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Chapter 241 0238 [Liu Paopao! ([-]-in-[-])]

From their perspective, the elites of the Ten Thousand Black Village are full of secrets.

Not only are the weapons excellent, but the key locations are also outrageous.

It is really puzzling that such an elite force did not rush to help Licheng and Xinshi Town, but instead set up an ambush here in Zhangqiu to stop them.

At this time, Chen Huan looked strange and said: "It's understandable that the rebels have no military knowledge. After all, not long ago, there was a joke about [-] rebels ambushing Yang Weizhong's [-] Western troops and [-] prisoners of war."

When everyone thought about it, it seemed reasonable.

Liu Guangshi ordered: "Explore again and report again to determine whether there are other ambushes."

"Order!"

After the scout responded, he turned his horse again and led his scouts to Hushan.

Later, Liu Guangshi ordered: "Regulate the army and prepare for war!"

"The last general takes orders!"

Chen Huan and others responded with clasped fists and began to prepare for war.

At this time, the army was only five miles away from the Hushan Valley. It could not avoid it and had to fight.

Although he is an idiot general, compared to Han Shizhong, Yang Weizhong and others, he was born as a general and has participated in many wars, so he still has basic military qualities.

In addition, Liu Guangshi looked down on the rebels in the Song Dynasty from the bottom of his heart and had a natural sense of superiority.

They say they are rebels, but in reality they were just farmers plowing the fields with hoes two or three months ago.

Even if we give them sophisticated weapons, what can we do?
He's just a clown who's always proud of himself.

The same is true for Fang La, and the same is true for Zhang Di and Gao Tuoshan. Although the Black Mountain bandits have something, to be honest, there are not many.

For a time, the entire Western Army started to operate like a machine, preparing for the war in full swing.

After all, it is the Western Army, and its military discipline is many times stronger than that of the ordinary Forbidden Army.

In a short time, preparations were completed.

Vice-capital Commander Chen Huan led [-] prisoners of war in the lead, with [-] Western troops on each flank. Liu Guangshi led [-] Western troops and [-] prisoners of war in the center.

At the end were a thousand light cavalry led by Wang De.

This is a set of standard field formations. The front is pushed horizontally, the left and right wings advance to spread out the encirclement, and the retreat can defend the central army. A thousand light cavalry are waiting for opportunities in the rear.

Da da da!
The rapid sound of horse hooves sounded again.

Liu Guangshi sat on his horse and asked, "Is there an ambush?"

The spy replied: "There is no rebel ambush found within a radius of ten miles. There may be ambushes on both sides of the valley, but the mountains on both sides are low and the forest is sparse. Even if there is an ambush, there are only five or six thousand people at most."

In other words, even if there were ambushes on both sides of the valley, the total would not exceed 2 people.

Forty thousand versus twenty thousand, I have the advantage!

Thinking of this, Liu Guangshi couldn't help but smile.

When luck comes, it can't be stopped, and military honors can be obtained for free on the march.

"The whole army goes out to wipe out the rebels!"

Liu Guangshi waved his hand with high spirits.

Boom boom boom!
The heavy drums of war sounded, and the Western Army maintained its military formation and marched towards the valley.

……

"Report! The Western Army has completed its reorganization and is heading towards the valley!"

"Report! The Western Army is four miles away from the valley!"

"Report..."

As usual, the scout battalion sent messages to the army at regular intervals.

As the Western Army got closer, Nie Dong's expression became more solemn.

Seeing this, Han Zhen couldn't help but joked: "Are you scared?"

Nie Dong smiled bitterly and replied: "I'm not afraid, but I'm just a little nervous."

After preparing for so long, this battle is crucial.

Once you lose, all previous preparations will be in vain.

Hearing this, Han Zhen smiled slightly: "If we can't win this battle, then we should go back as soon as possible, find an island or a deep mountain to hide, and farm for the rest of our lives!"

Their ordnance, morale, and combat prowess are all superior to those of their opponents.

In addition, there is no intention to fight, just waiting for work...

