My Chinese ancestors

Chapter 65: Fighting with force!

Boom!
dong dong!dong dong dong!

The sun shone slantingly on the vast wilderness, and the vibrating sound of war drums slowly accompanied the black tide at the end of the sky and the earth.

Huge clouds of dust filled the sky. In the gray mist, a mighty military formation was advancing all over the mountains and plains. The banners stretched for several miles, blocking the sky and the sun. The troops advancing in formation below spread out horizontally to the left and right, stretching for more than ten miles, occupying Plains, woods, mountains...

A hundred thousand troops advanced, and the first to come was the army of slaves.

Countless feet in cloth boots stepped across the dry ground. The Captain of the Raw Slave Army, who wore leather armor with wild animal hair, a leather helmet inlaid with animal teeth and claw tips, raised a spear and shouted. Thousands of raw slaves behind him shouted. The slave soldiers were shouting along. The [-] slave soldiers were divided into several layers and two square formations and advanced forward. Most of the formations were infantry.

Behind the layers of figures and the crowds of heads, on the left and right, were the dragon and tiger armies to protect the central army, then the Shibuya army on the left and right, and finally the extra soldiers from each army formation were arranged in the rear formation to cover up. On the back road, the flag of Yan State and the handsome flag of He Jinchen were standing at the center of the army, slowly moving forward accompanied by a huge chariot.

A mighty force of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses advanced slowly, and their footsteps made a roaring sound. Several large drums pulled by carriages also moved forward slowly in this golden morning, beating out rhythmic drumbeats.

While advancing, from time to time scouts would ride on horseback and gallop around the formation, reporting on the surrounding situation.

He Jinchen, who was wearing luxurious clothes and armor, stood on the chariot. He raised his gray head and looked at the information that had just been delivered to him. He frowned slightly, and then a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"It seems that they want to pin my [-] soldiers and horses here and use other methods to break the situation. The cavalry will go around? But their way back is cut off, and the [-] Yanshan cavalry are behind them. Don't they know?"

After analyzing and discussing the information all night long, He Jinchen had a clear idea of ​​what the rebels in front of him were planning. However, He Jinchen did not dare to let down his guard against the commander-in-chief of the first army, the general of the imperial court, and the other party did not show up. The cavalry, as well as the Taiping Dao believers, must beware after all.

Li Gan, the commander of the Central Guard Army and Huben Army, rode closer and said, "General, there is news from the Yanshan Cavalry. They have been wandering five miles in Ding'an City, cleaning up all vehicles entering and leaving Ding'an City."

"Haha, then let the Yanshan cavalry gallop over there. It is estimated that after today, the rebels will know that their way back is cut off and they should be in chaos."

Hearing the voices of the waiting rebels shouting to stop in the distance, He Jinchen put on an iron helmet with a golden edge and said: "...No need to reason with them, pull out the ghost cannon, prepare it, and give it to them first." The opponent will be very powerful as soon as he takes note of it!"

The order soldiers circled the big flag, waved their flags, and shouted flags. In the long square formation, the horns of preparation sounded under the sky. The Longxiang Army of the Chinese Army kept the equipment. A school captain brandished his sword and roared. Hundreds of Longxiang soldiers Army soldiers pushed more than a dozen instruments called ghost gate cannons to move slowly. There were four wooden wheels below and a large crossbow above. The grimace with green faces and fangs opened its mouth wide, and the thick crossbow arrows were poking out sharp arrows.
"Roar! Roar!" The Shengnu Army opened more than ten gaps, allowing these ghost cannons to come forward. They raised their steel knives and slapped their shields frantically, letting out ferocious screams.

In the distance, under the banner with the word "Ding'an" written on it, Dong Zhuo, Le Jin, Zhang You, Xu Qinghu and others gathered around Su Chen and Guo Jia, quietly listening to the latter's deployment, and then returned to their respective armies. After everyone left, on the big black horse, Su Chen stroked the mane on the horse's neck and looked at the military formation launching the ballistae in the distance.

