Chapter 115: Defeat the Western Tartars
"Kill!"

After Xu Huang shouted angrily, he led his troops to meet the Western invaders.

His actions were like a seed taking root, and all the soldiers of Jinzhou Guards were encouraged to move forward bravely.

For a moment, the two sides fought fiercely, with blood and flesh flying everywhere.

Wang An was a good rider, so he stopped his horse when he was still thirty or forty meters away from the battlefield.

Of course, Wang An's current prestige is also related to the fact that he is the eldest grandson of Taizu and has received the emperor's grace. Otherwise, with his identity as a commoner, he would never be able to hold on to this position even if he had some abilities.

He just jumped off his horse and walked towards Xu Huang with a knife in hand.

Wang An's sudden joining slowed down the offensive of Xu Huang and other Western Tartars a little. Taking this opportunity, the soldiers of Jinzhou Guard took a few breaths to adjust themselves and joined the fight again.

With the joining of Wang An, the situation gradually turned around.

After all, Xu Huang was a fierce general and his martial arts were naturally not weak. Seeing Wang An joining him, his confidence increased greatly. He killed the Western Tartars on the opposite side one after another, causing the Western Tartars to inevitably slow down their pace.

Fang Zhikun frowned when he saw this scene, and said in dissatisfaction: "Father, how could Xu Huang be so brave?"

Fang Shan also frowned slightly, and after a moment's silence, he said, "I'm afraid he wants to save his life, so he chooses to stand on Wang An's side. But we can't take it lightly. This kid can climb to this position at such a young age. He must have some skills and is not easy to deal with!"

Fang Zhikun nodded, not quite understanding what he meant.

On the other side, Wang An and Xu Huang teamed up to repel the Western Tartars on the opposite side, and then returned to their respective camps.

Seeing this, Xu Huang couldn't help but ask, "My Lord, why are you here?"

They did not consult Wang An in their plan.

Wang An smiled faintly and said, "I am worried that the Western Bandits will be desperate and will continue to harass the city after dealing with this wave of bandits. In this case, it is better to fight a decisive battle as soon as possible and solve the problem once and for all."

Wang An paused for a moment, then continued, "And I think Fang Zhikun might take this opportunity to leave the city and attack our flank, so I came here specially to support you."

Xu Huang was deeply moved by what he said, and he bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I will always remember your kindness to me. If you have any errands in the future, I will not refuse."

Wang An waved his hand and said, "Brother Xu, you don't have to be polite. As men, we should defend our land and resist the barbarians, and protect our country!"

Xu Huang also laughed heartily: "As expected of the bloodline of Taizu, he is truly a hero!"

Wang An laughed loudly and then asked, "I wonder what good ideas Brother Xu has?"

After a brief thought, Xu Huang said, "The main focus of the Western Tartars should be on the city at this time. We can lure them to split their forces and attack."

Wang An nodded and said, "How to divide the troops? I would like to ask Brother Xu for advice."

Xu Huang thought for a moment and said, "If my guess is correct, the army sent by the Western Tartars this time should be three divisions, of which the right camp, the left camp and the central camp each have several thousand people. I guess that if a part of the troops are sent to attack the flank, the main forces of the other two divisions should gather in the right camp, and some people will be left in the center to guard the left camp."

Wang An was silent for a while before he said, "Okay, let's follow Brother Xu's plan."

Xu Huang nodded, then swung his sword and shouted, "Archers, prepare... release your arrows!"

Whoosh whoosh!
Dense swarms of sharp arrows flew out instantly, shooting towards the Western Tartars in the distance, and then Wang An led the remaining cavalry to launch an attack!
For a moment, both sides were attacking each other desperately, and a melee broke out!

Fang Zhikun also noticed Wang An's intention at this time. He knew that he could not delay any longer, so he shouted immediately: "Western Tartar Cavalry, charge!"

"Yes!"

A group of Western Tartar cavalrymen, fully armed and well-armored, immediately rushed forward with howls.

However, although the cavalry of the Western Camp was well-trained, they lacked coordination after all, so they inevitably had loopholes in the sprint, and were hit by several shots from the cavalry of the Jinzhou Guards. This made the Western Camp cavalry very angry, but the strength of the two sides was so different that it was difficult for them to win for a while.

At this time, Fang Zhikun also ordered: "Quick! Go and rescue the right camp, don't worry about this side!"

The Western Tartar cavalry obeyed Fang Zhikun's order and began to rush towards the direction of the West Camp, but nearly a thousand Western Tartar cavalry were still intercepted.

Wang An's task became to encircle and suppress the Western Tartar cavalry, while urging the soldiers of Jinzhou Guard to continue the attack.

It is obvious that the commander of the Western Tartar Army is an extremely cautious person. In his eyes, the survival of the Jinzhou Guards is far more important than the Western Tartar Cavalry.

So even though the Jinzhou Guards were in danger at this time, he still ignored the safety of the Jinzhou Guards and focused on the battle situation in the right camp.

Seeing this, Wang An sneered in his heart: "Fang Zhikun, if you continue like this, you will lose sooner or later!"

As expected, just a quarter of an hour later, the Western Tartar cavalry began to disintegrate, and Wang An did not pursue the victory, but instead led his men to retreat.

At the same time, the Western Tartar Army successfully broke through the right camp and then attacked Huanglong!

"Report... The West Camp has been breached! The Western Tartar Army has breached the West Camp!"

Fang Zhikun received the report with a gloomy expression. After a long while, he exhaled and muttered to himself, "This Xu Huang is really a brave general!"

He originally thought that Xu Huang would definitely lose, but he didn't expect it to end in a draw.

However, since the Western Tartar Army had the upper hand, they naturally would not let Fang Zhikun go easily. Therefore, he immediately sent out an elite force to attack Fang Zhikun's granary.

Fang Zhikun was also extremely worried at this time, because the defeat of the West Camp caught him off guard and he was busy running around.

"Marshal, the Western Tartar Army has already reached the granary!" said the deputy general anxiously.

Fang Zhikun's face turned pale, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Pass my order, order all units to assemble immediately to meet the enemy."

He knew that if he did not resist, the Western Tartar Army would easily break through his food and fodder storage areas.

Fang Zhikun did not dare to gamble, so no matter what, he could not let the Western Tartar Army break through the granary, otherwise his advantage would be gone.

The Western Tartar Army was confident in this move. Relying on their large numbers, they did not take the mere hundreds of defenders seriously at all.

Soon the two sides started fighting.

The Western Tartar Army was large in numbers and suffered heavy casualties after a hail of arrows. However, Fang Zhikun ordered his men to bomb the granary with artillery without hesitation.

Bang bang bang!
Iron balls weighing dozens of kilograms fell near the granary, raising clouds of dust. The soldiers of the Western Tartar Army were frightened and panicked, and some even dropped their spears and fled.

However, the Western Tartar Army was also extremely brave, and even after suffering losses they still charged forward tenaciously.

"Quickly release the rolling logs and stones!" Fang Zhikun shouted angrily when he saw this.

Boom!

In an instant, rolling logs and stones came crashing down like a violent storm, suppressing the charging Western Tartar cavalry so that they could not raise their heads and were finally chopped to the ground.

Although the Western Tartar Army was brave, they were ultimately outnumbered.

Seeing that the charging Western Tartar Army was about to collapse, Fang Zhikun showed a ferocious look on his face: "Load the crossbow for me! Aim at the enemy general! Shoot!"

(End of this chapter)