My Chinese ancestors

Chapter 64 Hunting the wind blows
The sun was covered by clouds.

In the warm courtyard, Xiao Wei was accompanied by her eldest daughter-in-law and walked into the small courtyard in the south wing where her son usually lived. There were few servants and maids here. Everyone left for the war. The place seemed deserted. Only the ancestral hall over there was still singing sutras. sounded.

This was caused by the youngest son who was the most disobedient. The old couple argued about this for a while, and they were somewhat unhappy with their husband.

This was the first time for Xiao Wei to enter this ancestral hall. Looking at the tablets carved with rough wood inside, she let go of Su Huan. When the Taoist priest glanced at her, she clasped her hands together and bowed slowly in front of the altar table. Three prayers.

"My son welcomes you all and worships him as an ancestor sincerely. Please also bless him and all the soldiers!"

The Taoist priest stopped talking, stood up and bowed to the old woman.

"Master Xiao Fu, don't worry. The general has experienced war and knows the choices." The Taoist priest invited the old woman to go out. He said: "The ancestral hall here needs to be quiet. Except for the general, no one else can visit at will."

Although a Taoist priest is an outsider, he still has to abide by the rules of some powerful people in the world of mortals. Su Chen has the power to control the life and death of people in several cities, so he naturally has to avoid some troubles.

"Others are not allowed to visit?" Yin Suhuan was a little confused and surprised. She didn't expect that this small ancestral hall hidden in the south wing had such rules.Xiao Wei was older and could see more clearly. She smiled at the Taoist priest and said, "The Taoist priest reminds me that since Chen'er has established these rules, then he must abide by them."

The three of them left the ancestral hall and left.In front of the altar table, where the fragrance lingers, a statue of a saint gradually began to make sounds.

"General? It's better to be conservative." Zhao Kuangyin spoke first, with a pityful tone.

"... Attack the north? I know this well, so you should let me come out to fight. My group of generals are also very familiar with this."

"The emperor of the Zhu family, your old Zhu family has a lot of troubles, are you afraid of making people laugh when you come out?" Tang Taizong's spiritual throne turned around and mocked.

The spiritual throne of Ming Taizu also faced him, not to be outdone.

"Your Li family also has a lot of troubles. The relationship is really messy. I remember there was also a female emperor. This is unique!"

"Zhu Laoba!!"

"Li Laoer!!"

A wisp of green smoke floated out from the tomb of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, turning into a smoke-like human form. He waved his hands towards the tombs of the emperors who were about to start arguing again, to divert the conversation away.

"Your majesties, please stop arguing. Why don't you tell us how to fight this battle?"

Cao Cao walked straight out of the spiritual throne, pressed the Yitian Sword, and said with cold eyes: "Children will eventually learn to walk on their own. There is no one who can support you all the time. You can't win this battle. That's Adou who can't help you!"

Liu Bei: "..."

After a moment, Liu Bei flicked his sleeves and walked outside the ancestral hall. He clasped his hands in his sleeves and said, "Northern Expedition! Second brother, third brother, Zilong, and military advisor's ambition... It is also Bei's ambition. I can see you all again, and I can't say no in my heart." Very happy."

The clouds in the sky are getting thicker and thicker, as if another spring rain is coming.

There are still more than 50 miles northeast of Ding'an City. A total of [-] cavalry are running densely. Countless tumbling horse hooves raise dust to the sky, and the thin armor on their bodies rattles in the tremors. Soon, they The troops began to divide here and turned into five cavalry teams of [-] people, surrounding the direction of Ding'an.

The flying iron hooves shook the earth like thunder.

Yanshan Iron Cavalry!

The foundation of the founding of the country by Taizu Taizu of Dayan was to focus on light and heavy cavalry. Both men and horses had iron armor. The armor leaves were woven in sections and were thin. They had a certain defense and buffering effect without losing fast maneuverability.

