Chapter 154
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Chapter 154: The Counterattack Begins
The battle continued.
After converting to shield-axe soldiers, the unit’s mobility was significantly enhanced.
Facing Luo Yong’s wide sweeping double-bladed battle-axe, they changed their fighting style from relying on large shields to absorb attacks to a more agile approach, proving they could still fight.
Just as the situation on this side was barely stabilizing, unexpectedly, on the other side, Zhao Pan, who had been fiercely guarding the city gate entrance and waiting for an opportunity, suddenly launched a surprise attack.
He quickly gestured with his hand.
No words were needed, after several months, the two had long become old partners and shared this level of unspoken understanding.
Liu Zheng swung his battle-axe, and having been accumulating power for a long time, he fully unleashed himself at this moment.
His objective was clear.
He charged straight through, directly targeting the enemy chief, Zhang Yisheng!
The shifting tides of battle instantly reversed the roles of both sides.
In such a situation, Zhang Yisheng’s face instantly drained of color, and he roared repeatedly.
“Break through to the left, quickly!”
“Break through to the left!!”
In this invasion battle, he saw no chance of victory.
It was either break through or die in battle, and of course, he would choose to break through!
Who in their right mind was tired of living and wanted to die so badly?
However, Luo Ji would not let him have his way.
After the overnight forced march, given their current state, they didn’t have the spare energy for a pursuit battle.
To prevent such a scenario, when he had previously ordered the shield-axe unit to advance, the entire formation had already spread out in an encircling posture.
“Surrender obediently!”
Waving his brass battle-axe, Guo Zhen, eager to earn merit, forcefully blocked the way.
Facing this situation, Zhang Yisheng’s expression turned ugly.
He immediately sent his fierce general to engage.
“Zhang Yao, repel him and clear a path!”
“Yes, sir!”
Hearing Zhang Yisheng’s command, Zhang Yao, the captain of the shield-wielding unit who had switched to shield-axe soldier equipment, bravely charged towards Guo Zhen, who was blocking their path.
Judging solely by their weapons, Guo Zhen, wielding a brass battle-axe, clearly held the advantage.
However, Zhang Yao, who charged forward, was no ordinary fighter.
A simple exchange of blows, and he surprisingly failed to completely suppress his opponent, which was truly unexpected.
“Again!”
Guo Zhen grinned, a hint of wildness on his face as his fighting spirit was ignited.
When he attacked again, his offensive became even more fierce and violent!
Watching the two directly engage in a fierce struggle, clearly unable to determine a winner in a short time, Zhang Yisheng’s face darkened.
As his thoughts raced, a brutal battle-axe suddenly slashed horizontally through the air, carrying a muffled wind pressure as it swung towards him!
This sight scared him witless.
Without time to think, he immediately rolled away to dodge, continuously ordering the surrounding shield-axe soldiers to surround him while he retreated.
Liu Zheng, who had charged all the way here, felt a bit dejected that his confident strike failed to take Zhang Yisheng’s life.
His gaze then swept over the shield-axe soldiers who were surrounding him, clearly not taking these common soldiers seriously.
Maintaining the posture of having swung his battle-axe, he abruptly chopped with both arms.
Amidst the howling wind pressure, he unleashed a wide, sweeping strike with himself at its center, forcefully repelling the enemies attempting to encircle him.
Then, his gaze locked onto Zhang Yisheng, who was fleeing to the rear, and he continued to chase him, swinging his battle-axe.
At this moment, Zhang Yisheng was filled with immense bitterness.
He was indeed a fierce general type of player, but alas, his innate talent dictated that he should follow the archer path.
One-on-one frontal clashes with other fierce generals were simply out of the question for him!
Compared to the two with clear objectives, Luo Yong was much more unrestrained.
Wielding his formidable weapon, he was like a harvesting machine, killing wherever he went.
At this moment, the enemy soldiers looked at him with complete terror.
Turning his gaze back to Guo Zhen and Zhang Yao, Zhang Yao clearly had no desire to prolong the fight, he only wanted to quickly disengage and go save his chief.
However, after holding back for so long and finally finding an opponent with whom he could fight to his heart’s content, why would Guo Zhen let him leave so easily?
“Where are you looking?”
“I’m your opponent!!”
Guo Zhen relentlessly pressed his attack on Zhang Yao.
The immense pressure forced Zhang Yao to take him seriously.
Then, seizing an opening, Zhang Yao’s stone axe, imbued with killing intent, slashed directly at Guo Zhen’s neck!
As this attack was launched, Zhang Yao was certain that, given Guo Zhen’s strength, he would definitely dodge this strike.
He had already mentally rehearsed the subsequent battle and anticipated how to counter, waiting for the instant Guo Zhen dodged to immediately follow up with his planned offensive and completely crush the opponent!
His plan was flawless.
The problem was the madman on the other side!
Facing his attack, Guo Zhen merely shifted his body slightly, allowing the attack to bypass his vital neck area, then let the stone axe’s blade strike his shoulder.
Hot blood splattered on his face.
What had just happened in that instant?
Zhang Yao stared blankly downwards, seeing a shocking wound extending from his left shoulder to his right abdomen.
At this moment, he remembered.
The instant the stone axe’s blade landed on Guo Zhen’s shoulder, Guo Zhen’s attack also landed on him, making him pay an even more painful price.
Trading injuries for injuries, blood for blood!
Guo Zhen, swinging his brass axe, fought with increasing frenzy.
The pain from various wounds on his body continuously stimulated his nerves, making his offensive even more ferocious and brutal.
“Ahhhhhhh!!!”
At this moment, Guo Zhen was like a rampaging, roaring battle ghost, making Zhang Yao’s heart involuntarily tremble.
More and more wounds appeared on his body, dyeing him completely red with blood.
Due to excessive blood loss, his consciousness began to blur.
Then, he felt a dizzying sensation as his blood soaked body heavily collapsed to the ground.
He had lost, completely devoured by the battle ghost disguised in human skin!
Zhang Yao’s defeat was undoubtedly adding insult to injury for Zhang Yisheng and his group, who were already encircled.
Zhang Yisheng clearly hadn’t expected that his fierce general would be defeated so utterly.
However, a cornered beast still fights.
Having failed to break through, he quickly regrouped with his soldiers.
Trapped within the encirclement, Zhang Yisheng had no intention of submitting to death.
He continuously commanded his soldiers, searching for an opportunity to break out, while Luo Ji, commanding from the rear, was utterly fearless, countering every move without apprehension.
The leadership levels of both commanders were evidently not low, they commanded their respective units with ease, which brought a hint of surprise to Luo Ji’s eyes.
Zhang Yisheng’s biggest defeat clearly stemmed from misjudging Luo Ji’s strength.
If he had known earlier that the Iron Wall Tribe was merely a sub-city, he probably wouldn’t have launched such a forceful attack, but instead would have adopted a more cautious strategy.
However, the general situation was now decided, and anything said was useless.
Just as Luo Ji was about to further intensify his offensive, deliver the final blow to the enemy, and welcome another victory, a sudden change occurred.
Accompanied by the dense rumble of footsteps, a group of galloping figures burst into his sight…
