Chapter 6747 Lays the foundation for victory

Chapter 6747 Lays the foundation for victory
Ardashir was not talking nonsense. The Holy Death Cavalry was indeed strong, but they marched in the rain and went straight into the battlefield without any rest. Then they launched a strong attack. After breaking through the outer battle line, they forcibly separated two phantom warriors who were close to the triple smelting level. The main body then rushed into the rear formation of Cao's army and killed them non-stop, killing Cao's living forces with the highest efficiency.

After doing so many things in such a short time, even if the Holy Death Knights were made of iron, they would have to take a breath. What's more, the basic qualities of the Holy Death Knights were the worst among all the Miracle Legions.

The reason why they were essentially surrounded by Zhang Xiu was not only because of Zhang Xiu's good judgment of the situation and the spontaneous blocking of the elite veterans in the rear, but also partly because after Ardashir's subordinates killed so many people explosively and destroyed most of the rear formation, their physical strength did decline.

It was the same reason why Xiahou Yuan asked Cao Ren to stop and rest. It was not that Xiahou Yuan and Cao Ren did not want to continue the forced march, but because the soldiers' condition was not up to the task.

The situation of the Holy Death Knights is basically the same as that of Cao's soldiers before, except that Ardashir has a more accurate control over the morale, combat effectiveness, and physical strength of the Holy Death Knights.

Before his condition was about to drop to a certain level, Ardashir decisively reduced his combat efficiency. If he continued to fight, his side's losses would continue to rise, so it would be better to slow down and rest.

Even if they are unlucky and are caught by the Xiliang Iron Cavalry chasing them from behind, it is not a big problem. After all, among all the elite troops, the killing efficiency of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry is on the lower side among the same level. As long as they are dispatched relatively better and delay some time, the Holy Death Cavalry can escape from the battle with less losses. After all, it is true that the Iron Cavalry has short legs.

With this idea in mind, Ardashir slowed down his efficiency, adjusted his elite forwards, restored as much strength as possible, stopped launching high-speed assaults, and prepared to leave the battle after a slow rest.

After all, those soldiers in the rear of the Han army who had lost their organization would naturally dodge when they met the Holy Death Cavalry, as long as they were not stupid. In this case, unless the Holy Death Cavalry deliberately strangled them, most of the soldiers would not actively attack the Holy Death Cavalry. The tough guys who dared to do so were now huddled together, so the Holy Death Cavalry would not encounter them as long as they were not too unlucky.

However, not long after Ardashir came up with this idea, he was surrounded by the cavalry led by Zhang Xiu and the elite detachment composed of Feng Ke and others.

It was very strange and outrageous. From a probabilistic point of view, it should not have been such a coincidence that they happened to encounter two elite troops that could stop Ardashir. As a result, when the physical strength of the elite troops under Ardashir dropped to near the critical point, they happened to encounter these two things.

How to say it, Zhang Xiu's luck has been very good recently, which is also the reason why Zhang Xiu has been so arrogant recently. There is no other way. Zhang Ren, the big guy who draws luck, fell in Eastern Europe, and Zhao Yun, the super spearman who automatically gathers luck, has not had much luck to consume recently because he stays in the rear. In this way, Zou's luck-gathering device has made sense to Zhang Xiu.

Just like now, Zhang Xiu failed to stop Ardashir by his ability, and failed to catch up with the Holy Death Knight by his background, but luck came and he happened to meet Ardashir when he took a detour.

Ardashir was also helpless, but at this point, he would not show his cowardice. With a spear in one hand and a scimitar in the other, he launched a strong attack on Zhang Xiu. In terms of individual martial arts, Ardashir was also one of the most powerful men in the world and had rich experience in facing strong men.

"Go!" Feng Ke on the rear side was even more active than Zhang Xiu. He directly controlled ten triple-smelted elite soldiers who were willing to be controlled by him and rushed towards the elite soldiers under Ardashir.

Different from Yang Tuo, who has the strongest talent in the linkage series and is focused on developing controlled enemies, Feng Ke's linkage talent is mainly developed in the direction of refined operations. Ten triple-smelted elites with iron bodies as the foundation can directly exert the combat effectiveness of ten five-smelted elites in Feng Ke's hands.

