Chapter 250 The Kong family is really ruthless! Suicide attack, breaking the formation?
squeak-!
Liu Chong held the bow in his left hand and pulled the string with his right hand. He shot an arrow at the enemy who was running towards him with his gun.
The arrow whizzed when it missed, and it hit my heart like a shooting star, without missing a beat.
clang!
However......
But there was a crisp sound and he fell to the ground on the spot.
Not only did they fail to kill the enemy, they even failed to slow down the front line.
Liu Chong was shocked!
He really couldn't believe it.
The strength of one hundred kilograms of his own arms could not penetrate this iron armor?
At the same time, he roughly scanned the battlefield, and the spears of his own soldiers were directed at the enemy. The timing of the attack was not bad, the force was not cruel, and the speed was not bad!
but!
The enemy just turned slightly, and the cold spear tip grazed the iron armor, and slid away for a while, flashing thousands of sparks, leaving a shallow scratch, but it could not take away the enemy's life.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, the enemy stabbed him with a single shot. Although his movements were very simple, in Liu Chong's eyes, they were quite amateurish and clearly belonged to the novice level.
But what is surprising is that.
This spear stabbed directly through the body of his own soldier. The blood-stained spear point exuded a cold evil aura, making no secret of his contempt and ridicule for his own soldiers.
Although there was a moment of distraction caused by the shock of the own soldiers, it could also be seen from the side how sharp the weapons in the opponent's hands were.
Although King Hongnong had already vaccinated himself in advance, the Kong family had an amazing performance during the campaign against the Yellow Turbans, not because of the troops under his command, but because of the weapons in their hands.
but......
When Liu Chong actually saw this scene, he couldn't help but be amazed.
Although this team's assassination moves are relatively amateurish and their combat experience is not that rich, they are obviously a third-rate or even inferior team, but they are forcibly equipped as heavy infantry.
Interesting!
There was no fear on Liu Chong's face, but instead a hint of excitement.
Although equipment is a form of manifestation of combat effectiveness, it is only one aspect. The performance of this army and horses in other aspects is really not worth mentioning.
Liu Chong's eyes roughly scanned the enemy.
The opponent's armor is still Zha armor, but the armor is made of iron. Although its defensive capabilities are strong, it still cannot fully cover it for flexible operating space.
His face, both lower arms, and both lower limbs are all weak points in defense. Although the attack surface is small and all areas are flexible, it is still not difficult for Liu Chong, an elite soldier.
"Soldiers!"
Liu Chong shouted at the top of his lungs, and the sound was like a loud bell, which spread throughout the battlefield: "The traitor is wearing iron armor. We must attack his face and cut off his limbs before we can defeat him."
Soldiers who have experienced many battles will naturally know that to attack his face, he must stab, point, and stab him in the face, and to cut off his limbs, he must use slashing, chopping, and slashing techniques.
And these are two different weapons!
For soldiers holding spears, it is natural to stab them in the face;
For soldiers holding Huanshou swords, they need to force their way into the circle of guns and chop them at close range.
Hearing this, Shi A turned his head and called out: "Zhu Sima, protect your highness."
Zhu Tong understood what Shi A meant and nodded: "Be careful."
"rest assured."
Shi A was full of confidence and flew off his horse: "These few soldiers are not enough for me to kill by myself!"
Say it.
Shi A drew his sword out of its sheath, and with strange steps, he turned sideways and easily avoided the opponent's spear. The cold light flew past quickly, splashing a handful of bright red juice, and the enemy fell down without even a hint of feeling.
Shi A, who hadn't made a move for a long time, quickly entered the state.
His figure was seen floating, his movements were extremely fast, and his long sword was like a life-threatening rope. With just one blow, the enemy fell down with eyes wide open. It was really powerful.
"Kill the one who rides the red horse!"
The thieves rushed in crazily, and more than ten of them came towards Shi'a to kill.
However......
Shi A, however, remained calm, with the long sword in his hand, and his steps were agile and swift, leaving a trail of afterimages on the ground like chasing the wind.
A moment later, the group of enemies charging at the front had a sword mark on their brows, throats, or arms!
Shi'a's move brought the essence of Wang's Quick Sword to its extreme. The opponent didn't even have time to make a move, but they were already dead in their tracks.
Killing ten times with one sword is so cool and unrestrained.
