Chapter 1012

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Mie Le didn't wait for Li Qichen to give orders; after saying what he wanted to say, he sharply turned the horse's head and charged in the opposite direction at the pursuers behind him.

He gave orders, after saying what he wanted to say, he sharply turned the horse's head and lunged in the opposite direction toward the pursuers behind him.

Let's craft: "Mie Le didn't wait for Li Qichen to give orders; after saying what he wanted to say, he sharply turned his horse's head and lunged in the opposite direction toward the pursuers behind him."

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Li Qichen snatched off his face armor, wiped his face hard, and said, "I'll go to your mother's, you bastard always love to brag; those big-waisted, big-hipped women aren't that good—the Laborers have tried them!"

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Thus: "Li Qichen snatched off his face armor, wiped his face hard, and said, 'I'll go to your mother's, you bastard always love to brag; those big-waisted, big-hipped women aren't that good—the Laborers have tried them!'"

He angrily grabbed the bone whistle hanging from his neck, held his breath till his face turned red, and blew it again.

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Even though he nearly exhausted all his strength, the bone whistle's sound wasn't much louder.

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"Chen Wuji looked at the enemy cavalry coming from the opposite direction, and smiled very cruelly." Or "Chen Wuji watched the enemy cavalry coming from the opposite direction, and gave a very cruel smile." We'll choose: "Chen Wuji watched the enemy cavalry coming from the opposite direction, and gave a very cruel smile."

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Quote: "Still want to play the lizard's tail trick? Do you think only you know how to split forces? I'll let you lot of treacherous villains see what a true cavalry is."

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Thus: ""Still want to play the lizard's tail trick? Do you think only you know how to split forces? I'll let you lot of treacherous villains see what a true cavalry is.""

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"Even if he saw the situation on the battlefield with his eyes, by the time the orders were passed down, the situation had already changed; it would be better not to say anything at all and let each camp respond on its own." Let's translate: "Even though he saw the battlefield situation with his own eyes, by the time the orders were relayed, the situation had already changed; it would be better to say nothing and let each camp respond on its own."

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"Chen Bang shouted with all his might, but the surrounding noise was too chaotic; only a few people nearby heard him, and the troops farther away could only vaguely hear that he was shouting something, unable to make out the exact words." So: "Chen Bang shouted at the top of his lungs, but the surrounding din was too chaotic; only a few nearby heard him, and the troops farther could only vaguely hear that he was shouting something, unable to discern the exact words."

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"Chen Bang bellowed a lot with great vigor, but by the time it reached the rear, only three words remained." So: "Chen Bang roared a long string with great force, but by the time it reached the back, only three words were left."

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Li Qichen ripped off his face armor in one go, vigorously wiped his face, "I'll go to your mother, you bastard always like to brag, those big-waisted big-butt women aren't that good, Laborers have tried them!"

He angrily grabbed the bone whistle hanging from his neck, held his breath till his face turned red, and blew it again.

Even though he almost exhausted all his strength, the bone whistle's sound wasn't actually much louder.

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Chen Wuji looked at the enemy cavalry coming from the opposite direction, and smiled very cruelly.

"Still want to play the lizard's tail trick? You think only you know how to split forces? I'll let you bunch of treacherous villains see what real cavalry is."

Even after discerning the enemy's purpose, Chen Wuji did not issue an order to change tactics.

Instead, he handed this decision-making authority to each camp.

However, by this point in the battle, his orders could no longer be delivered in time.

Even if he saw the battlefield situation with his eyes, by the time the orders were passed down the situation had already changed; it was better not to say anything and let each camp respond on its own.

Mòlé divided his over two hundred subordinates into three groups and, without hesitation, stepped onto the road to death.

The first to meet the enemy was the Kui Xiu Camp closely following them.

Chen Bang did the same thing as Chen Wuji.

He said nothing, gave no orders to his subordinates, and simply charged forward headfirst.

Although the moonlight was quite bright, this brightness was insufficient for the troops rushing at high speed to see the signal flags clearly.

Unable to see the signal flags and unable to hear the orders, the only thing that could command the troops was one thing.

His role as the lead sheep leading the flock.

Tonight, in fact, it had always been this way.

Chen Bang gripped his knife in a reverse hold and ferociously smashed it into the face‑on charging Uyghur knight who rushed at him with a disregard for death.

Bang!

With a muffled thud, that knight slumped like a soft noodle hanging over the horse's back.

Even though he was knocked unconscious, he miraculously did not fall from the horse.

