Chapter 43: Chasing and Fighting
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Zhenchuan Fort is an important pass directly north of Xijing. The Khitans built a defensive line about a hundred miles long with Zhenchuan Fort. This defensive line reaches Cailiang Mountain in the east, and is connected with Qingpi Road on the east side of Xijing. It reaches Matou Mountain in the west. It is connected with Pohu Fort and Killing Tiger Mouth defense.
On this hundred-mile-long defensive belt, there are eight forts and thirty beacons. Among them, Zhenchuan Fort is the most sturdy. Zhenchuan Fort is about two miles in radius. The avenue that comes from outside the frontier passes through the fort. This is both a barracks and a prosperous market.
The Zhenchuan River slowly descends from north to south. It flows through the west side of Zhenchuan Fort. It flows upward for five miles. It is Zhenchuankou. Standing on the hills of Zhenchuankou and looking north. In front is the plain that cannot be seen at first sight. In the middle of the plain is the winding Zhenchuan River. It is like a beautiful jade belt embedded in the green fields.
The sixth general of the Third Tiger Army was stationed in Zhenchuankou.
There is a highway in the middle of Zhenchuankou. There are grasslands on both sides of the avenue. The grassland extends to the east and west for about 150 or 60 steps, and then there are hills. Now the avenue, grassland and hills are covered with horse-rejecting horses. Each horse-rejecting formation is separated by a trench. Rows of soldiers in the horse-rejecting formation are waiting for the battle. The atmosphere is very tense.
The sixth straightened Tang Yu to the front of the formation. He looked up at the smoke and dust rolling in the distant sky. His eyes were full of murderous aura. You were finally here. I thought you were going to be a turtle. Thinking of the bloody battle of Tribulus Mountain, thinking of Luo Zhongyuan and those dead brothers, Tang Yu was angry and gritted his teeth. "Brothers, I have been waiting for several years. Today I can finally take revenge."
Several fast horses rushed out of the horizon and headed straight for Zhenchuankou like a wind. Immediately afterwards, the rumbling sound of war horses galloping with the wind. The smoke and dust rolling in the sky became heavier and louder. The earth began to tremble.
The fast horse rushed to the scene. "The Jurchens have arrived. They are three miles away from Zhenchuankou."
Tang Yu looked cold and nodded slightly. He waved at them and signaled to retreat to the back of the formation.
Soon, the vanguard of the Jin army jumped out of the horizon, lined up, flags fluttered, and horns were connected to the sky, like a rolling flood, with amazing momentum.
Following the Jurchen Army, the army also appeared. It was so powerful and overwhelming.
Tang Yu suddenly turned his horse's head and retreated into the horse-resisting formation.
"Beat the drum..." Tang Yu sat upright and roared wildly. "Prepare to fight."
"Dongdongdongdong..." The war drums were ringing loudly. The intense drum sounded throughout the town in an instant.
The atmosphere on the battlefield was suffocating. The war was about to begin. The morale of the rebel soldiers was still good. Last month, the rebel soldiers won consecutive victories in Texas. The soldiers regretted that the Liao army suddenly lost. Otherwise, there would be some fighting in that battle. The victory on the Texas battlefield gave the soldiers great confidence. The Jurchens were far less powerful than they imagined. This battle might have driven the Jurchens out of Daibei.
The Jin army selected the vanguard and the horse army lined up on both wings, and the infantry were in the center, and quickly formed a square formation and advanced rapidly towards Zhenchuankou.
Wu Xiong, the head coach of the Third Army of Hulie, rushed to the front line with a team of entourage.
The battle finally began. He had been looking forward to it for a long time. The hatred of that year must be cured today.
Tang Yu urged the horse to meet him. The two looked at each other and saw a strong murderous aura in each other's eyes.
"Are you ready?" Wu Xiong asked.
Tang Yu nodded.
"The attack of the Jin army must be extremely fierce." Wu Xiong said coldly. "Stop it for me. Even if you knock them all out, you will be willing to do so."
