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On the flat ground, a strong wind suddenly blew.
The collective berserk transformation of 100,000 mountain barbarians completely reversed the situation of Wuzhou County. Shanhai City had never been forced into such a difficult situation by the enemy before.
Facing the 100,000 berserk mountain barbarian army, the weakness of the Leopard Army was exposed. They were in a disadvantageous position and were beaten back step by step. No matter how powerful the formation was, it would pale in front of absolute strength.
The berserk mountain barbarians were like a group of brutal butchers. They waved their giant axes and used brute force to break the formation, forming a strong counterattack against the soldiers of the Leopard Army.
Sometimes, being barbaric was a shortcut.
For a moment, the Leopard Army suffered heavy casualties, and the entire line of defense was on the verge of collapse.
"This can't go on!"
Ouyang Shuo's eyes narrowed. He raised his head and looked at Chi You again with lingering fear. Ouyang Shuo was truly frightened by Chi You's roar.
The largest scale of the berserk mountain barbarians in Shanhai City was the one in Gushan County led by E Lai and the Third Division. That was unintentionally triggered by the double stimulation of the battle situation and E Lai.
Chi You could obviously control the berserk transformation of the mountain barbarians.
For the mountain barbarians, this had a significance that transcended the era. In this way, the battle strength of the mountain barbarians would double from their original foundation.
Ouyang Shuo really wanted to know what secret method Chi You used to achieve this. With his keen perception, he could feel that the blood energy in Chi You's body seemed to have weakened by half.
Obviously, Chi You's roar did not come without a price.
"Thank goodness!"
Ouyang Shuo breathed a sigh of relief.
If nothing happened after Chi You showed his power, Ouyang Shuo would have suspected that Gaia had cheated on Chi You. Since that was the case, one berserk transformation should be Chi You's limit.
Unless Chi You wanted to risk the danger of his blood energy drying up and take a risk.
Ouyang Shuo believed that when the battle situation was unfavorable, Chi You would definitely personally go into battle.
This great demon king had not really shown his power yet.
Even so, with just a roar, the army of Shanhai City was in a sorry state.
Demon God Chi You was not lying.
"Wang Feng!"
Ouyang Shuo suddenly turned his head and looked at the young general who was guarding at the side.
"Here!"
"Gather the troops and follow me into battle!"
"Yes, sir!"
Wang Feng did not say anything. He turned around and quickly walked down the podium.
"Marquis?!"
Han Xin was surprised and bewildered upon hearing this, and his eyes were filled with worry. The war had only just begun, but Han Xin had to personally go into battle. Han Xin was truly ashamed.
"General, there's no need to be like this. No one expected Chiyou to be so powerful."
"But, Marquis, your body is priceless. What if …" Han Xin hesitated, still wanting to dissuade Ouyang Shuo. "Let me think of something else. The army is far from collapsing."
"There's no need to say anything." Ouyang Shuo waved his hand with a firm attitude. "I'll leave the command to you, General."
With that, Ouyang Shuo turned around and walked down the podium.
Han Xin sighed helplessly with a melancholic expression when he saw this. It was not until the Marquis disappeared at the top of the stairs that Han Xin turned around and focused on the battle again.
At this moment, Han Xin knew very well what his responsibilities were. He had to prove to the marquis that his soldiers were not weaklings.
Otherwise, Han Xin would not have the face to stand in the army of Shanhai City.
Ouyang Shuo did not choose to go into battle out of willfulness, but the result of careful consideration. He knew very well that at this moment, what the army needed the most was to boost their morale.
At this moment, was there anything more direct and effective than him personally stepping onto the battlefield? At this moment, Ouyang Shuo could only take the risk.
Originally, Ouyang Shuo had planned to wait until the end to fight Chiyou, but now he had no choice but to attack in advance.
He naturally did not expect to rely on his own strength to completely turn the situation around. That was unrealistic. Ouyang Shuo only wanted to help the Leopard Tao Corps stabilize their position so that the two sides would not be defeated immediately.
As long as they could delay until Shi Wansui and Mountain Pillar Corps arrived, they would win. Ouyang Shuo did not want the battle to end prematurely by the time Shi Wansui and the others arrived.
If that happened, they would not only be defeated in this battle, but it would also cause a chain reaction.
Once Chiyou's army won, they would charge straight into Zhaoqing Prefecture. In that case, the Sun Bin Corps stationed in the east of Zhaoqing Prefecture would be attacked from both sides.
It was not impossible for Zhaoqing Prefecture to be lost. The entire territory of Shanhai City would not be at peace. Needless to say, once Shanhai City was defeated, the allies of the Shanhai Alliance would immediately be in a difficult situation.
Shanhai City was the flag of the alliance.
In such a chaotic situation, there was no worse news than the defeat of Shanhai City. Di Chen and the others would probably wake up laughing even in their dreams.
At the very least, Bai Hua's situation would become even more difficult. If this continued, Ouyang Shuo's entire hegemony would suffer a heavy setback.
This was something that Ouyang Shuo could not tolerate.
Therefore, even if he had to put himself in danger, Ouyang Shuo had to do it.
There were two reasons why the situation was so grim. Firstly, it was because the entire China region was in such a dire situation. Secondly, it was because Shanhai City had expanded too quickly.
