Distant Mountain Battle Song

Chapter 145 I don't like these cavalrymen

"Don't kill him!"

Just as the saber was about to cut through the crossbow, Zhang Min, who was not far away, suddenly shouted. Yun Ce slightly turned his wrist, and the saber cut straight down from his forehead at the same time as it cut through the crossbow.

Yun Ce underestimated the sharpness of the saber. By the time Zhang Min finished speaking, the cavalryman holding the crossbow had already been cut in half by Yun Ce's saber.

Pulled by his viscera, which had broken free of his body's control, he tumbled headfirst off the wildebeest's back.

The chestnut horse's front hoof stomped on the forehead of a large wildebeest, kicking away one of its horns with tremendous force. The wildebeest let out a silent cry of pain and then, leaping and bounding, ran away with a cavalryman on its back.

Yun Ce returned to kill the last cavalryman who attacked Zhang Min, and looked at the Thunder Smoke Beast beneath her with some disdain. The beast was covered in wounds from the horns of the Great Horned Horse. He said to Zhang Min, "What are you shouting about on the battlefield?"

Zhang Min wiped the blood-stained lance with the animal tail and said, "This is a very good cavalry unit. Don't you want to keep it?"

Yun Ce frowned and asked, "Can an army be recruited for one's own use?"

Zhang Min said, "Why not? Zhao Shu's orders were chaotic, and the court cut off supplies, leaving the soldiers without food and clothing. They had no choice but to pretend to be bandits to survive. Now, with your divine might, General, how dare they disobey?"

Yun Ce looked at the two crossbow bolts stuck in Zhang Min's armor and slowly shook his head, saying, "Even if a soldier makes a mistake, he should be unruly and never surrender, going down a dark path. I wouldn't want this kind of guy who pretends to be a robber to harm the people even if you gave him to me for free."

Zhang Min said anxiously, "This is a great opportunity. We can't let a moment of anger ruin everything."

Yun Ce curled his lip, swung his sword and killed yet another cavalryman who came looking for death, and said to Zhang Min, who was panting, "What do you know about an army?"

Lao Tzu's first army could never be composed of thieves or rebels; it could only consist of respectable men from good families. Let me tell you, an army that rises from the ranks of thieves or rebels is fundamentally a thief, and can never have true loyalty to any rebels.

Seeing Yun Ce turn around and charge back into the cavalry, Zhang Min had no choice but to follow him.

Although the cavalry were terrified of Yun Ce, they did not panic. When they saw Yun Ce charging towards them, they knew he was fierce and knew to form a battle formation. In an instant, a forest of spears appeared in front of Yun Ce.

Zhang Min suddenly noticed that Yun Ce had produced a large, bright green bomb. Although she didn't know where he had gotten it from, the thought of its power made her rein in her horse and refuse to follow.

The fuse of the large bomb ignited spontaneously without a spark. Yun Ce waited for a while, watching the hail of bullets approach before throwing the large bomb.

A deafening roar drowned out all other noises on the battlefield. A dark red flame exploded above the cavalrymen's heads, and the shockwave instantly swept across the entire defensive force. The armored cavalrymen were blown off their horses like straw, while several cavalrymen and their horses at the epicenter of the explosion were torn to pieces.

The chestnut horse wasn't afraid of the explosion. It had already drooped its ears to protect its ear canals. After the explosion stopped, it straightened its ears again and happily jumped up and down when it saw the enemy lying scattered everywhere.

This was the first time Zhang Min had seen a large bomb used on a real battlefield. After finally managing to control the terrified Thunder Smoke Beast, she saw the crater on the ground and the battlefield littered with pieces of flesh.

Turning to Yun Ce, he asked, "You really don't want them?"

Yun Ce swung his sword and killed a cavalryman who was dazed and disoriented by the bomb, running around shouting. He then said to Zhang Min, "No."

With Yun Ce wreaking havoc outside the city, the slaves witnessed their masters' prowess firsthand, which greatly reduced their fear of the cavalry. Under the command of Feng An, Liang Kun, and Chu, they were already adept at dealing with swarms of locusts and even dared to throw bombs at approaching cavalry.

As Yun Ce killed more and more cavalrymen outside the city, the slaves in the stronghold were rapidly losing their fear of the cavalry. When Yun Ce dropped a super bomb, the slaves were not only no longer afraid, but also knew to stand on the city wall and cheer for Yun Ce.

The cavalrymen became dejected. A bearded cavalryman rode a large horned horse slowly up to Yun Ce. Just as he was about to speak, Yun Ce threw a saber that severed his neck. As his head fell, the saber, which had been swirling in the air, returned to his hand.

This scene shocked many people, and at the same time, they were also suffocated by Yun Ce's ruthless methods.

The battlefield fell silent instantly, with only the dog's barking echoing in Yun Ce's mind.

"If you're so capable, then show off with real skills. What's the point of making me work so hard?"

Yun Ce ignored Gouzi and rode forward, saying to the cavalrymen who had regrouped, "Dismount, remove your armor, lay down your weapons, and then get out of here."

