Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

When a large number of people and horses were moving, smoke and dust suddenly billowed in the eastern sky. Looking from a distance, a large amount of dust slowly floated into the sky. Seeing this, many people who were marching eastward in the wilderness stopped and raised their heads to look eastward.

Shao Lingzhong rode on the horse and covered the direct sunlight with his hands, looking to the east, trying to see clearly what was going on.

Shao Lingzhong is the commander of the Chenzhou Xiang Army. His ability to reach this position is related to his uncle Shao Tingyu.

Shao Tingyu was an eunuch, but in the Southern Han Dynasty, the emperor did not trust ministers of civil and military affairs, but only trusted eunuchs, maids and witches, so eunuchs were very powerful. As long as they were high-ranking officials in the Southern Han Kingdom, they had backgrounds of eunuchs and maids.

For example, Lu Guangtu, the governor of Chenzhou, was born in a family of eunuchs. In the Southern Han Dynasty, many people recognized the great eunuch as their father, and many people recognized the popular palace maid as their godmother.

But his uncle Shao Tingyu is real. His uncle was selected into the palace and became a eunuch when he was a child, but he did not forget his family after his success, and was grateful for his family, so he was promoted as a junior.

Uncle Shao Tingyu once served as the Inner Government Bureau Order in charge of the inner court treasury.During the Dabao period, he was promoted to be a regular servant, which was an extremely high position in the Southern Han Dynasty where eunuchs were in power.

In Shao Lingzhong's early memories, his uncle was always a serious person, so he didn't want to lose face to his elders.

At the beginning of the war, he wanted to go to the front line, but in the end he was asked by the governor to stay in Chenzhou, because these local soldiers were the governor's relatives, and the imperial army led by Ji Yanyun, the commander of the giant ship, was not a direct descendant.

He had indeed heard about the strength of the army in the Northern Dynasties, Pingjing Lake, destroying the Kingdom of Shu, swallowing the Southern Han, and defeating Khitan. These things have spread throughout Lingnan in the past few years.

However, in the Southern Han Dynasty, many people did not have a clearer understanding of the situation in the north. Few people knew the details of the Liao Kingdom, the Khitan people, and the Northern Han Dynasty.

Due to the barriers of mountains, rivers and limited development in coastal areas, the Southern Han Dynasty was relatively independent, and no one cared about the struggle for hegemony in the Central Plains. The Southern Han Dynasty themselves were unable to go north, and they were severely cut off from the outside world.

Shao Lingzhong actually didn't have much idea about how powerful the Liao Kingdom was and what the Northern Han Dynasty was. He only knew about the Shu Kingdom and the Tang Kingdom to the north. Most of the news about the Liao Kingdom and the Northern Han Dynasty was told to him by his uncle.

It wasn't until last night that the front line was defeated and the news of the successive breakthroughs by the Qin army spread to Chenzhou overnight, that he finally realized the terror of the Qin army. He almost had no sleep all night, and accompanied the governor Lu Guangtu to wait for the dawn in fear.

But now looking at the movement in the distance, he couldn't help beating his heart. Could it be that Qin Jun came to kill him?

This is under the city of Chenzhou, how could it be possible overnight!

He stood on his horse and tried his best to look north, but he couldn't see anything. On the eastern horizon, he could only see a large amount of dust and faintly hear noises.

Soon he saw many shadowy figures running towards this side from the east avenue.

Shao Lingzhong led the people, and the soldiers stopped a soldier who was running away in a panic, and asked, "What's the situation ahead, where are your weapons!"

The soldier panicked and shouted nervously: "Northern army, the army from the Northern Dynasty is coming, they burned the sentry tower to the east..."

The soldier shouted in panic.

"What! What about you people, there are four battalions in the east!" Shao Lingzhong was startled and angry, and asked loudly.

"I don't know, the villain doesn't know. I was standing guard at the back. When I came back to my senses, Qin Jun had already killed and entered..."

