After a long time, the calm and composed General of the army suddenly jumped up in rage. He kicked the table in front of him, and roared in anger, "Wu Kuang Yun! You intolerable pig! I'll pull out your tendons! I'll peel off your skin! I'll drink your blood! I'll chop your body into pieces! I'll kill your whole family! I'll exterminate your whole family! "
The scouts were only 200 kilometers away from the enemy when they arrived. Two and a half days had passed by now. The battle had already begun!
Tie Long Cheng was fuming with anger. He was stamping with rage. He was almost crazy. He smashed everything he could see in the General's tent.
He was gasping for breath. He was fuming with anger!
Tie Long Cheng had already made up his mind. [I won't care about 'beheading a general in front of a battle' if I see Wu Kuang Yun again. I'll chop that pig's head off his neck as a sacrifice to the flag!]
"Wu Kuang Yun, this old man will kill you according to military law!" Tie Long Cheng roared. His beard was like a halberd.
The generals kept quiet out of fear …
They didn't know that Great General Wu Kuang Yun was also depressed to the point of death. He would've killed himself if he knew Tie Long Cheng's current state.
[What can I do?
I'm a Great General. That's true. But I'm only a Great General in name.
His Majesty has already seized the real power. His Majesty makes all the decisions arbitrarily. What does it have to do with me?] [I've been kowtowing to persuade him. My forehead is swollen. Does anyone know this?]
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty... you can't, you can't... you can't advance rashly," Wu Kuang Yun said in a tearful voice.
"I've already made up my mind. There's no need to say more." Tie Bu Tian's face was as cold as ice. His gaze was as sharp as a sword. He was obstinate.
Wu Kuang Yun repeatedly tried to dissuade him. But, Tie Bu Tian ruthlessly rebuked him. Eventually, he demoted the Great General in private. This nominal Great General had already become a soldier in the army …
Tie Bu Tian also had his own considerations.
It would've been too hasty and thoughtless to dispatch troops at this time. It would've been disadvantageous to the overall situation.
Furthermore, it was foolish of them to abandon their natural stronghold and take the initiative to attack. Once the army was defeated, they would be pursued by the enemy. It was very likely that the army would be routed like a landslide, and the enemy would kill their way into the heart of Iron Cloud!
However, Tie Butian had other considerations.
Relying on natural defenses was a bad idea. At most, he could guarantee that he would not lose, but he would never be able to obtain victory. This battle was a matter of life and death for the entire Iron Cloud; how could they be conservative?
Everyone thought that this place would be defended to the death, but I wanted to take the initiative to attack! This was what it meant to be caught off guard!
Bai Chang Tian's army had come from afar. But, they hadn't arrived at their destination yet. In fact, they didn't even have the time to set up camp.
Although it was risky, the current situation had reached a point where they had no choice but to take the risk!
Moreover, there was also a very important person returning from this route — Minister Chu.
So, Minister Chu would've fallen into a dead end if he had allowed Bai Chang Tian to set up a camp and block his way back. After all, he would've been surrounded by enemies in front of him, and would've been pursued from behind. Baidu Tieba World Defying Heavens
No matter what, he would not allow it!
No matter how one looked at it, they had no choice but to send out their troops. Moreover, the sooner the better!
"Wu Kuang Yun, you only need to fight! Go and seize victory! " Tie Butian coldly said, "I don't care what a Supreme Commander like you thinks. But, you only need to obey orders when the time comes!"
"Anyone who disobeys orders will be beheaded!"
Wu Kuang Yun wanted to cry, but had no tears.
He was an old soldier. He had been on the battlefield for half of his life. How could he not know that he had to take the enemy by surprise at this time? He had a 10% chance of winning! Bai Chang Tian was a famous general of his generation. But, he would've never thought that the natural defenses would send out their troops to fight!
After all, Great Zhao and Iron Cloud had been fighting for hundreds of years. Great Zhao had always tried every means to attack Iron Cloud, while Iron Cloud had only defended. This had never changed.
This had become a fixed trend in the minds of all the generals.
Perhaps, they would be able to defeat the famous White Tiger General in this battle.
Immortal … even if there was only a 1% chance of defeat, they couldn't let Tie Butian take the risk! Iron Cloud would've been completely routed if something went wrong …
The White Tiger General, Bai Chang Tian, was also very puzzled. The enemy had a natural stronghold along the way. They didn't need a lot of people. In fact, they needed less than a thousand people to defend this place. Even the attack of a hundred thousand troops would've been of no use.
[Why did the Prime Minister change his itinerary this time? And, why did he arrange 500,000 troops here?] [This shouldn't have been the case.] [Whether it's from a strategic point of view or from the overall situation, such a decision shouldn't have been made.]
In Bai Chang Tian's mind, only 200,000 troops would've been needed to pin down the enemy. Then, they would've taken over this place after the victory of the main battle had been achieved. [Well, it's hopeless to attack head-on …]
[Is it because of that King of Hell Chu?]
[Humph! King of Hell Chu is called King of Hell. But, he's only one man. It's impossible for a man to run for thousands of miles by himself. Moreover, he must've been chased for thousands of miles to reach this place.
Wouldn't that make him an immortal?]
