Three Kingdoms

Just when some bright colors appeared on the horizon, the scouts sent out had already returned.

If it were in later generations, perhaps at this point in time, most of them would still be nestled in bed, fighting an arduous struggle with the quilt, and then wait until they were really hungry, then they would reluctantly get out of bed and go to make something to eat or something. Just order takeout...

However, now, this kind of life or this kind of living habits is already quite far away from Fei Qian.

At present, Fei Qian was leading more than 500 cavalrymen who were advancing alone. Such a situation would never be imagined by him in future generations.

Fei Qian took the water bag handed over by Huang Xu, drank a few sips, puffed up his cheeks, poured the water into his mouth, washed out the residue on his teeth, and then did not spit it out. It was swallowed.

got used to.

It is very simple to eat, but the food contains a lot of calories. Animal fat, a little salt and sugar are added, and the fried wheat flour is ground into powder, and the pieces are compacted and packed in a bamboo tube. You can eat it when eating. It can also be eaten dry after being boiled in water. Although it is not as good as compressed biscuits in later generations, it can still ensure the calories and sodium ions needed by the human body in a short period of time.

Just like he was accustomed to the military life and the way of eating in the Han Dynasty, Fei Qian gradually became accustomed to reasoning and thinking about problems in the way of a commander-in-chief.

Fei Qian called Zhao Yun and Zhang Liao to his side and said: "...Xiliang soldiers are setting up a pontoon bridge to cross the river... Wenyuan, Zilong, what do you think should be done now?"

Zhao Yun looked at Fei Qian and seemed to understand something, but said nothing.

Zhang Liao acted more directly. He looked back at the road, then turned back and said, "Do you mean to turn around and deal with these thieves?"

Fei Qian smiled slightly and said: "How? Can we still fight?"

Zhang Liao and Zhao Yunjun cupped their hands and replied loudly: "Your Majesty, please give the order!"

Fei Qian laughed, turned around and got on his horse, and headed towards the formation of the team. Huang Xu and other flag-bearing guards followed closely. Zhang Liao and Zhao Yun looked at each other and hurriedly mounted their horses to follow.

Every soldier involuntarily turned to look at Fei Qian and the commander under the three-color flag.

In the cold weapon era, the morale of the army was often a very important factor in combat. Even in later generations, it is quite common for a dozen soldiers to chase and drive away several times or even ten times the number of opponent soldiers who have no fighting spirit, just like chasing ducks.

Retreating all the way like this and being chased by Li Jue, although it will be relatively safe now, it will actually cause some damage to the morale of the entire team...

Fei Qian sat upright on his horse, looked around, pulled out the long sword at his side, and violently slashed to one side in the air. Under the reflection of the morning light, the long sword flashed with a dazzling light.

"We Bingzhou men are like wolves in this land, not cattle and sheep!" Fei Qian shouted to the soldiers, "In the past two days, we have been chased all the way from Gaolu to here. These Xiliang thieves are not It’s annoying, I’m tired of it! Some people say that the Han’s frontier troops have always been elite in Bingliang! But now, I want to say that the Xiliang soldiers are no longer good, the whole world! Only Bingzhou soldiers like me are the elite of the Han!”

"Oh oh oh!" After hearing what Fei Qian said, all the soldiers couldn't help but raise their sabers and spears, wave them towards the sky, and let out a burst of cheers.

"We retreated before, not because we were afraid of this group of Xiliang thieves, but because we all belong to the border army and it will be difficult for everyone..." Fei Qian opened his eyes and spoke seriously, "But these thieves are not done yet! We are The people of Bingzhou are not that easy to bully, now it’s our turn to give these Xiliang thieves some color!”

"Everyone mount up! Let's go!"

A bright color in the sky became more and more obvious, reflecting the bright red morning glow.

Fei Qian's cloak was fluttering high in the morning breeze. Even though he had not slept all night, he was still in high spirits under the influence of adrenaline.

Under the leadership of Li Jue, the Xiliang soldiers hurried all day and were busy all night. Even if they were one person and two horses, the degree of loss during the pursuit was relatively small, but after all, human energy is limited, so This is also the time when they need to restore their physical strength.

