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As soon as the two sides engaged in battle, the equipment advantages of both parties became apparent. Both were Minor Generals, and their gear was provided by the state. Although the Huaxing Kingdom was a major power, they did not yet have the capability to procure directly from the Blacksmith Guild. In contrast, the Starfall Kingdom was completely different; their soldiers were fully equipped with gear crafted by the Blacksmith Guild. The armor and weapons worn by Generals above the rank of Minor General were personally forged by the Director, Vice President, and even the President of the Blacksmith Guild.
In terms of martial prowess, although the opponent was slightly stronger than the Minor General of Starfall Kingdom, the advantage provided by their armor allowed both to fight fiercely without yielding.
The two exchanged blows for over thirty rounds, but due to the gap in strength, the Minor General from Starfall Kingdom was clearly running low on energy.
At that moment, another warrior charged out from the ranks of Starfall Kingdom. This person entered the fray and replaced the exhausted Minor General. Simultaneously, a warrior from Huaxing Kingdom also rushed out to swap places with their own fighter. The two replacements clashed again, with Huaxing Kingdom maintaining a slight upper hand. Fortunately, the weapons and armor of Starfall City’s General were excellent, so no one sustained serious injuries.
By now it was noon, and after a morning of intense fighting, both armies were somewhat fatigued. Thus, both commanders decided to sound the retreat.
After lunch and a brief rest, Wu Ta once again led his troops to the front of Little Star Village, where Liu Guanlei also emerged with his men to meet the enemy.
Although both sides had fought fiercely in the morning, they had primarily been testing each other with only Minor Generals participating in the skirmishes.
However, in the afternoon, the situation changed dramatically when a seasoned warrior from Huaxing Kingdom charged forward. This warrior appeared to be in his thirties or forties and wielded a pair of iron rods while riding an Earth Rhino.
He approached the front lines of both armies and pointed with his hand: “Is there anyone from Starfall Kingdom willing to come out and die?”
Immediately, someone from Starfall Kingdom stepped forward to challenge: “Grand Marshal, allow me to go!”
Liu Guanlei glanced at this Minor General and shook his head: “You can’t do it; you are not his match. The opponent’s strength far exceeds yours.”
Just then, a voice came from behind Liu Guanlei: “I can’t hold back just watching; let me have a go at him.”
As soon as the words fell, a figure charged out from Liu Guanlei's side. This person rode a black Rock Ape and wielded a pair of iron Twin Blades. The one who rushed out was none other than Liu Guanfeng's subordinate, Iron Bull.
Due to the recent change of emperor in the Starfall Kingdom, Cui Wenwu and various officials had undergone adjustments. Many of the generals in the Starfall Kingdom were appointed during Sun Yong's rise to power and were fiercely loyal to him. Now that the throne had changed hands, many military officers had been replaced. Although Liu Guanlei and Liu Guanyu, both Grand Marshals, were powerful Divine Knights, their subordinates did not even include a single Advanced Knight; all their warriors were Intermediate Knights.
Therefore, when they mobilized this time, Liu Guanfeng specifically brought along Copper Bull, Iron Bull, and Bao Rui to assist his elder brother in case of emergencies.
Currently, facing them was an average Advanced Knight, and the only ones capable of countering him from the Starfall Kingdom were Liu Guanlei and these three individuals. Iron Bull greeted them and charged forward. Under the guidance of the Four Sacred Beasts, both Copper Bull and Iron Bull had become low-level Advanced Knights; they only needed to open another meridian to become mid-level Advanced Knights. Meanwhile, Bao Rui, being exceptionally clever, had already surpassed his two brothers to become a mid-level Advanced Knight.
Seeing Iron Bull charge out, Liu Guanlei felt relieved. According to the knight training methods from the knight continent, Iron Bull's current strength was definitely stronger than that of an ordinary mid-level Advanced Knight. Since the opponent was also a mid-level Advanced Knight, it was only a matter of time before Iron Bull emerged victorious.
