"General Tuo Tie, lead 100,000 troops to capture Li Yunqing!"

"promise!"

After Tuo Tiewuhua led his troops into battle, Fan Dao said indignantly, "Commander, I volunteered first, why weren't I allowed to go?"

Xiao Luofeng simply smiled and did not answer.

Fan Dao frowned and said, "Commander, do you not trust me?"

Xiao Luofeng turned his head and glanced at Fan Dao, saying, "What's the rush? Let's watch the battle first; there'll be a way you can help us."

On the front lines.

Tuo Tiewuhua took the lead and slowly walked towards Li Yunqing. Suddenly, he saw something floating in front of him. He looked up and saw snowflakes.

It's starting to snow in the south too.

Li Yunqing, spear in hand, shouted, "Who goes there? State your name! My spear does not kill nameless nobodies!"

The man with the black flower-patterned robe, holding a large sword, chuckled and said, "General Li, you're so young, yet you're so forgetful!"

Li Yunqing raised his hand to his eyes and said, "Oh, it's the adjutant who took off his post. An old friend!"

“No,” Li Yunqing shook his head and said, “Now we should call you General Tuo Tie.”

Tuo Tiewuhua said, "General Li, are you taking the lead to challenge me to a battle?"

Li Yunqing said, "Yuan Zhang is dead, and Feng Jing and Huang Shi were routed by my killing. The original Zhennan Border Army is now reduced to just you, a mere adjutant. I'm afraid it would be dishonorable for me to challenge you to a battle!"

"Whether we win or not, we'll have to try to find out. Giddy up!"

The horse, its black camouflage removed and tightly gripping its flanks, charged towards Li Yunqing first.

Li Yunqing sneered and countered Tuo Tiewuhua's attack.

Clang!

The broadsword and the spear clashed, the two separated, and then continued to charge at each other.

Both were top-notch masters, holding considerable status in the martial arts world. However, challenging someone on the battlefield is different from fighting in the martial arts world. In addition to aiming for victory, they also had to boost the morale of the warriors behind them during the battle, so their fighting style was generally characterized by large-scale and sweeping attacks.

After several rounds of fighting, Li Yunqing seemed to have figured out the way to break free from Wuhua's defenses. A confident smile spread across his face, and he quickened the pace of his attacks.

Clang clang clang!!!

Tuo Tiewu's movements were not as agile as Li Yunqing's, and each of his parries was quite dangerous, but he did not reveal any flaws.

Finding no opening, Li Yunqing forced an opening with a powerful attack, and suddenly thrust his spear like a dragon emerging from the sea towards Tuo Tie Wuhua's throat.

"Execute Sikong with spear!"

The black flower, having detached itself, suddenly leaned back, its horizontal blade pressing down on the spearhead.

Li Yunqing raised his spear, knocking the large, unadorned black-flowered sword into the air.

The general's weapon falling from his hand will dampen the morale of his own side. Tuo Tie Wuhua made a nimble turn, touched the horse's back with his toes, and leaped to catch the broadsword.

"Give me your life!"

Li Yunqing sneered and threw the spear directly at Tuo Tiewuhua.

But what Li Yunqing didn't see was that Tuo Tiewuhua also revealed a smile.

In mid-air, Tuo Tiewuhua grabbed the broadsword with his left hand and suddenly pointed his right hand into a sword shape.

A beam of light suddenly shot out from his fingertips, knocking Li Yunqing's spear away.

As it landed, Tuo Tiewuhua shot out two more fingers at Li Yunqing. Li Yunqing first dodged the first finger by turning to the side, then tightened the reins, making the horse stand still before dodging the second finger.

Tuo Tiewu stood on his horse, sword tip pointing to the ground, and said arrogantly, "Li Yunqing, you can't even hold a weapon properly, so what makes you think you can defeat me?"

"Cold Stream Divine Finger!"

Li Yunqing glanced at the spear stuck in the ground not far away, and trembled with anger.

When the 100,000 troops of the Southern Expeditionary Army saw Tuo Tiewuhua's figure, which resembled a god of war, they were all excited.