Shao Lingzhong was even more furious, "So you ran away, you are a soldier! The imperial court paid you food to let you run away, wouldn't the **** fight with them, what use are you for!"

He waved his hands and said, "Come here, run away, cut it off!"

The unlucky soldier turned pale with fright, and was soon dragged to the side of the road by the soldiers next to him and stabbed him to death.

Shao Lingzhong tried to take a breath to calm himself down, the worst case was confirmed...

He looked back at the panic-stricken soldiers, and remembered the teachings of his uncle Shao Tingjun. His uncle was born in a common people's family, and he found a way to enter the palace by relying on his uterus. tread.

Therefore, his uncle has always been a great elder in his impression. He often keeps his books in his hands and studies hard.

"We eat the emperor's food and pay the emperor's salary. Today's event is imminent, and we can't escape. If we escape, the men, women, old and children in the city, your parents, wives and children will all suffer! The Northern Army will kill them all, rape and plunder your wives and daughters! Don't Climb, follow me, let's fight the Qin army!" Shao Lingzhong said a lot, and finally Ling slightly eased everyone's uneasiness and aroused some fighting spirit.

Then he rashly moved the army behind him and headed east to face the Qin army.

To be honest, this was his first time fighting a big war, and he was in a state of turmoil and inexperienced, but now he couldn't think of any other feasible method other than mustering up the courage to fight. Experience, experience and education were all limited. He can react.

After some encouragement, he gathered his morale and continued to lead the team south along the main road.

There was more and more dust on the east side, and there were more and more fleeing soldiers on the fields and trails on both sides of the road, but at this time they had no time to take care of them, Shao Lingzhong kept reminding the soldiers around him to gather in formation, so as not to be broken.

And because of fear, the formation of the Southern Han army was indeed extremely dense. Everyone was crowded together. There were not many horse troops on the two wings, and the infantry formed a long square formation, which also made many people feel at ease. After all, there are many people. what.

Soon, with the sun above their heads, they could already see a black line steaming in the heat wave on the far side of the road, and the sound of rumbling horseshoes came along with the ground.

The black line became wider and wider. The soldiers swallowed unconsciously and clenched their weapons tightly. Soon they found that Qin Jun was different from them.

The Qin army was very fast, and their forwards were almost all cavalry in red and black armor, which became bigger visible to the naked eye on the horizon.

Second... The formation of the Qin army is far looser than theirs. In addition to marching on the avenue, many of them advance together in the fields on both sides. Compared with their side, they only line up on the avenue array is completely different.

The flat rice fields in autumn are when the water is dry. Although some places are also muddy, they can't stop Qin Jun's pace at all.

Third, Qin Jun's movements were as swift as lightning. The two armies looked from a distance. When they saw Qin Jun, they subconsciously stopped and paused for a while. The Chinese army was lagging behind.When Qin Jun saw them, he didn't delay at all, but immediately accelerated...

Chapter 383, Lightning Strike ([-])

The sky and the earth are dull, and the sound of horseshoes in the distance is like drumbeats, like water that is about to boil, and the short-term noise before it boils.

The sweltering heat and stickiness in the air seemed to be torn apart by the golden iron horse in an instant, disappearing invisible.

The Qin army swept along the avenue and the fields on both sides like a black tide, and the sound of rumbling horseshoes was transmitted along the ground under their feet...

The fear in Shao Lingzhong's heart did not decrease at all. When he faced the legendary Qin army in person, he realized that the fear in his heart became deeper and stronger.

The sense of oppression need not be expressed in words, but is natural, revealed from the opponent's every move, orderly and tacit actions, there is no noise and chaos, only the sound of horns and the neighing of war horses.

The soldiers spread out on the two wings were like a slowly coming tide, advancing side by side, slowly coming towards this side, and more and more surging.

