The World of Yellow Sky

But the battlefield is only temporarily stabilized. As a veteran of the battlefield, the leader knows exactly how low the morale of the army under his command is now. A little carelessness may even lead to a disaster of the collapse of the entire army.

The offensive of the Xianbei army in the central area only attacked the central and western parts of the Rao Leshui River Basin, but did not attack the eastern part where the Wuhuan cavalry was stationed.

Kuitou asked Zhang Yang for reinforcements many times, but Zhang Yang always used the excuse that there were many Xianbei troops from the central region on the north bank, and he was worried about a surprise attack on the other side, so he refused to send troops.

It wasn't until the end that Zhang Yang sent a 5000-man cavalry team to support, but he couldn't command that 5000-man team yet, and only played a few occasions at critical times.

Zhang Yang finally said that he also wanted to help the eastern Xianbei, but because of the problem of grassland competition, Shanggu Wuhuan and Sanjun Wuhuan were dissatisfied with the eastern Xianbei, so it was difficult to mobilize them, and it was not good to let them obey the leader's order. manage.

So I want the leader to give him the command of everyone and let him direct this battle. He promises that he will treat them equally whether they are Xianbei people or Wuhuan people.

The leader did not agree to Zhang Yang's request to hand over the command. Zhang Yang's request made him feel that Taipingdao seemed to be harboring evil intentions, so he still gritted his teeth and persisted.

The war lasted for another three days, and the central Xianbei was gradually increasing its troops to cross the south of the river, breaking through the defense lines set up by several leaders in a row.

The battle situation began to develop rapidly against the unfavorable situation of the Eastern Xianbei. At the most critical time, a team of elite cavalry from the Central Xianbei defeated the two cavalry formations of the Eastern Xianbei in succession, and went straight to the place where the leader was.

If Zhang Yang hadn't arrived in time with Wuhuan Qi, it might be unknown whether the leader is still alive.

For Zhang Yang not officially leading the Wuhuanqi to the battlefield until this time, although the leader was resentful in his heart, he still had to thank Zhang Yang for his rescue.

With Wuhuanqi joining the battlefield, the battlefield has also changed from a one-sided situation at the beginning to a balanced situation.

There are 5 Wuhuan cavalry. Excluding the [-] cavalry guarding the east, there are a total of [-] cavalry in the battlefields of the eastern and central areas. Their participation also restored the spirit of the Hu knights in Xianbei in the east, and they also saw victory. hope.

Although it was said before that the Ming army and the Wuhuan cavalry would participate in the battle, the Wuhuan cavalry never participated in the battle. Relying on themselves, they still felt that they could not win, and their morale was low.

However, the Ming army has no news at all. Ordinary Xianbei soldiers have no idea where the main force of the Ming army is at this time, whether it is really to the west of them, or whether it is really their ally. After all, they were fighting with the Ming army not long ago. fight.

The originally clear water of Rao Le Water has become extremely turbid. People step on horses and horses, and all the sand and rocks upstream are washed down, and are carried by the river to the east.

The flowing river was even tinged with blood, and corpses floated eastward along the water from time to time.

The two Xianbei tribes of the East and the Middle East have been fighting fiercely on the south bank of Rao Leshui for three days. Corpses are everywhere, blood flows like rivers, and a large number of soldiers are dying every second.

The confrontation between the two sides has reached a fever pitch, and even Zhang Yang's Wuhuanqi has suffered a lot of casualties.

The Xianbei in the central area fought and won victoriously. This is the time when the momentum is like a rainbow. Although the Xianbei in the east originally had 13 people, they have lost their courage. Even if the Wuhuanqi joined them and gave them a little courage, they could not stop them collapse.

Xianbei's positions in the eastern part of the South Bank continued to be lost again, and casualties also increased linearly.

Standing on the high ground, Kuitou looked at the entangled cavalry formation not far away, feeling like a knife was twisting his heart.

In just three days, the cavalry under his command had nearly 2 casualties.

If the fight continues like this, not to mention whether the army under his command can be suppressed from collapsing, even if it is suppressed, the Eastern Xianbei will be completely abolished.

