"What do you mean, shoot it into the sky?"
Zhang Liao, who was rushing towards the enemy, was completely dumbfounded when he saw the ground littered with arrows in front of him.
These days, archery is all about shooting at open ground?
Should we shoot it into the sky?
One of his confidants glanced over and couldn't help but whisper, "General, could this be their method for dealing with heavy cavalry? Creating a hail of arrows, leaving our warhorses nowhere to put their feet!"
Look at those densely packed arrows, they definitely hinder your movement.
"Rational!"
Zhang Liao nodded slightly, agreeing that there was some truth to it, but these few toothpicks wouldn't be enough to stop the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry.
He said in a deep voice, "Continue pursuing the enemy and make sure they are all wiped out! Otherwise, that pretty boy might steal the credit; he's notoriously fast!"
The White Horse Volunteers extremely fast; even when they maneuvered and weaved, they were able to reach the enemy's rear ahead of them.
If we don't hurry, the daylilies will be too cold.
His confidant chuckled dryly. "General Gongsun Zan was merely riding a white horse, and you're calling him a pretty boy? That's rather inappropriate."
However, the general is right, we can't let someone else steal this credit!
He roared!
"Brothers, keep chasing the enemy!"
"The credit is right ahead—these are all heads!"
kill!
After clearing away the barricades and other obstacles, the army crossed the Great Wave Valley defense line and pursued the enemy head-on.
Then, at Zhang Liao's command, the wolf cavalry launched a surprise attack over a thousand miles, bypassing the heavy cavalry.
kill!
The army galloped forward and soon caught up with Wang Sitao and his men. However, their current state made Zhang Liao's face fall. They were crouching in place like quails, surrounded by the White Horse Volunteers.
Not far from him were some Xiliang Iron Cavalry; those two have come!
"Damn it, they beat us to it!"
Zhang Liao dismounted, cursing, and headed straight for Gongsun Zan. "That bastard probably did all the work before him," he thought.
Gongsun Zan was standing nearby, also saw Zhang Liao and went straight to greet him, saying with a smile, "Brother Wenyuan, you're late!"
Depend on!
Zhang Liao glared at him irritably, then looked at Wang Sitao, who was squatting on the ground, and kicked him, angrily saying, "Can't you be a little more assertive? You have ten thousand men, and you just surrendered like that!"
Waaaaah!
"General, I can't beat you!"
Wang Sitao was about to cry. "We have 10,000 people, but you have almost 300,000!"
He had felt a chill run down his spine when he saw the two legions charging in from the side.
The White Horse Volunteers and the Xiliang Iron Cavalry are the absolute elite of Xiliang, ranking among the seven major legions. How could we, with only 10,000 men, possibly withstand them?
If we don't surrender, we're doomed!
He was filled with mixed emotions; Lin Yi was probably really angry this time.
Whether it's the White Horse Volunteers, the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, or the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, these are all his elite troops, yet they have all become rebels. This is clearly Lin Yi's deliberate act, using this opportunity to retaliate against Great Ning.
Or rather, this means Lin Yi is about to make a move against Great Ning!
snort!
Zhang Liao stopped looking at him and instead glanced at Gongsun Zan.
" Gongsun Zan, your White Horse Volunteers incredibly fast. Why aren't you attacking Mountain and River Pass? What are you doing trying to steal my food?"
"Nonsense! If Mountain and River Pass hadn't been secured by the strategist, who would want to follow you?" Gongsun Zan laughed heartily, speaking with self-righteous indignation.
They had already received word that the strategist would soon be attacking Mountain and River Pass from the Northern Barbarians, so naturally they couldn't very well try to seize it.
The strategist had the Asura Army and the Formation-Breaking Camp under his command, along with a portion of the Northern Liang cavalry, which was enough to break through the weakly defended Mountain and River Pass, so they decided not to join the fray.
Besides, he's a strategist, a notorious schemer. If you steal his credit, how will you ever get by?
Zhang Liao was speechless!
"Where is Ma Chao? His Xiliang Iron Cavalry is still here, but where are the men?"
"They've moved forward to attack!"
Grass!
Zhang Liao's face turned green. After these two guys wreaked havoc, the Great Wasteland Commandery was about to be lost in large part.
"Mount up, let's catch up!"
He gritted his teeth, ignored Gongsun Zan, and headed straight ahead.
While war raged on the Great Wasteland Commandery, another region was also in dire straits!
[A solemn declaration to All Under Heaven people: Emperor Li Anlan of the Great Ning Dynasty has committed the heinous crime of murdering his father and brother.]
[Eliminating dissidents, indiscriminately killing the Kings of Prince of Min and Prince of Shu. In order to get rid of the Prince of Xiliang, he colluded with Tuoba Wanli, the King of the Northern Region, engaging in treasonous trade with foreign powers, feeding on the people of the north, and exploiting them...]
Such a wolf in sheep's clothing deserves to be condemned by all discerning people in the All Under Heaven!
[Written by: Wang Yining!]
A manifesto from former Grand Tutor Wang Yining ignited the entire Great Ning, causing the whole Great Ning to erupt in excitement.
The entire text contains no mention of the Prince of Xiliang, yet it still resonates powerfully, drawing everyone's attention and suspicion.
Wuning Commandery was the first to be affected!
After hearing and seeing that document, the people began to question the meaning of life.
"What? The Emperor is colluding with the Northern Barbarians, harming the people of the North, and even sending grain from the South to the Northern Barbarians?"
"How could this be? The All Under Heaven belongs to the emperor!"
"So what if the All Under Heaven belongs to the emperor? Tell me, why did the emperor still send grain to Tuoba Wanli after we won the Battle of Mountain and River Pass? And why did the Prince of Min die after we won?"
"It's truly outrageous that the Prince of Min and the Prince of Shu were also killed by the Emperor."
"In that case, it's no wonder the Emperor took action against Xiliang!"
"What a foolish ruler! What a foolish ruler! Knowing that the Prince of Xiliang was attacking the Northern Barbarians, the Emperor still mobilized 800,000 troops to attack Xiliang. If he were to fight the Northern Barbarians with such fervor, our Northern Barbarians Great Ning would have already wiped them out."
"I think this is a conspiracy by the Prince of Xiliang!"
"You're talking nonsense! This was written by the former Grand Tutor Wang Yining. What does it have to do with the Prince of Xiliang? He was a highly respected Grand Tutor in the past. If the Emperor didn't have a problem, why would he write this proclamation? There must be something wrong with it!"
"Holy crap, now that you mention it, it actually makes sense!"
"When fighting the Northern Barbarians, they were meek and submissive, as if their forces were stretched thin, but when fighting their own people, they struck with deadly force."
This manifesto is extremely damaging; it contains both truth and falsehood, but when combined, it all makes perfect sense.
Li Anlan cannot evade the issues of plotting to usurp the throne and killing his father and brother; these are things the emperor has already done, and they are common knowledge!
Furthermore, the deaths of the Prince of Min and the Prince of Shu were shrouded in mystery, yet the Emperor remained indifferent; anyone could see the ulterior motives behind this.
That's not all. The emperor used two or three hundred thousand men to fight the Northern Barbarians, and he even seemed to be short of troops. After winning the battle, he actually sent them grain. Isn't this blatant treason and collusion with the enemy?
But when you attacked Xiliang, you mobilized an army of 800,000, which is just absurd.