Chapter 551: The Elite Team
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
The upland city was built against a mountain, easy to defend, difficult to attack
What Jiang Chen had said reminded them of the order given by the general. It seemed true
“The good news is if we capture this city, they’ll be slowed down,” Jiang Chen said
The commander of the Tiger Troop said confusedly, “Wait. If we capture this city, doesn’t it mean there are no more seven cities? They can still deploy the ward in that case?” “The seven cities we’re aiming for are built at where a blowout of the Black Yellow Gas can happen. Destroying them is our priority, but the ward doesn’t necessarily require these seven cities,” Jiang Chen said
“In other words, it’ll be perfect for the Dragon Rebel Army if all of these seven cities are successfully built, but even if they aren’t, as long as they have other cities built on the battlefield, the ward can still be deployed!” “In that case, even if we destroy all of the seven cities, we can’t guarantee the safety of other places.” “How cunning the Dragon Rebel Army is. Every part is linked with another. It’s impossible to remove all of the potential threats.” The news Jiang Chen had brought wasn’t good. The soldiers were suffering from low morale
“Don’t worry. The Dragon Rebel Army will absolutely try their best to ensure the successful construction of the first city at the blowout location of the Black Yellow Gas, because the Black Yellow Gas is their target,” Jiang Chen said
Things were clear by then. They had to capture the city as quickly as possible
The longer it took them, the situation would be worse for them
“Pa.s.s on my order. Capture the city in two hours,” Zhao Wenhao ordered
The three middle troops and four battalions from the lower troop got prepared for the battle as quickly as possible
“An elite team of the Black Dragon Troop is stationed in the city. So the city is actually heavily guarded. I didn’t know why that was, but now I’ve realized the importance of this city,” Zhao Wenhao said
Jiang Chen didn’t respond. Gazing at the city, he suddenly said, “They’ve started to exploit the Black Yellow Gas.”
The three commanders were shocked again. They also looked over. Over the city, they vaguely saw two different-colored strands of radiance mingled together
It was one thing to deploy the ward. It was another to exploit the Black Yellow Gas
“General Zhao, Jiang Chen, we’ve worked out two battle plans.” The commander of the Shadow Pursuing Troop walked over. He hadn’t been speaking much. It turned out he had been pondering on this
“I’ve discussed with the commander of the Tiger Troop. The formations of the two battle groups will be combined. The Shadow Pursuing Troop will be the dare-to-die troop. Or we’ll pick elites from all troops and battalions to form an elite troop. We’ll be a sharp blade pierced into the enemy’s heart!” Frowning, Zhao Wenhao was pondering. The two plans were both plausible
They both had their strengths and weaknesses
“Combining the formations is the best solution. Forming an elite team is a surprise move, which might have wonderful effect.” Zhao Wenhao said, hesitating. He didn’t know which one to choose
“Jiang Chen, what do you think?” Zhao Wenhao automatically looked towards Jiang Chen again. He had been used to the latter’s help
“No method is absolutely correct, especially on a battlefield. Even the smartest people don’t have the nerve to say their method is the best before the end.” Jiang Chen said, “We should believe ourselves, aiming high and strive for the best result. Even if we fail, we won’t regret.” Zhao Wenhao knitted his brows, no idea what that was supposed to mean
Then he tumbled to it. He opened his eyes widely. There was grat.i.tude in his eyes
“Form an elite team.” Zhao Wenhao was decisive
“Okay!” Soon, the troops and the battalions picked out their best soldiers and generals. There were more than 200 of them, five of whom were Venerables, all Martial Venerables.
It wasn’t easy to see a Spiritual Venerable. In that castle, the Spiritual Venerable was there because the guards troops were performing a secret mission
“Cracking Resistance Formation.” The temporary elite team had practiced before in the Third Legion. They had their own formation
But a problem arose soon. Jiang Chen hadn’t been in the legion for a long time. He was only familiar with the Cooling Formation. Knowing nothing about the Cracking Resistance Formation, he couldn’t even function as a soldier who input energy into the formation
“Jiang Chen, you’ll be the surrogate commander of the Red Flame Battalion.” Qiu Yan immediately decided to replace him to join the elite team
“Don’t worry. Although the Cracking Resistance Formation doesn’t know me, I might know it. Show me how it works,” Jiang Chen said
If the request had been made by another person, he would have been cursed
But it was Jiang Chen, so there was no problem at all
The elite team was led by the commander of the Shadow Pursuing Troop
They entered the Cracking Resistance Formation and transformed to a changeable silver blade
As per Jiang Chen’s request, the blade kept changing. It stretched to its limit into a thin mirror face, s.h.i.+ning with the l.u.s.ter of metal, and extremely sharp
Then the elite team switched off the formation. The blade also disappeared
“Jiang Chen, what do you think?” Zhao Wenhao asked
Jiang Chen’s join wouldn’t necessarily help the Cracking Resistance Formation work well, but he could see through the tactical formations and wards deployed in the city
That was what would help the elite team capture the city
“I’ve figured out the secret of the Cracking Resistance Formation. Let me join the first array of the formation,” Jiang Chen said
The first array referred to those who controlled the variation and the action of the formation
The second array referred to those soldiers, who were the energy source of the formation. They would listen to the first array’s direction.
As a newbie, it was too much to ask for Jiang Chen to join the first array, but no one objected
“Guys, follow on. We must break the enemy’s defense and capture the city at one go!” Zhao Wenhao didn’t join the elite team. He had to direct the Bright Moon Battle Group. The Shadow Pursuing Troop always acted alone. That was why their commander could be the leader of the formation
In fact, most people of the elite team were from the Shadow Pursuing Troop
“Fight!” When everything had been set, the army headed for the city
Almost as soon as they moved, loud horns came from the city
On the city wall, an old man standing on the stairs was observing the enemy’s attack
“Their formation has changed. They’re coming for a life-or-death fight. That Jiang Chen must have come back.” The military counselor of the Black Dragon Troop said excitedly
Not like Zhao Wenhao, the Dragon Rebel Army had been informed of the battle over the valley
The Black Dragon General flew into a rage when he had learned Jiang Chen wasn’t killed and he had lost numerous elite subordinates
However, this was what the military counselor of the Black Dragon Troop wanted to see
He didn’t want Jiang Chen to die in that way, known as someone who had defeated him! He wanted to crash Jiang Chen and save his face. After that, he wouldn’t give a d.a.m.n about Jiang Chen’s life
He had tried his best and put everything he had learned into use to deploy the three tactical formations, the three wards and the combination of wards and tactical formations
He was extremely eager to defeat Jiang Chen. He even didn’t switch on these wards and tactical formations facing Zhao Wenhao’s attack, afraid they would be exposed in advance.