Abandoning literature for martial arts, starting by unleashing the beauty's bow.

Soon, Lu Fengnian was only about eighty feet away from the Great Zhou archers who were running at the front, while he was more than eighty feet away from Li Chengqian.

At this moment, the thirty-odd archers of the Great Zhou Dynasty had already begun to collect arrows and were ready to shoot.

Just then, Lu Fengnian suddenly moved, instantly taking off the longbow from his back and then swiftly removing four arrows in one go.

In the blink of an eye, four arrows shot out, almost end to end, cutting through the air.

He unleashed a four-in-a-row attack as soon as he made his move.

When the thirty-odd archers of the Great Zhou saw Lu Fengnian make his move, they were first surprised, and then their faces all showed a mocking expression.

What can you do besides wasting energy and arrows by starting to shoot arrows from a distance of more than eighty zhang?

Moreover, they also saw that the arrows were so inaccurate that not a single one was aimed at them.

But the next moment, their mocking expressions froze on their faces.

Four iron arrows, one end to the other, passed right over them, their target Li Chengqian.

"Oh no! Protect the vanguard!"

The first archer to react quickly turned around and cried out.

However, it was clearly too late; four iron arrows had already reached Li Chengqian.

Li Chengqian was greatly alarmed.

He had already witnessed Lu Fengnian's archery skills and already took Lu Fengnian seriously enough.

Unexpectedly, Lu Fengnian's accurate range actually reached more than eighty zhang.

However, despite being caught off guard, Li Chengqian was still a martial artist of the second rank of the Acquired Realm.

In the critical moment, he instantly drew his long sword from his waist and slashed repeatedly.

Three crisp metallic clanging sounds rang out in succession.

Li Chengqian fought with all his might and managed to cut off three iron arrows in one go, but he was unable to dodge the fourth one.

With a soft "pfft!"

The fourth iron arrow pierced his chest. If he hadn't ducked down at the last moment, the arrow would have pierced his heart.

Despite dodging a fatal arrow, Li Chengqian was still seriously injured and fell directly off his horse.

When their commander fell from his horse, the Great Zhou cavalrymen who were following him all reined in their horses and immediately rushed to Li Chengqian's side.

Some people helped him up and treated his injuries, while others surrounded him to protect him.

Immediately, the 8,000-strong Zhou cavalry came to a halt.

Lu Fengnian also stopped at the same time, sitting upright on his horse, trying his best to check on Li Chengqian's condition.

Unfortunately, Li Chengqian was heavily protected by the Great Zhou soldiers and could not be seen.

About thirty breaths later, the eight thousand cavalrymen of the Great Zhou, who had been standing still, all turned around and chose to retreat.

Upon seeing this, the soldiers of Daqing cheered in unison.

Some people even shouted loudly, "Lu Fengnian! Lu Fengnian!"

This prompted others to shout as well.

For a time, the name Lu Fengnian resounded throughout the battlefield.

At the same time, a large number of Daqing troops arrived to reinforce them, completely blocking the retreat of the 50,000 Da Zhou soldiers.

The outcome is decided!

Lu Fengnian breathed a sigh of relief, turned his horse around, and headed towards the Daqing army.

Immediately afterwards, a clanging sound rang out from the direction of the Great Zhou Commander's flag.

Upon hearing the sound, the Da Zhou soldiers who were charging directly at the Da Qing army formation immediately turned around and retreated.

The battle is over.

Seeing that the situation was hopeless, the Zhou army chose to sound the retreat.

Jiang Beiwang trapped 50,000 Great Zhou cavalry and chose to stop while he was ahead, without pursuing them.

Instead, they quickly mobilized their troops to carry out a final annihilation of the 50,000 Great Zhou cavalry.

The battle ended about half an hour later.

Of the 50,000 Zhou soldiers, nearly 70% were killed in the encirclement, and the rest were either seriously wounded or taken prisoner.

Only a small number of cavalrymen, having lost their horses and armor, fled into the mountains and forests, managing to escape by sheer luck.

Meanwhile, apart from a small number of die-hards who were killed, the rest of the Third and Fourth Battalions of the Zhenxi Army surrendered.

After quickly clearing the battlefield, Jiang Beiwang collected the enemy's horses and weapons, then led the prisoners through Wangyue Gate and back to Shiyang Pass.

……

At the same time that the Great Zhou army launched its attack, a momentous event also occurred within Shiyang Pass.

Liu Zhenting sent a double out of Wangyue Gate, while he hid in Shiyang Pass, waiting for Zhao Beiwang to be defeated before leading the Second Battalion of the Zhenxi Army to seize Shiyang Pass directly.

He believed that as long as news of Zhao Beiwang's defeat reached Shiyang Pass, with his influence there, he would be able to easily seize the pass.

However, he waited and waited in the Zhenxi Army's camp, but the news he wanted never came.

In the end, however, it was someone unexpected who arrived.

Huang Yunhe, commander of the personal guard battalion of the Marshal's Mansion.

Moreover, Huang Yunhe did not come alone.

Not only did the entire personal guard of the commander's mansion mobilize, but almost half of the troops left behind at Shiyang Pass followed Huang Yunhe, completely surrounding the Zhenxi Army camp.

When Huang Yunhe appeared before Liu Zhenting, the latter was shocked.

According to the intelligence he received, Huang Yunhe had led the entire personal guard of the marshal's mansion to quietly leave Shiyang Pass five days ago, detouring to Echo Valley, intending to launch a surprise attack on the granary of the Great Zhou.

Meanwhile, Liu Zhenting and Li Xuanfeng had prepared a surprise for Huang Yunhe. A large number of experts from the Great Zhou Sect were lying in ambush around Echo Valley, just waiting for Huang Yunhe to walk into their trap.

Liu Zhenting was certain that after this battle, he would never see Huang Yunhe, this thorn in his side, again.

But now, Huang Yunhe appeared before him looking radiant and beautiful.

Liu Zhenting realized that he had fallen into a trap.

Before the main gate of the Zhenxi Army camp, Huang Yunhe shouted loudly, "General Liu, your plot has been exposed. Surrender! You are surrounded and there is no way to escape."

The camp gate was tightly closed, and Liu Zhenting stood silently behind it.

He knew very well that this defeat would be utter and irreversible, leaving him with no chance of recovery.

He was very unwilling, not knowing where he had made a mistake.

After a brief silence, he called out loudly, "Huang Yunhe, why didn't you go to Echo Valley?"

Huang Yunhe raised his head slightly. "General Liu and Li Xuanfeng have already woven bags for me in Echo Valley. How could I dare to go?"

Liu Zhenting quickly responded, "How did you find out?"

Huang Yunhe laughed heartily, "Heavenly secrets cannot be revealed."

General Liu, things have come to this point, so there's no need for you to struggle anymore.

Don't even think about stalling for time. The Great Zhou cannot win the battle outside Wangyue Gate, and your Third and Fourth Battalions will also become prisoners.

At this point, he sighed deeply, "The Zhenxi Army was once renowned in Daqing, but today, it has been destroyed because of your personal greed. How tragic and lamentable!"

Liu Zhenting shouted angrily, "Huang Yunhe, stop pretending!"

I have made this choice today entirely because you forced me to.

On what grounds?

Our border soldiers risked their lives, yet even their pay was being withheld.

Meanwhile, the princes and nobles of the dynasty, sitting comfortably in the rear, lived in luxury and indulged in extravagance?