Great Han Empire

Chapter 122
The soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army fought less and less, and the damage was very serious.

The soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army on the valley on the east bank of the Jiuli River, under the command of the officers of various ministries, quickly assembled towards the riverbed.The troops that had been deployed on the river bed earlier had all rushed to the embankment, and most of the soldiers had already entered the battlefield.

Has Zhang Baiqi's troops reached Jiuliting?Did the leopard give up on ambush Zhang Baiqi after receiving Xian Yufu's request for help?The leopard's cavalry came back in time. If it was half a quarter later in the evening, the hill would now belong to the Yellow Turban Army.

Zhang Niujiao thought silently, with a blank expression on his face, as if the battlefield in front of him was not there at all.

Of course Zhang Niujiao would not meet and negotiate with Xian Yufu.

Tie Yue and Zuo Yan chatted at first, but then they felt that they had the same ideas, they were looking for trouble to delay time, so they simply started chatting.

Tie Yue said that he used to be a horse thief.Zuo Yan was surprised.People like you can also enlist in the army, and still be a military officer?You should join the Yellow Turban Army.Seeing that he didn't believe it, Tie Yue told him about the ambush in the Moon Burial Forest, and then said, Leopard Li Hong is not the cruel and ruthless person you imagined, he is very kind, even a little... He pointed to his head and said, Li Hong As rumored, Hiroshi has lost the memory of the past, so some ways of doing things are very strange, and it is difficult for ordinary people to understand.Tie Yue believed that if the Yellow Turban Army surrendered, Li Hong would definitely give them a way out, and would not be as cruel and bloodthirsty as Huangfu Song was.Zuo Yan remained silent.Tie Yue then introduced him to the battle commanded by Li Hong, who among them were not killed after being captured, and who participated in the Fengyun Iron Cavalry.Zuo Yan actually listened with gusto.

About an hour later, Zhang Niujiao saw that the two were still messing around and felt something was wrong.

Li Hong and Xian Yufu's delay in launching an attack shows that they must rely on something else.

Zhang Niujiao then called back to Zuo Yan to discuss the matter with him.What kind of tricks are the officers and soldiers playing?
Zhang Niujiao believes that no matter what tactics Li Hong uses, he has only one purpose, which is to eat himself.Now Li Hong knows that Zhang Baiqi's troops are coming, but he has not attacked for a long time, which shows that he is most likely trying to drag us here, but the main force took the opportunity to surprise Zhang Baiqi.Now those cavalry in the distance are probably just a cover.If the cavalry in the distance is indeed the entire main force of Li Hong, then as long as he breaks out, his cavalry must participate in the battle, even if the loss of the positional battle is great, he has to fight.A fight started, and it was also beneficial for Zhang Baiqi to come all the way safely.If not, it means that Li Hong has led the cavalry to ambush Zhang Baiqi.

If Li Hong wants to ambush Zhang Baiqi, he must consider whether we will break through?If we break out, these thousands of infantry will become our pockets, and he will not give up.What's more, we broke through his blocking, which is also a huge threat to his cavalry.So his ambush location should not be too far from here.Once we launch a breakout battle, he can return in time to help.

Li Hong's troops are not here, now is our chance to eliminate Xian Yufu and Yan Rou.After annihilating them, the troops advanced quickly to buy time to join Zhang Baiqi.If Li Hong ambushed Zhang Baiqi on the way, he and Zhang Baiqi's [-] horses would definitely have to entangle for a while.As long as we arrive in time, we can completely encircle and wipe out the leopards.

Calculated by time, Zhang Baiqi has almost arrived at Jiulihe.Now is the most opportune time for us to launch a breakout war.No matter how this battle is designed and arranged, we are now a sure win.

Then he ordered the troops to attack.

Although Xian Yufu was well prepared, he was still beaten dizzy by the Yellow Turban Army. 6000 people guarded on the hills, and were continuously attacked by 3 troops. One can imagine the situation.

"Junyi, how many people do we have left?"

Zhang Niujiao turned around and asked Zuo Yan.

"It's almost 2 people." Zuo Yan said lazily, lying on the wheels of the carriage.

"Let's attack again, what do you think of the cavalry who are entangled with the leopard?"

Zuo Yan stood up, glanced timidly at the Fengyun Iron Cavalry Army lined up on the hill, then looked back at the same troops assembled on the river bed, and said cautiously: "Use 1 people to attack, I hope this cunning Leopards can be fooled."

Li Hong garrisoned his horse and stood on a hill, condescending, so he could see the battlefield clearly.

