"This, this honored general, could it be..."
The sight they had longed for caused the white-robed soldiers to widen their eyes, staring blankly at Liang Xiao, and even Zhuo Ying's heart was turbulent!
In this world, could there be a more familiar and joyous figure?
As Liang Xiao reached the front lines, Lü Changhe roared to the heavens, "We are willing to charge and fight alongside General Tian, to slay generals and capture flags!"
In an instant, nearly seven thousand white-robed soldiers roared in unison, their voices shaking the mountains and rivers.
"General Tian?!"
The distant soldiers of Da Qian and the barbarian cavalry, catching glimpses of the white-robed soldiers' furious roars, were startled!
Liang Xiao raised his arm and shouted, "Expel the Hu barbarians and protect our rivers and mountains!"
"Expel the Hu barbarians and protect our rivers and mountains!!"
All the white-robed soldiers were filled with fiery passion, following Liang Xiao, feeling invigorated beyond measure.
The night had passed, and dawn was faintly appearing.
Liang Xiao's army passed the Que Yue formation, gazing at the piles of corpses before them, and the two thousand Da Qian Iron Guards and Qingtian Guards lying incapacitated. A sense of grief and indignation spread through his heart.
"General Tian has manifested! We fought to our deaths, moved General Tian, and he has manifested!"
The two elite legions responsible for defending the city cried out in ecstatic joy!
Liang Xiao quickly noticed a heavily wounded Da Qian Iron Guard lying on the ground in the distance, reaching out towards him.
He wore armor, and even the Lien Bu armor had numerous shattered plates. After removing it, several wounds deep enough to expose bone were visible, with emergency hemostasis applied, but recovery was impossible.
Liang Xiao immediately dismounted, approached the front lines, took the Da Qian Iron Guard's hand, and sighed, "The nation will definitely! Definitely provide for your family! Brother, you have worked hard!"
Liang Xiao emphasized "definitely" with great weight, repeating it.
"It was no hardship..."
The Da Qian Iron Guard was overwhelmed with gratitude, as if experiencing a final burst of vitality. A joyful smile spread across his face, and with his last strength, he placed one hand over his blood-soaked chest, performed a simple military salute, and whispered.
"General Tian, your humble servant fought to the death, and has repaid the nation's grace..."
As his words fell, thousands of iron-willed men shed silent tears!
Liang Xiao personally closed his eyes, mounted his horse with his halberd, and roared, "White-robed soldiers, follow me, CRUSH! THE! BARBARIANS!!!"
Hearing the grief and indignation in Liang Xiao's voice, the white-robed soldiers cast aside their sorrow, replaced by an endless fire of hatred and fighting spirit, determined to avenge their ancestors and comrades.
Nearly seven thousand white-robed soldiers, following the main force of cavalry, charged directly at the barbarian iron cavalry, their spirit filling the heavens and earth!
"The defenders of Yanzhou are charging!"
"Are they all using that formation?"
Upon learning of the Da Qian soldiers' counterattack, the barbarian cavalry were both startled and fearful, retreating in droves.
The barbarian cavalry who had previously led the charge fled back to the rear lines, unwilling to face the Que Yue formation of the Qingtian Guards and Da Qian Iron Guards again.
Affected by the impact of the vanguard, countless barbarians trampled each other!
"Order the vanguard, anyone who dares to charge the main formation will be executed without mercy!"
The Zuo Xian King angrily tried to control his troops, but with the morale of the front lines collapsing, repeated orders from the messengers were difficult to enforce.
Losing tens of thousands of elite troops without inflicting any effective damage had completely terrified the army!
The collapse of morale spread like a contagion throughout the entire barbarian force.
The surviving tens of thousands of barbarian cavalry, their formations in disarray, began to retreat!
"The Da Qian cavalry are here!"
Who knows who started the shout, but the barbarian cavalry, having already experienced the might of the Da Qian soldiers, scrambled to flee, wishing their horses had four more legs!
At this moment, the Zuo Xian King felt utter despair.
He realized that the Da Qian soldiers, after more than half a year of transformation, were no longer what they used to be, and were no match for hundreds of thousands of barbarian cavalry.
Liang Xiao's apparent retreat was actually a ruse to lure the enemy into a trap, waiting for him to fall into it!!
The Zuo Xian King was filled with regret and had to issue a sorrowful order: "Retreat to Yunzhou..."
"The white-robed soldiers are leading the Da Qian cavalry!"
Before the messenger could relay the order, panicked shouts erupted from the barbarian vanguard.
"Damn it!"
The Zuo Xian King suddenly remembered that they had fought all night, and the Da Qian cavalry had never emerged from their formation, having been resting.
Resting while the enemy attacks!
Now, not only were the barbarian cavalry exhausted, but their morale was also shattered. Even with seventy to eighty thousand survivors, facing the truly formidable Da Qian cavalry...
It would be a rout!
