943 Demotion (1/2)

Chapter 943 – Demotion

Even with the industrialization standard of the Great Xia, building a mimicry flying device would take two months, and it would use up large amounts of precious metals.

100 of them were all that Great Xia could take out now.

If one considered the precious magnetic ohlite, each flying device was worth 100 thousand gold. Apart from the flying device, the pilot alone was a huge treasure.

It took three months to train a passable pilot and grenadier and training each one of them burned money.

During the training process, crashing was a normal occurrence.

Hence, the flying devices in the game were similar to modern strategic bonkers, and they were not prepared for normal war.

”One could not afford it!”

Despite how rich Great Xia was, it could not take out hundreds of thousands for fun.

To save Lai Hu'er and his group, the Flying Squad really went all out. After two mimicry flying devices were destroyed, the central street was flowing with blood.

When Lai Hu'er saw that, he had no time to feel emotional, and he immediately ordered them to charge.

”Kill!”

The five thousand Dragon Legion Corps warriors that were waiting once again gathered into a rope. Then they stabbed into the smoky and chaotic battlefield like a knife. They took the opportunity that the enemy was in a mess to finally break out.

Anywhere the army passed would end up in a total mess.

Flying device scraps, broken buildings, and ruins; enemy bodies all mixed together.

Smoke bellowed and blood flowed like a river.

If one did not know what was happening, they would think that there was an earthquake.

Charging out of the city in one breath gave them a feeling of rising from the dead. Right after, they felt exhaustion that hid like a flood, and it was all the more unbearable for those who were injured.

Consecutive battles, along with the intensity of being in a desperate situation, had squeezed out all their stamina.

Lai Hu'er rode on his horse; his shiny Mingguang Armor was stained with blood. He took a glance at the tired soldiers as guilt appeared in his eyes, ”Boys, hold on, we will retreat to Ganluo Pass.”

The enemy troops were only in chaos because of the flying devices and would be able to catch up quickly. Hence, they had not completely escaped danger.

”Yes general!”

As expected from war elite soldiers like the Dragon Legion Corps. They looked like they would not be able to walk, but after getting the orders, they were fully energized.

Such fighting spirit that broke through the body boundaries was great training for them. After this battle, many of them would break their bottlenecks and improve further.

Lai Hu'er was rushing back because he did not want to pass that they had worked hard on occupying to be taken back.

The sneak attack at Ganluo City was enough embarrassment. If they lost the pass too, he would not have the dignity and pride to see the king again.

Their group did not waste any time as they headed back toward Ganluo Pass.

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Not long after the Dragon Legion Corps left, Wei Yan personally chased over. Seeing the slowly fading back views of the enemy, he shook his head in disappointment. He knew that he had no hopes of recovering Ganluo Pass.

When the deputy saw that, he smiled, ”General has dealt a blow to the enemy.”

Wei Yan could not help but feel prideful. To be able to give the Great Xia Army a setback was enough glory to last him a lifetime, ”Let's go.”

Ganluo City did not have city walls and could not be defended. Lai Hu'er had taken a huge loss here, and with the rest of the troops arriving, he would not let this matter rest.

Since that was the case, why would Wei Yan stay?

They only wiped out two thousand enemies with this trap while they lost four thousand men of their own. If they considered the two thousand garrison forces, the losses would be even greater.

Luckily, they had impacted the morale of the Great Xia Army, and the casualties were a secondary matter.

”Let's go!”

Wei Yan patted his war horse and turned back into the city.

Before leaving, he ordered the soldiers to carry away the broken parts of the flying device. This should be the first time the Great Xia mimicry flying device was lost outside. Bringing it back to the main city, it should have some research value there.

The Battle of Ganluo City came to an end at this point.

The next day, Hu Yihuang led the Dragon Legion 2nd legion middle army into Ganluo Pass to meet with the vanguard forces. Seeing the Wei Yan army leave, Lai Hu'er naturally 'took down' Ganluo City.

Seeing the Great Xia Army return but no signs of their own army, the civilians of Ganluo City were filled with many thoughts.

Coming into the city and seeing the two mimicry flying devices missing, Lai Hu'er was really solemn. He did not dare to hide it, and he wrote a detailed battle report and sent it back to the war zone command center.

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The news that Great Xia's vanguard forces were ambushed in the Shu Lands quickly spread out in the wilderness, causing more uproar.

To the outside world, Great Xia had mobilized four legions, which was close to 300 thousand troops. Not to mention the final battle, but even taking down the passes should not be much of a problem.

Who knew they would face such problems?

Many people praised Wei Yan and Swordsman City when they heard the news. This wilderness battle was not a one-sided victory for Great Xia, and Swordsman City had won some breathing room.

This battle made the entire war of the wilderness cloudy and uncertain.