In fact, the Crusaders looked menacing, but in fact, their number was already small, because under several rounds of arrow rain, more than half of them had been lost, and a group of superpowers set fire to them, and many more were burned to death.
Less than five hundred men mounted war horses and went into battle.
Of course, no one dares to underestimate these five hundred cavalry. If the five hundred cavalry exert sufficient power, they can easily defeat an infantry of five thousand people.
Because of the impromptu surprise attack, the infantry led by Zhang Laosan had no time to prepare some heavy weapons to deal with the cavalry. Their only way was to guard a group of strong men and charlatan figures to disrupt the cavalry's formation, turning each of them into a single-handed soldier.
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It has to be said that the strong men and heroes played an indispensable role in the Battle of Dashiqiao. Without them, victory would not have been possible.
The strong men and heroes of the world took the lead, and everyone was furious.
This is a raw power showdown.
The powerful body and the impact of the horse intertwined to form a terrifying destructive force.
The Crusader cavalry were as unstoppable as a flaming blade cutting through butter.
The infantry of the Han Empire were not afraid of death and used their bodies to block the iron hoofs.
Zhang Laosan was brave and invincible. From beginning to end, he was at the front, forming a huge iron triangle with a group of strong men and heroes, constantly tearing apart the Crusaders' cavalry.
As long as the Crusaders cavalry were scattered by Zhang Laosan and the others, they would immediately fall into a sea of people, with long glaring swords everywhere.
"Peng"
In an earth-shattering loud noise, a Crusader general was split into two pieces by Zhang Laosan's company and his horse, and collapsed suddenly. The Crusader cavalry behind him were frightened by his power and ran away one after another.
"boom"
"boom"
"boom"
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The strong men and heroes of the world fought in a vigorous manner, taking the lead one by one, passing Zhang Laosan, and pounced into the Crusaders' cavalry and started killing. In an instant, the cavalry formation of hundreds of people was torn apart.
One by one, the horses were hacked to pieces and their flesh and blood flew everywhere.
This is a showdown of strength.
The sky was filled with wind and clouds.
The war drums of the Han Empire were also infected by the momentum of these heroes. The drums became more and more urgent and mighty, as if the endless river was rushing towards them, which made people feel excited.
"kill!"
"kill!"
"kill!"
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A Crusader general who looked like an iron tower rushed out on foot. He was so fast that he quickly ran to the front of the cavalry. In his hand, there was a huge mace, which could sweep the body of a strong man with one blow.
Flesh and blood will fly everywhere.
One stick, two sticks, three sticks...
What is frightening is that none of those strong men and figures in the world are his generals.
Seeing this murderous god appear, the Crusaders cheered, while the soldiers of the Han Empire felt chills running down their spines.
"let me……"
Zhang Laosan was filled with awe and rushed forward with his long knife in hand. However, before he could rush over, suddenly, a golden shadow flew across the sky - a golden eagle in the sea of clouds.
When the Yunhai golden eagle approached the ground, it made a sharp change of direction, and then, a squirrel with a dark body and a ferocious face jumped down.
The Heavenly Rat!
The action of the Heavenly Rat was very direct. He jumped his legs and walked to the side of the Crusader general. He waved his arms with five fingers spread out...
The entire battlefield seemed to become quiet for an instant.
There was a look of horror on everyone's face, because the Crusader general who was so brave and invincible just now was torn apart by the squirrel just slightly, and immediately turned into two pieces. Blood rained in the air, and internal organs were flying all over the sky...
After the Tongtian Divine Rat killed the general, he squeaked, a golden light swept down, and immediately disappeared without a trace.
In order to ensure the success of this operation, Zhou Sen asked the Yunhai Golden Eagle and the Heavenly Rat to follow and supervise the entire operation.
The iron-tower-like invincible general was torn apart by the Heavenly Rat, leaving the morale of the Han soldiers at Zhenshuiguan high and the Crusaders' cavalry losing all their vigor.
Amidst the shouts of killing, the five thousand infantrymen cut vegetables and melons all the way. They were invincible and overwhelming. With the absolute advantage of numbers, they chopped hundreds of cavalrymen who were torn and scattered under their horses and trampled them into flesh.
At the same time, the Crusaders' camp has been completely destroyed by a group of superpowers.
The soldiers of the Han Empire poured in like a torrent of steel.
