Chapter 492
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Chapter 492: The Trap
Having given out the orders, Luo Ji quickly moved on to the next battle, making sure to rotate soldiers to prevent them from developing battle fatigue.
Days were passing by, and opportunities like this, where he essentially didn’t need to assign troops to defend his home cities, were rare.
Whether for profit or for the sake of his Myriad World Civilization’s grain supply, he absolutely had to exploit this as much as possible before spring arrived next year!
On this side, Luo Ji had clear objectives.
On the other side, the grasslanders had equally clear objectives.
As previously agreed upon, for this grain raid, each of the five major tribes dispatched 700 men, forming a combined force of 3,500 cavalry!
This was still with all five tribes holding back some reserves.
If they were to go all out, their total strength could easily exceed 5,000 cavalry!
As for who would lead the troops, the Khanar tribe, naturally, had Bileg’s son, Batel, in command.
The other major tribes also sent out their respective elite warriors to lead the charge.
This force was by no means comparable to the ragtag group of horse bandits from before.
Sensing the commotion from afar, the grasslanders, enduring the swirling snow, roused their spirits.
While brushing off the accumulated snow, they shouted.
“The Central Plains people’s grain transport team is here!”
No need for further words; they all knew what to do.
Thousands of grassland cavalry simultaneously began to gallop wildly.
The exaggerated commotion instantly alerted Luo Cheng and his group, who were approaching along the route, to the enemy’s presence.
“Finally!”
Luo Cheng grinned, a cold sneer forming on his lips.
During the previous ambush, he had been distracted by protecting the grain and couldn’t fight Batel with full strength, allowing the latter to escape.
If he met Batel again this time, he was determined to decide who was superior!
“Sound the horn signal! All hand crossbows ready!”
The stirring sound of the attack horn echoed across the entire snowfield.
Hearing the signal, Bai Ze and Burigude, who had been leading their troops far behind and were now on the outskirts of the battlefield, immediately sprang into action.
On the main battlefield, the galloping grassland cavalry rapidly appeared in the sights of Luo Cheng and his men.
The exaggerated number of cavalry caused their pupils to constrict.
“Fortunately, His Majesty and the Chief of General Staff had the foresight to send two generals with troops to follow behind; otherwise, this wave, we might really have been doomed.”
Liu Kai nodded in deep agreement.
Even with excellent equipment, they couldn’t endure facing an enemy force two or three times their size.
“Proceed according to plan.”
As he spoke, Luo Cheng had already raised the hand crossbow in his hand.
“First group, fire!!”
Without a second of hesitation, seeing the grassland cavalry enter firing range, Luo Cheng decisively gave the order to fire.
Whistling crossbow bolts began to deliver a baptism of death to the galloping enemies.
However, the opposing grassland cavalry had clearly learned some of their attack methods from Batel.
Upon seeing the hand crossbows open fire, without needing to say more, their entire formation quickly scattered.
While losing a few men, they also greatly reduced the threat posed by the hand crossbows through their dispersed formation.
“Charge! Charge through in one go!!”
The grasslanders roared wildly.
The swirling snow limited their mounted archery skills.
But they knew better than anyone that with such ranged attacks, once they closed the distance, the effectiveness of those ranged attacks would be largely negated.
The grasslanders’ objective was obvious.
However, Luo Cheng’s composure remained steady.
While signaling the cavalry holding hand crossbows to continue group attacks, Luo Cheng, seeing the grassland cavalry closing in, waved his hand and issued a new command!
“Don’t stop the hand crossbow attacks! Remaining soldiers, all prepare bleeding spears!!”
In previous battles, Luo Cheng had to allocate time for his own retreat and acceleration to avoid being caught by charging grassland cavalry.
Thus, he had no time to use bleeding spears.
But this time, he didn’t need to retreat at all!
While the bleeding spear’s attack range was much shorter than a hand crossbow’s, it possessed greater lethality than crossbow bolts.
With a single collective throw, the bleeding spears immediately revealed their brutal nature.
The terrifying lethality sent chills down the grasslanders’ spines.
A cold bead of sweat slowly trickled down Batel’s forehead.
For a moment, he was somewhat flustered.
And precisely at that moment, from the very rear of the formation, a commotion broke out!
“It’s the Central Plains people! The Central Plains people’s forces have circled behind us!!”
At the very rear of the grassland cavalry, a few grasslander who noticed the movement behind them almost shrieked upon seeing the cavalry force that had appeared from nowhere.
Batel’s heart immediately sank upon hearing that shout.
“What’s going on? If these are Central Plains reinforcements, they arrived too quickly.”
Batel wasn’t stupid, though he usually relied more on his powerful martial prowess.
Now, facing such a situation, with a quick turn of his mind, he soon realized a possibility.
“Could this be a trap arranged by the Central Plains people long ago?!”
As this thought arose, Batel’s heart instantly chilled by half.
However, relying on the “Cavalry Raid” tactic, Bai Ze, who had successfully completed a flanking assault and formed a pincer attack with Luo Cheng at the front, wouldn’t consider the grasslanders’ feelings.
“All troops, charge!!”
At a single command, the light cavalry units, galloping wildly, instantly surged to their maximum speed.
Bai Ze plunged his spear into the formation.
The moment he clashed with the grassland cavalry, the gleam of his spear flashed repeatedly.
In just a single encounter, he had already claimed the lives of several grasslander.
The main force that followed immediately after completely crushed the grasslanders’ largely undefended rear formation.
The damage inflicted was obvious.
These forces from the five major tribes were not united.
Faced with a sudden situation, everyone had different ideas.
Now, after this round of surprise attacks by Bai Ze, several different voices immediately rang out within the large cavalry force.
“Break through from the side!”
“Charge straight ahead, push through in one go!”
“Damn it! Send people to block those forces behind us!!”
In an instant, the already somewhat chaotic situation completely devolved into disarray.
Amidst the crowd, Batel gritted his teeth, looking at the chaotic scene before him.
He took a deep breath and then shouted.
“People of the Khanar tribe, follow me!!”
