Chapter 387 – Battle Against [Dao Jian Xuan] (1/2)
Chapter 387 Battle Against [Dao Jian Xuan]
Jian Feng Han’s expression became determined. He lifted his longsword and growled, “Alright. [Vanguard] will trust you this one time and follow your battle strategy. Now get ready to carry it out!”
Yan Zhao Warrior nodded in agreement, “Okay. Then it’s decided. Let’s wait for the fish to take the bait!”
Misty Clouds replied as well, “Yeah. [Enemy at the Gate]’s 11,000 elites await your command.”
I nodded, “That’s great! Then we’ll act according to the plan. Give me some time to gather the [Zhan Long] members together.”
“Okay!”
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In the distance at Hell’s Core, clouds of dust began to billow as the sounds of killing shook heaven and earth. [Prague] and [Vanguard] both began cruising through the plain, luring the enemies in circles. Yan Zhao Warrior and Jian Feng Han were both intelligent men. If we fought according to plan, they shouldn’t encounter any major problems.
[House of Prestige], [Judgment], [Appearance Alliance], [Diao Jian Xuan], and [Moonlit Lake] each began to chase down their respective targets, each in formations of over ten thousand men, ready to strike. During this phase of the war, anyone with less than 1000 men in their teams would definitely not have the courage to leave the protection of their respective NPC army.
In this virtual world, the brutality of war was laid bare before us.
“What do we do now?”
Li Mu held his sword and asked, “Since we already have a plan, should we go and set up an ambush at Bowl Valley?”
“Don’t……” I hastily said, “That’s too obvious, we can’t set up any ambushes there. Given Jiu Li City’s great size, there must also be many smart people out there. Even if the pursuing armies are swollen with victory that doesn’t necessarily mean they won’t see through our battle plans. I am thinking that we should set up ambushes in the thick shrubbery and thorny undergrowth around Bowl Valley to confuse them. The players of Jiu Li City will definitely be confused. That way, they would never be able to guess that we would set the battle in Bowl Valley!”
Li Mu nodded, “Okay!”
Wang Jian smiled, “This is the first time I’ve felt like we’ve taken the initiative in battle. Brother Xiao Yao, what’s next? What should we do?”
“Gather the troops. We will pursue and kill the small teams from Jiu Li City, and slowly advance towards Bowl Valley. We’re setting the time of battle to be an hour from now. Li Mu, go make the arrangements with all of the Guild Masters of the super guilds. Tell them: in one hour, that is, tonight at 10:20pm, every force must cross into Bowl Valley. This is the first decisive battle between the players from Ba Huang City and the players from Jiu Li City. Li Mu, you take Wang Jian, Qing Qian and Wolf to gather the troops. I am going to trick the members of the remaining small guilds into becoming the troops responsible for misleading the enemies!”
“Yes. Alright!”
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Sheathing my Emperor Qin’s Sword, I ran forward towards the South Gate of Fort Zi Feng. A hoard of players from Ba Huang City were gathering at the gates to provide nominal aid to the NPC army attacking the city. In actuality, they were forced there by Jiu Li City’s powerful attack and oppression; they had no choice but to seek the protection of the NPC army.
Raising my arm, I yelled loudly at the crowds, “Brothers from Ba Huang City, do you actually want to just sit here and wait for death? Once [Legend], [Judgement], [House of Prestige], and the other guilds from Jiu Li City annihilate [Zhan Long], [Vanguard] and [Prague], their next target will be all of you. They will crush every single one of you along with the seven big armies of Ba Huang City and we will lose this City War. As men, are you all just going to hole up here?”
The group of people stared at me blankly and I smiled and shouted, “Players with the rank of Guild Master, please come to me. We, [Zhan Long], have a request that I hope you will agree to!”
Soon, dozens of Guild Masters stepped out and more kept coming forward. Not long after, fifty seven of them were assembled around me. The fact so many people responded to my call proved that [Zhan Long]’s reputation in Ba Huang City was extremely good, otherwise it was possible that nobody would come forth. Of course, it was more likely due to the fact that I claimed third place in the [Rise of Heroes] Tournament, only ranked below Fang Ge Que and Cang Tong, that people came. I had reached the pinnacle of popularity, so much that people thought of me as the top player of Ba Huang city.
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“Speak, Guild Master Xiao Yao. What do you want us to do?” An axe wielding player with a big beard patted his chest and said, “No one here is afraid of death, but we have no desire to join the team battles on the plain. That is a battle destined to fail. There’s no point in us joining. I do not wish to see my brothers go on a suicide mission.”
With a nod, I said, “Actually, the thing we want you guys to do is very simple. [Zhan Long], [Prague], [Vanguard], [Enemies At The Gate], and the other major guilds have organized a battle plan to counterattack, and we need your to help with an ambush. I hope that all of you will participate. The plan is for you all to divide into four teams, prepare an ambush in four different locations on the west side of Fort Zi Feng, and wait for the opportunity to strike. Once the people from Jiu Li City arrive, immediately attack. If they don’t come, you guys are at least troops deployed to mislead the enemy.”
The big beard nodded, “Okay, can you tell us the locations of ambush?”
I laid out a big map, pointed at the four red dots on the map and said “Here. It’s a thorn forest that can hide around 20,000-50,000 people. The first team will go there. There’s a low-lying basin that can hide around 10,000 men. The second team will go over there. Here we have a very vast area full of shrubbery that would have no problem in hiding 100,000 people. At least 50,000 men should be dispatched to control the situation of the war at this location. The last location is here, at the border of this body of water. Send 10,000-20,000 men to hide among the reeds and wait to ambush. Remember these four sets of coordinates. As for the method of attack, you guys plan it yourselves; I have to go direct [Zhan Long]. Everyone, do your best, even if it’s not for Ba Huang City, at least do it for a thrilling battle in this city war!