Chapter 22: The Long Spear's Fierce Thrust Begins to Show Its Might

  "No one is allowed to look back, anyone who retreats will end up like Li Ma Zi! Attention! Tighten the formation!" Xiao Tian Jian also didn't go to check on Li Ma Zi's life or death, he turned around and ordered everyone to stop in their tracks, re-tightening their formation and filling in the gap left by Li Ma Zi.

  Everyone's heart was aghast, they didn't expect Xiao Tianjian to actually lay a heavy hand on Li Ma Zi. They were all shocked and quickly turned their heads back, stopped in their tracks, and rushed over together, immediately filling the position left vacant by Li Ma Zi's escape.

  The officers and soldiers were also very nervous, but when they saw that the other side had not yet engaged in battle, one of them suddenly ran away, and they all felt a sense of relief in their hearts, thinking that these dozen or so bandits were nothing to be afraid of. As a result, they became even bolder, loudly jeering at Xiao Tianjian and his men, and began to press forward.

  Xiao Tianjian adjusted the formation and looked at the several officials and soldiers who were closest to him, already approaching a few steps away from his face. They all raised their weapons in hand and rushed towards them with full force.

  "Take up arms and kill!" When he saw the few bold officers and soldiers rushing in front of him, Xiao Tianjian suddenly swung his knife forward and shouted loudly.

  The remaining eight gunners, their faces tense and trembling to the point of chaos, their hands full of sweat, even their legs were so tense that they were shaking slightly. As they watched the officers rush towards them, at the same time as hearing Xiao Tianjian's command, almost instinctively, they leveled their long guns, using all their might, with a quivering voice, shouting loudly: "Kill!" The eight long guns almost simultaneously stabbed forward towards the enemy in front of them.

  Even most people closed their eyes when they stabbed the long gun, they didn't dare to look at the expression on the faces of the officers and soldiers when they rushed up, and some people were still secretly calling out that it's all over, I'm going to be killed soon!

  But what happened next shocked everyone, the four most ferocious soldiers rushed up when they were suddenly stabbed, and they didn't even have time to react. The long guns flashed over like lightning, and as a result, they all fell to the ground at once. Each of them had one or two blood holes in their bodies. They had been staring intently at the soldier in front of them, thinking that if they rushed up, these bandits would immediately collapse and run away with their tails between their legs.

  But what they didn't expect was that the gunner in front of them didn't even look at them, but instead let out a fierce roar and shouted "Kill..." as he charged towards them with his rifle, assigning two long guns to each of them. The four soldiers who rushed to the front were immediately stabbed by one move, without even having the chance to resist, and even if they dodged one gun, they would still be stabbed by another. As a result, the four soldiers fell to the ground, their eyes wide with incredulity, blood gushing from their wounds as they let out mournful cries.

  The cries of agony frightened several soldiers, who opened their eyes one after another, only to find the scene before them left them all stunned. It wasn't until they glanced sideways with the corner of their eyes that they discovered not a single person on their side had been hit, but instead four officers and soldiers had been knocked down at once.

  Several officials and soldiers who followed also took a big fright, immediately slammed on the brakes to stop their footsteps, looking at the scene in front of them with equally unbelievable eyes.

  "Don't be stunned! Hold your guns horizontally and march in step! Left, right, left..." Xiao Tianjian had been staring at the battlefield with his eyes wide open. He was also extremely nervous earlier, not knowing how effective his training methods would be in actual combat. But when he saw one of his men take down four enemy soldiers, he felt a sense of joy rising up inside him. In just one exchange, his side hadn't suffered any casualties, but had taken down four enemy soldiers, with a score of 4-0. It seemed that his training methods were indeed effective! He immediately shouted to his men, gathering their attention and starting to advance forward in step.

  Although some of them couldn't believe their own achievements, these people had gradually become accustomed to following orders and taking action over the past few days. As soon as Xiao Tianjian gave an order, they immediately held their long guns horizontally and marched forward in unison, advancing steadily.

  They stepped over the bodies of the fallen officers and soldiers and quickly closed in on the nearest ones.

  "Take aim! Fire!" As soon as Xiao Tianjian saw that he could hit the target again, he immediately let out a loud roar.

  "Kill!" The eight gunners, hearing his command, immediately shouted in unison and swiftly thrust their long guns forward at the enemy.

  "Ah……!" Again, several shrill and mournful cries rose to the extreme, and three more unfortunate soldiers were incredulously staring with their eyes wide open, becoming sacrifices under their guns, falling into a pool of blood.

  Xiao Tianjian's side was thoroughly excited, and everyone became much bolder, thinking that the method taught by their master was actually so effective, what were they still afraid of!

  The officers and soldiers were collectively stunned, they never thought that these dozen or so bandits would be so ferocious. Just a moment ago, they saw some of them trembling with fear and fleeing in disarray, how did they suddenly become a group of ruthless demons? Moreover, this was only the second encounter, and yet seven people on their side had already been killed, what kind of battle was this?!

  As the dozen or so killers began to form up and advance, the remaining officers and soldiers suddenly lost all their courage, turned tail and started crying out for their fathers and mothers as they fled in panic. No one dared try to attack these bandits again; even the officer who had been shouting orders at his men just a moment before was now fleeing in terror, let alone the other officers and soldiers.

  The common saying goes that when the soldiers are defeated, they collapse like a mountain. The officials and soldiers were immediately knocked down by seven people, almost one-third of their number, while the other side didn't have a single injury. The remaining dozen or so officials and soldiers no longer had the guts to continue fighting. Xiao Tianjian saw the officials and soldiers start to flee, and with a wave of his arm, he shouted: "Knife shield hand! Follow me to chase them down and slaughter them!"

  After finishing speaking, he swung his waist knife and rushed out with all his might. The remaining Tie Tou and four other knife shield holders saw the officers and soldiers fleeing in defeat, and immediately shouted in unison as they followed Xiao Tianjian's "Kill" and rushed out.

  It was the remaining eight gunners who were at a loss for a while, stunned for a moment, and then thought to themselves, "Could it be that easy?" Looking at the fleeing government soldiers, these gunners seemed to have difficulty believing such an outcome. However, seeing Xiao Tianjian already chasing after them with his axe-wielding men, they let out a cheer and followed closely behind Xiao Tianjian and the others, shouting loudly as they pursued and killed the government soldiers.

  Once the officers and soldiers dispersed, things became much easier. Xiao Tianjian was tall and had long legs, and with his two long legs spread apart, he was not comparable to the short and small ones of this era. He saw him take three steps as two steps, and after a few jumps, he caught up with an officer. He hated these officers' brutal behavior extremely, and didn't show any mercy at all. His right hand swung his single knife fiercely, chopping down ruthlessly.

  All that could be heard was a mournful howl, and a blood arrow shot up into the sky. The soldier who had been caught up by him immediately had his right shoulder sliced open with one knife stroke, revealing a huge gash, from which the arterial blood vessels sprayed out like a fountain. The soldier only managed to let out a mournful cry before tumbling to the ground, stirring up a cloud of dust on the dry earth. Thick, rich blood soon seeped into the soil.

  The last scene that flashed before his eyes was a pair of big feet stepping over his body, and then rapidly rushing forward, followed by countless pairs of feet, stepping over his body, closely following the tall man in front who rushed past.

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