Iron Cloak Li had never doubted Zhou An's words. More importantly, they were all elites under his command, and most of them were True Martial realm experts.
It wasn't easy to gather such experts.
"Jya!"
Without any hesitation, Iron Cloak Li leaped up from the boulder and landed on the back of his crimson Ferghana steed.
Squeezing his legs together, Iron Cloak Li crossed a distance of seven to eight zhang and charged out of the encirclement.
"Fire Slave and Poison Wyrm, bring your men and follow me. The rest of you, attack the soldiers on the slope! — — "
His voice boomed like a peal of thunder, leaving Xu Gan, Huang Yongtu, and the others dumbfounded.
No one knew what was going on, but they knew that something big must have happened among the Iron Cloak Highwaymen.
"What happened?"
Huang Yongtu asked in panic. He wasn't deaf. How could a deaf person not hear the loud voice of the leader of the Iron Cloak Highwaymen?
"Don't bother too much about it. They are about to launch an attack! Everyone, be careful! "
Zhang Lin exclaimed in alarm.
The disparity in numbers was simply too great, and there was a limit to what they could do.
Weng!
All over the mountains and plains, the bandits that were as vast as the sea, became restless again. On the slope, the twenty-six cavalrymen of the Tang dynasty swiftly got into formation.
After so many intense battles, they had come up with an effective strategy to deal with the highwaymen.
Even if they couldn't defeat the highwaymen in the end, they would surely be able to make them pay a heavy price.
On the other side, Iron Cloak Li waved his hands grandly and mobilized his most elite troops to charge toward the main road.
Zhou An's senses were sharp, and Iron Cloak Li's movements weren't slow either.
However, in this chaotic battle that was less than a few hundred feet away from each other, where they schemed against each other and were precise down to the millisecond, the victor was not them.
Just as Iron Cloak Li reached the corner of the main road, he suddenly heard a deafening roar.
"Kill! — — "
The deafening roar came from the forest to the right of the main road, and in an instant, a powerful gust of wind blew, causing the trees in the mountain range to tremble.
Hong long long!
The earth trembled. Countless birds were startled and soared into the sky from the forest. At that moment, everyone clearly felt as if thousands of steel torrents were pouring down from the right side of the mountain peak, sweeping towards them.
"Not good!"
Hearing the commotion, Iron Cloak Li's face warped in horror. He immediately slapped the rear of his steed and galloped toward the center of the commotion.
The troops led by Hu Lang and Saber had already dived down from the mountain. There was no doubt that the second wave of troops would not be them.
Since it wasn't them, there was no doubt that it could only be the Tang dynasty's official army led by that young boy in the training camp.
At this moment, Iron Cloak Li's heart was burning with anxiety.
Iron Cloak Li could only hope that Hu Lang, Chang Dao, and the others would be able to hold on for a little longer.
However, Iron Cloak Li's hopes were just wishful thinking.
"Not good! We've been tricked! "
On the main road, the warhorse galloped through the thin layer of green smoke at lightning speed, and with a single slash, it sliced the Great Tang cavalrymen standing on the main road into two. Almost immediately, Hu Lang realized that he had fallen into a trap.
Those indistinct figures shrouded in green smoke weren't the cavalrymen of the Tang dynasty, but his brothers who had been killed by the official army.
Wooden spears pierced through the bodies of the steeds, stacking them together with the corpses of the highwaymen on top of them firmly on the main road.
The green smoke that pervaded the air wasn't fireworks for cooking, but firewood that was purely used to deceive them and lure them.
The official army had used the smoke to create an illusion that they were cooking, thus attracting their attacks.
"Not good! Retreat! Retreat! "
At this moment, Hu Lang's heart turned cold. He didn't expect the official army to be so cunning. He thought that it was a surprise attack, but it turned out to be a trap.
Hong long long!
"Kill! — — "
Hu Lang wanted to stop the bandits, but it was already too late. One after another, the highwaymen charged into the green smoke and sliced the 'official army' in two.
The highwaymen, who had been yearning for battle and slaughter, couldn't hear Hu Lang's voice at all.
But as soon as they landed on the main road, the speed that they had built up from the mountain peak was reduced to nothing.
At this moment, they had lost all of their advantages.
In fact, in order to prevent the official army from 'escaping', Hu Lang even sent twenty to thirty men to the back of the main road, placing himself at a disadvantage.
Hong long long!
Just as Hu Lang was feeling extremely anxious, he heard a loud rumble. A huge iron spear wrapped in destructive power pierced towards him from the right side of the smoke with the speed of lightning.
The speed of that spear was simply too fast. Almost at the same time that Hu Lang saw it, it had already arrived in front of him. It was only a few feet away.
"Hah!"
At this crucial moment, Hu Lang bellowed. His Stellar Energy burst forth, and a green Halo of Thorns appeared in his body. It spun rapidly, producing a metallic clatter.