With all the favorable factors in his hands, Han Zhen would really have nothing to say if he still couldn't win.

"Report! The Western Army is two miles away from the valley!"

No scouts were needed to report, the figure of the Western Army had already appeared at the end of the valley.

The spread out military formation looked like a tide from a distance, sweeping towards them.

The heavy footsteps made the earth tremble slightly.

The clan flag is fluttering, and the huge Liu character is particularly conspicuous on the high-toothed banner.

At this moment, Han Zhen felt the blood in his body begin to surge, and the burning fighting spirit in his eyes seemed to melt everything.

"Sound the drum!"

Boom boom boom! ! !
On the high platform of the central army, five warriors raised their wooden hammers and knocked heavily on the war drums.

The flag bearer waved the red and blue flags.

Han Zhen shouted: "The whole army attacks and defeats the enemy!"

"Break the enemy!"

Eleven thousand officers and soldiers of the Qingzhou Army raised their heads to the sky and roared, deafeningly.

The terrifying momentum caused the Western Army two miles away to stagnate.

When he saw the Qingzhou Army, Liu Guangshi's pupils shrank suddenly, and he realized something was wrong.

The military appearance is neat and disciplined, and the soldiers are all tough and fierce, like wolves and tigers.

This is no ordinary rebel!

In a daze, Liu Shiguang couldn't help but recall the fear of being dominated by Yelu Dashi during the Northern Expedition last year.

However, it was too late to retreat at this time, so we had to bite the bullet and attack.

Boom boom boom!
Although the Qingzhou Army was small in number, the soldiers showed no fear and marched neatly to meet the Western Army.

As early as yesterday, they knew that 4 of the [-] people were prisoners of war, and the Western Army only had [-].

And those [-] prisoners of war, not to mention Zhang Wanxian's dare to attack the army, are not even as good as ordinary bandits.

Knowing themselves and their enemies, they naturally have no fear in their hearts.

One mile!
Eight hundred steps...five hundred steps...three hundred steps...

The distance between the two armies was getting closer and closer. When it was less than fifty steps, Chen Huan's expression suddenly changed.

Step by step!
This former army that rebelled against the thieves actually wore infantry armor.

And there are not just one or two pairs, but two or three thousand pairs!

The tempered black infantry armor exuded a deep chill. The former sergeant of the Qingzhou Army was wrapped in heavy armor from head to toe, with only a pair of cold eyes exposed.

The prisoners of war had never seen such a scene before. Every one of them looked horrified and kept swallowing their saliva.

Suddenly, commotion began to occur in the Western Army's forward formation.

Seeing this scene, Chen Huan hurriedly yelled: "Keep the formation and behead one level. All past crimes will be wiped out and released to their hometown! Anyone who escapes from the battle will be beheaded!"

Under some coercion and inducement, the prisoners barely maintained their formation.

But as it got closer and closer, the feeling of oppression getting stronger and stronger.

Seeing the frightened expression and eyes of the other party, the soldiers of Qingzhou became more confident and their morale was even higher.

Fifty steps...thirty steps...

Seeing that they were about to fight hand to hand, there was a commotion among the soldiers in the front row of the Qingzhou Army.

It's not that I'm afraid, but that I can't help but rush forward.

Several people yelled at the top of their lungs: "Don't be anxious, keep the formation!"

"Whoever is fucking rushing around will be sent back to jail for seven days!"

Confinement!

As soon as these two words came out, the passionate Qingzhou soldiers finally calmed down a little.

Xiao Wu silently counted the steps in his mind. When the two armies were only five steps apart, he shouted: "Put up your shield, raise your gun!"

Whoa!
The soldiers in the front row raised their large shields, and their spears were placed on top of the shields.

"Kill!!!"

With a deafening roar, the two armies collided.

boom!
The shield soldiers in the front row of both sides collided hard.

In just a moment, the shield soldiers in the front row of the Western Army were knocked upside down. The strength gap between the soldiers was too great.

In the Qingzhou Army, those who can reach the front row are all elites.

Think about it, the full armor is nearly ninety kilograms, the shield is more than ten kilograms, and the load is hundreds of kilograms.

