Chapter 437 Dragon Walk

In August, the sky is blue and the sun is scorching the earth.

Although Zhao Rong and Liu Gu killed Li Ding, chaos was still inevitable.

After all, Li Ding is the general of Zhaojun Town. Zhao Rong and Liu Gu knew that Li Ding was going to surrender, but the surrounding officials did not know. Moreover, Li Ding himself had confidants. After these people saw that their general was killed, they also

The noise immediately started.

They shouted in the crowd:

"Zhao Rong, Liu Gu has rebelled! Follow me to put down the rebellion!"

However, Zhao Rong and Liu Gu were also camp generals and had the support of the soldiers, so even though the officials in their second camp were suspicious, they did not take any drastic actions.

However, even if there are only dozens of people making noises, it has already defeated the remaining spirit of Zhaojun Town.

The chaos and weakness here were naturally noticed by the Han army on the opposite side.

Although they didn't know why there was chaos on the other side, they were sure to take advantage of the chaos.

Therefore, a group of soldiers, led by General Yi Zhizhen, were about to charge.

But at this time, the earth was shaking.

The sound of galloping horse hooves came from the south. The Han soldiers decisively gave up the attack and chose to retreat into the formation.

Coming from the south? Could it be enemy reinforcements?

But the Han soldiers soon saw that their own cavalry regiment was back. It seemed that they had just won another great victory!

But soon, some smart-minded military officials figured out that something was wrong. These Han cavalry could not show off their power after a great victory. Their frowning look looked like the courage of a defeated army.

Sure enough, after running through the Han army's position, these cavalry kept shouting:

"The enemy reinforcements are coming."

At this time, the Han army officials realized what they were doing and quickly arranged a phalanx to resist the enemy.

But these Han soldiers did not seriously think about why the Han army failed miserably when chasing the enemy with a huge advantage in cavalry.

Soon these Han soldiers had the answer.

From the horizon, first a long "light belt" jumped out. This was a cavalry completely wrapped in iron armor, moving slowly towards the Han army's position.

These knights are like sparkling water, with light waves and ripples appearing from time to time in the sun. They surge forward, prancing their horses, constantly stopping and starting again during the march, so that the front line can be maintained on a straight line.

Judging from the number of people, this heavy cavalry regiment only has more than 200 people, but it has a majestic momentum. Not only that, this heavy cavalry regiment is also very beautiful.

Yes, although it seems inappropriate to describe an army as beautiful, everyone who saw this army at this time had such an idea.

Every knight in this army is wearing fine armor, and there is an apricot-yellow satin hanging on the horse's hand, with the name of each knight written on it. Each knight is equipped with full armor, including a mask.

The armor's hood, neck armor, and greaves, except for a pair of black eyes exposed, the whole body is covered in iron armor.

Not only that, the horses of these knights are also covered in leather armor and decorated with various feathers on their faces, like a group of prehistoric beasts, weird and menacing.

There has never been an army that shines with infinite brilliance like this one.

Behind the heavy armored cavalry of the Taishan Army were groups of armored soldiers holding numerous flags high. They meandered behind the heavy armored cavalry and quickly occupied the entire field of view.

During this process, the melodious horns spread throughout the Dingting battlefield. Yang Mao looked at this army that seemed to be composed entirely of iron armor, and finally shed tears:

"Cai Que, you mediocre person, you came too late."

That's right, it was Cai Que's troops from the Central Guard Army dispatched by Zhang Chong who arrived.

In addition to his 4,000 armored soldiers, there were also a full 200 armored heavy cavalry. Shining with the intimidation of force, they finally arrived.

In fact, Cai Quebu almost didn't make it here.

It turned out that after Yang Mao emphasized in the military report that the number of enemies in Dingting was around 20,000, even though Zhang Chong doubted this number, he still dispatched Cai Que from the Central Guard Army to support him.

However, when Cai Que was halfway through the journey, he accidentally bumped into a small group of Han soldiers who had lost their way. After capturing these people, Cai Que obtained the accurate situation of Dingting, which was that there were at most five thousand soldiers and horses there.

So Yang Mao was deceived.

Since there are only 5,000 Han soldiers in Dingting, with Yang Mao's strong army of 12,000 soldiers, there must be no problem.

After Cai Que stayed with Zhang Chong for a long time, he also had a certain perspective on the overall situation.

He knew that the king's plan was to let Yang Mao occupy Dingting, then march eastward, join Zhang Dan's troops and annihilate the Hejian regiment coming from the east.

Therefore, Cai Que judged that those who needed reinforcements most at this time should be Zhang Dan's tribe to the east.

After obtaining this information, Cai Que turned around and headed east with his five thousand troops.

If things really develop like this, the reinforcements that Yang Mao has been waiting for will not be able to come.

But after Cai Que had traveled six miles eastward, he met the soldiers from the base camp. The king sent twelve soldiers in succession to search for the missing Cai Que's tribe on the straight road, and finally one of the soldiers was found.

