#271 - Qin Liang's Anger

"These useless fellows praise me for being suave and debonair, but to Qin Buyi, the Second Army Commander of the Great Ming, does that sound any different from an embroidered steamed bun?"

"I'm truly enlightened, it's the first time I've seen such a fool who curses others while including himself."

"Cursing others as dogs, while admitting to being a turtle shell... such a bizarre character, I really want to dig a pit and bury them all."

Qin Lin couldn't help but complain in his heart as he listened to Qin Liang's incessant grumbling: "Isn't this what you said was a counterattack?"

"Now even cursing back is wrong, really."

While Qin Lin was frantically complaining about Qin Liang in his heart, he hurriedly told the Qin army soldiers who were cursing to stop.

The Qin army soldiers looked at Qin Lin in confusion. Qin Lin said, "General Liang said that you cursing like this is detrimental to public morals, we shouldn't lower ourselves to their level."

After saying this, Qin Lin flew back to the military camp, leaving the Qin army soldiers outside looking at each other...

On the Great Ming Second Army side, as Qin Liang changed his battle formation, Wang Tian simultaneously issued instructions, once again surrounding Qin Liang's iron-barrel formation.

If Qin Buyi hadn't shown his might just now, the fight would have inevitably resulted in mutual destruction.

Realistically speaking, Wang Tian believed that his command ability was inferior to Qin Liang's, so the Great Ming Second Army's losses would definitely far exceed the Qin army's.

At the Great Ming Second Army's military camp.

Qin Buyi walked into the military camp, and Wang Tian hurriedly said upon seeing him, "Commander Qin, you've worked hard in this battle."

Qin Buyi said with a regretful expression, "It's a pity that I didn't kill Qin Liang this time, otherwise the battle situation would definitely be completely reversed."

Wang Tian said, "Commander Qin has already done very well. In this confrontation, our Second Army's Great Ascension Realm cultivators have suffered basically no casualties."

"On the other hand, the Qin army led by Qin Liang is different. The casualties of Great Ascension Realm experts far exceed those of our Second Army, all thanks to Commander Qin's efforts."

Qin Buyi asked, "General Wang, is there any way to break this iron-barrel formation?"

Wang Tian shook his head and said, "Reporting to Commander Qin, this iron-barrel formation is a famous defensive formation. Once it's formed, breaking it requires ten or a hundred times its power."

"Even though Qin Liang's Qin army has suffered so many Great Ascension Realm casualties, we really don't have any good way to deal with this turtle shell-like iron-barrel formation."

Qin Buyi said softly, "Is that so..."

The Qin army led by Qin Liang and the Great Ming Second Army led by Qin Buyi were once again locked in a stalemate.

During the stalemate, the daily routine for both sides was to send people up to challenge and curse at each other.

Most of the time, the Great Ming Second Army had the upper hand.

But as time passed, the Qin army was cursed at more often, and their eloquence naturally improved.

The two sides began to exchange blows, constantly engaging in verbal battles.

After about half a month of stalemate, in the Great Ming Second Army's military camp, Qin Buyi said:

"We can't continue this stalemate, we must think of a way to break the situation."

Wang Tian looked at the Qin army on the sand table, which showed no sign of movement, and said, "Commander Qin, this matter may not be so simple."

"It seems that Qin Liang is determined not to leave his turtle shell."

"We've tried various methods these days, trying to pry open this turtle shell but haven't seen any effect."

Qin Buyi said, "Let's not talk about this for now, how is Dean He Yan's situation these days?"

Wang Tian said, "Dean He Yan has achieved overwhelming results and is preparing to approach the Great Qin Imperial Capital."

"Now, in the border area where Great Qin and Great Ming meet, Great Qin has completely collapsed."

"Our Great Ming First Army is gradually蚕食 these collapsing Qin troops."

Qin Buyi said in surprise, "Such rapid progress?"

Wang Tian said with a wry smile, "Commander Qin is also surprised, right? I was even more surprised than Commander Qin when I learned of this news."

"Not only you and I were surprised by this result, but even His Majesty was somewhat unprepared for this result."

Qin Buyi pondered for a moment and asked, "What is Dean He Yan's personal reaction to this result?"

Wang Tian said, "Dean He Yan said that the child who dismantled Qin Liang doesn't understand what fighting a war is at all."

"On the battlefield, it's completely blind command, sometimes even a fool knows not to fight like that."

"But that child insisted on sending Qin army soldiers into the trap set by Dean He Yan, letting these Qin army soldiers die in vain."

"I really don't understand what Great Qin means by this move, could it be that the Great Qin Dynasty has lost its mind?"

Qin Buyi said in a low voice, "Letting Qin army soldiers die?"

"There's something fishy about this..."

Qin Buyi didn't know exactly what was fishy, but a ominous premonition vaguely surfaced in Qin Buyi's mind.

Qin Buyi said to Wang Tian, "General Wang, change the formation, we're going to meet with Dean He Yan."

Wang Tian said, "Commander Qin, the Qin army has suffered many casualties of Great Ascension Realm experts, aren't we going to wait for an opportunity and just leave like this?"

Qin Buyi shook his head and said, "We're not looking for any opportunities, leave immediately."

"I'm worried that Dean He Yan will be in danger."

Wang Tian didn't speak any further and decisively carried out Qin Buyi's order, "Yes."

One order after another was issued, and the Great Ming Second Army, which had surrounded the Qin army, quickly changed its formation and marched towards He Yan's direction.

The movements of the Great Ming Second Army naturally couldn't escape Qin Liang's eyes.

Qin Lin said to Qin Liang, "General Liang, it seems that the Great Ming Second Army doesn't want to continue the stalemate with us and is leaving."

Qin Liang looked at the direction the Great Ming Second Army was about to leave and said, "They are going to meet with the Great Ming First Army."

Qin Lin asked, "General Liang, what should we do?"

Qin Liang pondered for a moment and said, "What is the situation on the Great Qin front line?"

Qin Lin said with a trace of grief in his voice, "The Great Qin elite that General Liang has painstakingly cultivated for so many years has already suffered more than half of its losses."

"Many of the Great Qin elite's organizations have been crippled, and morale has greatly decreased."

"Now, the combat power of this Great Qin elite is only one-tenth of what it was when General Liang commanded it."

Hearing Qin Lin's words, a look of heartache flashed in Qin Liang's eyes.

No one knew better than him the effort he had put into this Great Qin elite, and many of the soldiers were personally recruited and trained by him.

Qin Liang's eyes suddenly became moist, and crystal tears slid down from the corners of his eyes.

Many people's faces appeared in Qin Liang's mind, including the current emperor of Great Qin.

There were also many people in the Great Ming Imperial Capital who had interfered in this matter and transferred him here.

These faces dissipated, and finally settled on the face of a young and tender child. Qin Liang's voice carried killing intent as he said:

"Young Master Ling, you have destroyed my years of hard work! This matter is not over!"

"I don't care what your background is, or what kind of backing you have."

"If I ever break through to the Half-Immortal Realm, I will definitely kill you! Otherwise, it will be difficult to resolve the hatred in my heart."