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Chapter 662: Su Yao sweeps across the battlefield, the tiger is in danger (6k)

In Luyang City, the sunlight is blinding.

"impossible!"

"This is impossible!"

Wu Jing, who was beside Sun Jian, held his head, stamped his feet, and shouted loudly.

Wu Jing couldn't believe it at all, and Zu Mao beside Sun Jian felt the same way:

"Didn't the man surnamed Su go west to fight against Dong?"

"How could he appear here?!"

"Fake!"

"It must be fake. Someone must have pretended to be him to commit fraud!"

Everyone was talking about it, and Sun Jian was also shocked and confused.

Champion Hou Suyao, the fierce general who was known to be invincible in every battle and had the courage to defeat ten thousand men, actually appeared here?

Shouldn't he be far away in Guanzhong, confronting Dong Zhuo's army?
How could he appear outside Luyang City so quickly, and without any news about him at all?

However, no matter what the truth is, Sun Jian knew that now was obviously not the time to dwell on it.

"Calm down, everyone calm down!"

Sun Jian shouted loudly, trying to calm everyone down.

There is no way, the timing of the appearance of that heavy cavalry is too tricky, too fatal!

It was as if he had opened his third eye and calculated the right time to join.

At this moment, more than 70% of his tens of thousands of troops had left the camp and were swarming towards the city gate.

At this time, if the armored cavalry that appeared behind him were allowed to charge into his formation, it would undoubtedly cause a devastating blow to them!

Not to mention, the person leading the armored cavalry is most likely the undefeated champion Hou Suyao!
Once panic spreads, everything will be over.

"Zu Sima is right, it can't be Su Yao, but we can't take it lightly."

"Everyone cheer up, we have to stop them!"

Sun Jian affirmed Zu Mao's statement.

No matter whether that person is Su Yao or not, he cannot be Su Yao.

At the same time, Sun Jian also urgently gave the order to sound the horn, ordering the front army to retreat to defend, and at the same time asked all the reserve forces near the camp to turn around, with the rear team becoming the front team, and to stop the cavalry at all costs.

However, although Sun Jian's order was timely, the situation was unlikely to develop as he had expected.

First of all, his front army was already crowded. On the noisy battlefield, facing the victory of Luyang City at hand and the treasures and women in the city that were about to be obtained, it was difficult for them to hear the call from the rear.

Although the officers heard the sound of the horn, they did not know what was happening in the rear. They thought that the commander was too conservative and could not see the situation clearly at this critical moment. He wanted to preserve his strength or was afraid that his men would take too much and he would not get any share.

So, instead of calling on the soldiers to retreat, they continued to charge forward with all their might.

Of course, not everyone ignores orders.

A considerable number of troops belonged to Sun Jian's early direct lineage, such as Cheng Pu and others. Although they were puzzled, they still decided to obey orders.

However, on the chaotic battlefield, these regular troops and the recruited miscellaneous soldiers were all crowded together, coming and going. It was difficult to make timely changes in the surging crowd.

The front army cannot be relied upon, but what about the rear army? They can always hold on for a while, right?

After all, no matter how proud Sun Jian was, the battlefield space was limited, and he did not throw everyone to the city gate in front.

There are more than five to six thousand rear troops surrounding this camp.

However, these people's performance did not make Sun Jian feel at ease at all.

The biggest reason why sneak attacks and ambushes were always able to defeat the larger force with a smaller one in ancient wars was due to limited communication conditions and battlefield command methods.

It is simply impossible to command the army only by relying on flags, drums and horns.

It would be great if everyone could have a plan before the war and be organized in their advance and retreat.

"What's going on? Why do we have to sound the gong?"

"Didn't Luyang City fall? We are all going to win!"

"What is Envoy Sun doing?"

These people talked a lot and could only retreat reluctantly. At the same time, they sent scouts to the commander of the main camp to inquire about the situation.

Then, at this moment, people turned their heads one by one and saw the galloping cavalry coming from the distance.

