Chapter 680 Heavy Cavalry
A series of hurried reports echoed throughout the tent.

Emperor Tianwu’s face immediately became extremely nervous.

Zhang Luan, Song Chenxing, Jian Chengfeng and others all came running over quickly.

“What’s going on?” asked Emperor Tianwu.

Song Chenxing looked solemn, “It seems that the entire Zhongshan Army in the city has been dispatched!”

“Not good!” Zhang Luan’s face changed drastically, “Quick, tell the whole army to prepare for battle!”

Tonight they deployed a lot of soldiers to keep watch and sent out a lot of scouts, but they had just arrived today and had been marching for days, so many soldiers were already exhausted, so most of them were sleeping peacefully tonight.

“Hurry! What are you still standing there for? They are going to fight us!”

However, no one moved and everyone looked at Emperor Tianwu.

There was no way out. Emperor Tianwu was their lord. Although Zhang Luan had a high status, he was not enough to make decisions on behalf of Emperor Tianwu.

Emperor Tianwu didn’t care about anything else and immediately said, “Order all soldiers to prepare for battle.”

In fact, many soldiers had already been awakened by the various noises without Emperor Tianwu’s order.

One by one, the Daliang soldiers were awakened from their sleep, and they picked up their weapons and rushed out of the tents as if by reflex.

Of course, this was the reaction of the elite soldiers. Daliang only had 100,000 elite soldiers, and the rest were ordinary soldiers who had been on the battlefield, so their reactions were slower.

In fact, it doesn’t matter how quickly or slowly they react.

Because the first heavy mountain army had already rushed into the Daliang army’s camp.

Lu Miaoheng led 6,000 cavalrymen from the Zhenbiao Left Camp and 6,000 cavalrymen from the Yang Family Army, and took the lead in rushing into the Daliang Army’s camp from the west.

The five battalions of Zhenbiao had 30,000 soldiers, and the Yang family army also had 30,000 soldiers.

In fact, the so-called Yang Family Army was trained according to the organization of the Zhenbiao Five Battalion. The combination of the two armies was equivalent to doubling the expansion of the Zhenbiao Five Battalion.

Together with the Eastern Army led by Luo Feiyu, there were actually nearly 80,000 soldiers in Baoding City at that time.

Now half of the Zhenbiao Zuoying are armored cavalry, while the other half are cotton-armored cavalry, that is, cotton armor made of armor plates made from Dihuo Island.

In terms of defense, this cotton armor is definitely not as good as iron armor, but cotton armor has its own advantages, which is lightness and flexibility.

“kill!”

Lu Miaoheng, holding a long steel spear and riding a tall warhorse, directly broke through the simple wooden fence wall of the camp and rushed in first.

He is Lu Wenchun’s youngest son, but he is now thirty-seven years old. He was born almost when Yang Zhengshan was in Yinghe Fort.

At that time, Lu Wenchun was also in Yinghe Fort, working as a clerk under Yang Zhengshan.

When Lu Miaoheng started to learn martial arts, it was when Yang Zhengshan was in Chongshan Pass, that is, when he served as the general of Chongshan Town.

Yang Zhengshan transferred Lu Wenchun to Chongshan Pass, and Lu Miaoheng followed him.

Since then, Lu Wenchun settled down in Chongshanguan.

So Lu Miaoheng grew up in Chongshan Pass, and he practiced the Yang family’s spear skills, just like the other members of the Yang family.

After Yang Chengye stayed in Chongshan Town, Lu Miaoheng became a soldier under Yang Chengye.

Although Yang Chengye and Lu Miaoheng are cousins, Lu Miaoheng was able to become a guerrilla general not because of his connections.

To put it bluntly, there are a lot of soldiers and generals in Chongshan Town who are related to the Yang family, but there are only a few who can really become guerrilla generals.

When hiring people, Yang Chengye would consider their closeness to the person, but he would pay more attention to their ability and strength.

Without sufficient ability and strength, the best you can do is get a position in logistics.

For example, Lu Wenhua’s son Lu Miaochang, they have the same relationship and are about the same age. It is also possible that they served as soldiers under Yang Chengye at the same time, but Lu Miaochang is now only a captain, standing guard at the Dusi Yamen in Chongshan Town.

More than 10,000 cavalrymen, led by Lu Miaoheng, rushed into the Daliang military camp, sweeping across the western area of ​​the Daliang military camp like a hurricane.

