Chapter 176 Bloody Battle in Nanchong 4
With the determination to die, Li Dingguo led the Dashi Army to charge towards the formation of the White Spear Soldiers. Li Dingguo led one group and Liu Wenxiu led another group to attack the two mouth-shaped formations of Qin Liangyu's Pin-shaped formation.
The White-Pole Soldiers first unleashed a barrage of artillery fire, followed by a barrage of bows and arrows. Li Dingguo charged, shouting, "Shields raised!" Then all the soldiers began charging, shields raised. A rain of arrows fell, and the charging Dashi soldiers were ripped apart, one by one, falling like wheat. But the remaining soldiers, stepping over the bodies of their fallen comrades, continued to advance, shields raised.
Although Li Dingguo was not hit by an arrow, his horse fell to the ground after being hit by an arrow, and Li Dingguo was thrown off the horse. He rolled on the ground, picked up his sword and shield and continued to move forward.
Seeing the enemy approaching, Qin Liangyu waved her battle flag, and the white-pole soldiers in front immediately took defensive action, preparing to face the first wave of the Dashi Army. When the Dashi Army was less than fifty steps away, the sergeant in front shouted to the soldiers below, "Throw!" All the soldiers in the first row pulled the trigger on their grenades and threw them.
Yellow explosive grenades flew towards the Dashi Army one by one. Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! The explosions were so loud that the Dashi Army was almost invisible. Just when they thought they had wiped out the enemy, they heard someone screaming in the back.
A Dashi Army soldier's face was covered in blood, and it was obvious that his head was injured by the explosion. But he still rushed towards the White-Pole Soldiers' camp with a spear in hand and shouted, and there was a loud bang. The Dashi Army soldier crashed into the iron shield of the White-Pole Soldiers, but threw the spear in his hand. He knew that he was going to die, so he wanted to take someone with him before he died. So he threw the spear out! In such a dense formation, the spear in his hand did not disappoint, and pierced into the body of a White-Pole Soldiers. At the same time, he was also stabbed into the body by several White-Pole Soldiers with their white-pole spears, and was instantly pierced into a hedgehog.
Such scenes were common during the first round of the attack. Li Dingguo's spear, with its powerful force, could easily split open a White-Pole Soldiers, creating a gap. Taking advantage of the gap, Li Dingguo rushed into the formation, sweeping away the White-Pole Soldiers. Many were left spitting blood, either crushed or stabbed to death by the spears. This caused the gap in the formation to widen.
At this point, the two sides engaged in hand-to-hand combat, hacking and slashing at each other in an extremely bloody battle. The Dashi Army had experienced soldiers, while the White Spear Soldiers relied on rigorous coordination and intensive training. The two sides fought back and forth, and the battle was difficult to determine.
As Qin Liangyu watched her two lines of battle formations nearly shattered, she finally prepared to move. Just as she was about to spur her horse to attack, shouts of killing erupted behind her. Ai Nengqi's flanking army had finally arrived, creating a three-on-three situation. Qin Liangyu had no choice but to abandon her efforts to support the first two lines and turn her horse to charge Ai Nengqi's army.
It can be said that most of the horses of the Dashi Army were given to Ai Nengqi, in order to form an encirclement situation, which would make up for the lack of firepower on their side and also intimidate the White Spear Soldiers, making them vulnerable to attack from both front and back.
Ai Nengqi urged his horse to speed up, and Qin Liangyu also started to spur his horse and rushed towards the enemy. Qin Liangyu raised her spear high and shouted: "The sun, moon, mountains and rivers are still there, and the Ming Dynasty will last forever! Charge!"
"Kill!" Tens of thousands of White Spear Soldiers shouted at the same time.
Qin Liangyu led the charge, her fiery red armor particularly conspicuous. Ai Nengqi also saw Qin Liangyu charging ahead, and he spurred his horse forward, charging straight in her direction. He wanted to capture her alive, so he could atone for his crime in front of his adoptive father.
So Ai Nengqi, riding his horse, raised his spear and thrust it at the moment the two horses crossed. Ai Nengqi, a veteran of battle, believed that his youth, strength, and speed would surely allow him to kill the old woman with a single spear. But who was Qin Liangyu? In terms of battlefield experience, he wasn't even born when Qin Liangyu was fighting! Even though Qin Liangyu was old, her experience was still there. And despite being over seventy, her hearing and eyesight were still sharp, and her reflexes were incredibly fast. With a slight tilt of his head, he dodged the spear, then turned and struck Ai Nengqi in the back with his spear.
Ai Nengqi was struck by the spear, and immediately vomited blood. With a puff, he fell off his horse. Qin Liangyu immediately stopped the horse, and the horse stood on its two front hooves high. Qin Liangyu stood firmly on the horse. Then she pulled the reins, turned the horse's head and rushed towards Ai Nengqi.
Ai Nengqi mustered up his energy to stand up. He knew he couldn't just lie there, or he would be trampled to death by the horses or killed by the enemy. But the blow was too heavy. He staggered to his feet, and before he could come to his senses, he saw Qin Liangyu, dressed in fiery red, coming towards him.
Ai Nengqi shouted, "Oh no! I'm dead!"
A spear came straight at his neck, and with a "puff", the spear pierced into Ai Nengqi's neck. Qin Liangyu then quickly pulled it out, and then swung the hook at the end of the spear, cutting off Ai Nengqi's head like a sickle cutting leeks.
Qin Liangyu swung her spear again, and Ai Nengqi's head flew up. Qin Liangyu stretched out her hand to catch it, and the head fell steadily into her hand. All this happened in a flash, too fast. Before anyone could react, Ai Nengqi was dead. The Dashi Army did not suddenly collapse because the commander was dead. It was just that his personal guards were dumbfounded. Who was Ai Nengqi? He was Zhang Xianzhong's adopted son, the General Dingbei of the Dashi regime, and the King of Dingbei! He died in the hands of an old lady in her seventies. It was hard to accept it. If he went back, he would definitely be executed by slow slicing by the emperor, and his family members would not be able to escape either!
The guards were furious and rushed forward, surrounding Qin Liangyu. However, the White-Pole Soldiers were no fools. Seeing their commander surrounded, they immediately joined in, engaging in a bloody hand-to-hand fight with the Dashi Army. After Qin Liangyu killed three generals in a row, the guards were immediately overwhelmed. With their commander dead, Qin Liangyu so powerful, and the White-Pole Soldiers around her fearless and undaunted, they were quickly dispersed. They were defeated one by one and annihilated by the main force.
At this time, Qin Liangyu was already exhausted and sweating. After all, she was seventy years old and her physical strength was a little weak. She could only stand here and observe the enemy formation and command the battle.
Don't assume that in ancient warfare, the death of the enemy leader meant the entire army would collapse. They were also disciplined and organized. Even if the main general died, a lieutenant would continue command. However, Ai Nengqi's death still had a significant impact on the Dashi Army. The White Spear Army chanted, "Ai Nengqi has been killed! Surrender now!"
These shouts were indeed a significant blow. The White Spear Soldiers gradually gained the upper hand, and slowly, this Daxi Army, led by Deputy General Hao Fang, retreated.
At this time, Qin Liangyu turned her horse around, holding Ai Nengqi's head on the spear in her hand and slowly walked forward!
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