Chapter 68: The Dagger (2)

Facing Chen Cheng's questioning, Zhang Rangpi said with a smile: "Juluhou thinks too much. ”

Chen Cheng sighed and said, "Can you not do it?" ”

Zhang Rang sneered and said, "What do you say? I advise you not to resist stubbornly, and to die more comfortably. ”

Chen Cheng suddenly laughed and said, "I understand the kindness of Zhongshu Ling, then I will let you die more comfortably later." ”

Zhang Rang's face changed suddenly, and he shouted in a sharp voice: "Up! Kill him! ”

Chen Cheng had already drawn his bow in his hand, and as soon as he took aim, the bowstring vibrate, and the arrow had already flown out of the string. Zhang Rang already felt that something was wrong when Chen Cheng spoke, and at this time, he even pulled his legs and hid behind the armor. However, the distance between the two sides was only sixty or seventy paces, and although his movements were fast, where did he pass the arrows?

"Collapse", one moment the bowstring vibrates, and the next moment the arrow has arrived like thunder. The sharp arrow cluster sank into his face, and the strong force immediately split Zhang Rang's head, and the head of the Six Yang Leaders burst open like a watermelon. The headless corpse flew backwards and fell to the ground with a "snap".

The armor soldier near the Suzaku Gate was just about to rush forward to fight, when he saw his boss being shot in the head, and he was stunned. It's not, it's not. Chen Cheng pulled out an arrow again, pulled the bowstring full, aimed it at the crowd under the city gate, and shouted: "Zhang Rang is dead, why don't you give up your arms and surrender?" ”

There was a cry from the cave in the city gate, "Kill him!" ”

The armor soldiers received the order and rushed forward with loud shouts. A smile appeared on the corner of Chen Cheng's mouth, and he shot three enemies with arrows. The Yue cavalry behind him were all elites who were good at galloping, shooting two rounds, killing and injuring dozens of people, and then entered hand-to-hand combat. Except for the best marksman, everyone else threw away their bows and arrows and drew their ring-headed knives.

Once you're in the melee, the bow and arrow are useless. Even Chen Cheng could not continue to shoot arrows in such a situation. He put away the Sunshooting Bow, drew the "Seven Star Sword", and rushed towards the opposite side with the heavy shield he had taken out of the "inventory" in his left hand.

The sword and shield are the most skillful weapons, and they have the highest chance of winning when they fight alone, and they also have a great advantage when they are in a melee, but they are at a disadvantage in the face of columns of infantry phalanxes. When fighting, those who rush into the enemy formation first with swords and shields are generally called "jumping", and warriors who are not strong in martial arts and have great courage cannot do it.

Because of the queen's chariot here, the armor soldiers did not use bows and crossbows, nor did they throw javelins and throwing axes, but they came prepared, holding spears and halberds and other weapons suitable for battle. On the other hand, on Chen Cheng's side, in addition to bows and arrows, Yue Qi only has short weapons such as the ring head knife, and he is at a disadvantage congenitally.

Zhang Rang actually planned very well, he had a large number of men, and he took advantage of the weapon, how could he be invincible?

It's just that he didn't expect Chen Cheng's archery skills to be more powerful than he imagined, and he shot him as soon as he turned his face. It was precisely out of confidence in his own soldiers that Zhao Zhong ordered Chen Cheng to be killed after Zhang Rang was shot.

Facing the spear like a forest, Chen Cheng was fearless. He clearly knew the difference in combat effectiveness between each other, and the more he rode better, he was skilled in bow and horse, and he did not have an advantage in hand-to-hand combat. What's more, they have short knives in their hands, how can they be opponents of spears and halberds?

Theoretically, it would not be a moment or a half, and this group of Yue Riders would be slaughtered.

But........

Zhao Zhong was in the city cave, and watched in amazement as Chen Cheng rushed into the crowd, chopping over more than a dozen people one after another, and then snatching two infantry halberds, setting off a bloody storm in the crowd.

"This ..... This....... Can this still be considered human? ”

Only then did Zhao Zhong understand that Chen Cheng dared to come to Beigong with more than 100 people to get people because they had confidence.

Chen Cheng held a heavy shield and crashed into the enemy formation, and after breaking the tips of several spears, he swung the seven-star treasure knife and slashed more than a dozen people one after another. The halberd spear was approached, but some of it could not be used. He protected his body with a shield and kept attacking forward, and everyone who stood in front of him was slashed by him.

If the enemy avoided on both sides, he didn't care, just kept charging forward, not asking how many people to kill, just disrupting the enemy's formation first. The armor soldiers in front of them were disrupted, and even the people behind them were also in chaos.

In the confusion, Chen Cheng found that although the sword and shield were easy to use, the weapon was too short, and it was difficult to use it in the face of a spear. He put away his sword, snatched an infantry halberd, and slashed at the enemy. Seeing this, the armor soldier in front of him waved his halberd to block, and his companions on the side would take the opportunity to launch a deadly attack.

The infantry halberds collided together, and Chen Cheng slashed down, slashing the enemy into two pieces along with the weapon. The two enemies on the left and right took the opportunity to shoot, and he swung one spear in his hand, stabbing the enemy to death, but was hit by another spear in the ribs. The sharp tip of the spear pierced the iron armor outside, and then stabbed it on the chain mail.

The spark sputters, and the tip of the gun stops at the chain mail, but does not deal substantial damage. Chen Cheng's ape arm was lightly relaxed, and he turned his halberd upside down and smashed it on the enemy's head, and a head suddenly sunk in.