The black tide in the distance is getting closer and closer, along the road and the fields on both sides, the sun is dimmed in the shadows, the stirred soil is full of stench, and the golden spikes are dancing between the horseshoes, like golden fireflies, under the sun Jump and shine.

For a moment, Shao Lingzhong was in a trance. When emotions such as fear, determination, fear, and fearlessness were intertwined in his heart, it was difficult to describe the five flavors, as if his mind was blank.

He saw the iron cavalry of the Qin army galloping across the field ridge, saw the flag of the Qin army fluttering on the avenue, saw the black steel torrent encircling the two wings, and the cold light reflected from the cold spear and great sword.

He didn't want to admit it in his heart, but he had already made a judgment subconsciously, he couldn't stop it, they couldn't stop it...

But he tightly held the reins, pulled the panicked war horse in his crotch, and tightly held the spear in his hand, his feet trembling uncontrollably, fortunately he was on the horseback.

The cavalry in the distance were getting closer and closer. Slowly, he could clearly see the reflective armor and the hideous expressions on the faces of the soldiers of the Qin Army.

The black-clothed cavalry in the distance slowly spread out, forming a middle lag on the long front line, with crescent moons protruding from both wings, and those light cavalry with bows and crossbows galloped forward with superb horsemanship, as if they were going to outflank them from both wings .

Shocked, Shao Lingzhong turned around and wanted to send out his own few cavalry to entangle him, but found that many cavalry had already fled to the rear, and the rest all looked flustered and did not carry out his order.

Soon, there was a roar in the distance, and locust-like arrows soared into the sky, like a black cloud, coming towards this side.

Soon, the sound of tinkling and clanging was endless, and people fell to the ground with arrows one after another, and the crossbowmen in the formation also launched counterattacks, but the light cavalry of the Qin army were like light nightingales. Their counterattacks are very limited.

The high-speed and long-distance horses, the flexible evasion, and the experienced anticipation caused most of the arrows to fail.

The sound of horseshoes in the front is rumbling, and the cavalry wrapped in heavy armor is rushing towards this side along the avenue. The ground shakes, and the rumble of horseshoes makes people feel tight in their chests. Trembling all over, unable to hold on.

The Qin army was still more than 100 steps away from the front, and some people collapsed, dropped the weapons in their hands and ran back without saying a word. Even though Shao Lingzhong was loyal and courageous, he was inexperienced, and he didn't know how to deal with this situation.

The consequence of not dealing with it in time is that more and more people in the phalanx on the avenue couldn't bear the pressure, dropped their weapons and ran back.

At this time, it was too late for him to deal with it, because Qin Jun was approaching.

All the things are really only a few tens of breaths, like lightning and flint, there is no room for thinking and weighing. The instinct and experience of war are the key to Yizhan, and he has none of these.

The imposing Qin army hadn't rushed there, and the hand-to-hand combat hadn't started yet, the periphery of the formation had already collapsed.

Shao Lingzhong had a hunch that they were doomed...

Thinking of his uncle's teachings and his meticulous face, he gritted his teeth, the muscles on his cheeks trembled, and without hesitation leveled the ten-foot-long spear in his hand, pinched the horse's belly, and aimed at the rolling Qin army cavalry rushed over.

No one followed behind him, the main general came out, and the rear became more chaotic in an instant, and then a large number of people couldn't hold on any longer, dropped their weapons and ran back along the avenue, and dispersed in a crowd.The front that had just been condensed collapsed as a whole.

In an instant, the front of the Southern Han Army seemed to be separated into two worlds.

Shao Lingzhong charged forward with a spear in his hand, and behind him a large number of routs ran back. There were routs everywhere on the broad avenue, and the Qin army ahead was surging like a tide.

Shao Lingzhong is like a fallen leaf in the huge waves, he will die at any time without a place to bury him.

Facing thousands of troops alone, he seemed to have forgotten his fear, and only thought of... a worthy death.

