Lone Rider Breaks Formation, Wielding the Vast Sea; Blood-Clad Slayers Annihilate Rebel Army

These Zhao Army soldiers who were about to face battle had never clashed with Zhao Cheng head-on.

They had once been Zhao State's elite troops, but the places they guarded had not lain along Zhao Cheng's northward route, so they had never witnessed the terrifying combat strength of the Blood-Clad Army.

Later, Zhao State fell completely and the tide had turned beyond saving. They could only follow Zhao Qi from place to place, hiding in concealment, all of them hoping to find a chance to restore their state.

Deep down, they harbored doubts about the Blood-Clad Army's formidable reputation.

They were merely an army of Qin State. How could they truly be as godlike as the rumors claimed?

Now that they saw Zhao Cheng daring to charge into Lieren City with only a thousand-odd Blood-Clad Army soldiers, they found him even more like a foolish goose walking straight into a trap.

They had nearly thirty thousand men!

One portion was hidden within and around Lieren City, where, with the cooperation of wealthy gentry and nobles, they had long laid down a net spanning heaven and earth.

The other portion lay in ambush amid the mountains outside the city, waiting only for the signal to launch a pincer attack from within and without.

Forget a mere thousand Blood-Clad Army soldiers—even if ten thousand came, they would be buried here today.

Just as Zhao Qi was barely containing his impatience, a column of black smoke suddenly shot into the sky from Lieren City's direction.

That was their agreed-upon signal!

His eyes lit up at once. Clenching the spear in his hand, he shouted, "The time has come! Brothers, follow me! Kill Zhao Cheng!"

The thunderous hoofbeats instantly shattered the mountains' silence. The cavalry raced toward Lieren City like arrows loosed from the