Chapter 343 - 283, Stone from Guyuan
In the black night, the cries of battle roared through Guyuan City. The border army of the Ning Dynasty and the Heavenly Strategy Army of the Jing Dynasty had turned the city into a blood-soaked battlefield, where smoke and ash rose from the ruins like whispers of departed souls ascending into the heavens.
Chen Ji and Li Xuan were marching with the army, but because they were tasked with escorting prisoners, their pace was slower than other members of the Heavenly Strategy Army, gradually falling behind the rest.
Chen Ji observed his surroundings silently, intentionally slowing his pace even further, planning to "fall behind" later on.
Yet, as soon as he slowed down, a Battle Commander from ten or so paces behind barked coldly, "Slackers in battle are to be executed."
A chill swept through Chen Ji’s heart. Hearing the sound of hundreds of iron horse hooves behind him, he immediately quickened his pace once more.
Li Xuan moved closer to Chen Ji and whispered, "Will the border army prevail or the Heavenly Strategy Army?"
If the border army wins, they could quietly retreat and lay low. If the Heavenly Strategy Army wins, they’d have no choice but to fight their way out with everything they had.
Chen Ji didn’t answer hastily. He didn’t know if Yuan Zhen still had hidden cards left to play, but he did know that Bai Long held one last trump card that hadn’t yet surfaced.
After pondering for a while, Chen Ji replied softly, "Pyrrhic victory."
At that moment, the Heavenly Strategy Army began accelerating, resembling a sharp and narrow lance thrusting toward the border army’s defenses.
A lance measures one zhang and eight chi long.