Chapter 1560: Being Targeted

In Huaxia, this type of Soldier has its purpose; they are not simply sent to charge into the fray, but rather to hold the great banner—a tall, large Huaxia banner embroidered with a great dragon, which is actually quite heavy.

Because it must be tall and large enough to manifest that this is a Huaxia troop, it is also the anchor of military morale; a Soldier would struggle just to hold the flag, let alone charge, so it is essential to have such a strong Soldier to carry it.

In past wars, because the use of the flag was not up to standard, it did not fulfill its true purpose. Now that Baifeng is here, he must have them apply it in actual combat. It is included in daily training because in a chaotic battle, one cannot hear instructions clearly and may become separated from the main force, but a high-standing flag is a signal, telling all Soldiers where the center is; wherever the flag moves, they must charge toward that direction.

Therefore, the Soldier carrying the flag must be strong and powerful, and must be accompanied by two Soldiers to protect the flag, ensuring it does not fall; if the great banner falls, military morale will scatter.

As for whether Xingtian is the kind of fierce man who can fight ten thousand, Baifeng does not doubt it at all, because there are truly many such people in history. The most famous is Xiang Yu, whose divine courage was peerless; without one side of the four-sided Chu songs, even Liu Bang would not have dared to fight. A true man who can fight ten thousand, twenty-some cavalrymen daring to charge a formation of thousands—who would believe such a thing?

Then there are Ran Min and Li Cunxiao; these people were not isolated cases in history. Li Cunxiao could not be pulled apart by five oxen, and it was only after his hand and foot tendons were cut that he was torn apart. Was that even human? Yet history truly produced them: "No king surpasses Xiang, no general surpasses Li."

Most generals are famous for their ability to command troops. Among the Ten Sages of the Martial Temple, Jiang Ziya and Zhang Liang certainly did not have great personal combat strength, but they were brilliant in using troops.

These few who could fight ten thousand were truly skilled at commanding troops, and their personal martial prowess also completely transcended humanity. In terms of personal martial prowess, they certainly could not fight ten thousand, but fighting a hundred was simple. That Xingtian can be called a God of War shows that his ability is likely strong to an unimaginable degree.

Of course, Xingtian's title as God of War is not as substantial as Chiyou's. The true God of War or Military God was conferred by Chiyou or Huangdi, just as Liu Bang recorded all of Xiang Yu's fierce deeds in the History Book, which is enough to show how fierce he was. Xuanyuan fought many losing battles and only won one in the end, but Xuanyuan was truly convinced.

Regarding Hun's claim that Limu and Yinglong could not defeat Xingtian, Xuanyuan did not express a clear stance, because Hun would not specifically tell lies just to insult his own people. Whether it is true or false, real or fake, once he sees Xingtian, everything will be known.

"Could it be that Xingtian is really a man who can fight ten thousand?" Baifeng sat and muttered to himself, but he was not afraid; even the Western Chu Hegemon could not withstand the four-sided Chu songs and was forced to his death on the banks of the Wujiang.

No matter how well Xingtian can fight, that is just strong personal martial prowess. His own side is not bad either; the troops are strong and the horses are sturdy, and in terms of Weaponry, it is an era-spanning crushing superiority. How can he compare to him? He will wait until he opens his eyes for him.

In any case, Xingtian must die, and the Shennong Clan must lose. According to history, it should be the Banquan Battle; after defeating Shennong, Xingtian refused to submit and came to fight Xuanyuan again, only to have his head cut off by Xuanyuan. But this time, it will certainly differ greatly from history and will not follow that original historical trajectory.

Since it is said that Limu and Yinglong could not defeat Xingtian, then Xuanyuan certainly cannot defeat Xingtian in a duel. Perhaps after capturing Xingtian alive, Xuanyuan will do the beheading himself. As for how it will go this time, let us wait and see.

Those few Soldiers chasing the horses, after resting for a while and waiting for the main force to catch up, immediately returned to regroup, but they still had to report to the Tribal Chief.

"Tribal Chief, we chased that beast and discovered there should be two of them, but they ran too fast. We don't know what they were hiding from, but they kept running without stopping, which was very unusual. We really couldn't catch up, so we gave up."

Xingtian did not blame them: "It is nothing if you cannot catch a beast you have never seen before. Let's hurry and continue our journey; after walking a bit further, we should find a place to set up camp."

"Yes..."

Xingtian is very different from Shennong. As long as it is not a subjective failure of ability, Xingtian will not blame his Soldiers. Every Soldier is worth his kind treatment.

They traveled along the Boshui, and when the time was right, they stopped and set up camp on the spot. Taking advantage of the remaining light, they had to hurry to catch some fish. Although fish are not easy to catch, they have many people; as long as everyone catches together, they will surely catch some. Then, by gathering them together and dividing them up, every Soldier can be full, every tribesman can eat a little bit, and the Slaves can drink some soup and eat some Grass to survive another day.

But today, they discovered an unusual situation. Right by the river, on their bank, several beasts ran over from a distance. They were tall and large, and vaguely, it looked like there were people on top of them.

Xingtian became alert at once. He stood up slowly, narrowed his eyes, and stared fixedly in that direction to see if he had seen wrong.

But those few Soldiers who had chased the beasts also stood up immediately. After observing for a moment, they immediately said to Xingtian: "Tribal Chief! That's it, that's the kind of beast we saw today—four legs, very tall and large, and they should be able to run very fast."

Xingtian asked them back: "Take a look, is there someone on top?"

The few men hurriedly narrowed their eyes and stared intently, but they couldn't see clearly because the distance was too far. But just then, those three beasts turned around in unison, and the human riding on top became exceptionally obvious because of his movements.

"Tribal Chief, Tribal Chief! It seems there really is someone, it really is a person!"

"... Oh! So fast, that's it, the speed is so fast!"

The few men exclaimed, but Xingtian thought to himself that it was bad: "If what you saw today was him, then we have likely already been spotted by someone. He has a person on top, which means they came specifically to see us. Perhaps over there, there have been people riding beasts like this watching us and observing our situation all day today.

Now this one has come over to confirm the situation again."

The crowd was shocked: "Tribal Chief! What should we do! We've been spotted, which tribe could it be? Our Shennong Clan doesn't have people like this!"

"It's likely that so-called Huaxia, the Xuanyuan Tribe. Based on the information from before, they can ride oxen, so riding this kind of animal that isn't an ox is normal. Only they would be this strange. We must be careful."