Chapter 145: Don’t Like These Cavalrymen
“Don’t kill him!”
Just as the saber was about to cut the crossbow, Zhang Min, who was not far away, suddenly shouted. Yun Ce’s wrist deflected slightly, and while the saber cut the crossbow, it also slashed vertically from the enemy’s forehead.
Yun Ce had underestimated the sharpness of the saber. By the time Zhang Min’s voice fell, the cavalryman holding the crossbow had already been cut in half by Yun Ce’s saber.
Pulled by his internal organs detached from his body’s control, he plunged headfirst from the back of the Great Horned Horse.
The red date horse’s front hooves stamped on the forehead of a Great Horned Horse. The immense force kicked off a large horn, and the Great Horned Horse let out a silent cry. It ran away, hopping and skipping, carrying a cavalryman with it.
Yun Ce returned after killing the last cavalryman who attacked Zhang Min. He looked somewhat disdainfully at the Thunder Smoke Beast under Zhang Min, which was covered in scars from the Great Horned Horse’s horn, and said to Zhang Min, “On the battlefield, why are you shouting randomly?”
Zhang Min wiped the blood-stained horse spear with her tail and said, “This is a very good cavalry. Don’t you want to keep them for your use?”
Yun Ce frowned and asked, “Can the army be taken for one’s own use?”
Zhang Min said, “Of course. Zhao Shu issued foolish orders, and the court cut off supplies, causing the officers and soldiers to lack food and clothing, so they could only pretend to be bandits to survive. Now, with the General’s divine might, how would they dare not obey?”
Yun Ce looked at the two crossbow bolts stuck in Zhang Min’s armor and slowly shook his head, saying, “Even if soldiers make mistakes, they should be untamed and die unyielding, walking a single path to the end. I wouldn’t want these kinds of people who pretend to be robbers and harm the people at the slightest provocation, even if you gave them to me for free.”
Zhang Min said anxiously, “This is a very good opportunity. Don’t ruin a major plan because of a moment’s anger.”
Yun Ce pouted, swung his saber, and killed another cavalryman who came to his death. He said to the panting Zhang Min, “You don’t know anything about the army.
My first army absolutely cannot be made up of thieves or rebels. They can only be good citizens with decent backgrounds. Let me tell you, an army that starts with thieves and rebels has thieves as its roots and can never have true loyalty.”
Zhang Min watched Yun Ce turn and charge back into the cavalry group, so she could only follow and charge in with him.
Although these cavalrymen feared Yun Ce, they were not in a panic. Seeing Yun Ce charge towards them, they knew he was fierce and could form formations. For a moment, a forest of spears appeared before Yun Ce.
Zhang Min suddenly saw Yun Ce holding a bright green big bomb. Although she didn’t know where he got it from, thinking of the power of the big bomb, Zhang Min reined in her warhorse and refused to advance.
The fuse of the big bomb ignited on its own. Yun Ce waited for a while, and seeing the spear forest was just within reach, he then threw out the big bomb.
With a “rumble” and a deafening roar that drowned out all the sounds on the battlefield, a ball of dark red fire exploded above the heads of the cavalry. The shockwave of the explosion instantly swept across the entire defensive formation. The cavalrymen in armor were blown off their horses like straw, and the few cavalrymen and their warhorses at the center of the explosion were torn to shreds.
The red date horse was not afraid of the explosion. It had already drooped its ears to protect its ear canals. After the explosion stopped, it perked its ears up again and, seeing the enemies lying all over the place, happily jumped up and down in place.
This was the first time Zhang Min had seen a big bomb used on an actual battlefield. After finally managing to control the terrified Thunder Smoke Beast, she saw the crater on the ground and the battlefield strewn with shredded flesh.
Turning to Yun Ce, she said, “You really don’t want them?”
Yun Ce swung his saber and killed a cavalryman who was disoriented by the bomb, running around and shouting. He said to Zhang Min, “No.”
With Yun Ce slaughtering outside the city, the slaves personally witnessed their master’s divine might, thus their fear of the cavalry decreased significantly. Under the command of Feng An, Liang Kun, and Chu, they were able to skillfully deal with the swarms of enemy projectiles and, incidentally, had the courage to throw bombs at approaching cavalry.
As Yun Ce killed more and more cavalry outside the city, the slaves’ fear of the cavalry in the city was rapidly decreasing. When Yun Ce threw a super big bomb, the slaves were no longer afraid and even knew to stand on the city wall to cheer for Yun Ce.
The cavalry became dejected. A cavalryman with a full beard rode a Great Horned Horse and slowly approached Yun Ce. Just as he was about to speak, his neck was severed by a saber thrown by Yun Ce. As his head fell, the saber, which had been circling in the air, returned to his hand.
This scene delivered an unbelievable impact to many. At the same time, they were so oppressed by Yun Ce’s ruthless methods that they couldn’t breathe.
The battlefield instantly fell silent, with only the growls of Doggy echoing in Yun Ce’s mind.
“Show off your skills with real ability, what’s the point of all my hard work?”
