Seeing that all the people who rushed into the enemy's position were killed by the enemy, Enter was not surprised. After all, the opponent's long-range attacks were indeed powerful.
But they were not frightened. They had already walked ninety-nine steps. How could they retreat and fight for the last step?
The cavalry behind did not flinch, and moved forward again, continuing to rush along the gap.
"Crossbow, release."
Seeing that the enemy continued to charge wildly, Xu Huang gave an order, and the powerful crossbows that had been prepared surged out like a violent storm, sealing the gap again.
Although the armored cavalry has strong defense and one shot of two crossbows is okay, but tens of thousands of powerful crossbows block a gap of about ten meters wide, and anyone can come.
Even Harivan's bodyguards and cavalry could not withstand such a frenzy of crossbows. Each of the armored cavalry was turned into a hedgehog and died tragically on the spot.
"Continue to charge into the formation and widen the gap for me."
Seeing that the gap was blocked by the enemy's crossbow arrows, Enter also scratched his head. It was impossible to kill through such a narrow gap.
"Peng."
"Peng."
"Peng."
After hearing Enter's order, the armored cavalry rammed into the vans on both sides of the gap. After a while, the vans without iron chains could not withstand the impact of the armored cavalry and were directly hit.
It swayed this way and that, and the gap about ten meters wide was instantly expanded several times.
"Shield bearer, go up and stop the enemy even to the death. Hengye army, the time has come to test you. Fight to the death."
Seeing that the gap was widened, Xu Huang couldn't help but feel his scalp numb. It was impossible to completely seal such a large gap. The next step was to see if his own people could use their flesh and blood to block the torrent of the opponent's iron armor.
"Fight to the death."
"Fight to the death."
"Fight to the death."
Hearing Xu Huang's order, the Hengye army did not hesitate at all. They roared loudly one by one. The big shield at the front was directly inserted into the soil. The eyes of the soldiers behind also radiated with fanatical light. They would abandon everything and fight to the death for China.
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"Mrs. Zhu Rong, order the Tiger and Leopard Army to dispatch."
Jia Xu, who was behind, naturally saw the current situation and directly asked Mrs. Zhu Rong to release Hubao.
"promise."
Soon one by one the cages were opened, and the tigers and leopards that had made extraordinary achievements in the night attack came out of the cages and rushed forward under the guidance of their trainers.
"Roar."
"Ouch."
"Roar."
The sound of dragons and tigers roaring instantly resounded throughout the sky. Before the armored cavalry could react, the war horses went berserk, knocking off the cavalry on them, and then started running around.
No matter how well-trained the opponent's war horses are, they cannot withstand the suppression from their instincts.
The confusion in the front row directly caused the cavalry in the rear to be unable to follow up.
"Zang Ba, immediately order the soldiers to move forward and block the gap for me."
Now the command has become two parties at the same time, with Xu Huang commanding the front row and Jia Xu commanding the rear row.
"Xuzhou Army, move forward."
Upon hearing Jia Xu's order, Zang Ba did not hesitate, and directly prepared himself to attack, marching towards the gap, trying to block the gap where the enemy rushed out with his flesh and blood.
"Keep rushing."
Seeing the chaos in the front row, Enter also scratched his head for a while. The opponent had too many crooked moves, especially the Tiger and Leopard Army last time. These things are naturally suppressed against horses. No matter what you do, they will be defeated.
There is no way to resist.
But all he can do now is to continue rushing, otherwise all the previous sacrifices will be in vain.
The armored cavalry continued to charge, killing all those who resisted in front, and cut a bloody path by forcefully relying on killing.
The front row charged, and the Xuzhou Army behind them had already arrived.
"Block it, block it for me."
The Xuzhou army moved forward one after another, setting up shields one after another, and the men squatted, trying their best to resist the impact of the cavalry.
"Peng."
"Peng."
"Peng."
The impact of the ordinary cavalry was already difficult to withstand, let alone the armored cavalry covered in iron armor. The Xuzhou Army's shield array was torn apart instantly as if made of paper. The soldiers behind the shield were directly knocked away, and then the cavalry came in waves. Okay
Run forward without hindrance.
"Don't be afraid, just stop them for me. If anyone retreats right now, they will bring shame to the Xuzhou Army. Tie your belts together and kill them."
