serious man in the red chamber

Chapter 457

A cruel and fierce battle broke out on a battlefield about three miles wide. Twenty thousand Yongwei Battalion cavalry and more than [-] Liaodong Army cavalry were fighting together. The Yongwei Battalion cavalry seemed to be surrounded by the Liaodong Army, but they still remained. Maintaining a complete military formation, each square formation cooperated with each other to eat up groups of Liaodong Army cavalry who were fighting!
Li Chengyang's trusted lieutenant general was also a veteran who came out of the battlefield. Naturally, he discovered the conspiracy of the Yongwei camp. As the general's flag waved, the entire formation was immediately thrown into chaos, with dust and yellow flames rising into the sky.

Shi Nai raised his clairvoyance: "The Liaodong Army also has experts!"

Jia Hu smiled.

In an instant, the Liaodong Army reorganized into a huge phalanx, and then pressed against the cavalry phalanx led by Wang Yaozu, obviously hoping to swallow up Wang Yaozu's cavalry with its absolute superior strength.

Wang Yaozu did not move closer to Wang Dalei's troops, but instead led his troops to meet them, and the two armies collided again.

At this time, Wang Dalei's troops also moved. He led the cavalry to charge towards the left wing of the Liaodong Army, with the purpose of cooperating with Wang Yaozu to break through the Liaodong Army's formation.

Elites are elites, and the Liaodong Army responded quickly, and the two armies fell into a fierce battle again.

By this moment, everyone understood that this cavalry duel had no tactics at all, it was just about risking lives!

Li Chengyang silently looked at the battlefield in the distance and took a deep breath in his heart. He was going to win this battle no matter what today!
Thinking of this, Li Chengyang ordered his guards: "Go, quickly order Sun Shaozu to go and support."

"Woo~"

The horn suddenly sounded, and immediately after, a cavalry group appeared on the edge of the battlefield, with more than [-] people in the darkness.

The leading general was Sun Shaozu, who had died in battle. There was a long knife mark on his already extremely ugly face, from the left forehead across the eyebrow to the right cheek. His eyes were like a wolf. He stared cruelly and fiercely at Shuai Qi, his enemy, Jia Hu. He still couldn't figure out where he offended Jia Hu and why he had planned this.If Li Chengyang hadn't taken action secretly, he would have died on the battlefield.

At this moment, the hatred in his heart was already boiling. In order to take revenge, he had been waiting for almost four years. Sun Shaozu took out the saber from the saddle of the horse, shouted loudly: "Kill!" and rushed out first.

"Kill it!"

The second echelon of Liaodong Army cavalry launched a charge towards the Yongwei Battalion cavalry.

Jia Hu watched all this with an expressionless face. The sudden appearance of the second echelon of Liaodong Army cavalry was unexpected by him. He was very aware of Li Chengyang's tactics and had made preparations.

Of course Jia Hu didn't know that the leader of the army was Sun Shaozu!
At this moment, a loud horn sound sounded from behind the official army formation, and the frontier cavalry also appeared. At this moment, except for the Datong Guards and Gansu Guards, all the elite cavalry of the Zhou Dynasty gathered on the battlefield!
The drums beat loudly.

Amidst the shouts of killing that shook the sky and the earth, tens of thousands of frontier cavalry rushed out like lightning!

Seeing that it was difficult for the cavalry to decide the outcome in a short period of time, Li Chengyang raised his hand.

The handsome flag behind him waved forward, and then the heavy drum beat started.

The entire rebel formation started to move, followed by the sound of uniform footsteps. Countless rebels held their spears, held their knives high, and carried their shields and began to slowly advance towards the battlefield!

Neither side used artillery in this decisive battle, not because they didn't want to, but because they couldn't. Hundreds of thousands of troops stretched for more than ten miles, but the artillery could only hit about three miles. In the end, the artillery shells could only fall into one's own army formation.

The black army looked like the tide was constantly moving forward, and a chilling aura rushed towards them!

Jia Hu put down his clairvoyance and said to Lin San: "Let's get started."

Lin San raised his hand.

The handsome flag also waved forward, and the drums of the officers and soldiers suddenly sounded.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The drums were beating loudly and excitingly, and under the command of the leading officer, the officers and soldiers lined up in orderly formation to greet them.

