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

The sun was scorching in the sky, burning the earth, and the air was filled with the smell of blood and dust.

Liu Che galloped on his horse, with only tens of thousands of remaining soldiers behind him, and in the distance, the shouts of the Chu army were approaching like thunder.

"Your Majesty! The Chu army is catching up!" a personal guard shouted in horror.

Liu Che turned around suddenly and saw smoke and dust billowing in the distance. The black flags of the Chu army fluttered in the wind, and the roar of iron hooves hitting the ground made people tremble.

"Damn it! Lu Xun couldn't even stop them!" Liu Che's face turned pale, and a hint of cruelty flashed in his eyes.

He knew that if this continued, the Chu army would definitely catch up with him, and then the entire army would be wiped out!

"Ma Zhang!" he shouted sternly.

A general wearing heavy armor and with a resolute face rode forward and said, "I am here!"

Liu Che stared at him, his voice low and cold: "I will give you 30,000 elite soldiers. You stay behind to cover our retreat. You must stop the Chu army!"

Ma Zhang was silent for a moment, then clasped his fists and said firmly, "I obey your command!"

He knew that he would die in this battle.

But he is a soldier, and military orders are as heavy as a mountain!

Ma Zhang quickly commanded 30,000 elite Han troops to form a battle array.

"Form a formation!" he shouted sternly, his voice piercing the battlefield.

The Han army quickly changed its formation, with shield soldiers in front, spearmen in the back, and archers standing on high ground, forming a solid line of defense.

"Turtle Shell Formation!" Ma Zhang roared.

This is the defensive formation that the Han army is best at. The shield soldiers are closely connected, and the spears pierce through the gaps, like a giant steel hedgehog, enough to withstand the cavalry charge!

"Soldiers!"

Ma Zhang raised his sword high and shouted like thunder: "Today's battle will be a fight to the death! But our sacrifice will buy your majesty a chance to survive!"

"Kill! Kill! Kill!" The Han army roared in unison, ready to die.

In the distance, the Chu army's cavalry surged like a tide.

Ran Ming led the way, his eight-foot-long spear stained with blood. He smirked at the Han army formation and said, "You think you can stop me with just a tortoise shell formation?"

"General Ran!" Zhao Yu rode closer, his silver armor gleaming coldly in the sunlight. "I'll break the formation!"

Ran Ming laughed loudly: "Alright! Let's see who can kill them first!"

Before he finished speaking, the two men rode their horses and charged at the same time!

"kill--!"

The Chu army's cavalry crashed into the Han army's defense line like a raging wave!

Ran Ming took the lead, sweeping his spear across, and several Han shield soldiers were knocked away in an instant!

"Stop him!" the Han army captain roared.

However, Ran Ming laughed wildly, and his spear stabbed out like a poisonous dragon, instantly piercing through the chests of three Han soldiers!

"Hahaha! The Han army is nothing but this!" He laughed wildly, his horse rushed into the formation, his spear flew left and right, blood splattered wherever it passed!

A gap was torn in the Han army's formation!

At the same time, Zhao Yu led another elite Chu army and attacked from the flank!

His spear was as fast as lightning, and the tip of the spear flashed with cold light. Every strike was sure to take a life!

"Break!" Zhao Yu shouted loudly, and thrust out his spear suddenly, piercing directly through the throat of a Han army general!

The Han army's formation was in chaos!

Zhao Yu locked his gaze on Ma Zhang with lightning speed and said in a cold voice, "Han general, prepare to die!"

When Ma Zhang saw Zhao Yu coming to kill him, he roared and slashed down with his long sword!

"clang!"

Swords and guns collided, sparks flew!

"Han General Ma Zhang!" Ma Zhang shouted angrily, "I will kill you today!"

Zhao Yu sneered: "Arrogant!"

He turned his spear, and with the force of a dragon, he thrust out three times in an instant, each one as fast as lightning!

Ma Zhang barely blocked two shots, but the third shot had already pierced his shoulder!

"Pfft!"

Blood spurts!

Ma Zhang groaned, gritted his teeth and swung his sword to fight back, but Zhao Yu dodged and the spear stabbed at his throat like a poisonous snake!

Ma Zhang's pupils suddenly shrank, and he tried his best to turn sideways. The tip of the gun grazed his neck, leaving a trail of blood!

"Die!" Zhao Yu shouted coldly, and the spear suddenly swung back and swept across, hitting Ma Zhang's chest hard!

"boom!"

Ma Zhang was knocked off his horse and vomited blood!

Zhao Yu approached on horseback, spear raised high, a cold gleam flashing: "Han general, your death has come!"

Ma Zhang struggled to his feet and roared, "Kill!"

He used up his last bit of strength and swung his sword towards Zhao Yu!

however--

"Pfft!"

Zhao Yu's spear was as fast as lightning, piercing through Ma Zhang's heart in an instant!

Ma Zhang opened his eyes wide and slowly fell down!

After Ma Zhang's death, the morale of the Han army completely collapsed!

"The general is dead!" the Han soldiers shouted in horror.

The Chu army took advantage of the situation and launched a fierce attack. Ran Ming and Zhao Yu were like two killing gods, leaving corpses everywhere wherever they passed!

The battle between the Han army and the Chu army has reached a fever pitch, and the entire battlefield has turned into a hell on earth.

Under the scorching sun, blood mist filled the air amidst the flashes of swords and the shadows of knives. The sounds of shouting, screaming, and the clashing of weapons intertwined into a melody of death.

The Han army's shield formation advanced like an iron wall, and spears pierced through the gaps between the shields, flashing with cold light.

The Chu army's heavy infantry roared and crashed into the shield wall, with wood chips flying as their axes chopped down.

A centurion of the Chu army swung his war hammer and smashed it hard on the Han army's shield. The shield-holding soldier's knuckles burst, and before he could scream, the long spear that followed pierced his throat.

Smoke and dust billowed where the cavalry collided.

The Han army's light cavalry drew their bows and shot rapidly, and a rain of arrows covered the Chu army's cavalry.

The Chu cavalry charged towards the arrows, and the heavily armored cavalry, both men and horses, were like a torrent of steel, tearing the Han cavalry formation apart.

A warhorse was shot by an arrow and fell to the ground. The rider rolled over and stood up, sweeping his saber across, cutting off the legs of two enemy riders.

In the core area of ​​infantry fighting, the soldiers on both sides were already blood-thirsty.

The Han army captain swung his long spear like a wheel and killed three enemy soldiers in a row, but was suddenly attacked from the flank by a fierce soldier of the Chu army. His battle axe split his shoulder armor and blood immediately soaked his battle robe.

When he was on the verge of death, he roared and threw his halberd, piercing the enemy general's chest, and both of them fell to the ground at the same time.

Archers kept shooting from behind, and the sound of arrows breaking through the air was endless.

A stray arrow pierced the eye socket of the Han army's flag bearer, and the flag swayed and fell, but was then held tightly by the deputy.

The Chu army's war drums thundered, and the charge horns resounded through the sky. A new wave of reinforcements pressed forward, forcing the Han army's front line to retreat step by step.

Blood gathered into dark red streams in the low-lying areas, and the fallen corpses were riddled with arrows, swords and spears.

The dying warhorse wailed and struggled, its head crushed by the iron hooves of the subsequent charge.

As time went on, the last heavy armored infantry phalanx of the Han army was still fighting desperately, but the encirclement was getting smaller and smaller, and the black flags of the Chu army covered the battlefield like the shadow of death.

After losing their main general and having their morale plummeted, the Han army's fate was already sealed.

Under the scorching sun, 30,000 elite Han troops were completely wiped out in just one morning.

In the distance, Liu Che heard the sounds of fighting from behind gradually subside, and his face turned pale.

He knew that Ma Zhang's 30,000-strong army had been completely wiped out.

"Your Majesty..." The general beside him had a trembling voice.

Liu Che gritted his teeth, a fierce look flashed in his eyes: "Go!"

He kicked the horse's belly hard, and the warhorse neighed and galloped towards the north.

But the Chu army's pursuit has not ended yet!

What Liu Che didn't know was that at this moment Chu Ning had already taken the cavalry to take a detour and intercepted Liu Che who was trying to escape!