As the horn of the rebel attack sounded, arrows suddenly hit the Tang Army's company camp from all directions in the west. In an instant, the huge sky was covered with dense black spots, and then they fell quickly like thunderstorms and waterfalls. In just one tea break, the Tang Army camp was baptized by tens of thousands of feathered arrows. The sharp sound of the arrows hitting the fence and the deep sound of being shot into the flesh were all heard.
Liu Renzhan had already set up a defensive battle formation in the camp, and ordered the general to fetch all the iron shields he carried, and then stack them up and down to form a thick shield wall that stood at the four important camp gates, with thousands of people arranged behind it. The pikemen wearing standard armor stretched out their bright spear points and were always ready for the rebels to attack.
But densely packed feather arrows were coming down from the sky. Although the shield wall was thick, there were inevitably gaps. The loess behind the bunker was dyed a strange dark red.
Seeing several rounds of feather arrows coming down, the crossbowman's quiver was half empty, and the Tang Army camp in front had been tied up like a hedgehog, with arrows scattered all over the ground. Although he couldn't see clearly behind the Tang Army's shield wall Regardless of the casualties, Li Jinquan still raised his hand impatiently to signal to stop shooting.
Ming Hanrong said in astonishment: "Commander, why did you stop shooting? The Tang army has already spread its wings and cannot escape. If we fire a few more rounds, they will have no manpower. Wouldn't it be nice if we pressed forward with a larger army?"
"No need to waste arrows!" Li Jinquan said in a deep voice: "Did you see it? Our army's arrow rain is so dense and fierce, but at least half of it is still blocked by the shield wall. A few more rounds will just waste the sergeant's energy! I The commander-in-chief admired Liu Renzhan for his persistence in resisting even though he knew where he was going to die. In this case, he gave the Tang army a decent death! After the order was sent, all the infantry rushed into the formation, and the cavalry then broke camp and the battle ended before sunset!"
"Follow your orders!" the deputy general immediately gave the order. After a while, the crossbowmen slowly retreated. The light armored infantry from behind quickly pressed on and formed a horizontal formation at the forefront of the army. The weapons in their hands were polished to a bright shine and shimmered in the scorching sun. With dazzling light. After the three trumpets sounded, the loud shouts of killing suddenly rang out, and the rebel soldiers began to press toward the Tang Army camp in disorder like a dark tide.
Most of those at the forefront belonged to the Qing-Huai army who had been forced to rebel. These soldiers were all natives of Jianghuai. How could they be willing to fight with the brothers from the Tang army on the opposite side? But even if you don't want to at all costs, it is a fact that you will rebel at this time, and there is no way out. What's more, there is Li Jinquan's supervising team beside you. Anyone who dares to retreat will be directly beheaded. They can only bite the bullet and charge. But when the time comes, In front of the shield wall, Tang Jun obviously slowed down his pace, and the sword in his hand became more and more sluggish.
On the right side of the Holy Guard Army, which was mainly composed of northerners and directly descended from Li Jinquan, the leading generals seemed to see through the thoughts of the soldiers of the Qing Huai Army, so after giving an order, the sergeants began to push violently. The Qing-Huai army in front was pushed forward, and soon wailings were heard. The flesh and blood bodies of hundreds of Qing-Huai army soldiers hit the shield wall heavily, and were pierced directly by the spear points extended by the Tang army. Most of them died with their eyes open.
At this moment, the soldiers of the Tang Army who were hidden behind the shield wall witnessed the tragic scene of the rebels blocking the way with their own eyes, and their hearts felt like falling into an ice cellar. Soon, the shield wall began to shake violently, and the sound of intensive swordsmen clashing was close to my ears. With the screams of dozens of shield soldiers, the tall barrier of the Tang army collapsed!
"The shield wall has been broken, kill all the Tang troops!"
The rebels' morale was greatly boosted. They rushed in from the huge gap and started a head-on fight with the Tang army! The rebels are powerful, especially the northerners who have followed Li Jinquan for many years. They are all big and round. Not only are they good at horseback kung fu, but they are also good at close combat. They are very good at fighting with swords in their hands. For ordinary soldiers of the Tang army, it is difficult to fight against the rebels. It is impossible to resist a one-on-one slashing attack. After just one encounter, dozens of Tang Army soldiers were beheaded by the sudden attack of weapons. The situation quickly took a turn for the worse, and soon everything in the camp was reduced to a bloody slaughterhouse.
Three hundred steps away, Liu Renzhan and his generals stood astride their horses, watching with trepidation as the soldiers in front were fighting bloody battles. After all, it was the Wuchang Army that he single-handedly brought out. Everyone was brave and fearless of death, and put their lives into practice. Taking the oath of loyalty to the country. After several crazy fights, they were still unable to curb the rebels' offensive momentum. They were finally forced to retreat step by step, and a large group of rebel cavalry charged from a distance.
