freenovelworld Chapter 229 Ambush
Chapter 229 Ambush
After the Eastern Route Army was defeated at Qigou Pass, the offensive and defensive situation between the Song and Liao armies was completely reversed. The Liao army attacked fiercely from both directions, and the Song army resisted tenaciously but was also defeated step by step.
Under the order of Grand Marshal Yelu Xizhen, the Liao army stationed in Wuzhou and Xinzhou gathered towards Weizhou, waiting to join the army led by Grand Marshal Yelu Xizhen in the rear to attack Yun, Ying, Huan and Shuo states together. After regaining the lost territory, they cooperated with the eastern army to invade the Song Dynasty in the south.
Xinzhou's main general Li Chengze was also a Han Chinese. After Zhu Fang, the Han Chinese defender of Huanzhou City, rushed out of Yunzhou City, he took more than a thousand defeated soldiers and defected to Li Chengze, who was also a Han general.
At this moment, the two men, with five thousand elite soldiers, rode side by side on horseback, talking and laughing, on a road called Wangjiagu, which was surrounded by low hills and woods on both sides.
The Eastern Route Army of the Song Dynasty was badly defeated. Empress Dowager Xiao of Liao and Marshal Yelu Xiu'ge were leading a large army to attack the Song Army from behind. The vanguard of the Western Route Army of the Song Dynasty, which had penetrated deep into the territory of Liao, was now trapped in a jar. They must have been in a panic and only wanted to withdraw to the territory of Song Dynasty to save their lives.
The Song troops in Yunzhou and Yingzhou, who were ordered to stop the enemy and cover the army's retreat to the south, must have huddled in the city in panic, waiting for the Liao army to attack the city so that they could put up a last stand or abandon the city and flee.
Both of them thought the same, so, without any vigilance, they led 5,000 soldiers and horses towards Weizhou as if they were sightseeing.
"Brother Zhu, I heard that the ones who were ordered to stay in Yun and Ying states were King Qin Zhao Defang and Yang Yanzhao. This time, you can take revenge." Li Cheng teased with a hint of contempt.
Zhu Fang's face flushed, and he felt ashamed and angry, but he could not retaliate with words. He just responded bitterly, "This time, I will definitely capture Qin Wang Zhao Defang and Yang Yanzhao alive to avenge my previous humiliation!"
Li Cheng curled his lips and thought to himself, if you can blow the hide of a grown cow apart, how could Qin Wang Zhao Defang and Yang Yanzhao be captured alive so easily?
There was a sudden commotion in the front army, and the already slow marching speed came to a halt.
"What's going on? Why don't you leave?" Li Cheng asked loudly.
A messenger galloped over from the front, fell off his saddle and knelt on the ground, reporting in a hurry, "Report!... Report to the general, there is a landslide ahead, and the road is blocked by boulders and big trees. It is impossible to pass. The vanguard is clearing the roadblock."
Li Chengze's heart skipped a beat! This road is wide enough, and many caravans pass by on weekdays. How could there be a landslide, boulders and trees blocking the road?
"Be alert! Spread out your formation and stay alert!" Li Chengze shouted sternly.
Before he finished speaking, the sound of horse hooves and shouts of killing came from the rear of the army. Zhu Fang, who had been frightened twice, shouted in fear: "Quick! Turn around and charge!"
The Song army was coming from behind the main army. You actually wanted the main army to turn around and run away in such a narrow place? Li Cheng glared at his frightened colleague and shouted in a deep voice: "Don't turn around and retreat. Clear the roadblocks quickly and charge out from the front!"
The thousand soldiers led by Zhu Fang did not listen to Li Chengze. After hearing the order of their general, they turned around and rushed back. Li Chengze's four thousand soldiers listened to the order of their general and rushed forward with caution. This not-so-narrow road in the valley was in chaos!
A black line appeared from the hill on the left, and two thousand elite Moyun cavalrymen slowly rode their horses to the top of the hill. Luo Li stood beside the King of Qin, who was wearing golden armor, and looked down at the battlefield below.
One thousand Volcano Army soldiers stayed behind in Yunzhou, and Yang Yanzhao led two thousand elite cavalrymen of the Volcano Army and rushed into the enemy group from behind like a tiger into a flock of sheep.
