Chapter 23: The Horse Headbutt Shows Its Power
Qin Mo had just led his troops to the border of Youbeiping County when a spy came to report that Gongsun Zan had already arrived at Wuzhong County with a thousand elite cavalry and was resting in the city.
"They're coming so quickly." Qin Mo immediately ordered his troops to advance towards Wuzhong County.
The next day we arrived at the outskirts of Wuzhong County.
When Gongsun Zan received the report, he immediately led his troops out of the city. He did not expect the enemy army to be so bold.
As the two armies faced each other, Gongsun Zan rode up to the front of the battle line, pointed forward with his whip, and shouted angrily: "How dare you, you traitor, invade our Youbeiping territory? Why don't you surrender immediately!"
Qin Mo rode on the white dragon horse, stood in front of the formation, and said in a deep voice: "Gongsun Zan, do you dare to fight me?"
"Pooh!"
Gongsun Zan was not fooled. He knew Liu Bei's strength, which was stronger than his. Even Liu Bei died under Qin Mo's sword , so how could he dare to fight Qin Mo alone?
"All troops charge !"
Gongsun Zan pointed his horse spear forward, and a thousand elite cavalrymen rushed towards the enemy like thunder, raising billowing smoke and dust. In his opinion, this round of charge alone would be enough to defeat the bandits.
You really overestimate your own abilities.
It was the first time that the soldiers of the Royal Guard Battalion faced such a collective cavalry charge. They felt as if the earth was shaking. Faced with such a breathtaking and soaring momentum, they instantly felt how small and powerless they were.
The sword and shield soldiers at the front were frightened, and beads of sweat appeared on their hands holding the swords due to nervousness.
"Hold on! Hold on!"
Xu Qiang, Zou Jing and Zhao Liuyun rode their war horses and walked back and forth in front of the battle array to boost morale. Xu Qiang's troops were in the center, Zou Jing's troops were on the left, and Zhao Liuyun's troops were on the right.
The front row are all sword and shield soldiers, the middle row are ordinary infantry, and the back row are archers.
The only two hundred cavalry were deployed on both wings to guard.
"Shoot!"
At the commander's command, a rain of arrows rose into the sky, passed over the front and center armies, drew beautiful arcs in the air, and covered the oncoming cavalry.
Puff, puff!
A cold arrow pierced a soldier's chest, and he fell off his horse. Before he could get up, he was trampled by his companions who followed closely, and his blood dyed the ground red.
This further stimulated the cavalry's fighting spirit.
After two rounds of arrow rain, they had rushed to the front of the Royal Guard Camp, with their spears raised horizontally, like a steel forest, flashing cold light, and a fierce murderous aura was blowing in their faces.
Any enemy that stands in their way will be stabbed into a pulp.
Faced with such a situation, some recruits were so scared that their legs went limp. At this moment, Xu Qiang shouted loudly: "Disperse!" The sword and shield soldiers in the front row received the order and suddenly dispersed to both sides, making way for a path in the middle.
He actually took the initiative to let the cavalry into the formation.
Although the cavalrymen in the front were confused, they had already launched the charge. Their horses could not stop at all, so they could only continue to move forward and charge into the enemy's formation.
The follow-up troops followed closely.
In the eyes of the cavalry, the Yellow Turbans' deployment was simply courting death. A thousand elite cavalry could easily penetrate the three thousand infantry phalanxes and smash them to pieces.
But just as he rushed into the formation, something unexpected happened.
In the enemy's center formation, the infantrymen hiding behind the sword and shield soldiers actually held a horse head hammer wrapped in black cloth. When they saw the cavalry rushing over, they immediately swung the horse head hammer at the horses' legs.
“Bang! Bang! Bang!”
Although the horse head hammer is a blunt weapon, the end is forged from pig iron. Under the fierce attack of the strong man at close range, the force is so great that one war horse after another is knocked down.
For a moment, people and horses were thrown to the ground.
Because a large number of war horses fell to the ground, they blocked the way for the cavalry behind them to advance. The charge momentum that the cavalry had accumulated with great difficulty was immediately hindered and they stopped one after another.
This stop makes things even worse.
The soldier holding the horse-head hammer attacked with all his might, knocking down both the man and the horse.
Once the cavalry units that broke into the formation lost their mobility, they would become meat on the chopping board of the infantry phalanx. Zou Jing and Zhao Liuyun commanded the left and right wings to move quickly towards the center and surrounded the enemy troops.
The situation is reversed!
