200: Chapter 200 The Door-Blocking Plan

Su Xing said, "The East, South, and West gates are all deploying at the same time. There is no movement at the North gate; it is likely reserved for retreat."

Su Bai nodded.

"Splitting the troops into three paths, trying to disperse our firepower?"

He sneered, "This Prince Tang Zhao is not stupid."

Su Bai thought for a moment and quickly issued orders.

"Ma Lie, take five thousand men to the South gate. Block the Dingzhou Army at the gate and fight them there; do not let them charge out."

"Understood!"

Ma Lie grinned and turned to run.

"Su Xing, take five thousand men to the West gate. Likewise, block the gate; do not let a single one out."

"Understood!"

Su Xing cupped his fists and walked away quickly.

Su Bai looked at the remaining five thousand men.

Three thousand Cultivator soldiers and two thousand ordinary soldiers.

This was the strongest force in his hands.

"Brothers — "

Su Bai drew his long blade, and spiritual light surged on the blade.

"Follow me to the East gate! Let that old bastard Prince Tang Zhao see what real warfare is!"

"Kill — !"

Five thousand men roared in unison, their voices shaking the heavens.

Meanwhile, the East gate of Dingzhou city slowly opened.

General Zhao Li rode on horseback,

leading eight thousand Dingzhou Army soldiers as they charged out from the East gate.

He had originally thought that by splitting his troops into three paths, Su Bai would at least be flustered for a while.

But the moment he charged out of the city gate, he was stunned.

Outside the gate,

five thousand Yunzhou Army soldiers had already formed their formation.

At the very front were three thousand Cultivator soldiers, each wearing black battle armor, holding Spiritual Artifact long blades, and exuding a rich fluctuation of spiritual energy from their entire bodies.

That Aura was like an iron wall.

General Zhao Li's heart suddenly skipped a beat.

It was not that he had never seen a Cultivator before.

He himself was a Foundation Establishment Early Stage Cultivator, and he had hundreds of Qi Refining stage soldiers under his command.

But these three thousand men under Su Bai all had cultivation levels at the Fifth Layer of Qi Refining or above.

Three thousand Cultivators at the Fifth Layer of Qi Refining, equipped with Spiritual Artifact long blades — what kind of concept was this?

General Zhao Li dared not imagine.

"Brothers, charge — !"

General Zhao Li gritted his teeth, raised his long spear, and charged out in the lead.

He knew that he could not retreat at this time.

If they retreated, their morale would collapse.

Eight thousand Dingzhou Army soldiers followed General Zhao Li and charged out, their battle cries shaking the heavens.

However, their formation was chaotic from the start.

The East gate was only so wide, and it naturally took time for eight thousand people to charge out of the city gate.

Although General Zhao Li had made arrangements in advance, the training level of the Dingzhou Army was what it was; they simply could not charge out of the city gate in a uniform manner.

Those in the front charged out, while those in the back were still squeezed in the gate tunnel, pushing and shoving, turning into a mess.

Su Bai rode on his horse, watching this scene, and sneered.

"Brothers, follow me!"

He kicked the horse's flanks, and his entire body shot out like an arrow released from a bowstring.

The three thousand Cultivator soldiers behind him followed closely, like a black torrent, slamming fiercely into the Dingzhou Army's formation.

"Kill — !"

Su Bai took the lead, his long blade transforming into a silver streak of light as he slashed directly toward General Zhao Li, who was charging at the very front.

General Zhao Li was alarmed and hurriedly raised his long spear to block.

"Clang — !"

Metal clashed, and sparks flew everywhere.

General Zhao Li felt a tremendous force coming from the spear shaft, his tiger's mouth went numb, and he almost fell off his horse.

He was horrified in his heart.

This Su Bai had such immense strength!

Su Bai, however, did not give him a chance to catch his breath.

He turned his long blade, the blade light surged, and he slashed down again.

General Zhao Li gritted his teeth and took it head-on.

