Chapter 145(1/2)
The blood and blood in my chest kept surging and rushing. I bit my teeth tightly and pursed my lips tightly, for fear that a mouthful of blood would spew out when I opened my mouth. A shallow wound on my left rib, blood was slowly oozing out.
In the attack just now, Ma Chao's gun wind accidentally flew past the place where my protective iron armor had been cut, causing me to hang a color.
Ma Chao is really good! He fought for more than 180 rounds, but in the end he was even more defeated. Although Ma Chao was beaten back to his original formation by me, the injuries he suffered were actually similar to mine.
The real reason for retreating back to the formation was not his injuries, but his psychology...
Of course, the soldiers on both sides of the battle did not know about all this. In the eyes of tens of thousands of soldiers, they only saw the scene of Ma Chao running away in panic and his helmets being shot down. On the contrary, I still stood on the horse...
In their eyes, the result is very simple—I won, Ma Chao lost!
There are only a few people who can really see the clues...
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Gan Ning's eyes flashed slightly, as if he could see something, but soon, he raised the sword in his hand high and fell heavily. He hit the ground suddenly, making a muffled sound, and then he roared wildly: "Invincible!"
"Invincible!"
"Invincible!"
"Invincible!"
Tens of thousands of soldiers were full of energy, with excited expressions, their eyes shining, and their voices were the same, and their roars were roaring continuously, and their voices were like thunder in the sky, which was shocking!
The soldiers holding long weapons learned from Gan Ning. At the same time, they hit the ground with the end of the weapon, "Click!Click!Click!..." The sound of storm echoed across the entire battlefield.
The soldiers holding short weapons and bows raised their weapons to the sky, time and time again, for a long time...
In just a moment, the morale of tens of thousands of soldiers in our army quickly soared to the peak!
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The soldiers of Kuai Yue's army on both wings seemed to feel the same way, being infected by the fanatical fighting spirit of friendly forces, starting from a small number of people. It quickly spread to the entire army, and almost everyone began to yell.
Wen Pin showed a look of shock, shook his head in disbelief, and said in horror: "Even a very brave figure like Ma Chao is not a match for Zhang Fei. The rumor that 'take the head of the general among millions of troops' is indeed true..." The shocking battle just now made Wen Pin stare at it.
Wen Pin put himself in his shoes and realized sadly. If he met Ma Chao, he would not be able to last for 30 rounds anyway, and thus he was even more shocked by Zhang Fei's combat power.
Thinking about the behavior of Zhang Fei’s martial arts a year ago, Wen Pin was ashamed to find that the other party was just showing mercy and did not bother with him!
Liu Pan looked straight at the center of the battlefield. It took him a while to come to his senses, but he couldn't say a word!
"These two people meet each other, they are all the best masters in the world!" Huang Zhong said with a complicated expression and stroked his beard and sighed.
"Old Huang. Ma Chao was clearly defeated and even his helmet was shot down. Why do you say that he was a match for the opponent?" Wen Pin heard Huang Zhong's implicit voice and asked in confusion.
"Although Zhang Fei wins, his level with Ma Chao is only between the top and the top!" Huang Zhong's eyes flashed and he explained in a deep voice, "While Ma Chao was defeated in the last attack, Zhang Fei was probably injured.
Otherwise, with the strength of the black horse's feet, Zhang Fei would not have let Ma Chao go so easily."
Shaking his head and smiling, Huang Zhong sighed and said, "Actually, Ma Chao may not have no power to fight again. It's a pity that he is already confused and retreats by himself! Such a master's confrontation, no matter how small the links are, can determine the final outcome."
Knowing that Huang Zhong had excellent martial arts and his eyesight was unparalleled. Wen Pin listened to his analysis and pondered for a moment. He nodded with a little understanding.
"It seems that General Zhang Fei will not miss this opportunity to attack Ma Chao, haha..." Huang Zhong raised his eyes and looked at the battlefield.
Suddenly he laughed and murmured, "What a pity, what a pity... Such a powerful enemy cannot fight hard in a good battle. It's a pity! I wonder if there is still such a chance in this life..."
