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Wuu! The muffled and cool sound of the horn resonated under the Tanhan Shan's foot at dusk. Amidst the sound of the horn, the five thousand strong and sturdy cavalry of Xianbei began to form a formation on the west side of the bridge.

The leader of the cavalry of Xianbei was a burly man who was nine feet tall. She had thick eyebrows, copper eyes, and a face full of muscles. Her subordinates were all wearing dome-shaped leather hats, but he was bare-headed and her hair was braided, making him look even more ferocious.

The fierce looking burly man was Prince Zuo Xian.

Su Li clenched his right fist and raised it high, using a voice that sounded like muffled thunder, he shouted, "My sons, all of you, pull yourself together, you have to show off to the Han people later!"

"Here!" Thousands of people responded in unison, startling a large flock of birds that were looking for food on the mountainside. They drew their bows, their swords drawn, their eyes fixed on the road to the east.

Roughly half an hour later, the faint sound of hooves could be heard from the other side of the floating bridge. The sound was getting louder and louder until the first horse appeared from the bottom of the mountain.

The expressions of Su Li and many of his subordinates changed. How long would it take for such a uniform set of hoof steps to be achieved through practice and coordination? How terrifying would the combat ability of such an army be?

When the White Horse Camp's cavalry all appeared in front of them, many of Su Li's subordinates started to retreat. Compared to the army in front of them, their equipment was no different from a beggar's — this army's equipment was actually completely the same: shiny black armor and helmet, long black boots, four feet long ring head knife s, powerful crossbow wielder's back, and their calm and composed face. All of these showed that this army was definitely not a kind person! Forget about them, even the elite guards and cavalry under Kebineng's command couldn't compare to this Youzhou's cavalry!

Su Li keenly sensed the fear in his subordinates, so he waved his arm and shouted, "The one behind us is the Tanhan Shan, the spirit of King Tan Shihuai in heaven is watching us! If anyone dares to be a coward facing a battle, they will be mercilessly killed! "

To these Xianbei People, Tan Shihuai was an existence akin to a god. No one dared to show fear after Su Li mentioned his name.

spurred his horse to the side of the river and shouted to the Xianbei People on the other side of the river: "Protect Academy Officer Wu Huan, and have received King Lian's invitation to come to the Rites of the Rites of Heavenly Worship, who are you? "Hurry up and get out of the way!"

Su Li waved his hand, and a Chieftain stepped forward and shouted: "Fresh Su Li is here! We, the guests who have been ordered to visit the Rites of Heavenly Worship, since you all claim to be Academy Officer Wu Huan, I hope that General Gongsun Xu can personally bring an invitation and cross the river by name! "

When Gongsun Jia heard this, he flew into a rage and personally brought an invitation to cross the river. Usually, only when the subordinates who had made a mistake wanted to meet the general or the marshal, they would announce their names one by one. Xianbei People's Prince Zuo Xian sounded impressive, but Gongsun Xu was Academy Officer Protector Wu Huan, and was Marquis Jin's direct descendant. His position and power were not inferior to Xianbei People's Prince Zuo Xian's, how could the opponent be willing to act in such a manner!

Su Li once again waved his hand, the cavalry of Xianbei under him brandished their weapons and bellowed: "Cross the river by name! Cross the river by name! Cross the river by name! "

Gongsun Jia decisively took off the longbow on his back, and aimed it at the Chieftain who shouted just now.

Xianbei People was furious, a mere little soldier dares to singlehandedly provoke thousands of us? Do you really think that Tan Shihuai is invincible? Immediately, hundreds of men nocked their bows and arrows towards Gongsun Jia. As long as Gongsun Jia dared to shoot the first arrow, he would definitely become a hedgehog in the next moment!

Gongsun Jia was instantly covered in cold sweat. He forcefully clenched his teeth, and thought to himself: Even if I die, I can't lose face for the Gongsun family! He suddenly pulled the bowstring to its limit and prepared to shoot an arrow at the Chieftain.

"Big brother, the young master wants you to go back!" Just then, Gongsun Yi ran over and stopped Gongsun Jia with a loud voice.

Although Gongsun Jia was unwilling, he still heaved a sigh of relief. He glared at the Chieftain and turned his horse to head back the way he came.

"Phew! Phew! Phew!" Xianbei People gave her opponent a show of strength as they waved their weapons and shouted loudly.

"Haha" Su Li laughed complacently towards the sky. After laughing, he pointed his horse whip towards the other side of the river and disdainfully yelled: "The Han is afraid of death, how can he be a match for us fresh and inferior warriors? My sons, if Gongsun Xu were to personally come here, then we must properly humiliate him and release him! "

"Huff!" "Huff! Huff!" Xianbei People responded to Su Li with an impassioned roar.

As they were separated by a distance, and Gongsun Xu did not know the vulgar language, he did not know what the other party had said. Seeing Gongsun Jia aim his bow and arrow at the opponent, he was shocked, and immediately ordered Gongsun Yi to call for his subordinates, when Gongsun Jia ran over, he immediately asked for the reason.

