Chapter 677: War in the Imperial Capital (18)
Knock knock, the war drums beat, Ma Chao knocked the general to the ground with a few backhand shots, and several soldiers with war drums behind him rumbled the war drums in their hands. The cavalry of the Shenmu Army did not blow the horn of attack with the sound of horns like most cavalry units. The attack horn of the Shenwu Army relies on a small war drum specially carried by the cavalry to direct the battle, and the cavalry march is not suitable for large-scale war drums to follow the action, this small war drum is the symbol of the Shenwu Army. Ma Chao and the fan general only fought for a few rounds and knocked the fan general to the ground, and the tens of thousands of elite riders behind him were naturally demoralized.
Ma Chao raised the dragoon gun in his hand and looked at Xiliang Army coldly, and the Xiliang Army was quiet up and down, it was not that Xiliang Army was afraid of Ma Chao, but they didn't know how to vent the anger in their hearts. Guo Yan coldly glanced at the generals under his command, and the generals behind him looked at Ma Chao's provocative expressions one by one, and they were naturally full of anger, especially Guo Yan's cold face, and his eyes revealed a murderous aura that was difficult to hide.
"The thief will be rampant, watch me take your head. Ma Chao's provocation finally made many tiger generals of the Xiliang Army completely angry, and a fierce general of the Xiliang Army raised the two giant hammers in his hands and made the cheetah under his command roared and rushed towards Ma Chao. Ma Chao also responded coldly, and urged the sitted war horse to meet him, the dragoon gun in Ma Chao's hand shook, and a cold light flashed over the two hammers in the hands of the general, and they were knocked to the ground by Ma Chao with a shot. Ma Chao even shot a backhand, directly stabbing the mount that the general was sitting on.
"Kill, kill, kill!" The cavalry of the Shenwu Army suddenly boosted their morale, raised their weapons high and shouted to the sky. Ma Chao also turned around and pointed at the spear in his hand. Directly pointed to the large array of the Xiliang Army. Compared to the morale-boosting Shenwu Army. This time, the Xiliang Army remained unusually quiet. Guo Yan's face is very ugly, it can be said that he made a wrong move and made a crucial move, if he sent a large army to destroy the cavalry of the Shenwu Army at the beginning, there would not be so many things, and he would have brought up the momentum of the Shenwu Army by doing it so slightly, but Guo Yan's gaze was even more ferocious.
Guo Yan is a strong general of the Xiliang Army, and Guo Yan has always fought in the rear of the Xiliang Army. Even when Yuwen Chengdu was still serving in the Western Liang Army, Guo Yan's position in the Western Liang Army was not shaken. Dong Zhuo also trusts Guo Yan very much, Guo Yan can be said to be Dong Zhuo's most important henchman except for Niu Fu, who has not yet appeared, so this time he handed over the task of taking the imperial capital to Guo Yan, one is that Guo Yan is his most important henchman, and the other is to let Guo Yan know the combat effectiveness of the Shenwu Army, so as not to be beaten by the Shenwu Army when he fights against the Shenwu Army in the future.
Guo Yan slowly raised the war knife hanging on the victory hook of the mount, and the cavalry behind him roared and took out their weapons one after another, strangled the war horse that sat down, and prepared to charge with his commander. Ma Chao saw the movement of the Xiliang army, and also turned the war horse that sat down and walked towards his army. The cavalry under the command of the Shenwu Army also roared, and they all took off their weapons and prepared to follow their generals to charge the cavalry in front of them.
Toot toot. The long horn of the Xiliang Army resounded throughout the land, and the battle horn of the Xiliang Army finally sounded. The cavalry of the Xiliang Army began to drive the sitted war horses and charged towards the cavalry of the Shenwu Army. And the cavalry of the Shenwu Army also beat their war drums without showing weakness, the sound of the war drums knocked on the hearts of every soldier, Ma Chao raised the spear in his hand, looked at the Xiliang Army that rushed over like a long line in the distance, and shouted: "Soldiers, the glory of the Shenwu Army is in this battle, this battle has me invincible, there is no enemy without me, I will win!"
