148. The Tiger of the Stream Bridge
The spear in Jing Dan's hand was no longer where he went, so he could only wave the ring knife in his hand and roar towards the people on the shore.
He wanted to cut off the people who dared to mock him in two ways, let him know the power of the Youzhou thunder cavalry, and let these villains know that even if he was defeated, Jing Dan could still take their lives.
The black man on the shore held the sabre firmly with both hands, staring at the man and horse that were wading in the water. It seemed that he was preparing for a single duel between cavalry and infantry.
Jing Dan's eyes were filled with blood, and the sound of the roar was already a little hoarse. The Youzhou Tuqi, who was desperate, was about to make a desperate attempt. The war horse was kicking and struggling with the water, and finally got on the shallow stall. When the river water became shallow, it was not as good as its calves, the tall war horse ran, and the horse's hooves kept stirring up waves.
Jing Dan leaned his body at the horse, half-holding the knife in his hand, aimed at the big man in front of him, and took advantage of the momentum of the horse rushing over, bent down and slashed over.
The black man took a step back and lifted the saber in his hand from bottom to top.
Jing Dan saw white light flashing, which was the last light he saw in his life.
The long blade of the saber cuts into the horse's neck, easily cuts through the horse's body, cuts into Jing Dan's chest, and even cuts the ring knife in his hand.
Jing Dan's head and one shoulder suddenly broke away from his body, and fell into the shallows of the Jianhe River with his long horse's head. The originally clear river water suddenly turned bright red.
The horse fell to the ground with a bang, carrying Jing Dan's remaining body, stirring up a bloody red water.
Wang Hu, the commander of the Yulin Army, took a few steps back, left the river, stood on the shore, and quietly watched the remaining limbs of the people in the water.
He breathed a long sigh of relief and had been relieved for a few days before he could let go.
Before leaving Chang'an, His Majesty the Emperor said that to break through Xin'an and approach Luoyang, he would likely encounter Youzhou thunder cavalry. His Majesty, Wang Hu and Puyang General Fangdan, repeatedly studied tactics, and proposed to use the advantageous terrain to ambush strong crossbows and long soldiers in advance, shoot and kill with strong crossbows, and chase them with long soldiers.
"Your Majesty the Emperor is really a tactical master who wins thousands of miles away!" Wang Hu admired the little emperor so much that he was overwhelmed.
During the Battle of Jianqiao, half of the four thousand Youzhou cavalry were shot and killed, some drowned, some trampled in the crowd, some were stabbed to death by spears, and some were stabbed to death, some were like Jing Dan, with insufficient corpses under the sabre of the horse, and very few survived.
This battle broke the myth of the invincible cavalry in Youzhou. The Changshui Camp of the Yulin Army became famous all over the world in the battle with their captain Wang Hu.
Eight hundred Changshui soldiers as vanguards are called "Eight Hundred First Dings", and Changshui Captain Wang Hu is called "The Tiger of the Stream Bridge".
The battle is recorded in history books: "Wang Hu took eight hundred brave men as the first to climb, and a thousand powerful crossbows were inherited. Jing Dan saw that his soldiers were few, so he let out a cavalry to rush to the throne. The Changshui soldiers all hid under the slums and did not move. Before they reached dozens of steps, they all rose up at the same time, shouted and clashed forward. The powerful crossbows were thunderous, and they would fall. Wang Hu killed Jing Dan's head in the formation, and eight hundred first climbed and killed more than one thousand cavalry heads in Youzhou."
Two hundred years later, there was a battle that was just like that. Yuan Shao's general Ju Yi destroyed the ace force of the White Horse General Gongsun Zan with his 800 vanguard troops, "Bai Horse Yicong", and brought this world-famous cavalry elite out of the historical stage.
Liu Yu, a loser in the magic city, is very familiar with this. He gathers thousands of years of battle examples in one head, and His Majesty the Emperor immediately becomes a theoretical tactical master. He set up a battlefield for Youzhou thunder cavalry on the sand table in Changle Palace, and Wang Hu, who has super strong execution, perfectly realized it.
