Martial Arts Universe: With a single command, 100,000 iron cavalry will sweep across the martial wor

Seeing the Jianghuai army attacking, Li Xiuning hurriedly said:

"Second Brother, break through quickly! Otherwise, the Xuanjia Cavalry will be completely wiped out!"

Li Shimin was extremely frustrated. Seeing the Xuanjia cavalry being besieged by the Jianghuai army, he wished he could immediately execute Du Fuwei.

"Xiuning, there's no escape—50,000 enemy troops are blocking the road ahead, and the Black Armored Heavy Cavalry is almost here."

Seeing the Xuanjia cavalry locked in fierce combat, Li Xiuning knew their survival was unlikely. She gripped her spear tightly and spurred her horse towards the Jianghuai army formation.

Su Qingfeng was amused to see Li Shimin suddenly appear on the battlefield. He hadn't expected the Netherworld Iron Cavalry to force Li Shimin out of hiding, and now they were locked in combat with Du Fuwei's Jianghuai Army. "Haha, this is going to be interesting, it's like dogs fighting over a mouthful of fur. Li Shimin is definitely coming for me, but when did he arrive?" Su Qingfeng figured Li Shimin must have been there for quite some time. To be able to hide with five thousand cavalry without even the Xiaoguo Army scouts noticing, this man certainly had some skill.

When Fan Qinghui saw Li Shimin appear, she felt a pang of helplessness. Li Shimin was their chosen future emperor; he absolutely could not die here. She then said to Su Qingfeng, "Su Qingfeng, the second young master of the Li family cannot die here. Could you save him later?"

Su Qingfeng certainly understood why Fan Qinghui wanted to protect Li Shimin—in those martial arts stories, wasn't it Fan Qinghui who had Shi Feixuan hand over the He Shi Bi to Li Shimin? This Li Shimin was the emperor chosen by her and the monks of Jingnian Temple.

Su Qingfeng felt that these monks and nuns were really bored. Instead of eating vegetarian food and chanting Buddhist scriptures, they were doing something like "choosing an emperor on behalf of Heaven." It was simply lawless and they were clearly supporting the Li clan.

"Oh, Master Fan, why can't the second young master of the Li family die? I have a grudge against him. Even if Du Fuwei didn't kill him, I won't let him slip away. The Li family must have hoarded a lot of money and grain. I'd be doing myself a disservice if I didn't squeeze some money out of him."

Fan Qinghui was in a dilemma. She couldn't tell Su Qingfeng that Cihang Jingzhai and Jingnian Zen Temple supported the Li clan, nor could she openly say that Li Shimin was the future emperor they had chosen.

If she told him, Su Qingfeng would probably kill or imprison Li Shimin immediately. She had a pretty good understanding of Su Qingfeng's character: he was a warlord who only cared about profit, and he would do whatever was advantageous to him.

Fan Qinghui looked at Su Qingfeng helplessly and advised, "Su Qingfeng, can't you let go of your grudge against Li Shimin? It will eventually make him stop opposing you."

Su Qingfeng, watching Li Shimin attempting to break through the encirclement, burst into laughter, waving his hands repeatedly: "Haha, Fan Qinghui, I stole his future wife, do you think he can easily let her go? You're thinking too simply. I see Li Shimin better than you do. He's lucky he didn't kick me when I was down. Help him? Impossible. If he manages to escape from Du Fuwei, I'll capture him and make the Li clan ransom him with gold. Now I'm thinking about how much Li Yuan should pay to exchange for his son."

Enraged, Fan Qinghui shouted at Su Qingfeng, "If you won't save her, I will!"

"Then you'd better hurry up, or you might only be able to collect Li Shimin's corpse."

"You're a complete jerk!"

Fan Qinghui glared at Su Qingfeng and spurred her horse toward Li Shimin.

She couldn't care less about anything else right now—if Li Shimin really died here, his years of planning would be in vain, and when the new emperor ascended the throne, Buddhism would probably be hard-pressed to escape suppression.

