Chapter 74: The First Battle of the Iron Pagoda

"General!"

Lu Shuwan felt a surge of joy in her heart, but immediately afterward, she grew nervous again.

Although Chu Feng's strength was impressive, he was still only at the Innate Late Stage of cultivation.

Even though he possessed the combat power to easily kill an Innate Great Perfection in seconds, or even rival a Grandmaster.

Yet, his opponent was a genuine Grandmaster-level powerhouse, and at the Mid Stage at that.

How could Chu Feng possibly be a match for him by charging in head-on at a time like this?

It was not that she lacked faith in Chu Feng, but the gap in reality was simply that stark.

Just as Lu Shuwan was losing hope for Chu Feng.

Chu Feng made his move.

Chu Feng was seen leaping into the air, drawing the long saber at his waist in one fluid motion.

Then, he slashed fiercely toward his opponent.

"A mere Innate Late Stage dares to be arrogant in front of me!"

Gao Dang did not take Chu Feng seriously in the slightest.

Yet, the scene that followed shattered everyone's worldview.

Swish!

One slash!

It was merely a single slash!

After finishing the slash, Chu Feng sheathed his long saber once more.

Looking at Gao Dang at this moment.

An expression of incomparable astonishment appeared on his entire face.

He could not believe that he had actually...

Crack!

Gao Dang's body split into two halves directly in mid-air.

With a "thud," he fell onto the city wall.

His eyes were wide open, never having imagined that this would be his end.

He had actually been killed in one strike by someone at the Innate Late Stage.

Boom!

This scene was like a thunderclap.

At the very beginning, everyone thought this would be a bitter battle.

But the subsequent development of events did not happen as they had imagined at all.

It far exceeded their expectations.

"Good!"

Xiang Yuan, who was the first to react, shouted loudly.

The various soldiers guarding the city also finally reacted.

What had they just seen?

Their general had actually killed the enemy's main commander in one strike, and that commander was a top-tier powerhouse at the Grandmaster Mid Stage.

In an instant.

The morale of the Anwu County garrison soared.

Everyone felt as if they had been injected with adrenaline, fighting even more vigorously.

"Ah?"

"The... the general is dead!"

The Turkic army, which had been preparing to assault the city, saw Gao Dang killed by Chu Feng's single strike.

The army of ten thousand instantly lost its backbone.

Having just reached the foot of the city wall, they had no intention of attacking; they simply dropped their siege equipment and turned to flee.

If their main commander could be killed in one strike, what was the point of them fighting!

"Pursue!"

With the order given.

The gates of Anwu County swung wide open.

The cavalry, which had long been waiting in position, charged out in an instant.

The fleeing Turkic soldiers saw the Great Wei cavalry in pursuit and were instantly terrified out of their wits.

They had no thoughts of resistance at all; all they wanted was to leave this hellish place as quickly as possible.

Following closely behind.

A great massacre unfolded.

"Ah!"

"Ah!"

"Ah!"

The fleeing Turkic army was quickly overtaken by the Great Wei cavalry.

The Great Wei cavalrymen each raised the sabers and spears in their hands.

They frantically harvested the lives of the Turkic soldiers on the field.

For a time, the Turkic army was filled with wails and cries for their parents.

Those Turkic soldiers who were fleeing continuously could not help but start complaining at this moment.

Complaining about why their parents hadn't given them two more legs when they were born?

At the same time.

The Turkic main camp here also quickly received news of the army's crushing defeat.

"What did you say? Gao Dang was hacked to death by the enemy general in just one exchange?"

"Yes, General. The ten thousand soldiers on the front line have completely lost the ability to resist; they are terrified at the mere mention of the name of Chu Feng, the garrison general of Anwu County!"

"Hmph!"

Chu Liu kicked over the table in front of him directly.

"A bunch of useless rice buckets! A mere garrison general of Anwu County has scared you into wetting your pants, chased around like rabbits by their cavalry!"

"Are you all still warriors of the grasslands? Are you still subjects of the Turkic people?"

Everyone was scolded to the point where they didn't even dare to breathe loudly.