Amidst the rumbling of war drums, the two armies got closer and closer, and finally stopped one mile apart.

As if they had made an agreement, the infantrymen of the first echelon of both sides went straight to kill each other without any hesitation!
Roars immediately sounded on the battlefield, and countless soldiers rushed forward brandishing swords!

Compared with the cavalry battlefield, the infantry battlefield finally showed a different side. The rebel firecrackers lined up in a military formation and knelt on one knee at the front of the military formation. They raised the firecrackers in their hands and took aim at the troops marching in neat steps. The brave guards are coming up!

There are more and more Yongwei campfire gun soldiers rushing up, and they are getting closer and closer.

The firecrackers in the first row of rebel firecrackers fired at the same time!
Fire shot out from the mouth of each gun. In order to reduce the damage, the fire gun soldiers at the front of the firearms battalion were all equipped with double armor. In an instant, all the projectiles were sprayed on the armor almost at the same time, and countless flames burst out!Despite the cushioning of cotton armor and lining, many gunmen still showed painful expressions, and some were unlucky enough to be knocked to the ground by projectiles!
The second platoon of rebel gunners opened fire, followed by the third platoon.
As the distance between the two sides narrowed, the power of the guns and bullets became more and more powerful, and the casualties of the Yongwei Camp Fire Gunslingers also gradually increased.

Li Chengyang has been paying attention to this area. He has long heard of the reputation of the Yongwei Camp Fire Gun Soldiers, who are good at fighting hard and vicious battles. When he saw them today, he was indeed well-deserved.At this moment, the fire gun soldiers of the Yongwei camp stopped. Without any orders, the first row of fire gun soldiers opened fire at the same time!
Thousands of projectiles poured out in an instant, and the smoke filled the entire front. There were continuous screams from more than a hundred steps away from the opposite side. Hundreds of rebel gunfire fell to the ground, wailing in pain and struggling on the ground, with blood The ground beneath him immediately turned red.

After the first row fired, the second row of firecrackers quickly moved forward. Before the Liaodong Army could react, the firecrackers rang again, followed by the third and fourth rows.
In fact, in just a moment, the overwhelming bullets wiped out the first two rows of Liaodong gunmen, and even a small number of gunmen fell down in the third row!
There was a commotion in the Liaodong Army's gunnery position. Amid the roars of the officers, the gunners from the rear quickly replenished their ranks and began to shoot at each other with the Yongwei camp's gunners.
The battlefield of the gunmen is like a piece of grass, but the battlefield of the infantry is bloody and cruel!
Countless rebels roared and charged towards the officers and soldiers with swords raised!

At this moment, the official sword and shield soldiers' formation expanded outwards, and a space for one person was immediately vacated between every two sword and shield soldiers, and a spear soldier walked out of each space!

At this time, the spearmen knelt down on one leg side by side. The tips of the spears formed a sharp line of defense, pointing diagonally at the overcoming rebels. The rebels in front were forced to slow down, but were blocked by the rear. The incoming rebels crowded towards the tip of the gun!
In an instant, countless spears pierced the rebels who were rushing at the front. The spear points penetrated the backs of many rebels, and many rebels were even strung on the barrels of the guns!

The spearmen suddenly drew out the spears that penetrated the rebels, stood up again, and charged forward. The sword and shield soldiers immediately followed them and entered the rebel formation.

The old Nan'an County Prince saw this and cursed bitterly: "Shu Zi!"

Although the spearmen caught the rebels off guard, they could not affect the situation of the battle. Countless rebels came in like a tide. There was no so-called formation. They brandished long knives and held shields, and started hand-to-hand combat with the official troops. Tens of thousands of steps The army launched an extremely fierce battle on this battlefield that was only two miles long. This was only the first echelon of both sides!

In an instant, the battlefield was littered with corpses. The smell of blood in the air made the soldiers on both sides become extremely ferocious. As soon as the person at the front fell to the ground, the people behind immediately rushed up crazily, slashing with swords, and long swords. Spears stabbed, heads rolled to the ground, and the battlefield was filled with screams and wails
The Western military visiting group on the other side all dropped their clairvoyance and turned pale. Although they already knew how powerful the peripheral army was, they never thought it would be so powerful. Fortunately, they themselves were in chaos.
Before I knew it, it was evening and the sky was getting dark.

