15: Weird Enemy

“The difficulty of fighting here is only slightly better than a siege battle; a slight misstep can still lead to being surrounded and unable to break out.”

“The only thing worth celebrating is that the entire Xuanjia Army is truly elite, and they are led by a Refining Bone-level Captain, so their ability to break through and their combat capability are strong enough.”

At the Xuanjia Army's position, Gu Chang looked at the distant ruins and couldn't help but sigh.

The terrain within Linjiang City was actually quite unsuitable for arrayed combat; a slight misstep could lead to being attacked from multiple sides, having one's retreat cut off, and ultimately dying from being surrounded.

“Scouts, lead the way!”

“Archers, nock your arrows!”

“Form up! Pay attention to defense!”

“…”

At this moment, Zhou Yun, riding his warhorse, continuously issued commands, and the Auxiliary Army and Xuanjia Elite Soldiers under his command quickly acted according to his orders.

Several small teams of men quickly approached Linjiang City, but soon screams were heard, followed by the scouts who had gone to investigate quickly running back to report the situation.

“Report! There’s an ambush outside the city!”

“Auxiliary Army, advance first!”

“Remember! Those who kill the enemy will be heavily rewarded!”

Faced with this situation, Zhou Yun didn't even think before directly ordering the Auxiliary Army to move out; after all, scouting was precisely the task of cannon fodder soldiers.

Thus, a large group of Auxiliary Army immediately approached Linjiang City under the coercion of the overseers, and soon both sides began to engage in battle, with shouts of killing echoing endlessly, and the hidden Yellow Heaven Army's strength was also not simple.

In reality, it was understandable; the Yellow Heaven Army, capable of occupying a province and actively expanding into surrounding areas, would have some substance, no matter how weak their actual strength might be.

Moreover, this was a world where the Martial Dao flourished, so it was hard to say that there were no powerful martial artists within the Yellow Heaven Army.

After about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the Auxiliary Army responsible for scouting was already on the verge of collapsing, and only then did Zhou Yun order the Xuanjia Army to move up!

“Rumble!”

“Kill! Kill! Kill!”

Thus, the Xuanjia Army, already prepared, immediately began to charge; although there were only two thousand men, the Aura they erupted with was extraordinary.

Soon, the entire Xuanjia Army directly charged into the enemy's formation, and in close quarters combat, what was tested was whose soldiers were stronger, more courageous, and more capable in battle!

Gu Chang, leading his nine trusted subordinates, was also continuously cutting down enemies within the enemy formation.

To be honest, the Yellow Heaven Army's strength was not weak, or rather, the Yellow Heaven Army they encountered was not as weak as it seemed.

Although these people's equipment was varied, and some even lacked complete armor, the Battle Intent of this army was extremely high.

When fighting, the performance of these soldiers could only be described as fanatical; they muttered some incomprehensible scriptures while fighting.

These soldiers, upon seeing Gu Chang and his men, acted as if they had encountered archenemies with deep-seated hatred, displaying extreme ferocity and fearlessness of death.

Of course, the Xuanjia Army showed no mercy in facing them either; since they were all elite soldiers, they could easily handle several opponents at once.

So, after a fierce struggle, the enemy's formation was quickly broken through by the Xuanjia Army.

But at this moment, the elite soldiers from the enemy's rear also made their move!

These were a group of burly-looking soldiers, clad in iron armor, with yellow cloths tied around their heads, holding large broadswords, looking somewhat like executioners.

Even with just a glance, Gu Chang knew that every single one of these guys was definitely a martial artist!

Although most of them were likely at the Vital Blood level, a few had reached the Skin Refining and Flesh Refining levels, and the tallest and strongest leader, who was shirtless, was clearly on the same level as Zhou Yun.

“Hehehe, good timing! Another few thousand meat people!”

“Follow me and kill! Tonight, we eat meat and drink wine!”

The shirtless strongman leading the enemy looked at the charging Xuanjia Army and immediately revealed an incredibly ferocious expression, then shouted loudly and charged directly towards Zhou Yun.

His posture was as if he completely disregarded the entire Xuanjia Army, having the intention of a single man charging into the military formation.

