I am a soldier in the border army

Chapter 318 Bloody Courage! Sacrifice on the Altar!

How long would it take the cavalry to cross a distance of less than ten miles?
The Liaodong horses that the Zhenliao Army had carefully bred over the years only needed more than twenty breaths to charge at full speed.

The war horses ridden by the barbarian cavalry were only known for their endurance and slightly inferior explosive power, but the difference was not much.

Thirty breaths will be enough.

The Khan's royal order came from behind, and the desolate horn sounded throughout the vast world of Eternal Life.

Woo buzz——

The shouts of thousands of cavalrymen with their scimitars drawn pointed at the distant Yong city walls tore through the sky.

attack!
The 10,000 cavalrymen under his command remained silent.

They were responding to the Khan's royal decree and the shouts of the commander of ten thousand cavalrymen with practical actions.

The cavalrymen in the front row gently shook the reins in their hands.

The 'partners' who had been with them day and night just snorted slightly, and then, as if they had telepathic connection, they began to move their horses slowly.

Then came the second row, the third row...

Soon, the 10,000 cavalrymen who served as the vanguard were all on the move.

The desolate horn inherited from ancient times urged them to move forward, and also ignited the blood in their bodies bit by bit.

Make them fearless and unstoppable.

……

Three breaths!

Under the control of the knight on its back, the warhorse began to slowly and gradually increase its pace.

And then faster and faster.

Ten breaths!

The speed of the warhorse has reached a critical point of relative balance.

In a trance, they vaguely felt that the cold wind blowing from behind seemed to have weakened a little.

The Yong people's city in front of them became clearer and clearer, and taller and taller.

At this moment, their bodies on horseback were no longer relaxed, but gradually tensed up.

They are waiting.

They were waiting for Captain Wan, who was leading the charge, to lead them in the final real charge.

Under the gazes of all these people, Captain Wan did not say anything.

There are strong cities and high walls ahead.

Even though he was now filled with deep hatred for the Yong people, he couldn't help but feel a sense of awe in his heart when facing such high walls and strong cities.

The Yong people are too strong!
They are like a towering giant standing between heaven and earth.

Even if you just take a look at it, you will feel fear and terror from the bottom of your heart.

So in the past, when faced with the Khan's call to arms, he chose to hide away and travel around.

But unexpectedly, he still couldn't escape in the end.

All the tribesmen died.

Now he has no choice!
The thought in his mind suddenly turned, Lao Wanqi exhaled, and all the emotions in his eyes disappeared instantly.

There is only dead silence and indifference.

With a thought, the scimitar in Lao Wanqi's hand returned to its sheath.

The next moment, an iron spear over ten feet long appeared in his hand.

Then he looked straight at the tall city gate several miles away and shouted loudly.

"break!"

His voice was vigorous, not as old and weak as his appearance, but rather full of wildness and determination.

Along with this intention, what was released was the huge iron spear in his hand.

Almost the moment the words fell.

The iron spear whistled, and under the terrifying power of the Sixth Realm Golden Body and the blessing of vast magic power, it turned into a black afterimage that crossed the sky.

It shot straight towards the tall city gate in the distance.

A moment later, a huge sound of breaking through the air resounded throughout the void.

The great Yuanshen monk behind him finally reacted, and his face lit up with joy when he saw the terrifying power of the iron spear's potential energy that could split the mountain.

"Ten thousand cavalry are brave!"

The city walls are high and strong, unbreakable.

But the city gate cannot do that.

Once Wanqi's spear succeeds, he can directly break open the city gate.

By then, they can take advantage of the opportunity to break into the city gates just like they did last year when they broke into Dingbei and Langju City! Occupy the city gates!

Then the subsequent troops will enter the city one after another.

So at this moment, all the barbarian monks who were able to capture the trajectory of this huge iron spear looked towards the city gate with hopeful and eager eyes.

After all, no one would want to be like what happened later when the troops surrounded Dingbei City.

Like an ant, he stepped on his fellow tribesmen, or rather their corpses, and climbed up desperately.

They were not afraid of death as they were able to take part in the siege.

But if one could survive, no one would actually take the initiative to seek death.

And when ants attack a city, they are seeking death!
One after another died!

And that kind of despair that seems to have no end, no one who has experienced it would want to experience it again.

……

A huge iron spear, more than ten feet long, whistled in the air.

The sharp spear tip tore through the air and even made a deafening explosion.

Almost in the blink of an eye, he crossed several miles of space and appeared at the city gate.

'No one tried to stop it!'

