Chapter 154: Facing the Qingzhou Army

The entire audience was stunned.

Although the Yinzhou Long Spear was famous throughout the world, due to the communication methods of this era, others only knew its name but not the object itself. Most assumed it was an exaggeration, but seeing it today, they realized the legendary Yinzhou Long Spear was simply a natural nemesis for this cavalry.

Even the Prince of Wei could not help but be moved.

Looking at Liu Zheng again.

He still wore a calm expression, as if everything happening before him could not cause him any shock.

It was all within his expectations.

Grand Eunuch Zhou, however, was beaming with joy, incredibly happy, and laughed aloud: "Your Highness the Crown Prince, you must acknowledge the win or loss!"

No matter how unpleasant the Crown Prince's expression was, he could only put on a magnanimous face and follow up: "The Yinzhou Long Spear is well-deserved of its reputation; this time counts as Prefect Liu winning, but next time, it's hard to say!"

Others suppressed their laughter.

This Crown Prince was stubborn; even when he lost, he had to try to gain some verbal advantage back.

"Are there any more? What about the Third Prince?"

The Crown Prince, unhappy about his own loss, looked at Xie Ling with a smile.

Xie Ling cupped his hands and gave a bitter smile: "This Yinzhou Army has formidable combat power; it is already quite good that my guards could last a round against them!"

Soon, he also dispatched his own three thousand elite soldiers. Clearly, Xie Ling's brain was a bit sharper than Xie Fang's; he couldn't just send pure cavalry this time, so he went straight for mixed troop types!

The onlookers watched and nodded in praise one after another.

"Oh?"

Qin Zhangfeng, over by the horse track, also gave a faint smile.

"Axe Soldiers!"

"Yes!"

This time, the three thousand Yinzhou soldiers all dismounted, each equipped with a Giant Axe, an Axe Shield, and a Throwing Axe! And each person wore a helmet that came with the Plate Armor!

The entire audience was in an uproar.

"What kind of soldiers are these?"

"Prefect Liu?"

"This, how come we haven't seen this before?"

Everyone asked one after another.

Liu Zheng chuckled, noncommittal.

Since he wanted to promote his Weaponry Workshop this time and sell Weaponry and Equipment on a large scale, he had no intention of hiding this strongest infantry from "Mount & Blade".

The strongest infantry!

This was the all-around upgraded Light Infantry of Yinzhou! Equipped with the thickest Plate Armor and helmets, each man carried an Axe Shield, a Throwing Axe, and a Giant Axe. It could be said that this equipment was already the strongest set in the cold weapon era.

One must know, the Nord Infantry were known for being able to slaughter others just by running!

Watching these three thousand soldiers equipped with this set of gear, which had the highest production cost from his Fine Iron Workshop, Liu Zheng truly felt a bit of a heartache.

This full set of helmet, Plate Armor, and weapons cost fifty taels per set!

It could be said that they were armed to the teeth!

"Infantry?"

The Third Prince saw this and was immediately delighted, feeling a sense of relief in his heart.

Others also shook their heads one after another.

Since ancient times, cavalry has countered infantry; how could infantry counter cavalry?

It seems this Prefect Liu was being overconfident this time.

"Brothers, the opposite side is actually infantry!"

"Isn't this looking down on us too much?"

"Win some face for His Highness!"

"Yes!"

The private soldiers on the Third Prince's side were all delighted when they saw the opposite side was all infantry.

Although it was said to be mixed troop types, it was still primarily cavalry; at the order, they charged over wildly.

Qin Zhangfeng remained calm, watching steadily.

When the Third Prince's three thousand soldiers charged over, the Yinzhou infantry here did not perform any complex maneuvers, scattering the target of the enemy cavalry's charge. The three thousand soldiers quickly formed groups of ten: five throwing axes, five holding Giant Axes.

What was unexpected to everyone...

The Yinzhou soldiers took the initiative to attack again!

Everyone was stunned.

"Charge!"

"Kill!"

These Yinzhou soldiers, armed to the teeth with Plate Armor, moved in groups of ten; these ten people were like a war beast. Any cavalry that encountered them had no power to fight back and were cut down from their horses.

And the Third Prince's infantry and Crossbowmen could not harm the Yinzhou soldiers under this armor at all.

Even those Archers and Crossbowmen with extremely accurate aim, if their first arrow didn't hit a vital spot and they were preparing a second, they discovered...

These infantrymen were actually charging at them?

"Boom, boom, boom!"

"Boom, boom, boom!"

This full set of helmet and Plate Armor weighed over a hundred catties; stepping on the ground, it felt like an elephant charging, giving people the illusion that the mountains were collapsing and the earth was splitting.

"Kill!"

"Block them!"

"Block them!"

The Third Prince's guards were all scared silly, because no matter how much strength they used, how precise they were, or how many of them swarmed together, they could not do anything to these infantrymen in this limited space!