Seeing that the leading officers kept their lips tightly pressed together and remained silent, Yun Ce took out another bomb, lit it, and threw it out after timing it perfectly.

With a loud "boom," the earth seemed to tremble, and a large clearing instantly appeared in the cavalry ranks that had been gathered together.

The cavalrymen on the outer perimeter who were unaffected shouted and rode their horned horses into the depths of the grassland. The chestnut horse then set off, and under Zhang Min's worried gaze, those cavalrymen who were caught up by the chestnut horse died one by one under Yun Ce's blade.

The chestnut horse galloped with incredible spirit, truly as fast as lightning. After carrying Yun Ce and killing all the deserters, it still watched the cavalrymen standing still with great interest. Whenever a cavalryman moved, it would eagerly follow suit, like a large dog ready to retrieve a frisbee thrown by its master. Finally, some cavalrymen dismounted, removed their armor, laid down their weapons, and walked into the depths of the grassland. Yun Ce paid no attention to this, and so many more cavalrymen did the same.

The lead cavalryman shouted angrily, trying to urge his horse to charge, but the great horned horse beneath him wouldn't budge. Enraged, the cavalryman swung his sword and killed the horse, then slashed his own neck before collapsing onto the dead horse.

More and more people were committing suicide, and more and more people were leaving, laying down their armor and weapons. Yun Ce sat on the back of his chestnut horse, coldly watching this poignant scene, unmoved.

As the last cavalryman, naked and crying and shouting, walked into the depths of the grassy area, Yun Ce said to Zhang Min behind him, "Put away all the warhorses, weapons, and armor. They should be useful when we build our own army in the future."

Zhang Min said with emotion, "If you don't even like this kind of army, then perhaps only the army of Tiewei Pass can catch your eye."

Yun Ce laughed and said, "I don't think much of the army at Tiewei Pass either."

Zhang Min laughed angrily, "I'll wait and see what your first army will look like. I don't believe their fighting strength can surpass that of the army at Iron Enclosure Pass."

Yun Ce looked into Zhang Min's eyes and said, "The most powerful army is not judged by how invincible it is, but by its resilience, by whether it fights to the last man and still does not doubt that it will eventually win."

Zhang Min shook her head and said, "There is no such army."

Yun Ce laughed and said, "It didn't exist before, but now that I'm here, it definitely will."

After Yun Ce entered the city, everyone stood at the gate to greet him. He was no different from before, and his attitude towards the slaves remained lukewarm. Only when he saw some children greeting him would a slight smile appear on his face.

He believed that after today's bloodthirsty slaughter, none of these slaves would dare to harbor any ill intentions towards him from now on.

Upon returning to her residence, Eji greeted her warmly, first spouting a string of nonsense such as, "My lord has returned victorious, and I respectfully welcome you home," and "My lord is brave and invincible, and I am overjoyed."

Most importantly, take a shower as soon as you get home. First, wash away the bloodstains with cold water, then use warm water with flower petals to remove the bloody smell, and finally use hot soup to relieve fatigue.

Zhang Min herself was covered in blood from the fighting, but no one helped her. She could only bathe in the water that Yun Ce had used. E Ji would often call her over while she was naked and whisper in Yun Ce's ear, pointing to certain parts of her body.

Zhang Min no longer cared about the humiliation that Eji had inflicted on her, especially when Eji humiliated her in front of Yun Ce; she didn't resist at all.

She knew that Eji was courting death, and she also knew that Yun Ce was in a state of heightened arousal after experiencing a bloody massacre. It seemed that Eji's decision to provoke Yun Ce at this moment meant that her position as the head wife was about to be in jeopardy.

However, strangely enough, Yun Ce's eyes started to turn bloodshot, and her breathing became much heavier. Especially when she turned around, Yun Ce, who was lying in the hot soup, even accidentally slipped in.

He wiped his face, managed to pull his gaze away from her, and finally landed on Eji's rather delicate face.

"Let's use medication next time; this guy has too much self-control."

Zhang Min thought to herself as she rinsed the water.

Zhang Min overestimated Yun Ce's willpower. If it weren't for Gouzi, the AI ​​political commissar, repeatedly building a new era's social values ​​of honor and disgrace in his mind, Yun Ce would have pounced on him long ago.

"Humanity must overcome animality for the brilliance of humanity to be revealed."

"I think it's good to unleash your animalistic instincts sometimes."

"If you want to indulge in animalistic pleasures, then disregard what I said."

"Really?"

"Of course it's fake. Others can indulge their animalistic instincts a few times without harming themselves, but your animalistic instincts are real. Once your animalistic instincts have mastered your body, it will be very difficult for you to regain your humanity."

"Be a human, or be a super-powerful beast—the choice is yours."

"I choose... humanity."

"That's right, that's what a good comrade is. We must fight a protracted struggle against those corrupt, degenerate, and ugly beasts at all times and in all places, until the light of humanity shines all over the earth."

(End of this chapter)