Under the night sky, on the plains of autumn, specks of fire spread out under the vast curtain of the sky.
The battlefield of a hundred thousand people, looking down, seemed to be the size of a city. The densely packed tents stretched out as far as the eye could see. In the darkness and light alternated, the gathering of the people seemed to form a true ocean. And the charge of close to ten thousand people also gave off the same feeling of explosiveness.
Five thousand people driving six thousand routed soldiers towards the camp of seventy thousand people, it was like a cup of cold water being poured into boiling oil.
— — It exploded.
Forty thousand people defending the rear, there were still thirty thousand people facing the city they wanted to attack. And following the charge of the Black Flag Army, Yanzhou's city gates also opened. The Zhong family's army began to appear. Gradually, more and more appeared. After reorganizing a few times, they began to charge towards this side.
The Jurchen cavalry of a thousand people came down from the north, intimidating at the edge of the camp. At the same time, the main force of ten thousand Black Flag Army cut in diagonally from the northeast. With an overbearing attitude, they wanted to kill their way in between the Jurchen main force and Yan Zhenguo's army. When these twelve thousand people's footsteps shook the ground, it was also a shocking large area.
Fire arrows soared into the sky. Everywhere was a sea of people. The stone catapults used to attack the city began to slowly move again, throwing stones into the sky. Three enormous hot air balloons flew towards Yanzhou while dropping explosives. The enormous sound and light of the fire in the night sky was exceptionally shocking.
After arriving in Yanzhou, in order to immediately attack the city, the defenses of Yan Zhenguo's camp were originally done carelessly. It was impossible for him to make a city that could be defended by a hundred thousand people. Due to the large numbers of his own army, in addition to the Jurchen holding the line, all of the army's strength was placed on attacking the city. If someone really attacked, in terms of defense, they could only use positional warfare. And this time, as the force with the most people on the battlefield, his army had truly sunk into a quagmire of immortals fighting and little ghosts blocking the calamity.
"The Chinese army is here! Those who change sides and charge will not die! The rest will be killed without mercy … "
"Don't come over! They are all our brothers … "
"If you come again I'll kill you …"
"Either way I'm going to die, I'll drag you all down with me …"
In the southeast, the six to seven thousand people who were forced by the five thousand Black Flag Army to charge at the main army might be suffering the most. Of course, they weren't willing to charge into battle, but the fiend in the back was extremely fast, vicious and merciless, not accepting surrendering soldiers. Even if they threw away their weapons and armor and knelt on the ground in surrender, the other side would still only deliver a blow to their heads. On both sides of the routed soldiers, a small number of Black Flag Army cavalry rushed forward. This surging tide of people already lost their chance to escape.
And in front of them, the defensive formation of tens of thousands of people could not open an opening and let the defeated soldiers enter first. Both sides were shouting out. At the final moment when they were about to cross a stone's throw of distance, there were still a few small troops that stood still within the surging routed soldiers, slaughtering their way towards the Black Flag Army in the back. Then, they were scattered into the sea of blood.
The speed at which they were charging forward could no longer be stopped. When the two sides clashed, wild shouts could be heard. The routed soldiers at the front already knew that they were going to die, so they crazily hacked at their own people. The frontline that came into contact with them was like a giant meat grinder, crushing the people at the front into powder and blood.
"Out of the way! Get out of the way — "
"I don't want to live anymore —"
"Yan Zhenguo has surrendered to the golden dog, going against the trend, you guys —"
"The Hua Xia Army is here! We can't beat them! The Hua Xia Army is here! We can't beat them — "
People's voices boiled in the fierce collision. For some people, these were their final cries.
