【Chapter 309】 Blood of the setting sun
The right wing of the Western Liang Army.
In this decisive battle, Bo was the chief general for the first time. In the past, he had always been stationed in the rear or defended the city. Most of the soldiers and horses under his tent were infantry, and only a small number of combat cavalry were. But this battle was different. He was the chief general of 30,000 Wuwei Iron Cavalry and was ordered to lead his army to rush to the right wing of the Western Liang Army.
This is a rare opportunity to show his command ability since Bo Cai participated in Li Li's command. The opportunity must not be missed, and he will never come again. This time, the six generals under his entourage are all the bravery of ten thousand men, and the war cavalry they lead are the most elite war cavalry of the Wuwei Army. If such a god-given opportunity is missed, then he will be in vain for serving Zhu Jun over the years and endure humiliation and heavy burdens. Therefore, he has already planned it properly, before and after the six war cavalry. The two teams were divided into two teams, Teng Yu, Dian Wei and Ma Chao, and 15,000 cavalry as the front, and Tarru, Pang De and Tietu were the rear, and 30,000 cavalry formed a front-and-back echelon, and rode their horses to attack directly to the right wing of the Western Liang army. He himself led 750 chariots behind the palace to press the formation. Once the Iron Cavalry broke through the right wing army formation, he would personally lead the chariot formation to attack the Western Liang army from the side, pry open the turtle shell formed by Li Jue's huge shield formation, and defeat the Western Liang army in one fell swoop.
At the beginning of the war, Dian Wei, Teng Yu and Ma Chao took the lead, with the weapons in their palms flying in the air, sweeping away the dense arrows and crossbow arrows flying towards them, galloping wildly, rushing towards the right-wing military formation, and fighting against each other.
"Xi Yuyu!"
Teng Yu, who was sprinting rapidly, rushed to the right wing army formation of Xiliang. With a loud loud neighing, the fire cloud god under Teng Yu's crotch suddenly stood up when he approached the giant shield formation in front of the formation. The two horse's hooves suddenly gathered together when they fell. When the horse fell, a pair of front hooves suddenly stepped on and stomped heavily on the round shield carried by the giant shield soldiers of Xiliang. Suddenly, four giant shield soldiers carrying on their shoulders flew backwards as if they were struck by lightning. The powerful impact force of the horse's hooves forced them to fly backwards in a straight line, and they opened their mouths and spit blood, knocked down a large number of shield soldiers. In an instant, the originally dense and seamless giant shield formation suddenly collapsed, and the formation was in chaos.
"Bang! Kill——"
Teng Yu, who was standing on the cross halberd, shouted loudly when the four hooves of the Fire Cloud Divine Horse landed on the ground, then he held the double-spearl slapped with both hands and rushed into the formation. But he saw his halberd flying in the air, each halberd smashing at least three giant shields. The soldiers who were crushed by the giant shield not only failed to save their lives, but also retreated and knocked down several of their own giant shield soldiers, making the gap of the giant shield formation wider. Teng Yu, who was riding a horse, not only had to attack the giant shield, but also leaned over and fly the hook and sickle spear that poked out from the middle or ground of the giant shield, and put his hands up and down to break a passage for the battle cavalry behind him.
The giant shield is accompanied by the hook and sickle spear, which is a common method of killing enemies by giant shield soldiers against cavalry. Use the giant shield to squeeze the sprint space of war horses. As long as the speed of the galloping cavalry slows down, then use the hook and sickle spear to extend out of the gap of the giant shield, waiting for an opportunity to cut off the horse's legs, then hook the cavalry and drag it into the giant shield, and rush up to kill the cavalry. This method of cooperating with each other to kill the enemy seems complicated, but it is actually simple and fast. It is extremely easy to succeed, and it is actually the only way for infantry to deal with cavalry.
When Teng Yu rushed into the enemy formation, Dian Wei and Ma Chao were also not inferior. The two of them were very brave and rushed into the air. The divine horse under their crotch was an abnormally stalked horse, and the horse's hooves were heavily trampled on the giant shield. Immediately, the two of them rode their horses on the giant shield while leaning over to kill the exposed shield soldiers. When the four hooves of the mount under their crotch landed on the ground, the giant shield formation that was blocking them was already in chaos, and was then broken through by the Wuwei Iron Cavalry that followed. Thousands of giant shield soldiers were instantly submerged in the torrent of iron hooves.
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The Xiliang general who was on the right wing was the veteran Fan Chou. He was fifty years old at that time and had been fighting on the battlefield for more than 20 years. He was always a veteran and persistent in the army. He had good martial arts skills, but he was limited to good things. He had the strength of a first-class war general. He was quite powerful. His military strategy was very average, but he was very experienced, had rich experience in fighting, was cautious, meticulous, restrained, and taciturn. Therefore, he was not famous in the Xiliang army, not as famous as Li Jue, Guo Si, Duan Wei and others, but he was indeed a true general. His family background can be traced back to the Western Han Dynasty and was a descendant of Fan Kuai, the founding father of the Western Han Dynasty. It’s a pity that the years have changed and the world has changed. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Fan family has long declined and has become a commoner's family, which is no different from the grassroots.
However, Fan Chou never forgot that he was the descendant of the founding father of the Han Dynasty. Although the Fan family was defeated and hidden in the torrent of time, he always remembered the honor of the family, and hidden arrogance that had been passed down for hundreds of years in his bones. Therefore, he thought that Snake and Li Jue, Guo Si and others had a good relationship, and dressed up as a good-looking face and bent under Dong Zhuo. However, he had always been a self-developed in the Xiliang army, and always kept a hidden distance from the Xiliang generals, neither compromising nor humbly praising and pleading. Because of this, his position in the army was neither high nor low, and his troops in his hands were always at about 20,000, which was also considered a member of the real power faction.
