Chapter 2354: Old Wine in New Bottles

Among known dangers and unknown risks, which one should be avoided first?

When he saw that Wei Yan's real body was finally revealed in front of him, and there were obviously not enough hussars around, Zhang Xiao's heart suddenly jumped, and he gave the order to attack.

Although Zhang Xiao knows how powerful the Hussars are, after all, Zhang Xiao has never really fought against Wei Yan in a strict sense from the beginning to the present. At the same time, the current situation in Hanzhong is indeed urgent to the point of no retreat... …

When they realize that there is no way out, some people will collapse, while others will have the courage to fight for their last fight, and it seems that the more people around them, the more courage they have. .

If he retreats without a fight, even if he is safe at the moment, he may be beheaded by Zhang Ze if he turns around!

The Honggu military camp was very small, and the two sides quickly collided.

Even the gate of the originally old military stronghold was almost like a decoration. It was torn to pieces in two or three blows, and the two sides directly entered into a hand-to-hand fight.

Although Zhang's soldiers were numerous and powerful, how could Wei Yan take these chaotic characters into his heart?

Wei Yan and several soldiers held their shields, lowered their center of gravity, and stabilized their lower body. He raised the shield with his left hand to lift the thorns and chop the various weapons that were thrown at him. Then he moved forward smoothly, slashing with the long knife in his hand. It hit Zhang's soldier on the opposite side between the chest and abdomen.

The sharp sword brought up a piece of blood, then turned away and slashed down again.

Under the flying sword light, in the blink of an eye, more than a dozen people fell in the vanguard of Zhang's soldiers.

More Zhang soldiers poured in, and the archers in the back row began to shoot randomly into the military camp. Some even began to wrap cloth strips around the arrows to prepare rockets...

There is strength in numbers, and sometimes there is some truth to it.

Wei Yan's roar suddenly sounded, and he waved his long sword, blocking the way of Zhang Xiao's soldiers like a door god!

With one sword and one shield, both offensive and defensive, and with thick armor and sharp swords, Zhang's soldiers were seen standing on the shield, knocking and slashing on Wei Yan's armor from time to time, and sparks appeared. However, there was no way to achieve a practical breakthrough. Instead, Wei Yan was defeated. A knife on the left and a knife on the right, slashing until blood rained down, and the remaining limbs were scattered everywhere!

Although Wei Yan's riding skills are not bad, he is stronger in foot combat. On horseback, Wei Yan can be said to be a near-first-class cavalryman, and on the ground, Wei Yan is a foot general above the first-class level.

To a certain extent, Wei Yan, who is physically strong, is more like Guan Yu's trumpet.

If it weren't for a high-quality war horse like the Red Rabbit Horse, it would be difficult for him to withstand Guan Yu's huge body, which focuses on strength. Instead, a moderately built horse like Zhao Yun might be a better configuration for the cavalryman.

Wei Yan was wearing heavy armor and had a strong physique. He stopped in front of Zhang's soldiers and swept a huge circle from left to right. He was obviously the smaller party, but he seemed to be suppressing Zhang's soldiers!

In addition, the infantry formation method of Wei Yan's soldiers advancing and retreating has become as natural as breathing, with tacit understanding of advance and retreat, and seamless cooperation. On the other hand, Zhang's soldiers, even if they know the so-called infantry battle formation method, may not be able to practice it during practice. How do you feel about it, but when it comes to actual operation, it feels awkward no matter what.

These soldiers of the Zhang family huddled together, obstructing and pushing each other, so that there were not many who could actually kill Wei Yan. Therefore, Wei Yan was able to splash ink on the battle line with ease and freehand. The bloody color creates a majestic and cruel picture!

In the blink of an eye, almost all the corpses of Zhang's soldiers were everywhere, and some soldiers who were injured but not dead yet were screaming and struggling on the ground. Just such a short fight made Zhang Xiao lose his life. There were nearly a hundred casualties, but on the other hand, Wei Yan did not suffer much damage. This huge battle loss ratio caused Zhang's soldiers to temporarily lose the courage to continue to attack forward!

