Chapter 617: Gao Shun's Strength Enhancement
Chapter 617: Gao Shun's Strength Enhancement
September 25, 2017
The final assault began, and the Yellow Turbans' despair started to boil over.
When Lu HaiKong's Blood-soaked Legion and the Elite Guard, two terrifying forces under his command, unleashed their might simultaneously, the most brutal slaughter descended upon Guangping.
Lu HaiKong had never been one to show mercy, and now, with Xi ZhiCai's severe injury, he held this Yellow Turban army responsible.
Even before the commencement of the final assault, Lu HaiKong had declared that no one within Guangping City would be spared.
This order, given by Lu HaiKong himself, would be carried out to the letter.
Ever since Lu HaiKong opened the city gates, his Blood-soaked Legion had turned around and marched into Guangping City, slaughtering everyone in their path. Whether soldiers or civilians, no one escaped Lu HaiKong's blade.
On one hand, Lu HaiKong's bloodlust had awakened, and on the other, he was well aware that everyone within Guangping City, from soldiers to civilians, were Yellow Turbans.
This was the Yellow Turbans' stronghold, and a small city like Guangping could barely accommodate their 300,000-strong army. If the ordinary citizens were still present, the city would have collapsed long ago.
Therefore, the original citizens of Guangping had been relocated, and those remaining were either Yellow Turban soldiers or their support staff. Since they were all Yellow Turbans, Lu HaiKong intended to kill them all, regardless of any potential mistakes.
However, while Lu HaiKong aimed to massacre Guangping City, his slaughter was not mindless.
Lu HaiKong understood that in terms of numbers, his forces were at a disadvantage, as the enemy had 300,000 troops and this was their stronghold. Who knew what other surprises they had in store?
Thus, after entering the city, Lu HaiKong's primary objective was to crush their morale and command.
To his surprise, shattering their morale proved relatively easy. As soon as his forces entered, the Yellow Turban soldiers' morale began to crumble.
But the Yellow Turbans were not pushovers. With hundreds of commanders and Bo Cai, the main general, maintaining control, the situation was not about to collapse anytime soon.
Lu HaiKong's next task was to eliminate those who bolstered morale and command.
The most crucial target was Bo Cai, but at that moment, he was on the city wall, and Lu HaiKong's cavalry was not suitable for climbing walls.
However, there was no need to worry about the wall, as others would deal with Bo Cai, while Lu HaiKong had his own mission.
Lu HaiKong's task, in a sense, was even more critical than eliminating Bo Cai. It was to destroy the Yellow Turban altar in the center of Guangping City.
Once that altar was destroyed, Lu HaiKong's occupation would be halfway complete, and the Yellow Turbans' morale would be further crushed.
After breaching the city walls, Lu HaiKong led Dian Wei and nearly 2,000 Blood-soaked Legion soldiers straight to the heart of Guangping City. Like a giant beast awakening from the wilderness, their momentum was unstoppable.
On one hand, Lu HaiKong's formidable strength and aura terrified the Yellow Turban soldiers, who dared not stand in his way.
As Lu HaiKong's forces advanced triumphantly, Pan Feng's troops were equally unstoppable.
As the top infantry unit under Lu HaiKong's command, with their unique attributes activated, the only force within Guangping City that could rival them was the 5,000 Yellow Turban Berserkers with a strength of 60.
However, those 5,000 Berserkers were slow, and the city was so crowded with Yellow Turban soldiers that they couldn't reach the Elite Guard in time to engage them. Without a formidable opponent to challenge them, the Elite Guard slaughtered the Yellow Turban soldiers, striking fear into their hearts.
While Pan Feng's Elite Guard terrified the Yellow Turban soldiers, Liu Bei's 30,000 troops arrived at their rear.
As Liu Bei's forces approached, Pan Feng's Elite Guard turned around and charged towards the city wall instead of deeper into Guangping City.
Pan Feng's Elite Guard was powerful, but their power had limits.
In fact, the Elite Guard had a fatal flaw—their slow movement. In the right conditions, they could unleash astonishing combat prowess, but if they ventured deep into the city, unfamiliar surroundings could pose a deadly threat despite their protective armor.
There was no need for direct confrontation; luring them into the right environment could easily trap them. If conditions were favorable, a single fire could annihilate this formidable legion, as they lacked the terrifying strength and mobility of the Blood-soaked Legion.