As expected, the strong Yong people seemed to have no reaction and showed no signs of trying to stop it.

This discovery immediately made everyone ecstatic.

It was as if he had already seen the scene where the city gate was completely opened by the iron spears.

"Captain of the Ten Thousand Cavalry! Charge!"

The telepathic communication only takes a moment.

When several divine thoughts sounded in Lao Wanqi's soul, he was also overjoyed.

But when he reached out and pressed his hand on the hilt of the knife again, ready to give the order for the final charge, the joy and smiles on everyone's faces, including his, froze in an instant.

Because just as the huge iron spear with the potential to break the mountain was about to hit the city gate, an invisible force seemed to appear out of thin air.

The next moment.

The golden light is dazzling, blocking the void.

With a loud bang, the sharp tip of the iron spear that was supposed to have accomplished the mission had already been blunted and broken.

The terrifying potential energy and the majestic magic power of the six realms that can be added to it are still pushing it forward.

When the two collided, there was even a teeth-grinding crunching sound.

Until the originally thick spear body, which was several meters long, was compressed, deformed and broken into pieces bit by bit.

Finally, it turned into countless iron filings scattered all over the ground.

hiss--

A burst of gasps of cold air overwhelmed the original joy and ecstasy.

The barbarian riders, who had just been full of fighting spirit, were now filled with horror.

They were unable to understand the strange scene before them, which they had never seen before.

Even the look towards this ancient city was filled with a bit of horror.

"This...this is impossible!"

The golden body breaks the law!

Even a great master of the Sixth Realm of Dharma could not use his Dharma domain to offset the spear thrown by the captain Wanqi at that instant!
Unless... unless the Seventh Realm True Immortal in the city took action?

But this is not right either!

Once the True Immortals of the Seven Realms in the city take action, regardless of how the Khan will react, those True Immortals of the Seven Realms around the Khan will definitely not stand idly by.

Soldiers fight against soldiers, generals fight against generals.

This is the underlying logic that generally follows on the battlefield of this world.

The upper three realms are called immortals, but they are no longer human.

Not only has the laws of nature already put shackles on them, restricting their ability to act recklessly.

Certain customary rules have already been formed between each other.

So since there was no movement from the Seven Realms on our side, it means that this scene was not done by the Seven Realms True Immortals of the Yong people!
And fear mostly comes from the unknown.

As soon as this thought came to their mind, they, who were riding their horses forward, waiting for the order to charge, suddenly showed signs of panic.

After the attack, Lao Wanqi, who had suddenly encountered such a change, had a changing expression on his face.

It seemed that he had thought of something, but was still very uncertain. So after a moment, an iron spear reappeared in his hand and flew through the air.

Then he kept playing and scored another goal.

After two consecutive full-strength attacks, even he, a great golden-body master in the sixth realm, looked pale.

Only after a breath had passed did her face return to its normal blush.

"I'm really old..."

Lao Wanqi laughed at himself in his heart.

But his eyes were fixed on the two iron spears that contained all his hopes.

What surprised everyone was that the two iron spears did not go through the city gate as they did just now.

Instead, it was shot towards an inconspicuous part of the city wall.

The other pole actually flew across the void above the city wall and broke through the air.

"Did you shoot...did you miss?"

Some people were very anxious.

But Lao Wanqi's expression remained unchanged, and he just stared at the two iron spears.

Bang, bang——

There were two consecutive loud explosions of the air being torn apart.

But when the previous scene was repeated later, all the Yuanshen masters who were able to capture the scene in the distance subconsciously looked at their captain.

At this moment, Lao Wanqi's face was ashen, and his eyes were full of desperate self-mockery.

Without waiting for them to ask anything, he just transmitted the message.

"It's a formation."

"The formations of the Yong people's various schools of thought and the Mohist school!"

Formation?

When they heard this unfamiliar word from Lao Wanqi, they were all confused.

Actually, it’s not their fault.

Although these people have now reached the Yuanshen realm, before this year, they were just ordinary Tianmen grand masters.

One of them even only has the cultivation level of a congenital master.

Given their abilities and ages, how could their horizons be truly broadened?
Like most people on the grassland, they only knew about the noble families of the Yong people, but they did not know that the various schools of thought were the true source of the noble families.

Not to mention the Mohist School, which was once able to compete with Confucianism and was known as "either Confucianism or Mohism", but has now long since declined.

As for the formation... most of the grassland people have never heard of it.

In fact, let alone them.

Even he couldn't figure it out.

How could such a costly city defense formation appear in this border town in the northern part of Dayong?