"Fuck!"

"It's an enemy attack!"

"Defend quickly, form a formation! Form a formation!"

Seeing this, the generals of the rear army shouted loudly and tried to organize the soldiers to defend.

However, faced with the heavily armored cavalry that were as fierce as wolves and tigers, these rear army soldiers seemed at a loss.

Although Sun Jian had tens of thousands of soldiers, there were not many people who actually fought alongside him during the Yellow Turban Rebellion.

A large number of people were either recruited soldiers from Jingzhou and Nanyang or newly recruited able-bodied men. Not to mention high morale, many of them had no fighting will at all and lacked sufficient practical experience.

The overall quality of his army is so bad, and the quality of the people left in the rear is even worse.

Apart from the 800 personal soldiers led by Zu Mao who were the real elite, the other thousands of people were mostly auxiliary troops including strong men, laborers and firemen.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have been left out during the siege.

Each of them had a reliable set of leather armor and iron chest protector, and a ring-handled sword for self-defense, all thanks to Sun Jian's successive killings of the governor of Jingzhou and the prefect of Nanyang, and the opening of the armory.

However, having a suit of armor and a sword does not make a person a qualified warrior.

These people had never even seen ordinary cavalry groups on a normal day, but now they suddenly had to face these elite armored cavalry armed to the teeth.

This is the representative of the highest military force in the world!

Wow, it's like you're told it's time to fight the big devil as soon as you leave the Novice Village.

As a result, almost at the moment they saw Su Yao's armored cavalry, the morale bars of these rear army soldiers began to drop wildly, and their legs began to tremble uncontrollably.

This was thanks to the fact that there were no hillsides or forests suitable for ambushes in the Central Plains, Sun Jian discovered it early, and Su Yao's armored cavalry had limited movement speed.

Otherwise, with all the trouble they have been doing, they would have been torn to pieces.

However, precisely because Su Yao's charge was slow, their armored cavalry group displayed astonishing oppressive power as they approached step by step.

The steel torrent advanced step by step. The sound of horse hooves trampling, the friction of armor, and the shouts of knights were getting closer and louder. The earth seemed to be shaking, and the hearts of those frontline soldiers were pounding.

"Hold on, hold on!"

"No one is allowed to retreat!"

The officers shouted at the top of their lungs, but the soldiers all had question marks on their faces.

What?
Can I handle this?
Everyone is asking themselves silent questions in their hearts.

Then, before Su Yao's armored cavalry engaged the enemy, the formation hastily formed by these soldiers began to disintegrate on its own.

"It can't be fought, it can't be fought at all!"

"Run, run!"

"Mom, I want to go home!"

In panic and confusion, they dropped their weapons and fled.

This scene made Su Yao laugh out loud:
"Don't leave the trash!"

At the same time, Sun Jian was also shouting not to run away:

"Don't run!"

"Hold on, hold on!"

Sun Jian roared and waved his spear, trying to stabilize the morale of the army.

However, facing the heavy armored cavalry that was like a torrent of steel, the soldiers in the front row still found it difficult to resist the fear in their hearts.

They had been completely consumed by fear and only wanted to escape from this place of death and that terrible torrent.

The soldiers seemed to have lost their minds and were only concerned with escaping. They did not obey any orders at all and the scene was in chaos.

At this moment, Su Yao finally led the knights to rush forward.

Su Yao shouted loudly and swung his lance, which stabbed out like lightning, instantly piercing the chests of several soldiers.

For a moment, blood splattered everywhere and wailing sounds were heard one after another.

At the same time, the heavy armored cavalry behind him rushed into Sun Jian's rear army like a tiger descending from the mountain.

They waved their spears wildly, and the horses under their crotch trampled the ground with a deafening sound, as if they were going to tear the battlefield apart.

The already panicked soldiers in the rear army fell one after another under such a fierce attack, and their formation completely collapsed.

This sudden change immediately attracted the attention of the guards on the city wall of Luyang.

"Look what that is???"