Seeing Fan Qinghui rush to save the person, Su Qingfeng muttered disdainfully:

"Heh, he's lucky he didn't take Li Shimin's life this time. I'll just make some money first, and then I can capture him again to exchange for more—Li Shimin will be my money bag from now on."

At this moment, the Netherworld Iron Cavalry finally arrived. Led by scouts from the Valiant Army, this black-armored cavalry charged straight into the Jianghuai Army's ranks.

Upon seeing the massive, dark mass of heavy cavalry, General Duan, Du Fuwei's personal guard, felt a tremor in his heart and shouted hoarsely:

"Quickly set up defenses! Everyone, set up defenses! Damn it, where did these heavy cavalry come from? If we can't hold them off, we're all going to die here!"

Li Shimin panicked as the heavily armored cavalry approached. He only had a few hundred black-armored cavalrymen left, and if they were attacked again, his entire army would likely be wiped out.

As the Netherworld Iron Cavalry drew ever closer, General Duan urgently ordered, "Archers, fire!"

Whoosh whoosh whoosh—ding ding ding ding!

"Holy crap! Are these black-armored cavalry monsters? They're shooting arrows everywhere! Shields forward, lances behind, prepare for close combat!"

As the heavily armored cavalry, like an iron torrent, pressed towards the Jianghuai army, their leading general, Fang Liang, raised his spear high and roared:

"The Netherworld Iron Cavalry, invincible! For our lord, we fight bravely against the enemy!"

All the black-armored cavalrymen simultaneously raised their lances, glaring fiercely at the Jianghuai army, and roared in unison:

"The Netherworld Iron Cavalry, invincible! For our lord, we fight bravely against the enemy!"

The roar echoed across the battlefield again and again.

puff!puff!puff!

The moment the two armies clashed, Jianghuai soldiers were pierced one after another by the black-armored cavalry. Some were knocked to the ground by warhorses and, before they could get up, were trampled to death by the iron hooves behind them.

Fan Qinghui charged into the enemy ranks and saw Li Shimin staring blankly at the black-armored cavalrymen of the Jianghuai army. He was both anxious and angry, and urged them on:

"Li Shimin, what are you still looking at! Quickly lead the remaining troops and leave, or you'll all be trapped here too!"

She was also horrified by Su Qingfeng's army—it was practically a machine; in just a short time, nearly a fifth of the Jianghuai army's most elite forces had been lost. If this dragged on any longer, they feared total annihilation.

When Li Shimin saw that the Abbot of Cihang Jingzhai had come to his rescue, but found her all alone, he was greatly disappointed. He looked around, his face grim, and said:

"Master Fan, we're trapped! Jianghuai Army and Xiaoguo Army are everywhere, and there are Black Armored Heavy Cavalry behind us. They won't let us go..." Fan Qinghui said angrily as she knocked down the Jianghuai Army soldiers around her.

Seeing Li Shimin's pale face, Li Xiuning quickly spoke up: "Master Fan, this is not the time to talk about these things. Second Brother only came because he was anxious. The Xiaoguo Army didn't attack you just now. Could you lead us to break through their encirclement?"

Fan Qinghui glanced around and replied briefly: Follow me.

She led Li Shimin and Li Xiuning towards the direction of the Xiaoguo Army.

When Song Que saw Fan Qinghui go to rescue Li Shimin alone, he pondered for a moment and said to Song Shidao: You stay here, I'll be right back.

After speaking, he moved swiftly towards the battlefield where Fan Qinghui was, but was forced to the ground by archers. Song Que was somewhat puzzled; the Jianghuai Army and the Xiaoguo Army were firing arrows at him at the same time, and he could only dodge quickly.

Upon seeing the middle-aged man, Su Qingfeng thought to himself that this must be Song Que. Song Que hadn't appeared when he was holding Fan Qinghui, but now that Fan Qinghui was in danger, Song Que had come. It seemed he still couldn't forget the old nun.

Seeing Song Que forced back by the rain of arrows, Su Qingfeng laughed and said, "Song Que has finally shown himself! Hua Yuenü, did you see where he came from?"

Hua Yuenü replied: Your Majesty, I have seen it.

Su Qingfeng smiled: "Take three hundred guards and arrest his family. If Song Que turns back, you must withdraw immediately."

