Chapter 270 - Reinforcements (1/2)

Chapter 270: Reinforcements

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Gu Shenwei felt that the battle unfolding not too far away fro to with himself The adrenaline rush he had felt before the start of the battle was suddenly gone

He could not behorses and the incredible a the horn, it was as if he had become a bystander and was not involved in the battle at all Soon, this feeling of being an onlooker was also replaced with a feeling that he was listening to so a battle, and that he was only re-enacting the battle scenes in his uilty, as the hting for hirant him the ability to calmly observe the battle from afar He knew that his h the mounted troops had only covered two-thirds of the distance between themselves and the enemy

The machetemen converted into bowmen and pikemen in the opposition forces were not what he expected, and they see trained by Dugu Xian The archers did not panic when facing the fierce mounted assault Two ranks of archers calmly released the first volley of arrows only when the riders were a hundred steps away from them After three volleys, they formed up, retreated behind the cover of the pikes and drew their machetes

Many riders fro down from the sky, and some were trampled to death by their own brothers Those that survived continued to rush towards the enemy, and there were even some who did so while completely unarmed

Five rows of pikes were formed up and pointed towards theiant porcupine that did not offer any opening

However, the swordsmen from the Great Snow Mountain were a force to be reckoned with Even as the horses of the first wave of riders iround, they got up and started hacking at their ene between beast, foe or pike, as they cut anything in their path into two They had forced an opening into the body of the ‘porcupine’

The riders behind them could not halt their advance, and simply leapt out of their saddles as they held their round shi+elds in front of them to form a solid wall They overtook the swordsmen in front of them and viciously s them

The mounted assault had turned into ato lose If this continues on, the Great Snow Mountain will be sure to win” Fang Wenshi+ shook his head in defeat He was not sure whether he was happy or dismayed The swordsmen were undisciplined and iination

Gu Shenwei did not tell his counselor that he had won The Dragon King did not intend or planned for his swordsmen to enter into a melee, because they were a valuable resource and were hard to replace

After the terrible fighting continued on for about 30 minutes, the swordsht flank They had crushed the mounted soldiers and pikemen on the Golden Roc Fort’s left flank, and the archers who had switched to ht They gave a few symbolic shouts before they fled

The swordsed in a life and death struggle with the enemy on Gu Shenwei’s left flank It was still difficult to see which side would eventually prevail

However, in the center of the battlefield, the swords heavy losses, and they did not seeer

The benefit of observing all the chaos from afar was that it allowed Gu Shenwei to have an overview of the entire battlefield, which would have been impossible if he had entered the fray If he had joined the battle, he would only have been able to observe his surroundings – if his co, and if the ene He would not have been able to make any tactical adjusth sheer force and luck

However, it was useless to continue to observe if the situation demanded him to act

Gu Shenwei nodded to the Weapon Carrier beside hi-saber frolanced at the 100 or so re swordsmen from the Luoshen Peak ith hi their sword shafts while staring at the enemy, and their bodies were taut with tension It was as if they were also engaged in battle They felt the sao and join their fellow brothers in battle

“Dragon King, you cannot…” cautioned Fang Wenshi+ in shock Before he could even complete his sentence, Gu Shenwei had already spurred his horse forward The reon King Their charge was like a gale blowing across the battlefield

Fang Wenshi+ could not stop shaking his head in disapproval He circled around on his horse before returning to his original spot He was a counselor, and his worth to the Great Snow Mountain was his tactical acumen He could only think properly if he was a safe distance fro; if he was close the bloodshed, he would have been scared stiff even before anyone attacked hih, i Wenshi+ He could not help but think: wish to secureof Shu-lik had witnessed his talent first hand, but had not shown any signs of adingly When he finally raised his head to observe the battle again, he could see a pluwas a on his stirrups He shi+elded his eyes with his right hand, which was holding on to his whip

As the dust settled, he could see no less than 3000 riders charging towards the battlefield

Fang Wenshi+ was shocked speechless He had only received word from his scouts that the enemy forces would amount to at most 5000 men, and he had no idea where these riders had come from He immediately realised that the Great Snow Mountain had been set up, and he did not knohat e force from his scouts and spies

The Great Snow Mountain had committed all its forces into the battle They would definitely not be able to withstand the onslaught of the Golden Roc Fort’s reinforcements

He instinctively rode forward by about 10 steps before reining in his horse He then turned his horse around as he knew that it was useless for hi his own death, and it would be better to ‘conserve his energy’

The counselor rode his horse ards while his heart was beating rapidly He felt frightened as he despaired at his poor luck His ability had just been recognized, but now histo die in a reckless assault

Meanwhile, Gu Shenwei and all of the swords that their end was near All they could see around them were the ene their vision Asthe rush of battle, they could not even differentiate between friend or foe, not toable to notice the sudden appearance of reinforcements