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Volume 2: Luoyang's Conquest of Dong Chapter 268: Night Battle

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    It was dark at night, and a group of people came out of the west house. There were more than 20 horses and four carriages, mainly carrying Tang Wan, Cai Yan, Tian Feng, Cai Yong and others who could not move quickly.  Not far away is Zhangtai Street, which runs north to south. At the end of Zhangtai Street heading north is Chucheng Gate.  To Ji Ping¡¯s expectation, there were not many people fleeing on Zhangtai Street. There were only a few carriages hurriedly on their way, also preparing to flee Chang¡¯an like them.  Hundreds and thousands of years of night bans have kept people from going out at night for fear of being accused and arrested. Now, even if there is chaos outside, they still hide at home and dare not go out.  From here, it is about four or five miles away from the Kitchen City Gate. Not far to the east is the surging Liangzhou people, but at this time, they were all lured to the vicinity of the house by the two hundred tiger guards.  Ji Ping and the others took the opportunity and hurried to the kitchen gate.  Unexpectedly, less than half the way, the rumble of horse hooves suddenly came from the east, which was as shocking as thunder in the dark night.  Ji Ping's expression changed slightly, and he turned around to look, only to see countless torches burning in the darkness from the east, rushing towards them like a long dragon.  It¡¯s the cavalry!  Qianghu cavalry in Liangzhou!  How could the Liangzhou cavalry charge here instead of going to the Weiyang Palace in the southwest?  !  Ji Ping looked very ugly, and then he immediately understood in his mind that these Qiang and Hu cavalry were afraid that Liangzhou people had breached the city gate, and sent them to various city gates to open the city of Chang'an and control the twelve cities.  Door.  Amidst the chaos and the meticulous layout, the first thing Ji Ping thought of was Jia Xu's old fox. Among the crazy Liangzhou people, he was probably the only one with such a calm mind.  But at this time, he didn't have time to think too much. The Qiang and Hu cavalry who arrived were large in number and very fast. They were still more than two miles away from the Chu city gate, but I was afraid that before they could reach the city gate, the Qiang and Hu cavalry would arrive.  Going to catch up.  In the dark night, the most fearful thing is that these Qiang and Hu cavalry will shoot random arrows.  At this time, Tian Feng in the carriage said urgently: "My lord, these wild cavalry must be rushing towards the kitchen gate and it is difficult to escape. The guards should be ordered to extinguish the torches quickly, ambush secretly, and defeat the cavalry first. Otherwise, it will be difficult to get rid of, and they may be trapped."  After fighting hard, we missed the opportunity to leave the city. " Ji Ping nodded and immediately ordered Dian Wei and Geng Zhong to have the Tiger Guards and Ghost Shadow Guards extinguish their torches and prepare to ambush the cavalry.  In the dark night, although the Qiang and Hu cavalry burned torches, they could not see too far. Instead, they themselves were as clear-eyed as torches.  The Tiger Guards and Ghost Shadow Guards quickly dispersed on both sides of the road, while Ji Ping, Tang Wan, Tian Feng and others who were being protected retreated into a side alley.  The torch dragon was getting closer and closer, and a voice shouted: "Hurry up, hurry up, break through the Kitchen City Gate, and then rush to Hengmen, haha! After tonight, Chang'an will return to Liangzhou!" Another voice shouted  Said: "Sima, when the city gate is broken, we will work harder. Maybe we can get to Weiyang Palace and win a great achievement."  Have fun in this city, there are rich and beautiful people everywhere in Chang'an, hahaha!" bursts of wild laughter came.  In the darkness, they did not notice the ambush on both sides of the road. They just speeded and entered the ambush section unknowingly.  "Kill!" Following Dian Wei's loud shout, first the Ghost Shadow Guard's crossbow arrows shot towards him like a heavy rain.  "Ah!" "No, there is an ambush Wu!" The unsuspecting Qiang and Hu cavalry were hit by a wave of crossbows and suffered heavy losses. In the darkness, the group of cavalry at the front fell down screaming.  In such a large area, the cavalry behind them were unable to catch up, and many were tripped and fell.  