"They're close!"
Zhao Yun gripped his spear tightly, ready to stab it into the enemy's body at any time.
On a high platform not far away, Chen Gong stared at the approaching Shu cavalry and quietly tore open a Stop War Talisman.
With a swish, the talisman transformed into a dazzling white light and shot onto the battlefield, instantly enveloping the 150,000 Shu soldiers. As if they had been immobilized, the high-speed charging Shu army instantly stopped.
Time stopped.
Zhao Yun's fervent and puzzled expression instantly froze like a statue. Then, the white light shrank and expanded, and the 150,000 Shu soldiers disappeared from the battlefield, collectively teleported back to the royal city of Chengdu.
For the next seven days, the Shu Han Dynasty would not be able to send reinforcements to Swordsman City.
Seeing this' magical 'scene, both the allied army and the Dragon Stallion Army were all shocked.
"Heavens, what, what's going on?"
"Heavenly punishment, it's heavenly punishment!" A soldier muttered to himself as he knelt on the ground.
"This is an immortal technique. Great Xia has immortals helping them."
"What immortals? They're clearly demons from hell, and the Dragon Stallion Army is a bunch of devils."
The expression of the person speaking was full of fear.
In the face of this inexplicable phenomenon, the soldiers with limited knowledge could only resort to ghosts and gods.
Along with the spread of the rumor was unease and fear. The high morale instantly plummeted, and even the charging soldiers unconsciously slowed down and became restrained.
The Dragon Stallion Army of Great Xia was really a bunch of devils, and they were fighting with devils. This invisible pressure was enough to destroy the willpower of ordinary soldiers.
The entire battlefield instantly slowed down as if it had been affected by a deceleration spell.
In the command tower, Lian Po saw the sudden disappearance of the Shu army. Even with his supreme willpower, his face turned pale as he muttered to himself, "We've been tricked, this is all a plot!"
The sudden disappearance of the Shu army was too strange, and the Great Xia cavalry had clearly expected this to happen. From afar, Lian Po could smell a strong smell of a plot.
As Di Chen's trusted aide, Lian Po had been in the wilderness for some time and naturally did not believe in ghosts and gods. He guessed that the Great Xia must have used some special tool.
Now was not the time to investigate the tool, but what should the allied army do? Without waiting for Lian Po to respond, the silent Dragon Stallion Army began to move.
On the right flank, under the leadership of Zhang Liao, the 70,000 elite cavalrymen suddenly charge forward. Due to the sudden "retreat" of the Shu army, there is an empty space in front of the Shu army. They can only let the cavalrymen charge forward, splashing mud everywhere.
The cavalry could see everything in front of them clearly. There were no longer any enemies.
The Dragon Stallion Army that had been hiding all this time finally revealed its edge, no longer concealing the killing intent in their hearts. The blue sky was instantly covered in a bloody aura, their killing intent seething and chilling.
Under Zhang Liao's command, after leaving the range of the cannons, the cavalry made a long arc and turned left uniformly, brazenly charging into the center of the coalition army, where the 60,000 soldiers of Swordsman City were.
The 60,000 soldiers of Swordsman City had already launched their assault, leaving less than 20,000 soldiers behind.
The army of Swordsman City was already fearful of the Soaring Dragon Army, and now they had suddenly encountered such a shocking turn of events. Before they could recover from their shock, Zhang Liao's troops had already charged at them fiercely.
"Kill!"
Spears were raised horizontally, forming an invincible spear formation that pierced towards the Swordsman City's army.
One could imagine what kind of bloody scene was about to unfold.
Utterly defeated!
The 20,000 soldiers of Swordsman City couldn't even withstand a single charge from Zhang Liao and were completely defeated.
The casualties were innumerable, and the army was utterly routed.
In less than half an hour, the position of the center army was actually trampled to the ground by the Great Xia cavalry. Thousands of Swordsman City soldiers were trampled into the mud by the Great Xia cavalry, and their flesh and blood mixed with the mud.
It was like purgatory.
The center army was protected by the two flanks and should have been the safest, but now, it was the first to be defeated.
Seeing this, Zhang Liao didn't waste any more time in the center army and continued to lead his troops westward, brazenly charging into the enemy's right flank, which was the formation of 150,000 reinforcements led by Lian Po.
As an experienced veteran, Lian Po only sent out 80,000 soldiers in the first wave of assault, leaving nearly half of his troops in the rear as a mobile force.
Unfortunately, the first wave of attack that Lian Po sent out was mainly cavalry, and the rest of the army was basically infantry. Faced with the high-speed assault of Zhang Liao's troops, Lian Po's troops were immediately at a disadvantage.
When setting up the formation, it was not that Lian Po did not guard against a surprise attack from the cavalry. It was just that, according to conventional thinking, Lian Po placed the focus of the defense on the west and the rear. He arranged a total of ten thousand cavalry.
Lian Po would never have thought that the enemy would directly attack from the center of the formation.
One must know that the flanks of the Shu army were flanked by the Shu army. No matter how powerful the enemy cavalry was, they would not be able to break through to the east of Lian Po's division.
The sudden disappearance of the Shu army immediately changed the situation on the battlefield, making Lian Po's arrangements seem incomparably pale.
By the time Lian Po reacted, he wanted to set up defenses on the east side, but the center army was simply too disappointing and didn't give Lian Po any time. Before the defensive chain could be laid down, Zhang Liao's troops had already arrived with the momentum of a great victory.
