A sickly fellow ridiculed by the entire army? I'll be the most beautiful woman in the barracks!

By the afternoon of the third day, the Tartar army had returned to the territory of Youyun Beiting.

Once they crossed the border of the Great Xia Kingdom, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and their vigilance subsided.

On the winding official road at the Black Mountain Pass, the Tartar army marched forward continuously, stretching for miles as far as the eye could see.

At this time, the Tartar army had more than 6,000 cavalry and 7,000 auxiliary soldiers remaining, with 2,000 cavalry covering the rear.

The remaining auxiliary soldiers lagged behind the rest of the column, carrying countless cattle, sheep, and supplies, stretching the column for miles.

As Tieguer rode on horseback, he frowned and looked at the mountain walls on both sides of the official road, thinking to himself, "This Black Mountain Pass is really a good place to ambush."

If the Great Xia army were lying in ambush here, their main force would have already penetrated deep into the valley, and they would definitely be caught off guard.

As the thought popped into his head, Tieguer felt a pang of anxiety, but then he was amused by his own idea.

This place is far from Zhenbei City, and even further beyond the borders of the Great Xia Kingdom. The Great Xia army has never dared to venture so deep; his own idea was truly laughable.

But he was still uneasy and summoned a messenger, asking, "How is the army's progress?"

"Reporting to Your Excellency, half of the troops have already passed through the Black Mountain Pass, and the entire army will be able to pass through in another quarter of an hour."

Hearing the messenger's unwavering reply, Tieguer finally breathed a sigh of relief. Now that more than half of the army had left the pass, the problem should be largely resolved.

"Pass down the order: the entire army must speed up and get out of the Black Mountain Pass as soon as possible."

"yes!"

The messenger agreed and immediately turned and ran towards the back of the column.

With the order issued, the speed of the Tartar army increased significantly.

Zhao Daxuan stood atop the cliff on the west side of the Black Mountain Pass, his gaze fixed on the long line below.

On the mountainside to the east and west, there were a thousand armored cavalrymen on each side. Each horse was covered in gray cloth for disguise, with wooden pieces in their mouths, and even the horse bells had been removed.

In addition, there were 500 fully armed swordsmen and shieldmen, also hidden in the dense forest on the east side.

Five hundred heavy shields were covered with a layer of dark brown mud, and the person was completely huddled behind the shields, only revealing a pair of deep eyes.

Seeing the Tartar army suddenly accelerate, Zhao Daxuan couldn't help but sneer.

"It's too late to speed things up now!"

Although the Tartar army sped through the valley, Zhao Daxuan was in no hurry.

Only after the Tartar army had passed two-thirds of the pass did he give a cold glint in his eyes and issue a deep order.

"fry!"

As soon as Zhao Daxuan finished speaking, the messenger immediately issued a signal.

"boom--!!"

The gunpowder buried under the cliff at the top of the pass suddenly exploded.

The cliff at the top of the pass collapsed with a roar, and rocks and broken trees several meters high fell down like a torrential rain.

The large group of people below had no time to dodge, and the falling boulders instantly blocked the narrow passage, burying many people alive.

Dust filled the air, and countless stones directly divided the Tartar army into two distinct sections, front and back.

Hearing the strange noise behind him, Tieguer suddenly turned around and saw countless boulders falling from the sky. His pupils suddenly contracted.

A fine layer of cold sweat seeped out from his back. If the boulder had fallen when he was passing by, what would have happened to him?

A sense of relief and lingering fear welled up in his heart, followed by an uncontrollable rage. Tie Gu'er gritted his teeth, veins bulging on his forehead, and roared loudly.

"Someone, go and find out what's going on!"

Several cavalrymen beside Tieguer, their faces tense, spurred their horses and galloped quickly toward the spot where the boulder had fallen at the rear of the column.

The 30% of the Tartar troops trapped in the pass by the boulder looked on in despair as they saw the blocked road ahead.

The thunderous roar of the falling boulders startled the warhorses, causing them to neigh incessantly, and the two thousand cavalrymen and over a thousand auxiliary troops covering the rear were thrown into chaos.

