Water Margin: Lu Bu sits on Mount Liang

Chapter 1079 Falling short of success

The cavalrymen who were engaged in a bloody fight were galloping and shouting. The cavalrymen in black armor were constantly falling off their horses and dying on the spot. Wang Bolun was riding on a war horse, shouting and charging with red eyes.

Dozens of his men who followed him north to join the army formed a small formation to protect the left and right sides, and charged forward. The blood dyed the mud under the horses' hooves red, and the shouts of "It's so exciting!" attracted the attention of the soldiers of both armies.

The sound of horse hooves, shouts of fighting, and screams of death kept echoing in my ears.

Li Ying blocked the spear, poked the man off his horse with his backhand, drew his spear and dodged the blade at the moment, then drew out the flying knife with his backhand and swung it forward. The enemy rider two meters away fell off his horse, holding his throat.

At a distance of ten feet beside him, Fang Xuedu stabbed a long spear into pieces, and the moment it pierced through the human body, blood spurted out from the back.

Suddenly, a figure quickly inserted itself between the two horses. Fang and Li caught a glimpse of the horses rushing towards them from the corner of their eyes and were startled instinctively. The guns and throwing knives in their hands paused for a moment before they swung them in the opposite direction, followed by two screams.

...It was a close call, I almost hurt one of my own.

The horses' hooves trampled the ground, and the horse that rushed up from behind ran to the front, and then galloped past Yu Cheng's left, knocking down a Liao soldier with a long spear, and passed Xu Wen who was in the front and continued to gallop forward.

"Wang Yin, His Majesty is in danger ahead, give him the shield!"

Xu Wen shouted loudly, stretched out his hand to take off the shield hanging next to the saddle and threw it over. This was the equipment that Xiandengying brought with him when he went to war, and now he brought it out, it should be useful in this situation.

A half-man-high shield flew across the air, spinning over people's heads.

Wang Yin looked back for a moment, and as he turned around, his iron spear flew up and down, blocking the rushing Liao soldiers. While his horse was running, he raised the spear suddenly to the sky.

Slightly——

A slight sound came from above his head, and the shield rolled down from above. The warhorse on the opposite side rushed over. Wang Yin stretched out his left hand and just poked forward with his right hand.

As a large shield was in hand, a long spear pierced through the chest and pushed the man up from the saddle. He lowered his arm and then raised it up. Some blood flew into the air. The figure on horseback squeezed the horse's belly again, and the speed suddenly increased by two points.

Wang Yin raised his head and looked ahead.

The fiery red war horses rushed forward, whistling and slashing, streaks of blood burst out at the waist and neck, the roars and shouts shook people's nerves, and the Liao soldiers who were vying for the first place continued to pounce on the red color one after another.

……

In the Liao army's center, Yelu Dashi's eyes widened slightly, and he stared at the figure charging over there, and his breathing became a little rapid.

In front, four or five usually very brave generals in the army charged forward. Two of them fell off their horses when they met, one lost his weapon and had to change to a scimitar to continue moving forward, and the other two lost their target before they could get close because of the fast speed of Lu's horse.

Calculating the distance silently, Yelu Dashi's face was solemn. His majestic body was slightly shaken as he looked at the outrageous scene. Xiao Gan's face was not much better than his. He gritted his teeth and roared: "Lin Ya!"

"It's not time yet!" Yelu Dashi also shouted, his eyes not blinking: "Hold your bows and crossbows steady, I'll shout, shoot, shoot together!"

……

The horse's hooves dropped and lifted up quickly. Wang Yin held the gun in one hand and poked a general holding a scimitar off his horse. He turned his body to the left, pulled his arm back, and exerted force with his fingers holding the shield.

……

"Prepare!"

Yelu Dashi raised his spear high and shouted loudly. The soldiers beside him who were holding strong bows and crossbows raised their weapons. As they swayed, the red war horses were still approaching at lightning speed.

The Khitan general in the formation took a breath and swung his spear fiercely: "Shoot--"

The dark shadows are like locusts.

……

"Your Majesty! Shield—"

The warhorse under his crotch leaped forward with all its might. Wang Yin immediately let out a loud roar and used all his strength to throw the shield in his hand towards the running warhorse in front of him.

The shield flew in the air again, and the figure on the horse reached out to catch it and lowered it.

The air ahead was filled with the sound of arrows breaking through the air, and dense arrows and crossbow arrows gathered together and flew towards him.

Under the big shield, Red Hare's head shrank behind, and a tinkling sound was heard on the iron shield. Several arrows grazed Red Hare's flesh, and its red hair flew in the air. Drops of blood dripped onto the ground. The speed was still so fast, and there seemed to be no effect at all.

On the galloping warhorse, Lu Bu tried his best to lower his body, holding the handle of the halberd with his dry palm. As the warhorse rose and fell violently, the armor on his body made a sound of collision.

After the rain of arrows, a pair of tiger eyes appeared above the edge of the shield. The corners of the eyes curved slightly, and the majestic figure lifted up, and then: "Hoo--"

A large shield full of arrows was thrown out and hit the breastplate of the Khitan cavalry in front with a bang. The part that was not wrapped by the iron sheet shattered instantly, wood chips flew, and then the iron sheet bounced into the sky.

