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Volume 2: Wang Changan Chapter 20: Iron and Blood - A Battle to the Death (Part 2)

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    Chapter 20 Iron and blood fight to the death

    Several of the Zhou army's infantry battle formations on the outside were broken through in just an instant. These two elite legions of Dashi can be said to be the most elite troops after several years of bloody battles. They have strong beliefs, even in the daytime.  Seeing the Zhou army's prepared military formation, they would rush forward without hesitation. What's more, it was night, and the spear formation could not be seen at all. The impact of the cavalry should not be underestimated. Countless Zhou army soldiers were hit by the rushing horses.  Falling, trampling, even if it is a weapon against cavalry such as a horse rifle, in front of the cavalry who let go of their speed, at most two or so cavalry will be stabbed to death, and the huge torque will cause the Zhou soldiers to escape.  ¡¶¡·Novel Network

    Of course, the casualties of the Great Food Cavalry were much higher than those of the Zhou army. The cavalry collided head-on with the spear formation, and the dense spears were like hedgehogs. The result of such a forceful collision was that more than a thousand Great Food Cavalry turned into candied haws, with their eyes red with blood.  After the Dashi cavalry traveled a long way, even the lowest soldiers knew that they were fighting against the powerful Zhou army and it was also a battle related to Dashi's life and death, so they all risked their lives.

    Forcibly urging the war horse to charge, if the horse is stabbed to death, rely on the weight and inertia of the war horse to open a gap in the Zhou army's spear formation, so that the cavalry behind can rush into the formation. If he is stabbed, he will jump forward and attack the Zhou army's spear formation.  The spear was tightly grasped and the spear head was pulled downwards. The Dashi Army's sacrifice of life and death was effective. Eight brigades of the Zhou army deployed on both sides were broken through from the front. Their bodies were dark and even their faces were tied in black.  Bu's large food cavalry rushed into the Zhou army whose gun formation was broken. The scimitars in their hands brought cold light and started slashing and killing. For a while, the Zhou army was like a small boat in a stormy river, in danger.

    The sacrifices of the Zhou troops on both sides also had an effect. Although the Dashi cavalry rushed into the military formation, the corpses of themselves and the Zhou army soldiers also blocked the path of the cavalry charge, and the speed could not help but slow down.  However, the soldiers with sabers and shields charged forward bravely. The horizontal sword in their hands cut open the horses, human bodies, and all the flesh and blood of the enemy. The determination of the Zhou army to fight to the death was no worse than that of Dashi. The Zhou army here basically killed  Veterans who had fought many battles knew that if they retreated and collapsed, the infantry would die under the pursuit of the cavalry, so they gritted their teeth and began to violently attack the cavalry.

    The remaining spearmen who lost their formation either raised their still usable spears and stabbed the numerous cavalry around them, or they drew out their swords and slashed wildly. Some of the scattered spearmen who were not inferior to the same brigade even formed a group.  They formed small formations one by one and fought desperately with the food cavalry. The bravery and tenacity of the Anxi soldiers of the Great Zhou Dynasty were fully demonstrated at this time.

    A part of the food cavalry rushed in along the passage left between the Zhou army's formations, which also shared part of the pressure. The two sides of the food cavalry attacked the middle section of the Zhou army's formation. Duan Yaoming and Fang Chi were at the front.  The military formation did not receive a frontal attack from the large group of cavalry, but the weakest troops on both wings of the cavalry passed through.

    Their brigade is the best infantry brigade in Dalun Pass. Such an impact was easily blocked. However, both Duan Yaoming and Fang Chi knew from the huge battle sound that suddenly broke out in the middle of their formation that they were afraid.  Things were not going well in the middle. Fang Chi rushed to the side of Duan Yaoming's army with his back bent. Duan Yaoming's huge body was also exposed. He was obviously looking for Fang Chi. There was a huge fighting noise in the dark night. There was no sign of a flag.  Can't see, can't hear when shouting, so we can only communicate through this method.

    "Old Duan, it seems that the Chinese army has been broken through. I don't know how many formations have been broken through. The opponent's cavalry rushes into the formation. The speed must have slowed down at this time. You go to the right and attack the enemy's flank. I will deal with the enemy on the left. Go and fight with the others.  Let's talk to the two brigades that were not affected. Let's attack with two brigades on one side. We must reduce the pressure on the Chinese army." Fang Chi had a clear mind and basically grasped the key to the battle at this time in such a short time. He raised his voice and shouted at Duan Yaoming.  roared in his ears.

    Duan Yaoming bent down and put his ear to Fang Chi's mouth. He nodded after listening to Fang Chi's instructions. Without hesitation, the two immediately notified the two brigades next to them. The four brigades were divided into 1,200 Zhou troops.  Both sides immediately turned and moved closer to the Chinese army.

