Before this, many of the soldiers here already knew about his defection, but while they knew he was strong, they didn’t realize just how strong he truly was.

Some of the soldiers here had fought alongside Wen Yuesheng, while others were reinforcements from the capital, who had a deep trust in Wen Yuesheng.

Now, seeing this scene unfold, they no longer had any doubts.

Since Wen Yuesheng took command, Da Hui’s military discipline had been far from what it used to be.

With strong enemies at their side, everyone knew what the most important thing was.

Not to mention, having a fierce soldier like Jiang Yan on the battlefield would reduce the army’s casualties considerably.

A few murmurs, which had appeared after Jiang Yan decisively broke through the enemy ranks, completely disappeared after this.

From then on, Jiang Yan became famous and became one of Wen Yue-sheng’s trusted generals.

On the other side, things were different for Haozhou.

First, the rear units were cut off, and the camp of 25,000 soldiers was flattened.

Then, two of the vanguard generals were lost.

These consecutive blows dealt a significant blow to the morale of their troops.

The Haozhou army, which originally numbered nearly 80,000 men in the offensive against Yuan City, had now lost 25,000.

Coupled with the casualties from the earlier assault on Yuan City, Borlei Heng now only had around 50,000 soldiers remaining.

In comparison, Yuan City now had over 60,000 soldiers.

In terms of numbers, they had far surpassed the forces under Borlei Heng.

Although Borlei Heng was confident that his Borlei soldiers were stronger than Da Hui’s, he still believed he could win even with fewer men.

But he had not yet taken action.

The incidents with the Feng family had just passed, and the princess of Si Ning had already taken 25,000 of his men.

Borlei Heng, even if he were a fool, knew not to underestimate the Sining princess.

Moreover, he was not a fool.

After some consideration, Borlei Heng slowed his attack on Yuan City.

The Haozhou army he commanded was still camped outside Yuan City, pretending to be ready to launch an attack at any time.

But Borlei Heng knew this was just for show.

After the deaths of the two vanguard generals, he immediately sent a message to the main city.

Nu Lie gave a clear response: the reinforcements from Haozhou were already on the way.

Borlei Heng was not a reckless man.

He knew that if news of this setback spread back to Haozhou, he would face ridicule from the other two tribes.

However, no matter what, it was better to suffer internal humiliation than to face the fate of the Feng family, where both father and son had gone with no return.

He had notified them in time, and the Haozhou army had taken a detour.

To prevent any leaks of the information that could reach the Da Hui army, Borlei Heng ordered his soldiers to harass the surroundings of Yuan City every day, pretending as if they were ready to attack at any moment.

In reality, he had no plans to attack alone anymore.

Not only that, but to prevent a repeat of the nighttime ambush that had previously happened, Borlei Heng increased the patrols around the entire camp.

Every night, at least five teams alternated patrols throughout the camp.

The patrolling soldiers carried communication fireworks, and as soon as something unusual was detected, they would immediately light the fireworks to alert everyone in the camp.

After Wen Yuesheng arrived at the frontier, Borlei Heng had become one of the Haozhou generals most wary of her.

He had almost prepared everything he needed, just waiting for the reinforcements to arrive.

Under these circumstances, Borlei Heng believed that there would be no unexpected events.

But he never imagined that the Da Hui soldiers, who had been passively defending for over a decade, and who had always been confined within their city gates, would one day take the initiative to attack.

He had prepared for night raids, for fire attacks, and had filled the entire camp with water barrels that could be used to extinguish any fires at any time.

But he hadn’t prepared for the rain.

Yuan City had better weather than any of the other frontier cities.

By the end of March and early April, the weather finally warmed up.

After just a few days of clear skies, the sky turned overcast, and within a few more days, light spring rain began to fall.

The spring rain was like silk, falling softly and densely.

The entire Haozhou camp was shrouded in misty rain.

At midday, after the soldiers had finished their lunch, many began to feel drowsy in the soft, continuous rain.

At that moment, the iron cavalry of Da Hui suddenly attacked from the rear of the Haozhou camp.

When Borlei Heng received the news, he could hardly believe it.

He stared at the soldier in front of him and said in a deep voice, “What did you say!?”

The soldier’s face was extremely grim, his military uniform soaked by the rain, sticking uncomfortably to his body.

But he didn’t care about his discomfort and shouted loudly:

“The Da Hui army has broken into the camp!”

Borlie Heng’s expression changed dramatically.

He was not like Borl Rui, and his response to these matters was exceptionally swift.

In the past few days, even when sleeping at night, he wore heavy armor, so as soon as he received the news, he rushed out immediately.

Following the lesson from the large army outside Qingyun Town, after receiving the alert of an enemy attack, the army of Haozhou reacted with remarkable speed.

In almost no time, over ten thousand soldiers gathered together.

Armed with weapons and fully equipped with armor, they were ready for battle.

With Borl Lieheng’s command, the mighty Haozhou army immediately launched their attack.

All signs suggested that things seemed much better than the earlier battle at Qingyun Town.

However, despite their quick response, they had never anticipated that Da Hui would take the initiative and attack, thus losing the advantage.

Da Hui’s move left no retreat for themselves.

