C565 Battling (1)

Everyone, including Wu Gang, looked around, trying to find the source of the horn. But what made them disappointed was, they did not see any suspicious army appearing in front of them, but where did this bright horn come from?

Because of the sudden horn call, the entire army had stopped moving forward and stood in formation, ready for battle.

As for the deployment of the direct descendants of the nine kings, they had even gathered the troops together and chose to stay at the side of Wu Gang's army, which was also the side of a hill.

He could choose to face his enemy from a higher vantage point, or go over the hill and escape from him from the other side. The second reason was that when the situation was good, he could cut off Wu Gang's retreat and complete the mission given by the Ninth Prince.

But Wu Gang did not have such thoughts, with his sharp senses, the enemy could only attack from two directions. One was in the valley, the other was on the mountain slope.

The reason why he was so sure was entirely because the cliff was only suitable for the placement of crossbow soldiers and not cavalry or infantry. As a result, the long-range attack was still okay, but it had a blind spot and could not kill enemies on a large scale. Since he had eliminated one side of the cliff, then he could choose the other two directions.

As for the long and narrow path behind them, it was probably blocked and there was no need to turn back to check. Besides, even if they walked the same way, with such a long and narrow path, the entire army would not be able to cross it within a day!

"Woo woo ?" The horn suddenly rose for the second time, also using the echo from the valley to conceal his whereabouts.

However, after the horn sounded, there was no reaction from the previous direction. They only saw darkness on the hillside. The vast army formed a line along the hillside, appearing astonishingly in front of everyone.

Carefully sizing up the army that had suddenly appeared, they discovered that their armors were all black in color. Even their weapons were glinting with a cold light, but there was no reflection in them.

With just a glance, one could tell that such a troop was the elites among elites, and they were the most valiant warriors.

The entire army had suddenly appeared. Other than the sound of clashing armor and friction, no other sound could be heard!

This was the trump card of the military.

Wu Gang's army in the valley looked at the black-armoured army in fear and trepidation. It was impossible for them to not be nervous, especially the 'no-name army' of the Nine King's direct line of descent. Some people peed their pants on the spot.

No one knew the specific origins of this group of Black Armoured Army, but Wu Gang was an exception. He was well aware of how terrifying this group of Black Armoured Army was, since he had interacted with them before, and he had not expected the imperial court's reaction speed to be so quick.

"Generals, we're in big trouble!" Wu Gang said to the few people around him with a serious expression.

"Witch General, what do you mean?" One of the high-ranking officers asked, confused.

"I know this troop!" Wu Gang answered as deep as the sea.

"Oh? "Tell me, I've been in the empire for so many years, but I really didn't know that there would be such a troop!" Another high-ranking officer disdainfully said.

"They ?" They do not belong to any group army in the empire, they belong to the fifth branch of the Capital Overwatch Council, a trump card army! " Wu Gang paused for a moment, and finally answered. Of course, he still had some hope in his heart, hope that this army would arrive, and not that person!

"What?" The army? " The other generals had heard of this mysterious troop's reputation, but this was the first time they had seen this troop.

"Next is a tough battle!" I advise everyone to not have any unrealistic thoughts, or else we will bury our bones here! " Wu Gang said sincerely and sincerely.

"We should cooperate with the Witch General in the battle, please enlighten us!" The general who had just spoken should be the leader of the direct descendants of the Ninth King. After looking at the surrounding generals, he cupped his hands and said, he knew that he had the ability, but being at his level, it was impossible for him to leave this place, and now, he could only place his hopes on Wu Gang.

The war was about to start.

According to Wu Gang's arrangements, the cavalry would be unfavorable for the mountain slope to attack, and they would then gather and retreat to the side of the mountain valley, in case there was an army attacking from the direction of the mountain valley.

The infantry unit lined up in a phalanx formation at the bottom of the hill and were prepared for defense. Of course, with Wu Gang's arrangements, they would definitely be sent to the back, with the direct descendants of the Nine Kings as cannon fodder.

However, in order to calm his mood, Wu Gang had personally run to the frontlines to take on the role of a temporary commander.

The mounted soldiers were all the descendants of the Ninth King, thus Wu Gang sent all the commanders that belonged to the Ninth King to the cavalry camp, causing the commanders to be extremely happy, and not care about Wu Gang lining up like that.

Black Armoured Army on the hillside seemed to have seen nothing, quietly waiting for the army at the bottom of the valley to line up, with no intention of disturbing them.

Not much time had passed, and Wu Gang was already prepared to engage in battle at any time. In fact, he even had a ball of fighting spirit that could fight with the strongest army in the empire, even if it meant death.

"Woo woo ?" The horn sounded the third time. This time, the meaning of the horn was slightly different from the previous two horns. To be more precise, it should be the horn for the attack.

