I am a soldier in the border army

Chapter 546: Different ways, no mutual conspiracy
The infantry relies on a stable formation to fight against the cavalry.

But at this moment, how could Huang Tianjun, who was eagerly pursuing, talk about any formation?

So when faced with the sudden counterattack from the Zhen Liao army, even though the soldiers in front fought desperately, they were still easily forced into the formation.

There is no need to say more about what happened next.

Under the powerful impact of the war horses, countless ochre-yellow figures were knocked flying.

The raging sword energy and sword force tore the body apart, and the broken limbs and blood turned this supposedly peaceful and tranquil world into an Asura hell.

But at this moment, the "thunder bombs" that were originally bombarding the top of the city turned their muzzles and began to bombard the city gate.

And the gunners of the Shenji Battalion who had just disappeared among the black-armored cavalry also reappeared.

Just like that, they set up the "Sky Bomb" in the rear and started the extended bombardment.

"put--"

"put--"

"put--"

The rhythmic command was accompanied by a huge roar from heaven and earth. At this moment, a bloody and cruel death elegy was played among the Huang Tian army.

Every shelling would create a large bloody vacuum in the crowd.

Many brave and fierce Huang Tiandao soldiers had their bodies blown to pieces and turned into blood mist before they could vent their powerful fighting spirit.

At this moment, their courage, which was born out of their faith, seemed so pale and powerless, even ridiculous.

But despite this, countless figures continued to pour out madly.

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

Looking at those crazy figures who were not afraid of death, many soldiers who guarded Liao couldn't help but feel a chill in their backs.

Even cursed in my heart.

'madman! '

In the past, they fought against the barbarian Wuhuan tribe. Although those barbarian dogs were ferocious and brave, that was also relative.

In fact, those wild dogs are also afraid of death.

Seeing that the situation is not good, they will shrink back and turn around and flee.

But these Huang Tiandao soldiers are different, they are truly lunatics who don’t know what the word death means!

Even if half of their bodies were chopped off and they were only left with one breath, they would still swing that non-threatening knife.

It was precisely this harmless knife attack that made many soldiers who guarded Liao feel uneasy.

The soldiers who guarded Liao who witnessed this scene suddenly felt a little relieved.

Fortunately, our monarch established the Shenji Camp at all costs, and used money and food to smash the almost insane bodies of these lunatics.

Otherwise, facing such a crazy existence, even if they can win this war, many people will die.

In other words, the king used money to exchange their lives so that more of their comrades could survive!

Thinking of the joke that the emperor often said, "Money and food are worthless. You are worth more than gold," many Zhen Liao soldiers who rushed out of the battle line felt warm in their hearts, and then they could not help but brandish their swords and roar.

"For the Lord, we are willing to die!"

"Everyone, follow me and kill!"

The cavalry charged into the battle array with unstoppable force.

They want to let these crazy people in the Huang Tian Army know that they are not the only ones who are brave and fearless and are not afraid of death.

When it comes to not fearing death, the Zhen Liao Army, who fought their way out of the Youbei grasslands, are the ancestors!

kill!

……

In fact, strategies used on the battlefield do not need to be very sophisticated.

Take this battle for example, the Zhen Liao army's tactic of luring the enemy out of their hole and then striking back was nothing surprising.

It even looks extremely rough and clumsy.

But the Huang Tianjun troops who rushed out of the city gate were fooled.

As the terrifying "thunder bomb" cleared a vacuum zone at the city gate, successfully blocking the subsequent outflow of Huang Tian's army at the city gate, the outcome of this confrontation was already determined.

The iron hooves moved back and forth, constantly cutting and encroaching.

The Huang Tiandao soldiers outside the city, who had become isolated troops, were becoming increasingly thin in their ranks as they scattered around.

Each desperate counterattack did not have much practical significance other than adding a bit of cruelty and desolation to the war whose outcome had already been determined.

"Kill the official thief——"

The Huang Tianlishi, who was holding up the sky and blocking out the sun, roared towards the sky, his huge body already covered in blood.

As the huge arms swung, a terrifying amount of wind pressure was created.

In comparison, those charging black-armored cavalry looked like ants and grass.

Whenever they were swept by it, dozens or hundreds of riders would be wiped out.

But their huge and bulky bodies also make them excellent targets on the battlefield.

"Thief! I'll kill you!"

In a moment, a terrifying sword force tore through the void and poured down.

The next moment, the arm that caused considerable damage to the soldiers of Zhen Liao was cut off.

In an instant, scarlet blood gushed out like a fountain, and then a heavy rain fell on the battlefield.

An almost instinctive cry of pain roared out from Huang Tianlishi's mouth.

At this time, the powerful warrior of the Zhenliao Army who had achieved success with one sword and several other powerful warriors had already risen into the air from their horses. For a moment, the sharp sword energy was flying in the air.

"Thief! Die!"

