The wind rises at the end of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 167
"Ugh——"

The long and long sound of the horn echoed over the fields in Heishuiyu.

Gao Yingxiang was wearing a battle armor, holding a whip in his left hand and an order in his right, standing on the high ground in front of the battle.

Behind him, a large purple banner was constantly swaying in the wind.

The trumpet belt is flying, and the flag tassel is swaying.

Behind the big banner, there is a large endless forest of spears.

Those patches of cold light almost wanted to reflect the cold and gloomy sky.

These walking soldiers with guns are the horsemen in the sequence of breaking into the army. They did not ride the horses, but put them behind.

Being able to ride a horse and being able to fight on horseback are completely different things. The road is muddy and difficult for a horse to walk on. It is better to walk through the last section with your feet.

And what they want to fight is a tough battle, not a field battle.

"Rumble--"

The hooves of the war horse trampled the ground, kicking up countless mud spots and grass clippings.

On the horseback, the cavaliers wearing gray clothes roared past from the two wings of the battlefield.

Gao Yingxiang raised his head and stared at the dark sky.

It was raining lightly at Heishuiyu at this time, and faint thunder could be heard in the distance from time to time.

The dark clouds began to gather again, sweeping from afar like black clouds overwhelming the city.

Shuntian Wang He Guoguang, Thousand Rooster Zhang Er, and Zhuantian Harrier Wang Cheng came to Gao Yingxiang's side one after another.

Their arrival caused Gao Yingxiang's eyes to turn slightly.

Gao Yingxiang didn't turn his head to look at them, but lowered his head and looked at the camp set up by officers and soldiers not far away at Heishuiyukou.

"This is our last chance..."

Gao Yingxiang's voice was hoarse and deep.

"The reinforcements from the officers and soldiers have arrived. They are all elite cavalry from the frontier. The follow-up troops should arrive soon."

"If you can't escape, Heishuiyu will be the place where you and I will be buried."

Gao Yingxiang clenched the command flag in his hand, and in the last round of attack, he used the lives of more than [-] elite cavalry to break open the gate of the Yukou camp.

It was already about to completely break the camp set up by officers and soldiers in Yukou.

But at the last moment, Cao Bianjiao led a brigade of cavalry to kill the generals from outside the valley, and instantly dispersed the troops he sent to attack the camp.

The name of a man, the shadow of a tree.

In the entire 72nd Battalion, there is no one who is not afraid of Cao Wenzhao, and no one is not afraid of Cao Bianjiao.

Originally, because of being ambushed and trapped in the valley, the morale of the army was terribly low.

The arrival of Cao Bianjiao made fear spread like a plague, and became the last straw that overwhelmed the camel, triggering the collapse of the army.

It was not until he returned to Xianyou Temple that Gao Yingxiang regrouped the army.

"If this battle is lost again, the morale of the army will never come back..."

Gao Yingxiang looked gloomy, and this time he glanced to the left and right sides.

"The main attack of the first wave will be the horse army under my command to storm the Yukou camp. You only need to lead your troops and horses to block the soldiers in the Beishan officer camp."

"I will send three thousand fine cavalry to protect your flanks. If Cao turns into a dragon, the fine cavalry under my command will entangle him."

"At this time, stop thinking about preserving your strength..."

Both Zhang Er and Wang Cheng surrendered their hands.

"Chuangwang."

However, He Guoguang did not accept the task assigned to him by Gao Yingxiang, but stepped forward a little and said.

He Guoguang's expression was sluggish, his face was pale, and his lips were bloodless. Now there are only more than [-] elite cavalry under his command, and the horse army is only [-]. The rest of the soldiers are already trapped outside the Heishui Valley.

"I only have more than 700 riders below me, and my morale is low. I'm afraid that the officers and soldiers will collapse immediately after the artillery bombardment."

"Let us follow you to the Yukou camp. I will be the pioneer and pave the way for you..."

He Guoguang's eyes were dark and his tone was low and weak.

His words also caused everyone to fall into a brief silence.

"Okay, this time you will be the pioneer at Dayukou, and I will send Jingqi to follow you forward."

Gao Yingxiang lowered his head and complied with He Guoguang's request.

"Boom--"

The sound of thunder rolled from the sky, and a gust of wind rushed over.

The countless banners behind Gao Yingxiang were rolled up, the weather was no longer stuffy, it had been raining for several days, and the temperature was getting colder and colder.

Zhang Er, Wang Cheng, and He Guoguang had already left Gao Yingxiang's side, and galloped towards their respective soldiers and horses, preparing for the last wave of attack.

The rain seemed to be getting heavier now, and the raindrops fell on the top of the helmet, making a crisp sound, which was heard by Gao Yingxiang.

