"Pile up the stones and save the arrows!"
Luo Yu's hoarse roar came from the walls of Dragon-rocky Mountain. His face was stained with blood, and his battle robe had turned from white to grey. A stone wall that was at least ten meters high was piled up at the mountain gate. Only such a defense could withstand the attack of the empire's army. Looking from afar, there was a sea of people at the foot of Dragon-rocky Mountain, and the flags of Yihe Nation were raised high. Luo Yu couldn't help but shiver. He exchanged a glance with Wei Chou, but no one knew what to say.
"I wonder how the commander is doing …" Wei Chou held the Demon Devouring Bow, a trace of worry on his face.
Luo Yu patted his shoulder and smiled, "Brother Wei Chou, don't worry. The Commander is blessed by the heavens, nothing will happen to him. Sigh … the brothers we arranged at the foot of the mountain have already moved up. Otherwise, there wouldn't be such a lack of information. In my opinion … Brother Wei Chou, you can be considered a general with both the pen and the sword. Why don't you join our Longdan Army Camp and become a dragon-level commander? You don't have to return to the imperial army. "
Wei Chou smiled bitterly, "The empire is gone, how can there be any imperial army … To Wei Chou, it's enough as long as I can protect Your Highness."
"Alright … then it's decided. You join the Longdan Army Camp. From today onwards, we will be brothers who will live and die together!"
"Mm."
At this moment, a group of people galloped over from the mountain. Qin Yin was wearing the plain clothes of a village girl. She dismounted and climbed up the small stone fortress. Beside her, Chu Yao and Qin Yan guarded her.
"Your Highness, be careful …" Chu Yao looked at the foot of the mountain and said, "They have many archers."
Qin Yin nodded, "I'm fine. Sister Chu Yao, you have to be careful too. Qin Yan, protect Sister Chu Yao."
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Qin Yan held his shield and guarded in front of Chu Yao, like a god of war protecting her.
"How's the situation?" Qin Yin asked.
Luo Yu cupped her fists and said, "Your Highness, they've sent at least fifty thousand troops, perhaps even more. They've surrounded Rocky Dragon Mountain, most likely intending to take it down in one fell swoop. However … it won't be that easy. Back then, when Lord Commander took down Rocky Dragon Mountain, we had already begun to reinforce it. Even the back mountain has our archers and sentries. The only passageway is easy to defend and hard to attack.
"Yes."
Qin Yin nodded and asked, "Is there any news about Big Brother Yu?"
"No." Luo Yu shook her head and said, "We've already lost contact with Yan Orchid City, and even the entire continent. All the messenger birds have been lost or flown away. But don't worry, Your Highness. The Lord is blessed and will definitely be fine. "
"Yes." Qin Yin's bright eyes were filled with endless worry as she looked at the Yihe Kingdom troops at the foot of the mountain. She couldn't help but bite her red lips and said, "Perhaps … if I go down the mountain and hand myself over to the Yihe Kingdom, the one thousand troops in the Longdan Army Camp can still be preserved …"
"No!"
Luo Yu, Qin Yan, Wei Chou and the others all knelt down. Luo Yu raised her head to look at Qin Yin and said, "Your Highness, you're the only bloodline of the Qin Family … we've risked our lives for the Empire. If anything happens to Your Highness, how are we going to answer to Lord Lin Muyu? If we lose Your Highness, we'd rather commit suicide on Rocky Dragon Mountain!"
Qin Yan also nodded. "Yes, my royal father and His Majesty were both killed by the Yihe Kingdom. If I don't take revenge, I'm not human!"
Qin Yin looked at everyone silently and murmured, "It's the Empire's fortune that the Qin Family can receive such support from everyone. Get up. However, we've been guarding the mountain blindly and don't know the situation at the foot of the mountain. I'm afraid we won't be able to hold out for long."
Chu Yao said, "Your Highness, don't worry. There's enough food and water on Rocky Dragon Mountain. It shouldn't be a problem to hold out for a month. And in a month's time, your maternal grandfather should know the situation here and send reinforcements."
"I hope so …"
Qin Yin didn't dare to hope too much for her maternal grandfather's reinforcements. Her eyes flickered with a misty light as she said, "I only hope that nothing happens to Big Brother Yu …"
"Be careful, another wave of attacks is coming!"
Luo Yu narrowed her eyes and looked down the mountain. "Archers, get ready!"
Wei Chou raised his hand and pulled out an arrow from his quiver. "They've sent heavy shieldbearers. Heh … everyone, put on the white diamond arrowheads. The mountain path can only accommodate 20 people at most. We'll kill as many as they come up."
"Yes!"
Everyone nodded. At the foot of the mountain, the Yihe Nation's shieldbearers had arrived. However, after being baptized by the white diamond arrowheads at the mountain gate, they were immediately killed. The white diamond arrowheads were extremely sharp and could pierce through heavy shields. In the blink of an eye, the mountain gate was filled with corpses. More than 500 volunteer soldiers had died on the mountain slope.
"Be careful of the spears!" Wei Chou suddenly lowered his head.
Immediately, dozens of spears flew over his head. Luo Yu chuckled and said, "They've retreated."
As expected, after a round of spears, the volunteer soldiers didn't even have time to clean up the corpses before retreating.
"Open the gate and pull out the white diamond arrowheads from the corpses. Save them."
"Yes!"