Those who are not elite are incompetent.

As soon as the shield soldiers in the front row fell, the prisoners in the rear were immediately exposed to the spears.

In an instant, spears shot out like poisonous dragons.

puff puff!

The sound of the gun blade entering flesh kept ringing, and blood splashed in the cold wind, staining the ground red.

In the blink of an eye, two to three hundred prisoners of war were killed.

Stepping on the corpses, the shield soldiers continued to advance.

"Hold it, hold it up!!!"

Chen Huan's voice was almost hoarse from shouting, but he still couldn't stop the rout of the prisoners in the front row.

The rebels on the opposite side were like an efficient killing machine, thrusting out and retracting their spears like a machine.

Every time he was stabbed, hundreds of prisoners of war fell.

Liu Guangshi, who was in the rear, saw that the situation was not good and quickly ordered: "Order the left and right armies to attack the opponent's flanks. Order the crossbowmen to launch fire to suppress the rebel front army! Send an order to Wang De to lead the cavalry battalion to attack the opponent's central army!"

The fighting power of these rebels was far beyond his imagination.

The situation must be stabilized before the collapse of the [-] prisoners of war, otherwise the situation will take a turn for the worse once the prisoners of war collapse.

As the herald passed down the order, the drums of the Chinese army suddenly changed, and then the flags waved by the flag bearers also began to change.

Upon seeing this, the Western Army Du Yuhou, who was deployed on the left and right wings, immediately ordered: "Attack, maintain the formation and press forward!"

At the same time, the thousand Qingqi who had been staying at the rear started to circle around the valley, intending to attack the Qingzhou Army's central army from the rear.

Wei Da spoke up: "County Magistrate, the left and right wings and Qingqi have been dispatched. Do you want Commander Liu to attack?"

"Not urgent!"

Han Zhen waved his hand and said: "The opponent's central army's formation is not in chaos, and they have the divine arm crossbow in hand. If you rush to attack rashly, you will only kill a thousand enemies and lose eight hundred to yourself."

"Too."

Wei Da nodded in agreement.

The Divine Arm Crossbow is too great a threat to heavy armored cavalry. It can penetrate two layers of heavy armor within a hundred steps, and three layers of heavy armor can be seen as nothing within fifty steps.

Da da da!
The sound of horse hooves came from a distance, and Han Zhen ordered: "Leave the Chinese army to you for the time being, while I go to stop the thousand Qingqi!"

Wei Da quickly stopped him and said, "County magistrate, please don't get involved in danger. It's better to leave at the end."

Han Zhen glanced at him and said calmly: "Why, am I so weak that I can't lift the iron pole?"

"..."

Wei Dafang just tried to dissuade him out of habit. After all, a coach cannot afford to make mistakes on the battlefield.

But Han Zhen is obviously not among them.

He had witnessed with his own eyes the scene where Han Zhen, holding an iron spear, chased down two hundred bandits alone.

In terms of bravery, not to mention the Qingzhou Army, even among the Western Army and the Xixia people, Wei Da has never seen anyone who is superior.

Thinking of this, Wei Da said with an apologetic tone: "This is the last general Meng Lang."

"Guard the central army!"

After explaining, Han Zhen turned around and ordered: "Lao Jiu, mount your horse and attack!"

"Order!"

Lao Jiu looked excited, thinking that after becoming a personal guard, he would have little chance to go into battle to kill the enemy.

Now it seems that he is still too young.

Which founding emperor didn't immediately conquer the world?

With a master like this, how can I get fewer chances to charge into battle?
Han Zhen did not have many personal guards, only 100 people.

However, these 100 people are the best among the best.

Soon, a hundred heavily armored cavalry were ready to go.

The Chinese soldiers separated into a lane. Han Zhen raised the iron sword in his hand and shouted: "Follow me to defeat the enemy!" "Destroy the enemy!"

One hundred guards shouted in unison, the sound was overwhelming.

"out!"

Han Zhen clamped his legs on the horse's back, and the horse under him immediately took four hooves and galloped out.

