Lord of the House

Zhou Pulema stands on the north bank of Xiatanggou. Xiatanggou flows down from the northwest tip of Xiaozhu Mountain and stretches in front of it. This place is upstream of Xiatanggou. The water surface is about ten feet wide. The meadows spread out to both sides, and there are villages to the south, with dozens of houses sloping, but no one is seen.

When the war broke out suddenly, no matter whether it was an official or a bandit, the people would keep away from it. Who would dare to show up in the gloomy and gloomy front of the army? Occasionally, a daring village man would stick his head out to watch, or he might be hunted and killed as an enemy scout. In a chaotic world, human life is trivial. Even if the Huaidong Army has strict orders against disturbing and plundering the people, it still has the right to do things.

The stream here has long been explored by the advance sentry horses, and there is no horse body in the shallows. It is possible to cross the water without building a bridge and building a boat.

On the south bank, Zhao Bao and Chen Daozi led their troops to cover the front wing. Although there were enemy troops coming in a mix of infantry and cavalry, their fighting spirit was not strong and they did not dare to directly attack the Huaidong Army's scattered cavalry formation on the south bank, but on the further south side. stranded around the Pogang.

There are more than 3,000 riders here, either dismounting to lead, or wading across the water, divided into several teams, and quickly crossed the Xiatanggou. After reaching the south bank, the armored light cavalry galloped towards the two wings, and gathered at the Caobanpo where Zhao Bao and Chen Daozi led their troops. The two teams of six or seven hundred cavalry each spread out their sharp cones, and the knights restrained their horses. , the horse's nose spurted hot steam, the horse's hooves stepped on its feet, the turf trampled on it, and black mud was exposed.

Between the two teams of light cavalry, more than a thousand soldiers dismounted from their horses, untied the lacquer bag bound on the horse's back, and took out the strong bows and crossbows such as foot bows and crossbows, and the accompanying horses had packs. Carry a large number of large shields and swords.

After the horses were led away by the soldiers to avoid the formation, Yuanzhou watched the scouts from the distant hills and found that the more than 1,000 armored soldiers were slowly approaching the south after they had realigned their formation, just like Huaidong elite infantry. Array, just came to fight on horseback.

Between Moshan and Mengshan, hills, forests, and streams crisscrossed, forming a complex terrain, which was not conducive to the direct impact of large cavalry groups on infantry defenses.

The biggest advantage of cavalry lies in mobility, in entering the predetermined battlefield quickly and maneuvering, in choosing the initiative of the battlefield, rather than in any terrain, it is more advantageous to ride on a horse to fight.

In the face of the dangerous terrain of the sloping valleys and steep rivers, the enemy soldiers formed a tight formation, and they were defended by a large number of long-range bows and crossbows. The cavalry dismounted and fought. A well-organized infantry array to attack the enemy's defense line is more advantageous.

Surrounded by dozens of cavalry, Zhou Pu crossed Xiatanggou. The two battalions of infantry armor had just formed their formation on the **** on the south bank. There were still more than 300 cavalry behind the formation. Heavily armored, the warhorses neighed endlessly in the open valley, as if they had already smelled the **** smell after the **** battle.

Zhao Bao came over on his horse, got off his horse in front of Zhou Pu, took out a map, spread it on the horse's back, pointed at the map and introduced the current enemy distribution to Zhou Pu: "The one who intercepted the road in front is Huang Binghao defending Zhang Xiongshan. There were about 4,300 soldiers and horses. They held us in check overnight, and then scattered in the west foothills of Xiaozhu Mountain, about 20 miles deep in front of us. Although they were all Yuanzhou elite soldiers loyal to Huang Binghao, they were also tired. It was unbearable. On the south side, 4,000 infantry left the north bank of the Yuanhe River and came to intercept them in two batches. The main force of the Yuanzhou army led by Chen Zishou, except for the 3,000-odd infantry in the front, rushed to Xinyu City, and about 10,000 soldiers and horses were in the rear. To the southwest, we are shrinking and forming an formation at the southwestern foot of Chitugang, and there are about 6,000 troops and horses, which are a little farther from Xinyu, and are joining the troops and horses that rushed to join Chen Zishou in Chitugang..."

