Chapter 265 Chapter 12 The Battle of Zhangshui

The first thing to pass was the vanguard cavalry of the bandit army.After only three days and four nights, the bandit army of the three bandits changed from disorderly formation to scattered and disorderly.For a while, the plain was full of scattered torch lights. I don't know if it's because it's only a two-night journey from Zhangshui, so everyone is anxious like a bereaved dog, thinking that crossing Zhangshui will give them a good night's sleep, but it's no wonder they have such thoughts. He is already familiar with ambushing and fighting against Kou Zhong, the key is to defeat chaos with specialization, and defeat scattered with the whole.Shang Xiuxun leaned closer to Kou Zhong's ear and said, "Even though we only have a thousand people, we are still not sure of defeating them."

Kou Zhong shook his head and said: "This time we are not asking for only one victory, but to completely wipe out these thieves who have harmed the world, and at the same time minimize our own casualties. That is the only way to show our ability." Suddenly recalling the past, he asked casually, "How could Tao Shusheng have been bought by these rogues to betray the ranch?" Shang Xiuxun's pretty eyes sparkled sharply, and said coldly: "How could Cao Yinglong be able to buy him, the one who bought him is Li Mi!" Kou Zhong finally solved the doubt. On the other side, Bai Wenyuan peeked at the enemy troops passing by Luoyi from a gap in the trees, and said in a low voice: "The cavalry at the head of the team is three miles away from the grain truck at the rear. As long as we are fast enough, we can turn around before the enemy cavalry. Before coming to rescue, the whole division retreats in time."

Kou Zhong shouted: "Get on the horse!" Shang Xiuxun hurriedly issued an order and passed it on quickly. A thousand ranch warriors stepped on their horses one after another. Hundreds of them were holding torches and preparing to burn grain carts. Hundreds of grain carts finally appeared in front of them. Most of the 2,000 bandit soldiers protecting the grain carts were infantry, and there were less than 500 cavalry. Kou Zhong looked at the right time, suddenly shouted wildly, rode out from the dense forest of Qiupo, and rushed towards the enemy's grain convoy at the head of the horse.

Jing Zhongyue held the sky high. Shang Xiuxun, Bai Wenyuan, Luo Fang, Xu Yang and others followed closely behind, followed by a thousand horsemen from the ranch, covering the enemy in a fan formation. The torches are lit to illuminate the night sky, adding to the momentum of galloping horses. The enemy's team immediately became chaotic, and when the quick-reacting ones were about to take out cups and shoot arrows, hundreds of powerful arrows were shot at them like raindrops. The chaos spread from the rear of the team to the central army and the vanguard like a tide. Cao Yinglong relied on the bandits who were plundering Jiangbei to trample on each other.

Kou Zhong was the first to charge into the enemy's formation, Jing Zhongyue was flashing like a yellow awn, and was the first to chop off the four bandit soldiers who were approaching on horseback with their weapons and flew off their horses. invincible.The most powerful thing is that Jing Zhongyue doesn't need to slash the opponent's body, just the saber air can make a person bleed to death from seven holes. The ranch fine cavalry rushed the enemy from the sky like the entire grain cart team and the forward of the Chinese army were separated from each other, and they were completely passive.

Two grain trucks caught fire first, and flames and smoke rose into the sky. Shang Xiuxun used a long spear, and because there were a lot of generals guarding her left and right, she was even more imposing, causing the enemy to scream. Within a short while, the entire grain convoy was paralyzed and broken into several pieces, the bandits scattered and fled for their lives, and even the driver jumped out of the car to escape. The grain carts turned forward and backward were lit by torches and burned, turning into a sea of ​​flames. Kou Zhong was able to kill, and he led more than a hundred bandit soldiers to force back the bandit soldiers who turned around to help. He didn't shout to retreat until he saw the opponent's vanguard cavalry, led by Cao Yinglong, coming from both sides of the front.

The raid was finally over. Xu Ziling cut off a thick and solid pomegranate trunk, and spent half a day with a dagger to carve it into a long stick with a length of ten and a half feet. The battlefield is different from the competition with ordinary masters, long weapons always take advantage. When making this pomegranate stick, his heart was peaceful, and he focused all his energy on the subtle details of the stick body. Although there was an extra knife somewhere, the angle of the knife fell in line with a certain principle that even he himself could hardly explain. There is a half error.

After the long stick was finished, he had the feeling of flesh and blood connected to the durian. Seeing the uncanny chopping marks, he seemed to have learned a valuable lesson for himself.At least after Susu's death, his spirit has never been so satisfied. When the sun moved away from the mid-heaven and turned to the west, Xuan Yong came to report and found the enemy's longitudinal shadow. Xu Ziling abruptly stood up from the boulder he had been sitting on for a long time, put his stick behind his back with one hand, and said happily, "Kou Zhong succeeded, otherwise Cao Yinglong wouldn't be on his way during the day."