Most of the soldiers under his command were rangers and were extremely capable in individual combat. Under the leadership of Shi A, they launched an almost crushing attack on these thieves.
No suspense, devastating!
Liu Chong originally wanted to command his own soldiers to stab the enemy with long-distance spears, but he never thought that the fighting power of King Hongnong's personal guards would be so powerful.
"We are not opponents, retreat into the mountains and forests quickly!"
Someone in the forest gave orders, and the enemy troops retreated, leaving corpses all over the ground.
Liu Chong was so hot-tempered that he could not let go of this group of soldiers who were wearing iron armor but were not good at it.
He hurriedly gave an order: "Hurry! Rush in and arrest anyone alive. Don't miss anyone."
At the same time, he did not forget to remind Zhu Tong: "Zhu Sima, they are all wearing iron armor. Send your people together quickly to capture them alive. Don't miss anyone."
"rest assured!"
Liu Chong's eyes were hot, and Zhu Tong was equally greedy: "Shi A, take people into the forest and capture them alive."
If these armors could be equipped for the Guards, wouldn't they be more powerful?
Shi A responded from the air: "Leave it to me. You can take His Highness and leave this place quickly."
Zhu Tong shouted: "Okay!"
Immediately.
He hurriedly waved and gave a sonorous order: "Quickly, get out of the forest."
Liu Chong led the team: "Protect His Highness."
Not long after.
The team left the forest and ran straight towards Wan County.
But not far away, I suddenly saw smoke and dust billowing in front of me, like a torrent, filling the air.
"This is......"
Liu Chong was shocked and his eyes were as wide as bells: "There...are there really cavalry?"
He seemed unable to believe it.
The Kong family can actually send a cavalry?
Glancing back.
Most of the soldiers and horses of his own team went into the woods to capture people alive. Now there are only four to five hundred people left, still guarding the fake Liu Bian. Fortunately, King Hongnong reminded him to prevent the Confucius family from colluding with Dong Zhuo.
otherwise......
This vast wilderness is a vast expanse of plains.
Encountering the opponent's cavalry at this time is simply a living target.
Zhu Tong's throat rolled, and he couldn't help but sigh: "His Highness is truly a man of God, just as he expected."
Liu Chong from the front gave a sonorous order: "Arrange a formation to meet the enemy."
Zhu Tong followed and shouted: "Change equipment."
The Guards put away their long swords, put on the powerful crossbows they carried with them, reset the crossbow strings, loaded the crossbow arrows, raised their hands and aimed forward, ready to launch a precise round of shooting at any time.
At the same time, Liu Chong's soldiers and horses had already protected the guards in the middle, and the cold spears rushed outward. The simple defensive formation was completed in an instant.
The soldiers randomly threw the iron calabash pears they carried with them in front of them, forming an iron calabash pear array about one foot wide and not very dense around the perimeter.
Liu Chong replaced a weak bow with a stone, and a pot of arrows on the left and right sides under the saddle. In total, there were as many as forty arrows. In normal times, he would only have one pot of arrows at best, but today, he deliberately added a pot of arrows.
.
really!
It really comes in handy.
Liu Chong placed the arrow on the string, holding the end of the arrow between his two fingers, ready to stretch at any time, while his eyes kept staring at the torrent of smoke and dust in front of him, constantly moving from far to near.
Closer.
A little closer.
Closer.
...
As the distance got closer, Liu Chong could really see clearly.
The opponents all held spears in one hand, bent their bodies on their horses, and charged.
Could it be that he is not the Xiliang Xiaoqi who sneaked into Nanyang?
When Liu Chong was wondering, the strong wind blowing towards him blew across his cheek.
The enemy cavalry has already entered the range of the crossbow.
Liu Chong's eyes suddenly shot out with two fierce gleams. He didn't think much, and at the same time he stretched his bow string violently, aiming at the cavalry running in front.
See.
Heartfelt.
Arrived.
Liu Chong gently released the two fingers that hooked the bowstring. Even though it was a weak bow, the arrow still shot out like a shooting star. The cavalry running towards him fell off their horses and were trampled to pulp in an instant.
"Fire the arrow!"
At the same time, Liu Chong gave an order.
In the next moment, hundreds of crossbow arrows shot through the air from inside the circular formation, making a sharp whistling sound.