But just when they were about to chop off the head of Huang Tianlishi, a golden light suddenly flashed from the chaotic battlefield below.

"Please kill the enemy, baby!"

The moment a cold shout came out, the golden light instantly passed through the bodies of several powerful Zhen Liao soldiers.

The black armor shattered and the sky was stained with blood.

The strong man from the Zhen Liao Army turned around and blocked the golden light with a knife. His expression changed drastically, and he was about to save his comrades.

But the next moment, a suppressed roar of pain was heard.

"Captain Zhang! Leave us alone! Kill...kill the bandits!"

As soon as the words fell, they fell into the air, and there was silence.

A trace of pain flashed across the face of the powerful Zhen Liao army soldier, but this pain only lasted for a moment.

Generals will inevitably die in battle.

From the moment they stepped onto the battlefield, they were mentally prepared.

Today my comrades have gone ahead, and it is my fate that it will be my turn tomorrow.

"cut!"

With a loud shout, the terrifying sword energy gathered from the spiritual power slashed across the neck of the Huang Tianlishi.

The huge head shaped like a palace shook the ground as it fell.

At this moment, the golden light that killed and injured several powerful Zhen Liao soldiers also arrived in an instant.

As a flash of blood appeared, the Zhenliao warrior who had just killed a Huang Tianlishi glanced at his broken shoulder armor.

At that moment, he saw clearly that it was a magic sword.

He is best at breaking the qi of warriors.

No wonder several of his comrades died in a short while!
However, he did not pay attention to the other party at this moment. After doing all this, he returned to the formation.

"The enemy general is dead, follow me!"

The battlefield is not a duel.

The only way to determine who is superior is to win the war.

The Zhen Liao Army had been fighting against the Wuhuan barbarians for a hundred years, and all of them were veterans of the battlefield, so how could they be swayed by personal emotions?

"Kill the thief!"

Following the commander's order, the men of Zhenliao, whose horses kept galloping, echoed with angry voices.

"Kill the thief!"

Seeing those black-armored cavalry rushing towards them like a mountain collapsing, the remaining Huang Tian soldiers immediately realized that they were powerless to turn the tide.

"General, this is impossible. Let's retreat!"

General Huang Tian, ​​who had just killed several powerful Zhen Liao army members, gently stroked the golden magic sword in his hand.

He turned his head and glanced at the Huang Tiandao soldiers behind him who were carrying the "Thunder Bombs" and still wanted to rush out of the city gate. Finally, he sighed and said to the defenders in the city.

"Pass on my order! Close the city gates!"

The last time he ordered the gates to be closed, he was inside the city.

But this time, he was outside the city.

Faced with this military order, the Huang Tiandao soldiers who were rushing out at the city gate regardless of their lives were all stunned on the spot, and then said anxiously.

"General! No!"

But the general Huang Tian shouted coldly, "Military orders are as heavy as a mountain. Anyone who disobeys them will be executed!"

After saying that, he looked around at the defeated soldiers around him and sighed softly.

"In the face of great cause, you and I can both die."

"If you hate me, I will punish you when we meet in the afterlife."

Once the city gates are closed, all ways of survival are cut off.

Not only did it end his way to survival, it also ended their way to survival.

It's normal to have some resentment.

But at this moment, the remaining soldiers around him just sneered.

If their commander abandons them and leaves them to survive on their own, they will naturally be filled with resentment.

But now...

"General, please wait. Let us lead the way for you and go ahead."

"Yes, if the Netherworld is just like this world, where everything is unfair and we are treated like ants and grass, then General, please lead us to kill him and turn the world upside down!"

Amidst the laughter, the remaining soldiers and generals said no more.

"Kill the official thief!"

"May all people in the world be like dragons!"

……

All the remaining soldiers died.

The golden sword shattered.

"Are you willing to surrender?"

Faced with the black-armored cavalry in front of him trying to persuade him to surrender, the Huang Tianjun general tore off his armor, revealing the ochre yellow Taoist robe underneath.

"I am a hermit in the mountains. If it weren't for the suffering of the people, I would only wish to die in the mountains."

"What can the splendor and wealth of this world add to me?"

After saying this, his soul was extinguished.

This brought this brief war to a hasty end.

The soldiers of the Zhen Liao Army, standing in the sea of ​​blood and corpses, were all silent when they saw this scene.

At this moment, they suddenly understood the helpless sigh of their monarch before the troops set out.

"Those who have different paths do not agree with each other."

Although their goals are similar or even almost the same.

But the paths they are taking are diametrically opposed and hinder each other.

Under the premise that neither side has a way out, the only option is to fight to the death.

Any concession and mercy is a denial and betrayal of one's own path.

A real man would not do that!

"Shenjiying, continue the siege!"

……

This time, Huang Tian’s army attacked from all four gates and suffered heavy losses again.

The commander of the east gate was killed in the battle, and the commander of the north gate barely escaped.

