Infinite Terror: This Middle Continent is Rebellious

Chapter 334: The Crushing of the Times

"They are indeed elite troops. If their deployment is not changed, the regiment sent to take over Nanhai County will be 100% wiped out."

Cheng Xiao was somewhat shocked. Were the soldiers guarding Xiangyang so strong? He was not sure, but the combat effectiveness of this group of troops had already surpassed the army led by the famous general Cao Shixiong to conquer Jiang Dizhuang.

"But times have changed, everyone."

Cheng Xiao's eyes were dim. Although he was a little surprised, he was not panicked. Instead, he sighed for this elite army.

Faced with the storm-like cavalry, the soldiers of the Survival Army were not panicked at all. Their mentality was as calm as Cheng Xiao's.

Raise your gun, aim, and pull the trigger.

Without any complicated operation, the bullets fired from the muzzles of machine guns, rifles, and pulse rifles gathered into a barrage denser than a rain of arrows.

The metal storm gushed out from the low altitude, like a swarm of locusts, biting the limbs of the warhorse into pieces.

The war horses wailed and fell to the ground, and the cavalrymen on their horses also fell off. The charging battle formation was instantly broken, and the five thousand cavalrymen were caught in a hail of bullets.

The hard armor failed to protect them. In just a moment, it was torn apart by the metal storm, and the flesh and blood bodies exposed to the bullets were also destroyed.

Accompanied by the music of bullets, the legion's volleys turned thousands of Song Dynasty cavalry into a hornet's nest.

For a moment, screams of terror were heard everywhere. The cavalrymen who fell off their horses met their end. Some fled, some charged, and some dropped their weapons and wanted to surrender, but without exception, their fate was sealed when they not only refused to surrender but instead launched an attack on the surviving army.

The soldiers pulled the triggers coldly, pouring a large number of bullets into the enemy. The cold metal mercilessly tore apart the human body and deprived the cavalrymen of their lives.

The four generals of Jiagu felt cold all over. They had heard about the muskets of the Survival Army - in fact, Jiagu Zhenting also had a musket, but it could not be mass-produced.

However, the rifles used by the Survivor Army were far less powerful than today's weapons.

Only Jiagu Zhenting’s musket is more powerful than the firearms used by the survival army today, but what use is a musket that cannot be mass-produced?

The morale of the bandit-suppressing army dropped again. As the most offensive branch of the army, the cavalry was almost wiped out before even encountering the enemy. Who would not be afraid?

"Don't be afraid! Form a shield! Kill them!"

Jiagu Zongbi roared angrily, without the need for a flag, and his deafening voice made the soldiers' ears buzz.

The infantrymen put away their longbows and spears, raised their round shields and held them across their chests. The soldiers moved quickly, and the teams intertwined like pythons, raising dust. Twenty-five thousand soldiers formed a shield formation, and the intertwined shields turned into a city wall.

As the soldiers moved forward, the thick city wall also moved forward, giving off a heavy sense of mass as a whole, as if the invisible city wall was real.

The dense barrage of bullets splashed on the city wall like water, leaving white marks. Ordinary bullets could hardly break through the defense of the battle formation, just as the rain of arrows from the bandit-suppressing army could hardly break through the defense of the surviving army.

However, the survival army did not have much except for food and bullets. Once the guns opened fire, they would never stop. Twenty thousand bullets were fired at the infantry shield formation every second as if they were free. The power of the shield formation was continuously worn away, and the thick city walls gradually became weak.

The soldiers in the shield formation showed panic expressions. They judged that their own defense seemed not enough to withstand the barrage of bullets from the survivors to cross the last hundred meters.

"Don't lose your composure! You have received the Emperor's grace, and today is the day for you to serve the country with all your might!"

The four generals of Jiagu also became anxious. They suddenly realized that when the two armies faced each other, the bandit-suppressing army might not be a match for the chaotic army.

They angrily scolded their soldiers, and at the same time urged Ugun and his daughter in their hearts to capture the generals of the Survival Army as soon as possible and disintegrate the power of the Survival Army from within.

Unfortunately, the four of them could never have imagined that the highly skilled Ugun and his daughter would run into Cheng Xiao, who was lying in ambush with a sniper. Not to mention destroying the power of the survival army, the father and daughter hid in a dark corner and didn't even dare to show their heads out.

After all, the shield formation of the bandit-suppressing army could not withstand the fierce attack of the metal storm. When they were still more than 80 meters away from the trenches of the survival army, there was a sound like muffled thunder, and the invisible protective shield completely collapsed, exposing 25,000 infantrymen to the guns of the survival army.

"what!"

"I--!"

"No!"

"I surrender--!"

"cast--!"

After losing the power of the battle formation, the shields in their hands also lost their effectiveness.

