Volume 1: First Arrival at Longevity Chapter 144: A Fierce Battle

  Zuo's deputy will leave quickly. Hou Xun's eyes flashed with cold light, and he took big strides away from the city wall. He knew that the gate could not be kept, and it would soon be breached. At that time, they would have to engage in close combat with the wolf cavalry.

  "Warriors of the Blue Rain Tribe, use your hot blood to defend the Blue Rain City, defend our people, defend your loved ones, follow me and drive back the Haicheng army!" Hou Xun stood on the steps of the city wall, shouting loudly.

  "Defend our people, defend our kin, drive back the Khitan army!"

  Countless voices rise in unison, filled with fervor and will to fight!

  Buzz!

  "Hou Yu pointed his spear at the blue sky, looking at the large army, and said: 'Heavy infantry, form a defensive line in front, light infantry, be ready at all times. When the heavy infantry resists the Hacha army, you will attack from both wings with your spears and pierce their wolf-like beasts. Archers, line up at the back, I want you to shoot continuously, making it difficult for their infantry to move forward.'"

  A general emerged from each of the heavy infantry, light infantry and archers, "Yes, Your Highness!"

  "Form heavy infantry phalanx!"

  "Light infantry, form up!"

  "Archers, form up!"

  Inside the city gate, 100,000 heavy infantrymen thundered into action, surrounding the entrance in layer upon layer. Black shields and armor glinted with a cold metallic sheen.

  Fifty thousand light infantrymen formed a line with two wings, like two sharp knives, holding sharp spears in their hands, ready to pierce the enemy's heart at any time.

  Twenty thousand archers drew their bows and set arrows in place, forming a vast arc-shaped encirclement from afar.

  "Boom!"

  "Boom!"

  Outside the city, the Hacha tribe's army pushed the assault vehicle to crash into the city gate crazily. The city gate shook violently and the thick and solid city gate had already appeared cracks.

  "Boom!"

  At last, under the impact of Ha Chacha's siege vehicle, the city gate was blasted open with a loud crash.

  "Ahhhrooaaa!"

  Ten thousand wolves howled, and the wolf cavalry rushed in like a tidal wave. The tall wolf beasts and their thick armor were far from what the Blue Rain tribe's heavy infantry could withstand. Fifty thousand wolf cavalry charged forward, like a moving mountain crushing everything in its path. The Blue Rain tribe's heavy infantry was unable to resist, losing nearly ten thousand soldiers in an instant, with nearly ten thousand warriors being crushed to death!

  "Warriors, defend our land with your blood, defend our home, fight for our loved ones and for glory!" Hou Yun let out a loud roar, his momentum was like swallowing mountains. He leaped off the city wall and landed right in front of the heavy infantry, charging towards the wolf-like cavalry of the Hachi tribe with his spear.

  Clang!!

  Hou Yun's war spear shot out, spinning rapidly in his hand, and with a loud clang, it pierced the shield of a wolf cavalryman. The spear's momentum did not decrease, penetrating his thick armor, lifting him up by the head.

  "Warriors, follow me to kill!" Hou Yun shouted loudly, his arm swung and the wolf cavalry on the war gun was thrown out, crashing into a large group of wolf cavalry with a loud noise.

  "Ahhhroo!"

  One of the wolf cavalrymen was killed, and his mount let out a loud roar and charged towards Hou Yu. Hou Yu's blue hair flew in the wind as he wielded his spear like a staff, sweeping it horizontally to force back several nearby wolf cavalrymen. At the same time, he punched the wolf beast with a loud crash.

  "Ahh!"

  The wolf let out a miserable howl as Hou Yun's fist struck it, breaking its bones and tendons. However, Hou Yun's arm also went numb from the impact of the wolf's sturdy body.

  The wolf cavalry was invincible, crushing all the way in. The Blue Rain tribe's heavy infantry couldn't stop them and kept retreating until they reached a very wide open space, where 50,000 wolf cavalry were surrounded by 90,000 heavy infantry and 50,000 light infantry.

