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CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE The Battle of the First Day

On the east, south, west, and three sides of the city, three giant square formations and a team of over a hundred thousand people moved forward at the same time. Their orderly pace and murderous aura were like a torrent of beasts, suppressing the garrison forces of the city!

There were more than a hundred thousand people on one side and five thousand on the other. In the Bedlam Lands, such a large disparity in strength was considered small!

However, even though they were on a weaker side five days ago, Gold Gathering City still obtained victory! However, this time, they were not so lucky. The three sides of the East, South and West launched their attacks simultaneously.

There was simply no way for the Gold Gathering City to gain anything from this. The only advantage was the city wall. It was not impossible to use tactics like last time. It had to be a tough battle!

However, on the one hand, Gold Gathering City was not without preparation. The original five thousand garrison troops had never changed. Moreover, after the last battle, many people had a new opinion of Gold Gathering City and recognized its power!

More than half of the four thousand mercenaries who had been hired had decided to join Gold Gathering City, especially those three large mercenary groups. This action triggered the enthusiasm of the other mercenaries. It caused the number of soldiers guarding the city to multiply. In just five days time, the number of soldiers had increased from five thousand to over twenty thousand!

With such speed, only the mercantile Gold Gathering City would be able to accomplish this in such a short period of time. This was definitely a miracle in the Bedlam Lands!

However, from the looks of it now, facing the attack from the Qingfeng Stronghold, the garrison army of the Gold Gathering City that had over 20,000 people was still rather weak!

The difference in strength between the two sides was very clear. A bandit of over a hundred thousand people attacked the Gold Gathering City from three directions, and on the Gold Gathering City's side, there were over twenty thousand mercenary guards! The Twin Fresh Breeze Stronghold had five to six times the number of people compared to the Gold Gathering City, but they were all bandits. Moreover, their direct subordinates were all different forces, so they didn't have a unified command! If they truly fought, it was hard to say how much strength they would be able to display!

On the other hand, even though the number of people on the Gold Gathering City was inferior, they still had the advantage of being on the city wall! As for the fighters, they were either from mercenary groups or small groups. They also did not have a general command, but they had the advantage of being in a higher position, so there would not be any problems!

Right now, each side had their advantages and disadvantages, but overall, the Qingfeng Stronghold still had the advantage, but Ling Feng's existence was a variable. Whether Ling Feng could change the outcome of this battle was also an unknown factor!

On that day, the Qingfeng Stronghold launched five Charge, but they were all blocked by the garrison army of the Gold Gathering City. On that day, the Qingfeng Stronghold launched five Charge, but they were all blocked by the garrison army of the Gold Gathering City.

However, according to the number of people, the losses in the Gold Forming City were even more severe!

In this battle, both sides were attacking with every possible method. Rolling stones, falling trees, crossbows, and rockets were being used! The Qingfeng Stronghold had lost more than ten thousand people, and the cities of the Gold Gathering City were also severely damaged! In short, neither side was able to gain any benefits, and it could be said that both sides were heavily injured!

Deep into the night, after battling for an entire day, the Qingfeng Stronghold finally called for reinforcements and returned to the stronghold to rest! Even the garrison troops of Gold Gathering City were exhausted. Some of them even fell asleep on top of the city walls the moment the enemy retreated!

That night, both sides didn't move at all. After all, after a day of intense fighting, both sides' troops were exhausted and no longer had the energy to continue fighting!

In the camp of the Qingfeng Stronghold, the group of leaders began to argue:

"I've lost two thousand men in the last few days …"

"What the hell are you doing? I have over three thousand injured brothers …"

"Don't tell me I've lost a lot of subordinates!"

"..."

The group of leaders argued nonstop about their losses and how much credit they had earned from this battle. They all wanted to get even more compensation!

Seeing all this, Hu Lang also felt very helpless. Over a hundred thousand of his subordinates were nominally under his command, but for these bandit leaders to make them listen to him, Hu Lang had promised them a great deal of benefits. This made Hu Lang feel frustrated again about not being able to control the Qingfeng Stronghold.

They had promised a large amount of benefits, which was why they were able to send their subordinates to launch a second attack on Gold Gathering City! However, just as the first day of attacks ended, all the leaders started to take credit for it. They all said that they had contributed the most and should receive the greatest compensation!

"Alright, let's not quarrel anymore!" Hu Lang finally could not hold it in and said, "Don't tell me that you are only going to see the benefits that come before your eyes? Don't you see the significance of this battle to the Qingfeng Stronghold? If our Qingfeng Stronghold is defeated this time, we will not be facing such a simple loss of face. Don't you know how many people our Qingfeng Stronghold has offended? "

"If we can't take down the Gold Gathering City this time, it is very likely that those forces that originally had enmity towards us will join forces to deal with the Qingfeng Stronghold. At that time, do you think you can endure it?"

Being taught a lesson by Hu Lang in such a painful manner, everyone shut their mouths. As leaders, they understood the importance of this matter. The reason they were able to rob people without fear was all because of the reputation of the Qingfeng Stronghold.

Looking at the silent camp, Hu Lang knew that his words had worked, so he continued, "But everyone don't need to worry too much, this Gold Gathering City is obviously spent. As long as we take down the city, not only can we establish our might again for the Fresh Breeze Stronghold, we can even take over the entire Gold Gathering City!"

"I believe all of you know the wealth of the Gold Gathering City. Just the Treasure House of the Gold Gathering City alone already possesses wealth comparable to the ten great powers. Furthermore, there are also a lot of merchants of the Gold Gathering City. Are the benefits not enough to be shared?"

Sure enough, the moment Hu Lang said that, all of the leaders laughed! Yes, this was the reason why they were willing to follow the commands of Hu Lang, regardless of their losses! In the entire Fresh Breeze Stronghold, only benefits could be done!

On the other side of the Gold Gathering City, it was a completely different scene!

In order to raise her morale, Jin Yuyan took out a large amount of gold coins and distributed it to all the soldiers and mercenaries, especially those who died in battle. She received a large compensation, and Ling Feng also promised that as long as the battle ended, Gold Gathering City would support the families of those who died in battle!

Once this decision was made, the morale of all the soldiers immediately rose. Most of the mercenaries in the Bedlam Lands worked hard for money. Otherwise, who would have come to such a chaotic place? Even if Gold Gathering City could satisfy their needs, there was no reason for them to not pay with their lives!

As for raising families for those who had died in battle, this moved the mercenaries even more. After all, who didn't have a family, who didn't have parents, wives, and children. Being mercenaries in the Bedlam Lands meant that they were prepared to sacrifice themselves at any time! However, for their families, they could only hope that they could earn a little more money so that their families could live a little better!

Ling Feng's promise to raise his family made many mercenaries secretly resolve to defend Gold Forming City with their lives!