All of a sudden, the black armored riders stood on their sides, facing each other with their backs against each other, leaving a path between them for the riders and horses to pass through.

Then, groups after groups of heavy cavalry soldiers came out, gradually gathering together, forming a wedge shaped charging formation. Using the advantage of going down the slope, they started charging towards Wu Gang's infantry army who were gathered in the valley.

Furthermore, as the cavalry charged forward at an even faster speed, and from the top to the bottom, they gave off an oppressive aura that could topple mountains and overturn the seas. At the same time, a sound like muffled thunder could be heard, but this muffled thunder did not come from the sky, but from the ground.

Looking at the troop of cavalry charging towards them, not only were they intimidated by their imposing manner, but they were also terrified by such a grand scene. If it were anyone else, they might not have been able to keep their calm.

Seeing that the troops at the front were not going to retreat, and that some of the soldiers were even trying to turn around and run away, Wu Gang's face darkened, he rushed forward and killed the one who was closest to him on the spot.

"If you dare to fear the former, kill him!" Those who dare to escape, die! " Wu Gang screamed at the top of his lungs, immediately stabilizing the formation of the frontliners.

"From now on, anyone below me who dares to leave the battlefield without permission can be killed immediately! When the Lord General fled, the Vice General could take his place! Everyone was prepared to fight! "Archers, get ready!" Wu Gang's voice sounded out once again, almost shouting an order.

At this time, they could be said to be fighting with their backs against the water. There was no way out. If they didn't fight now, then when?

Not long after, a single rider slowly emerged from the black mass of infantry, wearing the same set of black armor, but different from the other black armored soldiers. The exquisite engravings on the armor made people feel beautiful and exquisite, and in addition to the long axe in his hand, he had a domineering aura, it was very captivating, one could tell that this was definitely the commander of this battle.

Wu Gang's eyesight was very good, but when the black-armored officer appeared, his pupils couldn't help but constrict, and his expression became more and more serious. The hand that was holding the weapon also tightened, looks like he was rather nervous.

This man was the director of the fifth branch of Surveillance Council, Lei Sheng, who had the title of 'Thunder Lord', and was also a famous general that was rumored to be floating outside of famous generals.

"I didn't expect him to come personally! Looks like I really have a lot of face! " Wu Gang thought.

Towards the encirclement and annihilation of the Empire's army, had thought of many possibilities, especially for the choice of high-ranking officers who would lead the army, Wu Gang had even cleared away most of the famous people around him. Although he thought of his old friend, he still shook his head and denied it.

But he never would have thought that he would be the one to encircle him! An opponent that Wu Gang didn't even want to provoke at all, an extremely troublesome fellow.

However, since the enemy had already arrived in front of them, they had to continue fighting. After all, there was only one conclusion to this war, and that was that they would fight to the death.

"Release!" With the order, Wu Gang wanted to make the first move! Presumably, the overwhelming number of crossbow bolts was enough to make the cavalry charge in a disorderly fashion.

Just as the rain of arrows was about to shoot up into the sky, four or five giant arrows flew out from behind the black armored infantry.

Furthermore, at the tip of the arrow, there was something that was spinning at a high speed. It looked like a propeller with the tip of the arrow as the center, and the radius of a meter was spinning, and borrowing the momentum of the arrow, the edge of the arrow extended backwards slightly, forming a spinning, transparent umbrella.

Strange things happened, when the arrows from Wu Gang's army met with the strange crossbow bolts in the air, they were all flung away like autumn leaves being swept away by leaves, and the giant crossbow arrow's momentum did not change at all, continuing to fly straight towards Wu Gang and the other infantry soldiers.

"Boom ?" "Boom ?" Four or five consecutive sounds of explosion rang out and the crossbow bolts finally fell to the ground. Furthermore, the propeller-like arrows had caused a large number of casualties among the frontline troops.

Looking at this scene, Wu Gang's face was filled with fear. He had never seen such a weapon before, and with Wu Gang's eyesight, it was obvious that it was modified from a crossbow. However, whether it was against the crossbow arrow formations or the deadly radius, it all increased by a huge amount.

Although he was shocked, Wu Gang knew that there was no time for him to sigh. What he needed to do was to stabilize the formation, otherwise, after the first round of the enemy s charge, their efforts would be in vain.

Furthermore, on the hillside, the black armored infantry soldiers followed the cavalry's charging formation, charging towards the bottom of the hill. This also meant that after the cavalry broke through the defense, a large number of infantry soldiers would rush in from the gaps the cavalry had opened, completely separating the square formation into many parts.

Wu Gang did not dare hesitate at all, and immediately urged the soldiers to return to their formation. The first few rows were filled with infantry holding shields and spears, they wanted to use shields to form a shield wall, and use spears to place on the shields. The spears that had an elevation of 30 to 45 degrees could form a natural horse repelling formation.