The light of the sword is like the moon reflecting on Kyushu

Lin Yongpeng's warhorse "Chasing Wind" finally collapsed from exhaustion with a mournful cry!
Lin Yongpeng had no time to grieve when his warhorse, which had followed him for many years, died!
The moment his warhorse fell, he had already leaped into the air!

As soon as his feet touched the ground, he rolled a few times to dissipate the downward force, then got up and ran forward!

Several Song cavalrymen nearby shouted, "General, mount my horse!"

Lin Yongpeng immediately leaped onto the back of one of the cavalrymen's horses, sitting back-to-back with him, facing the pursuing troops behind them! With his left hand gripping the bow and his right hand holding an arrow, he pulled back sharply, the string taut like a full moon, and whoosh—the arrow was already released!
This time, he's aiming at horses too!
Yelü Xiezhen's warhorse!
Come and go without indecent!
He wanted to repay them in kind!

Yelü Xiezhen was naturally prepared, and he held his long spear in front of his horse to block the arrow's path! But the arrow was too fast, and it only grazed the tip! This was quite different from what he had expected! He had thought he could block the arrow!

*Thud*—The arrow pierced through the armor, stabbed diagonally into the horse's chest, and emerged from its body!

That arrow only wounded the horse's chest muscles, without damaging its internal organs! It was truly a case of a hair's breadth leading to a huge mistake!
This horse still has the strength to fight!
Lin Yongpeng couldn't help but feel a pang of regret! He regretted that the arrow hadn't killed the warhorse!

Yelü Xiezhen also felt a pang of regret! He was saddened that his beloved horse had been so badly injured!

The Song cavalry continued their charge, with the Liao cavalry in hot pursuit! Dust billowed across the land, obscuring the sun!
Lin Yongpeng suddenly pulled a handful of black spheres from his pocket and threw them backward! There were at least five of them!
Yelü Xiezhen's brow furrowed immediately, sensing something was wrong!
But at this moment, the army was in a state of high-speed rush, like a mountain torrent, unstoppable. How could it be stopped so easily?

Yelü Xiezhen could only watch helplessly as the five black balls crashed into the ground!
Boom—a flash of fire, the intense light instantly blinding everyone! Everything went white, and nothing could be seen! Almost simultaneously, a deafening, earth-shattering roar erupted! Warhorses went berserk, and the Liao soldiers' ears rang and they lost their hearing!

The earth trembled, and the sky changed color!
The devastating blast wave knocked the Liao army's warhorses, which were charging ahead, to the ground!
They instantly became stumbling blocks, tripping up the warhorses that followed behind, and large numbers of warhorses fell down!

The Liao cavalry's orderly formation instantly fell into chaos!
The Khitan cavalry behind them reacted one after another, pulling on their reins to slow down the momentum!
Even so, a large number of more collapsed! The momentum was too great, and they couldn't stop in time!

Once the eighth rank of cavalry had stabilized, the horses charging from behind did not trip over the horses in front, and the formation gradually became stable.

After a few breaths, the entire cavalry army finally quieted down.

The sky was filled with dust and smoke, so thick that you couldn't see your hand in front of your face!
However, Yelü Xiezhen realized that this was the most dangerous moment!
He immediately shouted, "All troops, retreat!"

The army immediately turned around!

However, at this moment, the Song army's "armor-piercing arrow rain" had already arrived!

*Thud thud thud*—Many Liao soldiers have already been hit by arrows!
"Retreat! Retreat now!" Yelü Xiezhen roared!
Yelü Xiezhen originally thought that the other side was willing to act as bait, risking being trampled into mincemeat to lure his army deep into the territory. He believed that the enemy was trying to lure his main force away with a "luring the tiger away from the mountain" or "feinting to the east while attacking the west" strategy, and then send another group of troops to pick up the supplies.

It wasn't until he saw the other party throw the "thunderbolt" that he became completely certain that the other party's target was him!

