Chapter 845: What a Defeat!
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Zhu Tong, Chen Mengren, Zhou Ziang, Xia Yunyu and others will be dressed in military uniforms and stationed around Ma Li Zhu Biao. The 100,000 soldiers behind him, these elites who had followed Zhu Biao to fight in the north and south, lined up behind, and their morale was as high as a rainbow.
"Uh......h Woo ......" a long horn sounded one after another. The generals of the unified army of all the ministries seemed to be urging Zhu Biao to attack immediately, and start attacking immediately.
Zhu Biao turned his head to look at Zhu Tong and the others, and smiled at them. "Follow me, follow closely, let's step on the enemy's formation."
The four of them nodded their heads one after another, and the surging blood before the battle almost made them almost breathless. It's not nervousness, it's not excitement, it's a reappearance of memories.
The cavalry fought the infantry, mighty and mighty, and attacked the enemy head-on. Memories outside Xiyang City came flooding back to my heart!
This kind of memory is buried in the blood of the Hedong Army, and there are no people among the four who have experienced the original battle, but they will only yearn for it more, and even more agitated today's long drive into the enemy's formation.
The chaos in the battle array of the Zhou army was increasing, and the war drums and horns were messy. The officers and men of all armies were in danger and inadvertently wanted to squeeze into the center of the battle array, as if this could alleviate the panic in their hearts.
Xiang Zhenkui stood under the banner of the horse, looking at the dense iron horses on three sides, and his heart had long lost his previous confidence.
In this battle, I am going to lose!
Thinking only of the combat strength of the two armies, he was defeated by hunger, fatigue and cold wind. And those who harness hunger, fatigue, and cold winds are the enemies on the other side, and this lesson must be firmly remembered in one's heart!
"Drumming...... Drum ......" Xiang Zhenkui suddenly raised his hands and roared wildly, "Today I swear to fight to the death with the traitor, and I swear to fight to the death......"
"Fight to the death......" Cheng Xiaofeng, Xin Jia and others also shouted loudly, and Pegasus galloped into their own formations.
Fierce and majestic war drums rose into the sky.
Zhu Biao looked up at the blue sky.
As the saying goes: Heaven and Buddha take the opposite and suffer the blame!
Begin. He had no intention of killing Xiang Zhenkui's troops at all, after all, no general would take 30,000 or 40,000 cavalry, 120,000 infantry troops, and 100,000 infantry troops to fight field battles with 100,000 infantry troops and 150,000 famous hundred battle elite cavalry. But don't want to. Xiang Zhenkui did just that, if Zhu Biao didn't seize this opportunity, he would be too amateurish.
Slowly raise the spear.
Dozens of trumpeters raised their horns.
Zhu Biao put the reins on his left hand and lightly touched the horse's belly with his right foot. The green horse stood upright and looked up and hissed.
"Kill ......" waved his spear, and Zhu Biao roared.
The horses flew away. Rushing to the dirt slope and speeding towards the battlefield.
"Uh......h Woo ......" The horn of the charge suddenly resounded through the sky.
"Boom...... The 140,000 iron cavalry army slowly started at the sound of the horn, just like a flood that burst the embankment and broke through the embankment, emitting a roar that shook the heavens and the earth.
Zhu Biao took the lead, firmly controlled the speed of the war horse, and led the army to advance rapidly.
The generals behind him roared repeatedly. The blood in his body boiled with the wind whistling in his ears.
Zhu Biao's expression was grim, and his strong body rose and fell with the galloping warhorse. His eyes were always on the banner of the Zhou army in front of him, that was his goal, the place he wanted to capture first.
"Uh......h ......The horn sounded again, piercing through the thick roar and reaching every corner of the battlefield.
To the east, Zhu Wu raised his spear. Looking back and shouting, "Accelerate, accelerate......"
The earth was trembling violently, and every soldier of the Zhou army could feel their heartbeats intensify wildly with the trembling ground. The Tang army in the circle let out an earth-shattering cheer.
The Iron Cavalry Army set off a huge wave like a terrifying tsunami, and smashed it with a overwhelming force.
One by one, the Zhou soldiers were colorless, and their tall bodies curled up involuntarily, as if they wanted to find a gap in the desperate situation.
Even some of them were terrified, they had never seen such a thrilling scene, and the immensity of hundreds of thousands of iron horsemen rushing head-on made them feel for the first time that death had stuck in their necks.
