"No, I won't leave, I can't leave. If I leave, Mongolia is finished!"
Möngke certainly saw it clearly.
No matter what happens to the Han people in the south, the invincible Mongolia cannot retreat. If they do, this vast empire will collapse, and the Golden Family's great cause will have no chance of success.
"But..."
"No buts! Give the order, charge! I refuse to believe that 300,000 troops can't defeat a so-called Celestial Venerable!"
"Give me the order to shoot him! The bows and arrows of Mongolia men can conquer the world; I refuse to believe he's truly invincible!!"
Möngke gritted his teeth and gave the order.
He could not retreat; the cohesion of the grassland tribes was forged through victorious battles and bloodshed.
If he were to retreat, the great Golden Family would be seen as cowards, and even if they did retreat, the other tribes would still seek to destroy the Golden Family.
Besides, if the Han people produce such a swordsman-like figure, do you think they'll stop attacking you if you retreat?
Don't forget, most of the Han people in the north were still under Mongolia rule, and the enmity between the two sides was not so easy to resolve.
Once the Han people recover, they will once again become the truly unified nation they were during the Great Tang and Great Han dynasties.
"Woo~woo!" The sound of the horn echoed throughout the army.
"Shoot! The Khan has ordered you to kill him!"
"If you shoot him down, you'll be granted a fiefdom, a thousand pieces of gold, and a beautiful woman!"
Amidst the sound of bugles, the Mongol generals roared hoarsely, and the whips and rewards swayed the fear in the hearts of the lower-ranking soldiers, who then picked up their bows and arrows.
Countless arrows flew into the sky; the rain of arrows fired by hundreds of thousands of soldiers was truly dense, completely obscuring the sky.
However, this kind of attack was completely useless against Xu Xiao. He only needed to slightly increase his height or set up a Telekinesis barrier in front of him, and these arrows would be completely ineffective against him.
But he didn't do that. He was there to set an example and establish his authority; how could he possibly retreat? How could he possibly defend?!
He wanted to use the most direct and impactful attacks to break down the morale of these barbarians and lay an invincible mark on the Han army that followed.
"A mere rain of arrows is no less futile than a mayfly trying to shake a tree!"
"The wind is coming!"
Xu Xiao did not use his Telekinesis, but instead used the technique of "Carefree Wind Riding" to drive the whirlwind in his dantian, infusing it with the Spiritual Power of his entire body.
The Carefree Wind Riding Technique is a divine skill that allows one to enter the Dao through martial arts. Once this skill is mastered, its power is beyond what any other martial art can match.
Calling this wind-summoning technique a martial art is highly inappropriate; to be precise, it should be called magic!
Xu Xiao's Spiritual Power was rapidly depleting, and then a gust of wind began to appear around him.
Initially only two meters in radius, it instantly transformed into a raging tornado connecting heaven and earth.
A tornado, several meters wide, formed within the Mongolia army, engulfing all incoming arrows. The flying sand and stones, in turn, became deadly weapons against the Mongol soldiers.
Xu Xiao waved his hand, and the tornado swept wildly into the Mongol army's formation.
In an instant, people and horses were thrown into chaos, and screams filled the air!
Most people were even caught in the tornado, thrown high into the air and then violently thrown away, while a small number were taken away by the stones and weapons carried by the wind.
This kind of force, which can be described as a natural disaster, is completely beyond human control!
"The effect was not bad, but it's not worth expending all my Spiritual Power for just one move."
This was the first time Xu Xiao had used his full Spiritual Power, and the power was quite good, which was a testament to the hard work he had put into his training.
After Carefree Wind Riding entered the Innate, there was no longer any reference point for his cultivation path. He could only meditate for an hour each day and absorb the Spiritual Energy from the crystal core.
Without other Innate Skill methods for reference, or without figuring out how to continue cultivation beyond the Innate, this is the only path we can take for now.
However, the stagnation in his martial arts path does not mean that Xu Xiao's power will stop. His most relied-upon power is still his Telekinesis power, which can continue to be strengthened as his body is enhanced.
