Call of the Heroes of Chaos in Another World

Chapter 2445 The First Battle of the Sun Kingdom, the Leader of the Seven Beasts

Xing Tian strode forward and stepped on Leonidas's wrist as he reached for the short sword at his waist, the immense force nearly crushing his wrist bone.

He bent down, looking at the tenacious Spartan general at his feet as if he were sizing up prey, and said in a deep voice, "You are a worthy opponent, but unfortunately, you are a bit lacking in strength!"

He immediately knocked the man unconscious with a chop to the neck, then waved his hand and shouted to the guards who followed, "Tie him up! This is a big fish!"

Several fierce Han soldiers immediately pounced on him and used sturdy cowhide ropes to tie up the defenseless Leonidas tightly.

At the same time, the Dongyi soldiers who were commanding the resistance against Wanyan Xieye's Creon Brutus were besieged by Wang Li and Wang Xian, and were also ambushed by Wang Bodang. In the end, they also met their demise at the hands of the three.

At this point, all the generals of any rank in the Eastern Barbarian region were either killed or captured.

"Leonidas is here! Surrender and you will not be killed!" Xing Tian ordered his men to escort the unconscious and bound Leonidas, and then he mustered his strength and roared at the battlefield.

At that moment, time seemed to stand still.

The surviving Dongyi soldiers were still fighting against the Han army, which outnumbered them several times over, with their tenacious will and instincts. But when they saw that their commander had fallen into the hands of the enemy, all their fighting spirit and belief deflated like a punctured balloon.

"General..."

Cries of shock, grief, and disbelief rose and fell among the remnants of the Eastern Barbarian army.

With their commander already captured alive, what's the point of them resisting any further?
Clang!

A crisp metallic clang rang out, and an Dongyi warrior with an injured arm and a face covered in blood stared blankly at Leonidas, who was being held aloft, as his short sword slipped limply to the ground.

This seemed to be a signal, and it became the last straw that broke the camel's back.

"Clang... clang... clang..."

More and more surviving Dongyi warriors, their faces ashen, their eyes filled with bewilderment and despair, laid down their weapons one after another.

The heavy round shield slammed to the ground with a dull thud, and the spears fell, weaving together a lament for defeat.

They ceased resistance, as if their spines had been removed, and stood silently in place, allowing the Han soldiers to disarm and guard them.

Even the remaining three hundred Spartans looked at each other, but ultimately, under someone's leadership, they helplessly threw down their weapons.

This army naturally had the will to fight to the last man, but it was different from the other Eastern Yi armies in this army, whose members were closely related to Leonidas.

When Leonidas was captured, they lost not their ability to resist, but their fear of their commander, which forced them to give up resistance.

At this point, of the three hundred Spartans, only a few dozen remained standing.

Although this unit was elite, it was also on the front line of the recent battle, and its casualties were naturally extremely heavy.

Of course, besides these people, there were twenty-three others who were seriously injured and lying on the ground. However, given their sturdy build, their serious injuries were most likely caused by blunt force trauma.

From the moment they fell, their injuries meant they were on the verge of death, with virtually no chance of ever getting back up.

That is why the Han cavalry did not finish them off after they were knocked down.

"Finally got this guy!" Wanyan Xie also ripped off his blood-stained helmet, looked at the still unconscious Leonidas, and couldn't help but sigh.

It took them more than two months to completely defeat the enemy. Among all the Han army forces, they were the slowest, and their progress was severely hampered.

However, if we can capture this man alive and then persuade him to serve our Han Dynasty after we have destroyed the Eastern Yi, then it will be worth it to have him delayed here for two months.

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The fall of the hot spring city was a significant blow to Yelü Abaoji.

The loss of the eight thousand Dongyi soldiers was one thing, but the loss of a large number of generals, represented by Leonidas, was a great heartache for Yelü Abaoji.

Especially Leonidas, among all the Dongyi people, there are not many generals who are as good at fighting as him and also have a certain ability to command troops. Such a multi-faceted general is actually not many.

In particular, after Kratos left, the Eastern Yi's high-end combat power was almost halved. At this time, the loss of a fierce general like Leonidas made Yelü Abaoji feel even more heartbroken.

Meanwhile, at the second line of defense for the Eastern Barbarians, Yelü Abaoji still did not abandon his original strategy, relying on the three lines of defense to continue to wear down the Han army's strength.

Although the cities along the first line of defense, including Wangshan City where Lu Fa was stationed, did not achieve the intended effect, Yelü Wuzhi and Leonidas effectively achieved their objectives.

Moreover, although the entry of the Sun Kingdom into the war provided Yelü Abaoji with a strong ally, he was able to mobilize as many of the Eastern Yi troops as possible to the Zhongping Road area after the Sun Kingdom joined the war.

However, even if he mobilized the troops from the other routes as much as possible, he could only gather a maximum of 270,000 troops in Zhongping Road. Compared to the total number of troops that Han Xin could control, he was still at a disadvantage.

Just as the various armies of the Han Dynasty were successively breaking through the remaining three cities of the second line of defense, the armies of the Sun Kingdom and the forces under Hei Chi Changzhi also began their initial clashes.

The Sun Kingdom itself is composed of nine enormous islands. This natural geographical feature makes the country's naval power a significant proportion of its overall defense capabilities.

Furthermore, Matsushita Ao was keenly aware from the beginning that if their Sun Kingdom wanted to truly enter the Apocalypse Continent, the development of naval power had to be a top priority from the outset.

After all, how could they launch a transoceanic expedition if their naval power was insufficient?
The Sun Kingdom has 200,000 troops in Nanping Road, half of which are naval forces.

After deciding to send troops, Matsushita Iso used the navy to blockade Nanping Road to prevent the Han Dynasty's Fierce Whale Legion from crossing the sea, while he himself led the infantry and cavalry army straight towards Xiping Road.

If they could capture Xiping Road, it would be equivalent to cutting off Han Xin's retreat. No matter how many troops Han Xin had, if his retreat was cut off, he would be doomed.

The vanguard of the Sun Kingdom had just arrived when Yagyu Muneken, the leader of the Matsushita Seven Fierce Beasts, eagerly came to challenge them.