Total War: I'm building up an army to rebel against the Qing Dynasty in a heavily modified vers

Chapter 111 The Imperial Captain Who Soloed the Thunder Boar

"—General, it looks like the men at the front aren't going to hold out much longer. Why don't you order them to retreat?"

"To be honest, we've done a pretty good job. Now that the gates of Kaiyuan have been breached, these rebels won't be able to hold out for much longer!"

Beside General Yuming, a deputy general couldn't help but whisper a plea, unable to bear watching the Eight Banners soldiers die one after another.

If all those dying at this moment were Green Standard Army soldiers, he wouldn't even bat an eye; it's only natural for servants to die for their masters.

But those who are dying now are all Manchu soldiers. According to popular opinion, these are the Manchus' ironclad crops!

With so many Eight Banner soldiers dying at once, what will become of them? And how will their families be comforted?

Unfortunately, Yu Ming showed no intention of ordering his troops to retreat; he was now completely bloodthirsty.

"No retreat! Continue the attack! Take the city in one fell swoop!"

"Once we take Kaiyuan, we will wipe out every single rebel in this city and raze it to the ground!"

Yu Ming shouted with a livid face, "This Tartar is no longer going to play the 'benevolent' card and doesn't want to make an exception for the ordinary people in the city."

He had already given these people a chance, promising that he would not harm them once he entered the city, as long as they were willing to assist the imperial army in suppressing the rebels.

Of course, he could only guarantee that he himself would not commit any offenses; as for his soldiers, he dared not make the same guarantee.

After entering the city, it's not surprising that the exhausted General of Shengjing couldn't control his soldiers. Besides, his soldiers were so tired from attacking the city, shouldn't the city's residents reward them?

Now, he is completely free of psychological burden.

Yu Ming was already prepared, and even began to think about how to make the subsequent massacre of the city more enjoyable.

But he didn't notice that while he was still busy congratulating himself, Luo Ping, who was standing on the city wall and had just killed all the Qing soldiers who rushed up, suddenly took out his binoculars and looked into the distance.

"Hahaha, looks like it's about time. Those damned Tartars seem to have sent up their last reserves; they're practically courting death!"

After chuckling twice, Luo Ping turned to an officer beside him and said, "Send the signal, make as much noise as possible. It's time to kill these Tartars!"

After saying this, he jumped off the city wall without hesitation and slammed his shield down on the city gate with a loud bang, knocking down a Thunder Boar that was still fighting hand-to-hand with the local defenders.

Before the monster could even get up, Luo Ping unleashed a series of smooth, quick attacks, slashing down hard and chopping off the monster's massive head with just two casual sword strokes.

Even its head was chopped off; this 5-meter-long wild boar finally couldn't hold on any longer.

It gushed out a large amount of thick, dark brown blood, like oil, from its neck cavity. Its limbs struggled twice, as if it wanted to continue charging, but it collapsed helplessly to the ground and lay still with a thud.

Above the wild boar's head, the Tartar head, pierced like a nail to suppress a demon, still stared angrily, its mouth agape as if trying to say something.

But because he no longer had a trachea and vocal cords, he could only let out silent roars, and no matter how hard he tried, he could no longer urge the wild boar's head to do anything.

Seeing the grotesque creature, now only a head and spine remaining, still silently roaring at him, Luo Ping swung his sword and cleaved the head in two before joining the fierce battle before him.

When the Imperial Captain personally charged down to join the melee, the surrounding Karonburg greatsword warriors erupted in excited cheers, for they knew just how powerful the Imperial Captain, as a hero unit, truly was.

The other dwarven miners, though not as excited as the greatsword warriors, were equally thrilled, knowing that the time for a counterattack had come!

Luo Ping slammed his shield down, blocking the fierce impact of a thunderous boar, then swung his sword backhand, plunging the blade deep into the boar's eye.

The Thunder Boar, struck by the attack, let out a deafening scream and desperately swung its head, trying to block Luo Ping's attack with its swinging tusks.

However, Luo Ping would smash those enormous tusks away with his shield every time, leaving the Thunder Boar dizzy and disoriented, unable to find Luo Ping's location.

Suddenly, a giant swordsman leaped up from behind it and mounted the boar's neck as if riding a horse.

While the monster was still dizzy, he swung his greatsword with all his might and severed the Tartar head on top of the monster's head with a single strike.

When the head hit the ground, the Thunder Boar, which had previously maintained some semblance of rationality, went completely mad. It charged around like a mad bull, twisting its body and trying to throw off the giant swordsman sitting on it.

However, in the narrow city gate, this thing not only failed to throw the greatswordsman off, but also bumped into the two thunderous boars next to him, causing the two monsters to roar angrily.

In the midst of the chaos, Luo Ping somehow rolled to the necks of the two monsters and then swung his sword twice more.

With those two sword strikes, the necks of the two monsters were severed in half instantly, causing them severe injuries on the spot. Then, the swarming dwarven miners and greatsword warriors used various weapons to hack them into pieces.

