Chapter 554

"Kill!" Hundreds of dark armored garrison soldiers responded in unison, their voices deafening.

They clamped their horse bellies with their legs, and the warhorses neighed and rushed out of the dense forest, like a black torrent rushing toward the tail of the Qi State army.

And behind them, further away in the forest, more than a thousand dark armored cavalry followed closely behind.

The sound of horse hooves stepping on the ground was like rolling thunder, instantly breaking the tranquility of the night.

At this time, the Qi State army was rushing toward the manor frantically, the team stretched for several miles.

The soldiers in the rear could even clearly hear the shouting ahead, but they didn't notice the fatal crisis behind them at all.

Gao Linxue, as the Military Advisor, should have been in the rear to supervise the formation, but because he was eager to make achievements, he rushed forward with the crowd.

Just as he was about to step into the outskirts of the manor, a burst of urgent horse hooves suddenly came from behind, and the ground was shaking slightly.

"What is this movement?" Gao Linxue's heart moved, and he subconsciously reined in his horse and looked back.

In the night, I saw a black torrent rushing toward the tail of the army.

The dark armor flashed with cold luster under the moonlight, and the tip of the horse spear was like the sickle of the god of death, revealing a chilling murderous aura.

"Cavalry?!" Gao Linxue reacted abruptly, his pupils contracted sharply, and the pride on his face was replaced by panic.

He subconsciously blurted out and shouted: "Retreat quickly! There is an ambush! Form a formation to meet the enemy!"

However, before he could finish speaking, the dark armored cavalry had already reached the front.

Two thousand cavalry rushed into the tail of the Qi State army formation without any defense like tigers descending a mountain, unstoppable.

Between the flying horse hooves, countless Qi State soldiers were knocked to the ground and then trampled into meat mud by the galloping warhorses.

A Qi State soldier in iron armor was struggling to charge forward.

Suddenly hearing the exclamation behind him, just as he turned his head, he saw a warhorse rushing toward him like an arrow leaving the string.

The dark armored garrison soldier on the horse held a horse spear, his eyes cold, his arm waved, and the sharp spear tip stabbed straight over.

The soldier was instantly dumbfounded, his face full of unbelievable panic, and he exclaimed: "Cavalry?!"

"Where did the cavalry come from?!"

"How can it be... ah!"

The shrill scream stopped abruptly.

The horse spear pierced his iron armor, entered from the chest, and came out from the back, blood gushing out, staining the ground in front of him red.

His body was picked up by the horse spear, drew an arc in the air, and then fell heavily to the ground, without any breath.

Peng Chong waved the horse spear in his hand, and where the spear tip passed, two unarmored Qi soldiers fell in response.

Blood flowed down the spear body, dripping into the dust raised by the horse hooves.

He reined in his horse and turned, avoiding a desperate counterattack from a Qi soldier, and stabbed the other party's throat with a backhand spear. His face was splashed with warm blood, but he became even more excited, shouting repeatedly: "Refreshing! Refreshing!"

The horse spear swept across, and another Qi soldier trying to flee was cut in half, his internal organs mixed with blood splashing on the ground.

Peng Chong laughed loudly, his voice shaking the night sky: "After fighting with the Grand General for so long, I finally have a chance to kill Qi dogs!"

"Hahahaha!"

The laughter was full of long-suppressed pleasure, and the horse hooves stepped over the corpses, continuing to charge into the depths of the army formation.

Wherever they went, the Qi soldiers were all defeated.

Not far away, Feng Muye's dark armor had long been soaked in blood, and the dark red blood stains were congealed in the gaps of the armor, like hell flowers blooming.

He held a horse spear and killed three in and three out, and the corpses of the Qi soldiers who fell beside him piled up like a mountain.

At this moment, his eyes were red, his hair was disheveled, and he waved his horse spear to pick a Qi soldier off his horse, shouting loudly to the garrison soldiers around him: "Lads, kill all these Qi dogs!"

"Let them become a stroke in our military merit book!"

"Kill!" The surrounding dark armored garrison soldiers responded in unison, their morale like a rainbow.

Under Feng Muye's leadership, the cavalry tore open the struggle of the Qi army like a sharp knife, rushing toward the middle of the team.

The sharp sound of horse spear piercing, the clanging of weapons colliding, and the wailing before death intertwined, forming a symphony of death.

The Qi State army had long been in chaos, and the original charging formation had completely collapsed.

The soldiers in the rear saw that the Zhou State cavalry was unstoppable, and they had long lost the courage to resist, throwing away their weapons one after another and fleeing in all directions.

Some ran wildly toward Shicheng.

Some panicked and drilled into the grass by the side of the road.

The entire team was in a mess, like headless flies running around, and countless people trampled on each other.

Gao Linxue rode through the chaotic army, his tight-fitting martial attire torn with several openings, his face full of anxiety and embarrassment.

He finally rushed to You Suo'an's side and roared: "Inspector! These are not rioters! It's the Zhou army!"

"It's the Zhou State's cavalry!"

"We have fallen into an ambush!"

You Suo'an was being protected by several personal guards in the middle of the chaotic army, his face pale as paper, his hands tightly gripping his sword.