Furthermore, although the pontoon bridge is more convenient and does not require removal of armor, how large can a pontoon bridge be built in one night? How many people can pass through at one time?

After the scout's description, Fei Qian almost knew the general shape of the pontoon bridge built by Li Jue. It was the simplest bridge based on rafts, with three or four rafts across it as the base, and then the rest. The wood connects these rafts. Of course, the width of the pontoon is at most about one and a half horses wide, because the wider the pontoon bridge, the consumption of materials and manpower will increase significantly. For one-time use, it is about one and a half horses. The width is about the same.

Although it is said that they are returning to fight back, it does not mean that Fei Qian must have an absolute advantage, because both sides have been galloping long distances for a long time, and the consumption of people and horses is equally high. Normally, under this situation, there is no Not a good time to fight.

However, it is also the best fighting opportunity at the moment.

Because unless you go north to the mountainous area, there really aren't many places in this area where you can snipe Li Jue. Li Jue thought that he would just run away, and he wouldn't have much preparation, just in time for a sudden attack!

Taking advantage of the morning light, when Fei Qian and others returned to Juqishui, they ran into the scouts sent by Li Jue!

It was not bright yet, so the smoke and dust were not obvious. When the two sides heard the sound of horse hooves like beating drums, they realized that they were face to face.

Zhao Yun and Zhang Liao rushed to the front of the entire team, like two sharp knives. When they saw the scouts sent by Li Jue, they immediately increased their horse speed to 100% without waiting for Fei Qian to give the order. The highest is like an arrow leaving the string, running forward!

Zhang Liao looked like he was on the back of a horse, with his body slightly arched, a spear stretched straight out, a few spear flowers danced slightly, and all the arrows fired in panic from the opposite side were deflected, and in a blink of an eye, he was Approaching the front line listed by Scout Li Jue!

Zhao Yun was slightly slower than Zhang Liao by half a horse length, but he had already taken off the long bow on the side of the horse. The strength of his legs and waist were enough to help Zhao Yun sit on top of the galloping horse. Steadyly, at the moment when the horse soared into the air, Zhao Yun shot three arrows in a row, and then three more arrows in the next moment. The arrows instantly passed Zhang Liao and went straight to the first few Xiliang scouts. go!

The arrows screamed, and the Xiliang scouts who were about to attack Zhang Liao were frightened. They couldn't help but dodge sideways, but in the end three of them were unable to dodge. One was shot in the face, and the other two were shot in the chest and abdomen. He immediately leaned back, turned over and fell off the horse.

At this time, Zhang Liao had already shouted loudly, and the prancing horse rushed straight into the queue of Xiliang scouts!

A Xiliang scout was just about to raise his sword to cut him off. Zhang Liao had already taken half a step forward and pierced the Xiliang scout's neck. He immediately opened half of his neck and the Xiliang scout's head was pulled away. He leaned to the side, and the blood in his chest spurted out with a "pop" sound along the huge wound under the pressure, like a blood-red firework being set off.

Behind the two of them, the rest of the Bingzhou cavalry had arrived at this time and slammed into Li Jue's Xiliang scout detachment. These Bingzhou cavalry had already put on battle armor this time, so they were no longer He was in such a state that he could fall down with just one arrow, and ran straight into the queue of Xiliang cavalry. Amidst the shouting of people and the neighing of horses, all the formations of Xiliang scouts were immediately scattered.

The Xiliang scouts' detachment was defeated, and they immediately turned around in the slanting stab, turned around and fled. Zhang Liao and Zhao Yun were about to pursue, but Fei Qian grabbed him and gave him a few words. Zhang Liao then took the order and led two hundred cavalry in advance to bite the tail of the Xiliang scouts' defeat, and then pursued them.

Li Jue was commanding the soldiers of Xiliang to cross the river at this time. As Fei Qian expected, the pontoon bridge was not spacious, and because it was built in such a hurry, and due to limited conditions, it basically had to be tied together and soaked in the water. The friction with each other caused some breaks and looseness, which further affected the efficiency of crossing the river.

