The Red Mansions

Shazhou Acropolis
The desolate night covered the earth, and a bright moon hung in the vast sky. The bright silver moonlight shone on the earth. The Mingsha Mountain in the distance seemed to be covered with a layer of gauze mist, shadowy in the night.

At this moment, on the top of the Shazhou Acropolis, the lights of the lanterns seemed to sway a few times with the autumn wind. With a "squeak", a sergeant quietly opened the gate of the Acropolis, and groups of cavalry took advantage of the night. Cover and head towards the Mongolian camp five or six miles away.

This time, the Han army's elite cavalry almost came out in full force, preparing to defeat the Mongolian coalition in one fell swoop.

However, they had no idea about the large camps set up by the Junggar Mongols and the Heshuote Mongols.

Because the news of Wen Chun's withdrawal gradually spread from the Chinese army's camp, the chief of the Mongolian tribe of the Shazhou Guards in the northern camp, although he still wanted to fight back to Shazhou Guards, was forced by the situation to withdraw his troops and return.

The casualties suffered during the siege in the past few days were heavy. Almost half of the Mongolian tribes were lost. Tribes with smaller populations were even wiped out and integrated into other large tribes to seek refuge.

At this moment, at the third watch of the night, everything is silent.

The autumn wind blew the surrounding mountains and forests, making bursts of rustling sounds. In the military tent, the snoring of the Mongolian tribes shook the heaven and the earth, while the soldiers on night patrol tightened their sleeves as they blew the bleak autumn wind.

In the northwest desert, there is a big temperature difference between day and night. It is hot during the day but a little cold at night.

In half a month, the Han army never robbed the camp. The Mongolian tribesmen in Shazhou Guard were not too vigilant. Instead, they were a little more relaxed because they were about to withdraw their troops.

In the military tent only 500 meters away from the tent where the Mongolian tribe of Shazhou Guards camped, the Mongolian soldiers of the Junggar tribe still maintained the order of night patrols. Even if the troops were to withdraw tomorrow, they were still meticulously patrolling the camp. Inspection.

In the military tent on one side of the main tent of the Chinese army, an oil lamp gave off a faint light. The inner compartment was covered with woolen felt on the floor. Wen Chun slept in his clothes. His saber was placed beside the bed, ready to be picked up for battle at any time.

But despite being so vigilant, Wen Chun felt that as the troops would withdraw tomorrow, he felt that the fatigue of many days suddenly swept over him, and a deep sleepiness came over him.

On the watchtower, the soldiers of the Junggar tribe walked back and forth holding torches. By the third watch in the middle of the night, the soldiers were also a little sleepy. After changing teams, some took a sip of goat's milk wine to resist the cold autumn wind.

At this time, it was the third watch of the night, the autumn wind was blowing, it was the time when people were sleeping the deepest, and in the Mongolian army camp, apart from the clash of armor and weapons, there was the snoring of the sergeants.

The Han army had already approached the Mongolian camp first, and as they approached, they began to urge their horses.

"Boom!!!"

With a deafening sound, the charging cavalry raised their antlers, armed with sabers and spears, and rode towards the Mongolian tribesmen in the military tents.

"what……"

"Enemy attack!"

Before he finished speaking, the crossbow arrows slanted down like rain, shooting into the military tent and killing many Mongolian soldiers.

In addition, a large number of rockets fell on the military tent like a meteor shower, instantly igniting the felt tent. The sleeping Mongolian soldiers screamed in surprise. As soon as they came out of the military tent, they were hit by the oncoming red-clothed and black soldiers. The armored knight rode past, the sword flashed, the blood fountain gushed out, and he was immediately plunged into endless darkness.

Along with the screams, the soldiers and horses of the Mongolian tribe were in chaos, and a steady stream of cavalry jumped into the military tent on horseback, divided into several teams, killed everyone on sight, and set fire everywhere.

The approximately [-] Mongolian tribesmen who were resting in the camp, some of whom had not yet put on their armor or picked up their weapons, suddenly saw this scene and fled in all directions, crying for their fathers and mothers.

Generals Jia Fang and Jia Chang took the lead, driving their horses, holding a saber in their hands to kill the soldiers and horses of the Mongolian tribe of Shazhou Guard. The chaotic sound of horse hooves and the sound of neighing sounded deafeningly in the night. , drilling from east to west, trampling on every tent.

