As cavalry, nothing is more feared than falling from one's horse.
For cavalrymen, their warhorses are their brothers, and even more so, their second lives.
It is precisely with the aid of their warhorses that they can unleash more powerful killing power than infantry.
It is also with the aid of their warhorses that they can move like the wind and kill like reaping grass.
Now that Lin Tian had lost his warhorse, the Xiongnu saw his combat effectiveness as having been halved.
Therefore, even though these Xiongnu had suffered losses at Lin Tian's hands before, they no longer feared him and charged towards Lin Tian once more.
If Lin Tian were killed, not only would it deter the Qin army, but it would also be an earth-shattering merit.
This thought excited many Xiongnu cavalrymen.
However, just as they thought Lin Tian would be easy to kill, Lin Tian merely flipped over, slew one man, and mounted the man's warhorse.
His speed and practiced movements made the Xiongnu cavalrymen feel that they had missed their chance.
What was worse, many of them had already charged forward.
This forced them into a head-on clash with Lin Tian.
From then on, it remained Lin Tian's domain; it was still Lin Tian who wreaked havoc on the battlefield.
As the commanding general, no one could do anything to Lin Tian.
He was like an invincible god of war, rampaging across the battlefield.
This greatly angered the Xiongnu leader.
As commanders of their respective armies, Lin Tian was so invincible, while he had to hide in the rear, commanding his troops and watching Lin Tian slaughter.
This greatly displeased the Xiongnu leader.
"Bring me my bow and arrows!"
The Xiongnu leader was not only a leader but also a master hunter.
Although he was past his prime youth, his archery skills were already consummate.
Therefore, when a guard brought him his prized bow, he directly aimed at Lin Tian, who was at the forefront of the charge.
His eyes were like those of a ravenous wolf, fixated on Lin Tian.
If eyes could kill, Lin Tian would have been slain countless times by the Xiongnu leader by now.
However, eyes could not kill.
Conversely, they exposed the thoughts of the one whose eyes they belonged to.
The moment the Xiongnu leader aimed his bow at him, Lin Tian sensed the killing intent.
Seeing the Xiongnu leader aiming at him piqued Lin Tian's interest.
He, who had been charging forward, suddenly flipped over and retreated, mounting his own warhorse from before.
Then, from his warhorse, he retrieved his bow and arrows.
Seeing this, the Xiongnu leader immediately understood that Lin Tian wanted to compete with him in archery.
This made the Xiongnu leader even more enraged.
When the Xiongnu leader shot his arrows, there was no one around him to disturb him, allowing him to focus on aiming at Lin Tian and shooting him with all his might.
Yet, Lin Tian was surrounded by Xiongnu cavalry. For the Xiongnu leader, Lin Tian wanting to compete in archery under such circumstances was an immense humiliation.
The next moment, he drew his long bow to its maximum tension, aimed at Lin Tian's position, and shot with all his might.
"Whoosh!"
The arrow came swiftly and urgently, with immense power, even producing its characteristic whistling sound in mid-air.
For an ordinary person encountering such an arrow, it would be difficult to dodge.
But Lin Tian at this moment had no intention of dodging.
He raised his sword and directly cleaved the Xiongnu leader's arrow in two.
After swinging his sword, Lin Tian directly drew an arrow, and without even looking, shot it towards the Xiongnu leader's position.
It happened so fast.
If the Xiongnu leader had not seen an arrow flying towards him, he would have thought Lin Tian was still cutting down Xiongnu cavalry, not shooting at him.
However, although this arrow was shot casually by Lin Tian, it was extremely lethal to the Xiongnu leader.
The Xiongnu leader stared intently at the arrow shot by Lin Tian, his mind constantly pondering in which direction to evade.
He thought about dodging to the left, but felt that the left was not safe.
He thought about dodging to the right, but equally felt that Lin Tian's arrow might be aimed to the right.
This was a situation the Xiongnu leader had never encountered before.
He could not predict the direction of Lin Tian's arrow at all.
This caused him to stare at the arrow shot by Lin Tian for a long time.
Then, he suddenly realized that the arrow was flying directly towards his current position.
The Xiongnu leader was utterly shocked.
He wanted to dodge, but it was already too late.
He looked at the arrow as if seeing the summons of death.
This caused the Xiongnu leader to widen his eyes, filled with unwillingness.
He did not want to die here like this.
Fortunately, at this moment, someone suddenly shouted:
"Leader, be careful!!"
Immediately after, a person leaped towards the Xiongnu leader and directly stood in front of him.
"Sss!"
The arrow possessed tremendous power. Shot with great force, it pierced straight through the Xiongnu man who had stood in front of the Xiongnu leader.
Fortunately, he was still some distance away from the Xiongnu leader, so although the arrow passed through his body, it did not injure the Xiongnu leader.
The Xiongnu leader's heart was completely filled with fear.
Just a moment ago, he had been mere inches away from death from Lin Tian's arrow.
This made him realize that Lin Tian's power was something he could not withstand.
If Lin Tian shot another arrow, he would likely be shot dead.
Therefore, he disregarded the state of his Xiongnu cavalry and hurriedly commanded:
"Retreat! Retreat now!!"
At this time, the Xiongnu cavalry and Lin Tian's cavalry had just engaged in battle, and the Xiongnu generals had not yet fully grasped the situation.
The Xiongnu leader's order to retreat at this moment greatly confused the Xiongnu generals.
They could not understand why the Xiongnu leader would order a retreat at this time.
They also had not seen that the arrow which had almost cost the Xiongnu leader his life was actually shot by Lin Tian.
Therefore, they asked their leader:
"Leader, are we really going to retreat? Our soldiers have just charged forward, this is a good time for us to fight!"
"If we retreat now, we might lose a large number of soldiers!"
They wanted to tell their leader that it was not the right time to retreat.
However, upon hearing these words, their leader instantly became furious.
"A good time to fight? If we stay any longer, my life will be forfeit!!"
"The Qin army's commander has his eyes on me. This battle cannot be fought until the Qin commander is dealt with!"
Although the victory of the army was extremely important, the Xiongnu leader felt that his own life was more important.
If he lost his life, everything else would be in vain.
Therefore, his stance was resolute: he wanted his army to retreat!
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