Chapter 694: Chapter 287: Cloud Dragon Army’s First Battle, Zhou Yuan’s Bloody Struggle, Decisive Victory and Unexpected Windfall (Part 4)
The two large carts were finally pushed aside by the combined effort of the soldiers in the rear.
But the moment they were pushed aside, a series of slender blades came slicing through.
"Horizontal Blade Camp brothers, charge with me!"
"Brothers, charge!"
"Follow me to attack!"
......
There were six Horizontal Blade Camps, totaling six hundred troops.
They had been waiting at the back of the two carts for quite some time.
The moment the Long Mountain soldiers pushed aside the two carts, six hundred Horizontal Blade Camp soldiers rushed from all directions, almost instantly breaking through the entire formation of the Long Mountain army.
The most aggressive soldiers of the Horizontal Blade Camp even met and merged with the Mo Blade Camp soldiers on the west side.
Splash...
Clang!
...
"Kill!"
If the Mo Blade Camp’s assault only caused the Long Mountain army to crumble,
then at this moment, the Long Mountain army was completely stunned.
Especially when they discovered that their weapons couldn’t penetrate the pale golden armor of the Great Xia soldiers, but the enemy’s weapons could cut through theirs, they were completely demoralized.
Basic strength wasn’t in their favor, armor wasn’t either, and their weaponry was at a disadvantage.
How could they possibly continue this battle?
"Escape!"
The majority of the remaining several hundred Longyou soldiers had the same thought flash in their minds, and as soon as this thought emerged, the balance of the battle tipped even more in favor of Great Xia.
Splash...
Liu Yuan had already broken through the Longyou formation, encountering the Horizontal Blade Camp. Seeing the Longyou soldiers begin to scatter and flee, he immediately shouted to sway their hearts:
"Drop your weapons, surrender and you’ll not be killed!"
With his shout, the commanders of the 1st to 9th camps all began to shout as well.
"Drop your weapons, surrender and you’ll not be killed!"
"Drop your weapons, surrender and you’ll not be killed!"
......
The Longyou soldiers were already terrified; hearing the Great Xia’s words, expressions of struggle appeared on their faces.
"We’ve dominated Longyou for over forty years, and it’s always been other camps surrendering to us. To want us to surrender, you’re dreaming!"
Zhou Yuan’s furious roar awakened the Long Mountain soldiers who initially wanted to surrender.
They gritted their teeth, re-grasped their weapons, and began a desperate fight.
If others could do this, Zhou Yuan certainly could as well.
He changed tactics, constantly trying to shake off Xia Chuan and his two companions, continuously moving toward the direction of the regular Great Xia soldiers.
"You have some bravery, but you’ve picked the wrong opponent!"
Xia Chuan immediately saw through Zhou Yuan’s intention, knowing he aimed to disrupt the Cloud Jiao Army’s formation to create an escape opportunity for the remaining Long Mountain soldiers.
"Yuwen Dao, Chen Yingba, Wu Tianxing, Lin Kai, don’t hold back!"
Three figures dashed out from behind the Mo Blade Camp, joining the already charging Yuwen Dao, making four Cold Resistance Levels who plunged into the Long Mountain army, collaborating with the Great Xia soldiers to start a merciless slaughter.
"It’s over, the new army is finished, finished!"
Seeing the Great Xia sending in four more powerful Cold Resistance Levels onto the battlefield, Zhou Yuan’s face was filled with despair.
This new army had been entrusted to him by Li Xuanling amidst much opposition.
In just over a month, it was destroyed here.
"Zhou Yuan has failed the leader, failed the leader, aaaaah..."
Looking at the bodies of Longyou soldiers on the ground, Zhou Yuan fended off the Sword Puppet while roaring in anger as regret and fury peaked within him.
After several crazed roars, he seemed to make a decision and, facing a strike from the Sword Puppet, he chose not to dodge but held his sword behind to block, ignoring the attacks from Chen Peng on the sides, and dashed towards the last small group of Long Mountain soldiers on the battlefield.
This small group of soldiers numbered about two hundred and managed to stick together probably due to being led by Song Ning and Li Yuankai, and had not been dispersed and annihilated like the others.
Boom!
The back where Zhou Yuan held his sword to block was struck directly by the Sword Puppet, sending him flying forward due to the terrifying force. Simultaneously, Chen Peng’s great blade and spear reached their marks from both sides.
His strength was indeed impressive, but Xia Chuan, Chen Yingyuan, and Peng Bo also had basic strengths between eight and nine, not too far apart from his.
Crunch...
Splash...
He only managed to block Xia Chuan’s Sword Puppet attack, while Peng Bo’s great blade and Chen Yingyuan’s spear pierced through the skin of his waist from both sides, stabbing directly into his flesh.
