Great Qin!
The Grand Assembly Hall!
"Report!"
"Your Majesty!"
"A battle report from the Yan region has just arrived!"
"General Zhao Feng led his cavalry along with seventy thousand Yan border troops northward!"
"They have already engaged the foreign tribes!"
"Wherever they passed"
"The foreign tribes that had seized more than ten cities of Yan have nearly all been reclaimed by the General!"
"In battle, more than fifty thousand enemies have been slain!"
An urgent messenger held the report in his hands and loudly delivered the news.
"Foreign tribes."
"Zhao Feng knows how to handle them."
Ying Zheng nodded in satisfaction at the battle results.
"Your Majesty."
"With hundreds of thousands of foreign troops ravaging the Yan region, countless citizens have suffered."
"While the General is exterminating the invaders, we must also send a capable official to restore order and stabilize the chaos in Yan as quickly as possible," Han Fei suggested as he stepped forward.
"Do you have a suitable candidate in mind, Han Qing?"
Ying Zheng directly looked at Han Fei.
In Ying Zheng's mind
Han Fei was aligned with his son's faction. Whenever there was opposition in court, Han Fei was always the first to stand up, so Ying Zheng naturally wanted to support him.
"Among my subordinates, there is a minister named Cai Ci highly capable and talented."
"I recommend Cai Ci to govern the Yan region. He will certainly achieve results," Han Fei immediately nominated one of his men.
By now, Han Fei had already risen to become one of the Nine Ministers, and he naturally had his followers and protégés.
Although Han Fei never openly sought power in court, as one of the Nine Ministers holding great authority, it was only natural for him to place his people in key positions.
Upon hearing Han Fei's recommendation
Ying Zheng did not hesitate. Without even waiting for other ministers to speak, he nodded immediately:
"As Han Qing suggests."
"Promote Cai Ci to Governor of Yan, placing him in charge of regional governance with a focus on stabilizing the people."
"He is to depart immediately."
Han Fei bowed at once: "I accept the decree."
"Furthermore"
"The supply of grain and provisions to the Wuan military camp must not be interrupted."
"The same applies to all military supplies and medicine," Ying Zheng instructed again.
"I understand," Han Fei responded immediately.
"Now"
"We shall see how Zhao Feng deals with the remaining foreign tribes in Yan."
"The Donghu army still has two hundred thousand men I want to see how Zhao Feng wipes them out completely."
Ying Zheng spoke slowly, his words filled with absolute trust in Zhao Feng.
Moreover
Ying Zheng knew his son well.
This time, the foreign tribes had truly run into an immovable force.
From the way Zhao Feng had handled them so far, it was clear that none of the invaders would return alive.
All Ying Zheng had to do was wait for the results of the battle.
Yan Region, Xiangping Territory
A force of twenty to thirty thousand black-armored Qin cavalry pursued relentlessly, losing arrows as they rode, cutting down the fleeing foreign tribes.
At this moment
"General!"
"The enemy has stopped fleeing!"
"It seems they intend to engage us in battle!"
Riding his horse, Zhang Han called out loudly.
"This place is not far from Xiangping."
"They must have realized their reinforcements are coming and wish to make a stand against us."
"If their reinforcements are coming, then so are our elite Qin warriors."
"We shall wipe them all out!"
Zhao Feng sneered coldly.
The foreign tribes had stopped running.
That suited him perfectly.
Though the numbers were currently uneven, his other cavalry units would soon arrive.
In this battle
Zhao Feng intended to exterminate the enemy completely.
"Warriors of Donghu!"
"The damned Qin have slaughtered our brothers and massacred our people!"
"Kill every last one of them!"
"Kill!"
Taqiong roared, leading his fifty to sixty thousand soldiers as they halted their retreat and turned to face the Qin army.
Under the command of the Donghu generals
A deep, resonant war horn echoed across the battlefield.
The Donghu cavalry turned their horses and charged toward the Qin army pursuing them from behind.
As they charged
They nocked their arrows and fired at the Qin soldiers.
The art of mounted archery
Had long been mastered by these foreign tribes, even before Zhao's reforms with Hu-style cavalry training.
The foreign cavalry was indeed formidable.
Both sides loosed volleys of arrows.
Soldiers from both armies fell from their horses, but the Qin troops did not relent in their assault, while the enemy charged forward recklessly.
"Elite warriors of Qin"
"Attack and kill!"
Zhao Feng raised his mighty halberd and shouted.
"Wind! Wind! Wind!"
"Great wind!"
Nearly thirty thousand Qin cavalry roared in response.
Each of them exuded an unshakable spirit, ready to fight to the death.
"Foreign tribes"
"Exterminate them all!"
Zhao Feng let out a furious roar.
He charged headlong into the enemy ranks.
Powerful true qi surged within his dantian.
With a single sweeping strike of his halberd
Several enemy warriors were instantly reduced to pulp.
At the same time
A terrifying wave of energy burst forth from his weapon.
In an instant
"Ahhh!"
"Ahhh!"
Dozens of foreign cavalrymen were caught in the blast before they could react, their bodies torn apart as they collapsed into pools of blood.
