The Prodigal Son

Huang Dengxing realized what was happening.

Even though he arrived at the West Gate at the speed of a Grandmaster, it was still too late.

In the distance, Qin Yu's large cavalry force had already charged forward.

Their soldiers were still running frantically out of the city; they hadn't even formed ranks, let alone gotten many men out!

"quick!"

"Form ranks!"

"All troops, form ranks!"

Huang Dengxing mustered his inner energy and roared at the top of his lungs.

Anger and anxiety distorted his old face, making him look somewhat ferocious and terrifying.

However, the city gate was only so big, and the more urgently the yellow lanterns urged them on, the closer the sound of horses' hooves got, the more congested the city gate became.

The panicked soldiers of the Min Kingdom crowded around the city gate like headless flies, almost blocking it completely, making it impossible for those behind to rush out.

Huang Dengxing was furious. He leaped down from the city wall and quickly arrived at the city gate. He grabbed the soldiers who were blocking the way and threw them out like trash. Even though the soldiers were spitting blood from the fall, he didn't bother to look at them.

The soldiers blocking the city gate were thrown out one by one, and the soldiers behind them were too intimidated by the imposing presence of the yellow lantern procession to move.

brush!

Huang Dengxing raised his hand and unleashed a burst of true energy, instantly sending the head of a stunned soldier flying. Blood splattered onto the surrounding soldiers, terrifying them into silence.

"Out of the city and into battle!"

Huang Dengxing roared menacingly, "Anyone who dares to cause trouble will be killed without mercy!"

Under the oppressive aura of Huang Dengxing, the soldiers who had been in a chaotic state suddenly became orderly and poured out of the city gate.

Huang Dengxing glanced at the city gate with a frosty expression, then his figure flashed rapidly, quickly arriving at the front of the formation of only a few hundred people.

"Thump thump..."

The thunderous sound of horses' hooves grew closer, a dark cloud was rapidly approaching, and the ground beneath their feet began to tremble slightly.

Huang Dengxing stood with his hands behind his back, his eyes glancing at the soldiers who were still rushing out of the city and forming ranks. His face was terribly gloomy.

He had planned everything meticulously, but he still overlooked this crucial step.

But this was a fatal move!

He knew that with the small force they had hastily assembled, they could not possibly stop the enemy's massive cavalry.

But he still wanted to give it a try!

Grandmaster!

This is his greatest reliance, and also his only reliance now.

Take the enemy general's head amidst a sea of ​​soldiers!

Only in this way can we have any hope of repelling the enemy!

"kill!"

Yuan Dingguo led the Wudang Flying Cavalry at the forefront.

Yuan Dingguo was so excited that he trembled all over and roared at the top of his lungs.

Behind him, the murderous Wudang Flying Cavalry swiftly drew their bows and nocked arrows.

"Whoosh..."

A hail of arrows shot out towards the small number of Min soldiers arrayed in front of them.

Faced with this overwhelming rain of arrows, the soldiers in formation could only hastily raise their shields to defend themselves.

The iron-skinned shields clattered and slammed under the arrows, a piercing and alarming sound.

"puff!"

An arrow pierced through a gap in the shield and embedded itself deeply into the body of the soldier behind it.

A piercing scream rang out, and the man fell straight to the ground, convulsing in pain.

But in the face of this surging torrent of iron cavalry, no one paid him any attention.

Even though they were just the lowest-ranking soldiers, they understood that with their hastily assembled force, they could not possibly stop the enemy cavalry.

If it weren't for Huang Dengxing leading the way, they would have turned around and run back into the city long ago.

Huang Dengxing deflected more than a dozen arrows, but faced the oncoming iron cavalry without a trace of fear in his eyes, his gaze constantly searching for the general's flag.

Soon, Huang Dengxing locked onto the location of the general's flag, his body transforming into a streak of light as he rushed straight towards it.

Just as Huang Dengxing sped off, a dangerous aura suddenly swept over them.

