Chapter 708
Words:2017Update:22/06/26 06:37:40
The decorated archway at the end of the street collapsed.
Then, several neighboring commercial buildings collapsed one after another. Smoke and dust rose. Countless bricks and pieces of wood piled up into a small hill, blocking the way out of the long street.
The grassland cavalry general's anxious and frightened expression became ferocious. He held his machete and looked at the charging Tang Army, no longer retreating.
The grassland cavalry did not retreat either.
Suddenly, more tripping ropes appeared on the chaotic street, entangling the hooves of the Tang heavy cavalry.
The Tang cavalry fell heavily on the ground. Their heavy armors collided with the hard ground, making a dull sound. Blood flowed out of their grey armors.
More Yan soldiers appeared in the buildings on both sides of the street and started shooting arrows at the Tang Army. The arrows suddenly rained down violently. Several arrows pierced through the edges of the Tang cavalry's armors at the same time.
From time to time, buildings collapsed on the street, becoming insurmountable obstacles for the heavy cavalry. Some cavalrymen and their mounts were buried by the collapsed buildings and could not stand up again.
This was indeed an ambush.
But it was not an ambush by the Tang Army and the Yan Army against the grassland cavalry.
It was an ambush by the Yan Army and the grassland cavalry against the Tang Army.
The Tang Black Armored Heavy Cavalry was invincible in the world.
Could they still be invincible today?
The Tang general looked at his subordinates who kept falling down. His voice was as cold as the snow on Min Mountain. He looked at the Yan Army and the grassland cavalry on both sides of the street and said, "Kill them all and we can get out."
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Ambushes took place everywhere in the city.
The Tang army suffered a heavy blow, but they still charged forward fearlessly. With the anger of betrayal and the grief of the sacrifice of their comrades, they waved the podaos in their hands and stabbed the spears in their hands, continuing to charge forward.
The Northeast Border Army Vanguard Battalion was facing the most difficult situation on the long street. They had the largest number of enemies, the grassland barbarians with terrible archery skills. It seemed that they could not kill them all.
But there were no enemies in the world that could not be killed.
All the Tang cavalrymen had a belief. As the general said, as long as they killed all the enemies in front of them, they would naturally be able to get out.
Shrill cries and muffled collisions rang out on the long street. The grassland cavalry and the Yan Army, which were like tidewater, were frightened by the Tang cavalry. A gap appeared on the wide area where the two streets intersected.
The commander of the vanguard battalion transferred the podao that had already been chipped to his left hand and said in a deep voice, "Continue the charge!"
As long as they rushed out of the long street, the Yan Kingdom would no longer be able to organize an effective blockade. Then, he could follow the Great General's plan and lead his men back through the East Gate.
He did not turn his head. He knew that out of the thousand heavy cavalry under his command, only less than half remained.
This was the worst defeat the Great Tang black-armored cavalry had suffered in the last few decades. But he was not sad, because he believed that every cavalry under his command had killed at least several times their number of enemies before they died.
That was enough.
This way, he could puff out his chest and go back proudly.
The general of the Vanguard Battalion lifted the reins of his horse and galloped forward. With a slash of his saber, a grassland cavalryman was cut into two halves from the body to the blade. Then, he passed through the rain of blood and rushed forward.
Suddenly, his injured right hand, which was holding the horse zombie, stiffened.
The horse, which was already a little tired, stopped moving.
The hundreds of Tang cavalrymen behind him also quieted down.
The grassland cavalrymen had long been scared out of their wits. Their formation was in a mess and scattered on the side.
However, the gap that seemed to allow the Tang cavalrymen to leave had been filled up by the cavalry.
Those cavalrymen also wore black armor. But compared to the Tang cavalrymen, their armors were painted with complicated golden Talisman lines, which were more eye-catching and bright in the night.
In the world, there were only two kinds of cavalrymen qualified to be mentioned in the same breath as the Tang cavalrymen.
One was the elite cavalrymen directly under the Golden Palace.
The other was the Papal Cavalrymen of the West-Hill Divine Palace.
It was even said that the Papal Cavalrymen of the Divine Hall could not defeat a thousand of them.
For countless years, the number of Papal Cavalrymen of the West-Hill Divine Palace was strictly limited to a thousand, probably to avoid disturbing the secular imperial power.
But now it seemed that this was obviously a lie made by the West-Hill Divine Palace.
Because there were more than a thousand Papal Cavalrymen of the West-Hill Divine Palace on the opposite side of the long street.
The general of the Vanguard Battalion squinted and lifted his helmet to look across the long street.
He wiped the blood off his face and was silent for a long time. Then he suddenly laughed.
"I have wanted to prove one thing in my life. You West-Hill Cavalrymen are only qualified to carry my boots. I did not expect that I would have such an opportunity before I die."
The general of the Vanguard Battalion stopped laughing and slowly raised his podao. He said, "Who is willing to fight with me?"
The hundreds of Tang cavalrymen behind him answered in unison. They were not afraid, but were ready to fight to the death.
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In the restaurant.
Xian Zhilang looked at the city in the night. He held the cold railing tightly, his knuckles turning white.
He squinted and was silent for a moment. Then he loosened his right hand and tapped on the railing.
When he tapped on his ring finger, he stopped. Then he issued three military orders.
"Vanguard Battalion, disperse. The order forbidding entry is abolished. Kill at will. We must hold on until dawn."
"All battalions are to break through the East City Gate in an hour. The route and tactics are the opposite of the pre-war arrangement."
"Imperial Guard Battalion, follow me to the Prince's Mansion."
The officers and messengers in the restaurant were stunned for a moment. Then they began to act separately.
With the quality of the Tang Army, there should not be such a moment of stagnation. But even they needed time to digest the content of Xian Zhilang's three military orders.
Dispersing the Vanguard Battalion was tantamount to sending them to their deaths to buy time for the other Cavalry Battalions to escape.
"We have lost."
Xian Zhilang looked at the crowd and said, "Then we must lose beautifully. If there are any of you alive after this battle, remember to bring a message to Her Highness. We lost because of trust. Now the whole world is against the Tang Empire. Then the Tang Empire can only trust the Tang Empire. "
After saying this, he glanced at the Yan general.
The Yan general was one of the most important generals of the Yan Kingdom. Otherwise, he would not be qualified to be here.
The Yan general smiled sadly and pulled out his knife to commit suicide.
Xian Zhilang walked out of the restaurant.
Dozens of Tang soldiers with podaos walked out of the darkness. They looked around vigilantly. They knew that since they were ambushed, the General must be the first person the enemy wanted to kill.
But Xian Zhilang did not want to wait to be killed by the Yans.
His third military order had already made his choice clear.
He would lead the Imperial Guard Battalion to the Prince's Mansion in the East.
He was going to see Crown Prince Chong Ming.
Or kill him, or be killed by him.
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