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Chapter 593 - 551: Those Who Hinder the Shuofang Army, Die!

Chapter 593: Chapter 551: Those Who Hinder the Shuofang Army, Die!

At this moment, as the banner with the character "Mei" unfurled, countless Shuofang cavalry charged forth.

Simultaneously, amidst the dust, war chariots equipped with capstan crossbows were dragged out by horses, and people immediately began to unfasten the horses in front and started to turn the huge capstan on the crossbows to draw the crossbow bolts.

Zhang San noticed the arrows, thicker than an adult’s arm at their base, were linked with long chains.

And just then, amidst the throngs of the army, two tall and powerful Military Generals charged out on horseback, none other than Mei Fei’s Deputy General Wang Lihui and Mei Fei’s eldest son Mei Wu.

Mei Fei walked out from behind them, and mounted on a tall steed, he glanced at the numerous young people from Great Sui gathered for the Secret Realm and laughed loudly, "Today, our Shuofang Army will slaughter the young generation of the Tujue. After this battle, the Tujue’s youth will not rise again for ten years! For the next decade, the Tujue will remain crippled!"

At this moment, the faces of many Military Generals following Mei Fei displayed madness and excitement.

In their eyes, this battle was tantamount to severing the future generations of the Tujue.

But when Zhang San glanced at Mei Fei and then at Lv Chunyang next to him, both of them blurted out the same two words in unison, "Idiots!"

It wasn’t only the two of them who thought Mei Fei’s actions were idiotic; even Changsun Bubai nearby had a furrowed brow.

However, he didn’t think Mei Fei was just an idiot, but rather a colossal idiot!

Yet at this moment, among the numerous young spectators, there were quite a few cheering him on.

"After this battle, without strong figures for ten years, our Great Sui Martial Artists will certainly rise to the occasion!"

"General Mei is mighty! I am willing to follow the General and join in slaying the Tujue scoundrels!"

"How can I be absent from a battle to kill the enemy!?"

Many actually thought that what Mei Fei was doing was commendable, and numerous individuals even started to move towards the Shuofang Army, eager to join in.

Upon seeing this, Ye Longchen among the crowd merely sneered.

What consequences Mei Fei’s attack on the Tujue’s young generation would trigger, Ye Longchen did not know.

But Ye Longchen, all the way from Chuan-Yu Road to Longyun Path, had been killing and looting without restraint.

Chaos was his favorite.

Only chaos could create the ladder for him to climb to become a true powerhouse!

Let it descend into chaos!

The more chaos there is, the more opportunities I will have to take advantage of!

At that time, Zhang San finally managed to purge all the Wheel Sea Water from his Liver Divine Treasure.

No sooner had his cultivation finished than Zhang San stood up and bellowed at Mei Fei, "Mei Fei, are you an idiot?"

Zhang San’s outburst shocked the entire assembly.

In that moment, all eyes turned to Zhang San.

Zhang San continued to shout at Mei Fei, "Do you really think this is just a young folks’ festivity? Are you aware that atop this mountain, among the youth from Great Sui, how many have Protectors from their Sects or clans standing behind them or lurking in the crowd, and there might even be some extremely powerful old monsters hiding among us?"

"If it’s like this on Great Sui’s side, do you think the Tujue are fools who comfortably only send their young people to the Secret Realm?"

"Now, by taking your army to act against the Tujue youth, the Tujue will undoubtedly retaliate against our Great Sui’s youth as well!"

"You are thinking of establishing your own merits, but have you considered that once you take action, it will not only lead to the deaths of all the soldiers of the Shuofang Army who went to battle with you, but also these young people who came to participate in the Secret Realm!"

In that moment, many people finally came to realize.

They believed that with the Shuofang Army joining in, they could slaughter the Tujue side first.

But such thoughts were purely opportunistic, disregarding the possibility of suffering losses.

If you kill the younger generation of others, do you think they’ll just stand by watching?

Would they not kill the younger generation from your side in return?

Zhang San’s piercing gaze swept over many of those who had been about to join the Shuofang Army, causing some among them to start backing away.

Especially those Martial Artists of average lineage.

They had come here seeking an opportunity for themselves.

Lacking a notable family and Protectors, if the Tujue truly took action against the young people of Great Sui, those with influential backgrounds would naturally be protected, but ordinary folks like themselves would undoubtedly die.

At this moment, numerous young Martial Artists who were originally ecstatic, now looked towards Mei Fei with a different gaze.

Mei Fei really just wanted to take the chance to earn military achievements; by killing the Tujue’s youth, the Tujue would certainly seek revenge on the Great Sui side.

But the problem was, when casualties came, they would be someone else’s sons, not General Mei’s own children!

So what did it matter to Mei Fei!

"Shuofang Army, heed my orders! Full charge!"

Following Mei Fei’s command, everyone knew it was unstoppable.

In the distance, Changsun Bubai sighed; he had a premonition that today this place would turn into a river of blood.

