Chapter 48: The Brave General's Letter

  "What a bunch of idiots! For the sake of those few hundred besieged soldiers, they actually got their 100,000 cavalry trapped in a desperate situation. If it were me, I would definitely take advantage of the enemy's focus on those few hundred soldiers and lead my army to break through quickly!" Yelü Minghuan said disdainfully as he watched the actions of the Yellow River Army.

  Kasimbas made no comment, he just said lightly: "They were surrounded on three sides at that time, and there was no way out in front. As long as they stayed for a moment, the tail of their army would be firmly bitten by us. Your Highness the Second Prince, in this situation, how many soldiers can you take away?"

  Yelü Minghuang's face turned red, and he muttered: "This, probably can take away about 30,000 soldiers. However, how much damage the remaining soldiers can cause to the enemy, that's hard to say."

  Kasimbas seemed to have expected this response and nodded in satisfaction; "Soldiers who have lost their morale and willpower can't cause any harm to our great army. Abandoning their comrades and fleeing alone is a fatal blow to the morale of an army. If they really could turn around and leave, it would be the most delightful thing for me to see. Because by doing so, they would lose the courage to fight against us again. In the future, when facing our great army again, they will be at a psychological disadvantage. Even if they still have 100,000 soldiers, on our home ground, I can make them flee like a dog with its tail between its legs even with just 10,000 soldiers!"

  Yelü Minghuang nodded in agreement, "The General's meaning is that what they're doing is correct? But even if they can rescue those few hundred soldiers, won't they sacrifice even more soldiers?"

  "For infantry, the most important thing is formation. As long as they have a complete formation, they can face the greatest difficulties even in the most arduous environment. For cavalry, the most important thing is movement, constant movement, constant charging, wearing down the enemy through movement, finding opportunities for battle through movement, increasing the impact of cavalry through movement, and finally thoroughly defeating the enemy army. A stationary cavalry is not even as useful as an infantryman. Cavalry can expand their range of activity to the greatest extent during movement, making them more mobile and impactful. However, what's most important to them is their emphasis on camaraderie, their conviction that they will never abandon any comrade, deeply rooted in every soldier's heart. This will also bring out even greater combat strength and make them fight even more unitedly. Kasinbas said coldly, his eyes gleaming with a strong intent to kill. Today, he must thoroughly annihilate this army at all costs; if they were allowed to escape, the consequences would be unthinkable."

  Back to the endless lake behind him, Blood Kill slowly raised the huge pig-killing knife in his hand. The mountain was also filled with tiger roars, scaring the war horses beside him to retreat a few feet away. Feng Jing also raised the pear flower spear in her hand, her eyes firm and determined. Xìn Kè, on the other hand, burst out laughing, casually wiping the blood off his double-bladed battle axe onto his body, making his hair stand on end and looking even more ferocious.

  "Brothers, I'm sure you've all heard Kasinbas' words just now. If anyone is afraid, just stand out and he won't make things difficult for you." The voice of Blood Kill was like a loud bell ringing above the army, with a thick tone that subtly revealed a murderous aura of gold armor and iron horses.

  The hundred thousand cavalrymen behind him did not say a word, they just silently raised the weapons in their hands, expressing their beliefs without words. Their faces were extremely determined, their eyes also looked at death as home, and their expressions were also magnificent and tragic. Some soldiers' bodies were still trembling non-stop, but that was absolutely not because of fear, but because of the longing and excitement for the upcoming great war!

  "Brothers, what we need to do now is to hold our weapons tightly and break through. As long as we can successfully break through, today's humiliation will be repaid a hundredfold in the future!" Feng Jing raised his hand with the pear blossom spear and shouted loudly.

  "Hey, Shinke, do you have the guts to lead a thousand soldiers to Kasinbas and take a look around?" Blood Kill yelled at Shinke loudly.

  "What's there to be afraid of!" He burst out laughing, his laughter filled with contempt for the enemy.

  "Alright! Brothers, follow me!" Blood Kill slapped Town Mountain and charged out first, wielding a huge pig-killing knife.

  "Kill!" The two armies collided like rushing rivers, immediately stirring up waves of blood. The vast and empty snowy wilderness, the fragmented bloody battlefield, the cold and desolate sword shadows, countless lives quietly disappeared in this collision of blood and fire. On the battlefield, the most striking was the fierce general Blood Kill, who always charged at the forefront of the army, thanks to his horse Town Mountain, no cavalry dared to approach him, and every time he charged, it would cause chaos in the enemy's camp, opening a gap in their formation. And beside him, Feng Jing Chun Sword Reward and behind him, the 100,000 cavalry, were expanding this gap, enlarging it again and again.

  If the commander of this 200,000-strong army was Yelü Mingyuan of the Mandan dynasty, then the formation of the army would have been breached by the Blood Killers. However, the commander of this army was Kasinbas, known as the greatest general outside the Great Wall. Although the Blood Killers could always find the enemy's weakness in the first time, Kasinbas could always plug the hole with his command flag in the shortest time. The 200,000-strong army formed a huge strategic depth under his organization and coordination. When the Blood Killers' army broke through one line of defense, the next line of defense had already been established. And the soldiers who retreated from this line of defense had already retreated to the back of the army in an endless stream.