Because of this, Shanhai City was surrounded by enemies on all sides.
If they were not careful, they would lose the entire game.
Of course, if they won this battle, Shanhai City would have a bright future.
This was the most crucial battle since the establishment of the village.
This was a battle that Shanhai City could not afford to lose.
Because it was a secret march, the Shi Wansui Regiment and the Mountain Pillar Regiment could not follow too closely. Otherwise, they would immediately be discovered by the spies of Chiyou's army.
Last night, the intelligence officer sent the latest news through a hummingbird. The two regiments would definitely arrive at the battlefield by two in the afternoon.
Ouyang Shuo raised his head and looked at the scorching sun in the sky.
There was still about an hour before noon. In other words, the Leopard Tao Corps had to hold on for another three hours before reinforcements arrived.
Ouyang Shuo's mission was to delay this life and death situation for three hours.
This was a difficult task!
The berserk state of the Mountain Barbarians could not be maintained for too long. The most important thing was to block this wave of attacks and not let the army be defeated.
If it was the Dragon Xiang Corps that was fighting at this time, Ouyang Shuo would not be so worried at all.
The Dragon Xiang Corps was the oldest corps in the territory. Other than the newly formed Fifth Regiment, the remaining four regiments were all battle-hardened. Even if they were to face the berserk Mountain Barbarians, they would not be afraid.
Unfortunately, the ones facing the Mountain Barbarians were the newly formed Leopard Tao Corps.
He hoped that after this tempering of blood and fire, the Leopard Tao Corps would be able to grow quickly.
On the empty space in front of the command platform, the three thousand Divine Guards had already gathered.
After Ouyang Shuo came down, he did not say anything and directly mounted the Green Lightning and took out the Sky Demon Spear.
"Move out!"
He pointed the spear and took the lead to rush out of the camp.
"Kill!"
The three thousand Divine Guards surrounded Ouyang Shuo and fiercely killed their way into the battlefield. The scarlet cloak of the cavalrymen, under the contrast of the red clouds, appeared even more scarlet.
Following the Divine Guards' attack, the golden lord flag immediately fluttered on the battlefield.
"Marquis!"
… …
"It's the Marquis!"
… …
"The Marquis is here!"
… …
Seeing the golden flag from afar, the entire Leopard Tao Corps began to boil.
Ouyang Shuo's face darkened as he directly led his troops into the core area of the battlefield. With a thrust of his spear, a berserk Mountain Barbarian immediately died on the spot and saved a small soldier from the axe.
The spear danced. None of the Mountain Barbarians were a match for Ouyang Shuo's spear.
Perhaps it was due to the influence of the red clouds in the sky, Ouyang Shuo faintly felt that the Sky Demon Spear in his hand was more active and bloodthirsty than usual.
On the body of the spear, blood qi flowed like blood vessels. That was the thirst for blood.
"Old friend!"
Ouyang Shuo faintly smiled and stepped on the Green Lightning as if there was no one there.
The Divine Guards were like a hurricane that wreaked havoc on the battlefield.
"Good!"
Seeing the Marquis so mighty, the morale of the soldiers of the Leopard Tao Corps was instantly boosted.
Killing the enemy was not Ouyang Shuo's goal.
Stabilizing the morale of the army was the most important task at hand. Therefore, Ouyang Shuo fully displayed his martial arts and must use the most shocking method to kill the enemy.
The berserk Mountain Barbarians were like paper tigers in front of Ouyang Shuo.
Ouyang Shuo wanted the soldiers to realize that there was actually nothing to fear from the berserk Mountain Barbarians, thus dispelling the fear in their hearts.
As long as a person was not afraid, he could create miracles on the battlefield.
Ouyang Shuo led his troops and swiftly moved between the two sides of the battlefield. Everywhere he went, he showed no mercy and unleashed a shocking massacre, displaying the Yang family's spear technique to the extreme.
Along the way, he stabilized the morale of the army.
Ouyang Shuo's actions were immediately effective. The fear in the soldiers' hearts was immediately reduced. They began to pull themselves together and once again activated the formation that they had practiced in advance.
But this time, trapping the enemy was more important than killing the enemy.
No matter how the Mountain Barbarians charged left and right in the formation, the soldiers surrounded them but did not kill them. The Mountain Barbarians were helpless. These berserk soldiers seemed to have used all their strength but hit a sponge.
They were depressed and aggrieved.
When the berserk state of the Mountain Barbarians was over, the battle would begin again.
Half an hour. In just half an hour, Ouyang Shuo had stabilized the morale of the army.
On the command platform, Han Xin was both happy and ashamed.
The Marquis had completed his task. Next, it was Han Xin's turn to attack.
Han Xin stood on the high platform and had a panoramic view of the situation on the battlefield. His brain was operating at high speed like a computer.
After a while, Han Xin began to wave the flag frequently and began to mobilize the troops.
Under Han Xin's command, the cavalry of the various divisions were fully unleashed. The major forces on the left and right flanks cooperated with each other and formed one large formation after another.
Countless small formations connected with each other and formed an incomparably large formation.
The army of one hundred thousand Mountain Barbarians suddenly seemed to have entered a maze. They could no longer distinguish north from south. (To be continued.)
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