Chapter 438: Exquisite Egoism

"This..."

"What kind of bunch are they?"

"Aren't they just a group of freeloaders!"

Shama Zhuoyi was hopping mad.

For these past few days, they had been observing the rumored "invincible" Liangzhou Army, and the feedback they received was that the Liangzhou Army was obsessed with alcohol and habitually lazy. Their physical condition was weak. They didn't even perform basic daily military training... This caused Shama Zhuoyi to begin underestimating the enemy. He didn't even include these fifty thousand Liangzhou Army soldiers in his war calculations.

But today...

He realized he was dead wrong!

These Longyan might not compare to the Warriors of Liangshan in individual terms, but their formations, tactics, and Weaponry and Equipment were far too advanced.

The appearance of the Liangzhou Army instantly pulled the situation back. The pressure on Huobu Quli's side was suddenly greatly reduced.

At this moment, Liu Zheng finally saw the distribution of forces on the scene clearly. As the Liangzhou Army charged in, it split the battlefield into two parts. First, the Small Trouser Leg Tribe led by Huobu Quli was fighting against Shama Zhuoyi's Zhongkujiao Tribe... Relying on their numerical suppression, Huobu Quli's side could barely hold on.

Those people whose faith had been transformed by the Son of the Black Dragon naturally stood on Aluba's side, and they were opposing the group that had supported Shama Zhuoyi from the start.

As for the Big Trouser Leg Tribe, besides the forces Naibao Rize had deployed to defend the Butuo area, his remaining fifty thousand troops were concentrated with Shama Zhuoyi's men against Huobu Quli's side, posing a massive threat.

At this moment, the appearance of the Liangzhou Army was aimed precisely at the strongest forces present: the Zhongkujiao and the Big Trouser Leg Tribe!

Fifty thousand!

Against one hundred and fifty thousand!

As soon as the Liangzhou Army arrived, they took over the battle here, which was a terrifying thing. Fifty thousand against one hundred and fifty thousand, yet they were not losing ground! At this moment, in the slightly cramped space of Qionghai, it was not actually the case that more people were better; just like urban warfare, at this time, the utilization of space through formations and tactics was the biggest factor in determining the outcome. The Liangzhou Army was, at this moment, a mobile combat fortress, a Square Formation.

Qin Zhangfeng had already joined the battle at this time.

Facing the individual ferocity of the Liangshan Warriors, Qin Zhangfeng and Pei Qianyun stepped forward. The two of them moved as if in an empty land; Qin Zhangfeng's spear thrust like a dragon, and Pei Qianyun's hammer fell like Mount Tai. The fifty thousand Liangzhou Army soldiers followed behind them, and they had already completely taken control of nearly half of Qionghai.

"Bastards, don't retreat! Keep fighting, keep fighting!"

Seeing this situation, Shama Zhuoyi was driven mad with rage.

They had one hundred and fifty thousand people on their side, and every one of them had opium to consume, yet they couldn't beat fifty thousand Liangzhou Army soldiers?

"Headman, they... they are too fierce!"

"They are practically invulnerable to blades and arrows!"

"Arrows don't work on them!"

The people of the Zhongkujiao were all on the verge of tears.

Invulnerable to blades and arrows?

Upon hearing this, Shama Zhuoyi's face turned black.

At this time, such a situation occurring was not a good thing.

Sure enough.

Seeing the suddenly appearing Liangzhou Army being so mighty and ignoring the inferior bows, arrows, blades, and spears of Shama Zhuoyi's side, the people of Liangshan were excited once again. Divine soldiers descended from heaven, invulnerable to blades and arrows! This was the divine power of the Son of the Black Dragon!

Divine power!

The Son of the Black Dragon!

With this, those who had just defected ran back, saying, "We support the Son of the Black Dragon, drive away that bastard Shama Zhuoyi!"

The scene was very bloody.

But at the same time, it was also quite laughable.

At this moment, the human heart and human nature—the tendency to seek advantages and avoid harm, the attribute of being a fence-sitter—were displayed to the fullest.

"Where are your people? Where are your people?"