Zang Ba was commanding from behind. Seeing that the enemy's cavalry was unstoppable, he knew there was nothing he could do. The impact of serious cavalry was powerful enough, let alone armored cavalry. He could only use some folk remedies now.
Respond to the enemy's attack.
"kill."
After hearing Zang Ba's words, the Xuzhou Army directly began to tie their belts together. In this way, even if they were shot away by the enemy, due to the connection of the belts, the people would be dead at most, but they would not be shot away unless the opponent could knock one away.
The entire platoon was knocked away.
Sure enough, although Zang Ba's method was a bit surprising, it was indeed effective. The belts were tied around each other, just like the iron chains of the carriage. Even if the armored cavalry charged and killed people, they were still beaten to death by a row of people.
It's difficult to make any progress if it's held back.
The surrounding Xuzhou army was also sharpening their swords and directly attacked the legs of the enemy's horses. As the saying goes, shoot the men first and shoot the horses. After killing the horses, these armored cavalry were no longer in danger.
"Keep moving forward."
Although the opponent had a small way to block his cavalry, this was nothing in Enter's eyes. He believed that his armored cavalry would definitely not be blocked by the opponent.
"Trebuchet, continue to hit me and seal the gap. At the same time, tell Xu Huang to direct the carriage to move backwards in a concave shape and reorganize behind the Xuzhou Army."
Jia Xu's order came again, which was to use the Xuzhou Army as a resistance to stop the enemy's advance. As long as the vans could form their formation again, the enemy would have no choice but to flee.
"General, is your order a bit inappropriate?"
Hearing Jia Xu's order, the captain next to Xu Huang was also stunned. This was to completely abandon the Xuzhou Army. Even if the car formation could be completed again, what would the Xuzhou Army do?
That is my own robe.
"Do as your Excellency says. If the car formation cannot be reorganized now, not only the Xuzhou Army will be in danger, but the entire army will be trampled by the enemy's horses. Do you understand?"
Although Xu Huang didn't want to do this, he knew that Jia Xu was right. A small amount of reluctance would mess up the big plan, and a small amount of reluctance would harm the entire army. If the car array could not be reorganized, these hundreds of thousands of people would not be defeated by the enemy.
Annihilated, but the loss will definitely be much greater than that of a Xuzhou Army.
"promise."
Xu Huang's order was issued. Although the soldiers did not understand the order, they immediately pushed the carriage and began to follow Jia Xu's order to follow the concave shape and circle back, preparing to regroup behind the Xuzhou Army.
As soon as the van made a move, Enter noticed it.
"The enemy wants to stop us with the troops in front of us, and then form a formation again at the back. Alka, ordered the cavalry in the rear to launch fire into the formation. Our cavalry is not afraid of bows and arrows, but their soldiers are not, so they have to defeat the enemy first.
, in order to ensure the success of the war."
Since you want to abandon this group of soldiers, then I will take the opportunity to eat your soldiers.
Upon hearing Enter's order, the soldiers in the back row did not hesitate, bent their bows and arrows, and rained arrows towards the forefront of the battle.
"Shield, block it for me. You must buy time for the car formation behind you. Fight to the death and never retreat."
At this moment, Zang Ba also heard Jia Xu's order. He knew that he had become a pawn blocking the opponent, but he was not angry at all. As long as the chariot formation could be assembled again, the opponent's cavalry should withdraw.
"Fight to the death and never retreat."
"Fight to the death and never retreat."
"Fight to the death and never retreat."
Not only Zang Ba was aware of their situation, anyone with a discerning eye could see it, but no one in the entire Xuzhou Army flinched, and everyone roared loudly, with no fear in their eyes, but a look of fearlessness.
As time went by, the battle became more and more intense. Xuzhou Army's little tricks were just tricks after all. They couldn't get to the lobby at all. More and more cavalry rushed in. Rows of Xuzhou Army soldiers were knocked away and smashed.
There was chaos behind.
"kill."
Although the Xuzhou Army resisted desperately, it was still difficult to resist the opponent's advance, but it was effective in the end. The vans at the rear were also moving quickly, preparing to regroup at the rear.
