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Chapter 206 A Battle for Dignity

This is a tacit war waged by the bigwigs at the top.

Ordinary people cannot change the outcome of a war.
But that doesn't mean they don't care about the process of fighting.

Because it concerns their own dignity.

In any case, Shulu Ping was determined to fight a good battle.

Even if the final result is to give up, he doesn't want the enemy to think that they are all cowards and useless things.

He wanted to make the enemy understand that what they had received was given to them by us, not something they had seized through their own abilities.

This is a psychological advantage.
This also indicates who is more confident when they face off next.

On the attacking side, Fang Xiaomao was thinking of taking advantage of this opportunity to severely damage the opponent.

He knew that his young master had always regarded the Tiele as his greatest rival.

As for Jebe and Aktun, it seems the young master didn't think they were that powerful.

If we can take this opportunity to eliminate some of the Tiele's core members, wouldn't things be easier in the future?
It would be even better if we could kill the enemy's general.

Shulü Ping was a young general highly regarded by the Tiele!
Unlike that old fellow Lengge, a young general like Shulu Ping represents the future of the Yuan Dynasty.

The generals on both sides who were directly commanding the battle were also determined to see who was truly superior, which meant that the bloodshed of this battle would be no less than that.

Hu Kan carried his broadsword on his back, but held a huge shield in both hands at the very front of the group.

The shield in his hand was woven from rattan soaked in potion. There was a hollow space between the two layers of rattan, and then a wooden board was wrapped around it. The wooden board was then covered with a layer of iron. Such a shield was not only strong enough, but also very tough. It could block sharp weapons and withstand the blows of heavy blunt weapons. It was just that it was quite expensive to make.

A rock weighing over a hundred pounds rolled down from above with a tremendous roar. The flesh on Hu Kan's arm bulged instantly. He roared and charged forward instead of retreating, his arms meeting the blow head-on. With a muffled thud, the entire shield caved inward, the wooden planks broke, but Hu Kan managed to block the attack.

This is the role of a master at the fifth level of Qi Control.

Standing next to Hu Kan, crouching low, was Ding Ergou.

Young Ding Ergou is now at the fifth level of Qi Control, but he has just entered the realm and his level is still unstable. The depth of his true energy is far inferior to that of the veteran fifth-level Qi Control expert, Hu Kan.

Hu Kan could withstand that attack, but Ding Ergou might not be able to.

With a whoosh, another rock of the same size flew over. Hu Kan took the hit again, but this time, his shield was no longer effective.

"Er Gou, did you aim correctly? My shield can still block one more shot," Hu Kan roared. "If you can't finish him off on the third throw, our team will be down a player on the fourth."

"Captain, I'll do my best!" Ding Ergou stared intently at his superiors, gripping a short gun in his right hand, crouching slightly, his entire body poised and ready to be released like an arrow about to be released from a bow.

"Try my ass!" Hu Kan roared. "The opponent is at least a fourth-grade Qi Refining expert. If the two of us can dodge, the brothers behind us will suffer."

Before he could finish speaking, Ding Ergou had already leaped up, and with a whoosh, the short gun in his right hand flew towards the fortress ahead like lightning. Its speed was even faster than that of a crossbow. To ordinary people, they could only see the afterimage of the short gun.

The expert at Shangtouzibao was focused on Hu Kan, who could withstand his full-force attack. He never expected that the young soldier hiding next to Hu Kan was also an expert who was no less skilled than Hu Kan.

In the instant of his all-out attack, Ding Ergou seized the only opportunity.

Before the opponent could even think of dodging, the short gun was already in front of him the moment Stone made his move.

With a hiss, the powerful short spear pierced through his armor, and the Yuan warrior screamed in agony as he fell backward.

it is good!
Hu Kan let out a joyful shout, accompanied by the sound of his shield snapping in two.

But we don't need it anymore.

After throwing his pistol, Ding Ergou darted away like a leopard, while Hu Kan threw away the junk in his hand, drew his broadsword, and charged forward with a roar.

Hu Kan's team was responsible for attacking the leftmost fortress. After the stone-throwing expert was killed, the fortress, which had no more experts to defend, was quickly captured by Hu Kan and his men.

Sitting atop the fortress, Hu Kan looked smugly at the center, but the smile vanished in an instant, because the very center was where Commander Lü You was leading the attack, and right now, Lü You was waving at him!
“Three brothers died and five were injured!” Ding Ergou walked over and whispered.

"That's how war is, people always die!" Hu Kan lowered his voice and said, "Try to protect your comrades, but most importantly, protect yourselves first." "I understand!" Ding Ergou turned to look at the even taller and more precipitous Tongquan Fortress above, "I wonder how many more people will die after we take that place!"

Hu Kan patted him on the shoulder without saying a word.

