The evening sun is obviously yellowish and red, plus the dust stirred up by the activities of people and horses, the wheat and millet seedlings struggling to stand up after being trampled, the dry and disrepaired water diversion ditch, and the black smoke above the small village in the distance, make up this scene. A battlefield that caught everyone off guard.
To be fair, whether it was before or at this time, the commander-in-chief of the army, Zhonglang General Ma Hu, was only calm and calm on the surface, and what he was thinking in his heart could be called playful.
He definitely has no subjective intention or psychological preparation to fight against the Deposed Dragon Army or Zhang Xing.
The same is true for Zhang Xing. From the moment he saw the defeat of the Meng rebel army to now, he has changed too many thoughts and made too many guesses and decisions.
But at this moment, these things are meaningless, whether they are brave and passionate, selfish, or helpless and stupid, the battlefield has reached the point where it is hard to see - when those clothes have already been stained with blood and dust. The moment the knights in white clothes, who could not be called white clothes at all, followed them towards the flag of Ma Hu when reinforcements appeared from the north, everything could be left to violence and instinct to speak for themselves.
This is the ultimate meaning of war, using violence to solve problems and decide everything.
Ma Hu also had no hesitation. His experience and instinct on the battlefield forced him to make a decision.
"Come forward!" The lieutenant general called to the leader of the Guards Cavalry. His rough appearance and speaking tone were as usual, and he seemed to be very calm. "Their strength is limited, and at least half of them are strong men who don't have the cultivation level to make up for it. That Zhang Laosan obviously doesn't have any pill condensation either. You are also knowledgeable. You should know that the formation of the armored cavalry is no worse than the infuriating formation of this three-legged monkey. …Crash into it and scare them away!”
The leader of the Guards Armored Cavalry probably understood that what the other party said was fine, but he was still a little frightened. He only looked at the corpses on the ground that he had just executed. He didn't say anything more. He just nodded reluctantly and went to make arrangements. force.
That's the benefit of the military.
All kinds of favors, rewards and punishments in daily life are just to ensure that when the battle comes, everything is not worth a military order.
However, even if the Guards Cavalry did not delay anything or fear anything, they still seemed to be unable to keep up with the development of the situation... Mainly because the opponent was too fast. The so-called white knights, to put it bluntly, are light cavalry, which are more powerful than ordinary light cavalry. Light Qingqi.
The armored cavalry had just been dragged out and before they were arrayed, the opponent was already roaring like the wind, and the so-called Zhang Laosan, who was personally charging ahead, only slightly bent his marching route, and went straight in front of this group of armored cavalry. The hemp-shaped banner continues to rush over here.
The so-called armored cavalry can only be said to be on the sidelines, and it has no effect on the head-on impact at all. Not only that, but their scheduling made the surroundings of their own generals under the military flag seem a lot empty, so they could only rush back again and try to block and confront them using hand-to-hand combat without any speed bonus.
However, in stark contrast, when those white knights rushed in formation, whether it was Ma Hu under the military banner, the surrounding infantry soldiers, or the dozens of armored knights just dragged out, it was obvious that He felt that a majestic and chilling true energy surged out from the opponent's formation, rolled up a wave of air, surrounded dozens of riders, and surged towards him.
Facts have proved that Ma Hu is right. The three-legged monkey's energy formation can indeed compete with the charge of the heavy cavalry... Even though there are hundreds of cavalry soldiers around Ma Hu, it can be said that it is dense. At this time, there was a feeling that the earth was shaking, and then he was wedged into the formation by the opponent.
This seems to be the basis for the ancestors of this world to resist and eliminate all other alien threats with a seemingly insignificant weakness, the so-called slaying of demons and dragons.
Infuriating energy must be formed, steel must be forged, war horses must be tamed, and everything must be organized to maximize performance, and everything is for survival and confrontation.
Among them, Zhang Xing, who was soaked in gray-white zhenqi, relied on the power of the yellow gelding to move a step faster in the charge. He was the first to hit the opponent's formation, and then he hurriedly raised his gun at the man in front of him. The armored cavalryman fought hard and cut him down with one sword.
Taking this blow in front of his face, the armored knight felt more like he had received a heavy hammer in front of his face rather than being chopped off by a sword. He vomited blood and fell on his back under the horse.
