As the leader of this operation, Xu Gan had twenty cavalrymen protecting him with their lives. But even so, he had still sustained severe injuries.
The current Xu Gan was no longer as competitive as he used to be.
At this point, he could only hope that Wang Chong and the others wouldn't fall into the same trap as them.
"Bullshit! Siling and the others are our only hope at the moment. Do you all wish to die? You may wish to die, but I don't. Siling, Siling! — — "
Huang Yongtu abruptly leaped into the air and beckoned to Wang Chong and Bai Siling. He had long forgotten that Bai Siling was still a fickle and traitorous slut in his eyes.
"Hahaha, pass down my orders! No one is to shoot arrows! Let him shout! No one is to stop him! "
At the back of the formation, Iron Cloak Li roared with laughter.
"Yes, Chief!"
"Wait a moment, don't make it too obvious. Have the bandits on the east side prepare for battle. "
"Yes!"
...
A few highwaymen immediately rode off to carry out the orders.
Even though they were highwaymen, they had the ability to pass down orders, to command, to defend, and to shoot arrows. They were no longer ordinary highwaymen, but soldiers.
On the other side, Wang Chong and Bai Siling also heard Huang Yongtu's voice. Even though Wang Chong and Bai Siling didn't get along with Huang Yongtu, they couldn't help but feel ripples in their hearts upon hearing Huang Yongtu's desperate plea.
"Siling, do you know how to shoot arrows?"
Wang Chong suddenly asked.
"I do. Why?"
Bai Siling replied. For the moment, she couldn't fathom Wang Chong's intentions.
"Shoot an arrow for me and bring something over."
Wang Chong said calmly. His gaze swept across the Iron Cloak Highwaymen before him, and he had a rough idea of what to do.
"What Xu Gan and Huang Yongtu need right now is to stabilize the morale of their troops. On top of that, after fighting for so long, they have suffered quite a few casualties. Even Xu Gan and Zhang Lin are injured. We need to replenish them with healing pills. "
"Understood!"
Bai Siling looked at the youth beside her, who was younger than her, and her beautiful eyes flashed with a trace of admiration.
Bai Siling felt an indescribable admiration for this young man who had always been secretive and never even mentioned his background, yet had the White-hoofed Shadow, the royal steed of the White Hoofed Shadow.
No matter what problem or predicament he encountered, he always seemed to have a solution, always had his own ideas, and never panicked. There was always a calming power in him.
Following such a person, even if they were in prison, they couldn't help but forget.
This young man possessed a strength that others could rely on and trust in!
"Bring me the arrow!"
Bai Siling waved her hand, and soon, someone handed over a big iron bow. In the Bai family, Bai Siling was one of the few people who dabbled in archery, and her cultivation was very high.
Wang Chong had asked the right person.
The army had simple charcoal pens for writing envelopes, which were used in emergencies. Using the unit of measurement, every ten soldiers would have one of these things.
Wang Chong tore a piece of cloth and swiftly wrote a few lines of words on it. Then, he passed all of the recovery pills he had on him to Bai Siling.
Boom!
In the next moment, Bai Siling drew her bow and shot Wang Chong's letter along with the recovery pills. The arrow traversed a distance of a hundred zhang and struck the tree behind Huang Yongtu. The white feather of the arrow trembled in the air.
"Bastards! Aren't these fellows being too arrogant? "
Five hundred feet away, a savage-looking bandit could not help but spit fiercely on the ground when he saw this scene, and cursed.
Even though the military advisor and leader had ordered them not to touch them for the time being, these fellows were being too arrogant. However, these fellows were too arrogant, treating them as if they were nothing.
"We have so many people on our side, why should we be afraid of them? A spit from each of us is more than enough to drown them. Isn't the military advisor being a little too cautious? "
"Indeed! They're just two kids who are still wet behind the ears, how can they be leaders? Brothers, take them down! Kill the men and have fun with the women! "
…
A commotion immediately broke out among the bandits.
Mountain bandits and bandits had always been free, undisciplined, and lawless people. If they were facing a powerful enemy, they might still obey the orders of Iron Cloak Li and the others.
But now, Wang Chong and the others only had a few dozen of them, and they were led by two kids. For a moment, the bandits had forgotten about the might of Wang Chong and the others when they wiped out the bandits, and they were itching to make a move.
"Chief, the brothers of the bandits who just joined us are starting to get restless."
A valiant-looking highwayman suddenly pointed to the distance and said.
"They forgot about the orders we gave earlier. Should we go over and restrain them? "
"There's no need for that!"
The one who said those words wasn't Iron Cloak Li but the military advisor Zhou An.
"Let them be. They won't learn to be obedient if they don't suffer some losses. If some of them die, they will be more obedient. At the same time, we can also test the strength of this group of soldiers and consume some of their strength. "
Zhou An said emotionlessly as he stroked his beard.
According to the intelligence they had received, there was a group of soldiers who were well-versed in the means of bandits, and none of the bandits were able to escape from them.
