When the desolate sound of the bugle horn resounded through the sky. Hu Zhongyuan instinctively woke up from his deep sleep. He shook his head and strode onto the city wall of the stone castle.
After a few months, it had already formed into instinct. During the day, even if there were drums by his ears, he would still be able to sleep. However, when the sun set, he would wake up.
Along the way, he saw numerous soldiers lined up under the command of their colonels and colonels, walking up the city walls in an orderly manner.
Many of them were new soldiers who had just rushed over in the past two days. However, after the battle last night, their eyes weren't as lost as when they first arrived.
However, his eyes were still filled with fear and trepidation.
Hu Zhongyuan shook his head slightly, then stood on top of the city gate tower in an imposing manner.
Observing the battlefield from here, one could see that the remaining ninety stone castles were all waiting solemnly.
At this moment, it should be the strongest he had in these three months! Zong Gang and Ren Tianxing had sent their elite troops west of Huizhou to assist. They rode on beasts and rushed day and night, finally rushing over. Within six days, they brought a million troops to the foot of Seven Cloud Mountain.
It caused the number of troops gathered here to reach 2.4 million.
Just his left wing alone commanded a total of 50 military towns!
Even if they were all surrendered troops, some of them had other intentions and some of them hated Gantian Mountain.
However, Hu Zhongyuan was confident that he could unify their strength. With the veterans from before as the backbone, it was enough for these people to maintain sufficient combat strength.
Three months of intense battles, not only did his martial path improve.
He was also slowly getting used to commanding the army!
He looked opposite at the Night Demon army formation that was getting close. Hu Zhongyuan suddenly heard a loud rumble, and after a short moment, the mountain beneath his feet began to shake, causing him to be unable to walk steadily.
That sound caused one's eardrums to hurt as it spread out for hundreds of miles.
At this moment, not only did the soldiers under him look towards the source of the sound in shock. Even the Night Demon on the other side was startled.
Hu Zhongyuan narrowed his eyes and looked back. Without needing to guess, he knew that it was Kong Yao who had blown up the only path to Huizhou dozens of miles away.
Henceforth, the area below the Seven Cloud Mountain was a land of death. The two million people here had no way out, no way to escape!
In his heart, he didn't care at all. He was already determined to die, so he naturally didn't care if there was a way out.
What he needed to worry about was his subordinates.
However, when he looked around, he made up his mind.
Naturally, he didn't need to worry about the elites from Gantian Mountain.
The rest of the surrendered troops were also in better condition than he had expected.
Speaking of which, that woman had already informed the entire army about this matter a day ago.
At that time, although dissatisfaction and grumbling were everywhere, they were already mentally prepared. Now that the matter had come to a head, he no longer panicked when he first heard that there was no way out.
Many of the soldiers' faces were stiff and cold, filled with deathly stillness and despair, numbly gripping the weapons in their hands.
Even though he knew that he was going to die, he still made up his mind.
Many people even subconsciously took a glance at the summit of the Seven Cloud Mountain.
In that direction, a shining golden light entered their eyes. Only then did some life appear in their eyes.
Although the Left Army Inspector had cut off all their paths of retreat, she didn't hesitate. She also said that even if she died here today, she wouldn't take a single step back!
Hu Zhongyuan laughed, in his heart, he was filled with respect.
This woman's grasp of the hearts of people was pretty much at the peak!
At this moment, although most of his troops had lost all hope, at the same time, they were determined to die.
Even the newly surrendered troops weren't worried that they wouldn't fight.
In the end, Huizhou was where these people were born and raised.
On the contrary, it had nothing to do with Gantian Mountain …
Squinting, Hu Zhongyuan waited calmly. Until Chai Zhou stood by his side.
"The situation today isn't right, that side seems to be going all out …"
As far as the eye could see, there were more than a hundred square formations of Night Demons, each consisting of about ten thousand people, lined up neatly twenty miles ahead.
The aura today was indeed a little different. His eyes were already filled with red intent. The formation was really strict, but their fighting spirit was also exploding out.
What was most surprising was that the hundreds of thousands of Grade-4 Elites that Jia Mingluo treasured were all placed on the frontlines.
Hu Zhongyuan smiled, not caring at all, "So what if it is different? Three months ago, the two million Night Demon troops weren't able to crush us. So what if we go all out now? "
However, he looked to the right with a hint of worry in his eyes.
The only thing he wasn't at ease about was the middle army that bore the most pressure in this battle.
Kong Yao unexpectedly gave the main general position that Zong Yuan was in charge of to Ren Tianxing.
Not only did it free up the Blood Cloud Cavalry. It also allowed Zong Yuan to focus on commanding those 300,000 Elite Cavalry.
However, could that kid really do it?
He felt a little jealous. He, Hu Zhongyuan, had been through many years to have such a position in the army.
However, in just a short year, Ren Tianxing had become a top general in this area and was heavily valued by Zong Shouxin.
