Star Trace Gate

Outside the battlefield, the imperial army was in formation.

Commander-in-Chief Zuo Xuan narrowed his eyes with a stern expression. He saw with his own eyes that the retreating Wu Pingnan had been overtaken by his pursuers, and the remaining cavalry led by him had been scattered in formation.

After fighting fiercely with the enemy for more than half an hour, of his 6,000 cavalry, only about 4,000 were left.

On the left side of the body, General Pian saw this situation and asked softly: "My lord, General Wu's troops have been held back by the enemy and they may not be able to evacuate here."

Zuo Xuan said calmly: "Pass my general's order. In the central army formation, two cavalry guards on the left and two cavalry on the right, a total of four thousand cavalry, bypassed the battle between Wu Pingnan and the enemy cavalry from both sides, and rushed Go to the outside of the canyon road and try to meet our soldiers within the first line. Remember, the cavalry must not rush into the canyon road. I only respond to the enemy defenders on the outside. "

"Order!"

"The Taoist priests from Shenji Battalion and Qiantian Supervisor Division were ordered to go out to the central army and fully reinforce the remnants of General Wu." Zuo Xuan looked at the battlefield calmly: "Such as, when the four thousand cavalry on both wings of our army came out together, the enemy cavalry retreated , the army pressed forward in one fell swoop and all entered the canyon; if the enemy cavalry does not retreat and still delays our march, then I will eat it."

The position of commander-in-chief of the armed forces naturally requires high command ability, but it also has high requirements for character.

When going into battle, whether the coach is calm enough, whether his mind is clear enough, and whether he gets carried away during a fight... these are all key to victory or defeat.

As it happened, Zuo Xuan was a commander with a calm and reserved personality. Although he is young, he has the air of a general who is calm in the face of danger.

At this moment, it was already past half hour, and the battle had been going on for two and a half hours, but he still didn't have any impatience.

Dangshan battlefield is currently divided into two parts.

The first place is in the center of the grassland. The remaining cavalry, currently commanded by Wu Pingnan, is fighting fiercely with Er Leng, Zhang Gui and others. Their location was far away from the canyon road and away from the imperial court's array of Chinese troops.

The second place is in the canyon. At this moment, the ambushes of Qingliang Mansion ambushing on both sides of the cliff are throwing boulders, gold juice, and fire objects downwards. There were fully 10,000 infantry and 4,000 cavalry trapped there, which was almost two-thirds of the main force of the former army.

However, in this situation, Zuo Xuan did not intend to support the entire army. Instead, he only sent four thousand cavalry to bypass the cavalry battle area from both sides and meet the friendly forces on the outside.

Why would he do this?

It's simple, because so far, Zuo Xuan still hasn't found out the reality of the canyon road. He didn't know where the limits of the ambush on both sides of the cliff were, how many supernatural beings there were, and how much defensive equipment they had.

If a large force enters the canyon road rashly, then the defender will be in a position of closing the door and beating the dog with its advantageous location and abundant defensive baggage. It can easily cut off the battlefield and destroy its own morale.

If the whole army is defeated, it will take a long time to regroup.

What Zuo Xuan lacks most is time. He didn't dare to take risks, because Emperor Jing ordered him to break into the princess's tomb and regain the human emperor's seal within six hours, otherwise all his efforts would be in vain.

Therefore, his initial strategic idea was to reduce attrition and use the vanguard to explore the strength of the defenders.

As long as we fight steadily and the 50,000-strong army does not collapse, then we can still firmly control the process of the war and have the advantage.

This is why before the war started, Zuo Xuan had asserted that this battle would test the opponent's commander's ability to organize troops, while his own would be tested on his reaction to the battle.

"Dong dong dong...!"

The central army sounded the dull sound of drum orders, and four thousand cavalry on both wings rushed out of the formation and went straight to the battlefield.

……

Above the canyon road, the shouts of killing shook the sky.

The five thousand ambush soldiers of Qingliang Mansion ambushed on both sides of the cliff, using the defensive equipment in their hands to the extreme, pouring into the sky like a massacre.

In the valley below, miserable howls were heard. Ten thousand infantry and four thousand cavalry suffered heavy casualties. They all rushed towards the way they came, trying to escape from the entrance.

But at this time, the magical Shou Sui people have not yet joined the battle. They want to wait for the opponent's reinforcements to enter and then annihilate them in one fell swoop.

On the cliff, Li Yan looked in the direction of the imperial army, his ears trembling, and he saw a group of war horses charging towards him in the darkness: "Their reinforcements are coming."

"Don't be impatient, just wait." Yang Nan waved his hand: "We don't know yet whether they will rush into the canyon."

"I rode the horse until the flowers withered." Liu Jishan stood aside and looked at the place where the cavalry were fighting. He had already killed many people and couldn't help but sigh: "Brother Er Leng is so fierce. The fierce generals in the books are nothing more than that. It makes my blood boil! ”

"Then you go and support him." Tang Feng replied.

When Liu Jishan heard this, he raised his eyebrows and said seriously: "I have military orders, how can I leave my post without permission?!"

"FW!" Tang Feng commented succinctly.

Yang Nan's expression was very silent, and his heart was always on his chest. There are too few people who can be used in this hand, and there are too few cards that can be played. Commanding at this moment is like walking on a tightrope. If you are not careful, you will be in catastrophe.

……

on the grassland.

The enemy's cavalry and ours are still fighting, soldiers against soldiers, against generals.

"brush!"

The famous sword Yaoyue flashed with brilliance and went straight to Wu Pingnan's neck.

"Clang!"

There was a crisp sound, and the two figures were ejected from their horses. They landed about twenty steps away from each other.

Er Leng held the knife and looked at Wu Pingnan with squinted eyes: "You, a general who commands thousands of armies, are nothing more than this."

Not far away, Wu Pingnan raised his spear, took off his helmet, and said with a stern look on his face: "Since you insist on chasing me to death, I, the general, will help you!"

"boom!"

The helmet fell to the ground, and a golden light exploded from Wu Pingnan's body, forming three golden haloes to protect his body.

He is a general trained by the Daqian Dynasty Academy and is a first-level warrior. His fame is due to these three golden rings of protection.

Most of the generals who have been able to command thousands of armies since ancient times are not incompetent and mediocre. What's more, Wu Pingnan is the guard general of southern Xinjiang. He has been on the battlefield for many years, so he naturally has some courage and means.

Three golden lights surrounded his body, Wu Pingnan held a gun and shouted: "How dare a little guard be so rampant!"

"Whoosh!"

A bit of cold light appeared, and the spear came out like a dragon.

Er Leng stood there with an indifferent expression and shouted softly: "Uncle Zhang, Uncle Tao, and Uncle Lin, plunder the formation for me."

"kill him!"

"Puff puff!"

Zhang Gui flashed past on his horse and chopped down several cavalrymen who were about to attack Er Leng. He picked up the body of one of them and held it high. He ran wildly and shouted: "Soldiers of the imperial court, you may see his internal organs." Well?!"

Blood and intestines flowed from the corpse's abdomen, fell to the ground, and also fell on Zhang Gui's body. This scene was bloody and cruel, but it frightened the surrounding imperial cavalry. They felt that the white-haired veteran was a madman, a madman with extraordinary bravery.

"puff!"

The veteran Tao Wenyuan also held a spear, and with elegant and agile movements, he killed dozens of knights in a row.