Chapter 975: Corpses Piled into Mountains

Lu Yao's heart tightened.

In the night, the disgusting laughter of those debauched Wa pirates already drifted over.

"Hahahaha, that one just now was truly tender!"

"Boss, why not keep her by your side and play with her along the way?"

"Hahahaha, these Joseon women are indeed..."

The words were as disgusting as they could possibly be.

One person coldly snorted: "All you think about is women! This time, we have a major mission! If we delay the mission, none of us will have a good end! First, go to Qinghe Town to provide reinforcements, then come back and play slowly. When the time comes, as long as we win, Gyeongsang Province, Chungcheong Province—it will all be ours! Hahahaha, how many women will there be then?"

The subordinate listened with great excitement: "Boss, do you think we can take this opportunity to join the Wa army?"

"That's why you need to broaden your horizons, broaden your horizons! What's one or two women worth!"

A group of Wa pirates, talking as they walked, finally slowly arrived around this small hill.

One hundred people.

Remember the website address.

Lu Yao listened and gave a cold smile.

These Wa pirates had quite a few ideas. This band of Wa pirates were actually all people who licked blood from the edge of a blade, living hand-to-mouth. They looked very carefree burning, killing, and looting, but under the high-pressure policies of Longyan, their lives were actually very difficult. This time, coming to wreak havoc in Joseon, they were actually hoping to be recruited by the Wa army. If they could really join the Wa army, they would transform from bandits into regular troops overnight, which could be considered making something of themselves.

"Hahahaha! We definitely can!"

Just as these people appeared within the danger zone, Lu Yao's cold voice rang out. Instantly, twelve Joseon martial artists suddenly erupted, each holding different weapons. In the dark night, they appeared like night owls.

"Who goes there!"

"Attack, attack!"

On Lu Yao's side, there were twelve people.

But they were completely fearless.

"Kill!"

"What?"

The Wa pirate who had just ravished a woman naturally had periodic fatigue and sluggishness in his body; even if he hadn't, he still couldn't have dodged when facing Lu Yao's such exquisite swordsmanship.

He only managed to let out a single scream.

That band of Wa pirates was terrified.

Lu Yao struck first, her graceful body spinning in the air. As a top-tier swordswoman, her skills went without saying, and this time, having followed Liu Zheng to gain insights into the true Dao of the sword, she was already at the ceiling of existence among the Joseon martial artists.

The long sword in her hand flickered, and the tip of the sword had already reached the neck of the Wa pirate leader.

"They are not human!"

"Run!"

These hundred-plus Wa pirates were instantly jolted awake. These people were too formidable; at first, they thought that with only twelve people, they were no match for them at all. Who would have known that these twelve people were now like entering an empty land, and in just one encounter, more than twenty of them had died on the spot, yet they couldn't even touch the hem of their clothes!

The Wa pirate leader's entire neck was slashed open.

Blood poured out like a fountain.

"Ahhhhhh!"

"Don't let a single one go!"

Lu Yao gave a cold order.

The sounds of clashing steel rang out one after another.

Terrifying!

An expert!

They wanted to flee, but where was it that easy? The terrain Lu Yao chose was one intended to wipe them out entirely.

She had already killed many such small groups of Wa pirates these past few days, but she knew that at this very moment, thousands of such groups were rushing toward Qinghe Town.

Li Dynasty.

Still just as dangerous.

In just one quarter of an hour, over a hundred people all lost their lives on the spot.

The bloody stench of the scene instantly permeated the air.

Lu Yao looked at the corpses of these people, her beautiful eyebrows twitching.

Is he alright?

Not at all alright.

He.

Is he alright?

She used a cloth strip to wipe her sword, thinking to herself.

How is this to be fought?

Fight by mixing the troops.

And so.

Liu Zheng went against the crowd and insisted on holding Qinghe Town to the death; this time, even Xiao Qian did not particularly support him.

It was too tragic.

At this time, their army had already entered a vicious cycle; even though reinforcements were coming in a steady stream from all over Joseon, the quality of the troops was getting worse and worse, and some who came to reinforce hadn't even been on a battlefield before.

This time.

Mizuno Masashige personally led an army of two hundred thousand to launch a fierce attack. In the first round, he beat the one hundred thousand Joseon troops into a panicked retreat.

Xiao Qian was still directing the battle.

Let alone the losses of Joseon in every major battle.

Under these circumstances, the Wa general offensive began.

What is a general offensive? Some might ask, were the previous attacks not general offensives? They involved tens of thousands, over ten thousand at a time. Of course not; for the first half-month, they were mostly clearing out some of the defensive works at Qinghe Town and those regular troops. Once they felt they could launch a general offensive, they then unleashed the final, fierce assault on this side.

Moreover, in this kind of large-scale warfare, the effect of lime was greatly diminished.

Very quickly.

The shortcomings of the Li Dynasty's Weaponry and Equipment being too inferior and the personnel's combat proficiency being low were still too severe.

The war drums had not stopped since this morning.

For this battle, Liu Zheng had prepared too much. Of course, most of it was using what was available on the spot; things like lime had played a great role when the rain first started, and as for Petroleum, it was probably non-existent in all of Joseon. The Musketeers from Longyan could still serve as a deterrent, but unfortunately, in the battle where Li Zhenzhu made a mistake, almost all of them were lost.

However, something like lime can serve as a Surprise Unit, and it is fine to use it occasionally.

It is alright.

Facing the Wa army, the few Red Barbarian Cannons brought from Liangzhou still played a significant role at this time.

"Fire the cannons!"

Too poor.

Too terrible.

If they all wore the Plate Armor of the Liangzhou Army, they wouldn't have died in a single exchange; the Liangzhou Army's Plate Armor could even withstand the Wa's famous Musketeers at long range. If they could have the Refined Steel Weapon of the Liangzhou Army, they wouldn't have ended up so miserably on the battlefield; these things were too important.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

With the support of the Cannon and the defensive line built by the flesh and blood of the Li Dynasty soldiers, it could only be said that they barely held off the Wa army's general offensive.

Tragic.

"Fire the cannons!"

The improved Red Barbarian Cannon had a long range; one shot landing among the Wa army could always take away many of their soldiers.

"Boom, boom, boom!"

In reality, however, his heart was already churning with turbulent waves, unable to calm down for a long time.

The battlefield is like fire, the true nature of a man.

At this moment, it was manifested to the fullest.

Still tragic.

Wave after wave of Li Dynasty soldiers, knowing they would surely die, still went to use their own lives to block these Wa troops. Knowing they would surely die, they still did not want to hand over Qinghe Town! Knowing they would surely die, they were still willing to die! In the end, just as Liu Zheng had predicted, the Li Dynasty soldiers almost used their own corpses to pile up a small hill to block the advance of the Wa army!

Liu Zheng watched all of this quietly.

On this day, the Li Dynasty still held off the Wa army's general offensive.

However, the Li Dynasty's combat losses set a new record.

Fifty thousand!

"Vice Minister Liu, we really cannot go on like this."

"Vice Minister Liu!"

"Retreat!"

They could not bear to see so many people die.

Liu Zheng shook his head decisively: "Continue to hold."

A group of generals had already begun to weep.

In one day, fifty thousand killed in action!

The wounded were countless.

"What?"

At this, even Xiao Qian was about to get angry.