Chapter 432 Rushing to the city below

Zhang Chun's rebels are hurrying away. Suddenly, I heard a roar like thunder not far ahead, and then I saw a neatly arranged black iron stream rolling in, and the dust behind him raged like a sandstorm.

"Enemy attack!" the rebel leader who was walking in front hurriedly shouted loudly, reminding the team behind him to prepare to meet the enemy.

Zhang Chun, who was in the middle of the army, had already spotted the cavalry rushing at high speed in front of him, and immediately ordered his troops to stop marching and form a defensive formation, with axe and shield men moving forward and crossbowmen coming back, ready to resist the incoming enemy.

"Brothers, when it comes to spirit, even Gongsun Zhan's white horse is never our opponent, and the two thousand black horsemen in front of us can do anything!" Zhang Chun cheered up his subordinates.

"Da, da, da......" The heavy and neat sound of horses' hooves came from far and near, and the rebel soldiers guarding the periphery finally saw the true face of the black horseman.

Oh my God, what kind of cavalry is this? All of them wear helmets that hide their faces, and all the horses are covered with armor, and the tall bodies and huge hooves of the horses are chilling to look at. In particular, one of the generals at the head was holding a cold and shining broadsword, and an incomparably murderous aura erupted from all over his body, and the guards on his left and right were soldiers holding spears high.

"Kill!" When the black-armored iron horse came to the charging position, Ye Xiong suddenly shouted, and slammed the horse under his hip, instantly urging the horse to speed.

"Kill!" the loud shouts came from the mouths of the soldiers of the 1st and 2nd Regiments of Heavy Cavalry at the same time.

Zhang Chun looked at the black rider who was about to rush over, and felt that his whole body was trembling, his throat was a little dry and tight, and he couldn't even shout.

"Kill!!!" The shouting of killing had not stopped, and suddenly from both sides of Zhang Chun's rebels, there were bursts of shouts and killings that rushed straight into the sky.

Zhang Chun turned his head to look and found that a group of cavalry had also emerged from the two wings, they were attacking faster, and the bows and crossbows in their hands had begun to shoot arrows at their own side.

"Resist! Resist me!" Zhang Chun, who was sitting on a high horse, was very flustered in his heart, and finally shouted hoarsely.

Ye Xiong, who rushed to the front of the team, fiercely slashed a rattan shield that was blocked in front of the horse, and the four hooves of the war horse under his crotch stepped down the rebel soldier behind the shield without hesitation.

The wail of spears piercing through human bodies, the cracking of horses' hooves crushing human bones, and the neighing of swords are all there, and there is a blur of flesh and blood, and only the colors of red and black are left on the battlefield......

Soon after the two sides engaged, Zhang Chun's rebels were completely dispersed. This rebel army, composed of local tyrants, unemployed vagrants, and ruffians, although they are numerous, has not undergone systematic training, does not wear regular armor, and only holds the most primitive and simple weapons, how can they withstand the cavalry attacks that have been tempered on the battlefield for a long time?

Without waiting for Zhang Chun to give the order to retreat, the rebels had already begun to flee in all directions, and most of them naturally chose to flee in the direction of Fangcheng before they had time to turn around. It's a pity that when this group of frightened defeated soldiers turned around, they found that there was also an iron wall standing not far behind them, which just cut off all retreats.

Outflanked from both flanks, the light cavalry rained down arrows over and over again into the panicked rebel camp, constantly reaping the dead.

Ye Xiong saw that the general trend had been achieved, so he shouted loudly: "Put down your arms, surrender and don't kill!" The soldiers behind him also shouted in unison: "Put down your arms, surrender and don't kill!"

The rebel soldiers, who had already been killed crying and crying, quickly dropped their weapons after hearing the shouts of the black-armored cavalry, and did not dare to resist again.

The vanguard of the rebels not far away, after hearing the shouts of killing in the rear, quickly turned around and wanted to return to reinforcements, but a high-speed cavalry rushed out from the side, and instantly dispersed the rebels' formation. The knight on the horse, wielding a sabre glowing with cold light, picked on people's necks, and soon killed the vanguard of the rebels in a mess, and began to scatter and flee for their lives in the wilderness, and no one dared to advance to Fanyang again.

When the 3rd Light Cavalry Regiment, which was responsible for attacking the vanguard of the rebels, had completed its mission and was about to return to support the large army, they found that the division commander had divided the more than 16,000 rebels who had surrendered into several groups and ordered people to escort them in the direction of Fanyang City.

The 1st and 2nd Heavy Cavalry Regiment were responsible for escorting the prisoners, while Ye Xiong took the captured Zhang Chun and led the 1st and 2nd Light Cavalry Regiment to Fangcheng.

Although there were still 5,000 rebels stationed in Fangcheng, and Ye Xiong only brought 2,000 cavalry, he was sure that he would successfully take Fangcheng without spending a single soldier or clan. Ye Xiong's reliance was on the captured rebel leader Zhang Chun.

After a half-day rapid march, at night, Ye Xiong led two thousand cavalry to the outskirts of Fangcheng. He ordered all the soldiers to dismount and rest, simply ate some dry food that he carried with him, and after letting the war horses eat some bean cakes, he ordered someone to put away the banner, bring a batch of horses to Zhang Chun, and then the army gradually approached Fangcheng.

The rebels who were on duty at the head of the city at night, when they saw a cavalry coming down from the city, they would naturally ask loudly, but Ye Xiong, who was pretending to be Zhang Chun's own soldiers, threatened in a low voice behind Zhang Chun: "If you want to live, just say what I taught you on the road when you came! If you dare to talk nonsense, Ye will tear you alive immediately!"

Zhang Chun, who had already been frightened by Ye Xiong's thunderous methods, trembled and scolded angrily at the head of the city: "Bold dog thief, didn't you see that I am a general under the command of Emperor Yuyang? Today I led a large army to attack Fan Yang and was blocked, so I went back to Fangcheng to rest, and I didn't open the city gate quickly!"

The leader of the rebel army defending the city carefully identified it by the light of the fire, and found that it was indeed the "general" Zhang Chun who was scolding people under the city, so he quickly ordered people to lower the drawbridge and open the city gate to welcome Zhang Chun into the city.

Ye Xiong, who followed behind Zhang Chun, drove into Fangcheng generously with two thousand cavalry. After the city gate was closed again, Ye Xiong ordered Zhang Chun to gather the rebel leaders in the city and talk about raising the account. The coerced Zhang Chun did not dare to disobey Ye Xiong's order, so he had to call the soldiers in the city to call the leader to come to discuss the matter.

After several rebel leaders defending the city were woken up from their beds by their own soldiers and came to the council hall sleepy-eyed, Ye Xiong immediately took his own soldiers to control all the people.

At this time, Ye Xiong revealed his identity, explained clearly the policy of the Protector Army to treat prisoners preferentially, asked everyone to cooperate, and led the cavalry regiment to capture all the soldiers under their respective commands. These leaders, who are accustomed to eating soft and fearing hard, looked at the soldiers of the Protector Army with swords and guns in their hands, and they were all terrified, and they couldn't resist at all. Under their leadership, Ye Xiong successfully took control of the four gates, and then collected the rebel weapons one by one, capturing all the 5,000 rebels who were still asleep.