959 The Despair of Being Unable to Fight Back (1/2)
Chapter 959 – The Despair of Being Unable to Fight Back
”We are close!”
Zhao Yun tightly gripped the spear in his hand, getting ready to stab it into the body of the enemy.
On the platform not far away, Chen Gong stared at the Shu Han cavalry that were getting closer and closer; he slowly tore the War Stopping Talisman.
With a 'Shua!' the talisman turned into an eye-catching white light that flashed onto the battlefield. Instantly, the light covered the 150 thousand Shu Han soldiers. It was like they were all instantly possessed, and the high speed charging army all stopped.
Time stopped.
Zhao Yun's eager and confused expression froze like a statue. Next, the white light expanded and shrank. The 150 thousand Shu Han Army disappeared from the battlefield and were sent back to the imperial city.
Within seven days, the Shu Han Dynasty could not send reinforcements to Swordsman City.
Seeing this magical scene, be it the Alliance Army or the Dragon Legion Corps, they were all so shocked that their jaws dropped.
”Oh my god, what's this?”
”Punishment from the heavens! It's punishment from the heavens!” Some soldiers muttered and knelt on the floor.
”It is magic; Great Xia has deities helping them.”
”What deity, it's obviously devils from hell. The Dragon Legion Corps is a bunch of devils.”
The person who spoke was filled with fear.
Facing such an unexplainable scene, soldiers that had limited knowledge could only attribute it to gods and devils.
Along with the rumors, fear and unease spread, causing their morale to collapse. Even the soldiers charging at the front could not help but slow down.
The Great Xia Dragon Legion Corps in front of them were truly a bunch of devils. This invisible pressure was enough to crush the mental strength of normal soldiers.
It was like a time slowing spell was cast on the battlefield, instantly going from
fast to slow.
On the command tower, when Lianpo saw the sudden disappearance of the Shu Han Army, even with his calmness, his face turned ashen white. He muttered, ”We fell for it; this was all a plot!”
The sudden disappearance of the Shu Han Army was just too weird. The Great Xia Army cavalry did not charge, as they had long predicted this. Far away, Lianpo could smell the thick scent of a plot.
As Di Chen's right hand man, Lianpo had appeared in the wilderness for a period of time. Naturally, he did not believe in any ghosts. He guessed that this should be Great Xia using a special tool.
This was not the time for them investigate what the tool was. The key was what the Alliance Army should do now. Before Lianpo reacted, the Dragon Legion Corps that had been keeping silent was the first to move.
From the right wing, the silent 70 thousand elite cavalry launched their charge under Zhang Liao's lead. The frontline of the enemy had ended up totally empty due to the sudden disappearance of the Shu Han Army.
There was only empty space in front of the cavalry, and there were no enemies left.
The Dragon Legion Corps that had been lying in wait stopped concealing their killing intent. The blue sky was covered by their blood aura that brimmed with killing intent. It sent a chill down their enemy's spine.
Under Zhang Liao's command, after breaking away from the cannon range, the cavalry took a long arc before making a left turn into the middle troops formation. The Swordsman City 60 thousand troops were located here.
The 60 thousand Swordsman City Army had started charging, and there were less than 20 thousand men left at the back.
The Swordsman City Army feared the Dragon Legion Corps. Now, as a result of the shocking turn of events, Zhang Liao was charging at them menacingly before they could even react.
”Kill!”
Horse lances were raised up, forming an unstoppable spear formation that stabbed at the Swordsman City Army.
It was easy to imagine what kind of gory scene would ensue.
Collapse!
The 20 thousand Swordsman City cavalry actually could not defend against the charge of Zhang Liao's troops, and they totally collapsed.
There were numerous casualties, and they were decimated.
In a short half an hour, the middle troops were actually flattened by the Great Xia cavalry. Thousands of Swordsman City soldiers were turned into meat paste, blood, flesh, and dirt mixed together, unable to be separated.
It was like hell.
The middle troops had two armies protecting them at the wings. Logically speaking, they should be the safest, but now, they were the earliest to be crushed.
When Zhang Liao saw that, he stopped wasting time in the middle and continued to proceed west, cutting into the right wing of the enemy troops. The 150 thousand reinforcements led by Lianpo were located here.
As an experienced general, during the first charge, Lianpo only sent out 80 thousand troops, leaving close to half at the backlines as a flexible force in his hand to throw into battle.
The unfortunate thing was that the first wave of troops he sent out was mostly cavalry, while those he left behind were infantry. Facing Zhang Liao's charging troops, the disadvantage they were at was evident.
As they formed up, Lianpo did not prepare for a cavalry sneak attack. He only followed normal thinking and placed the defenses on the west side and the back, a full 10 thousand cavalry.
How could Lianpo know that the enemy would be attacking them right from the middle troops?
One must know that the middle troops had the Shu Han Army at the other side. No matter how strong the enemy cavalry were, they could not reach his east side.
The sudden disappearance of the Shu Han Army immediately changed the battle situation, rendering Lianpo's arrangements totally useless.