Chapter 1849: Chapter 1849 Got In Lotherland Successfully
When Ye Liuyun and his troops arrived at Lotherland, more than twenty thousand bandits had gathered beneath its walls. From time to time, martial practitioners would fly up the ramparts to kill the guarding soldiers. At the moment, Lotherland was in dire straits.
This was the first fight of the Dark Legion. Six thousand of them approached silently, without a hint of genuine energy fluctuation. However, their uniformly neat black armour put intense pressure on both the bandits and the city’s defending soldiers.
"Attack!"
At Ye Liuyun’s command, the army began to slowly advance. The archers, standing at the front, launched their long-distance attack.
Almost immediately, a multitude of the bandits outside the city were shot down.
The city’s soldiers, seeing Ye Liuyun’s troops attacking the bandits, immediately began to cheer, "The reinforcements are here! We’re saved!"
Several of the bandit leaders then gathered to strategise.
"What’s there to be afraid of? They’ve come to die. Don’t let such a chance go to waste! We were separated last time so we didn’t dare to fight with a large group of soldiers. Now it’s different. Our numbers are three to four times theirs. It’s time to show them what we’ve got."
"You’re right! We’ve already wiped out most of the city’s soldiers. Once we get rid of these 5,000 men, we can still attack the city. Once the troops entered Lotherland and join the defense team, we won’t stand a chance anymore!"
Most of them agreed with the plan to get rid of Ye Liuyun’s troops first.
"Since everyone agrees, let’s go up together and fight them close. We’ve got the upper hand in close combat!"
And so, after the bandit leaders came to a unanimous opinion, they rallied their gangs and led all bandits in a surging onslaught.
Ye Liuyun and others were afraid that they would flee, but now, they felt relieved.
After the archers had put up a defensive front, they slowly began to withdraw.
The crossbowmen then moved up front to intercept at close quarters.
Just these two rounds of attacks alone brought down a large number of bandits.
Afterward, soldiers armed with long spears and shields moved to the front lines. The incoming martial practitioners were like straw men. They were shot by the long spears within one or two moves.
When the bandits saw that they had already rushed to the front lines, they realised that retreating was no longer an option for them. Otherwise, they would be pursued by the crossbowmen and archers, becoming sitting targets, and they would die even worse death.
Just like this, as the bandits rushed up one row at a time, the soldiers slew them one row at a time. The advantages of these martial practitioners could not be brought into play at all.
Several bandit leaders, upon seeing the unfavourable situation, gathered all their strong men to try and attack Ye Liuyun’s army from the center.
But as they approached the front, Ye Liuyun’s army suddenly parted to the sides, giving them space to go into the middle. After the bandits rushed in, the soldiers closed in on them again.
Ye Liuyun, Yu Xiaofeng, Xiong Wanlin and others also rushed in at this time, attacking these bandit leaders.
Lei Ming, Dragon Lady, and others, seized the opportunity to charge into the group of bandits.
Manshu and Lei Ming then unleashed their Power of Ice, while Dragon Lady and Ye Tiandao were responsible for the killing. Black Panther, along with archers and crossbowmen, began to surround and kill those bandits who tried to escape.
The soldiers also began their assault. They teamed up into groups of three and coordinated with other groups to kill their way in. The few people recently subdued by Ye Liuyun also demonstrated their power in the fight.
Mu Tianyee never missed with his arrows. Together with other archers, he shot dead all the martial practitioners attempting to escape.
Yu Xiaofeng and Xiong Wanlin charged directly into the fight, while Bai Tianguang, Wu Muhai, and Tong Xin hid in a distance, commanding feral beasts and puppets to launch Divine Soul attacks.
A few bandit leaders were taken down by them just like that when Ye Liuyun hardly took any action.
Xiao Yunfang led the soldiers in the rear to mop up the remaining bandits and clean up the battlefield.
The battle was going very smoothly, and it was incredibly easy for the soldiers to deal with these bandits with higher realms.
"That’s a hell of a formation, even just a team can hold the martial practitioners of the Third Realm off."
"Exactly! If a few groups work together, the trapped martial practitioners won’t even have time to react before they’re killed!"
"Who knew we could wipe out twenty thousand men so effortlessly!"
Many soldiers, looking at the bodies of the bandits strewn across the ground, couldn’t help but express their astonishment.
The corpses and resources were collected uniformly in this aftermath clean-up, the soldiers wouldn’t even need to lift a finger.
At this very moment, Ye Liuyun’s soldiers were already holding Alora Crystals in their hands, using them to replenish their genuine energy.
The soldiers defending Lotherland were completely stunned.
"These men are too powerful!"
"Which army are they from?"
They too, talked amongst themselves on top of the city walls.
Ye Liuyun then brought Yu Xiaofeng to negotiate with them, identifying themselves.
The commander of the defender, although initially hesitant, knew they wouldn’t be able to resist this elite force. Consequently, they simply opened the city gates and welcomed Ye Liuyun’s troops into the city.
He was well aware of Ye Liuyun’s intentions, and directly conveyed to him, "More than 20,000 of our defenders have held out here for more than ten days. We lost more than 5,000 lives. We’ve doing this for the sake of the people of Lotherland.
This whole time, the City Lord Manor, didn’t even send us a single reinforcement. If you wish to take over the place, we’ll not interfere. We just hope you won’t harm the civilians!"
"The City Lord Manor’s too much! It’s as if they’re not from this city! Upon hearing this, Yu Xiaofeng became extremely angry at the City Lord Manor’s actions.
The city guard commander also couldn’t help but sigh helplessly as well.
Ye Liuyun also nodded and comforted him, "You’ve all worked hard! Go and rest. Don’t worry, we won’t harm the civilians!"
Ye Liuyun left three thousand soldiers behind, replacing the city’s guards to allow them rest.
As for the remaining troops, they went directly towards the City Lord Manor.
At this moment, the people of the City Lord Manor were in complete chaos.
When their spy reported that the bandits had been annihilated, they were very happy. However, when they found out that Ye Liuyun was leading troops towards them, they became nervous.
After their city lord, He Qianzhong was killed by Ye Liuyun, his eldest son took over the position. Yet, his style was just like his old man, focusing only on amassing wealth without any regard for the safety of the civilians.
He gathered all the talents in the manor, preparing to retaliate. If they couldn’t fight back, they would then surrender, offering half of their wealth in exchange for their lives.
However, Ye Liuyun did not give him that chance, rushing in with Lei Ming and his men like a thunderstorm, killing indiscriminately. There was no opportunity for surrender.
The legion’s soldiers also surrounded the City Lord Manor, clearing out its occupants from outside in, not letting a single one escape.
These people of the City Lord Manor, who lived in luxury and lacked training in battle, were even weaker than the bandits outside. In less than an hour, they were all eliminated by Ye Liuyun and his men.
Ye Liuyun left half of the wealth in the City Lord Manor, which was considered a recovery of some of his investment costs.
Afterward, Yu Xiaofeng led the three thousand soldiers to wipe out the bandit lairs nearby one by one. The bandits inside many of these lairs had mostly been wiped out already. There were not many people left in the lairs, and their progress was smooth as well.
Half a month later, Yu Xiaofeng returned to Lotherland with the resources from the treasure houses of these lairs.
During this period, the order in Lotherland had resumed to normal.
The city guards and Ye Liuyun’s troops were also safe.
At this moment, the order from Prince Liang arrived in Lotherland.
"Ye Liuyun, you’re rewarded with the position of the City Lord of Lotherland for your meritorious service in fighting the bandits!"
