Nine hundred and thirtieth eight chapters wash the shame
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In fact, because Red Bull's charge disrupted the Crusaders' position, there were not many Crusaders who could charge onto the ice. Having experienced hundreds of battles, they all knew that as long as they could delay the opponent's cavalry for a few breaths,
It can also buy space for the cavalry to charge for the army behind.
The hysterical Crusader cavalry ran wildly, setting off a sky full of wind and snow on the ice, scrambling to rush towards Zhou Sen.
Zhou Sen's scimitar is in his hand, standing as tall as a mountain.
Swish, swish, swish...
The crusaders stopped roaring and began to run wildly. In the ice, the sound of intensive running was as powerful as the earth shaking the mountains. It made people feel inexplicable pressure, fearing that the ice would be overwhelmed and break.
Zhou Sen, who had been standing like a rock, suddenly moved.
Invincible sword skills!
Zhou Sen flew into the air with an arrow, leaving the ferocious unicorn. The sharp tip of the scimitar penetrated the neck of a Crusader cavalry. Then, he pulled it to the side. The Crusader cavalry was cut in half, and blood spattered. The scimitar
The lightning bolt that left the Crusader cavalry's neck was struck in the abdomen of another Crusader cavalry. The Crusader's internal organs that were ripped open fell onto the ice, steaming...
This is just the beginning of the continuous movements of the invincible sword technique. Zhou Sen keeps moving his feet on the ice. Every time the scimitar strikes, a Crusader cavalry will be killed on the spot. The movements are precise, fast, ruthless and smooth.
Seeing Zhou Sen charging left and right among the Crusader cavalry, Zhang Laosan and others watching the battle from a distance had beads of sweat on their foreheads.
Everyone was shocked by Zhou Sen's brutal and precise fighting style.
At that time, Zhou Sen only learned the invincible sword technique of a few sticks of incense, but he was like no one among the wolves, which shocked Zhang Tianyi and regarded him as a genius.
Cruel!
Fast!
Accurate!
adventure!
In the Invincible Sword Art, the most difficult thing to do is to take risks, because the Invincible Sword Art is a close combat technique. Facing the ever-changing and dangerous environment, you must be prepared to die in battle at all times, and you have this adventurous spirit.
Only then can you put yourself to death and live again, bringing the essence of the invincible sword technique to its fullest.
After several years, Zhou Sen has been able to bring out the essence of the invincible sword technique to the extreme.
Zhou Sen has an almost instinctive talent for knives, and knives seem to have been integrated into his soul.
Back then, when Zhou Sen came into contact with the thick-backed sword, he took the risk of being chased by the God Longtu to take away the thick-backed sword, which shows his love for the sword.
At this time, Zhou Sen has forgotten about fighting. He has been completely immersed in the artistic conception of invincible sword skills. He has never thought that there is such a wonderful sword technique in the world. This sword technique is completely for
He tailors it.
Zhou Sen's "Invincible Secrets" emphasizes the fighting spirit, while the Invincible Sword Technique emphasizes the spirit of adventure. These two spirits have the same purpose. In the killing, Zhou Sen perfectly integrates the two spirits.
The sharp scimitar has become more and more comfortable in Zhou Sen's hands, and the dangerous knife skills have become easy and smooth in his hands. Among thousands of troops, it actually gives people the illusion of strolling in a courtyard.
The killing continues.
The Crusaders were stimulated by the killing and blood, and fell into madness. They chased the ghostly figures and kept slashing. However, all they could slash were just shadows, and then, what fell on their necks was
Every time I feel the cold and sharp blade passing by, my head is already flying high in the sky, and my eyes can only see the ice getting closer and closer...
Facing the crusaders riding their war horses and falling to the ground in a pool of blood, a group of masters standing on the hillside watching the battle felt a trace of intolerance. This shows how cruel and terrifying Zhou Sen's killing was.
efficiency!
In fact, Zhou Sen's body has been moving in a very small range from beginning to end. It feels like he has hardly moved at all. It is completely the Crusaders sent up to slaughter him. However, within that very small range, Zhou Sen's efficiency
When it reaches its peak state, every time the blade passes by, blood will be splashed everywhere, and it will fall to the ground along with the crusaders' horses.
In just a few dozen breaths, around Zhou Sen, the corpses of crusaders and war horses had piled up...
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Suddenly, Zhou Sen found that there was no one in front of him, and suddenly he woke up. All he saw were bloody corpses.
