Seven thousand White Robe Soldiers, with only three thousand elite Great Qian cavalry as reserves, had never expanded in scale but rather continuously refined their selection of the strongest, most resolute, and most experienced cavalry elites. Coupled with the Zhuge Repeating Crossbows and Water-Patterned Steel weapons, their strength reached a new level.
The Water-Patterned Steel had undergone continuous improvements, and its strength was no less than the Damascus steel known to Liang Xiao, perhaps even the same!
With General Tian leading the charge, the seven thousand White Robe Soldiers were all invigorated, transforming into seven thousand Asura white phantoms, fiercely cutting into the battlefield like a sharp blade piercing the enemy's heart!
Liang Xiao was accompanied by his generals and their shadow guards, but the Black Armored Shadow Guards still wore White Robes, blending in with the White Robe Soldiers, charging with Liang Xiao to capture banners.
The Xianbei cavalry was being shot to pieces by the Zhuge Repeating Crossbows. With the Great Qian iron cavalry, led by the White Robe Soldiers, charging forward, the Xianbei front line was scattered, and blood flowed like rivers wherever they passed!
Nie Yuan, already skilled in military strategy and experienced in charging into battle, acted as the temporary commander. After listening to Liang Xiao's tactical arrangements, he grasped them instantly, commanding with composure, and even finding opportunities to lead his personal guards in charging forward to boost the morale of the soldiers.
Pu Yuan had entrusted Liang Xiao with delivering him a "Dragon's Gallant Bright Silver Spear." Liang Xiao's spear could penetrate three layers of armor. Now, Nie Yuan only hoped to find the legendary Xianbei vanguard, the rising first warrior of Xianbei in recent years, Duo She, and personally knock him off his horse, to live up to such a divine weapon!
Duo She could no longer effectively command the rear guard. At this moment, he couldn't help but panic. Hearing the roars of the White Robe Soldiers, he was instantly terrified.
"Is General Tian truly appearing in spirit??"
If every White Robe Soldier was so valiant, how powerful would General Tian himself be...
A white figure swept into the battlefield, finally resolving Duo She's doubts.
Amongst the crowd, that small team, led by General Tian, with Yue Qingtian and others as flanking support, shadow guards providing cover, and White Robe Soldiers as a distraction, charged in all directions. They were invincible, and no one could stand against them for more than a single encounter!
Wherever the Sky Dragon Breaking City Halberd passed, there was bloodshed, and men and horses alike were shattered!
Even Yue Qingtian wielded the Silver Dragon Golden Treasure Saber, captured from Monk Longyue, and charged everywhere.
Because he was a great admirer of Guan Yu from "Romance of the Three Kingdoms," he had originally forced the name "Green Dragon Crescent Blade" onto this treasure saber. Later, considering that the saber had no dragon patterns, he felt embarrassed and simply called it the "Crescent Blade."
The treasure saber finally saw formal combat. Yue Qingtian did not possess Liang Xiao's astonishing vision or battlefield sense, but he also fought with great enthusiasm.
Zuo Wuji was even more eager, stabbing at people everywhere.
To take care of this elder, and the father-in-law of the Marquis, Yue Qingtian insisted on giving him Monk Longyue's White Dragon Golden Armor. Now, facing the Xianbei cavalry, he saw only moving heads and military merits.
"This is General Tian??"
Duo She gripped his three-pointed, double-edged sword. As the foremost warrior of Xianbei, he now had no courage to face him.
He was certain that not to mention General Tian, even the mighty generals around General Tian were not someone he could handle!!
The Great Qian iron cavalry from the west also broke into the Xianbei main camp, charging wildly.
The Xianbei cavalry was unable to resist. The front line collapsed, and the morale of the rear guard and middle ranks plummeted. However, facing the disciplinary troops, they dared not retreat without Duo She's orders and could only grit their teeth and fight.
Of the fifty thousand Great Qian iron cavalry, ten thousand were responsible for rear-area projectile attacks, while the rest fought valiantly. In less than two quarters of an hour, the Xianbei cavalry was thrown into chaos and was unable to resist, turning their horses and fleeing.
Duo She, who was leading his personal guards in battle, could not restrain them. Angered and shocked, he shouted, "A bunch of useless fools!"
"Great Qian's General of the Eastern Campaign, Nie Yuan, is ordered to eliminate the rebels!"
A synchronized roar from the Great Qian iron cavalry in the distance jolted Duo She.
Duo She focused his gaze. Nie Yuan, who was closest to him, was leading his personal guards toward his command flag.