He looked in Song Que's direction and chuckled softly: "This time, let's see if you save your old flame first or your family first."

On the battlefield, with the appearance of the Netherworld Iron Cavalry, the morale of the Xiaoguo Army soared, and they launched an even more ferocious attack on the Jianghuai Army, as if to prove that they were no less than Wu Xiangjun's elite troops.

The Jianghuai army had by this time lost its will to fight; some threw down their weapons and knelt to surrender, and more and more followed suit. The Xiaoguo army did not kill the surrendered soldiers, but bypassed them and continued to pursue the still-resisting Jianghuai army.

When Du Fuwei saw his men beginning to surrender, he was so angry that he whipped his horse, but it was too late to change the situation.

"Damn it! How could this be? Those heavily armored cavalrymen were also under Lord Wu Xiang's command! How did he manage to bring them into the Sui Dynasty? Were all the forces along the way blind?!"

Seeing the enraged Du Fuwei, Han Wenxuan hurriedly tried to persuade him:

"Grand Commander, we've been defeated. The Jianghuai Army has begun to surrender; we must leave immediately!"

Du Fuwei looked around and suddenly burst into laughter:

"Leave? We can't leave! The Xiaoguo Army's cavalry is blocking our cavalry on the outside. In front are the Xiaoguo Army, and behind are Su Qingfeng's damn black-armored heavy cavalry. Where do you think we can escape to?"

"Grand Steward, why don't you change into a soldier's uniform and leave first? I'll wear your armor and stay here to distract them."

"No need," Du Fuwei shook his head. "I lost this time, and Su Qingfeng will definitely be keeping a close eye on me. Even if I disguise myself as a soldier, I won't be able to fool him."

He looked in the direction of Su Qingfeng, feeling helpless. If he hadn't attacked Su Qingfeng back then, he might still have a chance to live; now that he was caught, the authorities would definitely execute him on the spot.

Du Fuwei never expected that Lord Wu Xiang would be so treacherous—ten thousand heavily armored cavalrymen had been lying in ambush here all along, clearly intending to take his life!

***

Meanwhile, Song Que finally reached Fan Qinghui's side. The journey was fraught with danger, and despite his high level of martial arts, he was still struck by an arrow amidst the chaos of battle.

He said urgently as soon as he got close:

"Fan Qinghui! Are you out of your mind? Even grandmasters can be surrounded and killed by armies on the battlefield, and you're still charging in!"

When Fan Qinghui saw Song Que arrive, her heart stirred slightly, but that was all.

She understood Song Que's feelings for her, but as a nun, she could not accept him. Even if she hadn't become a nun, she had no romantic feelings for him. She had only approached Song Que to use him; who knew he would be so devoted?

Fan Qinghui shook her head, clearing her mind of distractions; now was not the time to think about such things.

"Song Que, you've come at the right time! Quickly help us fight our way to the Xiaoguo Army!"

Song Que cleaved down the approaching Jianghuai soldiers with a single stroke, then reached out to pull her away:

"Stop fooling around! Come with me now, or we'll all die here!"

Fan Qinghui dodged his hand and said urgently:

"We'll be safe once we reach the Xiaoguo Army; they won't attack us!"

"You..." Song Que was about to speak again when he suddenly caught sight of his children being surrounded by a group of people in the distance.

"Shidao and the others are in danger!"

Song Que panicked. His three children were there, and if anything happened to them, he would never be able to forgive himself.

Fan Qinghui noticed Song Que's unusual expression and followed his gaze, discovering that Su Qingfeng's guards had surrounded Song Que's family. She immediately understood that Su Qingfeng was forcing Song Que to make a choice. Although Fan Qinghui didn't know why Su Qingfeng was always targeting Song Que, she believed he wouldn't kill innocent people indiscriminately, so she said to Song Que, "Don't worry too much, those are Wu Xiangjun's guards, they won't harm your family."

Song Que, however, still couldn't shake the thought that his daughter had offended Lord Wu Xiang: "Are you really sure they won't make a move? My daughter has offended him." Fan Qinghui nodded affirmatively: