Chapter 469
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Chapter 469: Duel Between Generals
For an ordinary soldier, simply holding that substantial greatshield would have been quite strenuous.
But Guo Zhen was, after all, a fierce general.
While his strength might not equal Luo Yong’s, he was far beyond what a typical soldier could compare to.
With his stance, a large shield in one hand and a battle-axe in the other, he didn’t show the slightest sign of strain.
Infantry against cavalry.
Looking solely at troop types, infantry would definitely be at a disadvantage.
But Luo Ji wasn’t worried.
Guo Zhen, despite everything, was a seasoned veteran of the battlefield.
From his initial raw courage, his fighting style had now become surprisingly refined beneath its rough exterior.
This could be seen from how he had just swapped his medium shield for a large one.
Guo Zhen now clearly understood what kind of opponent he was facing!
The young opposing general spurred his horse, riding at full gallop, clearly intending to spear Guo Zhen to death with a single strike.
Facing such a charge, Guo Zhen showed not the slightest panic, even letting out a couple of cold snorts.
Then, he seized the moment the young general charged right in front of him. With a sidestep, he shifted his position.
While avoiding the direct impact of the warhorse, he raised his bronze large shield.
The young general’s downward thrust, delivered from a high vantage point, seemed utterly powerless against the iron-like defense of Guo Zhen’s large shield.
It was blocked squarely.
A simple evasive maneuver perfectly showcased the veteran’s experience on the battlefield.
The hand holding the spear even felt a slight numbness from the recoil of the large shield.
This only infuriated the young general further.
The rash and easily angered flaws of youth were completely exposed at this moment.
Tugging on his reins, the young general directly turned his horse around, and with a grunt, charged at Guo Zhen again.
Having exchanged blows in that first encounter, Guo Zhen, now understanding the young general’s strength, was naturally even calmer.
While repeating his old trick, deflecting the opponent’s thrust with his bronze large shield, this time, he actually launched a pursuit.
The moment his bronze large shield parried the opponent’s long spear, he took the opportunity to deliver a heavy blow to the warhorse’s head!
“Shhh!!!”
Guo Zhen used to have the nickname ‘Savage Bear’, and his strength had always been considerable.
This blow, delivered without the slightest reservation, directly caused the warhorse’s head to bleed profusely.
The startled warhorse immediately lost control, causing the young general, whose attention had been entirely focused on Guo Zhen, to fall directly off its back.
“General, be careful!”
The cavalry behind him, seeing the unfavorable situation, instinctively charged forward to rescue him.
However, at that very moment, an unexpected situation occurred.
The enemy troops, who were originally across from them, had somehow stealthily moved to their flanks!
Ignoring the slow large shield soldiers, the spearmen and halberdiers instantly transformed into a pack of wolves and tigers.
Sharp long spears and bronze halberds continuously thrust forward.
The dozen or so cavalry closest to them were immediately impaled, both horse and rider.
Luo Ji, witnessing this from the rear, also shouted repeatedly.
“Surround them! Encircle them!!”
A defeat snowballs like a crumbling mountain, and the young general’s defeat had already dealt a blow to morale.
Now, with this sudden ambush by Luo Ji’s spearmen and halberdiers, the unintentionally executed ‘morale-depleting’ tactic instantly caused the cavalry unit’s morale to plummet to a dangerous level.
On the battlefield, what’s the difference between stationary cavalry and crippled ones?
Long spears were already thrusting right under their noses, and they simply couldn’t get their horses moving.1
The subsequent encirclement formation completely cut off their escape.
Meanwhile, the young general who had fallen from his horse was, naturally, even less likely to be Guo Zhen’s match. He was immediately captured alive.
Guo Zhen held the young general in his hand as if he were carrying a small chicken.
After being harassed by the opponent for so many days, Guo Zhen’s face was now full of satisfaction.
Luo Ji, standing in the rear, also wore a cold sneer.
“Since the opponent isn’t being polite with me, I won’t be polite either. Tie them all up and take them back!”
As soon as the 7 days were up, Luo Ji returned to Myriad World Civilization loaded with resources and a large number of captives.
Perhaps because he had captured a batch of prisoners alive, coupled with the two cities he had breached earlier, the system ultimately gave him a quite favorable evaluation, directly earning him a Silver Treasure Chest.
It was no exaggeration to say that this wave, Luo Ji definitely made a huge profit.
Meanwhile, at the other end, Huo Qiguang, who was in his royal palace, clearly paused for a moment the instant he heard the system notification.
When the system prompted him whether he wanted to ransom the captives, the bronze goblet in his hand clanged as it slipped from his grasp and fell to the ground.
Now, shifting the perspective back to Luo Ji.
The moment they returned to Myriad World Civilization, the captives, unprepared for the temperature change, all shivered instantly.
Even Luo Ji himself drew his neck back.
The temperature difference was too drastic. Even with prior mental preparation, it was hard to adapt.
He quickly wrapped himself in his thick animal-skin greatcoat.
Incidentally, with a ‘Prison’ building present in the civilization, captured prisoners brought back after an invasion battle would generally be automatically placed in empty cells.
Of course, Luo Ji could also manually control their placement.
However, most of the time, simply locking them in cells was more convenient.
Stretching lazily, Huo Qiguang didn’t immediately try to ransom his people.
Luo Ji didn’t know what he was planning. But Luo Ji wasn’t worried at all; holding hostages, he was in an advantageous position no matter how he looked at it.
Since the other party wasn’t rushing to ransom them, he might as well go see the captives first. Getting a clearer idea of these captives’ backgrounds would allow him to bargain better later.
The ones to focus on for information were undoubtedly the two defending generals and the city lord. That young general should also be worth something.
As for the cavalry who were also captured, including both men and horses, it would be good if he could exchange them for a Silver-tier item.
After all, it’s easy to get a thousand soldiers, but hard to find one general.
Arriving at the prison, Luo Ji’s first sight was the young general shivering from the cold.
The moment the other party saw him walk in, his emotions clearly became agitated.
“Let me out! Let me out quickly!!”
“Quiet down.”
Luo Ji dug in his ear, then leaned back in the chair the prison guard brought him, slowly saying.
“I don’t speak to nobodies. State your name.”
As Luo Ji asked, he also blew on the hot tea in his hand, then slowly took a sip.
His leisurely demeanor made it seem as if he wasn’t sitting in a prison.
Then, the young general uttered some words from his mouth.
“I am Huo Qubing!”
“Pfft—”
The mouthful of hot tea he had just sipped immediately spurted out.
“Huh? What did you say your name was?”
“Huo Qubing!!”
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