Chapter 131: The Great Victory at Rongshan Pass

No one had ever imagined that such a thing would happen.

This included Zheng Yue Ru, who had just woken up and was observing this great battle from the viewing platform.

In reality, when she received Liu Zheng's order, she did not know what this Mao Bamboo was actually for. She simply, out of habit, believed that whatever Liu Zheng said was correct, leaving no room for doubt; therefore, no matter what others said to her, she was the first to exhaust almost all the liquid silver of a trading firm in Chuan Shu to ensure this Mao Bamboo was delivered to the battlefield as quickly as possible.

Yes, she had never doubted whether Liu Zheng could be wrong.

She had also never thought about whether it was worth it.

Yet now, seeing the situation before her, she almost couldn't help but cry out.

This Mao Bamboo had actually become a sharp weapon capable of countering the Xiongnu's Long-handled Curved Sabers?

Watching those Xiongnu soldiers looking helpless before the Mao Bamboo, Zheng Yue Ru smiled as brilliantly as a flower.

Because she knew her Young Master Liu was going to win again... and in this victory, she had played a significant part.

She suddenly felt that as long as she stayed by Young Master Liu's side, all sorts of miraculous things would always happen.

Is this life enough?

"What is the situation?"

"What is this!"

Cheng Mu, whose right eyelid had been twitching violently for the past few days with frequent feelings of an ominous omen, was also dumbfounded at this moment.

Those generals of the Xiongnu Army were also stunned.

Their invincible Xiongnu Cavalry had actually been restrained just like this?

The Xiongnu Long-handled Curved Sabers they had just developed were actually blocked so easily?

"Impossible, this is impossible..."

Cheng Mu acted as if he had gone mad.

However, no matter how he roared, it was of no use now.

Because the Xiongnu cavalry was truly ineffective at this time.

The Yinzhou Army's Langxian Soldiers dealt with their Long-handled Curved Sabers, while the Spearmen dealt with their War Horses! As a result, those cavalrymen in the front whose charging progress had been blocked hurriedly turned back, but who would have thought that as soon as they turned, they immediately collided with the Xiongnu cavalry behind them.

At this moment, the problems of the Xiongnu Army—lack of strict discipline, loose formations, and lax military orders—were thoroughly exposed.

Once the War Horses fell into chaos, the Xiongnu soldiers followed suit; not only were they in chaos, but they also began to curse loudly.

Why are you blocking me?

Get out of my way!

If you don't get out of the way, watch me chop you down with one saber strike!

Especially the conflict between the East Xiongnu and the Western Xiongnu, which was infinitely magnified while they were fleeing for their lives.

Meanwhile, the Yinzhou Army was advancing steadily.

Fifty thousand Langxian Soldiers were lined up together; it is estimated that many people would not see such a scene once in their entire lives. The momentum was grand, and the scene was astonishing. At this time, people listened carefully; behind the Yinzhou Army, Jiang Xuan stood on a chariot, his hands behind his back, carefully observing the situation on the battlefield, and then issued orders to the war drummers beside him!

"Kill!"

"Advance!"

"Retreat!"

"Sweep!"

In such a chaotic situation, the Yinzhou Army followed the verbal commands, perfectly executing every move.

Liu Zheng watched with gratification.

Although this scene was very bloody, looking down from a high vantage point, it was more like a grand war performance; the soldiers of the Yinzhou Army were like performance artists, uniform and synchronized, following the commands.

Every one of their movements had no wasted motion.

Either attacking or defending!

"This..."

Crown Prince Xie Fang was scared silly.

The Third Prince, Xie Ling, also took a deep breath and then looked in shock at the back of Liu Zheng, who was standing nearby.

He suddenly felt a bit of regret...

Originally, this genius could have been recruited under his command, but what about now?

Zheng Yuxing had long been standing there in a daze.

Yes.

Facing the Yinzhou Army, which possessed super combat capabilities at this moment, he was so shocked that he could not say a single word.

