Chapter 2311 Lost Hope, Fallen Ambition (Gageng)


    Zhang Liao and Tai Shici led 2,000 cavalry and rushed to the outside of Zhangye City at dawn.


    The flames in Zhangye City were soaring into the sky, and huge flames rose into the sky from time to time. The fire light shone on the **** battlefield, making every figure in the battlefield sway, like a wild beast with teeth and claws.


    The sound of fierce fighting, the sound of loud horns, the rapid and violent sound of war drums, and the loud and noisy shouts all gathered together to form a huge roar, as if the **** of death in **** opened his **** mouth and continued laughing and roaring.


    Zhang Liao could not help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw the banner of the Han Dynasty on the top of the city still flying in the flames from a distance.


    Beigong sent back to rescue Du Yeze''s troops, but the result was just like Beigong''s own character, posturing and cowardly, so that both Zhang Liao and Tai Shici misjudged the time, originally thought that these Qiang people with great fanfare would be eager Entering Du Nozawa, falling into the ambush encirclement, the result is that these guys dawdled on the road for two days for no reason before slipping into the encirclement...


    Seeing that the prey is about to fall into the trap, don''t be in a hurry, don''t move around, don''t mention this aggrieved energy.


    Tai Shici, who came after him, saw the flag of the Han army in the flames from a distance, and he also let out a sigh of relief.


    All fools know that it is not difficult to defeat an opponent in the Gobi desert. Maybe it only takes one charge, but it is not so easy to surround the opponent and completely destroy the opponent. If Zhang Liao and Tai Shici hadn''t teamed up to block these Qiang people in Wuwei Linwei one after another, they might have escaped and reported to Beigong.


    If Beigong knew that Zhang Liao Tai Shici was coming, would he insist on attacking Zhangye, maybe he would, but it might just scatter into the desert...


    In that kind of situation, even chasing or not chasing is not enough. The pursuit didn''t have much effect, and the Qiang people couldn''t be dealt a heavy blow if they didn''t chase and kill all the garrison troops. Zhang Liao and Tai Shici were the ones who suffered.


    It’s not like now. Although Beigong knew that reinforcements might come, he didn’t know that the Han people came so fast, so he didn’t have much defense...


    Of course, there are still some Qiang scouts on the periphery, but those nomadic scouts who are not professional at all, were swept away by the elite scouts of hussars all the way through mental calculations, and Zhang Liao and Tai Shici galloped all the way. The Qiang scouts did not play an early warning role at all.


    Zhang Liao turned his head to look at Tai Shici, and Tai Shici was also looking at him. When the two eyes met, they understood each other''s meaning...


    『The Qiang people went crazy...』


    『Zhang Ye can be able to choke...』


    『You don’t have to wait for Jiuquan…』


    『It’s a bit of a risk now…』


    『But Zhangye…』


    『It might be even more troublesome when it’s dawn...』


    One sentence per person, speaking quickly.


    "so…"


    『Attack side. 』


    『Drive it away. 』


    『Good! 』


    Attack the flanks, not flanks.


    There is a possibility of annihilating the Qiang people if they spread out and encircle the city. However, Zhang Liao and Tai Shici led only two thousand cavalry in the lead, and the Qiang people besieged the city on all sides. The total number of people is at least ten or twenty thousand. If you can''t swallow it, it''s dangerous.


    It''s not that the number of reinforcements led by Tai Shici is not enough, but that the horses have a lot of stamina consumed by rushing, so the two thousand are just the first, and there are cavalry following the route of the two of them.


    『Compare? 』Tai Shici slowly waved the iron halberd, then pointed forward,


    Zhang Liao laughed and nodded, "Okay, whoever takes the flag first wins!" 』


    Tai Shici didn''t say anything, just kicked the horse''s belly lightly, and took the lead to lead the team forward. Zhang Liao also waved and led the team to set off at the same time.


    Tai Shici couldn''t hold back his gradually boiling fighting spirit. Since the first battle in Yecheng, Tai Shici had hardly fought any decent battles, or in his mind decent battles, those small-scale battles , It''s like scratching an itch, it''s so uncomfortable.


    The sound of horseshoes gradually sounded, gradually getting louder, and then overwhelming.


    Tai Shici was lying on the back of the horse, his body undulating rhythmically with the galloping of the horse, he even closed his eyes, listening to the wind whispering in his ears, as if feeling wholeheartedly that he was about to face the battle. The pleasure of galloping before.


