Memoirs of the Heavenly Khan

Chapter 165 My Lord, You've Changed
Hulao Pass.

After Yuan Shen led his army across the Yellow River, he did not even rest for a few days before selecting several hundred of his most elite knights to arrive at the pass and challenge them to a duel.

It seems that Yuan Shen is eager to restore morale.

Looking at the group of knights swaggering outside the city gate, Li Shuang asked:
"Who is this leader?"

Before the fortress, a general dressed in golden armor and riding a white horse was showing off his bravery in front of a group of knights, extremely smug.

Peng Ledao:
"This brat is from a distant branch of the Yuan family. They were originally from a poor family, but after Yuan Shen became emperor, he promoted them all to serve as his personal guards. These people don't have much ability, but they have a big temper, and many people can't stand them."

"No wonder, the horse he rides is really good!"

Upon hearing this, Peng Le said in a resounding voice:
"If my lord desires it, I will bring it back for you."

"Alas, how can we let a single horse cause the loss of a valiant warrior!"

After Li Shuang finished speaking, Peng Le objected.

"This brat can bring down a minister?"

Peng Le immediately led two men, rode out of the city gate, crossed the pontoon bridge over the moat in front of the gate, and charged towards the hundreds of riders.

These hundreds of riders seemed not to have anticipated that there were only three riders on the other side, yet they dared to charge out.

However, after a brief moment of surprise, the other side immediately prepared to capture the three riders who were charging towards them.

Peng Le held his long spear without fear. When someone charged at him, he pierced a knight with a single thrust, impaling him on the spear.

The warhorse charged forward and quickly entered the encirclement of hundreds of cavalry. Peng Le reined in the horse and roared in the midst of the battle.

"Who dares to step forward and die!"

Its voice is like a lion's roar, and its form resembles a demon.

Blood flowed down the long spear, staining Peng Le's arm guards and his mount crimson.

That shout shattered the courage of their cavalry, who had been eager to capture him.

Some just wander around the perimeter, while others simply stay still.

Seeing this, Peng Le tossed aside his stab, spurred his horse, and galloped straight to the golden-armored general on his white horse.

"Peng Le, what are you doing!"

As a close guard of Yuan Shen, this golden-armored general on white horse clearly recognized Peng Le.

"What else can I do with you? Just to amuse myself and show you to my Lord!"

"you!"

Peng Le stepped forward, captured the man, and had his men lead his white horse back to Hulao Pass.

Looking at the gate, Li Shuang praised:
"Truly a valiant warrior!"

Gao Feng was very unhappy when he heard this.

"What are they? Just a bunch of bandits! My lord, give me a dozen or so riders, and I'll slaughter them."

"Ao Cao, we must not be careless!"

"Rest assured, my lord, I will not return until I have utterly annihilated these hundreds of cavalry."

With that, Gao Ang led his troops away.

Almost at the same time that Peng Le returned with his men, Gao Ang led a dozen or so riders out.

Upon seeing this, the hundreds of cavalrymen outside the pass immediately could no longer bear it.

It’s not over, right?
You don't treat us like human beings anymore, do you?
They immediately organized themselves and clashed head-on with Gao Feng's dozen or so riders.

On the battlefield, when the cavalry of the two sides clashed, the scene of these hundreds of riders devouring Gao Li's dozen or so riders did not occur.

Gao Ang led his cavalry and pierced through the enemy's battle formation.

All that remained along the way were the corpses of the enemy.

Seeing this, Gao Ang did not stop. He then led his knights back along the same route.

After two such back-and-forths, the morale of these hundreds of cavalrymen plummeted, and they dared not linger in front of Hulao Pass, rushing back to the main camp.

Outside the pass, Gao Ang watched the fleeing troops and let out a long laugh.

Li Shuang did not take this opportunity to pursue the hundreds of riders, but let them leave.

"What a brave man!"

Li Shuang turned around and saw Hou Jing looking like he wanted to say something but hesitated.

"Wan Jing, you want to go too?"

"Serving under my lord, I only know to do my best to fulfill the tasks assigned to me, without daring to utter a single complaint. How could I possibly compete with Gao Ang and Peng Le in such matters? I would be content if my lord, in his moments of joy, were to occasionally cast a glance upon me." This Hou Jing, why does he smell so strongly of tea!
Have you been reading Liu Lingzhu's "The Green Tea Manual" lately?

Hou Jing chuckled.

"I have been looking at some recently."

"Great, don't watch it next time."

"Why?"

“Wan Jing, with your talent and looks, don’t waste your energy on this kind of thing. You have a much bigger future ahead of you.”

"My lord, you have changed."

"what for?"

"Now you only like brainless guys who just run around like wild boars. You used to say that you admired me the most!"

"..."
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Hundreds of riders galloped back to camp. Yuan Shen looked at these defeated soldiers with an extremely gloomy expression.

He realized that things were worse than he had imagined.

Yuan Shen raised his head and silently glanced at the gazes of the group of officials who had followed him.

Yuan Shen saw many things in their eyes, but there was one thing he didn't see.

Fighting spirit!

The art of war is to use superior numbers to overwhelm the weak; this is the proper way.

But more people also bring more trouble. More people means more schemes. Besides, Yuan Shen's army is a mixture of multiple factions, all with only one goal: to march on Luoyang!

Not everyone can be like Han Xin, who believed the more the better.

Now Yuan Shen has led an army of over 100,000 to charge over. If we cannot press our advantage and allow our morale to collapse, we will ultimately suffer a crushing defeat.

We can't wait any longer!

We must fight this decisive battle immediately!

Yuan Shen thought for a moment and then issued the order.

"Somebody come!"

"exist!"

Yuan Shen's guards approached, and he pointed to the several hundred cavalrymen, saying:
"Such a defeated army, yet they dare to return? Capture them all!"

"promise!"

Yuan Shen's subordinates were unaware of his intentions, but seeing his guards quickly capture the defeated soldiers one by one, Yuan Shen, without even waiting for them to remove their armor, gave the order:
"Execute them all!"

For a moment, pleas for mercy and pleas for leniency rang in Yuan Shen's ears, but he did not waver in the slightest.

"cut!"

The blood, dripping and soaking the soil, nourished the earth.

As hundreds of heads fell, everyone in the camp felt a chill run down their spines.

Seeing the somber atmosphere, Yuan Shen spoke:

"I have no way out now, and neither do you. If you take Hulao Pass and enter Luoyang, you will be ennobled and appointed prime ministers. Otherwise, you are all bandits, and can be captured even if you are only a mile long!"

"We are willing to serve Your Majesty."

Not far away, Yuwen Tai leaned against the soft curtains of the tent, arms crossed, watching this scene.

"So fear can drive a person to this extent?"

His elder brother, Yuwen Luosheng, walked up to him and said slowly:

"His Majesty is in a panic!"

Yuwentai could tell that this was Yuan Shen's last resort.

"If we are defeated again... Brother, we must find a way out as soon as possible."

Yuwen Luosheng replied:

"Don't worry, in this chaotic world, as long as you have your own troops, you'll have a way out!"

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(End of this chapter)