Chapter 286 - Despair (1/2)

Chapter 286 DespairAs far as Cao Xijin could see, the Wolf-tooth Troop’s Formation was still neat and their momentum hadn’t lost a beat. In actual fact. there weren’t much strength left of the Militarism Formation, and they could no longer actuate the power of the “energy wave”. Their aggressivity would also decline, but even so, it was still fundamentally different from ordinary Military Formations.

Looking back at his own Military Formation, it was scattered and chaotic, and the blanks were not filled in time. The soldiers were all scared and panicking without any fighting spirit. Cao Xijin was very clear that he had already lost, just not completely annihilated yet. But if he continued to fight, even if some of them survive, it would still be like asking for death.

“Withdraw! Back to Bozhou!” Cao Xijin roared in a low voice and led the remnant troops to escape the river bank.

He was full of confidence when he came, and he thought that Weibo Army was the best in the world, it could be easy to defeat the Pinglu Army. However, unexpectedly, he just barely escaped like a stray dog after only one round of Charging Formation. At this moment, there was no confidence, only fear and anxiety.

“Catch them!” Commanded Shangguan Qingcheng. When she saw that the Weibo Army intended to run away, she was not going to let them escape. She immediately led the Wolf-tooth Troops to pursue. Any kind of army loved chasing after men because it was the perfect time to kill more opponent soldiers.

Li Ye did not stop Shangguan Qingcheng from chasing Cao Xijin.

In his view, Cao Xijin was still rational, knowing that things couldn’t be done, he had to escape and save some military power. However, Pinglu Army was going to attack Bozhou. He would not allow the opponent to save any strength. And chasing was the only opportunity to ensure victory. Moreover, he also trusted Shangguan Qingcheng, that she would not fall into a trap.

Three thousand Wolf-tooth Troop elites had breached ten thousand Weibo Army. When news traveled back to the Pinglu Army, all the soldiers were boiling with fighting spirit. And they moved through the pontoons much faster.

Zhao Polu’s troops did not stop, and obeying orders, they crossed the bridge and headed directly to Bozhou City as the pioneer force. His thirty thousand soldiers would attack straight away upon arrival.

After a few hours, the Wolf-tooth Troops returned. On the way, they also met Zhao Polu’s troops, and Shangguan Qingcheng reported to Li Ye, “Report military commander! I led the troops to chase after the enemy for 15 kilometers. We beheaded nearly four thousand of their men! Awaiting your command!”

“Well done.” Li Ye smiled and praised her. Chasing and killing were always the easiest ways to get more heads of the opponent army. “The Wolf-tooth Troops have earned first-class merit. And after taking Bozhou City, I will personally hold a feast for you to celebrate! ”

Shangguan Qingcheng flushed, her eyes full of radiance, as if there were peach blossoms falling in a spring lake. Shangguan Qingcheng only dared to look at Li Ye this way when she led the troops to a great triumph.

Bozhou was the northeast faction of Weizhou. After taking Bozhou, Pinglu Army could just march into Weizhou. Li Ye did not intend to give Bozhou a chance to breathe. The riverbank was not far from Bozhou City and they could get there in two days. An army of a hundred thousand people stretched for dozens of miles. When the former army arrived in Bozhou City, the rear army was still on the road. Besides, it also took a lot of time to gather and set up camp.

When Li Ye rushed to the outskirts of Bozhou City, Zhao Polu’s troops were already attacking the city. They were using the same strategy, ‘attacking the gaps’. Zhao Polu’s troops were the elites of the Pinglu Army. Thirty thousand people attacked in a round-robbin fashion. They breached the top of the city wall several times, and Bozhou City was almost in ruins.

After the follow-up troops of the Pinglu Army arrived, the morale of the Bozhou defending army hit rock bottom. After all, they were facing an iron-clad ocean of armor, and boundless battalions.

This day, the morning light was dim, and the Pinglu Army launched another round of attack at Bozhou City. The tide-like armored soldiers spread out towards three sides of the city and breached the city wall.

Cao Xijin assumed personal command atop the city wall. As he looked at cultivators and guards who were relentlessly attacking the city, his face was pale as paper. Even if he had a team of cultivators around him, over 20 Qi-refining cultivators, he still had no sense of security at all.

The Pinglu Army had a much larger ratio of cultivators, who were all brave and unafraid of death. Even the masters of mid-level Qi-refining realm, who could be enjoying the splendor comfortably, were leading the charge ferociously. The defending troops of Bozhou could not resist, and were utterly routed.

Every moment the soldiers defended the city, dozens died. They were defending the city with their lives.

Cao Xijin began trembling, which started from his hands, eventually spreading all over his body. He never thought that the Pinglu Army would be so strong. Not only did they have many cultivators, but even their ordinary guards were also brave enough, and they did not act rashly. The soldiers and the Military Formation were very familiar with each other, so they were all operating in concert.

It was a quality that could only be cultivated after almost dying and experiencing war. Cultivation and practice alone could not achieve such results. The Weibo Army had always boasted how strong they were as a force. They finally understood what was truly elite when they faced off against the Pinglu Army!

It was supposed to be that when an opponent was attacking, the Bozhou Army had a defensive advantage, but its casualties were bigger than the opponent! Often the opponent’s mini attacking Formation of five required two, three or even more Military Formations of the Bozhou Army to fend them off. And that was only to fend them off, not killing them!

Faced with such an army, Bozhou City had no way of defending it. Their morale had hit rock bottom, and might collapse any time.

Cao Xijin’s face muscles twitched and he suddenly grabbed the officer next to him. He yelled at his face, “Why have Weizhou’s reinforcements not arrived yet? When will they arrive?”

Cao Xijin had brought a lot of troops to Bozhou, plus the original defenders of Bozhou, there were fifty thousand people in total. However, thousands of them were killed by the Wolf-tooth Troops in the first battle. Now, facing the ferocious Pinglu Army, it was not enough to hold the city. Once the Pinglu Army breached the city wall and got into the city, the situation would be dire. And no matter how many soldiers Bozhou had, it would all be in vain.

The officer stuttered with fright. “It will take…” “It will take three more days! ”

“Three days? Three d*mn days! Bozhou cannot hold on for three days!” Cao Xijin pushed the young officer to the ground. He was now having a nervous breakdown.

The distance between Wei Zhou and Bo Zhou was triple to quadruple the distance between Bozhou and the Pinglu Army. Cao Zhongming and Cao Xijin could not have predicted that the battle situation would be so bad, so they weren’t prepared for the situation. When Cao Zhongming received Cao Xijin’s request for back up, he needed time to prepare food, so he couldn’t get there timely.

“General, look, the Pinglu Army has retreated!”

“The Pinglu Army has retreated!”