Chapter 2128 - Steel Fortress! (1/2)
Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr
“Keep your backs straight! Be vigilant! The fighting is going to start soon. Are you going to act this way on the battlefield too?”
“Maintain a firm grip! When the battle begins, nobody is going to care that you’re cold!”
“Single-Line Snake Formation! Show it to me again!”
“Master archer team, I’m inspecting your archery one more time!”
In the base, rows of infantry and cavalry were divided into neat ranks. Some of them were patrolling the area while the rest engaged in drills in the center of the base.
In the middle of the army, two black banners snapped in the cold wind, one depicting a scarlet dragon and the other depicting a five-clawed golden dragon.
These two banners represented Crown Prince’s Junior Guardian Wang Zhongsi and Tongluo Great General Abusi.
The forward base!
Wang Chong quickly shook himself out of his stupor.
This was the forward base for the entire northeast.
More than four hundred thousand soldiers had already gathered in this small region. It was an unimaginable army, and it was also presided over by two powerful Great Generals, Wang Zhongsi and Abusi.
“Hyah!”
Wang Chong spurred his horse into a gallop, pushing through the snow.
At the very front of the forward base, in front of rows of disciplined soldiers, were two powerful storms of energy.
These were none other than Wang Zhongsi and Abusi.
“He’s here!”
Abusi’s eyes flashed as he rode his horse out of the forward base.
Behind him, Wang Zhongsi subtly nodded and followed.
A few moments later, some six thousand feet from the base, the three commanders met.
“Is everything ready?”
Wang Chong skipped the pleasantries and got straight to the point.
“Mm. Has His Majesty made up his mind?” Wang Zhongsi asked.
Without another word, Wang Chong took a token from his waist.
“How long will the rest of the soldiers take to arrive?” Abusi solemnly said.
“All of them will arrive in seven days!” Wang Chong indifferently said.
Wang Zhongsi and Abusi both exhaled in relief.
Even though the forward base had four hundred thousand soldiers, Youzhou itself had six hundred thousand, and there were also the armies of Goguryeo, the Eastern Turkic Khaganate, the Xi, and the Khitans to consider. Together, it constituted a force of millions. The four hundred thousand soldiers of the forward base were far from enough.
But once the rest of Wang Chong’s army arrived, the situation in the northeast would be completely different.
“Hyah!”
Wang Chong didn’t stick around, spurring his horse and riding between the two Great Generals toward the forward base.
Wang Zhongsi and Abusi glanced at each other and then followed.
Within the forward base, Zhang Shouzhi, the Formation Elder, and the top craftsmen from the craftsman team had gathered together, looking up at the mounted Wang Chong.
“Your Highness!”
All of them bowed, awaiting Wang Chong’s final order.
All was quiet as Wang Chong turned his gaze toward the distant Youzhou.
Youzhou seemed calm on the surface, but Wang Chong could clearly sense a baleful energy soaring out of the horizon.
When Wang Chong was recruiting soldiers, Youzhou had also been building up its soldiers.
This place had become the greatest problem for the empire.
An Yaluoshan, this time, I’m going to give you a real surprise!
As numerous thoughts ran through his mind, Wang Chong waved his hand down.
“Begin!”
Rumble!
At that moment, the earth began to shudder. The moment Wang Chong gave his order, the entire power structure of the northeast—no, the entire continent—shifted.
Bangbangbang!
Around Wang Chong, metal hammers slammed down, and with resounding cracks, the tens of thousands of large wooden boxes that had been accumulated in the forward base were opened, revealing the metal modules within.
This was not the first time Wang Chong was using this trick, but it was completely different from before.
Clang!
Metal hammers fell, sparks exploded, bellows pumped, and smoke and flames rose into the sky.
One furnace became two, three, four… In just a few moments, hundreds to thousands of metal furnaces blazed up.
Whoosh!
And a few moments after that, bright molten metal began to flow along channels.