Friendship was friendship, but the competition had to continue. The treatment just now was to let everyone relax and go to the toilet to relieve themselves. This time, it was my turn and Yandan's turn. After Yue Ji's injury, Ya Dan also knew that I didn't have any hostility towards him. He was just unhappy that we were young and were placed in an important position. However, the bet had already been made, and it was an oath made on Longevity Heaven. Naturally, it was still necessary to determine the winner.
Ya Dan carried his spiked club and rode his yellow horse off the stage. Seeing him use the mace, I felt an itch in my heart, so I twisted the halberd head down and pressed it against the head of my mace. My assembled spiked club weighs 81 pounds. Unlike Yue Ji's club, which is made of hard wood, mine is made of soft steel with good elasticity. When used properly, it can very well cushion the opponent's strong impact. I mounted my horse and rushed into the arena. However, Yadin is tall and both of us are sitting on horses. It seems that he is a full head taller than me.
"Leader Yandan, I also like to use the spiked club. Today, I will use it to learn from you.”
"Little Brother Zhao, I'm older than you, so you can't use your strength to suppress me.”
Since Ya Dan said so, I reckon that if I don't make a move, he definitely won't make a move. I didn't need to be polite anymore. I wanted to see how much strength I had now. Without any tricks, I used Mount Tai's Pressure to smash down. Yandan didn't see how heavy my mace was, but she raised her mace with both hands, wanting to break my mace. At the same time, she shouted,
"Open."
When I smashed it down, I knew that it might be uncomfortable if I hit it hard, so I was careful. I held the handle of the club in my palm and smashed it down with all my strength. The surrounding crowd only heard a loud sound, as if a clap of thunder had rung in their ears. Everyone's ears buzzed. The person involved felt even worse. I was already prepared, so my hands were fine. The white horse beneath me let out a long neigh and retreated 10 steps before stopping. I looked at Ya Dan again. My spiked club was smashed out, but the area between my thumb and forefinger was a little cracked, and blood was seeping out. His warhorse also retreated, but the horse was still the best. It only retreated three steps before stopping.
Ya Dan's strength in Western Liang could be considered one of the top. If his uncle Ma Chao and uncle Pang De were to compete with him, their strength was no less than his and their martial arts skills were higher than his. They would not be able to reach his hand at all. Other than sparring with Yue Ji occasionally, he had no chance to fight head-on like this. This time, his blood was aroused and he was excited.
"What great strength. Watch me."
Ya Dan was the same as me. She also used Mount Tai Suppression. I also raised my fire to the sky and smashed it outwards. With another loud sound, Ya Dan's spiked club was sent flying 3 feet high. I didn't feel much. I just got off the horse and let out another long neigh. I retreated again. This time, I retreated more than 10 steps. I trembled again and my legs trembled. It was not easy for me to stand firm. However, Yadin's hands were also trembling, and the blood stains on his hands could be seen. He dismounted from his horse and retreated, this time taking five steps back before stopping.
It was a head-on clash of the same moves without any tricks. Experts like Uncle Pang De and Uncle Pang De had good eyesight. Even though they were far away, they could see that Yadan's strength was inferior to mine. Ya Dan probably knew what was going on. However, he saw that my horse was not good enough, so he took advantage of my weakness and revolved around me. I, on the other hand, blocked and smashed each other's attacks, causing Yadan to be flustered and not dare to easily receive them. However, after less than 20 rounds, my horse couldn't take it anymore and knelt down. I was already prepared for this. Fortunately, I didn't have a saddle. As soon as my feet landed on the ground, I immediately jumped up. I threw away the spiked club and pulled out the machete on my back. I tapped my horse's back with my feet and jumped up. Immediately after, he pressed his left hand on Yadan's horse neck, and his right hand raised the scimitar high up in the air and slashed down at Yadan. Ya Dan didn't expect me to react so quickly and hurriedly raised my staff to meet me. What kind of saber is my saber! A specially made steel scimitar could break an ordinary iron rod with a single slash, not to mention that his spiked club was made of wood wrapped with iron wire. Originally, his mace was already injured by my attack. Now that I'm using my full strength, how can he take it? Naturally, I split it into two. The tip of the scimitar also cut open Yadan's leather armor from her chest to her stomach. Yadan usually didn't like to wear armor and was too lazy to do so. Now, even her chest hair was exposed. If I had stretched my arm forward, my stomach would have been split open. After I finished slashing with my scimitar, I raised my legs and kicked Ya Dan's chest again. Ya Dan hadn't recovered from her shock and was immediately kicked off the horse's back. I also jumped down and handed the scimitar to Ya Dan. Ya Dan stared at the cold light on my blade and quickly said,
"Stop, stop, stop. I admit defeat this round."
The fifth round, group battle. For the sake of fairness, the conditions were set. In this competition, only the soldiers on the field could perform after giving orders. High-ranking generals were not allowed to give instructions on the spot. All the weapons were made of wood and coated with lime powder. During the battle, any vital parts that had lime powder on them would be considered dead and withdrawn from the battle. Yandan sent 1000 cavalrymen to prepare to charge. I will use my 1000 soldiers. 200 logisticians will become archers, and when necessary, they will carry their sabers to participate in melee combat. The crossbowmen in the mandarin duck formation will all be equipped with the Yuanrong Crossbows that I brought to strengthen the firepower. The 200 cavalrymen carried longbows and halberds and were divided into two teams to protect the two wings. They also focused on shooting the enemy captain and other commanders. In order to imitate the battlefield, other than that, no other additional equipment was provided. According to the original plan, I used Yue Wumu's method of defeating the Golden Wu cavalry. The positions between the mandarin ducks are loose, with the archers in front and the archers behind. Yandan and I signaled that we could begin. Uncle Pang De waved his flag, and the war drums began to beat. Ya Dan was the main attacker, and we were the main defender.
