Zhutian: Starting from the Space-Time Merchant

Chapter 376 I will not enjoy this honor alone

"Bang!"

The bowstring trembled, and the arrow whistled out, striking the Shatuo cavalryman squarely in the face.

Lin Dao drew another arrow from his quiver, nocked it, aimed, and released it again.

The sharp alloy arrowhead pierced the chest of a Shatuo cavalryman dozens of paces away.

The powerful pulley bow is strong enough to easily pierce leather armor.

The battlefield on Bagong Plain was ablaze with the sounds of battle.

Lin Dao led a small cavalry unit, weaving through the gaps in the battlefield, constantly approaching Liu Chong's direction.

Thanks to their small number of soldiers, the nearby puppet Han troops regarded them as scattered soldiers and did not pay much attention to them.

Usually, only a few dozen to a hundred riders would come to drive them away.

Guo Rong, who had noticed the collapse of the right wing, did not retreat. Instead, he sent Zhao Kuangyin and other generals to launch a fierce counterattack, drawing the enemy's main attention.

The combined forces of the pseudo-Han and Khitan were already smaller than the Zhou army, and they focused their main efforts on various battle formations.

Lin Dao's small cavalry force somehow managed to stagger to a position less than two miles from Liu Chong's main camp.

"From this position, both sniper rifles and mortars can be used."

After shooting down many Shatuo cavalrymen along the forest road, he glanced at the distance on both sides and pondered his plan of action.

In this era dominated by warriors, it would be quite difficult for Lin Dao to raise an army from scratch. His plan was to follow the path of Zhao Kuangyin, seize control of the Later Zhou dynasty, and replace it.

"Before you have your own troops and power, you should keep a low profile."

Another group of puppet Han soldiers ran towards them from not far away.

They were all foot soldiers, and their speed was too slow.

Lin Dao glanced at them, then turned his horse around and looked at the group of cavalrymen following him.

"Brothers."

"I will charge into the enemy lines and take Liu Chong directly."

"You all disperse and move forward to draw away the Han army as much as possible."

"If we succeed, I will not keep this glory to myself."

The cavalrymen responded in unison.

While luring the enemy into a trap is dangerous, charging straight at the enemy commander is practically a direct assault on the underworld.

Putting everything else aside, they greatly admired Lin Dao's courage.

To seize the emperor amidst a vast army?

This is a ruthless person.

Dozens of riders charged out, heading straight for Liu Chong's main camp.

Lin Dao then went to Yonghe Time and Space to retrieve his machine gun and other equipment.

Lin Dao hung a large ammunition box on the back of his warhorse, which was clad in horse armor, checked his weapons, and spurred his horse forward.

Exhausted, a squad of infantry finally arrived and began shooting arrows into the forest path.

The arrows clanged as they struck the armor and horse armor.

Lin Dao spurred his horse and galloped past the infantry, leaving them to follow in their dust.

The charging cavalry led away more than a hundred riders.

It's not a lot, but it's enough.

Liu Chong made the same choice as in the vanguard battle a few days ago, sending out most of his personal guards to follow the valiant general Zhang Yuanhui in charging into the Zhou army's formation.

He only had three hundred cavalrymen as his personal guards.

This was unavoidable; the Northern Han was exhausted and its population was insufficient.

At the start of the war, their troop strength was even less than that of Zhou's army.

If Liu Chong wants to win, he must use his forces wisely, not to protect himself.

When Lin Dao charged over on horseback, Liu Chong only had two hundred riders left.

There were still quite a few infantrymen nearby, the closest being only a few hundred paces away.

But they move too slowly.

"It's him again?!"

The guards protecting Liu Chong were the first to see Lin Dao riding towards them.

Upon seeing the familiar armor, he was horrified. "Again?!"

In the surprise attack a few days ago, only Liu Chong's general was left by his side.

It was a very memorable experience for Ya Jiang.

Apart from the fact that his warhorse was wearing a new set of horse armor, it was almost the same as it had been a few days ago.

"Go stop him!"