As the saying goes, the general is the courage of the soldiers; seeing their leader so brave, the other strongmen also let out bloodthirsty roars.

“Kill! Hahaha!”

“Bang bang bang!”

“Pfft!”

“Crack!”

Soon, the two armies collided directly, instantly resembling two stones crashing or cast iron striking each other; in a short moment, both sides suffered numerous casualties.

“Hahaha!”

“Kill them!”

“Get out of the way! This is mine!”

“…”

These people seemed to be full of courage, facing blades and spears without fear, even if they crashed head-on into the Xuanjia Army's front spear formation, they showed no fear, but instead rushed forward to attack the Xuanjia Army, vying with each other.

Gu Chang even noticed that when these soldiers' bodies were wounded by swords and blades, they seemed to feel no pain.

“Pfft! Die!”

Gu Chang's blade directly severed the arm of the shirtless strongman in front of him, instantly sending blood flying, yet the opponent still did not retreat, instead charging forward stiffly and opening his mouth as if to bite.

His posture was exactly like a fiend that had crawled out of Hell, not a living person with normal sanity.

“Get lost! Bang!”

However, Gu Chang responded by kicking out his leg, and at the same time, he swung his blade back, hitting the opponent again, disemboweling him, and his internal organs gushed out onto the ground.

Yet, what was horrifying was that the strongman lying on the ground was still twitching and struggling, seemingly trying to get back up.

If it were just him, it would be one thing, but all of these shirtless soldiers were like this.

Since entering Reincarnation, Gu Chang had experienced many battles, but he had never truly experienced such a chilling scene.

In fact, the other soldiers of the entire Xuanjia Army were also frightened by this tragic scene.

“These people are not right!”

“Madmen! They are all madmen!”

“Hahaha! Die for me!”

“Damn it, they're all reckless bastards!”

“…”

However, the most taboo thing in military combat is wavering morale; when a large number of Xuanjia soldiers had their will shaken by this scene, another enemy army suddenly appeared on the flank, immediately causing the entire Xuanjia Army's formation to become somewhat unsustainable.

At the same time, the confrontation between Zhou Yun and the strongman became even more intense; his warhorse beneath him had already been directly cut down by the opponent.

When two Refining Bone-level martial artists fought, no one dared to approach within ten zhang of them; otherwise, a slight misstep would lead to death from being caught in the aftermath.

But it was clear that this shirtless strongman and his subordinates were the type to go mad and disregard their lives.

After a fierce exchange, Zhou Yun clearly couldn't adapt to this crazy fighting style of trading injuries for injuries and lives for lives, and he was forced to start retreating.

With his retreat, the entire Xuanjia Army also had to retreat.

However, the enemy clearly had a pre-arranged plan; defending during the retreat became even more difficult, so the Xuanjia Army's casualties immediately increased severalfold.

“Go! Big Brother, you go quickly!”

Seeing that a smooth retreat was no longer realistic, Wang Da Niu, by Gu Chang's side, immediately volunteered to stay behind to cover their retreat.

He was honest by nature, always a man of few words, but extremely loyal to Gu Chang.

“Big Brother! You go first!”

Li Ergou also advised him; he was younger and weaker in strength, so he couldn't leave even if he wanted to.

Therefore, it was better to let Gu Chang go first, as Gu Chang's benevolence would surely not mistreat his family.

“What nonsense are you talking about!”

“Kill! Today, let's kill enough to make it worth it!”

“It's just going crazy, isn't it? At most, it's like killing chickens! Or killing pigs!”

Gu Chang shook his head and directly turned to charge towards those crazed strongmen; he was not afraid of death, only afraid of dying for nothing!

Just as these people were also fearless of death, he would fight to the end with these guys and see who feared whom more!

“Swish! Swish!”

“Bang!”

“Pfft!”

“Crack!”

However, the more he killed, the more people surrounded him; Wang Da Niu and Li Ergou and others had already fallen one after another, and now only Gu Chang was left, fighting alone in a bloodbath.

But his current strength was clearly insufficient to single-handedly resist the encirclement of these madmen, so he was soon covered in wounds and died on the battlefield.