Chapter 68: Kill the general and make him afraid

Xi Jiejin selected five hundred brave men, wearing iron armor, with some holding attacking spears in the front line and others holding ordinary spears in the back line.

In order to protect Xi Jiejin, when Xi Jiejin and his soldiers were about to climb up the slope, Poli ordered the Turkic soldiers on the east to suspend their offensive and retreat dozens of steps.

A group of special archers came to Banpo.

The ends of the handles of the bows they held were lined with animal bones, and the arrows they used were also different from ordinary arrows.

The arrowhead is a triangular iron three-leaf arrowhead with small holes perforated on the leaves and a bone ball with a hole drilled underneath.

This kind of arrow makes a sound when it encounters wind after being shot, and is called "Mingdi".

"Whoa..."

The Turkic archers shot their arrows into the wind, and the sounds were like countless sharp whistles combined together.

There were not many arrows, but they made the Tang army, which had been fighting for a long time, feel a chill down their spines.

"It's a Turkic sentinel arrow. Don't be afraid."

Li Xuan held an iron shield and shouted, ordering the soldiers on the east to prepare for defense.

"Clang clang clang!"

This kind of flashy arrow was usually used by Turkic nobles for hunting and ceremonial purposes, and caused little damage to the Tang army.

The whistle arrows were used up soon, but the Turkic soldiers gathered more archers and shot at the Tang army from the east.

Even though all the Tang troops in the east had hidden under their shields, they were still wasting arrows.

West side of the position.

Seeing that one wave of offensive had failed, Xi Jiejin ordered the spearmen to attack first.

The Tang army was originally well-rested and ready to attack, but after a series of fierce battles, they were gradually running out of strength.

Although they can still rely on the geographical advantage, they no longer have the advantage of crushing the enemy.

After a battle with the Turkic soldiers' spears, Tang soldiers continued to fall.

"Clang!"

"Pfft!"

The Tang army's iron armor was not indestructible. After the Turkic soldiers knocked down two large shields, a Tang soldier wearing Ming Guang armor and holding a long spear was pierced through the abdomen by a sharp spear and blood flowed.

This Tang soldier was very brave. Before he fell, he thrust out his long spear and hit a Turkic soldier in the chest.

One after another, Turkic soldiers jumped onto the chariots piled with corpses without fear of death.

Some of them fell, and some killed or wounded the Tang army.

With the joint efforts of the Turkic soldiers, a team of Tang army's large shields were all knocked down.

The Tang army was forced to retreat and could only desperately thrust with spears and halberds in an attempt to repel the Turkish soldiers and regain their shields.

The first Turkic soldier jumped off the car.

"Pfft!"

The Tang army worked together and stabbed the Turkic soldier to death.

But the Turkic warriors continued to arrive, the third, the fourth...

The powerful crossbowmen assigned here were simply unable to pull all the crossbow arrows.

The Turkic soldiers cheered up and seized the opportunity.

Seeing this situation, the Tang army troops on the left and right had to split up and leave to help their companions.

This also resulted in their team being short of manpower and their battle formation being shaky.

Seeing this obvious gap, Xi Jiejin shouted, "My men, the Tang army is at the end of its strength, and it is time for us to become heroes. Follow me and charge. The first one to reach the top will be rewarded with ten cows, fifty sheep, and five slaves."

After saying this, he held the spear and led all the soldiers to charge forward.

He climbed over the chariot like a ferocious tiger, unafraid of the Tang army's spears.

"Pfft!"

As he blocked the attack, he thrust out with his spear, piercing the armor of the Tang army.

In a flash, he stabbed several Tang soldiers to death.

Other soldiers also took the opportunity to rush forward, and in an instant dozens of Turkic soldiers crossed the chariot.

The general Shi Qing here was in command of ten teams of Tang troops. He had been resisting the attacks of the Turkic soldiers in other formations.

By the time he reacted, a section of the Tang army's phalanx had been breached.

Shi Qing immediately mobilized hundreds of Tang troops to resist.

He led the charge, holding a spear and charging to the front. Although he stabbed several Turkic soldiers to death, it was of no avail.

"Tang will die."

The two bravest men will rush to the front and will inevitably face off against each other.

Xi Jiejin saw Shi Qing and thrust his spear forward.

"block!"

Although Shi Qing used his gun to deflect the spear, the huge force made his arm numb.

When two warriors fight, the one with greater strength will have a huge advantage.

Xi Jiejin thrust out with his spear, and although it was blocked, he was able to quickly retract the spear.

Shi Qing was unable to retract his spear in time, so when he stabbed again, he was one step slower than Xi Jiejin.

"Pfft!"

Xi Jiejin's spear was so powerful that Shi Qing, who had been fighting for a long time, had no room to dodge and was stabbed in the neck.

Blood gushed out and the scales of the armor shattered to the ground.

Before Shi Qing closed his eyes and fell down, there was still a hint of unwillingness in his pupils.

"Shi Qing."

Wang Sili rushed over from the north, very angry.

As a deputy general, he knew that he had to plug the gap first.

Otherwise, it will affect the entire army like a flood breaking through a dam.

Two hundred special forces were urgently dispatched.

Li Xuan also came with his personal guards.

After learning that his beloved general had died in battle, he was furious. He shouted to Wang Sili, "Wang Sili, you command the other three sides. If necessary, you can order the archers to take the lead with their guns."

The most important thing now is to ensure that the other three sides are not breached.

One of the advantages of the fish scale formation is that once a piece of "fish scale" is broken, it can only gradually affect the left and right sides, but cannot immediately shake the entire army.

"As ordered!"

Wang Sili responded.

He was willing to admit that Li Xuan was inferior in bravery.