"Master Yuan, it seems that reinforcements have arrived!"

"what?!"

Yuan Tan looked into the distance and saw the deafening shouts of battle coming from Sun Jian's rear camp. A group of cavalrymen were charging through the camp, invincible and unstoppable.

"It's reinforcements, it's really reinforcements!"

After seeing this scene, Yuan Tan immediately hugged Feng Ji tightly and shook him violently:
“Did you see it? Did you see it?!”

"Su-shaped flags, armored cavalry, could it be that the Champion Marquis has come in person?!"

"Mr. Feng, you are really smart. Let's wait for the turning point!"

Yuan Tan was ecstatic, but Feng Ji himself was completely dumbfounded.

Honestly speaking, at this point, Feng Ji himself didn't believe that the turnaround he talked about would ever come.

Are you kidding me? Who can come to rescue them?

It is better to rely on yourself than to rely on reinforcements.

Therefore, compared to the courage he had just displayed and the polite words he had said, Feng Ji had actually already secretly begun to think about what he should do to save his life after the city was broken.

After the city is broken, Yuan Tan will undoubtedly die, and those big-name soldiers will most likely be killed to vent their anger.

But he is different.

He comes from a noble family, and it is normal for scholars to change their employers these days.

So, now listening to Yuan Tan's words, Feng Ji, who was being swayed left and right by him, was frightened like a wooden man, his eyes fixed on the reinforcements in the distance.

He really couldn't understand why Su Yao suddenly appeared here and led such elite heavy cavalry.

Is Dong Zhuo dead?

The emperor was saved?
Or did Su Yao get the news and come back early?
I don’t know, but these things are not important at the moment.

The time for turning point has come, how can they just sit here and do nothing?

Feng Ji shook his head violently and shouted as if waking up from a dream:

"Hurry! Sir, hurry!"

"Hurry up and beat the drums to tell everyone that reinforcements are coming!" "Defend the city with all your might and never let the enemy break into the city again!"

"As long as we hold on a little longer, when the Champion Marquis's cavalry arrives, we can attack them from both sides, and we will definitely win this battle!"

Yuan Tan was awakened by Feng Ji's sudden reminder and quickly turned to the messenger beside him and shouted, "Quick, beat the drum and tell everyone that the reinforcements have arrived!"

Upon hearing this, the messenger immediately ran to the top of the city wall and beat the war drum loudly.

"Boom boom boom!"

The majestic drumbeats echoed over Luyang City and instantly spread throughout the city.

When the defenders in the city heard the inspiring drumbeats, they were greatly encouraged and their morale was high.

"Reinforcements have arrived, hold on everyone!"

"We are saved!"

The soldiers encouraged each other, picked themselves up again, and fought desperately to resist the fierce attack of Sun Jian's army outside the city.

On the other side, Su Yao was also leading the way, riding non-stop and rushing straight towards Sun Jian's camp.

"Follow me!"

His goal was clear, to break through the camp and kill his way to the general's flag.

Su Yao's mind was very clear.

The gap in numbers between the enemy and us is huge, and the number of times the armored cavalry can charge is also limited.

If you want to win, the only way is to attack quickly.

As long as they could capture that place, kill the general and seize the flag, they would be able to completely crush the morale of Sun Jian's army and end the battle.

That is why Su Yao was so patient and waited until the moment when Sun Jian's army pressed forward and the rear defense was empty.

"Damn it!" Sun Jian gritted his teeth.

As the saying goes, if you don't make a sound, it will be a blockbuster.

He witnessed all this from a distance, his face turned pale and his fists clenched.

Although he knew that Su Yao was powerful, he also knew that the armored cavalry was ferocious.

However, he never expected that this first contact would give him such a huge shock.

Now seeing Su Yao rushing forward and breaking through the camp gate, Sun Jian's blood boiled in an instant.

"kill!"

"Kill with me!"

Sun Jian roared, jumped off the platform, drew his sword, and mounted his horse, intending to ride straight towards Su Yao, wanting to fight the enemy general and reverse the current downward trend.

