Section 125

Accompanied by the drums behind them, the one-thousand-man vanguard all roared with their heads held high, approaching the city wall in groups of ten, carrying scaling ladders.

Facing the enemy's swift attack, the Tenth Flying General Chen Boyu showed a lingering fear, recalling the scene of Ling City being breached that day.

But Xia Feng was not flustered; his calm eyes reflected the armored soldiers below.

When they reached five hundred meters, he waved his hand back.

"Start defending against the enemy!"

With a single command, the messengers frantically ran to both sides to relay Xia Feng's order.

The Gu Sha Army, with soaring morale, showed no fear when facing an enemy several times their size.

Their expressions were cold as they began their actions in an orderly manner.

Ballistas, archers, and long-range Martial Skills erupted.

The Gu Sha Army acted as if they had done it countless times, their coordination incredibly skilled.

No matter how fast the enemy charged or how loud their roars, they remained expressionless, executing their actions step by step.

This even doubled their efficiency.

Countless stones were hurled down, and the Gu Sha Army's archers also held their arrows with indifference, nocked, drew their bows, all in one fluid motion.

The Heavenly Martial Great General's vanguard immediately suffered countless casualties!

Seeing their comrades falling one by one beside them, the expressions of these vanguard soldiers also began to change.

Immense resistance.

This was the first time they had felt such terrifying resistance since following the Heavenly Martial Great General into battle!

The soldiers on the opposite side showed no panic when facing their charge; each one was like a cold machine!

The speed of setting up the scaling ladders slowed significantly, the Tianwu Army continuously suffered casualties, while the Gu Sha Army became more fierce the more they fought.

This was the effect of training together to kill enemies for ten thousand years.

What is the most valuable thing on the battlefield?

Veteran soldiers are the most valuable.

And battle-hardened veterans become treasures!

Those who can continuously fight on the battlefield and survive all have their own set of experiences.

Where enemies might be, how to defend when the flanks are weak, where the enemy's weak points are...

In the past, all of this required experienced generals to judge and then relay to the armored soldiers.

But on the battlefield of Hong City, Xia Feng didn't even give a single command!

Everything was analyzed and done by them on their own.

Xia Feng also trained them this way.

Command transmission takes time, and being caught at a critical moment will lead to one weak point after another.

Once the weak points become too numerous to mend, that is the moment of army collapse!

And this method of independently filling the weak points is the true 'strengthening the walls and clearing the fields,' making it as solid as a fortress!

Xia Feng and Chen Boyu rose into the air, one a Yellow Tier Ninth Level Martial Emperor, the other a Yellow Tier Ninth Level Martial Emperor.

The Heavenly Martial Great General also had a deputy, emitting the Aura of a Yellow Tier Fourth Level Martial Emperor.

The four people, with eight eyes, confronted each other in the air.

"That is the Eighth Xia Emperor, NineMing Daoist."

Chen Boyu took a deep breath: "It seems that after the news of the Imperial Son coming from the Empire leaked, the Heavenly Martial Great General also called for reinforcements."

Xia Feng nodded.

They held a significant advantage in the Martial Emperor battle.

After all, Xia Feng was a Yellow Tier Ninth Level Martial Emperor.

While the Heavenly Martial Great General was only a Fifth Level Martial Emperor.

Even with the addition of NineMing Daoist, both are Yellow Tier Intermediate Martial Emperors.

But the tricky part was that the two Martial Emperors of the Nichao Empire were positioned within the army formation and had no intention of directly confronting Xia Feng and his group.

It seems that while the Heavenly Martial Great General appears rough and crude, when leading troops in battle, he is still a formidable figure.

An army formation of twenty thousand men, even a Profound Rank Martial Emperor could stumble if not careful.

If Xia Feng and the other were to charge in, they would be in mortal danger once entangled.

Therefore, Xia Feng did not take the risk.

"Sixty thousand against twenty thousand, it seems they plan to wear us down," Chen Boyu said worriedly.

"No rush," Xia Feng shook his head.

He turned his head and glanced outside the city wall of Hong City; the soldiers of the Tianwu Army had already begun to climb the city wall, but they were all repelled by the Gu Sha Army.

In an offensive and defensive battle, the defending side always has a significant advantage.

Although the numerical difference was somewhat large, the Gu Sha Army was well-trained, and defending Hong City within ten days was not a problem.

"Now we just wait for General Gu Sha's action."

Xia Feng gazed towards the northern sky, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes.

...

Tianwu southeast flank camp.

The soldier on duty at the watchtower yawned, bored and daydreaming.

Since launching a fierce attack on the Great Xia Empire, the front lines had been receiving continuous good news.

The super-large city of Ling City had also been captured, and as a guard for the Tianwu Army's granary, he hadn't seen the Great Xia Empire's army for almost a month.

Every day consisted of standing guard and watching the clouds drift by in the sky.

After a long time, he also began to feel tired.

Today was the same.

The sentry rubbed his eyes, his gaze sweeping over a ridge.

"Hmm?"

He frowned, instinctively pulling his gaze back.

It seemed that this ridge today was somehow different.

Behind this ridge, why was it starting to turn black?

The sentry picked up the binoculars in confusion.

Upon seeing this, his face turned pale.

"Enemy attack!!!"

Chapter 154: Raid, Iron Cavalry Tramples the Enemy Camp

The beacon fire was quickly lit, and the sentry abruptly pulled out a sound amplification talisman and shouted towards the camp.

The soldiers left behind in the flank camp were immediately mobilized, beacon fires were lit one after another, and sound amplification talismans were thrown into the sky one after another.

They frantically began to search for their weapons, and then quickly formed ranks.

"What's going on, how many troops have arrived?!"

The granary guard General Peng Yule walked out of the commander's tent in panic, asking the messenger kneeling on one knee before him.

"General Peng, according to the front line's report, there is a dense mass of iron cavalry from the Oriental direction, estimated to be no less than eight thousand troops!"

The messenger's face showed signs of collapse.

"What?!"

Upon hearing this, Peng Yule felt a bucket of ice water poured over his head, instantly chilling him to the core and lifting his spirits.

"Eight thousand iron cavalry... This, this, our camp only has five thousand guards, and less than eight hundred iron cavalry!"

He panicked; Peng Yule never in his wildest dreams thought that eight thousand iron cavalry could charge into their Tianwu Army's granary!

One must know that their location was deep in the rear of the Tianwu Army.

Who on earth had such audacity to bypass so many defending troops and go straight for the granary?

Peng Yule was thinking, but General Gu Sha didn't give him time.

The iron cavalry advancing at full speed swiftly broke through the defending soldiers.

The soldiers guarding the rear were not considered elites, and moreover, they were facing cavalry.

The massive creatures, nearly three meters tall including their riders, surged forward like a tidal wave; these foot soldiers all trembled with fear, and some were even unable to move.

"Awesome! This is too awesome, these are truly my General Gu Sha's soldiers!"