The Fang Tian Hua Ji also left his hand in the next moment, whistling past, piercing through the chest of a cavalryman who raised a crossbow, and stabbing the opponent diagonally from his horse into the ground.

"You will also be hit by an arrow!"

On the galloping horse, Lu Bu drew his bow and shot an arrow at the figure under the wolf-hair banner.

Yelu Dashi frowned, changed his body shape, and suddenly raised his gun to block. The iron helmet above his head made a "clang" sound, and the force caused his head to tilt back a bit. His vision was a little blurry and shaking. It seemed that the people around him shouted something, but he could not hear it. In a daze, he seemed to see Xiao Gan reached out and pulled his bridle, and it seemed that Xiao Gan turned around and shouted something.

Under the skewed skylight, the scarlet warhorse galloped past the empty horses, drew its sword and slashed away another knight following behind. At the moment when the warhorse rose and fell, the figure riding diagonally on the horse's back stretched out a big hand, suddenly grasped the Fang Tian Huaji that was inserted into the dead body, with blood sticking to it, and pulled it into the air, and then directly killed into the cavalry group.

"Cover Lin Ya!"

The personal guards around them roared loudly, charged forward, and brandished their swords desperately.

His swaying vision settled down, and Yelu Dashi shook his head, watching Xiao Gan pulling him to the side. He stared at him for a moment, then suddenly moved and looked back.

The shouts of fighting merged into one, the flaming war horses charged left and right, helping the knights on them to avoid the slashing and stabbing swords and spears, the blood-red cloaks swayed behind the figures, the pieces of cloth stained with human blood were heavy and shook violently.

Looking at the wolf-hair banner still in front of him, the horses' hooves roared and Lü Bu exerted force with both arms and roared: "Anyone who stands in my way...die--"

The painted halberd was raised, and the scimitar and spear were thrown high into the air. The personal soldiers who rushed over had no time to adjust their posture and continued to rush forward, with several spears stabbing at the two sides of Red Hare.

Red Hare let out a deep breath, neighed suddenly, and kicked the ground hard. The fat horse body leaned to the side, and the spear head stabbed over. The Fang Tian Huaji smashed down with a bang, and then swung to the side. The blood of the warhorse and the severed spear shafts exploded one after another, and the dozen or so riders nearest to it fell off their horses.

The spear stabbed at him again, and another spear stabbed at Lu Bu from behind. Lu Bu took advantage of someone's help to block it and hurriedly urged Red Hare to sprint forward quickly, quickly widening the distance again.

Wang Yin waved his spear and knocked several of Yelu Dashi and Xiao Gan's personal guards off their horses. He looked at the emperor who rushed forward again, smiled bitterly, and did not get entangled with him. He rushed forward again. In the back, Yu Cheng, Fang Xuedu, Li Ying, and Xu Wen shouted for a fierce battle and rushed through the gap at high speed. The wolf riders and the Wuwei were also rushing over. Amid the hysterical shouts of fighting, swords and spears collided with each other, sparks flew out of the collision, and broken spears flew into the air. The surroundings were full of fallen horse figures.

Among the more than 4,000 cavalrymen, some horses fell down with a scream, and some were pierced through the body by spears, but the speed of the charge did not slow down.

Shi Bao, Li Tianrun and Pang Wanchun were behind, constantly watching the figures flashing before their eyes, the swords in their hands reflected the light of the sky and chopped forward, the limbs flew into the sky, and blood spurted everywhere.

Amid the raging battle, a red figure suddenly flashed under the wolf-hair banner. Lu Bu glanced around and frowned, but without hesitation, he swung his painted halberd fiercely across the flag-bearer's arm and swung it towards his neck. He ignored the corpse that was cut into three pieces and continued to rush forward.

In the distance, several generals of Qi State came charging over. Yelu Dashi, who had recovered, waved his arms and rushed over with Xiao Gan.

Yelu Dashi, who was wearing triple battle armor, had already looked at the fallen wolf-hair banner behind him. He gritted his teeth viciously, raised his spear and knocked a wolf rider away: "Keep charging forward, don't stop, don't stop!"

Amid the roar, the personal soldiers who followed blew the horn.

Amid the desolate sound of horns, the cavalry group rushed in by more than 4,000 black-armored cavalrymen was like a cork poked open by a wooden stick, with a huge gap eaten out in the middle.

The cavalry divided into two groups continued to charge forward, and a tall figure appeared in the field of vision.

……

"Turn! Turn!"

In the chaotic fight, Lu Bu heard the horn sound from behind and immediately pulled the reins of Red Hare. The red warhorse began to turn and move to one side.

The people in the rear naturally took him as the spearhead, and as they changed direction, the ox-horns of the Qi army also made sounds.

The cavalry in the rear of the Liao army could not see the wolf-hair banner and began to hesitate.

……

Under the sky, cavalrymen fought on one side of the black array, and the dust rose into the sky, higher than the towering trees.

