Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

Chapter 1033: Chapter 368: The Battle of Hongguan, Zen Gold Powder and Six Vajra Mantras, the Shortsighted and Foolish Eight Townsmen

“The Guru’s might, this is the Guru’s might, how could it be…”

That soldier collapsed with a loud thud, and just before breathing his last, his eyes were fixed on the golden light surrounding the Qinghepu soldier, his face full of unwillingness.

And this soldier’s fate was just a microcosm!

“My Ten Thousand Forged Weapon can’t break through their defense, how is this possible?”

“Ten Thousand Forged, even my silver-made sword can’t break through, what about yours?”

“Vajra Undying Body, what kind of thing is this, can just chanting bring it about?”

“Where did the Dajue Temple get these mystical means?”

“This is not the time to worry about this, quickly prepare to retreat!”

……

In an instant, the entire battlefield was filled with shock and confusion. Forget about breaking through this group’s golden bodies, many people’s weapons were too poor, they even directly snapped when struck against the enemy.

This didn’t only happen to soldiers of the Earth-digging Realm, even those at the Cold Resistance Level were the same. The reinforcements of the Seven Towns, the Defensive Army of Jiangxia Town, all at the Cold Resistance Level, were all stunned at this moment.

Pfft…

“Retreat, turn and break through the east side, quickly!”

The one under the greatest pressure was undoubtedly Jiang Yuanlong. He was directly struck away by Yan Xin’s Zen stick. Looking at the chipped longsword in his hand, then raising his head to see Yan Xin enveloped in golden light, he didn’t hesitate at all. He didn’t even look at the battle situation, directly ordering everyone behind him to retreat.

They simply couldn’t break through the opponent’s defense, how could they continue fighting?

No matter how many Jiangxia people there are, it’s impossible to win.

The reason these Zen Temple Bhikkhus didn’t wear armor was now evident.

With such mystical means, what need do they have for armor?

“Now you want to retreat, too late!”

Upon hearing Yan Xin’s words, Jiang Yuanlong glanced at the eastern pass, his entire face immediately flushing, his pupils trembling incessantly.

So far, all 180,000 Earth-digging Realm soldiers had entered the pass.

And more than a thousand Zen Temple Bhikkhus had long been blocking the pass, and those with the golden bodies, relying on their invulnerability, charged directly through the crowd, quickly assembling on the east side.

Closing the door to beat the dog, obviously not planning to let them out.

“Run, quickly run!”

“Can’t fight, simply can’t fight, staying here only means being killed.”

“Can’t break their defense.”

……

Frantic shouts kept ringing in his ears, Jiang Yuanlong saw the chaos in the valley, with not a hint of formation left, and finally realized that the Dajue Temple let them in on purpose, his face full of regret.

Not just now, but even last night’s Snow Forest raid, was also deliberately lost.

“What a crafty tactic, sacrificing so many lives just to put on a show for our Army Chief, such a Demon Temple, fiends, fiends!”

Upon suddenly realizing, Jiang Yuanlong looked up at Yan Xin, squeezing out each word almost through his teeth, showing his inner fury.

…………..

As the battle at Hongguan Pass raged on, a kilometer away on the northwestern mountain wall, five figures perched on the branches of a horizontally growing large tree, observing the battlefield intently.

“Eight Towns have fallen!”

“This Jiang Yuanlong is indeed a smart person, but he didn’t consider that his opponent was a deceitful monster, one who doesn’t value human life, losing is no injustice!”

“Vajra Undying Body, if I’m not mistaken, should be inhaling Zen Gold Powder, then chanting the spell three times, causing body transformation. It’s similar to before, when holding a Molten Fire Pill with the tongue, then chanting three times, it’s the same tactic. The methods of those five Gurus are indeed astonishing!”

“With this kind of fighting, even an organized army would have a hard time winning, let alone 180,000 Earth-digging Realm soldiers. No wonder this Dajue Temple, with over 70,000 men, dares to occupy Hongguan and rival the Eight Towns.”

“This Dajue Temple is definitely a scourge, not to be underestimated.”

……

Upon hearing Xia Chuan and the others’ exclamations, Xia Hong’s eyes flickered slightly, then he suddenly turned to ask, “I remember the last message Xu Ning sent mentioned there being twin luminous green pupils in the Great Awakening Hall, and meeting their gaze means death, right?”

All four nodded, evidently not understanding why Xia Hong was asking this.

“Tongue, nose, eyes…”

Xia Hong pondered briefly, a gleam of insight flashed through his eyes, and he quickly concealed it, then turned to the four and smiled, “Though it’s just 180,000 Earth-digging Realm soldiers, it qualifies as a large-scale battle. You four are all in charge of commanding troops, bringing you here to observe, it can’t just end with watching.

This Jiang Yuanlong is certainly not stupid. If you four were in charge, it might not go better than him. Such a lesson paid with so many lives, you must all keep it in mind. Once we return to Wuyuan, let Yuwen Dao take the lead in compiling this battle into records, preserve it in the Military Department, make sure every Colonel and Commander in the army carefully studies it. I don’t want Great Xia to lose so many people in a battle like this in the future.”

“As you command!”

Yuwen Dao immediately clasped his hands in response, his expression considerably solemn.

As the Director of the Military Department, in charge of Great Xia’s military affairs, he quickly recognized the importance of Xia Hong’s order.

Though only two regular armies participated in the Battle of Hongguan, the combined forces exceeded 250,000, providing substantial educational significance to Great Xia, which had never experienced such a large-scale battle.

“Eighteen thousand men, drawn from every village-level camp within the Eight Towns Territory, all lost in one battle. Judging by the Dajue Temple, they intend to kill many, isn’t Eight Towns at a significant loss this time?”

Upon Yuan Cheng’s remark, Xia Chuan and the other three immediately shook their heads.