C40

On a high slope, Yang Lin, Dian Wei, Zhao Yun, Cang Ba and the others stood in the snow as they stared ahead. However, there was a snowy plain in front of them, and the sky and the earth seemed to be connected together. Behind him, behind the slope, were nearly five thousand young and robust people from the Yang Family Villa, Li Family Villa, and Wang Family Villa.

"Master Yang, the bandits are almost here."

Tang Qing had already been lying on the ground and listening for a long time. Every once in a while, he would have to report the location of the bandits. However, every time he would quietly walk to Yang Lin's side and whisper with him. No one knew what they were talking about.

Nearly five thousand young men, in order to avoid the wind, chose a low concave area to stand in. From afar, it was impossible to find that there were five thousand cavalrymen hidden here. The north wind was still blowing and the snow was still falling. More than five thousand guards stood quietly in the snow, waiting anxiously for the final battle to begin.

Yang Lin and his brothers stood on the slope and only revealed their heads, staring at the south. A great battle was approaching, but these brothers' faces were filled with uncontrollable excitement, and even a hint of happiness. They were truly a group of combative people, Yang Lin could not help but mutter to himself.

"Look!"

Suddenly, Zhao Yun pointed to the front and shouted loudly. They followed the direction of his finger and saw that a thin black line had appeared on the southern horizon, where the world was connected. The black line slowly moved forward, appearing very conspicuous in the white snowy plains.

Gradually, the black line became thicker and thicker. It kept rolling forward and gradually turned into a bunch of black shadows. It was like a group of devils that had suddenly appeared from hell. The black line was densely packed and rushing forward.

The sound of the horse's hooves became more and more urgent. It heavily pounded on the ground and on everyone's heart. To these young men, although it was not their first time on the battlefield, they had, after all, never personally killed anyone before. Hearing the sound of the horse's hooves getting closer and closer, his face couldn't help but reveal a terrified expression.

As the bandits got closer, the entire bandit group entered their field of vision. Yang Lin swept his eyes across the bandit group, there were more than 3700 of them, but the group was extremely neat, almost all of them were dressed in armor, all of the mounted bandit had a spear as well as a big blade hanging from their waists. But the pikes were hanging from the horses backs, and the swords were in their scabbards. It seemed like they really did believe in their spy. They did not doubt that they were entering the area of death step by step.

"Heh heh, what a group of bandits, they really look like an army."

Yang Lin laughed lightly and praised it softly. However, he was more confident in his own team's strength. However, these mounted bandit still had some fighting strength, they had been fighting for years, so their individual fighting strength could not be underestimated. As for his young men, they had almost no battle experience. Their individual battle capabilities were yet to be tested.

"All of you, mount up and prepare for battle."

With regards to true battle, this was not the first time Yang Lin had accumulated some combat experience. In the previous few battles, the bandits had all been small scale battles. It seemed that they were going to get serious this time. However, there were only three thousand bandits, so it was not a real test.

"Dian Wei, Xu Zhu, the two of you bring the young men from the Li and Wang Family Villa to prepare to charge. Zhao Yun, Cang Ba, the two of you follow me. Be careful, you cannot let a single mounted bandit slip through your net. "

"Understood."

The brothers agreed and ran down to the slope to send their men. Dian Wei and Xu Zhu shouted, and the youths of the Li Family and Wang Family Villa all followed. Not long later, the group was split into two, and everyone jumped onto their horses, raising the spears in their hands, quietly waiting for Yang Lin's order to attack.

"Brothers, the bandits are just ahead. In order to rob us, they will not let any of us off. A life or death battle like this, they couldn't let a single mounted bandit slip through their fingers. Now, let's get on the horse and go. "

"Gulp …"

Yang Lin waved his hands fiercely, and five thousand young and strong horses jumped onto the horses, all of them releasing a burst of snoring sounds, raising their hooves and raising a ball of snow fog, following closely behind Yang Lin, Dian Wei, Xu Zhu, Zhao Yun, and Cang Ba, they rushed out from behind the slope.

"Phew …"

The bandits of Ejialing were running on their horses when a cavalry unit suddenly appeared in front of them, giving them a big shock. Great Master quickly pulled on the horse reins and the underling suddenly raised his head and let out a long hiss. His two front hooves stopped in midair and only fell down after a long time.

"Stop!"

Great Master raised his spear high up, signalling his team to stop. The bandits that were sprinting pulled up their horse reins, followed by the sound of horses hissing. After rushing for a few steps, they slowly stopped behind Great Master.

