Chapter 793 Confusing the Crowd
At this time, the Li family's children on the eastern front were still collapsing.
As the leader of the left army, Li Qian was also running for his life. People everywhere behind him were shouting "The enemy is coming", so everyone could only keep running.
No one dared to stop, or even have the courage to turn around and look back. The only thing Li Qian could do was to run eastward with the few clan members who were following him.
Li Qian, who was very experienced in escaping, knew very well that he must not run in a straight line at this time, as that would be the easiest place to be discovered and chased by enemy cavalry.
Just as Li Qian was trying to lead his disciples to the east, he suddenly saw one of his disciples fall to the ground, and a halberd was inserted directly into his head.
Li Qian froze, then turned around and looked back, and saw the Taishan Army's assault cavalry charging into the queue behind him from all directions.
Those people were all the essence who trusted Li Qian and followed him to escape. They were the seeds of the Li family. But now they were chopped down like weeds, and their deaths were really meaningless.
Li Qian did not try to stop everyone from resisting, but rushed forward desperately, where there was also a group of broken soldiers.
It was Li Qian's decisiveness at this moment that saved his life.
As soon as he rushed into the crowd, the disciples behind him were slaughtered by the charging cavalry of the Taishan Army.
These assault cavalry were not armored cavalry, but the Sixth Army's assault cavalry and Li Bi's cavalry that had been previously defeated by the Er Li Corps.
After these people were defeated, they went to a place slightly north to rest. Then Li Bi, as the general of the assault cavalry, temporarily integrated the assault cavalry there, allowing these defeated cavalry to form new combat effectiveness.
Just when Li Bi and the others were dormant in the north, waiting for a fighter plane, they saw Li Tong and Li Zheng's legions collapse on the battlefield.
Therefore, Li Bi did not hesitate and charged forward again with as many as 1,300 cavalry.
Amidst the noise, dust, and chaos, these more than 1,300 assault cavalry used their speed to harvest the lives of the defeated troops wantonly.
Unlike the arrogant impact of the armored cavalry, the assault cavalry showed a silky smoothness. No matter how desperate those defeated troops were or tried to fight back, they could not change their final fate.
Utilizing high-speed mobility, the assault cavalry would often let go of those who still had the will to resist. Instead, they would rush elsewhere to drive away the defeated troops, and then choose to attack after the defeated troops were concentrated and driven there.
By repeating this many times, the assault cavalry can defeat an enemy army several times their size without losing a single bit of damage.
At this moment, no matter how brave a warrior is, he can only fall into this turbulent flow of people and be carried backwards.
In the past, these assault riders would choose to throw down a handful of hemp rope to keep them alive after defeating the enemy's will to fight.
But here, most of the sudden cavalry have forgotten this point. They are angry at Li's ignorance and angry at the harm they have caused to their own side.
Since you are so loyal to Yuan Shao, then you should all be buried with him.
The assault cavalry of the Taishan Army ruthlessly slaughtered every enemy, although many of them were even children.
When these people take up swords and guns, all their distinct destinies are abstracted into one concept, that is, "the enemy."
At this moment, the Taishan Army showed its efficient killing capabilities. Only two quarters of an hour had passed since the collapse of Li's Army.
And in such a short period of time, from the front line of the Taishan Army to Li Zheng's main formation, the corpses of Li's tribe were everywhere.
On the side of the collapsed Li family, they only felt that death was always approaching them infinitely. Their friends, their fathers, uncles, and their children and nephews all fell on this road.
No one had clear thoughts anymore, everyone just ran away mechanically. They even prayed secretly, praying that they could run faster than others.
But what's the point of this? So what if you run two more steps than others? That's just a few breaths of death.
On this grassland, as long as you are unable to resist, everyone will fall under the sword of the Taishan Army. The mountains of corpses and sea of blood here will make the grass even denser in the coming year.
Nature is always mercilessly recycling everything, and it is the one that truly makes all living beings equal.
Suddenly, as Li Bi and the others were killing, the front suddenly became empty. When he looked up, he found that there was no one in front, only the enemy's flag was faintly visible floating on the slope in front.
That should be Li Zheng's main formation.
Li Bi stayed here for a while so that the nearby assault cavalry could gather together. After gathering more than 400 cavalry, he decided to rush towards the enemy's main line along the slope.
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On the other side of the battlefield, opposite Li Bi, Zhang Chong also led his armored cavalry to rush down the slope.
Also because of his position, he could see more clearly than Li Bi. On the slope in front, as many as three thousand enemy troops were standing still.