Chen Cheng pinched the two halberds, used himself as the tip of the spear, and broke up the enemy's formation, and the more cavalry followed behind him and swarmed in, entering the close hand-to-hand combat. After only a few rounds of fighting, the armor soldiers had already been cut through the formation. In cold weapon combat, the formation is the most important, and once the formation is lost, the combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced.

What's more, being broken through the formation by such a peerless fierce general, the morale of the armor soldiers plummeted wildly, and they immediately collapsed. It was originally the dominant side, but it was completely defeated by only half of the Yue Qi.

Chen Cheng killed through the enemy formation, rushed straight into the city cave, and rested the blood-stained halberd on the shoulder of the stunned Zhao Zhong.

"Da Changqiu, don't come unharmed!" Chen Cheng's upper body was stained red with blood, and it was a blood gourd that escaped. The vast majority was the blood of the enemy, and only a very small part was his own. When he rushed into the enemy formation, even he couldn't help but take a few solid hits. He had a smile on his face, and he seemed very happy, "Why didn't you come out just now?" ”

Zhao Zhong came back to his senses, squeezed out a smile on his face that was more ugly than crying, and said: "Jian Shuo said that the Julu Hou is brave and invincible, and the old slave didn't believe it before, but now he believes it." ”

Chen Cheng said: "Let's stop talking nonsense, now that Zhang Rang is dead, and you have fallen into my hands again, what should I do?" ”

Zhao Zhong laughed dryly, wanting to say something, but when he saw the headless corpse on the ground, he couldn't help but sigh and said, "Now people are swordsmen, and I am fish and meat, so naturally it is what the Juluhou says." ”

He looked at Zhang Rang on the ground and sighed: "I told you to eat something good before, but you didn't listen, and now you don't have a chance to eat it anymore." ”

Chen Cheng smiled dumbly and said, "Then please Da Changqiu gather the hearts of the people in the North Palace and guard the palace so that he can live and defend the palace." ”

Zhao Zhong said dryly: "The soldiers of the North Palace are outnumbered, and the Julu Marquis wants to bring the queen to the South Palace, and the people are scattered, but I am afraid that they will not be able to hold it." ”

Chen Cheng said: "Sima Yi said: The way to use soldiers, if you can fight, you will fight, if you can't fight, you will defend, and if you can't go. If you really can't hold it, then you just run away. ”

Zhao Zhong thought for a moment and said, "Sima Yi? But after the Sima family in Hanoi? ”

Chen Cheng nodded and said, "Sima Fang's second son." ”

Zhao Zhong thought for a while, shook his head and said, "I haven't heard of it." ”

He asked: "Our family has served the Empress of Heaven in the palace all their lives, if we can't keep it, where can we go?" Can the Marquis of Julu leave the queen in the North Palace to reassure the people? ”

Chen Cheng smiled and asked, "What do you say?" ”

Zhao Zhong looked at the corpses all over the ground and sighed loudly. They usually act as powerful and prosperous, and regard the officials in the court as eagles and dogs, but now as soon as the Son of Heaven is dead, they are immediately beaten back to their original form. He is alive now, but it is difficult to say whether this head will remain on his neck after dawn.

In a scuffle just now, Queen He and the prince Liu Wei were both frightened, they have always been in the deep palace, and all they saw were smiling faces, how could they have seen such naked violence?

Queen He is an adult, so she can still pretend to be calm, but Liu Bian was so frightened that she cried. Most of the palace maids and eunuchs who followed the side were also frightened to the point that their hands and feet weakened. On the contrary, it was Queen Lin of the small palace who stayed awake this time, and during the scuffle, she still wanted the eunuchs to surround Feng Yuan.

When Chen Cheng came over covered in blood, Wang Lin could even show him a smile. The corners of Chen Cheng's mouth curved up a small arc, smiled at Wang Lin, and then turned to the carriageway: "Queen, the thief has been awarded the head, and you can continue on the road." ”

Empress He trembled and asked, "Zhongshu Ling is dead?" ”

Chen Cheng said happily: "Yes, I shot him with an arrow, and he died thoroughly, do you want to check it, queen?" ”

Queen He's hands and feet trembled constantly, and she scolded in her heart: What else to check? This guy is really lawless!

She patted Liu Bian, who was constantly sobbing, and said in a cold voice: "Zhang Rang blocked Yu's car, the crime is unforgivable, he should really be killed, and Yu won't look at it." On the road in front of Juluhou, let's go to the Jiade Hall quickly. ”

Chen Cheng arched his hand and said, "Obey!" ”

Chen Cheng first sent someone to open the Xuanwu Gate on the opposite side of the road, and then hugged Feng Yuan over. He brought a hundred men over, and more than a dozen were killed and wounded in the melee. He asked people to pull out the mule and horse carts in the North Palace, and whether they were dead or injured, they all packed up and took them back.

Although the Yue cavalry suffered a lot of casualties, they were able to defeat twice as many enemies, and their morale was much higher than before. The army is like this, as long as it can win the battle, the morale will not be low. If there is some more reward, I am afraid that I can shout long live.

Watching the queen's car drive out of the Vermilion Bird Gate, Zhao Zhong shouted left and right: "What are you still watching?" Still haven't cleaned up the floor? ”

He looked at the corpses all over the ground, walked up to Zhang Rang, and said with a wry smile: "What kind of planning and planning, in the end, it is still not as good as a knife in the head." Zhongshu Ling, you are happy, I have to be scared! ”

The scattered armor soldiers slowly gathered together, but they did not dare to approach, not far away. The eunuch carried the other corpses away, walked over in fear, lowered his head and said, "Da Changqiu." ”

Zhao Zhong looked at Zhang Rang's headless corpse again, sighed again, and said, "Clean it up." ”

Only then did the eunuch come over and carry Zhang Rang's body away.