Yang Yanzhao was seen rushing in the front, his horse like a dragon and his man like a divine soldier. A bright silver spear in his hand was shining with cold light. He danced with it like a shining wind wheel, knocking back the arrows shot hastily by the enemy, and then charged into the enemy group.
With one spear, he knocked down a burly enemy general who was blocking his way. He rode his horse forward, and the shiny silver spear in his hand was like a silver snake taking his life. He knocked down more than a dozen archers on horseback in succession, disrupting the Liao army's hastily formed offensive formation.
"Good! Yang Yanzhao is truly a brave general! He is invincible and worthy of being a famous young hero." Luo Li couldn't help but exclaimed with excitement.
Qin Wang Zhao Defang, who was standing next to him, felt sour when he heard this and said unhappily, "Princess, please step back and watch the enemy's battle formation from the top of the hill to see how brave and invincible I am."
Luo Li gave the jealous man a funny look, and as she pulled her horse back, she warned him, "Be careful and protect yourself."
Prince Qin Zhao Defang was comforted by the princess's concern and smiled happily, "Don't worry, Li'er! You protect the princess."
King Zhao Defang of Qin waved his hand, and a thousand elite Moyun cavalrymen, who were arranged in a horizontal line, shook the reins and started slowly, gradually accelerating. Thousands of black killing gods swooped down and killed the Liao army below!
The weapon of Qin Wang Zhao Defang was also a spear. The spear shaft was black and the spear head was made of snowflake iron. The black warhorse and the black spear did not match his glittering golden armor, but it did not affect his heroic and brave aura at all.
Luo Li looked at the dazzling figure in the army, and was nervous and worried whether the enemy archers would shoot arrows at him. Zhao Defang insisted on wearing the golden helmet and armor bestowed by the emperor to fight, saying that he was giving the emperor a face and also giving the Liao army an image of a target that would scare them in the future.
Li Chengze whipped Zhu Fang hard on the head with his horse whip and shouted, "Zhu Fang! If you dare to disobey my orders again, I will kill you! Hurry up and tell your men to turn around and follow me to charge forward!"
Zhu Fang was awakened by a whip. He covered his face with the burning wounds and shouted at the top of his lungs to order his subordinates to turn around. It took a lot of effort to sort out the chaotic formation.
The shouts and cries from behind were getting closer and closer. A dull sound of horse hooves came from the upper left. Zhu Fang looked up and said, "Ah?" He was so scared that he almost fell off his horse. "Mo Yunqi! ... There are Mo Yunqi on the hillside on the left! ..."
Li Chengze also looked up and saw the black iron stream. His heart trembled! His voice was trembling as he shouted, "Archers! Quick! Archers, get ready!..."
The diving formation of the Mo Yun Cavalry maintained a horizontal line of two rows in front and back. There was no earth-shaking shouting and killing. The soldiers had firm eyes and swept towards the enemy group below like silent gods of death!
The Liao army archers aimed their arrows at the black killer in panic and fear. After hearing the order, thousands of arrows were fired at once!
Luo Li's heart tightened suddenly as she stood on the top of the mountain. She saw arrows like locusts flying towards the elite Mo Yunqi soldiers. The arrows shot at Qin Wang Zhao Defang, who was wearing a golden helmet and golden armor, were as dense as black rain.
Qin Wang Zhao Defang waved the spear in his hand to deflect the dense arrows. The shadow of the spear body protected his body and horse like a huge wheel, and rushed through the rain of arrows. The elite soldiers of the Moyun Cavalry held a small black shield in their left hands and waved long-handled steel knives in their right hands to block and knock down the locust arrows.
Before the Liao army archers could shoot the second arrow, the black iron stream had already swept into the enemy's ranks. Luo Li breathed a sigh of relief, and her tense heart relaxed.
Qin Wang Zhao Defang went straight for Li Chengze, the Liao army commander who was commanding the battle. He was too lazy to pick up the personal soldiers who were desperately protecting Li Chengze one by one. He used his internal strength to swing the spear and sweep across. With one sweep, a figure flew into the air with blood spraying from his mouth and screaming, and blood splattered...
The King of Qin rode forward and used his inner strength to shoot left and right. After a few shots, only a few of the hundreds of soldiers standing in front of the commander Li Chengze were left. Luo Li finally saw what it meant to die if you stick to them. The ancient warriors who were so brave and invincible were even more exaggerated than what was described in the storytelling!
