The Legend of the Condor Heroes: From Being Expelled from Peach Blossom Island

Chapter 194 Peacock Spreads Its Tail

The Jin cavalry were clearly seasoned veterans, and the sudden attack resulted in more than half of their losses. However, they quickly regained their footing. It was nighttime, the enemy situation was unclear, and the commander did not want to fight a direct confrontation. Unfortunately, their retreat was cut off.

At his command, the cavalry regrouped, temporarily ignoring the enemy behind them, and decisively launched a charge towards Yan Chunyu's side.

The Jurchens were skilled at riding and archery. Before their horses even arrived, their arrows were already flying. Although not all of them were two-stone bows, their speed and accuracy were quite good.

Just as Yan Chunyu's men were about to be hit by a hail of arrows, and she was about to order her men to raise their shields in defense, she suddenly heard a sigh beside her.

Wu Chengyu didn't move when Yan Chunyu charged out, but he couldn't stay still when he saw the rain of arrows from the other side. In the era of cold weapons, no matter how many schemes you have, you still have to charge together and fight to the death face to face.

Even though Yan Chunyu's men have the advantage now, many will still die in the end. These Shaanxi rebels are clearly well-trained by Yan Chunyu and are fearless, but after this battle, with infantry against cavalry, many will definitely die.

Wu Chengyu was at least called Brother Renyi, and even if he dared not admit it, he really couldn't stand idly by when he had the ability to do so.

He took a light step and looked at the figures that flashed by in a straight line as if by a shrinking technique, his steps were not fast. He reappeared beside Yan Chunyu.

Wu Chengyu stretched out his hands, and an invisible wall of energy rose up.

Since his transformation, Wu Chengyu's meridians have been fully opened, and the connection between his hidden meridians and the twelve regular meridians and eight extraordinary meridians has become closer. Not only is his internal energy circulation faster, but he also receives more support when passing through his hidden meridians. His current ability to control the flow of energy through the "Star Shift Theory" has increased by 30% compared to before.

Unless the opposing side consists entirely of archers like Puchalieshi, wielding three-stone bows, no matter how many arrows you have, you won't be able to pierce this barrier of air.

Yan Chunyu was still wondering why this pretty boy was rushing up with his hands outstretched when her pupils widened and her mouth opened in disbelief.

The opposing cavalry still numbered around fifty, and their arrows were fired at an extremely fast pace. In the blink of an eye, over a hundred arrows were right in front of them, but unexpectedly, they all stopped in mid-air, less than three feet away, and could not advance an inch further.

Wu Chengyu turned to look at Yan Chunyu, pointed his chin forward, meaning to continue the charge and not stop. With a gentle release of his two palms, all the arrows frozen in the air fell to the ground like raindrops.

Yan Chunyu reacted extremely quickly, without thinking twice, and shouted to continue the charge.

At this moment, the two sides were extremely close. The Jin cavalry only had time to fire one more arrow, but it was still wiped out by Wu Chengyu, who followed closely behind, using the "Star Shift" technique.

Unfortunately, there were too many arrows. While the "Shifting Stars" technique was a divine skill, it wasn't a true god. Wu Chengyu couldn't return all of them; otherwise, none of the cavalry would have survived.

After Wu Chengyu made his two moves, the Jin cavalry had no more chance to shoot arrows, and the two sides clashed instantly.

Once cavalry loses its advantage in charging, it becomes immediately at a disadvantage when engaging infantry in close combat. Its only advantage is that it can have a commanding position while on horseback.

However, these rebel armies, which inherited some of the tactics of Yue Fei's army, already had ways to deal with them.

Two or three men with guns restrained the mounted guards, while two others wielded broadswords to cut the horses' legs. However, the Jin cavalry had long been familiar with this tactic and had countermeasures. They formed groups of two or three, supporting each other, and for a time, neither side could gain the upper hand.

