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Even the battle-hardened soldiers of Great Wu were terrified by those dreadful cannons, and at this point, no matter how loudly the drums sounded or how the Messenger Soldiers implored them to return, they were resolutely unwilling to go back.

The soldiers' fear had reached its peak, and now, not even military law could restrain their determination to flee. Seeing the fifty thousand soldiers crumble so quickly, Ying Feiyu felt a violent rage inside, but he was helpless in his fury.

The weapons of the North Country were truly terrifying; the explosion from a single cannonball was almost as powerful as an attack from a Grandmaster. One cannonball equaled a strike from a Grandmaster, ten cannonballs were like ten strikes, and a hundred were like a Grandmaster striking a hundred times.

Nobody could withstand the onslaught of a hundred Grandmasters; even if Great Wu's main forces were here, they likely wouldn't be able to withstand the bombardment of the North Country.

Ying Feiyu only wanted to flee to Lingyun City and then attempt to use the city walls to fend off the counterattack of the North Country's massive army.

At that moment, one of Ying Feiyu's deputy generals exclaimed in terror, "It's the Heavy Cavalry! The Heavy Cavalry of the North Country has mobilized!!!"

Hearing this, Ying Feiyu quickly turned to look behind him, and his gaze immediately locked onto the Heavy Cavalry battalion of the North Country.

Those black armors, the soaring murderous aura, made Wenren Lie, a veteran Great General, shudder with fear.

If they were in a proper formation, Ying Feiyu wouldn't be entirely afraid to face the charge of the Heavy Cavalry.

Ordinary formations indeed could not withstand the charge of Heavy Cavalry, but Great Wu's formations had evolved through real combat experiences and could be quite effective against the onslaught of the Heavy Cavalry.

But now, their formations had been completely broken by those cannonballs of the North Country, and in their current state of disarray, they simply couldn't defend against the slaughter of the Heavy Cavalry.

The key issue was that most of Great Wu's troops were infantry, and no matter how fast these infantrymen ran, they could not outrun the mounted Black Cavalry.

Seeing the North Country's Black Cavalry ruthlessly reaping the lives of Great Wu's soldiers, Ying Feiyu's face turned exceedingly grim, yet he was without any solution.

All his soldiers were terror-stricken; there was no chance to form up and resist the Black Cavalry's onslaught now, not to mention the terrifying cannonball weapons of the North Country. Even if they did form up, their ranks would be shattered by the blasts in an instant.

At this moment, Ying Feiyu said coldly, "Pick up the pace!"

The soldiers lagging behind were all considered expendable by Ying Feiyu. He would rather have the Heavy Cavalry of the North Country focus on them, to give the others more time to escape.

About two hours later, the outskirts of Yongan County were littered with corpses, the bodies of Great Wu soldiers lay everywhere.

Meanwhile, Ying Feiyu managed to lead the remaining forces to Lingyun City. The city gates were wide open, with the common folk coming and going, completely unaware of what had happened.

Seeing suddenly a number of soldiers appearing in the distance, the citizens of Lingyun City were stupefied, and some began to complain.

"Another war is upon us, and it's always us who suffer."

"Those Aristocratic Families haven't contributed a grain of rice, always conscripting from us poor families."

"Life is unbearable these days, I say we might as well move to the North Country."

"I heard that as soon as you become a person of the North Country, you immediately get a large piece of land, and what's more, you're exempt from agricultural taxes forever."

"Have you all gone mad, discussing such things? Aren't you afraid of those military lords overhearing?"

...

As the people were all talking at once, Ying Feiyu's retreating soldiers directly rushed towards the city gate. The common folk had no time to dodge and were instantly knocked to the ground by the horses, with subsequent mounts trampling over those already down. In an instant, the entrance to the city became incredibly chaotic, and many commoners were trampled to death. .net

Before those who had avoided the army could recover, Ying Feiyu's voice suddenly echoed, "Close the gates!!!"

The Great Wu common folk at the gate were dumbfounded by the sudden order to close the gates of Lingyun City. Right at that moment, a cloud of dust rose again in the distance.

At this time, a Great Wu commoner who had visited the North Country immediately recognized that it was the Black Cavalry of the North Country and urgently shouted, "It's the Heavy Cavalry of the North Country!!!"

A single stone stirred a thousand ripples; the Great Wu commoners immediately panicked. In their eyes, soldiers from any country were all the same, all capable of murder and plunder.

"The North Country's forces have come!!!""

"Run!!!""

"Don't kill me!!!"

...

Watching the chaotic scene at the city gate, Wenren Lie raised his hand, and the soldiers behind him immediately halted.

Now, with the Black Cavalry at a standstill, the Great Wu commoners by the city gate didn't continue to run. They were trapped between the Black Cavalry and the city walls, with nowhere to escape; they could only wait quietly and apprehensively for the next move of the Black Cavalry.

At that moment, Wenren Lie swept a glance over Lingyun City and, harnessing his skill, loudly addressed the Great Wu commoners at the gate, "The Martial Emperor disregards the life and death of Great Wu's common people, levies taxes oppressively, and has sent troops to attack the North Country with the delusion of annihilating it.

Now, the Martial Emperor's plans have been thwarted, and the three hundred thousand strong army of Great Wu has been dissolved by the North Country."