xymnovel Chapter 971 The Mighty Feathers and the Unbridled Spirit of Youth!
Chapter 971 The Mighty Feathers and the Unbridled Spirit of Youth!
Meanwhile, on the east side of Calabash Valley, Su Ye's Imperial Guards, like a drawn sword, tore a silvery gash in the morning mist.
This elite force, deliberately positioned on the flank, was now facing a motley crew of 20,000 men, a mixed bag of soldiers whom Meng Zhang had painstakingly selected from among hundreds of thousands of Yellow Turban rebels.
Hmm... Meng Zhang specifically picked this out for Su Ye to use to boost his battle record!
"Haha, General, look, the flags of these Yellow Turban rebels are all patched up."
"It looks like it was fished out of a garbage can."
Huo Qubing reined in his horse, his black cloak fluttering in the morning breeze. He pointed to the crooked yellow flags across the way, the young general's armor reflecting a pearly luster in the morning sun.
"Meng Zhang is asking us to use our knives to clear the weeds in his backyard."
Wei Qing gently stroked the dragon pattern on the bronze sword hilt in his palm, a faint smile playing on his lips. His raised arm drew an elegant arc in the morning light, and the cloud and thunder patterns embroidered on his plain white battle robe appeared and disappeared with his movements.
"Order all units to advance in the Goose Feather Formation."
Wei Qing gently stroked the black iron command arrow in his palm, and a crisp sound of jade striking against jade came from beneath his bronze mask.
"Ding! Wei Qing's skill 'Heroic Martyr' activated!"
Heroic Marquis: Straighten the mountain pass, widen the Yellow River, break through the Qilian Mountains, open up the western kingdoms, and subdue the northern barbarians. This skill is exclusive to Wei Qing, the Marquis of Changping.
Effect 1: Conquering the Eight Desolations. When you are the main general, your leadership increases by 2 points. When conquering other races, your leadership increases by another 1 point. The overall combat power and morale of the army are greatly increased. Furthermore, if other races are mortal enemies, the will to fight to the death with the entire army is greatly enhanced.
Effect 2: The Imperial Guards are loyal to the country. You can train the "Taoist soldiers" Imperial Guards. When you command the entire army, you will increase the non-cavalry's martial strength by 1 point, increase the cavalry's martial strength by 2 points, and additionally increase the martial strength of the Imperial Guards you personally train by 1 point. Moreover, the entire Imperial Guards are loyal to the country, and the loyalty of the entire Imperial Guards will be greatly increased.
Effect 3, Soaring Eagle: This effect will be unlocked when you advance to Saint-level Commander. When you lead the entire army into battle, the speed of the entire army will be greatly increased, and the speed of the entire cavalry will be increased by an additional 50%. When facing a weaker enemy or an evenly matched enemy, the combat power, morale and speed of the army you lead will be greatly increased. When facing a stronger enemy, you will ignore all the effects of the enemy commander that reduce the combat power of the entire army. Furthermore, if you and Huo Qubing are on the same battlefield, you can activate the combo skill "Eagle's Grip and Wolf's Devour".
Effect 4, Seven Campaigns against the Xiongnu, General Wei: When you lead the entire army to fight against foreign tribes, if the number of campaigns exceeds 3, your own leadership will increase by 1 for each subsequent campaign against foreign tribes (up to 4). The bonus for campaigning against foreign tribes can be retained until the 8th campaign, after which it must be stacked again.
Effect 5, Flying General of Dragon City, Marquis of Changping: When you successfully destroy one of the alien nations (with more than ten million people), your base leadership will permanently increase by 1. In addition, the extra leadership bonus from Effect 4 can be converted into a bonus when the skill is activated. When you are affected by any negative effects that reduce intelligence and leadership, you will ignore all negative effects.
Wei Qing's current base command is 101 (102), the Heroic Martyr skill effect is +2, and the current command value is increased to 103!
Increases the attack power of the Imperial Guards by 2 points.
At his command, the three thousand Imperial Guards cavalry on both flanks flew like a flock of egrets, and when the entire army suddenly accelerated, even the sound of their hooves maintained an astonishing rhythm.
