Han Dang is stronger

Chapter 418 The Battle of the Pavilion Chief
"Red flag! It's the Han bandit army!"

The crimson flag quickly exposed the identity of the army coming from the rear, and this situation was quickly reported to Liu Laosan and Han Xin by the Nanyang Army scouts in the rear, which made Liu Laosan and Han Xin unable to bear the same as before. Like Xiang Kang, he scolded the enemy for being cunning, and even divided the pursuers into four or five teams to pursue one after another. He would rather divide the troops too much and risk being easily defeated by each one, and did not give the main force of the own army a chance to escape calmly.

"My lord, it seems that there are not many Chinese bandit infantry in the back. The superiority is on our side, and we still have a chance!"

Fortunately, by roughly estimating the number of torches, Han Xin quickly discovered that the number of Han infantry suddenly chasing after him was not as large as his own army, so he quickly reminded Liu Laosan to pay attention to this situation, and Liu Laosan quickly confirmed this point, Busily asked Han Xin, "What should I do?"

"It's impossible to fight in an formation, it's just a waste of time." Han Xin thought and said, "The only way is to take the initiative to charge, take advantage of our strength, and kill this bandit army in one go, and then we can escape calmly." .”

Liu Laosan nodded, and made a decision after a little thought, and said, "You bring five thousand infantry and are responsible for guarding against the Han bandit cavalry behind us. This king personally leads the main force to countercharge and defeat this band of Han bandits."

Han Xin agreed without hesitation, and then warned: "Your Majesty, be careful, the enemy general who can command troops to pursue in the middle of the night is definitely not a kind person."

"Whoever he is!" Liu Laosan, who used to be a knight-errant for many days, replied proudly: "I have a sword in my waist, a spear in my hand, and I have drunk a lot of human blood. I haven't personally fought an enemy for a long time. And the forehand is itching badly! Tonight, this king happens to have a good fight!"

Confidently and proudly speaking, Liu Laosan immediately dispatched troops and horses, and before recalling the chariot convoy that was in the vanguard position, he directly led more than 6000 Nanyang Army soldiers to launch a counterattack, as if he had just raised his troops When rebelling against the Qin Dynasty, he abandoned his cart and rode a horse, rushed to the front line of the battlefield to boost morale, and shouted desperately, "Kill! Kill the Han bandits and take my life away! Kill——!"

God made a joke. What Liu Laosan, the head of the pavilion in Surabaya, never dreamed that at this moment, the enemy general who appeared in front of him happened to be a general of the peasant uprising army who was born in the pavilion. The three are the same, they are all small pavilion chiefs who belong to Qin Ting's Sishui County, and they have also received Qin Ting's school education like him. For a long time, they all depended on arresting thieves to maintain law and order. , so strictly speaking, the enemies Liu Laosan faced this time can be regarded as his fellow disciples in a broad sense!

As the head of the pavilion, the mediocre Feng Zhong is certainly not worthy of Liu Laosan's shoes in terms of leadership, political ability, and strategic ability. After comparing the weakness of cowardice, he also showed tenacity and military talent that even Xiang Yu admired very much.Therefore, during the pursuit, seeing the Nanyang Army take the initiative to countercharge, Feng Zhong, who knew that he had a great responsibility, not only did not hesitate at all, but also rushed to the front line on horseback, personally leading ten thousand Han troops, including many of his old troops. The soldiers of the army shouted, and they also shouted loudly, "Kill! Kill the Nanyang bandit army at any cost!"

A decisive battle between the pavilion chiefs began. Because the light was too dark, Feng Zhongcai passed the flag when the distance between the two armies was less than [-] steps. Liu Laosan himself, after being stunned for a while, Feng Zhong immediately understood that his opportunity had come, and without hesitation, he put his legs on the horse and rushed directly to the direction of Liu Laosan's banner.The same is true of Liu Laosan. In order to capture the thief, he first captured the king and killed the Han army's pursuers as soon as possible. He also rushed directly to Feng Zhong's banner with his horse. Like the tide, they collided head-on, and there was an earth-shattering shout of killing and the sound of gold and iron.

It was another fierce battle between a copper plate and an iron broom. The well-equipped Liu Laosan's direct guards surrounded Liu Laosan tightly. When he first encountered the enemy, he greeted the enemy with weapons like crazy, even if the Han army was in a hurry. Some primitive grenades were thrown, but they didn't blow up their crowd. The same is true for Feng Zhong's side. The direct army he brought from Pengcheng also surrounded him tightly. As soon as he collided with the enemy on the opposite side, the weapon in his hand shot The blood was splashed on the soldiers of both sides at the same time, the screams of the wounded and the screams of the dying rang out at the same time, and just as the soldiers in front fell to the ground, the comrades in the back immediately made up for it. There is an endless stream of servants and servants, and no one is timid to take half a step back.

