Translator: Exodus Tales Editor: Exodus Tales
Chapter 1197 – Going Against Logic
8th month, 8th day, Fallen Phoenix City.
The orange red sun slowly rose up on the hill opposite to the canyon, throwing down a halo down at the canyon opening. Under the shine of the sun, Phoenix Castle appeared really bright and eye-catching.
With their backs facing the rising sun, Huo Qubing and Meng Tian stood side by side once more.
Last night, the two of them spoke till the dead of night, summarizing their experiences in the camp outside. They added to one another’s words, understanding Lianpo’s formation to a great extent.
Today was the day that the Great Xia Guards Legion Corps would officially charge.
“It would be better if we could probe for another day.” Meng Tian felt a little regretful. After all, in just one afternoon, the two of them might still have parts that they did not understand about the formation. These doubts might become hidden killing opportunities for the enemy.
They could wait but the blazing legion corps could not.
Maybe because they were stimulated by the appearance of the Great Xia Guards Legion Corps in Fallen Phoenix City, but Wuqi led the three armies of Great Zhou to surround the blazing legion corps and totally cut off their way up north yesterday.
The blazing legion corps that was surrounded was in great danger and could be crushed at any moment.
Under such a situation, Fallen Phoenix City could only take a gamble to swiftly charge out of the formation to win a living chance for the blazing legion corps. if not, the Great Jin army was going to collapse.
Huo Qubing was very optimistic, smiling, “There is nothing on the battlefield that is 100% certain.”
“That’s right.”
Meng Tian nodded, turning around and bowing to Huo Qubing, “So, it’s up to you!”
Huo Qubing returned with a bow and said confidently, “Watch me!” As he said that, he turned around and left the tower, starting the prebattle preparations. Near the main gate, the three legions of the Great Xia Guards Legion Corps had lined up.
“Let’s go!”
Huo Qubing did not say much, just giving the order to set off.
To the Great Xia Guards Legion Corps, war was common, and they naturally had their own methods to be motivated by themselves.
Along with the gates opening, cavalry troops charged out squad by squad. Facing the rising sun, they were brimming with life. Their red capes fluttered in the wind, seemingly cheering the Guards Legion Corps soldiers on.
In this battle, they could only win and could not lose.
Within the tower, Meng Tian looked at the Great Xia legion corps troops that were like a dragon exiting the ocean and fell deep into thought.
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Palace guards camp, command high ground.
It seemed like Lianpo had predicted the tough battle of today. He came early to this high ground to face the new day of challenges. However, the moment the Phoenix Castle gates opened, the ones charging out were Great Xia Guards Legion Corps soldiers, which Lianpo surprised.
“Are they taking turns to attack?”
When the enemy held the numerical advantage, it was normal for them to choose such a tactic. However, for some reason, when Lianpo saw the Great Xia Guards Legion Corps troops attack, he felt really uneasy.
“Am I really old and subconsciously fearful of Great Xia?”
Lianpo’s face turned a little ugly. He was not deaf or blind, and the evaluation the king had of him privately had entered his ears, but there was nothing he could do about it.
Just as Lianpo was deep in thought, the Great Xia Guards Legion Corps had already charged into the formation and engaged in slaughter.
In just the first engagement, the Great Zhou palace guards were pushed on the back foot. First, Huo Qubing already had a clear understanding of the enemy formation, and secondly, Great Xia Guards Legion Corps was a level stronger than the Great Jin Guards.
In the first round of cavalry charging, the Great Xia Guards Legion Corps used their killing machine-enhanced horse lance. Along with the cavalry’s high speed charge, they were pretty much monsters.
No matter how flexible and adaptive the palace guards were, the Great Xia Guards Legion Corps only had one way to breakthrough. They would just forcefully charge across. The horse lance formed up in lines, and the shining cold light formed up many human killing machines.
Anywhere the army passed, only meat paste was left, and there were no living beings left on the ground.
The front row of palace guards did not even manage to give out their last screams before they were crushed by the rumbling current, and they could not even cause a wave.
Huo Qubing wanting to use force to breakthrough was obviously not just words.
Great Xia’s three legions were like three sharp knives forming into a trident as they stabbed right into the stomach of the enemy. Under the command of Meng Tian, they proceeded forth with gusto.
Traps? All useless!
Human wall? Even more useless!
Encirclements? Could not be done!
The Great Xia Guards Legion Corps were like a bunch of ferocious beasts and were rather like the beast wave that appeared in the wilderness, rumbling as they charged in. They did not leave any face or show any mercy, showing no fear of death. They only bothered about charging forward.
Compared to the Great Jin Guards Legion Corps, the Great Xia Guards Legion Corps was simply more gory and more brutal.
Maybe this was a beautiful part of war.
The beauty of violence!
Facing such a brutal Great Xia Guards Legion Corps, the Great Zhou palace guards appeared lacking in preparation.
The battle yesterday had tortured them enough, and they had lost a lot of soldiers. It was not easy to rest up for a night, and they had not fully recovered their energy and were faced with an even fiercer challenge.
Some soldiers even recognized that the enemy was the famous Great Xia Guards Legion Corps.
The Great Xia Guards Legion Corps were not unfamiliar with the Great Zhou palace guards. One could even say that they were one of the armies that had fought with them the most in the wilderness.
In every Battle Map, both sides would have to fight.
In the end, the palace guards lost every single time, and even their marshal Lianpo had a psychological barrier, much less the soldiers who were getting battered and bruised all over.