The smart war horse immediately turned its head, preparing to escape from the most powerful threat. However, due to the entanglement of the stirrups, it dragged its master's body, which in turn caught a knight in white who was following Zhang Xing by surprise, and fell on the body as if it had hit a stumbling rope. He lost his balance and fell down.
In this process, the two horses were injured and frightened together, causing them to lose control and run wildly on the spot. It also attracted Wang Xiongdan, who brandished a spear and hurriedly followed the horses, which in turn caused even greater commotion.
Zhang Xing did not see this scene, because after succeeding with the sword, he continued to rush forward and continued to swing the sword, followed closely by Wang Xiongdan and Ma Ping'er, followed by more knights in white.
The collision of iron guns and steel knives, accompanied by the hysterical shouts of killing, expressed a more direct way of killing and attrition.
There are no fancy tactics. Speed, quality, cultivation, martial arts, and even more elusive courage have become a measure of everything.
When the two sides met, it turned into the most straightforward hand-to-hand fight, into a chaotic confrontation of steel, flesh and true energy.
"Surround me around."
Ma Hu's eyelids twitched obviously, and then he gave more orders, but he asked the other armored infantry around him to follow suit, and together with the self-defeating armored cavalry, they turned this white knight into a sandwich pie.
This was a tactic he had imagined before, but due to a certain mentality, he never did it.
Compared with the Guards and Cavalry, the number of infantry officers was obviously much larger, and their thoughts were more mixed. Some of them even glanced at the rebel formation in the smoke and dust to the north, and then followed the order carefully, but they acted inexplicably. A little slower, as if hesitating and fearful.
Ma Hu also couldn't help but glance at the north.
At this point, the logic of the battlefield seems to be very smooth. The Dragon Army Brigade will arrive in a quarter of an hour. I don't know when my own troops will arrive. Therefore, no matter from which point of view, we should end the killing in front of us before this. At the very least, we must stop this team of white knights from such violent targeted killings, otherwise they will fall into an unknown situation that will definitely not have a good outcome. In huge trouble.
Thinking of this, he glanced at the smoky Ma Hu to the north, and couldn't help but stare at the young man who was actually only seventy or eighty steps away from him. There was no mist around him, but the gray-white Qi And the brocade clothes that were already dirty were clear and unmistakable. By now, or perhaps even before, Ma Hu had realized that Zhang Sanlang had not yet condensed his elixir, and at least he could not fly. Otherwise, with his desperate killing attitude, he would have jumped up and taken him directly. .
This time gave him a little confidence.
But at this time, this fact made him a little panicked - to put it bluntly, if he didn't have the pill, he was still working so hard, what was he trying to do?
Throwing away the prefect to rebel, and then carrying a broken sword to attack the heavy armored soldiers, what is the purpose?
What should I say if I'm really angry? What should I do if the sword is broken? So what if the horse stumbles?
There are all kinds of accidents on the battlefield. If you haven't reached the Condensation Pill, you won't have the body-protecting Qi, and it's hard to run away. What if you die here?
Why?
"Which one is Ma Hu?!"
Zhang Xing, who didn't know what the other party was thinking, saw that the infantry soldiers were about to surround him, but he killed a spearman who was thrusting towards him with one sword, and then yelled at the big flag with a mackerel symbol.
Ma Hu was stunned for a moment, and immediately realized that his distance was a bit close. The opponent was riding lightly in white. The distance of only 180 steps was not enough to ensure his own safety, so he immediately hit the horse and prepared to make some way out of the way.
But his movement attracted the attention of others.
"General, won't you accept the challenge?"
At this moment, a soldier who had just received the military order and was about to step forward to stop him couldn't help shouting out dozens of steps away... This must be a recruit from the Fifth Army in Dongdu. The Guanxi Tun Army is very honest. The assassins in the army are all recruits from the Fifth Army. "He was a big shot in Dongdu before the rebellion. With your qualifications as a county guard, you are a lieutenant general, and your life is supposed to be lower than others. Why are you hiding from them even though they are trying their best?"
This was a very rude statement.
Ma Hu turned his head and looked at that person, not knowing how to respond.
