The devil is coming

Chapter 979 Kill the King
The Chu army formation is now under tremendous pressure from all directions, and the Yan army soldiers and horses from all walks of life are looking at the opportunities they have found and are trying to penetrate them;
However, when that heavily armored cavalry appeared on the battlefield, the Chu soldiers from Xiong Tingshan to the lowest level were instantly attracted by it.
Without him, it would be impossible to ignore such a terrifying momentum.
Three thousand heavy armored cavalry may not seem to be many in number compared to the huge battlefield where hundreds of thousands of troops from both sides are currently fighting, but sometimes, a piercing blow at a key location is enough to directly determine the direction of the entire battlefield. .
"Cavalry intercepts, come out!"
Xiong Tingshan, who was standing on the carriage shaft, immediately gave the order.
The most precious thing of the Chu State is the cavalry. Over the years... no, to be precise, the Chu State's pursuit of the cavalry has never stopped;
The so-called Chu infantry is the best in the world. It is the most feasible way to adapt to the Chu terrain to deal with the Shanyue tribe. However, in foreign wars, everyone knows the importance of cavalry;
Otherwise, it would have been impossible for the Situ family to rely on a Zhennan Pass to prevent the Chu State from going north.
Under Xiong Tingshan's order, two breaches immediately appeared in the army's formation, and two Chu cavalrymen rushed out quickly to block the heavy armored cavalry.
This is a painful decision, because after these two Chu cavalry are released, they will no longer be able to get the cover of their own military formation. No matter whether they succeed in blocking the terrifying cavalry that suddenly appears in the Yan Kingdom, these two Chu cavalry will The national cavalry will not be able to come back.
Even if they successfully completed their mission, they would be entangled and strangled by the Yan Army cavalry that looked like hungry wolves all around them.
No one would use cavalry like this unless absolutely necessary, and Xiong Tingshan had now reached the point where he had no other choice.
It takes almost no thought to figure out what the consequences would be if this heavy armored cavalry crashed into their own military formation. On this large plain, once the military formation was broken open and the Chu army lost the cover and protection of the military formation, Will be reduced to flesh and blood for swallows and dogs to bite.
The charge of the heavily armored cavalry continued;
The knights have steely eyes, because their prince is at the front of them!
Those brave beasts and horses that can carry heavy armor also have heavy breathing, not because they are tired, but because the wildness and violence exuded by the brave beast at the front ignited all their emotions, making the blood in their blood seem to At this moment, I felt like I was burning.
The Chu cavalry attacked from both wings. Comparatively speaking, Zheng Fan, who was at the forefront of the charge, did not bear the greatest pressure, because the appearance of the Chu cavalry was like two hands stretched out to block it. It was the shoulders, not the head, that swept in front of Zheng Fan, but the Chu army's tail.
Pixiu, who finally got a chance to fight in the battle formation, showed extremely strong qualities at this time. He turned sideways, not only did his speed not decrease, but he also created a gap for his master to pierce.
"puff!"
The tip of the black dragon flag's flagpole directly pushed the Chu knight in front of him into the air. Although the terrifying force did not break his armor, it was enough to shatter his internal organs.
next moment,
Pixiu pulled again, and Zheng Fan waved the long flag again, sweeping down three Chu knights in a row.
Subsequently,
Zheng Fan lowered his body and dodged a lance;
Pixiu slammed his body against him, knocking over the Chu army knight and his horse.
Whether it is the prince above or the Pixiu below, they have rarely had the opportunity to go into battle in person in recent years, but this pair played and cooperated extremely well at this time.
After all, the prince is a fourth-grade peak master. Compared with Hetian Wujing and Yu Huaping, his qualifications can only be considered mediocre, but compared with ordinary people, he is also a genius among ordinary people;
Not to mention Pixiu, looking at the entire Dayan, how many Pixiu are there?
Not to mention Zheng Fan's one, the demon kings would use it to do small experiments in their spare time. Since it was not tortured to death, it must have become stronger after being tortured.
When Zheng Fan stabbed a Chu army knight over again, Zheng Fan, who had completed a round of hedging, subconsciously looked back behind him.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The heavy armored cavalry forcibly crushed the battle with a domineering attitude. The Chu people's cavalry were like paper in front of them. When they rushed up, they were crushed to their feet, like a group of children trying to stop them. A group of strong men who were completely vulnerable.
This is a matter of course. In a normal cavalry confrontation, life and death are often just a matter of seconds. If you cannot kill the opponent in front of you, you will most likely be killed in the next moment.
