In the valley, Jiang Kai was already fully armed and sitting on his horse with his sword in hand. The moment the horn sounded soaring into the sky from the valley, Jiang Kai was shocked at first. Just as he was about to subconsciously raise his hand and retreat, Song Song suddenly flashed in his mind. Mojie looked desperate in the commander's tent, but his eyes suddenly regained clarity. He pulled out his sword and loudly ordered all the cavalry to be ready to rush into the valley.
Seeing that all the hundreds of cavalry charging at the front fell to the ground and died, Jiang Kai actually issued such a strange order. Jiang Xu, the younger brother of the deputy general beside him, almost couldn't believe his ears and quickly reined in his horse and approached, his face flushed. He yelled: "Brother, aren't we dying in vain? The enemy is condescending and occupies an absolute advantage. Even if we lead infantry, this crossbow can't hit it!"
"Attack!" Jiang Kai seemed to ignore the extremely anxious Jiang Xu in front of him. He raised the sword in his hand with force again, and a snow-white light illuminated his determined eyes. The cavalrymen under his command were all loyal men. At this time, they all let out loud shouts. Each one of them had a resolute look on his face and rushed forward like moths to the flames. They surged up into the terrifying rain of arrows in front of them.
"Kill! Kill! Kill!" In the cry, all Zhennan Army soldiers and horses rushed to the bottom of the cliff. The remaining four hundred cavalry were trained to fight as usual. They should be divided into four teams, each with a hundred cavalry. This It is the standard charge formation for the entire Southern Tang cavalry.
But today Jiang Kai didn't care that his men didn't charge according to the charging formation. He was just filled with tears and watched helplessly as his brothers rushed to the bottom of the cliff in a swarm, rushing towards the road of death. After his brother Jiang Xu charged, Jiang Xu Kai murmured words that no one knew, and then he couldn't hold back and rushed in resolutely...
In less than a cup of tea, the Forbidden Army archers on the cliff shot all the sixty arrows in the large arrow pot. In fact, this kind of behavior is very rare even for the Forbidden Army, because they did not take turns to fire volleys in a regular manner as usual, but instead picked up arrows and bombarded them indiscriminately, without any time interval. , coherent and exciting, without having to worry about running out of arrows.
Although the monthly salary for serving as soldiers in the Forbidden Army is not bad, the equipment is much better than that of the local army, and they are also qualified to wear standard armor, they do not dare to waste the longbows and arrows they must use because the armor can be worn for a long time. , but the arrows are gone as soon as they are shot. Even if they can be recovered after the war, according to military regulations, they cannot be directly recovered for personal use. They have to wait for military supplies to be redistributed. Therefore, during battle, you must plan the frequency of shooting according to the number of arrows you have. Otherwise, it would be embarrassing to run out of feathers and arrows before the battle is over.
So today, everyone had a great time shooting, not only because the counter-rebellion army had sufficient supplies this time, but also because they felt condescending and did not need to aim, because the generalissimo issued a military order that unless the enemy surrendered, they could shoot arrows at will.
The trumpet sounded again, which was a signal to stop archery. The original rumble of hoofbeats at the bottom of the cliff gradually weakened or even disappeared. This showed that the Zhennan Army cavalry had suffered heavy casualties, but the Forbidden Army archers were actually no longer interested, because there was definitely a field below. The place of death is clear without waiting for the yellow dust to disperse.
Bodies lay scattered in the valley, and the blood flowing everywhere was still steaming. More than ten long ropes hung from the cliff. The Forbidden Army soldiers fell down one by one, and everyone's boots stepped on the flowing blood, splashing fine The spray of blood brought up the red sand.
When Li Yuan landed, he saw Fu Hong rushing towards him.
"Generalissimo, they are all dead! The leader should be a big fish." Fu Hong shouted loudly.
Li Yuan frowned and reached out to take a long sword stained with blood from Fu Hong's hand. The word "Jiang" was vaguely engraved on the hilt. He looked up again and saw that Fu Hong was lying on the roadside with his sword drawn. Quite a corpse. With a "clang" sound, the helmet of the corpse was lifted and tilted to one side, revealing a cold face of Kong Wu.
"Is this person Jiang Kai, Song Mojie's confidant? How could he die so easily?" Li Yuan was puzzled. He was about to go forward to check when he saw a general rushing forward with four or five soldiers. Come, the general shouted loudly.
"Generalissimo! Generalissimo!"
"Why are you so panicked?" Li Yuan frowned and shouted.
The visitor came closer and said loudly: "We were cleaning the battlefield, but we found traces of enemy soldiers ahead. At this time, we had a fight with the general's front team. Can you please tell me, Marshal, whether we should fight or retreat?"
"How many enemy soldiers are there?"
"No less than a thousand riders."
Fu Hong swallowed his saliva and said, "Qianqi? It's over. There's no time to climb back up the cliff now..."
