Synopsis and Starting Chapter Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Chapter 48
Chapter 49
Chapter 50
Chapter 51
Chapter 52
Chapter 53
Chapter 54
Chapter 55
Chapter 56
Chapter 57
Chapter 58
Chapter 59
Chapter 60
Chapter 61
Chapter 62
Chapter 63
Chapter 64
Chapter 65
Chapter 66
Chapter 67
Chapter 68
Chapter 69
Chapter 70
Chapter 71
Chapter 72
Chapter 73
Chapter 74
Chapter 75
Chapter 76
Chapter 77
Chapter 78
Chapter 79
Chapter 80
Chapter 81
Chapter 82
Chapter 83
Chapter 84
Chapter 85
Chapter 86
Chapter 87
Chapter 88
Chapter 89
Chapter 90
Chapter 91
Chapter 92
Chapter 93
Chapter 94
Chapter 95
Chapter 96
Chapter 97
Chapter 98
Chapter 99
Chapter 100
Chapter 101
Chapter 102
Chapter 103
Chapter 104
Chapter 105
Chapter 106
Chapter 107
Chapter 108
Chapter 109
Chapter 110
Chapter 111
Chapter 112
Chapter 113
Chapter 114
Chapter 115
Chapter 116
Chapter 117
Chapter 118
Chapter 119
Chapter 120
Chapter 121
Chapter 122
Chapter 123
Chapter 124
Chapter 125
Chapter 126
Chapter 127
Chapter 128
Chapter 129
Chapter 130
Chapter 131
Chapter 132
Chapter 133
Chapter 134
Chapter 135
Chapter 136
Chapter 137
Chapter 138
Chapter 139
Chapter 140
Chapter 141
Chapter 142
Chapter 143
Chapter 144
Chapter 145
Chapter 146
Chapter 147
Chapter 148
Chapter 149
Chapter 150
Chapter 151
Chapter 152
Chapter 153
Chapter 154
Chapter 155
Chapter 156
Chapter 157
Chapter 158
Chapter 159
Chapter 160
Chapter 161
Chapter 162
Chapter 163
Chapter 164
Chapter 165
Chapter 166
Chapter 167
Chapter 168
Chapter 169
Chapter 170
Chapter 171
Chapter 172
Chapter 173
Chapter 174
Chapter 175
Chapter 176
Chapter 177
Chapter 178
Chapter 179
Chapter 180
Chapter 181
Chapter 182
Chapter 183
Chapter 184
Chapter 185
Chapter 186
Chapter 187
Chapter 188
Chapter 189
Chapter 190
Chapter 191
Chapter 192
Chapter 193
Chapter 194
Chapter 195
Chapter 196
Chapter 197
Chapter 198
Chapter 199
Chapter 200
Chapter 201
Chapter 202
Chapter 203
Chapter 204
Chapter 205
Chapter 206
Chapter 207
Chapter 208
Chapter 209
Chapter 210
Chapter 211
Chapter 212
Chapter 213
Chapter 214
Chapter 215
Chapter 216
Chapter 217
Chapter 218
Chapter 219
Chapter 220
Chapter 221
Chapter 222
Chapter 223
Chapter 224
Chapter 225
Chapter 226
Chapter 227
Chapter 228
Chapter 229
Chapter 230
Chapter 231
Chapter 232
Chapter 233
Chapter 234
Chapter 235
Chapter 236
Chapter 237
Chapter 238
Chapter 239
Chapter 240
Chapter 241
Chapter 242
Chapter 243
Chapter 244
Chapter 245
Chapter 246
Chapter 247
Chapter 248
Chapter 249
Chapter 250
Chapter 251
Chapter 252
Chapter 253
Chapter 254
Chapter 255
Chapter 256
Chapter 257
Chapter 258
Chapter 259
Chapter 260
Chapter 261
Chapter 262
Chapter 263
Chapter 264
Chapter 265
Chapter 266
Chapter 267
Chapter 268
Chapter 269
Chapter 270
Chapter 271
Chapter 272
Chapter 273
Chapter 274
Chapter 275
Chapter 276
Chapter 277
Chapter 278
Chapter 279
Chapter 280
Chapter 281
Chapter 282
Chapter 283
Chapter 284
Chapter 285
Chapter 286
Chapter 287
Chapter 288
Chapter 289
Chapter 290
Chapter 291
Chapter 292
Chapter 293
Chapter 294
Chapter 295
Chapter 296
Chapter 297
Chapter 298
Chapter 299
Chapter 300
Chapter 301
Chapter 302
Chapter 303
Chapter 304
Chapter 305
Chapter 306
Chapter 307
Chapter 308
Chapter 309
Chapter 310
Chapter 311
Chapter 312
Chapter 313
Chapter 314
Chapter 315
Chapter 316
