Chapter 797 - The Battle of the Broken River (2/2)
I fell silent. What now?
I immediately galloped straight to the central tent. I could see quite a few soldiers killing pigs and lamb for the meal. A waft of fine wines drifted from the inside. Even though we were in the middle of a bitter battle, those generals and lords were living it up in the central tent. They were even trying out some of the game in Gale Forest.
After I entered the central tent, I didn’t bother to even try to wipe off some of the blood on my armor that was left by the Magic Sword Master. I walked straight over to Princess Pearl’s side and stabbed my Zhen Yue Blade into the ground. Drip by drip, the fresh blood rolled onto the carpet, dying it red. This time, nobody dared to say anything. If they did, I wouldn’t be able to take it any longer. But Princess Pearl might react before even I do.
王阶下，狂雷军团统领雷斯皱眉道：“陛下，呼唤臣等不知所为何事？”
Below the king’s throne, Les, the General of the Thunder Army, knit his brows, “Your Majesty, what have you called us here for?”
King Rob replied, “Wait a little longer, the Ba Huang City soldiers are about to arrive!”
“Yes, Your Majesty!”
After a few minutes, light poured in as the central tents flaps were opened once again. Three of the Ba Huang City commanders walked in behind Queen Angela. These three were all Demon Harvest tier BOSSes and looked pretty strong. I could see traces of blood on Angela’s sword. This was something the Lords of Tian Ling City could never match with. The Ruler’s Sword in King Rob's hand looked to be strong, but it probably hadn't been used to kill an enemy yet.
Once Angela entered, King Rob immediately stood up and invited her in. “Lady Angela has arrived, please sit!”
Ba Huang City was subservient to Tian Ling City, but they maintained their own autonomy and so King Rob needed to be courteous to Angela. Furthermore, it was Ba Huang City thatprovided reinforcements for this battle. That favor was enough to move King Rob’s heart.
Angela sat down on the side, with her three generals standing beside her. She looked around and saw me. She couldn’t help but smile and say, “So, you’ve already made your way to a high level officer in the military?”
I gave an awkward smile. “Yup!”
Angela looked up at the king and said, “Your Majesty, please let's get straight to the point, there are many military matters that need immediate attention!”
King Rob nodded and said, “This battle has already dragged on for a long time, and we’ve taken great losses to the empire’s forces. But, just as before, the Hybrid Demons are coming at us in endless waves, from the Sea of No Return to Deer Lake. This is only pushing us further into a corner. I’ve just received news that Dragon City is also under attack. Lady Frost must be working extremely hard. And so I’ve decided to take on Theodore’s strategy—— Rapid Battle!”
“Rapid Battle?”
Angela was puzzled. “Your Majesty, what do you mean by Rapid Battle?”
King Rob replied, “Just 2.5 kilometers north of Deer Lake is a narrow river that’s only 200 meters wide. And so, we are planning on building a dam there to stop the Hybrid Demon battleships’ advance, stopping them just north of Deer Lake. North of the lake are two walls of granite, making it impossible to climb on land. This method would cut off their retreat. At that moment, a number of Ba Huang City warriors will deal one quick and vigorous attack, starting with rolling boulders off the cliff, pouring hot oil into the river, and then burning their boats down!”
Angela couldn’t help but get excited. “What a clever plan!”
King Rob replied, “Seeing as you have no objections, then it’s decided. I will dispatch a troop of Flame Dragon Soldiers and Xia Yu soldiers to start building dams along the western shore. I ask that Ba Huang City’s armies also begin building up their dams to take this opportunity to punish the Hybrid Demons!”
Angela stood up and nodded. “Then, Your Majesty, I will begin preparations right now!”
“Good!”
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Now that our battle strategy was decided, I quickly headed out of the central tent and met up with the core players of [Zhan Long]. In total, [Zhan Long] only had around 5000 left. We headed north as well. More likely than not, there would be some trouble that would halt the progression of the dam. We needed to go and protect it.
All of these large armies headed north. Along the way, we could see Magic Sword Masters and Stone Skin Giants landing on the shore. Close to half an hour later, we reached the narrowest part of the river. On both banks, the NPC armies had already begun to move boulders and enormous rocks. “Peng, peng, peng!” They rolled the boulders into the water. In the blink of an eye, the Ba Huang City soldiers had created a 50-meter-long stone pile. They were also moving cannons up the hills. They were aiming the cannons straight at the warships.
“D*mm*t!”
One of the Magic Sword Masters’ lieutenants was standing at the center of a war boat. He shouted out orders: “These cowardly humans are cutting off the river to stop us from plowing straight to Tian Ling City. They’re just daydreamers! Charge onto land now and cut down those humans!”
Angela quickly reacted. “Blade Shield Division, hold them off!”
I looked over at the Steel Blade Horsemen around me and said, “Let’s go too!”
A large group of horsemen sped out and began engaging the Magic Sword Masters around the dam. With Dong Cheng and Thousand Suns providing support from afar, the Magic Sword Masters were dying in the river. Their bodies floated down the river and got caught in the rocks, making their corpses a part of the dam.
Just like that, the Hybrid Demons died in crowds. Of the entire dam, a good third of it was made up of meat. Blood flowed freely down the stream.
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“Grr!”
A roar echoed from a distance, stunning Li Mu and I. That sound was incredibly familiar. Had the Blood Giant Kehl arrived?