Zhang Xiao shouted almost crazily: "Archers, come forward, shoot for me!" Suppress Wei Yan! The infantry goes around! Go around! 』Although Zhang Xiao is far behind Wei Yan and others to some extent, his basic battlefield ability is still a little bit better. When faced with the bravery of Wei Yan and others, which makes it impossible to break through on the front, he Naturally, he directed other people to wrap around him from the other side, trying to attack from both front and back.

Zhang's soldiers swarmed forward, howling and rushing to the other side, while Wei Yanzhi was constantly suppressed by arrows and had to adopt a conservative defensive posture.

At the same time, because the main target of Zhang's archers turned to Wei Yan, Wei Yan's men who were originally behind the wall of the Honggu military camp resurfaced and began to shoot Zhang Xiao's archers, causing Zhang Xiao's bows and arrows to From time to time, someone wailed in his hand and fell to the ground after being hit by an arrow.

On the other side of the military stronghold, soldiers from both sides also collided.

The sound of weapons and armor colliding with each other suddenly became loud!

These soldiers under Wei Yan are basically mountain soldiers, and their equipment is not bad. However, they do not have the big and thick shields of ordinary infantry soldiers, with sharp lower ends that can be smashed into the soil. They only have small shields that are not big in the hand. It was just a steel shield, so its defensive power was not as good as that of a regular sword-and-shield wielder. Under the crazy surge of Zhang's soldiers, it was somewhat overwhelmed.

The huge impact force caused the array of Wei Yanshan's soldiers to shake suddenly.

If the formation is really knocked out by Zhang's soldiers, and with the numerical advantage, they really fall into a chaotic battle, and it becomes a waste of lives for lives, it is obvious that Zhang's soldiers will gradually gain the upper hand.

Seeing that the first row of mountain soldiers was about to be knocked loose, Zhang Xiao's soldiers were about to take the opportunity to rush into Wei Yan's formation, but they were faced with another row of Wei Yan's soldiers who were like steel city walls and bumped into them!

It was the soldiers who were originally shooting with bows and crossbows on the stronghold wall. After receiving Wei Yan's order, they put down their bows, raised their shields and rushed over to support, which just blocked the chaos and flaws in the line!

one!

Lower your center of gravity and lift the shield of your left hand upward to lift the enemy's weapon!

two!

Progress, the long knife stabs out!

one!

Retract, lower your center of gravity, and welcome the next wave of enemy attacks...

Almost all the mountain soldiers have the same movement, just like Wei Yan's trumpet.

Under strict training, mountain soldiers use combat knives, which are more stabbing like large daggers. They use the sharp tip to break through the opponent's defense and cause brutal killings.

The reason is very simple, because if the chopping action is too big in the mountains and shrubs, even if the length of the sword is shortened, it will still be accidentally hung on some branches, and straight-line piercing is relatively rare. Obstructed by vegetation.

The shield blocked, and then the sword flashed. In the blink of an eye, these mountain soldiers under Wei Yan blocked three times, stabbed three times, and reaped three rounds!

Under such repeated actions, even if there are no sergeants giving orders, Wei Yan's soldiers can still keep the queue undisturbed and uniform, like killing machines, harvesting flesh and blood cold-bloodedly and efficiently!

The screams of Zhang Xiao's soldiers resounded throughout the mountains. The huge momentum they had finally formed was blocked by life and death, and they were killed without being able to fight back!

Blood splattered. Screaming again and again.

These Zhang soldiers felt like they had hit a wall of steel. Not only could their random slashes fail to cause any damage to the opponent, but the rebounding swords and guns might even hinder their own family members!

After seeing a whole row of his own soldiers fall, the soldiers coming from behind Zhang subconsciously retracted their steps, and then crowded together with the soldiers further behind, forming a huge knot and getting stuck halfway. …

Just when Zhang Xiao was hurriedly jumping to try to deploy his troops again, suddenly, in the Red River Valley, there was the sound of horse hooves, mixed with the neighing of war horses and billowing smoke, galloping from a distance. Come!

The Red River Valley may have been a wide river hundreds of thousands of years ago, but due to changes in the earth's crust, the water flow changed direction, and the Red River became a very small tributary, with interruptions from time to time, and the originally accumulated mud The sand gradually hardened under the baking of the sun, as if forming a relatively flat road.

But if it rains, the fine yellow mud in the river will turn into a swamp, swallowing up the shoes of all those who dare to enter the area...