The two teams stopped at a distance of less than five hundred steps. Both teams had already raised their spears, and the air seemed to have frozen. The snowy plains before the battle were completely silent. Besides the wheezing of the fast horses and the whistling of the cold wind, the teams on both sides were quietly waiting. Yang Lin spurred his horse forward, staring at the Great Master, he chuckled.

"I'm truly sorry, Great Master. How can I dare to trouble you with this, and ask you to send me off with a thousand miles?"

Great Master's face instantly turned purple. Listening to Yang Lin's words, he already knew that he was following behind his. Could it be that Li Yan had betrayed him, intentionally luring him to pursue him for a thousand miles so that Yang Lin could eliminate him on the snowy plains in one go?

"Master Yang, don't be too proud, who knows who will win?"

"Hehe, the courage of Great Master! However, it won't be too late if you look back. "

The Great Master turned his head and his back was covered in cold sweat. It turned out that not far from him, on his left and right sides, a large group of cavalry suddenly appeared out of nowhere. They were all Yang Lin's troops, and had surrounded Ejialing's bandits from three sides.

The pikes of the warriors riding on horses had already been raised high, the sharp spear blade reflected the cold light of the snow and ice, interweaving into a dense forest of spears. The warriors' expressions were all calm, waiting for Yang Lin's order, like a bandit's team discovering a charge.

"Great Master, put down your weapon and I'll let you live."

"Hehe, I, Hu Li, have been domineering for one lifetime and have never surrendered to anyone before. Just with those farmers of yours, you think you can make me surrender? "If you have the guts, then come at me."

A cold smile surfaced on the corner of Yang Lin's mouth. Since you want to court death, I'll just be this polite. However, he didn't forget to use this final chance to break down and reduce the morale of the Ejialing's bandits.

"Brothers of the Ejialing, listen up. We have no enmity with you, and do not wish to make things difficult for you. As long as you put down your weapons, dismount and surrender, we guarantee that we will let you go. "

"Cut the f * cking bullshit. Come at me if you have the guts."

He was really afraid that his subordinates, the bandits, would become cowardly before the battle. Although these bandits did not fear death, when there was still hope for life, who would be willing to die? Moreover, there was no need for them to risk their lives. It was all for the sake of money.

"Brothers, kill …"

He never thought that the Great Master would be the first to start the charge. Pointing his long spear forward, he started howling like a ghost. The bandits under him were already on the bow string and had no choice but to attack. They all urged their horses to raise their hooves and follow the Great Master to charge up.

"You want to risk your life? "No way!"

Yang Lin did not give him the chance to fight back, when he saw Great Master rushing towards him, he immediately raised the spear in his hand high up, and signaled to attack Zhang Fei, Pan Feng and Yu She, who were on the left, and ordered them to charge for the first round.

"Kill …"

Zhang Fei who had been impatiently waiting suddenly roared out, like a clap of thunder in the snow, he pointed the spear in his hand forward, at the young and strong Wulong Mountain, the Wulong Mountain bandits, and nearly five thousand men of the Kang Family Valley behind him shouted in unison.

This created an interesting phenomenon. The bandits of Ejialing rushed towards Yang Lin, who was right in front of them, but on their left side, Zhang Fei led over five thousand warriors and charged towards them. It was as if they wanted to cut the bandits of Ejialing into two by the waist.

"Damn it!"

Great Master's face immediately turned white when he saw Zhang Fei's charge. Having experienced so many battle arrays, he naturally knew that if he were to be attacked from the waist by the brave men on the left, he would immediately be rushed over. What awaited them was only slaughter.

"Go meet it!"

He shouted loudly and pulled the horse reins to the left. The horse head left the charging direction and charged towards Zhang Fei and the others on the left. However, their charge was so short. Just as they started moving, they were suddenly turned around and their horses naturally slowed down.

"Kill …"

Zhang Fei roared, he raised the spear in his hand high up and aimed it at the sky. The spearpoint reflected a dazzling light that reflected off of the vast snowy plains. The glittering cold lights and dense forest of spears interweaved with each other to form an awe-inspiring scene, making one feel as if their breathing was going to cause a thunderous blow.

Over three thousand mounted bandit s under the lead of Great Master turned their horses around and charged towards the left. After a short period of panic, the mounted bandit s hurriedly took off their spears that were hung on the horses. They raised their whips to urge the horses, and in an extremely short period of time, they actually increased their speed to welcome them.

However, today's mounted bandit had met their strongest opponent in their lives, and was also their last opponent. However, what they regretted was that their opponent's strength had far surpassed their imagination. They were not even worthy to be called their opponent.

