On the banks of the Fei River, 500,000 soldiers were fighting.
The two sides were in a stalemate. Sunset was already hanging in the sky, and the red sun was about to sink into the mountains. Night was about to fall, but there was still no clear winner.
Up to this point, both sides had committed all their forces. The 50,000 soldiers of the former Qin had entered the battlefield under Fu Jian's personal command. The 70,000 soldiers of the North Prefecture Army led by Xie Xuan had also been fighting on the battlefield for a long time.
Both sides were fighting until the sky was dark and the earth was dark.
Even Ouyang Shuo did not expect that the victory he had expected would end up like this. The enemy's tenacity was completely beyond his expectations.
This was a true life-and-death struggle.
Both Wu Qi and Huo Qubing wished they had a reserve force. If they had 30,000 elite soldiers on the battlefield, they would be able to break the stalemate and achieve victory.
Unfortunately, they did not have a single soldier on hand.
At this moment, the sound of hooves could be heard from outside the battlefield.
Huo Qubing and Wu Qi were shocked. They thought that it was the enemy's reinforcements, and their hearts trembled.
The sound of hooves was getting closer, and the two became more nervous.
Finally, the vanguard of the cavalry appeared in their field of vision. They looked up and saw a majestic cavalry appearing on the southern side of the battlefield. The flag at the front was the Great Xia's military flag — the Golden Dragon Flag.
Huo Qubing was shocked. He guessed that it was Ma Chao's troops. He did not expect Ma Chao to be so efficient and return so quickly from Jingzhou.
Wu Qi's expression was gloomy. The arrival of Ma Chao's troops was enough to change the outcome of the entire war.
"Commander!"
Ma Chao rushed to Huo Qubing and gave him a neat military salute.
Huo Qubing did not bother with pleasantries and asked directly, "Can your troops still fight?"
Ma Chao replied loudly, "Reporting to Sir, 80,000 elite soldiers are on standby!"
"Good!"
Huo Qubing nodded vigorously and immediately arranged for Ma Chao's troops to attack. Under Huo Qubing's arrangements, 80,000 elite soldiers brazenly entered the battlefield and gave the exhausted Qin army a fatal blow.
To the Qin army, this was a disaster.
80,000 elite soldiers were like 80,000 sharp knives that stabbed into their stomachs.
Fu Jian was the first to give up and led his troops to retreat to Shouyang. If he did not leave, his life would be in danger. Seeing that there was no hope for victory, some of the lords did not want to sacrifice themselves in vain and left with their troops.
The Yan Huang Alliance was the main force of the Qin Empire's mutant army. Ouyang Shuo naturally did not want to miss this opportunity to strike the Yan Huang Alliance, so he instructed Huo Qubing not to show any mercy.
Di Chen and the others had no choice but to retreat.
The silhouettes of Di Chen and the others were extremely lonely as they left. They had almost won.
Fu Rong was on the way to the main battlefield with his 300,000 Shouyang soldiers. If not for the sudden appearance of Ma Chao's troops, the result of the battle would have been different.
Unfortunately, there were no ifs in war. They still lost in the end.
Who could have imagined that the Jingzhou battle would affect the fates of both sides twice in a row?
Under the setting sun, the remnants of Qin army had completely retreated.
As the saying goes: Don't chase a cornered enemy. It was already nighttime now, so there wasn't much meaning in continuing the pursuit. If they were careless and encountered Bi Rong's army, then it would be terrible.
A great battle came to an end just like that.
Looking at the messy battlefield, Ouyang Shuo secretly heaved a sigh of relief. He gazed at the distant setting sun with rapt attention.
At this moment, Fu Jian, who was retreating in a sorry state, was thinking about something. The same scene had actually been experienced twice by the Emperor of the Northern and Southern Dynasties. How cruel was fate?
"We finally won!"
Feng Qiuhuang and the others had arrived behind Ouyang Shuo.
This was the most intense battle among the seven battles in the China server. For the contribution points, for the title of nobility, the feudal lords were willing to stake everything on it.
There was no absolute winner in this battle.
"Are we going to march to Shouyang tomorrow?" Feng Qiuhuang asked.
Ouyang Shuo didn't turn around and said, "Of course, we are going to follow up our victory."
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The next morning, as the army of East Jin was preparing to march to Shouyang, a piece of news suddenly came.
Just last night, the remnants of Fu Jian's troops met with Fu Rong's army, and both retreated to Shouyang. Before Fu Jian could regain his composure, the news of Murong Chui and Yao Chi's rebellion came.
Fu Jian didn't want to stay in Shouyang any longer. He immediately led his troops back to the country to suppress the rebellion. As Fu Jian's army retreated, the battle of Fei River came to an unexpected end.
At around nine in the morning, the battle announcement was made.
"Battle Announcement: The battle of Fei River has officially ended. The former Qin camp has failed to reverse history."
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"Battle Announcement: The battle of Fei River has officially ended. Based on the players' contribution to the battle and their contribution to the camp, additional contribution points will be calculated."
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A system notification sounded in Ouyang Shuo's ears.
"System Notification: Player Not Wearing, East Jin camp's Mutant representative, led the Great Xia Dynasty's army and played a leading role in the battle. With great merits, additional reward of 150,000 contribution points."
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This was the first time Gaia used the description of "leading role" in the battle contribution evaluation. It showed that Gaia had already recognized the Mutant Army's leading position in the battle map.
It was because of this that the additional reward of battle contribution points was so generous. As the former Qin camp's Mutant representative, Di Chen would also receive a similar evaluation and earn a fortune.