Soon, the torrent of the Qin army hit a lone man and a horse in an instant. The two horses passed by alternately, and the figures were scattered and chaotic. It was only a moment when the horses passed by. The forward elite soldiers of the Qin army did not stop at all. The fleeing Southern Han army.

After the brigade passed, the dust settled and the dead silence returned. Shao Lingzhong's body was half buried in the grass by the roadside, his face sunk into the mud. The loyal horse was licking the blood on his face, as if he wanted to wake up his master.

A terrifying wound opened from his left chest and stretched straight to his shoulder, blood staining the large grass. It was a terrifying wound caused by a spear piercing his chest with a horsepower, which was done by a skilled rider.

The sound of horseshoes in the distance is receding, the shouts of killing are gradually subsiding, and the air between heaven and earth is still dull. Loyalty and courage did not save this young man, but let him die. The soldiers of the Qin Army obviously have more agile and decisive killing skills. It is not an opponent, and the price paid is very heavy.

On the far side of the avenue, the formation of the Southern Han army was quickly defeated. The fleeing Southern Han soldiers were chased and stabbed to death by the Qin army one by one along the avenue, but they fled to the fields on both sides but were hunted down by the light cavalry who had been waiting on the side. It is impossible to run a horse.

The light cavalry on both wings, dragging their long tails, moved outflanking, and the flag slammed violently in the wind, like two long dragons, and soon surrounded most of the Southern Han soldiers on the avenue.

The road behind was also swept across obstacles by the Qin army's iron cavalry, and those who resisted a little were killed one by one on the side of the road, and they were pressing towards the east, encircling them on three sides.

Many people immediately panicked and surrendered on their knees, surrounded by groups in the middle of the avenue.

The Qin army did not continue to kill those who had lost their weapons and armor. This immediately made the soldiers of the Southern Han Dynasty see the hope of life, and followed suit one after another, throwing away all the guys with a little iron on their hands. Take it off and throw it on the side of the road.

The imaginary frontal conflict did not happen at all. The Qin army didn't even leave anyone to guard the prisoners of war, and ignored those who had lost their armor and armor, and let them flee for their lives. Then they continued eastward along the avenue without stopping.

......

In the afternoon of the same day, the forward of the Qin army arrived at the post station five miles outside Chenzhou City. The officials and soldiers of the post station escaped.

In the evening of the same day, more than a hundred pioneers of the Qin Army arrived at the foot of the city of Chenzhou, which was under martial law and the city gates were closed. They approached the city wall to observe.

Two days after the war started, the Qin army had already approached the city of Chenzhou!

Chapter 384, The Soldier Approaches the City

Under the city of Chenzhou, dark clouds overwhelmed the city, and the army overwhelmed the border. Many houses in the surrounding villages and towns were occupied. The camps of the Qin army stretched out like a large white cloud, covering the key roads around the city for more than ten miles.

The four gates of the city had already been closed, and the people in the city were panicked. All the few defenders were sent to the top of the city, and the rest of the young and strong were sent out weapons as a temporary army.

"Two or three days, they came here..." Lu Guangtu, the governor of Chenzhou, was ashamed, staring at the Qin army's barracks in the wilderness below, and the people who looked like ants in the distance at the mountain pass in the north. Teams are gathering at the east of the city, and more Qin troops are still coming, gathering towards the camp below the city.

A sense of despair permeated his whole body, and he even had to sit on a pear wood chair to stabilize his body.

Lu Guangtu's eyes lost focus, and he half-lyed on the chair, sighing: "I've heard of the strength of the Northern Dynasty army before, but I haven't seen it before. I'm a little lucky, and I thought maybe their imperial army is powerful, and the army in the south is not as powerful as the northern army." , but it was outrageously wrong.”

Everyone didn't dare to speak, and many civil and military people around them had different expressions, maybe they had their own thoughts. At such a juncture, someone must have had other ideas and wanted to use his head to exchange for peace. Wei's reason.

but......

