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Chapter 1119: The Battle Commences
Chapter 1119: The Battle Commences
October 2, 2017
Youzhou, Lingzhi City!
The war erupted at a time when Lu HaiKong was reluctant to engage.
This was understandable. Lu HaiKong had just obtained the Purification Talismans, and if the battle could have been delayed, he would have had time to produce a large number of them, giving him a significant advantage.
However, the enemy had no intention of granting Lu HaiKong this time and launched their attack without delay.
Lu HaiKong had no choice but to reluctantly engage, as the initiative had never been in his hands before the mass production of the Purification Talismans. Despite feeling aggrieved, he could only face the battle.
Although the timing of the battle was unfavorable for Lu HaiKong, his side did not necessarily suffer a disadvantage once the fighting began. In fact, from the very start of the conflict, Lu HaiKong's forces held the upper hand.
As the enemy's two million-strong army mobilized, Lu HaiKong's first wave of slaughter commenced under Zhao Er's leadership.
The Black Gale Legion, led by Zhao Er, pursued the Foreign Demon Legion, unleashing a barrage of arrows from behind.
Despite their small number of only a few thousand, the Black Gale Legion members were akin to human artillery pieces. When they found the right opportunity and unleashed their full offensive might, the devastation they inflicted was astonishing.
Within just half an hour of leaving the city, they had already eliminated several tens of thousands of the Undead Legion and the Foreign Demon Legion—an incredibly terrifying rate of slaughter. The enemy was powerless to resist.
If not for the Black Gale Legion running out of arrows and the enemy adapting to their tactics, they could have easily doubled their kill count.
Even with their strength, the Black Gale Legion's few thousand soldiers had already achieved an incredible feat by slaying several tens of thousands in half an hour. No matter how hard they tried, it was impossible to halt the advance of the two million-strong army.
Eventually, the two million-strong army managed to escape the pursuit of the Black Gale Legion. Scattered across the land, they infiltrated the mountains surrounding Lingzhi City, using small paths and official roads to advance.
It is worth mentioning the defensive line established by Lu HaiKong, or rather, the one built by Liu Yu and reinforced by Lu HaiKong.
This defensive line consisted of four cities: the current Lingzhi City, Xu Wu to the northwest of Lingzhi City, Shanggen City to the south, and Haiyang City to the south of Shanggen City.
These four cities formed a formidable barrier, with gaps between them protected by both easily defensible and challenging to attack strongholds and surrounded by mountains. For a large-scale army to advance westward, breaking through these four cities was essential, as it was nearly impossible to enter Youbeiping Prefecture without doing so.
Previously, the Undead Army had attempted this route, deploying a massive force to breach Lingzhi City and directly invade Youbeiping Prefecture. However, they encountered fierce resistance at Lingzhi City twice, each encounter more devastating than the last.
After two consecutive humiliating defeats, Du Rouhui's forces abandoned the idea of a direct assault on the city, which seemed straightforward. Instead, they chose to bypass the defensive line meticulously constructed by Lu HaiKong, opting for the more challenging mountain paths that required splitting up their forces.
This decision was foolish for a human army, as the mountain paths were not only difficult to navigate but also more hazardous in this world, teeming with various beasts. Even a well-trained human army of ten thousand, when divided and sent through the mountain paths, would be fortunate to have two or three thousand soldiers emerge and regroup successfully. The rest would either become lost in the mountains or fall prey to the beasts.
For the foreign legion, this was indeed the best tactic they could employ at the moment.
From their perspective, casualties were to be expected, and even if only a mere one or two out of their two million-strong army managed to reach the inner heart of Youbeiping Prefecture, they wouldn't feel the slightest regret. Instead, they would be overjoyed!
In their eyes, as long as a few thousand of their troops made it to the heart of Youbeiping Prefecture, the victory would tilt in their favor.
Under these circumstances, Du Ruhui and his forces waved their hands, and the two million troops rushed headlong into the mountain paths.
However, Xun You had anticipated this move and had made extensive preparations along the mountain paths, setting up numerous traps and checkpoints.
As the two million troops dispersed to avoid the arrows of the Black Gale Legion, they encountered even more ferocious resistance upon entering the mountain paths, where the Undead Legion and the Foreign Demon Legion awaited.
This was only to be expected, as many of Xun You's unknown traps were located near the entrances to the mountain ranges surrounding Lingzhi City. Xun You had strategically placed these traps along the easily accessible paths. The checkpoints in the mountain paths were easy to defend but challenging to attack, and the traps were particularly lethal for the Undead Legion, which lacked intelligence and possessed only a killing instinct, as well as the lower-level Crimson Devils.
As soon as the Undead Legion entered the mountain paths, their numbers began to dwindle significantly.
These Undead and foreign demons mostly fell victim to various traps, either due to their sheer number, which even a fool would avoid, or to the massive boulders that tumbled down from above.
Many traps could have been easily avoided with a bit of wit, but without a commander to guide them, the troops lacked the necessary agility and fell victim to traps that were as foolish as they were deadly.
These traps were just the appetizer, and while many Undead Legion soldiers succumbed to them, Xun You had an even more ruthless plan in store.
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Within the mountain ranges near Lingzhi City, there was an area where Xun You had made no preparations at all—no checkpoints or traps. Moreover, this particular mountain range was in a favorable location and was one of the easier paths to navigate.
Soon, a large number of Undead and foreign demons, especially the Blood Demons from the Foreign Demon Legion, who possessed intelligence, rushed towards this area, knowing it would be easier to break through.
What they didn't know was that Xun You had set this up as their ultimate death trap!
As over two hundred thousand Undead troops entered this mountain range, it suddenly erupted into flames. The fire spread at an alarming rate, and within just half an hour, the entire mountain range became a sea of fire.
Undoubtedly, the two hundred thousand Undead troops and the demon legion were consumed by this inferno!
Even more remarkably, behind this mountain range was a large river, and the adjacent mountain ranges on both sides were sheer cliffs. There was no need to worry about the fire spreading.
With a single move, Xun You had eliminated a quarter of the two million Undead troops, showcasing his ruthlessness.
Meanwhile, as Xun You's forces carried out their plan, a middle-aged scholar stood on a high ground near the mountain paths surrounding Lingzhi City, observing the heavy losses of his own legion. His expression remained calm, showing little emotion.
"Your performance is over; now it's my turn!"
(End of Chapter)
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