When those blades and swords struck, they didn't inflict a single injury on the others, yet their own blades curled first?

Curled?

The Third Prince's guards looked at their own curled blades, then looked at the armor opposite them...

Unscathed, leaving only a mark!

"Oh my god!"

What was the point of fighting? Terrified, he threw away the blade in his hand, turned his head, and ran.

Everything was in chaos.

Cavalry, infantry, blade infantry, crossbowmen—they were almost being crushed by these Yinzhou Army soldiers, and so, on this horse field, such a scene appeared...

A group of infantrymen, holding Giant Axes in their hands, were chasing the cavalry as they ran.

Heads broken and bleeding, fleeing in a panic.

On the viewing platform, every single person was dumbfounded.

At this moment, someone finally couldn't help but ask: "Prefect Liu, what kind of armor is this?"

"Prefect Liu, how is that long-handled saber forged?"

"If one were to purchase these Yinzhou Long Spears..."

The Feudatory Kings all swarmed toward Liu Zheng.

Liu Zheng chuckled and said: "Everyone, everyone don't be anxious. If you wish to discuss matters of Weaponry and Equipment, let us capture this Horse King first! Your Highness, Prince of Wei, what do you think?"

"Ah?"

The Prince of Wei was clearly deep in thought; being asked by Liu Zheng like this, he also laughed and said: "Prefect Liu, ha, this, the Yinzhou Army is so fierce, I fear this Mandarin's one thousand soldiers cannot block them at all."

The crowd burst into laughter.

Liu Zheng smiled: "Three thousand will also do!"

The Prince of Wei slapped his thigh: "Good, magnanimous! This Mandarin truly wants to see how these three thousand soldiers of mine compare to the Yinzhou Army! If the Yinzhou Army can defeat mine, this Mandarin will grant you a grand contract for weaponry!"

Liu Zheng was overjoyed and cupped his hands.

With an order given, the Prince of Wei's three thousand heavy armored soldiers rushed toward the horse field.

Everyone became spirited and excited.

This time, heroes from all over the world were gathered here, and other Feudatory Kings had also brought their own private soldiers, but they considered themselves unqualified to participate in the struggle for this Horse King.

Did you not see that the Crown Prince's and the Third Prince's private soldiers had both been defeated?

But this did not prevent them from observing the Prince of Wei's strongest force. How would they fare against these newly risen Yinzhou Army soldiers?

Feudatory Kings stood like trees, each governing their own territory.

Who did not covet this crumbling land of Zhongyuan?

But if one wanted to stir up a storm, one had to know oneself and the enemy.

"Boom—!"

The war drums sounded again, their might shaking the heavens.

The Prince of Wei's top general, Xiao Qian, looked coldly at Qin Zhangfeng opposite him. In his eyes, this young man who had just emerged into the world clearly had the strength to challenge him... but that was merely a challenge.

"Qingzhou Army!"

He raised his long spear and shouted loudly.

"Boom!"

Three thousand Heavy Armored Cavalrymen raised their spears in succession, responding with a thunderous roar.

This momentum alone was not something the Crown Prince's or the Third Prince's private soldiers could compare to.

Qin Zhangfeng frowned.

Liu Zheng also felt a chill in his heart.

Killing intent!

The killing intent on these Qingzhou Army soldiers was truly too heavy. It even caused the War Horses on the field to be startled and flee in all directions.

And the Yinzhou Army?

Facing such a murderous army, they also felt a bit hollow inside, and the complexions of some changed.

Qin Zhangfeng shouted: "Form up!"

"Yes!"

Only then did the Yinzhou Army regain their spirit, responding one after another.

So what if they were murderous?

The Young Master had always told them that war is a game of strategy. A game where either you die or I live. And the best Method to achieve victory in war is to remove "emotion"! That is to say, any emotion—positive or negative—that affects combat must be discarded entirely!

They were machines!

They were killing machines, they were machines that obeyed orders. Although these words sounded cold, only by being this cold could they possibly walk off the battlefield alive and go on to embrace those vivid, warm emotions again...

"Click, click, click!"

This time, Qin Zhangfeng did not act arrogantly.

He used the Langxian directly!

The Mandarin Duck Formation appeared in people's sight once again.

The Prince of Wei asked in surprise: "Is this the Langxian Soldier that repelled the Xiongnu?"

The others nodded one after another, also feeling great surprise.

At this moment, the Langxian in the hands of the Yinzhou Army were no longer simple Mao Bamboo; they had been fitted with spear tips, looking majestic and awe-inspiring.

Langxian Soldiers, Spearmen, Sword and Shield Soldiers, Crossbowmen!

Three thousand Yinzhou Army troops; though the sparrow is small, it has all its vital organs.

"Kill!"

That Xiao Qian gave a cold laugh, raised his spear and roared, while the War Horse beneath him neighed and galloped forward.

Three thousand Qingzhou soldiers were actually uniform and orderly, charging over with the momentum of a thunderbolt!