Chapter 442: Fight to the Death
The two sides on the East Gate battlefield were equally matched and had always been evenly matched.
Zhou Boxu thought that the battle would continue, but he did not expect Nan Yan to suddenly withdraw.
He guessed that it was related to the battle at the South Gate.
Sure enough.
Seeing that the battle at the East Gate had ended and the Nan Yan army had just withdrawn, Yu Zheng's thoughts moved slightly and said, "The North Gate is far away, and it will take more time to retreat. If we take the cavalry now, we may be able to intercept them halfway."
Zhou Boxu's expression froze when he heard this, and he ordered the general, "Order the cavalry to reorganize immediately."
"Yes." The general immediately did so.
When the East Gate cavalry finished reorganizing, the cavalry from the South Gate also arrived.
Yu Zheng said to Zhou Boxu, "You lead the troops back to the camp first, I'll be back soon."
Zhou Boxu nodded and said, "Be careful."
Yu Zheng nodded in response, mounted his horse neatly, turned his horse's head and led 10,000 cavalrymen to the north gate.
Under the setting sun, tens of thousands of horse hooves flew and kicked up a cloud of dust, with a majestic momentum, like a beast passing through, and all beasts retreated.
Galloping all the way, the cavalry ran into the retreating Nanyan army on the only way back to the Changlingshan military camp from the north gate.
The enemy armies were extremely jealous when they met.
The Nanyan army was stunned for a moment, and then ran away.
"Retreat, retreat quickly!"
"Kill!" Yu Zheng shouted.
"Kill!" The cavalry shouted in unison, raised their swords and rode their horses to
charge at the Nanyan army. "General, what should we do?" Looking at the Dazhao cavalry rushing towards them, the Nanyan army was in a panic.
General Zuo frowned and said, "Pretend to fight the enemy and find an opportunity to evacuate to the mountain."
Today, during the three-way raid, Xiao Lin ordered him to lead the army to attack the north gate, but only allocated him 10,000 soldiers. After fighting with the Dazhao generals, there are only 8,000 left, and nearly half of them are injured.
In this situation, no matter how experienced General Zuo is, he can't defeat the enemy.
Fortunately, they were not far from Changling Mountain. As long as they retreated into the mountains, the cavalry would lose their advantage. If they evacuated along the mountain range, they would still have a chance of survival.
This was the only feasible method at the moment.
The cavalry was very fast and arrived in front of them in a moment. The two armies were fighting each other.
The cavalry was stronger than the infantry. With the advantages of numbers and no casualties, they quickly gained the upper hand and defeated Nanyan.
Yu Zheng killed several enemies on horseback. When he concentrated on observing the battle situation, he found that the direction of Nanyan's army's retreat was very close to Changling Mountain, only a dozen feet away.
Oh no, they wanted to go up the mountain.
After sensing Nanyan's intention, Yu Zheng personally led 3,000 cavalrymen to circle around and block the way up the mountain.
"General, what should we do?" The Nanyan generals were panicked.
They were all infantrymen, not as strong as the cavalry, and they could not run faster than the cavalry. Now even the way up the mountain was blocked, and they were in a desperate situation.
The Nanyan army, surrounded and attacked from both sides, all had a look of panic and despair.
General Zuo looked in the direction of Nanyan's military camp and gritted his teeth.
This place is only three miles away from the military camp. If it were not for the hills and trees blocking it, the military camp could be seen.
Nanyan also has cavalry. If they come to help, they can arrive in a cup of tea.
Unfortunately, they could not see the barracks, and the patrol troops in front of the barracks could not see them either.
Looking at the setting sun, General Zuo clenched his sword and said, "Fight to the death, I will live and die with you!"
"Fight to the death! Live and die with you." The Nanyan army shouted sadly.
They had no choice but to fight hard.
"Kill!"
The Nanyan army, trapped in despair, was like a beast in a cage, fighting with all their remaining strength.
