The sounds of slaughter, shouting and wailing echoed in the narrow city gate, one after another fell down, one after another filled up, the Yuan army advanced wave after wave, the Ming army also advanced wave after wave.

  On one side were the exhausted soldiers who had lost their physical strength due to the shock of firearms, while on the other side were the fresh and spirited new recruits with high morale. The two groups clashed together, and a fierce battle for life and death unfolded here.

  "Old Chen! Watch the left, that little kid under my command just had his arm chopped off and now those kids in the back don't dare to come up!" Fang Ze, also under Qiu Fu's command, yelled at Chen Hua to fill in the gap, or else their defensive formation would be broken through by the Yuan soldiers opposite them.

  The Ming army still had many new recruits, and at the beginning, they could fight against the Yuan army with a fierce momentum, but now some people were afraid when they saw the dead and wounded, and even more so when they saw severed arms and legs or heads, no matter how much the commander urged them on, they looked terrified.

  Both sides have changed from the initial confrontation to a situation where the Ming army is retreating in an orderly manner, with only these three thousand soldiers left. This made Tang Yun frown frequently as he watched from behind, and Xu Sheng couldn't help but mock: "I say, General Tang, the quality of your new recruits is too poor, even if it's their first time on the battlefield, they shouldn't be in such a state, it's embarrassing."

  Tang Yun's face turned ugly, and he let out a cold snort: "Order the vanguard to go up, except for the seriously injured, anyone who dares to retreat will be killed without pardon. It's time for them to understand military law."

  As soon as the order was given, the veteran soldiers from each battalion stood behind this group of new recruits, holding knives with expressionless faces and staring forward. Anyone who dared to retreat beyond this boundary would only have a dead end waiting for them.

  Zhang Feng came down from the city tower, but he still wanted to rush up at the first time. However, the city gate was narrow and there were many people on both sides. He squeezed for half a day and couldn't squeeze in, and was constantly pushed back by others.

  The flag bearers under Zhang Feng's command temporarily handed over their duties to Ma Cheng because their superior officer was not present. Now they were not far from the center of the battle. Seeing the wounded being carried back from the front line, Liu Zi and others couldn't help but grip their knives and guns tightly, slowly moving forward.

  "Come on, Ma! Hurry up and don't dawdle! Hold up your shield to block those enemies for me!" Chen Hua shouted loudly as he dodged a thrust from a long spear, just as Ma Cheng arrived at the front.

  Looking at the ferocious enemies in front of him, Ma Cheng did not hesitate at all. He immediately followed Chen Hua's order and placed the giant tower shield in his hand on the ground, blocking the enemy's attack like a wall.

  “Dang...” The newly set up shield was like being hit by rain, with one after another weapon striking it, forcing Ma Cheng's body to retreat. If not for his brother and Wang Ping rushing over to support it, this tower shield would have been crushed.

  "Hold on!"

  "Sixth son, quick stab!"

  "Ah!"

  Liuzi shouted and stabbed out the long spear in his hand, and a Yuan soldier who came face to face was pierced through. Liuzi, who had killed someone for the first time, was a little dazed and didn't pull down the enemy's weapon on his body. The Yuan soldiers didn't care about these things, and another person who filled up was about to end him.

  Fortunately, Lao Gu behind him mistakenly replaced him to resolve the crisis. "Sixth son, don't be stunned! Are you still dazed? Hurry up and take up your weapon to kill the enemy!"

  Hearing the cry of his comrade, Liu Zi finally came to and gritted his teeth as he drew out the knife at his waist to face another Yuan soldier. Zhang Feng's men successively joined the fray.

  "Watch out, Ma Xiaoqi!" A burly Yuan soldier came forward, wielding a thick wolf-toothed club and striking Ma Cheng's tower shield with brute force.

  The first blow, the iron skin on the outer layer of the shield burst, Ma Cheng was smashed and retreated; however, the second blow came immediately after, this strike directly cut off the shield at the waist, Ma Cheng, who received a strong impact, spat out a mouthful of blood, and Wang Ping and Ma Qi, who were also holding the shield, were seriously injured.

  Just as the third blow was about to hit the three of them, a flash of knife light swept across, and the burly man let out a muffled groan and fell face up. The three survivors looked up to see that it was their commander Zhang Feng who had arrived just in time to save them.

  "You three withdraw, I'll hold this side!"

  The three of them struggled to get up and supported each other as they retreated backwards.

  "Zhang old brother, you've finally arrived. I thought you were going to stay behind with that big shot and not take the field." Chen Hua said jokingly as he wielded his knife to repel the enemy.

  "Brother Chen, don't get distracted, wiping out this group of Yuan soldiers is the top priority." After that, the two of them stood on either side and became a wall of steel for the Ming army.

  Chen Hua's knife was fast and ruthless, with a wealth of combat experience, having held his ground for a long time before Zhang Feng arrived; while Zhang Feng abandoned his knife to use a sword, his one-handed sword dance was like a flood that couldn't be stopped, and not a single Yuan person could get past his sword defenses.

  Zhang Feng's subordinates saw that their own heads were at stake, and they fought even more desperately, even the new recruits had a fierce aura about them, and at this moment, they were as brave as veteran soldiers.

  Swinging, blocking, thrusting, sweeping, Zhang Feng didn't know how many times he had swung the iron sword in his hand, only knowing that this good sword customized from the blacksmith shop in Beiping City was already dented and deformed.

  It finally broke open when the swords clashed, and Zhang Feng also retreated three steps in exhaustion. At this time, there were no longer his own men by his side, Liu Zi and others were either injured or exhausted and replaced, and Chen Hua had long since lost strength and gone to the rear. Now, beside Zhang Feng were other people.

  Zhang Feng, who had been killing for a long time, finally exhausted himself and slowly retreated to the rear, leaning against the wall, handing over his position to other Ming soldiers. At this time, there were less than 100 Yuan people left, which can be seen how long Zhang Feng had been fighting. Along the way, the eyes of other Ming soldiers looking at Zhang Feng changed.

  Everyone's eyes were filled with reverence as they gazed at Zhang Feng, for they all knew that the team's vanguard was a tireless and powerful general who had blocked countless enemy soldiers for them, even turning their disadvantage into an advantage, and killing the enemy army until they retreated in disarray. How could this not inspire respect?

  Tang Yun learned of Zhang Feng's achievements from the reports of his subordinates, and this time he was able to give the new recruits a chance to prove themselves. As for Zhang Feng, Tang Yun admired him even more, never expecting that there would be such a brave general among his own soldiers.

  Xu Sheng, who was standing by and heard the news, couldn't help but laugh with his mouth wide open. His idea of pulling Zhang Feng to his side became even stronger, but when he saw Tang Yun's face full of smiles at this time, he secretly thought that things were not going well. Originally, Zhang Feng had been resistant to following him to Nanyang to respond to the heavenly mandate, and now if his superior was also trying to retain him, wouldn't he himself have no chance at all? No way, I need to think of a plan...

  Not mentioning the superiors who were watching from behind, Zhang Feng arrived at the resting place with his tired body, and his brothers were naturally all here. Fortunately, except for one unlucky guy who was swapped for a palm by someone, the rest of the people only had some superficial injuries.

  They are also people who have experienced real battlefield killings now, and they can be said to have transformed from new recruits into old soldiers, growing up in this killing...

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