Chapter 36: No one dares to challenge anyone (additional update for the alliance leader who is struggling to make a comeback)
The war horses were quickly delivered, more than thirty in total.
Shao Xun took a look and found that they were in good condition. They were all abandoned horses by Meng Chao’s cavalry.
"Those who can ride horses come out and follow me to charge." Shao Xun pulled the sleekest horse, turned over lightly, drew out the tip of a riding bow, and stringed it skillfully. calibration.
Chen Yougen, Li Chong and Yang Bao knew how to ride horses, so they each picked a horse and rode on it.
Besides these three people, more than a dozen people stood up and got on their horses.
That's all.
Although there was no shortage of horses in the Jin Dynasty, and a large number of official horses were raised in many places in Henan and Hebei, ordinary soldiers really did not have the opportunity to practice riding skills. Unless you are a powerful person or a child of a wealthy family, you should just be an infantryman. You will not be able to fight on horseback.
However, twenty people seem to be enough.
Shao Xun gave up the halberd. He really didn't know how to use this kind of riding weapon, although it was very popular at this time.
He asked someone to find a horse club that would only become popular decades later. When he held it in his hand, he waved it freely and felt very friendly.
The halberd and the horse halberd were both popular riding weapons in the Middle Ages.
The former was popular in the Han Dynasty and the Western Jin Dynasty, and the latter was popular in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, Sui and Tang Dynasties.
After the Song Dynasty, neither the halberd nor the horse halberd became very popular because they were heavy cavalry weapons and were too heavy to be hung on a winning hook. Instead, light cavalry weapons were used: gun.
But Shao Xun is not very good at using a heavy halberd, and is not used to using a light lance. He only has a soft spot for Ma Shan, and he loves him very much.
The enemy was still running away. He was too lazy to think about that much. He shouted directly and said: "Kill!"
Chen Yougen and others had just shown their temper and their morale was high. They shouted in unison: "Kill!"
The infantry who were pouring out of the Mingtang also shouted: "Kill!"
Shao Xun laughed loudly, raised the horse's twig at an angle, and took the lead in patting the horse. As he left, others followed and moved forward bravely.
The enemy did not run very far, there was no order, and there was no fighting spirit. When Shao Xun caught up with the enemy soldiers who were lagging behind, no one stopped to resist. They all ran for their lives with the attitude of a dead Taoist friend rather than a poor Taoist.
"Death!" Shao Xun used his horse to pick up someone and threw him away.
The corpse fell suddenly, knocking down several people.
The standard "peeling the onion" technique!
The cavalry of the Tang Dynasty who used Ma Chao often rushed around the perimeter of the infantry brigade when they were unable to fight back. Every time they passed by, they would use Ma Chao to pick up an infantryman and throw him into the formation. . After a few more times, the infantry formation will become thinner and thinner and eventually collapse.
"Meng Chao!" Shao Xun picked someone up for the second time, looked ahead and shouted.
Meng Chao, who was fleeing in front, turned around and saw a red-robed military general charging forward on horseback, chasing him.
“What an arrogant thief!” Meng Chao yelled.
He himself has a hot temper, otherwise he would not have slapped Lu Ji in the face.
At this time, when I saw Shao Xun coming to kill me, I was angry and anxious. I was angry because he was so brave and didn't take Meng Meng seriously at all. I was anxious because he miscalculated this time and let me He was chased by others and suffered heavy losses, and Shao Xun was undoubtedly to blame for all of this.
"General, you can't run away." Riding Inspector Jia Hui reined in his horse and stopped, pleading: "If you run any longer, everyone will disperse."
Meng Chao's eyes narrowed.
"General, I will lead the men down to kill the enemy with vigor." Jia Hui raised the halberd in his hand and said.
"Okay! You rush to kill yourself. I will gather my troops. We really can't run like this anymore." Meng Chao nodded and said.
Jia Hui said no more, hurriedly ordered dozens of horses, turned around and charged away.
After the rumble of horse hooves sounded, the defeated soldiers fled to both sides of the street, leaving the middle empty, which was unfavorable for the cavalry to charge and kill.
Shao Xun's horse speed did not slow down and he went straight to Jia Hui.
Jia Hui was very angry. I come from a noble family and have practiced horsemanship and martial arts since I was a child. I have never seen any military family be so arrogant. Do you think that you have martial arts taught by gods and men?
Without much words at the moment, the euphorbia flashed with cold light and headed straight towards Shao Xun's chest.
Shao Xun sidestepped and his horse swept across, instantly knocking Jia Hui off his horse.
Behind Jia Hui, a horseman stabbed him with a halberd.
Shao Xun abandoned his horse, and narrowly avoided it again. He put the opponent's halberd pole under his arm, drew out the Huanshou sword with his left hand, and when he passed by, there was a "click" and he killed the enemy off his horse.