Ouyang Shuo checked and finally settled on the battle contribution ranking.
[Rank] — [Name] — [Battle Contribution Points]
[1st place]: Not Wearing — 120,000 points
[2nd place]: Feng Qiuhuang — 550,000 points
[3rd place]: Di Chen — 500,000 points
[4th place]: Chunshen Lord — 450,000 points
[5th place]: Bi An — 400,000 points
[6th place]: Xiong Ba — 300,000 points
[7th place]: Lord Ximen — 280,000 points
[8th place]: Siege Lion — 250,000 points
[9th place]: Wolf Warrior — 200,000 points
[10th place]: Wandering Fantasy — 180,000 points
Ouyang Shuo's battle contribution points had exceeded the million mark for the first time in history. The source of the contribution points could be roughly divided into four categories.
The first category was obtained by the 5,000 elite cavalry that entered the former Qin Dynasty. It was also a very generous amount.
The former Qin army was slaughtered, allowing the three cavalry units to earn a lot. It was because of this that Feng Qiuhuang and Bi An's battle contribution points were so generous.
The second category was obtained by the Imperial Guards that went south to Jingzhou. It was also very generous.
In the ambush, they killed countless enemies. The accompanying Lords' armies, including Lord Ximen's cavalry unit, also had a good harvest. They were ranked in the top ten for the first time, and ranked ahead of Siege Lion, Wolf Warrior, and Wandering Fantasy.
The third category was obtained by the Cliff Mountain Fleet.
Because of how intense the battle at Huai River was, this category of contribution points was limited.
The Zhoushan Fleet's weak performance also affected Xiong Ba's battle contribution points.
The fourth category was the decisive battle on the battlefield.
During the decisive battle, there were less than two divisions of the Imperial Guards left. Fortunately, Ouyang Shuo personally led the Divine Martial Guards to the front and obtained a large number of contribution points in one fell swoop.
Coupled with Huo Qubing's bonus as the commander of the Jin army, as well as Gaia's additional 150,000 contribution points, Ouyang Shuo was able to obtain 1.2 million battle contribution points in one fell swoop. It was more than twice what Feng Qiuhuang, who was in second place.
After deducting the cost of reviving the army, Ouyang Shuo was left with 1.1 million battle contribution points. He exchanged them for 110,000 achievement points in one go, allowing his total achievement points to exceed the 2 million mark.
As such, Ouyang Shuo was officially promoted to King.
However, they were still in the battle map, so Gaia delayed the system announcement.
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After the battle, Ouyang Shuo did not take the initiative to recruit Xie Xuan.
Firstly, Xie Xuan's ability to command troops was destined to not shine in the Great Xia Dynasty, where there were many talented generals. Secondly, Xie Xuan was backed by a large aristocratic family. Ouyang Shuo did not have a good impression of such a family.
The aristocratic families of the East Jin Dynasty were mostly decadent. They were incompatible with the flourishing and energetic Great Xia Dynasty. Ouyang Shuo really did not want to recruit such an aristocratic family just for Xie Xuan.
In comparison, Ouyang Shuo favored the Pei family more.
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After Feng Qiuhuang and the others left, Ouyang Shuo stayed in the military camp and waited for the East Jin Dynasty's imperial court to give out the first prize. It was also the prize that Ouyang Shuo was least surprised about.
At around three in the afternoon, the prize was personally delivered to Ouyang Shuo through Xie Shi.
Ouyang Shuo took a look at it. It was indeed an ancient scroll.
[Name]: Golden Court Interior Scripture, Qi Cultivation Chapter (Godly Level Technique)
[Level]: First/Ninth
[Attributes]: Every increase in level, Innate Bone + 2, Comprehension + 4, Fortune + 2, All Acquired Attributes + 2
[Characteristics]: Unique item, cannot be dropped, cannot be traded.
[Requirements]: One of the scriptures of the Yellow Emperor's Internal Canon, Qi Cultivation Chapter, to practice this scroll.
[Evaluation]: One of the chapters of the Golden Court Interior Scripture. It mainly talks about the way to practice Qi. It is the highest level of inner strength mantra. After mastering it, one can open up the Purple Palace. It has endless uses.
[Remarks]: This is the second volume of the combined technique. The player is to explore the rest by himself.
Compared with the Inner Canon of the Yellow Emperor: Qi-cultivating Chapter, the Yellow Court Interior Scripture: Qi-cultivating Chapter could be said to be a step further on the road of cultivation. The innate attributes that it improved were mainly Comprehension, and it also improved Root Bone and Fortune Source.
The Yellow Emperor's Internal Canon opened up the Dantian, which was the lower Dantian of the upper, middle, and lower Dantian. The Golden Court Interior Scripture opened up the Purple Palace, which was the middle Dantian.
The next volume opened up the Dantian, which was the upper Dantian.
The three scriptures led Ouyang Shuo step by step on the path of cultivation. These three scriptures were the highest level of inner strength cultivation treasures that Gaia had deduced from the real world's martial arts manuals and the human body's secrets.
It could be said that Ouyang Shuo was blessed to obtain two of them.
After receiving the rewards, Ouyang Shuo led his troops away from the battle map without any reluctance.
The moment he appeared in Shanhai City, the system announcement sounded on time.
"World Announcement: Congratulations to China server player 'Don't Say You Have No Clothes' for becoming the first Lord in the world to be promoted to King. Rewarded 150,000 Reputation Points and one special reward. Congratulations player!"
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