Diwu Qing Rou had envisioned that Jing Meng Gui would lead his winged horse. After killing King of Hell Chu at the last moment, they would continue to create obstacles for the Iron Cloud's army. They would delay the enemy for two to four hours. ▼. ▼
And, this should be the case. In fact, three thousand experts could've rushed to the front of the army to set up roadblocks to stop the cavalry since they were dozens of times more skilled than ordinary soldiers. It would've been very easy to do these things in this mountainous forest. They could've casually cut down a few big trees. Moreover, Diwu Qing Rou had ordered the entire mountainous forest to be set ablaze. This had created a terrifying atmosphere.
Jing Meng Hun would've been able to delay the enemy for two to four hours under such circumstances. Moreover, Diwu Qing Rou had envisioned that Tie Bu Tian would've needed to find King of Hell Chu's whereabouts. This would've required time and energy.
In general, Tie Bu Tian's return journey would've been delayed by no less than four hours. She might've been unable to complete the task in eight hours or even sixteen hours.
But, Diwu Qing Rou only needed four hours. This requirement wasn't high. The delay of four hours would've been more than enough even if someone had planned this journey.
However, these four hours were the most important time. In other words, Diwu Qing Rou's three-hundred-kilometer journey would've taken place.
Four hours wasn't a short time. But, the elite cavalry wouldn't have been able to cover three-hundred-kilometer distance after a long journey. But, it was enough to shorten the distance by two-hundred-and-fifty-kilometer. In fact, it might've been even shorter.
The enemy would've fallen into chaos as long as they'd seen or heard the movements of the cavalry. Diwu Qing Rou needed this kind of internal turmoil. That was because hundreds of thousands of troops couldn't pass through the slanting valley in an orderly manner at such a distance. They wouldn't have been able to pass through if there had been internal chaos. They would've only been able to squeeze into a group.
This was human nature. Everyone wanted to live. Everyone wanted to squeeze forward to find a way to survive. Even experienced soldiers would've been reduced to a motley crew in such a chaotic situation.
Diwu Qing Rou had grasped the timing very well.
These four hours were the time to unify the world. The war between the two nations would've ended within these four hours. And, the final outcome of the war would've been decided within these four hours.
However, Diwu Qing Rou had never expected that the King Level Experts who had led thousands of experts wouldn't be able to do anything in the blink of an eye! They did not make any effort to stop the army and fled.
That was because Diwu Qing Rou had never imagined that King of Hell Chu — who should've been on the verge of death — would've erupted with such a terrifying fighting strength at such a critical juncture. Jing Meng Hun had besieged three thousand experts. But, Ye Xiwen had single-handedly killed more than a thousand of them.
Even Jing Meng Hun — who was at the peak of the King Level — had sustained serious injuries. He was fleeing for his life in distress. This was a terrifying variable, and also a variable that no one would have thought of even if they cracked their heads!
Moreover, he hadn't expected that King of Hell Chu and Tie Bu Tian's army would arrive at the same time! They met head-on.
This way, all the searching time would be saved. Then, Tie Bu Tian made a prompt decision, and ordered Wu Kuang Yun to lead the army back. This saved a lot of time.
And, the time that Diwu Qing Rou's army could take advantage of had become very small under this situation.
Fortunately, the three generals that Diwu Qing Rou had selected were daredevils who were eager to make progress. They didn't have a four-hour buffer. But, they had been galloping as fast as they could. And, they had managed to shorten the time.
This had gradually made the situation close to a stalemate.
Wu Kuang Yun had used a hawk to send a message on the way back to reinforce his army — [I order Wu Yi to return to the Heaven Splitting Mountain Pass as soon as possible.
And, he clearly stated — [I – Wu Kuang Yun – won't come out of the Heaven Splitting Mountain Pass to provide support if both our army and the enemy arrive at the same time.]
Wu Yi saw the urgency of the situation after he received this message. So, he immediately ordered his two-hundred-thousand troops to rush back overnight. Only an empty slanting valley was left behind. Wu Kuang Yun's cavalry rushed into the slanting valley like a thunderbolt while they were retreating into the mountain pass. They went straight into the Heaven Splitting Mountain Pass.
Wu Kuang Yun's cavalry entered the Heaven Splitting Mountain Pass. Then, Diwu Qing Rou's three armies arrived at the same time. Wu Kuang Yun's rear army — nearly fifty-thousand men — were overtaken outside the Heaven Splitting Mountain Pass. They were forced to turn around, and fight to the death with the enemy.
None of the five-hundred officers and men survived this battle. The enemy had also crossed the slanting valley, and had stationed their troops under the Heaven Splitting Mountain Pass. They took advantage of the aftermath of the battle, and launched a siege on the city without stopping for even a moment.
The Heaven Splitting Mountain Pass's natural stronghold played a huge role at this moment.
Hundreds of thousands of people were attacking the Heaven Splitting Mountain Pass at every moment. And, even more people were rushing forward at every moment. Both sides wanted to attack, but couldn't.
