The column of 1,000 Manzhen cavalry was not too thick, and it was only a few feet in front and behind. Moreover, as soon as Hachi died, they lost their main general, and their morale and morale were greatly affected, and it was inevitable that their combat strength would be damaged.

On the side of the official army, Lin Fan took the lead in rushing and killing, and then killed the enemy general, and his morale was high.

Under the elimination of the other's strengths, the official army quickly broke through the blockade of the Manzhen cavalry in the form of a long snake formation and killed it.

However, even so, the Manzhen cavalry still brought a lot of casualties to the officers and soldiers.

Even without one to dispatch, they still almost surrounded the more than 300 cavalry in the second half of the official army.

If it weren't for Lin Fan's early discovery that the two wings of the Manzhen cavalry were closing in the middle, and he improvised, after leading the team to kill the Manzhen cavalry, he would lead the leading troops to go around to the side of the Manzhen cavalry and return again, attacking the rear wing of the Manzhen cavalry and responding to the follow-up officers and troops.

It is likely that the three hundred people behind will not be killed, but will be separated from the rest by the Manzhen cavalry, and then surrounded and killed in the array.

And after Lin Fan led them out, those Manzhen cavalry still refused to give up. They regrouped and followed closely behind the officers and soldiers.

Lin Fan didn't care about the Manzhen cavalry behind him, but took advantage of the chaos of the Manzhen infantry army and led the troops to rush into the formation of the Manzhen infantry army.

Manzhen foot soldiers are indeed very elite, but no matter how elite the foot soldiers are, they are only foot soldiers, and they are very disadvantaged when facing the cavalry that is as fast as the wind.

In particular, Manzhen lacked iron, and the Dayun Imperial Court had always forbidden domestic people and traders to import pig iron into Manzhen. For those who dare to sell pig iron to Manchurians, the imperial court will never be soft, and will definitely punish them severely.

As a result, although there are still some traders who do not hesitate to smuggle iron to Manzhen at the risk of killing their heads in order to make huge profits, for a country, the number of these iron tools is only better than nothing. Most of the pig iron needed by Manzhen still relied on repeated raids to the south.

Moreover, the number of Manzhen craftsmen is far inferior to that of Da Yun, so these foot soldiers do not wear heavy armor, and can only use light armor and a body of flesh and blood to carry the blades of the official army.

As soon as the two sides clashed at the beginning of the year, the formation of the Manzhen infantry army collapsed several times, and it was directly killed by the official cavalry.

It's just that the official army is not in love with war, and after rushing through the entire battlefield, Lin Fan came to the city with the rest of the people, otherwise the thousands of foot soldiers of Man Zhen would inevitably suffer heavy losses.

As the official cavalry entered the range of the bed crossbow at the head of the city, the Manzhen cavalry, who had suffered a big loss from the Yunjun bed crossbow more than once, gave up the pursuit and turned to strangle Deng Wentong and Zeng Liang, who were still fighting with the Manzhen infantry army.

Before the battle, the cavalry of the official army had more than 1,000 horsemen, but after breaking through the two defense lines of the Manchu army and coming to the city of Jingshi, the loss had exceeded 200, and there were less than 800 people left.

And among these eight hundred people, there are many people with injuries of varying severity, and even Lin Fan was hit by a blow in the shoulder. This arrow directly penetrated the armor and stabbed Lin Fan's shoulder blades, which made Lin Fan's blood gush out.

Ignoring the injuries on his body for the time being, Lin Fan turned his horse's head and stared at the Manzhen cavalry who were gradually moving away.

He suddenly laughed out loud: "Hahaha, the Manzhen Cavalry is famous all over the world and is known as invincible. I saw it today, but it was not enough! ”

His laughter also led the rest of the army to laugh out loud.

The Manzhen cavalry, which everyone in the world feared, was naturally not as unbearable as Lin Fan said, but it was full just now

The combat power of the real cavalry also proves this.

The reason why he laughed out loud was not to mock, not to show off, but more to boost morale.

In the first battle, the loss of the army was more than 20%, although the situation seemed to be superior because he killed the enemy generals.

However, the strength of the Manzhen army is definitely not to be underestimated, and even killing their generals will not be able to establish a victory.

What's more, this is just the beginning, and there will be a big battle that is destined to be very tragic next, and if the morale falls now, it will definitely be extremely unfavorable to the next battle.

However, when he smiled, not to mention the soldiers under the city, even the atmosphere in the city was much more relaxed.

Lin Fan turned around, he didn't have time to deal with the wound now, he endured the pain and cut off the arrow with his knife.

Throwing the arrow shaft on the ground, he looked up at the city, but he didn't expect to see the bright yellow honor guard of the Son of Heaven.

Originally, he just wanted to talk to the city, he hurriedly clasped his fists on his horse and bowed down: "Chen Shenzhou has sentenced Lin Fan to lead the army of King Qin of Huainan Province to see Your Majesty." The ministers are in armor and can't pay full salutes, please surrender your majesty! ”

"Lin Fan, Lin Fan!" Zhao Huan looked at this young man covered in blood, and kept muttering these two words in his mouth.

He always felt that the name was a little familiar, he should have heard it somewhere, but he couldn't remember it for a while.

Although Yu Chaoen, who has served by the emperor's side for many years, is old, he is not confused at all.