Wang Sili was a skilled martial artist, and had fought with Li Xuan many times in the past two months, but he was never a match for Li Xuan.

Whether using a gun or a spear.

At the critical moment, Li Xuan would definitely be more useful here than him.

"Hold on, brothers. I will avenge General Shi Qing!"

Li Xuan gave an order and led Luo Xing, Xue Cuo and other twenty guards to rush forward with spears in hand.

The so-called armor was like paper whiskers in front of the sharp spear and Li Xuan's supernatural power.

He thrust forward fiercely and took the lead.

Xue Cuo and Luo Xing followed, with Li Xuan on either side.

After killing dozens of people in a row and forcing the Turkic soldiers to retreat ten steps, the Tang army's formation was stabilized.

All the Tang troops lined up with their spears and lances pointed outward.

When one soldier fell, another immediately took his place.

More and more Turkic soldiers came up, but they could not get any closer.

Even if Xi Jiejin killed several more Tang soldiers, it would be in vain.

"We will break the Tang army formation in one breath. Follow me and press forward. God will protect us."

Seeing that the Tang army was actually gathering together, Xi Jiejin killed a Tang soldier and shouted angrily.

He widened his eyes and took the initiative to lead his personal guards to approach Li Xuan.

He saw that Li Xuan was brave and must be a great general, so he wanted to kill Li Xuan.

Just in time!

The soldiers have pointed out to Li Xuan that it was Xi Jiejin who killed Shi Qing.

He also led his personal guards to rush towards Xi Jiejin.

"Hey!"

When the two men collided, Xi Jiejin clenched the spear with both hands and took the initiative to attack.

"call……"

The spear seemed to carry the sound of breaking through the air.

Li Xuan did not block. He concentrated and turned to dodge when the spear came towards him.

The strike pierced the air.

But when Xi Jiejin wanted to retract his spear, he couldn't do it.

Looking at the spear again, it had been grabbed by Li Xuan with one hand.

Li Xuan's palm was like an iron clamp. Ren Xijiejin's face turned red, but he couldn't pull it back.

"how is this possible?"

Xi Jiejin was greatly shocked.

"A scoundrel."

Li Xuan said a disdainful word, then exerted force and the spear in Xi Jie Jin's hand flew out of his hand.

He dropped Xi Jiejin's spear, and while Xi Jiejin was at a loss, he took a step forward and grabbed Xi Jiejin's chest.

Li Xuan suddenly lifted the 200-jin Xi Jie Jin above his head.

All this happened in a flash, and Xi Jiejin's personal guards were dumbfounded.

Even though there was a rule that if the commander died, his personal guards would be executed, at this moment Xi Jiejin's personal guards did not advance but retreated.

Because Li Xuan's method of capturing the fierce general Xi Jiejin was beyond the imagination of the Turkic soldiers.

"what!"

Xi Jiejin in the sky was also startled. He danced with joy and tried to grab Li Xuan's helmet instinctively.

"Humph!"

Li Xuan snorted coldly, thrust the spear in his hand into the ground, and pulled out a sword from Xue Cuo's waist.

"Pfft!"

The moment Li Xuan put Xi Jie Jin down with his left hand, the knife fell with his right hand.

Blood gushed out.

He beheaded Xi Jiejin in front of a group of Turkic soldiers.

The head, filled with fear, rolled several times on the ground and landed at the feet of Xi Jiejin's personal guards.

This headless corpse was also thrown by Li Xuan into the group of Turkic soldiers.

"The Turkic soldiers are nothing. Push them down."

Li Xuan took the opportunity to shout and then grabbed his spear.

"General Shenwei, kill!"

Seeing Li Xuan's invincible posture, the Tang army seemed to be injected with strength again. They began to advance with their spears raised as if they were injected with chicken blood.

On the contrary, the Turkic soldiers were heartbroken when they saw their invincible general beheaded.

Although Turkic soldiers continued to come up, the vanguard dared not move forward and turned to defense.

Li Xuan rushed into the fort first, thrusting left and right, and everyone he met was frightened away. He killed more than a dozen soldiers in a row and took away their morale.

His personal guards were all brave. They killed the Turkic soldiers one by one and took back the "chariot".

Li Xuan held up a large shield and raised it with one arm. He no longer held the lance, but picked up a bloody spear from the ground.

He rushed forward with a large iron shield in one hand and a gun in the other.

The Turkic soldiers who rushed up later had no armor and were easily pierced through the body by guns.

"Crack!"

After killing a dozen more people, he used too much force and his spear broke.

A Turkic leader bravely came forward with a spear.

"Oh!"

Li Xuan dropped half of his spear and charged forward with his shield in both hands, knocking the man so hard that he started bleeding from all seven orifices.

He picked up the spear and continued to charge, back and forth, several times, without any enemy.

His battle robe was dyed red, and blood kept flowing from his armor.

This is the blood of the enemy.

Led by Li Xuan, the Tang army was ready to die. In just two quarters of an hour, they killed hundreds of people and pushed the Turkic soldiers down the slope.

The Tang army moved the corpses away and straightened all the large shields.

The spears and lances were raised again, but the dark red on them was even deeper.

The Turkic soldiers on the high slope in the west began to retreat and did not dare to actively attack the Tang army's western formation.

"Xi Jiejin, what's going on?"

Poli, who had been observing the high slope to the west, roared.

He watched Xi Jiejin and his men rush up the hill.

He ordered the Turkic soldiers to work harder and continue to charge forward.

It was believed that the breakthrough in the west would soon radiate to the other three sides, and victory was in sight.

Just now when Chief Apodagan sent someone to inquire, he vowed that in another hour, the Feng'an army would be defeated.

How is he going to explain this to the chiefs now?

(End of this chapter)