[Killed a Donghu soldier, gained 1 Strength Point.]
[Killed a Donghu Battalion Commander, gained 5 Constitution Points.]
[Killed a Donghu Centurion, gained 2 Speed Points.]
System notifications kept flashing.
"Attack and kill!"
The Qin cavalry charged from the rear, thrusting their long spears forward.
In an instant.
The frontline barbarian cavalry was pierced through, falling in droves.
In just the blink of an eye.
On this vast plain, the armies of both sides clashed violently.
Weapons clashed.
The sound of metal on metal.
The neighing of warhorses.
The battle cries of soldiers on both sides.
And the agonizing screams of men being pierced through by weapons.
However.
Though the barbarian cavalry was formidable, the elite warriors of Qin were even stronger. Each one of them was clad in armor, whereas the barbarians, whose metalworking was far inferior to that of the Central Plains, lacked proper armor most of their soldiers wore only crude leather armor.
Thus.
Despite a slight numerical disadvantage, the Qin cavalry was dealing a crushing blow to the barbarian riders.
There was a vast difference in combat capability between those who wore armor and those who did not.
Not to mention, under Zhao Feng's command, the Qin army possessed triple the usual combat power.
Though the numbers seemed nearly even, the Qin cavalry's advance was nothing short of a massacre.
Zhao Feng charged straight into the enemy ranks, attacking without restraint.
"Whirlwind Slash!"
"Spear Strike!"
Zhao Feng unleashed his martial techniques.
Amid the enemy ranks, he showed no concern for the exhaustion of his true energy or the ceaseless killing.
Even if his true energy was depleted, his sheer physical strength alone was enough to slaughter countless foes.
But at this moment, his true energy surged forth.
Dozens of spear slashes radiated outward.
In an instant.
Every enemy within dozens of meters men and horses alike was pierced through by the spear energy.
They perished instantly.
"Defeated a Donghu soldier, +1 Strength."
"Defeated a Donghu commander, +5 days of lifespan."
"Defeated a Donghu…"
A series of notifications flashed across the system panel.
The next moment.
"Congratulations, host! All attributes have surpassed 20,000. You have received a Tier-2 Treasure Chest!"
The system notification appeared.
At the same time.
Zhao Feng could feel a tremendous breakthrough within his body his strength had ascended, and his true energy had surged.
His breakthrough could no longer be measured by conventional martial rankings.
Only his attributes could reflect his true progress.
Marching north to exterminate the barbarians.
Countless foes had perished at Zhao Feng's hands.
And now, he had finally reached a critical threshold.
All attributes had surpassed 20,000.
His power had soared.
"Kill!"
Zhao Feng's eyes burned with killing intent.
A terrifying aura of slaughter erupted from his body.
He continued his rampage.
He continued his slaughter.
With his power unleashed, Zhao Feng resembled a war god unstoppable.
The slaughter persisted.
Under Zhao Feng's fearless leadership.
The elite warriors of Qin were also unstoppable, madly cutting through the enemy ranks.
And high above.
In a place unseen by all, a black dragon was silently devouring the battlefield's killing aura.
"Advance!"
"Any who retreat will be executed!"
"We outnumber them!"
"Why are we being pushed back?"
"Charge! All of you, charge!"
"Slaughter these Qin dogs! Kill them all!"
Watching the Qin army's relentless advance and seeing his forces being torn apart and driven back, the barbarian general roared in fury.
"Slaughter these barbarian scum!"
"Kill!"
The Qin soldiers bellowed.
The battle raged on in a frenzy.
Half an hour passed.
At this moment.
Tens of thousands of barbarian troops had been cut into separate groups by the Qin cavalry, their formation utterly broken.
And then
Beyond the battlefield.
A thunderous rumble of hooves swept across the land.
Another barbarian general was leading reinforcements into the fray.
Nearly a hundred thousand barbarian troops surged forward like a tidal wave, charging madly toward the battlefield.
Upon seeing reinforcements arrive.
The bloodied barbarian warrior, Ta Xiong, roared in excitement, "Brothers! Reinforcements are here!"
"These Qin bastards are doomed!"
"Hahaha!"
"They're finished!"
"General Wu Wu still commands nearly a hundred thousand troops! These Qin dogs are dead!"
"Kill them all!"
"Slaughter them!"
Seeing the reinforcements approach, the demoralized Donghu warriors erupted with newfound confidence, their morale soaring, shouting in excitement.
In their minds.
With reinforcements arriving, these Qin soldiers were as good as dead.
"Brothers!"
"Kill every last Qin soldier!"
"Attack!"
Wu Wu shouted.
Behind him, the barbarian warriors spurred their horses forward in a frenzied charge.
At least fifty thousand cavalry, with the rest being foot soldiers.
"Roar! Roar!"
"Slaughter the Qin scum!"
"Kill them all!"
Tens of thousands of barbarian soldiers roared like wild beasts.
Zhao Feng, witnessing the enemy's reinforcements.
Showed no trace of fear.
"Elite warriors of Qin!"
