Inside Hailan Jiabo’s camp, the sun was scorching, and the hot wind from the grassland was like a burning flame, making people restless and irritable.

The soldiers seemed increasingly lax; many of them had taken off their helmets and were slumped on the ground, gasping for breath. Sweat streamed down their cheeks, soaking their clothes.

Their movements were lazy, they gathered in twos and threes, some talked in low voices, some simply closed their eyes to rest, without any sense of tension for battle at all.

Although the guards in front of the camp were still patrolling, their condition was not much better.

The sun was high in the sky, and their armor was being baked hot in the sun. They could only stand straight in front of the camp, motionless, letting the sweat slide down their foreheads and soak their necks and backs.

Their situation was even more difficult than those soldiers who were slumped on the ground.

A guard raised his hand to his brow, trying to block the glaring sunlight.

He looked at the scorching sun in the sky, grinned bitterly, and said with a bit of helplessness and ridicule: “In this kind of weather, I’m afraid no one will launch an attack at this time, right?”

The companion standing next to him couldn’t help but nod his head when he heard this, and agreed: “Indeed, going into battle at this time is simply asking for trouble. Who would be stupid enough to fight under such a scorching sun?”

As he said that, the companion simply took off his helmet, casually placed it on the ground, raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead, and let out a long sigh of relief: “It’s really hot, this helmet is simply a steamer, I will suffocate to death if I don’t take it off.”

Seeing his companions doing this, the guard was also tempted.

He raised his hand and touched his hot helmet, muttering to himself: “Anyway, there won’t be any enemies coming, so it shouldn’t be a problem to take it off to cool it down, right?”

However, just as he reached out to take off his helmet, a shrill whistle suddenly came from afar, breaking the heat and tranquility of the grassland, like a sharp blade piercing his eardrum.

“What sound?” The guard was startled and froze in place.

An ominous premonition suddenly arose in his heart, and he looked in the direction of the sound almost instinctively.

Just as he turned his head, a feather arrow whizzed towards him with a sound of breaking through the air, so fast that people had almost no time to react.

The arrow was extremely accurate and instantly hit his companion who had just taken off his helmet.

“puff–“

The sound of the arrow piercing the head was clearly audible. The soldier’s movements stiffened instantly, and the helmet in his hand fell to the ground with a crisp sound.

The bright red blood kept flowing down his forehead, looking particularly glaring under the sunlight.

“Enemy attack——!”

The guard finally reacted and let out a heart-wrenching cry, his voice filled with deep fear and despair.

However, before his voice could be fully heard, more arrows poured down like a rainstorm, instantly tearing apart the defense line in front of the camp.

The soldiers in the camp were stunned by this sudden change. For a moment they couldn’t even react to what was happening.

It was not until the first rain of arrows fell and piercing screams rang out one after another that they suddenly realized that danger had arrived.

“Enemy attack! Get up quickly! Enemy attack–!” someone shouted in panic, but the chaotic situation made his voice seem extremely pale and weak.

In the distance, Chagan Uli’s cavalry was like a rolling torrent, accompanied by deafening shouts of killing, rushing towards Hailan Jiabo’s camp with the force of thunder.

The neighing of war horses, the clashing of armor, and the shouts of soldiers intertwined together, as if an earth-shaking storm was rapidly sweeping across the grassland.

Chagan Uli rode his horse to the front, holding the scimitar high in his hand, the blade flashing a cold light in the sun.

His eyes were cold and sharp, and the corners of his mouth curled up into a cruel smile: “Hailan Jiabo, your laziness is your biggest flaw. Today, this Khan will let you know what a real battlefield is!”

The wind was whistling, the cavalry were galloping, and the entire grassland was instantly engulfed in blood and killing.

Amidst this chaos and despair, Hailan Jiabo’s camp was rapidly collapsing, and the screams and shouts of the soldiers were gradually drowned out by the roar of the Chagan Uli cavalry.

Hearing the noise and screams outside, Hailan Jiabo suddenly stood up from the desk, his face ashen and furious.

He rushed out of the tent quickly, ready to curse, but the blinding sunlight forced him to raise his hands to shield his eyes. He squinted slightly, barely able to see the situation ahead.

