“Wanyan Guda, commander of the iron pagoda cavalry, pays his respects to the Great King!”
As his voice fell, the three thousand Iron Pagoda Cavalrymen struck their chests in unison. The resulting sound made everyone’s heartbeat skip.
The arrival of the three thousand iron pagoda cavalry immediately plunged the Black Cavalry into deep apprehension.
Could the blades in their hands pierce the enemy’s armor?
Although there were no concrete examples, they all had roughly the same thought.
They couldn’t!
Black armor, black faces—the iron pagoda cavalry. Silver armor, bare faces—the Silver Wolf Cavalry.
Li Zhen’s two sharp blades!
“Iron Pagoda. In Buddhism, it refers to a pagoda, and the meaning of Iron Pagoda is precisely an iron tower—an iron tower that walks, my heavy cavalry!
Xuan Yue, do you want to use your Black Cavalry to sharpen the blades of This King’s iron pagoda cavalry?”
Li Zhen took two steps back and looked at Xuan Yue, laughing heartily.
Wasn’t there a saying? Twenty thousand iron pagoda cavalry could sweep across any feudal dynasty, while his three thousand iron pagoda cavalry had swept through Dan Prefecture.
Was there any problem with that?
Not in the slightest!
“Li Zhen, you win. We’re leaving!” Xuan Yue turned around and mounted his horse.
There was no suspense left in this battle. He could not win!
The Black Cavalry were certainly elite troops, but facing twenty thousand Wolf Cavalry had already left them stretched thin, let alone with those three thousand monsters as well.
He was reckless, not stupid!
If they truly fought, then the iron pagoda cavalry would really be sharpening their blades!
“You may leave, but they may not!”
Li Zhen pointed at the Ten Thousand Black Cavalry, his arms folded and his face full of mockery.
Xuan Yue immediately froze.
“Li Zhen, what do you mean?”
“Nothing in particular. They are This King’s spoils of war. I’m sparing your life only so you can return and deliver a message. Otherwise, you wouldn’t be leaving either!”
“Don’t push it too far, Great Yu…”
Before Xuan Yue could finish speaking, Li Zhen raised his hand and lightly clenched his fist. Immediately, twenty thousand Wolf Cavalrymen simultaneously drew the bows and arrows from behind them!
“If you don’t want to leave, finding someone else to deliver the message isn’t impossible!”
Xuan Yue’s face turned blue, then purple!
“Li Zhen, you hid your strength well!”
With that, Xuan Yue spurred his horse away.
He had to return and report this matter to the Capital City.
The moment Xuan Yue left, the light vanished from the eyes of the Black Cavalry!
“Hahahaha, so this is the Black Cavalry, the commander-in-chief of Great Yu’s unrivaled cavalry—he abandoned his troops and left on his own!
He doesn’t even dare to die, yet he spouted so much nonsense about taking the Black Cavalry away with him!”
His target was the Black Cavalry!
Hearing Li Zhen’s taunts, the Black Cavalrymen all lowered their heads. Compared to suffering such treatment, they would rather die in battle!
They could fight to the death to send Xuan Yue away, but they could not accept such humiliation!
“I swear I will never leave!” One Black Cavalryman drew the dagger from his robes and moved to stab it into his own chest.
“Stop!”
Chun Xu shouted loudly.
The Black Cavalryman who had been stopped removed his helmet and mask, his face filled with despair!
“Deputy general, we’ve all been abandoned. What meaning is there in staying alive?”
Hearing his words, many others followed by removing their helmets.
Chun Xu felt distressed upon hearing them. How could Xuan Yue, as commander-in-chief, act this way!
“Sigh, what a pity for brave men like you. How about this: come with me to my royal court!
Wait ten days! If Xuan Yue comes with Great Yu’s army within those ten days, I’ll let you leave. If Xuan Yue doesn’t come, how about joining This King’s royal court?” Li Zhen looked at each of their faces.
“Chancellor, are you serious?”
Chun Xu asked.
He believed that even if Xuan Yue did not come, Great Yu certainly would not abandon them.
“Absolutely! A promise is hard to retract!”
