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In the center of the chest, ribs are broken and internal organs are destroyed.
The tendons in his right waist were completely torn, preventing Lu Zhisheng from exerting any force.
Then, time resumed its flow!
"Pfft!!!"
The terrifying howl of the Windbreaker Staff and Lu Zhisheng's roar, which had been frozen in time, had not yet completely dissipated when they were completely drowned out by a shrill, inhuman scream of pain! Intense pain, like millions of venomous insects, instantly burrowed into her limbs and bones! The double pain of the violent backlash and the tearing of her body made it impossible for her to stand up!
The force of that earth-shattering blow was abruptly cut short by excruciating pain, and the heavy iron staff crashed to the ground with a resounding clang. Lu Zhisheng's mountain-like, robust body convulsed violently, as if her spine had been ripped out! Blood gushed forth from the wound on her chest as if it were free!
Her knees buckled, and overwhelmed by disbelief, rage, and overwhelming weakness, her massive body collapsed forward to her knees, crashing heavily onto the cold ground and kicking up a cloud of dust. Her monk's robes were instantly soaked with her own blood and wounds, appearing both poignant and tragic.
He was in excruciating pain and unable to exert any strength, but his bloodshot eyes were fixed on Shi Wengong, as if he wanted to devour him alive!
Shi Wengong coldly flicked away the crimson blood droplets from his halberd, standing gracefully in the moonlight, like a demon god who had just smiled and looked down at the heavily wounded and dying Vajra at his feet.
The pinnacle of power? Ultimately, it cannot withstand the power of time.
Chapter 345: The Flower Nun Cleverly Beats Shi Wengong
Shi Wengong flicked the blood droplets off the blade of his halberd, his eerie red lips curving into a mocking smile as he prepared to admire the complete collapse of the nun at his feet. But then he noticed that Lu Zhisheng's lips were also curled into a smile.
"Senior sister, your time-stopping ability is indeed powerful, but each time you use it, you need a certain amount of time to cool down. Therefore, you never dare to fight against multiple opponents, but instead train your archery skills like crazy. You constantly delay and stall on the battlefield."
Lu Zhisheng spat out a mouthful of blood and continued speaking.
"Because you know, if we can't eliminate everyone within the time stop, we'll be trapped in the ensuing chaos. Qin Ming risked her life last time to show us the limit of this time limit: sixty seconds! Now!!!"
No sooner had Lu Zhisheng finished speaking than the tiger that had been lying in wait finally bared its fangs! A seemingly ordinary cavalryman near Lu Zhisheng suddenly launched an attack, instantly killing the Song cavalryman who had been charging at her repeatedly and fighting her for a long time with a single spear thrust. Then, he hurled his spear fiercely at Shi Wengong!
Finally, she pulled out her signature pair of black and white steel whips from her battle robe at her waist.
Double Whip Huyan Zhuo!!!
Shi Wengong jerked his head to the side, dodging the spear thrown by Huyan Zhuo. But the next second, two Heavenly Gang Slashes, symbolizing destruction, wrapped around Huyan Zhuo's whips and slammed into Shi Wengong!
The steel whip in his right hand gleamed with immense power and darkness, as heavy as a mountain. As he swung it, it drew down a vast and dazzling dark river, the rolling galaxy containing the remnants of countless shattered meteorites.
The steel whip in his left hand gleamed with an icy light, swift as lightning, and when wielded, it was like a white rainbow tearing through the void, carrying with it a silvery waterfall that froze the soul.
"Heavenly Strike Slash!!!"
The two whips, each weighing thirty-six pounds and dragging two galaxies, slammed into Shi Wengong's seventy-two-pound halberd. The impact of the whips directly unleashed a vast and terrifying chaotic stellar vortex storm, carrying a terrifying power that could crush all order, attempting to crush Shi Wengong to the ground with overwhelming force.
Its momentum and power were so great that even the previously frozen air emitted a burst of unbearable force!
Sevenfold Heavenly Divine Slash, double strike! This is the limit of Huyan Zhuo's destructive power!
For the first time, Shi Wengong's expression turned serious. She swung her halberd with both arms to withstand Huyan Zhuo's double Heavenly Gang Slash. The halberd shaft was bent into a bow shape. However, she roared and swung it with all her might. She actually used the elasticity of the halberd shaft to flick upwards and shake off Huyan Zhuo's double whips that were wrapped around the Double Star River!