Thousands of infantry formed a formation, like a meat grinder rushing into the military camp, destroying everything. In an instant, the panicked Crusaders cavalry collapsed and ran randomly. During this run, they ran into some cavalry who were fighting with their last resort.
In the meantime, people were on their backs and their horses were overturned.
The army was defeated like a mountain.
Zhang Laosan took the lead in charging into the battle and advanced with great victory.
Seeing Zhang Laosan approaching, the frightened Crusaders tried to take advantage of the chaos to escape, and the scene became increasingly chaotic.
The Crusaders who lost their fighting spirit began to flee. The soldiers crowded together like headless flies and fled out of the wilderness. However, they could not outrun the strong men and figures in the world. There were also some Han Empire cavalry who had snatched their horses, but individually
Their power was no longer able to reverse the situation. They were either trampled under iron hoofs or died under sharp knives. In the air, broken limbs and arms flew across the sky, blood mist filled the sky, and the strong smell of blood filled every inch of the battlefield...
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The defeat was just the beginning.
The entire Crusader camp was in chaos, with cries and screams everywhere.
Zhang Laosan's soldiers were divided into several groups, taking advantage of the victory to pursue them, singing loudly all the way, and using their high morale to continue the pursuit.
In the wasteland of Dashiqiao, there are discarded armors, swords, and bloody corpses everywhere.
The two thousand indestructible Crusader cavalry disappeared into smoke. They were like frightened birds, desperately fleeing in the dawn.
At noon, the battle was over. The Crusader barracks at Dashiqiao was full of corpses, with layers of corpses piled up like mountains and feathers everywhere.
In this war, which lasted less than two hours, the infantry of the Han Empire won a complete victory. This is the most exciting news in the past year, except for Zhenshuiguan.
In the battle of Dashiqiao, 2,000 Crusaders cavalry were killed and more than 1,900 people were killed. Thousands of infantrymen were killed, more than 60 people were captured, and more than 2,700 horses were seized. All kinds of weapons and military supplies were not included.
Its number.
When the shivering residents of Dashiqiao opened the door and came out, the battle was over. Huge heads hung on the ancient wall of Dashiqiao, like strings of dry goods. The breeze blew and occasionally moved.
They seemed to be shaking their heads and nodding, telling each other their tragic fate.
It wasn't until the end of the battle that Zhang Laosan knew that the Crusader general who was torn apart by the Sky Rat was actually the guard of Dashiqiao...
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Dashiqiao was recovered, but the war was not over yet.
Zhou Sen, who was obsessed with wreaking havoc in the hinterland of the Han Empire, had made countless plans.
The victory of Dashiqiao laid the foundation for Zhou Sen's victory, because Zhenshuiguan began to have its own cavalry.
Zhenshuiguan became a flag of resistance to the Crusaders.
Countless young people and people with lofty ideals traveled thousands of miles to Zhenshuiguan. Zhou Sen received countless superpowers from various sects every day.
If a single spark can start a prairie fire, then Zhenshuiguan is the spark that starts a prairie fire.
Because of the case of Dashiqiao, many towns with few defenders were repeatedly attacked by rebel guerrillas, many of whom were masters.
After the myth of the undefeated Crusaders was shattered, the Han Empire's demographic advantage began to become apparent.
The raging resistance centered on Zhenshuiguan and radiated to the surrounding areas, and a large number of civilian masters began to spontaneously organize to ambush the Crusaders.
Faced with guerrilla warfare that was spreading everywhere, the exhausted Crusaders had to retreat to some big cities.
The retreat of the Crusaders allowed the rebels to expand their scope of activities.
At the same time, relying on the convenience of snatching and encircling cities from the countryside, countless small-scale cavalry appeared on the territory of the Han Empire. They learned the combat style of the Crusaders' rangers, and they were elusive and came and went like the wind. This made the Crusaders frustrated.
So much suffering...
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Nearly two months have passed since the Battle of Dashiqiao, and the Crusaders are still unable to organize an effective army to recapture Zishui Pass.
After two months of training, the troops at Zhenshuiguan are no longer what they used to be.
Now Zhou Sen is surrounded by not only strong soldiers and horses, but also a cloud of masters.
However, Zhou Sen was unable to expand territory on a large scale, because the Crusaders' rangers still controlled the Han Empire's transportation arteries. Even at the Xiongbing Pass, their rangers still came and went unscrupulously, even on the rivers.