"They haven't fought in many years. They are no different from new recruits. They just have more fine weapons and armor and more people than me. I have fewer people and less cavalry. The cavalry must be put to practical use... We must create opportunities for Lu Bu and Zhang Liao. !" Su Chen looked over there and said quietly, while he nervously tightened the reins.

This was his first time leading troops to fight against the imperial court's hundreds of thousands of troops, so it was strange that he wasn't nervous.

Compared with the other party, he cannot afford to lose.

"Send a message to Generals Le Jin and Dong Zhuo. Try not to advance in a straight line!"

Guo Jia did not speak, but just summoned the messengers, who galloped away on horseback. At the same time, on the opposite side, the front line of the imperial army held up shields to escort the ballistae and slowly advanced.

Here, Le Jin observed the opponent's movement speed on horseback, mentally calculating the distance, which was about four hundred feet. He turned over and dismounted, slapped the horse's butt hard, and asked it to leave.

In a close-quarters battle, he no longer needed to ride a horse. He took a shield from the side and walked up to the second row with the soldiers beside him. He took the iron spear behind his back with his backhand, set up the iron shield, and walked ten thousand steps with his subordinates. The soldiers lined up and waited.

"Split!"

He shouted low, and the order was quickly conveyed through the arrays, which immediately turned into two formations. Between the formations, people were separated by two steps to the left and right. Le Jin ordered again, "Attack!"

The moment the words were spoken, the command was given by the advancing slave army ahead.

bang bang—

The strings sounded one after another, and more than ten black shadows flew over in rows.The infantry array holding shields here moved forward quickly. When they heard the whistling sound, they almost subconsciously tightened their bodies. The spear-like crossbow bolts were directly nailed to the shields. The next second, they shattered and splashed out, taking the same soldiers behind them with them. The robe was penetrated together, and it was nailed to the shield of the third person, knocking him away before falling to the ground.

Fifteen crossbow arrows instantly killed ten people, while the rest were missed due to angles and gaps, and were inserted feebly fifty feet away in front of Su Chen's army.

"There is actually a crossbow..." Su Chen frowned as he looked at the crossbow bolt slanted on the ground in the distance. After a moment, he turned his head and ordered the messenger: "Urge Le Jin to speed up the advance, let's General Dong, get ready."

All plans continue in an orderly manner.

On the battlefield advancing forward, another round of crossbow bolts whizzed by, bringing with them more than a dozen blood flowers and lives. The distance between the two sides was very close. The fifteen crossbows quickly withdrew, and the Shengnu Army resumed their array and raised their weapons. The shields advanced slowly, and the archers walked on both sides, holding up their arrows and shooting towards the sky. The arrows streaked across the sky and fell into the battle line where the Dingan Army was advancing.

The Ding'an troops of five thousand on each side dispersed in formation. When the arrows flew towards them, Le Jin shouted. The infantrymen in the first two rows turned up their shields to block the rain of arrows falling on the front line. The moment they blocked their sight, the arrows landed on the shields. , bang bang bang bang bang bounce sound, the surroundings are full of such sounds, some people screamed and fell to the ground after being hit by arrows.

As soon as the rain of arrows passed, the archers in the spear formation behind quickly stepped forward and also drew their bows to fight back.

The advancing Shengnu army formed a dense formation, and blood splashed suddenly. Many people screamed and fell one after another. The Shengnu army captain wearing a leather helmet decorated with animal teeth tightened his body and blocked the attack with his shield. The next arrow was cut off with his sword, and he shouted "Meet the enemy!" On the opposite side, Le Jin stood in the crowd, took a deep breath, put on the iron mask, bloodshot eyes welled up, He raised his spear and roared loudly.

"Feng Zhan!"

The next moment, the entire military formation seemed to know the words behind it, and followed up with a roar: "Go first -"

The sounds gathered together, causing the field to buzz.

In an instant, the military formations on both sides sped up, stepped across the ground quickly, and ran like a tide of anger, approaching a distance of several feet, holding shields and knives, and a forest of guns was set up behind them.

The moment of contact——

The Ding'an Army marched in the front row with shields, and the muscles in their whole bodies were tense to the extreme. Le Jin squeezed away the men in front, rushed to the front, and shouted "——Kill!"

