Chapter 288- Division Trial
Translator: TeamTWO
Editor: Jun
During the 11th month, the Three Flowers Wine factory had profits of 4000 gold. Including the returns from the Beimu Saltpans, Langshan Minefields, and tax returns, the financial income was 28 thousand gold.
Ouyang Shuo kept 7000, increasing the amount in his storage bag to 110 thousand. he passed the remaining 21 thousand gold to the Financial Department to assign, in which the military expenditure took up a huge amount.
As it was close to the end of the year, many of the huge projects in Shanhai City had ended. The 3 bridges joining up Shanhai City, Qiushui City and Friendship City had been completed.
The official residence area, government department area, and commoner residence area were all nearly completed. Even though the population broke 60 thousand, it only took up 1/4 of the residence area.
The building of the two official roads were also near to completion. The road connecting Qiushui City to Friendship City would be completed within a week. The Tianhai Road to the west would be finished in the new year.
The hardest one was the Tianfeng City wall project. With the current speed, it needed to be dragged until next year.
In the 12th month, the Meritorious Service Division under the Administration Department would start its year-end assessment which would affect their bonuses and their positions. This was the biggest event in the administrative system.
As this was a matter of heavy importance, Fan Zhongyan personally chaired the assessment.
The biggest Chamber of Commerce in Qianshou, the Quanji Chamber of Commerce, had officially set up a branch in Shanhai City, and the migrant wave caused by the Mazu Temple had calmed down.
The philosopher debate quest hadn't had any progress. Shanhai City had not seen or noticed any philosopher visit.
Similarly, the various offices in the system imperial capitals weren't going very well. Ten days had passed, and they hadn't even seen a single historical person, not to mention trying to recruit them.
Gaia 1st year 12th month 1st day
Shanhai City's 2nd division had been built and officially set up.
The 2nd division was star studded. Apart from major general Luo Shixin, the colonels were Lin Yi, Sun Tengjiao, Shao Bu, Heiqi and Sun Chuanlin. They were undoubtedly the top in the Shanhai City army.
They also had a specialty, which was they were young.
Apart from the newly built heavy armored cavalry which was formed from the city protection units and regiments, the remainder of the 5 cavalry regiments were experienced and were the elite of the Shanhai City army.
Hence, the moment they formed, the 2nd division had high combat power and was the greatest out of the 3 divisions.
The next day, Ouyang Shuo arranged the 2nd division to go for the trial. Only the generals in the division could join in, so Ouyang Shuo and Baiqi couldn't.
City North Camp, drill ground.
The 13500 soldiers of the 2nd division formed up; Ouyang Shuo activated the interface and initiated the trial, instantly causing a notification to resound in his ear.
"System notification: Congratulations player Qiyue Wuyi for activating the army group trial, it will be split into division and legion trials, please choose the type!"
"I choose division trial!"
"System notification: choice selected, automatically deducting 5000 gold, will you immediately start?"
"Start!"
Instantly a teleportation gate appeared in the drill ground; it exuded a mysterious feeling.
The testing ground was like a battle quest space with different time settings. During the process, dead soldiers could be revived for free, and those that were revived would be downgraded to a grade 1 normal soldier.
In theory that was no limit in the number of times you could go for the trial. As long as you had money you could start it.
Luo Shixin brought the 5 colonels and walked to Ouyang Shuo. "Marquis!"
"Go!" Ouyang Shuo didn't say much as he trusted these soldiers.
"Yes lord!" Luo Shixin bowed, walking nonchalantly towards the teleportation gate.
Following closely behind him, the various troops followed their colonels through the teleportation gate.
When he went past the gate, what appeared in front of Luo Shixin was a vast grassland.
Looking across, aside from grass, it was still grass and nothing else.
Even so, Luo Shixin didn't put down his guard. He ordered the troops to get into formation to get ready for battle at any time.
As expected, when the last soldier walked through, the teleportation gate disappeared. At the same time, an announcement was made. "Division trial has officially started, lasting to the end would mean you passed!"
As the words were said, numerous wolves appeared in the once empty grass lands, estimated to be no less than 100 thousand of them.
Luo Shixin couldn't believe it; he had never seen so many hungry wolves before. Don't tell me that they would all rush towards them and attack them?
