Drive out the weak and drive out the strong, this is the order Liu Ling gave to Hanasaburo. The Zhou army in the rear team didn't know what happened to their emperor. Listening to the slogan of the Han cavalry neatly killing Chai Rong, they would inevitably panic. The advantage of the imperial commander's personal expedition
It can stimulate the fighting spirit of the soldiers, but the bad thing is that it gives the soldiers a choice they have to make, that is, to rescue the driver.
Zhao Er's sword had cracked, and nearly half of the two thousand cavalry he led had been lost. But at this time, he was less than fifty steps away from Chai Rong, and even the angry expression on Chai Rong's face could be seen.
Clearly.
Fifty steps, that's almost it.
"Protect me!"
Zhao Er gave a loud shout, and then several soldiers rushed up to protect him on his left and right. Zhao Er put away his horizontal sword and held his riding bow in his hand. Although his archery skills were not as good as Hanasaburo, but
There is not much suspense about shooting a fixed target within a distance of fifty paces.
In order to be effective in one blow, Zhao Er also chose to use the armor-breaking awl. The armor on Chai Rong was too thick, and even the armor-breaking awl might not be able to completely tear the armor apart. Pulling the bow, it was like a full moon. Zhao Er
With a loud shout, the arrow shot out halfway like a shooting star.
He aimed at Chai Rong's face. Only his face was not covered by armor. Zhao Er's first reaction was to choose this target. However, the fierce battle and the rushing horses still caused his arrow to miss again.
Like a flying black lightning, it hit Chai Rong's helmet with a bang, sending the feathers on the helmet flying all over the sky.
Chai Rong screamed and staggered back a few steps due to the force of the arrow before he stood still. Countless guards and imperial guards rushed over and immediately surrounded him with shields like iron barrels.
Undoubtedly, the tactic of driving away the weak and chasing the strong was very successful. More and more Zhou troops were driven by Liu Ling and Hanasaburo towards Chai Rong's central army. The defensive force of the imperial army was too strong, and they only advanced more than forty steps.
At such a distance, Zhao Er's cavalry lost seven to eight hundred people. Even so, the defensive formation of the Zhou Forbidden Army did not become chaotic, and everyone stood where they should stand.
If they directly attack the Forbidden Army's defenses and fail to reach Chai Rong, all of Zhao Er's two thousand cavalry will die. Taking advantage of the Zhou army's panic, Zhao Er drew his bow again and shot down Chai Rong's flag with one arrow.
As soon as the flag fell, Zhao Er rode away and withdrew from the Zhou army's camp while leading his men to shout wildly: "Chai Rong is dead!"
"Emperor Zhou is dead!"
"Chai Rong was shot to death!"
The hysterical shouting of the Han cavalry finally had a certain effect. The 10,000 Zhou army cavalry who had caught up with the rear of the Han army in front turned over and killed them under the leadership of Luo Xu, the tiger general of the Zhou army. In Luo Xu's opinion
, even if the Han army is wiped out in one fell swoop, it is secondary to Chai Rong's comfort.
So Luo Xu immediately gave up the good situation in front of him, turned over and led 10,000 tiger and benign cavalry back. These ten thousand tiger and benign cavalry were the most elite cavalry in the Zhou Dynasty. They had caught up with the fleeing Han army, and only
It only takes one charge to drive the Han army and smash their own camp.
But at this time, Luo Xu had to return to the army. No matter how great the victory was, it could not compare with His Majesty's safety.
Ten thousand tiger warriors roared back to kill, and the smoke and dust filled the sky boiling with murderous intent.
Seeing that the Zhou army was in chaos, Liu Ling ordered his troops to shrink. The Han cavalry came as fast as they retreated, and they quickly fought their way out of the Zhou army's formation. The cavalry that fell behind were quickly overwhelmed by the tide of Zhou army, and they watched as they fell.
The single cavalrymen were stabbed off their horses one by one by Zhou Jun's spears.