"Ugh..." Zhou Yuan’s face turned pale, and he vomited a mouthful of blood, but his body didn’t stop; using the momentum from the three attacks, he continued to rush towards the small group of Long Mountain soldiers.
Swoosh...
Not only that, he lifted his blade, slashing towards Chen Yingba and Yuwen Dao on the west side, even kicking away over a dozen soldiers of the Mo Blade Camp.
Zhou Yuan seemed to disregard his own life, using his body to withstand the Mo Blades and chopping wildly to carve a path for Li Yuankai and Song Ning to escape.
"Scatter and flee! Great Xia can’t catch you all, go back and report!"
Li Yuankai didn’t hesitate and ran straight along the path;
Song Ning gritted his teeth, chopped away at the surrounding Great Xia soldiers, and ran as well.
Dozens of other lucky Longyou soldiers also managed to escape under Zhou Yuan’s cover.
The rest weren’t so fortunate!
Yuwen Dao and Chen Yingba closed in again, Chen Yingyuan and Peng Bo also arrived in time. Despite Zhou Yuan’s desperate struggle, he still couldn’t escape defeat, without even a chance to flee.
Crack...
When Xia Chuan arrived, Zhou Yuan had just been knocked away by Chen Yingyuan’s spear, and Xia Chuan followed up with a downward strike of the Sword Puppet’s right leg, slashing directly onto Zhou Yuan’s back. The blood splattered, and Zhou Yuan’s body was propelled by the terrifying force, crashing into the ground.
With that, this ambush came to a complete end.
Xia Chuan, despite achieving a great victory, displayed no sense of pride, only glanced meaningfully in the direction where the Long Mountain soldiers fled, then quickly turned to the Great Xia soldiers, giving orders:
"Don’t account for casualties yet, collect the battlefield. Each set of these weapons and armor must be taken to the transport team, ensure it’s done at the fastest speed!"
The Cloud Jiao Army soldiers, still immersed in joy, were clearly taken aback.
"Are you all deaf? The commander ordered it, move quickly!"
Liu Yuan urged again, and the group finally snapped back to reality, immediately acting according to Xia Chuan’s orders.
The armor and weapons worn by the Long Mountain soldiers, just like the eight hundred sets of weapons and armor loaded on the ten large carts, were all of the Hundred Forged Level, which they naturally wouldn’t let slip by.
The ten iron four-wheeled carts were also considered extremely valuable.
Of course, there were also the prisoners...
"There aren’t many living prisoners, only a bit more than two hundred, but there’s also..."
Liu Yuan quickly reported to Xia Chuan, while the casualties of the Cloud Jiao Army hadn’t been counted yet, the number of prisoners from Long Mountain needed to be tallied.
Wu Tianxing and Lin Kai dragged Cheng He and Li Yuanqing over, both with significant injuries and evident fear in their expressions.
Yuwen Dao held Zhou Yuan, who was severely injured and weak, yet still looked defiantly at Xia Chuan, his eyes filled with anger, clearly holding a strong grudge against him.
Xia Chuan looked at the three of them, speaking mildly, "We didn’t lose many new army troops, there are only a little over two hundred prisoners, and then there’s this..."
Liu Yuan quickly approached Xia Chuan to report. The casualties of the Cloud Jiao Army weren’t counted, but evidently, there weren’t many left.
Yuwen Dao and Chen Yingba encircled again, and Chen Yingyuan and Peng Bo arrived just in time; under their siege, despite Zhou Yuan’s desperate struggle, he still couldn’t escape defeat, he didn’t even have a chance to escape.
Xia Chuan watched the three men, saying, "Capture them alive and take them down, there’s nothing left of this new army. Three Cold Resistance Levels have been captured alive; it should cause Long Mountain pain for a long time."
Upon hearing Xia Chuan’s final sarcastic remark, Yuwen Dao and others chuckled softly.
"Everyone, don’t just stand there. It’s not often we can strike it rich. Aren’t there three camps of brothers without Hundred-forged Armor? Let them use these for now."
With Xia Chuan’s command, all the Cold Resistance Levels helped.
The battlefield was quickly cleared, and the Cloud Jiao Army, laden with spoils, began to head south, with ten empty large carts in tow.
Xia Chuan stood nearby with a few Cold Resistance Levels, waiting until the last cart began to move before turning his head to look quickly southward, following the main army.
"It’s impossible for them to chase us down. The 800 sets of armor and weapons were originally meant to be sent to White Abyss. Next, let’s see how Hou Hu will respond!"
With a glint of frost in his eyes, Xia Chuan, Yuwen Dao, and Chen Yingba accompanied the troops, moving rapidly southwards.