    As we get closer to Zhangye City, we can clearly hear the shouts and screams on the battlefield, the clash of swords and guns, the sound of ox horns below the city, and the sound of war drums above the city. The **** smell in the air, the burnt smell after burning trees, and the tragic and painful smell that permeated the battlefield.


    Bei Gong was very excited. He stood near the city, high-spirited, and felt that his own ability was stronger than that of the previous generation of Bei Gong. Could the previous generation of Bei Gong be able to conquer the big city of the Han people so smoothly?


    Beigong saw more and more Qiang people climbed up the city wall, and more and more Qiang people rushed into the city gate, a kind of emotion surged up, which made his face happy He smiled, but this smile didn''t last long. He suddenly noticed that the war horse beside him shook its neck a little bit uncomfortably.


    Bei Gong began to look around subconsciously, feeling vaguely that something was wrong.


    Zhang Liao slowly sat up straight from the horse, shook the red tassel on the spear a little, spun out a huge gun flower, and then roared loudly: "Blow the horn, go full speed!" 』


    Beigong stared wide-eyed, staring into the depths of the darkness in surprise. He didn''t know which force it was and why it suddenly appeared here. But he was familiar with the ox horn, which was the sound of a pure ox horn, so like all Qiang soldiers, when he heard it for the first time, he subconsciously thought it was his reinforcements.


    Could it be that the Qiang people from the Qilian Mountains came here?


    But why, Bei Gong felt that his heart was beating so fast and chaotically?


    The sound of the huge horn came from the depths of the darkness again, and accompanied by the roar of galloping horses, an atmosphere of tension and fear instantly enveloped the hearts of every Qiang soldier in the city. To suffocate. And the closer the sound of the horseshoes, the more uneasy the Qiang people became.


    『Brother! ’Bei Gong’s younger brother shouted from the side, ‘This is not right! Something is wrong! Not our reinforcements! 』


    Bei Gong suddenly realized that he was very close to his army, and these guys were still blowing the charge, so it was either the enemy or the devil! Even if they are Qiang people who can blow the trumpet, they are still Qiang people who belong to the enemy!


    Beigong''s complexion changed drastically, and he roared hoarsely: "Defense! Prepare to defend! This is an enemy surprise attack, surprise attack...』


    The Qiang soldiers in the distance were at a loss, not knowing what happened.


    One moment before, they were still happily rushing into the city, and the next moment, there were horns and horseshoes moving forward outside the city. Although it is true that the screams of these killings near Zhangye covered part of the sound of horseshoes, making Zhang Liao and Tai Shici''s surprise attack a certain degree, but in fact, the Qiang people did not have much training and disorder, and when they encountered a sudden attack The panic of the incident is the key point when the whole situation begins to change.


    There are soldiers who have undergone systematic training, even if the sound of galloping horses has overshadowed all other sounds on the battlefield, even if the inner fear has begun to spread in the darkness, the muscle memory of long-term training will still make these soldiers The soldiers made corresponding changes according to the training orders, and put on a posture to meet the enemy.


    The problem is that the Qiang people don''t understand these things, and most of them have not received any training.


    This is the biggest and weakest problem of all nomads. Before they formed a military system, their soldiers all relied on physical instinct and fierce spirit, so they fought a **** road from deep mountains and old forests The first generation is usually the most powerful, and then from generation to generation, the last people are not much different from those of the Eight Banners in the Qing Dynasty, they can only be lip service...


    Therefore, at the moment, even if Beigong shouted his throat, the chaotic Qiang people still had no way to gather immediately to meet Zhang Liao and Tai Shici. Even Zhang Liao and Tai Shici''s troops had traveled long distances, and their numbers were still far away. is lower than the sum of the Qiang people...


    A cavalry leaped out of the darkness, and a long halberd shone coldly in the air.


    Tai Shici laughed, the laughter was full of desire and excitement for fighting: "The big man wins!" kill! 』


    The next moment, the voices of countless people also sounded: "The big man wins!" 』


    "kill! 』


    The sound of killing suddenly resounded, shaking the entire dark night.


