Han Dang is stronger

Chapter 196

In fact, it is not easy to go directly south from Ji County to the hinterland of Nanyang. There are two roads in the southeast and southwest of Ji County that can bypass Ye County and go straight to Nanyang, but these two roads are remote and narrow mountains. The road is quite rough and difficult to walk, and there are high mountains and dense forests on both sides of the road, which is very easy to be ambushed. As long as there are other ways, Xiang Kang will never take these two dangerous roads to go south.

On the contrary, the city of Ji County is quite valuable to attack. After the great chaos, Ji County has not been affected by the flames of war because of its relatively remote location and strong defense forces. The wealthy family moved to Ji County to avoid the flames of war, and brought a lot of wealth to Ji County. Once it was captured, it would be difficult for the young commander to make a small fortune.

Because of this, after arriving at the city of Ji County, Xiang Kang not only sent people into the city to surrender, but also immediately ordered the army to hurry up and manufacture various weapons, intending to take down Ji County first and then consider other issues.The defenders of Ji County seized the time to prepare to defend the city, and at the same time sent messengers to contact the surrounding Qin army and ask for assistance.

Because the Young Marshal deliberately indulged for a certain purpose, the messenger sent by Ji County smoothly delivered the request for help to Yang Xiong, a veteran of the Qin Army the next day. Yang Xiong just promised to send troops as soon as possible. However, Shang continued to be a coward and continued to stand still. The generals of the Qin army were puzzled. When they asked the reason, Yang Xiong replied confidently, saying: "The enemy is many and we are few, the enemy is strong and we are weak, what are you going to save? Death for nothing? "

"What about Ji County? Do you want to watch Ji County be taken by the bandits?" Yang Kang asked suspiciously.

"Those who are good at fighting can't stick to the gains and losses of one city and one place." Yang Xiong replied more confidently, and said with a sneer: "Ji County is only a county seat, even if it is temporarily lost, it will have a great impact on us. Xiang Kang's child likes to fight Ji County Let him call, and when he conquers Ji County, the old man will see what other tricks he can play. If he really dares to go directly south from Ji County, the old man will immediately block the entrance of the mountain road and cut off his retreat. Our allies in Nanyang are capable, and it is not hopeless for us to completely trap Xiang Kangxiaoer's bandit army in the mountains."

None of the generals of the Qin army dared to be as big as Yang Xiong, but Yang Xiong was the commander of the Qin army in Sanchuan after all. He insisted on staying still, and no one dared to force him to send troops. Suddenly, shocking news came - the Young Marshal's army was defeated in the battle of Ji County!The strong attack on Ji County failed, and was killed by the defenders of Ji County in a fierce battle!

After hearing the news sent by Qin Jun's scout Kuai Ma, the generals of the Qin Army were of course in an uproar, and Yang Xiong couldn't believe his ears, and exclaimed: "How is it possible? How could the small town of Jixian County block it?" Can it withstand the frontal attack of the bandit army?"

"General, it's absolutely true! Our allies in Ji County really won the battle!"

The scouts of the Qin Army replied excitedly, and introduced in detail the history of the victory of the Qin Army in Ji County. It turned out that after the young commander arrived at the city of Ji County, in order to take Ji County as soon as possible, he only spent one morning preparing to attack the city the next day. Weapons, launched an attack on Ji County in the afternoon, but because of hasty preparations, coupled with the brave resistance of the army and people in Ji County, the young commander who carelessly underestimated the enemy capsized in the gutter, and was defeated by the Qin army several times. After repelling, the improvised siege weapons were quickly exhausted, and they had to withdraw their troops voluntarily, and retreated back to the camp in a rather embarrassing situation.

"So that's how it is." Yang Xiong suddenly realized, and said: "Xiang Kang's son is careless and underestimated the enemy this time, but as long as this kid learns his lesson and makes more preparations, it will only be a matter of time before he wins Ji County."

"But general, this at least proves that our allies in Ji County can still be counted on." Love general Yang Kang rushed to say: "As long as we extend a helping hand to them in time, they might have hope to hold the city and persist until the bandits Forced to retreat."

All the generals of the Qin army agreed one after another. They all believed that since the defenders of Ji County had won the first battle, they had hope of winning the second and third battles. Since the army could not continue to ignore them, they should send troops to the west. Put pressure on the young marshal from behind to help the friendly army finally defend the county seat of Ji County.Yang Xiong also wavered a little bit, but considering the strength of his own army, Yang Xiong still used the strategy of slowing down the generals of the Qin army, saying: "Don't worry, let the old man think about it, anyway, Ji County is not far from here. It is very convenient to send troops to rescue.”

