Chapter 564
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Chapter 564: Night Raid (2)
Under the pressure of imminent death, Zhang Zhenguo and his men truly exerted every ounce of their strength.
They ran wildly, desperate to escape the forest.
In this regard, as a veteran of the Bronze tier, he had certainly planned his retreat.
When choosing the camp’s location, he had given it careful thought.
The larger section of the forest faced Gaoling City, while their own camp was set up on the opposite edge.
In other words, this side had only a small area of trees for cover.
As long as they ran fast enough, they could quickly break out.
The moment they left the forest area, even though it was still the middle of the night, Zhang Zhenguo felt a sudden sense of relief and clarity.
The distant scattered lights looked especially captivating…
Wait! Lights?!
A sudden jolt of alarm made Zhang Zhenguo’s hair stand on end.
In the distance, Luo Ji, who had been waiting in the night for a long time, watched Zhang Zhenguo and his men flee from the forest, a cruel smile forming on his lips.
“Fire!”
An overwhelming rain of arrows instantly swept over them, growing terrifyingly large in Zhang Zhenguo’s pupils, nearly driving him to collapse.
“Retreat, quickly retreat!”
However, no sooner had he shouted this than a dense chorus of wolf howls erupted from the forest behind him, as if reminding Zhang Zhenguo that they had no escape.
Zhang Zhenguo’s expression twisted as he realized he had fallen into the enemy’s trap.
With no way out, compared to fighting those monsters in the pitch-black darkness, he would rather launch a frontal assault against the opposing player!
“Break through head-on! A hundred coins for each kill! Slay the enemy leader, and I, your King, will reward 10,000 taels of gold and bestow upon him the title of Centurion Marquis!”
He was also considered a fierce general-type player.
Cornered, Zhang Zhenguo, to boost morale, directly led the charge.
His actions undoubtedly had some effect.
The soldiers roared and charged towards Luo Ji’s distant formation.
Facing such a display, the cold sneer remained on Luo Ji’s face.
Undoubtedly, every step of this was within his calculations.
After all, this was his territory.
Who could be more familiar with the terrain here than him?
The archer unit unleashed continuous volleys.
Even the Goblin crossbowmen from within the city had been fully redeployed here by him.
The ferocious firepower suppression was undeniably intense, causing enemy soldiers charging head-on to fall continuously.
Once the enemy had advanced to a certain distance, Luo Ji slowly raised the bronze long spear in his hand.
“All troops, charge!”
“Kill them!!!”
With Luo Ji personally leading the expedition, his soldiers’ morale was overwhelming, their battle cries shaking the entire plain.
The enemy army, after being whittled down by the Wolf Riders, archers, and Goblin crossbowmen, had greatly diminished in numbers.
Furthermore, with their morale already low, how could they be a match for Luo Ji’s forces?
Riding Liaoyuan Huo, Luo Ji, accompanied by Jie Zichuan and his guards, galloped across the battlefield.
His spear mastery had not been neglected due to his heavy government duties.
The three moves Bai Ze had taught him, he now performed with great ease.
Coupled with the assistance of Liaoyuan Huo and Shadow, it was no exaggeration to say that he, even if not a top-tier general, was definitely a second-tier fierce general.
He even had a good chance of winning against some fierce generals with a Bravery rating of 4-stars!
At the same time, the Wolf Riders, who had hidden in the forest, recovered their breath, and regained some stamina, also surged out, circumventing and cutting down the outlying soldiers.
Zhang Zhenguo, finally seeing the true appearance of these monsters under the moonlight, couldn’t help but reveal a look of despair.
This time, he hadn’t just hit a snag; he had hit armored plating!
As thoughts raced through his mind, Zhang Zhenguo only heard a loud shout.
“Your Majesty, look out!”
Before he could react, an arrow had already pierced his brow.
The world before his eyes instantly plunged into darkness.
His body heavily collapsed to the ground.
[System Notification: Congratulations to Player ‘Luo Ji’ for achieving victory in the city defense battle!]
[System Notification: Congratulations to Player ‘Luo Ji’ for obtaining special item ‘Zhang Zhenguo’s Relics ×1’]
[System Notification: Congratulations to Player ‘Luo Ji’ for obtaining item ‘Silver Treasure Chest ×1’]
[System Notification: Do you wish to activate the skill ‘Civilization Conqueror’?]
Slowly, Luo Ji lowered the strong bow in his hand.
Riding on horseback, he felt a slight surprise.
He had merely raised his hand and unleashed a ‘Precise Shot’ upon seeing someone who looked like an enemy general.
He hadn’t expected to coincidentally shoot Zhang Zhenguo dead with a single arrow.
Luo Ji clearly had no interest in Zhang Zhenguo’s civilization.
After choosing to decline, he took a deep breath and shouted loudly.
“Zhang Zhenguo is dead! Lay down your weapons, surrender and you shall live!”
For the already disheartened enemy soldiers, the news of Zhang Zhenguo’s death was undoubtedly the last straw that broke their backs.
At this point, with the first hint of dawn appearing on the distant horizon, the war officially came to an end.
The captured enemy generals and soldiers were temporarily held in the military camp at Gaoling City.
Orders were given to clear the corpses from the forest and the plains.
After arranging everything, Luo Ji couldn’t help but stretch his limbs vigorously.
At the same time, he sighed with emotion.
“It’s been too long since I was on the battlefield; my stamina seems to be lagging a bit now.”
Just as he was thinking this, a soldier clearing the battlefield rushed out of the forest.
“Reporting, Your Majesty, we found a man hiding in an enemy tent, believed to be an enemy general.”
“Believed to be an enemy general?”
Luo Ji was slightly surprised to hear this.
“Bring him here, I want to see him.”
As he spoke, a man in light armor was quickly brought before Luo Ji, held down by two soldiers.
“Kneel!”
The two soldiers escorting the man exerted force, easily pressing him to the ground.
Seeing this, Luo Ji’s eyebrow slightly raised.
“You’re a general under Zhang Zhenguo? You seem a bit too frail.”
Looking at all the generals under his own command, even Zhou Yi, who was a strategist general, had a Bravery rating of 3-stars.
None were so weak.
The man, hearing the question, frowned but didn’t resist much. He knew his own limits.
Resisting seemed pointless given his strength. So, he simply spoke calmly.
“I am the Strategist who accompanied the army in this battle.”
“So, it’s the Strategist.”
Luo Ji showed no particular surprise.
Bringing a strategist to offer counsel was standard for an expedition.
However, most players at this tier felt that their modern brains were more agile than those of ancient people.
Rather than spend military funds on a strategist, they’d prefer to go themselves.
This belief was why relatively few players in lower tiers brought strategists on campaigns.
As Luo Ji was pondering this, the enemy Strategist kneeling before him said something that somewhat surprised him.
“I, Du Yuanzhi, am willing to submit. I ask Your Majesty to take me in.”
