Chapter 367 The Spark of Fire (Part 2)
At dusk, Cao Hua brought eighty cavalry Black Feather Guards to the edge of Xikeng.
I heard the shouts of killing all day long. I thought it was a bloody battle, but at first glance, I saw only a slaughterhouse.
Five thousand imperial guards were scattered in the dense forest, surrounded by tides of rioters. Under the blood and fire, there were corpses all over the ground, screams and shouts of killing drown everything.
The rioters holding hoes almost smashed the fallen imperial guards into rotten meat, picked up swords and guns, and rushed towards the next one.
The imperial guards, who were already panicked, had no way to retreat when surrounded, and only a few elite troops gathered together to fight out. These elite soldiers would soon be dispersed by a thief who was obviously not a rioter. After the only few counterattacks were resolved, they would be massacred like a destruction.
Han'er saw this scene and was full of incredible eyes: "How come the five thousand imperial guards were beaten like this?"
Xie Yijun raised his spear and pointed at the place where the imperial guards originally set up camp: "I have fallen into the trap of luring the enemy and have formed a fleeing force and are unable to turn the world back."
Cao Hua glanced at it and found that although the imperial guards suffered heavy casualties, more than 3,000 people still maintained their combat power. The rioters did not have weapons and armor, so they were obviously more severely injured. As long as they gathered together to break through, they still had a chance to run out.
Cao Hua searched carefully and found the most brave team among the rioters. Fang Qifo and others could be seen faintly. Cao Hua raised his long spear from the side of the horse and pointed: "Kill the bandit leader and retreat if he fails." Then he rushed in first.
Hei Yuwei and Xie Yijun both changed their faces, and Han'er hurriedly stopped them:
"Young Master, you can't save me anymore. You can't take any risk."
Xie Yijun followed closely with a spear and anxiously advised:
"Cao Hua, you are not wearing armor, and it is difficult to guard against the waves in the battle formation. I can go, don't be impulsive."
Cao Hua rushed to the front with one horse and said coldly: "There are no bows and arrows on the opposite side, where can we get the scattered arrows? The five thousand imperial guards were beaten by a group of hoes and abandoned their armor. I don't believe that Fang La is really a god."
The Black Feather Guards each held weapons. Seeing that the governor had rushed in, they did not hesitate at all, and then rushed in.
"Wuan Hou Cao Hua is here, Fang La is killed!"
The shaking shout sounded on the side of the battlefield. Cao Hua, wearing a white robe, rushed into the chaos, with almost no stop along the way, dancing with a long spear in his hand, and only broken limbs were left wherever he passed.
Eighty Black Feather Guards and Xie Yijun followed closely, and there was no general in the enemy they encountered. They inserted into the chaos army like a knife cutting butter, targeting the Fang La army core gathered among the chaos bandits.
The Black Feather Guard was terrifying, and wherever he passed was like a wind swaying clouds. But in the end, there were only more than 80 people. Putting it on the battlefield of more than 15,000 people, it could only stir up very small waves. Looking down from the sky, you could see a black line inserted into the battlefield and approaching the center.
However, Cao Hua's sudden invasion is still useful.
When a few imperial guards near Cao Hua heard that there were reinforcements, their morale was shocked. The desire to survive made them hold their weapons tightly and desperately move towards Cao Hua.
It’s a pity that the imperial guards, with hope, soon discovered that the so-called reinforcements were only eighty. The little morale that had just been condensed completely disappeared.
Yan Tan was stunned when he saw that there were only eighty people, but after hearing the name of "Cao Hua", a flame suddenly ignited in his heart.
No one questioned the reputation of "invincible in the world" in both the court and the world. Everyone knew that Cao Hua was invincible and there was no one he could not kill.
Under the momentum of escape, personal bravery is not very effective, but if someone wants to kill anyone, they will charge forward, at least they can give their troops a hope - Cao Hua cannot die, so as long as he follows Cao Hua, he will have the chance to rush out.
Yan Tan saw a glimmer of vitality, holding the sword, exclaimed and drove his troops crazy:
"Follow Governor Cao and kill the bandit leader. Fang La will definitely be defeated if he dies! Follow Governor Cao!"
Unfortunately, only a few people could see the situation clearly on the battlefield. Most of the imperial guards who had been divided and surrounded could not even hear the orders, but they just ran around like headless flies.
On the other side, Fang Qifo and others who were slaughtering the imperial guards in the court suddenly changed their face when they heard Cao Hua's name.
Fang Huan was originally charged forward with a knife to boost morale. When he saw Cao Hua rushing towards him quickly, his eyes were filled with anger. Cao Hua killed Fang Baihua and Fang Xing, who were among the few relatives of Fang La. They could be said to have a deep feud.
But at this moment, it is obviously not the time for the people of the martial arts world to avenge their personal revenge. Prime Minister Fang Fei grabbed Fang La who was about to meet him:
"Don't take risks. If you are killed by Cao Hua's formation on the spot, we will lose all the money."