Facing the swarming mounted bandit, Zhang Fei, Pan Feng, and Yu She only tightened their grip on their spears, mountain ax, and wolf-tooth club, not a single one of them cared. The three of them moved forward, side by side. Anyone who came into contact with them would have no chance to fight back, and would have already perished on the snowy plains.

Zhang Fei bellowed, his eyes opening wide with anger. The war horse galloped forward for more than ten steps, the spear pierced through and wherever the spear went, several bandits were pierced and their internal organs were bloodied all over the ground, it was a tragic sight, but Zhang Fei just turned a blind eye and rode back and forth quickly, the spear kept swinging and thrusting.

Where the snowflakes flew, Pan Feng's mountain ax was sweeping across, a Ejialing bandit was howling and raising his spear, attempting to stab Pan Feng. Sadly, his spear had not even reached Pan Feng when it was smashed away by Pan Feng, and in a flash, her body was cut into two by Pan Feng, his upper body had already fallen off his horse while his lower body was still riding on the horse.

Although the bandits were not afraid of death, how could their bodies withstand such a heavy sweeping? In an instant, the sound of bones breaking, metal clashing, miserable screams, howls, horse hisses, and angry curses filled the air, as Yu She entered the human realm. It was as if there was no one present at all.

Behind them were the nearly five thousand warriors. Waving the pikes in their hands, they charged into the gap left by the four vanguards in the middle of mounted bandit's army. As they charged towards the two sides, they gradually opened a path among the group of bandits, leaving behind the corpses and the blood soaked Red Snow.

Those bandits of Ejialing who had just been beaten into a mess by Zhang Fei, Pan Feng, and Yu She's valiant impact had yet to recover from their shock. The dazzling cold glare confused their eyes immediately, and countless ice slaughtering sabers came slashing down amidst the hissing sounds.

"Phew …"

The group of bandits slowly stopped behind him. As they looked ahead, they saw Yang Lin, who had blocked in front of them just now, and the nearly five thousand knights under his command, blocking in front of them yet again like a ghost.

It turned out that when Zhang Fei had charged forward, the other people hadn't been idle either. They had quickly changed their positions and surrounded Ejialing's bandits tightly. Yang Lin looked at the bandits of Ejialing and shouted coldly.

"If you dismount and surrender, I won't let you die."

"Absolutely not!"

Great Master's Hu Li replied in a stern voice, he had the determination that he would not stop until he died. He turned his head to look at his subordinates, only to realize that in a single charge, close to a thousand people had been killed. He could not help but suck in a breath of cold air, once again raising the spear in his hand and howling.

"Brothers, kill …"

Just at the moment he let out his howls, Yang Lin smiled lightly and raised the spear in his hands once again. He waved it towards Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Lin Feng, Luo Yong and the others on the right, ordering them to attack from the side, especially attacking the Mountain Bandits.

"Kill …"

Yan Liang's eyes were round, filled with a cold killing intent, the spear in his hands seemed to be covered with a layer of frost. With a loud shout, he pointed his long spear forward, and the four thousand odd riders immediately followed suit. Without waiting for the Ejialing bandits to turn around, Yan Liang and the rest rushed over.

Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Lin Feng, and Luo Yong advanced side by side, as if they were toppling mountains and overturning seas. The frightened mounted bandit didn't even have time to catch her breath, when another four tyrants brought more than four thousand warriors and rushed over. They were both fierce and sharp. In front of them, these mounted bandit s couldn't even withstand a single blow.

"Kill ah …"

Yan Liang's spear ruthlessly smashed onto the bandit leader of Ejialing. Amidst loud clashing sounds, one of the bandit's spear was thrown into the air, and in that split-second, Yan Liang's sharp spear pierced into his chest without any obstruction. Yan Liang took the chance and smashed onto another bandit's body.

A bandit wanted to raise his spear to block it, but did not expect that he would be sent flying dozens of steps away along with his spear. He struggled to stand up, but his waist seemed to no longer be able to support him, and slowly collapsed into the desolate snow.

Facing the incoming bandit, Lin Feng's eyes flashed with a sharp glint. Just as the bandit's long spear was about to pierce him, the bandit's spear in his hand thrust forward like lightning, and instantly pierced through Lin Feng's spear, causing an ice-cold chill to spread out from his chest. His body was continuously numb, his chest suffocated, and he slowly lowered his head.

