Chapter 500: The Decisive Battle of the Mountain of Corpses and the Sea of Blood (2)

Fighting has numbed people, and bloodshed can no longer stimulate people's nerves. The battle has lasted more than two hours since its inception, and finally evolved into a decisive battle in which nearly a million troops were committed. No one who has not seen the war with their own eyes can describe its grandeur and tragedy in words, and those who have heard it cannot imagine what a bloody scene it was.

The land of the wasteland was soaked in blood, so much so that the soldiers felt like they were stepping on a muddy road that had just rained, and their boots made a clattering sound, and the visceral and dust mixed together gave off a fishy stench.

When the decisive battle came, Li Yuanshan personally went into battle again after many years, and the rebel leader with iron armor slammed into the ranks of the officers and soldiers with his heavy cavalry, because the unparalleled combat effectiveness of the heavy cavalry was actually the pressure of the officers and soldiers began to retreat.

Jin Shixiong watched the heavy cavalry smash through his front army like a heavy hammer, and the corners of his mouth picked up and hooked a sneer. It seemed that he was not worried that the heavy cavalry might control the whole battle.

He raised his hand and waved the command flag, and after the horn sounded, the ranks of officers and soldiers began to dodge in both directions, taking the initiative to make way for the heavy cavalry. The rebel infantry, who followed behind the officer, thought they saw the hope of victory, and shouted and chased after the heavy cavalry and stuffed it into the opening.

Just after the heavy cavalry penetrated deep into the official array, Jin Shixiong glanced back at the team behind him that had not yet been used, and he pointed his finger at the heavy cavalry that had been crushed by the Chinese army and said loudly: "This is Li Cheng's last ability, whether you can wipe out the rebels in one fell swoop today is up to you!" Your Majesty believes that you favor you, and if you want to repay the country, you will fight in this battle! ”

Behind him, more than a thousand warriors began to shout, brandishing special weapons in their hands.

These more than 1,000 soldiers were specially selected by the emperor, and it can be said that they are outstanding figures in the ranks, but they are not typical soldiers. These people are all from the green forest, and each of them has good martial arts, but they are also the most difficult team to lead, because they don't know how to cooperate at all. These Jianghu guests are rough and wild, and it is not easy for them to act completely in accordance with the military laws of the Great Sui than to let them die.

The Emperor never made these men obliged to obey military orders, and they were the only ones in the brave team who could drink alcohol before the battle. The emperor gave them the privilege that they could not even participate in drills with other soldiers. And the purpose of their existence is to deal with Li Yuanshan's heavy cavalry today.

It is no secret that Li Yuanshan has such a powerful cavalry in his hands, although the number is not large, only less than 2,000, but on the battlefield, it can be easily crushed like a steel beast. The heavy armor on their bodies was not afraid of feather arrows, and even sharp horizontal knives could not pierce the thick armor. And the heavy lance in their hands is too domineering, and the infantry is not enough to resist at all.

With Jin Shixiong's order, more than 1,000 Jianghu guests rushed out with heavy horses. When they were still a few dozen paces away from the heavy cavalry, they threw out their special weapons.

Maybe it's not a weapon, it's just a tool.

A tool that the barbarians of northern and southern Xinjiang often used when catching wild beasts. A rope with stones tied to both ends, throws it when it encounters the prey, and if it is wrapped around the prey's leg accurately, it can immediately catch the prey.

The ropes tied to the stones at both ends spun and flew out, although more than a thousand people did not cooperate, their reaction power was far stronger than that of ordinary soldiers, they did not stop after throwing the ropes, and still rushed towards the heavy cavalry. Not every rope will be able to trip a horse's leg, but it will be enough for a hundred people to succeed.

Almost no one in the first row of heavy cavalry at the front had good luck dodging the rope, and that was because these charlatans had been preparing for this day for a long time. They could not practice like ordinary soldiers, but they had to make themselves proficient in the use of this simple tool of trapping.

