On the northern front, after receiving Lin Muyu's message, Feng Jixing ordered the army to abandon the various passes and fortresses within three days. The entire army retreated and defended within a radius of 100 kilometers from Xiping City. The massive army of 500,000 made it impossible for the enemy to continue attacking.
Yangshang had originally planned to feign an attack, so he left resentfully.
The 200,000 strong Tianjue Army under Chen Yu's personal command took the opportunity to enter the Huoyuan Province and began the difficult journey of advancing or retreating. The Huoyuan Province was the site of three battles. It was adjacent to Eastcalm Province to the north and Xishan Province to the west. Feng Jixing and Chen Yu could attack at any time, but Chen Yu could no longer retreat even if he wanted to. He could only defend the Huoyuan Province and wait for the right time to change.
…
June 17th.
Everything began to recover. The trees and vegetation on the mountains began to sprout green buds. The sunny weather lasted for nearly half a month, and it seemed that spring had arrived.
On such a sunny day, the Longdan Army Camp quickly attacked the Ji City. The entire western city wall of the Ji City was covered in artillery fire and crossbow arrows. Situ Sen personally led the Longdan Army Camp to attack the city. This was the second day.
The western city wall of the Ji City was already riddled with holes. The city gate had also begun to loosen. The city wall was also stained with blood, some from the Southern Patrol Army, and some from the Longdan Army Camp. This battle was very tragic. Both sides suffered many casualties.
After a fierce attack in the morning, the attack camp retreated. They were still unable to take down the city wall.
Situ Sen's face was covered in blood. He had even rushed up the city wall, but he was still forced back by the Southern Patrol Army's heavy military power. There was a new scar on his handsome face. It was a sword wound.
"Marshal, give me another half a day. I will definitely take down the western city wall!" he said with cupped fists.
"Don't be anxious." Lin Muyu waved her hand. "Someone, give him a seat. General Sen can rest for a while. How many people have we lost in the past two days?"
"About 3,000."
"That's too many."
Lin Muyu frowned and said, "I just received news that the third batch of supplies from Winter Frost City has arrived at the front line. In about four hours, 30,000 magic crystal cannons will be delivered to the battlefield, so don't be in a hurry to attack. When the magic crystal cannons arrive, we can knock on the city gate without bloodshed. Xiao Yin and Xiao Xi will help you break the city. Once the city wall is breached, it will be urban warfare. I will leave Jia Demon Camp and Blade Shield camp to you. You must end the battle in Ji City within three days and wipe out Song Liangcheng 'Southern Patrol army. Also, don' let Song Liangcheng go. Send Wing Liangcheng.
"Yes, I understand. Marshal, please put it down!"
…
At dusk, the first batch of magic crystal cannons was transported across the Qinglan River with difficulty. Situ Sen's next wave of attack was launched. Lin Muyu, Qin Yin, and Tang Xiaoxi personally supervised the battle. They rode on their warhorses and watched the siege from afar.
Dong, dong, dong …
The war drums thundered, as if beating on everyone's heart. The soldiers of the Southern Patrol Army on the city wall were also exhausted, but no one dared to slack off. They all knew that the army attacking the city was the Southern Patrol Army's mortal enemy, the legendary Longdan Army Camp, which had been shot and killed by Commander Xu Jiantao. Once the city was breached, there would be no chance of survival.
"They are coming again."
A Captaincy wiped his blood-stained steel saber and said.
Song Liangcheng held onto the battlements, and his eyes were cold. "His Majesty ordered us to wait for reinforcements. There will definitely be reinforcements. No one should retreat. Defend the city wall with your lives. They have run out of cannons, so they won't be able to breach the city wall so easily. We must defend Ji City even if we have to fight to the last man. Do you understand?!"
"Yes, Deputy Commander!" Everyone shouted in unison.
However, at this moment, the cannons of the Longdan Army Camp in the distance suddenly spat out tongues of fire. Immediately after, magic crystal cannons fell on the city wall one after another, blooming flowers of death. Then, a storm swept through the city wall, forcing everyone to retreat. This round of bombardment had actually made the western city wall shake. Even the iron gate made of fine steel had been burned red, and it seemed like it would not be able to hold on any longer.
"Damn it!"
Song Liangcheng gripped his longsword tightly and looked up at the sky, only to find that the Heavenly Xingtian Army riding on phoenixes were cruising in the sky. They had long controlled the air control of the entire battlefield. Not to mention breaking out of the encirclement, even a demon like Song Liangcheng would not be able to escape so easily.
"Deputy Commander, what should we do?!"
The group of Captaincy panicked.
"Prepare for urban warfare!"
Song Liangcheng held his longsword and said, "Don't panic. Ji City is our city. We are more familiar with everything in Ji City. Order the soldiers in the city to prepare for battle. We still have 150,000 men and horses. We can hold on for at least 10 days in urban warfare. 10 days … The reinforcements from Scorching Han City should have arrived long ago!"
"Yes!"
…
"Creak … Creak …"
In the distance, the huge iron gate of the western city gate was burned red and distorted, making unpleasant twisting sounds. After a round of bombardment, Situ Sen had already ordered the assault battalion to attack again.
Lin Muyu watched from afar and said, "Xiao Yin, are you confident that you can break the gate with one strike?"
"Yes." Qin Yin nodded.
"Go and help the assault battalion break the gate. Next, it's Situ Sen's job."
"Alright!"
Qin Yin leaped up and transformed into a stream of light that flew to the front of the city wall. Immediately, a group of soldiers from the Longdan Army Camp recognized her and were all astonished.