The soldiers on the front line let out a desperate cry. They desperately pulled the crossbow machine in their hands, and hundreds of crossbows were given to Zhu Biaojun, especially the Hedong Jingqi who rushed to the front front, which would definitely kill and injure. But the loss of 100 men was so small for the total amount of 140,000 horsemen.
Some of the crossbows were aimed at Zhu Biao, who was at the forefront of the impact. Hundreds of crossbow arrows shot one after another, and then broke apart again and again.
Zhu Biao should be glad that his "Great Shift" has reached the seventh layer, otherwise, under the continuous shooting of this crossbow, he will be able to save his life, and the green horse will definitely become a puddle of meat mud.
Some of the Zhou soldiers were squeezing backwards, and every inch of retreat seemed to give them hope of survival.
The speed of the horses became faster and faster, and the iron cavalry soldiers lay on their horses, urging the horses to reach their maximum speed.
The roar suddenly rose, and the heavens and the earth shook in an instant.
"Whew...... Ho ......" Zhu Tong brandished his big knife and shouted wildly, "Huh...... Ho ......"
"Ho ho ......" Hedong cavalry raised their weapons and responded with all their strength, "Ho ho ......"
"Whew... Ho ......" The first 40,000 soldiers echoed at the same time, and the last 140,000 people chanted in unison, like thousands of thunderbolts exploding in the sky over the battlefield.
In the roar, the galloping sound of 140,000 war horses converged into an invincible sound, which exploded in the center of the battlefield.
Arrows flew through the air like locusts. The Zhou Jun, who had never fought with Zhu Biao, unsurprisingly suffered a big loss.
They only had time to shoot an arrow, and the elite cavalry led by Zhu Biao rushed in front of them.
At that time, the crossbowmen were still wielding their crossbows, and the archers had not yet drawn their bows.
The Zhou army was suddenly in chaos.
The disbelief and surprise in their hearts added another heart-chilling frost to their already disadvantaged situation.
But fortunately, Zhou Jun is also called elite, and he did not collapse because of this.
When the shields and spearmen in the front row were picked apart by Zhu Biao and other generals, the crossbowmen who had not had time to retreat pulled out the broken blades at their waists one after another, and mustered up the courage to rush to the horses' hooves.
As a crossbowman with a long-range strike force, he wields a short blade to confront the king of land battles, which is simply impossible to win. The crossbowmen of the Zhou army who rushed up were all sad and strong, and they already had a will to die in their hearts.
But their deaths did not serve their hopes. Because the crossbowmen who had the courage to hold off the cavalry charge with short blades accounted for less than half of their total, what about the remaining half-odds?
They retreated, fled, and revolted in their own position. Blocked the advance of the spearmen and broadsword soldiers in the rear formation-
Xiang Zhenkui closed his eyes sadly!
Cowards -
"Kill, kill in......" Seeing the chaos of the Zhou army, Zhu Biao shouted again.
"Kill, kill......"
The 140,000 iron cavalry army, flanked on three sides, was magnificent. roared in, and in an instant, flesh and blood flew in Zhou Jun's town.
The soldiers of Zhou were powerless to fight back, and they died tragically under the trampling of iron hooves in the chaotic formation, and their severed limbs and stumps flew all over the sky with patches of blood.
With the continuous advance of the Iron Cavalry Army, the encirclement of the Zhou Army on the battlefield was also completely scattered, and Shangguan Renqing seized the opportunity. The belt counterattack with all its might.
Gradually, the Zhou army lost the faith of resistance. As long as they can withdraw, everyone is rushing towards Zhu Biao's open south road.
The area of the battlefield is shrinking little by little. The smaller the battlefield and the higher the density of soldiers, the slower the attack speed of the iron cavalry, and the cavalry that lost its speed for those who were densely packed together. On the contrary, it is not as good as the infantry.
Zhu Biao's proper command of the soldiers and horses slowed down the oppression a little.
The horn sounded, and the more than 100,000 cavalry on the battlefield immediately slowed down. Holding aloft the bloody spear, Zhu Biao clearly pushed the battle situation step by step towards the ultimate goal he longed for - to cover up and kill along the way!
This is the most suitable tactic for cavalry.
"Uh......h Woo...... "Nearly 100 horns sounded one after another, and the low and rapid sound pierced the huge killing sound on the battlefield and went straight to the sky. When the various departments heard the sound of the trumpet, they immediately blew the trumpet echo, and the horns on the battlefield rose one after another, continuously!