Yan Rou, Xian Yu Yin rode his horse and came flying.

"Ziyu, Boyu, are you all okay?" Li Hong went up to meet him and asked with concern, "Yu Xing was injured, I let someone carry him down."

When the two of them heard that Xianyu Fu was safe and sound, they immediately felt relieved.

"Subject, Zhang Baiqi's matter is settled." Yan Rou asked anxiously.

"It's a fluke, a fluke. It's all settled." Li Hong smiled and said, "Congyi and Xiaolan escorted the captives to the direction of the Jiuli River. When they encircle and wipe out the enemy, they will launch an attack from the other side of the river."

"You fought too hard." Seeing the appearance of the two of them, Li Hong comforted him, "How are the casualties of the soldiers?"

"It's over." Xian Yuyin smiled wryly, "Basically it's over."

Yan Rou shook her head and smiled, "There are less than 1000 people left. If you don't come back in time, I'm afraid we won't be able to meet each other."

Li Hong expected it to be like this, but when he heard Yan Rou say it with his own ears, his heart still sank.

"My people, if you use the cavalry to gnaw on such a big pile of enemies, I'm afraid there will be heavy casualties." Yan Rou pointed to the Yellow Turban Army in the direction of Jiulihe, and said worriedly, "Now the Fengyun Cavalry is the main force of the entire Youzhou. If this battle The loss is huge, and the battle situation in the next few months will be even more difficult for us to deal with."

"If Zhang Niujiao is defeated, there will be no war in Youzhou. Whether it succeeds or not depends on this battle." Li Hong said resolutely.

The corner of Xian Yuyin's mouth twitched, and he wanted to say something but didn't say it.

"Boyu, can you just say something if you have something to say?" Li Hong said with a smile.

"If Zhang Niujiao sticks to it, we won't be able to attack for a long time, and things will be a little troublesome. The enemy at Dingxing Ferry can arrive here tomorrow afternoon at the latest."

"We will try to solve the problem tomorrow morning." Li Hong said confidently.

The drums of the Yellow Turban Army suddenly sounded like thunder, exploding on the bloody battlefield.

Teams of yellow scarf soldiers were like dragons coming out of the water. They roared loudly, rushed up the river embankment, and rushed into the battlefield.

The iron cavalry warriors who were fighting on the battlefield seemed to be hit by a stick in the middle, and they couldn't stand immediately, and they backed up again and again.

Yan Liang roared repeatedly, with the saber in his right hand and the spear in his left, attacking alternately, desperately blocking the tide-like enemies.Hu Ding has regained his big holding, he swept left and right, no one can get close, and those who hit him will either die or be injured.

"Shield step forward, shield step forward, block, block..." Seeing that he couldn't resist the swarming Yellow Turban soldiers, Hu Ding yelled.

With a roar from Qi Chen, Shen Bu used all his strength, the round shield with his left hand quickly blocked more than a dozen spears that were stabbing at him, and the saber in his right hand quickly slashed across the handle of the spears, cutting off the heads of more than a dozen spears.The impact momentum of the spear shaft continued unabated, and it hit the round shield at the same time.Abandoning the sinking was like being hit hard, the round shield shattered, and the figure flew upside down.Three or four soldiers rushed forward at the same time, blocking in front of him.

Abandoning Shen, rolling and crawling, he jumped into the belly of the horse behind him, and escaped death by luck.He then blew the horn for help.The hurried and flustered sound of the horn cut through the noisy battlefield in an instant, and went straight into the sky.

"Horse formation, formation of horse formation, block the enemy."

"Pinch the horse, fence the horse, block..."

Hu Ding exhausted all his strength and roared hoarsely.If you don't use horses to line up and temporarily slow down the enemy's attack speed, I'm afraid everyone will die here today.

Yan Wuwei and Lei Zi's cavalry also couldn't resist the enemy's ferocious attack, but the cavalry immediately circled their horses and formed a barrel formation one by one, firing continuously while retreating quickly.

Li Hong suddenly heard the sound of Qi Shen's horn.The abandoned horn has a slightly sharp sound, which is particularly easy to identify.

"Order Yan Wuwei, and the Black Panther will immediately withdraw from the battlefield."

"Order Heng Sacrifice, shoot all the archers from Yingtong's department, and block the pursuers."

"Ziyu, you command for me."

Just as Yan Rou wanted to call to stop him, Li Hong had already galloped down the hill like flying, followed by more than a dozen attendants.

"Archers, come out..."