All the auxiliary soldiers no longer cared about the supplies and livestock they were carrying.

Some people rushed forward, carrying the piles of rubble blocking the passage, trying to clear a path.

Some ran back and forth, hoping to escape this desperate situation.

No one is a fool. This incident has set off alarm bells in their minds. If they are not mistaken, the ambush will be launched in the next moment!

Sure enough, the sound of thousands of horses galloping echoed on the hillsides on both sides of the mountain road, startling countless birds into flight.

The Xuanjia cavalry, wielding curved swords and sporting bloodthirsty smiles, charged straight at the chaotic Tartar troops on the official road.

"kill--!!"

Zhao Daxuan took the lead, and the [Death Battle Domain] was instantly deployed.

On the battlefield, the sharp and ruthless aura of all the Xuanjia Cavalry, which was originally like a sword drawn from its sheath, instantly gained an additional fearless and indomitable spirit.

The panicked Tartar troops were also shrouded in a lingering gloom.

The Xuanjia cavalry on the east and west sides were like two sharp knives, constantly weaving through the ranks of the Tartar army.

Ah Liang slashed at a cavalryman who was blocking his way. The cavalryman had no intention of fighting. With a flash of cold light, Ah Liang cut him down to the ground.

Without stopping, Ah Liang continued his charge forward.

The two Xuanjia cavalry units did not linger in battle, but only aimed to break up the already chaotic formation of the Tartar army.

Before long, the remnants of the Tartar army were pinned down by the Xuanjia cavalry and could not raise their heads. Already terrified by the sudden turn of events, they were now completely demoralized by the slaughter.

Whether cavalry or auxiliary troops, they scattered and fled, their forces routed.

However, most of the remaining Tartar troops looked frightened and fled back the way they came, at least believing that the route was passable.

However, after they had run for a while, they found five hundred swordsmen with heavy shields and wearing heavy armor standing on the road leading to the main road.

Heavy shields were driven deep into the ground, arranged closely together, like an iron wall.

The swordsmen and shieldmen were already in full battle array, waiting for the fleeing soldiers to come to them.

The remaining Tartar soldiers turned to look at the Xuanjia cavalry closely following behind them. Their faces hardened, and they charged towards the neatly arranged ranks of swordsmen and shieldmen, swords in hand.

These swordsmen and shieldmen were the five hundred veteran swordsmen and shieldmen led by Li Erlong, especially the first hundred men in the front row, who were among the first to follow Zhao Daxuan.

The counterattacks of the remnants of the Tartar army were all in vain. After several charges, they were unable to shake the formation of this swordsman and shieldman.

Thus, the swordsmen and shieldmen blocked the retreat route, while the armored cavalry pressed forward step by step, crushing the remaining resistance forces.

The blood-red sunset shone on the battlefield at Black Mountain Pass, making the already tragic scene even more poignant.

At this moment, the battlefield was littered with the corpses of Tartars, and many warhorses neighed and fell to the ground. Only nearly two thousand Tartar remnants were surrounded by Xuanjia cavalry and could only surrender.

Even the thousand or so auxiliary soldiers who scattered and fled up the mountain were all caught up by the sword and shield soldiers, tied up in a string, and made to kneel in a long line on the official road.

Zhao Daxuan flicked his long sword, shaking off all the blood droplets, and then sheathed the sword.

Li Erlong walked up, a barely suppressed smile on his face.

"My lord, this battle is another great victory! We captured three thousand men, while our Xuanjia Cavalry suffered only a few dozen casualties, and our sword and shield soldiers were unharmed."

Zhao Daxuan nodded in satisfaction.

"Well done! All the brothers worked hard today. They will be rewarded according to their merits, and the brothers who died in battle will also be given compensation according to the standard."

Upon hearing that rewards would be given according to merit, Li Erlong's smile widened even more.

"Thank you, sir! Sir, shouldn't we head back now? Should we capture these prisoners of war alive, or cut off their heads and take them back?"

Zhao Daxuan looked at the prisoners of war kneeling on the ground, a slight smile playing on his lips, and shook his head.

"We will not kill prisoners of war, and we will not go back!"