Before he could think, the wolves grouped up and surrounded them, charging towards them.
"Attack!" Luo Shixin was a fierce general who was courageous. He ordered the archer cavalry regiment and the 4 cavalry regiments to attack in 4 directions. As for the bow cavalry regiment, under the protection of the guards unit, they would aim at the wolves.
"Kill!" Lin Yi took the lead and led the first regiment towards the north.
Sun Tengjiao followed closely behind and led the 2nd regiment towards the east. Heiqi attacked the south and Shao Bu attacked the west. The 4 cavalry regiments were like a whirlwind, sweeping the wolves.
When they came into contact, the generals witnessed that these wolves were different. Not only were they fearless, they also had tactics, shocking them.
The vicious wolves were extremely crafty, focusing on the horses. If it wasn't that the 2nd regiment were using the flexible and quick Qingfu horses, there would have been heavy casualties.
Facing 10 times more wolves, the soldiers were riled up. How could they let only wolves sh*t and pee on them?
The 1st and 2nd regiments were heavy armored cavalry, they lacked speed, however as their horses were protected, the wolves did little to them.
Their main weapon was the lance. Unfortunately, it was too heavy and wasn't suitable for battle with the quick wolves. The soldiers placed it into their storage and took out the Tang blades by their side.
As the knives flashed across, the wolf heads fell to the ground.
Lin Yi and Sun Tengjiao gave up on the usual tactics, not charging orderly but instead using a squadron as a group to form up and slaughter wolves.
On the other hand, the 3rd and 4th regiment were light armored cavalry and their main weapon was the Tang blade. They were flexible and could make many changes, randomly moving in and out in the battlefield.
Hence, the tactic that Heiqi and Shao Bu used was to charge together and charge to and fro.
The 5th regiment was in the middle, providing cover fire and attacking from range.
Luo Shixin led his guards unit to sit in the center of the battlefield and didn't choose to attack. The Guards unit was his reserve force to only use when it reached the crucial moment.
The 500 soldiers were the elite chosen from the 4th regiment of the 1st division that Luo Shixin had led. Hence, they had a good understanding of one another.
As the major general, Luo Shixin knew that his role wasn't to slaughter but to make changes to the army based on the situation.
The situation made him frown as it wasn't looking good.
Although the wolf pack had heavy casualties, they seem to be endless. Hence, the cavalry were in a desperate situation and struggled to keep up.
Furthermore, within the four regiments they were fighting for themselves and even competing, making the situation even worse.
Luo Shixin was clear that the 5 colonels were all different, but were also all young and competitive. Thus, they didn't like to lose.
Out of the 5 men, Lin Yi was the most traditional and the one with the most experience. He went from a sergeant all the way to colonel. He had gained much military credits and helped kill many bandits, helping the lord conquer the land.
Luo Shixin was moved to the city north camp and took over Lin Yi, not knowing what he was feeling deep down. Although he was confident, be it skills or leadership, Lin Yi wasn't his match. But he couldn't stop him from having any other thoughts in his heart.
After all, ever since following Ouyang Shuo, Luo Shixin hadn't showed any skill.
Sun Tengjiao was from a refugee camp and followed them to join Shanhai City alongside Ge Hongliang and Xu Zhenchang. The three of them formed a iron triangle and had deep backgrounds.
When he battle started, Sun Tengjiao and been competing against Lin Yi. When he first arrived, he was always below Lin Yi, now both being colonels, how would he not want to prove himself?
Heiqi was a general of the raiders, and after passing an assessment, was finally put to use. Hence, he wanted to prove himself. After all, before surrendering there were more than 1000 men below him.
Shao Bu was a fallen general from the nomadic tribes. The people from the grasslands were competitive, so this was needless to say. Even though he was considered calmer, under the influence of everyone it was hard not to be riled up.
The most stable one was Sun Chuanlin. He was a general from Dali who wasn't happy with bowing down to the rich and famous and left Dali to join Shanhai City.
The tough experience made him cautious and low profile, and he didn't want to compete with others. He only wanted to thank Ouyang Shuo's good grace on the battlefield.
Thinking about this, Luo Shixin's head started to hurt.
