At 100 years old, he joined the army in place of his granddaughter, and became a national war god.

Flames soared into the sky, and shouts of battle were deafening.

On the main street of Cangzhou City, two torrents collided violently.

The soldiers of the Great Qian Dynasty surged from south to north like a tide, while the remnants of the Northern Di army fled from north to south like stray dogs.

Su Mu rode on his Ferghana horse, holding the Dragon-Slaying Saber, his eyes fixed on Tuoba Han and Tuoba Lie ahead.

As the white-haired figure drew closer, the guards around Tuoba Lie turned pale, but they did not retreat.

They were the trusted confidants that Tuoba Lie brought from the Northern Di, and they had followed him for more than ten years.

The prince can retreat, but they cannot.

"Protect the Prince!"

Dozens of guards simultaneously turned their horses around, positioned themselves in the middle of the street, raised their shields, and drew their long swords, attempting to build a defensive line with their own flesh and blood.

The thousands of Northern Di cavalry behind them also stopped, forming a dense formation on the street with their spears pointing forward and their shields linked together, like an iron wall.

Tuoba Han sat on his horse, his eyes fixed on Su Mu.

He saw Su Mu's white horse flash like lightning in the firelight, and he saw the white-haired old man's dragon-slaying blade relentlessly cutting down his Northern Di soldiers.

His face was as white as paper, his lips trembled, and his eyes were filled with resentment and anger.

"Third brother..."

"Now that things have come to this, you should leave through the north gate. I'll hold off Su Mu."

Tuoba Lie turned his head and looked at Tuoba Han.

"Second brother, what nonsense are you talking about? We're all going together!"

He drew the long sword from his waist, its blade gleaming coldly in the firelight.

"We haven't lost yet! As long as we kill Su Mu, we can turn the tide of the battle!"

He raised his longsword, the tip pointing directly at Su Mu, and roared at the top of his lungs, "Kill!"

The roar stirred the blood of the thousands of Northern Di cavalry behind him, who charged out from both sides with a roar, rushing towards Su Mu.

Su Mu looked at the charging cavalry without fear in his eyes.

"Loyalty, Iron Ox, Changfeng..."

"These rabble are yours to deal with; I'm going to take the heads of Tuoba Lie and Tuoba Han."

"Yes, sir!"

You Zhongyi spurred his horse, and the warhorse neighed loudly, charging out from Su Mu's side.

He held a long spear, the tip of which flashed silver in the firelight, and charged straight at the Northern Di centurion who was at the forefront.

The two horses crossed paths, and the spears shot out like dragons. Before the centurion could even raise his sword, a spear pierced his throat, and he fell headfirst off his horse.

"Brothers, follow me and kill!"

You Zhongyi swept his spear horizontally, knocking two charging cavalrymen off their horses.

Zhao Tieniu followed closely behind, his towering body moving like a mountain on horseback.

He wielded a specially made heavy longsword, and with a single sweep, the wind howled, and three Northern Di cavalrymen were sent flying, sword and all, crashing into the roadside wall, spitting blood.

"Hahaha! That's great! That's great!"

Zhao Tieniu was caught up in the excitement of the killing, his large, copper-bell-shaped eyes filled with elation. The Mo Dao in his hand spun like a windmill, and wherever it passed, blood and flesh flew everywhere.

Gu Changfeng wasn't as flamboyant as them, but his swordsmanship was more precise and ruthless.

He killed them one by one, each blow sealing their throats.

His horse was fast, and his sword was even faster. He moved through the enemy ranks as if they were empty.

Several hundred Daqian cavalrymen followed behind the three fierce generals, like a sharp knife, piercing straight into the ranks of the Northern Di cavalry.

Swords flashed, blood and flesh flew everywhere, and screams and shouts of killing mingled together, creating a deafening roar.

Tuoba Lie stood at the rear of the column, watching the three mighty generals of the Great Qian charge left and right through his cavalry formation as if they were in an empty field, and his pupils suddenly contracted.

"No wonder Second Brother suffered defeat after defeat..." Tuoba Lie muttered to himself, his voice filled with bitterness. "Su Mu alone is terrifying enough, but he also trained a group of fierce generals. Who can stop such an army?"

Tuoba Han's expression turned even uglier.

Bald Lie gritted his teeth, gripped the saber in his hand tightly, and stared intently at the white figure that was getting closer and closer.

Does he have absolutely no chance of winning?

He had witnessed Su Mu's swordsmanship firsthand; even fierce generals like Yeluqi and Mantu had been killed by Su Mu with a single strike. If he went up against him, it would be like a mantis trying to stop a chariot.

But he had no way out.

He was the commander of Tuoba Han's personal guards, and protecting the prince was his duty.

Even if it means death, I want to die before the prince.

"Your Highnesses, retreat immediately!"

"Your humble servant will block Su Mu's path!"

