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- Crimson Tide Chapter 4: Restoring peace for all eternity
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The Yellow Turban Taiping Road originated in the very early days of the Eastern Empire, when Kemen was still part of the Elf Empire.
This religion was violently suppressed in its homeland, but one of its partial armies relied on the Taoist advantages of its core personnel to break through the siege of the Confucian scholars, the official magic users of the empire, and embarked on an expedition.
In the autumn of the eighth year of the Taiping Calendar, that is, the 192nd year of the Imperial Calendar of the Elf Empire (later the Standard Calendar), and the third year of Chuping of the Eastern Empire, the Yellow Turban Army from the Eastern Empire went through three years of expeditions and campaigns spanning more than ten thousand miles. Finally entered Gmesh, later known as Qingniupolis.
To them, this is tantamount to getting the center of the world and the source of the peach blossoms promised to them by the four heavenly masters.
The spread of the Taiping Way to the west brought a new and unified religious ideology to the divided and historically divided Mulleman region. The concept that everything in the world is born out of an abstract, omniscient, omnipotent and righteous concept is undoubtedly an easily accepted concept. It not only explains the sufferings in this world, but also points out the direction of the next world. All the exclusive monotheistic religions we know of today were influenced by Taiping in one form or another.
Over the next twenty years, the once-enemies of the peoples were united under the Tai Chi Fish flag with a yellow background on Taiping Road. This emerging power would conquer half the world with its armies and revolutionize the other half with its ideas.
¡ª¡ª"New History of the Ancient World of Delan", Ancient History Compilation Committee of Delan University, Volume 4, Chapter 7 "The Origin and Rise of Taiping Dao"
My friend, Professor Boyer, is an alien culture scientist. He has devoted nearly twenty years of efforts in the study of alien culture since the collapse of the Great Wall. At a cocktail party in Xinjing, he discussed his research with some prestigious scholars.
"In some planes, people believe that a man whose biological mother is a virgin and has no biological father is a god. He himself died and was resurrected three days later. Forty days later, this fatherless man came to the top of the mountain and ascended to the The sky, those outsiders believe this is the greatest miracle of God. His ability is to hear the thoughts of everyone in the world, to see the good or bad things done by all people, and to give rewards or punishments to believers accordingly. They are still very effective after death."
One of the guests, a very famous Taoist scholar from the Far Eastern Shinkyo University, heard this example of otherworldly religion and commented: "This is what makes cultural studies so interesting and so difficult. You have to explain, Why would any intelligent creature believe such ridiculous nonsense?"
Before Professor Boyer could answer, the moralist had already moved on to the next topic.
Suppose this Taoist legal scholar is an orthodox believer in Taiping Dao, he will believe the following series of statements:
The Righteous Path created the universe, but it had no actual power until a rebellious peasant leader from the East preached it.
To draw on the power of righteousness, believers need to wear yellow textiles on their heads.
The right path cannot be expressed in words, but it can express itself through some warlords who command armies.
Zhengdao hopes that the world will become an ideal world, but in such a world everyone is illiterate, but lives a primitive life and wears animal turf clothing.
If a cultural scholar from other dimensions came into contact with this belief system in Xinjing for the first time, I am curious what his evaluation would be.
¡ª¡ª"The Illusion of Peace¡ªWhy Theism Is Unnecessary", by Professor R. Dawkins of the University of Hong Kong
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February 2, 1667, deep rainy season
? Yellow Turban Taiping Dao Kingdom, Guozhou Prefecture (formerly Jiawen Feigna Concession), Xixing Province
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General Fanti¡¯s troops formed a formation with no end in sight at the end of Major Nemen Solayton¡¯s field of vision.
After he picked up the telescope, the military formation seemed even more boundless, like the earth cutting through the camp¡ªor the camp cutting through the earth. More than 25,000 Yellow Turban troops are leaving camp, crawling like ants in the distance of the telescope.
He can see where the opponent's commander is.
The huge Chinese military flag is yellow, with two huge white characters written in oriental characters on it, and a huge Tai Chi fish logo is also painted on it. Naimen moved his fingers slightly and found the pronunciation of these two words from the magic network.
"Taiping? So these two oriental characters are the Taiping of the 'Taiping Dao'?"
As soon as he read these two words, he felt a spiritual tremor. That is the only right person who once conquered half the world??'s name.
"Its meaning in Koman language is -" Naimen slowly read out the explanations, "peace and tranquility in the world."
Current affairs are peaceful and peaceful.
Under the guidance of this flag, the warriors of the Taiping Dao crossed the barriers of mountains and seas, conquered the fertile and populous Mulleman region, and established a huge Taoist path that followed the right path on the sea and land in this area. country.
Now the Taoist warriors are forming formation. Their formation is not surprising. Like all wars, they divided their troops into several different military formations, with the central flag hidden behind the forward formation.
The rangers and free mages of the two armies were testing the firepower of each other, and the test firing sounds of the artillery schools of both sides occasionally roared. Most of the artillery shells landed in the center of the open space between the two armies. Occasionally, a few Yellow Turban Army artillery shells crossed the three-mile gap and landed in front of the Free Army formation.
