Chapter 824: Two Armies Confront Each Other

What came into sight was an army of pike infantry everywhere—countless spears forming a sea-like formation, marching in perfect order with a magnificent momentum! Two groups of troops, each accompanied by about two thousand cavalry on either side…
Behind the army were martial artists from the Central Plains, dressed in various styles.
After the first day, most of them had learned their lesson—they no longer rode horses and carried shields, keeping a certain distance from the army, ready to act only after the two sides engaged in combat.
Happiness’s arrival went unnoticed by others.
As the Mongol cavalry rushed forward, the army prepared itself for battle, drawing everyone’s attention. Who would pay attention to the lone players who kept joining in?
…
With two armies facing off, there was no need for words!
A Mongol commander with a muscular chest led the charge, drawing his curved sword decisively:
“Kill!”
Boom!!!
Five thousand Mongol cavalry quickly entered charging mode! The ground trembled!
The fierce killing intent and hysterical shouts converged in the sky above the grasslands.
Swish swish!
The Central Plains forces acted wisely—archers stepped forward and fired arrows simultaneously the moment the Mongol cavalry entered range…
A dense swarm of arrows, like black hail, crashed down upon the enemy ranks!
But the effect was minimal.
Almost all of the Mongol cavalry and horses were covered in scales, causing the arrows to bounce off immediately. Only a few unlucky ones were hit in areas without metal scales, falling from their horses in agony.
Yet such cases were rare, like a tiny wave in an endless ocean—completely insignificant to the Mongol cavalry’s overall charge!
Several rounds of rapid arrows failed to cause any real damage to the Mongol cavalry!
Despite the arrow rain, they charged forward like towering waves, rushing straight at the enemy!
As the Mongol cavalry drew nearer, a general in the middle of the crowd raised his sword high:
“Change formation!!!”
Boom!
Boom boom!
Neat footsteps quickly echoed from the Central Plains army! Archers stepped back, and fully armed pike soldiers appeared from behind!
Shields were firmly planted in the ground;
To meet the charging cavalry, countless black pikes were raised at an angle, forming a terrifying wall of steel in front of the army.
Not to mention human flesh, even warhorses would surely be riddled with wounds from such a rapid charge…
It seemed the Mongol cavalry had anticipated this move by the Central Plains general all along.

Just before the spearmen took up their positions, the cavalry at the front quickly drew short-handled axes from their waists and hurled them fiercely at the Central Plains army ahead!
Whoosh!
Whoosh!!!
Nearly a thousand people struck at the same time.
Though the dense swarm of axes was far less coordinated than arrows, as they rushed forward, hundreds of axes sliced through the air with a deafening roar, delivering a far greater shock and impact than the threat posed by arrows!!
The Central Plains army…
A spearman had just prepared to fight when a spinning black short-handled axe rapidly grew larger in front of his eyes—clearly visible…
He instinctively dodged.
The axe carved a horrifying wound along one side of his cheek, spilling fresh blood, and struck the forehead of another spearman behind him.
Before the spearman could understand what had happened, he stared in pain and shock as a hole appeared in his helmet, the axe firmly embedded in it, blood streaming down and blurring his vision.
The wounded spearman gasped in agony, but heard continuous loud impacts all around.
Bang!
Bang bang!!!
He turned to look.
Axes were being thrown from the opposite side.
His comrades on either side either had their arms severed or were impaled by sharp short-handled double-edged axes, unable to hold their spears and shields any longer.
Further away, the spearmen in the front row were knocked aside one after another. Only a few clever ones managed to block the attacks with their shields, but they were still thrown backward by the immense force, disrupting the formation:
“Ah!”
“Ugh…”
“My hand!!”
On this battlefield filled with blood and flesh, the first casualties came so quickly and dramatically. Amidst the continuous screams, the wall of spearmen had collapsed.
The general’s commands could not stop the Mongol cavalry from charging forward at full speed. With thunderous noise, thousands of Mongol warriors, wielding various weapons, charged into the ranks of the Central Plains infantry with fierce determination!
The defenses, though not completely broken, were torn apart in an instant.
The spearmen at the front had no time to regroup before being knocked flying by the hooves of warhorses…
The Mongol cavalry pushed forward relentlessly, slashing with their weapons!
Faced with the bodies of their fallen comrades, those behind kept retreating, never even getting a chance to fight back before being trampled by warhorses or having their bodies torn apart.
Headless bodies, blood, and screams vividly depicted the cruelest side of battle.
Switching to a high-angle view, Happy heard the gasps around him.
Thousands of Mongol warriors pierced through like a giant cone…

The dense army of Central Plains soldiers was like a huge cake, with no less than 20% of them swallowed up in an instant—the Mongol cavalry’s charge continued unabated, relentlessly expanding their advantage in battle, aiming to break through the Central Plains forces in one fell swoop. On the battlefield, although occasionally Mongol cavalrymen were pierced by long spears and thrown off their horses, this was extremely rare, and those lucky spearmen were quickly slain by the united Mongol cavalry. The thundering sound of hooves approached at high speed… The Central Plains soldiers had no way to stop the Mongol cavalry’s assault. Thousands of warriors charged with fierce momentum, maintaining their speed as they rushed forward unchecked. Seeing this, tens of thousands of martial arts experts at the back of the army tightened their grips on their weapons! Only Xian Kai noticed from a high vantage point that the two wings of the Central Plains army—two cavalry units of two thousand each—had finally set off… circling around to attack the Mongol cavalry’s rear! Like two giant scissors, they plunged into the back of the Mongol forces! Although the infantry couldn’t confront the brave and skilled Mongol cavalry head-on, the Central Plains side wasn’t entirely defenseless—under the attack of four thousand cavalry, the five thousand Mongol cavalry were split in two, trapped in separate battlefields. Noticing the turning of the battle, Xian Kai narrowed his eyes slightly: An opportunity had arisen! Many others also realized this… Most fought in groups, with waves of troops charging from behind, bypassing the Central Plains infantry’s formation to try and enter the battlefield from the flanks first and gain points. But a few, bold and skilled, flew directly over the crowd, stepping on the heads and spear tips of the infantry, heading straight for the front lines where the cavalry was fighting most fiercely. Xian Kai was one of them!