Conquering Myriad Worlds from the Mythical Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1093 The Crusher of the Imperial Will

Realizing she was surrounded by three people, Joan of Arc's thoughts raced.

It realized that it had fallen into Bai Qi's encirclement.

Instead of panicking, they quickly analyzed the battlefield situation.

Bai Qi's main force was still unable to join the battle from the rear, which was consistent with his initial assessment.

Although it is unknown when Bai Qi managed to circumvent his reconnaissance range and bring the two elite forces to the rear.

However, the number of them will certainly not be too large, and they will mainly consist of highly mobile cavalry. Taking the initiative to attack against a large number of cavalry is not a good choice.

A direct assault on Lu Xun would have been a solution, but at this moment, Lu Xun has proactively retreated his battle lines and adopted a defensive posture.

It was as if they had made up their minds to be tortoises, waiting for things to get out of hand in France, and then taking Joan of Arc down with them.

The situation was critical, but Joan of Arc saw a glimmer of hope for victory within it.

Lu Xun's tortoise shell is difficult to open, but what if Lu Xun opens it himself?
Having realized this, Joan of Arc unfurled the holy banner on the spot.

A miracle occurred once again on the battlefield, and many fallen soldiers rose from the ground, picked up their weapons, and began to gather.

Joan of Arc feigned a troop movement, diverting attention to the forces pouring out from the rear. As the vanguard became the rearguard, she contracted her defensive line, seemingly intending to withdraw directly from the rear.

"Are they trying to escape? All troops, listen to my command! Charge forward and engage the enemy! We absolutely cannot let them get away so easily!"

When Lu Xun saw Joan of Arc use a group resurrection spell, he subconsciously assumed that Joan of Arc was planning to escape.

Just like the previous times.

After all, if the encirclement could not be completely closed, Joan of Arc would inevitably fight her way out.

The overwhelming offensive was simply too much for the Xinghan troops, who were flanking from the rear, to withstand.

The previously contracted battle lines were expanded once again, and were even more loosely packed than usual due to the outward charge.

Guan Yu, Taishi Ci, and others led their troops and stormed into the French defenses, quickly scattering them into pieces.

But when they broke through the defenses, they discovered that behind the loose lines lay a long-prepared legion of paladins, led by Joan of Arc herself.

Apart from not seeing Saint Michael's Legion, all of France's main forces were concentrated on the front.

"Oh no, we've been tricked!" Lu Xun's pupils shrank upon seeing this.

His judgment was wrong. Joan of Arc had no intention of leaving. Instead, she planned to take the opportunity to kill him directly. She broke through the encirclement on three sides and turned around to surround and annihilate the Star Han army behind her.

"The central force moves to the flank and front to avoid the enemy's main charge!"

"Have Guan Yu lead the flank to contract to the rear, and make them a nail in the enemy's position!"

Bai Qi's figure appeared beside Lu Xun in an instant and issued two military orders.

"Yes!" Lu Xun was stunned for a moment, then quickly issued Bai Qi's order.

"Are you wondering if doing this will let the tiger return to the mountain?" Bai Qi's voice carried a hint of sarcasm, not directed at Lu Xun, but at Joan of Arc.

“Yes, now that the enemy has broken through the encirclement and returned to the capital, the difficulty of the final battle will likely increase significantly!” Lu Xun said bluntly.

Although Joan of Arc's breakout direction was away from the French capital, once she broke out of the encirclement, it would be impossible for her to intercept the enemy again.

"Then don't let them leave!" Bai Qi waved his hand.

"When giving orders and making arrangements, don't focus on the immediate situation; consider the overall picture!"

"Only now has the encirclement truly been formed!"

Bai Qi's words stunned Lu Xun. He glanced at the situation on the battlefield and then suddenly realized what was going on.

It's not a three-sided encirclement, but a five-sided encirclement.

The central army unit he served in was never the last line of defense.

Bai Qi never said that he had completely abandoned the army in the rear.

Not all soldiers need to participate in the battle, but that never means Bai Qi won't bring his men to participate in this encirclement and annihilation.

From the moment Lu Xun and Joan of Arc went to war, Bai Qi's army was marching at full speed.

Under normal circumstances, they would not be able to reach the battlefield.

Even if they were to force their way to the battlefield, they would most likely be unable to fight.

But there are always exceptions. Bai Qi divided his army in two, abandoning the soldiers in the rear and enveloping their spirit in clouds, turning it into a blessing to enable the soldiers in the front to march.

Ensure that half of the soldiers can maintain their fighting capacity after the forced march.

In addition, the reason they were able to arrive at the battlefield so quickly was because of the Army Soul Legion—the Houtu Legion, which had disappeared from the battlefield for a long time.