Yan Rou rode her horse and galloped in front of the formation, roaring loudly.

Zhang Niujiao pointed to a group of cavalry galloping from the hills, and said to Zuo Yan beside him, "The first person should be the leopard Li Hong."

Zuo Yan glanced at Zhang Niujiao suspiciously, and said strangely: "It's so far away, can you see clearly?"

Zhang Niujiao nodded solemnly: "I can feel that there must be a leopard in there. Did you see that big man?"

Zuo Yan looked in the direction of Zhang Niujiao's finger.A burly man with disheveled hair, a knife in one hand and a spear in the other, is invincible. He is covering his comrades and retreating behind the horse formation behind him.

"you recognize?"

"Yes, his name is Yan Liang, and his nickname is Tiger Head. He hunted and killed many of our brothers in Taihang Mountain back then."

"He's so powerful." Zuo Yan said rather chillingly.

"Hmph." Zhang Niujiao sneered, and continued: "His martial arts is the best in the world, no one can beat him, but today I still call him the place of death and burial."

He looked behind him for a hand.The leader of his SS came running.

Zhang Niujiao pointed to Yan Liang and said, "Take more people and kill him."

Yan Wuwei saw Li Hong galloping towards him, and shouted loudly: "My lord, we are retreating..."

Li Hong waved to him and shouted loudly: "Keep your ground and prepare to attack with bows and arrows."

The Black Panther followers who were gradually retreating suddenly saw Li Hong appearing among them, all of them were excited and cheered loudly.

Li Hong was burning with anxiety, and anxiously shouted to the soldiers: "Withdraw, withdraw, quickly withdraw..."

"Who else is ahead? Who else?"
A Xianbei soldier replied: "Hutou and the two village chiefs are still ahead."

Without saying a word, Li Hong beat his horse and galloped forward.

The first obstacle was quickly cut to bloody blood by the angry Yellow Turban soldiers. Hundreds of horses hissed and fell to the ground.

The dozens of fighters behind the obstacle were immediately overwhelmed by the surging enemies.

Hu Ding, Qi Shen and a dozen soldiers were close together, with Yan Liang as the tail of their arrows, retreating while fighting.Yan Liang's strength is long, and even now in the fierce battle, he is still full of vigor, unmatched by anyone.

The soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army destroyed the second obstacle in an instant.All the soldiers with knives rushed to the forefront. They raised their knives and chopped off the four legs of the horses cleanly.The soldiers roared and rushed towards the cavalry soldiers who were retreating rapidly like a tide.

Holding a knife in one hand and an ax in the other, Li Hong led dozens of warriors to fight bravely without fear.

Li Hong used both swords and axes, punches and kicks, and the enemy soldiers facing each other fell down one after another, and more than a dozen blood-stained corpses fell behind Li Hong.The soldiers following him were inspired by his bravery, their morale was like a rainbow, and their roars were like thunder. They were like a group of wild bulls trapped in a pack of wolves, crazily charging and killing.

Qi Shen was the first to see Li Hong.He screamed excitedly:

"grown ups……"

"Brothers, the adults are here to kill..."

Yan Liang, who was dragged to the back, was injured in many places, weak, dizzy, and in a daze.Facing countless enemies, he was unable to cope and was about to collapse.At this moment, he suddenly heard Qi Shen's shout, and this loud roar was like a blow to the head, which gave him a heavy blow.His heart seemed to be beating violently out of control, and a chill swept over his whole body in an instant.The strength that was being lost at a rapid rate was like a flood flowing backwards, pouring into his body again, filling his whole body in an instant.Yan Liang woke up suddenly.

Yan Liang roared, the saber reappeared, and immediately chopped off the spear piercing his chest, almost saving his life.Yan Liang knew he was going to die, but behind him was his comrade-in-arms, and he could not retreat even if he died.

Li Hong arrived.

"Zishan, go back." Li Hong rushed to Yan Liang with big strides, roaring like thunder, and hacked several people to death with his saber.

Li Hong's words were like an imperial edict to save lives, Yan Liang stepped back without saying a word.He retreated to the middle of his comrades, panting violently, and almost fell down.

Li Hongding was in his place, fighting and retreating.His ferocity surpassed that of Yan Liang, killing the enemy with fear.

At this moment, he saw Yan Liang's sword.

Li Hong cheered, and suddenly rushed out diagonally, killing three enemy soldiers who were caught off guard in a flash of the saber, and the small ax took advantage of the momentum to chop off the head of an enemy.The Yellow Turban soldiers were heartbroken, and the few in the front turned around and fled.Li Hong took the opportunity to run a few steps, leaned over and picked up the big knife.The long-handled broadsword was swung up, and the momentum suddenly became strong, and all those who stood in the way were killed on the spot.