The way to deal with heavy armored cavalry is very simple. Just fly kites from the outside to wear down their physical strength. After success, the heavy armor will become a burden and the situation will be reversed directly;
But the Chu people didn't have this time. Even if these Chu army cavalry were flying kites from the outside, the heavy armored cavalry could completely ignore these arrows and go directly to complete their mission and collide with the Chu army formation.
On the train, Xiong Tingshan looked at all this in disbelief. He knew that there was little chance of stopping them, but he really didn't expect that his cavalry would be so vulnerable.
Everyone has limitations.
For example, if Zheng Fan is asked to lead a group of infantry to annihilate Shanyue in the ravines or to fight the natives in the southwest of Qian Kingdom, Zheng Fan will be confused and uncomfortable after breaking away from the habitual idea of ​​​​cavalry moving in depth and depth;
The same is true for Xiong Tingshan. It is difficult for someone who has not commanded a large-scale cavalry regiment and summed up experience and lessons from continuous practice in actual combat to truly have a glimpse of the true meaning of cavalry in war mode. At this point, Xiong Tingshan In fact, he is very good. As one of the few elite generals left in Da Chu, he understands;
But the problem is that the heavy armored cavalry that Liang Cheng spent several years cultivating and training has gone beyond the scope of traditional cavalry warfare.
For these nearly a thousand wild beasts alone, in the past, only those with an official rank reaching a certain level, similar to Xu Wenzu when he was an envoy, could be qualified to be paired with one;
From mounts, to armor, to weapons, to training, to maintenance, to how to maintain the ability to quickly mount a horse and rush into battle at any time after going to the battlefield, every detail requires a lot of war wisdom.
In short, this is not three thousand simple cavalry wearing thick armor, but an army of three thousand beasts!
The failure of the Chu cavalry actually slowed down the charge of the Yan army to a certain extent. But the problem is that after witnessing their own cavalry being "chopped", the Chu army finally The shock that the infantry at the front suffered, as well as the rapid decline in morale and morale caused by this shock, were enough to smooth out the slightest drop in speed of the Yan army, or even exceed it.
In this world, there are actually things more terrifying than death, and there are many of them.
These soldiers of the Chu Army, as the forbidden army of the Great Chu Royal Family, are indeed elite, and they are willing to fight to the death. However, when they see such a battle, their physical discomfort is enough to destroy them in a short time. will.
Facing the frontal charge of the cavalry is a great pressure in itself.
Facing a charge of heavy armored cavalry...
"shoot!"
The officers of the Chu army began to order to shoot arrows. From the inconsistency of the arrows fired, it can be seen how bad the Chu army's current mental state is.
Facing the attack of arrows,
Zheng Fan immediately got down on his knees, and Pixiu raised his neck thoughtfully under his crotch. It was covered in armor, so it was not afraid, even if the armor was penetrated, it didn't matter. It had rough skin and thick flesh.
After all, his master finally brought him to charge, and God knows when the next time will be;
After all, there are thousands of little guys behind him looking at him, so how can he stretch his hips?
The sound of arrows hitting armor came from time to time,
Some arrows still hit Zheng Fan, but they were mostly on the periphery of the body and did not touch the vital parts;
Moreover, when Zheng Fan was wearing royal robes, the wind blew thousands of troops but could not blow the hem of his clothes. Is it really just because of the suppressed royal aura?
Simply because... this royal uniform has hidden secrets, it is very heavy, the decoration on the outside is a kind of needlework, and the inside is woven with mithril thread.
Wearing it is like a set of royal clothes with a set of soft armor embedded inside, and it is extremely tough soft armor, which is many times better than leather armor.
This is not Siniang's handiwork. When Ji Laoliu made this set of regent uniforms in Ming Palace, he took into account Zheng's "timid and afraid of death" character, so he made extremely considerate arrangements.
It’s also thanks to the fact that the regent of Dayan is a fourth-grade martial artist. If it were an ordinary person, he wouldn’t be able to walk at all once he puts on this royal uniform!
distance,
zoom in,
zoom in,
coming!
Zheng Fan clamped the flagpole,
Pixiu let out a roar,
Facing the spear pierced from between the Chu army's shields in front, it didn't even dodge, it just hit it!
"boom!!!"
This hit directly created a gap, the shield broke, the shield hand was knocked away, and even the spear hand was overturned.
However, Pixiu's hooves suffered a heavy blow, and Chu people also arranged things on the ground, causing Pixiu's balance to be completely lost at this time.
Zheng Fan sensed this situation and immediately threw the black dragon flag in his hand, then slapped Pi Xiu on the back with one palm, and he separated from Pi Xiu.