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Seeing that the invincible military commander was defeated back into the formation like a stray dog, not only the more than 10,000 iron cavalry soldiers were extremely shocked, but even Pang De opened his mouth wide and shook his eyes in disbelief.
After Ma Chao rode to Pang De's side, he couldn't help but look back and saw that the hateful opponent was still standing still, and he breathed a sigh of relief, but he immediately regretted it.
"Military Master, are you okay?" Pang De calmed down and asked with concern.
Ma Chao's appearance was really bleak. His helmet was shot down, his temples were messy on his cheeks. His slightly pale muscles were still twitching slightly, and a trace of red blood was revealed at the corners of his mouth.
"Hmph~~!" Ma Chao turned to the horse and inserted the silver spear in his hand into the soil with force. His fists clenched and he shook his head hatefully, but he didn't say a word.
Regret and anger have completely occupied his heart. Ma Chao hated why he inexplicably retreated back to the formation. Although he suffered a loss in one blow, he was far from losing his combat power, and his opponent must have been traumatized.
But for some reason, in that moment, in my heart, I felt a sense of "panic" that I had never felt before. Driven by this mood, I couldn't help but withdraw from the battle, which was equivalent to admitting my failure.
"Xiliang Jin Ma Chao" who has never encountered any rivals in the world was actually "defeated" like this... Ma Chao almost howled in pain.
Pang De looked at Ma Chao carefully and found that he had only suffered a slight internal injury. He breathed a sigh of relief and felt relieved. At this moment, in the Zhang Fei army formation opposite, the "invincible" cheers came over, making Pang De frown.
Originally, he wanted to use a one-on-one challenge to attack the morale of the enemy, but he never thought that the final result would inspire the other party and hit him. Looking back, Pang De clearly saw the shock and suspicion on the face of the Iron Knight in the back.
With Zhang Fei's victory, the morale of the enemy has reached its peak. Even the cavalry can't take much advantage when fighting with such an army. It seems that it is no longer appropriate to fight again today! Pang De sighed silently and tried to slow down his voice.
He said to Ma Chao: "Military Master, it is not appropriate to continue fighting for the moment, so he should retreat first!"
Ma Chao raised his eyebrows suddenly, and his mouth made a "crunch" sound of gritting teeth, and his face was full of murderous aura, obviously very unwilling to accept it.
Pang De was waiting to persuade him again, and a roar like summer thunder came from the opposite side: "Ma Chao is brave. Can you dare to fight again?"
When he heard this, Pang De knew that he was going to be bad, and he was not too late to dissuade him. As a result, he saw Ma Chao's angry rushing to Niu Dou, his face turned red and cold, and murderous aura filled his body. This was a sign that Ma Chao was extremely angry and wanted to kill someone.
"Donors and descendants of the heavens, gods, dare to follow me to strait the enemy's formation!" Ma Chao snatched a helmet from his guard's head. He shone on his head, pulled out the Tianlang rifle inserted into the ground, and let out a wolfish roar.
Pang De's governor was inevitable, so he had to raise the Banmen sword in his hand high towards the sky as Ma Chao said. He pushed it three times in a row, shouting wildly: "Kill, kill, kill!"
"Kill! Kill! Kill!" More than ten thousand iron cavalry shouted "Three Kills". All the weapons in their hands were raised, guns were like forests, and swords were like mountains!
The desolate and desolate Qiang flute sounded quickly, conveying the attack order.
"Stand up~~The enemy formation!" Ma Chao's eyes were red and he rushed out first.
"Boom~~!" Nearly 11,000 war horses were galloping at the same time, and the sound of horse hooves was deafening. The huge cavalry group lined up neatly and began to accelerate continuously, galloping rapidly on the vast plain.
From a distance, it looks like a rolling wave coming towards you. The majestic aura is shocking.
"Cone shape, break through in the middle!" Pang De gathered all his strength, roared wildly, and gave an order.
In a blink of an eye, the huge subway cavalry torrent completed the formation transformation while advancing, forming a huge and sharp iron cone that pierced hard towards the enemy in front. The sharpest point of the cone edge was Ma Chao and Pang De.
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A simple provocative statement aroused all Ma Chao's anger.