Wang De had just bypassed the flank of the Qingzhou Army when he saw a hundred heavy cavalry rushing towards him.

This one hundred heavy cavalry, including the men and horses, were all wrapped in thick heavy armor, showing their ruggedness.

The iron kite of Xixia is nothing more than that.

Especially the leader, with the golden dragon pattern on the black light breastplate shining brightly in the setting sun, holding a black horse spear and carrying six armor-piercing swords, he looked extremely domineering.

Wang De's heart sank, and he hurriedly shouted: "Spread out, spread out quickly!"

The charge of light cavalry and heavy armored cavalry is tantamount to death.

But at this time, it was too late to turn around, so we could only spread out the formation as much as possible to reduce losses.

The cavalry charged, and a distance of several hundred meters was reached in an instant.

Wang De controlled the horse with both legs, took off the three-stone hard bow from behind, drew the bow and nocked an arrow, and aimed at the leading cavalry.

Whoosh!
The arrows shot out and headed straight for Han Zhen.

It has to be said that Wang De's archery skills are very good. He was more than fifty steps away and the arrow accurately hit Han Zhen's chest.

However, Han Zhen did not avoid it at all and let the arrow hit him.

when!
The arrow hit the breastplate and was immediately deflected.

This is why it is difficult for light cavalry to defeat heavy armored cavalry, and a three-stone hard bow is like scratching an itch in front of heavy armor.

And the cavalry can't use the crossbow, because the crossbow needs the power of the legs to wind it.

Pulling out an armor-piercing sword with his backhand, Han Zhen raised his hand and threw it towards Wang De.

Wang De was also alert. When Han Zhen took the armor-breaking sword, he was already on guard and hurriedly controlled the war horse to move to the left.

The armor-piercing sword roared with a burst of wind, almost grazing Wang De's arm as it flew past.

puff!

Although he escaped, the cavalry behind him was unlucky.

A cavalryman was shot through the chest by the armor-piercing sword. The terrifying force caused the armor-piercing sword to fly back more than ten meters with the cavalryman's body, and was finally nailed to the ground heavily.

Gollum!

Wang De swallowed and looked at Han Zhen with fear in his eyes.

Is this fucking human?

When the other Western troops saw this scene, they were all horrified and tried their best to control their horses and stay away from Han Zhen.

boom!
The cavalry from both sides collided.

Although the Western Army's light cavalry had dispersed as much as possible, there was only such a large area on one side of the valley, and it was impossible to completely disperse the formation like on the plains.

Han Zhen held the iron spear and went straight to Wang De.

Wang De couldn't avoid it at this moment, so he had to bite the bullet and go forward.

After approaching, Han Zhen swept out the iron pole in his hand, creating a terrifying strong wind.

Wang De's reaction was not unpleasant. The armor-piercing sword shot just now made him understand how terrifying the opponent's strength was, so he did not choose to resist at all.

I saw him bending down, leaning on the horse's back, narrowly avoiding this gap.

The two sides rode war horses and passed each other, instantly opening up a distance of two meters.

Han Zhen cleared the air with one shot, his expression remained unchanged, he held the gun in one hand and immediately hit it diagonally backward.

Wang De sat up straight again, and before he had time to rejoice, there was a muffled thud in his ears.

Han Zhen's iron pole is one foot and four feet long. Even if it is held in the center of the pole, it is still more than seven feet long behind it.

I saw the tiger-headed copper bottle at the end of the pole, pressing heavily on Wang De's back.

In an instant, a sharp pain came from his back.

Wang De's face turned pale with pain, his body was shaky and he almost fell off his horse.

With many years of experience, he immediately judged that the ribs on his back were broken and his internal organs must have been severely damaged.

After destroying the opponent's cavalry general with one move, Han Zhen ignored him and smashed the iron spear in his hand at an oncoming cavalryman.

boom!
The cavalryman spat out a mouthful of blood mist, and his chest was dented. He was blown away more than ten meters, and fell heavily to the ground, killing him on the spot.

