The Savage Lady Wants to Kill Me! Reborn on the Path of Cultivation

Under Ling Ziyan's suggestion, although the national army soldiers were exhausted both physically and mentally, they still went out in full force to fight a decisive battle with the Jin army.

The moment they stepped onto the battlefield, the scene before them made all the soldiers burst into laughter - the Jin army's formation was like a pile of loose sand, without any order at all, the soldiers were huddled together in chaos, completely losing the order and dignity that a legion should have.

In legion battles, formation is like the soul and is the key factor in the balance of victory or defeat.

Even if there is a huge gap in strength between the two sides, as long as the formation is stable, they will be able to fight; on the contrary, once the formation collapses, the balance of victory will quickly tilt.

Ling Ziyan sat in the center of the army, watching the chaos of the Jin army. She couldn't help but smile with contempt. She said to the generals on her left and right, "The Jin army can't even maintain a basic formation, yet they still dare to take the initiative to provoke us. How ridiculous!"

Although the generals around laughed in agreement, some of them frowned, reminding Ling Ziyan that the golden man's move might be a trick and she should respond with caution.

However, Ling Ziyan firmly believed that seeing is believing, and the chaos of the Jin army was no disguise.

Military books say that the essence of legion warfare lies in formation and discipline. To use chaos to fight order is tantamount to self-defeating.

She ignored the dissuasion of her generals and decisively deployed tactics: the Third and Fifth Corps charged forward, striving for a breakthrough in the center; the Second and Sixth Corps were deployed on both wings to attack the flanks of the Jin army; the Seventh, Eighth and Ninth Corps served as backup, ready to provide support at any time; and the First Corps followed her to raid the enemy lines.

As the main force of the National Army poured into the Jin Army like a tide, the latter's camp instantly fell into chaos.

Obviously, the Jin army did not expect that the Divine Realm Army would respond so bravely. Faced with the surging enemy, they began to retreat in panic.

The reaction of the Jin army was undoubtedly a shot in the arm for the Divine Realm Army. Their steps became more determined and unified. Every step was accompanied by the clanging of weapons and shields. They shouted in unison: "Divine Realm! Divine Realm! Divine Realm!"

This passionate shout resounded through the sky, as if even the heaven and earth were moved.

As the distance between the two sides shortened rapidly, the commander of the Third Legion took out a handkerchief from his lapel and gently raised it up. The handkerchief fluttered in the wind, indicating that even God was on their side.

When the two armies were only 150 steps apart, the commander of the Third Legion gave a decisive order to prepare to shoot arrows.

As the order was issued, the national army slowed down its pace and the soldiers all drew their bows and arrows.

The arrows of the national army already had the power to hit the target from a hundred paces away, and now with the help of the wind, their range has doubled.

Suddenly, a dark curtain rose in the Third Legion's formation, covering the sky and the sun. The rain of arrows from the National Army was like a dark cloud pressing down on the sky, carrying a piercing whistle, and ruthlessly pounced on the Jin Army's position.

Faced with this overwhelming and terrifying arrow formation, the Jin army cried out in fear and their morale collapsed instantly. They did not even set up a shield formation and began to flee in all directions.

The soldiers who were slightly slower only had time to take a few steps before they were ruthlessly nailed to the ground by the dense arrows.

Arrows covered them like a torrential rain, engulfing their figures. The ground instantly turned into a black bush of thorns. There was no trace of the outline of the corpses, and there was no trace of open space. Only dense arrows remained.

The arrow formation of the Divine Realm Army is truly worthy of its reputation. Enemies trapped in it can neither resist nor escape. Even martial artists with extraordinary martial arts skills cannot escape the fate of being pierced into hedgehogs in an instant.

Under the web of death woven by the arrows of the Divine Realm Army, the Jin Army collapsed like a receding tide. This was undoubtedly a good opportunity to strike hard at the downed enemy.

