Seeing Lin Fan and the others riding their horses away from the city and rushing to the battlefield, Zhao Huan turned his head and glanced at Lin Ruxian.

He found that this courtier, who had always been steady, was already in tears at this time, but although his cheeks were wet, he didn't care about wiping them, and his eyes kept following Lin Fan's distant back, speechless.

The emperor opened his mouth and asked: "Lin Aiqing, Aizi is under the city at the moment, from Aiqing to the present, you haven't seen each other for almost two years, right?" Now that father and son are meeting, but they are on this battlefield, Aiqing, do you really have nothing to say? If so, it's too late to say anything, I can stop him for you, and he won't be able to hear him any further. ”

Lin Ruxian didn't hear what the emperor was saying a little farther away from him, and it wasn't until his colleagues next to him quietly tugged at his sleeves that he came back to his senses.

Wiping away his tears, Lin Ruxian replied to the emperor: "Back to Your Majesty, all the children can be loyal to the country and not be burdened by personal feelings, and the ministers are very comforted." ”

"Now that the strong enemy has not retreated, the war has not ended, the officers and soldiers under the city are still fighting for the enemy's life, and people are dying all the time. My son is also the chief general of an army, and he bears heavy responsibilities, and the lives of the soldiers under his command are borne by him. ”

"Now my son is killing the enemy under the city to serve the country, and the minister is his father, so he should wave the flag and shout for him in his heart, so as to show his loyalty and righteousness, and how can he be dragged down by the love of father and son!"

"Therefore, Your Majesty does not have to worry about Yu Chen, please join Your Majesty and your ministers to wait here and watch my son fight to kill the enemy!"

"Wait... Wait...! Lin Ruxian's voice trembled a little: "When the war is over, I... I'll pick him up again! ”

"Good!" The emperor of the Zhao family couldn't help but praise it.

"Qing's father and son are both loyal to the monarch and the country, and they are the pillars of the country. With Qing like this, why can't I retreat from the strong enemy, and I can rest easy from now on! ”

Lin Ruxian retracted his thoughts, reluctantly put his worries aside, bowed down and said: "This is the responsibility of the minister's father and son, and he can't afford to be so praised by His Majesty!" ”

Just as the monarchs and ministers in the city were talking, Lin Fan had already led the army to leave the city. He and the remaining 800 cavalry troops lined up again, preparing to enter the formation of the Manzhen army and rescue the infantry soldiers who had fallen into the siege of the enemy army.

Prior to this, the Manzhen cavalry was afraid of the strong bows and crossbows at the head of the city, and after giving up the pursuit of the official cavalry, they all turned back to cooperate with the Manzhen infantry and joined the siege of the official army's infantry army.

How strong the Manzhen cavalry is, even if the commander of the thousand is killed, resulting in the whole army without unified command, but the centurions in the army can still cooperate seamlessly.

Therefore, after the Manzhen cavalry joined the war group, Deng Wentong and they fell into a situation of being attacked on many sides, and they would soon be defeated.

The officers and troops could only shrink in a small place, relying on the formation to resist to the death, but they were only struggling to maintain, and they could only delay for some time.

So far, the 3,000 soldiers of the infantry army have suffered more than 1,000 casualties, and under the absolute disadvantage, the morale and morale of the army were also on the verge of collapse.

If this battle happened before everyone saw the tragic situation in Qiling Town, there would be no anger to support it. Or if Lin Fan hadn't been encouraging everyone along the way, in the face of this situation, I was afraid that the official army would have been defeated by now.

The number and combat power of the Manzhen army surpassed that of the official army, Deng Wentong and Zeng Liang looked at the crumbling formation, and there was no other way.

They could only command while constantly shouting: "Resist, brothers, everyone must resist."

Live. As long as we can hold out until the adults arrive, these real people will not be afraid, and we will definitely be able to turn defeat into victory! ”

Their words aroused the blood of the officers and men in the army, making the formation a little more stable, and the situation could be safed for the time being.

However, when the courage of blood and qi is finally exhausted, relying only on the blood and courage of the officers and men in the army can only delay for a moment, and cannot play a big role in the current situation.

Time dragged on until now, it was not easy for the soldiers, if no reinforcements arrived, the destruction of this army would only be sooner or later.

As the tide of battle became more and more unfavorable, one after another of his fellow brothers fell in pools of blood. The soldiers' bloody courage began to recede, and they became panicked again, and the formation was once again precarious.

The fight continued, and a soldier in the army who had been stabbed by a real person on his arm cried to Deng Wentong in despair and asked: "General, it's all this time, do you say that they will still come?" ”

Deng Wentong said firmly: "Don't worry, my lord, they will definitely come." If you can't trust me, can't you trust adults? When did he lie to us, my lord? ”

"As long as we persevere, the adults will definitely ...!"

However, he was not only comforting the soldiers in the army, but also a little like talking to himself, so that he could believe these words so that he could give himself a reason to persevere.

It's a pity that before the soldier could finish listening, he was stabbed through the heart and lungs with a spear by a real foot soldier and died on the battlefield.

Deng Wentong didn't have time to be sad and sad, he had seen too many of this kind of scene today, countless brothers didn't have time to say goodbye, and some people didn't even say anything, so they were separated forever.