But at this time, Liu Ling, Hanasaburo Zhao Er and others were no longer able to rescue them. If they did not withdraw as soon as possible, no one would be able to leave once the Zhou army's tiger cavalry arrived. The mission of this raid was to provide cover.
A large number of Chen Yuanshan's infantry retreated to the camp, and now the goal has been achieved.
Liu Ling called for the cavalry to evacuate quickly. After the 5,000 cavalry fought out of the Zhou army's formation, less than 3,000 were left. Although the casualties paid by the Zhou army were greater than those of the Han army, they were only more than 4,000.
The purpose of the Han cavalry was not to kill and encircle the enemy, so it was worth paying such a price to disrupt the Zhou army.
Taking advantage of the Zhou army's hard cavalry to retreat, Chen Yuanshan ordered the soldiers to speed up their retreat. At this time, in the Han army's camp, Wang Banjin, the commander of the southeast camp, had already led Du Yi and Zhaoxian, leading the forward battalion and Xiaoqi battalion.
, 30,000 soldiers and horses from the Ruijian Battalion greeted them. The 30,000 soldiers separated on both sides and opened a passage to escort Chen Yuanshan's more than 10,000 soldiers and horses back to the camp, while Wang Banjin's troops from the third battalion in Chen Yuanshan went in.
After that, the two sides joined together to form a defensive formation.
Zhaoxian patted his horse, picked up his sword, and led a thousand cavalry to rush out to meet Liu Ling.
There were not many cavalry in the Han army. Liu Ling and Hanasanlang had already led most of the cavalry out. At this time, there were only 3,000 cavalry left in the southeast camp. Zhaoxian led out 1,000 and the remaining 2,000.
We must be prepared for the Zhou army's fierce and powerful cavalry to attack again.
Liu Ling led more than 3,000 cavalry in a circle, circled far away, and then rushed towards Wang Banjin. At this time, the Zhou army was in chaos, and the Zhou army, who did not know whether Chai Rong was alive or dead, was crazy.
They rushed over like a wolf. However, they did not realize that the more this happened, the more unstable Chai Rong's central army became.
The general of the Forbidden Army of the Great Zhou Dynasty ordered the rear troops of the Zhou army to stop, but the Zhou soldiers who had been driven out of the inertia by Liu Ling's cavalry could not stop at all. Even if the ones in front wanted to stop, the Zhou soldiers behind would squeeze over.
They had to keep moving forward. At this time, no one dared to fall. As long as they threw themselves on the ground, there was only one outcome.
The general of the Forbidden Army gave an order, and the Forbidden Army fired arrows at random. Suddenly, the Zhou soldiers who were rushing in front lay down on the ground like weeds blown down by the wind. The soldiers of the Forbidden Army only had time to shoot an arrow, and the Zhou soldiers who were rushing over immediately fell to the ground.
They were close. The General of the Forbidden Army stretched out his hand and made a swipe sound. The two rows of Forbidden Soldiers in the front straightened their steps. Facing the blades, there were three-foot-long steps. As long as they bumped into them, they would immediately be destroyed.
was cut in half.
At this moment, Luo Xu's Tiger Knight Cavalry also came back. Luo Xu stretched out his hand and separated a group of armored cavalry to rush over, forcefully passing between the imperial army and the ordinary Zhou soldiers. Looking at their movements, he was more surprised than Liu.
The Han cavalry under Ling was much more capable. Two thousand cavalry separated the imperial army from the ordinary Zhou soldiers, and the swarming Zhou soldiers finally stopped.
Chai Rong was helped to stand up. He took off his helmet and took it off to look at it. An armor-piercing awl was stuck on top of the helmet, still trembling slightly. As long as the arrow went down half a foot, it would
Directly penetrated his skull.
Chai Rong's face turned livid with anger. He had never failed like this before. An unbearable sense of shame burned in his heart like wildfire, and soon burned his mind to the point where he lost consciousness.
Chai Rong pulled out his sword ferociously and pierced the chest of a guard. In the guard's incredible eyes, Chai Rong kicked his body to the ground. He chopped off half of the other guard's shoulder.
Chai Rong pretended to be crazy.