The general immediately ordered a brigade of soldiers to block the forest road, and at the same time hurriedly sent someone to order several nearby infantry units to come and protect the area.

As for fleeing, the army was engaged in fierce fighting, and if the emperor fled at this time, the entire army would immediately collapse.

We can't escape; we can only fight to the death.

Lin Dao, riding on horseback, had extremely steady hands.

He held an MG machine gun and sprayed bullets at Liu Chongya's soldiers who were charging towards him.

Hundreds of soldiers were thrown into disarray, as if hit by a violent storm, with men and horses falling in droves.

This scene shocked him so much that his eyes widened in horror and he gasped for breath.

He personally selected all the soldiers, who were all brave and fierce warriors in the army.

Well-trained and well-equipped, even if Xiang Yu, the King of Chu, came, he wouldn't be able to easily defeat these elite soldiers.

But they couldn't even get close; they were easily defeated.

"I'm not leaving!"

Liu Chong, who was also watching closely, suppressed his fear.

With sword in hand, he roared, "Attack him together! Kill him!"

Lin Dao's machine gun continued to roar, and a hail of bullets poured down until the five hundred rounds of ammunition were emptied.

The two sides were only a few dozen paces apart, which was just a matter of a breath for the cavalry.

He casually tossed aside the machine gun, picked up a long-handled heavy hammer in one hand, and charged forward with an assault rifle in the other.

With each swing of the heavy hammer, men and horses were smashed to the ground.

With his other hand, he held an assault rifle level, firing steadily even amidst bumps, specifically targeting elite troops clad in heavy armor.

His goal was clear: to go straight for Liu Chong. Anyone who dared to stand in his way would be smashed to the ground with a single blow.

Watching Lin Dao charge forward relentlessly, Liu Chong finally couldn't hold on any longer.

He turned his horse around, intending to escape.

"Die!" Lin Dao roared, raised his assault rifle (which had emptied its magazine), and hurled it at Liu Chong, who was wearing golden armor, about ten paces away.

The assault rifle, accompanied by a whistling sound as it tore through the air, struck Liu Chong squarely in the back.

He let out a scream and fell off his horse.

With a single blow, Lin Dao swept the tooth away, drew his straight sword, spurred his horse forward, and bent down to deliver a fatal blow to the back of Liu Chong's neck as he struggled to get up.

He turned his horse around and came back, then used his straight blade to stab Liu Chongbai's head, and picked up the assault rifle.

Liu Chong's banner was previously seized, so he hastily commissioned a new one in the past few days.

The flag bearer had already been shot dead by Lin Dao. When Lin Dao returned along the same route, he bent down and picked up the brand-new banner, tucking it under his arm.

The puppet Han army infantrymen who rushed over watched helplessly as Lin Dao rode away on horseback a dozen paces away.

They unleashed a dense rain of arrows.

The arrows couldn't penetrate the armor, but many did get stuck at the joints of the armor plates.

Because of their dense density, the forest path looks like a constantly trembling hedgehog from a distance.

He steered the horse at full gallop, hung the long-handled hammer on the victory hook, tucked the banner under his arm, and bent down to pick up the machine gun he had thrown away earlier.

After putting away his weapons, Lin Dao raised the straight sword with Liu Chong's head stuck in it, and with his other hand he held up the heavy banner and shouted loudly.

Liu Chong is dead.

Liu Chong is dead.

His voice was extremely loud, carrying far and wide.

Many people looked over in astonishment, seeing Lin Dao brandishing his sword and riding his horse across the battlefield, displaying his heroic spirit.

Few people would believe an enemy soldier holding up a severed head and claiming it to be their emperor, unless they saw it with their own eyes.

The first to collapse were the infantry units that rushed to Liu Chong's rescue.

They witnessed Lin Dao behead the emperor.

Unsurprisingly, they threw down their weapons and fled north in a daze.

The emperor is dead, what's the point of fighting?
Liu Chong is dead~~~

Lin Dao, holding a severed head in one hand and a large banner in the other, kept running back and forth near the various puppet Han troops.

