The rebels roared from the left and right flanks, and soon surrounded the 10th and 14th battalions of the Tempest. The archers hid behind the sword and shield men, firing their bows and arrows from a distance, and fired at the cavalry.

Despite the protection of the armor, the hoplites and horses were not invulnerable after all, and under the cover of dense arrows, people were constantly falling from their horses.

And the more deadly threat comes from the dense circle of spears around them.

The cavalry lacked sufficient distance to attack, so they could only control their horses and fight in place. In this case, the spear spear, which is more than a foot long, immediately became their nemesis. The rebel infantry rushed forward like crazy from afar, and thousands of spearheads attacked the Zhenjiang army like countless poisonous snakes spitting letters.

The officers and men of the 10th and 14th Battalions suffered continuous casualties, and the area where they were located was also pressed smaller and smaller by the enemy, however, they always firmly protected Xu Youchang in the middle, and used their own flesh and blood to resist the enemy's rain of guns and arrows for Xu Shuai.

At this critical moment, the position of the Sixth Army in the distance suddenly moved. The main general, Jigriz, personally led the heavy infantry of the angry waves and launched a fierce charge against the rebels besieging Xu Youchang!

However, Ye Rongcheng's reaction was also extremely fast, and he immediately ordered the four phalanxes with a total of 30,000 people to move forward, and be sure to block Jigriz and prevent the Sixth Army from successfully rescuing Xu Youchang.

The sound of hooves shook the earth, and the first army of Zhenjiang, which was located behind the flanks of the two flanks, also rushed over at this time. They had been fighting for nine hours in a row, and had fought fiercely with the enemy more than ten times, so they were ordered by Xu Youchang to retreat and rest. But at this moment, the main general was surrounded, and the soldiers of the wind were suddenly anxious, and they turned on their horses one after another, and quickly jumped over the charging Sixth Army, and took the lead in breaking into the rebel group.

In an instant, the entire battlefield was like a pot of boiling water, rolling and churning violently again.

Xu Youchang and the officers and men of the 14th Battalion of the 10th Battalion were surrounded by 20,000 rebels in the middle and engaged in a desperate battle, while the officers and men of the 1st and 6th Armies repeatedly charged and killed the enemy outside the encirclement with an even larger number of enemies.

Everyone in the rebel army stared at Xu Youchang's handsome banner, hoping to kill the deputy commander of the Zhenjiang army in one fell swoop before the Wind Iron Cavalry broke through the encirclement.

Correspondingly, the Zhenjiang army continued to advance like crazy, desperately moving closer to Xu Youchang.

A bloody battle in front of the ancestral hill was earth-shattering and the wind and clouds changed.

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A scout rushed into the tent and shouted excitedly: "Enlighten the capital! The Eighth Army successfully broke through the Fangshan Defense Line and the Baduqi Defense Line, and the Second Banner under its command had already converged with General Duan's Ninth Army! ”

Hearing this, Li Jiangyao immediately stood up from his seat and asked anxiously, "What about the enemy?" What is the reaction of the enemy? ”

"Except for a small group of rebels who are still scattering their resistance, most of them have retreated in a hurry."

Li Jiangyao asked: "Which direction?" In which direction did it go? ”

"West!" The scout replied: "The Ninth Army has been copied from the east, so the enemy can only flee west." ”

Li Jiangyao turned around and returned to the map, looked at it intently for a moment, and suddenly said in a deep voice: "Lieutenant officer!" ”

"Humble duty!"

"Send a herald to tell Duan Jun that he should leave the remnants of the enemy alone and leave those people to the Eighth Army. His Ninth Army, all rushed to the ancestral hill to rush to the aid of Xu Youchang, be quick! ”

The Chinese officer agreed, and was about to leave, Li Jiangyao added: "Before sunrise tomorrow, the Ninth Army must arrive at the battlefield, if it is because of the delay of the fighter, let Xu Shuai have three long and two short, and ask Duan Jun to come and see him!" ”

"Yes!"

Watching the Chinese officer leave quickly, Li Jiangyao looked at Sima again: "How is the Fifth Army?" Is there a six-hour break? ”

"There should be." Sima nodded: "From the main force of the Eighth Army to replace the Fifth Army to the present, it has been a whole day in front, and six hours is only a lot more. ”

Li Jiangyao bowed slightly, raised his hand to take off the Xingluo knife on the wooden frame, and ordered: "Inform Xiong Yunjie and let his people act immediately, detour along the eastern foot of Dahualing, and stand by under the Funiu Ridge." Assemble the white-robed army, come with me! ”

Sima was stunned: "Where are you going?" ”

Li Jiangyao said while tying the war knife behind his back: "As soon as the Ninth Army appears on the battlefield tomorrow, Li Zhi and Ye Rongcheng will definitely be terrified. With Li Zhi's character, he will most likely choose to return to Huzhou as soon as possible, and then look for another opportunity to compete with us. The Fifth Army may not be able to stop him on the other side of the Walled Mountain, so I will lead the white-robed army to rush over now. That's right......"

