Chapter 364: Shocking Change in Situation (1/2)
Chapter 364: Shocking Change in Situation
Translator: Sparrow TranslationsEditor: Sparrow Translations
”Something wrong with my head?! Who are you saying has something wrong with his head? It is clearly you who shot an arrow towards me, yet you say there is something wrong with me?” Chen Feiyu was instantly stunned.
He really couldn't understand.
Why do such unreasonable things exist in this world?
You shot an arrow at me, I allowed you to shoot at me once more. Yet, you claim that there is something wrong with me!
Furthermore…
Most importantly, why did these scholars and soldiers have that look in their eyes? What kind of look was that! This isn't right, it is completely different from the outcome I wished for!
Chen Feiyu was on the verge of collapse. He felt that he had already demonstrated sufficient strength.
Yet, not a single person believed him.
This was misery, this was helplessness!
In reality, Chen Feiyu was too involved in the situation. If he could view this situation from the perspective of a third person, it would likely be very easy to understand.
Because, when comparing between whether an eliminated examinee had extraordinary powers and how the formation had been completely destroyed.
Clearly, the latter would evoke more interest.
After all, this demonstrated that Fang Zhengzhi had once again changed the outcome of a stalemate battle.
Why was it that the areas he shot at had just happened to break the flow and variation of the formation?
This was a question that troubled every commander. Because, just as Fang Zhengzhi had said, under circumstances in which your field of vision was blocked, how can one understand the variation of the formation when one isn't even able to have a full picture of the entire formation?
Don't tell me…
All of a sudden, an extremely frightening thought flashed across the minds of the commanders.
Fang Zhengzhi knew that his field of vision was limited.
However, from the moment he reached the exit of the wind valley, his gaze had never shifted for a single moment. That meant that all these time, he had been observing the changes and variation in the formation in front.
If that was the case, then there would only be one possibility.
Fang Zhengzhi had deduced the rules of variation of the entire formation just from observing changes in a small part of the formation under circumstances in which his field of vision was hindered.
Heavens!
What an astonishing act this was.
When each of the commanders looked towards Fang Zhengzhi, they suddenly recalled that Fang Zhengzhi was a miracle that had never before been seen in the Great Xia Dynasty ever since it was founded.
A young mountain villager who had never even studied in the Hall of Dao before. Yet, he was able to soar and perform with flying colours in all of the Law of Dao examinations, a person who was able to attain Double Roll Champion all the way from the county examination, then to the capital examination, and finally to the Imperial examination.
Most importantly, in the theory examination of the Court examination, he came out top as well. And, one who had attained joint first with Nangong Hao. This was something that nobody would have ever imagined.
Yet, he did it.
Just like not too long ago, nobody ever thought that Fang Zhengzhi would be able to overcome the Southern Mountain Range's natural barrier, the wind valley, without losing a single troop just based on twenty Silver Horned Wolf Cavalry troops alone.
Then, in this stalemate and dead-end battle with Nangong Hao, what else was impossible?
”Charge! Fight for General Fang!”
”Those who surrender will be spared!”
”Put down your weapons quickly, we are both of the Great Xia, there is no point in conflict!”
At this moment, the commanders were filled with adrenalin as if they had been injected with chicken blood, shouting loudly for the other side to surrender. They charged into the great formation that was now chaotic and completely broken down like wild wolves.
…
Within the Icy Monkey Settlement.
A soldier quickly passed through the main gate of the settlement and ran towards a large stone house that directly faced the main gate as beads of sweat soaked his face.
”Young Master, Young Master, bad news, the formation has been broken!” Right after he charged into the stone house, the soldier immediately knelt down onto the floor and reported this extremely urgent piece of military report.
”What?! Defeated? How is this possible!” The expression of a middle-aged man immediately changed.
”It is indeed broken, Fang Zhengzhi ordered his soldiers to shoot spears and arrows, destroying the structure of our formation. Now, the soldiers within the formation are almost all captured!”
”Spears and arrows? This Fang Zhengzhi is truly daring, he dares to start a killing spree?”
”No, all Fang Zhengzhi did was to use the spears and arrows to… tear, yes, he tore a hole. And this hole just happened to obstruct the change and variation within the formation, hence, hence…”
”I understand, follow me to meet the visitors!” At this moment, Nangong Hao's voice sounded out. Immediately after, a white figure flashed across the soldier's eyes. Before his voice landed, his person was already out of the stone house.
…
When news of Fang Zhengzhi's grand victory over Nangong Hao's formation reached the Icy Monkey Settlement, another piece of news was rapidly being passed to the Yan Capital of the Great Xia Dynasty.
A noble stallion soared through the East Gate of the Yan Capital at lightning speed and dived straight in until it reached the entrance of the palace. After changing to another stallion, that news once again charged towards the Throne Room of the Imperial Palace.
Now wasn't the period of time for morning assembly, yet, within the Throne Room, the officials stood neatly in two rows, a solemn expression filling each of their faces.
”I plea for Your Majesty to send out troops as fast as possible, I'm afraid any further delays might lead to situation changes!” A minister knelt in the center of the Throne Room and brought his head to the ground.
”Your Majesty, please send soldiers to support. The Stable Mountain Gate is the main gate that separates us and the Southern Mountain Range, we mustn't lose it!” Another military officer dressed in armour similarly knelt down onto the ground.
”Report!”
”Urgent report from the Stable Mountain Gate!”
Right at this moment, two voices closing in from afar that seemingly sounded out at the same time travelled into the Throne Room. This caused all of officials within the Throne Room to look towards the main entrance of the Throne Room.
Not too long later, an armoured soldier was brought by four guards in golden armour into the Throne Room, raising a letter high up in his hands.
”Just read it out.” Emperor Lin Mubai, who was sitting on the Dragon Throne and dressed in a golden dragon robe, finally spoke after remaining silent for the entire time when he saw the soldier enter.
”Roger!” The soldier nodded and then carefully tore open the letter in his hand. After sweeping his gaze across it, he began to recite it loudly.
”The Stable Mountain Gate guard commander Yu Tianfeng was drunk last night and didn't notice the soldiers until they were right at the city gates. He had suicided in the military camp due to knowing that his crimes would not be forgiven. Even though the fifty thousand guards at the Stable Mountain Gate defended the powerful soldiers with their lives, the disparity in military strength between our army and the enemy as well as a lack of leadership caused the loss of the Stable Mountain Gate…”
”Lost?!”
”What, how long did it take, it hasn't even been a day. The Stable Mountain Gate is already lost?!”
”There are fifty thousand soldiers guarding the Stable Mountain Gate and the resources and rations are plentiful. Other than natural disasters, no matter how powerful the enemy troops are, these would definitely be sufficient to defend for at least half a month. How can it be lost so quickly?”