In chaotic times, skill points are added: from hunter to martial saint, only killing and no mercy!

Thousands of horses galloped down, covering hundreds of meters in the blink of an eye, and plunged straight into the Muyang tribe in a triangular formation.

The sound of horses' hooves roused the sleeping Xiongnu people, and some of the drinkers and rave drinkers stormed out of their tents, shouting and cursing.

However, before they could react, Li Yi's Ink Frost Serpent Spear, using the [Hundred-Strike Spear of the Vanquishing Enemy] technique, pierced through three or four Xiongnu men and sped past them.

"kill!"

A thousand cavalrymen shouted in unison, holding their spears flat, gripping the shafts tightly with their hands, and clamping their arms and chests to firmly hold the spears in front of them.

With a surge of attack, hundreds of members of the Muyang tribe were pierced by spears, dragged across the grassland for a while, and then thrown to the ground, where they were quickly taken away by the cold wind.

"They're from the South!"

"Southern invasion!"

These Xiongnu people could not recognize Li Yi's identity and simply referred to him as a Southerner.

After Li Yi and his men launched their first attack, the awakened Xiongnu people, disregarding the cold, quickly grabbed their scimitars and tried to fight back.

Seeing the Xiongnu searching for warhorses, Li Yi turned to look at the chaotic Xiongnu camp and gripped the Ink Cold Serpent Spear in his hand once more.

"charge!"

At Li Yi's command, the light cavalry, who had only lost a few men, turned their horses around and followed behind Li Yi, charging towards the Muyang tribe once again.

Many members of the Muyang tribe were still in their tents when the attack began, and thus escaped the calamity.

But this time, a large number of people from the Muyang tribe were emerging from the camp, some of whom were still confused about the situation and looked around the camp in bewilderment.

"what!"

In an instant, screams rang out across the grassland. Thousands of people were being stabbed to death by Li Yi's cavalry. Some cavalrymen even had their spears broken because they had pierced through so many people!

After a round of charges, Li Yi looked back and saw that nearly half of the Muyang tribe had been killed. The remaining two thousand or so were mostly women and children, with only a few hundred men who could barely hold a knife and fight.

"Gentlemen, follow me and kill!"

The adrenaline rush from the high-speed charge made the soldiers forget their pain and fatigue.

Led by Li Yi, the cavalry charged toward the Muyang tribe once again, intending to kill all the remaining able-bodied men.

"Southerner, you've gone too far!"

"Don't think my Wood Sheep tribe is without people!"

Just as Li Yi was about to charge into the Muyang camp, he saw a burly man wearing a ram's horn crown, brandishing a long spear, and glaring angrily at Li Yi.

Behind him, nearly a hundred elite Xiongnu soldiers rode on warhorses, charging towards Li Yi.

"This is the chief of the Wooden Sheep tribe!"

Not far away, after identifying it, Gu Muda quickly said to Li Yi.

Perhaps because the Muyang tribe is small, the tribe leader's strength is only at the seventh level of Body Refinement, the same as Li Yi's.

This battle was mainly for training troops and eliminating the Xiongnu, thus destroying their potential. Therefore, Li Yi had no intention of recruiting them.

At this moment, seeing the leader of the Muyang tribe lead his men in a charge, Li Yi immediately unleashed his Gale Force, enveloping the tip of the Mohan Serpent Spear.

The two armies were only a few hundred meters apart, but in the clash, they were very close in just a few breaths.

Riding on his warhorse, Li Yi could see the crimson blood on the face of Muhehan, the leader of the Muyang tribe, even without his night vision.

"Those barbarians from beyond the Great Wall dare to disrupt my Great Chen!"

Li Yi snorted coldly and aimed the Ink Cold Serpent Spear directly at Mu Hehan.

kill!

With a sudden lunge from Li Yi, the two collided instantly.

With a snap, Li Yi broke the spear in Muhahan's hand. The next moment, as Muhahan looked back in shock, Li Yi's spear was already swinging out again, piercing straight through Muhahan's neck.

Under the moonlight, blood continued to gush from the hole in Muhehan's throat, the scarlet blood splattering on the snow and even stirring up some mist.

In the blink of an eye, Li Yi had already killed Muhe Khan, the leader of the Xiongnu Muyang tribe, with a single blow.