The Zhou soldiers who were surrounded at the front knew that they would die, and after the initial fear, they began to launch a frantic counterattack under the command of the officers. Although this can't change their fate, death is imminent, and the survival ** also forces them to pin their last hope of survival on the weapons in their hands. Even if dead. Also pull one to make a cushion back.
They will not surrender, because they know very well that they are surrendering at this moment, and Zhu Biaojun will never contain them.
Surrender, you can't surrender! But at this moment. They found a miracle.
The cavalry of the enemy army, which had been approaching step by step, suddenly showed a hint of relief, which was like grasping a life-saving straw in the turbulent flood for the Zhou soldiers who were in despair.
The Zhou soldiers went crazy, they roared like wild beasts, and without any danger, they took advantage of the slightest relief and plunged headlong into the surging tide.
Whether it was the Tang cavalry or the Hedong cavalry, they all suddenly felt that the resistance of the forward Zhou soldiers was greatly weakened. Naturally, their strength soared, they shouted wildly, the war horses neighed, and for a while, the power of 'chopping melons and vegetables' reappeared, and the sound of killing shook the sky.
And with an opening for catharsis and a hint of relief in tension, Zhou Bing, who was originally squeezed thick, suddenly loosened, and everyone rushed to the south road.
Xiang Zhenkui looked at the gap in the south, looked at the soldiers who fled the way, and sighed in despair. It is not the road to survival, but the road to death, there is one missing in the three circles, and there will be an ambush where one is missing!
"General, go quickly, go quickly...... Xin Jia rushed to Xiang Zhenkui's side and shouted loudly, "This battle has been lost, and there is no turning back." The general must protect himself. Then he shouted at General Xiang Zhenkui: "Quick, let's escort the general and rush out, hurry......"
"That's a dead end, it's a dead end!" Xiang Zhenkui shook his head sadly, "Zhu Biao's intention is obvious, he just wants to drive us to the south and chase and kill us along the way." If the latter is not broken desperately, the whole army will be destroyed. β
Xin Jia was stunned for a moment, he was also a veteran, and Xiang Zhenkui immediately reacted as soon as he reminded him. grabbed Xiang Zhenkui's arm, "General, the soldiers have rushed over, and they can't stop it, and they can't stop it if they want to." The general still took this opportunity to rush out, and the last general would lead the troops to break off. If you take a step back, you will lose my Xin family. β
Xiang Zhenkui's heart is painful, and after Xin Jia stays, it will be death.
"Why don't you take the general awayβ"
Xin Jia yelled at Xiang Zhenkui's personal general, and he smiled desolate in his heart.
Kindly came to pull Xiang Zhenkui, but in the end he put himself in, how ironic.
Xiang Zhenkui sighed and didn't say anything more. Protected by his generals and guards, he rushed to the south road with the torrent of escape. Even after Xinjia is 'glorious', he will not say anything about how to play the court, it is boring.
Zhu Biao led the guards to roar into the middle of the battle, and the blockers were invincible.
Xinjia counts when he speaks. commanded the men and horses pulled up by his own soldiers to desperately block the attack. Time is precious at this moment, and he can stop a moment to allow more soldiers to flee the battlefield.
Zhu Biao was as fast as lightning, and with one shot he picked up the spear in Xin Jia's hand, followed by the ape arm and lifted him high, "Where is Xiang Zhenkui?" β
This is the general under the banner of the army of the week. Wearing a face, it is obviously not Xiang Zhenkui. Although Zhu Biao has never seen Xiang Zhenkui, he can see his portrait.
Xin Jia roared angrily, stretched out his hand and pulled out the war knife at his waist, and slashed at Zhu Biao. Seeing that his food was ancient, Zhu Biao did not wait for his sword to fall. With one hand, throw it into the air. The spear was like a rainbow, and a volley pierced Xin Jia's body with a "flutter".
Roared again and asked an officer beside Xiang Xinjia, "Where is Xiang Zhenkui?" β
Xin Jia opened his mouth and spurted blood, and his eyes widened as he looked at the officer, dying of anger.
The officer hesitated.
Zhu Biao picked it up with a shot, and then swept and broke the banner of the Zhou army. Raise your head and shout, "Find Xiang Zhenkui and capture Xiang Zhenkui alive." β
On the gallop road, Yu 100,000's Zhou army was defeated and rushed for his life.