Zhou Pu looked up at the sky, the sun was skewed, at least two hours before it would get dark, he summoned the generals, pointed to the map and said: "Before it gets dark, we must hit the north bank of Yuanhe River, The enemy army called Chitugang will not be able to advance, nor will they be able to retreat!"

Although there were only more than 4,000 soldiers and horses from Huaidong entering Xinyu, and they traveled 300 miles from Yuzhang in two days, they did not show any signs of fatigue.

After the Battle of Shangrao, Huaidong's troops and horses in Jiangxi almost had a rest period of more than three months to replenish new soldiers, and the injured old soldiers also returned to the camp. This was the first time they went to the battlefield after the rest.

Forcing 300 miles across the horse in two days is not too difficult for this elite team. If it wasn't for the fact that they had to fight as soon as they arrived in Xinyu, Zhou Pu and the others would have arrived faster.

Four thousand soldiers and horses, mixed with light cavalry, armored cavalry and horse infantry, crossed the Xiatanggou.

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It is said that the Huaidong Army is the most powerful army in the world, but before last night, Zhang Xiongshan lacked an intuitive feeling. He only knew that the elites of the luxury family of the wireless network on the west line had been beaten by the Huaidong Army, and it was difficult to win a victory for several years. Speaking of the elites of the luxury family, Zhang Xiongshan guarded Jiangzhou with Huang Binghao at the beginning, and he also defended them well. He also kept the elites of the luxury family outside the city of Jiangzhou. If Emperor Yongxing had not abandoned Jiangning and left, it would have made people discouraged and lost their fighting spirit. Zhang Xiongshan I'm not afraid that She Feixiong can really bite Jiangzhou down.

Zhang Xiongshan is the first brave general in Jiangzhou after Chen Zishou. He has his own arrogance and self-confidence, not to mention that the soldiers and horses under his command are Huang Binghao's guard camp. Considered qualified to be included in the list of the strongest soldiers in the world.

When everyone in Yuanzhou was worried that Huaidong might go westward along the Yuan River and force Yuanzhou, Zhang Xiongshan didn't care, and in his heart he even wanted to compete with the elite of Huaidong, so that he could make contributions on the battlefield and become famous all over the world. Opportunity.

In the night battle yesterday, Zhang Xiongshan had a slight glimpse of the elite of the Huaidong Army, but he still felt that Yuanzhou's horses were not used to night battles, and their horses were mostly selected from Sichuan and Yunnan, and their walking speed was not as fast as that used in Huaidong. It was only last night that the Huaidong Army used the cover of darkness and the terrain to take advantage of him.

Zhang Xiongshan still hopes to have the opportunity to fight in a dignified array to wash away the shame of last night. He does not think that the elites of the guard camp are really inferior to the Huaidong Army.

Watching Huaidong's horses wading across the stream, and in less than half an hour on the south bank, rushing murderously along the **** of the west foot of Xiaozhu Mountain, Zhang Xiongshan really felt a chill.

Such a short time was far from enough for Zhang Xiongshan to gather the soldiers scattered among the mountains in the west of Xiaozhu Mountain. Only two battalions of more than a thousand soldiers and horses were the first to enter a **** array on the south side of Xiatanggou, responsible for delaying the Huaidong Army.

Zhang Xiongshan only saw that the Huaidong Army left less than a thousand soldiers on the south bank of Xiatanggou as a preparation. The remaining three thousand soldiers were in the middle of the infantry, and the armored cavalry were hidden behind the side of the infantry, while more than a thousand light cavalry covered the front wings. He swung the sharp long sword towards the thousand or more soldiers and horses that Yuanzhou had lined up in front of the slope.

The front line that the two armies were in contact with was several miles wide. Zhang Xiongshan stood on the ridge, and the naked eye could almost see the process of disintegration of his own front line under the impact of the Huaidong Army's strong attack.