This really scared Zu Mao and Wu Jing silly.

The two of them held Sun Jian's horse tightly and refused to let him charge forward.

Although in the past, this Jiangdong tiger always led the troops and that was the secret of their invincibility.

However, the current situation is very different!

That unstoppable thief general who was leading the way was no match for him at all.

Although I don't know whether he is the real Champion Marquis, the risk of fighting him one-on-one is too great.

Once you lose, it's all over for everyone.

I dare not gamble, I absolutely cannot gamble!
Wu Jing and Zu Mao held Sun Jian's horse reins tightly, trying their best to stop his impulsive behavior.

"Sir, no!" Wu Jing shouted anxiously, "The situation is critical right now. If anything happens to you, what will we do?"

Zu Mao also quickly echoed, "Yes, sir! That thief is extremely brave, you must not act on impulse, you must put the overall situation first!"

Upon hearing this, Sun Jian frowned and glanced at the two of them with a sharp gaze, with a hint of unwillingness and determination in his eyes.

He knew very well that as a commander, he could not take risks easily, and he could not let his soldiers fall into greater crisis because of his momentary impulse.

However, the cavalry vanguard has already rushed into the camp gate, and the situation is now critical. If they cannot be intercepted in time and the morale of the army is not boosted, the army will be overthrown in an instant.

"I go!"

Zu Mao shouted loudly and called on the surrounding guards to intercept Su Yao.

This made Sun Jian stunned.

"Nonsense!"

"You also know that the thief is very brave. I am not sure of winning, let alone you?!"

However, Zu Mao laughed and touched the back of his head:

"That's what you said, sir."

"I am a rough man, not very smart, but I know the truth that a man should die for his friend."

"You have treated us brothers very well over the years. We have received the highest salary and the best treatment. Now, the military situation is critical. It is time for us to die."

"Please don't worry, sir. Move the flag quickly, join the front army, and reorganize the defense line."

"There are only a few thousand of them. We will fight to the death to intercept them and buy you time to turn defeat into victory!"

"Our army will win!"

After Zu Mao finished speaking, he raised his arms and shouted, and led the personal guards behind him to charge towards the heavy armored cavalry that was like a flood and a beast without hesitation.

Their figures seemed so small in the sunlight, but at this moment, they burst out with amazing courage and determination.

Sun Jian looked at the receding backs of Zu Mao and others, tears glistening in the corners of his eyes.

"Bastard, bastard!"

He knew that after this trip, Zu Mao and the others might never come back.

However, as a commander, he could not let his emotions affect the entire army, nor could he let the soldiers see his weakness.

"Zu Mao, good brother, I will not let your sacrifice go in vain."

"I must win this battle!"

"There are only a thousand cavalrymen, and we just came at the right time. Don't even think about getting angry with me!"

Sun Jian gnashed his teeth in his heart, then took a deep breath, suppressed the grief and anger in his heart, turned around and ordered Wu Jing and others:
"Move quickly, let's regroup and kill him without a single piece of armor left!"

After saying this, Sun Jian flicked his whip and moved the flag towards the city gate with Wu Jing and a few others.

There, he would join forces with Cheng Pu, Huang Gai and others, regroup and wipe out these uninvited guests who had broken into the camp.

He still has confidence in this.

Although the battlefield was in chaos just now and he could not fully command by sounding the horn, he also sent out messengers at the same time, and the order should have been passed down to the troops in the front by now.

The fact that everyone in front of me is now looking back and rushing here is proof of that.

A temporary defeat is nothing, his truly elite troops are all ahead.

Huang Gai, Cheng Pu, Sun Ben and others were fighting bloody battles with Yuan's army.

As long as they are given a little more time and the army regroups, they will definitely be able to completely wipe out these suddenly appearing enemy cavalry.

There are only over a thousand cavalrymen. Do you think you can kill all my tens of thousands of people?

Even if you don’t die of exhaustion, the horse will die of exhaustion first!

