Yamafu Military Affairs

Chapter 196 The troops are approaching the city
Thick clouds blocked the distant sun, and flying dust covered most of the wild road.

The silver-armored young general riding a white horse ran back from a distance and suddenly arrived at the city of Talas.

"Report! The front army of the Western Barbarians is less than a hundred miles away!"

Along with Tabai's reply came a majestic crimson eagle.

[Martial Eagle]: This is a raptor falcon with mixed blood of heaven and earth, captured from deep mountains and old forests by the idle stableman of the Imperial Household Department. After special training, it becomes a means of reconnaissance and communication for the Sixteen Guards of the Tang Dynasty.

Qin Huai stood on a high place, raised his left arm, flapped his wings like a martial eagle and grasped the sleeve armor, rubbing his cheek affectionately.

After taking the secret letter and reading it, Qin Huai handed it to Fu Mengmaojie and signaled him to go and make arrangements.

"The whole army is ready for war!"

The long sound of trumpets resounded throughout the entire Talas, and more than 4,000 mighty infantrymen poured out of the barracks and climbed up the city walls in an orderly manner. Among them, the elite heavy cavalry followed the [Flying Cavalry Guards] to gather in the parade ground to train for battle.

The wailing sound of trumpets and the clashing sounds of guns and armor within the city walls intertwined and mixed into one.

There was a bright fire inside the Shenwu Army’s command tent.

Qin Huai swallowed the last sip of [Qi and Blood Replenishment] in his mouth, put on the huge crimson armor, and then turned to look at the forty-year-old man who was discussing military affairs with the shogunate.

The forty-year-old man was named Guo Ziyun. He was the general of the Shenwu Army and the younger brother of Guo Ziyi, the general of the Left Guard. He was a leading general specially arranged by Emperor Xuanzong for the Shenwu Army.

"Uncle Guo, in order to prevent the Western Barbarians from encircling the city, the Shenwu Army is trapped in an isolated city. I decided to lead the Heavenly Cavalry out of the city to contain them and wait for an opportunity to act. Do you think my plan is inappropriate?"

The forty-year-old man stroked his beard and said in a very steady voice: "There is nothing wrong with infantry defending and cavalry attacking, which are mutually coordinated. However, the firearms of the Western Barbarians are extraordinary, so my dear nephew should still be careful."

Seeing that Guo Ziyun had no objection, Qin Huai nodded and felt relieved.

He and Guo Ziyun were both generals of the Shenwu Army, who were of the fourth rank. It would be fine if they had different opinions at ordinary times, but this was the critical moment. In order for both sides to avoid hindering each other, Qin Huai naturally had to explain it to him clearly.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, uncle!"

Qin Huai bowed slightly and was about to step out of the tent.

"The position of Grand General has been vacant for a long time. Your Majesty's intentions should be known to me, my nephew. Some things cannot be rushed."

Hearing Guo Ziyun's nonsensical words behind him, Qin Huai paused and replied with a profound meaning.

"I am still young, so I can wait. I am afraid that the Duke of Jin and the Prince of Dongping cannot wait!"

Guo Ziyun nodded slightly and said no more, silently watching Qin Huai walk out of the tent.
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Thick steam blocked out the sky, military newspapers were scattered on the table, and a faint smell of sulfur filled the entire carriage.

O'Quinn wore a military cloak with a golden ribbon hanging from it, and flaming golden emblems on his collar and shoulders.

Besides him, there was another person in the small steam carriage.

A young white-haired boy with a silver military badge on his collar.

Lieutenant Colonel Rundstedt, codenamed Black Dragon, the candidate for the contemporary Knight King and the most powerful weapon of the Cross Guards.

"This is the mission objective of this trip, remember it."

Rundstedt, wearing a black military uniform, took the two portraits and pinched the paper with a little force using his white gloves.

In the two portraits, one is a human body with a tiger's tail, with the face covered with green and yellow ink patterns, and the other is Qin Huai's real body wrapped in layers of huge crimson armor, with not an inch of skin exposed.

