I activated the [Icy Wings] effects and charged at the front. After killing a dozen NPCs I noticed many red hot Dragon Crystal Cannons which were all in perfect condition. I shouted towards Han Yuan, "Han Yuan, Xiao Lie, bring your man to take these Dragon Crystal Cannons and Flame Dragon Cannons. Order the transport unit to send these cannons along with the main force and they will definitely be of some use. Also take a look to see if there is anything wrong with them."
Xiao Lie slashed off the head of a captain with a sword, fresh blood splashing all over his face as he laughed, "Don"t worry general, leave this to me!"
The Royal Army charged at the front and in the end naturally these hundred heavy cannons became the spoils of war for them. Fire Axe Army and Chang Feng Army didn"t say anything. Xu Wei held his spear, his face was ugly and said towards Pearl, "Your Highness the warriors all battled together so these cannons should be split equally, it shouldn"t be all given to Royal Army!"
Pearl pressed onto the sword handle, giving off might without showing any rage, "There is no need for General Xu Wei to say more. If you win this battle as Marshal you will obviously get first credit so why bother about these few cannons?"
Xu Wei gritted his teeth but joy flashed across his face. He understood the deep meaning in Pearl"s words. She had already treated him as her own. Originally the Fire Dragon Army was under Theodore and everyone knew how Theodore and Owen were on opposing sides. Xu Wei as the Fire Dragon General had a position that even I couldn"t compare to. At this time for Princess Pearl to say these recruiting words made him delighted, pretty much saving his life.
He cupped his fists as he said solemnly, "I will be loyal to Your Highness till death, never to betray you!"
Pearl pursed her lips, her eyes looking at the battlefield and saying calmly, "There is no need to be loyal to me but Owen, he is the emperor. I led the troops because I hoped that the world will be unified soon and the people"s lives won"t be impacted too much."
Xu Wei didn"t seem to understand, "Your Highness, this..."
I held my sword and walked forwards, smiling, "To bring peace to the world and unify the seven countries won"t be so simple. There will be a lot of bloodshed and death."
Pearl looked towards me and smiled, "However it is battle than years of battles, losses in tax and hardship on lives. Some sacrifices are unavoidable and one day we will have to sacrifice all of us. As long as the world can enjoy a hundred years of peace won"t our deaths be worth it?"
I placed the Dragon Reservoir Sword back into my sheath and said, "Princess truly has the magnanimity of a great ruler."
Pearl shushed me and said, "Li Xiao Yao don"t sprout nonsense if not if someone else hear this we would be in trouble again."
Pearl seemed to have felt that after Owen took the throne he wasn"t the same Owen. He treated the throne as something that was more important than anything else, anyone who threatened him could be killed. Even if Pearl was his sister, if she threatened him he would risk nothing and get rid of her, even I suspect... This trip to wasn"t that simple as it looked...
Thinking about that, I couldn"t help but shake my head to try to chase out these random thoughts. The NPCs in the game weren"t so simple anymore, how could someone deep within the plot get out easily. Actually the truth could be exactly the same as I thought.
...
A few minutes later the Punisher Army collapsed. The millions of players around were wiped out by Tian Ling City and half of them fled to the south. Lin Wan Er held her dagger and floated over, a striking red cape blew in the wind. She smiled and looked at me, "Piggy I think they lost the will to defend.
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I nodded my head, "Looks like it."
Li Mu rode his horse over, "Shall we chase?"
I thought about it, "There is no need to rush. Let"s just maintain the cavalry formation, there is no need to be anxious about country war points to go all out and chase..."
Pearl smiled, "General Li Xiao Yao also thinks we shouldn"t chase?"
I nodded, "Yes, Punisher Army has at least fifty thousand main forces that could battle. Moreover they have many perfect cannons that may help to defend. Even if they aren"t on our level they can defend for a few more hours. When the Flaming Cloud City reinforcements arrive we won"t have any advantage to speak of. However they decided to give up the defence and just flee. This only could tell you one thing- they are the bait!"
Marquis Louis was shocked, "What is bait?"
Xu Wei laughed coldly, "Marquis is indeed ignorant, you don"t even know about the basic bait troops. They are just troops made to draw the enemy into a trap."
Louis"s face turned red, embarra.s.sment turned into rage, "Marshal how can you insult me like that?"
Xu Wei smiled, "However, I don"t think so. If they are bait then why did they throw down the hundred cannons. To me Xing Lu is just s small character. Even if they set up a trap how would our five hundred thousand strong army be afraid of their small trap?"
