When Xu Huang's army was moving, Niu Jin had already rushed to the forest composed of enemy shields and spears.
The knight in the back row raised the short spear over his head again and threw it violently. In an instant, hundreds more short spears flew out, followed by bursts of screams, stabbing nearly a hundred spearmen to death in succession. Wu Jun's gun-shield formation was instantly torn open.
Niu Jin saw the opportunity and shouted, "Come together!"
The knights were well-trained and moved closer to Niu Jin upon hearing the order. They quickly formed a black tide of death and charged in through the place where the Wu army's spearmen's formation was torn apart, like driving a wedge between the gaps in the planks.
Song Xin looked horrified from the top of the city, clenching his fists tightly. These three hundred cavalrymen were like armor-piercing bullets, directly tearing through the enemy's thick armor.
The knight who had used up his short spear rushed into the enemy's formation with his long spear straightened out. In an instant, amid the huge sound of collision and the splinters flying from the broken pole, countless Wu army infantrymen were stabbed to the ground. Song Xin could see clearly that these knights were just using their speed to send their swords forward. After piercing an enemy, the knights immediately let go to avoid being pushed off their horses by the recoil. When the knight behind you passes by, you can also pull it out directly and continue killing the enemy.
The knights quickly abandoned their broken swords, crossed their arms, pulled out the long swords from their waists, leaned forward, clamped the horses tightly with their legs, and at the same time placed the sabers across the saddles, facing the enemy with the blades.
Using the speed and impact of the cavalry, each cavalry is like a sickle that harvests human heads. The heads of the enemy troops on both sides are easily cut off, constantly harvesting the lives of Wu soldiers.
From the top of the city, it looked like a group of wild beasts rushing into the wheat field. Behind them and on both sides were fallen wheat. It was also the first time for Song Xin to see such a shocking scene. He was so excited and shocked that his palms became sweaty without realizing it.
When Wu Jun's generals were on the stage, Ling Tong, Zhou Yu, Lu Meng and others saw how powerful Cao Jun's knights were, and they were even more frightened.
"Whose army is this? Why is it so powerful?" Zhou Yu asked to the left and right when he saw Cao's army in the formation, which seemed to be deserted.
Lu Su said: "I heard that Cao Cao's horse army has three elite groups, collectively called Tiger and Leopard Cavalry. They are divided into Dragon Cavalry, Tiger Cavalry and Leopard Cavalry. The Dragon Cavalry is the most elite and is always with him; the Tiger Cavalry is heavily armored and sharp, Good at breaking formations; the Leopard Cavalry is a powerful crossbow and light cavalry, quick and good at attacking. Now it seems that this must be a Tiger Cavalry!"
"Sure enough, he is brave and lives up to his reputation!" Zhou Yu was horrified and couldn't help but secretly praise him.
Since the Battle of Chibi, Wu Jun has not had the opportunity to face off against the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry. Cao Ren was also very careful about the use of this elite force, and did not even send it out when he recaptured Yiling. Before Cao Cao left Jiangling, he specially allocated more than 300 tiger cavalry from Cao Chun's men to Cao Ren to use as sharp knives.
However, surprise comes as a surprise, after all, Ling Tong and others are experienced in battle. They immediately ordered the spearmen to surround Cao Jun, intending to surround Cao Jun. No matter how elite Cao Cao's army was, they were still too few in number, and they wore heavy armor to fight. The men and horses would soon become tired.
Sure enough, as Zhou Yu had judged, Niu Jin and other knights attacked quickly at first, making it difficult for the Wu army to surround them. However, as time passed, the horses became tired and the entire army slowed down. Niu Jin originally wanted to kill Wu Jun in the formation and then rush out of the formation.
Unexpectedly, Wu Jun quickly recovered from his panic and slowly surrounded himself in the formation, unable to stand out no matter what. Wu Jun began to block the path of Cao Jun's knights and gradually surrounded them.
Seeing that Cao's army was about to be exhausted, Ling Tong got off the general platform, mounted his horse, and led dozens of cavalry to attack Cao Jin's army.
Seeing Ling Tong charging towards him, Niu Jin was not timid, he rode up to meet him. Niu Jin felt that he would definitely die today, so he risked his life and rushed towards Ling Tong with his horse and sword. If he could kill a famous Soochow general and then die, it would be a worthy death.
