Chapter 809

Over the boundless grasslands, Beishan galloped wildly on his horse.

Behind him were the Great Yu Empire’s elite cavalry, relentlessly pursuing him. Not long after he escaped from Jinzhou City, the cavalry led by Wuzhugu completely collapsed, and he also received news of Wuzhugu’s death.

Although Jinzhou City was doomed to fall, this was irrelevant to Beishan. The real issue now was the Khanate’s throne. Wuzhugu was dead, and Bodo was also dead. The Great Yu Empire had removed the two most threatening princes for him.

For him, as long as he could return to the grasslands, the future position of Khan would surely be his.

However, his extravagant hope was shattered when the Great Yu Empire cavalry caught up. The disorganized Golden Tent Khanate cavalry were utterly helpless before the Great Yu Empire’s energetic and high-spirited cavalry.

At this moment, individual bravery could not play any role.

He could only watch as the Great Yu Empire cavalry drew closer, and barbarian cavalrymen were cut down from their horses one by one.

Horses’ endurance was limited. After galloping for dozens of li, many Golden Tent Khanate horses could no longer run. And because they were affected by the explosions, many cavalrymen lost their other horses before Jinzhou City, and in their rout, many cavalrymen were left with only one man and one horse.

The Great Yu Empire cavalry, meanwhile, were well-rested. They had four horses per man. When one horse tired, they immediately switched to the second, and quickly caught up.

As the numerous Great Yu Empire cavalry caught up, the barbarian cavalry were like pursued prey. Screams could be heard intermittently. Beishan’s heart grew colder and colder. Unlike any previous battle, this time the Great Yu Empire cavalry showed a relentless determination to completely annihilate them.

Whips cracked. Beishan fled with increasing desperation.

But the horse he rode gradually lost its strength and suddenly collapsed. Looking at the Great Yu Empire soldiers right behind him, a hint of despair appeared in his eyes.

At this moment, Qi Guangyi was less than two hundred meters behind Beishan. He had been pursuing the scattered barbarian cavalry since yesterday morning. Today was the second day.

In a day and a night of pursuit, the disorganized barbarian cavalry appeared vulnerable for the first time. Barbarian cavalry killed along the way were everywhere. For him, this was the best opportunity to destroy the barbarian cavalry. He naturally refused to let go, especially when he saw Beishan, the barbarian prince who had committed heinous crimes against the Great Yu Empire.

Thus, he decided to pursue relentlessly, to kill this barbarian prince before he reached Raozhou City.

Seeing Beishan’s horse gradually slow down, Qi Guangyi was overjoyed. He immediately switched to the last fresh horse he had, spurring his warhorse to charge at Beishan.

Other Great Yu Empire cavalry, seeing this, followed suit.

The two continued their chase on the flat grasslands. In just a short while, Beishan’s horse finally gave out, abruptly collapsing to the ground.

Beishan fell from his horse, rolling several times on the ground before steadying himself. At this point, he looked up and saw the Great Yu Empire cavalry already upon him. The leading general among them fiercely brought down his saber.

The instinct for survival made Beishan immediately perform a roll. Qi Guangyi’s saber narrowly passed over Beishan’s head.

But before he could react, more horses passed by him, sabers flashing with silver light.

Guduo, who was still galloping, suddenly saw Beishan surrounded by Great Yu Empire cavalry. He immediately became anxious. He led the several hundred cavalry protecting Beishan to turn and charge back.

Qi Guangyi noticed this cavalry unit. He immediately commanded several hundred cavalry to meet them in battle, while he himself turned his horse and charged at Beishan again.

Beishan drew the scimitar from his hand. Seeing Qi Guangyi charging again, he dodged, and his scimitar struck Qi Guangyi’s horse’s leg.

The warhorse, injured, abruptly fell. Qi Guangyi was violently thrown to the ground by the horse’s forward momentum.

As a prince, Beishan had received extremely rigorous training from a young age and was also an excellent warrior.

Seizing the moment before Qi Guangyi could get up, he charged at Qi Guangyi with his scimitar. He knew this general held a very high position, and killing him would be enough to cause chaos among the Great Yu Empire cavalry.

“Die!” In a blink of an eye, Beishan was before Qi Guangyi. He raised his scimitar high and brought it down on Qi Guangyi.

At this moment, Qi Guangyi rolled over, only to see a scimitar about to land.

Beishan watched with satisfaction as Qi Guangyi’s eyes widened in panic, and he fiercely brought down his scimitar. But just then, Qi Guangyi, with lightning speed, suddenly pulled a short-barreled firearm from his waist and aimed it at him.

With a “bang,” fire and smoke erupted. Beishan’s body seemed to freeze. A bullet hole appeared on his forehead, and blood streamed from it.

“Can you be faster than a bullet?” Qi Guangyi rolled to his side and stood up. Beishan’s corpse slowly fell.

Reloading the short-barreled firearm and placing it back at his waist, Qi Guangyi blew a whistle. At this, the Great Yu Empire cavalry stopped their pursuit and converged on him.

Ahead lay Raozhou City. With Beishan dead, there was no need to continue the pursuit, as there were still some barbarian cavalry within Raozhou City.

Ordering his soldiers to carry Beishan’s corpse, Qi Guangyi took the reins from a soldier and mounted another horse. Now, they would return.

Jinzhou City.

After a day and a night of encirclement and suppression, the remaining barbarian army within the city was completely annihilated. The fierce resistance gradually subsided under the iron-fisted methods of the Great Yu Empire.

Now, the soldiers were clearing the barbarian corpses to prevent a plague after the great battle.

In addition to this, the soldiers were also scouring the entire city for gold, silver, and jewels. Over the years, the barbarians had plundered many things from the Great Yu Empire. As the largest city in the barbarian territory, many barbarian nobles would come here to enjoy themselves.

Therefore, Jinzhou City had always been very prosperous, and a prosperous city naturally held a large amount of wealth. This was a common experience among generals.

“Army Commander Lu, we have found the barbarian treasury in the city center.”

Lu Fei and the other two were discussing emulating Pingzhou’s policy of granting household registrations to slaves with Great Yu Empire bloodlines when a division commander walked in and reported to Lu Fei.

“A treasury! Excellent!” Lu Fei laughed aloud.

Since the New Year, the army had been campaigning abroad. Lu Fei knew very well the heavy burden this brought to the imperial court, because the Grand Council’s order was to completely seize every bit of wealth from the barbarian lands.

After all, the captured barbarians were all to be enslaved. Not taking this wealth would be a waste.

Luo Xin and Lei Ming’s hearts also stirred. As they ventured further and further, supplies became increasingly difficult. If they could become self-sufficient on the spot, this would undoubtedly be good news.

The three followed the soldier and soon arrived at the central treasury.

This was an underground cellar-style treasury, accessed by stairs from the ground. The light from torches revealed piles of gold and silver artifacts, as well as considerable amounts of grain, furs, and cured meat. There were even white spirits, white sugar, and fine salt that the barbarians had smuggled from the Great Yu Empire.