Aoyama

Chapter 284 Guyuan Stone

In the dark night, Chen Ji and Li Xuan followed the army, keeping a distance of five steps from each other so that they could support each other at any time.

Chen Ji cast a puzzled look at Li Xuan. Now that the prince was left alone, the other party, as the commander of the Yulin Army and the Left Guard of the Eastern Palace, did not stay to look after the prince. Instead, he mingled in the Tiance Army and helped him rescue Xiaoman.

Li Xuan noticed his gaze, but he just patted the sword at his waist lightly and looked at the surrounding environment again.

Because they were carrying prisoners, their speed was slower than the other Tian Ce troops and they gradually fell behind.

Chen Ji deliberately slowed down a little so that he could "fall behind" later.

But just as he slowed down, the supervising centurion behind him said in a serious tone: "Those who are lazy will be killed."

Chen Ji's heart trembled and he had to speed up again.

When the centurion's attention was diverted elsewhere, Li Xuan moved closer to Chen Ji and asked in a low voice, "Who do you think will win, the Bian Army or the Tiance Army?"

If the border troops can win, they can just take their men away and lie in wait quietly. If the Tian Ce Army can win, they will probably have to fight with their lives.

Chen Ji did not answer rashly. He didn't know if Yuan Zhen had any other cards in his hand, but he knew that Bai Long had a card in his hand that he had not put on the table yet.

He thought for a long time and said softly, "A tragic victory."

Li Xuan was slightly stunned, pondering the words "tragic victory" by himself.

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The main force of the Tian Ce Army marched northward from Qiemo Street to Gumo Street, and then from Gumo Street to Xuwei Lane, with increasing speed, like a sharp and narrow lance, stabbing towards the border army's defense line.

A spear that is 18 feet long is called a lance.

If you want to make a lance, you must first select a wooden pole, with mulberry wood being the best.

Craftsmen weave bamboo strips to wrap wooden poles, then soak them in tung oil, apply raw lacquer, and wrap them with ramie cloth. They soak them for one and a half years and dry them in the shade for one and a half years.

It takes three years to make a lance. It is flexible but not broken, and indestructible.

And the "horse lance" of the Tiance Army had been trained by Yuan Zhen for more than three years? Yuan Zhen said he wanted to break through the northern defense line, so they broke through the northern defense line for Yuan Zhen. For so many years, they had never let Yuan Zhen down.

When they were about to approach the border defense line, the Divine Archery Battalion took arrows and put on their bows.

Within fifty steps, within three breaths, the soldiers of the Divine Bow Camp shot the three arrows in their hands one by one.

When all the arrows had been fired, the Divine Archer Camp split to both sides at a crossroads like a flood, revealing the Ma Lancer Camp behind them.

The armored soldiers of the Horse Lance Camp clamped the horse lances, which were two people long, under their right armpits, and used their left hands to draw the short knives from their waists and stabbed them into the buttocks of their war horses, causing the horses to gallop more and more frantically.

"kill!"

Charging.

Arrows covered the border troops like black rain. The first arrow only made a hole in the earth wall, and the second arrow made a second hole... When the twentieth arrow pierced through the earth wall, the wall collapsed.

This time, all the earthen houses that the border troops relied on for cover were shot down.

The horse spear battalion galloped past, and the armored soldiers held their horse spears to push away the barricades and border troops. The Tian Ce army's central army, like a torrent, dispersed all the shield-bearing armored soldiers blocking the road and trampled them into meat paste!
Just as the armored infantrymen nearby were trying to build a new line of defense, the Divine Archer Battalion on both sides had already adjusted their breathing, and once again pulled out three arrows from the quiver, held them in their palms, and shot them out quickly!

This cavalry tactic of coordinated bows, horses, and lances made the border army's defense line nothing.

The border troops had been hungry for three days and had been exhausted after fighting from noon to midnight; the main force of the Tian Ce Army had recuperated their strength, and their spears were sharp and their armor was tough.

The battle between the two sides was like an unequal massacre. The Tian Ce Army did not give the border troops any chance to react. With just one charge, they broke through the defense line and rushed towards the north gate.

Yuan Zhen looked at the dilapidated frontier defense line and said with a haughty expression: "If we don't rely on Guyuan City, how can these remnants of the Guyuan frontier army be qualified to be the opponent of my Tiance Army?"

However, at this moment, dozens of old soldiers of the border army, covered in blood, blocked the way of the Tian Ce Army. Their rattan armor was already riddled with holes, but they stood in the middle of the road with their swords, panting like defeated dogs.

Yuan Zhen looked at them from afar, and then gradually put away his arrogant expression, and said expressionlessly: "The Guyuan border troops are really stinky and hard stones, which are disgusting...run over them."

