Nine dragons fight for the throne, I don't want to sit on this throne

At the north gate of Qingcheng, the heavy city gate slowly opened under the turning of the capstan, and the dull sound was like rolling thunder.

Ma Chao was wearing black armor, holding a long spear, the warhorse under his crotch was neighing, and there was a bloodthirsty gleam in his eyes.

He waved his hand fiercely and shouted sternly: "My fellow Xiliang, follow me and kill the enemy!"

Ten thousand Xiliang cavalry rushed out of the city gate like a flood, and the earth trembled under the trampling of their iron hooves.

This cavalry was divided into two parts. The heavy armored cavalry was like a steel torrent, unstoppable when charging, while the light armored cavalry was like a torrential rain, quickly interspersed and detoured, and attacked the flank of the Tang army.

Inside the Tang army, a spy rode out a horse and reported urgently, "Report! The Chu cavalry rushed out from the north gate and headed straight for our right wing!"

Li Ji frowned and said coldly, "There are indeed ambushes!"

He quickly gave the order: "Send 5,000 archers to reinforce the right wing, the infantry to form a defensive formation, and the frontal attack on the city must not stop!"

However, Ma Chao's cavalry came extremely fast, and before the Tang army's reinforcements arrived, the Western Liang cavalry had already pierced into the Tang army's flank like a sharp knife.

The heavily armored cavalry crashed into the Tang army's infantry formation, sweeping their spears and trampling their horses, instantly tearing a gap.

The lightly armored cavalry moved in and out like ghosts, shooting arrows like rain and killing the Tang army archers.

The right wing of the Tang army was in chaos and its formation was torn to pieces.

Ma Chao laughed wildly, wielded his spear, and cut down several Tang army generals in a row. He shouted, "Charge forward! Go straight to the Tang army's center!"

Although the Tang army fought hard, the impact of the Western Liang cavalry was too fierce. The heavy cavalry advanced like an iron wall, while the light cavalry constantly harassed the flanks.

The infantry formation on the right wing of the Tang army was completely disrupted, resulting in heavy casualties.

Li Ji saw this and shouted angrily, "Send another 3,000 heavily armored infantrymen to stop them!"

However, Ma Chao's cavalry was already blood-thirsty. After an hour of fierce fighting, the right wing of the Tang army finally collapsed, and the Xiliang cavalry poured into the Tang army camp like a tide.

Ma Chao charged on his horse, and no one could stop him wherever his spear went.

He laughed and said, "Li Shiming is in the center of the army. Capture the Tang Emperor alive!"

The Xiliang Iron Knights were greatly encouraged and advanced madly.

The Tang army was losing ground and was about to be defeated by Ma Chao.

Just as the Xiliang cavalry was about to charge into the center of the Tang army, suddenly, a low horn sounded from the Tang army's formation.

Immediately afterwards, the Tang army soldiers dispersed to both sides like a tide, and an elite cavalry rushed out from the formation!

The leading general, wearing black armor and holding two maces, is very majestic. He is the famous general of the Tang Dynasty - Qin Qiong!

The war horses neighed and their iron hooves thundered as the two cavalry units collided like a torrent of steel!

The heavily armored cavalry of the Western Liang Iron Cavalry rushed into the Tang army like a tidal wave, with long spears like a forest and flashing cold light.

At the moment the war horses collided, the sounds of bones breaking, metal clashing, and screams intertwined into one.

The front row of cavalrymen were thrown off their horses by the huge impact. The horses fell down with a wail, throwing the riders out heavily, and then were trampled into meat paste by the iron hooves of the subsequent charge.

Ma Chao roared wildly, and his long spear was like a dragon, piercing the throat of a Tang cavalryman, and blood splattered on his hideous visor.

He swung his gun and swept it across, knocking another Tang cavalryman off his horse.

The Xiliang cavalry followed closely behind, and in the midst of swords and sabers, the Tang cavalry fell one after another.

However, the Tang cavalry was no weakling. The elite light cavalry led by Qin Qiong rushed out from the flank like ghosts, waving their scimitars, and a cold light flashed, and blood spurted out of the necks of the Xiliang cavalry.

A Xiliang heavy cavalryman was hit by three scimitars at the same time, and his heavy armor was split open, with blood gushing out from the cracks.

