Chapter 769 Encounter
Chapter 769 Encounter
The warhorse roared as it crossed the stream, rushed into the wide valley, and slowly stopped.
The knight on horseback looked at the agitated soldiers with cold eyes.
The soldiers looked at him, then at the big flag with the word "Shao" flying high, and felt a little ashamed.
Some of them were digging trenches and building walls, some were making deer antlers, and some were carrying supplies. When the news of the enemy's invasion came, they suddenly turned pale and made a loud noise.
Just when everyone was in an uproar and at a loss, King Liang arrived.
He sat on the horse, across the crowd, and looked at them silently.
"What are you still standing there for? Can't you see the flag?" An officer reacted and said with a flushed face.
Everyone woke up as if from a dream, and immediately, under the leadership of the officers, they obeyed the flags, listened to the drums, and began to deploy.
It was called deployment, but in fact it was to let them retreat to the rear of half-built fortifications to resist the enemy.
Behind them, more than a thousand soldiers from the Chenliu Prefecture stepped forward, and a group of 600 people, armed with large shields and spears, formed a relatively tight formation.
Another 600 men were divided into two groups and went around from both sides. Some people in the rear were moving bludgeons, obviously making full preparations. But suddenly, drums and horns sounded and the earth shook.
Behind the lush pine forest, hundreds of riders appeared in the blink of an eye, running towards us at a very fast speed and without fear of death.
Shao Xun got off the horse and looked forward.
Huang Zheng was extremely anxious and even pulled Shao Xun's sleeve.
Shao Xun threw him away and said, "If I retreat, these thousand men will surely be defeated. Get out of the way!"
Huang Zheng lamented repeatedly but did not run away. Instead, he called several trusted men and ordered them to hold large shields to protect themselves from arrows. He then led hundreds of elite soldiers and stood in front of Shao Xun, ready to fight to the death.
In a hurry, he glanced ahead and saw the enemy cavalry approaching in the smoke and dust.
What a great speed!
What a fierce fighting style!
Even though the Chenliu soldiers had experienced several bloody siege battles, they still felt subconsciously nervous when facing such desperate enemy cavalry.
The sound of hooves was like thunder, and each one seemed to strike my heart.
Especially the soldiers standing in the front row, with smoke and dust all over the sky ahead, they could not see how many enemy cavalry were coming.
Maybe one hundred, maybe five hundred, maybe one thousand, or even more, who knows?
With so many enemies, no matter how brave you are, can you really escape unscathed? No one can guarantee that, and life and death are often just a matter of seconds.
The enemy cavalry became taller and taller, emerging from the smoke and dust like a ghost.
The warhorse was panting, its eyes red.
The knight's braided hair fluttered in the air, and his gray fur coat was covered in blood.
With ferocious faces, they took out three arrows from the quiver and skillfully strung the arrows and aimed them on the bumpy horse's back.
The cold arrow turned and aimed directly at the soldiers in formation.
Some people feel a lot of pressure.
His heart was pounding, and sweat was streaming down his face, tickling across his chest and disappearing into the lining of his armor.
His palms were sweaty, but he clenched his spear even tighter, as if this would give him a greater sense of security.
The enemy cavalry was getting closer and closer, and I could almost smell the fishy odor coming on the north wind.
The soldiers almost held their breath.
"Woo——" a short horn sounded.
As if it was a signal, the soldiers armed with swords, shields and spears were instantly activated.
Crossbow arrows shot out from both sides and hit the smoke and dust heavily.
Feather arrows whistled through the air as they flew over everyone's heads, knocking down enemy riders one after another.
The enemy seemed to be even more ferocious, rushing forward desperately and taking on two rounds of arrows.
Horse after horse fell heavily to the ground.
One life after another disappeared on the vibrant grassland.
After the enemy cavalry approached, they split into two and circled to both sides, with arrows in their hands flying quickly and falling into the formation of the palace soldiers.
As soon as one arrow was shot, the second followed, and then the third.
After shooting three arrows, the knight looked at the palace soldiers, as if looking for a target. He pulled out three arrows again at a dazzling speed and shot them at the target he had just found at lightning speed.
Arrows rain down!
The archery speed is more than twice as fast as that of the Huns, and it is also very accurate.
From time to time, some soldiers in the palace army fell to the ground on their backs, while others gritted their teeth and cried out in pain.
