Chapter 164: Beheading the Northern Yuan Grand General

On the battlefield!

The thick smell of blood was like substance, permeating every inch of the air.

The sound of slaughter was still like a soul-hooking ghost from the underworld, continuous.

Inside the Long Menzhen!

The Great Ming soldiers' shouts of killing shook the sky, extremely spirited.

Every soldier was killing the enemy with all their might, gradually narrowing the encirclement, and launching a crazy strangling operation on the Yuan cavalry trapped in the formation.

The Yuan cavalry inside the formation were already at the end of their rope, their eyes full of despair and fear, fleeing everywhere but unable to find a glimmer of life.

North!

A Northern Yuan general pointed forward, his voice carrying doubt and unease, and said to General Guili Chi: "Grand General, why have the boys who killed their way out retreated back?"

Hearing this.

General Guili Chi frowned, his gaze fixed forward, not answering immediately.

I saw the tens of thousands of iron cavalry who had killed their way out, now with scattered formations, retreating like frightened birds, their strength greatly reduced, many soldiers still carrying injuries, appearing very miserable.

"Meng Ha, Na Li, what is going on?"

When he saw the two generals who had fled back at the front, General Guili Chi's face sank, and he shouted and asked, clearly angered.

"Grand General, our army fell into the Ming army's ambush and suffered heavy losses."

Meng Ha spurred his horse and arrived, his face full of anxiety and helplessness as he reported.

Na Li on the side lowered his head, not daring to speak, but his face was equally terrifyingly gloomy, the reins in his hand gripped tightly, appearing extremely unwilling.

"What nonsense are you talking about?" General Guili Chi's eyes widened, his face carrying anger, and he shouted coldly: "Sixty thousand iron cavalry are enough to sweep everything! How could the Ming army set an ambush? Tell me!"

"Grand General, the Ming army set up a military formation."

"No, this is definitely not an ordinary military formation, but a trap-and-kill formation."

Meng Ha did not dare to look directly into General Guili Chi's eyes, lowering his head and saying: "At first, this general thought it was just the Ming army using shield soldiers to block our iron cavalry, so this general ordered the entire army to attack."

"However, after getting close, the Ming army's shield soldiers suddenly scattered, and the boys killed their way directly into it, thus being trapped."

"This military formation is extremely strange, like a huge cage; the boys were completely trapped inside, and we attacked from the outside, but we couldn't break the Ming army's shield wall at all."

"Moreover, as long as we got close, the Ming army would fire arrows crazily, and our army could not break through their formation at all."

"Therefore, this general and the others retreated first."

Hearing this.

General Guili Chi's face became even uglier, his gaze scanning the Northern Yuan cavalry behind the two generals.

At this moment.

These cavalrymen had low morale and were in a miserable state, many of them with arrows stuck in their bodies, blood flowing incessantly.

This was enough to prove that Meng Ha was not lying.

"What kind of military formation can block our Great Yuan iron cavalry?"

General Guili Chi's face carried suspicion and disbelief.

In his heart, or rather in the hearts of the Northern Yuan people.

The Great Yuan iron cavalry was invincible; on this vast plain, it was the absolute home field for cavalry.

Let alone one layer of shield soldiers, even ten layers could not stop the full charge of the iron cavalry.

Although Northern Yuan was weak, they were still proud of their cavalry combat power!

"Grand General, the military formation set up by the Ming army is too strange; it simply cannot be broken."

"Moreover, those boys who killed their way into the Ming army's military formation were trapped after entering, and we had no chance to rescue them at all."

Na Li was also full of grievance, clenching his fists, and said with extreme anger.

"That's right, Grand General, this military formation is too strange."

"We didn't bring cannons; if we had brought cannons, perhaps we could have blasted open those shield formations."

"However, now this general really doesn't know what to do." Meng Ha said with helplessness and unwillingness.

"Trash! Wasting the trust the Emperor placed in you."

General Guili Chi cursed fiercely.

Subsequently, he turned his gaze to the south, pulled out his war saber without hesitation, and shouted: "Quickly reorganize the army; this time, this general will personally lead the troops to charge!"