At the critical moment, all the generals turned their attention to the coach Liu Renzhan. He could not help but tremble all over. He raised the long sword given by the emperor in his hand, widened his eyes and shouted: "My sons! Follow me to kill the enemy and serve the country!" "
Immediately afterwards, the veteran held his breath, and as if he knew his master's will, the horse under his crotch, accompanied by a long and sad neigh, took the lead in charging towards the rebels, one man and one horse! The commander was not afraid of life and death, and the bravery of the generals burst out instantly, leading the Tang Army cavalry behind them to quickly rush into the enemy formation. Everyone knew they would die, but they still rushed forward without hesitation. The rebel soldiers, who were looking for pleasure in the killing, saw the cavalry of the Tang Army coming, and their eyes lit up. They tried to rush forward to gain credit, but they were galloped past. The cavalrymen harvested heads one by one and were killed by surprise...
After a while, they saw that although the soldiers of the Tang Army were brave, they could not withstand the large number of rebels and suffered heavy casualties. The rebels gradually closed the encirclement. Sun Yu, the deputy commander of the army, was covered in scars. He just swung his sword to parry a long knife. Then he spit blood and shouted: "Commander, the rebel army is overwhelming and unstoppable. You are the pillar of the country. You must not be buried here! Hurry up and get on your horse. The general will protect you and fight out..."
"I would rather die than retreat, kill one and earn one! Kill two and earn a pair! Hahaha come again!..."
Liu Renzhan's old body was already covered with blood. At this time, he pulled out the sword from the chest of a rebel general, kicked the corpse away, cursed in his mouth, and started laughing. The long beard dyed bright red swayed in the wind, looking like a madman. Sun Yu had no time to say anything to stop him, but when he saw Liu Renzhan, who was still strong, he rushed straight into the rebel group. Blood and flesh flew everywhere, and he screamed repeatedly. Five or six rebel soldiers were killed by long swords.
Li Jinquan, who was not far away, had led the cavalry to rush in. He stared blankly at the veteran Liu Renzhan, who was surrounded by more than ten sergeants. He went back and forth, parrying the attacks calmly and neatly, and then struck with his sword with his backhand. Pick, beheaded several soldiers and then turned around calmly. Except for the scratch on his arm, he still looked unharmed.
"Is this Liu Renzhan?! He is indeed worthy of his reputation. He is truly the most honest person in the Tang Dynasty!"
Seeing Li Jinquan suddenly burst out with this compliment, Ming Hanrong on the side swallowed with embarrassment. Thanks to his advantage now, otherwise, as the commander of an army, he would say such a strong enemy in front of the enemy. Aren’t words of morale extremely foolish?
Rebel cavalry from all directions began to rush into the camp like wind and clouds. The exhausted Tang soldiers were gradually divided and surrounded. As time went by, Liu Renzhan, Sun Yu and others led the last thousands of soldiers, although they still resisted desperately. , but the formation was once again compressed into a small area.
The setting sun was dim, the sky was getting darker, but the brutal fighting in the camp was still continuing, which made the scene of flesh and blood confrontation with swords, guns, and blood even more cold and eerie. Three short horn blasts began to sound from the rebel formation. It was the commander Li Jinquan who was dissatisfied with the soldiers' procrastination and was giving orders to deal with the remaining enemies as soon as possible. This war without any suspense seems to be coming to an end soon.
Hearing the sound of the horn, even the supervisory team began to fight. The rebel soldiers stepped up their offensive. Many cavalrymen also dismounted, drew their swords and pounced fiercely on the remaining Tang army. Although both sides were exhausted from fighting since the afternoon, one side was determined to win and the other was determined to die. The soldiers on both sides were still shouting loudly and their momentum was increasing.
Soon after, with a dull groan, Liu Renzhan saw with his own eyes a sharp sword blade piercing Sun Yu's chest, and then fell to the ground without knowing whether he was alive or dead. He also suffered more than ten minor injuries. If it weren't for the heavy armor on his body, I am afraid it will be difficult to sustain the asylum until now.
"Okay! Twenty thousand good men, no one will retreat until death! We are worthy of Your Majesty and worthy of the Tang Dynasty!" Liu Ren looked up to the sky and sighed, and suddenly burst into tears. The soldiers of the Tang Army who were guarding the commander remained silent, gritting their teeth and insisting on resisting the enemy who became more and more courageous as they fought. Everyone knew in their hearts that the last moment had arrived.
Seeing that the sun was already darkening, Li Jinquan decided to go into battle personally to avoid delaying the battle to night and annihilate the remnants of the Tang army as quickly as possible. Just as he was about to charge forward, he suddenly saw Ming Hanrong beside him with his mouth wide open, pointing hurriedly in the south direction, and exclaimed: "Commander, look!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a faint roar seemed to be carried by the howling wind, and began to reach everyone's ears. Li Jinquan looked at it from a distance for a while, and his face gradually turned pale.
At this time, the soldiers of the Tang Army lowered their heads and saw that the ground beneath their feet began to shake unnaturally, and they all heard the sound and turned their heads to look south. Along with the blood-stained hazy sunset, under the gradually darkening sky, countless cavalry figures can be vaguely seen, sweeping in quickly. The dozens of fluttering rimmed flags in the lead are the most eye-catching. An all too familiar word - "Tang"! Then, hearty cheers suddenly broke out among the soldiers of the Tang Army!
"This, this is Jian'er?! Jian'er's reinforcements have arrived?" Liu Renzhan spit out the blood foam in his mouth and said with a trembling voice.