"This calibration test firing method is in accordance with our operating procedures." A well-known staff officer whispered beside him, "Fortunately, it seems that there is a lack of new magic cannons, and the gunpowder should not be packed in powder packages."
"They didn't have a bomb blast, which is really not a good sign. If the indigenous people have artillery, they will usually have a bomb blast." Another staff officer who had served on the Xinzhou Front added.
Finally, a staff officer could not restrain his curiosity and put the famous rumor on the table.
"I heard that Marshal Lopez personally trained the Qingniu Mansion's Defense Army. Is this true? As his disciple, you must know that, right? How many Free Army-level troops are there on the other side?"
Naimen smiled bitterly, not knowing how to answer this question.
Although he did know Claude Lopez, he knew no more about the Marshal's adventures in the East than these Free Army colleagues.
Lenny's tabloid indeed published many great adventure stories of the new marshal - if you believe all these stories, Marshal Lopez should have annihilated more than 10 million troops in the East, killed two emperors, and defeated seven famous people. He has killed countless kings and generals and captured countless flags, slain three dozen giant dragons and dragons, learned more than thirty kinds of forbidden spells, accumulated more than five hundred kinds of rare materials and magic items, and married three princesses, Six concubines and seventy-two lovers, the tears shed by all these stunning beauties when he returned to the West gathered together three rivers, seven lakes and a dozen magical items called "Tears of So-and-So".
He has not confirmed these issues with the marshal, but judging from the fact that Denika just ran away from home instead of cutting off her father's head with a knife, at least this last one should be a rumorprobably.
"Your Excellency, Marshal, should have helped the Yellow Turban Master across the street train some troops"
Naimen coughed a little awkwardly, dealt with it casually, secretly put his hand into his coat pocket, and held the aqua blue soul gem sewn on the inside of the coat. The magic on this gem was so eye-catching that he didn't dare to carry it openly.
"Annie, tell me Marshal Lopez's brief experience in the east, and how many first-class troops there are on the opposite side."
He hurriedly thought about the things he wanted to inquire about in his mind, hoping to find some information from Anne's memory bank where memories for future generations were stored. According to his experience, when the memory bank is used to predict the future, it is basically just a large and unsuitable historical summary, but when it is used to query current knowledge, it is better than the Free Army's staff.
"I'm too lazy to remind you again and again that I am not Anne. Let me look through such an unfamiliar entry. Lopez's entry six, Luo Ruide's experience in the East. This entry may contain content with controversial views Due to the Eastern Empire's A lot of historical data were lost before and after the Separation War. Nowadays, when historians study this topic, the data mainly come from Murray Man, Western Tang Dynasty and Far Eastern archives, as well as some contemporary notes and collections"
Ms. Memory Bank spoke in Anne Seifer's voice without any emotion or urgency. She really didn't know when she would be able to get to the point. The podium suddenly became cold.
Fortunately, another person answered the key part of this question for Naimen.
"Although the 20,000 New Guards Army was trained by Marshal Luo, those troops were basically transferred to Donghua to carry out the Holy War. The current 30,000 Qingniu Mansion's Tianshi Personal Army are all composed of that new army. Half of them are in Qingniu Mansion, and the other half are scattered in various provinces, led by Zhang Futu, a close associate of the thief, to monitor important officials from all sides."
The person who answered this question for Naimen was Miss Zhang Shiyi and Zhang. Today, Qushuai, the daughter of the Hengqu Zhang family, still wears a specially customized Interre red cloak. This color makes her almost indistinguishable among the surrounding Free Army officers - even more pure than the uniforms of many officers. .
"So, how many of the enemy forces do you think belong to this" The combat staff officer who asked the question stuttered.Then, he repeated the name of the enemy army, "Where is this army of the Heavenly Master's personal army?"
"Up to three thousand. Including artillery trained in accordance with the regulations of our Free Army."
Miss Zhang shook her ponytail and answered cheerfully and decisively.
"Of course, these secondary and third disciples cannot be the opponents of our direct disciple, the Governor!"
Zhang Shiyi¡¯s generals immediately burst into laughter, and the staff officers who led the Free Army also laughed. This sentence made Naimen, who was listening to Magic Network Anne's slow explanation, barely choke, so he could only smile and nod.
"Three thousand people So, this is probably the enemy's vanguard?"
An intelligence staff officer pointed toward the enemy formation with his hand holding a telescope.
The left wing of the Yellow Turban Army is moving forward. It consists of about four or five small military formations, all using a typical long line formation. The two wings are slightly forward, and the central army is slightly behind. In the center of this army is a slightly smaller military flag, about the height of four or five men, with several large Eastern characters written on it.
¡°¡After the Far Eastern Republic merged and ruled the Muleyman area, in order to prove the legitimacy of the merger of this area, the archaeological excavations related to the Governor of Luo Ruide became the focus of the work of Xinjing historians. They excavated the The old Taiping Tao Kingdom fortress"
To my ears, the things in Anne's memory bank are no different from the Holy Book. It was not so much the standard Koman language as it was some Eastern words mixed with a few Koman prepositions and conjunctions. He had never heard of almost all the proper nouns mentioned in it.
