Chapter Two Hundred and Fifteen – Sustain Battle Through Battle (2/2)

The later they left Little Mountain Jie, the higher the danger.

Jingshi had side effects and could not be used in large amounts so the expenditure was not as high as ling grains. Zuo Mo quickly could not support it any longer.

“It’s not going to work if we keep going like this,” Zuo Mo said decisively. “The ling grains I have are only enough to support us for another half a month.”

“Half a month … …” Gongsun Cha looked at Zuo Mo, “what should we do?”

“Battle to feed battle!” Zuo Mo did not hesitate to say.

“We can only do this.” Gongsun Cha felt helpless. These forty people were still far from what he demanded. However, he had no solutions to the problem that Zuo Mo stated.

However, he instantly thought of the necklace he had mentioned before. “Have the talismans been made?”

“I’ve grasped the method,” Zuo Mo spread his hands, “But there aren’t enough materials.”

With that, Gongsun Cha completely cut off his thoughts about the Same Heart necklace, assembling the forty people and departing instantly.

Zuo Mo actually wanted to go with them, but thinking about Chun Yu Cheng who was still at the beast pool, he decided to stay and protect the base. The three Golden Armor Guards were also kept behind. Of course, he said, since it was a true battle, then it should be a treated as real one.

To guarantee safety, Zuo Mo had set up formations around the mountain valley. Most of those were illusory formations. Right now, his skill with formations had grown. Little illusory formations and little killing formations were interlocked. The power wasn’t high, but to distract the enemy, it was more than enough.

Yin fire beads, seal soldiers, Golden Armor Guards, adding on the illusory traps, his safety was quite secure.

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Gongsun Cha took his forty subordinates and slowly progressed.

In terms of prosperity, Little Mountain Jie could not compare to Sky Moon Jie. Naturally, there were not as many experts here as Sky Moon Jie. However, if it was in terms of harshness, Sky Moon Jie could not compare with the present Little Mountain Jie. Twenty eight ningmai, in Sky Moon Jie, it was not an insignificant force, but in the present Little Mountain Jie, it wasn’t anything.

The reason was very simple. Those xiuzhe of lesser strength had already died.

Those that could survive until now were all ones with some skill and intelligence. Under such cruel conditions, the peak of zhuji was the bottom line of survival. Ningmai first stratum was normal, ningmai second stratum was enough to become the elite of a small troop, and ningmai third stratum was enough to enter the rank of experts. As for jindan, there was just one.

These individuals similar to the Golden Armor Guards, their cultivation was between first and second stratum of ningmai, but their true power was far beyond normal ningmai second stratum. The yao guards forged from ancient dragon bone, Golden Crow Fire, and the Nether Pool, could normal people compare?

Three sword xiu formed a combat unit. Three combat units, one at the forward position, two at their sides, formed a triangle. They were the frontline guards. Gongsun Cha picked the sword xiu that could fly the fastest.

The other ten combat units maintained a distance between each other. Ma Fan was alone as he weaved through these units.

Three people to an unit was Gongsun Cha’s response to his lack of means. The Three Talent Formation was the simplest formation, but these people still had not familiarized themselves with it yet, and this was just the simplest formation.

In large scale battles, what was crucial was the tactics.

But just forty people … …

If this was on a large scale battlefield, they wouldn’t even form the smallest and most basic combat unit. To command such a small group, what was most important was formations and cooperation. Formations was something unique to xiuzhe. From the most basic Three Talent Formation to the super large formations that required tens of thousands of xiuzhe to set up, they could all increase battle strength.

Take for example the Three Talent Formation. In the formation, the three people’s energies would be merged, and they could communicate, increasing the connection between them. It was a very practical and useful formation. Some higher level formations would have killing moves unique to them. If they were activated, they were so strong the sky would change color.

However, it was not so easy to make a formation. Everyone inside the formation needed to accurately remember their position and the variations. This group hadn’t even grasped the most basic Three Talent Formation, the difficulty of such formations could be imagined.

Formations might be able to increase battle power, but they were not for all purposes. In battle, the situation could change in an instant. What it tested was the perception abilities of the commander, their quick response, and the cooperation between their comrades.

Gongsun Cha stood at the very center of the troop. Several of the most powerful were beside him. Ma Fan wandered around nearby.

Glancing at Ma Fan, Gongsun Cha was very satisfied. Out of everyone, Ma Fan was the one most important to him. Other than his strong battle power, he had comprehension that was stronger than other people, and he could always quickly understand Gongsun Cha’s intentions.

So Gongsun Cha did not hesitate to make him part of the core, and custom-made a battle tactics centred on him.

Just at this time, the front passed on news. There was a situation!

A flash of faint red rose and left Gongsun Cha’s soft and delicate face. His first battle had come!

Translator Ramblings: Gongsun Cha is the first person to find out that Zuo Mo has someone else helping him. I like how he doesn’t even press. Since they are all on the same side, more help is better than nothing.

I hope “sustain battle through battle” is self-explanatory. What Gongsun Cha wants to do is fight, win, and then put resources into expansion so they can fight and capture more. They do not have enough resources at this point to expand on their own and this is a risky strategy because you have no backup if you lose a few battles because the army will run out of resources and manpower. Essentially, don’t do this unless you have nothing to lose.