"Victory!" The cavalry of the Shenwu Army responded loudly to their main general, Ma Chao took the lead in rushing out, and the cavalry in the rear also raised their weapons in their hands to kill the cavalry of the oncoming Xiliang Army. The two strongest combat cavalry corps completely broke out at this moment, and the rumbling sound of horses' hooves hit the earth, and the earth, which had been calm for a long time, finally shook violently again. The roar of the horses, the shouts of the cavalry, and the violent ramming all indicate that this will be a difficult and remarkable battle.
"Wind, wind!" When the distance between the two sides was only more than 100 parts, the cavalry of the Shenwu Army took off the cavalry crossbows on the victory hook, and tens of thousands of crossbow arrows shot at the cavalry of the Xiliang Army who were rushing towards them with a terrifying aura in an instant. The cavalry of the Xiliang Army were also elite cavalry, and they took off their bows and crossbows one after another, and shot arrows of revenge at the cavalry of the Shenwu Army. The arrows on both sides instantly obscured the sun's brilliance, and the cavalry of the Shenwu Army roared, and the royal one raised the round shield on his arm and pressed it against his head.
Puff, puff, the arrows pierced the armor of the soldiers on both sides, and there was a muffled snort in the formations of both sides, and the arrows of the soldiers continued to fall from the horses, and the cavalrymen who fell off their horses on both sides didn't even have time to breathe a breath of air before they were trampled into a pulp of flesh by the horses that galloped afterward. The horse swords on both sides were frightened a lot, countless war horses shook their front hooves, and the knights on the war horses were thrown to the ground, and the two sides had not yet made contact with each other, and they had lost more than 1,000 elite horsemen, compared to the Shenwu Army, although there were many attacks, the armor and horse shield of the Shenwu Army saved the lives of a large number of soldiers, and the losses of the Shenwu Army were far smaller than those of the Xiliang Army.
"Attack!" The cavalry of the Shenwu Army used Ma Chao as the arrow, and collided with the cavalry of the Xiliang Army with a bang, swords and spears flew sideways, and the sharp knives cut through the armor of the cavalry on both sides, cutting off everyone's limbs, flesh and blood flew sideways, and cavalry continued to fall under the horses. As long as someone falls from a horse at high speed, there is no reason for a cavalry to live. The cavalry of the Shenwu Army used Ma Chao as the arrow and charged with arrows, while the Xiliang Army had many generals and formed a long line to attack the Shenwu Army, and the cavalry on both sides began to bypass the cavalry of the Shenwu Army in front and began to outflank this cavalry unit.
The cavalry of the Shenwu Army was like a sharp blade, sharply cutting through the defense line of the Xiliang Army. The Xiliang army is also brave, although the defense line was cut by the Shenwu army, but the excellent riding skills of the Xiliang army still made the horses of these cavalry turn. Straight behind the Shenwu Army. Ma Chao did not take the cavalry to turn the horse's head and continue to fight with the cavalry of the Xiliang Army. Instead, a side-turning war horse rushed towards the cavalry of the Xiliang Army that surrounded them on the left.
"Kill!" the dragoon spear in Ma Chao's hand swept by. Hundreds of Qi Qi stabbed out the spears in their hands at Ma Chao, and the sound of the impact of the weapons made the weapons in the hands of those soldiers shake suddenly, and dozens of cavalry of the Xiliang Army did not hold the weapons in their hands and fell off their horses. The cavalry behind him did not hesitate at all, the war horses on the battlefield had been blindfolded, they didn't know what was going on in front of them, the powerful front hooves of the war horses clicked heavily on the cavalryman's body, and the sound of bones breaking was so harsh on the battlefield. The soldier's screams before he died made the heavy cavalry feel a chill in their hearts.
"The Shenwu Army really lives up to its reputation. Guo Yan stood coldly in the distance, coldly looking at the cavalry of the two sides who were fighting together. This is the third time that the cavalry of the Shenwu Army has penetrated the defense line of the Xiliang Army, and the bravery of the Xiliang Army has also made a large number of cavalry of the Shenwu Army fall on the battlefield forever. Although the Xiliang Army is extremely powerful, it is still like paper paste in front of the Shenwu Army, and every charge of the Shenwu Army can smoothly cut through the defense line of the Xiliang Army.