Hearing the sound.

Meng Ha and Na Li immediately bowed and said: "This general obeys the order."

Subsequently, the two quickly turned around, returned to the formation, and began to reorganize the army.

They shouted loudly, directing the soldiers to adjust their formations; for a time, people shouted, horses neighed, and dust flew.

"Ming army, this general absolutely does not believe there is any formation that can block the blade of our Great Yuan iron cavalry."

General Guili Chi's eyes flashed with coldness, and he did not have much fear.

Originally, he intended to wait for the sixty thousand iron cavalry to charge and crush the Ming army, and then lead the forty thousand troops to charge out, so that he could encircle and annihilate the Ming army.

But the current situation forced him to personally lead the troops to attack.

As the Yuan cavalry reorganized, General Guili Chi raised the war saber in his hand high and shouted with authority: "Boys, follow this general to kill! Trample the Ming army!"

This loud shout was like a thunderclap, echoing in the void.

Following the order, the Yuan army quickly reorganized, with the forty thousand fresh troops under General Guili Chi who had not yet moved as the main force, like a black torrent, charging toward the Great Ming army in the south.

The sound of hooves was like thunder, shaking the earth slightly, and the dust kicked up blocked the sky and sun.

Northern Yuan, murderous intent rises again!

And at this moment.

Time passed quietly in the fierce battle.

Inside the Long Menzhen, the strangling continued.

Zhu Ying stood on the high platform, scanning the battlefield.

Just then!

Zhu Ying realized that the Yuan army inside the Long Menzhen had lost all will to fight, and immediately shouted with authority: "Pass this general's order: Yuan soldiers who surrender can be spared! Those who do not surrender are to be killed without mercy!"

At the same time, Zhu Ying issued a formation flag order.

Following this.

The surrounding personal guards and soldiers shouted in unison: "The General has an order: those who surrender will be spared! Those who resist will be killed!"

"The General has an order..."

The roars of countless Great Ming soldiers gathered together, like a powerful sound wave, spreading across the entire grassland, deafening.

Inside the Long Menzhen, those desperate Yuan soldiers heard this shout, and a glimmer of life flashed in their eyes.

They looked at each other, and a moment later, many people made their choice, discarding the weapons in their hands and flipping off their horses one after another.

"Spare my life! I surrender!"

"Spare my life! I don't want to die!"

"I surrender..."

Sounds of surrender rose one after another.

After all, the Yuan army trapped in the formation now had no chance to escape, despair covering them.

Zhu Ying gave them a chance to surrender, which made them see the hope of survival.

Otherwise, they would surely die.

After issuing the order, Zhu Ying glanced at the situation in the formation and quickly walked down from the high platform. When he was only one or two zhang from the ground, he jumped down without hesitation and landed steadily on the back of Wufeng.

Wufeng felt the arrival of its master, neighed excitedly, and raised its front hooves high.

"Personal Guard Army, follow me!"

Zhu Ying held the reins in one hand and the tiger-head saber in the other, shouting with authority.

Following this.

"We obey the General's order!"

The personal guards around the high platform flipped onto their horses, their movements neat and uniform.

As Zhu Ying moved, the shield wall in front opened like it was being separated by an invisible pair of hands, directly opening a passage for a single horse to pass through.

Zhu Ying squeezed the horse's belly with both legs, and Wufeng was like a black lightning bolt, quickly galloping past, with seven hundred personal guards following closely behind.

As the person who set up the formation, Zhu Ying knew this military formation like the back of his hand, and he had made arrangements in advance; for the Long Menzhen, which was like purgatory for the Yuan army, Zhu Ying left the formation very easily.

Soon, behind the Long Menzhen, forty thousand Great Ming cavalry were already ready for battle.

Under their gaze, the Long Menzhen opened a gap.

Zhu Ying rode his warhorse, quickly galloping toward them, with seven hundred personal guards surrounding Zhu Ying like stars around the moon.

"Where is the Great Ming cavalry?" Zhu Ying stared at the Great Ming cavalry in front and shouted with authority.

"Kill, kill, kill!"

