Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 23 Prelude to the Counterattack
It has to be said that Sun Huan put the chariot formation in the hook formation. This approach was correct. It directly saved Sun Heng's defeat and directly transferred to the siege of the Han army against the Wu army.

In the afterglow of the setting sun, Sun Hengjun's middle army and the remaining soldiers from the right, left, and rear three battalions moved one after another, waiting to ride through the formation. Later, there were spears and spears like forests, shields gathered together to become strong, and there were not a few people who held bows and arrows.

Facing the soldiers of the Han army who were trying to continue to charge, the Marquis of Wu Jun in the chariot roared angrily. As he waved the flag high, there was a loud sound of piercing the air, and hundreds of arrows shot straight at the Han army. During that time, there were continuous wailing sounds in the Han army.

The generals of the Han army regrouped outside the range of the generals of the Wu army, waiting for their horses to pass through the formation, and quickly reported to Wu Ban.

In the Wu army formation, the rout troops gathered again and reorganized their formation. Sun Hengce immediately stepped forward, followed by his personal guards holding the "Sun" tooth flag.

Sun Heng wore a hood on his head, holding a lance in his hand and leaping in front of the horse. The bright light armor shone brightly under the rays of the remnant rays of the setting sun, adding a bit of power to the rebirth.

Several pro-riders behind him followed Sun Heng closely, and the wrestlers held the tooth flag high.Sun Heng didn't speak, he rode forward, and looked at the crowd with a serious face. Some of the defeated troops who had retreated into the chariot formation, seeing Sun Heng like this, couldn't help but calm down and looked at Sun Huan.

Sun Huan pulled out the ring-shou knife with one hand and held it high. The tip of the knife gleamed under the setting sun, and shouted with all his strength: "If there are rioters, they will be executed." A few people were still whispering, their luck fell, and their heads were cut off.

Sun Huan looked at the crowd coldly and said, "Hang on a long pole and parade the army as a warning."

The trilogy hangs the head on the spear, drives the horse slowly around the army formation, raises the spear all the way and shouts: "If there is any riot, beheaded."

The defeated soldiers were silent, Sun Huan saw this, he was nervous about mutiny, he couldn't help but relax, but he didn't dare to change his face, and shouted: "Go back from this battle, the dead, I will take care of parents, wives and children, and the wife will not remarry." , the son will not change his surname; those who are alive will be rewarded with land and promoted." The originally silent crowd turned red, raised their weapons, and shouted in unison.

"Willing to serve the general, Wan Sheng!"

"Wan Sheng!!!"

"Wan Sheng!!!"

"Wan Sheng!!!"

Sun Huan looked at the crowd whose morale had risen again, his originally cold expression finally relaxed, and he signaled the guards beside him to hang his general's seal on the spear and inform the whole army.

The personal guard hung the general seal on the spear, drove the horse slowly around the army formation, and shouted excitedly while holding the spear high: "The general has an order. "The dead, parents, wives and children will be raised by the general. The wife will not be remarried, and the son will not change his surname." ; Those who are alive will be rewarded with fields and promoted to officials."

For a while, Wuchang, Shichang, and Quchang moved one after another, looking for the soldiers under their command; the soldiers rearranged their weapons and returned to the organization.The defeated army in the front of the Wu army regrouped under the generals at the grassroots level.

Wu Ban, who was excited about breaking the Wu formation, learned that Sun Huan had left the chariot formation in the internal army. The soldiers tried to continue to break the formation and failed, and the smile on his face faded. Waiting for the next order."

Wu Ban personally drove his horse to report the situation of the battle to Liu Bei.
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Sitting on the chariot, Liu Bei was delighted to see Wu Ban coming, so he personally met Wu Ban under the chariot. Wu Ban cupped his hands and apologized: "Your Majesty, Sun Huan's former army was defeated, but Sun Huan's son got out of the chariot formation ahead of time. Soldiers are not allowed to enter the formation. Please blame your majesty!"