The soldiers of the two armies quickly intertwined, and everyone in the shadow of swords and swords fought on their own. In the roaring sound, soldiers from both sides were injured and injured all the time, and blood was poured like rain. During the battle, most of the fallen soldiers had no chance to stand up again. However, many wounded and fallen soldiers of both sides, regardless of their lives, tried their best to hug the legs of the enemy around them, biting them to create opportunities for their companions to kill the enemy. Spears and long swords continued to penetrate the human body, steel knives and sharp axes cut off heads and arms, and war spears pecked at the heads to pieces. Dark red blood and white brains were splashed together. In just a short while, the front line of the battle was already covered with corpses. .

With the continuous influx of soldiers from both sides, the scale of this fierce battle is still expanding. The restriction of the night has made all tactics and strategies useless, and it has also completely turned the battle between Feng Zhongjun and Nanyang Army into a battle of thousands of people. In the melee, the scene was more chaotic than boiling water. The soldiers on both sides only knew how to brandish their weapons with red eyes, and desperately smashed, stabbed, and slashed all kinds of weapons at the opponent's enemies. Those who hesitated and were timid would only pay The price of death.

Perhaps it was fate, in the scuffle, Liu Tingchang and Feng Tingchang unexpectedly got the chance to meet directly, surrounded by their own soldiers, after a short touch, Liu Laosan, who had a sharp eye and a quick hand, saw the opportunity and suddenly yelled He threw out the spear in his hand and stabbed at Feng Zhong who was about ten steps away like a javelin. Feng Zhong was a little slow to react, and only realized the situation when the spear flew in front of him. San's spear directly pierced his chest, and immediately let out a scream.

"Okay! Got it!"

Seeing this situation clearly with the light of the torch, Liu Laosan was overjoyed, but unexpectedly, Feng Zhong, who was not far away from the opposite side, suddenly threw a Zhan Ge in his hand. Although he reacted in time to dodge, he was still scratched by the sharp blade on his cheek, leaving a deep wound on his rather handsome cheek, and blood flowed all over his face immediately.

Liu Tingchang and Feng Tingchang only met this time. As soldiers from both sides rushed in one after another, the distance between the two was quickly opened. During this period, Liu Laosan was of course very puzzled, not understanding his own The spear clearly stabbed Feng Zhong in the chest, but did not kill Feng Zhong or seriously injure Feng Zhong, how could Feng Zhong still have the strength to fight back?Feng Zhong caressed his breastplate during this period, dripping with cold sweat all over his body, and said to himself: "Fortunately, I wore the steel fish scale armor that Brother Xiang personally gave me, otherwise, this fate has already been given."

Standing far behind, with poor light in the dark night, Han Xin certainly did not know that the one who was fighting Liu Laosan at this moment was his old boss Feng Zhong who was the first to discover him. Han Xin only observed the fierce battle in the north, Then he put his attention on the cavalry of the Han army who might turn around and kill at any time, because Han Xin knew very well that Liu Laosan's ability to command troops is not bad, and he also trusted the combat effectiveness of the Nanyang soldiers trained by himself and Liu Laosan. In the case of superior military strength, as long as Liu Laosan is given some time, it is only a matter of time before the enemy in the north is defeated. All he needs to do is to deal with the cavalry of the Han army who are not strong in close combat ability!
After a while, the Han cavalry turned around and came over. At the beginning, Han Xin was very worried that the Han cavalry would turn around and join the battlefield behind him, which was already in a state of melee. Han Xin was overjoyed that the cavalry of the Han army from the south chose to advance straight and charged directly at the [-] troops under his command. Han Xin was overjoyed and did not hesitate, and immediately ordered to charge. The more than [-] Nanyang chariots commanded by Xia Houying He took the lead in attacking, facing the cavalry of the Han army with unparalleled momentum.

