The sound of war drums and cannons mixed together. Lu Yan was startled awake from his sleep and hurriedly got up. He didn't even have time to put on his armor before he dashed out of the camp. However, he only saw flames soaring into the sky from the armory in the distance. Countless soldiers and warhorses were howling in pain within the flames. In that instant, Lu Yan felt as if his heart had been pierced by a sharp knife. His face was pale as he raised his sword and roared, "What's going on? What exactly is going on? "
A chiliarch ran over in a sorry state and said while trembling with fear, "Commander … an explosion occurred in the warehouse. It's those … those magic crystal cannons that Zhuang Yan donated exploded on their own, triggering a series of explosions. A total of 13 warehouses were affected by the explosions. Most of the tents along the way were also destroyed. We suffered heavy losses …"
"Why did the magic crystal cannons explode?"
Lu Yan was so angry that his voice trembled. "Why did they explode?"
The chiliarch couldn't answer.
At this moment, several figures descended from the sky. It was Fu Yun and a few dragonriders.
"Commander, we must make a decision quickly and stabilize the army's morale. Otherwise, the army might collapse," Fu Yun said in a low voice.
"Where's Baili Yan? Where is Baili Yan … "Lu Yan was bold but not astute. At this moment, he could only think of the army's number one strategist, Baili Yan.
In the darkness, a group of people ran over. Someone shouted, "Mister Yan is here!"
Sure enough, Baili Yan didn't even put on his robes in a hurry. His eyes reflected the flames in the distance. He said, "What exactly happened?"
"The warehouse exploded. It was those magic crystal cannons. We still don't know why," Lu Yan said.
Baili Yan's body trembled slightly. "We were tricked …"
Lu Yan and Fu Yun were stunned at the same time. "Tricked?"
"Zhuang Yan must have already been seen through. This is Feng Jixing's plan!" Baili Yan clenched his fists. His face was ashen. "We underestimated Feng Jixing too much. We also overestimated the intelligence of Zhuang Yan, Su Changying, and the others …"
"Sir, just tell me what we should do now!" Lu Yan's face was full of pain.
"Now that the camp has been ambushed by the magic crystal cannons, and the morale of the army has been shaken, there is nothing we can do to change the situation. We … we cannot be trapped here. Feng Jixing's subordinates must be arriving soon. Give the order immediately. Dispatch the best team to fight Feng Jixing outside of the camp, and the rest of the people will evacuate the camp with the supplies and go to … Lie City. Yes, Lie City!"
Baili Yan was slightly at a loss for what to do. His forehead was covered in sweat, and a layer of steam came out from the roasting of the flames. He said, "Lie City wasn't heavily damaged when it was captured, and it can be used as a temporary resting place for us. Hurry up, or else it'll be too late!"
"Alright!"
Lu Yan raised his sword and shouted, "Where are Fan Ping and Zhang Chao?"
Among the group of generals, two people stood out.
"Immediately lead a total of 10,000 elite soldiers from your headquarters to the north of the camp and form a formation to fight against Feng Jixing's troops. Cover the retreat of the three armies. Do it immediately without delay!"
"Yes, Commander!"
The two generals cupped their hands and left. Lu Yan, on the other hand, couldn't help but tremble. He knew that Feng Jixing was powerful, but he didn't know that Feng Jixing was this powerful, to the point where he could penetrate every opening.
Fu Yun's eyes were cold as he said, "I will lead the dragonriders to assist in the battle. Otherwise, these mortals won't be able to stop Feng Jixing for the time it takes to drink a cup of tea."
"Thank you, Lord Fu Yun. Then … let's meet at Lie City!"
"Yes, Commander, let's go."
"En!"
… …
Under the veil of night, the Darkstone Empire's army that was a mix of over 10,000 infantry and cavalry charged out of the campsite and got into formation in the north. Not long after, the dense sound of horse hooves sounded out, and the forest rumbled as the earth trembled. No one knew how many people had come.
Fan Ping was a young general, and his face was still somewhat childish. Holding a battle-axe in his hand, he said, "Can … can we stop Feng Jixing's army?"
"The brave have no fear. We are not afraid of Feng Jixing, so naturally, we won't lose to Feng Jixing." Zhang Chao drew his sword and shouted, "Long Contradiction Formation, prepare to defend!"
The best way to defend against cavalry was to use pikemen. A three-meter-long steel spear could pierce through the bodies of cavalry and horses, and it was cheap to build. Training a pikeman and a steel spear only cost a few coins. However, it was different for heavy cavalry. Each heavy cavalry had to be equipped with at least two horses, and each horse had to be maintained by a specialist. Adding on the saddle, armor, and spear, the cost of one heavy cavalry was equivalent to the cost of five pikemen. If they could trade one for one, it would be worth it.
This was also Zhang Chao's wishful thinking. After a long period of war, the Qin Empire's cavalry was already quite sparse, and Feng Jixing had spent who knew how much money to create the 30,000 Imperial Guards. If they could destroy these 30,000 Imperial Guards, the Qin Empire's national strength would definitely be at its weakest.
Torches were raised, illuminating everyone's faces. Most of the soldiers of the Blackstone Empire looked exhausted. They had been away from home for too long, and they had almost lost the motivation and courage to continue fighting. The only thing that kept them going was probably the frenzied slaughter, plunder, and ravage of the enemy's women.
"They're coming … they're coming …" Fan Ping murmured.