The Daliang troops in this camp are all ordinary soldiers. Although they have been on the battlefield and seen blood, their combat effectiveness is far inferior to that of the soldiers of Chongshan Town who are fully equipped with weapons and armor.

“Charge forward, pass the order, charge forward!”

Lu Miaoheng shot away the enemy in front of him with one shot, and at the same time did not forget to give orders to the soldiers behind him.

His mission tonight is to attack the western area of ​​the Daliang military camp. He has to attack this area of ​​nearly ten miles several times.

“Kill without hesitation, and never give up until you die!”

At this time, they had already rushed deep into the Daliang army camp, and finally encountered an elite Daliang army coming to support them in front of them.

You can tell whether he is an elite by looking at the armor on his body.

Ordinary soldiers of the Daliang Army wore leather armor or cotton armor at most, and only some middle-level military officers had iron armor.

Most of the elite troops of the Daliang Army were able to wear a set of strict cotton armor, and a small number of low-level military officers were able to wear iron armor.

As for those wearing full body armor, they must be the elite among the elite to be equipped by the entire army.

There is no way. Although Daliang has developed well in recent years, their foundation is still too weak, and armor is still relatively scarce for them.

“Keep going until you die!”

“Keep going until you die!”

A series of hoarse voices rang out, and Lu Miaoheng rushed towards the elite Liang troops in front without stopping.

He swung his spear, piercing the enemies one by one. In a moment, his body was covered with bright red blood, and even the horses under his command turned blood red.

Time passed little by little, and the enemies blocking their way seemed to be more and more. Lu Miaoheng could no longer care about anything else. He just clamped his legs around the horse’s belly, and kept waving the spear in his hand, piercing one enemy after another.

It was not until a gap appeared in front of him and he could no longer see the enemy troops and the camp that he suddenly realized that they had already penetrated the Daliang army’s camp. Looking back at the soldiers behind him, Lu Miaoheng didn’t care about anything else and directly led the soldiers to speed up, then turned around and rushed into the Daliang army’s camp again.

And with Lu Miaoheng’s charge, the western area of ​​the Daliang military camp was in complete chaos.

Countless Daliang army soldiers fled in panic.

The trend of defeat is inevitable.

Similarly, the situation in the southern area of ​​the Daliang military camp was similar.

Zhou Shang’an led the Zhenbiao Right Camp and also launched an attack on the southern area of ​​the Daliang military camp, and he also had 3,000 heavily armored cavalry under his command.

The heavy cavalry are cavalry armed to the teeth and are also the most elite cavalry in Chongshan Town.

Their heavy armor is very different from ordinary iron armor. Their armor plates are thicker. Not only is the upper body covered with iron armor, but the lower body is also covered by iron armor on the horse.

They also wore visors, and even the horses they rode had visors.

In fact, the most important thing about heavy cavalry is not the heavy armor or the soldiers, but the horses under them.

Only truly superior horses can be used as war horses for heavy cavalry.

Those war horses needed to carry the weight equivalent to two people while galloping on the battlefield, which placed very high demands on the horses’ strength and endurance.

The fighting style of heavy cavalry is completely different from that of ordinary armored cavalry. Ordinary armored cavalry relies on charge. According to Yang Zhengshan’s concept of cavalry, that is to charge continuously, and either die on the way to charge, or break through the enemy’s formation.

The situation was different for the heavily armored cavalry. The horses under their crotch took small steps and ran at a steady pace. Their speed was far slower than that of the armored cavalry, so they were unable to launch a charge.

Therefore, what they could do was to enter the enemy camp, raise their two iron hammers and smash down hard, no matter whether they were people or horses, as long as they dared to approach, they would be hit with a hammer.

No matter whether the enemy is wearing cotton armor or iron armor, this blow of the hammer will break his bones and rot his flesh.

When three thousand heavily armored cavalry rushed into the Daliang army camp, they immediately turned into a group of butchers. Relying on their heavy armor, they hammered every living creature they encountered without any scruples.

The swords and guns poking at them could not cause any harm to them except for sparks. Unless the enemy had a cultivation level of the third level or above, it would be difficult to cause fatal harm to them.

But how many warriors above the third level of acquired realm are there in the Daliang army?

“Come on, don’t run, all of you scum, come here and die!”

