"Pfft, pfft …"
Three soldiers had their throats pierced and fell to the ground with blood gushing out of their mouths. They trembled for a few seconds before losing their lives and lying there motionless.
"Damned deer demons!" Xu Ying gritted his teeth and said, "Men, bring me my bow!"
Two personal guards immediately carried a huge bow made of pure iron over. The old general Xu Ying suddenly pulled the bowstring and placed a specially made arrow about a meter long on the bow. In the blink of an eye, he shot it out. In the distant forest, a deer demon fell to the ground. The arrow pierced through her heart and nailed her to the rock behind her.
"Good archery, Old General!" Lin Muyu couldn't help but cheer.
Even Wei Chou couldn't help but feel his blood boil. "Old General's archery is godly, truly admirable!"
Xu Ying smiled faintly. "You flatter me, Major General. Xu Ying hasn't had any great achievements in this life. The only thing I've learned is my arm strength. With this iron bow, I've fulfilled my wish to defend the Empire's borders."
Wei Chou also took out his Demon Devouring Bow and shot a few arrows consecutively, killing the few Nagas that were climbing at the edge of the city. He only shot at their eyes and necks where there were no scales. His archery skills were also extraordinary.
Xu Ying's eyes went wide as he looked at Wei Chou in a new light. "Ha, who would've thought there would be such an archery expert in the Imperial Guard. This old man is truly in awe!"
Lin Muyu's gaze was fixed on the densely packed demon army below the city. "Are they going to keep attacking?"
"Yes."
Tang Zhen said, "They use the snake-men as shields, but the true killing force is the deer demons. Those repulsive deer demons have extremely accurate archery skills. Half of our soldiers who died in battle were killed by their arrows."
"Don't we have another way?"
"Yes, let's go out and fight!" Tang Zhen let out a bitter laugh, pointed to the distance and said, "Young General, look at that valley. When General Yuwen Xie was in command, he ordered the army to leave the city to fight. It was in that valley that they were besieged by more than one hundred and fifty thousand Demon Clan soldiers. Unfortunately, not a single one of our seventy thousand soldiers survived. They were all buried outside the pass."
Outside the city, the Naga army was still attacking fiercely. Many of the Nagas used iron hooks on their hands and used the hooks to dig into the dilapidated outer walls of the Demon Subduing Pass. Step by step, they climbed up the walls until it looked like there were countless insects crawling on them. They were densely packed as they fiercely attacked the city.
Wei Chou felt his scalp go numb. He said in a low voice, "Commander, if this goes on, I'm afraid the Demon Subduing Mountain Pass won't last more than a few days."
"Yes."
Lin Muyu nodded and said with a heart full of worries, "Let's go back to the main camp. Send more people to guard the city. We must not lose it."
"Yes, young general!"
… …
Returning to the main tent, everyone sat by the sand table with frowns on their faces. Lin Muyu was also silent, fiddling with the exquisite gold ornament on the hilt of the Dragon Spirit Sword.
Tang Zhen cupped his fists and said, "Young general, being so passive will only cause more and more casualties and lower morale. Does the young general have a countermeasure?"
"Not at the moment." Lin Muyu shook her head and her gaze fell on Xu Ying. "Old General Xu has dealt with the Demon Clan before. You should know how weak they are, right?"
Xu Ying said in a low voice, "Last time, when the Demon Clan's army of three hundred thousand invaded the Central Plains, it was Divine Marquis Zeng Yifan who used a stratagem to lure the Demon Clan army into open terrain. Then, he used the empire's two hundred thousand heavy cavalry to cut the Demon Clan army into pieces. But … we don't have that many heavy cavalry right now, so this method won't work."
Wei Chou looked at Lin Muyu and asked, "Old General Xu has already said it. Commander, what are you thinking about?"
Lin Muyu frowned and said, "I'm thinking that the Demon Clan's losses aren't small either. What do they want from us by risking their lives like this? If they want to conquer Lanyan City, their military strength isn't enough! "
A Tian Chong Captaincy gnashed his teeth. "These demons aren't humans to begin with. Who cares what they want? As soldiers of the empire, the only thing we need to do is kill them all!"
Lin Muyu smiled. "That's true, but thanks to Yuwen Xie, we don't have the strength to kill the hundreds of thousands of Demon Clan soldiers in front of us."
"Then what does the young general think?" Xu Ying asked.
Lin Muyu lightly pressed the table and stood up. "Tomorrow, we'll attack with fire. Create a line of fire under the city walls and force the Half-Fox people out. I want to talk to their leader directly."
"What?!"
The Tian Chong Army Captaincy was dumbfounded. "Young general, you want to talk to the Demon Clan? Aren't you afraid that they'll charge you with treason? "
Lin Muyu smiled. "Let them be. I can't do anything about it."
… …
That night, ten thousand soldiers entered the forest behind the pass to cut down dead trees and collect black beech oil. The black beech oil was produced from the black beech tree and would ignite upon contact with fire. It was a natural fire material. Although there wasn't much, it was enough to start a fire.
The cold night wind blew over Demon Subduing Pass. It was especially cold.
A bright moon hung high in the sky. The Naga army finally retreated like a receding tide, but they were replaced by a group of Lizardmen. There were about ten thousand of them, and their brown eyes glowed with a golden light under the moonlight. Their tongues flickered as they held a shield in one hand and a shovel in the other. They quickly arrived at the bottom of the city wall and started digging with their shovels!