"Okay, Annie, I understand. Now help me explain the meaning of those big words."
"Huh. You never listen to me." The synthesized voice in the memory bank - using another special term that Naimen has never heard of to describe electronic sound - is still without any fluctuation or emotion, "Those few The word is 'Baozhou Governor Tao', which means 'Master Tao, the historian who monitors rebellion in the place of revenge'."
"The leader of this army is a historian?" Naimen clicked his tongue, "The traditions of Eastern countries are really strange. However, since they are officials who monitor rebellion, they are probably the elite Taoist guards of Zhang Fu Tu. "
While he was observing the enemy's situation, the staff behind him were nervously observing the situation and preparing orders to the Hengqu Army and reserves on both wings under various circumstances.
"But why did the enemy only send so many troops to attack us?" asked a young second lieutenant who had just joined the army in Intre. "Even if the opponent's army was personally trained by the Marshal, they should not expect three thousand Can people defeat us?"
This question, which was slightly lacking in military common sense, silenced everyone. The staff officers did not answer this question, not because they did not know the answer, but because answering this question might damage their own morale, and they did not dare to bear this responsibility.
Seeing that no one responded, Nemen Solayton had no choice but to turn around and answer the question in a cautious tone.
"They feel that we have few troops. Our troops cannot even maintain a front as long as the opponent's. Sending a large army is just a waste of the physical strength of the soldiers and the magic power of the spellcasters accompanying the army. The opponent feels that with their superior strength, they can boldly Send a vanguard to fight us to the death; it would be best if we break through, but even if there is no breakthrough, we can send out fresh troops to fight in turns to wear us down."
He stopped here for a while, and when he was about to bring out his experience in the Western General Army to boost morale, Zhang Shiyi intervened at the right time.
"In other words, it means that they took the initiative to send the most powerful troops in the army in front of us, giving us a chance to defeat them in one fell swoop. As long as we can defeat them in one fell swoop, the remaining 20,000 mobs will not be a concern! "
Although Naimen is still a little worried in his heart, these are what he originally wanted to say. He raised his head and pointed to the four-color cross battle flag high on the podium.
"That's right. The emperor of the empire went south with an army of 200,000. He also wanted to exhaust our effective strength, but he failed. The enemy opposite us only had 3,000 elite soldiers, and he still wanted to exhaust us. It's really ridiculous! Let the artillery begin to intercept and fire at the maximum range! Everyone, prepare the order for the ** military police and cavalry to attack. As soon as the enemy begins to collapse, pursue the victory and break through the enemy's main formation in one fell swoop!"
But he still felt uneasy. If the army on the opposite side really advances and retreats and fights a war of attrition, how will this end?
"I hope the preparations made before will be effective."
He couldn¡¯t help but hold Annie¡¯s memory gem again, and whispered a prayer in his heart.
*********At this time, the forwards of the Yellow Turbans in Fuxi, Qu Shuai of Tianshi's personal army, and Tao Daoji, the governor of Baozhou, were also observing the enemy's array with their close followers.
With the important town of Guozhou at its back, the incoming Red Yi Army formed a formation with a short front but very concentrated troops.
In the center, there are two Red Army formations in neat formations that give people a full sense of oppression, each with different flags and patterns called heraldry. The two wings retreated slightly to ensure that the incoming enemy could not outflank or use the flanks as the main target. These were the Hengqu rebels who looked much more disorganized.
But what gives people the greatest sense of threat is the artillery battalion and the Chinese army deployed behind it. Although the number of troops was small, the artillery battalion of the Red Yi Army built simple artillery forts based on the buildings outside Guozhou. Under the banner of the Chinese army, there were gathered about a thousand armored cavalry and well-organized elite infantry. There were also some small teams in green clothes sandwiched among them. They must be the personal servants of the Yi generals. In front of these reserves, at the intersection of the two red army formations, there is a huge golden man, which is like a siege weapon forged by the legendary First Emperor, putting great pressure on people.
¡°There are probably three battalions on each side of the front, and there are thieves from the Hengqu Army on the far two wings, so there¡¯s nothing to worry about.¡±
"Even if the three battalion leaders are dissatisfied, the enemy's left and right wings combined probably have about two thousand muskets, which is very threatening, sir. Our strength will be greatly damaged. How about we try to attack, we can't defeat it." Just retreat if you move?"
Tao Daoji, who had a face as serious as iron, shook his head.
"This first attack must be a breakthrough."
Although purely from the perspective of military common sense, he is a Yellow Turban general who controls the vanguard elite troops. He should be in an advantageous position where he can take full credit if he wins and fight again if he loses. However, there is no enthusiasm or determination to win on the face of this governor. Of confidence, there is only a heavy and solemn look on his face.
"But, Lord Governor"
"This is the right judgment."
When Governor Tao said this seriously, no one could refute him.
Unlike Zhu Juezhi, who was born in the New Defense Army, Tao Daoji was a Taoist jurist, which made almost no one dare to disobey his orders. Calculated under Koman's Mage Association's judging system, he should be able to securely get a golden badge.
