Hong long long!
Dust billowed into the air as the forty Tang dynasty cavalrymen charged forward. In just a few rounds, they had already torn apart the True Martial realm highwaymen, leaving the ground littered with corpses.
The charge of a cavalry did not advocate individual combat. Instead, it relied on the strength of a group to bring out its full potential. As such, as long as the highwaymen were in a straight line, they would not be facing a single Tang dynasty cavalryman, but an endless horde of cavalrymen.
The strength of an individual was insignificant before the might of a group.
"Retreat! Retreat! "
Changdao's voice sounded incomparably despairing amidst the smoke and dust. He was slightly luckier than Hu Lang, having managed to dodge the first wave of the cavalry charge.
But after witnessing the might of the charge of forty cavalrymen, Changdao realized that he had underestimated the situation. The highwaymen were no match for the well-trained cavalrymen of the imperial army.
When the forty cavalrymen charged down from the peak of the mountain like a torrent of steel, even Changdao felt his heart tremble in fear, not daring to face them head-on.
Even he wouldn't be able to last more than a few blows from such a torrent of steel.
"We can't hold them off anymore. Brothers, hurry up and retreat!"
Changdao's heart was filled with anxiety, and his forehead was drenched in sweat. However, Changdao's thoughts were still too naive. After a few attempts, all of the True Martial realm Iron Cloak Highwaymen had already begun fleeing for their lives without his orders.
Some of them charged in the direction of the bandits around the corner, some to the east of the main road, and some to the left and right of the mountain. In any case, they were like headless flies, fleeing for their lives in a panic!
The might of a cavalry charge was simply too great!
There was no stalemate or intense battle at all. Four to five cavalrymen maintained their formation and charged forward, killing one highwayman after another in an instant.
Eighty elites of the Iron Cloak Highwaymen collapsed in an instant. This was the true meaning of a crushing defeat!
"Brat! I'll kill you! — — "
Boom! Suddenly, an earth-shattering boom came from afar like a clap of thunder. The tremendous power contained in the sound even caused the thick smoke and dust to explode. The entire mountain forest trembled under this thunderous roar that was filled with anger.
In the blink of an eye, Wang Chong turned his head around and saw a burly man over eight feet tall riding a ferghana horse two thousand feet away. He was riding on a ferghana horse, leaving a long trail of white air behind him as if he had gone mad.
On the hooves of the Ferghana horse beneath him, five True Martial realm halos of the same color and ring vibrated rapidly, emitting a metallic sound. Everywhere they passed, the gravel and grass were all shattered into pieces.
That aura was unstoppable and invincible. Even a few hundred meters away, that astonishing aura could be felt.
"What should we do? Have they rushed over? So fast! "
Bai Siling turned to look at Wang Chong. In their plans, the Iron Cloak Highwaymen would surely rush over to reinforce them, but it was impossible for them to arrive so quickly, not to mention that their leader, Iron Cloak Li, had appeared.
"Not only so, something has happened on the other side of the road as well. Xu Gan and Huang Yongtu are also under attack. Listen! "
Ma Song also reined in his steed.
He hadn't paid much attention to it during the battle, but now that he was paying close attention, he could hear the deafening battle cries coming from the other side of the road.
Without a doubt, the Iron Cloak Highwaymen had also launched an attack on Xu Gan and Huang Yongtu while they were ambushing them.
The other party had reacted swiftly, and the situation was starting to turn disadvantageous for them.
Iron Cloak Li was swiftly approaching. Standing on the official road, Wang Chong's long hair fluttered in the wind as his heart pounded furiously.
Zhou An!
This was the only person Wang Chong could think of. To be able to come up with such a plan that allowed Iron Cloak Li to rush over so quickly and launch an attack immediately, Wang Chong could only think of the military advisor of the Iron Cloak Highwaymen, Zhou An.
Thus, the slightest error could lead to a huge error.
"Execute the second plan!"
Wang Chong said without any hesitation.
"But what about Xu Gan and Huang Yongtu?"
Ma Song asked anxiously.
"There's nothing we can do. They can only depend on themselves. This is a hopeless situation, but at the very least, we've managed to lure out the main force of the Iron Cloak Highwaymen. Even though the remaining bandits and highwaymen outnumber them, their fighting prowess isn't as high as before.
"Given their capabilities, there's still hope for them to break out of the encirclement. God helps those who help themselves. They can't put all their hopes on us. Ma Song, release the whistling arrow and inform Zhang Lin and the others to prepare to break out. "
Wang Chong said.
That wasn't what Wang Chong had planned. However, there was nothing on the battlefield that was immutable. A truly outstanding commander didn't carry out a plan meticulously, but to adapt to the situation and find the best way to deal with the enemy.
Even though the situation had changed, it was still effective for Wang Chong.
Yi! — —
In the next instant, a whistling arrow whistled through the air, heading straight for Xu Gan and Huang Yongtu.
"Signal!"