Zhang Liao's troops had unleashed a monstrous slaughter in the rear of the coalition army, causing the entire rear to be thrown into chaos. Lian Po could only do his best to command the rear army to fight with Zhang Liao's troops.
… …
Just as Zhang Liao's troops were stirring up a storm in the rear of the coalition army, after a moment of astonishment, the high-speed charge of the coalition army finally clashed with the Dragon Stallion Army.
The Dragon Stallion Army had long since been prepared for this.
Xiao Chaogui was in charge of the cannons, Luo Shixin was in charge of the center army, and Lai Hu 'er was in charge of the left wing. The three Great Generals had a clear division of labor, and they all bared their fangs at the charging coalition army.
This was especially true for Lai Hu 'er, who had long since been waiting for this decisive battle to wash away his humiliation, atone for his crimes, win back the king's trust, and win back the glory he had lost.
The sudden disappearance of the one hundred and fifty thousand Shu soldiers had caused the difference in strength between the two sides to reverse. The coalition army had gone from three hundred and sixty thousand to two hundred and twenty thousand. The Dragon Stallion Army had gone from having the upper hand to being at a disadvantage.
If one considered the morale of both sides and the individual strength of their soldiers, the coalition army was at a great disadvantage.
The coalition army charging forward would definitely not be able to gain an advantage over the Dragon Stallion Army. Moreover, with their low morale and the sudden change in the rear, the soldiers had no heart to continue fighting.
How could the coalition army fight against the Dragon Stallion Army in such a terrible state?!
Even the cavalry on the left wing had not been able to kill the Dragon Stallion Army. The cavalry had already suffered heavy casualties under the combined assault of the cannons and crossbows. They had barely broken through the first layer of the Dragon Stallion Army's sword-and-shield formation before they ran out of steam and were surrounded by the Dragon Stallion Army.
After blocking the first wave of the coalition army, the Dragon Stallion Army, under the command of its three fierce generals, took the initiative to attack, forcing the coalition army into a constant retreat.
Such power was truly shocking.
… …
Lian Po had a pained expression as he gazed at the battlefield.
The terrible performance of the frontline troops was like a heavy blow to Lian Po's head, his legs going soft. This was truly a great torment for Lian Po.
Fight, they could not win.
Retreat, they could not.
The two armies were already fighting on all fronts, with each other in their midst.
If they rashly retreated now, they would become living targets. Not only would they not be able to escape, but they would also be bitterly bitten by the enemy and eaten up bit by bit.
There was only one path before the coalition army: fight to the end.
Lian Po had not yet given up all hope. As long as the coalition army could last through the day and wait for night to come, the two sides would temporarily cease fighting. Then, Lian Po would prepare to lead his troops away from this sorrowful place.
As long as they retreated, even if they could not defend Swordsman City, they would still be able to teleport to Rosy Cloud City and defend the final fruit of their labor.
The question was, could the coalition army last through the day?
Lian Po was very confident in this. The one hundred and fifty thousand reinforcements this time were no ordinary soldiers. Even though they had suffered repeated blows, they were still in disarray.
Under Lian Po's command, the entire army was still able to hold on.
In a situation where the two sides were evenly matched, even the powerful Dragon Stallion Army would not be able to completely defeat such an elite force in a single day.
Fortunately, the Great Xia still had a backup plan.
Just after noon, a rumbling sound suddenly came from outside the battlefield. Looking at the direction, it came from the west side of the battlefield. Lian Po was delighted as he thought, Could the alliance have sent more reinforcements?
Feng Qingyang had said very clearly that the Great Xia only had the Dragon Stallion Army in the Shu lands. Even if there were reinforcements, they should have come from the south, not the west.
When the true appearance of this army was revealed, Lian Po's eyes narrowed.
The experienced and knowledgeable Lian Po could tell at a glance that this was a Qiang Tribe army. The strange thing was that this army did not have any military flags, so he could not tell which side they belonged to.
Could this be the reinforcements that Lord Feng Qingyang had brought?
Lian Po was not completely sure, but he was already seventy percent sure. Lian Po knew that there was a Qiang County near Swordsman City that was inhabited by a large number of Qiang people.
It would make sense if Lord Feng Qingyang had secretly formed an army of Qiang Tribe soldiers.
Lian Po was extremely excited at the thought of this.
With the addition of this new force, Lian Po was confident that they would be able to continue fighting this battle.
At the same time, Lian Po secretly blamed Lord Feng Qingyang. Since he had such a force in his hands, why didn't he bring it out earlier?
Otherwise, the coalition army would not have fallen into such an awkward situation.
However, when he thought of the mutual deception between the lords, Lian Po stopped thinking about it. This was already beyond the scope of his duties as a general, and he should not be involved in it.
Just as Lian Po was filled with anticipation, he saw Zhang Liao, who was fighting in the rear, suddenly break away from the main force and rush to the front of the Qiang Tribe army. He pointed at the battlefield and said something.
After a while, Zhang Liao led his troops back.
The Qiang Tribe army had already received the order and turned around to attack the coalition army. Their sharp blades were exceptionally dazzling under the sunlight.
Lian Po closed his eyes in pain and muttered to himself, "The coalition army is finished!"
Even with Lian Po's abilities, he was powerless to reverse the situation.
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