Immediately afterwards, the halberd swept through the air, leaving countless afterimages, and directly used the Steel Soul Style's ultimate technique: Blade Barrier. It replaced defense with a frenzied attack and absolute offense with absolute offense, charging towards Huyan Zhuo's black and white star river! All that could be seen was the sky full of halberd shadows, completely tearing apart and annihilating the black and white star rivers!
Finally, the 72-pound halberd, under the control of her slender yet agile wrist, transformed into a deadly streak of light too fast to be captured. The halberd's body moved like a dragon soaring through the sky, its movements as fluid as flowing water, precise to the point of being flawless. Then, two crisp clangs, like the clash of gold and jade, yet as heavy as the shaking of mountains, resounded loudly.
Shi Wengong swept his halberd left and right, deflecting Huyan Zhuo's double whips, striking the right whip to the right and the left whip to the left, directly breaking through Huyan Zhuo's defense. He then thrust the halberd into Huyan Zhuo's heart, creating cracks in the breastplate and forcibly forcing Huyan Zhuo back!
"You think I, Shi Wengong, have only one skill, Time Stop, after dominating the world for over sixty years? You think you can defeat me by timing out my cooldown?! Don't be ridiculous! Lu Zhisheng! You, a defeated opponent, personally came here as bait just to buy her time before I can use Time Stop?! Someone who can defeat me in sixty seconds hasn't even been born yet!"
Shi Wengong was so angry that he laughed. In the battle with Huyan Zhuo, he was completely on the defensive. Several Liangshan cavalrymen went forward to help charge, but they were blocked by several Song cavalrymen. The two sides' cavalry charged repeatedly, forming a bloody vortex. The eye of this storm was the battlefield where Shi Wengong and Huyan Zhuo were fighting.
Huyan Zhuo was forced to retreat steadily, and seeing her showing such weakness, Shi Wengong laughed arrogantly.
"Huyan Zan's descendants? I think they're nothing special! Even if my master came in person, in his old and frail state, he wouldn't be a match for me!"
However, no sooner had Shi Wengong finished speaking than she noticed that Lu Zhisheng's wounds had healed, and he swung his hundred-pound water-milled monk's staff at her! Shi Wengong was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly swung her seventy-two-pound halberd to block, but she was no match for his strength and was knocked back five or six steps by the staff. She was somewhat puzzled, and upon closer inspection, she discovered that Lu Zhisheng's wounds were emanating the chivalrous power of Huyan Zhuo.
"So that's how it is. No wonder you were so weak. You were parrying my attacks while using the power of the Starry Sky of the Hero to heal Lu Zhisheng's wounds? You managed to multitask and still survive my Fangtian Halberd. I admit you're quite capable."
Shi Wengong sneered and stopped holding back.
"But thirty seconds have already passed! Can you two kill me within thirty seconds? If not, you're the ones who will die!"
Amidst the blood-soaked battlefield, Shi Wengong's black robes fluttered like a phantom! She faced two opponents alone, her halberd transforming into the core of a killing storm! Her left blade, like a venomous dragon emerging from the abyss, precisely targeted the node of Huyan Zhuo's twin whips that drew in the celestial galaxy. The celestial stars descending from the sky were drawn and torn apart by that single, cold star-like halberd tip, unleashing a raging energy surge that forced Huyan Zhuo and his whips to retreat step by step in terror, sparks flying wildly from his heavy armor!
At the same time, the steel dragon ball at the end of the halberd, like the immovable Vajra of Immovable King, with the force of a mountain solidifying, clashed head-on with Lu Zhisheng's iron staff, which was imbued with the wrath of a Buddha and had ripped the earth apart! Although it was forced back by Lu Zhisheng's monstrous strength, it still intercepted the terrifying blow that the flowery nun was capable of splitting mountains and shattering rocks. Only her black sleeves fluttered wildly in the violent energy, as two overwhelming and unstoppable forces crashed against her halberd, causing a bloodthirsty smile to bloom on her bewitching face, while her eyes burned with even greater fighting spirit and arrogance!
With the halberd as the axis, she split Yin and Yang! Shi Wengong spun like a top, using all nine sword techniques. For offense, she used White Crow, Tiger Claw, and Desert Wind; for defense, she used Twilight, Flying Dragon, and Iron Heart, plus Shadow Hand, Devout Heart, and Steel Soul as support. All nine ultimate skills were displayed to their fullest extent in one person. She even used the unparalleled force of Lu Zhisheng's smash to deflect the force with a twist of her wrist. She used that fierce force to her advantage, turning it into a strange vortex that pulled it towards Huyan Zhuo, forcing Huyan Zhuo's double whip trajectory to become chaotic and retreat repeatedly.
