Water Margin: Lu Bu sits on Mount Liang

"There's an ambush!"

"Be careful--"

"Turn around, turn around, quickly——"

The woods were swaying wildly in the night wind. Layers of human figures were running towards them from the front. This was a cavalry composed entirely of Jurchens. Wanyan Zongbing recruited Jurchen men born nearby in Tongzhou. The soldiers from various tribes were intimidated by Qi's military merit system. Their already fierce temperaments became even more fearless. They all tucked their spears and iron spears under their armpits, and the four hooves of the ferocious horses galloped rapidly, hitting the ground like thunder, splashing up dust in the darkness.

The figure holding a torch in front was approaching the knight running in the darkness quickly. The range of the firelight dispelled the darkness. In the field of vision, a hideous and distorted face appeared in the pupils, and then the sharp spear body and gun tip rushed up.

Countless swords collided, and figures flew off their horses, blood and body parts flew into the sky. While running, Wanyan Bendu held a spear and shouted loudly: "Kill them all——"

"kill--"

Countless charging figures plunged into the cavalry on the opposite side and collided with those coming in the opposite direction. The sounds of metal clashing exploded densely in an instant. The morale of the cavalry of Xinzhou was already low. They were suddenly attacked and stabbed off their horses by the spreading crazy Qi knights. In a straight line, the number of corpses carried by spears and iron spears continued to increase. The torches flickered and struggled as the corpses fell to the ground, and gradually emitted a stable light and heat.

A small formation consisting of several Qi cavalrymen charged forward, their horses galloping and their spears and lance shafts were covered in slippery blood. The cavalry from Xinzhou gradually began to scatter. Someone shouted "Run!" and rode his horse into the woods. Soon a miserable cry was heard, and a black shadow flashed in the woods, rushing out with blood.

Sori Yishi was sandwiched in the cavalry, galloping on his horse, and roared loudly: "Heavily armored guards, follow me! Kill them all——"

There were less than two hundred knights wearing two layers of armor beside him, and they had experience in breaking out of sieges and suppressing rebellions. However, they were all the most loyal soldiers around Wanyan Sheng. Hearing the sound, they controlled their horses, followed the figure in front, and charged forward with a roar.

On horseback, Sori Yishi swept and smashed with his spear, knocking down several figures rushing towards him. He reached out and shook off a corpse hanging on the spear, turned around and stabbed the Qi knight who was rushing towards him in the chest, and a large amount of blood spurted out from his back.

"Traitor—"

"kill--"

In the dark night, words belonging to the Jurchens were shouted out by the knights of both sides. Sori Yishi's eyes widened, and he became more and more angry. He shouted continuously, and with a whistling sound, he smashed and stabbed hard. He didn't care whether they were soldiers of Qi or cavalry of Xinzhou. Those who blocked his way were knocked away by him. He rushed forward with a fierce momentum, and his pupils reflected Wanyan Bendu who was shouting in the distance.

……

Arrows rose in the darkness, flew through the gaps between the branches, crushed the broad leaves blocking their way, and pierced the bodies of people and horses with bitter juice. Someone kept shouting, "The commander is dead -", "Fight -", "There are enemies ahead, retreat!", "Don't panic! Listen to me, move forward quickly!", various orders echoed in the woods, and the Weizhou soldiers could not react for a while to who to listen to. The atmosphere of chaos was filled, until someone shouted, "I am the deputy commander A Gulan, charge forward!", the knights on horseback finally calmed down a little and began to ride forward.

Hua Rong stood up and jumped onto his warhorse. He drew his bow and shot an arrow, knocking the figure off his horse. He shouted, "Half of you will use your bows and arrows to protect us, and the rest will follow me to charge and stop them!"

An ambush soldier rushed out of the woods, jumped up and knocked down an unsuspecting cavalryman with a sword, staring fiercely at the armored general in front of him, "Hehe!" roared, and pounced on him. On horseback, Ah Gulan turned his head and raised his hand, whistling back and slashing with his long sword, the blade swept across the opponent's neck, blood splattered in the air, and the head and body fell to the ground one after another.

"Ignore the people rushing out from both sides, and first join up with General Soriyi's army in front! Blow the horn, blow the horn--" Woo, Woo--

As he roared, hundreds of Weizhou knights around him had barely calmed down from the chaos. Listening to the desolate sound of the horn ringing out in the forest, they shouted, rode their horses close to their backs and charged forward with their heads down. Arrows flew in the air and occasional screams were heard.

"Don't let them go!"

Hua Rong gritted his teeth and opened and closed the bow in his hand continuously. He saw people being shot by arrows and falling off their horses one after another. The ambushers wielding weapons rushed out from the woods on both sides, shouting hysterically and crashing into the cavalry in the rear.

The spear pierced into the belly of the warhorse, and the horse neighed and fell down. The figure above wanted to raise his head the moment he fell to the ground, but the spears pressed down and pierced through the figure who stood up.

Hua Rong gritted his teeth and watched the escaping figure. In his sight, one of his generals with a hundred men led his men forward to intercept A'gulan, but was hit in the arm by a sword. One arm flew into the air. His horse charged forward, and the whole person was knocked flying backwards. Amid the sound of countless bones breaking, the cavalry in front rushed forward, chopping frequently with swords and spears.

The bloody smell of rust hit him in the face. Hua Rong was about to call for help, but when he looked around he remembered that two of his capable subordinates, Huang Xin and Hao Siwen, were still recuperating in bed in the rear.

"Damn it..." He spat out three words, and the usually gentle Hua Rong's face was full of anger. He shouted: "Someone follow me!"

The white horse turned, and dozens of personal guards beside it hurriedly followed, leading teams of fierce soldiers to chase the fleeing cavalry at full pace.

……

The howling night wind passed through here, and the sounds of fighting and shouting were heard everywhere. Everywhere in this forest were the Qi troops rushing out from the darkness. After waiting and planning for many days, they finally intercepted the enemy's troops here, but the expectation and reality were similar, but also surprising.

"Where did these cavalry come from? Why are they so difficult to deal with?"

The Iron-Backed Snake Spear lifted up a figure, and a shrill scream came into his ears. After killing one person, Wanyan Bendu looked at the cavalry coming from the front with some astonishment in his eyes. There was fighting all around. In the dim firelight, an enemy general holding a spear and riding a warhorse led his cavalry into his own cavalry and knocked a man off his horse with one shot.

During the charge, someone's knife hit his armor, but failed to stop him. The soldier following closely behind chopped the Qi knight off his horse with a knife. Those who were shot or stabbed also staggered, and then continued to fight.

A cavalryman thrust out the iron spear in his hand and knocked the man off his horse. He watched the figure struggle on the ground but was unable to get up. The horse's hoof behind him trampled the man and he died.

"Heavy armor!" Wanyan Bendu uttered two words between his teeth. He had some guesses in his mind. He raised his Iron-backed Snake Spear and lashed it at the face of the Xinzhou soldier in front of him, shouting, "Stop them!"

"Traitor, give me your life!"

The horses' hooves thundered and their roars shook the heavens. (End of this chapter)