After finally crossing the river, some soldiers and horses came over. When Li Jue sent out a team of scouts to investigate the surrounding situation and traces of Fei Qian's escape, he did not expect to see Fei Qian and his troops attacking in person.

Li Jue stood under a white banner on the south bank, surrounded by more than a dozen personal guards.

"Well done!"

Li Jue said fiercely, and ordered the cavalry who had already crossed the river to come forward to attack, and ordered the soldiers who followed to speed up the crossing of the river!

The sound of horns sounded, and some Xiliang cavalry who had already crossed the river, under the command of Li Jue, began to assemble to prepare for the attack of Fei Qian's troops. Soon a Xiliang military lord roared forward and led the two hundred cavalry who were the first to gather together to greet them.

The encounter with Fei Qian's troops was sudden, and there were a lot of gravel on both sides of the river beach area. It was not impossible to expand, but it would risk damaging the horseshoes. Therefore, Li Jue simply prepared to take advantage of the large number of people to fight Fei Qian. The troops were forced to carry it up. As long as Fei Qian was defeated and either captured or killed, everything would be worth it.

However, the attack by Fei Qian and the other cavalry was much more ferocious than Li Jue expected!

Almost in an instant, the Xiliang army and horses sent by Li Jue to attack were like water hitting a rock. Although the water seemed extremely turbulent, the rock remained motionless, and the Xiliang cavalry only knocked out blood-red blood on it. Apart from the foam and blood flowers, Fei Qian's cavalry formation could not be shaken!

Some people may be inconspicuous in ordinary times, but as long as they are on the battlefield, these people are the kings of the battlefield!

Just like Zhang Liao!

During the fierce battle, it seemed that the more enemies surrounded him, the more ferocious Zhang Liao became!

That long spear flying like a dragon, accompanied by the figure prancing on horseback, and the blood spurting out from the casualties of Xiliang soldiers nearby, turned out to be like a ball of extremely red brilliance, piercing everyone's eyes with life. pain.

The cold light of the spear flashed, and Zhang Liaofang stabbed to death a Xiliang soldier who was charging forward. He immediately twisted his backhand and severely slapped the two Xiliang soldiers who were rushing towards him. A big gash was cut across his neck and clavicle. He immediately let out all his strength. He couldn't hold back the gushing blood, and he fell down. But the other person took half a step forward and let him go. He fired his head and slashed, but was hit hard on the shoulder by the gun barrel from behind. He fell sideways and fell off the horse. While he was still rolling, he was stepped on by a horse rushing from the back door. Immediately, half of his screams were suppressed into the soil!

Several Xiliang soldiers who rushed behind were wearing armor and waving their swords. They moved very fast. Before Zhang Liao's spear could be withdrawn, they rushed straight into Zhang Liao's middle circle and hid. He opened the extremely ferocious spear head and raised his knife to cut Zhang Liao's body.

Seeing that Zhang Liao had no time to close the gun, he simply switched his hands to one, stretched his arms forward, and immediately penetrated the chest and abdomen of the other person in front. However, with his left hand, he drew out the sword with his left hand and knocked the horse's belly with his foot. He gave half a step to the side knowingly, and the two swords slashed from the flanks immediately missed.

Before the two men could retract their swords, Zhang Liao's sword had already swept out along with the force of his horse. The two Xiliang cavalrymen who had rushed past were suddenly shorter in stature, and blood rained down on their heads and faces. At this time, Only then did the rest of the people see the heads of these two Xiliang soldiers flying into the sky!

The speed of the cavalry's charge was more than ten times faster than that of the infantry. In the rain of blood, Zhang Liao had already seen the Xiliang military lord in front of the Xiliang cavalry formation, who was leading the frontline command.

As soon as their eyes met, the Xiliang military lord knew that he couldn't escape. He suddenly felt fierce in his heart, roared, and rushed towards Zhang Liao with a slap on the horse!

The Junhou held his sword in one hand and held up a somewhat oval riding shield with the other. When they crossed paths, he saw Zhang Liao stabbing him with a spear. He shouted and rammed the shield outward with his sword, and then slashed straight with the sword. His movements were extremely skillful. Simple yet powerful, it was obviously a move honed on the battlefield, full of blood.

