choke element

Chapter 45 Sharp Blade

At this time, a strong wind suddenly picked up, blowing across the continuous reeds, making rustling noises.Layers of dense clouds hang down more and more, like a huge dome, covering everyone from the sky to the top of everyone's head.

At the end of the clouds, there is a faint silver-white light, as if a giant is waving a sharp blade, trying to cut apart the thick and suffocating sky.

Under the cloud layer, dark black cavalry silhouettes criss-crossed, and there were faint flashes of light reflected from knives and guns. The chaotic drum noise, shouts of killing, and the sound of weapons colliding suddenly approached, and suddenly became very far away.While the cavalry was running, there were sounds of gongs and whistles one after another.

The Chinese army was attacked?It seems that the enemy's approach is still very fierce!
Under the command of Wanyan Chounu, the former soldiers who launched a fierce attack on Yang An'er's troops were all stunned.In particular, the horizontal line, which had already been deployed diagonally, began to force the enemy's left wing to retreat.

They had an advantage before, so the queue was deep. Because the queue was deep, follow-up forces were needed at any time to help them tear the front line of defense.

However, at this time, the more experienced soldiers looked back and all exclaimed.

The Chinese army was attacked, and the kidnappers on both wings rushed to rescue them. So, how can we fight the battle ahead?Do you still want to fight?

In the direction of the central army, Jue came running on his horse and shouted, "Don't be alarmed! A small group of enemy cavalry harassed them, and the marshal took care of them in no time!"

"Did you hear that! Don't panic!" the officers shouted repeatedly.

But while they were shouting, they looked back a little, and saw that under the cloudy sky, the Chinese army's main formation became more and more chaotic!
If Hu Shahu came here as a heavy general and led the court soldiers and horses, then the position of the Chinese army must have a general flag and a commander flag held high.No matter what the battle situation is, the banner of the Chinese army must be as immovable as a mountain, so that everyone can rest assured.

But Hu Shahu's visit this time was motivated by Han Renqing's persuasion, and he wanted to annihilate the traitor Yang An'er, so that he could have more bragging chips in front of those nobles in Zhongdu, and strive for an early recovery.

Therefore, he now only has a hereditary job, and has no other official status, and all those who come with him are private soldiers.In his central army, there were only Jue Cong and the five-color flags carried by the soldiers.

At this time, Jue Cong and the soldiers were all riding horses to meet the enemy, and many flags were swaying back and forth in the dark night, like rising and falling in a pot of boiling water, obviously in disarray... How could this be the harassment of a small group of enemy cavalry? ?
My marshal is one of the few strong fighters in Dajin. If a small group of enemy cavalry can achieve this level, are they all overpowered?
This is a premeditated powerful blow!
Thinking about today's battle, Yang An'er was so resistant to battle, and thousands of uninvited guests who had just entered Zhuozhou city came to the top of the city one after another to stare at them... Now the Chinese army is being raided, and then what?

I'm afraid we've been tricked!I'm afraid this guy is the hunter, but we are the prey!

So, the next battle situation...God knows what will happen!
The officers were willing to follow Hu Shahu, not only because of Hu Shahu's brutal methods of running the army, but also because he was always confident that he could regain power, so he kept giving his subordinates generous rewards of gold and silver, and kept making officials and making wishes.

But after a long time, the officers inevitably formed a kind of thinking: Since the purpose of fighting in the army is for glory and wealth, how can they die so easily?
If the Chinese army is in chaos, this battle is obviously not easy to fight, so who wants to be the first to die in the next headwind situation?Even the Marshal is unwilling to do such things, so are we willing?
In an instant, even the shouting officer panicked.

All the generals who were unfavorable in the battle on the left wing had already been ordered to be beheaded by Hu Shahu, and Wanyan Chounu, who was in charge of the front line, was personally in charge here at this time.

Seeing that the soldiers wavered, he made a decisive decision, raised his long sword and shouted: "Those who look back will be cut! Those who hesitate will be cut! Keep moving forward! The bandit army has been fighting hard for half a day and is exhausted. Kill Yang An'er, and we will win!"

He is an experienced general, and the order he issued at this time couldn't be more correct.

But the correct order may not be correctly executed.

The officers hesitated, and the soldiers wavered even more.

When the Dajin first started, the tenacity of the soldiers was unparalleled in the world.The harsh living conditions in the white mountains and black waters have tempered their terrible will. They have nothing to care about, and they are not afraid of losing their lives.