It was winter now, and it had not rained for many days. Although the Red River was not as vast as that in the plains, there was not much pressure to launch a cavalry charge.

In order not to be exposed, Zhu Ling's cavalry hid far away. After receiving the signal from Wei Yan, they came out and appeared in front of Zhang Xiao and others!

For a moment, smoke and dust rose up, and the Zhu Ling cavalry that came out from the distance of the river actually surged forward with the momentum of thousands of troops!

The hussar cavalry dominates the world. The sharpness of the cavalry can be said to be the best at the moment. Whether it is the cavalry on horseback or the flying horses, they are all skilled soldiers, even when going around the bend of the river. , it didn’t seem to slow down much, but as soon as it passed the corner and rushed forward, the horse’s speed reached its highest speed!

The war horse rolled with four hooves, and the sound of hitting the earth seemed to make the surrounding rocks and sand tremble, and they rustled down the slope! It was more like a direct blow to the hearts of Zhang Xiao and others, making the hands and feet of these Zhang soldiers begin to tremble with the rhythm of the galloping horses!

I don't know who it was, but let out a heartbreaking cry: "It's the Hussars!" 』

"The Hussars are coming!" 』

"The hussars are coming!" 』

"Don't panic!" Don't panic! "Looking at the torrent of steel gushing out like a river, Zhang Xiao shouted not to panic, but he himself shouted in panic, "Archers! Where are the archers? Spears, spears arrayed! Arrange quickly! 』

According to the infantry's drill code, when facing cavalry, using pikemen as a blocker and archers to shoot is undoubtedly the best way to deal with it. However, the current queue is scattered and the archers are close to the military camp. Is there any way? If you say that changing the queue can change the queue, if you say that changing the direction of the attack, it means changing the direction of the attack?

Therefore, no matter how correct Zhang Xiao's instructions were and how heartbreaking the sound he made, the reality he faced was still a cold slap on his face...

Zhu Ling, who had raised his war horse to the extreme, pointed his sword forward, "Kill!" 』

At the sound of the order, the hussars all bent slightly and half stood, leaning forward slightly, lowering their center of gravity and matching the speed of the war horse. The war horse immediately felt that the pressure on its back was relieved, and immediately roared and accelerated again. Increased speed, rushing forward like an arrow!

And in the Honggu Army Stronghold on the hillside and flat ground, Wei Yan also led his men to come out again to kill the generals!

For a moment, Zhang Xiao's soldiers were indistinguishable from front to back, their left and right movements were unbalanced, and they became a confused mass. Everyone is shouting, everyone is looking forward to someone giving him instructions, but everyone has no intention to listen to any orders, they just want to avoid danger as soon as possible and escape from swords and guns!

On the hillside and in the river, everyone was pushing and bumping into each other for a while, and those going forward and back were intertwined. No one could move, and no one could direct anyone!

Zhang Xiao was trying his best to get his men to wave flags and issue orders, and was sweating profusely as he scolded the surrounding soldiers, trying to get them to regain their morale and complete the formation. Then he suddenly felt a chill in his body and felt a sudden A wave of malice struck him, and when he turned around to look, he saw Wei Yan standing upright on the hillside and pointing his sword at him! He even had time to show his eight big teeth and smile sternly at him!

Zhang Xiao suddenly felt horrified!

In the river, the first hussars have put down the iron surface to block the flowing arrows. On the iron surface, there are either green-faced evil ghosts or ferocious beasts painted on them. Amidst the loud sound of horse hooves, the cold light of their swords flashes. , crashed straight into Zhang Xiao's unformed array!

Zhang Xiao’s soldiers’ cries and shouts instantly went up an octave!

Zhu Ling buckled her feet inward, stepped on the stirrups, held the reins in one hand, and supported the saddle of the high bridge. The sword in the other hand was waved left and right unceremoniously. Almost every time the cold light flashed, it would bring up a canopy. The blood may take away part of the body or even life!

Behind Zhu Ling, hundreds of hussars swarmed in, knocking Zhang Xiao's men away in an instant, and slashing and slashing, arousing earth-shaking screams and wails!

Countless weapons were flying and countless blood was splashing. I don’t know how many Zhang’s soldiers were directly killed or injured in just a short moment, and I don’t know how many were trampled into pulp!

