Six hundred and seventieth chapters face pat
In the Southern Han Dynasty, the Zhou army had already entered Shaozhou.
Cao Bin mobilized the vanguard of Jiangnan Daying and took the nearest road to Xingwangfu (Panyu) to test the entry into the Southern Han border. Unexpectedly, after several rounds of bombardment, he easily captured Xiongzhou on the border between the Southern Tang and Southern Han borders.
So Prime Minister Li Gu came to Jiangnan, controlled the transportation of various states, and sent a large number of food and grass resources to Xiongzhou. Cao Bin operated defense in Xiongzhou, using this as the base camp, concentrating more than 90,000 troops and a large number of military supplies here, preparing to attack Shaozhou head-on.
Shaozhou is the gateway to the Southern Han Kingdom. As long as you occupy this place, you can drive along the rivers and approach the capital of the Southern Han Kingdom.
Qianniu Bei's accompanying Lu Duan suggested that Cao Bin divide his troops into two groups and restrain the reinforcements of the Southern Han Kingdom from the western route. Cao Bin believed that this person did not know the troops and his official position was low, so he refused to adopt them, and insisted on concentrating his troops on the front line.
However, Cao Bin and his soldiers shared the joys and sorrows, and they were very concerned about everything. From the vanguard scout to the rear army's supplies, they all arranged carefully and properly. They were also strictly prohibited from robbing the generals and plundering them, and there were no mistakes after leaving the army.
The south of the Nanling Mountains was not developed enough, and the jungle was dense, and there were often indigenous people with hair combed like awls. All the generals strictly ordered the soldiers to provoke those people. However, the indigenous people did not dare to provoke the army with strong stern ties. Instead, Shaozhou gathered a large number of enemy troops and were moving north.
...The central army wanted to cross a mountain range in front and build a fortress in the south. Kaifeng commander where Yu Liang was located was one of the first people to cross the mountain.
Everyone went south along the Zhenshui River. The scouts before found no large groups of enemy soldiers; while the Zhou army advanced from both sides of the river in groups. If there were too many people, they would be bold and people would not be afraid.
However, the crowd was still a bit dull. The commanders of Kaifeng on the east coast all came from the Central Plains and were not very adaptable to the climate. It was early autumn, but the weather was still hot.
Yu Liang's face was pale, his forehead was full of sweat, and sweat dripped straight down from the brim of his helmet hat. He was uncomfortable all over. The mouthful of Congwu was not so delicious. He had walked thousands of miles in the past few months, suffered enough pain, and the people had sunburned. These days, he felt unwell, and his head was a little hot, but he just held it down and didn't say anything.
When he looked at the Zhang brothers from his fellow countrymen, he saw that they were talking and laughing, and they looked very good. Those poor farmers, although they were very thin when they first joined the army, were very hard-working and obedient. As long as they had enough food, walking every day was not a big deal!
Yu Liang was so hot that he couldn't stand it anymore. His feet were filled with lead, and the river water was shimmering in the sun. Yu Liang cursed in his heart: What kind of wild land is this!
Finally, he couldn't help leaving the queue, ran to the river and scooped a handful of water and poured it on his face. He felt a pleasant coolness! Yu Liang quickly scooped up another handful of water and drank it in big mouthfuls. He looked up and sighed. He simply buried his head, put his whole face in the cool river water and soaked it for a while, and then wiped it on his face with his hand.
At this moment, Yu Liang found blood on his palm and was stunned.
After a while, he felt a numbness on his face. He reached out and touched it, touched the soft and slippery thing, and hurriedly pinched it out, but it didn't pull it out!
"Fuck! What's the matter!" Yu Liang shouted in shock.
After hearing the news, his subordinates surrounded him and stared at his face. Yu Liang said, "What? What..."
The more than thirty people suddenly became noisy, and even other teams looked at each other. Someone said, "Don't worry, General Yu, this is a leech, it's no big deal."
"Fuck! This thing is drilling into the flesh, how can I get it out!" Yu Liang's voice changed. This thing doesn't hurt, but it's a pity to think about drilling into the flesh on his face!
The man just said, "You have to use wine, and it will come out as soon as you pickle it."
Where did you get the wine at this time? The man shouted again: "It's okay to use urine."
After saying that, he untied his belt and took out an ugly thing. Although Yu Liang was very scared, he was unwilling to piss on his face. Everyone took out the iron cup for his meal and pissed it on the rice bowl!
Then, without saying a word, he threw it on Yu Liang's face.
"Mom..." Yu Liang almost cried, but he didn't see who was splashing. Something was still seeping into the corner of his mouth, and the feeling was really hard to say... It was already like this, so he had to ask, "Has it been made?"
Everyone stared at each other and shook their heads. The man just said again: "Phone, hit it with his palm!"
Yu Liang finally saw that guy clearly, that was the Sanlang of the Zhang family, and immediately cursed: "Zhang San, your dog is splashing on my face! I am not willing to bring you out of the poor mountain village..."
Zhang Sanyi said innocently: "I... I am also anxious for General Yu Shi."
"Hurry out that thing, life is important." Human beings said.
A fireboat next to him slapped Yu Liang's face "slap...", as if he was slapping him in the face. Half of Yu Liang's face was almost swollen.