Inside Yuan City, 60,000 soldiers poured out.

Under the assault of these 60,000 troops, the external forces of the Haozhou military camp were entirely wiped out, which was almost inevitable.

Additionally, there was another crucial factor—the rainy weather in Yuan City.

Spring rain wasn’t as violent as summer rain, but it could persist for a whole day, gloomy and relentless.

Moreover, the rain had already been falling for two days straight before today, and the continuous rainfall had made the soil soft and loose.

When Da Hui launched the surprise invasion, although Haozhou soldiers reacted quickly, they were able to grab their weapons and put on armor, but they had no time to wear rain cloaks.

In the continuous rain, soldiers’ vision was obstructed, their clothes soaked, and the heavy armor weighed them down.

The wet clothes clung to their bodies, making it as if they were dragging three pieces of armor in their movements.

Even the mighty Haozhou army was disturbed by this encumbering gear.

Not to mention that the wet, slippery ground beneath them made it easy to slip with just a moment’s distraction.

This was a battlefield where even the slightest oversight could cost a life.

With these multiple obstacles, their movements became near impossible.

On the other hand, Da Hui’s army, with its proactive attack, had equipped their soldiers with rain hats and convenient raincoats.

The rain hats blocked the rain and blurred their vision, while the raincoats allowed them to move freely.

In the cool spring rain, Da Hui’s soldiers, fully prepared, advanced like a sharp blade, straight into the heart of the Haozhou army.

When Borl Lieheng led his army out of the camp, what he saw were Da Hui soldiers, fully equipped.

Before this, not only Borl Lieheng, but anyone in Haozhou would never have expected that Da Hui would take the initiative to attack.

And when they did, it was under careful consideration of the weather, ample preparation, and a thorough understanding of the military camp’s combat strategies.

Borl Lieheng’s reinforcements would take several more days to arrive, but under the sound of the rain, Da Hui’s soldiers had already slaughtered countless Haozhou soldiers.

In the cold spring rain, Wen Yue’s voice echoed as she sat on horseback.

Today, she wasn’t carrying the small knife, but instead, she pulled a bow and arrow amidst the rain.

Swish—

With a sound of air being cut, three arrows were released at once, and the officers by Borl Lieheng’s side fell dead almost instantly.

Amid the light rain, they collapsed with a resounding thud.

Borl Lieheng’s expression changed dramatically as he shouted, “Raise the shields!”

At his command, countless thick shields were raised in the rain.

However, visibility in the rain was already poor, and once the shields were raised, it was even harder to see anyone.

The only advantage was that the shields could block enemy arrows.

But before Borl Lieheng could breathe a sigh of relief, he heard a loud bang.

His expression changed suddenly, and he quickly looked up.

What he saw was a crossbow bolt piercing straight through the shield, killing an officer behind it.

Borl Lieheng’s face turned pale.

The enemy had crossbows, and such powerful ones that could pierce shields!

Before he could speak, he heard the sound of arrows cutting through the air from all around.

Countless crossbow bolts fell like rain.

The shields rang as they were pierced.

Forced to abandon their shields, the officers holding them quickly threw them aside.

As the shields were removed, Wen Yuesheng’s arrows flew again.

In the rain, the sharp whistle of arrows slicing through the air made many soldiers shudder.

The woman sitting amidst the rain seemed like a walking harbinger of death—each arrow sent would kill several officers.

She only targeted the officers, but for some reason, none of her arrows hit Borl Lieheng.

He thought she was afraid, unsure of landing a shot, but after another arrow was loosed, she suddenly lowered her bow, her tone cold as she said:

“You can kill him now.”

This cryptic statement confused Borl Lieheng even more.

But the next moment, he saw a Da Hui soldier, wearing a rain hat, lift it off.

In the continuous rain, the man’s light, distinctive eyes, different from all the other Da Hui soldiers, locked onto him.

Borl Lieheng’s face changed dramatically.

This man was none other than his third son, Borl Yan(Jiang Yan), whom he had searched for three years without success.

The son of the woman Borl Lieheng had abandoned among the Haozhou soldiers, who had been tortured to death!

Borl Lieheng, once a fierce warrior, was no longer young. His only reaction was to flee quickly.

Just as he turned, a large blade came down on his back.

Jiang Yan, in the cool rain, asked him, “Does it hurt?”

Then, with a swift motion, the blade severed his arm.

“Ah!!!”

Borl Lieheng, in excruciating pain, looked up and saw the face of the person who resembled his mother.

The next moment, the blade fell again, cold and merciless, severing his other arm.

Jiang Yan spoke coldly: “It should hurt.”

“Take a good look, this is the son of the woman you abducted, who personally led the army to destroy the entire Borl clan.”

“Borl Lieheng, are you happy now?”

Borl Lieheng tried to speak, but this time, Jiang Yan had no intention of giving him a chance.

He raised his hand, and without hesitation, the cold blade pierced Borl Lieheng’s heart.

As Borl Lieheng’s eyes widened and his body trembled, Jiang Yan’s cold voice echoed:

“The biggest mistake you made in your life was hurting my mother, so I will personally send you and everyone in the Borl clan who humiliated us mother and son down to atone for your sins to my mother!”