Chapter 1305 1216: A Fair Duel
Chapter 1305 1216: A Fair Duel
A million terracotta warriors had already advanced beneath Yunmeng County.
Although Fang Jinchun and the others had seen terracotta warriors often in the Qinling Museum, today's sight of the terracotta warrior attack was a first.
Seeing the million terracotta warriors charging toward the city gate, Fang Jinchun and the others felt a bit nervous.
"Boss, shall we attack now?" Fang Jinchun asked.
"Yes, there's nothing we should fear," Ma Jun also shouted.
Hu Wei stood to the side, muttering repeatedly, "I like being bitten by you, I like being bitten by you..."
With Hu Wei's constant muttering, mushrooms appeared one by one in Hu Wei's hands.
Seeing Fang Jinchun and the others ready to jump into action, Wang Yan chuckled softly and said, "Since it's a battle of terracotta warriors, there's no need for us to step in."
Saying that, Wang Yan waved his Starlight Ring, and as a gust of eerie wind blew, ten thousand Jiao Cavalry appeared on the city wall.
Seeing these ten thousand Jiao Cavalry, Fang Jinchun and the others were first stunned, then wildly jubilant.
"It's the Blazing Flame Flood Dragon."
"Boss turned the Blazing Flame Flood Dragon into terracotta warriors."
Indeed, just as they saw, the Blazing Flame Flood Dragon, though still in its three-clawed form, was now covered in gray scales, appearing even more majestic.
Especially the Yin Soldiers riding on the Blazing Flame Flood Dragon, clad in armor and wielding curved blades, looked supremely formidable.
As the ten thousand Jiao Cavalry appeared, they immediately charged toward the army attacking the city.
At that moment, the attacking army was carrying logs to smash against the city wall. The sudden charge of the Jiao Cavalry left them unable to dodge in time.
Moreover, with the logs resting on their shoulders, dodging was difficult. As the Jiao Cavalry charged down, tens of thousands of the attacking army were immediately killed.
The remaining army couldn't maintain their formation; the logs on their shoulders all fell to the ground, lifting the siege threat immediately.
Seeing this, Hu Wei couldn't help but clap and laugh heartily, "Hahaha, truly impressive! Someday I too will get some terracotta warriors to play with."
Wang Yan smiled slightly and said, "The reason I called you here is precisely for this purpose. Once this battle ends, I'll teach you a spell."
Fang Jinchun and the others immediately nodded, seeing Wang Yan's casual demeanor, but they didn't take it seriously.
However, what they didn't know was that the spell Wang Yan was going to teach them was the Rejuvenation Technique, extremely astonishing even in the Great Qin Empire.
At this time, after the Jiao Cavalry crushed the siege's main formation, they charged into the second shield formation.
Meng Ao reacted swiftly, immediately ordering the shield formation to move into a ring, raising their shields to fend off the Jiao Cavalry.
Although the Jiao Cavalry charged, most were blocked by the shields, with only a few thousand breaking into the shield formation.
The spear formation immediately surged forward, encircling the few thousand Jiao Cavalry, and soon wiped them out.
Then, three hundred thousand longbowmen immediately drew their bows, and in an instant, arrows like rain showered onto the Jiao Cavalry outside the shields.
The Jiao Cavalry were cornered by the shields, unable to advance. As they saw the rain of arrows, they could only raise their curved blades to block.
But the rain of arrows was too dense, and in an instant, more than half the Jiao Cavalry were struck and fell off the Blazing Flame Flood Dragon.
The remaining Jiao Cavalry hastily retreated, but by then, a second wave of arrows had fallen, piercing into the Jiao Cavalry again.
With the second wave of arrows, the final remaining Jiao Cavalry shattered into rubble, all falling to the ground.
Seeing this, Meng Ao couldn't help but laugh aloud, "Hahaha, these dragon-riding terracotta warriors may seem impressive, but with such a single type and limited numbers, you can't stand against me."