Just as the general from Huaxing Kingdom was gleefully shouting insults, he noticed someone charging out from the other side. They both stopped their mounts at a distance of over fifty meters from each other.
Iron Bull steadied himself on his Stone mount and pointed at the opponent, asking, "Who are you? How dare you speak so arrogantly and ask us to die?"
"Listen carefully; I am General Tian Fei of Huaxing Kingdom. Who are you? This general does not kill nameless ghosts under my staff."
"I have no name; just remember my surname is Lao and my given name is Die Die."
"Lao Die Die? What kind of name is that?" The opponent momentarily failed to react.
At this moment, Iron Bull chuckled: "Ah, that's right, my dear son."
Upon hearing this from Iron Bull, the opponent realized he had been mocked and swung his iron staff: "You little brat are seeking death; watch out for Little Guy."
Tian Fei's Earth Rhino charged forward, raising his twin staffs to strike down, while Iron Bull raised his Twin Blades to block. The Twin Blades of Copper Bull were crafted by Xuanwu himself. As Iron Bull aged, his strength increased significantly, prompting Xuanwu to personally forge a pair of Twin Blades for him. Not only did this enhance Iron Bull's capabilities, but all the weapons of Bao Rui and others were also reforged by Xuanwu, resulting in a quality far superior to their original weapons.
Seeing the opponent's twin staffs coming down, Iron Bull prepared to block with his Twin Blades. With a clang, the twin staffs were knocked away by Copper Bull.
The opponent did not expect Iron Bull to possess such strength, leaving Tian Fei wide open after Copper Bull's strike. Copper Bull swung his right hand horizontally towards Tian Fei's head. Upon seeing Iron Bull's iron club approaching, Tian Fei leaned back onto his Mount for support. However, his movement was slightly slow, and Iron Bull's iron club knocked off Tian Fei's helmet.
When Tian Fei sat up from his Mount, his hair was disheveled, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
He had not anticipated encountering such a formidable opponent right from the start today; no one knew why the Starfall Kingdom suddenly had so many experts.
Initially, Liu Yong'an was just a low-level Advanced Knight who became the Grand General of Starfall Kingdom, and there were only a handful of Advanced Knights in the entire country. A person like Tian Fei could sweep through all of Starfall City alone.
But now, just one young opponent had nearly taken his life in a single round. How could Tian Fei not feel fear? However, fear was useless; he steadied himself and charged forward again with his twin staffs.
Iron Bull and Tian Fei exchanged blows fiercely. Although Iron Bull was slightly weaker in skill, under the guidance of the Four Sacred Beasts and with his strength advantage, he managed to suppress Tian Fei thoroughly.
In the blink of an eye, they fought for over twenty exchanges, during which Tian Fei came close to losing his life several times.
Wu Ta saw Tian Fei's predicament and immediately arranged for another fierce general. This individual wielded Double Hammers, which were unique in Knightly Great 6; the hammerheads were cylindrical.
This person rode a Fire Rhinoceros and urged it forward towards the front lines. Before Liu Guanlei could arrange anyone else, another individual rushed out from behind him: "Grand Marshal, I will intercept him."
The speaker was none other than Copper Bull, Iron Bull's elder brother. Both Copper Bull and his opponent rode Fire Rhinoceroses; however, while the opponent's Fire Rhinoceros was only Fifth Tier, Copper Bull's Fire Rhinoceros had already reached the peak of Sixth Tier and was on the verge of breaking through to Seventh Tier.
Two people met, one wanting to save others while the other aimed to obstruct. Without exchanging a word, they immediately clashed. Both wielded hammers, but the one known as Copper Bull used an octagonal golden hammer.
Both were strength-based warriors, and as they engaged, it quickly became clear who was stronger. Although the one who charged out had greater strength than Tian Fei, when compared to Copper Bull, his power was immediately overshadowed.
After just a few simple strikes, the opponent felt a noticeable numbness in his arms. Seeing his brother charge out as well, Iron Bull decided not to linger any longer with the opponent. He swiftly positioned his Twin Blades, significantly increasing their offensive capability. This put Tian Fei in a difficult spot; he could barely maintain his ground, and now even defending himself became quite strenuous.