The cavalry in front had been well prepared, so their positions were relatively scattered. When a wave of arrows hit them, they turned to both sides, trying to outflank this small group of soldiers.
but......
Although their response measures were appropriate, the soldiers and horses in the formation were also elite, and each soldier was extremely capable in individual combat. After this wave of arrows hit, many cavalrymen and horses were also thrown into the mud.
"Hunt freely, waiting for reinforcements."
This scene had been expected by King Hongnong, so Liu Chong was naturally calm and composed.
He changed to a weak bow with a stone, and even wanted to increase the shooting frequency, taking advantage of the last chance to get addicted to the skill again.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Liu Chong quickly twisted his bow and set an arrow, and his skillful archery movements were dizzying. Arrows flew out one after another, and in the blink of an eye, five or six cavalrymen fell.
In contrast, the Guards' crossbows had just fired two waves, killing only about twenty enemy troops. Liu Chong's shooting frequency was twice that of the Guards, and his hit rate was astonishing.
of one hundred percent.
The enemy army, which only had a hundred or so cavalry, had just rushed forward, and more than thirty of them died. The spears thrust towards them and the iron pear scattered on the ground should have deterred them from making a surprise attack easily.
but......
A shocking scene happened.
The enemy cavalry suddenly pulled the reins, sat down and the horse suddenly raised its front hooves, raised its head and neighed, trying to get past the iron pear formation, but the spear coming towards it hit the horse's chest and abdomen.
Phew! Phew!
Blood splattered and the horses roared.
The painful screams, like thunder, exploded in the ears of all the soldiers.
The enemy's horse sitting down was obviously a good horse. It was hit by two spears, but it could not lie down. Instead, it dropped its front hooves to the ground, raised its head and tail, and kept releasing it to relieve the pain on the body.
Apparently!
The war horse was already furious, and regardless of the situation, it was about to charge forward fiercely.
But the soldiers in the formation reacted faster, and seven or eight war spears came fiercely towards them. Six of them blocked the horse's body, preventing it from going crazy and breaking the formation, while the others went straight towards the general in an attempt to kill the enemy and make a contribution.
Xiyuxu—!
The war horse shook its body violently like crazy, but the soldiers in front of them tried their best to resist the charge of the war horse. The spear shafts in their hands instantly bent in a visible arc, as if they might break at any time.
The cavalryman on horseback not only had to avoid the assassination of the war spear, but also had to withstand the irregular shaking of the war horse. Even if his riding skills were superb, he could not hold up at this moment. He fell sideways to the ground and was stepped on by the chasing war horse. Turned into minced meat.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Liu Chong was still shooting arrows rapidly, constantly harvesting the lives of the opponent's cavalry.
but......
He suddenly realized something was wrong.
The enemy cavalry was not afraid of the defensive formation composed of iron pear and spears. Instead, they braved the belief that they would die and kept charging forward, trying to break through the bloody path.
"not good!"
Liu Chong chewed it secretly and suddenly realized: "They are dead soldiers, not ordinary cavalry. We must resist them. We must resist them!"
"Crossbowman!"
At this thought, Liu Chong shouted at the top of his lungs: "Quickly release arrows to destroy this cavalry!"
It's obvious!
This is a suicide attack.
And only dead soldiers will sacrifice their lives just to complete the assassination.
The opponent does not care about sacrifices, let alone costs. There is no other possibility except for dead soldiers.
This means...
The opponent must have a second or even third round of strong attacks.
They wanted to use the powerful impact of the war horses to tear open a hole.
Crazy!
These guys are completely crazy!
Even though they were prepared to be intercepted and killed, they couldn't imagine that the other party would be so crazy.
Phew! Phew! Phew!
Liu Chong kept drawing and releasing arrows.
In the blink of an eye, more than twenty cavalrymen died in his hands.
Fortunately, he was well prepared, otherwise they would not be able to sustain this powerful suicide attack.
But Rao is so...
Bang!
Not far away.
The two spear shafts broke, and the enemy's horse galloped into the formation.
Although the cavalry was killed by Zhu Tong's rangers, the cavalry that followed rushed over again.
Creak —
Liu Chong did not hesitate, he bent his bow and arrow, and stretched the full moon.
With a whoosh, the arrows flew out like stars, and the enemy cavalry fell off their horses. However, the war horses galloped forward hard. The moment they stepped on the iron pear, they raised their heads and swung their tails. Finally, they were forced back by the war spears and turned to the side. .
