Reborn in the Three Kingdoms Novel - Chapter 121

Chapter 121 Black-clothed Heavy Cavalry
The cavalry of the 1st legion were equipped with the same weapons as the heavy cavalry of the Zhang Clan. They were all broadswords. However, the length of their sabers was slightly shorter. Even so, they still had a great advantage and advancement in terms of weapons when dealing with these ordinary Montenegrin soldiers. Often, because the weapons were not long enough, the Montenegrin soldiers would die of bloodstains on their bodies before they even touched the cavalry.

Four thousand cavalry were released and charged into the Montenegrin army, raging like tigers in the following mountains.

From afar, the place where the cavalry arrived was as neat as a farmer’s wheat harvest, and the Montenegrin army would often be chopped to the ground.

“Charge! There are too few of them. Even if they are tired, they can still die of exhaustion.” Seeing that their side was invincible, Yu Du and Bai Lao spoke out in anger.

This wasn’t the first time he had fought against a legion, but this was the first time he had fought on such a large scale. When they saw the battle, their side suffered heavy losses. The two generals could only shout out loudly in pain, hoping to use numbers to balance the strength of both sides.

The so-called one muster of energy, and then decline, three and exhaustion.

In the end, human strength was limited. Not every soldier in the 1st legion had the skills of a 10,000-man enemy like Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong. They charged for a while, and after killing several people, the cavalry finally showed signs of exhaustion.

This phenomenon was quickly discovered by Zhang Chao. In order to ensure the advantage of his combat strength, he waved his sword at Dian Wei and said, “Go, the remaining thousand cavalry of the 1st legion are yours. Charge forward and shock the enemy!”

“Yes.” Dian Wei first agreed, but he did not act immediately. Instead, he said worriedly, “Master, once I leave, there will be no one around you.”

“Bullshit, don’t I still have Zhang Jiajun and the Dragon Tiger Army with me? Just go ahead and rest assured.” Zhang Chao was afraid that Dian Wei would lose his advantage if he hesitated, so he shouted loudly.

Being roared by Zhang Chao, Dian Wei was indeed much more obedient. He agreed and waved his halberds, “The cavalry of the 1st legion, follow me!”

Seeing that the charge was no longer present, the Montenegrin army beside them became more and more numerous. Dian Wei’s slaughter from the rear greatly reduced the pressure on Zhao Yunjun and the others, so that they did not have to worry about being surrounded at the rear and concentrated on killing the enemy.

“Ten thousand soldiers.” Yu Du saw that the thirty thousand advance troops had the intention of defeating the enemy because of Dian Wei’s invasion. He immediately shouted and sent the ten thousand soldiers he had left.

“Charge!” Ten thousand Poison Army roared and rushed forward, once again surrounding Zhao Yun and the others, making them surrounded by enemies, which also made their abilities unable to be fully displayed.

“Where’s Huang Xu? Here’s 800 Zhang Clan light cavalry and 200 Dragon Tiger Army to gather a thousand to break the enemy.” When Zhang Chao saw that the other party had sent more troops, he did not say anything else and pointed out another general.

Huang Xu was only fifteen years old, but because he had developed too early, he looked like an adult. To be able to let him lead troops against the enemy this time was in itself a type of trust and an opportunity.

“Yes!” After the young general Huang Xu agreed, another thousand cavalry rushed into the battlefield, which greatly reduced the pressure on Zhao Yun and the others. The two sides were also forming a glue and state of battle, and the mortality rate began to minimize.

When the battle came to this point, Zhang Chao’s eyes revealed a trace of anxiety. If he continued to fight like this, even if he could win, it would still be a tragic victory. This was definitely not the result he wanted.

His gaze couldn’t help but look into the distance, he was muttering in his heart, xu chu should be coming soon.

As his gaze moved, he saw a burst of smoke and dust on the right. This caused Zhang Chao’s gaze to condense, and his expression changed from worry to joy. The reinforcements he was waiting for finally arrived.

“It’s time to counterattack.” Dressed in a white cape and riding on a white crane horse, Zhang Chao raised the three-foot long sword in his hand again. His voice shook heaven and earth as he said, “Brothers, our reinforcements are coming. Everyone follow me to attack, and kill the enemy with merit!”

“Kill the enemy and do meritorious deeds!” Although there were only 200 people, the brothers of the Zhang Clan’s Light Cavalry Army did let out deafening shouts. After that, more than two hundred warhorses roared and charged forward.

As Zhang Chao brought all the cavalry into the battle, a large Xu flag appeared on the right of the two sides of the chaos, holding the Heaven Splitting Axe, riding the brown Crow Sun Horse, and coppage in silver armor appeared.

Behind Xu Huang was a legion of two thousand well-dressed cavalry. They followed behind the general and whistled towards him.

The most eye-catching thing was the black-clothed heavy-armored cavalry on the right side of the coppage army.

Without any flags or even a single shout, they were like hyenas that had suddenly appeared on the grasslands, slowly approaching the great battle ground.

From afar, under the reflection of the sunlight, the black armor emitted a kind of cold feeling of black metal, the aura of death.

