The Golden Family, rising from the Western Regions

Chapter 41 A devastating battle

At this moment, Hou Tiancai was completely shocked and shouted in horror:
"Armored Cavalry!!!"

When these four words appeared in his mind, Hou Tiancai was completely stunned.

He looked at the other side with a look of shock and disbelief.

Twenty cavalrymen wearing heavy fish-scale armor, riding tall and strong war horses, holding spears and swords, lined up in a row.

Charge towards your direction recklessly.

The powerful visual impact made Hou Tiancai start to tremble all over.

"Impossible, impossible~"

Hou Tiancai's face suddenly turned pale, and he kept muttering as if he had lost his soul.

The armored cavalry before him seemed to be gradually overlapping with the heavy cavalry of the Qarlugs he had seen in the previous battle of Beishan.

Hou Tiancai still remembers vividly the terrifying aura that seemed to be able to crush all enemies into dust.

Although the armored cavalry in front of them only had twenty riders, the galloping momentum they unleashed had already frightened everyone in Houzhai.

Not only Hou Tiancai, but all the soldiers who participated in the Battle of Beishan seemed to have returned to the fear of being crushed by the Qarlug heavy cavalry.

"Heavy cavalry?"

"How come they have heavy cavalry?"

"Absolutely impossible~"

"Hurry up and disperse, don't gather in groups~"

The people in Houzhai shouted in fear, many of their faces turned pale, and some even began to talk nonsense.

He completely lost the will to fight and kept running around aimlessly.

No one expected that Li Xiao deliberately used light cavalry and formed an iron formation in order to hide the heavy cavalry behind them.

This is Li Xiao’s ultimate weapon.

Although heavy cavalry is powerful, once the enemy slips away in advance and there is no battle with them, no matter how powerful the heavy cavalry is, it will be just a pile of scrap metal.

"Stop them~"

"Stop them for me~"

Hou Tiancai shouted loudly, asking others to block Li Xiao's heavy cavalry, while he held the reins tightly with his pale palms.

He began to turn his horse around, ready to run away again.

Although this man looks cruel and ruthless, and decisive in killing, he looks like a hero.

But in reality he is cowardly and easily shaken. When faced with danger he becomes helpless and lacks the spirit of a great general.

When Li Xiao was outside Houzhai and deliberately used Huang Xiuer to provoke him, he had already seen Hou Tiancai's true nature.

If Li Xiao saw Hou Tiancai's current appearance, he would only look down on him even more.

If such a person becomes the leader of the Han people, he will only destroy the Han people in Jinzhou.

"Kill~"

Twenty heavy cavalrymen lined up in a row and charged forward violently on this vast grassland.

The speed is getting faster and faster, exuding a violent momentum like an overwhelming tidal wave.

It seemed as if any enemy standing in their way would be crushed into dust.

"Stop them~"

"Whoever dares to retreat, I will kill his entire family!"

Hou Tiancai shouted loudly, but no one listened to him.

Instead, he looked like a stupid dog that barked without any ability.

No one is a fool.

It is simply impossible to use one's own flesh and blood to resist heavy cavalry.

In the face of death, Hou Tiancai's threats seemed so ridiculous.

Almost everyone started running away.
But for the cavalry, a distance of one hundred steps can be reached in a flash.

"Boom~"

Just a few seconds later, accompanied by the thunderous roar of war horses, twenty heavy cavalrymen rushed straight into the Houzhai cavalry team like a sharp blade.

Wherever the armored cavalry went, the resistance of the Houzhai soldiers was instantly shattered.

"Ah~"

"Help~"

"I surrender~"

The tragic screams came one after another, and the battlefield seemed to be in a one-sided massacre.

The enemy's spears pierced the heavy cavalry's armor, but were only bounced off, like an ant trying to shake a tree.

Facing the frightened and panicked Hou family man in front of him, Li Xiao swung the lance in his hand violently, and with powerful force, he cut off the man's head like a lightning bolt.

An enemy tried to rush forward to block him, but was stabbed by him and flew out, with blood splattering in the air.

The other young men behind him were not to be outdone. The spears and swords in their hands flashed coldly in the sunlight, and every swing brought about a bloody storm.

The enemies screamed one after another and fell down one after another.

The armored cavalry were extremely fast. They moved freely in the enemy's formation and the enemy was scattered before they had time to react.

Wherever they passed, there was a mess, and the people in Houzhai fell down like cut wheat.

In just one minute, twenty heavy cavalrymen had wiped out all the troops in Houzhai.

There was no enemy in front of Li Xiao.

He slowly stopped his horse and looked back, seeing a trail of blood behind him.

The ground was covered with blood and corpses, with flesh splattered everywhere, and wounded people and war horses fell to the ground, neighing weakly.

On Li Xiao's side, none of the twenty teenagers were injured or killed!

"Haha~"

"Hahahaha~"

The young men were wearing blood-stained armor and breathing heavily. Although the battle just now lasted only more than a minute, it consumed a lot of their energy.

The damage to the warhorse is even greater.

But every young man had a smile on his face and was full of confidence.

They looked at each other and burst into laughter.

"Refreshing~"

"Kill with pleasure!"

