Forging the Holy Court
Chapter 556

Fierce Battle with Han Xin (Part Two)

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Battles on the field hinged on "collective strength," not the "individual strength" that mattered in Jianghu conflicts!

What mattered was not the casualties in a particular area, nor the exact losses at any given moment, but the strength of the whole—the combined power of an army.

As the formations of Huan Kingdom's five Special Legions continued to weaken, it showed that the Huan Kingdom Special Corps had already lost the contest of overall strength. Without Yu Ji's timely healing to keep them barely afloat, they would have suffered devastating casualties long ago.

"Four legions, heed my command!"

Seeing their casualty rate gradually exceed what Yu Ji could handle, with elite soldiers beginning to fall one after another, Jian Shang halted his charge. He channeled his energy and roared, abruptly checking the Huan Kingdom Special Corps' frenzied assault.

If the battle continued as before, it might not be a case of "enough ants biting an elephant to death," but it would certainly be "a wolf pack devouring a tiger."

Caught within the thirty ten-thousand-man formations of Han Xin's army, Huan Kingdom's five Special Legions truly might all be "bitten to death." If those five Special Legions were considered beings on the level of loose immortals, then by the same reasoning, they could perish here too.

Of course, if they really were loose immortals, a lone one probably could not escape. But with five, their ability to soar through the heavens and burrow through the earth meant that, unless completely trapped, they could flee even if they could not win.

"Four-Aspect Primal Unity Formation, rise!"

As his army's movements paused, Jian Shang swiftly shouted his command.

The four offensive special formations originally formed by the four Special Legions abruptly halted, transforming into four tightly defended "Four-Aspect Primal Unity Formations," with each aspect

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