The spell casters of Taiping Dao are divided into two parts: monks and Taoists. Just like their Tai Chi fish symbol, one is yin and the other is yang. The former are born somewhat like Western magicians, most of whom are unwilling to serve the secular government, and only a few are willing to join the army to gain utility; the latter are worldly, and are the pillars of the religious regime of the Taiping Tao Kingdom, and most of them hold high positions in various parts of the Tao Kingdom. The monks absorbed the unruly spellcasters from the Muleyman kingdoms, while the Taoist jurists supported the spiritual level of this huge political power and ensured the nominal dominance of the Qingniu Mansion over the military states.
Tao Daoji is the latter. He is a thoroughbred native of Mulleman, whose real name is Nasreddine. After studying hard for more than ten years to become a Taoist jurist, he took the Taoist name "Taoji" according to custom. After Zhang Futu captured Qingniu Mansion, he was one of the first batch of Taoists to show their loyalty to the new heir. He eventually received the post of Archbishop of South Road, Fuxi Province, and was actually awarded the title a few years later. As the governor of Baozhou, he is responsible for monitoring the changes in the four states on Fuxinan Road.
But this was the first time he felt compelled to perform this duty.
"Did you all see the notification letter from the Hengqu bandit army last night?"
Tao Daoji asked again. Two or three of his guards looked stunned, but most of them were stunned for a moment and looked away.
"That's the reason why we must win. Except for our Heavenly Master's personal army, we don't know who we can trust in the remaining armies. Even Zhu Juezhi is wavering. If our first attack fails, someone may change our banner. Go to the other side. No matter what the cost, we must win! Let all the monks prepare as planned!"
Governor Tao¡¯s deathly expression put great pressure on the generals around him. In order to reflect the importance of this attack, he repeated the order: "Advance to the death, we must break through the enemy's formation during this attack and capture the barbarian chief alive!"
As their troops advanced, artillery shells began to fall sporadically into the formation of the Heavenly Master's troops. The weapons of the Union Army's artillery were dismantled from sea ships. Most of them were heavy artillery that was not easy to move, but they were indeed powerful. The shells were not always accurate, but every shell that hit the enemy's lines plowed a path of blood.
"But the Heavenly Master's troops are worthy of being the most elite soldiers in the Dao Kingdom. This kind of scattered attack cannot make them retreat, but their forward speed is slightly slower.
"We have a strict formation and know a lot about artillery. We cannot defeat our opponents with artillery. Don't fire and wait for my order! Load spare guns in the back row!"
Command the 14th left wingRear Admiral Dubray Goho of the Marine Division Task Force made such a judgment.
"The pre-war meeting discussed that this unit will focus on close combat with the support of spellcasters. All units should be prepared for hand-to-hand combat!"
Colonel Schlop Cliff, who commanded the Ninth National Dragonlance Division task force on the right wing, made a slightly different judgment than him.
There is only one question: where will the enemy's troops point?
The three thousand Heavenly Master soldiers stopped a little outside the range of the muskets. Under the continuous bombardment of Union artillery, the three thousand people turned into 2900 people, or 2800 people.
"Let's see if we can trick them into firing a volley." Tao Daoji ordered, "Stop a hundred steps away."
His Heavenly Master army immediately separated into hundreds of people, shouting and charging forward.
"For the right path!" "For the right path!"
These hundreds of yellow scarf soldiers were divided into two teams, and they attacked the left and right wings respectively. Tao Daoji frowned and waited for the result amidst the rhythmic roar of the artillery. This probing force only advanced more than a hundred steps away and then stopped moving forward. It just fired its muskets randomly in a seductive manner.
No one on the Zhuhai regiment raised a gun. The third platoon of the team was not even disturbed at all, and continued to load spare muskets - in this operation, each branch of the Free Army brought enough muskets to equip half a division.
On one wing of the Dragonlance Regiment, a dozen people could not help but fire in excitement, but these soldiers who fired without permission were immediately stopped by the noncommissioned officer who commanded them.
Seeing that they could not be induced to fire randomly, these hundreds of people abandoned the dozens of corpses killed and injured by the shelling and retreated.
Tao Daoji frowned, called all the Taoist priests accompanying the army, and conveyed the new order. Soon, these Taoist priests ran to the front of the army and dragged out shallow ditches in the land with their long swords.
"What do they want to do?" The coalition staff officers who couldn't figure out what the other party wanted to do began to discuss, "Is it some kind of magic circle?"
After a while, those grooves gradually took shape.
"It's like shrinking the ground to an inch!" Zhang Shiyi, who was watching the situation on the command platform, cried out, "This kind of Taoism can be used on such a large-scale army!"
"Shrinking into an inch?" Upon hearing this unfamiliar name, Naimen asked, "What kind of magic is it?"
"Let them strengthen their defenses now! Give the order first, Naimen, I will explain later!"
Zhang Shiyi shouted impatiently. The staff glanced at Naimen, and the major nodded decisively and ordered all troops to step up their vigilance.
"This is a kind of space magic that can quickly allow troops to cross dangerous short distances. It is usually only used for small troops¡ª¡ª"
Before Zhang Shiyi could finish speaking, something strange had already happened on the battlefield.