But among the current Daikin soldiers, who has such vigor?Who has such fighting spirit?
Not to mention those Jurchen aristocrats who are indulging in pleasure, ordinary Jurchens, a family of three or four, grow little hemp beans, and barely have food and clothing.What can they gain in the fight?The young man signs up to join the army, and his bones are buried in the battlefield. The luckiest man returns home with his white head. Can he still see his wife and family?
Hu Shahu's subordinates are indeed elite, but after all, they are no longer the Jurchen warriors of the past. Most of them are just ordinary Jurchen civilians.Among them, there are also gray-haired old men and young people who are still young!
What's more, because of the purpose of stabilizing his own power, Hu Shahu educates his subordinates on a daily basis, only talking about being loyal to himself, and not mentioning the court at all.At this time, when the Chinese army was in chaos, the soldiers immediately panicked... The marshal is their sky, if the sky shakes or collapses, who wouldn't panic?

In the confrontation between infantry and pawns, there is little room for personal bravery to be displayed. The emphasis is on high morale, even if there are mountains of swords and seas of fire, they will advance together and retreat together.At this time, most of the officers and men were depressed, which was immediately reflected in the battle situation. Even if a few officers in armor were in the battle, it would be difficult to reverse it.

Wanyan Chounu repeatedly shouted orders, but the situation between the two armies changed unstoppably.In a blink of an eye, the time is changing, and the situation of the great advantage that is pressing step by step becomes stalemate, and then from stalemate, it becomes at a disadvantage!

After a while, thunder rolled in the air and rain poured down.The cold raindrops became more and more dense, falling on Wanyan Chounu's armor, and drenching his whole body along the cracks.

"Where's Juma?" Wanyan Chounu wiped the water off his face and shouted repeatedly: "Bring Juma up! Hold on! Hold on!"

Juma is a commonly used facility for the Jin army in combat. In the early years, the Jin army was trapped in the Tiefutu. Three people were in a team, connected by leather ropes, and a Juma was set behind them. When a person took a step, he moved the horse a step, showing that he would not turn back.But at this time, Wanyan Chounu brought out seven or eight light horses, what would be the use?

The number of rejecting horses is limited, and there is no way to cover the front line, and the rebels who are desperate for life rush in from the gap between rejecting horses. They step forward in the mud, like throwing heavy objects on the water, creating circles The ripples continue to spread!

Hundreds of paces away from the battle line, Yang An'er's central army was in the main formation, and the soldiers were all delighted to see this situation.Although the robes and armor of the soldiers were also icy cold by the rain, the fighting spirit in their hearts rose like fire.

Yang You was eager to try: "Hu Shahu's troops have been shaken! I will lead people to charge, maybe we can win directly!"

Yang An'er looked at Yang You, then scanned the generals, and found that many of them were full of fighting spirit.

He nodded, then shook his head slightly.

It is true that they have finally gained the upper hand at the moment, but their own soldiers are also exhausted.Those soldiers who came temporarily entangled in the front line will be absorbed into the backbone soon after this battle. It would be very uneconomical to throw them away here.

What's more, Hu Shahu is a rare fierce general and titan. If he attacks with all his strength, can he really win?Yang An'er was not sure.

But he felt that speaking so bluntly would definitely dampen the morale of the soldiers, so he looked up at the sky and said, "It's a pity that the rain came earlier than expected; Liu Quan's fleet stopped far away again." Some. Let's put the big things first!"

Yang You snorted: "Uncle Quan is always too cautious. For the sake of concealment, he parked the fleet tens of miles away...Now it is like this, there is no way out!"

Li Siwen laughed at the side: "Mr. Jiulang always has such a strong desire to win. However, right now, we should plan to retreat first, so we don't have to entangle him for too long."

It turned out that Yang An'er and Liu Quan each led the army that day, and they went northward by water and land to threaten Zhuozhou.

Among them, Yang An'er's headquarters is the main force to attack Fan Yang.And Liu Quan, under the banner of going to Zhuozhou, collected water transport ships on both sides of the Juma River and Liuli River, and formed a considerable fleet of ships, ready to serve as a response.

Yang An'er has been planning to raise troops for a long time.He didn't work hard around Dingxing County, mainly to avoid arousing the suspicion of the court. In fact, he had already figured out the way from Hebei to Shandong.Wherever there are river warehouses and shipyards along the river, and even the organizations of boat bows, boatmen, and coolies, they have also infiltrated.

Once Yang An'er raised troops and Liu Quan traveled along the route on behalf of Yang An'er, the size of the fleet expanded rapidly, not only enough to accommodate Yang An'er's troops, but also serving as a maneuvering force on the battlefield.