With Luo Ping's second leaping strike, the last Thunder Boar was finally defeated.

The bodies of these enormous creatures collapsed into the city gate, resembling several mountains of flesh, almost blocking the gate itself.

Standing atop the corpse of one of the Thunder Boars, Luo Ping brandished his sword and roared, "Who else? Anyone with the guts to die, go ahead and charge upwards! I guarantee I'll send you to the 18th level of hell!"

Luo Ping roared like thunder. His blood-soaked appearance, combined with the giant beast's corpse on the ground, made all the Qing soldiers tremble. Even the Qing soldiers who were previously in a frenzied state calmed down and were filled with fear.

It's unclear which Qing soldier started it, but suddenly some Qing soldiers threw down their weapons, turned around, and ran away.

Seeing someone take the lead, the other Qing soldiers fled one after another, creating a wave of rout on the battlefield.

Some Qing soldiers who were farther away, not intimidated by Luo Ping's murderous aura, did not see clearly what was happening ahead, so they continued to charge upwards.

But faced with the fleeing troops, they didn't know what to do.

The number of troops that fled this time was not small, and it was impossible for them to kill them all.

Even a supervising force couldn't possibly kill more than half of its own soldiers at once; the limit for Rome back then was only eleven kills.

Yu Ming took a deep breath and urged the lama beside him loudly, "Do you have any other way to turn the situation around? This can't go on!"

"Damn it! Didn't you guys boast before that with these Thunder Boars, taking down enemy cities would be as easy as picking candy from a baby?"

The lamas were momentarily embarrassed, because they truly hadn't expected the rebels in the city to be so ruthless.

According to their thinking, the enemy would have no chance of effectively stopping the Thunder Boar. Once the thing broke through the city gate, it would be easy to lead the army in.

But who would have thought that these rebels could actually kill such a huge monster through hand-to-hand combat?

This thing is completely unscientific!

Especially the rebel generals, their fighting prowess is simply unparalleled in the world!

According to the lama's estimation, unless there is a Grandmaster of Internal Energy fighting one-on-one, it is impossible for a normal human to defeat the Thunder Boar in a one-on-one fight. This thing has thick skin and flesh, and its recovery ability is extremely strong. How could it be so easy to kill?

So, what kind of monster is that general standing with a sword in the midst of the Broken Army at this moment?

"General, please don't worry, we still have a way to remedy this! We have other tricks up our sleeve!"

Seeing that General Yuming's expression was becoming increasingly unpleasant, the lamas quickly shouted repeatedly.

I originally wanted to take this opportunity to have a unique weapons display, but I never expected that the war beast I had carefully prepared would poop!

But they haven't lost yet; they still have a way to revive the defeated war beasts!

"Hurry up and show me your skills, quick!"

Yu Ming angrily rebuked them, but just then, he suddenly noticed that something on the enemy's city tower seemed to be on fire, with thick smoke billowing out.

A hint of joy appeared on his face, but he immediately sensed something was wrong.

The Polu Army is of such high quality; they're not a bunch of idiots. How could they possibly set their own city tower on fire for no reason?

Rather than the city gate being set on fire, they were more inclined to believe that the enemy was sending a signal somewhere! There were enemy reinforcements nearby!

Thinking of the Polu Army cavalry that had previously harassed his troops but then disappeared without a trace, General Yuming's expression changed drastically.

He grabbed the megaphone and roared at the group, urging them to break through the city gate. Meanwhile, he quickly gave orders to his personal guards, telling them to get ready!

As soon as they discover that the Po Lu Army's cavalry is attacking, regardless of the direction of the enemy cavalry, they must immediately...

Kill those cavalrymen!

General Yuming did not believe that his cavalry would lose to the Polu Army, because he had previously fed a considerable number of his cavalrymen pills, turning them into a powerful army of immortals.

Meanwhile, another group of people also enjoyed the latest version of the drug and were now in a state of extreme frenzy, eager to fight.

The Polu Army's cavalry was quite skilled, but he didn't believe that they could defeat his own men. He believed that he was the one who would ultimately achieve victory!

Just then, a Qing cavalryman suddenly reported to General Yuming: "General, look over there! There are enemy cavalrymen charging towards us from that earthen slope!"

Yu Ming's eyes lit up, and with a wave of his hand, he commanded the cavalrymen beside him, "Haha, well done! We've been waiting for them for a long time!"

"Warriors of my Great Qing, charge! It's time to serve the court and repay the Emperor's grace!"

"Kill one!"

Thousands of Qing cavalrymen roared and charged in that direction in unison. The Changsheng Army cavalrymen, who had been completely mutated, took the lead and charged ahead, their postures twisted like demons.

As the enemy charged toward them, the Polu Army cavalry who had climbed the small hill suddenly flanked to the sides, clearing a path behind them.

In the next moment, five enormous fire lizards with scales as bright as flames charged toward the Qing cavalry at an incredible speed!

