Entrepreneurship in the Late Tang Dynasty

Chapter 43 Capture the Flag
Zhao Huaian saw the Nanzhao soldiers rushing towards him and shouted:
"Where are the men of my Yishe?"

With a loud shout, Sun Tai rushed forward with a long shield in his hand and directly confronted the group of armored soldiers. Then Zhao Hu roared and swung the short axe in his hand, causing the other side to scream.

Zhao Hu's actions also inspired other disciples. No matter what they were holding in their hands, they threw it at the other side's heads. In an instant, the other side began to wail.

Suddenly, a Nanzhao warrior shouted loudly, and the armored soldiers on both sides made way for him. The man strode forward and directly hit Sun Tai's shield.

Sun Tai couldn't bear the force and fell out at once. The Nanzhao warrior took several steps to slow down his momentum, but he had already crashed into the battle group of Zhao Hu and his men.

But this man was not afraid at all. He roared and protected his whole body with the sword in his hand. But the next moment, an arrow pierced his mouth directly and then pierced into his helmet.

At the moment this person fell, he heard a loud roar:
"Guo Congyun, kill this beast!"

Then, the eight guys who had been following behind finally rushed in wrapped in iron armor, and then fought with the Nanzhao soldiers who rushed from the side.

Why didn't the Yanhai Army's cavalry go to other local groups, but went straight to Zhao Huaian?
It's not that Zhao Da's reputation has spread throughout the army, but that Zhao Huaian's group is the most eye-catching on the entire front line.

Before this, Zhao Huaian had fought hard all the way to accumulate forty-one sets of iron armor. Later, when the troops were being organized, the camp sent another thirty sets of armor, which made a total of seventy-one sets of armor.

At that time, Zhao Huaian's militia was sharp, wearing seventy-one pieces of armor, shining brightly in the sun, and with the colorful flags, everyone knew that this was an elite force.

So the knights of the Yanhai Army did not go anywhere else, but came straight here.

And now, the Nanzhao people had the same feeling. Looking at the armored soldiers charging in front of them, they had lost some courage in their hearts, thinking that the enemy had sent out its elite troops.

After fighting for a while, the Nanzhao armored warriors, who numbered only a dozen or so, became frightened and retreated, but were stopped by Zhou Dexing's gang.

Zhou Dexing, an eight-foot-tall giant from Yanzhou, held a Mo Dao in his hand, and the six soldiers behind him also held Mo Dao in their hands, killing these Nanzhao warriors in droves.

These people brandished their swords and shouted loudly, which instantly destroyed the morale of the soldiers.

After the eight groups rushed in, Sun Tai and his men chased Zhao Huaian with shields in hand, because their good mentor was not in good condition at the moment.

……

Damn it, these Nanzhao guys are real dogs.

At this moment, Zhao Huaian's back armor was cut again. It was because the Ming Guang armor was strong enough, otherwise his skin would have been torn into pieces.

Just now, Zhao Huaian called on his disciples to stop the Nanzhao infantry who were rushing over, and then he rushed towards the enemy commander under the big flag.

But during this short delay, the bastard called three more warriors.

But so what?
Zhao Huaian, whose adrenaline had already surged, saw the five armored warriors opposite and yelled:
"I want to hit ten."

Then he rushed forward without fear.

But after rushing forward, Zhao Huaian finally understood the difference between individual fighting and battle fighting.

Why did Lao Liu keep yelling at him to slow down? It was because he was running too fast and no one could protect him.

This is what Zhao Huaian is like at the moment.

The five Nanzhao warriors formed a line and rushed forward, then surrounded Zhao Huaian from both wings and trapped him in the circle.

This time, Zhao Huaian was dumbfounded.

He killed the leader with a chop, and the Nanzhao warrior behind him chopped his neck. If it weren't for the neck guard, this knife would have taken Zhao Huaian's life.

It was this blow that split Zhao Huaian's soul out.

He no longer dared to rush forward, but instead used the length of his Mo Dao to start circling in place for defense. However, even so, Zhao Huaian was still chopped by the dog behind him.

At this moment, Zhao Huaian's forehead was covered with sweat, and he no longer looked as excited as before. He heard the enemy commander laughing and shouting not far away, and he felt angry and ashamed.

Subconsciously, Zhao Huaian shouted:
"Sixth Brother, where did you die? Come and save us."

But just like that, Zhao Huaian actually heard Lao Liu's response, and only heard Lao Liu's distinctive Guanxi Qinqiang piercing the sky:

"Zhao Da, I'm here, ahhhh, I'm going to kill you bunch of cowards!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Huaian saw Zhao Liu rushing up carrying the big yellow flag, and next to him were Zhao Wenzhong's four five-inch men.

These four five-inch strong men had no moral principles at all. They jumped up from behind and grabbed those Nanzhao iron soldiers. Then the four younger ones stabbed wildly with the iron daggers in their hands through the gaps in the helmets, and took the lives of these Nanzhao warriors in an instant.

Yang Mao and Wang Li also rushed up covered in blood. They held shields in their hands and held swords horizontally, protecting Zhao Huaian on both sides.

At this moment, Zhao Huaian felt like crying and cursed loudly:

"Old Six, you coward, why did you come only now?"

After cursing, Zhao Huaian ignored Zhao Liu's dark face, raised his Mo Dao, turned around and looked at the Nanzhao commander.

When he saw this man abandon the banner and hurriedly run back, Zhao Huaian showed a grim smile that he had never shown in his two lifetimes:

"Laugh, I'll let you laugh at me!"

