“Haha!”
Watching the cavalry general bearing the title of the Breaker Star charge forward like an unstoppable force, Cao Du erupted into hearty laughter: “Is this young fool truly so ignorant? Does he really think I’m such a reckless man? If I didn’t have at least a seventy percent chance of victory and hadn’t prepared hidden troops for an ambush, why would I ever leave the city to face the enemy? My men, follow me and let us achieve an immortal feat!”
“Your wisdom is unparalleled, General!”
At this moment, all the subordinate officers were convinced and shouted in unison, greatly boosting the army’s morale.
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“Kill them! Drive the enemy forces back!”
The cavalry general with the Breaker Star’s destiny was quite methodical, fully understanding the importance of military formations. After defeating the flanks, he immediately drove the retreating troops to disrupt the central army’s main formation.
At this moment, he fully displayed the power of his stellar destiny and military expertise. Even though the Jiushan army also had generals with the destiny of returning stars, they continuously fell under his command.
Soon, chaos spread to the main formation and even the vanguard.
“Whoever disrupts our formation shall be executed!”
Blades flashed, and several retreating soldiers’ heads flew into the air.
Jin Gang himself was also a general. Seeing the chaos caused by his own retreating troops, he immediately drew his long sword and killed the fleeing soldiers.
If Wu Ming had been there, he would certainly have seen strands of starlight swirling around this man, transforming into a flame-like shape. This was the manifestation of his stellar destiny and fortune being completely consumed to help him escape a deadly predicament.
At this moment, his potential was fully unleashed, even surpassing previous limits, reaching the level of manifesting his birth star.
“Hmm?”
The charging cavalry general was taken aback: “Also a Breaker Star destiny? Kill him!”
He immediately spurred his horse and charged forward.
In this world, generals with stellar destinies were generally divided into several levels: starlight encircling the body, manifesting one’s birth star, having a birth star as a secondary fate, and ultimately attaining the true destiny of a star.
Generals sharing the same star could fight to devour and plunder each other’s stellar destinies, ultimately reaching the true destiny stage.
This cavalry general originally only possessed the level of manifesting his birth star. After killing several enemies with Breaker Star destinies, his own stellar destiny advanced to the Breaker Star deputy level.
For him at this stage, a general with merely a strand of Breaker Starlight around his body wasn’t even worth killing. However, a general who had manifested his birth star would still provide some benefit.
“Break through!”
The cavalry charge immediately shattered the defensive line.
Jin Gang had just advanced and hadn’t even begun to enjoy the benefits of the Breaker Star when he saw the cavalry general charging toward him. His face contorted: “No!”
But in an instant, the warhorse mercilessly charged past.
With a flash of starlight, Jin Gang was no match. His head flew into the air, while the cavalry general’s stellar destiny increased slightly. Laughing loudly, he continued cutting down enemies.
“Report! Commander Jin Gang has fallen in battle!”
“Report! The guard general has been killed!”
“Report! The chaotic troops have reached the central army!”
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One bad piece of news after another arrived, causing the soldiers’ faces to change. Meanwhile, the enemy soldiers facing Wu Ming became increasingly spirited, launching continuous attacks.
“Any soldier who disobeys orders or flees will be executed!”
With a stern expression, Wu Ming shot and killed two deserters while inwardly feeling astonished: “Earlier, I noticed an unusual glow in the enemy army’s aura, which must have been linked to this cavalry general with the Breaker deputy fate… However, observing the Jiushan army’s aura, though retreating, it remained orderly and hadn’t lost its foundation. They shouldn’t have suffered a major defeat… In fact, there should be a turning point! Here it comes!”
His eyes narrowed as he saw a force charging from the east, merging with the Jiushan army’s aura.
Previously, the Jiushan army and the enemy forces were evenly matched, locked in a fierce battle. Due to the unusual glow, the enemy forces even had the upper hand.
However, as soon as this new force arrived, the enemy’s fortune immediately collapsed, their fate pillars breaking – an ominous omen.
“Kill! Fame, rank, and honors for your family all depend on this battle. Charge!”
Wu Ming immediately felt relieved and shouted.
Underneath him, Zhong Ting and several others were exchanging glances when suddenly they heard thunderous horse hooves coming from the east.
These newcomers arrived swiftly, their cavalry like a dragon, all wearing black armor and riding black horses, surrounding a large banner with the character “Li” written on it, fluttering in the wind.
“It’s the general’s banner! This is the Heishan cavalry, the general’s personal guards!”
Liu Jie, who was about to close his eyes and await death, was stunned at first but then overjoyed upon seeing this.
“Charge!”
The thousand elite cavalry charged into the battlefield, engaging the Breaker Star general in fierce combat while shouting: “The general has personally brought the Heishan regiment to reinforce us. Our army will achieve a great victory! Victory!”
Among the nine regiments of the Jiushan army, the Heishan regiment was the elite of elites, personally commanded by Li Rubi.
While each regiment was deployed on various missions, the Heishan regiment had its own important assignment. However, for some unknown reason, they received news, traveled a hundred miles a day, and came to reinforce.
“Victory!”
“Victory!”
The previously collapsing Jiushan army immediately regained their morale. With the Heishan cavalry having numerical superiority, they continuously wiped out the Breaker Star cavalry.
The deputy commander of The Breaker bellowed in fury, yet found himself ensnared by several other generals bearing the ominous title of “Malefic Star’s Deputy.” Powerless to intervene, he could only watch as his subordinates fell one by one.
Military expertise relied on gathering the army’s collective energy; the more soldiers under command, the greater the power. Now that he had become a lone general, there was a danger of his own demise.
