Chapter 378: The Real Tactics Have Arrived!

Bishui City is one of the Ten Great Cities of the Water Yuan Kingdom!

And aside from the Imperial City, these Ten Great Cities are the largest ancient cities in the Water Yuan Kingdom; some say that capturing the Ten Great Cities is equivalent to seizing half of the Water Yuan Kingdom, while the other half naturally refers to the Imperial City!

Lv Wencai is the City Lord of Bishui City, simultaneously commanding fifty thousand troops within the city; holding the official rank of General, his status within the Water Yuan Kingdom is quite extraordinary.

At this moment, he lay on a bed in the City Lord's Mansion, smiling broadly as he stroked an exquisite Storage Ring, admiring the Supreme Treasures inside, all Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures sent recently by Empress Bingning, sufficient to ensure he would not lack Spirit Medicine for ten years.

The condition was very simple: betray the Water Emperor and pledge loyalty to Empress Bingning.

At the time, Lv Wencai agreed without hesitation, for he had already received news that the other City Lords of the Ten Great Cities had all submitted to Empress Bingning; with the tide of events turning this way, he had no reason to refuse.

Moreover, looking at that pile of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures inside the Storage Ring, his heart bloomed with joy, filled with immense delight.

"Report!"

At that moment, a voice rang out; a guard quickly knelt outside the door of the City Lord's Room and shouted loudly, "City Lord, someone is attacking the city!"

Attacking the city?

Upon hearing this, Lv Wencai's eyebrows immediately shot up, his expression turning slightly ugly as he thought to himself, Could it be that the Water Emperor has brought troops to counterattack?

Immediately, he sat up from the bed and asked in a deep voice, "Who are the attackers? How many troops do they have?"

"Replying to the City Lord, the attacker is a youth at the realm of Nascent Soul Stage Layer Ten, leading three thousand troops; for now, we do not know if there are reinforcements!" the guard outside immediately responded.

Lv Wencai instantly froze in shock.

A youth at Nascent Soul Stage Layer Ten? Leading only three thousand troops?

He nearly burst out laughing; was this an attack on the city? This was clearly coming to seek death!

Three thousand troops wish to capture our Bishui City? Does he not know that my Bishui City has an army of fifty thousand?

"Hehe, pay them no mind; dispatch five thousand archers to repel them, and that will suffice!" Lv Wencai chuckled, issued the order, and lay back down on the bed!

A mere three thousand troops; with his cultivation at Infant Transformation Stage Layer Four, how could he possibly take them seriously!

After receiving the order, the guard immediately withdrew.

Meanwhile, outside Bishui City, Xu Que, leading the Three Thousand Snow City Army, suddenly arrived with a deadly strike.

There was no deployment, no plan; like a reckless fool, they simply shouted slogans and charged forward.

The Three Thousand Snow City Army were nearly scared to tears; they had never seen warfare conducted like this—it was damn well too casual.

But they had no choice; since Xu Que had charged, they had to follow.

However, Bishui City did not even bother to close its city gates; it merely drove the common people inside the city, while on the city walls, five thousand archers abruptly appeared in neat and orderly rows, almost filling the entire wall, with five thousand bows and arrows all aimed squarely at Xu Que and the others!

"Charge! Charge!"

Xu Que continued shouting loudly, charging forward like a reckless fool.

Seeing that something was wrong, Er Gouzi immediately cried out, "Kid, are you crazy? Up there are all archers!"

Numerous soldiers of the Snow City Army also felt their scalps go numb; Bishui City was not like that battle at Snow Mountain—the cultivations of these people had not been suppressed, and every single arrow contained a Dharma Spell, capable of taking lives in an instant!

"Eh?" At this moment, Xu Que also lifted his head, as if only just discovering the situation, and his footsteps immediately stalled.

Immediately turning around, he shouted loudly to the crowd, "Run! Run! Everyone retreat quickly!"

This sudden, shameless twist nearly threw everyone's backs out!

The Three Thousand Snow City Army were instantly dumbfounded!

What does this mean?

Weren't we charging? Why are we running now?

Damn it, we haven't even started fighting yet, and we're already running?

Big Brother, what exactly did you come here to do?

However, military orders are like a mountain; since Xu Que possessed Situ Haitang's Military Tally, the others could only obey unconditionally, and they all turned around to retreat.