"Meng Chao!" Shao Xun broke through the blocker and rushed straight in the direction of Meng Chao without stopping at all.
In one confrontation, one person was injured and another person was killed. The movements were crisp and clean, and the momentum soared into the sky. Meng Chao looked a little panicked.
The infantrymen he had just gathered were so frightened that they shouted and fled in all directions. "My maid!" Meng Chao cursed bitterly, turned his horse's head, turned around and ran away.
When Shao Xun saw it, he urged his horse hard and waved the halberd he had just snatched. Meng Chao was the only one in his eyes.
Meng Chao jumped on his horse and ran away, not daring to look back.
The two of them chased each other and ran for several miles on Pingchangmen Street, leaving the remaining thousands of soldiers on both sides as the backdrop.
"Death to Meng Chao!" The distance got closer and closer, and when there was only one horse body, Shao Xun slashed with his halberd.
Meng Chao happened to turn his head and take a look, his pupils were trembling. He had no time to think about it and subconsciously fell on the horse's back.
"Huh!" The sharp halberd blade almost grazed his scalp and flew past, sweeping off his helmet.
The disheveled Meng Chao was so frightened that he was holding the horse's belly like crazy. The horse was in pain and ran wildly.
Because Shao Xun was wielding his weapon, his horse speed dropped slightly, allowing Meng Chao to distance himself a little further. But he did not give up. He also urged his horse furiously, keeping an eye on Meng Chao.
The two sides quickly rushed to the end of the long street, and Pingchang Gate was in sight.
At this moment, a chaotic group of sergeants appeared in front. It looked like there were no less than a thousand people, and they were retreating in a hurry.
Meng Chao was overjoyed when he saw that these were his own men, and immediately shouted: "Come and help - ah!"
Halfway through the shouting, he screamed in pain and fell off his horse.
It turned out that Shao Xun, seeing that he could no longer catch up, threw his halberd in desperation and hit Meng Chao on the back.
The halberd was blocked by the iron armor and did not cause fatal damage to Meng Chao, but he was beaten until he vomited blood and fell to the ground.
The retreating enemy troops looked at each other in shock. Someone recognized Meng Chao and wanted to come to the rescue.
Shao Xun's eyes were red with bloodshed. He was furious when he saw this. He drew out his strung bow and shot with a flick of his hand.
"Whoosh!" The arrows shot through the air, shooting down three people one after another.
There was a commotion in the enemy formation, and the people who were running out subconsciously stopped.
Shao Xun reined in his horse and stopped, holding a sharp ring-headed knife in his hand. He ran to the side of Meng Chao who was staggering to his feet, grabbed his hair, and wiped it across his throat. Blood spurted out.
Thousands of enemy soldiers looked on stupidly, at a loss.
Shao Xun's men kept going back and forth a few times, and after cutting off Meng Chao's head, he held it in his hand and laughed.
The enemy soldiers looked at Shao Xun, who was covered in blood, and the bloody head in his hand, and felt terrified. Some people subconsciously stepped back, and their actions affected more people. At one time, thousands of people were huddled together.
"Bang!" Shao Xun threw the head hard and fell into the crowd.
"Dong, dong, dong..." The exciting sound of war drums sounded from the Jianchang Gate Tower.
"Run!" Someone shouted and turned around and walked away.
"Run!" The enemy army was already in retreat and panicked. The people in front turned around and ran away. The people behind didn't know what was happening. They just thought that the pursuers were coming. They didn't say anything and ran faster than them.
As a result, a strange scene appeared: thousands of enemy soldiers were scared away by a single head and scattered everywhere.
Shao Xun got back on his horse, holding a riding bow, and called his names from behind in a leisurely manner.
Occasionally, an enemy rode out on Pingchangmen Street. When they saw him, they took a detour.
Shao Xun was too lazy to pursue. He just stood up on his horse and shot a few arrows from time to time, killing a few enemy soldiers who were running around like headless flies.
No one dared to fight with him. When the arrow fell, the panic spread. Several, ten or even dozens of people who were originally gathered together immediately fled in all directions.
"Boom!" The messy sound of horse hoofs gradually came. Chen Yougen and others dispersed the enemy troops and rushed out of Pingchangmen Street.
"The governor is there!" Chen Yougen pointed his halberd and said in surprise.
Others looked at it.
At that time, the sun was setting in the west, and the bloody sunlight fell on the earth. Shao Dubo stood up with his sword drawn, and there was a headless corpse at his feet.
The enemy soldiers who were fleeing in twos and threes ran away when they saw him, not daring to provoke him at all.
For a while, there was no one who dared to fight!
Brilliant!
(End of this chapter)