When Hu Shahu's troops suddenly appeared, Yang An'er gathered outside the city without retreating, with the idea of ​​fighting and going, gradually attracting Hu Shahu's troops to the lower reaches of Zhuo River.

Li Siwen, Yang An'er's right-hand man, is quite good at calculating wind angles.According to Li Siwen's prediction, there will definitely be a heavy rain around the afternoon of Jinri.

At that time, our side deployed formations by the water, relying on the cover of the fleet to fight against the Jurchen infantry who were difficult to use due to the heavy rain.

But neither Yang An'er nor Li Siwen thought of three things.

The first thing is that the heavy rain fell ahead of time, which caused the battle to come to an end soon.

The second thing was that Guo Ning and Jing'an Min's troops suddenly appeared, and taking advantage of the fierce battle between Hu Shahu and Yang An'er's armies, they easily entered Zhuozhou.

This is raw fat around his mouth, it looks very ugly.Thinking of this, Yang An'er only felt aggrieved by the dumb loss, and her anger was hard to contain.

But then he thought of a third thing.

When the situation of our own army was unfavorable and it was about to suffer a big loss, someone unexpectedly rushed into Hu Shahu's main formation, which not only won respite and time for our own side, but even had the possibility of turning defeat into victory!
Hu Shahu is already a rare warrior in the world, who can charge him into such an embarrassment with a light cavalry?
There is absolutely no such person in Jing Anmin's subordinates. Could it be... is it really Guo Ning?Everyone has said that this person is brave, is it really so brave?

What is he trying to do by doing this?
Yang An'er pondered for a moment, then said in a deep voice: "Send the order, Ming Jin withdraws the troops!"

He is extremely majestic in the army, and he does not give orders. Now that he has said so, even if the generals are not reconciled, they can only obey.

And because the rain was getting heavier and heavier, it was inconvenient to send orders, so all the generals and schools dispersed one after another, and each reined in his troops.

When the generals dispersed, Yang An'er smiled softly: "I don't want to owe that Guo Ning a favor today."

"What did brother say?"

The young knight who had been accompanying Yang An'er said displeasedly: "If you want to lead the troops to break through the formation, I can do it too. It's just that I was preempted by that man."

Yang An'er laughed loudly: "It seems that not only Xiao Jiu is competitive, but you too can't hold back Miao Zhen?"

The young knight raised his voice: "I'm not the same as Xiao Jiu! I just thought that Guo Ning killed many of our brothers, and now he's here to show his favor... It's a bit weird! Brother, don't be in a hurry to owe favors!"

Yang An'er pondered for a moment, then asked: "Miaozhen, under the rain, can you gallop on horseback?

The young knight said: "Just be careful, it's not a big problem."

"Then, please take the elite cavalry from the headquarters, bypass the battlefield from the side, and walk in the direction of Hu Shahu's headquarters."

"Brother wants to..."

"With such rain, there is absolutely no need for the fight to continue. But that Hu Shahu is extremely vicious, and he is notoriously brutal. If he insists on urging all the ministries to fight fiercely at this moment, it will not be easy for us to escape. Fortunately, at this moment, among them The army is in disarray, you ride a ride, let the enemy army see our Yang family's pear flower spear, and kill their prestige."

Although it was raining, there were still thousands of people fighting and making a mess in the battlefield ahead.If Yang An'er wanted to withdraw his troops, he had to get rid of the entanglement step by step and retreat step by step.At this time, it is self-evident to send people directly to the enemy's main line, and the degree of danger is self-evident.

Speaking of this, Yang An'er paused, and stared sideways at the young knight: "Don't love to fight, go and come back quickly. Can you do it?"

The young knight cupped his hands and said, "Obey!"

Reining in his horse and taking two steps away, the young knight turned around and said, "If I run into Guo Ning..."

"Just thank you for me and ask him why."

　Note 1: "Fengshi Liaojin Journey Record" records the words of ordinary Jurchen soldiers. The original text is: Mongolia is a hindrance, and the crown prince went to the side to negotiate a peace, without a decision for half a year.And return to the present and send Mo Dutong to raise troops.I have three or four mouthfuls, and I grow less hemp beans, which is enough to eat.In the old days, it was a pleasure to see people fighting, but now I'm afraid to sign it, and it's good to stop fighting each other!

Note 2: I know that it is said that the pear flower gun is a kind of firearm, but isn't that very boring...

　
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