Chapter 430: Madness

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Amidst the cyan smoke, Enke fell backward onto the ground; his Warhorse lay horizontally on the ground, struggling a few times without being able to get up.

Gerdan was terrified to the point of despair, spurring his horse to charge over.

Jumping off his horse, he threw himself toward Enke, only to see that the tiger-fur robe on Enke's body was already soaked through with fresh blood, his eyes tightly shut, breathing out more than he was breathing in.

"Great King!" Gerdan let out another mournful cry; it was clear that Enke would likely not survive.

At this moment, other Langlu also rushed over, and seeing that Enke would likely not survive, they looked up toward the sky.

The strange object flying in the sky had already passed over their heads and continued heading north.

One Langlu spurred his horse to chase after it, drawing his Curved Bow and nocking an Arrow, firing continuously toward the sky.

Yet his shooting was in vain; the Arrow could not reach such a great distance at all.

Meanwhile, more Langlu cast their gazes toward the Chariot Formation.

They could not hit the thing in the sky, but the troops of Yan Wang were right before their eyes.

These days, it was the troops of Yan Wang who had slaughtered their clansmen.

Today, it was again the strange thing created by Yan Wang that had claimed their Great King's life.

To everyone in the Black Iron Royal Tent, this was a blood feud.

"Avenge the Great King! Kill!" Midai raised his scimitar, charging toward the Chariot Formation in the lead, and the Cavalry followed one after another, raising their scimitars.

Gerdan wanted to stop them, but he felt utterly powerless.

The Langlu were clearly driven mad by new hatred and old grudges.

He, of course, also wanted to slaughter this force of Yan Wang to the last man.

But even with orderly attacks, they could not gain any advantage.

Now, charging over in such a chaotic swarm, how could they possibly win?

Central Chariot Formation.

A look of joy hung on the corners of Chang Wei's brows.

He saw Explosive Shells being dropped from the Hot Air Balloon, and immediately, chaos erupted among the Northern Di army.

It seemed the Explosive Shells had hit a very important figure.

"Hahaha, what a stroke of dumb luck!" Chang Wei could not suppress his laughter.

He did have some understanding of Hot Air Balloons.

In the sky, a Hot Air Balloon drifted unpredictably, and one could only control the direction roughly.

It was simply impossible to use a Hot Air Balloon to bomb a specific location precisely.

This was also the reason why he had instructed the three soldiers not to be in a hurry to drop the Explosive Shells.

Once the enemy knew that Cannonballs could be dropped from above, they would dodge.

By then, it would be impossible for the Hot Air Balloon to hit any important target again.

"Could it be that they bombed their Great King to death?" Lv Chang gazed at the Northern Di Cavalry rushing toward them like a swarm of bees.

These Northern Di Cavalry seemed to have gone mad, completely devoid of strategy, just swarming toward them in a chaotic mass.

"No matter who it is, in any case, the Northern Di army is in chaos now. Engage!" A sharp glint erupted in Chang Wei's eyes.

Lv Chang and the generals nodded, their expressions firm.

The Flame of revenge burned in their eyes.

Over these years, the number of commoners in the North Four Commanderies who died at the hands of the Northern Di was countless.

The wealth plundered by them was also countless.

Had these bandits ever possessed a shred of compassion?

But they only felt it was not enough, greedy like a pack of wolves.

Eating three sheep today, five tomorrow, wanting to eat the entire flock clean.

Now, under the leadership of Yan Wang, the flock of sheep had turned into wolves.

They would no longer endure bullying; they were going to collect their debt!

They were even clearer that unless the Northern Di were annihilated, they would forever be their enemies.

The hatred between the two did not stem from other reasons; just like a bandit robbing you, what they wanted was your life and your wealth.

This kind of conflict could not be reconciled and would eventually end with one side submitting or being annihilated.

"Damn it, brothers, the Black Iron Royal Tent has bullied us for so many years; now it is time to collect the blood debt. Kill!" Lv Chang shouted.

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

"..."

The angry shouts erupted from the central Chariot Formation and then spread to all the chariot formations.

The soldiers were filled with righteous indignation; among them were those whose fathers had died under the blades of the Northern Di.

There were those whose sisters had been abducted by the Northern Di, their fates unknown to this day.

There were also those whose young children had been thrown into oil cauldrons by the Northern Di to be cooked and eaten.

The images of losing their loved ones tormented them like nightmares whenever the night was deep and quiet.

They wanted revenge, but the incompetent imperial court only thought of compromise.

The Yuan Family, who only knew how to exploit, was even more cruel to them than the Northern Di.

Until Yan Wang came.

In the Autumn Hunt Battle, they had blocked the Northern Di's plundering of Yan Commandery for the first time.

In the Battle of Yanguan, they repelled the Northern Di.

But now, they have entered the Grassland, officially seeking revenge against the Black Iron Royal Tent and the Northern Di!

"Boom, boom, boom..."

Amidst the roars, the Artillery and Mortars in the Chariot Formation fired Cannonballs at the charging Northern Di Cavalry.

The Mortar shells landed among the Northern Di troops, exploding into clouds of white Lime powder.

Shrapnel Shells exploded above the cavalry, and iron nails, like a celestial maiden scattering flowers, shot into the bodies of the Northern Di cavalry and their Warhorses.

The Artillery shells flew out, crashing through everything; enemies in their path were torn to shreds upon contact.

