Huo Qubing did not entirely follow Zhang Liang's plan. Instead, he charged into the enemy camp, cutting straight through, and began to retreat from the opposite side.
However, at this point, the enemy commander understood Huo Qubing's intentions and began to surround him from another direction.
Fortunately, because the enemy did not expect Huo Qubing to act this way, the organized army was not large, and they were all infantry, which was simply an opportunity for Huo Qubing to slaughter. Under his charge, these infantry soldiers could not withstand Huo Qubing at all and were directly broken through by him.
But it was then that Huo Qubing discovered that the enemy cavalry was also pursuing him from the front.
"Minister Zhang Liang was indeed right. These fellows have been waiting for me," Huo Qubing was not surprised at all. Or rather, he had done it deliberately. He felt satisfied with the results he had achieved.
Facing the enemies surrounding him from all directions, Huo Qubing shouted, "Charge!"
"Kill!" Led by Huo Qubing, the cavalry charged towards the enemy cavalry.
And at this moment, Huo Qubing smiled again.
As this wave of cavalry charged, the enemy suddenly heard the sound of dense hooves from their rear.
When they turned back, they discovered that another cavalry force had appeared behind them at some point.
Huo Qubing's cavalry numbered a full twenty thousand. He had only brought five thousand men, and the remaining fifteen thousand had been deployed by him long ago.
At this moment, the five thousand arrived just in time. The cavalry that had been surrounding Huo Qubing suddenly found themselves being counter-encircled.
"Whizz whizz whizz!!!"
The crossbows of the [Great Han Iron Cavalry] began to fire. These crossbows could fire three times in succession, with three bolts in each hand. Five thousand men could unleash thirty thousand bolts.
The first wave of five thousand bolts was fired towards the enemy's rear, striking down over a thousand enemies.
Then, wave after wave followed. By the time the soldiers in the rear had fired all their crossbow bolts, not many of this cavalry force remained.
Finally, caught between two cavalry forces, they were completely annihilated.
This scene was fully witnessed by Bai Qi, Zhang Liang, and the others.
"This Huo Qubing indeed has some skill. To achieve such a feat, impressive. Truly, he is someone the Lord values. I did not expect this young man to arrange things this way."
Zhang Liang and the others were indeed surprised. This was completely outside his plan. However, no one expected that Huo Qubing would also possess such excellent command abilities. In such a short period, he had made subtle adjustments based on Zhang Liang's plan.
Although it was still a surprise attack and he had deliberately attracted the enemy's attention, his method resulted in more enemy casualties.
Only ten thousand men had appeared so far. The other ten thousand had not even been deployed yet, and they had already achieved such a glorious victory. Huo Qubing had every reason to be proud.
However, the five thousand men he had led earlier were reduced to only two thousand. After all, the enemy was not weak, and with their prior preparedness, Huo Qubing's army had suffered three thousand casualties.
But the enemies they had killed numbered at least over ten thousand.
Rumble! The main force of the enemy cavalry rushed over. Huo Qubing said without hesitation, "Retreat!"
Thus, Huo Qubing unleashed the power of his mighty cavalry. With various skill bonuses and the inherent speed of their mounts, they engaged the enemy in a chase.
Soon, only the enemy cavalry could keep up with him. This made Huo Qubing chuckle. When it came to the speed of cavalry, he, Huo Qubing, acknowledged no one but himself.
"No, I must let them catch up, or it won't be good if they escape." So, Huo Qubing deliberately slowed down his pace, reducing his speed significantly. The number of enemy cavalry pursuing him was at least tens of thousands.
After crossing a certain area, Huo Qubing's cavalry stopped and turned around, charging back towards the enemy.
Because, in this location, Huo Qubing's remaining ten thousand cavalry, led by Li Guang, also launched an attack on the enemy's tens of thousands of cavalry.
Because the attack was from the enemy's flank, the enemy cavalry's formation was immediately broken, splitting them into two halves.
These ten thousand cavalry acted like a knife, slicing the enemy in two, leaving the front half of the enemy army without reinforcements and forced to face the charge of Huo Qubing's cavalry in front.
"Rumble!!!"
Cavalry charges were the most brutal, pitting cavalry against cavalry.
The two enemy cavalry forces clashed fiercely, both employing their cavalry charge formations.
The enemy cavalry commander was also quite formidable. Leading the front cavalry, he unleashed a surge of power, finally colliding with Huo Qubing's [Great Han Iron Cavalry].
"Boom!"
The heavens and earth shook. The immense impact force unleashed a terrifying wave of energy. At the moment of collision, many soldiers on both sides were annihilated by the wild energy.
As the energy of the charge dissipated, the two cavalry forces engaged in fierce combat. This was now a battle of real steel and blood.
The enemy soldiers had inferior equipment and mounts, but higher cultivation realms.
The [Great Han Iron Cavalry], in terms of quality, level, equipment, and mounts, far surpassed the enemy. Moreover, Huo Qubing was a top-tier general, providing significant bonuses to his cavalry.
In terms of overall strength, the [Great Han Iron Cavalry] was naturally far superior to the enemy.
Huo Qubing engaged the enemy commander in combat. The enemy's strength was also considerable, and he fought Huo Qubing to a standstill. The enemy relied on their higher cultivation realm to match Huo Qubing, but Huo Qubing had more bonuses.
Whether it was stamina, strength, speed, or recovery, he far surpassed the enemy. After fighting for a while, the enemy commander clearly felt he was no match for Huo Qubing.
Huo Qubing needed to end the battle quickly, or he would be trapped by the enemy. His mission had been completed; he had successfully disrupted the enemy. Delaying further would be extremely disadvantageous to him.
Indeed, Huo Qubing saw the enemy's flying troops approaching from a distance.
"Minister Zhang Liang should thank me now. Even the flying legion has been drawn here." Huo Qubing smiled, then made a gesture and unleashed his full power, repelling the enemy commander.
"Retreat!" Huo Qubing gave the order to retreat to his entire army.
The Great Han Iron Cavalry retreated in an orderly fashion. The pursuing enemies were naturally unwilling to let Huo Qubing leave so easily.
However, Huo Qubing's cavalry, mounted on their steeds, drew their bows and fired arrows at the enemy's rear.
Mounted archery was also a skill that the [Great Han Iron Cavalry] excelled at.