Gongsun Jia cupped his fists, and said angrily: "Reporting to Young Noble, the Prince Zuo Xian that is inferior to barbarians actually wanted Young Noble to cross the river by name! How could this lowly person tolerate such humiliation! Even if I have to risk my life, I will show them how powerful I am! "

Gongsun Xu pressed his hands together to calm Gongsun Jia down, he turned around and asked Yan Rou: "Is Prince Zuo Xian Su Li?"

Yan Rou immediately bowed and replied: "Yes! This man is brave and reckless, he is the general that Kebineng trusts the most, and by acting in such a manner, he is likely acting under Kebineng's orders. "

Gongsun Xu turned and asked Guo Jia: "What do you think of this matter?"

Guo Jia pointed to the other side of the river and laughed, "It's just a bunch of useless trash, why should Master be worried?"

"Haha!" Gongsun Xu laughed loudly, "What Feng Xiao said is extremely true. He is merely a Prince Zuo Xian, how could I put him in my eyes! "Pass down the order, we will slowly advance in formation. If the enemy makes the first move, we will immediately attack!"

"Here!"

At this time, Er Yu was disguised as a soldier and was riding on her horse behind Gongsun Xu. Seeing Gongsun Xu's imposing manner and extremely overbearing aura, her beautiful eyes could not help but look around.

'A seductress! ' Nearby, Mo Bingmei saw Er Yu's expression and secretly cursed in her heart.

Before this, the two of them fought nonstop. Although Gongsun Xu stopped them, they never stopped ridiculing each other. Gongsun Xu had always been cold and indifferent like ice, so why was it that he and Er Yu were like fire and water? However, he had simultaneously offended the two girls, and after being scolded by Er Yu in such a roundabout way, he didn't dare to go up the road and join in on the fun, so he could only pretend not to see it.

In just the time it took for an incense stick to burn, the soldiers had already wedged themselves into an offensive formation under Zhao Yun's order, following Gongsun Xu's large flag as he slowly approached the river side.

Su Li was a little shocked, and asked left and right: "Could it be that Gongsun kid is preparing to charge over?"

One of the Chieftain answered: "Prince Zuo Xian, Gongsun Xu is probably just putting on an act, this is a Tanhan Shan, not a Youzhou! Seeing that Gongsun Xu only has 3000 to 4000 people, how would this lowly general dare to be impudent in Tanhan Shan? "

Su Li praised: "What you said makes sense! Children, prepare your bows and arrows! If the Gongsun kid dares to rush over, I will immediately fire at him! "

As they spoke, the White Horse Camp's cavalry was already less than a hundred steps away from the pontoon bridge.

Gongsun Xu looked in front of him with his hands behind his back and whispered, "Young lady Er Yu, if I give the order to attack, how long will it take for Duke Lian and I to arrive?"

Er Yu thought for a while, then said softly, "Probably for more than an hour! The troops of his company were stationed near the palace. Even if they were fast, it would still take them at least an hour to arrive. Moreover, there was an eighty to eighty percent chance of that happening. The Nine will be obstructed by Kebineng and Bu Dugen! "

Gongsun Xu laughed coldly, and said with complete confidence: "One hour is enough to defeat them! "I'll go up and shout. If you don't get out of the way within ten breaths, you have to bear the consequences!"

If he had not known about the plotting, Gongsun Xu would definitely not have brazenly ordered his men to attack. Since he already knew that Su Li would become the scapegoat, how could he let go of the chance to make a name for himself in the White Horse Camp?

Gongsun Jia was ecstatic, he once again spurred his horse to the side of the river and used his entire strength to shout: Listen up, protect Academy Officer Wu Huan, if you do not open up a path within ten breaths of time, you all have to bear the consequences!

Xianbei People was suddenly in an uproar, all of their gazes turned to Su Li. They were all Su Li's subordinates, and their lives and deaths were in Su Li's grasp. Hence, even though many of them were muttering to themselves in their hearts, no one dared to say it out loud.

"Prepare to shoot!" Su Li roared, and ruthlessly brandished the curved blade in his hand that was embedded with gold and silver gems. How could a dignified Prince Zuo Xian be scared off by a single sentence from the Han people in front of everyone?

Guo Jia laughed, and cupped his hands with a relaxed expression: "My lord, it seems like Su Li has steeled his heart to stop them!"

Gongsun Xu laughed coldly: "After the establishment of the White Horse Camp, this is the first time the cavalry has come out to fight. Since Su Li wants to be this chicken, how can I not be what he wants? Zi Long, I'll leave it to you guys! " Saying that, he and Guo Jia rode their horses to the side, and gave the command to Zhao Yun.

"I will not let you down!" Zhao Yun promised loudly as he pulled down the mask on his helmet.

At this moment, the helmet had no mask, which meant that the entire face could not be protected. It was very dangerous to charge at it. The White Horse Camp Cavalry's helmet was created by Gongsun Xu, so he specially added a sinister looking ghost mask on it. Not only can it increase defense, it can also deter enemies and kill two birds with one stone.

The three thousand five hundred people pulled down their masks, looking like a group of devils from hell.

The Xianbei People was immediately in chaos, the horses under them were even more frightened and irritable, they continuously whinnied and kicked their legs, continuously throwing dozens of people off their horses.

"Release the arrows!" Su Li saw that the situation was bad and decisively gave the order to strike first.

In an instant, thousands of arrows flew across the river like dark clouds.

Zhao Yun waved his spear, giving the order to charge.