Zhang Da raised his long sword, pointed it at the battlefield ahead, and shouted, "Follow me!"
"Yes!"
A chorus of agreement came from those around them.
Soon, Zhang Da led his two hundred or so personal guards into the battlefield!
"Father-in-law, I'm going."
Wu Shuangren said to Xu Cheng.
Xu Cheng nodded. "Be careful."
Wu Shuangren spurred his horse forward, wielding a long-handled sword and leading the charge.
More than two hundred guards, dressed in infantry armor and carrying long-handled weapons such as long swords, heavy axes, and spears, followed closely behind!
After both sides entered the battlefield on horseback, they did not engage in battle on horseback. Instead, they stopped their horses at a certain distance and dismounted.
This is because both sides were wearing heavy infantry armor, which was not suitable for mounted combat.
The infantryman's armor weighed over sixty jin (approximately 30 kg), and with the addition of the weapons and the rider's weight, the warhorse's total load was at least over two hundred and thirty jin (approximately 125 kg)!
Ordinary warhorses are simply not capable of fighting under such heavy loads; only the warhorses of heavy cavalry can.
Clearly, neither side possessed heavy cavalry, a formidable weapon. Using light cavalry to charge a heavily armored infantry column would result in heavy casualties and a very low chance of victory.
Therefore, both sides unanimously chose to transform their heavily armored personal guards into infantry and cavalry.
The term "infantry and cavalry" refers to a type of military unit that travels on horseback and then dismounts to fight on foot when entering the battlefield.
Running in heavy armor is too tiring and slow, so it is a common tactic to turn heavily armored infantry into infantry-cavalry.
This is also why Wu Shuangren required his personal guards to learn how to ride a horse.
Otherwise, Zhang Da would already be on the battlefield with his personal guards, while his men would still be slowly running behind.
Now, the last elite forces of both sides arrived at the battlefield almost simultaneously, less than three hundred paces apart.
"Kill!"
Wu Shuangren, wielding a long-handled sword, led the way, with Xu Yu close behind.
Lin Qian did not come along. He arrived in Shu Province before Wu Shuangren and stayed by Xu Cheng's side to ensure Xu Cheng's safety.
Wu Shuangren was worried that Zhang Da would target his father-in-law, so he arranged for this Half-Step Great Grandmaster to protect him.
As for today's battle, Zhang Da's strongest subordinate was Long Lie, First Rank expert, but Long Lie is already dead.
Therefore, Wu Shuangren did not believe that Zhang Da could stop him!
Both sides are moving faster and faster, and the distance between them is getting closer and closer.
Wu Shuangren's gaze pierced through the crowd and locked onto Zhang Da.
He has always intentionally concealed his achievements, so the outside world only knows that he is First Rate expert, but does not know his true strength.
If Zhang Da knew about his terrifying feat of being the first to scale the walls at Rong Province City, he certainly wouldn't dare to lead his personal guards up here today!
On the other side, Zhang Da's gaze fell on Wu Shuangren, who was charging at the forefront.
"... According to you, what benefit would Xu Cheng gain from deliberately provoking me to take action?"
"Perhaps because... they believe that if we choose to resolve this by force, we will definitely lose!"
The conversation with the Adviser Wang, flashed through Zhang Da's mind.
Because of the reminder from the Adviser Wang, he remained hesitant and apprehensive about resolving the matter by force.
It wasn't until the day after Xu Cheng set off that a group of people contacted him.
After that day, Zhang Da decisively ordered the mobilization of forces from all sides, deciding to confront Xu Cheng head-on in Zhou Family Village and resolve the matter by force!
"Xu Cheng, Wu Shuangren."
Zhang Da smirked, "You're asking for it!"
On the battlefield, swords flashed and blood and flesh flew everywhere.
More than five thousand infantrymen were locked in fierce combat. Two cavalry units charged back and forth, raising clouds of dust.
Even Zhang Da personally led the last of his elite forces to press forward.
Everyone believed that this military commander of Shu Province had staked everything on this.
In Zhou Family Village, a figure quietly stood on the village wall as soon as the battle began.
The man was tall, dressed in a black robe and wearing a bamboo hat, so his face was not visible.
He seemed indifferent to the various changes on the battlefield, his gaze always fixed on the direction where Wu Shuangren was.
Only when Wu Shuangren led his personal guards into the battlefield on horseback did the figure, who had been standing like a statue, begin to move slightly.
Just as the two groups were about to clash, the person under the cloak spoke:
"Do it!"
As soon as he finished speaking, without any visible movement, a long spear leaped into his hand.
Immediately afterwards, his figure disappeared from the manor wall as if in a dream.
With one step, he was already ten zhang away!
As this person rushed out of Zhou Family Village, a series of figures also rushed out over the village walls.
There were more than a dozen people in total, all of them agile and extremely fast, clearly all experts!
"There are others?"
Xu Cheng, with his personal guards at the rear, had not yet joined the battle. When he saw more than a dozen people suddenly rush out of Zhou Family Village, he was taken aback.