Now Fan Chou is a veteran of the destiny. The Fan family is a poor family. Fan Chou's elder brother was also a powerful general in his early years. However, he was unfortunately killed in the turmoil of the Qiang people in Xiliang seven years ago, leaving the orphan and widowed mother to be taken care of by Fan Chou. Fan Chou himself originally had a son, but he had good fortune and fortune. His only son died of illness when he was twelve years old and died. Now he only has a daughter, now fifteen years old, and he will get married in two years. Over the age of fifty, he is already in his twilight years and has not had much time to go. His daughter will get married sooner or later. Fortunately, he has a nephew who is both civil and military, that is Fan Yong.
Three days ago, the eldest sister-in-law took the initiative and adopted Fan Yong privately to Fan Chou as her son, that is, a fake son. Fan Yong will be the successor of the Fan family. At that time, Fan Chou was very happy, and she was crying with joy. After the ceremony, Fan Yong immediately put forward a condition, asking Fan Chou to turn against him at the time of the decisive battle between the two armies and lead the army to join the Wuwei army. At that time, Fan Chou was in a state of excitement and agreed without hesitation. After all, he knew that his nephew and the Wuwei County Chief Li Li were sworn brothers, and he followed Li Lima's lead everywhere. In terms of reason, he could not fight with his nephew. Therefore, the uncle and nephew, or father and son, immediately discussed and agreed on the matter.
Fan Chou was really happy for two days when he was old. Because this fake was not an outsider, but his nephew, and he had been treating Fan Yong very well before and treated him as his own. Now that his nephew has become a son, he is even more kinship, how can he be unhappy? However, when he was overjoyed, Fan Chou felt something was wrong. He had no doubt about Fan Yong's filial piety, but he felt that Fan Yong's worship as a father seemed to be instructed by Li Li, but in fact he had other intentions.
The two armies turned against each other in the final battle, which would definitely be a fatal blow to the morale of the entire Xiliang army, with a huge impact and would most likely lead to the failure of the Xiliang army and be completely defeated by the Wuwei army. In addition, it is not good to say that such a move against each other in the final battle is actually a matter of losing face.
Fan Chou didn't understand why Fan Yong wanted to turn against him before, but now after hearing Li Li and Li Jue's answer in front of the formation, he completely understood. It turned out that today's battle was not a battle between Li Li and Li Jue's uncle and nephew, nor a small fight or bluff, but a real decisive battle between the two armies. This battle will determine the ownership of the Xiliang army and the world's authority.
After understanding the true intention of this battle, Fan Chou felt confused and hesitant. If he really turned against the enemy in the battle according to the previous agreement with Fan Yong, would it mean that the Xiliang army was defeated? Once the Xiliang army was defeated, it would be equivalent to handing over the entire Xiliang army and the Chang'an court to Li Li, and the power of the world would be gathered in Li Li. If this is true, Wuwei Li's power can be said to have reached the sky in one step, holding 300,000 Xiliang troops, and holding the power of the world.
What exactly did Li Li want to do? Did he want to imitate Dong Zhuo’s powerful ruthlessness, or did he intend to take over the Han Dynasty and replace him?
Fan Chou has already understood Li Jue's character and character through close contact over the years. He knew that Li Jue was eager to replace Dong Zhuo's position during his lifetime, and was appointed as a general and a marquis, as the highest minister, and shining the Li family. There are many people who have this idea. Not only Li Jue, but most generals in the Xiliang army have this idea. As a general, who does not have such an ideal, otherwise why should you fight on the battlefield and use your own life to gain fame and fortune?
, Fan Chou was very sure, that is, Li Jue did not dare to covet the Han Dynasty. It was not that he did not want to, but that he did not dare, because he did not have the ability to respect the nineteenth century. If the Western Liang army and the Han Dynasty were led by Li Jue, even though the Eastern Han Dynasty was in name only, at least the emperor and the queen mother had no life, the Han Dynasty could still continue to survive. However, if the power of the world fell into the hands of Li Li, Wuwei, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Li Li is not Li Jue. Although they are uncles and nephews, their talents and means are far apart and cannot be compared.
Fan Chou has been paying attention to Wuwei Li Li for a long time and has his own understanding and insights. Li Li is a humble person, often smiling and smiling, kind and approachable, but these are just appearances. In fact, Li Li is a typical example of being hot on the outside and cold on the inside, being smart and hiding in dealing with people, tough and cunning in nature, decisive and ruthless in methods, and if he doesn't take action, he will be fatal once he takes action, and he will completely defeat his opponent and never turn over. This was the case with Lu Bu in the past, and Dong Zhuo was also treated as such.
He was desperate to save his life and even more violently attacked the princes of Liangzhou, which made Han Sui, Ma Teng and others lose their troops and fail to recover. Today, Li Li led his troops to fight against his uncle Li Jue. On the surface, he seemed to have been showing weakness, but at this moment, the Wuwei Army's offensive was fierce and ruthless in the full battle between the two armies. He did not hold back any of his uncles and nephews, and he was fighting with all his might and never die. Such a tough and decisive person is not comparable to Dong Zhuo, Li Jue and others. He is like a cruel and ruthless emperor.
In his mind, Li Li and Li Jue’s uncle and nephew compared each other, and then looked at the fierce attack of the Wuwei Iron Cavalry. Fan Chou looked cold and his eyes were filled with thick cold light and murderous intent. At this moment, he had made a decision in his heart. He had been mediocre and decadent for most of his life. Today is the day when Fan Chou showed his sharpness.—————— (To be continued)
Chapter completed!