Understanding this clearly, the general roared, his spear radiating with brilliant starlight, piercing out like plum blossoms. With six swift flashes, he forced his enemies to retreat, blood spurting from his body as he laughed loudly and withdrew.
“Commander, your wisdom is unparalleled!”
At this moment, Wu Ming’s soldiers, including Zhong Ting, looked at him with disbelief, awe, and admiration.
“Haha… This is the moment to achieve glory and success. Follow me!”
Wu Ming laughed loudly, knowing that he had already won the hearts of his soldiers. With certain victory and a general watching, this was the perfect opportunity to gain merit, so he immediately led his troops forward.
After repelling several waves of spear infantry, their field of vision suddenly opened up.
On the opposite side, a blood-soaked cavalry general had his gathered fortune ablaze above his head, with his stellar destiny pouring into his body. Like a spear, he charged forward—it was the enemy commander bearing the Breaker副命!
“Get out of my way!”
Seeing Wu Ming’s squad blocking his path, the general was first taken aback, then roared in anger. He spurred his horse forward, and although he was alone, he seemed like an entire army of thousands.
“Haha… A defeated general dares to speak of bravery? Leave your life here!”
Wu Ming roared, his target clearly this man!
He immediately threw out five Chaos Star Talismans, which flew out and transformed into dark light, cutting off the stellar power.
Meanwhile, Zhong Ting, Niu Yong, and others who had previously received Wu Ming’s anti-demon talismans also shouted and charged forward.
“Kill!”
Several squad leaders and platoon leaders, having received orders and equipped with large knives and hooked spears specifically for targeting horse legs, rushed forward.
“Cursed! Die!”
The cavalry general’s spear pierced through five or six soldiers, but eventually, after prolonged combat and with existing injuries, and his stellar power cut off, he made a mistake. Niu Yong seized the opportunity, slashed the horse’s legs with a long knife, and quickly rolled away.
“Use the rope net!”
Zhong Ting roared, and a large net fell down.
The cavalry general had no choice but to leap from his horse, abandoning his spear. He drew a long knife from his waist and, with two swift strikes, beheaded two squad leaders who were pulling the ropes.
“Die!”
At this moment, Wu Ming’s eyes flashed with a dark light as he finally moved.
In fact, with one pounce, he executed the renowned technique of Feng Han – the Thirteen Eagle Strikes!
“This man has lost all his subordinates, so he can no longer use military expertise!”
“And after several charges and being intercepted by our forces, he is severely injured and exhausted!”
“Furthermore, we’ve cut off his stellar power, preventing him from drawing on the Breaker Star’s assistance!”
“Finally, he is a cavalry general, but now has become an infantryman, reducing his combat effectiveness by at least twenty percent!”
“With all these factors combined, if I can’t kill him in one move, then heaven itself must wish for my destruction!”
Wu Ming’s eyes glowed coldly as his claw strikes flashed.
After one strike, he gracefully retreated, stopping several meters away.
“Good! I never expected to die here today!”
The cavalry general stood there, his face showing a mix of sorrow and joy. Suddenly, his entire body erupted with blood light, and his breath stopped.
Boom!
At that very moment, the Breaker Star’s power finally broke through the dark light barrier, landing on the ground. However, with no one to rely on, it could only dissipate helplessly.
As if it were an illusion, Wu Ming looked up and saw that when the cavalry general died, the Breaker Star in the sky flickered once and then suddenly dimmed.
“Although I don’t know your name, may you have a good journey!”
Wu Ming approached and bowed to the still-standing corpse. Suddenly raising his hand, the general’s head fell off.
“The one who killed this enemy cavalry general is Squad Leader Wu Ming!”
He raised the head and immediately shouted loudly.
“The one who killed the enemy cavalry general is Squad Leader Wu Ming!”
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Zhong Ting, Niu Yong, and others understood his intention and immediately shouted as well.
“Hmm?”
At this moment, on a small hill above the battlefield, hundreds of elite cavalry formed a dragon-like formation with swords like a forest, majestically surrounding a person with the “Li” general’s banner fluttering behind him. When this person heard the shouts, he couldn’t help but express surprise.
This person was naturally Li Rubi, the leader of the Jiushan army and the rebel, about thirty years old, with a face like carved jade and a touch of scholarly elegance.
No one would associate this typical “scholar-general” with a rebel.
At this moment, Li Rubi saw the people below shouting and the blurry figure holding a head and couldn’t help but smile: “The one who killed that general is called Wu Ming? A mere squad leader? He actually has some martial prowess and strategy…”
He casually said to those around him: “This person killed an enemy general in battle, so his merit deserves two promotions. Remember this!”
A strategist nearby immediately understood, realizing that this small squad leader had caught the attention of the army leader. This gamble had paid off.
“Hmm?”
Wu Ming’s expression also changed.
Just now, he sensed a sudden surge of red and black energy in the clouds above—it was the aura of an eighth-grade Battalion Commander.
“Is this… the favor of a superior? Haha… It appears I’m about to be promoted to Battalion Commander, and Li Rubi has taken notice of me…”
His gaze swept over several generals with dark expressions.
These few people were the ones who had previously attacked the cavalry general, but they never expected that in the end, they had done all the hard work for someone else’s success, creating enmity that would not be easily forgotten!
“Under normal circumstances, being so bold and offending so many people, even Liu Jie might not be very pleased, and I might not even know how I died. But now, with Li Rubi watching, things are different!”
Wu Ming wiped the blood off his face and sneered: “What are you hesitating for? Follow me and charge!”
The Cao army first won a small victory but then suffered a major defeat. They were driven by the cavalry and pushed to the city walls, creating the perfect opportunity to breach the city!
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