As for how to strengthen his body, Xu Xiao already had several worlds to plan for. After the Condor Heroes incident, his next step would be to go to a new world to make plans.
The physical body and the spirit are interdependent; he would never abandon the body, the most fundamental thing.
The scene shifts back to the battlefield, where the Mongol army is first battered by a hail of arrows, then swept by a storm, while the morale of the Han army reaches its peak.
At this point, they were less than a mile from the nearest Mongol vanguard, and could be considered to have officially entered the combat zone.
Unfortunately, the Mongol army suffered repeated blows and no one was capable of dealing with the approaching Han army. They could only wait for the enemy's cavalry to finish preparing.
"Han warriors, the Heavenly Venerable has paved a path for us. Now, follow me on horseback into battle and drive these damned barbarians back!"
"Fight back!"
With an army of 50,000, even with Xu Xiao plundering the gentry of the south to equip 15,000 cavalrymen due to the shortage of horses in Jiangnan, the army was still insufficient.
These soldiers, who enjoy the best supplies every day, each with two horses and both riders clad in armor, are the elite of the Revival Army.
At this moment, led by their general, these 15,000 Han cavalrymen charged forward, heading straight for the Mongol army, which was in turmoil.
"Charge! Kill! Slay the barbarians and reclaim Han territory!"
The infantry behind them also began to march quickly, following the cavalry's pace, sweeping away like a torrent.
Seeing this scene from the sky, Xu Xiao mustered the last of his Spiritual Power and shouted:
"In the name of the Heavenly Venerable, I bestow upon you all blessings, that you may be invincible in battle and unconquerable in your assaults, each one of you capable of taking on a hundred men!"
It was just an ordinary sentence, but it injected a shot of adrenaline into the charging soldiers.
All the charging soldiers felt a surge of power within them, as if they had truly become invincible warriors, just as Xu Xiao had said.
The cavalry at the forefront charged into the enemy ranks, their swords flashing as they cut down the once-mighty Mongolia army like vegetables.
An invincible confidence filled their hearts, and as they penetrated deeper into the Mongol army, the Han soldiers increasingly felt that the Mongol army of the past was nothing special.
Especially when faced with these divine weapons blessed by the Heavenly Venerable, they appear utterly vulnerable.
A highly motivated and well-equipped army, under Xu Xiao's psychological influence, appeared invincible.
Meanwhile, the Mongol army, after being attacked twice by Xu Xiao, lost all confidence and was left only in panic.
The Eternal Heaven they had previously boasted about did not protect them; on the contrary, the Han people truly had immortals leading them in battle.
With the tides turning and the tides shifting, the once invincible Mongol army was utterly routed by the Han army, utterly defeated.
Some of the troops that had not been attacked by Xu Xiao wanted to go and fight against the Han army, but whenever they showed such bravery, Xu Xiao would use his Telekinesis to crush them into dust.
This battle was originally intended to instill confidence in the invincibility of the Han people; how could we allow the Mongol army to interrupt it?
Xu Xiao aims to achieve a complete and resounding victory, thereby forging an invincible army based on Han Chinese faith, and simultaneously breaking the backbone of the Mongol army.
Only in this way, after he leaves, will the Han people of this world be freed from their fate of being enslaved by foreign tribes and fully awaken as the overlord who conquers all.
"It's over, everything is over."
Fortunately, Möngke was not affected by the tornado in the distance, and the Han army's troops were unable to break through to this area for the time being.
But Möngke's face was deathly pale, completely devoid of his former domineering and indomitable spirit.
Having witnessed the intractable natural disaster of the tornadoes firsthand, Möngke truly realized that a divine being had indeed appeared within the Han army.
They call themselves the Golden Family, children of the Eternal Heaven, but in the end, that's just a self-proclaimed title.
On the other side, however, was a real, celestial being who could summon wind and rain!
How can mortals fight against immortals? How can they defy the heavens?