The Huaidong soldier's style of play is very simple. Light cavalry is used on both flanks to compress the Yuanzhou army's formation, the infantry armor is in the middle, and the large shield is in front to cover the arrows shot by the Yuanzhou army. Or hold a stab spear and directly press up to engage in the battle, first leveling the battle strength of Yuanzhou's army on the defensive line.

He then used the armored cavalry to enter from the left flank, through the gap between the infantry armor and the light cavalry, and stabbed the Yuanzhou army with a sharp awl. The armored cavalry, accompanied by a man and a horse, weighed more than 1,000 jin. The impact force generated by the acceleration of the speed could not be resisted by the shield wall connected by dozens of large shields. Although the spears hurriedly erected between the large shields pierced the war horses Perhaps a few Huaidong soldiers pierced the company with their horses, but more Huaijia cavalry rushed into the Yuanzhou army formation and trampled everywhere, stabbed with their carbine, and brought out a plume of blood, which spread like rain.

A shock from the armored cavalry, the Yuanzhou army's thousands of soldiers and horses lined up in front of Xiatanggou, as if a piece of porcelain had knocked out a crack that could not be repaired, which directly affected the front line of contact between the two armies.

Under the attack of the Huaidong Army, Yuanzhou's army had no chance to adjust the line of defense at all. The left wing called Huaidong's armored cavalry to attack, causing chaos. The cracks on the surface of the porcelain quickly spread to the entire surface under the action of pressure. time, there is irreversible chaos.

The Huaidong Army's light cavalry on both flanks resolutely entered, and those wielding sabres shone with silver light in the air, which was so dazzling in the **** storm.

After the infantry defense formation was pried open and disrupted, the Qingqi cut the entire defense formation more efficiently, not to mention that the Huaidong Army still had an absolute numerical advantage. After the defensive formation was penetrated by the Huaidong cavalry, Zhang Xiongshan stood on the ridge and could hardly see any decent counterattack from his side, and the entire defensive formation collapsed.

Before even a single stick of incense had passed, Zhang Xiongshan was so proud of more than a thousand guards, who were like soft tofu. They were beaten to pieces by the Huaidong Army. Father and mother have one less leg.

More than a thousand soldiers in the south of Xiatanggou were easily defeated, and in a valley to the south, a battalion of soldiers was coming to meet. This team could not see the situation in front of the battle, so they were ordered by Zhang Xiongshan to go to the south of Xiatanggou and join the friendly army, which made the defense formation thicker, and told the Huaidong Army not to leave the coast of Xiatanggou and advance southward. .

Only Zhang Xiongshan, who was standing on the ridge to watch the battle, could clearly see the fate of this team. When they walked out of the valley, they would just meet the blade of the Huaidong Army that was heading south. Crash faster than before.

"Fuck, motherfucker, I don't believe that Huaidong soldiers are all made of iron. Deng Fu, you order the troops and rush down the mountain with me!" Zhang Xiongshan's eyes were red, his blood was swollen, his beard and hair were standing, and his arms were holding guns. The blue veins are like qiu, and the sound of the order is like a roar, like a roar, it seems to arouse the fighting spirit and fighting spirit of the more than 600 cavalry around.

Deputy General Deng Fu saw that the Huaidong Army was attacking so sharply. Seeing Zhang Xiongshan had to take them down the mountain to meet the wolf-like Huaidong Army horses, his face was ashen, and he cursed in his heart: Isn't this going to die?

Deng Fu certainly understood what Zhang Xiongshan meant. If the attack speed of the Huaidong Army could not be slowed down, it would not take two hours for the Huaidong Army to reach the north bank of Yuanhe from Xiatanggou, and they did not have time to gather at the western foot of Xiaozhu Mountain. Five or six thousand soldiers and horses will be stabbed and killed by the Huaidong Army.

