Chapter 938: Washing away the shame
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In fact, because the Red Bull's charge disrupted the Crusaders' formation, there were not many Crusaders who could charge onto the ice, and they all knew very well that as long as they could delay the opposing cavalry for a few breaths, they could also win space for the cavalry to charge behind.
The hysterical crusader cavalry ran wildly, setting off a storm of snow in the ice, and rushed in the direction of Zhou Sen.
Zhou Sen's scimitar in his hand, standing like a mountain.
Rustling rustling ......
The crusaders stopped roaring and began to run wildly, and in the ice, the dense running sound actually had a kind of power that shook the mountains, which made people feel inexplicable pressure, for fear that the ice would be overwhelmed and broken.
Zhou Sen, who had been standing like a rock, suddenly moved.
Invincible sword technique!
Zhou Sen flew into the air with an arrow, leaving the fierce unicorn, the sharp tip of the scimitar stabbed into the neck of a crusader cavalryman, and then, pulling it to the side, the crusader cavalry was cut in half, blood splattered, the scimitar left the crusader cavalry's neck between the electric flint, and then cracked in the abdomen of another crusader cavalryman, and the crusader organs that were cracked open fell on the ice, steaming hot......
This is just the beginning of the coherent action of the invincible knife technique, Zhou Sen keeps moving with a pair of feet on the ice, every time the scimitar attacks, a crusader cavalry will definitely be killed on the spot, the action is precise and fast, ruthless and smooth.
Watching Zhou Sen rush left and right among the Crusader cavalry, Zhang Laosan and the others watched the battle from a distance, and beads of sweat appeared on their foreheads.
Everyone was shocked by Zhou Sen's savage and precise fighting style.
Back then, Zhou Sen only learned the invincible sword technique of several incense sticks, and he was like a no-man's land among the wolves, which shocked Zhang Tianyi and regarded him as a genius.
Spicy!
Shortcut!
Precision!
Venture!
In the invincible knife technique, the most difficult thing to do is to take risks, because the invincible knife technique is the art of hand-to-hand combat, in the face of the ever-changing and sinister environment, you must be ready to die all the time, and after having this adventurous spirit, you can put yourself in the dead and come back to life, and give full play to the essence of the invincible knife technique.
After several years, Zhou Sen has been able to bring the essence of the invincible sword technique to the extreme.
Zhou Sen has an almost instinctive talent for knives, and knives seem to have been integrated into his soul.
Back then, when Zhou Sen came into contact with the thick-backed long knife, he risked being chased and killed by the Longtu Heavenly God, and he also had to take the thick-backed long knife, which shows his love for the long knife.
At this time, Zhou Sen had forgotten about fighting, he had been completely immersed in the artistic conception of invincible sword techniques, he had never thought that in the world, there was such a wonderful knife technique, this knife technique was completely tailor-made for him.
Zhou Sen's "Invincible Cheats" pays attention to the fighting spirit, and the invincible knife technique pays attention to the adventurous spirit, these two spirits have the same effect, in the killing, Zhou Sen perfectly integrates the two spirits.
The sharp scimitar in Zhou Sen's hands has become more and more comfortable, and the dangerous knife technique, in his hands, has also become easy and smooth, and among the thousands of troops, it actually gives people the illusion of a leisurely stroll.
The killing continues.
Stimulated by the killing and blood, the Crusaders also fell into madness, they chased the ghostly figure, kept slashing, but all they could cut was a shadow, and then, what fell on their necks was a cold, sharp blade, every time they felt the blade pass by, their heads were already flying high in the sky, and a pair of eyes could only see the ice getting closer and closer......
In the face of the one by one crusaders riding war horses and falling to the ground in a pool of blood, a group of masters standing on the hillside watching the battle actually rose a little unbearable, which shows how cruel and terrible Zhou Sen's killing was.
Efficiency!
In fact, Zhou Sen's body moved in a very small range from beginning to end, giving people the feeling that he barely moved, and it was completely sent by the Crusaders to slaughter him, but it was in that small range that Zhou Sen's efficiency reached its peak, and every time the blade swept by, when the blood was splashed, it would fall to the ground with the Crusader's war horse.
Just a few dozen breaths away, around Zhou Sen, the corpses of the crusaders and war horses were already piled up......
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Suddenly, Zhou Sen found that there was no one in front of him, and he suddenly came to his senses, and his eyes were all bloody corpses.
