Chapter 538: Help You Fight Back (Long Chapter, Please Give Me a Monthly Vote)
Looking at the incoming iron cavalry, Duan Shiang realized that something was wrong almost instantly.
That's not the Xuzhou Army!
The Xuzhou army had not been tempered by major battles for a long time, so it was impossible for them to have such a strong and sharp military spirit!
When he saw the military flags clearly, Duan Shiang's pupils suddenly shrank - so... it was Jiangdu Chang Suining!
But how could the Jiangdu army reach Bianzhou so quickly! With such a change... Xuzhou didn't even receive any news, it seems that Xuzhou has been controlled by them! Duan Shiang jumped on his horse and rushed towards his own army, raised his sword, and shouted: "Line up and meet the enemy!"
Behind him, the cavalry army was coming like a tide.
Inside the gate of Bianzhou, there is a hole on each side of the wall that can barely accommodate two people. In wartime, it can be used to hide soldiers to ambush the enemy or set up hidden weapons. At this time, a general protected Hu Lin and took shelter in it to avoid the chaotic cavalry.
Blood was oozing from the forehead of the seriously injured Hu Lin, his brow bones and eye corners were swollen and purple, and his vision was obstructed. He looked at the cavalry that passed by in a chaotic manner, almost covering up everything, and in a trance he felt that he had an unrealistic hallucination.
His head was buzzing, as if the sound of swords clashing was still echoing, making it increasingly difficult for him to distinguish between reality and fantasy.
Until a sturdy brown-red horse among the iron cavalry that rushed past stopped in front of him. Soon, several more iron cavalry stopped and guarded around it.
The horse was very powerful and tall, and Hu Lin subconsciously looked up.
The moment the eyes met with the man on the horse, the corners of Hu Lin's bleeding mouth trembled, and tears suddenly appeared in his bloodshot eyes.
"I'm a little late. Is Hu Shishi all right?"
The woman on the horse was wearing a black robe, light silver soft armor, and wrist armor on her forearms and wrists. She held the reins with both hands and asked Hu Lin.
Hu Lin, whose short beard was also stained with sticky blood, forced a smile that was hard to see and said with difficulty: "My lord, it's not too late... I am fine."
After saying this, Hu Lin seemed to be unable to support himself any longer, and it seemed that he finally didn't need to hold himself together anymore. With the support of the general beside him, he knelt down tremblingly, his bloody hands pressed against the floor tiles, and tears welled up in his eyes as he kowtowed.
Hu Lin couldn't accurately describe his mood at the moment.
His distress, worry, unwillingness, his embarrassment, and the resentment he felt towards the world had gathered into a thick, bloody black cloud in his heart. However, when the question "Are you okay?" reached his ears, the thick, boundless black cloud turned into a heavy spring rain, which fell on his heart and washed away all the dust and blood.
"It's all right." Chang Suining looked at Hu Lin's messy appearance and said, "You can go back and heal your wounds. Just leave Bianzhou to me. I will help you fight back."
Hu Lin lowered his head even lower. Before he could respond, he heard the voice shout "Gee", and galloped out of the city.
The horses galloped forward, their iron hooves seeming to carry the momentum to flatten everything.
A red flag and a flag with the character "常" on them appeared, representing the arrival of a military governor. The soldiers holding the flags shouted in a solemn voice, "The military governor of Huainan Road has come to quell the rebellion!"
Chang Suining rode his horse and looked at the Fanyang army in front of him. He ordered without stopping: "Charge forward and lead the troops to break up their army formation!"
She Cai and Yuan Xiang, who were standing beside him, took orders and rushed forward.
Kang Zhi followed excitedly. She had been sharpening her knife all the way. She finally got the news of the Xuzhou army's unusual movement. But the governor of Xuzhou didn't even dare to show his head. He was frightened by the adults and shrank back. Now she finally had a war to fight and military merit to gain! She had been picking beans for so long. This time, she, Kang Ani, would fight to become famous against the Fanyang rebels! And she had to be steady so that the adults would look at her with new eyes!
