Chapter 167: Xiliang Iron Cavalry
"Ha ha ha ha"
After a burst of smoke and dust, Yuwen Chengdu rushed out of the smoke and dust with wild laughter, and smashed the phoenix-wing gilded drill in his hand heavily at Zhang Xiu.
"The gun energy is scattered and not condensed. Didn't your master teach you to be steady?"
Yuwen Chengdu laughed wildly and said that he understood what Zhang Xiu was playing with as soon as he met him just now. It was a fancy thing, which was fine for fighting against miscellaneous soldiers, but it was definitely too much to think of using it to deal with him.
"Looking at your condition, it should be some life-threatening secret technique. How long can you hold on?"
Zhang Xiu struggled to resist Yuwen Chengdu. He couldn't imagine that the gap between him and Yuwen Chengdu was so huge.
"If no one comes to help me in a quarter of an hour, I will die here!" Zhang Xiu felt secretly bitter. To be honest, if he didn't use the secret technique, he could at least hold on for a while. But using the secret technique became a death warrant.
Zhang Xiu's strength increased from 2 to 2.5 after he activated the secret technique, but unfortunately Yuwen Chengdu's strength was only 3, so he couldn't defeat him anyway.
"Qi! I want to see how long you can last!" Yuwen Chengdu opened fire at full force, suppressing Zhang Xiu madly. He didn't believe that the rookie in front of him could maintain this state for a lifetime.
Zhang Xiu felt secretly bitter in his heart and wanted to cancel the secret technique, but how could Yuwen Chengdu give him this opportunity?
Every move of the Phoenix-Wing Gilded Drill hit Zhang Xiu's vital points, and Zhang Xiu could not get rid of Yuwen Chengdu's offensive at all.
Zhang Xiu used his injuries to force Yuwen Chengdu to retreat, then quickly clicked on the vital points on his body to stop the secret technique. His fighting power dropped rapidly and he was not strong enough to face Yuwen Chengdu again.
"My life is over!" Zhang Xiu was unwilling to accept this. He was about to die just after coming out of the mountain.
"Fortunately, uncle is fine!" After Zhang Ji was rescued, although he was seriously injured, his life was saved.
Without saying anything else, Yuwen Chengdu swung the phoenix-wing gilded hammer and chopped towards Zhang Xiu. Zhang Xiu stopped his secret technique and suffered a backlash, so how could he be his opponent?
In just a few hits, his weapon flew away and he turned and ran away. Yuwen Chengdu took advantage of the situation and chased after Zhang Xiu immediately.
Zhang Xiu's level is enough to be called a good fighter. Killing Zhang Xiu is obviously a great achievement in Yuwen Chengdu's eyes.
At this moment, a black light hit Yuwen Chengdu hard. Yuwen Chengdu immediately realized something was wrong, gave up resistance and flew backwards.
The black light took advantage of the situation and immediately chased after Yuwen Chengdu who was flying backwards. Without waiting for Yuwen Chengdu to adjust his posture, it kicked him directly with unparalleled force.
Yuwen Chengdu blocked Dian Wei's kick with his phoenix-wing gilded drill, giving Hei Guang no chance to get close, and even added some strength to smash the surrounding Qiang cavalry.
A large number of Qiang cavalry were knocked down, and those who were not killed did not dare to even fart and quietly fled away from Yuwen Chengdu.
"Ah~" The black light dissipated, and Dian Wei appeared in the same place, scratching his head in distress.
A master of Yuwen Chengdu's level was indeed powerful. He was unable to catch Yuwen Chengdu in a close combat even after his sneak attack. Yuwen Chengdu would rather be injured than be approached by him, so it would be difficult for him to fight him from now on.
"Thank you, General Dian!" Zhang Xiu bowed silently and ran away. He didn't want to fight with this monster. It was too scary.
If his uncle's injury hadn't driven him mad, he wouldn't have believed that he was so brave, and the internal energies that were originally incompatible were now integrated.
"I... I can't go on..." Zhang Xiu fell to the ground before he could even run two steps.
Dian Wei's appearance relieved him of the pressure, and the problems he had were immediately resolved. Zhang Xiu fell to the ground, with blood all over the floor.
"Take him away, this battlefield is not suitable for him to stay!" Dian Wei said earnestly.
Zhang Xiu is a good military general and perhaps he can be on par with them in the future. He is willing to give such a person some respect.
From Dian Wei's perspective, Zhang Xiu was at least one of the best in terms of internal energy leaving the body, and was only a step away from them.