Tang Yu narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at the dark Jin army battle formation ahead. The corners of his mouth twitched slightly. This was a bloody battle. He never ended.
Zong Wang urged him to go forward. At first glance, he saw the Great Song Dynasty battle flag flying in the air.
The Jurchens fought with the Khitans and the Dangxiang people. Now they are going to fight with the Song people. Although the opponent ahead is still Li Hu, he is no longer Li Hu from Liaodong. But Li Hu's army is not Han army. But Song army. The meaning of this battle is completely different.
Originally, he planned to lure Li Hu into attacking first in order to blame the crime of tearing the covenant on the Song Dynasty. But this was a wishful thinking. Li Hu could afford it. The closer the rainy season was, the more beneficial it would be for him. The Jurchens could not afford it. They had to conquer Xijing before the rainy season came. Otherwise, the situation of the Northern War might undergo unpredictable changes.
Yelu Yuji gently kicked the horse's belly and approached Zong Wang. "Attack?"
Zong Wang looked up at the sky, waved the whip in his hand. "Attack." The roaring sounds formed a huge wave of sound that soared into the sky.
The soldiers of the sixth general of the Han army gave up the fight back. They held their shields high and hurried into the horse-resisting formation, allowing the Jin army's arrow formation to rage. The Jin army was too many. There were lines in front of the formation. The crossbowmen of the horse and infantry fired at the same time. The long arrows were like a storm, dense and sharp. The two thousand five hundred Han soldiers had no room for counterattack.
The Jin army drums sounded. Three front-superiors rushed out of the battle formation and ran towards the Han army's positions.
The arrow formation became increasingly dense, firmly suppressing the Han army in the Ma Refusing Formation.
The Jin army is getting closer and closer to the Han army's battle formation. One hundred steps, seventy steps, and forty steps.
Suddenly, the war drums were like thunder, and the overwhelming arrow formation stopped. The sound of the fierce soldiers of the Jin army rushed in like thunder.
The Han army's shield suddenly cracked, and the powerful bow and crossbow shot at the same time. In an instant, screams came one after another. The running Jin army soldiers were all killed by arrows.
In an instant, the Jin soldiers rushed into the horse-resisting formation. The Han army was spear-like, and immediately pierced the Jin soldiers who rushed in the front.
The two armies met in close contact. Lengzi roared wildly. The battle axe in his hand thunder struck down. The shattered shield and the splattered blood rose into the sky with the heart-wrenching miserable tragedy.
"Kill..." Lengzi kicked the corpse opposite with one foot. The battle axe rose again. The axe blade roared down with a scarlet blood flower. One arm grabbed the bloody battle knife and soared into the air. The Jin soldiers had just howled half a sound when they lost their arms. A long spear pierced into the air and immediately pierced through the Jin soldiers' neck.
In a short period of time, a large body lay down in the horse-resisting formation. The soldiers on both sides were as strong as rainbows of morale. They all had their eyes red and sacrificed their lives to fight each other.
"Chop him. chop him..." A small Jin soldier officer held a bloody battle knife and pointed at Lengzi and shouted loudly. Lengzi was so scary. The battle axe flew over and killed more than a dozen people. He was covered in blood. He was like a bloodthirsty devil. Several Jin soldiers killed at Lengzi at the same time. The small Jin soldiers rushed to the front.
The crossbowman following the lance suddenly jumped out. He raised his hand and pulled the trigger. The crossbow arrow was like lightning. It instantly penetrated the small Jin soldier officer. His body flew backwards. The crossbowman was still waiting to shoot again. A Jin soldier was quick-witted and the sword in his hand flew out of the air. He "puffed" and nailed it into the crossbowman's lower abdomen. The crossbowman screamed and fell to the ground.
Lengzi roared loudly and rushed into the enemy group, slashing and chopping down five of them in one breath.
