Cross the Sea in the Red Chamber

The situation under the hillside has been completely controlled by the Jing army. Although about 9 northern barbarian allied forces "broke through the siege" and escaped, Jiang Yuan didn't care much.

The war between Dajing and Beiman belongs to the national war, and it is a desperate struggle between two great powers in the world. It is impossible to wipe out all the enemies in one battle.This time, in order not to be discovered by the enemy in advance, he only brought 15 horses. Even if the Yuezhi cavalry is added, the total number is not as good as that of the Northern Man army. It is already very good to have such a large battle result. , really shouldn't expect too much.

Although the Jing army wiped out a lot of enemies on the surface, it was all due to his calculations that he was prepared and unprepared to achieve the results. If he confronted head-on, even if the weapons and armor of the Beiman army were not as good as the Jing army, it would not be a good deal. It is very likely that a few teeth of the Jing army will be broken in a desperate battle. The situation of excessive casualties is not what Jiang Yuan wants.

Now that the situation below the hillside has been well controlled, Jiang Yuan put most of his energy on the hillside.

If there were not enough people down the hillside to let the enemy go, then the situation on the hillside was even more troublesome.There, there are only [-] Qingqi and [-] Yuezhi people guarding, but their enemy is the [-] army under the command of King Zuo Xian of the Northern Barbarian Kingdom. The gap is not so easy to fill.

The hillside is not a city. If it were a city, 3 people would be able to fight against [-], even [-]. But the angle of the hillside is not too big. Although the speed of the cavalry will be affected, they can also fight smoothly. Rushing up the mountain, coupled with the fact that some cautious Yuezhi people may be delayed at critical moments, the situation is not very favorable.

Just as Jiang Yuan thought, King Zuoxian left the rest of the northern barbarian allied forces, and only led his own army to charge towards the hillside, trying to break through the encirclement of the Jing army and escape.

But the problem he faces is that he needs to attack upwards, which is very difficult for cavalry.The cavalry is no better than the infantry. When attacking from the back, the target is too big. It is like a living target. Every shot is accurate.Even if the Jing army's archery skills were not as good as those of the northern barbarians, if they failed to shoot people, the effect of shooting horses would be the same. This rain of arrows rained down in turn, causing the casualties of the northern barbarian army to increase rapidly.

And the upward attack also brought a problem.The Jing army shoots arrows from top to bottom. As the arrows fall, they are affected by the double favorable factors of gravity and terrain. Not only the speed of the arrows is fast, but also they can shoot farther than when they are shot on flat ground. Both have increased, allowing the two stone bows/crossbows in their hands to exert a powerful attack effect.

The northern barbarians are different here. They have to shoot arrows from bottom to top. Originally, this angle makes archery much more difficult. Moreover, due to the double negative effects of terrain and gravity, their shooting distance is longer than that of flat land. The time was much closer, and the speed was not fast, which made it difficult for them to use the stone horn bow, which was already weaker than Jingren. They could only use their lives to try to break through Jingren's defense line.

Now that he has rushed up the hill, it is impossible to go back.The more you retreat, the greater the chance of death or injury. Not only is it easy to be attacked by the Jing army on the hillside, but it is also easy to be flanked by the Jing army at the bottom of the mountain. Therefore, Zuo Xianwang's subordinates can only rush upward with the belief of breaking the boat. Being able to rely on fearless courage in exchange for a way out for myself.

On the hillside, you can see seriously injured and fallen horses, dead bodies, and Northern barbarian soldiers who are still wailing and screaming. This kind of scene made other Northern barbarian knights feel chills, but there was only one way out before them. You have to rush over.

The crazy northern barbarian cavalry came up with a desperate plan. Some of them jumped off their horses and led the horses to charge up the mountain. They used the horse's body as a shield to block the arrow rain from the Jing army.The wounded war horse screamed, but still obeyed the master's request, and continued to attack loyally with the arrows in his body, in exchange for the master's chance of survival.

