Chapter 407 Push… Push… (1/2)
Several troops of Great Zhao Ar regiments; there were onesojob!
”We must put the ar happens again” Long Ao spoke with a serious look on his face, ”There’s no point in staying here We’ll only get eroded by the eneets blocked by the enemy? We will be done for if that were to happen”
The other two generals nodded again and again
In fact, the three of them understood that the majority of the Iron Cloud’s forces had been firmly contained on the main battlefield by the Great Zhao’s forces Only a small part of Iron Cloud’s army was stationed here; and, they couldn’t leave their posts either
Therefore, they certainly didn’t need to worry about their route of retreat getting blocked by the ene Ao only said that in an attempt to site ‘any’ suitable reason to withdraw his troops from here
They were basically scared after they had had coo to the ht the eneht have to face the falling boulders at any time!
”However, one ofadvantage of our withdrawal and launching a sudden attack” Jin Nankai looked at the other two and spoke, ”Who will stay behind?”
”I will,” Long Ao stated sole looked at each other and nodded Staying behind in the current situation reater risk However, the ones who stayed behind wouldn’t be in a danger of co troops would be faced with the danger of getting ah… there wasn’t enough assurance of whether it would really happen or not
The three generals quickly reached a decision — [ill first wait for the unrest to subside Then, ill determine the safest ti valley at the fastest possible speed Long Ao’s troops would retreat iet a lot easier once we are outside the slanting valley!]
”It’s such a pity that we ended up facing such a difficult situation” Yu Cheng Long heaved a deep sigh and said He looked towards the Heaven Splitting Mountain Pass with a regretful look in his eyes The other two also sighed
This situation was very rare and unusual The Iron Cloud’s forces had been contained tightly on the main battlefield So much so, that they couldn’t evenRou hadthree ariiments was over a million They had closely pursued the ene valley, and all the way up to the Heaven Splitting Mountain Pass
Heaven Splitting Mountain Pass was certainly called the strongest natural stronghold in the entire world However, it wasn’t indestructible Great Zhao’s ar day and night And, they could’ve continued to attack persistently as long as the military supplies continued to arrive from the rear They would’ve surely sustained several hundred-thousand casualties during the course of the attacks, and would’ve only been able to break through the Heaven Splitting Mountain Pass after several atteht seem massive at first However, it would’ve been worth it since these sacrifices would enable the Mountain Pass They could’ve then opened up the path to capture the vast open lands for their own nation It would have been such a massive achieveenerals had been assigned to this y! And, these three hadn’t intended to return without success when they had first entered this place
They had been willingly to give it their best shot even if they had been at a serious disadvantage where they could’ve lost ten soldiers against one of Iron Cloud’s!
They had even started to notice the signs of fatigue on the faces of Iron Cloud’s defenders They had realized that they only needed to continue strengthening their offensives They would’ve found an opening in ene forced to withdraw due to such unforeseen and inexplicable circu
It would be better to not waste any more time since they had already decided to retreat The troops were ordered to prepare for retreat The officers and soldiers had long been frightened by this horrifying phenomenon So, they reveled when they received the order to retreat Their spirits were aroused 100-times-over by this news They wasted no ti speed Everyone was dying to leave this place…
More than 90 of them swore in their hearts — [I will never coainst the wall and die That’s better than dying in a place like this]
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Meanwhile, Minister Chu was at the su the mountain The base of thesight since the peak was tottering It seemed like it would fall any time now Moreover, the excavation they had done on the rear side of the , but its vertical width wasn’t too thick
That was because Chu Yang didn’t want this huous mountain peak to fall in the opposite direction; their efforts thus far would go in vain in that were to happen
Afterwards, he dug soht side as well He only left a few-dozen-foot thick section in the middle to keep the peak attached
Whenever the strong winds blew… it felt as if the peak would fall down
Chu Yang used several big stones to provide support in the back And then, he cut down a few big trees with long stems, and carefully placed the trees as crowbars His plan was to use several crowbars to function as one big crohen used siether than operating a big one alone…
In fact, the coh to operate one big crowbar… especially since they already a bit tired So, Chu Yang had no choice but to use this leverage-method Their safety coefficient would increase since operating long crowbars would help the far away fro the mountain’s peak over would also increase by several ti cave nearby This would ensure their security These three would immediately hide in that cave once thespoke in a loud voice once everything was ready, ”Your Majesty, you first go hide far away fro your ears… so as to avoid any injury”
Tie Bu Tian iht reduction technique, and rushed towards a distant spot He arrived at a stretch of flat land about 1000 feet away, and stopped His body looked like a s froht hand and the three people started to use their strength together They shouted the labor’s chant while they were at it, ”One, two, three, push… push… push!+”
The three people orking together Each of the a crowbar in their hands, and was slowly pressing it doard They couldn’t use too much force from the start They ht not be able to handle the rebound if they applied too much force and the mountain peak accidentally started to sway Moreover, they were standing on the rear side So, the sudden upward thrust would fling them off the mountain, and they would crash down below
The three of them applied the same amount of force, and realized that the mountain peak shook a little bit
However, they had used their full strength this ti the force Don’t do it at once; do it slowly and gradually Reduce your strength bit by bit”
Chu Yang rushed forward as soon as the crowbars had returned to their original positions It see He chopped out several big stones from the base, and then readjusted the point of the crowbars’ application He then tossed the big stones to one side