"Eldest Martial Sister, don't be depressed. Li Xuan didn't lose unjustly!"
Helian Beifang consoled.
This battle tactic of the Chu army was very useful in small battles. But when it came to battles involving tens of thousands of people, the effect would be greatly reduced. Because at that level of numbers, the importance of individual bravery would decrease.
Being able to fight ten thousand people was very strong, but it couldn't block ten thousand arrows.
The Great Tang guards weren't weak. If it was a general with actual combat experience, they would still be able to fight. However, Li Xuan's response was wrong.
The second match was between Great Xia and Great Wei. It could be said to be the highlight of the first day.
Wei Wuan could have chosen to fight with Great Xia's second team, but he didn't. Instead, he stood out and wanted to fight Xia Taikang one-on-one.
He wanted to prove that he was the most outstanding crown prince of this generation.
Usually, the first team would be stronger than the second.
For example, Great Tang let Li Xuan choose his soldiers first before letting Li Ziqi choose.
Very soon, the two teams appeared on the drill ground.
Great Xia wore red armor while Great Wei wore black. Just by looking at their military prowess, Great Wei seemed to be stronger. This was because these soldiers were all over two meters tall and had tower-like bodies. They were truly mighty and majestic.
However, Great Xia wasn't afraid either.
When the salute sounded and the battle began, the two teams marched forward in an orderly fashion.
Great Xia used two-handed heavy swords and didn't have shields. As for Wei Wuzu, he had a round shield in one hand and a war hammer in the other. Clearly, they were used to break armor.
They didn't use crossbows or long-handled weapons.
In the eyes of the generals of Great Xia and Great Wei, the use of hand crossbows was for one shot. Although it could cause some damage, it would make it more difficult for the soldiers to operate and increase the burden.
In a battle, the increase in difficulty would increase the chaos of the formation. Hence, the simpler the better. This was like a fight. There were no fancy tricks, just a punch to the face.
When both sides were 20 meters apart, Xia Taikang and Wei Wuan gave the order to charge at the same time.
Dong! Dong! Dong!
The soldiers ran and collided with each other.
The battle began.
There were no fancy tricks. It was a competition of ferocity and bravery. Whoever was afraid would collapse.
The Great Xia soldiers remained indifferent even when their comrades' heads were blown up. They brandished their swords and continued to kill. However, when the blades of their swords landed on the corpses, they couldn't be pulled out. Hence, the enemies took advantage of the situation to kill them.
On the Great Xia's side, there were no roars or shouts. They were as silent as a machine. On the other hand, the Wei Wu soldiers continued to roar in unison.
Flesh and blood flew everywhere, and corpses were strewn all over the place.
The soldiers stepped on the corpses of their comrades and fought each other. They were like two ferocious ancient beasts that wanted to kill each other.
"I didn't expect that the Great Xia army could actually fight to the death with Wei Wuzu!"
King Qi was shocked, "True Jade, what do you think?"
"My Flying Swallow Army is no match for them!"
Jiang Yuzhen told the truth, she did not approve of this tactic, but it was precisely this tactic that could reflect the spirit of an army.
When Li Xuan saw this scene, his depressed and frustrated mood dissipated significantly. This was because he knew that he couldn't get first place.
"Brother Xiang, how is it?"
Xiang Zhao's face turned pale.
"We Chu people are not afraid of death, but honestly, we cannot win. Even if we win, it will be a pyrrhic victory!"
Brother Xiang sighed.
The most important point of their battle strategy was to crush the enemy's morale and scatter them. However, the Great Xia army and the Wei Wu soldiers were the kind of people who would fight to the death even if there were only a few soldiers left.
"Moreover, the weapons and armors of Great Xia are very good. Look, the Wei Wu soldiers have the advantage in terms of individual combat strength, but they are at a disadvantage in terms of equipment."
In the end, both sides had 200 casualties, and it was a draw.
After Sun Mo rejected King Qi's invitation again, he entered the campsite of the Great Tang's imperial guards to conduct a final inspection.
The next morning, the combat battle started again.
The first battle was between Great Qi and Great Wei.
Jiang Yuzhen and her Flying Swallow Army were sent out from Great Qi.
Jiang Yuzhen knew that they wouldn't be able to win if they fought head-on. Hence, she chose a guerrilla tactic, splitting her 500-strong army into five waves and shooting arrows to harass them.
The shields that the Wei Wu soldiers were holding were soon pierced by many arrows.
"Isn't this unfair?"
Lu Zhiruo was speechless.
"What fairness do you want in a battle between 500 people?"
Helian Beifang explained, "Strictly speaking, the Flying Swallow Army is a cavalry. They are at a disadvantage when it comes to infantry battles!"
Without their horses, wouldn't it be courting death if they wanted to fight against infantry?
Jiang Yuzhen saw that the arrows of her subordinates couldn't penetrate the tortoise shells and that the enemy didn't chase after them in a panic. They were waiting for them to exhaust their arrows before slaughtering them. Hence, Jiang Yuzhen chose to attack.
"The Flying Swallow Army is going to lose!"
Tantai Yutang's lips twitched. Such an attack was meaningless.
"That's right, it's purely courting death!"
Helian Beifang liked this Wei Wu soldier a lot.
It might seem that they won easily, but in truth, their strong wills were the key to their victory.
Not every army could face a rain of arrows and remain unmoving. Most of the time, they would rush forward impatiently, wanting to reduce the number of arrows they would be hit by.
The pressure of watching his comrades being shot and killed was too torturous. As expected, Great Qi lost.
"The second battle, Great Tang's Li Ziqi against Great Xia's Xia Taikang. The battle will start half an hour later!"