Dozens of heavily mounted horses in front of them tripped over their hooves, and the horses swooped forward fiercely in the neighing. Because both men and horses wear heavy armor, it is not easy to stand up once they have fallen down. And it was difficult for the heavy cavalry to make the horse stop immediately, so the heavy cavalry behind could not stop crashing into the comrades who fell in front.

The extreme power of the heavy cavalry comes not only from the strong armor and the strong physical fitness of the cavalry, but also from the dense formation to maintain sufficient crushing pressure.

But because of the dense formation, once the cavalry in front fell to the ground on a large scale, the people behind could only suffer.

At least seventy or eighty heavy cavalry horses tripped and then fell, causing at least two hundred cavalry to crash into them and fall to the ground. At this time, the opportunity for those arrogant and uninhibited Jianghu guests to show their skills has come. They leaped over with great agility, not giving the fallen heavy cavalry a chance to stand up, and reaped the lives of the heavy cavalry with their iron clubs.

The armor of the heavy cavalry can block sharp weapons, but it cannot block the heavy blows of iron rods.

A Jianghu guest rushed over with a smile, kicked over the heavy cavalry who was about to get up, and strode up, smashing dozens of pounds of heavy iron rods in his hand on the neck of the cavalryman. The weakest part of the heavy cavalry's defense is the neck, and in order to ensure the necessary flexibility, the chain mail on the neck is not heavy. But even if it is heavy, the consequences of such a heavy iron rod smashing the throat can be imagined.

There was a soft clicking sound in the neck of the heavy cavalry, and then blood spilled from behind the visor. The blood that came out of his mouth sprayed on his visor, and he soon stopped breathing.

These quacks drilled back and forth in the gaps of the heavy cavalry, dodging the heavy lance's attacks and finding an opportunity to strike. The iron rods in their hands smashed on the horse's leg and immediately destroyed the horse, while the heavy cavalry on the ground was only bulky and strong.

The emperor sitting on the high slope watched those Jianghu guests mess up Li Yuanshan's heavy cavalry, but there was no joy on his face. He specially trained this team to deal with the heavy cavalry, and then these people proved with their actions that they can also be the protagonists on the battlefield.

"It's a pity."

The Emperor muttered three words.

I don't know if it's a pity for those Jianghu guests who were crushed to death by heavy cavalry, or a pity for those elite cavalry.

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"Your Majesty, it's not good!"

A herald came at a gallop on horseback, and the war horse that caught up with Li Yuanshan shouted loudly: "The heavy armored infantry of the great general Zhou Dingguo was stopped by the heavy armor of the official army, and our numerical advantage has been pressed back." The enemy army seemed to know in advance that our heavy infantry was on General Zhou's side, and they had already prepared! Not only that, but the men and horses on the right flank were also frustrated, and Prince Yi's men and horses began to win a big victory, but they rushed too fiercely and broke away from the Chinese army, and were lured by the enemy to go deep and trapped! ”

Hearing this, Li Yuanshan felt a suffocation in his chest!

He swallowed back the mouthful of sweet blood that came up from his chest and abdomen, and his eyes instantly turned red.

The heavy infantry are all on Zhou Dingguo's side, how can the Sui army know?

His younger brother, Li Yuankuo, the prince of Yi, was simple and impulsive, and the Sui army must have arranged tactics in advance, first pretending to be invincible and retreating to lure Li Yuankuo into pursuit, and then encircling Li Yuankuo's men and horses to intercept them into several sections and attack him. All the tactical arrangements of the Sui army are so targeted!

"Who leaked our tactics to the enemy!"

Li Yuanshan roared angrily, but after all, he couldn't hold back a mouthful of blood gushing up and spurting out.

"Your Majesty, let's withdraw our troops for the time being!"

A cronie pleaded: "I have lost the opportunity to be restrained everywhere, if I continue to fight, it will become more and more unfavorable, Your Majesty, please make a decision as soon as possible, now it is too late to return to the army to defend Xiping City and reorganize its morale!" ”

"No!"