"General, the Heaven Splitting Mountain Pass is about three-hundred miles ahead. Brothers, we've been trekking for a long time. Men and horses are tired. Shouldn't we take a rest? The Deputy General beside him said.
"Yes. We're almost there. What's there to rest for? How can a soldier not have the least bit of tenacity? Are they still my soldiers? "Bai Chang Tian reprimanded with a cold face.
"Then … should we continue with the rapid march?" The Deputy General's face twitched.
Bai Chang Tian slowly nodded. He then said in a routine manner, "Inform the brothers to speed up the march. We can set up camp as long as we reach the designated place. And, we won't have to worry about anything from then on. We can take turns to rest. "
In all fairness, Bai Chang Tian felt very uncomfortable in his heart.
His biggest contribution as a soldier was to attack a city, seize territory, and expand his territory. The decisive battle had arrived at this time. And, he had to hide here … He couldn't get any credit for this battle. This made him feel very aggrieved.
Bai Chang Tian almost thought that someone had given him a bad impression in front of the Prime Minister.
However, it was a fool's dream to think that he could get any credit here. Attacking the Heaven Splitting Mountain Pass was an arduous and thankless task. The enemy's geographical advantage was too abnormal. It was like a knife-cut cliff. Moreover, it was cut inwards. The entire mountain pass was a thousand feet above the ground. It was almost vertical.
One couldn't see anything below the mountain pass even if they raised their heads. In fact, it looked like a concave cave. Since ancient times, there had only been a narrow and winding path to reach the top. Moreover, it was so steep that it made people want to curse. Even the strongest physique would lose its strength by the time they climbed up. The enemy only needed a hundred or so soldiers to defend the mountain pass. And, they would be able to kill all the soldiers who could rush up without getting injured.
Fight!
How do we fight?
Big!
This is a disgrace! The war is about to begin, but I have to come here for a vacation …
Long!
Therefore, Bai Chang Tian had been strict with the army along the way. However, it was only out of habit. He had always been wise and prudent. But, he was much more relaxed at this moment.
After turning a bend in the mountain, the road ahead finally became a little more spacious.
Bai Chang Tian's spirit was lifted. He was about to give the order to speed up when he suddenly wrinkled his brows. He felt that something was wrong.
He couldn't help but frown and ponder …
Then, he felt that the ground under his feet was slightly trembling.
Countless birds in the distance were startled. They squawked, and flew in all directions. Countless small animals in the forest were frightened, and fled in all directions.
Smoke and dust rose to the sky in front of them, and filled the entire sky.
"Enemy attack!" the sharp bugle horn of the vanguard army sounded. It was accompanied by an extremely frightened scream.
Bai Chang Tian's body tensed up. He immediately responded, "Army, stop! Get ready to meet the enemy!"
However, his scalp went numb when he looked at his surroundings. [There are mountain walls on both sides. My troops are walking on this narrow mountain road. My men and horses are exhausted. There's no way to retreat.] [We can only fight among ourselves.]
[We can only rush forward.]
However, the army didn't have any fighting spirit at the moment. Moreover, the enemy had clearly recharged their strength. So, how can we fight this battle?]
The army in the front stopped when the order was given. However, the army of five hundred thousand soldiers was marching at the same time. So, the army in the front had stopped. However, the army in the rear hadn't received the order yet. Many soldiers had been rushing for several days. So, they had been sleeping while walking. They had been relying on the support of the formation to stay standing.
The soldiers in the front had been pushed forward by the soldiers in the rear. So, the soldiers in the front had been pushed forward. They had slowly squeezed into a group in the middle of the formation. Their chests were pressed against each other's backs in an incomparably intimate manner.
Curses were heard from the soldiers who didn't understand what was going on. The entire army had been thrown into chaos by the time they had stopped. Only the sounds of people cursing in different dialects could be heard …
“***！ Are you blind? You stepped on your grandfather! "
"Fu * k! Who's grandfather are you? "
"I'm your grandfather!"
"Puff!"
"You dared to hit me! You dared to hit me … Brothers, attack … "
"Kill this turtle! F * ck your mother! F * ck! F * ck! "
Bai Chang Tian looked at the general beside him in a panic. His complexion had turned deathly pale. He had been in the army for thirty years. However, this was the first time he had felt powerless.
Everything had been going smoothly for the past several hundred years. So, he and everyone else knew that the Heaven Splitting Mountain Pass's defenders wouldn't take the initiative to attack. Moreover, they hadn't seen even half of the enemy's scouts along the way. So, they knew that the enemy had chosen to stick to their defense.
Their vigilance had been getting lower and lower. However, they hadn't expected that the enemy would strike a fatal blow at such a critical time.
The sound of hoof beats from the opposite side was getting closer and closer. The enemy didn't slow down. Instead, they increased their speed. Their shouts and battle cries reverberated in the air.
The enemy clearly wanted to rely on their sharpness and thunderous fury to defeat their troops in one fell swoop.
A loud roar was heard. Then, a military flag suddenly fluttered in the wind, and rolled out. The wind whistled, and blew against the flag. A golden dragon was soaring in the sky above the flag. And, a white cloud was crazily expanding above the golden dragon.
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