The heavy crossbow arrows pierced straight down and instantly pierced a monk from the Kamikaze Squadron, Dong Penglai. The soldier who usually showed off his power to the people did not even have a chance to scream, and died.
Yamamoto Yu still underestimated the enemy, or he didn't pay attention to this battle from the beginning. After all, when he faced the Nishihorai army before, he had never felt even a trace of pressure. It was basically a crushing situation.
But the addition of the Cangyun Empire Expeditionary Force has completely changed this situation. At this time, if you still have the mentality of being the best in the world, failure will become inevitable.
When he saw that most of his assault team was killed or wounded after several rounds of arrows, Yamamoto Yu's face turned from ugly to furious. Feeling the accusing and contemptuous eyes of Kawashima Yoshi behind him, his whole body was on the verge of explosion.
"Pass my order. All troops will move forward. The monks will stand in front to block the enemy's long-range attacks. The crossbow regiment will cover the main force on the flanks. All the energy stone shields will be opened. No need to consider consumption. Our Seventh Legion can still use it."
But anger is anger. After all, Yamamoto Yu is not a simple bastard like Tojo Kuma. After understanding that his opponent is a tough guy, he calmed down and started arranging his troops. This surprised Kawashima Yoshi, who was originally waiting to watch the show.
As Dong Penglai's army began to move forward step by step, Pu Hui, who had been observing the battlefield situation in the trenches, also promptly ordered to stop firing crossbows. Although no greater results were achieved, it was enough to cripple the kamikaze squad and severely dampen the enemy's spirit.
A very good start.
"The next step is a tough battle. The famous Seventh Army of Dong Penglai. I want to see if you can break through my defense line. When the battle on the west bank is over, it will be the end of you invaders."
Simply speaking from the hard strength of the two armies, Pu Hui is not as good as the Seventh and Eighth Legions, but you must know that he is known as the best general in the entire Cangyun Empire for positional defense.
After seizing the terrain and building fortifications in advance, it was simply an impossible task for Yamamoto Yu and Kawashima Yoshi to quickly win the battle as planned.
The main forces of the two armies have officially handed over, and the Ninth Army Corps, which is responsible for the "easiest" battle, has already fallen into a situation of imminent destruction.
An energy stone mecha roared and fired at the monks of the Cangyun Empire who were rushing forward. However, when the formation was completely separated, even if it represented the highest level of energy stone technology, it could only fall into a situation of being dragged to death.
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Along with the Starfall Sword and Cangyue Sword, two sword energy, one gold and one silver, passed through the mecha's leg joints, and the huge body suddenly sank and fell to the ground.
As soon as the driver opened the door and tried to escape, Bai Jingting, who was following closely, chopped off his head with a sword.
"There are three left, Qingzhu, let's go up and take care of them all."
The hearty thrill of battle made Li Mu's blood boil. He seemed to have endless strength all over his body. He stepped forward and jumped onto the next energy stone mecha with Lin Qingzhu.
As the other main force on the battlefield, Wu Sheng Faxiang and Little Monkey were already furious. The two behemoths rushed directly in front of Tojo Bear. Neither the energy stone cannon nor the empty chariot could stop their progress.
The soldiers of the Ninth Legion did not resist. During this period, they also used chain tactics many times to restrict the little monkey's movements.
But in the battle in Qinglan City, how could Xiaopi, who had already suffered a loss from this trick, make the same mistake again? With its strength greatly increased, it kept moving around, and even used its strength many times to pull on the chains that were shot.
, and threw away all the powerful weapons of the Ninth Legion.
The so-called defeat was overwhelming. The Ninth Army Corps, which had no cohesion in the first place, could not organize a counterattack at all. The general, Tojo Kuma, retreated again and again. If he had not understood the consequences of being a deserter, he would have been unable to hold on and fled.
As the army with the most popular energy stone technology in the entire East Horai, the Ninth Legion could not even display one-tenth of its strength. Under the ruthless command of Tojo Bear, it was overwhelmed by Li Mu and Liu Long.
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The last energy stone mecha finally failed to withstand the joint attack of Li Mu and Lin Qingzhu. It was first blocked by a flame cage move, and then the silver sword light shattered its own energy stone shield.
The Star Meteor Sword came in like a dragon. The core energy center of the mecha seemed so fragile before Li Mu's full blow. It burst out with the last blue light, and then completely dimmed.
All the powerful energy stone mechas were destroyed, and at the same time, countless black shadows on the far horizon came in with dust all over the sky. They were reinforcements from the Mengshan defense line, and they became the last straw to overwhelm Tojo Bear.
"Report! General, the Ninth Army Corps on the west side was ambushed by an elite enemy team. The enemy troops are less than a thousand, but we have been completely surrounded and suffered heavy losses. We are requesting support."
The frontal battle situation was tense, and Pu Hui's defense line was like brown sugar. No matter how Yamamoto Yu attacked, he could always avert danger. For two full hours, Dong Penglai's ace division was actually blocked. At the same time, Xi Jinping was blocked.
Not only did the Ninth Army Corps, which was responsible for advancing on the side, not receive any good news, but they also wanted to ask for help from their own side. After hearing this, Yamamoto Yu felt his head buzzing and exploding.
"This idiot, Tojo Bear, this idiot, had so many energy stones and weapons in his hands, but he was defeated by a team of several hundred people. It is simply a shame and a great humiliation. This kind of person should go to the military inquisition and have his head chopped off."
At this time, Yamamoto Yu couldn't care less about the face of the shogunate faction, and he cursed Tojo Kuma's incompetence on the spot.
No amount of scolding can reverse the situation that has gradually collapsed. Now more than 80% of the troops of the Seventh Army have been deployed on the battlefield. If they want to support the Ninth Army, they are unable to do so.
"General Yamamoto, why don't we let the Eighth Army go to support General Tojo? The generals of the Cangyun Empire we are facing here are obviously very good at position defense, and the Seventh Army cannot spare any extra strength in a short period of time."
"Although the mission of our Eighth Army is mainly logistics support, the top priority now is to preserve as many energy stone weapons as possible, otherwise the entire Yangjin Lake Battle will be affected."
"I am willing to lead my troops to rescue the Ninth Army. No matter how high the price is, I must rescue General Tojo. Otherwise, if the shogunate launches an attack, I am afraid that both you and I will suffer."
Just when Yamamoto Yu was hesitant, Kawashima Yoshi, who had always been silent, actually took the initiative to ask for help.
"This... Then there is General Raukawajima. Although Tojo Bear is stupid, he has a good uncle. He cannot die here no matter what. Otherwise, the wrath of the shogunate will indeed not be something we can bear."
It turns out that the mysterious Eighth Army has always existed in Dongpenglai's military system as an auxiliary army. In past battles, it was usually only responsible for the construction of early fortifications and the cleaning of the battlefield in the later stages.
Therefore, although Kawashima Yoshiro is also the commander of the army, compared with Yamamoto Yu and Tojo Kuma, his level and power are still much lower, so naturally he has no say.
At this time, Yamamoto Yu could not be happier to volunteer to take on the support task that was like a hot potato. Anyway, even if he failed, the person who died would not be a member of the Seventh Army.
If he could rescue Tojo Bear, he would be doing himself a favor. Otherwise, if the shogunate would accuse him, even if he was the commander of the army, it would be difficult for him to escape unscathed.