At this moment, Lei Zi led a group of iron cavalry to arrive like flying.The horses are galloping, the swords are flying, and the roar is like a wave, like a gust of wind whistling.

Li Hong laughed loudly, raised his knife and yelled, "Brothers, kill..."

Immediately he ran forward, shouting all the way, followed behind the horse, and killed the enemy.

Hu Ding, Abandoned Shen, Yan Liang and a group of soldiers who were about to take the opportunity to retreat back to the hill were stunned and turned pale with fright.

When Lei Zi and his subordinates encountered a slight obstacle, they immediately rode their horses and fled in all directions.

Li Hong had just rushed a dozen steps before he was surrounded by countless enemies.Immediately he was poked several times by the spear.Li Hong screamed strangely, cursed angrily, and then ran away, no longer caring how many weapons were coming from behind him.

The Yellow Turban soldiers shouted, and hundreds of people frantically killed them.

Li Hong dragged his knife and ran wildly, in a panic.

Qi Shen and the others were about to rush up to meet him, but when they saw Li Hong running for his life, they immediately retreated again, turned around and ran towards the hill.

"Shoot...shoot..." Li Hong roared wildly.

Yan Wuwei didn't dare to give the order.

The enemy is only a few steps away from Li Hong who is running in the front, how to shoot.Seeing that Yan Wuwei didn't respond, Li Hong cursed.He glanced back, his face turned pale with fright.Behind them are all the angry faces of the enemy and weapons held high.

In desperation, Li Hongfei kicked up a round shield that had been discarded on the ground, and the round shield rose into the air, rolling rapidly in the air.Li Hong ran a few steps and flew to catch it, yelling again: "Sho... shoot..."

Yan Wuwei understood, turned his head and shouted wildly: "Let go..."

Immediately, hundreds of long arrows roared towards the enemy.

Li Hong dragged the knife in one hand and held up the shield in the other, and ran at high speed.More than a dozen long arrows slammed into his shield, and the huge impact made him almost fall to his knees.With a roar, Li Hong strode forward with all his strength against the round shield.

The enemy soldiers behind him were hit hard and immediately fell down.

On the embankment, the drums of the Yellow Turban Army beat louder, as if the earth was shaking and the mountains were shaking.

Inspired by the charging drums, more yellow turban soldiers shouted, not afraid of the long arrows roaring from the sky, the soldiers in front fell down, and the soldiers behind stepped on the bodies of their comrades and marched forward bravely.

Li Hong tried his best and finally ran out of the range of the long arrow.He casually threw away the round shield studded with long arrows, and ran towards the hill.

Yan Liang had regained a bit of strength, he took the reins of the black panther from his attendant, pulled it to meet him quickly.

Li Hong raised his hand and shouted: "Go, go, go..."

The cavalry and archers under the hill couldn't stop the swarming enemies at all. In the sound of horns urging them to retreat continuously on the hill, Yan Wuwei led them to fight horses and fly away.

Li Hongfei got on the horse, threw the sword to Yan Liang, and shouted loudly: "Get back, get back quickly..."

When Black Panther Yicong and the guards saw Li Hong running back to the front line unharmed, they all cheered and swarmed up the mountain.

The enemy soldiers followed closely behind, and the sound of killing shook the sky.

Yan Rou on the hill cursed fiercely and roared loudly: "Let go..."

A dense mass of long arrows soared into the sky, and the ear-piercing whistling sound of tearing the air resounded in the air.

The courage of the soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army is really admirable. They turned a blind eye to the roaring long arrows, like a group of wild horses, rushing aggressively towards the hills.

"Shua..." With a sound, long arrows shot down from the sky, and many soldiers who were flying were hit by the arrows, screaming incessantly, and more soldiers fell down one after another.

After three rounds of arrow shooting, the Yellow Turban soldiers had rushed to the halfway up the mountain.Hundreds of enemy soldiers lay down on the hillside behind them, and many wounded soldiers rolled and wailed on the ground.

The horn sounded again.

The archers deployed on the mountainside immediately rode their horses and ran to both sides, giving way to the open space in the middle.

On the hill, Heng Ji, who had long been unable to hold back, She Yingtong led two cavalrymen, rode their horses and swung their whips, roaring, roaring, and pouring down like a flood breaking a bank.

"kill……"

(End of this chapter)