Kill! Kill! Kill!
Suddenly, a dense cacophony of shouts and cries of battle erupted atop Great Jade Mountain, and one could vaguely make out the frantic escape of his two sons.
This threw Tuoba Wanli into complete disarray, allowing them to actually invade his headquarters.
"Father!"
Tuoba Qingsong and Tuoba Qingshan rode in, their faces covered in dust and dirt. They didn't even dare to look their father in the eye. They had both been defeated, and defeated so badly that it was no exaggeration to say that they had been utterly defeated.
Seeing his son like this, Tuoba Wanli felt a chill in his heart; there was no way to turn the tide now.
Before even engaging in direct combat, they've already suffered heavy losses. They're doomed. Now they have less than 300,000 men, while the enemy has nearly 500,000. They have no chance of winning.
"This is terrible! Our flanks have been opened up; we're surrounded!"
"With two cavalry units behind us, we can't even escape; they can easily catch up!"
The crowd's expressions immediately turned grim. The fact that their elite cavalry had managed to outflank them was certainly not good news.
The warhorses of Xiliang today are no ordinary horses; they not only possess top-tier warhorses from the Western Regions, but also warhorses traded from the Northern Barbarians.
These warhorses are more than enough for them to catch up with easily; this is a big problem!
Waaaaaah!
Just then, they also heard the sound of horns from down the mountain, and their expressions changed drastically.
It's clear that Xiliang is about to launch a full-scale offensive!
At this moment, if they still didn't understand the meaning of the towering flames earlier, they would be incredibly foolish. Those were probably signals used to notify Lin Yi's side.
Now that the enemy has penetrated the rear, Lin Yi immediately launched a general offensive.
This plunged everyone's spirits into despair. This was definitely not good news for the Northern Barbarians; their morale had probably already plummeted.
Now we have a few questions!
To fight or to run?
If we were to fight, how would we fight?
Where should we fire?
All eyes were on Tuoba Wanli; the decision rested with their king.
Tuoba Wanli took a deep breath, drew his longsword, and shouted, "Brothers, the grasslands are the territory of the Northern Barbarians, and we will not tolerate Lin Yi of Xiliang's insolence!"
"I'd rather die singing in the rain than live a wretched life in this world."
" Northern Barbarians!"
"Prepare for battle!"
The enemy's White Horse Volunteers and Xiliang Iron Cavalry are both cavalry, so it's basically impossible for our side to break through the encirclement in a short time. Even if we manage to break through, they can easily pursue and kill us.
It's better to fight to the death than to die a cowardly death!
" The Northern Barbarians, prepare for battle!"
As expected, with Tuoba Wanli personally leading the charge, the morale of the Northern Barbarians soldiers surged instantly, and the entire army was filled with a murderous aura.
"Brothers, follow me and we'll fight our way back!"
With a wave of his hand, Tuoba Wanli led his army directly towards Ma Chao, from where they could march straight back to Yulong City.
puff!
Ashina Dubi's lips twitched, and he almost fell to the ground.
When the king shouted that he would rather die singing in the rain, he thought his king had suddenly decided to fight to the death. He never expected it to be a desperate breakout.
As expected of you, Tuoba Wanli!
Ma Chao was also completely bewildered!
Seeing the enemy's high morale, he was dumbfounded and frowned, saying, "What does this mean? Didn't they come here to drive us back and reclaim the Northern Barbarians lands?"
Why the hell are you focusing on me instead of targeting the main players?!
He quickly realized Tuoba Wanli's intentions, and his face turned green. This guy was actually going to fight back; he was preparing to escape!
Holy crap!
This is the first time I've ever seen someone run away with such high morale.
Ma Chao was speechless. Today was like being cut in the buttocks with a small knife; he had never seen anything like it.
"Quickly bring me Ma Jun Divine Crossbow and shoot them dead!"
"Also, bring over the enemy's existing barricades and use them to block them out; don't let them escape!"
"And the explosives the lord gave us, arrange for them to use those too!"
"Send another signal requesting backup!"
The enemy still has two or three hundred thousand troops. If they were to surround the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, the Xiliang Iron Cavalry would also suffer losses, and they might even be able to break through smoothly. This was something he absolutely could not accept.
That will require some time to process.
Fortunately, the cavalry's mobility gives them an advantage, allowing them to keep the enemy at bay. The lord in the rear will certainly not stand idly by.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
Three fireworks shot into the sky and exploded in the air.
Then Ma Jun Divine Crossbow was instantly fired, and a rain of arrows swept towards the Northern Barbarians.
With an army of nearly 300,000, there was no concern about overlapping arrow fire; the arrows were distributed evenly.
Ahh!
In an instant, amidst such a dense rain of arrows, a large number of the Northern Barbarians fell. However, although death was terrifying, it could not diminish their determination to charge back.
They had only one thought in mind: to fight their way back to Yulong City!
Let's grow bigger and stronger again!
Boom!
The situation changed completely when one after another, dark metal cans landed in front of them.
These explosions directly ignited the warhorses of the Northern Barbarians. Faced with such terrifying sounds, the warhorses panicked and began trampling each other, creating utter chaos in front of them.
Seeing three more fireworks shoot into the sky, Tuoba Wanli's pupils contracted, and he exclaimed, "This is bad! We must drive away the people in front! We have to break through! The enemy behind us is about to catch up!"
If faced with an attack from an army of 500,000, our side would probably be completely wiped out; the enemy's crossbows are simply too powerful.
In his sight, Gongsun Zan's White Horse Volunteers already arrived as reinforcements; he couldn't wait any longer!
Pfft!
Upon receiving the order, the guards did not hesitate to kill the warhorses that were causing a disturbance ahead, along with the soldiers on those horses, thus opening a bloody path before heading straight for the Xiliang Iron Cavalry.
If we don't fight our way out now, we'll never get out.
"There's a problem on the right wing; is Tuoba Wanli trying to escape?"
Looking at the signal above the Xiliang Iron Cavalry from a distance, Lin Yi couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time. This guy was just too decisive.
"Pass down the order: rush to the battlefield at full speed and kill without mercy!"
"We must not let the enemy escape!"
If we let this guy escape now, the grassland will probably be in chaos again, which is completely unnecessary. Keeping him here is the best option.
The remaining forces are essentially no longer a threat.
Zhang Liao had already noticed that something was wrong, Tiger and Leopard Cavalry did not hesitate at all, directly charging into the enemy's blocking force.
The enemy left only a small force of about 50,000 to hold them off, but they were quickly torn apart by the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, giving the Asura Army and the Vanguard Dare-to-Die Warriors a chance to break in.
Without the slightest hesitation, the three armies launched an immediate attack on Tuoba Wanli's main camp.
The Vanguard Dare-to-Die Warriors's frenzied rain of arrows was the most terrifying weapon in the world, relentlessly reaping the lives of the Northern Barbarians soldiers. Under this barrage of arrows, they had no chance of escape.