Yun Ce naturally ignored Doggy. He urged his horse forward and said to the cavalrymen who had regrouped, “Dismount, remove your armor, lay down your weapons, and then, get lost.”
Seeing the leading officers press their lips together tightly without speaking, Yun Ce took out another bomb, lit it, and after calculating the timing, threw it out again.
With a “rumble,” the ground seemed to tremble. A large open space instantly appeared within the gathered cavalry formation.
The cavalrymen on the periphery who were not affected shouted loudly and galloped on their Great Horned Horses towards the depths of the grassland. The red date horse immediately started, and under Zhang Min’s worried gaze, the cavalrymen overtaken by the red date horse all died under Yun Ce’s saber.
The red date horse ran with extreme pride, truly fast as lightning. After carrying Yun Ce to kill all the fleeing soldiers, it still looked excitedly at the cavalrymen standing frozen in place. As soon as a cavalryman moved, it would eagerly move with them, like a large dog ready to retrieve a flying disc that its owner threw.
Finally, some cavalrymen dismounted, removed their armor, laid down their weapons, and walked into the depths of the grassland. Yun Ce paid them no mind. Consequently, more and more cavalrymen did the same.
The leading cavalryman shouted furiously several times, wanting to spur his horse to charge. However, the Great Horned Horse beneath him refused to move. The furious cavalryman, enraged, swung his saber and killed the Great Horned Horse, then swung his saber at his own neck, and fell onto the dead Great Horned Horse.
More and more people committed suicide, and more and more people dismounted, removed their armor, laid down their weapons, and left. Yun Ce sat on the red date horse, coldly watching the moving scene, unmoved.
When the last cavalryman, naked, crying and shouting wildly, walked into the depths of the grassland, Yun Ce said to Zhang Min behind him, “Collect all the warhorses, weapons, and arms. They should be useful when we build our own army in the future.”
Zhang Min sighed and said, “If you don’t even like this kind of army, then perhaps only the army at Iron Enclosure Pass would meet your standards.”
Yun Ce smiled and said, “I don’t like the army at Iron Enclosure Pass either.”
Zhang Min, exasperated, smiled and said, “I’ll wait to see what your first army looks like. I don’t believe their combat power can surpass that of the Iron Enclosure Pass army.”
Yun Ce looked into Zhang Min’s eyes and said, “The strongest army is not measured by how invincible it is, but by its toughness, by whether it will fight to the last soldier without doubting that it will ultimately achieve victory.”
Zhang Min shook her head and said, “There is no such army.”
Yun Ce smiled and said, “There wasn’t one before, but now that I’m here, there definitely will be.”
When Yun Ce entered the city fort, everyone stood at the entrance to welcome him. He was no different than before, his attitude towards the slaves remained indifferent. Only when he saw some children wave to him did a faint smile appear on his face.
He believed that after today’s bloody slaughter, no slave would dare to harbor any ill intentions towards him from now on.
Upon returning to his residence, E Ji eagerly stepped forward, first uttering pleasantries such as, “My Lord returns victorious, your concubine welcomes you home,” and “My Lord is brave and invincible, your concubine is overjoyed.”
Most importantly, he would bathe upon returning home: first washing off the bloodstains with cold water, then using warm water with flower petals to remove the smell of blood, and finally using hot soup to relieve fatigue.
Zhang Min was also covered in blood from her own kills, but no one helped her. She even had to use the water Yun Ce had used to wash. E Ji also repeatedly called her over while naked, pointing at certain parts of her body and whispering in Yun Ce’s ear.
Zhang Min no longer cared about the humiliation E Ji inflicted upon her, especially when E Ji humiliated her in front of Yun Ce. She did not resist at all.
She knew E Ji was seeking her own demise, and she also knew that Yun Ce was currently in a state of heightened arousal after a bloody slaughter. E Ji’s actions at this moment to provoke Yun Ce suggested that her position as Head Wife was about to be lost.
However, it was strange. Yun Ce’s eyes had started to show bloodshot veins, and his breathing had become much heavier. Especially when she turned away, Yun Ce, lying in the hot soup, even accidentally slipped.
He wiped his face and managed to pull his gaze away from her, finally resting on E Ji’s relatively exquisite face.
“Next time, I should still use medicine. This guy’s self-control is too strong.”
Zhang Min thought this as she rinsed herself.
Zhang Min overestimated Yun Ce’s willpower. If it weren’t for Doggy, the AI commissar, constantly constructing the social values of honor and disgrace for a new era in his mind, Yun Ce would have pounced long ago.
“Humanity must conquer animal nature, only then can the radiance of humanity be realized.”
“I think it’s also good to release animal nature sometimes.”
“If you want to sink into the pleasure of animal nature, then just ignore what I said.”
“Really?”
“Of course it’s fake. Others indulging their animal nature a few times won’t harm themselves, but your animal nature is real. Once animal nature skillfully masters your body, it will be very difficult for you to regain your humanity.
As a person, you should be a super-advanced wild beast. You choose.”
“I choose… humanity.”
“That’s right. This is a good comrade. We must constantly wage a protracted struggle against corrupt, decadent, and ugly animal nature, until the brilliance of humanity fills the earth.”