Is this an army?

No!

This was clearly a massive war machine! A war behemoth! The eighty thousand Yinzhou Army soldiers were fused into one, collaborating perfectly; although there would be losses, replacement soldiers would quickly fill in to ensure the integrity of this large Mandarin Duck Formation.

He also looked at that Young Master Liu with a complex expression.

What kind of great talent was this person, exactly?

As a general who had led troops for over twenty years, he was deeply impressed by the combat capability of this Yinzhou Army.

If...

If this method of warfare were applied to his own Liangzhou Army, what kind of effect would it have?

But immediately, he gave a bitter smile.

How could it be easy?

This type of battle tactic required unconditional trust in the commanders and in one's comrades-in-arms. And in the armies of the Longyan Dynasty? With all sorts of people mixed together, sons of military families and sons of officials coming to gild their resumes, the internal environment was full of contradictions and all sorts of schemes and deceptions...

Small-scale implementation might be possible.

But to truly move eighty thousand or one hundred thousand at every turn, it is quite obviously impossible.

A strong sense of powerlessness surged into the heart of Zheng Yuxing.

And Chen Ping, at this moment, already had his legs trembling.

Liu Zheng?

Is this the former number one spendthrift of Liangzhou?

Is this his Yinzhou Army?

He could not help but compare the Liangzhou Army under his own command with the Yinzhou Army before his eyes, and he discovered with sorrow that his own Liangzhou Army, even if it were an army of one hundred thousand, one hundred and fifty thousand, or even two hundred thousand, might not necessarily be able to withstand the charge of this Yinzhou Army before him.

"What are you still standing there for? Launch the general offensive!"

"General offensive!"

Zheng Yuxing suddenly shouted, and only then did everyone react from their shock.

General offensive!

The Yinzhou Army has already scattered the Xiongnu soldiers; if we do not launch a general offensive now, when else should we wait for?

"Attack!"

"Kill!"

With a single military order, the two hundred thousand Longyan Army at Longhu Pass poured out in full force, leaving almost not a single soldier or officer behind.

The eighty thousand Yinzhou Army continued to advance steadily.

This was like a sharp blade on this wilderness; wherever it went, it pierced, and wherever it went, it slaughtered! And that two hundred thousand-strong Xiongnu Army was like a giant piece of cloth, just like that, rawly torn apart by this sharp blade.

Not only torn apart, but also stirred about quite viciously.

"Kill, kill them back for me!"

"No retreating allowed!"

"Mere Longyan people, what are you afraid of them for!"

"Kill them back for me!"

At this moment, the Xiongnu generals discovered with sorrow that no matter how loudly they roared, the Xiongnu soldiers dared not charge forward anymore.

Who is not afraid of death?

That "Broom Army" and the Spearman were simply nightmares for these Cavalry and Curved Saber soldiers.

"Kill my ass!"

"Brothers, hurry and flee!"

"Run!"

The Xiongnu soldiers had no discipline to speak of to begin with; at this moment, their formation was directly scattered, and everyone was fleeing for their lives in a frenzy. As a result, there was all manner of trampling. At this time, their superior combat power was firmly suppressed, and their superior mobility became a tool for trampling their own comrades.

It was chaos.

The Xiongnu Army was in complete chaos.

Cheng Mu's face was deathly pale, still wearing an expression of disbelief: "How is it possible, how is this possible! No, no! I will not lose!"

He wished he could go onto the field to command personally, but he also knew that once this Xiongnu army was scattered, it was a trend of rout. And at this time, the Longyan Army had also followed behind the Yinzhou Army, launching a pursuit and harvest of these routed Xiongnu soldiers.

One slash, and another slash...

One arrow, and another arrow!

The Longyan Army had not felt this gratified in a long time. Thinking of the ravaging of the Liangzhou region by the Xiongnu Army during this period, thinking of the innocent commoners they had harmed, and thinking of those comrades and brothers who died under their blades, at this moment, any talk of Human Way or pity had become the most useless thing.