The huge Yellow Turban army formation has begun to move. Under the guidance of the Taoist priests, the first row of Yellow Turbans crossed the boundary they had just drawn¡ª¡ª
Then these Yellow Turbans appeared only twenty steps away from the "Zhuhai" task force!
"Assault, righteous warriors, attack!"
Tao Daoji stopped here and shouted at the top of his lungs. The Tianshi soldiers with yellow scarves on their heads howled, and the musketeers fired quickly, then threw away their weapons, drew out their long swords for protection and rushed forward; the few spear and shield bearers rushed directly towards the enemy formation. .
This round of shooting instantly reduced Gao Huo's regiment to dozens of people. Seeing the huge enemy force that suddenly appeared in front of them, even the veterans couldn't help but feel shaken.
This is Shrunk into an Inch, Dongyi¡¯s version of short-distance teleportation. But a short-distance teleportation technique that can teleport three thousand soldiers and horses at the same time is really unheard of!
But Major General Dubray Gauho was unwavering.
He took out his pistol, pointed it at the enemy troops who were within easy reach, and shot away a yellow scarf soldier who was rushing towards him. At the same time, he loudly ordered: "Everyone, fire in three rows!"
Tao Daoji¡¯s pupils shrank instantly.
He was shocked to see that all the non-commissioned officers on the opposite side stood still at the same time, shaking their heads to the right, as if they had been whipped, conveying the order of the Hongyi general.
"Three rows of salvos!" "Three rows of salvos!" "Three rows of salvos!"
When the forward of the Yellow Turban Army was still ten steps away from the enemy, everyone in Gao Huo's department heard the order.
Everyone in the first row knelt down, and the heavy muskets were mounted on brackets that had been inserted into the ground.
Facing the black muzzle of the gun, the Yellow Turban forward slowed down a bit, still seven steps ahead.
The people in the second row squatted down, pointing their guns forward, and also set up their brackets.
There are three more steps.
The people in the third row stood up straight, guns blazing?Lift it up as well, facing the Yellow Turban Army opposite.
Among the first batch of Yellow Turbans, the three bravest warriors had already thrown away their spears, and several soldiers were knocked over.
The soldiers on both sides could even smell the stench from the enemy's mouth.
"Fire!"
The muzzle of every soldier under Gao Huo's command was facing a Yellow Turban warrior who was charging over and very close at hand.
Black smoke covered the sky, blocking the sight of both parties.
Countless screams sounded at the same time, mixed with the violent explosion of gunpowder, like the sub-theme of a symphony.
Tao Daoji tilted his head back, flashed the sword light in his right hand, and knocked away two lead bullets that were heading straight for him with two clanging sounds from his flying sword.
But there is a third piece of lead following!
A Taoist talisman flew up in the air and wrapped around the bullet of the heavy musket. Tao Jishi shouted, clamped the talisman with his left hand, stepped forward with both feet, stepped back eight steps in a row before releasing the force, and flicked his left hand to remove the talisman. The talismans and lead bullets were thrown out.
This round of volley was so painful that his stomach began to hurt. How many loyal and brave Yellow Turban warriors were sacrificed? Four hundred? five hundred? Six hundred? How many people could be at such a close distance.
"Assault! Don't retreat! For the sake of justice!" he shouted, "For the sake of justice!"
"Sergeant, intercept the enemy! Change your gun!"
Dubray Gaohuo pulled out his command sword, knocked over two Yellow Turban soldiers who rushed into the formation, and gave another order.
"Change the gun!" "Change the gun!" "Change the gun!"
There seem to be a lot fewer people passing on the order this time. Many people have already been engaged in hand-to-hand combat, and many soldiers in the first row and even the second row have been chopped down by the Yellow Turban warriors. But under the cover of black smoke - or rather because of the cover of black smoke, almost no one on both sides retreated.
"Fire!"
Everyone in the Zhuhai Group has at least two spare guns, which are placed at their feet. Some of the soldiers who had already engaged had already used loading rods and protective daggers to fight against the close enemies. The non-commissioned officers also engaged in interception operations. The sound of the second round of shooting was much scattered, but it was still deafening.
At this time, the Cliff group on the side finally reacted. Cliff decisively ordered the platoons on the left closest to the enemy to join in the shooting, while the platoons on the right strode forward to launch a pincer attack on the large group of enemies close at hand.
"Dragon Spear Regiment, free fire!"
"Zhuhai regiment, free fire!"
This became the last straw that broke the Heavenly Master's army. Two rounds of three platoon salvos have killed hundreds of soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army, and the bravest soldiers and commandos in the army were close to being wiped out. Seeing that they were flanked by the enemy, the soldiers behind were even more unwilling to rush into the black smoke and face the muzzle of the gun.
What frightened them even more was the huge golden man that started to move slowly. The golden man rushed to Major General Gao Huo and began to cover General Hongyi, who had an obvious target. Four or five monks who were originally going to take his head were easily torn into two pieces by this huge golden man, which reminded people of the twelve golden men known as the "soldiers of the world" in history books.
"Lord Governor! Order the reorganization immediately!"
A general shouted loudly to Tao Daoji. The governor of Baozhou gritted his teeth, got on his horse with his soldiers, chased the fastest deserters, cut off their heads one by one, then grabbed the flag from the flag bearer and smashed the flag into the ground with his own hands. underground.
