200: Chapter 0200 is all mine

Across the vast Gobi Desert, gravel was covered with a thin layer of ice.

The cold wind cut into the soldiers' faces like a knife, causing a stinging, burning pain.

"Those damn Zhenbei Army soldiers, why aren't they huddled up in Yangquan in the middle of winter? How dare they reach out toward E Prefecture?"

The White Kings Army, having broken camp from Huanglong Prefecture, was led by Ranger General Liu Yizhun.

Liu Yizhun had originally been at a brothel, drinking and flirting with a few women, when he heard a report from a secret guard that the Zhenbei Army had mobilized!

Because the Earl of Anyang had died, Sha Prefecture had originally not intended to send out any more troops.

But since the Zhenbei Army was heading straight for E Prefecture with only five thousand troops, they certainly couldn't just sit by and watch.

If they remained indifferent to this, how would it be any different from "colluding with the Northern Barbarians"!?

"General Liu, although that Lin Xiao only has five thousand troops, they won't be easy to deal with."

A garrison general nearby said worriedly, "Why don't we wait a bit longer and let the ten thousand Shazhou Army troops behind us catch up first?"

"Fool! How could I, this General, not know how formidable Lin Xiao is? That is why I had you travel light this time!"

"Our goal was never to wipe them out, but to wear them down!"

Liu Yizhun said, "As long as we delay their speed to E Prefecture, their combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced!"

"E Prefecture is currently in a critical period, and most of the troops are occupied dealing with the Prince of Yan."

"Xiangyang is empty, and they need time to mobilize troops. If we don't stop them, it will likely be captured quickly."

"Don't forget, that Lin Xiao broke through Yangquan in an instant; we absolutely cannot sit idly by!"

A subordinate garrison general suddenly realized, "General, are you saying we only need to harass them, not engage in close-quarters combat?"

"Naturally. Our three thousand light cavalry have the advantage of mobility!"

Liu Yizhun patted the crossbow on his saddle and smiled smugly, "We have a tailwind now. Once we get within a li, the whole army is to fire crossbow bolts at them!"

"Their elite forces are almost entirely heavy cavalry; running away is actually a burden for them. As long as we can kill a few hundred, we can give an account to the Prince."

"If they get angry and turn around to hunt us down, we will immediately turn and run! Do not hesitate at all!"

The subordinates were very excited to hear this; what a great plan!

Just firing arrows from a distance without having to engage in hand-to-hand combat with the Zhenbei Army—that was much safer!

Just then, the sound of galloping horses suddenly came from up ahead.

"General, it seems we are about to catch up to them?"

"It's the main army! And they seem to be moving very fast!"

Liu Yizhun was overjoyed, "Haha! They are afraid and want to reach E Prefecture as soon as possible!"

"Too bad, I only brought light cavalry this time, so they can't escape! All troops, obey orders, full speed..."

Before he could finish, Liu Yizhun's expression changed abruptly!

From a low hill in the distance, a group of black-armored cavalry came galloping out.

Each of them held a sword or spear, filled with murderous intent, rushing toward them like a black torrent!

"General... th-they didn't run! They are charging at us!!"

A garrison general was so scared his tongue was tied!

Liu Yizhun's head was buzzing!

Wasn't the Zhenbei Army's target E Prefecture?

Why did they turn around to attack them?

Xiangyang Prefecture has empty defenses; if they just went there, the E Prefecture army would be attacked from both front and rear...

They were almost at E Prefecture; how could they turn back!?

This was like a pack of hyenas chasing a pride of lions, trying to bite a few straggling lions to death from behind while the lions were busy hunting cattle and sheep.

But suddenly, the lion pride stopped chasing their prey, turned around entirely, and came to counter-kill the hyenas!

The hyenas were breaking down; their meat didn't taste good, and their bones were hard to chew!

You lions, why aren't you picky eaters!?

But what the hyenas didn't know was that cattle and sheep never eat lions, but hyenas do!

Therefore, in the eyes of the lions, whether hyenas taste good is not important!

Getting rid of the hyenas is what's important to the lions!!

"General! What do we do? It's too late to turn around!!"

"Crossbows! Fire quickly!!"

Liu Yizhun naturally knew that while heavy cavalry lacked endurance, the power they erupted with when charging was terrifying.

Crucially, the Zhenbei Army's warhorses were basically all captured from the Northern Barbarians, and they were fast to begin with.

They were caught off guard and unable to turn back; if their formation was broken, they would be torn to pieces!

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!!"

The White Kings Army cavalry were also well-trained; many reacted immediately, setting up their crossbows and starting to fire!

Hundreds and thousands of arrows were fired through the air, like countless black, deadly raindrops!

Lin Xiao was charging at the very front, pushing both hands out to the sides in the air, releasing two surging waves of internal energy!

Like two invisible giant hands, they blasted away more than half of the arrows!

Although some arrows slipped through and hit several Zhenbei Army soldiers, it was already enough to make the opposing White Kings Army feel terrified!

What kind of terrifying cultivation was this? How could one person defend against a sky full of arrows!?

In just one encounter, the White Kings Army was scared out of their wits!

And the soldiers of the Zhenbei Army felt their blood pumping; as long as they followed Lin Xiao, they were invincible!!

"Brothers!! It's our turn!!"

Li Xu led the cavalry of the Divine Archer Battalion, brought out expensive compound bows, and fired hundreds of sharp arrows back at the White Kings Army!

They were archers carefully selected by Lin Xiao; with the best equipment, they were naturally like tigers with wings.

Even though they were shooting against the wind, the highly penetrating compound bows still easily pierced through the armor of these light cavalry!

Accompanied by bursts of screams, dozens of cavalry were shot dead in one round, and several of Liu Yizhun's subordinates were shot down right beside him!!

"Kill them!!——"

Commander Bai Buhei, Chen Chuan, and others flanked them from both sides, giving the White Kings Army no chance to disperse and flee.

In the blink of an eye, Lin Xiao's side covered the distance of a few hundred meters and arrived behind Liu Yizhun!

"Lin Xiao, you dog thief! I am..."

Before Liu Yizhun could even finish announcing his name, Lin Xiao slashed his head off with a single blade strike!

[Kill +1, Internal Energy +1, Prestige +30]

Damn! As expected, he wasn't anyone important. Whatever, even a mosquito is still meat!

Seeing that his main army was already entangled with the enemy and crushing them, Lin Xiao suddenly felt anxious!

Damn it, he had to compete with his own soldiers for meat again!

The critical thing was that this time, Mu Wanying and Leng Bingyan were also there, and both women were competing to show off!

The two women were one on the left and one on the right; the spear came out like a dragon's roar, and the sword came out like a frosty moon!

These cavalry fleeing in panic were no match at all, not even capable of posing a threat!

Lin Xiao watched his Zhenbei Army, unstoppable as a hot knife through butter, but his own heart was bleeding!

Mine, it's all mine!!