Chapter 114 Interception
However, the desperate resistance of the archers also caused certain obstacles to the charge of the Western Tartar Cavalry, which greatly slowed down the charge posture of the Western Tartar Cavalry.

This gave the sword and shield soldiers and spearmen in the rear army time to gain support. By the time these Western Tartar cavalry reacted, they were already surrounded.

Wang An roughly observed the battlefield and silently estimated in his mind that the Jingzhou soldiers brought by Fangshan numbered about 20,000.

Their number is nearly five times that of the Western Tartars, and although these Jingzhou soldiers are also garrison soldiers, they are obviously much better than the Jizhou guards in terms of association and equipment. So although their individual combat effectiveness is not very good, when their numbers are increased, they can compete with these Western Tartars.

However, the reason why the Western Tartar cavalry could wreak havoc outside the Great Wall was that their eliteness and ferocity were not exaggerated. Even when they were trapped in an army formation of 20,000 people, the vanguard of the Western Tartar cavalry still rushed in front of the central army's chariots.

Fortunately, Fangshan’s own standard camp was fierce enough and managed to intercept the Western Tartar cavalry who were planning to decapitate them.

Despite this, Fang Zhikun still couldn't control the horse under him and almost fell to the ground.

Fang Shan glanced at Wang An and saw that he was as unmoved as himself. He could not help but frown and thought to himself that this boy must not be kept.

The Western Tartar envoy personally led his troops to charge for several rounds, but was unable to break through the siege. Seeing the generals around him falling one after another, the Western Tartar envoy gritted his teeth and ordered the entire army to retreat.

However, even so, there were still thousands of Western Tartar cavalrymen surrounded by Jingzhou soldiers, and it would be difficult to retreat even if they wanted to.

The Western Tartar envoys were furious, but they had no choice but to give up.

However, just as the Western Tartar envoy was leading the remaining 3,000 cavalrymen to escape, Fang Shan suddenly jumped out of the carriage and personally ordered the entire army to pursue.

However, the more than 1,000 trapped Western Tartar cavalrymen suddenly erupted in the most ferocious anger in their lives, and made every effort to entangle the Jingzhou soldiers and prevent them from pursuing their victory.

But just when these remaining Western Tartar cavalry were about to leave the battlefield, a troop of more than a thousand people appeared behind them.

Among these more than a thousand people, some rode mules, some rode donkeys, and only a small number rode treasury horses.

However, this group of strange-looking cavalrymen rushed towards the Western Tartar cavalry with roars and high fighting spirits.

The Western Tartar envoys were immediately furious. If their retreat was blocked by this strange cavalry at this moment, then as long as the Jingzhou soldiers dealt with the more than one thousand cavalry, they would be attacked from both sides, and the remaining three thousand men would all die here.

What made the Western Tartar envoy most angry was that he had already recognized who this strange army belonged to.

Because every time Wang An was about to kill a team, he would deliberately leave a few people behind to let them go back and report the news.

Therefore, the Western Tartar envoys naturally knew Wang An's background and knew that he had such a strange army under his command.

"What a great prince of Jizhou you are! I, the Western Tartars, will fight you to the death!"

The Western Tartar envoy let out an unwilling roar and collided with these strange troops with the remaining 3,000 soldiers.

Then, these troops in front of them, who didn't even have armor, indeed burst out with high fighting spirit, holding the defense line tightly and preventing the Western Tartar cavalry from breaking through.

Until this moment, Wang An, who had been unmoved, began to show some emotion. He turned to Fang Shan and said, "Master Fang, now is the best time to pursue the remaining soldiers. I see there are many cavalrymen among your marks. Please send them out immediately and chase with me!"

At this time, Fang Shan had already guessed that the strange troops that suddenly appeared this time belonged to Wang An. He really wanted to see Wang An suffer a defeat, so how could he send troops to support him? He really wanted those people to be killed by the Western Tartars.

So he smiled hypocritically and said, "Your Highness, you have seen it too. We are in an urgent war now. I have to keep these special forces for support. If I send them to you at this time, it would be..."

Fangshan acted embarrassed and refused to ask for troops.

Wang An also saw Fang Shan's intention, so he no longer pinned his hopes on him. He turned to Chen Huaian and said, "Whether Xu Huang lives or dies depends on how hard we work!"

After Wang An finished speaking, he pulled his horse's belly and chased forward from the edge of the Zhou army formation.

Chen Huaian gritted his teeth and immediately yelled to his subordinates: "All troops, listen to my orders, follow the prince and charge!"

With a force of more than one hundred people, going to support would undoubtedly be dangerous, but the war had already reached this point and neither side had a way out.

Moreover, although he and Xu Huang had occasional quarrels, it had to be said that Xu Huang's straightforwardness was very much to his liking. In fact, the two had become close brothers in private.

Chen Huaian thought he couldn't let himself watch Xu Huang die in front of him.

The Black Armor Guards are far more elite than the Western Tartars. If Cao Meng were here, he could even directly order them to commit suicide, not to mention that they are just escaping death. What is there to be afraid of!

Fangshan and his son looked at this scene with sneers on their faces.

Fang Zhikun said smugly, "I thought Wang An was so smart, but it turns out he is just an idiot who doesn't know how to live or die."

Although Fang Shan also sneered, he glanced at Fang Zikun and scolded him, "Fool, as the saying goes, those who accomplish great things must be bold and courageous. Wang An's move is indeed tantamount to committing suicide, but if he can survive, he will definitely be known as a man of loyalty and righteousness."

"By then, we will have the morale of the army under control!"

Fang Zhikun curled his lips. Although he didn't dare to refute his father's words, it did not stop him from complaining in his heart. What's the point of having military morale if everyone is dead?
At this time, Xu Huang was fighting fiercely with the enemy. He faced life and death several times and his body was stained with countless blood. Watching his comrades falling one after another, Xu Huang was so angry that he wanted to burst into tears.

Just when the veteran soldiers around him were beginning to be unable to hold on and were urging Xu Huang to withdraw his troops, Xu Huang glanced around and saw Wang An galloping towards him.

Xu Huang's ferocious mouth corners suddenly curled up, pointing at the black torrent in the distance, and shouted loudly: "No retreat, the prince has personally led the army to support us, let's see who dares to escape!"

The soldiers of Jinzhou Guard raised their eyes and saw Wang An leading more than a hundred black-armored guards rushing towards them.

Although the number of people was not large, their momentum was like that of a mighty army. The most important thing was that Wang An's coming to support them made them understand something.

That is, they have not been abandoned, and the most precious prince has come to support them in person, regardless of his own life!

(End of this chapter)