With a huge explosion, Luo Yong's spear fiercely pierced into the armor of a bandit. The bandit swayed on his horse before he finally fell down with a loud bang. However, Luo Yong did not have the time to pull out his spear, the three sharp spear suddenly pierced forward, like a venomous snake aiming for his throat, it was already too late to dodge. With a loud shout, he leapt into the air and drew his spear out from the bandit's body. With a sweep of his spear, the three bandits only felt a flash of cold light before their eyes turned blood-red.

More than four thousand warriors raised their spears and moved forward at the same time. More than four thousand spears broke through the air in an instant, intersecting in the air and forming a cold, dense spear formation.

The clear sound of sharp weapons piercing through flesh and blood, as well as tragic howls interweaving into a single piece, continuously reverberating across the snowy plains. In a split-second, hundreds of bandits had their bodies pierced by the spear and nailed to the ice-cold spear. Their bodies of flesh and blood were still unable to block the spear's blade.

"Phew …"

Great Master's Hu Li once again pulled back the horse reins, and stared fiercely at Yang Lin who was in front of him. No matter how the Ejialing bandits charged, they were still unable to escape Yang Lin's encirclement. No matter which direction they tried to break through, Yang Lin's men would always be there, waiting for them.

Hu Li turned his head to look at the remaining bandits. There were only about two thousand left. At this moment, he truly felt that he had met his match today. He didn't expect that after roaming the mountains for so many years, he would end up dying on the snowy plains.

He looked at Xia Chen and Zhu Kan beside him, his heart was in a mess, he saw that the two of them were covered in blood, the summer left arm was pierced, and fresh blood was flowing down the arm, while Zhu Kan's face was also pierced by the spear, and half of his face did not even look like a human anymore.

"Brothers, let's kill our way out!"

Yang Lin frowned, the light in his eyes flickered, and a dark cloud surrounded his heart, if he continued like this, he was afraid that he would have to kill all of these bandits. But the bravery of these bandits had deeply attracted Yang Lin, as this was a powerful force. If I can get rid of Hu Li, my words can be used.

"Dian Wei, Xu Zhu!"

"Here!"

"Kill Hu Li!"

"Yes sir!"

"Kill …"

Dian Wei and Xu Zhu shouted at the same time, like thunder that had just exploded. The thousands of warhorses let out a long hiss, released their hooves, and rushed forward. The fierce sound of the hooves striking the snowy plains was like the sound of a death knell ringing in the desert. Thousands of cavalrymen surged forward, their hooves splashing the sky full of snow fog s. In the blink of an eye, Dian Wei and Xu Zhu had already dove into the chaotic formation of bandits.

"Kill!"

Dian Wei bellowed, his sinister face looking like a ferocious ghost, the double halberd unfurled at the same time, the ice cold steel blade slashed through the air, causing a chill to run down one's spine. Just as Xia Zhi raised his spear, he was suddenly swept up into the air. Before he could regain his senses, another large iron halberd had already smashed him down from his horse.

Xu Zhu galloped like a mad tiger, the blade in his hand danced up and down, like a sharp steel blade, he thrusted straight into the body of the Mountain Bandits. He slashed at the head with his blade, but did not expect that Zhu Kan would wave his spear to block it.

"Clang …"

Dian Wei angrily swung his halberd down onto Great Master's head. In the midst of his panic, Hu Li raised his spear and welcomed the halberd, producing an intense and suffocating sound of metal clashing. Hu Li felt his arms going numb, the corners of his mouth hurting, and the constant rumbling sounds could be heard.

"Puff …"

In that moment, Dian Wei's large iron halberd pierced Hu Li's chest, and a dense wave of blood column surged out from Hu Li's chest. In that moment, blood spurted out like a fountain. Hu Li's body was stiff, staring straight ahead, his eyes revealed unwillingness, anger, disappointment, resentment, and even a trace of melancholy.

"Phew …"

The Ejialing bandits stopped again as Yang Lin's group blocked in front of them once more. This time, they were without a leader, all the bandits had blank looks in their eyes as they blankly stared at the people around them. The snores of the war horses resounded as all the swords and spears were raised.

Suddenly, Xia Xia and Zhu Kan crawled up from the snow, and the two of them looked at everything in front of them in a daze. That lance that was as thick as a forest stood horizontally in front of them, shining cold light in their eyes.

"Brothers of the Ejialing, I will give you a chance to live.

This was the last chance for the bandits. Although he admired their bravery, if they couldn't be used, it would be better to kill them clean as soon as possible to prevent them from being used by others in the future.

"Summer is coming!"

"Zhu Kan is willing to surrender!"

"We are willing to surrender!"