Chapter 1292

Although wooden fortifications could be forced with fire attacks, the narrow environment of the perilous gorge meant that the number of soldiers able to launch a frontal assault would be limited; rather, before the wooden walls had completely collapsed, the enemy held a terrain advantage that was easy to defend and difficult to attack.

"It seems now there's no other option besides a frontal assault?" As he spoke, the Thunder Beast King beneath Lei Yi seemed a little restless, pawing at the ground—it had been suppressed for too long.

Lord Xuan Wuji lowered his head and began to think.

"That passage is at least a hundred meters. We didn't bring siege equipment, so a hundred-meter charge distance—although it's enough for your Thunder Shadow Corps to charge, can you jump over a three-meter-tall wooden wall?"

If they could jump it, they could launch a frontal assault; if not, the cavalry would instead be exposed directly within the enemy's attack range, which wasn't worth it.

"I could make it, but I'm afraid the other Thunder Beasts couldn't."

A three-meter diameter height, on flat ground with no takeoff point—how could ordinary third or fourth-tier Thunder Beasts possibly jump over it?

If the Thunder Beasts were stronger, perhaps they could make the jump, but cavalry of this caliber were almost all squad-captain level; assembling a cavalry unit on the fly would take too much time, and the current army formation was too long and too scattered.

Passing along the message alone would be a hassle.

"Perhaps I have a way!" The Third Imperial Prince Li Chun revealed a mysterious smile and suddenly spoke up.

"Mm?"

The two looked at the Third Imperial Prince Li Chun at the same time, wondering what plan His Highness had.

"My men should be able to smash through the wooden gate head-on. When the time comes, please have the cavalry led by Commander Lei charge in immediately to cut down enemies caught off guard. At the same time, I'll need Commander Xuan's men to help by loosing arrows to suppress the enemy's firepower."

Listening to this, Lord Xuan Wuji and Lei Yi suddenly recalled that this time the Third Imperial Prince seemed to have brought four people along as well—they had never noticed before, only suddenly remembering now.

"Actually, this mission could also…be left to me." Lei Yi suddenly spoke up at this moment. He recalled that among the personnel the Third Imperial Prince had brought, none seemed to have reached seventh-tier strength—they were all roughly sixth-tier. If the enemy had piled up a large amount of obstructions behind the wooden wall, they probably wouldn't be able to break through the wooden gate in a short while.

With his eighth-tier cultivation charging in and a powered thrust, he should be able to destroy the wooden wall and the obstructions behind it in a single strike.

Lei Yi shared this assessment with the two of them, and quickly received Lord Xuan Wuji and Li Chun's agreement.

"Indeed, I failed to think it through. Commander Lei, please still lead the team yourself." Li Chun said humbly, bowing his head.

He had only been thinking that, given the two commanders' status, they naturally wouldn't take action outside of critical moments, and along the way it would all be his chance to perform—but in the end, he was still inexperienced.

The Perilous Gorge was an important military stronghold; the fact that the enemy had built a fortress here showed the absolute resolve of their defense. At this point, the area behind the wooden gate was bound to be piled full of obstructions.

Once his men failed to completely destroy the wooden wall, the army would miss its chance, and the price paid would inevitably be enormous!

There was indeed still a great deal he needed to consider.

"It's fine, Your Highness. On the battlefield, one fears not ten thousand but the one in ten thousand! You don't need to blame yourself too much…what comes next still depends on Old Lei." Seeing Li Chun keeping his head lowered, Lord Xuan Wuji spoke up to comfort him.

In his eyes, His Highness Li Chun was still young after all; unlike them, old generals who had long roamed the battlefield, it was only natural that he considered less. Once His Highness was a bit older, he would understand.

"Thank you for the teaching, Commander Xuan. Li Chun will certainly keep it firmly in mind."