The rainwater slid down the top of the helmet, and finally dripped slowly along the edge of the helmet.

Gao Yingxiang stretched out his hand to catch the dripping rainwater.

The continuous rain made the road muddy, and the road up the mountain was even worse.

They could only attack the camp at Yukou, and the price of attacking the mountain was too high for him to pay.

Gao Yingxiang looked at the rainwater in his hand with mixed feelings in his heart.

The right time and place had not been on his side until now.

In the second half of the plank road, it has been rainy and rainy, and it took them a longer time to walk out of the plank road.

But not long after walking out of the plank road, the rain stopped, and the officers and soldiers ambushed outside the valley, using a lot of artillery and firearms, causing him heavy losses.

After a long continuous attack, there was no rain. The officers and soldiers mobilized artillery to occupy the high ground and guard the intersection, so there was no conflict at all.

And now it was finally going to rain, and when the weather was on his side, the reinforcements from the officers and soldiers were about to arrive...

Gao Yingxiang's heart was gloomy, he just felt like a big stone was pressing on his heart, and it was difficult to breathe.

The low-pitched horns sounded slowly from all directions, which were the corresponding flags blown by the battalions and teams after they arrived at their positions.

The horn sounded one after another, seventeen times in a row.

Gao Yingxiang also readjusted his emotions, now is not the time to complain, everything still has a chance!

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

An extremely high-pitched horn sounded suddenly, and a ocher-yellow banner behind Gao Yingxiang was suddenly shaken.

In an instant, more than [-] soldiers of the invading army rushed forward like a flood that broke the embankment.

Throw into death and then survive, fall into death and then live.

At this time, they have fallen into a desperate situation, and the officers and soldiers have assumed the attitude of encircling and annihilating them all in the valley.

No one wants to die, they all want to live, and none of them want to die.

Gao Yingxiang encouraged them with this.

At this time, the Chuang army was reinvigorated and the whole army was out. They had completely fallen into madness and were ready to do their best.

……

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"

Up the mountainside in the north, the Ming army camp.

The high-pitched and passionate sound of war drums spread slowly in all directions, resounding in the sky above Heishuiyu.

The wrestler beating the drum stood naked in the rain, beating the drum in front of him violently.

For the past few battles, Sun Chuanting has always been in the front line, not sitting in the middle army.

Since picking up the station, under his command, the Ming army won two battles and two victories, beheading the enemy's head Sai Machao, beheading [-] ranks, and capturing more than [-] enemies.

He has already proved with his actions that he is not just a civil servant who only knows how to read military books, but he really has the talent of a general.

The thunder has subsided, and the rain continues.

Sun Chuanting, wearing armor and wielding a sword, stood on the watchtower built a little behind the gate of the camp.

A group of soldiers in burkas and belts are doing their due diligence under the watchtower.

The Beishan and Yukou military camps were already boiling.

Sun Chuanting stood on the watchtower like a pinnacle of calming the sea, facing the cavalry cavalry rushing in like a tide, no one was afraid, panicked, or flinched.

In the Beishan camp, the battalion soldiers of the brigade were running down the mountain quickly along the mountain road, rushing to help the camp below the mountain.

At Yukou, Li Yuchun led the battalion to guard the camp, and a large number of soldiers stood on the camp wall, blocking the direction of Yukou.

Behind the camp, there were still four or five hundred cavalrymen of the Ming army wandering outside, and all those who slipped through the net could not escape their pursuit.

In front of the Yukou camp, a large number of auxiliary guards were digging ravines and placing various obstacles in the heavy rain.

Cao Bianjiao also led the cavalry out of the camp to fight. He led more than a thousand cavalry in a large formation, not far in front of the camp.

On the gentle area of ​​the Heishui Valley where the rain continued, hundreds of Ming army cavalry in red armor were chasing and fighting with the cavalry of the Chuang army in gray armor.

The large formation of the Chuangjun came slowly, and more than [-] Chuangjun horse infantry and cavalry came in a mixed manner, and they were ready for the last fight.

"Half an hour..."

Sun Chuanting turned his head and glanced at the direction outside the valley. It was only a quarter of an hour before Cao Bianjiao brought him, and he still needs to hold on for another three quarters.

Three quarters of an hour is neither long nor short.

There is a saying in the art of war that encircling the division must be lacking.

Surrounding it on three sides, one side should be closed, so it shows the way of life.

If it is surrounded on all sides, and the enemy sees that there is no way to survive, they will fight against trapped beasts and resist desperately.

And if you let go of a way out, then the enemy will run away wholeheartedly, thus losing their fighting spirit.

Sun Chuanting read the Art of War thoroughly, so he naturally knew that it was necessary to encircle the division.

But he dared not let go of any opening.

Because he couldn't give Gao Yingxiang any chance to escape.