Meanwhile, the elite troops behind him were scattered and surrounded by the light cavalry led by Li Yi.

Without Muhe Khan's leadership, the entire Muyang tribe was like a lamb to the slaughter.

About an incense stick later, there were hardly any able-bodied young men left in the entire Muhe tribe who could stand up.

Driven by the cavalry, the remaining thousand or so men were gathered in the center of the camp.

Li Yi, mounted on his warhorse, looked at the Muyang tribe, which he had led his men to destroy, with an extremely calm expression, and issued a series of orders in an orderly manner.

"From the first to the fourth camp, gather the spoils of war and bring the cattle, sheep and warhorses together in one place."

The most important reason why the Xiongnu were able to suppress the Chen and Qing states for a long time was that they had excellent warhorses, which could easily defeat the southern army.

No matter how strong the infantry of Chen and Qing were, they could not catch up with four-legged warhorses.

One of the most important strategic objectives of Li Yi's northern expedition to the grasslands was to seize a large number of warhorses for the State of Chen, so as to cultivate an elite cavalry capable of fighting against the Xiongnu cavalry.

Seizing the cattle and sheep that the Xiongnu needed for the winter was another strategic objective.

Cattle and sheep were not only food for the Xiongnu to survive the winter, but also very important economic commodities for them. Without these cattle and sheep, Xiongnu society would definitely be in turmoil!

Two hundred cavalrymen on horseback were searching the grasslands for the horses and livestock that had been frightened away by the fierce battle just now.

Meanwhile, a cavalry unit was killing and roasting a large number of captured cattle and sheep to make dry food.

After defeating the Muyang tribe, Li Yi and his men had most of a day to rest.

When night falls again, it's time to head to the next tribe.

During this period, Gumu Da used his identity as a Xiongnu eagle hunter to appease the prisoners of the Muyang tribe and even found some capable people to manage the prisoners.

Throughout the day, Li Yi's cavalrymen ate fresh beef and mutton to replenish their energy. As for the Muyang tribe's valuables, they treated them as spoils of war and hung them on their spare horses.

After practicing the [Hundred-Charge Spear Technique] and thoroughly digesting the insights gained last night, Li Yi ordered his personal guards to summon the cavalry.

Last night's battle resulted in the deaths of only a dozen or so unlucky cavalrymen, while another thirty-odd cavalrymen sustained injuries of varying degrees.

The Muyang tribe, including its leader Muhehan, suffered nearly 2,000 killed men by Li Yi and his men, who also seized 1,500 warhorses and 6,000-7,000 cattle and sheep.

Looking at the cavalrymen who had been summoned, Li Yi paused and turned his gaze to the many Xiongnu prisoners who were being held captive.

"Any male exceeding the height of a cartwheel should be killed on the spot!"

"The rest, along with cattle, sheep, and warhorses, will be taken back to Yanmen Pass!"

Li Yi's order caused the already dwindling number of members in the Muyang tribe to decrease by another five or six hundred.

No one objected. The crowd paused for a moment, then turned and walked into the prisoner group, dragging out those who met the criteria and killing them.

In the past, when the Xiongnu invaded from the south, they treated the people of Chen in the same way.

Any Chen man taller than a cartwheel was brutally killed, while women and children were taken to Xiongnu territory as slaves.

Li Yi is simply repeating what the Xiongnu did.

When Li Yi's men were killing Xiongnu men, those few who had been subdued by Gumu Da even took the initiative to help, scolding those who dared to show reluctance.

In an attempt to leave a good impression on Li Yi, they even went so far as to kill their own former clansmen.

Li Yi remained calm despite the scene.

War between two nations has always been this brutal. To be lenient with the enemy is to be cruel to oneself.

About half an hour later, only a few hundred women and children remained in the entire Muyang tribe.

"Let's go! To the next tribe!"

It was already late.

After leaving the wounded cavalrymen behind to manage the captive cattle and sheep, Li Yi led the remaining cavalrymen deeper into the grasslands.

With the weather now bitterly cold, these people can hide for a period of time without being discovered by the Xiongnu, thanks to the location found by Gumu Da.

The spoils they obtained from the Wood Sheep tribe were enough to sustain them for a long time.

Under the moonlight, the group sped across the grassland.

Occasionally, Gu Muda would stop and look up at the starry sky before leading Li Yi to explore the hillsides.