Old General Yang Xiong soon became overwhelmed. First, in the evening of the same day, Ji County sent someone to contact Yang Xiong again, reporting to Yang Xiong the situation of his own army's lucky victory, and the determination of the soldiers and civilians of Ji County to stick to the end. Xiong sent reinforcements as soon as possible to share the pressure for the defenders of Ji County.Then in the afternoon of the next day, Lu Wei, the governor of Nanyang County, once again sent someone to urge Yang Xiong to send troops to Ji County as soon as possible. You must personally lead the main force of the Qin Army in Nanyang County to go north to help the Sanchuan Qin Army rescue Ji County.

"Mr. Lu is coming?" Yang Xiong was overjoyed, and hurriedly said, "Okay, when the main force of Mr. Lu arrives, we will join forces and go west to rescue Ji County."

"Old General Yang, you still have to wait for the army of our county lord to arrive before dispatching troops?" The Nanyang courier was a little annoyed, and said, "Old General, you agreed to send troops four or five days ago, and you have not moved until now. We have to wait for the army of our county lords to arrive before joining forces, if there is a long delay, who will take responsibility for any mistakes in Ji County?"

"Bold!" Yang Xiong said angrily, "What are you? How dare you talk to General like this?"

"Forgive me, old general." The Nanyang courier hastily pleaded guilty, and then said: "The young envoy was worried about the situation in Ji County, and said anxiously that he offended the old general, but old general, I really can't waste any more time. There are only thousands of people in Ji County Yu Shoujun, if the thieves seize the time to launch a strong attack again, I'm afraid they won't be able to hold on."

Yang Xiong calculated in his mind, and found that if he insisted on waiting for the Nanyang army to arrive before sending troops to rescue Ji County, it would be difficult to explain in front of Lu Jue. It is difficult to persuade Lu Yu to accept his own tactical proposition, and there is still a gap between the two sects, and it is destined to only benefit the young commander in vain.So after thinking about it, Yang Xiong could only reluctantly nod his head, and said: "Okay, the old man will send troops to the west tomorrow, and first go to Ji County to clear the way for Lu Junzun."

The Nanyang envoy was overjoyed, and hurriedly thanked Yang Xiong. Yang Xiong arranged for the generals of the Qin army to organize soldiers to set up camp, and said in his heart: "When we arrive near Ji County, we just need to guard against danger as before. It will take more than a day at most. In a little time, Nanyang's reinforcements will arrive, and then everything will be easy to talk about."

In this way, in the early morning of the next day, the Sanchuan Qin army, which had been standing still all this time, finally pulled out its camp and marched westward, and rushed to the Ji County battlefield for reinforcements. It took one day to arrive at a place about forty miles away from Ji County. After setting up camp and resting overnight, Yang Xiong ordered the army to advance at full speed, trying not to give the young generals time to dispatch troops.

When it was almost noon, the Sanchuan Qin Army was only 23 miles away from Ji County. As Yang Xiong had worried, a battle report came from the front, saying that the young commander had dispatched urgently and was heading towards the Sanchuan Qin Army. Yang Xiong knew that Xiang Kang was learning from the previous lesson, and wanted to seize the opportunity that he had no time to set up a camp to force his own army to fight decisively, so he hurriedly looked around for a dangerous high ground where he could set up a camp, and soon, Yang Xiong noticed that the front was not far away. On the south side of the road, there is a rather high plateau.

"There is a river behind, no need to worry about the water source, the east is steep, the north is gentle, and it is full of trees. You can use local materials to build a camp. Although I don't know the situation in the west, there is no more suitable place around, so here it is! "

Before he had time to explore the west slope of the highland, Yang Xiong could only hastily pointed at the unnamed highland with his horsewhip, and ordered the Qin army to go up and set up camp. So he rushed to the high ground quickly, and when he arrived at the scene, Yang Xiong was overjoyed that the terrain on the west side of this high ground was steep and difficult to climb. : "God help me, with such a dangerous high ground to defend, I won't be afraid of bandits attacking the old man's camp by force."

At this time, many soldiers of the Qin army had already rushed to the high ground full of trees. In order to make room for the rear army, they rushed into the depths of the woods one after another. However, at this moment, there was a sudden killing sound in the dense forest. All around, countless flags of the Young Marshal Army appeared, and at the same time, more soldiers of the Young Marshal Army seemed to emerge from the ground, roaring and rushing out of the forest. It was a mess.

"What's going on? There's an ambush?!" Yang Xiong was taken aback. He subconsciously looked around and saw that the surrounding area was open and there were no tall grass or trees to hide the ambush. Ambushes are deployed here, how many troops can be ambushed here?"