A few generals glanced at each other stealthily.

They all saw a look of relief in each other's eyes.

Fortunately, it wasn't them who went to attack Anwu County as the vanguard just now.

Otherwise.

The one hacked to death by a single blade would have been them.

"Pass on my order!"

Chu Liu was instantly filled with rage, "The entire army will attack! I refuse to believe that this Chu Feng of Anwu County can withstand the offensive of my fifty-thousand-strong army!"

Everyone was greatly shocked.

They didn't expect their general to be playing for real.

He was actually going to lead all the troops to attack Anwu County.

Soon.

The order for the entire army to attack was passed down to every part of the army.

The forty thousand troops in the main camp, under the leadership of Chu Liu, came to attack again in a grand and imposing manner.

"General, they have actually mobilized their entire army!"

Xiang Yuan pointed toward the direction of the Turkic main camp ahead.

One could see the person in the lead wearing Golden Chain Armor, with the vast and mighty Turkic army behind him.

They were uniform and neat, filled with murderous intent.

It was clearly a posture of wanting to swallow Anwu County in one bite.

"Heh, couldn't hold back anymore, could you!"

Chu Feng sneered, "How is the Iron Pagoda prepared?"

"Reporting to the General, the two-thousand-strong Iron Pagoda army is ready."

"Good, it is time to let these barbarians witness the power of the Iron Pagoda!"

Chu Feng continued, "Xiang Yuan, Qiu Ming!"

Xiang Yuan: "This subordinate is here!"

Qiu Ming: "This subordinate is here!"

"The two of you will each lead a cavalry unit to provide support on the left and right, while I personally lead the Iron Pagoda to charge from the front!"

Xiang Yuan, Qiu Ming: "Yes, General!"

Chu Feng: "Lu Peng!"

Lu Shuwan: "This subordinate is here!"

"You are responsible for guarding the city!"

"Ah?"

Lu Shuwan had originally hoped that Chu Feng would also take her to the battlefield to kill the enemy.

Who would have thought he would assign her the task of guarding the city.

"General, I also want to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy!"

"The city cannot be left without someone to guard it. Being able to hold the city is already a great merit. Execute the order!"

"Yes, General!"

Lu Shuwan agreed somewhat reluctantly.

The city gates opened wide once again.

Two thousand Iron Pagoda soldiers slowly emerged from the city gates and lined up in formation.

Each of them was clad in Heavy Armor, and even their mounts were firmly wrapped in thick armor all over their bodies.

Today was their first time going to the battlefield to kill the enemy.

Everyone was extremely excited in their hearts.

Having laid low and trained for so long, today they could finally be put to use.

On the left and right sides.

Xiang Yuan and Qiu Ming each led a cavalry unit.

Such a configuration made Chu Feng think of the Iron Pagoda and Crutch Horse of Jin Wushu back in the day.

Back then, Jin Wushu used the Iron Pagoda and Crutch Horse to crush the soldiers of the Central Plains.

Today, he would use this same configuration to teach these unteachable barbarians a lesson.

"Hmph, wanting to charge head-on against my tens of thousands of troops with a mere few thousand cavalry, how overestimating of yourselves!"

Chu Liu immediately drew his blade, "Warriors of the Turkic, today is the day you wash away your shame! Charge up and finish them off, avenge our fallen comrades and the Prince!"

"Avenge!"

"Avenge!"

"Avenge!"

"Kill!"

The Turkic cavalry took the lead, charging at the very front of the ranks.

Like the Xiongnu, they were a nomadic people, possessing horsemanship no less refined than theirs.

In their eyes, the Great Wei cavalry were nothing more than a bunch of elementary school students who hadn't graduated.

Playing at mounted combat with them was purely courting death.

"Brothers, do you still remember our slogan!"

"We remember!"

"Tell me what it is!"

"When meeting on a narrow path, the brave one wins!"

"Good!"

Chu Feng raised the long spear in his hand, "Brothers, charge with me!"

"Charge!"

The head-on battle between the Iron Pagoda and the fifty-thousand-strong Turkic army began right then and there.