This is war. Once you step onto the battlefield, you never know if you'll still be there the next moment.

Just like the Yuan cultivator they just killed, who was at least a fourth-grade Qi Master, did he ever think he would die so easily when he stepped onto the battlefield?
Shulu Ping's eyes were terrifyingly cold.

He hadn't expected that several outposts would be captured so easily; the enemy's fighting strength was indeed astonishing.

The army is filled with a large number of martial arts experts.

He touched the spiked club standing beside him; each iron tooth gleamed coldly, as if it were about to devour someone.

After capturing the secondary fortress halfway up the mountain and facing the main fortress, Tongquan Fortress, the area they could deploy was much larger. Without the slightest hesitation, Fang Xiaomao surrounded the fortress on three sides and left one open, and immediately launched a full-scale attack.

Under a hail of arrows, the Qin army charged up the ramparts, carrying ladders. With a clanging sound, the ladders, equipped with iron hooks, snagged onto the city wall. Squads of Qin soldiers, with knives in their mouths, small round shields in one hand, and ladders in the other, climbed upwards recklessly.

Stones, logs, arrows, and molten gold rained down, and countless people fell with screams beneath the city walls, but even more surged forward, one after another.

Cai Qi moved like a monkey, leaping up and down. With each leap, an arrow shot from his hand, and with each shot, a Yuan soldier was struck by an arrow and fell headfirst from the city wall.

Unlike Cai Qi, who was skilled in light footwork and archery, most Qin soldiers relied on their powerful bows and crossbows, and under the leadership of their officers, they fired wave after wave at the city walls, covering the swarming soldiers as they climbed the walls.

At this time, human life is as worthless as grass.

Fang Xiaomao's central army banner had been moved into range of the crossbows on the city wall, and he stared intently at the young Yuan general standing tall on the city tower, holding a spiked club.

A short distance behind him, Xia Zhi, clad in red armor, leaned on a long, longer sword, poised to strike.

Lü You led Hu Kan, Ding Ergou, and their group up, each carrying a huge bamboo pole.

"Go!" Lü You shouted.

The nimble and agile soldiers quickly climbed to the top of the bamboo poles, while below, strong soldiers carried the bamboo poles and charged forward. Once they were at the right distance, the bamboo poles in their hands immediately fell down, and the soldiers on top, brandishing their swords and roaring, jumped directly from the air onto the city wall.

"Throw me up!" Lü You looked back at Hu Kan and Ding Ergou.

The two men stepped forward, bent down, reached out, one grabbed one of Lü You's thighs, took a few steps forward, and then threw the fat Lü You up the city wall.

Lu You swung his two battle axes in mid-air like windmills, the clanging sounds echoing endlessly. He deflected countless arrows, though many were pierced by them. However, with the help of his armor, he was not seriously injured.

With a loud thud, Lü You landed on the city wall like a mountain of flesh.

"Die!" he howled, brandishing his axe and hacking left and right.

"Help me up!" Hu Kan shouted.

He took a few steps and leaped into the air, while Ding Ergou behind him jumped up at the same time, his arms supporting Hu Kan's feet. Hu Kan stomped hard, and Ding Ergou fell down like a stone, but Hu Kan used this force to soar into the sky.

Ding Ergou looked up at the height of the city wall and knew he couldn't fly up there. No one had the strength to throw him up either, so he had no choice but to obediently climb the ladder.

Halfway up the ladder, they saw Cai Qi leap up, tap the ladder, and rush to the top of the city wall.

I need to practice my lightness skill properly!
Just as the thought crossed Ding Ergou's mind, he saw Cai Qi fall down with a thud. When he looked up, he saw a burly man holding an iron rod. Clearly, Cai Qi had been knocked down by the rod. He glanced down and saw that Cai Qi had gotten up again before he felt relieved.

With a flick of his arm, a short gun flew out. Taking advantage of the moment when the big man dodged, Ding Ergou leaped onto the city wall, gun in both hands, and charged towards the big man.

Lu You's destructive power was considerable. This fat man was enormous; wherever he stood, he was like a door panel. With his two broadswords wielded, it was difficult for anyone to survive within a radius of ten feet. In addition, Hu Kan, who was wielding a broadsword, was supporting him from the side. In an instant, the two of them opened a breach in the city wall, and Qin soldiers below immediately poured up in an endless stream.

On the city wall, Shulu Ping grabbed a spiked club, leaped into the air, and flew straight towards Lü Youhu Kan's direction as lightly as a dragonfly skimming the water.

Further away, as soon as Fang Xiaomao saw Shulu Ping move, he drew his Tiger Wing Blade with a clang and, like a wisp of smoke, swept towards the city wall.

Xia Zhi, who was a little further away, moved the instant Fang Xiaomao moved. She came to Fang Xiaomao's position and stood under the banner.

(End of this chapter)