The Sixteen Kingdoms of the Eastern Jin Dynasty: The Competition in the Central Plains

"Open the city gate!" Duan Pixi gave an order, and the heavy gate was slowly opened by eight soldiers. The soldiers who opened the city gate stepped aside, and Duan Wenyang was the first to rush out of the west gate. Seeing that the city gate was wide open, Shi Hu ordered:"Brothers, shoot the arrow quickly!"

The rain of arrows from the west, south and north was overwhelmingly shot at this Xianbei death squad. Duan Wenyang took the lead, waving a horse in his right hand and a sword in his left hand, fighting the arrows flying from all directions. Eighty-one warriors He was also constantly beating the arrows, and some of them hit his body. However, because the armor was made of cowhide, arrows coming from a distance were less powerful, so it was difficult to shoot through the armor. Many archers ran out of arrows in their quivers. , Duan Wenyang has led eighty-one warriors to the front. The archers were in chaos and scattered to avoid. Duan Wenyang put his sword into the sheath, and the horse in his right hand began to show its power. The enemies with swords and spears were in front of Shi Hu and Kong Chang. Under the command, it surged up like a tide. Duan Wenyang roared, and took turns to use horse skills such as chopping, chopping, blocking, rushing, leading, picking, blocking, teasing, and intercepting at the nearby enemies. The enemies around him were one by one. They fell down and surrounded them one by one.

Duan Wenyang took the lead, killing and wounding many enemies as if he were in an uninhabited territory. The eighty-one warriors were not to be outdone, and they became more and more courageous as they fought. One was really worth ten. Shi Hu and Kong Chang The general was waiting at a height not far away, nervously watching this rare life-and-death battle.

Almost in the blink of an eye, hundreds of Shihu's soldiers were killed or wounded. As soon as Shihu couldn't see what was going on, he started fighting with Kong beside him. Chang whispered a few words. Kong Chang came down from the height and whispered a few words to Wang Yang, another general who was commanding the charge. Wang Yang asked:"Wagon battle?""

Kong Chang nodded and returned to the high place. Wang Yang ordered the two soldiers around him to shout gold, and the hundreds of soldiers who fought fiercely with Duan Wenyang came back. At the same time, the hundreds of soldiers on the other side charged with swords and spears raised high. Duan Wenyang and eighty-one Xianbei warriors rushed up, charging left and right, slashing and slashing at anyone they saw. Shihu's soldiers had been rotated several times, and these Xianbei cavalry did not dare to slack off at all, let alone rest. Gradually, gradually, the physical strength of the soldiers could no longer support them. Some soldiers were so tired that they fell off their horses after being beaten and hit by the enemy's swords and guns. Seeing this, the surrounding Shihu soldiers He raised the spear in his hand and stabbed these Xianbei cavalrymen until they were bloody and unrecognizable. When Duan Wenyang saw that his soldiers were killed, he came to these soldiers with his horse's belly in front of them, and quickly swept a few times with the horse spear in his hand. Circle, these soldiers fell to the ground howling and died.

Soldiers around him were constantly being killed. Even the injured soldiers, Shihu's soldiers swarmed in, and they would not let these injured soldiers live. Duan Wenyang looked around , most of the eighty-one soldiers he brought out had been killed. Those who continued to fight like him were only seven or eight. After another round of gongs, one or two hundred fresh troops rushed up again. Not much. In the blink of an eye, the seven or eight Xianbei cavalry were also hacked to death.

Duan Wenyang sighed:"Brothers, I'm sorry for you. I took you out of Fuping City, but I can't bring you back safely! I want to avenge you!"

