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Chapter 1451 Xu Da's personal guards, the Yellow Heaven descends upon the world!
"Order Zhuge Kunlong to activate the 'Three Talents Formation'! Tiger Cavalry in the center, Leopard Cavalry on both flanks, break through the Metal Formation and head straight for the command platform!"

Wu Qi waved his command flag again, and the drummers beat out rapid "charge drums".

Zhuge Kunlong immediately adjusted the formation. The Tiger Cavalry remained in the center to break through the enemy lines, while the Leopard Cavalry on both flanks accelerated, spreading out like wings. They forcefully tore a gap in the siege of the Right Sentinel Army and the allied forces of the powerful clans, and continued to advance towards the command platform. By the time the Leopard Cavalry broke through the outer defense of the Golden Formation, they had already approached the command platform by less than three miles.

At this moment, only Xu Da's personal guard and a small number of reserves remained around the command platform, with a total strength of less than two thousand. Although they were facing the same number of Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, the disparity in strength was undoubtedly enormous.

"Commander Xu, let's get out of here! As long as we're alive, we can always fight another day!"

"This humble general will lead his personal guard to block them, Commander Xu, quickly move out from the rear!"

The captain of the personal guards pleaded with him, his voice trembling with tears. He drew his sword and stood in front of Xu Da.

"Commander Xu, the overall situation is paramount! You are the backbone of the entire army; you cannot be harmed!"

The surrounding generals also tried to persuade him.

Xu Da shook his head. He walked to the front of the command platform, picked up a command flag, and waved it himself.

"Retreat? Where to retreat?"

"If the command platform is withdrawn, the entire army will be thrown into chaos, and then we will suffer a crushing defeat. We will all die here! I, Xu Da, have fought my entire life and have never retreated on the battlefield, and today will be no exception!"

Xu Da's voice was loud and clear, echoing throughout the command platform.

"I know you're afraid, but as soldiers, dying on the battlefield is our destiny! Today, let's set an example for our brothers right here!"

"As long as the command post stands, morale will remain high, and the brothers on the front lines will have the confidence to win this battle!"

He glanced at the guards and generals around him and said in a deep voice.

"Imperial Guard Battalion, form the 'Death Squad' and defend the command platform to the death with me!"

"Send orders to the front lines: Lan Yu and Li Wenzhong, do not need to return to reinforce. Take advantage of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry's division of forces and immediately break through the central defense line of the Hengzhou army with all your might. As long as you take the central line, Wu Qi's command will fail, and the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry will naturally collapse without a fight!"

After speaking, Xu Da waved the command flag again.

This order was a do-or-die move—abandoning the rescue of the command platform and concentrating all forces to attack the central route, gambling that Lan Yu and Li Wenzhong could seize the opportunity, and gambling that the frontline soldiers would be greatly encouraged to see that the command platform had not fallen.

On the battlefield, the commander's flag is a symbol of the army's morale. As long as the commander's flag is still flying, the soldiers know that their commander is still alive and have the courage to continue fighting.

"Defend the command platform to the death! We will live and die with Marshal Xu!"

Inspired by Xu Da's imposing presence, the soldiers of the Imperial Guard raised their swords and spears, roaring in unison. They formed a dense formation of death squads, with the front row of soldiers holding heavy shields and the rear row holding long swords and spears.

When Zhuge Kunlong led the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry to the foot of the command platform, this was the scene he saw: Xu Da stood at the highest point of the command platform, personally waving the command flag, and the soldiers around him stood as straight as steel, with the command flag fluttering in the wind, showing no signs of panic.

"Xu Da is indeed a tough guy, but unfortunately, you are doomed to die today!"

Zhuge Kunlong snorted coldly and gave the order.

"Tiger cavalry charge from the front, leopard cavalry flank from behind, we must capture the command platform!" The Tiger cavalry launched another charge, slamming their battering rams into the suicide squad. But this time, the Imperial Guard soldiers did not retreat. They used their bodies to brace against their shields, enduring the Tiger cavalry's charge.

Many soldiers were hit by the battering ram, coughing up blood and falling to the ground, but the soldiers behind them immediately took their place. The suicide squad was like an impregnable wall, blocking the first wave of the Tiger Cavalry's attack.

Just as Zhuge Kunlong's Tiger Cavalry Ramming Hammer struck the heavy shields of the Death Squad, the guards suddenly roared in unison, their voices shaking the wooden beams of the command platform.

The seemingly ordinary heavy infantrymen suddenly had a faint yellowish-brown glow emanating from their coarse cloth armor, and the yellow turbans hanging at their waists suddenly unfolded, revealing the two characters "Huang Tian" embroidered inside. These were no ordinary personal guards; they were clearly the Yellow Turban warriors, Zhu Yuanzhang's most treasured secret force, specially assigned to protect Xu Da!