“Without a face, it’s hard to find.”

Rundstedt threw the portrait on the table, his voice a little hoarse.

"No need to look for them. As long as you can kill all these Orientals with similar equipment, the mission will be completed."

O'Quinn's tone was cold, and he didn't think this was difficult for the black dragon.

Rundstedt remained silent for a long time after hearing this. The engine behind the car was slowly stopping, and the brakes of Stein's motorcycle could be heard outside the door.

Talas, we have arrived.

Before the afternoon, on the city wall of Talas, the Shenwu infantrymen were on full alert at the Nanshi Gate, Ximu Gate, and Dongyang Gate. Hundreds of coldly glowing tiger-crouching cannons and mountain-breaking crossbows poked out from the hanging arrow windows, all aimed at the Steam Division several miles away.

On the vast desert oasis, the white steam belt moved slowly and soon spread out. The Crusader Guards were like a thin black gauze spread on the yellow-green coarse cloth, and the mechanized troops surrounded the southwest corner of Talas in a half-moon shape.

Under the heavy artillery and crossbows of the Shenwu Army, the Cross Guards did not plan to swarm the city. Instead, they deftly assembled huge cannons of exaggerated caliber and moved out chevaux de frise stakes with a cold and hard luster around the position.

The dark clouds that blocked the scorching sun sprinkled fine snow, the north wind gradually rose, and amid the melodious and dull sound of horns, the crouching tigers and roaring dragons suddenly rang out!
The Western Yi people are not fools, and the Shenwu Army is even less so.

Seeing the Cross Guards assembling the huge cannon, Guo Ziyun gave an order and the guards turned the capstans, clicked their teeth and shot arrows. Hundreds of heavy arrows suddenly flew through the air and flew towards the Guards.

The position chosen by O'Quinn was very clever. He was well aware of the range of the Dragon Roar heavy artillery, so he deliberately placed the position where the artillery fire could not reach.

The shells brought up dense lines of fire, and just as O'Quinn had estimated, the artillery fire had no effect other than plowing the wasteland in front of them.

However, what poured down together was not only the continuous artillery bombardment, but also those heavy mountain-breaking arrows with a cold blue light!
Phew! Phew!

Sharp arrows tore through the soldiers' bodies and pierced through their thinly armored weapons. Their flesh and blood dyed the wild alfalfa on the wasteland red, interrupting the offensive of the Crusader Guards.

"Fall back!"

The loudspeaker on the steam car issued a thunderous military order, and the black and red gauze immediately began to retreat at a high speed.

Seeing the Western barbarians retreating, Guo Ziyun was not in a hurry. He just ordered the guards to load their arrows and pay attention to the surroundings of the city.

Boom boom boom!
The earth trembled, the cold wind and fine snow were shattered by the light of armor, the withered yellow oasis came slightly alive under the infiltration of steam, and the horseshoes smashed out pits of varying depths.

The Shenwu Tianqi was like the tip of a blazing arrow, with its dark and cold elite heavy cavalry, piercing straight into the command core of the Imperial Guard like a giant arrow.

"crossbow!"

The boiling murderous intent rushed into the sky, and the iron cavalry drew out their heavy crossbows and fired continuously. In just a few breaths, the dense rain of arrows once again covered the retreating black-clad soldiers.

The next moment, huge metal shadows emerged from the heavy and huge tracked land vehicles of the Western barbarians.

Hundreds of metal knights stood on the wasteland, stretching across the front of the iron cavalry like a mountain range.

[Seraphim Cavalry Type III (Triple Core)]

Category: Mobile Armor

Quality: Rare

This mobile armor is specially designed for the Seraph Knight under the personal leadership of Franco, the chief of the Minerva Agency. It is equipped with three power cores. Long-term wearing can enhance the wearer's nerve reaction speed and basic physical quality.

Adopting modular design and the most advanced high-grade alloy, the peak output is up to 6000 horsepower! It can be modified according to the rider's own characteristics, and is easy to repair and replace, achieving the ultimate in cost-effectiveness, power and power consumption.