  With layered defenses, they continued to consume their sharpness, and with strategic depth, they continued to consume their strength. This was the strategy set by Kasinbas. The situation on the battlefield was also developing in this direction, seeing the blood-killing army trapped again, Kasinbas's face finally showed a smile.

  At this moment, Shingeki finally made a move. With a long whistle of reverence, Shingeki's 1,000 cavalry quickly separated from the main army. Under the cover of the Blood Kill Army, Shingeki's 1,000 cavalry successfully broke through the defensive line of the flank soldiers and then rushed towards Kasinbas on the hillside.

  Kasimbas's face showed a hint of surprise, he had also heard the words of Blood Kill just now, but he didn't believe that the other side dared to lead a thousand cavalry to attack him. However, he didn't panic and calmly said: "Second Prince, let your five thousand imperial guards hold them off. Pass down the order for the main army to put in more effort, they are preparing for a desperate counterattack."

  A brave general's role in amplifying a troop's combat effectiveness was something Yelü Minghuang had never taken seriously before. However, today he finally understood the principle that one lion leading a hundred sheep can defeat one sheep leading a hundred lions. Especially when this lion is leading a hundred hungry wolves, even if they are facing a thousand or ten thousand lions, they will still ferociously tear them to shreds. His five thousand imperial guards, although superior in numbers and well-rested, were suddenly dispersed by the blood-soaked Han man's charge.

  "Zhengzhou Xinke is here, even if the world is big, who dares to fight with someone!" Xinke swung his double-edged battle axe and roared like thunder. Then he led a thousand cavalrymen towards Kasinbas on the mountain ridge.

  "Come, let us have a duel!" Seeing the letter, Kasinbas's sixty years of unyielding heroic spirit was stirred up. He ignored his subordinates' opposition, picked up his own long spear and rode Fire Cloud Horse towards Xinkou.

  "Clang!" Kassin's iron spear struck the double-bladed battle-axe of Sheng Ke with unerring accuracy, producing a shrill, ear-piercing sound. Both were valiant warriors, and the spear shaft was bent into a crescent moon shape by the force of this violent collision.

  "Old man, you're not weak at all! Try taking another swing at someone!" In an instant, his body swayed, but immediately followed by a loud laugh, the double-bladed battle axe swung down with full force once again.

  Kasimbas was shocked, and as soon as he heard the sharp axe wind from his opponent, he knew that this axe's force would not be inferior to the previous one. At first, when he saw Yelü Minghuang's personal soldiers scatter so quickly, he thought it was because Yelü Minghuang was too incompetent. However, after receiving the news of the axe head, he finally understood that it wasn't Yelü Minghuang who was too incompetent, but rather this young Han man who was too brave. The force on his opponent's arms, Kasimbas believed, even the current top ten heroes in their prime couldn't compare to. Kasimbas even suspected that if they were on a battlefield, this person could fight against the top ten masters of Shenzhou and not be at a disadvantage.

  If it were in his youth, Kasinbas would have been delighted to have such an opponent, but now he was old and had fought on the battlefield for sixty years, with many injuries on his body. Relying solely on arm strength, he was completely no match for this young calf-like Sheng Ke. As soon as the horse's head tilted, the long spear struck the double-bladed battle axe with a clever force, and despite this, Kasinbas' arms were numb for a moment. And Sheng Ke burst out laughing again, his double-bladed battle axe chopping towards Kasinbas without any hesitation.

  Kasimbas was shocked again, he had not expected that this young man would be so brave and powerful, having fought for at least half a day, but his arms seemed to have endless strength, the nearly hundred-pound double-bladed battle axe in his hands seemed to weigh nothing. Kasimbas's horse head dodged again, relying on good horsemanship to avoid the axe. However, Kasimbas's heart was slightly regretful, he had been too arrogant and ended up in such a predicament.

  Without Kasinbas' command on the mountain, although Mandanbaijing's 200,000-strong army was still following his plan to block Blood Kill and others' attacks in an orderly manner, the formation had become somewhat rigid. However, Blood Kill and Feng Jing were not ordinary people, they quickly discovered this loophole, and the 100,000-strong army did not hesitate, like a group of fierce tigers, began to break out of the encirclement.

  While seeing Kasinbas in danger on the mountain, Yelü Minghuan was indifferent. In his view, the blood-killing army of 100,000 had already fallen into a heavy siege, and as long as he could add a little more strength, the entire army would be annihilated before his eyes. As for Kasinbas, if he were to be killed by Xing Ke, Yelü Minghuan would not only be able to monopolize this achievement but also eliminate the greatest obstacle to Mandan's dominance over the three northeastern countries. Therefore, although he saw Kasinbas being killed by Xing Ke in an extremely miserable state, he did not go forward to assist him, but instead swung his horse whip and joined the siege of the blood-killing army.

  However, the soldiers of Beijing did not think so. In their hearts, Kasinbas was their god of war. Seeing Kasinbas and his 5,000 bodyguards being killed by Xin Ke's left and right wings, they immediately forgot his previous orders and the two cavalry units quickly withdrew from the main army and rushed towards the mountain ridge.

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