At this moment, the sound of deafening drums suddenly came from the Jin army's battle formation. Lone looked up in horror. He saw three teams of Jin army rushing out of the formation and killing them. Then he felt a darkness in front of him. The Jin army's arrow formation was launched again.
"Rise the shield. Raise the shield..." Lengzi shouted in a loud voice. He was like a tiger. He killed two more. He then grabbed a corpse with one hand and retreated quickly. "Doesh quickly. Dosesh..."
The Jin soldiers in the Ma Refusing Formation were shocked and angry, cursed, shameless, inhumane, and even killed their own people.
The arrow formation roared violently, and the harsh roaring sound was thrilling.
Lengzi fell down and put two corpses on his body. He opened his mouth and screamed wildly. It would be so unfair if he died. The Han soldiers caught off guard and were lucky with shields on their hands. Those without shields became targets. They were shot to death. The few remaining Jin soldiers had nowhere to hide and died one after another.
The arrow formation was extremely fierce. The Han army could not raise its head at all.
The second group of attacking soldiers of the Jin army arrived. The arrow formation suddenly stopped. The Han soldiers had no time to take a breath and turned over and killed them again. This group of Jin army was willing to sacrifice. There is an example above. If the horse-rejecting formation cannot be conquered in the shortest time, no one can go back alive.
The Jin soldiers went crazy. The Han army had already killed for a while and were attacked by the arrow formation again. They were panting and still in shock. The combat power was greatly reduced. The damage was immediately severe.
The flesh shield in the lazy land was very effective. He was not shot by the arrow formation. But he had just killed for a while and was not strong enough. He was injured several times under the siege of the Jin soldiers, and was covered in blood.
"Call for help. Hurry up and ask for help..." Lengzi is not a fool. If he can't beat him, he asks for help. "I can't stand it anymore. Please ask for help..." shouted. "Order the seventh part. Kill me. Kill me. Attack and kill them head-on. Kill me."
Wu Xiong frowned and looked at the bloody battlefield and remained silent.
Today, the Jin army attacked too fiercely. As soon as it started, it would beat him to death. He did not count the losses at all. There were many Jin soldiers. It would have to fight for consumption. But the Han army could not afford it. If it continued like this, it would take only half a day. The sixth general of Tang Yu would be defeated.
"The fifth general will understand, and the fifteenth general Xu Dayan will immediately transfer four troops to Zhenchuankou. Quick."
Jiewu and Xu Dayan were behind Zhenchuankou. There were five miles from Zhenchuan Fort to Zhenchuankou. Wu Xiong set up five defensive battle formations here. But now it seems that he is going to adjust his troops and deploy it. He is a little confused. These troops were originally the Liao army. When fighting with the Jin army, they would collapse at once. They would either surrender in batches. But these people changed the banner and turned into Jurchen dogs. They immediately changed. It seemed as if they had taken some magic medicine or used some magic. They would be destined to fight. This was the case in Tribulus Mountain. It was still like this now. It was really evil.
The Jin army's war drums sounded again, shocking the earth.
The third group of attacking soldiers came out. At the same time, the arrow formation roared violently.
Fierce battles were in full swing on the battlefield. The Jin soldiers who were not dead seemed to be crazy. They were about to take a cushion before they died. They fought again. The Han army did not want to die with them. They turned around and ran away. They found a place to hide first.
Langzi saw his subordinates running around like headless fly. He was so anxious that he shouted, "Look for a corpse. Look for a corpse." He shouted, his hands were not idle. He grabbed two corpses and ran away.
The whistling in the sky made people's hearts break. The dead Jin soldiers collapsed at the last moment. Some turned around and ran to the formation. Some hugged their heads and leaped into the pile of dead people. Some were red-eyed and snatched shields with the Han soldiers.
The arrow formation came to an end. Screams came one after another on the battlefield. The arrows were killed one after another. The resigned one after another. Those who were hiding under the dead bodies were also squeezed together. They wanted to shrink into a turtle shell.
Tang Yu was so angry that he cursed. If he continued to fight like this, his subordinates would soon die.
Chapter completed!