A day later, Li Yi stood by a stream, washing the blood off his armor.

The stream is about a meter wide and half a meter deep, and it is slowly flowing into the distance.

During this period, Li Yi and the others had been living on snow, and now that they had finally found a water source, they all drank heartily.

"Gumu Da, how far is it?"

With the water bag filled to his waist, Li Yi looked at Gu Muda.

By this time, Gumu Da's injuries had almost fully healed.

"Sir, look over there!"

Gu Muda pointed to where the stream came from and said to Li Yi:

"The reason this stream exists is because its source is a hot spring that emerges from the earth's veins."

"Thanks to the heating from the hot springs, the streams don't freeze in winter."

"And three miles downstream from this stream, there is a lake, and nearby lives a tribe called Lieshan!"

Seeing that the Lieshan tribe was only three miles away, Li Yi told everyone to rest on the spot and use the beef and mutton they had stolen from the Muyang tribe to replenish their strength.

At the same time, Li Yi also inquired about the Lieshan tribe from Gumu Da.

Thanks to the hot springs in this mountain, the Lieshan tribe is able to easily get through the cold winter every year.

At its peak, hundreds of years ago, the Lieshan tribe even served as one of the four cornerstones of the Xiongnu, and was one of the four kings under the Xiongnu Chanyu!

Even now, although the Lieshan tribe has declined, it is still far superior to the Muyang tribe and is considered to be of medium strength among the Xiongnu, with a population of over ten thousand!

Seeing Li Yi deep in thought, Gu Muda continued:

"However, with the Chanyu ordering all tribes to march south, the Lieshan tribe should now only have two or three thousand men capable of fighting!"

Upon hearing what Gu Muda said, Li Yi's eyes lit up.

One thousand against three thousand! The advantage is in my hands!

In a short time, many thoughts popped into Li Yi's mind, and he immediately summoned Liu Ye and the others.

Under Li Yi's strong guidance, Liu Ye is now a martial artist at the third level of Body Refinement, and his breathing technique is quite accomplished. He now serves as the deputy of this light cavalry, assisting Li Yi in his campaigns.

In the Wind Tiger Camp, Liu Ye was in charge of all the cavalry in the Wind Tiger Stronghold.

In Li Yi's plan, Liu Ye will be his cavalry general in the future, while Han Jia will be his infantry general.

Once everyone was present, Li Yi gestured to Gu Muda and recounted the situation of the Lieshan tribe once more.

"Although the enemy outnumbers us by two thousand, they certainly wouldn't expect us to appear here!"

"The enemy is in the open while we are in the shadows; we have the advantage of being caught off guard."

"After nightfall, Liu Ye, you take five hundred men and hide in the western part of the Lieshan tribe. After I charge, you lead your men to charge, and then I will turn back and charge again."

"In this vicious cycle, the Lieshan tribe not only had no chance to figure out our situation and troop strength, but also found it difficult to organize an effective resistance!"

Li Yi explained his battle plan to the cavalry commanders.

The battle against the Muyang tribe a few days ago has already proven their tactical and combat advantages.

In Li Yi's eyes, the Lieshan tribe was nothing more than a larger version of the Muyang tribe.

After making the arrangements, Li Yi was about to let everyone disperse to rest when he suddenly remembered something and said to Gu Muda:

"Are you ready to shoot an arrow now?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Muda moved his arms slightly, tried bending the bow again, and then nodded to Li Yi.

"Given the current situation, I can perform at 80% of my peak strength!"

The main reason for Gu Muda's injury was the murderous aura that Li Yi had attached to the arrow.

After this malevolent energy rushed into Gu Muda's body, it caused him great harm, rendering him unable to shoot arrows.

However, after he submitted to Li Yi, Li Yi absorbed the evil energy within him into the Seven Killings Bow.

Without the obstruction of the evil energy, and after a period of recuperation, Gu Muda has long since recovered to almost full strength.

"Alright, since that's the case, then I'll give you a task!"

Li Yi nodded and assigned twenty of his personal guards who were skilled in archery to Gu Muda's command, allowing him to temporarily lead these twenty archers.

"After I lead the first wave of attack, you must lead your men to fire many fire arrows at the horse pen of the Lieshan tribe, so that the people of the Lieshan tribe cannot merge with their warhorses immediately."

"Once we've broken through the three-wheeled vehicle, you can lead your men to move freely and support us!"