This trick really worked.Because the body of a war horse is thicker than that of a human, it is also more difficult to be seriously injured. Sometimes even if it hits a few arrows or even a dozen arrows, it may not necessarily fall down.Moreover, the horse's body is very long and has a large area, which can form protection for several northern barbarian cavalry and play the role of a mobile shield.

The northern barbarian cavalry is not like the general country's configuration of one man and one horse. In most cases, they often have to bring several horses to the battlefield so that they can replace the tired horses at any time and ensure the ability to run long distances. Therefore, although there are some horses Died, but did not hurt these cavalry, they still had enough horses for them to ride.

After all, the hillside facing away from Qingli Lake is not high, and the angle is not particularly large, otherwise Jiang Yuan would not be able to lead the heavy cavalry directly down from above.Under the desperate impact of the northern barbarian cavalry on this not-so-difficult hillside, some people succeeded in rushing to the top of the hill, which opened up the situation!

Seeing this situation, King Zuo Xian was overjoyed, and personally led the rest of the cavalry to charge towards the hillside, intending to climb to the top of the mountain through the gap left by the pioneers who had already charged up the hillside.Judging from the number and density of arrows shot down from the top of the mountain he observed, the number of ambush soldiers on the top of the mountain was not many, and only 3 or 6 soldiers were killed. There are more than [-] horses, which is twice as many as the opponent.

As long as all the soldiers in the tribe rushed up the hillside, with twice the number of Jing people, they would definitely be able to defeat the Jing army who had lost their geographical advantage and escape from the encirclement!

General Pang Liang of the Jing Army ambushed the enemy on the hillside. He is usually calm and tolerates his fiery boss Zhang Dahai, but he is good at making decisions and responding quickly on the battlefield.

Seeing that a large number of northern barbarian soldiers had climbed to the top of the mountain to confront the Jing army, and the trend of all the northern barbarian troops going up the mountain could no longer be stopped, he immediately chose to lead his soldiers and horses back a certain distance, leaving room for the acceleration of bows and cavalry .Now that he is doomed to lose the geographical advantage, he cannot lose other advantages. This is his idea.

An important advantage of the Jing army over the northern barbarian army is the range of bows and arrows, but it does not have an advantage in numbers.Once being entangled by the northern barbarian army and forced to engage in melee combat, the Jing army, who is at a disadvantage in numbers, will not be able to last long no matter how sharp their weapons are. It is better to give up a certain distance, use bows and arrows to speak, and solve the problem outside the enemy's range. fighting.

It was also Pang Liang's quick reaction. By the time Zuo Xianwang led the army to the top of the mountain, Pang Liang had already led the Jing army and the Yuezhi people far away, leaving no chance for the northern barbarian soldiers to get close at all. , Such decisive ability made Zuo Xianwang grit his teeth secretly.

The General Jingren on the opposite side is unknown, but his ability to grasp the situation of the battle is quite strong, even stronger than the few generals under him. If the Jing army is like this, then the Beiman Kingdom can still be called in the world. Does the king dominate?When did Jing Jun become so powerful?This powerful speed is too frightening...

Abernajiang was very lucky, he was able to escape unscathed after repeated battles, and followed Zuo Xianwang all the way to the top of the mountain.Seeing that King Zuo Xian was interested in General Jingren on the opposite side, he squinted his eyes and looked at the flag on the opposite side. The big "Pang" character was so unfamiliar that he couldn't tell who the general on the opposite side was.

"Pang"?Does Jingren have a general named Pang?To be able to lead the troops to intercept Zuo Xianwang, he would not be a young general...

Of course they didn't know who Pang Liang was, and not many people in Jing had heard of Pang Liang's name.If Jiang Yuan didn't know Pang Liang's ability well, promoted him vigorously, and let him lead the army to defend the hillside alone, who would have known that a small general could fight against the Zuoxian King of the Northern Barbarian Kingdom?

King Zuo Xian observed Jing Jun on the opposite side, and did not act rashly. He had already suffered from impulsiveness, and he really didn't dare to act recklessly this time.The opportunity to break through the encirclement is one less, time is so tight, he must find the Jing army's weakness in the shortest possible time.

