Chapter 293 - Holding Position (1/2)
Chapter 293: Holding PositionTranslator: Transn Editor: Transn
The thing that worried Gu Shenwei most when he left the Great Snow the caround and was more than familiar with battles, whereas the swordsmen from the Great Snow eous and full of valor when fighting alone, but were as good as a rabble when put together
Out of the entire caya, the old ya’s machete formations could only acco shape of a foru Xian
Moreover, Gu Shenwei trusted the old h they had not reater than that of the swordsside hiya was an odd person He had pledged allegiance to Young Master Shangguan Chui solely because of a small kindness he had received fro Master died Yet when the opportunity to kill the ed his e on soya declared that he would travel all over the Western Region to raise money and recruit
It was highly possible that even the Supre was not aware of his existence
Gu Shenwei had scoffed at Tuo Nengya’s actions at that tiht of when he was looking for someone trustworthy
There was a fine line between holding on to foolishness and perseverance — after all, they both wore a iance to Dragon King with over a 1000 machetemen, and openly declared enemies with Golden Roc Fort, Gu Shenwei understood then, that the oldonto his perseverance
During a long talk late one night, Gu Shenwei asked, “What should we do if Dugu Xian decides to attack by force?”
Tuo Nengya had already considered about this issue “There is a certain advantage for the Great Snow My h to handle the skirmish if the ene more than that… I’m afraid we are not their match”
There were about 5000 troops in the Golden Roc Fort ar 10000 troops would not be a probleain: “My army still has about 1000 swordsht for soor that the swordsmen from the Great Snowmountain possessed certainly exceeds that of ant and unyielding I am afraid that they would jump into battle rashly, without careful consideration, and compromise my machete formation”
The swordsmen from the Great Snowe but you would need all sorts of tricks up your sleeve to hold the Fanyun, the chief of Canopy Peak This young man had once served as his Weapon Carrier and was bestowed the long-saber during the battle, taking over as the chief of Canopy Peak when his father died in battle He served Dragon King with utmost loyalty
Gu Shenwei had requested that after he was gone, Long Fanyun ya at all times and follow the oldan attack fro Fanyun swore to the Eon King The young chief actually held the old ya had led histhe Great Snow wiped out
After more than a month, Golden Roc Fort launched an attack as predicted The Great Snowmountain had some internal dissension over how they should approach the battle All the swordso out and face the ene
Long Fanyun did not disappoint Dragon King He openly showed his support for Tuo Nengya at the chiefs’ , and even persuaded Sainst two in a decisiveinto battle
The opening of the valley where the caya’s plan was to lure the enemy in deep After the first few days of tentative confrontations, he voluntarily surrendered the outer periates and withdrew the troops to a well-fortified narrow valley that was easy to defend
The Golden Roc Fort Coeneral but more than half of his troops consisted of er to clai the enemy retreat, they clamored for permission to pursue and attack
The pursuit attack proved to be disastrous The ainst theof 1500 round fro winter, it was very difficult to maneuver Troops at the front could not continue further, and the troops at the back could not h the battle, swordsmen from the five peaks of the Great Snowmountain suddenly appeared fro into a herd of sheep, after days of y at the trapped Golden Roc Fort ared to call for a retreat in time, they still suffered about 3000 casualties Many s were not looking good Overnight, Dugu Xian’s arh men to surround the enemy, became one that needed to focus on self-preservation instead
It was under such a circu to ask for iotiations so that he could have tianize the army
Gu Shenwei finally felt relieved He was sure that even if he had remained at the caya
Fang Wenshi+ was beyond thrilled After repeatedly saying, “Wonderful!”, he continued, “This victory came too timely, and at such an important time as well This will surely be the foundation for all of your future accomplishments and a really thinking Governor Mo Chu finally appeared on the third day after Dugu Xian sent out the er He first summoned the Special Emissary fro to work together with the Central Plain as otiations between Golden Roc Fort and the Great Snowotiations that residents of Jade City had been hoping for began
Peace negotiation was a complicated and delicate hly skilled killer could doWenshi+ to show his expertise
The first step of the peace negotiations was to ensure that both sides maintained the status quo No one was allowed to provoke a conflict This meant no more battles on the western border for Golden Roc Fort and to the Great Snow’s safety in Jade City was ensured
The prelireement was soon reached: a temporary cessation of hostilities for a period of three months Any party who violated the truce would be punished jointly by Norland and the Central Plain