You can't shoot horses, you can only shoot people!
otherwise......
This group of dead soldiers can control the crazy war horses and continue to attack this weak little formation.
And wanting to shoot someone is not that easy either.
It is impossible for the opponent to lie on the horse and shoot him from the front. He can only shoot from the side. Not to mention the small hit rate, if the horse is hit by an arrow, it will be even more crazy.
There's no way!
Liu Chong could only deal with it in this way, otherwise the square formation would surely bear a greater impact. Once it was completely pushed away, what awaited them would be a round of crazy crushing.
Liu Chong regretted deeply.
He shouldn't have sent a large number of soldiers and horses into the forest to capture people just for some iron armor, which resulted in a significant reduction in his own strength and put him in the predicament of being passively beaten.
It wasn't that King Hongnong's strategy was not rigorous, but that he was too greedy and underestimated his opponent. This led to the originally unsuspicious battle developing into the current dangerous situation.
What's even worse is...
At the same time, there was a strong scream from the front, and a troop of soldiers and horses were rushing towards here.
Although they are all infantry, it is obvious that these people are the real killer!
"Damn it!"
Liu Chong chewed something secretly. He had no other choice but to pick up his bow and arrow and continue shooting fiercely: "There will definitely be reinforcements! Everyone must hold on!"
"Hang on—!"
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Liu Chong turned his annoyance into strength and tried his best to shoot the galloping cavalry.
His shooting speed is extremely fast, and he doesn't even need to take long to aim. One arrow roars and kills one person. Even though the muscles in his arms are constantly contracting and relaxing, he still refuses to relax at all.
Xiyuxu—!
The war horses charged into the battle fiercely, and many soldiers died miserably. The gashes that were torn open became wider and wider. Even the guards had to replace their strong bows and raise their swords to fight fiercely.
At the critical moment.
suddenly.
Zhu Tong stared forward, his eyes suddenly brightening: "Your Highness, look, our reinforcements are here!"
Liu Chong killed a cavalryman with one arrow and looked in the direction of Zhu Tong's gaze.
But see...
A brave general walked as fast as flying, carrying a spear, and came from the side like a strong wind. Behind him, a huge army of soldiers and horses galloped all the way, opening a distance of at least a hundred steps from him.
"This person is..."
Liu Chong's eyes were as wide as bells, and he was extremely horrified.
He couldn't believe it.
A person's foot strength is actually terrifying to this extent, not even inferior to that of a war horse.
The opponent charged into the enemy's formation with a spear. In an instant, people were thrown off their backs, smoke and dust arose, and screams continued one after another. This man actually held back the infantrymen who followed him with his own strength.
"Could it be Yu Fan?"
Although Liu Chong didn't know this person, how could Zhu Tong not know him.
In the beginning, it was he who risked his life to plead for Sun Jian, so King Hongnong bypassed Sun Jian's life and accepted him as a general.
But......
Zhu Tong never thought of it.
Yu Fan, who stayed behind to help Tang Mao collect food, was actually so brave.
"Don't worry, King Chen, Tang Xiang is here!"
Not far away, a fast horse flew by.
This person is none other than Tang Xiang, the brother-in-law of King Hongnong.
Zhu Tong was overjoyed, raised his sword and shouted: "Brothers, reinforcements have arrived, fight back quickly."
All the guards shouted in unison: "Kill—!"
The situation turned around instantly.
Liu Chong galloped his horse wildly, and kept firing with the long bow in his hand, harvesting the remaining enemy cavalry. It seemed that in just a blink of an eye, only a few cavalry were left, fighting stubbornly.
"Shi Yu, King Hongnong has an order to arrest him alive!"
"Don't worry, leave it to me!"
"..."
Phew! Phew! Phew!
The sword flashes and the blood flows like a river.
Not long after.
The battle is finally over.
Liu Chong rode his horse forward and said with a smile: "Fortunately you arrived in time, otherwise we may not be able to persist."
Tang Xiang looked around: "May I ask King Chen, Your Highness..."
Liu Chong waved his hand and interrupted: "Don't worry, His Highness is not in the team. He is still in Yingchuan. The Guhui sent someone to inform you, but it is you. Have the Kong family got it under control?"
"kindness."
Tang Xiang nodded: "My father brought his own people to arrest him. I think he has been arrested now. We only need to wait for King Hongnong to come back and we can try and punish him."
