"You beasts! You damned beasts! Let go of my wife!"

Amidst Liu Zi's desperate cries, Huang's daughter's clothes were torn to shreds by seven or eight rough hands.

After an unknown amount of time, the last cavalryman stood up contentedly and put his armor back on.

The Huang family's daughter had been ruined beyond recognition; her hair was disheveled, and her eyes had become vacant.

Liu Zi's voice was hoarse from shouting, and he could only look at his wife with tears streaming down his face.

Just when everyone thought it was all over, the cavalryman, now fully armored, turned and slashed at the Huang family's daughter.

"No……"

Such inhumane scenes were repeated in the villages surrounding Suzhou.

...

While causing widespread panic, it also aroused the anger of many passionate young people, who vowed to join the army to avenge the people!

The matter eventually reached the ears of Li Maoxue, the commander of the 11th Division of the Northwest Military Region stationed in Suzhou, which enraged him!

"Bang!"

At the 11th Infantry Division's garrison, Li Maoxue slammed his hand on the table, pointed his finger at his adjutant's nose, and demanded sharply, "What did you say?"

"Say it again, I didn't hear you!"

"yes!"

The adjutant snapped to attention and flipped back to the intelligence report that had just been sent.

"According to intelligence reports from the front, an enemy force has entered the border area of ​​Suzhou."

"From noon yesterday to 1 p.m. today, a total of four villages were looted."

"Regardless of age or gender, they were all brutally murdered; not a single person was spared!"

At this point, the adjutant paused, looking hesitant as if unsure whether he should continue.

"Go on!"

Li Maoxue's face was terribly gloomy, his fists were clenched tightly, his nails dug into his palms, and the veins on his forehead bulged!

"The enemy...the enemy army not only slaughtered the villagers, but also cut off their heads for sacrificial rites."

By the end, Li Maoxue's teeth were grinding so hard they were practically spitting fire!

"These inhuman beasts, I'll burn down their ancestral graves, or I'll never be surnamed Li again!"

"I don't care which country in the Western Regions their troops are from, nor do I care how many men they have!"

"How dare they invade my Great Gan Kingdom! They're asking for trouble! Pass on my order to assemble the troops immediately!"

...

At this moment, the Samanid Khanate's army had reached fifty miles outside Suzhou City, preparing to massacre the last village before the city was at its gates!

With a command from General Tuli, the Samanid cavalry charged into the village and began indiscriminately slaughtering the villagers!

Unlike in the past, these villagers were well-prepared, each carrying farm tools such as axes and sickles.

Unfortunately, they were all peasants, how could they possibly be a match for the well-equipped cavalry of the Samanid Khanate?

After a brief period of resistance, it turned into a one-sided massacre, resulting in heavy casualties among the villagers.

A villager covered in blood, holding the body of his companion in his arms, his eyes filled with despair.

"Is Heaven determined to destroy my Li Family Village, sparing not even the children...?"

Before the words were finished, a crisp sound came from the direction of Suzhou in the distance!

"Smack!"

A cavalryman's chest flashed with blood, and he lost his balance and fell from his horse.

Then came several more sharp cracks, and several cavalrymen groaned and fell to the ground, unable to get up.

A figure moved through the jungle, and a middle-aged man holding a breech-loading rifle was the first to rush out.

"Kill these sons of bitches and avenge our fallen comrades!"

This man was Chu Yuanxing, the regimental commander of the 1st Regiment under the 11th Division of the Northwest Military Region!

While they were talking, Chu Yuanxing had already reloaded his bullets and hit a Samanid cavalryman in the forehead with a single shot!

Then nearly a thousand officers and soldiers rushed out, all carrying the same breech-loading rifles!

In just one encounter, more than three hundred Saman Khanate cavalrymen fell in pools of blood.

The remaining cavalry dared not linger, pulling on the reins and spurring their horses to flee, unaware that this would only make them easy targets.

Just like the previous massacre of villagers, these cavalrymen were also knocked off their horses one by one.

Of the entire thousand-strong cavalry battalion, only one man survived, wounded, and escaped back to the Samanid Khanate's army camp.

thump!

Only this man remained, kneeling before the picture, his expression filled with fear as he cried out, "Great...Great General, the Great Gan Army is here!"

"They all have firearms; our cavalry is no match for them!"

"The casualties this time were too heavy; even the vanguard general Nadaje did not escape!"

Upon hearing this, General Tuli couldn't help but show a look of shock.

"What did you say?"

"The main force has arrived?"

"Our army entered Suzhou territory only one night ago, how come they arrived so quickly?"

After the initial shock, Tuli hurriedly sent out scouts to investigate.

Upon learning that the army numbered only a mere ten thousand, a look of utter disdain immediately appeared on his face!

A mere 10,000 soldiers dare to challenge my Saman Khanate's 100,000-strong army? That's an absolute joke!

This is a perfect opportunity to thoroughly demoralize the Da Gan Army and boost the morale of the cavalry!

"Pass on my military orders!"

"The 100,000-strong army split into three routes, forming an encirclement!"

"We must annihilate this massive army within three hours to prove that the army of the Samanid Khanate is invincible!"

On the 11th Division's side, the vanguard regiment repelled the cavalry and began organizing the rescue of wounded villagers.

Unfortunately, the barbarians of the Western Regions were too cruel, and every time they attacked, they aimed to take someone's life.

Of the 418 people in Lijia Village, only 32 survived, and half of them were seriously injured.

When Division Commander Li Maoxue arrived and saw this horrific scene, he was so enraged that he raised his gun and whipped the corpses of the Samanid cavalrymen to vent his anger!

Smack! Smack! Smack!

After firing more than ten bullets, the corpses of the Samanid cavalrymen were covered in blood and gore.

Even so, Li Maoxue still did not resolve the situation and prepared to organize the entire division for a full-scale attack!

"Report to the division commander! Our sentries have spotted enemy troops approaching in a closing-in encirclement maneuver!"

Li Maoxue immediately sneered, his eyes fixed on the distance with a fierce look.

"I haven't even set off yet, and these beasts are already walking right into my trap!"

"No need for formalities! Pass on my order: the First and Second Regiments, prepare to engage the enemy!"

"Third Regiment, go and bring over the new equipment. I'll take this opportunity to inspect it and see how your training has gone!"

On the Samanid side, the army divided into three routes and completely surrounded the valley where Lijia Village was located.

General Tuli personally oversaw the battle, watching as his tens of thousands of cavalry gradually tightened the encirclement.

He couldn't help but smile and said, "Everyone says Da Ganjun is quick-witted and swift, but he's nothing special!"

"Pass down the order: all cavalry will launch a full-scale charge and crush these massive soldiers!"

"Let them see that the iron cavalry of my Saman Khanate is in no way inferior to that of the Qin Empire of yesteryear!"

Seeing the enemy cavalry launch their charge, Regiment Commander Chu Yuanxing sneered and silently loaded his gun.

As the distance drew closer, he suddenly stood up, raised his hand, and fired a shot!

"Smack!"