At this time, Zhang Liao's two pistols became a sword and a spear, and the flexibility of the spear was reduced a little. The Xiliang Army Marquis knocked Zhang Liao's spear at the right time and with full force. The spear was immediately knocked by the Xiliang Army Marquis. Opening an angle, I saw the Xiliang Army Marquis slashing with his sword, and Zhang Liao also slashed with his sword. The swords of both sides collided in the air, and sparks flew out with a "clang" sound!

Cavalry is different from infantry fighting. Usually, the moment the two sides meet each other, there is only one chance to strike, and then the two sides pass each other due to the speed of the horses. If they want to continue fighting, they have to wait for the next opportunity to cross each other.

Xiliang Junhou was also a veteran on the battlefield. When he saw Zhang Liao's state and martial arts skills, he knew that he was no match for him, so he became ruthless and used all the intuition and experience he had accumulated on the battlefield to defeat Zhang Liao. After being able to withstand Zhang Liao's attacks and pass them by, he took a breath in his heart and heard his own men shouting in panic beside him!

I don't know when, Zhang Liao had already slipped the hand holding the spear, from holding it at the end of the spear to now holding it behind Hong Ying's tip, freeing up a long section of the spear's shaft and holding it between the two horses. The moment they intertwined was a backhand thrust back diagonally!

Although the tail of the spear is not as sharp as the head of the spear, it still has a blunt tip with a triangular shape. When the Xiliang Junhou heard the warning from his subordinates, he turned around and saw a dark shadow coming towards him. When he tried to dodge, it was already too late, and Zhang Liao stabbed him in the forehead with the tail of his gun!

At this moment, even though it was a noisy battlefield with people shouting and horses neighing, it seemed that everyone heard the sound of bone cracking!

Along with this, the Xiliang army who commanded the front to attack Zhang Liao fell. Not only the swords and shields fell to dust, but also the morale of the Xiliang soldiers who attacked...

The Bingzhou cavalry behind Zhang Liao became more energetic, shouting loudly and rushing forward in the bloody path of Zhang Liao. On the other hand, after the Xiliang cavalry lost the commanding officer at the front, their courage suddenly deteriorated and they resisted for a while. Then he avoided it diagonally, turned his horse's head and ran back. After all, most of these Xiliang cavalry are Qiang Huqi. Although they are extremely ferocious when fighting with the wind, they are also quite skilled in running when they are defeated.

The Xiliang cavalry running back and the second group of cavalry who were about to come forward were about to collide, causing the Xiliang soldiers to panic. The captain who was leading the troops from behind suddenly shouted, The soldiers were ordered to shoot a row of arrows in front of the retreating Xiliang cavalry. When they sensed the threat of death, the soldiers whose morale had dropped to freezing point became more sober and did not continue to collide with the military formation assembled in the middle... …

"All troops, stay here!" Zhang Liao scanned the number of Xiliang soldiers who had crossed the river in front, raised his spear and stopped the horses.

The big white flag on the other side of the river is still swaying, which proves that Li Jue has probably not crossed the river yet, so it is not worth taking too much risk. There are about five or six hundred Xiliang riders who have crossed the river, and those on the south bank There are a large number of cavalry lined up in a row. If they get too close, they may be attacked by cold arrows. In addition, there is little room for maneuver on the river beach. If you go too deep and plunge in, eventually losing the speed of your horse, it may not be a good choice.

Therefore, Zhang Liao seized this opportunity to break away from the battle, turned his horse back, picked up the body of the Xiliang military lord with a spear, and shouted loudly: "This is Zhang Wenyuan of Yanmen! I have specially prepared a gift for Wangchi. Marquis Yang is happy to accept it!"

After finishing his words, Zhang Liao swung the corpse forward on the spear, and a "bang" sound stirred up a large amount of dust, "If you take one more step forward, this will be the end! The Yongliang border army, haha, it's nothing more than this ! Sons, let’s go!” Then he took his soldiers, turned the horse’s head and walked back.

When Zhang Liao's words were heard, Li Jue, who was under the white banner, turned pale...