As expected, the sound of horse hooves crushing dried branches grew more and more frequent. In the next moment, countless cavalry wearing the armor of the Imperial Army and Cangnan Army broke out of the forest, brandishing their shining weapons as they charged.
"Fire!" Zhang Chao roared.
In the sky, arrows whizzed through the air, and in front of the heavy cavalry, Feng Jixing raised his palm, and a lightning domain wreaked havoc in the air, distorting the arrows within dozens of meters. This was the limit of what he could do, and the heavy cavalry phalanx that could not be covered by Feng Jixing all raised their shields. The heads and bodies of the horses were all wrapped in thick armor, and the damage that stray arrows could do was too little.
Zhang Wei raised his sword and madly urged his horse forward. When he was less than 100 meters away, he laughed and said, "Brothers, use the Magic Crystal Crossbows and let these bastards have a taste of our power!"
One by one, the Imperial Guards released the Magic Crystal Crossbows. Instantly, streaks of azure light fell into the crowd of Blackstone Empire soldiers. In the blink of an eye, small mushroom clouds rose into the sky, and the scorching shockwaves melted the bodies of the pikemen together with their spears. By the time the Imperial Guards got close, the pikemen formation was already useless.
"Kill, kill for me!" Feng Jixing roared. He pulled out the Azure Dragon and Crimson Phoenix Blades and slashed out waves of flames that engulfed the Blackstone Empire soldiers in the surroundings.
"Ah …"
Feng Jixing's warhorse was extremely fast. Fan Ping didn't even have time to escape before he crashed into him. He hurriedly raised his battle axe and roared as he slashed at Feng Jixing.
"Clang!"
The Azure Dragon Blade slashed horizontally, shattering the edge of the battle axe and slicing through Fan Ping's neck. Instantly, a line of blood spread out. The young man couldn't even withstand a single blow, and in the blink of an eye, he fell from his horse and died. On the other side, a ball of raging flames descended from the sky, instantly devouring Zhang Chao's body. In the sky, a beautiful woman walked through the air. With every step she took, a magnificent flame lotus appeared. It was Ouyang Yan. After not seeing her for a long time, her strength had once again increased by leaps and bounds.
Fan Ping and Zhang Chao thought that the spears and heavy shields would be able to stop their opponents, but that was not the case. Under the unstoppable destructive power of the Demonic Crystal Crossbow, the spear formation was easily destroyed.
Xu Jiantao brandished his sharp sword, constantly slashing left and right as he charged forward. However, he suddenly felt a deep chill, and he couldn't help but quickly stop his warhorse. He shouted to the people in front of him, "Zhang Wei, be careful! An expert is coming!"
In the sky, the figures of Dragon Knights appeared one after another. At the same time, the huge Dragon also roared angrily as it sprayed dragon flames onto the ground. In the blink of an eye, the Imperial Guard and Cangnan Army suffered heavy losses.
"F * ck!"
Feng Jixing gritted his teeth and leaped up. His two sabers slashed at the nearest Dragon Knight with the power of a dimensional storm. At the same time, he activated the Martial God Technique. Instantly, the sabers were suffused with a chilling aura, and the killing power was at least doubled!
"Ka-cha!"
The huge black dragon let out a mournful wail, a half meter long gash appeared on its neck. Feng Jixing straightened his body and swept his two sabers horizontally, a human head instantly flew into the air. However, before he could catch his breath, two Dragon Knights attacked him from the left and right. One of them was even a God King. In the blink of an eye, Feng Jixing was in a bitter battle.
Ouyang Yan stood in the air without moving. She stood on a huge flaming disc, and with a wave of her hand, a shocking flaming palm print blasted out, causing the Dragon Knights in the distance to be in a sorry state.
In the night wind, a handsome and elegant figure appeared. It was Scholar Ling. His clear eyes watched the slaughter on the ground. Suddenly, the flute in his hand glowed with divine light as it swept across the ground. He said softly, "Freeze!"
This was a mid-grade Frost Law Divine Tome. It was extremely powerful. Layer after layer of frost spread out, and in the blink of an eye, nearly a thousand people from the Blackstone Empire were frozen on the spot. They died instantly. The Imperial Army passed by like they were breaking dry weeds. With just a light touch, the enemies were turned into a pile of ice fragments.
On the ground, the roars of the Beamon King rose and fell. He had already turned into a blood-colored ball of light and was slaughtering everywhere. Suddenly, he rose from the ground and pierced a Dragon Knight's abdomen. He was extremely powerful!
…
"Clang!"
Amidst the scattering of sparks, Feng Jixing's twin sabers were only able to force back Fu Yun's dragon sword. Gusts of raging wind swept through the surroundings, and Fu Yun's expression was extremely unsightly. He knew that Feng Jixing was very powerful, but he didn't expect that this person had actually advanced to such a level. The saber Qi contained sharp flames, wind, and lightning laws, making it impossible to defend against.
"My Lord, we have lost. Let's go!" In the sky, a Dragon Knight shouted loudly. One of his arms had been chopped off, and blood was flowing non-stop.
Fu Yun glared fiercely at Feng Jixing, nodded, and said, "Let's go!"
Feng Jixing didn't chase after them. As the commander, it was a taboo to underestimate the enemy and advance rashly.
In the distance, densely packed torches attacked. They were the people from the Yihe Empire, as well as Xiang Yu's troops in Shangyang City. They had already launched a surprise attack. For a moment, the Blackstone Empire's army could only be defeated. They were badly mutilated as they fled in the direction of Lie City.
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