Note: It is not only an ingenious killing weapon, but also a majestic and beautiful work of art.

Green and black light spread in Qin Huai's eyes, and everywhere he looked was a dangerous red light.

"spear!"

A torrent of heavy cavalry rushed towards the center of the Imperial Guard, and Qin Huai's tiger roar resounded throughout the entire cavalry guard.

The knights all raised their heavy steel spears, and the armor-piercing edges flashed with cold light as they charged straight at the Scorching Sky Iron Cavalry like thunder!

The huge flag with the word Qin on it fluttered wildly, and the red and white steam collided with each other in an extremely rigid manner.

Before the spears could reach them, the Seraphic Cavalry raised the giant rapid-fire guns of various shapes in their hands, and with the hissing sound of gunpowder exploding, bullets like a torrential rain burst out through the steam.

The black heavy armor that had been tempered a thousand times was pierced through with a loud bang, and many of the powerful cavalry were injured and fell off their horses, but the sharp knives led by the [Flying Cavalry Guards] were not affected, and the steel spears with huge kinetic energy also penetrated into the armor of the Seraph Iron Cavalry!
"retreat!"

Xiao Gui, who followed Qin Huai, showed very superb military qualities. On the one hand, he commanded the Shenwu heavy cavalry, whose horse speed was exhausted, to break away from the battle group and gather momentum again, and on the other hand, he controlled the Kuilong horses and the [Flying Cavalry Guards] to resist the charge of the Chitian Iron Cavalry.

Bang!Bang!Bang!
With one explosion after another, the various weapons mounted on the back of the Seraphic Iron Cavalry fell into the huge iron hands one after another. Driven by the high output, they exerted unimaginable violence.

Super heavy hand-held rapid-fire cannon, extended combat double swords, steam-driven sharp saw.
[Roaring Thundergod] holding a rapid-fire cannon launched a fan-shaped artillery fire, and [Sword Dancer] spun and danced in the red tide of [Flying Cavalry Guards], the sword blade chopped through the rune armor, splashing countless blood flowers.

With the help of Kuilong horse, the Shenwu Tianqi were fearless. Not only did they hit the vital points with their fire guns and Mo Dao, but their horses' hooves as big as basins also kicked at the lower limbs of the armored soldiers, creating opportunities for the [Flying Cavalry Guards].

Qin Huai held the Longdan Spear in his hand, with dragon thunder and blazing fire tightly attached to the silver-purple blade. In just two or three strokes, he could knock down a thinly armored Chitian Iron Cavalry.

Just when the two sides were fighting to a standstill, Qin Huai emerged as the only one standing out.

Suddenly, a solemn trumpet sounded in the core area of ​​the Cross Guards, and the golden cross flag that covered the sky and the sun fluttered in the wind, like the holy light from heaven.

Qin Huai looked up and saw a dozen deep red and purple Seraphim approaching rapidly in a line formation, like a moving iron wall.

The Black Dragon's troops are here in full force!

After taking a glance at Long Dested, who was like a god or a demon and whose light was flickering in black, Qin Huai spurred his horse on and took out a [Spiritual Treasure Infinite Cloud Seal Meteorite Fire Talisman] in his hand.

"retreat!"

Many [Flying Cavalry Guards] immediately abandoned the enemies at hand, and the Kuilong horses retreated and turned around. The Chitian Iron Cavalry also knew that reinforcements were coming, so they immediately engaged in close combat, trying to stop the Shenwu Tianqi.

"roll!"

Qin Huai's eyes glowed with green light, and the towering Thunder Prison came crashing down, drilling into the gaps in dozens of armors, electrocuting the Seraph Knights so much that their limbs became weak and they could no longer continue.

Looking at the Seraph team rushing towards him like a swift leopard, Qin Huai crushed the [Spiritual Treasure Infinite Cloud Seal Meteorite Fire Talisman] in his hand without hesitation.