He quickly remembered the name, and without waiting for the emperor to ask, he whispered in the emperor's ear: "Your Majesty, this is the only son of Lord Lin, the servant of the household department. Half a year ago, in the battle of Yongyang City, this son led hundreds of people to block the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses of Zhang Feng'er's thief army, not only defending Yongyang City, but also buying time for Shi Qiuming Shibutang to destroy Zhang Feng'er's entire army. Your Majesty forgot, Your Majesty praised him at that time. ”

After he reminded him like this, Zhao Huan quickly remembered that it was him, no wonder he was so familiar.

The emperor glanced at the old slave appreciatively, and then said, "Xiao Lin Aiqing is exempt from courtesy!" ”

Zhao Huan's voice was not too loud, and Lin Fan under the city couldn't hear it clearly at all.

However, this is not a big problem, under Zhao Huan's instructions, a sharp voice soon sounded in the city: "Your Majesty has a will, Lord Xiaolin is not only fighting for the country, but also injured, so there is no need to stick to etiquette." As for the gift of the monarch and the minister, it will be made up in the future! ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Lin Fan Shane.

"Is Aiqing Kobayashi seriously injured? Do you need to go into the city to rest? The voice of the city began again.

Lin Fan laughed loudly: "Your Majesty Xie cares, a little injury, it's okay, just be bitten by a mosquito, why do you need to go into the city!" ”

Hearing that Lin Fan didn't need to enter the city, Zhao Huan was also relieved. He can't trust these people in the city for the time being, if this is a bitter trick by the Manzhen army, the purpose is to earn the city gate, if he really wants to open the door, it will be very bad.

So it's better not to open the door, even if Lin Fan is the son of the household servant, then he may not be able to descend to Manzhen.

"Kobayashi Aiqing is arrogant, and I am also fascinated. Aiqing and his soldiers fought bravely to kill the enemy and serve the court. I and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty are all in their eyes, and when the war stops, they will definitely reward all the soldiers! ”

"The generals of the army have thanked Your Majesty!"

Lin Fan thanked him again.

"Your Majesty, the minister came here this time, just to report that the soldiers and horses of King Qin's army have arrived one after another, and the Manzhen army is no longer worried, and the danger of the capital can be solved in a moment. Therefore, please rest assured that Your Majesty and your Excellency do not have to worry. ”

"Now that the matter has been said, the soldiers under the command of the minister are still fighting with the Manzhen army at this time, and the minister can't sit idly by, so please turn around and fight again, I hope Your Majesty will allow it!"

Above the court, Zhao Huan saw a lot of ministers who were timid and only cared about self-preservation. It is rare to see such a loyal and brave young man, and I can't help but rejoice.

The more this Dayun Tianzi looked at Lin Fan, the more pleasing he felt, and he said: "Xiao Lin Aiqing is loyal and courageous, and Qing's loyalty is already known, so I will not stop it." It's just that Aiqing has few soldiers, so does Qing need me to send troops out of the city to assist in the battle? ”

Lin Fan shook his head and said: "Your Majesty and the safety of the Jingshi are at stake, how can you open the city gate lightly because of the ministers!" ”

"Your Majesty's kindness is appreciated by the ministers, but there is no need for this, Your Majesty will sit at the head of the city and watch how the ministers kill the enemy!"

"Wait for the ministers to break the enemy army, and then enter the city is not too late!"

"Good...!" Lin Fan's words made Zhao Huan feel better, and he was about to agree to let him kill the enemy.

At this time, he got Yu Chaoen's signal, and then he saw Lin Ruxian in the crowd holding the city wall with his hands, looking at Lin Fan under the city worriedly.

Lin Ruxian's body was close to the city wall, looking at his son intently, especially when he saw the arrow wound on his shoulder that was still bleeding, his eyes showed an unconcealable distress.

The father and son are not far apart now, but it seems that they are separated by the end of the world.

He opened his mouth slightly several times, but his lips squirmed, and the words were already in his mouth, and finally he didn't speak.

Lin Ruxian knew that now was not the time for father and son to speak, so he could only say a few words to himself without a word, and lowered his head with a gloomy expression.

Looking at Yu Chaoen, who frequently made eyes, Zhao Huan understood.

He motioned to the little eunuch to shout to the city: "Xiaolin Aiqing, now your father is also above the city. Your father and son have been separated for a long time, and now that they are reunited, what do you have to say to your father? ”

Lin Fan, who was about to turn around and fight again, was struck by lightning on his horse, and his heroism disappeared all at once, leaving only a different kind of emotion that kept surging into his heart.

He seemed to have changed back to the lively teenager who was still on his knees in front of his parents two years ago, as if he had never left home, which made his resolute eyes shake a little.

He didn't dare to think about what An Ning said just now, let alone talk to Lin Ruxian, for fear that the courage he had so hard to develop would disappear once he heard his father's voice.

He was afraid that at that time, he would never be able to raise the courage to fight with the Manzhen army, because he was really afraid that Lin Ruxian would see him die here with his own eyes.

He couldn't imagine how sad and desperate his father must have been at that time, and he couldn't imagine how much his mother in the city would be devastated after receiving the news.

So he replied: "No need, please tell my father that children are not filial, and they cannot be filial to their parents, but loyalty and filial piety cannot be both, loyalty to the country is the first, and adoptive parents are behind, and when I have repelled the real enemy army, then I will go and ask him for guilt!" ”

"The minister is gone, Your Majesty forgive me!"

"Drive!" Lin Fan didn't wait for the city to say anything, gave a deep salute to the city, and then took the horse and led the people away.