Chapter 561
At the T-shaped intersection, the two groups of riders whirled out of their own streets and ruthlessly crashed together in the opening at the northwest corner of the square .
The Black Riders were in full armor and rode forward at a high speed . They held their reins with one hand . In their other hands they held a crossbow . In the split second before the crash, before anyone could react, they pulled the triggers .
Qing Kingdom's troops were skilled in the art of riding and shooting . In a forward charge like this, they were used to spears . Almost no one used crossbows to carry out a vanguard charge because of their weight With such a short distance to charge, if one's movement was a little bit slow, the two sides would crash before the arrow could be fired .
However, the Black Knights were not like others . From the day they entered the Overwatch Council, they had developed the habit of holding the crossbow steadily with one hand . The almost 1,000 Overwatch Council Black Knights were just a large collective weapon of assassination .
Arrows whistled through the air . In this short distance, hundreds of sharp and poison-tipped arrows fired out together . They didn't give the riders suddenly appearing below Zhengyang Gate any chance to resist .
After a number of thuds, countless riders of the forward camp were hit with arrows and fell wretchedly from their horses . Some managed to stay on their horses and pulled out knives to chop down at the bodies of the rapidly approaching riders with a wild cry .
The Black Knights abandoned their crossbows and pulled out knives from under their saddles . Turning their hand, a flash of snow-white light chopped off the riders' heads .
The 200 Black Knights performed this action simultaneously . They abandoned their crossbows cleanly and pulled out their knives with great conviction . When they sliced down, it was a hair-raising experience . With 200 people neatly and tidily performed a difficult attack procedure . It carried with it a beauty to the battlefield .
On one side were the large group of rebel soldiers . They had been bitterly ambushed outside Zhengyang Gate and fought for a long time with over a thousand Overwatch Council officials and imperial soldiers before they finally opened up a path and arrived with great difficulty in front of the Royal Palace . On the other side were the mysterious Black Knights . They had honed their strength and were just waiting for the Commissioner's command before striking out with the Overwatch Council's strongest power .
The power, energy, and stamina of both sides had been roughly the same . Because of the current situation, the difference between them had abruptly stretched to a size that was unsustainable on a battlefield .
The 200 Black Knights were like a heated knife, slicing sharply through the majority of the Qin army . They easily and happily left a giant opening through the riders that had reached deep into the square in front of the Royal Palace . Following the countless spurts of fresh blood and heads falling from the back of horses, the Black Knights successfully cut off the Qin family's army . They separated Qin Heng, along with 300 riders from the main army, forcing them to become an isolated branch .
The Black Knights had superb riding skills and successfully turned the situation around quickly . The entire group suddenly spread out . The riders at the front pulled their reins toward the right and, relying on their remarkable speed and charging power, they blockaded the main troop behind them .
The remaining 100 or so Black Knights went left . Like a pack of wolves, they quickly picked out their targets and went toward the vanguard where Qin Heng was . They stuck together closely and used the knives in their hands to tear and kill .
In an instant, the vanguard suffered great injuries and casualties . The riders in the back were shocked into chaos by this lightning strike and momentarily unable to charge forward in rescue . Although there were many rebel soldiers on the field, they were separated by some distance . The rebel soldiers were changing their formation, so the situation was messy . Looking at the Black Knights' lightning speed charge, no one knew whether or not the Black Knights would kill all these hundreds of riders once the main troop surrounded them .
Horses' hooves thundered . The horses below the Black Knights struggled forward silently . The horses below the Qin riders gave mournful cries and bolted wildly, just like their riders' present state of minds . The speed at which the Black Knights gave chase was too fast .
The old Qin Master and Ye Zhong had come to their senses long ago and ordered the rebel soldiers below to gather quickly at the gap in the northwest direction . It was imperative they met up with Qin Heng before the Black Knights succeeded .
If the tens of thousands of rebel soldiers joined together successfully, the Black Knights would be dead regardless of how powerful they were . Even if the Black Knights successfully followed Fan Xian's orders to kill Qin Heng, it might still be a dead end for them . However, the Black Knights, with Jing Ge at the head, seemed to have forgotten this one thing . In the eyes of the tens of thousands of people and encircled by tens of thousands of rebels, the Black Knights were brave and reckless enough to arrogantly chase after the tail of Qin Heng's camp .
Dust rose gradually . A hundred Black Knights chased hundreds of elite Qin soldiers under the eyes of tens of thousands of rebel soldiers . This kind of determined posture, wild and reckless attitude, and fear-inducing sight would be forever frozen in their memories .
