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Zhang Banxian immediately saw the problem and warned Yang Lin. Only then did Yang Lin look around. It turned out to be a ring-shaped mountain, Zhang Bao had created a ring-shaped array based on the terrain. Yang Lin brought his cavalry and rushed forward, rushing straight into Zhang Bao's big circular array.

Zhang Bao's soldiers were running quickly, quickly seizing the advantage of the terrain. It was impossible for Yang Lin's cavalry to climb up the cliff. Could it be that they wanted to dismount and snatch the high ground? If they did not seize these high grounds, they might be surrounded by Zhang Bao.

"Retreat!"

Yang Lin did not hesitate at all, and immediately ordered the cavalry to retreat. No matter how good the situation is, if I don't fight with you here, you will be in vain. Taking advantage of the fact that Zhang Bao had not yet formed his encirclement, Yang Lin waved his big blade, causing the thirty thousand odd cavalrymen to retreat with a roar.

Following Yang Lin's order to retreat, the thirty thousand over cavalrymen turned their horses and ran. The advantage of being a cavalry soldier once again appeared, before Zhang Bao's soldiers closed up, Yang Lin's cavalry had already retreated to a safe area. Turning his head, Zhang Bao's xanthopanax was still running on the mountain.

Hehe, this Zhang Bao has finally tasted the sweetness, using the terrain to defeat Huangfu Song, and now he wants to use terrain to deal with us.

Yang Lin looked at xanthopanax in front of him and smiled at the strategists. Although it sounded easy, he was still shocked. This Zhang Bao really was a ghost, he didn't have any ambush, otherwise, the exorcism would have found him out already. He didn't run, but he would have lured you into the place he chose, and killed you in one fell swoop.

"I estimate that Zhang Bao's exorcism had already chosen this place, and was waiting for us to chase after them. But we can't just wait like this. Otherwise, his large group might just run away. "

Zhang Banxian also had lingering fear in her heart. If she had continued to rush forward, she was afraid that she would have been trapped by Zhang Bao. Although they had come out, they couldn't do anything to Zhang Ding. In this crater, the cavalry could only watch as Zhang Bao escaped.

"Don't worry, Zhang He, Gao Lan and the others should be coming soon, it's time for the infantry to use their skills."

Yang Lin told the cavalry to rest on the ground and wait for the infantry behind them. In the past when they were fighting, they were only the infantry of others, so he didn't worry about it at all. Now that he had infantry, he realized how urgent it was to wait for infantry to attack him. In just these few dozen kilometers, they had actually managed to run for half a day, causing Yang Lin to be extremely anxious. He could not help but have an idea and tell Zhang Banxian and the others.

"It seems that it is necessary to get the infantry to ride on horses. They are cavalry when they march, and infantry when they fight. Or both cavalry and infantry. "

"Ah …" The lord's idea was quite interesting. The greatest strength of the infantry was their offense, and the greatest weakness of the infantry was their slow movement. It would be great if the infantry could ride on their horses and overcome their weaknesses. "

Zhang Banxian immediately agreed with Yang Lin's idea. If an army only had cavalry, without infantry, many of the combat missions would be impossible to complete. For example, if they met with an attack on a mountain, the cavalry would be helpless. However, waiting for the infantry to arrive slowly, Zhang Bao was afraid that they had enough time to escape.

"Sir, it would be perfect if the infantry could ride on the horses. The question was, how much did it cost to get more than sixty thousand infantry on horseback? Even for a horse, it would cost more than sixty thousand horses. If each horse cost five thousand, it would cost three hundred thousand. Who can afford it? "

Kuai Yue laughed and splashed a bucket of cold water on him. He was speaking the truth. All the emperors of the past dynasties knew the importance of cavalry. However, the country was not strong enough to support such a huge army. However, it was said that in a powerful empire, the cavalry was strong. In an era where the cavalry was weak, the nation was weak.

"Heh heh, Mr. Kuai Yue has thought about this very carefully. Indeed, it may be difficult to get so many horses at once, but we can take it slowly, and we'll take it as the direction of the infantry. "

Yang Lin chatted with a few strategists for a while. It was almost noon when Zhang He and Gao Guan finally arrived with the infantry. Although they had traveled a long distance, and although they were very tired, they still had strong fighting spirit. Yang Lin waved his hand towards Zhang He and Gao Lan.

"Let's rest for a while and prepare to attack."

By noon, they should have been eating, but the soldiers left the camp in a hurry, without even bringing dry food, so they had to starve. Fortunately, the weather was good, there was no snow, and the cold wind had died down. After resting for a while, Yang Lin called for Zhang He and the others.

"The xanthopanax occupies the entire crater, so the cavalry cannot charge anymore, and can only rely on your infantry. You guys attack from the side, as long as you occupy one side, we can break through this crater, as long as the cavalry can pass through, Zhang Bao will not be able to escape. "Now, gather your forces and attack the left side. We must occupy the left side of the mountain."

"Don't worry Lord General. We will definitely occupy the mountain on the left."

The three of them agreed, then turned around and left. Not long later, the sixty thousand foot soldiers followed Zhang He and Gao Lan, climbing towards the left side of the mountain. With more than thirty thousand cavalrymen escorting them, they didn't have to worry about anything as they charged up the mountain, shouting loudly.

"Shoot!" Quick, shoot! "

When the Generals saw the soldiers climbing up the mountain, he immediately shouted. However, this was not the battle between the two armies. The Arrows s were not of much use, the attacking soldiers were bent over, and in order to survive, they almost crawled on the ground.