Wu Kuang Yun wanted to attack, but couldn't because he had to defend the Heaven Splitting Mountain Pass. After that, he had to provide support to His Majesty. Therefore, he couldn't retreat even an inch. He relied on the natural stronghold to fight without retreating.
And, the three Tiger Generals of Great Zhao were in an even more difficult situation. They hadn't expected that they would fall into such an incomparably dangerous situation. They advanced triumphantly, and defeated the enemy along the way. They rushed into the slanting valley with irresistible force, and rushed to the Heaven Splitting Mountain Pass. Then, they found out, [What the f * ck is this place?!]
The slanting valley stretched for hundreds of kilometers. It was surrounded by cliffs on both sides. But, they found themselves in such a large open space after entering the valley. It was hundreds of kilometers in radius. In fact, it looked like a huge gourd with an incomparably long stem.
It would be very difficult to get out after entering this place.
Their front and back had entered this open space. And, their rear and back were still in the slanting valley. This kind of situation was simply unbearable to the extreme.
The Heaven Splitting Mountain Pass was a natural stronghold in front of them. But … how could they retreat?
Wu Kuang Yun of the Heaven Splitting Mountain Pass would certainly come out and chase after them if they retreated to a certain extent. Then, they wouldn't be able to advance or retreat in this narrow slanting valley. In fact, they would be bound to be annihilated by the enemy if they retreated to a certain extent.
And, that would be a huge sacrifice.
Moreover, they were reluctant to give up this great opportunity. So, the three of them were riding a tiger and couldn't get off. Moreover, these three people were the Golden Tiger General Jin Nankai, the Silver Tiger General Long Ao, and the Jade Tiger General Yu Cheng Long. These three were aggressive generals.
To put it nicely, they were brave and good at fighting. And, to put it bluntly, they were the King's Disciples.
These three people were the King's Disciples. And, they were staunch supporters of the King's Disciples. And, they had been selected by Diwu Qing Rou to carry out this thousand-mile mission because of their special characteristics.
However, Diwu Qing Rou had been cautious all his life. But, he had made a huge mistake here. That was because he hadn't said what to do in case such a situation occurred.
And, that was because he hadn't thought that such a situation would occur. At the very least, they would've severely injured the enemy. And, they would've won a glorious victory.
However, this glorious victory had turned into a situation where they couldn't get off the tiger because of King of Hell Chu. And, this was something that Diwu Qing Rou hadn't thought of even if he had heaven-defying wisdom.
These three King's Disciples — who were riding a tiger and couldn't get off the tiger — had given the order to gather all the rocks and trees in the Heaven Splitting Mountain Pass. Then, they had set it on fire.
And, the Heaven Splitting Mountain Pass was suddenly filled with a terrible stench. That pungent smell made people want to vomit.
This move was simply cruel and inhumane!
Both the enemy and the King's Disciples felt a chill down their spines.
There were more than one-hundred-thousand corpses in the Slanting Valley. They hadn't had enough time to clean up the corpses from the previous battle. So, there were more than three-hundred-thousand corpses this time.
There were some corpses of Iron Cloud's Soldiers. But, most of them belonged to Great Zhao.
How could a mountain of incense be set on fire?
Who wouldn't feel sorry for the rabbit and the fox? We've fought for Great Zhao. We've fought for Great Zhao. We've fought for Great Zhao. We've fought for Great Zhao. We've fought for Great Zhao. That's what we should do. Because we're Great Zhao's people. But … even our corpses have become weapons against the enemy after we've fought. Isn't this too cruel and inhumane?
A tree that's a thousand feet tall will return to its roots. But, our ashes won't even be able to return home?
What if I'm the next one to die? Won't my corpses also be thrown into this fire? Will they become a pile of skeletons after being set on fire?
The fire was burning fiercely. Countless Soldiers on and below the city walls were deep in thought. Each of them was thinking about their own matters. And, this noisy battlefield suddenly became silent.
The three Tiger Generals were helpless. [What do you want us to do? Don't burn? Do we want to burn?!] [But, this is summer!]
[The weather is hot. If we don't deal with the corpses, it'll lead to a plague!] Once the plague was unleashed, all of the one million Gui present would die here!
[Digging holes to bury them is unrealistic.] [This is a mountainous area. Brothers, you can chop down with your axe and leave a white mark on the ground. Stone fragments will fly everywhere.] [Well, these three teams don't need to bury hundreds of thousands of corpses. So, they don't need to do anything else.]
However, the three Tiger Generals didn't have much of an effect even though they had tried to explain.
The implementation was like this. But, understanding it or not was another matter. [Even if we burn them … we can't burn them like weapons, right?]
The battle was at a stalemate. They attacked the city every day. The results weren't great. But, the three Tiger Generals were helpless. They couldn't think of any other way. So, they could only suffer day after day.
Wu Kuang Yun was burning with impatience inside the Heaven Splitting Mountain Pass.
[Motherf * cker! If you can't attack, then retreat!] [This Old He promises that he won't pursue you. Once you leave, this Old He will send you off with a Yangge song.] [But, what's the point of being entangled here?]
[This Old He still has to go and rescue His Majesty!]
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