Chapter 36: No One Dares to Fight

Chapter 36: No One Dares to Fight

Chapter 36 No One Dare to Fight (Additional Chapter for the Alliance Leader)
The war horses were delivered quickly, more than thirty in total.

Shao Xun took a look and found that they were in good condition. They were all war horses abandoned by Meng Chao's cavalry.

"Those who can ride horses, step out and follow me." Shao Xun pulled over the sleeker horse, jumped on it lightly, pulled out the tip of a riding bow, and skillfully strung and calibrated it.

Chen Yougen, Li Chong and Yang Bao all knew how to ride horses, so they each picked a horse to ride on the spot.

In addition to these three people, more than a dozen people stood up and mounted their horses.

That's all.

Although the Jin Dynasty had no shortage of horses and raised a large number of official horses in Henan and Hebei, ordinary soldiers had no chance to practice riding. Unless you were a powerful or wealthy man, you had better be an infantryman. You are not good at horse fighting.

However, twenty people seemed to be enough.

Shao Xun abandoned the halberd. He really didn't know how to use this cavalry weapon, although it was very popular at that time.

He asked someone to find him a lance which would not become widely popular until several decades later. When he held it in his hand, he wielded it with ease and felt very familiar with it.

The halberd and horse lance were both popular cavalry weapons in the Middle Ages.

The former was popular in the Han Dynasty and the Western Jin Dynasty, while the latter was popular in the Southern and Northern Dynasties and the Sui and Tang Dynasties.

After the Song Dynasty, both the long spear and the horse lance were no longer popular, because they were heavy cavalry weapons, too heavy to be hung on the victory hook, and light cavalry weapons were used instead: the lance.

But Shao Xun was not very good at using the heavy halberd, and was not used to using the light lance. He only had a special liking for the horse lance and loved it very much.

The enemy was still running away. He was too lazy to think about it and just shouted, "Kill!"

Chen Yougen and his men were just beginning to show their fighting spirit, their morale was high, and they shouted in unison: "Kill!"

The soldiers pouring out of the hall also shouted: "Kill!"

Shao Xun laughed loudly, held his lance sideways, and rode away first. The others followed and moved forward bravely.

The enemy didn't run far, and there was no order or fighting spirit. When Shao Xun caught up with the enemy soldiers who were lagging behind, no one stopped to resist. They all ran for their lives with the attitude of "I'd rather die than let my friend die".

"Die!" Shao Xun picked up a man with his lance and threw him out.

The corpse fell to the ground with a loud bang, knocking down several people.

Standard "peeling onion" technique!
When the Tang Dynasty cavalry used horse lances to besiege the infantry group that had no ability to fight back, they often rushed around the perimeter, and each time they passed, they would use the horse lance to pick up an infantryman and throw him into the formation. After a few more times, the infantry formation would become increasingly "thin" and eventually collapse.

"Meng Chao!" Shao Xun knocked someone away for the second time, looked ahead and shouted.

Meng Chao, who was fleeing in front, turned his head and saw a red-robed general riding a horse straight towards him, chasing him.

"What an arrogant thief!" Meng Chao cursed.

He himself had a hot temper, otherwise he would not have done such a thing as slapping Lu Ji in the face.

Seeing Shao Xun riding his horse towards him, he was both angry and anxious. He was angry that Shao Xun was so bold and did not take him, Meng, seriously at all. He was anxious that he had miscalculated this time and was being chased by people, resulting in heavy losses. All of this was undoubtedly Shao Xun's fault.

"General, we can't run away." Cavalry Commander Jia Hui reined in his horse and said earnestly, "If we run any further, we will all be scattered."

Meng Chao's eyes narrowed.

"General, I will lead my men to charge down and kill the enemy's fighting spirit." Jia Hui raised the halberd in his hand and said.

"Okay! You charge and I'll gather the troops. We really can't keep running like this." Meng Chao nodded and said.

Jia Hui said no more, hurriedly ordered dozens of riders, turned around and charged forward.

When the rumbling sound of horse hooves sounded, the fleeing soldiers fled to both sides of the street, leaving the middle empty, which made it easier for the cavalry to charge.

Shao Xun rode his horse at full speed and headed straight for Jia Hui.

Jia Hui was very angry. He said, "I was born into a noble family and have been practicing riding and martial arts since I was a child. I have never seen a military household so arrogant. Do you think you are a god with gifted martial arts?"

Without saying much, he swung the halberd with a cold light and headed straight for Shao Xun's chest.

Shao Xun dodged to the side and swept his lance across, knocking Jia Hui off his horse in an instant.

Behind Jia Hui, a rider holding a halberd rushed towards him.

