Chapter 20 The Flood
Until the fifth day, the news came from the spies that about 30,000 cavalry had gathered near Chenjiazhuang. Looking at that posture, it is estimated that it will soon come to Dingxiang.
There are 30,000 iron riders? I didn't expect that there would be so many cavalry coming down from the direction of Weizhou in a short time. He Chen was shocked first, and then was overjoyed. It's a good time to come. It's wonderful to see the Dragon King with a lot of water. Why don't you add a "zero" in the back? Is the scout dazzled? He Chen thought about it shamelessly and an idiot.
This should be all the Xianbei cavalry that can be gathered in Bingzhou, right?
Just yesterday, He Chen received the news that Yuan Shao had sent the general Ju Yi to lead 30,000 troops and get out of the bottle-shaped village (now Pingxing Pass). He first entered the camp to defeat the thousands of left-behind cavalry of Xianbei in the first battle, guarded the fence, guarded the important checkpoint from north to south, and directly blocked the retreat of the Xianbei cavalry.
It was not until this time that He Chen felt that she might have misunderstood Yuan Shao. I guess it was He Ang's personal behavior. How can the Yuan family, one of the four generations and three princes, have a reputation in the Central Plains, let aliens enter the customs? This is abruptly buckled by himself. Thinking about the history of Yuan Shao's defeat in Guandu and the battle of Cangting, he still did not relax his defense against the north. I knew that this time Yuan Shao was also shot while lying down and took the blame.
The surname of Zuo Gu Li, the king of Xianbei, has always been very cautious. Since he knew that Bingzhou Mu Renchen appeared in Dingxiang, he almost wanted to rush over directly with the cavalry, and then the impulse to catch this guy alive, using him to blackmail the Yanmen guard. However, since Sai Yuer can be entrusted with heavy responsibilities, he must not be a brainless person. The so-called abnormal things must be demons, and He Chen, the pastor of Bingzhou, is also a hard-won person. How can he be stupid and not leave after Dingxiang? There must be fraud among them.
It's just that the scout explored dozens of waves. Except for the 5,000 soldiers supported by Xu Huang in Pingshun City, there was no other army news. This made the stuffed fish extremely puzzled. Did He Chen want to defeat himself by relying on a broken city, a bunch of infantry, and thousands of old, weak and disabled Xiongnu cavalry? Or what is the mystery of this Dingxiang City?
But at this time, the marquis received a major gossip, saying that it was the reason why He Chen stayed in Dingxiang and did not leave, which may be the time to dig up the treasure left by King Zhao Wuling. The stuffed fish suddenly realized that no wonder He Chen kept driving the people up the mountain these days. I just don't know what kind of treasure can make He Chen so desperate for the danger of life and death, and he has to dig desperately? The curiosity of the stuffed fish was finally aroused. He knew that what he said casually was spread like this in the future, and it was estimated that he would laugh out of his teeth. Sure enough, people's words are terrible. Three people become tigers.
Even so, the stuffed fish still hesitated for a few days. After the news of the straight retreat was interrupted, he finally made up his mind. Since He Chen wanted to fight in Dingxiang, he would fulfill your wish.
Sai Yuer gathered all the cavalry in the mirror of Bingzhou, ready to attack in a battle, and the iron horse rolled to kill Dingxiang.
He Chen, who had already found the news, was ready. As soon as the people, the soldiers who did not know the water withdrew to the high place. The whole Dingxiang City was almost empty, leaving only about 5,000 soldiers with water surnames hidden in the highlands.
The Xianbei cavalry were not good at fighting at night, so on the afternoon of the sixth day, the stuffed fish ran wildly on the muddy official road in the drizzle. The 30,000 cavalrymen galloped together, their voices rumbled, the earth trembled, and the banners were floating densely, just like a torrent of steel, which made people have no doubt that the obstacles in front of them were smashed to pieces. The scene was shocking and speechless. He Chen's eyes were calm, and his expression calmly left from the black movement trajectory of the cavalry in the distance. He looked up at the sky. The black clouds were turbulent and thunder and lightning. It seemed that a rainstorm was inevitable. Is God on my side? He Chen thought flutteringly that the pig owner's aura was invincible. At this moment, I didn't show any tension and depression, and I relaxed a lot.
The Xianbei cavalry has rushed into Dingxiang City.
A group of Xiongnu and thousands of alien cannon fodder soldiers almost ran away after the first wave of arrows.
Simple fortifications and low walls collapse as soon as they rush, just like the tofu project in the 21st century.
The iron horse rampaged unscrupulously. The whole Dingxiang City is almost a fresh and humble world. The streets and alleys are full of dense cavalry. Sai Yuer's expression was a little surprised. This is almost an empty city. There is no scattered escape when the soldiers collapse, and there is no ghost crying wolf tyrants of the people when the city is broken. Isn't He Chen here?
"King Zuo Gu, you see..." In the chaotic army, a cavalry suddenly pointed to the mountainside in front of him. Although the sky was a little dark and unclear, and there was a drizzle in the air, Sai Yuer could still see the canopy crown on the mountainside at a glance. There was a general standing in the middle, and the left and right attendants arched, so conspicuous.
