Chapter 175
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Chapter 175: Psychological Ploy
Aside from the exceptionally strong Ye Feixing, the strength of the ordinary soldiers under Ye Qingxuan’s command was indeed as Yan Sheng had said.
They were nothing to fear.
After all, the strength of ordinary soldiers largely depended on their weapons and equipment, and given that premise, the weapons in their hands were merely the most basic stone axes and stone spears.
Furthermore, they were still wearing animal hide clothing, without even a single decent piece of armor…
In contrast, the unit under Yan Sheng’s command was equipped with standard leather armor, and their weapons were all made of bronze.
It could almost be said that they had a complete equipment advantage.
If the two forces were to fight head-on, the situation would likely be a unilateral massacre.
However, they still had an advantage, and that’s their adaptation to the terrain.
The muddy and difficult mountain path, which was part of their daily lives, was the terrain they were most familiar with.
The movements of those soldiers darting and running through the mountainous area were incredibly nimble, as if completely unaffected.
In the blink of an eye, they completed a pincer formation with Luo Ji’s shield-axe soldier unit!
The current situation, for Yan Sheng’s unit, was undoubtedly adding insult to injury.
The warriors under Ye Qingxuan’s command might not have been strong overall, but they appeared at precisely the right moment.
Their presence successfully dealt a blow to the morale of this enemy unit.
Under this pincer formation, they advanced step by step, continuously stripping away the enemy’s living space.
However, the enemy was clearly still resisting desperately, as their equipment and numerical advantage were evident.
Facing such resistance, taking them down quickly would likely come at a considerable cost…
Thinking of this, he glanced at the other battlefield, and then suddenly shouted loudly.
“Liu Zheng!”
“He’s about to collapse!”
“Take him down in one go!!”
Luo Ji’s loud shout was clearly intended for the soldiers under Yan Sheng’s command.
Seeing Yan Sheng covered in mud and utterly suppressed by Liu Zheng, and realizing their own leader was about to be defeated, the soldiers’ faces uncontrollably showed clear panic.
Their already falling morale plummeted even further.
Yan Sheng, who also heard these words, became utterly frantic.
“That guy!”
Although they were enemies, this psychological ploy was too ruthless, wasn’t it?
It was clearly designed to exploit his weakness of having a low leadership level, aiming to make his subordinate troops collapse!
Yan Sheng intended to do something, but Liu Zheng’s series of attacks was indeed fierce, forcing him to concentrate on the battle and leaving him no time to attend to other matters.
Watching the two fighting fiercely, Ye Feixing, standing aside and breathing heavily, couldn’t help but look grim.
Faced with such a battle rhythm, he couldn’t find any opportunity to intervene!
He clearly felt that going in now would only get in the way.
He also realized that this guy hadn’t been fighting him seriously at all before!
This was undoubtedly a heavy blow to the normally confident Ye Feixing.
Yan Sheng’s condition worsened as the fight continued.
In his ears, the screams of soldiers continuously echoed.
His subordinates were also suffering heavy casualties.
If the battle dragged on, they would likely be completely wiped out.
At this thought, a clear intention to retreat arose in Yan Sheng’s heart.
However, Liu Zheng’s offensive was simply too seasoned, giving him no opportunity to retreat completely unscathed.
Since that was the case, he could only look for a breakthrough elsewhere…
At this very moment, Ye Feixing, secretly anxious, suddenly saw the opponent expose a weakness.
In that instant, he was instantly invigorated.
Without time to think, his body moved first.
He sharply swung the stone spear in his hand, attacking directly towards that weakness!
Liu Zheng, seeing this scene, first frowned, then his face changed on the spot.
Everything happened too quickly, leaving him no time to even warn them.
“He took the bait!”
Feeling the attack closing in from behind, Yan Sheng’s face lit up with joy.
Then, his figure flickered, and the two figures instantly brushed past each other.
After Ye Feixing’s strike missed, the stone spear in his hand surprisingly thrust directly towards Liu Zheng!
Yan Sheng, having escaped his predicament, paid no mind to what happened behind him.
Wielding his spear, he charged forth, and while tearing open the encirclement, he decisively issued a retreat order, leading his subordinates to quickly flee into the depths of the mountain forest.
Meanwhile, Ye Feixing, who had already realized he had been tricked by the opponent, instantly lost all color in his face.
Humiliation, panic, anger, terror!
All sorts of emotions continuously intertwined at that moment.
He intended to withdraw his attack, but believing he had found a weakness and aiming for a fatal blow, he had thrust this spear too fiercely, and the entire offensive had already spun out of his control!
On the contrary, Liu Zheng, as the victim who had been tragically implicated, remained calm at this moment.
Spotting an opportunity, he executed a clean side-step, dodging Ye Feixing’s attack, and looking at Yan Sheng who had already run far away, a hint of regret flashed in his eyes.
After the enemy unit retreated, Luo Ji did not pursue them deeply.
If he pursued further and pushed them too hard, a mutually destructive fight was something neither of them wanted to see.
At the same time, after their previous brief conversation, Luo Ji felt that Yan Sheng was a reasonable person.
If things ended here, the opponent should not hold a grudge over such a small matter.
However, if he pursued further, it would be asking for trouble.
On the contrary, Cao Peng, at a glance, was a petty person who held grudges.
Leaving a guy like him behind would only be a bane, and the sooner he was dealt with, the better, to prevent him from causing trouble behind their backs later.
“Your subordinate is incompetent, I failed to complete the mission.”
“Leader, please punish me!”
Liu Zheng offered no excuses.
For him, Luo Ji had ordered him to take down Yan Sheng, but the opponent had escaped from his grasp.
That was the fact, and there was nothing to argue about.
Liu Zheng’s straightforwardness made Ye Feixing, who had a despondent expression after his confidence was thwarted, instantly flush crimson.
He quickly ran over, then bravely spoke.
“It’s not his fault, it was my mistake…”
“This is your first time cooperating, so some accidents are inevitable. There’s no need to worry too much.”
As he spoke, a sharp stream of curses suddenly came from afar…
“Damn!”
“My cousin is Liu Ye, the Vice-Alliance Master of Zongheng Tianxia!”
“How dare you treat me like this, my cousin won’t let any of you off!!”
“Did you hear me, you f*cking hear me?!”
“Let go of me!!”
After Yan Sheng retreated with his troops, Cao Peng, who was also preparing to quietly slip away, was caught red-handed by Zhou Yue.
Although Zhou Yue’s strength didn’t meet the standard of a fierce general, his bravery limit was still 3-stars.
How could a weakling possibly break free from his grasp?
However, the opponent’s incessant nagging was annoying.
At this moment, Zhou Yue would not be polite with him.
He delivered a swift hand chop, forcibly knocking him unconscious, and then dropped the person in front of Luo Ji.
“Chief, I’ve brought the person back to you.”
“Well done, you’ve worked hard…”
