They charged forward with great ferocity, but they had never been on the battlefield, and most of their usual drills were just routine; they could hardly be considered elite troops. They couldn’t react quickly enough.
It wasn’t until the Cangming Divine King led a charge and turned dozens of Imperial Guards into minced meat, dashing all the way to a distance of less than a hundred meters from them, that the shield-bearers finally managed to complete their formation. The archers also had their Breaking Element Arrows ready.
However, even so, less than a tenth of the arrows shot out were aimed at Jiang Chengdao’s helmet, and they didn’t even get close to his body before being swept away by the gust of wind caused by his swift charge.
The few Breaking Element Arrows that flew towards his head were shattered by a force that distorted the air around him, unable to harm him in the slightest.
“Oh no!”
Seeing this scene, Zhao Feifan felt a sense of unease.
This Xuanwu General’s combat strength was far from something ordinary commanders could compare to. He couldn’t treat him as a lone rider.
And his intuition proved accurate.
After charging into the battle, although Jiang Chengdao was alone, he seemed to move through the midst of the Warrior Battalion soldiers with ease. He forcefully tore open a gap in the painstakingly formed battle formation, allowing the ferocious Xuanwu Guards behind him to easily charge in.
Soon after, they were like wolves among sheep, scattering the entire fifty-thousand-strong Warrior Battalion. They didn’t even have a chance to regroup for a counterattack before being thoroughly defeated, leaving behind over ten thousand corpses as they scattered and fled.
Zhao Feifan also took advantage of the chaos to escape.
This battle was impossible to fight.
As a novice without actual combat experience, he had no chance against these battle-hardened seasoned soldiers.
In less than half an hour, the battle ended.
When the final cry of agony on the battlefield came to an abrupt halt, the man who had now become the Red Armored General, Jiang Chengdao, suddenly let out a long sigh.
“In the heart of the capital, responsible for guarding the Purple Pole City, the Imperial Guards turned out to be so incapable. The grand Xia Dynasty has fallen to such a state.”
At this moment, Jiang Chengwan rode over on a snow-white imperial horse.
“That woman may be adept at wielding power, but she’s ignorant of military matters. She doesn’t value this nation’s vital strength. Currently, the three major camps in the capital and the eight hundred thousand-strong Imperial Guards have worrying combat capabilities. They’re no longer the formidable army that followed our grandfather’s lead to sweep the northern deserts.”
Jiang Chengdao shook his head, then smiled and said, “It’s about time I paid my respects to the Empress Dowager. Hopefully, my ‘visit’ after eight years won’t startle her too much.”
Hearing this, Jiang Chengwan’s expression couldn’t help but turn a bit strange.
“As the first empress in history to be personally visited by the Divine King, she must feel honored by your arrival. You should go meet her.”
Jiang Chengdao shrugged, not confirming or denying it.