It was as if an invisible hand pinched Xiao Qian's throat hard, making him unable to breathe.
Too fast, just one stick of incense?
No, shorter than a stick of incense, maybe a little longer than a cup of tea. Their intercepting cavalry was killed twice in a row by three hundred Chushan elites.
As a result, Xiao Heng seemed to have been stripped naked and exposed directly in front of Chushan's elite soldiers. He was surrounded by only a dozen guards and a similar number of messenger cavalry, flag bearers and trumpeters.
On the battlefield on the north bank, the Yunzhou Cavalry did not suffer heavy losses.
In addition to the sixteen complete centuries on the north bank that had not yet entered the battle, the five centuries that were killed also had very limited casualties. In total, perhaps fifty or sixty people were killed and dismounted.
However, the Chushan Cavalry's continuous assaults broke through the formation too quickly and fiercely, beyond everyone's expectation. Even though the Yunzhou Cavalry on the north bank was intact and not seriously damaged, at this moment there was a low grassy slope where Xiao Heng was standing.
outside.
The first batch of three hundred-man cavalry units were killed. At this time, except for a few who insisted on using their bows and crossbows to bite the flanks and rear flanks of the Chushan Cavalry, more of them retreated four to five hundred steps away to reorganize their formation.
However, it was precisely because these three hundred-man cavalry units were defeated and retreated to the two wings to preserve their strength that a five- to six-hundred-step-deep blocking zone was actually formed on the right-wing battlefield, forcing the five hundred-man cavalry units on the right wing to wait a moment before they even thought of entering the battlefield.
Retreat to the periphery to avoid the formation being dispersed. While being disrupted, find a new marching direction:
Three of the groups have already circled to the front of the ferry, and the other two groups want to circle from further north to the grassy slope where Xiao Heng is standing in order to more comfortably surround the Chushan cavalry. However, they are actually far away from where Xiao Heng is standing.
The grassy slope is further away.
The eight hundred-man cavalry on the left wing were also intact, but they initially wanted to rush to the east side of the ferry to encircle and attack. At this time, they had just adjusted their offensive formation; the nearest hundred-man cavalry was located where Xiao Heng was standing.
Three hundred steps southeast of the grass slope.
There are two hundred-man cavalry units that are further apart. They are mainly on guard against Chu Shan in the nearby jungle. There are ambushes hidden in the reed swamps.
Although the team of Yunzhou cavalry closest to the grass slope may only need a dozen or twenty breaths to gallop to Xiao Heng's side, the Chushan cavalry who are sharp and have launched a sprint are closer and may only need three.
In five breaths, you can gallop up the grassy slope and kill Xiao Heng.
Xiao Qian could no longer bear it at this moment and roared to the sky: "My son, run away!"
He also had the urge in his heart to pull out the messenger sent by Yang Jingchen and kill him:
The reason why Yang Congzong and Bage stood in front of the Chushan Army's killing array on the south side of Longjin Bridge was that they definitely did not expect that the Chushan elite cavalry's assault would be so fierce and powerful.
They were absolutely unprepared, and the Chushan elites directly penetrated the infantry and cavalry array, causing the narrow Longjin Bridge to fall into the control of the Chushan elites in a very short period of time, so that a large number of elites were unable to perform their duties.
If it doesn't work, the escape route will be blocked.
That must be it!
However, the cavalry sent by Yang Jingchen was vague, saying that Yang Congzong led two thousand elites in front of Longjin Bridge and fought fiercely with several times the number of thieves for a long time, and finally died in the battle!
Yang Jingchen wanted to keep the deceased secret and didn't want others to underestimate his son and Xiongzhou's troops. Xiao Qian could understand it, but it was such a big deal.
They listened to the messenger and saw three to four hundred enemy cavalry stopped in front of the ferry. They thought this was just a decoy force sent by Chushan, and there must be another ambush hidden somewhere in the northeast between Yuma Lake.
This is also the reason why they are slow to adjust the offensive formation on the left wing. They are mainly afraid of the east side and the possibility of an ambush coming from the northeast side.
They completely did not expect that Chushan had no ambush nearby. The three to four hundred cavalry at the ferry were Chushan's trump card!
Xiao Qian's heart was pinched hard by an invisible hand. His eyes were fixed on the grassy slope where his second son Xiao Heng stood. He could almost feel the grass on the short slope swaying in the wind.
Although he had screamed incontinently just now, he knew very well that more than four thousand steps away and across the roaring Cai River, the battlefield was filled with people and horses, and his voice could not reach Heng'er's ears at all.
He could only pray that Heng'er wouldn't have any competitive thoughts at this moment, and not have any luck, thinking that he would be able to hold on until the troops from the left wing arrived.
It was useless. Even if the left wing troops arrived in time, there would be no way to help them break out of the encirclement.
The Chushan cavalry assault operations were too powerful. No matter how many soldiers and horses arrived in a short period of time, there was no way to disperse the Chushan cavalry formation. The current crisis needed to be resolved, and Xiao Heng needed to make a decisive decision on his own to avoid it.