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Chapter 289- Murderous Surroundings
Translator: TeamTWO
Editor: Jun
Luo Shixin was very clear that his first test as major general would be how to unite these 5 young generals by his side.
Probably this division trial would be a good opportunity.
In a blink of an eye, the situation on the battlefield changed.
The 2nd regiment was overconfident and unknowingly they were surrounded by the pack of wolves. As the soldiers were in a squadron as units, the sudden increase in wolves increased the pressure and casualties started to happen.
Luo Shixin waved his flag and ordered the 5th regiment to assist the 2nd regiment in order to save them. When Sun Chuanlin received the order, he ordered his troops to aim and shoot at the wolves on the west side.
The flurry of arrows resulted in heavy casualties for the wolves, allowing Sun Tengjiao to lead his troops to break out. As the second regiment returned back to the camp, they had sustained some casualties.
The medical squadron instantly rushed up to do some simple treatment on the wounded soldiers.
Seeing the actions of the wolves, Luo Shixin was certain that behind them there had to be a leader commanding. If not, it was impossible for them to retreat and advance at such opportune moments and even know tactics like surrounding the enemy.
The key to defeating them would be to find the leader.
Only that when one looked out, it was just a sea of grey and everything looked the same. In his eyes, each wolf looked about the same so how could he recognize which one was the lead wolf?
Luo Shixin started to change his thought process. The leader was a commander, so if he was like it, where would he hide?
With this question, Luo Shixin focused and tracked the movement of the wolf packs.
Hundreds of thousands of wolves surrounded the troops and engaged in a slaughter with the army. In the sky, wolf head after wolf head dropped down like it was raining wolf heads.
Their plan to surround the second regiment had failed, so the wolf pack had a new movement.
Their new target was the 1st regiment.
Similar to the 2nd regiment, the 1st regiment fought in squadrons. Luckily, Lin Yi was more experienced than Sun Tengjiao and didn't dare to advance rashly.
Even so, as the first regiment was heavy armored cavalry, it wasn't good at long battles, and long battles had a heavy burden on the bodies of the war horses. slowly the soldiers started to show signs of fatigue and their attacks slowed.
The wolf pack was really alert and upon sensing the enemy's weakness, they attacked. The other wolves on the three fronts also slowly gathered towards the north.
Luo Shixin laughed coldly, "Finally caught you."
He ordered the 2nd and 4th regiments to cut in from the east and west while the 5th regiment was to remain where they were. Luo Shixin led out his Guards unit and charged towards the north.
The Guards unit were dying for some action, and hearing the major general order them, they were like a group of wild horses that were released, charging relentlessly, killing any wolf in their way.
Luo Shixin led the way. He wanted to show off his skills in front of the generals, using the Bintie overlord spear to its limit. With a sweep, the head of a wolf was broken apart.
The generals were shocked, one must know that the skull was the hardest part of the body and he had just swept out at them.
Luo Shixin's spear technique was amazing, and with his god given strength he was just like an overlord. The other generals were nothing in front of him.
A Luo Shixin that tried hard was really terrifying. The wolf pack upon seeing him strut his stuff, a hundred of them surrounded him. Luo Shixin was unfazed and swept left and right, clearing out half of them.
Even so, the wolf pack was fearless and the next wave charged forwards. It seemed like behind them was something really important that they had to risk their lives to protect.
Seeing such a situation, Luo Shixin was more confident and he resolutely charged forward. The large wolf army couldn't stop him as he used the spear in his hand and burst apart head after head; the scene was very majestic.
Seeing their general being so godly, the soldiers all looked on in awe.
At this point, the morale of the soldiers had reached its highest point. A group of young men with their blood boiling, under the leadership of Luo Shixin, charged out of the encirclement.
Luo Shixin took the lead, and when he killed off the last batch of wolves, what he saw shocked him.
Behind them was the leader who looked exceptionally big, standing there motionlessly. This wolf, apart from being a little bigger, had no other unique points.
What was special was the little white wolf that laid on its head.
The wolf was the size of a cat, its fur was white without a single grey hair. What was special was its eyes, which were exceptionally quick at moving. A normal person's eyes wouldn't be as eye catching as those and filled with so much spirituality.
"Major general, is their commander the little pup?" The major of the Guards unit, Suwang, couldn't believe it.