The cavalry, both men and horses covered in iron armor, were gathering and trotting in a row of a hundred. Yao Gang put the armor on his face and without saying anything, threw the chain made of fine iron in his hand to the knight next to him.

click -

The locks and chains closed, and one giant figure after another began to accelerate in silence. A heavy roar gradually sounded, and then it became faster and faster, and the chains made of fine iron were pulled straight.

In the summer breeze, the wind blew across the battlefield, and the cavalry who were forced to split into two teams changed their expressions. The tall and burly figures galloped up and collided with the team in front that had just experienced a thrilling battle with a heavy momentum.

boom--

Men and horses were thrown to the ground, and blood and flesh were smeared on the heavy armor, giving the black figure a touch of scarlet.

The iron chains between the armored horses were dripping with blood, and several pieces of intestines were hanging on them. The Liao cavalry in the rear looked at the charging armored cavalry with some despair, then gripped their spears tightly, closed their eyes, raised their heads and charged forward.

Blood mist continued to explode.

On the other side, Yelu Dashi on horseback had a dark face. The armored cavalry was very cunning. They only charged to one side and didn't even look at the cavalry on their side.

While feeling sad about the death of his soldiers, he was also somewhat glad that the other side did not choose his side as targets for killing.

"Lin Ya, what should we do?"

Amid the roar of horse hooves, Xiao Gan shouted at the top of his lungs. Yelu Dashi, who was riding high on his horse, gritted his teeth and hesitated for a moment. After hesitating for a while, he gritted his teeth and said, "Keep charging, kill his central army!"

Xiao Gan turned his head and looked back, then roared: "There are not enough troops and horses, the bastards in the rear army are retreating!"

"Ah?!" Yelu Dashi didn't hear clearly for a moment, then he realized what the other party said, and immediately stood up and looked back. The flags of the resentful army were fluttering towards him, while the dragon flag representing the Emperor of Qi was turning.

"Asshole! How can we retreat at this time! How can that idiot Guo Yaoshi lead the troops?" Yelu Dashi cursed loudly, his chest heaving.

It wasn't Pharmacist Guo, it was his general, and the central army...

A sentence flashed through Xiao Gan's mind, but he didn't help him to figure it out. He just shouted: "What should we do now? If this goes on, we will soon be separated!"

On horseback, Yelu Dashi let out a hoarse roar, "Ahhhhh!" His arm holding the spear trembled constantly, and his iron-blue face turned red. The moment he closed his mouth, he watched the Qi army formations in the center, and finally opened his mouth: "Retreat, retreat, return to Yuyang for defense!"

Behind him, Xiao Gan pulled the reins without any hesitation, and a group of Xi cavalry naturally followed.

Yelu Dashi looked up to the sky and sighed deeply, muttering something inaudible, then pulled the reins of the horses and galloped away.

……

At the central army of Qi, Xi Sheng and Wang Zheng, both wearing general's armor, stood on the shafts of the chariots.

Two pairs of eyes kept moving between the front and the flanks, and orders were issued from time to time to adjust the battle formation in front.

The moment the armored cavalry moved forward, another messenger gathered the remaining troops in the central army, with the Zuowu Guard led by Su Yi as the last line of defense, with Han Chang, Shangguan Yi, E Quanzhong and other generals in the middle, and He Chongbao and Hua Rong on the outermost perimeter.

The tense atmosphere relaxed a little when the Liao army's flags turned. Xi Sheng almost jumped up and yelled, "Send a signal, send a signal quickly, inform His Majesty that the Liao army cavalry has begun to retreat, quickly--"

The flag bearer next to him quickly sent out flag signals, someone blew the horn, and a messenger rode his horse and ran out quickly from the formation.

Then Wang Zheng smiled and patted the wooden fence on the cart: "At the same time, send a message to the central army to press forward and spread the news of Yelu Dashi's defeat."

The collapse of the cavalry on the flank was inevitable. Roars and shouts were heard among the cavalry. The flags of the generals in the center of the Qi army began to move forward. The last team of cavalry reserved by the Yulin Army, led by E Quanzhong and Su Ding, chased after Yelu Dashi and Xiao Gan who were turning back.

Naturally, the battlefield was in chaos at that time, and no one knew that the two men were retreating among the cavalry.

However, the situation here was quickly spread by the Qi army. The Liao cavalry, who had lost their wolf-hair banners, began to retreat in a swarm. The generals on the front battlefield could not see the sign of commanding the army, and the morale of the army was instantly shaken and declined.

Pharmacist Guo led the resentful army to retreat on the flank, and gradually the troops from other units began to withdraw. The sound of golden bells rang out all over the battlefield, and the soldiers who could not escape dropped their weapons and surrendered on the spot.

More people threw down their flags, drums, and swords and rushed back.

The chaotic scene instantly swept across the entire battlefield. The cavalrymen fighting on the left and right wings lost their will to fight to the death. The Xi, Khitan and Han people turned around almost at the same time.

Soon, the sky darkened.

(End of this chapter)