The King Of Chu gave the two armies ten days to prepare. Fang Yun ordered Wang Li to bring the most elite soldiers of the Lotus Mountain Pass back to Pearl City.
During these days, Fang Yun had already transferred the elites of the Lumen Army to the new army. Everyone from the Hanlin Army to the Xiucai were included. Under the leadership of General Wang Li of the Pearl River Army, the new army arrived at Pearl City.
On the morning of the 12th of July, the 210,000 Pearl River Army entered the Literary Academy of Pearl City and formed up in the Temple Square.
Of the 210,000 Pearl River Army, 110,000 were the most elite of the old Pearl River Army, 50,000 were selected from the Lumen Army, and the remaining 50,000 were new recruits who were distributed among the various armies.
The front, rear, middle, left, and right armies were lined up in the square in front of the temple. Looking from above, the 210,000 soldiers were lined up in a neat 'cross'.
Fang Yun and the generals of the five armies stood on a temporary platform.
At this moment, Fang Yun was wearing a green scholar's uniform. There were some white clouds embroidered on the edges of the uniform's hem and cuffs.
The generals of the five armies were originally Hanlin Army, but behind Fang Yun, there were four Hanlin Army generals and a scholar.
Zhang Qingfeng had been promoted to a scholar last month and had rejected the King Of Chu. He remained in the Pearl River Army and followed Fang Yun to Mount Borderline.
Summer was hot. Even though it was only eight in the morning, the entire sky was illuminated by the scorching sun. Sweat flowed down the faces of the soldiers, and almost everyone's back was soaked.
On both sides of the Pearl River Army stood local officials and scholars.
The gates of the Literary Academy were open, and the densely packed citizens of Pearl City looked in from outside. Many of them were the families of the soldiers. Some of the elderly were secretly wiping their tears and sobbing.
What was supposed to be a valiant and high-spirited assembly was filled with sorrow under the scorching sun.
Fang Yun looked at the soldiers. Their eyes were blank, and they had no will to fight. Some of them even had ashen faces.
The purpose of going to Borderline Mountain was not to protect his hometown, nor Pearl City, nor was it to protect something he could see or touch. Instead, he was going to protect a place that he had only heard of in legends.
To most of the people in the literary world, the Two Boundaries Mountain was even more ethereal than the clouds in the sky. They didn't even know what it was, just like the fairy tales they heard when they were young.
However, everyone knew that it was an incomparably dangerous place. It could even be said to be one of the most dangerous places in the Myriad Worlds. Once one entered that place, one would have to face the endless attacks of the demons and barbarians.
Going there was no different from courting death.
It wasn't just the ordinary soldiers. Even the High Scholars and Grand Scholars couldn't hide the anxiety and uneasiness in their eyes.
Fang Yun suddenly heaved a heavy sigh and said loudly, "I don't understand why a newly promoted Grand Scholar like me is chosen to go to a place like the Borderline Mountain. Asking me to go there is the same as sending me to my death. "
Hundreds of thousands of soldiers, officials, and commoners looked at Fang Yun with a complicated expression of sympathy.
"I know a lot about the Borderline Mountain, more than most of the people here. After all … there are rumors that my father, Zhang Wankong, has also been to the Borderline Mountain. Of course, you also know that he has always been suspected of being a traitor. I think it's necessary for me to tell you what I know about the Borderline Mountain. "
Fang Yun spoke as if he was chatting, attracting everyone's attention. The confusion in the eyes of the soldiers gradually disappeared and was replaced by curiosity.
"The Borderline Mountain is actually made up of thirty-six mountains. It is the biggest entrance to the Saint Origin World from the Demon Realm. It has been getting bigger and bigger over the years. During the Shang Dynasty, the crack could barely allow a Half-saint to pass through, and they had to pay a huge price. Therefore, the Demon Realm only sent eight Half-saint barbarians to the Human Realm to use King Zhou to control the human race. But now, all the Half-saint barbarians of the Demon Realm can enter the Saint Origin World through the Borderline Mountain. "
"As you all know, more than twenty years ago, the human race and the Demon Realm had an earth-shattering war in the Two Boundaries Mountain. The human race had spent a tremendous amount of manpower and material resources to defeat the Demon Realm with the help of the Dragon Clan, and won a chance for the human race to breathe. Some people will say that the Borderline Mountain is connected to the Saint Origin World and has nothing to do with the Literary Realm. But you also know that the Literary Realm is connected to the Saint Origin World. Once the Demon Realm breaks through the Saint Origin World, it is equivalent to breaking through the Literary Realm. "
Some of the scholars nodded their heads. Fang Yun's words were very similar to the rumors.
"The war in the Borderline Mountain is far more tragic than we imagined. At the most intense moment, as long as you can stand up, you will be pulled to the city wall. When you have no talent, you have bows and arrows. When you have used up all your bows and arrows, you have swords. When your swords are broken, you have fists. When your fists are broken, you have teeth! Even if you have no teeth and are lying on the city wall, you have to shout and cheer for the soldiers! In that place, no one would know when or how they would die. During the war in the Borderline Mountain, more than five hundred million people participated in the war. But in the end, only twenty million survived, and more than seventy percent of them were severely injured. In other words, out of a hundred people who went, only four could survive. "
"According to the calculation of the first war in the Borderline Mountain, we have an army of two hundred thousand. But in the end, only eight thousand of us could return to the Literary Realm alive."
Under the scorching sun, everyone felt cold all over. Some people even shivered.
Fang Yun paused for a moment and said slowly, "So, I am destined to be a failed general. Because I cannot bring all of you back. I might not even be able to bring back eight thousand people."
Fang Yun's words were like hailstones falling on the crowd. Everyone felt cold to the bone.
"But, I will bring back victory and glory!" Fang Yun's tone was still calm.
The hundreds of thousands of people looked even colder.
In the face of life, victory and glory paled in comparison.
Looking at the hundreds of thousands of eyes, Fang Yun continued, "Indeed, victory can't be eaten, and glory can't fill one's stomach. A soldier who died in the Two Worlds Mountain might not be able to bring honor to his ancestors. That is indeed the case. But … "
Fang Yun suddenly raised his voice.
"Victory cannot be eaten, but it can let our future generations live! Glory cannot fill the stomach, but it is more important than the food we have today! The reason why we can study in school, walk through the city, live in houses, and eat at the dining table is because the four hundred and eighty million dead souls brought us victory! The glory that belongs to them is brighter than the sun in the sky! "
"The world of the human race is supported by the four hundred and twenty million dead bodies. The light that we see is because of the four hundred and twenty million souls burning!"
Fang Yun's voice was so loud that even the deaf could hear it. Everyone's expression changed.
"People are born without distinction. But, the moment we set foot on the Borderline Mountain, we are nobler than others!"
"I am not a good general. I cannot bring you back, but I will bring back victory and glory!" Fang Yun used all his strength to speak.
"Victory!" A young soldier held back his tears and shouted with all his might.
"Victory!" All the soldiers shouted.
"Long live victory!" All the scholars shouted.
"Victory!" All of the commoners were also shouting.
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