In just a few breaths, Zhou Sen alone prevented hundreds of Crusader cavalry from taking a single step and killed them on the spot.
"kill!"
"kill!"
"kill!"
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It’s a long story. From when Zhou Sen used the Burning Immortal Net to kill Mabu Dog and a group of masters, and then used his invincible sword skills to kill hundreds of Crusader cavalry, in just a few breaths, in the blink of an eye, two thousand wolves and tigers were killed.
The Han cavalry has arrived behind Zhou Sen.
At this time, the fighting spirit of the two thousand Han cavalry had reached its peak because they saw Zhou Sen fighting with their own eyes.
Zhou Sen's fanatical fighting style seems to have a mysterious power that can awaken the killing deep in the human soul.
The two thousand Han cavalrymen pierced the fifty thousand defeated Crusaders cavalry like sharp knives.
It is impossible for two thousand cavalry to defeat fifty thousand Crusader cavalry. Even if the Crusaders cavalry has been defeated at this time, these two thousand cavalry only prevent the Crusaders cavalry from gathering and buy time for one hundred thousand infantry. In just an instant, two thousand Han cavalry are defeated.
Submerged by 50,000 Crusader cavalry, there was only a small wave.
However, the heroic sacrifice of two thousand Han cavalry disrupted the Crusaders' position and bought a little time for the 110,000 Han infantry.
The real highlight is the 110,000 Han infantry.
When Zhou Sen killed hundreds of Crusader cavalry who had broken out of the encirclement, one hundred thousand infantrymen surged across the not-wide ice surface like an overwhelming tide. The dark armored stomach was extremely eye-catching on the ice sheet, like a torrent of steel.
, which makes people excited.
At this time, the Heavenly Rat was riding on the bull, leading the herd of red bulls to repeatedly collide among the 50,000 Crusader cavalry. Each collision was like plowing a field, and the snow in the wasteland had been dyed into shocking colors.
Red, with mutilated corpses everywhere, injured horses struggling on the red snow, dragging their bloody intestines, and screaming...
The 50,000 Crusaders cavalry, who had already lost their commander, were charged in turn by 2,000 Han cavalry and red bulls. They were immediately defeated.
Hoho...
The soldiers of the Han Empire let out an earth-shattering roar of mourning, and the sound was like a tide, sweeping across the vast wasteland outside Tongzhou.
Zhou Sen not only has a lofty status among the Han soldiers, but also a symbol of invincibility. Now, Zhou Sen went to the battlefield in person, killed the opponent's commander, and blocked thousands of troops by himself, which immediately aroused the fighting spirit of the soldiers.
, the fighting spirit began to brew and gradually boiled over.
"Piece Tongzhou!" Zhang Laosan raised the sharp saber in his hand and shouted loudly.
"Destroy Tongzhou!"
"Destroy Tongzhou!"
"Destroy Tongzhou!"
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The sound waves surged across the plains, and the morale of the Han Empire rose to an extremely low level. They followed behind Zhou Sen and surged toward the towering city walls of Tongzhou like a tide.
On the city wall, there were many swords and guns, and the armor and stomach were clearly visible, but there was no sound at all.
The soldiers guarding the city all knew that a life-and-death battle was about to begin, and every face had a heavy and serious expression.
"kill!"
"kill!"
"kill!"
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Zhou Sen and the infantry advanced faster and faster.
More than 500 red bulls let out an earth-shattering roar. Under the urging of the Heavenly Rat, they ran towards the city wall at lightning speed, kicking up billowing sand and dust with an unparalleled ferocious momentum.
At the rear of the Han army, the golden drums were beating in unison, and the drummers were beating the giant drums desperately.
At the same time, on the Tianfu city wall, cannons sounded and thousands of arrows were fired.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh...
The sharp arrows that covered the sky were shooting in the air like locusts all over the sky. The soldiers of the Han Empire raised their shields one after another and rushed towards the city wall risking their lives. They poured down one batch after another like cutting wheat, showing no fear of death.
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Zhou Sen ran wildly in the sky above thousands of troops, braved the rain of arrows to catch up with the cow, and waved the long knife in his hand in the air, forming a huge invisible shield. The sharp arrows fell and scattered one after another.
Boom!
Boom!
Five hundred red bulls frantically collided with the towering city wall. The ground shook, and for a moment, sand and rocks flew, as if an earthquake had erupted, which was thrilling.
Zhou Sen did not stay on the back of the bull, but jumped up out of thin air and climbed onto the city wall. Wherever the long knife passed, heads rolled down and blood rained. He was as powerful as a broken bamboo and invincible.