In the west, the charging Zhong Family army fell amidst the flying rocks and arrows. The army led by Zhong Lie had already begun to collide with this sea of people, the sounds of fighting were like a cauldron of boiling cauldron. The main force of the Zhong Family army was an elite army that had been tested for a long time, so they did not fear this kind of charge. As time passed, the huge battlefield collapsed under the frenzied clashes. Yan Zhenguo's army of seventy thousand soldiers seemed to be boiling in a flame that could melt gold and corrode iron. Yan Zhenguo tried to ask for help from the Female Enlightened Master, but all he received was the Female Enlightened Master's strict order to defend to the death. The Female Enlightened Master Sahalin, who had come to supervise the battle, did not dare to send the cavalry under his command into the battlefield of one hundred thousand people that could collapse at any time.
In the north, the battle taking place was not as vast and crazy. The sky had already darkened, and the Female Enlightened Master's main formation was lit with flames, but there was no movement. The Female Enlightened Master sent out by Lou Shi was called Man Doyu, and he led a troop of two thousand Female Enlightened Master cavalry. They had been constantly harassing the Black Flag Army in the form of scattered soldiers.
These Female Enlightened Masters had excellent horsemanship. They formed groups of three to five, some holding torches as they whistled forward. Their formation wasn't tight, but this troop of more than two thousand was like a seemingly loose but nimble school of fish, continuously swimming at the edge of the battle formation. When they approached the Black Flag Army's main formation, they ignited fire arrows, sending them over speckled in this direction, and then quickly left. The Black Flag Army raised their shields at the edge of the formation, solemnly waiting. There were also archers who returned fire, but it was extremely difficult to hit the loose Female Enlightened Master cavalry.
On a hillside not far from the main formation, Han Jing was leading two thousand cavalry, always keeping an eye on this wandering Female Enlightened Master army. Meanwhile, under the protection of the cavalry's occasional movements, a hot air balloon was currently flying in the sky. Several warhorses were using long ropes to pull it from place to place. This balloon did not fly very high, but it was enough for observation. The observers above would occasionally shout or release fireworks, or lower bamboo tubes along the ropes to report the changes in the battle situation. As the Black Flag Army advanced, the two thousand elite Female Enlightened Master cavalry harassed them several times, all wanting to find a target. They rushed over and fired arrows at the balloon, but each time they were stopped by Han Jing's troops.
In the Black Flag Army's main formation, the soldiers at the edge raised their shields and arranged themselves in formation, cautiously moving forward. In the center, Qin Shaoqian looked at the situation of the Female Enlightened Master camp and gestured to the side. The wooden and iron cannons were unloaded from the horses, installed on wheels, and pushed forward. In the rear, there were magnificent flames on the battlefield of close to a hundred thousand people, but this was not the core. The enemy there was currently collapsing. What truly decided everything was still the Female Enlightened Master army of over ten thousand.
Just as the Black Flag Army began to advance towards the Female Enlightened Master camp, at a certain moment, flames lit up. This was not a bit of light, but in an instant, all the flames in the originally silent Female Enlightened Master camp on the opposite slope soared.
The Black Flag Army did not fear battle, and Wanyan Loushi similarly would not fear battle.
After this, the Female Enlightened Master moved.
*****
In the southeast, Yan Zhenguo's resistance force had already entered a state of collapse.
People shouted and fled, scurrying about like headless flies. Some people chose to settle things, shouting slogans and starting to charge at their own people, brandishing their blades. The situation in the sprawling camp was as chaotic as boiling water.
Fleeing had appeared a long time ago, but even more people didn't know where to flee to. The five thousand Black Flag Army had already slaughtered their way over, setting off a reign of terror wherever they went, crushing layer after layer of resistance. In the charge, Zhuo Yongqing followed Mao Yishan and couldn't kill anyone. There were some who resisted, but there were truly too many who surrendered. Some people followed the Black Flag Army and charged forward, but there were also some officers who were awe-inspiring with righteousness, saying that they looked down on Yan Zhenguo's surrender and had long since wanted to settle things. Zhuo Yongqing only chopped down one person in the chaos, but didn't kill him.