The five enormous fire lizards not only startled the Qing cavalry behind them, but also the Changsheng Army cavalry charging at the forefront. They had no idea that the rebels would have such war beasts!

It was also because of the current lack of information, coupled with Rock's relatively good control over information, that they were unable to find out any news about fire lizards along the way.

Upon suddenly encountering this monster, many of the Qing soldiers' warhorses went out of control, neighing and struggling, and some even threw their riders off their backs.

When Yu Ming saw the terrifying fire lizard, he was completely stunned.

He thought the Thunder Boar created by the lamas was the most powerful war beast, but he never expected that there would be experts on the battlefield!

He hurriedly looked at the other lamas and found that they were shaking the corpse-driving bells together. As the sound of the bells gradually faded away, the countless Qing soldiers' corpses that had been lying on the ground began to twitch and their bodies began to fester.

"What! What is this?!"

Yu Ming gasped. He knew these corpses were likely going to turn into zombies, but he hadn't expected them to turn into zombies so quickly!

Moreover, judging from this situation, even without the Soul-Suppressing Nails, these corpses seem to be under the control of the lama. Obviously, these corpses are likely in this state because of the longevity-enhancing ointment that the lama had previously bestowed upon them!

Seeing Yu Ming looking at him hurriedly, a lama explained while shaking a corpse-driving bell: "My lord, with the yin energy in the longevity ointment, we can effectively awaken and control these corpses. As long as these corpses bravely rush into the city gate and offer themselves as sacrifices to the Thunder Boar's corpse, allowing enough blood to drip onto it."

"By then, our Thunder Boars will be resurrected, catching the enemy in the city completely off guard!"

But Yu Ming shook his head repeatedly, and hurriedly pointed to the battle scene on the cavalry side, shouting, "Damn it, forget about those thunder boars for now, quickly stop those five giant lizards for me, don't let those things get close to the camp!"

Oh no, his house is going to be robbed again!

As the Changsheng Army cavalry charged in front of the fire lizards, preparing to slash at them, the five fire lizards simultaneously opened their mouths and spewed out a large fireball.

The flames slammed into the Changsheng Army cavalry, instantly turning them into giant torches and setting them ablaze at an alarming speed.

The flames already contained highly corrosive fuel secreted by the fire lizards, and after consuming the elixir, the bodies of the Qing cavalry seemed to have undergone some change, becoming even more afraid of fire.

With these factors combined, the fire lizards suddenly became a natural counter to the Longevity Army cavalry, and in the blink of an eye, they burned most of the charging cavalry to ashes.

The other Qing cavalrymen were naturally even more horrified upon witnessing this scene.

When they saw their companions mutate into such an ugly form, they felt wary and repulsed, but they were also naturally curious about what kind of power these guys had gained.

This power was gained by sacrificing good looks. If the power isn't strong enough, wouldn't that be a huge waste?

As it turned out, the strength of the Changsheng Army cavalry was indeed extraordinary. Each Changsheng Army cavalryman was probably equivalent to a Ming Jin master, and they could handle even a simultaneous attack from ten cavalrymen with ease.

However, when faced with that terrifying fire lizard, the more than 20 Changsheng soldiers who had rushed forward were all burned to ashes. It was just a fire, and they were all wiped out!

It was precisely because of this that the Eight Banners cavalry, who were terrified along with their horses, were immediately frightened and ran away in terror when they saw the fire lizard turn towards them again.

Many warhorses unceremoniously threw their masters off their backs to lighten their load, and then ran off in a frenzy.

Some unfortunate Eight Banner cavalrymen had already fallen from their horses, but their feet got caught in the stirrups. They were dragged along with one leg stuck in the stirrup, leaving a bright red bloodstain on the ground.

This also reflects that the Eight Banners cavalry did not pay much attention to training on a daily basis, and did not even ride horses much.

In most cases, especially on the battlefield, experienced riders are careful not to put their entire foot on the stirrup. Instead, they should place the front half of their foot on it as much as possible, because they only need to use the lower part of their foot for leverage to make their ride much more stable.

If you step on it with your entire foot, there's a chance that you'll fall off the horse, but your leg will still be stuck on it, and you'll be dragged away by the horse.

The Eight Banners cavalry were thrown into chaos by the fire lizards. Most of the cavalrymen fled in panic, while those who did not escape were caught up by the Polu Army cavalry and the Mongol cavalry who were full of resentment, and were then shot dead without mercy!

The Eight Banners, which were supposed to be a nation built on horsemanship and archery, displayed a truly appalling level of horsemanship and archery in this battle. Even though the Mongols' level was not very good either, they were still able to easily defeat them!

As for the fully armed dragoons, they naturally wouldn't bother with mounted archery at a time like this.

They relied on their horses' speed to charge towards the enemy in a very short time, then draw their revolvers and unleash a barrage of fire!

After this barrage of fire ends, the Eight Banners cavalry in front of them will be almost wiped out. They can turn around, create distance, reload their bullets, and then launch another barrage of fire and charge!