Is this Zhang Da's backup plan?
What can a mere dozen or so people, even if they are all martial arts masters, change?
"Um?"
Lin Qian, who had been quietly guarding Xu Cheng's side, suddenly let out a surprised cry, his gaze fixed on the cloaked figure charging at the forefront.
"What's wrong?"
Xu Cheng turned to look at Lin Qian.
He already knew that the person beside him was the one who had single-handedly challenged all the top masters in Shu, and even defeated Li Xiao, the number one master in Shu Province.
Something's not right...
Lin Qian frowned.
What's wrong?
Xu Cheng felt a sense of foreboding.
While the two were talking, the man wearing a straw hat and carrying a long spear had already rushed into the battlefield.
To get to where Wu Shuangren was, he first needed to cross the battlefield where two cavalry units were engaged in combat.
Crossing the battlefield while two cavalry forces were charging and fighting was undoubtedly extremely dangerous, but this man did not slow down at all and charged straight in!
One of Xu Cheng's cavalrymen happened to pass by this man.
Buzz!
A deep hum, like a dragon's roar.
No one saw the man's movements clearly; the spear in his hand seemed to vanish for a moment.
Immediately afterwards, the cavalryman's head flew off, and the headless corpse remained on the horse's back, blood gushing from the wound!
Seeing this, his comrades behind him roared and spurred their horses to charge at the man.
But the other party had already disappeared from the spot, and when he reappeared, he was standing on the back of a warhorse.
The cavalryman on horseback was struck as if by a boulder hurled from a catapult; his chest armor was dented and deformed, and he was sent flying backward, knocking over a charging warhorse!
This man crossed the battlefield where the cavalry clashed almost in a straight line, easily taking the lives of any cavalrymen he encountered along the way.
The charging warhorses carried immense momentum, enough to threaten even First Rate- tier warriors with their skillful riding. Yet, before this man, they were as powerless as children; the riders were either sent flying by the sheer force of the blows, or their horses were pierced through by spears!
Xu Cheng stared wide-eyed at the scene, deeply shocked.
With his martial arts skills, he couldn't even see the opponent's movements clearly, but even just watching from afar gave him a tremendous sense of suffocation!
It was like a young child facing a ferocious beast!
"Lord Xu, I must go and help!"
At that moment, Lin Qian, who was standing next to him, suddenly spoke in a hurried tone.
"Go quickly!"
Xu Cheng nodded without hesitation.
He had barely finished speaking when Lin Qian rushed out.
Lin Qian didn't ride a horse, but galloped at a speed even faster than a galloping horse, the Traits above his head burning like flames!
On the other side, the expert wearing a cloak and wielding a long spear finally arrived at the battlefield where Wu Shuangren was after cutting through the cavalry.
At this moment, the heavily armored guards of both sides clashed fiercely!
Wu Shuangren swung his longsword, slashing through a gap between the armor plates and into the abdomen of a heavily armored guard.
He had just knocked the man down when he suddenly turned his head to look to his left.
An unprecedented sense of crisis swept over him like a raging tide!
"Wu!"
"Frost!"
"Edge!"
With each word uttered, the newcomer surged forward nearly ten zhang (approximately 33 meters), each word like thunder.
Driven by powerful Internal Skill energy, the sound resounded throughout the entire arena, momentarily drowning out the sounds of thousands of people fighting!
It was as if a deity had descended to earth.
Wu Shuangren stared intently at the top of the newcomer's head, where there was a golden Traits he had never seen before.
[White Qilin]!
A howling gust of wind blew off the straw hat from the visitor's head, revealing a dignified face.
Lu Yulin.
Great Grandmaster, here we come!
P. S.: I'm still a few hundred words short of 10,000 words, but a few hundred words definitely won't be enough to finish this battle, so I'll stop here for now and continue tomorrow~
The might of 207 Grandmaster, Dragon Soaring Through the Nine Heavens
Zhou Family Village.
On the plains, the sounds of thousands fighting were drowned out by one person's shout.
This seems unbelievable!
Masters of Internal Skill energy can use special methods to make their voices louder and travel farther. Some special martial arts even use sound waves as a means of attack, also known as "sound attack".
These types of martial arts all require the use of breathing techniques, using breath to generate sound, which places high demands on breathing methods.
However, even top -First Rate notch masters who have specifically trained in this type of martial art would find it difficult to achieve the same effect as Lu Yulin in open areas.
It wasn't just his profound Internal Skill strength that was remarkable, but also Lu Yulin's long, powerful breaths, which seemed to carry an aura of wanting to proclaim to the world!
The higher the martial artist's cultivation level, the more shocked they were by the three words Lu Yulin uttered.
From rushing over from afar to calling out Wu Shuangren's name, in just a dozen breaths, Lu Yulin's aura overwhelmed the entire scene!
Even the heavily armored guards who were engaged in battle stopped fighting and all looked at Lu Yulin was approaching.
The heavily armored guards who approached him instinctively stepped aside, making way for him.