Zhutian: Starting from the Space-Time Merchant

Chapter 89 The Yishui River was blocked!

The main function of the general's flag is to indicate the identity and position of the commander-in-chief.

When the general's flag is raised high, the soldiers will know where the commander is, which can boost morale.

When the general's flag moves forward, the army will move forward.

If the general's flag moves backward, the army will retreat.

If the flag is blown upside down, it means that the commander is dead or has fled, and the morale of the soldiers will collapse.

When Murong Jun was facing a crisis, he left his general's flag and most of his personal guards to his younger brother Murong De, and fled separately to divert the pursuers.

As expected, the steel behemoth and the cavalry of the Beggar Army all rushed towards the general's flag.

He is worthy of being called a ruthless man in history who used military tactics cunningly and defeated, captured and killed Ran Min.

He would also throw his own younger brother out as bait at the critical moment.

"Lord~~~"

A stick of incense later, a captain rode his horse to the side of the stopped Hundred Ton King and shouted with his head raised.

The thick car window slowly rolled down, and Lin Dao stuck his head out. "What's going on?"

"There is no enemy commander at the flag, only a young boy."

"After interrogating the survivor, they said he was the youngest son of Murong Huang, the False Yan."

This is to ask how to deal with it.

"When the wolf cub grows up, it will also need to eat meat."

"They're already eating meat!"

The captain understood and immediately turned his horse around to deal with it.

In history, Murong De instigated Fu Jian to attack the Eastern Jin Dynasty, which resulted in Fu Jian's defeat in the Battle of Feishui.

Murong De took the opportunity to kill Fu Jian and seize the Former Qin, but failed.

Later, he proclaimed himself emperor and established Southern Yan, and actually lived to be seventy years old.

In this era where the average life expectancy is less than 30 years old, how much meat did he eat to live so long?
This just proves what I said.

Good people don't live long, and disasters last for thousands of years.

At this moment, Murong De in this space and time no longer has the chance to eat meat.

Pushing open the car door, Lin Dao got out along the ladder.

The first thing to do after coming down is to massage your legs.

There's no way around it. This car vibrates continuously while driving, and my legs are shaking.

I didn't refuel after using it last time, so this time I used it again and the fuel was completely gone.

Without fuel, it really becomes a paper tiger that can only be seen but not moved.

The cavalry of the Qihuo Army found a horse for Lin Dao.

A team of cavalrymen escorted Lin Dao to the riverside, while the others continued to mount their horses and pursue the defeated Xianbei soldiers.

As for the 100-ton King Mine Truck that is still here, a team of cavalry is left behind to guard it.

"Commander."

Seeing Lin Dao coming, Ran Min and his generals came forward to greet him.

Lin Dao nodded and asked, "What's going on?"

"The barbarians attacked several times," Ran Min replied, "but were driven back every time."

The more than 10,000 cavalrymen around Murong Ke were the last organized legion of the various barbarian tribes on the huge battlefield.

With so many cavalrymen placed on the right battlefield, they even have the ability to destroy a country.

But now, they were trapped in a narrow area on the bank of Yishui River.

"Don't wait." Lin Dao nodded calmly, "Go up and kill them."

No one dared to disobey the order from the Marshal.

A large number of strong men rushed out of the formation and cut the barbed wire with pliers.

Swinging the hammer, he knocked down the wooden stakes that secured the barbed wire, clearing a path forward.

The slow sound of war drums rang out, and the soldiers of the Beggar Army took out chocolates with liquor fillings and White Rabbit milk candies, drank water and swallowed them to replenish their energy.

Wearing armor and holding a gun is a very tiring task.

Every bit of strength on the battlefield is extremely precious.

The more strength you recover now, the better your chances of winning when you fight later.

The sound of war drums gradually accelerated.

The soldiers began to gather together and form a dense formation.

They held their spears and walked slowly forward in the scorching heat.

Every time they advanced a certain distance, the officers of each unit would shout loudly and wave their whips to adjust the formation.

In the era of cold weapons, formation is the most important factor in combat.

As long as the formation is maintained, there is no fear of armored cavalry charging.

If the formation is in disarray, we will be left vulnerable to the enemy.

A horn sounded from the opposite side.

Murong Ke realized that it was a matter of life and death.

He chose to fight to the death and released all the cavalry who were still able to move.

They were blocked by the barbed wire before and couldn't rush forward.

If we don’t fight hard now, when will we fight?
This time there was no interspersed harassment or rain of arrows.

At the critical moment of life and death, the bravest group of Xianbei cavalry, with the determination to die, blindfolded their horses and rushed forward desperately.

This is to use the flesh and blood of humans and horses to forcibly fight their way out.

The begging army's drumbeats quickly intensified.

Soldiers from all units roared, raised their shields, stuck the butt ends of their spears into the mud, and placed the spear bodies on their shields.

Like a forest of spears, pointing obliquely to the sky.

The Qihuo Army used the baton as its tactical unit, and each military formation consisted of hundreds of people.

From a distance, they look like hedgehogs covered with sharp spines.

As the Xianbei cavalry approached, the archers in the Qihuo army began to shoot.

The Dragon City cavalry, with both men and horses in armor, can withstand such a rain of arrows.

But they can't crawl out from underground now.

The light cavalry, lacking armor, immediately fell down in large numbers.

The light cavalry was fast and had already arrived in front of the battle after withstanding two waves of arrows.