"It's still more fun to follow Lord Li and kill!"

"Hahaha~"

The young men spoke proudly. Even those from the Three Castles who had previously been dissatisfied with Li Xiao were now convinced. Li Xiao's achievements were no less than any of theirs.

He is brave and good at fighting, and the fighting power he displays makes everyone tremble with fear.

"After all, the troops in Houzhai are too few. This battle is not a satisfying one."

"After a while, I will take you to kill more Qarluk people!"

Li Xiao slowly took off his helmet and spoke loudly to the heavily armored teenagers.

And his heroic words were supported by everyone.

"Good~"

As young people, we are at the age of passion and excitement.

With just one joint battle, Li Xiao completely convinced these young people.

The battle was over, and except for those who were trampled to death by the heavy cavalry, the other Houzhai soldiers and horses did not escape.

Luo Meng and others had already been waiting on both sides of the battlefield.

Faced with the brutal killing of the heavy cavalry, those who fled in all directions at the first moment were already frightened.

He was hunted down by Luo Meng and others and completely lost the courage to fight.

They dismounted and surrendered!

For them, being able to survive the attack of the Death Heavy Cavalry was already a blessing from heaven.

How dare you resist?

"Take them to Houzhai."

When the battle was completely over, Li Xiao gave orders loudly.

Let’s take Houzhai in one go!

"Follow your orders~"

The young cavalryman shouted loudly.

After a resounding victory, their own casualties were minimal.

Li Xiao's prestige in their hearts has reached an unprecedented level.

Even if Li Xiao said now that he would lead them to attack the main camp of the Qarluk people, these young men would follow him without hesitation.

Houzhai!

Lin Dazhuang was still being executed at this time. His entire foot was covered in blood, and there was not a single piece of good meat left.

Many people in Houzhai couldn't bear to see this scene. After Old Man Hou left, they either went home or went to the edge of the village and looked into the distance.

Most of these people were the elderly, the weak, women and children, and the men in their families had just gone out to hunt down bandits.

Although they knew that the more than 100 people in Houzhai had a great advantage against more than 20 horse bandits.

But these women and children still couldn't help but worry about their families.

As the sun sets, orange-red light spreads across the earth, turning the grassland into a red ocean.

And at this moment, a cavalry seemed to appear at the end of the horizon.

"Young Master and the others are back?"

"Great~"

"It looks like they definitely won~"

"I'll report to the old castle lord~"

There were joyful smiles on the faces of these people.

But as the cavalry team got closer, they gradually discovered something was wrong.

"No, this is not our person~"

"It's the enemy~"

Suddenly, someone shouted in fear, bringing everyone back to reality.

After careful observation, everyone discovered that the people in the distance were indeed not from their own village.

Someone is trying to lure the tiger away from the mountain and launch a surprise attack on Houzhai while the young and strong men are away?
Thinking of this possibility, the elderly, the weak, women and children all panicked.

The long-silent alarm bell in the village rang, and everyone in the village, young and old, regardless of gender, began to mobilize.

"Dong Dong Dong~"

Listening to the urgent bell, Li Xiao smiled with disdain.

He lowered his head slightly and said to the woman in his arms, "The people of Houzhai are really hospitable. Are they welcoming us?"

Huang Xiuer trembled slightly when she heard this, nodded and said, "Welcome~"

Her eyes were red, and facing this group of ferocious cavalrymen, she felt very nervous and frightened.

What made her even more uncomfortable was that there was always a big hand under her neck causing trouble.

Huang Xiuer was ashamed and angry at seeing such behavior in public, but she could not stop it at all.

Struggling was of no use at all, and instead earned her a warning from Li Xiao, who stripped her clothes off.

What made Huang Xiuer even more devastated was that all this happened in front of her husband.

As her eyes turned, Huang Xiuer saw her husband.

He didn't die. He had luckily survived the brutal battle just now without even a scratch.

The only difference from his previous high-spirited appearance was that Hou Tiancai was in a rather miserable state at this moment.

His hands were tied tightly with ropes, a lasso was put around his neck, and he was led forward.

The same treatment was given to those soldiers from Houzhai who had managed to survive.

They were all people who fled in all directions at the first moment and avoided the direct crush of the heavy cavalry.

There are about sixty or seventy of them.
Each person had a rope and was led along.

Li Xiao did not kill them for the time being, and what happens next will depend on their performance.

However, when Li Xiao looked at Hou Tiancai, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

It's useless for these people with the surname Hou to perform well no matter how well they do.

It’s not just because the Hou family is a traitor and has a grudge against Hexi Fort, but also because the Hou family controls most of the assets of Houzhai.

If Li Xiao doesn't defeat the Hou family and divide up their assets, how can he win people's hearts?
"Master Hou, I will take you home~"

"Hahaha~"

Li Xiao laughed loudly, patted Huang Xiuer's butt, and whipped the horsewhip, increasing the speed.

Hou Tiancai, who was tied up and running by him, was so embarrassed that he almost fell to the ground.

He watched his woman being held in the enemy's arms while he was being led around like a dog.

Hou Tiancai's heart was filled with humiliation and anger. He almost bit his teeth off and his fingernails dug into his flesh.

(End of this chapter)