, also gradually fell into the hands of the Crusaders. Zhenshuiguan was still an isolated city, and the surrounding small towns were dragging down Zhenshuiguan.
Zhou Sen's victory was only a partial victory and did not affect the situation of the entire Han Empire. According to intelligence, the war machine of the Kingdom of Heaven has been fully activated. A large number of Crusader infantry came from the direction of the Er Empire, with millions of soldiers.
the crowd.
After receiving information about the arrival of a large number of Crusader infantry, Zhou Sen suddenly realized a problem.
It's not that General Gore has no way to deal with him. He doesn't care about the gains and losses of Zhenshuiguan City. His target is very clear, Wuchao City, because the emperor is in Wuchao City. As long as the emperor is captured, the Han Empire will be defeated.
It is tantamount to subjugating the country.
Although the emperor was only a little emperor, he had an incomparable spiritual and symbolic significance to the people of the Han Empire. As long as the little emperor lived, the Han Empire would still exist.
There is no doubt that General Gore is going all out to deal with Lu Axe. Once Wuchao City falls, it will be Zhou Sen's turn.
Originally, Zhou Sen hoped that Zhenshui City could contain the Crusaders, but Gore simply ignored him and still concentrated his superior forces to besiege Wuchao City, which meant that Zhou Sen's containment plan failed.
At present, Zhenshuiguan seems to be prosperous, but Zhou Sen knows very well that this is just an illusion.
As for the shortage of soldiers in the Crusaders, it will soon be alleviated. Once the large-scale Crusader infantry arrives in the interior of the Han Empire and has sufficient military power, those lost towns will soon fall to the Crusaders.
in hands.
Relying on guerrilla warfare to regain the vast territory of the Han Dynasty is nothing more than a dream. After all, guerrilla warfare itself is the strength of the Crusaders.
If you want to defeat the Crusaders, you still need to defeat them on the frontal battlefield. Although this small-scale tactic can boost morale, its impact on the entire battle situation is negligible.
It seems that my "kingly way" still needs to be cultivated.
Zhou Sen sighed.
According to the description in "Invincible Secrets", the realm of "Kingly Way" is a transition from tactics to strategy, and I actually wasted more than three months at this Zishui Pass, which is simply unforgivable.
Abandon Zishui Pass?
A crazy idea arose in Zhou Sen's mind, but it was fleeting.
Zhenshuiguan is not Bafang City. If Zhenshuiguan is abandoned, not only will the three months of efforts be in vain, but it will also cause a huge mental blow to the soldiers and civilians of the Han Empire.
How can we get out of this predicament?
Faced with this problem, Zhou Sen thought about it for three days, but could not find a perfect solution.
Now, the Crusaders have chosen a siege attitude toward Zhenshuiguan, neither suppressing it too hard nor giving Zishuiguan too much room for movement.
At present, because Zhou Sen's victory at Zhenshuiguan has inspired countless people with lofty ideals to rise up, the resistance battle is in full swing in the Han Empire. It has indeed played a diversionary role and caused huge pressure on the Crusaders. However,
This pressure is not as great as it seems. In fact, the Crusaders still control the military fortresses and large cities of the Han Empire.
The resistance of the people of the Han Empire actually strengthened the military structure of the Crusaders. They gave up some sparsely populated small towns with vast areas, and instead gathered in large cities, forming an unshakable military force.
The most important thing is that after the Crusaders abandoned small towns, their mobility increased exponentially.
Facing the resistance of the Han Empire, the Crusaders still concentrated their superior forces and relied on their absolutely superior intelligence power. Once they discovered a small gathering of people in a small town, the Crusaders' cavalry would immediately rush towards the local area like a hurricane...
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Although the development of Zhenshuiguan is obvious to all, the traffic arteries of Zhenshuiguan are blocked and there is a lack of military supplies. It is simply impossible to form a force to destroy the Crusaders in a short period of time.
Zhou Sen conservatively estimated that even at the fastest development rate, it would take three to five years for Zhenshuiguan to develop a military industry capable of competing with the Crusaders.
Even if Zhou Sen is given three to five years to develop, Zhou Sen can at most have an invincible infantry team, but he will never be able to develop an invincible cavalry team, because Zhenshuiguan does not produce good horses at all.
Only the Yitan tribe and the Xiongnu steppe produced good horses, and now, after the Orr Empire was destroyed by the Han Empire, it fell into the hands of the Crusaders.