After saying that, Zhao Huaian strode forward, swung his Mo Dao across, and with one stroke, he chopped the armor of the Nanzhao commander into pieces.

And this was not the end. Zhao Huaian threw the broken Mo Dao aside, drew out his horizontal sword, stepped on the man's chest, grabbed the man's hair with his hand, and ignored the man's wailing. He grabbed the horizontal sword and pulled it around his neck.

"Crack, crack..." Like sawing wood, as the screams of the Nanzhao commander disappeared, Zhao Huaian was covered in blood. He raised his head with fear and roared:
"The enemy commander is dead!"

Zhao Liu, who rushed over, shouted:
"The one who killed the thief general is Zhao Huaian, the righteous one!"

The disciples and five-inch men who had come to their senses also shouted:
"The one who killed the thief general is Zhao Huaian, the righteous one!"

At this moment, Yang Mao, Sun Tai, Zhao Hu, Wang Li, and He Wenqin were holding their weapons and shouting like crazy, while Zhao Wenzhong ran over and cut off the enemy's general flag with one sword, and then he and the other three five-inch soldiers looked at their adoptive father in admiration.

My adoptive father was holding the head of the enemy general, his body covered in blood, his tall figure was as tall as a three-story earthen building!

When the shouting here reached the nearby area, the Nanzhao Wangjuzi who were still fighting with the Yanhai Army on the front line subconsciously looked back when they heard the shouting, and then saw their own flags falling.

Then, those with good eyesight saw a Tang warrior holding their chief's head in his hand and roaring.

In an instant, the fighting spirit of the Wangzhuzi people melted like ice and snow.

"Bang, bang."

Everywhere there were sounds of discarded armor and weapons, and everywhere there were trumpets of panic and fear, like the cries of crows returning to the forest.

Defeated!

The collapse of the Nanzhao army gave the Yanhai army, which was still struggling to hold on, a respite. When they saw the "Baoyi" flag appearing behind the enemy formation, they all shouted excitedly.

This is a roar of praise for the Warriors and also an outlet for those who survived the disaster.

……

After putting on the head, Zhao Huaian threw it to Zhao Wenzhong with disgust, then ran over and pulled out the "Wangzhuzi" battle flag.

This was the first enemy general's flag he captured, and it has special significance.

At this moment, he suddenly heard the Yanhai Army shouting over there, and subconsciously asked:
"What are they shouting?"

Zhao Liu's face was covered in blood. Upon hearing this, he smiled, revealing his yellow teeth:
"Then it's called 'Bao Yi'."

Zhao Huaian was stunned for a moment.

Hu Baoyi?
He subconsciously looked at the group of people around him. He saw Han Tong cutting off heads, he saw Qian Tiefo smiling at him with his teeth bared, and he also saw Wei Jingang hitting a Nanzhao warrior's head with an iron rod.

He also saw Zhang Dai holding a longbow and shooting the fleeing soldiers of Nanzhao slowly, saw the bastard Lu Zhongyuan digging up the corpses on the ground, and saw Zhou Dexing holding a Mo Dao and roaring like a wild bear to vent his anger.

But why is Old Zhou yelling at the Yanhai Army? Does he have such a strong opinion about his old unit?

He also saw Chen Fahai carefully commanding his troops. Even though the enemy had already collapsed, he still stood firm at his post, holding up his flagpole and commanding his troops to form a battle line.

Finally, Zhao Huaian looked at Guo Congyun. The former cavalry general of the Boye Army looked at him with respect in his eyes.

At this moment, Zhao Huaian woke up from his dream.

So he is Hu Baoyi? These are his confidants?

As he thought about it, Zhao Huaian's mouth grinned to half his face, and he felt secretly happy.

Hu Baoyi, Zhao Huaian? Not bad!
So, Zhao Huaian raised his sword and shouted:

"Hu Baoyi, Zhao Huaian!"

"Hu Baoyi, Zhao Huaian!"

He shouted, and his disciples and five-inch men also shouted, but as they shouted, everyone realized that something was wrong.

Because the Yanhai Army, which had been shouting excitedly before, had no reaction at all, and even the battle line that had been maintained was falling into chaos at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Zhao Huaian was a little embarrassed, feeling that his nickname "Hu Baoyi" was not recognized yet.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Liu, who was yelling, glanced to the southwest unconsciously, then opened his mouth wide, grabbed Zhao Huaian tightly, and trembled:

"Zhao... Zhao Da, what's written on that flag?"

But Zhao Liu pulled for a long time, but Zhao Huaian didn't react, just because in the direction he looked, the big flag with the word "Yan" actually moved, and it was moving towards the east.

Then, his vision expanded. The East Sichuan Army, which had been the ballast in the middle, suddenly abandoned its position and quickly retreated to the battlefield passage in the east.

Zhao Huaian looked at the central army again, and the "Niu"-shaped flag hanging high in the air actually moved, but it moved backwards.

At this point, Zhao Huaian had no idea what was happening.

Zhao Liu pulled him to look towards the southwest in confusion, and he saw an army appearing on the previously empty upper reaches of the Baizhu River, with the flag of "Thirty-six Wuman Tribes" flying.

At this moment, the passion that had just ignited in Zhao Huaian was suddenly extinguished.

He angrily threw his helmet to the ground and cursed:

"Master Yan, I'll fuck your ancestors!"

(End of this chapter)