The Divine Realm Army's steps became more determined, and their pursuit was unstoppable.

However, when the vanguard of the Jin army gradually disappeared from sight, a completely different picture unfolded before everyone's eyes - rows of neat infantry phalanxes stood tall, and at the front of the phalanxes, there were rows of artillery. In the eyes of the Divine Realm Army, this was like something from outer space, and it caused astonishment and confusion.

Just when everyone was full of doubts, the fire in the hands of the Jin army soldiers quietly ignited the fuse of the cannon.

In an instant, hundreds of cannons roared, and the earth-shattering sound shook every inch of space.

On the front line of the Divine Realm Army, the heavy shield soldiers were like candles in the wind, their shields and bodies were shattered, blood splattered everywhere, the soldiers were either turned into a bloody mess or had broken limbs, wailing everywhere, it was a tragic scene.

The artillery used by the Jin army was of the most primitive type, far beyond the capabilities of today's artillery shells. It was filled with broken stones and sharp iron pieces. Although its range was not far and its accuracy was difficult to say, its coverage area was astonishingly wide.

A cannon roared, and broken stones and iron pieces poured out like a torrential rain, causing a devastating blow to the densely arranged heavy shield formation of the Divine Realm Army with no place to escape.

The Jin army easily tore through the Divine Realm Army's front-line defense with just one round of artillery fire.

Immediately, the soldiers in the Jin army formation raised their muskets and launched a ruthless volley at the Divine Realm Army camp.

Although the arrows of the Divine Realm Army can use the wind to fly as far as one hundred and fifty steps away, under the crushing force of gunpowder, the range of the musket can easily exceed five hundred steps even against the wind. This is the gap between cold weapons and hot weapons.

At this moment, this unprecedented battle between the two countries has completely turned into a one-sided massacre.

The soldiers of the Divine Realm Army fell down row after row under the roar of muskets, and were torn into pieces in large groups under the ravages of artillery fire.

These two unprecedented weapons were undoubtedly like a bolt from the blue to the Divine Realm Army, catching them off guard.

The commanders of the Second, Third, Fifth, and Sixth Legions even ordered their soldiers to speed up, rush towards the enemy, and engage in close combat.

But under the attack of large-scale firearms, how could the soldiers possibly get close to the enemy?

The advance of the Divine Realm Army seemed to be an act of death. With every step forward, hundreds of soldiers fell.

Seeing that the infantry corps could not withstand the enemy's offensive and suffered heavy casualties, the Ninth Corps of the Divine Realm Army resolutely rushed out of the infantry phalanx and launched a cavalry charge on the Jin army phalanx.

The Ninth Legion of the Divine Realm Army is a heavy cavalry corps. In the era of cold weapons, they were as powerful as heavy armored troops.

However, in the face of firearms, the heavy cavalry's defense seemed useless.

The heavy armor that could not be penetrated by bows and crossbows was easily penetrated by artillery and muskets. Not only that, the heavy armor also made their movements slow, which made them even more disadvantageous on the battlefield.

The charge of the Ninth Legion can only be described with one word: tragic. Amid the roar of artillery and intensive gunfire, battalion after battalion of heavy cavalry rushed towards the enemy formation, but battalion after battalion fell.

In the open space in front of the Jin army's formation, the corpses of humans and horses piled up like a mountain, forming an insurmountable wall of flesh.

The sudden emergence and widespread use of firearms completely overturned the war situation between the Divine Realm and the Jin Kingdom.

The Divine Realm Army's former comprehensive advantage collapsed in an instant, and it fell into a comprehensive disadvantage.

Both the infantry corps and the heavy cavalry were blocked and could not move forward. It was not until this moment that the Divine Realm military realized that the battle was hopeless and only retreat could preserve their strength.

However, the two sides were only a hundred steps apart, but the range of the musket was five hundred steps, and the cannon was even farther. This distance of four hundred steps was like a natural moat. How could it be easy to retreat?