Chapter 7: Finally Tasting Meat
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The fallen barbarian cavalrymen had not yet completely lost their ability to fight. They continued to shoot arrows at the shield wall, but the dense shields blocked them effectively.
Lu Fei, well-versed in dealing with barbarian cavalry, smirked and called out, “Brothers, don’t let our own caltrops trip us up! Pick them up and throw them at the enemy!”
The iron caltrops had hindered not only the barbarians’ movements but also those of the defending soldiers.
Following Lu Fei’s command, the soldiers picked up the caltrops at their feet and hurled them at the barbarians.
The barbarians cursed while continuing to fire their arrows.
The shield formation slowly tightened, curving into a semicircle that completely encircled the barbarian cavalry.
Their archery was formidable, and they were skilled in close combat, but with the caltrops trapping them, they had no space to fight properly.
Whenever a barbarian tried to leap out of the caltrop-strewn area, they were immediately beaten to the ground.
Within ten minutes, all thirty barbarian cavalrymen were captured.
Inside the city, as the barbarian captives were escorted in, Li Kaiyuan—his face swollen and bruised—clung to Xiao Ming, sobbing, “Your Highness, you must uphold justice for me! Captain Lu is too much! Just to steal the credit, he completely disregarded our camaraderie. Look at how badly I fell!”
Lu Fei, utterly unimpressed, scoffed, “Your Highness, if I hadn’t kicked him aside, the fool would be dead by now.”