The Holy Death Knight who was fighting against these ten controlled brothers was directly stunned. The performance of these ten people gave people the feeling that they were just one person. The coordination of their talents was so exquisite that it was simply outrageous. Moreover, in many cases, the attackers did not need to parry or defend at all, because there were naturally people in the most correct position to attack and parry.

In a short time, the ten brothers with extremely high toughness, under the control of Feng Ke, beat the Holy Death Knights into a miserable state. This level of tacit cooperation was something that even the Holy Death Knights could not achieve.

"Die for me!" Zhang Xiu burst out his internal energy to the limit and rushed directly towards Ardashir. In the past, the cloud energy suppression was too heavy, and my breakthrough of the realm was only able to show the performance of practicing Qi into Gang. Now the rear army has collapsed, and you, Ardashir, only have so many people. If I don't show you the actual combat of breaking the realm, do you think I am a minion?
The purple internal energy slammed down towards Ardashir with fierce and resolute force, and the internal energy beyond the limit in his body kept gathering between his abdomen and chest. Zhang Xiu knew very well that it was unrealistic to kill the Holy Death Knights with just these few people. As for the reinforcements, who knew where they were? He had previously said that he was waiting for reinforcements, and asked if Ardashir was waiting to die?
In fact, if it was really certain that reinforcements would arrive soon, why would Zhang Xiu directly start a fight with Ardashir? Wouldn't it be better to just surround Ardashir and buy time?
Just after hearing that Ardashir was recovering his strength, Zhang Xiu wondered whether his reinforcements would arrive. But if the Holy Death Cavalry under Ardashir really recovered their strength, all of his buddies would be defeated one by one, so he started fighting!
However, Zhang Xiu also had a trick up his sleeve. Although he seemed to be relying on the Xiliang Iron Cavalry and the elite backbones in the rear formation to encircle and kill the Holy Death Cavalry, in fact, Zhang Xiu's target was not the Holy Death Cavalry.

Anyone with a little common sense would know that even though the Holy Death Cavalry had been rushing all the way and were exhausted, their number was only seven or eight hundred. Even if the other elite troops they led were counted, there were no more than two thousand. Even so, at the moment, they were not something that Zhang Xiu's men and the elite backbones in the rear could take down.

If the 500 people under Zhang Xiu were all from the Iron Cavalry, then it would be possible, but these people under Zhang Xiu...

So he lied that he was going to kill the Holy Death Knight, but in fact he was trying to provoke the young and energetic Ardashir to fight him in a duel, and then Zhang Xiu would kill Ardashir alone!
That's right, Zhang Xiu was so cool today. I don't know if it was because of his luck, but Zhang Xiu suddenly came up with a brilliant idea today. And Ardashir was just as Zhang Xiu expected. Seeing Zhang Xiu leading the elite Xiliang cavalry rushing towards him, Ardashir also rushed over with an arrogant look on his face. Who is afraid of who!
Under the suppression of this not-so-thin cloud energy, both of them showed strength far beyond that of ordinary soldiers with boundary-breaking power. Moreover, after charging together, the core headquarters of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry and the core Holy Death Cavalry under Ardashir were a perfect match. The two sides fought so hard that people fell off their horses from time to time.

Zhang Xiu and Ardashir both showed a hint of anxiety when they saw their most core elite soldiers falling off their horses from time to time. However, the reasons for their anxiety were completely different. Ardashir simply understood that they could not continue to consume their troops like this. If any of these core elite soldiers died, it would be difficult for Ardashir to replenish them. Zhang Xiu did not expect that Ardashir, as a commander, had such shocking combat power at such an age, and even he could not take him down quickly.

"Ardashir, among the people I know, only my junior brother can compare with you in terms of your aptitude in martial arts. It seems that I cannot spare you today!" Zhang Xiu was furious. He swept Ardashir away with his spear and slashed him. He watched the aftermath of the attack leave a deep mark on his shoulder armor and immediately shouted angrily.

"Everyone can talk big, but doing practical things is not something that ordinary people like you can do!" Ardashir said with a hint of sarcasm.

