Rebels all over the mountains and plains roared in from the left and right wings, and soon surrounded the 10th and 14th Battalions of Gale Wind. The archers hid behind the sword and shield soldiers, fired their bows and arrows from a distance, and kept shooting at the cavalry.
Although protected by armor, the heavy cavalry and war horses were not invulnerable after all. Under the cover of dense arrows, some people were constantly hit by arrows and fell off their horses.
The more deadly threat came from the densely packed spears all around.
Because the cavalry lacked sufficient impact distance, they could only control their horses and fight on the spot. In this case, the spear gun more than one foot long immediately became their nemesis. The rebel infantry stood a long way away, thrusting their spears forward like crazy. Thousands of spearheads were like countless venomous snakes spitting messages, and they attacked the Zhenjiang army overwhelmingly.
The soldiers of the 10th and 14th Battalions suffered continuous casualties, and the area where they were located was getting smaller and smaller by the enemy. However, they always kept Xu Youchang firmly in the middle and used their own flesh and blood to fight. The body is used by Xu Shuai to resist the enemy's bullets and arrows.
At this extremely critical moment, the Sixth Army's position in the distance suddenly moved. General Jigrizi personally led the Nulang heavy infantry and launched a fierce charge towards the rebels besieging Xu Youchang!
However, Ye Rongcheng's reaction was also very fast. He immediately ordered four square formations with a total of 30,000 people to advance forward. They must block Jigrizi and prevent the Sixth Army from successfully rescuing Xu Youchang.
The sound of hoofbeats shook the ground, and the Zhenjiang First Army behind the two wings also rushed over at this time. They had been fighting continuously for nine hours and had fierce battles with the enemy no less than ten times. Therefore, they were ordered by Xu Youchang to retreat and rest. But at this moment, the general was surrounded, and the Gale Wind soldiers suddenly became anxious. They got on their horses one after another, quickly jumped over the charging Sixth Army, and took the lead to break into the rebel group.
In an instant, the entire battlefield was like a pot of boiling water, rolling and churning fiercely again.
Xu Youchang and the officers and soldiers of the 10th and 14th Battalions were surrounded by 20,000 rebels and engaged in a desperate battle, while the officers and soldiers of the First Army and the Sixth Army repeatedly charged and killed larger numbers of enemies outside the encirclement.
Everyone in the rebel army stared closely at Xu Youchang's command flag, hoping to kill the deputy commander of the Zhenjiang Army before the gale force cavalry broke through the siege.
Correspondingly, the Zhenjiang Army continued to rush forward like crazy, desperately moving closer to Xu Youchang.
A bloody battle in front of the ancestral hill was earth-shattering and the situation changed.
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A scout rushed into the tent like flying and shouted excitedly: "Report to the Great Protector! The Eighth Army successfully broke through the Fangshan Defense Line and the Badujie Defense Line, and the Second Banner under his command has joined forces with General Duan's Ninth Army. Meet up!”
Hearing this, Li Jiangyao immediately stood up from his seat and asked anxiously: "Where is the enemy? How did the enemy react?"
"Except for a small group of rebels who are still scattered and resisting, most of them have retreated hastily."
Li Jiangyao asked: "Which direction? Which direction were you withdrawn from?"
"West!" the scout replied: "The Ninth Army encircled it from the east, so the enemy could only flee to the west."
Li Jiangyao turned back to the map, looked at it intently for a moment, and suddenly said in a deep voice: "Commander of the Central Military Commission!"
"The humble position is here!"
"Send a messenger to tell Duan Jun not to worry about the enemy's remnants and leave those people to the Eighth Army. His entire Ninth Army rushes to the Ancestral Hill to aid Xu Youchang. Hurry!"
The lieutenant general agreed and was about to leave when Li Jiangyao added: "Before sunrise tomorrow, the Ninth Army must arrive at the battlefield. If Xu Shuai is delayed because of delaying the fighter plane, call Duan Jun to come and see him!"
"As you command!"
Watching the lieutenant general leave quickly, Li Jiangyao looked at Sima, who joined the army: "How is the Fifth Army? Do you have six hours of rest time?"
"There should be some." Sima, who joined the army, nodded: "From the time the main force of the Eighth Army took over from the Fifth Army until now, they have been fighting in the front for a whole day, which is only six hours more."
Li Jiangyao nodded slightly, raised his hand and took off the Xingluo Knife on the wooden stand, and ordered: "Inform Xiong Yunjie and ask his people to take action immediately, go back along the eastern foot of Dahua Ridge, and stand on guard below Tuoniu Ridge. Bai Gather the robes and follow me!"
Sima, who joined the army, was stunned: "Where are you going?"
Li Jiangyao tied the sword behind his back and said: "When the Ninth Army appears on the battlefield tomorrow, Li Zhang and Ye Rongcheng will definitely be terrified. With Li Zhang's character, he will most likely choose to retreat to Huzhou as soon as possible. Then look for other opportunities to compete with us. The Fifth Army may not be able to stop him on the Zhaishan side, so I will lead the white-robed army to rush over now. By the way..."
Li Jiangyao pointed at the map and said: "You also need to inform the Eighth Army that once the remaining enemies in the mountain defense line are cleared, they will immediately move eastward and monitor Bao Yuchun in the direction of Huzhou. The departure of the Ninth Army has probably caused old Bao's anger. We must be vigilant to prevent him from leading his troops west to join Li Zhang and Ye Rongcheng."
