1171 Face Off (1/2)
Chapter 1171 – Face Off
5th month, 28th day, imperial city drill field.
At 9 AM, under the accompaniment of Du Ruhui, City Protection Legion Corps
Marshal Shi Wanshui and the others, Ouyang Shuo entered the drill field and sat in the middle of the viewing stand. Blood Romance, Xie Siyun, and the other guild leaders were led by the Guards Legion Corps to their respective seats.
The Guards Legion Corps drill field was a military forbidden ground and not everybody could enter it.
On the drill field, flags were on full display, and there would be a guard legion corps soldier who wore Mingguang Armor standing guard every hundred steps. At the center of the drill field, two fighting forces were in place.
Great Xia sent out the 1st unit of the 1st regiment of the 1st division of the 1st City Protection Corps legion. They were personally led by Legion General Zhao Sihu. From their title alone, one would know that this was the strongest unit in the City Protection Legion Corps.
Ouyang Shuo excluding the Divine Martial Guards and the Guards Legion Corps did not mean that he was truly looking down on the elite force.
The 1st unit was a mixed unit made up of sword-shield soldiers, spearmen, and bowmen, which was a common arrangement for Great Xia infantry.
War after war proved that one soldier type was not suitable for the chaotic battlefield. Only mixed units possessed flexibility and adaptability. Only they could truly show off the advantage of the various different soldier types to increase killing strength and survivability.
After everyone was present, the announcer of the battle, Du Ruhui, read out the rules.
”This battle is a fight to the death. The battle will end when one side is totally destroyed or surrenders. The location is limited to the drill field, and the fighting mode is not restricted...”
After reading the rules, Du Ruhui took a look at the king. Seeing him nod, he immediately said, ”Let the battle begin!”
'Hong! Hong! Hong!'
As the war drums rang out, the earth-shattering drum beat slowly raised the hot blood of the warriors in the field.
As this was a battle on the drill field, there were no tricks that could be used. They were using solely their strength, and amongst the drum beats, both sides hollered as they charged forward.
In just a short while, one could see the difference between a proper army and the elite force.
Although the elite force tried their best to control it, after moving quickly, their formation was disorderly and was even started to break apart. On the contrary, the City Protection Legion Corps was like a whole, ensuring the integrity of the formation from start to finish.
When the seated Blood Romance on the stand saw that, he could only shake his head helplessly.
This was inevitable, as no matter how the players trained, without the restraints of military law, they would not be able to develop character. Ever so, Blood Romance was not worried at all.
On the battlefield, one needed to rely on strength and not some formation. As long as one could kill the enemy, who cares whether your formation was orderly or not?
While they moved at high speeds, the archers of the elite force showed their true skill. They could actually shoot and move at the same time. Sharp arrows shot one after another at the City Protection Legion Corps troops, causing much distraction and damage.
In the blink of an eye, three to four people were shot down, and the entire formation was unavoidably affected.
When commander Zhao Sihu saw that, he ordered, ”Dang!”
With a 'Shua!', shields were either lifted up high or ahead to block the arrows. Although they blocked the arrow rain, the movement speed and formation were unavoidably affected a second time.
In the first round, the elite force held the upper hand.
As they spoke, the two forces were about to crash into one another.
At that moment, the City Protection Legion Corps suddenly changed. The two rows of sword shield soldiers charging at the front changed from a straight line to a curve. In the blink of an eye, they formed a circle together with the sword shield soldiers in the last row.
”Formation!” Blood Romance's expression instantly became solemn.
This formation was a simplified version of the three thousand rotating wheel formation that Sun Bin designed for the Divine Martial Guards. The outside was defended by the sword shield soldiers, the middle the spearmen, while the archers hid in the center.
Logically speaking, changing their formation while running was a huge worry for military people. If one was careless, the troops might be charged apart by the enemy. Luckily, the City Protection Legion Corps were facing the elite force, where there were no cavalries. Their opponents were all heavy armored forces.
Facing such an iron fortress, the elite forces were helpless. The solution they came up with was to try to spread out on both sides and surround the City Protection Legion Corps.
This idea seemed good, but they committed a common-sense mistake. The art of war said that one needed 10 times the number to surround. The elite force was like the City Protection Legion Corps with 500 fighters, so how could they surround them?