The sound was then drowned in the rumbling sound. Shields collided with each other, and a layer of soil was kicked out under the feet of the soldiers behind the shields. At this moment, the spears and steel knives of both sides slashed and stabbed at the opposite side wildly, and blood exploded and splashed. The head flew away, the remaining limbs were broken and fell to the ground, and the pushed soles of the feet were stepped into the soil.

"Kill with me!"

In the bloody light, Le Jin jumped up high, blocking the spear with the iron shield in his hand. The moment he fell, he used the shield to knock down the infantry shield of the Shengnu Army below, stepped on the opponent's body, and crashed directly into it. In the opponent's gun array, the iron gun in his hand passed through a person's body, pushing the opponent to charge inward crazily.

The light of the sword and the spear were coming. He let go of the handle of the gun, and his relatively short body hid under the iron shield. The blade of the sword and the spear were slashing and stabbing at the shield. He pulled out the sword around his waist and started to shine at the people around him from his horse. There was a circle of cold light on his knees, and in the crowd, a circle of figures fell down, weapons fell, and their stumps fell to the ground dragging blood.

The countless sounds of fighting that stirred up the front line were endless.

In the Ding'an Army, the comrades in the front row were injured or killed in battle, and were later replaced by the people behind. The loose formation was now closer and tighter. Le Jin got up from the ground, and his personal guards also rushed into the gap at this moment. He He casually chopped down the soldiers of the Slave Army who rushed from the side and screamed hysterically: "Break through the defense line!"

Hysterical sounds filled people's hearing. The oncoming soldiers pulled Le Jin back to the front line, but Le Jin kicked him away. Then he cut off the spear that was thrust diagonally with his backhand.

"Kill with me!"

Le Jin's voice shouted again, charging into the formation of the Shengnu Army with a shield.

In the flurry of swords and spears, shields struck violently, shaking the front line. A soldier of the Shengnu Army slashed his knife into the gap, bringing out blood and splashing into his eyes. When the infantry shield of the Ding'an Army behind the opposite shield fell, someone rushed to pick it up. After passing the position, he pushed the slave soldier back again with his shield, and then slashed the opponent's head with a knife.

"Hello, follow me and follow me into the enemy's ranks!"

The iron face on Le Jin's face didn't know where it fell. He pushed the shield hard and kept swinging the knife. After splitting a soldier of the slave army, in his shaking eyes, he seemed to see a school captain who was commanding. , he wiped the blood on his face, grinned with white teeth, and then killed the opponent.

Under the banner of the Ding'an Army, Su Chen stared unblinkingly at the crisscrossed front line ahead. For a moment, he raised his hand and whispered an order: "That's almost it. Cover Le Jin and let Dong Zhuo go up."

On the left and right wings of the central army, an array of 5000 men each stood up from the ground. Dong Zhuo rode forward, spit on his hands, rubbed them, took the serrated knife, and said, "It's our turn."

He galloped out on horseback and shouted: "Xiliang!!"

The military formations of five thousand on each side moved.

"Xi Liang!!"

At the same time as the uniform shouts resounded, the mighty two phalanxes of five thousand soldiers spread forward like an angry wave.

north.

The Yan State flag was rolling, and He Jinchen stood firmly on his battlefield, observing the battlefield situation with a tall posture. When he saw the two formations on the opposite side coming towards him, he raised his hand as if playing chess.

"The general of the Su family really can't keep his temper."

He was also not stingy. He raised his hand and the horn to convey the message was blown. The two wings of the huge Chinese army and the Shibuya army also moved. They crossed both sides of the battlefield and attacked the two phalanxes of Dong Zhuo's command.

In the military formation, Su Chen looked at the sky, looked at Dong Zhuo who had already handed him over, tilted his head slightly and looked at Dian Wei beside him.

"...You come up too."

"Guo Jijiu, the master has given it to you!"

The giant man in iron armor dismounted from his horse and pulled out a pair of large iron halberds behind him. Like a demon, he stepped forward and walked forward.

(End of this chapter)