Wang Hu never dreamed that His Majesty’s tactics were copied from the cat’s drawings.
At this time, the army of Wang Ba and Pi Tong outside Luoyang City had just set off and embarked on the journey to Xin'an. Because they had to prepare food and grass, it took them one more day to set off.
The infantry's speed was far inferior to that of the cavalry, and only walked dozens of miles a day. Wang Ba was very anxious and urged him to rush to the road. Pi Tong was very calm and advised him: "Xin'an city is solid, with 15,000 elite soldiers stationed, which is enough to defend. Moreover, Jing Dan has led the Youzhou thunder cavalry. There are elite soldiers inside and thunder cavalry outside. Xin'an is as solid as a golden soup, and there is nothing to worry about."
Wang Ba shouted: "This is what I'm worried about. Jing Dan only cares about eating meat by himself, and even letting us have a bite of soup. This time it's probably a waste of time. Look, before we arrive in Xin'an, there will be a war report saying that the battle in Xin'an is over."
Pi Tong stroked her neatly trimmed beard and nodded and smiled: "This is very likely."
It seemed to be to prove the king's claim that the two armies had just walked halfway, and someone came to report: "General Jing's subordinates asked for a meeting!"
"What am I saying? I'll report my victory now!" Wang Ba looked like a prophet. "Youzhou thunder cavalry is too strong. Who can stop that monster Jing Dan? Alas, I ran for two hundred miles in vain!"
Pi Tong said: "I haven't seen anyone yet, why are you anxious? Maybe there is still meat for you to eat."
"What else can I have? I bet with you that Jing Dan must be here to show off. Sending people here is nothing more than yelling how many enemies he annihilated and killing any enemy general, it's boring!"
"What? Wang Yuanbo is so stingy and can't stand others making contributions?" Pi Tong said jokingly.
"I can't stand Jing Dan and I being so slutty. Youzhou's sudden cavalry all have their nostrils facing the sky, as if they will never defeat the battle!"
When they saw the general who reported the news, they were shocked. He saw his armor thrown aside, his hair was scattered, and his face was covered with sweat and stains. He looked like he was definitely not here to report his victory, but he seemed to have lost a battle.
"How is the battle ahead?" Pi Tong's face changed a little.
"All, all finished!" The man cried immediately, "All dead, brothers...all dead!"
Wang Ba jumped up, "How is it possible? How could Youzhou Tuqi lose? Jing Dan, what about Jing Dan?"
"The general was cut into two pieces by someone, which was so miserable!" The man burst into tears, completely losing the usual heroic appearance of the Youzhou thunder cavalry.
"What? Jing Dan is dead?" Pi Tong and Wang Ba couldn't believe their ears.
"Diet, I'm on the river side, and I saw with my own eyes that the general was cut off with one knife. More than one hundred of us ran all the way, with cavalry behind us chasing him, and now there are only thirty-three left."
He cried and spoke, and said in detail about the Battle of Jianqiao. The more Pi Tong, Wang Ba, became more and more shocked. He was not only shocked by this record and the fall of Jing Dan, but also by the enemy's tactical level.
They must have studied Youzhou Tuqi thoroughly. This battle was obviously carefully planned. It can be said that the person who was fighting Youzhou Tuqi.
The 4,000 people led by Jing Dan were all Shanggu Tuqi, one of the first Hebei people to join Liu Xiu. Together with the Yuyang Tuqi, they were called the elite among the Youzhou Tuqi. There were only 30,000 people in the Youzhou County Tuqi, and Liu Xiu's army lost 4,000 in one battle. As a general ordered to rescue Xin'an, how did they explain to His Majesty the Emperor when they returned?
Wang Badao: "Jing Dan is defeated, and the siege of Xin'an has not been resolved. I want to speed up my march and quickly arrive at the city of Xin'an, fight to the death with the enemy, and avenge the Youzhou cavalry!"