Fang Qifo was still dressed as a scholar, carrying a long sword in his hand: "The imperial guards are in a desperate situation. As long as he doesn't give him the chance to behead his head alone, Cao Hua can do nothing if he has the ability to dominate the sky."
More than a hundred gathered good men around Fang Hua were all court officials and generals in the future. Running over to collide with Cao Hua's 80 cavalry head-on will inevitably lead to heavy casualties and losses, which will not be worth the loss.
Fang La thought about it, but could only put down his knife and began to withdraw from the battlefield with his elite troops. At the same time, he allowed a few confidants to continue to lead the rebels to siege and kill the imperial guards.
Cao Hua galloped down from the hillside into the dense forest. Because there were too many trees and uneven roads, it was difficult to rush quickly. Fang Qifo and others in the distance quickly opened up the distance to avoid the battle and sent countless red-eyed refugees to surround him.
It takes time to rush around in the battlefield with more than 10,000 people. Cao Hua wanted to get off the horse and rushed over to kill Fang La, but was stopped by Han'er and Li Bairen. Cao Hua could not keep up with the Black Feather Guard, so it would be impossible for Cao Hua to take risks alone.
Cao Hua watched Fang La and others retreat calmly, and after he took the rioters blocking the road, he could only turn his eyes to the imperial guards who ran away with their heads:
"Fang La escaped and follow me to break through!"
The shouts of killing in the dense forest shook the sky, and the scattered imperial guards didn't even listen to the orders of the commander Yan Tan, let alone Cao Hua who was completely unaware of.
Xie Yijun looked anxious, and as she saw more and more chaotic people surrounding her, she said sternly:
"These people are finished, can you take them away."
Cao Hua was covered in blood and almost had his eyes red when he saw a group of imperial guards wearing armor running away with their heads in their arms. In anger, he raised his gun and swept the two of them to death. He turned around and rushed to the place where the imperial guards were commanded. He raised his long spear and pointed at Yan Tan: "You fucking take them away! Let them follow me, and even five thousand pigs can run out."
Yan Tan, holding a long sword, had already knelt on the ground, shouting at the fleeing soldiers at the top of his lungs, but unfortunately it was useless.
The personal soldiers tried hard to pull Yan Tan away and broke through with Cao Hua, but Yan Tan knelt on the ground, trying to gather the imperial guards like crazy.
Han'er pulled Cao Hua's arm hard and shouted: "Young master, go! We can't run away even if we are surrounded."
Although they did not encounter any strong resistance in the chaotic army, there were only eighty people. Even though they had three heads and six arms, how many could they kill in the tide of chaotic bandits like a tide?
Cao Hua gritted his teeth, turned his horse's head and rushed towards the outside.
The defeat of the five thousand imperial guards became increasingly fierce. Only a few sober elites discovered Cao Hua's pair of elite cavalry and followed behind to break out. Most of the imperial guards became headless flies and were encroached on all sides.
A bloody battle lasted from dusk to early morning.
Five thousand imperial guards were wiped out by more than 10,000 bandits, and the bodies left behind were almost covered with dense forests.
Yan Tan saw that the five thousand officers and soldiers were wiped out, and at the last moment he was still roaring hard to save the situation. Until the personal soldiers around him died, he drew his sword and committed suicide, staying in the dense forest of Xikeng forever.
This is the first battle of Fang La's uprising. If he loses, Fang La will be no different from other small rebellions.
But Xikeng won a great victory and won the championship.
This news was like a spark of stars, igniting the entire Jiangnan in an instant. Countless forces still watching or hesitant people saw the weakness and incompetence of the government and Fang La's bravery and good fighting.
After becoming famous in the world after the battle, Fang La could no longer suppress it...
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(In the history of the "Xikeng Victory", Yan Tan and Cai Zun underestimated the enemy and led to the annihilation of the entire army. Five thousand imperial guards fought ten thousand to form a refugee for more than ten days. The rebel army did not have bows and arrows, Fang La was just a lacquer garden owner, and there were no masters like the "Three Masters of the Fang family" who could block a hundred.
The Imperial Guard is not a small pawn wearing a cloth clothes and holding a pole and a broken gun in the TV series. It is equipped with standard infantry armor. A set of armor for crossbows can cover the whole body of the body. The armor of the gun can even reach 80 kilograms and armed to the teeth. In addition to the various weapons, there is also a divine arm bow with iron armor that runs 300 steps away. In the Song Dynasty, a step of 1.536 meters is approximately 500 meters, and the bed crossbow range can reach 1,500 meters. It once sniped the Liao army commander 600 meters away. The crossbows rank among the top of all dynasties. Crossbows account for 60% of the infantry.
All of this was wiped out, and I can only guess that there was something wrong with the human being. The roughly meaning is 'having top-notch equipment but no soul'.
Chapter completed!