With a "rustling" sound, the soldiers in the back row stepped forward on their own accord to fill the gap.
The archers seemed to be possessed by demons. They had no eyes for anything else but to continuously draw their bows and arrows and throw deadly arrows at the enemy cavalry.
Arrows flew back and forth, and the sound of breaking through the air continued.
The knight lay on the ground and rode away on his horse.
Many of the soldiers fell to the ground, and the rest had one or two arrows stuck in their bodies, but they still stood firmly, looking forward, because -
Almost without stopping, another group of enemy cavalry rushed over at a very fast speed, accompanied by loud shouts of "Ah" and a ferocious look on their faces.
This rhythm is much better than the Hun cavalry! There is almost no time for you to breathe.
The bowstring was pulled with all its might, and one could almost hear the teeth-grinding "squeaking" sound.
The arrow flashed with a cold light, as if it was pointing directly at his face.
"Buzz!" Arrows flew in overwhelmingly, almost blocking the sun in the sky.
"Woo!" A horn sounded, and the returning arrows were so dense that there was almost no room for people to dodge.
The horse fell to the ground in pain.
The knight did not die immediately. He drew out his short weapon and rushed forward alone like a wild beast, until three or five long spears pierced his body at the same time.
There were also some brave men who rushed directly into the formation of the palace soldiers, fought for a few breaths, and then fell to the ground in despair.
The enemy cavalry's arrows also caused certain casualties among the palace soldiers' sword and shield soldiers, lance soldiers, and archers.
The gap was quickly filled and the battle was restored to its original state.
Before they had time to catch their breath, the third wave of enemy cavalry rushed over...
On the battlefield, arrows flew back and forth, constantly consuming the lives of both sides.
"Beat the drum!" Shao Xun drew out his sword and ordered with almost no expression: "Twenty steps forward!" "Boom boom..." The sound of drums came from behind the formation.
Everyone heard this passionate voice.
Everyone felt the blood in their chest gradually warming up.
Even the two thousand Yellow Head Army soldiers who had just come to reinforce from the rear got goose bumps.
"Twenty steps forward!" the officer of the imperial guards shouted.
"Twenty steps forward!" the soldiers shouted in unison.
Twenty steps were not far and seemed meaningless, but when everyone successfully advanced twenty steps under the arrows shot by the enemy cavalry, the original tension had long disappeared.
We are advancing and the enemy has no way to stop us.
Charge, charge forward again, pull them off their horses and kill them one by one!
After the third wave of enemy cavalry turned around, leaving almost no time for people to think, the ground shook suddenly and violently.
In the increasingly thick smoke and dust, spears and halberds appeared faintly, followed by tall war horses, silver armor, and -
A strong wind blowing in your face!
"Bang!" The collision of death echoed in the valley.
The infantry and cavalry collided with each other.
Knights were thrown to the ground on every corner, and soldiers were thrown out with blood gushing from their mouths and noses on every corner.
The thin formation of hundreds of people could not stop the surging enemy cavalry. They only blocked them slightly, slowing them down, and then were dispersed.
Two thousand Yellow Head Army soldiers were holding spears and advancing in a wall formation when they suddenly encountered enemy cavalry charging at them. They had no time to react - no time to fight, no time to be afraid, no time to escape. Their brains were blank and they almost froze there. They only subconsciously stretched out the spears in their hands and stabbed at the enemy on horseback.
An even more tragic collision occurred.
More than three hundred cavalrymen charged into the formation of two thousand Yellow-headed soldiers, throwing them into chaos and causing heavy casualties.
Correspondingly, this was also the last momentum of the enemy's charging cavalry. Amidst the shouts and neighs of horses, their speed completely stagnated. Only a few dozen riders broke through the blockade. When they were about to turn around, more than a thousand Puyang soldiers rushed towards them.
The crossbow arrows shot out, almost knocking them all to the ground.
"Kill them!" Shao Xun shouted, and then led his troops forward.
"Kill them!" the guards shouted spontaneously.
"Kill them!" More and more people responded, and their voices echoed throughout the valley.
The scattered Chenliu soldiers slowly gathered together, stabbing people with long spears and chopping horses' legs with heavy swords. Archers moved around and occasionally fired an arrow to knock the enemy cavalry off their horses while they were fighting hard.