The scene before him stunned him instantly – the entire camp was in chaos, soldiers were fleeing in all directions, shouts and screams mixed together, it was so chaotic that people could hardly tell the direction.

The enemy cavalry in the distance rushed towards them like a torrent, with horses neighing, swords flashing, and sweeping in with destructive force.

“Asshole, what’s going on?” Hailan Jiabo was furious. He grabbed a guard beside him and shouted at him.

The personal guard was also confused at the moment, with cold sweat on his forehead, and was obviously frightened by the sudden attack.

He raised his head tremblingly and stammered, “General… the enemy, the enemy is attacking!”

“waste!”

When Hailan Jiabo heard this answer, he was so angry that he almost threw the guard out.

He gnashed his teeth and roared in anger, “Everyone knows it was an enemy attack! What I want to ask is, who launched the attack? Where did the enemy come from?”

The guard was so frightened by Hailan Jiabo’s roar that his whole body trembled and he couldn’t even speak clearly. He could only lower his head and dared not say anything more.

This made Hailan Jiabo furious, and he wanted to kill the guard immediately.

However, he soon realized that he had no time to continue being angry. The situation was already critical. If he did not take action, the entire camp would probably be completely destroyed by the enemy in an instant.

He took a deep breath, forced himself to calm down, and then shouted loudly: “Don’t panic! Don’t panic! All troops, assemble and start counterattack immediately!”

His voice sounded particularly loud in the chaotic battlefield, like a thunder that cut through the soldiers’ fear and panic.

After hearing his voice, the soldiers who were fleeing in all directions finally calmed down a little and began to try to regroup.

“Archers, prepare to shoot!”

Hailan Jiabo shouted the order, his eyes showing a fierce look, “Infantry, form a battle array, and block the enemy’s charge! Cavalry, follow me and attack!”

Although the situation was extremely unfavorable, Hailan Jiabo was a veteran who had experienced many battles after all, and his command quickly stabilized the emotions of some soldiers.

The archers began to regroup, quickly drawing their bowstrings and aiming their arrows at the approaching enemy cavalry. Under the command of the personal guards, the infantry began to line up in an attempt to build a line of defense.

“Shoot!” Hailan Jiabo waved his hand violently, and with a deafening order, the archers all released their bowstrings.

The arrows flew through the air, making a whistling sound that suddenly echoed over the grassland, as if even the clouds in the sky were torn apart.

The rain of arrows from the sky was as powerful as a rainbow, pouring down towards the enemy, as if to completely engulf the enemy.

Seeing this, Hailan Jiabo let out a long sigh, feeling a little relieved. He raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead, and a cold light flashed in his eyes: “This should delay their attack. As long as I can buy some time, I can reorganize the counterattack!”

However, just as he was relieved, his heart suddenly lifted up again the next moment.

His eyes were fixed on the enemy in the distance, and the expression on his face quickly changed from calm to shock – the rain of arrows did not cause any substantial damage to the enemy at all!

Chagan Uli’s cavalry continued to advance like a torrent, without slowing down at all, and were even faster and more ferocious than before.

The arrows were particularly dazzling in the sunlight, but most of them missed their targets, either sticking into open space or flying past the edges of the enemy troops, hitting almost no one.

“How is this possible?” Hailan Jiabo’s pupils suddenly shrank, and a huge wave of emotion suddenly rose in his heart.

He quickly looked around and finally realized the problem – it was the glaring sunlight!

At this moment, the sun is scorching and the light is so bright that it is difficult to look directly at it.

In such sunlight, it was extremely difficult for the archers to even open their eyes, let alone aim at the target.

Most of the arrows they shot deviated from their direction and were unable to effectively hit the enemy.

“This damn weather!”

Hailan Jiabo gritted his teeth, feeling extremely angry.

He originally thought that this round of rain of arrows was enough to delay the enemy’s offensive, but he did not expect that it completely lost its effect due to the interference of sunlight.

Just as he was shocked, Chagan Uli’s cavalry had already approached the outskirts of the camp.

Their speed was getting faster and faster, and the neighing of war horses and the clashing of armor were intertwined, like a roaring beast, ready to devour the entire camp at any time.