I cupped my fist and smiled, "Xu Wei you are the Marshal so you have to be careful. If there is really an ambush then will you take the responsibility?"
Xu Wei gritted his teeth, "General Li Xiao Yao if the army suffers losses because of my plan I will definitely take the blame. You don"t need to worry for me!"
"What should be said have already been said."
I jumped onto the back of G.o.d Dragon Horse and said, "I don"t recommend chasing Xing Lu"s army but if you want to chase then the Royal Army declines to fight. I can"t let my men die for nothing!"
Xu Wei scoffed coldly, his voice was really soft, "Coward!"
Han Yuan was furious, holding his blade as he hollered,, "Xu Wei what did you grandson say? ！”
Li Mu also laughed coldly, "This NPC Marshal is asking for it, what a piece of trash, actually daring to mock and insult people here. What"s the point of serving such a person. Xiao Yao let"s go, Zhan Long can fight alone too, don"t risk your life for such a person!"
I held onto the reins and calmly smiled, "Brothers don"t be angry, don"t put Princess Pearl in a spot."
Pearl looked deeply at me. Actually she was really helpless, after all Xu Wei was the Marshal and she was at most a supervisor who had to power to control him. Since he gave such an order then she could only follow.
Looking towards Xu Wei, Pearl said softly, "Then... Marshal Xu Wei who should we send?"
Xu Wei waved the spear in his hand and his eyes glowed coldly, "Since we decided to chase then my Fire Dragon will be the one. I will personally lead so generals just follow by my side."
"Great!"
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One couldn"t see that although Xu Wei was mocked for not having any strategic know-how but as a general he was truly a brave one. He led the 140 thousand Fire Dragon Army troops to charge out, the cavalry at the front and the infantry at the back. Xu Wei even rode his horse to charge among the cavalry, acting as a major.
A tragic scream rang out across the plains as Fire Dragon Army and players charged together resulting in a huge loss for Punisher Army. I led the Royal Army and Zhan Long to follow along, all across were bodies of Punisher Army troops. We chased for twenty miles, the Fire Dragon Army was spread wide out. This made me even more uneasy. The India Region players and NPCs weren"t so simple and who knows they might have already came to an agreement.
I rode the horse to the center, Pearl personally led the Chang Feng Army as the center troops. I found Princess Pearl, she smiled and asked, "Li Xiao Yao what is up?"
I frowned, "Xu Wei"s army is being dragged out for simply too long, we also can"t follow up with his cavalry. This is already a huge mistake. Your Highness the 140 thousand of them are our elites and we can"t let them suffer huge losses. I suggest the troops to all speed up to try to catch up."
Pearl nodded, "En, I will immediately give the orders!"
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When I returned to the Zhan Long and Royal Army group, Li Mu and w.a.n.g Jian had already pulled out their blades. They faces were ashen white. I instantly felt that something was up, "What happened?"
Li Mu said, "Our War Eagle Scouts have sent back news, roughly ten miles out Xu Wei, Judgement, Wrath of the Heroes and The Knights Templar have been cut off. There is a river ten miles out and three of the bridges have been blown by Flaming Cloud City. Fire Dragon Army has at least fifty thousand trapped on the south sh.o.r.e and also a few hundred thousand players. That place is all India Region players, it is bad."
"How wide is the river, can we swim across?"
"It is two hundred meters wide and can"t be compared to War G.o.d River. But the deep water region has beasts and also sharks and hippos. The War Eagle Scout only knows this information and as for the rest we have to find out when we get there. "
"Go, we can"t let Ye Lai and Liu Ying die here!"
"Great!"
Raising my Dragon Reservoir Sword. With an order given, Zhan Long, Royal Army all rushed out towards the south. When they saw Zhan Long suddenly advance, Q-Sword, Yan Zhao Warrior and Soaring Dragon all roughly knew that something happened. They immediately ordered their guild to go full speed ahead. The huge China Region force crossed the plains and forests towards the south.
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Not long later we could hear the heavy cannon shtots in the distance. Not long later some flames rose up at the horizon. Xu Wei probably ordered to burn it down. Based on empire war rules, the villages and towns along the way have to be wiped out. The sound of the river spread over, the mountains and ground were a green patch but above the river were smoke clouds. There were signs of an exploded bridge. Opposite there was a dense group of people fighting together in a crowd. The fifty thousand front forces and hundreds of thousands of China players were trapped there. I couldn"t help but smack my thigh, so furious that I gritted my teeth. These three bridges were such a simple strategy and Xu Wei actually fell for it. Such a clumsy fellow as Marshal was the misfortune of the three armies.