Chapter 317
Chapter 318
Chapter 319
Chapter 320
Chapter 321
Chapter 322
Chapter 323
Chapter 324
Chapter 325
Chapter 326
Chapter 327
Chapter 328
Chapter 329
Chapter 330
Chapter 331
Chapter 332
Chapter 333
Chapter 334
Chapter 335
Chapter 336
Chapter 337
Chapter 338
Chapter 339
Chapter 340
Chapter 341
Chapter 342
Chapter 343
Chapter 344
Chapter 345
Chapter 346
Chapter 347
Chapter 348
Chapter 349
Chapter 350
Chapter 351
Chapter 352
Chapter 353
Chapter 354
Chapter 355
Chapter 356
Chapter 357
Chapter 358
Chapter 359
Chapter 360
Chapter 361
Chapter 362
Chapter 363
Chapter 364
Chapter 365
Chapter 366
Chapter 367
Chapter 368
Chapter 369
Chapter 370
Chapter 371
Chapter 372
Chapter 373
Chapter 374
Chapter 375
Chapter 376
Chapter 377
Chapter 378
Chapter 379
Chapter 380
Chapter 381
Chapter 382
Chapter 383
Chapter 384
Chapter 385
Chapter 386
Chapter 387
Chapter 388
Chapter 389
Chapter 390
Chapter 391
Chapter 392
Chapter 393
Chapter 394
Chapter 395
Chapter 396
Chapter 397
Chapter 398
Chapter 399
Chapter 400
Chapter 401
Chapter 402
Chapter 403
Chapter 404
Chapter 405
Chapter 406
Chapter 407
Chapter 408
Chapter 409
Chapter 410
Chapter 411
Chapter 412
Chapter 413
Chapter 414
Chapter 415
Chapter 416
Chapter 417
Chapter 418
Chapter 419
Chapter 420
Chapter 421
Chapter 422
Chapter 423
Chapter 424
Chapter 425
Chapter 426
Chapter 427
Chapter 428
Chapter 429
Chapter 430
Chapter 431
Chapter 432
Chapter 433
Chapter 434
Chapter 435
Chapter 436
Chapter 437
Chapter 438
Chapter 439
Chapter 440
Chapter 441
Chapter 442
Chapter 443
Chapter 444
Chapter 445
Chapter 446
Chapter 447
Chapter 448
Chapter 449
Chapter 450
Chapter 451
Chapter 452
Chapter 453
Chapter 454
Chapter 455
Chapter 456
Chapter 457
Chapter 458
Chapter 459
Chapter 460
Chapter 461
Chapter 462
Chapter 463
Chapter 464
Chapter 465
Chapter 466
Chapter 467
Chapter 468
Chapter 469
Chapter 470
Chapter 471
Chapter 472
Chapter 473
Chapter 474
Chapter 475
Chapter 476
Chapter 477
Chapter 478
Chapter 479
Chapter 480
Chapter 481
Chapter 482
Chapter 483
Chapter 484
Chapter 485
Chapter 486
Chapter 487
Chapter 488
Chapter 489
Chapter 490
Chapter 491
Chapter 492
Chapter 493
Chapter 494
Chapter 495
Chapter 496
Chapter 497
Chapter 498
Chapter 499
Chapter 500
Chapter 501
Chapter 502
Chapter 503
Chapter 504
Chapter 505
Chapter 506
Chapter 507
Chapter 508
Chapter 509
Chapter 510
Chapter 511
Chapter 512
Chapter 513
Chapter 514
Chapter 515
Chapter 516
Chapter 517
Chapter 518
Chapter 519
Chapter 520
Chapter 521
Chapter 522
Chapter 523
Chapter 524
Chapter 525
Chapter 526
Chapter 527
Chapter 528
Chapter 529
Chapter 530
Chapter 531
Chapter 532
Chapter 533
Chapter 534
Chapter 535
Chapter 536
Chapter 537
Chapter 538
Chapter 539
Chapter 540
Chapter 541
Chapter 542
Chapter 543
Chapter 544
Chapter 545
Chapter 546
Chapter 547
Chapter 548
Chapter 549
Chapter 550
Chapter 551
Chapter 552
Chapter 553
Chapter 554
Chapter 555
Chapter 556
Chapter 557
Chapter 558
Chapter 559
Chapter 560 End
Chapter 561 Side Story
Chapter 562 Side Story
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Chapter 243
“What’s happening?” The leader of the bandit group was a mighty warrior and used the shield to block the arrows. However, he was at a loss as he looked at the defensive walls. Why their allies were attacking them?
