[The Orphan's Love Affair with a Beauty's Rivalry] (Volume 2, Chapter 066)

Chapter 66 A Thunderous Strike

Near Luokou, north of Jinan. The opportunity that Murong Ziyan and her daughter had been waiting for had arrived!

The wolf pack behind them didn't need to be fed; each wolf carried dried beef, mutton, pork, and even horse meat,

readily available for sustenance. This nutritious ration had always been the standard military ration for her troops.

The Rakshasa Queen's black horse, its gleaming muscles bulging and bulging, was barely concealed by her

gleaming armor. It was extremely restless, frequently rearing up and pawing the ground with its hind hooves, its long, drawn-out neighs

a perfect match for its master!

The Rakshasa Queen slowly raised her gleaming, long-handled scimitar with her right hand, and lightly pointed it forward, signaling the attack!

The sound of clashing swords and galloping horses erupted, and the government soldiers, who were wolfing down their food, looked up in astonishment.

In an instant, thousands of iron hooves struck out simultaneously! A tap on the ground—another tap—a tap on the ground… astonishingly synchronized!

Over a thousand well-trained warhorses galloped in perfect unison, their rhythm less like a stampede of ten thousand horses and more like

the heavy footsteps of an ancient behemoth, producing a series of muffled booms. Each step

caused the earth to tremble!

The booms gradually increased in speed and intervals, eventually coalescing into a deafening

rumble of thunder!

Like lightning and thunder, a muffled hissing sound followed by the faint rumble of wind and thunder, before finally exploding like rolling thunder right in their ears! Then came a

deafening roar, carrying the might of heaven and earth,

sweeping towards the government army's lines with lightning speed!

The simultaneous movement of the heavily armored cavalry was truly astonishing!

The government soldiers quickly picked up their spears and gripped them tightly, slowly advancing under the command of their officers, spear tips pointing forward, ready to face

the enemy.

As the Rakshasa cavalry charged to within five or six zhang of the government army's formation, their arrowhead formation split in two like a wolf pack, becoming two

arrowheads that flanked the government army on both sides!

Suddenly, five six-wheeled carts emerged from the center of the split! Each cart was pulled by four riders with ropes, charging

alongside the main force . As the two riders on each side parted ways, they simultaneously cut the ropes, and the five carts, propelled by momentum,

crashed into the government army's frontal spear formation!

The fuse ignited the numerous sealed tung oil barrels on the carts, and in an instant, a deafening "boom"

erupted within the formation, sending countless large stones piled on the carts flying like a bursting hornet's nest, leaving the government soldiers covered in dust and dirt!

Even more terrifying was the tung oil filling the large wooden barrels on the carts. When ignited, it exploded

, spraying burning oil everywhere, drenching the soldiers' heads and sticking to their armor, burning fiercely and uncontrollably.

Soldiers dozens of feet away from the explosion were not spared; most were burned alive, a gruesome sight!

The screams of agony were incessant, the infantry formation crumbling.

The Queen and the Witch exchanged a knowing glance, nodded, and parted ways.

Murong Ziyan led eight hundred elite cavalry, taking advantage of the approaching darkness, charging forward in arrow formation against

the incoming , launching a fierce attack on the enemy's right flank!

Zhou Yun and Ai Erling led the Tyrannosaurus Army, penetrating the relatively weak left flank of the enemy formation. Simultaneously, a volley of arrows rained down on

the enemy, suppressing the government troops' archers.

The Rakshasa Queen's spearhead of iron cavalry, when it reached within five or six zhang of the government army's right flank, saw its first three

ranks turn their horses aside, momentarily slowing their pace and causing the entire wedge-shaped attack formation to decelerate. Where the spearhead

had parted , five round stones, four or five feet in diameter, rolled out like fire dragons, crashing into the government army's

array of shields and spears, creating a breach in the spear formation!

The "Soaring Fire Dragon Formation" had unleashed its power once more! Only this time, the fire dragons had been replaced by large round stones.

Murong Ziyan spurred her horse forward, charging into the breach, and immediately the sounds of clashing swords and breaking bones rang out!

The spear formation crumbled at the first contact!

The vanguard officer was horrified. Were the government soldiers so incompetent that their dense spear formation was so easily

broken ?