Xuan Yong nodded and said: "According to the spies, the enemy's formation is scattered. It's completely a pattern of running around and fleeing. Cao Yinglong's trip this time must be at the end of the road." His eyes fell on the pomegranate stick stretching upward from Xu Ziling's right shoulder. Xu Ziling handed him the long stick, his eyes were full of murderous intent, but he said in a very calm tone: "I will use this stick to take Cao Yinglong's life tonight." The army led by Shang Zhen rushed over like a cloud of fire, joined forces with the special strike army of Kou Zhong and Shang Xiuxun, and rushed towards Zhangshui without stopping.

Hearing that Cao Jun's grain carts had been successfully burned, everyone's morale was low and their fighting spirit was high. They changed their formation and divided the vanguard army into two teams of 2,000 men each, led by Kou Zhong and Liu Zongdao, with Luo Fang and Bai Wenyuan as deputy. Shang Xiuxun was in charge of the central army, and Shang Zhen was postponed. They never hoped to catch up with Cao Jun before they crossed the river, that would force the enemy into a cornered fight. At dusk, Kou Zhong and Luo Fang's vanguard first arrived at a hill overlooking the Zhangshui River. The east bank of the Zhangshui River was full of enemy soldiers, forming an formation, posing a last-ditch battle.

Kou Zhong laughed and said: "Cao Yinglong really has two tricks, but he made two big mistakes." Luo Fang was surprised and said: "I think the strategy he is using now is very clever. If we attack rashly, there will be heavy casualties." Kou Zhong laughed dumbly and said: "He is just showing his appearance. First of all, he has lost all food and grass. How long can he fight on an empty stomach? As long as we trap him here, he can only end up with the whole army annihilated. This is the first mistake. " After a pause, he continued: "The second mistake was that he thought I didn't know that he was waiting for dark to build a pontoon bridge, and then sneaked across the river. This plan was brilliant, but he didn't know that there were ambush soldiers waiting for him on the other side. Thieves driving." The people on the left and right were all in high spirits when they heard this, and everyone hated Cao Jun who had killed their relatives and friends, and they must wipe them out as soon as possible. The time for revenge has finally arrived. Luo Fang asked furiously, "When should we attack?" Kou Zhong shouted: "It's up to Xu Ziling to decide. When they set off the firework signal on the other side, it will be the moment when Cao thief pays all the debts with blood." "Clang"! Kou Zhong pulled out the moon in the well, pointed at the sky, and shouted with pride: "Light the torches, erect them on the top of each hill, and dig trenches at the same time. I will teach the enemy that no one can slip through the net. The ranch soldiers must win, and the bandit soldiers must lose !" In the blink of an eye, the situation of defending Jingling in the past has reappeared at this moment, and the difference is only to change the situation of offense and defense. The soldiers suddenly agreed. As the night fell, Xu Ziling put the pomegranate stick on the horse's back, and in a forest in Qiubo, he and Xuanshui monitored the enemy's every move. Cao Jun lit hundreds of torches on the opposite bank to form an formation, but secretly sent people to build a pontoon bridge. Xuan Yong said worriedly: "If Cao Yinglong followed suit and ordered those who crossed the river to form an formation here, with our strength, I'm afraid we won't be able to defeat him." At this time, five of the eight pontoon bridges had been completed, and the cavalry led the horses to cross the river first, and the situation became more urgent. Xu Ziling smiled and said, "In a normal situation, we really can't do anything to him. But if you look closely at them, everyone looks hungry and tired. As long as your eight catapults can create some chaos, such as breaking One of the pontoon bridges ensures that the enemy will collapse without fighting, no matter what formation is formed, it will not work." Xuanyong regained his confidence, nodded and said: "I am really worried about gains and losses. We are deliberately recharging our energy and recharging our energy, but also attacking those who are unprepared. I know the enemy but the other does not know me, and I am invincible. Hey! How can Master Xu be here? At a moment when this kind of war is about to break out, are you still so calm?" Xu Ziling said indifferently: "As long as you can completely ignore the success or failure of life and death, you will be able to relax and be at ease. Only in this way can you fully display your ability." Xuan Yong showed a look of admiration, and said in a low voice: "Xuan Yong is taught!" The eight-way pontoon bridge was finally completed, and in less than an hour and a half, the number of people crossing the river increased sharply, flocking to the grasslands on the west bank of the Zhangshui River. Most of the people and horses couldn't stand it anymore, and after crossing the river, they all sat down on the ground, showing their fighting spirit. Xuan Yongdao: "When should we attack?" Xu Ziling's tiger eyes lit up suddenly, and he said, "Cao Yinglong and Fang Jianding have already crossed the river! Let Xiang Ba take advantage of Kou Zhong first!" Then he shouted: "Light the torch!" The sound of war drums and horns boomed behind him at the same time. The sound of shouting and killing and the sound of arrows and stones piercing the sky shook the sky on the east bank. From the perspective of the ranch warriors, thousands of torches were lit up on the hills on the other side, illuminating the river bank and the sky blood red, and illuminating the pontoon bridge that was originally hidden in