Chapter 130: The Decisive Battle Begins

"Is there no one left?"

His Highness Xie Fang was so angry his face turned pale.

The Prince of Lu took a deep breath: "Your Highness the Crown Prince, I have a fierce general under my command named Zhang Zhao, who can take on a hundred enemies alone; he can fight!"

The crowd cheered in unison.

This Zhang Zhao was also a man of fierce reputation in the battles against the Xiongnu; he once led three thousand elite soldiers deep into the Xiongnu Grassland, slaughtering ten thousand Xiongnu soldiers and sending them fleeing in all directions.

"Good!"

The Crown Prince gave his consent.

Zhang Zhao rode out to battle, holding a long spear and wearing a suit of white armor, looking awe-inspiring.

The Longyan Army shouted once more.

Who would have thought it would still be over in one round.

This Zhang Zhao was even worse than Wang Shuang; before his War Horse had even reached Luoge'er, he was struck by a Curved Saber and knocked off his horse!

For a moment, the cheers of the Xiongnu Army shook the heavens.

The morale of the Longyan Army was low.

At the Observation Tower of Longhu Pass, everyone looked at each other in dismay.

Next, Zheng Yuxing's side sent out another well-known fierce general. Chen Ping felt that morale could not continue to sink, so he also sent out a fierce general from his own ranks. The two generals faced Luoge'er simultaneously; although it was a bit unsightly in terms of reputation, they hoped to recover some ground in terms of morale.

However...

They were still too rash.

This Luoge'er was known as the number one expert of the Grassland; how could his reputation be unearned? It seemed the previous few fierce generals had only helped him warm up. He became braver the more he fought, and even with two generals surrounding him, he was completely fearless. In just three rounds, those two fierce generals were once again knocked off their horses onto the wilderness.

The Longyan Dynasty side was suddenly in an uproar, and the army's morale was in chaos.

Four fierce generals in a row had all been killed; this opening was already nightmarish enough.

If it continued like this, how could this battle be fought?

Generals are common, but famous generals are not. A famous general represents a Flag in a troop. At this moment, when the Flag had fallen, the soldiers naturally had no heart to fight.

When Liu Zheng saw this situation, his brows furrowed deeply.

These ancient soldiers were too easily influenced by morale. This was why, when he was training the Yinzhou Army, he specifically proposed building the army into a force that followed orders, had consistent thinking, firm stances, and unity in cooperation. He specifically tried to eliminate the influence of "morale" on the army; although it was very difficult, he had been working hard at it. In his eyes, an army should be a war machine; this was beyond doubt.

If he could, he hoped this machine could be more mechanical, more programmed, more cold-blooded, and more devoid of passion.

Only in this way could an army truly maintain its combat capability.

Even when facing hardships and obstacles, it would still not collapse.

"This..."

"What are we to do!"

"Who will go, who will go and cut off this bastard's head!"

At this time, no matter how the Crown Prince Xie Fang roared, no one dared to stand out.

Zheng Yuxing was filled with worry; if it continued like this, how could this battle be fought?

However, just at this moment, the Longyan Army, which had previously fallen silent, once again sounded dense war drums. Everyone was startled and looked up. They saw the city gates open wide, and a young man wearing black Plate Armor rode out.

"Barbarian, let me, Qin Zhangfeng, meet you!"

Liu Zheng's heart tightened; this Qin Zhangfeng finally could not hold back anymore!

The crowd looked at each other, asking one another.

"Who is this Qin Zhangfeng?"

"Never heard of him!"

"Does Longyan have such a famous general?"

Luoge'er laughed loudly: "Qin Zhangfeng? The name is not bad, but you are destined to die!"

Qin Zhangfeng held his long spear in one hand and sneered coldly: "Qin Zhangfeng of Yinzhou, I will cut you off your horse in three rounds!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the Xiongnu Army burst into laughter.

Luoge'er also laughed dismissively: "Where did this braggart come from!"

"Yinzhou?"

"Qin Zhangfeng of Yinzhou?"

Instead, everyone at the Observation Tower on the Longhu Pass side looked at Liu Zheng in disbelief.

Liu Zheng smiled without a word, though in his heart, ten thousand alpacas were already stampeding past.

This Qin Zhangfeng was indeed a bit impulsive. This Luoge'er seemed to be a natural-born War God, growing braver the more he fought; even Liu Zheng could not guarantee whether Qin Zhangfeng could defeat him. But he also knew that at this time, if they did not try, the Longyan Army's morale would scatter, and today would truly be hopeless. Therefore, even though to others he appeared to have a calm smile on his face, acting profound.

"Hmph, what famous general does Yinzhou have?"

"Ridiculous, being so reckless will surely affect the morale of our army again!"

"Prefectural Assistant Liu, His Highness requires an explanation!"

However, before the crowd's condemnation could begin, Qin Zhangfeng had already galloped out, his roar sounding like a tsunami, the momentum astonishing.

The crowd then stopped talking and focused their attention.

When Luoge'er saw Qin Zhangfeng's stance, he knew a real expert had come, so he laughed along and shouted: "Finally, someone decent has come! Let's see if you can fight me for three rounds!"

The mount Qin Zhangfeng sat upon was a Liangzhou Treasure Horse, fast as lightning. The quality of the War Horse was highlighted here; the speed and acceleration of the horse directly affected the impact force of the warrior.

"Roar!"

