"The enemy formation is in disarray, the entire army advances!!"
As Lin Tian's order was given, a large number of soldiers surged forth.
However, the cloth-armored soldiers at the very front were slightly different. They did not follow directly behind the berserk bulls but instead went out of the city gates and circled around from both sides.
Judging by their posture, it seemed they intended to completely encircle the Zhao army.
Li Mu saw through their intentions at a glance.
But at this moment, their Zhao army was still in dire straits, with thousands of berserk bulls inflicting immense damage.
Moreover, this damage was ongoing.
Many of the responsive orders he issued received no reaction.
Unless the rampage of these berserk bulls ended, their army would have no chance to catch its breath.
At this moment, Li Mu wished he had a few immensely strong bull-wrestling warriors to eliminate all these frenzied oxen.
Only then could they resolve this crisis.
"General, our army is powerless against these berserk bulls, and casualties are mounting. What should we do now!"
"Yes! General, those Qin people are already slaughtering our soldiers. With the current state of our soldiers, we are completely unable to resist their attack!"
"This is not the most critical issue. The most important thing is that Qin soldiers are pouring out endlessly. Behind them must be Qin cavalry. When the cavalry charges out, our soldiers will suffer even greater casualties!"
The power of cavalry was absolutely not something ordinary infantry could withstand.
Especially a squadron of cavalry charging forward could directly break through an infantry formation without any problem.
Not to mention that at this moment, the Zhao army no longer had any formation to speak of. They were like scattered troops and roving soldiers, making it difficult to cope with a cavalry charge.
Li Mu understood this even better than they did.
He particularly recalled when the Qi general Tian Dan used the fire-ox formation to charge the Yan army back then. It was a completely one-sided crushing situation.
In the end, Tian Dan and his men, with only five thousand soldiers, achieved a great victory.
One could imagine how powerful the fire-ox formation was.
If handled improperly, their army of one hundred thousand could be annihilated.
"Order the rear army to set up barricades, temporarily blocking the path of those berserk bulls!"
"At the same time, have our soldiers gather behind the barricades. Gather as many as possible, form a combat force first, and hold back the Qin army!"
Their army was already in disarray, and it was impossible to gather all the soldiers in a short period!
However, they could gather a portion of the soldiers, form a certain combat force, and delay Lin Tian's army.
Then, after the berserk bull formation passed and their soldiers calmed down, they could form a new combat force.
At that time, defeating the Qin army would not be impossible.
Upon hearing Li Mu's words, his subordinate generals immediately went to execute them.
These generals knew that time was of the essence.
They had to seize every breath of time; only then would they have a chance to counterattack.
Fortunately, these generals were very experienced. They quickly assembled an army, numbering several thousand strong.
More importantly, these several thousand soldiers were all cavalry.
After they assembled, there was a new development at the entrance of Yanmen City.
No longer were Qin infantry emerging from the Yanmen City gates, but Qin cavalry.
Leading them was Lin Tian himself.
Lin Tian surveyed the battlefield. The Zhao army was in complete chaos, and their infantry was already encircling and annihilating the Zhao infantry.
At the same time, the rampaging fire oxen had reached the edge of the Zhao army and were about to charge out completely.
Lin Tian knew it was time to act.
"Kill! Merit and renown are within reach!!"
"Kings and marquises, generals and ministers, are they born thus? Capture Li Mu alive, and every one of you has the chance to be enfeoffed and appointed as a general!"
Lin Tian's words ignited the ambition in countless hearts.
Lin Tian's soldiers knew that his current position was earned through battle.
He had fought bravely on the battlefield, captured cities and territories, and conquered Korea, which allowed Lin Tian to become a Shao Shang Zao and a General for the Zhao campaign.
Could such a thing not be replicated for them?
It could.
As long as their merits were great enough, as long as they killed enough people, they too could become generals.
Thinking of this, the soldiers became impassioned.
"Kill! Capture Li Mu alive!!"
"Kill! The chance to be enfeoffed and appointed as a general is right before our eyes!!"
Following Lin Tian, they charged forward, heading straight for Li Mu.
This scene did not fluster Li Mu, but his subordinate generals were somewhat panicked.
They hurriedly deployed the army they had just assembled.
"Go! Stop them, kill them!"
"Kill!"
The Zhao soldiers' eyes were already red.
Having lost so many comrades, they had long harbored hatred for Lin Tian's army.
Now that they finally had an opportunity for a head-on charge, how could they not fight bravely?
Therefore, these cavalry also charged towards Lin Tian's army at extreme speed.
However, they went fast and died fast.
Lin Tian was like Death himself, ruthlessly slaughtering them.
Wherever he passed, some people only saw a flash of his sword before falling to the ground.
The Zhao soldiers who fell were all wide-eyed in horror, dying with their eyes open.
Lin Tian's speed of killing was astonishing enough, and the way the soldiers died further terrified countless people.
Even more terrifying was that many Zhao generals discovered that Lin Tian was leading the cavalry directly towards them.
This filled them with dread.
"Quick! Protect the general, quick, protect the general!"
"Lord Wu'an is in danger, quick, protect Lord Wu'an!"
"Guards, guards!"
These generals knew their own capabilities. Although they were generals, the greater target in their army was Li Mu.
Therefore, they frantically summoned soldiers to protect Li Mu.
However, the fire-ox formation had just finished its rampage, and many soldiers were in a state of confusion. The soldiers they could summon were indeed limited.
These soldiers seemed like a drop in the bucket compared to Lin Tian's cavalry army.
This truly made the Zhao generals anxious.
"Lord Wu'an, go, quickly go!"
They wanted Li Mu to retreat and temporarily leave this dangerous place.
But Li Mu paid no attention to their words. His gaze was fixed on the cavalry behind Lin Tian.
Li Mu discovered that not only was Lin Tian's personal combat power extremely strong, but the cavalry behind him was also of remarkable fighting capability.
Fighting one against two, or one against three, was not difficult for them.
Moreover, they often relied on their superb cavalry skills to counterattack Zhao cavalry.
Li Mu watched this with great absorption and quickly discerned the key.
He saw the function of the saddle and stirrups.
"This, this world actually has such cavalry artifacts. Why did none of us think of this before!"
The creation of saddles and stirrups was not difficult, and the principle was simple. The difficulty lay in the idea itself.
Upon discovering this, Li Mu felt as if a new world had opened up. He was eager for his Zhao cavalry to also use these saddles and stirrups.
He was even imagining how powerful their Zhao cavalry would be if they used these items.
Such imagination made him ignore the voices of the generals around him.
"General, General!!"
Li Mu did not respond to these calls.
This angered a Zhao general. Seeing Lin Tian's army drawing near, this Zhao general gritted his teeth and made a decision.
"Someone, drag Lord Wu'an away from here!"
"The rest of you, charge with me!!"
Lin Tian's army was already charging. They had to carve out a path of survival for Lord Wu'an, Li Mu.
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