Charge, charge!
Many Mongolian clan chiefs came out of the military tents with anxious faces. They had no time to organize the tribal warriors to fight back, so they could only greet their soldiers and said loudly: "Quick, let's go."

The entire Mongolian tribe fled like headless flies in all directions. The first to bear the brunt was the Junggar camp on one side, because the most elite Mongolian soldiers were hidden there.

A large number of Mongolian tribesmen, deliberately driven away by the Han army, began to flee to the Junggar camp on the side.

From the front, Xie Zaiyi led [-] cavalry troops to charge directly at the Junggar tribe, trampling them with iron hooves and heading towards the main camp.

But Junggar is indeed a born warrior. Even if he was suddenly attacked at night, after a moment of panic, he began to try to organize resistance.

However, in the face of the large number of Han cavalry troops interspersed, the front army could only retreat step by step, gathering and shrinking towards the Chinese army camp.

But compared to the chaos and mess in the Mongolian camp, this gathering and contraction of hedgehogs is undoubtedly more orderly.

On the other side, Dorji was not in the camp set up by Heshuote Mongolia, but stayed with the Junggar tribe.

Hearing the commotion from outside in the military tent, Dorji quickly put on his clothes, grabbed the steel knife, and under the attendance of his bodyguard Ma Bian, quickly put on his armor and strode out. He saw the chaotic scene all around. , with a shiver in his heart, he grabbed a guard who had just received the weapon and asked: "What's going on?"

At this time, the guard looked panicked and said, "Taiji, it's not good, the Han army has launched a massive counterattack."

Dorji looked gloomy and said: "Don't panic, go to the Chinese army camp."

With that said, he greeted the surrounding soldiers, and under the retinue of 60 men and horses, the rear army approached the direction of the Chinese army camp.

The Heshuote camp where Sanggarza and Hulubuchi were stationed was also attacked by Shan Ming and Dong Qian with [-] cavalry.

It can be said that the Chen and Han cavalry armies almost came out in full force, preparing to defeat the joint forces of Junggar and Heshuote Mongolia in one fell swoop.

In the large tent of the Chinese army, Wen Chun had fallen into a deep sleep. Suddenly, he vaguely heard the shouts of killing coming from outside. He woke up in horror. He tightened his grip on his saber and suddenly opened his gray-black eyes, illuminated by the candlelight. Ruo Hulang pressed his sword and came out of the military tent, asking: "What's going on? Where did the shouting of killing come from?"

A soldier said anxiously: "Taiji, the Han army has invaded, and our camp has been disrupted by the Han army."

At this time, in a military tent not far from the Chinese army's tent, Galdan, accompanied by several personal soldiers, came out of the tent and said anxiously: "Brother, the Han army is attacking us at night. The best thing to do is kill them, otherwise the camp will be blown up."

If it doesn't work well, it will be a rout, and the situation can be said to be extremely urgent.

Wen Chun's sharp eyes looked at the large number of cavalry charging in not far away, his expression changed suddenly, and he said: "Come here, let the cavalry in the rear who are not in chaos gather towards the Chinese army. A group of personal soldiers will follow me to strictly guard the front of the Chinese army." camp!"

The camp Wen Chun set up was in a standard five-battalion structure - five battalions in the front, middle, back, left and right. Although the two battalions on the left and right were protected by the Heshuote and Shazhou Mongolian tribesmen, Wen Chun didn't believe anyone and still set up camp according to the marching layout.

Faced with such chaos, such a well-organized camp can abandon the front army, and use the rear army and the left and right armies as wings to block the Han army's cavalry charge and resist the attack to the greatest extent.

Wen Chun shouted loudly: "There must be no chaos, we will definitely be able to stop the Han army!"

However, at this moment, Xie Zaiyi had already penetrated the front army and led thousands of fine cavalry to drive the Junggar soldiers towards the Chinese army.

Camp robbery is not about causing many casualties, but about creating chaos in the camp. After the organization is broken down, it can be slaughtered at will.

Looking at the red torrent in the distance, Wen Chun looked solemn and shouted loudly: "Get on your horses and follow me."

With that said, he got on the horse prepared by the soldiers, surrounded by one or two hundred soldiers, and greeted the Han general who was coming from a distance with a sword in the night.