Li Jiangyao pointed to the map and said, "You also have to inform the Eighth Army that once the remnants of the mountain defense line are cleared, it will immediately move eastward and monitor Bao Yuchun in the direction of Huzhou." The departure of the Ninth Army is estimated to have aroused Lao Bao's vigilance, and it is necessary to prevent him from leading his troops west to meet Li Zhiye Rongcheng. ”

"Humble duty understands." Sima asked, "Do you want the Eighth Army to set up several lines of defense on the southeast side of Fangshan?" They are hoplites, and blocking the gallop has an advantage. ”

Li Jiangyao thought for a while, nodded and responded: "Yes, but don't put all your troops into it, you must leave enough reserves to flexibly respond to changes on the battlefield." ”

With that, Li Jiangyao turned around and walked out of the tent quickly. At this time, there was already a hustle and bustle outside the tent, and fifteen ghost-faced white-robed soldiers were roaring and galloping and beginning to assemble.

He jumped into the saddle, and the horses rose to their feet and neighed. Li Jiangyao shouted at the elite soldiers in front of him: "Brothers, follow me to kill the thief!" ”

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Xu Youchang held the towel in his left hand and gently wiped the blood on his forehead, while his right arm was tightly wrapped in a white bandage at this time, and it was constantly oozing mottled red.

He frowned, and tried to lift his injured arm, but a piercing pain suddenly came from his arm, and he couldn't help but take a cool breath.

The iron man cursed to himself, and then smiled bitterly: "I'm afraid it's useless." ”

"No, Xu Shuai!" The pro-soldier standing next to him hurriedly said: "Fang Cai Langzhong has already said that the knife fortunately did not hurt the muscles and bones, but the wound was a little bigger, and there was more blood." Xu Shuai, don't worry. ”

Xu Youchang endured the pain and laughed loudly: "It doesn't matter if it's abolished, Lao Tzu can still kill the enemy with one hand!" ”

With that, he stood up abruptly and stared at the battlefield in the distance, his eyes full of high fighting spirit.

There, countless torches were dancing and swaying wildly in the dark night, swords and swords, and people were heavy.

The Sixth Army of the Angry Waves formed three huge phalanxes, forming a zigzag formation and settling their positions in place, struggling to resist the ferocious charge of tens of thousands of rebels. On the plains in front of the ancestral hill, there were feathered arrows galloping back and forth, and countless bayonets and long knives were fiercely exchanged between the large arrays.

From the afternoon when Xu Youchang was rescued from the encirclement to the present, the two sides have been fighting for nearly two hours, and no one has any intention of stopping. After Li Zhi's supervising team cut off hundreds of heads that were timidly retreating, the rebels were also completely ruthless, and rushed wildly around the sixth army's zigzag array.

However, to their despair, even the Turkic iron cavalry was helpless to break through the iron lumps, let alone ordinary infantry. Although the Sixth Army suffered a lot of casualties due to the protracted battle, the entire formation was as stable as Mount Tai and did not show the slightest flaw.

Xu Youchang observed carefully for a while, and suddenly said loudly: "Ye Rongcheng is about to come out again, and the first army is ready to meet the enemy!" ”

As soon as he gave the order, the Knights of the Wind turned on their horses one after another, raised their guns and swords, opened their bows and arrows, and the whole army was quiet and neat, without the slightest fatigue.

But Xu Youchang knew very well in his heart that these good brothers who lived and died together had been fighting the enemy for three days and three nights without sleep, and their bodies were already at the limit. What supported them at this moment was no longer extraordinary physical strength, but incomparably strong will and fierce loyalty to the legion.

For the sake of the Eagle Banner, no one flinched!

Just as the First Army was regrouping, a cavalry force of tens of thousands of people suddenly rushed out of the main rebel formation in the distance. Judging from their outfits, they are Ye Rongcheng's descendants. These people are all the old team of the Xuanjia Legion, they once followed Xie Guangnan to fight in the north, whether it is combat quality or experience and fighting spirit, they are by no means comparable to ordinary rebel soldiers, and even against the Turkic iron cavalry that dominates the Western Continent, the strength is not far behind.

Coincidentally, the First Army of Zhenjiang Storm built by Xu Youchang himself also originated from the Xuanjia Legion, which is known as the ace of the Holy Tang Dynasty. Although many of the original 3,000 soldiers of the forward battalion were no longer there after the counterinsurgency war in Western Xinjiang and the war to eliminate the Turks, the tactics and habits inherited by the First Army from the Xuanjia Army were still deeply imprinted on this glorious army.

The main cavalry of the Zhenjiang Army and the main cavalry of the rebel army, two soldiers and horses born from the same elite legion, met again on the battlefield of life and death.

Xu Youchang showed a calm smile on his face, and he firmly believed that victory would definitely belong to the heroic Zhenjiang army.

"Brethren, although I cannot move one arm, I will still lead you myself to defeat the enemy! Swift Legion, invincible! ”

The officers and men of the First Army raised their weapons at the same time and shouted wildly in the sky: "The Swift Wind Legion, invincible!" ”

Xu Youchang flew on his horse, only holding a gun in one hand, and rushed out, thousands of war horses followed closely behind him, and gradually began to accelerate, and the sound of galloping horses' hooves was as dense as raindrops, shaking the earth trembling slightly.

The black cavalry corps merged with the black night, sweeping like a whirlwind towards the battlefield in the distance.

Ye Rongcheng's men were heading towards the flank junction of the Sixth Army, and the Hurricane Army was heading towards them, the two huge forces rushed faster and faster, closer and closer, and finally met head-on at the core of the battlefield!