A short while later, a group of seven people returned and reported the information they had gathered to Lu Ye.
Just as he had expected, Thousand Flows City's resources were much stronger than Ding 'an's. The Black Scarf Army had already launched three attacks, but they had not been able to achieve any decisive results. Instead, they had suffered great losses.
It was also because of this that Black Scarf's small group had gone to Ding 'an to collect provisions. In the end, they had been destroyed by Lu Ye and attracted a thousand men vanguard, but more than half of them had died.
It was because of this anxious battle that Black Scarf did not have the spare energy to find trouble with Ding 'an.
Currently, the Black Scarf Army was resting and reorganizing, and it seemed that they did not intend to give up. This was normal. The Black Scarf Army had started as mountain bandits and had developed smoothly. Everywhere they passed, there were many precedents of cities surrendering, but in the end, they had lost soldiers and generals to Thousand Flows.
How could the Black Scarf leader retreat like this? As long as they could take down Thousand Flows, all of their previous losses would be worth it.
If it was anyone else in the Black Scarf leader's position, they would not retreat so easily.
At this time, it was undoubtedly irrational to look for trouble with Black Scarf. Although the more than a hundred people he had brought with him were all cultivators, their numbers were still small. They needed to be deployed at the right time to play the greatest role. After thinking for a while, Lu Ye decided to wait for a good opportunity. He believed that Black Scarf would not keep him waiting for too long.
He ordered everyone to hide where they were and left alone. No one knew where he went, but after half a day, he returned.
As expected, Black Scarf did not make Lu Ye wait for too long. Only two days later, everyone who was resting and reorganizing faintly felt some strange movements coming from the direction of Thousand Flows City.
Lu Ye immediately bent down and pressed his ear to the ground, listening carefully.
After a moment, he raised his eyebrows and shouted in a low voice, "Get ready!"
When the hundred or so people heard the order, they immediately prepared for battle.
"Get on your horses!" Lu Ye ordered again.
Everyone mounted their horses, their movements uniform and their expressions solemn.
"Let's go!" Lu Ye glanced at them and took the lead, heading in the direction of Thousand Flows.
At this moment, the Black Scarf Army was attacking the city. Huge flaming rocks flew through the sky under the effect of the catapults, either smashing into the city walls or falling into the city.
The thick city walls were filled with potholes. There were many damaged areas in the city as well. Dead and injured people could be seen everywhere. Near the city walls, it was a scene of purgatory.
After an hour of stone throwing baptism and another hour of arrow rain, Black Cloth finally launched a large-scale attack on the city.
The bandits roared and charged forward like a tidal wave. Some of them carried simple ladders, while others held shields in front of them. They were very aggressive.
Qian Liu had already blocked such an attack several times. This time, he was naturally familiar with it.
The place where the battle between the two sides was the fiercest was at the section of the city wall where the east gate was located. Time and time again, Black Turban Army valiantly climbed up the city wall with the help of scaling ladders, but all of them were chopped down by Qian Liu's defending army.
In the city gate tower above the east gate, Thousand Flow City Master Xie Li stood there with a solemn expression. One by one, the soldiers hurried over and reported the situation of the battle. He gave a few instructions and the soldiers quickly left.
Thousand Flow was able to withstand Black Scarf's attacks until now not only because of the strong foundation of this city, but also because of Xie Li's coordination.
It could be said that without Xie Li, Thousand Flow City would not have been able to hold on until now.
He looked down at the menacing Black Scarf and clearly judged that Black Scarf could only withstand this attack. As long as they blocked this attack, Black Scarf would definitely retreat. At that time, Qian Liu would have a chance to breathe.
But whether or not they could block it, he was actually not sure. In such a battle, there were too many factors that could affect the battle situation. Even if he had extremely high military accomplishments, he could not completely control the direction of the battle.
He could only do his best and leave it to fate.
In his mind, a young man's face appeared.
It was a young man he had never seen before. Two days ago, he suddenly came to visit and found him. He claimed to be from Ding 'an City, which was a few hundred miles away.
At that time, the two sides had a simple conversation and he was able to know some of the other side's arrangements.
He knew that at this time, he could not rely on external forces, but he still could not help but look forward to it. If there really was a surprise attack, it should have appeared now, right?
Turning his gaze, he scanned the entire battlefield. But what made him feel disappointed was that all he could see was Black Scarf. There was no surprise attack at all …
This made him wonder if the scene two days ago had really happened. Because after that young man left, he had specially ordered his subordinates to secretly follow him. But in the blink of an eye, the other person had disappeared.
The other person had mysteriously appeared and then disappeared like a ghost.
"What's that over there?" A person dressed as a strategist beside him suddenly exclaimed in surprise.
Xie Li looked in the direction of his gaze and vaguely saw some small black dots rapidly approaching from that direction. His expression changed and he immediately urged his spirit power to strengthen his eyes.
His vision became slightly clearer.
