Chapter 949 Euphorbia

Facing the 3,000 Liaodong cavalry that came one after another, Yuan Shao seemed to have expected it. He just sneered and didn't take it to heart.

"My lord, step back and be careful with yourself. We will just deal with the enemy in the future." Jiang Yiqu said to Yuan Shao in a deep voice.

"okay."

Yuan Shao nodded and rode back, while Jiang Yiqu led his troops forward. Beside him stood more than 500 soldiers. Each of these 500 soldiers were wearing heavy armor, covering their bodies in armor, and wearing iron helmets on their heads. The whole figure looked like an iron man.

They all held an iron halberd in their hands. They were the elite soldiers around Yuan Shao, the Euphorbia Soldiers.

These more than five hundred Euphorbia soldiers are Yuan Shao's biggest support. The five hundred people are not only heavy infantry, but also dead soldiers who have been trained by the Yuan family for a long time. They have grown up in the Yuan family since they were young, and have been brainwashed and indoctrinated into death. Loyal to the Yuan family's ideals, they are not afraid of death when fighting. This is the most terrifying thing about the Euphorbia warriors!

A temporarily organized army will collapse if the number of casualties exceeds one-tenth. If it is an elite soldier who has experienced battles for a long time, it may be able to withstand 20% to 30% casualties, and even modern troops Hongjun soldiers will collapse after at most half of their casualties.

The dead soldiers can withstand such a casualty ratio.

Five hundred Euphorbia warriors, each wearing heavy armor, formed a formation like a steel city wall, standing in front of the enemy's formation, motionless as a mountain.

"kill!"

Tap tap tap!

Three thousand Liaodong cavalry galloped forward and finally rushed in front of the Euphorbia soldiers, while the Yuan army around the Euphorbia soldiers dispersed and retreated behind to protect Yuan Shao.

"Heavy infantry?" Gongsun Kang couldn't help but change his expression when he saw this scene. Although the Liaodong cavalry is called an iron cavalry, it is certainly not a real cavalry. It is a cavalry. The horse armor is made of leather. It can at most defend against arrows. Just shooting.

However, the distance was too close. It was too late to change the route at this time, so I had to bite the bullet and hit it. Fortunately, there were only 500 people on the other side. If I lost some cavalry, I should be able to rush through!

Gongsun Kang gritted his teeth and said: "Don't be afraid, rush over at once, the enemy only has 500 people, just rush over and kill Yuan Shao."

Although they encountered heavy infantry, the Liaodong cavalry had an advantage in numbers after all, so they were not very afraid. Instead, they lowered their bodies on the horses and accelerated the horses, preparing to use the impact of the horses to hit them. Destroy the enemy army.

Close, close, getting closer! The continuous sound of horse hooves sounded like thunder in the ears of the five hundred Euphorbia soldiers, and the roar continued.

"kill!"

Seeing the Liaodong cavalry getting closer and closer, the euphorbia warrior in the front row saw the right opportunity, roared, and stabbed out with the euphorbia in his hand.

"Hoar!"

The sharp halberd blade pierced into the neck of the first war horse with a "puff" sound. The exposed crescent blade was greatly hindered and naturally could not be inserted smoothly.

The war horse raised its two front hooves high and let out a fierce roar. It struggled continuously. Because of the violent movements, the wound was torn, and large streams of hot horse blood sprayed out.

"Well"

But isn't the charge of the war horse extraordinary? The war horse hit him with all its strength. The euphorbia warrior forced him to stop, and naturally he felt uncomfortable. Although the wooden handle of the euphorbia was not broken, it still trembled, and his upper body The muscle fibers are about to tear.

Boom!

At this time, the horses in the back row collided with each other again, and naturally hit the horses in the front row. The combined strength of the two horses, even though the euphorbia warrior was wearing iron armor and had extraordinary physical strength, he could not support himself at this moment. Unable to hold on anymore, he couldn't hold the wooden handle of the iron halberd and fell backwards.

However, behind him, his comrades pushed him hard, but the backlash was not pleasant, and he spit out a mouthful of blood.

"prick!"

Jiang Yiqu shouted loudly, and more and more Liaodong cavalry rushed up like a torrent. However, there were only a few hundred halberd warriors who were not afraid. They roared one by one and stretched out their iron halberds and inserted them fiercely. Inside the war horses, one by one the war horses roared fiercely and fell to the ground.

The horse in the front row fell to the ground, and the knight on his back was naturally lifted off. The euphorbiasman in front naturally lit up, raised his halberd and rushed forward, aiming at the fallen knight with force. Poke it down.

"ah!"

The halberd tore open the leather armor and plunged into the knight's chest, blood spurting out.

However, the Euphorbia warrior was not happy for a long time. A Liaodong cavalry roared and rushed forward on horseback, pointing his long horse forward.

Ma Shan's blade carried the strength of a man and a horse. Although the Euphorbia warrior was wearing iron armor, it was actually pierced at this moment. The Euphorbia warrior screamed and fell backwards. But after all, he was wearing full armor, so the Euphorbia warrior was not dead for a while, just injured.

Hundreds of Euphorbia soldiers formed a steel city wall on the spot, while the Liaodong cavalry attacked continuously. Injured Euphorbia warriors continued to retreat, and there were dead and wounded piled up in front of the Euphorbia warriors' formation. The horses and Liaodong knights who died on the spot were no longer moving, while the horses and people who were seriously injured but not dead screamed and wailed.

"Withstand it, you must resist it no matter what!" Jiang Yiqu roared.

Even the Euphorbia warriors, who were born as dead soldiers, had suffered more than a hundred casualties at this moment, with more than 20% casualties. The Liaodong cavalry had lost hundreds of cavalry and suffered heavy losses.

But whether it was Jiang Yiqu or Gongsun Kang, neither of them wanted to retreat. They both gritted their teeth. One fought tooth and nail, while the other desperately wanted to attack.

Yuan Shao is behind him, so Jiang Yiqu cannot retreat no matter what. Gongsun Kang’s target is also Yuan Shao. As long as these hateful Euphorbia warriors are driven back and Yuan Shao is killed, this war will be over and Youzhou will fall. In the hands of the Gongsun family!

"Assault the enemy formation from the side, turn!"

After an impact, the front of the Euphorbia warriors' formation was already covered with the remains of war horses and Liaodong knights, which naturally caused a lot of inconvenience to the Liaodong cavalry's attack. When cavalry attacks, it is necessary to choose flat terrain. After all, war horses are not goats, and the invisible body of the dead war horse and the warrior body forms a barrier in front of the Euphorbia warriors, which is naturally not advisable.

Therefore, Gongsun Kang ordered the Liaodong cavalry to turn around, and more than two thousand cavalry turned to the flank of the Euphorbia soldiers and launched another attack.

"Hold on and fight to the death!"

If this were replaced by an ordinary army, even the elite soldiers of Yuan's army would probably collapse. However, the Euphorbia soldiers were born as dead soldiers after all, and their nerves were extremely tough.