Li Yuanshan roared hysterically: "Can't retreat!" The prince hasn't gone far yet! ”

Hearing this roar, everyone's hearts were shocked.

The purpose of Li Yuanshan's decisive battle this time was just to cover the escape of his son Li Xiaoche? At the cost of himself, plus hundreds of thousands of horses, in exchange for Li Xiaoche's life? People's hearts were immediately filled with sadness, and it turned out that the emperor of the Great Zhou himself did not have the confidence to win the decisive battle.

"Keep going!"

Li Yuanshan roared angrily, not caring at all about the blood marks still hanging on the corners of his mouth: "If anyone retreats before dark, they will be killed!" Come! Tell the Warlords that whoever backs down will be killed! ”

He roared like a beast, his face hideous.

"Report!"

A herald flew over, his face full of panic: "Your Majesty, it's not a good thing!" General Zhou's heavy armor was wiped out! ”

"Ahh

Li Yuanshan shouted violently and then stabbed the herald to death: "Whoever dares to say something bad in front of me will disturb the morale of the army, and he will not be forgiven!" ”

"Your Majesty!"

At this time, Song Qianhui, who was in charge of staying in Xiping City, rode a horse in disheveled clothes, he was a literati and his riding skills were average, because he was so eager that even Liang Guan was bumped off and didn't know where to throw it.

"Your Majesty, please withdraw your troops quickly!"

Song Qianhui panted and said: "The minister watched the battle in the city and found that both wings were defeated, and there was no certainty of victory in this battle, Your Majesty should return to the army immediately, give up Xiping, and retreat directly to Jinyang!" The minister knows that His Majesty is unwilling, but victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, why care about temporary gains and losses, please think twice! ”

Li Yuanshan was furious, and he was about to kill Song Qian, but he was stopped by his trusted generals: "Your Majesty thinks twice, the prime minister is also thinking about Your Majesty!" ”

After being stopped, the furious Li Yuanshan roared and scolded like crazy, and everyone persuaded him hard, and it took him a while to calm down. With red eyes, he glanced at these men, and the muscles on his face twitched involuntarily. I don't know how long it took, he sighed heavily: "That's it, Mingjin retreats!" ”

It was as if he had been drained of strength in an instant, and the heavy lance in his hand fell to the ground with a thud.

"Can't be golden!"

Song Qianhui hurriedly stopped: "The minister has already informed the generals of the infantry behind to stop rushing forward, the heavy cavalry and infantry that have rushed in front are too late to call back, once Mingjin, the two wings that have been defeated will immediately collapse completely, the Chinese soldiers retreat, the enemy sticks behind to chase and kill, even the gods can't break this defeat." Your Majesty, at this time, you can only give up the team in front, please retreat with the men and horses behind. ”

Li Yuanshan's face changed, and then he nodded slowly: "Just do as you say." ”

"Hurry up and give the order, and the infantry behind immediately retreat. Don't listen to the trumpet orders, protect Your Majesty! ”

Song Qian would say loudly: "Let people blow the horn and continue to attack!" ”

This decision, so cruel. There were more than 100,000 people in front of them who were fighting with the Sui army, and Song Qian would let people continue to blow horns and beat drums to attack, but he ordered the troops behind to retreat, and the rebel soldiers in front became complete cannon fodder.

"Your Majesty leave quickly, if you don't leave, it's too late!"

Song Qianhui reached out and grabbed the reins of Li Yuanshan's war horse, and pulled the war horse backwards.

"Who is it...... Who the hell betrayed me! Who leaked our tactics! ”

Li Yuanshan still couldn't calm down, and his teeth clicked.

"Who else could it be?"

Song Qian would sigh, thinking in his heart that I had advised you not to believe that guy a long time ago, but you didn't listen, today's defeat was actually doomed, but you have been blinded now and can no longer see through it. When that guy came, I said that I must not let my guard down on this person, it can be used but not credible, and now it seems that I guessed it.

It's just that he didn't dare to say it.

He didn't say it, but Li Yuanshan still reacted: "Hou Wenji! I will kill you! ”