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Chapter 1121: Breakthrough
Chapter 1121: Breakthrough
October 2nd, 2017
Youzhou, Lingzhi City Battlefield.
The tide of battle finally began to shift significantly after the middle-aged scholar made his move.
From the start, the battle was in Xun You's hands, but it gradually tilted in favor of the middle-aged scholar.
From the beginning, the opponent's strategies were aimed at Xun You, and all their calculations were designed around him. These schemes were laid out in the open, a bold and cunning plan.
In this battlefield, when comparing advantages, Xun You's side was not necessarily better than the middle-aged scholar's, and might even be at a significant disadvantage.
Xun You's greatest advantage was the traps and checkpoints he had set up in advance, which could indeed be quite effective. Otherwise, it would have been impossible for Xun You to eliminate a quarter of the enemy's forces in just half a day of engagement.
The traps and checkpoints set up by Xun You, combined with his innate talent for strategy, were the greatest strengths of Lu Hai Kong.
However, Xun You's side also had numerous disadvantages, perhaps even more than their advantages.
Aside from the obvious disparity in numbers, with the enemy fielding two million troops while Xun You could only muster less than ten thousand, there were other critical issues.
Xun You's forces were limited; while he had hundreds of thousands of soldiers, only a fraction, nearly ten thousand, could be deployed, including Zhang Yan's troops and Lu Hai Kong's own data soldiers.
In such dangerous environments, only data soldiers could effectively complete tasks, leaving no choice but to rely on them. After all, using native soldiers might result in a collapse of morale, regardless of their combat abilities.
In addition to the numerical disadvantage, there were other crucial problems. One was the inferior martial strength of their core forces compared to the enemy, and the other was the less flexible control over the battlefield.
Although the Undead Army's strength was indeed impressive, with some units composed of former soldiers, most of their combat power was not much stronger than the mountain bandits Lu Hai Kong had encountered when he first arrived in this world.
While the Undead Army lacked strength, the Foreign Demon Legion was truly formidable.
These demons had a minimum martial strength of 50, and among them were numerous Blood Demons, nearly on par with warrior generals. They were agile and swift, making them incredibly terrifying in the mountainous terrain.
Xun You struggled to cope with the presence of these demons alone, and the situation was further complicated by the fact that Xun You was in Lingzhi City while the middle-aged scholar was on the battlefield, one controlling remotely and the other commanding directly.
With so many disadvantages, the middle-aged scholar's intervention would have overwhelmed Xun You if not for his Unerring Calculation talent still holding strong.
It must be said that Xun You's Unerring Calculation was an incredibly powerful talent. Despite the limitations imposed by the current situation, Xun You's Unerring Calculation still managed to barely hold the battle in check.
However, this support was becoming increasingly strained as the disadvantages piled up, and the enemy's superior tactics proved challenging. Xun You's Unerring Calculation, though formidable, could not defy the heavens indefinitely.
From the moment the enemy made their move, the scales of victory gradually tipped in their favor.
The middle-aged scholar and his forces initially gained the upper hand by creating chaos, then they quickly gathered the Blood Demon's power, utilizing and exploiting it as a sharp weapon. Combined with the middle-aged scholar's innate talent for manipulation, they effortlessly shattered each layer of Xun You's meticulously arranged defenses.
Despite Xun You's relentless efforts, using the terrain to hinder the enemy, he could not hold out forever.
After two days of resistance, Xun You's traps were mostly dismantled, and his army of one hundred thousand suffered heavy casualties. Some soldiers became lost in the forest, while a small portion retreated under the pressure of the middle-aged scholar's forces.
On the other side, the Foreign Demon Legion made gradual progress, advancing inch by inch as they dismantled Xun You's defenses over these two days.
However, during this time, the middle-aged scholar's forces also suffered significant losses, which could be considered heavy. Only a fraction of these losses were due to Xun You's calculations; most were a result of the dangers lurking in the mountains and forests.
This was to be expected. When the middle-aged scholar's forces chose to advance through the mountains, they faced not only Xun You's resistance but also the natural obstacles of the terrain.
Even with the middle-aged scholar's impressive tactics, which allowed him to outmaneuver and overwhelm Xun You, he could only minimize the risks posed by the forest, not eliminate them entirely.
As a result, when the middle-aged scholar led his two million-strong army through the mountains, less than two hundred thousand remained by his side.
The two million-strong force set out from Lingzhi City, but by the time they reached the other side of the forest, only two hundred thousand remained—a terrifying casualty rate. Fortunately, at least some troops had made it through.
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A mere few thousand troops were capable of devastating the three prefectures of Liaodong, so the fate of Youbeiping Prefecture seemed sealed with the arrival of this twenty thousand-strong army.
However, the situation was not as straightforward as it seemed.
After the middle-aged scholar led his twenty thousand troops around the mountain range, they eagerly sought out a county seat. But before they could unleash their full force, they were shocked to find it completely deserted!
The entire county was empty, not a single soul in sight. This wasn't limited to just the county; within a hundred li of the county, not a single person could be found.
Witnessing this, the middle-aged scholar realized that while Xun You had been delaying him, the other side had also been preparing. With the population evacuated, what could the middle-aged scholar do, even if he managed to break through?
A complex smile appeared on the middle-aged scholar's face, "Impressive, truly impressive. In such a short time, they relocated most of Youbeiping Prefecture's population. Their mobility is exceptional. It seems Xun You had this planned from the start. Is it time to unleash the Black Wind?"
As soon as the middle-aged scholar finished speaking, the sound of galloping hooves filled the air, and a black cavalry unit charged forth!
In that instant, the middle-aged scholar knew the appetizer was over, and the real battle for victory had begun!
(End of Chapter)
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