Although the Xiongnu did not fall, because the Han Empire controlled the Xiongnu for a short period of time, after the Han Empire collapsed thousands of miles away, the Xiongnu clan was also waiting and watching, and Shanyu was still waiting to face Zhou Sen. Before getting Zhou Sen's promise, he would never
No action will be taken.
In addition, even if the Xiongnu fully supported Zhou Sen, it would be impossible for the Xiongnu's good horses to be transported all the way to Zhenshuiguan...
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Through countless analyses, Zhou Sen has concluded that it is impossible for Zhenshuiguan to develop a subversive military force.
Unless, let the superpowers go on a killing spree...
It is completely unimaginable for superpowers to be completely loyal to the Han Empire at all costs. Even if there are superpowers involved in the war, Zhou Sen cannot expect them to wield swords on the battlefield.
Kill the enemy.
In fact, it's not just the superpowers who are unwilling to do this, even Zhou Sen himself is trying to restrain the urge to kill his enemies personally.
If you want to use superpowers on a large scale to fight, unless the opponent also uses superpowers on a large scale.
In the history of cultivating gods, there have been countless wars involving superpowers involving humans. However, these were only when both sides were evenly matched, or when both sides had large-scale participation of superpowers.
At present, the Crusaders are still dominated by human warriors. There are not many superpowers in an army, and they are far from reaching the point where battles break out between superpowers.
Let’s break this situation!
Standing on the tower, Zhou Sen frowned and looked at the vast plain with deep eyes, like an eternal sculpture.
For the current Zhou Sen, it is not difficult to lead an army to win several battles. The problem is that winning a few wars will not benefit the entire Han Empire's predicament at all. Instead, it will waste people and money and weaken the current military strength of Zhenshuiguan.
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What the Crusaders' rangers most want to see is for the troops at Zhenshuiguan to leave the city for an expedition. As long as they leave the city, the Crusaders will have countless ways to weaken the strength of Zhenshuiguan.
At present, the occasional military actions taken by Zhenshuiguan are all about mobilizing overwhelmingly superior troops, using blitzkrieg tactics to quickly defeat the unscrupulous rangers, blowing the opponent's arrogance, and then immediately retreating behind the majestic city wall of Zhenshuiguan.
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There is no doubt that the Han army in Zhenshuiguan still has an absolute military advantage. However, this advantage is only maintained within a few dozen miles of Zhenshuiguan. If it is further away, it will be beyond the reach of the whip.
What makes Zhou Sen happy is that the Crusaders still have not assembled a large-scale army, which means that the Crusaders have no plan to attack the city. At least Zhenshuiguan is safe for the time being...
Is it safe for now?
Thinking of this, Zhou Sen's body trembled.
A crazy plan swirled in Zhou Sen's mind...
Zhou Sen thought of the ancient earth's empty city plan.
What if we staged an empty city plan in Zhenshuiguan?
Zhou Sen's eyes shone with scorching light, and the blood in his veins began to boil like the Yangtze River.
Of course, Zhou Sen's empty city strategy is not Zhuge Liang's empty city strategy. His empty city strategy is just to sneak into Wuchao City quietly.
Since the Crusaders have not yet planned to take large-scale military action against Zhenshuiguan, Zhou Sen can quietly rush to the Huns when the golden cicada escapes from its shell, reach an agreement with the Xiongnu Chanyu, and then go to Wuchao City to send troops.
Straight down, echoing the Zhenshuiguan Pass, destroying the military power of the Crusaders in one fell swoop...
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Zhou Sen is a decisive person. He never delays in doing things. After having this idea, he immediately started to make plans.
Zhou Sen is undoubtedly the soul of Zhenshuiguan. If Zhou Sen leaves Zhenshuiguan, the morale of the army will be shaken. Once the Crusaders learn that Zhou Sen has left Zhenshuiguan, they will definitely attack the city as soon as possible.
If you want to leave without any worries, you must make the soldiers, civilians and crusaders at Zhenshuiguan believe that Zhou Sen is still stationed in Zhenshuiguan.
Zhou Sen did something and sent Fan Nier away in public.
Sending Fanni'er away is the first step of the plan, because Fanni'er's current identity is extremely important. She is not only Zhou Sen's confidante, but also a representative figure of Shanyu. Therefore, Fanni'er must communicate with Zhou Sen.
After Sen left Zhenshuiguan, if Fannier disappeared suddenly, some people would definitely speculate, so let Fannier take the first step.
