Free Web NovelChapter 1517: Chapter 170: In Front of the Army Formation (Extra Chapter for the Great Supporter Yan Shaofei, 8/78)
Star Moon Plain, nestled between Xiang Country and Xu Country, has always been a treasured land.
The world’s most premium resources are naturally cultivation resources.
Star Moon Plain is one of the places in this world "closest" to the Star Vault, and this "closeness" is not in terms of physical distance, nor does it mean this plain is at the highest elevation, closest to the sky... but rather, it is the place most easily connected with the distant Star Vault.
Relatively speaking, building the Starlight Holy Tower here is easier than in other places.
There may be other locations in this world that connect more tightly with the distant Star Vault... but none is likely as vast as Star Moon Plain.
Both Qi Country and Jinguo treat it as a forbidden feast, stuck in a standoff, and do not permit other forces to meddle.
So, although Xu Country is close, it cannot establish a stronghold here. Zheng Country, while not far north of the Star Moon Plain, also cannot advance south one step.
This causes a unique phenomenon here—
Only some small powers are active on Star Moon Plain. Their survival is based on trading specialties between several countries. Because the most direct commercial route, Star Moon Plain, isn’t open to these countries...
The hegemony of Qi and Jing is indeed evident.
Of course, aside from the regular practice of sending cultivators from Qi and Jing to erect Star Towers on Star Moon Plain, the monks from the Hanging Monastery south of the plain often visit here too.
Moreover, these small forces on Star Moon Plain may not be truly without a master.
Don’t you see, when a war breaks out, these forces on Star Moon Plain just roll up their straw mats and naturally head into Zheng, Xiang, or Xu as if going home?
It’s truly rare to see a force scrambling for a foothold when things really come to pass...
This is also a tacit agreement.
The preciousness of Star Moon Plain lies in "star moon," and its beauty comes from this.
The night when reaching out seems to grasp the stars has woven countless beautiful dreams.
Here, even the days are blue skies and expansive clouds, the vast wilderness...
But now, banners fill the skies.
Flags gather like heavy clouds, thousands of troops stand on the plain!
Two command platforms towering dozens of zhang high, facing each other across the battlefield crowded with people and the soldier slayer raging.
On the western command platform, leading the charge is the Grand Marshal of Xiang Country, Lian Jingzhi, standing with sword in hand, gazing at the battlefield. In front of the command platform stands a giant elephant, three zhang tall and over four zhang long, adorned in heavy armor, exuding a mighty presence. Even its trunk is covered with spiked leather armor.
On the eastern command platform, Xu Country’s Grand Marshal, Fang You, sits stably in a large chair, expressionless.
For many years, Lian Jingzhi and Fang You seem to have been confronting each other like this. They’ve heard of each other’s reputations, imagined each other as opponents countless times, had some skirmishes in secret, but when it comes to leading an army to battle, they still merely confront each other.
Because this is not their battlefield, this is not their war...
The real battlefield is before the command platforms, encompassing nearly half of Star Moon Plain’s vast battleground between the two platforms.
More directly, it is the near one hundred thousand young talents leading the Qi and Jing forces.
It seems Lian Jingzhi has made a decision similar to Fang You and has also dispatched fifty thousand main forces for the Qi Country camp’s young talents to lead...
But how could the wills of the main commanders be exactly the same?
So this still adheres to the wills of Qi and Jing.
Tearing through the mist of Xiang and Xu dispute, piercing the facade of Lian Jingzhi and Fang You’s confrontation.
The truth of this war is that the young talents of the two dominant countries command the troops of Xiang and Xu, using these soldiers’ lives to temper themselves, to prove themselves... This is cruel to Xiang and Xu!
Those in the midst of it, unaware of the truth, wield their weapons and armor, believing they are fighting for their country. Whether they are fortunate or unfortunate is truly unknown.
The real war is in the frontline, where the young talents of both forces are confronting each other.