    Zhang Xiaoyong already knew that he had made a mistake. In the dark night, his spear array could intimidate the opponent's cavalry. Thinking of the heavy casualties ahead, Zhang Xiaoyong's heart ached like a knife, but now there was no room for hesitation, and the brave men met on a narrow road.  After winning, Zhang Xiaoyong raised his horizontal sword and shouted: "Anxi Army, fight to the death!"

    The soldiers standing next to Zhang Xiaoyong also shouted: "Anxi Army, fight to the death!"

    When the soldiers outside heard this roar, they all shouted: "Anxi Army, fight to the death!"

    The slogan "Anxi Army, fight to the death!" gradually resounded throughout the battlefield. The huge battlefield noise could not suppress the voice that seemed to be roaring from the soul. The horses in the inner circle that had not engaged in the battle moved to the outside and gradually took over.  For several brigades on the periphery that suffered greater losses, the fighting suddenly became stalemate, and both sides began to fight tooth and nail.

    The Great Food CavalryDuring the battle, almost all the fire rings lighting up the ground were extinguished. Only the torches on both sides of the Zhou army's formation had not been extinguished. This light did not play any role in illuminating the entire battlefield. Both sides were now dark.  During the battle, the charging speed of the Dashi cavalry was now blocked by the flesh and blood of the Zhou army's infantry. They slowed down and fought in this dark environment. They cooperated with each other more tacitly, and the Zhou army who stood closely took advantage of them.  Stayed in position.

    Soldiers in ancient farming civilizations basically suffered from night blindness and could not see at all at night. This was because the staple food was mainly grain and they could not absorb enough vitamins. There were very few battles at night. Night blindness mainly consumed enough animal offal.  For example, the liver can be effectively avoided.

    Soldiers on both sides of the war are basically not night blind. The Anxi Army's current food is half meat and half grain. There is no night blindness in the army at all. The same is true for the Dashi Army. The elite soldiers in the army often eat meat and have no shortage of liver.  Under the dim light, the soldiers on both sides exerted their strongest combat power to defeat the other side.

    At this time, the roundabout Duan Yaoming Brigade had vaguely seen the opponent's cavalry. The Dashi cavalry clashed desperately into the Zhou army's formation, hoping to defeat the Zhou army at once. Although the Zhou army was small in number, the formations they set up were widely spaced, so  The vertical and horizontal spans are extremely large, which limits the cavalry's attack surface although the troops are somewhat dispersed.

    Duan Yaoming usually looked reckless, but now he suddenly had a quick wit and ordered all the soldiers to take out torches and light them. Hundreds of torches suddenly lit up. The soldiers of the Zhou army couldn't help but squint their eyes to adapt to the sudden light while holding the torches. Duan Yaoming shouted  With the order, hundreds of torches were thrown forward. Of course, this could not hurt the Great Food Cavalry, but the light immediately caused countless eyes that had been in the darkness for a long time to lose their vision. This has nothing to do with courage.

    Duan Yaoming roared loudly, raised his mace high, and rushed towards the large food cavalry not far in front of him. The 600 Zhou troops behind him followed Duan Yaoming in silence, maintaining their formation and rushing forward. Duan Yaoming was tall and long, with only a short length of arms.  He charged forward and rushed in front of a large cavalryman on the periphery. With a fierce sound of wind, the mace in his hand turned toward the cavalryman and his horse who had lost their eyesight due to the light.

    With a "haha" sound, the big food cavalry was hit in the head by Duan Yaoming's stick. His helmet was torn into pieces, with red and white splattering. One of his heads was lost. Even the armor on his chest was deformed by the blow. The war horse let out a mournful cry.  Hiss, he knelt on his knees, and even the man and the horse were knocked to the ground by Duan Yaoming's blow.

    Duan Yaoming didn't even look at the man and horse he had knocked down. He jumped in front of the other rider and swung it with the same stick. The big food cavalry had regained some of his eyesight. Seeing Duan Yaoming, the horse raised his left hand.  Blocking it with his shield, he swung the scimitar in his right hand and urged his horse to sit down at the same time, trying to block Duan Yaoming before launching a counterattack.

    "Dang" Duan Yaoming's mace smashed the shield of the big food cavalry into pieces in one blow. The shield he held was twisted in an awkward manner. The mace was still slashing down, and the two-inch long teeth with cold light tore apart.  The breastplate of the big food cavalry was ripped off, bringing out a bloody color. The big food cavalry screamed and fell off the horse. Duan Yaoming took a step forward and hit the head with a stick. The helmet suddenly deflated, and the result was that the big food cavalry  Duan Yaoming kept moving, and a heavy mace flew under his feet and rushed straight into the large food cavalry.

    Whenever there is a cavalry blocking the way, Duan Yaoming will hit him with a stick. He is very strong, holds a heavy weapon, and wears thick and strong armor. He is like a humanoid machine and rushes into the cavalry formation.  , that mace was just scratching and causing injuries and death.

