Call of the Heroes of Chaos in Another World

Chapter 2131 The Great Sword Kingdom is Destroyed, the Annihilation Begins

Yang Shihou's silver spear, Xiaojiedu, was actually quite outstanding in terms of individual combat ability.

In this respect, among all the elite battalions, they are definitely above average.

For example, Gao Shun's Trapped Camp, in terms of individual combat ability, is actually not as good as Yang Shihou's Silver Spear Xiaojiedu.

For example, there were the Jinwu Guard of the Eastern Barbarians, the Iron Wall Swordsmen of the Great Sword, the Tiger Guards of the Great Han, or Yang Shihou's Silver Spear Xiaojiedu.

For these elite troops serving as imperial guards, individual combat prowess and small-scale encirclement and suppression are key aspects of their daily training.

In contrast, elite battalions such as the Vanguard, the White Horse Warriors, or the Black Riders focus on their role in large-scale battlefield environments during their daily operations.

Therefore, different positioning naturally leads to different emphases.

However, among all the elite battalions, Yang Shihou's Silver Spear Warriors and Zhang He's Halberd Warriors actually had a relatively lower overall combat strength compared to the lower-ranked ones.

Whether it's Yang Shihou's silver spear and Zhang He's halberd, they are both too one-dimensional.

For example, Yang Shihou's Silver Spear Xiaojiedu, although his individual combat ability is slightly better than Gao Shun's Trapped Camp, would definitely be far superior to Gao Shun's Trapped Camp in a group battle of equal numbers.

The reason is simple: Gao Shun's elite troops are more diverse, with heavy shield infantry, spearmen, crossbowmen, and archers, all mixed together.

Similar to Gao Shun's elite Trapped Camp, these diverse elite battalions possess a certain degree of independent combat capability.

However, elite battalions like Yang Shihou's Silver Spear Elite Battalion or Zhang He's Halberd Warriors are mostly unable to undertake combat missions independently and require the cooperation of other troops.

Of course, as a guard unit, it is meant to protect the general during wartime. If such a unit were to separate from the main camp and have no other troops supporting it, it would be a strong indication that the battle is nearing its end.

While the Iron Wall Swordsmen, with their greatswords, are not as well-rounded as the Trapped Camp, they are not as monolithic either.

A full complement of sword warriors consists of different types of swordsmen, including shield-wielding swordsmen, single-sword swordsmen, two-handed swordsmen, crossbowmen, and heavy swordsmen.

However, what stands in the way of the Silver Spear Warriors now are only two thousand sword warriors, consisting of shield-wielders, single-sword warriors, two-handed sword warriors, and crossbow-wielders.

The remaining thousand of the three thousand sword warriors within the Great Sword Capital were now covering Sword Emperor Yuan Heng's breakout.

Three thousand against two thousand—both were garrison troops, and both were skilled in this kind of street fighting.

Both Silver Spear Effort have Legion Skill buffs, but the Sword Warriors had already set up defenses before the Silver Spear Effort arrived.

Moreover, they were more familiar with the surrounding streets. Overall, neither side gained any significant advantage over the other.

Iron Wall Swordsmen also have Legion skills, but unfortunately, the commander of this army is not currently in Sword Capital.

When the old emperor Yuan Ji fled, the two thousand sword warriors he took with him were under his command.

The vast majority of Legion skills are awakened by the Legion Commander.

When these two units clashed, it was almost a zero-sum game where one of them would fall for the other.

Then, it's time for the next person to come up and continue.

Both sides were elite battalions, and their fighting spirit was incomparable to that of ordinary soldiers.

Even Yang Huaiyu felt a chill run down his spine at this sight.

Both elite battalions were locked in a fierce battle on this street, fighting to the death with neither side willing to back down. It was the first time even he had ever seen such a thing.

In the battlefields he had seen before, if things were really done this way, the troops would probably collapse in no time.

How could things be like this, with the soldiers behind acting like numb robots, pushing forward one by one?

Silver Spear Warriors used their long weapons to constantly press forward, while the swordsmen would occasionally jump down from the walls or houses on both sides, directly into Silver Spear Warriors' ranks to disrupt their formation.

Both units leveraged their respective strengths.

Whether it was Yang Huaiyu, Yang Shihou, or the enemy generals, none of them dared to rely on their own courage to break through the enemy's formation.