The forty thousand Great Ming cavalry raised their weapons and shouted in unison, the sound wave rushing straight into the clouds, as if the surrounding void was shaken to tremble.

"Brothers, today's battle is the foundation of the Northern Expedition!"

"The Northern Yuan's one hundred thousand iron cavalry have already had four or five thousand trapped and killed in the Long Menzhen, and half of the Yuan cavalry have been dealt with."

"And now, the Northern Yuan iron cavalry is less than half; what does our Great Ming have to fear?"

Zhu Ying waved the war saber in his hand, the blade light flashing, and shouted loudly: "Are you all willing to follow me, and with the power of our Great Ming iron cavalry, shatter the invincible name of the Northern Yuan iron cavalry?"

"Are you all willing to follow me, crush the Northern Yuan iron cavalry, and make our Great Ming iron cavalry the best in the world?"

At this moment, Zhu Ying channeled his internal energy, his voice containing endless dominance, his power infinite.

"Willing to follow the General and crush the Northern Yuan iron cavalry!"

"Willing to follow the General and forge the invincible name of the Great Ming iron cavalry!"

The forty thousand Great Ming soldiers raised the weapons in their hands and shouted in unison, their morale soaring to the sky.

Every soldier was fearless.

"Brothers, whether it is our Daning border army or the Beiping army soldiers, you must all know that when I, Zhu Ying, command troops to charge, the general is at the front, and the soldiers are at the back."

"Brothers, follow me to kill!"

Zhu Ying shouted violently again, his voice like thunder.

He turned his horse's head, raised the tiger-head saber high, and charged toward the north.

"Swear to follow the General to the death! Kill!"

The forty thousand iron cavalry all raised their blades and weapons, following Zhu Ying's figure, like a steel torrent, killing toward the north.

The sound of hooves roared, and the earth seemed to tremble under their feet.

Under Zhu Ying's leadership, the army bypassed the Long Menzhen and charged straight toward the north.

Previously, the Northern Yuan iron cavalry had one hundred thousand, and they were all cavalry.

Even though the Great Ming had forty thousand cavalry, on this vast plain, it was difficult for infantry to fight them; even if they could win, the Great Ming soldiers' casualties would surely be heavy.

Even with the blessing of Zhu Ying's authority and official seal, it was difficult to avoid.

Looking away.

North of the Long Menzhen, when Zhu Ying led the forty thousand Great Ming cavalry, a thunderous roar of trampling came from a hundred zhang away.

Tap tap tap!

Tap tap tap!

Endless sounds of hooves gathered together, thousands of troops and horses galloping.

I saw countless Northern Yuan war flags fluttering in the wind; the Northern Yuan cavalry that had retreated before were charging over again.

"Stop!"

Zhu Ying raised his war saber, and at the same time pulled the reins; Wufeng seemed to understand human nature, stopping immediately, its front hooves digging two deep marks in the ground.

The forty thousand cavalry behind him stood neatly behind Zhu Ying in units of ten thousand-man battalions and garrison battalions according to the military system, like a steel Great Wall.

"Arrows!"

Zhu Ying stuck his war saber into the ground, and the treasure bow instantly appeared in his hand.

Then he smoothly drew ten arrows from the quiver on his back.

All the Great Ming cavalry also bent their bows and nocked arrows one after another, every soldier's eyes fixed on the Northern Yuan cavalry in front, their eyes filled with murderous intent!

"The Ming army cavalry has come out to fight."

In the rear of the Northern Yuan cavalry, General Guili Chi saw the Great Ming cavalry waiting in formation in front, a sharp light flashing in his eyes, like a hungry wolf seeing prey.

"Great Yuan boys, the time to build merit and establish a career for the Great Yuan has arrived!"

"For the eternal prosperity of the Great Yuan, crush these damn Han people!"

"Let them know who is the strongest cavalry in the world, let them know that our Great Yuan is the master of the grassland!"

General Guili Chi waved his war saber, roaring crazily, his face ferocious.

"Great Yuan boys, crush and kill the Ming army!"

"Kill! Kill..."

Many Northern Yuan war generals also roared along.

