Chapter 427 Code Soldiers

What a good Xu Huang, he is not afraid of danger when it comes to life and death.

Not only did he fall backwards, but he also grabbed the arm of the Han cavalry commander in the process, and then directly pulled the man off his horse during the fall.

The moment Xu Huang fell to the ground, he directly put his feet on the cavalryman's hips and threw him off his back.

With such a fall, the cavalryman's neck was broken when it hit the ground.

This is the reason why martial arts is the most important in the military. It is really because this technique is too lethal.

Xu Huang, who was almost alive, had not yet breathed a sigh of relief when he saw another sword coming, but another Han cavalry had already drawn his sword and slashed at him diagonally.

At this time, Xu Huang had no time to react and could only raise his arm armor to block the knife.

The exquisite craftsmanship of Taishan Army Arms Factory saved Xu Huang.

This knife directly pulled out sparks on the arm armor, but it failed to break the armor.

Xu Huang no longer dared to lie on the ground. He had already seen the Han cavalry on the opposite side preparing to rush towards him and trample him to death. He stood up, first pulled the stunned Han cavalry off the horse, and then stepped on one side of the stirrup.

took his mount.

Obviously, compared with the Taishan Army's assault cavalry, which was equipped with bilateral stirrups and horseshoes, the Han cavalry at this time was still the same.

Although the stirrups on both sides are not as stable as the ones on both sides, but this is the time to run away, so why do you care about these things.

Not wanting to look any further, Xu Huang rushed to a place where there was a loud boiling sound.

If there is loud resistance there, it means there are still brothers there.

But at this moment, a voice suddenly burst out from the night:

"Captain Xu, don't panic, I, the king, will come to help you."

Before the sound could be heard, a cavalry of hundreds of men rammed into the flank of the white-horse Yi Cong.

The leading general was none other than Wang Dang. He was holding an iron gun and was fighting bravely. He used his suddenness to kill five or six people in a short period of time.

In the darkness, Baima Yi could not tell how many enemy reinforcements there were, so he stopped for a moment.

The remnants of the Flying Tiger Army in the whirlpool of the military front also quickly gathered under the military flag. Xu Huang had just killed too quickly and had too many of his own military flags coming forward, so he finally managed to get back under his own military flag.

, ready to be reorganized.

Here Xu Huang was ready to avenge his shame, but Tian Jun, the cavalry commander supervising the formation behind him, kept observing the battlefield situation.

He found that something was wrong with the situation.

The battlefield situation at this time is like this.

The Feilong Army has broken through the camp in the west and reached the middle. The Flying Tiger Army was attacked head-on by the enemy's elite troops, and the casualties were probably not small. The Flying Leopard Army continued to penetrate and reached the middle.

But it was obvious that neither Li Hu nor Xi Shen could catch the opposing coach, but the enemy's reinforcements kept coming.

In the camp set up by Gongsun Zan, the distribution of troops was roughly light in the southwest and heavy in the northeast. The total troops in the southwest might only be 1,500 cavalry, but in the northeast there were a full 3,500.

This is also one of the reasons why Taishan's charge in the southwest was so successful.

But now Gongsun Zan led the White Horse Yi Cong to specifically resist the enemy army, which left time for the cavalry in the northeast.

At this time, they have gradually gathered in the central part and can provide support at any time.

Tian Jun thought for a while and knew that the surprise nature of this operation was almost over. If he continued the fight, he would have to go head-to-head with these Youzhou raiders.

Tian Jun is not afraid of the opponent when it comes to playing hard, but the time is not yet ripe and a head-on confrontation is not cost-effective.

Therefore, Tian Jun ordered the sixteen soldiers nearby to blow the conch horn together, ordering the operation to end and all units to withdraw as planned.

In the dark night, the melodious sound of conch shells spread throughout the camp.

Even Xi Shen, who was searching Gongsun Zan's tent, heard it.

At this moment, Xi Shen's soldiers had turned the tent into chaos, but still could not find the enemy's commander.

At this time, the sound of a conch came, and Xi Shen's face looked a little ugly.

He wanted to catch the opponent's coach in this battle, but in the end he got nothing. Not only that, he also hated Xu Huang, although the opponent may not know this yet.

Just when Xi Shen's face was gloomy, his confidant Li Gu, one of the evil young men who had followed Xi Shen since he was young, advised him:

"Lieutenant, Commander Tian's withdrawal call has just been blown, and we have already stood out to a very forward position. If we don't leave, we may be trapped here."

Of course Xi Shen understood this truth, so he said bitterly:

"Take away all the messages and charts in the tent, and burn the rest with me."

The soldiers took the order and ended the operation in a short while.

When Xi Shen's side withdrew, the entire southwestern camp of the Han army was ablaze with flames. These were set off by the Taishan army's sudden cavalry before leaving.