After all, he is a veteran on the battlefield, and Yang Xiong immediately came to his senses as soon as he thought about it, and screamed: "It's been tricked! Xiang Kang didn't want to ambush the old man, but he didn't want the old man to set up camp on this dangerous high ground and force the old man decisive battle!"

By the way, Old General Yang Xiong is also lucky. It is now the middle of winter, and it is not easy to light a fire. Kang's wickedness is fierce, and he will definitely burn countless soldiers of the Qin army to charcoal!
Closer to home, after finding out that he was tricked, Yang Xiong quickly calculated in his mind, knowing that if he could not gain a foothold on this high ground as soon as possible, when the main brigade of the Young Marshal Army arrived, he would definitely be forced to fight an uncertain decisive battle. There were no other suitable places around, so Yang Xiong didn't hesitate any longer, and immediately hit the high ground with his horsewhip, and shouted: "Kill it! Take this high ground firmly!"

The cruel and fierce battle began. Amidst the shouts, the soldiers of the Qin army rushed up from the gentle slope in the north like the tide, and joined the forest battlefield where the melee had become a mess. The subordinates rose up to fight, and fought with the Qin army until the sky was dark and the sky was dark.

It was also at this time that the combat effectiveness between the Young Marshal Army and the Sanchuan Qin Army was truly reflected. They were already good at melee combat, and their experience and fighting spirit was higher than that of the enemy. The short weapons for combat are even more like a fish in water when fighting. The soldiers of the young generals are like tigers descending the mountain, wielding their swords and shields to chop down the soldiers of the Qin army one by one, and the soldiers of the Qin army who have no time to change their equipment But they were stumbling in the dense forest with spears and fighting swords. They either hit the trunk or stumbled on the branches. They couldn't even display half of their usual combat effectiveness. Many soldiers died tragically under the swords and axes of the young commander's army. Aggrieved, he watched the enemy's sharp blade hit his body, but the long weapon in his hand was caught by the trees and could not hurt the enemy, and he couldn't close his eyes when he died.

Being under the high ground, Yang Xiong certainly couldn't understand the pain of the frontline soldiers, but just seeing the slow progress of his own army and many soldiers of the Qin Army screaming and escaping from the forest, Yang Xiong knew that the situation ahead must be bad , but Yang Xiong had no choice but to repeatedly urge the soldiers to come forward and seize control of the high ground at any cost.

The more you urged, the more useless it became. The flag of the Young Marshal's Army could already be seen far away on the road. The Qin Army still failed to take down the only high ground suitable for holding on, and instead the team was in chaos.Seeing that the situation was not good, Yang Xiong could only have someone knock the golden gong immediately, withdraw the frontline soldiers and horses, retreat a little and form a circular formation, and was forced to fight in the field with the main force of the young commander who came quickly.Long Qie kept in mind Xiang Kang's instructions, continued to hold on to the high ground, and resolutely refused to give the Qin army a chance to rush to the high ground and set up camp.

After a while, the main force of the [-] Young Marshals led by Xiang Kang arrived at the scene. They also immediately lined up and formed a wild goose formation with wings spread out. Yang Xiong immediately understood when he saw it. Kang wanted to take advantage of the superiority of the Young Commander's Army to attack from three sides and forcibly break through his battle formation, but at this point, Yang Xiong had no choice but to order the soldiers of the Qin Army to stand firm and prepare to use defensive power The strongest round formation withstood the attack of the young marshal's army, and the young marshal's army retreated voluntarily until dark.

Xiang Kang was not in a hurry to order the attack, but ordered: "Send someone to order the troops. This battle was won by us deliberately defeating Ji County and sacrificing nearly a hundred lecturers in vain. The high ground was won for us, and the blood of our soldiers must not be shed in vain. This battle is only allowed to win! Never allowed to lose! If we don’t break the Tyrant Qin, we will never withdraw our troops!”

The orderly sent the order to the troops of the Young Marshal's Army, and rhythmic slogans soon sounded in the ranks of the Young Marshal's Army, "Don't break the Tyrant Qin! Never withdraw the troops! Don't break the Tyrant Qin! Never withdraw the troops!"

The resounding slogans gradually converged into one stream, and more than [-] people shouted in unison. Xiang Kang nodded in satisfaction, and then ordered: "Beat the drums, raise the flag, the two wings of the Chinese army, advance together, and attack the tyrant Qin on three sides." Circle formation!"