"Exterminate the barbarians!"
"Death is no regret!"
Zhao Feng roared.
Wielding his spear once more, he charged into battle, slaying foes with abandon.
"Exterminate the barbarians! Death is no regret!"
"We shall follow the Grand General to the death!"
"Kill!"
Tens of thousands of elite Qin warriors roared in unison.
Even though the barbarian reinforcements had arrived, even though the enemy now outnumbered them several times over
As the elite warriors of Qin, they felt no fear.
For they followed a general who was like a war god. Ever since they had sworn allegiance to him, they had never known defeat.
Following the Grand General!
They feared nothing.
In this battle against the barbarians, killing one was breaking even, killing two was making a profit.
This was a war to protect the land of Huaxia, a death worthy of honor.
As sons of Huaxia, what was there to fear?
As sons of Huaxia, what was there to dread?
"Kill!"
Zhao Feng roared and charged once more.
"Damn Qin dogs!"
"You are surrounded!"
"You're doomed!"
"Kill!"
Though the Qin cavalry was still cutting through the enemy ranks, many Donghu commanders were already shouting in arrogant triumph.
In their eyes, victory was assured.
Yet, the Qin riders paid no heed to their noisy threats, continuing their relentless slaughter and charge.
Nothing was more important than wiping out the enemy.
And then!
"Slaughter the barbarians!"
"Kill!"
From outside the battlefield, furious war cries echoed from all directions.
Suddenly, from both the eastern and western flanks, tens of thousands of Qin cavalry clad in black armor stormed onto the battlefield.
Together, they numbered at least seventy thousand.
This
Was the true might of the elite cavalry from the Wu'an Army Camp, finally arriving in full force.
Their arrival signified one thing.
Except for Xiangping City, all other cities that had fallen to the barbarians had been reclaimed. The enemy garrisons had been annihilated.
Here and now
Though the barbarian forces still seemed numerous, in reality, they had already suffered massive losses. Since the battle began, the Qin cavalry had already cut down two to three thousand enemy troops. Now, the barbarians only outnumbered the Qin forces by a mere ten or twenty thousand.
"This is bad."
"The Qin army has reinforcements too!"
"We've been surrounded!"
Wu Wu's face changed drastically.
"This was a Qin trap! They lured us into battle on purpose, waiting for our reinforcements to arrive so they could encircle us!"
"Despicable!"
"Brothers, we fight to the death against the Qin!"
"Kill!"
Ta Xiong roared.
The two armies clashed in full force.
The vast majority of the invading barbarians were now here, gathered on this battlefield.
"Our reinforcements have arrived! The enemy is surrounded!"
"The barbarians exterminate them all!"
"You will pay for what you've done!"
"Elite warriors of Qin!"
"Slaughter them all!" Zhao Feng bellowed.
From the beginning, his strategy had been to divide his forces into ten separate armies. Not only to reclaim lost cities quickly but also to bait the enemy.
Seeing the Qin forces appear weaker than expected, the barbarians had been lured in.
Zhao Feng had used himself as bait.
And now, the trap had been sprung.
The enemy had taken the bait, and they were now encircled.
The battle raged on.
With triple the combat strength, triple the morale
And Zhao Feng leading the charge with fearless might
The battlefield resounded with the shouts of the Qin warriors.
They fought like madmen.
They slaughtered without mercy.
With both armies at nearly equal numbers, this battle turned into a massacre of the barbarian forces.
Every moment
Countless enemies fell.
Though the Qin warriors also suffered casualties, for every one of them who fell, at least three or four barbarians perished with them.
Such was the power of the Qin elites.
Time passed.
On this vast plain
Corpses littered the ground.
Blood soaked the earth, turning the once-gray battlefield into a sea of crimson.
By the time the battle dragged into the dead of night
A desperate cry rose from within the Donghu army:
"Retreat! Retreat!"
They fled north in a panic.
Behind them, the Qin warriors gave relentless chase.
Slaughtering as they pursued.
Killing without pause.
"They're demons absolute demons!"
"They won't stop chasing us!"
"Run! Run for your lives!"
"These Qin devils are insane!"
"They won't let us go!"
"Faster!"
In the darkness, the terrified screams of the barbarians echoed as they scattered in fear.
But even in the dead of night
The Qin soldiers pursued them without rest.
They hunted them through the night until dawn, chasing them past the border.
Beyond the Frontier
The fleeing barbarian soldiers continued to scatter in all directions.
With the sun rising
The Qin cavalry chased even harder.
Shooting them down on horseback.
From Xiangping onward, the path was strewn with the corpses of the fleeing enemy.
"Qin soldiers!"
"Our people have no grudge against you! Why do you target us so ruthlessly?"
"We only invaded Yan! We even helped you!"
Wu Wu shouted furiously as he fled, his voice carrying over the battlefield.
Even now
He still could not understand why the Qin had shown them such merciless wrath.
Two hundred thousand warriors
And now, fewer than ten thousand had survived to flee north.
-support me on Patreon for more chapters, 375+ chapters in there
patreon.com/LordoftheReader