"The cavalry of the Han army can rush forward less than fifty steps in front of me, and their sharp arrows almost kill me! What's the use of me keeping you! What's the use!"
Two guards were hacked to death in a row, but the others didn't even dare to escape. His Majesty was in danger, which was indeed the dereliction of duty of these guards. If they didn't hide, they would be hacked to death by His Majesty's sword. If they did, who knows?
Will it affect my family?
The third guard saw that His Majesty's sword had been raised high, and he went straight to chop it off on his forehead. At this moment, he suddenly realized that he was not afraid at all, and his heart was as calm as if there was no ripples in the lake. He even said
He smiled and closed his eyes with a calm expression.
do you died?
Dead?
Why didn't it hurt at all? Maybe death came too quickly and too violently, or maybe... I had no feeling at all.
There was a clang, and no one could see clearly where an iron spear was stretched out from. The sword struck the iron spear and shot out a stream of sparks. The crisp sound was like a gong ringing in Chai Rong's ears, making his
His mind immediately became clearer. After struggling for a while, he looked carefully at the guard in front of him.
He was still alive. His sword was knocked open by an iron spear not more than a foot above the guard's forehead. The sword was still trembling in his hand.
I glanced elsewhere, and the white world gradually began to regain color.
"Your Majesty, forgive me!"
A general covered in fine armor knelt at his feet. Next to him was an iron spear with a gap as large as one-third of the size. Chai Rong's consciousness slowly flew back from all directions, and his ears
The roar inside also gradually subsided.
Kneeling in front of him is General Luo Xu.
"Your Majesty, please punish your subordinates for being rude and disrespectful!"
Looking up, Luo Xu saw that His Majesty the Emperor's eyes were no longer blank. He slightly changed his words. The first sentence was to ask Your Majesty to forgive me, and the second sentence was to ask Your Majesty to punish me.
Chai Rong took a breath and suddenly realized something. He glanced at Luo Xu, and then at the two guards who were killed by him. Taking a deep breath, Chai Rong's face gradually regained some color.
"As a bodyguard, if you fail to perform your duties, you should be killed."
Chai Rong snorted coldly, then sighed and said: "Take the body back and bury it properly. The rest will take it as a warning. I will not hold you accountable for your dereliction of duty."
"Luo Xu! Who asked you to come back!"
Luo Xu is a man in his early thirties, and his experience can be regarded as a legend. In troubled times, seeking fame on horseback became a man's ideal many years ago. And in the Great Zhou Dynasty, Luo Xu was everything
The goals and idols of men with such dreams.
At the age of sixteen, Luo Xu was drafted into the army. Because he had practiced martial arts since childhood, he was appointed as a corps commander in the new army. Not long after, Guo Wei led his troops to rebel against the Later Han Dynasty and rushed to Bianliang in one fell swoop.
Because Luo Xu is highly skilled in martial arts, he is not afraid of death in battle, and always charges forward in every battle. What is rare is that after more than a hundred battles, he suffered more than a hundred injuries all over his body, but he did not die.
Guo Wei accidentally discovered this brave young man who was not afraid of death, and he was very fond of him. He first promoted him to the position of team leader. Only three days later, Guo Xu, who cut off seven enemy heads after a battle, was promoted to leader.
A cavalryman with 500 troops. In the battle to capture Bianzhou, he took the lead and killed countless enemies, and was promoted to the fifth rank of guerrilla general. Later, he followed Guo Wei in his north-south campaigns and made countless meritorious deeds, from guerrilla general to Ningyuan general.
Then to the strong warrior general, to the third-rank Tiger Ben Lang general, and finally to the second-rank Grand Protector.
However, because of the 10,000 tiger and brave knights he led, people still used to call him Luo Xu, the tiger and brave general. He was granted the title of County Duke of the founding of the country and had a settlement of 2,000 households.
His life story is representative of a boy from a poor family who strives for fame on horseback.
"His Majesty……"
Luo Xu thought for a while, and finally just said four words: "The general will finally be convicted." (To be continued)
