Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

It was night, and the Qinzhou City Hotel in the northwest was still singing and dancing, and Zhao Jizha was in high spirits.

Zhao Jizha was appointed by the emperor of Shu as the military supervisor, and went to Qinfeng to inspect the military situation. He had just visited Fengzhou a few days ago, and he had only arrived in Qinzhou not long ago. The local Jiedu envoys and governors all offered hospitality, which made Zhao Jizha feel a little bit elated.

However, although the local generals are very polite, they are boring and have no fun arrangements. Fortunately, Zhao Jizha brought his concubines and singing girls with him, otherwise, in this desolate place in the northwest, wouldn't people be suffocated to death?

More than a dozen singing girls sang and danced among them, Zhao Jizha didn't feel sleepy at all, and was in a good mood. The glamorous concubine next to her gently pushed aside a loquat with her jade hands and brought it to Zhao Jizha's mouth. Zhao Jizha opened his mouth and bit the concubine's fingers lightly. The concubine lightly waved her pink fist and punched him on the shoulder, and said coquettishly, "Ah Lang is not honest if he eats a loquat!"

Zhao Jizha laughed "hohoho".

Unexpectedly, at this moment, a young man wearing a Futou rushed in without saying hello. Zhao Jizha frowned.

Nian Shi went straight to Zhao Jizha, and said in a deep voice, "Zhou's army pulled out eight of my army strongholds in succession, and their troops approached the mighty city."

"What? Eight military strongholds!" Zhao Jizha sat up straight, "Where is Mighty City?"

Shidao: "North of Fengzhou, on Chencang Road."

Zhao Jizha was anxious: "We came from Fengzhou, Fengzhou is gone, how do we go back?"

Shidao: "Wang Huan, the military governor, is dispatching reinforcements to gallop to the mighty reinforcements. It may be all right for a while."

Zhao Jizha stood up: "When did it happen?"

"Three days ago."

Zhao Jizha was even more anxious and said, "Quickly ask Han Jixun to open the city gate, we'll leave overnight!"

The concubine at the side heard what they said, and quickly grabbed Zhao Jizha's robe and followed closely behind. The singing and dancing of the troupe also stopped, and they gathered around in a panic, saying in a hurry, "Ah Lang, are we going on our way tonight?"

Zhao Jizha was furious: "I'm always on my way... Why are you dragging me? Can you ride a horse? How can you go fast with you?"

The concubine burst into tears immediately, and the actors burst into tears. Zhao Jizha was also upset, she had to spend money to buy her when she went back, and she didn't get anything in the north, and lost so many lovely girls. But life is the most important thing, and if you keep the green hills, you don't have to worry about no firewood.

Zhao Jizha ignored the dissuasion of Qinzhou generals and officials that night, insisted on sending troops to escort them, and fled Qinzhou overnight. The Xiongwu Jiedu envoy stationed in Qinzhou, Han Jixun, hurriedly asked him: "Does Qinzhou want to send troops to support it?"

Zhao Jizha said, "You ask me, who should I ask?"

Han Jixun said: "Prime Minister Wang is still on Shannan West Road, and you happen to be the military supervisor appointed by the emperor. There is no one in the Qinfeng prefectures to coordinate, and Mr. Zhao can order the second town to dispatch troops and horses for emergency."

Zhao Jizha said, "I don't know!"

...

In the northern Zhou army camp in Mighty City, the sun had already set, and the lights of the fires formed a single piece, which contrasted with the stars all over the sky. There is also a long line of fire dragons behind, like a shining galaxy.

The gradually dimming light did not make the camp peaceful, and the soldiers in groups and galloping horses made the mountains full of noise. Luo Yanhuan was practicing his hands in battle outside the big tent. He rode a horse across a target, and quickly drew his bow to shoot an arrow.

Yang Biao, who was behind, was squatting on horseback, with a long iron knife stuck beside him, suddenly his eyes widened, and he raised the long knife and swung it around.

Guo Shao in the large tent watched the scene outside for a while, then lowered his head, stroking the drawing with his fingers thoughtfully.

Guo Shao didn't disarm that night, and he didn't sleep well. He tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep. It wasn't because he was wearing armor. I was a little nervous, I thought about everything, but God knows what will happen in the real fight, after all, this is the first time he has commanded thousands of people in a battle. In a daze, he felt as if he was back on the eve of the college entrance examination, anxiously waiting for his personal fate to be revealed.

There is a large temperature difference between day and night in the mountains, and it was just dawn the next day when Guo Shao washed his face with river water, which was icy cold.

The guards reported that the formation envoy Luo Yanhuan had already begun to deploy troops in front. Guo Shao pretended to be calm, put his face in the cold water for a long time, and then wiped his face. Then he walked out of the big tent, rubbed green salt on his teeth, and brushed his teeth with a forked branch. The generals saw that he was not in a hurry, and everyone passing by smiled.