"Damn it!"
Xu Ying stroked his white beard and coldly laughed. "This group of Lizardmen … are they trying to steal our people?"
Lin Muyu used the moonlight to clearly see the appearance of the Lizardmen. That lizard head was extremely frightening, very frightening. But how could a head like that have any intelligence? She said, "The Lizardmen don't have this kind of intelligence. It must be the Half-Fox Man commanding this battle."
"Young general, what should we do?" Xu Ying asked.
"How deep is the foundation of Demon Subduing Pass?"
"About twenty meters."
"That's good. Let them dig. Tomorrow, we'll fill it up with rolling stones."
"Yes!"
The night was cold. Lin Muyu wrapped her cloak tightly around herself and gazed into the distance. The western border of the empire had built a "Great Wall". It passed through the steep mountain ridges like a long dragon. This was probably the biggest reason why the Demon Clan could not advance east. Demon Subduing Pass was located on the flattest part of this Great Wall, blocking the Demon Clan's invasion.
"You guys go back. I'll continue patrolling." Lin Muyu said.
"Yes, young general!"
Xu Ying, Tang Zhen, Wei Chou, and the others all returned to camp. Lin Muyu carried the Dragon Spirit Sword and walked along the pass. After walking for a few li, she arrived at the top of the mountain ridge. Looking to the west, she saw a clear light. The endless forest was like an ocean breeding this group of Demon Clan. In fact, from Lin Muyu's point of view, this group of Demon Clan was more like half-beastmen. They were neither human nor beast, which was quite pitiful. But what did this group of Demon Clan want to do?
Looking down at the distance between the wall and the ground, which was about thirty meters, Lin Muyu muttered to herself. She took a deep breath and looked at the surrounding guards. The guards also looked at her.
"Young general, you want to go west?"
"Yes." Lin Muyu nodded. "Stand guard here and wait for my return. Don't act rashly."
"Yes!"
Leaping into the darkness, a faint golden light blossomed in the air. The gourd vines quickly wrapped around the city, reducing the impact that Lin Muyu received. However, jumping from a height of thirty meters was still a little scary. Her whole body rolled into the wild grass with a "pa" sound, and her knees hurt. She stood up with a whimper, sheathed the Dragon Spirit Sword, and strode into the forest, disappearing from the sight of the group of guards in the blink of an eye.
…
Not long after, the main camp of the Demon Clan was in front of her. However, there were very few lights in the camp. This was because the Snake-People, Lizardmen, and Bearmen were all afraid of fire. Only the Half-Fox and Deer Demons did not have a natural fear of fire. Lin Muyu walked carefully, avoiding the camp of a group of Snake-People. The fierce attack during the day had also resulted in many casualties. At this moment, they were receiving treatment. The treatment method was some medicinal herbs and ancient witchcraft. Lin Muyu really did not understand it.
The camps of the Demon Clan were all over the forest, just like their way of life.
Lin Muyu walked for nearly five kilometers, and finally, there was a dim light coming from the forest in front of her. When she got closer, she realized that there were actually tents here. Tents made of gray cloth were scattered all over the forest.
"Rustle …"
Rustling sounds came from not far away, and a black shadow was slowly moving in the forest. Lin Muyu could not help but nervously hold on to her longsword, feeling her way along the way.
Just as he was about to get close, Lin Muyu suddenly leaped forward, and with a twist of her Martial Spirit, numerous gourd vines rose from the ground, and in the blink of an eye, they wrapped around the black figure. Lin Muyu pounced forward and covered the other party's mouth. She drew her sword, and the blade of the sword, which was shrouded in flames, was placed on the other party's neck. She whispered, "Don't scream, or else I'll kill you!"
However, under the light of the Dragon Spirit Sword, Lin Muyu saw that the person in front of her was a young girl. She looked a little coquettish, with a pair of fox ears on her head and a fluffy tail swaying behind her. She looked at Lin Muyu in horror and struggled with all her might, but she could not break free from the tough gourd vines.
Lin Muyu was startled. She had never thought that the Half-Fox people would have women. However, thinking about it, how could they reproduce without women? She couldn't help but laugh at herself.
"If you don't say anything, I'll let go of you. Otherwise, I'll kill you," he said coldly. "If you agree, then your head is up."
The Half-Fox girl quickly nodded her head, and Lin Muyu let go of her and asked, "Who are you?"
The Half-Fox girl's eyes widened, and she said in an indistinct voice, "I … I'm the Saintess' maid …"
"Saintess?"
"En, the Endless Forest Fire God Sect's Saintess."
Lin Muyu was at a loss, and said, "Tell me, the Demon Race has been dormant for several decades, why did they suddenly attack the human empire?"
A trace of panic flashed through the girl's eyes, and she shook her head, "I … I can't say, or else I'll be betraying the Saintess."
"Are you going to say it or not?!"
Lin Muyu's sword was pressed against her snow white neck.
The girl closed her eyes, and tears flowed down. Her tail swayed back and forth, and her ears trembled. She cried and said, "Kill me, it's a pity that Hong Luo can no longer serve the Saintess …"
"Truly unyielding …" Lin Muyu sighed.
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