Something’s wrong, what’s going on, the charge started early?
So when the first batch of cavalry rushed over the hill, Huan Tianyuan’s boiling blood instantly cooled.
It’s the horse riding.
The Captains turned pale, wanting to escape now, but realized they had already been surrounded by the crowd and couldn’t get out...
"Hold steady! Fire at thirty paces! Fire at thirty paces!"
Huan Tianyuan turned his head and roared angrily.
However, amidst the earth-shattering roar along the long battle line, the only ones who could hear his shouting were just the few beside him.
Thus, the horse riding charged forward, the sound of hooves as rhythmic as drumbeats, the wind and sand blowing in their faces made it hard to keep their eyes open.
Swish, swish, swish, the powerful arrows were shot, the Hundred Riders Commander of the horse riding had already begun long-range shooting with their longbows, sniping the team leaders and centurions within the mountain formation.
Hence, the soldiers of the Zhen Army were provoked to the point that they couldn’t hold back, firing crossbows chaotically over a hundred paces away, without knowing how much damage it would cause.
Having tricked a wave of arrows out, the horse riding charged up close, only starting a volley at thirty paces away, the heavy arrows fly like spears, nailing people in rows. If the enemy did not retreat, they would charge repeatedly like a wheel.
The tactics of the horse riding needed no explanation, specifically designed to hunt the thick-skinned beasts north of Yin Mountain and the heavily armored vassal soldiers south of Yan Mountain.
Frankly, only the elite soldiers of the Gen Kingdom, guarding the Nine Borders, could barely withstand several waves of the horse riding’s repeated assaults. The Zhen Army had no such elite, most couldn’t resist the killing power of the first wave of arrows, collapsing after suffering heavy losses, trampled by the assault, and crushed into blood mud.
Only Huan Tianyuan’s side offered a little resistance, because his voice was loud enough, leading the three or four nearby formations to hold their crossbow mechanisms until they fired en masse at thirty paces, causing heavy damage, temporarily stopping the first frontal assault of the horse riding. But that was all.
Each charge of the horse riding consisted of three consecutive assaults, the subsequent two waves of arrow rain still came crashing down, directly piercing Huan Tianyuan along with his armor, forming two holes, blood gushing profusely.
The collapse of the surrounding formations led to the collapse of the entire line as well, with the horse riding circling and shooting like a wheel, launching volleys of arrows in all directions, quickly overwhelming the steadfast formations.
Thus quickly, as the second wave of assault came head-on, standing amidst the mountains of corpses and seas of blood, only Huan Tianyuan was left, pierced like a porcupine. ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ꜰʀᴏᴍ novｅlfire.net
The Flag Officer of the horse riding charged on horseback, stabbing with a spear, lifting him like stringing a sugar-coated hawthorn.
Huan Tianyuan used his last breath to counterattack, thrusting the broken spear in his hand into the face of the enemy chieftain.
Huan Tianyuan opened his eyes.
He saw an auspicious beast with a sheep’s head, wolf’s hooves, a round top, and a five-colored body, standing over a foot high, looking down at the people beneath it,
"Fool! This is the Princess’s verbal order, specifically instructing me to come and get you! Such an opportunity won’t come a third time!"
Huan Tianyuan looked at it, then at his wounds, silently saying,
"Go, tell her, I have my own matters to attend to.
Some things must be done by someone."
"Hmph, ungrateful! What do you think you are! Then die here!"
The auspicious beast raised its head and flew into the sky, stepping on Qingyun.
"I thought Gen Lin came to assist us in our righteous cause, to save the people. Turns out, it came just to rescue you alone."
Huan Tianyuan looked at the sorrowful, bitter face of the middle-aged scholar in front of him, feeling deeply ashamed,
"Pingyuan Guard, I..."
Pingyuan Guard shook his head with a bitter smile,
"Huan Family, you go."
Pingyuan Guard shook his head,
"Brother Huan, listen to me.
The Northern Soldiers are fierce, and even the Royal Army has suffered defeat. My hastily assembled Rebel Army here is no match for them, only able to restrain them with reckless courage, nothing more.
But I see you are favored by Heavenly Destiny, with great blessings, you might have a chance to break through and escape. You have your great mission in the future, you shouldn’t die here in vain.
Please cross the river at once, take my letter and these military maps to the Northern Army Middle Lang General, ask him to seize the opportunity and cross the river immediately to capture Ye Capital.
Be sure not to be greedy for battle, as long as you seize Ye Capital before the rebel army returns, you can completely cut off their supplies and turn the situation around.
Thus the rebel army would be left with no way out, unable to advance or retreat, cut off from supplies, surrounded by large armies on all sides, they would fall into chaos without a fight. At that time, even a mere County Magistrate, with a Fast Sword, would be enough to eliminate this Stone Dragon beast.
Opportunity cannot be missed, and once lost, it may never come again.
Huan Tianyuan gritted his teeth,
"Alright, Pingyuan Guard, rest assured, I will surely deliver the letter. I will not let the sacrifice of the righteous fighters be in vain!"
Pingyuan Guard nodded with a smile, listening to the distant sound of drums coming from outside the tent, patted his shoulder,
So Huan Tianyuan nodded and opened his eyes.