The conditions for becoming a Yanshan cavalry member are demanding. Your ancestors were once members of this cavalry, and you must also reach a certain threshold of riding skills.As one of the two commanders of this cavalry, Ling Xiao had anger in his heart. The Qianyanshan cavalry that had been destroyed before came from his command. He volunteered for this expedition just to avenge his previous humiliation.

It's just a pity that in the order, his mission is to harass Ding'an and interrupt their logistics team. Such a battle is not difficult for the Yanshan Cavalry and him.

Rumbling--

After the horseshoes in different directions vibrated and moved away, Ling Xiao led a thousand Yanshan cavalry for another two miles. The scouts who were running back and forth constantly delivering information began to suffer casualties, indicating that there was a Ding'an City army here.

A large number of scouts were sent out to search again, and finally they found this troop. They were also cavalry. They were led by a general with a long beard, black scales, and a half-length sleeved robe. The other party also noticed him and led a thousand cavalry to threaten them directly.

The two sides met each other in the field, then staggered to each other. They drew their bows and nocked arrows, and started shooting at each other. The arrows passed by each other in mid-air. Both sides suffered casualties. After several rounds of entanglement, they fired at each other on the fifth day. In an instant, Zhang Liao suddenly pulled the reins and turned the horse's head. The yellow gelding completed a tail flick midway, dragging its blade on the ground, and rushed up behind the Yanshan cavalry.

The blade of the sword swung open in the light of the sky, slashing away a Yanshan cavalry. The staggered cavalry turned around and used Zhang Liao as an arrow to plunge straight into the back of the thousand-man Yanshan cavalry.

The situation suddenly turned into one running in front and the other chasing behind.

This commander, Ling Xiao, was originally a cavalryman under the emperor. His martial arts skills were quite good, and his Yanshan cavalry was even more elite. He had a very high status among the many armies in the capital.

Suddenly being chased by someone, I felt even more suffocated. Then I raised my hand and made a gesture to change the formation.

The running formation suddenly changed. The rear team dragged the cavalry from Ding'an City to the front. At the same time, Ling Xiao led the cavalry in front and turned into a long snake. It drew a long arc while running, and bit back at Ding'an. cavalry.

"Accompany!"

Zhang Liao had already noticed the change in the opponent's cavalry. When the opponent led the Yanshan cavalry to attack, he also led the Ding'an cavalry to meet them head-on.

While flying, Zhang Liao looked at the other general and grinned. He dragged the hooked sickle off the ground and slashed forward.

On the field, densely packed cavalry on both sides were churning with iron hooves, surging like a tide, rushing into each other under the hazy sky.

Zhang Liao's voice echoed through the boiling hoofbeats: "Hold the weapon tightly, tighten the horse's belly——"

Rumble!
Iron hoofs crack the ground!
Ling Xiao held the iron gun and felt the real feeling of the cavalry before the collision. He loosened his clenched teeth, opened his mouth wide and shouted hysterically: "Kill!" Then, there was a collision.

boom--

The cavalry charging at high speed from both sides collided with each other. The war horses collided with each other with a roar. There was a heart-wrenching sound between the skin, flesh, bones and armor. The war horses kept screaming and fell down, and the figures on their backs were struck by each other. The spear pierced his body and was pushed away. He screamed and threw himself into the sky before falling.

For a moment, the group of cavalry collided and became entangled together. The fallen cavalry turned into minced meat under the horses' hooves, and their stumps were wrapped between the hooves of the galloping horses.

The hooked sickle danced, cutting off the spear that was stabbed. The blade pressed against the shoulder of a Yanshan cavalry. Zhang Liao pulled it casually and lifted it up with a bloody swipe.

There was a banging sound of gold and iron all around, and some of the cavalrymen who were facing each other were still running wildly on horseback with their spears pierced through corpses before falling off.In some cases, at the moment of collision, both sides staggered each other's weapons, threw the person off the horse, hugged him in a ball between the wildly moving hooves of the horse, and started fighting and biting him.Or shoot an arrow from the horse's back and let the horse swim away.