The same was true for Li Hu. After hearing Tian Shuai's withdrawal order, he hurriedly asked:

"Where are the third sons? Have any of you seen them?"

These generals shook their heads one after another, saying that they had never seen it before.

Now Li Hu was in a dilemma. He didn't dare to care about Zhang Shao's life and death, but he also didn't dare to care about the life and death of his brothers.

Seeing Li Hu's entanglement, a cavalry general volunteered and said:

"Captain, you take the brothers and go first. I'll take two people to look for you behind."

The person who said this was Wang Jing, an old brother who had gathered in the forest. He had feelings for Zhang Shao, so he was willing to take huge risks to save him.

But Li Hu refused without thinking. He Gan Gang said decisively:

"When the conch sounds, we must retreat according to the order. Even if there is a great reason, we cannot disobey it. Moreover, no matter how noble the third son is, he is still a soldier of our Taishan Army. He is destined to live and die. Seek the best for yourself. There is no one in our army.

People can be special!”

After saying this, Li Hu refused to speak to the generals and ordered them to retreat.

But at this moment, the brothers in front shouted in surprise, and saw a heroic young general rushing out in the light of the fire, with his head still holding a drop of blood in his hand.

If this person is not Zhang Shao, who is he?

His horse was as fast as a dragon, and he rode up to Li Hu. Without waiting for Li Hu to scold him, he handed his head to Li Hu:

"Brother, look who I kill!"

By the light of the fire, Li Hu took a closer look, but he didn't recognize him. However, just by looking at his face and teeth, he knew he was an aristocratic scholar.

But Li Hu didn't want to be as arrogant as Zhang Shao, so he still cursed:

"A dangerous war is not a place for you to show off your bravery. When I get back, I will report you to the king and kill you for your arrogance."

Zhang Shao, who was still proud of himself, fell down after hearing this. He said with a bitter face:

"The one I killed was Lu Fang, the enemy's important general."

Li Hu was overjoyed. Of course he knew who this Lu Fang was. He was a relative of Lu Zhi and was his core general in the Youzhou Cavalry. His status was comparable to that of Gongsun Zan.

Unexpectedly, Sanzi could actually kill this person.

He wanted to ask more about the whole story, but seeing more and more Han cavalry on the opposite side, Li Hu finally ordered to retreat.

Due to the good military discipline of the Taishan Army, the Taishan Army retreated cleanly shortly after the conch sound.

And the Han army over there didn't dare to pursue it at night. They knew how tricky Taishan's troops were, so how could they dare to pursue it? What if there was another ambush behind?

The night ended like this.

But the real pain of the Han army began to be felt in the early morning.

Gongsun Zan's eyes were red and bloodshot. He sat beside the ashes and listened to the military officials sorting out the losses one after another.

In last night's night attack, Gongsun Zan's troops suffered a total of 800 casualties, 600 missing, and 3,000 horses. The battle damage could no longer be described as broken muscles and bones, it had already broken the backbone.

Gongsun Zan knew that he was to blame this time, and that he would be responsible for this defeat.

Although Gongsun Zan can say that if he had not been on the front line with his white horse, the casualties would have been much greater. But he could not escape from the fact that he was slacking off and resting before repairing the stronghold.

Gongsun Zan ordered the generals to clean the battlefield and build trenches and strongholds. Then he wrote an apology form and gave it to Lu Zhi.

At this time, Lu Zhi had already moved the Zhenbei Army to the area of ​​Xianyuting and Xinshi, which was only ten miles away from Sanheting.

So soon, Gongsun Zan received a military order from Lu Zhi, asking him to go to Xinshi to plead guilty.

In this way, after explaining the military affairs, Gongsun Zan, dressed in white and on a white horse, rode north alone to commit the crime.

As for the more than 3,000 cavalry troops here in Sanhe Pavilion, they were eventually led by Gai Tong.

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The Youzhou Tuqi over there suffered a big loss and were licking their wounds, but the Feijun Tuqi over here was bustling with excitement.

Along the way, everyone was laughing and laughing, and Zhang Shao kept bragging about how brave he was, how he saw Lu Fang at a glance, and finally won the biggest victory in the battle.

We can't blame them for being so happy. According to the statistics of this battle, except for the Flying Tiger Army, which suffered the greatest loss, with more than a hundred cavalry casualties, the other armies suffered no major casualties.

As for the result of the battle? Although they didn't know exactly how many people were killed or wounded, just looking at the fire in half of the camp, they knew that the enemy's losses were insignificant.

Along the way, the blood on the reins, bridles, and armor of the soldiers had long solidified, but there were still countless nasty flies swirling around them, eager to lick this rare harvest again.
To be continued...