When Qin Zhangfeng's War Horse reached Luoge'er, he suddenly let out a loud shout, and his whole body leaped from the horse's back. At this, the hundreds of thousands of people watching the battle gasped in surprise. Everyone knew that this kind of duel required a lot from the War Horse; for Qin Zhangfeng to actually leave his horse, this move was a desperate gamble! Having already leaped high, regardless of whether he won or lost, he could only execute this one move!

Luoge'er was also startled, thinking, how could Longyan still have such a fierce person?

Looking up, Qin Zhangfeng was already descending from the sky, his long spear leading the way, the tip of the spear trembling violently, showing the ferocity of this move, which already carried the full strength of Qin Zhangfeng's entire body.

"What?"

Luoge'er wanted to counterattack, but it was already too late.

It turned out that Qin Zhangfeng's seemingly fierce long spear strike was merely a feint; his true killing blow was actually with his waist saber! In his left hand, he held a sharp Dagger, which arrived silently at Luoge'er's neck.

No sooner said than done, Luoge'er died without ever understanding why Qin Zhangfeng was so bold and skilled as to use such a Method to ambush him!

Boom!

With this slash, Luoge'er's hideously ferocious face and his head, eyes wide with dying resentment, fell to the ground.

And Qin Zhangfeng landed with a thud.

Everyone was stunned.

A feat that so many famous generals had failed to achieve!

A little-known Yinzhou general had actually accomplished it?

And it was a one-hit kill!

Those who had just been mocking Liu Zheng and the Yinzhou Army were now at a loss for words, feeling as awkward as could be.

Afterwards.

Both armies erupted with earth-shaking roars.

Qin Zhangfeng was still out on the field; he whistled, his War Horse returned, and he vaulted onto its back, quickly galloping back to Longhu Pass.

At this moment, the Crown Prince, the Third Prince, the Prince of Lu, and even Chen Ping were all dumbfounded.

Zheng Yuxing, however, was extremely excited and shouted, "Prepare to attack!"

If not now, when would they launch the general offensive?

The Xiongnu Army had long since been unable to restrain themselves; their morale was in chaos, and they cursed the Longyan for being despicable and shameless, using such tricks to ambush their greatest warrior of the Grassland. The East Xiongnu army, in particular, had long since stopped listening to orders and charged over.

Cheng Mu was anxious, but no matter how he shouted, he could not stop them.

On the side of the Longyan Army, the city gates had already been opened.

At Liu Zheng's command, the Langxian Soldier units of the Yinzhou Army were the first to march out.

Thus, people watched helplessly as this "Broom Army" entered the battlefield first, followed by other troop types, though there were very few of them.

Zheng Yuxing urged, "Young Master Liu, the Xiongnu Army is in chaos; you should send out elite troops!"

Liu Zheng did not commit, keeping his eyes fixed on the situation on the battlefield.

When the Xiongnu Army saw this group of Longyan soldiers coming out holding brooms, they laughed, intending to launch a massacre.

The Xiongnu soldiers, riding War Horses and wielding Curved Sabers, thought that dealing with this "Broom Army" would be like crushing dry weeds and smashing rotten wood. However, everything that happened next caused them to completely collapse.

It was seen that these fifty thousand Langxian Soldier units, stepping in the Mandarin Duck Formation trained by Jiang Xuan, kept their formation unchanged no matter how fierce the enemy's charge was.

The Xiongnu Army had only three types of troops: Archer Cavalry, Saber Cavalry, and Saber Infantry. These three types could fight in the open field and were invincible under heaven. Any army would be terrified when facing the Grassland army.

Even the Crown Prince Xie Fang on the Observation Tower lost all color in his face and said in a panic, "Block them, block them! Protect this Crown Prince, protect me!"

A group of people were speechless.

The army hadn't even arrived yet, and you are already afraid?

However, they were just as pessimistic in their hearts as the Crown Prince.

Broom Army?

How long could they hold off the Xiongnu?

But they suddenly discovered one thing: no matter how afraid they were, the Yinzhou Army remained as steady as Mount Tai, seemingly unafraid of the Xiongnu Army's charge. The Shield Soldier units held their Shield, the Broom soldiers held their "brooms," the Crossbowman units were firing in an orderly fashion, the Mo Dao Soldier units were waiting for the moment to charge, and the Spearman units were advancing steadily.

Were these Yinzhou soldiers not afraid of death?

They couldn't bear to watch and closed their eyes; some were even cursing, saying that this Prefectural Assistant Liu of Yinzhou had no regard for the lives of his soldiers...

But before they could finish cursing, the first close-quarters engagement finally arrived.

A scene even more astonishing finally appeared.

When the arrogant, invincible Xiongnu Army charged up to the Yinzhou Langxian Soldier units, they encountered immense resistance! What made them despair was that before they could even reach the Yinzhou soldiers, those long "bamboo brooms" had already caught their Long-handled Curved Saber that they were trying to swing down!

That's right!

They were actually caught!

The branches and twigs on the bamboo blocked their Curved Saber.

The Xiongnu soldiers were frantic; some of their Curved Saber could not be pulled out, and most of the Xiongnu soldiers tried to use force to cut the bamboo, but they discovered that no matter how hard they tried, they had no Method to deal with these old and tough branches!

In this way, the Langxian Soldier units successfully blocked the charge of the Xiongnu War Horse.

At this moment, the Luoduoke Spear Soldier units finally made their move.

Clang, clang, clang!

Sharp Long Spear after Long Spear pierced into the chests of those Xiongnu soldiers.

The Xiongnu Army's wind-like gallop came to an abrupt halt, and what followed was chaos among the main force.