Liu Bei helped Wu Ban up, and comforted him, "What is Yuanxiong's crime? Breaking Wu's army is already a meritorious service. It's getting late now, and we will attack tomorrow, and you will still be the vanguard."

Wu Ban continued happily in his heart: "I invite you to fight, the sky is still dark, please attack again."

Liu Bei promised with relief, and Wu Ban galloped away to the front army against the sunset in the sky.
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At dusk, on the fields of Yidao, the two armies faced each other. The sunset glow in the sky became one piece, and the whole sky was dyed deep red, like a magnificent red ocean, which was very spectacular.

Looking at the sky, Ji Xi couldn't help being fascinated, and missed the sunset in his hometown in central Sichuan, but the sunset was getting redder and redder, which reminded Ji Xi of the blood-spattered land nearby, and he sighed and thought: "I don't know when I can go back." . '

The sound of the horns of Wu Ban's former army blew in the field, Ji Xi stopped thinking and held his bow and arrow tightly. This was one of the few things that could bring him a sense of security.

The soldiers in front of the Han army raised their huge shields in front of their chests, forming a wooden wall in an instant, and marched slowly. The arrows and crossbowmen of the Wu army flew towards the Han army in bursts of arrows. The Han soldiers holding the shields did not dare to slack off. The sound of "stretching" seems to be able to hear the aftershock of the arrow's tail.

The crossbowmen of the Wu army fired several rounds, unable to break through the huge shield, immediately withdrew from their positions, and pushed out the bed crossbow. The soldiers of the Han army who had gathered into the wall shield didn't know it, and continued to advance. The bed crossbow shot a huge arrow and flew towards the Han army's wall array.

"Stretch!" "Stretch!" "Stretch!".
More than a dozen bed crossbows sounded, and at such a close distance, the penetration of the bed crossbow was astonishingly terrifying. A soldier holding a huge shield didn't know it was pierced by a huge arrow, and he felt a pain in his chest. In pain, he flew up and brought down the soldiers behind him.Faced with this situation, the colleagues beside him showed panic, but they still slowly moved forward with the giant shield.

The crossbowmen of the Wu Army saw that the bed crossbow broke through the shield wall, raised their bows and pinched their arrows to shoot a volley into the gap. The soldiers fell to the ground in the gap, and the wise ones squeezed behind the nearby shields.

"Wan Sheng!!!"

The Han army approached the front of the car formation, and a Han soldier who was hiding behind the huge shield rushed to the front of the Wu army first, trying to overturn the vehicle, but was instantly stabbed into the body by a Wu soldier with a spear and rolled down, and the rest of the soldiers sighed 'raccoons! ’ One after another, they poked each other with spears from the vehicles of the Wu army, and fell into a fierce battle. The infantry of both sides formed an army formation, and the soldiers stood shoulder to shoulder. The weapon stabs forward.The crossbowman behind him started throwing shots, and the two armies held each other for a while, regardless of the outcome.As the sun sets, the sun slowly disappears.
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Not far away, in the Wu army's large army camp, the soldiers were sorting out quick-fire items, twigs and oil, and the elite troops and generals were wiping the weapons and checking whether there were any problems with the armor.

Lu Xun received Sun Huan's request for help in the big tent, just as all the soldiers were discussing the details of the night's attack in the camp, Luo Tong went out and cupped his hands and said: "General Sun Huan is a member of the royal family, and the situation is very difficult when surrounded by the Han army. It's dangerous, ask the governor to rescue!"

Lu Xun babbled and said slowly: "Shu Wu (Sun Huan's character) is brave in person, and his soldiers are elite, and Shu Wu has a high prestige in the army. All the officers and men in the army admire Shu Wu, and the messenger said, The chariot formation has been laid out in advance, and the bows and crossbows are sufficient, and the food and grass are ready for three days, so don't worry. When our army counterattacks successfully, even if Shuwu is not rescued, the siege will be solved by itself. Everyone, don't worry!"

(End of this chapter)