    More cavalry soldiers heard the shout, and they followed behind with all their strength and shouted, "Wan Sheng! Victory! Victory! 』


    The cavalry of the Han army was like a flood that broke the embankment, whistling, roaring, and roaring all the way, carrying the sound of wind and thunder all over the sky, and with a thunderous momentum, they rushed towards the Qiang troops outside the city like a thunderbolt.


    On the city walls of Zhangye, the soldiers on both sides have become ferocious beasts. They are entangled, tearing at each other, chopping with knives, hacking with axes, poking with spears, and biting with their teeth.


    The corpses were everywhere, blood soaked the ground, and even began to drip down the cracks in the green bricks.


    The Qiang soldiers who climbed up the city wall were stunned by Zhang Liao and Tai Shici''s army that appeared from the darkness. They stood on the city wall dumbfounded and watched, lying on the **** battlements, unable to believe their eyes. They even started to yell nervously, and no one knew what they were yelling.


    Beigong under the city was also screaming nervously. He called for archers, cavalry to counterattack, and Qiang leaders to deal with it quickly, but behind him, on the left and right, there were no archers, and there were no neatly lined up cavalry. , because it was for the purpose of attacking the city, basically most of the Qiang people dismounted and concentrated under the city of Zhangye, and changed into assault infantry with swords and shields. Around Beigong, only Beigong himself was left Some of the guards...


    There was a huge cheer in Zhangye City, more Han soldiers and Han people rushed up, and the oppressive Qiang people retreated step by step.


    Those Qiang soldiers who were relatively close to the city wall had already begun to turn around first, and ran wildly to both sides, trying to avoid the sharp edge of the Han cavalry.


    Zhang Liao''s spear was like a rolling python, and shot a Qiang shield soldier who had not had time to escape in mid-air. The inferior wooden shield was torn apart under the huge impact, and the Qiang shield soldier screamed. Flying in the air and falling heavily, it was like a dull thunder. Although the sound was not loud, it was like a bass drum, beating heavily on the hearts of the Qiang soldiers, making people tremble.


    『Kill…』


    The cavalrymen of the Han army shouted and waved their sabers fiercely. The horses under them were galloping and roaring, hitting all the enemies who blocked their progress wantonly. The Qiang soldiers are like boats in the stormy sea, and like fallen leaves in the strong wind, helpless and weak. They are cruelly trampled, trampled, hit, and killed by this huge force that suddenly descends from the darkness. , There is no strength to fight back at all.


    Didn''t even find that the Han cavalry was much less than their number...


    If some of these Qiang people can serve as the backbone, like those who have high prestige like Maodun Tadun Tanshihuai, maybe they can reunite in the chaotic situation, and then gather troops during the retreat. Turning back to kill Zhang Liao and Tai Shici with a carbine, just like the Mongolian tactics of the Yuan Dynasty. At first, they thought they had defeated the Yuan Mongolian cavalry, but in the end they were dragged to death by the Yuan Mongolian cavalry.


    However, it is a pity that Beigong is not some kind of maudun pastime.


    Tai Shici took the lead, the halberd in his hand could not only be stabbed like a light weapon, but could also be swept, slapped and smashed like a heavy weapon, but whatever fell into Tai Shici''s hands would be left whole The corpse is luck, the halberd is like the scythe of death, recklessly harvesting life.


    The cavalry behind Tai Shici also fought bravely and fought fiercely.


    Meng Shu suddenly opened his eyes from the coma...


    When the deep sound of the war horse sounded like rolling thunder in the dark night, Meng Shuna was desperate to the extreme, his heart that had almost stopped beating again, he opened his eyes wide, and looked in the direction of the rolling thunder.


    Meng Shu saw the Qiang soldiers outside the city melting and retreating like snowflakes meeting the scorching sun, and fled in panic. Even the Qiang soldiers who had rushed up the city wall were also hurriedly retreating along the ladder. The horns of various Qiang people sounded chaotically around...


    『Beating... cough cough cough...』Meng Shu shouted loudly, but a mouthful of half-coagulated blood spewed out, but he didn''t realize it, and continued to shout, 『Beat the drum! Beat the drum! 』


    The rumbling drums sounded earth-shattering.


    This is the drum of victory, this is the drum of victory over the enemy. The soldiers and the people in the city woke up from the blood. They were finally looking forward to reinforcements, and at the moment they were about to collapse, they were looking forward to reinforcements.


    The sound of war drums and cheers resounded through the whole world of Zhangye City in an instant.


