The fire illuminated the riverbank red. With the counterattack of the imperial army, the winged demons could only give up on their aerial attacks, leaving thousands of corpses on the riverbank. They probably didn't expect there to be so many 'sharpshooters' in the imperial army. In fact, they were just unlucky to run into the Longdan Army Camp. Most of the soldiers in the Longdan Army Camp were from the Temple Camp, and the soldiers were originally staff of the Temple. They were all skilled in archery, so how could they not be proficient in archery?
At the same time, the same thing happened at the other crossings along the riverbank. According to Feng Jixing's order, all the armies started to attack with fire. For a moment, the entire riverbank seemed to be coated with a layer of fire.
The screams of the demons echoed endlessly. The armored demons knew that they were going to die, but they still kept charging towards the riverbank, as if they had received some kind of order.
Until the latter half of the night, there were no more armored demons' square boats coming from the opposite bank.
… …
The flames in the river gradually died out, and the imperial soldiers along the riverbank began to clean up the battlefield. The corpses of the armored demons and winged people were dragged into the depths of the forest, burned, and buried. Lin Muyu also explicitly ordered everyone who handled the corpses to cover their mouths and noses with cloth to prevent the plague from spreading. However, it seemed that the armored demons were quite healthy and didn't get infected.
In the early hours of the morning, the sky turned white, but there was still smoke rising from the riverbank. Many of the armored demons' corpses were still smoking and burning.
The armored demons were afraid of fire and water. This was the last straw for the empire.
Lin Muyu's face was full of grey marks. She simply wiped it off and went to the wounded barracks to check on the situation. Although they killed a lot of enemies in this battle, the empire still lost a lot of soldiers. The barracks was filled with wounded soldiers groaning in pain. Many of them were injured by the armored demons, and some even had their arms or legs cut off.
The medical officers of the Spiritual Medicine Department were bandaging and treating the wounded. Fortunately, there was an abundance of herbs here. Every wounded soldier could be treated, saving many lives.
"Commander!" A wounded soldier hurriedly tried to get up to pay his respects.
Lin Muyu hurriedly stepped forward to support him and said, "No need to be so polite, lie down."
The wounded soldier nodded gratefully and said, "Commander, this lowly one killed an Armor Demon!"
"That's not bad. Did the clerk record it?"
"Yes, he has. He said that I will at least be promoted to sergeant when I return to Lanyan City!"
"That's great. Rest well!"
"Thank you, Commander!"
After inspecting the casualty barracks, she returned to the central military tent. Lin Muyu's entire body was exhausted, and she sat down on the commander's seat. The martial spirit golden gourd slowly absorbed the surrounding spiritual energy of heaven and earth to replenish her expended fighting energy, while Qin Yan carried over a large bowl of meat soup and three large flatbreads, saying with a smile, "Big Brother, eat something first. Killing for an entire night, you're definitely hungry!"
"Yes."
Lin Muyu was so hungry that her stomach was growling. She took the food and wolfed it down. She looked up and said, "Ah Yan, summon the clerk. I want to hear the post-war statistics."
"Yes!"
A few minutes later, a clerk walked in with a file. After bowing respectfully, he said, "Commander Yu, we killed a total of 7248 Armor Demons and 1124 Winged People in this battle. There were no captives. They didn't send out any high-level demons. All the corpses of the Armor Demons and Winged People have been immediately disposed of, either buried or burned."
"Tell me about our situation." Lin Muyu said.
"We …" The clerk's expression was not very good. He said, "Our army has a total of 6874 soldiers who died in battle, more than 13,000 were injured, and 25 are missing …"
"So many people died in battle …" Lin Muyu frowned and said, "Record the list of those who died in battle in detail and send it back to Lanyan City. The Ministry of Revenue will distribute the pensions."
"Yes, Milord!"
The clerk said again, "We only have 500 barrels of Black Beech Oil left."
"Understood. You may leave."
"Yes!"
At this moment, Wei Chou and Fengxi walked in side by side covered in blood. Wei Chou's face still carried the excitement of the battle. He said, "Your subordinates greet Milord!"
"Mm." Lin Muyu raised her head to look at them, then lowered her head to drink a big mouthful of meat soup. She asked, "Have you eaten?"
"Yes, Milord."
"We don't have enough Black Beech Oil. Immediately urge the Ministry of War to prepare more. Without Black Beech Oil, it will be very difficult to gain the upper hand in the next demon attack."
"Yes!"
Wei Chou grinned and said, "It's said that all the Black Beech trees in Cangnan Province have been cut down. The Ministry of Revenue has mobilized more than 500,000 civilians to collect Black Beech Oil. Even the Black Beech Oil in the Seven Stars Forest has been almost completely collected. I'm afraid this fire attack tactic can't be carried out for a while. Fortunately, we killed a lot of demons this time and should be able to intimidate them."
"Mm. How is the battle situation of the other corps?" Lin Muyu asked.
Wei Chou said, "According to the information we just received, our Fourth Corps has the most gains and the least losses."
"Ah?" Lin Muyu was stunned. "How is the situation of the other corps?"
Wei Chou took out the paper scroll at his waist and said after unfolding it, "The First Corps led by Feng Jixing has killed more than 5,000 Armor Demons and lost more than 10,000 of their own. The Second Corps led by Su Yu has killed more than 3,500 Armor Demons and lost more than 8,000 of their own. The Third Corps led by Xiang Yu has killed more than 11,000 Armor Demons and lost more than 32,000 of their own. Yao Yuan and Su Long's positions are untouched. The Seventh Corps' Tang Lu and Tang Tian brothers have killed more than 1,000 Armor Demons and lost more than 9,000 of their own."