Guo Shao ignored the generals and took Zuo You, Jing Niang and a group of soldiers to climb the hillside on the west side. The place I was optimistic about yesterday, there is a relatively flat place like steps on the west mountainside, with a relatively open view.

When everyone climbed up the hillside with hands and feet together, looking down, they saw dense crowds of people and horses, and flags like clouds. The Shu army deployed in formation outside the Land of Five Arrows, and the flags were fluttering in the north wind, making it difficult to see what was written on them.

The sun rises above the high mountains, and the radiant light gradually dispels the mist in the mountains, and the wind blowing from the outlet of the valley makes the wind and clouds outside the mighty city turbulent. The eaves tower is like a Taoist palace hidden in the mountains.

The shouts and noises of the generals down the hillside, the formation is being adjusted noisily. Zhou Jun's conventional crescent formation, although the surrounding area of ​​the mighty city is relatively open, the width is limited, and only eight commanders can be placed on the front, so the two wings of the crescent formation are relatively thick. Guo Shao waited for a while, the mist was almost blown away by the wind, and he saw a general surrounded by a group of people on the tower; he couldn't see clearly, but Guo Shao had an intuition that the man was also standing on a high place to observe the battle formation.

The two looked at each other from a distance, and no one could see who was clear.

Guo Shao remembered the situation in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms when the generals were singled out, and he just wanted to send someone to test it out to see which soldiers and horses of the Shu army the flags belonged to. Then he said to the soldiers behind him: "Go and call Li Chuyun."

After a while, Li Chuyun came on horseback from the gap between the army formations, and reported back at the foot of the hillside. Guo Shao said loudly: "Take a few people on horseback to challenge the generals of the opponent. If the Shu army refuses to fight, you can see the flag clearly and come back to report."

Li Chuyun cupped his fists and said, "Decree!"

At this time, more than a dozen generals gathered at the bottom of the hillside one after another. They were supposed to go to battle the army, but Guo Shao wanted to watch from a high place, so everyone had to gather at the bottom of the hillside. Before the battle, the general had to say a few words and give orders before the battle. But Guo Shao didn't say anything to boost morale. He just said: "When you hear the horn blowing continuously, you are ready to fight; the drums are beating urgently, and all the commanders in front will attack together. For other military orders, I will send soldiers with command flags to pass them on."

All the generals responded one after another. Guo Shao waved his hand: "Let's go. Yang Biao stays."

Then Guo Shao pointed to the position ahead and said, "The Shu army ranks on the right side of the mountain. You take 300 personal guards to deploy on the right wing. As soon as you hear the trumpets, attack first and hit the right wing directly to try to break the formation."

Yang Biao raised his long knife and cupped his fists and said, "Decree!"

At this moment, Li Chuyun led several cavalry and carried the flag out of the battle, and ran 200 steps. The Shu army shot arrows here and there, Li Chuyun and others reined in their horses. After a while, he shouted: "The Kingdom of Shu doesn't sympathize with the people of Qin and Feng. We will take back the two prefectures under the order of the Emperor of Zhou. Those who put down their weapons and serve them will also be "country" red; those who block the king's teacher will never be lightly forgiven! I am Li Chuyun under the command of Guo Shaodu, the forward of the Western Expedition of the Great Zhou. Whoever is the envoy who blocks my forward, report your name!"

The Shu army was making a commotion, as if they were cursing.

After a while, as expected, a general of the Shu army rushed out with two cavalry. Seeing this, Guo Shao understood that at this time, the battle can still be singled out first, and winning can boost morale, and both sides have equal opportunities.

The man on the opposite side was drinking violently, Guo Shao could vaguely hear some words, but he couldn't make out the whole sentence. The mighty army Jiedushi Wang Huan probably heard the words.

Then I saw Li Chuyun stretching out his finger and yelling at the general on the opposite side. Both sides cursed and raised their weapons to hedge. The horses fought back and forth for two rounds, and I couldn't see how they fought. Then I saw the generals of the Shu Army pat the horses and ran back.

Li Chuyun took the bow and released an arrow, an arrow feather flew over, and the Shu general fell off his horse and rolled several times on the ground.

Suddenly the army shouted, Li Chuyun shot the man off his horse, and turned around and left. The shouting became louder and louder, echoing on the mountains on both sides, and for a while it was like a giant dragon roaring on the mountain, shaking the earth and shaking the mountain.

Guo Shao shouted, "Blow the horn!"

A row of soldiers under the hillside puffed up their cheeks, and blew the big bull horn with all their strength, and the vigorous sound of the horn was blowing with the wind. The countless spears in front were flattened, and the army surged. Immediately after the sound of drums, the seemingly densely packed army advanced forward, like a knife light pushing steadily and flatly, or like a huge black wave rushing forward.

Yang Biao's troops on the right wing moved the fastest, and the flanks became the most forward, which made Zhou Jun's Yanyue Formation mutated, and its shape was nondescript.