The pulse bullets shot out and pierced through the shields, shot into the bodies of the shield-bearing infantry, and crushed the flesh and blood. The severe pain made the soldiers wail, but the firepower of the survival army was too fierce. The soldiers in the front row wanted to surrender, but they had no chance to speak complete words.

"Charge! Charge!"

"Soldiers! Charge with me!"

"For the Song Dynasty!"

"Long live the Great Song Dynasty!"

At this moment, the four generals of Jiagu rode their horses to the front of the formation and launched a charge towards the survival army.

As soon as the warhorse showed up, it was killed by the fire of the Survival Army. The four generals of Jiagu were well aware of the terrifying power of the rain of bullets. When the warhorse fell, the four of them jumped up, stepped on the warhorse's corpse, and rushed out with the force. The weapons in their hands danced wildly, and their internal force was released. The extremely condensed skills turned into a substantial wave, which swept away the oncoming metal storm.

The four people's leadership and passionate slogans raised the declining morale of the bandit-suppressing army.

The soldiers mustered up their courage and charged forward under the firepower of the survivors. They left behind body after body, but the death of the victims provided their successors with an opportunity to move forward.

In a short while, the army led by the four generals of Jiagu was only thirty meters away from the trench.

The soldiers of the Survival Army also dropped their rifles, picked up their swords and guns, jumped out of the trenches, and prepared to engage in battle with the bandit-suppressing army.

At the same time, five golden-armored soldiers jumped out from the city wall. Their tall figures, fully covered in armor, streaked across the sky like meteorites and landed in front of the trench. The impact force released by their feet caused the ground to shake violently.

The five people seemed to be unable to feel the recoil force. The moment they landed, they bounced up like balls and crashed into the four generals of Jiagu.

"It's a master! Be careful, brother!"

A gleam flashed in Jiagu Zongbi's eyes, and with a roar of a tiger, he unfurled his Frost Blade male and female swords and charged at the golden-armored soldier. The golden-armored soldier met his blow with a heavy sword, swinging his sword, nearly two meters long, with a ferocious swiftness. The blast of wind from his slash was filled with a sense of simple, brutal power. The clash of the male and female swords and the heavy sword numbed Jiagu Zongbi's wrist.

Jiagu Zongbi's face changed drastically. He used all his strength to block the heavy sword slashed down by the golden-armored soldier.

Although the force was slightly weaker, the heavy sword still failed to repel Jiagu Zongbi.

Jiagu Zongbi used a clever move, slashing the heavy sword diagonally, and then the two swords were like scissors, and he charged towards the golden-armored soldiers.

The golden-armored soldier had no time to block with his sword and kicked. His long legs, which were nearly two meters long, moved so fast that before Jiagu Zongbi's double swords could cut the golden-armored soldier's throat, he was kicked first. His body retreated three meters before he could withstand the golden-armored soldier's kick.

"Traitor! Die!"

Jiagu Congzhong reached into the leopard skin bag with his right hand, took out a javelin, held it in his hand, and threw it towards the eye socket of the golden-armored soldier. The javelin was as fast as lightning and as powerful as an axe. The golden-armored soldier could not help but turn his face to the side. The javelin passed through his face and cut open the visor, revealing a strange face.

Jiagu Congzhong was frightened, but he did not hesitate. He swung his snake spear like a dragon, and the sharp blade light never left the head of the golden-armored soldier.

The soldier in golden armor was steadier than Jiagu Congzhong. While dodging the javelin, he raised the heavy sword in both hands fiercely. When the sword and spear collided, Jiagu Congzhong used all his skills to suppress the heavy sword.

However, the golden-armored soldier spun his body, swung the heavy sword backward with both arms, and made a big windmill, smashing towards Jiagu Congzhong with an extremely heavy force.

"There is a flaw!"

Jiagu Congzhong thrust his Zhangba Snake Spear straight into the throat of the soldier in golden armor. The spear blade was like the fangs of a poisonous snake, extremely ruthless. The throat of the armor was a weak point and could definitely not block the stab.

However, the stab failed to penetrate in the end.

Jiagu Congzhong discovered that the golden-armored soldier seemed to have no fear of life or death. Facing the spear, he had no intention of dodging it, but just swung his heavy sword with all his strength.

When the heavy sword chopped down, even if he could kill the golden-armored soldier, half of his body would be chopped off, which was not worth it.

Jiagu Yinglei waved his bronze sword, hooked the heavy sword of the golden-armored soldier, pushed it aside, and stretched out his hand to hit the golden-armored soldier's abdomen. The palm force penetrated the armor and hit the golden-armored soldier's body, shaking the golden-armored soldier's body.

The soldier in golden armor also raised one hand and slapped Jiagu Yinglei on the head.

"What a strength!"

