The Feathered Forest Army's saber captains, with the support of the great halberdiers, had already decimated over half of the attacking Sky Cavalry Legion.
At this point, the Sky Cavalry Legion commander could no longer remain seated. The commander of the Sky Clan's First Main Legion, Dian Qi, unleashed the remaining five legions, all charging towards the combined human and earth forces in an attempt to rescue the beleaguered Sky Cavalry Legion.
Simultaneously, the Sky Clan's Third Main Legion in the rear began to mobilize, selecting five main combat legions to prepare for an assault on the Feathered Forest Army's front line.
Observing the movements of the Sky Clan's legions, Wei Qing urgently instructed Ming Yu, "General Ming, we cannot let a single soldier from the Sky Cavalry Legion escape. Otherwise, it will obstruct our cavalry charge. I will have to trouble you to lead the First Legion to intercept the approaching Sky Clan infantry."
Ming Yu understood that only cavalry could effectively block cavalry (excluding those monstrous Mo Dao soldiers). If the remaining nearly three million Sky Cavalry Legion soldiers were allowed to break free,
then when Huo Qubing led the Great Han Iron Cavalry to break through their formations, these three million Sky Cavalry soldiers would undoubtedly become a significant hindrance.
After all, it was already incredibly difficult for Huo Qubing's six million Great Han Iron Cavalry to smash through the formations of two legions. If an additional three million Sky Cavalry soldiers joined the fray, not only would a breakthrough be impossible, but even the human cavalry might be lost.
Without any mobilization or speeches, Ming Yu directly led his personal guard, sword in hand, onto the battlefield.
The soldiers of the Underworld Army's First Legion were already seething with indignation over their brothers from three legions being trampled into meat paste by the Sky Cavalry.
Now, with their legion commander personally leading the charge, there was no hesitation. The entire army roared with battle cries and charged towards the supporting Sky Clan First Main Legion.
Enemies meeting, their eyes burned with even greater fury. These scoundrels had blocked their brothers' retreat just moments ago. If it weren't for the three legions covering their rear, the First Legion would have suffered even more casualties.
If they couldn't avenge their brothers now, they would have no face to stand tall and urinate in the future.
The Sky Clan's First Main Combat Legion suffered even greater losses than the Underworld Army's First Legion.
Thus, as soon as the two sides met, their soldiers charged at each other with bloodshot eyes, fighting with their lives on the line.
Ming Yu himself slew two Sky Clan soldiers who attacked him with a wave of his hand, then soared into the air, heading towards the Sky Clan legion commander.
Seeing that the Sky Clan First Main Combat Legion had been stalled, Wei Qing immediately ordered an accelerated encirclement and annihilation of the Sky Cavalry Legion. To this end, he redeployed the spear-wielding soldiers who were on defense, coordinating with the great halberdiers to hunt down the remaining Sky Cavalry Legion.
As the Sky Clan's Third Main Legion was on the verge of breaking through, Wei Qing gritted his teeth and roared, "Damn it, no more holding back. Heavily armored axemen in front, shield-bearers behind. Form ranks and prepare to engage."
With this order, Wei Qing was left with no close-combat troops except for three legions of archers and crossbowmen.
Lin Zhan, who had been observing the battle from the central command tent, was closely monitoring the movements on both the left and right flanks via his reconnaissance eye.
Upon seeing this situation, Lin Zhan couldn't help but frown. "Damn it, I can't let the Feathered Forest Army keep fighting so desperately. This is all I have. If they're all wiped out, who the hell will back me up?"
"Issue a command for Huo Qubing to act. Have him charge and break the remaining five legions of the Sky Clan's Third Main Legion. Daring to split their forces under my nose, they truly don't know how to write the word 'death.'"
As Lin Zhan spoke, he took out a special jade talisman.
He crushed the talisman with force, and an image of Ming Ling immediately appeared before everyone's eyes.
"How is it, kid? Is it time for us to make our move?"
Hearing Ming Ling's question, Lin Zhan nodded without a word.
"Great! I've been waiting until my flowers wilted. If you hadn't made a move, that idiot Hei Pao would have driven this old ancestor crazy with his dilly-dallying."
With that, Ming Ling's figure vanished from their sight.
This was Lin Zhan's first contingency plan: a force of seventy million led by Ancestor Ming Ling, Ancestor Hei Pao, and King Ashura, consisting of one Underworld Beast Legion, two Ashura Legions, one Underworld Ghost Legion, and three Underworld Army main combat legions.
Originally, they were supposed to attack the main city of Hesiod's Plain. However, the three of them were still studying how to attack when the enemy troops within the city had already been deployed by that fool Saint Qiming to attack the Heavenly Road defense line.
Once the three of them understood this, they quickly informed Lin Zhan.
As a skilled strategist Lin, who grew up eating leftovers and was full of crooked ideas, how could he miss such a golden opportunity? Thus, he instructed the three old brothers to hide their troops within the Ancestral Space, and they stealthily followed behind this force.
The result was that Saint Qiming, seeing that the defense force on the Heavenly Road defense line was only a standard second-rate legion, directly recalled his great nephew's Sky Wrath Legion.
He left behind an elite legion, along with three main combat legions and four newly recruited second-line Sky Clan legions, to slowly play with the human hero marshals defending the Heavenly Road. Su Dan Novel Network
Seeing this situation, Marshal Lin became even more confident. He had initially planned for Zhao Ming and Xiang Tu to accompany the Great Shang Ancestor, along with Jiang Zheng and He Dazhuang, to fight the enemy forces on the Heavenly Road defense line with Ming Ling and the other two.
Now, with Saint Qiming's actions, it was better to recall Jiang Zheng and He Dazhuang.
Otherwise, if everything was defended, and he, the Grand Marshal of the three armies, was defeated by Saint Qiming, that would be a real joke.
Just as Lin Zhan was contacting Ancestor Ming Ling, Huo Qubing also led the Great Han Iron Cavalry towards the left-wing battlefield.
Six million elite cavalry against five million main infantry, the outcome was beyond imagination.
In the words of the Iron Cavalry brothers: "Holy crap, when has our Great Han Iron Cavalry ever fought such an easy battle since its formation?"
Huo Qubing, holding a spear in one hand and the head of the Sky Clan Third Main Combat Legion commander in the other, said, "Order them to charge the central battlefield. Brothers, follow me!"
"Charge!"
As the saying goes, "riding a foreign horse and wielding a foreign saber, with a 'crack-crack' sound, they slice and dice."
The Great Han Iron Cavalry cut through the enemy like vegetables, eliminating a group of small fries. Under the leadership of General Huo Qubing, who believed in acting rather than talking, the entire cavalry legion once again charged towards the central battlefield.
Seeing Huo Qubing's arrival, the young master Lin appeared confident, saying, "Saint Qiming, oh Saint Qiming, how foolish, how foolish. You're so young, why are you so determined to go against me? Does he have that strength? He does!"
The result was that before Huo Qubing could reach the central battlefield, he encountered the five legions dispatched by the Sky Wrath Legion, which directly decimated a large portion of the cavalry vanguard, including Huo Qubing.