In the formation, Qin Mo, riding on the white dragon horse, had already locked onto Gongsun Zan and was galloping towards him.
"kill!"
The confidence of victory on Gongsun Zan's face was gone long ago, and he looked like a lost soul. When he saw Qin Mo, his eyes glared at him, raised his spear and fought back, wanting to fight to the death.
"when!"
Qin Mo swept his Qingfeng sword.
Gongsun Zan felt an incomparable amount of power coming from the lance and was horrified. The next moment, the lance slipped out of his hand and his face turned pale.
"Tell your subordinates to surrender, don't make a fearless resistance." Qin Mo pointed the sword at Gongsun Zan's neck.
Gongsun Zan was dejected.
When he surrendered, the cavalry who were still resisting naturally surrendered as well.
The Royal Guard Battalion won another victory!
"Win a local war, legend level +3, experience points +3000."
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Night, Wuzhong County.
After the daytime battle, Qin Mo led his troops into the county town.
According to statistics after the war, although the Royal Guard Battalion won, more than 300 people were killed and more than 400 soldiers were injured, which was the heaviest casualties in all the battles.
But it is enough to be proud of.
Nearly four hundred of the one thousand elite cavalry led by Gongsun Zan were killed, and the rest were all captured.
County government office.
Qin Mo met Gongsun Zan alone. He did not kill Gongsun Zan on the spot, but he wanted to subdue this man.
Gongsun Zan is not Liu Bei.
Liu Bei was born with a rebellious nature and would never submit to others, so Qin Mo had no choice but to kill him. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei would not follow anyone but Liu Bei either, and they were the kind of people that could not be subdued.
Although Gongsun Zan was also a local lord in the later period, he lacked some of the kingly aura.
"Are you willing to follow me?" Qin Mo asked.
"Bah!" Gongsun Zan said with disdain, "You are a Yellow Turban rebel, and you actually want me to follow you. Isn't this the biggest joke in the world?" After all, he was the Marquis of Duting appointed by the imperial court.
Qin Mo smiled bitterly.
Although he completed the initial accumulation by taking advantage of the Yellow Turbans, he also buried a big hidden danger. If he could not wash off the Yellow Turbans' color, he would not be able to recruit a local talent.
But he still wanted to try.
"General, it's been a long time since you made a breakthrough in your cultivation, right?" Qin Mo suddenly said.
"How do you know?" Gongsun Zan's tone was a little strange. He couldn't even see through Qin Mo's cultivation level, and was defeated by Qin Mo in one move during the day.
"I have a way to help you break through." Qin Mo handed over a handwritten copy of "Nine Transformations of the Golden Body".
Gongsun Zan took it and after reading only the first few pages, he was already shaking with excitement, as if he had opened a new window for spiritual practice.
He wanted to take another look, but was taken back by Qin Mo.
"Join me and it will be yours." "Nine Transformations Golden Body Technique" is a universal martial art in the prehistoric universe, not exclusive to the Shenxiao Sect, so Qin Mo can teach it privately.
"not enough!"
Gongsun Zan shook his head decisively, showing his heroic character.
A brave general who could kill Liu Yu, the governor of Youzhou, in the future just because of his different ideas with Liu Yu; a bandit general who could allow his soldiers to plunder the people. Even though Gongsun Zan spoke of his righteousness, how loyal could he be to the Han Dynasty ?
It depends on whether the chips Qin Mo offers are enough.
"Let's make a bet." Qin Mo said with a smile.
"What's the bet?"
"You cooperate with me for now. If I can be recruited by the court and granted an official position in the future, you can serve me. If not, you can leave. How about it?" Qin Mo said.
"Are you serious?" Gongsun Zan's eyes narrowed, sensing something different in Qin Mo's words.
"I never tell lies."
"Okay then." Gongsun Zan couldn't stand the temptation of "Nine Transformations of Golden Body" after all.
“It’s a pleasure to work with you!”
Qin Mo tore the "Nine-Transformation Golden Body Art" into two halves and handed the upper half to Gongsun Zan.
Gongsun Zan took it carefully and said, " Can you let me go now?" He still had two thousand elite cavalrymen under his command, which was his only support now.
As for the captured cavalry and war horses, Gongsun Zan tacitly did not mention them.
That was already Qin Mo's trophy.
"Don't be anxious. I have a plan that can take the opportunity to suppress the rebellion of Wuhuan in Liaoxi. I wonder if you are interested?" Qin Mo said slowly.
"What plan?" Gongsun Zan was of course interested.