The sound of breaking air squeezed Jiagu Yinglei's eardrums, and his face changed involuntarily. Realizing the great strength of the golden-armored soldier, he hurriedly raised Tong Liu and blocked the golden-armored soldier's arm.

The force of the golden-armored soldier's blow caused Tong Liu to sink downwards. Jiagu Yinglei grabbed Tong Liu with both hands and used all his strength to stop the blow at a high altitude.

In this way, he was also wide open. The golden-armored soldier raised the heavy sword with one hand and slashed at Jiagu Yinglei's waist. Jiagu Yinglei retreated hastily, and the tip of the sword passed through his chest. The armor shattered like paper, and his strong chest was also cracked with hideous scars under the sword blade.

If the sword had gone two inches further, Jiagu Yinglei's heart would have been chopped into pieces by the golden-armored soldier.

Jiagu Zhenting raised two jujube-shaped hammers and smashed them fiercely at the golden-armored soldiers. The golden-armored soldiers raised their swords and chopped them. Jiagu Zhenting's hammers hit the swords, knocking the heavy swords crooked, but the two jujube-shaped hammers also bounced upwards.

Jiagu Zhenting hurriedly twisted his waist and used the strength of his waist to swing down the jujube-melon hammer, but the golden-armored soldier was obviously several times stronger than him. He swung the heavy sword forward, and the surging sword pressure forced Jiagu Zhenting to abandon the hammer and flee.

The surviving troops who jumped out of the trenches also had a fierce conflict with the oncoming bandit-suppression army.

The soldiers wore swords at their waists and held guns in both hands, forming a square formation with long spears.

With shouts, the soldiers unanimously thrust their five-meter-long spears towards the bandit-suppressing army.

The Survival Army's marksmanship can only be described in one word: steady!

During the two years, Chu Xuan did not let the soldiers learn any martial arts, but only practiced a very simple set of marksmanship.

One cut, two advances, three blocks, four entanglements, five grabs, six straights, and six-combination spear.

It was simple and direct, without too many changes. Two thousand soldiers used the same move together. The spears pierced through the broken shields and stabbed into the enemy's bodies.

Then, the spearmen took a step back and pulled the spears out of the enemy's body. The Song soldier with a bloody hole in his chest was staggering and fell to the ground before he could take two steps. The Song soldiers in the back raised their spears and rushed forward, stabbing at the surviving soldiers with messy spear movements.

The Life-Saving Army shook their spears, knocking the Song soldier's spear shafts off-center. They thrust the spear tips forward and stabbed into the Song soldier's body, creating a bloody hole. They then quickly took a step back and retracted into the formation.

A Song soldier chased after him and stabbed the surviving soldier with his spear. The surviving soldier withdrew his spear but did not have time to stab again. His teammates waved their spears to block the spear. The surviving soldier took the opportunity to stab forward again and killed another soldier.

When two armies clash and fight against each other, the difference between the strong and the weak becomes apparent.

Although the Song army was large in number, they first lost 5,000 cavalry and then lost thousands of infantry during the charge. Their morale was low, their army was disorganized, and their formation was in disarray.

So even though both sides were engaging in hand-to-hand combat with spearmen, they failed to manage the distance properly, and more than 300 people of the Survival Army were stabbed to death in one encounter.

However, this bandit-suppressing army was considered elite and they quickly grasped the situation. Their spears clashed with each other, making crackling sounds. While the spearmen were restraining each other, a group of heavy-armored infantry rushed out of the bandit-suppressing army and forcibly charged towards the survival army.

How could the spearmen phalanx not prepare for short weapons? Seeing the heavily armored infantry of the Bandit-Slaying Army charging forward, the long spears of the Life-Saving Army stabbed diagonally, clearing the narrow space. A group of soldiers equipped with broadswords and hook-and-sickle spears rushed out and engaged the heavily armored infantry.

At the very least, there were soldiers with the second level of Dragon Elephant Prajna who performed brilliantly in the battle.

The hooks and yanks of the sickle spears disrupted the balance of the heavily armored infantry, pulling away their wielding weapons and exposing their weaknesses.

The big knife swung, and the fierce force hit the body. The hard armor became a decoration. With one blow, the upper body of a heavily armored infantryman was split into two halves.

Even though they were outnumbered, these soldiers, with mutual cooperation, could be used as one against two, two against five, five against ten, and ten against twenty. With a total number of three thousand, they were able to suppress the battle formation of an army of 20,000 head-on.

The generals of the bandit-suppressing army did not gain any benefits.

Although the four generals of Jiagu are highly skilled in martial arts, only two of them can prevail in a one-on-one fight, and they are unable to suppress the golden-armored soldiers.

The other two were much weaker and fell into a disadvantage very quickly.

When the fifth golden-armored soldier joined the battlefield, the balance of 4VS4 was broken, and the balance of victory quickly tilted towards the surviving army.

(End of this chapter)