Lin Tian's terrifying combat prowess stunned many.
However, the Crusades were already charging forward, their arrows nocked.
Under such circumstances, they had no choice but to press on.
Therefore, even though they felt Lin Tian's terror, they gritted their teeth and charged forward.
"Kill! Kill them all!! He is the only strong one among them. Don't be afraid, everyone! Fight with all your might!"
"Kill them! We have no retreat! We must kill them!"
"We, the Crusades, have never lost. Soldiers, kill! Victory will be ours!"
Encouraging words were constantly spoken by the generals of the Crusades.
Such words stirred the soldiers of the Crusades.
This army had indeed won many battles.
They had even won all the way east.
Therefore, they refused to believe that they would be no match for the Qin forces.
Because of this, many of them directly ignored Lin Tian and charged towards others.
Since Lin Tian could not be their breakthrough, they had to find others to be their point of entry.
With this thought, they attacked others with ferocious gazes.
Their ferocity was as if they wanted to devour Lin Tian's soldiers alive.
However, when they actually clashed with Lin Tian's soldiers, they were all stunned.
These Crusades, who considered themselves very powerful, found that very few of their men could withstand Lin Tian's soldiers for more than three moves.
Their sharp swordsmanship seemed to have already seen through all their flaws. Every strike hit their vital points.
Within three moves, they were dead by the swords of the Qin soldiers.
That terrifying killing swordplay shocked everyone.
"This, how is this possible? How can their swordsmanship be so terrifying as well?"
"We are no match for them! Our men are completely outmatched. These people are too terrifying!"
"Is this the strength of the ancient Eastern kingdom? How can we possibly contend with such a powerful ancient Eastern kingdom?"
After charging for the time it took to brew half a cup of tea, the men of the Crusades fully understood the might of Lin Tian's army.
Each of them fought like a sword master, with every sword stroke accurately finding the enemy's weaknesses.
This was too terrifying for the Crusades.
It was so terrifying that many of them lost the will to fight.
"No, we can't keep fighting! If this continues, we will all die!"
"Why, why do they have so many people? Why do they have such a vast and powerful army? How can we possibly be their match!"
"We... we shouldn't have come to the ancient Eastern kingdom. We came to the wrong place!"
Before, they didn't think the number of Lin Tian's soldiers was terrifying.
After all, they themselves had a hundred thousand troops.
Based on their past experiences, their hundred thousand troops could match even twice the enemy's numbers without issue.
Let alone Lin Tian, who only had one hundred and fifty thousand soldiers.
Therefore, before, the men of the Crusades had no fear.
But after they truly engaged in battle, after they truly felt the terror of Lin Tian's army, they then realized how numerous Lin Tian's forces were.
Such numbers were enough to plunge them into despair for a lifetime.
Many of them even felt that it was too late to retreat now.
Because Lin Tian's army could completely encircle them, leaving them nowhere to escape.
From the perspective of the Crusades, there could be no more desperate news than this.
At this moment, the general of the Crusades was also troubled.
He sat in the rear, seeing the battlefield situation clearly.
After several clashes, he immediately realized that the Crusades were at a disadvantage.
However, this was not their home ground, and their Crusades had already charged forward.
It was not easy for them to retreat.
Because they had nowhere to temporarily hold back Lin Tian's army.
Not to mention, Lin Tian's army was consciously moving to surround them as they clashed.
This was undoubtedly a devastating piece of news for the Crusades.
This also required the general of the Crusades to make a quick decision.
"No, we can't keep fighting them! If we continue, we'll be completely surrounded and trapped here forever!"
"We must retreat, we must leave here quickly! Only then can we survive!"
Although the Crusades knew that retreating would inevitably lead to pursuit by Lin Tian's army,
and even risk a rout,
if they didn't flee, they would likely be annihilated.
Weighing the options, the general of the Crusades finally chose to flee.
At least if they fled, some people would survive.
If they didn't, all of them would die.
With this thought, the order of the general of the Crusades was quickly conveyed to the entire army.
"Retreat! Everyone, retreat!"
Upon receiving this order to retreat, the men of the Crusades, without any hesitation, withdrew their troops.
They felt immense pressure when fighting Lin Tian's army.
If not for the order to retreat, they might have withdrawn much earlier.
Now that the order was given, if they didn't retreat, they would be waiting for death.
Therefore, every single one of them ran as fast as they could.
As they moved, Lin Tian's attacks became even fiercer.
"All soldiers, obey my command! Capture them alive, not a single one shall escape!"
Since these men of the Crusades had been broken in spirit, capturing them alive was the best course of action.
Coincidentally, Great Qin also needed these strong and healthy individuals as slaves.
Upon receiving the order to capture them alive, Lin Tian's army ceased its lethal strikes, dismounting the men of the Crusades and capturing them.
As for the soldiers who were encircling, they accelerated their pace.
They did not give the men of the Crusades any chance to escape the encirclement.
This was undoubtedly a race against time.
However, although the warhorses of the Crusades were not weak, they had already traveled a long distance and were emaciated from hunger.
Furthermore, Lin Tian's warhorses were all equipped with the "three-piece cavalry set," making their speed far superior to that of the Crusades' warhorses.
Therefore, the Crusades were soon completely surrounded.
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