The devil is coming

Chapter 867 Oath!
Yao Zizhan, the literary saint of the Qian Dynasty, wrote many frontier fortress poems when he was young, praising the bitter cold of guarding the frontier fortress, praising the prowess of the generals in bloody battles, and describing the magnificent war scenes;
Since he served as the governor of the three frontiers, although he often wrote poems and lyrics, he no longer touched on the subject of the frontier fortress army.
The more difficult something is to see directly in reality, the more exaggerated it will appear in terms of artistic interpretation, as if it is deliberately covered with thick layers of powder, to forcibly cover its original appearance. , in order to achieve self-deception on a spiritual level.
War, that is.
The weapon hits the armor, and the sparks flying up from the armor are just the simplest appetizer;
The splatter of blood can easily make people think of a beautiful picture, but in fact when the piles of thick red appear in front of you, what you see is a heart-stopping "black" that fills your sight. ;
What followed was a series of screams and wails, as well as intestines, brains, etc., which were usually the most in demand and rare to see, but at this time, sales suddenly slowed down.
Fighting with cold weapons is often more brutal, and can easily create a hell on earth.
The difference is that in this purgatory, are you a human... or a ghost?
obviously,
Under the Yan army's brutal and straightforward offensive, the Beiqiang cavalry finally couldn't resist.
Humans and ghosts have been given clear positions at this time;
They instinctively wanted to withdraw from this battlefield and try to stay away from these Yan people who were not afraid of death.
But the scary thing is that the Yan army is still unwilling to give up. If you don't want to withdraw, I will defeat you and rein in the troops. That's it.
I just want to cripple you, crush you, and bite you to death!
The morale of both sides was ebbing and flowing very quickly, especially when the Northern Qiang cavalry saw that the Yan people had been stabbed several times and their bones were visible, but they still bit their own people's necks with their teeth and refused to let go.
They fell apart.
The Northern Qiang tribes fought among themselves and occasionally had conflicts with the Gan people. At its peak, they only established the country in the northwest of the Qian Kingdom for a short period of time, but were soon suppressed by the Qian army.
The fighting style of Ganjun often puts them at a disadvantage in front of the Northern Qiang people. The feeling of relying on the strength of the cavalry and a huge country to fight will gradually give the Northern Qiang people a kind of... Zhu Xia Zhi The country only thinks so highly of itself.
However, over the past hundred years, Ganren's combat prowess has often been the object of ridicule by the great powers of Xia.
Facing the ceiling of the same type of cavalry who has higher combat quality than yourself, whose equestrian and archery skills are no worse than yourself, who has better armor than you, and who has more battle experience than you, and then under the premise that the opponent is inspired to have the morale to regard death as a return...
Overturned by a slap,
Is it hard to understand?
Governor Mingya stared blankly at the battle ahead. He saw the warriors under his command running back like wolves howling like ghosts. He saw his military formation, like sand that had been kicked over after being built up, begin to collapse. Vented.
Originally, the Northern Qiang cavalry was divided into two military formations. Previously, they dispersed separately and deliberately gave the Yan army a "way to survive." But now, they have become the most ridiculous initiative to dismantle themselves in order to "divide and defeat" the other party. stupid move.
However, Governor Mingya did not feel that he was stupid, nor did he think there was anything wrong with his previous order;
the reason is simple,
Faced with this kind of opponent,
Even if the army is gathered together, can you stop it?
Under such a situation, even if you double your troops, can you change your fate of being overwhelmed?
As for now,
I even had to feel lucky that I had managed to get half of the warriors out of the battlefield early, so that they would not be overthrown in such a sweeping fashion.
Rescue?
How to save?
Fill in the remaining soldiers and horses?
Not to mention whether the remaining ten thousand can satisfy the appetite of the Yan people, the damage visible to the naked eye is enough to make Governor Mingya heartache and unable to breathe. At the same time, it has fundamentally affected his ability to work in Beijing after returning. status among the Qiang tribes.