Just a few breaths, Zhou Sen alone, so that hundreds of crusader cavalry could not cross the thunder pool and kill on the spot.
"Kill!"
"Kill!"
"Kill!"
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It's a long story, from Zhou Sen killing Ma Bu Dog and a group of masters with the Burning Immortal Net, and killing hundreds of Crusader cavalry with invincible sword techniques, just a few breaths, in the blink of an eye, two thousand wolf-like Han cavalry had already arrived behind Zhou Sen.
At this time, the battle intent of the two thousand Han cavalry had reached its peak, because they saw Zhou Sen fighting with their own eyes.
Zhou Sen's frenetic fighting style seems to have a mysterious power that can awaken the killing in the depths of the human soul.
The 2,000 Han cavalry pierced the 50,000 crusader cavalry like a sharp knife.
2,000 cavalry, it is impossible to defeat 50,000 Crusader cavalry, even if the Crusader cavalry has been defeated at this time, these 2,000 cavalry just make it impossible for the Crusader cavalry to assemble and buy time for 100,000 infantry, just in an instant, the 2,000 Han cavalry was overwhelmed by the 50,000 Crusader cavalry, and there was only a small wave.
However, the heroic sacrifice of the 2,000 Han cavalry disrupted the position of the Crusaders and bought a little time for the 110,000 Han infantry.
The real highlight is the 110,000 Han infantry.
When Zhou Sen slaughtered hundreds of Crusader cavalry who broke through on the spot, 100,000 infantry poured across the not wide ice surface like an overwhelming tide, and the pitch-black armor stomach was extremely eye-catching on the ice field, like a torrent of steel, which made people's blood surge.
At this time, the Heavenly Mouse rode on the ox, leading the red bull herd to repeatedly rush among the 50,000 crusader cavalry, each collision, like plowing the field, the snow of the wasteland has been dyed a shocking red, mutilated corpses everywhere, the wounded war horse struggled on the red snow, dragging bloody intestines, and let out a terrible scream......
The 50,000 Crusader cavalry, who had already lost their commander, were charged by 2,000 Han cavalry and Red Bull in turn, and immediately, the army was defeated.
Roar ......
The soldiers of the Han Empire let out an earth-shattering roar of filial piety, and the sound was like a tide, sweeping through the vast wasteland beyond Tongzhou.
Zhou Sen not only has a lofty position among the Han soldiers, but also a symbol of invincibility, and now, Zhou Sen personally went to the battlefield, killed the opponent's commander, and blocked thousands of troops alone, which immediately stimulated the soldiers' fighting spirit, and the war spirit began to brew and gradually boiled.
"Set foot in Tongzhou!" Zhang Laosan raised the bright saber in his hand and shouted loudly.
"Set foot in Tongzhou!"
"Set foot in Tongzhou!"
"Set foot in Tongzhou!"
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The sound was surging on the plain, and the morale of the Han Empire was extremely low, and they followed behind Zhou Sen, and the tide rushed to the towering walls of Tongzhou.
On the city wall, there were many swords and guns, and the armor was distinct, but there was not the slightest sound.
The soldiers defending the city knew that the life-and-death battle was about to begin, and every face had a heavy and grim expression.
"Kill!"
"Kill!"
"Kill!"
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Zhou Sen and the infantry advanced faster and faster.
More than 500 red bulls let out an earth-shattering roar, and under the urging of the heavenly god rats, they rushed towards the wind and lightning under the city wall, kicking up rolling sand and dust, and the momentum was unmatched.
In the rear of the Han army, the golden drums sounded in unison, and the drummers played the giant drums desperately.
At the same time, on the wall of Tianfu, cannons rang out, and thousands of arrows were fired in unison.
Whoosh ......
The sharp arrows that covered the sky and the sun were shot in the air like locusts in the sky, and the soldiers of the Han Empire raised their shields one after another, risking death to rush to the city wall, pouring one batch after another like cutting wheat, and they were not afraid of death.
Zhou Sen galloped wildly in the air of thousands of horses, braving the rain of arrows to catch up with a cow, and the long knife in his hand waved in the air, forming a huge invisible giant shield, and the sharp arrows fell and scattered.
Thundered!
Thundered!
Five hundred red bulls frantically rushed against the towering city wall, the ground shook, and for a while, the sand and rocks were flying, as if an earthquake had erupted, which was thrilling.