Once the Song army eliminates its own forces, the Khitan cavalry will be leaderless. Even if they are not completely annihilated, their morale will be dampened, and they will not engage in battle for a short period of time. The Song army will then take the opportunity to accelerate its resupply!
Damn it, he's got a good plan!

"withdraw!"

Dust filled the air, making it impossible for soldiers on both sides to see each other!

But for the stationary Liao cavalry, this was undoubtedly the most dangerous moment!
Because they knew that the Song soldiers were best suited for close-quarters combat, especially the Luoyang Tigers of the Song Dynasty, who were veterans capable of taking on ten men at once! Once they got close, it would be a disaster for the cavalry! Just three Luoyang Tigers working together could wipe out five to seven cavalrymen!

Therefore, Yelü Xiezhen would never be foolish enough to linger in battle. He would rather be ridiculed as a coward by the Song army than not retreat! As long as he could create enough distance between himself and the Song infantry, the tide would turn and his side would be on their side again! Then, the iron hooves would once again crush the Song army into mincemeat! What's more, this time the Song army only numbered a mere three hundred! It was like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut!
The two armies were separated by a massive, dust-covered curtain. Lin Yongpeng couldn't even see where Yelü Xiezhen was, so he gave only one order—empty the arrow quivers! Fire wildly behind the dust curtain! Every hit would be a bonus!

Lin Yongpeng originally wanted to lead his team to charge in for a close-quarters battle, but he considered that although the enemy was all cavalry, they were also equipped with bows and crossbows!

If we were to break through the smoke screen and be exposed to the enemy, we would be completely doomed! Because we could be certain that our brothers would be within the range of the Liao army's crossbows!
The brothers will just get shot into pincushions!

Therefore, he dared not order a charge!

Safety first!

"You five, don't empty the quiver! Sneak over there quietly in a bit and specifically target Yelü Xiezhen!"

"Yes!"

"Yes!"

Helian Tieshu walked ahead, followed closely by Pang Shiwu, and then a large group of people!
Soon we arrived at the Hall of the Spirit Child!

Lingtong Temple is a Bon religion temple.

Even from a distance, I could feel the eerie and sinister atmosphere!

What comes into view is a towering statue! It's a colossal image of the Lord of the Mortuary devouring heads, carved from a single block of red sandstone!
The giant mouth of the stone statue serves as the temple gate, and the fangs form the lintel.

The skull sculpture is nine zhang nine zhang tall, with its lower jaw touching the ground to form a step.

Three hundred children's skulls were embedded in the eye sockets, and molten copper was poured into the bone crevices to prevent them from cracking!
When the north wind blows through its teeth, it can produce a sound like a baby crying.

The gate's locking mechanisms include bronze prayer wheels, symbolizing the extraction of souls from the cycle of reincarnation; rope bolts made of human tendons, symbolizing the binding and eternal imprisonment of spirits; and molten iron used to seal the door seams, symbolizing the extinguishing of all life.
The door knocker is a bronze sculpture of two snakes devouring a child—the snakes' eyes are inlaid with turquoise, and their tongues are inlaid with the tips of enemy spears.

It is said that this place has a triple layer of blood-red eaves!
The first layer of eaves is terrifying—three hundred and sixty copper bells hang from the eaves, each containing a baby tooth! A gentle breeze blows, and the thirty or sixty copper bells surprisingly play the "Summoning the Soul" tune!
The second layer of eaves—a whole child's back-covering leather curtain hangs from it! Stretched on a willow bow frame!
The tattoo on the leather face reads "Death."

Triple terror! The top eaves—pierced with a forest of bronze halberds, and skulls used as banners!

A bone hole pierced with yak hair; if the hair grows long, the soul will be secure!

Inside the cave, a nine-tiered sandalwood cage was placed to prevent the children's souls from escaping; the cage's bars were inscribed with the "Devouring Mantra of the Lord of the Stigmata Forest." The abducted boys and girls were used to make ritual implements.

Pang Shiwu saw two monks outside the pagoda, their faces fierce. He asked, "Excuse me..."

The monk on the left glared and shouted, "Get out of my way!" (End of Chapter)