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Chapter 149 Rushing into the formation
A rider galloped in, holding a large black flag that fluttered in the wind, with a white character "Xiao" prominently displayed in the center.

A moment later, another rider appeared in everyone's sight, holding a long spear, standing tall under the banner.

Amidst the long, drawn-out sound of horns, cavalrymen swept across the mountains and plains, then converged behind the black banner.

Xiao Changche has arrived.

Looking at the Yuan soldiers still gathered below Yuan'an County, Xiao Changche smiled.

Then, she took out a demon mask from her bosom and put it on her face.

He slowly raised the spear in his hand, pointing it straight to the sky.

"Kill!" Thousands of elite cavalrymen shouted in unison behind them.

Amidst the shouts, Xiao Changche lightly tapped his horse's belly with his spur, and the warhorse neighed and began to trot slowly, gradually accelerating.

Behind Xiao Changche, Fang Xiaomao grinned and laughed heartily, drawing two swords from his back, holding them in his hands behind his elbows, and leaning slightly forward. Behind him, more than a hundred heavily armored cavalrymen, all wielding two swords, stood.

Xiao Changche led the way, followed by Fang Xiaomao, and then the heavily armored cavalry.

After the triple blow, it was time for the light cavalry to reap the rewards.

The Northern Yuan army reacted swiftly; the cavalry immediately dispersed to the flanks, while the reserve infantry turned and began to form ranks.
Meanwhile, the infantrymen who were attacking the city turned tail and ran back. They needed to spread out enough distance to form ranks again, because experienced soldiers knew that the enemy inside the city was about to come out.

"Kill the enemy!" Xia Zhi dragged his saber and charged forward. Lu You, who was so exhausted that he could barely lift his axe, suddenly found boundless strength and, wielding his double axes, chased after Xia Zhi. Below the city, the remaining six hundred-odd heavy infantrymen strode forward. Behind them, several city gates opened simultaneously. Xiao Dongwei led the soldiers inside the city, following closely behind Xia Zhi's troops. From the other city gates, countless people poured out as well.

Those were the residents who had evacuated to the city a few days earlier.

Some people rode horses, some rode oxen, some rode mules or donkeys, and most people relied entirely on their two legs. In their hands they held spears, axes, pitchforks, iron bars, and of course, some, like Granny Wei, held a large pole.

There isn't a single coward among the people of Yuan'an, regardless of gender.

In Yuan'an, you rarely see elderly people, because most people here are unlikely to live long.

More than 90% of them died in various conflicts with the Northern Yuan.

Bravery, fearlessness, and a willingness to fight are traits ingrained in the blood of the people of Yuan'an.

We must never allow the enemy to form a large-scale military formation.

Their efforts were not in vain.

On the summer solstice, Lü You and his hundreds of elite soldiers immediately clashed with the Yuan infantry, causing chaos and defeat in the rear of the Yuan army. With Xiao Dongwei's arrival, the Yuan soldiers in the rear had no choice but to turn around and engage their opponents.

The barely formed military formation at the front was far too weak.

With such a flimsy formation, it couldn't stop even light cavalry, let alone armored cavalry.

Shalievin watched in despair as the Qin cavalry charged towards him.

Xiao Changche's horse was extremely fast.

Even Fang Xiaomao was left more than ten feet away by her.

The Yuan soldiers raised their spears ahead, but Xiao Changche merely smiled coldly. As her spear extended and retracted, countless spear shadows flickered and spewed forth. The extended spears snapped in two with a cracking sound. With a circle, a turn, and a flick of her spear, dozens of spears with shortened spearheads flew out of her hands and into the air. Then, as Xiao Changche pressed her spear down, dozens of spear shafts turned and thrust downwards. By the time Xiao Changche arrived, those in front of her had all fallen.

He rode alone, charging straight into the enemy ranks.

Fang Xiaomao rushed in through the gap that Xiao Changche had created, which made him feel unusually relaxed.

In the past, he was the one who carried out such raids.

But after witnessing Xiao Changche's raid today, he couldn't help but gasp in astonishment.

Only Xiao Changche, who cultivated the domineering and killing technique of "Slaying Heaven," could unleash such power. No one else, even if they were a ninth-rank cultivator, could do it.

The reason why Fatian is disliked and hated by the heavens is probably because he takes killing as his mission. He is already so powerful at the ninth rank. If Fatian were to cultivate to the innate level, what kind of power would he have!

He raised his twin swords high and swung them left and right. The heavily armored cavalry behind him scattered to the left and right with a whoosh.

Before the Yuan infantry could complete their tactical formation, they immediately became targets for slaughter by the cavalry.

The Yuan cavalry on the left and right flanks finally assembled and, led by their general, charged towards the waist of the Qin cavalry.

But the best opportunity has passed.

Apart from Fang Xiaomao's heavy cavalry continuing to advance alongside Xiao Changche, several thousand cavalrymen had already wiped out the infantry once and then circled back in an arc.

From the sky, one could see thousands of black iron cavalry charging straight into the Yuan infantry, then splitting into two groups, circling within the Yuan army, and emerging again to meet the Yuan cavalry attacking from the left and right flanks.

The sudden change was dazzling. The Yuan cavalry's attempt to attack the Qin cavalry's flanks was reversed, with the Qin cavalry now attacking the Yuan cavalry's flanks instead.

