Upon hearing Bai Qi's reply, Ivan's heart skipped a beat.

But as a general, he still had a last shred of stubbornness.

So he raised his scimitar and charged forward without hesitation.

The next instant, Bai Qi thrust out with his halberd!

This strike was as swift and powerful as thunder and lightning!

Unexpectedly, Ivan completely disregarded his own life and death, showing no intention of dodging and letting the Heaven-Piercing Halberd pierce towards him.

At the same time, he lunged forward with his curved blade, attempting to trade his life for Bai Qi's.

Bai Qi knew that if he didn't dodge, the Heaven-Piercing Halberd would definitely pierce Ivan, but the opponent's curved blade would also strike his face.

Without much thought, Bai Qi shifted his body to the side, dodging the incoming curved blade, but the Heaven-Piercing Halberd in his hand also veered off course.

In a flash, a roar rang out: "Let's die together!" Ivan leaped off his warhorse, stomped his hind legs, gripped his scimitar tightly, and charged towards Bai Qi Liao!

That young face was now contorted with rage!

"Very good!" Bai Qi couldn't help but praise, "You've got some skills."

He remained calm, gripped the Heaven-Piercing Halberd tightly with both hands, and slashed horizontally.

The Heaven-Piercing Halberd swept across Ivan as he lunged forward.

The next moment.

A trail of blood fell, but it wasn't Ivan who died; it was the Arab cavalry who had arrived on horseback.

The blood was flowing from the body of an Arab cavalryman whose chest had been pierced.

Crimson blood spurted out, mixing with the damp soil in the forest, turning the ground a reddish-brown color.

The strong smell of blood assaulted Ivan's nostrils, and the screams and wails around him clouded his clear mind.

"General, you mustn't be reckless!" his soldiers pleaded. "You are the banner of our Abbasid Caliphate. If you die, our army will surely fall into chaos!"

Hearing this, Ivan also came to his senses.

The lives of millions of Arab soldiers are more important than personal glory.

He wanted to live, not only for himself, but also for the hundreds of thousands of Abbasid soldiers.

But at this moment, his opponent Bai Qi also knew the principle of capturing the king first.

In such a situation, how could Bai Qi possibly let him go?

Looking up, they saw thick arrows flying towards them, mercilessly piercing the chests of one Qiuz and Arab soldier after another.

"Hu-style mounted archers!" Ivan thought to himself, "A unique troop type under the Regent of Great Xia, skilled in mounted archery, with incredibly accurate arrows!"

Fortunately, most of his army consisted of elite cavalrymen in heavy armor.

The heavy armor these people wore could withstand arrows.

In contrast, Qiuzi's cavalry consisted entirely of light cavalry clad in leather armor, which was as fragile as paper against the arrows of the Great Xia.

Ivan's breathing quickened, and then he thought, "Chuz is an ally, but only an ally!"

"The current battle situation doesn't allow me to think too much!"

"Allies, when it's time to give up, you have to give up!"

So, he steeled himself and shouted in Arabic, "Forget about the Chuz people, retreat, retreat now!"

Seeing this, Qiu Zi was stunned.

Bai Qi's nomadic-style archer cavalry had been firing volley after volley of arrows, which came too fast and too fiercely to be defended against.

The Arab heavy cavalry could originally stand in front of them and block the arrows.

With them retreating, how could they possibly withstand such a large number of arrows, without shields or any protective barriers?

Emperor Ammon of Qiuz was also at the front line. Seeing the corpses falling one after another and the iron-feathered arrows still flying everywhere, he felt as if he were in a nightmare and had not yet woken up.

At this moment, he was so angry that he cursed loudly, "Damn Arabs, treacherous, scoundrels, shameless and despicable scoundrels!"

A desperate cry rang out amidst the panicked army: "Protect His Majesty!"

However, Amon came too quickly and too suddenly.

As a result, the infantry was left behind and unable to catch up for a while.

With no other option, his personal guards came to his side and used their own flesh and blood to form a defensive line to block the sharp arrows of the Hu-style archer cavalry.

Arrows pierced the bodies of the soldiers in front of Amon, each thick arrow creating a gaping hole in their chest. Shattered internal organs mingled with deep red blood, spilling onto the ground.

Some soldiers were struck in the thigh by arrows, the force of which severed their legs, the severed leg flying out, flesh and tendons still attached at the cut. The soldier's face was completely contorted, as pale as a sheet of paper, and several teeth protruded from his clenched jaw.

"Protect His Majesty!"

At that moment, Amon suddenly looked ahead and his heart skipped a beat.

Because Bai Qi, the general of the Great Xia Dynasty, had already raised the Heaven-Breaking Halberd and rushed towards him.

"Die!" Bai Qi shouted as he approached.