Destroy Jin and conquer Song, and carry the Northern Expedition through to the end

Chapter 255: Destroying the Front with Unparalleled Strength

"Is that what Hui Te Mi Le said?"

"Exactly!"

"...I underestimated this guy. He actually has some heroic spirit."

Meng Tian, the guardian of the country, looked at the four Moukes led by Ali, about three hundred armored cavalry, and felt inexplicably moved. However, he turned his gaze to the east of the battlefield.

He was worried that if the Sixth Meng'an collapsed before he could even make his move, causing the entire army to suffer a major defeat, what would he do?

Sure enough, when the infantry of the Sixth Meng'an discovered that some of their comrades had withdrawn from the battle, the entire line was shocked almost instantly.

Zhang Xiaoyi also saw this scene and fought bravely on the front line himself, launching a fierce attack.

If Hui Te Mile had not personally brought the Meng'an flag forward, the battlefield on the east side might have collapsed immediately.

Even so, the left wing of the Wuxing Army only had six infantrymen, of which the full combat strength was probably less than 500 people, all of whom were exhausted. Facing the 2,000 troops of the right army of the Zhongyi Army, the front line could not be maintained and was already shaky.

However, after seeing this scene, Meng Tian, the guardian of the country, instantly understood Hui Te Mile's plan.

I understand why the other party said he wanted to die.

Hui Te Mile wanted to use the lives of more than 500 infantrymen of the Sixth Meng'an to pull back the right army of the Loyal Army and create an opportunity for the armored cavalry to charge.

After realizing this, Meng Tian, the state's guardian, showed no emotion but was heartbroken.

Hui Te Mile is taking a gamble with his own life.

The bet was that Meng Tian could lead the armored cavalry to defeat the right wing of the loyal army in one fell swoop, thus opening up the situation, and even drive away the defeated army in one fell swoop to turn defeat into victory.

Meng Tian took a deep breath and said, "Ali, you should drink some water and regain some strength. We will fight to the death later."

Ali shook his head: "The horses didn't exert themselves today, they all have strength. As for us, we can still endure the hard battle. Although we are tired, we can still fight!"

Meng Tian, the guardian of the country, nodded silently.

At this time, some changes finally occurred on the east side of the battlefield.

Faced with such a stalemate, Zhang Xiaoyi almost died of anger.

With only two thousand men attacking five hundred tired soldiers, they were unable to capture the city after fighting for a quarter of an hour. It was truly humiliating.

"All of you, follow me!" Zhang Xiaoyi pointed at a few squad leaders and picked up a machete: "Follow me to break the formation!"

"it is good!"

"kill!"

"Kill the thief!"

With Zhang Xiaoyi's personal participation in the battle, all the members of the right army began to cheer again.

A deputy general gathered more than fifty crossbowmen, who first fired a round of shots at the Jin army's spear formation. When dozens of Jin soldiers fell, Zhang Xiaoyi, wielding a broadsword, began to charge directly along the gap in the Jin army's formation.

"I am Zhang Xiaoyi from Donghai! Come and fight to the death with me, enemy!" Zhang Xiaoyi shouted his name and entered the battle line first, followed closely by the big flag with the word "Zhang" on it representing the commander of the right army.

Seeing this, the officers of the right army also rose up to attack.

A moment after Zhang Xiaoyi broke into the battle, the Saker Falcon flag of the Sixth Meng'an shook a few times. It was not known whether the flag bearer was killed or Hui Te Mile had died in the battle, but the flag fell to the ground with a bang.

The infantrymen of the Sixth Meng'an were horrified. After fighting hard for a while, they found that the big flag still could not be raised. Fear, fatigue, and casualties finally overwhelmed the army. They didn't know which unit started the rout, which led to the rout of the entire army.

More than 400 Jin soldiers, a military force that could easily defeat thousands of peasant rebels in the past, now fled in a panic, just like the thieves they had always looked down upon, throwing away their weapons and armor and running in all directions.

Zhang Xiaoyi had just cut off a man's head, but then felt a bit bored. He threw the head aside and said with a gasp, "Don't chase them out. Gather the troops! Order all the troops to maintain the formation!"

But when chasing the defeated army, the formation will naturally be scattered, not to mention the reinforcements sent by the Jin army in the west. Some soldiers of the right army are also entangled with them, either actively launching attacks or passively defending. How can the army be gathered in a short time?
This is the opportunity that Huitmire created with his life.

This is also the opportunity that Meng Tian has been waiting for to protect the country.

Meng Tian, the state's governor, rubbed his nose, forced back his tears, and shouted to the guards beside him: "Blow the horn! Attack! Follow me with the flag! Just watch, watch me kill the bandits myself!" As he spoke, Meng Tian, the state's governor, raised his spear high and slowly drove his horse forward.

Behind him were 400 armored cavalrymen of the First Meng'an, more than 200 armored cavalrymen of the personal guards, and more than 300 armored cavalrymen of the Sixth Meng'an, totaling nearly 1,000 armored cavalrymen. Under the guidance of the commander-in-chief's flag, they slowly marched towards the southeast, forming the final throw of the Wuxing Army.

