The Prince Wants to Assassinate Me Every Day

Chapter 1407: Chapter 808: Slaughter and Escape

Xie Qianyun and Wu Huahao gathered together.

After a brief discussion, they quickly began organizing the troops.

The Tartar army came on fiercely, their numbers immeasurable, while their Iron Cavalry Army only counted 5,000 men, and could only engage in defensive warfare.

Wu Huahao commanded the troops at the front, immediately arranging for defensive preparations.

Under the dark sky, suddenly a rain of arrows shot into the midst of the army.

"Prepare shields!" Wu Huahao shouted loudly.

The Iron Cavalry Army swiftly crouched down, all trained to raise their shields, transforming in an instant, the 5,000 cavalry forming a circular shield, protecting everyone under it.

The sturdy shield completely blocked the countless arrows of the Tartar attack.

Approximately two hours.

The Tartar’s arrows ran out, yet they hadn’t injured the cavalry one bit.

The Tartars quickly issued the order, sending 10,000 vanguard troops, directly confronting the Iron Cavalry Army.

"Prepare to engage!"

Wu Huahao commanded loudly.

All Iron Cavalry swiftly set down the shield and drew their arrows.

Charging toward them were thousands upon thousands of enemy troops.

The war was on the verge of breaking out.

Wu Huahao led the army into battle.

Xie Qianyun rode swiftly back to Xiao Luming’s side.

Xiao Luming was already fully dressed, stepping out of the tent, watching the battle scene ahead.

Everywhere were shouts and screams.

But because it was too far, combined with it being nighttime, it was hard to clearly see the exact situation of the casualties.

"Wu Shen, you protect the Emperor, I will assign a special unit to assist you, remain here for now and go nowhere; if here becomes unsafe, I will come back in advance to cover your retreat!" Xie Ruotong said quickly and urgently, "Take down the tents, they are too conspicuous, and easily become a target!"

"Yes." Wu Shen hurriedly instructed.

After explaining, Xie Qianyun swiftly rode off, clearly joining the war.

Thus, fighting lasted through the entire night.

Both sides suffered losses.

But clearly, the Iron Cavalry Army had fewer casualties.

Firstly, it was already the most formidable force of the Daxuan Army, with amazing combat capability.

Secondly, they had sufficient rest, gaining strength naturally more than the Tartars who rushed to battle after days of travel.

At dawn, the Tartars withdrew their troops.

The Iron Cavalry Army also quickly checked the casualties, returning to the temporarily set up camp.

Three hundred men were killed or wounded.

Xie Qianyun and Wu Huahao were continuously among the injured soldiers, their expressions heavy.

"Madam, how soon do you think the Great General can send reinforcements?" Wu Huahao asked Xie Qianyun while walking.

"The Emperor initially estimated around ten days." Xie Qianyun replied.

"Can we hold on for ten days? Although today’s first battle is a victory, the Tartars clearly did not use all their strength, only testing our combat ability."

"Therefore we must not become careless. We can only believe we can persist for ten days, instead of doubting this number." Xie Qianyun said firmly.

Wu Huahao nodded.

In battle, the worst thing to do is undermine one’s own morale.

"Go rest a bit." Xie Qianyun suggested, "The Tartars may attack at any time, we must preserve our strength."

"Alright."

They each returned to their places.

Xie Qianyun went directly to Xiao Luming’s location.

Xiao Luming was sitting cross-legged on the carpet, his expression also heavy.

"How was it?" Xiao Luming asked Xie Qianyun upon her return.

"298 casualties, not too severe. We ambushed over 1,000 Tartars." Xie Qianyun replied.

Xiao Luming nodded slightly.

That number was, naturally, excellent.

"I’ll sleep for a while." Xie Qianyun said.

"Mm."

Xie Qianyun took out a sleeping bag, lay down next to it, and slept.

Didn’t care how dirty she was, her face still smeared with blood.

Noon.

The Tartars launched another attack.

This time, their numbers seemed even greater than before.

Xie Qianyun and Wu Huahao divided their forces into two, leading the army to swiftly engage in battle.

This battle again concluded with the Iron Cavalry Army securing a definitive victory.

Thus the fighting paused, then resumed.

This continued for five days.

For five days, the Iron Cavalry Army held absolute victory, crushing the Tartars and extinguishing their morale!

Yet by the sixth day.

The Tartars took a desperate gamble, deploying the remaining 40,000 troops, issuing a death order: to annihilate the Iron Cavalry Army completely, retreat was not an option!

The Iron Cavalry Army clearly perceived the threat.

This time, evidently, the Tartar force spared nothing, even using corpses to pile upon bodies, fighting the Iron Cavalry Army to the death.