Call of the Heroes of Chaos in Another World

Chapter 2612 Jiang Hou defeats the two gods single-handedly, Jun 1 discovers filial piety.

Chapter 2612 Jiang Hou defeats two gods single-handedly; the narrow escape saves Xiao.

Tian Pan was willing to listen to Leonidas's advice, as the other party was a renowned general no less capable than himself.

At least they still have some troops left, and a chance to break out.

If they were to try to hold out any longer, with the city walls already in ruins and all the defensive supplies exhausted, how much longer could they hold out?

By then, they didn't even have enough troops left to break out of the encirclement.

The two immediately began to discuss a plan to break through the encirclement. Leonidas himself was best at doing the opposite of what was expected, achieving a surprise effect.

Back when he was in Dongyi, his breakout was also a surprise attack.

However, he was only leading infantry at the time, and was naturally at a disadvantage against Wanyan Xieye, who had a large number of cavalry.

On Leonidas's advice, Tian Pan decided not to make any breakout plans, but instead to lead their remaining troops that night in two separate groups, heading towards Nanhu County and Ju County respectively.

Among them, Tian Pan led the elderly, the weak, the sick, the disabled, and the wounded towards Nanhu County to break through. This route was actually more of a decoy to cover another group's breakout.

The other group, led by Leonidas and Lancelot, consisted of cavalry and a portion of their troops who were still in relatively good condition.

Logically speaking, as the main commander on the southern front, Tian Pan had no need to personally act as a cover-up.

However, if he doesn't participate, then it's even less likely that Leonidas and Lancelot will.

To put it bluntly, if Tian Pan hasn't made the decision to break through, then the two of them will likely have to break through alone.

In fact, if the two of them on horseback were to break out, it would be much easier for them than for the main force.

With such a small goal as the two of them, if they just casually sneak into a mountain forest, would the Great Qian Dynasty really make a big fuss over just the two of them?

Neither of them were important figures, nor were they even members of the Qi army.

Furthermore, if Tian Pan, as the main general, is not used as a decoy, how can he attract the enemy's real pursuers? Only by preserving as many elite troops as possible and establishing a defensive line in the rear can Tian Yinqi have a chance to keep the Daqian army outside Nanhu County and Ju County.

Leonidas once again successfully used this method, catching the Great Qian off guard.

In fact, on the Daqian side, Yao Xiong also guessed that Tian Pan would probably consider breaking out of the siege in the near future. During this time, he had been secretly observing the Qi army's movements during the siege.

If the Qi army showed any abnormal signs, he would immediately arrange for troops to ambush them, or even send troops to pursue them.

Qi Jun had not shown any unusual signs before this, but he suddenly received news that the enemy had broken out with their troops, which stunned him for several minutes.

Fortunately, his deputy reminded him, which quickly brought him to his senses. He then directed his troops to pursue the enemy in the two directions that had been identified.

Yao Xiong and Chen Qingzhi, who had returned from the battlefield against Xuan, each headed in the direction of the two pursuing forces.

Yao Xiong pursued Tian Pan's direction, while Chen Qingzhi headed towards the direction where Leonidas and the others had broken through.

The reason Yao Xiong, as the main general, pursued Tian Pan's route wasn't because they truly valued this route more, but rather because Yao Xiong and Chen Qingzhi suspected that Tian Pan's open display of his banner was a ruse. They guessed that the route where Leonidas was located was the true direction of Tian Pan, the Qi army's main general. It was precisely because of this misjudgment that Chen Qingzhi pursued in the direction where Leonidas and his men had broken through.

Chen Qingzhi's troops were all elite cavalry, far more powerful than ordinary soldiers. He was tasked with pursuing the route that they considered more important, which showed how much they valued him.

As for Leonidas and Lancelot, during their retreat, they not only deployed feints but also laid ambushes in some strategic locations.

These methods are sufficient to deal with ordinary generals, but Chen Qingzhi is far superior to them.

Breaking out without any plan could catch Yao Xiong off guard, but it would also avoid the risk of falling into an ambush set up by the enemy on the way out.

However, without careful planning beforehand, these hastily set up feints or ambushes would be too rushed to fool a high-ranking commander like Chen Qingzhi.

After a night of relentless pursuit, at dawn the next day, Chen Qingzhi's light cavalry finally caught up with Leonidas and Lancelot.

At this moment, the troops that Leonidas and Lancelot had been with were exhausted after a night of fleeing. Just then, Chen Qingzhi suddenly led his troops out to attack.

Before long, the enemy forces had driven Leonidas and Lancelot's troops into a series of defeats.

In particular, the presence of the fierce general Jiang Hou in Chen Qingzhi's army further exacerbated their predicament.

Even though Leonidas and Lancelot knew they were no match for him, they had no choice but to join forces to fight Jiang Hou when they were cornered. If they didn't force him to retreat, they wouldn't even have a chance to break through.

However, these two were only low-level divine generals. Even when Leonidas was in foot combat, his combat strength was comparable to that of some slightly weaker mid-level divine generals.

However, there is still a significant gap between them and a final-level god-general like Jiang Hou.

Even when the two of them joined forces, it didn't take long before they were both seriously injured by Jiang Hou.

"Ding! Jiang Hou Shenhou skill effect three activated. When facing an opponent with lower base strength, it can seal the opponent's weapon and warhorse amplification."

Lancelot's combat strength -2, current combat strength decreased to...

Leonidas's combat strength -1, current combat strength has decreased to..."

"How dare this treacherous scoundrel harm my soldiers!"

Just as the greatsword on Jiang Hou's gauntlet, carrying the force of wind and thunder, was about to cleave the head of the heavily wounded and powerless Leonidas, a roar, like a thunderclap from the heavens, rolled in from the flank of the battlefield.

Before the sound faded, a streak of crimson light tore through the air like a meteor falling to earth, shooting towards the side of Jiang Hou's downward slash with perfect accuracy.

The greatsword barely grazed Leonidas's face; a moment later, it would have landed on his head.

(End of this chapter)