After all, as far as he knew, even in the entire Dayong today, there were only a handful of cities that could possess and maintain this kind of formation.

Each of them is an absolutely majestic city and important place of Dayong!
Compared with those majestic cities, what is this mere border town in front of us?
What right does it have, or what qualifications does it have to possess such a formation!

You should know that the money spent on building this formation alone is enough to build a bigger and more majestic city!
Hey!
What kind of brainless prodigal son would do such a thing!
Lao Wanqi couldn’t figure it out and didn’t want to think about it anymore.

Because now he is about to face an even more difficult choice.

That is this city...it cannot be attacked.

At least he would not be able to attack with just the 10,000 cavalry under his command.

With this inhumane city defense formation in place, he couldn't break through the city gate.

Even if they managed to reach the city, it would be meaningless.

Unable to nail an 'anchor point' on the city wall, most ordinary soldiers couldn't even climb up the city wall, let alone choose the 'ant siege' option like last year.

So...should we withdraw?

No matter how unwilling he felt, Lao Wanqi had to admit it at this time.

If he just rushed to the city with his men, he would undoubtedly be leading them to death.

He is not afraid of death, and his heart is filled with only thoughts of revenge.

Even though he knew that these men were not afraid of death in order to be loyal to the Khan.

But how can not being afraid of death and committing death in vain be the same thing?

……

The army was still rapidly approaching the Yong people's city walls.

The journey seemed long, but in fact it was only less than twenty breaths.

Lao Wanqi was still hesitating.

But there is not much time left for hesitation.

Because in just a few breaths, the Yong people on the top of the city had pushed those terrifying city-defending crossbows to the battlements.

Once they enter the range of the crossbows in a few breaths, many people will die because of his hesitation.

That's it!

He has already lost his people once.

We must never let these brave warriors die in vain!

Realizing this, Lao Wanqi made up his mind to lead his troops to retreat.

But just as he gritted his teeth and was about to speak, he heard movement coming from the Yong people city ahead.

The city gate that he had tried his best to blast open just now suddenly opened without any warning.

'This is……'

At this moment, not only Lao Wanqi was stunned, but also the group of Wuhuan pioneer warriors behind him were stunned.

Until they saw figures in black armor riding tall Liaodong war horses coming out from the city gate in the distance.

What is this going to do?
surrender?

That's definitely impossible.

If we rule out this possibility, the answer becomes obvious.

These Yong people are going to leave the city and fight them in the field!

Looking at the black-armored cavalry of Zhenliao pouring out in the distance ahead, and the city gate behind them that had not yet been closed.

Old Wanqi, who had felt completely hopeless just now, suddenly had a bright look in his eyes.

Then he suddenly laughed out loud towards the sky.

"Haha! May the Eternal Heaven bless you!"

If it weren't for the protection of Changshengtian, those Yong people would not have made such a stupid mistake.

Their tens of thousands of cavalrymen should have been completely helpless against this Champion City!

But now they have a chance!
And it’s a once-in-a-lifetime God-given opportunity!

As long as they defeated the Yong cavalry that were leaving the city, they could chase them all the way and take advantage of the situation to attack into the city.

"...then the big thing can be settled!"

The thought suddenly flashed through his mind, and a surge of ecstasy surged in Old Wanqi's heart again. The hilt of the sword in his hand suddenly came out of the sheath.

"Boys! Charge!"

"Follow our 10,000 cavalry to overwhelm them and enter the city!"

Now or never!
The opportunity for war often only lasts for a moment.

Lao Wanqi spoke quickly and urgently, which showed how anxious he was.

Fortunately, whether it is the Yong people or their grassland tribes, those who have always been able to serve as the vanguard, in addition to having a fearless and brave heart, are all elite warriors.

As soon as Lao Wanqi said this, most people instantly understood what he meant.

Almost in an instant, thousands of sharp swords were suddenly unsheathed.

In order to coordinate with the galloping warhorse under him, his already tense body left his seat, bent over, and stood in a horse stance.

"Ula!"

Under the high sky, the desolate ancient horn stretches endlessly.

A loud and uniform war cry was also the clarion call for the charge.

The next moment, the charge began.

The black-armored cavalry of the Yong people that were rushing out of the city gate on the opposite side were also very fast.

As soon as they left the city, they quickly formed their battle formation.

When he saw the barbarian cavalry rushing towards him like mountains and seas, he did not panic.

The one riding in front laughed out loud.

"Suppress Liao Army! Charge!"

"Follow me! Kill all the wild dogs!"

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(End of this chapter)