Chapter 1374 - 336: Breaking the Army

Chapter 1374: Chapter 336: Breaking the Army

Once a person gets carried away, they can easily ignore everything.

If given the choice, nine and a half times out of ten, Lord Zheng would choose to be like Xie An, listening to Liu Ruqing sing while playing chess with the blind man;

reaching out to receive the military intelligence report sent by Xiao Yibo,

after reading it,

casually tosses it aside,

with indifference saying:

"The youngsters have defeated the bandits greatly."

How to act with true elegance, how to act with true artistry, how to act with true charm;

Lord Zheng understands, and so do the kings.

But the kings, Siniang always urged Lord Zheng to capture a princess for training; a princess couldn’t be captured, so they got a duke’s daughter instead; A Ming, before every battle, would always empty his water bag in advance; Liang Cheng loved to sit alone at the battlefield for a whole night after each battle; the blind man kept flipping an orange and would eat it despite getting inflamed; Mo Wan was passionate about taking care of children, Xue Three liked conducting experiments and research, and then there was Fanli, who liked to carry the sword maid, the big lolita, on his shoulder and wander around.

Thus,

could he only maintain a high and mighty image all the time?

Finally catching A Cheng’s horse stumbling once,

Lord Zheng also finally found an opportunity to shout: "Get a taste of my old Sun’s club!"

The barbarian blade, though not comparable to the Kunwu in Prince Jingnan’s hand, is still a treasured sword of its era. Previously, it was only used for practicing swordsmanship, but now cutting down enemies on the battlefield, the armor-penetrating effect is indeed much better than the sword used before.

A Ming remained closely by Lord Zheng’s side, helping him block dark arrows and shadow blades, while the Sword Saint was more direct, with Longyuan in hand, his sword danced like a swimming dragon, slaughtering recklessly.

While Longyuan was outside killing enemies, the sword energy circled around his body.

It’s universally acknowledged that swordsmen’s physical bodies aren’t as strong as martial cultivators, but it really depends on whom they’re compared to; at the level of the Sword Saint, ordinary people would find it difficult to approach him.

If the opponent is fully prepared to defend, challenging them alone like the Sword Saint himself says, at this point, he must consider carefully.

Just like the Baili siblings back in the day, when they saw the iron hooves of the Yan army charging, they chose to retreat without hesitation.

But now, in a chaotic battle, the originally strict and well-ordered formation of the Chu people has been shattered by the snowball rolled by Lord Zheng using his command chariot.

Now,

everyone is like the bigger brother not laughing at the second brother, except for a group of personal guards around the bronze carriage of the Chu people, in other aspects, they’ve actually become a chaotic mess.

You slash yours, I stab mine, the troops of both sides are heavily mixed together, killing, killing, killing, others’ blood accompanied by screams has become the most stirring color and melody in the battlefield atmosphere here, seemingly never pausing... oh no, unless you fall.

However,

it’s undeniable,

that the feeling of wielding a sword and hacking recklessly amidst the crowd,

is indeed exhilarating!

This,

doesn’t betray the years of hard work spent practicing swordsmanship!

...

When Lord Zheng’s command chariot led the Yan army and crashed back again, the Chu army faced clear obstructions.

Shi Yuantang finally stopped humming little tunes,

instead, he clasped his hands behind his back, quietly observing the battle ahead.

The battle situation at this moment, is still favorable to the Chu people; at least, in this sector, it is.

Because Shi Yuantang had nearly two thousand personal soldiers from the Shi Family at his side.

The Shi Family was only a third-rank noble in Chu, so the number of private soldiers the Shi Family could have was strictly limited.

And the Shi Family always "strictly adheres to the law," while other noble families’ private soldiers, conditions permitting, how could they not exceed limits in private?

Take the Qu Clan’s Blue Luan Army, all fifty thousand were wiped out under the Jade Plate City, yet in no time, they could form a new framework again; if you insist this is "starting from scratch", only fools would believe it.

But the Shi Family maintained their private soldiers at a scale of about three thousand.

They are the most loyal and highly capable fighting force, as pure as the Shi Family itself.

Moreover, although the Chu army’s offense was blocked, on the scene, the Chu people still held the advantage.

"Without cavalry, without maneuver, without batch charging formations, the invincible Yan people, in fact, seem almost no different than a disorderly mob," Mu Yang said, "Now, they still rely on sheer bravery to sustain themselves."

"Every army has its specialized way of warfare," Shi Yuantang pondered for a moment and added, "Except for the Qian army."

Because the Qian people, seemingly incapable in every respect, rely solely on their size and national strength to sustain a poorly run army.

"Young people are ultimately young," Shi Yuantang’s gaze fell on the faintly visible golden figure in front, "Unfortunately, my Chu’s royal son-in-law, actually, from a public interest perspective, this Lord Pingye is better suited than the so-called Qu Clan to be my Chu’s royal son-in-law.

If it were indeed the case, I’d be willing to lead his horse, stand behind this young man, address any oversights, and suppress his frustration.

In due course, perhaps my Chu can also have its own Tian Wujing."

Yet, Shi Yuantang’s attention quickly moved away from that golden figure, because ahead of that golden figure, a white figure was exceptionally eye-catching.

He alone almost upheld a wall, and a group of Chu troops couldn’t even get close to him. With his sword’s guidance, if other positions remained greatly advantageous to the Chu troops, then here, he led the Yan people to suppress the Chu people.

"It’s said that the Sword Saint of Jin land has always been at Snow Sea Pass, constantly at Lord Pingye’s side, and it seems the rumors are indeed true," Shi Yuantang sighed.