The Ming Dynasty began from Sarhu

Chapter 121 Blood-stained

Liu Zhaosun looked back at Jin Yuji, who was dancing with blood while beating the drum, and rode his horse through the battle array, shouting to the captain of the flag who had been replaced:

"The two yellow flags are showing signs of weakness. All musketeers and archers, immediately switch to swords and clubs and charge with spears, halberds, and maces!"

"Sir, the musketeers only have a layer of cotton armor. Without the protection of their long shields, if they charge forward like this, the casualties will be huge!"

Liu Zhaosun pointed his sword at the flowing Qilin red robe on the slope, his eyes bloodshot as he angrily said:

"She will die soon! After her death, the drums of war will stop, and morale will be lost. That will be the time when the Kaiyuan Army and the Zhejiang Army will be destroyed!"

"This is our army's last chance. Don't worry about casualties! Strike with all your might, penetrate the two yellow flags, and join forces with the Zhejiang troops. I will personally lead the cavalry charge, setting an example for the entire army! Anyone who speaks any more will be executed!"

After Liu Zhaosun finished speaking, he turned to Deng Changxiong and said:
"Where is Burhanggu? Tell him to lead the cavalry and prepare to charge with me!"

Deng Changxiong, looking exhausted, took a breath and said in a hoarse voice:

"Sir, the Beile of Xicheng led the cavalry to guard the flanks of the soldiers, and also sent dozens of cavalry to drive away the two red flag archers."

"Call him over immediately! The soldiers' flanks don't need any cover. Don't worry about the harassment from those fleeing White Banner soldiers. Concentrate all your forces and attack with all your might! Quick! Call up all the cavalry!"

Deng Changxiong hesitated for a moment, and finally couldn't help asking:
"Sir, do we also want to recall the cavalry on the slope? The Zhenghong Banner has already shot and killed four of our drummers, and Miss Jin is still there..."

The Qin King's Breaking Formation Song, which resounded through the sky, spread from Tupo to the entire Hunhe battlefield.

Boom!Boom!Boom!
Every drumbeat was like a knife stabbing into Liu Zhaosun's heart. He could imagine the tragic sight of Jin Yuji's arrow wound bursting.

"I said, all of them! All cavalry, move to the east gate immediately!"

A series of rapid bamboo whistles sounded from the rear.

The musketeer who was firing his gun immediately dropped the flintlock gun in his hand, drew his one-handed sword, and rushed towards the front line where the spearmen and the Later Jin soldiers were fighting, howling.

Burhanggu led the last 600 cavalrymen of Kaiyuan to the east gate, and more than a dozen scouts from the south bank joined the cavalry formation.

More than 600 elite cavalrymen were arranged in six lines.

Liu Zhaosun tied the wound on his left arm tightly with an armband, changed a warhorse, and summoned the six flag captains to his front.

"While the Jiannu cavalry are still looting the city, follow me and charge into the battle line. We will capture the two yellow flags in one fell swoop!"

Liu Zhaosun pointed to the nearby Zhejiang Army Chariot Camp four hundred paces away, and while adjusting his horse bow, he said to everyone:
"After breaking through the two yellow flag formations, continue charging eastward without sparing any effort. Kill Bayala, who is supervising the battle from the rear of the two red flag formations! Support the Zhejiang troops' counterattack."

This was a one-way cavalry charge. The war horses had to cover this distance at high speed, which caused great loss of energy and made it difficult to maintain their speed. After passing the two red flags, they could only become targets for the Later Jin archers.

Of course, the only hope is that they can defeat the two yellow flags in one fell swoop, otherwise these 600 cavalrymen will have no chance of survival among nearly 10,000 enemy troops.

"Everyone, life and death depend on this one! Victory means the collapse of the Later Jin Dynasty, defeat means the demise of Kaiyuan. I will be at the forefront! Live and die with you!"

After Liu Zhaosun finished speaking, he didn't say much. He rode his horse into the front row of cavalry and stood in his familiar position as the flag captain.

Upon receiving the order, the captains of each flag immediately returned to their teams and loudly gave the charge order to the cavalry.

More than 600 cavalrymen stood on their horses and listened silently. After the flag captain finished instructing them on various details that needed to be paid attention to when charging, these elite warriors who had experienced many battles raised their heads, raised their spears and halberds, and looked defiantly at the infantry line that was stuck in a stalemate a hundred steps away.

The warhorse under Liu Zhaosun snorted and began to move forward slowly. The first team of cavalry followed the flag captain and trotted forward.

The Qilin Dahongpao danced with the rhythm of the drums, like a jumping bonfire. Jin Yuji's life burned along with the Qin Wang's music of breaking the formation, and the drum beats began to gradually become faster.

The sound of war drums was like the sound of rain hitting pear blossoms, and soon it was as powerful as the Milky Way overcoming the sky and as fast as clouds flowing through Haimen.

Liu Zhaosun felt heartbroken when he heard the drumbeats. He tried hard to control his horse to the beat of the drums and accelerated towards the front row of bannermen.

The first row of spearmen rode faster and faster, and soon arrived in front of the two yellow flag lines.

"kill!"

The first row of lancers cut through the vanguard of the Bordered Yellow Banner like razors. Over a hundred warhorses charged into the dense crowd without slowing, their sharp spears sweeping away the Later Jin troops on their flanks like fallen leaves in an autumn wind.

The stabbed bannermen and Zhenyi armored soldiers were thrown into the air and fell backwards as if they were hit by an iron hammer.

