wIn the blink of an eye when Yuan Rong's crossbows appeared, Zhang He quickly walked out from behind a tent on horseback.
Behind him, five thousand officers and soldiers of the Yan family who had been waiting for a long time appeared from the night like ghosts, their ferocious faces blazing with murderous murderous light.
These five thousand soldiers, as well as the more than two hundred Zhang Yuanrong's crossbows, and the general Zhang He, were arranged by Yan Liang to greet Huang Zhong's elite soldiers.
"My lord, you are really good at predicting events. This kid Liu Qi really sent troops to rob the camp. Very good. Just use your head to achieve my first success, Zhang Junyi."
On Zhang He's face, murderous intent suddenly flashed, and the silver spear pointed forward slightly.
The sound of war drums roared, and the horn of attack tore through the darkness of the night and shook the sky.
The two hundred crossbowmen lying in the trench received the order and immediately activated their weapons.
There was a sudden buzzing of birds, and two thousand iron arrows whizzed out with the force of the breaking wind, shooting at the frightened enemy with an unprecedented density.
The distance of fifty steps was only less than a hundred feet wide. Two thousand iron arrows were shot out in an instant. The result can be imagined.
The panicked Jingzhou Army had no time to make any evasive reaction, and two thousand iron arrows came like a dragnet.
Under the dense arrow net, howling sounds suddenly started, and the hundreds of Jingzhou soldiers rushing at the front fell to the ground like wheat being harvested.
Yuan Rong's crossbows fired only one volley, and Huang Zhong lost more than one-tenth of his troops.
The sudden change happened too suddenly. When the soldier in the front row was hit by an arrow, his companions in the back row had not yet figured out what had happened. They still rushed forward driven by inertia, but instead collided with the fallen companion in front of them. Together.
This domino-like chain reaction spread throughout the entire army in the blink of an eye, and the five thousand infantry and cavalry army, which were originally high-spirited, soon fell into chaos.
In the military camp, seeing the enemy's miserable state, even Zhang He secretly took a breath of cold air.
This was the first time that Zhang He saw the true power of Yuan Rong's repeated crossbows. He had previously heard that Ma Chao's Xiliang Army was defeated by such a magical weapon, and he felt a little unbelievable.
Now that he saw it with his own eyes, Zhang He realized how powerful this repeating crossbow was. If such weapons were used properly, they would have unimaginable effects.
Zhang He originally wanted to shoot a few more rounds, but when he saw the enemy soldiers tumbling over, he immediately gave up the idea.
I will kill the enemy and show my reputation. At this moment, if I only rely on the power of the repeating crossbow, how can I show my reputation?
"Fight for the Lord and kill all the enemies and thieves——"
Zhang He let out an angry roar, raised his horse and raised his gun, and rushed out of the camp like lightning.
The five thousand enthusiastic athletes of the Yan family roared out of the camp like hungry wild beasts. They rushed towards the chaotic enemies like a rolling tide.
At this moment, Huang Zhong's mood could no longer be described as shocked.
He never expected that Yan Liang would see through Kong Ming's plan, and that such a heavy force would be ambushed in the seemingly empty Dongying.
And when Huang Zhong saw that his elite subordinates fell into collapse under just one round of arrow attacks from the opponent, his horror reached its peak.
"This Yan Liang is so amazing at using troops. Not to mention Liu Qi, even if Liu Biao comes back to life, how can he withstand it..."
After being shocked, the enemy camp on the opposite side was opened wide, and countless Yan troops poured out like a tide.
From the arrow attack to the enemy troops coming out, this series of changes almost turned to Huang Zhong without even a chance to breathe.
Defeat has been decided, and fighting again will lead to death.
Huang Zhong's reason was not swallowed up by the shock. As an experienced veteran, he immediately realized that the only thing he could do now was to retreat.
"Retreat, the whole army retreats——"
Shouting in a hoarse voice, Huang Zhong turned his horse around and led his frightened soldiers back towards Jiangling like ants bursting from their nest.
Behind them, the enemy's 5,000 cavalry troops pounced, mercilessly killing those Jingzhou soldiers who had no time to retreat.
Huang Zhong couldn't bear to look back, and he didn't dare to look back, so he could only keep running forward.
The screams gradually faded away. Although the soldiers who were unable to escape died tragically, they also hindered the enemy's pursuit and gave the remaining companions a chance to live.
Huang Zhong breathed a sigh of relief. When he looked around, he found that there were less than three thousand of his subordinates left, and they were all in panic.
"I have been in Jingnan, but now I have been defeated after crossing the Yangtze River. Liu Qi, this incompetent master, has caused my Huang Zhong to lose all his reputation in his life, alas -"
Just as he was sighing, he suddenly heard loud killing sounds on the left wing, and an ambush force suddenly shot out from the diagonal thrust.
The female general at the head, carrying Fang Tian's painted halberd and a cape like fire, is none other than Yan Liang's sworn sister Lu Lingqi, the daughter of Marquis Wen of Yan Liang.
The army that emerged from the slanting stab was Yan Liang's most elite Shenxingqi, numbering more than three thousand.
The iron hooves rolled like the wind, and like a huge sharp spear, they instantly cut off the three thousand Jingzhou troops who were fleeing in panic.
After cutting off the enemy army, Lu Lingqi turned her horse back, commanding the divine marching army to clash in different directions, dividing the enemy troops one after another. The iron hoofs went back and forth, crushing and killing these scattered troops one by one.
The Fangtian painted halberd opened its bow left and right, splashing out spots of light like pear blossoms. Wherever the halberd's blade passed, it rolled up flying blood in the sky.
Huang Zhong, who was in the rebel army, saw his elite Changsha soldiers being decapitated by a female general like a dog and a chicken. He was shocked and became furious.