This main force joined forces with the retreating Junggar front army, which temporarily hindered the Han army's attack and killing momentum.

If this development process is followed, the Chinese military camp may not be shaken, nor will it lead to the collapse of the entire army.

"Pfft!" Xie Zaiyi's sword was directed at almost no enemy. Many soldiers from the Junggar tribe were killed on the spot before they even put on their armor. Blood spattered everywhere, and the blood reflected the gleaming light on the blade. The Junggar soldiers screamed in agony.

A large number of Han cavalry followed and trampled the camp. With the added strength of men and horses, the Mongolian soldiers were no match at all.

Wen Chun took the long sword from the hands of the soldiers and attacked him with the retinue of the soldiers.

He knew this Han general!

Xie Zaiyi frowned slightly, his eyes were sharp, and with murderous intent on his face, he drove the green horse under his crotch, holding a big knife, and slashed towards Wen Chun in the air.

"clang!"

Accompanied by the harsh and sharp sound of gold and iron, which even overwhelmed the sound of fighting on the battlefield, Xie Zaiyi snorted coldly and pressed down with the long knife in his palm. Wen Chun's figure shook, and a strange flush appeared on his face. Some are no match.

But he still rose up bravely and swung away.

After the Mongolian tribe was defeated, they mounted their horses and fled to the Junggar tribe on one side. The Junggar tribe's soldiers and horses, who had gathered to support the Chinese army's tent, were suddenly hit.

"kill!"

Jia Fang and Jia Chang led their troops to charge back and forth, then turned back and fought back, intending to drive the Mongolian soldiers and horses towards the main camp of the Junggar tribe.

"Shoot the arrows and don't let them get close to the camp gate!" Dorji was shocked when he saw this scene and shouted quickly.

But it was too late. At this moment, many soldiers and horses rushed to the camp of the Junggar tribe, crossed the camp gate, and immediately disrupted the soldiers who were gathering towards the Chinese army camp.

At the same time, the Heshuote Mongolian soldiers and horses on the south side also faced the impact of the Han army.

With the sound of rockets and crossbows piercing the air, the military tent was shot through by arrows. The sleeping Heshuote Mongolian knight screamed and died in his sleep immediately.

The tents and felt cloth were originally flammable materials. The rockets ignited and the fires burned fiercely. Many Heshuote Mongolian soldiers and horses were covered in fire and fled in all directions.

Dong Qian held a long spear and sat on the saddle with his body slightly lower. He held the reins with one hand and stabbed with the spear with the other. Many Heshuote Mongolian soldiers were stabbed to death just after leaving the tent. The soldiers behind him raised their bright flags. The saber also harvested the Mongolians one by one.

Shan Ming also led the troops to attack on the other side.

Five thousand soldiers and horses rolled with iron hooves, trampling the tents of the camp. Many soldiers had their muscles and bones broken in their sleep, and under the fire of rockets, large balls of flames burned blazingly.

Not long after, the Heshuote Mongolian camp began to collapse rapidly under the sweep of the Han army's cavalry. After continuous drilling, it began to gather towards the Junggar tribe.

After a while, the self-camp gate poured in, and the right battalion, which had gathered slightly and wanted to support the central army, also became a mess.

At this point, the left and right battalions of the Junggar tribe were also in chaos. The soldiers could not find the general, and the general could not give orders to the soldiers.

However, Dong Qian, Jia Fang and Jia Chang no longer dug back and forth, but followed the defeated crowd towards the Junggar tribe's camp.

"kill!"

The cry of killing resounded for miles, and the Han cavalry drove a large number of Mongolian soldiers towards the Junggar camp.The three groups of soldiers and horses attacked like three arrows piercing the camp. Of course, the Junggar soldiers and horses could not withstand it. Although they tried their best to resist, they would inevitably focus on one and lose the other.

Therefore, it suddenly fell into chaos.

Wen Chun was fighting Xie Zaiyi. The two fought for more than ten rounds. Wen Chun inevitably felt fear in his heart. Knowing that he was no match for the general opposite, he raised a steel knife in his hand and swung away the sword with a clang. The Han general wanted to escape with his chops.

"Where to go!" Xie Zaiyi had a fierce look on his face, dragging his long knife and chasing after him.