  "Kill! Kill!"

  The commander of the heavy infantry pointed with his long spear, and the 900,000 heavy infantry charged towards the Wolf Cavalry in unison. The momentum was overwhelming, the thick footsteps trampled the earth, the entire land trembled as if an earthquake had occurred, the rumbling sound and the killing sound were endless.

  At the city gate, the infantry of the Haxi tribe wanted to rush in, but was blocked by 20,000 archers. Arrows rained down from the sky, and the infantry of the Haxi tribe fell one after another. The corpses piled up like a mountain, and the blood flowed like a river.

  Outside the city, Tan Mu listened to the killing sounds inside the city gate and looked at the army that died under the arrows of the Blue Rain tribe's archers. His face slightly sank, he glanced at his deputy general and said: "Pass my order, the remaining 50,000 wolf cavalry immediately enter the city gate, the archers follow closely behind, we must solve the Blue Rain tribe's archers in the shortest time!"

  "Yes, I will obey the order!" The deputy general responded loudly with a fist bump.

  Inside the city gate, the 50,000 wolf cavalry of the Hachi tribe split into four phalanxes, charging in all directions and killing incessantly. With each charge, thousands of heavy infantry and light infantry were lost under the wolves' hooves. Those thick shields would shatter with just one collision, even the heavy infantry of the Blue Rain tribe was sent flying, while the light infantry was crushed into pulp.

  However, the wolf cavalry also suffered heavy losses under the fierce and fearless fighting of the Blue Rain tribe army. More than 10,000 of the 50,000 wolf cavalry had been lost, and the ground was littered with the bodies of soldiers and wolves.

  The battle was extremely brutal, beyond imagination. The Blue Rain tribe's 100,000 heavy infantry and 50,000 light infantry, after being charged by the wolf cavalry several times, now had less than half remaining. The blood of the soldiers had dyed this land thoroughly.

  The warriors of the Blue Rain tribe died, still biting the necks of the wolf cavalry, because the only weak point of their full-body armor was their neck. The warriors of the Blue Rain tribe used every means possible to perish together with the enemy.

  "Waaaah..."

  "Rumble!"

  Outside the city gate was another wave of wolves howling, accompanied by a huge rushing sound and the sound of metal grinding.

  One of the Blue Rain Tribe's deputy generals' face changed greatly, and he suddenly jumped to Hou Yu's side, shouting loudly: "Your Highness, you must leave quickly, retreat back to Blue Rain City, Tan Mu's other Wolf Cavalry unit is about to charge in!"

  "I won't leave, I swear to live and die with the soldiers!" Hou Yun wiped the blood from his face, and with a fierce cry, he thrust his spear forward. A wolf-like beast fell to the ground, and the wolf-riding soldier was also thrown off heavily. Before he could even get up, Hou Yun's spear pierced him through.

  "Your Highness!" The deputy general exclaimed: "You are the next king of the Blue Rain tribe, have you ever thought about what will happen to our Blue Rain tribe if something happens to you?"

  "Has General Xiaoyong's Xiaoyong Legion not arrived yet?" asked Hou Xun.

  The deputy general shook his head. "Your Highness, this place is absolutely impossible to defend. Rather than letting the soldiers die in vain, it's better for us to retreat with everyone to Blue Rain City. Who knows, we might just happen to meet the reinforcements from the Brave Army on the way."

  Hou Yu looked around, 200,000 soldiers, 200,000 ah, in just a short hour, only less than 100,000 were left, and the archers had lost more than half. The other 50,000 wolf cavalry and light infantry of the Ha Chi tribe were about to charge in.

  "Go, pass on my order, the whole army retreats!"

  "Yes, Your Highness!" The deputy general finally let out a sigh of relief and shouted loudly: "His Highness has ordered the entire army to retreat to Blue Rain City!"

  The remaining army of the Blue Rain tribe had only 80,000 to 90,000 people left. These 80,000 to 90,000 people were fighting off the pursuit of the Hei Bai clan while retreating towards the Blue Rain City.

