The Savage Lady Wants to Kill Me! Reborn on the Path of Cultivation

His words left Duan Tianyang speechless. He really could not produce any evidence to prove that he was a member of the Hongxing Army.

Furthermore, he was not willing to easily reveal his identity as the head coach of the Hongxing Army.

"You have no evidence at all. There's no guarantee that you're not a spy sent by the Jin people..." Chen He's words were sharp and questioning.

Duan Tianyang disagreed with Chen He's speculation: "For a spy, the Jin people sacrificed dozens of cavalrymen, so their generosity is quite large."

After the battle with the Jin Kingdom, his mentality became more stable. If it were in the past, he would have cursed loudly.

Chen He's face turned stern when he heard this, and he asked sternly, "What do you mean by that?"

Before Duan Tianyang could respond, the veteran soldier who was with him rushed forward to rescue him: "Sir, the reason why we were able to annihilate more than 40 Jin cavalrymen was all thanks to A Tian's heroic help. Without him, we would have died long ago."

"You wiped out more than forty cavalrymen?" Chen He heard this with a sharp gaze.

"Yes, sir!" The old soldier quickly took out a pile of military badges from his lapel and presented them respectfully.

Chen He took it, glanced at it, and turned his gaze to Duan Tianyang, with unquestionable majesty in his tone: "You, temporarily assigned to the first battalion!"

Duan Tianyang heard this and smiled bitterly with helplessness: "Master Chen, I am under the command of the Hongxing Army."

"The battle in Xiguan is raging?"

"Probably not." Duan Tianyang replied.

Chen He's face was solemn, and he said in a loud voice: "When the country is in danger, every citizen has a responsibility. Dongguan has fallen, the Jin invaders are rampant, and the people are in dire straits. Although you belong to the Hongxing Army, you are also a citizen of the Divine Realm, and you should fight side by side to resist foreign enemies together!"

After saying this, he stared straight at Duan Tianyang with a piercing gaze, his aura overwhelming.

The old soldier was secretly frightened, thinking that Duan Tianyang would be furious. After all, the two military systems were different, and Chen He's move seemed to be overstepping his authority.

However, Duan Tianyang just lowered his head silently without saying a word, as if he was in deep thought.

Seeing that he seemed to be in the wrong, Chen He raised his arm and was about to speak, but was interrupted by a burst of hurried footsteps. A soldier rushed in from outside the door, his face full of fear, and shouted urgently: "Report! Sir, a group of Jin troops are galloping towards Baili Town from the north!"

As soon as these words came out, Chen He and everyone present suddenly changed their expressions. He asked in a deep voice: "How many troops does the Jin army have?"

"About...about two to three thousand people!" There was some uncertainty in the voice of the soldier who reported the news.

Two or three thousand people? All the local soldiers present gasped. A battalion guard frowned and suggested, "Sir, the Jin army is powerful. We are only a thousand people. It is difficult to compete with them. It is better to avoid their attack and retreat."

Chen He's eyes were extremely firm. He glanced at the battalion guard sternly and said firmly: "Send some troops to escort the people in the town to evacuate safely. The rest of you, follow me to hold your position and prepare to meet the enemy!"

Military orders are as heavy as a mountain. Even though they knew that this was a battle of unequal strength, the soldiers still obeyed the orders and went ahead.

Under Chen He's arrangement, more than a hundred local troops escorted the people to evacuate, while the remaining soldiers quickly occupied advantageous terrain, equipped with bows and crossbows, aiming directly at the north.

Soon, dust flew up on the official road, and the iron cavalry of the Jin army roared in, with flags fluttering. The word "Jin" was clearly visible on the leading flag.

In fact, the number of Jin troops did not reach two or three thousand, and at most only had a battalion of soldiers.

When the Jin army was only a hundred steps away from Baili Town, they stopped. Then, a cavalryman rode out and faced the town from a distance, announcing loudly: "Listen, people in the town, the East Gate has fallen into our control. If you continue to resist stubbornly, you will die. Our generals are merciful and give you a chance to survive. As long as you lay down your weapons and surrender outside the town, we will forgive you. If you continue to be stubborn, when our iron hooves step in, we will massacre this town and leave no one alive!"

