On the observation platform halfway up the mountain, Great General Liu Rengui and Ironblood General Yue Pengjiu watched the battlefield closely. The Sailfish army had already surged onto the city walls, its ferocious assault gradually forcing the human army back.
"Great General, this should be their last wave of attacks, right?" Yue Pengjiu asked, his gaze fixed on the fierce fighting below.
Liu Rengui nodded and replied, "Yes, it should be. Gathering more than a hundred thousand sea soul beasts in half a month was already remarkably efficient. Otherwise, the Sailfish wouldn't have been willing to commit their own tribal troops."
Hearing Liu Rengui's words, Yue Pengjiu smiled faintly. "They've been fighting at close quarters for nearly twenty minutes now. It's about time. Shall we attack?"
Liu Rengui knew the moment had come. He nodded and commanded loudly, "Guards, sound the horn!"
As the horn rang out, Yue Pengjiu's Ironblood Heavy Cavalry began forming up to attack.
"Old Yue, we're counting on your Ironblood Heavy Cavalry. Move out!"
"Rest assured, Great General. It's our turn now. We can't let Old Zhai and his Qian Jun Guards claim the top spot and steal all the glory," Yue Pengjiu declared, his heroic spirit soaring into the clouds.
The Ironblood Heavy Cavalry ranked among the empire's finest elite forces. Clad in heavy armor, they were covered in metal from head to toe and looked utterly impregnable.
Each knight rode a Wind Qilin Horse, a soul beast warhorse with tremendous speed, stamina, and carrying capacity. Almost all had a hundred years of cultivation. They could remain steady during a high-speed charge, allowing their riders to unleash their full fighting strength.
When five thousand Ironblood Heavy Cavalry charged down from the mountainside, their appearance immediately caused a stir.
Tall and imposing, with a resolute face,