Chapter 1036: Talking nonsense with a straight face

The Great Desolation Spear Saint looked majestic. He glanced at the several thousand rebel troops below, then casually pointed at three of his adopted grandsons and said, "You three, coordinate with my Captain and escort these little brats back to the main camp. The remaining four, come with me; we're going to wipe out the tens of thousands of government troops following behind!"

Wei Yuan immediately detached one hundred warriors, led by a Captain, to escort the several thousand rebel prisoners back to the camp. Then, Wei Yuan led the remaining five thousand heavy cavalry to turn, moving downstream, and charged toward the government troops advancing along the river.

The troops Xiao Jingyuan had placed on the left bank were originally elites, intended to prevent being wiped out in one fell swoop by Lu Jiande. But the commanding officer was guarding against light cavalry. Hearing the earth tremble and the sound of hooves approaching, he quickly changed formation, setting up shields and vertical spears, with crossbowmen inside to respond.

This government general was also a man of talent, responding quickly. But the ground shook more and more violently, and the sound was so dull it made people panic. As many veteran soldiers listened, their expressions gradually changed!

Wei Yuan stood in the air, surrounded by his four adopted grandsons. Below, the officers led the heavy cavalry, dividing into three teams, charging toward the government army's position from different directions!

The sound of the heavy cavalry's hooves was like thunder, roaring as they pressed toward the government army's formation. At a distance of a hundred zhang, their numbers had already increased to their fastest, and then the riders raised their spears. Gunshots rang out, and a layer of white smoke immediately filled the air!

The high-powered bullets shattered shields, tore through the government troops' leather armor, and then easily pierced their chests, carrying their bodies flying backward.

In the blink of an eye, large swaths of men and horses in the government formation suddenly fell, and there were gaps everywhere in the shield wall. The sudden chaos impacted the crossbowmen in the rear, and even if the sporadic arrows hit the cavalry, they could not penetrate the cavalry's plate armor.

The heavy cavalry continued to charge through the rain of arrows, and by the time they reached the front of the formation, two riders had actually fallen!

Wei Yuan immediately covered those two riders with his spiritual sense, recording the data, preparing to figure out why they had been shot down.

At this moment, the heavy cavalry finally charged into the formation. Huge collision sounds followed one after another, and the terrifying impact would often send a dozen people flying at once!

The heavy cavalry entering the formation were not afraid at all, holding spray-guns, firing shot after shot, each shot felling three to five men.

As the first rider passed through the formation, more and more heavy cavalry charged out behind, and then the entire team of heavy cavalry charged out through the formation!

The eyes of the leading Ji Army general were full of horror and despair. Just from one charge, he could see that the first wave of a thousand riders in this heavy cavalry unit were all Dao Foundation realm!

But this was not the time for shock. This general stood in the formation, and a halo of light spread from his body, covering the entire formation. He quickly gave orders, and the formation immediately underwent a series of complex changes, actually managing to re-arrange a strict shield formation in the brief gap while the heavy cavalry charged out and regrouped.

A talent! Wei Yuan was stunned for a moment, then pointed at him and said to the four adopted grandsons behind him, "Take him down for me, I want him alive!"

The four adopted grandsons were suddenly full of energy, pouncing over with murderous intent. At this time, the government army's military Qi was already in disarray, and the support for the main general was limited. Coupled with their superior numbers, the adopted grandsons were not afraid at all of an opponent at the perfection of the Dharma Form realm.

Moreover, even if they couldn't win, behind them stood Wei Yuan, who had smashed Lu Jiande, an early-stage Dharma Form expert, ten thousand zhang away with a single strike! Having their master standing behind them was the greatest source of courage for these dogs.

So, three of the adopted grandsons plunged into the government army's military Qi. They were also veterans of many battles, and the three of them immediately used Dao techniques to bombard the ordinary soldiers, forcing the general to step in and take the hits, after which he was dragged out of the formation by the three of them to engage in a magical battle. Meanwhile, other officers in the army who tried to come to the rescue were ambushed by the only female adopted grandson among the four, and in the blink of an eye, they were all severely injured.

At this time, the heavy cavalry had finished regrouping, turning into a long single-row formation, slowly approaching. This time, Wei Yuan ordered them not to hide, so the heavy cavalry no longer charged into the formation, but instead bombarded it from afar, and the government army's formation was peeled away layer by layer like an onion.

More than ten figures flew out from the government army on the opposite bank, crossing the great river, wanting to rescue them, but Wei Yuan suddenly appeared, blocking their path, and said with a fake smile, "If you don't want to die, go back to the other bank! This Saint does not kill nameless people under his spear."

The people opposite were surrounding an old general with white hair and beard. The old general stared fixedly at Wei Yuan and suddenly said, "Go back!"

The generals were puzzled and could only follow the old general back. It was not until they returned to the main camp of the army that the generals had a chance to ask, "Great General, why not fight him?"

The old general's face was gloomy, and he said slowly, "Without the support of military Qi, I'm afraid I'm no match for him. And their military Qi..."

The generals then realized, looking back, and only then did they clearly see the military Qi full of metallic texture on the opposite side, and everyone was shocked! A thought floated in the hearts of all the generals: Who in the world could have such military Qi? Could it be...

One general said, "But General Chen..."

The old general's voice did not change: "He can only pray for his own good fortune."

Here, Wei Yuan forced Xiao Jingyuan back, returned to the battlefield again, and shouted to the general who was fighting hard, "Still not surrendering, when are you waiting for? Do you want to watch your brothers under your command be slaughtered just to fulfill your pitiful reputation?"

The general glanced down, his eyelids twitched, and seeing the brothers he had followed for a long time being harvested in rows, his heart felt like it was being cut by a knife. He gritted his teeth and said, "Subordinate Chen Daolin, willing to surrender! Kill or cut as you command, just ask to spare the brothers below!"

Wei Yuan said indifferently, "Sparing them is impossible, but they can be allowed to live. You order them now to lay down their weapons and surrender, and they can be spared from death!"

Chen Daolin was helpless and could not delay. Every moment of delay meant many more soldiers would die. He had no choice but to order the entire army to give up resistance.

In the short time of the battle, thirty thousand government troops had lost over ten thousand, and there were ten thousand injured. Chen Daolin had seen many tragic scenes on the battlefield, but he had never thought that the troops he led would suffer such heavy casualties in such a short time. This was not a fight, but a massacre!

A moment later, Chen Daolin was brought before Wei Yuan. After questioning, Wei Yuan learned that this thirty-thousand-man unit was actually the most elite army under Xiao Jingyuan, and Chen Daolin was his right-hand man. This person's Dharma Form was the Iron Cavalry Flying General, capable of supporting military Qi and significantly improving the army's combat power.

Xiao Jingyuan's original plan was to use a ruse, sending this unit to intercept the main rebel force. Lu Jiande would inevitably send his famous light cavalry to break the formation, and the result would be unexpectedly biting into a steel plate, breaking all their teeth. ===== CHAPTER 1037 =====