Although he used other northern barbarian troops to hold back the Jing army at the foot of the mountain rather cruelly, he didn't know how long these northern barbarian allied forces could hold back the powerful Jing army.Once Jingren from the bottom of the mountain rushed up with those terrifying weapons, his advantage in numbers would be gone.Out of fear of Mo Dao Bing, he didn't want to stay on the battlefield with Jingren at all.

It's just that he didn't know that the equipment of the heavy infantry was too heavy. Unless there were special circumstances, they would not go up the hill fully armed, and they had to support the cavalry down the mountain to deal with the remaining northern barbarian army. just won't be at the top of the mountain anytime soon... In short, you really think too much...

Not to mention, such an observation really made King Zuo Xian discover a flaw in the Jing army.

In a place in the Jing army formation, there are some knights who are completely different from the surrounding soldiers in terms of clothing, weapons, posture and temperament.No, these guys don't look like Yuezhi people... Although the Yuezhi people are a little looser, the bloody smell on their bodies is still very strong, and these people don't have the sturdy aura that soldiers should have at all, and their murderous aura is even worse. Negligible, even weaker than an unarmed farmer.Who are these people?

He was afraid of making a mistake, so he took a closer look.Although these people are all wearing exquisite fish-scale armor, exquisite workmanship and iron helmets, holding long spears and ring-shoulders in their hands, and even riding the best BMWs, but the armor is messy and crooked. The posture of holding the weapon is timid and does not stretch out. The spirit of the horse is much stronger than that of the knight. It doesn't fit well, as if it was stolen by them.Zuo Xianwang's eyes are better, he can even see a trace of fear hidden in the expressions of these people...

fear? !Will such a powerful Jing army be afraid?Could it be that these people are the flaws in the Jing Army formation?

King Zuo Xian has never read military books, and he doesn't know much about the art of war. He obviously doesn't understand the principle of using troops that is called "falseness is reality, and reality is emptiness".In addition, he had just been killed by Jing Jun and he was so dizzy that he was like a frightened bird. The only thing he wanted to do was to break out of the encirclement, the farther away from Jing Jun the better.

Too much fear has forced him to dare not think about anything, and all actions are simply based on his subconscious intuition. As for the intuition, whether it is reliable... This is a different matter...

"Kill!" Zuo Xianwang felt that he couldn't hesitate any longer, he shouted, pointed the scimitar in his hand in the direction of the group of "special" knights, and decided to break out from there.The surrounding northern barbarian soldiers obeyed the command of the leader, waved their axes and maces without hesitation, and rushed straight towards the timid "Jingjun", but they didn't know that their actions scared the opponents. It's not easy.

Who are those "different" "Jingjun"?

It was Situ Sheng who insisted on sending the group of nobles who followed Jiang Yuan out of the customs to the battlefield.

Standing at the head of the row just now, no matter how you look at it, you shrink back, your legs are trembling, and you are pretending to frighten the northern barbarians. Among the guys are Wang Zisheng and Wang Ren, the father and son of the Wang family.

The royal family is no better than the historian. Although the historian who inherits the title of marquis has been ransacked because of his involvement in collaborating with the enemy, except for the free and frail boss, the other two brothers of the historian have both been on the battlefield and seen bloodshed.Back then, Shi Ding was able to break out of the encirclement of the Liao army and report to Situ Sheng in the country of Zhao. It can be seen that his martial arts are still good, and he is not the same person as a dude like Wang Zisheng.

The current Wang family can't even compare to the Jia family.Whether it is Jia Zhen or Jia Amnesty, even though they just went to the battlefield to mix their seniority, they have never fought against the enemy soldiers. At any rate, they also lived in the tent of the Chinese army for a period of time and killed several half-dead enemy soldiers. .It can be regarded as a person who has been stained with blood, and he is a little more courageous than ordinary people.Although the Jia family is frightened to death when it comes to going to the battlefield, the children in the family can still ride horses and know how to shoot arrows. In the original book, even the young Jia Lan can chase the deer raised at home with a bow and arrow. It can be seen that the Jia family is not Totally useless.

But how did Wang Zisheng get the title in the first place?