Before the war even began, Houtu's army had been paving the way behind the main force.

A flat and straight road allowed the army to advance three times faster.

When Joan of Arc led her army to break through Lu Xun's main camp, splitting Lu Xun's army in two, and thinking they had escaped, she was about to divide her forces and return to the capital when a dark shadow appeared on the horizon.

"How is that possible!"

Joan of Arc's heart sank to the bottom.

Such a massive army appeared before them so openly and brazenly.

When Joan of Arc could clearly see the smooth road beneath the feet of the distant army, she vaguely understood the reason.

The scouts were blocked by the White Horse Cavalry and the Fifth Lark, and what they saw was what Bai Qi wanted them to see.

They had never seen these smooth roads before.

It didn't understand why Xinghan was able to pave such a road so quickly.

This land was once French territory, so Joan of Arc knew very well the difficulty of building the road, and also how long it would take to build such a road to help the army speed up.

But the fact that it is now facing is that Xinghan has paved an exaggeratedly smooth road in a very short period of time.

"No matter how many times I watch it, I still think this ability is exaggerated!"

Bai Qi also silently watched the road paved by the Houtu Legion. To him, the Houtu Legion's combat strength was the least important aspect of the Houtu Legion.

Sometimes, Bai Qi even felt that bringing Houtu's army onto the battlefield was a complete waste of resources.

However, Houtu's army did indeed have a very strong effect on the battlefield.

In particular, their ability to create obstacles is a natural enemy of cavalry.

"Crimson Blood Guards! Unleash your Illusionary Warriors and charge!"

Bai Qi withdrew his gaze from the road and refocused his attention on Joan of Arc.

In Bai Qi's eyes now, the French army before him was prey caught in a trap, with virtually no chance of survival.

"Legion attack plus self-destruction!"

Military formations were not Bai Qi's forte, but after spending so much time with Han Xin and others, he had long since mastered this skill.

In Bai Qi's hands, the Illusionary Warriors are basically disposable items.

Anyway, the illusionary warriors died, and Bai Qi didn't care at all.

Despite the French Legion's onslaught, they adjusted their formation, unleashed explosive attacks, launched Legionary assaults, and cut off the battle lines. Before the French could react, one of their legions had already been wiped out.

Although Bai Qi spent nearly five times the number of illusionary soldiers, the exchange was a huge profit. A thin, crimson mist faintly rose from the bodies of the many dead French soldiers.

Joan of Arc's expression changed drastically; she sensed that these dead soldiers had completely lost any possibility of resurrection.

"If you still can't crack this after watching it so many times, I should just take my head off and give it to you!" Bai Qi sneered.

Jiang Wei could also perform resurrection.

This thing only needs to be used twice. If you think you can rely on one trick to succeed forever, then you are underestimating Bai Qi.

He could kill all those monsters and demons back then, so this kind of resurrection based on the will of the empire is not an unbreakable ability.

For French officers and soldiers, this might be a miracle or something, but for the white men, it was nothing special at all.

Although he couldn't do it, he could easily disrupt such a resurrection.

Joan of Arc's expression grew increasingly grim as Bai Qi swiftly and decisively destroyed one of her trump cards.

This completely exceeded its expectations for Bai Qi.

It uses Lu Xun as a benchmark to measure Bai Qi's ability, especially when Bai Qi first launched an encirclement attack, leaving Joan of Arc with a misconception.

That means Bai Qi is not much stronger than Lu Xun; they are roughly equal.

But now, Bai Qi's ruthless methods have made Jeanne d'Arc clearly realize the gap between herself and Bai Qi.

“If you were given time to grow, you might really be able to stand on equal footing with me, but you don’t have that chance anymore!” Bai Qi drew his sword and pointed it at Joan of Arc.

"It's time to put an end to everything!"

"Tidal Wave Charge!" Bai Qi calmly ordered, displaying a combat style that showed no concern for losses. With just three powerful waves, the entire French front line was destroyed.

Although the Paladin Legion managed to withstand the surging tide of attacks, their elite troops and cannon fodder on both flanks were all driven back, leaving them surrounded if they did not retreat, forcing them to withdraw.

"We are all military geniuses. It's laughable that you're using these ragtag soldiers to deal with my elite troops!"

Bai Qi used almost cruel methods to directly reduce the French cannon fodder back to their original state.

Jeanne d'Arc wanted to use projection to enhance her power, but the Star River Legion, which attacked from the rear and flanks, shattered her plan.

This forced Joan of Arc to deploy a massive circular formation, projecting the power of the central soldiers onto the outer soldiers in order to resist the Star River army.

