The sword players led by Liu Shouzhong have collided with the enemy's sword players and the spear formations on the left and right wings.
Judging from the configuration of troops, the Zhou army is at a disadvantage.
After all, the strength of the Southern Tang Army was three times that of the Zhou Army, so Zhao Kuangyin did not dare to shoot at them, as they were all swordsmen in front.
This sword player will inevitably suffer a loss against the spear formation.
However, the warrior spirit of the soldiers of the Southern Tang Dynasty was inferior to that of the Zhou soldiers, let alone their formation coordination.
Zhao Kuangyin's troops were the Dianqian Army, the strongest brigade in the Zhou Dynasty.
The real elite of the Southern Tang Dynasty were Liu Yanzhen and Huangfu Hui, who was squandered by Li Jing at the beginning.
The current soldiers of the Southern Tang Dynasty are either temporarily recruited brave men or city defense soldiers deployed by other state governments. They are not on the same level as Zhao Kuangyin's already powerful army that has fought a hundred battles.
Although they were at a disadvantage in terms of numbers and configuration, the situation on the battlefield still favored Zhou soldiers.
Zhou soldiers formed groups of five or six and began to divide the formation of the Southern Tang Army.
But soon Zhao Kuangyin noticed something unusual, and his losses were far beyond his expectation.
In the center of the battle, there is actually a situation where we are defeated.
The general at the head of the Southern Tang Army was so brave that he led the soldiers behind him into the Zhou Army's infantry formation. He had the potential to defeat the infantry formation with his own strength.
Zhao Kuangyin yelled: "What does Liu Shouzhong do to make the enemy general so arrogant?"
Liu Shouzhong was complaining endlessly at this moment. He was proud of his martial arts skills and faced Lin Renzhao when he rushed into the battle.
He saw Lin Renzhao holding a long-handled harpoon, and knowing the distance disadvantage, he directly attacked with force, raised his shield high to protect his body, gathered his strength, and collided directly with Lin Renzhao.
Seeing this, Lin Renzhao lowered his waist and immediately swung the long-handled harpoon, hitting the shield head-on.
Liu Shouzhong initially laughed at Lin Renzhao for not knowing his own capabilities, but then the harpoon and shield collided.
Only then did Liu Shouzhong realize that Lin Renzhao's blow was so powerful that it was indescribable, as powerful as a mountain falling apart.
His arm holding the iron shield had lost all feeling, and a harpoon mark was clearly visible on the iron shield.
Liu Shouzhong himself couldn't bear the force and bumped into the soldier behind him.
Liu Shouzhong lost one of his arms with just one blow. He didn't dare to make any more moves and retreated behind him to direct.
Lin Renzhao repelled Liu Shouzhong with one move, and he was like a tiger descending from the mountain. He took the lead and smashed several layers of people in front of him. He waved the harpoon left and right in his hand, and anyone who entered the attack range would be killed with one blow!
With his own strength, he broke out of a vacuum zone!
When the generals of the Southern Tang Dynasty saw Lin Renzhao's bravery, they were all shocked and shouted loudly.
Zhao Kuangyin also looked surprised, with a flash of eagerness in his eyes, and praised: "There are such brave people in the Southern Tang Dynasty."
He is extremely skilled in martial arts. When fighting against an enemy, he can kill the enemy with just a single gesture. If he can survive five or six rounds in his hands, he is a first-rate master.
In more than ten years, only Gao Huaide could make all the people I met happy.
Now that I see Lin Renzhao being so brave, I can't help but be moved.
He suppressed the urge to compete with one of them.
The two armies were facing each other, and as the leader, he could easily fall into the trap, which would be of no benefit to the overall battle situation.
"Send an order to Yang Guangyi and ask him to go around behind enemy lines and give them some color!"
Doesn't Lin Renzhao want to break the formation and rush to the front? Let him try the taste of blooming from behind.