In the middle of the battlefield, the cavalry on both sides were already blood-thirsty.

When their spears broke, they drew their swords and chopped them down. When their horses fell, they fought on foot.

Broken limbs and arms were scattered everywhere, and blood dyed the entire land red.

A Xiliang cavalryman was pierced through the abdomen by a spear, but he still held on to the spear shaft tightly, and with his other hand, he swung his sword to chop off the head of the Tang cavalryman. The two men fell down together and were silent.

Qin Qiong's two maces flew around, and each strike carried a thousand pounds of force, smashing the Xiliang cavalrymen and their armor into pieces.

Seeing this, Ma Chao shouted angrily and rode his horse straight forward.

The two men's weapons collided, sparks flew, and the war horses stood up, their iron hooves crossing in the air.

The battlefield has become a Shura hell, with corpses everywhere and blood flowing like a river.

The two cavalry units fought madly in this land of death, and the fight would not stop until one of them died!

"Ma Chao! Stop being so arrogant!" Qin Qiong shouted angrily and rode his horse straight towards Ma Chao.

Ma Chao sneered: "Good timing!"

He was not afraid and faced the battle with his spear.

The two fierce generals clashed in an instant, their spears and maces collided, sparks flew!

Qin Qiong's double maces were powerful and heavy, and each blow was like a mountain pressing down on one's head. Ma Chao's spear was like a poisonous snake spitting out its tongue, cunning and cruel.

The two men's horses crossed each other, their weapons clashed, and the surrounding soldiers retreated one after another, and no one dared to approach.

"Dang! Dang! Dang!"

The sound of metal clashing was deafening. The two men fought from horseback to foot, and then from footback to horseback. The battle was extremely fierce.

Qin Qiong swept his mace across, Ma Chao dodged sideways and stabbed Qin Qiong's throat with his spear.

Qin Qiong raised his double maces to block the spear, then pushed hard, causing Ma Chao to retreat several steps.

Ma Chao was furious and roared wildly, piercing Qin Qiong's heart with his spear like a dragon.

Qin Qiong raised his two maces and twisted them, locking Ma Chao's spear.

The two men wrestled, their horses neighed, and dust flew up.

After two hours of fierce fighting, both sides were exhausted, but neither was willing to give in.

Finally, Qin Qiong seized a flaw in Ma Chao and suddenly smashed his mace at Ma Chao's back!

"boom!"

Ma Chao groaned, spurted out a mouthful of blood, and almost fell off his horse.

But he gritted his teeth, steadying himself and glaring at Qin Qiong.

Qin Qiong was also panting. Although this attack injured Ma Chao, he himself was exhausted and could not launch another attack.

Li Shiming, who was watching the battle from a distance, raised his lips slightly and nodded with satisfaction: "General Qin is indeed brave."

Then, he gave the order in a cold voice: "Pass the word, shield bearers, surround them, archers, shoot, and destroy this Chu cavalry!"

The Tang army's shieldmen quickly surrounded the Western Liang cavalry with spears like a forest, trapping them in their formation.

The archers fired thousands of arrows at once, and the arrows rained down, and the Xiliang cavalry were shot and fell off their horses one after another.

Seeing that the situation was hopeless, Ma Chao gritted his teeth and shouted, "Retreat! Retreat to Qingcheng!"

However, the Tang army had already blocked their retreat, and the Xiliang cavalry were trapped in the Tang army's formation.

Li Shiming looked at the fleeing Chu cavalry and sneered, "Chu Kuang thinks that sending a cavalry surprise attack can turn the tide of the battle? Ridiculous."

Zhang Gongjin, the counselor beside him, said sternly, "Your Majesty, although our army has won, it will still take time to attack the city. Should we continue the assault?"

Li Shiming's eyes were deep as he said calmly, "No rush. First, we need to wear down the morale of the Chu army. When the time is right, we can take the city in one fell swoop!"

He planned to first destroy this cavalry, kill Ma Chao, and undermine the morale of the Chu army in the city before launching a strong attack!

Now that the advantage is on his side, he is naturally not in a hurry. He wants to take it step by step and not give the Chu army any chance to turn the tables!

Because Emperor Liu Che of Han had already told him: the main force of the Chu army is in the west!

So, there are not many Chu troops here.

He will definitely win this battle!