Moreover, with battlefield experience reaching Zhang Chong's level, he could clearly feel that this wave of enemy troops was in a state of "death determination".
This kind of army is the most difficult to fight. After all, they are already unstoppable if they fight tooth and nail, not to mention that these people don't care about their lives.
Therefore, according to the general situation, Zhang Chong should have avoided this army, but he only hesitated for a moment before rushing forward with the armored cavalry behind him.
Without him, it’s because he wants to defeat the enemy’s last resistance!
In this way, almost at the same time as Li Bi in the west, Zhang Chong also rushed up the slope with more than 700 armored cavalry.
There, a majestic warrior was standing under the banner with his sword drawn, roaring at everyone.
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Li Zheng stood under the banner. He raised the knife angrily and roared with the greatest strength in his life:
"Die here, die here!"
He raised the sword high above his head, and all the officials imitated Li Zheng's example and held the sword high.
Under the scorching sun, the knives in their hands seemed to be rays of light, shining brightly between the sky and the earth.
"We are all going to die here today, all of us!"
Li Zheng shouted this sentence loudly, then paused, looked at the sad faces around him, and shouted again:
"But we want revenge! We want revenge! Even if we all die here today, we still want revenge!"
"We want to let the dead rest in peace, and we also want to let the ancestors below see that we, the Li family, live in the same clothes and die in the same cave. Here, Yiluo is the burial place for all of us!"
At this point, Li Zheng took a deep breath and sounded louder:
"I have known for a long time that this world is ruthless, and life and death are determined by fate! Today, I, Li Zheng, and all of you are going to hell together. My clansmen have already gone ahead. After we kill those moth thieves, we will go after them!"
After saying this, Li Zheng suddenly cut his forehead open with a knife and carved three blood marks.
Li Zheng's eyes were filled with blood, but he still opened them and glared ahead.
The disciples around him also did the same, and some even scratched their cheeks in anger, using the pain to relieve the panic and fear in their hearts.
At the end, Li Zheng raised his arms and shouted:
"Revenge! Revenge!"
Thousands of people roared together, converging into a thunderous sound.
Everyone was dying, or more accurately, most of them were begging to die.
At this time, not all of the three thousand people arrayed on the slope were from Li Zheng's own formation. Many of them were soldiers who retreated from the front line. Because they ran fast, they safely retreated to the slope. Under the arrangement of some military officials, these people were placed behind the slope. Originally they were still a little frightened, but at this moment, with Li Zheng's encouragement, the anger in their hearts was ignited again.
Li Zheng was right about one thing, that is, the corpses lying in front were none other than the brothers, nephews, and fathers of the living.
The Li family lives together and has very deep feelings for each other.
During the retreat, everyone was focused on escaping for their lives, and the survival instinct of the beast took over. But once he calmed down, his human emotions immediately filled his heart.
Why is the combat effectiveness of the army with clan as its backbone always very tenacious? It's because Pao Ze is a brother and sister, a brother connected by blood.
How can a son not be angry when his father dies in front of him? If the elder brother dies in front, how can the younger brother survive alone?
Therefore, at this moment, these defeated soldiers suddenly broke out in endless anger. They raised their arms and vented their anger towards the rushing Taishan armored cavalry.
But many of them don't even have weapons, so they can only cheer for the brothers in the back.
But is anger really enough for war?
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On the slope, there were about 1,500 truly armored soldiers of this formation. They moved closer to each other and pieced together a solid square formation.
The dense mass of infantry has been put down. They are shoulder to shoulder, back to chest, and the small space is crowded with people. It seems that only in this way can they have enough strength to fight against the charging Taishan armored cavalry.
At this moment, on the Taishan Army side, the armored cavalry running at the front had already realized that something was wrong.
The roar that had just erupted on the slope made them realize that these remaining enemy troops were risking their lives to survive.
Therefore, subconsciously, these armored cavalry slowed down their horses. They did not want to directly impact the front of these enemy troops. A more appropriate approach would be to attack from both wings.
But by this time it was too late to realize this.
These Li tribes had deployed here before when they fell on this slope. The slopes on both sides of them were densely packed with spiked piles, and they could only march on the wide front.
At the same time, the number of these armored cavalry who were the first to rush up the slope was also very small. There were only a few thirty or forty cavalry, and they still belonged to different cavalry groups.
These people had been killing so quickly that Zhang Chong didn't even hear when he mobilized the armored cavalry, and just rushed up with the broken soldiers.
