The Prime Minister's Darling
Chapter 1709 - 833 Great Victory (Second Update)

Chapter 1709: 833 Great Victory (Second Update)

The impact and shock of this scene were immense—dense Hei Fengqi, like boiling iron, surged towards the eighty thousand rebels of the Nangong Family!

In large-scale warfare, formations are used. Typically, archers and chariots are upfront, cavalry charges first, and infantry follows behind.

Chang Wei’s main battlefield was planned to be near the canyon, where the cavalry and chariots of the Nangong Family were naturally positioned.

According to the original plan, once Hei Fengqi encountered the Snow Silk, they wouldn’t have to take action at all.

The problem was, he wasn’t entirely sure the deputy general could successfully lure Hei Fengqi over.

If the deputy general and that unit of cavalry were wiped out in the canyon, and Hei Fengqi were waiting for them to attack there, then the Snow Silk would be useless.

Just in case, he still made this side the main battlefield.

This arrangement could be said to open the door wide for Hei Fengqi, inviting them to harvest heads.

Cavalry and infantry weren’t on the same level of combat strength, not to mention facing the most formidable Hei Fengqi among the six nations!

Chang Wei could imagine without looking, just how much of his forces would be lost!

Even if he gave the order to move the chariots over immediately, it would be too late!

The infantry were caught off guard! They were already in panic!

Chang Wei coldly glanced at the deputy general beside him, "Didn’t you notice they didn’t have many troops when you fought them?"

"I..." The deputy general choked.

He was overwhelmed by the aura of Hei Fengqi in the canyon, terrified and flustered, only hoping to leave as soon as possible, fearing that one more move would lead to death at the hands of Hei Fengqi, and didn’t care to count how many troops the opponent had.

He waved his arm, pointing to the quiet hillside path: "It was their commander! His shouting was too fierce! It made my head buzz!"

That was one of the reasons.

Cheng Fugui, with his own strength, shouted with the momentum of thousands of troops, making it feel as if all of Hei Fengqi were behind him.

Chang Wei gritted his teeth and said, "You didn’t see the commander of the Hei Feng camp, how could you conclude that all of Hei Fengqi was there!"

"I... this..."

Was he stunned by Cheng Fugui’s shouting?

At this point, if Chang Wei couldn’t see that he had fallen into a trap, he would be inexcusable.

The canyon ambush was just a blinding technique; the main force of Hei Fengqi had already circled to the rear of the Nangong army.

The yelling and cursing commander made such a commotion just to distract them, so they wouldn’t notice the main force of Hei Fengqi approaching from the other side.

How did they think of circling to attack from the rear?

Weren’t they afraid that the Hei Fengqi in the canyon would be swallowed by the Nangong army until nothing was left?

Unless—

Hei Fengqi expected they wouldn’t get through!

Chang Wei looked at the snow silk looming ahead, then at the Hei Fengqi cavalry hiding behind the hillside, suddenly having a bold guess in his heart.

The young man predicted he would use this move!

But how was this possible?

The fact that he had snow silk was unknown even to the head of the Nangong Family—

Who exactly was that young man, and why did he know him so well?

No time to think about this, the screams from the rear intensified, Hei Fengqi slaughtered like taking things out of a bag, if this continued, the army would be defeated!

"Find people to dismantle the Snow Silk!" he ordered to the deputy general.

This thing wasn’t easy to dismantle, impervious to water and fire, impenetrable by swords and spears, and tied with dead knots to prevent slipping!

Those wooden pillars were specially made too!

What is called ’a cage’, this was it.

Chang Wei had a headache!

He could only order the deputy general to find a way to dismantle it, though he wanted to go around both sides to kill the Hei Fengqi hiding behind the hillside, but he chose this perfect hunting ground... with lakes on both sides!

How to go around?

Dive?

Chang Wei resisted the dizziness attacking him, coldly drawing his long sword.

"All cavalry, follow me into battle!"

"Chariots ready! Archers follow up!"

Chariots with archers are a great tactic against cavalry, except chariots move too slowly, he must first engage in combat with Hei Fengqi.

Chang Wei led the Nangong Family cavalry, charging through the infantry ranks.

The Nangong army wasn’t weak either; they had always been trained in the way of the Xuanyuan Family, but this advantage crumbled when facing the true Xuanyuan army.

The strength of Xuanyuan Jun was ingrained in their bones; when the flying eagle flag fluttered in the wind, the heat wave rolling across the chest was enough to scorch the viscera.

Chang Wei’s participation gave the Nangong Family a sense of leadership, the scattered troops gradually rallied under his command.

But this couldn’t stop Hei Fengqi’s slaughter; the invincible Hei Fengqi resembled a beast from the abyss, or Shura of purgatory, no rebels could escape the butchering knife in their hands.

