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The elite Xuanjia Army of warriors tore through the cowhide like a sharp blade. Although the cowhide was tough, how could it withstand the sharp blade!
On the battlefield now, bloodshed is everywhere, with infantry clashing in close combat and cavalry charging against each other.
Whichever cavalry unit charges out first gains the initiative.
On the battlefield, which spanned several miles, the sounds of fighting were deafening. Both sides fought desperately, and not a single soldier deserted.
The front lines were like a meat grinder, with hundreds or thousands dying every breath.
Qi Dangguo, leading the Iron Pagoda, gradually found themselves on the defensive on the other side, several miles away.
Huo Qubing's light cavalry were agile, using hooks and sickles to cut off horses' legs and long spears to pierce knights, making it difficult for the cumbersome Ironclad Cavalry to defend themselves.
We'll be completely exhausted if we continue like this; we can't just sit here and wait to die.
At this moment, Qi Dangguo decided to fight to the death. As long as he could break through the protection of the White Horse Cavalry and rush into the flank and rear of the Shazhou infantry formation, he would win this battle!
Because, given the crushing and slaughtering power of the Iron Pagoda, once it charges into the infantry formation, it's like wolves entering a flock of sheep, able to take whatever they want!
Why bother competing with the White Horse Cavalry in speed? Isn't that just asking for humiliation?
The advantage of the Ironclad Pagoda lies in its powerful charge!
Having figured this out, Qi Dangguo shouted to the remaining three thousand-plus Iron Pagoda soldiers, "Iron Pagoda, listen to my command! Charge and kill the Shazhou infantry!"
Upon hearing Qi Dangguo's words, Huo Qubing feigned a look of fear.
"Stop them! We must annihilate the Ironclad Pagoda here!"
The implication was that they were extremely wary of the Ironclad Cavalry charging into the infantry formation.
The White Horse Cavalry, which had just turned around, and the light cavalry behind them immediately surrounded the Iron Pagoda.
However, Qi Dangguo moved extremely fast and took the lead, regrouping a cavalry force of several thousand Huyan tribesmen.
These agile steppe warriors, under the impact of the heavily armored Ironclad Cavalry, were like tofu cut by a steel knife.
Despite the swarming light cavalry from all sides, Qi Dangguo led over two thousand men to charge into the infantry formation.
Huo Qubing's lips curled into a smirk, then he ordered, "The remaining Northern Liang cavalry, charge straight in!"
More than two thousand Ironclad Cavalrymen left, leaving only a few hundred Ironclad Cavalrymen and more than ten thousand Northern Liang cavalrymen.
The cavalry of Shazhou did not suffer heavy losses in this area, so Huo Qubing chose to charge directly.
Qi Dangguo and two thousand Iron Pagoda soldiers broke through the encirclement and charged towards the flank and rear of the Shazhou infantry!
These ironclad cavalry, like hungry wolves seeing sheep, excitedly licked their lips.
"Boom!"
Seeing the Ironclad Cavalry charge out to intercept them, Xu Fengnian was overjoyed.
Even if the losses are heavy, as long as the Iron Pagoda charges into the Shazhou infantry formation, the enemy will have no choice but to retreat!
Otherwise, there have been instances where tank-like ironclad infantry charges and killed tens of thousands of infantrymen.
Ironclad Pagoda! Truly worthy of being the soul of the Northern Liang army!
Qi Dangguo shouted excitedly, "The Manjia Battalion is fully armored! What should we do!"
Behind them, the blood-soaked Ironclad Cavalry, each exuding murderous intent, responded in unison.
"Fight to the death! Fight to the death! Fight to the death!"
At this moment, Qi Dangguo suddenly noticed a square formation of infantry appearing before him.
All of them wore silver armor and silver longswords!
One after another, the long swords gleamed with a cold light in the wind and rain!
The Tang Emperor's elite force, the Mo Dao Formation!
Qi Dangguo sneered inwardly. The Mo Dao Formation could stop light cavalry, but could it do anything to the Iron Pagoda now?
If the Mo Dao soldiers were really that powerful, would the Southern Tang Dynasty have fallen back then?
Qi Dangguo was unaware that the Southern Tang Dynasty's Mo Dao (陌刀) weighed thirty jin (approximately 15 kg), and Mo Dao soldiers were ordinary soldiers.
Li Chang'an's Mo Dao soldiers were all veteran soldiers of the third or fourth rank with a hundred battles under their command, and the weight of their Mo Dao had increased to a full eighty catties!
Gu Dazu, dressed in a green cloth robe and carrying an eighty-pound longsword, soared into the air as if floating on clouds.
"The Northern Liang Manchu Armored Battalion is now at full strength. What should we do?"