Zhou Sen did not leave the ox on his back, but jumped up out of thin air and climbed the city wall, where the long knife passed, the head rolled down, the blood rained, and the road was like a bamboo, invincible.
"Undefeated God of War!"
"Undefeated God of War!"
"Undefeated God of War!"
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Thousands of soldiers made a deafening noise.
In an earth-shattering loud noise, the thick city wall was knocked out of a huge gap by the Red Bull, and the Red Bull stepped on the huge masonry and rushed up the city wall, and behind them, a wide avenue was forcedly stepped out.
Thousands of Han soldiers fought along the avenue where the Red Bull had stepped and fought their way up the city walls.
A rain of arrows like locusts shot from inside the city walls to the Han infantry outside the city.
One by one, the Han soldiers fell, and one by one the Han soldiers were on top, and the huge gap that was flattened by the Red Bull was rushed, and the Han soldiers poured into it like a rolling torrent.
Just as Zhou Sen was on the city wall, the Red Bull herd had already poured into the city.
The city of Tongzhou is narrow, naturally it is unable to accommodate hundreds of huge red bulls charging at the same time, after entering the city, hundreds of red bulls will be scattered, some are running wild on the city wall, and some are running wild in the city.
Red Bull itself is invulnerable, plus they don't love war at all, even if they encounter a master's interception, they just blindly collide, this way of fighting, on the contrary, caused huge casualties to the Crusader infantry.
In fact, casualties were secondary, and Red Bull's greatest credit was to disrupt the defensive formation of the Crusader infantry.
Infantry is different from cavalry, cavalry is a mobile killing fortress even when it is alone, and infantry, pay attention to coordinated operations, once the formation is disrupted, falling into separate battles, it is equivalent to losing the advantage of infantry.
The entire city of Tongzhou was boiling.
Everywhere there were shouts of killing, billowing smoke obscured the sky and the sun was obscured, the flames burned everything, and the siege lasted less than a stick of incense, when the strong walls of the city were crushed by the red herds, and the gates were opened.
The war progressed to bloody and barbaric infantry battles.
The 50,000 elite Crusader cavalry outside the city had been dispersed and routed by the Red Bull, and now, the 110,000 morale-boosting Han infantry faced the 50,000-feared Crusader infantry.
110,000 against 50,000, the infantry of the Han Empire already had an absolute advantage in numbers, while the Crusader infantry, the commander was killed, the morale was already low, and they were hit by the Red Bull, and they were already scattered.
Of course, at this time, the Han army besieging the city had lost a lot of manpower in the battle with the Crusader cavalry, but it had no impact on the siege.
In fact, the infantry of the Han Empire was already brave in the world, and the 50,000 crusader cavalry were originally inferior to the Han infantry in all aspects......
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The Han infantry followed Zhou Sen's back and launched a bloody massacre.
For the first time, the infantry of the Han Empire, who had suffered more than a year, raised their eyebrows so much, and killed the enemy bravely one by one, and all of a sudden, in the city of Tongzhou, the corpses were piled up like a mountain, and the blood flowed like a river, and everywhere were the crusaders who lost their armor and abandoned their armor and the Han infantry who killed the sky.
The Han people in Tongzhou City also took advantage of the fire to loot and joined the team of hunting the crusaders.
The originally arrogant and domineering crusaders were like rats crossing the street, no matter where they ran, someone would intercept them, even if they knelt down and surrendered, often with a knife in the neck.
The infantry of the Han Empire was killed, and as long as they were wearing crusader armor, they were the target of attack.
This bloody massacre lasted for two hours before it ended.
After the battle, 50,000 crusader infantry, less than 2,000 were captured, and the rest were all slaughtered.
Mutilated corpses are all over the snowy fields.
One night, the snowfield was littered with the screams of badly wounded Crusader soldiers and dying horses, and the next day, both wounded and dying horses froze to death and solidified into a moving gesture of pain.
In the first battle of Tongzhou, the Han Empire won a complete victory with a small number of victories, but the 110,000 infantry were also severely damaged, and more than 30,000 soldiers died on the battlefield, more than 10,000 were wounded, and thousands were missing.
In fact, during the siege of the city, except for the initial rain of arrows that were shot and killed, most of the Han soldiers were killed or injured in the battle with the Crusader cavalry, and when the infantry of the Han Empire attacked the city wall, they almost did not encounter any resistance, and it became a one-sided massacre.
