Chapter 29 The War King's Divine Valor, Slaying a Mongol General
Chapter 29 The War King's Divine Valor, Slaying a Mongol General
At that moment, most of the men were frantically moving arrows and repairing tents when they suddenly heard the approaching sounds of battle. Looking up, they saw iron cavalry pressing down like a wall, and their souls were instantly shattered. Before the alarm sirens sounded and the defensive line was established, it was already on the verge of collapse.
"No retreat! Form ranks! Form ranks!" The rear camp commander, Guo Erjia Tuerge, his eyes bloodshot, swung his sword and slashed several fleeing soldiers in an attempt to quell the retreat.
However, the army was defeated like a landslide, and no amount of individual bravery could save it.
Zhanlonghuang's gaze locked onto Turg, and he spurred his horse straight towards the central army. Turg gritted his teeth and met the attack head-on, his steel blade cleaving through the enemy ranks!
Zhanlong Emperor neither dodged nor evaded; his Dragon God Spear thrust forward with lightning speed, striking first despite being behind. With a loud clang, the steel sword was knocked out of his hand and flew more than ten steps away!
Before Turgh could even react in horror, the War Dragon Emperor's spear swept across him, striking him hard on the side of his neck with a "crack." Turgh didn't even utter a sound before falling from his horse and dying instantly.
"The commander is dead! Those who surrender will be spared!" Zhanlonghuang shouted, reining in his horse.
Most of the defenders immediately knelt down, but a small force, encouraged by the deputy general Irgen Gioro Sahalian, stubbornly resisted by relying on the grain carts and supply wagons.
Saharan raised his spear and shouted, "Don't listen to the Xia dogs' lies! Charge out..."
Before the words were even finished, the War Dragon Emperor had already charged in on his horse, his Dragon God Spear transforming into a silver streak, precisely striking the tip of the spear.
With a "crack," the spearhead shattered, but the momentum continued, piercing his chest and pinning him to a grain cart! Saharan's eyes widened, and he died.
The remaining enemy forces were utterly terrified and either surrendered or scattered.
At the same time, Hu Shatian led his troops like a sharp knife, plunging straight into the main road leading from the rear camp to the front. His double hooks flew, hooking and locking weapons, slicing through horses' legs, and sweeping away all obstacles, quickly cutting off the connection between the rear camp and the central army.
"The rear camp has fallen! The supplies are gone!" Panic spread like wildfire among the Dongyi army, which was fighting a bitter battle at the front.
The last vestige of the army's will to resist crumbled, and the entire army collapsed into an irreversible total defeat.
Amidst the chaos of battle, only the young and valiant general Ao Bai fought to the death without retreating.
He stood guard on the left flank of Nurhaci's fleeing army, his hundred-refined steel sword dulled by the blows, his body covered in blood, looking like a madman, as he hacked down several Xia cavalrymen who tried to stop him, roaring wildly:
"Great Khan, flee! Ao Bai is here! Who dares approach this Xia dog?!"
His bravery was truly extraordinary, and he managed to temporarily stabilize a small area.
However, a dark figure swept in like the Grim Reaper. After dealing with Baturu and the other two generals, Xuanyuan Tianshang's gaze locked onto the last semblance of resistance on the battlefield. His Golden Phoenix World-Burning Halberd pointed at Ao Bai, his voice calm yet carrying boundless pressure: "The courage of ants, only to be laughed at."
Upon hearing this, Ao Bai's heart trembled violently, as if a suffocating pressure was descending upon him. But duty called, and there was no turning back. He roared to bolster his courage, spurred his horse, and swung his sword with all his might, striking at Xuan Yuan Tian Shang!
Xuanyuan Tianshang didn't even use any fancy moves; he simply thrust his halberd forward.
"Clang—Pfft!"
The halberd tip struck precisely at the point on the blade where it was least stressed, and Ao Bai's powerful strike was easily deflected, leaving the blade wide open.
The Golden Phoenix World-Burning Halberd advanced smoothly, piercing into the gap in the iron armor on his abdomen without any resistance, all the way to the hilt!
"Ugh!" Ao Bai screamed in agony, his steel sword slipped from his hand, and he gripped the halberd shaft tightly with both hands, his eyes filled with disbelief, horror, and resentment.
He boasted of his strength, yet he couldn't even withstand a single blow from his opponent.
Xuanyuan Tianshang looked down indifferently at his struggling appearance, his wrist trembled slightly, and a dark force penetrated the halberd, shattering his internal organs. Then he withdrew the halberd and swung it, the blade slicing across his throat.
"On the battlefield, strength matters, not the volume of one's voice." Ao Bai's head slumped to the side, and his breath died instantly.
Before his body could even hit the ground, it was swept up by the surging torrent of the Great Xia cavalry. In an instant, his flesh and bones turned to mud, mingling with the frozen earth and blood.
