The Emperor ordered Zhao Tang

Chapter 94: Border Town Ranger
The sky became even darker, and the rolling dark clouds seemed to be splashed with ink, pouring in like a tidal wave, connecting with the dark fir forests on both sides of the valley, covering the wilderness like an iron curtain.

The ground was shaking and the rumbling was deafening.

Tens of thousands of horse hooves trampled the flowers and plants.

The beautiful purple chrysanthemums, which were drooping due to the rain, were uprooted.

Streams of blood spurted out from the neck like tap water, illuminating the entire flower valley red.

Under the charge of the cavalry, men and women completely lost their order. The beast soldiers were so angry that they chopped and kicked anyone they saw, but it was no use. In front of the war horses, people could not withstand the impact. One after another, people fell to the ground and were trampled into meat paste by the horses' hooves. Men and women tried to hide, but there were people and horses everywhere, so where could they escape? The flower valley was getting more and more chaotic. Women and children waded through the bloody puddles and tried to get into the nearby forest. Someone moved two remains and pressed them on himself to pretend to be dead. And the brave young man, thinking that he was going to die anyway, simply fought the beast soldiers with his bare hands.

The supplies were getting more and more chaotic. Screams were heard one after another, making people angry.

Men and women subconsciously gathered together in large numbers and fled to the forests on both sides.

"Stop!" The beast soldier swung his sword and chopped at an old man. But before he could say the next word, he was surrounded by a crowd of men and women and rushed to the east.

"Ah!" The beast soldier was suddenly tripped and fell in the mud. Just as he was about to stand up, dense footsteps trampled over his body. In just ten breaths, he was trampled to death in the crowd.

"Damn it." Li Gongdi, the general of the army of Xiaoxiong, gnashed his teeth and roared like a tiger or leopard. He led 2000 beast soldiers to drive men and women to consume the physical strength of the king's army and arrows. After finally reaching the front of the king's army, he was defeated by the cavalry after only two waves of arrows!
A bunch of untouchables!
If he didn't kill them until they were scared, these two thousand men would surely be devoured.

"kill!"

At the command, the beast soldiers leaned forward with their spears, ready to kill efficiently.

They will show no mercy to the escaped consumables.

If these men and women all ran away, wouldn't they have to take the lead and brave the arrows themselves? They saw the appearance of the king's army, it was very majestic and scary. The iron axes were heavy, and the white Mo Dao formed a wall. How could they defeat the enemy without the untouchables charging in and wasting their energy!
Therefore, killing must be carried out at this moment!
"Kill!" The long spears stabbed out in unison, and rows of men and women who turned around were stabbed to death on the ground.

"Puchi!" Li Gongdi's face was covered with flesh and bone residue, and his hands were sore from chopping.

However, the consumables were completely frightened. In front of them were tens of thousands of hard horse hooves, thousands of fully armed knights, and behind them were two thousand beast soldiers. They instinctively ran back. This impact was obviously beyond Li Gongdi's expectations. When he fought with the soldiers in Chang'an, he also escorted many consumables. Every time he killed thousands of people, men and women were scared and rushed forward crying. But at this moment, the two thousand men hacked and chopped desperately, but they could not contain the situation at all.

"Oh my God!"

Li Gongdi cried out in pain. If I had known earlier, I should have asked for more soldiers to drive these men and women away! Or, I should have killed all these people in Liangquan City. These people who are not good at doing things but always cause trouble have caused them great harm.

"Captain, we can't stop them at all." A deputy general came over with a frustrated look on his face, pointing at the men and women fleeing towards the forests on both sides: "Look, they were all scared away by the cavalry. Most of the soldiers who went up to stop them were swept up in and taken away."

"It's ruined, it's ruined!" Li Gongdi stomped his feet in anger.

"Go back and get rid of these mud-legged guys!" the deputy general said anxiously.

"Let's go, let's go." Li Gongdi no longer had any hope for consumables, so he decided to retreat to the main formation to join the main force and defeat the king's army in one fell swoop.

Dare to block their way to Hanzhong to have fun...

"Saint, you deserve to die!" Looking at the big white banner planted on the tower not far away, Li Gongdi cursed loudly, flicked his sleeves and walked back.

"Go, go, go!" More than a thousand beast soldiers gathered together, covered in dust.

In less than a moment, the densely packed men and women in the flower valley had dispersed, leaving only debris and piles of corpses on the ground. Some of those who were not dead were curled up on the ground groaning. Many of the severed heads were still blinking, and the broken fingers were still bending.