Afterwards, he did not forget to use his spear to stab Zhang Xiu and force him to retreat. Then Ardashir observed the situation of the Holy Death Cavalry with his peripheral vision. Overall, it was still good. Even with the addition of the elite backbones in the rear formation and Zhang Xiu's headquarters, the Holy Death Cavalry still had the advantage. However, the casualties were clearly increasing. In just a short while, the casualties of the Holy Death Cavalry had reached a hundred.

You have to know that these are all the most elite Holy Death Cavalry. Even the equally elite Xiliang Iron Cavalry under Zhang Xiu also lost seventy to eighty people, and Feng Ke's elite veterans who had been triple-melted also lost nearly a hundred, and several veterans who had been quadruple-melted as well. But the foundation of the Han Empire is here, and they can afford the loss. This loss is only a few ten-thousandths for the Han Empire, which has tens of thousands of quadruple-melted veterans. To put it bluntly, in half a month, the automatic hematopoietic function will be activated and these few ten-thousandths will be recovered.

But what about Ardashir? The Holy Death Knights lost a hundred men, which means one eighth of them are gone!

If the consumption is like this, Ardashir will lose even if he wins.

Faced with this situation, Ardashir did not dare to delay any further and prepared to escape immediately.

"Want to run?" Zhang Xiu roared at Ardashir with a grim smile, and Ardashir glanced at Zhang Xiu and began to give orders. The mobility of the Holy Death Cavalry was there, and half of the elite battle line in the rear was destroyed in such a short while, so they could escape at any time.

Even if Feng Ke tried his best to control the elite backbone to deploy defenses, he had no good way to deal with the Holy Death Knights who were determined to leave. At this moment, Ardashir saw out of the corner of his eye that Zhang Xiu turned the tiger-head golden spear and stabbed the purple extended spear blade into his chest.

Ardashir didn't understand what was going on, but it was a good idea to stay away from such incomprehensible things on the battlefield. Unfortunately, Zhang Xiu was very close to Ardashir at this time, and because of his command and rear guard duties, Ardashir had no way of retreating quickly. He could only attack Zhang Xiu, who was rushing towards him with veins on his forehead and the blood vessels under his neck as ferocious as a dragon, and try to force him back as much as possible.

Ardashir thrust out his spear, this attack was not intended to stab Zhang Xiu, but to force Zhang Xiu back. There were many changes in this attack, just to make Zhang Xiu stay away from him, but this attack directly hit Zhang Xiu, even pierced Zhang Xiu directly, then Zhang Xiu frantically grabbed Ardashir's spear and pulled Ardashir towards himself.

Ardashir, who had never imagined such a scene, did not even have time to let go of his spear. He and his horse took a few steps closer to Zhang Xiu. These few steps completely cut off Ardashir's chance of retreat. Purple light gushed out from Zhang Xiu's body.

"Die, Ardashir!" Zhang Xiu laughed wildly and ferociously.

The vigorous explosion covered Ardashir. At this last moment, Ardashir desperately stretched out his right hand, and the miraculous light extended from his heart to the front of his body, providing Ardashir with the greatest protection. However, facing Zhang Xiu's attack that could blow the strongest human into the Mediterranean Sea, even under the suppression of the clouds, it still crushed the miraculous defense that Ardashir hastily activated.

The suppression of the cloud greatly weakened the power of Zhang Xiu's self-explosion, but it also reduced Ardashir's own defense capabilities. The reduction on both sides was almost the same.

The self-explosion that originally covered hundreds of meters only covered a few meters this time, but within these few meters, the power was still enough to be fatal, and the impact beyond these few meters was still enough to make the Divine Iron Cavalry and the Holy Death Cavalry retreat and dodge, and the two sides directly opened up a distance of more than ten meters.

After the explosion, Zhang Xiu curled up in the mud and water in the pit like a rag doll, while Ardashir half-knelt on the ground. His left arm, which had been waving his scimitar to desperately resist the self-explosion, had been blown off. He looked extremely embarrassed, with blood all over his body.

The soldiers of the Holy Death Knights rushed towards Ardashir at the first instant. As long as they were not stupid, they could see that Ardashir was almost exhausted after this blow. After bearing this kind of self-explosion head-on, Ardashir had completely lost his combat effectiveness. At this time, as long as a Han soldier rushed over, there was a high probability that Ardashir would be taken away directly.