Thus, when Lu HaiKong formulated his battle plan, he never intended for the Elite Guard to venture deep into Guangping City.
After the city's fall, the Elite Guard Legion opened up the situation and charged straight towards the city walls, ready to take on their next battle task—capturing the walls and handing over their original position to Liu Bei's army.
Liu Bei's forces were no pushovers, and the Yellow Turban Army initially felt a sense of relief when the Elite Guard Legion's tactical objective shifted. However, after Liu Bei's 30,000-strong army arrived, the Yellow Turbans were horrified to discover that although these soldiers weren't as terrifying as the Elite Guard Legion, they were still very powerful.
Moreover, among these 30,000 troops were several top-tier warlords, including Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Xu Chu, and Sun Jian, whose martial might exceeded 90. There were also the Xiahou brothers and Sun Jian's four elite generals, making this 30,000-strong army just as formidable as the Elite Guard Legion, if not more so.
The Guangping forces were nearly completely routed!
Whether it was Lu HaiKong's Blood Bath Legion, Pan Feng's Elite Guard Legion, Wen Chou's Wuyuan Army, or Liu Bei and Cao Cao's 30,000-strong allied forces, the Guangping forces held no advantage on any front.
Looking at the entire battlefield, the only place where the Guangping forces had an advantage was with the Defense Army.
Ever since Gao Shun's warlord trait ended, the Defense Army had been in a passive state, taking blows without retaliating. Initially, with the city gates still intact, they had the Wuyuan Army to help alleviate the pressure, but once the Guangping city gates were breached, this pressure became unbearable.
Although Bo Cai's attention was no longer on them, the Defense Army's situation remained dire.
In the hour after they lost Gao Shun's warlord trait protection, their army, which had nearly 4,000 soldiers, was now reduced to less than 3,000.
However, the massive casualties of the Defense Army did not shake their morale; instead, it solidified their resolve.
As mentioned before, this army had an extreme fanaticism for Lu HaiKong, and their faith was unwavering.
Each soldier regarded Lu HaiKong as their god, the one who had rescued them from their miserable lives. After joining the Defense Army, they knew exactly what they were fighting for.
This unwavering faith didn't grant them superior combat strength, but it gave them an iron-like unity.
Because Pan Feng had previously used the Forbidden Stele, Gao Shun didn't sense the growing determination among his soldiers as they fell one by one. Instead, each member of the Defense Army seemed to embody an even stronger belief.
Sometimes, faith is more important than anything else, but at other times, it seems utterly worthless.
At this moment, as Pan Feng activated the Forbidden Stele, the Defense Army's faith fell into the latter category. It only served to make the soldiers more resolute in their deaths, and it had no other use. In fact, it even accelerated the demise of the Defense Army's members to some extent.
Watching the number of soldiers dwindle from over 4,000 to less than 3,000 and still decreasing, Gao Shun's heart ached.
As the owner of the Unique Soldier Soul, Gao Shun regarded his soldiers not just as soldiers but as his children. He knew each of his 'children's' names and could even recall the personalities and preferences of many of them.
But the more he thought about it, the more painful it became, especially when he could only watch as his 'children' fell one by one.
This bone-deep pain drove Gao Shun to the brink of madness. He could only vent his frustration through battle and slaughter, and with the Iron Blood Brew in his hand, he went completely berserk.
Again and again, he charged into the midst of the Yellow Turban soldiers, revealing a side of himself he had never shown before—a Gao Shun driven by extreme madness and bloodlust.
With each slash of his blade, the soldiers he killed seemed to have their blood drained, though not to the extent of becoming mummies. Their skin was wrinkled, and Gao Shun himself was enveloped in a thick, nauseating stench of blood.
At this moment, if Lu HaiKong had turned his attention to Gao Shun, he would have noticed that Gao Shun's might was rapidly increasing.
In the blink of an eye, Gao Shun's might had surged past 88 and was approaching 89.
The terrifying blood stench and the bizarre deaths of those he killed momentarily scared off many Yellow Turban soldiers.
However, as the Yellow Turban soldiers retreated, more of their comrades pushed them back to the front lines, forcing them to face Gao Shun's slaughter once more.
As countless soldiers fed Gao Shun with their blood, his eyes gradually turned red.
"Die!" Gao Shun roared, his black hair turning crimson with rage.
(End of Chapter)
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