Shao Xun abandoned his horse lance and narrowly avoided the attack. He clamped the opponent's halberd under his armpit, drew out his ring-handled sword with his left hand, and when he passed by the enemy, he cut him down with a "click".

"Meng Chao!" Shao Xun broke through the obstruction without stopping and rushed straight towards the direction where Meng Chao was.

In one encounter, he injured one person and killed another. His movements were quick and decisive, and his momentum soared into the sky. Meng Chao was a little flustered when he saw it.

The infantrymen he had just gathered were so frightened that they shouted and fled in all directions. "Your mother and slave!" Meng Chao cursed angrily, turned his horse's head and ran away.

When Shao Xun saw this, he urged his horse on and brandished the halberd he had just snatched, with only Meng Chao in his eyes.

Meng Chao rode his horse and fled without even daring to look back.

The two men chased and fled for several miles on Pingchangmen Street, leaving the more than a thousand remaining soldiers on both sides as a background.

"Meng Chao, die!" The distance between them was getting closer and closer, and when there was only one horse's length left, Shao Xun swung his halberd and slashed horizontally.

Meng Chao happened to turn his head to take a look, his pupils dizzy, and without time to think, he subconsciously fell on the horse's back.

"Whoosh!" The sharp halberd blade flew past his scalp and swept off his helmet.

Meng Chao, with disheveled hair, was so frightened that he squeezed the horse's belly like a madman. The horse felt the pain and ran away wildly.

Shao Xun's horse speed slowed down slightly because he was swinging his weapon, allowing Meng Chao to pull away a little. But he did not give up, and he also urged his horse to follow Meng Chao closely.

Both sides quickly rushed to the end of the long street, and Pyeongchang Gate was already in sight.

At this moment, a group of noisy soldiers appeared in front of them. There seemed to be no less than a thousand of them, and they were retreating in a hurry.

Meng Chao was overjoyed when he saw this. They were his own men, so he immediately shouted, "Come and help us—ah!"

Halfway through shouting, he screamed in pain and fell off his horse.

It turned out that Shao Xun saw that he was about to fall behind, so he threw his halberd in desperation, hitting Meng Chao on the back.

The long spear was blocked by the iron armor and did not cause fatal damage to Meng Chao, but he was also hit and vomited blood, and fell to the ground.

The retreating enemy soldiers looked at each other in bewilderment. Someone recognized Meng Chao and wanted to rescue him.

Shao Xun was already blood-thirsty. Seeing this, he became furious and drew out his strung horse bow and shot.

"Swoosh!" Arrows flew through the air and shot down three people in succession.

There was a commotion in the enemy camp, and the people who were running out subconsciously stopped.

Shao Xun reined in his horse and, holding a sharp ring-handled knife in his hand, ran to the side of Meng Chao, who was staggering to his feet, grabbed his hair, and slashed his throat, causing blood to spurt out.

Thousands of enemy soldiers looked on in confusion, not knowing what to do.

Shao Xun's men kept moving back and forth a few times. After cutting off Meng Chao's head, they held it in their hands and laughed.

The enemy soldiers looked at Shao Xun, who was covered in blood, and the bloody head in his hand, and they were terrified. Some people stepped back subconsciously, and their actions influenced more people. Thousands of people huddled together in a moment.

"Bang!" Shao Xun threw the head with all his strength and it fell into the crowd.

"Boom, boom, boom..." The sound of exciting war drums rang out from the Jianchang Gate Tower.

"Run!" someone shouted and turned away.

"Run!" The enemy troops were already in retreat, panicking. The people in front turned and fled, and the people behind them didn't know what was happening, just thinking that they were being chased, and without a second thought, they ran faster than them.

Then, a strange scene appeared: thousands of enemy soldiers were scared away by a head and scattered everywhere.

Shao Xun got back on his horse, holding his bow, and leisurely called out the names from behind.

Occasionally, defeated enemy cavalry would rush out on Pingchang Gate Street, but when they saw him, they would actually take a detour.

Shao Xun was too lazy to pursue, so he just stood there on his horse, shooting a few arrows from time to time, killing a few enemy soldiers who were running around like headless flies.

No one dared to fight him. When the arrows fell, panic spread and several, dozens or even hundreds of people who had gathered together immediately fled in all directions.

"Ta-da!" The sound of chaotic horse hooves gradually came. Chen Yougen and others killed the enemy and rushed out of Pingchangmen Street.

"Du Bo is there!" Chen Yougen pointed with his long spear and said in surprise.

Others looked over.

At that time, the sun was setting, and the bloody sunlight fell on the earth. Shao Dubo stood on his horse with his sword drawn, and a headless corpse fell at his feet.

The enemy soldiers who were fleeing in twos and threes ran away when they saw him, not daring to provoke him at all.

For a moment, no one dared to fight!
nice!

(End of this chapter)