If this last gamble succeeds, they might be able to turn defeat into victory. But if it fails, the Wuxing Army will find it difficult to continue holding on to Yishui County!

The Wuxing Army's final charge was truly remarkable, a display of force. Nearly a thousand armored cavalrymen formed a massive cone, the clatter of horse hooves echoing throughout the battlefield. Faced with a general leading the charge, the Jin army's morale soared. Despite their fatigue, many Jin soldiers launched a counterattack against the loyalist army.

The right army also noticed this large cavalry. The officers hurriedly gathered their men and tried to form a large formation. Those soldiers who had chased too far or had been completely scattered and were left alone could only be crushed into pieces by the rushing Jin cavalry in despair.

Several small formations consisting of more than ten or twenty people disappeared silently in the smoke and dust.

……

"Form a formation!" Zhang Xiaoyi shouted with all his might, and gathered about three hundred people, roughly forming a not-so-thick spear formation, facing the surging Jin army cavalry.

"Forward!" Li Xiu also shouted, commanding more than 800 spearmen to move forward to meet the enemy, while leading 200 armored cavalry to detour from the east side of the formation, preparing to quickly turn back and rush back to support Zhang Xiaoyi after Meng Tian Zhenguo crashed into the spear formation.

……

"The commander is truly a genius! It's right for me, Zhang Si, to achieve this great feat!" Zhang Baiyu practically jumped up when he saw the 'Wuxing' flag approaching quickly, and jumped onto his horse with a loud laugh.

Behind him, the five hundred armored cavalrymen who had been sitting cross-legged and resting their horses also led their horses.

Zhang Baiyu personally waved his own white fish flag a few times and shouted loudly: "Follow me and kill Meng Tian to protect the country!"

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"Now is the time!" At the westernmost end of the battle line, Xin Qiji gazed at the billowing smoke and dust in the distance. He didn't laugh wildly, but spoke seriously. Then he drew his two heavy swords and pointed them forward: "You will scout the battle for me. Let's see if I, the famous general of ancient times that Liu Dalang mentioned, can still show my courage!"

After saying that, Xin Qiji led 37 heavily armored Tianping soldiers along the riverbank, lowered their flags and marched slowly forward, and then suddenly rushed out from the gap in the formation.

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"Finally he got out! If I had known, I wouldn't even wear this iron crotch jacket!" Shi Qilang asked his subordinates to continue to drive away the defeated army of the Fourth Meng'an, while he climbed up a hill with his hands and feet, and saw at first sight the scene of Meng Tian leading the army to charge to defend the country.

"Fuck him! The Right Army wants to eat all the food alone again!" Shi Qilang cursed loudly and immediately grabbed a military envoy and said, "Hurry up and tell Wang Wulang that my sword and shield are no match for the Jin bandits' armored cavalry. If he doesn't hurry up, the Jin bandit commander-in-chief will be killed!"

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"You don't know how expensive firewood and rice are when you're not a householder. Why do you want to burn such good food?"

The wooden fences of the Jin army camp collapsed, and the soldiers in the camp fled in panic. A small number of regular troops organized a counterattack, and the loyal and righteous soldiers who landed from the waterwheel boats and lined up directly rushed forward to engage in hand-to-hand combat. Despite the huge disadvantage in numbers, the Wuxing Army remained tenacious, but were soon killed.

Facing the grain camp, He Zizhen was about to set it on fire to inform the Jin army that their retreat was cut off, thus threatening their morale.

However, He Boqiu stopped them: "Find some freshly cut grass today, which is more moist, and then dismantle the wooden fence and burn it together. We need more smoke. We are not setting fire, but we want to make the Jin thieves think we are setting fire, understand?"

He Zizhen suddenly realized.

A moment later, black smoke rolled up from the Jin army camp. He Zizheng was afraid that the smoke was too small, so he lit several large fires. The black smoke gathered together, like a huge black tree growing thickly.

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"Please, father, back me up! I'm going to fight!" As Meng Tian's Wuxing banner, symbolizing the nation's defense, began to move, everyone in the central army stopped talking and focused their attention on the direction of the Jin cavalry's attack. Once they confirmed it was heading towards the right wing, Liu Huai immediately spoke out.

Wei Sheng stroked his beard and smiled, "Be careful, Dalang."

Liu Huai nodded and rode out immediately, with the Flying Tiger flag following closely behind.

There was no need for mobilization, slogans, or orders. When the Flying Tiger flag arrived at the front of the formation, everyone knew that the time for the general attack had arrived.

Wang Xiongyi, Pang Rugui, Yuchi Mingyue, Zhou Xinglie, Luo Shenyan, Wei Chang, and Lei Ben, who were gathered in the central army, advanced at the same time, and more than 2,000 infantrymen fought hard.

The remnants of the Fifth Meng'an and the Third Meng'an totaled more than a thousand people. It was extremely difficult to maintain the front line, and it was on the verge of collapse in an instant.

At this point, the Loyal Army launched a full-scale counterattack.

(End of this chapter)