Chen Qingqing stood on the city wall with binoculars in hand, constantly monitoring the movements of the enemy forces from the four countries.
Seeing the soldiers of the Western Moon Kingdom charging around like headless flies, suffering countless deaths and injuries,
She even began to wonder if Xi Yuelei was an idiot or mentally challenged, watching his soldiers fall one after another without coming up with any countermeasures.
Zhou Jingyuan's heart relaxed, and his tone was full of laughter, "Princess, the firearms you made are indeed powerful. They even stunned Xi Yuelei, leaving him completely bewildered."
"Yes, this gunpowder array is terrible, but if he had used his brain a little, so many soldiers wouldn't have been killed." Chen Qingqing said with some regret, feeling sorry for the soldiers who died and even more heartbroken for their parents who had worked so hard to raise them.
Zhou Jingyuan smiled faintly, "Has the princess softened her heart?"
Chen Qingqing shook her head. "On the battlefield, it's either the enemy dies or we live. How can there be the word 'soft-hearted'? If the enemy doesn't die, we will. Don't worry, I'm not that kind-hearted."
After saying that, she raised her binoculars and looked at the route that Barhu and Nangong Jin had taken.
At this moment, Barhu and Nangong Jin also encountered a horse trap halfway there.
They originally intended to use livestock as the first line of defense, but most of the livestock accompanying the army were given to Goryeo-ju.
Left with no other choice, they led their troops in a desperate charge forward.
It took three whole days and a tremendous amount of effort to finally get through the horse trap.
They thought everything would be peaceful ahead, but to their surprise, an even more terrifying scene awaited them.
With a series of deafening explosions that shook the earth, cries of agony and screams filled the air as severed limbs flew everywhere.
Bargu and Nangong Jin had never seen anything like this before; they were so frightened that they ran away with their heads in their hands.
Neither of them wanted their troops to die in vain, so they remained inactive for three consecutive days.
Bargu was getting impatient. If the Western Yue Kingdom were to capture Anyang first, the Northern Barbarians would gain nothing.
He had no choice but to take the initiative to discuss countermeasures with Nangong Jin.
However, each of them harbored their own ulterior motives and wanted the other to break the Heavenly Thunder Formation.
They discussed it from morning till night, but still couldn't come to a conclusion.
Bargut was so anxious he kept hitting his head, but finally he came up with a perfect solution.
Each side selected 10,000 men to form a suicide squad and bravely venture into the Heavenly Thunder Formation.
Nangong Jin thought this method was feasible, so he nodded in agreement.
The two men were right; they thought 20,000 suicide squad members would be enough to break the Heavenly Thunder Formation.
But the power of the heavenly thunder was immense. Before they had marched even half a mile, with each explosion and howl of terror, 20,000 soldiers were either killed or wounded.
Some were so frightened that they turned and ran, only to be chased down and beheaded by the warlord behind them.
Undeterred, Balgu and Nangong Jin each led another 10,000 soldiers to continue their advance.
Four or five waves of people were blown up in succession.
Even so, they did not give up and continued to send troops toward Anyang.
They fought fiercely, but Goryeoju remained inactive, sending out scouts to constantly monitor the movements along both the eastern and western routes.
It was assumed that one of the armies would be unable to hold out and would flee in disarray, allowing him to lead his troops forward and perhaps reduce casualties.
To his surprise, although the Xiyue army suffered heavy casualties, Xiyue Lei did not back down; instead, he became more courageous in the face of setbacks.
Nangong Jin and Balhu were not intimidated by the heavenly lightning either, and both charged forward at the risk of their lives...
Goryeo-ju knew the power of firearms; a rash advance would only result in more casualties among her soldiers.
In order to preserve the strength of the Western Moon Kingdom, he once again ordered the 50,000-strong army to cease its attack.
He knew the principle of warfare: "It is not the quantity of soldiers that matters, but their quality; it is not the bravery of generals that matters, but their strategy."
Rushing headlong forward is brainless; using sheer numbers is foolish.
A man who is brave but lacks strategy is a reckless fool; a man who is strategic but lacks courage is a coward; a man who is neither brave nor strategic is a sick man; a man who is both brave and strategic is a great doctor.
He didn't want to be like Xi Yuelei and the others, foolishly forcing his way forward.
We must find a way to get through the Heavenly Thunder Formation with minimal losses; that would be the wise thing to do.
Goryeo-ju pulled her hair, pounded her head, racked her brains, and pondered for three days alone in the tent before finally coming up with a good idea.
Dozens of warhorses dragged tree branches to clear a path ahead until the explosions completely ceased.
He then led an army of 50,000 forward.
Although occasional explosions rang out in the ranks, the casualties were relatively small.
On the city wall of Anyang.
Chen Qingqing's initial worries turned into relief. Although the leaders of the Northern Barbarian Kingdom and the Southern Frontier Kingdom were much stronger than those of the Western Moon Kingdom, the sacrifice of 10,000 people was still quite something. It seemed that their brains were also filled with water.
In contrast, the Gao Luo Kingdom, with only 50,000 troops, had to reassess its situation. Holding back was indeed much better than sending them to their deaths.
Just when Chen Qingqing thought that the Kingdom of Goro was afraid, Goryeoju's forces took action.
It must be said that the crown prince of Gaoluo was relatively clever, managing to cross the horse trap and minefield without losing a single soldier.
The four-nation allied forces took eight days to travel the short distance of just over forty miles to reach the city of Anyang.
Goryeo-ju assumed that their Gora Kingdom would be the first to arrive at Anyang City, but little did he know that his large army had not even set up camp yet.
The other two groups of people also arrived at the city of Anyang one after another.
Seeing this, Goryeo-ju was so angry that she gritted her teeth and wanted to immediately order an attack on Anyang City and seize Princess Anyang.
Ke Xiyue Lei sent someone to deliver an order, and all the generals from the four kingdoms were to gather at his place.
Left with no other choice, Gao Lizhu had to bite the bullet and go to Xi Yuelei's central command tent. Upon entering, she almost burst out laughing.
Xi Yuelei had a white cloth wrapped around his head, leaving only his eyes showing; he looked utterly ridiculous.
"Brother Xiyue, what's wrong with your head?" Gao Lizhu suppressed a smile.
Xi Yuelei waved his hand, "Brother Gao, don't ask anymore. My head was almost struck by lightning, but luckily, my head is fine, I only lost an ear."
"Oh my god, then you'll be one-eared!" Gao Lizhu almost burst out laughing, and quickly looked at Balhu and Nangong Jin.
Bargut had one arm wrapped in a white cloth, and Nangong Jin stood to the side with his hands on crutches, looking dejected.
Gao Lizhu couldn't hold back any longer and burst out laughing. "General Ba, Brother Nangong, what's wrong with you two? Did you get struck by lightning?"
"Get out of my way. Whether I get struck by lightning or not is none of your business." Bargu glared at him.
Nangong Jin was so angry she gritted her teeth, "Exactly! Didn't you get struck by lightning?"
"Oh~~ Looks like I'm going to disappoint you." Gao Lizhu moved her arms and legs, touched her head, and put on a look that was sure to infuriate people. "Everyone is fine, I, Gao Lizhu, am completely unharmed, without a scratch."
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