The stench of blood and fire was strong. There were truly too many people. After a few charges, it made people dizzy. Zhuo Yongqing was, after all, a new recruit. Even though he had a lot of daily training, at this moment, the enormous mental tension had already exhausted his mental strength. When he rushed to the side of a pile of items, he paused for a moment and held onto a wooden box as he retched a few times. At this moment, he saw someone moving in the darkness not far away.
It was a hidden soldier. He met Zhuo Yongqing's eyes and froze there. In the next moment, that soldier screamed and lunged over, brandishing his blade.
The instant the blade light reached his face, Zhuo Yongqing clenched his teeth and subconsciously brandished his long blade according to his daily training. His body retreated a bit, and then he chopped forward with all his strength. Viscous fresh blood splashed onto his face, and the corpse flew out. Zhuo Yongqing stood there and gasped for breath for a long time. The fresh blood on his face made him want to vomit. He turned his head to look at the corpse on the ground and realized that the blade just now had actually swept past his face.
Not far away, the crowd rushed and someone shouted, "Where is Yan Zhenguo!? I'm asking you, where is Yan Zhenguo? Bring me there! " Zhuo Yongqing tilted his head. This voice belonged to Company Commander Luo Ye. Normally, he appeared refined and candid, but he had a nickname called Lunatic Luo. Only after entering the battlefield this time did Zhuo Yongqing understand why. Behind him, his comrades also rushed over. Some of them looked at him, but no one paid attention to the corpse on the ground. Zhuo Yongqing wiped the blood off his face and followed in the direction of the squad leader.
When the five thousand Black Flag Army passed through Yanzhou City from the southeast to the west, the army led by Zhong Lie was still fighting fiercely on the west side. However, the enemy had already been killed until they were continuously retreating. With over ten thousand troops against tens of thousands of people, and not long after, the enemy would be completely routed. Zhong Lie fought extremely carefreely and commanded the army to advance, almost to his heart's content.
Then, a warning flare appeared on the city walls, and the sound of hooves came from the north!
This group of Jurchen cavalry suddenly charged over and released their arrows, accurately shooting at the flank of the Zhong family army, which had not gotten into a defensive formation due to their charge. The thousand-strong cavalry was still accelerating. Zhong Lie ordered his own cavalry to rush over and intercept them, but he was a step too late. Amidst their charge, the 1,000-strong Nizhen cavalry split into two groups. One group of 400 men was shooting arrows as they charged at the hastily charging Zhong clan cavalry, while the other group of 600 had already charged into the weak spot at the rear of the Zhong clan army, using their steel sabers and arrows to tear open an opening.
The rear of the Zhong family army rapidly retreated. After charging in, the six hundred cavalrymen quickly turned back, while the four hundred cavalrymen and the Zhong family cavalry circled around and shot at each other, sweeping past the front of Yan Zhenguo's army and merging with the six hundred cavalrymen not too far away. After this thousand-strong cavalry merged, they shot another round of arrows before swaggering off.
Although Sahalin's surprise attack this time was unable to salvage the situation, it still caused the Zhong family army to suffer over a hundred casualties. For a moment, it raised the morale of some of Yan Zhenguo's troops. While the Black Flag Army was killing their way over, on the north side, flames had already lit up.
The Jurchen cavalry rushed out of the main camp like a tide, bringing with them sparks. In the darkness of the night, they looked like two dragons, majestically encircling the Black Flag Army's main camp. Not long after, arrows rained down from all directions!
The Black Flag Army soldiers held onto their shields and defended with all their might, the clanking sounds continuously ringing out. On the other side, the two thousand cavalrymen led by Man Dou Yu had also circled over like a poisonous snake. At this time, the Black Flag Army had gathered and the Jurchen were scattered, so the return fire from their arrows was meaningless.
In the army formation, Qin Shaoqian looked at the Jurchen cavalry that was about to form a huge semicircle in the darkness and took a deep breath …
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