Yan Chunyu wielded a long spear, a pure iron one at that. As expected of a descendant of the legendary General Yan Chengfang, her arm strength was astonishing. However, what surprised Wu Chengyu was that her physique was far from that of Sister Niu; she was more of a fit woman, lean yet powerful – something A-Ku would surely envy. She charged straight at the Jin cavalry commander with her spear, employing a purely battle-fighting style. Her thrust was like a venomous dragon emerging from its lair, powerful, heavy, and extremely precise.

However, the Jin commander's spear skills were actually superior to Yan Chunyu's. He held a horse spear, and although the shaft was made of ash wood and was far less heavy than Yan Chunyu's spear, he followed a skillful approach. In just three consecutive shots, each shot struck the side of Yan Chunyu's spearhead.

With a combination of parrying and striking, Yan Chunyu's spear immediately veered off course, and the Jin commander followed up with a spear flourish, aiming straight for Yan Chunyu's throat.

Wu Chengyu realized that Yan Chunyu's strengths lay in commanding and training troops, as well as his ability to direct battles.

Once the fight started, she relied on her superior arm strength to charge forward fiercely, taking the lead like a tigress descending the mountain. However, in terms of martial arts skills alone, she didn't seem to be very high, falling short of Lu Zhiyi and Niu Wanrou. Just now, the Jin general's three consecutive spear thrusts were completely ineffective against Niu Wanrou's copper mace.

Considering Yan Chunyu's age, it is truly remarkable that he possesses such abilities. However, on the battlefield, no matter how small the matter, even the slightest difference can cost one's life.

Yan Chunyu saw the other party thrusting a spear at her and quickly dodged. But then the pretty boy suddenly moved closer. She felt a lightness at her waist and her scimitar fell into Wu Chengyu's hand.

At the same time, Wu Chengyu's voice came from beside my ear. The voice was very close, as if he was speaking right next to my ear. I could even feel Wu Chengyu breathing into my ear.

"It's just killing someone, why make it so complicated? Boss, keep a close eye on things."

"Zhao guest with a silk tassel on his hat, Wu hook gleaming like frost and snow." Wu Chengyu now resembles a peacock spreading its tail feathers, a white-clad youth gracefully passing by.

He walked toward the Jin cavalry commander with his scimitar in hand. The commander flicked his spear several times, aiming at Wu Chengyu's brow, throat, and heart. But until the final moment of impact, no ordinary person could tell where he was going to attack.

However, Wu Chengyu, who had already grasped the basics, knew exactly what was going on. It seemed like the spear was aimed straight at the throat or the heart. Most people would judge that the spear flower aimed at the brow was a feint, but the commander was actually aiming to stab Wu Chengyu in the brow.

Wu Chengyu's usual fighting style is to create several shadows to attack the enemy from different methods, but this time he did not use the technique of creating shadow clones. He ignored the spear flower that the commander seemed to be aimed at his throat and heart, and simply approached the opponent with seemingly slow but actually fast movements.

Then, as the spear thrusting towards his brow transformed into a fatal strike aimed at him, he slightly tilted his head, unhurriedly and with a very small movement, deviating only by two and a half inches. The opponent's spear just grazed his temple, a mere millimeter's difference, yet it didn't even touch a single hair on Wu Chengyu's head.

The Jin commander was shocked and quickly withdrew his spear, sweeping it horizontally to force Wu Chengyu to retreat and create distance. However, Wu Chengyu did not stop moving at all. The spear shaft chased after Wu Chengyu's head, but it was always just an inch away. When he was exhausted from using this spear, he could no longer advance.

Wu Chengyu had already come to the commander's side, only a foot away.

The commander hurriedly gripped his gun with one hand and reached for his sword at his waist with the other, but Wu Chengyu also reached out at the same time and grabbed his arm.

Then a tremendous force struck, and the commander was powerless to resist. Wu Chengyu pulled him off his horse, and the curved knife in Wu Chengyu's hand was just about to reach his throat.

From a distance, it looked as if the commander himself had fallen off his horse and had his neck severed by a scimitar, and the scimitar in Wu Chengyu's hand hadn't even moved up or down.

"Kill one person every ten steps, and leave no trace in a thousand miles."

(End of this chapter)