The group on the slope clearly wasn't as formidable, and there was nothing special about them. From the looks of it, it could only be the group on the other side.
The highwayman hesitated for a moment before turning to look at Iron Cloak Li.
Iron Cloak Li's face remained impassive, and he simply nodded slightly.
Understanding the other party's intentions, the highwayman fell silent.
…
Based on the intentions of Zhou An and the military advisor, they intended to let the eastern highwaymen have a taste of Wang Chong's skills.
However, things didn't develop as they expected.
"Siling, it seems like they have a problem with that arrow of yours?"
Wang Chong immediately sensed the restlessness of the bandits.
"Why? Are you going to surrender?"
Bai Siling chuckled softly. Unknowingly, she had been infected by Wang Chong's mood. In such a precarious situation, it was impossible to laugh.
But when she was with Wang Chong, she couldn't help but forget this point.
"How can that be? Since they want to make a move, we might as well fulfill their wish. There's no need for them to make a move. Let's head over ourselves. "
Wang Chong smiled.
"What do you intend to do?"
Bai Siling rolled her eyes at Wang Chong, and even Wang Chong couldn't help but fall into a daze.
"First echelon, step out. Second echelon, get ready!"
Wang Chong waved his hand, and five Tang dynasty cavalrymen immediately stepped out. Their auras were in sync, and their steps were in sync. They were like unsheathed swords, giving off a feeling of sharpness.
"Siling, I'll have to trouble you to come with us."
As Wang Chong spoke, he unsheathed his sword and pointed it at the sky.
Rumble!
The next moment, like a silver vase breaking, the first echelon of Tang dynasty cavalrymen, along with Wang Chong and Bai Siling, roared out like dragons emerging from the sea.
Although they were only seven people, they exuded the aura of an army of thousands.
In that instant, it was as if the entire earth was trembling beneath their feet.
This was the first time Bai Siling had seen Wang Chong's troops move out. They had all received their troops on the same day, and they were all of the same strength and realm, but the five Tang dynasty cavalrymen under Wang Chong gave off a completely different feeling.
It was no longer the feeling of being a bystander when he and Bai Siling surrounded the bandits. Instead, it was a soul-stirring feeling!
It was as if the troops they had received belonged to two completely different armies.
Hong long long!
With the neighing of their steeds, Wang Chong's troops increased their speed. Even when they were about to reach the Iron Cloak Highwaymen, they showed no signs of slowing down.
Waves of tyrannical Yuan Qi surged into the bodies of those warhorses, and then turned into rippling martial arts halos under the warhorses.
In an instant, the aura of the five cavalrymen increased by more than twofold.
The might of a cavalry could only be brought out through a relentless charge. As long as their steeds did not stop, they would be the strongest force on the battlefield.
No one could withstand the charge of a cavalry of the same level, and this included the Iron Cloak Highwaymen.
Weng!
Seeing that there were only seven of them, but the Great Tang army was still advancing relentlessly without any signs of stopping, the bandits finally fell into disarray.
"Damn it, do these fellows really think that they can deal with the six hundred of us with just the seven of them?"
"They're committing suicide!"
"Bastards, these fellows are crazy!"
"Careful, careful! — — "
… …
Amidst the neighing of Neigh's steed, the seven of them charged right into the midst of the bandits like a bolt of lightning.
The furious curses soon turned into chaotic screams and shouts.
No one could withstand the charge of seven True Martial realm experts. The combined might of their steeds and their riders was far beyond what these bandits could withstand.
Peng peng peng!
The hooves of the steeds crushed the bones of the seven bandits, sending them flying high into the air. Before they could even land on the ground, they were already deader than dead.
In just a single clash, the Iron Cloak Highwaymen had lost seven of their men. But this was far from the end.
The might of a cavalry didn't just lie in their first charge, but in their relentless charge.
"Neigh! — — "
"Ah! — — "
"Get out of the way! Get out of the way! "
"Be careful!"
… …
The scene was in chaos. The charge of Wang Chong and the others was only the beginning of the first wave of attacks. In the next moment, spears and swords rained down.
The bandits only felt their vision blur, and before they could even react, they'd already been pierced through by the iron spear and perished.
The mountain bandits who lived in the mountains and robbed the passing merchants were no match for the well-trained and battle-hardened regular soldiers.
A single cavalryman might not amount to much, and the threat they posed to the mountain bandits was rather limited. However, when two, three, four, five … When a group of cavalrymen appeared and coordinated with each other, no bandits who only knew how to fight one-on-one would be able to stand against them.
Pu pu pu!
The metal spears were as dense as rain, stabbing out like poisonous dragons, throwing the surrounding bandits into the air. The cold light that flickered in the air was like the scythe of the god of death, taking away one life after another.
Blood sprayed in the air, and miserable screams rang out one after another.
The bandits who were still clamoring madly a moment ago had suddenly become prey for the seven of them.
In just a short period of time, more than twenty bandits had died in the first wave of attacks from the seven of them. On the other hand, not a single person on Wang Chong's side was injured.
This was the might of the Tang dynasty's cavalry.
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