"Buzz!"
Pixiu fell down, slid on the ground, and knocked away many Chu soldiers. Then, it got up quickly again. There were already several arrows and two spears stuck in its body, but it still remained With his head held high, he showed the majesty of the beast of Dayan Totem.
Zheng Fan, who landed on the ground, pulled out Wu Ya from his waist as quickly as possible;
However, the surrounding Chu soldiers had not had time to double-team him, and Zheng Fan had not had time to show off the sword skills he had practiced every afternoon for these years in a serious manner among thousands of troops;
from behind,
The terrifying sound of impact resounded throughout the whole place!
Just like pushing blocks, the Chu army's forward military formation was flattened in one piece. All Chu soldiers who dared to intercept the front were instantly turned into flesh. The frightening propulsion force broke through the final The momentum behind the outer lines continued and they continued to push forward.
This is a battlefield, but the heavy armored cavalry is on the battlefield...forcibly pushing!
Zheng Fan stood there holding the sword. After the heavy armored cavalry rushed over, they consciously bypassed their prince and continued to move forward. There were basically no opponents around Zheng Fan.
Originally, he was on the front line, but now, the front line is in front of him.
If viewed from the perspective of the falcons hovering above, the originally rock-solid Chu army's formation seemed to have been crushed all the way down by a thick finger, opening a large hole.
However, after this charge, the heavy armored cavalry will suffer very heavy casualties. Their heavy armor is their greatest protection and also their greatest threat;
Once the horse falls, it is easy to break a bone. At the same time, the people behind him have no time to pull and avoid him, so he can only be trampled;
And once the momentum was completed, they had no ability to turn around. Firstly, the strength of the knight himself and Pixiu could not support them to drill through again in a short time. Secondly, it was also difficult for them to turn around.
Therefore, many heavily armored knights in front were already surrounded by the Chu army. They could not even move and could only be suppressed and lost their lives.
A round of charge,
Nearly half were killed or injured!
This is an absolutely terrifying battle loss ratio, but from the perspective of a war commander, it is extremely worthwhile.
Because the Yan troops on the periphery have started to cut in crazily along the breach. If the Chu army's formation is compared to a turtle shell, then now that the turtle shell is broken, the soft meat inside will become the most delicious. tasty.
The collapse of the Chu army is unavoidable and is already happening.
Zheng Fan held the knife. He did not choose to retreat at this time, but continued to move forward.
But soon, Zheng Fan realized that his current advance was in vain. Not only were the heavy armored cavalry in front of him, but the Yan Army cavalry that followed had also rushed in front of him.
The prince gritted his teeth. He hadn't had enough killing yet. However, he had no choice but to turn his head and walk towards where his Pixiu was. After remaining standing to welcome the heavy armored cavalry, Pixiu finally couldn't hold on anymore and knelt down there. .
Zheng Fan looked at it and saw that this guy still had the energy to make eye contact with him, so he knew that this guy was not going to die.
He stretched out his hand and began to help it pull out the arrow embedded in its body. It had penetrated the flesh, but not deeply, and it also knew how to use its muscles to clamp the wound to stop the bleeding.
However, just when Zheng Fan was about to pull out the broken spear, a Chu army corpse that had been lying next to him suddenly jumped up and quickly rushed to Zheng Fan. A scimitar was pulled against Zheng Fan's neck. come over.
Zheng Fan quickly dodged, but the scimitar failed to slit his throat, but struck him in the chest.
Zheng Fan covered his chest with his left hand, his blood was broken, his royal clothes were torn, and a bloody wound appeared on his body.
This is by no means an ordinary soldier. If ordinary soldiers from the Chu Kingdom could have this strength, then Chu would have reached heaven long ago.
The assassin didn't give Zheng Fan any chance to breathe anymore and pressed forward again.
Pixiu let out an angry roar and stood up forcefully to help.
The Wuya in Zheng Fan's hand started to block first. After fighting three times in a row, Zheng Fan felt that his blood was surging all over his body and his throat was sweet. However, the assassin could not get closer to him.
At this time, the Yan army nearby had discovered this situation and was quickly surrounding them.
The assassin knew that he didn't have much time, so he swung his sword again and was blocked by Zheng Fan. Then he shot three short arrows from his cuff.
However, this blow had no unexpected effect;
For Zheng Fan, you can pretend to be a soldier and pretend to be dead, so how can you not be careful about your hidden weapons?
Wu Ya swung a sword in advance and swept away all the hidden weapons;
The assassin's eyes narrowed, and he was about to continue his attack, but at this moment, two knights of the Yan Army rushed forward on horseback, slashing with their sabers, and forced the assassin back.