“Ballistas! Ready! Shooot!” Xiao Yu roared up. The ballistas were adjusted towards the direction of the bandits and were shot.
Puff~ Puchi~ Puff~
The leader did his best to dodge but he could hardly hide from the spears thrown from the ballista. He tried to block with the shield but the penetrative strength of the spears were much stronger than the shield’s. As a result, one of the spears plunged through his body and killed him on spot.
Xiao Yu’s usage of the heavy ballistas to attack the enemy was a time-tested method. It was wasteful but an effective method.
Touba Hong had goosebumps when he saw the fate of the leader of the bandits. It would be very hard for him to get out of such situation too.
“Open the gates! ATTACK!” Xiao Yu commanded.
The gates were opened immediately. 400 knights were the first to rush out led by Touba Hong while the adventurers and escorts charged on after them.
Boom~
The bandits didn’t know what was happening when they were swept away by the knights. They had been running without a rest for two consecutive days and were extremely tired. Moreover, they didn’t have any formations when they tried to get back to the lair. As a result, the knights trampled everyone that was on their way.
Xiao Yu knew that these bandits were elite units of Red Beard. He overpowered them with the usage of arrows and spears by relying on the defensive walls and then used the heavy cavalry and light cavalry to rain them using the confusion of the moment.
The heavy cavalry (knights) were trampling through the bandits and opening a path for the light cavalry to follow. The bandits didn’t even have a chance to counterattack. They were dispersed in all directions. It would be very hard to catch up with the bandits with less troops so Xiao Yu had ordered them in advance to return after the first wave of attacks.
“Aren’t those the people who decimated our troops in the Ratchet town?” One of the bandits that had participated in the battle at the Ratchet town recognized the 400 knights. He shouted out loudly.
There were no heavy cavalry units in Western Cloud Empire so the surviving bandits immediately recognized Xiao Yu’s troops.
“What? They have attacked our nest while we were out! But how could we have lost the lair? We had so many troops and solid defense walls! How can they break through so many layers of defense?”
The bandits had almost gone crazy. They were frustrated and furious as they rushed from their camp to the Ratchet town to save their boss to find that the city was empty. Afterwards, they rushed back to their camp but found out that it was conquered by the outsiders. Moreover, thousands of their peers were killed within moments.
“What will we be doing now?” The bandits looked towards another leader. They didn’t have their camp and there was nowhere that they could go back to. The base was their foundation which meant that they didn’t have any extra place to even stay for the night.
The leader replied: “They immediately returned after the attack… It means they don’t have much people by their side.. Otherwise, they would just use the confusion and kill all of us in one move.. They have captured the base but must have a lot of casualties…”
“We don’t have equipment for siege.. What are we going to do?” Another bandit asked.
“We will retrieve trees from nearby mountains and make ladders. We must recapture the base or we will die like dogs.” The bandit leader said in a bitter tone. Actually, he wasn’t a high-rank leader. He didn’t even know the identity of the real Red Beard or the power that supported them. As a result, he didn’t know that they could wait or go to find their real boss to counterattack at a later time.
The bandits went to search for trees and make ladders. Most of the mountains in this range were bald. However, there were trees here and there that could be made into ladders.