Not at all; his opponent was as fierce as a tiger and as cunning as a wolf!

He was a general who rose through the ranks, a soldier forged on the battlefield. Unlike the scholar-turned-commander Fang Tianji, he

was somewhat dissatisfied with Fang's military tactics. When he led his troops in pursuit, morale was high, but General Fang was intimidated by the enemy's strength and

failed to order an attack in time.

It is said in military strategy, "In battle, courage is paramount; one must strike with full force at the first drumbeat, for the second will be weaker

,

and the third will be exhausted." Wasn't General Fang supposed to be a master of military strategy? How could he not understand such a simple principle? The cunning enemy launched a surprise attack precisely when their morale was at its lowest, their formation most disorganized, and their strength at its weakest. Who could be blamed for that? Moreover,

the strongest force in the central army was directly confronted by a fire-dragon chariot charge, something no human could withstand. With the central army collapsing, how could

the morale into chaos?

Murong Ziyan and her father both inherited the Jurchen cavalry's usual tactics. This heavy cavalry charge tactic allowed

the Jurchens to roam freely across forests, swamps, and vast grasslands, achieving unparalleled victories. She went a step further. Thanks to advancements in metallurgy

, her heavily armored cavalry, equipped with lighter and more protective chainmail plates, employed this

relentless offensive tactic, making them even more formidable!

The specific attack method involved positioning the heavily armored cavalry at the forefront of the assault wave,

launching the first attack with spears, long-handled scimitars, and maces to counter and wear down the enemy's most intense barrage of arrows, shaking their morale.

Then , they would charge into the enemy ranks, hacking and slashing. The only difference between her and other Jurchen cavalry tactics was that she was

the tip of that arrow!

A veteran of countless battles, she was not only a renowned general skilled in charging into battle but also possessed unparalleled martial

arts prowess. Both she and her horse were protected by the finest armor. While the plate armor worn by the elite guards offered excellent protection, it primarily offered protection against arrows and slashes during a charge,

with limited effectiveness against thrusts. Unless one possessed exceptional horsemanship and first-rate martial arts skills like hers, capable of deflecting or parrying the enemy's dense

spears and delivering a powerful thrust against the unyielding imperial spears, such attacks would be extremely difficult. She charged ahead, followed closely by her equally skilled captains and squad

leaders, quickly penetrating and disrupting the government troops' spear formation, shaking their morale and breaking their formation, thus reducing casualties among the elite

guards ' vanguard. With

her protective aura at its limit, she swung her long-handled, gleaming curved saber, severing or snapping the dense array of spears before her,

inevitably felling several men. Once inside the enemy ranks, she was unstoppable, leading her arrowhead-shaped heavy cavalry across the battlefield,

scattering the enemy ranks!

Behind the spear formation, in front of the government cavalry, the newly arrived hundred or so crossbowmen hurriedly raised their repeating crossbows, firing arrows...

The crossbow bolts swarmed like locusts, severely impacting their accuracy against moving targets, missing seven or eight out of ten.

Even bolts hitting smooth plate armor or horse armor mostly just created dents before bouncing off, unless they struck the weakest point of the armor, the faceplate.

After inflicting minor casualties on the elite cavalry, the crossbowmen fell one after another to the heavy blows,

sword cuts , many dying from being rammed and trampled by the heavy cavalry.

In the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the crossbowmen squad, on which General Fang and Zheng Tian'en had placed high hopes, was wiped out.

The vanguard officer shook his head in dismay. These repeating crossbows, while effective in city defense,

were significantly less powerful in open field combat. This was the main reason why the Liaodong government army was weak in open field battles but strong in city defense against the Jurchen cavalry.

Such limited equipment, used only in open field, was a clear case of improper weapon configuration. Through this fierce battle, he clearly

felt that these so-called Rakshasa bandits were even better equipped than the government army, and more focused on practicality,

proving highly effective on the battlefield.

Of course, as a seasoned general, the formidable fighting power of the Rakshasa Clan's iron cavalry

left a deep impression on him.

The man in yellow embroidered robes, observing the battlefield from afar, hurriedly ordered

the experts from the Embroidered Robe Pavilion and Flying Eagle Gate who had accompanied the army to come forward, attempting to block the Rakshasa Queen's advance. However, these experts were not adept at group coordination

and were far inferior to the well-coordinated killing methods of the elite guards, rendering them largely ineffective on the battlefield.