On the field two hundred paces away on both sides of the gallop, Zhu Biao Tieqi was not in a hurry or slow, and maintained almost the same direction and speed as them. From a distance, they looked less like hostile sides than the same army on the battlefield together.
Hou Sheng ran all the way between the fugitives, sweating and panting.
After running for a while, he can't. He had been wounded in the back during the rebellion. Every time you take a step, you pull the muscles, and it hurts. Now he regretted listening to the words of his lieutenant He Qingsheng, and he should not abandon his horse and walk.
Although his war horse is broken, there are still good horses among his own soldiers. As a result, He Qingsheng said that riding on a horse has a big goal. will soon become a target and be chased and killed by Zhu Biaojun. He looked back at He Qingsheng, He Qingsheng had also lost his helmet, armor, bow and arrows, and held a spear in his hand, running and looking around, his expression was very calm, obviously looking for an opportunity to escape.
The people from Song Rebel Army are different, they have a lot of experience in escaping, and they can't be admired if they don't admire it. He turned his head to look around, and found that there were He Qingsheng's people before and after, these people were all rebels under King Song in the past, and his old subordinates were not seen except for dozens of personal soldiers who were still following.
Hou Sheng really couldn't run, but he couldn't stop either. As soon as he stopped, he was probably pushed down and trampled on the ground by the people behind him. He Qingsheng saw Hou Sheng's fatigue, he has always been very eye-catching, the tens of thousands of Song troops and dozens of Song generals who surrendered at the beginning belonged to him the best. Hurriedly took a few steps, rushed to Hou Sheng's side, pulled off his helmet, and threw it to the ground, "General, we are running for our lives now, not going to war, what are you still doing with this thing?" Hurry up, take off all your armor, and lose your bow and arrows. You're carrying so many things on your back, and sooner or later you'll die of exhaustion. β
Hou Sheng couldn't even speak, he ran away in the winter, sweating all over his body, sweat choking into the wound, and it hurt hotly. I threw away all the burdens on my body in three or two clicks, and suddenly I felt relaxed and my steps became brisk.
"General, something is wrong." He Qingsheng pointed to Zhu Biao's iron horsemen who were galloping on both sides of the gallop, and said loudly, "They should rush up and kill us, why are they ...... now?"
"They want to exhaust us and then clean up." Hou Sheng swallowed a few mouthfuls of saliva and said breathlessly.
The defeated army still has strength left at this time, unless someone like Hou Sheng is traumatized. Zhu Biao's cavalry came up, not because they couldn't bite off a piece of fat, but because they also had to lose a little.
So, they don't do it now, they just follow it vigorously. There are ten miles at most, only five miles at least, and the defeated soldiers are exhausted, and then they will do it again, it will be pure slaughter.
He Qingsheng looked at the galloping iron horse in the distance in horror, and suddenly yelled at Hou Sheng, "Let's surrender." β
Hou Sheng was stunned for a moment, surrendered, he never thought about it. His hometown is in Jeonju, and if he surrenders, the whole family will suffer.
He Qingsheng saw that Hou Sheng didn't speak for a long time, and immediately made a gesture to the cronies behind him, and then roared again, "General, your hometown is in the south, if you don't surrender, we will surrender." Now it's death to run anywhere, it's better to stop and surrender. When Zhu Shuai was in Kaizhou, I had a photo with him, and if he surrendered, he would definitely survive. β
"You don't want to think about your family?" Hou Sheng's eyes approached He Qingsheng.
"My father and mother are gone, and my wife and children were sent away when King Song raised troops. A few concubines at the head of the family, her ball's heart. If you want to surrender, then surrender, if you don't, I can only be sorry. This place is flat, and you will die wherever you run. I don't want to die! β
Hou Sheng didn't say anything, but he didn't immediately draw his sword or raise his arms and shout. Even the dozens of guards around him wanted to draw knives, but he stopped them. He Qingsheng was overjoyed, and shouted at the subordinates around him, "Everyone shouts together, shouts together, saying that we are willing to surrender, we want to surrender." β
"He Qingsheng, you descend, I don't descend. I'm capturedβ"
With a click, the waist knife fell to the ground from Hou Sheng's hand.
He Qingsheng's own soldiers and subordinates couldn't wait to scream, and then more fugitives followed behind and roared, and the pace of many people running away gradually slowed down.
Obviously, there were only more than 1,000 old troops, but He Qingsheng dragged nearly ten times the defeated soldiers into the water.
The mighty flood of defeated soldiers was dug out of the middle. (To be continued)