In the sky above his head, there were faint flames taking shape, and earth and rocks were condensing. The figure of Luwu Nine-Tail was so faint that it was almost invisible. It was holding a dozen rock cores, and finally turned into a huge meteorite, hovering above Qin Huai's head.

A terrifying aura spread.

The hundreds of guards on the city wall widened their eyes, and even Guo Ziyun, who was usually knowledgeable, pulled out a few strands of his beard in surprise.

O'Quinn, who was lying on the roof of the land vehicle with the Unicorn in his hand, felt his iron fingers tremble and almost fired an accidental shot.

Qin Huai squeezed the horse's belly, and the Kuilong horse retreated rapidly. With a wave of his hand, the embers dissipated with the wind, and the reddish-brown meteorite rain passed over his head, carrying a molten flame flow, and smashed towards the Seraph team behind him!

"Boom~"

The earth dragon turned over, the wasteland burst open, and the entire giant wall of Talas shook violently from the base upwards.

The flying dust and howling snow and wind intertwined, covering most of the battlefield and blurring the vision of both sides.

With the help of [Breaking Delusion], Qin Huai's eyes flashed with green light, and he stared at the dark armor attached to the back of Kuilong Horse.

[Seraphim-Black Dragon]

Category: Mobile Armor

Quality: Legend!
The Minerva Agency assembled a mobile armor using the heritage excavated from the island of Avalon. It has four power cores installed inside the body and a complete power circulation system. It uses an ancient neural current circuit from the old era, and the neural backlash is several times that of a regular Seraph. It cannot be worn except by gifted knights.

The Crusader Guards and the Minerva Agency have fully strengthened the Black Dragon, with important parts equipped with armor made of ultimate metal.

The regular weapons are as follows: Holy Sword Equipment·Excalibur, Holy Lance Equipment·Longinus, Dragon Fang Sword, Mirror Shield.
Note: Currently known, the strongest.

He turned over and jumped, kicking Kuilongma away from the battlefield. The Longdan spear was replaced by the Spring and Autumn broadsword, and the blue-black blade slashed directly at the neck of the Seraph.

Righteousness: Split gold and break jade!
Sparks flew everywhere. Qin Huai narrowed his eyes and looked at the obsidian armor that was only scratched by the blue-black blade, feeling a little surprised.

[Ultimate Metal]: It has extremely high strength, toughness and durability, and is used to manufacture the most core mechanical components.

Note: When determining strength, it is equivalent to a Yama item with a sharpness and toughness of 110.

Qin Huai roared, and the [Samadhi True Fire] emerged from the gaps in the [Flying Cavalry Guards]'s armor, and the Spring and Autumn Blade slashed towards the opponent with three-colored flames.

A huge black sword with a dark green cold light flowing on the blade suddenly rose up, and its unparalleled sharpness actually overwhelmed the Spring and Autumn broadsword!

[Holy Sword Equipment: Excalibur]

quality:? ? ?
There are ? ? ? layers of alchemical matrix inside, and the whole of Avalon is its scabbard. There is only one such sword in the world.

Exclusive props for fruit trees!

The current Yamabu incident must not be brought up.

Characteristics: 1. Victory: When the strength of the Ghost Dinghai Ninety-four Fruit is judged, it will definitely win.

Requirements: Seraph is fully coupled
Note: The higher the Seraph Knight's resonance, the more alchemical matrices can be activated.

clang!
As swords clashed, a teeth-grinding sound of metal twisting was heard in mid-air. The power core in the right chest of the [Flying Cavalry Guard] roared, and thick steam gushed out.

A blue-green flame flashed at Long Dested's waist, the four cores exploded, and the black heavy sword swept across, sweeping across Qin Huai's chest and abdomen.

Qin Huai, under the giant scarlet armor, was in full swing, and he managed to make up for the huge output gap by relying on the aura of his physical body.

The eight tiger heads of the Tianwu Spirit poked out from the water vapor, frost and snow, the green and yellow cloud tails suddenly opened, and the two golden pupils looked directly into the dark eye sockets of the Seraph.

Mirror pupil divine light!

(End of this chapter)