No sooner had Mei Fei spoken than he felt dozens of auras locking onto him, clearly Protectors behind the younger generation warning him.

After all, once the battle started, the safety of their young lords and ladies would be uncertain.

But Mei Fei’s purpose in leading troops all the way from Shuofang was to secure military achievements, reinforce his position in Longyun Path, and even possibly leverage it to step up from being a Grand Deputy Commander-in-Chief to a true Grand Commander-in-Chief!

"Whoever obstructs the Shuofang Army will die!"

As Mei Fei shouted loudly, dozens of capstan crossbows whooshed, shooting toward the valley’s side walls.

Clang, clang, clang, clang!

In an instant, several iron chains were erected across the wide valley, creating an iron-chain bridge.

Then, the cultivators in the army swiftly applied techniques, quickly sealing the iron-chain bridge with mud, gravel, and blocks of ice.

As the iron-chain bridge became a mixture of sand, stone, and ice, the originally swaying structure solidified immensely.

Mei Wu raised his long lance, leading the vanguard army in a charge toward the opposite side.

Wang Lihui immediately commanded the archers to shoot arrows across, preventing the Tujue people from blocking the charge of the Shuofang vanguard troops.

As Mei Wu and the vanguard army had just started their assault, several powerful cultivators among the Tujue responded instantly.

In a flash, pillars of flame soared into the sky, then fell upon the bridge Shuofang army had just erected.

In an instant, flames erupted, and wails echoed through the valley.

Under the feet of the Shuofang army charging across the bridge, the structure, newly made with iron chains and techniques, began to crumble from the middle.

And as the bridge fell apart, the soldiers charging from behind plunged down one after another, like dumplings into boiling water.

After all, the vanguard troops in the back had no idea what had happened in the front.

The ones in front tried to stop, but were pushed over the edge by those behind.

At this moment, Mei Wu still thought his vanguard army was right behind him.

With his horse lance raised high, a smile creeped onto Mei Wu’s lips.

Although he hadn’t been made General Ningyuan, that must be because Zhang San originally came from the Capital and had pulled some strings.

After this battle, once he had slain countless young Tujue on the battlefield and brought Great Sui a decade of peace, Kaihuang would realize who was truly better suited for the position of General Ningyuan.

No!

With his achievements by then, how could he settle for the menial title of General Ningyuan?

Perhaps he could even aspire to become a Fourth Rank Military General!

The thought of being so young and able to become a Fourth Rank General made Mei Wu feel like his future was boundless.

And all of this was the result of his own hard work!

With this thought, joy sprouted in Mei Wu’s brows; he hadn’t even started fighting, yet he was already daydreaming about being ennobled, becoming a high official, and the good days that would follow with beautiful concubines.

But just as Mei Wu led the vanguard army in their continued charge, countless arrows suddenly shot over from the Tujue side.

Mei Wu swung his horse lance, blocking all the arrows.

At the same time, Mei Wu also noticed troops from the Tujue moving out.

"Let the Tujue witness the might of my Shuofang army’s three thousand iron vanguard..."

Mei Wu raised his horse lance and turned back to shout at the vanguard army behind him.

However, before he could finish shouting, he realized that there were less than five hundred men left in his vanguard army behind him.

In the distance, the bridge had broken.

Some of the vanguard troops had already rushed toward another iron-chain timber bridge that seemed less stable.

The vanguard army on the southern hilltop began to rush toward that iron-chain timber bridge as well.

At this moment, Mei Wu, realizing the grim situation, wanted to order the vanguard to retreat, but it was already too late.

The Tujue cavalry on both left and right, each more than a thousand strong, quickly formed a pincer attack on Mei Wu’s fewer than five hundred vanguard troops, while Tujue archers continuously shot arrows at them.

Mei Wu was powerful enough to block these arrows, but the men of his vanguard army did not share this ability.

You could say that the battle was practically over before it had really begun.

Merely a volley of arrows left Mei Wu with only a little over a hundred men from his original force of fewer than five hundred.

Realizing the direness of the situation, Mei Wu immediately ordered a retreat.

But as some of the vanguard began to run back, they noticed that their retreat path had been cut off.

Sometimes, with no escape, a cornered army might fight fiercely, pulling off a desperate counterattack.

But more often, with no escape and their leader panicking, soldiers fell into despair. The battle wasn’t over yet, but the outcome was clear to see.

As the Tujue began their assault amongst the hundred or so remaining vanguard soldiers, blood splattered in all directions.

Countless soldiers fell on the southward path they had hoped to escape through.

And the vanguard troops on the southern front, seeing their counterparts at the north in Robe Marsh nearly all dead at the hands of the Tujue, and even their own commander desperately resisting, also stopped their advance.

For them, at this moment, to cross would likely lead to the same fate as those before them.

Mei Fei, atop the southern hill, saw his son surrounded by Tujue forces, and his face went pale with shock.

"Save him! Go save my son!"

"Mei Wu! My child—"