"My god …"
Lin Muyu couldn't help but put down the flatbread in her hand. She said in astonishment, "What is Xiang Yu doing? More than 30,000 people died? "
"Yes."
Wei Chou said, "Lord Xiang Yu's position has been attacked by nearly 20,000 Armor Demons. Therefore, the losses are quite high."
"Then what are the Tang Lu and Tang Tian brothers doing? They killed more than 1,000 Armor Demons and lost more than 9,000 of their own?" Lin Muyu asked angrily, "Are those two vegetarians?"
Qin Yan said, "Big Brother, the spy I arranged in the Seventh Corps sent me a letter. He said that the Tang Lu and Tang Tian brothers were drinking and looking for pleasure. The day before yesterday, they were having fun with the camp concubines. They only woke up yesterday afternoon and delayed the battle arrangements. When the Armor Demons were crossing the river, their black beech oil wasn't completely connected. Therefore, more than 1,000 Armor Demons took advantage of the situation and went ashore. They could only fight in close combat. That's why they lost so many of their own."
"Only a thousand Armor Demons!"
Lin Muyu gritted her teeth, "Fifty thousand people can drown these Armor Demons with just a mouthful of saliva. What are Tang Lu and Tang Tian, these two Marquises, doing? They are actually playing with the camp concubines. Simply disgraceful!"
Wei Chou said with a smile, "Commander, calm your anger … That's right, I just received a letter. Her Highness Yin will be escorted by Zhang Wei to our Maple Forest Ferry position at a later time. They will arrive around nighttime. Her Highness's intention is to inspect the Fourth Corps. But from what this general sees, Her Highness is only concerned about Commander."
Lin Muyu grinned, "What exactly do you want to say?"
Wei Chou laughed, "This general wants to say to immediately order people to boil water. Commander should take a hot bath and go to bed early. Tonight, change into a new set of armor and go see Her Highness. Don't be rude. Isn't that right, Commander?"
Lin Muyu glared at him and said, "When the two armies are facing off, be serious. Don't be so mischievous all day."
"Yes, this subordinate will order people to boil water for Commander! That's right, Su Yu's position did not have any battles, so she personally led 2000 Imperial Cavalry to escort 4000 barrels of black beech oil to us. They will arrive around the same time as Her Highness Yin. "
"En, got it. She really sent charcoal in snowy weather. Aunt Rui is reliable."
"Heh, then this subordinate will go down."
"Good."
Lin Muyu wolfed down the rest of the food. When he returned to his own barracks, the water was already boiled. After taking a bath, he hurriedly went to sleep. As the commander of the frontline army, he must recuperate his spirit. Although the Demon Race had killed a lot of the Empire's army in this battle, it should be considered as a crushing defeat for the Demon Race. They would definitely not let this matter rest.
… …
In his dreams, countless silhouettes floated past. He heard weeping sounds, heard miserable howls, and seemed to hear Qin Yin's soft voice, like a young girl's yearning. He also seemed to hear Tang Xiaoxi's voice, crying loudly, as if pouring out her despair. In his dreams, the collision of the Windcutter Blade and the Bloodthirsty Spear appeared. He heard Xiang Yu's loud laughter, and heard Feng Jixing's angry roars. When he woke up, it was already nightfall.
"Commander, dinner is ready. Shall I bring it in?" Wei Chou said outside the tent.
"En, bring it in. Thank you, Wei Chou."
"Commander, you're welcome."
"Are there any movements from the Demon Race?"
"No, not a single movement."
"Strengthen the defenses."
"Yes!"
… …
At this time, outside the Demon Race's tent, QianFeng's sword-like eyebrows were tightly knitted. He paced back and forth in the open space with a gloomy expression. He said to the guard beside him, "Is Her Highness still sleeping?"
"Yes!" The guard cupped his fists and said, "Marshal QianFeng, why don't you go back and rest first? It seems that Her Highness won't wake up for a while."
"Rest? How can I rest!? "
QianFeng was slightly angry and said, "We have lost nearly thirty thousand Armored Demon warriors in this battle. This is a crushing defeat that our God Race has never suffered before. You want me to rest?"
The guard was silent like a cicada in winter, "Marshal, this subordinate knows his mistake … … Please forgive me!"
QianFeng didn't argue with him and said, "Go in and report again. Say that QianFeng has an urgent matter and wants to see Her Highness."
"This … …"
The guard looked embarrassed, "Marshal, please don't make things difficult for me. Her Highness the Third Prince said that … … no one is allowed to disturb his rest. If the Third Prince gets angry, I'm afraid that I won't be able to keep my head."
"What are you afraid of? I'm here, no one can touch you!"
QianFeng was a little angry. He stretched out his hand and pushed, "Get out of my way. I must see Her Highness immediately!"
… …
"Huala!"
The moment the curtain of the tent was opened, QianFeng saw that the Third Prince's bed was empty. He was stunned and said, "Her Highness … … Where is Her Highness?"
The guard trembled and hurriedly knelt on the ground, saying, "Marshal, please spare my life! Her Highness went out with her personal guards at dusk. She said that she had received news that the human Empress Qin Yin had left the camp. Her Highness the Third Prince had decided to assassinate the Empress Qin Yin in the unicorn forest. So … so they have already gone. Marshal, please spare my life. Her Highness asked me to do this … … "
QianFeng was so angry that his whole body trembled, "Nonsense … … simply nonsense. Do you really think that there are no experts in the human race!?"
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