Isolated town in northern border region

The horses' hooves kicked up dust as they trod the ground.

The northern barbarian cavalry quickly formed ranks and swept in like a sandstorm.

The cavalry at the front rank threaded iron chains through their saddles, forming a scythe that reaped lives on the plain!

This is a case of repeated denial!

The shield guards of the Trapped Camp could withstand the continuous charges of cavalry, but the continuous barricades could twist the momentum of an entire cavalry platoon together, which was something that no mortal body could resist!

Xiao Lie frowned slightly, his gaze passing over the shield wall to Tug in the enemy formation.

"Such a quick reaction!"

"Both the speed of their return to support and their adaptability in the heat of battle are impeccable!"

"We have to find a way to kill him!"

"Otherwise, the northern border will be in turmoil!"

The Northern Barbarian's scimitar was faster than Xiao Lie had imagined, arriving in the blink of an eye.

The archers had barely fired a volley when horses' hooves were already trampling on their faces.

Just as the rope slammed into the shield!

"Pick the shield!"

"Slay the horse!"

At Xiao Lie's command, the front-line shield guards instinctively crouched down, braced their shoulders against their shields, and then suddenly lifted them upwards!

The rope slid upwards along the angle of the shield, dissipating the enormous impact!

At the same time, countless hooked sickles emerged from beneath the raised shields and slashed down at the horse's legs!

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

"Snap!"

The northern barbarian cavalrymen at the front of the column fell from their horses one after another, their bones cracking against their shields with a sickening sound.

Seeing that his attack had been effective, Xiao Lie immediately gave the order.

"Disperse!"

In an instant, the Trapped Camp, which had lost its shield defense, immediately dispersed and regrouped into miniature versions of barricades in units of five!

The squad consisted of five men: one shield bearer at the front, two spearmen who rested their spears in the grooves of their large shields, and crossbowmen who guarded the left and right sides with round shields.

The Trapped Camp changed formation extremely quickly. The Northern Barbarian cavalry were already charging at full speed, so they couldn't adjust their formation in a short time!

Tuge originally intended to use the continuous cavalry charges and the continuous barricades to directly break through the enemy's trapping formation, so the cavalry formation was arranged in a single line, like sawing wood with a rope saw.

But now, the traps that were originally like coastal reefs have suddenly turned into countless sharp cones. What is the rope saw that can cut through wood most afraid of?

The worst thing is a sharp spike that can get stuck on the saw blade!

The northern barbarian cavalry swept across the enemy's position like the wind. Some passed through the gaps in the formation, while others were held back and their bodies hung on their spears.

More often than not, their horses were slashed off and nearly killed while passing through the Trapped Camp, and before they could even stand up, they were finished off with a final blow.

The Northern Barbarians' formation completely collapsed at this moment. Tuge waved his command flag, trying to reorganize the army, but Xiao Lie would never give him the chance.

"Wedge formation! Advance!"

"Archers, fire a volley to suppress them!"

"Whoever kills the enemy commander-in-chief will be promoted three ranks!"

The Northern Barbarian cavalry were in complete disarray and had no time to turn around and adjust their formation.

The Trapped Camp quickly regrouped, forming an arrowhead-shaped assault formation.

Xiao Lie took the lead and instantly became the vanguard of the entire Trapped Camp!

The shield guards carried their full-length shields on their backs, forming the rear of the formation to guard against the cavalry turning around and charging from behind.

The spearmen held their spears horizontally, the tips pointing directly at Tug.

The archers followed behind, relentlessly firing arrows at Tug's head, pinning his personal guards down and rendering them unable to move.

But to Xiao Lie's surprise, Tuge not only did not retreat under this attack, but instead led his personal guards to launch a counterattack against Xiao Lie!

"Warriors of the grasslands! How could there be any cowards who cling to life and fear death?"

"Follow me into battle! Let's take Prince Ning, Xiao Lie!"

The vast majority of the Northern Barbarian cavalry turned their horses around and adjusted their formation behind the Trapped Camp, with only a hundred or so personal guards around Tuge.

Xiao Lie never expected that more than a hundred men would dare to charge directly into the spears of the Trapped Camp!

But Tug's move did indeed find his only chance of winning.

While a charge of hundreds of cavalrymen isn't a major problem, it is still cavalry charging infantry!

As long as Tuge can hold off the Trapped Camp for a few minutes, the Northern Barbarian cavalry behind him can launch another charge!

This time, the Trapped Camp had no time to form a barricade formation and could only use their flesh and blood to withstand the cavalry charge!

"Your Highness! The Tartars have turned their horses around!"

Luo Daniu shouted from behind, but Xiao Lie didn't even turn his head and immediately made a decision.

"First team! Charge with me!"

"Luo Daniu, lead the team to set up barricades!"

Military orders are absolute, and the Trapped Camp was instantly divided into two parts.