"Cavalry?" Xie Li frowned. He could see that a cavalry had suddenly come over there. Although he could not see the leader clearly, it was similar to the young man he had seen two days ago.
But there were not many cavalry, only about a hundred or so.
Xie Li's gaze looked behind this cavalry, but he did not see anything.
Could this be the surprise attack that young man had mentioned? A hundred or so people, even if all of them had cultivation, what could they do in such a battlefield?
At most, they could charge a few times in the battle formation. Once their spiritual energy was exhausted, they could only be slaughtered.
"Sir, are these people from Black Scarf?" The strategist asked.
Xie Li shook his head. He was not sure where this cavalry came from, but looking at their posture, it was obvious that they were going straight behind Black Scarf.
Black Scarf also noticed the cavalry and immediately sent out a team of five hundred people to meet them. The distance between them quickly closed.
Xie Li's gaze was fixed on them. He knew that he would soon be able to determine the position of this cavalry. Whether they were friend or foe, it would depend on the next encounter between the two sides.
Ten breaths later, the two teams collided. Xie Li's expression changed.
This was because the two troops were instantly caught in a fight. The cavalry that rushed over from afar was like a long arrow, easily piercing through the Black Scarf Army's formation of five hundred people. They didn't even look back as they continued to kill.
In just this one round, over a hundred of the five hundred people had died, and they did not even have the ability to stop the cavalry for a moment. Wherever the cavalry passed, the Black Scarf Army fell like straw.
The strategist said in shock, "Where did these people come from? Fighting alone against many, yet they were unstoppable. The leader's cultivation is definitely not ordinary. The majority of the troops must have cultivation. "
"Ding 'an!" Xie Li's eyes lit up. He was finally certain that the matter from two days ago had truly happened. That mysterious young man had come and brought a cavalry with him. The only unfortunate thing was that there were too few of them.
"Ding 'an's people?" Hearing this, the strategist came to a realization, "Previously, I heard that Black Scarf had gone to disturb Ding 'an but was defeated by them. It seems that Ding' an also understands the principle of being intimately interdependent. This should only be the vanguard. Ding 'an's main army will probably arrive soon." Thinking like this, the strategist's heart became excited. If Ding 'an's main army could attack Black Scarf from behind, then with Qian Liu's pincer attack, they really would have a chance of defeating Black Scarf.
As he spoke, the strategist was shocked again, "What are they doing?"
It could not be helped. In his field of vision, the cavalry that had originally been in a straight line suddenly changed their formation. Over a hundred people formed an arrow shape and headed straight for the center of the Black Scarf Army.
The strategist almost could not bear to watch. Even if the cavalry had previously displayed great mobility and destructive power, they should not have taken such a risk.
The most correct method for them should have been to roam around the edges of the Black Scarf Army and not directly attack the center. This was because the risk was too great. Once the momentum of their attack was blocked, they would be surrounded by enemies. When that time came, no one would be able to survive under that kind of siege unless they could continuously maintain a powerful momentum.
Xie Li also could not understand what this cavalry was trying to do. In his opinion, the other party's method was completely suicidal.
Ten li away from Qian Liu, Lu Ye took the lead and gave the order, "Everyone, follow closely!"
Aside from him, everyone else in the cavalry unit was nervous and restless. Although they all had Cultivation, none of them had done such a crazy thing before. What Xie Li and the strategist could see, they naturally understood even more clearly. If they fell behind, it would be certain death, so everyone was on full alert.
At the moment, the only thing that gave them a sense of security was the fusion of Qi from the disk array. Under the effect of the disk array, they could clearly feel that the consumption of their spiritual power was extremely small. This undoubtedly meant that their endurance was several times stronger than usual.
The true collision erupted at this moment. Everyone followed Lu Ye's figure and charged forward without a care for anything else. Miserable cries rang out one after another, and the stench of blood was extremely pungent.
Afterwards, everyone was shocked to discover that the cavalry unit's speed had not decreased in the slightest. No matter how many enemies there were in front of them, the cavalry unit of over a hundred people was like an unstoppable arrow. Everyone who came into contact with them died on the spot.
Along the way, they cut through the waves, leaving corpses lying on the ground.
In just half a cup of tea's time, the cavalry unit had already rushed into the center of the Black Scarf Army, but there was still no sign of their offensive being hindered. It was as if the ones in front of them were not the infamous Black Scarf Army, but some random cats and dogs.
[Are we really that strong?] One by one, the Cavalrymen who had followed Lu Ye to this place couldn't help but have strange thoughts. Although they knew that with the help of the magical Array Disc, they could display strength far beyond their own cultivation, none of them had expected their charge to go so smoothly in such a battle.
[It turns out … we really are that strong!]
[Insignificant Black Scarf Army, just a bunch of clowns!]
With this change in mind, their will gradually became firm, and their previous uneasiness disappeared. The cavalry unit completely let go of their hands and feet, and in an instant, the Black Scarf Army suffered even more casualties. (End of Chapter)
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