Neither Yelu Wuzhi nor Zhang Zhao expected that what looked like a decisive battle would turn into a chaotic mess.
Five thousand Jin troops were wailing and running back and forth between the Liao army and the Yongliang army. Finally, they found a place where they could settle down.
That was the Khitan cavalry who attacked from three sides. As a result, they were attacked by three hundred flying spearmen from Dunzhu. After a wave of counterattacks, they failed to successfully organize the assault, which immediately left a huge gap in the front of the battlefield.
Being stabbed to death by both sides, the Jin army almost collapsed and surrendered, and some of them could only jump into Yangqu.
This is not a good idea because although it is not winter, not everyone knows how to swim.
Moreover, some Jin soldiers still have some tattered armor and stomachs. Once water enters the body, if the armor and stomach cannot be removed immediately, the only way out is to drown.
Therefore, most of the Jin army chose to go to the front where the Liao army's cavalry did not charge.
Since there was no Zhang Zhao on Dunzhu's side, this brave general who had always been mad at some people simply had people recruit the Jin army to surrender.
The flying spearmen shouted loudly while retreating. The familiar Tang voice immediately attracted the descendants like headless flies.
Miraculously, they gathered together with hundreds of people in Dundup.
Although there was no formation and not many armored stomachs, the soldiers of the Jin army who had just experienced being stabbed to death by both sides and finally found the 'organization' cherished this opportunity to survive.
About two thousand people howled and resisted desperately with all the weapons they could find, becoming a stumbling block in the charge of the Khitan cavalry.
In the chaos, Li Cunhui ran out of the formation.
Zhang Zhao's vision is still very vicious. Yan Jin's 6,000 men are indeed approaching Zhang Zhao.
Moreover, their speed was not slow, forcing Yelu House to continue to add troops that were lagging behind them.
Being able to maintain a rough formation while marching is the sign of a strong army.
Yan Jin has always been cautious, but this time he caused quite a trouble. You can imagine the regret and desire to make amends in his heart.
As for Wuwei Town, he was the one who set it up in the first place. In Xiongwu Town, after Zhang Zhao devoured Kangfu's four thousand Xiongwu troops, he handed them all over to Yan Jin for training.
They were able to transform from the undisciplined Ya soldiers of the later Jin Dynasty like the Xiongwu Army to the current strict discipline of the Yongliang Town Army, entirely because of Yan Jin's proper training.
Therefore, when the elites of these two towns were in Yan Jin's hands, they immediately played a huge role.
Geng Chongmei's two thousand cavalry were not delaying Yan Jin, they were simply using their flesh and blood as roadblocks.
Although Yan Jin's six thousand men had to stop after taking twenty steps to ensure their formation, Yan Jin's Xiongwu and Wuwei towns had a group of crossbowmen that he specially promoted.
These crossbowmen were wearing cyan leather armor and white footwear, which gave them a sense of whiteness.
After Yan Jin asked Zhang Zhao for instructions, he named these elite crossbowmen the Tabai Army, inspiring these people with the title of the most brave soldiers in the dynasty.
These elite crossbowmen are all good at shooting, and there are even hundreds of divine arm bows among them. They wander around, looking for opportunities around the army.
Whenever Geng Chongmei's cavalry peeked outside, they were often shot accurately by them. When Geng Chongmei's troops wanted to attack them, these Tabai troops retreated into the formation.
Geng Chongmei, who was furious, also took advantage of Yan Jin's army to move and tried to attack.
However, Yan Jin also had six hundred Yi Cong Xiaoqi. They could not defeat Geng Chongmei's two thousand men, but they could still provide cover when necessary.
After repeated entanglement, the Khitan Qingqiu gained nothing but casualties.
Geng Chongmei naturally knew that he was suffering, so he sent messengers asking for help one after another to Yelupode.
However, he did not wait for the support of Yelu Pode, but he did wait for Li Cunhui's 300 Youyu Lin Guards cavalry.
They are all lightly armored hussars, and their war horses are hybrids of majestic sweat horses and broken-eared horses.
With armor, the impact was still strong. He suddenly appeared behind Geng Chongmei's two thousand cavalry, and immediately exploded the tired warrior who had barely managed to deal with it!