People are like grass!

Rumble, rumble, rumble, rumble, the thunderous sound of horse hooves was heard again. Long Jiedu's military commanders Zhao Fu and He Chuyu led a thousand cavalrymen to charge back. They had just cooperated with Liu Xianyuan and Cao Zhe's followers to charge. But Long Jiedu's 1000 cavalrymen were heavy cavalrymen. In order to save horsepower, they had to rest, feed, and check for injuries after charging for a round. You can also not rest, but what's the point of hurting the horse? A warhorse that can serve requires so much thought, money and food. The saint has only managed horses until now!

"Don't run!" Thousands of riders rolled through the Flower Valley, and the broken leaves of wild chrysanthemums mixed with mud flew all over the sky. He Chuyu held the spear in both hands, picked up the half-broken arm and threw it at the beast soldier.

Hearing the deafening sound of horse hooves behind him, Li Gongdi's face suddenly changed. This was still hundreds of steps away from his own formation, but at this time there were no supplies to attract firepower... In the empty flower valley, a small group of infantrymen on the move encountered a large group of cavalrymen, and the end was self-evident.

"I'm going too!"

"Take care, Captain."

Seeing that the situation was not good, more than a thousand beast soldiers scattered and ran in different directions to avoid being killed by the cavalry.

"What a bunch of bastards!" Li Gongdi was so angry that he was fuming, but he didn't have time to curse. He took off his armor and ran away.

On the opposite side, more than 10,000 chaotic soldiers with long spears like a forest stood on the small hill. Without the cover of supplies, they were in a commotion and looked at the scene in the flower valley. But they saw Li Gongdi and others throwing away their armor and rolling and crawling in the flowers and grass, being chased by the cavalry.

"Hahaha! How can Captain Li be so useless that he can't even control a group of civilians?"

"No problem. When he comes back, take off his head."

"Stay! Why don't you give the order? I can't wait to let the saint see our methods."

"More than ten thousand people dare to come and ask for it. How arrogant of you, Saint."

"He's almost caught up. Look, Captain Li is almost caught up..." A laugh sounded, and the sergeant in the front row pointed at a person among the flowers and plants.

Da da da.

The sound of horse hooves was getting closer and closer, just like the devil's death-threatening sound that could not be shaken off. Li Gongdi saw fewer and fewer soldiers, and he didn't know whether they had returned to the formation or been killed.

"Hu...Hu..." Li Gongdi gasped for breath. He felt his calves trembling and he could hardly run anymore.

"Swoosh!" An arrow hit the mud a few steps in front of him, and the mud splashed all over Li Gongdi's face.

When Li Gongdi looked back, he was immediately scared out of his wits!

The knights on the fierce black horses were already dozens of steps away, and began to slow down, laughing and joking, just like the bully who cornered the little girl, taking the little girl's panic as a kind of enjoyment and fun.

My life is over.

Li Gongdi stamped his feet and cursed, "It's all Hou Jing, Wang Yu, Xue Tao, these dog slaves! They let me lead the troops to drive the people away. Now it's good, it's causing me trouble."

Seeing that he couldn't escape, Li Gongdi simply stopped and competed with these knights, taking a few with him.

"I'm going to kill you!" He Chuyu yelled, glaring with bloodshot eyes.

Zhao Fu, who was standing beside him on horseback, narrowed his eyes and observed Li Gongdi for a while, then stopped He Chuyu and said, "Brother-in-law, step back. I will kill him."

"Why not let me come?" He Chuyu was unhappy. Since the expedition, the soldiers in the army always said that he relied on the relationship with the saint's brother-in-law to become the commander of Zhuque Chunming Street, the commander of the imperial city, and the commander of the army. He admitted the first two, it was true, he had nothing to say. But the commander-in-chief Long Jiedu did not rely on the appreciation of his brother-in-law. He wanted to kill this thief general and let the soldiers see his martial arts.

"My brother-in-law is still young, don't take risks." Zhao Fu said gently. He also knew about the saint's brother-in-law. His martial arts were actually quite good, and he also knew the tactics. His shortcoming was that he had not been in battle enough times and did not have much experience. It was easy for him to get into trouble when facing veteran soldiers. The saint asked Chu Yu to partner with him, and also meant that he would take care of him. Although the saint did not say this, Zhao Fu could feel the saint's deep love for his brother-in-law.

