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Who would have thought that Duan Zhan Chen would rush over and let out a whistle and gesture for his men to circle around in a circle. Then, they changed directions and continued to harvest the lives of the unconscious soldiers and war horses.

What a pity for these horses!

He didn't have the time to pity these horses. He would rather kill them than leave them for the fresh and inferior barbarians.

Duan Zhan Chen was the first to dash over. There weren't many people following him, the rest were all left behind. Duan Zhanchen took the lead and dashed towards Qin Wentian. Rage could be seen burning in his eyes, the ones that were slain were all the elites of the Light Cavalry.

"Sir, it's Duan Zhanchen, Prince Fei Hou!"

If they were able to capture and kill Duan Zhanchen in one move, it would be no wonder that they would be able to obtain such a miraculous feat.

Hearing the words of those around him, their eyes glinted with a cold light. They then shifted their gazes onto Duan Zhanchen, "You guys follow me, everyone else, retreat!"

"Yes."

With this order, more than a dozen people followed him and stayed behind. The rest of them urged their horses to kill the soldiers and horses that had fallen to the ground while retreating to the side of Helian Manqiu.

Duan Zhan Chen's eyes were bloodshot as he pounced towards Qin Wentian like a bloodthirsty wolf. He also wanted to see what kind of ability this lowly prince had.

Dong …

The ear-piercing sound of weapons clashing against each other was deafening. Even though the two men's swords were made of bronze, they could still feel the numbness on their shoulders. Fortunately, his arm was made of metal, otherwise, he would have been forced back by Duan Zhan Chen's strike.

After all, his age was unforgiving, and he was already nearing the age of a hundred. Duan Zhanchen was currently in the midst of his prime, filled with vigor and vitality.

Seeing how he was actually able to block the heavy saber in his hand, Duan Zhan Chen couldn't help but take a deep look at what he was trying to do. He could not remember there was such an ugly and fierce general among the subordinates of the military state of Helian Shan.

"Who are you, sign up for death!"

"I'm a nameless soldier under the military state young general, what does that mean!"

Instead of retreating, he slashed his blade heavily towards Duan Zhan Chen. Both of his hands felt the web of his palm go numb, and a faint pain spread from his left hand to his wrist.

He tried his best to use his right hand to grip onto the saber. His right hand was made of bronze, so he was not afraid of Duan Zhanchen using his heavy saber.

Seeing how young he was yet was still able to clash head on with him and launch an attack on him, Duan Zhanchen didn't believe that such a fearless general would be so infuriated.

The sabers of the two of them collided with each other unceasingly. After exchanging a few blows, he already understood that it was impossible for him to deal any damage to Duan Zhan Chen today. His opponent's martial arts were exquisite and his strength was great. If not for his bronze arm, he would not have been a match for his opponent.

However, he did not dare to stay for too long. He entangled himself with Duan Zhanchen and retreated all the way to Helian Manqiu's side.

"You want to leave? Leave your life for this prince!"

What did he mean by bringing people to kill the unconscious Light Cavalry and horses? This caused Duan Zhan Chen to be filled with boundless killing intent. Only by killing this ugly ghost would he be willing to let the matter rest.

Seeing Duan Zhanchen closing in on him step by step, the ten plus people beside him were all pestered by the soldiers. Who knew what they were trying to do? They couldn't afford to delay any longer.

"Shoot!"

He suddenly shouted loudly. Three cold lights shot out from his wrist as he turned around and retreated. Immediately, the dozen or so people beside him simultaneously shot out three rays of cold light from their wrists, retreating together.

"Ah …"

One of the people beside Duan Zhan fell down from their horses. Duan Zhan Chen's saber knocked away two rays of cold light, and he retreated backwards, evading the final ray of cold light. That streak of cold light flew towards his neck, leaving behind a shallow line of blood on his neck, causing Duan Zhan Chen to break out in a cold sweat.

The horse couldn't help but stop and retreat quickly.

Reaching out his hand to touch his neck, his hand was covered in a dark red glow. Duan Zhan Chen ruthlessly cursed as he tore off a piece of clothing and tied it around his neck.

"Your Highness, Your Highness, how are you?"

The people at Duan Zhanchen's side asked in panic. If Duan Zhanchen was injured, they wouldn't even be able to go back alive.

"Kill!"

Duan Zhanchen coldly said, as he raised the saber in his hand and continued his pursuit.

"Your Highness, please hold back. Do not be reckless. This general is afraid that there will be ambushes and traps in front of us."

"Follow them, don't run around. Pass the orders of this prince, follow us, don't run around."

"Yes, sir."

At this time, many areas of the fire had been buried by the people. The thick smoke slowly dispersed in the wind.

Tao Zheng led his men and rushed over, like a bolt. Their horses were at least a hundred steps away from Duan Zhan Chen, and as they released their arrows, they swiftly turned their horses around, making a small circle in front of Duan Zhan Chen and his group before retreating back.

Seeing the way Tao Zheng and his men controlled their horses, Duan Zhanchen could not help but curse in anger. These bastards of the Great Hengkong Empire had also learned how to control their horses. They actually dared to show off in front of him. They really were tired of living!