These carefully selected warriors were all clad in silver armor, the plates of which were connected by silk threads, shimmering like flowing water in the morning sun.
The eight hundred "Xuanlin Cavalry" at the forefront, personally trained by Huo Qubing, were equipped with exquisite gear. Their horses were all covered with black gold armor, and the knights' face shields were cast in the shape of a ferocious Taotie. Their twelve-foot-long lances pointed diagonally at the sky, and the red tassels on the tips of the lances stretched out in the wind like blood clouds.
Behind them, the "White Banner Vanguard" trained by Wei Qing in the Imperial Guard raised their white banners high, the bright pearls on the banners swirling with a seven-colored halo in the morning mist. Behind them, a thousand heavily armored cavalrymen stood in formation like a forest, their black iron armor with flowing dark patterns. It was made by the Mo family craftsmen at Su Ye's behest, using meteorite iron mixed with refined steel, and ordinary swords could not damage it in the slightest.
"Qubing, it's your turn to shine."
Wei Qing turned to look at the young general in white robes beside him. At this moment, Huo Qubing was drawing his bow and nocking an arrow. The arrowhead was made of black gold, and the fletching was taken from a snow eagle in the Tianshan Mountains. It was trembling slightly in the morning breeze, as if it were alive.
Upon hearing this, he laughed heartily, and his white horse neighed as it charged out of the battle formation, followed closely by thirty-six personal guards, each carrying a five-stone iron bow on their back and a repeating crossbow hanging at their waist, the quiver of arrows gleaming like stars.
"Ding! Huo Qubing's skill, Lord, has been activated!"
Huo Qubing currently has a base leadership of 98 (99) and is currently leading cavalry in battle. The Lord's skill effect 4 is activated, increasing leadership by 3.
Huo Qubing's current leadership stat has risen to 101!
The "elite force" selected by Meng Zhang to flank the Yellow Turban Army was actually a ragtag bunch temporarily recruited from various prefectures and counties, and at this moment they were setting up camp in a chaotic mess.
Suddenly, the sound of thunderous hooves echoed through the mountain path. Looking up, one could see a vast expanse of white-clad cavalrymen, like dark clouds pressing down on a city. Their chilling killing intent caused the temperature in the valley to plummet.
"Release the arrows!"
Huo Qubing suddenly raised the black iron command arrow high, the white-feathered arrows in the quiver still carrying the coolness of the morning dew.
In an instant, a rain of arrows rose from the Imperial Guards' ranks. These specially made "armor-piercing spikes" were designed to pierce leather armor. The barbs on the arrowheads would immediately burst open after piercing the human body, forming a fatal wound shaped like a six-petaled lotus flower.
The first volley of arrows blotted out the sky, the black arrowheads piercing through cloth armor as easily as rotten soil. Amid screams, the Yellow Turban army's front line was instantly thrown into chaos.
Even more terrifying were the repeating crossbows, whose twelve iron-feathered arrows fired in quick succession, shattering the general's flag into pieces.
The Yellow Turban soldiers opposite, who were still holding farm tools, were immediately thrown into chaos. A bearded man had just raised his hoe when an arrow pierced through his straw sandal, pinning him to the ground.
Just as a Yellow Turban leader raised his sword and shouted, he was pierced through the throat by three arrows in quick succession, and his body hung on the flagpole, still twitching.
"These scum can't even form a proper formation!"
Huo Qubing gazed at the routed Yellow Turban army, his brows furrowed with youthful exuberance. He removed his gilded pheasant-feather crown, letting his black hair fly in the wind.
"Blackscale Cavalry, heed my command! Follow me and charge straight for the central army!"
Before he finished speaking, he had already charged into the enemy ranks, his gilded lance dancing like a golden python, the tip of which aimed specifically at the throat of the enemy general.
"It's the Imperial Guard's 'Starfall Repeating Crossbow'!"
Some Yellow Turban soldiers from the northern frontier and northern Hengzhou turned pale.
"The Night Fury cavalry suffered considerable losses in the previous battle in the northern frontier..."
Before he finished speaking, Huo Qubing had already personally led his personal guards and eight hundred "Xuanlin Cavalry" into the formation. Wherever the cold light of the spear tips passed, the sound of shields breaking rose and fell.