Chapter 14O: The Battle of the Willow River (Finale)
Before the sound of the cannon subsided, Lu Zhijia got a bad news that couldn't be worse: the artillery could no longer be released.
"Why?" Lu Zhijia's face was so heavy that he could almost scrape off a layer of black ash, and the three words were almost squeezed out from between his teeth.
"Lu Shuai, the ground here and here is too soft to support the cannon body. After a single shot, all the piled gun mounts were scattered, and it was difficult to recover in a short time. "The artillery team stumbled to finish speaking.
Damn, the ground is soft and can't support the cannon body? What did you do earlier? Lu Zhijia couldn't wait to slash this guy with a knife. But now it's .......
"Get out, I don't care what you take to pad, anyway, I want the artillery to fire as soon as possible. If the cannon doesn't go off, I want your head. Lu Zhijia scolded hatefully.
The artillery team was like a pardon, and they ran towards the artillery team with rolling and crawling.
The artillery could not be fired for the time being, so it was only up to the cavalry to delay the opponent.
"Li Chengxian," Lu Zhijia shouted, "You go, attack them from the side and buy time for our artillery team." ”
"Yes." Li Cheng turned around and left without the slightest hesitation.
Retreating here, Li Chengxian's heart was already extremely remorseful. The Ming army fell to such a point, and he should bear a great responsibility for his rash advance. There is nowhere to retreat here, so let's fight! Da Ming treats him well, so use this life to repay Da Ming!
Li Chengxian has already sprouted his will to die.
Seeing the Ming army's horse team rushing out from the side, Boljin sneered a few times.
The ground here is muddy, the ground is soft, and the speed of the horses cannot be raised at all. Cavalry without speed simply could not break through the infantry array. That's why he chose to dismount and fight on foot.
The horn sounded, and the Houjin queue slowly slowed down until it stopped.
In order to intercept Houjin's heavy armor, Li Chengxian directly risked his life. He also knew that it was difficult for horses to sprint on this kind of ground, which was the main reason why the Ming army dared to line up here.
Since you can't rely on speed to hit the heavy armor, you can only rely on the bird's shot at close range.
After the battle of Salhu, the Ming army did a special test. Within 10 steps, the bullets fired by the bird gun can even not penetrate the heavy armor, but it can still hit a person through the heavy armor to a serious injury.
However, even if Li Chengxian wanted to shoot at close range, he had to break through the interception of the Houjin archers first, which was definitely an impact of nine deaths.
This time the battle between the two sides began between the two armies. Completely exposed to the sight of the soldiers on both sides. The outcome of the battle between the two sides will be directly related to the morale of both sides, and whoever wins will take the lead in victory.
Borjin slowly pulled out his iron-tired bow, which was 2.5 stones in foot and 2 taels of arrows, enough to pierce the chain mail in 50 steps. The enemies who died under this bow and arrow, Borjin has long lost count of how many.
The bow slowly pulled away, and the two-fold three-edged arrows shone with a chilling cold light, pointing at Li Chengxian, who was in bright armor. Borjin wants to take the lead in Dajin Liwei!
The horses struggled to charge on the muddy ground. Li Chengxian's heart was full of sorrow.
When this horse escaped back from Yaozhou, it ran and injured its strength, and before it had fully cultivated, it charged on such a muddy ground, even if it could survive, it would probably be useless in the future.
However, let's talk about it if it survives, and hope that it will be bigger than its own life.
Li Chengxian curled himself up as much as possible on the horse, reducing the area of the arrow as much as possible.
Vaguely, Li Chengxian raised his right arm to block his chest. With a clanged bowstring, a sharp pain was heard, and a heavy arrow pierced through the armarmor and burrowed heavily into his arm.
Li Chengxian shook and shook on the horse, barely maintaining that he did not fall off the horse. Still rushing back with the horses.
This arrow is the signal, and the arrows in the Houjin array shoot towards the Ming army horse team like locusts. Later, Jin Chongjia also condensed and put on a posture to meet the attack.
In the rain of arrows, Lu Zhijia saw that Li Chengxian was still rushing towards the golden heavy armor in front of him, and his face completely changed color.
Li Chengxian is desperate, doesn't he want to live?
Houjin Chongjia has stopped, can he get around?
Li Chengxian ignored the sharp pain in his arm and forcibly rushed towards Houjin Chongjia. He knew that the horses had already escaped once, and that if they got around again, they would never have the courage to attack a second time. If the horse team charged but did not even achieve any results, and bypassed in front of the enemy, then the morale of the Ming army would be completely destroyed.
He can't go back anymore!
Die and die, he should die under Yaozhou City.
Li Chengxian resolutely continued to charge.
In this battle, I will never run away again.
Seeing the Ming army's horse team rushing over with a decisive momentum, Boljin's face changed color.
The Ming army still has such a fearless existence?
Bows and arrows against the horse team that died in the impact did not have much of an obstructive effect. The Ming army's horse team rushed straight to 10 steps away from Houjin Chongjia before it began to turn. The bird's gun in the hands of the horse team finally fired at close range.