"Kill this man first to boost morale?"
Nie Yuan, as the commander, was only now charging into battle. Duo She finally made up his mind and also led his personal guards to meet the enemy.
Personal guards against personal guards, generals against generals, they engaged in fierce combat.
After thirty rapid exchanges, Duo She realized that the Great Qian man before him was by no means inferior to him in martial skill, and he immediately felt a sense of great unease.
General Tian's divine steed moved like the wind. He could not be entangled with this man for too long, or he would not be able to escape!
Knowing that the opponent was invincible, Duo She had no choice but to parry Nie Yuan's spear with his own, turn his horse, and flee, "We cannot linger in battle; first, retreat to our own ranks and rendezvous with the main army!"
The personal guards immediately shielded Duo She as they retreated.
"Stop, thief general!"
Nie Yuan's fighting spirit was at its peak. Suddenly, the enemy general fled, and how could he let him go? He spurred his horse in pursuit, his spear dancing like a pear blossom, and all the personal guards who charged at him were knocked off their horses with a single thrust!
"The Great Qian has so many formidable generals?"
Duo She no longer cared about Nie Yuan behind him, only wishing to reunite with the Xianbei King and reorganize their resistance.
The forty thousand troops providing rear-guard defense could not withstand the fierce onslaught of the Great Qian soldiers for even two quarters of an hour!
The Xianbei cavalry covering the rear had long realized that further resistance meant certain death. Their hearts shattered, they no longer heeded military orders and scattered in all directions.
"All soldiers, follow me to capture and kill the Xianbei King!"
Liang Xiao, on his horse, roared with his halberd, and the White Robe Soldiers all raised their arms in response, "We will follow you to the death!!"
Wherever the White Robes went, wherever the whip pointed, wherever the blade reached, the enemy army retreated!
In just a moment, the White Robe Soldiers uniformly changed direction, directly charging into the enemy's rear lines, cutting off the entire rear guard and heading straight for the central army!
Of the forty thousand rear guard, more than ten thousand were killed, and the rest suffered heavy casualties. Facing the encirclement of the Great Qian soldiers, only a few managed to escape.
While both sides were engaged in fierce combat, the Xianbei front, middle, and rear armies had finally completed their general mobilization and quickly turned back to provide reinforcement.
At this moment, warhorses' neighing was heard from the southwest.
Liang Zhan, Liang Xiao's trusted retainer, led a force of twenty thousand troops to reinforce them. Their horses wore steel armor, and the men wore padded armor. Their eyes were sharp, carrying bows, sabers, and Zhandao. The giant bow on the horse's back was particularly striking...
"The rear guard fell so quickly? How is this possible!"
The reinforcing Xianbei central and front armies were shocked and enraged. The Xianbei King's eyes seemed about to spew fire as he glared at Duo She.
"Even if they were forty thousand pigs, they couldn't have been wiped out so quickly!"
"The enemy's crossbows are too powerful. One volley of crossbow bolts obscured the sky and earth, and with General Tian leading the troops, my army could not resist..." Duo She, already covered in blood, responded with a sigh.
"General Tian?!"
All the Xianbei generals showed looks of fear.
A Great Qian Marquis of Anguo struck fear into all nations, but he was at least a living person, and all living beings had weaknesses...
But General Tian was a martial god of Great Qian, already enshrined by the people of Great Qian!
He actually appeared on the battlefield??
Seeing the foremost warrior of Xianbei so disheveled, the Xianbei King could do nothing but say loudly, "The enemy's offensive has slowed. Even if we cannot annihilate them, we must drive them back!!"
Valentin hastily said, "Their crossbows are called Zhuge Repeating Crossbows, right? The reloading efficiency of such crossbows is extremely slow, they can only fire one volley for a quick attack, and are nothing to fear!"
The Xianbei King had no time to attend to Valentin and immediately told Duo She to wipe off his blood and continue leading the troops.
"All troops, meet the enemy, fight to the death!!"
The speed at which the rear guard collapsed was unexpected. Valentin was right; they absolutely could not wait for the Zhuge Repeating Crossbows to be reloaded. And as their sixty thousand men had just turned back to reinforce, they could not quickly turn around to retreat again, so they could only meet the enemy!
"Your Majesty! Our cavalry is coming to reinforce us!"
Just as both sides were about to engage in a second round of bloody battle, the Xianbei King finally heard urgent reports from the rear. He looked towards the eastern troops and welcomed the dawn with a smile.