The collision gradually stopped, and generals met with generals in an entangled melee.

bah—

The iron spear thrust out from the horse's back, and then was blocked by the hook and sickle. Ling Xiao exerted force and pushed the iron spear down. He screamed: "Rebel!"

"The imperial court is unruly and has raised an army to attack it!"

Zhang Liao had no expression on his face. He raised his hook and sickle, pushing the opponent and his horse back. Ling Xiao's arms suddenly felt numb. He was horrified. He suddenly remembered the general's instructions not to fight with the opponent's general, and immediately turned around. The horse's head ran toward the battle group, and the guards around him followed suit and blew their horns.

Woo!
The Yanshan cavalry who were fighting in the wilderness abandoned their opponents, gathered in an orderly manner towards their generals, and quickly retreated from here.

"Count the casualties and treat our comrades."

Zhang Liao raised his hand to tell the Ding'an cavalry to stop pursuing. He knew that there was still some gap between the cavalry on both sides.

When the surrounding cavalry heard this, some were on guard, others dismounted, searching for their comrades who were still alive, stabbing the enemies who were still alive, and searching for money and armor.

Afterwards, a few people were left to take care of the wounded. Zhang Liao took more than [-] horsemen and galloped towards the main formation.

In the direction that extends, scout battles become more and more frequent. One-on-one and one-on-many occur from time to time in the mountains, forests and fields. If they are too intense, small groups of troops from both sides will fight.

News of the fighting kept passing between the two sides. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that the rebels in Ding'an City were going to fight head-on.

It is very different from what He Jinchen discussed with the generals before.

More than 4 people fighting against an army of [-] people is simply a provocation that no one can tolerate.

"...their troops are less than 5, but they are coming with menacing force. They are careful of deceit and using their military skills. If they want to win with a small number and a large number, they can only turn the tide of the war by killing their generals!"

The army marched forward in a mighty manner, and Chen Fang, the general of the Shibuya Army, expressed his speculation.

General He Jinchen narrowed his eyes and tapped his fingers on the hilt of his sword.

"With less than [-] people, you dare to fight against the imperial court's [-] elites. If you have such courage, then I can rest assured!"

In the direction of Ding'an City, a black line spreads from the end of the world on the horizon. Tens of thousands of soldiers and horses are camped and making final preparations.

Su Chen, wearing armor and riding a war horse, looked to the north with Guo Jia, the wine sacrificer. Dian Wei stood on one side with a pair of halberds in his hands on guard. After explaining the next few arrangements, he turned back to look at the soldiers in the rear who were busy leaving the stronghold.

Dong Zhuo took Zhang You, Xu Qinghu and other surrendered generals to talk about tomorrow's battlefield.

Le entered the patrol camp and inspected the soldiers' clothes, armor and weapons.

"This is a tough battle, there is no way out." Su Chen exhaled and raised his hand, "Either he dies or I die."

"Jia has died once." Guo Jia smiled.

Dian Wei grinned: "It's like whoever you say has never died."

Su Chen glanced at the two of them speechlessly, and the tense atmosphere suddenly eased a lot.

But in his mind, he was thinking about another team that was going around far away. He didn't know where it went, but he quickly brought his thoughts back and touched a few tokens in his sleeves.

This is the real battlefield.

Before dawn the next day, the first sound in the wilderness outside Changchuan County was the sound of war drums one after another.

To the south, the troops who had rested all night slowly came out in formation to the beating of drums.Tens of thousands of soldiers and horses formed square formations, stretching out across the vast land.

Su Chen galloped out on his war horse and came to the banner of the Chinese army. With a "clang" sound, he pulled out his saber and raised it.

He looked at the opposite end where the sky and the earth connected, and a black line like a sea wave was sweeping in.

"It's time to fight!" Su Chen rode his horse and ran through the squares. In countless sights, his voice roared: "Get ready to face the enemy——"

The flags are hunting, and the murderous spirit fills the wild.

(End of this chapter)