Blood is the eternal theme of war, Ma Chao no longer knows how many times this is the charge, and there are fewer and fewer cavalry behind him, but none of the cavalry of the Shenwu Army is left behind. The bravery of the Xiliang Army is not under the Shenwu Army, but also relies on excellent equestrian skills to constantly bite the tail of the Shenwu Army. The war horse under Ma Chao's command gasped for breath, the fierce battle had consumed a lot of physical strength for this good horse, and Ma Chao looked up at the direction where the main force should be. If they don't come, even if Ma Chao's cavalry is all killed, there will be no way to support this cavalry.
"Newspaper. Checkmate. A cavalry force of 100,000 men was hurrying here, and the other side was waving the banner of the Shenwu Army, and the banner was Yuezi. "Guo Yan has a characteristic of fighting, that is, he doesn't like to lead the team to charge, he prefers to clean up the mess and pursue the remnants of the enemy, or take the most elite troops under his command to change the tide of the battle in adversity. Guo Yan was just about to charge when a scout with a black command flag on his back rushed over.
"General, it seems that it is all the remaining cavalry troops of Yue Fei's department, are we going to send someone to stop them?" The adjutant general knew that his commander was ready to charge Zuihou to deal with the remnants of Ma Chao.
Guo Yan nodded solemnly and said, "100,000 cavalry, it seems that Tong Weiyong is also bleeding a lot this time." The 100,000 cavalry of the Shenwu Army is menacing, I want to see how strong they are, blow the horn and give me 100,000 soldiers and horses, I will go to meet the other party's 100,000 cavalry, to see how their combat effectiveness is. ”
Toot toot, the Xiliang army, which surrounded Ma Chao's cavalry, finally moved under the horn, and the rapid sound of the horn made the Xiliang army move quickly. Ma Chao watched the retreat of the cavalry surrounding him one by one, and suddenly understood that his reinforcements were coming. The war horses under Ma Chao's command already had the strength to continue to charge, and the cavalry under his command were all panting, and the war horses sitting down were even more snorting.
"Report, general, the 100,000 cavalry of the Xiliang Army is hurrying towards us. A scout of the Shenwu Army in front immediately urged the war horse to rush towards Li Sheng and the others, and the scout rushed to Li Sheng's side, reined in the war horse that sat down and reported to Li Sheng: "General Qiyu, the 100,000 cavalry of the Xiliang Army is rushing towards us. ”
"Summoning the order to prepare for battle, Guan Yu, take your troops to bypass the battlefield immediately, remember that you must not let that group of bandits and bandits enter the territory of the imperial capital, otherwise you will ask. Li Sheng reined in the mount and shouted loudly to the cavalry behind him, and the generals behind him responded in unison, and the rumbling war drums sounded in the cavalry of the Shenwu Army, the neighing of the war horses, and the shouts of the soldiers continued to reorganize their ranks, and soon the black array was formed in the face of the Xiliang Army.
"Charge!" The Xiliang army was menacing, and there was no intention of stopping at all, and Li Sheng simply directly commanded his subordinates to launch a charge against the Xiliang army. The war drums on both sides were thundering, the horses were beating the ground, and the cavalry waved their weapons high and shouted to give themselves courage. This kind of group charge can best stimulate the blood in the hearts of the soldiers, and the cavalry of the Shenwu Army followed their officers to wave their horses and charge at the enemy.
Boom, there are not many cavalry crossbows equipped by the Yongzhou Army, and all the cavalry crossbows are concentrated in Ma Chao's forward army. This time, both sides tacitly agreed not to use bows and arrows, and directly relied on courage to collide together. Puff puff. The knives slit the chests of the soldiers on both sides. The cavalry that rushed to the front pierced the enemy's chest with a pop. Without any hesitation, he immediately threw away the long weapon in his hand, and pulled out the saber on his waist with a brush and continued to slash at the enemy in front of him.
The long knife in Zhao Yun's hand was blocked by a general of the Xiliang Army who was wrapped in iron armor. Zhao Yun and the general were both startled at the same time, and the two of them made a mistake at the same time, and each of them overturned the enemy army in front of them, and immediately turned around and continued to rush towards their respective targets. The spear in Zhao Yun's hand flew up and down, and the general of the Xiliang Army also waved the weapon in his hand and stabbed left to block it, completely blocking Zhao Yun's attacks.