Huang Dengxing's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly turned his head to look.

Seeing the figure leap into the air, Huang Dengxing's desire to kill Qin Yu immediately receded like the tide. Without the slightest hesitation, he changed direction and darted into the city.

Seeing Huang Dengxing fleeing without any scruples, Ning Huang, who had just emerged from the fray, was momentarily stunned.

He never expected that even after he drew his sword, Huang Dengxing, also a grandmaster, would flee without even having the courage to continue the fight.

"You little bastard, where do you think you're going!"

Ning Huang shouted loudly and immediately grabbed his knife to chase after Huang Dengxing.

Huang Dengxing completely ignored Ning Huang, quickly flashing away while glancing back at Ning Huang who was chasing after him.

He can fight Ning Huang.

But he cannot fight Ning Huang!

He is now the commander-in-chief and should consider the overall situation of the battle, not act rashly.

Ning Huang was moving very fast, but Huang Dengxing was not slow either.

Upon arriving at the city walls, Huang Dengxing used the ground as leverage, and his body shot into the sky as if he were a spring up from dry land.

Ning Huang pursued him, his killing intent surging forth.

brush!

Ning Huang gathered his true energy, and a huge blade shadow appeared out of thin air, slashing fiercely at Huang Dengxing with an aura of death.

Feeling the power of this strike, Huang Dengxing dared not be careless in the slightest. He quickly gathered his true energy and unleashed a powerful surge of true energy in a backhand motion.

boom!

The two streams of true energy collided violently.

Under Ning Huang's domineering and unparalleled strike, Huang Dengxing's true energy collapsed with a roar, and Ning Huang's true energy, using the remaining force, slashed down fiercely.

Huang Dengxing's expression changed drastically, and he quickly gathered a protective aura around himself.

boom!

The weakened blade shadow struck the protective aura, finally dissipating completely.

Although Huang Dengxing's body was blasted away, he still used the force to fly up to the city wall.

Ignoring the surging blood and qi within him, Huang Dengxing roared, "Release the arrows!"

At Huang Dengxing's command, the soldiers on the city wall released their bows.

In an instant, a rain of arrows swept towards Ninghuang.

"Clang clang clang..."

Ning Huang deflected the arrows with his sword and leaped back.

However, after retreating more than ten feet, Ning Huang suddenly stopped.

Ning Huang thought for a moment, then charged forward again through the rain of arrows, bursting into wild laughter at the yellow lanterns on the city wall: "What kind of bullshit grandmaster are you! You're only fit to sit at the same table as that spineless bastard Guo Yang when it comes to drinking!"

After saying that, Ning Huang retreated again and quickly went to meet up with Qin Yu and the others.

Qin Yu and his men had already charged up to the Min soldiers who were lined up to block their way.

This time, Qin Yu didn't just "caw caw" anymore; he took the lead and charged into the enemy ranks.

Swish swish...

Qin Yu swung his knife relentlessly, and wherever the blade passed, a shower of blood rained down.

Faced with Qin Yu and his iron cavalry, these soldiers were utterly unable to resist. Their hastily formed battle formation was shattered in an instant by the iron cavalry.

Many wounded soldiers who fell to the ground died before they could even scream, trampled by their warhorses.

The soldiers who were originally rushing outwards retreated back into the city like a tide, hurriedly closing the city gates, fearing that Qin Yu and his men would take the opportunity to rush into the city.

However, Qin Yu had no such intention at all.

"Charge! Charge!"

Qin Yu brandished his still-dripping battle sword, roaring with excitement.

The cavalry behind him let out excited neighs and spurred their horses forward without hesitation.

Seeing the endless stream of cavalry charging towards their rear, Huang Dengxing wanted to stop them, but he was powerless to do so and could only watch helplessly.

Huang Dengxing tried his best to suppress the surging blood and qi in his body and forced himself to calm down.

No!

We must find a way to wipe out this enemy force!

Otherwise, this enemy force would surely cause them enormous trouble from behind...