"The Invincible God of War!"
"The Invincible God of War!"
"The Invincible God of War!"
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Thousands of soldiers made a deafening noise.
In an earth-shaking loud noise, the thick city wall was knocked out of a huge gap by the red bull. The red bull stepped on the huge bricks and rushed up the city wall, and behind them, they forcibly stepped out of a wide avenue.
Thousands of Han soldiers marched up the city wall along the avenue trodden by the red bull.
Locust-like arrows shot from inside the city wall to the Han infantry outside the city.
One by one, the Han soldiers fell down, and one by one, the Han soldiers stood on top of the huge gap that was flattened by the collision of the red bulls. The Han soldiers poured in like a rolling torrent.
Just when Zhou Sen climbed onto the city wall, the herd of red bulls had already poured into the city.
Tongzhou City is narrow and cannot accommodate hundreds of huge red bulls charging at the same time. After entering the city, hundreds of red bulls dispersed, some running wildly on the city wall, and some running wildly inside the city.
The Red Bulls themselves were invulnerable, and they were not willing to fight at all. Even if they were intercepted by masters, they would just rush into each other. This fighting method caused huge casualties to the Crusader infantry.
In fact, casualties were secondary. Red Bull's greatest contribution was disrupting the defensive formation of the Crusaders' infantry.
Infantry is different from cavalry. The cavalry is a mobile killing fortress even when it is alone. Infantry, on the other hand, pays attention to coordinated operations. Once the position is disrupted and they fall into fighting independently, they lose the power of the infantry.
Advantage.
The whole Tongzhou City was boiling.
There were shouts of killing everywhere, billowing smoke covered the sky, and raging flames burned everything. The siege battle lasted less than a stick of incense. The solid wall of the city collapsed after being hit by a herd of red bulls, and the city gate collapsed.
was also opened.
The war progressed to a bloody and brutal infantry battle.
The 50,000 elite Crusaders cavalry outside the city had been scattered and routed by the red bulls. Now, 110,000 Han infantry with high morale faced 50,000 panicked Crusaders infantry.
110,000 vs. 50,000, the infantry of the Han Empire already had an absolute advantage in numbers, while the Crusaders infantry, whose commander was killed, was already low in morale, and was knocked to pieces by the red bull. After the infantry of the Han Empire rushed to the city wall,
Immediately everything collapsed.
Of course, at this time, the Han army attacking the city had lost a lot of men in the battle with the Crusader cavalry, but it had no impact on the siege at all.
In fact, the infantry of the Han Empire was already very brave. The 50,000 Crusaders cavalry were inferior to the Han infantry in all aspects. Facing the wolves and tigers of the Han infantry, it was only natural that they would be defeated...
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The Han infantry followed Zhou Sen's back and launched a bloody massacre.
The infantry of the Han Empire, who had suffered from cowardice for more than a year, were so proud and proud for the first time. They fought bravely to kill the enemy one by one, regardless of their own safety. Suddenly, in Tongzhou City, there were mountains of corpses, rivers of blood, and defeated crosses with abandoned helmets and armor everywhere.
The army and the Han infantry made a shocking killing sound.
The Han people in Tongzhou City also took advantage of the situation and joined the hunting crusaders.
The originally arrogant and domineering Crusaders were like rats crossing the street. No matter where they ran, someone would intercept them. Even if they knelt down and surrendered, they would often be cut off with a knife in the neck.
The infantry of the Han Empire were extremely aggressive, and anyone wearing Crusader armor was a target of attack.
This bloody massacre lasted for two full hours before it ended.
After the battle, of the 50,000 Crusaders infantry, less than 2,000 were captured, and the rest were slaughtered. The city and outside of Tongzhou were covered with a shocking layer of blood. The coagulated blood was black and red, which was shocking.
Inexplicable heart season.
The mutilated corpses were scattered all over the snowfield.
The first night, the snowy fields were full of seriously injured Crusaders and dying horses making mournful sounds. The next day, both the wounded and the dying horses were frozen to death, solidifying into a moving pain.
attitude.
In the Battle of Tongzhou, the Han Empire won a complete victory with a small number and a large number. However, the 110,000 infantrymen also suffered heavy losses. More than 30,000 soldiers died on the battlefield, and there were over 10,000 wounded and thousands more missing.
In terms of combat effectiveness, almost half of it was lost.
