A cold light flashed, blood and flesh splattered, and shouts of killing and screams of agony blended together!
The vanguard of Mount Liang, numbering over a thousand, offered no effective resistance. People in front and behind were pushing towards the center, and ultimately, a large number of them chose to flee into the jungle on the right.
Wu Shuangren did not pursue these people. Instead, he led his heavily armored guards around and continued to attack the enemy forces in the center and rear.
The hundred militiamen lined up in formation followed behind at a trot.
"We will only kill the Mount Liang bandits! All irrelevant personnel, get out of the way!"
Wu Shuangren unleashed his Internal Skill, his voice booming like thunder, echoing along the official road.
The middle section of Mount Liang's army consisted mostly of Rong Province Militia who had been coerced into joining the movement. They were responsible for pushing carts, carrying heavy loads, and transporting supplies.
These local militia members didn't even have a decent suit of armor; it had all been taken by the Mount Liang people, so they had no will to fight.
Upon hearing Wu Shuangren shout "Kill only Mount Liang bandits!", everyone was stunned for a moment, and then many people subconsciously moved to the sides of the road, clearing the way for the middle of the road.
Wu Shuangren led his men past these people, ignoring them.
Behind the ranks, many people were wearing leather armor; these were the true elite of Mount Liang!
The Mount Liang leaders were initially flustered, thinking they had been ambushed by a large contingent of government troops.
The absence of the three main leaders, Zhigang, Liang An, and Lin Qian, along with the departure of some of their elite troops, left the remaining Mount Liang leaders feeling insecure.
They sent a few skilled individuals to climb to the top of the tree and look ahead.
"There are fewer than two hundred men, but they are wearing iron armor!"
Less than two hundred men? No other troops?
"I didn't see it!"
"Damn it, they dare to ambush us with less than two hundred men?"
The Mount Liang leaders exchanged glances, and their courage returned.
"Military law enforcement team, step forward and enforce military law! Anyone who dares to retreat, chop them all down!"
A burly man on horseback roared.
As soon as he gave the order, hundreds of burly men in leather armor and wielding broadswords charged out from the Mount Liang ranks and mercilessly slashed at the retreating Rong Province Militia militiamen!
"No backing up!"
Turn around and face the enemy!
The members of the military law squad roared in anger.
The local militiamen in Rong Province were hacked to pieces, and more than 30 of them died in the blink of an eye!
They were terrified and had no choice but to turn back to face the enemy.
"Kill!"
Wu Shuangren showed no mercy to these people, constantly wielding his Mo Dao (a type of long-handled sword), attacking without defending.
He led his heavily armored guards like a sharp blade, cutting into the crowd and completely disrupting the enemy's formation!
The militia behind them lined up and pushed forward at a slower pace but with a larger kill radius, thrusting their spears out repeatedly, killing or driving away enemies along the way.
Seeing that death was imminent on both sides, many people simply ran into the bushes beside the road.
The more than two thousand Rong Province Militia scattered like ants whose nest had been poked!
By this time, only two thousand Mount Liang soldiers remained in front of Wu Shuangren and his men, most of whom were wearing leather armor, and some were wearing homemade iron armor.
"Kill!"
Without hesitation, Wu Shuangren led his heavily armored guards forward.
"A mere hundred or so people dare to make such a fuss!"
The burly man who had previously ordered the military law enforcement team to step forward, wielding a Guan Dao (a type of halberd), shouted, "Great Saber Guards, step forward! Follow me to kill the enemy!"
He is the deputy leader of the Great Saber Hall, named Guo Fan. His skills are close to First Rate, and he excels in mounted combat.
If he were to charge into battle on horseback, he could pose a threat to First Rate top-tier martial artists!
At Guo Fan's command, hundreds of men, already clad in iron armor and wielding long-handled broadswords, stepped out from the ranks.
The armor worn by these Great Saber Guards was all made by Mount Liang themselves, and each of them possessed incredible strength and martial arts skills.
They wore iron armor and carried large swords; they were targeting the imperial infantry!
Seeing that the enemy consisted of only a few dozen men dressed in infantry armor, Guo Fan was not afraid at all, intending to use them to test the combat strength of the Great Saber Guards.
He rode his horse and charged ahead, taking the lead.