Even more miraculously, the warhorse, running so fast it was almost deformed, continued to charge forward with the noodle‑like man on its back, running without hesitation, running with a disregard for death.

Chen Bang turned his head for a glance, his expression slightly stunned.

"These bastards are truly insane, actually tying cavalry and warhorses together."

After muttering a sentence, Chen Bang roared at the top of his lungs, "Damn it, use the backs of your knives—these things are better smashed with the blade backs, don't you damn Laborers ruin the blades, that stuff is expensive!"

Chen Bang shouted with all his might, but the surrounding noise was too chaotic; only some people nearby heard him, and the troops farther away could only vaguely hear that he was shouting something, unable to make out the exact words.

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Voice relay!

The commander‑in‑chief issues the order, then it is passed along in sequence.

Chen Bang bellowed a great deal with fierce vigor, but by the time it reached the rear, only three words remained.

Use the blade backs!

Use the blade backs!

The troops quickly switched their grip, turning the blade backs outward, using the swords as clubs to strike those Uyghur heavy cavalry.

"Damn it, go easy, you lunatics—don't you Laborers ruin this fine armor!"

Chen Bang, seeing how the troops were striking and with what force, again shouted at the top of his lungs.

Now that the battle's outline was becoming clear, he had already begun to consider other matters.

Although these heavy armored cavalry were being beaten badly by them, the armor and horses they used were still fine things.

Moreover, he had already started to envision hiding a unit of heavy armored cavalry among the light cavalry.

At that time it would surely catch the enemy off guard and become a great weapon for breaking through and opening the way.

His order was again passed down through the layers, reaching every soldier's ears.

"Strike lightly!"

"Kill lightly!"

"Training Officer's order: strike lightly!"

The soldiers were momentarily dazed by the order, but they still obediently eased up a bit.

The force originally aimed at smashing the enemy's skull through the helmet and faceplate was instantly reduced to just enough to mash their faces.

The Uyghur knights trapped in the formation were nearly driven mad.

They, who had once acted like wolves without restraint, suddenly became sheep fallen into a wolf pack.

Moreover, this pack of wolves, as if afraid they would die too quickly, even demanded that the strikes be light.

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Li Qichen ultimately still escaped Chen Wuji's relentless pursuit.

It wasn't because he ran particularly fast, but because after approaching Yǐnmǎchuān, Chen Wuji worried that these Uyghur dogs might have reinforcements in ambush, so he sounded the recall and withdrew, not advancing further.

The troops returned brimming with killing intent; the Shixu Camp detachments acting as scouts were sent to keep watch, while the others simply flopped down in the wild in disarray, and before long snoring filled the air.

After fighting deep into the night for so long, the soldiers' bodies were already exhausted to the extreme.

Chen Wuji was relatively better off; he did not rush to rest, but summoned Kong Fang, asking, "How are the losses? Have they been tallied?"

"Not yet; so far we've only roughly confirmed the enemy casualties—the time was too short for many things to be done." Kong Fang arrived with unsteady steps, looking as if he had overindulged in something.

In the entire central army, his physical condition was probably the worst, so the aftereffects of fighting all night were naturally even more pronounced.

Chen Wuji nodded, "I was just asking casually, no rush—let's talk about it at dawn; even if the enemy corpses are decapitated, we must arrange for someone to give them two more cuts."

Here!

Kong Fang answered, and instantly his face showed the relief of having survived a disaster.

He really worried that the lord would order him to hurry up and count the battle results and losses.

Although he hadn't killed any enemies head‑on, he too had run for most of the night; if he had to do that again, he might die!

"You just said the enemy kill count has been roughly confirmed?" Chen Wuji asked.

"Yes!"

"How many?"

"About eight hundred or so."

Chen Wuji's gaze swept over the sleeping soldiers whose snores rose and fell like a tsunami, and he said, "Only a little over eight hundred—our casualties are probably about the same, perhaps even more than the enemy's."

"As expected of heavy cavalry; even though we have Shocking Heaven Thunder, such a great weapon, our battle results still fall short of the ideal. When we have time we need to ponder, see if there are better tactics against heavy cavalry—these people will surely become one of our biggest opponents in the future."

Kong Fang nodded, "My lord, since heavy cavalry came into existence, they have always been the pinnacle of cavalry, an invincible enemy. For our army to achieve such results is actually… already very impressive."

Chen Wuji shook his head, "That's relative to others; we can't, we can't lie in others' mistakes and horizons, limiting our own strength—there must be better tactics."