As the Da Qian cavalry charged into the barbarian ranks, the barbarian cavalry immediately broke and fled, unable to organize any effective resistance. Soldiers abandoned their officers, and officers abandoned their soldiers, fighting only for themselves!
"Quick, fight and retreat, leave two thousand to cover the rear!!"
The Zuo Xian King let out a desperate shriek, and the messengers, with beads of sweat on their brows, went to relay the order.
Nearly thirty thousand surviving Da Qian cavalry, like a sharp blade piercing the enemy's heart and then twisting violently, bled everywhere.
In the first engagement, thousands of panicked barbarians were either impaled by steel-tipped spears or cut down from their horses!
Liang Xiao led the white-robed soldiers in a fierce charge, blood staining their armor wherever they went, directly towards the Zuo Xian King's command flag!
"Marshal, the white-robed soldiers have broken through our main formation and are closing in!"
Upon receiving the news, the Zuo Xian King trembled in fear, "How can they be so fast? Who is leading them? Zhuo Ying or Lü Changhe?"
"It's, it's..."
Before the messenger could respond, terrified barbarian cries echoed from afar, "General Tian has arrived! General Tian has returned from the underworld!"
The barbarian cavalry, already like startled birds, were now prey for the slaughter. Seeing Liang Xiao, with his demonic mask and halberd, bringing a storm of blood and death, they were like the camel crushed by the last straw, and they all turned their horses and fled!
General Tian?!
The Zuo Xian King and his generals' pupils contracted. From their elevated position, they saw a solitary figure on horseback in the distance, leading the charge towards their main formation!
The white-robed soldiers behind him shouted to boost their own morale, "General Tian has manifested! General Tian has manifested!!"
White robes, white horse, silver halberd in the air, demonic mask...
It was the nightmare that would forever haunt them, reappearing before their eyes!
Had he truly returned from hell?!
At this moment, the Zuo Xian King's hands and feet turned cold, and his throat felt choked, rendering him immobile...
"Kill General Tian first!"
Hundreds of barbarian cavalry, having experienced extreme fear, knew they could not escape. Their faces contorted with bloodlust, they roared and charged towards Liang Xiao.
Amidst the chaos, a barbarian cavalryman leaped from his horse, drew a short knife from his chest, and threw it at Liang Xiao.
Liang Xiao's eyes narrowed. He slew two nearby barbarian cavalrymen with his halberd, and with his left hand, drew the Cang Sheng sword from his waist.
Drawing the sword for the common people, taking life to protect life!
As the Cang Sheng sword flashed, a cold glint swept through the air. The barbarian cavalryman who had lunged at him was cleaved in two before he could even comprehend what was happening!
No one dared to target General Tian again!
The white-robed soldiers fought as if divinely assisted, slashing and killing everywhere, each one a Shura. The barbarian cavalry, filled with terror, retreated, only seeking to escape.
The legend of old had returned!
"Famous generals and wise commanders cannot hold them back, a thousand troops and ten thousand horses avoid the white robes!!"
The Zuo Xian King simply stared at the nightmare in the distance, tears welling up, "He, he, he's back again, why, why won't he leave this king alone..."
"Marshal! Flee quickly!"
The roars of his generals finally jolted the Zuo Xian King awake.
The Zuo Xian King snapped back to reality and exclaimed in terror, "Retreat to Yunzhou!"
His generals understood, and with their personal guards, escorted the Zuo Xian King away from the battlefield.
"Barbarian Zuo Xian King, General Tian is here! Come and decide our fate!!"
From a distance, Liang Xiao's stern shout reached him. Hearing the battle cry from a year ago, which he could never forget, the Zuo Xian King nearly fell from his horse.
Still reeling from shock, the Zuo Xian King whipped his horse frantically, and the steed bolted in panic.
"Don't let the Zuo Xian King escape!"
The white-robed soldiers in the distance, caught in the fervor of battle, roared excitedly.
Liang Xiao led the white-robed soldiers in a relentless charge, pursuing the Zuo Xian King, his voice also not idle, "The one in the red robe is the Zuo Xian King, pursue!"
"The one in the red robe is the Zuo Xian King!"
The Zuo Xian King, hearing the white-robed soldiers' roars from afar, was terrified and immediately discarded his red robe.
Liang Xiao, seeing the Zuo Xian King throw away his red robe, continued to shout, "The one with the long beard, long hair, and golden helmet is the Zuo Xian King!!"
The white-robed soldiers began to jeer again.
Frightened, the Zuo Xian King cut off his long hair and beard, and casually discarded the golden helmet.
Liang Xiao was also taken aback by the Zuo Xian King's reaction, and quickly roared, "The one with a head on his neck is the Zuo Xian King!!"
The white-robed soldiers' jeers grew more excited, interspersed with bloodthirsty, vengeful laughter.
The Zuo Xian King, utterly disoriented, immediately drew the sword from his waist and placed it at his own neck...