"The matter has come to this, what's left..." Lu Guangtu shook his head, not because he had never thought about Kaesong's surrender.

Chenzhou is not a strong city, and the Northern Army's momentum is like a rainbow, driving straight in, and it is difficult to see how to contend.It's just that His Majesty's personality is well known. He has always been eccentric, moody, often ignoring state affairs, and often killing ministers at will. He likes to kill people with poison.

Many people in the court were terrified when they heard the news. Behind him was the great eunuch in the palace. If he surrendered here, the big man behind him would be in trouble, and his family in Panyu would not be happy either.

He is old and has a few years to live, but the children in the family still have a future, and they cannot be ruined because of him.

"The Qin army is making equipment for siege..." Someone looked at the busy Qin army camp in the distance and whispered, not only him, but everyone can see that the northeast corner of the Qin army camp, Many men were carrying timber from the woods to the north to the camp.

The avenue has been widened, and a large number of ox carts and horse-drawn carts moved in an orderly manner along the wide road. The Qin army did this with ease and in an orderly manner. Obviously, it was not the first time they had done such a thing.

And they could only watch as they could no longer send out troops to launch a counterattack. Successive defeats frustrate their vigor. Commander Shao Lingzhong's head was still hanging next to the banner of the Qin Army, as if demonstrating to everyone that the fate of daring to resist would send chills down the spine.

"It's not that the Qin State is rebelling against the Jiedu envoys in the north, and the Puppet Han State in Hedong is also fighting with them. Why, why is there such a powerful army in the south..." someone whispered.

"Is there such a possibility..." Someone said cautiously: "The Qin army outside is not the imperial army of the Northern Dynasty, but was transferred from the north."

As soon as these words came out, the city was quiet for a moment. The defeat in the past few days was too miserable. It can be said that there is no power to fight back. The fear of the Qin Dynasty army has reached the extreme, but at least there is a trace of comfort and support in my heart.

I thought to myself that those were the forbidden troops of the Qin Dynasty who had swept all directions over the years. No one could ever win against them. Bingfeng.

In this comparison, at least they felt better in their hearts, and they were somewhat comforted, feeling that the fiasco was not so difficult to accept.

But this reminder hit the last dignity and confidence in everyone's hearts, and they were stunned for a moment, and then no one dared to answer it, and the atmosphere suddenly became weird.

That's right, this time you took the initiative to send troops to provoke the Qin army to retaliate, isn't it because His Majesty heard that the Jiedu envoys in the north of Qin rebelled, and they were fighting with the great country of Hedong, so they couldn't take action, and the old fairy Fan in the palace prayed for the king. , The emperor was overjoyed when he got a good result, and sent troops to take the opportunity to seize some places.

If that's the case, the Qin Kingdom's reputation is shaking the world, and the elite forbidden army with great military exploits should be in the north. Then these troops that beat them to death...are the local Xiang army in the south of Qin Kingdom?As soon as such an idea popped up, it almost destroyed the morale of everyone present.

The person who spoke also realized that the situation was wrong and dared not speak anymore.

There was a tacit silence at the top of the city, looking at the Qin army camp in the distance, their banners were not as frightening as the Qin army's forbidden army, and the iconic tigers and cranes were not seen.

The atmosphere suddenly became more opportunistic, and there was some embarrassment in it......

A sentence is almost blurted out, it's all up to this point, if you don't vote, forget it.

But thinking about his own head, the governor didn't show his attitude. No one dared to say such words. In the end, the governor Lu Guangtu left the city without saying a word.

.......

The next day, the weather was calm and the Qin army camp was busy, full of people working in full swing, but no attack was launched.

But the soldiers at the top of the city looked more and more frightened. The Qin army was making siege equipment, consumable equipment, arrows, artillery stones, etc. for the siege.

A large number of military supplies are being transported down the city under the escort of the cavalry along the avenue. In the camp in the northeast corner, many large siege equipment are being built at a speed visible to the naked eye.