Chapter 66
Bai Lang held two weapons and quickly approached the front of the peasant army. He didn't care who the peasant soldiers in front of him were. He just wanted to kill them. The peasant army did not send cavalry to intercept him, but deployed spearmen and archers to deal with him. This man was out of touch with the cavalry behind him , and how could cavalry or light cavalry directly charge the front of the army? Under normal circumstances, he should keep probing, repeatedly pretending to charge, or simply bypass the front to find the flank. The opponent was almost all light cavalry, so he should have done this.
However, Bai Lang charged forward head-on, not dodging the arrows shot from the infantry bows, but using the long-handled broadsword and iron spear in his hand to deflect the strong arrows shot at the warhorse. Although he was wearing a horse armor, the horse was not Bai Lang - wearing heavy armor, he could move freely and keep up with the physical strength. Bai Lang crossed his sword and spear in front, blocked the long spear in front, and then charged forward head-on.
A storm of death rolled up on both sides. Bai Lang slashed horizontally from front to back with his right hand, and then with his left hand, and then did the same with the other hand. The whole action was like taking off, but it brought blood and human heads rolling everywhere. There were no people on both sides of Bai Lang, and there were dead people within six feet around the horse. Then the warhorse continued to charge forward, and Bai Lang slashed and stabbed with his sword and spear and killed everyone he saw. The entire infantry line was in a mess and began to flee.
The opponent they were facing was not a human being at all. How could he be so powerful, so reactive, and invulnerable to swords and guns? He killed people so quickly, so naturally everyone was afraid of him. The whole situation was like pouring hot water on ants. The peasant army's infantry line collapsed quickly, and at this time the government army's light cavalry had also arrived and began to slaughter the scattered infantry who had lost their formation.
Bai Lang didn't care about that. He ran into the enemy cavalry and charged at them. After a while, his horse seemed to be in trouble... The horse was exhausted and had several wounds. But Bai Lang himself was fine, and he killed more than ten cavalrymen along the way. What else is there to say? Change horses. The ownerless warhorse turned over and jumped on it to continue fighting. However, the enemy lost their morale and turned around and ran away.
The peasant army of 4,000 to 5,000 people was defeated in just a quarter of an hour. 3,000 light cavalry soldiers of the government army chased and killed them along the way, and the corpses of the peasant army were spread for ten miles. For those who could run ten miles without being killed, the government army would not chase and kill them for their own safety. However, there were still very few such people... The government army suffered almost no losses, and the loss of dozens of cavalry was nothing compared to the results of the battle. The question is - what to do with the heads? More than 2,000 heads per person? Obviously, it is impossible. Who would let others take the heads they cut off?
Bai Lang didn't care how many heads they cut off. If military merit was calculated based on the number of heads cut off, officers of his rank would not be awarded based on the number of heads they cut off, but based on the results of the entire army and the number of heads cut off. Sometimes, if you cut off heads yourself, you would even be criticized... As a general, how could you go into battle and cut off heads yourself? Bai Lang just said, "Follow me, the fight isn't over yet."
Although the voice was not loud, it was resonant, and the light cavalry did not dare to say anything more... It seemed that the fight for the heads would be suspended. However, there were still people who wanted to make a fuss, so Bai Lang rode over and chopped the soldier with a knife. "Let's go!" He rode away without caring about anything. The guerrillas quickly gathered their soldiers and did not dare to say anything. They quickly followed Bai Lang - the right commander in front of them was really a rampant guy, and he really dared to kill them if they violated military orders.
Moreover, when Bai Lang charged into the battle array, these people also saw how brave he was. Even if they only saw such a fierce general, they felt their hearts pounding... Bai Lang was killing people like crazy at this time, and the murderous aura on his body was rare in this world - I'm afraid only his fellow clan member, Wu'an Jun Bai Qi, was similar. Bai Qi killed many more people than Bai Lang, but Bai Lang may have killed more people with his own hands than Bai Qi, and these two almost all killed people on the battlefield, so compared with those guys who killed innocent people indiscriminately, they had a more solemn and heroic aura on the battlefield.
This is the real killing aura. Bai Lang's tiger form is mixed with this killing aura, forming a white tiger aura that makes the army tremble. If there is someone who can see the aura, he will definitely see the killing aura on Bai Lang, like a wolf smoke. "We just killed a lot of people, and we don't know who the leader of this bandit is... He ran away very fast. Well, now we can only see where Li Chuang's main force is."
Soon, a scout came to report that Li Chuang's camp was dozens of miles away, outside the city of Kaifeng. This was actually the place where Governor Sun had reserved for the decisive battle. "Don't hang around any longer, just go find Li Chuang. Send someone to tell Governor Sun that I'm ready to attack Li Chuang's camp!"
There were naturally roving troops outside Li Chuang's camp, and when Bai Lang led his troops to approach, Li Zicheng's troops also knew that a Ming army was approaching, and even knew who led the Ming army. The peasant army generals who were defeated by Bai Lang had fled back to the old camp and were reporting the battle situation in front to the generals in the camp. "Right Commander-in-Chief Pingxi General Bai Lang..." These people all breathed a sigh of relief.
The reputation of this Ming general's bravery has spread, and now they have a direct understanding of Bai Lang's bravery. "Is it really one person who broke through the enemy's formation?" Liu Zongmin asked another question, even though he had already asked it. "One person broke through the enemy's formation, and the infantry was trampled by this person." The general who escaped sighed , still trembling slightly, "Could it be that the fate of the Ming Dynasty has not yet ended? The White Tiger Star Lord in the sky has come to the earth?" There are many superstitious people here. After hearing that this Ming general is invulnerable to swords and spears, they can't help but think of supernatural powers.
"The government troops are approaching!" The scouts reported, and the peasant army leaders went out of the camp to watch the battle. It was indeed the Flying Tiger Flag with a large "white" character, which was parked ten miles outside Li Zicheng's camp. Many soldiers were already deployed in this direction, keeping a close eye on the cavalry's attack route to Li Zicheng's camp. The cavalry in front of them did not set up camp, but instead circled here for an hour before leaving.
This was advised by the military staff, who wanted Bai Lang to set up camp before attacking. "It will take two days for the commander to rush here, and three days to set up camp. Please be patient. However, you can lead a small number of cavalry to attack repeatedly to tire out the enemy..." With Bai Lang's bravery, this method of fighting is the most suitable. Bai Lang naturally knew that he was not good at commanding cavalry attacks, but leading a small number of cavalry to attack repeatedly was very suitable for him.
Li Zicheng's army could not be stopped at all . Although Bai Lang could not attack the main camp just like that, the series of small camps outside the main camp, a series of small camps far away to control the battlefield could not stop Bai Lang's attack.
