Chapter 346: No Regrets in Making a Knife
Gongsun Xu restored the white horse's agility, then gently turned the horse's head and made a brief adjustment.
Even with the help of his natural talent, going from a state of extreme movement to extreme stillness was still very stressful.
"Change weapons!" Gongsun Xu threw away the straight knife in his hand that was full of gaps . The damage caused by high-speed killing was extremely great. Ordinary weapons could only withstand one wave at most. Even if the knife in his hand had not broken, it would be useless next time.
The weapons in the hands of the more than 4,000 White Horse Volunteers were in basically the same condition as Gongsun Xu's, and some soldiers' weapons had even been completely broken.
The group threw away all their weapons and replaced them with new straight swords. These weapons were made based on Chen Xi's advanced smelting technology. The assembly line operation ensured the management and specifications of the weapons, and they only needed a quick warm-up before they could be put into actual combat.
Therefore, they had no regret about discarding the Baima Yicong. Although Liu Yu would hold onto Gongsun Zan's things, Gongsun Zan never relied on others for these weapons. They were all produced through the assembly line he had built himself.
The struggle between the Iron-Blooded Faction and the Education Faction was extremely fierce, so Gongsun Zan had many capable ministers under his command. Even if he could not govern a state, there would be no problem in imitating the government template given by Chen Xi.
"Quick, quick, form a formation!"
The Goryeo soldiers on the other side were basically in a daze. A scene that looked like hell on earth appeared right in front of them. The reason they did not collapse was because they were well-trained.
Feeling the warm blood stains on their bodies and looking at the broken arms and limbs in front of them that were still twitching slightly, the bloodiness caused in just a few breaths made all the Gao Lishi team tremble. Even though they were all well-trained soldiers, this extremely efficient killing was beyond their imagination.
Gao Xianzhi quickly mobilized his troops to maintain the formation. After the white horse's speed slowed down, he visibly breathed a sigh of relief. Once the army started, once the speed slowed down, it would not be so easy to start at high speed again.
Although the Goryeo soldiers were a little sluggish, their long-term muscle memory training allowed them to form a formation according to Gao Xianzhi's troops.
"Wherever justice leads, life and death will follow! Heaven can bear witness, and the white horse is the witness!"
Under Gao Xianzhi's horrified gaze, the white horse seemed to have never stopped running. It started at high speed again and slaughtered another group of soldiers.
"Circle formation! Form a circle!"
Thanks to Gao Xianzhi's efforts and the cooperation of the Baima Yicong, the Goryeo troops formed a unique circle, which was the highest level of formation that could have been formed even if Han Bai were alive.
Anyone who had a corner or edge was killed by the Baima Yicong. Finally, Gongsun Xu and the Baima Yicong looked at the circular formation with some hesitation.
It’s not that they don’t have the ability to attack by force. Speed is strength. As long as they are willing to sacrifice, the super-fast white horses can smash all obstacles.
Gongsun Xu looked at the White Horse Volunteers behind him. Except for a very small number of casualties, the others were basically uninjured, but their entire bodies were almost covered in blood.
This is also something that the Goryeo soldiers can be proud of. The White Horse Volunteers were never stained with blood when they slaughtered the Goryeo soldiers. White horses and white clothes were their standard equipment.
During the White Horse's super-high-speed killing, as long as the wind wrapped around the sword is hit, it will definitely cause fatal damage, so the White Horse Yicong never needs to make any extra movements, just chopping down is enough, and any small wound will cause heavy bleeding due to the wind, and one blow will definitely be fatal.
But no matter how much blood there was, it would be blown away by the extremely fast-flowing airflow, leaving only bloodstains on the ground, while they were spotless.
"Change weapons. These opponents are not barbarians. We must ensure the integrity of our weapons!"
Gongsun Xu's face was serious. He was greatly surprised that Goryeo did not collapse.
Ordinary Hu people should have fled in all directions at this time, entering the final stage of the White Horse Grass Cutting Campaign, but the enemy not only did not disperse, but instead huddled together tightly, which made Gongsun Xu start to hesitate.
If they attack by force, they will probably suffer heavy losses. I heard that Goryeo has raised a million soldiers, and their battlefield is to deal with miscellaneous soldiers. It is not their strong point to tackle these tough problems.
"What kind of army is this! The Yijian Army has no power to resist at all!" Gao Xianzhi felt that he was having difficulty breathing.
He had led 20,000 Goryeo troops, but now almost one third of them have been killed. That's more than 8,000 lives, but they didn't even touch the enemy's hair, and couldn't even see the enemy's attack, and one third of them were hacked to death.
More than 8,000 people died, including more than 2,000 guards. They were the pride of Goryeo's Yijian Army, which could predict the enemy's attacks, see through the enemy's weaknesses, and accurately infiltrate and strike the guards on all fronts. Yet half of them died without any resistance.
The Yijian Army is a royal guard that can see through all loopholes. Gao Xianzhi really doesn't understand why this happened. He extremely doubts the correctness of Yeon Gaesomun's attack on the Han Dynasty. The killing of the Baima Yicong makes him frightened.
He only brought a total of 5,000 Yijian soldiers with him. He didn't know how to explain when he went back. No, he didn't even know how to survive in the current situation.
"How on earth were such illegal soldiers trained?"
Gao Xianzhi was extremely frantic. His legion talent was to coordinate the agility of the soldiers, which could help the swordsmen attack the enemy's weaknesses more accurately. However, facing the violent attack of the Baima Yicong, it was like a drop in the bucket and was completely useless.
On the other side, Gongsun Xu gently stroked the heart-protecting mirror on his chest. This was a treasure passed down to him by Gongsun Zan, and it was also a symbol of his complete independence in leading the White Horse Volunteers.
"Xu'er! Do you know the oath of the White Horse Volunteers?"
"Wherever justice leads, life and death will follow! Heaven can bear witness, and the white horse is the witness!"
" Very good! Xu'er, you have to know that the White Horse Volunteers are the protectors of Youzhou, so we must not regret our actions. Only by killing all these barbarians can we protect the people of Youzhou. Do you understand?"
"No regrets after the sword strikes! Either I die or the enemy dies!"
"Very good! Take this breastplate. Your father is old. From today on, you are the new commander of the White Horse Volunteers."
Gongsun Xu ended his recollections and made up his mind to never regret his actions. If he allowed these Korean soldiers to enter Youzhou, who knows what kind of tragedy would happen.
"We are the White Horse Volunteers, we are the defenders of Youzhou. Today, we will die with honor!" Gongsun Xu shouted.
"If we retreat today, who will protect our Youzhou homeland?"
"Wherever justice leads, life and death will follow! Heaven can bear witness, and the white horse is the witness!"
"Wherever justice leads, life and death will follow! Heaven can bear witness, and the white horse is the witness!"
The White Horse Volunteers were all ready to sacrifice, and all of them knew their strengths, but none of them backed down. They were all very clear about the responsibilities and missions they carried, and they would never allow any outsider to invade their homes.