Lu Zhichao, the former commander of the central camp of the Yang family army and current commander of the central camp of the Zhenbiao Army, looked ferociously through the holes in his mask at the fleeing Daliang army soldiers with his tiger eyes and let out a series of hoarse roars.

Lu Zhichao, the son of Lu Xinghe. At that time, Mrs. Deng did not want the entire Lu family to follow the Yang family to Xingyue Island, but she still let her son Lu Xinghe go to Xingyue Island to help the Yang family.

After Lu Xinghe went to Xingyue Island, he never planned to return to Dayong. As a result, the Lu family moved back to Xingyue Island within a few years of settling down in Dayong and became one of the affiliated families of the Yang family.

Mrs. Deng later resigned from her official position and returned to Xingyue Island with her son.

However, due to the small number of members of the Lu family, the Lu family does not have much fame on Xingyue Island, and is far inferior to many other families such as the Zhen family, the Luo family, and the Xie family.

Mrs. Deng is also very low-key and rarely appears in public. She has been teaching her grandchildren at home.

Although the Lu family was not valued by the Yang family on Xingyue Island, Madam Deng had no dissatisfaction with the Yang family.

The Yang family is different from the previous Xingyue Sect. The Xingyue Island under the Yang family’s rule already has many affiliated families and many ordinary people. The Yang family has a strict promotion and reward system and fair and generous cultivation salaries.

Although the Lu family did not have much say on Xingyue Island, they obtained a lot of resources.

The key is that they did not suffer any exclusion and lived a happy life.

The reason they were unable to integrate into the Xingyue Sect in the beginning was that they were ostracized by many families within the Xingyue Sect. But now that they have been integrated into the Yang family, they can naturally live a stable life.

In fact, Madam Deng didn’t want much. She just wanted a force that would allow her children and grandchildren to live in peace.

As long as this force is willing to accept them sincerely, they are willing to work for this force.

Whether it is Xingyue Sect or Darong, it is difficult for them to integrate into it.

On the contrary, the Yang family can integrate very well.

Now what Mrs. Deng wants most is to marry into the Yang family. Whether it’s marrying a daughter of the Yang family or letting her granddaughter or great-granddaughter marry into the Yang family, she would be happy to accept it.

This topic has gone a bit off topic, let’s talk about the present first.

Although Lu Zhichao was only a captain, he led the heavy cavalry which had just been formed a year ago.

He has five hundred heavily armored cavalrymen under his command, each of whom is the best of the best.

If the cavalry led by Lu Miaoheng swept through the entire camp like a hurricane, then the heavy cavalry led by Lu Zhichao was like a spreading sea of ​​fire. Although they were not as fast as a hurricane, wherever they passed would be turned into a death zone.

However, this battlefield is not the most terrifying place for the heavy cavalry. The military camp of the Daliang army is where the heavy cavalry and heavily armed infantry show their power.

The Daliang army had the most elite troops in its central camp, especially the 5,000 personal troops of Emperor Tianwu, who were definitely the elite among the elite.

Each of them is a veteran who has experienced hundreds of battles. Each of them is dressed in iron armor and is full of iron and blood.

The five thousand personal soldiers were well-trained. When the scouts brought the first report, the five thousand personal soldiers were guarding around Emperor Tianwu’s tent. At this time, these personal soldiers were already on full alert, waiting for the Chongshan army to attack.

The Daliang army’s central camp had the most elite troops, so more heavy mountain troops came to attack the camp.

Except for the 15,000 reinforcements led by Luo Feiyu who were cruising around the camp, the remaining 30,000 soldiers of the Zhenbiao Camp rushed towards the central camp of the Daliang Army.

There were one thousand heavily armored cavalrymen in front to clear the way, eight thousand heavily armored infantrymen in the back to strangle the enemy, and more than 20,000 infantrymen in the rear to charge everywhere.

Most of the Chongshan Army’s cavalry went to the two wings. There were only one thousand heavily armored cavalry in the central camp, but there were eight thousand heavily armored infantry.

As flames shot up into the sky in the camp, eight thousand heavily-armored infantrymen, whose bodies were covered in iron cans, killed people everywhere like butchers.

Liang Xiu and Song Jie, each leading 4,000 heavily-armored infantry, broke through one tent after another with ease, and defeated wave after wave of Daliang’s elite troops.

Yang Chengye, with his four innate followers, rushed directly to the camp of Emperor Tianwu’s commander-in-chief together with Yang Mingwu and Wang Dahe.

(End of this chapter)