Chang Wei watched as soldier after soldier fell, his eyes blood-red with killing intent!

On the other side, the deputy general was commanding a few soldiers to dismantle the Snow Silk, weapons didn’t work—a single slash, the sword was halved.

Fire didn’t work either.

He attempted to chop the wooden pillar, but to his surprise, the pillar was harder than iron, and the sword chipped without the pillar budging an inch!

Finally, the vice-general had a sudden idea: "Dig! Dig out the pillar for me!"

Whoosh!

An arrow flew by, shooting down a soldier from the Nangong Family!

The vice-general’s eyes trembled as he fiercely looked across, only to see Cheng Fugui, Li Jin, and Tong Zhong leading a large wave of cavalry releasing arrows at them.

Anyone who approached the pillar, if one came, they shot one; if two came, they shot two!

The vice-general grabbed a shield to cover himself and cursed through clenched teeth, "Bullying us because we don’t have archers!"

Damn!

Indeed, they didn’t!

General Changwei took them away!

The situation on the battlefield changes in an instant, a moment of negligence could lead to irreparable consequences.

This doesn’t mean General Changwei lacks the ability to have a comprehensive view; it is truly because Gu Jiao’s appearance is the biggest variable in this battle.

General Changwei has encountered countless people, yet never has he faced an enemy like this one before. The opponent seemed very familiar with his tactics, yet he knew nothing about the opponent.

He thought it was only a martial genius, but unexpectedly it was also a commander with divine military talent!

General Changwei’s eyes were blood-red as he glanced at the young man who had slain countless soldiers of the Nangong Family. The young man’s killing was too fierce, and no one dared to approach him. However, anyone pursued by him could not escape his hunt!

General Changwei led the cavalry to surround Gu Jiao.

Gu Jiao, seeing so many rush towards her, showed no fear in her eyes. She grasped the reins with one hand and held the Red-Tasseled Spear tightly with the other, the killing intent surging in her eyes: "Charge!"

Hei Fengqi’s aura fully unfolded, speeding up and dominantly stormed into the cavalry formation of the Nangong Family’s army.

The warhorses of the Nangong Family were frightened by Hei Fengqi and fled in all directions. The cavalry formation that had finally managed to move in was scattered in an instant.

Gu Jiao and Hei Fengqi pursued their prey.

But this wasn’t the most terrifying.

General Changwei attempted many times to kill Gu Jiao, but was fiercely blocked by Hei Fengqi, and then he discovered the unthinkable.

These Hei Fengqi, though appearing to kill individually, were actually organized and planned, driving all the Nangong Family’s army towards the direction of the canyon.

They formed an encirclement around the Nangong Family’s army, giving the terrified military officers no way to escape, forcing them to retreat desperately.

And the outcome of retreating was—

General Changwei swiftly turned around, looking at the Nangong soldiers charging forward recklessly: "Stop—stop all of you—"

Unfortunately, it was too late.

The unsuspecting rebel army charged headlong into the Snowfield Heavenly Silk—

Which was supposed to be a tactic against Hei Fengqi!

Why... did it end up falling on our own people!

General Changwei let out a beast-like roar of rage and sadness!

Gu Jiao raised her spear and killed a rebel army member who was attacking Hei Fengqi!

The situation seemed overwhelmingly favorable right now, but she alone knew.

Everyone’s stamina was near its limit; though it wasn’t apparent, continuing to fight would greatly increase the casualties of Hei Fengqi.

Gu Jiao pulled tight the reins: "Boss!"

Hei Fengqi sensed her intention, and following Gu Jiao’s lead, changed direction, charging towards General Changwei.

Its strength was also nearing exhaustion.

They had traveled many days and nights, and it was not only humans whose stamina was overdrawn, but also the horses.

All Hei Fengqi were fighting solely driven by an unwavering conviction.

General Changwei swung his sword towards a Hei Fengqi warhorse, Gu Jiao flicked her lance, clanging, blocking his powerful long sword.

General Changwei turned his head and met the young man’s cold and composed eyes.

The young man said indifferently, "Your opponent is me!"

General Changwei feigned a move, then thrust his sword towards Gu Jiao’s heart!

This tactic of his was almost a sneak attack.

Using such a sneaky move on a junior, honestly, he felt ashamed.

However, the situation was critical; if he did not swiftly take down the head of Hei Fengjun’s commander, the Nangong army would truly lose this battle!

Gu Jiao was struck by his longsword.

His eyes brightened!

He knew that no one could dodge this move!

However, in the next second, his expression froze.

Why... why couldn’t it pierce through?

Even Han Wuya’s Treasure Sword couldn’t penetrate my armor; can your sword... be sharper than his?

Gu Jiao looked at him calmly, and under his stunned gaze, raised the Red-Tasseled Spear, piercing through his hard armor and puncturing his chest—