The battlefield has almost become a hellish Shura field. There are broken limbs and arms everywhere, human heads can be seen everywhere, and the blood has soaked the entire ground red.

"Woo~"

Every time the horn sounded, it meant that both sides once again sent more troops to the battlefield. The battle was extremely cruel, and both sides fought with all their might, because everyone knew that at this time, if they were a little timid, , take a step back, that is, the whole army will collapse and the whole army will be annihilated!

"Quick, walk faster, don't let the military men go hungry!"

In Zhengyangmen, countless young men drove horse and mule carts loaded with dinner towards the army camp.
Countless bonfires had been lit in the camp behind the battlefield, lighting up the entire camp.

Soldiers with torn armor and bloody faces were sitting on the ground with weapons in their arms, eating meat pie and broth.

The governors of Liangjiang and officials, large and small, all arrived. At this time, they were leading the officers to distribute food to the soldiers who had just withdrawn. They were tirelessly spreading among the crowd: "Don't be anxious, eat slowly, and take care of enough."

Suddenly, a rapid trumpet sound sounded in the camp.

All the soldiers threw down the food in their hands, picked up the weapons in their arms and rushed to the battlefield.
For a moment, only the officials and officers from Liangjiang and the young men of Jinling City were left in the camp, as well as food scattered all over the ground.

The Governor of Liangjiang took out his pocket watch from his pocket. Shen Shi was almost over. In other words, the battle had been going on for two full hours, but the winner had not yet been decided!

His nose suddenly felt cold. He looked up and saw snowflakes falling sparsely. Another winter snow had arrived!

At this time, there was a rush of horseshoes, and everyone paid attention.

A postman came on horseback.

The postman jumped off his sweaty horse and took out a box: "The royal abdication edict!"

All the officials looked shocked.

The governor of Liangjiang grabbed the box and rushed towards the battlefield.
The fierce battle of the cavalry is still going on. The physical strength of both sides is declining rapidly. Sweat and blood are mixed, and the temperature is rapidly dropping. More and more people are fainting due to excessive physical exhaustion. However, both sides are unable to get rid of each other in the melee. I can only grit my teeth and persevere.

Sun Shaozu was once known as the most powerful general in the Liaodong Army's vanguard camp. He was tall, strong, and extremely brave. The sword flashed past, and the officers and soldiers were cut down to the ground. Suddenly, the war horse under his crotch neighed sadly, foaming at the mouth, and came forward. The hoof gave way and he collapsed forward.

At this moment, Sun Shaozu jumped up from his horse, stood on the ground, cut off an attacking officer from his horse with a backhand knife, and with a loud roar, he raised his knife and moved forward to kill.

At this moment, Wang Yaozu stretched his bow and nocked an arrow, aiming at Sun Shaozu. An arrow shot at Sun Shaozu with a "swish". The arrow hit Sun Shaozu's shoulder socket. The strength in his hand suddenly disappeared, and the sword fell to the ground!

Sun Shaozu was so furious that he pulled out the long knife from his waist with his left hand and charged towards Wang Yaozu with a roar!
Wang Yaozu had recognized him a long time ago, otherwise the arrow just shot would not have been in Sun Shaozu's shoulder. Looking at Sun Shaozu who was rushing over, a sneer flashed in his eyes. He was picked off by Sun Shaozu.

Wang Yaozu was startled, and he pulled out another arrow from his quiver, put it on the bowstring, filled the bow, and then the arrow left the string, and then another arrow was shot!
This time Sun Shaozu was hit in the left shoulder by the second arrow, and the long knife fell to the ground!

The noose in the hands of Wang Yaozu's bodyguard flew out.

Four or five nooses were tied around Sun Shaozu's neck, and he was dragged to the ground.
At this time, loud shouts of "Long Live" came from the army camp. Wang Yaozu turned around and saw the overwhelming army charging at the rebels!
The shouts of killing and fighting were loud in the falling snow, and the sound shook the sky.
　I originally planned to win five or six cards, but then I thought there would be a battle later.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)