Chapter forty-two
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Zhen must be a big city. Zhu Gaoxu looked south in the army, and the vast plain was endless, and the striking city tower wall attracted even more attention. He didn't know the specific size of the city, and the circumference was estimated to be at least twenty miles!
The city walls are all earthen walls, but Zhu Gaoxu knew that the tamped earth wall was trapezoidal in the cut surface, and the difference between thickness and height was not big. It was very solid, with a thickness of nearly ten meters, so it was almost impossible to penetrate.
Outside the city, there are black square arrays arranged, and from a distance, it looks like countless containers are placed. Flags are floating above the square array, and tall wooden carts are embellished in the middle.
Some scattered horses were running in front of the square group, and the dust rose up looked like mist from a distance. The old city towers and walls were also gray, and the world was filled with solemnity.
"Woo..." The sound of cow horns sounded in the Yan army's formation, sounding like a huge monster whimpering.
Zhu Gaoxu's men were in the west of the army. When he heard the horn, he summoned the generals to come.
At this moment, the drums in the Yan army camp were like thunder, and the cavalry in the middle route had rushed out into a column in front.
"Boom boom boom boom..." The sky sounded like a bolt from the blue. When Zhu Gaoxu turned to look, he saw white smoke rolling in front of the enemy formation on the earth city wall. The Yan cavalry column began to unfold on both sides of the east and west. After a moment, the distance became lively, with crackling muskets, bows and arrows and shouts of killing echoing in the wind.
Zhu Gaoxu looked at him for a while, then looked back and saw that everyone was coming, and he said, "What are we going to do? We have already said it last night. After a while, I will lead the Quan brave team, and a thousand personal soldiers and rush forward.
Zhang Wu's Qianzong Zuoying looked at the position of the red flag and followed him to open the gap.
The Right Camp will not be on the battlefield for the time being. If the front is in danger, the thousands of households in the Right Camp will judge the urgency by themselves, or follow the military orders to respond.
If our troops stop advancing at the red flag, the Zuoying camp will change its direction and cover it to the north; our troops will circumvent the formation with Zhang Wu's left camp! Do you understand?"
The generals clasped their fists and said, "Get orders!"
"Command, Hubiao! Each thousand households, each deputy, the general can see the opportunity and act expediently!" Zhu Gaoxu waved his hand and shouted, "Go away!"
The cavalry with the red pennant headed north and the Vedas followed in order, and the horse's hooves roared louder and louder. A cavalry was like a torrent, circling the westward.
The formation of the official army was very wide, but the width was always limited. Zhu Gaoxu led his troops to cross the end of the official army from afar and then began to advance south. According to the military order of the King of Yan yesterday, he wanted to attack the side of the formation from the west side of the official army.
At this moment, suddenly, a group of horse soldiers from the official army camp rushed out one after another and rushed straight to this side!
The enemy used cavalry to cover the infantry camp. Zhu Gaoxu was mentally prepared last night. The prisoner Liu Ying said that this might happen, it depends on where the opponent's general put the cavalry. Seeing the situation, Zhu Gaoxu shook the reins, kicked with his right leg, pointed his arm to the east and shouted: "Wang Bin's troops turn left, rush with me!"
Zhu Gaoxu turned his head and shouted, "Transfer the orders of the Qianzheng Camp on the left and right, Zhang Wu is on the left and right, and follow me to cover my side and back wings!"
"Get orders!"
So Zhu Gaoxu led the cavalry and immediately attacked the enemy cavalry. He raised the cherry rifle in his hand and shouted, "Goal to prepare, kill!" The troops then accelerated and ran with him. The hooves of countless horses quickly alternated, and the front army gradually entered a charge state.
The dry soil among the dead grass was violently trampled on the iron hooves, and dust flew, and the people seemed to be stepping in the clouds. When they were in the battle formation, their visibility became lower and lower.
"Bang bang bang..." A string sound came from the wind. The two fronters of the army were only more than twenty steps apart! Zhu Gaoxu's eyes had already seen the enemy cavalry in the dust lying on his horse and pulling his bow.
"Oh!" A scream of pain suddenly came from the left. The Yan army fell off the horse, and then there was a neighing howl, as if it was kicked by the war horse behind.
Zhu Gaoxu did not turn his head, but widened his eyes and rushed straight away.
The cavalry approached at the speed of charge, and at most twenty steps, a cavalryman wearing a wide-brimmed hat on the front of Zhu Gaoxu threw his bow and drew his sword to his waist. Then it was useless, the speed was too fast! They didn't seem to have expected that the Yan army would save even the cavalry shooting and attack, and they accelerated and pounced on the front!
"Ah!" When the scream sounded in Zhu Gaoxu's ear, the tip of the long spear had already stabbed out from the back of the enemy soldier!
At this speed, Zhu Gaoxu had no chance to draw his gun. He loosened his hand and pulled the long-handled saber from his back! He slashed and chopped, and saw another rider being chopped down from his horse.
Screams were everywhere, and the sound of metal ding-knocking collision was like a iron thunder, and the smell of blood quickly spread. The dust in the air seemed to be stained with blood and turned into blood mist.
In the blink of an eye, a cavalry on the right raised his spear and was about to poke Zhu Gaoxu. However, the muscle reaction of the enemy soldier was not as fast as Zhu Gaoxu. He only took half a beat to be fatal. Zhu Gaoxu did not wait for his spear to stab him, but directly slashed the man's face with a knife.
Suddenly, Zhu Gaoxu's face heated up, everything he saw in his eyes turned red, and all he could smell was nauseating fishy smell. He didn't care about wiping his face, rushed into the formation, and slashed in the range when he saw someone in the range. That night, Zhu Gaoxu had already developed his experience in cavalry fighting, with his legs clamped on the horse's belly, and he never stopped for a moment, concentrating on his melee. Most of the time, he had only one knife, and Zhu Gaoxu attacked first, but it was not very fast, but he was always a little faster than the opponent.
When the personal soldiers around them saw the prince who was bound to rush forward, they all sacrificed their lives to fight bloody battles. The entire Yan army's forward was like their parents were killed, fighting to the death with red eyes.
Soon, the enemy cavalry dodged to both sides and ran around.
"Bah!" Zhu Gaoxu spit out a mouthful of blood, wiped his face with his left hand, and his palms were covered with blood. He turned his head and saw a group of green flags following on the left, and a group of green flags on the right. He immediately said in his heart: Brother is at a steady start!
In the dust and mist, many horses were vaguely seen moving away, and the enemy was defeated.
Zhu Gaoxu relaxed his legs and the war horse jogged forward for another period. A soldier was curled up on the ground, his face full of blood and tears, and his eyes were full of fear. While crying, he was holding a piece of intestine on the ground with his trembling hands, stuffing the intestines and dipped in the dirt into his stomach.
Zhu Gaoxu saw that his left eyelid twitched, and he immediately slapped, waved a knife, and let him free with a "click". Blood splattered into the air and spilled all over the floor.
"The prince is simply the prince of hell!" Wang Bin's roar came from behind.
Zhu Gaoxu didn't care much and kept his breath and observed the enemy infantry phalanx in the blurry dust. The two nearby phalanxes were in chaos. They seemed to want to make the phalanx turn temporarily... but it was not easy to talk about it, so they turned into a chaotic crowd.
Chapter completed!