Faced with the absolute power of the Holy Martial God Xuanyuan Tianshang, this most ferocious general among the new generation of Dongyi was no different from ordinary soldiers. They were all like fish on a chopping board, easily defeated.
Several of Ao Bai's elite guards, witnessing their commander's gruesome death, were filled with rage and, forgetting their fear, let out beast-like howls, brandishing their spears and swords, and charged recklessly toward the armored figure who resembled a god or demon.
They knew that retreating meant certain death, so they decided to fight to the death.
Xuanyuan Tianshang didn't even blink. With a flick of his wrist, the Golden Phoenix World-Burning Halberd seemingly casually traced a semi-circle.
Before the halberd even arrived, the biting, tangible gale had already made it difficult for the riders to breathe.
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"Bang! Splat! Crack!" The dull impact and the sound of bones shattering rang out almost simultaneously! Wherever the halberd swept, men's armor shattered and horses' bones broke!
Limbs and fragments of internal organs were scattered everywhere, and both man and horse were swept away and crushed into dust by this single blow! Not even a decent scream could be uttered.
The Eastern Yi soldiers who had miraculously survived were terrified upon witnessing such inhuman ferocity, and countless of them dropped their weapons with a clang.
Even though Xuanyuan Tianshang was alone at this moment, there was no one within ten feet of him in an instant, only scattered corpses.
He was like a killing god who stepped out of the deepest hell, and his very existence was the most terrifying deterrent to the entire battlefield.
The Eastern Barbarian rear camp had completely fallen into enemy hands, and their retreat was cut off. Panic spread like a plague to the various units of the still struggling central army.
The eight men, Abatai, Babutai, Degelai, Babuhai, Ajige, Laimubu, Dodo, and Feiyanggu, who were originally ordered to guard the flank of the central army, saw the flames soaring into the sky and the shouts of battle approaching from the rear camp. They also vaguely glimpsed the horrifying scene of blood and flesh flying everywhere on Xuanyuan Tianshang's side. Their last bit of fighting spirit vanished.
The eight men exchanged glances, each seeing boundless fear in the other's eyes. Without the slightest hesitation, they turned their horses around and, each leading their trusted men, fled in panic in different directions.
"Trying to escape? Leave your lives behind!" How could the War Dragon Emperor allow these barbarian chieftains to get away? He had already set his sights on this group of defeated generals.
With a thunderous roar, his black dragon steed reared up, aiming straight for the most conspicuous of them, Abatai and Babuhai. The Dragon God Spear transformed into a bolt of silver lightning, piercing straight for Abatai's back!
Abatai heard a whooshing sound behind his head, his soul nearly leaving his body. He barely managed to turn around and raise his knife to parry.
"Clang—Thud!" The spear tip pierced through the blade with unstoppable force, and with the remaining force, it sank deep into his shoulder blade! Abatai let out a miserable cry, the knife slipped from his hand, and half of his body went limp.
With a twist of his wrist, Zhanlonghuang drew his spear and swept it horizontally. The heavy spear shaft, imbued with the power of wind and thunder, slammed heavily into his temple!
"Bang!" His skull shattered, and red and white matter flew everywhere. Abatai fell from his horse and died.
Babuhai was terrified and whipped his horse, fleeing for his life. Zhanlonghuang, estimating the distance, focused his energy, his arm muscles bulging, and hurled the Dragon God Spear in his hand like a javelin! The spear transformed into a deadly streak of light, tearing through the air.
With a "thud," the weapon pierced through Babuhai's back and through his chest, dragging him off his horse and pinning him to a charred section of the shaft! The corpse twitched twice and then fell silent.
On the other side, Hu Shatian led a swift and agile team, like cheetahs, to attack Degelai, who was trying to escape in his carriage, and Laimubu, who was galloping wildly on horseback.
In a panic, Dege jumped onto a carriage carrying arrows and whipped the packhorses to gallop.
Tiger Demon Heaven sneered, spurring his horse's flanks fiercely, instantly catching up. His Golden Tiger Divine Hook flashed out like lightning, hooking tightly onto the carriage shaft.
With a sudden burst of strength, he flipped the carriage over, and Degerai screamed as he rolled onto the frozen ground.
Tiger Demon Heaven galloped past on horseback, his twin hooks like scorpion stings, piercing into the man's shoulder blades and dragging him behind the horse, plowing a long bloody trail across the rugged, blood-stained ground until the man breathed his last.
Relying on his horse's speed, Laimubu tried to squeeze out through the gaps in the tent.
Tiger Demon Heaven reacted swiftly, his right golden hook flying out of his hand, tracing a strange arc in the air as if it were alive.
With a sharp "click," the weapon precisely hooked his left ankle and pulled him back with tremendous force! Lai Mubu cried out and fell from his horse. Before he could get up, several gleaming sabers clashed and fell, killing him instantly.
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