These chaotic Zhang Xiao soldiers gathered in one place were smashed to pieces by Zhu Ling's hundreds of cavalry, and were unable to resist.

At this moment, all the soldiers under Zhang Xiao had the same idea: escape!

The further away the better!

Wei Yan's formation changes and defense were smooth, and Zhu Ling's cavalry attack was just right. With the cooperation of the two, the morale of Zhang Xiao's soldiers suddenly dropped to the freezing point. How could he still have the slightest intention to resist?

There was the sound of weapons cutting into flesh and blood everywhere, mixed with the sound of broken bones, and those who involuntarily uttered incomplete sentences from deep within their bodies when facing death, only the sound of full fear, This made Zhang's soldiers more and more discouraged, and everyone was running away like crazy, running away from these murderous gods. The further away, the better!

Zhang Xiao's general seemed to hold on for a moment at the end, as if he wanted to show what it means to be "tenacious", but before he could hold on for half a stick of incense, he tilted and fell down immediately!

Zhang Xiao's entire army dispersed with a roar, and there was no longer any formation structure at all!

……y(^o^)y……

Yangping Pass.

When Zhang Xiao was defeated, Zhang Liao welcomed guests at Yangping Pass.

Fa Zheng.

Because Zhang Liao controlled the area east of Yangping Pass, all Zhang's soldiers who were originally at the Jinniu Road entrance had to withdraw to Hanzhong. Therefore, there was no way to continue to suppress the exit of Jinniu Road. Of course, Fa Zheng did not need to spend any more money. The power comes out of the Taurus Path.

Of course, Fazheng could not have come alone, nor would he have come empty-handed. He also brought a large amount of supplies that Zhang Liao needed, including but not limited to grain and grass...

Yangping Pass was attacked by kerosene bombs and a fire broke out. Not only did it burn down the turrets, sentry towers and gates, it also blocked Zhang Liao's progress.

Strictly speaking, Zhang Liao could have attacked while the flames were still dying. Doing so might be able to capture Yangping Pass, but it would obviously involve a lot of losses, and at the same time it would not be able to complete the overall strategy of the Cavalry General.

Therefore, after Zhang Liao showed his strength, he returned to the camp and waited for the opportunity to come.

Zhang Ze in Hanzhong had to face the most difficult choice, either to strengthen the defensive power of Yangping Pass, but he might continue to be burned in vain for several waves, resulting in heavy casualties. Because if Yangping Pass is not strengthened and support is not dispatched, under the threat of kerosene bombs, the morale of Yangping Pass will not be raised, and there is no telling when there will be no need to fight, and it will collapse directly.

And if reinforcements are dispatched, Hanzhong's already precarious situation will become even more stretched and difficult to support. It may reveal greater and more flaws, and then completely collapse...

This is a situation where no matter what choice you make, everything will be wrong, and no matter how hard you try, there will be problems. Because I went in the wrong direction from the beginning, even if I try hard, I am just struggling in the quagmire, and sooner or later I will meet the fate of death.

As for Zhang Liao's side, they were even more prosperous after receiving supplies from Fa Zheng.

Originally, Jianmen Pass was built in the name of the people, and a lot of materials were stored in the Jiange Pavilion. Now they can be slowly sent forward. Although the Jinniu Road is still difficult to walk, after many years of development, most caravans can take this road when entering and exiting Sichuan, so it is not that difficult in comparison.

After the two met and handed over supplies, Zhang Liao asked about Xu Shu's situation. Fazhenggong cupped his hands and said, "Xu Shu has returned to Sichuan..."

"Sichuan..." Zhang Liao grasped this word keenly.

Fazheng smiled slightly and said: "A little clown..."

Zhang Liao nodded and did not ask further questions.

Zhang Liao has always controlled this standard very accurately: know what you should know and don't inquire about what you shouldn't know.

Because matters in Sichuan and Shu are Xu Shu's mission, and Zhang Liao's responsibility is to complete the matter in front of him, just like lighting a bonfire at Yangpingguan and attracting all the surrounding moths.

But at the moment, it is obvious that the bonfire is not strong enough and attracts not enough people...

Zhang Liao said slowly, "I have a plan, I hope Fa Cong Cao will make a hard trip..."

"General, you're too polite, but please give me your orders!" Fazheng raised his eyebrows and said, "How dare you disobey me..."