Seeing that the torrent of iron cavalry was about to sweep over, I rode back to my formation without hesitation. Although I thought I was full of courage, I fought against more than ten thousand iron cavalry one by one. Only fools would do it.
When I returned to the main formation, Gan Ning had already issued several orders on my behalf.
"Beat the drum! Sing the horn! Array!"
"The first row of swords and shield soldiers, the second, third, and fourth rows of spearmen!"
"Arrowman is ready, crossbow is lifted!"
In just a moment, the array of our main array was completed———The sword and shield soldiers led by the Wolf Fang Camp were at the forefront, and everyone was in a squat and kneeling position, holding the shield in their right hand and placing it on the ground in front of them.
Behind them were spear infantry led by the Tiger Spear and Bear Spear Battalion.
The spear infantry lined up in three rows, the first row was close to the sword and shield soldiers, and also formed a squat and kneeling position, extending the spear in his hand from the gap of the shield; the second row of spear soldiers was in the bow-shaped step, half-squatted, and the spear in his hand was just above the heads of the soldiers in front; the last row of spear soldiers all came from the Tiger and Bear Second Camp. They stood upright, and the specially made spear in their hands stabbed forward from the top of the heads of the soldiers in front.
Three rows of spears form a steep slope, forming a forest of spears that are cold and sharp.
Behind the spearmen are archers and crossbowmen. Thousands of archers are lined up, and behind them is the ace used to snipe Ma Chao's Iron Cavalry this time.
Two thousand slashed crossbows and one thousand armed crossbows form the most expensive force under my command——the powerful crossbow team!
Three thousand crossbowmen and two thousand auxiliary soldiers were divided into three rows——
A thousand-armed strong crossbow is listed in front of you. The so-called crossbow is a crossbow that relies on the strength of a human arm to activate the bow and place the arrow.
Two thousand crossbows are divided into two rows and are arranged behind. The so-called crossbow is also called "crossing crossbow". A powerful crossbow that relies on the combination of arm strength and leg strength to launch strings.
The crossbow bow is about 1.6 meters long, the wooden arms are about 70 cm long, and the bow dry is thicker. It is generally made of composite adhesive of multiple layers of wood or bamboo pieces.
The strength of the crossbow is relatively high, and it is impossible to pull the bow by relying on the arm strength alone. It is necessary to combine the tension of the arm and the pedaling force of the feet to open the string.
When shooting, put the rope on your feet, pull the strings with both hands and press the machine, stand and sit to fire. Usually, another soldier needs to assist in the arrow. The shooting range of the crossbow is extremely long, exceeding 700 steps, and the penetration power is very strong, but the firing rate is slow and lacks defense.
It is not easy to manufacture a powerful crossbow, it takes a lot of time and costs a lot, but it is indeed very powerful.
These three thousand powerful crossbows were originally built by my elder brother to prevent Cao Cao's invasion, but later I found them and asked them to come over and draw soldiers who were strong arm strength from the army and were well-versed in arrow skills to train them.
The training started at the beginning of last year and was not until this time when he attacked Jingbei and took it out like a treasure.
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After returning to the formation and taking command, I looked at the Iron Cavalry of Ma Chao who started charging, calmed down the blood and blood in my chest, raised the snake spear in my hand, roared with all my strength, "In this battle, there are enemies but no one, and I am invincible, kill!"
"I am invincible!" Tens of thousands of soldiers roared at the same time, completely throwing their fear behind their heads in the roar.
"Dongdongdongdong..." The sound of war drums that shook the sky and the earth sounded rumbling.
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Li Yan, who has been promoted to the lieutenant and commanded the strong crossbow team, stood on a new pile of soil mounds, his eyes wide open, staring at the sweeping iron cavalry, raised his right hand high, and shouted: "Strong crossbowman, open the string, and set the ruler to continue shooting!"
"First column, put it!"
"Second column, put it!"
"The third column, put it!"
It was estimated that Ma Chao's Iron Cavalry had roughly entered the range, and Li Yan's right hand fell heavily without hesitation and roared and issued an attack order.
"Yes~~!" The first group of thousands of crossbow arrows broke out with a shrill whistling sound, drew a wonderful arc in the air, and then covered the iron cavalry like dense raindrops. This also kicked off the battle!
To be continued...