newbobooks Chapter 392 The Battle of Ximen! Countless Iron Cavalry vs. the Guards of the Luo Clan!
Chapter 392 The Battle of Ximen! Countless Iron Cavalry vs. the Guards of the Luo Clan!
The Luo brothers, who had already entered the realm of carefree heaven, showed no fear even when facing a vast army. They were only worried about the two younger brothers, Luo Baicheng and Luo Mingzhe, who were behind them and might get hurt.
Luo Nianse remained calm and turned to her two nephews, saying, "You two go back to the city tower. Your fourth uncle and I will stay here!"
Upon hearing this, Luo Fengzhong nodded and uttered two words: "Be obedient!"
Luo Baicheng and Luo Mingzhe gripped their weapons tightly, their fighting spirit soaring. Now, seeing their two uncles, both highly skilled, joining them, they were unwilling to leave. Luo Baicheng twirled his short staff, saying, "Second Uncle, Fourth Uncle, my cousin and I will not back down. Let's have a go at the Yunzhou army!"
Luo Nianse glanced at Lu Ting'en's army, which was about to rush to the city gate, and without saying a word, swept her sleeves up!
"call!"
A gust of wind swept the two Luo children up to the city wall. Seeing that the two had landed safely, Luo Nianse said calmly, "It is not the behavior of a junior to disobey the elders. You two should not be idle either. The battles at the North Gate and South Gate are equally intense. Go and support the City Lord!"
Just as Luo Baicheng was about to speak, his older brother Luo Mingzhe pulled his younger cousin up, saying, "Baicheng, listen to me. With our second and fourth uncles here, we're safe. Let's hurry and go support the north gate, where the city's defenses are weakest!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the two brothers didn't waste any time and leaped up, rushing towards the north gate!
At that very moment, Lu Ting'en had led his iron cavalry to within a hundred paces of the city gate. Luo Nianse tilted her gleaming forehead, glanced at Luo Fengzhong beside her who was secretly channeling his inner strength, and smiled calmly:
"Fourth brother, as the saying goes, 'to catch the thief, catch the king.' I'll provide support. You go for the guy in the middle who looks like a general and try to strike him down in one fell swoop!"
Luo Fengzhong clasped his arms together, and his two palms, each the size of a palm fan, faintly revealed a floral glow. At this moment, his inner strength had been completely poured into his arms.
He didn't say much, just replied in a muffled voice, "Hmm!"
Lu Ting'en, brandishing his gleaming lance, charged straight at Luo Nianse, while his personal guard captain drew a crimson command flag from his waist, unfurled it in the wind, and shouted:
"By order of the Governor, whoever captures the West Gate will be rewarded with a thousand taels of gold and promoted directly to the rank of Captain!"
With such a generous reward, there are bound to be brave men. As soon as the order was issued, the Divine Steed Camp cavalry at the forefront were immediately energized, roaring and urging their warhorses to charge towards the Luo brothers!
With the cavalry's spear tips less than thirty paces away, Luo Nianse raised a single finger, and golden light shone brightly. Several cavalrymen charging towards him were instantly pierced through the body by his finger force!
At the same time, Luo Nianse's arms moved like lightning, her fingers propelling the movement. A hissing sound filled the air, and a dozen more riders fell from their horses. The cavalrymen charging behind them were startled and quickly reined in their horses.
But galloping warhorses don't stop so easily. As soon as they paused, they were immediately rammed by the iron cavalry charging from behind. In the blink of an eye, the hundred or so riders in front were in complete chaos!
Seeing this, Luo Nianse blurted out:
"Great opportunity, Fourth Brother! Let's go!"
"drink!"
Upon hearing the sound, Luo Fengzhong leaped seven or eight zhang high with one foot, his body suddenly bursting with a fierce aura, like a Vajra descending from the sky and smashing down on Lu Ting'en!
Lu Ting'en's spear was already less than a foot away from Luo Nianse. Seeing how domineering his finger strength was, he was only thinking about stabbing this troublesome guy down with one spear and did not notice Feng Zhong falling from the sky!
But the captain of his personal guards could only watch helplessly as the Falling Wind Bell, carrying immense power, descended from the sky, ready to smash the commander and his horse into a bloody pulp in an instant!
"Commander, be careful! Protect the Commander!"
The captain of the personal guard had followed Lu Ting'en for over a decade, remaining utterly loyal. Even though he knew he was no match for a martial artist like Luo Fengzhong, he didn't hesitate for a moment. He spurred his horse and thrust his spear forward to block Luo Fengzhong...
"boom!"
The falling wind bell crashed down like Mount Tai, and Lu Ting'en felt a gust of wind rush towards him, blasting him and his horse four or five zhang away. His chest heaved and his throat tasted sweet.
"Cough cough!"
Without a second thought, he flipped himself off the fallen warhorse and stood up, spitting out a mouthful of blood!