The soldiers at the South and West Gates were all seriously injured and barely managed to return.

And then, the "thunder bombs" below the city continued to pour down on the top of the city day and night.

During this period, Huang Tianjun organized several counterattacks outside the city.

As a result, Huang Tian's army advanced and Zhen Liao's army retreated.

When they chased them some distance out of the city gate, the previous scene was repeated.

But if the Huang Tian army set up a formation at the city gate, those damn bastards would directly pour artillery fire on them.

After all this, Huang Tianjun, who suffered even greater losses, was too lazy to move.

The Zhen Liao Army was allowed to vent and roar outside the city every day.

But as a result, the Yinping City, which originally had high walls and strong walls, could no longer hold on.

The gaps in the collapsed city walls became larger and lower.

In some sections of the city wall, you can even vaguely see the buildings of the market town inside.

Even though those Huang Tiandao soldiers tried their best to block the wall, could flesh and blood be stronger than stone bricks?

It's just a drop in the bucket.

Therefore, Huang Tianjun was too lazy to block these places and directly withdrew the soldiers to the houses in the city.

He wanted to take advantage of the time when the Zhen Liao army rushed into the city and use these houses to kill the Youzhou barbarians one by one.

But what they didn't expect was that the expected scene of the Zhenliao cavalry pouring in along the city walls did not happen.

Yes, up to now the Zhen Liao Army still has not actually attacked the city.

They just moved the muzzle of the damn "Thunder Bomb" to the houses in the city.

As houses were demolished and cleared one after another, Li Jing, who was sitting in front of the north city, twirled his beard and smiled for the first time.

"Your Majesty is right."

"Street fighting? Without streets, how can there be street fighting?"

As for whether doing so would accidentally hurt the people in the city, Li Jing didn't care.

After so many days of continuous bombardment, anyone with a little bit of common sense would have already moved away from the city walls.

If he really wanted to sacrifice his life rather than his wealth, there was nothing he could do.

After all, people have different opinions on closeness and distance. Compared with the lives of his men, it is obvious which is more important.

But he is different from generals like Li Jing.

The military commanders in charge of military supplies and the clerks in the rear were all in a state of anxiety and anger.

"What the hell! Did Li Jing really think that what the Divine Machine Camp blasted out was paper?"

"That's all silver! Damn it, it's silver!"

Even though they considered themselves to be well-mannered, they couldn't help but burst into swearing at this moment.

You have to know that during the short ten days when the troops were at the gates of Yinping City, the amount of money consumed by the Shenji Camp alone was even comparable to the previous Ten Thousand Miles Northern Expedition!

Therefore, during these days, every artillery bombardment by the Shenji Camp was not only aimed at the top of Yinping City and Huang Tianjun, but also at the hearts of the clerks who were in charge of money and grain.

Their hearts bleed when they think about how all the wealth they had painstakingly accumulated was being used like dirt by these warriors in the army!

But just when they finally couldn't hold back and complained to Han Shao, all they got was a light reply.

"Sir, don't joke. I have already handed over the full authority of this battle to Li Jing and his men. I can't go back on my word and regret it halfway, can I?"

What I mean is that I will not make the decision on this matter. If you want to find someone, go find Li Jing and other people involved.

In desperation, they could only pester Li Jing, the commander-in-chief of this battle.

"Li Zhonglang! We can't go on like this! If we keep fighting like this, we'll lose money!"

Before, Han Shaoweng and his son-in-law extorted so much money and grain from the governor's mansion, and they were very complacent.

But they didn't expect that they were happy too early.

The warriors in the army simply didn't treat money as money. They actually kept bombarding for ten days without stopping!

If the Mo family had not always been rigorous in their work and the quality of their products had not been top-notch, these spiritual pattern cannons would have been ruined by them long ago.

That will be another huge expense for the boss!

Li Jing also had a headache about the entanglement of these clerks.

"Don't worry, you won't lose money."

Wars are fought for money and food. If every war results in a loss, it will be difficult to sustain.

How could Li Jing not understand this truth?

As Huang Tian's army marched north, they captured countless cities, and many noble families were slaughtered and purged.

Needless to say, the accumulation of hundreds of years of these noble families naturally fell into the pockets of Huang Tianjun.

As long as they can win this battle, won't all this wealth become theirs?
However, considering that many of the clerks came from noble families, these words might make them feel grieved if they were to spread, so Li Jing did not point it out directly.

However, these clerks were not stupid. After hearing what Li Jing said, their eyes rolled and they said helplessly.

"Then General Zhonglang, tell us the truth. How many days do you think it will take to stop?"

Li Jing set his eyes on Yinping City, thought for a moment, and responded.

"almost."

As they were talking, a spy who was not on duty at night came to report.

After a round of secret reports, Li Jing frowned and finally sighed.

"These lunatics..."

……

(End of this chapter)