The flag was raised, and the young commander's army flew on both wings. The front team of the Chinese army strode forward at the same time, shouting and rushing towards the Qin army's circle without hesitation. The soldiers of the Young Marshal lagged behind in their charge, and after paying a certain price of death and injury, the Young Marshal who attacked from three directions still bumped into the Qin Army's circle one after another, splashing blood all over the sky and shouting soaringly.

All conspiracies and tricks are meaningless at this moment. Only the sharp weapons in the hands of the soldiers of the two armies determine the outcome of life and death. The soldiers of the two armies seem to be crazy. The head, the spear pierced the body, the war sword cut the muscles, and pecked into the human body. Every second, there were countless blood spatters. The pitiful screams came one after another, continuously, and completely merged into one, as if countless innocent souls in Shura Hell were screaming crazily.

The Qin army was fully supported by dense queues, while the soldiers of the young commander marched forward step by step, desperately hacking and killing the enemy with red eyes. Rolling together on the ground, more soldiers were fighting with injuries, and did not dare to take half a step back. The powerful offensive was like a hammer, hitting the Qin army's circular formation again and again, knocking the Qin army away. The circular array was constantly deformed and bulged inward.

At this moment, the face of Yang Xiong, who usually likes to joke very much, has only grimness left on his face. His sharp eyes have been paying attention to every change of the self-army battle formation, and he is always ready to lead his own soldiers to seal the loopholes.But Xiang Kang in the distance looked calm, and he was not at all anxious because of the delay of the Young Marshal's army, because Xiang Kang firmly believed that as long as he continued to attack like this, the Sanchuan Qin Army who had been defeated by his own army many times. Definitely going to be demoralized and completely collapsed!
Xiang Kang's judgment was correct, and after a stalemate for a while, with the gradual exhaustion of morale and fighting spirit, the Sanchuan Qin army, who had been defeated by the young commander many times, gradually became timid. Shuai Jun tore open a hole, although Yang Xiong rushed forward with his personal troops and temporarily blocked the hole, but soon, the young commander made a breakthrough in another position, Yang Xiong The remedy was too late, and many young commanders and soldiers rushed into the Qin Army's circle through the gap, and there was an uproar among the Qin Army's crowd, and their morale plummeted.

"Forgive me, the old minister has already lost this battle." Yang Xiong smiled wryly, and murmured: "But it's not that the old minister doesn't try his best, nor is it that the veteran is incompetent. , there is really no way to wipe out the bandits for you and help the Great Qin Dynasty."

Before Yang Xiong could finish his muttering, the Young Commander forcibly tore open two big gaps in the Qin Army's circular formation, and more soldiers of the Young Commander swarmed in, slashing from behind and lining up to fight. The soldiers of the Qin Army, the Qin Army's circle was in chaos, and countless soldiers rushed to escape to the east, the only place that was not attacked by the enemy. Yang Xiong's personal soldiers also forcibly mounted him on the horse, surrounded him and fled to the east, and the young generals cheered With big strides in pursuit, Xiang Kang also led the rear army to launch a pursuit.

The anger of the soldiers of the young general who had been entangled by the Sanchuan Qin army for a long time was released at this moment. During the pursuit, the generals of the young general fought to be the first, and all of them bravely killed the soldiers of the Qin army who screamed and ran for their lives. It was as if a carpet of flesh and blood had been laid on the road, and the cavalry of the Young Marshal Army led by Guan Ying interspersed and intercepted in front of the front, killing the Qin Army's defeated brigade to pieces, and it was even more defeated. They ran away in all directions, and they didn't even have any power to fight back.

The experienced Yang Xiong knew that the young marshal would definitely pursue his own army from a long distance. In order to preserve his usefulness and the hope of rebuilding the Sanchuan Qin army's comeback, Yang Xiong decisively ordered his soldiers to abandon his army after he fled for a short time. flag, and also fled to hide the conspicuous cloak and armor on his body, so as to avoid being followed by the soldiers of the young marshal.But unfortunately, although it is difficult for the young commander's pursuers to find him again, the tall horse under his crotch has betrayed his important identity. He moved his horse to dodge, but he still couldn't dodge the cavalry of the Young Marshal Army, unfortunately he was stopped by the road.

"Let's go, General!"

Loyal soldiers shouted one after another, rushing towards the team of young marshal cavalry with red eyes, buying time for Yang Xiong to escape. Using the javelin, he threw the spear at him vigorously. The tip of the spear pierced the wind, and it hit his back without any armor protection, and directly pierced his chest.

Glancing at the bloody spear point protruding from his chest, Yang Xiong murmured again, and then staggered off his horse and sacrificed his precious life for Daqin.

"The first emperor, the old minister did his best." These were the last words of Yang Xiong, a veteran of the Qin army, in his life.

(End of this chapter)