As long as Xiao Heng can save his life, he will have the opportunity to use his absolutely superior force to repeatedly entangle Chushan elites on the more open battlefield covered with weeds on the periphery, bleeding them bit by bit until they are exhausted.
exhausted, and finally annihilated.
Will Heng'er make the right choice at this critical moment?
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Xiao Heng stood on the grassy slope, and his commander's banner stood behind him, which was blown by the wind.
For a moment, he was afraid, and all he thought about was getting on his horse and running straight to the east. He should be safe after escaping to the cavalry groups on the left wing.
The three hundred Chushan cavalry assaulted too fast.
In other words, the Chushan cavalry's assault speed was not fast, at least the horses did not really speed up. All the Chushan generals just drove their horses to walk quickly, but the problem was that after the right wing engaged, the Chushan cavalry rushed forward.
It never stopped.
Not even for a moment.
The middle-aged military commander at the head of the list has an extremely ferocious iron spear. Every shot has the power to kill tigers and leopards, and it contains the power of being invincible. The several generals on the left and right are all good at spears, and their blades are cold and gleaming.
The middle-aged general's left and right sides were blooming without stopping for a moment. Not only was there no one on the Yunzhou Cavalry who could stop him from the front, but the arrows shot from both wings were knocked down one after another, and no arrow could get close to the middle-aged general's body.
Xiao Heng soon realized that this middle-aged general was the famous Wang Ju, the Iron Spear King of Jingzhou.
However, he was not afraid at the time, and was even uncontrollably excited.
According to the information collected so far by the Zhengzhou Jiedu Envoy Office, Wang Ju is the second or third figure in Chushan after Xu Huai, not inferior to Xu Wuqi and others, and he became famous very early.
If we could kill or capture such a fierce general alive in the first battle, who in the world would not recognize him as Xiao Heng?
Although Wang Ju was unparalleled in bravery, Xiao Heng didn't take it seriously at the time.
On the battlefield, even if a person has the courage to be invincible, he cannot go beyond the limits of flesh and blood, and his energy and blood will soon be exhausted and drained.
As long as it is a human being, without three heads and six arms, no matter how sophisticated the armor is, it is impossible to cover the whole body without any flaw, so that the rain of arrows like swarms of locusts on the left and right cannot find a single gap to penetrate the armor.
What really frightened Xiao Hengsheng was that the three hundred armored cavalry behind Wang Ju were densely packed, as strong as a wall that water could not penetrate. They always followed the generals in the front and pushed forward unhurriedly;
They launched a surprise attack on the flanks and cut off Chushan's cavalry formation, but were easily repelled.
This not only freed Wang Ju and others from worrying about threats from the side and rear, but after no one dared to confront Yunzhou Cavalry from the front, Wang Ju and others saved precious energy and were able to intercept the second wave without any pause.
The Yunzhou Cavalry launched a more violent attack.
The sight of the flying ax blade was chilling.
Perhaps the Chushan Assault Cavalry advanced at an astonishing speed, or maybe they were too focused on the details of the Chushan Assault Cavalry's advance. By the time Xiao Heng came to his senses, the right wing of the grass slope had been completely penetrated.
At this time, Wang Ju led his heavy armored cavalry to attack on both wings, while more than a hundred light cavalry from Chushan, led by a young general even younger than him, launched an assault on the grassy slope where he stood.
The horses' hooves galloping across the ground are like beating dense war drums, which is frightening.
Xiao Heng subconsciously wanted to get on his horse and run away, but he clearly saw a contemptuous smile on the corner of the young general's mouth, and then he saw the young general pointing his long spear towards him, as if he wanted to fight him alone.
Xiao Heng's self-confidence built up through years of fighting was not so easy to collapse. At this moment, fighting spirit and anger surged in his heart.
Besides, he commanded several times the elite cavalry, but was killed by three hundred horsemen from Chushan. How could he have the confidence to achieve great military exploits?
He was still young and energetic, but when he thought about it, he couldn't tolerate such a cruel fact.
He looked around.
Not long after the war started, although two front lines were torn apart by the Chushan Cavalry, the Yunzhou Cavalry was almost intact, and at this time, they were still gathering towards the place where he stood from all directions.
The closest group of Yunzhou Cavalry to him may only take ten to twenty breaths to arrive.
Could it be that he and the dozens of Shuozhou Jianrui beside him who were wearing strong armor, had experienced hundreds of battles, and were good with swords and guns, couldn't even hold on for a dozen breaths?
"Have the guts to dismount and fight!" Xiao Heng stood with a gun in hand and let out an earth-shattering roar. While inviting the fight, it also made the blood in his body boil.
For warriors, foot combat can more vividly display their exquisite combat skills.
The guards beside Xiao Heng
, they are all brave and capable, one in a hundred. In an instant, a group of eight or nine people formed two conical formations to defend Xiao Heng's front wing. The purpose was to support the Yunzhou cavalry on the left and right until they arrived.
They could even clearly hear the galloping hooves of the Yunzhou Cavalry behind them.
