While Qu Yi was mobilizing his troops, Chen Chong was still making final adjustments to his deployment.
Wei Yan was at his rear at this time. Seeing that the formation was broken, he quickly sent an envoy to inquire about the situation and said that he would immediately send reinforcements to rescue him. Chen Chong strongly opposed it. He said to the envoy: "Now that the people from the East are attacking, our army is unprepared. Let them break through for a while, but only the front line is injured. If we send troops from behind, we will be crowded with the defeated troops." . Go back and tell Wen Chang that I am surrounded by warriors who can protect myself. His top priority right now is to reorganize the defeated troops and stop the decline!"
After saying that, he was still worried, so he called Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong and others to help Wei Yan reorganize the formation. After talking about the relevant matters, he also ordered: "Now we are about to fight a bloody battle. I want to calm people's hearts here, and you It is a matter of life and death to go to the back to stop the troops and reorganize them. Once completed, shoot three arrows into the sky. I will lead the troops back and we will definitely succeed!"
Although Chen Chong's tone was light, Zhuge Liang and others knew that the teacher had entrusted his life to him, and he was anxious and moved in his heart. In the end, he could only say that he cherished it with tears.
After Chen Chong saw the students riding away, he breathed a silent sigh of relief. He looked back at the battlefield in front of him. His followers who had fought with him for many years were fighting with all their strength. He saw that their eyes were red and their bodies were covered in blood. In the air, The rusty smell of blood was so strong that he trembled slightly, but he held his hand on the handle of Taiqiu's knife and steadied himself again. Then he slowly walked to the front.
At this time, the field of vision in front of Chen Chong was slightly wider than before. The defeated troops who could escape had retreated from both sides of Chen Chong's formation like a tide. Among the remaining people, except for a few who were still forming formations to resist, Besides the soldiers, most of them were wounded soldiers who had been chopped down by the Easterners and were unable to run away. The Dongren rode their horses wantonly among them, and the blades struck the broken armor and stomach one after another. The sound of the clash of gold and iron was like tinkling bells in the wind. Thanks to this open space, Chen Chong could vaguely see the movement in the distance, where more and more red crow flags were gathering, obviously about to attack him.
During this period, Chen Chong also managed to gather some broken troops, keeping the formation at more than 2,000 men. He then ordered these broken soldiers to dig a shallow ditch in this column, and inserted swords at intervals on the ditch, with the blades all facing east, to prevent the Easterners from continuing to ride heavy horses into the formation.
Before the arrangement was completed, a tsunami like a mountain roar suddenly came from the opposite side, followed by a very familiar sound of stamping hooves. They saw yellow sand flying in the distance, and their bodies were covered with sunlight. The shaking of the ground reached the hearts of the soldiers through the soles of their feet. The opponent obviously sent out a powerful blow, can we really block it?
Just when everyone was feeling cold and doubting themselves, Chen Chong pulled out the Taiqiu Sword, stood under the most conspicuous commander's banner, and gave loud instructions to the commanders. Everyone saw that the commander was so calm when facing the enemy, and they couldn't help but feel ashamed, and then they felt relieved. , focused on attacking Dongren.
When the Qiang cavalry saw that there were no obstacles in the front line of the Westerners, they couldn't help but feel overjoyed and whipped their horses more and more wantonly, hoping to capture the enemy with one blow. Then, when the two armies were more than a hundred steps apart, the Westerners in the front suddenly retreated, revealing a wide, low but sharp wall of swords behind them. The Qiang cavalry was shocked when they saw this and hurriedly pulled the reins of their horses. However, the distance between the two sides was too close and the horses could not stop them. Dozens of pioneers bumped into them. The blades scratched the kicking abdomens of these horses, and blood dripped instantly. Many people were knocked to the ground for some reason.
The Qiang cavalry's subsequent momentum stalled, and the Westerners in the rear took the opportunity to make up for it. They held crossbows and fired densely forward. Row after row of arrows knocked people to the ground like hail. In a very short period of time, as many as a hundred Dongren fell in front of Chen Chong's formation. The Westerners who had retreated swarmed up again, striking the ground with their halberds. These groaning Easterners soon turned into a pile of cold corpses, lying between the two armies.
At this time, Qu Yi had also arrived. He looked up in front of the pile of corpses and saw among the Hunter Han flags, in addition to Chen Chong's famous eight-character destiny flag, there was also a large red flag with the word "righteousness" written on it. This is the flag that Chen Chong carried during the Southern Xiongnu Rebellion, and no one else will ever impersonate it. Qu Yi couldn't help but be overjoyed and said to his followers: "Ha, it's really Chen Chong. God has treated me well!"
After that, he ignored the rain of arrows above his head and rode his horse straight into the battle. Everyone who followed him was shocked, but thinking that this was the moment to gain great wealth, they also ignited a desire in their hearts and followed him in unison.
Qu Yi rides a horse that is eight feet tall. Because it is completely black except for its forehead, it is also known as the White-fronted Wuzui. Even though there was a rain of arrows flying overhead and a pile of corpses blocking his way, he did not hesitate. He just lifted the reins of his horse, and as if he had a telepathic connection, he stepped on the pile of corpses with his four hooves and jumped upwards. The Westerners who faced him felt that a dark cloud suddenly rose up, covering the sky and the sun, and soon it crashed down like a huge boulder. Wu Zhui's hoofs stepped on him, causing him to retreat into the Nine Netherworld without even letting out a scream.
