Chapter 61 - 59: Heavy Cavalry Charge
A deathly silence fell over the battlefield for a moment.
Everyone was stunned by the bloody and savage scene before them.
’Is that really the kind of power a human can possess?’
The elite troops of the Liang Army, who had been surging forward to seize the commander’s banner, all reined in their horses in unison, a trace of fear in their eyes.
They stared at the figure standing beneath the banner, bathed in blood like a Demon God, and for a moment, none dared to advance.
However, localized bravery couldn’t reverse the decline of the overall battle.
As far as the eye could see, Meng Yi’s grand army had fallen into disarray under Xiang Wu’s assault, suffering a crushing defeat and retreating step by step.
Atop the high platform, Meng Yi’s eyes were bloodshot. He gripped his sword hilt so tightly his knuckles turned white.
He knew with absolute clarity that he had lost control of the battle.
In the distance, Xiang Wu naturally saw this as well.
A victorious smile spread across the famous Great Liang Country general’s face. Without hesitation, he played his final card, sending out the last of his Personal Guards to completely annihilate Meng Yi’s forces.
But just as everyone thought the outcome was decided...
On a hillside far from the main battlefield, a cavalry unit a thousand strong stood in silence.
These cavalrymen, man and horse alike, were clad in heavy black armor. They tightly gripped custom-made, lengthened and thickened Lances, exuding a suffocating pressure.
Heavy cavalry!
The most terrifying meat grinders on the battlefield!
They had been waiting here for a long time, the entire unit as silent as a graveyard, as if they had merged with the surrounding wild grass. The only sound was the occasional snort from their warhorses.
They were all waiting for one person’s command.
Bai Yuge.
She stood at the edge of the slope, gazing at the distant battlefield. Despite the great distance, her battlefield instincts, honed to the bone, allowed her to perceive every shift in the situation with perfect clarity.
When she saw the Great Liang Country’s army exploit the opening, cutting down countless Great Yong Soldiers, she didn’t even bat an eye.
It was as if the dying Soldiers were not her compatriots, but a swarm of insignificant ants.
She just watched quietly, waiting.
She waited until she saw Xiang Wu, in his bid to secure victory, dispatch his entire Personal Guard Camp. This left the defenses around his commander’s banner unprecedentedly weak. She knew the time was finally ripe.
The faintest trace of a curve touched Bai Yuge’s lips, a smile both cold and cruel.
"Lower your visors."
Her voice wasn’t loud, but it reached the ears of every heavy cavalryman with perfect clarity.
CLANK! CLANK! CLANK!
Cold steel visors were lowered in unison, obscuring every face.
From this moment on, they were no longer men, but killing machines who knew only slaughter.
"Feed the horses."
At another command, the heavy cavalrymen immediately took out prepared pills and forced them into the mouths of their warhorses.
This was a forbidden military drug, capable of immensely stimulating a horse’s potential for a short period, allowing it to burst forth with unparalleled speed and endurance.
The price was that after the drug wore off, the warhorses would be completely spent, some might even die from exhaustion on the spot.
One must understand that the warhorses of the heavy cavalry were a one-in-a-thousand selection, an extremely expensive strategic resource. Therefore, such an act could not be described as mere extravagance; it was practically a crime.
But Bai Yuge didn’t care.
In her eyes, as long as she could kill Xiang Wu and annihilate this main force of Great Liang, any price was worth paying.
Soon, the drug began to take effect.
The warhorses’ eyes started turning red. Scalding air billowed from their nostrils as their four hooves restlessly pawed at the ground, letting out a series of suppressed whinnies.
The next moment, Bai Yuge raised her arm and swung it forward decisively.
"Charge!"
RUMBLE!
The earth began to tremble violently!
A black torrent formed by a thousand heavy cavalrymen charged down from the hillside!
Their unstoppable, terrifying momentum was like a mountain flash flood or a river bursting its banks. At a jaw-dropping speed, they slammed into the heart of the Great Liang Army from the side and rear!
Xiang Wu, who was commanding his army in pursuit, immediately turned his head to look.
When he saw the black heavy cavalry that had appeared like phantoms, his pupils contracted abruptly!
’It’s a trap!’
And when he saw clearly the person leading the charge, a storm raged in his heart.
Because he recognized at a glance that the attacker was from the Bai Family.
At that moment, Xiang Wu immediately realized the gravity of the situation and wanted to recall his troops to defend.
But it was all too late.
Bai Yuge charged at the very front. Her petite frame was a stark contrast to the massive warhorse beneath her, but the killing intent erupting from her was incredibly dense.
Crucially, it seemed as if she felt no fear, no pain. Even during the rapid charge, her face was completely devoid of expression.
This was the god-of-slaughter bloodline passed down through the Bai Family.
This bloodline granted them unparalleled combat Talent and near-demonic battlefield intuition, but it also stripped them of the most basic human emotions.
In their eyes, there were no comrades, no enemies—only victory!
And Bai Yuge’s target was exceptionally clear: Xiang Wu.
She ignored all the enemies around her trying to block her path, letting their swords and spears hack against her armor, sending up showers of sparks.
She just stared fixedly at the distant Xiang Wu, a non-human fanaticism burning in her eyes.
"Xiang Wu, die!"
With a cold, sharp roar, Bai Yuge, radiating the force of a thousand thunderbolts, became one with her horse and charged right up to Xiang Wu!
CLANG!
A deafening crash!
Xiang Wu’s eyes widened in fury as he swung his weapon with all his might to block.
He was already a fierce general of his time, but the instant his weapon clashed with Bai Yuge’s, a terrifying, irresistible force surged through, so powerful it tore open the webbing between his thumb and forefinger, sending blood streaming down!
The prized steed beneath him let out a painful cry, knocked back several steps by the force of the impact!
Even with Bai Yuge’s formidable strength and the momentum of her charge, it shouldn’t have been this overwhelming. There was only one explanation: she too had taken one of those potential-stimulating Elixir Pills.
She did not hesitate, even at the cost of immense damage to her own body.
This was the way of the Bai Family. They treated others and themselves with the same standard.
An equal standard of seeing no one as human!
Landing the first blow, Bai Yuge didn’t pause for a second. She wheeled her horse around and charged again.
BAM! BAM! BAM!
After several impacts, Xiang Wu’s entire body was numb and aching. He finally lost his grip, and the long spear in his hand was sent flying.
At the same time, Bai Yuge charged forward and swept her blade across.
PFFT!
A perfectly good head flew high into the air, its face still etched with shock and unwillingness.
Xiang Wu, a renowned general of his generation from the Great Liang Country, was thus beheaded!
Hot blood splattered across Bai Yuge’s face, making her cold features appear all the more demonic.
And in her eyes, for the very first time, the light of human emotion finally appeared.