53: Chapter 53 This oppressive feeling, this chilling atmosphere? Is this the number one person in Great Xia?

With two Divine Generals attacking, a single Divine General is equivalent to an entire army.

At the same time, Xu Xuan looked toward the Gong Clan.

The Gong Clan was the savage who had been making bows earlier.

However, because he was making many different tools, the Gong Clan was no longer just making bows; he was making other tools as well.

"Gong Clan, have you finished the stirrups I asked you to make last night?"

The Gong Clan immediately reported loudly, "My King, I have followed your instructions and used leather straps and bronze to create the horse tack!"

Previously, when Xu Xuan rode a horse, his backside felt like it was splitting from the jolting, so after he returned, he ordered the Gong Clan to produce a batch of horse tack according to his specifications.

At this moment, the Gong Clan pulled on the reins and led over a fine steed.

Although the horse tack was a bit crude, everything was scarce in this era, so it was good enough just to have something to use.

"Very good. Generals Chi You and Xing Tian, I have improved the horse tack. Go up and try it out."

Hearing that Xu Xuan had installed something new on the steeds, Chi You and Xing Tian curiously mounted them to take a look.

The feeling was immediately different!

Previously, when riding on horseback, first of all, it would pinch the testicles; sitting for long periods not only made the buttocks ache but also caused pain in the balls.

But now, after installing the saddles, that uncomfortable sensation was greatly relieved.

Then there were the stirrups!

Back then, the Mongol Cavalry was able to sweep across the Eurasian continent, and stirrups were a very important factor.

Before stirrups were invented, cavalry could only be described as mounted infantry.

They couldn't fight while riding; they would ride to a designated location and then dismount to battle.

But when the Mongol Cavalry stepped into their stirrups, they could swing their blades and shoot arrows with ease. Combined with the armor and gunpowder technology of the Central Plains, they directly swept through most of the world's top civilizations.

One could say that the invention of the stirrup changed the global landscape of that time, turning nomadic tribes into a group of killing machines on horseback.

A tiny stirrup changed the course of world civilization and allowed the Mongol Cavalry to more successfully massacre 100 million people.

One must realize that at that time, the total population of the world was roughly estimated to be only around 300 million.

The Mongol Cavalry directly slaughtered one-third of the population, showing what terrifying things could happen when the technology of the Song Dynasty and Jin Dynasty spread into the hands of nomadic tribes.

Looking at Chi You and Xing Tian again, after leading their subordinates onto the horses, they stepped into the stirrups.

This feeling of being on a horse yet having solid ground under their feet gave the thousand-strong cavalry a spiritual boost.

These cavalrymen and horses had all been brought back yesterday during Chi You and Xing Tian's sweep.

They didn't just bring back seven or eight thousand savages; they also tamed the wild horses they found along the way.

As the two led the thousand cavalrymen onto their horses, the elevators on the city walls began to operate.

Each elevator on the city wall could lower five cavalrymen at a time. The twenty-plus elevators on the eastern wall began running at full speed, continuously lowering the cavalry.

Ordinary soldiers strained to pull the ropes and turn the wheels, lowering five cavalrymen and five horses from the elevators to the ground.

The cavalry began to assemble on the ground, following Chi You and Xing Tian as they charged out.

The Floating Island followed closely behind, ensuring it wouldn't fall too far behind the cavalry unit.

Thus, a terrifying scene unfolded!

Chi You and Xing Tian rode their warhorses, leading the thousand cavalrymen in a two-pronged pincer attack from the left and right.

Behind the cavalry was a massive Floating Island, slowly following the main cavalry force.

From time to time, it would fire ballista, scattering the orc units formed in phalanxes.

The orcs were already in a complete rout!

After Xu Xuan released these two—the Demon God Chi You and the God of War Xing Tian—his kill-streak rewards began to scroll frantically.

The number of orc kills scrolled from 10,423 toward 15,000.

And this was followed by a 5x reward multiplier; as long as this scroll bar kept moving, today's settlement would surely be spectacular.

New Shang and Zhou generals, new unit types, and new technologies might all appear.

Chasing them all the way like this, with the kill count constantly rising, the orc force had begun to break, but Xu Xuan had no intention of letting them go.

He couldn't let them go!

Orcs could regroup, so it was best to wipe them out completely.

Just as Xu Xuan was hunting down the orcs, after crossing this forest, a large orc army engaged in battle suddenly appeared on the horizon ahead.

Standing on the Floating Island's watchtower, Hu Zi Mei shouted, "My King! Another unit of orcs and humans has appeared ahead!!"

Hearing this news, Xu Xuan immediately climbed up the wooden ladder, squeezing into the narrow watchtower with Hu Zi Mei, squinting to observe the distance.

In the distance, there was indeed a force of orcs and humans fighting; it was likely other lords.

Xu Xuan roughly estimated that there were about 10,000 orcs, while the human force numbered 20,000, yet the humans were at a disadvantage.

That's right.

With 20,000 humans against 10,000 orcs, the humans indeed held no advantage; the 20,000 humans were being surrounded by the 10,000 orcs.

Seeing this, Chi You's voice rang out in Xu Xuan's mind.

[Chi You: My King, the routing orcs are regrouping and joining the ranks ahead.]

[Xing Tian: Which side should we cooperate with?]

Xu Xuan hardly needed to consider the question posed by the two generals.

"Whether they are orcs or humans, slaughter them all! Use your cavalry advantage to weaken the dominant side!"

Xu Xuan's strategy was simple: whether it was a human lord or an orc lord, they were all his opponents.

After all, this was the territory of foreign lords; helping anyone would just be digging a hole for himself.

So, no matter which side it was, kill them!

The orcs clearly had the upper hand, so weaken the orcs' forces first.

Looking down from the watchtower, Chi You and Xing Tian each led 500 cavalrymen, taking a detour to flank the orcs from the rear on both sides.

Seeing this, Xu Xuan raised his hand. "Archer phalanxes, prepare! ballista crews, prepare! Provide fire support for Generals Chi You and Xing Tian!"

Countless female archers began to assemble on the eastern wall. They drew their bows and released a dense rain of arrows.

The ballista on the city walls roared, their powerful strings launching arm-thick bolts that made a chilling whistling sound.

The orcs currently fighting the humans were suddenly stunned.

They were using 10,000 orc forces to surround 20,000 human savages.

Who would have thought that a Floating Island would suddenly rise from the horizon, along with two bare-chested muscular men on tall horses leading a thousand cavalry to charge their rear.

What was happening?

While the orcs were dazed, the besieged human lords grew excited.

Among the 20,000 savages, there were dozens of South Korean lords.

It was clear that Xu Xuan's starting point must be in the border region between Japan and South Korea.

He wasn't just surrounded by a hundred million japanese people; there were also fifty million Korean lords next door.

At this moment, these fifty-plus South Korean lords thought reinforcements had arrived, and they waved excitedly at Xu Xuan.

"Look!"

"Aishiba, what's going on with that Floating Island?"

"The lord's name is Xu Xuan? Isn't that the person from Great Xia who is currently ranked number one in the world?"

Among them, the leader Jung Jae-soo stared dumbfoundedly at the Floating Island that loomed like a dark cloud.

That sense of pressure, that killing intent—was this Xu Xuan, the number one ranked Lone Wolf Lord in the world?