"Now's the time!"
From afar, Wang Chong could hear the continuous sounds of bodies falling to the ground and the neighing of war steeds. He knew that his plan had succeeded.
"Dual Arrow Formation! Charge! "
As soon as he said those words, the forty war steeds came to a halt, and a deathly silence descended upon the world.
However, this extreme silence gave off an extremely uneasy and austere feeling.
Hong long!
The earth rumbled. Forty-two warhorses' manes fluttered in the wind as they neighed at the same time. In the blink of an eye, they turned around and formed into two arrow formations at the speed of lightning, shooting towards the direction behind the pit.
Hong long long!
With a deafening rumble, the forty-two steeds formed into a Dual Arrow Formation and charged right into the chaotic midst of the Iron Cloak Highwaymen.
No one could describe the impact of this collision. Countless highwaymen were sent flying, and some of their massive war steeds even collapsed.
"Be careful! — — "
"The imperial army is here!"
"Stop them!"
...
Shrill cries filled with extreme fear echoed across the entire path. Looking at the young figure at the very front of the group, fear and panic surfaced in the eyes of the highwaymen.
That person!
It was that young man from the imperial army again!
At this point, close to three hundred of his brothers had already died under the hands of the Tang dynasty's imperial army, and this included respected leaders like Hu Lang.
Yet, despite the repeated battles, the casualties that he had suffered were negligible.
At this moment, even the most ferocious, cruel, and fearless highwaymen would feel a deep sense of fear upon seeing the cavalry led by that young man.
Hong long long!
Blood splattered everywhere, and severed limbs flew in the air. Just like before, Wang Chong's cavalry easily pierced through the group of highwaymen from the front to the back.
What was different from before was that this time, there were two Dual Arrow Formations piercing through them simultaneously.
The war steeds and highwaymen were sent flying one after another, and a bone-chilling screech echoed across the entire path.
Once, twice …
The two Vanguard Arrow Cavalrymen pierced through the gathered horse bandits repeatedly at an astonishing speed. The same scene repeated itself, and the horse bandits who had just gathered their morale collapsed once more.
Furthermore, it was in front of an opponent who outnumbered them by a lot.
Cavalry charges never required the same number of troops as the opponent. As long as they repeatedly penetrated the opponent's formation, dealt a blow to the opponent's morale, and messed up the opponent's formation, all they had to do next was harvest.
Wang Chong had spent his entire life on the battlefield and had been a Grand Marshal of the army. He had commanded countless cavalry troops, so he was very clear about the charging characteristics of cavalry.
On the battlefield, if the cavalry was used well, it would be an army of death that could reap lives in large swathes.
They were just a bunch of highwaymen. They didn't even know the art of war, let alone the art of commanding cavalrymen.
"Success!"
Looking at the scattered highwaymen, Bai Siling was overjoyed. If it was before today, she would never have believed that she could face such a large number of opponents.
Moreover, he could fight and survive.
This was Bai Siling's first time witnessing the terrifying power of cavalry. This experience left an indelible impression on her for the rest of her life.
"This is great! Gongzi, you've succeeded! "
Ma Song's excitement and joy were similarly indescribable.
As a veteran who had served in the army for more than a decade, Ma Song had followed many different commanders and participated in many battles.
The battle with the highwaymen before him couldn't be considered as the most intense and dangerous battle he had ever experienced. In the midst of an intense battlefield, he could easily find countless battles that were far more dangerous than this one.
No matter how powerful the highwaymen were, they couldn't compare to a regular army!
But without a doubt, none of the commanders had left a deeper impression on him than the young man before him.
To use forty cavalrymen to fight against a group of highwaymen ten times their number while sustaining minimal casualties, none of the commanders Ma Song had ever met could compare to the young man before him.
The young man before him was extremely familiar with the tactics of cavalry. The might of forty cavalrymen had been brought to full play under his command.
In fact, Ma Song felt that there was no commander in the entire Tang dynasty who could bring out the might of cavalry better than Wang Chong.
Hong long long!
It was a crushing defeat!
The cavalrymen led by Wang Chong didn't fight one-on-one. Instead, they gathered their superior strength and formed a formation to strike at the highwaymen repeatedly.
Most of the time, the highwaymen weren't facing a single cavalryman but a group of cavalrymen.
Such a tactic allowed them to defeat their opponents easily, and it also minimized the damage suffered by the cavalrymen to the minimum. Thus, even though the cavalrymen led by Wang Chong had suffered some casualties, they didn't suffer any casualties at all.
In the eyes of others, such an outcome was simply like a miracle. It was unbelievable. But to Wang Chong, it couldn't be any more natural.
"Lad, do you think that you've won?"
Just as everyone was immersed in their joy, a fearsome voice that seemed to have come from the depths of hell suddenly echoed in everyone's ears.