With the determination to die, they leaned their entire bodies against the horses' backs, driving their warhorses directly into the array of guns.

The hundreds of pounds of warhorses, fueled by their speed, unleashed an astonishing force. The front row of beggar soldiers were instantly knocked over in droves.

The subsequent Xianbei cavalry continued to surge forward like a tide, fearlessly exchanging their lives for others'.

The formations of many beggar soldiers began to loosen.

Hundreds and thousands of cavalrymen charged forward risking their lives, and the scene was extremely spectacular.

Such a tragic scene made Lin Dao's blood boil.

At the same time, he was also thinking about how to respond to a desperate cavalry charge of this scale.

"First, bombard with artillery, then shoot when you get close enough."

"It is best to dig trenches, trap horse pits, and place fences, horse barriers, and deer horns before the battle."

As the number of battles increased, Lin Dao's experience in warfare was also rapidly increasing.

Human beings have extremely strong learning abilities.

On the battlefield, as the corpses of people and horses and the wounded gradually piled up, the Xianbei people's attack force finally began to weaken.

The beggar soldiers in the back row quickly stepped forward, stabbing and hitting the soldiers with their spears.

Several long spears were thrust out at the same time, and even martial arts masters could not withstand it.

Some soldiers also took off the hammers, axes and other short weapons at their waists and hit the Xianbei cavalry who fell off their horses.

Then he smashed the Xianbei cavalry's horses' legs.

Its ferocity was such that it aimed to smash it to pieces.

If animal rights activists saw this scene, they would probably be heartbroken.

The more than three-meter-long seamless steel pipe spear kept stabbing, stabbing people and horses, and even giving priority to horses.

The huge horse fell down, which could effectively block the momentum of the subsequent Xianbei cavalry's attack.

This is a collision of life, without any frills.

On the battlefield filled with men and horses, there was almost no room to maneuver.

They are all straightforward and desperate.

In contrast, the fully armored beggar army had the advantage in this life-and-death battle.

The armor on their bodies blocked most of the attacks of the Xianbei cavalry.

However, the Xianbei cavalry could not withstand the spears and hammers of the Qihuo Army.

The ground was covered in sticky blood stains, the ground was soaked with it, and it was extremely slippery when you stepped on it.

As the bravest group of Xianbei cavalry were exhausted, their fierce attacks also weakened.

The Qihuo Army suffered heavy losses and gradually stopped to repair.

The following troops came forward to take over, stepping on the bloody corpses and wounded soldiers on the ground, and continued to move forward in response to the sound of drums.

"Yong Zeng."

Lin Dao turned to look at Ran Min and asked, "If we send the cavalry back at this time, wouldn't it be more effective?"

Ran Min was surprised. The Marshal learned so quickly that he could even see the situation on the battlefield.

Indeed, the Xianbei cavalry's desperate charge momentum was broken.

Taking advantage of their low morale and chaotic formations, sending out the cavalry to charge will surely have a good effect.

The cavalry of the Qihuo Army was released early to chase and kill the defeated barbarian soldiers.

This is a strategic goal, to consume the barbarians' manpower as much as possible.

The troops besieging the Yishui River at this time were considering tactics.

Even without the cavalry, the infantry, with their overflowing fighting spirit (high rewards) and high morale (advantage), could still destroy this Xianbei detachment.

"The enemy's fighting spirit has weakened." Lin Dao laughed heartily and waved his hand, ordering, "Destroy them!"

The drumbeats became faster again.

The many military formations of the Qihuo Army gradually accelerated their speed forward.

The remaining Xianbei troops were half-surrounded in a narrow area on the bank of the Yishui River.

Their counterattack never stopped, and they even made significant breakthroughs occasionally in certain areas.

But from the overall perspective, the annihilation of the Xianbei army was only a matter of time.

As the distance got closer, the Xianbei troops began to crowd together.

On the side of the Qihuo Army, bows and crossbows were unleashed freely, landing among the densely packed crowd, repeatedly causing screams and wails.

The Xianbei cavalry lacked armor and were densely packed, so the bows and crossbows caused great damage.

They also fought back, shooting arrows even more than the Beggar Army.

However, the Xianbei cavalry mostly used horse bows, and were completely restrained by the fully armored Qihuo army.

Trapped in a desperate situation, their morale completely collapsed.

Finally, someone couldn't help it and turned around and jumped into the Yishui River.

Soon, more and more Xianbei cavalry jumped into the Yishui River.

A large number of beggar soldiers rushed up and killed the fleeing soldiers crazily.

The archers stepped forward and continuously shot arrows into the river.

Few people in nomadic tribes are proficient in water.

In addition, after a long battle, he was hungry and tired and had no strength left.

Many Xianbei people sank into the water and never emerged again.

The famous general Murong Ke lay on the horse's back, holding the horse's neck tightly and floating to the other side.

As long as you can swim to the other side, you can escape.

‘Woo! ’

A crossbow arrow came whistling through the air and accurately hit Murong Ke's back of the neck.

He suddenly lost his strength, his body went limp and he fell into the Yishui River.

After struggling for several times, it soon disappeared under the water.

Thousands of barbarian corpses filled the river.

Yishui River was blocked!

Lin Dao slowly rode his horse to the bank of Yishui River.

He looked at the Xianbei cavalry struggling desperately in the water and remained speechless for a long time.

He raised his head to look at the sky and murmured to himself.

"Did you see it?"

"I've avenged you!"

(End of this chapter)