Wei Honghe and Li Bailan appeared on a plain map. They were close to each other, only five kilometers apart. Both immediately summoned their territories.
The attacking side was at a disadvantage. Unless their strength was much higher than the opponent's, the safest method was to defend their territory.
Both summoned armies and appeared outside their territories, intending to fight a decisive battle on the plain.
This was also a way to quickly ascertain the strength of both territories without much waiting.
Wei Honghe dispatched a total of eighty thousand soldiers. While these were few for Zhou Yan, they were a considerable number for others.
Not everyone could support a large army; they had to develop armies corresponding to their own strength.
Wei Honghe summoned an army of eighty thousand: twenty thousand archers, twenty thousand cavalry, twenty thousand spearmen, and twenty thousand shield bearers, forming a battle array and advancing towards Li Bailan.
Li Bailan's army was relatively smaller, numbering just over sixty thousand. Her soldiers were only of three types: archers, cavalry, and infantry. However, Li Bailan's army's equipment was clearly much better than Wei Honghe's.
Furthermore, the battle formation appeared to be intricate. Zhou Yan immediately recognized the power of this formation. While not difficult to break, it would require considerable effort for Wei Honghe's army to do so.
"Charge!"
"Kill!"
Both sides began their attacks. Behind Li Bailan's army, dozens of drummers were present. Initially thought to be simple drummers, Zhou Yan immediately felt something different.
"Not right, these drums can boost morale, they are auxiliary treasures," Zhou Yan realized.
"And those battle flags, those battle flags also have special functions!" Zhou Yan observed closely. These battle flags also possessed special effects.
With these two items, Li Bailan's soldiers had an overall edge in strength over Wei Honghe's.
However, the true victory depended not only on these two items but also on both sides' grasp of tactical opportunities, the overall quality of their soldiers, and their coordination.
The two sides charged at each other, both initiating with cavalry. As the cavalry formed their charge formation, their speed and power surged.
Dense volleys of arrows rained down on these cavalry, but their impact was minimal. The cavalry's charge formation shattered the arrow rain.
However, when Li Bailan's archers unleashed another volley, the arrows suddenly ignited, clearly not ordinary arrows but flaming arrows.
The flaming arrow rain descended upon Wei Honghe's army and then exploded.
"Boom, boom, boom!!!"
With the deafening sound of explosions, Wei Honghe's cavalry formation was broken. The cavalry suffered heavy casualties and was then charged into by Li Bailan's cavalry, leading to further heavy losses.
Wei Honghe's cavalry began to falter. It seemed the battle would end there, but as Li Bailan's soldiers pursued and charged towards the shield bearers, an unexpected event occurred.
In front of these cavalry, earthen walls appeared one after another. The cavalry crashed into the suddenly appearing earthen walls, and the consequences were predictable.
The sudden turn of events caught Li Bailan's army off guard. They then came under a barrage of arrows, causing significant casualties to Li Bailan's army.
Then, Wei Honghe's cavalry, which had previously retreated, launched another attack, engaging Li Bailan's cavalry.
The tide of the battle instantly shifted. Previously, the enemy was pursuing Wei Honghe's soldiers; now, Wei Honghe was pursuing the enemy's army.
Li Bailan's cavalry suffered heavy losses, with only a few hundred managing to retreat.
At this point, the infantry on both sides drew closer and engaged in combat.
The soldiers on both sides clashed and fought, with the two lords issuing various commands. Both sides experienced victories and defeats, with their own strengths and weaknesses.
After a long while, most of the soldiers on both sides were eliminated.
Mo Han directly summoned both of them back and said, "This battle will be considered a draw. With your current strength, it is impossible to destroy the opponent's territory."
Neither of them had any objections, and they withdrew respectively.
The first match ended in a draw. Judging from the previous events, both territories possessed considerable strength, and they handled battlefield changes effectively.
For the second match, a senior student from the fourth year stepped forward and said, "How about this: I will dispatch ten generals to set up ten dueling stages. You also send out ten generals. The side with more victories wins, what do you say?"
"Good, I accept!" From Shenlong Academy, another person stepped forward.
Mo Han once again teleported the two to their respective locations, with ten dueling stages beside them.
Both sides summoned ten generals and began fierce battles on the stages.
Half an hour later, Shenlong Academy won six battles, concluding the match.
Following this, students from the four major academies stepped forward one after another, proposing their preferred match formats. The outcomes varied, with wins, losses, and draws.
Overall, the strength disparity between the two sides was not significant. They were all top-tier geniuses from Shenlong Kingdom, each with their own advantages and characteristics.
Finally, it was the turn of the three first-year students. Feng Qingyang stepped forward first and said, "Then, both sides will dispatch one thousand soldiers each. The side whose soldiers remain on the battlefield wins."
"I will participate," Jin Nuanmeng also stepped forward.
The two arrived on a grassland, summoned a thousand soldiers each, and began to charge towards each other.
Jin Nuanmeng did not summon cavalry but an army composed of various troop types.
Feng Qingyang's one thousand soldiers were all cavalry, but not just any cavalry, but heavy cavalry, and these heavy cavalry possessed considerable strength. Ordinary weapons could not penetrate their armor.
Jin Nuanmeng's soldiers waited for the opponent's attack, while Feng Qingyang's soldiers immediately launched their charge.
Jin Nuanmeng's soldiers began to move, forming a formation like a spinning wheel, attacking the opponent's heavy cavalry.
Feng Qingyang was clearly surprised that the opponent's formation could effectively counter his heavy cavalry.
Feng Qingyang began to change tactics, taking out long spears and forming them into arrow-shaped formations, then attacking the opponent.
Multiple arrowheads pierced the enemy's formation.
The two sides clashed again. Feng Qingyang's army achieved significant gains, and with such a formation, it indeed broke the enemy's formation.
However, Jin Nuanmeng's formation was not so simple. Her infantry were incredibly fast, constantly maneuvering around the heavy cavalry, attacking them with uncanny speed, making it impossible for the heavy cavalry to strike back.