He sent people to Lu Bu, who was hiding in the west, to send more than ten letters asking for support, but he didn't receive any news from all the letters asking for support, and all the news he got was only one sentence - the time has not come.

In the end, Lu Bu sent a reply letter saying that he would order to send troops when the time came, but now that the time has not come, let him not keep urging and affecting the development of the battle situation.

"Timing! Timing!"

Kuitou's heart was cold, he forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart, and at the same time commanded the cavalry under his command to stabilize the front line.

There is indeed no problem with the performance of the Ming army, and Lu Bu's judgment is also correct. The Ming army only deliberately slackened the battle at the beginning, allowing the eastern Xianbei army to withstand the first wave of attacks from the central Xianbei army.

The first wave of large-scale attacks is often the real attack, and it is often the most lethal.

What the Ming army definitely wants is a Xianbei that is easy to control, not a Xianbei that develops and grows, and the leader knows this very well.

At the beginning, the Ming army wanted to use the central Xianbei to reduce the power of the eastern Xianbei.

However, the joining of Wuhuanqi later also proved that the Ming army was indeed helping, and did not have the mentality to continue to consume the strength of Xianbei in the east.

The anger in Kaitou's heart was actually towards the commanders and Wanchang of the Xianbei tribe in the east. First, many tribes in the north defected to Jianman, and then as the war progressed, more and more voices of opposition appeared in the army. Commander and Wan Chang also began to obey his military orders.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have been so ruthlessly suppressed by the Xianbei army in the central region. Up to now, many of the people who died in the battle were from the tribes directly under the leader.

As night fell, the central Xianbei's offensive finally ceased. At this time, the central Xianbei had already occupied several major river crossings and established a firm foothold. Several important positions had been taken by the central Xianbei army, and even Jianman's The big flags have all moved to the north shore of Rao Leshui.

But the night was not peaceful.

At midnight, the Xianbei camp in the east was ablaze and riots broke out.

The central Xianbei army also launched an attack at this time. Fortunately, Zhang Yang led the Wuhuan cavalry to arrive in time, and the turmoil in the eastern Xianbei camp was quickly quelled, which disintegrated the central Xianbei army's attack.

There were traitors in the eastern Xianbei army, and several tribes wanted to rebel and join the enemy. They cooperated with the central Xianbei army, set fire to the camp, and even sent assassins to assassinate the leader.

The reason why the leader survived and immediately quelled the rebellion was because when the riot broke out, the leader secretly assembled the generals under his command, hoping that the generals would not listen to his orders, and the leader of the tribe would not listen to his orders. Kill them all, just in time for the rebellion.

By mistake, Kuitou escaped and stabilized the situation.

For Zhang Yang who came to help, Kuitou thanked him again and again, and sent a lot of treasures.

It's just that the leader was lucky, and didn't find something wrong with Zhang Yang's expression at all...

There was no time for the leader to catch his breath, and when the sun rose, the battle began again.

More central Xianbei cavalry flooded into the south bank, which also made the situation on the battlefield more difficult for the eastern Xianbei.

At this time, Jian Man mobilized another part of the army to guard against the Ming army in the west, and crossed the river to attack Xianbei in the east.

Just a little bit, just a little bit.

The Eastern Xianbei's cavalry formation seemed to be crumbling, and it was almost at its limit, and it was only a short distance away from completely defeating the Eastern Xianbei.

As long as the main force under Kuitou's command is defeated, all the other Xianbei tribes will submit to him, and when the two Xianbei tribes are unified, he will become the co-lord of Xianbei.

At that time, the Ming army had no reliable reinforcements in Mobei, and it was difficult to fight alone. Now that the Ming army has captured the land of Hebei in the Central Plains, the elite main force is all in the Central Plains, and it is impossible to deal with Mobei in a short time. The situation in the north is simply out of reach.

At that time, taking advantage of the time when the Ming army was unable to make a northern expedition, he could integrate the Xianbei tribes with peace of mind, and then take the opportunity to move eastward and take over the pastures occupied by Fuyu.

After reunification, Ding Ling in the north will not be able to stop their Xianbei people.