Looking at those black cavalrymen who had no intention of stopping the battle and were charging forward, and feeling the overwhelming pressure that was already within reach in an instant, the soldiers in Fanyang were momentarily shaken.
For the Fanyang army, the Jiangdu cavalry appeared too suddenly.
They were unprepared, mentally and physically.
Moreover, they had just experienced a fierce siege, in which the number of casualties was more than five times that of the Bianzhou defenders. They had just retreated to the rear to rest and were inevitably physically and mentally exhausted.
Furthermore, many people had just heard the news that "friendly troops from Xuzhou have arrived" from the front, and had already prepared for an easy victory. Therefore, for a while, many soldiers in the Fanyang army had not yet reacted to this sudden reversal of the situation, and it was difficult for them to reach a consensus in an instant.
All this led to their lack of preparation, and the cavalry that seemed to have descended from the sky and was approaching rapidly did not intend to give them any chance to prepare.
Duan Shiang had already boarded the chariot himself to command the battle formation.
Except for Duan Shiang, there were military generals commanding the front, rear and center armies. They all had solemn and anxious expressions, ordering the soldiers to calm down and quickly form up to resist the enemy.
In order to successfully invade the Central Plains, Duan Shiang made many preparations, including training large-scale military formations.
This kind of military formation is undoubtedly more suitable for fighting in the open terrain of the Central Plains, but it also has a disadvantage, which is that it cannot be deployed as quickly as a small military formation.
No matter how much they trained, they had fought non-stop all the way to Luoyang, and the time for training was limited, so they could not really use their arms and fingers. If they could take the initiative and form a battle array in advance, this shortcoming could certainly be covered up, but in the face of emergencies, this weakness was bound to be exposed, such as at this time...
Duan Shiang almost watched helplessly as the Jiangdu cavalry charged and bit his army like wild beasts.
Those cavalrymen were extremely brave, and their horses were of a strong physique rarely seen in the north. Duan Shiang vaguely heard that after Chang Suining defeated the Japanese enemies, he had a lot of trade with Dong Luo and raised a large number of war horses on Xingzhou Island, which was rich in good horses.
From time to time, those excellent horses were transported into the country by water in the name of tribute to Dasheng, but most of them went to the Jiangdu military camp.
Those outstanding cavalrymen and superior war horses seemed to be charging forward recklessly without any scruples, but in fact they were not without order. Wherever they charged, they were targeting the vital points of the army formation.
Chang Suining attached the most importance to the coordination of soldiers in combat, and he always paid special attention to the drills of military formations. In terms of understanding of these large-scale military formations, the Jiangdu Army was obviously far superior to the Fanyang Army.
Moreover, the military formations deployed by the Fanyang Army were not very sophisticated, and the limited time did not allow them to come up with more complex military formations.
In the words of Shepherd's Purse: "... Where did you learn this idiotic military formation and dare to use it to peck at people? I can crush it with one foot!"
Although these words were intended to deliberately belittle and demoralize the enemy and boost the prestige of their own army, it was also an indisputable fact that the Jiangdu cavalry, which then marched straight in and cut through several military formations of the Fanyang army that had not yet been tightly formed, like sharp swords.
"Why are you panicking? Get in formation!" Among the Fanyang army that had already begun to disintegrate, Duan Shiang's subordinates were still shouting loudly above the chariots, trying to reorganize the formation.
When fighting on the plains, once the army is overwhelmed and its morale is disrupted, it will easily become a loose sand and be at the mercy of others!
However, the next moment, the general who was commanding the formation saw that the Jiangdu cavalry had arrived behind him. In the front, there was a team of Jiangdu cavalry, which was divided into the left and right sides to clear the way. Behind them, more than a dozen Bianzhou defenders came rushing over pushing charging chariots. Those chariots were made up of several unicycles connected in a row, with iron spikes and sharp knives in front, and they rushed straight towards the command chariot of the Fanyang army.