And the Middle Army behind the frontline, the guards of the command platforms... essentially serve as reserves for frontline reinforcements.
This is the strange aspect of this war, and it is also what makes it difficult for the two famous generals...
Of course, their difficulty doesn’t matter, even if they are Lian Jingzhi or Fang You.
Under the iron hooves of the dominant countries, all are ants.
The Qi Country camp has ten battalions, with five thousand troops per battalion. Among these five thousand, there are approximately one hundred Transcendent Cultivators, who are the core of all military formations, with cultivation below the Tongtian Environment. Xu Country’s forces, even the main force, are just like that...
The ten battalions are split into two cavalry and eight infantry, with the two cavalry divisions led by Bao Bozhao and Chao Yu respectively; it’s not quite clear how they managed to "convince" Xie Baoshu.
In any case, Xie Baoshu, like his Inner Mansion Realm "younger brothers," also leads an infantry battalion.
Time is tight, the troops are drawn from Xu Country, unfamiliar as they are, hence they use the commonly used array maps of Xu Country’s military.
The cavalry array map is called "Sharp Arrow," and the infantry array map is called "Fish Scale," both being offensive array maps.
Whether it’s Chao Yu, considered a military veteran, or Wang Yiwu, raised in the army since childhood, or those from the famous generals’ families like Li Longchuan and Zhongxuan Sheng, none attempt to reshape the military formations.
This is precisely a sign of knowing the army. On the real battlefield, "stability" might be the most crucial element.
Lin Xian temporarily substitutes for the absent Jiang Wang in leading the army, situating his military formation next to Zhongxuan Sheng’s.
"With the battle on the verge of breaking out, when will Jiang Qingyang arrive?" He couldn’t help but ask through voice transmission.
"He’s already on the way." Zhongxuan Sheng calmly replied, "You should lead the army first and make a strike, it’s also an opportunity for you."
He’s on the battlefield, unable to immediately contact Jiang Wang, but he’s already used the fastest means, communicating through Tai Xu Corner Tower in Heavenly Mansion City, to enter Taixu Illusion Realm and notify Jiang Wang.
Presumably, Jiang Wang is already on his way.
Lin Xian looked ahead with his hand on his sword, no longer speaking. Zhongxuan Sheng was correct, independently leading an army on Star Moon Plain is an opportunity for him. His only concern was that Jiang Wang might arrive too late and be unfamiliar with the army, thus unable to capitalize on the advantages of the military formations.
In such a frontal battle, it’s the full-scale power that decides the outcome.
The wind blew the banners, a silence among the ten thousand troops.
On the opposing side of the Qi Country camp, in the Jing Country camp, they are split into twenty teams, paired together, equating to one battalion here.
Both sides set up military formations on Star Moon Plain, each positioning their troops.
In the fluttering flags, the soldier slayer rages.
Just waiting for the signal to charge, the most brutal fight would begin.
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Bao Bozhao was the first to turn his head, followed by Chao Yu, Xie Baoshu, Wang Yiwu...
They were astonished to see, in the true north direction, two figures, one ahead of the other, moving swiftly southward, approaching the battlefield!
Who would dare cross the battlefield?
Have they lost their minds?
With the armies of Jing Qi confronting each other, is there anyone bold enough to intrude?
Were it during the heat of battle, unknown intruders would be instantaneously slaughtered by both sides.
But this particular moment was right at the brink before battle commenced.
Thus, the affiliations of Qi and Jing camp’s frontline ten thousand troops and the various genius talents within them...
Looked on incredulously as those two people flew straight toward them, approaching, creating an immense sense of absurdity—
The leading figure was a woman. Her face was hidden behind a faceless mask, only thin clothes draping over her body, unable to entirely conceal her beauty, revealing far more than just three-fifths.
Flying behind her was a man dressed in a blue robe, wielding a sword confidently, his posture elegant, treading upon the clouds!
