Calm Lake Mountain
At the foot of the mountain was a large piece of farmland. In the distance, there were houses that had been moved away.
However, right now, the farmland had been occupied by demon soldiers. They surrounded Calm Lake Mountain, and erected a stone wall halfway up the mountain, blocking the demon soldiers from advancing.
"Hu" A cold wind blew past. The sky was dark and gloomy, and the sounds of wild beasts could be heard. The demon soldiers didn't attack immediately.
King Lu watched from afar and noticed that the mountain was heavily guarded. He then laughed coldly, "That day, when Pei Zi Yun led a thousand riders to attack, I had my suspicions. Based on his intelligence, he might not have done so."
"Indeed, there's someone behind him. From the looks of it, there's at least seven thousand of them."
"Besides, the stone walls are heavily fortified, and the security is much tighter than before. It's as if we've met a porcupine, and have nowhere to attack. We can only fight."
"He's using himself as bait to attract our attention. Behind him, there will be a huge army surrounding us."
"However, based on the movements of the army, if they're here, they should be moving soon. Now that there's no movement, it's obvious that the rumors have spread. The Crown Prince's fear of Pei Zi Yun is no less than ours."
"It's your Majesty's good fortune." Eunuch Liao bowed down, his eyes were bloodshot as he spoke.
"Hm, what good fortune? They must think that I'm at the end of the road, and that there's no way for the commoners to submit to me. That's why they're acting like this." King Lu laughed coldly, "Who would've thought that I'd have to rely on others to survive."
When Eunuch Liao heard this, he fell silent.
"Since that's the case, there's no time to lose. Let's send out our troops." King Lu was resolute, "If we delay, we'll attack!"
Following this command, the sound of drums rang out, one after another, striking the hearts of the demon soldiers. Blood started to seep into their bodies, as they roared out once more. Their eyes were bloodshot, as though they were about to devour the demon soldiers. If it weren't for the Demon Emperor's orders, they would've already charged forward. Only the demon general remained conscious.
"Charge!" King Lu shouted out once more. The demon soldiers turned into a torrent as they charged towards the Calm Lake Mountain. The sounds of battle echoed throughout the mountains. The water in the stream was originally clear, but when thousands of people stepped into it, the water became murky.
"Ah wu!" When they were close enough, the demon soldiers roared towards the sky. Like lightning, they pounced towards the stone wall on the hillside. One of the captains remained motionless as he shouted, "Archers, get ready."
"Yes!" A group of archers took out their arrows, drew their bows, and looked at the approaching demon soldiers.
"Throw!" Many people didn't understand. They thought that the projectile shot had no power, but in fact, it possessed great destructive power, not inferior to a normal shot.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! The sky darkened as hundreds of arrows pierced through the air. When they reached a high altitude, they fell back down due to the inertia of the iron arrows and arrow feathers.
"Pu pu pu!" The arrows fell with great inertia. The demon soldiers were all wearing leather armor. When the arrows fell, blood splattered everywhere.
"Ah!" The rain of arrows hit their vitals. More than ten of them fell to the ground. Although the rest were demon soldiers, they immediately howled miserably. Some of the arrows didn't penetrate deep into their flesh, but they were still injured and bleeding.
"Shoot again!" The sound of the bowstrings did not stop. Another batch of arrows whizzed out. The hillside was narrow, and the demon soldiers were densely packed. Even if the projectile shot had a low accuracy rate, the demon soldiers would still hit their targets.
"Pu!" A demon soldier was unlucky. He fell to the ground, clutching his neck as he rolled on the ground. His mouth was wide open, but he couldn't make a sound. It turned out that a pitch-black arrow had landed on his neck, and he died instantly.
"Kill! Kill!" The demon general roared. Even if they were demon soldiers, they had to obey the laws of life. If they couldn't defend against the flying arrows, even if they weren't hit in their vitals, they would still bleed profusely. If they were lucky, they would lose their ability to fight. If they were lucky, they would still bleed profusely and die.
"Ah wu!" The demon soldier struggled to climb up.