"Yes, sir!"

Having witnessed Li Yi's archery skills and verified his legitimacy, Gu Muda had long since staked the future of his lineage on Li Yi.

If Li Yi truly succeeds in subduing everyone in the Divine Bow Hall and vindicating the Zhang family's Broken Army Bow lineage, then as Li Yi's direct descendant, my future status in the Divine Bow Hall will undoubtedly be extremely high!

Therefore, Gumu Da did his best to complete all of Li Yi's arrangements without daring to be dishonest.

After arranging many matters, Li Yi once again immersed himself in practicing his marksmanship.

The "Hundred-Strike Spear" is a powerful spear technique that only members of the Xiongnu royal family can practice, and many spear techniques practiced by Xiongnu cavalry are derived from this spear technique.

After this period of fierce fighting, through his encounters with the Xiongnu, Li Yi's understanding of this spear technique continued to increase, and he gained a lot of experience.

As for breathing techniques and other skills, they have also improved to varying degrees.

Li Yi even had a gut feeling about it.

After he finishes this battle, he may even be able to attempt to break through to the True Qi Realm.

The key to cultivating the True Qi Realm is to refine the Qi generated from blood and Qi to a higher level.

Due to differences in techniques and other factors, the internal energy cultivated by each martial artist is mostly different.

During this period of fighting, in addition to the murderous aura absorbed by the Seven Kill Bow, Li Yi also vaguely sensed a killing intent.

"Perhaps I can integrate this murderous intent into my martial arts cultivation and develop a unique killing energy!"

As Li Yi pondered his future path of cultivation, he waited for night to fall.

Time stands still in the mountains, and the cold is unknown in spiritual practice.

By the time Li Yi snapped out of his breathing exercises, it was already getting dark.

Seeing this, Li Yi quickly signaled everyone to replenish their supplies.

Half an hour later, it will be time to set off!

"Holding a gag in its mouth!"

At Li Yi's command, the soldiers, who had experienced the baptism of war, quickly wrapped their horses' hooves in cloth and bit down hard on the wooden sticks hanging around their necks. They followed Li Yi's steps and walked downstream along the stream.

If you go down the stream for three miles, you will reach the Lieshan tribe!

About an hour later, Li Yi and the others finally arrived outside the Lieshan tribe.

Looking at the vast Lieshan tribe, Li Yi said to Liu Ye:

"I'll give you half an hour to go around to the west side of the Lieshan tribe."

"In one hour, I will lead the soldiers in a charge. You shall act according to the plan!"

As he spoke, Li Yi took out two hourglasses from his pocket and turned them over.

The two hourglasses are the same size. When all the sand inside has been drained, that will be the time, as Li Yi said, to launch an attack on the Lieshan tribe!

"Please rest assured, sir, I will certainly not fail in my mission!"

After receiving the hourglass, Liu Ye carefully put it away, and then led five hundred men to detour around to the west of the Lieshan tribe.

Facing the Lieshan tribe, whose forces far outnumbered their own and numbered ten thousand, the soldiers showed no fear on their faces, but only a strong desire for victory in their eyes!

tick~

tick~

Grains of sand dripped one by one from the hourglass.

Time is up!

As the last grain of sand dripped down, Li Yi set the hourglass aside and gripped the Ink Cold Serpent Spear tightly in his hand.

"Let's get started!"

As Li Yi mounted his horse, the five hundred men quietly formed a triangular formation in the darkness, with Li Yi at the forefront, heading straight for the Lieshan tribe.

As for Gu Muda, he had already led twenty men to the vicinity of Malan, waiting for Li Yi's actions.

With a gentle kick to his warhorse, Li Yi, under the cover of night, slowly made his way towards the Lieshan tribe.

It was midnight, and the Lieshan tribe was fast asleep. Apart from a few Xiongnu nobles who were still drinking and making merry, the entire Lieshan tribe was quite quiet.

huh~

Li Yi shot out an arrow, the [Three Kills of Breaking Army] arrow aimed at three people, killing three cavalrymen patrolling outside the Lieshan tribe.

Under Li Yi's leadership, the [Reconnaissance and Concealment] skill covered hundreds of cavalrymen as they steadily approached the Lieshan tribe.

After an incense stick had burned, Li Yi and the others were only 300 meters away from the Lieshan tribe.