"Behead those who retreat! Behead those who look left and right! Look forward! In the name of the right path, look forward!"
The guards shouted the governor's new order vigorously. Thinking of the chief's identity as a Taoist jurist, the retreating soldiers began to organize their formation again - after all, they still had nearly two thousand people. In the round of assault just now, the enemy army on the opposite side may have killed or injured two to three hundred people.
"Even shrinking the ground to an inch doesn't work!"
Tao Daoji¡¯s complexion was not only iron-colored, but also turned iron-blue. Since the Tianshi's personal army was reorganized, they have been invincible and invincible. This is the first time that they have been blocked by an enemy of comparable strength.
This round of offense and defense was so intense that both sides felt a little unbearable.
"As expected of the Celestial Master's personal army, whether it is Taoism or training, it is not much weaker than the regular army of the Free Army." Naimen sighed, holding on to the armrest of the command platform, "Fortunately, Major General Gao Huo is better. If it is an attack I really don¡¯t know if Cliff¡¯s team can hold on.¡±
The beautiful mixed-race girl next to him frowned - especially after seeing the banner announcing the governor of the state stopped.
"Naimen, it's time to join our cavalry in Hengqu!" Zhang Shiyi patted the railing of the podium with his hand, "There are too many monks in that army. If we don't defeat them now, it will be difficult to get a second chance." Got it!"
"That's right. Now give it to Major General Gao Huo No, Major General Gao Huo's formation is too tight. Send an order to Colonel Cliff! Let him give up the passage!"
"As you command, Your Excellency!"
Zhang Shiyi turned around and was about to get off the podium, but Naimen hurriedly grabbed her.
"Wait a minute, Miss Zhang! There are too many dangers on this battlefield. If something goes wrong with you and you lose Hengqu's support, wouldn't we be in a dead end?"
Zhang Shiyi stopped, turned around suddenly and said, "But if I don't go, my cavalry will die. I am Saiyide, the person with the highest martial arts in the army. I am not responsible for charging. Who can take over?" my position?"
Naimen looked around, but couldn't find anyone who could take her place. He was determined to go by himself, but he knew that he couldn't take the position where he had to open up the enemy's front.
He thought for a moment and took off the sword from his waist.
"If you must go into battle in person, then bring this. This is the best cavalry sword I know."
He took off the weapon from his waist that looked like an officer's standard sword and handed it into Zhang Shiyi's hand. The surrounding staff officers all opened their eyes and whispered to each other in disbelief.
"That oneis 'mercy', right?!"
"The emperor's sword?! Can this be given away as a gift?!"
Zhang Shiyi was also stunned. She took the sword with a slightly trembling hand and couldn't help but pull it out.
When it was unsheathed, it was still an ordinary iron sword; but the moment the sword edge left the scabbard, the light long sword suddenly became thinner, and the front edge shone dazzlingly in the morning sun.
As Naimen said, this sword is the best cavalry sword in the world. When mercy kills a person, the person's body does not even move. If a knight kills an enemy with it, it doesn't even slow down the horse!
"Shang Fang's sword"
Miss Zhang was talking to herself in her own language.
"What does this word mean?" Naimen asked casually as he didn't understand the word.
Zhang Shiyi smiled and asked instead, "Naimen, if I don't give you back the sword, is that okay?"
"I'm not a cavalryman. This sword is just a decoration for me. If you need it, Miss Zhang Shiyi, just take it away."
Zhang Shiyi looked deeply shocked. She stared at the sword for a moment, shook her head vigorously, and laughed.
"It's just a joke, don't take it seriously. This is the trophy you risked your life for. I swear, I will bring this sword back to you intact, Lord Naimen."
"The emperor abandoned the sword and returned to the north. People are much more important than the sword. Please promise to bring yourself back intact."
"of course."
The honey-haired girl smiled and silently recited a mantra to pray to her ancestors. As those mellow oriental monosyllables danced on the tip of her tongue, her hair gradually turned black, as if the fighting spirit of an ancient military commander was attached to her.
"Union Cavalry, follow me to attack!"
This time, she did not use the term "Hengqu Cavalry" again.
After saying that, Zhang Shiyi put on the enchanted helmet made of translucent crystal, put down the arrow-proof mask, jumped down from the command podium, ran and jumped a few steps and jumped onto his horse.
She and the eight hundred cavalry rushed to the right wing like a tide.
Almost at the same time, Colonel Cliff also received an order from the command tower. He hesitated briefly before giving a slightly different order.
"The entire Dragonlance Regiment, spread out to the two wings, attack in platoon units, and let the central passage open for the cavalry to pass!"
"Colonel Mad Dog" himself also wore an arm blade. Since losing three fingers, he can no longer use ordinary guns or weapons, so he specially customized this weapon for hand-to-hand combat. Before volunteering for the National Guard, Cliff was a well-known dueling instructor, specializing in teaching others the skills of sword, firearm and magic dueling.
As soon as Cliff loaded his weapons, the cavalry roared past him.