“Good! I, Chun Xu, will represent the Black Cavalry and make this wager with the chancellor!” Chun Xu immediately agreed.
He had trained these Black Cavalrymen himself. He could accept their dying in battle, but he could not bear watching them commit suicide one after another!
Besides, it was only ten days.
Xuan Yue would definitely come.
Chun Xu believed that Xuan Yue had merely gone to seek reinforcements because he did not want them to be injured.
It had to be that way.
They only had to wait ten days!
Li Zhen looked at Chun Xu and laughed inwardly!
They were still far too young!
Great Yu would certainly not arrive here within ten days, because once Shao Xuxue learned of this news, she would definitely come in person!
Once she came, it would take at least half a month!
A bunch of reckless fools!
Li Zhen mounted his horse and accepted the Overlord Spear handed over by Wanyan Guda.
“Withdraw the troops! Return to camp!”
“Yes!”
Shuoyan Hexu and Shuoyan Xiong were so happy that words could not describe it.
They had defeated the Xunfeng Tribe, taken revenge, and even captured the Black Cavalry as prisoners of war. What did that signify?
…
Great Zhen Royal Court.
Shuoyan Yu’er gazed into the distance in eager anticipation.
When she saw the familiar figure appear, her tense expression relaxed, revealing a smile!
Li Zhen hurried back on horseback. The moment he dismounted, Shuoyan Yu’er rushed into his arms!
“You silly girl, there’s blood on my armor.”
Li Zhen removed his golden-thread gloves and stroked her beautiful hair.
“I don’t care. I was worried about you…”
Li Zhen inhaled the delicate fragrance at the tip of his nose and sighed with emotion. He removed his armor and handed it to the maid beside him, then inspected the royal court dressed in a black robe!
He had already changed the layout of the Shuoyan Tribe once. Now it had to be changed again!
As more and more people arrived in the future, this place would no longer be large enough.
Besides, his own territory ought to have some distinctive features.
Shuoyan Yu’er looked puzzled when she saw the Black Cavalry and iron pagoda cavalry that had appeared among the army.
However, she did not ask any questions. How could she presume to question so much about what Li Zhen did?
When Shuoyan Yu’er saw Shuoyan Xiong and the others approaching, she immediately went to prepare hot water for Li Zhen.
“Great King, how should we arrange the Black Cavalry?”
Shuoyan Hexu asked for instructions.
The royal court still had no place to house the prisoners of war.
So this truly presented a difficult problem.
Li Zhen thought for a moment before saying, “Bring that black cavalry deputy general to my military tent, and arrange residences for the iron pagoda cavalry as well.”
The people granted by the System were not machines. They were human beings who also needed to eat, drink, and relieve themselves, though their loyalty was certainly stronger than that of those he had subdued.
“Yes, Great King.”
When Li Zhen returned to his military tent, Shuoyan Yu’er immediately brought tea and placed it on his table.
“You can leave these matters to the servants. I married you to be my wife, not my servant!”
Li Zhen said with considerable tenderness.
At first, he might have treated Shuoyan Yu’er with a playful attitude.
But as they spent more time together,
the girl’s innocence affected Li Zhen.
Now, he could no longer stand dealing with women who had too many schemes.
“I’m your wife. Isn’t serving you what I should do?”
Shuoyan Yu’er said softly.
Her temperament leaned more toward that of the Nine Provinces of the Central Plains, while her figure possessed the distinctive sensuality of Dan Prefecture.
In short, she was enjoying herself immensely!
Li Zhen grasped her soft little hand and pulled her into his arms.
This little girl.
“Great King, the black cavalry deputy general has arrived!”
At those words, Shuoyan Yu’er quickly slipped out, made a face at Li Zhen, and entered the rear tent.
“Ahem, bring him in.”
Li Zhen cleared his throat.
His resistance to Shuoyan Yu’er had grown weaker and weaker with time.
Chun Xu was brought in, supported by two men.
“Kneel!”
The two men on either side kicked the backs of his knees.
With a thud, Chun Xu fell to his knees.
Li Zhen sipped his tea without saying a word.
He wanted the Black Cavalry, but he was not going to treat them like honored ancestors.
Prisoners of war had to act like prisoners of war.
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