Looking down from the air, the enemy shock cavalry had been divided into two sections.
The first section was blocked in the north by the Chenliu Prefecture soldiers who had dispersed and regrouped.
They charged head-on, shouting and fighting.
The six hundred men who had been scattered to the two sides came in a roundabout way and slaughtered indiscriminately from the flanks and rear.
In the second section, the enemy was trapped in the formation of two thousand yellow-headed soldiers.
The Yellow-Head Army failed to react at first and fell into chaos, but the battlefield was too narrow and there were people everywhere, so there was nowhere to run. The enemy cavalry could not charge and could only sit on horseback and use spears and halberds to stab and hack to death the crying Yellow-Head Army.
Soon, Shao Xun's flag came closer and the shouts of "Kill them" were deafening.
The Yellow Head Army soldiers who were the first to wake up were extremely ashamed.
King Liang saved me, but I wanted to escape. Am I still a human being?
Zeng Yi roared angrily, kicked over a comrade who was blocking his way, and rushed towards an enemy cavalry.
"Bang!" The halberd fell on the shield, making a dull sound.
Zeng Yi almost fell to his knees, but he gritted his teeth and held on, wielding the steel knife and slashing hard on the horse's legs.
The horse fell to the ground in pain, and Zeng Yi almost saw the terrified look of the Xianbei knight.
"Puff!" The knife fell heavily, penetrating into the neck, and blood gushed out like a fountain.
The Xianbei knight's body trembled rapidly after he landed, and soon he became motionless.
Zeng Yi raised his sword a few more times, chopped off the head, then grabbed the enemy's braid, tied it around his waist, and rushed towards another enemy.
With his encouragement, more people came to their senses.
The enemy cavalry only had two or three hundred men, and they were surrounded by the crowd and unable to move forward. Aren't they sitting ducks?
More swords and axes chopped at the horses' legs. The enemy cavalry who had just been casually trampling on the Yellow Head Army fell to the ground one after another and soon disappeared into the crowd.
On the front battlefield, the enemy cavalry who were being attacked by the soldiers of Chenliu Prefecture could not bear it anymore and turned their horses back. In the end, only dozens of cavalry escaped in a panic.
However, these people were also fierce. After running for a while, they actually stopped their horses. A knight who looked like an officer was probably very angry and shouted in Jin dialect: "The King of Dai has led an army of 100,000 to the south. Sooner or later, he will marry Madam Yu and let her bear children for the King of Dai in peace!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a cloud of dust rising from the rear of the Jin army.
The capture commander Gao Yi rushed out with more than a hundred cavalrymen in a menacing manner.
The man was startled and told everyone to ride their horses away.
The catching troops had plenty of horsepower and were very fast, so they quickly caught up.
The other party knew he couldn't escape, and a fierce look flashed across his face. He didn't run away, but started fighting with the Zhuosheng army on the spot.
The two sides fought and rushed forward, and soon they returned.
The soldiers of Chenliu Prefecture were facing a powerful enemy because the King of Liang was behind them.
The Xianbei officer had a ferocious look on his face and was screaming in strange voices, aiming directly at Shao Xun who was under the big flag, as if he was hoping that this move would bring him a comeback.
"Bang! Bang!" The sounds rang out continuously. The soldiers of Chenliu Prefecture used their long spears and their flesh and blood to resist the final charge of the enemy cavalry.
The Xianbei officer's horse was stabbed and was thrown flying, falling heavily on the grass.
Tong Qianjin and his personal soldiers rushed forward and pinned him to the ground.
Shao Xun walked over with a calm expression.
The Xianbei officer knew that there was no hope for him, so he kept swearing and swearing, and struggled hard as if trying to get up.
Shao Xun's strong arms directly grabbed his neck and pressed his head to the ground, then he pulled out a dagger and inserted it directly into his mouth in front of the man's terrified eyes.
Blood mixed with teeth flowed out.
Shao Xun put away the dagger, pinched his jaw with one hand, reached in with the other hand, pulled out the tongue that was still stuck in his mouth, and threw it to the ground.
The bloody human tongue was soon covered with dust and seemed to be steaming faintly.
Shao Xun stood up and looked around. Everywhere he looked were his own soldiers wearing armor and holding weapons.
The hasty encounter was over.
(End of this chapter)