    The 600 infantrymen behind Duan Yaoming followed this fierce general and rushed in while maintaining a strict formation. The spearmen stabbed randomly, and the sword and shield soldiers followed the pikemen. This was a formation when the infantry fought, and the pikemen mainly attacked from a distance.  , handed it over to the sword and shield soldiers at close range, and the spear soldiers stabbed directly at the man-eating war horse. As soon as the war horse turned down the sword and shield soldiers, they stepped forward and swung the horizontal sword in one blow.

    A mere 600 people actually rushed deeply into the flank of the Great Food Army, killing and injuring a large number of the Great Food Cavalry. It also caused a slight confusion among the Great Food Cavalry here.  The brigade commanders of the Zhou army are all experienced generals in the battlefield. The enemy in front of them suddenly relaxed. This change in the attack rhythm was immediately noticed. Amidst the high-pitched voices of "Anxi army, fight to the death!" the Zhou army immediately began to counterattack.  .

    One by one, the dispersed Zhou army infantry joined the attacking army formation. Each war horse was stabbed to death and fell to the ground. The scimitar in the hands of the big eater was limited in length. Once the war horse was lost, he would immediately have to face a three-meter-five-meter infantry rifle.  , tried their best to get close to the spearmen, but they were the sword and shield soldiers who were the most skilled in killing enemies in the face of Zhou Jun. This Zhou Jun's fierce counterattack caused heavy losses to Dashi's cavalry, and the battle situation was not as favorable to Dashi as before.

    At this time, Zhang Xiaoyong no longer asked the soldiers to maintain a defensive formation. All the Zhou troops began to form a side formation, with spearmen in front, swords and shields.The cover formed small fighting formations, and the small teams maintained a tight formation, killing the large food cavalry in the position one by one. The large food cavalry also broke through the Zhou army's small teams from time to time, and would lose  The Zhou army protected by the formation slashed and killed, and both sides were furious at this moment.

    Although the number of the Dashi cavalry was greater than that of the Zhou army, the Zhou army gathered together desperately after the battle. This was to limit the speed of the cavalry. As a result, there were not many Dashi cavalry in the front who could engage the Zhou army, forming a large number of soldiers at the back.  Unable to fight, the situation ahead is unbeatable. The area occupied by the war horses is larger than that of the infantry. A large cavalry often has to face the attacks of two Zhou troops. The cavalry loses its impact and is at a disadvantage in front of the long and short weapons of the infantry.  , the losses of the food army suddenly intensified.

    Fang Chi did not rush and fight like Duan Yaoming, but quietly led 600 infantrymen towards him. After approaching the flank of the Dashi Cavalry, he silently began to kill the enemy under the cover of darkness. Everyone on horseback was an enemy.  , the speed at which his men killed the enemy was not slow at all. The Dashi cavalry realized something was wrong, and they all shouted: "There are enemies on the side, there are enemies on the side."

    There was chaos in the darkness, and the rear formation of Dashi's cavalry was a bit chaotic. Many cavalry left the team, and Dashi's formation became loose, so that Fang Chi's troops had space, and the enemies fell to the ground one by one with screams.  At this time, the Dashi cavalry on both sides discovered that the Zhou army was attacking from the flanks. The Dashi cavalry also responded quickly. Groups of cavalry began to make detours. Once the Dashi people discovered that the number of Zhou troops in front of them was not large.  There were only a few thousand infantry at that time, and a two-sided attack could indeed bring out the greatest power. However, in the dark night, and when the length was sufficient but the width was not enough, some cavalrymen even collided head-on in the passage deliberately left by the Zhou army.

    After all, the Great Eater has a larger number of people. This is the key to grasping the key. After all, the 30,000 cavalry are much more than the 6,000 infantry. The cavalry immediately encircled the Zhou army's infantry. Teams of cavalry dispersed to form a line.  With such an impact, Zhou Jun's disadvantage, which he had finally regained, suddenly reversed.

    "Get closer, get closer, form a defensive formation, form a circle, shoot the crossbowmen hard for me." Zhang Xiaoyong shouted, and the Zhou army began to gather slowly. The Zhou soldiers who could not turn around also formed small formations one after another amidst the shouts of the officers.  In the circular formation, the spearmen with spears in their hands were on the outside and began to hold on. The Zhou army changed its formation. Although the food army could not eat this tenacious infantry for a while, it could not move at all. It was only a matter of time before it was annihilated.  .