"Aim and shoot!" The third shot was aimed. The sound of bowstrings could be heard as a rain of arrows pounced down. The power of the arrows was much greater. Dozens of demon soldiers that were charging up fell to the ground.
"There aren't many left. Charge!" The demon general shouted.
"Cannon rocks and black wood, fire!" At this point, the captain shouted again. The soldier nervously and skillfully pushed the cannon rocks and black wood forward. Like a torrential downpour, the rolling rocks and black wood pounced onto the demon soldiers.
When the demon soldiers collided with the rocks, they screamed in agony. Blood splattered everywhere. The demon soldiers swept away the rocks and black wood, and charged forward again.
"Kill!" Pei Zi Yun watched from afar as he smiled to his left and right, 'If there weren't any stone walls, we wouldn't be able to fight them head-on. But now that we're on a hill, even the demon soldiers would suffer heavy casualties.'
'Especially the cannon rocks and black wood. The effect of rolling down the hill was much better than expected. The more they rolled, the faster they got. Furthermore, they were attacked along the way, unlike the rain of arrows, which only covered a few dozen steps.'
As he spoke, the demon soldiers were agile and had leather armor on their bodies. However, as the rolling rocks and black wood fell, they screamed in agony.
The sky was dark and gloomy. In just a few moments, many of the demon soldiers had perished. However, they continued to charge towards Calm Lake Mountain. There were still trees at the bottom of the mountain, but now they were all barren.
"Roar!" At this point, a demon general's body swelled up. His body was covered with yellow and black tattoos. With a loud roar, the stone walls trembled.
"Fire!"
Heavy crossbows were already prepared on the stone wall. As soon as the Demon General pounced forward, dozens of heavy crossbows shot towards the Demon General's body. With a 'pu pu pu' sound, even with the Demon General's armor, he was still unable to defend. Immediately, seven or eight arrows pierced through his body, causing blood to spurt out. The Demon General did not stop and heavily slammed into the stone wall, causing a loud sound as he died.
A speck of demonic soul flew out, but before it could return, there was a faint ripple and it disappeared.
"Kill, kill, kill!" The demon soldiers continued to charge forward. Their battle cries were like a tidal wave. Cannon rocks and black wood rained down like a torrential downpour, drowning the city in waves.
Blood, sweat, and the stench of disemboweled organs filled the entire battlefield. The demon soldiers rushed to the stone walls. Some of them did not even need stairs to climb up. At this point, a huge pot of boiling oil poured down. Amidst the burning smoke, screams could be heard. The entire hillside was dyed red.
"True Sovereign, the enemy's bravery has exceeded our expectations. With the falling rocks and kerosene, our army has not suffered many casualties. However, our cannons, rocks, and black wood are being depleted very quickly. If we were to engage in close combat, we would have to sacrifice a lot." Looking at the battlefield, You Ji General Luo Yintai's eyes narrowed as he spoke.
"There's still no news from the main camp?" Pei Zi Yun's face was expressionless as he listened.
"Yes, True Sovereign. We've already communicated with the Dao Records Department. However, there's still no response from the main camp."
"Hurry the main camp." Pei Zi Yun opened his eyes and spoke calmly.
"Yes!"
Luo Yintai acknowledged and turned to leave. After a short while, he entered the tent, "True Sovereign, there's no response from the Dao Records Department. Could it be that they've isolated us from the main camp?"
Pei Zi Yun laughed coldly, "They stood us up."
"Yes!" The people from the Dao Records Department obeyed immediately. Three pigeons flew out. They were originally on the mountain and were flying very high up. Since they didn't see anyone shooting them down, they disappeared into thin air.
Although the rain wasn't heavy, it was still cloudy and foggy. Initially, they were able to see hundreds of miles of the plains. But now, they couldn't see more than ten miles.
As for the demon soldiers, they continued to charge upwards. The sounds of battle cries rang out incessantly.
Main Camp
The residents of the city had all been evacuated. The city had now become a military camp. Soldiers were patrolling the area with swords at their waists. The central camp was even more heavily guarded. A huge flag was raised high up in the sky. There was a simple and crude house, but there was a pigeon cage. At this point, two pigeons flew into the cage and chirped loudly.