Under this large-scale collision, the soldiers of Fanyang were thrown off their horses, and the chariots were overturned to the ground and shattered into pieces.
The Fanyang soldiers and the general on the chariot fell to the ground injured. Before they could get up, they were pierced through the chest by long spears from the Jiangdu cavalry on both sides.
With the Jiangdu cavalry clearing the way, the Bianzhou troops, with a fierce hatred, growled and pushed their battering rams into the Fanyang army's formation, killing and sweeping away the arrogant enemy troops who had taken the initiative to attack.
Wherever the charging vehicle went, blood, flesh and limbs flew everywhere.
Duan Shiang watched as most of his army's command chariots were destroyed. The army, without a commander, was in complete disarray and almost unable to resist. The panicked infantry could only be rammed and killed. The advantage in numbers was lost under the impact of the cavalry...
Duan Shiang could not help but grit his teeth, and raised his eyes in the chaos, trying to find the owners of these Jiangdu cavalry who suddenly turned the tide of the battle.
Chang Suining! -- Duan Shiang pronounced the name word by word in his mind.
As a person who is familiar with warfare and marching, Duan Shiang naturally would not believe the absurd claim that the Jiangdu cavalry descended from the sky.
There was no way anything could fall from the sky. The Jiangdu army could suddenly appear here. There was only one possibility... that Chang Suining had secretly planned to mobilize troops long ago! She must have made all the preparations for the march before the so-called imperial edict was delivered to Jiangdu, so she could rush here in such a short time...
She prepared troops without an imperial edict. This woman must have ulterior motives! Just as his elder sister conveyed in the letter, Jiangdu Chang Sui Ning refused to surrender. If he is not eliminated, he will become a disaster in the future.
His sister told him that if he had the chance to come into contact with Chang Suining in the future, it would be a great achievement if he could find a way to get rid of him.
At this moment, Duan Shiang's eyes were filled with murderous intent. Whether for the sake of taking control of Henan Province or for future events, he had to take Chang Suining's life next.
After the Fanyang army's formation was broken, the Jiangdu cavalry poured into the Fanyang army one after another, and the sound of fighting was deafening.
Duan Shiang was also driven away from his original position as the central army by the chaotic and out-of-control army, and the so-called central army had already scattered.
Duan Shiang was fighting with a team of personal guards. He was forced into a passive defense and had no time to find out where Chang Fong Sui Ning was.
But he couldn't find Chang Suining, so Chang Suining came to find him.
A group of Jiangdu cavalry approached in the blood mist and flying dust. Duan Shiang could quickly see that the young man in the lead had a different figure from the men and had an extremely outstanding appearance, making his identity very easy to identify.
Duan Shiang on horseback had a stern look in his eyes. He didn't even have time to speak. He saw the girl stretched out her right hand to the side. A cavalryman handed her a spear. She didn't stop for a moment, holding the spear and killing him without saying a word! When two armies confront each other, the commanders of both sides usually have at least one or two opening remarks, but she didn't say a word. All she used to start the fight was the aura of killing and fighting.
The Jiangdu army beside her soon rushed up and fought with Duan Shiang's personal guards.
Facing the oncoming spear, Duan Shiang quickly waved his spear to block it.
After seven or eight moves, Duan Shiang was already slightly startled.
This woman was only about seventeen or eighteen years old, yet she had such excellent spear skills. Her movements were swift and extremely agile. The spear in her hands seemed to become a part of her body as it changed. It was so fast that he could not see her specific moves clearly from time to time.
When the two of them occasionally used their spears to block each other, Duan Shiang could clearly sense that the opponent's strength was far inferior to that of a male warrior in his prime, but she was too fast! And she knew how to avoid her own weaknesses, and almost never gave him a chance to wrestle head-on.
There was another very strange thing... For some reason, she seemed to be able to predict his moves, but it was clearly the first time for the two of them to fight, and the spear skills he learned were not ordinary! Duan Shiang was confused, and saw that the young girl's eyebrows were clear and stern, hiding a calmness that was inconsistent with her age. When the other party swung the spear several times straight at his face, the spear head made of cold iron made a whirring sound, like the roar of a tiger and a dragon, which was very pressing.