When deployed on large-scale field battlefields, the Imperial Guard cannot play the same role as other elite battalions.

But targeting and eliminating individuals in these alleyways is what they excel at.

Within a short period of time, both units suffered heavy casualties.

However, Yang Shihou remained calm and composed.

The situation is tilting in his favor.

Sure enough, not long after, the rest of the troops from the rear finally pressed forward.

The narrow street was blocked by two troops, preventing other troops from advancing.

However, Yue Zhongqi, who led the troops up behind, immediately ordered the archers to go directly onto the houses on both sides, both to suppress the swordsmen on the houses and to allow the archers to suppress them with fire from a higher position.

As a lightly armored unit, the swordsman can climb onto the houses on both sides and jump down directly from both sides to launch a surprise attack on the Silver Spear Warrior's army formation.

Silver Spear Xiaojie had no good solutions to this and could only passively defend.

After all, although the armor of the Silver Spear Elite is not as good as the heavy armor of the Trapped Camp, it is still a heavy armor unit. How can you expect them to climb over someone else's wall while wearing heavy armor?

However, just because Yin Qiang could not do it doesn't mean that the troops Yue Zhongqi brought later couldn't.

At the same time, Yue Zhongqi also dispatched a portion of his troops to flank the swordsmen from the rear by flanking the streets on both sides.

With the arrival of Yue Zhongqi's troops, even if the Great Swordsman's army is elite, what kind of trouble can it cause?
Liu Zhi, the deputy commander of the Sword Warriors, was trapped inside the Silver Spear Elite Capital. Despite only possessing top-tier strength, he managed to kill only one person with the coordinated efforts of fifteen Silver Spear Elite Capital soldiers before perishing in the encirclement and attack by the Silver Spear Elite Capital.

As for the other greatsword warrior, Yunlan, Yang Huaiyu, seeing an opportunity, personally took action to deal with him.

Yunlan's strength is not easy to come by; he is a Heaven-level general, but he is only at the initial stage of the Heaven-level. Compared to Yang Huaiyu, who has already activated his Strong and Brave skill, he is still inferior in all aspects.

Furthermore, this person had already exhausted a great deal of his power, so after a fierce battle, he still died at the hands of Yang Huaiyu.

From then on, Yang Shihou, Yang Huaiyu, Yue Zhongqi and their group officially stormed into the Great Sword Imperial City.

Meanwhile, the Great Sword Imperial City was in complete chaos. Yuan Heng had escaped, but he couldn't care less about the others. As a result, the concubines and princesses were frantically packing their belongings, trying to flee the palace. However, these pampered individuals were thrown into disarray by the sudden turn of events.

As for the palace maids and eunuchs below, at this time, they also sought their own way out. Apart from a few loyal ones who were still in charge of the concubines and princesses, who cared about the rest?

Some of the bolder ones even went so far as to rob the palace before fleeing.

At this time, everyone was running away in a panic, and no one cared about them. If they could just take one thing from the palace, it would be enough to make them rich for the rest of their lives.

However, Yang Shihou, Yang Huaiyu, Yue Zhongqi and the others arrived too quickly. A few of them managed to run away or even escape the palace, but those who were still greedy and wanted to pack their valuables were basically trapped inside the palace.

On the other side, Yuan Heng, who was leading a thousand sword warriors in a panicked attempt to break through the encirclement, was not finding it so easy to escape.

The thousand sword warriors were indeed loyal and devoted. Before the Han army had completely occupied the capital of Dajian, they escorted Yuan Heng out of the north gate. However, this small-scale troop movement quickly attracted the attention of the Han army's scouts.

There's no way to ignore troops with that kind of fighting power.

Among the greatsword warriors, who possesses this level of combat prowess? Can we even guess?
Such a force breaking out at this time must be protecting an important person! Even if it's not the emperor, their status can't be too far off.

Therefore, upon receiving the news, Su Dingfang immediately ordered Wei Ben to lead troops to surround and intercept them.

Furthermore, based on the guess that this army was likely to be an emperor with a greatsword, Su Dingfang even brought out Xiao Qiushui, a Celestial-level expert who was protecting him.

Yuan Heng, protected by the sword warriors, had only just broken out of Sword Capital when Wei Ben and his troops were about to catch up. At this moment, Yuan Heng actually abandoned all the sword warriors.

He sent a large force to distract the pursuers, while he himself left alone under the protection of two grandmasters.

