From a slave to the Great Qian Martial Saint

"It's a heavily armored unit!"

Li Changying, who was charging back and forth on horseback, was initially worried about Chen Shi, but when he turned his head and saw him, his eyes widened instantly.

He quickly came to his senses, then smiled and shook his head. As expected of the chief steward of the Marquis's mansion, he was truly domineering. He had been overthinking things.

"kill!"

There was no need for him to worry at all. Li Changying gave a loud shout and charged forward with all his might.

Despite being outnumbered by more than ten times, the rebels offered almost no effective resistance thanks to the constant maneuvering of Li Changying's two hundred cavalrymen and the sweeping advance of Chen Shi's one hundred heavily armored soldiers.

"...Over there!"

As he killed more and more enemies and gradually got used to the sprayed blood, Chen Shi's mind gradually cleared up.

He leaped into the air and looked around.

About 700 or 800 meters away, a large yellow flag was erected; that must be the rebel army's banner!

The location of the main banner is also the location of the commander-in-chief.

Slaying generals and capturing flags earns you 1,000 military merits!

"Charge with me!"

Chen Shi's eyes turned cold, and with a loud shout, he led his heavily armored infantry straight toward the enemy's banner.

At first, things were fine; they were just a few scattered individuals, and there was almost no resistance.

But as they drew closer to the banner, the number of enemies increased, and the resistance became increasingly fierce.

Yes, even among a rabble of tens of thousands, there are always some "elites" who can be picked out, and these elites are obviously positioned around the commander.

Chen Shi swung his sword, cutting down two or three people, but immediately more than a dozen sharp spears stabbed at him.

Ding ding~!

With a piercing sound and sparks flying, all the spears were blocked by the dragon scales formed from blood energy, but Chen Shi was also stopped and unable to continue forward.

Looking at the dense array of spears before him, resembling fangs, Chen Shi's expression turned serious.

It would be difficult to force our way through, but if we use acupuncture to traverse the void, we might be able to pass over their heads and strike them unexpectedly.

But this means being separated from your subordinates.

Without the protection of these hundred heavily armored guards, even if the enemy commander is killed, it will be difficult to escape once the enemy is trapped deep in the enemy lines.

Similarly, without Chen Shi as their leader, these heavily armored infantrymen would easily be annihilated if they were scattered among tens of thousands of enemy troops. Even if they held their formation, losses would be inevitable.

"No!"

After a brief moment's thought, Chen Shi immediately shook his head.

They cannot be separated.

The enemy commander is not worth the risk.

"Get out of my way!"

With a loud shout, he slashed down with all his might.

The dozen or so spears snapped in an instant, like rotten wood.

Chen Shi's face was gloomy. Without pausing, he took advantage of the situation to lean forward and then unleashed another series of powerful slashes.

Heavy infantry followed closely behind, leaving no opening for the enemy.

Step by step, they closed in on the enemy commander.

Tap tap tap!

The fighting intensified, and with a slight tremor in the ground, the remaining troops of the Marquis of Jing'an arrived.

They stood in neat rows atop the earthen slope, looking down at the battlefield below.

"They really are a bunch of rabble."

Tens of thousands of people were scattered and broken up by Li Changying's more than a thousand men.

Looking at the chaotic rebel army on the battlefield, Gu Tingshu snorted lightly, his face full of contempt.

The surrounding officers also wore arrogant expressions. They thought to themselves, "This is indeed a great opportunity to smuggle in credit."

"That's heavy armor."

Looking at Chen Shi, who was attempting to charge the enemy's banner, and the infantry behind him, Gu Chenglie showed surprise, then snorted coldly.

"A set of heavy armor would cost at least forty or fifty taels of silver, so for a hundred of his men, that's four or five thousand taels! He's only been the steward for a short time, where did he get so much silver?"

"The steward only earns twenty taels a month, which is just over two hundred taels a year. Even if he works for ten or twenty years, he still won't be able to save up that much."

"Before becoming the general manager, didn't he also serve as the purchasing manager for medicinal herbs for a year? He handled tens of thousands of taels of silver each year!"

Beside Gu Chenglie, several deputy generals spoke up, their faces bearing mocking smiles.

"How much did he embezzle!"

Gu Chenglie snorted coldly and immediately turned to Gu Tingshu.

"Father! Such a corrupt official must be thoroughly investigated and punished!"

"It's just a few thousand taels of silver, and there's no evidence. How can you conclude that Chen Shi embezzled it?"

Gu Chengxun suddenly spoke, but his expression was one of disapproval.

"Who doesn't know that Chen Shi is Ze Er's man? And who doesn't know that Ze Er's wife is rich and powerful? What's a little armor for him?"

"Who can guarantee that Xiao Fengxiao paid for these heavy armors?"

"Then we'll ask Sister-in-law Ze when we get back, and we'll know for sure."

"You just said it yourself! Chen Shi is Xiao Fengxiao's man, so she will definitely protect him!"

"You were told to ask, but you didn't. You can't just condemn someone like that."

"What do you know! Chen Shi embezzled money from the household, so he deserves..."

"alright."

Gu Chenglie was about to argue when Gu Tingshu snorted and looked at the two of them sternly.

"I brought you here to fight, not to argue!"

"Yes."

The two immediately fell silent, lowered their heads, and dared not say another word.

"All generals, heed my command!"

Gu Tingshu ignored the two children, gave a cold shout, and pointed to the battlefield below.

"Charge! Annihilate this band of bandits!"

"Yes, sir!"

They responded in unison, and the generals immediately accepted the order.

They led their respective troops and immediately charged onto the battlefield.

In the end, only one thousand men were left in the central army and one thousand in the rear army to protect Gu Tingshu and hold the rear.

Imagine, Li Changying's mere thousand-plus men had already shattered the enemy formation; if these seven thousand men were to charge in now, wouldn't they be like a raging flood, sweeping away Wuji in one fell swoop?

Bang bang bang~!

"Retreat! Retreat!"

"Run!"

Upon contact, accompanied by the urgent sound of gongs, the rebel army was routed and fled.

But little did they know that there are rules for retreating. What difference is there between fleeing in such a panic and giving up resistance and letting oneself be slaughtered?

They were just ordinary people who had lived a life of hardship and had no courage. When they heard the order to retreat, they threw down their hoes and ran away, just to run faster. They were truly routed and completely defeated.

"Kill them! Kill them all!"

Seeing this, the people from the Jing'an Marquis's residence became even more excited and shouted as they gave chase.

A head is a military merit, which is no different from slaughtering unarmed civilians. It's practically free military merit.

"Five men per squad! Kill the enemy as much as possible, no one may act alone!"

If the fight continues a little longer, he might actually be able to capture the enemy general and seize the flag!

But since things had already come to this, he couldn't be angry. Seeing the enemy fleeing in disarray, he immediately gave an order.

Immediately afterwards, the hundred heavily armored soldiers broke into smaller teams of five, and pursued the enemy as much as possible to gain military merit.

"Come with me!"

Chen Shi called out to Shen Bi and immediately chased after the enemy commander.

The shouts of battle were deafening, and from afternoon until sunset, many people were still chasing the enemy.

There's no need to worry about pursuing a defeated enemy right now.

"Go into town."

As darkness fell, Gu Tingshu spoke.

While the army entered the county town, orders were issued to regroup the troops.

As time passed and night deepened, the pursuing troops gradually returned.

"Where did it go...?"

Chen Shi, accompanied by Shen Bi, chased after the local commander all the way to a deep mountain.