Li Yuan calmly waved his hand and said: "Immediately order the scouts to rush back to the camp and pass on my command to them to prepare rockets and prepare for the enemy. Then bring all the horses, Fu Tongjun, and you will lead the remaining brothers with me." Support the front line."
"Generalissimo..."
Before he finished speaking, he saw that Li Yuan had got on his horse and took the lead and rushed out. Fu Hong could only bite the bullet and follow him with a whip...
Everyone quickly rushed to the front of the team, and arrows came whizzing from the front, and several arrows flew past Li Yuan's ears. Cries of killing and screams also came from the front. In the smoke and dust, the Imperial Army that was cleaning the battlefield and the newly arrived Zhennan Army were fighting fiercely. The front was a mess with horses neighing and people shouting.
In the chaos, Li Yuan saw that his own soldiers were entangled with the opponent's cavalry group. Swords, spears and halberds were rising one after another. The sparks from the impact of the weapons were clearly visible, and the popping sound of the weapons when they penetrated the flesh was clearly audible. The grinding sound of the stomach was extremely harsh.
A Forbidden Army soldier with his back to him in front was holding a long knife high and slashing at his opponent on horseback, but soon Li Yuan clearly saw a spear tip dripping with blood protruding from behind the soldier's stomach. As the soldier screamed and fell to the ground, Li Yuan saw the cold face of the Zhennan Army general holding a bloody spear.
This man was none other than Song Mojie, the commander of the Zhennan Army who went into battle in person. Not long after Jiang Kai led his troops out of the camp, he felt deep regret in his heart, and then he hurriedly led his own cavalry to recover him, but the cliff in front of him The tragic situation at the end is self-evident. At this time, Song Mojie could no longer contain the anger and grief in his heart.
Because he suddenly realized why Jiang Kai, who had always been prudent with his troops, had to die resolutely in the face of the Forbidden Army ambush. In addition to atonement for the failure of last night's mission, this loyal and confidant general used his own death to save the young man who was in a desperate situation. Shuai made a choice, and that was to fight to the death without surrender.
Song Mojie roared and galloped forward on his horse, slashing at the opponent in a shining arc with his spear. A Forbidden Army soldier also hurriedly raised his spear to block. Song Mojie's fine iron spear was as sharp as mud, not to mention a gun barrel made of ash hardwood. There was a scraping sound, and the barrel of the gun broke. The Forbidden Army soldier was killed with his gun. Cut into two pieces alive.
A stream of stinking hot blood splashed on Song Mojie's face. Song Mojie stretched out his tongue and licked the blood around his mouth. He glared and shouted: "Kill all these forbidden soldiers, leaving no one behind! Avenge Jiang Du!"
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When the soldiers of the Zhennan Army around saw how powerful the young marshal was, they were in high spirits. They shouted and shouted and charged forward one by one. The Forbidden Army soldiers on the opposite side resisted desperately, but after a while, several people were killed one after another, and their momentum weakened.
"Stop!" A whistle of arrows sounded from the front. Song Mojie, who had been on the battlefield for a long time, saw all directions and listened in all directions. He subconsciously turned sideways to avoid, but an arrow passed by his shoulder and flew away. The blades of the shoulder armor lifted up, opening a gaping hole in his left shoulder.
Song Mojie cursed continuously and looked up regardless of the bleeding on his shoulder. Not far ahead, he saw a heroic young man wearing exquisite gold armor riding on a big black horse, holding a bow and arrow in his hand. He looked at himself with a calm expression on his face.
"Bah, you dare to plot against me, who are you?" Song Mojie yelled.
"A rebel general, you are worthy enough to ask about my name? My army of 200,000 is about to arrive. It's useless for you to resist. Why don't you quickly dismount and accept surrender?" Li Yuan raised his bow and arrow and shouted loudly, even though he was in the noisy place. On the battlefield, he could still be heard clearly during the life and death fight.
Call yourself handsome? Song Mojie was shocked. It seemed that this person was either Li Yuan or Li Hongji! But these two people had extraordinary status, so how could they lead hundreds of light cavalry to charge forward?
Song Mojie's eyes lit up, and he suddenly made a bold decision in his heart. He thought to himself: It takes no effort to get him. Regardless of whether this person is the famous general of the Tang Dynasty or the eldest son of the emperor, his status is extremely noble. Even if So what if the 200,000 troops are behind them? There are only a few hundred people around them at this time, but he has brought a thousand cavalry. If he can manage to capture this man, it may be his chance to make a comeback.
"Boy, your grandpa is coming to arrest you." Song Mojie chuckled. The spear in his hand kept rising and falling. He knocked off the two Forbidden Army soldiers who were standing in front of him. He kept riding his horse and kissed all around. With the help of the rider, he moved towards Li Yuan who was dozens of steps away.