Duan Tianyang stood in the town, his ears ringing with the Jin soldiers' aggressive words of persuasion to surrender, and he felt very annoyed.

He glanced sideways and saw a local army soldier holding a bow and arrow standing ready for battle with a serious expression.

"Shoot!" Duan Tianyang said.

The soldier was stunned when he heard this and blurted out: "When two armies are fighting, envoys should not be killed!"

Duan Tianyang's eyes flashed with a strange look, and he thought to himself: It's already this time, and why are you still fussing about these useless things?

Without saying anything more, he suddenly snatched the bow and arrow from the soldier's hand, tightened the bowstring, and pointed the arrow directly at the arrogant Jin soldier. With an angry shout, the arrow shot out like lightning and pierced the Jin soldier's chest accurately.

The Jin soldier screamed and rolled off his horse. The warhorse was frightened and fled back to the Jin army formation neighing.

Duan Tianyang took advantage of the victory and pursued the enemy with another arrow, killing the warhorse that was trying to escape back into the formation.

This scene completely angered the Jin army, and no one came out to persuade them to surrender. As the horn sounded, the Jin army straightened their ranks and slowly approached Baili Town in a square formation.

Seeing this, Chen He hurried to Duan Tianyang and asked in a low voice: "Who told you to shoot the arrow?"

"I let them go myself. How can we boost our morale if we don't give them a warning?" Duan Tianyang asked back.

"But when the two armies are at war..."

"I know that when two armies are fighting, they should not kill envoys, but the situation is special now and we can't be so stubborn!" Looking at the Jin army formation that was pressing forward step by step, Duan Tianyang didn't even turn his head.

"I am the commander-in-chief. All actions must be under my command!" Chen He glared at Duan Tianyang, then looked towards the Jin army formation and shouted, "All troops, prepare to shoot!"

Duan Tianyang quickly turned his head and said, "The Jin army's shield formation is very powerful. Wait until they are within fifty steps, then concentrate fire and shoot arrows."

Before he finished speaking, Chen He waved his hand and gave the order to shoot.

As he gave the order, the local army's bowstrings sounded, and the sound of whizzing through the wind suddenly arose. Arrows shot out from the town and accurately fell into the Jin army's camp. The clinking sound of metal collision and the flying sparks intertwined into one.

The Jin army's formation was neat, with the heavy shield soldiers in the front row as solid as a rock, and the soldiers in the rear quickly gathered, with their shields overlapping to form an indestructible shield wall.

Although the rain of arrows was fierce, it could not penetrate the tight defense line and the threat to the Jin army was minimal.

Just as the local army was preparing for the second round of volleys, the Jin army's shield formation suddenly dispersed, revealing a row of neat archers. Then, dense arrows poured out and shot straight into the town.

Although many local soldiers were standing behind cover, their upper bodies were completely exposed. They were still drawing their bows and arrows, preparing for a second round of shooting. Unexpectedly, they instantly became the souls killed by the Jin army's arrows. Screams rang out one after another, and dozens of local soldiers fell to the ground.

After reviewing the battle situation, Duan Tianyang couldn't help but shake his head secretly, feeling helpless.

This group of local troops clearly had the advantage of geographical location, but they were like headless flies, with no fighting strategy at all.

Seeing his own soldiers becoming sitting ducks for the enemy's arrows, he shouted urgently: "Everyone get down and hide behind cover!"

It’s a pity that he was not the main general, and although his voice was loud, no one paid attention to him.

When the local army fired the second round of arrows, the Jin army had quickly rebuilt its shield wall. When the rain of arrows passed, the Jin army's shield formation instantly dispersed, and the counterattack arrows were shot out like a torrential rain.

Just like before, when the Jin army's arrows were whistling towards them, many local soldiers were still exposed outside their cover, concentrating on drawing their bows and arrows, completely unaware of the impending crisis, and were shot to the ground one after another.