At this time, it is impossible to go over and kill the opponent to show military discipline, but it seems very bad to just ignore it and run away, because the opponent is too desperate, and one is too tired, and everyone feels scared at the beginning, not to mention At this time, I received the military order... Could it be that the pestle is not moving here?
But Ma Hu doesn’t have to worry about it at all.
When the soldier mocked, Zhang Xing also clearly noticed this, and then locked his target, but without hesitation, he jumped forward with the yellow gelding under his crotch, and then came in the military formation with a sword in one hand. Pointing, then turning back and shouting:
"That man is Ma Hu! Kill him! Then the whole world will know. We have hundreds of horses in white, and we have defeated the enemy by five thousand!"
The knights behind them who were temporarily discouraged by the heavy armor and armor immediately cheered up, or at least a small number of them cheered up. Not only that, there were also some people, although they had been because of this kind of armor before. They were shocked and frightened by the extremely consuming and rapid combat method, but when they looked back and saw the smoke coming closer and closer to the north, they actually seemed to be ready to risk their lives.
For a moment, all the knights in white cheered up and moved forward.
After Zhang Xing said this, he did not hesitate and took the initiative to take the opponent with his sword. At this time, the gray-white true energy overflowed desperately along the eight extraordinary meridians. It had already chilled the surrounding air, and it was difficult to generate that kind of energy again. The small area of white energy showed the thickness of his true energy.
The movement and silence of the two generals were in sharp contrast, and the loyal armored cavalry was pulled to the outside by some strange combination of circumstances. This made the surrounding officers and soldiers see this scene, as if they were possessed by evil spirits, and did not flee. , not brave, but the speed slowed down significantly, and some people simply stood there, just looking back to see their own leader, or to see the direct superior.
Ma Hu secretly cried out, he had seen too many similar scenes in military battles when he was young, this is the so-called courage taken away by others. At this time, if the general or any warriors in the army cannot muster the courage to block the opponent, the troops will probably disperse and flee. On the other hand, as long as he gritted his teeth and blocked three or five moves, the soldier's courage would return and he would be able to survive.
It can even surround the opponent who is hot-blooded.
At this thought, Ma Hu gritted his teeth, gathered his energy, raised his long sword with both hands, and actually hit the horse to greet him.
In full view of everyone, the two of them fought with horses on a field ridge under the setting sun. As soon as they fought, Ma Hu almost died because he used the long sword that inspired the longevity energy to slash hard, but was actually used by the opponent with his long sword. The open and closed posture was blocked by the whole body, and then his arms were numb. Then his hand slipped and he almost threw the long knife up and out of his hand, but he could barely hold it with one hand.
Obviously, if we talk about the military formation level, these white knights together can compete with a heavy armored cavalry of the same size, then specifically for Zhang Xing and Ma Hu, there are differences in the use of Qi and the strength of both sides. A stepwise difference.
This made Zhang Xing, who had barely maintained his Qi formation before and was gradually starting to feel a little tired, stunned for a moment.
However, the opportunity could not be missed and would never come again. Wang Xiongdan, who was following closely behind, had already seen the advantage and immediately stepped forward. Another unruly spear came at him. Ma Hu had no time to withdraw his strength, so he just leaned back and dodged. After taking this shot, he grabbed the handle of the long knife that bounced back with one hand, and then swung the long knife to one side.
But on the other side, Ma Ping'er also rushed over. Because there were no long soldiers and the horses were crowded, he couldn't reach it for a while. When he saw this scene, he simply relied on his flexibility to get off the horse and hold the hand under the horse. Hold the handle of the long knife and fight with the opponent.
Ma Hu was already panicked when he was killed by Zhang Xing's sword, and when he saw these two men and women coming to make money for themselves regardless of their lives, he became even more timid. Without any hesitation, he immediately raised his body and thrust the entire long sword into each other's arms. He took advantage of the situation, then gritted his teeth and sat up, tried his best to turn the horse's head, and fled back.
Wang Xiongdan was worried about Ma Ping'er and did not make any further moves. Ma Ping'er got off his horse and grabbed the long knife, and was unable to pursue him for a while.
Zhang Xing, on the other hand, was startled again when he saw Ma Hu's acrobatic movements, and unexpectedly missed the opportunity to replenish his sword. Now he reacted and became even more furious, and continued to chase after him with the Jinglong Sword.