The clang of metal on metal, furious shouts, and the scorching smell of blood and flesh mingled with the dust of the battlefield as the three men formed a life-or-death triangle that swirled wildly across the ruins! Shi Wengong faced two Liangshan generals alone, and far from being at a disadvantage, the cold light emanating from his halberd and his unpredictable movements showcased the perfect interplay of strength and gentleness, power and skill. On this scorched earth, they fought a breathtakingly evenly matched battle!
If Lu Junyi's numerical superiority is absolute, then Shi Wengong's skill is unparalleled.
Chapter 346: The Heavenly General Slashes Across the Falling Stars
"Ten seconds! Nine seconds! Eight seconds!"
While Shi Wengong was wielding his halberd to fight the two men head-on, he also wanted to manipulate their mentality. He simply mentioned the cooldown period of his time stop, which increased the pressure on Lu Zhisheng and Huyan Zhuo, causing them to break out in a cold sweat.
"Three seconds, two seconds, one second!"
Shi Wengong grinned wickedly, reveling in their comical state. Just as she was about to pause time and deliver a fatal blow, darkness fell.
Shi Wengong looked up in shock and saw Liu Hong, the leader of Liangshan, high in the sky! The pair of golden wings behind him, which stretched for several feet and were full of light and color, were now like the sky was set ablaze. Endless heavenly evil energy, like molten gold, surged and gathered on the wings. The metallic feathers stood up and rang, bursting out with dazzling golden light!
The light was so brilliant and so violent that it seemed to burn a huge burning hole in the sky. Liu Hong himself was transformed into the center of this blazing golden sun. His eyes were wide open like copper bells, his muscles were bulging and bulging, and he gripped the heavy dragon-coiled staff in his hand. The staff had long been scorched red and shiny by the celestial evil energy, and the roar of the dragon soul could be faintly heard wrapped around it!
call--
Liu Hong suddenly pulled his pair of burning, gilded giant wings behind him! His entire massive body instantly transformed into a meteor shower! Carrying the destructive rage that could burn the eight wastelands and the heavy pressure that seemed to come from the ancient starry sky, it crashed down on Shi Wengong at a speed beyond the limits of vision, dragging a long golden tail of flame!
During the descent, the pair of gilded giant wings, which had contracted to their limit, frantically poured all the accumulated Heavenly Qi into the Panlong Staff!
"Heavenly—Gang—Slash!!!"
With a roar like tearing silk, Liu Hong's staff vanished, replaced by a sky full of annihilating stars that suddenly appeared in the void above Shi Wengong's head! Seventy-two stars, formed from pure demonic energy of the Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiends, were falling from the sky along with the Lord of Liangshan!
That devastating meteor shower, in its vastness, power, and speed, far surpassed any of the previous killer strikes!
A genuine look of surprise finally flashed across Shi Wengong's eternally icy and eerie eyes.
Although Lu Zhisheng's plan was foolish—using himself as bait to allow Huyan Zhuo to fight him during a period when Lu Zhisheng couldn't stop time—it was indeed effective. Huyan Zhuo was able to fight Lu Zhisheng while simultaneously healing his injuries, putting the situation into a two-on-one battle.
However, my cooldown is over now! I can use Time Stop! Why did Liu Hong appear at this moment? He knows about my Time Stop ability! Why would he take this risk?! Does he have a secret to breaking my Time Stop?!
Shi Wengong's expression was solemn. He stopped time again, and everything froze. Lu Zhisheng and Hu Yan were frozen in time like frozen puppets, allowing Shi Wengong to focus all his energy on fighting Liu Hong.
At this moment, she was horrified to discover that the falling stars that Liu Hong had unleashed could not be frozen by time!
This is precisely Lin Chong's ability: the ultimate speed, even surpassing time, arriving before all other moves and always striking first!
"boom!!!"
Before Shi Wengong could react, the seven most powerful blazing gold meteorites had already struck the ground! Where Shi Wengong stood, the earth shattered, melted, and caved in inch by inch, like fragile glass! A terrifying crater several meters in diameter instantly formed, and shockwaves powerful enough to shatter internal organs, carrying magma-like debris and scorching dust, swept outwards like a tsunami! The entire battlefield trembled violently, as if struck by a giant's hammer!