Li Cheng stared at the Song general in the golden helmet and armor, who was rushing towards him like an invincible god. His pupils dilated and shrank in fear. Without his personal soldiers blocking the way, he could only muster up his courage and ride forward with his sword in hand.
: "Who is coming? Leave your name!" Li Chengze himself could hear the trembling in the voice.
The King of Qin raised the spear in his hand and pointed it, his eyes looked down upon him, and he smiled proudly: "I, Zhao Defang, will take your life today. When you go to hell, you can go and complain to the King of Hell."
Li Chengze's heart trembled again! It turned out to be the famous Song Dynasty war god, Qin Wang Zhao Defang. After I go to hell, it will be useless to complain to the King of Hell! Will the King of Hell still pity me, an unjustly dead ghost, and settle accounts with you?
He suppressed his fear, and gritted his teeth, spurred his horse forward, and brandished his sword to strike first: "Today, I will kill you, the arrogant little King of Qin, off your horse!"
Seeing that Li Chengze had mustered up the courage to fight, King Qin Zhao Defang turned around and shook the spear in his hand at the princess on the hilltop, then turned around to meet the enemy.
Luo Li, who was watching the battle on the top of the hill, couldn't help but burst out laughing. This guy Zhao Defang, is he trying to show off in front of me?
The Ghost Hand Poison Doctor who was in charge of protecting the Master curled his lips and said, "Killing a little chicken is worth showing off?"
Luo Li stared at the two generals whose horses were about to collide. As the two horses crossed, Li Cheng used a move to split Huashan Mountain, and the big knife in his hand chopped fiercely at the head of the King of Qin.
The gleaming broadsword, carrying the murderous aura that could split mountains and split rocks, slashed straight towards Qin Wang Zhao Defang. Luo Li's heart was suddenly gripped tightly!
The horse that Qin Wang Zhao Defang was sitting on instantly moved to the left. The tip of the spear in his hand was facing the junction of the blade and the handle of the big knife on the upper right. With a light touch, he pushed the blade more than a foot away with his clever strength. The tip of the spear turned around like a nimble poisonous snake and went towards Li Chengze's throat...
Li Chengze pulled back his knife but failed to block it. His heart suddenly contracted with fear, and his hair stood up instantly. He shouted, "Ah!..."
The two horses passed each other, and on the tip of the spear that Qin Wang Zhao Defang raised high was the dead body of an enemy commander whose hands and feet were kicking around.
"Good! Awesome!" Luo Li couldn't help but shout excitedly.
Qin Wang Zhao Defang held up the enemy commander's corpse, rode his horse in a circle and showed off to the top of the hill. The nearby Moyun Cavalry elite soldiers shouted in unison: "Your Majesty, the Qin Wang is mighty!"
The Ghost Hand Poison Doctor was proud of his nephew in his heart, but he said it in a sarcastic way, "He looks like a peacock with its tail spread out."
Siyu laughed and retorted, "Brother Ghost Hand, the prince is a proud golden peacock, not a flower peacock."
Everyone couldn't help laughing, and their tense mood was relieved a lot.
The Liao army's main general Li Cheng was killed by the Qin King's spear. Another main general Zhu Fang was so frightened that he turned around and fled with his subordinates. He dreamed that he could rush out from the back and escape back to Xinzhou City.
Yang Yanzhao led two thousand Huoshan soldiers to meet him. After a few rounds of fighting, he knocked Zhu Fang off his horse.
After clearing the roadblocks with great effort and charging forward, the Liao army was shot dead by a volley of arrows. Then, the thousand elite Mo Yun cavalrymen blocking there, led by Wu Xing, rode their horses and charged forward with swords in hand.
This ambush in the heart of the enemy's country was a great victory by annihilating all 5,000 enemy troops.
King Qin Zhao Defang ordered to clean up the battlefield quickly and move immediately. The armor and weapons of the Liao army were not rare, but the more than 3,000 uninjured war horses and bows and arrows were valuable things, so they were all taken away.
While the soldiers were cleaning up the battlefield, Luo Li, with the Ghost Hand Poison Doctor, Siyu and others, urgently treated the wounded. An hour later, the two elite cavalry units quickly moved to the next battlefield.