The vanguard of the cavalry was none other than Zhang Shiyi, who was wearing a red jersey. She dragged the "Mercy" in her right hand. This magic sword jumped flexibly on the left and right sides of her horse, occasionally pointing upward to kill enemy cavalry and monks. All the teachers in Hengqu, that is, the senior Confucian scholars, followed her, resisting and dispersing the enemy monks' Taoism.
In front of her horse's hooves was the governor of Baozhou who was gathering his defeated troops to prepare for the second attack.
Tao Daoji¡¯s iron-like face also began to distort.?. The enemy cavalry came so fast and fiercely, which was beyond his expectation.
"This girl is the current commander-in-chief of the Zhang family in Hengqu, and is she the eldest daughter of Zhang Changbao, the Marquis of Yangfeng County in Haidong County?"
"The surrender letter sent by the rebels was signed exactly like this. My maiden name is Zhang Shiyi." A general said, "Her sword is extremely sharp. It seems to be the emperor's sword of Emperor Tiedi. It is supposed to be It is owned by Taiwei Luo's disciple, and it may have been given to her before the war."
"She is really a tiger girl in the general's corps, and her reputation is well-deserved" Tao Daoji's face turned solemn, and he used his flying sword for the first time, "If I can kill her under the horse, I will win this battle! Raid the formation for me!"
The Taoist jurist jumped off the horse, Yuanling came out of his shell, and gathered all the Yuanling in his body on the flying sword.
The Feijian leaped into the air, and Tao Daoji observed Zhang Shiyi's position through its height, looking for the opportunity to strike with a fatal blow.
The expressions of the people around him changed one after another. This was the first time they had seen Tao Daoji sacrifice a flying sword with Yuanling attached to it - more than one of them thought: No wonder he can gain the trust of Master Si and take charge of the overall situation in Fuxi!
"Protect the Governor's torso!"
The remaining monks immediately formed a defensive formation around them, and the reorganized troops also gathered in front, with a few dozen heavy shields blocking the front.
Tao Daoji was completely unaware of the discussions and actions of his men. He suppressed all his aura and spiritual power, disconnected from the magic network, and watched the battle not far ahead.
Zhang Shiyi's hair is no longer completely black - after being dyed with blood, the ponytail has turned into a mixture of crimson and black, and the originally light yellow and transparent crystal mask has also been dyed into red crystal. She was immersed in a fierce battle with the dozens of Yellow Turban soldiers who had just assembled - not so much a fierce battle as a massacre. All she had to do was gallop her horse forward, and the heads of those Yellow Turban soldiers and novice monks would fly into the sky, or their chests would be cut with long and neat huge wounds by "mercy".
Tao Daoji calmed down and held his non-existent breath, waiting for the moment when she rushed out of the formation and slowed down to turn around and return to her horse. As the Yuanling gathered, the flying sword gradually turned red, purple, and black, waiting in the air, waiting.
Finally, Zhang Shiyi broke through the group of enemies, lowered his head, took the reins with his left hand and pulled back, pointing the horse's head straight to where Tao Daoji's body was.
"That's it now."
The Taoist jurist concentrated all his strength, and the flying sword cut through the air, making a harsh sound.
But Zhang Shiyi, who is the target, cannot hear this sound. Because the flying speed of the Yuanling Flying Sword will spread faster than the sound of breaking through the sky!
At that indescribable moment, Zhang Shiyi raised his right arm without looking back, and the tip of the sword happened to be pointed at the flying sword that was flying straight towards him!
She actually observed Tao Daoji¡¯s actions and was already waiting here?
But Governor Tao didn't panic at all, and didn't even change the flight route - the speed of the flying sword had already reached such a high speed that he was not allowed to change the flight route at all.
Even Zhang Shiyi¡¯s finger was already included in his calculations.
Taoist legal experts don¡¯t know how powerful that so-called ¡°mercy¡± is and whether it can cut off his flying sword. But whether the long sword was shattered or his flying sword was chopped open, Tao Daoji was not afraid.
If you are a monk who has cultivated Yuanling before, maybe if the flying sword is cut off, the body will be injured, and you will no longer be able to control the flying sword. But the high-level monk who has cultivated Yuanling is different. Even if the flying sword is cut into two pieces, he can still control the remaining half to kill the opponent; even if the flying sword is cut open, he can still control the remaining half. Half of the flying sword flew along the spine of the sword and pierced directly into the opponent's heart.
No matter how good Zhang Shiyi's martial arts skills are, or how powerful his family's spirit-spelling techniques are, in front of a true high-level Taiping Dao monk, these cheap tricks are completely worth mentioning.
Tao Daoji attached himself to the flying sword and headed straight for the tip of the sword without slowing down. He had already calculated which half he would control to kill the woman in front of him. He had some thoughts of pity and cherishment, thinking that if by chance the body of Xiaoqushuai was still intact after the war, he could take it back to an evil cultivator who manipulates corpses to refine it, so as not to waste this natural beauty.
The moment he touched the tip of the sword, he knew that he had underestimated the sword.
Should it be said that it is worthy of being the sword of Emperor Tiedi? The flying sword that I have cultivated for many years and searched for more than 80 kinds of heavenly materials and earthly treasures was cut open like a steamed bun meeting a kitchen knife¡ª¡ª
At this moment, Zhang Shiyi raised his head with cold disdain in his eyes.
