With a "clang" sound, the big ax struck the long knife. After a moment's pause, it continued to hit the opponent's head with residual power. Although protected by a helmet, there was nowhere to release the force. The huge force made the opponent immediately faint and fall to the ground.

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The swordsmen behind him did not stop, slashing everywhere, and finally broke through the opponent's heavy armored infantry defense and rushed inside. Chen Hongjin quickly mobilized his troops and divided the opponent's heavy armored infantry into two, and the swordsmen continued to attack.

Rush inside.

The heavy armored infantry was broken through, and the crossbowmen who followed behind were no match for the fierce sword and axemen. Their short and light waist knives were like children's toys under the opponent's broadswords and heavy axes, and they were killed.

The army was defeated.

Zhang Hansi was in a panic and kept dispatching troops, but he could not encircle the enemy. He could only quickly mobilize his swordsmen to rescue the situation. When the swordsmen arrived at the first battle group, Zhang Hansi's archers and soldiers suffered heavy losses, and

The opponent's heavy armored infantry is pouring in continuously, intending to split Zhang Hansi's troops into two, so that they can fight on their own.

Zhang Hansi could not do as he wished, and deployed heavy armored infantry from the rear to block the front. In a small space, the heavy armored infantry and swordsmen of both sides fought together, and the casualties increased rapidly. Both sides did not consider the casualties and sent troops upward.

Heap, Chen Hongjin finally opened a gap, so naturally he would not give up. Zhang Hansi could not retreat. If he was really cut in half, he would be doomed and would only be eaten by the opponent one by one.

"Mingjin withdraws the troops!" Chen Hongjin sighed. No matter how he mobilized his troops, it was difficult to expand the results of the battle. The two sides fought for a full three hours from noon to sunset, and they were already exhausted.

When Zhang Hansi heard the sound of gold ringing, he breathed a sigh of relief and ordered the withdrawal of troops. In just three hours, both sides suffered more than 5,000 casualties and the battle loss ratio reached a shocking one-sixth.

The exhausted soldiers from both sides on the battlefield breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, put away their weapons in a tacit understanding, and retreated slowly.

Deng Mao, who was standing at the top of the city and looking out, couldn't help but sigh in his heart, "We are born from the same roots, so why rush to fight each other." Originally they were both members of the same Qingyuan Army. As soon as the King of Jinjiang died, he brandished his sword at each other and tried to fight.

Put the opponent to death. Looking at today's battle, it is obvious that Chen Hongjin is better. It seems that he should take action.

Regardless of whether the prince's death was true or false, he should have made a decision. If he waited for Chen Hongjin to finish dealing with Zhang Hansi and come with the momentum of victory, he would be doomed.

Zhang Hansi was very melancholy. The casualty statistics were calculated. More than 3,000 people were killed or seriously injured in the battle, including nearly a thousand archers and soldiers. This was an unbearable pain. If he were Chen Hongjin, he would definitely follow the plan tomorrow and use powerful crossbows to clear the way. What should he do?

To deal with it, he was already slightly inferior in military strength, but now his disadvantage is even greater, and the balance of victory has tilted towards Chen Hongjin.

On the other hand, Chen Hongjin was checking Chen Qisi's injuries. If he hadn't led his men to fight the enemy bravely today, he wouldn't have achieved such a result. From now on, he only needs to fight steadily. In three days at most, he is sure to defeat Zhang Hansi.

"General, there is someone outside asking to see you." When Zhang Hansi was at a loss what to do, the soldiers came in to report.

"Who?" The two armies were fighting, and bodies were still being cleaned outside. How could anyone come to see them?

"He's from the city, I don't know anything else." The soldier shook his head. He asked, but the man refused to tell.

"Please come in." Zhang Hansi nodded. It's okay to meet him. Now he is a member of the Qingyuan Army in name only.

Commander, this Quanzhou City is also our territory.

"You are General Deng's eldest son, your name is Deng Qin, right?" Zhang Hansi became interested as soon as he saw this person. It must be a good thing to come here at this time.

"Exactly, the last general has met the great general." Deng Qin saluted and paid homage. Now Zhang Hansi is a descendant of the Qingyuan Army, which is different from the past.

"Why are you so good nephew? Please sit down quickly." Zhang Hansi smiled brightly and asked Deng Qin to sit down and talk.

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Just after Chen hour the next day, Chen Hongjin sent troops to attack. Compared with yesterday's fight, today's pace was much slower. He just kept pressing with heavy armored infantry and relied on strong attack and powerful crossbows to attack Zhang Hansi's troops. Zhang Hansi lacked bows and slaves.

The soldiers suffered much greater casualties than the opponent, and the front slowly moved back.

The two sides continued to fight until noon. The two groups that were originally on both sides of the city gate gradually became Chen Hongjin with his back to the city, while Zhang Hansi retreated towards the east, with the posture of withdrawing to Putian County at any time.

As soon as the battle started in the afternoon, Chen Hongjin's troops stepped up their attack and attacked Zhang Hansi's troops. If he was allowed to escape unscathed this time, he would not dare to attack Quanzhou City with confidence. He would have to hurt him.

Zhang Hansi seemed to have been forced into a panic, and even sent out his personal cavalry regardless of the cost.

"My son, it's your turn!" Chen Hongjin saw that Zhang Hansi's surrounding defenses were lax. If he sent out a cavalry, he might have a chance to kill Zhang Hansi. This temptation was too great, and Chen Hongjin couldn't bear it. As long as he killed Zhang Hansi, these soldiers and horses would be his.

, Quanzhou is also its own.

"Father, this is too risky." The cavalry led by Chen He was the last line of defense around Chen Hongjin and could not leave easily.