Zheng Fan did not continue to be serious and began to retreat quickly. It was not because he was afraid, but because he needed a few breaths to calm down his blood. When he rushed into the battle to fight, he had already consumed a lot of energy. He performed several moves in a row, aggravating the restlessness of his own blood.
"Lord."
A Ming's voice appeared behind Zheng Fan.
"You're late." Zheng Fan smiled.
"No."
Zheng Fan turned his head and discovered that a long black arrow had been completely penetrated into A Ming's chest. White smoke was rising from the bloody arrow, which was obviously poisonous.
A Ming looked to the west, where a Chu soldier was staring at this place with great anger. His arrow failed to succeed.
However, his regret did not last long, as his head was immediately cut off in half by a Yan Army knight who followed him up.
At this time, a group of Yan Army knights began to consciously protect Zheng Fan, surrounding him and protecting him.
A Ming silently pulled the arrow out of his body;
"Really, I haven't been shot in a long time, so I'm not used to it."
"How about poison?"
A Ming shook his head and said: "Don't worry, Lord, it's not a big problem for me, but the recovery time may be a little longer."
"I was willful." Zheng Fan said.
A Ming smiled and said: "Even if I'm not here, I don't think that the Lord will die by this arrow. We have always teased the Lord that your life is not good on the battlefield, and you are always easy to hide from open guns." It is difficult to prevent hidden arrows, but the problem is, haven't we all helped you to block them over the years?
This is what we should do, and the Lord does not deserve to die. "
Zheng Fan reached out, patted A Ming on the shoulder and said:
"It's a pity that I haven't reached the third level yet."
"It's not flattering or anything like that, but my subordinates were quite touched when they saw their master rushing forward.
Lord,
Go on, my subordinates can block a few more arrows for you, just enjoy it. "
"it is good."
Zheng Fan stretched out his hand, and a Yan Army knight dismounted and gave his mount to the prince. Zheng Fan got on his horse, raised his sword, and called to the knights around him:
"Send the order, all the troops, all troops, let me chase across the Wei River in one go!
Where did the Chu army flee?
we,
Just chase wherever you go! "
"Here!"
In the distance, the Chu army began to collapse, while the Yan army continued to advance, striving to destroy all the Chu army's structures as quickly as possible.
Similar scenes are happening on many battlefields.
Yan troops are everywhere chasing prey, and Chu troops are everywhere fleeing south;
A few days ago, the elite troops of Dachu, who were still advancing vigorously, have now been completely reduced to a disorganized army;
A hundred years ago, the first generation of Zhenbeihou defeated the 50-strong Qianguo army in the Northern Expedition;
Today, the regent of Dayan defeated the 50-strong Northern Expedition Chu army;
Although the fighting on the battlefield is still going on and the war is not completely over yet, looking at the current scene, you can already safely shout that sentence:
Chu State has been defeated in this battle!
……
Xiong Tingshan holds a long sword, and there are more than 200 personal guards beside him, but on the outside, there are thousands of Yan army knights surrounding him.
On the ground all around, there were many corpses of soldiers from both sides lying.
Xiong Tingshan gasped for air and stared around;
At this time,
A group of cavalry in brocade clothes appeared and joined the siege. Their clothes were so obvious in the generally dark style of the Yan army.
A figure wearing royal robes also appeared among the group of brocade robes.
The prince raised his hand,
The knights of the Yan army all around who had their bows and arrows ready put down their bows and arrows;
Xiong Tingshan shouted:
"Zheng Fan, your royal robes are just as good as your Emperor Yan's dragon robes!
I don't understand,
Why don't you want to be that emperor? "
Zheng Fan sat on the horse and looked at Xiong Tingshan in the distance.
Road:
"Didn't you, Xiong Tingshan, rebel and become the emperor of Chu?"
Xiong Tingshan laughed and said:
"I couldn't beat my fourth brother, so I surrendered and lowered my head. As for you, the Emperor of Yan State, I admit that you can be considered a wise master, but you may not be able to beat him. No, how could you not be able to beat him!"
It can be heard that Xiong Tingshan was defeated in this battle. The regent in his eyes now was no different from the King Jingnan in Nian Yao's eyes back then.
Zheng Fan replied:
"Because it's so easy to play with him, I don't bother to play with him anymore."
"Hahahahaha..."
"What about you, why don't you run away?" Zheng Fan asked.