After hearing the etiquette officer's words, Li Ziqi, who was dressed in martial attire today, stood up. "Teacher, I'm going!"
"Mn, be careful!"
Sun Mo cheered on. He had already said what he needed to say.
Xuanyuan Po and Helian Beifang also followed. Although the two of them were still youths, they were tall and had extraordinary martial prowess. They had to be Li Ziqi's left and right arms and protect her safety.
"Ziqi, you can do it!"
Li Xiu hoped that her niece could win because this concerned Great Tang's prestige.
Very soon, the two armies got into formation!
As the cannons roared, the battle began. Great Xia's soldiers advanced with steady footsteps.
There was a slight commotion on Great Tang's side.
There was no solution to it. After seeing Great Xia's soldiers and Wei Wuzi's fearless attacks, who wouldn't panic?
This was death. Even if the princess had given them enough money, when death arrived, everyone would still feel nervous.
Because this was a battle to the death!
"Teacher said before that on the battlefield, soldiers mustn't be given time to think. The more they think, the more cowardly they will be!"
Li Ziqi didn't blame these soldiers for being cowards. After all, it was in their nature to be afraid of death. Hence, she spoke, "Everyone, there's no need to be afraid. Just follow our previous battle strategy. No one will have to die.
"Now, listen to my countdown. Ten, nine."
There were still people who were panicking, but half of them began to focus on the command.
"What's going on? Why aren't the Tang soldiers moving? "
King Qi was astonished.
"Are they frightened?"
The empress guessed.
"They should be trying to stop the enemy by remaining still!"
Grand Tutor Su analyzed.
"Tsk, this is boring!"
King Qi still preferred to watch the two armies clash.
"The Tang soldiers are probably going to lose!"
"Be bolder and remove the 'should'. Look at their imposing manner and formation. They can't possibly be stronger than Wei Wuzu, right? If they can't even defeat Wei Wuzu, the Tang soldiers are even more hopeless. "
"Tragic, it's another massacre!"
The spectators discussed, but at this moment, the Tang army changed their formation.
Seeing that the Great Xia soldiers were within 30 meters of them, Li Ziqi gave the command.
"Everyone pay attention, lift off!"
Upon hearing the command, the soldiers immediately followed their previous training and channeled their spirit qi into the spatial spirit runes on their backs. After that, their feet left the ground.
"What the hell? Why are there people flying? "
"Are my eyes playing tricks on me?"
"Damn, I remember now. Great Teacher Sun invented a type of spirit rune that allows people to fly. Don't tell me he tattooed it on all the Tang soldiers?"
The spectators immediately broke into a commotion. Many people even stood up in shock and stretched their necks, wanting to see more clearly.
Many people even had looks of envy on their faces. After all, flying was the dream of humans.
"Damn!"
King Qi cursed.
Jiang Yuzhen's eyes instantly narrowed, and a solemn expression appeared on her face. As a quasi-military god, she instinctively sensed that the war in the Nine Provinces was about to change.
The Tang soldiers' runes hadn't been inscribed with the spatial spirit runes for long. In order to keep it a secret, they had to avoid people's eyes and ears when they practiced flying. Therefore, the training time was short and they weren't proficient.
Hence, some flew high, while others flew low. The levels were uneven, like a messy group of hornets.
"Calm down, don't be anxious!"
Li Ziqi reminded. Unfortunately, some people still made mistakes.
Some lost control and fell, while others collided with each other and lost their balance.
When Xia Taikang saw this, his expression changed and he immediately shouted.
"Charge, kill them all!"
The Xia soldiers launched a wild charge. There were even a few ferocious people who reacted according to the situation and directly leaped into the air, wanting to kill their enemies.
At this moment, the majority of the Tang soldiers had already risen to an altitude of over 30 meters. There was also a small portion of them. Because they weren't proficient in flying or because their companions blocked their path, they were still at a low altitude. Hence, they were more unlucky and were slashed by the ferocious people among the Xia soldiers.
When Helian Beifang saw that his eldest martial sister was very nervous and seemed to want to give the order to save the fallen soldiers, he hurriedly pulled her and reminded her in a low voice.
"We can't save them. Get everyone to disperse!"
In the air, there was basically no need to maintain a formation. This was because everyone was used to it and had yet to adapt to aerial combat.
"Disperse! Disperse! "
Li Ziqi shouted.
Finally, three minutes later, other than the 20 or so unlucky fellows, the rest of the Xia soldiers were all floating in the air.
The Xia soldiers stood on the ground, inclined their heads, and sighed.
"What?"
Li Xuan, who was watching the battle, stood up in shock.
(Damn, why did I forget about this move?)
"We can win?"
Li Xiu was excited.
"Eldest Princess, you are thinking too much!"
Han Cangshui coldly laughed.
"Get into formation!"
Xia Taikang glanced at the weapons of the Tang soldiers and chuckled. He then gave the order.
(You want to use these bows to kill my subordinates?
What a fool's dream!)
(It's true that I can't do anything to you guys, but you guys won't be able to win either. At the very least, it'll be a draw.)
(Wait, such flying-type spirit runes would surely consume a lot of spirit qi. They can't possibly keep floating in the air, right?)
At the thought of this, Xia Taikang's fighting spirit burned again.
"Shoot!"
Li Ziqi gave the order.
The Tang soldiers drew their bows and fired arrows.
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
Because they were looking down from a high vantage point, they could casually aim at the Xia soldiers. However, when the arrows hit their armor, they could only break through the first layer of defense. They wouldn't be able to penetrate the inner armor.
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