They took the lead, crazily charging toward the front, the Northern Yuan cavalry behind following like shadows, with aggressive momentum.

These Northern Yuan cavalry were all born on horseback, skilled in mounted combat, and they were not weaker than anyone. At this moment, for them, only charging and killing could display the power of the Great Yuan iron cavalry.

And Zhu Ying waited quietly, the treasure bow in his hand pulled into a full moon under his powerful strength.

Internal energy was continuously added to it, and with the armor-piercing attribute of the treasure bow, the power of these arrows was doubled.

Under Zhu Ying's measurement, the Yuan army was approaching quickly.

One hundred zhang, eighty zhang, seventy zhang.

Just at the moment the Yuan army charged into the range of the Great Ming archers.

"Kill!"

Zhu Ying shouted violently, his voice like a thunderclap, exploding on the battlefield.

Bang!

The treasure bow in his hand shook, and ten sharp arrows, under the blessing of internal energy, instantly broke through the air, carrying the power of destroying the withered and decaying, like ten thunderbolts, instantly killing out.

Almost in an instant.

"Ah... ah..."

Dozens of Yuan soldiers in front had no chance to react; even wearing battle armor, facing the powerful arrow force of Zhu Ying, they were instantly pierced through their bodies.

Blood gushed out like a fountain, their bodies falling off their horses like kites with broken strings, dying instantly.

"Killed a Northern Yuan soldier, picked up 1 point of strength, picked up 10 days of lifespan."

"Killed a Northern Yuan soldier, picked up 1 point of internal energy..."

As the arrows killed the enemy, the panel prompts kept ringing in Zhu Ying's mind, and in the blink of an eye, dozens of attribute points were added to his body.

It was also Zhu Ying's order,

"Kill, kill, kill!"

The Great Ming soldiers let out deafening shouts of killing.

At the same time, they fired arrows, and instantly, a dense rain of arrows like a violent storm crazily shot toward the Yuan army in front.

The entire void was torn apart by the arrows, making constant whistling sounds of xiu xiu xiu.

Under the chaotic arrows, those Yuan cavalry charging at the forefront were shot and killed in an instant, some were shot into hedgehogs by the chaotic arrows in an instant, dying miserably.

Blood dyed the grassland red, and the air was filled with a pungent smell of blood.

The Great Ming soldiers behind Zhu Ying fired chaotic arrows constantly, killing the enemy as much as possible.

"Fire arrows!"

And at this time, the various Yuan generals commanding the troops roared, ordering to fire arrows one after another.

"Kill!"

"Kill all the Han barbarians..."

The Yuan cavalry fired arrows, chaotic arrows like raindrops shot toward the Great Ming soldiers.

Both sides fired at each other, and every moment lives were passing away; the cruelty of the battlefield was fully displayed.

Blood flashed with dazzling light in the sunlight, and the groans of injured soldiers and the neighing of warhorses intertwined, forming an extremely tragic picture.

Zhu Ying measured the distance of the Yuan cavalry, at the moment they were less than twenty zhang away from him.

"Great Ming soldiers, today's battle is the battle to bury the Northern Yuan!"

"If we win this battle, our Great Ming cavalry will be the best in the world!"

"With the blood of the Northern Yuan cavalry, establish the glory of our Great Ming cavalry!"

"Follow me, kill!"

Zhu Ying shouted loudly, carrying endless dominance.

He directly raised the tiger-head war saber with his right hand and patted the warhorse fiercely.

Wufeng let out a neigh, like an arrow off the string, instantly charging toward the Yuan army in front, the dust kicked up by its four hooves forming a mist behind it.

"Swear to follow the General to the death! Kill!"

Liu Lei and the seven hundred personal guards under his command shouted in unison, the sound ringing through the clouds.

They followed Zhu Ying closely, charging forward, swearing to follow Zhu Ying to the death.

"The general does not covet life, the soldiers do not fear death."

"Our Daning has absolutely no general who clings to life, absolutely no soldier who fears death."

"Follow the General, kill!"

"Glory belongs to the Great Ming!"

