kvmb Chapter 470: Killing the Enemy General with a Single Sword
Chapter 470: Killing the Enemy General with a Single Sword
(Map of the Jin and Liao situation at the end of the Northern Song Dynasty)
Perhaps the Jin Kingdom had become somewhat arrogant after its repeated victories against the Liao Kingdom. Or perhaps the Jin Kingdom did not take the Yangwei Army seriously at all, so it only sent 5,000 cavalry and dared to attack Shenzhou directly.
On the wall of Shenzhou, Pang Wanchun looked at the fierce Jin army below and sighed: "These Jin soldiers are well-organized, disciplined, and imposing. They are definitely not comparable to the Liao soldiers. It seems that Wanyan Aguda is indeed not simple."
"The man who can defeat hundreds of thousands of Liao troops with 20,000 Jin troops is certainly not a simple person. If we do not curb it and allow the Jin Kingdom to develop, it will definitely destroy the Liao Kingdom in the future and then invade the Central Plains. However, the Liao Kingdom is still stronger at the moment. After this battle, if the Jin Kingdom does not come to provoke us, we will not care about it.
When the Jin Kingdom develops and the Liao Kingdom is at a disadvantage in the future, we will send troops to attack the Jin Kingdom, so that the two countries can maintain a certain degree of balance, thereby constantly eroding the strength of both sides. This is the most advantageous option for us. "
As the two were talking, they saw a general walk out of the Jin army camp below the city, holding a big knife, pointing at the city wall and starting to provoke.
Pang Wanchun's deputy general Yuan Lang immediately stepped forward and said, "General, let me go out and meet him."
Lu Cheng nodded slightly, and Pang Wanchun waved his hand: "Don't underestimate the enemy."
"Don't worry, General. I will definitely kill the enemy general!"
Afterwards, Yuan Lang went down the city, urged his warhorse, and brandished two steel hammers as he rushed towards the enemy general.
The 5,000 Jin troops were all cavalry, which was not conducive to attacking the city, so they thought of fighting the generals first to gain momentum.
As the two men approached quickly, each used a weapon. Yuan Lang raised his left hand and used the steel hammer to block the enemy's sword. He then swung the steel hammer in his right hand forward. The brush-shaped tip on the steel hammer directly pierced the enemy general's neck and pulled him off his horse.
Although Yuan Lang's weapon was strange, his moves were clean and neat. The two weapons worked in perfect harmony without any delay.
Seeing that their general was killed instantly with one move, the Jin army immediately fired a hail of arrows, and even wanted to shoot Yuan Lang to death without any moral principles.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Yuan Lang immediately retreated to the city gate and continued to wave the weapon in his hand to block the incoming arrows.
Fortunately, the Jin army was still some distance away from the top of the city wall, and the arrows had lost much power by the time they reached the city wall.
Lu Cheng and Pang Wanchun immediately stood up, each picked up the strong bow beside them, drew their bows and arrows, and shot at the Jin army under the city.
Both of them were sharpshooters. They were standing on the city wall and using powerful bows. Arrows shot into the Jin army camp in the blink of an eye, killing twenty or thirty Jin army archers in succession. The Jin army then retreated in a hurry.
Faced with the Jin army's unethical behavior, Lu Cheng naturally would not tolerate it. He immediately stepped down from the city wall, rode on his warhorse Zhuifeng, and holding a newly made long-handled steel sword, he rushed out of the city first.
A thousand cavalrymen ready for battle in the city then rushed out, and Yuan Lang hurriedly followed Lu Cheng.
The Jin army had just retreated and its formation was not stable. They had never thought that the enemy in the city would dare to rush out and attack their cavalry formation.
Some Jin soldiers who reacted quickly shot arrows at Lu Cheng.
However, Lu Cheng simply waved the long sword in his hand to block all the oncoming arrows, and in the blink of an eye he rushed into the enemy's formation. Wherever he went, he swung his sword and chopped the men and horses along the way in half.
Faced with such a ferocious Lu Cheng, the Jin army generals immediately organized their troops to counterattack, but they could not stop Lu Cheng at all.
Wherever the long sword went, no one could get close to it, and there was no enemy that could match it.
"Oh no! He is going to attack the general! General, retreat quickly!"
Soon, the Jin army discovered that Lu Cheng's blade was heading towards their main general.
The Liao army leader originally wanted to rush out to fight a decisive battle with Lu Cheng, but when he saw Lu Cheng's killing-like aura from afar, he was shocked and quickly turned his horse's head, shouting to retreat.