Everyone who heard this voice felt a bone-chilling coldness, as well as a strong sense of danger and unease.
In that instant, even the air seemed to have frozen over.
Weng!
It was also at this moment, through the billowing dust, in the deep pit in front of them, everyone saw a tall and muscular silhouette, as strong as a giant elephant.
The air that was mixed with dust twisted around him. Everyone who saw him could feel the thick and terrifying killing intent that was not concealed in the slightest.
And what was even more unforgettable was the pair of cold, chilly eyes filled with killing intent in the dust. They didn't look like the eyes of a human, but more like the eyes of a demon.
"Not good!"
Wang Chong's heart skipped a beat. Almost instinctively, he felt a great sense of danger.
"Everyone, be careful! — — "
However, what was even faster than Wang Chong's voice was that demon-like silhouette.
"Neigh!"
The warhorse neighed. No one knew how that person moved. They only knew that when they saw him, he had already appeared beside a cavalryman of the Tang dynasty like an extremely dangerous beast.
His steel-like shoulders contained boundless power as he ruthlessly slammed into the warhorse. The warhorse, which was as tall as a man and had a sturdy body and dense muscles, was almost instantly smashed into pieces by the explosive force. Along with the warhorse, the rider on the back of the warhorse was also smashed into pieces.
Hong long!
Blood and broken pieces of flesh burst forth in all directions like a fountain. Everyone was dumbfounded by this blow, including Wang Chong.
This was the first time Wang Chong's subordinates had suffered a casualty since the start of the battle with the Iron Cloak Highwaymen. Not to mention, both the man and his steed were crushed to smithereens.
Iron Cloak Li's attack was simply too powerful!
It didn't seem like something a human could do at all.
"Little Li!"
A sorrowful howl echoed in the air as a cavalryman suddenly left the formation and charged toward Iron Cloak Li like a madman.
"Hmph, you're courting death!"
The cold voice was cold and emotionless. There was no surprise at all. Hong long! In just a single strike, the Tang Dynasty cavalryman and his steed were sent flying more than ten zhang into the air.
That terrifying strength gave people an unprecedented feeling of impact!
Everyone was dumbfounded.
This was the first time the leader of the Iron Cloak Highwaymen had made a move, and he had already displayed unparalleled strength.
"Be careful! Don't leave the formation! Charge forward! "
Wang Chong's anxious voice echoed across the sky.
This was the first time he was witnessing Iron Cloak Li's strength, and it was even more fearsome than what Li Cangqi had described to him.
Di da da!
The first to move was the formation that Bai Siling and Ma Song were in. They were the closest to Iron Cloak Li, so they were the first to move.
"Kill! — — "
Twenty-one cavalrymen of Great Tang formed an Arrow Formation, and like a massive steel dragon, they charged toward Iron Cloak Li, leaving a trail of dust in their wake.
"Hmph hmph hmph …"
Iron Cloak Li sneered coldly as he looked at the incoming cavalrymen, showing no intention of dodging at all.
In his chest, there was a ball of rage burning.
His killing intent felt as if it would tear the heavens apart.
His many years of painstaking effort had been destroyed by Wang Chong's group of forty. In fact, even he himself was trapped in the pit dug by Wang Chong.
Even the Ferghana steed that had followed him for so many years had been impaled by a wooden stake in the pit, losing its life!
Ever since he founded the Iron Cloak Highwaymen, Iron Cloak Li had never suffered such humiliation, let alone such a grievous blow.
"That darned brat!"
Iron Cloak Li clenched his fists tightly, and the veins on his forehead bulged one after another. His intense rage caused his eyes to turn crimson.
That was because his eyes were bloodshot.
If looks could kill, Wang Chong and these cavalrymen of the Tang Dynasty would have died many times over.
Up till now, Iron Cloak Li's men had already lost more than three hundred men. At the same time, his killing intent and rage had also reached a peak.
Today, no matter what price he had to pay, he would kill Wang Chong and these forty cavalrymen of the Tang Dynasty!
"Neigh! — — "
Amidst a cloud of dust, the cavalrymen of the Tang Dynasty were getting closer and closer to him. The rumbling of the hooves caused even his clothes to flutter.
But Iron Cloak Li had no intention of retreating at all.
Not only that, he even stood before the Tang Dynasty cavalrymen and slowly closed his eyes.
Hong long long!
Time seemed to have slowed down innumerable times, and before countless gazes, a pair of powerful hooves pierced through the smoke and dust, striking heavily against Iron Cloak Li's chest like a mountain.
When the hooves struck against Iron Cloak Li's body, a deafening metallic reverberation sounded.
Iron Cloak Li stood in front of the pit like an immovable mountain, and the cavalrymen charging at him were repelled by the force of the impact.
Weng!
At this moment, everyone was stunned.
"How is this possible?"
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