Yu Liang: "Fuck you_mother!"
"It's out! It's out!" Everyone said happily.
Yu Liang was stunned, his face full of urine, and it was still swollen. Then he waited for Zhang San's angrily, and Zhang San said, "I... I'm anxious, it's not intentional!"
Yu Liang lowered his head and saw a soft black thing. He raised his foot and stomped it on it. Zhang San said again: "If you can't step on it, you have to marinate it with urine!"
"I'll pick you up!" Yu Liang pointed at Zhang San's nose and cursed.
At this moment, suddenly there was a shout in front of me: "Prepare for war!" Then gongs and drums sounded together.
Yu Liang was also surprised and quickly looked up and looked back. Someone said, "The flag is there." Yu Liang waved his hand and led a group of people to quickly move towards a flag.
Yu Liang's people were in the last row, and more than 100 people quickly lined up in three long rows according to the usual training ranks. At this time, a horse-riding messenger came over and pointed to the front and said, "All the people are moving closer to that side!"
Everyone followed Dutou, lined up and ran forward.
After a while, another commander arrived and shouted: "Command Commander! The first to the third capital will set up the formation on the spot; the first capital head will lead the Sandu, if you die in battle, replace the leader in sequence!"
Under the order of Dutou, everyone formed a square array with their backs against the water.
"Mu..." A long roar came from the forest, as if it was the scream of an elephant. It was mixed with strange screams of people... The enemy was already very close, no wonder the commander asked everyone to set up their formation on the spot!
Yu Liang wiped his face with a handkerchief and pulled out the sword from his waist. The crossbow had been skewed, while the firearm was still busy loading.
Everyone followed the sound and looked ahead. Yu Liang also looked over. There was nothing. They were all trees. The trees were not only high, but their branches and leaves were also quite lush. There were only sparse and mottled highlights of sunlight sprinkling in between the leaves on the ground.
Dutou shouted: "Military law, those who retreat in the battle will be killed! Stay stable in the formation, don't panic. If you run on the battle formation, you will die faster!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a sensation. A black shadow riding a horse appeared in the forest. The horse's hooves stepped on the weeds and leaves and did not sound. Yu Liang widened his eyes, and even his breathing almost stopped. Everyone was very nervous.
The vanguard of Jiangnan Camp fought a battle in Xiongzhou. In that battle, Yu Liang and others experienced it: they heard the sound of thunder-like cannons from afar, and then they heard that they had occupied Xiongzhou!
In fact, the soldiers present had basically never fought a war except for generals above the head!
The shadows of people and horses are getting closer and closer, and they are traveling rapidly between trees. There are also horses in the Southern Han Dynasty, and they are particularly adapted to the mountains and forests!
Everyone shouted: "Stay calm! Listen to the military order!"
Unexpectedly, as soon as he finished speaking, he heard the "papapapa..." string sound, and the row of crossbowmen in front shot arrows one after another! The arrows in the forest flew straight, and many crossbow arrows were inserted into the trunk.
"Mom..." A big scolding came from the front.
Immediately afterwards, there were croaking calls and shouts from the forest, and infantry and cavalry rushed over! Everyone couldn't understand the dialect of Southern Han. The accent here was particularly difficult to understand, and the pronunciations were different!
There was a drum sound on the "dong" and the military flag in front shaking. The general shouted: "Switch!"
The crossbowman in the first row changed to the third row, and then rushed to pull the crossbow arrows and stomped on the strings. Yu Liang saw the man next to him and sat on the ground, stared at the crossbow body with his feet, and pulled the strings hard several times but didn't pull them open. The guy's hands were shaking.
The ferocious horse soldiers had already rushed to the bottom of their noses. They had just moved to the row in front of them and then put off crossbows without waiting for orders. For a moment, the people were tilted up and screamed and neighed in the forest.
The remaining horse soldiers rushed over. Yu Liang shouted when he heard it: "Draw the sword and kill!"
After a moment, he heard a loud ding-clang sound and screams from people. The front was filled with a group of people, and the Zhou army's formation was immediately in chaos. There was also a city behind him who immediately picked up the spear and lined up the array.
Yu Liang held a single knife in his hand and was squeezed into the middle by the scattered soldiers. The surroundings were in a mess and didn't know what to do.
At this time, a large number of infantrymen were roaring and running towards this side, holding swords, guns, sticks, and some people actually had their hair disheveled like savages! They rushed over desperately!
The Zhou army's rioters were very stupid. After fighting against armor for a while, they were killed and ran away. Then the hundred-man gun formation behind them was also in chaos, and everyone scattered. Someone actually shouted, "Run, run..."
Before Yu Liang understood what was going on, he followed everyone and ran away. Seeing that there were a group of Zhou army accomplices on the other side of the river, he was panicked and was about to run to the river, but unexpectedly he saw a soldier being chased down the river, and his head was washed twice on the water and it was like a big rock sinking into the water! Most of these northern soldiers could not do water, nor could they do it, and no one could swim with four-piece armor sets of at least thirty kilograms.
Seeing this, he hurriedly ran north and ran into the forest. As he ran, he heard someone saying, "Lao Lao, throw the weapon away!" He looked back and saw that the two brothers of the Zhang family were also following him and running away desperately.
Chapter completed!