"Clang, clang, clang — !"

After three strikes, the long spear in General Zhao Li's hand was directly split into two.

He was shaken off his horse, rolled several times on the ground, and climbed up, covered in dust.

Su Bai looked down at him from above, a trace of disdain flashing in his eyes.

"Is that all?"

He ignored General Zhao Li, waved his long blade, and roared to the soldiers behind him: "Brothers, block them at the gate and fight! Don't let a single one out!"

"Kill — !"

Three thousand Cultivator soldiers roared in unison, like starving wolves pouncing on food, charging into the Dingzhou Army's formation.

Although these Dingzhou Army soldiers were numerous, most of them were ordinary soldiers, and facing Cultivators equipped with Spiritual Artifacts, they were simply no match.

With one slash, man and armor were split in two.

With one spear thrust, three bodies were pierced through.

Blood splattered, and screams rose one after another.

The Dingzhou Army's formation completely collapsed.

Those in the front wanted to retreat, while those in the back were still pushing forward, and the city gate tunnel was blocked solid.

The Yunzhou Army was like a sickle.

Harvesting the lives of the Dingzhou Army one slash at a time.

On the city wall, Prince Tang Zhao watched this scene, his face turning pale.

"Impossible... This is impossible..."

He muttered to himself, his voice trembling.

"How can Su Bai be this strong... He only has three thousand men..."

The deputy general beside him had trembling lips and could not say a word.

While the fighting was happening at the East gate, it was also happening at the South and West gates.

Ma Lie led five thousand men to block the South gate; the long blade in his hand had already become notched from cutting, but he did not care at all.

"Brothers, kill for me! Killing one is not a loss, killing two is a profit!"

He roared at the top of his lungs, slashing down a Dingzhou Army soldier, blood splattering all over his face.

The Yunzhou Army soldiers behind him also had eyes reddened by the slaughter.

The morale bonus provided by the System played a huge role at this time.

A fifty percent morale bonus meant that the Yunzhou Army soldiers would not have the slightest fear when facing the enemy.

They were not afraid of death.

They only knew that by following Su Bai, they would be rewarded if they won, and no one would blame them if they lost.

This mentality was the greatest advantage on the battlefield.

And what about the Dingzhou Army soldiers?

They did not want to come out and fight in the first place.

If even the Grade Five City Protection Array could not be defended, what could they do by coming out?

To die?

Furthermore, the Yunzhou Army soldiers opposite them were all burly and full of Killing Intent; just looking at them made one's legs go weak.

The gap in morale determined the outcome of this battle from the very beginning.

In less than half an hour,

the eight thousand Dingzhou Army soldiers outside the East gate were slaughtered into a state of total collapse.

General Zhao Li was covered in blood, his long spear had long since broken, and he had picked up a blade and was still resisting desperately.

But around him, there was not a single Dingzhou Army soldier left standing.

The force of eight thousand men: some were dead, some had surrendered, and some had fled.

General Zhao Li stood alone on the spot, looking at the corpses all over the ground, a deep sense of powerlessness welling up in his heart.

He looked up at Su Bai, who was riding on his horse.

Su Bai was looking at him, his eyes calm, without any expression.

"Surrender," Su Bai said, "You are not my opponent."

General Zhao Li gritted his teeth, the blade in his hand gripping so tightly it creaked.

He wanted to rush up and fight Su Bai to the death.

But he knew clearly in his heart that rushing up would also mean death.

It didn't matter if he died.

But what about the common people in Dingzhou city?

That idiot Prince Tang Zhao would not care about the lives of the common people at all.

General Zhao Li took a deep breath and threw away the blade in his hand.

"I surrender."

His voice was hoarse, carrying an indescribable bitterness.

Su Bai nodded and said, "Tie him up."

Two personal guards rushed up and tied General Zhao Li up tightly.

General Zhao Li did not resist, just lowered his head, not saying a word.