Translator: SumTLMan
“Stop!!” Yang Ye spits out a command.
Boom!!
The army formations stopped without hesitation at the moment when he opened his mouth. During this moment of pause, the army kept the complete triangle formation with the spearmen on the outside and archers inside.
“Triple Spear Formation, raise the long spears and kill!!” Yang Yanping also gave an order.
Every Hidden Spear Formation has three rows of spearmen. As soon as this order was issued, the spearmen in the first row are immediately seen kneeling down on one knee. At the same time, the long spear tips pointed upward. Then, the soldiers pointed the spears forward diagonally with the long spear’s tail end directly standing erect from the ground. The second row of long spears came down as if ready to thrust forward at any moment.
The third row of spearmen intersects with the second row. Staying alert and ready to support and replace the first or second row when needed.
The rows of long-handled spears shined coldly with a frightening awn.
Every army formation is like a hedgehog, instantly revealing its sharp spines. Even the archers began preparing by keeping their bow and arrows drawn. With the sharp arrows pointing towards the outside, the archers are ready to fire within their shooting range.
As soon as the fangs of such an elite army are exposed, they immediately scatter a dreadful baleful Qi.
There is fierce killing intent reverberating throughout the entire battlefield. The movements of all the officers and soldiers are incomparable in number, and every clash is filled with iron and blood, thoroughly revealing the temperament of each soldier.
Looking at the giant wolves rushing in from all directions, no one flinched.
The wolves are the tide, and the army is the unbreakable reef.
“What a powerful force, Yangjia Army is very strong when fighting on foot. This army formation, The Hidden Spear Mountain isn’t meant for defence. But its defensive capability is even more terrifying than a regular defensive formation… If the long spear is strong enough, any enemy who dares to test its strength will be riddled with holes. The clash between both forces will end in a bitter drawn-out collision.”
Yi Tianxing shook his head as he killed all the wolves around him. While he was heading towards Yangjia Army and Yangjia Village. Even he couldn’t help sighing, lamenting to himself that the thirst for vengeance from these wolves was really too strong. Even though he has killed so many giant wolves, they were still determined to completely destroy Yangjia Village.
However, Yangjia Army wasn’t idle either.
During the past, the Song Dynasty had a large shortage of horses and the grassland which could raise horses were controlled by other dynasties. This caused the Song Dynasty army to mainly be composed of many foot soldiers with very few units of cavalry. Therefore, their combat strength on foot is quite strong. Of course, there are exceptions such as an elite army like the Yangjia Army.
“Fellow villagers, when the wolves arrive, do not fear. If we defend the fence together, even those giant wolves will fall to our numbers.” In the village, a large number of people watched on as the giant wolves began charging over. Many villagers are left pale and trembling at the sight, but one would find them unflinching and firm when holding a weapon in hand.
Aooooo!!!!!
The giant wolves quickly rushed to the front of the army without hesitation. After being bathed in the moonlight, one head after another charged for the kill. With their physical defence greatly increased, this caused the giant wolves to be even more fearless during their charge.
The wolves swiped their claws at the brave soldiers. Once a blow lands on the body, the force contained in the blow will send a soldier flying back on the spot.
“Kill!!”
The first row of spearmen had been crouched down on the ground this entire time without even moving. The archers in the formation centre didn’t hesitate when firing the volley of arrows at the incoming giant wolves within their range. These archers are all good shooters with their accuracy being quite high. Especially after experiencing a series of battles in their previous wars with these beasts. These soldiers have grown more accustomed to these types of skirmishes.
At this moment, it’s more important to perform actions normally and flow smoothly like calm water than fight with boiling blood.
One arrow after another sharply cuts through the wind as they travelled extremely quickly through the air.
However, the reaction speed from these giant wolves was equally as amazing. Even if they leapt into the air, some could even capture the trajectory of the incoming sharp arrows and twist their bodies in mid-air to avoid them. Although some of the giant wolves couldn’t completely avoid being shot. They could still turn their bodies sideways, allowing the sharp arrows which were aimed at their vital points to fall on other parts of the body. This reaction speed, manoeuvrability and physical strength are all greater than before when the soldiers were defending behind the fences.
This shows how truly terrifying the howling moon wolf king’s innate magical power was.
However, some giant wolves were still riddled with many sharp arrows. As soon as they were shot, the wolves which immediately fell to the ground were continuously shot by even more sharp arrows from the other archers. In each formation, there no less than a dozen archers firing their arrows at the same time. In a single volley, the damage done is extremely significant. If a giant wolf was shot and happen to fall to the ground, it would either end up dead or gravely injured from the follow-up arrows.
The giant wolves who bravely rushed toward the front of the army under a rain of arrows were forced to then face the sharp tips of the long spears.
The spearmen in the first row hadn’t budged at all… Every long spear stood erect this entire time. As long as a giant wolf rushed over, it would immediately be stabbed by a row of long spears and left riddled with holes. The second row of spearmen, on the other hand, took the initiative to constantly wield their long spears in hand. They performed only the most simple and direct attack, namely a stab.
The soldiers constantly kept stabbing these beasts with their long spears.
When some of the giant wolves were stabbed by the long spear, given the giant wolves’ enhanced physical defence… The long spears only ended up shallowly piercing the fur. It was impossible to pierce too deeply into these giant wolves. To completely kill a giant wolf, several soldiers needed to work together and stab the same vital point at the same time.