Witnessing all this, Fang Xiaomao finally understood why Xiao Changche could make so many forces outside the pass tremble with fear with just these three thousand iron cavalry. Just this ability to change formations on the spot without needing anyone's command was something that would take a very long time to learn.

Xiao Changche's subordinates may not be as skilled in martial arts as them, but their keen sense of observation on the battlefield is far superior. They still have a lot to learn from them in the future!

After a moment of reflection, Fang Xiaomao continued her charge forward.

Xiao Changche wanted to capture the leader first, so he headed straight for Sha Liewen.

The Yuan soldiers who rushed up to block Xiao Changche were all unable to withstand a single blow from his spear. He truly killed them one by one with a single spear thrust, clean and swift, and they fell off their horses with thuds, like firewood being chopped.

Charlevin looked around, and fear was evident on the faces of his personal guards.

He roared, picked up two hammers, and spurred his horse forward. There was no way to avoid or dodge it; the battle had reached this point, and defeat was inevitable.

He wanted to atone for his sins, unless he could kill Xiao Changche.

Is it a ninth-rank official?
I'm only a tiny bit short of it.

An eighth-rank expert facing a ninth-rank expert doesn't necessarily mean defeat.

On the battlefield, generals face generals, and kings face kings.

The spear shot out like a dragon, its tip gleaming coldly, heading straight for Shaliewen's chest and abdomen.

With a resounding crash, the two hammers struck from the left and right, held horizontally in front of his chest. The cold light gleamed as it landed directly on the two iron hammers. Shaliewen's burly body suddenly leaned back, and the momentum of his galloping warhorse was abruptly halted. Its front hooves involuntarily rose into the air. He withdrew his spear, and with a flash of an arc in the air, he used the spear as a whip to lash it down.

The two hammers crossed and were used to meet the attack with force. Another loud bang was heard. As his arms went down, the hammerheads were pressed directly onto his shoulders. He barely managed to withstand the pressure by relying on the strength of his shoulders. The spear was suddenly pulled back. Although Sha Liewen had been holding back his strength, his control over his power was far from that of Xiao Changche. As soon as the pressure was lost, he involuntarily swung his spear upward.

Oops!

The moment the thought crossed Shalievin's mind, he felt a sharp pain in his chest.

Xiao Changche retracted his spear again, but then gripped the middle section and swung it horizontally with lightning speed, sending Shaliewen flying off his saddle.

Then, as Shaliewen was flying backward, he watched helplessly as Xiao Changche rode up on horseback and punched him in the chest again. The domineering true energy of the Heaven-Slaying Sword surged into him, and in an instant, his whole body felt as if it were being pierced by countless embroidery needles. His whole body stiffened, and he was unable to muster even a trace of true energy.

The spear thrust forward, piercing through Shaliewen's armor belt, and Xiao Changche actually lifted Shaliewen high into the air.

On the battlefield, tens of thousands of people witnessed this scene.

The Qin people cheered loudly, while the Yuan people were heartbroken at the loss of their loved ones.

The cavalry on the outer perimeter turned their horses and fled, leaving the Yuan soldiers inside completely exhausted.

What could be more demoralizing than seeing one's own commander so undignifiedly captured alive by the enemy?
Fang Xiaomao had stopped the pursuit. His armored cavalry divided into small squads to gather the scattered infantry together, forcing them to lay down their weapons and surrender. On the entire battlefield, the Yuan army was completely collapsing, and the battle had entered the final stage of herding ducks.

Seeing Xiao Changche lift Sha Liewen's huge and burly body into the air, Fang Xiaomao couldn't help but stick out her tongue. Xiao Changche was indeed a violent woman.

Xiao Changche threw Shaliewen heavily to the ground and ordered him to be tied up. If Li Dachui hadn't said beforehand that it would be best to capture Shaliewen alive if possible, Shaliewen would probably be dead by now.

Xiao Dongwei jogged up to Xiao Changche and laughed loudly, "General, General, this time we can build a huge mound of Jing!"

Xiao Changche shook his head: "From now on, I won't be cutting heads unless absolutely necessary!"

Xiao Changche rode his horse slowly across the battlefield. Wherever he went, the Yuan soldiers who were still resisting desperately laid down their weapons, stopped resisting, hugged their heads with their hands, and squatted on the ground.

Watching Xiao Changche's retreating figure, Xiao Dongwei scratched his head, somewhat puzzled. How could the general, who loved to rack his brains, have changed his ways?

Or it could be because of Li Dachui.

The general probably didn't want Li Dachui to think of her as a cruel woman.
Yes, that's most likely the case.

Upon suddenly seeing Granny Wei, Xiao Dongwei couldn't help but laugh again. The shrew was leading a horse by the hand, with two knives at her waist and a suit of armor slung over her shoulder, which she didn't know she had taken from some unlucky fellow. She walked back while laughing loudly.

"Granny Wei, is this your spoils?" Xiao Dongwei asked loudly.

As soon as Granny Wei saw Xiao Dongwei, she ran away as fast as she could: "General Xiao, you said it yourself, whoever gets the spoils, keeps them!"

Seeing that the other party avoided him like the plague, Xiao Dongwei laughed angrily. If it weren't for the change in the rules, all the spoils would belong to you. You think you could escape my grasp? Pshaw! Even if you run to the ends of the earth, you'll still have to hand over what's due to the authorities.

In other words, the general has now hooked up with a rich second-generation heir and is not short of money! He looks down on your paltry sums.

Nonsence!

It was the general who subdued that rich kid!

(End of this chapter)