The Xuzhou Army suffered heavy casualties, but their sacrifice was not in vain. The vehicle formation behind them finally connected together.
"connect."
The captain in charge of the carriage gave an order, and the thick iron chains were finally connected together, and the carriage formation was completed again, but the Xuzhou Army was completely isolated from the carriage formation.
"Don't be afraid, your lord will not abandon us. We will retreat back and defend against the car formation."
Seeing that the van formation was assembled again, Zang Ba felt relieved. The enemy's cavalry was so brave. He was really afraid that the Xuzhou Army would not be able to stop the opponent. In that case, this army under his command would be in great danger.
Now that he has done it, he is worthy of being a member of the Chinese Empire.
The Xuzhou Army retreated directly and relied on the vehicle formation to continue to defend against the enemy's attack.
"General, the enemy's vehicle formation is connected again, what should we do?"
Alka, Hariwan's personal guard general, looked at the situation in front of him and couldn't help but frowned. They had sacrificed so much to break through the car formation, and now the car formation was connected again. What should they do?
"Retreat to the south."
Enter also saw the situation in front of him. He was rushing so fast and slowly but he didn't penetrate the enemy's defense line. After all, he was connected to the vehicle formation. Now that this was the case, if he was rushing into the formation, then
I still have to go through a wave of losses,
And the most important thing is that their power is now exhausted. If they continue to charge, it is simply impossible, so now he has no other way but to retreat.
"Where to retreat?"
Hearing Enter's words, a flash of light flashed in Alka's eyes, and she stared straight at Enter.
"I said we should retreat to the south and attack Star City. That's where the enemy's partial division is. As long as we get there, it will be impossible for the enemy to stop us."
Enter looked at Alka and couldn't help but feel a headache. He had been too involved in the fight just now, and then he remembered that there was a general of Hariwan's bodyguard here.
If he couldn't convince the other party, he would definitely part ways with him. Without Hariwan's personal cavalry, it would be impossible to win over 40,000 to 50,000 people with just the scraps in front of him.
"I don't care what you think. If you want to leave, go on your own. I am the general of General Hariwan's bodyguard. My duty is to protect his safety. I want to return to Zhongxing City."
Alka knew that Enter's current choice might be the right one, and that the other party might be able to see the situation more clearly than him, but his responsibility was to protect Harivan's safety. It is true that he might be able to successfully defeat the enemies in Lower Star City by going south, but what about
What can I do? If there is something wrong with Hariwan, he will not be able to escape the blame even if he dies.
"Guards, follow me back to Central Star City."
As soon as he finished speaking, Alka turned around and evacuated towards Zhongxing City with Hariwan's personal cavalry.
Seeing Hariwan's personal guards evacuate, Enter's personal guards were also depressed for a while. Who the hell are these people? They were fine just now, and they were sympathizers with each other, but now they ran away without saying a word.
"General, what should we do?"
Now let them hang out here.
"Fire the arrow and return to Zhongxing City."
The few soldiers and horses in his own hands alone were not enough. He could only follow the opponent back to Zhongxing City. As for what to do next, he could only take one step at a time and see one step at a time.
A handful of arrows flew out and shot towards the Xuzhou Army. After the shooting, the remaining cavalry caught up with Hariwan's own cavalry and ran towards Zhongxing City.
"call."
Seeing the enemy retreating, Xu Huang couldn't help but feel relieved. If the enemy did not retreat and still continued to attack, he didn't know whether the enemy would die or not. The Xuzhou Army would definitely not be spared. Not to mention the entire army was annihilated, at least 70% to 80% would be killed or injured.
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"Open the formation."
At the command, the chain of the van was actually opened, the van outside turned inward, and a gap several meters wide appeared.
"Enter the formation."
Zang Ba was not the first to march this time, but waited until all Xuzhou Army soldiers had entered the vehicle formation before he was the last to return to the formation.
"I'm going to see the adults. You captains will be responsible for counting the casualties. Give me an answer when I come back."
Zang Ba handed over the task of counting casualties to the only remaining captain, and went directly to see Jia Xu, while Xu Huang also came to Jia Xu.
"Sir, Zang Ba has failed the public, and I hope he will be punished."
"Sir, Xu Huang has failed to meet the expectations of the public, and I hope he will be punished."
