Chapter 1029
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He did not use his inner energy, but his words rang clearly in their ears.
It was as if a gust of wind had swept across the lake and swept away all the debris.
They instantly calmed down and became calm. They were no longer anxious and fearful.
This was the magical effect of Maha-Vairocana's Immobility Scripture.
Xu Cihang and Fan Yang looked at Chu Li in surprise. They did not expect him to have such an ability.
This ability was very useful. Once a battle broke out, the calmest person would have the highest chance of survival. Restless thoughts would often affect one's judgment and actions. On the battlefield, life and death were often decided in a split second. A single judgment could mean the difference between life and death.
Chu Li's voice was calm and steady. "If we don't want to stay in Sharp Vigor Battalion until we die, we can't let go of this opportunity to be free!"
Everyone became spirited.
Chu Li said calmly, "The formation we've been training can be very useful on the battlefield. It depends on whether you can seize the opportunity!"
Xu Cihang quickly asked, "Master Zhao, do we have a chance?"
"Flying Cloud Cavalry is more powerful than Soaring Eagle Cavalry. If we want to defeat them, we'll have to kill their general," Chu Li said. "Turn left!"
He suddenly tugged on the reins. Everyone left the main road and walked along a small path. Their speed was greatly reduced.
At this moment, Yang Ping was in the middle of the army. He was wearing an ordinary Radiant Armor and was riding his horse.
Jiang Jinfu urged his horse forward and whispered, "General, the Sharp Vigor Battalion has deserted. I don't know where they went!"
"Ignore them!" Yang Ping said as he stared into the distance.
Jiang Jinfu nodded.
Yang Ping frowned. Soaring Eagle Cavalry had been mobilized. He could not let the Sharp Vigor Battalion stay in the camp. Otherwise, they would be criticized. Bringing them out to clean up the battlefield was already an explanation to everyone.
As long as they did not rush into the battlefield and stayed obediently, it would be fine. They were probably afraid and did not dare to come over. Forget it. He could just ignore them and settle the score after the battle!
He had a complicated mind and his attitude toward Chu Li was very contradictory. On one hand, he hated Chu Li and did not want him to become a centurion. He could not wait for him to stay in Sharp Vigor Battalion forever. On the other hand, he was worried about Chu Li's identity as a disciple of the Holy Church of Light. He could not wait for Chu Li to leave Sharp Vigor Battalion so that he would not be implicated.
Due to these conflicting thoughts, he decided to ignore the Sharp Vigor Battalion and cast them aside. He could not be bothered to deal with them.
The hooves of the horses were wrapped in thick cloth, so they didn't make a loud sound when they stepped on the ground. However, this could only be used for short sprints. Once the distance was too long, the cloth would be torn, and the hooves would no longer be able to hide.
The Qiu Dynasty's cavalry was preparing to attack the city, and the battalions were already very close to Falling Autumn City. The Flying Cloud Cavalry was less than five miles away from the east gate of Falling Autumn City. On a flat and wide plain, five miles would only take a sprint.
Soaring Eagle Cavalry dashed out of the forest and headed straight for a group of tents that were built against the mountain on the grassland in the distance. This was where the Flying Cloud Cavalry was located.
Jiang Jinfu and the other guards surrounded Yang Ping.
Jiang Jinfu solemnly opened a box and hung a heavy black flag on it. The black eagle flag fluttered in the wind, fluttering in the wind.
The centurions also unfurled their own flags. Apart from a small eagle, there was a word embroidered on the side of each flag: "Zhao", "Zhang", "Wang" … The ten flags dispersed and each charged in a different direction.
These military flags were filled with a monstrous killing intent. They were formed by absorbing the killing intent from the battlefield over a long period of time. Inner energy could not be used within a two-mile radius of the military flags. Even a Grandmaster would become a commoner without inner energy and could only rely on his body.
These military flags could only be used on the battlefield when they were stimulated by the killing intent.
Yang Ping and the other eleven men left the main group and headed toward a hill at the side.