However, he had to admit that these Central Plains bastards truly played a beautiful hand. Their horsepower was not any less than that of ordinary people.

Since when did the people of the military region have such a high level of horsemanship?

He did not know that these people had been specially trained by Helian Manqiu for a long time. War horses and knights had been training since a few days ago, and only today could they achieve such a feat.

Tao Zheng and the rest were divided into three groups. They circled back and forth, shooting arrows at Duan Zhan Chen and the rest. They would never step more than a hundred steps away from the group.

Duan Zhanchen laughed loudly and said, "Bastards of the Great Hengkong Empire, people of the military state, you guys clearly see what a horse riding technique is and what an archery technique is!"

After he had finished speaking, he stood up from his horse and nocked an arrow on his bow. The sharp arrow pierced through the air with a piercing sound and shot towards Tao Zheng.

Tao Zheng could not help but feel a chill in his heart. He had always known that Duan Zhan Chen was extremely powerful, using a heavy bow made out of five hundred stones. Even amongst the renowned generals and divine archers of the lower echelons, there weren't many that could pull such a powerful bow.

However, a five hundred stone bow was not something Duan Zhan Chen would normally use. Normally, he would only use seventy to eighty percent of his strength to draw the bow, but that was enough to intimidate his opponent.

Today, in his rage, he pulled his five-hundred stone bow like a full moon and shot it towards Tao Zheng like a shooting star.

Tao had only enough time to lean back as far as he could, one foot out of the stirrup, and hang at an angle from the horse's back. He did his best to hide himself beneath the horse's belly, in order to avoid the pursuit of the arrow.

He was very clear that it would be extremely difficult for him to dodge Duan Zhan Chen's arrows.

Not only was Duan Zhan Chen a famous hero and general, his archery skills were outstanding as well. He was known as the Heavenly God Archer.

"Puff …"

Tao Zhaofeng could almost see the arrow pierce through the body of the horse, coming out from the belly of the horse and heading straight for his throat. He quickly crossed his arms to protect his throat and chest, bent his knees and stretched his head forward as far as he could, and then fell off his horse onto the ground.

"We're finished, we're going to die!"

This was Tao Zheng's last thought.

He fell to the ground. He heard a soft sound in his ear and felt a sharp pain in his arm, as if he had been struck by a heavy hammer. He didn't dare to look, nor did he dare to stop for even a moment. Perhaps he would be able to evade Duan Zhan Chen's arrow, but his opponent's iron hooves would definitely shatter his bones.

Duan Zhanchen's arrow pierced through the horse's abdomen and landed on Tao Zheng's arm. Fortunately, Tao Zheng's arm also had a pair of armguard made of bronze and a bit of fine iron.

It was impossible for Helian Manqiu to equip every soldier in the military state with such exquisite armguard. Only the generals had a pair of armguard with the best bronze and a little bit of refined iron. Most of the other soldiers were made of bronze, or even iron.

This was enough to allow them to use their lives in critical moments to increase their chances of survival.

It was precisely this pair of bronze armguard that had saved Tao Zheng's life. It was also this pair of bronze armguard that had saved Zhong Da's life.

Cold sweat soaked Tao Zheng's clothes and armor. He did not bother to check on the arrows Duan Zhan Chen shot out, hastily rolling across the ground and quickly jumping up.

Swiftly dashing to the back, the second batch of troops had already arrived. Duan Zhan Chen's steed was already very close to Tao Zheng.

"My lord!"

A soldier suddenly spurred his horse over the line a hundred paces away to save Tao Zheng.

"Retreat! Don't worry about me!"

Tao Zheng bellowed and shot out three rays of cold light. He didn't dare to stop for even a moment as he continued to run with his head buried behind his back.

If any of the low and fresh people behind him were to shoot him at this moment, he would be killed on the spot! It would be difficult for him to return alive if he was within a hundred steps.

The soldier was stunned for a moment before one of the men lifted the soldier from the horse and kicked him. "Sir, look at the horse!"

With a cry, he rapidly pulled his horse back. The people around him continuously released crossbow bolts, protecting the two of them as they retreated back to their own team.

Tao Zheng saw the horse running towards him. If he could catch the horse, there was still a chance of survival!

Not daring to look back, he quickly rushed towards the horse. Fortunately, today, he was only wearing the lightest and most convenient soft armor, and only his vital parts had a soft armor. It was a set of light cavalry equipment.

If not for this, it would have been difficult for him to fall under the horse. How could he have been able to run so fast?

At this time, he suddenly thanked the young general for his daily training with the Devils, and that young general also had a nickname in the army, called the Devils' young general!

This meant that when Helian Manqiu was training them, she showed no mercy and trained them with great intensity. There were many times when he made his soldiers feel love and hate, but he didn't dare disobey the young general of the Devil's orders.

What they didn't know was that in the original Helian Manqiu military camp, this young general had once been the most famous female military officer in the special forces camp!

"You want to escape? Leave it to this prince."

"Swoosh …"

"Hiss …"

As soon as Tao Zheng grabbed the horse's mane, the horse whined and fell!