"No wonder the old fox Xu Da dared to defend the command platform to the death; he had such a trick up his sleeve!"

The deputy general beside Zhuge Kunlong couldn't help but gasp in astonishment.

It's important to understand that Daoist soldiers are not ordinary soldiers; they are the elite of the elite, trained with massive resources. Even if the Great Xuan Yellow Turban Army had inherited most of the Daoist soldiers' legacy from Zhang Jiao of the Taiping Sect, the total number of Yellow Turban warriors in the army would probably not exceed two or three thousand. Zhu Yuanzhang allocated five hundred to Xu Da in one go, which shows the highest level of importance he placed on him.

"Yellow Heaven Descends Formation, activate!"

With a loud shout from the commander of the Imperial Guard, the five hundred Yellow Turban warriors immediately adjusted their positions, each stepping out with an ancient and simple gait. They slammed their giant axes into the ground with a muffled thud, creating a shallow pit around the command platform.

Countless streams of earth-yellow energy surged from the ground, converging at the center of the formation like a fountain, gradually condensing into the phantom of the Giant Spirit God. As the energy grew stronger, the phantom became clearer, eventually transforming into a towering, earth-shaking Yellow Heaven War God.

This Dharma image was truly terrifying. Its three heads and six arms made it even more imposing than the Myriad Fiends Dharma Image of Shenni. It was clad in earth-yellow armor, with dense Taiping Sect runes engraved on the armor plates. Earth-yellow qi flowed behind it like a sea of ​​clouds. Its six arms held six different weapons: an axe, a halberd, a spear, a dagger, a whip, and a hammer. With a single movement, the entire high ground where the command platform was located trembled, and even the soldiers fighting in the distance could feel the tremors beneath their feet.

Standing on the command platform, Xu Da could see clearly, and a hint of confidence finally appeared on his face. These Yellow Turban Warriors and the Yellow Heaven Descends Formation were Zhu Yuanzhang's last trump cards. Originally, Xu Da had planned to use them to make a decisive move, but unexpectedly, they ended up being used to save his life.

The first wave of tiger cavalry's battering rams came again, but Huang Tian War God's avatar swung its giant axe, and the earth-yellow qi condensed into a huge axe shadow, forcefully splitting the battering rams in two, along with a heavily armored warhorse behind it, which was also split in two, with blood splattering all over the ground.

This immediately gave the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry a rude awakening, and their originally aggressive charge came to a halt for a moment.

"Dao soldiers? Who isn't one of them! Pass on my order, the Nether Leopard Chasing the Moon Formation, let's loosen their muscles first!"

Upon seeing this, Zhuge Kunlong not only remained calm but also let out a cold laugh.

As soon as he finished speaking, his deputy immediately threw off his cloak, revealing the Mo family repeating crossbow embedded in his back. This crossbow was the masterpiece of the Mo family craftsmen of the Shenwu Hall of Hengzhou Army. It was made of mulberry wood for the frame and ox sinew for the string. It could hold twelve crossbow bolts at a time and could also fire continuously through a mechanism, making it 30% faster than ordinary repeating crossbows.

The recoil is too great; ordinary soldiers simply cannot withstand it. Only the elite Tiger and Leopard Cavalry can use it skillfully.

Seventy Leopard Riders responded and moved. The horses of these light cavalrymen appeared to be covered in gilded armor, but in reality, the armor was hollow and filled with light cotton, making them move as lightly as cats.

They were divided into seven groups of ten riders each, and they came in a crescent shape to encircle the enemy. This was the standard formation of the Shadow Leopard Chasing the Moon Formation. This formation emphasizes "speed, accuracy, and entanglement," like a leopard hunting, first harassing and then encircling, and is specifically designed to counter large infantry formations.

The vanguard of the leopard riders fired the first armor-piercing arrows, the arrows with small holes at the tip, the sound of them cutting through the air as piercing as a leopard's roar. This was not for the sake of sound, but to use sound to interfere with the enemy's judgment and make it impossible for them to tell where the arrows came from.

The leopard riders in the middle group threw out chain hooks with barbs specially made by the Mo family. This poison was made by mixing poisonous herbs and arsenic. As long as the skin was broken, death would occur within half an hour. Moreover, the poison was so potent that ordinary antidotes were completely ineffective.

The last group of leopard riders drew short spears from under their saddles. The spears were coated with a light-absorbing lacquer that flickered in and out of sight in the dim daylight, making it difficult to discern their trajectory. This light-absorbing lacquer was made from squid ink mixed with pine soot and was commonly used in night battles. Unexpectedly, the Tiger and Leopard Riders used it directly during the day, which was quite a novel approach.

(End of this chapter)