darkness. Every detail is revealed.The place where the torches light up is even more shadowy, as if there are thousands of horses and thousands of troops. Shang Xiuxun wondered, "Why are there so many people?" Kou Zhong laughed dumbly and said: "What a boy! You know how to bluff, even I was intimidated by him." "boom"! A boulder accurately hit one of the pontoon bridges, and more than a hundred people on it fell into the water immediately, in a panic.Hundreds of archers appeared not far upstream and downstream at the same time, mercilessly firing at the fallen swimmers swimming towards them. The bandit soldiers on both sides of the strait and still on the pontoon bridge were in chaos, fleeing desperately, and were limited to the desperate situation of complete collapse. "boom"!The fireworks burst into a blue-white light in the sky on the other side.Kou Zhong yelled: "Attack!" The ranch army sent out 5000 cavalry, with each group of 1000 soldiers, like five tornadoes, they rushed towards the enemy's formation. There are more than a dozen forests on the top of the hills, and the flames are burning wildly, eclipsing the stars and the moon in the sky. On the bank of the river, corpses lie everywhere. Five of the eight floating tangerines have been cut off, but the killing has just begun. The young marshals and the ranch soldiers all wear yellow belts on their heads. Anyone who lacks this yellow belt will be killed without mercy. Xu Ziling and Xuan Yong led 500 men each, and they were divided into two groups from the ambush to attack the enemy. The rest of the hundreds of men, under the momentum added by the fake straw man, intercepted and killed the fleeing bandits with powerful arrows. In order to facilitate the fight, they all left their horses and walked. Xu Ziling takes the lead, but his state of mind is in the extraordinary state of being selfless. The half-length pomegranate stick is unmatched in killing. People can prolong their last breath for a while. The thieves had turned into a mess of scattered sand, those who ran for their lives ran for their lives, and those who couldn't escape couldn't form a formation, they could only fight each other in groups of three or four. However, since the bandits are large in number, they have been used to licking blood with knives for many years, and they are used to storms, even though they are hungry and trapped, at this critical moment of life and death, they still mustered up their remaining courage and fought desperately. Xu Ziling had identified the location of Cao Yinglong and Fang Jianding and killed them there, but he didn't know that thousands of enemies were swarming over from the bank, he saw the dark enemies and the shining shadows of swords and swords in front of him, and he could still see Cao Yinglong and Fang Jianding. shadow trace. "Snapped"! A thief with strong martial arts made an exception and used a spear to strangle him three times. Then he gave Xu Ziling a flick of his wrist. Just such a slight delay, the soldiers on his left and right immediately withstood the enemy's desperate attack, and the young commander's army also had seven or eight casualties fell to the ground, which shows the fierceness of the battle. Xu Ziling had no time to grieve for the dead and wounded, he only knew how to pour out his resentment on the enemies in all directions, the pomegranate stick once again showed its power, and swept towards the enemy like a mighty Yangtze river, killing the enemies and fleeing in all directions. As long as anyone enters the area covered by his stick strength, he will be splashed with blood, and no one will be spared. Thanks to his strong leadership, this team only has more than 400 young commanders left to successfully cut the enemy in two and create the most favorable situation for another group of young commanders led by Xuan Yong . Arrows continued to be fired from the trench positions of the Young Marshal's Army towards the fleeing enemy bandits, and corpses piled up all over the shore. I specialize and divide the enemy. Although the number of Cao's army is large, due to the scattered morale of the army, the defeat was early, and Cao Yinglong was unable to turn the tide. There were more than 10,000 bandit soldiers who successfully crossed the river. When the ambush started, nearly a thousand enemies jumped into the river with the intention of swimming to escape, but they were shot and killed mercilessly by the young commanders ambushing upstream and downstream. The brutal fight seemed to go on endlessly. Xu Ziling and his subordinates are everywhere, leaving the enemy's corpses scattered all over the ground, and Shuri's shocking stumps and blood are everywhere, but there are still countless enemies around, which makes him feel that he can't kill them all. , It's like being trapped in an ant formation, as long as you slow down, an enemy will approach you and fight back desperately, forming a fierce battle where either you die or I die. Suddenly the pressure lightened, and they had already come to the side of the river, only to see that the fighting on the other side was not inferior to that on this side. Xu Ziling fled in all directions like a tidal wave, his heart skipped a beat, the pomegranate stick propped on the ground, he used the force of the stick to turn his body up halfway, and looked around the audience with tiger eyes. I saw that there were only more than 300 people left in the young commander's army that I led, Xuan Yong's side was not much better, but he had successfully defeated the opponent, no one dared to fight them anymore, only the scattered and fleeing enemies remained. Among the more than a hundred enemies who escaped, the leaders were Cao Yinglong and Fang Jianding, Xu Ziling shouted wildly, returned to the ground and led his men, and chased them at full speed.