles. The speed of setting up the formation is not slow, but when the sound of horseshoes is heard, thousands of galloping cavalry stopped in an instant. The formation to meet the enemy was quickly formed, and thousands of people stood still. Although they were speechless, their murderous aura shot up into the sky in an instant.

Although the strength of the two iron cavalry is different, in terms of momentum, they are almost the same. Under this confrontation, the smell of gunpowder in the air is very strong, and it seems that they will kill if there is a disagreement.

"Go, tell the guy on the opposite side, my Habayashi Army has requisitioned this place, let them go!"

Although he was surprised by the rigor of the army led by Donggongwei, Cheng Wuting, who had received a secret order, did not intend to coexist peacefully with the army led by Donggongwei. After the two armies confronted each other for a while, Cheng Wuting pouted impatiently. He waved his hand and gave the order in a cold voice.

"Listen to the people on the opposite side, this place has been requisitioned by our Habayashi Army, and the idlers and others will withdraw immediately. If not, the military law will proceed!"

Cheng Wuting gave an order, and a personal guard with a loud voice rushed out of the formation, yelling brazenly.

"Fart, this is a public school field, when did it become a private place for your Habayashi army!"

"Fuck you mother, are you asking for a beating!"

"Chop suey, uneducated dog, get lost!"

Dong Gongwei's army was originally Li Xian's personal guard army, they were selected from the tens of thousands of elites in Hexi, and they were trained by Li Xian personally. How could the Habayashi Army be allowed to be so presumptuous, and before the chief general Zhang Mingyuan could speak, they all shouted and cursed angrily.

"Ok!"

The soldiers can vent freely, but Zhang Mingyuan, as the commander in chief, dare not act recklessly. Although he was very annoyed in his heart, he didn't lose his mind after all. He knew that the other party was here to find fault on purpose, so he didn't want to really fight with the other party. When the conflict came to light, he raised his hand, snorted coldly, stopped the scolding of his soldiers, and gritted his teeth with a gloomy face.

Fighting is sure to win, don't look at the strength of the Habayashi army, which is twice as strong as the army led by Donggongwei, but in terms of equipment, it is far worse than the old nose-every soldier led by Donggongwei They are all equipped with sharp weapons such as firecrackers and chain crossbows, which are many times stronger than the bows and arrows equipped by the Habayashi Army, not to mention that there are many martial arts masters in the army led by Dong Gongwei. Grasp the complete annihilation of the opponent, but this battle cannot be fought, or even conflict with the opponent, not for other reasons, just because the opponent is the emperor's pro-army, if there is a conflict with the opponent, it doesn't matter whether it is right or wrong, it doesn't matter If they win the fight, in the end, Dong Gongwei will only suffer the loss. This is entirely due to the situation. Although Zhang Mingyuan is unwilling, he is also very helpless.

"Turn left, retreat!"

Despite the anger in his heart, Zhang Mingyuan still gritted his teeth and gave the order to withdraw the troops. Then he gave Cheng Wuting a hard look, and led the army to leave the South Field.

"Mice, get out!"

"Haha... A cowardly rat who pretends to be a strong army, seeing us is like a mouse meeting a cat, boring, boring!"

"You bastard, a bunch of trash!"

Dong Gongwei's army had already made a concession, but the Habayashi army who wanted to make troubles refused to give up, laughing and cursing, doing everything they could to sarcasm, immediately made all the soldiers of Dong Gongwei angry The fever was endless, but the lord general didn't give the order, but no one dared to act rashly, they could only grit their teeth and silently rode towards the gate.

"Ok!"

Seeing that Dong Gongwei was leading the army to leave, Cheng Wuting, who had received a secret order, naturally refused to let go. He waved his hand and snorted from his nostrils, and immediately saw a small group of soldiers from the Habayashi Army rushing out of the formation , without hesitation, rushed towards the marching column led by Dong Gongwei.

"Damn dog, bully people too much, brothers, beat them!"

This small group of officers and soldiers of the Habayashi Army collided with Fang Xiaoshan's group of officers and soldiers. Seeing that the Habayashi Army was so arrogant, Fang Xiaoshan immediately became angry, and without waiting for Zhang Mingyuan's order, he roared and twisted his horse's head , Leading the troops made a sharp turn, and met the officers and soldiers of the Habayashi Army who rushed towards them without showing any weakness.

"Pfft, puff..."

The distance between the two sides was already close. Under this confrontation, before Zhang Mingyuan could react, the two sides had already exchanged hands. Although they were both holding scabbard knives, the outcome was quickly decided. ——More than half of the more than 120 officers and soldiers of the Habayashi Army who rushed over fell off their horses, while the more than 120 troops led by Dong Gongwei who faced the battle had only a dozen or so people fell off their horses.

"Damn it, fire the gun!"

Zhang Mingyuan is also a bloody brave person. He swallowed his anger not because he was afraid of his opponent, but because he didn't want to cause trouble for Li Xian. Seeing that his side had already given in, and the opponent was still so arrogant, the anger in his heart could no longer be contained. Stopped, with a black face, he stopped drinking.

"Bah, bah..."

At the command of the general, the [-] officers and men of Donggongwei led the army and took out the firecrackers at their waists in unison, and fired them into the sky. Amidst the smoke, there was a burst of gunshots as dense as fried beans.

As soon as the deafening gunshot rang out, most of the horses under the crotch of the officers and soldiers of the Habayashi Army were frightened. There is only a slight commotion, and there is no doubt that if the two sides fight at this time, the Habayashi Army will be defeated.

"withdraw!"

After intimidating the Habayashi Army, Zhang Mingyuan did not attack further, but twisted his horse's head, and led his troops to rush out of the gate of the South Campus, and rushed back to the East Palace along the South Street, even if it disturbed the people along the road , but he didn't care much about it anymore, but once the incident happened, the consequences would be unpredictable, so he had to report the incident to Li Xian as soon as possible.

"Waste, a bunch of waste! Go back to the palace!"

The chaos of the Habayashi Army was not so easy to control. They clearly saw the retreat led by Dong Gongwei, but they were powerless to stop it. It was not until Dong Gongwei led the army that they had gone far, and the soldiers of the Habayashi Army reluctantly He calmed down the frightened war horses, during which time many officers and soldiers were kicked off by the frightened horses. When such a situation happened, Cheng Wuting was really annoyed that the veins on his forehead popped out, and he had no intention of staying here any longer. After swearing angrily, he led his troops out of the South Campus and rushed towards the imperial city in a hurry.

(End of this chapter)