Uncle Wang has never even been on the battlefield, and he would faint when he heard the word "dead man". Seeing that he was too timid, his father asked Jia Daihua to write his name directly on the soldiers who went to the battlefield. In the list, even though he had been to the battlefield with him, in fact he himself stayed in the capital all the time and never even went out.

Jia Daihua wanted to sell the Wang family a favor, and with a swipe of a pen, Wang Zisheng would be beheaded [-] times even if he had been on the battlefield.In fact, he has never even killed a chicken, and he has never even seen blood, so how dare he kill people...

Wang Zisheng, who was already scared out of his wits, brought Wang Ren, who was even more unbearable than him, and Wang Zisheng could barely put on a "not afraid, not afraid" attitude, and his son was so frightened that his face was pale.These two fathers and sons are completely bullying guys who only rely on the power of the Wang family to bully the orphans and widows who bully the Xue family. He dropped his weapon and knelt down to surrender...

The two of them were not the only ones like this, most of the entire camp of noble children were similar to them.The few families who were really capable were almost wiped out because they were involved in the rebellion of King Yong and Lian, or they were involved in the collusion of King Dongping and King Nanan. Skillful guy.

Seeing the northern barbarians charge closer and closer, if they were ordinary cavalry of the Jing army, they should either retreat backwards and set up an army formation such as Yanyue formation to deal with the enemy, or open a distance to shoot at the enemy with two stone bows, or they should go around horizontally. Open the enemy's offensive, avoid the edge and then attack the opponent's wings.Even if there is no such strategy, at least you should choose to charge towards the enemy and let the horse speed rise to the fastest, so as to increase the attack power and kill more enemies.

But these nobles were completely scared out of their wits, let alone attacking, they didn't even have the strength to escape, and with their minds blank, they just stood there stupidly, waiting for the opponent from the opposite side. The enemy came to kill.

Wouldn't staying in the same place be death? !The cavalry who lost their horse speed were not as good as the infantry. The enemy army on the opposite side had already accelerated their horse speed to the fastest speed. They were so motionless that they were all cut down one by one?

Although this group of dandies from honorable backgrounds are a little miserable, they are willing to spend a lot of money to hire personal guards.Although some personal soldiers have no skills, they just come here to cheat people and get some gold and silver, but there are still some personal soldiers who know the art of war and some martial arts, and their skills are not enough to take the martial arts exam , and disliked the lack of money to join the army, so he was tempted by money to protect these Gaoliang.

Seeing the northern barbarians rushing towards him, these soldiers who were not dawdling immediately organized themselves to keep their masters behind them, and thought about countermeasures against the enemy.If you stay where you are, you will definitely die. If you retreat without receiving an order, you will still die, and dodge to both sides, causing a gap in the army formation... It also counts as retreating in front of the battle. public display.At this time, the only way to survive is to rush forward and head-to-head with the enemy.

Thinking of this, the soldiers immediately carried Xungui to meet the northern barbarian army and rushed over. Those Xungui's children who were forced to follow and rushed to the enemy almost rolled their eyes and were about to pass out.Oh my god, it's too late to hide, and you even took the initiative to send it to your door. Who are you slaves?Is this to kill masters and young masters? !

Before Wang Zisheng could react, the horse he was riding was frightened by the whip whipped by the guards around him, and he galloped forward.Wang Zisheng was so frightened that he dropped the long lance in his hand, hugged the horse's neck tightly with both hands, closed his eyes tightly, and refused to let go no matter what.Don't talk about demeanor, this looks more like a deserter than a deserter, and people can't bear to call him a waste.

Wang Ren was even worse than him. He was not good at riding a horse. When a soldier whipped the horse, he fell off the horse in a daze and fell hard to the ground, staring blankly at the horse. His army horse rushed towards the enemy soldiers, and he didn't react until all the knights around him rushed towards the northern barbarians, and quickly scrambled and hid to the Jing army next to him.

In order to speed up his escape, he didn't dare to ask for armor and weapons. He dropped weapons, iron helmets, armor and everything he felt was heavy while running. In the end, he rushed into Jingjun wearing only his middle coat. camp, everything else was scattered behind him...