Seeing that the Great Trend was lost, Shama Zhuoyi roared at Naibao Rize.

Naibao Rize retorted, "You're asking me? It was you who deployed them to guard Butuo! What about blocking their path? It takes at least three days to call the troops back!"

Shama Zhuoyi was about to explode with anger.

Blocking the path?

To hell with the path!

They hadn't lost at all, and they were pointing their swords directly at Qionghai!

Naibao Rize said coldly, "Shama Zhuoyi, at this point, we can only retreat to the farm and plot further; if we continue like this, we will only face total annihilation!"

No matter how unwilling Shama Zhuoyi was, he had to admit the facts before him. To put it bluntly, he had been too confident! He thought that if he could win and take the lead at the Torch Festival, then this Aluba and Magistrate Liu would be his to manipulate!

He never expected...

That he would be the one hit by a move that turned the tables on him!

"Go!"

"Retreat!"

Shama Zhuoyi gritted his teeth and shouted.

After a full two hours of fighting, he knew that after such a long time, the stimulation of the opium on the Warriors had also reached its limit. If they didn't retreat now, it would be truly dangerous!

The Zhongkujiao side was already on the verge of being beaten to tears by the Liangzhou Army; hearing this order, they hurriedly retreated.

"We won, we won!"

"The Alu Clan!"

"The Son of the Black Dragon!"

Seeing that Shama Zhuoyi, who had plagued Liangshan for over a decade, had actually run away just like that, many people on the scene cheered and celebrated, their shouts shaking the sky. The prestige of the Alu Clan in the Liangshan region returned to its peak.

"My Lord, we..."

Huobu Quli was also very excited as he returned to Liu Zheng's side.

Several Headmen who had "surrendered" nearby were all clamoring to pursue the victory.

Liu Zheng smiled faintly and said, "Do not pursue. Regroup the people and hold Qionghai. The fifty thousand Nanzhao Army at the farm and the one hundred thousand troops of the Big Trouser Leg Tribe are their true main force. With the battle having turned out like this, the Nanzhao Army actually didn't come to provide reinforcements... It seems this fellow from the Nanzhao Kingdom is no ordinary person."

"Yes!"

This sentence made quite a few people clear their heads.

At this moment, these people of Qionghai needed to calm down and needed to reconsolidate—Liu Zheng was truly somewhat uneasy about these chaotic Liangshan People.

It could be seen from the fact that the Nanzhao Army did not come to the rescue...

This fellow leading the troops was a refined egoist.

Such a person...

Dealing with him did not seem difficult.

This battle.

The number of people who died on both sides was not small.

Two hours was enough for tens of thousands of people to die.

Today's Qionghai had already been stained with fresh blood.

A perfectly good Torch Festival had become a living Hell. Many were excited, many were wailing in pain, many were trembling with fear, but there were also many who seemed to see the hope of life and the direction of their faith.

Under Liu Zheng's orders, Huobu Quli began to set up defenses and started digging water channels throughout the night...

"Trash!"

"You are all trash, every one of you!"

At the farm, Chen Ran saw Shama Zhuoyi and Naibao Rize fleeing back in a sorry state and immediately flew into a rage.

"You... with so many of you, you couldn't beat a mob?"

Chen Ran was about to go mad with anger.

A mob?

Shama Zhuoyi had a miserable look on his face: "Your Highness, that Liangzhou Army is simply too good at fighting. And, and..."

Chen Ran shouted: "And what? And that I didn't immediately send troops to Qionghai when I received your request for reinforcements? You are not only trash, but also a pig-brained fool! If I had led troops to Qionghai, I would have walked into their ambush! What would happen here? You must know, this place is our capital for a comeback!"

Shama Zhuoyi dared not speak.

In reality, he understood.

What Chen Ran could not bear to part with was still this endless expanse of Poppy...

Chen Ran said coldly: "No matter what, Qiongdou cannot be lost! Naibao, issue a military order immediately; three days from now, we will launch a pincer attack on Qionghai!"

"Yes!"

【Author's Note】

Some brothers have said that the recent writing has been very flat; I will adjust the pacing and state...