A group of generals and soldiers beside Wen Chun reined up their horses and charged forward. Three bright and sharp sabers slashed menacingly from three directions.

"boom!"

The long sword in his palm was like a sword trained on the moonlight, sweeping across thousands of troops. Almost in an instant, three steel knives were swept away.

"Pfft!!!"

Three consecutive blasts sounded almost at the same time, and all three soldiers and generals blocking the road were killed.

Xie Zaiyi looked at where Wen Chun had escaped, narrowed his eyes slightly, quickly took off the bow and arrow from his back, drew the bow like a full moon, and shot towards Wen Chun's neck with a "whoosh" sound.

"Whoosh!"

When Wen Chun, who was on the way to escape, saw this, he felt a biting chill on his back and quickly lowered his head to avoid it.

But this time, there were two more "swish" sounds.

Wen Chun felt a sharp pain coming from his shoulder blades, and then a "clang" sound came from the back of his heart, and a huge force came from the heart mirror.

"Wow!" Wen Chun felt a burning sensation in his internal organs. He spat out a mouthful of blood, his heart filled with panic.

Seeing this, Xie Zaiyi snorted coldly, then raised the long knife in his hand, swung it past again, and scattered the oncoming soldiers and horses, shouting: "Kill!"

The morale of the cavalry behind them was suddenly boosted. At this moment, they divided into three groups and charged towards the Junggar camp in a Z-shaped formation.

Wherever there are crowds of people, the horses' hooves charge towards them. The iron hooves trample the warriors of the Junggar tribe blocking the road, and the sound of cracking bones and muffled groans can be heard from time to time.

Xie Zaiyi led a large number of soldiers to pursue Wen Chun, vowing to kill Taiji of Junggar.

At this moment, if you look at it from a high altitude, you can see blazing flames, and the Han army is constantly sweeping and strangling the soldiers and horses of Junggar.

As for the camp stationed in Junggar, the front army has been overwhelmed, and the northern and southern battalions are also close to collapse. Only the rear army is still supporting the Chinese army camp.

Dorji met Wen Chun who had an arrow in his shoulder, his face changed drastically, and he called out: "Brother Wen Chun? Are you okay?"

Galdan also stepped forward, looked at his brother with concern, and called, "Brother."

Wen Chun said urgently: "We can't stop the Han people anymore, let's go!"

As he spoke, his eyelids became heavy, his vision went dark, and he fainted on the horse.

Everyone was shocked when they saw this, and Galdan shouted: "Brother."

Dorji quickly stepped forward to check Wen Chun's condition, and then said to Galdan, "I just fainted."

Immediately, he said urgently: "Lead the rear army and flee towards the desert. We can't stop it."

Galdan said anxiously: "We are not going to the desert, we are going back to Hami!"

Dorzi didn't insist either.

At this moment, the deafening sound of thunder sounded, and Xie Zaiyi came from behind and shouted angrily: "Where to escape!"

As he spoke, he held a big knife and charged towards Duoerji, Galdan and others.

Dorji was extremely jealous when he saw someone coming, who could be said to be an enemy. He said in a deep voice: "Galdan, you lead the soldiers and horses to escort your brother and leave first. I will stop this guy!"

The guy who was chasing him last time was like a dog chasing a rabbit, so he must be driven away this time.

Galdan responded, and then, led by several personal guards, he killed Xie Zaiyi.

Xie Zaiyi secretly thought that he was not overestimating his capabilities, glanced at Dorji, drove his good horse, held a long knife, and killed Dorji.

Dorji is also a fierce general. At this moment, he is holding a saber and killing Xie Zaiyi. The sword is sharp and the moves are fierce. Each move goes straight to the vital point.

And the long knife in Xie Zaiyi's palm was like a thunderbolt, stalking towards Dorji.

"boom!"

The weapon in Dorji's hand suffered after all. Facing the long knife, not only the weight but the length of the weapon suffered a bit. He wanted to fight in close combat, but Xie Zaiyi refused to give him a chance.

The two fought for several rounds, and Dorji became fearful and was about to turn his horse away. Suddenly, he saw a cold light flashing and slashing towards Dorji's neck.

"not good!"