"No! The enemy is ready for the reinforcements in Luoyang. I believe the next one to deal with is us. Underestimating the enemy and advancing is a taboo in military strategists, and it is easy to fall into their trap."
Pi Tong said: "The enemy situation is unknown, so we should send more scouts to inquire everywhere and advance slowly, first seek no mistakes, and then seek progress."
When the two armies set off on the road, they were much more careful and slower. They only walked thirty miles a day. Wang Badao: "If you keep going like this, when you arrive, don't you know if Xin'an is still there? I will lead the army to take the lead!"
Pi Tong couldn't persuade him, so he had to let Wang Ba lead more than 10,000 people to leave first. He couldn't go in slowly, but also accelerated his speed and followed Wang Bajun.
Wang Ba was walking all the way until evening, and a group of people came across from him, with about thousands of people under the banner of Xin'an Army.
Wang Ba said in his heart: "Has the siege of Xin'an been lifted? The defenders came to greet us. Or did Xin'an city be broken and the defeated soldiers escape?"
When they got closer, the opponent suddenly launched a powerful crossbow and shot Wang Bajun down. It turned out to be the enemy!
The Wangba Army hurriedly welcomed the enemy, and the two armies fought fiercely. At this time, another group of people next to them suddenly came over, killing Wangba Army to defeat him. Thanks to Pi Tong leading his army to arrive, he took him back.
This contact battle lost a thousand troops. Wang Ba was angry and wanted to reorganize the army and fight again, but was stopped by Pi Tong.
At this time, news came that Xin'an City surrendered after Jingdan's defeat, and the Red Eyebrow Army was mobilizing on a large scale to the east.
Xin'an City was trapped, and Pi Tong and Wang Ba's two men could not be recaptured, and they were attacked by the enemy again. Now there is only one way left, that is, return to the army. Otherwise, when the enemy is assembled nearby, the two units may be annihilated.
The two units took advantage of the night to set off and returned to Luoyang. They didn't even dare to stay in the camp in the west of the city. They moved to the south of the city overnight and joined forces with Zhu Hu.
At this time, Luoyang City still knew nothing about these things.
Early in the morning, a team of soldiers boarded the western wall of Luoyang. Their queues were dragging and not neat at all. The soldiers yawned and dragged their lazily steps.
"Everyone cheers me up! They all look like dead wives!"
A sudden shout made the soldiers so much that they immediately straightened their waists. When they saw the captain Ren Shang walking towards him, many people showed disapproving expressions on their faces.
It was this waste who ruined the most elite soldiers in Luoyang City. He was so embarrassed to show off his power!
Some people also thought, alas, we can't blame him all, just because Liu Xiu's soldiers are too strong. Looking at the brave appearance of Youzhou's rushing left and right outside the city, who can stop them? That's the invincible cavalry that surrounds Youyan and is invincible in the world!
Ren Shang saw the soldiers' expressions and said nothing, but just walked on the city wall with his head held high and his chest, patrolling the city guards.
Since his last defeat, Ren Shang suddenly became hardworking. Every morning when the sun sets, he only patrolls the city on the wall every day.
Today seems a little different, quieter than usual, and the view on the city is wider.
"Hey, where have the enemy soldiers gone?" a soldier shouted: "Aren't there two camps there yesterday? Why are there nothing left now?"
"It's true, was the enemy retreating?"
"How is it possible? They weren't just now..." The soldier suddenly glanced at Ren Shang and did not continue talking.
Ren Shang knew the subtext: The army and horses outside the city had just won a big victory, how could they retreat?
He held the city wall with his hand, as if he was looking out of the city, but in fact he didn't look at anything. His heart was full of resentment, and all 30,000 brothers were buried in his hands.
Every day he went to this city wall and next to the battlefield where the defeat was defeated, he would pay tribute, be sad, angry, and regret. Every day he would silently mutter: "Youzhou Tuqi, Jing Dan." As he recited, he would grit his teeth.
I don’t know when this revenge will be repaid; I don’t know when the shame of this great defeat will be washed away.
Chapter completed!