Starting from the border troops, I've worked my way up to become a Martial Emperor.

Chapter 66 The Fierce Night Battle

After Lu Yuan's charge, less than half of the Iron Falcons lay dead on the ground.

Now, both he and his men have been upgraded with new equipment, their strength has greatly increased, and their teamwork in battle is getting better and better.

With the added support of the military formation, they naturally unleashed unprecedented combat power.

After the initial charge, the team regrouped, turned around, and charged back, giving the enemy no chance to rest.

At this moment, the leader of the Northern Barbarians had already realized the power of this formation. The only way to stop the enemy from breaking through the formation was to block Lu Yuan and defeat him.

His cultivation was also at the stage of refining the filth, and he had already reached the stage of refining the liver, making him an absolute elite soldier in the army. Therefore, when he encountered this situation...

His emotions quickly stabilized.

It emitted a sharp whistle.

As the troops gathered, they began to form a military formation.

Moreover, he took out a pill and began to take it.

Gradually, the basic form of the military formation began to emerge.

This is a golden hawk.

It also has a beak as hard as steel and wings as sharp as knives.

At the beginning of the battle, they were a little careless. They did not expect the Dayong Scout Army to be so powerful, so they launched an attack directly without forming a defensive formation.

The main reason is that the "Falcon Formation" requires a certain pill to activate, but this pill is very precious, and usually no one would be willing to use it unless absolutely necessary.

Now that things have come to this, there's no time to worry about such things anymore.

With the appearance of that hawk, the aura of all the iron hawks changed.

Lu Yuan's brow twitched as he sensed the strength of the Iron Falcon opposite him.

"As expected of the Golden-Armed Iron Falcon, he certainly has some depth," Lu Yuan thought to himself.

"Chirp!"

Then, the crane's cry rang out, colliding with the golden-armed iron hawk.

The two collided, and a spray of blood mist erupted.

Lu Yuan could sense that the Iron Falcon in front of him was also a first-grade military formation, the same level as his own "Cloud-Piercing Crane Wing Formation".

However, the leader of the Northern Barbarians probably only achieved a minor level of mastery in formations.

It's far from the level he's currently at in terms of cultivation.

As the array patterns appeared above the army behind them.

The outcome is almost certain.

Lu Yuan's battle blade slashed fiercely towards the head of the leader, Tie Yaozi, but the leader raised his sword to block it.

"when!"

Both sides were armed with heavy weapons, and when they clashed, they produced a deafening roar and bursts of sparks.

The Northern Barbarian general's weapon was knocked away, and his hand was split open, blood staining his palm.

She looked up at Lu Yuan in horror.

The other party glared coldly and rode past him on his warhorse. A line of blood appeared on the neck of the leader of the Golden-Armed Iron Falcon, and his head flew high into the air.

Lu Yuan caught it with one hand and tossed it into the bag on the side of the warhorse.

At that moment, the Northern Barbarian army's formation was broken, and dozens more were killed. The few remaining Iron Falcons fled in a flash and disappeared into the darkness.

In the arena, the ownerless warhorse looked around blankly beside its master.

It would occasionally bend down and nibble on the tender grass.

"My lord, we have three dead and five lightly wounded," Zhou He's deep voice rang out.

"Take the bodies of our fallen comrades, collect the enemy's heads, and then leave immediately," Lu Yuan said in a deep voice.

"Yes, sir!"

Upon receiving the order, the men swiftly dismounted and began harvesting heads. These heads would be military merits upon their return, and no one was willing to discard them.

In less than fifteen minutes, after all the heads were assembled, the procession continued forward.

Just as Lu Yuan and his team had finished off their first opponent...

The battles of the other scouts who came out of the Dayong camp were also almost over.

The entire army of Bu Yanqi was wiped out, and their heads were cut off and placed not far from the camp to form a mound of skulls.

The Red Armor Cavalry also met a tragic end; after they died, their bodies were dragged by the Northern Barbarian Iron Falcons and dumped ten miles away from the Dayong camp.

When the body was discovered, it had been almost completely gutted by wild animals.

The other scout teams also found bodies not far from the camp.

Currently, the only groups that have yet to receive news are Lu Yuan's troops, the Xuanjia cavalry of the Wang family, a prominent military family in the capital, and the Huang family's elite suicide squad.

Inside the main tent, Marquis Jiu Sai's face was gloomy. Of the ten teams that went out, seven had already left in just one night.

The fates of the other three teams are also uncertain.

"Da da!"

Just then, hurried footsteps sounded outside the tent.

"Report!"

A messenger ran in, and all the generals' eyes fell on him.

"Speak, what have you discovered?" Marquis Jiu Sai asked coldly.

If the scouts continue to be unable to leave the camp, there is only one way: the army must advance, but that would be very dangerous.

If there is an ambush ahead, there is even a risk of total annihilation.

The messenger immediately reported, "My lord, we have discovered the bodies of Xuanjia cavalry. They were just dumped about ten miles from the camp."

Within ten miles of the Dayong camp, densely packed patrols were on duty.

There was no infiltration by northern barbarian scouts.

A disciple from a military family in the imperial city had a twitching mouth.

His name is Wang Lin. He is an outstanding member of the younger generation of his family. In his early years, he trained on the border of the Western Rong. The Black Armor Cavalry followed him and made many contributions.

Unexpectedly, they suffered a defeat in the northern frontier.

At this moment, the others lowered their heads and remained silent, while worry appeared in the eyes of the Huangjia Town general.

The same applies to Zhou Hongling.

Currently, there is still no news from their two scouts.

However, the others in the arena did not believe that the remaining two teams had any chance of returning.

All we can say is that the body may not have been found yet.

After pondering for a moment, Marquis Jiu Sai said calmly, "Everyone, is there any other way?"

"My lord, when we came out, we only had this one elite force under our command, and now they are all dead. Sending scouts is no longer an option. I think we should just advance with the main army," Zhao Yu said, stepping forward.

"The advance of the army is a last resort. We don't know what the situation is ahead. If we are not careful, we will fall into the trap of the Northern Barbarians. If the right wing army is wiped out, who will be responsible?" Marquis Jiu Sai said coldly.

This silenced Zhao Yu, who dared not say another word.

Zhou Hongling stood up and said, "My lord, the elite troops have only been out for one night. They were supposed to return in two days, and there are still two units without news. There might be a turning point. I think we should wait a little longer. Besides, this is the only way right now."

However, Zhao Yu dared not refute Jiu Sai Hou, but dared to refute Zhou Hongling, coldly saying, "What? Do you think your subordinates can come back?"

Even if they were alive now, without other scouts to divert the Iron Falcons, the pressure they would face would increase many times over, and their deaths in battle would only be a matter of time.

This time, before Zhou Hongling could speak, Huang Yan from the Huang family, a military clan, said coldly, "Zhao Yu, what do you mean by this? Are you hoping for the deaths of our men?"

My Huang family's elite suicide squad has fought against the border troops of the Great Yu Dynasty. Every single one of them is a seasoned veteran. If your men can't do it, they certainly can.

The voice rang out, tinged with anger.

Zhao Yu did not look down on Huang Yan. They both came from military families in the capital, so after opening his mouth, he did not refute.

Marquis Jiu Sai said in a deep voice, "Let's wait two more days and see."

After he finished speaking, he waved for everyone to leave.

Just then, Lu Yuan led his team, after a night of travel, and after dealing with another Iron Falcon, they found a relatively safe place to rest.

Everyone except the soldiers on guard duty started eating.

He walked to the side, opened the system data, and prepared to check his cultivation progress.