The city gates rumbled open, and the cavalry of the Sanyin Hall surged out. I had already told them not to form ranks outside the city. By the time they finished, the rebels would have reacted. They were to charge straight through.
So, it was a long snake formation. Once they broke through the rebel defenses, there was no need for strategy; they just had to cut and slash. After about ten thousand had charged through, I found a horse myself and followed. The Sanyin Hall army had great momentum, galloping forward with fierce killing intent. The rebels they encountered along the way were easily cut down.
As I said before, these rebels, though valiant and skilled in battle, lacked strong fighting will when their morale was low. Furthermore, in the snow, they couldn't organize any semblance of a proper interception. They could only watch helplessly as the Sanyin Hall army charged and killed freely within their camp, as if in an empty land.
My priority target was the enemy's central command tent. However, the rebels' method of defending the central tent wasn't a death stand, but rather their own cavalry circling the tent, exchanging fire with the Sanyin Hall cavalry. For a time, it was impossible to break through.
At this moment, I saw a rebel who was a familiar face charge towards me. But the Sanyin Hall troops didn't stop her, because it was Qin Shuyao herself. She wasn't wearing a helmet, and the Sanyin Hall soldiers recognized her face. After all, there were probably not many people in the underworld with a face comparable to their princess's beauty.
"Chengfeng! Haya Chaku's cavalry is almost here, what do we do?" Qin Shuyao asked nervously.
Damn it, they're coming faster than expected. And the battlefield situation is also a bit worse than I anticipated. The fifty thousand Sanyin Hall troops had all charged out, but they had only managed to break through the rebel defense line, not achieving the tactical objective of routing them. Now, the battlefield situation had entered a stalemate. If Haya Chaku's twenty thousand new forces were to charge in, we would be defeated!
"How far is it from here?" I asked.
"Less than ten li!" Qin Shuyao replied. She had likely already dispatched a contingent to scout the Daxing direction, keeping track of the reinforcements at all times.
I quickly thought of a countermeasure. After much deliberation, there was only one option: a risky gamble!
"Yuanba, come with me!" I shouted.
Li Yuanba was enthusiastically fighting, but his hearing was sharp. Upon hearing my call, he immediately disengaged from the enemy ranks and came over. "My lord, what is your command!"
"Accompany me on a mission to raid another enemy great commander."
"Uh, but, my spear is broken," Li Yuanba said.
"You don't need it. With your skills, you can sneak up on that great commander and take his head directly!"
Seeing my praise, Li Yuanba was delighted and puffed out his chest.
"Daxing direction, see you eight li away," I said, and then I ran off.
Eight li is not far, it was reached in a flash. When I arrived, I almost bumped into the faces of the reinforcing cavalry. They were too fast!
At this distance, I wouldn't fall too far behind Li Yuanba, and he also arrived in a flash. I pointed at the enemy reinforcement leader. "Go, kill him!"
"Alright!" Li Yuanba grabbed a broken saber—I didn't know where he picked it up, it was probably a rebel weapon—and charged towards the thousands of cavalry.
I followed closely behind. By the time I arrived, Li Yuanba had already beheaded the enemy cavalry commander. The others had all stopped, staring in astonishment at the headless corpse on the horse.
While they were still in shock, I leaped onto a rock and declared loudly, "Listen up! I am a commander under Li Yuanhao, the King of Xiliang of the imperial army! Our King of Xiliang's army of three hundred thousand has arrived at Sanyin Hall, and Long Ju has been slain!"
"Ah! General Long is dead!"
"General Long is dead?"
"Impossible, this kid is lying!"
"But... our General Yin is also dead!"
"That's right, how did General Yin die, I didn't even see clearly!"
General Yin must have been the one Li Yuanba just killed. He died somewhat obscurely. I guessed that he himself didn't even see how Li Yuanba's saber landed on his head.