In the era without stirrups and Takahashi saddles, chariots and cavalry clashed, and cavalry were nothing more than pebbles hitting rocks!This point has been verified countless times in actual combat during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods!
It's a pity that the limitations of the times once again restricted Han Xin's thinking. The two wings of the Han cavalry suddenly rushed out dozens of cavalry, ignited the fuses of the original grenade with the incense sticks in their mouths, and smashed the grenades towards Nanyang one after another. Behind the army convoy, amidst the violent explosion, the frightened Nanyang army horses suddenly lost control. Even the famous chariot general Xia Houying couldn't continue to control his chariot. The Nanyang army's convoy was also in chaos. The control rushed to other directions, and even more than a dozen chariots turned around and rushed towards the soldiers of the Nanyang Army who were charging forward, killing many soldiers of the Nanyang Army immediately.

"There's another trick! In the future, when fighting Han thieves, you can no longer count on chariot soldiers!"

Han Xin murmured in pain, but Han Xin did not despair, because Han Xin firmly believed that even if the formation of the self army was disrupted, the infantry of the self army could still deal with the cavalry of the Han army that most of the soldiers had to dismount and fight on foot!

It is still the limitation of the times. When he saw all the cavalrymen of the Han army riding on horses, wielding sabers with guards, condescendingly hacking and killing the self-soldiers who had to fight on their backs, Han Xin, who had never seen such weapons, couldn't help but look at them again. Moaned once, "Han thief, how many tricks do you still have to play?!"

The Han army's saber, which appeared on the Nanyang battlefield for the first time, completely killed the Nanyang army by surprise. They had never encountered so many enemies who could all fight on horseback. Several mid-level generals of the Nanyang Army couldn't help screaming, "What the hell are you doing? How can all the Han thieves ride on horseback to fight? Are they not afraid of falling off?"

In fact, the combat effectiveness of the cavalry of the Han army, which can only wield a knife with one hand, is still far behind the cavalry of later generations equipped with Takahashi saddles and stirrups, but it is enough to deal with the Nanyang army who is still on the tail of the Bronze Age. Taking advantage of the opportunity of the Nanyang army columns being disrupted by their own chariots, the Han army cavalry easily entered the enemy group through these gaps, and then took advantage of the condescending advantage to slash and kill the Nanyang army soldiers who had to fight on their backs like cutting melons and vegetables. Even if the soldiers of the Nanyang Army escaped the first saber of the Han cavalry by chance, they could not escape the second and third saber of the Han cavalry.

What made the Nanyang soldiers even more desperate was that the sabers of the Han cavalry were all forged from carbon-doped steel. Leather helmets caused serious or even fatal injuries to them. Many veterans of the Nanyang Army who were not used to this tactic and this weapon died tragically at the swords of the Han cavalry. It's more confusing.

The military god Han Xin was once again defeated by the huge gap in technology, but within a short time, the [-] Nanyang Army infantry was smashed to pieces by nearly [-] Han Army cavalry, and Han Xin had to temporarily put down the flag Fortunately, the cavalry of the Han army paid more attention to Liu Laosan. After defeating his army, they immediately raised their hooves to the north and continued to kill Liu Laosan's back. This was given to Han Xin. The opportunity to escape also gave Han Xin the opportunity to quickly change the clothes of ordinary soldiers in the dark.

The cavalry of the Han army who suddenly came from behind also caught Liu Laosan by surprise, and made Liu Laosan couldn't help roaring wildly, "What is Han Xin doing? This king gave him [-] troops, and even the chariot soldiers If it was given to him, how could he not be able to stop the cavalry of the traitors?"

It was only after seeing with his own eyes that all the cavalry of the Han army could ride on horseback to fight, Liu Laosan knew that Han Xin's loss was not wronged, and only then did he know that whether it was Feng Zhongjun or the cavalry of the Han army, the purpose was not only to entangle his own army, but also to serve the Han army. The main brigade caught up with him to buy time, but wanted to give himself a fatal blow directly, and kill his main force with partial meritorious deeds!After realizing this point, Liu Laosan had no choice but to yell with red eyes, "Kill! Kill! Kill the traitors and take my life away!"

With the cavalry of the Han army, which has an absolute advantage in mobility, participating in the battle, if Liu Laosan wants to keep his main force, he can only keep his hope of losing hope by defeating the Han army with all his strength. Han Xin also understands this truth very well, so a little After collecting the defeated soldiers, Han Xin immediately took the defeated soldiers north to join the battle, and joined the melee battlefield to help Liu Laosan.

As a result, Feng Zhongjun's pressure became even greater. The disadvantage was that he could only fight with one hand. The cavalry of the Han army still did not dare to get too entangled with the enemy. They could only attack the enemy's empty and chaotic positions as much as possible, unable to stop and fight Fighting hand-to-hand for a long time, although doing so caused a lot of casualties to the Nanyang Army and made the battlefield even more chaotic, the red-eyed Nanyang Army still continued to attack Feng Zhongjun. Feng Zhongjun was forced to keep shrinking his position, gathered into groups and fought in groups, struggling to resist the crazy offensive of the Nanyang Army. Feng Zhong himself was also injured in the fierce battle and was forced to retreat to the naturally formed circular formation to lead his army to resist .