This fear was revealed during a battle of life and death.
Along with the flood like attack of the Great Xia Guards Legion Corps, the defenses of the palace guards started to loosen. The coordination between divisions were not as smooth as in their battle against the Great Jin Guards Legion Corps.
The entire formation started to slow down and appeared hesitant.
When Meng Tian who stood on the Phoenix Castle tower saw that, he immediately grabbed this chance to lead the Guards Legion Corps on a more furious attack. Each time, they struck right at the crucial locations of the enemy.
The palace guards formation was a whole, and they had nine crucial points required to run well. Around these areas were the most elite and strongest nine divisions.
However, the Great Xia Guards Legion Corps loved the hardest bones to bite.
With the coordination between Meng Tian and Huo Qubing, the three legions pulled up point after point like they did not know exhaustion. For every point that was taken down, the formation became weaker and weaker.
Once the fourth point was taken down, the formation was not connected from head to toe.
Lianpo, who stood on the high ground, was feeling more and more helpless. The battle situation had started to break away from his control, and the entire formation was in chaos. His commanding was also facing heavy interference.
He could only place his hopes on the palace guards themselves.
This meant that along with the formation failing, the Great Xia Guards Legion Corps and Great Zhou palace guards were on the same starting line. Both sides were using their own strength.
On this point, looking out across the entire world, no army could compare to the Great Xia Guards Legion Corps.
In the process of attacking the Great Jin dynasty, the palace guards had already lost a portion of their troops. In the battle yesterday, tens of thousands of them died under the blades of Great Jin Guards Legion Corps. Hence, their overall numbers were similar to that of the Great Xia Guards Legion Corps, and they did not have much of an advantage.
In a situation where both sides had an equal number of soldiers, the Great Xia Guards Legion Corps had never lost a battle.
“Fighting someone you lost to, how can one be courageous?”
Under the leadership of Huo Qubing, Ma Chao, Lu Bu, and Er’Lai each led a front and engaged in heavy slaughter in the enemy formation like human-shaped giant beasts.
The three of them were all legendary generals, and after the update, their martial art skills soared. Their weapons and armor were all forged by ancestor Ou Zhizi and was comparable to God Weapons.
Apart from Er’Lai who was riding on Luosha, Ma Chao and Lu Bu had also changed their mounts.
After all their equipment was upgraded, their killing strength in the formation was terrifying. Every time the frontlines faced resistance, the three generals would personally lead the troops to charge, and no one could stop them.
In this battle, they were like a nuclear warhead like presence.
This battle caused the heavens to tear apart and the sky to change in color. Blood flowed into a river, and the killing intent and blood aura gathered up above the battlefield. The fresh red color made one fearful, seeping right into their bones.
Through this battle, the Great Zhou palace guards was probably going to be stepped into the dirt, never to climb up again.
On the high ground, Lianpo was unable to maintain calm, resisting the urge to ask the troops to retreat, he gave the death order, “Order the troops to gather up and defend. Tell them to fend off this wave of attacks from the enemy.”
“Yes, general!”
Of the three legions of the Great Xia Guards Legion Corps, apart from the 4th legion having a batch of infantry, the remaining were all elite cavalry. If the palace guards dared to retreat now, they would be eaten up by the enemy such that even bones would not be left.
The only way would be to defend to their deaths.
No matter what, the Great Zhou palace guards had the geographical advantage. As long as the army did not panic and calmed down, with the camps as their fortified point, they would have a high chance of surviving this difficulty by defending to the death.
Lianpo once again showed his deep fighting experience.
Unfortunately, he had misjudged the fighting intentions of the enemy. In Lianpo’s eyes, the enemy naturally wanted to wipe out the entire palace guards then reinforce the blazing legion corps.
If it was just the Great Xia Guards Legion Corps breaking through, they would not be able to decide the entire battle.
Hence, the palace guards only needed to defend to the death and get past this tough day. If they were able to tide across this and fight tomorrow, they would have a chance to persist on.
Even if the Great Jin Guards Legion Corps participated, Lianpo would still feel confident about defending.
At the very least, they could drag on for another half a day.
With half a day, even if the blazing legion corps did not die, they would be badly hurt. With that, Lianpo would have barely completed the mission that the king had given him.
The problem was that on the side of the Alliance Army, they were not going to directly assist the blazing legion corps.
Seeing the enemy defend their tents, without needing Meng Tian to give an order, Huo Qubing decisively ordered the troops to charge right at the entrance. The entire process was done without hesitation.
In just half an hour, the Great Xia Guards Legion Corps was like a flood, wrapping over the entire Great Zhou palace guards camp. They did not stop, charging out of the canyon and leaving a full ground of waste and ruins.
“This?”
Lianpo was really stunned, “The situation is a little unusual.”
The Great Xia Guards Legion Corps not acting logically made the uneasiness in his heart grow. Unfortunately, the enemy did not give him a chance to gather his thoughts because at that moment, the Phoenix Castle gates opened once more.
The Great Jin Guards Legion Corps that was ready and waiting took over the Guards Legion Corps position and charged.
“Block the Great Jin Guards Legion Corps!”
This was Lianpo’s instinctive reaction. Till date, he still believed in his previous judgment; he believed that the Great Jin Guards Legion Corps was trying to follow behind the Great Xia Guards Legion Corps and charge out of the canyon.
If he allowed them to do so, Lianpo should just go and kill himself.
