Chapter 789 – Teacher and Student Battle
Gaia 4th year, 1st month, 6th day, Wenshan City.
Before the Battle of Yunnan exploded, Wenshan City was just an unassuming Grade 3 County in Mengding Prefecture. The Lord of the city, Summon Wind, could not upgrade to the prefecture grade as his title had not reached the requirements.
A seismic battle had made this city become the focus of the entire world.
Wenshan City was less than 40 square miles in size, and it sat in a small basin within the mountains. Different from Lianzhou Basin, this basin could be entered from all four directions.
There was a mountain path running from west to east and north to south, intersecting one another. In the middle was Wenshan City.
Most of the cities in Mengding Prefecture were like this. Instead of calling it a basin, it was more appropriate to call it a mountain path or a place where the ravines intersected.
At the two sides of the ravine were tall mountains.
Each city was like a strategic castle.
In the morning, a grand mist covered the mountains. As the mountain breeze blew, the mist floated up and down, changing like thousands of horses sweeping across the clouds; it was a truly beautiful sight.
The usually cold and quiet city had already awakened.
City Lord’s Manor, command center.
Wuqi, who was appointed as the commander of the entire army, was in martial gear. Currently, he was sitting at the front of the entire hall. Di Chen and the other Lords sat on the left of the hall, both nervous and excited.
On the right were all the generals, with Dan Tian, Lianpo, and Zhang Xutuo as the heads.
The auspicious moment had arrived, and Wuqi stood up.
“Zhang Xutuo!”
“Present!”
As the commander of the Alliance Army, Zhang Xutuo stepped out.
“Lead the 100 thousand Alliance Army and act as the vanguard!”
“Yes!”
Zhang Xutuo cupped his fists; he did not have an excited expression. On the contrary, he looked extremely seriousness.
The faces of all the City-State Lords turned rather ugly. As expected from wolves, they would let the Alliance Army charge at the front every time.
Even in such an important battle.
However, at this stage, they had no way to struggle and could only accept their fates.
“Zhang He!”
“Present!”
Zhang He was the Alliance Army deputy commander and did not show his face during the Yongren City battle. As one of the fierce generals under Cao Cao during the Three Kingdoms Era, Zhang He could not be underestimated.
The City-State Alliance Army had two Zhangs that shocked the world. They were Zhang Xutuo and Zhang He.
“Lead the remaining 10 thousand Alliance Army troops to sneak past the mountains to attack the enemy backlines and break their grain line.”
“Yes general!”
Zhang He accepted the order.
The order was one that all the generals supported; none of them had any objections to this command.
Although the Yunnan City-State Alliance Army could not to be said to be elites in the world, they had one point that should be praised. Since the troops were mostly mountain people, they were all proficient at mountain battle.
At this time, only the Alliance Army could cross the mountains and attack the Shanhai City Army.
“Tian Dan!”
After dealing with the 110 thousand Alliance Army, Wuqi started to deal with the Yanhuang Alliance troops.
“Present!”
Tian Dan stepped out; he a tranquil expression.
“Lead 100 thousand troops to act as the back troops to assist Zhang Xutuo.”
“Yes general!” Tian Dan accepted the orders.
The expression of the Lords present changed once more.
‘What assist? They are just there to monitor us.’ The faces of the Lords of the City-State became uglier and uglier.
Even at Wenshan City, the path outside the city was not wider than 200 meters. With Wuqi’s plan, if the 100 thousand Alliance Army was not cleared out, the Yanhuang Alliance Army probably would not need to fight.
Wuqi’s expression did not change, and he continued, “Lianpo!”
“Present!”
“Lead the remaining 70 thousand Yanhuang Alliance Army to defend the east mountain path of Wenshan City to prepare for Feng Yi’s legion coming up north.”
Yuanyang City was hundreds of miles south of Wenshan City.
Hence, the Feng Yi legion that camped 50 miles outside of Yuanyang City was actually just in the middle of both. Wuqi did not wish for them to appear at the crucial moment, so he needed to arrange troops to protect their sides.
“Yes general!”
With the 70 thousand Alliance Army troops in his hand, Lianpo believed that Feng Yi’s legion could not cause many waves.
At this point, the duties of all 280 thousand troops had been arranged. Wuqi did not arrange a single troop in Wenshan City. Apart from the original City Protection Division, only the Personal Guards of the Lords were left. Overall, their numbers did not cross 20 thousand.
To face off against Baiqi, Wuqi could not afford to be careless.
Wuqi stood up. With a ‘Shua!’ all the other generals followed him. Even Di Chen and the other Lords could not help but stand with solemn expressions.
“The military orders have been given; treat it seriously and immediately set out. I wish all of you good luck; come back with victory!”
“Yes commander!”
In the command center, the voices of the generals boomed like thunder.
