When Fang Er arrived at Iron Mountain with the army, he could hear the earth-shattering roars of battle from afar.
"Liu Meng! Take your men and scout the situation quickly!"
"Yes!"
"Zhang Tian! Get all your hot air balloons airborne!"
"Yes!"
"The rest of you, prepare for battle!"
"Yes!"
Order after order was issued from Fang Er's mouth, and the advancing Tian Huo Army immediately began preparations for battle.
Liu Meng, with thirty three-wheeled vehicles, charged directly towards the Iron Mountain ahead to investigate closely.
Upon getting closer, Liu Meng took out his telescope and, after a single glance, he chuckled.
"Hahaha! It's Zhuzi and Lao Ma, and what's with these scoundrels they've brought along?"
"Your Highnesses, please return and inform the Marquis that your subordinate Liu is going to support Battalion Commander One and Battalion Commander Two!"
The identities of Li Tai and Li Ke were no longer a secret within the Tian Huo Army; otherwise, how could two mere eight or nine-year-old children be made company commanders?
The two brothers were somewhat displeased. They had finally gotten an opportunity to personally engage in combat, only to be sent back by their regiment commander to deliver a message.
"Regiment commander, can you send someone else? This King wants to kill!"
"Regiment commander, if you let someone else go, this King will reward you with a wife later."
Although everyone knew their identities, the two little fellows dared not use their status to bully others, for fear that the school principal would truly dare to punish them.
That power was bestowed by their own father. The last time, for being a moment late for morning drills, the school principal had pulled down their pants and spanked them in the training grounds. That feeling was too incredibly embarrassing!
When they returned home to cry to their father, they were rewarded with another round of spanking. Truly, they wondered if this father was still their biological father.
"No! You two are the most skilled drivers in the entire regiment, so there's no room for discussion."
Liu Meng refused their proposal with a stern face.
"A wife? We don't need one; the thresholds at home have long been worn down by matchmakers!"
The two little fellows, flattered by the praise, replied excitedly, "Reporting to the regiment commander, we guarantee the mission will be completed!"
After speaking, they turned their three-wheeled vehicles around and drove back in the direction they came from.
"Brothers! Let Battalion Commander One and Battalion Commander Two witness our convoy! Step on the accelerator with all your might, and ram those sons of bitches, the Turkic bastards!"
Liu Meng pulled out half a cigar from his pocket, lit it, and shouted to the soldiers behind him.
"Haha, regiment commander, just watch us! We've been holding back a belly full of fire!"
Twenty-seven three-wheeled vehicles accelerated, each carrying six soldiers from the Third Regiment, charging towards the battlefield below Iron Mountain.
On the right flank of the battlefield, Ma Chao was pursuing the remnants of Ayen's部 led by Gu Liduo. Suddenly, he heard the long-lost sound of engines.
He took out a telescope, looked in the direction of the sound, and seeing Liu Meng's smug face on the vehicle, he was instantly overjoyed.
"Brothers, it's our Third Battalion Commander! Put in more effort and drive these scoundrels towards the convoy!"
"Yes, Battalion Commander!"
One thousand men were chasing two to three thousand Turkic soldiers like rabbits.
As Ma Chao intentionally drove them, the Turkic soldiers unknowingly closed the distance with the convoy of three-wheeled vehicles.
When the convoy was less than a hundred meters away from the Turkic soldiers, Liu Meng shouted behind him, "Form ranks! Connect the chains!"
The twenty-seven three-wheeled vehicles quickly formed a horizontal line. Then, the soldiers on the vehicles took out ten-meter-long iron chains, attached one end to their own vehicle, and threw the other end to the adjacent vehicle.
Before long, all the three-wheeled vehicles were connected by iron chains, and then they quickly widened the distance, tightening the chains to about 1.5 meters above the ground.
"Hahahaha, you bastards, taste our chain formation!"
As the Turkic soldiers were about to crash into them, Liu Meng spat smoke from his mouth, his face full of disdain.
In a normal battle formation, they might have had to worry about the enemy's arrows injuring the drivers.
However, the enemy soldiers opposite them had clearly been routed by Ma Chao, so there was no need to worry about them daring to counterattack.
The fleeing soldiers of Ayen's部, seeing the high-speed approaching convoy, quickly dodged the impact of the three-wheeled vehicles.
But, while they could dodge the front of the three-wheeled vehicles, they couldn't dodge the chains connecting them!
Clang!
Clang!
Just as they dodged the three-wheeled vehicles, they saw the approaching iron chains, and the soldiers of Ayen's部 panicked.
"Ah~~!"
"Ah!!"
"Ah, son of a bitch!"
The chains were like harvesters, tripping the fleeing soldiers one by one.
Under the impact of the high speed, the taller infantrymen suffered fractured chest bones and lay on the ground, gasping for their last breaths. The shorter ones had their necks broken; the lucky ones died on the spot, while the unlucky ones would likely be vegetative if they survived.
Warhorses tripped and fell headlong onto the ground.
Wherever the chains passed, men and horses were overturned, and screams filled the air!
Occasionally, the more alert soldiers, who managed to dodge the scything chains, were still targeted by the soldiers on the vehicles using Yun Er-style weaponry. At such close range, if they missed, they would lose their qualification to ride in the vehicles next time.
The width of the three-wheeled vehicles, combined with the chains, formed a 300-meter-wide death zone, ruthlessly slaughtering the soldiers of Ayen's部.
In less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the fleeing soldiers of Ayen's部 who were attacking the right flank were almost completely annihilated.
"Hahaha, Brother Ma Chao, long time no see, I've missed you dearly!"
After finishing off this wave of enemy forces, Liu Meng stopped the convoy and greeted Ma Chao.
"Kid, how is the Marquis?"
Ma Chao walked to Liu Meng's vehicle, his lips trembling slightly, fearing he would hear some bad news. Even his curiosity about these three-wheeled vehicles was suppressed.
To him, Fang Er's life and death were the top priority.
"The Marquis is doing well! He's right behind, and will be here soon. By the way, Brother Ma Chao, don't you think my convoy is awesome?"
Liu Meng pointed at his three-wheeled vehicles, showing off.
"Alright, isn't it all thanks to the Marquis? Stop showing off and deal with the bastards over there first!"
Ma Chao slapped Liu Meng on the back of his head. They had grown up together, so there were no formalities; when he said he would hit, he truly hit!
Liu Meng's attempt to show off failed, and he transformed his frustration into killing intent, taking out his telescope and carefully observing the battlefield.
"Two vehicles as a group, operate freely!"
After surveying the battlefield, he issued the order.
The iron chains were untied, and pairs of vehicles, dragging the remaining chains, charged towards the battlefield.