Seeing that there was still a distance of more than ten feet between Lu Cheng and the enemy general, he slapped the saddle and jumped high. With the long sword in his hand, he jumped more than ten feet high, crossed a distance of two or three feet, stepped on the shoulder of a Jin cavalryman, breaking his neck on the spot, and then used the force to leap forward again, jumping another two or three feet away.
At this moment, the entire battlefield seemed to have quieted down. No matter whether it was the panicked Jin army or the Yangwei army that was charging from behind, all of them cast their eyes on the figure that leaped into the air like a god. They watched as the figure caught up with the Jin army commander in three or two steps, and then slashed the commander's head with a sword, directly cutting off the commander's head. He then picked it up in his hand and dropped it on the horse of an enemy commander in front of him, and then threw the enemy commander aside.
The enemy general's horse was just an ordinary warhorse, and it could not withstand the impact of Lu Cheng falling from above. The horse's hooves softened and it fell to the ground.
Lu Cheng immediately stood up and jumped, throwing the head of the Jin army commander away. He landed safely on the ground, and with a sweep of the long sword in his hand, the three Jin army cavalrymen around him were cut into two parts, including their horses, as easy as cutting tofu.
Such a shocking scene was simply beyond human power. The surrounding Jin troops immediately fled in all directions, looking at Lu Cheng with extreme fear in their eyes.
These were originally elite cavalrymen of the Great Jin Dynasty, but when faced with a general more powerful than they had imagined, they would still be afraid and would run away.
The commander was beheaded, the whole army was in chaos, fear began to spread, and five thousand cavalrymen fled in all directions.
Although some Jin army generals were trying hard to maintain order, the subsequent Yangwei Army had already charged over. Pang Wanchun clamped his legs around the horse's belly and shot arrows continuously, killing any Jin army general who wanted to reorganize his troops within his sight. Yuan Lang rushed into the enemy formation, charging forward, and pushing away any Jin cavalry who wanted to gather together.
Soon, more and more Jin soldiers fled, and Lu Cheng was like a tiger among a flock of sheep. His sword was as sharp as a mountain, killing people in large numbers, and his battle robe was stained with blood.
The battle lasted from morning to afternoon. Lu Cheng led his men to chase the Liao soldiers for dozens of miles, killing countless Liao soldiers. He only returned when his horses were exhausted.
After a bloody battle, 5,000 Jin cavalrymen were defeated and nearly 2,000 corpses were left outside the city of Shenzhou.
The cavalry under Lu Cheng's command were still too few, and they had to be scattered and stationed in various places. It was impossible to catch up with 5,000 with only 1,000 people.
The killing of two thousand Jin soldiers was possible thanks to the charge led by Lu Cheng, Pang Wanchun and Yuan Lang.
Although the number of kills seems small, the Jin Kingdom did not have many cavalry at that time, so this was already a huge loss.
The Jin Kingdom was outnumbered and fought so many battles with the Liao Kingdom, which lasted for a year or two, but it did not lose many cavalry.
Afterwards, the Jin army retreated to Xianzhou in the north and did not dare to move south easily again.
Lu Cheng also learned from several captured Jin soldiers that the Jin army commander he killed was named Wanyan Wulu, who was also a founding hero of the Jin Dynasty and made great contributions to the expansion of the Jin Dynasty.
Of course, it is impossible for Wanyan Wulu to do anything now. Lu Cheng threw his head away and it was finally crushed by the panicked Jin cavalry.
After the Jin army retreated to Xianzhou, they strengthened the city defenses and refused to venture out.
Lu Cheng did not continue to attack the Jin army, but ordered Yang Zhi to send troops from Jinzhou to capture Xingzhong Prefecture. At the same time, he also asked Lu Zhishen and Shi Jin to cooperate with Hua Rong to cross the Yalu River and capture the northern part of Goryeo, separating Goryeo from the Jin Kingdom.
(Korean)
Gao Li is a typical traitor. He will serve whoever is stronger. Once the boss shows weakness, this younger brother will immediately jump out to cause trouble.
Before, Goryeo was a younger brother of the Liao Kingdom. When it saw the rise of the Jurchen tribe, it wanted to attack the Jurchen. After being defeated by the Jurchen, it became a younger brother of the Jurchen again, and wanted to take advantage of the Jin Kingdom's attack on the Liao Kingdom to advance into southern Liaoning.
If Hua Rong had not crossed the Yalu River and captured Baozhou, Goryeo would have taken over all the territory east of the Yalu River.
At present, the army is insufficient, so Lu Cheng plans to conquer Gaoli first, make him obedient and serve as a younger brother and pay tribute. When he has time, he will completely destroy Gaoli...