Small hills like this would occasionally appear on the flat grassland. Meanwhile, the military camp of the Flying Cloud Cavalry was built against the mountain in the distance. There was water at the foot of the mountain, and the forest was lush and verdant. The camp was a few times higher than the small hills here, so they could see the Flying Cloud Cavalry's attack from afar.
"Moo —" The sound of a bull's horn echoed in the Flying Cloud Cavalry's camp.
The Flying Cloud Cavalry reacted very quickly. Before the Soaring Eagle Cavalry could approach them, they had already charged out of the camp's gate. They split into ten teams and charged diagonally at the ten teams of Soaring Eagle Cavalry, causing the Soaring Eagle Cavalry a great deal of trouble.
Once the warhorses started charging, they would move faster and faster like a rolling snowball. If they were to forcefully change their direction halfway, the momentum of their charge would disappear.
On the battlefield, momentum was what mattered most.
Once the momentum was built up, the combat strength of the cavalrymen would increase greatly. However, once the momentum was gone, the combat strength of the soldiers would be weakened.
The Flying Cloud Cavalry's shrewd response immediately negated the advantage of the Soaring Eagle Cavalry's surprise attack. The twenty teams were instantly caught in a fierce battle. The warhorses kept galloping and circling each other to test each other's strength. Volleys of arrows rained down on them.
Occasionally, an unlucky cavalryman would fall off his horse or a horse would fall after being shot in the eye. The cavalrymen of each team would shoot at each other from a distance to ensure that the warhorses would gallop forward and not let the arrows land on them.
Unless it was absolutely necessary, they would not engage in close-quarters combat. A close-quarters combat would result in both sides suffering great losses. Every single cavalryman was very precious. They would only choose to engage in close-quarters combat when they were at their wits' end and when they were at their wits' end.
The side that had the upper hand would try their best to avoid such a situation. Shooting from afar was the essence of a light cavalry.
As the Flying Cloud Cavalry and the Soaring Eagle Cavalry fought against each other, warhorses or cavalrymen would fall off their horses from time to time. However, even though there were so many arrows shot out, only a few of them fell off their horses. Most of them were only injured. As they galloped forward, all of them had excellent horsemanship and were very good at dodging arrows.
Yang Ping's expression was gloomy as he stood on a small hill and gazed into the distance.
The sneak attack did not give them the upper hand. Instead, the Flying Cloud Cavalry had gained the upper hand. The cavalrymen of the Flying Cloud Cavalry were even more skilled. All of them dodged the arrows with ease and shot at them with their bows.
In just a short while, the Soaring Eagle Cavalry had lost twenty cavalrymen while the Flying Cloud Cavalry had only lost five. If this went on, the Soaring Eagle Cavalry would be at an even greater disadvantage. It was obvious that they would lose this battle.
He glanced at the mountainside one and a half kilometers away. A large flag was fluttering there. It was the flag of the Flying Cloud Cavalry.
Jiang Jinfu held onto the large flag as he stared at the battlefield in the distance. He wished that he could personally join the battle.
The horses galloped forward and neighed incessantly. The cavalrymen on the horses were cursing loudly to boost their courage. Some of them had fallen to the ground and were wailing in pain. All sorts of noises were mixed together and it was a chilling sight to behold.
Chu Li said gravely, "Faster! Faster! "
He urged his warhorse to speed up and they entered the forest at the foot of the mountain.
"Change into your armor!" Chu Li ordered.
Everyone dismounted from their horses and took off their original armors. Then, they opened up their backpacks and changed into the armor of the Flying Cloud Cavalry. These were the armors of the Flying Cloud Cavalry who had been killed in the previous years.
Chu Li did not know if this would lower their guard and buy them some distance. The Radiant Armor was too eye-catching. From afar, anyone could tell that it was the Soaring Eagle Cavalry and it would be difficult for them to launch a surprise attack.
"Wrap up the horseshoes!" Chu Li said.
Everyone took out thick cotton cloths from their backpacks and wrapped the horseshoes. Then, they leaped onto their horses and threw their original armors into the forest.
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