Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather

Chapter 963: Chapter 681: Heavy Cavalry (Part 2)

Until a gap appeared in front of him, and he could no longer see the enemy army or camp, he suddenly realized that they had pierced through the Da Liang army’s camp.

Looking back at the soldiers behind him, Lu Miaoheng ignored everything else, directly leading his soldiers to accelerate on horseback, then changing direction and charging once more into the Da Liang army’s camp.

As Lu Miaoheng charged through, the western area of the Da Liang army’s camp was already in complete chaos.

Countless Da Liang soldiers were fleeing in panic everywhere.

The rout was inevitable.

Similarly, the situation in the southern area of the Da Liang army’s camp was almost the same.

Zhou Shang’an, leading the right camp of the Town Mark, also launched an attack on the southern area of the Da Liang army’s camp, and under his command, he had three thousand heavy cavalry.

Heavy cavalry, armed to the teeth, were the elite cavalry of Chongshan Town.

Their heavy armor differed significantly from ordinary iron armor; the plates were thicker, and both the upper and lower body were covered by the iron armor from the horse.

They also wore face armor, and even their warhorses wore face armor.

In fact, the most important aspect of the heavy cavalry wasn’t the heavy armor or the soldiers, but the warhorses they rode.

Only top-quality steeds could be used as heavy cavalry warhorses.

These warhorses needed to carry a weight equivalent to two people and gallop on the battlefield, requiring high strength and endurance.

The fighting style of the heavy cavalry was completely different from ordinary iron-armored cavalry. The latter relied on charges, following Yang Zhenshan’s cavalry philosophy—constantly charging, either dying on the path or breaking through the enemy lines.

Heavy cavalry, however, were different. Their horses trotted with small steps, running neither fast nor slow, their speed far less than that of iron-armored cavalry, so they couldn’t charge.

What they could do, upon entering the enemy lines, was raise two iron maces and smash them down ruthlessly; whether man or horse dared to approach, they would be hammered.

No matter if the enemy wore cotton armor or iron armor, one strike would break bones and reduce flesh to a pulp.

When three thousand heavy cavalry charged into the Da Liang army camp, they immediately transformed into a band of butchers, hammering at any living creature they encountered, relying on their heavy armor without hesitation.

Swords and spears struck their bodies, only striking sparks but causing no harm unless the enemy had cultivation above Postnatal Third Layer to deliver a deadly blow.

But how many martial artists above Postnatal Third Layer were there among the Da Liang army?

“Come on, don’t run, you scum, all of you get over here and meet your death!”

The former Yang family’s Central Camp Captain and now Town Mark Central Camp Captain, Lv Zhichao, glared fiercely through the holes in his face armor at the fleeing Da Liang soldiers, yelling hoarsely.

Lv Zhichao, son of Lv Xinghe, once Ms. Deng didn’t want the whole Lv family to follow the Yang family to Star Moon Island, but still sent her son, Lv Xinghe, to help the Yang family.

After Lv Xinghe went to Star Moon Island, he had no plans to return to Da Rong, resulting in the Lv family moving back to Star Moon Island, becoming one of the Yang family’s vassal families.

Ms. Deng later resigned from her official post and followed her son back to Star Moon Island.

Due to the small size of the Lv family, they didn’t have much prominence on Star Moon Island, far less than the Zhen family, the Luo family, the Xie family, and many others.

Ms. Deng remained low-key, seldom appearing in public, always staying home instructing her grandchildren.

Though the Yang family didn’t pay much attention to the Lv family on Star Moon Island, Ms. Deng didn’t harbor any grievances against them.

The Yang family differed from the former Star Moon Sect; there were many vassal families and ordinary citizens under the Yang family, which had strict reward systems and fair, generous cultivation salaries.

Although the Lv family didn’t have much authority on Star Moon Island, they did receive ample resources.

Importantly, they weren’t ostracized, leading contented lives.

Previously, they couldn’t integrate into the Star Moon Sect due to ostracization from various families within it; now, having integrated with the Yang family, they could lead stable lives.

In fact, Ms. Deng didn’t wish for much, only wanting a power that would allow her descendants to live securely.

As long as this power sincerely welcomed them, they were willing to contribute to it.

Be it the Star Moon Sect or Da Rong, they found it hard to integrate.

Conversely, they could integrate well with the Yang family.

What Ms. Deng most wanted now was to ally with the Yang family by marriage, willing to marry a Yang daughter or let her grandchildren marry into the Yang family.

However, to get back to the present situation.

Even though Lv Zhichao was merely a captain, he led a newly formed heavy cavalry unit only a year old.

Under his command were five hundred heavy cavalry, each meticulously selected elite soldiers.

If the cavalry led by Lu Miaoheng swept the entire camp like a hurricane, then the heavy cavalry led by Lv Zhichao resembled a spreading wildfire, although not as swift as the hurricane, any area they passed would become a wasteland.

However, this battlefield wasn’t the most formidable area for the heavy cavalry; the Central Army Camp of the Da Liang army was where the heavy cavalry and heavily armored infantry showed their might.

The Da Liang army’s Central Army Camp held the most elite troops, especially the five thousand personal army of Emperor Tianwu, undoubtedly the elite among elites.

Each was a battle-hardened veteran, clad in iron armor, exuding a fierce aura.

The five thousand personal army, well-trained, guarded around Emperor Tianwu’s tent upon receiving the first scout report, standing ready for the Chongshan Army’s attack.

As the Da Liang army’s Central Army Camp held the most elite troops, more Chongshan Army soldiers attacked this camp.

Apart from Luo Feiyu leading fifteen thousand Rescue Camp troops patrolling around the camp, over thirty thousand Town Mark Camp soldiers charged towards the Da Liang army’s Central Camp.

At the front, a thousand heavy cavalry cleared the path, followed by eight thousand heavily armored infantry engaged in killing, with over twenty thousand infantry behind, attacking relentlessly.

Most of the Chongshan Army cavalry had gone to the flanks, leaving only a thousand heavy cavalry and eight thousand heavily armored infantry in the Central Army Camp.

When flames erupted in the camp, eight thousand heavily armored infantry, fully enclosed in iron shells, slaughtered like butchers.

Liang Xiu and Song Jie, each leading four thousand heavily armored infantry, shattered one tent after another, defeating wave after wave of Da Liang elite troops.

Yang Chengye, with four innate personal followers, along with Yang Mingwu and Wang Dahai, charged directly towards the main camp of Emperor Tianwu.