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Chapter 1196 – Battle of Phoenix Castle (Part 2)
“So all the attacks before this were probing one?”
Lianpo squinted. He was very sure that amongst the enemy formation, there was definitely a formation expert. After all, they could find out how the formation worked in less than an hour and had also thought of a way to break it.
“His idea is a little too simple.”
Lianpo smiled. Under his leadership, the formation changed once more. The mysterious formation suddenly became even fiercer and even more mysterious.
Such a change dazzled everyone, not to mention the Great Jin Guards Legion Corps that was charging about within.
The Great Jin Guards Legion Corps troops that had just gathered together suffered a heavy blow. They were torn apart and cut up.
Meng Tian was the first to notice the formation changing. His expression changed slightly. At that moment, he had lost his understanding of the formation and was equal to half a blind person.
Around him were enemies and their tents, and soldiers could charge out and surround them at any time. If they fought on, they would not be able to differentiate directions.
If things went wrong, the entire 1st division was going to fall within the formation.
Only Huo Qubing would be able to save them from this.
Obviously, Huo Qubing knew that. When the formation changed, he was thinking of a method. In terms of formations, this one was really complicated, and one would not be able to think of a way so quickly.
Lianpo’s moves placed pressure on Huo Qubing.
Time flowed on like water, and the Great Jin Guards were in a tougher and tougher spot. Luckily, Huo Qubing was a genius and also had some knowledge of formations, especially in the ways of striking and retreating.
Combining attacking and retreating to come and go like the wind was Huo Qubing’s talent.
When the Great Jin Guards Legion Corps started to suffer heavy casualties, Huo Qubing finally saw the way the formation worked. He did not dare to treat it lightly and started to command the Great Jin Guards Legion Corps to swiftly execute his instructions.
Helplessly, in such a short while, the Great Jin Guards Legion Corps had suffered heavy casualties and were deep within the enemy camp. They did not react toward the instructions from the Phoenix Castle as quickly as before.
The entire command system was on the verge of collapse.
When Huo Qubing saw that, he did not dare to hesitate, ordering the Great Jin Guards Legion Corps 2nd legion to strike, entering the formation to save the 1st legion.
The 2nd legion that was in place did not hesitate and directly charged.
The addition of a new source of troops was a huge blow to the Great Zhou camp. Especially after Huo Qubing saw through how the formation worked, the 2nd legion progressed at god speed and was about to meet up with the 1st legion.
When Lianpo saw that, cold sweat could not help but appear on his hands. He did not expect the enemy commander to see through the mysteries of his formation so quickly.
Lianpo probably forgot that in this world, there were some talents and geniuses that logic meant nothing to.
However, Lianpo was not someone who gave up easily. This formation had a total of 108 different changes, and it was not something that could be seen through right away. Since the enemy did not give up, he would naturally play with them till the end.
The two sides engaged in a life and death battle around the formations. One side was changing the formations while the one side was trying to break the formation.
Although Lianpo and Huo Qubing were unable to see each other, these two experts fought with the battlefield as a medium. One making moves and one breaking it, fighting to a standstill.
If a military person who knew about formations saw this, their eyes would shine bright. Such a dazzling display of formations was something one would only get to see once in their lives.
As time went on, Huo Qubing also sent in the 3rd and 4th legions, totally stirring up the Great Zhou camp. Dust bellowed.
Close to 600 thousand troops were wrapped up with one another in total chaos.
Huo Qubing was a firm believer in using strength to break exquisite formations. No matter what changes the enemy made, it would be useless and could not stand up to a hit in front of absolute strength.
The battle between the two armies looked messy, but in truth, it had a lot of hidden killing intent.
The Great Jin Guards Legion Corps had a lot of pent up frustration, and their morale was soaring. Amongst them, there was Meng Tian commanding, merging the four legions. Outside, there was Huo Qubing giving instructions; they were truly unstoppable.
At some point, Lianpo felt that the formation he had set was about to be broken by the enemy. Luckily, the Great Zhou palace guards were not made of paper and were all top elites of the China region.
Furthermore, they had the geographical advantage. Lianpo was really experienced, and even though the battlefield was in chaos, the troops still managed to resist and arduously defended against this wave.
Once the sun set, Huo Qubing gave them orders to return.
This was Huo Qubing. He was really straightforward and direct when he did things and did not think about much. Since Meng Tian said he wanted to probe the enemy’s strength, Huo Qubing did not have much pressure when he commanded.
In the afternoon, he pretty much squeezed out all the value of the Great Jin Guards Legion Corps that he could.
Even the ferocious and valiant Meng Tian was exhausted after this battle. He had a new and clear understanding of how Huo Qubing commanded troops. This was a person who did what he said and did not bother about courtesy.
Based on rough estimations, from this battle alone, the Great Jin Guards Legion Corps had lost 20 thousand troops.
Those were all elite soldiers, and each Guards Legion Corps soldier was an immense fortune. Much less 20 thousand of them dying in one battle. No matter who it was, they would definitely feel pained in their heart.
Great Jin had never suffered such heavy casualties before.
Riding on the black warhorse that were dyed in blood, although they were tired, their morale was high. Meng Tian laughed. This battle was a fun one.
‘No matter how big the sacrifice, it will be worth it in the end.’ Meng Tian thought to himself.
This time, in front of the strong Great Zhou palace guards, the Great Jin Guards Legion Corps proved their strength and also proved to the world that Great Jin was not weak. They proved that they did not just depend on Great Xia.
When they needed to fight, they had the ability to do so.
They had the skill to be able to fight such tough fights.
Through this battle, the world would change their thoughts on the Great Jin army and the Great Jin Dynasty.
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Great Zhou camp, that certain high ground.
Under the setting sun, Lianpo’s body appeared really haggard and worn out. Despite that, the soldiers only looked toward him in awe and respect.
In the eyes of the palace guards, Lianpo was a war god that did age.
However, he was clear how close this battle was. The formation expert in the enemy camp was simply too terrifying. As the fight went on, he broke the formations so easily.
He could even feel that this formation already held no secrets before the enemy.
“This is only the first day….”
In front of the soldiers, he was still filled with confidence, raising his head and chest up high. However, deep in his heart, he was already worrying, and his heart was filled with uneasiness.
‘Can we still hold on tomorrow?’
No one could him give a reply.
