The sound of fighting in front of the main hall of Jialan Temple lasted for half an hour.
During this period, Wang Zhong dispatched his cavalry to charge back and forth six times. Most of the soldiers in the formation in front of Guan Xiao were killed or wounded.
But even so, he still didn't see Guan Xiao's backup plan, and suspicion arose in his heart.
What are you thinking about...
Wang Zhong narrowed his eyes and looked at his former friend carefully.
Guan Xiao didn't look at him at all at this moment. Just like before, he was shouting at the top of his lungs for the soldiers in front of him to change their formation.
He suddenly recalled that night when Zhou Biao screamed and said something. Was he thinking too much? Too much doubt?
Guan Xiao, you are sure that I suspect an ambush, so you don't dare to take action rashly, so that the others can take the opportunity to break out!
Although there are still two thousand elite cavalry at the foot of the mountain at the moment, this time they went up the mountain to attack and brought all the confidants here...
If Zhou Biao, Zheng Kuan and others lead a forceful attack, they may not be able to stop them.
Even if Chu Xu's subordinate Wu Yeqi stops behind, as long as the Dongdu defenders cannot stop these Hebei rebels, he and his cronies will inevitably die!
What's more, he was the one disrupting military discipline today...
Wang Zhong immediately made a decision, raised his sword and roared with all his strength.
"The central army is in front! Fold your wings and follow me straight into the military formation!"
Under the shout of the Dongdu guard general, the remaining hundreds of elite cavalry formed a triangular formation, like a sharp sword piercing the waiting Hebei soldiers.
The front hall of Jialan Temple is not big, but with hundreds of people gathered in it, it looks extremely crowded.
The iron hooves of the Dongdu guard had already stepped in front of a group of soldiers in just a few breaths of time.
The cavalry's charge was unstoppable, trampling the soldiers at the front to death with just a single glance.
Following closely behind were the elite cavalry generals headed by Wang Zhong, all of whom were holding spears in their hands. When they met the rebels, they all thrust out their spears!
kill! ! !
Whether it was the Dongdu cavalry on Wang Zhong's side or the Hebei soldiers on Guan Xiao's side, everyone was shouting loudly.
It seems that the battle in front of the palace will come to an end after this charge...
Wang Zhong took one last look at his former friend, and he couldn't help but curse in his heart.
Youlin, the current generation, is just a coward who abandons his handsome man to save his car!
If you have the guts, just rush out on your own. Even if you end up with a lifetime of infamy, you shouldn't leave it alone!
What a coward, what a waste!
By coincidence, Guan Xiao also looked at Wang Zhong. His face was no longer stern as before, but instead there was an extremely mocking smile.
Guan Xiao shouted: "My surname is Wang! Didn't I remind you?"
Wang Zhong ignored him, forced himself to calm down, waved the long knife in his hand and continued to command his subordinates to break the formation.
"After breaking the formation, there is no need to worry about other things! Go straight to the general's location and avoid future troubles forever!"
The military formation that was almost broken by the cavalry quickly gathered back, but in an instant, it was already half the size of the previous battle formation.
Although the battle formation is small at this moment, its effectiveness in fending off the enemy is much better than before!
For a time, the Dongdu Cavalry Army could only surround it, but could not completely break the military formation.
Just when Wang Zhong was preparing for the second round of charging, Guan Xiao suddenly shouted loudly.
"If Little Governor Zheng doesn't come back! The general will really die!"
Before Guan Xiao could finish his words, another loud shout sounded out soon after Wang Zhong.
"The Governor of Liaocheng, Hebei Province is here! Who dares to hurt my generals! All officers and men will follow me to behead the enemy! Save Paoze!"
In an instant, a young man holding a long bow and riding a fast horse jumped from the main gate of Jialan Temple into the main hall.
The person who came was none other than Zheng Kuan, who was lurking outside with his troops.
He was already drawing the bow like a full moon in his hand, and where the arrow was pointing was the head of the Dongdu guard general!
"The king is a common man, I will definitely take your life today!"
When Wang Zhong heard the sound and looked over, he saw that the feather arrow had already left the string, and he immediately waved the long knife in his hand to block it.
But no matter how fast he drew the sword, he could only deflect the feathered arrow slightly, and the arrow still passed across his face.
In an instant, a trace of blood that was as deep as the bone appeared on the right side of Wang Zhong's face.
With his arm broken, he had no time to care about the injury on his face... Wang Zhong immediately turned his horse's head and looked back.
Behind Zheng Kuan, hundreds of soldiers gradually emerged. After they stepped through the main entrance of the temple, they entered and stood in the front yard of the main hall.
At this time, the front yard of the main hall seemed even more crowded...
Zheng Kuan didn't leave?
The cavalry, which was originally charging up the mountain to kill, was now trapped in the middle, and the power of the cavalry was gradually reduced.
Wang Zhong didn't look back, just stared at the soldiers behind him and shouted.
"Is this your true intention?"
Guan Xiao did not respond to him. Instead, the young man named Zheng Kuan pulled up the bowstring in his hand again.
"You old man, you can take a guess!"
After saying that, the arrow in the young man's hand shot out from the string again.
This time, the followers around Wang Zhong also had a chance to react, and someone immediately stopped the feather arrow without him having to do it himself.
The smile on Zheng Kuan's face did not diminish but grew, and he spoke again.
"Guan Xiao! Let me show you something fun!"
As soon as he said this, even Guan Xiao, who was strategizing in the middle of the military formation, couldn't help but look at him.