The Wuzui horse circled in a very fast circle, raising a cloud of yellow sand, and the surrounding Westerners retreated one after another. At this time, Qu Yi danced his long sword wildly left and right, and the iron rod weighing dozens of kilograms was like an ordinary dead branch in his hand, and the momentum was very frightening. In the blink of an eye, four soldiers who had no time to retreat were knocked to the ground by him. Including the one Wu Zhui trampled to death, five people died under his hands. When the Westerners saw Qu Yi wearing black armor and riding a tall black horse, looking arrogant and arrogant, like an indestructible iron tower, they couldn't help but exclaim in a low voice: "He is really a pagoda-like figure."
Niu Hei on the side saw this, immediately untied the reins and got on the horse, swung the horse's haws and went up to fight with him. Seeing how quickly he came, Qu Yi secretly screamed, but he swung it straight with his hand, and the tip of the branch just hit the small branch on the side of Niu Heima's branch. Ma Shan took it out from Niu Hei's hand.
Qu Yi's skill can be called a miraculous skill, and his vision, wrist strength, and experience are all indispensable. If he makes a slight mistake, he may end up accidentally being stabbed. But after the move was successful, he didn't have time to think too much. He quickly took out the short knife with his left hand and faced the bare-handed Niu Hei head-on.
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The two sides were close to each other, but the outcome was very clear. Niu Hei held the short knife in his throat, managed to make two "ho ho" sounds, threw his head back and fell off the horse, and saw that he was no longer breathing.
Qu Yi did not look back. His eyes had already crossed the crowd and locked onto Chen Chong under the banner of Yi. Then he smiled, as if he had caught a glimpse of the prey that had fallen into a trap. Even though they were still a hundred steps away, Chen Chong noticed this look. With raging anger rising in his heart, he slashed Qu Yi horizontally with his sword from the air without hesitation, making a provocative gesture. The men around him also started to do so. They gathered silently and aimed their bows at Qu Yi.
At this time, more and more Easterners came in and started fighting hand-to-hand with the Westerners in the front, crowding in front of Qu Yi. When Qu Yi saw that there were so many archers not far away, and he was within the range of the arrows, he couldn't help but show hesitation. He slightly pulled the reins of his horse, making a gesture of turning the horse back into the crowd. The archers couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and the bowstrings in their hands couldn't help but loosen a little.
However, at this moment, a black light rushed out from among the Dongren, and the Wuzui horse suddenly rushed into the wall of people who were fighting like lightning. The Dongren and the West among them were caught off guard and were unexpectedly beaten by Wuzui's barbaric force. The force was pushed to both sides, and the Westerner at the front was trampled under Wu Zui's hooves, his chest was broken and heaved, and he was dead before his eyes.
Even though the Westerners behind were loyal and brave, their hands and feet could not help but feel cold when they saw this scene. They retreated to both sides unconsciously, allowing Qu Yi to ride his horse forward. The archers who raised their bows fired one after another, but all the arrows they fired missed their targets. Except for a few that hit Qu Yi's iron armor, most of them were left behind by Wu Zhui's horse. Let him break into within ten steps of Chen Chong.
Xianbei He Youfo also rode up to meet Qu Yi at this time, trying to block Qu Yi's momentum. However, Qu Yi didn't even look at it. He casually threw the horse spear that he had snatched from Niu Hei with his left hand. The tip of the horse spear instantly passed through his abdomen and nailed He Youfo to death under the horse.
At this time, Qu Yi and Chen Chong were no more than five steps away. Chen Chong could already see the sharp tip of Qu Yi holding it high, shining with a very dazzling light under the morning light of the east sun.
Are you going to die? Such a thought flashed through Chen Chong's mind. He couldn't help but close his eyes and subconsciously waved the knife with his right hand to hold Chang Qi. However, in this flash of lightning, with a clear sound of gold and iron clashing, he felt a huge momentum coming from his wrist, so much so that he lost consciousness before he even had time to feel pain.
Chen Chong knew that his right hand was broken, but the fatal stab he expected never came.
Just when he was confused, a burst of cheers suddenly came from behind, and they shouted in unison: "Captain Wei, you are as brave as a tiger!" This made him open his eyes to look, only to find that Qu Yi in front of him was covering his right shoulder with his fingers. One of the arrows missed and pierced the armor so shockingly that Qu Yi gritted his teeth and could hardly hold the long silk in his hand. Chen Chong noticed that the tip of his long hair had also been cut off, which was obviously the result of the Taiqiu Sword in his hand.
At this time, the familiar figure of Wei Yan appeared beside Chen Chong. He dropped the strong bow in his hand, shouted and fought closely with Qu Yi. Qu Yi was hit by an arrow in his right shoulder, and his weapon was useless. There was no impact at all. It was so powerful that I could only barely parry it with my left hand. Seeing Wei Yan's arrival, the guards around him seemed to have woken up from a dream. They all gathered around with long swords and stabbed Qu Yi in front of him, and spontaneously surrounded him behind him.
Qu Yi knew that he had lost his last chance, and he might die here if he didn't leave, so he had no choice but to pull the reins with his injured hand and endure the pain to turn his horse back. Wei Yan's horse couldn't catch up, so he turned back to Chen Chong and circled back and forth.
Chen Chong saw his proud smile at this time, how could he not know that he saved himself. I remember when Wei Yan was still a young man, he said he wanted to protect himself and save his life. Unexpectedly, it actually came true for him today. Chen Chong reluctantly smiled back, but the severe pain from the fracture followed one after another, making him sweat and speechless.