After the Chinese army was defeated, Xiong Tingshan could have led his elite troops to flee south first, but in this chaotic situation, it was difficult for the Yan army to mobilize enough troops to chase him alone;
Unless he is particularly unlucky, with so many broken troops as cover, Xiong Tingshan has a high chance of escaping.
"Zheng Fan, regent, hehe, you should know why we are desperate this time.
Rather than being cut off by you and the Yan State behind you, it would be better to take advantage of the fact that there is still the strength to fight, to fight for a possibility, and maybe even make a comeback.
Now, the bet is lost;
What are you going to do when you go back?
If I really want to continue to live my life, why would I come here?
Zheng Fan,
If you had revealed your identity in that carriage back then, don't use Mr. Su as a cover, just say you are Zheng Fan. My fourth brother would have betrothed the girl to you.
Even in our great Chu, you can be crowned king.
Tell me, is this possible?
Is it true that the national destiny of Da Chu will not be like this? "
In fact, in recent years, the Emperor of Chu has never stopped wooing Zheng Fan. From the earliest stage, he hoped to help Zheng Fan establish a country in the east of Jin Dynasty. Later, he even stated in a letter that he would wait until Zheng Fan and Xiong Liqing had another son. Later, he promised to make his nephew the prince of Chu.
But Zheng Fan has never been tempted by this.
Just like right now,
His answer to Xiong Tingshan was also very straightforward:
"That's not possible."
"Why? How can I, the great Chu State, be inferior to his country of Yan?"
Zheng Fan smiled:
"because,
I just think,
This big swallow,
He deserves to unify all these summers. "
"No reason to explain?"
"It makes no sense."
Xiong Tingshan took a deep breath and exhaled slowly,
shouted again:
"Look,
After this battle, can I, Da Chu, still pose a threat to your country, Yan?
Therefore,
The scene at the foot of Yupan City,
Just don’t do it again;
They are all good men, and I cannot lead them to victory because of my incompetence.
No matter how hard you kill them all, it will only make the Chu people hate the Yan people even more. It's time to be gentle. "
Zheng Fan opened his mouth and said:
"When did you, Xiong Tingshan, feel that you were qualified to teach me how to do things?"
"If you don't have this qualification, how can a defeated general have any bullshit qualifications? I just pity my sons, they are all raised by my mother's biological father.
Now that the situation is over and there is no hope of struggling, we must survive for them once. "
"What do you want me to ask for?"
“I’m not leaving, I’m just staying here, waiting for you;
So that I can give my head to you, and then let you take my head to make them put down their resistance and surrender.
You, the majestic regent of Yan,
Is it possible that you still need this human blood to build your reputation? "
Zheng Fan said nothing.
Xiong Tingshan held the knife in one hand, clamped it on his neck, and ordered:
"All of them, put down your weapons and surrender!"
No one moved around the guards.
"This king is not dead yet!"
The guards put down their weapons one after another and knelt down towards Xiong Tingshan.
Xiong Tingshan looked at Zheng Fan,
shouted:
"Take my head,
Prince Consort! "
"puff!"
Xiong Tingshan used his Qi and blood sword to cut off his head from his neck.
The head rolled to the ground,
The headless body fell backward.
A leader of the bodyguards, with tears in his eyes, picked up Xiong Tingshan's head and walked slowly towards the direction of Zheng Fan. The bodyguards in golden clothes raised their bows and nocked arrows.
The leader of the personal guards did not get too close.
Instead, he held up Xiong Tingshan’s head and knelt down on one knee:
"Please ask the prince-in-law to take over the head!"
Liu Dahu looked at Zheng Fan, who nodded slightly;
Liu Dahu got off his horse, walked over, took the head, and came back.
Subsequently,
The head guard stood up, walked back, picked up a knife on the ground, and
shouted:
"Your Majesty, wait for us!"
The knife edge wiped his neck, blood spattered, and he fell to the ground.
The more than 200 personal guards who knelt beside Xiong Tingshan's broken body picked up the weapons they had dropped earlier;
"Your Majesty, my subordinate is down!"
"Your Majesty, wait for me!"
More than 200 personal guards all committed suicide, leaving no one alive. They followed Xiong Tingshan collectively.
This scene caused the surrounding Yan Army knights to put away the joking and complacent expressions on their faces that had previously surrounded the enemy chieftain. No matter when, they would always respect the bloody sons and gentlemen in the army, regardless of the enemy or ourselves.
Zheng Fan's eyes moved away and fell on the head of the person held in Liu Dahu's hand.
a long time,
ordered:
“Publish this king’s order and inform the entire army;
This battle,
One prisoner is worth two heads. "
(End of this chapter)