A mere girl can be so crazy, where is my reputation as Huang Zhong!
In a rage, Huang Zhong rode his horse and brandished his sword. His majestic old body cut through all the obstacles and hit the female general.
Lu Lingqi, who was ready to fight, caught a glimpse of an old general coming towards her with bright eyes. Without any scruples, her halberd was rolled back with the force of the violent waves, and she swung it out with her backhand, directly taking Huang Zhong's head from his neck.
Before the halberd's sharp edge arrived, the fierce and powerful wind was already pressing down like a giant wall.
Huang Zhong, who was furious, couldn't help being secretly surprised, but he didn't expect that this mere girl could be so powerful on the halberd.
In an instant, the spear has arrived.
Huang Zhong didn't have time to think too much, he became angry and powerful, shouted loudly, and swept out the long knife in his hand with a thousand catties of force.
Shout~~
Amidst the loud noise like thunder, two riders passed by on the wrong horse.
Lu Lingqi's body shook violently, and the huge force poured into her body along the weapon, which only made her palms numb slightly. Her energy and blood also swayed.
As aloof and arrogant as she was, she originally dismissed the veteran, but after fighting with him, she realized that this man's martial arts were superb and he seemed to be no better than her.
Even, he is not inferior to his sworn brother Yan Liang.
"Liu Qi has such an outstanding veteran under his command. Could it be that this old man is the Huang Zhong that my sworn brother mentioned?"
Lu Lingqi was astonished in her heart. She was anxious to calm down her energy and blood, and wanted to wait until she got back on her horse to fight again.
Huang Zhong, who was fighting with each other, was also full of energy and blood. He took a quick breath to suppress the roiling agitation.
"I have exerted all my strength on that sword strike just now, but this girl can still block it. Yan Liang has such outstanding female generals under his command. No wonder the Liu family and his son have been defeated in repeated battles..."
In Huang Zhong's heart, the shock grew stronger.
When he looked back, he saw the female general riding her horse to kill him again.
If it had been a normal day, Huang Zhong would have fought with that girl even if he had risked his life to preserve the reputation of Huang Hansheng in Changsha.
It's just that today's defeat was like a mountain, and the whole army was completely defeated. Even if we defeated the girl, I was afraid that she would die in the chaos.
After weighing the situation, Huang Zhong had no choice but to suppress his fighting spirit, and instead of turning back to fight with Lu Lingqi, he just used his momentum to turn his horse and flee in the direction of Jiangling.
Lu Lingqi didn't want the enemy general to escape. When she wanted to pursue him, she couldn't catch him in time due to the speed of his horse and the obstruction of the rebel army.
After killing the generals to no avail, Lu Lingqi became angry and poured out all her anger on the frightened Jingzhou soldiers.
Fang Tian's painted halberds shot out in all directions, and the ferocious killings resumed.
Although Shen Xingqi killed them, their numbers were limited after all. With Huang Zhong's martial arts, it was not that difficult to fight his way out of the encirclement through chaos.
He cut a bloody path with his long sword, and after several wild killings, he finally led the five hundred remaining soldiers and fought his way out of the siege alive.
This group of panic-stricken defeated soldiers did not dare to stop at all, and fled towards Jiangling almost frantically.
The sound of killing behind them was far away, and it seemed that they had once again escaped the bad luck of destruction.
Huang Zhong, who was running wildly, suddenly reined in his horse.
The hundreds of remnant soldiers had no choice but to stop, but they were surprised as to why General Huang dared to stop. Wasn't he afraid of the pursuers behind him?
Huang Zhong glanced ahead. Under the cover of night, the lights at the top of Jiangling City were faintly visible. A rough estimate showed that there was at least a little space left.
"Then since Yan Liang was prepared, why would he only ambush these two groups of soldiers? If there were ambushes ahead, how could my group of defeated soldiers fight again?"
Huang Zhong calmed down, glanced back and forth for a long time, and finally gritted his teeth and made a difficult decision.
He decided not to return to Jiangling, but to go south to the river bank and cross the Yangtze River south to return to Changsha.
"The Liu family has not treated me favorably. I have lost so many troops. Fighting for the Liu family to this extent is considered as fulfilling my duty. Whether the Liu family's foundation will live or die depends on your own destiny...
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Huang Zhong sighed, then turned his horse and looked south.
Although the several hundred soldiers were surprised by the old general's actions, they were all veterans who had followed Huang Zhong for a long time, but they did not dare to have any questions and just followed Huang Zhong southward.
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The east turned white, and the bloody battle came to an end.
Yan Liang led thousands of cavalry to the south gate. Zhang He and other generals completed the tasks assigned to them brilliantly. The only thing that surprised him was that the veteran Huang Zhong was allowed to escape.
In fact, just as Huang Zhong expected, Yan Liang also asked Hu Che'er to set up a third ambush. This ambush was designed to capture Huang Zhong alive.
Unexpectedly, Huang Zhong suddenly changed his mind and unexpectedly fled to the south, which made Yan Liang's whole plan seem to be somewhat flawed.
"Huang Hansheng, you might as well run away, lest one of you become a tiger general and be buried with a canine like Liu Qi."
Yan Liang didn't care too much and sneered, then led tens of thousands of troops and marched toward the south gate of Jiangling.
He wanted to use his victorious army to show off his military force to Liu Qi and to the enemies in Jiangling City who still wanted to resist.
On the top of the city, Liu Qi was standing there uneasily, with a remaining hope, waiting for Huang Zhong to bring back his five thousand elites.
From midnight to dawn, Liu Qi did not wait for Huang Zhong, but instead waited for Yan Liang's mighty army.
When the huge banner with the word "Yan" loomed into his eyes, the Lord of Jingzhou felt dizzy, his body swayed, and he almost fainted. To be continued. If
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