The vanguard officer frowned, spurred his horse towards the government cavalry formation, and shouted to Zhou Chuzhi, the silver-armored and

silver- "General Zhou, it seems you'll have to make your move ahead of schedule!"

Fang Tianji positioned this single cavalry unit behind the infantry spear formation, his tactical intention being to first

weaken and attritionate the enemy's initial attack with the infantry square, followed by a counter-attack by the light cavalry—a

strategy of waiting for the enemy to tire themselves out.

Zhou Chuzhi nodded. Seeing that the enemy commander was indeed too fierce, and with the cooperation of his soldiers, he quickly

broke through the infantry spear formation, while his own individual experts were also defeated and were charging towards his light cavalry like a tidal wave

. He hurriedly spurred his horse forward, wielding his heavy iron spear with impenetrable

force , and led over a thousand light cavalry in a fierce battle against Murong Ziyan's elite guards!

In the midst of the intense clashes, a fierce battle between light cavalry and heavy cavalry began!

Murong Ziyan saw that he was skilled with his spear and strong, and that he was fighting back against the repeated attacks of four elite guards' heavy cavalrymen, using his heavy spear

, gleaming curved swords, iron spears, and maces to meet their attacks.

She dared not underestimate him and spurred her horse to charge at him, intending to personally deal with this troublesome fellow.

A blue whirlwind swept in from the side, raising a cloud of dust, and another valiant general appeared, wielding an oversized

spiked club, half a blue peacock feather on his head, exuding the power of heaven and earth, and engaging Zhou Chuzhi in a classic

one-on-one duel!

"I am Zhou Chuzhi of Fanyang." Exchanging names is an essential etiquette in classical knightly duels.

"Zhou Yun, shut up!" Rudeness was the young lady's daily habit when Wuyue was not around.

The vanguard and light cavalry stood on their horses, quietly watching the battle from the sidelines. If it were anyone else, it wouldn't matter,

but he had great confidence in this fierce general. During the conquest of Goguryeo, he had defeated more than ten enemy generals in succession, possessing immense strength, skill in archery and horsemanship, and

wielding an iron spear heavier than three ordinary spears with unparalleled skill, truly stealing the show!

Murong Ziyan looked closely and saw that Yun'er and Aierling had led the Tyrannosaurus Army to break through the left flank of the government army and

were charging straight into the enemy ranks to join her. She knew Yun'er's abilities well, but worried that Yun'er lacked combat experience and might

make a mistake, so she rode alongside her to supervise the battle.

Zhou Yun subconsciously harbored a strong desire to compete with her mother, not only for her lover but also for

her mother's rival!

Her black horse cooperated perfectly, charging wherever the fighting was fierce, leaping and bounding, kicking and thrashing

its way through , trampling countless government soldiers with incredible agility! Not only the government light cavalry but even

all the warhorses of the Rakshasa Gate Iron Cavalry feared it like a tiger!

The instant their heads clashed, two crisp, resounding sounds of weapons striking each other rang out!

Zhou Chuzhi swayed a few times on his horse, barely managing to regain his footing, and just barely passed the other horse, a sense of

astonishment . He was confident in his extraordinary strength, believing himself unmatched in the army, and no one dared to confront him head-on with weapons. Yet this man

's strength was so great that even he had to admit defeat—truly a rare sight in his life!

Zhou Yun was even more excited. Aside from her mother, this was the first time she had encountered someone who could parry her spiked club with a weapon .

"You're not bad, you actually withstood one blow! Let's try again, let's 　　see who has the strongest !"

After charging for more than ten zhang, she turned her horse around, loosened the reins slightly, and the black horse charged forward again with ferocity