This was a battle without suspense. Yu Zheng held up his sword and personally faced General Zuo of Nanyan.
General Zuo, who fought with swords and spears on the battlefield, had no tricks. Every time he chopped, he carried a strong force. The sword was fierce and powerful. If you were not careful and got hit, you would be crippled if not dead.
Yu Zheng evaded the attack flexibly and counterattacked with quick and sharp moves, looking for the opponent's weakness.
One was a veteran who had fought bloody battles, and the other was a rising star with extraordinary bravery. The two fought with swords and swords, and it was difficult to tell who was better.
"King Jing of Da Zhao, you are a very powerful young man. The young are formidable." When they separated for a short while, General Zuo panted and praised.
Yu Zheng stood with a sword in hand and replied in a deep voice: "General, you are loyal, brave and righteous, but it's a pity that you followed the wrong master."
Hearing this, General Zuo was stunned for a moment, then said generously: "Born in Nanyan, it's fate."
"General, you are right." Yu Zheng agreed, attacked with a sword, and the two fought again.
Their positions were destined to be opposite from birth, and there was no possibility of reconciliation, only a fight to the death.
Of course, the root of all this is that Nanyan is too ambitious and wants to occupy the land of Dazhao.
Invaders are never worthy of sympathy.
Yu Zheng's expression was firm and solemn, and he did not show any mercy.
General Zuo's swords were mighty and murderous.
But after all, a man in his fifties is not as physically strong as a young man, nor is he as agile. After a quarter of an hour of fighting, General Zuo's left leg was stabbed.
He staggered, and Yu Zheng did not hesitate, and stabbed him in the chest with a sword.
General Zuo was terrified, and hurriedly drew his sword to block, narrowly avoiding the fatal sword.
"Ah-ah-" The screams behind him continued, and General Zuo turned around and saw the Nanyan army falling one after another.
He was heartbroken, but he could do nothing.
It seems that he will die here today.
In despair, General Zuo's sword movements slowed down and his strength weakened a bit.
Yu Zheng knew that General Zuo was already at the end of his strength, and he could kill him with at most three more moves.
"Drive! Drive!"
"Quick, they are over there!"
When the battle was in full swing, a loud shout suddenly came from not far away.
The people of Nanyan looked in the direction of the sound, and were overjoyed when they saw who was coming: "Cavalry, it's our cavalry!"
Their cavalry came to save them.
The people of Nanyan, who originally thought they were doomed, rekindled their hope, relying on some strength and fearlessness.
"Your Highness Prince Jing, it seems that I am not destined to die today." General Zuo said firmly with a bloody face.
Yu Zheng looked back at the Nanyan cavalry, who were still half a mile away, and said calmly: "That's not necessarily true."
After he finished speaking, Yu Zheng moved his wrist and swung his sword to attack General Zuo fiercely.
General Zuo did not dare to underestimate the enemy, and responded with all his strength, waiting for reinforcements to arrive.
"Clang--" The swords collided, one attacking and one defending, one advancing and one retreating.
Two moves, three moves... Just as the left general could not resist and was stabbed in the right arm by Yu Zheng, and the steel knife in his hand fell to the ground with a clang, the Nanyan cavalry arrived.
The leader of the Nanyan cavalry was extremely brave. He jumped up on the horse's back and attacked Yu Zheng from behind.
"Prince, be careful!" The guard Qin Yi reminded him urgently and quickly stepped forward to protect him.
"Clang!" Qin Yi blocked the cavalry leader's spear with his sword.
At the same time, Yu Zheng quickly turned sideways and attacked the cavalry leader with his sword.
While the two were fighting, the cavalry arrived at the battlefield and the situation changed drastically.
After two moves, the leader felt that he was no match for Yu Zheng and changed to a siege.
"Shameless!" Qin Yiweiyu cursed and joined the battle.
The left general who was able to escape hurriedly observed the battle situation and asked how many cavalry had arrived.