When a group of Longdan Army Camp soldiers were cleaning up the white diamond arrowheads, Chu Yao suddenly frowned. She sniffed and said, "Do you guys smell something strange?"
"Yes."
Qin Yin nodded and said, "It's the smell of oil."
Wei Chou was startled and said, "It's the black beech oil. Damn it, are these bastards planning to use fire to attack?"
"I think it's right." Luo Yu pointed into the distance and said, "Look, the catapults are already up the mountain. Our place … will soon become a sea of fire …"
"Despicable southern barbarians!" Wei Chou clenched his teeth.
If the Yihe Kingdom used a catapult to hurl the flaming black beech oil up the mountain, the consequences could be imagined. Long Qianlin had used this vicious trick to force Feng Jixing to hand over the military power of the Imperial Army, and now the Yihe Kingdom had used the same trick again.
… …
At the foot of the mountain, more than ten catapults were set up in a crisscross pattern. At the same time, the soldiers carried over barrels of black beech oil. On the side, a chiliarch's face was full of pride as he said with a smile, "Heh … Long Qianlin used three hundred thousand troops and still couldn't catch Qin Yin. The result is still up to me, Xiao Ren, hehehe …"
At this moment, a group of people charged over from afar. Sitting on a warhorse was a general with two gold stars on his belt. It was Sunset City's Captaincy Ding Xi.
Ding Xi slowly spurred his horse over and looked at the barrels of black beech oil. He said indifferently, "What are you doing?"
Xiao Ren cupped his fists and said, "General Ding, the remnants of the Empire on Dragonrocky Mountain are extremely tenacious. We've been attacking for three days and still haven't been able to take them down. Therefore, this general has decided to attack with fire so that they can't defend themselves. This way, our heavy cavalry will be able to trample over Dragonrocky Mountain."
"Impudent!"
Ding Xi raised his eyebrows and said, "General Xiao Ren, let me ask you. Who is the commander of the seventy thousand troops besieging Dragonrocky Mountain?"
Xiao Ren was taken aback and said respectfully, "Of course it's General Ding Xi. You are the commander of the Imperial Commander-In-Chief …"
"That's good."
Ding Xi said coldly, "Before I give the order to burn Dragonrocky Mountain, no one is allowed to attack with fire. Move these nuisances away and send a large number of soldiers to surround Dragonrocky Mountain. As long as we cut off their water source, we can take down the Longdan Army Camp without shedding a single drop of blood. After the northern expedition, our Lingnan soldiers have already lost nearly one hundred and fifty thousand men. We can't afford any more casualties."
"Yes!"
Xiao Ren smiled like a villain and said, "It's a blessing for our army that Great General is compassionate towards our soldiers. This general will do it right away. We will definitely surround Dragonrocky Mountain so that not even a fly can fly out."
"Mm."
Ding Xi nodded and looked at Xiao Ren's departing figure. His eyes flickered and he placed a hand on the cold hilt of his sword. He murmured softly, "General Lin Muyu, I respect you as a hero but Ding Xi really doesn't know how I can help you and how I can stop the war in the world."
…
In the spring, the sun was already extremely hot, scorching the earth with no regard for anything else. It was as if all the battles on earth had nothing to do with it. In reality, it did seem to have nothing to do with it.
After nightfall, starlight shone on the earth, nourishing all living things.
This originally peaceful and peaceful land was bathed in blood. The villages around Lanyan City were also bathed in blood. Cries of anguish filled the land and the corpses of civilians were everywhere. Many wild dogs and hungry wolves had already scurried out of the borders of Dragonseeking Forest, dragging and devouring the corpses of the massacred civilians.
"Gulp … Gulp …"
A total of eight chariots joined together, pulling a huge amethyst rock. The rock was wrapped in black cloth and tied up with ropes. A troop of a thousand cavalrymen was used to escort the rock. Under the starlight, the caravan entered the Dragon Seeking Forest in a straight line, all the way to a col deep in the mountains.
The chiliarch leading the troops suddenly frowned. "What's that smell?"
"It's the stench." A centurion pointed at the col and said, "Sir, look, there's a dead python here. It's been rotting for a long time, its bones are already showing."
"Mm?"
The chiliarch rode forward and pinched his nose as he looked at the python's head, only to find ten neatly arranged golden lines. He could not help but frown. "A ten-thousand-year-old python is actually dead … What a pity. Men, dig its head and see if there's any spiritual stones."
A few cavalrymen walked forward and checked. "No, it's empty."
"Hmph."
The chiliarch's gaze turned cold. "Men, bury the Purple Crystal in this huge pit. A dead man and a dead snake buried together, heh … It's quite a contrast."
"Sir, you're wise!"
Everyone hurriedly used ropes, crowbars, and other tools to overturn the huge purple crystal and toss it into the valley. Then, they began to dig up the soil and bury it inch by inch. However, the howls of wolves could be heard all around them. When the chiliarch saw that the purple crystal was covered in soil, he immediately raised his hand and said, "Alright, this place is deserted anyway. No one will find this thing. Let's go."
The Yihe Kingdom soldiers all mounted their horses and left.
…
However, no one noticed that the starlight in the sky was slowly gathering and shining on the soil where the Purple Crystal was buried, as if it was being guided by some mysterious power.
"Lin Ruoji, you bastard. I owed you in my previous life, and I even had to waste my divine power to protect your three souls and seven spirits."
A barely audible grumble came from the Purple Crystal.
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