"Okay." Hearing Zhao Fu's words and seeing his calm and confident expression, He Chuyu reined in his horse and retreated. The sage's brother-in-law is quite something. When he was the commander of Hewei, he suppressed the riots of the Tubo tribe several times and wiped out the bandits in the territory. He also fought with Li Maozhen who invaded Qinzhou and did not lose.

Li Gongdi picked up a long spear, held the spear with one hand and stuck it into the mud, supported his waist with the other hand, and said angrily: "I am Li Gongdi, the military commander of Fengzhou, and one of the ten generals under the command of General Huang Wang, the Minister of the Left, Meng Kai!"

His speech was incoherent and his tone was arrogant, as if he had some remarkable background.

Zhao Fu stepped out of the horse's belly, his clothes dripping with blood. "It turns out to be a nest of evildoers. Do the thieves know me?" "Speak!"

"Privy Councilor, Lingxiao Divine Road Envoy and Central Secretary, and the eldest brother of Lady Tianshui County, Zhao Fu."

"You are the lucky villain who is offering your sister to win my favor? Do you dare to dismount and fight me on foot?"

"How can I be afraid of you?"

Zhao Fu jumped off the horse, pulled out a gleaming horse-slaying sword from the scabbard beside the horse's belly, and strode forward.

"Kill!" Li Gongdi stabbed with a long spear.

"Crack!" Zhao Fu took a horse stance, held the sword in both hands and swept it across, chopping the spear shaft.

"Die!" The long spear thrust fiercely, extremely accurately, aiming at Zhao Fu's vital points. Zhao Fu stood still, but swung his sword to slash. With a bang, he blocked six times, and the broken spear in Li Gongdi's hand broke into two pieces, and he immediately felt ominous.

"Qinzhou dog slave!" Li Gongdi held a broken spear in one hand and continued to kill in the mud.

"puff!"

Zhao Fu twisted his body, grasped the sword with both hands, and made a quick sideways strike, cutting Li Gongdi's throat under his chin.

Such a fast knife...

Li Gongdi's head flew high into the air. Zhao Fu caught it with his hand, then rode back on his horse holding her hair.

"Brother-in-law, what a trick!" He Chuyu was convinced and said happily, "I've always heard that the Privy Councilor is an outstanding martial artist, but I didn't expect that brother-in-law is ten times better. With such a scholar-general in the government, there is no need to worry about the destruction of the bandits."

"Damn it!" The enemy army, which was watching the battle from afar, was in an uproar. The soldiers cursed at the few beastly soldiers and generals who ran back and pushed them out of the team and chopped them in front of the battle. Abandoning the soldiers and horses and running away, and letting them be beheaded in the battle, greatly dampened the morale! Since you can't drive men and women, why don't you kill Li Gongdi in the crowd? It's better to kill yourself than to be killed by the king's army!

What a bunch of idiots, how can they be the ten generals?

Here.

The four Iron Axe soldiers who were standing in formation to watch cheered continuously, and the sound of drums and drums echoed throughout the Flower Valley.

"Boom boom boom boom..." The drums sounded at the right time, and the battle array began to advance. The warriors from the four cities were wearing iron armor, pointing their long spears at an angle, and were full of fighting spirit. They were ordinary soldiers, but they were doing something extraordinary. The sound of horizontal swords hitting small cowhide round shields rang out, and the light infantry from the three cities of Changjian, Yingwu, and Hujie moved in, stepping over the mountains of corpses and the sea of blood, and stepping over the flowers that were crushed into mud, and moving forward courageously.

Looking at the brave and fearless athletes, the saints were moved - this reward is worth it! They work for the money, which shows great professional ethics!

Zhao Fu and He Chuyu led Long Jie to move aside. The civilians were driven away, the battlefield was freed up, morale was boosted, and the rest was left to the infantry.

"Kill, kill, kill!!!" The enemy troops also came flooding down the hill, shouting "Kill, kill, kill" three times, with their teeth bared, and some of them were holding half of their calf in their hands, with their faces covered in blood from biting them.

The two sides quickly approached.

One hundred steps.

"Woo..." The young horn player stopped and blew the first horn. Upon hearing the order, the 1000 archers in the front army immediately stopped, knelt on one knee, and put arrows on the strings.

"Shoot!" Yin Shouzhi gave the order, and with the sound of thunder and the sound of bowstrings bursting, dense black arrows were shot out. The bandit army also shot back with a rain of arrows, but the four Iron Axemen were holding large and solid Pengpai. As long as they reacted quickly and matched the front line, they would basically not be in trouble.

