Chapter 208: The situation takes a sharp turn for the worse
Li Jue wielded his sword to knock down an Undead King Rider, then watched him get up and continue fighting, feeling extremely annoyed.
"Damn it, the general is right. The empire is not a pushover."
Li Jue roared and chopped down another Undead King Cavalryman who was blocking his way with his sword. Then he was stabbed in the face by three Undead King Cavalrymen with long spears.
With his face firmly against the spear, Li Jue angrily knocked to the ground a knight of the Undead King, whom he had killed twice, and then chopped his head several times.
Then more spears stabbed at Li Jue. Although they did not penetrate Li Jue's body, they pushed Li Jue back far away.
"Crack!" A crisp sound was heard, and the spear that was poking Li Jue was directly broken by Li Jue. Compared with their weapons, the weapons of the Parthians were obviously inferior. They could be easily broken when external force was applied during the wrestling between the two sides.
Achaemenius was already disgusted to death. He withstood the attack of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, and then used his internal energy to slash at a centurion of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry. At that moment, sparks flew from the bodies of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry.
The violent recoil made Achaemenids' understanding of the defense of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry reach a new level.
Skin like steel, constantly filled with the toughness of cowhide, and has unparalleled stance defense.
Under the suppression of the cloud energy, even with his internal energy leaving his body, he has killed no more than five Xiliang Iron Knights so far.
Achaemeni had completely understood that the opposing army was simply a bunch of iron turtles. Their immunity to attacks was far beyond that of normal troops. It was no exaggeration to call them monsters.
How thick must the skin be to be so thick that even spears couldn't penetrate it? He simply couldn't understand how Li Jue could use his face to withstand the attacks of more than a dozen spears. Even he would have been injured, but Li Jue was able to kill a soldier with the spear.
And there were actually four people as active as Li Jue. Although their fighting styles were different, their excellent defense made them very conspicuous in the crowd.
Even if he stopped Li Jue, the other three guys would kill all the Undead King Cavalry sooner or later.
"Hahaha "
Ever since Li Jue took on the enemy's gunfire with his head held high, he was completely relieved. The enemy was definitely no match for them, and he estimated that they could defeat them in about a day and a night.
It was true that he was stopped by Achaemenides, but no one stopped Guo Si, Fan Chou and Zhang Ji. They kept repeating the routine of chopping down a soldier and then hacking him to death. Achaemenides was so angry that he gritted his teeth. He was not so powerless even when facing the Roman eagle flag. These guys on the opposite side were definitely not normal.
"What's going on on the other side ?" Li Jue wondered as he fought with Achaemenides.
The opponents were clearly able to resist death, and there was no sign of their physical strength declining in the slightest, just like the Military Souls. But how could the Military Souls be unable to break through their defenses?
Even if he was the first to reach the battlefield and mobilized the spirit of the army, every cut on his body would be enough, and there would be no problem of not being able to break through the defense of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry.
"Charge out and organize the army!" Achaemeni's eyes were filled with anger.
"General, no, the two sides have already met. If we rush out now, we will leave behind at least a thousand brothers!" The staff officer tried to stop Achaemenius in a desperate manner.
Their losses so far are less than a hundred, and if they retreat like this, it would be tantamount to giving up a thousand soldiers.
The Undead King Cavalry, separated from the main force, could not face the siege of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry.
"Damn it, connect the troops and hold on until help comes. Our reinforcements will be here soon!" Achaemenides took a deep breath again and made the right judgment. He was just unwilling to accept it just now. After calming down, he certainly knew what to do.
We have already contacted the friendly forces nearby and the Northern Huns' troops. When the reinforcements that are good at attacking arrive, we will definitely kill these bastards.
He just didn't believe that the surrounded cavalry could really turn the tables. Even if you have unparalleled defense, what can it do? A large army is the king on the battlefield.
Even if the reinforcements are unable to break the defense of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry at that time, they can completely use legion attacks to forcibly kill the Xiliang Iron Cavalry.
Guo Si, Fan Chou and Zhang Ji mixed new recruits and old soldiers together, and held on to the Undead King's Cavalry tightly. The speed at which they were honed on the battlefield was definitely faster than in training.
Originally, some soldiers with dual talents had already begun to march towards the Imperial Guards. Fan Chou estimated that if they could completely wipe out the Undead King Cavalry, they would have at least two thousand more Xiliang Iron Cavalry at the level of their Imperial Guards. By then, the overall combat effectiveness would not decrease but increase.
As veterans of the battlefield, their favorite legion is the Undead King Knights, which can repeatedly gain experience and has insufficient attack power.
They are unable to truly harm their soldiers, and the quality of the Undead King Cavalry themselves, as well as their novel coordination tactics, will oppress the progress of the new recruits of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry.
Although it is similar to their usual death training, the opponents are real enemies. This state of mind makes the progress of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry more obvious.
What's more, most of the casualties were soldiers of the Undead King's Cavalry, which made the Xiliang Iron Cavalry even more comfortable.
They only regretted that they brought too few people. The Undead King Cavalry was too suitable to be the whetstone of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry. With a few more similar legions, the Xiliang Iron Cavalry would have tens of thousands of guards. Combined with Feixiong, they would definitely be able to trample the annoying Bingzhou Army and Luoyang Army under their feet.
Just when the Four Heavenly Kings of Xiliang were feeling extremely happy, several tall flags appeared on the horizon. Flags in the Parthian style, as well as flags that looked very familiar to Li Jue and the others, but they had no idea where they had seen them.
"Hahaha, you idiots, you thought I would fight to the death with you? I'm waiting for my friends, what about you? Are you waiting to die?" Achaemenius was extremely excited. Finally someone came, and he could finally kill these troublesome bastards.
Li Jue's face was solemn, he was doomed, he was too excited, he forgot half of what the military advisor said, this might be a disaster.
At this distance, even if the Undead King Knights let them leave, they might not be able to escape the encirclement. By then, let alone being promoted to the Royal Guards with double talents, even the old guys in their headquarters might be in trouble.
The 100,000 troops led by Jiang Wei and Zhang Xiu are still far away, and we don’t even know whether they have set out or not. It is obvious that they are now isolated and helpless.
But even so, Li Jue had no choice. He had tried hard to hold on to the Immortal King's Cavalry before, and now he was unable to escape.
The Wusun cavalry ran very fast, but they could do nothing if they were entangled by the rangers, and their role was only to contain the enemy and clean up the battlefield. If a real fight broke out, they would just be a superfluous addition.