Although this line of separation is basically a chasm, at least we are qualified to face them and will not be killed instantly in a few rounds.
It would even be possible to cooperate with the personal guards under the clouds to contain people of their level. Zhang Xiu was using secret techniques randomly, otherwise he would not have been beaten so badly by Yuwen Chengdu. At least there was no problem in keeping his life.
Zhang Xiu's personal guards immediately carried Zhang Xiu and ran away decisively. They didn't even have the qualifications to help Zhang Xiu block the knife before. Yuwen Chengdu was simply terrifying.
In fact, among the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, only Zhang Xiu, the only second-generation hero, had such luxury as personal guards.
For the others, the main general died and the deputy general took over.
Only the Xiliang Iron Cavalry led by Zhang Xiu were the personal guards arranged for him by Zhang Ji. To be honest, if Zhang Ji was not one of the Four Heavenly Kings, and if Li Jue and others were not also very caring towards Du Miaomiao, there would be no such thing as personal guards in the Xiliang Iron Cavalry.
From this perspective, Zhang Ji really treated Zhang Xiu as his own son and gave him everything he could.
Li Jue and his men were relieved that Zhang Xiu and Zhang Ji were safe and sound. They almost couldn't help but come to encircle and suppress Yuwen Chengdu.
Although Yuwen Chengdu was strong, he was still as fragile as a piece of paper when facing the 12,000 Xiliang cavalry.
But that would mean the Xiliang Iron Cavalry sold out Ma Chao, which might affect the entire battle situation, and they would never do such a thing.
Now that Zhang Ji and Zhang Xiu were safe and sound, Li Jue and his men turned their attention back to the battlefield. Ma Chao was about to arrive at the designated location.
"The Xiliang Iron Cavalry is invincible!"
On the other side, Li Jue and others saw Ma Chao in place and began to charge impatiently. They had to complete their mission, otherwise what would be the point of Zhang Xiu and Zhang Ji's efforts.
Speaking of shouting slogans, they learned it from the Baima Yicong. The last time they met, the Baima Yicong shouted slogans so loud that on the day they returned, they pestered Chen Xi to come up with a slogan for them. Originally, they wanted to find Li Ru, but unfortunately Li Ru scared them away with just one look.
Chen Xi was so annoyed that he just wrote eight words to Li Jue and the others.
Hua Xiong also learned from his experience and did the same to Fei Xiong.
"The Xiliang Flying Bear is invincible."
Originally Hua Xiong was very proud, thinking that he, Hua Zijian, was also a cultured man. When he went to Gao Shun to show off, he was defeated by Gao Shun's two words.
Gao Shun said "We are determined to break into the enemy's territory and would rather die than live" on the left, and "The Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry are unrivaled in the world" on the right. These two sentences directly sank the Hua Xiong.
Hua Xiong deeply felt the gap in knowledge between the two sides, so he enrolled in a preschool class and took classes with the other children to make up for his cultural shortcomings.
Li Jue and his companions refused to join Hua Xiong, but they would often go to attend classes. After all, they still had not learned the military formation diagram that Li Ru had given them.
They were also unwilling to accept the fact that they couldn't afford to go to school when they were young, and they didn't expect that when they grew up, they would have to study with other kids.
Twelve thousand Xiliang cavalrymen swept towards the left wing of the Allied Forces like a flood released from a dam.
The 20,000 mixed-arms army led by Wen Chou was ridiculous in their eyes.
The mixed arms legion is very versatile, but to put it another way, being versatile means that none of the aspects are outstanding. Even if there are outstanding points, they will be buried due to the problem of number configuration.
The Xiliang Iron Cavalry never believed in other types of troops. In their minds, the Iron Cavalry was the best in the world. There was nothing they could not defeat, only enemies they could not catch up with.
After Chen Xi's change of equipment, the combat effectiveness of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry has been raised to a higher level. Although the Xiliang Iron Cavalry does not rely on equipment, no one can resist extra strength.
In order to bring out the best combat effectiveness of the cavalry, Chen Xi specially made a batch of saddles and stirrups.
As we all know, what really enhances the combat effectiveness of the cavalry corps is the small saddle and stirrup. After being equipped with saddles and stirrups, the charge formation with long weapons is the real combat effectiveness of the cavalry corps.
Although Li Jue and others had little education, they had rich experience in fighting on the battlefield.
