"They’re here... Ignite!"
Atop the city walls, ng Yan, who had detected the scent of danger from afar, shivered with excitent and imdiately bellowed his command. All the soldiers on the walls were instantly energized, a stark contrast to the fear and trepidation they felt during the previous days when the Jiangnan soldiers attacked, as most of the Southern Barbarian Soldiers now flashed a hint of irrepressible excitent in their eyes!
"Spearn, get ready!"
Looking at the densely packed soldiers below, ng Yan took a deep breath of the cool air. The number of soldiers attacking this ti exceeded any previous assault, clearly indicating that the enemy was launching a general offensive, aiming to capture the fortress tonight!
His judgnt had indeed been correct; if they didn’t activate that plan tonight, the Tiannan Pass would definitely be indefensible.
"Fire!!"
At the command, countless spears, with their eerie green flas, rained down like fiery arrows. The Jiangnan soldiers attacking the city, seeing the green fire on the spears, each carefully tried their best to dodge.
This was one of the main reasons why they had been unable to breach the defenses in the past few days.
It had to be said that the Southern Barbarians’ spear technique was far superior to that of the Central Plains. Third Rank Warriors and above, combined with the high ground advantage, could throw spears with terrifying force that not even a First Rank Warrior could block without leverage, much less with a shield.
What was even more deadly was the ghost fla on those spears; the substance spread rapidly, and it could instantly ignite and rapidly lt even tal and stone.
This ant that even soldiers equipped with shields could only block a spear once and then had to imdiately discard the shield; otherwise, the ghost fla would spread instantly to their bodies, which was very troubleso.
In the thick sea of spears, a shield could only block once. If you wanted to climb up, you had to concentrate on avoiding all the spears, which was virtually impossible during the ascent—it was a hellish difficulty!
Fortunately, the number of enemy troops now was no longer as great as before, and the density of spears had lessened from the initial onslaught. After enduring many such attacks, many soldiers had beco accustod to dodging, making their climb up the walls smoother than at any ti before!
Soon, the first man surged over the city wall...
Without hesitation, a large group of soldiers imdiately pounced forward!
They forcefully grabbed the man who had just leaped onto the wall and hurled him down...
Seeing this familiar scene, the Jiangnan soldiers showed no surprise, as they had grown very accustod to it.
One of the reasons why the Tiannan Pass had held out for so many days was precisely the Southern Barbarians’ reckless fighting style. The walls were hard to scale, and as soon as soone managed to get up, there would imdiately be soone willing to sacrifice themselves in a do-or-die attack. This tactic was, admittedly, ferociously spirited!
Watching the intense offensive on both sides, a general behind ng Yan spoke in a lowered voice, "Could this be overdone? What if the enemy retreats again?"
"The play must go on in its entirety!" ng Yan replied softly, "The more critical the mont, the more convincing we need to be. If we collapse too easily, the enemy will definitely sense sothing is off. Duke Qi Tian Heng is a renowned commander; do not underestimate him. If we don’t play our part well, he might very well see through it."
Hearing this, generals from the other states nodded slightly, thinking to themselves: ng Yan, who has survived two battles at Tiannan Pass, really knows his military tactics.
Although he planned to lure the enemy deeper, he only shared the plan with half of his soldiers, aning he intended to use the other half as bait!
It must be said his thods were sowhat ruthless, but as the saying goes, "Kindness does not lead to victory in war." On the battlefield, it’s the most ruthless who seize victory...
Soon, as half of the soldiers held back, more and more Jiangnan soldiers started to kill their way up the wall. Once they lost the geographical advantage, the gap between the First Rank and the Third Rank beca apparent.
In almost an instant, many of the defenders atop the walls were slaughtered, causing ng Yan and his n’s eyelids to twitch uncontrollably.
They finally understood why the vanguard troops had been defeated so quickly. With such a disparity, lasting a single day was already impressive...
"Retreat!" ng Yan’s spirit surged as he imdiately ordered a retreat.
The soldiers who had been warned earlier retreated extrely quickly, while those Southern Barbarian Soldiers who had not yet reacted were overwheld by the advancing wave of Jiangnan troops before they could flee.
As the number of soldiers from Jiangnan on the city walls continued to increase, ng Yan imdiately cried out in a grim voice, "Spiritual Commanders!"
Several key players below quickly ford hand seals; streaks of pitch-black light tore through the air, and countless dark spirits swept through the skies like the wind, burrowing into the bodies of the soldiers on the city walls who were already prepared.
In an instant, the eyes of the soldiers in the back turned blood red, a savage and icy aura surged within them, their powerful presence erupted swiftly, and their strength broke through the limits of mortals in a flash!
Watching this scene, ng Yan was extrely excited. These soldiers of Jiangnan were certainly top-notch; they definitely were not easy to cultivate. If they could all be left behind here, it would save him countless troubles in their future invasion of the Central Plains...
But just as he was about to give the order to round them up, a bizarre scene took place...
The soldiers who were originally occupying the walls suddenly stopped fighting and rapidly retreated with no intention of continuing the battle.
As the second blessing had just begun, those Jiangnan troops, who had been like hungry wolves, scattered like birds and beasts, sliding back smoothly without hesitation!
ng Yan saw this and imdiately sensed sothing was wrong, shouting, "Stop them!"
These soldiers were retreating so decisively as if it had been planned in advance. Could it be... their own plans had been anticipated by the enemy?
A traitor?
That shouldn’t be the case. The Ghost Temple had inscribed all the soldiers, who were being monitored at all tis; how could there possibly be a betrayal?
But if no one had betrayed them, why did the enemy retreat so decisively? They didn’t even wait for a command...
There was no ti to think about this now. The priority was to capture them as much as possible; otherwise, once their own forces were exhausted, the Tiannan Pass would truly be lost!
"General ng... What is this?"
"Pursue!" ng Yan led the charge, determined to keep these soldiers from Jiangnan at bay even if it ant bursting out of Tiannan Pass!
"There’s still a chance!" ng Yan encouraged as he led the way, "Our soldiers have transcendent power for a short ti. We are definitely faster than those on the other side. At such a close distance, they can’t get away!"
Several commanders heard this and felt slightly reassured; it seed to make sense.
But this reassurance didn’t last long, as a terrifying whirlwind ca sweeping in with a flash of green light in the sky, forcing all soldiers to protect their vitals and co to a standstill.
The wind carried sand and stones, its powerful force turning the debris into blades that filled the sky, forcing even the Transcendent soldiers to close their eyes and be montarily rooted to the spot.
"Chen Qing?" ng Yan looked up at the figure floating amidst the green light.
"Spiritual Commanders!" ng Yan roared fiercely. The Spiritual Commanders had said that if Chen Qing made a move, they would act!
But for so unknown reason, when he turned to call for reinforcents, he found no response on the ground...
Chen Qing, floating in the air, smiled slightly. If he dared to cast his Technique in mid-air, he was naturally confident that at this very mont... the adversaries on the ground couldn’t make a move!
As expected, inside Tiannan Pass, Dragon Mother and the others watching Chen Qing imdiately turned pale with rage. Initiating the second blessing required them to tap into the power from the Path of Yin and Yang, and at this ti, releasing so many Evil Spirits at once, they had no energy left to contain Chen Qing.
This guy... actually tid their cooldowns!!
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