Similarly, the Han army rushed towards Zhang Xiu at the first opportunity. His armor had been blown off into beggar's clothes and he seemed to have fallen into a coma.

The speed of the Holy Death Cavalry was obviously half faster than that of the Han army. The cavalry at the forefront of the Han army even blocked the way, so that when the Holy Death Cavalry soldiers rushed into the pit to lift Ardashir up and rushed towards Zhang Xiu, preparing to give Zhang Xiu, who seemed to be already dead, a final blow, the elite soldiers of the Han army had not even jumped into the pit.

However, at this moment, Zhang Xiu, who was curled up in the pit, trembled his legs and hands twice, and then stood up in a completely inhuman posture. The Holy Death Rider, who was rushing in the front and ready to give Zhang Xiu another blow, swung his sword at Zhang Xiu, but was blocked by Zhang Xiu with his gun in one hand.

Zhang Xiu casually pushed away the Holy Death Knights, stretched, and then spat out a mouthful of blood. Ardashir let out a long sigh of relief, no longer hesitated, and decisively ordered the Holy Death Knights to retreat. A madman like Zhang Xiu actually dared to use such a dangerous trick on the battlefield. He really is not afraid of death!

This time when the Holy Cavalry General Ardashir was helped onto his horse and was retreating, there were not many Han soldiers trying to stop them, and most of the elite Han soldiers went to support Zhang Xiu.

"Don't touch, don't touch. I'm maintaining General Zhang's vital functions. As long as they run for one circle, the vital functions of this strong man will confirm that he is still alive, and will then draw the essence of heaven and earth to repair his own condition. I didn't expect General Zhang to be so scary." Feng Ke saw a group of people rushing up to help Zhang Xiu, and hurriedly stopped them. Zhang Xiu stood up before, it was just the result of his using his talent to control it.

In fact, Zhang Xiu's previous self-destruction, even if he had restrained his strength, still seriously injured himself. Although he did not die on the spot, the power was so great that even if Zhang Xiu tried his best to protect the condition of his heart and did not die on the spot, he would probably have been carried away if he was not treated quickly.

Fortunately, for the veterans with linked talents, as long as they have learned first aid knowledge, it is quite easy to treat this kind of guy with super-fast recovery. As for where Zhang Xiu's super-fast recovery comes from, the internal energy leaving the body and breaking the realm itself always has this physique. Even if there is no corresponding talent smelting, under the condition of sufficient energy, it may be difficult to regenerate broken limbs, but it is still very easy to recover from normal injuries quickly.

"Huh!" After Zhang Xiu spat out several mouthfuls of blood and some lumps, his condition might have stabilized a little and he barely opened his eyes. At this point, he could recover on his own by just putting his internal energy leaving the body and breaking through the realm aside to recuperate.

"Cough cough cough, I don't think I was unconscious for long. Is Ardashir dead?" Zhang Xiu spat out two mouthfuls of blood again and asked the soldiers around him.

"Ardashir lost one of his arms, but he is not dead." Feng Ke answered on behalf of the other veterans, "We just revived the general. You should take some medicine to recover first."

Meanwhile, Zhang Xiu's personal guards had found out a special injection and gave Zhang Xiu two shots, and also fed him a large amount of Qi and blood replenishing powder. Under the effects of the special injection and Qi and blood, Zhang Xiu's condition quickly began to recover, and even his pale face, which had just woken up, regained a hint of color.

"He's not dead?" Zhang Xiu said in disbelief. "The power before should have been able to take him away anyway. How could this happen?"

"In the final stage, Ardashir may have completed the miracle of a single entity. I saw that kind of independent miracle brilliance." An old soldier who understood miracles explained to Zhang Xiu.

"It's a pity. It will take at least a month for me to fully recover from my current injury." Zhang Xiu said with a grim expression.

"The other side also lost an arm. It will take some time for him to find a matching arm." The old soldiers around him consoled him. "Besides, they don't have the potion reserves we have. It's still a question whether Ardashir can recover in a short time. Without Ardashir's trouble, his army can only fight with us in this unclear battlefield. Even if we can't win, we won't lose either."

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