Although some of these hired soldiers are not bad, they are only in the market, and they are not bad compared with ordinary people. To be honest, they are just a group of rogues and gangsters who know some martial arts, and they have nothing to do with real training. Su's soldiers are nothing compared to them, let alone the northern barbarian army that has already broken its boat and started to fight for its life?

The little courage accumulated just now was frightened away as soon as he came into contact with the northern barbarian army. There is a difference between rangers and ruffians who fight fiercely in the market and soldiers who really fight for their lives without fear of life and death.Their little ability is not enough to deal with the chaotic battle on the battlefield. The soldiers who have no actual combat experience are swept away by the enemy from the horse with just a few knives and hammers.

The level of the soldiers is not enough, and the nobles are even worse.Not to mention wielding weapons to fight against the northern barbarian enemies, they couldn't even ride horses.These people used to ride domesticated horses specially provided for nobles to ride. They didn't run fast and didn't bump at all.The places where horses are usually ridden are flat gardens or streets paved with bluestones, but now?

Their horses became bumpier and faster horses, and the place where they rode became an undulating battlefield. The guys who had never charged on horses were almost overturned.Even the northern barbarians didn't bother to kill them with such a shameful appearance, but it saved the lives of this group of cowardly nobles who were afraid of death.

It is also understandable that killing them would still take a waste of time. For King Zuo Xian, the most important thing now is to buy time. How can he spend time entangled with these trash?After rushing past these nobles, there was almost no delay, and the army of the northern barbarians rushed directly towards the gap made by the nobles in the Jing army formation.

The Jing army on both sides probably never thought that the nobles would retreat so quickly, and they didn't even have time to seal the gap, so that King Zuoxian's army forced most of them to squeeze through the gap, leaving only 1 More than [-] people were surrounded by Jingjun soldiers who had reacted, and it was too late to escape.

King Zuo Xian had no intention of going back to rescue these besieged subordinates, nor did the other soldiers under his command. escaped before.

What is righteousness?What is family and friendship?For the northern barbarians, these are not important, only their own life is the most important, if you want not to be left behind, you must always be able to escape, in the northern barbarians, you must not yearn for the salvation of others, because no one will Willing to give for others.Whether it is profit or life...

Qingli Lake is a place where all the northern barbarians come every year, and King Zuoxian is quite familiar with the nearby terrain.There are several ways to leave this hillside, but they either want to bump into the Jing army at the bottom of the mountain or run into the Jing army just now, and they can walk two miles along this direction. The canyon fled down the hills and entered a flat prairie. At that time, Jingren would never try to catch up with them again.

For the canyon in front of him, King Zuo Xian didn't worry much.The location of that canyon is not good, there are cliffs on both sides, it is impossible to go up to people, and it is not suitable for ambushes.The canyon is a slope from top to bottom, and it is not enough to set up troops to intercept it at the bottom, otherwise the terrain will be too troublesome, which will be disadvantageous to the defending Jing army.So King Zuo Xian rushed towards the canyon with his army, without any doubt that there was an ambush in the canyon.

Sure enough, when entering the canyon, you can see the situation inside at a glance. Sure enough, there is no intercepted Jing army, and there is no living person in the sky, which is suitable for them to escape.King Zuo Xian was very proud, thinking that they would be able to escape this time, he couldn't help laughing.

Abonajiang was also very happy. Although he abandoned the old and weak clansmen and the only remaining supplies, these things can be bought again, and saving their lives is the most important thing.With life, relying on the powerful combat power of the northern barbarians, are you afraid that there will not be enough benefits?

King Zuo Xian stopped laughing, and directly ordered the army to rush across the canyon to the grassland.And the northern barbarian soldiers under his command were not worried at all, they rushed down the mountain with a loud howl, smiling as they watched the grassland getting closer to him...

But when the leading cavalry had just rushed to the middle of the mountain gorge, an earth-shattering thunderbolt sounded suddenly!At the same time, the earth and rocks scattered, and the smoke was lingering. A burst of fire broke out in the smoke and dust, and the crimson color was like a devil's smile, devouring the surrounding lives.What happened? !