This distance is the perfect distance for a cavalry charge!

When the people of the Lieshan tribe were awakened by the horses' hooves and rushed out of their tents, Li Yi and his men were at the height of their cavalry charge.

The immense power of a charging warhorse could easily cause the cavalrymen's spears to pierce the chests of the Huns!

"Rush!"

Li Yi suddenly kicked his warhorse, and in pain, the horse went berserk and charged towards the Lieshan tribe.

The five hundred cavalrymen behind him also urged their warhorses to follow closely.

In an instant, a thunderous sound completely awakened the Lieshan tribe.

In the center of the camp, a burly man suddenly threw down the wine jug he was holding and looked out of the camp in surprise.

That sound?

"Cavalry attack!"

The tall and imposing leader of the Lieshan tribe, Shanlu, instantly recognized the source of the thunderous sound and roared loudly.

With Shanlu's reminder, the Xiongnu people near the camp took their swords and spears and cautiously left the camp, heading towards their warhorses.

However, the Lieshan tribe's success was due to its large size, and its downfall was also due to its large size.

Many Xiongnu people located on the outskirts of the camp did not hear Shanlu's warning at all. After leaving the camp in a daze, they were stabbed by Li Yi's spear before they could figure out what was going on.

With a casual flick of his wrist, Li Yi sent the two Huns stuck in the Ink Cold Serpent Spear flying.

With a loud thud, the two brutally murdered Xiongnu men smashed down a tent, severely injuring one of the Xiongnu men who was rushing out.

"Don't stop! Keep going!"

Seeing the Xiongnu people gradually gathering, Li Yi shouted loudly and led his cavalry to charge north towards the Lieshan tribe.

Just then, a cluster of sparks suddenly appeared on a small hillside, streaking across the night sky and falling into the Lieshan tribe.

"It was Gumu Da who set fire to the horse stables!"

Li Yi glanced at it and realized that it was Gu Muda carrying out the task he had assigned.

As a Xiongnu archer, Gumu Da's archery skills were exquisite. Even when he could only exert eighty percent of his strength, he turned Malan into a sea of ​​fire in a short time.

Surrounded by flames, thousands of warhorses went completely mad and, led by their king, charged straight toward the grasslands outside the stables.

Even with the horse officials of the Lieshan tribe doing everything they could to stop them, they could not calm the herd of horses that had gone berserk.

Several unfortunate men were trampled to death by the terrified warhorses, their bodies crushed into a bloody pulp.

While the warhorses were in disarray, Li Yi had already led his men to the north of the Lieshan tribe.

Looking back, they saw that Liu Ye had already led five hundred men, charging out from the west of the Lieshan tribe and fiercely breaking into the tribe.

Because of Li Yi's charge earlier, these Xiongnu people subconsciously gathered on the east and west sides of the tribe, which conveniently placed them in Liu Ye's path of attack.

Five hundred cavalrymen lined up in two rows. All they had to do was hold their spears tightly and follow the men in front of them. One by one, the Huns were stabbed to death by the spears and trampled by the warhorses.

Seeing that Liu Ye had already carved through the Lieshan tribe from west to east, Li Yi laughed heartily:

"Brothers, look! The Xiongnu are utterly pathetic!"

"Quickly! Turn the horse around!"

"Let's go for it again!"

The screams of the Xiongnu were the best stimulant; without Li Yi's encouragement, the fighting spirit of these cavalrymen had already soared to the heavens.

In less than three breaths, the cavalrymen had reorganized their formation and were closely following behind Li Yi.

"kill!"

Five hundred cavalrymen, led by Li Yi, charged towards the Lieshan tribe once again, shouting battle cries in unison.

These light cavalrymen, charging in all directions, left the Lieshan tribe disoriented. Without the aid of their warhorses, they could only futilely brandish their longswords, trying to defend themselves against the enemy's attacks in the darkness.

After breaking through the Lieshan tribe once again, Li Yi looked back and saw that a group of several hundred elite cavalrymen were gathering in the tribe. The leader was a True Qi Realm martial artist covered in black armor.

"This must be the leader of the Lieshan tribe!"

Li Yi looked at the man with fervor in his eyes, and subconsciously glanced at the horse's neck.

Hanging from the horse's neck is the head of Muhe Khan, the leader of the Muyang tribe!