Then go west to unite Cheshi, Wusun and the two countries, and then put pressure on Ming Ting from three sides, and gradually take back the pasture in Monan.

That Xu'an sent people to the Western Regions to reset the Protectorate was already a serious threat to Che Shi and Wusun, and they should be able to successfully build an alliance.

In the newly established Wu'an County of Ming Court, there are still many Xianbei people who are forced to submit to Ming Court. When the time comes to attack there, they can gain a lot of troops.

Although Ming Ting won a big victory in the Central Plains, Jian Man knew that Han Ting still occupied the southern states and counties, and still had a lot of power. They could at least hold on for a while.

Han Ting must not be able to beat Ming Ting now, but as long as they delay time, he has a way to make Xianbei grow stronger again.

But the premise of everything is to defeat the leader now!

The offensive became more and more urgent, Jian Man raised his army, and the leader became ruthless. He took the soldiers under his command and stood in the front position. He knew that he must not retreat now, and he had to boost the morale of the soldiers under his command. , Hold this last line of defense.

After those tribal leaders and Wan Chang who were obedient and obedient were replaced, the execution power of Xianbei County in the east has been strengthened to a certain extent, at least there will be no more situations where friendly troops are in trouble.

And the leader's actions finally aroused the courage in the hearts of some eastern Xianbei cavalry.

Unable to attack for a long time, Jian Man became more and more anxious, and one after another reserve team was thrown into the battlefield by him, and even those defense units that were vigilant against the Ming army began to be withdrawn, and the army strength of Xianbei in the central part of the north bank was constantly declining.

The battle started in the early morning and continued into the afternoon.

There were fewer and fewer guards around the leader, and more and more banners of the Xianbei army in the central region appeared in front of his eyes, just when he was about to despair.

He found that the eyes of the originally ferocious cavalrymen of the Central Xianbei Army showed panic, and a strange atmosphere spread on the battlefield.

Several strands of thick smoke rose from the north bank, and then a huge noise came from the north bank.

The elite of the Ming army hiding in the west of Rao Leshui finally arrived at the battlefield at this time. They almost directly defeated the remaining [-] defenders and more than [-] reserves of the central Xianbei on the north bank of the central Xianbei.

The cavalry of the Ming army chose to attack without hesitation when the defense on the north bank was the weakest!

At the same time, just under a foothill 130 miles north of Rao Leshui, the cavalry led by Yu Fuluo also discovered the whereabouts of the old and weak women and children of Xianbei in the central part.

Chapter 8 Northern Xinjiang Province

There was chaos on the North Shore.

The central Xianbei cavalry who had already crossed the river were all ashamed, and their retreat was cut off. They all knew what it meant.

They are now like meat stuffed in dumpling wrappers, like prey trapped in a paddock, and what awaits them is a butcher knife raised high.

At this time, the morale of the Xianbei cavalry in the central region suddenly fell to the bottom, while the morale of the Xianbei army in the east, which had been suppressed, was high. They saw the hope of victory, and they found that victory was just around the corner and within easy reach! !

"Kill it, kill it! Kill Qianman for me!"

"If anyone kills Qianman, he will be made a master, rewarded with a thousand cattle and sheep, and a hundred slaves!"

The leader's eyes flashed with fiery killing intent. He had completely forgotten that he and Qianman were actually cousins, and that the same blood flowed from their bodies.

But not only he forgot, Qianman also forgot this fact long ago.

They are no longer brothers. When the supreme power and lofty status were placed in front of them, they were all confused by the power. They raised their butcher knives and swung fiercely at their former brothers. go.

The leader once had a trace of clarity, he did not kill Qianman, he spared Qianman's life, but this kindness led to the split of the Xianbei tribe, and also led to his current predicament.

Now the leader has no sympathy at all. He wants to kill Qianman, execute Qianman in front of everyone, and teach Qianman's head to the whole Mobei. He wants everyone who is still dissatisfied and dissatisfied Let's all take a look and see what will happen to those who oppose him!

He is the future co-owner of Xianbei, he is the master of Mobei, and he is the famous king on the grassland!