Hearing Gao Linxue's shout, he widened his eyes in disbelief, his voice trembling: "Where did this cavalry come from?!"

"My Xianzhou is the hinterland of Great Qi, adjacent to Jinyang, surrounded by heavy troops, how could there be such a number of Zhou State cavalry sneaking in?!"

You Suo'an really couldn't understand, the border defense line had always been tight, and there was Shuozhou in the north!

This was also the root cause of his daring to lead the army to quell the rebellion personally...

How could the Zhou State cavalry appear in the hinterland of Xianzhou without anyone knowing, and set up such a meticulous trap?!

"Inspector, my Inspector!" Gao Linxue was sweating profusely, his warhorse constantly dodging in the chaotic army, "Now is not the time to investigate the cause!"

"The Zhou State cavalry is fierce, our army has already collapsed, if we don't retreat, all of us will have to account for it here!"

You Suo'an watched the soldiers fall one by one, listening to the constant screams and shouting in his ears, and finally came to his senses, the desire to survive overriding all shock and confusion.

He nodded repeatedly, his voice carrying a crying sound: "Yes! Yes! We must retreat to Shicheng quickly!"

"Saving our lives is the priority!"

"As long as the green hills remain, don't worry about firewood!"

"Exactly!" Gao Linxue responded hurriedly, raised his hand to point in the direction of Shicheng, and pointed to a figure galloping in the distance, "Look!"

"Chief Clerk Yifu has already run far away!"

"We must also be fast, it will be too late if we are late!"

You Suo'an looked in the direction Gao Linxue pointed, and sure enough, he saw an embarrassed figure galloping wildly. Looking at the clothing and figure, it was Yifu Feng.

Thinking that the most active in quelling the rebellion was him, and the fastest to run away was also him, You Suo'an was so angry that his whole body trembled, and he cursed through gritted teeth: "Yifu Feng, this damn bastard! A coward who fears death!"

"When this official returns to the city, I will definitely punish him for fleeing before the battle!"

The night was like ink, and the sound of fleeing horse hooves rang urgently on the desolate path.

Yifu Feng lay on the horse's back, his clothes disheveled, his hair scattered, only caring about whipping the warhorse desperately, just wanting to escape the Shura field behind him as soon as possible.

His heart was full of fear and celebration, fear of the fierceness of the Zhou State cavalry, and celebration that he ran fast and picked up a life.

Just then, a cold light pierced the night sky, with a sharp "whoosh" sound.

A feather arrow, carrying a sharp whistling sound, accurately shot into Yifu Feng's back heart.

"Ah!" A shrill scream pierced the silent night.

Yifu Feng's body stiffened abruptly, and blood spilled from the corners of his mouth.

His hands weakly let go of the reins, and he rolled off the horse's back.

The warhorse was frightened and fled, and he fell heavily on the hard stone road.

He twitched a few times and lost his breath, his eyes wide open, full of unwillingness and panic.

Not far away, You Suo'an was being protected by personal guards and fleeing. Witnessing this scene, his whole person was instantly dumbfounded.

He looked at Yifu Feng's corpse, his heart full of mixed feelings, feeling a bit relieved, and also a bit of deep fear.

This bastard who fled before the battle didn't escape after all, but even Yifu Feng, who ran the fastest, couldn't escape death, so where could he escape to?

For a time, he forgot to continue fleeing, just stayed in place, his face turning blue and white.

"Inspector! Don't just stand there!" The personal guard beside him urged anxiously, "The Zhou army's cavalry is catching up, let's leave this place of right and wrong first!"

You Suo'an finally came to his senses, just about to rein in his horse and continue fleeing, when a tall figure suddenly rushed out from the side.

That was a strong man nearly two meters tall, wearing heavy dark armor, the blood stains on the armor reflecting dark red light under the moonlight, like a demon god walking out of hell.

He was riding a divine warhorse, holding a horse spear nearly a zhang long, the spear tip still dripping with blood; it was Lu Ming.

"Leaving?"

Lu Ming reined in his warhorse, looked down at You Suo'an and his party, the corners of his mouth hooked into a cold sneer, and shouted like a bell: "Did you ask the horse spear in my hand!"

The oppressive feeling that came to his face made You Suo'an instantly scared out of his wits, his whole body trembling violently, his face pale as paper, his teeth chattering, and he waved his hands repeatedly to beg for mercy: "Don't kill me! Don't kill me! I am the Inspector of Xianzhou..."

However, before he could finish saying this to identify himself.

Cold light flashed in Lu Ming's eyes, his arms exerted force abruptly, and the horse spear in his hand was like a poisonous snake coming out of a hole, stabbing straight toward You Suo'an's chest.

"Ah!" Another shrill scream, the horse spear pierced You Suo'an's chest, blood gushing out, staining the clothes in front of him red.

He widened his eyes, full of unbelievable despair.

His body fell softly on the horse's back, and he died instantly.

Lu Ming pulled out the horse spear, picked up You Suo'an's corpse and threw it to the ground, then turned his gaze to Gao Linxue beside him, the horse spear in his hand pointing at his throat, and said coldly: "It's your turn!"