. Her competitive spirit flared, and she no longer channeled her inner energy into the spiked club, relying solely on brute force to clash head-on with Zhou Chuzhi! With a deafening clang of metal against metal, the large spiked club and the heavy iron spear collided once more! 　　Zhou Chuzhi felt an overwhelming, unstoppable force, ten times stronger than before! His hand burned, and before he could even feel the pain, blood was already streaming down his face. The iron spear in his hand was slammed into a bent bow, and he could no longer hold it. The spear flew seven or eight zhang before landing with a muffled thud, sending dust flying! 　　As their horses passed each other, Zhou Yun, a fellow strongman, felt a sense of mutual respect and, without further ado, remarked, "General Zhou is indeed a remarkable figure, but his weapon is inadequate. Let's switch!" 　　She spurred her horse back to her own lines, took a spiked club from the heavily armored vanguard of the Tyrannosaurus Army, and hurled it at Zhou Chuzhi. This club though much lighter than the oversized one she carried, still weighed thirty or forty pounds, and she effortlessly tossed it nearly twenty zhang (approximately 10 meters) away! 　　The government army's vanguard officers and light cavalry were astonished by her incredible strength, finding it hard to believe such divine power ! 　　Seeing the club's fierce trajectory, Zhou Chuzhi dared not meet it head-on. After the club landed with a thud, he rode bent down, picked it up, and charged at Zhou Yun again, undeterred. 　　In the third round, Zhou Chuzhi was astonished to discover that this fellow soldier seemed to possess inexhaustible strength; the force of her spiked club sweep was even greater and more ferocious. 　　Amidst the deafening crash of clashing weapons, he gripped the spiked club tightly, refusing to let go. A sudden numbness gripped his hands and arms, as if he had lost all feeling. The club, thankfully, remained intact, neither bent nor flying from his grasp. However, a sharp pain shot through his spine, and his warhorse, unable to withstand the force, collapsed to the ground, seemingly injured.

Unable to get up, Zhou Chuzhi was thrown a good ten feet away from his horse!

Before he could even stand up, Zhou Yun's spiked club was already pressed against his chest, and no matter how hard he tried, he

couldn't move it an inch. For a moment, he was like Sun Wukong being pressed under the Five Finger Mountain by the Buddha,

unable !

Zhou Chuzhi was not only a fierce general, but also strict in his military discipline and kind to his subordinates,

quite different from other generals who embezzled their soldiers' pay for their own enrichment. He was very popular among his soldiers. Seeing their commander captured, his light cavalry

charged forward with a roar, trying to rescue him.

Meanwhile, the Tyrannosaurus Army, led by Elling, launched a wedge-shaped attack, and the sounds of swords and spears clashing

immediately rose and fell, as the two sides engaged in a melee between light cavalry and heavy cavalry!

Zhenwen let out a mouse whistle, and she and Xiao Cui and the others dismounted and rushed towards Zhou Chuzhi, binding him tightly!

The government army's light cavalry, its elite main force, suddenly encountered the unstoppable offensive of the Tyrant Army. Though each soldier

fought bravely, they were no match for these hunters, trained through grueling trials and accustomed to mounted combat. Especially

after Zhou Yun captured Zhou Chuzhi, he returned to attack, displaying unparalleled courage and invincibility!

Seeing their forces overwhelmed and suffering heavy casualties, the vanguard commander and Zhou Chuzhi's deputy had no choice but to fight a retreat, utilizing the light cavalry's

mobility to engage the Tyrant Army's heavy cavalry in hit-and-run tactics, abandoning brute force.

Meanwhile, Murong Ziyan led her elite guards straight into the enemy's center. These infantrymen, originally intended as

reserves , were caught off guard by the easy breach of their vanguard formation and the sudden, fierce attack

!

The Rakshasa Queen, wielding a large, gleaming scimitar, led the charge, unstoppable! After the initial engagement, the government army suffered

heavy and was forced to retreat.

Seeing an inevitable rout, the deputy commander-in-chief hastily arrived with 10,000 reinforcements, instantly

complicating .

However, the government troops, outnumbered and outmatched, gradually

regained and personally supervised the battle. They fought a desperate battle against the elite guards and the Tyrannosaurus Rex cavalry. The air was thick with the sounds of battle as both sides were locked in a fierce struggle.

After defeating the light cavalry, Zhou Yun led the Tyrannosaurus Rex army, charging left and right through the government lines with unstoppable ferocity,

cutting through enemy lines from west to east, then turning back to re-enter. However, government reinforcements continued to arrive, making the battle seemingly endless

…

After nearly half an hour, as the government forces amassed greater numbers, the tide of battle gradually turned in their favor. The elite guards 　　　and the Tyrannosaurus Rex, numbering over

1,800, were now surrounded by 30,000 government troops.

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