When the Tian Ce Army approached, the old soldiers of the border army all raised their broken swords.

"Put on armor! Hold the halberd! Guard the border!"

"Enemy! Head..."

The border troops had not yet finished their battle cry to encourage themselves before it was drowned out by the iron hooves of the Tian Ce Army.

They are like nameless masses.

History turned a page here, leaving no trace for them.

Yuan Zhen had a blank expression on his face: "It would be great if these old soldiers were handed over to me. It would be a waste if they stayed in the Southern Dynasty."

The confidant rode forward and asked, "General, where are you going now? If we take advantage of the situation to capture Guyuan City, the road ahead will be smooth, and Taiyuan Prefecture and Xianyang Prefecture will be just around the corner!"

Yuan Zhen said without hesitation: "Stupid, Hu Junxian must have a backup plan if he dares to lead me into the city. Don't fight to the end, rush out of the city immediately!"

The confidant responded: "Yes... Marshal, there is a fire outside the city!"

Yuan Zhen turned his head suddenly and saw the sky outside the city glowing orange, as if burning the night sky. "It's from the direction of the main camp. Someone is attacking the camp."

At this time, the main force of the central army and the chief general were not in the camp, and the baggage and infantry in the camp were slaughtered.

The confidant quickly calculated, "Our scouts are scattered over a 20-li radius, and no news has been sent back before we entered the city... To penetrate the scout circle in such a short time, it must be a cavalry unit, one man and two horses on a long-distance raid, the elite among the elite!"

When the confidant said this, his expression suddenly changed: "Marshal, how could there be an elite cavalry here? Aren't they all at Chongli Pass?"

Yuan Zhen's face gradually darkened. War is the art of killing, and also the art of intelligence. Sometimes a piece of intelligence can determine the direction of a war.

But maintaining an elite cavalry unit requires a huge amount of money, as well as years of time, energy, and hard work. How could the Ning Dynasty produce a cavalry unit out of thin air?

The confidant asked in confusion: "Is it Prince Jing's Thousand Years Army?"

Yuan Zhen frowned: "No, the Qiansui Army is still in Luocheng, not even a step away!"

The confidant was confused. Yuan Zhen seemed to have thought of something: "Not good, break through the north gate and leave Guyuan!"

The Tian Ce Army rode at full speed to the north gate, but when they saw the north gate from afar, they discovered that dozens of men in black were working together to push the gate open!

The men bent their backs like boat trackers and opened the city gate wide. The sound of iron hooves outside the city could be heard, grand and magnificent!

Yuan Zhen's heart sank.

He looked up suddenly, and saw a man in a blue shirt standing high on the parapet of the city gate tower, looking calm and composed.

When the scholar in blue saw Yuan Zhen looking up, he slowly bowed to him from the towering city wall of Guyuan.

Walk into the trap politely.

It’s Mr. Feng.

The leader of the top three zodiac signs of the Imperial Household Department stood alone at the highest point of the city, solemn and gentle, as if he had been waiting for this moment for more than ten years and cherished it very much.

As he bowed, a group of black cavalry rushed in from the north gate which had just been opened, wearing masks and holding iron spears, looking very fierce!
When Yuan Zhen saw the visors on the faces of the cavalry, he was finally moved: "It's the Liu family's Tiger Armored Cavalry. They can actually use the Liu family's 6,000 Tiger Armored Cavalry for their own use!"

Then, the armored infantrymen who appeared in the city earlier were the elephant armor guards of the Yanshi camp.

These were the elite troops that the Liu family had brought out with great force to compete with the three major camps in the capital. They had been missing since the Luocheng Incident, but now appeared here.

But Yuan Zhen couldn't figure out why the Liu family's Tiger Armored Cavalry and Elephant Armored Guards were used by the Ning Dynasty? Who was the person behind this who had the guts to use a rebel army?
It seems that the situation in Los Angeles has only now been revealed to the world in its entirety.

Prince Jing used his death to turn it into a long-lasting echo. He first killed the Liu family and took back Yuzhou; then he destroyed the Tiance Army and bought five years of respite for the Ning Dynasty.

Mr. Feng had been in the game for seven years, not only to destroy the Liu family. On the night of the rebellion, he went through a lot of trouble just to seize the power of the Tiger Armored Cavalry.

But when did this situation start?
When will it end?
Prince Jing...

Chen Ji watched this scene silently, watching the Tiger Armored Cavalry charging into the city, and for a moment he felt mixed emotions. Because he knew that he was also part of this conspiracy, and the other party gave him the Ice Flow before he died, but he didn't know what his plan was?
At this time, Yuan Zhen turned his horse back and said, "The Divine Bow Camp will cover the rear, and the Horse Lance Camp will lead the way. We will leave from the west city gate!"