For this expedition, the Prince's Personal Army brought forty-eight Mortars and seventy-six Field Artillery pieces.

Under the bombardment of the Artillery and Mortars, the charging Northern Di Cavalry fell one after another.

These fallen cavalrymen tripped those behind them, causing the surging cavalry to become increasingly chaotic.

But as the cavalry entered within a hundred meters of the Chariot Formation, the Flintlock Infantry began to fire.

"Bang, bang, bang..." Dense gunfire rang out, and more Northern Di cavalry fell from their horses.

Yet the Northern Di cavalry's momentum did not wane; they continued to charge toward the Chariot Formation, acting with extreme madness.

When they were less than thirty meters from the War Chariots, the Northern Di cavalry pulled out strips of cloth one after another to cover their Warhorses' eyes.

To them, covering a Warhorse's eyes is a sign of a fight to the death.

Because a Warhorse's instinct is to stop when approaching an obstacle.

Therefore, once the Warhorse's eyes are covered, no matter what is in front, the Warhorse will charge through.

"Thump, thump, thump..."

A distance of thirty meters takes only an instant for a Warhorse.

One Warhorse after another slammed into the War Chariots.

The War Chariots shook, one side lifting slightly, but they were not overturned by the Warhorses.

To defend against the Northern Di cavalry, the War Chariots had been built to be very thick and heavy.

Seeing this, the commanders of each Chariot Formation looked solemn and ordered the soldiers within the formations to form Hollow Circle Formations along the War Chariots, as they had anticipated what would happen next.

Sure enough, after crashing into the War Chariots, the Northern Di cavalry took the opportunity to jump off their horses, raising their Curved Blades to leap into the Chariot Formation.

At this moment, they were faced with Flintlock Infantry equipped with Bayonets.

"Stab!" The Northern Di cavalry raised their Curved Blades and charged at the Wangfu Army soldiers.

But they were immediately pierced through by the coordinated Wangfu Army soldiers.

Soon, more and more Northern Di cavalry abandoned their horses and climbed into the Chariot Formation.

The commanders immediately tightened the Hollow Circle Formations, keeping the soldiers thirty meters away from the War Chariots.

Facing the large number of Northern Di soldiers climbing in, they ordered the soldiers to perform Three-Stage Shooting.

"Bang, bang, bang..."

Having just entered the Chariot Formation, the Northern Di soldiers were hit by the flintlocks before they could even find their footing.

Those who were lucky enough to reach the front of the Wangfu Army soldiers were met with a forest of Bayonets.

The battle lasted for two hours, and the angry Northern Di commanders suddenly realized.

Their madness had not brought them victory.

On the contrary.

Their soldiers never came back out once they entered the Chariot Formation.

As the cavalry around them grew fewer and fewer.

The Yan Wang soldiers suddenly stepped over the corpses of their soldiers, jumped over the War Chariots, and formed tight formations to advance toward them.

At the same time, War Chariots were moved aside in every Chariot Formation.

At this moment, a large number of Yan Wang Cavalry broke out from the Chariot Formation and charged at them.

"Kill!"

A roar erupted from the mouths of the Yan Wang Cavalry.

Gerdan was about to lead his troops to meet them.

But he suddenly realized that the nearly fifty thousand Northern Di cavalry were now reduced to fewer than twenty thousand.

Like a basin of cold water poured over his head, he felt chilled to the bone.

Yet the Langlu, whose eyes were bloodshot from the slaughter, could not care about this at all.

Seeing that the Yan Wang soldiers had finally emerged from their turtle-shell-like Chariot Formation, they each led their own cavalry to charge, wanting only revenge.

"Swish, swish, swish..."

As the two armies came within a hundred meters, the Wangfu Cavalry unleashed a rain of arrows.

Then they raised their Cavalry Sabers and engaged the charging Northern Di cavalry in battle.

Some Northern Di cavalry charged straight toward the Wangfu Infantry.

But within a hundred meters, they were immediately met with fire from the muskets and fell from their horses one after another.

Some Langlu continued their suicidal tactics, attempting to use cavalry to ram the Infantry.

But when the cavalry with covered horse eyes charged, the Wangfu soldiers braced the ends of their muskets against the ground and thrust them out at an angle.

The Warhorses were immediately pierced by the Bayonets, though some Wangfu soldiers were knocked down by the impact of the Warhorses.

But the reserve soldiers within the Hollow Circle Formation immediately dragged the injured soldiers into the formation and filled the gaps.

Chang Wei observed the entire battlefield with a solemn expression.

On the current battlefield, the Wangfu Army soldiers already had an absolute advantage in numbers.

That was why he ordered the soldiers to take the initiative and annihilate the soldiers of the Black Iron Royal Tent in one fell swoop.

After all, they still needed to sweep through the entire Black Iron Royal Tent tribe, rescue the slaves, and seize their Warhorses, cattle, and sheep.

The longer the war dragged on, the higher the chance that other royal tents would arrive to rescue them.

After all, the Northern Di had only dispatched eight royal tents this time, with two more royal tents still guarding the Grassland.

If they were to arrive, he would not be able to leave.

After another hour of fierce fighting, the blood-red setting sun shrouded the Grassland.

The Northern Di Cavalry were in despair at this moment.

In close-quarters combat, they could not gain any advantage over the Yan Wang's Cavalry.

And their Infantry, armed with muskets, brought them even more massive casualties.

With only five thousand men remaining, they finally grew timid.

One after another, they fled toward the north.