At this time, one of Duan Shiang's personal guards broke free from the Jiangdu army and swung his gun from the side to break Chang Suining's attack.
Chang Suining turned his spear and swept it towards the enemy who had attacked, and the tip of the spear pierced the opponent's throat.
When Chang Suining put away his gun, the Fanyang soldier fell off his horse.
Seeing the blood-stained gun tip coming towards him again, Duan Shiang gritted his teeth to resist.
As an experienced general, he had already realized that he was no match for Chang Suining in spear use, which was obviously the opponent's advantage.
By this time, the situation of our army was already very bad, and morale had visibly collapsed.
Duan Shiang knew very well what this meant. Even though he was extremely unwilling, he did not dare to continue fighting - he lost today because he was caught off guard by the opponent. The defeat was already apparent. If he did not recognize the facts, it would be tantamount to cutting off his own retreat.
Many famous military generals are often unwilling to accept failure midway, thus losing the ability to make rational judgments, but Duan Shiang understands very well the importance of withdrawing in time from a war where the advantages and disadvantages are clear.
Seeing more and more Jiangdu troops coming to attack, he began to fight and retreat with his personal guards.
Several of Duan Shiang's trusted generals noticed the situation here and led troops to rescue.
Seeing that Duan Shiang was about to retreat into the army behind him and was already six or seven steps away from him, Chang Suining made a prompt decision and suddenly threw the spear in his hand away. At the same time, he stood up from the horse's back, supported himself on the horse's back with his left hand, turned his right leg, and kicked fiercely at the end of the spear in the air.
She suddenly made this move. Seeing the spear flying straight towards her, Duan Shiang's pupils shrank, and he quickly held the spear across his body to block it. He had excellent aim, and accurately blocked the spear head with the spear shaft, but the next moment...
Women's upper limb strength is limited. Even though Chang Suining has never stopped building up her strength, she still lacks arm strength.
But she knew very well that women's leg strength was not weak.
She abandoned her arms and used her legs instead, and the force she brought out in this attack was beyond Duan Shiang's expectations.
The moment the gun tip touched the gun barrel, there was no sign of being blocked or unloaded.
Duan Shiang felt a pain and numbness in the palms of his hands, and his pupils suddenly shrank. He realized the horror of it, but it was too late.
The spear tip pierced and split the barrel of his gun, and then without stopping, went straight through his right upper arm!
Duan Shiang groaned in pain, the spear in his hand fell out, and his body fell backwards to the side.
"General!" His confidant was horrified and straightened him in time to prevent him from falling off the horse.
Duan Shiang's face turned pale with pain. He stared at the girl who had been blocked by the sword and gun, his eyes full of disbelief and anger, but he still made a prompt decision and said, "Retreat... Pass the order, retreat quickly!"
The commander is injured and the war situation will deteriorate rapidly. If we don’t leave now, we will all be left here!
After giving the order, Duan Shiang quickly retreated a distance under the protection of his personal guards. Then he took a long knife, gritted his teeth and cut off the shaking gun barrel, leaving only the gun tip still pierced through the flesh of his upper arm, which could not be removed hastily.
The order to withdraw quickly spread among the army in Fan Yang.
Today's gloomy weather made it seem like it was getting dark earlier. Chang Suining did not continue to charge into battle. She sat on her horse, quietly watching the Fan Yang army trying to retreat in front of her. Her gaze fell on the direction where Duan Shiang was fleeing, and the answer was confirmed in her eyes.
Not many people could escape from her spear. There was no doubt that Duan Shiang had some real skills.
And she was familiar with Duan Shiang's marksmanship.
Many years ago, she had seen another person use this technique. That person once smiled and told her that this spear technique was not to be passed on to outsiders, but if Ah Shang wanted to learn it, he could make an exception.
That person was her uncle, Li Yin.
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