Fangxian County is located on the east bank of the Liaohe River estuary. It is located in an alluvial plain with flat terrain, but there are many rivers and woods. Although there are bridges on most rivers, it is not easy for the army to move out. Even if Gao Cheng hurried all the way, and when the sun was setting, he still failed to reach Pingguo City. Seeing that all his soldiers were exhausted, Gao Cheng had no choice but to order the entire army to stop on the east bank of the Taiping River. After landing, I planned to rest for the night and then rush to Pingguo City to meet Qi Ming early tomorrow morning.
"Woo, woo, woo..."
Just when Gao Cheng's troops had just relaxed, a shrill trumpet sound suddenly sounded in the woods not far away, and soon Zhang He and his two thousand cavalry troops rushed out like a whirlwind. Lin Zi, with the momentum of a rainbow, killed the officers and soldiers of the Liaodong Army who were in chaos.
"Stand still, don't mess up, get into formation, quickly get into formation!"
Seeing Zhang He's troops suddenly charging out, Gao Cheng's pupils could not help but shrink. Although he was panicked, he did not lose his sense of control. He immediately shouted loudly, trying to stabilize the morale of his soldiers.
To be fair, Gao Cheng's soldiers are actually well trained. This can be seen from the fact that it only took five hours to march nearly seventy miles. However, once the elite troops relax, it is rare for them to become nervous again. Very, not to mention that at this moment, all the soldiers and horses have reached the end of their strength, and it is difficult to have much fighting spirit. Even if Gao Cheng has always been very popular among the soldiers, at this time, only a very small number of soldiers are willing to obey his orders. Most of them The soldiers all turned around in panic and rushed to the bridge, trying to escape across the river quickly. The problem was that the bridge was just a bridge after all. It was only a few feet wide, so how could it accommodate so many people trying to cross the river? What happened? There will be something unexpected, a large number of soldiers are crowded together, no one can get on the bridge, and the whole team is completely in chaos.
"Push in, and those who don't surrender will be killed without mercy!"
The grove where Zhang He's troops were ambushing was actually not too close to the river, a full two and a half miles away. If the Liaodong Army could form a defensive formation in time, it could still compete with the Youzhou Cavalry for a while, even if the final defeat was inevitable. But it is enough to cause considerable damage to the Youzhou Army. But right now, although the chaotic Liaodong Army has many troops, they are just lambs to be slaughtered. Zhang He will not have any problem with this. With compassion, he led his troops into the chaos of the rebels like a tide, and started a bloody massacre without any courtesy.
"Bitch thief, I will fight with you!"
Seeing the elites he had painstakingly trained being slaughtered into corpses all over the ground by the Youzhou cavalry, Gao Cheng's eyes were filled with bloodshot eyes, and he rushed forward without hesitation. I will risk my life with Zhang He.
"court death!"
Risking one's life requires capital. Obviously, Gao Cheng's courage was enough, but his capital was insufficient. Although he fired a shot first, Zhang He didn't notice it at all. He only heard a roar from Zhang He, and his arms With just one shot, he blocked Gao Cheng's spear, and with another counterattack, he hit Gao Cheng in the lower abdomen. With just one shot, he knocked Gao Cheng off his horse. .
"ah……"
His lower abdomen was torn and his intestines were broken into several pieces. Severe pain was unavoidable, but this kind of injury would not lead to immediate death. Poor Gao Cheng's head was so painful that he was rolling around on the ground, and his miserable howl was so loud that it was deafening. It hurts so much.
"Pfft!"
Gao Cheng's pain did not last long. As a Youzhou cavalryman killed him with a single blow, the extremely miserable howl suddenly stopped, and with his death, The remnants of the Liaodong Army, which had no fighting spirit to speak of, soon knelt on the ground and became prisoners of the Youzhou Army...
"Woo, woo, woo..."
On the third day of May in the sixth year of Jian'an, noon was approaching and the sky was cloudless. It was the hottest time of the day. Even though it was wartime, under the scorching sun, the sentries on duty at the head of the Liao team could not help but feel a little agitated. They were listless, but when the smoke and dust billowed from the southeast, all the sentries on duty immediately became alert, and soon, the emergency horns sounded wildly.
"What's going on, huh?"
Liaotui County is a satellite city of Xiangping City. Although the city is not big, it has a lot of troops. Of course, the focus of defense is in the west and north directions. Not only that, Song Du, the chief general in the city, also has a After living and eating in the gate tower of the West City, Leng Buding heard the horns of Nancheng blaring loudly. Song Du couldn't hold his nerve. He led his guards and ran towards Nancheng along the city wall. As soon as they arrived in Nancheng When he arrived, he saw that all the garrison soldiers on the city were in a panic. Song Du couldn't help but get angry and yelled angrily.
"General, look, the bandits are coming from the south in large numbers!"
Song Du was cruel and would kill people at every turn. No one in the army was afraid of him. Seeing Song Du's face as black as the bottom of a pot, all the sentries at the city head were so frightened that their faces were as pale as paper. However, even the military commanders who were on duty were still there. Feeling a little brave, he immediately reported something from the side.
"What?"
Although Song Du was cruel, his courage was not that great, at least not as great as he thought. No, when he heard that the Youzhou Army was coming from the south to kill in large numbers, Song Du's face immediately turned from dark. Bai's eyes were so wide that they almost fell out of their sockets. After being stunned for a moment, he rushed to the city in a panic. When he looked outside, his already pale face suddenly turned a bit whiter. He was so frightened that , actually forgot to quickly mobilize troops to Nancheng, and just looked at Zhang He's troops who were approaching.
"The whole army stops and forms a formation on the spot!"
When he set out from the Xiangping camp, Zhang He's troops only had 2,000 cavalry and 8,000 infantry. However, after marching down three cities on the southern front, his troops had expanded to 20,000 infantry and 5,000 cavalry, which was a huge number. It was more than doubled, and this was still the result of leaving some troops to guard the three cities.
"Quick, pass this general's order to immediately dispatch three thousand infantry to Nancheng. Go quickly, go quickly!"
As soon as they arrived at Youzhou Army, they had already begun to form formations under the city. Song Du had just woken up from his dazed state. He was panicking and couldn't help but roared wildly. An orderly soldier who was following closely beside him roared loudly. Go as promised.
"Come here, carry all the gifts to the city, so that the thieves at the top of the city can take a look."
The Song capital was obviously overly nervous. Although Zhang He's troops were numerous, more than half were newly surrendered soldiers. Their combat effectiveness was really worrying. In addition, the siege equipment was not ready, so it was impossible to launch a sudden attack. He The reason why we ordered the formation in front of the city was just to intimidate the defenders in the city...