Behind him, hundreds of Great Saber Guards raised their blades, their sharp edges gleaming coldly, and charged forward in unison!
Guo Fan spurred his horse and charged straight at Wu Shuangren, who was leading the charge.
Wu Shuangren, wielding his longsword in both hands, also sped forward to meet them.
The two sides are getting closer and closer.
Thirty steps.
Ten steps.
Taking advantage of the horse's momentum, Guo Fan slashed out first with his guan dao, the blade cutting through the air with a sound like tearing silk!
Wu Shuangren had already locked onto his opponent using [Match for One Person], and at this moment, his blood and qi were boiling, and his Internal Skill had been enhanced to the First Rate level!
He stepped to the left, sweeping his longsword horizontally to meet the incoming Guan Dao.
Clang!!!
It was like a heavy hammer slamming into an iron felt, the sound deafening.
A large spray of sparks flew out, and Guo Fan felt the guan dao in his hand tremble and his arm go numb.
He was startled.
'I borrowed the momentum of the horse, yet he was able to withstand that blow head-on. Could he be First Rate top-tier master?'
With this thought in mind, he didn't use his prepared backup plan and chose to leave, dragging his sword behind him.
Wu Shuangren the ground with one foot, using the momentum to spin around in place, leaning forward, and thrusting his Mo Dao forward, gripping the hilt with only his right hand, and accelerating towards the horse's leg with the momentum of the spin!
brush--
With a flash of light, the right hind leg of Guo Fan's warhorse was severed, blood spurting out. The horse immediately collapsed forward, and Guo Fan scrambled off its back in a somewhat disheveled state.
Before he could even regain his footing, Wu Shuangren attacked with a move called "Wind Rises and Clouds Surge," his Mo Dao slashing down from above with a whistling sound!
Guo Fan had no time to dodge, so he quickly raised his Guan Dao horizontally with both hands and used the hilt to block.
Clang!
The immense force pressed down on the hilt of the sword, but the impact from the Mo Dao was not as overwhelming as Guo Fan had anticipated.
'Isn't he First Rate- tier expert?'
Just as he was wondering, Wu Shuangren changed his move, thrusting his Mo Dao forward while pressing down on the hilt of his opponent's sword.
The tip of the Mo Dao (陌刀) is similar to that of a spear, so it can be used as both a broadsword and a spear.
Guo Fan dodged the thrust by tilting his head, and as he stepped back, he changed the direction of his Guan Dao from horizontal to vertical, swinging the Mo Dao to the left side of his body.
But Wu Shuangren suddenly took a step back, retracted the thrusting Mo Dao, and then thrust forward again, bypassing the hilt, and stabbed straight into Guo Fan's chest!
Bang!
Guo Fan's breastplate was dented by the stab. He groaned, his eyes fierce, and he swung his raised Guan Dao down sharply, aiming for Wu Shuangren's head.
But the powerful slash only grazed Wu Shuangren's shoulder armor, sending sparks flying. Wu Shuangren sidestepped and swung his sword downwards, nearly striking his opponent's calf and forcing him to retreat in a sorry state.
Next, Wu Shuangren circled around Guo Fan repeatedly, his Mo Dao (a type of long-handled sword) moving with wide, fierce strokes, like a tiger pouncing on its prey! Yet his movements were unpredictable, light and agile, like drifting clouds in the sky.
This combination of force and gentleness, weight and lightness, made Guo Fan extremely uncomfortable and completely unable to adapt.
Guo Fan only lasted until the ninth move before his head was severed by a single blow!
Both sides moved swiftly, attacking with lightning speed. From the moment Guo Fan charged on horseback to the moment his head was severed, less than twenty breaths had passed.
Before the Great Saber Guards behind them could even reach them, their deputy leader had already lost his life!
"Brother Guo!"
Several Mount Liang leaders watching from the rear exclaimed in surprise.
Wu Shuangren didn't stop, and kicked Guo Fan's head off the ground.
Bang!
A burst of blood erupted from the head, which slammed into a Great Saber Guards with a greatsword like a cannonball, hitting the guard's breastplate and exploding completely, scattering red and white blood all over the ground.
This scene severely damaged the morale of the Great Saber Guards, causing them to slow their pace.