The timing was just such a coincidence that just after Cai Que set off, Zhang Chong's base camp welcomed a group of guests.

They were the Zhen family from nearby Wuji. Their main purpose in coming to see Zhang Chong was to send the three daughters of the Zhen family to Zhang Chong's camp.

In fact, after Mrs. Zhen decided to join the Taishan Army, she thought about giving her daughter away.

The Zhen family has three sons and five daughters. Originally, the fifth daughter was the most suitable gift because this daughter was once rated as "indescribably precious" by Liu Liang, a well-known fortune teller in the North.

The Zhen family all believed in it and cultivated it carefully.

But the problem is that the five girls are too young. If they are sent directly, it will look too much like the Zhen family. So in order to save face, after discussion, the Zhen family sent the three girls who were still maids to Zhang Chong's camp, and asked the five girls to be sent there directly. As a clan relative, the girl was brought along with her.

Zhang Chong was shocked when he saw two women, one old and one young, in the carriage.

But what shocked Zhang Chong even more was that a boy named Zhen Yao brought him news. He said that his eldest brother Zhen Yu had just returned from attending a meeting in Lu Nu, and that Zhenbei General Lu Zhi had gone south with his main force to support Dingting.

Compared with this important information, Zhen's children seem dispensable.

Zhang Chong hurriedly sent this information to Cai Que, who had already set off, but his soldiers searched for a long time but could not find it. Finally, he sent this information twelve times in a row before finally sending it.

Cai Que, who knew the latest intelligence, realized at this time that he had almost delayed the military plane.

So he didn't dare to delay any longer, and led his armored soldiers to change lanes to support Dingting, and finally arrived at noon the next day.

…

At this moment, when Cai Que arrived with the Central Guard Army, he directly ordered the heavy cavalry to attack.

Without any hesitation, Cai Que used his trump card.

The horn of the central army had already sounded, and the dazzling armored cavalry began to speed up their horses. First they walked slowly, then they strode, and finally they walked quickly.

Cavalry A's horse has been leveled vertically, its blade shining with dazzling light, and its shadow covering the land in front of it. The horse's hoofs fly up the soil, making a sound like thunder.

The first cavalryman shouted:

"Raise swords and soldiers, exchange for peace, and restore the Qingming Dynasty to the world."

…

The unique war song of the Taishan Army was muffled under the hood of the mask, giving the song a sense of depression and solemnity.

This scene appeared in the eyes of the Han army on the opposite side, as if they were trembling and frightened.

Some military officials burst out laughing:

"These Taishan thieves are just fake. They look like that, and they are still trembling when they charge."

But the officers and soldiers near him who had survived the Battle of Xingyang no longer had the self-confidence of this soldier. They once again recalled what a tragedy they had experienced that afternoon in this familiar war song.

The person walking alongside the military officer was such an old soldier. After hearing the military officer's arrogant words, he replied coldly:

"I'm afraid you have never gone south. You don't know that all Taishan thieves are ready to fight to the death after singing such a military song."

The soldier knew he had made a mistake, but in order to save face, he slapped the old soldier and cursed:

"Lao Ge, are you here to disturb the morale of our army? I will put your head on my neck first, and then I will chop you after the war."

After the old man was whipped, his brow bone was torn open, but he just glanced at the ignorant and unskilled son of a family and kept silent.

The armored cavalry of the Taishan Army are getting faster and faster, especially the leading cavalry general who has rushed forward, looking like a tiger descending from the mountain with a devouring power.

This kind of power naturally attracted the attention of Lu Zhi from behind.

At this time, on a mountain in the north, Lu Zhi looked at the dust rising in the south, his face changed slightly, and then he said calmly:

"This little Taishan thief wants to imitate me, but he still wants to learn how to ride in armor!"

Lu Zhi had previously used fifty armored cavalry to defeat the Qingzhou Army in the Battle of Jize. Although these armored cavalry were all killed, the Taishan Army's armored cavalry on the opposite side were also very different from the Han army in their tactics.

But Lu Zhi still stubbornly believed that the Taishan thief was badly imitating him.

Just when Lu Zhi finished saying this, the Taishan Army's armored cavalry crashed into the Han Army's phalanx.

Because they did not resist the horses, the Han army only used spears and spears as a defense, but the usual means of effectively hindering the cavalry had no effect at this moment.

The arrows hit the armor and were deflected, and the spears and spears were directly knocked over by the collision of the armored cavalry.

Taishan's armored cavalry were like rakes plowing out strips of flesh and blood in the Han army's square formation.

At this time, Lu Zhi's face was already very ugly, but he could still sit still. After all, the Zhenbei Army was not a miscellaneous soldier.

Sure enough, after the Han army was a little confused at first, some wise generals quickly reacted and began to deploy a thicker military formation.
To be continued...