Among them, Er Gouzi ran the fastest and furthest ahead, not forgetting to shout, "The General's words must be obeyed; everyone retreat quickly, and those who run slowly will be punished according to military law!"

However, watching the crowd retreat with a smile on his face, Xu Que reached into his bosom and pulled out a grenade.

"Click!"

He pulled the iron ring of the grenade, suddenly turned around, and hurled it with great force toward the city walls of Bishui City, then immediately turned and ran.

The soldiers on the walls of Bishui City were also stunned, staring blankly at the several thousand troops retreating below like a tide, unable to react for a long time.

They had truly never seen such a situation before: the opposing several thousand troops had charged over with imposing momentum, yet this side had only dispatched five thousand archers, and before even launching an attack, before the two armies had even engaged, that group had retreated again—what exactly was going on?

"That young person, just before retreating, threw a blackish object; what was that?" on the city walls, an archer asked in astonishment.

"I don't know! Look, that thing is coming toward our city walls!"

"It's too small; I can't see clearly; could it be shit?"

"What are you thinking? Our city walls are protected by a Defensive Array; even if it were shit, it couldn't get close!"

"Never mind that; quickly send someone to report to the City Lord, saying that through our unremitting efforts, the enemy has fled in panic!"

"Good!"

An archer had just nodded in agreement and was lifting his leg to run downward!

But at that exact moment, the grenade struck the city wall, blocked by a layer of light curtain outside the wall!

"Boom!"

The grenade instantly exploded; the tremendous impact force, accompanied by countless tiny shrapnel fragments, caused the Formation Light Curtain outside the city wall to shake violently!

"What is happening? What was that thing just now?"

"Strange; there wasn't the slightest fluctuation of Spiritual Power, yet it actually managed to impact our Defensive Array!"

"Forget it, don't worry about it; having some commotion is even better, as the City Lord will then believe we just experienced a fierce battle!"

The soldiers on the city walls felt only a moment of confusion and did not take it too much to heart.

After all, this grenade had merely caused the Array to shake slightly, causing no destruction whatsoever; moreover, the Snow City Army had already retreated, numbering only those three thousand, which simply could not attract the attention of this group.

After Xu Que and the Three Thousand Snow City Army retreated to a distance, they all came to a halt.

"Kid, what are you up to? Suddenly saying we need to run! If you hadn't said to run, I, the Divine Venerable, would have been the first to charge forward and slaughter that crowd!" Er Gouzi asked on behalf of everyone, his face full of curiosity, while casually blowing a huge boast.

Xu Que turned to glance at Bishui City, the corners of his mouth lifting slightly as he smiled faintly: "That was a tactical retreat, meant to lower their guard and make them think we are a ragtag mob, which will benefit our formal attack later!"

"Just that simple?" Er Gouzi immediately frowned, showing his disbelief; he had clearly seen Xu Que throw out some mysterious object that even caused an explosion.

Xu Que smiled again: "Of course it wasn't that simple; these are scientific methods! First, to get everyone running for a warm-up, stimulating neural responses. Second, to test the power of their City Wall's Defensive Array; as it turns out, it's nothing special!"

"Huh?"

Upon hearing this, the many soldiers of the Snow City Army present were all somewhat stunned.

Was all that running just for a warm-up?

And testing the enemy's Defensive Array as a side benefit? But that explosion just now didn't cause any damage to the enemy!

"Come, come, listen carefully; the real tactic is coming!"

Paying no heed to everyone's expressions, Xu Que placed his hands on his hips and began directly commanding the troops!

"Everyone split into four columns, and do it quickly! The first column, find an open area and stand far away; you'll be responsible for operating the Tanks later, and I will personally teach you how to drive them!"

"The second column, wait on the left and operate the Rocket Launchers! The third column, go to the right and operate the Divine Might Charging Cannons! This move is called 'Dual Cannons Simultaneous Strike'!"

"The fourth column has a very important mission; I will perform an Infusion on you shortly to impart a Divine Skill—the piloting technique from our Explosive Heaven Sect Helicopter Pilot School. We guarantee instruction and mastery; later, you will fly in the air, frantically dropping bombs and firing Machine Guns!"

"And Er Gouzi, you carry several dozen tons of Explosive Packs and charge onto the City Wall; if you play the deserter again this time, I'll stew you into soup!"

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