Gao Linxue looked at Lu Ming, who was as strong as a small mountain, feeling the chilling murderous aura on the other party, and was scared out of his wits.

He swallowed his saliva and muttered to himself in fear: "What kind of monster is this guy who grew up like a small mountain!"

After a while, a trace of determination flashed in his eyes, he gritted his teeth and made up his mind: "I can only fight!"

Then, he gripped the saber in his hand, slapped his warhorse abruptly, and galloped toward Lu Ming, trying to make a final struggle.

However, the gap in strength was like a natural chasm.

Lu Ming just tilted his body slightly, avoiding Gao Linxue's saber edge.

He swept the horse spear backhand, hitting Gao Linxue's chest heavily.

"Ah!" The scream stopped abruptly, Gao Linxue's ribs were broken by several roots instantly, and a mouthful of blood sprayed out.

His body flew out from the horse's back like a kite with a broken string, fell heavily to the ground, twitched a few times, and lost his breath.

"Fight?" Lu Ming curled his lips, looked at Gao Linxue's corpse with disdain, his tone full of disgust: "You are not qualified enough!"

After speaking, he dismounted, pulled out the horizontal saber at his waist, and acted neatly, cutting off the heads of You Suo'an and Gao Linxue, tied them with a rope, and hung them under the horse's neck.

Then, he mounted his horse and looked at the remaining personal guards around.

Those personal guards were already scared out of their wits and knelt on the ground to beg for mercy one after another.

Lu Ming was too lazy to pay attention to these surrendered soldiers, turned his horse's head, and galloped toward the battlefield.

The two heads under the horse's neck swayed back and forth with the horse's running.

At this time, the killing on the battlefield was nearing its end, and the garrison soldiers were cleaning up the battlefield in an orderly manner.

The night was coming to an end.

A touch of fish-belly white appeared on the horizon.

On the high slope outside the manor, the cold wind blew the clothes fluttering.

Chen Yan was wearing dark armor, standing with his hands behind his back, watching the battlefield that was gradually calming down below with a calm gaze.

The fire had gradually extinguished, leaving only corpses all over the ground and dark red bloodstains, revealing a bit of tragedy in the faint morning light.

Yuwen Ze and Yu Jie stood on both sides of Chen Yan, looking at this surprise attack that had come to an end together.

Embroidered Attire Envoy Ji Boyu stood aside, still in that ragged servant's clothing, the black ash and bloodstains not wiped off, but it couldn't hide the excitement between his brows.

He bowed respectfully to Chen Yan, his voice reporting clearly: "Pillar of State, these high-ranking officials of Xianzhou, in order to grab the credit for quelling the rebellion, almost came out in full force!"

Chen Yan smiled indifferently, his gaze carrying a bit of understanding and approval: "Boyu, you should be credited with the first merit this time!"

Ji Boyu hurriedly smiled, bowed and cupped his hands, his tone humble and respectful: "It is all the Pillar of State's divine calculation and strategic planning!"

"The subordinate just acted according to orders, and dare not claim credit!"

Chen Yan reached out, patted Ji Boyu's ragged clothes lightly, and the dust on the fabric fell down: "Without you disguising yourself and risking your life to sneak into Shicheng to report the news, how could we have lured out so many big fish?"

"This first merit, you deserve it!"

Chen Yan knew very well how much risk this involved.

If he had been exposed and identified, the only thing waiting for him would be death...

Ji Boyu was overjoyed, excited light instantly bursting into his eyes, and he hurriedly knelt on one knee and shouted loudly: "Many thanks, Pillar of State!"

"Get up." Chen Yan signaled, his gaze returning to the battlefield.

Yu Jie, standing on the side, watched the garrison soldiers cleaning up the mess below, and couldn't help but mutter: "With the Xianzhou garrison destroyed, Shicheng is also something in the bag!"

"General Yu!" Chen Yan suddenly called out.

Yu Jie immediately stepped forward, cupped his hands and bowed, responding loudly: "Here!"

Chen Yan raised his hand, pointed to the scattered Qi army corpses in the battlefield below, and ordered in a deep voice: "Later, take people down, strip off all the armor on the dead Qi soldiers, and together with the weapons they held, count and organize them, and distribute them to the commoners in Xianzhou!"

Without the garrison, the armored commoners could easily take this Shicheng...

"Obey!" Yu Jie nodded and replied.

Yuwen Ze, standing on the side, heard this and thought thoughtfully, muttering inwardly: "My elder brother is going to thoroughly arm the commoners of Xianzhou!"

Letting the commoners pick up weapons and become enemies with the Qi State, in this way, Xianzhou will have no way back...

Chen Yan put one hand behind his back, looked at the morning light gradually brightening in the eastern sky, and ordered loudly: "Pass the order down to clean up the battlefield quickly!"

He paused, his gaze becoming deep and distant, his tone carrying a bit of profound meaning: "We are going to continue to march east!"

"This game of chess in the Qi State is still far from being played enough!"

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PS: 9,000 words in two chapters today, equivalent to four updates. Wanfeng has always kept his word. If I promised to make up for it, I will definitely make up for it, (? ＞? ＜)?