roccoschili Chapter 152 Fierce Battle
Chapter 152 Fierce Battle
At the third quarter of the hour of Chen (7:45 AM), the war drums sounded.
Zhou Tong and Wang Meng led 30,000 vanguard troops, shooting towards the Beishuo camp like sharp arrows.
Although these 30,000 border troops were not as elite as the Tiger Legion, after ten days of special training, they had begun to take shape in battle formation.
As they marched, their vital energy connected, and a blood-red tiger condensed above the army formation.
In the Northern Shuo camp, Wanyan Honglie stood on the watchtower, watching the 30,000 enemy troops rushing towards him, and sneered:
"Is that all Lin Chen is capable of? He dares to charge into battle with 30,000 border troops?"
Tuoba Lie frowned: "Be careful, it might be a trap. Lin Chen is cunning; he wouldn't be so reckless."
"Whatever kind of fraud it is!" Wanyan Honglie waved his hand.
"Iron Wolf Guards, attack! Wipe out these 30,000 men!"
"yes!"
Five thousand Iron Wolf Guards surged out of the camp like a black torrent.
These elite Northern Shuo soldiers were at least fifth-rank officers, clad in black armor and wielding curved swords.
Once the battle formation was complete, a ferocious black wolf spirit materialized and clashed with the blood-red tiger.
"boom--!!!"
The moment the two armies clashed, their blood and qi exploded, and a deafening roar echoed across the plain.
The soldiers in the front ranks fell like wheat being harvested, their blood instantly staining the black stone red.
Zhou Tong charged ahead, his spear like a dragon, sending three Iron Wolf Guards flying with a single thrust, roaring:
"Brothers, kill!"
Wang Meng was even more ferocious. Wielding a heavy shield, he charged straight into the enemy ranks, striking with his shield and thrusting with his spear, causing men and horses to fall wherever he went.
But the Iron Wolf Guards lived up to their reputation as the elite of the Northern Frontier. Despite being outnumbered, their formidable fighting strength held off 30,000 border troops.
……
Central military high platform.
Lin Chen squinted at the battlefield.
"The Iron Wolf Guard is indeed elite. Thirty thousand border troops fought against five thousand, yet they couldn't gain the upper hand."
Zhuge Liang gently waved his feather fan: "My lord, it is time."
He waved his feather fan.
"Left flank, right flank, attack!"
The war drums sound again.
The 50,000 border troops on the left flank surged forth like a green dragon emerging from the sea, while the 50,000 on the right flank descended like a white tiger from the mountain, simultaneously attacking the two flanks of the Beishuo camp.
Wanyan Honglie's expression remained unchanged: "Trying to outflank us? Dream on!"
"Blood Eagle Riders, hold the left flank! Heavy infantry, hold the right flank!"
Ten thousand Blood Eagle riders soared into the sky.
These cavalrymen were clad in crimson armor, and their warhorses were all of exotic breeds. When they galloped, their blood and qi condensed into crimson eagles, which pounced on the Azure Dragon on the left flank.
Eighty thousand heavily armored infantrymen formed a mobile steel wall and marched towards the right flank of the White Tiger.
At this point, all the elite troops of the 250,000-strong Northern Shuo army had been deployed.
……
The battlefield descended into complete chaos.
On the left flank, 50,000 border troops and 10,000 Blood Eagle Cavalry were locked in a fierce and evenly matched battle.
The Azure Dragon Battle Formation and the Blood Eagle Battle Formation clashed in the air, each exchange shaking the earth.
On the right flank, 50,000 border troops faced 80,000 heavily armored infantry.
Despite being outnumbered, the White Tiger Battle Formation, known for its lethality, managed to hold its own against the heavily armored infantry.
In the central region, the most brutal battle was between 30,000 border troops and 5,000 Iron Wolf Guards.
In just half an hour, thousands of people had been killed or wounded on both sides, and the Black Stone Plain was littered with corpses and rivers of blood.
Lin Chen watched this scene with a calm expression.
Qin Shuyan's face had turned pale, Xiao Yulou's hand holding the sword trembled slightly, and Ye Qingying's eyes were full of solemnity.
"Eighth Brother... the casualties are too great," Qin Shuyan said in a trembling voice.
"That's how war is," Lin Chen said calmly. "No sacrifice, no victory."
He looked at Zhuge Liang: "Mr. Kongming, the time is almost right."
Zhuge Liang nodded and waved his feather fan again.
"Tiger Warriors, attack!"
Zhao Zilong, who could no longer contain himself, pointed his spear:
"Tiger Warriors, follow me to defeat the enemy!"
"roar!!!"
Eight thousand elite soldiers roared in unison, like a black torrent plunging straight into the center of the battlefield.
The blood-red giant tiger formed by the battle formation was as solid as a real person, standing a hundred feet tall, and its aura was earth-shattering!
The black wolf spirits of the Iron Wolf Guards trembled before the blood-red giant tiger, their power suppressed by thirty percent!
"The Tiger Legion?!" Wanyan Honglie sneered.
"Lin Chen's trump card has been revealed! Senior Tuoba, Imperial Preceptor Tu, Elder Yin, please make your move!"
Tuoba Lie, Tu Wanjun, and Yin Wuming exchanged a glance and simultaneously soared into the sky.
The three celestial beings charged straight at the Tiger Legion!
But at this very moment—
"The three of you are facing us."
Wen Tianli, Hong Lie, and Sun Bu'er appeared at the same time, blocking the way for the three people of Beishuo.
The six celestial beings confronted each other, their oppressive auras clashing, shattering the clouds in the sky.