"Look, it's Her Highness the Empress!"
"Why is Her Highness here?"
"Her Highness … Is she cheering for us?"
Just when everyone was excited, Qin Yin raised her hand and pulled out the Dong Hua sword. With a soft groan, the Mahayana Heaven's power surrounded her body and a vast power of order was infused into the longsword. She instantly activated Xi Yan's Seven Strikes and slashed at the city gate!
"Boom!"
The sword aura turned into a biting cold storm that instantly tore the huge city gate into pieces. It even split a huge gap in the city wall. The sword aura passed through the city wall and flew straight into the main road of the city. In an instant, it engulfed the southern patrol soldiers who were guarding the city and preparing for battle. Immediately, screams rose into the sky. This sword was incomparably destructive, and it almost shocked the southern patrol soldiers with just one strike.
For a moment, the southern patrol soldiers inside and outside the city were stunned. This wasn't a power that belonged to humans. It was the power of a Mahayana Heaven's god!
On the other hand, the assault battalion soldiers from the Longdan Army Camp raised their weapons and shields and shouted, "The Empress is mighty! Long live the Empress! "
Under Situ Sen's command, thousands of people swarmed into the city and fought with the southern patrol soldiers. The southern patrol soldiers were almost unable to resist the footsteps of the Longdan Army Camp. Most of the battle formations collapsed upon contact. Whether it was combat power or tactics, they were far inferior, and it was impossible for them to compete with the Longdan Army Camp on the battlefield.
The Longdan Army Camp was a division that had been through hundreds of battles, and it wasn't an exaggeration to say that the southern patrol soldiers were a motley crew. Moreover, at this time, everyone in the Longdan Army Camp was only thinking about revenge and fighting spirit. This was something that the southern patrol soldiers couldn't compare to.
…
Qin Yin returned to the center of the army and landed gently beside Lin Muyu.
"Xiao Yin, the power of this sword is really amazing," Lin Muyu praised.
Qin Yin smiled faintly and said, "If Xiao Xi used this sword, the power might not be weaker than mine."
Tang Xiaoxi smiled faintly and didn't say anything.
After a few seconds, Qin Yin said, "Brother Yu, since you have decided to annihilate Song Liangcheng's troops, why didn't you order to bombard Ji City and use the magic crystal cannons to turn Ji City into a pile of ruins?"
Lin Muyu nodded and said, "There are two reasons why I did this. First, there are too few magic crystal cannons in stock, and we can't waste them casually. There are still countless city gates waiting for us to break through after Ji City. Second, there are still 100,000 civilians in Ji City, and I don't want to let 100,000 civilians die because of my momentary anger. In this battle, I will only kill the southern patrol soldiers and not the civilians."
Qin Yin smiled faintly and said, "So you haven't changed. I'm relieved."
Lin Muyu began to summon Akatosaurus and said, "Xiao Yin, Xiao Xi, let's go to the sky and overlook the entire battlefield. Block the sky and don't let Song Liangcheng escape. In addition, order Wei Chou's troops to attack together. They will attack from the front and the back, so that Song Liangcheng will have no way out."
"Okay!"
…
In fact, Song Liangcheng didn't plan to escape. The southern patrol army was his life and everything to him. Once the southern patrol army was annihilated, Song Liangcheng's life would come to an end. Without the Inferior Demon God of the southern patrol army, such a commander without an army was nothing. Chen Yu wouldn't put him in an important position, and Lin Muyu would chase after him at all costs. It would be better to die if that happened.
Situ Sen had already led the assault battalion into the city. In terms of the ability to fight in the streets, the Barbarian Warriors were the best in the world, while the Jia Demon Battalion was the second best. However, these two battalions were now in the hands of Lin Muyu. It was only a matter of time before they annihilated the southern patrol army.
The street battle lasted from the afternoon of the 17th until the morning of the 19th. There were traces of fighting everywhere in the city. Song Liangcheng had 150,000 troops, so it wasn't easy to kill them all. For three days, the whole city was covered with blood and corpses. The southern patrol army who had lost the ability to fight back were all killed. In this battle, Lin Muyu ordered that no captives would be kept, and no surrender would be accepted. Therefore, the southern patrol army had no choice but to put up a futile and weak resistance before they died.
The second team to enter the city was the 3,000 imperial guards and more than 100 imperial guards who were responsible for protecting Qin Yin. At this time, the imperial guards took on the responsibility of maintaining order in the city. They eliminated all the southern patrol army who disguised themselves as civilians and threatened the civilians. At the same time, they put up notices to pacify the civilians. All the civilians who gathered in the city square would be protected and given food and water.
Lin Muyu rode a warhorse and accompanied Tang Xiaoxi, Qin Yin, and Si Kongyao into the city slowly. The air was filled with the smell of blood, which made people feel uncomfortable.
The sun had just risen, bringing a wisp of warmth to people.
…
"Found him!"
Situ Sen's excited voice came from afar, "Lin General, we caught Song Liangcheng!"
"Oh? Where is he? "
"Bring him here immediately!"
Surrounded by the crowd, a person could be seen being escorted by dozens of people. His hands were shackled by the Demonic Heart Stone and he had lost his divine power. There were still a few arrows trembling in his chest. Obviously, he was shot by the Demonic Heart Arrow and lost the power of the Demonic Flame before he was caught. Otherwise, it wouldn't be so easy for Situ Sen and the other ordinary people to catch a Lower Rank Demon God.
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