A middle-aged man with sunken cheeks received it and opened the tube on the pigeon's leg. He took one look and laughed coldly. He squeezed his hand and the pigeon that was still crying for food died instantly.
This man turned around and left. He had only taken a few steps when he saw General Chen Yong. Chen Yong looked much thinner than before. His dark face was filled with wrinkles. He didn't move an inch. After some silence, he asked, "What were you doing just now? What information is this? "
"Your excellency, there's no information." The middle-aged man replied. Chen Yong's face turned cold, "You're just a mere eighth ranked official and you dare to bully me? Hand it over. "
"Your excellency, there's an order from above …"
Before he could finish, Chen Yong grabbed the middle-aged man and took a look at the tube. He was instantly enraged. "True Monarch has attracted the attention of the Demon Army and ordered us to gather and surround them. This is military intelligence. How dare you destroy it? You're courting death! "
As he spoke, he slapped the man across the face, sending him flying. Chen Yong wasn't satisfied yet. He was about to draw his blade and kill the man on the spot.
At this point, a voice rang out from behind, "General Chen, stay your hand. This is my command."
"Who is it?" Chen Yong roared out in anger when he heard this.
"It's me." Chen Yong turned around and his body trembled. He felt a chill run down his spine. It was Imperial Envoy Li Pan. Li Pan was dressed in a third ranked official robe and had a dignified aura about him. Chen Yong felt uneasy as he asked, "Imperial Envoy, what's the meaning of this? The True Sovereign has received orders from the Emperor to prepare for reinforcements at any time. Why are you … "
"What you want to say is, how would I dare to destroy the intelligence?" Li Pan laughed as he glared at Chen Yong. Chen Yong felt his gaze was as sharp as a knife as he broke out in a cold sweat.
Li Pan's expression was gloomy, as though he was tired. He sighed and waved his hand, "You may leave."
The middle-aged officer broke out in a cold sweat as he turned around and retreated.
"Chen Yong, you are a third ranked general. Over the years, you have contributed greatly to the battlefield. After this, you will be conferred a title of nobility. An Earl will not be one less. I hope you won't make a mistake."
When Chen Yong heard this, his face darkened as he reached for his blade. Li Pan's face turned cold, "I know you're friends with the True Sovereign, but this isn't my intention. This is the intention of the higher-ups. This is a matter of great importance, and I hope you understand this. Don't tell me you dare to disobey?"
Chen Yong hesitated for a moment, "I don't believe you. I am a third ranked general. I can report this directly to the imperial court. I want to see if it's you or the imperial court who wants this!"
As he finished speaking, he turned around to leave.
"Hmph!" Seeing that Chen Yong was about to leave, Li Pan's expression turned cold. He waved his hand, and the two personal guards behind Chen Yong looked at each other, and one of them drew his blade.
Chen Yong was immediately alerted, but everything happened too quickly. All he heard was a 'pu' sound as a long blade pierced through his body. Fresh blood splattered everywhere.
"AH!" Chen Yong screamed as he fell to the ground. Fresh blood spurted everywhere, and he didn't die immediately. He looked at his own personal guard, and saw that there were still traces of blood on his blade.
"You … how dare you … betray your master …" Chen Yong pointed at the two personal guards as he panted. His throat emitted a snoring sound that sounded like bellows.
Li Pan laughed coldly, "Chen Yong, since you dare to disobey the Emperor's orders, then we have no choice but to execute you."
"I am a third ranked general. Li Pan, you are jealous of me …."
Li Pan laughed coldly and didn't want to listen any further. He made a gesture of cutting his throat and turned around to leave. The two personal guards stepped forward, "General Chen, we are indebted to you. We admire you very much. Under normal circumstances, we wouldn't betray you no matter what. However, our master is the imperial court, the Emperor. We can only follow his orders."
As he spoke, the blade fell and pierced through Chen Yong's heart. Chen Yong's eyes were wide open, and he refused to close them. He died with a grievance.
"Go and report to the imperial envoy that the general was ambushed by the demon soldiers. Although we fought a bloody battle, we were still no match for them. Let's go!" The two personal guards wiped their blades clean and dragged the corpse away.
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