"Wen Tianli?" Tuoba Lie's pupils contracted. "The Empress of Dayan actually sent you too?"
Wen Tianli smiled slightly: "Tuoba Lie, it's been many years. How have you been?"
"Enough with the nonsense!" Tu Wanjun sneered. "Since you're here, stay!"
The six people instantly clashed.
The clash between the celestial beings and the humans created terrifying aftershocks, causing the troops below to scatter and clear a battlefield.
……
Meanwhile, Zhao Zilong led the Tiger Warriors into the Iron Wolf Guard's formation.
With 8,000 against 5,000, the Tiger Warriors held an absolute advantage.
The crimson tiger slammed down with its claw, and the black wolf spirit howled and dissipated.
The Iron Wolf Guard's battle formation was broken, and they immediately fell into chaos.
Zhao Zilong moved with unparalleled ease, his Dragon Gallant Silver Spear transforming into a sky full of spear shadows, each strike taking several lives.
His aura rose steadily during the battle.
Half-step Celestial Being... Early Celestial Being... Mid-Celestial Being!
He actually broke through during the battle!
"What?!" Wanyan Honglie, who was watching the battle from a distance, was shocked.
"A breakthrough in the heat of battle?! What kind of monster is Zhao Zilong?!"
Zhao Zilong roared to the sky, and his spear stance changed once more.
"Gentian - Breaking Army!"
With a single thrust of the spear, a hundred-foot-long spear aura cascaded down like an inverted Milky Way, crushing hundreds of Iron Wolf Guards into a bloody mist.
Iron Wolf Guard, routed!
But the Northern Shuo army was, after all, much larger.
Wanyan Honglie gritted his teeth: "Send the order: the entire army must charge! Use sheer numbers to overwhelm them!"
The remaining tens of thousands of regular border troops from Beishuo surged toward the battlefield like a tidal wave.
……
Central military high platform.
Zhuge Liang looked at the massive Northern army surging towards him like a tidal wave, his expression grave.
"My lord, the enemy has launched a full-scale offensive."
Lin Chen nodded: "It's time."
Zhuge Liang took a deep breath, took out the True Dragon Battle Banner, and planted it fiercely on the high platform.
"True Dragon Battle Banner - Activate!"
The battle flags fluttered in the wind, and a golden dragon shadow soared into the sky, circling in the air.
The dragon's roar shook the heavens, and golden rain fell, enveloping the entire Dayan army.
All the soldiers were invigorated, their blood was boiling, and their combat power increased by 30%!
"Long live Your Majesty!"
"May the Great Evolution be victorious!"
With morale soaring, the Dayan army launched a counterattack.
……
However, the Northern Shuo army was numerous and powerful.
With over 100,000 fresh troops joining the battlefield, the Dayan army was once again plunged into a bitter struggle.
The left flank of the Azure Dragon battle formation was breached by the Blood Eagle Cavalry, resulting in heavy casualties among the 50,000 border troops.
Although the White Tiger formation on the right flank was brave, the 80,000 heavily armored infantrymen were like an impregnable wall, making it difficult to break through.
Although the Central Tiger Army was brave, it was surrounded and could not escape.
The battle situation became deadlocked for a time.
……
At sunset, both sides sounded the retreat.
On the Blackstone Plain, corpses lay strewn everywhere, blood flowed like rivers, and the stench of blood was so thick it was almost unbearable.
A rough estimate suggests that the Great Battle of Dayan resulted in over 40,000 casualties.
The Northern Shu suffered over 60,000 casualties, including more than half of the Iron Wolf Guard, 40% of the Blood Eagle Cavalry, and 30% of the heavy infantry.
The scale of the tragedy far exceeded expectations.
In the Dayan army camp, the wounded soldiers' camp was filled with cries of agony.
Sun Bu'er and the military doctor were busy treating the wounded, and Qin Shuyan and the other two women also came to help, bandaging the wounded and feeding them medicine.
Lin Chen stood on the high platform, watching this scene with a complex expression.
Zhuge Liang approached and whispered:
"My lord, although today's battle severely damaged the elite troops of Beishuo, our army also suffered considerable casualties."
The border troops, in particular, suffered severe losses in combat strength.
Lin Chen nodded: "As expected."
After all, the 250,000-strong army of the Northern Shuo is not made of paper. How many soldiers do we have left that can fight?
"The Tiger Warriors suffered over a thousand casualties, the Dragon Cavalry suffered no losses in the heavy snow, the border troops suffered over forty thousand casualties, and there are still nearly one hundred and twenty thousand soldiers who can fight."
Zhuge Liang quickly reported the numbers.
"In the Northern Frontier, there are about 2,000 Iron Wolf Guards left, less than 6,000 Blood Eagle Cavalry, more than 50,000 heavy infantry, and about 130,000 regular border troops, totaling about 180,000 combat-ready troops."
"120,000 versus 180,000..." Lin Chen stroked his chin.
"The gap isn't that big. The key is that the three elite units from Beishuo have suffered heavy losses. If we fight again tomorrow, our advantage will be even greater."
"Wanyan Honglie suffered a great loss today, and he will surely adjust his tactics tomorrow."
Moreover... I sense three subtle auras approaching from the east; they shouldn't be far off.
Zhuge Liang's expression was solemn:
"Three terrestrial immortals... If they intervene, the battle will be completely changed."
"Don't worry." Lin Chen patted Zhuge Liang on the shoulder.
"I have my own plans. You go ahead and get busy. Let the soldiers rest well. There will be a fierce battle tomorrow."