Chapter 0036: Blood Flows Like a River
Huge waves rolled in, roaring down from the upper reaches of the Yi River. The originally clear water instantly became turbid. The mighty river water filled Yuwen Tianbao's eyes. Behind him, the soldiers let out bursts of exclamations.
In the middle of the Yi River, countless cavalrymen were screaming. The soldiers who were originally arranged in an orderly manner now became very confused. Some of them rode their horses at full speed, trying to run to the other side, while some soldiers turned their horses around and tried to escape back to the base camp. The scene was in chaos.
Unfortunately, in the face of the power of heaven and earth, these soldiers had no way to escape, and they could not change the outcome. The Yi River flowed down the river, hitting the Sui soldiers. Some of them were swept away by the river, while some cavalrymen rode on war horses, which were strong and barely avoided falling into the water. However, the river water gradually rose , and it was not easy to cross the river.
Of the two thousand elite cavalry, part had already reached the shore, but most were still in the river, though a small number were close to the riverbank. After all, they were not in the middle of the river, with the river water rolling in, and they could still use their war horses to barely save their lives.
"General, what should we do now? Should we ask the brothers on the other side to think of a solution?" A soldier beside Yuwen Tianbao couldn't help but say. These people were his comrades after all, and they couldn't just die in the Yi River like this.
"It's too late. The enemy is coming." Yuwen Tianbao held the phoenix-wing gilded hammer tightly in his right hand, with a fierce light flashing in his tiger eyes. He was furious. He still underestimated this damn traitor. He didn't expect that the other party was so bold as to plot against him here.
The personal soldier looked over and saw a cavalryman appearing on the opposite riverbank. The cavalryman was wearing black armor and holding a big sword in his hand. Suddenly, the warhorse carrying the cavalryman leaped down and rushed towards the Sui army on the beach. Behind him, more and more cavalrymen appeared. These cavalrymen were all wearing sturdy armor, pitch black, and roared down. Although the distance was far, he could still feel the momentum of the cavalryman on the opposite side, like a tiger descending from the mountain, or like a dragon emerging from the water, just like the vast river in front of him, rushing thousands of miles.
"Kill!" Li Yu didn't care about that. The hundreds of cavalrymen in front of him were his prey. Now that these cavalrymen had lost their courage, it was a good time to take action. He swung the Great Xia Dragon Bird in his hand, and the spear in front of him was cut off. The huge force whistled down with inertia and chopped the leather armor fiercely. Blood spurted out and passed through his shoulders, leaving a several-foot-long gash on his chest. Then he stood on the horse's back.
The warhorse screamed , and the cavalryman on the horse cried out even more. The huge pain made him unable to sit still any longer, and he fell off the horse. Li Yu didn't care about all this. He rode the yellow horse and galloped past, breaking into the enemy's chaotic army. No one could resist Li Yu's attack.
He is powerful, fast, and has a very sharp weapon. The enemy's morale is low and their equipment is not as good as Li Yu's. How can we fight him?
Li Yu was a martial arts master, and he might not be able to win if he was surrounded by thousands of troops. However, the enemy before him was only a few hundred cavalrymen, and their morale was low and they were in panic. Without the guidance of a famous general, it was almost impossible for him to fight to the death. So after resisting for a while, he could only flee.
"Those who surrender will not be killed." Pang Jue followed closely behind, following Li Yu into the chaotic army. Unlike Li Yu, he waved his spear, stabbing the enemy in front of him to death, while asking the soldiers around him to shout "Those who surrender will not be killed". He thought that Li Yu had too few soldiers, and he might , but once he defeated Yuwen Tianbao today, he might not just face 3,000 cavalry. How to expand his strength became the most important thing for Li Yu at the moment.
"Those who surrender will not be killed." An angry roar was heard, and a strong man with an iron hammer in his hand and a ferocious face appeared in the chaotic army. Every time the iron hammer was swung, the enemy on the opposite side would be hammered to death. No matter whether the enemy was wearing armor or leather armor, no matter what kind of weapon the enemy had in his hand, in front of the enemy, it was like paper. The huge force impacted the battle formation. Those soldiers had some interest in Li Gu at first, but when they saw the other party's hammer killing both the man and the horse, the soldier's brain was smashed and died extremely miserably. The surrounding Sui soldiers dared not fight against Li Gu anymore.
"Kill them. Those who surrender will not be killed." Li Yu was covered in blood. He took a deep breath, turned his horse's head suddenly, and prepared to command the army to attack again.
"Those who surrender will not be killed." At this time, several flags appeared on the river bank, and bursts of angry roars were heard. On the river bank, smoke and dust were rising, and the earth was shaking. The soldiers on the beach glanced around, and all they saw were black cavalrymen, holding spears or swords in their hands, hacking and killing everywhere. These cavalrymen were divided into three groups. Li Jing held a broadsword, Li Gu held a hammer, and Pang Jue held a spear. The three cavalrymen moved around and kept attacking the Sui soldiers.
Finally the Sui soldiers could not hold out any longer. With the enemy in front and a river behind them, they finally surrendered. They rolled off their horses and knelt on the ground. Some of them were unwilling to accept defeat, so they turned their horses around and tried to escape.
"Bow and arrow." Li Yu saw it clearly and said to Pang Jue behind him.
Li Yu's archery was not bad, but compared with his martial arts skills, his archery skills were a little lacking. However, with great strength, an arrow was shot out, making a sharp whistling sound, and the sound of the bowstring was even louder. After a muffled groan, an enemy in the river was instantly shot dead, and the corpse fell from the warhorse into the river, and the blood instantly dyed the river red.
After a few muffled groans, a few more corpses appeared on the river. Behind them, Pang Jue and others began shooting at the Sui army on the river. The Sui soldiers in the river then discovered that the Sui soldiers on the beach were already kneeling on the ground. They knew it was impossible to go ashore at this time, so they could only turn their horses around and prepare to return to the other side of the river.
Unfortunately, the river water had risen, and it was extremely difficult for the war horses to cross the river. They did not even have a chance to resist in the river and could only be passively shot and killed by Li Yu's beggar army.
Yuwen Tianbao on the other side of the river had completely calmed down. At least half of the 3,000 elite cavalrymen had been lost at the hands of Li Yu. Some died in battle, some were washed away by the river, and some surrendered to Li Yu. Suddenly, Yuwen Tianbao discovered that the offense and defense of both sides had changed in an instant. Li Yu's troops were actually much closer to him. It was no longer possible for him to defeat the opponent by relying on the advantage in military strength.
"Let's go to Yichuan and ask the general to send reinforcements." Yuwen Tianbao turned his horse around and ignored the Sui soldiers in the river. He soon disappeared by the riverbank. As for the soldiers in the river, he didn't care at all.