In the center of the deep pit, Shi Wengong's figure appeared disheveled for the first time. She wielded her halberd and managed to deflect the seven meteors one by one. However, there were too many and too dense meteors from the Heavenly Gang Slash. The falling stars that blotted out the sun almost instantly smashed through the sky full of halberd shadows. At this moment, Liu Hong's all-out Heavenly Gang Slash was even more powerful than Lu Zhisheng and Huyan Zhuo.
A relatively small, yet extremely concentrated molten gold and fire meteorite narrowly tore through a tiny gap at the edge of the sky full of halberd shadows, piercing fiercely towards Shi Wengong's chest and abdomen. Although it failed to pierce her heart, it brutally tore open the tight-fitting black robe at her waist, leaving a nearly foot-long, deep, and terrifying burn wound below her slender yet resilient left rib. The flesh was instantly charred and carbonized by the Heavenly Gang Fiend Flames. From the edges of the pitch-black charred wound, scalding hot blood with an eerie dark gold hue gushed out like a fountain! Instantly staining the tattered black robe and the molten, scorched earth beneath her feet crimson!
"Ugh...!" Shi Wengong let out a suppressed groan! For the first time, her delicate body swayed noticeably from the intense pain! Her stunningly beautiful face instantly lost all color, leaving only a chilling aura.
At this moment, Liu Hong's body was also frozen in mid-air by the time stop. Lin Chong's demonic power could only ensure that his attack, even if it was launched later, would hit first. It could not make him move at the moment the time stopped.
But that was enough. The injured Shi Wengong couldn't figure out how Liu Hong could move for a moment while time was stopped. Her overly cautious nature had been completely outmaneuvered by the Liangshan group. At this moment, her proud time stop was no longer invincible. With her own body injured, she chose to play it safe and began to retreat, signaling for help.
Guan Sheng, who was supervising the central army, frowned when he saw Shi Wengong's distress signal. He wondered whether he should send all three thousand reserve cavalrymen to Shi Wengong's flank.
However, when she saw that Lu Junyi's side was fighting well and the battle was evenly matched, and that Liu Hong was also around Shi Wengong, she quickly issued a death order: All cavalry! Charge towards Liu Hong! Behead the leader of Liangshan!!!
Chapter 347: The Trap and Artillery Fire Simultaneously
In an instant, Guan Sheng's three thousand elite Guanzhong cavalrymen joined forces with Shi Wengong's three thousand elite Guanzhong cavalrymen. The six thousand cavalrymen, with their earth-shattering momentum, pressed fiercely against the left flank of Liangshan. The three thousand cavalrymen in the formation attempted to break through the enemy lines while simultaneously beheading Liu Hong!
The sheer number and speed of Guan Sheng's cavalry allowed them to extend their lines twice as far as Liangshan's, enabling them to encircle and annihilate Liangshan's cavalry in an instant. At the same time, they could even send out some elite troops to break through and infiltrate!
Guan Sheng, wielding his greatsword, was unstoppable. He would either block or be injured. Shi Wengong was licking his wounds, waiting for an opportunity to return and fight back.
"What? Guan Shengchao is here?"
Seeing that the enemy cavalry was far more numerous than expected, and that Guan Sheng's advance was fierce and unstoppable, and that he was being treated like Yan Liangzheng, Liu Hong did not hesitate to execute the pre-arranged retreat plan.
Flags fluttered rapidly, and the sharp sound of gongs pierced the clamor. The three thousand Liangshan cavalry on the left flank instantly retreated and scattered like a tidal wave. Their formation appeared chaotic, but in reality, they maintained an organized pace of retreat. The dust kicked up by their horses' hooves blotted out the sky, creating the scene of a panicked escape. Flags, debris, and even some armor were deliberately abandoned on the retreating road, adding to their disheveled appearance.
"The rebels have retreated! Follow me into the left flank and slay the traitor Liu Hong!!!"
Guan Sheng's phoenix eyes gleamed with a sharp light, his Green Dragon Crescent Blade pointed diagonally at the sky, his voice booming like a bell. Seeing the Liangshan army fleeing in such a disheveled state, his soldiers were greatly encouraged, their fighting spirit soaring. Six thousand iron cavalry let out a deafening roar, sheathing their spears and drawing their bows, nocking arrows as they pursued.
In just one minute, six thousand iron cavalrymen unleashed a staggering 150,000 arrows at a mere three thousand cavalrymen, turning the Liangshan cavalry behind them into pincushions, a bloody mess, and causing their formation to become even more chaotic. One after another, blood-red-eyed Guanzhong horses thundered down, charging like lightning straight at the retreating left flank of the Liangshan formation!
