Chapter 436: Wei Xiaokuan
"Shed every drop of blood into the land of the motherland, swear to kill the enemy, and never flinch!"
Listening to the thunderous roar of the Happy Department, Wei Xiaokuan's whole body was shaken, like being struck by lightning, and the whole person froze in place, his eyes were full of deep shock.
Wei Xiaokuan has been fighting horses for decades, and has experienced countless wars of all sizes, even the hundred battles of the Northern Qi Emperor Gao Huan who dominate the world are not afraid at all, but today he is moved by the five thousand cavalry led by Xing.
When it comes to physique, they may still have some gaps compared to the brave and ruthless grassland peoples, and their martial arts may not be able to beat the most elite warriors of the Zhou State, but the aura that erupts from their bodies, the fanaticism and determination to win the battle are only seen in Wei Xiaokuan's life.
Shed every drop of blood on the land of the motherland.
What a simple sentence, but the determination revealed in it will shock anyone who listens to it, and will be shocked and moved by it.
What kind of charisma and ability does Joy have to train such a fierce and loyal Iron Warrior?
Although the two sides were hostile, this did not prevent Wei Xiaokuan from admiring and admiring happiness, which caused waves in the depths of his already somewhat old and plain heart, making his twilight body suddenly burst out with vigorous vitality and boundless fighting intent.
In the first battle of Yubi that year, Wei Xiaokuan relied on the power of his own city to stop Gao Huan's hundreds of thousands of troops outside the city, and he could not advance an inch for several months, and finally caused Gao Huan to die of a serious illness and die, giving the Northern Zhou a chance to breathe.
Although the battle of Yubi was very tragic and arduous, Wei Xiaokuan was never afraid. But when the earth-shattering roar came, Wei Xiaokuan had a sense of shock. In the dark, he seemed to see a giant dragon lurking in the abyss, about to soar into the sky, exuding the majesty and domineering spirit that made all things surrender.
"If possible, you must kill the happy, otherwise it will definitely become a big disaster for my Great Zhou!" Wei Xiaokuan calmed down his agitated thoughts, and then slowly exhaled a mouthful of turbid breath in his chest, and said secretly.
"General, the Qi army is here!" Just then, the scout shouted in panic.
Wei Xiaokuan's heart tightened, and he immediately looked at it, and sure enough, the joy of a silver armor took the lead, and he had already come to his side more than 100 meters away, far away, Wei Xiaokuan could also feel the strong evil spirit and bloody smell on their bodies.
"Command, stop them at all costs! If anyone retreats, he will not be spared! Wei Xiaokuan suddenly pulled out the saber at his waist, raised his arms and shouted in a deep voice.
"Never back down!"
A total of 100,000 people besieged Jinyang, and after being divided into four parts, there were almost more than 20,000 on each side. On the west side, which is the breakthrough point, there are even more, about 50,000 people.
However, Gao Yanzong led the army to battle and took the lead, which stimulated the fighting spirit and morale of the Qi army, and greatly increased their combat effectiveness, which caused great casualties to the Zhou army. After that, Helan Leopard's resolute move to the death once again awakened the low morale of the Qi army, and made them fight to the death.
Therefore, in the killing of nearly an hour, the Qi army lost nearly 30,000 horses, and the Zhou army also had more than 20,000 soldiers who could never return to their homeland.
Although the number of people was still several times more happy, Wei Xiaokuan did not dare to take it lightly, and the tension that had not appeared for a long time hit his heart again, making his palms slightly sweaty.
Xing was already extremely close, and it was too late to mobilize troops and horses from other places, and Wei Xiaokuan did not dare to transfer troops and horses from other directions. He knew very well that once the attacks from the other three sides slowed down and gave Gao Yanzong a chance to breathe, the Qi army was likely to turn defeat into victory and drive Yuwen Yong out of the city.
With Wei Xiaokuan's hurried and solemn order, the eight thousand sergeants quickly moved into action, forming a dense phalanx, with sword and shield bearers and spearmen at the front, and archers at the rear.
Although the happy side is menacing and terrifying, these 8,000 Zhou troops are by no means a rabble, they are not deterred by the momentum of the happy side, one by one serious and dignified, with a trace of murderous aura in their eyes, quietly waiting for the arrival of the war.
Yao Yao watched Wei Xiaokuan lead eight thousand soldiers to wait for the battle, happy without the slightest hesitation and fear, his eyes became deeper and calmer, and the compassionate smile on the corner of his mouth looked so evil against the background of the silver and cold armor, faintly revealing a chill to the bone.
"Bow!"
With the happy order, the two thousand five hundred cavalrymen immediately drew their bows and arrows, and the sharp eyes of the eagle falcon stared straight at the enemy troops in the distance, and their eyes were cold mixed with the burning heat of longing for victory and blood.
"Target crossbowman, free fire!"
"Put!"
When Gao Xing led the cavalry to the place where the Zhou army was a stone's throw away, the steel knife held high in his hand swung forward suddenly, and then saw countless arrows like locusts in transit, with a whining scream, like wind and lightning, covering the two thousand archers behind Wei Xiaokuan.
"Woohoo!"
"Puff puff!"
Both Zhou Jun and Wei Xiaokuan obviously did not expect that the bow and arrow used by the happy side were carefully modified by him, and both the range and the rate of fire far exceeded ordinary bows and arrows. As soon as he saw his face, Zhou Jun suffered a big loss.
