Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

Chapter 1030: Chapter 368: The Great Battle of Hongguan, Zen Gold Powder and 6 Vajra Mantras, the Shortsighted and Foolish 8 Town People (Part 2)

With the addition of those two thousand Defensive Army troops, all equipped with strong bows of a draw weight exceeding thirty stone, the result of this arrow formation clash was almost a foregone conclusion.

Of course, although Jiangxia’s arrow formation had the upper hand, from the moment Yan Xin ordered the front line to raise shields, it was destined that the outcome wouldn’t be substantial.

No matter how many arrows there were, most of them were still fired by those in the Earth-digging Realm, and the overall power was destined not to be significant. Furthermore, since the pass is inherently narrow, the effect of the front line raising shields was minimal.

Besides causing some chaos, or some Cold Resistance Level arrows effectively injuring enemies, there was almost no other effect.

“The Defensive Army will follow this Army Chief to lead the charge. The Seven Towns reinforcements will cover the flanks. Zhou Shiyan, Lu Hong, lead the rear army with me to attack and break through Hongguan!”

Relying solely on the arrow formation to reclaim Hongguan is impossible, and Jiang Yuanlong naturally understood this. So when he saw that the arrow quivers of his soldiers were almost empty, he directly gave the command.

As soon as he spoke, he was the first to charge toward the western pass.

At this moment, the entire eastern side of the pass was divided distinctly. In the middle were the two thousand Defensive Army troops and all the Cold Resistance Level troops of the Eight Towns personally led by him; to the south was Zhou Shiyan leading ninety thousand troops; to the north was Lu Hong with ninety thousand troops.

With Jiang Yuanlong’s orders, everyone sprang into action.

The quickest were the Defensive Army behind him, followed by the Seven Towns Cold Resistance Level troops flanking them on either side, and then the armies from the north and south, all three forces charging madly straight toward Hongguan Pass.

“Retake Hongguan!”

“Kill!”

“Slaughter these demon temple bastards.”

“Brothers, kill!”

……

The eastern side of the pass was immediately filled with roars, and the overwhelming tide of people caused the ground to tremble continuously. The cold shadows cast by the wielded swords, spears, and staves seemed to light up the entire exterior of the pass, and everyone charged with faces flushed red, toward the inside of the pass where the enemy troops were.

Rumble… Rumble…

Swoosh…

Jiang Yuanlong, taking the lead courageously, was the first to rush to the front row of the military formation, slashing horizontally with a silver sword blade several dozen meters long, directly splitting apart the Zen Temple Bhikkhus who hadn’t had time to raise their shields, and charged straight into the crowd.

The two thousand Defensive Army troops following closely behind were like a sharp blade, plunging straight into the core of the pass’s military formation. Their swords and spears pierced through the crowd, instantly carving out a rift several hundred meters wide from north to south.

The Seven Towns Cold Resistance Level troops quickly filled in, expanding the side flanks, rapidly widening the opening, and creating space for the rear army.

“Kill!”

“Kill!”

Zhou Shiyan and Lu Hong shouted angrily, and the group in the Earth-digging Realm at the forefront of the north and south sides also charged in from the pass’s northern and southern edges.

The battle thus commenced!

Clang… Clang… Splat… Crunch…

“Ah!”

“Kill…”

The buzz of clashing blades, the sounds of sharp blades piercing and crushing bones, and the cries of the soldiers echoed in sync, instantly filling the entire inside and outside of the pass.

One side was holding staunchly, while the other was attacking fiercely, with neither having a way out.

The attackers were many, with a force of eighteen thousand strong. Even if the front line wanted to retreat, they couldn’t, as the rear kept surging forward, leaving them no choice but to press on.

“Charge in, they can’t hold us off!”

Jiang Yuanlong had already pushed two hundred meters deep into the pass, and seeing his army advancing triumphantly, his face was filled with excitement. He slashed down the Yan Xin Chief in front of him with one sword and roared at the Defensive Army behind him.

“Brothers, the Army Chief has charged into the pass. If not now, then when?”

“Charge!”