The tribal customs of the Northern Qiang people are actually very similar to those of the barbarians. The one with the big fist is the king, and the strength of the warriors under his command is the leader's confidence in speaking.
the most important is,
He, Governor Mingya, only came to help Gan Ren beat the drum, pick things up and drop them, and then get "promotion and promotion" from Gan Ren so that he could better devote himself to the struggle for hegemony in the Northern Qiang land;
It's not true, I am a loyal and good man!
"Withdraw troops, withdraw troops!"
Everything I originally felt good about myself, and my original confidence was completely shattered at this moment.
Governor Mingya issued an order to withdraw his troops. He did not want to fight anymore, and he did not want to fight anymore. If you Yan people want to leave, just leave. Why bother fighting with me here?
Along with the desolate sound of rhinoceros horns, after receiving the order to retreat, the last bit of resistance of the Beiqiang people also disappeared, and the last bit of psychological burden also disappeared. Everyone started to run away.
Since ancient times, why have generals attached great importance to the seemingly illusory morale? Because the so-called "fighting to the last soldier" is only possible in the most extreme circumstances. Most of the time, the result of a war is the defeat of one side. end.
It stands to reason,
It should be fine for now.
The morale of the Northern Qiang cavalry, from soldiers to generals, was shattered. In the conventional sense, the combat objective had been achieved.
But for Zheng Fan,
This,
not enough.
The Northern Qiang cavalry still has an organizational structure, and their leaders can also restrain and give instructions to their own tribes.
The current rout is only temporary, although according to common sense, an army that has just experienced a rout will be difficult to assume the responsibility of frontal combat again in a short period of time;
but,
Ganren’s promises and rewards,
It was enough to make their leader take the risk again and stick to him again.
Moreover, fearful opponents who have experienced being beaten head-on will be even more frightened when they face you next. When they see you turning around, they may even turn around and leave in fear, but for you, this is even more frightening. nausea.
black dragon flag,
He had already been caught under Zheng Fan's shoulders early on.
Pixiu under his crotch didn't need any instructions, he already understood his master's intention and started to gallop.
Chen Xianba and Zheng Man each carried their flags and followed closely. Sword Master A Ming and Xu Chuang were always guarding the prince.
Pixiu is originally the totem of the Yan people;
The king's flag is the highest symbol of the Yan people's military;
The Black Dragon Flag is the military soul of the Yan people;
When various elements are brought together,
That is God,
Do not,
It is an existence that transcends gods in the religious sense.
He allows you to continue thinking instead of blindly following. He allows you to be willing in a awake state instead of being numb and stiff like a puppet;
Wang Qi,
Galloping across the battlefield,
immediately,
The knights of the Yan Army, who had just been in the middle of a charge and had not even left the battle situation, began to instinctively regroup towards the king's flag.
This order of war is something imprinted in their bones;
Gou Moli once drank too much and didn't know whether he was really drunk or fake. He lamented the battle of Wangjiang where he and King Jingnan faced each other head-on. He said that he lost his temper and lost his temper. Dayan's most elite cavalry could actually turn into ten in an instant after charging into the formation, directly knocking the main force of the barbarian army around them, which had superior strength and high morale, into confusion.
However, Gou Moli later said with some dissatisfaction that this kind of peak iron cavalry, which is rare in the world, seems to be invincible, but in fact it comes and goes in a hurry. If there is no successor, it will not take 20 years, but ten years will be enough to sink. After all, Not just any family can sharpen their sword with the desert barbarians as their neighbor like the Zhenbei Hou Mansion, and it can take a hundred years to sharpen it!
But at least for now, this Jingnan Army still maintains the vigor and quality it had when Lao Tian was there.
It is precisely because of their preciousness that Li Fusheng caused such a big shock after the entire army in Liang was annihilated.
Wang Qi is the vane that leads everything,
Like black chess pieces scattered on the ground, the Yan army began to follow them spontaneously.
Governor Mingya was leading another group of troops to evacuate. When he looked back, he found that from behind, the flag of the Yan people had been raised, followed by the Yan people's cavalry.
They don't seem to understand pain and are tireless.
Nightmare, devil!
The description of "evil" in the customs and beliefs of the Northern Qiang people can be applied to these Yan people at this time.