"Ren Tianxing's ability to use troops is something that even the Right Inspector admires. He definitely has his reasons for saying that you are weaker than him! Why do you need to worry about that person? You just need to care about yourself … "
Chai Zhou burst out laughing, his tone filled with a mocking tone. Following which, his voice became slightly more serious.
"It has begun!"
Hu Zhongyuan scoffed coldly in dissatisfaction, following which his brow furrowed.
What he saw were hundreds and thousands of large-sized crossbow carriages being pushed out from the Night Demon army. In the blink of an eye, thousands of crossbow bolts flew into the sky.
There were also nearly three hundred huge artillery carts that were covered in runes behind them, shooting hundreds of black balls at them.
Each time they landed, a vast purple-black lightning would explode out and cover a thousand feet of land.
Within this range, anyone who was Grade-4 and below would be ripped to shreds.
The spiritual formation within the stone castle was shaking like it couldn't take the burden.
Hu Zhongyuan didn't care at all, standing still.
As expected, in just a moment, the giant crossbows on the mountain peak started to counterattack.
Many of the Nine Arm Spiritual Crossbows that he snatched from Weihai were destroyed but there were still 70 of them. Along with the Grade-9 Energy Destroying Crossbows from Gantian Mountain, there were around 200 of them.
Although the number was slightly lesser, as they were on the mountain peak, the range was further. In just a moment, the flames of the crossbow carriages were suppressed.
However, in this way, these ninth-order killing weapons were all restrained. There was no hope for the following battle.
Hu Zhongyuan's expression was stupefied. Who knew how many times this had happened in the past three months.
The Night Demon main general seemed to know that he couldn't just use the strength of these weapons to crush the enemy's defensive line. Roughly a quarter of an hour later, the square formations had already started to move forward.
Hu Zhongyuan scoffed coldly, holding the Tiger Overlord Knife in his hand.
Right away, he knew that the other areas were all feints to spread out his troops.
The true breakthrough point was still the stone castle that he was standing on.
This was the weakest and most broken out of the 20 stone castles on the left wing …
It was because he knew that this castle was the most dangerous which was why he stood here to command the battle.
Today, he wanted to see whether or not these Night Demons had enough ability to step over his corpse!
At this moment, the spirit masters hiding deep within the stone castle were relying on the spell altars to cast spells. Only to see numerous light dots fall down from the sky. They were many millstone-sized meteors that covered the Night Demon formation in front.
However, within the square formation, close to 40 Grade-7 experts flew up and slashed these meteors one by one.
Only at the very end, a portion of them escaped, causing some chaos and casualties within the formation.
The enemy's counterattack also followed closely behind. Hundreds and thousands of red fireballs surged over. They exploded beneath the city walls, causing the city walls to shake.
Hu Zhongyuan's lips curled up as he flew up a thousand feet into the air.
With a knife slashing down, he seemed to have transformed into a fierce tiger. The body of the saber and the arm faintly showed the shape of a white tiger.
This knife was the Tiger Overlord Qianqiu!
The Iron Tiger race was one of the inheritances of the White Tiger bloodline. Where the knife intent reached was extreme sharpness!
It wasn't Hu Qianqiu's legacy, but something he created from studying the Platinum Dragon Sword that Zong Shou left in the Book Hiding Pavilion.
Till date, there were only three strokes, but there was nothing it couldn't slice and break!
Wherever the knife light passed, there would be a sharp whistle. Two Grade-7 Night Demons fell from the sky, fresh blood splattering all about. There were no signs of life from them.
However, there were even more counterattacks that charged towards him. Hu Zhongyuan didn't care, dodging while retreating swiftly.
Only when he couldn't dodge would he wave the Tiger Overlord Knife in his hand to destroy those knife lights and sword images.
As expected, just as he was about to use up all his strength, a giant axe and several energy glows slashed through the air. It guided him safely back to the stone castle's spirit array.
"You dog, even if you want to die, don't choose such a time!"
Chai Zhou scolded right away. He was afraid. If a Grade-9 Night Demon attacked him just now, this fellow might not have been able to return.
Hu Zhongyuan laughed as he looked at the knife in his hand.
The battlefield was the best place to train a person.
A few years ago, he was addicted to wine and women, indulging in the glory of Gantian Mountain. At that time, his ambitions slowly disappeared and he didn't think that there would be a day when he would step into Grade-7!
Just the elites of Gantian Mountain, during these days, there were numerous people who broke through to their original realms.
Speaking of which, that person should have stepped into the peak of Grade-8!
"What are you afraid of? There is the Blood Cloud Cavalry and Zong Yuan's Iron Cavalry. I don't believe that Jiawhat Luo would dare to leave the true experts with me. "
When Chai Zhou heard that, he looked to the side. Only to see that tens of miles away, there was a huge cavalry army standing quietly on a flat piece of land.
There was no stone castle covering them, no spiritual formation protecting them. However, it caused the dozens of Night Demon Army formations to be wary and ready for battle! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to qidian.com to vote for me. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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