"Pass on my orders: Gao Shun is to lead the Trapped Camp to tear apart the outer defenses, and Lü Bu is to lead the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry to tear apart the battle lines!"

"Order Ma Chao to launch a strong attack on the rear lines, and Sun Ce to follow up and tear the lines apart."

"Crimson Blood Guards, draw upon the battlefield's killing intent and blood energy, and relentlessly charge the front lines!"

"Changshui Camp, Peacock Legion, and Houyi Legion, provide long-range suppression!"

Bai Qi casually issued a series of orders. The large circular formation set up by Joan of Arc could indeed withstand the attack for a while, but the battle line was simply too long.

Moreover, even after being strengthened, the cannon fodder is still too weak.

They can be considered to have a blank slate of three talents, which truly makes them elite.

But Bai Qi had far too many cards in his hand. He had three or four legions as tall as the sky, and the trump card, the Trapped Camp.

Long-range firepower shattered the battle lines, and then these legions, like four or five sharp blades, tore apart the outer battle lines, forcing Joan of Arc to withdraw her buffs and face the onslaught of these legions directly.

Without the support of the interior, the outer battle lines were almost instantly crushed by the Xinghan army.

The massive circular formation shattered into pieces in an instant, cut up and strangled by Bai Qi, Guan Yu, Lu Xun and others, who continued to exert pressure on its interior, forcing Joan of Arc to use her last trump card.

Joan of Arc had no choice but to raise the holy banner in her hand.

It has completely run out of cards to play.

Bai Qi tore apart all its resistance. From the moment it fell into this encirclement, Bai Qi's anchor of future victory began to converge and become a reality.

"My lord is here!"

Joan of Arc roared as she raised the holy banner, and the image of Michael appeared in the holy light, merging with Joan of Arc.

The will of the Empire began to burn in the hands of Joan of Arc.

The holy flames spread to all the paladins.

The soaring aura made Bai Qi narrow his eyes, and a smile appeared on his lips.

The paladin army looked incredibly powerful at this moment, but this was their last moment of glory.

The paladin army is growing stronger every moment. Roland, Oliver, and the other twelve paladins are even able to fight on par with generals like Ma Chao and Sun Ce, thanks to the blessing of the Empire's will.

But in Bai Qi's eyes, France was already halfway to the brink of death.

"First Heaven, heed my command! Shatter the Empire's will!" Bai Qi played his last trump card.

Unlike Joan of Arc, Bai Qi still had cards in his hand, while Joan of Arc had completely run out of cards to play.

"Shooting Battalion, concentrate fire!"

Thousands of arrows soared through the sky, falling directly towards Joan of Arc's location.

The being who holds the holy banner and burns with the will of the empire must be Joan of Arc herself, so there is no need to worry about being misled.

Joan of Arc's face paled, but she steeled herself and raised the holy banner in her hand.

The holy light swept across, destroying most of the arrows rained down by the Archers, with only a small number of arrows landing on the guards surrounding Joan of Arc.

The powerful strike, imbued with the essence of life, knocked Joan of Arc's personal guards to the ground, causing them to fall unconscious the instant it struck.

Although he didn't die, he won't be fully conscious anytime soon.

"The Blue Heaven is dead, the Yellow Heaven shall rise!"

The First Yellow Heaven Legion moved like a dragon through the chaotic battlefield, roaring slogans as it charged directly at Joan of Arc's face.

"You won't get past me!"

One of the twelve Holy Knights, Philanbalas, led his legion in a furious charge toward the First Yellow Heaven Legion, attempting to stop them.

"cut!"

Ma Er's face remained expressionless. In an instant, the auras of hundreds of soldiers from the First Yellow Heaven Legion rose to the Breaking Realm, and powerful energy gathered in Ma Er's hands.

With just a sweeping strike, the charging Philanbala was instantly reduced to ashes.

Like passing a pebble, the First Yellow Heaven Legion swept through Philanbalas's Paladin Legion without the slightest hesitation.

"You mere imperial will, shatter!"

A golden spear of light, burning brightly, materialized in Ma Er's hand and thrust it straight toward the will of the Empire.

For the First Yellow Heaven, this was not the first time it had dealt with the will of the Empire.

"Don't even think about it!" Joan of Arc waved the holy flag in her hand, trying to stop Ma Er's actions, but a figure as tall as an iron tower blocked her way.

"boom!"

The Holy Banner was knocked askew by Dian Wei's punch. Without the support of the Empire's will, the Holy Banner's strength was no match for Dian Wei, who was now adorned with the Dharma Body.

Joan of Arc was stopped by Dian Wei and could only watch helplessly as Ma Er's spear, imbued with the miraculous power of the First Yellow Heaven Legion, pierced the will of the Empire.

(End of this chapter)