Mythical Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1657: Chapter 1596: The Gift of the Perished Path Ahead

The Northern Huns’ tactics and techniques, passed down over hundreds of years, clashed with the Xiliang Iron Cavalry in a single direct thrust. As the soldiers of both sides crossed paths, the Northern Huns’ soldiers, using unimaginable skill, first managed to pierce the Iron Cavalry soldiers.

At the moment of being pierced, the Iron Cavalry soldiers’ speed suddenly dropped. However, surprisingly, many soldiers of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry were not killed by the Northern Huns Guards.

Yet, the Iron Cavalry soldiers’ spear thrust straight and precisely, the sheer force behind it surging abruptly, caught their opponents off guard and killed them instantly.

As the troops crossed paths, the Iron Cavalry soldiers, moving at great speed, couldn’t perform the smooth turns like the Northern Huns Guards did, and could only turn around abruptly, lacking elegance.

However, looking at the three hundred bodies left behind by the Hun Guards in the middle of the battlefield, compared to more than two hundred bodies of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, it was clear that elegance was not important in battle.

Hua Xiong reined his horse to stand at the front of the army, at this time, more than ten thousand elite Northern Huns from their camp finally assembled and charged out.

”Marquis Chen, General Zhou, have your archers and infantry protect you. I will handle everything else,” Hua Xiong stood at the front of the army, speaking softly without looking back. He was now qualified to say these words.

”It looks like the situation is better than you expected,” Chen Xi suddenly said with a smile. ”I didn’t expect it to happen so quickly; I originally thought it would take at least three battles, but it happened on just the second one.”

Zhou Yu watched solemnly at the group ahead, seemingly enveloped in a layer of black armor, holding black long spears, the Xiliang Iron Cavalry. Though they were the same people, their aura was truly as deep and oppressive as an abyss.

Unlike other Military Spirit Legions who were more reserved, the Xiliang Iron Cavalry had no intention of hiding their strength; strong is just strong, openly crushing you without any tricks. Since they’re going head-on, there’s no need for concealment.

”All soldiers, follow me to kill the enemy!” Hua Xiong forcefully pulled the reins, his horse beneath him rearing up, a resolute expression showing unwavering confidence on his face. With an angry roar, without paying heed to the soldiers behind, he charged forward recklessly.

After receiving Hua Xiong’s warning, Zhou Yu and Chen Xi immediately contracted their formations to fully counter the miscellaneous Hu Cavalry charging from the flanks. Of course, this wasn’t too difficult for Zhou Yu since both the Northern Huns and Han Army had miscellaneous cavalry.

The Wuhuan Elite Cavalry, who had been outmaneuvered by the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, did not charge in even after Hua Xiong breached the Northern Huns Elite Cavalry, and instead engaged in fierce combat with the flank miscellaneous Hun Elite Cavalry loyal to the Northern Huns under Tadu’s command. This considerably eased the pressure on Zhou Yu and Chen Xi.

”Loose the arrows!” Uloran Clan leader shouted as Hua Xiong spearheaded the lone charge. Behind him, more than ten thousand elite Northern Huns joined under the command of the Uloran Clan, and with a command, the arrows rained down.

Following Hua Xiong, the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, as they charged forward, surpassed all their previous peaks in every aspect. Confronted by the arrow storm from the Northern Huns Elite Cavalry, the armored Xiliang Iron Cavalry only slightly lowered their heads, looking down on everything.

In that instant, dozens of arrows hit Hua Xiong, his horse, and even his unprotected face, yet all the arrows were deflected upon contact.

The arrows weren’t merely bouncing off as if hitting steel plates and reflecting at nearly the same speed but rather, their impact was absorbed in that moment, and the arrows were pushed away by the charge of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry.

Each arrow striking Hua Xiong added to his sprinting speed.

The Xiliang Iron Cavalry, as the elite troops that once produced the Ultimate Legion, maintained remnants of the Flying Bear Army’s Military Spirit even after its myth had shattered; it remained dormant within the minds of comrades sharing the same will.

When Hua Xiong led his military spirit legion to ascend to the zenith of legion power, the extinguished myth and the willpower hidden in comrades’ minds were once again ignited.

The essence of the Flying Bear Army’s military spirit, which could twist gravity, was reconstructed into a new military spirit under the stimulation of Hua Xiong’s newly formed spirit, using the will that had been preserved before as a template.

This is the second military spirit legion of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry. Apart from resisting death and possessing infinite stamina, the fundamental effect is that during a charge, all instantaneous impacts are twisted into energy for the whole unit, maintaining maximum movement speed!

Simply put, the charging Xiliang Iron Cavalry are immune to all instantaneous attacks: arrow volleys, crossbow bolts, and stone throwers are ineffective.

Every instantaneous attack on the Xiliang Iron Cavalry boosts their speed, and upon reaching that speed, it is maintained by the military spirit!

This is the gift of the fallen Flying Bear Spirit to the second military spirit legion of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry. Moreover, if this military spirit legion were also destroyed, and the Xiliang Iron Cavalry could spawn a third one, the third would have two template references, naturally gaining two additional basic effects if successfully awakened!

However, it’s nearly a miracle for the same elite to spawn different military spirit legions twice, and a third time is practically impossible.

As the awakener, Hua Xiong was very clear on the significance of this trait as a legacy: it specializes in dealing with fast-moving mounted archers.

For example, with the White Horse Soldiers, initially, the Xiliang Iron Cavalry might not catch them, but with persistent shooting, they would soon overtake and cut them down from their horses.

After three waves of fierce arrow rain, not a single Xiliang Iron Cavalry fell, without even any visible wounds. As they charged, relying on the absorbed impact from the arrow storm, their speed became even fiercer, approaching the fastest cavalry of the time, the White Horse Soldiers.

The Uloran Clan, even if foolish, understood at that moment that arrow rain was utterly ineffective against the Xiliang Iron Cavalry. Watching the Xiliang Iron Cavalry descend like tigers from the mountain, a chill ran through their hearts.

Meanwhile, the vibration of tens of thousands of elite cavalry’s hooves behind them regained Uloran Clan’s confidence. Even when facing elite Northern Huns cavalry led by a military spirit legion, it was impossible to gain any advantage. Blunting their edge and dampening their momentum is the approach taken by military spirit legions.

Plunging deep with a lone army, except in rare situations, is never the optimal way to unleash the combat power of a military spirit legion!