The head may be hard to see, but everyone recognizes the banner.

This led to an increasing number of soldiers collapsing and fleeing.

"It really is Liu Chong?!"

Liao general Yang Yan rode up and was horrified when he saw Liu Chong's head and banner.

He turned his horse around and ordered the bugle to be sounded, urging the Khitan troops who were fighting fiercely with Zhou's army to retreat quickly.

At this point, relying on the speed of their horses, they could escape by leaving behind the pseudo-Han soldiers to cover their retreat.

Once the Later Zhou army reacts and starts chasing, they'll be relentlessly pursued and slaughtered.

Zhang Yuanhui, the commander of the puppet Han cavalry and infantry who was fighting bravely on the front lines, and Wang Tingsi, the privy councilor, and other important officials were struck dumb upon hearing the news.

Wang Tingsi sighed and turned his horse around to flee.

Zhang Yuanhui, who had just killed Zhou's general Mu Lingjun and nearly crushed Zhou's army, almost vomited blood.

He turned his horse around and rushed to the rear, where he saw Lin Dao and immediately roared and charged forward with his spear.

Lin Dao didn't waste any words and also hedged his bet.

When they were several dozen paces apart, Lin Dao suddenly swung his straight sword, sending Liu Chong's head flying high into the air.

This action instantly caught Zhang Yuanhui's attention.

He subconsciously looked up at the sky, where the emperor's head was constantly tumbling.

"not good!"

Zhang Yuanhui, who was about to receive the severed head, suddenly awoke with a start and quickly averted his gaze.

But the next moment, Lin Dao had already spurred his horse and charged in front of him, the heavy banner in his hand directly hitting Zhang Yuanhui's chest and knocking him off his horse.

He raised his knife and used the tip to catch Liu Chong's head.

Zhang Yuanhui, who had fallen from power, had his chest protector dented, his chest bones shattered, and his internal organs punctured and bleeding. He lay on the ground convulsing, clearly beyond saving.

At this point, no one dared to resist anymore, and a massive collapse ensued.

Zhao Kuangyin was very excited.

He finally had a stage to showcase his abilities.

Previously, the escape of Fan Aineng, He Hui and others led to the collapse of the right wing troops, and the battle situation was almost out of control.

Seeing the critical situation, Guo Rong personally led his personal guards to supervise the battle amidst arrows and stones.

Zhao Kuangyin, along with Zhang Yongde, Bai Chongzan, and other troops, fought fiercely and halted the decline.

They successfully repelled the fierce Shatuo cavalry.

Zhao Kuangyin believed that his outstanding performance this time would surely leave a deep impression on the emperor.

Promotion and advancement will be just around the corner.

Then he heard countless people cheering.

"Liu Chong has been executed!"

"Liu Chong has been executed~~"

The Khitans rode their horses at breakneck speed, and the various tribes of the pseudo-Han dynasty collapsed and fled north.

Even Zhao Kuangyin and other Zhou generals, who were engaged in fierce fighting, were astonished.

How did Liu Chong die?

To everyone's surprise, a cavalry general, covered in blood and with his armor riddled with arrows, rode up, wielding a sword in one hand and a large banner in the other.

Upon seeing the severed head on the tip of the knife, Zhao Kuangyin's pupils constricted slightly.

Is it really Liu Chong?!

Accompanied by dozens of riders, Lin Dao rode up to Guo Rong.

He first threw a brand-new banner on the ground, then spurred his horse forward and trampled it with his hooves.

Then he smashed the severed head off the tip of the knife to the ground.

Only then did he speak to Guo Rong.

"Lin Dao, the cavalry general under the command of the military governor of Ningjiang and the commander of the cavalry, has beheaded the enemy chieftain Liu Chong and seized the enemy's banner. He has come to report back!"

His personal guards quickly stepped forward, picked up the head, and handed it to the civil and military officials who had previously served as envoys to the puppet Han regime for inspection.

"It really is Liu Chong!"

"it is good!"

Guo Rong laughed loudly, "You did a great job beheading the general and capturing the flag!"

(End of this chapter)