So Sun Jian ran all the way, racing against time.

And behind him, Zu Mao was also very clear about this.

He must intercept Su Yao as much as possible.

The eight hundred elite personal soldiers took advantage of the complex terrain between the tents in the camp to set up layers of defense, laid out a firm defense line, and resisted step by step in an attempt to buy time for Sun Jian.

"Kill!"

As soon as he saw the armored cavalry approaching, Zu Mao led his personal guards in a fierce battle with Su Yao's heavy cavalry.

These people are worthy of being the death warriors that Sun Jian has trained over the years. They are truly fearless and brave.

However, courage and bravery could not reverse the downward trend.

Their weapons are simply incapable of doing effective damage.

The armor worn by Su Yao and others was the equipment of the Han imperial guards. It was a masterpiece made with the painstaking efforts of the world's skilled craftsmen. The swords, spears, and halberds in the hands of ordinary soldiers could hardly penetrate the heavy armor.

On the other hand, Su Yao's heavy cavalry, the spears and swords in their hands were like the scythes of the god of death. Not only could they take away a life with every swing, but the trampling and impact of the heavy war horses alone were not something that flesh and blood could withstand.

The armored cavalry led by Su Yao was like a sharp blade, easily piercing through them.

"Pfft!"

With a dull sound, a soldier was pierced through the chest by a spear. Blood gushed out and his body fell to the ground weakly.

"Stop them! Don't let them get through!"

Although they fought desperately, their defense line quickly collapsed under Su Yao's unstoppable charge.

The rumbling sound of the cavalry kept approaching, and Su Yao himself was at the forefront, charging forward fearlessly.

Seeing this scene, Zu Mao was not afraid but happy.

He saw this as a rare opportunity.

If we can kill this general when he is alone and deep in the enemy's territory, the whole situation will be reversed.

So he roared, wielded his long sword, and led his personal soldiers to rush forward to fight with Su Yao.

Several of them quietly attacked Su Yao from the side and back, attempting to encircle him from all sides, first cutting off the horse's legs and then capturing and killing the fallen Su Yao in one fell swoop.

Their calculations went well, but they completely underestimated Su Yao's strength.

Su Yao seemed to have eyes on his back. He turned around suddenly, swung his lance, and swept away a row of his personal soldiers who were attacking him by surprise, with blood splattering everywhere.

"what?!"

Zu Mao was stunned when he saw Su Yao suddenly squeeze the horse's belly. The warhorse under his crotch suddenly accelerated and rushed towards him like a black lightning.

"Die, you bastard!"

Su Yao let out a low shout, and swung the lance in his hand suddenly, hitting Zu Mao directly with a sound of breaking through the air.

Zu Mao's face changed drastically when he saw this. He didn't expect Su Yao's reaction to be so quick.

He hastily swung his sword to block, but Su Yao's strength was too great. Zu Mao only felt a huge force coming, his arm felt numb, and the weapon was knocked out of his hand.

Immediately afterwards, the long blade of Su Yao's lance drew a sinister arc and went straight to his vitals.

With a "whoosh" sound, the horse lance pierced through Zu Mao's neck. His head flew high into the air, and the gushing blood instantly dyed his battle robe red.

"Zusima!"

Seeing this, the personal soldiers shouted in grief and anger. They fought desperately to resist Su Yao's cavalry, but were completely powerless to turn the tide.

Dozens of them besieged Su Yao but were unable to kill him. Instead, one by one their own people were thrown into the sky and lost their lives.

The deaths of these people, coupled with Zu Mao's death in battle, completely destroyed the morale of the personal soldiers.

They dropped their weapons and ran away.

Time was running out, and Su Yao ignored these people when he saw them scatter. He led the heavy cavalry, swept through like a hurricane, trampled through the camp, and headed straight for Sun Jian's flag.

Over there, Sun Jian, who had just joined Cheng Pu, Huang Gai and others, stared at the cavalry rushing towards him with his eyes wide open.
(End of this chapter)