Chapter 0053: Weak and Destitute
The cavalry roared out, sweeping in like an overwhelming tidal wave. The iron cavalry destroyed all the enemies in front of them. They were trampled by the cavalry, cut by swords, pierced by spears, and died in various ways. Under the leadership of Li Yu, a thousand cavalrymen rushed through the vanguard of the Sui army in an instant and killed the archers directly.
"Damn, Li Yu's cavalry is coming out." Yin Shishi looked behind him and saw hundreds of elite cavalry behind him. This was Yin Shishi's central army, specifically guarding the central army's flag. They would never appear unless they had no choice. But now it was different. The enemy's cavalry was obviously targeting the weakest link of the army.
"Yin Xiong, lead the cavalry to stop Li Yu." Yin Shishi could not let his thousands of archers be defeated by Li Yu, so he said to a big man beside him. This was his servant, who was ordered to lead these hundreds of cavalry. He was fierce and good at fighting. Yin Shishi did not know whether Yin Xiong could withstand Li Yu's attack, but he only hoped to resist Li Yu for a while, and after Yin Hongzhi defeated Li Yu's infantry, he would join forces to encircle and suppress Li Yu and achieve the goal of defeating Li Yu.
"Yes." Yin Xiong waved the big knife in his hand, looked at Li Yu's figure with a ferocious face, and roared. Hundreds of cavalrymen behind him rushed over. He looked down on Li Yu and thought he could defeat the opponent.
At this time, Li Yu had already rushed into the archer camp, and he swung the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow Sword in his hand repeatedly, killing the enemies in front of him. The cavalry behind him followed closely. It was a pity for these archers. They were best at bows and arrows. They were usually on the second line to protect the infantry. They never expected that Li Yu would ignore the vanguard and target the archers. Many of them were killed, and the remaining archers fled for their lives.
"General, the enemy cavalry is coming." The personal soldier behind him reminded loudly.
"You want to fight me with such a small number of cavalry? Are you looking for death?" Li Yu turned his horse's head and led the cavalry to charge towards Yin Xiong, waving the sword in his hand, creating a whistling sound.
"Bang!" The Yin Bear shook all over, a look of horror appeared on his face, and his huge body fell to the ground with a bang. He couldn't even take a single move. His huge body was soon trampled by the warhorse behind him, and even a complete corpse could not be found.
Hundreds of cavalrymen broke into the group of more than a thousand cavalrymen, and their horses charged past them. Soon, there were more than a hundred corpses on the ground. The Sui army only realized at this time that their leader had died in the battle, and everyone showed fear.
"Fight." Li Yu looked at Yin Shishi not far away, gritted his teeth suddenly, and shouted loudly: "Charge, capture Yin Shishi alive." He decided to go straight to the center of the army. Yin Shishi had relatively few guards around him, only some infantry. As long as he charged forward, he could mobilize all the main forces of the Sui army. Although this battle was very dangerous and there would be a lot of losses after the battle, Li Yu believed that it was all worth it.
"Kill." Nearly a thousand cavalrymen followed closely behind Li Yu and charged towards Yin Shishi without hesitation. Along the way, they rolled like waves, and countless Sui soldiers were killed. Similarly, many cavalrymen fell from their horses and died, but the distance between them and Yin Shishi was getting closer and closer.
"Damn it, Li Yu wants to trample the central army!" Yin Shishi looked at the hundreds of cavalrymen charging towards the central army, his expression changed, and there was more shame and anger on his old face. Charging straight into the central army was an insult to the commander-in-chief.
"General, the enemy is coming fiercely, we should call for the young general to come for reinforcements." The personal soldiers around him looked at Li Yu's bravery and the invincible army. Nearly a thousand cavalrymen were roaring towards them, and the Sui army could not resist at all. In the distance, there were hundreds of cavalrymen following closely behind, but they could not catch up with the Beggar Army at all. Li Yu and his broadsword were only a few dozen steps away from them, and they could even see Li Yu's face. The personal soldiers were a little scared.
"Order Yin Hongzhi to continue the charge and transfer the rear army to support the central army. An army of 30,000 cannot defeat a group of peasants." Yin Shishi's face was gloomy. He saw that Yin Hongzhi was already fighting with Li Yu's infantry, and the infantrymen who were killed together were retreating one after another. He knew that if Yin Hongzhi was transferred back to support at this time, the army would collapse, so he pushed the rear army forward without hesitation. At this time, everyone was competing with patience. As long as they could hold on, Yin Shishi believed that he would be the winner in the end.
"Not good." Cen Wenben looked at the battlefield in the distance, his face looked much worse. Li Yu's attack was undoubtedly very fierce. Even if Yin Shishi's rear army pressed forward, they were still beaten back by Li Yu.
But the infantry of Li Gu and Pang Jue were much worse. These young and strong men who had just experienced the slaughter were not as many as the Sui army in terms of numbers. In addition, the enemy was well-equipped. Even though they were exhausted, they were still very easy to face a group of peasants. Cen Wenben saw clearly that even with 400 infantrymen suppressing them from behind, they still couldn't stop these people from escaping.
"I'm afraid it won't take long for the infantry to collapse. Beggar Army!" Fan Jin had already seen it and sighed deeply. The Beggar Army was formed too recently. If given a little more time, Yin Shishi's 30,000-strong army might not be their opponent.
"Mr. Cen, Mr. Fan, you two can leave now!" A gentle voice sounded at this time. Fan Jin looked over and saw Yang Ruoxi wearing a light armor and holding a sword in her hand. Yang Qing'er and two maids followed closely behind her, as well as a few young men. Yang Ruoxi said, "You two were forcibly detained by the general . You are not from the beggar army. The general's defeat has nothing to do with you. Leave now!"
"Young Madam, you are joking. Since Wen Ben has agreed to follow the general, how can he leave the general, escape from the battlefield, and live a miserable life?" Cen Wen Ben looked at Yang Ruoxi deeply and said with a smile: "I may not be able to charge into battle, but I can still wave the flag and shout. Mr. Fan, you can leave now."
Fan Jin looked at the two of them curiously. He knew Yang Ruoxi's background. She was the daughter of Yang Xuangan and a rebel. If Li Yu was defeated, she would surely die. But Cen Wenben was different. This young man from an official family was not only well-read, but also extremely intelligent. Such a person had a bright future, but now he followed a rebel and was so loyal to him. This made him curious.
"Where can I go? I have no way out." Fan Jin suddenly smiled bitterly. Li Yu's plan to wipe out the entire family completely cut off Fan Jin's way out. Although Fan Jin didn't want to admit it, he had to admit it.
"Then let's fight to the death. Perhaps if we, the old and weak, join in, we can change the situation on the battlefield." Cen Wenben also took a long sword from the side, wielded a sword flower, and said, "I never thought that a weak scholar like me would have the day to fight in the battlefield."
"Yes, if we can have an elite force of more than a hundred people at this time and directly attack the enemy's rear, the enemy will undoubtedly be defeated." Fan Jin looked at the chaotic battlefield in front of him, his eyes fell on the big banner in the distance.