"It must be He Chen, brothers, kill it." The sad stuffed fish, a small undressed robe and gave way, which made him mistake Ji Ling for Xiu Chen... At this time, He Chen, the second person who killed thousands of knives, was looking at the canyon in front of him with a gerocious smile, and the water level has been blocked higher and higher. It is estimated that he will enter Dingxiang City now, right? He thought like lightning and flints. When he looked at it, he drank in a low voice: "The thunder of the general's skill is explosive."
The Houtao River under Wutai Mountain passed through the largest river in Dingxiang, and suddenly exploded in the water, rolling up several turbid waves. The waves were as high as high as dozens of meters, like a white dragon going to sea.
With a few loud noises falling, the dam was opened with several large gaps. The flowing water first slowly flowed out of the gap, but as the water flow pressure increased, the gap of the dam became bigger and bigger, and in the end it was completely washed away. Boom." The flood was like a group of frightened wild horses. In the end, it roared crazily and ran wildly from the valley. The lower water level rose higher and higher, and soon there were simple embankments on both sides. The raging water, mixed with broken branches and stones, rushed down into the already turbulent river. The rumbling sound shocked the hearts of the bodyguards.
The river flooded the good fields on the ground, the flat ground, and the short grass houses on the edge of the fields. With thousands of horses, they rushed to Dingxiang City crazily.
Almost at the same time, the other three rivers also began to break the embankment and release water.
The rough waves, the surging river, and the power of nature made almost all the soldiers who witnessed this situation tremble.
A few more muffled thunders came from the sky, pulling out a few dazzling lightnings. A strong wind roared past, and the drizzle suddenly began to grow louder, like the sky opening the window, pouring down crazily. The heavy rain almost helped the abuse, pushing the river line up again. Divided into the rolling flood, it spread everywhere unscrupulously.
The rain is getting bigger and bigger, and the stuffed fish can only stop chasing with hatred and go to the houses in the city to shelter from the rain.
He scolded in his mouth, taking off his leather armor and taking off his felt hat, revealing his strong chest and black chest hair on it. I wiped the rain water casually and quickly put on a new one. The knife does not leave the hand, and the armor does not leave the body. This is the lesson and experience of living in the grassland for decades.
"Bastard, why don't you put on the leather armor? The thunderstorm comes quickly and goes faster. You should be prepared for battle at any time." When Sai Yuer saw that the Xianbei bodyguard took off his leather armor, he lit the fire there to bake it, and couldn't help cursing.
"King of the Valley, it's not a big deal..."
"King of the Valley, run away..."
Suddenly, Sai Yuer heard a soldier crying outside the door, and his mother. He was scared and screamed. Even in the thunderstorm, it was still clear. He couldn't help but be shocked and grabbed the machete casually. Did He Chen finally ambush out? As soon as I rushed out of the door, I saw that the street was not very wide, full of Xianbei soldiers, rolling and crawling, with a look of shock. From time to time, he turned his head and looked back, and then tried his best to beat the horses with a whip.
What's going on? Sai Yuer just turned his head gently and took a look. His whole body was like a lightning strike. He was electrocuted there, and his brain was blank. If it hadn't been for the Xianbei cavalry on the side who were accidentally hit by the crowd behind him, I'm afraid that Sai Yu'er would not be able to wake up from this nightmare. The flood of white flowers in the distance is like a devouring mouth that opens the door to death, ruthlessly and crazily crushing over. Wherever they passed, whether it was the walls, houses, or the soldiers who fell behind, they were washed away and finally drifted with the tide.
"Rops, quickly..." The stuffed fish finally woke up, almost with all her strength, roaring loudly, with endless desolation and anger in her voice. The children of the grassland can accept failure and even submit, but it must not be in this way, and must not be defeated by such a conspiracy. The hatred surged in Saiyu's heart, just like the huge waves caused by the flood outside.
"Let's run to the high ground and the mountain..."
"Don't squeeze, everyone, don't squeeze..."
The stuffed fish roared loudly, but he sadly found that it had no effect at all.
Before Tianwei, under the anger of nature, all the cavalry were crowded into a group, trampled and died. The injured wailing, heartbreaking cry for help was mixed with the roaring wind, just like the end of the world.
With the help of the guard, they drove all the way in front of them, and the fish ran wildly without looking back.
If the only thing he feels lucky today is that Xianbei is all cavalry. If they are all infantry, the consequences... The stuffed fish almost shuddered. He Chen... The fish ran wildly with a horse, gritted his teeth, his blue veins rose, and roared up at the sky, as if there was a hatred of killing a son and a hatred of seizing his wife.
The four dams running through the whole territory were flooded almost at the same time, which not only submerged Dingxiang into a sea, but also affected dozens of miles around them. All the fields, saplings and huts were washed away, leaving a mess. At least more than tens of thousands of Xianbei cavalry directly lost their lives in the flood.
It's just that the matter is far from over. After the flood slowly began to retreat, the scale armor sailors that He Chen had always hated and loved finally began to appear.
(to be continued)