Chapter 113 Fierce Battle

The Western Tartar cavalry were known for their ferocity, and the more than 4,000 Western Tartar cavalry before them were all troops directly under the Western Tartar Khan. Not only were they well-equipped and had tall horses, but their fighting spirit was also higher than that of ordinary Western Tartar people.

At this time, after receiving the order from the Western Tartar envoy, they immediately launched a charge without hesitation.

At this moment, the momentum suddenly rose!
Fang Zikun, who was standing at the forefront of the army, was so frightened by the murderous aura that rushed towards him that he swallowed hard, and even the warhorse under his crotch couldn't help but step back.

Looking around at the Jingzhou soldiers and generals beside him, and seeing that their eyes were focused on the charging Western Tartars, Fang Zikun quietly turned his horse's head and came to the front of the carriage of the central army formation.

"Dad, these Western barbarians look quite ferocious. Why don't we form a battle formation and retreat to avoid their attack, and let Wang An and the Western barbarians fight to the death first? I will sit back and reap the benefits. Isn't this killing two birds with one stone?"

The profile was lifted again, revealing Fangshan's gloomy face.

"You idiot, you are a hopeless case! Do you think I don't know what you are thinking? You are just afraid of the Western Tartars and want to escape!"

"With you being like this, unable to study and timid in battle, will the glory of our Fang family end with your generation?"

Fang Zikun tried to argue, "Dad, that's not right. I was thinking of letting the Western Tartars kill Wang An first, and then we would attack them. Wouldn't that kill two birds with one stone? Don't forget, Wang An stole my wife at the wedding. This is also a slap in your face!"

"Shut up, you idiot, don't you think about it carefully!" Fanshan said with a gloomy face: "Our army is only a few miles away from the Western Tartars. If we retreat now, they will catch up with us in the blink of an eye. By then, most of them will be beaten and flee!"

"As for letting the Western Tartars kill Wang An first, you are wishful thinking. Didn't you see that Wang An only brought more than a hundred elite cavalry? The Western Tartars have been chasing them for so long and haven't caught up with them. Can you expect the Western Tartars to catch up with Wang An before they run into us?"

"I have been wise all my life, how could I give birth to a fool like you!"

Fang Zikun lowered his head after being scolded and dared not to argue.

But no one noticed that a hint of viciousness flashed across Fang Zikun's lowered eyes.

The old guy calls me stupid all the time, as if you are so smart. I have played with all your concubines and you don’t even know it, hahaha!

Fang Zikun lowered his head and silently comforted himself in his heart.

After consoling himself, Fang Zikun turned around and saw Wang An leading more than a hundred black-armored soldiers approaching him quickly. Fang Zikun rolled his eyes and said, "Then why don't we just kill Wang An as a Western Bandit and be done with it? Isn't that killing two birds with one stone?"

Fang Shan was so angry that he almost jumped out of the carriage. He pointed at Fang Zikun's nose and cursed: "How can you, an idiot, come to your senses? How could I, a wise and powerful person, give birth to a loser like you!"

Fang Zikun's face turned red after being scolded. He gripped the reins tightly with both hands, secretly resenting his father for scolding him no matter what he said.

Fang Shan didn't see Fang Zikun's inner thoughts and continued to curse: "In front of everyone, do you think that everyone else is as stupid as you? You killed the prince of the dynasty in public in the military town. How many heads do you have?"

"If you want to die, don't implicate me!"

While the two were talking, Wang An had already led the Black Armored Guards into the Jingzhou army formation.

As there was no order from the superiors, the generals did not dare to stop them, so they immediately ordered their men to descend and make way for Wang An and his black armored troops to charge into the army.

After Wang An entered the military formation, he headed straight for the central military camp.

"Master Fang, how are you?" Wang An laughed as he galloped on his horse. Fang Shan also got out of the carriage with a gloomy face and said with a bow: "Thanks to the blessing of the prince, I am still in good health."

Wang An nodded and agreed without hesitation: "Master Fang, it seems that you have to rely on my great blessing. This time, I have sent you a huge military project. How do you want to thank me, Master Fang?"

Fang Shan glanced at the army formation that was about to meet the enemy and sneered, "If I hadn't led the troops to help, the prince would probably have been beheaded by now..."

“Hahaha!” Wang An laughed wildly a few times and said, “That’s not the case. It’s nothing more than losing cities and land. But these Western barbarians will retreat sooner or later. It won’t make any difference if I come back then.”

Wang An deliberately spoke in a nonchalant manner about Jizhou, because he did not want to give people a chance to criticize him, so that when he took action against Fang Shan, he would not have to consider this favor.

Fang Shan also clearly saw that Wang An did not want to accept his favor, but instead cunningly said that this matter was a credit to him. Although this was indeed the case, it still made Fang Shan very unhappy.

So Fang Shan snorted coldly and said no more.

He just ordered the generals around him to be prepared to meet the enemy.

Soon, the western cavalry collided with the Jingzhou soldiers.

Wang An also immediately perked up and carefully observed the battle between the two armies.

Although he had seen many scenes of large-scale battles in movies and TV shows in his previous life, they were all fake after all. The real battle scenes before him were rare and valuable experiences, and Wang An watched them without blinking an eye.

The Jingzhou soldiers were seen with shields in the front row, the spearmen in the back row stretched their spears through the gaps between the shields, and the last row had countless archers drawing their bows and drawing arrows, and they had already launched two or three waves of attacks before the Western Tartar cavalry joined the battle.

Because it was a head-on confrontation, these waves of arrows created a very good record, with each wave being able to shoot down dozens of Western Tartar cavalry.

However, the cavalry was so fast that they only had time to set up two or three waves of arrows before the shield bearers in the front had already collided with the Western Tartar cavalry.

Suddenly, people and horses fell to the ground and screams were heard.

In the first fight, the Western Tartars immediately created a gap.

However, the spearmen of the Jingzhou soldiers reacted quickly as well. They immediately swung their spears and stabbed them into the belly of the leaping horse.

The horses wailed and fell to the ground, and the Western Tartars on horseback either had their bones broken by the fallen horses, or were trampled into meat paste by the cavalry that followed.

Even the few who survived were killed in time by the remaining sword and shield soldiers around them.

However, it was only the first collision, and the casualties of the Western Tartars were always limited. Soon the second wave of Western Tartar cavalry rushed in immediately.

The defense line of the spearmen and sword and shield soldiers was quickly torn apart. At this time, the third line of archers immediately put their bows and arrows on their backs, drew their swords from their waists, and engaged in close combat with the Western Tartars.

However, the subsequent Western Tartars, because they were riding on horses, had the advantage of height and carried the kinetic energy of the horses' impact, so the weapons in their hands were often powerful and strong.

The archers' swords were often unable to withstand the attack and were chopped off in an instant.

(End of this chapter)