The soldiers at the main entrance of Jialan Temple began to move to both sides, and huge monsters appeared in front of everyone from the main entrance.
Everyone present was from the military, and no matter how rough the workmanship of these artifacts was, they recognized what they were seeing.
Fire oxen ballista? !
There are as many as ten racks!
A trace of confusion appeared on Guan Xiao's face, because even if they were all fake tricks to scare people, and with the rush to make them, he, Zheng Kuan, couldn't make them out in a short time.
Zheng Kuan spoke up and said: "Today I have a crossbow but no arrows. Brothers, load the spear for me! The size is just right!"
After the little governor Zheng finished speaking, the soldiers behind him all mounted their spears on the fire ox, then began to adjust the mechanism of the crossbow, and finally pointed their spears directly at the cavalry.
This series of processes was completed in just a few breaths of time.
Wang Zhong was horrified. He didn't dare to bet on whether the Fire Ox on the other side was real or fake, so he immediately issued instructions.
"The Chinese army continues to besiege the military formation. The right wing will follow me and charge forward to destroy those ballistae as soon as possible!"
Zheng Kuan gave an order: "Give it to me, let it go!"
When he finished speaking, an arrow vibrated out.
The same is true for the Fire Ox Crossbow beside him. A dozen spears are like sharp arrows, following the arrows he shoots forward.
The spears fired forward and the power of breaking the army was unstoppable, and they penetrated four or five cavalry Dongdu defenders in one row.
The cavalrymen who followed Wang Zhong and prepared to destroy the Fire Ox were all thrown to the ground, including their men and their horses.
Obviously, these fire oxen crossbows are real guys!
Wang Zhong's heart sank. He never expected that his eight hundred elite cavalry would be wiped out by Guan Xiao with less than half of his strength today.
I thought I could kill him here, and then bring his cronies back to the camp to plead guilty, but now I'm afraid I can only die with him...
Wang Zhong died with his ambition clear, and he said loudly: "To stabilize the rear for the brothers who are rushing into the battle, we must not let the rebels break out of the mountain today!"
The soldiers who followed him forward without hesitation clenched their reins and shouted loudly.
"Kill!!!"
On one side are the Dongdu cavalry who are fighting desperately, and on the other side are the Hebei soldiers who are struggling to load their spears and activate the fire oxen.
The soldiers on both sides are fighting to the death, and no one of them will give in at this moment.
When the cavalry led by Wang Zhong charged into the formation, soldiers kept falling to the ground due to flying spears.
The fire ox crossbows beside Zheng Kuan could not withstand rapid reloading several times because of their simple structure.
After half of the fire ox machine was destroyed, Zheng Kuan threw away the bowstring in his hand and took out the saber from his waist.
"Soldiers, follow me to defend against the enemy!"
After hearing the news, the soldiers beside him took out the fire seals from their armors.
When the fire started to light up, they were all thrown onto the fire ox.
The next moment, black smoke spread from the ballista, followed by fierce fire from the inside to the outside, wrapping the entire ballista.
Under the erosion of the flames, these ballistas seemed to be giant bulls that were set on fire, and gradually began to become manic...
This is the original meaning of the name Fire Ox!
When they obtained the fire ox from Yijian Villa, the coke for igniting the fire was already prepared in the ballista. As long as they took action, the full power of the fire ox could be revealed.
Zheng Kuan looked at Wang Zhong who was getting closer and closer. He pulled the reins in his hands hard and rushed forward.
The dozen Fire Bulls were also driven by the soldiers and crashed directly into the incoming cavalry.
At the same time, the military formation that defended the whole process and never took the initiative to attack changed the previous formation.
Guan Xiao roared: "It's time to fight back!! Kill!!!"
Including him, all the soldiers in the trapped formation gave up their defense almost at the same time and faced the besieging cavalry.
Hearing these shouts, Wang Zhong's heart fell into a dead silence.
Because he didn't understand the situation set by Guan Xiao until now. He had no intention of escaping or fighting to the death with himself.
Even in a desperate situation, Guan Xiao is still looking for an opportunity to defeat the enemy!
Then it’s easy to guess where Zhou Biao is, who hasn’t shown up yet...
On both sides of the main hall of Jialan Temple, in the houses that had been closed from beginning to end, figures began to flicker.
The moment Wang Zhong's thoughts became clear, all the doors shattered.
Hundreds of Hebei soldiers emerged from the house again, and from a larger woodshed diagonally behind him, a man shaped like a mountain of meat walked out.
Zhou Biao shook the fat on his body while dragging the giant ax in his hand.
He yelled at Wang Zhong: "I didn't have time to kill you last time... today is the day you die!"
It's all over...
The Dongdu cavalry that originally besieged Guan Xiao's battle formation were counterattacked, and the siege was broken.
Zheng Kuan, who was preparing to meet the enemy Wang Zhong, relied on the last power of the fire ox to temporarily suppress the cavalry in front of him.
The soldiers who finally emerged from both sides, under the leadership of Zhou Biao, became the last straw for Wang Zhong and others.
Wang Zhong and Zheng Kuan exchanged moves several times. He watched the followers around him fall down one after another, and his heartstrings were already broken.
He looked at the cavalry behind him, and there were very few of them still on horseback...
Wang Zhong twisted his wrist and blindly extended the knife forward, but it didn't hit anything.
Zheng Kuan extended his sword, first cutting off his remaining left arm, and then wiped it forward, passing over his neck.
Wang Zhong fell to the ground. When he came to his senses, he looked at the entrance of Jialan Temple.
He seemed to have seen dozens of people without armor appearing there...