The Tiance Army chose to avoid the Tiger Armored Cavalry, not because they could not defeat them, but because they could not be trapped here. If they got into a fierce battle, the Tiance Army would be doomed.

However, just as Yuan Zhen turned around, he saw Hu Junxian and Zhou You riding their horses behind him, leading the blood-soaked border infantry and the elephant armor guards who were ready to go!
The frontier soldiers looked exhausted and their bodies were in tatters.

Some people had one eye covered with blood, and the remaining eye was still fixed on the Tiance Army. Some people spat out blood foam from the side of their faces and tightened their grip on the hilts of their knives again.

Yuan Zhen was startled, and then he sighed: "Run over it!"

The Tian Ce Army galloped forward, and the Ma Lan Battalion put the horse lances under their armpits again.

Hu Junxian drew the long sword from his waist, slapped the iron armor on his chest with the sword, and roared: "Where is the Guyuan border army?"

All the frontier soldiers stood up straight: "Here!"

"Are there any who are afraid?"

"none!"

Hu Junxian rushed forward on his horse: "Kill!"

"Put on armor! Hold the halberd! Guard the border!"

"Enemy! Head! Drink blood!"

This was the frontier army's call that the old soldier had not finished shouting earlier. It was as rough and heavy as the loess and stones of Guyuan.

The old soldiers of the border army looked at the surging torrent of cavalry, raised their broadswords and advanced instead of retreating, fearlessly colliding with the Tian Ce Army.

A frontier infantryman was pierced through the heart by a horse lance, and his colleagues behind him followed suit.

Another person was pierced through the shoulder, but the frontier soldier held the horse lance and let the long pole pass through the bloody hole in his shoulder. He took a few steps forward and tried to swing his sword to cut the horse. But the horse lance was too long and he still couldn't cut it.

But it doesn’t matter. As more people die, the horse lances will break sooner or later, and the speed of the Tian Ce Army will slow down sooner or later.

Layer upon layer of border troops rushed forward, not for anything else, just to build a wall of flesh and blood on the path of the Tian Ce Army's retreat to the west, to delay time for the Tiger Armored Cavalry.

Seeing that this road was blocked, the Tian Ce Army immediately turned to another road, but the other road was also blocked by border troops.

Li Xuan was in the Tian Ce Army, staring at this scene in a daze.

He suddenly remembered the words an old soldier from the frontier army had said to him in the afternoon:
"Master Jing, are you still asleep? There are not so many fancy things on the battlefield. Pay with your life!"

In an instant, Li Xuan's hair stood on end, as if something had pierced through his mind and opened it up.

Enemy...head...drinking blood...

Li Xuan suddenly took off his helmet and turned to look at Chen Ji: "Do it!"

He drew out the dagger from his waist and cut the rope on Xiaoman's body, then threw the dagger to Chen Ji through the air, and then he drew out the long sword from his waist and charged into the Tiance army.

The Tiance Army nearby was attracted by Li Xuan. Chen Ji used a knife to cut the ropes on Zhang Xia, then straightened him up and put him behind him: "Sit tight!"

He threw the dagger to Xiaoman again: "Xiaoman, save people!"

As he spoke, a lance came towards Chen Ji, but he held it tightly in his hand.

He just shook his hands vigorously, and a huge force bent the long pole of the lance, which was transmitted to the Tian Ce soldier holding the lance, forcing him to let go.

Chen Ji grabbed the horse lance and swept left and right. The long horse lance was like a whip, lashing the Tian Ce army, instantly denting their armor and causing them to spit blood.

Someone attacked from behind, and Chen Ji shouted without turning his head: "Lower your head!"

Zhang Xia immediately put his forehead against his back. He retracted the lance and smashed it with the end of the handle, smashing the bridge of Tian Ce Jun's nose and even collapsing his face.

Chen Ji thrust forward again. The Tian Ce Army soldier on the opposite side was sitting on his horse, holding his spear upright in front of him to block the horse lance. However, Chen Ji gave a slight shake of his wrist, and the horse lance in his hand suddenly bent, bypassing the spear and stabbing the opponent's throat.

The technique of using the spear is called pear blossom. Its magic lies in its roundness, unobstructed changes and infinite magic.

Li Xuan turned around and was shocked to see that Chen Ji was so skilled in using the horse lance. With a long lance, he killed all the Tian Ce soldiers around him. No Tian Ce soldier could get close to him within 18 feet!
He breathed a sigh of relief and charged into the Tiance army again!
Two officers suddenly rushed out from the chaos, delaying the flow of the Tian Ce Army for a moment.

Hu Junxian noticed it keenly and looked up immediately. He was shocked to see Li Xuan, holding a sword, killing his way towards Yuan Zhen!
(End of this chapter)