Tuoba Lie glanced at him, said nothing, but nodded heavily, turned his horse around, and galloped towards the North Gate.

Tuoba Han followed closely behind, while Kublai Khan, with a dozen or so personal guards, protected the two flanks.

Bald Lie took a deep breath, raised his saber, and shouted to the dozens of cavalrymen behind him, "Brothers, follow me! Stop that old man!"

Dozens of people shouted in unison and rushed towards Su Mu.

Su Mu looked at the charging figures, snorted coldly, and then rode his Ferghana horse to crash into them head-on.

The Dragon-Slaying Saber flew away against the wind.

A flash of light, like a golden thunderbolt cleaving the night sky.

The three cavalrymen at the forefront didn't even have time to scream before they were cleaved in two, horse and all.

Blood gushed out!

Su Mu did not stop.

In his hands, the Dragon-Slaying Saber was like the Grim Reaper's scythe, slashing left and right, sweeping up and down, each strike carrying immense power, each strike reaping a life.

Although Tuoba Lie and his gang were fearless, they couldn't even get close to Su Mu.

Blade energy crisscrossed, and blood and flesh flew everywhere.

Soon, dozens of soldiers fell to the ground.

Bald Lie is still alive, but he is panting heavily.

He sat on his horse, his hand gripping the saber trembling, the color draining from his face.

He looked at the white-haired, blood-soaked old man, at the still-dripping Dragon-Slaying Saber, and roared, "Su Mu, come on!"

He was actually just saying that to bolster his own courage.

Su Mu remained silent.

The Dragon-Slaying Saber slashed down diagonally, its blade energy like a bolt of lightning, killing Bald Lie along with the saber.

Kublai Khan, seeing this scene from behind, felt a chill run down his spine.

"Your Highness, run! Run!" he shouted hoarsely, his voice cracking.

Tuoba Lie looked back and saw the final scene of Tuoba Lie being split in two.

One cut, just one cut.

Bald Lie couldn't even withstand a single blow from Su Mu.

"Just who is this old man...?"

"His swordsmanship is simply too cruel."

Tuoba Lie gritted his teeth and kept riding forward.

The North Gate is just ahead.

As long as you get out of the North Gate, as long as you can escape, there's still a chance.

The speed of the Akhal-Teke horse is extraordinary, like an arrow released from a bow, and the distance between man and horse is rapidly shortening.

When Kublai Khan saw Su Mu catching up, he gritted his teeth and suddenly pulled on the reins.

"Your Highness, you all go first! This subordinate will take some men to hold him off!"

Without turning his head, Tuoba Lie shouted, "Alright!"

Kublai Khan turned his horse around and shouted to the dozen or so skilled warriors behind him, "Pull the iron chains! Split into two groups! Stop this old man's horse!"

More than a dozen people simultaneously took long iron chains from their horses, lined up on both sides of the street, straightened the chains, and placed them across the middle of the road.

The iron chain was as thick as a little finger, dark and gleaming coldly in the firelight.

This is a tactic they specifically used to deal with cavalry.

The warhorses charged forward, the iron chains tripped their legs, causing them to fall and their riders to tumble, before they were all swarmed forward again.

Su Mu saw the iron chain lying across the middle of the road.

Instead of slowing down, he spurred the horse's belly, making the Akhal-Teke even faster.

"rise!"

Just as the Akhal-Teke horse charged towards the iron chain, Su Mu suddenly pulled on the reins, causing the horse to rear up high and leap over the chain.

Horse hooves swept over Kublai Khan's head.

He looked up and saw the white-haired old man riding a white horse, looking down at him with the Dragon-Slaying Saber raised high.

"not good!"

Kublai Khan instinctively raised his long sword to parry.

The Dragon-Slaying Saber cleaved down.

"Snap!"

Kublai Khan's long sword broke in two.

The guys around him quickly rushed over to help.

Unfortunately, their pursuit and interception were completely ineffective.

With a single slash, Su Mu carved a path through the crowd, then continued his pursuit on his Ferghana horse.

He ignored Kublai Khan and his men because he knew that You Zhongyi and the others were right behind him; they would handle things.

His target was always Tuoba Lie and Tuoba Han.

The north gate was just ahead; the city gate was wide open, and the drawbridge had been lowered.

Tuoba Lie and Tuoba Han had just rushed out of the city gate and were running wildly across the open field.

"Tuoba Lie, Tuoba Han, you can't escape."

The Akhal-Teke horse charged out of the north gate and chased after the two fleeing figures.

The sound of horses' hooves was rapid in the night wind.

Behind them, the flames of Cangzhou City illuminated half the sky.

The battle cries of the Daqian soldiers rose higher and higher, and the remnants of the Northern Di army scattered like birds and beasts.

In this battle, Cangzhou fell.

The Northern Di army suffered a crushing defeat.

Meanwhile, Su Mu was still in pursuit.

He will end this war in the North tonight.