Infantry vs. cavalry is already at a congenital disadvantage, even if there is a Red Bull and two thousand jade broken Han cavalry, the battle between infantry and cavalry is still unimaginably tragic.
Actually, you can think about it, what is the concept of 50,000 crusader cavalry? 50,000 cavalry is not 50,000, but 50,000 killing machines riding tall horses, and the combat effectiveness of 50,000 cavalry is several times that of 110,000 infantry, both in terms of mobility and quantity.
Although the number of casualties in this battle is not large, its tragic degree even exceeds the war when the crusaders captured the imperial capital, after all, when the imperial capital fell, the Han infantry stood on the city wall to defend, and this time, the Han infantry, not only marched 150 miles in a hurry, but also fought with the crusaders who had 50,000 cavalry and a steep city wall as a defense.
Historians have given high praise to this battle, believing that although Red Bull played a pivotal role in this battle, what is more important is the senseless courage and determination of the Han infantry not to be afraid of death.
As you sit by the fire and drink hot mutton soup, you can't imagine what it's like to march on a treacherous snowfield on a cold and snowstormy night.
No one who has ever been on the battlefield can imagine how painful it must be to fight a Crusader cavalry on a tall horse with a short knife in his hand.
If an infantry wants to kill a cavalryman, it is not much easier than ascending to the sky, and a cavalryman, to kill an infantryman, just raise a long knife, with the impact of the war horse, with a slight wave of the arm, the infantry's head will fall to the ground, and blood will be spilled in the sky......
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The crusaders in Tongzhou were severely devastated by almost all of them.
Of the 50,000 elite cavalry, no more than 10,000 escaped, and more than 40,000 cavalry all died on the battlefield, and more than 20,000 horses were captured.
In fact, the cruelty of this battle far exceeded the statistics of the Han military, because at least half of the thousands of crusader cavalry who fled were frozen to death in the wasteland.
On the winter night of the Han Empire, if you are not fully prepared, it is normal to be frozen to death, and every winter, the Han Empire does not know how many wanderers will freeze to death.
Zhou Sen said that the bold words of letting the Han soldiers drink mutton soup in Tongzhou came true.
When the battle was over, Tongzhou City was not yet dark, and the banner of the Han Empire was waving in the wind on Tongzhou City.
The victorious Han soldiers drank a bowl of steaming broth.
Of course, the hot soup is not lamb soup, but horse meat.
In this battle, more than 20,000 war horses were killed, fortunately, it is winter, and the corpses of war horses will not be wasted, and they can be saved as military food, which has improved the food of the Han army......
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That night, the gongs and drums of Tongzhou City shook the sky, and the red lanterns were hung high.
The people of Tongzhou sang and danced on the bloodstained streets.
Everywhere there were earth-shattering cheers and firecrackers.
Zhou Sen has once again become a legend.
The bandit Zhou Sen is no longer a shame, but a supreme honor.
As Zhou Sen patrolled the streets, thousands of people swarmed behind, chanting Zhou Sen's name.
The Han soldiers, who had been in a state of rage for more than a year, were welcomed by the people, and flowers, wine, and all kinds of food were continuously served, which flattered the soldiers and moved them to tears.
As a soldier, there is no more pain than losing the city and losing the land, and for more than a year, almost every Han soldier has held back his strength.
More than a year of humiliation has finally been washed away today.
While the soldiers were full of emotion, they looked at Zhou Sen's gaze, full of fanatical awe.
There is no doubt that all the credit for this military victory in Tongzhou City is Zhou Sen's.
Zhou Sen's status in the Zhenshuiguan army is like the sky, and some squires in Tongzhou City have expressed their loyalty to Zhou Sen, and have donated countless military supplies, and they are very willing to go to the ground.
However, after inspecting Tongzhou City and boosting his morale, Zhou Sen did not accept the congratulations of the squires and celebrities, but held a meeting in a room with a group of high-ranking generals.
On the wall of the room, there is a huge military map, and the military map depicts in detail the important passes and cities near Tongzhou City.
Zhou Sen sat on top with a solemn face.
A group of high-ranking generals looked at the huge military map, and all of them had dull expressions on their faces.
"Give up Tongzhou City!"
When a group of high-ranking generals heard Zhou Sen's words, they were all petrified.