Back then, when the Yan people attacked Qian for the first time, the tens of thousands of Qian's troops were instantly defeated. At that time, many ministers lamented that even if there were tens of thousands of pigs, it would not be so easy for the Yan people to catch them, right?
In fact, broken soldiers are really not as good as broken pigs. Pigs cannot understand words and have no order. They scatter and run around, making them really difficult to catch. But people are different, and broken soldiers will instinctively seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. , or even spontaneously gather to gain the apparent sense of security of "number of people", which is equivalent to pigs that spontaneously gather together, which can be said to save too much effort.
Therefore,
The situation on the battlefield suddenly became very strange.
Even after experiencing a defeat, the Northern Qiang cavalry still had the upper hand, followed by a small group of people under several banners, and after that, the Yan army knights who had no time to clean up the blood stains on their bodies were coming. He spared no effort to use the power of his horse, hoping to run ahead of his own prince.
But it is a pity that Pixiu's speed is really not something to boast in front of this group of young guys who have just experienced a charge.
As for the Beiqiang cavalry in front, their speed of gathering together and escaping was really not that fast. Compared with the Yan people behind who just wanted to rush forward regardless of the formation and military structure, they were not at the same level at all.
at last,
Zheng Fan and others rushed into the Northern Qiang cavalry. The expected violent collision did not actually occur. Everyone was not facing each other but walking in the same direction. They either simply left their backs to you, or when they found that you had already planned When the horse comes to their side, they have to react first, ah, you are not one of our own.
The prince did not take the initiative to kill, but raised the flag high. Pixiu rushed forward with an even more violent attitude, so that Chen Xianba and others could not catch up with the horses.
Juggernaut and Xu Chuang jumped off their horses at this moment and rushed forward. Relying on the speed boosted by the instantaneous burst of energy and blood, they continued to accompany the prince.
A Ming's figure turned into a ghost, and his left hand even grabbed Pi Xiu's armor, as if he was hitching a ride.
no way,
My prince is on top!
And this kind of prince's superiority brought about even more excitement and hysteria among the soldiers of Yan Army who were pursuing from behind.
Gradually, the fleeing party and the pursuing party began to come into contact, began to intersect, and began to merge.
In this situation of being chased away, turning around and fighting for your life is actually the most calm decision. It is like being cut down from behind and dying in a daze.
But the problem is, everyone knows that turning back at this time can certainly pursue "self-worth", but facing the Yan army that is constantly chasing from behind, they will definitely die.
Losing their courage and having the chance to escape, this group of Beiqiang cavalry who had been showing off their power in the northwest of Qian Kingdom for a long time became the most stupid, docile and submissive lambs to be slaughtered.
As the Yan army continued to follow their prince, the cutting area also continued to widen, causing the fleeing Northern Qiang cavalry organization to directly collapse.
Governor Mingya has a group of his most trusted warriors around him, and they are also flying their own tribal war flag. Originally, this was a weathervane to gather his warriors on the battlefield, but under the pressure at this time, the Beiqiang knights Under the situation of continuous pressing, they began to spontaneously deviate from the direction of their leader, because everyone had sensed the purpose of the Yan people, and naturally sought advantages and avoided disadvantages.
The cutting of the battle situation also went more smoothly.
With his own inexplicable self-confidence and the inexplicable self-confidence of the Northern Qiang cavalry, Governor Mingya forcibly cooperated with Zheng Fan, allowing him to perform the most textbook explosive hammer scene in the cavalry battle.
Of course, with the current status of Prince Pingxi, this so-called great victory and so-called standard victory are actually of little significance to him;
It is natural to win well, but it is not right to fail to win, or to win with flaws.
Therefore,
When Governor Mingya was moving, he continued to command the team "self-righteously" while looking back. He was suddenly shocked to find that the warriors behind him suddenly became so thin.
Where are the people, where are the people?
What frightened him even more was,
The man riding Pixiu, wearing black armor, and carrying the black dragon flag in his hand was actually so close to me!
In fact, both sides can already see and capture each other's gaze.
This kind of fear of being faced directly by the opponent's commander, oh no, by the opponent's prince, is huge.
