Tenggel had lived his entire life on the grasslands, and he had never witnessed such a terrifying scene.
In an instant, his heart shattered, and he no longer had the will to fight. But just as they tried to turn back, they saw countless cavalrymen in silver cuirasses encircling them from behind. The leader, saber in hand, plunged into the barbarian army like a sharp sword. Instantly, shouts of "Kill!" erupted.
Bai Mu looked at the already out-of-control barbarian army, his face filled with joy. He galloped towards Tenggel, knowing that if he could slay this man, it would be another great merit.
"Kill!" Qi Guangyi's army attacked, and Bai Mu's soldiers were greatly invigorated. Qi Guangyi's surprise attack instantly threw the barbarian army into disarray.
Standing atop the cliff, Luo Xin looked at the battle below. The barbarian army was now caught in a pincer attack from front and rear, and the musketeers continuously attacked the center of the formation, throwing the barbarian army's formation into complete chaos. They were huddled together, utterly unable to exert any combat effectiveness. The horses, startled by the first cannon fire, went into a frenzy, uncontrollable, and this sudden panic caught the barbarian soldiers off guard.
Now, Qi Guangyi and Bai Mu were completely fighting a group of headless flies.
Observing carefully with his telescope from the mountain, Luo Xin's eyes lit up. In the center of the barbarian army, a figure who appeared to be a general was commanding the army to adjust their formation, and the soldiers around him quickly recovered. This showed that this person held very high prestige in the army. He turned to an artilleryman beside him and said, "Order to aim at the person wearing silver scale armor and take him out."
The person Luo Xin pointed to was Tenggel. He could not have imagined that the always invincible barbarian army would be ambushed here and be beaten without any power to retaliate.
He anxiously commanded his army to fully attack Bai Mu's army, trying to open a gap, because the silver cavalry behind were slaughtering his soldiers like devils, completely irresistible.
"Advance and attack!" Tenggel shouted again. At the same time, continuous loud noises rang out. Tenggel turned to look in the direction of the sound, only to see countless black projectiles flying directly towards him.
Tenggel's heart almost stopped beating, because the dense cannonballs left him no room to dodge, and their terrifying speed also made it impossible for him to evade.
In the last instant, Tenggel only saw his body being thrown into the air, and the soldiers beside him were likewise struck and sent flying. Blood splattered everywhere, and then he lost consciousness.
A single volley took out the barbarian general. Luo Xin continued to observe the subsequent situation. Sure enough, after this general died, the barbarian army became uncontrollable. Seeing this opportunity, Luo Xin immediately shouted loudly, "Your commander is dead! Surrender quickly!"
Hearing Luo Xin's shout, the cavalry in the valley followed suit, shouting, "Your commander is dead! Surrender quickly!"
"The commander is dead! Surrender quickly!" More and more people followed suit, their voices echoing through the valley.
Upon hearing this, not a single barbarian cavalryman surrendered, but these tens of thousands of men had lost their organization and were no match for the well-trained Qingzhou cavalry. Under the bombardment and pincer attack, they quickly routed this batch of barbarian cavalry.
The cannon fire stopped. The battle had lasted for three hours, from noon until evening, and the barbarian cavalry was almost completely annihilated.
His body already stained with blood, Bai Mu dismounted with his saber in hand. He said, "I wonder how General Lu is doing? Let's go back and see. Perhaps they've already taken Qingzhou City (Liang capital)."
Nodding, Qi Guangyi and Luo Xin took some men and horses and rushed towards Qingzhou City.
Inside Qingzhou City, chaos had long ensued. Lu Fei and Ye Qingyun, having gained the upper hand, did not stop but directly attacked the South Gate. They wanted to lower the bridge in front of the city gate so that the army outside the city could enter.
However, the further they advanced towards the South Gate, the greater the resistance they encountered. They had now figured it out: this army was not the Liang Capital Army, but Prince Liang's Imperial Guards.
However, although these Imperial Guards fought fearlessly, they still steadily retreated under the muzzle of the muskets. After several hours of fierce fighting, it grew too dark, and only then did the two lead their soldiers to occupy the South Gate.
At this moment, Lu Fei immediately ordered his soldiers to lower the city gate.
Prince Liang, amidst his Imperial Guards, watched all this in a towering rage. His most elite Imperial Guards had still not even managed to get close to this army.
As he fumed, he saw that after the wooden bridge was lowered, some soldiers immediately entered the city carrying strange weapons.
Before he could react, a tremendous explosion suddenly "boomed" loudly. Then, he saw soldiers in his army spraying blood amidst a blue smoke.
On the city wall, Lu Fei looked at Prince Liang's army being bombarded. It had to be said that this Imperial Guard was indeed formidable, but unfortunately, they encountered the Qingzhou Army.
"Ye Qingyun, you lead 5,000 men to outflank them and cut off their retreat. Prince Liang seems to be with the army; don't let him escape," Lu Fei ordered.
Receiving the order, Ye Qingyun nodded. He led his army rapidly around the battlefield towards Prince Liang's rear.
At this moment, Prince Liang and his Imperial Guards were dazed by the explosive shells.
Just then, Ye Qingyun, having outflanked them, launched an attack with his soldiers.
"Bang, bang..." Dense gunfire rang out. More Prince Liang soldiers fell into pools of blood before they could even react, while Prince Liang was already stunned, standing motionless.
"Your Highness, let's go! If we don't leave now, it will be too late!" A general rushed towards Prince Liang, his face covered in blood.
"What on earth is going on? What is going on?" Prince Liang muttered nervously. In his eyes, soldiers were falling one after another, and he couldn't even see the enemy. The screams and shattered flesh around him made him feel as if he were in hell.
Seeing Prince Liang in such a state, the general no longer cared about anything. He dragged him and ran eastwards. At this moment, Prince Liang's army was in complete disarray. Everyone was so terrified by this bizarre way of dying that they had lost their wits.
"Advance! Free fire!" The initial attacks had already caused Prince Liang's army to suffer heavy losses. Lu Fei seized the opportunity and had his soldiers launch a proactive attack.
At his command, the soldiers roared and charged out.
At this moment, Prince Liang's soldiers finally understood that they had no hope of winning, and this only increased their fear.
And just as the general was leading Prince Liang to flee through the East Gate, the thundering sound of hooves rose. Bai Mu and Qi Guangyi led the cavalry and quickly took control of the four city gates.
They had been waiting for this day to capture Qingzhou for a long time, and now they would not allow Prince Liang to escape again.
With wolves in front and tigers behind, Prince Liang and his generals immediately understood that there was nowhere left to run.