Almost instinctively, the Xiliang Iron Cavalry Corps was pulled into a sharp arrow formation. A red halo appeared on every soldier of the 12,000 Xiliang Iron Cavalry, which complemented the golden light on their bodies. Even the war horses had a golden-red glow.
Without anyone in command and without any signals, the Xiliang Iron Cavalry naturally split into three vanguard formations according to the three commanders, and then naturally expanded into small vanguard formations. As the formation changed, the speed of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry continued to increase.
It is true that the Xiliang Iron Cavalry has short legs and its speed is indeed worrying, but that does not mean that the Xiliang Iron Cavalry’s charging speed is slow.
When the 12,000 Xiliang Iron Cavalry formed into small vanguard formations, their charge speed continued to increase, and the prestige of the charge continued to rise, until they broke through a certain limit, and all members turned into a roaring torrent, swiftly crashing into their enemies.
There was no special trick, just a strong instinct brought about by countless charges. The long lance, with terrifying force, crashed into the mixed defense line of infantry and spearmen arranged in advance by Wen Chou. Several lines of defense were staggered, and the spear and shield wall flashed an indestructible luster.
But the Xiliang cavalry at the front had no fear at all.
Crash into them, rush over, and kill them all!
The Xiliang Iron Cavalry held the spear shaft tightly with both hands, and then clamped the back half of the spear with their arms. This was an experience that countless fallen Xiliang Iron Cavalrymen had gained at the cost of their lives.
For the former Xiliang Iron Cavalry, this technique could only be used by the Feixiong soldiers. After all, before the invention of saddles and stirrups, only a few people could charge with long weapons in both hands. This method of piercing the enemy with a spear at ultra-high speed is definitely sharp, but it is also very dangerous for the soldiers themselves. After all, force is always mutual.
Most soldiers would probably just throw away their weapons if they had one hand. In that era when weapons were scarce, throwing away weapons meant being unarmed.
After being equipped with saddles and stirrups, this fierce and most efficient way of fighting was once used by the Xiliang Cavalry.
The astonishing speed combined with the huge scale caused an earth-shaking reaction on the entire battlefield.
Li Jue and his men were less than a mile away from the right wing of the allied forces, and even the soldiers of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry could clearly see the panic in the eyes of the soldiers on the opposite side.
Why is a cavalry charge so scary?
When you face a speeding car head-on, you will understand that the suffocating feeling of being crushed can make you freeze on the spot and even give up resistance.
Li Jue took the lead and rushed to the front. This was also the tradition of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry. If the commander dies, the deputy will take over. If the deputy dies again, the deputy will continue to take over until the last soldier dies.
This pyramid-shaped way of establishing the legion ensures the combat style of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry. As long as one is willing to fight and can fight, anyone can become the next leader of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry.
Li Jue looked at the so-called defense line arranged by Wen Chou with disdain. It was simply a dream to think that a mere infantry defense line could stop the Xiliang cavalry.
There is no defense against the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, let alone anything so-called indestructible.
Looking at Wen Chou's confident face, a cruel smile flashed across Li Jue's lips. All the defenses in front of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry were paper tigers.
This is the confidence of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, and it is also the experience they have gained through the years with their bodies and blood.
Especially now that they have a full set of equipment, multiple weapons ready for battle, armor, stirrups and saddles, everyone in the Xiliang Iron Cavalry knows that there is absolutely no type of soldier in the world that can head-on stop the galloping Xiliang Iron Cavalry.
Is the reason why the Xiliang Iron Cavalry brought the Qiang Cavalry with them because they relied on the Qiang Cavalry to fight?
No, they just need someone to help them clean up the battlefield and collect the spoils.
The other side reacted quickly. At a distance of only one mile, the archers under Wen Chou fired three waves of arrows.
They were all archers from Jiangdong. Archery was almost their instinct. Even if they were filled with fear,
However, none of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry fell off their horses in the three waves of arrow rain. The double talents of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry are talents that strengthen their own defense. Moreover, after a large-scale replacement of equipment, the Xiliang Iron Cavalry has a stronger defense.
"kill!"
The Xiliang Iron Cavalry crashed into the defense line without any hesitation. The spear cavalry directly pierced through the well-prepared defense line and hung all the German soldiers who came into contact with them on their spears.
After more than twenty years of bloody fighting, not even mountains of swords and seas of fire could stop the charging Xiliang Cavalry.
"kill!"
There is not a single extra word. In the blink of an eye between life and death, our Xiliang Iron Cavalry is invincible.