However, the captain of his personal guard, who was supposed to protect him, was not so lucky. Lu Ting'en looked up and saw that the man's breastplate was deeply dented, and the steel lance in his hand, which was more than ten feet long, was broken into pieces.
Luo Fengzhong's all-out attack not only killed a personal guard captain, but also caused the deaths and injuries of seventeen or eighteen Divine Steed Camp cavalrymen around him.
The captain of the personal guard was covered in blood from his mouth and nose, and it was clear he was going to die. But as he lay dying, a faint smile of relief appeared on his lips when he saw how he had just saved Commander Lu Ting'en.
"Governor... I have finally... repaid your great kindness..."
The worst off was the red-maned warhorse beneath him; its entire head had been shattered by the blow from the Falling Wind Bell, and the armor on its head had been reduced to scrap metal!
Seeing his personal guard captain, who had followed him for many years, die tragically on the spot, Lu Ting'en cried out in anguish, "Ling Qianli!"
But Luo Fengzhong didn't give him any chance at all. Although Ling Qianli blocked the previous attack, Lu Ting'en would probably have no chance to dodge the next move!
"Humph!"
Luo Fengzhong casually grabbed and tossed several cavalrymen and their horses flying through the chaos. The other cavalrymen in the personal guard were also deeply saddened to see their captain dead, but since their commander Lu Ting'en was unharmed, they still had to fulfill their duties.
"Brothers, protect the commander! Kill that burly black man and avenge Brother Qianli!"
Amidst the chaos of battle, one of the guards roared, and dozens of guards immediately spurred their horses and thrust their spears straight at Luo Fengzhong!
"Well done!"
Seeing the spearheads thrusting towards him, Luo Fengzhong showed no fear whatsoever. He blocked and parried with his two iron arms, the clanging of metal echoing incessantly.
In the blink of an eye, the attacking cavalrymen were sent flying backward, their warhorses neighing and stamping wildly in fright, turning the entire battlefield into chaos!
Seeing the situation was turning against him, Lu Ting'en mounted his horse and tried his best to control the chaotic army formation. But before he could give any orders, a cold light suddenly appeared before his eyes! Lu Ting'en was startled and instinctively raised his spear to block!
"clang!"
The clang of metal against metal was so powerful that his entire right arm was numb and tingling from the force, and he could barely hold onto the lance.
That was a spear thrown by Luo Fengzhong. If Lu Ting'en hadn't reacted quickly, the spearhead would have already pierced through him!
"You, as the commander, do have some skill!"
Luo Fengzhong punched away several charging cavalrymen and said to Lu Ting'en from a distance.
Lu Ting'en rubbed his aching right arm, steadied himself, and asked, "Who are you? Do you know that disobeying the imperial court and killing Yunzhou soldiers is a capital offense punishable by death and the extermination of your entire family?"
Upon hearing this, Luo Fengzhong laughed loudly, "What imperial court? Bullshit!"
After clearing away the cavalry around her, Luo Nianse leaped to Luo Fengzhong's side, still with that indifferent expression: "We are merely the guardians of the Tongtian Pavilion in Snow Moon City, nothing to boast about!"
"But you, General Lu, who has guarded Yunzhou for generations, why did you besiege our peaceful Snow Moon City for no reason?"
Seeing that the two had stopped fighting, Lu Ting'en immediately halted the already demoralized Divine Steed Cavalry: "All soldiers, do not move! Quickly organize the army and retreat!"
Then Ma Shuo pointed directly at the Luo brothers and said, "That's right, I am indeed Lu Ting'en, who guards Yunzhou. Do you know that your Snow Moon City is hiding a bunch of thieves, including Baili Xiaozhe, who have offended the imperial authority and desecrated Tianqi City!"
"You martial artists certainly have some skill, but my Yunzhou army numbers in the tens of thousands. I refuse to believe that you can withstand a single blow!"
Lu Ting'en had a stern face, and after witnessing the Luo brothers' abilities, he was filled with regret.
It is said that on a battlefield with thousands of troops, even the most skilled martial artist cannot stand alone.
But today, I saw that two old guys in the Free and Unfettered Heaven Realm actually killed thousands of soldiers in his Divine Steed Camp with just their two arms. Not to mention that there are many experts in Snow Moon City whose cultivation is higher than that of the Luo family brothers!
As he was pondering this, two figures suddenly descended from the city wall—
One man wields two swords, riding the wind and clouds;
One man, clad in silver armor and wielding a long spear, exuded confidence and charisma!
From a distance, Lu Ting'en saw that the approaching figures were actually a pair of teenagers who looked to be eighteen or nineteen!
The young man holding a sword looked down at Lu Ting'en from the city tower and said, "Lu Ting'en, I am the wanted criminal you are looking for. I am Baili Dongjun, the Little Tyrant of Qiandong City!"
The gun-wielding youth flicked his wrist, his spear gleaming like a dragon: "And me, I came empty-handed and I leave empty-handed, the wandering swordsman Sikong Changfeng!"
The two boys looked at each other and smiled, then said in unison, "Come and catch us if you dare!"
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