The cavalry of Yandan moved. They did not have any formation and launched a group charge that was commonly used by Western Liang soldiers. These infantry battalions have been named the Tai Tiger Battalion, meaning that their defense is as stable as Mount Tai and their attacks are as fierce as tigers. The moment the cavalry of Yadan moved, all the shieldbearers of the Tai Tiger Camp struck their shields with their sabers and shouted,"
"Wind, wind, wind."
The cavalrymen on my left and right flanks immediately began to charge. However, they didn't use their full strength as they charged. Instead, they controlled their horses 'speed and drew an arc in the air. As they crossed, they fired a volley of arrows at Yadin's charging troops. When the horse's head circled back, it began to shoot arrows diagonally to the back. He ran back and shot back.
200 steps.
The swordsman shouted again,"
"Wind, gale, gale, gale."
The archers in front of our side began to shoot. They were divided into three rows, standing and squatting in turn. This time, they didn't care about accuracy. They just shot in the designated direction. The cavalry of Yadin who was charging forward crouched down and hugged the horse's neck to reduce the possibility of being shot. However, the distance between horses and people was too close. Every time someone was shot, according to the rules, they had to straighten up to indicate that they were retreating. Soon, more than 100 people withdrew. When they were just a hundred steps away, the crossbowmen also joined in the fire. More arrows flew in the sky, forming a dark mass. Another 200 people retreated. After shooting three arrows, the 200 archers quickly ran to the back of the formation through the passage between the mandarin duck formation. Half of them drew their swords and prepared to protect the remaining archers. At this moment, the cavalry on the flanks of the Tai Tiger Camp had already retreated to the flanks.
The captain of the mandarin duck formation shouted,
"Saber, saber, saber."
The long blade wielder in the team also shouted,
"Saber, saber, saber, saber."
He quickly extended his 3-meter-long saber at a 45-degree angle.
The spearmen in the middle shouted,
Spear, spear, spear, spear.“
The spearman also extended his spear. The entire formation looked like a forest of blades and spears, and the passages between the mountains of blades and spears were flickering with killing intent.
Some of the Yadin cavalry in the front row bumped into the mountain of blades and were immediately ordered to retreat. Even more people involuntarily entered the passageway. The Tai Tiger Battalion immediately sealed the entrance. The mandarin duck formation immediately changed into the two-man formation to block the shieldbearers who were charging at them. The members behind formed a formation to fight against the few with more people. At any time, the formation would change into the two-man formation and the three-man formation. The crossbowmen of the mandarin duck formation focused on the highly skilled ones among the Yandan cavalry. The retreating archers pulled out their arrows and covered the front of the Yadin cavalry's charge. Soon, there were no more Yadan Cavalry left in the formation, but the Tai Tiger Camp had paid a corresponding price. However, the soldiers in the formation quickly adjusted and regrouped into the mandarin duck formation. The passage was opened again, and a group of cavalry was allowed in. They were fighting with numbers again. The cavalrymen on both sides of the Tai Tiger Camp began to charge forward, shooting at the Yandan Cavalrymen as they charged, focusing on the leader of the Yandan Cavalrymen who was giving orders. If one were to look from the sky, the entire formation of the Tai Tiger Camp would have formed a U-shape. At the bottom were infantrymen, and on both sides were cavalry. The cavalry of Yadin were caught in the rain of arrows from three sides. The deaths of the captains and the lack of a commander made the situation worse. They couldn't rush over, so they could only stand there and be shot. Those who rushed over were eaten again. If you rushed to both sides, the enemy would rain arrows on you. If you fought in close combat, the enemy would block you with their halberds and shoot at you from behind. They would not give you a chance to fight alone. How could you fight this battle? Very soon, someone turned his horse and ran back. One, two, three, ten…All of the Yadin cavalrymen had retreated.
Checking the results of the battle, our cavalry had lost less than 70 cavalry and infantry had lost more than 300 people. Yadanfang had lost more than 800 cavalrymen, and they had even taken the initiative to retreat. Ya Dan and I went to Uncle Pang De and Uncle Pang De.
"Little General, Yandan is sincerely convinced.”
"Leader Yandan, it's just a competition. We're all brothers, don't worry about the result.”
"A man's word is a promise. From now on, Ya Dan will be at your disposal."
Yue Ji also strode over from behind.
"Yue Ji greets little general. Ya Dan is my big brother, and I, Yue Ji, am inseparable from my big brother. I hope Little General will agree."
I pondered for a moment, but Yue Ji was afraid that I wouldn't agree. He immediately placed his right hand on his left chest, opened his bloody mouth, and swore,
"If Little General agrees, I, Yue Ji, am willing to swear on Longevity Heaven that from now on, Yue Ji will be at your service and will never frown.”
When Uncle Ma Chao saw this, he thought for a moment and said loudly,"
"Tong 'er, since Ya Dan and Yue Ji are sincere, they will be under your command in the future.”
"Since Uncle has said so, I agree. Two leaders, as long as you listen to my orders wholeheartedly and protect the Great Han Empire forever, I guarantee that you will be the happiest tribe in the Great Han Empire. However, if you have any disloyalty, come and take a look.”
I pulled out my scimitar and took the spear of a soldier beside me and cut it in half.
"I will make him like this spear. He would not be able to live or die.”
Yadan Yueji looked at each other and knelt down in front of my uncle and me.
"Ya Dan (Yue Ji) swore to follow the general.”
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