Once I defeat and drive away the three thousand cavalrymen of the left flank, I can launch a devastating and ferocious charge from the left flank of the Liangshan infantry position, completely crush the Liangshan central army, and achieve a great victory!
The sound of hooves thundered like a dense drumbeat, striking the hearts of every Liangshan infantryman, yet carrying a deadly rhythm. Guan Sheng's cavalry torrent was slightly stretched out during the pursuit, like a long line parallel to the central army of the Liangshan formation, still chasing after the cavalry on the left.
The most elite vanguard had surged forward to within fifty meters of the rear of the Liangshan cavalry, poised to catch up with, encircle, and annihilate the retreating cavalry on the left flank. At the same time, Guan Sheng's six thousand cavalry completely replaced the three thousand Liangshan cavalry, taking up positions on the left flank of the Liangshan army, perfectly parallel to the central force.
"It's now!!!"
At that very moment, on the several tall command towers standing in the center of the Liangshan formation, Lord Yang Jiulingliu, Liu Qiba, and Wu Yong raised their command flags and forcefully swung them down!
In an instant, it was as if a bolt from the blue had been ignited by rage! The spearmen on the left flank of the Liangshan central army made way for the others, revealing a hundred pitch-black cannons, their muzzles pointed directly at Guan Sheng! The distance was less than a hundred meters!
It turned out that all of this was Liu Hong's plan. He knew that as long as he joined the battle, Guan Sheng would definitely bring his cavalry to behead him. This kid just liked to play this kind of trick.
Therefore, he deliberately led his cavalry in retreat and deliberately hid the cannons on the left side of the central army, hoping to use the retreat to lure Guan Sheng into this deadly trap!
"Boom! Boom! Boom!!!"
The hundred cannons positioned on the left flank of the central army suddenly roared in fury! Huge tongues of fire and thick smoke spewed from their muzzles, and shrapnel filled with iron slag and gravel, whistling through the air like messengers from hell, mercilessly slammed into Guan Sheng's cavalry, who were sweeping across the front lines! Like hot oil burning an anthill, or a flood overflowing Jinshan Temple, large numbers of cavalrymen were torn to shreds by the shrapnel! Many more were knocked away and wounded by the flying fragments.
Almost simultaneously, thousands of musketeers suddenly emerged from the gaps between the swordsmen and pikemen in the first few rows of the central formation, and from behind the small breastworks they had constructed! The cold muzzles of their muskets formed a deadly jungle, and the rapid-fire volleys of muskets erupted wildly, converging into a devastating rain of metal that engulfed everything!
The white smoke from burning gunpowder instantly enveloped the entire sky. Dense hail of shrapnel and lead bullets, like invisible steel whips, swept across the flanks of Guan Sheng's six thousand cavalry. Bullets struck the armor, sending sparks flying; those that penetrated flesh blossomed into cruel sprays of blood. The mournful neighing of warhorses, the desperate screams of soldiers, the ear-piercing sound of clashing steel mingled with the continuous roar of cannons and the volley of a thousand guns, instantly transforming Zhen Di, where the six thousand cavalrymen were stationed, into a smoke-filled, carnage-strewn slaughterhouse!
"Fire! Fire! Shoot them all!" A thunderous roar erupted from the command platform at the rear.
The vanguard of Guan Sheng's cavalry, which had been so imposing just moments before, suffered heavy casualties under this unexpected and devastating barrage of fire. They were mercilessly reaped by gunfire from the flanks, and the sharpness of their charge was broken and shattered!
The towering warhorses tumbled and fell as if struck by a heavy hammer, throwing their riders off their backs; the dense ranks of soldiers fell in droves like wheat stalked by a sickle; those not directly hit were thrown about by the shockwave of the explosion, and chaos spread uncontrollably like a plague. The charge came to an abrupt halt, and the ranks were plunged into unprecedented terror and confusion.
Although Guan Sheng was brave and his swordsmanship was divine, he could not break through the fierce bombardment that was like the arrival of hell. He could only shout to stop it and try to reorganize the formation, but the chaos at this moment was like a flood breaking through the dam, and it was extremely difficult to control.
Within a minute, Liangshan also unleashed two hundred cannon shells and twelve thousand bullets at Guan Sheng's six thousand cavalry, causing limbs to fly off the six thousand cavalry, blood to flow like rivers, and their formation to be shattered!
Before the smoke of battle had even cleared, an even more terrifying scene unfolded for Guan Sheng!