Immediately afterwards, two hundred fierce tiger guards under Dian Wei's command, holding double halberds, rushed forward like tigers, chopping vegetables and melons without mercy.  This group of Qiang and Hu cavalry was estimated to number between five and six hundred people. Over a hundred people were caught off guard and more than four hundred were left. They quickly stabilized the chaos and showed fierce combat effectiveness. They were considered one of the most powerful troops in Chang'an City.  The stock is very strong.  The leading cavalry general shouted: "Kill! Kill all these cowards who only know how to sneak attack, and see who can stop our Liangzhou cavalry!" These cavalry are the most elite cavalry under Li Jue and Guo Si. They once fought across the Luoyang battlefield and Yingzhou.  In the Sichuan area, they are invincible and have always looked down on the Forbidden Army who are not strong in combat effectiveness.  In their eyes, the soldiers in Chang'an City can only defend for several days because the city is strong. Once the city is breached, it will be difficult for the soldiers in the city to stop them.  But they thought wrong at this time. It was not the Chang'an guards who intercepted them, but the Hedong Tiger Guards and Ghost Shadow Guards who were more elite than them.  Cavalry in street fightingThere was no advantage in the first place, not to mention the fact that there were two hundred Tiger Guards and five hundred Ghost Shadow Guards involved in the ambush. They still had an advantage in numbers and had a tactical advantage.  In today's Eastern Han Dynasty, when the army is depleted and the princes have not yet fully developed, the Tiger Guards not only have the best individual combat capabilities among the contemporary armies, but also have extremely strong collaborative combat capabilities among them. A group of tigers can fight a group of wolves.  How can a pack of wolves resist! Not to mention that there are also ghost guard crossbow arrows striking behind, which are often fatal in one hit.  The cooperation between the Ghost Guards and the Tiger Guards was just like Wen Chou's sword, shield and crossbow troops during the Jieqiao Battle. Gongsun Zan's tens of thousands of cavalry were helpless and they returned in defeat.  At this time, it was no more than a tea cup, and the Qiang and Hu cavalry lost nearly a hundred people.  The leading Qiang and Hu cavalry screamed angrily. The soldiers who were lost were all elites of the Qiang and Hu cavalry. Many of them were real Qiang people. They had gone through many battles without any casualties. Unexpectedly, they were lost here inexplicably.  so much.  "Put out the torches!" The leading cavalry general found that the torches in their hands were like fireflies in the night, becoming a conspicuous target. He wanted to extinguish the torches, hide in the darkness, and regain the upper hand.  But it was too late by now. There were already many torches scattered on the ground, illuminating the battlefield brightly.  "Fire the arrows! Fire the arrows!" the leading cavalry general roared again. At this time, he did not realize that with the death of the cavalry in front, he had unknowingly lost his cover and appeared within the range of the crossbow.  Chirp!  Chirp!  Chirp!  The crossbow arrows of the ghost guards behind him immediately suppressed the cavalry general. The cavalry general screamed, was hit by an arrow in his shoulder, and immediately retreated behind the cover of his horse.  At the same time, the cavalry behind also started firing arrows.  "Quick fight and quick decision!" Dian Wei roared, and the two green dragon halberds danced airtight to block the incoming arrows. The four tiger guards who were cooperating with him immediately stood in front of him.  Dian Wei took the opportunity to pull out several small halberds from his waist, and threw them at the corps commanders and chiefs who had just commanded the cavalry. All of them fell down, and the morale of the Qiang and Hu cavalry was suddenly dampened.  Dian Wei roared again, his two halberds were like dragons, cutting and sweeping from left to right, invincible to those who stood in his way, and in the blink of an eye he cut a bloody path and penetrated the enemy's center.  Led by Dian Wei, the two hundred Tiger Guards were all like tigers descending the mountain, unstoppable. Those who had arrows in their bodies pulled them out and continued to fight, making the Qiang and Hu cavalry on the opposite side tremble in fear.
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