"The Deputy Commander-in-Chief will surely win!!"

"The Southern Expeditionary Army will surely win!!"

"Victory is certain!!!"

"Victory is certain!!!"

"Victory is certain!!!"

With his black-flowered broadsword pointed forward, he shouted, "Soldiers of Dongjing, follow me and charge! Kill!!!"

"kill!!!"

In the blink of an eye, war was about to break out, and the warriors of Dongjing and Nanzhou began to fight.

Seeing this, Xiao Luofeng in the back smiled with satisfaction and said, "Tuo Tie Wuhua has been by the side of Champion King for many years and has grown into a true general. He is no less capable than Feng Jing."

Fan said seriously, "I'm convinced."

Xiao Luofeng stopped talking and observed the situation on the battlefield.

The heavy snow continued into the evening.

The soldiers of the two armies, who had been fighting fiercely for a day, had not yet stopped.

"Come with me." Xiao Luofeng turned and walked into the tent.

Inside the central command tent, a dozen generals surrounded the sand table.

"Of General Tuotie's 100,000 troops, 30,000 have followed me since Commander Long's purge of corrupt officials. They are the elite of the army. The other 70,000 are also elites brought back from the Battle of Guliang. They are not comparable to the Zhennan Border Army, which has lost its fighting spirit after repeated defeats. Yang Qingzhi was able to defeat Feng Jing, but he may not be able to defeat us. As you have seen, Li Yunqing has not tasted any advantage against General Tuotie when outnumbered."

"But the more this is the case, the stranger it seems to me?"

The generals exchanged glances, and Gan Lang asked, "Commander, what are you worried about?"

Xiao Luofeng asked, "Where did He Biao and the remaining 30,000 men go? The main battlefield is here, why didn't he come to reinforce us?"

Gan Lang pondered for a moment, then suddenly said, "The deputy commander said that Yang Qingzhi seems to enjoy taking risks, but after leading the battle of Lingshan, he began to learn his father's prudence. His risks are based on proceeding step by step. Especially after being ambushed by Cheng Xu in last year's battle, he is even less likely to allow anyone to launch a surprise attack on his rear. Could it be..."

"right!"

Xiao Luofeng gestured on the sand table with a small stick and said, "After Yang Qingzhi divided his troops into two routes to capture Yunjing City and Yunshui City, he then joined forces in Yunmeng City to take it over. So, on our way south, he certainly won't let Yunjing City and Yunshui City become two empty cities, giving us the opportunity to launch a surprise attack on his rear!"

Looking at the sand table, Fan Dao said, "The commander is right. If we capture either Yun Jing City or Yun Shui City, Yang Qingzhi will be attacked from both sides."

Xiao Luofeng smiled and said, "So, everyone, do you think He Biao is in Yun Jing City or Yun Shui City?"

One general said, "It's possible that troops have already been stationed in both cities."

Xiao Luofeng said, "In that case, each city would only have a little over ten thousand troops. Wouldn't that be an opportunity for us?"

Upon hearing this, the generals' eyes lit up, and they all understood what Xiao Luofeng meant.

"Judging from today's battle situation, General Tuotie is capable of holding his own against Li Yunqing. We can send a force to launch a surprise attack on Yunjing City."

Xiao Luofeng pointed to a spot on the sand table and said, "This is a route that General Tuo Tie told me about. From here, we can reach Yun Jing City at the fastest speed."

"Fan has arrived."

"Your subordinate is here!"

"I hereby order you to lead 50,000 troops straight to Yunjing City!"

Fan Dao excitedly replied, "This humble general obeys!"

After a pause, Fan Dao continued, "Why do we need 50,000 to deal with a mere 10,000-strong Yun Jing City? Commander, just give me 30,000 elite troops. Leave the rest to the deputy commander as backup. I guarantee we will take Yun Jing City!"

Xiao Luofeng suddenly smiled and shook his head.

"You're wrong. There might be a change in your plans."

"variable?"