As Li Jue was the first to break through Wen Chou’s army’s defense line, the next second countless Xiliang cavalry broke through the defense line set up by Wen Chou.
When the speed of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry slowed down, the five lines of defense set up by Wen Chou had all been penetrated, and a huge gap was torn in the entire military formation.
At this moment, they chose the best time, the best tactics, and put on new equipment. The ferocity of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry was fully demonstrated at this moment.
The five defense lines carefully arranged by Wen Chou were pierced through by the Western Liang cavalry in an instant. Li Jue thought it was natural, but Wen Chou could never accept it.
"Avoid, avoid, put it behind the past"
Wen Chou shouted that he could not resist the Xiliang cavalry head-on, as he still had a mission to complete!
After Li Jue broke through the entire left wing's defense line, what came into view was an endless sea of allied troops.
"Drop your gun and draw your sword, and kill them!"
Piercing through an entire army raised the morale of the Xiliang Cavalry to the extreme. Although their speed inevitably slowed down, they still drove their horses forward confidently.
There was no trace of worry on Li Jue's face, but instead a strong murderous intent.
Although Wen Chou took the initiative to avoid the enemy, they did break through Wen Chou's defense line and his 20,000-strong army.
However, they rushed too deep and ran into the bloated rear of the Allied Forces.
But it doesn't matter. The Qiang cavalry will follow the Xiliang cavalry in the charge. With Wen Chou's defense line already broken through, it is impossible to stop the charge of 30,000 Qiang cavalry.
With the 8,000-strong Yue Cavalry led by Ma Chao eyeing the enemy covetously from the outside, Li Jue was not worried about any problems at all.
"What a cruel heart!"
Guo Si sighed. He already understood his opponent's plan. The Qiang cavalry would sooner or later break through Wen Chou's defense line, but the allied forces wanted to use this time difference to annihilate the Xiliang cavalry. The cavalry losing their speed would be equivalent to cutting off their own hands.
Wen Chou's left-wing army was a bait from the very beginning, a bait to lure the Xiliang cavalry in.
"Hahahaha, I'm dying of laughter!" After Li Jue figured it out, he almost died of laughter on the battlefield.
No way, no way, no one thinks that the Xiliang Iron Cavalry are cavalry that rely on war horses to fight, right?
They are real heavy infantry on horseback. Even when they were known as the Western Liang Iron Cavalry, they had no war horses except Feixiong.
"Kill, kill, kill. Teach these idiots a lesson. There won't be many such opportunities!"
Guo Si also became excited. He had never fought such a powerful battle in his life. Not to mention that the speed of the war horses had decreased, it would be the same without war horses.
"No, that's not right, they don't want to annihilate us, they just want to delay us!"
Fan Chou, however, expressed a different opinion. He shouted loudly to Li Jue and Guo Si, and he felt that the direction of things seemed to be starting to become a little strange.
"Hold us?" Li Jue was stunned, but reacted in an instant.
"Who cares about them? Military Advisor Chen just told us to do our own thing. Leave the brainpower to them!"
Guo Si and Fan Chou also agreed deeply when they heard this. They only knew how to kill people and use their brains, so they had to rely on the military advisor for such matters.
Chen Xi conquered the hearts of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry with his generosity. What a joke! When Li Ru asked them to recruit people for training, he gave each person a gun, and sometimes even just a gun head. They had to train the army with those junk .
They didn't want to submit to Chen Xi, but Chen Xi gave them too much.
After defeating Bai Ma last time, they went back and asked Chen Xi for long-range weapons. Chen Xi waved his hand without thinking.
Criticize!
It’s just a weapon, what a shame!
Unlike the thousand hunting bows they had imagined, Chen Xi equipped each Xiliang Iron Cavalryman with three sets of powerful crossbows, three bags of crossbow arrows, and also gave each of them a longbow.
Although they were all blank supplies, when had Li Jue and his men ever received so many military supplies?
Chen Xi even specially painted all their equipment black, making them look more energetic.
The Xiliang Iron Cavalry, who were dazed by Chen Xi's huge move, immediately placed Chen Xi and Guo Hao in the second most respected person category.
The first people to be respected are still Dong Zhuo and Li Ru. After all, they were the ones who established the Western Liang Iron Cavalry. Even Dong Zhuo's retirement could not stop their respect.
It is strange to say that among the second generation of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, there was only one male, Zhang Xiu, and Li Jue and his men didn’t even have a wife. As for the third generation, there was only Dong Bai, and there wasn’t even a male.