Almost at the same time, upon hearing the agreed upon signal, Zhang San straightened his back and his spirits rose. Wang Chong had said that as long as they heard the whistling arrow, they should prepare to break out of the encirclement.
He would find a way to delay the main force of the Iron Cloak Highwaymen!
Even though he had no idea how Wang Chong did it, and he had no idea why he was so confident that he could delay Iron Cloak Li and his men so that they wouldn't be able to retreat in time.
But without a doubt, this was the content of the white cloth that Bai Siling had shot out previously.
"Brothers, abandon the fortifications and prepare to break out of the encirclement! — — "
Zhang Lin shouted.
"Neigh!"
In the next moment, the neighing of war steeds could be heard as they charged out of the fortifications. The long-awaited sound of a war steed galloped across the hill once more.
…
"Everyone, listen to my command. There's still a group of elite highwaymen at the back of the main road, and it's impossible to save Xu Gan and Huang Yongtu. Charge together and kill the highwaymen at the back to exact vengeance for Xu Gan and Huang Yongtu!"
Wang Chong suddenly unsheathed his sword and pointed behind him.
"Yes!"
Hearing that they couldn't save Xu Gan and Huang Yongtu, the eyes of the highwaymen reddened, and killing intent surged from their bodies.
Hong long long!
Under Wang Chong's command, the forty Tang dynasty soldiers spread out and charged toward the main road in the east.
The formation of the army was scattered, but not disorderly!
"Bastard!"
Hearing those words, Iron Cloak Li felt like his lungs were going to explode. Even though he hadn't participated in the operation personally, based on his understanding of Hu Lang, he knew that what Wang Chong said was true.
There was definitely another group of brothers at the back of the main road.
This ambush had cost at least forty to fifty of his True Martial realm subordinates, and Iron Cloak Li's heart was bleeding at this moment.
If Wang Chong were to kill those elites at the back as well, the entire Iron Cloak Highwaymen would be doomed.
Back then, Iron Cloak Li had put in a lot of effort to gather these True Martial realm brothers. This was the culmination of more than a decade of his efforts.
If Wang Chong were to succeed, his many years of hard work would have been for naught.
At this moment, Iron Cloak Li was starting to regret underestimating Zhang Xuan too much. If only he had known that he would suffer such heavy losses, he would have killed that lad personally, even at the risk of exposing himself and letting some of the soldiers escape.
To think that forty men would be able to kill so many of his men! This was a huge blow that he had never suffered before!
"Everyone, listen to my orders and move together with me. Anyone who dares to escape will be killed without mercy! "
Iron Cloak Li's face darkened, and his furious roar echoed throughout the main road.
Hong long long!
The stampede of the war steeds caused all of the fleeing highwaymen to feel stifled, and they quickly merged into the crowd behind Iron Cloak Li.
With Iron Cloak Li's appearance, the scattered highwaymen finally regained their morale.
In the Iron Cloak Highwaymen, Iron Cloak Li represented absolute strength, and there was no one who could stand against him.
"Follow the leader and kill those soldiers!"
"Avenge our brothers!"
The highwaymen roared with courage once more. In fact, their morale was even higher than before. This time, other than the bandits they had relied on, the entire core of the Iron Cloak Highwaymen had been mobilized.
With the thirty fleeing highwaymen and the sixty or so bandits behind Iron Cloak Li, the number of highwaymen had risen to ninety.
But unlike before, other than the elites of the Iron Cloak Highwaymen, Iron Cloak Li was also mobilizing himself.
Hong long long!
Under Iron Cloak Li's lead, the morale of the bandits and highwaymen was greatly boosted, and the killing intent they exuded caused even the air to distort.
"Chase after them!"
"Don't let them get away!"
A group of people with murderous intent followed closely behind him. This time, they wouldn't let them off no matter what. Unlike before, after several hundred zhang of galloping, the highwaymen had already pushed their speed to the limit.
Their steeds were even faster than Wang Chong and the others.
A hundred zhang, eighty zhang, seventy zhang …
The distance was getting shorter and shorter!
Hong long!
But just as they were about fifty zhang away, something happened. Iron Cloak Li suddenly felt the ground beneath his feet buckling, and the ground beneath him suddenly caved in.
"This is bad!"
Alarmed, Iron Cloak Li immediately realized that he had fallen into a trap. He tried to rein in his steed, but it was already too late. When a steed's speed reached its limit, how could it possibly stop at a whim?
Hong long!
With a deafening explosion and the neighing of a steed, Iron Cloak Li and his steed fell from the sky amidst a cloud of dust.
Beneath him, a huge pit had appeared out of nowhere, and it was filled with wooden stakes.
"Chief!"
"Not good! There's a trap ahead! "
"Hurry up and stop!"
…
Someone tried to rein in his steed and stop the bandits behind him, but it was already too late. Even Iron Cloak Li's Ferghana steed was unable to stop under such circumstances, let alone the bandits behind him.
"Neigh!"
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