It's ridiculous that Ma Hu, although he was given a chance to survive for a while, how could he avoid the light cavalry in white clothes among the heavily armored galloping horses in the chaotic army? Especially when he made a fool of himself and saw everyone on the other side working hard, he instantly lost his fighting spirit, and when he turned around, he also lost his military morale.
As soon as he moved, the rest of his men followed suit and immediately got into a mess, blocking his route of action, but he was forced to flee to the open space on the flank and along a field ridge.
Zhang Xing speeded up the pursuit, but within a hundred steps, he caught up again, and then slashed with his sword, coming from the back.
Ma Hu no longer needs to "smell the wind in the back of his head", because the fluctuations of true energy really bring about physical fluctuations, producing real wind, even cold wind. The lieutenant general felt as if something heavy was pressing down on his back. He immediately gritted his teeth and lay down with all his strength. He just hugged the horse's neck to avoid this move.
However, he never expected that Zhang Xing had already learned his lesson with this sword. It was not a horizontal swing at all, but a vertical slash. It was meant to cut.
When this sword was struck, although the blade did not touch the opponent's body because it was too short, the true energy swelled along the Jinglong Sword, but it was the same as the previous battle. It was as if it had turned into a heavy weapon and directly smashed the opponent. Lying on the horse, the horse was so startled that it howled out of thin air, while Ma Hu leaned over the horse and made no movement.
Zhang Xing naturally knew that the opponent was not dead, so he tried his best to catch up, and then struck him through the air with his sword.
When the sword came down, it slammed the front hooves of the war horse violently. For a moment, the person on its back was lifted up in the air and fell onto the horse's back. Then, with a whimper, he fell down on the field ridge.
Immediately afterwards, Zhang Xing chased him and became violent.
The fourth sword was used, not using the blade at all, but condescending on the horse, and then using the sword body wrapped with infuriating energy to hit the opponent's back on the heavy armor, just like a kitchen knife slapping garlic through garlic skin, forcefully hitting this The man raised his head and yelled, and blood spurted out from his mouth like an arrow, landing on the horse's head.
Those who know, know that this is a successful pursuit on the battlefield, but those who don’t know, they think it is a trick to kill a fish.
Then, with the fifth and sixth swords, just to the side of the area where the officers and soldiers were fighting with the knights in white, only a hundred steps away, the leader of the Deposed Dragon Gang actually killed the opponent's general and his mount. It turned into mud and beached on the ridge of the field.
Some of the officers and soldiers really wanted to come to rescue them at first, but after witnessing the world-famous traitor's execution-like behavior of slapping garlic, they stopped and even fell silent.
In fact, not only the officers and soldiers, but also the white knights who were still trapped in the formation and fought to the death to buy time for Zhang Xing were dumbfounded. The two sides actually ceased fighting for a while, so that a black hole of sound and movement was formed, which was getting closer and closer to the north. The larger movement of the advance was in stark contrast.
Zhang Xing naturally knew that this person was dead, so he only fired seven or eight swords in a row and then immediately stopped his hand, then handed over the Jinglong Sword and gave a cold order to Ma Ping'er who was chasing him from the ground: " Didn't he say that he massacred many villages and hung those who asked for his life on the flagpole? He also took off his head and hung it on the flag!"
Ma Ping'er took a deep breath, walked over, and cut off the man's head with the Jinglong Sword. Then he walked back and came to the rider holding the banner with the word "Deposed", and really cut off the man's head. The level was suspended.
From beginning to end, no one dared to stop him.
In fact, at the moment Ma Ping'er stepped forward, the officers and soldiers on the periphery were the first to react, and flew directly to the detour, and then fled south.
And when the head was hung on the top of the flag, the surrounding elite officers and soldiers recruited from the Eastern Capital also chose to flee southward under the pressure of the Dragon Army Brigade in the north and the head.
Just like those Meng rebels during the day.
Half a quarter of an hour later, the first thousand-man team arrived, and the officer leading the team was surprisingly Xu Shiying's confidant Guo Jingke.
At this time, Zhang Xing had already dismounted and was just sitting on the horse corpse on the ridge of the field, watching the knights in white trying to drive away and prevent the officers and soldiers from escaping.