Dozens of soldiers surrounding Duan Wenyang were hacked and killed by Duan Wenyang again. A dozen of them were killed or injured, and the remaining dozen retreated one after another. Suddenly, Duan Wenyang's war horse squatted on the ground. Duan Wenyang saw that he The BMW was covered in sweat, breathing heavily, and its eyes were half-opened and half-closed. This fierce battle lasted from Chenshi to Shenshi, and the men and horses were already exhausted. Dozens of soldiers armed with spears and swords gathered around again. Duan Wenyang gently used his hands to After patting the horse's neck, the old horse jumped up into the air. Duan Wenyang used the horse pole in his hand to kill several more soldiers who were rushing around him. When he was about to continue to charge, the pole of the horse suddenly broke.. Duan Wenyang threw half of the stick in his hand towards a soldier, hitting the soldier's head just in time. The soldier was killed by the stick.

Duan Wenyang casually pulled out his sword and wanted to continue fighting. At this time, Shi Hu, Kong Chang, and Wang Yang came outside the encirclement and looked at Duan Wenyang who was covered with injuries. Shi Hu said:"I am from Jie and my brother is from Xianbei. Although we are not from the same race, we are all barbarians. I have long looked forward to working together with my two brothers to achieve great things. The opportunity is now in front of me. God has not violated my wish and allowed our brothers to meet on the battlefield in this way. My brother's soldiers have already died for you, why are you still struggling? Put down your weapons! Duan

Wenyang cursed loudly:"For hundreds of years, the Central Plains court has allowed us Hu people to move inward and live a stable life." But you, taking advantage of the situation, rebelled against the imperial court, captured Luoyang, killed innocent people, and established yourself as king. You, Shi Jilong, should have died long ago! My brother didn't listen to my ideas, which is why you became more and more arrogant! I would rather die than be your prisoner!"

After saying that, Duan Wenyang urged his horse to continue fighting. The horse could no longer stand up. It turned out that the horse was exhausted. Duan Wenyang dismounted, raised the sword in his hand, and continued to kill the surrounding enemies. Dozens more were holding shields. , soldiers with swords in their hands rushed up. Duan Wenyang killed several of them, and the sword in his hand slipped from his hand, and he lay on the ground. When the soldiers saw that Duan Wenyang had no weapons in his hands, he lay down on the ground again and rushed up. He held Duan Wenyang down, and a soldier brought a rope and tied Duan Wenyang behind his back. Shi Hu came over, shouted away the soldiers, and personally untied Duan Wenyang. Shi Hu said:"Brother is the Xianbei warrior I admire most. What are you doing?" Dare you tie up my brother Duan?"

Duan Pizhen, Shao Ji and others on the city tower were shocked when they saw Duan Wenyang being captured. Several people hurriedly came down from the city tower to discuss countermeasures. Duan Pixi said:"My Duan tribe in Xianbei, Liaoxi, has enjoyed the imperial reward for generations. Generations bathe in the emperor’s grace. Now we have no way to save ourselves, we cannot all be captured by Shihu. I was born as a member of the imperial court, and died as a ghost of the imperial court. I am planning to return to the Jiangnan court alone. If anyone is willing to accompany me, I would be happy to ask for it! Wang Ying, the envoy sent by the imperial court a few days ago, was still at the post house. Mr. Wang Ying and I returned to Jiankang together."

Shao Xu's younger brother Shao Jie said:"Master Duan, my brother gave you Fuping as a sign of great trust in you. Now that Fuping is about to be captured, but you want to escape to Jiangnan, isn't it great? Now that Shihu's soldiers are pressing on the border, how can they escape? Why don't we sort out the household registration books and tax details of Yanci and Fuping City, and surrender to Duke Zhongshan together! Duan

Pizhen thought for a while and realized that his younger brother had been captured. He wanted to defect to Jiangnan but was blocked by Shao Jie, so he scolded him:"Your brother has been guarding Fuping for many years and is deeply loved by the people of Fuping." It's just that you can't follow your brother's ambitions. He also threatened me not to return to the Jiangnan court. Not only that, you were so bold as to detain the emperor's envoy and give it to Shi Hu as a meeting gift. Although I am a barbarian, I have never heard of someone so shameless like you!"