Gao Yingxiang is a fierce tiger, once the tiger returns to the mountain, there will be endless troubles.

The rain fell again, and it fell more and more heavily. The artillery and firecrackers in the army were no longer usable, which greatly weakened the ability to fight.

This battle will be face-to-face, hand-to-hand combat.

In this battle, the competition is the blood of the soldiers of the two armies.

The guards were invincible, so Sun Chuanting naturally wouldn't pin all his hopes on the guards.

He sent a thousand-man supervising battalion in advance to rush to help Yukou.

Sun Chuanting sighed in his heart, it's a pity that the Supervising Biao Battalion under his command formed an army too late, if he was given more time, he could have more confidence in this battle.

"kill!!"

Suddenly, there was a burst of shouting and killing like a tsunami from the bottom of the mountain.

Sun Chuanting's thoughts were interrupted, and he turned back to look down the mountain.

The cavalry led by Cao Bianjiao was already fighting with the fine cavalry of the Chuang army.

The Chuangjun soldiers and horses were mixed together, desperately blocking the cavalry led by Cao Bianjiao from advancing and disturbing the formation.

The infantry of the brigade was lined up under the Beishan Mountain, between the Beishan Camp and the Yukou Camp, and there were still many elite cavalry wandering behind the formation, trying to isolate the two camps.

At Yukou, the infantrymen of the brigade were crossing the ravine and moving away the horses.

They waded through the muddy ground, pushing forward with difficulty.

Looking down from a high position, all the heads of the invaders are everywhere, and all the soldiers of the invaders are like tides in the field of vision.

Sun Chuanting's face was calm, and he continued to issue military orders one after another, commanding the battalion soldiers under his command to fight and contain the force of the invading army.

To do one's best, to fulfill one's destiny, he can only do what he should do right now.

As for everything that follows, success or failure is something that God should take care of...

Sun Chuanting looked at the rushing army soldiers, he frowned, the battle was so intense that he forgot the most crucial link.

In the letter that Chen Wang delivered, he stated that he followed Gao Yingxiang all the way along the Tangluo Road.

Judging from the current situation, Gao Yingxiang did not find Chen Wang.

And for so long, Sun Chuanting did not find any clues in Heishuiyu.

There was silence in Tangluo Road, and there was no sound among the mountains around Heishuiyu.

At this time, the Chuangjun brigade is moving forward, fighting hand-to-hand. If Chen Wang leads the soldiers and horses to surprise the Chuangjun's rear team, it will definitely make it difficult to think about it...

……

In the forest on the west mountain of Heishuiyu, Chen Wang, who was remembered by Sun Chuanting, was taking over his own Three Banners Moonlight Helmet from the hands of his personal guards and putting it on top of his head.

Chen Wang put on the helmet, and then tightened the girdle around his waist again.

After confirming that everything was complete, Chen Wang put his hand on the saddle, turned over and jumped onto the back of his bay red horse in one step.

The bay red horse under the seat felt that the owner had ridden up, and shook the horse's head lightly.

Chen Wang held the reins, and gently patted the neck of the bay red horse under him.

This bay red horse is a congratulatory gift from Cao Wenzhao, congratulating him on being promoted to Hanzhong general.

It is a famous horse bought from a horse dealer in the Northwest. Compared with ordinary war horses, its head is much taller and its body is stronger.

Chen Wang lowered his head and looked at the mouth of the Heishui Valley at the bottom of the mountain through the gaps in the forest.

At the mouth of the Heishui Valley, the Chuang army and the Ming army are already fighting hand to hand and fighting together.

The Chuang army was as dense as ants, as mountains as the sea, and wave after wave continued to hit the Ming army camp at Yukou, as if they were never tired.

From the very beginning, the battle has become intense.

Chen Wang tilted his head and glanced to the left and right.

Both Zhao Huailiang and Chen Gong were wearing armor, waiting for his military order, and all the soldiers behind them also focused their eyes on him.

Chen Wang clenched the horse's spear tightly in his hand, took a deep breath, and lightly pinched the horse's belly with his legs.

"drive!"

Under the guidance of the reins, the war horse walked slowly towards the outside of the forest.

First it was a slow walk, and then the speed became faster and faster, and it became a trot all the way.

Behind them, Zhao Huailiang and Chen Gong, together with a group of armored cavalry, also drove the horses under their seats and went forward.

The rain is oncoming, and the headwind is caressing.

Chen Wang looked ahead, holding on to the horse, and crossed the trees one by one.

The hand-to-hand combat between the Chuang army in Heishuiyu and the Ming army attracted everyone's attention.

Without anyone noticing, just on the hillside to the west of Heishuiyu, a group of cavalry was slowly stepping out from the forest.

(End of this chapter)