Chen Heng, Wei Quan, and Liu Zhen roared, exerting the fearless spirit of the Daning border army from top to bottom, charging toward the Yuan army in front.

Every soldier seemed to have put life and death aside.

"Kill, kill, kill!"

"Kill all these Tatars!"

"Our Great Ming cavalry is the best in the world!"

"Kill..."

Countless Great Ming soldiers roared, carrying fearlessness, carrying infinite murderous intent, killing toward the Yuan army, murderous intent infinite, unstoppable.

At this moment, the entire grassland, the entire Northern Yuan royal pasture, trembled at this moment.

The earth seemed unable to bear the weight, making a roaring sound of "boom, boom, boom," as if thunder was exploding in their ears.

"Wild Dance Saber Technique!"

"Die for me."

In front, the war saber in Zhu Ying's hand waved like rain, Wufeng charged past like a black lightning bolt, the blade edge cutting through the void.

One Yuan soldier after another was cut down by the blade edge, dying miserably in an instant.

Blood splashed onto Zhu Ying's face, but he was completely unaware, his eyes holding only endless murderous intent.

"Killed a Northern Yuan soldier, picked up 1 point of strength..."

The prompt to pick up attributes by killing enemies kept ringing in Zhu Ying's mind.

Zhu Ying was as brave and invincible as ever; his figure was like a god of death on the battlefield, and wherever he passed, there was only death, making the enemy look on with fear.

And behind him, countless Great Ming soldiers had morale like a rainbow, fearless and unafraid.

They cooperated closely and, together with Zhu Ying, launched a fierce attack on the Yuan army.

Finally!

At the moment the two armies collided, it was like the collision of the Han family and the barbarians, like the collision of civilization and barbarism.

"Boom!"

In an instant, the sound of gold and iron horses was deafening, weapons collided, sparks flew, and the sound of blades breaking armor was endless.

Blood splashed, spraying on the grassland like a fountain, dyeing the grassland red.

The cavalry of both sides instantly fought together, launching the purest hand-to-hand combat, a battle of life for life.

Shouts of killing, screams, and the neighing of warhorses intertwined, playing a tragic movement of war.

"Flank, surround. Great Yuan boys, grind them for this general."

"Our Great Yuan iron cavalry is invincible."

"Kill for me!"

General Guili Chi roared in the rear formation, hoarse, directing the army to charge.

And at this moment.

Zhu Ying charged crazily, his figure like a ghost, shuttling freely in the enemy formation.

The Great Ming soldiers behind him charged crazily; it seemed every one of them could fight ten, without any fear.

It seemed this was the blessing brought by Zhu Ying's authority and official seal.

The great battle completely entered the most cruel hand-to-hand combat.

Like the siege battle of the past, Zhu Ying charged at the very front alone, and the seven hundred personal guards could only barely keep up with Zhu Ying's pace.

Zhu Ying was like a sharp blade, charging forward crazily, and wherever he arrived, the enemy collapsed.

The seven hundred personal guards were like a blade edge, crazily tearing through the enemy's defense line.

They killed the enemy crazily, charged crazily, as if they did not know fatigue.

The two sides' cavalry only collided for a moment, and the Northern Yuan iron cavalry, who claimed to be invincible, were instantly broken by the Great Ming cavalry!

Broken, torn apart!

From the Yuan army's original offensive stance.

But at this moment, the Great Ming cavalry was even fiercer!

"When did our Great Ming cavalry actually suppress the Northern Yuan cavalry to this extent?"

Zhu Di stood on the high platform, witnessing the results of the Great Ming cavalry.

At this moment, his eyes widened, full of disbelief, staring fixedly at the fierce battlefield in front, his whole person as if fixed, completely stunned.

He had long guarded Beiping Prefecture and was no stranger to cavalry warfare, having witnessed the Beiping Prefecture cavalry engage the Yuan army many times.

However.

Every time, the Beiping Prefecture cavalry was almost at a clear disadvantage in front of the Yuan iron cavalry, difficult to overcome.

But today's scene completely overturned his cognition.

Zhu Ying took the lead, charging into the enemy formation first, and under his leadership, the Great Ming cavalry was like a waking lion, erupting with unprecedented bravery.