Zhao Yun and the general of the Western Liang Army fought for hundreds of rounds in the blink of an eye, and neither of them was able to defeat the other. The battle between Zhao Yun and the enemy general did not cause any commotion on the entire battlefield, and the battlefield battle of 100,000 people was earth-shattering. Soldiers on both sides continued to fall to the ground, and horses continued to scream and fall to the ground. Every soldier is red-eyed and wants to kill the enemy in front of them, and the enemy in front of them is not only their chance to live, but also part of their military exploits. The people of the Celestial Dragon Empire are still martial, and the young children are proud to join the army, and the purpose of their military service is to obtain military merits and thus ascend to the ranks of the imperial knighthood.
The fight continues, obviously this time both sides have really hit a hard nail, the cavalry combat effectiveness of the Shenwu Army is far less than that of the Xiliang Army, but the will to fight is strong. and the brave generals with their soldiers are still fighting with the Xiliang army. And the combat effectiveness of the Xiliang Army is very strong, especially this legion is a legion led by Guo Yan personally. The combat effectiveness is absolutely undoubted, but this time their bravery really caused the enemy to suffer heavy casualties, but it also made the enemy's bravery also let them see the horror of the enemy.
The shouts of killing broke through the clouds, and Li Sheng, Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, Zhang Fei and other generals of the Shenwu Army were covered with blood. After Wu Yan was smashed off the horse by a general, he was dragged to the rear by hundreds of guards who sacrificed their lives, and the losses of the Shenwu Army were not small, and the soldiers who were injured and fell to the ground did not even have a chance to groan and were trampled to death by the horses that came immediately. Soldiers on both sides don't know when the enemy's swords will fall on their heads, and often a soldier has just chopped down the enemy in front of him to the ground, and he himself is killed by the enemy.
100,000 people, a sea of people, the Xiliang soldiers are brave, the horsemanship is exquisite, and the Shenwu army is determined, the top and bottom are united, the generals are even more heroic and invincible, and the fighting on both sides is fighting for different purposes. Li Sheng turned his horse's head and looked at the Xiliang Army with murderous eyes, and Guo Yan on the other side also looked coldly at the Shenwu Army in the rush, both of them were shocked by the other party's army, neither of them thought that the other party's soldiers were so elite, especially Li Sheng had no record of fighting with the Xiliang Army.
"General, the leader of the army is Li Sheng of the Yongzhou Army, who is also a fierce general under Liu Yi. The deputy general followed Guo Yan covered in blood, and as a deputy general, he knew far more than Guo Yan. When he charged, he had already clearly seen the banners of the generals who led the army and the generals of each army, and soon sorted out the information of the entire battlefield and sent it to Guo Yan.
"That white-clothed young general is also brave, and he can fight evenly in Har. Guo Yan looked at Zhao Yun, who was standing with Zhao Yun, and said with a solemn face. Guo Yan was also surprised when he saw Zhao Yun, he knew this Hal, the Xiliang Army and the Lion Empire had a secret agreement, and there were many generals of the Lion Empire in the Xiliang Army, and the young general who fought with Zhao Yun was the Harr in Guo Yan's mouth, and he was one of the young generals that Guo Yan valued the most.
"General, he is Zhao Yun, this person is definitely the number one general in the Yongzhou army. The lieutenant general glanced at the battlefield and said to Guo Yan. However, seeing that the general of the Lion Empire was able to fight with Zhao Yun on a par, there was also a trace of disdain on his face.
"Hmph, Hal will be defeated in less than twenty rounds, you go and save him. Guo Yan said coldly to the deputy general beside him, the deputy general's face changed, he nodded and quickly drove the sitting war horse into the battlefield, and as soon as the weapon in his hand was raised, the cavalry blocking him immediately slashed to the ground.
Bell, the knife in the lieutenant's hand blocked Zhao Yun's gentian gun with a bang. As soon as the gentian gun in Zhao Yun's hand turned, the friction sound of stabbing and stabbing came into the ears of the two, and the friction of the weapons of the two produced fierce sparks, both of them shook the weapons in their hands at the same time, the huge liliang made the two war horses involuntarily take two steps back, and the young general who was defeated by Zhao Yun quickly got up from the ground, took the war horse led by a soldier, and remounted the horse with a weapon and looked at Zhao Yun coldly.
"Shenwu Army Zhao Yun. The gentian gun in Zhao Yun's hand swished next to the mount, and he looked coldly at the enemy general who was blocking him.
"Xiliang Army Zhang Ji. (To be continued......)