With the help of horses, the sharp arrows were faster and had a longer range, and almost a thousand Zhou troops fell in just one round of arrow rain. In the face of the overwhelming rain of arrows and the approaching danger, many soldiers reflexively released their bowstrings, but the feathered arrows shot did not have the slightest accuracy to speak of, and they could not reach the effective killing range.
"Shoot the arrows!"
The first reaction of all cavalrymen after loosening the bowstring was not to see if the enemy had been hit, but to take the arrow from the quiver in the saddle. Therefore, although the two orders were only two breaths apart, all the horsemen carried out his orders perfectly.
"Whoosh!"
When Zhou Jun was still busy with the first round of arrow rain and wailing and crying, the happy second round of arrow rain was already approaching, so that they had no chance to breathe at all. Although the presence of sword and shield hands has had a great impact on the accuracy of the cavalry, their lethality is still very terrifying.
After two rounds of arrow rain, only 500 of the 2,000 archers of the Zhou army were unharmed, and although only 5 or 600 were actually killed, the others were traumatized to varying degrees, and their combat effectiveness plummeted.
The reason why Genghis Khan Temujin was able to cross the Eurasian continent in history was because of the archers. The archers are highly mobile, flexible and changeable, and have great lethality, and with the guerrilla ideas that Xing Xing taught, and the advanced weapons and equipment they are rationed, the combat effectiveness that the archers can exert is very amazing.
Wei Xiaokuan was shocked, although he had long known that in order to buy enough time for Yu Wenyong, his side had to confront Xing head-on, and the casualties must be very heavy, but the annihilation of two thousand archers almost in an instant was still beyond his expectations.
In this regard, Wei Xiaokuan has no better way than to be sad and angry. Forced by the situation, he could only grit his teeth and be happy.
"Happy Xiao'er, with me Wei Xiaokuan here today, you don't want to take a step forward!" Wei Xiao's broad shoulders shook, and he shouted like a bell: "Soldiers, draw your sword, meet the enemy, and fight to the death!" ”
"Fight to the death!" Zhou Jun suddenly roared in unison, and his eyes were even more bloody, as if he wanted to tear Gao Xing and the others apart.
"Crossbow!"
Happy but did not answer, and the cold voice clearly reached the ears of every cavalryman. All the cavalry immediately hung their longbows behind them, quickly took out the crossbows hanging on both sides of the saddle, and held them flat to aim at the Zhou army.
"Put!"
When they were still thirty meters away from the Zhou army, all the soldiers pulled the trigger on the crossbow. With the sound of the "boom" machine spring, countless black crossbow arrows suddenly flew out from the five thousand crossbows, and went straight to the Zhou army, looking at the crossbow arrows that were like dark clouds, listening to the terrible screams in the air, Rao is Wei Xiaokuan couldn't help but suddenly change color after a long battle, and his eyes were full of fear.
"Jingle Bell!"
"Puff puff!"
"Ahh
In an instant, the sound of crossbow arrows and shields striking gold and iron, the sound of sharp blades cutting into flesh, and the screams and wails of soldiers in pain resounded throughout the sky. Countless Zhou soldiers fell down screaming, and there were poignant blood flowers floating in the air.
"Draw your sword, kill!"
After a round of crossbow arrows, Happy came to the approach of the Zhou army, and with his order, the cavalry immediately collected their crossbows and drew their scimitars made of stainless steel. As the two thousand five hundred scimitars were unsheathed, the evil qi on the body of the happy man suddenly climbed to the top, surging like the waves of the angry sea.
"Kill!"
Happy to take the lead, while screaming, the steel knife in his hand slashed down from the top of his head, and a snow-bright knife flashed, like a match, and like lightning, almost wanting to tear the heavens and the earth apart.
"Bump!"
The shields in the hands of the two Zhou soldiers who bore the brunt of the attack suddenly shattered into several pieces, and their bodies flew backwards in the air, their arms twisted into a terrifying shape, their chests were deeply sunken, and blood flowed from their mouths. Before they could land, the two men were already exhausted.
"Pierce, kill!"
"Kill!"
Under the leadership of Happy Joy, the 2,500 cavalry were like an incomparably sharp steel knife, and in an instant, they were fiercely inserted into the camp of the Zhou army, tearing the first line of defense they had built.
In the past three years, these guys have already experienced a hundred battles and have been reborn, which one is not a good man who is a ten, or even a hundred. Under the leadership of Xingxing, they turned into jackals and tigers, and they were even more fierce and fierce.
Cutting tofu with a knife may be an exaggeration, but the speed at which Xingxing and the others rushed forward was too fast, especially Xingxing, who was like entering a no-man's land, and no one was alive wherever they passed. Stumps and broken arms were everywhere, and the blood stained the earth red, and the scene was extremely miserable and terrifying, like purgatory on earth.
"Chop the horse's legs, shrink the formation!" Wei Xiaokuan's face became extremely solemn, and he frowned and shouted.
The panic of the Zhou army, who was a little dazed by the blow to the head, suddenly dissipated a lot, and several people cooperated with each other and focused their attacks on the horses of the cavalry.
"What a Wei Xiaokuan!" The cold light in his happy eyes flashed, and he looked at Wei Xiaokuan under the handsome banner and shouted: "Wei Xiaokuan is dead!" ”