Seeing Han Zhen's bravery, the guards at the rear felt as if they had been given blood, their eyes were red, and they were extremely brave.

It's too late, it's too soon.

In just a few breaths, Han Zhen rushed out of the opponent's cavalry formation.

After just one charge, the Qingqi of the Western Army were already frightened out of their wits. They dared to fight, and each one of them galloped towards their own military formation.

Han Zhen had no intention of chasing him, and even if he did, he wouldn't be able to catch up.

Gradually slowing down his horse speed, he led his guards back to the central army.

Wei Da looked in admiration and said: "The county magistrate is brave!"

Han Zhen asked: "How is the battle going?"

Wei Da replied: "Our army is inferior in numbers. After the Western Army's left and right wings joined the battle, the situation was gradually stabilized."

Hearing this, Han Zhen looked around and saw that the Qingzhou Army's formation had changed from the original horizontal formation to an arc-shaped fish scale formation. On the left and right sides, it was in a stalemate with the Western Army.

Han Zhen ordered: "Send the order to Nie Dong, use firearms!"

"Order!"

The messenger immediately passed the news to the drummer on the high platform of the central army, and then ran quickly to the front army.

Dongdong~dong~dongdong!

Feeling that the rhythm of the war drum had changed, Nie Dong felt a chill in his heart and shouted loudly: "Use firearms!"

Everyone heard the words and immediately commanded: "The swordsman is ready, use the firearm, ten steps in front, throw!"

The knife and axemen hiding behind the shield array took off the firearms from their waists, lit them with fire sticks, counted seven numbers silently in their hearts, and then threw them high into the opposite Western Army formation.

Snapped!
Looking at the strange clay pot that fell at his feet, a Western soldier couldn't help but be slightly startled.

As a member of the Western Army, he has naturally seen firearms, but this firearm is completely different from the ones in their army, why is it so weird.

boom! ! !
A deafening loud noise rang in his ears.

The next moment, Xi Jun felt as if he had been hit by a hammer and fell heavily to the ground. His vision went dark and he suddenly lost consciousness.

On his chest, a crack was torn open in the heavy armor by iron caltrops, and bright red blood continued to gush out from the crack.

Boom boom boom! ! !
The loud noises of firearm explosions were heard one after another.

Every time it sounded, more than a dozen Western soldiers fell, wailing and screaming.

Such terrifying power made the soldiers in the front line of the Western Army frightened and lost their will to fight in an instant.

The real power of firearms is far more than that.

Those [-] prisoners of war were already on the verge of collapse. At this moment, they were stimulated by the explosion of firearms, which became the last straw that broke the camel's back.

"Run!!!!"

"Don't kill me, don't kill me, I surrender!"

"Grandpa Lei, please spare your life!"

The [-] prisoners of war completely collapsed, and most of them threw away their weapons and ran away.

Others either knelt down and surrendered, or chanted "God spare their lives".

Although the central army of the Western Army did not collapse, it turned into a mess. People screamed and horses neighed, and cattle, horses and other animals were frightened and kept running around.

Herod!
The war horse under Liu Guangshi was frightened and suddenly raised its front hooves, standing upright.

Without noticing, he fell off his horse and hit the ground hard, grinning in pain.

Han Zhen, who was far away, saw the opponent's central army being disrupted and immediately ordered: "Let Liu Qi charge into the formation!"

……

In the mountains on one side of the valley, Liu Qi was squatting on a big tree, staring unblinkingly at the battlefield below through the sparse branches and leaves.

Although he wanted to join the battle immediately, he had no choice but to do so. At this time, the opponent's central army was not in chaos and it was not yet time to charge.

Otherwise, a volley of divine arm crossbows would kill at least hundreds of cavalry.

boom!
Suddenly, a loud noise came into my ears.

Liu Qi's eyes suddenly lit up and he used the firearm.

I saw the opponent's central army was in chaos, and the originally prepared formation was scattered by cattle, horses and other livestock, and the scene was extremely chaotic.

"It's my turn!"

Liu Qi shouted excitedly.