    At this time, the Dashi Cavalry also produced torches one by one and began to illuminate the battlefield. The situation on the entire battlefield gradually became clear. Duan Yaoming was covered in flesh and blood, and the teeth of the mace in his hand were also filled with blood and minced meat. He was standing  In a small circular formation formed by his own soldiers, another brigade that attacked the flank of Dashi together with Duan Yaoming also joined forces with Duan Yaoming's brigade and killed many Dashi cavalry. The small force of 600 people quickly  Surrounded by a large group of cavalry, Duan Yaoming returned to his own formation and set up a defensive formation.

    Abu Muslim's face was ugly. The messenger in front of him had already brought the news. The opponent only had a few thousand infantry. He had the upper hand and could see clearly from here without having to report. But where did the other Zhou troops go?  ?  Abu Muslim's eyes stayed at the mouth of the valley.

    "Ma ordered the cavalry of the Lightning Legion on the opposite side to attack, move to the mouth of the valley, tell Uwe and General Ahmadinejad to use all their strength to eat this Zhou army infantry, then adjust back and send people to ask the Tocharian army when they will  Can we enter the battlefield?" Abu Muslim ordered, and the messengers followed the order. The expression on Abu Muslim's face became rigid. He still had fifteen thousand Muslim legion cavalry in his hands, which could only be used as the final reserve.  , now is the time to grab time.

    At the entrance of the Gumul Valley, Duan Heng has arrived with more than 15,000 reconditioned cavalry. In addition to the 3,000 cavalry left to guard the prisoners, there are less than 2,000 cavalry fighting against the Tocharian army.  With casualties and loss of combat effectiveness, they defeated hundreds of thousands of Tocharian coalition forces and only lost less than two thousand. This was already a brilliant victory. However, at this time, the faces of Yuntian and his son and the Zhou army generals standing around were solemn.

    "Duan Heng, your horse leads the cavalry into two parts and rushes into the valley. The enemy has been confirmed to be the Great Eater Army. Zhang Xiaoyong has sent news that there are no less than 30,000 Great Eater cavalry attacking them. I don't know how many Great Eaters are behind them. This  The first battle is more difficult to fight. We are outside the valley and the cannibals must have already known. Duan Heng, you lead the cavalry to rush in. You must defeat the troops sent by the cannibals. I will personally order the infantry to form into the valley." Duan Yuntian.  After receiving the order, Duan Heng clasped his fists and said, "I have the order."

    Duan Yuntian continued: "Zhang Xiaowei's troops are now under siege. The big cannibals must be eager to eat Zhang Xiaowei, so there won't be many troops on our side to deal with it. Duan Heng, you can't rescue Zhang Xiaowei."  Lieutenant, I believe Lieutenant Zhang will be able to withstand the enemy's attack. We must focus on killing the enemy. If the attack does not go smoothly, Duan Heng, your cavalry will retreat to the infantry formation, and then kill after reorganizing the team. This battle will be certain.  To complete the battle, everyone, take?Fight to the death with all your strength.  "

    The generals shouted together: "No!"

    The infantry war drums sounded, and the 15,000 infantry troops began to form a formation. The valley entrance was wide enough to form a large frontal military formation. Duan Yuntian directly abandoned his two wings. There were mountains on both sides. In a night battle, it would be difficult to attack in a roundabout way. The outcome of this battle was  The difficulty exceeded Duan Yuntian's imagination, but Zhou Jun, who was well prepared, had no fear. When had an Anxi man ever been afraid of fighting?

    The cavalry crossed the infantry formation and gathered quickly. Two huge cavalry charge triangles appeared at the entrance of the valley. With a rumble, the cavalry entered the valley first. At this time, the clouds in the sky became thinner, and a full moon hung in the valley.  Sky, the road surface was vaguely visible, it was no longer the situation where I couldn't see my fingers just now, and the shouts of killing could be heard faintly in the valley.

    Duan Heng knocked the belly of the war horse, sat down and the horse raised its head and neighed. Duan Heng made a move with the horse in his hand. Thousands of cavalry behind him accelerated and followed. Not far away was another cavalry led by another veteran Han Yuanzhong.  The roaring hooves of the war horse are like thunder rolling in the sky. Duan Heng's heart rises and falls with the war horse. His greatest wish is to lead the unparalleled cavalry in battle. Behind him is the most elite cavalry of the Zhou Dynasty. In front is the enemy, Duan Heng's blood.  Boiling.

    The mouth of the valley was left behind. Entering the valley, in the moonlight, you could see a battlefield five miles away. Countless cavalry were forming a circle and attacking in the center. More than 10,000 cavalry were in a half-moon formation, heading this way.  Arriving, Duan Heng shouted: "Send the order to General Han Yuanzhong. I will fight this cavalry. Ask the old general to wait for me to attack the enemy's flank while I fight with the opponent."

    After Duan Heng finished speaking, he put down his face armor, braced his horse, and the horse suddenly accelerated. The eight thousand or so cavalry behind him followed his general and launched the most exciting cavalry charge against the cavalry of the Lightning Legion.  ""Welcome

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