As we all know, the effectiveness of a cavalry charge depends on the magnitude of the impact.
Not only did the armored cavalry rushing uphill only number thirty-four, they were also unable to gather into a dense formation. In this case, these armored cavalry were not in a position to attack at all.
But at this time, I don’t know who shouted:
"The King is watching us from behind!"
It is this sentence that makes everyone excited. No matter which system they are in, isn't the highest honor of a warrior is to cut off the enemy general's head in front of the lord and achieve meritorious service?
As a result, the previous hesitation was no longer seen. Under the reluctant restraint of several cavalry officers, more than thirty armored cavalry finally launched the attack.
Because of the presence of wooden stakes on both sides, they could only advance in a straight line. Wearing heavy armor, the armored knights were not very fast, but no one could underestimate the impact of these people.
What is more eye-catching than the collision is the power of these armored cavalry. They hold up their horses and shout:
"For the king! For Huang Tian!"
At this moment, they were fearless, even though there were enemies dozens of times their size in front of them.
But just when they were about to hit the Bucha in front, a short order suddenly sounded in Li's military formation:
"Fire the arrow!"
In an instant, at least two hundred crossbowmen raised their crossbows and fired a series of arrows.
These arrows were so dense that it seemed like the sunlight was distorted at this moment, and then they hit the charging armored knight violently.
The echo of bow strings and the sound of arrows cutting through the air. After everyone's heart stopped for a moment, the noisy sound suddenly filled the ears of the warriors present.
The arrows hit the armor and pierced the flesh; there were shouts of wounded and dying; the frightened horses neighed in pain.
They struggled to stand upright, jumped up and then fell, knocking down the knights on them, and then fled in all directions.
In the end, he was still "hunted" by arrows and wooden stakes, and fell to the ground on the verge of death.
In fact, in the first round of arrow feathers, these armored knights of the Taishan Army unfortunately died in battle.
They were either shot directly by the arrows, or were thrown forward by the frightened horses and thrown into the Li army's formation in front.
Once they were thrown into the enemy's formation, these people were torn into pieces by the angry Li clan soldiers in an instant.
The minced meat and stumps stimulated these Li clan soldiers. In the rage of revenge, they were no longer willing to stay where they were. Instead, they roared like wild beasts and rushed towards the fallen Taishan armored cavalry in front.
They're going to tear these people apart!
More and more officials rushed out of the line. Even if the military officials at all levels tried their best to restrain them, it was of no avail. When they saw that they could not be restrained, these military officials also rushed forward.
Yes, everyone is working hard to get revenge!
Hatred overwhelmed the minds of the frontline officers. They did not see it at all. At this moment, a majestic knight wearing mirror armor rushed up with hundreds of armored cavalry.
By the time they felt the violent shaking of the ground, the billowing iron flow had already submerged them.
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Li Dian raised his horse's speed very fast, and he had already seen Yuan Shao's chariot.
In just the time it took to organize the words in his mind, he had already rushed to a place less than a hundred steps away from the chariot.
Several warriors from the Red Heart Team helped Li Dian hold his horse. These people were all Li Dian's subordinates.
When they saw Li Dian coming back alone, several of his confidants seemed to want to say something, but were stopped by the people around them.
Li Dian was so confused that he didn't notice these details at all. He jumped off his horse and ran towards Yuan Shao.
When Li Dian stood under Yuan Shao's car, he saw that Yuan Shao seemed to be still watching the battlefield, which should be the situation in the middle.
Thinking of this, Li Dian suddenly knelt down and said sadly to Yuan Shao:
"Lord, the East Road is defeated!"
Just when Li Dian finished speaking, Yuan Shao's right hand shook, and then he immediately grabbed his right hand with his left hand without saying a word.
Li Dian felt something was wrong. He was about to raise his head when suddenly, the Handan merchant who had been helping Yuan Shao mobilize his troops shouted:
"Kill Li Dian for daring to confuse the public with his evil words and disturb the morale of the army."
Li Dian was stunned for a moment and subconsciously wanted to draw his sword. But in the next moment, a group of Red Heart Warriors threw him to the ground, and no one knew who stabbed him first.
When everyone stood up again, Li Dian had been stabbed to death under the chariot.
From beginning to end, Li Dian's eyes were open, but his eyes were not looking at Yuan Shao, but towards the northeast.
That's where the tribesmen fought.
sorry!
In a daze, Yuan Shao seemed to sigh, but it seemed that he didn't.
And this long decisive battle has finally come to an end.