"Dragon head..." Guo Jingke was inexplicably panicked. "Does Longtou have any military orders?"
"Keep pushing forward, focusing on killing and killing, but don't deviate from the main road. As the first team, you must push to Yucheng before resting today!" Zhang Xing ordered, and then sat there motionless.
Guo Jingke did not dare to say anything. He mounted his horse almost as if he was running away, and then urged his troops to pursue south.
After more than half an hour, the troops continued one after another. Xu Shiying was indeed a talent, and he sent out all the troops before dark. At the same time, news about the battle from the front began to come back one after another, telling where they encountered the army and the army and how they fought.
At the beginning, everyone was very nervous, but as all the officers and soldiers showed signs of being at the end of their game, the so-called "hold on for a moment", often the second round of deposed dragon troops would just appear in the field of vision, and then they would all run away in panic, and no one would gradually pay attention to them. These are reported.
As for the white knights, they were still chasing and intercepting them at first, but after realizing that the infantry in the organic formation performed equally well in the effective pursuit, they all felt a little tired and afraid, and began to turn back, and then their instincts gathered Reached the banner with the word "deposed" hanging on the head.
So, before the last ray of sunset went down, Xu Shiying, Wei Xuanding and others, as well as the exhausted knights in white, gathered around the horse corpse where Zhang Xing was sitting.
Everyone wanted to say something, but no one knew what to say.
Seems to be flattering.
But to be honest, Mr. Zhang didn’t look very good-looking. Maybe it was because the losses were a bit heavy. Almost 30% of the knights in white were killed or injured. At worst, these people were the backbone of Zhang Xing and Zhang Dalong’s bodyguards... and this was a perfect match. Hu, a rude military leader with no heroic spirit, was easily beaten into pieces by Mr. Zhang. If he had been replaced by someone with cultivation, ability, virtue and prestige, he might have been even more dangerous.
As for Xu Shiying and Wei Xuanding, including Yan Qing and others, they obviously have more ideas, but they are also more difficult to speak.
After a while, under the twilight, with the afterglow, Zhang Xing sighed by himself, then stood up on the horse corpse and smiled: "Since the rebellion, I have often thought about whether I can use a heavy sword without an edge to win the battle against Taoism. ? At the worst, you have to strategize and win over logistics and strategy. But unexpectedly, in the end, he became the so-called brave man. "
Xu Shiying and Wei Xuanding sighed in their hearts, that's what it meant.
Zhang Long's head was fatal with a fatal blow, and the white-clad army retreated. It was naturally very good and exciting. Didn't you see that the lower-level leaders were even more in awe? The more troublesome junior members of the Deposed Dragon Gang among the white knights also became awe-inspiring. But the majestic leader of the army, the highest commander of the Western Front of the Deposed Dragon Gang, actually wanted to fight in person, which seemed to be a bit poor response by the Deposed Dragon Gang.
In fact, since the enemy troops appeared on the border, the entire western front of the Deposed Dragon Gang, which was left in the two counties, seemed to be at a loss. From the strategy to the army, everything felt like rushing to the top. If it weren't for the persistence of this big leader and determination have already overturned several times.
Even today, thanks to Zhang Xing's personal fight, a possible inexplicable defeat was avoided.
However, just when Xu Shiying was gathering words and preparing to speak to reflect, Wei Xuanding was twirling his beard, preparing how to change the topic.
Unexpectedly, on the other side, Zhang Dalong's head became solemn again, and he continued to speak slowly on the horse corpse. He looked around with the unsheathed Dragon Shocking Sword and declared in a loud voice: "But think about it carefully. , in this world, there are more people who always think about strategizing, and there are fewer brave men. If everyone in our gang has the courage to be brave, why worry about big things happening? Therefore, the most precious people in this world are us. He was a brave man! He should restrain himself and bury him properly."
In the afterglow of the setting sun, the "white-clothed" knights who were a little stunned around them cheered loudly and started making noises one after another.
Even Xu, Wei, Yan and others all looked at each other with awe.
At three o'clock in the evening, Guo Jingke's troops arrived in Yucheng. Early the next morning, they discovered Meng Shanggong's head hanging on the city gate.
ps: It is impossible to show off, or in other words, showing up is a kind of struggle... uh... I hope to be a new person.
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