He wiped his face with his hand, wiping away the moistness that I don't know if it was tears or mist. Then he muttered firmly, "It will definitely come!" ”

Lin Fan reorganized the charging formation, and this time he no longer lined up in a long snake formation, but formed the same column as the Manzhen Cavalry.

He rode in front of the formation, and said solemnly to the cavalry behind him, "Have you seen it? Those who are fighting against the Manchu army there are our comrades. Let's come out of Huainan Road together, in order to kill the enemy and serve the country. It was they who gave our lives to bring us to the city. ”

"But now that they are in a desperate situation, I am going to fight side by side with them, life and death. If you go here or die, and some of you who do not want to send the dead can now leave the battle and go to the rear of the city, where it is safe. ”

"May the dead go with me!"

Lin Fan's voice fell, and he looked around at everyone, but no one came out.

After the encouragement of the army's heart was over, Lin Fan raised his gun and pointed at the battlefield in front of him, shouting loudly: "Kill!" ”

"Kill!" The whole army shouted together, and the horses' hooves galloped up and slaughtered into the battlefield.

The official cavalry under the city poured into the battlefield like a tide, and the emperor and civil and military officials at the head of the city all saw it.

Although they are not many in number, they have an indomitable momentum in them.

Looking at these soldiers who knew that the strong enemy was in front of them, and it was very likely that they would not return, but they were still willing to die generously, Emperor Zhao Huan's heart couldn't help but rise with pride.

He laughed loudly and said, "Bring the drums, I want to personally cheer for these military athletes in my big cloud!" ”

"Knock, knock, knock!" Head of the city

When the drums sounded, the cavalry of the official army also collided with the Manzhen army.

This situation is like a thousand pounds of boulder smashed into the already turbulent water, causing a large splash.

The cavalry of the official army went and returned, and entered the formation of the Manzhen army, which made the Manzhen infantry army, which was only concerned with strangling the official army infantry and could not deal with it, almost collapsed.

Fortunately, the Manzhen cavalry rushed up in time to block the way of the official cavalry and started a fight with the official army, so that the official cavalry did not kill through the formation in one breath and converge with the besieged infantry army.

The sound of war drums and shouts of killing kept coming, and the pressure on himself suddenly decreased, and the Manzhen foot soldiers in front of him even began to retreat, Deng Wentong and Zeng Liang were overjoyed, knowing that reinforcements had arrived.

They shouted, "Brothers, my lord, they are coming!" Kill me with me, kill all these true tartars, and go and join the adults! ”

Knowing that the reinforcements dared to come, the morale of the officers and infantry was greatly boosted, and they not only stabilized the formation, but also killed the Manzhen army, which was known for its bravery, could not resist, and the front line could not stop retreating.

Compared with the infantry army, the battle situation on the cavalry side was even more tragic. The distance between the two sides is too close, and the effect of mounted archery has been greatly reduced at this time, and they can only fight in close combat.

The horses of the two sides hedged and fought back and forth. Under the war horse galloping back and forth, no matter whether it is friend or foe, as long as it is injured and falls off the horse, it will inevitably turn into a pulp.

The Manzhen cavalry had better combat strength, and the morale of the officers and cavalry was stronger, and they were at a stalemate for a while.

In the scuffle, Lin Fan stabbed a centurion in the Manzhen cavalry under his horse, and he himself added several wounds.

Without the command of the commander, the Manzhen cavalry was a little sluggish when dispatching.

Especially now that the two sides are fighting together, the remaining generals in the Manzhen cavalry cannot take into account the overall situation, and their prestige is difficult to convince the public, so that the cooperation between them has gradually shown some signs of confusion and has a tendency to fight separately.

However, despite this, the Manzhen cavalry, which lost its main general and fought only on instinct, still suppressed the official army for a time on the scene, and the casualties of the official army exceeded that of the Manzhen army by a lot.

If it were replaced by the official army in the current position of the Manzhen cavalry, the whole army would have been dispersed by the time Hachi was killed.

It was hard for Lin Fan to imagine what kind of combat power the Manzhen Cavalry would have been able to exert if he hadn't killed the enemy generals in the first encounter.

In that case, the situation he is facing will definitely be much more serious than it is now.

But fortunately, with the death of this centurion under Lin Fan's gun, the morale of the officers and soldiers became more and more victorious, and the more they fought, the more chaotic the Manzhen army became. The situation on the battlefield still began to tilt towards the side of the official army, and Lin Fan's chances of victory were gradually increasing.

It's just that even if the Huainan Provincial official army can win in the end, I am afraid that most of it will be lost, and there will not be many people alive!

As Lin Fan said, this battle is a life of nine deaths, and there is no exaggeration.

Lin Fan has been operating in Huainan Province so far, and the little family money that he has saved with hard work is now almost all lost here.

Not counting the young and strong men in the army, Lin Fan brought more than 4,000 people when he left Huainan.

And after this battle, he didn't know how many people he could bring back to his hometown to reunite with his relatives, and how many people would become lonely ghosts in this foreign land, wandering here forever and eternally, never returning to his hometown!