It is necessary to curb the momentum of the Huaidong Army's southward attack, so that the soldiers and horses scattered at the western foot of Xiaozhu Mountain can gain more time to gather, and Chen Zishou can also win more time to form formations at the southwestern foot of Chitugang, and can also be called Cao Cao. Teng gained more time to deploy defense in Xinyu City.

Right now, the simple steps formed in a hurry were simply unable to withstand the powerful impact of Huaidong's cavalry.

Although all the four cities of Xinyu City were destroyed, the city walls were still intact. As long as there was time, only enough obstacles could be set up on both sides of the four city gates, so that more soldiers could be drawn up to the city walls, which could be commanding. Use the bow and crossbow to kill the approaching Huaidong soldiers and horses. With more time, Chen Zishou can also lead the main force to choose a more dangerous terrain formation at the southwestern foot of Chitugang, and even make simple fences, block horses, and dig trenches to form more protection around the formation. obstacle.

Time, what is in short supply right now is time.

The generals of the Weiying camp must be veterans who have followed Huang Binghao for many years, and they are loyal and available, but the main force led by Chen Zishou, the morale of the generals and the army is hard to say. If the main force led by Chen Zishou were to form an array in front of the **** as before, even if there were 15,000 or 6,000 troops, Zhang Xiongshan doubted whether he would be able to resist the onslaught of the Huaidong Army in front of him.

Chen Zishou must be given more time.

It's just that Deng Fu didn't know how much time he could buy with Zhang Xiongshan and more than 600 cavalry behind him.

Deng Fuben was dissatisfied with Huang Binghao and Chen Zishou who did not hesitate to anger Huaidong and sent troops to Xinyu. At this time, he had no determination to die for them. He said to Zhang Xiongshan, "Boss, it is not a good way to intercept directly. Team, go around the forest at the bottom of the mountain on both sides~www.wuxiaspot.com~ and attack from the flanks, it will definitely disrupt their formation..."

"It's really a good plan!" Zhang Xiongshan did not doubt the others, and immediately split up with Deng Fu, asking him and himself to lead more than 300 cavalry each, to separate down the mountain, and attack the two flanks of the Huaidong Army. Deng Fu's team deliberately took a detour and walked farther. After seeing Zhang Xiongshan's troops contacting the light cavalry of the Huaidong Army's left wing from a distance, they galloped up from the right wing and watched the Huaidong Army's right wing light cavalry come up. Deng Fu immediately led his troops. Drill into the sparse woods on the right.

The Jiangzhou cavalry mounted their war horses, mostly selected from Yunnan horses, with short legs and short stature, and their feet strength, walking speed, and load weight were not as good as those of Huaidong war horses. But pony horses have the advantages of pony horses. It is more convenient to drill into the woods and climb slopes than the Huaidong war horses, so that Deng Fu can get rid of the steep slopes and woods from the pursuit of Huaidong light cavalry.

When Deng Fu led his troops out of the woods again, and he had to turn around and harass the Huaidong Army's flank, he saw that Zhang Xiongshan from the left wing had less than a hundred cavalry left to flee to Xiaozhu Mountain, and he could still see clearly. He saw that Zhang Xiongshan had several arrows stuck on his shoulders.

Deng Fu was so frightened that he led his troops to flee in the direction of Mengshan Mountain in the northwest. When Deng Fu led his troops to flee to a ridge at the foot of Mount Mengshan, and looked back at the battlefield to the southeast, he saw that there were six or seven thousand soldiers and horses on the north bank of Yuanhe River and at the west foot of Xiaozhu Mountain. The speed at which the Huaidong Army was advancing, the last three troops were defeated without a fight, and all the mountains and plains were filled with fallen soldiers and fleeing soldiers.

Deng Fu was confused for a while: Chen Zishou in Chitugang would defend and flee? To keep, to keep it? To escape, to escape? Cao Teng may be able to enter Xinyu City in time, but the three to five thousand troops with low morale can help Chen Zishou to contain the Huaidong Army from the side and back, so that Chen Zishou can win a first-line respite? My QT room is open! More vulgar official QT room number [9167] Click to enter