    Tai Shici and Zhang Liao are like the two sharp edges of scissors, one on the left and one on the right, and they cooperate seamlessly. No matter how the Qiang people resist, as long as they are twisted into it, they will die...


    Well, in a sense, it does have a taste of golden scissors.


    The Qiang soldiers who tried to snipe and stop them were wiped out by Tai Shici and Zhang Liao, and the rest were naturally those who only wanted to escape...


    The Qiang people who lost their fighting spirit were no different from other ordinary people. They panicked and ran around desperately, and then were hacked to death by their own people who blocked the way, or the cavalry of the Han army caught up and killed them. Killed under the horse.


    The troops of Zhang Liao and Tai Shici have all deployed. Amidst the sound of drums and the sound of horns, the morale of the soldiers is like a rainbow, roaring and roaring like a rounded sword , roaring, and slammed down fiercely with the force of a thunderbolt. The Qiang people under the city of Zhangye were howling and crying, their livers and gallbladders were torn apart, and their wolves were running wild, unable to fight any more.


    Bei Gong looked at the Qiang soldiers fleeing in a panic, and felt as if a piece of flesh had been dug out of his heart. He was also stunned, and lost the ability to think in a daze.


    He thought that by occupying Zhangye, he could wait for reinforcements from the Qiang people on the other side of the Qilian Mountains, and then he could develop a grand plan and establish a huge Qiang tribe alliance, and Zhangye was the step for Beigong himself to ascend to the throne of the alliance king , is also the achievement of dyeing his shirt red...


    Therefore, Beigong must take down Zhangye first anyway, so that these Qiang people in Longyou will obey him, and then he can use these Qiang people in Longyou to suppress and control those Qiang people from the side of Qilian Mountain , making the scattered Qiang tribes form a whole, but before he could wait for the Qiang reinforcements, the Han reinforcements arrived first...


    At this moment, he suddenly remembered the way the previous generation of Bei Gong cried in front of him, and understood the mood of the previous generation of Bei Gong, the kind of victory that was clearly within easy reach, but it was like the moon in the water and the flower in the mirror. Lost, ethereal, out of reach.


    『King! Your Majesty, let''s go! 』


    Beigong was at a loss, was helped by his guards onto the horse, and then retreated.


    People can walk as much as they want, but it is not an easy task to move the big banner that stands upright. First, you have to pull out the big banner that is stuck in the ground, then put it down, and finally pick up the big banner that is on the top of the wooden pole. Which part, and then several people resisted to go...


    But this thing represents the North Palace, and even represents the blessings of the gods and the Aries God, and it cannot be discarded, so it can only be put down in a hurry and disassembled in a hurry...


    These Qiang people were flustered and forgot one thing. There were originally the most torches next to the big banner, just like the bright flames are often on the side of the banner of the Commander in Chief of the Han Chinese.


    So when the big banner fell, almost everyone saw it.


    If the big banner of Beigong didn’t move, there might be a glimmer of life. As a result, the Qiang people also started to fall when they saw the big banner of Beigong, which meant that Beigong died or fled, and naturally lost their last fighting spirit , Anyway, the big guys are running for their lives, and the little guys are still fighting?


    The Qiang who had lost their fighting spirit evacuated frantically, and immediately more Qiang soldiers realized that the ultimate goal of the Han cavalry was actually that huge and eye-catching guy, and they all stepped out of the way...


    The Han cavalry chased them close. Seeing the big banner of the Qiang people in front of them, the Qiang people ran behind their horses, intending to chase after them, but their physical strength dropped a lot because of the rush of their own horses. , and didn’t have much strength. Although he was urged again and again, the speed of the horse couldn’t be raised. In a hurry, a Han cavalry stabbed his horse’s rear with a knife. Leaping up high, he bumped into the big banner of the Qiang people.


    With a sound of "boom", the Han cavalry knocked down the cavalry carrying the Qiang banner, and the two horses fell to the ground in a hurry, and that one represented the supreme glory of the Qiang people, representing one area after another. The big banner of "Bei Gong" and the skull representing the Aries God fell to the ground, broke in two, and were trampled into the yellow mud by the cavalry following behind...


    Bei Gong suddenly felt as if his heart was empty, and looked back in a daze, but only saw the scene of complete chaos, and couldn''t help crying out in pain, "Why, why is this happening..."


    (end of this chapter)