Xu Yu had been following along, not interfering in the battle between Wu Shuangren and Guo Fan, but now he charged into the crowd first.
He didn't have Wu Shuangren's agile movements, and his "Cloud Tiger Seven Kills" was far from achieving the perfect balance of strength and gentleness. He simply chose the most explosive move in "Cloud Tiger Seven Kills," "Tiger Baleful Intent Severs the Soul," and his broadsword swept across the crowd, sending one Great Saber Guards after another flying!
Like a raging torrent, they surged into the crowd, instantly slaughtering a group of Great Saber Guards!
Wu Shuangren followed closely behind, striking with precision and killing the Great Saber Guards who had been knocked to the ground by Xu Yu one by one.
The two worked together and quickly disrupted the Great Saber Guards ' formation!
At this moment, the thirty-eight heavily armored guards from the rear finally arrived.
The two streams of iron collided!
136 Unparalleled Breakthrough!
On the official road, Wu Shuangren's heavily armored guards and Mount Liang's Great Saber Guards clashed, like two iron walls crashing together!
Armor clashed against armor, swords rubbed against armor plates, producing a sickening metallic hiss.
A group of people crowded onto a road less than five zhang wide, none of them retreating, as blades flashed overhead and spear tips pierced through the gaps.
One of the guards thrust his spear at the oncoming Great Saber Guards, but the spear tip grazed the guard's breastplate without penetrating.
The Great Saber Guards raised his broadsword and slashed down. The long-handled broadsword slashed diagonally down the guard's shoulder. The guard instinctively dodged, but the blade ultimately struck his left arm. His armor blocked the blow, denting the armor plate but not breaking any bones. However, the immense force slammed him to one knee!
The Great Saber Guards kicked him in the chest, sending him sprawling backward. The guards in the back row, seeing their comrade fall, didn't even try to help him. Instead, two spears thrust out from above his fallen body. The Great Saber Guards had just sheathed his sword, was struck in the wrist by one spear, his grip loosened, and the broadsword fell to the ground. The other spear then pierced his face, causing him to fall backward and die instantly.
On the other side, a guard was left alone. Three Great Saber Guards surrounded him and kept hacking at him until he fell to the ground. Finally, they managed to break through the iron armor around his neck and cut off his head...
The heavy armor guards had the advantage of better protection from their infantry armor and better teamwork.
Great Saber Guards, possessed superior individual martial prowess and outnumbered his opponents.
The two sides clashed fiercely, suffering casualties on both sides!
Amidst the chaos of battle, Wu Shuangren spotted a leader clad in black armor. This man stood in the center of the sword formation, constantly directing those around him to fill any gaps.
Wu Shuangren wielded his broadsword, slashing left and right, carving a bloody path as he charged towards the black-armored leader!
The black-armored leader spotted Wu Shuangren approaching and instinctively retreated, but was quickly overtaken.
The man gritted his teeth and swung his knife to meet Wu Shuangren, but the two passed each other.
In a single exchange, Wu Shuangren shattered his opponent's kneecap with the back of his blade, then swung his sword back and struck the back of his opponent's neck, knocking him to the ground in the mud!
He didn't need to finish him off; Xu Yu had already rushed forward and stabbed the man to death.
Wu Shuangren immediately attacked the next leader. His Internal Skill had already broken through to the Sixth Rank, while most of the minor leaders of the Great Saber Guards were only fifth or Sixth Rank martial artists.
If they were facing opponents of similar or even weaker strength, Wu Shuangren would let Xu Yu be the main attacker while he finished them off.
When facing opponents stronger than himself, Wu Shuangren would take the lead, defeating or injuring them within a few moves, and then let Xu Yu finish them off.
The two worked together seamlessly, quickly killing five minor leaders of the Great Saber Guards!
Guo Fan was dead, and now several minor leaders had been beheaded one after another. In addition, the heavily armored guards were indeed difficult to deal with, and the fighting spirit of these Mount Liang Great Saber Guards finally collapsed!
First, a few who lagged behind turned and ran, then a large group retreated in disarray.
Wu Shuangren chased for a while, then suddenly stopped. He looked back and saw that his personal guards had been scattered, some lying on the ground, others using their spears to brace themselves, barely able to stand.
Of the thirty-eight heavily armored guards, only about twenty remained standing.