They launched an impact on the Northern Yuan cavalry, known as invincible, with the momentum of a landslide, actually suppressing the Northern Yuan cavalry until they retreated step by step! Killing the Northern Yuan iron cavalry until they only had the power to parry!

Just as Zhu Di was exclaiming, Zhu Ying's goal was clear, his sharp gaze like two cold lights, piercing through the layers of fighting crowds, locking firmly onto the Yuan army's main commander war flag at the very back.

Behead the general, cut the flag!

Destroy the myth that the Northern Yuan cavalry is the best in the world!

Establish this monumental merit!

This thought had already been determined by Zhu Ying.

Time passed quietly in the tragic slaughter, and the cavalry of both sides completely intertwined, launching a cruel battle with flesh and blood flying.

Slaughter was constant.

Zhu Ying held a war saber, rode the Wufeng treasure horse, led seven hundred personal guards, just like Xiang Yu leading eight hundred Jiangdong warriors in the past, with an unstoppable momentum, breaking through layers of Yuan army defense lines, straight toward the Yuan army commander.

"Kill! Kill!"

Zhu Ying roared, echoing over the battlefield.

The war saber in his hand waved crazily, bringing up streaks of sharp blade light.

Every time he waved, Yuan soldiers fell with screams.

As he approached continuously, the Yuan army commander war flag was less than a dozen zhang away from Zhu Ying.

"Yuan general!"

Zhu Ying roared in a low voice, murderous intent surging in his eyes, as if he were an evil ghost walking out of the underworld, exuding a chilling aura, staring fixedly at General Guili Chi.

Wufeng also seemed to feel its master's murderous intent, raised its head and let out a high-pitched neigh, its four hooves flying, charging crazily toward the front.

"Not good! The Ming army has killed their way over!"

General Guili Chi was originally directing the army calmly, when suddenly, a strong chill struck from the front.

He looked subconsciously, just meeting Zhu Ying's murderous gaze, and a strong sense of unease suddenly surged in his heart.

But at this moment, everything was too late.

"Up, Personal Guard Army, go up for this general!"

"Our Great Yuan iron cavalry is invincible in the world!"

General Guili Chi roared loudly in panic.

The thousands of personal guards left by his side, under his order, roared one after another, waving their weapons, and spurred their horses to charge toward Zhu Ying, attempting to block Zhu Ying's unstoppable offensive.

"Kill!"

Zhu Ying shouted violently: "Wild Dance Saber Technique".

I saw the war saber in his hand like an agile swimming dragon, carrying the sound of wind, waving crazily.

He had no time to care about these small soldiers, his eyes always fixed on General Guili Chi, only wanting to behead him.

Under Zhu Ying's sharp offensive and the fierce attack of the seven hundred personal guards, these thousands of personal guards were like paper, unable to block his forward pace at all.

"Zhu Ying... Ming general Zhu Ying... must escape!"

General Guili Chi looked at Zhu Ying, who was getting closer and closer, his face turning pale.

The fear in his heart spread, and he could no longer care about the so-called majesty of the Northern Yuan Grand General, directly turning his horse's head and fleeing north in a sorry state.

However, how could Zhu Ying easily let him go?

"Giddy up!"

Zhu Ying shouted loudly, waving the horse whip fiercely.

Wufeng felt the pain, let out a long neigh, and like an arrow off the string, quickly chased after General Guili Chi.

This Wufeng was a sweat-blood treasure horse, and after being fed bone-refining powder by Zhu Ying, its foot power was extraordinary, its speed faster than ordinary warhorses.

In just a flash, it caught up to General Guili Chi.

"Die for me!"

Zhu Ying shouted violently, raised the war saber high, and slashed fiercely at General Guili Chi, who was fleeing in front of him.

"No!"

General Guili Chi turned his head in horror, only to see a dazzling blade light strike like lightning.

Before he could make any reaction, only a "ka chi" sound was heard.

The sharp war saber instantly severed his neck.

General Guili Chi's head flew high, his eyes still remaining with horror and unwillingness.

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