Chapter 152

Tian Feng immediately accepted the order and, under the protection of one secret guard and ten personal guards, set off for Dengxian.

"Let's go! We are setting off too! To Xinye!"

Only after Tian Feng and the others had left did Su Xuan call for Xu Chu and Su Zhan, leading the 800-strong personal guard battalion to set out.

In just a short while, they had already caught up to Old Dian Wei and the soldiers of the Xuanwu Battalion, then passed them by, disappearing into the distance in a cloud of dust.

"Haha! Old Old Dian! We're taking the lead! Haha!"

Hearing Xu Chu's triumphant laughter and watching his figure fade into the distance, Old Dian Wei panicked slightly and said, "The Lord wouldn't just take Xinye on his own and leave us no chance, would he?"

After all, in Old Dian Wei's view, Xinye was merely a small city; it could never withstand an attack from Su Xuan and the personal guard battalion.

Especially when caught by surprise.

"Uh... that's actually not impossible!"

Zhou Cang was also stunned upon hearing this; he couldn't be sure about such things either!

Then, he scratched the back of his head in distress and asked, "General, what should we do?"

"Need you ask? Speed up the march! This place is only fifty or sixty li from Xinye. With our troops' physique, even a forced march should be easily manageable, right?"

"Quick! Pass the order: forced march, catch up!"

"Understood!"

Soon, the order was relayed, and Old Dian Wei led the 6, 00 Xuanwu Battalion soldiers in a frantic dash.

The wagons carrying the heavy armor were driven at breakneck speed, kicking up clouds of dust as they raced toward Xinye with terrifying velocity.

In just over two hours, Old Dian Wei and the Xuanwu Battalion soldiers had arrived at a spot less than 10 li from Xinye City.

Old Dian Wei then sent out scouts to check the situation in Xinye City while ordering the soldiers to rest for half an hour, drink water, put on their battle armor, and prepare for combat.

Soon, the scouts returned with news: the Lord had not attacked the city.

Furthermore, Xinye City was completely unguarded at this moment, and the city gates were wide open.

"Phew!"

Old Dian Wei let out a sigh of relief: "Thank goodness! Thank goodness!"

Clearly, the enemy forces had no idea they were coming to attack.

At the same time, neither Su Xuan's personal guard battalion nor Huang Zhong and Zhang He, who had left earlier, had been discovered by the garrison of Xinye City.

They had obviously taken a detour.

Old Dian Wei was overjoyed upon hearing this and immediately ordered Zhou Cang to lead the main force to follow slowly behind.

He himself took 100 personal guards, disguised as commoners, to head to the south gate of Xinye City first, waiting for an opportunity to launch a surprise attack and seize the gate.

Zhou Cang naturally had no objections.

Immediately, Old Dian Wei had 100 personal guards remove their armor, change into commoners' clothes, and after some disguising, they set off at a leisurely pace with several ox carts camouflaged as cargo, with their weapons actually hidden inside.

Before long, they arrived in front of the city gate.

"Kill!!"

As soon as he approached the drawbridge, Old Dian Wei let out a fierce roar, pulled his pair of iron halberds from the ox cart, stepped on the ground, and crossed the distance of over ten meters in an instant like an arrow released from a bowstring.

He passed directly over the drawbridge and charged into the city gate tunnel.

"Puff, puff, puff!!"

His pair of iron halberds danced into a blur, instantly shredding the enemy soldiers at the gate, leaving a trail of severed limbs and broken bodies.

Then, Old Dian Wei continued to charge into the gate tunnel.

Behind him, the 100 personal guards followed closely, each drawing their weapons and bursting forth with full strength to keep up with Old Dian Wei. Under Old Dian Wei's coordination, they instantly formed a military formation, pooled their strength, and slaughtered their way into the gate tunnel.

Cutting through the enemy like a hot knife through butter, in just a few breaths, they had fought their way through to the other side of the tunnel!!

"Oh no! There are ene... puff..."

The garrison inside the gate tunnel discovered Old Dian Wei and his men charging in and wanted to shout in terror.

But before they could finish, they were already dead.

The garrison on the gate tower only realized what was happening after Old Dian Wei and his men had already charged into the city.