Li Cunhui's 300 cavalrymen did not even shoot arrows, but only held their horseshoes and beat the Khitan cavalry indiscriminately.
There was also a horn sound from Yan Jin's side, and Liu Bai Yi from Xiaoqi also ran out. Under attack from both sides, Geng Chongmei's troops quickly fled towards Mang Mountain.
Yelupod's eyes on the hillside were red, like a gambler who lost his eyes.
He originally wanted to use the Jin army to drop troops to cover the charge of the cavalry, but until now, he did not want to become a human shield for the Yongliang army.
He also didn't want to think about how the Khitans treated the Jin army's surrender when they went south.
The most important thing is that the Jin army was not defeated by the Liao army. In fact, before Du Chongwei and Li Shouzhen surrendered, the Jin army severely damaged the Liao army. In this case, would they be convinced?
After detaining their family papers and giving out rewards, these Jin soldiers may have seemed very obedient.
But at this moment, he is about to be killed, who cares about others?
After Dundup shouted to kill the northern captives, the Yongliang army who said the same words successfully aroused the hatred of the Jin army's soldiers against the Khitan people. The battlefield situation was instantly reversed, and the cannon fodder became someone else's human shield.
At this moment, Yan Jin's troops had already released their shackles, and it would take up to two quarters of an hour to reach the bend of the river where Zhang Zhao was trapped. Yelu Pode waved his hand.
"Summon Xiao Shilu quickly."
After a while, Xiao Shilu, who can be called the greatest grievance among the Khitan people, came.
Inspector Xiao, who had been defeated continuously and was pushed out by Yelv Deguang to blackmail Buddhism, and whose life was in a gloomy state, looked at Yelu Pode with an uneasy expression.
At this time, what can I do if I invite him? There is no doubt that he is taking the blame again, no! It is very likely that he is not taking the blame, but is sending himself to death.
"There are five thousand cavalry here, and they will be handed over to you. You can attack from the front and die in the formation of Zhang Thieves.
As long as you can rush in, no matter whether you succeed or not, I will personally recommend you to your majesty as the emperor of the Qi Zhang Langjun. "
Zizhang Langjun Jiedu is the chief official of the Khitan Zizhang Langjun Court. This is an official position that manages Khitan aristocratic criminals and their families. Anyone who has committed a crime against a Khitan noble will be under the jurisdiction of Zizhang Langjun Jiedu.
Considering Xiao Shilu's current unlovable status, perhaps only by obtaining this official position and holding an important position that holds the other Khitan nobles within an inch of his head, can he regain recognition and respect.
After Xiao Shilu heard this, he really couldn't get rid of this temptation, so he could only bite the bullet and cup his hands, and said, "Thank you for your support."
Immediately afterwards, Yelupode said in a deep voice to his nephew who was acting as a personal guard beside him.
"You go to the river and urge the two thousand archers sent by Gao Song to entangle Yan Jin's thousands of people. Even if they are all dead, they will be held back for at least half an hour."
The nephew nodded silently. Yelupod wanted the two thousand archers sent by Gao Song to delay with their flesh and blood, or even to die.
But he also knew that Yelu Pode had no choice. If Zhang Thief was allowed to escape with such a good opportunity, the blow to his morale would be unimaginable, so he had no choice but to give it a try.
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At the bend of the river, Zhang Zhao's face armor was covered with blood. The Khitan cavalry attacking from both sides launched three large-scale charges, denting both sides of Zhang Zhao's Yanyue Formation.
However, under the threat of the divine arm bow, the Khitans were never able to break into the formation.
Although the auxiliary spearmen on both wings suffered heavy casualties, the casualties of the Khitan cavalry were even more terrifying.
Corpses of men and horses were piled all over the ground, and the screams were like hell. It was an extreme torture for both sides.
At the most painful moment, Huang Yingda's one hundred cavalry finally arrived after the disaster.
In fact, he rushed towards Zhang Zhao before Li Cunhui took action.
But at that time, the Khitans surrounded Zhang Zhao and his morale was greatly boosted. Huang Yingda led his army to break through the encirclement several times, but was driven back.
By now, the one hundred riders at the start had become fifty-seven, but Huang Yingda finally completed his mission.