"Heh, that's right. Think about it, which normal wolf would have eyes like that?" If it were before, Luo Shixin would not believe that there were spiritual beasts. Until he came to Shanhai City and saw the Nian Beasts, the world was filled with mysteries.
"So we kill it?" Suwang couldn't bear to.
"No." Luo Shixin shook his head. "This spiritual beast is very rare. Let's capture it and give it to the marquis. I'm sure 3rd miss would really like it."
"Hehe, major general. When did you start sucking up to the marquis?" Suwang teased.
"Tsk tsk tsk!" Luo Shixin was embarrassed. "Go take it down; if it escapes, you're at fault."
"Yes!" Suwang regained his focus and led the Guards unit to surround the white wolf.
At this moment, the wolf pack went insane and rushed towards the north. Luo Shixin was now sure that the little white wolf was the commander.
Seeing that victory was in their eyes, the generals gave it their all to match up with the sudden frenzy of the wolves.
Suwang although looked like he was joking all the time, but when he worked, he did it diligently and carefully, catching the little white Wolf quickly. The little thing was smart and not strong. It's combat power was similar to that of normal pups.
It was the mount of the little white wolf that died a terrible death in the hands of the Guards.
After being captured, the little wolf wasn't afraid, curiously looking at Luo Shixin and the others.
Luo Shixin picked it up from Suwang and grabbed it by its neck, dangling it in mid-air. "Little guy, I know you can understand me. Ask the wolf pack to retreat and don't make unnecessary sacrifices.
The little brat fixed Luo Shixin with a look, using its claws to scratch its little head before turning around and calling out to the wolf pack, "Ao wu~"
"Puchi!" Luo Shixin tried his best to hold in his laughter.
Such a cute sound was totally different from the position the little fellow held. What was key was its cry wasn't loud so Luo Shixin was worried whether the wolf pack could hear it.
What happened next stunned Luo Shixin and the others.
The wolf pack that had been fighting for their lives instantly stopped, looking toward the direction of the little white wolf before turning around and leaving.
In a moment, the wolf pack left like a flood, disappearing as quickly as it came.
Luo Shixin heaved a sigh of relief; he finally did it. What confused him was that there weren't any notifications, and that the teleportation gate didn't appear.
He didn't dare be careless and ordered the troops to set up defensive positions to wait for the next wave.
As expected, before the 2nd division could react, a huge change happened in the grasslands.
In the east, south, and west, fire started. As the wind blew, the fire started to spread and turned the grassland into a sea of fire.
Such a scene was what the soldiers had never seen before, throwing the forces into an uproar. However, Luo Shixin was calm and ordered the troops to compact their defenses and go towards the north where there wasn't fire.
Just at that moment, from the safest north direction, the rumbling of horses galloping could be heard.
Luo Shixin snickered; he knew that things wouldn't have been so simple. He ordered the troops to not panic and take the chance that the fire hadn't spread to form up properly.
In a short while, a black line from the north appeared. It was tens of thousands of grassland cavalry. Then cavalry followed the sound of whistles and surrounded the warriors of the 2nd division.
Luo Shixin laughed coldly. The 2nd division had no way out, and if they wanted to live, they had to break through.
He placed the 1st and 2nd regiments as the main force, the 3rd and 4th as the two wings, and the 5th regiment at the front line. Once they finished reorganizing, they instantly charged forward.
"Kill!" Once again Luo Shixin led the soldiers of the Guards unit and charged in front.
The rumbling of horse hooves exploded in the grasslands like a shocking tsunami.
The two groups of cavalry under the encampment of the fire had no choice but to give it their all.
The first to contact the enemy was the 5th regiment. Both sides had an archery battle. Compared to the grassland cavalry, the 5th regiment was weaker. Luckily, they had prepared crossbow machines.
The crossbow machine that the Bow and Crossbow Division had designed for the cavalry was light, fast, and easy to load. What it sacrificed was the range. Even so, the crossbow machine had a longer range than a bow.
The arrow rain met in mid air; both sides wanted to kill their enemy.
Luo Shixin's decisiveness to make the 2nd division take the initiative was what the grassland cavalry didn't expect, hence, they couldn't react in time.
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