In fact, during the siege, apart from the initial rain of arrows that killed thousands of people, most of the Han soldiers were killed or wounded while fighting the Crusaders' cavalry. When the Han Empire's infantry invaded,
After reaching the city wall, they encountered almost no resistance and it became a one-sided massacre.
Infantry is at an inherent disadvantage against cavalry. Even if there are red bulls and two thousand broken jade cavalry, the battle between infantry and cavalry is still unimaginably cruel.
In fact, you can think about it, what is the concept of 50,000 Crusaders cavalry? Fifty thousand cavalry is not 50,000 people, but 50,000 killing machines riding tall horses. Whether it is in terms of mobility or quantity, the combat effectiveness of 50,000 cavalry
, are multiples of 110,000 infantry.
Although the number of casualties in this battle was not high, its brutality even surpassed the war when the Crusaders captured the imperial capital. After all, when the imperial capital fell, the Han infantry stood on the wall to defend, but this time, the Han infantry
The infantry not only marched 150 miles in a hurry, but also fought against the Crusaders who had 50,000 cavalry and steep city walls as defense.
Historians have given high praise to this battle and believe that although the Red Bull played a decisive role in this battle, what is more important is the unnecessary courage and determination of the Han infantry to fear no death.
When you sit by the stove and drink hot mutton soup, you can't imagine what it's like to march in a dangerous snowfield at night when it's freezing and a blizzard is raging.
People who have never been on the battlefield can't imagine how painful it is to fight against the Crusader cavalry on tall horses with a short sword in hand.
If an infantry wants to kill a cavalry, it is not much easier than climbing to the sky. But if a cavalry wants to kill an infantry, he only needs to raise his long sword and use the impact of the horse to wave his arm lightly, and the infantry's head will fall to the ground.
, blood spilled in the sky...
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The Crusaders in Tongzhou suffered heavy losses and were almost completely wiped out.
Of the 50,000 elite cavalry, no more than 10,000 escaped. More than 40,000 cavalry were all killed on the battlefield, and more than 20,000 horses were captured.
In fact, the cruelty of this battle far exceeded the statistics of the Han military, because at least half of the thousands of Crusaders cavalry who escaped were frozen to death in the wilderness.
On winter nights in the Han Empire, it was normal for people to freeze to death if they were not well prepared. Every winter, the Han Empire did not know how many wanderers would freeze to death.
Zhou Sen’s grand promise of letting Han soldiers drink mutton soup in Tongzhou came true.
When the battle was over, Tongzhou City was still dark, and the flag of the Han Empire was fluttering in the wind on Tongzhou City.
The victorious Han soldiers drank a bowl of steaming broth.
Of course, the hot soup is not mutton soup, but horse meat.
In this battle, more than 20,000 war horses were killed. Fortunately, it is winter and the bodies of the war horses will not be wasted and can be saved as military rations, which actually improved the food of the Han army...
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That night, gongs and drums shook the sky in Tongzhou City, and bright red lanterns hung high.
The people of Tongzhou sang and danced on the streets where the blood was still wet.
There were earth-shattering cheers and firecrackers everywhere.
Zhou Sen, once again became a legend.
The fierce bandit Zhou Sen is no longer a shame, but a supreme honor.
When Zhou Sen was patrolling the streets, thousands of people swarmed behind him, chanting Zhou Sen's name.
The soldiers of the Han Dynasty, who had suffered from cowardice for more than a year, were welcomed by the common people. Flowers, fine wine, and various kinds of food were continuously presented to them. This made the soldiers so flattered that they were moved to tears.
As a soldier, nothing is more painful than losing a city or losing territory. For more than a year, almost every Han soldier has been holding back his strength.
More than a year of humiliation was finally washed away today.
The soldiers were filled with emotions, and at the same time they looked at Zhou Sen with fanatical awe.
There is no doubt that all the credit for this military victory in Tongzhou City belongs to Zhou Sen.
Zhou Sen's status in the Zhenshuiguan Army was at its peak. Even some squires in Tongzhou City expressed their loyalty to Zhou Sen and donated countless military supplies. They were very willing to do anything to him.
However, after touring around Tongzhou City and boosting his morale, Zhou Sen did not accept the congratulations from the squires and celebrities, but instead held a meeting in a room with a group of senior generals.
On the wall of the room, there is a huge military map. On the military map, important passes and cities near Tongzhou City are described in detail.
Zhou Sen sat at the top with a solemn expression.
A group of senior generals looked at the huge military map, with dull expressions on their faces.
"Abandon Tongzhou City!"
When a group of senior generals heard Zhou Sen's words, they all turned to stone.