Way of Overlord
Chapter 195: The Final Retreat

Chapter 195: The Final Retreat

The people of the Great Steppe revered great warriors and all great warriors of the Steppe have two weapons that they are most familiar with

The Curved sword and the bow.

And between the two, the bow is more important.

They hunt thing that flies in the sky and things that ran on the ground and sword is not enough, spear is not good enough, but a bow could kill these two things quickly and even from afar.

The two weapons are because any great Steppe warriors should master killing people from close combat or from a distance

Aeryon physical prowess was nothing short of astonishing.

His kicks unleashed a staggering force, equivalent to the might of twenty-one men, sending shockwaves rippling through the area around him.

Each powerful strike reverberated through the ground

Moreover, his defensive skills were impeccable, a shield impenetrable to most conventional attacks.

His mastery in blocking, rendering him virtually impervious to straightforward assaults.

Even amidst a sea of adversaries, the eight hundred soldiers found themselves unable to match Aeryon strength and impenetrable defense.

The lack of any person with innate strength among the soldiers meant that they were unable to halt Aeryon relentless advance by sheer force alone.

Encircling and employing tactical formations became their only viable strategy to contain his might.

Individually, they stood little chance against his overwhelming power, requiring coordinated tactics and strategic maneuvers to confine and neutralize his immense strength.

But of course, Aeryon knows this so how could he let himself being surrounded and imprisoned by formation

Hundreds of men try to constrain him, all hundreds of them failed.

And the bold words of Chu Yan emboldened the eight hundred soldiers. The eight hundred soldiers look intimidating, have great morale, is experienced in battle and even Aeryon warriors was infected by that confidence and almost get their morale attacked

And then with Chu Yan suddenly attacking first, it seems the pace would be determined by the soldiers under Chu Yan

But Aeryon did not let that stop him

He fought fiercely and Mayeux also knowing Chu Yan intention break the defenders from the side, Durka rode into battle with his son like hungry wolves and tear apart the eight hundred soldiers

The Brolgadhr warrior thought that the battle would be hard and difficult but when they truly fight against these trained Yan soldiers, they found out that while they are harder to kill than the defenders of Nurshira, they are not that hard to kill

Instead, the more they fight, the easier it is to kill these trained Yan soldiers

This happens precisely because of something unexpected. The Brolgadhr warrior overestimate their enemy and the Yan soldiers underestimate their enemies

This is one of the taboo things to do in a battle.

Underestimating the enemy.

Brolgadhr warrior at least overestimate the enemies and that is fine because even when a tiger fights a rabbit, the tiger should use all its might.

It is true that these are private soldiers of the nobleman they are elite but that is against the army of Yan.

Now, they fight against cavalry and the cavalry they fight is not the cavalry of the Yan people.

How could Yan people ride horse like the Great Steppe people ride horses? How could they understand the tactics that Aeryon had developed?

Before they know it, their eight hundred soldiers are separated and divided. Hit and run tactic, enveloping tactic, splitting up the soldier’s tactic all are uses in fast succession that none of the captain of the eight hundred men could deal with it

Aeryon organization of army while it is not yet complete and is not all thorough but many of his method has been implemented

the organization of Aeryon arm is more organized but also very flexible.

A few dozen horses could confuse a few hundred soldiers and before they knew it, the battle is decided

Eight hundred men, one hundred men was cut down by swords, a hundred more fell under the piercing of spear, a few hundred more under the barrage of arrows

Eyes like a hawk, adept hands pulling the bowstring, the people of the Steppe show their fangs and the whole world shall be silenced!

Chu Yan fought Belarion, fifty strikes against each other and none give way.

Belarion is smaller than Chu Yan but his strength is truly monstrous.

Chu Yan fought like he is on a boat inside a storm.

The waves keep of pushing and pushing and the boat is about to capsize.

All around him, his proud soldiers all fall down easily like a twig being crushed.

However, even though Chu yan is panicked, the warriors under Belarion are also feeling fear.

They did not fear the eight hundred men that Chu Yan brought with him because they could see with their own eyes how easily their chief run around them and how their warriors easily cut them down or shoot them with their arrow

What they fear is this Yan soldier, Chu Yan.

He did not have the same strength as Belarion but he could fight against their Great Commander like this.

Belarion from the beginning of this battle to take the city of Nurshira has fought many generals and captain of Yan people

And the people of the Great Steppe did not even care to remember the names of those captains and general.

Because none of them could survive even one strike of Belarion attack

Xiongba tries to kill Belarion and instead, Belarion kills him so swiftly that the roars of encouragement from the Yan did not even abate before the head of Xiongba flew into the air and fall into the ground.

But this Chu Yan fought Belarion with his spear and the way he uses the spear is ingenious.

Belarion uses the glaive and Chu yan uses the spear and when he uses the spear, the spear is like a slithering snake, constricting and constraining Belarion attack and strikes

The range of the spear and its nature of stabbing also shows Chu Yan ingenuity of using the spear

He pointed toward Belarion body and cause Belarion to shift his stance many times

When this happens, Belarion most powerful strike could not be unleashed because once the stance is not right, the impact and power released by the move also is not right

This also reduce Belarion accuracy

Belarion uses the glaive and it was like a storm descend from the sky, ravaging the earth. But Chu Yan spear is like a divine snake coiling around the storm strangling it and pushing it down.

A great hero, a great warrior.

The glaive attack, the spear receives, the spear endures and Chu Yan endures.

What a battle! What a warrior!

The reason why the Great Steppe warriors admired Chu yan is precisely because of his ability to still fight Belarion

The glaive in Belarion hand coupled with his strength would become a very formidable weapon and those who saw Belarion uses the glaive could not believe that there is someone among the people of Nurshira that could contend with the stroke of their Great Commander

before there was a captain that rushed forward and Belarion uses his glaive to cut that captain sword into two and then beheaded that captain

It cut bones and flesh like hot knife cutting fat.

But Chu Yan spear could withstand the glaive strike of Belarion. This shows that the weapon of Chu yan is also very high quality but high-quality weapon is not enough to endure the strike of someone like Belarion who has innate strength

It is also because Chu Yan technique that restrain and weaken Belarion attack

and as they fight even the warrior under Belarion must admit that Chu Yan mastery of the spear is one of a kind

He uses the least movement possible and neutralize many of the force hidden in each of Belarion strike

This kind of a person is truly a talent and a great warrior.

Chu Yan could not have known that by fighting against Belarion this long he even won the admiration of the Steppe warriors.

Even Belarion who rarely praise his enemies, is admiring Chu Yan mastery over the spear. But Chu Yan could no longer hold on and he knows it

It is not because he didn’t have the stamina or endurance to fight longer with Belarion but because even when he is battling Belarion, he could hear the harrowing screams and shouts of his men

His men are now being slaughtered. This is not a duel. Even though it might seem so, this is a battle with soldiers.

In the battlefields, especially in this kind of battlefield, the use or soldiers against one man is not an unhonourable act

Military commander uses soldiers, and warriors uses personal strength.

This is different when a warrior fight under the gate of the city

There is a declaration of a duel and when that duel is accepted, both sides would restrain their soldiers to attack

The winning side wins morale and the losing side of the duel would have their morale attacked.

But this is a battle. And as his men keep dying, it would not be long before he and his soldier would be encircled

An in an encirclement like that, all of his men would be slaughtered if they could not break through

This is the time to break through while the encirclement is still not being implemented.

There are still many gaps and this gap is naturally closing by the Steppe warriors.

It is hard to admit but they could not delay these steppe warriors any longer

Chu Yan knows he must retreat

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