Liu Chong breathed a sigh of relief: "Okay, it's finally over."
Tang Xiang waved and said: "Go back to Wancheng, my father has already prepared a banquet, waiting for our triumphant return."
Liu Chong was overjoyed: "Let's go, I can relax a bit this time."
****
now.
Yingchuan County.
A thatched cottage somewhere.
A woman wearing an emerald green skirt pushed open the door and walked out, waving and calling: "Zhicai, you didn't bring your backpack. In it are the changes of clothes I prepared for you, as well as the expenses for staying in the hotel."
"Ayao~~"
Xi Xian stopped, looked back at the woman who was walking forward quickly, and said with a smile: "What kind of person is King Hongnong? Is it possible that he can still wear my clothes?"
Sima Yao reluctantly handed the backpack to Xi Xian: "How do you know that King Hongnong will definitely come to you? Is it just Xun Wenruo? If he didn't come, wouldn't you have stopped changing your clothes these days?"
"how?"
Xi Xian said confidently: "Ayao doesn't believe it?"
Sima Yao said casually: "I don't believe it."
"Don't worry."
Xi Xian smiled faintly: "King Hongnong deliberately delayed his decision to return to Nanyang for so long. He must be taking action against the Nanyang nobles, and the movement will not be small. I predict that he will not join the army."
Sima Yao helped Xi Xian straighten his clothes: "If I don't go back to Nanyang with the army, why do I come here to see you? If Wen Ruo is from the Xun family in Yingchuan, he is different from you."
"you......"
Sima Yao's expression changed slightly and she quickly apologized: "I'm sorry, husband, but I..."
However, Xi Xian didn't care at all. He smiled calmly and said comfortingly: "It doesn't matter. Isn't it because he was born in a poor family? I believe that King Hongnong is different from others. Wen Ruo said this in his letter. There is no way he could lie to me."
"Ayao!"
Xi Xian reached out and grabbed Sima Yao's catkins: "Don't worry, my husband will definitely establish a great career under King Hongnong, and then take you back to Wen County to prove to everyone what your decision was back then.
correct."
Sima Yao was born into the Sima family in Hanoi, a wealthy and well-established family.
At that time, the door-to-door marriage proposals almost knocked down the threshold of their home, but Sima Yao eloped with Xi Xian, who was born in a poor family, and fled to Yingchuan to study together, and became a disciple of Sima Hui.
About half a year ago, Sima Hui predicted that the world was about to be in chaos, so he set off from Yingchuan. Xi Xian wanted to follow him, but Sima Hui refused, saying that he had nothing to teach him, so he should take advantage of this troubled time to make contributions, so Xi Xian stayed in
Yingchuan.
"Zhicai~~~"
However, Sima Yao frowned slightly and shook her head affectionately: "Don't bear such a big burden for me. When I eloped with you, I didn't want you to stand out or prove anything to anyone!"
"For so many years, you have studied hard and worked hard, and I really feel sorry for you. We don't have to hurt our bodies just to be angry. Even if you and I work hard at this for the rest of our lives, I will not feel any loss."
"actually......"
Sima Yao laid Zhen's head on Xi Xian's chest, and whispered softly: "As long as I can be with you, even if I have to eat chaffy vegetables, coarse tea and rice, and live an ordinary life, I am willing to be with you."
"Ayao~~"
Xi Xian hugged his wife tightly, tasted her black hair, and was deeply moved: "My husband studies so hard, not only for you, but also to clear my name."
"King Hongnong does not care about his background, but only his talents. Now that he is about to establish a new dynasty, it is an excellent opportunity for our generation of people with lofty ideals and benevolence to make contributions. How can I miss it?"
"Don't worry."
Xi Xian pushed his wife away, stared at her with piercing eyes, and said with absolute certainty: "When I establish myself in Nanyang, I will send someone to pick you up. We will never be separated in this life."
Sima Yao's eyes were filled with tears and she nodded gently: "I will always wait for you."
At this moment, a discordant voice sounded from behind: "Sister-in-law, there is no need to wait any longer, let's go together."
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Please order a custom order! Monthly pass! I have thought too much about Xi Zhicai’s appearance, but I am not satisfied with it, so I just draw out the contradictions and forget about it. I will slowly write about Xi Zhicai’s wisdom in the future.