Liu Yanzhen saw that his 5,000 soldiers were attacked by the Zhou army's cavalry on the left and right flanks, and cooperated with the frontal attack of the infantry. In just a short cup of tea, they were beaten to the ground and turned pale.

Seeing that his soldiers were almost unilaterally slaughtered by the Zhou soldiers, and each living life fell to the ground with wailing, Liu Yanzhen only felt a convulsion in his stomach, and he felt like vomiting.

Zhang Yanhan was also in a panic and didn't know how to deal with this situation.

Although they had nearly ten times more soldiers than their opponent, they had traveled back and forth for twenty miles without eating, so how could they still have the strength to fight?

In fact, based on the physical strength of a normal elite soldier, a rapid march of twenty miles is still enough for a battle.

After all, rapid marching is an essential skill for elite soldiers.

But these elites of the Southern Tang Dynasty were different. They were naval troops, and they usually trained on ships. Marching on foot was their weakest link.

So the reason why they couldn't catch up to Zhou's soldiers was not because Zhou's soldiers were fast, but because they were too slow.

At this moment, Zhang Yanhan finally realized how unreliable the Han Xin of the Tang Dynasty beside him was.

"Rush over and seize the ship! Together we have more than 20,000 soldiers. How many can they stop?"

After all, Zhang Yanhan was a fighter who had been on the battlefield, and he was much better than Liu Yanzhen who had no idea how to defend himself against the enemy.

Although his idea was not very good.

"Yeah!"

Liu Yanzhen nodded her head like a mince, and said loudly: "Let's ignore them, go around them, go around and grab the boat."

Two thousand soldiers of Zhou Dynasty beat them into submission during tea time. This kind of intimidation had taken away their courage, and they did not dare to fight. They thought of only running away.

The soldiers of the Tang Army who had not yet taken a breath set off again, but this time they moved much more swiftly. After all, life was at stake, and there was no need to fight, only to escape.

As soon as they took action, Pan Mei and Cao Bin immediately saw through their intentions.

Pan Mei waved the command flag, while Cao Bin led five hundred cavalry and rushed directly towards the Tang soldiers who were preparing to bypass the battlefield and go back to seize the ship.

Zhang Qiong originally wanted to cut in from the flank to separate the enemy formation, but after receiving Pan Mei's order, he also attacked another roundabout Tang army like Cao Bin.

But just as Zhang Yanhan thought, if 20,000 pigs were left to be killed, they would be weak, let alone 20,000 living people.

They didn't engage in battle at all, they just ran around and ran around in various ways. Their strength was inferior. Even if Pan Mei and Cao Bin commanded them well, they couldn't do anything about this situation for a while.

But at this moment, Shi Shouxin arrived at the battlefield in time.

He plays the role of a guard on the Zhengyang Floating Bridge who runs away without thinking.

Liu Yanzhen shot two people down with two arrows, and miraculously survived, it was also his soldiers.

It's not that Liu Yanzhen is not good at archery, nor is it that the soldiers who were hit by arrows are very lucky, but Shi Shouxin's cavalry are all equipped with chain armor to prevent arrows. Chain armor can greatly weaken the penetration of arrows, causing them to be injured.

But not fatal.

Shi Shouxin divided the Qianqi in his hand into five squads, and divided them into four squads to intercept and kill the soldiers of the Southern Tang Dynasty who were trying to approach the boat. He was not in a hurry to charge, but looked around the battlefield to look for suitable opportunities to attack.

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Shi Shouxin may not be as good as Cao Bin and Pan Mei in marching formations, but as a veteran rider, his grasp of fighting opportunities is far inferior to that of rising stars like Pan Mei and Cao Bin who are extremely talented but are not familiar with formations.

Suddenly he saw a gleaming presence in the crowd of soldiers.

"That is……"

Shi Shouxin frowned, but couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth, and said softly: "Mingguang Armor."

The Mingguang Armor was the most popular armor in the Tang Dynasty. As the first of the Thirteen Armors of the Tang Dynasty, it had metal round guards on the chest and back. It was polished extremely smooth and looked like a mirror. Under the sunlight, it could reflect dazzling light.

Mighty and handsome coexist.

The Tang Dynasty favored martial arts, so most military generals loved to wear Mingguang armor. The purpose was to convey two kinds of messages on the battlefield. One was to tell all our own soldiers that I am here and rush with me without fear of death. The other was to tell the enemy that I was here and there was someone.

Come and fight me if you can, and you will increase the index of inspiring military morale and ridicule.

By the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, Mingguang armor was obviously no longer popular.

Mingguang armor is not something ordinary generals are qualified to wear and can afford.

The more troops and horses you have in your hand, the greater your power and the more you cherish your life.

Unexpectedly, someone in the Southern Tang Army dared to wear Mingguang Armor?

Do you want to test whether my knife is sharp?

Shi Shouxin raised his saber high and shouted: "Brothers, have you seen that shiny silver one? He must be a good guy, let's go and chop him down!"

With a whistle, he rushed towards the dazzling existence.

Liu Yanzhen, escorted by Zhang Yanhan and a group of personal guards, planned to sneak around the battlefield.

He didn't even dare to ride a horse, so he hid among the soldiers and thought he was very low-key.

Completely unaware, as time goes by, the sun rises higher.

He, Liu Yanzhen, is the most handsome boy on this battlefield.

Shi Shouxin roared loudly, with only the silver light in his eyes. The soldiers he met on the way didn't even bother to slash with their swords, and just rushed towards them.

This high-speed galloping horse knocked the soldiers standing in front of him into the air, and the powerful impact made it difficult for him to be hit by a heavy hammer.

Shi Shouxin drove his mount directly into the crowd of Liu Yanzhen's personal guards. He swung his sharp and thick saber to the left and right, just like chopping melons and vegetables. The headless corpses of several people around him fell to the ground, and pillars of blood spurted out...

Then he rode through their corpses, forced his way through the crowd, and rushed to Liu Yanzhen's side.

Liu Yanzhen heard the screams coming from behind and couldn't help but look back.

A huge black shadow appeared in front of me. Before I could see what the shadow was, I suddenly felt a sharp pain in my chest, and I was trampled to the ground by a huge force.

Only then did he realize that there were two thick horse hooves on his chest. Severe pain hit him, hot liquid gushes from the corner of his mouth, and his consciousness gradually blurred.

Shi Shouxin pulled the reins, raised his horse with a sword, and shouted: "The thief will be dead, and the one who surrenders will not be killed!"

The two hundred cavalrymen behind him also rushed in, shouting: "The thieves are dead, and those who surrender will not be killed!"

Then the shouts of Zhou soldiers came from the surrounding area: "Those who surrender will not be killed!"

When Luo Youdu and Zhao Jue led the remaining one thousand soldiers to the battlefield, they held back their tail.

Luo Youdu and Zhao Jue had the same mission as Shi Shouxin, which was to lead Liu Yanzhen to run away. However, they did not expect that the Tang army's marching ability was so poor that they never caught up with them.

It wasn't until they received the warning from Cao Bin that they turned around and headed back.

Shi Shouxin's troops were cavalry, so they naturally arrived first.

Then there is no more.

When Luo Youdu saw Zhao Jue, who was a little depressed, he could only advise: "Next time I ask you to serve as a subordinate, I really didn't expect that Han Xin of the Southern Tang Dynasty would be so unwilling to fight."
Chapter completed!