Although he was tired and exhausted, seeing Zhang Zhao's banner still flying high, he immediately regained all his energy.
Because Zhang Zhao is the guarantee for the wealth of all of them and the wealth of their descendants. As long as Zhang Zhao is there, people's morale will be there.
"Change the pecking hammer! Charge to the death, don't think of yourself as a living person!"
Huang Yingda roared wildly and pulled out the pecking hammer. This is a long-handled hammer with one end like a bird's beak and one end like a ball. It is specially used to deal with armored soldiers.
Especially the end that points into the bird's beak. It doesn't matter whether you have pierced armor or ring armor, whether you have an iron stomach or a leather helmet. If you swing it vigorously, it is impossible to block it.
The Khitan cavalry that was besieging the left wing was suddenly attacked by these fifty-seven cavalry. In panic, they didn't know how many people were coming, and they immediately became panicked.
When Zhang Zhao saw it from afar, he immediately drew out his spear and raised his arms and shouted.
"Follow me to the left, gentlemen! Kill Beilu!"
Then he personally led a hundred soldiers and pounced on the Khitan cavalry on the left wing.
Wang Tongtong, who had always regarded Zhang Zhao as a god, would not let Zhang Zhao attack in person. He jumped up, holding a pair of cooked copper maces, and rushed into the enemy formation faster than Zhang Zhao.
After a crazy output, I don’t know how many horses’ legs were broken. The Khitan cavalry on the left wing had reached the critical point, and suddenly retreated like a landslide.
"Follow me to the right, gentlemen! Kill Beilu again!"
The morale was completely gone. Looking at Zhang Zhao who personally attacked, Man Xiong, Wang Tongtong and others who were following him around, it seemed as if they had returned to the past.
Five hundred soldiers from Shandu surrounded Zhang Zhao tightly, and the light of Mo Dao in their hands illuminated the entire Yangqu River Bend.
Mo Dao's sword technique is actually quite similar to the Eight Po Feng Dao of later generations of the Broadsword Team. Of course, it is similar in temperament, not in specific sword techniques.
What both sides emphasize is that one is brave enough to move forward, one blow after another. Either the enemies will be defeated, or one will be killed due to exhaustion.
Man Xiong was standing next to Zhang Zhao. He had been practicing Mo Dao for two and a half years and finally had a use for it.
The Yongliang Army auxiliary spearmen and divine arm archers on the right were reminded to get out of the way quickly, but the Khitan knights on the right who were attacking repeatedly did not know.
They thought the enemy had collapsed, so they rushed in with great joy. However, they saw a group of men wearing red cloth masks and slashing with Mo Dao.
The sword light enters the horse training and pours down from the nine heavens!
Once the sword comes out, it stretches endlessly.
Before the spear in the hand of a Khitan knight was thrust out, the right ear of the war horse was cut off and the right eye was hacked out.
The severe pain caused the war horse to scream and turn around to run away. At this moment, the knight was 'sold' to the bear.
With the tonnage of the wild bear, this Mo Dao fell from the sky, and even gods could not stop it.
Immediately, the layer of armor on the knight's body was cut open directly. The sharp Mo Dao made of Hexi steel not only cut through his armor, but also cut deeply into his waist and ribs.
The broken ribs were inserted into the knight's heart and lungs. The damaged flesh and blood could not cover the internal organs, and a piece of kidney split in two fell out.
The knight had already stopped moving, but his fate was not over yet. The war horse dragged the remains of the body and ran sideways until both the man and the horse were chopped into pieces, and even the horse's waist fell to the ground. After that, they finally Turned into a pool of flesh and blood.
Immediately afterwards, the knight's side and his comrades behind him all received such treatment.
With flesh and blood flying everywhere, all the soldiers of Hanshan City fell into an unstoppable fanaticism, and all the enemies in front of them would be crushed in front of them.
King Zhang, who had not practiced much Mo Dao at all, was quickly squeezed out of the formation by the brave soldiers.
In other words, they consciously 'sent' Zhang Zhao out of danger.
At this time, Zhang Zhao, who had woken up, only heard the formation of horse hoofs approaching Jin Yong City, and saw a cavalry flying with the Sanchen flag flying towards him at an unusually fast speed!