"kill!!!"

Beside Kui Tou, countless Hu Qi rushed straight ahead, they were no longer afraid, no longer afraid.

The Ming army has defeated the main force of the Xianbei army in the central area, and now is the best chance to beat the dog in the water and gain military exploits.

Holding the head of the enemy, they can get cattle, sheep, slaves, women, everything they want from their leader!

The leader didn't charge too far, he joined the melee, he just charged for a while, and after arousing the emotions of his generals, he left the battlefield. He stopped his horse and stayed on the edge of a battlefield, looking not far away. The battlefield of chasing and fighting.

He has been fighting for too long, and many times he is not allowed to fight in person. His armor was left with several knife marks by the enemy. Fortunately, the armor he is wearing is the red armor sent to him by the Ming army. , is the armor that only senior generals of the Ming army are qualified to wear, otherwise, I am afraid that his current injury will be much worse.

There was a sound of horseshoes, Kuitou Xun looked to the left, and he found a group of cavalry from the Ming army approaching his direction.

"General Zhang!"

When Kuitou saw the person coming, he also let go of his heart.

The person who came was none other than Zhang Yang who commanded the Wuhuan cavalry.

"Thanks to General Pingbei for his assistance in this battle, otherwise it would be difficult to resist with my subordinates alone."

"After the war, General Pingbei is invited to stay for a while. I have selected some special products from Mobei for General Zhang. When General Zhang returns to his hometown, he won't be without something."

Kuitou greeted him with a smile, speaking a bit jerky Chinese, without the slightest tact in his words, and straightforwardly wanted to give Zhang Yang a gift.

Zhang Yang smiled and cupped his hands.

"Then bother Gui Yihou, don't worry, don't worry."

Kuitou was all smiles, and it didn't affect his mood at all when Zhang Yang called him Marquis of Guiyi.

Guiyihou is Guiyihou, Marquis, and Wangjue, but it is just a false name. As long as he can continue to lead Xianbei, no matter what his name is, he can accept the titles of adults, captains, and other lower-level titles.

"Guiyihou, I have a question and I am very confused. I wonder if Guiyihou can help me?"

Zhang Yang drove his horse up to Kui Tou, and stood side by side with Kui Tou.

"General Pingbei asks casually, as long as I know, I will definitely answer General Pingbei."

Kuitou was in a good mood at this moment, and laughed loudly.

"Hou Guiyi, please come here with your ears. The Daoist actually wants to ask Guiyihou about this matter, so no outsiders can hear it."

Zhang Yang looked solemn and said solemnly.

Although the leader didn't know why, he still moved closer to Zhang Yang.

He didn't notice at all that the soldiers brought by Zhang Yang had already separated him from his guards.

At this time, among the rebellious army, a group of Xianbei cavalry suddenly rushed straight towards his direction, while the Ming army guarding the front seemed to have not reacted and generally did not go forward.

Accompanied by a piercing Xianbei language, dozens of feathered arrows shot straight at Zhang Yang and Kuitou.

Kuitou finally noticed this surprise, he panicked and wanted to escape, but at this moment, he felt a sudden pain in his throat, and when he reacted again, a feathered arrow had pierced his throat .

Kuitou covered his neck, he was speechless, and he stretched out his hand to grab Zhang Yang.

"you you you…………"

Blood gushed out of his throat, blocking what he wanted to say.

There was a panic everywhere, and the voices of Xianbei, Chinese, and Wuhuan intertwined for a while.

The horse neighed, and the horses under Kui Tou and Zhang Yang were hit by arrows almost at the same time.

Zhang Yang stabilized his figure by virtue of his superb skills, but Kuitou couldn't control the horse. He could only watch helplessly as he fell to the ground fiercely. He looked forward in disbelief, looking at Zhang Yang. .

All his personal guards and nobles from Xianbei had surrounded him at this time. They hadn't noticed the situation on Kuitou's side before. At that time, Zhang Yang led the troops and cut off their sight. Saw the last scene.

A group of Xianbei cavalry shot a shower of arrows in the direction where Kuitou and Zhang Yang were.