There were sounds of long spears piercing flesh all around, and the iron armor on the Zhenyi armored soldiers blocked the spear heads, making an unsettling scraping sound.

The rear formation of the Later Jin soldiers threw a volley of axes, hitting the rider on Liu Zhaosun's right. He fell off his horse and disappeared in a cloud of dust.

Liu Zhaosun stared at Bayala, who was shooting arrows at the soldiers in front of him on the left. He raised his spear in his right hand and quickly approached the target on his horse.

When he was only ten steps away from Bayala, he thrust out with his spear. Bayala was concentrating on killing the musketeer who was charging in front of him and did not pay any attention to the cavalry rushing past on the right.

The sharp spear tip pierced through Bayala's neck directly. Bayala dropped his bow and spat out a large amount of blood from his mouth. His war horses crossed over. Liu Zhaosun dropped his spear, drew out his spare sword, and continued to charge eastward.

The spear that stabbed Bayala was bounced back a distance due to the huge inertia and hit the face of a Baoyi in front with a whistling sound.

Before Baoyi could react, a sharp spear suddenly shot out from the back of a horse as tall as a man and pierced his eyes. Amid Baoyi's screams, the spear was quickly pulled out and rushed eastward with drops of blood.

There were only two empty holes left in Baoyi's eye sockets, and he fell to the ground screaming. The Zhenyi armored soldiers behind him stepped on his body and quickly filled the small gap before going into battle.

Before the armored soldier could stand firm, a warrior rushed up from the opposite formation, swung his sword and slashed at the armored soldier's neck, almost cutting off his head with one blow. After killing a Jiannu, this brave warrior was quickly drowned in the surrounding heavy swords and clubs.

After the Kaiyuan soldiers fought with the two yellow flags for a quarter of an hour, relying on the cooperation of the cavalry halberd-bearers, the musketeer waved his sword and used his own flesh and blood to finally open a small gap for his comrades.

Although the gap was small enough to be ignored, the Kaiyuan soldiers who were fighting fiercely around it were like bloodthirsty sharks. They immediately smelled the opportunity. Two spearmen and a halberd-wielder immediately let go of their opponents and rushed towards the gap like crazy.

The first spearman who broke into the enemy camp was besieged by five Bayalas. After stabbing one of them to death, he was hacked to death by swords.

The second spearman immediately stepped in and swung his spear to kill a Baoyi soldier who tried to fill the gap. Before the spear head was pulled out of the body, he was hacked to death by a dense volley of flying axes.

The third halberd-wielding soldier who rushed in did not launch a counterattack against Bayala who killed his teammate, but turned around and assassinated the baoyi soldiers near the gap.

The baoyi soldiers on both sides were shocked by the man's aura. The two frightened baoyi soldiers were quickly killed by the halberds. Bayala, who was in charge of the battle, roared and rushed forward, chopping the halberd-wielding man into meat paste.

Yet the gap has begun to widen.

Several spearmen at the back continued to charge, and Niulu Ezhen behind the two yellow flags finally discovered the gap here. They shouted loudly and summoned the elite Bayara who was supervising the battle at the back to rush forward to block it.

The tenth and eleventh people who rushed in were two sword and shield soldiers holding round shields. They did not continue to expand the gap, but used the shield to protect themselves, dodging back and forth among the weapons like loaches, and suddenly used their waist knives to chop the dense legs and feet around them. They were agile, and after three people were injured by them, Bayala still had not killed them.

Suddenly a shout came from the rear, and several burly Niulu Ezhen pushed aside the crowd of Later Jin soldiers, rushed to the front, and swung iron hammers to smash at the sword and shield soldiers.

Under the huge hammer blow, the round shields in the hands of the sword and shield soldiers flew out of their hands. The two sword and shield soldiers were shocked and collapsed on the ground. They were immediately killed by the angry Later Jin soldiers around them.

Just as the gap was about to be blocked by this group of Niulu'ezhen, the cavalry charging from the rear row passed by like the wind, and their short guns exploded at close range, smashing the head of a Niulu'ezhen who was swinging a hammer into pieces.

The short gunner was immediately hit by more than a dozen flying axes and fell off his horse.

Immediately behind, a spearman rushed up and slammed into the gap. The spearman stabbed the ferocious Niulu Ezhen to death on the spot, and then controlled his horse to slam into the group of Baoyi and Zhenyi armored soldiers.

The rider on the horse took off into the air and flew towards the Later Jin formation a dozen steps ahead.

Amid screams, broken spears and armor were scattered around the gap. The war horses that rushed into the Later Jin formation were stabbed by more than a dozen sharp blades at the same time and killed on the spot.

More than a dozen Later Jin soldiers around were killed or knocked away, and the small gap in front of the formation suddenly became empty, like snow that had been doused with boiling water.

The twelfth spearman who rushed forward shouted to the dark mass of Kaiyuan soldiers behind him:
"The formation has been broken! Come up quickly!"

A tide of Kaiyuan soldiers rushed in along the gap, and people were constantly killed and fell to the ground by flying axes and heavy arrows from both sides. The soldiers who broke through the two yellow flags were like a rolling torrent, moving forward and rushing towards the flag of General Qi with the word "Qi" fluttering in the east.

On the distant slope, the majestic Qin Wang Breaking Formation Music played the strongest note of the prosperous Tang Dynasty.

Boom!Boom!Boom!
P.S.: Is Jin Yuji dead or alive? Welcome to the next chapter!
(End of this chapter)