The two generals crossed the wrong horse, their weapons met, and the sound of gold and iron clashing was heard. The two turned their horses' heads, and it was another round, still no matter the outcome.
"This guy is very strong!" Niu Jin felt his arm go numb.
Cao's army's formation could no longer be maintained. Only thirty or fifty knights gathered together to fight on their own, using the speed of their horses to get rid of the entanglement of the infantry and slashing the surrounding soldiers.
Cao Ren watched from a distance on the top of the city, his hands on the wall clenched tightly. Xu Huang at the bottom of the city was extremely nervous. He turned back from time to time and looked anxiously at Cao Ren at the top of the city.
Niu Jin and Ling Tong fought for several rounds, and the two horses crossed each other, causing a melee. Niu Jin was just fighting and moving outside the Wu army's formation. The other knights understood this and began to gradually follow the general towards the city.
"Ding" was another sound of two swords clashing. Niu Jin was already sweating profusely from the killing. The attack just now consumed a lot of energy. After fighting Ling Tong for dozens of rounds, he was indeed a little exhausted and his arms were sore.
Song Ya and several knights were fighting a bloody battle with Ling Tong's knights. Song Ya cut off the arm of a knight in the Wu army and himself was slightly injured. He thought of another Vajra Talisman and shouted. "General Niu, Fu!"
When Ling Tong heard this, he felt strange in his heart, "Why does this soldier shout 'submit'? Is it the way the northerners praise bravery?"
But after thinking about it, his men were not slow. He blocked Niu Jin's sword with one blow, and then chopped it off with another blow.
When Niu Jin heard Song Ya shouting, he remembered that he was holding a talisman in his hand, so he slapped it on his chest, and suddenly a golden light flashed on his body. Ling Tong's steel knife happened to hit Niu Jin's face, making a "ding" sound.
Then the two horses crossed each other. Ling Tong did not hear the sound of the enemy general falling to the ground. When he looked back, Niu Jin was still on the horse, and he immediately had a look of astonishment on his face.
"so close!"
Niu Jin originally thought that he was going to be split in half, but he didn't expect that it was fine when the steel knife hit his face.
Ling Tong looked at his precious sword. It was made of Dushan iron, and it was as sharp as clay. With one blow, several gaps were opened. His eyes were shocked and his heart was horrified, and he was stunned for a moment.
Niu Jin was overjoyed, seized the opportunity, picked up his knife, and began to chase Ling Tong madly. Ling Tong was more skilled in martial arts than Niu Jin, and had more physical strength than him. He opened the knife and slashed Niu Jin's neck a few more times. The result was the sound of gold and iron, and his sword had a few more gaps.
Ling Tong was extremely distressed, and at the same time he was even more shocked and speechless. But after all, he was a battle-hardened man, and as soon as his mind changed, he stopped chasing. Taking advantage of the strong physical strength of the war horse, he dealt with Niu Jin. He gave an order and commanded the sergeants to surround Niu Jin. Although the latter was powerful, there were too many people on the other side, so he watched Ling Tong run away.
Seeing that Niu Jin was fine, Song Ya took a deep breath and shouted, "General Niu, our army is tired, retreat."
"Retreat!" Niu Jin saw that Ling Tong was no longer pursuing him, so he began to gather the knights to retreat to Jiangling. When Zhou Yu saw it from the general platform, he waved his military fan and ordered: "The three armies obey the order! Surround Cao's army to death. Those who capture the prisoners will be rewarded with a thousand gold coins, and those who behead will be rewarded with a hundred gold coins!"
Wu Jun received the order and tried his best to block the way of Niu Jin and other knights. More than 300 of them could not be killed. The left and right wings of Zhou Yu's army slowly turned towards Xu Huang's five thousand soldiers.
"General, General Niu can't come out!" The people on the city said to Cao Ren.
"Wait a minute!" Cao Ren said loudly. The generals were shocked by this sound, and for a moment no one dared to persuade them.
Cao Ren saw the Wu army's formation gradually becoming chaotic, and punched the battlements with his fist.
"Cao is going to the city in person to fight the Wu army!"
Cao Ren saw that the time was right, and at the same time because of Niu Jin's charge, his heart was aroused with pride and passion. But a man next to him grabbed Cao Ren's sleeve and said, "General, no, there are too many enemy troops. If the general dies for a few hundred soldiers, it will be detrimental to our army."