People around Zheng Fan knew how cautious he was on the battlefield;
But outsiders don’t know.
Coupled with the fact that King Jingnan once had a ceiling of combat power that was almost at the peak of martial arts, he was so despairingly powerful that even the Silver Armored Guards, Phoenix Nest Guards, and Jianghu Knights could not think of assassinating him.
Naturally, it was inherited by King Pingxi, who was Tian Wujing's closed disciple.
This is the legacy left by Lao Tian,
No one would naively think that King Jingnan just taught King Pingxi the art of war. You know, he even entrusted his son to him, how could he not teach him everything he had at the bottom of the box?
Furthermore, many of the legends about Zheng Fanli around Prince Pingxi point to the fact that the various so-called "Fan Li" are actually the pseudonyms left by Prince Pingxi in the world.
Therefore, it depends on how you use rumors. Everything has two sides. Although the reputation of a good wife troubles Prince Pingxi, other rumors can make his image extremely tall.
At least, at this time, the governor had no determination to turn his horse around and fight to capture the thief first or to capture the king first or to defeat the enemy to the death.
However,
Pixiu's speed is still too impressive.
When the distance narrowed to a certain extent again, some loyal warriors beside Governor Mingya, with a certain death mentality, helped their leader to block it.
Pixiu showed his best performance at this time, leaping over their heads. At this time, several more warriors opened their bows and set arrows.
"Buzz!"
A Ming stepped forward at an extremely fast speed and took the arrow.
Then,
Long Yuan roared and knocked down the other two Beiqiang knights on one side who were holding their bows.
Between the back and forth, the brief moment of confrontation, the distance between the prince and Governor Mingya became closer and closer.
may,
Even Zheng Fan himself did not expect that such a "king vs. king" situation would arise during the fight.
At first, it was Zheng Fan who nodded.
but after that,
In fact, Pixiu finally got a chance to fight heartily on the battlefield, so it completed its own explosion!
this time,
It is no longer appropriate to urge this idiot on the crotch to slow down.
Target,
Right in front of you,
No matter how diligent he was on weekdays, Zheng Fan never hesitated at critical moments. He could only pray in his heart that the leader of the Beiqiang people was not a great master.
After all, after the previous attack, A Ming and Juggernaut had actually fallen behind. As for Xu Chuang, he had been unable to keep up for a long time.
Governor Mingya was actually completely frightened by the "Prince Pingxi" who was chasing him from behind, and he had no idea of ​​turning back to attack him.
He just wants to run forward now. There is a Forbidden Army in front of him to help him. They should be able to intercept the Yan people.
"Roar!"
Pixiu really did not hesitate this time, and he began to spray out a faint blood mist, which was a manifestation of the eruption of Qi and blood. In this way, he obtained a further bonus in speed.
Every Pixiu has a dream in his heart.
As Zheng Pixiu who had communicated with his predecessor, the King of Jingnan, Zheng Pixiu, he also fantasized about being able to be like that fellow clan member, fighting against mountains of swords, seas of fire, and thousands of troops, carrying his master and moving forward indomitably!
It's a pity that I haven't had this opportunity before. This time, I have to seize it!
Zheng Fan felt the mount under his crotch speed up again,
He immediately tightened the flagpole in his hand.
"boom!"
The flagpole was like a horse's stall, knocking Governor Mingya off his horse.
As Pixiu ran past, one of his hoofs stepped on the fallen Governor Mingya.
"boom!"
This hoof stepped hard and cracked Governor Mingya's internal organs.
immediately,
Pixiu swung its tail, grabbed the ground with its front hooves, raised its hind hooves, and forcibly stopped its body. Prince Pingxi was almost thrown away by it.
But this guy was still not satisfied. Before he stopped, he pushed his hind hooves on the ground again, raised his front hooves, and let out an ear-splitting roar. He also forced his upper body to stay in the air for a short while, and then stopped.
Zheng Fan turned over and came down.
Pulled out the black cliff,
He walked towards Governor Mingya who was lying on the ground unable to move;
"For...why..."
"I want to escape."