Boom! With just a single strike, Hu Lang had managed to send the Great Tang cavalryman and his steed flying with his overwhelming strength.
Even so, the webbing between his thumb and forefinger still trembled violently, and his wrist went numb.
In terms of pure strength, the Tang Dynasty cavalryman wasn't a match for him at all. However, when a Tang Dynasty cavalryman and steed charged down from the top of the mountain, their speed could no longer be measured in terms of pure strength.
"This is bad!"
Even though Hu Lang had managed to send a Tang Dynasty cavalryman flying with a single strike, he didn't feel the slightest bit of joy. Instead, his heart sank.
This was because the second spear was already flying toward him at lightning speed.
The speed of the spear was so fast that it left a long white trail behind it.
"Turks, pay with your life! — — "
Amidst the thin mist, a Tang Dynasty cavalryman and steed leaped down from the top of the mountain. His eyes were sharp as lightning. Even Hu Lang was secretly shocked by the power of that attack.
They were both riding horses, but the horsemanship of the Tang Dynasty cavalrymen was completely different from that of the highwaymen!
"Boom!"
Hu Lang raised his fist and punched out. His Stellar Energy condensed into a green wolf's head, and he barely managed to knock the second Tang Dynasty cavalryman off course.
But soon, the third and fourth spear arrived at the same time. Behind each spear was a cavalryman of the Tang Dynasty who had pushed his speed and strength to the limit.
This time, Hu Lang wasn't able to dodge anymore.
The combined strength of his steed and steed left him wide open. Pu pu! Two spears pierced into his chest from the left and right. By the time the black spears came out from his back, they were already stained with blood.
The last thing Hu Lang saw was a streak of sword light circling in the air and descending from above.
"I'll be taking this head! — — "
The cold voice of a lady sounded in his ears. Hu Lang's vision went dark, and he lost consciousness.
Peng!
The head fell to the ground. Bai Siling stood behind Hu Lang, her figure graceful and elegant. Her sword was still extended in her right hand.
Naturally, the one who cut off Hu Lang's head was Bai Siling.
Bai Siling had long seen that Hu Lang was able to send a Tang Dynasty cavalryman flying with a single punch. Without a doubt, he was the leader of the Iron Cloak Highwaymen.
After all, Bai Siling was much stronger than the other cavalrymen.
Four cavalrymen of the Tang Dynasty and Bai Siling had charged down from the peak of the mountain. Even Hu Lang could barely stand against such a formation.
"Siling, hurry up and get back on the horse. Don't engage in melee combat on the ground! "
Wang Chong's stern voice came from the back of the horse as a figure passed him like the wind. He didn't use his iron spear either. Instead, he flicked his ten fingers, and streams of extremely condensed and dense Sword Qi crisscrossed in the air.
Wang Chong's cultivation hadn't even reached True Martial realm yet.
However, Wang Chong didn't rely on his martial realm to kill his enemies. Instead, he relied on his vast martial arts skills and experience.
In terms of martial arts skills and experience, no one here could match up to him.
On the other hand, Wang Chong made full use of the thin green mist in the surroundings. His elusive Sword Qi of Massacre complemented the green mist, and every time, there would be a highwayman who was caught off guard. His sword qi would pierce through their bodies and cause them to fall from their steeds.
In a battle between cavalrymen, falling from their steeds meant death.
"Got it!"
Bai Siling stuck out her tongue. Even though she was older than Wang Chong, old enough to be his elder sister, she couldn't help but act like a little girl in front of Wang Chong.
Bai Siling was filled with admiration for Wang Chong for this ambush.
The Iron Cloak Highwaymen had actually prepared a backup plan. If not for Wang Chong's sharp wits, they might have really been wiped out.
But Wang Chong's ingenious' Chimney Smoke 'not only managed to lure out the highwaymen, he even managed to catch them off guard.
Those who wanted to ambush them ended up being ambushed instead.
The Iron Cloak Highwaymen had suffered heavy losses this time around.
"Neigh!"
Bai Siling grabbed the saddle and easily got onto the back of her steed. This was something she had learned from the other cavalrymen.
"Hyah!"
Bai Siling squeezed her steed's abdomen and charged into the fray with her sword in hand.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Rings of light clashed with one another, producing a metallic clang. The air around them exploded, and shockwaves spread several zhang away.
The neighing of Neigh's steed, the cries of agony, and the sounds of collisions echoed in the air.
The Iron Cloak Highwaymen on the main road outnumbered Wang Chong's, but the moment they stopped on the main road, it meant that they had already lost the battle.
Against the Tang Dynasty cavalrymen charging down from the top of the mountain, not a single highwayman was able to stop them.
In just the first wave, Wang Chong and the others had managed to kill more than thirty True Martial realm highwaymen and scatter them in one fell swoop.
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