  The wolf cavalry of the Ha Che tribe pursued and killed all the way, while the heavy infantry of the Blue Rain tribe moved slowly and was almost wiped out by the wolf cavalry along the way. Now only about 30,000 light infantrymen and archers are left.

  Hou Yun led the remaining generals in a swift retreat, but the wolf cavalry was also extremely fast. Although they held thick shields and wore heavy armor, the wolves were born with great strength and were almost all level 7 or 8 wild beasts.

  "You protect His Highness and leave, the rest of us will hold them off with me!" a deputy general with bloodshot eyes said.

  "No way, fighting them head-on will only lead to death. Tell everyone to speed up their pace, I believe the Xiongong Army will arrive soon!" Hou Yun vetoed loudly.

  Just as the Wolf Cavalry Regiment was getting closer and closer, a thunderous roar came from in front of Hou Xun and his men.

  Rumble!

  "It's the Xiongong Army's heavy cavalry on the run!" Hou Yun's whole person was invigorated, and in an instant he was filled with a desire to fight.

  "Halt!" The commander of the Wolf Cavalry Regiment gave the order, and in an instant nearly 50,000 wolf cavalrymen stopped in their tracks, quietly gazing out at the place where sand and dust were swirling through the air.

  Rumble!

  Getting closer and closer, Hou Yu saw the person in front of the Xiong Yong heavy cavalry, it was General Xiong Yong himself, who personally led 100,000 Xiong Yong heavy cavalry to come.

  "Your Highness!"

  The brave general shouted in surprise, immediately stopped the march, turned around and dismounted his horse to rush to Hou Yuan's side, saying: "Your Highness, has Tian Guan fallen?"

  "Yes, I, Hou Yu, am incompetent. Two hundred thousand soldiers were all buried in the ground, and only these thirty thousand or so people followed me to retreat!" Hou Yu's face was full of sorrow.

  "Your Highness, this is not your fault. The Hachi Tribe's Wolf Cavalry is too terrifying, far beyond what ordinary troops can match. Even my brave army would likely be at a disadvantage against them." General Xiaoyong comforted, and then looked into the distance to see the Hachi Tribe's pursuing soldiers riding on the backs of tall wolf beasts, a fierce and violent aura sweeping over like a stormy rain, his heart slightly sinking. It seemed that the Hachi Tribe's Wolf Cavalry was indeed a very terrifying existence.

  "Your Highness, most of the officers are injured. Why don't you take them to Blue Rain City for treatment? Let my elite heavy cavalry try out how fierce the Ha Ze tribe's wolf cavalry is!" said General Xiong Yong resolutely.

  "Heavy cavalry, form up!"

  The valiant general raised his hand in the air and made a strange gesture, instantly setting off 100,000 heavy cavalrymen. Among them, 50,000 formed a square formation, while the remaining 50,000 arranged themselves in a horizontal line on both sides of the square.

  "Charge!" The brave general pointed his long spear, and instantly 100,000 heavy cavalrymen rode their armor-clad Flame Horses and charged forward.

  Horses' hooves fluttering, dust flying everywhere, a murderous aura pervades!

  "Form a large phalanx, twist into one piece, trample the brave and strong cavalry!" With a loud order from the leader of the wolf cavalry, 50,000 wolf cavalry quickly formed a large phalanx, riding fierce wolf beasts amidst the sound of roaring and howling as they charged forward.

  Horses neigh, wolves howl, the earth shakes, and the sound of killing shocks heaven.

  The two heavy cavalry charges clashed together in an instant. The brave heavy cavalry, arrayed in a line on both sides, suddenly became like a sharp knife, piercing directly into the heart of the wolf cavalry, causing their phalanx to become disordered.

  Shields and long spears collided, sparks flying everywhere. The fierce flames horse was considered a high-quality warhorse, but compared to the wolf beasts, it was far inferior. The heavy cavalry of both sides clashed, and with the help of the wolf beasts, the wolf riders quickly gained the upper hand.