At this moment, Lin Xiuyan's eyes and brows were filled with an extremely strong killing intent, which was in stark contrast to her usual carefree demeanor.
Without waiting for Ye Junfei's consent, she said to Wu Ge, "Listen to my command, pick up the hoe, and go to the pond!"
After she finished speaking, she picked up a hoe and ran quickly towards the pond.
Wu Ge was a little anxious. Why pick up a hoe at this crucial moment? Was he going to dig a hole and bury himself with it?
Ye Junfei said in a deep voice, "I will listen to the Crown Princess."
The pond in the village isn't particularly large, only about two acres in size.
Lin Xiuyan had fished by the pond with Ye Qingwan before, so she was familiar with the pond.
When they reached the pond, the sound of horses' hooves was already very close.
Lin Xiuyan shouted, "Dig the pits according to the plum blossom stake formation, each pit should be about three feet square."
Ye Junfei's guards were all highly skilled in martial arts, so digging such a pit was not a difficult task for them.
Although they didn't quite understand what Lin Xiuyan was going to do, they all followed her instructions because Ye Junfei had spoken, and quickly dug the pit.
At this moment, the cavalry were only an arrow's width away from them.
Coming from there, there is a slope that is not too steep, and the pits are distributed at the bottom of the slope in a plum blossom pattern.
A murderous glint flashed in Lin Xiuyan's eyes, but a very faint smile appeared on her lips: "You've come at the perfect time!"
After she finished speaking, she shouted loudly to Ye Junfei and the others, "Wu Ge, use the throwing knife to cut off the hoof of the foremost horse!"
"Everyone else, run up the mountain!"
Although the pond was not large, the cavalry could not leap over it, and at that distance, arrows could not reach them.
With the pond as a barrier, they were able to avoid the cavalry's most ferocious charge and prevent being surrounded in a short time.
Not far from the village were mountains, and the dense forests there were very unfavorable to cavalry.
However, Ye Jingxian had already anticipated this, and he had positioned archers there, so that they could all be shot dead as soon as they went over.
Lin Xiuyan ordered the guards to run in that direction because she knew their only chance of survival was there; they had to find a way to create an opening there.
Wu Ge flung his sword out, the blade flashing like a rainbow, severing a horse's hoof and splattering blood.
Several of the horses and riders at the very front collapsed instantly.
The knights following behind didn't have time to rein in their horses. They crashed into the horses in front of them, neighing loudly, and more than ten riders fell instantly, creating a gap in the cavalry formation.
By this time, Ye Junfei already knew roughly what she was going to do, and the corners of his lips curled up slightly.
He picked up the arrow in his hand and shot it at the Xuanzi Camp men guarding the mountainside.
No matter how fast Lin Xiuyan ran, she couldn't outrun those well-trained horses.
However, the way she ran was a bit unusual, and just as the cavalry were about to catch up with her, one of their horses got stuck in a pit.
At that speed, the horse's hoof would break as soon as it sank into the pit, throwing both the horse and the rider heavily off.
The Xuan-character battalion's troops truly lived up to their reputation as the elite of Liefeng Prefecture. When they fell, only a few riders around them were affected; the rest of the cavalry were able to avoid being hurt.
However, by throwing themselves like that, they would block Lin Xiuyan's path, preventing the people behind her from killing her immediately.
Every time Lin Xiuyan caused them to fall into the pit, she would pull a bamboo tube from her person and throw it over.
Soon after, the sound of vomiting was heard.
Moreover, this vomiting is not limited to humans; even horses cannot tolerate it.
The well-trained warhorses, as long as they could run, would go crazy and run wildly, completely out of the control of the cavalry, once they smelled that scent.
The battle formation that had been set up was thrown into chaos by the frenzied warhorses.
The cavalrymen were going crazy, running away from the source of the strange smell, which was absolutely the worst smell they had ever encountered.
As the warhorse galloped past her, Lin Xiuyan grabbed the reins and mounted the horse.
As soon as she mounted her horse, a cavalryman drew his sword and slashed at her.
She moved swiftly, dodging the knife with incredible speed.
Just as the cavalryman was about to strike again, an arrow pierced his throat.
Lin Xiuyan glanced at it amidst her busy schedule; it was Ye Junfei.
He then seized a warhorse and stripped a piece of light armor from the cavalryman's corpse.
He rode up quickly and threw the light armor in front of her: "Put it on."
Lin Xiuyan did not refuse his kindness; her fingers flew across the paper, and she quickly put on the light armor.
After a brief period of confusion, the cavalry then began to surround them again.
Lin Xiuyan's lips curled slightly. Ignoring their attempts to surround them, she rode her horse at full speed.
She looked as if she was being chased so desperately that she didn't know where to run.
Just as they were about to surround her, she called out, "Your Highness!"
Ye Junfei understood, drew his sword, and slit the throat of the cavalryman blocking their way.
As he made his move, the guards beside him also attacked.
The cavalrymen's bodies fell to the ground, and the warhorses had already picked up speed. No one was holding the reins, and more than ten warhorses galloped like madmen toward the mountains and forests.
Lin Xiuyan shouted, "Now!"
All of Ye Junfei's guards were veterans of countless battles.
Seeing this situation, they immediately knew that this was their only chance to break through.
The group spurred their horses and galloped swiftly behind the warhorses, heading up the mountain.
A cavalryman shouted, "Stop them!"
The archers guarding the foot of the mountain immediately started shooting arrows at them.
They were prepared and clung tightly to the horse's back.
Arrows rained down on them like locusts.
However, they were already very close to the forest, and the warhorses in front of them shielded them from a volley of arrows.
The warhorses let out long neighs and charged at the archers like madmen.
In an instant, men and horses fell over, and the foot of the mountain, which was surrounded by archers, was trampled open by the warhorses.
After entering the forest, Lin Xiuyan and her group immediately abandoned their warhorses and used their lightness skills to gallop up the mountain.
They were all extremely skilled, and the mountains were full of trees. Once they were inside, the horsemen outside would no longer be able to pose a significant threat to them.
The cavalry commander was furious and yelled, "Fire arrows! Don't let them into the woods!"
The scattered archers immediately took their arrows and fired at them.
Lin Xiuyan was about to enter the woods when she didn't notice the vines under her feet. She was running too fast and tripped over them, falling to the ground.
Ye Junfei had been watching her closely, and when he saw her fall, he immediately came over to help her up.
As he approached, a hail of arrows flew towards her like locusts. His pupils constricted, and he accelerated to the maximum speed as he rushed toward her.
Lin Xiuyan narrowed her eyes slightly as she looked at the sky full of arrows, breathing softly.
At that moment, she sensed the approach of death, for she knew it would be difficult for her to withstand so many arrows at once.
Death always evokes a sense of fear in ordinary people, leaving them frozen in place.
But when it comes to her, it can unleash her potential.
She gritted her teeth and said, "I don't want to die!"
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