However, given Yuanheng's status as a wealthy and powerful family, their experience in this area is clearly lacking, especially in terms of escape skills.

Including the two grandmasters who escorted him, the fact that he trusted them at this time clearly indicated that they were trained by the royal family themselves and did not have much experience in the martial arts world, nor were they very good at escaping.

As a result, not all traces of their escape were completely erased.

Although this method did manage to transfer Wei Ben's faction away, it did not deceive Xiao Qiushui.

Those who have worked their way up from the bottom of society generally have a good amount of wilderness experience.

If Yuan Heng were under the protection of the sword warriors, Xiao Qiushui might have a lot of trouble with him.

However, without the protection of soldiers, and with only two grandmasters left by his side, once their direction was determined, they had no chance of escaping Xiao Qiushui's pursuit.

However, if he hadn't broken away from the army, he wouldn't have been able to get past Wei Ben either.

Therefore, not long after Su Dingfang led his troops into the Great Sword Imperial Palace, Xiao Qiushui had already brought Yuan Heng directly to his front.

The capital was captured, and even the emperor was taken prisoner, which symbolized the nominal demise of the Great Sword.

"Ding, Su Lie's 'Destroy the Country' skill effect is activated for the third time. When serving as the main general, for each faction destroyed, all five attributes of the character will permanently increase by 1. This effect can be activated three times. This is the third activation. Su Lie's attributes have increased to: Command 102 (+3), Strength 103 (+5), Intelligence 92 (+3), Politics 68 (+3), Charisma 75 (+3)."

With the demise of the Greatsword, the final permanent attribute boost of Su Dingfang's "Destroy the Nation" skill was successfully activated.

When Yuan Heng was brought back, Su Dingfang did not punish him harshly. Instead, he selected a group of people from among the captured eunuchs and palace maids to continue serving him.

If the emperors of the previous dynasties, such as Dasheng, Dalan, Dongcang, or Zhongcang, were killed in battle, that would be one thing.

However, now that he has been captured, his fate as a prisoner is no longer up to Su Dingfang. He can only be taken back to the Han Dynasty for Wang Yu to decide.

Even before that, he had to be served the best food and drink, not for any other reason than his status as emperor.

Even if the emperor is from another dynasty or dynasty, and not one's own emperor, one must still show reverence for imperial power as long as one holds the title of emperor.

If everyone can step on the emperors of other dynasties, once the word gets out, who will respect imperial power in the future?

There are some things that Wang Yu can do, but his subordinates cannot.

Therefore, even if it's just for show, Yuan Heng has to maintain the dignity of an emperor for the time being.

"Tingyi, quickly take stock of the concubines, princes, princesses, and all members of the imperial family and the families of high-ranking officials of the Great Sword, and send them to the capital along with Sword Emperor Heng."

After finding a palace and temporarily settling Yuan Heng in, Su Dingxiang said to Yu Qian, who was standing to the side.

"What about those eunuchs and palace maids?" Yu Qian asked on their behalf.

"Kill all the eunuchs!"

"As for the palace maids, select a group to reward the meritorious soldiers, and send the rest to the military camp!" Su Dingfang glanced at Yu Qian and said nonchalantly.

Over the years, eunuchs have essentially been the emperor's household servants, and perhaps a few among them will still remain loyal to the royal family.

Furthermore, these people have lost what they have underneath, and their minds are somewhat different from normal people. If they were released, especially in large numbers, there might be some chaos.

Therefore, Su Dingfang's opinion was to resolve everything with a single, decisive blow.

As for palace maids, frankly speaking, as women, they were simply resources in chaotic times.

Concubines, princesses, and women of the imperial clan—these women of high status—could not be dealt with by Su Dingfang on his own. He decided to send them to Wang Yu, who would then decide whether to kill or spare them.

However, Su Dingfang still had the right to seek some benefits for some of the palace maids under her command.

"General Su, is this behavior inappropriate?"

Yu Qian still instinctively felt some aversion to the lewd behavior within the military.

"Tingyi, the matter of securing the Greatsword is entrusted to you!"

"How to govern the army is my responsibility!" Su Dingfang said firmly.

These great battles are just the beginning; there is an even more troublesome Great Wu to deal with later.

Therefore, it is still unknown how long this war will take to end.

If this goes on for a long time, there will be trouble in the military camp if there aren't many women.