A dust dragon and hundreds of riders in a mindless pursuit entered into the center of the court .
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Qin Heng was not a weak man . Otherwise, he would not have been able to become the second youngest Commander of the Jingdou Garrison after Ye Zhong when he was only 30-something . And, he wouldn't have become a Deputy of the Bureau of Military Affairs at such a young age . He was skilled in leading troops . His reactions were quick .
When the shadow of the Black Knights had appeared in the corner of his vision, he had immediately come to a decision and carried out the first head-on attack . As long as they could stand against the first wave and the main group caught up in the back, the oppositions mere 200 or so riders would not be able to have any effect .
However, the current battle in Jingdou was completely different from the killings on the battlefield . The street battle by Zhengyang Gate was very different from the street battles described in military books . Qin Heng had never thought the Overwatch Council, a department that carried out assassinations based on intelligence reports, would be able to demonstrate such explosive might in a street battle . The Qin cavalry took heavy casualties and burned through too much morale and stamina .
Most importantly, Qin Heng never thought that a mere 200 black-armored riders would have such powerful strength, quick charging power, and cold methods of killing .
He could never have expected that the 500 vanguard riders would not be able to stand against the first wave of the enemies attack, which he forcefully split into two .
Qin Heng's heart was chilled, but his reaction was remarkably quick . Whipping his horse, he didn't stay where he was to face the Black Knights . Instead, he increased his speed and led his riders toward the center of the square . All around were rebel soldiers . As long as they joined them, the Black Riders could only wait for their death .
He had to do it as quickly as possible .
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Qin Heng's reaction was remarkably fast . Additionally, the Qin riders' training was very effective . Although they were chased wildly by the Black Knights, who were like wolves, the vanguard riders still successfully escaped from the T-shaped intersection to the square .
However, the Black Knights were even faster and more ruthless . They weren't left behind at all . The Black Knight leader with the silver mask charged in from the side and was only three horse-lengths away from Qin Heng .
An icy light flashed through Qin Heng's eyes . The enemy actually dared to follow him deep into the rebel army . This leader was willing to risk death to kill him . Although the courage of the Black Knights had caught him by surprise, he knew the Black Knights' surprise had failed . He knew his father would not just watch him die . Plus, the rebel army's aide had already arrived .
The rebel army's camp change was half done when they realized Qin Heng had sunk into great danger . Naturally, they sent out two large groups forward to provide help . At the same time, they attempted to wipe out the Black Knights, who seemed to have suddenly fallen down from heaven . The two large groups were still some distance from the dust dragon . Since most of them were infantry, how could they catch up to the Black Knights' surprise attack and Qin Heng's remarkable speed as he ran for his life?
Suddenly, a formidable order rang out from the rebel army camp, "Release!"
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There were idols on the Palace walls, so the rain of arrows did not have the glory of falling there . The shocking and startling sight in the square had no effect on the old Qin Master's determination . Following this order, countless arrows flew toward where the dust dragon was .
The sound of arrows flying through the air rang out densely and covered a wide area, completely enveloping the riders who were struggling for their lives . They completely disregarded the fact that the people the Black Knights were chasing down were riders of their family .
Qin Heng had long guessed that his father never had any hesitation on the battlefield . He also knew that this rain of arrows would come . His face was ashen . his high-speed riding caused his lips to turn white . Before this rain of arrows arrived, he had turned and shot toward the rear of his steed .
The merciless arrows pierced into everyone's body, splitting open the fast-moving riders . The rotating arrowheads tore through the riders' light armor, wormed into fragile flesh, and pierced into their organs and bones .
In an instant, the fast-moving riders on both sides were attacked by the rain of arrows at the same time . They all fell from their horses to the ground, splitting bone from flesh . Muffled cries rang out continuously .
At such a moment, both the Qin family's cavalry and Overwatch Council's Black Knights met with the same wretched fate .
Although the Black Knights' armor was specially made by the Second Workshop in the palace treasury with lightweight, superior quality materials, they still suffered heavy casualties under this rain of arrows . The cavalry that belonged to the Qin family suffered even more of a disaster .
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The Crown Prince abruptly turned his head . He looked with disbelief at the old Qin Master . He did not understand why he would give such a horrifying order . Was he not worried about Qin Heng's life? These 200 Black Knights would not be able to cause any major destruction . Was he not worried that this indiscriminate rain of arrows would cause instability in the army?
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