"Smash the stone!" Quickly smash the stone! "

Stones rolled down from the top of the mountain one by one. The soldiers who were climbing up the mountain were confused and disoriented by the waves of stones hitting them. They quickly lied on the ground, not daring to move. Moments later, the soldiers lying on the ground regained their senses. The leader of the soldiers shouted loudly and urged the soldiers to charge forward.

"Charge! Charge! Charge!"

Zhang He bellowed, holding onto his big blade, he climbed up the mountain. Waving his shield and pushing away the falling stones, he couldn't reach him at all, and the soldiers followed him, shouting, up the hill.

Although Zhang He and Gao Guan were generals on horseback, they had no choice but to charge forward with their shields in one hand and their sabers in the other. Fortunately, there were many trees on the mountain, so the arrows and rocks weren't very useful. Most of them were blocked by trees.

After all, the mountain was not a city wall, and there were not many stones on the mountain that could be smashed. With the cover of the trees, although the officials and soldiers had paid a huge price, it was still much easier than attacking the city wall.

"Kill …"

Zhang He was the first one to reach the summit, shouting and rushing towards xanthopanax, his mournful and loud roar resonating throughout the mountain, the heavy sword danced in the air, whoever clashed would die, the ones blocking him would die, and more and more xanthopanax soldiers wailed as they fell into a pool of blood. Based on Zhang He's speed, it wouldn't be long before all the xanthopanax soldiers on the mountain peak were killed by Zhang He!

Amidst deafening cheers, Gao Wen rushed forward. The shield in his left hand blocked the attacks of the xanthopanax, the blade in his right hand slashed at the heads of the xanthopanax soldiers, in that moment, a large group of xanthopanax soldiers were slashed down, a blood stained mountain path opened up.

The elite soldiers following behind them surged out. These soldiers were all dressed in heavy armor and wielding heavy machetes, like giant beasts covered in iron armor, they rolled through the hills and charged into the formation of the xanthopanax. They were like sharp boning blades that easily cut through the dense xanthopanax soldiers on the mountain.

"Seize back the mountain!" "Kill …"

As the General of the Yellow Scarf Army continued to howl, he raised his sword high up and stepped onto the mountain path to the top of the mountain. Batches of Soldiers of the Yellow Scarves s swarmed to the mountain peak and even more Soldiers of the Yellow Scarves s came to reinforce him, joining the crowd to block the gap. Behind them, Generals of the xanthopanax ordered the xanthopanax who was supervising the battle to pull back his bowstring coldly. If anyone dared to take a step back, they wouldn't even need to aim, because the soldiers who retreated from the mountain would be able to hit them with their eyes closed.

The gruesome fighting continued outside the gap. Although the Jizhou government army was well-equipped and brave, but here, they met with the most tenacious resistance! Every step forward, she had to pay the price of blood! However, in order to block the advance of the Jizhou government army, the casualties among the soldiers of the xanthopanax were even more severe!

"Even if I die, I will take back the mountain!"

Zhang Bao almost gave the order to die, Gao Sheng could not help but feel a chill on his back. The soldiers on the left side of the mountain were under his command, and as they watched Soldiers of the Yellow Scarves fall one after another, he felt waves of dizziness. These soldiers were his capital. Without them, he would be nothing.

"Kill …"

Gao Sheng roared, he used all his might and kicked a Jizhou government army soldier in the chest, releasing a low sound, Korean Army Soldiers spat out a mass of blood and flesh, the armor protecting his chest immediately caved in, the Jizhou government army soldier almost didn't even have time to groan as she fell down.

"Puff …"

Gao Sheng did his best to dodge, but behind him, there were a lot of xanthopanax soldiers. There was no way to dodge, and the only thing he could do was to barely turn to the side, as the sharp spear blade had already pierced Gao Sheng's left shoulder.

"Die!"

The spear shaft that was as thick as a tiger's mouth was broken apart. Gao Sheng then pushed the long knife horizontally, and pushed the three Jizhou government army s in front of him with all his might, actually pushing them back along with his blade, until they finally squeezed out of a small clearing. The was startled.

"Don't be so arrogant as to be a traitor!"

Abruptly, Zhang He arrived. Before Gao Sheng could retract his long knife and raise it again, a cold blade light suddenly flew in the air, scaring Gao Sheng so much that he hurriedly retreated, his left leg already struck by a blade. Gao Sheng howled in pain as he lost his balance, falling to his knees in an instant.

Seeing that he could take advantage of the situation, Zhang He immediately brandished his blade forward, and slashed horizontally with the intent to chop off Gao Sheng's head. Gao Sheng's gaze sharpened, the long knife in his hands raised up strangely, preparing to cut open Zhang He's crotch before Zhang He could decapitate him.

In that split-second, Zhang He suddenly retracted his blade back, tightly covering his crotch, his eyes lost focus, and Gao Sheng quickly pounced forward, the blade piercing straight into Zhang He's chest, shocking him to the point that he had to step back, the blade in his hand had already been handed over, the blade tip striking Gao Sheng's right shoulder, opening up a wound that was several inches long, with a hole of one inch deep.

Blood spurted out of Gao Sheng's shoulder like a fountain. Just as he was about to cover his wound, another sharp steel blade sliced through the air towards him. Gao Sheng's expression was ferocious as he desperately tried to raise his hands to block it, but his hands felt heavy.

"Retreat!" "Hurry and retreat!"