Cao Ren saw that it was Shi Chenjiao, the commander of the southern expedition. He tried his best to dissuade Cao Ren from saving Niu Jin.
"Now General Niu is trapped in the battle because of my order. These soldiers are all my brothers, Cao Ren. If I don't save them, how will I be able to serve the people and lead the army in the future? Mr. Ji Bi needs no more persuasion." After that, he shook off Chen. With a straight hand, he picked up his knife and prepared to go to the city.
Song Xin stopped him and said, "General, Song Xin's cousin is also trapped in the formation. Song Xin is willing to follow the general to break into the enemy's formation."
Seeing his arrogance, Cao Ren was overjoyed and said: "Okay, even if the champion is resurrected, he may not have such courage. Put on armor for him on the left and right, and come with me out of the city to rescue. Get the horse!!"
Song Xin put on his armor and followed Cao Ren closely on horseback out of the city.
"The officers and men of Cao's army are divided into two groups, each attacking the left and right armies of Wu's army! Those who retreat will be killed!" Cao Ren ordered as he flew past the five thousand soldiers who were arrayed out of the city. Xu Huang, the commander-in-chief of the army, saw Niu Jin's bravery in the battle, and his heart was full of pride. He couldn't wait any longer.
Xu Huang jumped on his horse and raised his sword and shouted: "Today is the day to defeat the enemy! All the troops obey the order and follow me to kill!"
Five thousand people were inspired by the bravery of Niu Jin and others. Their blood surged and they shouted in unison: "Kill, kill, kill!"
After giving the order, the five thousand people were divided into several teams and simply started running, gradually forming a wave-like formation, pushing towards the Wu army's formation like a sea tide. At this time, the Wu army's formation was somewhat scattered, and it was absolutely unable to withstand the impact of these five thousand people.
Cao Ren, Song Xin and dozens of cavalry rushed towards Niu Jin's surrounded place. Song Xin took out the sword given by Wei Tong and collected the spiritual energy. He took another Diamond Talisman on his body and his horse, and then quietly flicked another Diamond Talisman on Cao Ren.
There were five thousand soldiers supporting them. These dozens of people were like thunder, which panicked the Wu army. The power of the tiger cavalry had already chilled their hearts. When they saw Cao Ren in the chaos, they thought it was another group of Cao Jun's tiger cavalry coming to kill him.
They began to get timid, and some soldiers began to turn around and run away.
What they didn't expect even more was that the opposing coach actually dared to rush in personally.
Cao Ren rushed in first and saw Niu Jin kneeling on the ground covered in blood. Song Xin, who was beside him, rushed over and stabbed a Soochow soldier over with his sword. He then struck back with his sword and cut off the halberd stabbed by another soldier.
"General Niu mounts up, General Cao is here to save you!"
Niu Jin had given up resistance at this time. His horse was dead and his sword was broken. He wanted to commit suicide with half of the sword, but he didn't expect someone to come to rescue him. When he saw it was Song Xin, he didn't say much, got up, and got on Song Xin's horse, while Song Xin was on foot to escort him below.
Cao Ren saw Niu Jin being rescued and shouted, "Okay! Retreat!"
At this moment, Niu Jin suddenly reminded loudly: "Song Xin, be careful behind you!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Song Xin felt like someone was punching him in the back. Fortunately, the diamond talisman protected his body, but this time it just made his stomach churn. He looked back and saw a tall enemy soldier holding a sledgehammer in his hand.
This man was shocked when he saw that Song Xin was not only alive but also looking back at him. But before he could recover, he saw a white light in front of him, and the world in front of the big man slowly separated into two.
"What a powerful swordsmanship!" Cao Ren was secretly surprised when he saw Song Xin split the big man in half with one sword.
The surrounding enemy troops were also trembling with fright at this scene. This big man was a famous strongman in the army. He had never lost in a fight. Unexpectedly, he was killed by this inconspicuous young man with a sword...
Several people protected Niu Jin and retreated to the city. Niu Jin suddenly cried: "General, my three hundred brothers are still trapped in the formation."
"I, Cao Ren, will never give up on them. Follow me into the enemy's lines again. Save my brother Paoze!"
Dozens of people roared with anger and blood, and without hesitation, they killed them again!
