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Chapter 72: Gao Shun Takes Action
Chapter 72: Gao Shun Takes Action
September 25, 2017
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At this point, retreat was out of the question. Zhang Ke could only grit his teeth and continue the offensive. It was just a small wall, only ten meters high, and merely a few hundred mountain bandits. He had to fight! Without any tricks or schemes, Zhang Ke was confident in his raw strength against this group of bandits.
With the determination to fight to the death, Zhang Ke launched his second offensive.
In terms of strength, Zhang Ke's thousand elite troops far surpassed Lu Hai Kong's forces, and one could even say they were overwhelming.
Lu Hai Kong's men, aside from a few hundred mountain bandits and archers, seemed to have no chance against Zhang Ke's relentless assault. But despite his best efforts, Zhang Ke couldn't breach Lu Hai Kong's fortified camp.
Zhang Ke was indeed a man of some genuine talent. After experiencing a setback, his once-faded enthusiasm rekindled, and he fought with remarkable aggression.
He commanded his troops with skill and precision, not like a novice at all, but like a seasoned veteran on the battlefield. Yet, against Lu Hai Kong, his troops couldn't seem to breach the camp's walls.
Lu Hai Kong seemed to possess an innate, enviable talent that excelled in both martial skill cultivation and military command.
Despite his lack of experience, Lu Hai Kong quickly adapted. In a defensive stance, he took only a few dozen minutes to go from initial disarray to directly commanding the bandits with ease, keeping Zhang Ke's elite thousand troops at bay outside the walls.
The mere ten-meter distance felt like an eternal, uncrossable chasm to Zhang Ke.
Nearly two hours passed, and Zhang Ke's troops still couldn't breach the camp's walls, constantly held back by Lu Hai Kong's defenses.
Zhang Ke tried everything, frontal assaults, flanking maneuvers, and even personally joining the fight, but to no avail.
After two hours of siege, Zhang Ke's only gains were nearly three hundred casualties and the lives of a few unfortunate bandits under Lu Hai Kong's command.
"This won't do," Zhang Ke thought. "If we continue like this, it will only dampen morale further, and there's no point!" In this situation, Zhang Ke had no choice but to order a temporary retreat.
This decision wasn't wrong; it was only logical to regroup and try again. But he was up against Lu Hai Kong, and as he chose to retreat and regroup, Lu Hai Kong received several system notifications.
"Congratulations! You have repelled the second wave of attacks from Shanwu County. You and your subordinates have gained 100,000 personal experience points and 1,000 skill experience points each!"
This wave of rewards was vastly different from the previous one. Although the results seemed similar, the first wave involved only eleven of Lu Hai Kong's men, allowing them to claim all the benefits, resulting in over a million experience points and an impressive 30,000 skill experience points.
Compared to the previous rewards, this one might not seem as impressive.
However, Lu Hai Kong was delighted. While these rewards might not mean much to him as a quasi-vassal, they could significantly boost the strength of his bandit troops.
With a hundred thousand experience points gained, along with the experience from previous battles, many of the mountain bandit footsoldiers had directly leveled up to 5th rank, their strength improving by a significant margin. They had barely reached the standard of Shanwu County's county troops, but for Lu HaiKong, this was undoubtedly a pleasant surprise.
Although the battle seemed to be in Lu HaiKong's favor so far, even Zhang Ke felt that Lu HaiKong had no means to counter him.
However, Lu HaiKong himself was well aware that he had no advantage in this battle. He could only seize the initiative at the beginning, and the preparations he had made were now nearly exhausted, with all his cards already played.
The most challenging moment for Lu HaiKong was yet to come. Wars were won through logistics, depth, and capital. The longer the war, the more advantage the side with greater depth had.
In terms of depth, Lu HaiKong couldn't compare to Shanwu County. This mountain fortress had less than five days' worth of food left. Theoretically, the county troops only needed to do nothing and surround Lu HaiKong for a few days, and he would essentially lose. With his limited forces, Lu HaiKong couldn't choose to launch an offensive; he couldn't win or even fight.
Zhang Ke's troops didn't retreat to the foot of the mountain but only withdrew over a hundred meters away from the fortress walls, out of the range of bow and arrow fire.
He was pondering how to take this fortress. If the defense of this fortress was like an iron bucket, what he lacked was a sharp spear to pierce it.
Just as he was agonizing over this, his spear arrived.
An hour later, standing on the fortress wall, Lu HaiKong noticed that after an hour of rest, the county troops seemed ready for another wave of offense.
This time, however, the county troops didn't deploy as many soldiers as before. Instead of hundreds, only a team of less than a hundred soldiers advanced. When Lu HaiKong saw this team, a glint of light flashed in his eyes: "It's Gao Shun! This guy is here!"
"Stay alert and prepare for battle! We're about to face a tough fight!"
In the 69th chapter, the 1st edition, there is no mistake!
Just as Lu HaiKong gave the order, Gao Shun, who was below the fortress wall, launched his attack. Gao Shun, with his horse, charged forward, a heavy saber in one hand and a shield in the other, braving the rain of arrows from Lu HaiKong's troops. With incredible agility, he managed to reach the fortress wall in just a few minutes!
Witnessing this, both Zhang Ke and Lu HaiKong were stunned. Was this guy even human?
Zhang Ke's troops had been attacking for over two hours, yet they couldn't breach the fortress wall. But with Gao Shun's appearance, the wall was penetrated in just a few minutes by a single man.
"Kill!"
At the same time, Gao Shun's subordinates followed closely behind, keeping pace with their commander.
They, of course, didn't possess Gao Shun's agility and couldn't easily climb the fortress wall. But with Gao Shun already on top, his terrifying 69-point strength cleared the surrounding bandits, tearing a gap in the wall's defense. His soldiers naturally found it easier to advance.
"We must knock him down! If we don't, this battle is as good as lost!" Lu HaiKong quickly reacted, brandishing his ornate battle axe and leading Wang Chao MaHan and the others to confront Gao Shun.
At this moment, Lu HaiKong couldn't afford the slightest hesitation.
(End of Chapter)
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