Chapter 197: Chapter 117: The Fight Begins, The Jiang Family Has Arrived – Part 3
“Ha, they are but chickens and dogs,”
“I suppose they are only there to protect their elite bandits.”
…
As time passed,
in the blink of an eye, another half hour had gone by.
At this point, that vast number of bandits had gradually entered the territory of Huai Shui County.
“General, what should we do next?”
“Shall we attack?”
Suddenly, a deputy general came to Luo Yong’s side and quietly asked him.
“No rush, no rush…”
Luo Yong shook his head calmly, he was not in a hurry to choose to attack.
…
In the blink of an eye, about another half hour passed.
By now, most of the bandits from White Lotus Stockade had already entered the territory of Huai Shui County.
And they had also come close to a certain sensitive distance from the location where Luo Yong’s troops were stationed.
“General, should we make a move?”
“If we don’t act now, in another two or three hours, we will be facing the White Lotus Stockade’s bandits head-on…”
Standing silently by Luo Yong’s side, the deputy general couldn’t hold back and once again made this suggestion to Luo Yong.
This time, Luo Yong did not hastily refuse.
He simply narrowed his eyes slightly and silently observed the bandits from the White Lotus Stockade in front of him, who seemed rather disorderly but, in fact, had an extremely tight defense.
He couldn’t help but sigh softly.
After a smile, he said quietly, “Order the troops to test the strength of that White Lotus Stockade…”
“If the White Lotus Stockade is strong on the outside but weak on the inside, then we’ll eradicate them in one fell swoop.”
“If they prove difficult to deal with, then we’ll take our time.”
“In the territory of Huai Shui County, there’s no need to rush.”
…
Following Luo Yong’s orders,
before long, the Luo Family’s fifty thousand elite armored troops, who had been conserving their strength, clashed with the several hundred thousand bandits of White Lotus Stockade.
At first, the Luo Family Army cut through the bandits like a hot knife through butter.
Slaughtering those bandits from the White Lotus Stockade was as easy as slaughtering pigs and dogs.
However, as time went on,
once those elite bandits protected at the very center of the army, clad in shining silver armor and wielding longbows, took action,
the Luo Family’s troops started to incur losses.
The bandits wearing shining silver armor were exceptionally good at shooting, and their strength was equally formidable.
Almost one out of every two or three arrows would hit an enemy soldier.
It was uncertain what those arrows were made of,
but once they struck, they always managed to penetrate iron armor, inflicting certain damage on the enemy.
“Things seem to be getting troublesome…”
Luo Yong, who was overseeing the battlefield from a vantage point, looked at the current situation.
While watching, he observed those elite bandits of White Lotus Stockade clad in shining silver armor,
holding longbows, with several quivers strapped to their backs.
He couldn’t help but narrow his eyes slightly.
At the moment, we only have fifty thousand elites.
Although the enemy only has a little over thirty thousand elites, if you add the ordinary bandits, their number is at least four to five hundred thousand.
If Luo Yong were to forcefully choose a head-on clash with the bandits of White Lotus Stockade,
the side likely to suffer would be the Luo Family Army.
“Let’s sound the retreat for now…”
After a moment of silence, Luo Yong spoke in a low voice to his deputy beside him.
“General, is it just that…”
The deputy seemed to want to say something, but before he could speak, he found himself unable to speak under the icy gaze of his commanding officer.
In the army, the commander’s order is the absolute law.
Luo Yong did not need any generals who failed to obey orders.
…
Moments later, the Luo Family chose to temporarily retreat.
No longer confronting the forces of White Lotus Stockade head-on.
Those from the White Lotus Stockade seemed to understand that they could only gain a slight advantage because their formation was extremely solid.
However, this solid formation also restricted the men of White Lotus Stockade.
It meant they had lost any means to pursue their enemies.
So, under these circumstances,
The members of White Lotus Stockade could only choose a fairly good place to camp and set up defenses.
As for how to proceed with fighting the Huai Shui County Luo Family,
That was naturally a matter to consider later, not at the moment.
…
Dusk.
A crescent moon hung high in the sky.
The gentle moonlight constantly showered over the land,
Gradually draping the earth in a beautiful veil.
Qingshi City, Luo Family Ancestral Land.
In a courtyard that exuded an air of mystery and ancientness,
There sat an elder with a thin figure and thousands of silver strands of hair,
Radiating an aura of a sage.
At that moment, he was seated beneath a Stone Pavilion,
Quietly sipping the tea in his hands, gazing silently in the direction of Yellow Mountain County.
“How are things going?”
After a long silence, Luo Changfeng suddenly asked Ruan Liuli, who stood beside him silently, her face always expressionless, not uttering a word.
“Both sides made contact for a short time before ceasing the combat,”
Ruan Liuli replied in a low voice, bowing her head slightly.
Her voice was somewhat cold,
But it was also very pleasant to listen to.
“Did Luo Yong also bring the Mo Jade Kirin?”
After a moment, Luo Changfeng asked again.
After pondering for a moment, Ruan Liuli replied in a low voice, “It seems a unit composed entirely of Cultivators was formed, with two-thirds being warriors in the Skin Refinement Realm and one-third in the Bone Refinement Realm, totaling a hundred cavalrymen.”
“An army composed of Cultivators?”
Hearing this, Luo Changfeng nodded in approval.
The Mo Jade Kirin is one of the three great divine steeds of the Da Feng Dynasty.
If given to ordinary soldiers,
It is estimated that they could not fully harness the abilities of the Mo Jade Kirin.
But if combined with Cultivators who possess a certain level of strength,
The power they could unleash would not merely be limited to the equation 1+1=2.
It could indeed reach the situation where 1+1>2.
“By the way, what about the Jiang Family… what’s happening there?”
Gripping the cup of tea in his hands, Luo Changfeng seemed to recall something and once again asked Ruan Liuli in a low voice.
“The leader from the Jiang Family is named Jiang Yan,”
“At the Initial Realm of Viscera Refinement.”
“He has already entered the territory of Huai Shui County.”