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 trained 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. To defeat them, we'll have to kill their general," Chu Li said. "Turn left!"
He suddenly tugged on the reins and everyone left the main road. They walked along a small path and slowed down a lot.
Yang Ping was currently in the middle of the army. He was wearing an ordinary Radiant Armor and was riding his horse.
Jiang Jinfu urged his horse to approach him and whispered, "General, the Sharp Vigor Battalion 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, so 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 with them after the battle!
He had many thoughts 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 the 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, so he did not want Chu Li to stay in the Sharp Vigor Battalion to prevent himself from being 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.
The Soaring Eagle Cavalry rushed out of the forest and headed straight for the tents that were built against the mountain on the grassland in the distance. It was the Flying Cloud Cavalry's tent.
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, which read "Zhao Zhang Wang". The ten flags scattered and each charged in a different direction.
These military flags were filled with killing intent. They were formed by absorbing the killing intent from the battlefield for a long 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 waved on the battlefield when they were stimulated by the killing intent.
Yang Ping and the other ten men left the main group and headed toward a hill at the side.
Small hills like this could be seen occasionally on the flat grassland. 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. The camp was a few times higher than the small hills here, so they could see their 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 get close, they had already rushed out of the camp's gate. They split into ten teams and charged diagonally at the ten teams of Soaring Eagle Cavalry, making the Soaring Eagle Cavalry very uncomfortable.
Once the warhorses started to charge, they would move faster and faster like a rolling snowball. If they were to forcefully change their direction midway, the momentum of their charge would disappear.
On the battlefield, the most important thing was the momentum.
Once the momentum was up, the combat strength of the cavalrymen would increase greatly. Once the momentum was gone, the combat strength of the soldiers would be weakened.
The experienced response from the Flying Cloud Cavalry immediately negated the advantage of the surprise attack from the Soaring Eagle Cavalry. The twenty teams were instantly caught in a fierce battle. The warhorses kept galloping and circled 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 keep the warhorses galloping so that the arrows would not land on them.
Unless it was absolutely necessary, they would not engage in close-quarters combat. Close-Quarters combat would result in both sides suffering heavy losses. Every single cavalryman was precious. Only at the very last moment would they choose to engage in close-quarters combat if they wanted both sides to suffer heavy losses.
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 continued to fight, some warhorses or cavalrymen would fall off their horses from time to time. However, even though so many arrows had been shot, very few of them fell off their horses. Most of them were only injured. As they galloped, their horsemanship was excellent and they 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 cavalrymen. If this went on, the Soaring Eagle Cavalry would only lose five cavalrymen.
He glanced at the mountainside one kilometer away and saw a large flag 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 he could go forward and fight with his own hands.
As the horses galloped forward, the neighing of the warhorses rang out 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, "Faster! Faster! "
He urged his warhorse forward and entered the forest at the foot of the mountain.
"Change your armor!" Chu Li ordered.
Everyone dismounted from their horses and took off their original armors. Then, they opened 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 conspicuous. From afar, anyone would be able to tell that it was the Soaring Eagle Cavalry. It would not be convenient for them to launch a surprise attack.
"Wrap the hooves of the horses!" Chu Li said.
Everyone took out thick cotton cloths from their backpacks and wrapped the hooves of the horses. Then, they leaped onto their horses and threw their original armors into the forest.
Chu Li glanced at the crowd and said in a low voice, "After we cross this mountain, we'll reach the Flying Cloud Cavalry's general flag at the next mountain. If we can kill the general of the Flying Cloud Cavalry, it'll be a great merit!"
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