"You're so brave! Xu will help you today!" Xu Huai snapped the long tail post of his horse's war horse, and changed the horse's tail post into a walking stick. When he dismounted, he hit the horse's neck hard with his palm, forcing the horse to gallop to the right;
But his figure fell to the ground without any stagnation, and he advanced forward in a wrong step. The rifle in his hand was like a dragon, and he rushed directly into the enemy's formation.
Two Yunzhou Jianrui stepped forward with swords and shields in hand. The shields were raised in front of them, and their swords drew two arcs of light in mid-air, slashing at Bu Shan who was stabbing at him angrily.
Almost at the same time, the swords in their hands collided with the two-foot-five-inch-long sharp blade.
Normally speaking, if the two of them attack together, they should be able to press down the long blade of the Busha. They can then step forward and take advantage of the situation to slash back with the blade, blocking the incoming attack.
But they saw the sword tremble slightly like water waves, and the huge force came like a landslide and tsunami, and in an instant the two swords were knocked apart, making them unable to hold on.
However, the momentum of the blade and the thorns did not stop at all.
The next moment, the sharp blade seemed to surge out. Before one person could react, the shield was knocked down. The blade was tilted, and a cold light passed under his chin, leaving a line of blood.
Xu Huai ignored the look of horror in the other person's eyes, twisted his spine, stepped sideways, and instantly retracted his steps, then turned his body and thrust out with his left hand with an even more fierce thundering force.
A Yunzhou soldier on the left was attacking from a flank. Just when the gun barrel was about to stab Xu Huai's left armpit, the gun blade trembled slightly, showing that he was also a good gunman. However, he was stunned to see that he turned and stabbed Xu Huai in the chest.
The sharp blade came at such a speed that he felt like time had stopped.
The warrior's right arm only exerted all the strength to push the spear blade out subconsciously, and he felt a sharp pain in his chest. However, the spear blade thrust out of his hand just passed Xu Huai's waist and fell into the air.
The speed at which Wu Chihai led his troops to attack on horseback was no slower than that of Xu Huai, but they did not dismount and fight on foot, nor did they attack forward close to Xu Huai's side. Instead, they slightly pulled out two lines at a faster speed.
At the same time, they raised their spears in an oblique arc and stabbed the Yunzhou soldiers on both sides of Xiao Heng angrily.
They did this, on the one hand, to contain more of the enemies in front of Xu Huai, and more importantly, to intercept the hundreds of Yunzhou cavalry who were galloping from the east to rescue Xiao Heng.
When Xiao Hengruo was beheaded on the grassy slope, everyone knew how furious Jiedushi Xiao Qian would be, and how many people would be killed in his anger. There was no chance of this happening.
The Yunzhou Cavalry galloping from the outside to save them, how could they dare to slack off at this time? They rushed their horses to the top speed. Many of them stood up impatiently while galloping, raised their bows and pointed in front of Xiao Heng who had already killed him.
Xu Huai shot away.
Xu Huaiping took a straight step, looking out of the corner of his eye at a few arrows that were shot towards him. He turned to avoid them and stared at Xiao Heng: "Xu Huai, the wild tiger of Chu Mountain, is here. Will General Xiao capture me without any help, or will he sacrifice his head to me?"
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"...Xu Huai!" Xiao Heng stared at the green-armored general in front of him in shock. He was almost breathless due to the fierce aura. When he was about to open his mouth to speak, he saw Xu Huai's expression became solemn again and heard him say: "Maybe you first
Let's talk about taking my Nine Powers Python Spear..."
Before Xiao Heng could react, Xu Huai stabbed out the flat end of the gun in Xu Huai's hand as he staggered forward.
Xu Huai's stab was so unremarkable. Xiao Heng prided himself on his spear skills. Even though he was shocked, his instinctive reaction, which he had practiced hard since childhood, still made him move as fast as he could with his spear and strike as big as a giant.
The spear blade, like a python spitting out a message, struck back. However, before the gun blade could wrap around him, the spear blade missed the target and struck again.
An ordinary two-part thorn.
The spear in Xiao Heng's hand also moved like a giant python, and even the spear contained the power of counterattack and stabbing, just waiting for the slightest stagnation of Xu Huaishuo's blade.
Before the second stage of stabbing was finished, the cold blade instantly shot out three rays of cold light, hitting his chest as fast as a meteor.
At this moment, Xiao Hengru stared into the abyss, and his hair stood on end. He raised his body and stumbled back to avoid the sharp edge. But when he landed, he turned around and stabbed out the spear in his hand. Then he used the force of the knife to turn into a spear and slashed to cut off Xu.
When I was pregnant and destined to be stabbed continuously, I suddenly felt that all the strength in my hand was gone, and the spear was limp in my hand and could not be stabbed out.
Xiao Heng subconsciously lowered his head and glanced. The deadly blade had been retracted, but a blood hole had been left in his breastplate, and blood was gushing like a spring.
Is there really anyone in this world who can store seven levels of strength in his body?
He didn't even see how the seventh blow of the blade hit his chest?
