The White Horse Cavalry was composed of three thousand skilled archers and brave warriors selected by Gongsun Zan from the elite troops of the Northern Army at Liu Hong's special order.

Since the northern expedition against the Wuhuan, and after long-term and meticulous training by Gongsun Zan, the White Horse Cavalry could be said to be the most powerful cavalry force in the Han Dynasty.

Although their numbers were only three thousand, their momentum in a rush was even greater than that of ten thousand. The terrain here was open, and the rebels were exhausted. Therefore, when facing the twenty thousand vanguard rebels, Gongsun Zan led the soldiers of the White Horse Cavalry and did not hesitate to choose a frontal charge, preparing to crush them in one fell swoop.

Even a pedestrian would instinctively give way to an oncoming oxcart, let alone a charging warhorse.

At this moment, the 20,000 rebel troops at the front, facing the White Horse Cavalry rolling in like a tidal wave, were utterly terrified.

"Run!!"

In the chaos, several spies from the intelligence division seized the opportunity to shout in unison, then turned and headed towards the central army.

In an instant, the morale of the rebel army at the front plummeted, and like a flock of frightened sheep, they fled with all their might toward the rebel army in the center.

Before the battle even began, the enemy army was already in disarray.

"Hmph! Such a rabble, daring to attempt a rebellion, they truly have no regard for their own lives!!"

Looking at the fleeing rebel army, Gongsun Zan's disdain deepened.

Soon, the White Horse Cavalry had rushed to within a hundred meters of the rebels.

"Release the arrows!!"

With a shout, Gongsun Zan immediately drew an arrow and pulled the bowstring taut with a single effort.

With a tremor of the bowstring, the arrow shot out like a bolt of lightning toward a fleeing rebel soldier.

With a scream, the rebel soldier fell to the ground, wounded by an arrow.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh~!"

At the same time, thousands of arrows from the White Horse Cavalry swept towards the fleeing rebels like locusts.

Hundreds of rebel soldiers only had time to let out a scream before they were hit by arrows and fell to the ground. Some of the unluckiest were even shot in the neck and pinned to the ground, blood splattering everywhere.

Hearing the screams of their comrades behind them, the rebels running ahead ran even harder, wishing they had two more legs.

After the first arrow was fired, the soldiers of the White Horse Cavalry immediately took a second arrow, bent their bows, and fired again.

Against densely packed rebel ranks, there's almost no need to aim.

Within a few breaths, the soldiers of the White Horse Cavalry unleashed three volleys of arrows.

These rebel soldiers, unarmored and dressed only in cloth robes, were utterly vulnerable to the whistling arrows.

Before they even got close, thousands of rebel soldiers were killed by arrows.

"kill!!"

Upon reaching the front, Gongsun Zan sheathed his great bow, drew his long sword, and led his White Horse Cavalry like tigers among sheep, charging into the fleeing rebel ranks.

The rebel soldiers running behind were either broken, trampled by horses, or killed by the White Horse Cavalry.

In an instant, screams rang out again.

The rebel soldiers running ahead turned their heads and saw corpses strewn across the field and blood mist everywhere.

The soldiers of the White Horse Cavalry charged through the rebel ranks, relentlessly reaping the lives of enemy soldiers.

In less than a moment, including those who had been shot dead earlier, more than three thousand rebel soldiers had been killed by the White Horse Cavalry. Their white horses and white robes had been stained with a bewitching dark red color.

Although a few rebel leaders attempted to organize a resistance, they were killed by the rebel soldiers beside them as soon as they stepped forward.

In an instant, panic gripped the rebel army. All the rebel soldiers were on high alert, wary of their comrades, and ran forward even faster.

At that moment, they believed that as long as they ran fast enough to overtake their companions, they would have a chance to survive. Some soldiers even used their weapons to slash at those who stood in their way.

Gongsun Zan, leading his White Horse Cavalry, calmly slaughtered the lagging rebel soldiers, driving the routed troops toward the center of the rebel army.

Before long, the fleeing vanguard of the rebels had reached the vicinity of the central rebels.

"Stop right now!!"

Upon seeing this, Zheng Hun, the commander, immediately shouted loudly in an attempt to stop the charge of the fleeing soldiers. However, the fleeing soldiers, who were desperately running away, seemed not to hear him and continued to charge straight toward the central column.

"Release the arrows!!"

Seeing the fleeing soldiers getting closer and closer, Zheng Hun no longer hesitated and immediately ordered the archers in the central army to shoot and kill the fleeing soldiers.

As a volley of arrows rained down, the rebel soldiers running ahead screamed in agony as they were struck by arrows and fell to the ground.

The rout halted abruptly. The surviving soldiers stared in terror at the bows and arrows in their comrades' hands, their eyes filled with bewilderment and despair.

"Why? Why did they even kill their own people...?"

A spy disguised as a defeated soldier looked at the corpse of a rebel shot by his own men and couldn't help but question loudly.

"That's right, we're not the enemy!!"

Why are you so heartless?

In an instant, various questions arose from the ranks of the fleeing soldiers, and all of them stared at their former comrades and Zheng Hun with bloodshot eyes.

"Those who flee without a fight shall die!!"

Zheng Hun, however, glared fiercely at the routed soldiers ahead.

"you....."

Seeing their leader so heartless, the fleeing soldiers at the front were filled with rage, but none of them dared to step forward.

"retreat!!"

Gongsun Zan, who was pursuing from behind, saw the fleeing soldiers and the rebel army's central force facing off in front of him. He chuckled and then led his troops to turn around and leave.

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