Looking at the flag, it was none other than Zuo Yulin Wei, King Zhang's eldest son Murong Nobunaga!
At the same time, Li Cunhui also came back on the left. Although Yan Jin was blocked again, he came back with Yan Jin's six hundred righteous soldiers from Xiaoqi and quickly moved closer to Zhang Zhao.
At this time, the flag soldiers in Zhang Zhao's formation waved their yellow flags vigorously, indicating that a large group of enemy cavalry was coming from the front.
But at this moment, the Khitan cavalry on the left and right had already dispersed, and Zhang Zhao got on his horse without hesitation.
"Duojin, gather the troops. The Khitans raised by this little servant have been charging at us for so long, and it's finally our turn!"
Xiao Shilu is so miserable! His luck was too bad.
If he had come earlier, he would have attacked from three sides. Not only would he be able to kill Zhang Zhao, at least there would be a chance.
But at this time, he brought five thousand iron cavalry with him, but he couldn't even pick up the speed.
The one on the right shouted 'Where is the father?' ' Murong Nobunaga has already arrived with 1,500 Zuo Yulin Guards.
Li Cunhui, who was riding 900 horses on the left, was about to arrive. It was obvious that the Khitans were making a last-ditch deal, so Li Cunhui chose to attack Xiao Shilu without hesitation.
Zhang Zhao, along with Qiongre Duojin and Huang Yingda, gathered 700 cavalry and charged towards him.
Murong Nobunaga's Snow Smoke was the fastest and almost flew into Xiao Shilu's cavalry team.
The big boy was almost crazy with anxiety. He didn't even care about how many arrows he was hit with. He and his horse merged into one and plunged directly into the Khitan cavalry.
You can see the afterimage of a horse waving around. Striking left and right, one person caused great chaos to the Khitan people.
The thousand and five hundred Zuo Yu Lin Guards who came with him were the absolute elite among the Yongliang cavalry.
There were also a large number of Tuyuhun, Tubo and Qiang cavalry among them.
That's not to say that these people are necessarily more ferocious than the Han knights.
Rather, compared to the Han people, these ethnic minority cavalry truly believe that Zhang Zhao is the descendant of Dharma King Bodhisattva, who is here to lead them to live a good life, and to enable them to go to heaven and become Arhats after they die in battle. .
But if they cannot protect the physical body of Dharma King Bodhisattva in the mortal world, Dharma King Bodhisattva will return to the nine heavens.
Then... wouldn't their wealth in the world and becoming Arhats after death become all in vain?
Under such double blessing, the Tuyuhun, Tubo, and Qiang knights in Zuoyu Linwei were almost crazy with anxiety, and they were also beating wildly without avoiding life or death.
They have the advantages of cloth-covered iron armor, broken-eared horses and even sweat-blooded horses. In addition, they have the advantage of crazy attacks that do not avoid life and death. How can the Khitan cavalry, whose morale has begun to decline, be able to withstand them.
They followed the gap created by Murong Nobunaga and with only two charges, they defeated the Khitan cavalry team!
Immediately afterwards, Li Cunhui arrived, and he, who was most afraid of being crushed by Murong Nobunaga, also jumped in! With three hundred cavalry behind him, they also did not shy away from life and death tactics.
In this way, Xiao Shilu's cavalry was broken into three pieces before they started charging.
At the last moment, Zhang Zhao led Huang Yingda and Qiongre Duojin on horseback. In front of him was Dunzhu, who was carrying two throwing spears to protect him.
Zhang Zhao rode his horse and jumped directly over a stream, raised his hands like an eagle, and shot out three arrows in a row!
As if with divine help, at a distance of eighty steps, Zhang Zhao shot to death the guard carrying Xiao Shilu's banner with one arrow, and shot the front leg of Xiao Shilu's horse with one arrow.
The last arrow hit Xiao Shilu's face directly from Wanjun. The Khitan uncle screamed and fell down.
Suddenly, the troops burst into cheers.
The Khitans completely lost the courage to besiege.
Yelu Pode saw clearly from a distance that at the moment Xiao Shilu fell from his horse, the Khitan veteran burst into tears and screamed.
"It's over! The British Lord of the Southern Dynasty has appeared! I, the Great Khitan, will be a wild man outside the Great Wall again!"
