754: The Thief Never Leaves Empty-Handed-Haul Away the Granary [Monthly Ticket Request]

"Should we fight?"

Gongxi Chou conjured his weapon, and the whole army went on alert.

Kang Shi calmed the turmoil in his chest with a few deep breaths, then said evenly, "It's not up to us whether we fight. Let's see what they do!"

If they could avoid a fight, they should do their best to avoid one.

First, the National Seal in Kang Shi's hands was crucial. Nothing could happen to it! Second, his lord had so little to her name. Setting aside the troops in Longwu Commandery, the forces he led made up half of her army. If they rashly fought until their forces were spent, Kang Jishou would have no face to meet his lord.

Gongxi Chou merely snorted.

He didn't believe for a moment that the approaching troops meant them no harm.

As it turned out, Gongxi Chou's instincts were not unfounded.

Before Kang Jishou could send anyone to find out which group of "allies" they belonged to, the enemy troops had already prepared for battle from afar. Their elites conjured warhorses and armor, then charged at speed with the aid of a military formation Word Spirit. Over a thousand riders swept forward in a vast tide, kicking up clouds of dust.

The cavalry charged at tremendous speed.

In the space of three or five breaths, they had already covered a third of the distance. Countless anti-cavalry stakes sprang up along their path, but they did little to stop the heavily armored riders once their charge had gathered momentum. Splintered wood flew everywhere.

Old General Jiang directed his regiment to turn its morale into one trench after another, while earthen walls rose in succession. Boom! A wall half a zhang wide exploded beneath the enemy's blazing blades. The attackers smashed through everything in their path, explosions