Yangjia Army obviously has a great understanding of these giant wolves’ strengths. They have encountered and fought against these giant wolves too many times, so the cooperation between these soldiers has become quite tacit. As long as a giant wolf is stabbed, the soldiers nearby will immediately gather and all attack it together. They will all stab the giant wolf’s vital point with their long spears as quickly as possible, such as the eyes, and decisively kill it.
However, some of the giant wolves were also able to rush into the ranks of the army. Before they died, these wolves were even fiercer when swiping their claws or biting at the soldiers with their wide jaws. During these situations, blood splashed and dripped everywhere.
After these encounters, the soldiers would either end up dead or severely injured.
As for the third row of spearmen, whenever any soldier is injured or even killed, these soldiers will immediately come forward and fill in the missing positions. This was so the army remains in formation, like a reef facing the wind and waves, never falling apart.
The brutality at the beginning of the battle is now becoming extremely tragic.
The giant wolves and Yangjia Army fought and killed each other like crazy. Every moment, giant wolves are dying and officers along with soldiers are falling, only to never rise again.
“You beasts, die for me!” Among the wolves, Yang Yanding gave a loud roar and kept slashing and chopping with his two swords in hand. The two swords were like meat cleavers. Moreover, the force behind each blow is boundless. When a sword cleaves, a giant wolf will be directly split in two from the middle.
The power wielded is so great it terrifies the nearby giant wolves.
When the two swords were brandished, they looked like rotating mowing blades. The giant wolves nearby at this time couldn’t even come close before being split in succession. With corpses being scattered on the battlefield, Yang Yanding’s armour was drenched in blood.
Aooooo!!!!!
At this moment, a silver light quickly flashed by. It was so fast that none of the soldiers could even react. Then, Yang Yanding felt a sharp pain from his back. His helmet and armour were ripped off and a piece of flesh was torn off from his back.
His blood began flowing down from his body.
Nearby, one could see a small howling moon silver wolf. Standing still, it began licking its bloody paw and showing a cruel light in its eyes. Its speed is simply too fast. As soon as it moves, it only looks like silver blur. Its target has already been injured before they could even react.
“Son of a bitch, fight me you beast!!”
Yang Yanding felt the injury on his back but paid no heed to it. His eyes instantly fell on the silver wolf. He gave a loud roar and chopped in its direction with his sword. A sword awn flashed and appeared on top of the silver wolf’s head. But in the same moment, the silver wolf directly dodged the sword awn faster than the sword could land a strike. Then, Yang Yanding suffered another sharp pain as he saw another piece of flesh and blood being torn from his body.
Its speed is faster than his swords.
If his swords cannot strike it, then it cannot be hurt. Naturally, there will be no way for him to cause any real harm to it. The silver wolf’s speed is terrible. Through the silver wolf’s eyes, one can see hatred accompanied by a kind of cruel pleasure.
This was the thrill of finally achieving revenge.
It was also enjoying the excitement and bloodlust from teasing its prey.
Yang Yanping kept waving his long spear at the dozens of giant wolves on the periphery of the formation. The long spear looked like it was performing a swimming dragon dance, and the tip of his spear kept plucking stunning blooming blood flowers. The Yangjia Spear Manual was already very skillfully performed in his hands. Whether he was blocking, stabbing, sweeping left or right. Each action opened up wounds one after another on these giant wolves. Some of the blows struck vital points, killing the giant wolf instantly. The Yangjia Spear Manual is spearmanship meant to be performed on the battlefield, requiring a wide open space and many enemies.
However, he isn’t a cultivator. Although his strength is good and spearmanship superb, he still seems to have some difficulty in supporting this consumption in the face of this giant wolf siege. Pieces of his body and flesh were continuously being torn off by these giant wolves, leaving him in a bloodied mess. His helmet and armour have also been torn off.
Yang Ye’s spear flew like a dragon since he had a deeper and more profound understanding of the Yangjia’s Spear Manual. Each stab carries his ferocious forward momentum and each stab seemed to kill his enemies with only his domineering baleful Qi.
The giant wolves were stabbed by the long spear, and their bodies were completely pierced through.
However, under the constant attacks from the giant wolves, his body is also accumulating wounds while his strength is constantly being consumed.
The whole battlefield is filled with these tragedies.
No one backed down and each soldier sprinkled their precious lifeblood on the battlefield in hopes of victory. Even if they die, they must die in battle.
In front of Yangjia Village.
A giant wolf rushed up to the fence.
The fence is made of wood and can only slightly block the offensive from these giant wolves. Given the height of the fence, as long as a giant wolf jumps, it can easily leap over the fence. Even rushing with its huge body can break create a hole in the fence.
“Kill!!”
A giant wolf jumped into the air and leapt over the fence… Yangjia Army had left the village to defend itself as they battled the wolves outside. The whole village was full of ordinary people, so the wolves surrounding the village had nothing to fear. When they saw the fence, they simply jumped. If Yangjia Army was there, the wolf wouldn’t have easily jumped, but now they have no scruples doing so.
When Lai He saw a giant wolf leaping into the air, his eyes flashed and a trace of splendour appeared on his rugged face. With a loud call, the boning knife in his hand unceremoniously moves.
Poof!!!
The villagers nearby can only see that in Lai He’s hand, the boning knife was quickly waved out before he brought it back. Then, the giant wolf’s body fell directly from mid-air before falling motionless onto the ground. He stood there next to it, looking imposing as the fierce light in his eyes began dissipating.
Hua!!!
Suddenly, a piece of flesh slowly slid down from the giant wolf.
(To Be Continued.)
Abandoned novel?