Dorji's ghost was so strong that he quickly dodged, but the knife was so fast that he couldn't dodge in time. Just when he was about to close his eyes and wait for death, he suddenly felt a "click" sound coming from his ribs. Immediately, the long knife slapped his ribs, and Dorji Ji groaned and fell to the ground.

The surrounding soldiers who were fighting with the Han army were anxious and wanted to come to the rescue, but more Han knights came to stop him.

"Tie them up, tie them up!" Xie Zaiyi shouted.

A group of soldiers, armed with sabers, came very close and swarmed towards Dorji.

Yue Tuo has been captured, and now Dorji has also been captured. At this point, the main culprits of the chaos in the northwest of the Han Dynasty have been captured.

Xie Zaiyi raised his eyes and looked at the Junggar soldiers and horses escaping in the distance, and said: "Follow me and give chase! No one from Junggar can escape!"

The surrounding soldiers responded loudly, urging their horses to chase the fleeing soldiers and horses.

On the other side, Dong Qian and Shan Ming were also leading troops to closely follow Sangalza and Hulubuchi.

After Hulubuchi retreated to the Junggar camp, he said: "Don't retreat anymore, stop the Han army!"

He picked up the reins and turned to look at the Han general. He saw a young boy. He was furious and said, "Han dog, take your life!"

The long knife in his hand turned into a sharp cold light and slashed towards the Han general's head.

Dong Qian took a deep breath, raised his sword and faced him, while the soldiers behind him also fought with the soldiers beside Hulubuchi.

"Clang!"

Sparks were flying everywhere, Dong Qian gasped for air, but the force of the knife in his hand continued, his eyes were bright, and he felt a surge of blood.

Among the three people who followed Brother Heng together at the beginning, Xie Zaiyi had already been granted the title of earl, and Cai Quan was already a second-grade military attaché. However, he was now just a guerrilla general, and he could be said to be the worst offender.

The previous achievements at the entrance of the east canyon should be able to promote him to two levels, but this is far from enough.

The person in front of me seems to be the leader of Heshuote. Kill him and establish special skills!
With this thought, Dong Qian felt his blood surge, and he waved the saber in his palm like the wind, killing the enemy general on the opposite side with all his strength.

Hulubuchi fought with the young general for four or five times, and felt that the other party was fighting almost desperately. He felt timid and was a little confused for a moment.

He counterattacked with his sword continuously.

At this time, the three generals who accompanied Dong Qian to guard the Beijing camp saw this, and quickly came to help with swords, and attacked and killed Hulubuchi.

"Pfft!" Hulubuchi looked at one thing and lost the other. He suddenly felt a pain in his ribs. When he saw the young general who was drawing the knife, his eyes flashed coldly. He became furious and shouted: "You all will die!"

As he spoke, the sabers were swung like the wind, clanking, making a crisp sound of gold and iron clashing with the swords and spears of everyone, and then they headed towards Dong Qian to kill.

Dong Qian was secretly on guard and resisted with his saber. Within a dozen rounds, he was already struggling to parry, and the generals from the Beijing camp on the side stepped forward to help.

Fortunately, Hulubuchi was clearly at the end of his crossbow, and blood was gurgling from the wounds under his ribs. His movements became slower and slower until he was stabbed several times.

Dong Qian saw the right moment, turned his saber sharply, and the sharp light of the saber went towards Hulubu Chibo's neck.

Well, the three Beijing camp guard generals who were originally helping seemed to have been attracted by other soldiers and did not come over.

"Pfft!"

Hulubuchi was stabbed in the neck, blood spurted out, his head tilted, and he fell down from his horse.

On the other side, Sanggarza also fought with Shan Ming. The two sides fought with their own soldiers. The blood was cold and the shouts of killing were loud.

"Pfft!"

The single shot of the spear swept towards the horse's legs. Sangharza's horse stumbled and fell down. There was a click. The horse's hoof accidentally stepped on its belly, and he let out a scream.

The single shot of the spear stabbed sharply, and Sangalza felt a pain in his neck. He opened his mouth to say something, but in the end he couldn't say a word and died on the spot.

At this moment, the two Taijis of Heshuote Mongolia died one after another, which also caused the Heshuote troops and horses, which had already collapsed and became chaotic, to flee in all directions and head towards the Junggar camp.

The army was defeated like a mountain, and the balance of victory quickly tilted towards the Han army!