"Then you...run away...I didn't...stop you...run away..."
Governor Mingya seemed very aggrieved. Even though it was very difficult for him to speak at this time, he still eagerly wanted to express this aggrievedness before he died.
"This is my king's escape."
It's just different from the way you understand it.
"puff!"
Wuya cut into the neck of Governor Mingya. This confident leader of the Beiqiang tribe felt very proud when he was called in by the Gan people to help;
It's a pity that Ganren's silver rewards and official titles are really not that easy to get.In other words, he has always been used to taking advantage of others, and he really got a huge advantage in this transaction.
The prince picked up the head of Governor Mingya,
stuck on the flagpole,
Turned over and returned to Pixiu's back;
Not far ahead, a cadre of soldiers appeared. Li Xianggong was afraid that the Northern Qiang people would not obey his orders or make some mistakes, so he dispatched a cadre of soldiers here.
Perhaps, even the general of the forbidden army on the opposite side did not expect that he would come in handy so quickly and directly.
King Pingxi raised the flagpole with his head on it and stood there quietly.
All around, with the death of Governor Mingya, the Northern Qiang cavalry completely collapsed.
"Brother...give me a ride..."
On one side, Pao Ze didn't shed any tears and stabbed the knife into his neck very calmly.
"Thanks……"
The battlefield fell into a kind of silence;
There was no time to collect the bodies of those who died in battle;
For those with minor injuries, get back on the horse;
Those who were seriously injured were personally sent to the final journey by their own master.
Gradually,
From behind the royal flag, a group of knights in black armor gathered again.
People are very tired,
The war horses are also very tired,
But ahead, there are still enemy troops blocking the road.
There was no time to rest, no time to breathe, and no chance to slowly entangle and test the troops ahead.
From the rear, from both wings, it was clear without even thinking that there were vast numbers of troops trying to outflank them at all costs.
Zheng Fan did not count how many knights were left around him;
He knew that more people would fall down later.
It's not that the counting at this time is meaningless, but it's somewhat unbearable in my heart.
It seemed that he single-handedly killed the opponent's general in one fell swoop, but in fact [-]% of the credit was due to the sacrifice of the Jingnan Army knights who directly defeated the Northern Qiang cavalry.
Myself is just a little icing on the cake.
At this time,
Without giving any orders,
Groups of Jingnan Army knights actively rode around him, came to him, and re-arranged themselves.
they,
Put yourself last.
When they pass by me, they will look at me secretly, with a cautious smile on their face, showing respect, respect and awe.
And a little bit...pride.
Everything is silent, but there is an unbearable weight in this silence.
Zheng Fan instinctively wanted to go to the front.
But he stopped abruptly.
In recent years, he has always stayed behind when wars broke out countless times, and he has never concealed his greed for life and fear of death from those around him.
But no matter how timid a person is, he can become enthusiastic when he is in a certain atmosphere.
But this time, he was forced.
forced reasons,
It’s the fear of letting down.
It is difficult to describe the feeling at this time in words. This is not a fight with the wind, nor a fierce and bitter battle, but a battle for survival against time, and for most people...a battle to the death.
last night,
Nearly ten thousand soldiers knelt on the ground,
Beating his chest and shouting:
"Willing to die for the prince!"
at the moment,
They continue to steadfastly fulfill their oath.
Yes,
oath.
……
"I ask you, what do you think of this flag?"
"I like it very much, it looks good."
"Uncle Hirano, go to my king and raise that flag."
"vow."
"This flag in your hand cannot be changed."
"I, Zheng Fan, hereby swear an oath that I will only stand under the Great Yan Long Banner in this life. If I violate this oath, I will be punished by heaven and earth!"
……
Chen Yuan, whose face was covered in blood, had already lost half of his arm in the previous charge.
At this time he,
He raised the horse stall again with one arm,
shouted:
"The Jingnan Army has them all!"
All the knights struck their armors with their swords, making a neat sonorous sound. This was the most piercing sign of murder on the battlefield.
Chen Yuan shouted again:
"Open the way for the prince!"
"Tiger!"
"Tiger!"
"Tiger!"
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