Although this was an open area, the position occupied by the players included a small slope, which still counted as having the high ground.

Do not underestimate this small slope, for it brought significant advantages to the Divine Machine players and cavalry players.

As expected, the demons rushed over without any regard!

In fact, this doesn't necessarily speak to the demons' lack of intelligence because, in actual history, Korea's army charged in the same way.

From their perspective, although there was a small slope, it didn't constitute any dangerously strategic terrain, and their military strength was at least three to five times greater, so why not charge and engage in a major battle rather than encamp and stand off right there?

"Boom!"

The players' cannons fired one after another, with giant cannonballs tearing through the air and crashing into the ranks of the demons.

The quality of Korea's army was not low, especially with a high rate of armored soldiers.

When the Liang Army captured Korea's cities, they found tens of thousands of Ming Guang Armors, indicating Korea's national power was actually quite strong at the time.

It was just unfortunate that they encountered the bug-like Liang Dynasty.

After being possessed by demons, Korea's army greatly compensated for their combat weakness.

The ensuing great battle was mostly the same as before, with no fundamental differences thus far.

Korea's first wave of assault suffered heavy losses under the Divine Machine players' cannons and muskets, but the demons didn't care about these casualties and continued to drive their soldiers forward.

Soon, the Divine Machine players retreated after stowing their cannons, now readying muskets for rapid-fire volleys.

Infantry players, on the other hand, stepped up to engage the demonic soldiers.

Blades clashed as both sides engaged in intense combat.

After the first round of assault, the players quickly stabilized the battle line, but advancing further was utterly impossible.

As the combat power of the demonic soldiers was far stronger than the original Korean soldiers, fearless of death and indifferent to pain, they quickly fell to the players' cold weapons and concentrated musket fire, yet the reinforcements did not flee but continued to surge forward relentlessly.

And the players began to suffer casualties as well.

Although they could respawn back in the fortress of the Order Restorers, the battlefield spanned too wide an area, making it very difficult to rush back and rejoin the ranks in a short amount of time.

As the battle on both sides reached its climax, high up on North Mountain, battle flags waved and war drums sounded.

Following Lord Qin's order, the twenty thousand elite cavalry players, who had been lying in ambush in the valley under Zhao Haiping's command, charged out like a whirlwind, straight toward the rear of the demonic forces!

Caught completely off guard, many demonic soldiers were trampled under the hooves in the first wave of the charge.

But remarkably, these demonic soldiers quickly regrouped, their rear ranks transforming into front lines, resisting the players' offensive on both sides.

Atop North Mountain, Lord Qin watched the battle below, his brow furrowing.

"Could this really be happening?"

Clearly, the scene unfolding before him was somewhat beyond his understanding.

By conventional wisdom, in the era of cold weapons, if one side were flanked front and rear, their morale would plummet instantly.

An undisciplined rabble would disintegrate at once, unable to hold the formation, scattering in retreat.

Even an army of elite soldiers would face a severe disadvantage and could only struggle to hold on.

An extreme example was the rebel forces at the Battle of Xiangji Temple, who, despite being surrounded by government troops, still fought desperately, only collapsing after suffering more than seventy percent casualties.

But such situations were exceedingly rare.

After all, the rearguard often consisted of weaker troops or support units that would descend into chaos under sudden fierce attack by the enemy's elite soldiers, making it virtually impossible to reorganize through sheer manpower.

However, after the possessing demons, their cohesion peaked, which meant conventional cold weapon combat tactics could no longer be applied.

Yet, on Lord Qin's face, there was no hint of fear, only eyes gleaming with intensity.

"Follow me in a charge! Cut the enemy army in half!"

According to history, Lord Qin never had a chance to intervene.

Because the Liang Army, numbering just under thirty thousand, had used a two-sided encirclement to block Korea's military, forcing the one hundred and fifty thousand strong to a dead end with nowhere to escape, eventually retreating to the nearby mountains while fighting.

The Liang Army pursued victoriously, surrounding the mountain so tightly that nothing could slip through.

After being pinned down for a long time, Korea's army requested surrender, and Emperor Taizong of Liang allowed most to return home. Since then, Korea's military spirit was utterly broken, and they dared not engage the Liang Army in combat again.

The mobile forces previously arranged by Emperor Taizong had, in essence, never come into play.

But now, with both sides deadlocked, the mobile force personally led by Lord Qin had a chance to strike!

Indeed, Lord Qin had been eager to act.

In history, during his campaign against Korea, he was already in his twilight years, his physical fitness no longer the prime of his youth, so even though he was willing to fight the enemy himself, it was a case of the spirit being willing but the flesh being weak.

Moreover, the burden of a ruler could not be so easily set aside, and thus he could only command from the seat of power.

But now, his physical condition had returned to its peak, and by appearing in the historical slice in his heroic spirit form, he even received a boost from the moral righteousness, unburdened by the heavy responsibilities of a nation's sovereign...

If not now, when would he charge? Was he not truly Lord Qin?

As these words were uttered, the five thousand elite cavalry players behind him also became thrilled.

"Charge!"

The players still remembered the hot blood surging during the charge alongside Emperor Taizu of Sheng, and now, charging with Lord Qin was just as exhilarating!

Both men are great emperors of all time, recognized as some of the most accomplished military rulers among emperors.

Though Emperor Taizong lacked the title of the founding emperor, he effectively held the power of one, while Emperor Taizu needs no mention, as he is undisputed as the most rightful founding emperor.

If there were any differences in style between the two, Emperor Taizong embodies the quintessential protagonist template of exhilarating tales.

Emperor Taizu's engagements in battle were still within the realms of humanity, whereas Emperor Taizong transcended those bounds and seemed destined for the heavens.

To fight alongside such divine beings, how could one not be stirred to excitement?

As Lord Qin spurred his horse forward, the five thousand cavalry players immediately pushed their mounts, sweeping down the hillside like a tornado and descending upon the battlefield!

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