At this time, Han Xin had also recognized Feng Zhong's identity through the banner, lamenting the impermanence of life, but Han Xin was relentless, roaring and constantly urging the army to go up, repeatedly attacking the crowd formed by the Han soldiers themselves, betting The fate of the main force of the Nanyang Army, strive for the opportunity to completely defeat the old boss's army.

Fortunately, the greatest advantage of Feng Zhong's commanding troops is their tenacity. At the beginning, he brought the old troops of the Han army from Pengcheng, and all of them came to join the battle this time, so even several thousand generals of the Han army who were temporarily subordinate to Feng Zhong The entire army was crushed by the Nanyang Army, and nearly half of the Han Army soldiers were still united by his side, gritted their teeth to stand up to the Nanyang Army's crazy offensive, and no matter how repeatedly the Nanyang Army attacked, they just stood still and refused to give up. The hope of the Nanyang Army to crush them.

During this period, the cavalry of the Han army also shared the huge pressure for Feng Zhongjun, not to mention fighting against the enemy's weak forces many times. Taking advantage of the opportunity of the Nanyang army gradually encircling Feng Zhongjun's crowd and diluting its forces, Guan Ying also led the cavalry of the Han army to attack Liu Lao. San's handsome flag launched a charge.

The attack launched by the Han army cavalry at any cost this time received miraculous results. After rushing from the oblique stab to Liu Laosan's handsome flag, the Han army cavalry not only disrupted many Nanyang soldiers, but also created a counterattack opportunity for Feng Zhongjun. Seeing the chaos around Liu Laosan's flag, Feng Zhong, who also crawled out of the sea of ​​corpses and blood, seized the opportunity and immediately urged the army to launch a countercharge against Liu Laosan's handsome flag. It completely disrupted the army around Liu Laosan, and forced Liu Laosan, the ancestor of Liu Huangshu, the life-saving master on the battlefield, to flee eastward.

This also caused Liu Laosan to be completely desperate. Seeing that he could not break through the Han army infantry brigade, but was forced to run for his life by the weak Han army infantry, in despair and loss, Liu Laosan couldn't help With a long sigh, he said with a wry smile: "You still want to fight a bird? You can't even beat the partisan of the Han thief. When the main force of the Han thief kills Fan Gouer and they catch up, I will be killed by them like a dog? Run away—— —!”

After a loud roar, he slapped his horse, and Liu Laosan, who is one of the best in escape skills in this era, took the lead and rushed to the south. His personal soldiers hurriedly followed up with his handsome flag, and quickly followed Liu Laosan's request, He took the initiative to throw down the damn banner that was destined to only attract the cavalry of the Han army to chase after him.After seeing Liu Laosan's banner leading the way to the south and then disappearing quickly, the Nanyang Army, which still had a little advantage in terms of military strength, was also defeated. Lost two legs.

Seeing the defeat of the Nanyang Army, the cavalry of the Han Army immediately chased after them, massacred the defeated soldiers of the Nanyang Army who threw away their weapons and flags and fled in embarrassment, and even clustered in the direction where Liu Laosan disappeared.Feng Zhong, whose thigh was pierced by a spear, dismounted temporarily with the help of his own soldiers. While urgently bandaging the wound, he gathered up the scattered soldiers and prepared to launch a chase. As a result, at this time, the soldiers of the Han army suddenly burst into cheers. "Here we come! Our main force is here!"

Looking back to the north, seeing the torches covering the wilderness in the north, it is obvious that the main force of the Han army led by Xiang Kang himself is chasing after him, and looking at the defeated crowd of Nanyang army in the south, Feng Zhong suddenly said to himself He said, "Although I'm very sorry for my dear brother, but because of the past love, I still hope that you can save your life."

Feng Zhong, the former head of the Shiling Pavilion, really misses the past, but what Feng Zhong didn't realize is that he has created a miracle inadvertently, that is, he has become one of the generals of the Han army. The first person who defeated Liu Laosan and Han Xin head-on head-on, not only was his record not mixed with any water, but he did it openly when his troops were at a disadvantage.You know, even if Xiang Kang is in Feng Zhong's position, he may not be able to do this!

(End of this chapter)