"It doesn't matter, there are still more than ten soldiers, and these men are not decorations." Zhang Hansi's troops were all blocked by his own army. Even if the opponent's cavalry attacked and heavy armored infantry formed a formation, it would not be a problem. On the other hand, Zhang Hansi

, the heavy armored infantry were basically pushed to the front, and there were sword and shield soldiers at the rear, who could not stop their elite cavalry at all.

"Okay, father, please wait for my good news." Chen He went down, leading a group of cavalrymen and walking slowly along the rear.

"Drive!" Chen He waved his riding whip, and when he sat down, his horse was like a bolt of lightning, bypassing the battle position and rushing towards the banner behind the opponent, where Zhang Hansi was.

Hundreds of cavalry were charging, and it was impossible to cover up the formation. Zhang Hansi seemed to be frightened, so he quickly mobilized his troops to resist and built a defense around him.

The moment Deng Mao, who was at the top of the city, saw Chen He rushing out, he went down to the top of the city. Two thousand elite soldiers had already gathered at the gate of the city, and there were more than a hundred cavalry.

"Open the city gate!" Deng Mao ordered.

"General Deng, why is this happening?" Liu Shaoqi was shocked when he saw Deng Mao leaving the city. What if Chen Hongjin came in?

"According to the order of Lord Jiedushi, open the door to kill the enemy!" Deng Maogong handed over his hand, and now he was willing to explain, but he was looking at the old prince's face.

The two armies that were fighting did not notice the slowly opening city gate. It was not until Deng Mao came out with a spear and more than a hundred cavalry that Chen Hongjin realized something was wrong. He turned around and was shocked.

"Quick, quick, form a formation." At this point, Chen He would definitely not have time to come back for reinforcements. He could only count on these heavy armored infantry to have dozens of soldiers. The bows and soldiers were all in front, and he was really

I never expected that Deng Mao would dare to come out of the city. How dare he?

Chen Hongjin commanded the heavy armored infantry to form a formation, and at the same time retreated to the center with his own soldiers. Now that he was attacked from both sides, the battle was in danger.

Deng Mao's cavalry was extremely fast. Before the formation of the heavy armored infantry was completed, he led the cavalry into the camp and went directly to Chen Hongjin. The elite infantry who followed him formed a group with Chen Hongjin's troops and were ready to fight.

Deng Mao's men, who had been fighting for a long time, naturally had a huge physical advantage over Chen Hongjin's men who had been fighting for a long time.

Chen Hongjin looked at Deng Mao, who was getting closer and closer, and felt anxious, so he had to retreat inside with his own soldiers. Once Chen Hongjin was in chaos, the entire army lost effective command, could no longer coordinate operations, and became full of loopholes.

When Deng Mao passed by Chen Hongjin's flag, he slashed it with his sword, and the flag fell down. In marching and fighting, the flag was the spiritual pillar. Wherever the flag was, the messengers knew where the general was, and the soldiers also knew who their allegiance was.

Alive. Now that Chen Hongjin's commanding flag fell, the army was immediately leaderless, and its collapse was only a matter of seconds.

As soon as Chen He rushed near Zhang Hansi, he knew he had fallen into a trap. The rows of horses on the ground told him that this was a trap. Above the horses, there were many spears more than one foot long, making it impossible to rush through.

"Chen Hongjin is dead, surrender immediately." Someone from behind on the battlefield shouted loudly.

Chen He, who was about to look for an opportunity, almost fell off his horse when he heard this. How could it be possible? Looking from a distance, he saw that the gate of Quanzhou City was open, and the flags were down. Something serious must have happened, so he quickly led a group of cavalry back.

"General Chen Hongjin is here, don't listen to nonsense!" Chen Hongjin shouted again and again to avoid Deng Mao's pursuit.

However, when the soldiers in front saw that the commander's flag was missing, many of them dropped their weapons and knelt down to surrender. The general was already dead. What was the purpose of beating him to death? Who would reward him?

Chen Hongjin weaved in and out of the army and finally got rid of the pursuit. Deng Mao was intercepted by the sword and ax soldiers led by Chen Qisi and was slowly retreating to join the infantry.

Chen Hongjin's troops, which were originally in a good situation, were suddenly defeated due to the loss of effective command and the surrender of many soldiers.

"Quickly, gather your troops and withdraw!" Chen Hongjin made a decisive decision. If he didn't leave, all his family assets would be lost, and he would never be able to make a comeback.

Zhang Hansi gathered his soldiers and had no intention of pursuing them. The first priority was to gather these defeated troops. After the reorganization was completed, it would not be too late for him to pursue them again. Besides, the opponent's cavalry had not been lost, so if he rushed to catch up, he would probably suffer a loss.

"The last general has seen the great general!" Deng Mao drove his horse up to Zhang Hansi, dismounted and knelt on one knee.

"Please get up quickly. General Deng has made such a great contribution today. I will promote you as the Deputy Envoy of Qingyuan Army Commanding Forces. You will continue to guard Quanzhou for the time being." Zhang Hansi dismounted and lifted Deng Mao up. If he hadn't led the troops out of the city today, he would have fled in a hurry.

Maybe it was him. It was taboo for a general to not reward his merits, but Zhang Hansi didn't want him to have too much power. After all, Quanzhou was still undecided, so he let him stay in Quanzhou while he went to attack the rebel Chen Hongjin.

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"Thank you, General. General, please come into the city!" Deng Mao stood up.

"Okay!" Zhang Hansi hesitated for a moment and nodded in agreement. Quanzhou City must be entered. Now that he is the military envoy, how can he continue to live in Putian County? What's the point? But I don't know what's going on in this city.
Chapter completed!