"Stop them! Stop them! Retake the gate!!"

They hurriedly sent troops to block Old Dian Wei and his men.

But how could these ordinary soldiers be a match for Old Dian Wei and 100 veteran Xuanwu Battalion soldiers?

Especially since Old Dian Wei and his men had formed a military formation.

Even with only 100 men, the strength of Old Dian Wei and these soldiers allowed them to unleash terrifying combat power.

Two years had passed, and Old Dian Wei was no longer at the mid-stage of Gang Qi; he had broken through to the late-stage of Gang Qi, and his strength had surged.

For a time, he directly suppressed the rebel army.

"Rumble!"

At the same time, seeing that Old Dian Wei and his men had successfully launched a surprise attack into the city, Zhou Cang immediately ordered the remaining 5, 00-plus Xuanwu Battalion soldiers to form a military formation.

Under the blessing of the formation's power, their speed surged like galloping horses, and in just a few dozen breaths, they had crossed several thousand meters and arrived beneath the city walls.

Then, they plunged into the city, linked up with Old Dian Wei and his men, and in just a moment, routed the nearby rebel forces.

Zhou Cang then took the opportunity to send men to take over the south gate.

Next, he split into two groups with Old Dian Wei, charging toward the east and west gates respectively.

As for the north gate, they left it directly to Su Xuan.

"Tsk tsk! Not bad! Old Old Dian has learned to use strategy! Good!"

"Let's go, we should head to the north gate too!"

At this moment, on a hill outside the south gate, Su Xuan held a telescope, watching the entire process of Old Dian Wei's surprise attack. He offered a word of praise.

Then, he called for Su Zhan and a dozen personal guards, rode down the mountain, and sped toward the north gate.

At this time, Xu Chu had already led the 800 personal guard battalion soldiers to block the north gate of Xinye at the distance of an arrow's flight, confronting the rebel army.

"Kill!!!"

"Oh no! The enemy has broken into the city!"

At this moment, Xu Chu heard the sounds of slaughter from within the city and grew anxious.

He looked to the west, but did not see Su Xuan returning, and his expression became even more urgent.

"Should I just attack?"

Xu Chu thought to himself.

But he quickly dismissed the idea.

He could not disobey orders.

The Lord's order was to block the gate and not to move until he returned; he could not act recklessly.

If even a few enemies escaped and went to report to Zhao Ci, it might cause Huang Zhong and the others' ambush to fail.

"Clatter, clatter!"

Fortunately, a few minutes later, Old Dian Wei heard a series of hoofbeats coming from the west and immediately looked over.

From afar, he saw Su Xuan and his dozen men actually formed into a small military formation, rushing toward them at high speed.

It is worth mentioning that the warhorse Su Xuan was riding had already transformed into a spirit beast, and its speed was terrifying.

The warhorses of the other personal guard battalion soldiers were also top-tier horses that had signed beast-taming contracts with them and had been cultivated for over a year with the Beast-Taming Enhancement Technique.

They were far superior to ordinary warhorses.

Their speed was also terrifying.

Their endurance, load-bearing capacity, and other attributes had also been significantly improved.

Even the warhorses of the Black Armor Army and the Brave Cavalry Battalion had signed beast-taming contracts with their respective riders and had been cultivated with the enhancement technique, strengthening them considerably.

This was also thanks to the optimized and enhanced Qi-Blood Powder Su Xuan had provided over a year ago.

Only then did the soldiers have enough Qi and blood to strengthen and cultivate their warhorses; otherwise, their own cultivation would not have been enough.

Before long, Su Xuan and his dozen men had arrived at Xu Chu's position.

"Lord! Old Old Dian and the others seem to have broken into the city; should we also launch our attack?"

Xu Chu asked immediately.

Seeing Xu Chu's impatient look, Su Xuan smiled and said, "That works too!"

"You take 600 soldiers and form a military formation to attack the city!"

"I will take the remaining soldiers to block the north road three li to the rear, so that no one escapes; that would be bad!"

After all, Old Dian Wei and the others might not be able to block the east and west gates in time.

The enemy might very well escape from there.