“Oh no! They are about to attack the camp!”

At this moment, his expression became extremely tense, and the hot sweat on his forehead turned into coldness, sliding down his cheeks.

He knew that the failure of the rain of arrows made him miss the last chance of defense, and now he had to take action immediately, otherwise the entire camp would be in an irretrievable situation.

In a hurry, Hailan Jiabo took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down.

He turned around abruptly and shouted an order to the guards beside him: “Cavalry! All attack! Block the enemy’s cavalry and buy more time for the camp!”

“Yes, General!” The guards answered in unison and quickly turned around to convey the order.

Soon, the cavalry gathered in the camp. Although their numbers were small, everyone knew that this battle was related to the life and death of the entire tribe.

They quickly jumped on their horses, holding spears and scimitars, with determination and unwillingness written all over their faces.

“charge!”

At Hailan Jiabo’s command, the cavalry instantly rushed out of the camp to face the dazzling sunlight.

There was a hint of cold murderous intent in his eyes, and he raised the long sword in his hand high. His voice resounded like thunder across the battlefield: “Stop them! We must not let the enemy rush into the camp!”

The wind was howling, the horses were galloping, and Hailan Jiabo’s cavalry rushed towards Chagan Uli’s cavalry like a countercurrent.

They moved extremely fast and in unison, like a sharp spear trying to pierce through the enemy’s torrent.

However, Chagan Uli’s cavalry was not affected at all.

Their formation remained as solid as a rock, and their speed did not decrease at all.

Chagan Uli rode his horse at a gallop, the scimitar in his hand shining coldly in the sunlight.

His eyes were as sharp as an eagle’s as he stared at the battlefield ahead. A cold arc appeared at the corner of his mouth as he sneered in his heart.

In fact, from the time he launched the attack to Hailan Jiabo’s active counterattack now, everything was within his expectations.

Every move made by Hailan Jiabo, including the failed round of arrow rain, was within his calculations.

He never underestimated such a shrewd opponent as Hailan Jiabo from the beginning, but was well aware of the opponent’s character and tactical style.

“Sure enough… Hailan Jiabo, you are still following the path set for you by this Khan step by step.” Chagan Uli sneered in his heart, and a hint of contempt flashed in his eyes.

Judging from the fact that Hailan Jiabo did not order the cavalry to attack directly at the beginning, he was obviously very aware of the disadvantages of his subordinates.

He knew that in a cavalry charge, his troops could not compete with Chagan Uli’s elite cavalry.

Because of this, he chose to adopt the strategy of archery at the first opportunity, trying to use the rain of arrows to delay his offensive and thereby buy more time for the archers.

“What a pity, Hailan Jiabo…”

Chagan Wuli sneered in his heart, and the curve of his mouth became more and more obvious. “This period of time is not good for you at all.”

He looked up at the scorching sun above his head. The sunlight was so bright that it was almost impossible to look directly at it.

It was because of this that he chose to launch the attack when the sun was at its hottest.

This period of time is not only a huge drain on the soldiers’ physical strength, but the glaring sunlight will also greatly interfere with the archers’ accuracy.

“Your rain of arrows is doomed to be ineffective.”

Chagan Wuli said confidently in his heart, with a deep calculation in his eyes, “And this is also the main reason why this Khan has been delaying and choosing this time to attack.”

He knew very well that Hailan Jiabo’s first round of counterattack was his only chance and the only means for him to stabilize the situation slightly.

As long as he can withstand this first round of counterattack, Hailan Jiabo will have no chance of turning the tables.

“As long as he survives this first round of counterattacks, he will be just a lamb to be slaughtered.”

Chagan Wuli’s eyes became colder and colder, and the sneer on the corner of his mouth was full of disdain. “By then, his fate will be completely in the hands of this Khan, and he will be at my mercy.”

At this moment, Chagan Uli’s cavalry had already come into close combat with Hailan Jiabo’s cavalry.

Amid the flashing of swords and the shadow of sabers, blood splattered and screams rang out one after another.

Although Hailan Jiabo’s cavalry fought desperately, their formation was extremely fragile in front of Chagan Wuli’s cavalry and was quickly torn apart. (End of this chapter)