Two thousand veteran warriors wielding the Mo Dao (a type of long-handled sword) shouted in unison, their powerful inner strength shaking the heavens!
"Die! Die! Let them die!"
Gu Dazu's gaze was arrogant as he slashed out with his Mo Dao, the blade beam several dozen feet long cutting down the front row of Ironclad Warriors!
Today's battle is the battle for the founding of the Tang Dynasty!
Chapter 223 The Ironclad Cavalry Annihilated! The Sword God Rises Again!
Two thousand veteran soldiers of the Mo Dao (a type of long-handled sword) looked at the Ironclad Cavalry charging towards them like thunderbolts, their eyes flashing with ferocity.
Since its formation, the Mo Dao team has not encountered any particularly strong opponents.
Previously, Chu Lushan's three thousand men were not wearing armor, and the fighting strength of the Shanshan barbarians was far inferior.
Now that they have encountered the renowned Ironclad Cavalry, how could these Mo Dao soldiers not be excited?
Qi Dangguo didn't care at all that a group of people had been killed by Gu Dazu.
From the day the Iron Pagoda was born, it has never lost, not even to the mighty Western Chu Halberdiers.
"rush!"
"The Ironclad Cavalry charges, and a thousand troops flee in terror!"
All the Ironclad Cavalry, like the veteran soldiers with their long swords, were now bloodthirsty!
They could imagine that once the Ironclad Cavalry charged through, the infantry phalanx before them would instantly turn into a pool of blood and flesh.
Then, the Iron Pagoda charged into the tens of thousands of infantrymen on the sandbar, slaughtering them at will and taking whatever they wanted!
Zhang Kulong, who had been promoted to lieutenant general, encountered the first Ironclad Cavalry to charge forward.
The Ironclad Cavalrymen's dark iron armor gleamed with a faint luster. Both men and horses were heavily armored, galloping like lightning and roaring like thunder!
Zhang Kulong, a peak third-rank warrior, gripped his eighty-pound broadsword tightly with his tangled arms and thrust it diagonally at the head of the galloping horse!
"Drink!"
After a loud shout, the first Ironclad Cavalryman was cleaved in two from the very center!
Without any hesitation or resistance, the sturdy Ironclad armor was easily cleaved open by the eighty-pound longsword!
Zhang Kulong, a peak-level third-rank warrior, was soaked in the blood of centaurs and excitedly awaited his next target.
He was a martial artist capable of breaking through the seventh level of armor, and with an eighty-pound iron broadsword, splitting open the Ironclad Pagoda would be a piece of cake!
"My men, kill Qi Dangguo!"
Qi Dangguo felt a chill run down his spine, then shouted, "They can't all be third-rank martial artists! Charge!"
But then, one after another, the Ironclad Cavalry were cleaved in two by the unyielding Mo Dao soldiers!
These Mo Dao soldiers licked their blood, casually tossing aside the cleaved corpses of men and horses.
A young Mo Dao soldier was forced back several steps by a Tie Fu Tu (Ironclad Cavalry) before he could finally cleave the Tie Fu Tu in front of him in two.
The soldier shouted angrily, "You think you can bully me just because I'm a peak fourth-rank? I'll show you what's what!"
After saying that, he chopped the fallen Ironclad soldiers into mincemeat with a few strokes!
Qi Dangguo then realized that these two thousand Mo Dao soldiers were either fourth or third rank soldiers!
With a series of "thud, thud, thud" sounds, squads of Ironclad Cavalry fell before the Mo Dao.
The enemy's Mo Dao soldiers suffered almost no damage, except for slashing four or five exhausted retreaters in succession!
The surging black torrent was abruptly cut off by the Great Wall made of silver, gleaming armor!
The soldiers with their long-handled swords raised their swords once more, their formation remaining unmoved!
"The Ironclad Cavalry will never be seen again! Kill! Kill! Kill!"
Yuan Zuozong, a veteran of countless battles, knew that their goal was to break through this wall of Mo Dao swords and kill the ordinary infantry behind them.
So, all you need to do is tear open one hole!
"Form a wedge formation and have three riders charge in a wedge formation!"
Yuan Zuozong pointed in the direction where a Mo Dao soldier had retreated a considerable distance and issued the order!
The Ironclad Cavalry reacted swiftly, turning around in the blink of an eye to form a cone-shaped formation.
Within the cone formation, three riders formed a group, creating a small three-cone formation.
"Ruyi Vajra Formation!"
As soon as Yuan Zuozong finished giving the order, a group of dark-skinned infantrymen suddenly rushed out from behind the Mo Dao soldiers.
These infantrymen threw away their weapons, clasped their hands together, and sat cross-legged behind the formation of Mo Dao (a type of long-handled sword).