Just like that, under the leadership of the various generals, the 300 thousand army that teleported over during the day did not even eat breakfast. They just stepped out of the gate and headed toward the Dragon Legion.
The huge heaven covering army broke the silence of the early morning and brought solemnness to the wilderness.
On the mountain path 10 miles to the east of Wenshan City, a huge camp was set up; this was the Dragon Legion camp.
Looking at its arrangement, it was exactly the same as the one that Fan Lihua had made outside of White Stone City. The entire camp fortress was like a castle, and it would be extremely difficult to take it down.
Baiqi stood on one of the towers and looked out.
“The enemy has exited the city!”
As the Asura of a generation, Baiqi was exceedingly sensitive to killing aura, so he could smell and sense it despite the distance. Even without seeing a single soldier or man, he could reach this conclusion.
For this battle, Shanhai City had already set up a massive net and each force was in place. However, they were facing 300 thousand elite troops after all; the enemy was a pack of wolves that could destroy the heavens.
If they were not careful, they would be bitten and torn apart.
Hence, Baiqi had to be extremely careful.
There was one old and one young man standing beside him. When they heard his words, their expression turned exceedingly solemn.
The old man was strategist Jia Xu. Ever since the start of the Battle of Yunnan, he was sent over as Baiqi’s advisor. A large half of the credit for making the black chess piece plan belonged to him.
The young man was the 4th Legion General, Luo Shixin; he looked at Baiqi with awe and respect. After following by his side for a long time, any soldier would be amazed by Baiqi’s skill.
Especially a young general like Luo Shixin.
Of course, after years of training, Luo Shixin had grown from a young general into a stable and confident general.
Oddly enough, Luo Shixin had a weird expression today like he was thinking something. His eyes seemed rather complicated as he looked out.
When Jia Xu saw that, he instantly guessed what Luo Shixin was thinking and laughed, “Shixin, the commander Zhang Xutuo has a past with you. Will you be able to strike?”
When Luo Shixin heard these words, he froze.
Even Baiqi stopped looking into the distance and turned to look at Luo Shixin.
Not only did they have a past, but they could even be called student and teacher. In history, Luo Shixin’s military path started from Zhang Xutuo. The battles he had been through historically were all under Zhang Xutuo’s leadership and teachings. To call Zhang Xutuo his teacher was not an understatement.
The ancient people treated teacher-student relationships with more importance than the heavens. There was even a statement that a person who was your teacher for one day would be like your father for your entire life. For Luo Shixin to face off against his teacher, it was truly putting him in a tough spot and was extremely cruel.
After a long while, Luo Shixin opened up, “We fight for our own Lords, so what can we do?”
Jia Xu smiled, “Shixin, you do not have to be dejected. I heard that he’s a stubborn person, so you need to personally convince him to surrender and join us after the enemy loses. Only then can the master and student fight together on the battlefield.”
“As for the situation at hand, it’s just as you said. You are fighting for your own Lords, so you cannot mix in any other thoughts. As soldiers, we are loyal to our Lord. Not only will your teacher not blame you, but he might even feel happy instead.”
When Luo Shixin heard that, his expression loosened as he bowed to Jia Xu. Thinking back to the way his teacher acted, Luo Shixin felt that Jia Xu was right.
The thought of being able to fight alongside his teacher in the future made Luo Shixin feel really emotional.
“Then I should perform well in this battle.” Luo Shixin raised his head and looked into the distance while thinking to himself, ‘Teacher, Shixin will try his best.’
Luo Shixin wanted to prove to Zhang Xutuo that he had grown into a great general.
When Jia Xu saw that, he smiled.
In the past, psychological and ideological work was also the duty of the advisor.
At this very moment, the mountain paths rumbled.
After a short while, black armored soldiers appeared outside the camp fortress; their flags were swinging and their weapons were held up high. First, it was the archers and the crossbowmen; they were followed by the sword-shield soldiers and the spearmen. The cavalry was on the wings.
Amongst the army were also siege ladders and trebuchet soldiers. Huge moving arrow turrets were also pushed by hundreds of soldiers, slowly moving forward.
The military formation was closely packed and well-organized. Apart from the sounds of footsteps and horse hooves, one could not hear any other sound. The large sound reverberating in the valley made one’s blood boil.
When the formation moved closer, Zhang Xutuo became visible in the middle. He was riding on a really handsome horse; he was dressed in steel armor with guards by his side.
Baiqi’s eyes lit up at this sight.
Without a doubt, the enemy army in front of them was composed of true elites. For the Dragon Legion to block the first wave, they would definitely have to pay a price.
“Stop!”
When they were 800 meters away, the order to stop was given.
With a ‘Shua!’ line after line of soldiers stopped in their paths and started to reorganize their formations, making their final preparations for the battle.
In any large battle, one’s formation could not be messy. If not, they would give the enemy a chance to strike.