Sure enough, on the high platform of the Qingzhou Army, the two flag bearers immediately changed to black and white flags.

Liu Qi quickly dropped from the top of the tree to the ground and shouted loudly: "Mount!"

The heavy armored cavalry, who had been sitting on the ground to rest, quickly stood up and mounted his horse.

"Follow the battalion commander and charge into battle!"

Liu Qi sat on his horse, roared loudly, and then took the lead and dived towards the valley.

Rumble!
The power of [-] heavily armored cavalry galloping and charging was extremely frightening.

With the support of his personal guards, Liu Guangshi had just stood up when he felt the ground begin to tremble.

Turning around to look, his face suddenly turned pale, and a layer of white hair sweat appeared on his back.

Countless black armored cavalry rushed down from the low mountains on both sides of the valley.

After gathering in the valley, it was like a torrent of steel, rushing toward itself.

"Quick, let's go!"

After coming back to his senses, Liu Guangshi hurriedly shouted.

The moment this heavily armored cavalry appeared, he knew in his heart that defeat was certain.

For today's plan, go is the best policy!
……

With the inertia of the dive, the speed of the war horse increased to the extreme in an instant.

The cold wind whistled past his ears. Liu Qi held a gun in one hand and a horse in the other, his eyes blazing.

After experiencing the initial panic, the soldiers in the Western Army's center wanted to reorganize their formation to withstand the cavalry charge.

But the speed of the heavy armored cavalry was too fast, and the Chinese army's cattle, horses and other livestock were running around, so it was too late.

In just a dozen breaths, the heavy armored cavalry rushed forward.

"Break the formation!"

Liu Qi roared loudly and pointed his spear at a Western soldier.

puff!

With the impact of the charge of the war horse, the spear penetrated the chest of the Western soldier heavily and came out.

After a successful blow, Liu Qi immediately abandoned his spear and pulled out the steel knife from his waist.

At the same time, the heavy armored cavalry from the rear arrived.

boom!
The power of the heavy armored cavalry was fully demonstrated at this moment.

With just one charge, the Chinese army of more than 1 people was devastated, and countless soldiers were trampled to pulp by iron hoofs.

After cutting through the Chinese army, Liu Qi was about to turn his horse's head and attack the Chinese army again when he saw a thousand light cavalry running towards him from the right side of the valley.

"kill!"

Liu Qi's eyes suddenly lit up, he raised the steel knife in his hand and rushed over with a roar.

These thousand light cavalry were really in trouble. First they were frightened by the one hundred heavy cavalry, and then the loud noise when the firearm exploded frightened the war horses again.

After finally calming down the war horses, they unexpectedly ran into more than [-] heavy armored cavalry head-on.

"God will kill me!"

Wang De looked up to the sky and cried out sadly.

You know, the Xixia Iron Harrier only has 3000 people at full strength.

Now, a rebel band of more than [-] people actually has more than [-] heavy-armored cavalry. What if this isn't God's will to destroy him?
A thousand Qingqi could not escape, and were submerged by the black steel torrent in the blink of an eye.

Only a few dozen Qingqi managed to escape and ran towards the Chinese army.

Liu Guangshi was not dead, and was surrounded by his own soldiers in a shield formation. Only then was he able to save his life under the charge of the heavy armored cavalry.

Taking advantage of the heavy armored cavalry's turn, Liu Guangshi immediately mounted a war horse, and, escorted by more than a dozen soldiers, joined the more than 50 light cavalry and ran wildly out of the valley.

Liu Guangshi's fighting skills are not very good, but he is very good at escaping and has rich experience.

During the Northern Expedition last year, he was chased by the Liao cavalry and successfully escaped.

Huang Kai's sharp eyes spotted Liu Guangshi who was escaping, and immediately reported: "Liu Battalion Commander, the commander-in-chief of the Western Army has escaped!"

"Huang Kai, you lead the cavalry battalion to continue the charge. Come with 300 people to capture the enemy general with me!"

Liu Qi dropped these words, led three hundred heavy armored cavalry, and immediately pursued them.

(End of this chapter)