Taking advantage of Tian Fei's momentary lapse in focus, Iron Bull's iron hammer struck Tian Fei's back with a loud "bang." Fortunately, there was a Heart Shield behind Tian Fei, but even so, the Heart Shield shattered under Iron Bull's blow. Tian Fei, sitting on his Mount, spat out a mouthful of blood.
Seeing victory on this side, Liu Guanlei raised his Wolf Tooth Club and shouted, "Brothers, charge to defend our homeland!"
The soldiers of Starfall Kingdom surged forward like a tsunami against their opponents. On the other side, Wu Ta also ordered an assault. A chaotic battle began. The number of troops deployed by both sides was not large; Starfall Kingdom brought ten thousand soldiers while Huaxing Kingdom mobilized thirty thousand.
The battle continued until nightfall when both sides had no choice but to retreat. After regrouping, each side sent people to collect their fallen soldiers' bodies.
When counting the numbers upon returning, Starfall Kingdom had three thousand soldiers remaining while Huaxing Kingdom suffered a loss of thirteen thousand.
Seeing such a casualty ratio made Wu Ta extremely angry; the ratio of troops was three to one, yet the death toll was two to one—how could he not be furious?
In fact, this was part of Liu Guanfeng's strategy. Although only three thousand returned to the city, when the carts carrying bodies entered through the city gates, over three thousand "corpses" jumped down from the carts.
This meant that in the recent fierce battle, fewer than three thousand soldiers from Starfall Kingdom had actually died; the rest were all instructed by Liu Guanfeng to feign death.
As these "corpses" jumped down from the carts, the remaining seven thousand soldiers who had fought today exited through the back door and returned to Starlight Village.
That night, Wu Ta carefully analyzed the day's battle situation. From the perspective of a general, he realized that his side had not gained any significant advantage. Although the enemy soldiers were very brave, their numbers were limited. Therefore, Wu Ta decided to launch a siege attack starting the next day.
Early the next morning, Wu Ta arrived at the front of Little Star Village with ten thousand people. At this time, Liu Guanlei was already standing atop the city wall. Although Liu Guanyu was the Vice Marshal for this expedition, Liu Guanfeng wanted to surprise the enemy by keeping Liu Guanyu low-key, allowing his older brother to take the lead since he was also the Grand Marshal, which would raise no suspicions.
Thus, Liu Guanlei had been leading the charge while Liu Guanyu stayed back at home coordinating the troops.
Liu Guanlei stood on the city wall, looking at the enemy's army, and shouted loudly: "Longbowmen, prepare. Crossbowmen, get ready to aim."
With that command, all Longbowmen and Crossbowmen on the wall readied themselves. Below, Wu Ta was also fully prepared.
Wu Ta raised his sword: "Shield Soldiers, protect the Longbowmen as we advance."
Following his command, rows of shield soldiers and archers rushed toward Little Star Village. Once they reached the range of the Longbowmen, all Longbowmen shot arrows into the sky. However, with the protection of shield soldiers, enemy archers suffered minimal casualties. Meanwhile, Crossbowmen hiding below continued to aim at their targets until the enemy Longbowmen moved within their range before unleashing their firepower. The enemy Longbowmen barely understood what was happening when precise crossbow bolts struck them.
Both sides' ranged troops began exchanging fire as Wu Ta issued his second command: "Siege Engineers, advance."
Two rows of men carrying a ladder rushed toward the city wall. With support from below by archers suppressing them, the Longbowmen on the wall faced some restrictions.
The mission of these Siege Engineers was to set up the ladder. Behind them were Shield Soldiers who used their shields to protect themselves while closely following the Siege Engineers.
The entire siege battle was extremely fierce; many soldiers from Huaxing Kingdom fell beneath the walls of Little Star Village. The siege lasted throughout the morning but each attempt was repelled by soldiers from Starfall City.
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