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Chapter 572 Great Achievement (I)

Tao Dayong's weapon was a long, thick-backed sword.

The long sword was the most common weapon in the military camp. There was nothing special about it. It was just three inches longer than the ordinary long sword and much heavier. It was made of high-quality iron materials that were repeatedly quenched and forged. Tao Da had been using this thick-backed long sword since the day he arrived in the military camp.

When he went to Li County to suppress mountain bandits, this thick-backed long sword accompanied him to destroy the bandit’s stronghold. Later, he went to the north with him several times, killing rioters, chopping bandits, and drinking countless blood.

Tao Da hadn't taken action all night, and he watched his colleagues fight and die, and he was filled with anger. At this moment, he rushed out like a mad bull, and with two swipes of his sword, he killed two Rouran soldiers. In the blink of an eye, he rushed to Afro.

Afro had no idea how many injuries he had suffered and how much blood had been splattered on him. He looked like a bloody man, extremely hideous and terrifying.

Tao Da was not afraid at all, he raised his sword and attacked fiercely.

Clang!
The two knives collided suddenly, making a very harsh sound, and the people around were all shocked so much that their eardrums hurt. They subconsciously stepped back a few steps.

Tao Da took advantage of this moment to rush forward and tangled with Afro. The flash of the knife and the sharp wind of the knife made it impossible for anyone to get close.

Afro was still as fierce as ever, and in terms of swordsmanship, he was actually better than Tao Da. But he had been fighting for so long, and he was constantly injured and bleeding, and his physical strength was greatly weakened. On the other hand, Tao Da was gathering his strength like a tiger descending from the mountain. In this fight, Afro quickly lost the upper hand.

"Tao, be careful!"

Afro's long sword was as fast as thunder, heading straight for Tao Da's chest. The guards beside him were terrified and shouted for warning. Unexpectedly, Tao Da had no intention of dodging or retreating, and stabbed him with the same sword.

This was a life-and-death fight. Afro could have killed him with one blow, and his long sword could have killed Afro just as well.

When two men meet on a narrow road, the competition comes down to who is more ferocious and who is less afraid of death.

In the end, it was Afro who changed his tactics and narrowly blocked the attack by crossing the blade. Tao Da did not say anything and continued to attack fiercely with his sword, one strike after another, a crazy fighting style that hurt both sides.

Liu Hengchang was also terrified. The guards beside him lowered their voices and whispered anxiously: "Commander Liu, Tao Da is too dangerous! Should we warn him..."

"No need!" Liu Hengchang took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "The Rouran general in front of us should be Afu Luo, the number one Rouran master. As long as we can kill him, it is worth it even if Tao Da exchanges his life for his."

It is indeed cruel to say so. However, on the battlefield, a cold heart is an essential quality for an excellent general.

It sounds slow, but in fact it only took a few blinks of an eye.

Afro had two more wounds on his body, and Tao Da was stabbed in the back and was bleeding profusely.

Afro finally decided to retreat. He was the most important general under Fumingdun Khan and the god of war in the eyes of the Rouran cavalry. His life was precious and he should not and could not die with an ordinary soldier.

Tao Da did not allow Afro to retreat. Afro only took one step back, and Tao Da took two steps forward, swinging his long sword more and more violently.

A fierce light flashed in Afro's eyes, and he stabbed Tao Da's abdomen with his long knife. Tao Da screamed wildly, and endured the momentary pain, and slashed with the long knife, hitting Afro's neck.

Blood spurted out, and Afro's head flew up with it. It fell to the ground in front of the horrified eyes of the Rouran cavalry. The tall corpse without a head did not fall down, but stood stiffly in the same place.

Become!

Liu Hengchang's eyes lit up and he shouted loudly: "Afuro is dead!"

He actually used the Rouran language!
In the personal guard camp, there were dozens of Rouran horse slaves such as Mani accompanying them in training. After training every day, Liu Hengchang would take an hour to learn to speak the Rouran language. He was a rare general who was both civil and military, and he learned the Rouran language within half a year. He also asked the personal soldiers around him to learn some.

After he shouted, dozens of his personal soldiers shouted in Rouran language: Afuro is dead!
Afro is dead!
Afro is dead!
The screams spread quickly from the military tent like a plague. The Rouran soldiers who heard the sounds were in great confusion and quickly fled in disarray.

During this night attack, countless Rouran soldiers were killed, and more importantly, Afuro was killed, avenging Yu Chong and the dead soldiers of the Nanyang Army.

Liu Hengchang was not greedy for success. He knew very well that the night attack on the enemy camp was successful because it was unexpected and fast.

If the fight continued, by daybreak the Royal Guards and Nanyang Army soldiers would be trapped in the enemy camp, and it would be difficult for them to escape.

Liu Hengchang led the people around him and rushed out of the military camp, blowing the whistle in his mouth.

This is an iron whistle made by Shen Mu himself. It is about the size of a child's fist. When blown, the sound is sharp and high-pitched, and can be heard from several miles away.

This was the pre-agreed retreat signal.

The iron whistles kept on blasting, and the guards gathered in an orderly manner and rushed out of the camp. Occasionally, someone got so carried away by the killing that he forgot to retreat. He was soon hacked to death by the swarming Rouran soldiers.

This is the battlefield, where life and death can be decided in an instant.

However, more people still rushed out following the sound of the whistle, leaving behind corpses and blood.

……

Two hours later.

The warhorse, which had been galloping wildly, was so tired that it foamed at the mouth.

Liu Hengchang finally ordered everyone to dismount and rest for a while.

There were pursuers before, but after running for two hours, they finally left them behind without a trace. Liu Hengchang drank a few sips of water and then ordered a head count.

Not to mention the guards, even the soldiers of the Nanyang Army were completely convinced by Liu Hengchang after this battle. When Liu Hengchang gave an order, everyone obeyed.

"Reporting to Commander Liu, the Imperial Guards had 2,000 men when they arrived, and now total 1,869 men. Five of them are seriously injured, and 22 are slightly injured."

In other words, the Imperial Guards lost more than 100 people. In comparison, the Nanyang Army suffered slightly more casualties. There were more than 2,300 people when they came, and about 200 people were lost in the battle. This was mainly because the Nanyang Army's soldiers reacted a little slower during the retreat.

Compared with the corpses scattered all over the Rouran camp and the broken morale of the army, this was undoubtedly an extremely beautiful victory.

Especially the killing of Rouran general Afuro was a great achievement!
"Commander Liu, Mr. Tao is seriously injured." The guards looked worried, "I'm afraid he can't stand the bumps."

Liu Hengchang was unmoved: "We can't slow down our progress just because of him. We have to rest for a while and then leave immediately. If we are caught up by the pursuers, it will be difficult for us, several thousand people, to escape."

"Apply medicine to Tao Da's wound and seal it tightly. Let's go back to Sizhou City. With Doctor Sun here, as long as Tao Da is still alive, his life can be saved. Let's go!"

At Liu Hengchang's command, all the soldiers jumped up and mounted their horses.

Thousands of war horses continued to gallop forward in the billowing dust.

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