Seeing all ten thousand Jiao Cavalry slain, Wang Yan furrowed his brow slightly, but upon hearing Meng Ao's words, the frown lifted, and a smile emerged, "Single-type troops, single-type troops, hahaha, I finally understand now."
Thinking this, Wang Yan pointed with his finger, and the scattered fragments of Jiao Cavalry rapidly converged. As they converged, the Jiao Cavalry flew back.
Once fully converged, they transformed back into a neat formation of ten thousand Jiao Cavalry.
This time, however, not all Jiao Cavalry were wielding curved blades.
Three thousand of them held shields, three thousand held longbows, and four thousand held curved blades.
At this moment, the shield-wielding Jiao Cavalry took the front, the longbow-wielding Jiao Cavalry took the rear, and the curved blade-wielding Jiao Cavalry were sandwiched in the middle.
Wang Yan smiled slightly and said to Meng Ao, "Thanks for revealing how to manipulate terracotta warriors."
Seeing this, Meng Ao immediately regretted it and wished he could slap himself.
In normal circumstances, Meng Ao wouldn't have minded saying these words because changing the types of terracotta warriors typically required hiring expert craftsmen and ten days to half a month.
But Meng Ao forgot that Wang Yan was capable of crafting terracotta warriors himself, and at such astonishing speed.
In just a blink, Wang Yan had changed the troop types of ten thousand Jiao Cavalry.
Even though Meng Ao kept a nonchalant outward appearance, he was deeply frustrated inside and shouted, "Though you changed the troop types, you can't compensate for your lack of numbers. My army of a million is enough to kill you."
Saying that, Meng Ao commanded the million terracotta warriors to charge toward the ten thousand Jiao Cavalry.
Then three hundred thousand terracotta warriors continuously shot long arrows falling into the Jiao Cavalry ranks.
This time, with the shield soldiers' protection, the Jiao Cavalry could block the arrow rain.
However, due to the vast numbers of terracotta warriors, as long arrows kept falling, the Jiao Cavalry were continuously slain.
This time, the ten thousand Jiao Cavalry lasted a stick of incense's time before being completely wiped out again.
Seeing this, Wang Yan waved his hand again, restoring the ten thousand Jiao Cavalry to human form. But this time, all ten thousand held shields.
Seeing this, Meng Ao snorted coldly, waved the command flag, and the longbow troops retreated while the spear troops charged at the ten thousand Jiao Cavalry.
Spears against shields exposed the mobility disadvantages, and quickly the spear formation broke into the shield ranks, defeating them instantly.
Wang Yan waved his hand again, transforming the ten thousand Jiao Cavalry into five thousand shield soldiers and five thousand longbowmen.
The longbowmen shot arrows while the shield soldiers provided cover, and with such collaboration, the power of the Jiao Cavalry intensified.
Like this, Wang Yan kept altering the Jiao Cavalry types, contending with the million-strong army.
Though their attack and defense power increased with regular coordination, the limited numbers of ten thousand Jiao Cavalry made them persistently overwhelmed by the million troops.
Nonetheless, Meng Ao grew increasingly irritable. Despite his numerical advantage, the ten thousand Jiao Cavalry seemed indestructible.
The longer it went on, the more furious Meng Ao became. He shouted at Wang Yan, "Demon Wolf King, you will perish sooner or later, don't waste so much time. But since you're still noteworthy, I'll give you a chance to wager with me. Do you dare?"
Wang Yan raised an eyebrow and asked, "How shall we wager?"
"You and I will battle fairly. Whether yours or mine, none of the terracotta warriors shall be restored. If I fail to conquer your Yunmeng County in this battle, I'll withdraw immediately and cease harassment forever."
Upon hearing this, Fang Jinchun and the others nearly exploded with anger. Wang Yan's advantage lay in the rapid restoration of terracotta warriors, and Meng Ao's so-called fair fight annihilated Wang Yan's one advantage. Wasn't he treating people like fools?
However, Wang Yan pondered for a moment and surprisingly nodded in agreement.
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