After receiving the order, the black-armored cavalry, led by Yang Guangyi, stabbed straight into the flank of Lin Renzhao's front, and in an instant they were close to a stone's throw away.
The movements of the black-armored cavalry are naturally under the control of the crossbowmen.
Arrows rained down.
Yang Guangyi was already prepared. He shouted angrily and drove his mount to speed up again. At the same time, he raised the wide wrist guard on his left arm to protect his head and face and accelerated the charge.
The cavalry behind him also showed the results of his training, keeping his body as low as possible and protecting his face with his wrist guards.
The cavalry of the Great Zhou Dynasty were all equipped with chainmail armor, which was very effective in defending against bows and arrows. As long as they did not hit the face directly, being hit by three or five arrows was not fatal.
After a hail of arrows, only about forty cavalrymen fell off their horses.
The Zhou cavalry did not stop at all, and did not give the opponent a chance to continue shooting. Before the opponent's spearmen could get into position, they wedged themselves hard into the crowd of archers.
The cavalry rushed into the group of archers, which was a one-sided massacre. Like mowing grass, they killed the Southern Tang soldiers to the ground, and large areas of blood spattered on the green land.
Lin Renzhao noticed something strange behind him and cursed angrily.
The combat effectiveness of Zhou's soldiers was beyond his imagination. If he didn't kill fiercely, the front army would be in danger of defeat.
Now the front has the advantage, and the rear is being attacked again.
Lin Renzhao killed the enemy in front of him with a fork, and shouted: "Follow me, General Zheng Bi, and you continue to advance forward to attack! I will support the rear..."
He handed over the command to Zheng Yanhua and turned around to charge towards Yang Guangyi's cavalry.
He squeezed through the crowd, walked as fast as flying, and shot the harpoon in his hand at the raging cavalry.
The whistling harpoon penetrated directly through the chest of a knight, took him up into the air and stuck it on the ground.
Several Dazhou cavalrymen who were on the front line rushed through the scattered Southern Tang archers. When they discovered that there was an unarmed man, they rushed towards him. With a whistle, they surrounded him.
Lin Renzhao, a Shanyue Fujianese, has been in the mountains and forests all year round with wild animals, and his agility and strength are rare in the world.
He dodged to avoid the spear thrust of the first cavalry, grabbed the reins, jumped onto his horse, and hugged the Zhou cavalry into his arms.
He laughed, grabbed the knight in front of him by the back of his neck with his thick palm, twisted hard, and pulled off the horse's back.
Two spears were stabbed from the left and right, and he lay back to avoid it. Then he quickly grabbed the two spears, grabbed the spear with his left hand and stabbed it into the neck of the knight on the right. At the same time, he used his right hand hard to stab the knight on the left.
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He rode his horse to retrieve his harpoon from a short distance away, and commanded the soldiers of the Southern Tang Army, who had originally been distracted by the Zhou soldiers, to stabilize their position.
Zhao Kuangyin sighed again: "What a strong man!"
Zhao Kuangyin's thoughts suddenly changed, and he immediately changed his tactics. He no longer rushed forward to win, but chose to defeat the enemy on the move, stabilizing his position first, and waiting for the opponent to reveal his flaws.
If it really doesn't work, just retreat with a draw.
Although Zhao Kuangyin sought military glory, he was not a selfish person who ignored the lives of soldiers for military glory.
Otherwise, he would not be loved by the soldiers.
The battle situation also became anxious.
Zhao Kuangyin also noticed a little difference. The opponent was not only Lin Renzhao, but the others had certain rules for their formation's advance and retreat. So far, there was no flaw to be found.
Although the soldiers on our side are more powerful, the opponent's soldiers are three times as strong as ours, and for a while, there is nothing anyone can do.
Zhao Kuangyin licked his dry lips, reached out and took out a water bag from the horse bag, poured it into his mouth, but there was not a drop of water left.
Looking at the scorching sun above, I can't bear to command here, let alone the soldiers who are killing the enemy under the scorching sun?