"I understand the humble position." Sima, who joined the army, asked: "Should the Eighth Army deploy several lines of defense on the southeast side of Fangshan? They are heavy infantry and have an advantage in blocking Chidao."
Li Jiangyao thought for a while, nodded and responded: "Yes, but don't invest all your troops. Keep enough reserves in order to flexibly respond to changes in the battlefield."
After saying that, Li Jiangyao turned around and walked out of the handsome tent quickly. At this time, there was a commotion outside the tent, and fifteen thousand ghost-faced white-robed troops were roaring and starting to gather.
He jumped on the saddle, and the horse immediately stood up and neighed. Li Jiangyao shouted loudly to the elite soldiers arrayed in front of him: "Brothers, follow me to kill the thieves!"
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Xu Youchang held the handkerchief with his left hand and gently wiped the blood on his forehead. At this time, his right arm was tightly wrapped in a white bandage, and mottled red was constantly oozing out.
He frowned and tried to lift his injured arm. A heartbreaking pain suddenly came from his arm, causing him to take a deep breath.
The tough man cursed to himself, then smiled bitterly and said, "I'm afraid it's useless."
"No, Xu Shuai!" the soldier standing nearby said hurriedly: "The doctor just said that the knife did not hurt the muscles and bones, but the wound was a bit bigger and it bled more. Xu Shuai, Don’t worry.”
Xu Youchang endured the pain and laughed loudly: "It doesn't matter if it's useless, I can still kill the enemy with one hand!"
After saying that, he stood up suddenly and stared at the battlefield in the distance, his eyes full of high fighting spirit.
There, countless torches were dancing wildly in the dark night, swords were coming, and there were many figures.
The Nulang Sixth Army formed three huge square formations and stood firm in place in a Z-shaped formation, struggling to resist the fierce charge of tens of thousands of rebels. On the plain in front of the ancestral hill, there were arrows flying back and forth everywhere, and countless spears and long knives were fighting fiercely among the formations.
From the afternoon when Xu Youchang was rescued from the siege to now, the two sides have been fighting fiercely for nearly two hours, and no one has any intention of stopping. After Li Zhang's supervising team beheaded hundreds of timid and retreating heads, the rebels also became completely ruthless and charged wildly around the Sixth Army's pin-shaped formation.
However, what made them despair was that even the Turkic cavalry were helpless, and it was not something that ordinary infantry could easily break through. Although the Sixth Army suffered a lot of casualties due to the long battle, the entire formation was as stable as a mountain without any flaws.
Xu Youchang observed carefully for a while and suddenly said loudly: "Ye Rongcheng is causing trouble again. The First Army is preparing to meet the enemy!"
Following his order, the knights of the gale got on their horses one after another, raised their guns, raised their knives, and drew their bows and arrows. The whole army killed quietly and neatly, without any signs of fatigue.
But Xu Youchang knew very well in his heart that these good brothers who lived and died together had been fighting the enemy sleeplessly for three days and three nights, and their bodies were already at their limit. What supported them at this moment was no longer their extraordinary physical strength, but their extremely strong will and their utter loyalty to the legion.
For the Eagle Flag, no one will back down!
Just as the First Army was regrouping, a cavalry force of tens of thousands suddenly rushed out of the main rebel formation in the distance. Judging from their attire, they are Ye Rongcheng's direct lineage. These people are all old members of the Xuanjia Legion. They followed Xie Guang in the Northern and Southern Wars. In terms of combat ability, experience and fighting spirit, they are by no means comparable to ordinary rebel soldiers. They can even compete with the Turkic cavalry who dominate the Western Continent. The strength is no less generous.
Coincidentally, the first army of Zhenjiang Gale, built by Xu Youchang himself, was also based on the Xuanjia Legion, known as the ace force of Shengtang. Although after experiencing the Western Xinjiang counter-insurgency war and the war to eliminate the Turks, many of the original 3,000 forward battalion soldiers were no longer here, but the tactics and habits inherited from the Xuanjia Army of the First Army still remained. It is deeply imprinted on this glorious army.
The main cavalry of the Zhenjiang Army and the main cavalry of the rebels, two soldiers and horses born out of the same elite regiment, met again on the battlefield of life and death.
A calm smile appeared on Xu Youchang's face. He firmly believed that victory would belong to the heroic Zhenjiang Army.
"Brothers, although one of my arms cannot move, I still have to personally lead you to defeat the powerful enemy! The Gale Legion is invincible!"
The officers and soldiers of the First Army raised their weapons at the same time, looked up to the sky and shouted: "The Gale Legion is invincible!"
Xu Youchang flew on his horse and rushed out with only one hand holding a gun. Thousands of war horses followed him and gradually began to accelerate. The sound of galloping horse hooves was as dense as raindrops, making the earth tremble slightly. .
The black cavalry legion blended into the black night, rolling towards the distant battlefield like a whirlwind.
Ye Rongcheng's men were heading towards the flank junction of the Sixth Army, while the Gale Force Army was heading towards them. The two huge forces rushed faster and closer, and finally faced each other at the core of the battlefield. Meet!