The Ming army's horse team drew a large arc and swept in front of the Houjin array, and the personnel shrank by at least one-quarter.
Borjin shook his head regretfully, the opponent was a good man.
However, even if the opponent can return to the Ming army formation, I am afraid that he will not be able to go out again.
Borjin could feel that he had shot at least 3 arrows at his opponent. Boljin believes that under his heavy arrows, the opponent will not die or be seriously injured.
Seeing his opponent's back go away, Borjin counted his own casualties, and for the first time his face showed a solemn look.
The Ming army's horse team caused more than 30 heavy armor casualties in one attack. Although no one has died immediately, judging from the injuries, it is already very difficult for the wounded to move. If they survive the war, they may be killed.
With such an exchange ratio of almost 1 to 1, it is rare to encounter Houjin Heavy Armor.
Looking at the array of the Ming army not far away, Boljin was a little difficult to ride a tiger.
To rush or not to rush?
Continue to charge, if the Ming army is still like this, he can't afford to exchange. But if he didn't rush, as soon as the posture of retreating in front of the battle was made, I was afraid that the Ming army would see his bluff.
His eyes swept over Yaozhou Ding Zhuang in the back, and Boljin smiled bitterly and issued an order to continue advancing.
I can't withdraw it! Once they retreated, if those Ding Zhuang were to fight back and forth with the Ming army, they would be dead. He could only bite the bullet and continue to attack.
"Woo......" Borjin took out a calfhorn and blew it. The momentum of the entire Houjin team changed, and the speed of the entire army rushing towards the Ming army's array increased significantly. Even the wounded heavy armor reluctantly moved slowly in the direction of the Ming army.
When this trumpet sounded, the whole army advanced without retreating.
Li Chengxian, who was seriously injured and dying, was already dying when he was sent to Lu Zhijia, and he struggled to squeeze out a few words to Lu Zhijia: "It's all - blame - I ......."
With the pronunciation of the words, the blood gushing out of Li Chengxian's mouth stained the corners of his mouth and neck.
Three carved heavy arrows were deeply rooted in Li Chengxian's body, one on his arm, one on his shoulder, and one on his chest.
Lu Zhijia knew that the deadliest arrow in his chest was shot by the other party when Li Cheng shot first. Li Cheng first risked his life in exchange for a chance to hit the other party.
As for Lee Seung-sien's apology?
Lu Zhijia understood Li Chengxian's thoughts, but he felt that Li Chengxian did not need to apologize to him. He also did a lot of mistakes in order to compete for merit.
Lu Zhijia clenched Li Chengxian's hand and shouted: "I don't blame you, I really don't blame you." ”
The light in Li Chengxian's eyes slowly faded, and his hands hung down weakly. Lu Zhijia's scream, I don't know if he heard it.
Li Chengxian, a general of the Ming Dynasty, was killed.
In his grief, Lu Zhijia heard a huge sound of horror from the Ming army around him, and there was a panic and despair in his voice.
What's going on?
Lu Zhijia looked up, and his heart became dead for a while.
In front of everyone's eyes, Qian Yingke, a prisoner in a big red robe, had already ridden onto the reed bridge. The bright red robe was particularly glaring on the bridge.
Qian Yingke was the first to escape!!
How dare he run away so blatantly.
"Here, shoot him for me." Lu Zhijia let out an angry roar.
In the past, the guards who were ordered to do it immediately, but at this time, no one did anything.
Is that a civilian overseer? Shoot him and there will be endless consequences. The guards did not dare to cause trouble for the general.
Seeing that no one moved, Lu Zhijia reached out and grabbed a pair of bows and arrows. He opened the full moon with his bow, and the tip of the arrow pointed directly at the back of Qian Yingke's heart. But for some reason, Lu Zhijia's hand couldn't help but tremble.
Qian Yingke's riding skills were obviously not good, and the horses ran crookedly on the reed bridge. Even if Qian Yingke continued to whip, the speed of moving forward was still very slow.
At this distance, Lu Zhijia was very sure that as long as he let go, he would definitely be able to pierce his heart with one arrow.
But why can't he let go of his hand?
Under Qian Yingke's continuous whipping, the war horse's temperament became irritable, and there were obvious signs of loss of control.
There was a loud "bang".
didn't wait for Lu Zhijia to shoot a bow and arrow. In front of many Ming troops, under the irritable trampling of the war horse, the reed bridge was broken in two, and Qian Yingke fell into the water with the war horse.
Lu Zhijia withdrew his bow and arrows, and let out a sigh of relief. There was no one in the Ming army who looked at Qian Yingke in the river.
But everyone, including Lu Zhijia, all the hearts of the Ming army are constantly sinking.
The reed bridge broke!!
The morale of the Ming army, which had just been raised, fell to the bottom again.
Li Chengxian died in vain.
Seeing the commotion of the Ming army, Borjin was extremely excited.
God bless Dajin, the Ming army is really in civil strife again, this is the Ming army he is familiar with.
Woo, woo ......, Boljin whined the horn, and then Jin Chongjia suddenly increased his speed and rushed straight towards the Ming army's position.