The Song cavalry were pursuing Liu Hong, Lu Zhisheng, and Huyan Zhuo's three thousand cavalry.
But at this moment, the three generals led their cavalry back, and there was no sign of defeat. Lu Zhisheng's eyes were bloodshot, his hair was like flames, and he charged to the front line with his ink-painted Zen staff, leading the thousands of Liangshan elite cavalry who had pretended to retreat earlier, turning around and attacking like a counterattack!
They did not actually scatter, but silently turned and regrouped during the retreat. At this moment, seizing the opportunity when Guan Sheng's army was in disarray and had their backs to the pursuers, they pounced on Guan Sheng's cavalry rear guard like hungry tigers!
"So your name is Guan Sheng?! Come on! Let's see who can defeat whom in battle!!!"
Lu Zhisheng's roar was like a thunderclap, rushing straight at Guan Sheng. Her 100-pound ink-wash Zen staff made her strength unparalleled. Guan Sheng wielded his 82-pound Green Dragon Crescent Blade, but with just one strike, he was forced back two steps by Lu Zhisheng before he could regain his footing.
At the same time, the Liangshan central army sounded the drums of a full-scale counterattack! The musketeers, who had just finished firing, quickly retreated, revealing the fresh troops waiting in battle behind them—elite infantrymen, carrying a forest of spears and gleaming giant axes, marched in orderly and heavy steps, like a moving steel wall, pressing in from the flank! Together with the cavalry in front, they completed a pincer attack on Guan Sheng!
Chapter 348: Qi Chongfeng's Great Victory at Jizhou
In an instant, Guan Sheng's six thousand elite troops were plunged into an unprecedented predicament: head-on, they were fiercely pursued by the Liangshan cavalry, led by Liu Hong, who had returned in a vengeful frenzy.
To the flanks, a forest of spears stretched out in a slowly advancing infantry square; behind them, artillery and musket positions rained down a relentless barrage of fire! The roar of these firearms was as precise as machinery; musketeers fired on average every twenty seconds, while shotgunners fired every sixty seconds. They relentlessly reaped the lives of the enemy.
Caught in a pincer attack, the 6,000 cavalrymen, already suffering heavy losses, collapsed like a house of cards! The remaining Guan Sheng cavalry, no longer possessing their former ferocity, utterly crumbled. The soldiers disregarded orders, driven by fear, turning their horses and fleeing for their lives. Countless soldiers trampled each other, falling from their horses and dying.
Liu Hong's troops followed like the drumbeats of death, their horses charging with swords and spears, relentlessly pursuing the fleeing enemy. The ground was littered with discarded weapons, flags, and the dead riders and horses; the once-murderous battlefield had been transformed into a hunting ground for the Liangshan army.
Guan Sheng's eyes were bloodshot as he watched the elite cavalry of Guanzhong be annihilated by Liangshan's repeated attacks, his heart breaking. With his personal guards fighting desperately to protect him, he managed to kill several pursuers and carve a bloody path through the chaos, leading his hundreds of battered and broken cavalry in a hasty retreat towards the distant hills.
Liu Hong, with his three thousand cavalry, charged to the flank of the Song army and reversed the offensive!
Liu Hong was not afraid of Guan Sheng's six thousand cavalry attacking his flank, because the Liangshan formation had no flanks or rear; it was all frontal. He could charge at will, and even if the ambush failed, Guan Sheng would not be able to defeat the central army in a short time.
The Song army's central army did indeed have weak points on its flanks.
Hao Siwen, who replaced Guan Sheng and took command of the central army, had just looked up when a dark shadow on the distant horizon burst forth from the earth, like an inky tidal wave, soaring straight into the sky!
Amidst the overwhelming crimson glow of the sunset, a dark, imposing iron wall suddenly loomed closer. This wall was formed from countless galloping riders, their thunderous hooves shaking the earth and carrying a fierce wind, like a roar from the depths of hell, causing the ranks to falter in unease. The Song army's flank infantry screamed in unison! It was the main force of Liangshan's cavalry!
At the forefront of the iron torrent was a mighty, surging tide of armored cavalry. Huyan Zhuo led his old guard: a full five hundred armored cavalry from Hedong, clearing the way! His double whips lashed out like black and white dragons, each lash tearing through the air accompanied by a terrifying shriek. Beneath the heavy shadows of these whips, the fragile wooden shields of the sword-wielders were pierced like paper, weapons, severed limbs, and helmet fragments splattering in the blood-red twilight, carving a bloody path through the dense spear formation!