More than 10,000 bandits search throughout the night and made more than dozens of ladders for the siege.
Xiao Yu smiled as he looked at the bandits who were making ladders: “Hide! They won’t come for a siege if they saw so many people on our side.”
Xiao Yu had more than 10,000 people by his side too thanks to adventurers and escorts. They weren’t elite but quantity of the troops made for the quality at this point. They had killed bandits the last night so the number of bandits had decreased a lot. The bandits were elite troops but they would face lots of casualties if they went for siege warfare. Xiao Yu didn’t want to scare the bandits at this point by showing the real number of troops he had.
Xiao Yu ordered some of the adventurers and escorts to stay on the wall while the rest waited behind the wall for the perfect opportunity to attack.
The bandits saw that there weren’t many people on the walls. They were pumped and shouted loudly in desperate manner to attack and retrieve their base.
Xiao Yu commanded the archers behind the walls to attack in rows so not to scare the bandits.
“These people aren’t opponents for bandits but we have killed a lot of bandits.. and now we have the advantage…quantity wise.. Why are we going through these if we can defeat them by attacking them face on?” Touba Hong asked.
Xiao Yu smiled: “You may be right.. But don’t forget that these bandits are like furious mad dogs right now.. We can opt out to fight them head on but it is like 10,000 people choosing to commit suicide.. There is a better way to deal with the bandits such as this one.. Why would I choose my men to die if they can survive?”
Touba Hong didn’t reply as he silently looked at Xiao Yu. He understood that there were many things that he had to learn from Xiao Yu. He was a good commander but Touba Hong wasn’t a qualified commander in comparison to Xiao Yu. His tactical and strategic thinking was poor in comparison to Xiao Yu.
In addition, from aside it seemed that Xiao Yu wasn’t a rigorous commander. Sometimes it seemed like Xiao Yu was a kid who was playing war games. But Touba Hong saw that every move and every step was calculated to the details. Xiao Yu always used the most effective means to damage the morale of the enemy. These things were very difficult to learn as they could be described as natural talent.
The bandits knew that they had to recapture the base at all costs.
They charged on in a brave manner without a thought about their lives. They faced a lot of casualties but desperately tried to get on top of the walls. Xiao Yu and Grom went back and forth towards the sides of the wall to support the people who were overwhelmed by the bandits.
Antonidas was doing his best too. Cone of the Cold was killing dozens of the bandits in one move.
The battle was finishing in stalemate each time. The bandits had already charged for several times but weren’t successful in breaking through the defense. The casualties that bandits had was far more than Xiao Yu’s side.
At the end, bandits had charged more than 6 times but had left less than 10,000 people by the end of the day.
“Are we going to charge now?” Touba Hong looked at the bandits that had mental and physical fatigue. They could win if they attacked now.
Xiao Yu shook his head: “They don’t have enough rations.. Their combat effectiveness will fall down by tomorrow. We will get rid of them for good when they charge once again.”
The light cavalry of the Western Cloud Empire didn’t carry much rations with themselves because of the weight. Xiao Yu was aware of it and was using it to his advantage. His troops were eating and living well behind the walls. So he didn’t see any urgency to attack the bandits.
“There won’t be much suspense in this battle.. What you need to now is thinking about the usurper…When would be the best time for the coup?” Xiao Yu was aware that there was much bigger problem in front of them. The Western Cloud empire would plunge into chaos if the coup was made. At that time, Xiao Yu had to help touba Hong to get troops to fight against that usurper.
“I don’t think they will make a coup now.. They have been conspiring for long time so they shouldn’t be in hurry.” Touba Hong replied
Xiao Yu shook his head: “It will be soon.”
Touba Hong was surprised: “Why do you think so?”
Xiao Yu smiled: “I can feel.”
In fact, Xiao Yu wasn’t a person to rely on his emotions and feelings. He knew that this mysterious force tried to back Solomon to control the whole northwest which meant that the coup in Western Cloud Empire wasn’t that far away…
Total Chapters in book: 562
Estimated words: 785968 (not accurate)
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Estimated words: 785968 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 3930(@200wpm)___ 3144(@250wpm)___ 2620(@300wpm)
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