Why¡ª¡ª
This is the last thought of Baozhou Governor.
At the moment when Feijian came into contact with "Mercy", Zhang Shiyi first turned his right wrist, and then a shake of the forearm¡ª¡ª
He actually used this sharp sword to pick out a sword flower that shook countless times in the air!
Every time the sword flower shook, it hit the flying sword, cutting the flying sword that contained Tao Daoji's life-long soul into hundreds of small fragments!
Even though Tao Daoji had extraordinary cultivation, he did not have the ability to attach himself to a flying sword that was chopped into hundreds of pieces, with all the magic circuits and Taoist runes chopped into pieces.
All the tiny fragments of the flying sword hit Zhang Shiyi's cloak, failing to even cut the red cloak. Miss Zhang shrugged, and the fragments of the flying sword were shaken to the ground, and were burned to nothing by the Confucian scholar following behind.
There was sudden chaos around Baozhou Governor.
Zhang Shiyi had already gathered her power. She flicked the reins, kicked the spur with her left foot, and rushed straight to the opponent's location.
There, everyone was in a mess, surrounded by bleeding from the seven orifices, and the governor with his eyes turned white didn't know what to do. The loopholes in the defensive formation were big enough for her entire cavalry team to pass through.
Seeing Zhang Shiyi coming on horseback, the Tianshi soldiers in front screamed and fled, leaving only the soulless torso of the Baozhou governor surrounded by the last few cronies.
Zhang Shiyi made a dash with his horse, and with a horizontal movement of the "mercy" in his hand, several good heads flew up at the same time.
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The Yellow Turban Army.
Seeing Tao Daoji's head flying into the air, Zhu Juezhi, who was far away in the main formation of the Yellow Turban Army, shook his hand and dropped his telescope to the ground. The surrounding staff and masters were silent, and no one dared to speak first.
"Zhang Futu is not actually named Zhang. He is a Taoist priest from Futong. He was very lucky and met an extremely capable Red Yi mercenary commander."
In the end, it was the governor of Guozhou himself who broke the silence and said something that had nothing to do with the current war situation.
"Now there is a real man named Zhang who has encountered the land of this great mercenary commander, and he also brought a real red barbarian army with him."
Hearing this, the master followed him tentatively, hoping to find out the true meaning of his master.
"The war has not yet failed. I can risk the whole army being annihilated to defeat them, and then get an empty Guozhou City, and then wait for revenge on the seaside. Or"
Prefect Zhu paused and thought of the letter again. The letter that was delivered to every general in his army through magic nets and spies. After Tao Daoji took away almost everyone loyal to Qingniu Mansion, the remaining people here were not very loyal.
"We can also choose to fight for our future heirs, right?"
At this point, everyone knows their commander¡¯s choice. Someone immediately offered a strategy.
"In ancient Zhao State, there was a story about a general who made a mistake, carrying a thorn stick on his back, and asked his superiors for forgiveness"
While Zhu Juezhi and his men were discussing countermeasures, the red-clothed cavalry rode straight across the battlefield. The sword in her hand was invisible, but no one could stop her even a step. The cavalry behind Zhang Shiyi divided into three groups. The largest group followed him straight towards Zhu Juezhi's central army, while the remaining two groups recklessly pursued the defeated Tianshi army.
The five hundred riders crossed the entire battlefield. No one fired, no cannons roared, it was like a deserted place.
"The former troops separate!"
As the signal of this order was conveyed, the huge array of Yellow Turban Army separated in front of Zhang Shiyi, making way for a path.
Zhang Shiyi reined in his horse in front of the formation and stared at the enemy formation with his sword.
"The Tao thief Daoji is dead! Make your choice now!"
"Drop your weapons! Drop your weapons!"
A small cavalry team galloped from the direction of the Chinese army camp, shouting orders.
A moment later, Zhu Juezhi, the prefect of Guozhou, rolled off his horse in front of her, his fine clothes covered with dust.
This big man, who was old enough to be Zhang Shiyi's father, knelt down, prostrated humbly, and touched the ground with his first head.
"The guilty minister Zhu Juezhi is willing to die for the Hengqu Zhang family and Master Sishi."
From this moment on, there is no place for General Zhu in the Taiping Tao Kingdom that belongs to Zhang Futu.
¡ª¡ªUnless the righteous flag of Qingniu Mansion changes color and Hengqu replaces Shangqing!
Zhang Shiyi naturally knew this very well.
She jumped off the black horse, raised the general in front of her with both hands, and accepted the loyalty of him and the southern states of Fuxi Province.
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"The change of flag of the remaining troops of the Guozhou Army means a direct challenge to the power of the heirs. Zhang Futu, as the spokesperson of the mainstream Shangqing faction, has no other choice.The only choice is to use all his troops to attack Buchen, otherwise he will lose at least half of the country. At this point, it was no longer inevitable for Qingniu Mansion's Heavenly Master's personal army and the Daoist Guard's army to move south. "
¡ª¡ªExcerpted from Chapter 6 of Volume 1 of "Modern History of Aklania"
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