Dituo'er led five thousand armored cavalry through the night, finally catching up with the column that had fled Yongdeng City escorting its civilians.
Seeing that his opponents numbered only a few hundred, yet had set up barricades before a trench to make a desperate stand, Dituo'er gave a contemptuous sneer from his saddle.
Without wasting a single word, Dituo'er swept his hand forward. The fierce warriors of Western Liang raised their spears and attacked, howling as they charged. In their eyes, these few hundred soldiers of the Great Chen Kingdom were lambs awaiting slaughter. The terrain might be treacherous, but how could it stop the Western Liang Cavalry, who could trample everything flat and sweep across the world?
War between two nations was a contest of military strength, and the invaders' ultimate spoils were people, money, and grain. The thousands of civilians from Yongdeng City had to be nearby. Once these few hundred Great Chen soldiers were eliminated, gleaming silver and beautiful women would be theirs for the taking.
Every Western Liang soldier understood this. Their blood boiled as they charged into battle. Cavalry on both wings drew their bows, and after a dense shower of arrows, the vanguard surged forward, intent on tearing through the enemy's fragile defenses in a single stroke and annihilating them...
"Ready! Loose!"
Fang Yizhi and his soldiers lay concealed among the bushes. Watching the Western Liang Cavalry draw closer, he shouted his orders.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Arrows filled the sky like flying locusts, hurtling toward the Western Liang horsemen. Amid the horses' anguished neighs and men's screams, riders in the front ranks tumbled from their saddles. The horses charging behind could not stop in time and instantly trampled more than a dozen fallen men into pulp...
Armor clanged and battle cries shook the heavens.