Xiao Lie led the first team of 150 men to continue the charge, while Luo Daniu led the remaining soldiers to form a chevaux-de-frise to block the cavalry charge behind them.

At this moment, Xiao Lie and Tu Ge were of one mind, with only one thought in their minds—

Kill him!

"kill!"

With a roar, Xiao Lie's 150 elite soldiers clashed with Tu Ge's 100-plus personal guards!

Following their previous training, the soldiers in the vanguard used their spears only to poke the horses, not the soldiers!

The warhorse, in pain, instinctively reared up and neighed to avoid the attack, causing the Tartar cavalry on its back to lose their balance!

The soldiers immediately dropped their spears and drew their swords to strike!

Two warriors beside Xiao Lie used spears to kill Tuge's warhorse. Xiao Lie jumped up on the spear shaft and slashed down at Tuge's head with his waist knife!

"kill!"

Unexpectedly!

Ignoring the slashing sword, Tuge plunged his curved blade straight into Xiao Lie's heart!

"die!"

Tug roared!

They actually wanted to trade their lives for Xiao Lie's!

Damn! That's hot!

Xiao Lie's heart tightened, but he was in mid-air, with nowhere to hide...

Fortunately! Xiao Lie was still carrying a round shield in his left hand!

In the blink of an eye, Xiao Lie raised his left arm, and his round shield blocked Tug's curved blade!

Unfortunately, this caused him to lose his balance, and the knife he was wielding with his right hand went slightly astray, only managing to cut off Tug's right ear!

"Save Yehu!"

As soon as Xiao Lieren landed, shouts from the Northern Barbarians rang out behind him.

Yehu?

Is this wolf cub Timur's son?

Xiao Lie and Xiao Xiong learned a lot about grassland culture and knew that the title "Yehu" was generally an honorific for the sons of the Khan.

At this moment, Xiao Lie's desire to kill Tug reached its peak!

How could Timur have given birth to such a ruthless son?

Decisive! Resourceful! And fearless!

They have an almost beast-like instinct for fighter jets!

If this wolf cub were to take over Timur's position... that would be the most dangerous enemy of the Great Chu!

"First team..."

Just as Xiao Lie was about to lead the first team back to pursue and kill Tuge, tens of thousands of Northern Barbarian cavalry also broke through the barricades led by Luo Daniu.

A Tartar leaped from his horse and pushed Tug onto its back!

Ignoring his own wounds, Tug searched everywhere for Xiao Lie's whereabouts. If it weren't for the two Tartars beside him holding the reins tightly, he probably would have charged straight at him.

"Escort Yedo away!"

"The rest of you, follow me to slay that treacherous Chu dog, Xiao Lie!"

Just then, countless arrows suddenly flew out from behind Xiao Lie, and the Tartars who were charging head-on fell off their horses one after another.

Xiao Lie looked closely and saw that the arrows had either hit his throat or his eyes, and they were basically all fatal!

With such archery skills, it's obvious who has arrived.

really!

The next second, Xiao Xiong's hoarse voice echoed across the plain.

"Your Highness! This humble general has arrived too late to save you!"

"Chen Hu and his team are following behind; they'll arrive in a moment!"

Xiao Lie picked up the spear from the ground, randomly picked a group of Northern Barbarian warhorses, and rode on them.

Looking up, I saw Tuge fleeing towards Youzhou City under the escort of his personal guards.

"Save my ass!"

"The Azure Wolf Riders will follow me in pursuit! That wolf cub must not be let escape!"

"Luo Daniu has formed a defensive formation, and Chen Hu will arrive with his troops shortly!"

"Here you go!"

Xiao Lie spurred his horse and chased after Tuge, with Xiao Xiong close behind. The pack of wolves transformed into true prairie wolves, launching their final hunt for their prey!

The battlefield was not far from Youzhou City, and the two groups of men soon arrived at the city.

The south gate was wide open, and the people of Youzhou City had already occupied the city walls. Three hundred soldiers who had infiltrated the city had already set up barricades at the city gate.

Seeing that the situation was hopeless, the northern barbarians immediately escorted Tug and turned east.

"Soldiers, hold off the Tartars ahead! Don't let a single one escape!"

Xiao Lie gave the order loudly, raising his spear high.

The next moment, three hundred arrows and crossbows rained down, and most of the fleeing Tartars fell from their horses.

At the same time, as the Tartars slowed down by turning, the Wolf Riders behind them caught up.

With a precise volley of archery, all the northern barbarians fell from their horses.

"Quickly! Find that Ye Hu for me!"

"I will personally chop him down!"

Xiao Lie excitedly began searching for the ruthless man who had just tried to trade his life for his, but even after searching the body three times, they still couldn't find Tuge, whose right ear had been cut off!

"Damn it! They actually let that wolf cub get away?"

"Xiao Xiong, immediately reinforce the Trapped Camp! If you see a Tartar missing his right ear, kill him first!"