Those who are not of our race must have a different heart!

Facing this group of fleeing Xiongnu soldiers, there was only one word, and that was "Kill!"

Because all Longyan people knew that if even one Xiongnu were allowed to run back, this winter, when the Xiongnu were short on food, he might kill ten Longyan people!

For this group of guys who never kept their word, there is only killing!

"Military Advisor, Military Advisor, let us flee quickly, flee quickly!"

Someone pulled at Cheng Mu.

And Cheng Mu gave a bitter smile: "Flee, flee to where? Is it not a dead end if we go back?"

This time, in order to make the two Royal Courts of the Western Xiongnu unite, he had signed a life-and-death pledge!

His awkward status as a Longyan person was already hard to navigate on the Grassland. If this time, because of him, the Xiongnu—who did not have a large population to begin with—lost two hundred thousand, or even just one hundred thousand troops, what would his end be?

Without a doubt, his head would fall!

"Military Advisor..."

"Military Advisor, as long as the green hills remain, one need not worry about firewood!"

"Military Advisor, give the order to retreat!"

Cheng Mu's subordinates advised him.

Even at this moment, Cheng Mu could not believe that he had truly lost. This time, the Western Xiongnu had almost exhausted all their savings, just to win back more things in the negotiations. War, in itself, is a gamble.

For a month, the Xiongnu soldiers had been unstoppable; just a few days ago, they were still eyeing Longhu Pass covetously.

Who could have imagined?

The appearance of these eighty thousand Yinzhou Army soldiers had completely changed the course of the war.

"Retreat!"

Cheng Mu was so angry he spat out a mouthful of blood. If he did not retreat now, the losses would definitely be more severe, and by that time, he feared he would truly be unable to even return to the Grassland!

"Retreat!"

"Withdraw the troops!"

Soon, the sound of retreat drums rang out from the Xiongnu army side.

"Pursue!"

As for Zheng Yuxing, he was not polite at all.

The saying about not pursuing a desperate enemy also depends on the situation. At this moment, the Longyan Dynasty's morale was soaring, their military spirit was like a rainbow, and with the support of the Yinzhou army, what were they waiting for if not to pursue?

And so.

In the battles that followed.

The situation was completely reversed.

For a month, the Xiongnu Army, which claimed to be invincible under heaven, became a routed force.

They abandoned Rongshan Pass, and then, under the pursuit of the Longyan Army, they once again abandoned the four fortresses they had worked so hard to seize!

This pursuit battle.

Lasted for a full seven days and seven nights!

The five fortresses that had been seized had not even been warmed by the Xiongnu before they were taken back by the Longyan Dynasty.

In the end, Zheng Yuxing continued to lead the high-spirited Longyan Army, driving the Xiongnu Army back into the depths of the Grassland.

In this decisive battle, the Xiongnu army suffered a direct loss of one hundred thousand Xiongnu soldiers! With countless others severely wounded, it meant that the Xiongnu had taken a massive tumble this time; their army of two hundred thousand had set out on an expedition, gained nothing, and returned to the Grassland with their tails between their legs.

This battle left the Xiongnu, whose population was already scarce, unable to fight again for at least five years!

"We won!"

"We actually won!"

"Sob sob sob..."

"Satisfying!"

The Longyan Army finally stopped on this stretch of the Grassland, looking at the expanse of green; everyone could not help but cheer, their faces covered in tears, hugging and weeping together.

It was too difficult.

It was truly too difficult!

For over thirty years, in their many battles against the Xiongnu, they had never achieved such a victory!

And then.

Zheng Yuxing turned back to look excitedly at Liu Zheng, whose eyes were bloodshot, and he dismounted with a thud and knelt down: "Thank you, Prefectural Assistant Liu!"

Liu Zheng was startled.

Who would have thought that over a hundred thousand troops would kneel simultaneously.

Shouting in unison.

"Thank you, Prefectural Assistant Liu!"

Ah? This, this...