As they ran, the black-clothed cavalry were still well-organized and did not panic at all because of their pace. A team of five hundred people actually gave off the impression that there was only one person from afar.

However, it was the team with the smallest number of people that had brought with it a murderous aura. Especially from afar, they raised the longbow in their hands, then raised their arms neatly, pulled the bow, and fired. Their movements were completed in one go, and the black metal arrow feathers also shot out because of their actions, like bullets shot out of a chamber.

This was Zhangjiajun’s black-robed heavy cavalry. Each of them wore a different bow and arrow. It was not made of wood, but made of heavy metals.

This kind of bow and arrow itself had some weight, which would affect the range of the bow. However, because of the longbow in their hands, the distance between them was no longer a problem. If a metal arrow could be shot from afar, it was almost obvious what kind of effect it would have. That was, once it was shot out, it could pierce through all armor existences.

The metal arrow was fired at the left side of the Yu Poison Army. The howling sounds from far to near caused many people to turn around and look. By the time they saw what was flying, someone’s soul had already dissipated. However, before they could do anything, the arrows had already pierced through their bodies and were still moving forward without stopping.

One arrow and one life, lucky enough to pierce through two soldiers.

With just a burst of arrows flying by, more than five hundred people fell from the Yu Poison Army. However, all of this was only the beginning. Waves after waves of heavy cavalry came, and waves after waves of enemies seemed to be blown to the ground by the gale.

“It’s a black-clothed heavy cavalry!” Those with sharp eyes had long recognized the origin of this cavalry.

The Zhang Clan’s heavy cavalry in black had once been Heishan Army’s nightmare. However, all the old men in the army would not forget that Zhang Yan had led more than ten thousand elites from Montenegro earlier. That could be said to be the most capable army in the entire Montenegro army. It was the only army that could fight a well-trained and regular battle. At the same time, it was also the pride and trump card of Heishan Army as a whole.

However, when they encountered the black-clothed heavy cavalry with 1,500 people, they also lost. After just half an hour of fighting, nearly half of the corpses were thrown away and escaped.

After that, the reputation of the 1st legion was established. Similarly, the Black-clothed Heavy Cavalry was considered the greatest enemy of the Montenegrin army.

Fortunately, there weren’t many of these heavy cavalry. Normally, they would only appear in the Taiyuan Prefecture’s Jinyang region, which was the center of Bing Zhou. This made it unnecessary for everyone to worry about meeting them.

However, he never thought that he would encounter such a powerful enemy here today. As a result, the moment they received the enemy, the hearts of all the soldiers in Heishan Army began to collapse.

Still, they didn’t let out any roars. After releasing five waves of arrow feathers and killing at least two thousand people, the black-clothed heavy cavalry stopped their longbow and switched to a long broadsword.

Zhangjiajun’s black-clothed heavy cavalry’s long saber, each one was specially made, and its length far exceeded that of an ordinary broadsaber by three meters. Its hardness is far stronger than ordinary shields; Its sharpness was similar to a divine weapon that could cut iron like mud.

With the best equipment, the strongest warhorses, and the best physique, the Zhang Clan’s heavy cavalry temporarily became an invincible existence with all sorts of advantages. As they rushed into Heishan Army’s camp, they immediately cried out for their parents.

As sharp sabers were swung out, his limbs tumbled and blood splashed everywhere.

The arrival of the coppage army, especially the invasion of the heavy cavalry of the Zhang Clan, completely destroyed the last psychological line of defense of the Montenegrin Army. The army finally couldn’t hold on and began to collapse.

As the saying goes, a defeated army is like a mountain. Once an army fails, no matter how many people there are, they will not be able to turn the situation around. On the contrary, the more people there are, the more chaos there will be.

Seeing that Heishan Army had already collapsed without a fight, most of them began to flee like headless flies. Yu Du and Bai Lao knew that they had lost today’s battle.

The first thing the two of them thought about was their own safety. The two of them brought along the last ten thousand Montenegrin troops that hadn’t attacked, and they turned around to flee without a trace of mud or water.

It was precisely because of their choice that not all of their fifty thousand troops were buried here, and they still retained some of their vitality.

Fifty thousand troops only escaped ten thousand, the other forty thousand fifteen thousand people were killed, twenty-five thousand people were captured, zhang chao won.

Seeing that there were so many captive troops, Zhang Chao could not help but feel that the Montenegrin Army was indeed a base to replenish the army. Originally, he thought that Bing Zhou was sparsely populated, so it would take a certain amount of time for it to develop. Now, it seemed that there were some plans that could be advanced.

“Collect all the enemy’s weapons and place them in custody.” After giving orders to Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, and Xu Huang, Zhang Chao rode the White Crane Horse and arrived in front of the five hundred heavy cavalry of the Zhang Clan.

After the battle, apart from three of the five hundred people who had suffered minor injuries, the other 497 people were actually unharmed. This result made Zhang Chao extremely proud. This was the elite cavalry he had painstakingly forged over the years. With their existence, what kind of strong enemy could not defeat them?