On the other hand, the chaotic army was in trouble. They were brave and fierce, but they lacked large shields. Two or three hundred people screamed, but they did not die. A hundred steps of arrows were just a drizzle. It hurt, but as long as they were wearing armor, they would hardly die.

Fifty steps!
Both sides could clearly hear each other's encouragement and curses at each other at the same time.

"Dog slave, are you going to kill the emperor?"

"Destroy the Fengzhou soldiers and rob them of their mother's property."

"Hehe, can a bunch of girls like you hold a spear?"

"..."

This is Master Wang’s.

"The one to be killed is Li Tianxia!"

"After I kill you, I will march into Chang'an and beat your wives and daughters, hehe."

"Are there any kings, princes, generals or ministers of different races? I want to be a military governor."

"Brothers in front, why don't we make peace? Let's join together to rebel against the saint and make a prestigious person the emperor!"

This is the chaos of the army. Various words echoed in front of the battle.

Li Zan, the military commander of Yingwu, sighed slightly: "Step over someone's corpse and move forward." As a descendant of Li Sheng, the King of Xiping, and the nephew of Li Su, he joined the Shen Ce Army early. Twelve years ago, he and his cousin Li Tao went to Daibei to fight against Li Keyong. After making meritorious service, he was transferred to Fengxiang as a town commander. He didn't want to be branded as "the successor of Fengxiang". After being pardoned by the saint and returning home, his clan members scolded him and said that he had ruined the family. He was so ashamed and angry that he wanted to commit suicide. Fortunately, the saint took him with him on this expedition and gave him a chance to prove himself.

"It's time to build a career right now!" Li Zan slapped the warrior on his right on the buttocks and encouraged him, "Wait until the enemy is defeated, and chase them down with me!"

The warrior glared at him. What's wrong with you, touching a man's butt?

"Thirty steps!!! The enemy is coming!" After reorganizing the formation again, the two sides were less than thirty steps apart.

"Switch!" Yin Shouzhi waved his hand. So the decisive players put down their bows, picked up their crossbows, and walked to the first row from the empty passages, squatted beside Zhan Feng, and shot powerful crossbows from the Peng cards!
The thirty-step crossbow arrows instantly knocked down hundreds of chaotic soldiers. The screams were extremely sharp. An officer lowered his head and was about to look up to observe the enemy situation, but more than ten crossbow arrows immediately pierced both sides of his collarbone. His heavy breathing quickly weakened and was kicked away by the sergeant. It was pitiful, pitiful, more than 10,000 troops, but they didn't even have a few Peng cards, and were slaughtered like pigs in the field - well, these beastly soldiers, if they had to abandon their nests and flee to Hanzhong, they would not want to bring too much baggage. The saint came to attack in the rain, which was beyond their expectations.

"Kill!!!!" Both sides shouted and quickened their pace.

Five steps!

Three steps!

Bang!
This battle, which had been brewing for many days, finally took place in the Flower Valley on the banks of the Taibai River.

"Crack, crack, crack..." Thousands of long spears shot out and collided in the air.

"Puff, puff, puff..." The dense clusters of gunfire stabbed at the soldiers, who had nowhere to hide, were killed in the mud like wild dogs!
"Squeak, squeak, squeak..." The powerful bows and crossbows shot at their faces, and a group of beast soldiers were shot and sat on the ground. Some of the unlucky ones were pierced by the black hair-like crossbow arrows and turned into hedgehogs. Their bodies were like big funnels leaking blood, and their steaming intestines flowed all over the ground, red and white.

"Kill!" While the four iron-axe soldiers were fighting the enemy's spears frantically, the light infantry of the long-sword soldiers rushed out quickly, hid behind Peng Pai, and swung their swords in their right hands to chop the enemy's spears.

The saint stood on the tower, looking at the bloody and cruel fight. This time he was truly moved, not just pretending - they were all good athletes! They were all good warriors! The first wave of the enemy's fiercest attack, the athletes did not move at all, and even pushed the opponent's spears back.

Ah!
The rebel soldiers had eaten too much jerky and were so malnourished that they could not match the strong men in striking spears.

In this battle, the winner is immediately clear.

　Alas, the Battle of Fengzhou is almost over. I wanted to write more details, but it would seem dragged out, so I cut out a lot. But even so, I still think it's too watery and not concise enough. It's a headache.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)